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■ h MMMM Hage 4, Portland Observer, October 7, 198/ Foster Home Applications for the N. Portland Area Being Accepted Speak O ut An Inte: vie w w ith Fcur le ffe ’ son H>gh School Students A b o u t A iD S W:th ’ he AIDS dilemma being so prevalert in today's society, do you think this problem will affect year future and it so, how? by Arnold Pitre Lutheran Family Service, Unaccompanied Minors Program, is current ly receiving applications for Foster Care Homes. Homes for young people coming from refugee camps in Southeast Asia. Financial assistance and social work support is provided by the State of Oregon and Lutheran Family Service. Two sibling groups from Vietnam are arriving. One group is a girl, age 16 and her brother age 12 The othei group is an uncle, age 15 and his nephew, age 8. Also arriving is a Vietnamese boy, age 15 and a Laotian boy. age 17. These young people are arriving in September and October These young people need families and individuals who can provide the emotional support, love and guidance necessary to become members of our American communities. People in the N. Portland area are encouraged to apply to be foster parents. If you think you can give one of these young people a beginning in our country please call Ned Landis, Lutheran Family Service 605 S.E. 39th Avenue. Portland, OR 97214, 231-7480 fer V Joie Harold Nilesh Ayal S tu rlp iit S tu d e n t AIDS has been around a long time. The number of people with it is increasing Now there it- a big scare becausi of the increase 'rou can t isolate ill of the people with it; we just have <o deal with it. If one of my friends had it I would not shun him/her I would just deal with it. I'll live my life, and if it should hap pen to me I will deal with it It kind of bothers me It's gonna affect eveiyone in the future, and people will have to take it mote ser iously I don't want to natch AIDS, but I don't think I will. If you ’ ake precautions, you should be alugnt. People with AIDS should nt be aliented from society as Iona as they don't use it as a weapon agamst other people I'm not really frigh tened about it all. I'm just careful. Cornell Gary Bern Sperry S tu d e n t I have to take a tighter role, i can't be as open a person as I wouid like to be oecause of AiDS. I have to ignore ertain things at certain times, it forces me to be more mature and protective of myself lea y of meeting new people, h will make rie more of ar indepen dent ; erson. You never knov e ho has it. This disecse can n vku ? per son narrow, shorten their life zone It's hard on the person who has it and the people who don't have it it's Scary is not the word "t athetic" S tu d e n t What it yuui husband has AIDS, or yout fellow worker, it's very scary I'm scared tha; i >t gong ’ o get it. sc 1 jus’. 1 i e<s around It's going to take B” av f rnm your plans ano goalc Y 'u 1 eve to be more uauti -us People wi,.- have A’DS ara 3?ha~ '■ tad 'ybc w o n t let peopie ». u •. be'a .ise of the tear of being outcast hut continue to spread it. Teens don't realy think about it, until the subject is brought up, like now, and that makes it even moi e scary. 1987 St. Vincent de Paul Christmas Food Drive z .• zz z z z z z z z z f f f r f f e St. Vincent de Paul is once again preparing for its annual Christmas Food Drive, the largest door to door food drive in the U.S. Last year, more than 5,000 volunteers distributed 33? 000 pounds of food to feed 8 4 '4 needy families. Contribution of non-perishable food will be collected by volunteers in Portland neighborhoods Saturdays, December 5 and 12. Food will be delivered to needy families Saturday, December 19. St Vincent de Paul needs volunteers to help answer phones and sort and pack food. To volunteer, call St Vincent de Paul at 235-8431. MRS.C’s WIGS S/XUt Halloween Costumes Available at University of Portland Theater Sale The Department of Performing and Fine Arts at the University of Port land will sponsor a costume sale Friday, Oct. 16 and Saturday. Oc. 17, in the lobby of Mago Hunt Center from 1-4 p.m. Costumes created for university theater productions will be priced to sell, along with retail clothing, hats, shoes and wigs. Free design consultation will also be available for those who want assi stance in putting together a special look, according to Jill Peterson Hod dick, associate professor of performing and fine arts. The university is located at 5000 N. Willamette Blvd. For more infor mation, call Jill Peterson Hoddick at 283-7230 or 283 7392. t r r f WEAVING HAIR $18 50 ft up or tty the ft. $4 ft Bulk Human Han $23 95 f t up The St. Vincent de Paul International Champagne Brunch is scheduled for Sunday, October 18 All proceeds from the event will benefit St. Fran cis Dining Hall This is the second year the Society of St. Vincent de Paul has spon sored the brunch, which this year will be held at the Veracruz Restaurant, 217 N.W. Second in Portland. This year's "South of the Border" brunch will feature traditional Spanish cuisine, accompanied by classical and fla menco guitar music. Tickets for the event are $25.00 per person, with seating at 10.30 a.m., noon and 1:00 p.m. A trip for two to Mazatlan, Mexico, will be raffled at the event. For moie information or ticket orders, call St. Vincent de Paul at 235 843 i. Fall Blood Drive Scheduled The American Red Cross will hold its fall blood drive at Mt. Hood Com munity College Wednesday, Oct. 14, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the coffee shop, near the Town and Gown Room. A registration table will be set up in front of the Vista Dining Center Oct. 12 and 13 for those wishing to donate. Volunteers are asked to eat a big breakfast the day of the blood drive and to be in good health (no colds, flu, etc.) when donating. Also, the requirements for donating blood are that a person be between 17 and 65 years of age, and weigh at least 110 pounds. Donations from new and past donors are greatly appreciated by the American Red Cross. For more details call MHCC's Student Health Center at 667-7600. Coats for Kids + f r Freddye Webb-Petett. administrator for the State Department of Adult and Family Seivices, will discuss the impact of changes in welfare laws at a noon meeting of the League of Women Voters of Portland this month. Ms Petett will address housing, health care, "workfare” and related issues, as well as questions raised by the audience. The public is invited to join League members for lunch on Wednesday, October 14, at the Portland Red Lion Motor Inn, 310 S.W. Lincoln St., Portland. Lunch reservations should be made by calling the League Office (228-1675) by noon, Monday, October 12. Fundraising Brunch Scheduled / ; State Official to Speak on Welfare Issues Betty Cabine Proprietor bv NAOMI SIMS, ANO«e OOUGLAS N A IA L ie C ' l l h M l-.H A U W ttK S W ig S tyling $7 50 AND u r (long or specialty styles slightly higher) B R A ID S $2.95 Portlanders can help keep needy children warm this winter by taking children's coats to 40 area dry cleaners between October 12 and 30. In the first annual Coats For Kids drive, area drycleaners will collect donated coats, clean them and distribute them to needy chil dren through The Salvation Army. The event is sponsored by the Ore gon Drycleaners' Association and KXL Radio. The Salvation Army will give the coats to children at the Greenhouse center for stieet youth, White Shield Center for teenage mothers and through five family services offices. People wishing to donate a coat should look for the Coats For Kids sign in their neighborhood dry- cleaner's window or call 234-0825 Let's Go to the Zoo N ikki G iovanni, prize-w inning poet and syndicated c o lu m n is t for the New York Tim es w ill keynote tfie Oregon C ouncil o f Teachers of English (OCTE) inservice conference on O ctober 9, 1987, at Rex Put nam High School in M ilw a u kie Oregon. M s G iovanni, w rite r, poet, recording a rtis t, jo u rna list and lecturer w ill appear at Session V. at 2:05 p m ., in the cafeteria. For more in fo rm a tio n , call Dr. Rick H H ardt, OCTF Executive Secretary. 464 4677. PORTLAND CLEANING WORKS JL SPRING SPECIAL *e ote f 0PX Must pick-up within 30 days. Has been se-ving the North and Northeast Community for 20 years D y cleaning laundered shirts: alterations; Dry Cleaning fast service. You have m e d M RS. C ’s WIGS 7 0 7 N.E. Frem ont 2 8 1 -6 5 2 5 Sun. I Mon. OPIN Ttm -ttiru Sat 11 SO AM to 0:00 PM rest A sk fo r N e llie or Fran ces N ow try 282-8361 th e Best M on. through Fh. 8 AM - 6:30 PM Sat 9 A M - 1 P M 3954 N. Williams Ave. 4 Keep Old Man Winter Where He Belongs . . . O ut In The C old Now is the time to get serious about saving energy. Don't let “old man winter” catch you unprepared. Pacific Power can help you weatherize your home to save energy and money this winter. In addition. Pacific fH?". offers low interest weatherization financing for qualified home- owners with electric heating. Call Pacific Power at 282-4323 for weatherization tips that will help you get the most out of your energy dollar. 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 th e Hours PACIFIC POWER Adding quality ta your life.