Page 3 Portland Observer JULY 13,1989
News Around Town
PORTLAND AUTOMOTIVE
DEALER MAKES “ BIG LEAGUE”
Playing in the “ Big Leagues” is nothing new to Dorian Boyland.
Boy land, the owner of Gresham Dodge, is a former first baseman for the
Pittsburgh Pirates. His tenure in professional baseball taught Boyland that
it takes something extra to succeed. He has used that experience to his
advantage in the Portland automotive market. After a little more than one
year, Dorian Boyland has succeeded in the "Automotive Big Leagues,”
having been named to the “ Top 100 Black Automotive Dealers of Amer­
ica.”
A graduate of the University of Wisconsin, Boyland was a 2nd round
draft pick of the Pittsburgh Pirates, playing first base from 1976 through
1979. Returning to the Northwest to play for the Portland Beavers in 1979,
Boyland entered the automotive industry in 1981 as a salesman. Working
his way through the ranks, Boyland soon became a partner in Ron Tonkin
Dodge. After he sold his portion of the dealership in 1985, Boyland became
the first Portland area black automotive dealer with the purchase of
Gresham Dodge in November 1987.
Based on “ gross sales,” Gresham Dodge is ranked 88 out of 468 black
automotive dealers nationwide after just one year, placing the dealership in
the top 20%.
WOODLAWN
IMPROVEMENT
ASSOCIATION
Since January of this year, a news­
paper called the N.E. Reformer has
been written and published by Ms.
Joyce Boles. The majority of written
content in the paper is one of insult to
the coordinator, staff and elected
officers of the Northeast Coalition as
a whole. Ms. Boles is a person who is
on the outside looking in, and there­
fore cannot truly understand the func­
tions and operation of the Northeast
Coalition, but merely assume. The
fifth edition of the N.E. Reformer
has personally attacked Mr. Charles
Flake and the Woodlawn Neighbor­
hood association. He’s a volunteer
for several organizations with no
compensation other than his own. It
is difficult to ascertain the true mo­
tive behind the publication of the
N.E. Reformer, Mr. Flake is per­
forming a service for the Northeast
Coalition of Neighborhoods. There­
Families seeking summer child care for children between the ages of 5 fore, answers should be requested for
and 12 may contact Volunteers of America at 236-8492. Space is currently the following questions;
available in their summer day care programs which are operated at Buck-
1 .What facility supplies the
man (320 SE 16th) and Whitman (7326 SE Flavel) elementary schools.
equipment for the printing of the
Children may participate in many fun activities including arts and crafts, N.E. Reformer?
skits, and field trips.
2. Who are the persons or
The day care programs are open from 6:30am to 6pm on weekdays. The organizations that provide the
cost is based on a sliding fee scale. For enrollment information, call
needed revenue for its publi­
cation?
Volunteers of America at 236-8492.
3. Does the constitutional
right, “ freedom of the
press” allow the printing of
material that is
untruthful and cannot be substanti­
ated when
degrading individuals by name, yet
Vanelda Davis, a second-year student at Mt. Hood Community College,
being
without
has won a $1,000 scholarship offered through the Kraft/General Goods/
compensation
for time rendered?
National Urban League Scholarship Competition for 1989-90.
Currently
Mr.
Flake is seeking
Miss Davis will receive formal recognition on Monday, July 17,1989 at
legal
advice
as
to
whether
a suit can
10:00 a.m. in the Portland Urban League office, 10 North Russell. The
be
filed
against
Ms.
Boles,
that in­
Chairman of the League’s Board, Louis J. Boston, and League President,
cludes the facilities and persons who
Useni E. Perkins, will make the presentation.
Miss Davis was in competition with scholars from 113 Urban League are assisting in the publication of the
cities across the county. Five $ 1,000 scholarships were awarded. Winners N.E. Reformer, The City, County,
were selected on the basis of academic ability and dedication to educational and State are constantly seeking citi­
zens as volunteers for different pur­
excellence.
THE URBAN LEAGUE OF PORTLAND INVITES MEDIA COVER­ poses and it is sad when an outside
person can continue to insult those
AGE OF THIS POSITIVE EVENT.
persons who are involved. Changes
can be made without false statements
being printed, and we hope that the
Northeast Coalition of Neighborhoods
sees the action of Ms. Boles for what
they are. Nothing, but the revenge
she admitted as a possibility in ear­
lier editions of the N.E. Reformer.
Bring a picnic lunch and enjoy the sounds of the Dan Balmer Trio
Note: The by-laws of the Wood­
Thursday, July 20, noon to 1 p.m., in front of the Manor House on the
lawn Improvement Association have
beautiful Lewis & Clark College campus, 0615 SW Palatine Hill Road.
been revised changing the name to
The Dan Balmer concert is the fourth in a series of six free Thursday-
Woodlawn Neighborhood Associa­
noon outdoor concerts sponsored by Lewis & Clark College Summer
tion.
Session.
VOA OFFER CHILD CARE
Mt Hood Community College Student
Wins National Scholarship Award
Dan Balmer to perform at free
summer concert
Dan Balmer, whom the Los Angeles Times calls “ The model of what a
contemporary guitarist should be...,” is the latest in an impressive line of
talented Northwest jazz and fusion artists to appear on the national scene. A
native o f Portland and a graduate of Lewis & Clark College, Balmer has
performed with Andy Narrel, David Friesen and Glen Moore, but is best
known for his featured work with artist Tom Grant.
Baler has toured and recorded with Grant for the past six years, contrib­
uting several pieces to Grant’s last five albums. In January 1989, Balmer
released his first solo recording, Becoming Became, on CMG records. The
album immediately received a great deal of media attention and jumped to
the top of several radio airplay charts across the country.
In performances across the country, Balmer’s playing consistently has
won enthusiastic praise. The Palm Beach Post wrote” ...guitarist Dan
Balmer played exceptionally fast fingered runs and twisting figures that
were arresting.” The Seattle Times proclaimed “ Balmer” s top fuel solos
and tasty octave work...were most satisfying.”
When not performing nationally, Balmer composes. His works have
appeared in a major motion picture, on national television and have been
choreographer by Ballet Oregon.
O f his compositions, Balmer states, “ My intent is to reach people on a
tangibly emotional level. When I improvise, my goal is to create a unique
expression for the audience of that particular performance.”
In case of rain the concert will be in the Agnes Flanagan Chapel.
RAMSEY LEWIS JOINS MT. HOOD
FESTIVAL FRIDAY NIGHT EVENT
Piano artist Ramsey Lewis returns to Oregon to perform at the Friday
Night Event of the Mt. Hood Festival o f Jazz.Paul Krcider, Festival of Jazz
Foundation President, has announced.
Lewis, who played the Mt. Hood Festival of Jazz in 1985, and 1988, joins
the musical bill of fare set for 7:30 p.m. Friday, Aug. 4. He will play a full
set followed at 9:30 by the Pointer Sisters. The concert kicks off the Eighth
Annual Mt. Hood Festival of Jazz, held outdoors Friday, Aug. 4, through
Sunday, Aug.6, at Mt. Hood Community College.
Lewis is one of the most enduring pianist in jazz. His jazz-related pop
resulted years ago in hit singles, including "T h e ‘In’ Crowd” and other
Billboard-charted tunes. But, in a career that dates back to 1959 and gigs in
New York’s Village Vanguard jazz club, he has continued to be a creative
and successful jazz pianist
Over the span of some 50 recordings, Lewis has established himself as an
eclectic, contemporary musician. He combines electronics (synthesizer
and/or electric piano) with acoustic piano with creative skill. His collabo­
rations have been with such diverse musical talents as Earth, Wind & Fire’s
Maurice White, one-time drummer with Lewis, Stevie Wonder and vocalist
Nancy Wilson.
The Chicago native has also moved into classical music on occasion,
including a pair of LPs and concert appearances with symphony orchestras.
FREE SUMMER
FILM SERIES
SLATED FOR
HOLLYWOOD
DISTRICT
Miss Oregon National Pre-Teen Con-
test
Applications are now being accepted for the 9th Annual Miss Oregon
National Pre-Teen Pageant and the Miss Oregon National Pre-Teen Petite
Pageant which will be held September 2 and 3 at the Holiday Inn in Portland,
Oregon. Rather than a beauty pageant we seek to select a young lady who
is representative of AMERICA YOUTH AT ITS BEST. The Miss National
Pre-Teen Pageant is affiliated with the Miss National Teen-Ager Scholar­
ship Pageant now in its 19th year and giving out over 4 million dollars in
college scholarships annually.
Girls ages 5-8 and 9-13 are elegible to participate. Contestants will be
competing for cash awards, scholarships, and many other prizes. Among the
many gifts the winners will receive, she will also represent Oregon at the
National Pageants in Florida and have the opportunity to win a trip for her
family and represent the nation as Miss National Pre-Teen or Miss National
Pre-Teen Petite.
Participants will gain increased self-confidence, experience in commu­
nication with others, valuable training in self-expression, and make lasting
friendships with girls from all over the state. Contestants will be judged in
talent, poise, personality, scholastic achievement, and personal interview
with the judges.
The purpose of the Miss National Pre-Teen Pageant is to recognize, both
nationally and locally, the self-expression and leadership achievements of
America’s Pre-Teen and to pay special honor once a year to that girl who
best exemplifies these qualities. Proceeds form the pageant go to benefit the
girls themselves as well as children’s Hospital and the Just Say No
Foundation.
For more information or applications write to Oregon’s Director at P.O.
Box 59343, Renton, Washington 98058 or call (206) 631-4326.
An award-winning film , “ Moral
Choices and Ethical Dilemmas,” will
be presented at St. Michael and All
Angels Episcopal Church (1704 NE
43rd) this summer. Based upon the
PBS “ American Short Story” pro­
grams, the six-part film and discus­
sion series will be held on Wednes­
days from 7:30 to 9:00 p.m. on July
12th, 19lh, 26th, and August 2nd, 9th
and 16th. The public is invited and
admission is free.
“ Moral Choices and Ethical Di­
lemmas” is made possible by the
Oregon Committee for the Humani­
ties, and affiliate of the National
Endowment for the Humanities.
The film series combines two
uniquely American art form s-the
short story and the motion picture-
to explore the individual and collec­
tive response to the challenge of moral
dilemmas. The series opens on July
12th with the film “ Bernice Bobs
Her Hair,” adapted from the short
story by R. Scott Fitzgerald. “ Ber­
nice” is the humorous tale ofa young
girl’s transformation into a social
butterfly as she submits herself to the
tutelage of a more popular cousin,
and the difficulties which ensue when
the pupil ultimately outstrips her men­
tor. Replete with the atmosphere,
language and social mores of the pre-
flapper era, “ Bernice Bobs Her Hair”
portrays an individual’s search to be
accepted by her peers, yet remain
true to herself.
Each weekly program of the se­
ries showcases the work of a eminent
American writer. The complete se­
ries is as follows:
“ Bernice Bobs Her Hair,” (F.
Scott Fitzgerald) July 12
“ The Displaced Person,” (Flan-
nerv O ’Conner)
Jnlv 10
“ The Blue Hotel,” (Stephen
Crane)
July 26
“ The Man That Corrupted
Hadleyburg,” (Mark Twain)
August 2
“ The Sky is Grey,” (Emest
Gaines)
August 9
“ The Jilting of Granny Weathrall,”
(Katherine Anne Porter)
The “ culture shock” created by
the appearance of a hardworking
Polish refugee on a 1940’s Southern
farm .. a fast talking stranger’s scheme
to expose the hypocrisy of a self-
righteous small town . . .a 1940’s
black youngster’s odyssey of discov­
ery as his family struggles with ra­
cism and poverty . . .these and other
portrayals of the American experi­
ence are featured in “ Moral Choices
and ethical Dilemmas.
On Thursday, July 13, 1989, at
For further information, contact
1430 hours (2:30 P.M.), in the City Penny Hummel at 241-0543 or 287-
council chambers, Portland Mayor 7877.
Bud Clark will issue a proclamation
proclaiming July 1989 to be the 10th
anniversary of Womenstrength, the
Portland Police Bureau’s sexual as­
sault prevention program. Since Wom­
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enstrength started in 1979, well -
trained and dedicated volunteers have
taught over 10,000 teenage and adult
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women assertiveness and survival-
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level fighting skills,and another 50,000
women, men, and children have
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learned about sexual violence and
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prevention strategies.
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For more information, contact
Mary Otto, Director of Women­
Muck
strength, at 796-3139.
10th ANNIVER­
SARY OF
WOMEN-
STRENGTH
Delinquent Child Support Accounts
Reported to Consumer Credit Agency
The child Support Program of Adult and Family Services Division (AFS)
is notifying child support payors with delinquent accounts that their name
and their child support arrearage is being reported to a consumer credit
reporting agency effective July 12, 1989.
The Child Support Program currently collects child support from wage
assignments, withholding tax refunds, collecting from lottery winnings, and
HARRP refunds. However, many payors still owe large arrearage amounts,
and some have been successful in eluding these collection methods.
The Child Support Program has approximately 80,000 payors. Of this
number, initial notices will go out to 4,140 payors. Referral is on-going.
Once parents are referred they will continue to be referred until their support
obligations end. The initial notification will go to those parents (payors)
with an arrearage of $ 15,000 or more. Subsequent notifications will be sent
to payors owing lesser amounts. Payment in full of the arrearage is the only
way a payor can avoid being reported to a credit agency. Many payors being
referred have not resounded to work out a payment schedule. In some
instances these are self-employed individuals or persons “ working under
the table” who have avoided previous methods of enforcement
AFS anticipates this method of enforcement will induce parents, espe­
cially those who are self employed and dependent on a good credit rating,
to pay their debt and avoid referral.
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SUMMER-DANGEROUS MONTHS
FOR TEENAGERS
by Margaret Hill
Batman and his fight against crime
may be the latest fad to sweep Amer­
ica - The Batman logo suddenly
seen everywhere - but summer is
also a time of increased drug
use,increased teenage drinking, and
far more frequent reckless behavior.
Parents tend to give their teen­
agers more freedom once school is
out. So it is a good time to point out
the sobering fact that in the past 30
years, adolescents have been the only
population in America who have not
experienced improvement in their
health status.
Medical sources estimate that 77
percent of adolescent deaths are caused
by accidents and violence, frequently
drug and alcohol related. From 1950
to 1980, both suicides and murders in
the United States increased among
teenagers four times over.
What can parents do to help en­
sure the safety of their teenage chil­
dren? The expected advice would be
such things as vigilantly policing
curfew times, making sure you know
what your kids are up to, being par­
ticularly alert for signs of drinking or
dabbling with drugs, and generally
becoming more sensitive to their
safety.
However, I ” m about to take a bit
of an unusual approach here. Why
don’t you use the summer to learn
more about your children’s often
frustrating and confusing behavior?
Why not begin a campaign in the
home to generally increase honest
and frank communication with your
teenagers?
For help on both fronts, there is a
new book in book stores. Scientol­
ogy: The Fundamentals of Thought
is by L. Ron Hubbard, now one of the
most acclaimed and widely read au­
thors of all time. It details many new
discoveries about the natural laws of
communication and about the anat­
omy of problems.
The book can be used as a spring­
board for many family discussions
about getting the most out of life.
And it is a very workable and proven
effective manual for improving life
in a troubled world.
There are answers to many of the
problems troubling adolescents to­
day. But many parents don’t even
know the right questions to ask.
You will never scold your chil­
dren into improving and behaving
sensibly away from home. So why
try? Why not take a new approach
this summer?
PACKWOOD DISAPPOINTED
WITH HIGH COURT DECISION ON
WEBSTER; VOWS TO FIGHT IT
Portland, Oregon-Oregon Sena­
tor Bob Packwood expressed disap­
pointment over the decision reached
today by the U.S. Supreme Court on
Webster v. Reproductive Health Serv­
ices, a case involving a challenge to
a state abortion law which severely
limits a woman’s’s access to abor­
tion .
After hearing of the Court’s deci­
sion in Webster today, Packwood
stated, “ Anti-choice leaders are preen­
ing about like the British generals
after the battles of Brandywine and
Brooklyn Heights. Their confidence
is premature and misplaced. We will
see them at Yorktown.
“ The Court’s decision in Web­
ster is clearly an erosion of the pres­
ent right to choice,” said Packwood.
“ We have lost a battle, but we will
win the war.”
By a five to four majority, the
Court upheld a Missouri statute which
prohibits the use of public funds, em ­
ployees or facilities for the perform­
ance of abortions not necessary to
save the life of the pregnant woman.
The Court did not explicitly overturn
Roe v. Wade, the 1973 case guaran­
teeing the right to abortion. How­
ever, Justice Antonin Scalia Wrote a
concurring opinion, adding that he
believes the majority should have
overturned Roe. Justices Rehnquist,
White and Kennedy joined in a plu­
rality opinion which was highly criti­
cal of Roe’s “ rigid trimester analy­
sis” of when fetal viability, and thus
the state’s interest in protecting human
life, begins. The Supreme Court has
agreed to review several more abor­
tion cases in its fall term.
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BLACK ROSE
Special Engagement
Billy Larkin & Co.
Fri - Sat
July 14th & July 15th
Appropriate Dress
No Cover
838 N. Killingsworth
286-9101
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