Page 10, Portland Observer, January 14, 1987
King's Son to Speak at Lewis and Clark
Martin Luther King III will speak at Lewis and Clark College s Agnes Fla
nagan Chapel at 3 p m. Friday, Jan. 23 King, the son of slain civil rights
leader Martin Luther King Jr., will speak on: ■'Mainstreaming Outsiders
Increasing Educational Opportunities "
The free lecture is sponsored by the Martin Luther King Jr Scholarship
Fund, the Northwestern School of Law of Lewis and Clark College Alumni
Association, the Minority Law Student Association, campus ministries.
Associated Students of Lewis and Clark Education Programs and the Col
lege's lectures and concerts committee
King s father, the winner of a Nobel Prize for his work in leading the civil
rights movement in the United States in the 1960s. was assassinated in
Memphis. Tenn., in 1968 King also will speak at the Martin Luther King
School in Northeast Portland and at Portland State University
For more information, contact Tony Kneidek, Office of Public Informa
tion, Lewis and Clark College. 293 2777
Neighborhood Restaurant Holds
"Get Acquainted Dinners"
Hiram s Shrimp Shop, a new neighborhood restaurant in Union Square,
will hold 'Get Acquainted Dinners" in January The first dinner will be held
on Monday. January 19 m honor of Martin Luther King s birthday Neigh
borhood. religious and business leaders will be invited to become acquaint
ed with Hiram s and enjoy free gumbo with their dinner
Hiram s owner. Abdul Hasan, would like neighborhood leaders to con
sider Hiram s lor their meetings He feels there is a need for a convenient
neighborhood meeting place
In addition to the Get Acquainted Dinners". Hiram's will invite neigh
borhood residents to a Grand Opening celebration in February
Hiram’s opened in December at Union Square. 3034 N E Union The
family oriented restaurant specializes in seafood, gumbo and barbecued
beef and chicken
"Keep Living the Dream: A Tribute to
Rev. M artin Luther King, Jr."
Please accept this as a special invitation to attend the Second Annual
Program "Keep Living The Dream A Tribute to Rev Martin Luther King,
Jr." at 1:00 p.m.. Monday, January 19. 1987. at the Whitaker Middle
School Auditorium.
This program will include presentations by Portland area students and a
number of prominent citizens all reflecting on "The Dream". As a pertor
ming arts feature, a mass choir, sculpted from local talent, will perform
gospel music classics under the direction of pianist composer Janice
Scroggins. Danny Osborn, and Ken Berry The entire program will be
broadcast live over radio station KBOO (90 7 FM) and video taped for later
broadcast on Rogers Cable Television So mark your calendar for Monday.
January 19th, from 1 00 p m to 5 00 p m at Whitaker Middle School tor
"Keep Living The Dream A Tribute to Rev Martin Luther Kmg. Jr."
M A R TIN LUTHER
King, Jr.,
Celebration Set
A communitywide celebration of
the nation's second observance of
the Dr Martin Luther King, Jr.,
Holiday is scheduled January 15 20
in Eugene.
A rodedication of Martin Luther
King Park, located at 10th and Grant
in Eugene, will kick off the celebra
tion The rededication is scheduled
from 4 to 4 45 p.m. on Thursday.
January 15. In addition, during the
six day event, nationally recognized
speakers will make presentations
and local efforts to further human
rights will be acknowledged
These and other special events
celebrating the life and work of the
late Martin Luther King, Jr., will
occur at different sites in the com
munity.
The free events are being coor
dmated by the Eugene Martin Lu
ther King, Jr., Celebration Task
Force. The local celebration shares
this year's theme of the federal
holiday commission, "Let Freedom
Ring." The task force has designed
events to bring together members
of the local community "to demon
strata interdependence, stressing
similarities while recognizing differ
ences,” according to member Jay
ne Mickles
For more information about acti
vities, contact Nancy Waggoner at
the City of Eugene, Intergovern
mental Relations. 687 5177, OR
task force member Jayne Mickles.
683 2790or 399 3200 (Salem)
Portland Schools
Spearhead King
Birthday Observances
Three Portland Public Schools
during the next two weeks spear
head local and national observances
of the birthday of the Rev. Martin
Luther King Jr.
King Primary School, named for
the slain civil rights leader, holds
its 16th annual commemorative as
sembly next Thursday (Jan. 151 in
the school cafetorium at 4906 N.E.
Sixth Ave
Scheduled from 1-2:15 p.m ., the
King School observance features a
school and community assembly at
which students and community lea
ders will offer songs, readings, plays
and candlelighting ceremony.
Special invited guests are Oregon
Gov Neil Goldschmidt, Portland
Mayor Bud Clark, Portland School
District Supt Matthew Prophet and
Oregon Rep Margaret Carter ID
18th District).
Vancouver, Wash.'s King Ele
mentary School will send a dolega
tion of 30 students and present
songs and readings.
Vernon Primary School will hold
grade level student assemblies from
10 a m. 2 p.m. next Thursday (Jan
15), followed by a schoolwide stu
dent launching of commemorative
balloons from the campus at 2044
N.E. Killmgsworth St
Whitaker Middle School on Jan
19 hosts its second annual "Keep
Living the Dream A Tribute to the
Rev Martin Luther King Jr."
Scheduled at 1 p.m., the public
program in the school auditorium at
5700 N E. 39th Ave will include
presentations by students and com
munity leaders
The Whitaker program, broadcast
live on Radio Station KBOO, also
will feature a community choir per
forming gospel music classics
Martin Luther King Day, an offi
cial state and national holiday, will
be observed Jan . 19. Portland Pub
lic
Schools
and
offices
will
be closed
For further information, please
contact LaVerne Davis, King School
program coordinator,
2806155.
Betsy Geddes, Vernon principal.
284 2157 or Ken Berry, Whitaker
School program director. 280 5 ,40
MARTIN
LUTHER
KING, JR.
Birthday Observed
January 19,1987
Safeway salutes Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Born
1929 - Died 1968, a Baptist Minister who led the Civil
Rights Movement of the 1 9 5 0 ’s and 6 0 ’s which led to an
end of racial segregation. He won the prestigious Nobel
Peace Prize in 1964 for his non-violent protest
movement.
We at Safeway are committed to Dr. Martin Luther
King, Jr’s dream of equal opportunities for all people...It
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