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ROLE MODEL OF THE WEEK
In tro d u c in g :
Observer’s
Com m entary
u rp ris in g ly C o m m issio n e r
D ic k
B o g le ’s
“ G ang
S u m m it M e e tin g ” p ro d u c e d
som e w e lco m e d re s o lu tio n s
(see re s o lu tio n s ). H o n e s tly ,
many of us in the Black co m ­
m unity had little fa ith that the
sum m it w ould give us anything
to grab onto. But it did —
Namely,
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Mrs. Lela Roberts, Principal
Humboldt School
Portland, Oregon
Portland City Commissioner
Dick Bogle
C aptain - Fire D epartm ent
Portland International Airport
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Port O f Portland______
Shirley Proctor
Volunteer Coordinator
Northeast Youth Service Center
W E L C O M E !!!
Evelyn Allen and Lois Lackley
Lois Lackley and Evelyn A lle n
o f Los A ngeles, CA. are the
g u e st at the hom e o f Gary Ann
G arnett and Ms. B irdie Lee
Taylor, Portland, O regon.
The
Portland Observer
Newspaper
Open House
And
Uniquely Yours
Boutique & Nail Salon
Grand Opening
August 5th, 1988
4:00 P.M. - 7:00 P.M.
525 & 517 H.E. Killingsworth
Portland, Oregon
July 27,1988
“The eyes and ears o f th e com m unit y"
Born in the State of Alabama, Captain Fowler attended college in
Ohio where he met and married Sylvia Baker. After graduation, they
moved to California to manage a horse ranch.
Life on the ranch was a mix of buying, selling and training horses.
It was also filled with the summers Captain Fowler spent as a volunteer
firefighter. “ California is known for its big, out-of-control fires.” he said.
“ So. each summer I would volunteer for the firefighting brigade. I also
took tests to become a firefighter with the L.A. Fire Department. When I
discovered it would take upward to three years before I would get an op­
portunity to join the department, I joined the Air Force and its fire depart­
ment. I was in the Air Force for five years and achieved exactly what I
wanted to achieve.”
Life in the Air Force meant moving the Fowler family from Califor­
nia to Michigan to Germany and eventually to Oregon. “ When we moved
to Germany, my son, Allen, was 3 years old. When we returned to the
states, he was seven. Germany was a growth experience for ail of us,”
he recalls.
The first time Captain Fowler visited Oregon, he fell in love with it.
Once out of the Air Force, the Fowler family moved to Oregon, and once
again Captain Fowler was able to achieve what he wanted. “ When I was
a child, my mother and my father taught me strength and love. At the
time, we lived in a segregated society where there was a lot of hate, but
my parents never taught me to hate anyone. I was taught to go for my
goals. When Dr. Martin Luther King had the first demonstration at the
16th Street Baptist Church, I ran away from home (he returned after the
demonstration was over) to go and get involved in that. It was a positive
learning experience,” he remembers.
In addition to his duties as Captain, Captain Fowler teaches a
course at Portland Community College - “ Crash Firefighting Rescue”
and "Fire Department Orientation.” “ I encourage young people to do
well in school and to take a look at colleges like Portland Community Col­
lege and Mt. Hood Community College. Both have an excellent Fire/S-
cience Program. It’s a two-year program where you earn an Associate
Degree in Firefighting. After you get the degree, you then start taking
tests for the fire department you want to work for,” he explained.
Promoted to Captain In 1987, Captain Fowler believes that we can
effectively inspire our youth by giving them positive encouragement,
positive work opportunities and experiences, a positive family environ­
ment, adequate education and love. “ My wife’s father introduced me to
firefighting,” he said. “ He was a firefighter. After my first visit to a
firehouse, I knew that I wanted to be a firefighter. That’s what I call “ be­
ing inspired.”
This fall, Captain Fowler’s son Allen will attend Howard University.
"Our family, friends and relatives are very proud of him. He's an
achiever,” Captain Fowler said with a big smile.
The Portland Observer congratulates Captain Fowler and is proud
to salute him as our “ Role Model of the Month”
• It brought to gethe r C ity and
C ounty C om m issioners to w ork
on problem s that a ffe cts us all;
• It allow ed both the m edia
and the p u blic to observe the
proceeding;
• It gave the A frican-A m eri­
can co m m u n ity the o p p o rtu n ity
to see and hear many of the men
and w o m e n w h o e v e ry d a y
design and enforce laws that
govern behavior and treatm ent
of others.
A lthough the S um m it M eeting
produced less than Black O rego­
nians had hoped for, hats o ff to
C om m issioner Bogle for having
the courage to go forth w ith an
idea he believed w ould benefit
the m ajority
To expand upon the S um m it
and the C ity /C o u n ty ’s a b ility to
resolve the problem of d ru g /
gang
a c tiv ity
in
N o rth /
Northeast, the Portland O bserv­
er makes the fo llo w in g recom ­
m endations:
• Im m ediate approval and en­
forcem ent o f the resolutions.
• That A frican-A m erican w o­
men (from th is p oint on) be
brought aboard to help resolve
issues relating to th e ir children
and their com m unity.
• That radio and television
stations, perform ing arts in s titu ­
tions, bands, art m useum s, his­
torical societies, Portland public
schools, the Black and w h ite
c h u rc h , e tc. S p o n so r yo u th
oriented festivals, tours, show s,
con ce rts and co m m u n ity events.
• That all citizens living in
N o rth /N o rth e a s t Portland make
a greater e ffo rt to understand
t h e i r s o c ia l a n d c u lt u r a l
differences.
• That the process of id e n ti­
fying d rug/gan g resources be
extended to include lesser know
African-A m erican organizations,
who, for m any years, have been
w orking very hard to help Black
youth achieve success.
Joint City/County
Gang Policy Resolution
Monday, July 2 5 , 19 8 8
PARTICIPANTS
C o u n ty C hair G ladys M cC oy
M ayor Bud Clark
C om m issio n e r Earl B lum enauer C o m m issio n e r Pauline A nderson
C o m m issio n e r P olly C asterline
C om m issio n e r D ick Bogle
C o m m issio n e r G retchen Kafoury
C om m issio n e r Bob Koch
C o m m issio n e r C aroline M ille r
C om m issioner M ike Lindberg
A u d ito r A nne K elly Feeney
A u d ito r Barbara Clark
S heriff Fred Pearce
D is tric t A ttorney M ichael Schrunk
W HEREAS, know n crim in a l gang m em bers have com e to th is
co m m u n ity to sell drugs, especially “ cra c k ” cocaine, and gang-
related violence has reach an intolerable level; and
WHEREAS, gangs are involved in o th e r crim inal a c tiv itie s rang­
ing from e xto rtio n and in tim id a tio n to hate-m otivated assaults and
the m anufacture of m etham phetam ine; and
W HEREAS, solving gang problem s dem ands active pa rticip a ­
tio n not only by affected neighborhoods, but by the c o m m u n ity as a
w hole; and
WHEREAS, the spectrum o f persons associated w ith or af­
fected by crim inal gangs stre tch e s from the very young w ho adopt
gang co lo rs and behaviors, to those w ho preach and p ractice racist
violence, to those w ho engage in organized e xto rtio n , to those w ho
m anufacture and d is trib u te m etham phetam ine, and to the seldom -
seen operators of “ cra c k ” houses; and
WHEREAS, an e ffe ctive response to gang problem s m ust pro­
vide a co n tin u u m of strategies, from p ositive youth o p p o rtu n itie s,
prevention and treatm ent, to arrest, p rosecution and incarcera­
tion — services w hich are provided by a variety o f governm ents; and
WHEREAS, hard-core crim inal gang m em bers, the drugs they
sell, and the chem icals that becom e the drugs they m ake and sell
move in interstate com m erce; and
WHEREAS, in ca p a cita tio n of gang m em bers through im p riso n ­
m ent and c lo s e r probation and parole supervision requires the state,
w hich has prim ary re s p o n sib ility fo r co n victe d felons, to co n tin u e to
expand prison and juvenile fa c ilitie s; and
WHEREAS, as long as the c o n d itio n s w h ich lead to drug use
and gang particip a tio n continue , the co m m u n ity w ill s u ffe r the
e ffe cts o f d rugs and gangs;
N O W T H E R E F O R E B E IT R E S O L V E D T H A T
A ll u n its and branches o f governm ent involved in solving
crim inal gang problem s cooperate in the creation of a c o n tin u in g
gang in te llig e n ce base available to each c o n trib u tin g agency, w ith
the aim of e lim in a tin g crim in a l gangs; and
THEREFORE, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED th a t th is p o lic y ad­
dresses all gangs engaged in crim in a l activity, and that it is the
crim inal a c tivity of these groups, and not m erely th e ir association ,
w hich concerns our co m m u n ity; and
That we applaud the e ffo rts o f com m unity-based organizations
such as the D istrict C o alitions, the N.E. C o a litio n ’s Y outh G angs
Task Force, and the C o a litio n of B lack Men, and pledge our fu ll
support to th e ir efforts; and
That sin ce gangs attra ct m any youth at-risk o r “ gang-affe cted”
Continued o n P .3
OBSER VER ’S CITIZEN OF THE WEEK
Citizens Involvement In Teaching Youths
Providing Children With A Chance to GROW
Parking A vailable In Rear
O f B u ild in g on N.E. C hurch St.
By: Dr. Carl Parker
Happy Anniversary!!
To
Danny and Mattie Holland
Who Celebrated Their
16th Wedding Anniversary
On Saturday. July 23rd, 1988
With A Steak & Lobster Party
At Their Residence.
CONGRATULATIONS!
FROM ALL OF US!
Y o u r F rie n d s ... You
K now W ho W e Are ...
□ Greetings to parents,
teachers and community
supporters:
e at CITY (C itizens Involve­
m ent in Teaching Youth)
w o u ld like to bring you up to date
regarding the recent a c tiv itie s
that have occurred in the program
during the school year 1987-88
Thus far th is year the program has
served over 50 stu d e n ts in grades
K indergarten to sixth. S ince Janu
ary of th is year Jan G entry has
W
Dr Carl Parker
served as co o rd in a to r on a part-
tim e basis. She has served w ell in
m aintaining open co m m u n ica tio n
w ith school personnel. She also
arranged the schedulin g fo r the
tu to rs. She has reported that
school personnel support the C I­
TY program and believe it is an
essential service fo r the children.
T utors w ho have w orked fo r
CITY during the year have been:
R ichard B rock, Lauren C len-
denen, Ja cquelin e Daniels, Am y
Delia, M ontreal G ranville, Sandra
Continued on P. 3
SALUTING MR. RON HERNDON
O B S E R V E R ’S IN D E X
FEATURES.............................................................Page 1 & 3
E D IT O R IA L /O P IN IO N ................................................. Page 2
R E LIG IO N ........................................................................ Page 4
E N T E R T A IN M E N T .........................................................Page 6
CLASSIFIEDS.............................................. -.......... Page 7 - 9
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News Desk.................................................................................... (503) 288-0033
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