Marcii I I , iSbr, Portia,to Observar, Page 7 B o is e /E lio t H olds M u ltic u ltu ra l Fair by Jerry Garner Boise Eliot Elem entary School located seventh annual Multicultural Fair last Friday 2200 spectators in Northeast Portland, held its T he event attracted more than The Boise Eliot M u ltic u ltu ra l Fair is an event th a t c o m b in e s u n its o f stud y o f co u n trie s aro u n d the w o rld Each classroom selects a c o u n try or cu ltu re fo r an in d e p th stu d y for six w eeks T w e n ty to u r co u n trie s or c u ltu re s have been stud ied fo r th is yea r's fair They are A frica , A ustralia, France. Brazil. India U S S R . . S w eden, M e xico . Ireland, B olivia Nigeria, E gypt. Japan. China S w itze rla n d , the S o u th P acific the W e s t Indies H aw aii, ancient Ghana Papua N ew Guinea Canada. S candinavia. C am eroon, na tive A m erican s and Eskim os The fair also fe a tu re d a live w allaby kan ga roo S kip py th e kangaroo, w h o appears on TV com m e rcials for B ruce C hevrolet, w as present at the A ustra ha e xh ib it P op corn p o p milk coo kie s and fiestadas la M exican pizzal w ere sold at the fair K ills w ere given one free ticke t fo r th e purchase o f a passport As the y visite d the d iffe re n t c o u n trie s their pa sspo rts w e re stam ped w ith s y m tx ils fro m each c o u n try B e tty C am pbell prim ipal at Boise Eliot, said even th o u g h o th e r schools have m u ltic u ltu ra l fairs they do n o t go the e xte n t w ith th e m like Boise Eliot The ce le b ra tio n is a very im p o rta n t part o f o u r sch o o l and has a very special m ea ning for the childre n I feel the fair pro vid es the childre n w ith a learning e xp erience they w ill rem em ber for the rest o f their liv e s ." Linda Harris a d m in istra tive assistant at Boise Eliot, said the fair w as a co m p le te suci ess W e o w e its success to the d ilig e n t w o rk o f our teach ers and the su p p o rt and co o p e ra tio n o f the parents ’ H arris gave special praises to A n n e Hasson a teacher at Boise Eliot, for secu rin g S kip py for the A u stra lia n b o o th and Bruce P atcet S k ip p y s o w n e r and p ro p rie to r of B ruce C hevrolet in H illsb oro , for a llo w in g S kip py to be pre sen t at the fair She also had praise for Joe W add el for her design o f th e rubber stam ps used to m ark the ch ild re n s passports A ll proceeds raised fro m the M u lti cu ltu ra l Fair w ill be used in the sc h o o l's R eading Is F u n d a m e n ta l' pro gram to purchase paperback bo o ks for Boise Eliot stu d e n ts J a m e s D e P rie s t N a m e d A s B r itt F e s tiv a l M u s ic D ir e c to r Was This Trip Necessary? In press con fe re n ce s held in Ja ckso n ville and P ortla nd The B ritt Festivals an n o u n ce d th .it Jam es DePreist w ill succeed J o h n T rudeau as M usic Direc tor o f th e B ritt Classical Festival The raid at the Borthwick Court Apartments on North Borthwick and Kerby Avenues in N E Portland was announced by the police as action taken to interrupt street gang activity and other squatters living in the complex illegally Witnessed by heavy media coverage and city officials the army ot firefighters and policemen broke down apartment doors only to find the Mr DePreist w ill be gin his new po sitio n after the 1987 Silver A nniversary season is c o m p le te d . M r Trudeau the fou nde r o f the B u tt Classical Festi val w ill be re tirin g in S eptem ber after a tw e n ty five year tenure The a n n o u n ce m e n t w as m ade in P ortland by D avid S ha w B ritt General M anager, Jam es DePreist and J o h n Trudeau It w as m ade in Ja ckso n ville by Elizabeth Udall, President o f th e B rit, Board o f D ire cto rs and by Jane C arpenter, past President premises vacant except for three legal tenants According to neighbors, the building was posted by police officials at least two days in advani e and while they welcome police intervention to halt any criminal activity the March 3rd raid was merely a legal means Io evict everyone and board the building up to satisfy the bank and absentee owners P oison P re v e n tio n W eek M a rc h 16-20 C u rre n tly the in te rn a tio n a lly a cclaim e d M usic D irector and C o n d u cto r o f the O regon S ym p h o n y, M ae stro DePreist w ill rem ain based in P ortland M r DePreist said th is m o rn in g I am eagerly a n tic ip a tin g bu ild in g on the e xtra o rd in a ry legacy being le ft by Jo h n Trudeau S erving as M usic D ire cto r o f the B ritt Festivals w ill give m e the o p p o rtu n ity to m ake m usic in perhaps th e m ost ideal o u td o o r s e ttin g in the c o u n try " I regard th is p o s itio n as a w o n d e rfu l challenge and am g ra te fu l to all w h o have labored on stage and b e h in d the scenes to m ake th e B u tt Festi vals such an a ttra c tiv e jew el in O re g o n 's arts cro w n Every 30 sei on ds a c h ild is p o iso n e d in A m erica Each ye.ir one in every six ch ild re n a ccid e n ta lly eats drinks or inhales .1 po iso nou s substance M o st o f those p o iso ns are the p ro d u c ts we all use in ou r hom es day after day cle an ing supplies, c o s m e tii s. over the 1 o u n te r and prescrip tio n d ru g s la w n and garden p ro d u c ts p ro d u t ts that 1 ause no harm u n til a ch ild is a ccid e n ta lly p o iso ned by one of them said Dr B rent B urto n d ire c to r o f th e O regon Poison Center at the O regon H ealth Si lent e s U rn ve rsify The p o iso n cen ter s ta ff encourages parents to take the tim e ' du rin g Poison P reve ntio n W eek M arch 16 to 22 to help pre ven t som e o f the 115 The construction of the ancient megalithic form ation at Stonehenge, England, required an estim ated 1 5 million man hours of labor calls each day or 42.000 calls each year the center receives Take th e tim e to talk w ith your y o u n g 1 h ildre n ab ou t po iso n p re ve n tio n (»ecause 76 pe rcen t o f accide ntal po iso nin gs in volve ch ild re n less than six years old A nd . teach th e m ab ou t Mr Yuk, the b lig h t green m ean fai e on PORTLAND CLEANING W O RKS SPRING SPECIAL M a n ’s 3 pc suit M a n ’s 2 pc. suit Photo by R ichard J. Brow n stickers tti.it 1 an tie applied to packages to w a rn 1 h ildre n tti.it th e y co n ta in t,a rm fu l p ro d u c ts Take d ie tim e to poison p ro o f yoo t c h ild ’s e n viro n m e n t M m e than 90 pert ent of «ill a< 1 nlen t.il p o iso n in g s o c i u t in the hom e Take (tie tim e to purchase a b o ttle o t S yru p o t lpe< .11 a so lu tio n to in due e v o m itin g in the event o t an ,u 1 id en ta l po iso nin g la k e th e tim e to o b ta in <1 tie e po iso n p re ve n tio n pat ket prepared tiy the po iso n 1 enter and available at the ph arm a t y co u n te r o t your lot al Payl ess Drug store A n d alw ays take the tim e to 1 all the O H S U s O regon Poison Center if you th in k your ch ild has accide ntally been ,M > is o n e d I lie tele ph on e nu m tier is 225 tPHiH in the P o rtla n d area and 1 IfifXII 452 7165 to llfre e sta te w id e Next year, w e d like to rep ort tfia t the rate O, .11 1 id en ta l p o is o n in g s lia s d ro pp ed, th a t we no longer get 115 1 alls a day, and tfia t we haven t bad to send fam ilies ru stlin g to em e rge ncy roo m s w ith sick ch ild re n , B urto n said Take C o n ti-o l o f Y o u r IR A $5 25 $4 50 AlUHul . ■*•!!.If..Li - t l’, MrU Dress $4 00 i t up Pants b Slacks $175 1H 7 O O H 3 0 p m I * * a r n h , w t h e W ’a t x l.k W w ill yo'U* I ItA A L - > lx-.U’ii U « d it Ha>lluv»’n . 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