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MAY 18, 1989
SALUTING
OUTSTANDING STUDENT
Academic Achievements/Honors
4.0 G P A in highschool
N ational Honor Society member
M E S H outstanding student award
Oregon A lliance o f Black Student Educators Achievement Aw ard
Scholarships
US West
Coca-Cola regional Aw ard
U niversity o f Southern C alifo rn ia Trustee
N B A /Trailblazers
N ational Action C ouncil fo r M in o ritie s in Engineering
3 M Company
N ational Achievement Scholarship fo r Negro Students
Leadership
Beaver B oy's State Senator
Assistant Scoutmaster fo r Boy Scout troop 100
M ath Engineering and Science Achievem ent club president
Extra Curricular Activities
Seventeen year old Bosco AniAnabil Kante bom in Ghana,
Africa has obtained many honors as a student at Jefferson
High School Co-op. He is being saluted by the community for
his leadership traits and for maintaining a 4.0 GPA. Some of
his accomplishments include:
V arsity Basketball
V arsity Track (4th D is tric t Long Jum p/Triple Jump)
Jefferson High School Jazz and W in d Ensembles
Jefferson D-Crew (Pop M usic) lead singer
Rap group Freshness at w ork(w inners o f Grant talent show, W ilson battle
o f bands, Grant fashion shows)
Tony Hopson, seated, and E Ray Leary, Co-directors of
SELF ENHANCEMENT INC., For a truly outstanding job
working with youth in the Portland area.
Rating o f Superior in Solo Contest (fo r trumpet)
2
Congratulations
1989 Senior Rose Court and Coronation
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Dels 1989 Senior Rose C ourt & Princess (fro n t row from left) Clara Lovelace, Princess Barbara M urphy,
L u c ille Hines (Back row from left) L illia n Roy-Plum m er, Nona Dunder, Sally B e lle rv illc
Barbara is very special to us at
lio
n
and
attended
a
rehearsal.
D
e
l’ s. She is always friendly to eve-
Rose Festival tim e is a very excit­
Then
thq
big
day
fin
a
lly
arrived
ryone.
She likes to keep busy and
ing tim e at D e l’ s Care Center. For 7
A
p
ril
28th.
O
ur
princess
was
to
be
jo
in
s
in
the a ctivity program daily,
years now we have selected a Senior
crowned.
A
ll
their
fam
ilies
came
to
She
had
always
kept very active thru
Rose Court. From this court one
lucky lady is choosen to represent
D e l’s as our princess at the main
pageant.
This year it all started on A p ril
24th when each staff member was
able to vote fo r 6 ladies o f their
choice. T his selection process gives
our employees an opportunity to say
“ Thank you and you arc appreci­
ated’ ’ to the ladies who stand out and
try hard to make D e l’ s seem like a
home to them-sclvcs and those they
live w ith. W e are very proud o f our
court. They arc as fo llo w s; Sally
B e lle ville , Nona Dunder, L u cille
Hines, Clara Lovelace, Barbara
M urphy and L illia n Roy-Plummer.
The upcoming week was very busy
for these ladies. They had pictures
taken, had their hair done, purchased
new dresses, helped to prepare their
bio-graphics to be read at the corona-
lst ANNUAL WOMEN
OF EXCELLENCE
LUNCHEON
SAT. MAY 20th
12:00 NOON
HOLLIDAY INN-AIR-
PORT TRADE
CENTER
FOR SCHOLARSHIP PRESEN­
TATIONS & WOMEN OF
EXCELLENCE AWARDS
anxiously watch. Each lady was in- her life ,
Barbara finished high school and
traduced and as they came down the
became
a seamstress. She married
aisle to be seated in the spotlight
and
moved
to Oregon in 1913. She
their biographies were read.
liked
to
do
many
things. She loved to
A t last the big moment arrived,
embroider
and
do
fancy w ork. She
L in N eff, our Adm inistrator was to
do the crow ning. He had the crown also square danced, enjoyed baking
in hand as he paced bchinc the ladies, and was a devoted member ot her
Barbara M urphy was then crowned church.
When asked her most memorable
our Princess. There were screams o f
experience,
she said, “ 1 loved rais­
excitement as employees and friends
ing m y ch ild re n.” Barbara had 2
went to hug and congradulate Bar­
bara. Her eyes watered as she said “ I sons, Raymond and Earl and she has
can’ t believe I w on .” She then was 3 grandchildren.
Barbara is a very sweet, kind lady.
graced w ith her royal robe and her
She
has only been at D e l’s since
bouquet o f roses ( donated by Jatzen
February and she has already made
Beach Floral) Then it was picture
many new friends and won the hearts
tim e again.
o f our employees. Barbara has a soft
Barbara w ill now go on to repre­
sent D el’ s at the 7th annual Senior voice and a gental smile. We are
Rose Pagcnt on May 30th at the Sh- glad she has chooscn D e l’ s as her
home.
eratin Inn Portland A irport.
PORTLAND
ALUMNAE CHAPTER
DELTA SIGMA
THETA SORORITY,
INC.
SPEAKER:
THE HON. TERESA
HUGHES
CALIF. STATE
SENATOR
$20.00 DONATION
CALL 293-5870 FOR
RESERVATIONS
NCNW LAUNCHES NATIONAL
SEARCH FOR
“BLACK WOMEN WHO MAKE
IT HAPPEN”
W ASHINGTON, D.C., -T h e National Council o f Negro Women (NCNW )
has announced plans to seek candidates fo r its third biennial search fo r
.L B la c k Women W ho M ake It Happen.” This salute honors the achieve­
ments o f Black women who have had a significant impact on their com m u­
n ity, their culture, an organization or society in general.
“ W e are not seeking Black women who are already in the national
spotlight,” according to N C N W President, Dorothy Height. “ Rather, we
w ould like to honor those who are ‘ in the trenches’ , dedicating themselves
to lives o f public service -h e lp in g to remedy the severe problems o f Black
society, w hich include fam ilies in crisis, illite ra cy, unemployment and
homelessness.”
W ho is eligible? A ny B lack woman who has made a positive contribution
in church, in the com m unity or on the job
From a group o f 15 finalists, a blue-ribbon panel selects the five to be
honored at a gala awards celebration.
Judging is based on five criteria: (l)n ee d o f contribution; (2)level, (3)
im pact and (4) future impact o f the achievement and (5) obstacles overcome
by the nominee. Each is weighted equally.
W inners w ill receive a 21-inch tall polished bronze statue designed by
distinguished Black sculptor Elizabeth Catlett, and a $1,000 award from
F rito -L a y, Inc., underwriter o f the biennial event since 1985. The awards
w ill be presented Dec.2 during the N C N W ’ s national convention in Wash­
ington, D.C.
Past honorees have undertaken p rojector program initiatives which have
had an enormous impact upon Black Americans and the society in general.
Scptima C lark, a past honoree, was the founding director o f the Southern
C hristian Leadership Conference’ s “ C itizen Education Project,” a pro­
gram w hich played a vital role in developing the first large group o f Black
voters in the south. Another past recipient, Leona “ T in y ” Hawkins,
adm inislrator/ow ner. South Dallas Nursing Home, assumed a $500,000
note to acquire a nursing home to provide quality care fo r the elderly.
N C N W ’ s membership totals more than four m illio n , w ith programs that
include career development, juve nile justice, w om en’ s history and public
service.
Entry form s must be postmarked by June 15,1989 and arc available
through N C N W organizations across the country, or by calling U niW orld
Group in New Y o rk C ity at (212( 239-5308.
A STATEMENT
FROM UL
PRESIDENT
When I came to Portland approxi­
mately 13 months ago to assume the
position as president o f this fine
organization, I told m y sta ff that
(despite ourproblem s, there is lig h ta l
I the end o f the tunnel. B u t sometimes
you can’ t w ait until you reach that
lig h t and must create your own to
lead you out o f the tunnel.
We are developing a winner’s circle
that has room fo r a ll citizens o f Port­
land to jo in . Our campaign w ill reach
over 60,000 households in the Port­
land m etropolitan area. Il is a cam­
paign designed to broaden com m u­
nity awareness and increase revenue
through individual member co n tri­
butions.
W e w ill have the support o f our
new ly reorganized Urban League
guild, the Friends o f the Urban League
and other com m unity volunteers. We
are, indeed, grateful fo r their w ill­
ingness to help us have a successful
campaign.
W e would also like to give special
recognition to US West C om m uni­
cations who contribute $6,500 to help
underwrite this campaign and to The
Skanner newspaper for donating the
typesetting fo r our membership ap­
plications.
We have developed a comprehen­
sive and achievable fund raising plan
for our 89/90 fiscal year w hich in ­
cludes our annual dinner; a special
jo in t venture w ith the Pacific Ballet
Company to host the Dance Theatre
o f Harlem; support from corpora­
tions and foundations; and our Ed­
w in C. Berry Equal O pportunity Day
Dinner.
We w ill maintain an austere budget
for fiscal year 89/90 and implement
the proper internal financial controls
to ensure that the contributions we
receive yield the greatest benefits to
those we serve.
PUBLIC NOTICE
Jim Gosa o f K K G O -F M congratulated the members o f the M el Brown
Sextet w ho jazzed their way to a fin alist position at the recent F ifth Annual
Hennessy Cognac Jazz Search in Los Angeles at The Com plex. The group,
from Portland, Oregon, w ill be flo w n to H ollyw ood fo r the final com petition
to be held at The Palace on M ay 17. The Grand Prize w inner that night w ill
open the final day o f the w orld famous Playboy Jazz Festival at the
H ollyw oo od B ow l on June 18.
L e ft to right: Michael Y ork(T cnor Sax), M el Brown (Drums). Jim Gosa
(K K G O -F M ),
Gordon Lee (Piano), Thara M em ory (Trum pet), Warren Rand (A lto
Sax), Andre ST. James ( B a s s )
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