September 2, 1987, Portland Observer, Page3
Oscar Eason Jr. (L), Blacks in G overnm ent (B.I.G .),
National Board o f D irectors Chairm an; and W illis
Tate (C), B.I.G . Regional D ire cto r, Region X w ere
on hand last w eek to honor M argaret Carter (R)
as the n ew ly elected B.I.G. Region X C ouncil Pre
sident. A reception hosted by D ick Bogle. Gladys
M cC oy and M ary W endy Roberts was held at PCC
Cascade. Eason used the occasion to tell o f B.I.G .'s
involvem ent in issues in Seattle around the o f f
loading o f ships carrying cargo fro m S. A frica and
the A ffirm a tiv e A c tio n policies at Frederick i t Nel
sons. He also challenged the Portland group to
become active around those issues.
Photo by Richard J. B row n
$ Blacks su pporting Blacks.
Nero £t Associates^
NITCO, a $15-$20 m illio n research and m anagem ent
com pany, recently signed a group em ployee bene
f it plan w ith insurance broker M a tt Chavis. David
Nero (seated) is the com pany's chief executive o ffi
cer and oversees more than 300 employees in 14
states.
Photo by Richard J. Brown
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Zoo Hours
9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Winter
hours begin Oct. 25: 9:30 a.m. to
4 p.m.
Sept. 15
Senior Citizens Day, Washington
Park Zoo. 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Free day for seniors and their es
corts.
Entertainment, free train
rides, special exhibits and activities.
O ct 3
Recycling Awareness Day, Wash
ington Park Zoo, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Activities, games and skits for all
ages. Meet Mr. Trash, Mr. Card
board, Cool Can and Woodsy Owl.
Oct. 31
Pumpkin Party, Washington Park
Zoo. 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Free with
regular admission. By following a
Halloween zoo map each child will
receive a treat at "trick and treat"
stations around the zoo.
PCC Invites
Enrollment in
Early Childhood
Education
Program
Portland Community College has
fall term openings for day and even
ing classes in Early Childhood Edu
cation at Sylvania Campus, 12000
S.W. 49th Ave.
In addition, two ECE classes will
be available through PCC Tele
course on Rogers and Willamette
Cable Channel 10.
The ECE program trains students
to be teachers of young children in
child-care settings.
PCC offers
certificates of completion for those
who finish 45 credit hours, and the
Associate of Applied Science de
gree, based on completion of 90
credit hours.
Further information is available
from the PCC Home Economics De
partment, 244-6111, Ext. 4216.