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About Portland observer. (Portland, Or.) 1970-current | View Entire Issue (July 29, 1987)
J. J u ly 29, 1987, P o rtla n d O bse rve r, Pau K in g 's C apsule to V is it O regon World Music Picnic Set For NW Portland A World Music Picnic featuring ethnic music from three continents will be held Sunday, August 9th, at Wallace Park, N.W. 26th and Raleigh. The picnic, sponsored by World Music, is free to the public. Picnickers will begin gathering at 1 p.m. to the sounds of special world music selections broadcast by KOAP Radio, 91.5 FM. Live music will start at 2:00, rain or shine, and will continue until 6 p.m. Performances will in clude traditional African music by Obo Addy's Okropong, Celtic music by Jan De Weese and friends, Laotian music by Lao Deum, and Breton and Balkan folk music by Gary Haggerty and Kenny White. 11.1 Martin Luther King, Ji time capsule will be visiting Oregon in July « 1987 To be hosted by the Oregon Commission on Black Attairs, the tin capsule is scheduled to arrive late in July and will stop in Portland, Sal>*n Eugene and Medford. Oregonians will be able to have their names lase inscribed on the time capsule liberty bell. The bell, with a million or mm names inscribed upon it, will be placed inside the time capsule which w firo u ttd the^Qlock Freeway Speed Not For Everyone When Oregon's new rural inter state freeway speed limit goes into effect the last week in September, not everyone will be allowed to go 65 all the time. "The law in Oregon requires a 55 rnile-an-hour maximum speed for trucks and non-commercial buses, such as worker transport, church and school buses. That will hold true even in the sections that are signed for 65 for the rest of the dri ving public," said L.E. George, Highway Division traffic engineer. George told the Transportation Commission Tuesday that all drivers will have to slow down on two sec tions of Interstate 5 because of safe ty considerations. One section near Mrytle Creek will remain at the present posted speed of 50 miles-per-hour due to a series of sharp curves. An 11 mile section of I-5 from south of Ashland to the California state line will also keep the current 55 mile-per-hour speed as it traverses the steep grades and tight curves of the Siski you Summit. The federal speed law allowing states to raise rural freeway speeds will also keep urban freeways in Medford, Eugene, Salem and Port land at 55 miles-per-hour, George said. Altogether, 16 percent of Ore gon's 720 mile long interstate sys tem will stay at 55 miles-per-hour or less, George added. The picnic will take the place of the annual World Music Festival, an all-day event sponsored by World Music since 1983. Last year's festival assembled performers of nearly 20 different kinds of folk and ethnic music. The organization's board decided to concentrate on producing individual concerts and projects in 1987, with the summer festival to resume in 1988. This year's mini-festival is designed both to keep the festival's spirit alive and to kick off planning for the 1987 festival. For more in fo rm a tio n , c o n ta ct Mary Marson at 239 0279. SAFEWAY Oregon Grown Whole Fryers Plump, juicy and delicious. Great for Barbecues! V F avorite S.E. Cleveland Avenue Road Closure S.E. Cleveland Avenue (S.E. Divi sion Street to E. Powell Blvd.) will be closed to through traffic, July 20, 1987, to September 1, 1987, for sewer construction. Preschool Day Camp The 3rd in a series of summer day camp adventures for 3-5 year olds is planned at Peninsula Park, Aug. 3rd through the 13th. The 2 week camp meets Mondays through Thursdays, 10:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. at Peninsula Park Com munity Center, 6400 N. Albina, lo cated at N. Portland Blvd. and Al bina. Crafts, cooking and a field trip to Pietro's Pizza are some of the activi ties scheduled during the 2 week camp. Cost is $15. Pre-registra tion is necessary. Call Lesley at Peninsula Park, 785-4727, for more information. Be sure to look in your Snow Star Ice Cream Half Gal. Choose from assorted, delicious flavors. A cool treat! ^^1 MAGAZINE for your Safeway Shopping Guide for a complete list of specials at Safeway this week! Hairpieces Beauty Supplies Sale & Restyling ■resh-Tender Sweet Corn Prices Effective 7-Full Days from 7 A.M. July 29 Thru Aug. 4 at Safeway Stores in the immediate area of originating publication. ~ Eva Gabor • Rene of Paris • 7 Zurv and more SAFEWAY Store Hours 10:00 a.m. 'til 6.00 p.m. Monday Thru Saturday 1105 N.E. Broadway (across from Safeway Lloyd Center) Tel. 282 1664 Sales Limited To Retail Quantities. No Sales To Dealers!
