November 10, 1988, Portland Obseryer^Pa2g 3
Dr. Liam Callen
Featured Speaker
At Bogle’s Forum
Luncheon Nov. 15
Featured speaker at Commis­
sioner Dick Bogle’s Noon Forum
Luncheon Tuesday, Nov. 15 at the
Coliseum Red Lion will be Dr.
Liam Callen, executive director of
the North-Northeast Community
Mental Health Center.
Dr. Callen has chosen as his
topic, "Mental Health Needs of the
Community.”
A graduate of Rensselaer Poly­
technic Institute in Troy, N.Y., Dr.
Callen received a Master's degree
in humanities from St. Louis
University and a Ph.D. in counsel­
ing psychology from the Universi­
ty of Washington.
After a brief career as an
engineer, he has devoted his pro­
fessional life to counseling,
management, and hum anistic
education. At various times he has
taught language, mathematics,
lite ra tu r e
and c o u n s e lin g
psychology.
Dr. Callen has served in his cur­
rent position since December
1986.
The North-Northeast Communi­
ty Mental Health Center is one of
four agencies designated by
Multnomah County to provide
crisis treatment to the seriously
mentally ill in Portland.
As chief executive officer and
clin ica l director, Dr. Callen
oversees 54 employees and an an­
nual budget of $2 million.
The Commissioner’s Forum
Luncheon has started by Charles
Jordan during his tenure at City
Hall. When Bogle was elected to
succeed Jordan in 1984, he carried
on the tradition.
The luncheons serve as a
sounding board for Black issues
and concerns, as well as an infor­
mation pipeline between City Hall
and the Black community.
Person wishing to make reser­
vations should call Commissioner
Bogle’s office, 248-4682, by Mon­
day, Nov. 14. Cost of the luncheon
is $7.75, including gratuity.
Franklin School To Participate
In Oregon/National Citizen Bee
State Colleges Visit Portland To Inform
Students About Program Offerings
spnted by representatives from'
Eastern Oregon State College,
Western Oregon State College,
Oregon Institute of Technology;
Oregon State University, Portland,
State University, Southern Oregory
State College, and the University
of Oregon.
The Oregon State System of
Higher Education college visita­
tion program reaches almost all
public and private high schools in
the state. The program’s goal is to
stimulate good post-high school
planning and decision-making by
students and provide them with an'
introduction to the educational
and career opportunities available
through Oregon’s state colleges
and universities.
Parents of high school students
are invited to attend a college
visitation program by represen­
tatives from Oregon’s state col­
leges and universities at Jefferson
High School, Portland, Nov. 18 at
8:30 a.m.
The program is an opportunity
for interested students and par­
ents to receive first-hand informa­
tion about academic program of­
ferings, admission requirements,
student support services, housing,
costs to attend, financial aid,
scholarships, and other informa­
tion important in planning for col­
lege.
A general presentation on the
State System will be followed by
individual college sessions pre-
Traditional Crafts Bring Jobs, Economic
Self-Sufficiency To Third World Craftspeople
The International Gift Festival
returns for the seventh con­
secutive year Nov. 11 and 12 at
Portland Mennonite Church, S.E.
35th and Main. The Festival, which
has grown each year since its in­
ception in 1982, provides people
with a chance to buy unique inter­
national handicrafts while helping
craftspeople in the third world.
The Festival is a nonprofit pro­
gram of Mennonite Central Com­
mittee (MCC) called ‘SelfHelp’
Crafts of the World that sells hand­
crafted Items from 30 developing
nations around the world. Sales
revenues, minus expenses, are
returned to third world craftsmen.
At the International Gift Festiv­
al, every gift you buy gives twice:
To the one you’ve chosen it
for — and to someone far away, a
craftsperson in a developing coun­
try for whom you purchase means
the difference between hunger
and nourishment, between poverty
and dignity.
Handcrafted gift items at the
Festival include games and toys,
brass, jewelry, handmade rugs,
tapestries, teak elephants, Christ­
mas ornaments and nativity
scenes, woodenware and a wide
assortment of baskets.
F
Recently, students and teachers from AMA HeadStart Cascade Center,
visited the Portland Observer. All smiles, the students were given a tour, and
had pictures taken.
P ro d u ce r g ro u p s in c lu d e
refugees in northern Thailand, ex­
political prisoners in the Philip­
pines, subsistence farmers in
Haiti, women’s co-ops in Bolivia
and Bangladesh, displaced cam­
pesinos in Central America,
landless peasants in India, and
jobless villagers in Africa.
For Your Information
Dr. Ella 0. Williams, of Tacoma,
WA, Minority Affairs Spokesper­
son for the American Association
of Retired Persons (AARP), will
also speak at the public education
meeting of the Vancouver Branch
of NAACP on Sunday afternoon,
Nov. 20, 3 to 5 p.m., at the Van­
couver Mall Community Room. Dr.
Williams is involved with pro­
moting the social, economic, and
physical well-being of older
minorities. The goal of the AARP
Minority Affairs Initiative is to con­
stantly work to improve and main­
tain a positive image of older
minority citizens and to give them
opportunities “ to serve, not to be
served.”
The public is invited to attend
the meeting.
ranklin High School students
will have the opportunity to
participate in a unique social stu­
dies academic competition which
could lead to a scholarship and a
study strip in Washington D.C.
later this year. The school has
registered to participate in the
Close Up Foundation Citizen Bee.
The Citizen Bee is an academic
competition that focuses on soc­
ial studies and progresses through
school, regional, and state events.
Finalists compete for the national
title in Washington in June 1989.
' Three Franklin students will ad­
vance to regional competitions
with top students there going to
the state finals.
Each of the schools registering
for the event is permitted an
unlimited number of participants
and ech school will receive copies
of a source book from which most
of the questions will be derived.
State winners earn a trip to
Washington where they will par­
ticipate in the Foundation’s
government studies program as
well as the competition. Winners
of the national event receive col­
lege scholarships of $7,000, $5,000
and $3,000. The Milken Family
Foundation is the national spon­
sor of the Citizen Bee with addi­
tional support provided by RJR
Nabisco, Inc. and Peat Marwick
Main & Co. Kraft, Inc.; the the Mon­
santo Fund; and Encyclopedia
Britannica, Inc.
Joel Daniels, an educator at
Franklin, will be coordinating the
Citizen Bee at the school.
In town for a visit: Glad to be back home with his family is Bruce Carter,
formerly of the R&B Group 'Pleasure’ Bruce is presently a member of Kenny
G’s Group. Appearing in this picture with Bruce is Bruce Carter, Jr. and
Esther Carter.
PORTLAND OBSERVER
"The Eyes and Ears of the Com m unity”
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DORIS CAFE PRESENTS
THEIR FREE 2nd ANNUAL
THANKSGIVING DINNER
FOR LOW-INCOME
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NOV. 21, MONDAY
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PORTLAND OBSERVER
Cddratfs ^ n c tu n years of E^cdUnce ‘With JT yunddiaiserfBanquet
Honoring The James O. Brooks Memorial Scholarship Fund
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Saturday, November 26th, 1988
Montgomery Park Building
2701 N.W. Vaughn Street
Portland, Oregon 97210
No Host Bar: 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Dinner: 7:00 p.m.
• Attire: Semi-Formal
Dance to Follow
GUEST SPEAKER:
Lee P.
B ro w n ,
C h ie f o f P o lic e
- H o u s to n ,
Texas
Ticket Outlets
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Stevens & Son Jewelers - Lloyd Center - 284-2107
Mrs. C's Wigs - 7th & Fremont - 281-6525
One Stop Records - 1615 N.E. Killingsworth - 284-2435
Music by:
"Romero"
DONATION:
$40.00 each
Proceeds to James O. Books Memorial Scholarship Fund