Page 3 Portland Observer AUGUST 17,1989
News Around Town
GOLDSCHMIDT
SIGNS BILL
ESTABLISHING
ESB ACCOUNT
Gov. Neil Goldschmidt has signed
into law SB 1189, establishing an
Emerging Small Business (ESB) Ac­
count to assist emerging small busi­
nesses in overcoming barriers to par­
ticipation in state public improve­
ment projects.
Earlier this year, in the Richmond
v. Croson case, the U.S. Supreme
Court ruled that set-asides for minor­
ity- and women-owned businesses
(MBE/WBE), as previously estab­
lished by state and local governments,
were unconstitutional. As a result,the
1989 Legislature took several steps
to change business assistance pro­
grams for minority-and women-owned
businesses to target them more broadly
at emerging businesses”
Senate Bill 1189 establishes a pilot
program in the Department of Trans­
portation to expand opportunities and
promote participation of ESBs in high­
way construction. The bill provides
for a 1 percent surcharge on Depart­
ment of Transportation highway
construction projects to provide as­
sistance to certified small contract­
ing companies. The amount to be de­
posited in 1989-91 is estimated at
$2.2 million.
The bill requires that the Trans­
portation Department appoint a
committee to recommend a plan to
assist ESBs, and to report back to the
1991 Legislature on the success of
the program.
The Emerging Small Business
concept was developed after the U.S.
Supreme C o u rt’s decision on
Richmond v. Croson. A Governor’s
Committee on Minority Business
Enterprise was formed in Oregon
January, 1989 and worked diligently
to structure a program that would
achieve similar goals without fore­
closing opportunities to others.
The Governor signed HB 3001,
which conforms the state’s defini­
tions of women and minority busi­
ness enterprises to the federal defini­
tion; creates and defines the ‘‘emerg­
ing small business” category, and
makes them preference borrowers
from the Oregon Business Develop­
ment Fund.
U.S. BANK OPENS TELLER
TRAINING PROGRAM
By Ruth E. James
The Martin Luther King branch of U.S. Bank, held an open house in
celebration of several new programs they arc offering to the community.
U.S. Bank President Kevin Kelly expressed his thanks to the community
and spoke briefly about the new programs. Oliver Smith, Assistant to the
Mayor was also a scheduled speaker and Portland Public School’s Superin­
Josiah Nunn, board chairperson,
tendent, Mathew Prophet, commended U.S. Bank’s efforts and commit­
and Rosemary Anderson, executive
ment to the community.
director of the Portland OIC here,
The Martin Luther King Branch of U.S. Bank has been remodeled and
have been selected to attend the inau­
security has been upgraded but the main focus for the open house was to gural session of an advanced Leader­
introduce the new Teller/Customer Service Training Program, the new
ship Development Program August
Community Room and to reintroduce the Special Opportunity Loan Pro­
17-20, in Houston Texas.
gram.
The session is the first of six to be
The Teller Training School, has graduated six students, so far. The month conducted over a three-year period
long training program was introduced to U.S. Bank by Tenora Grisby, U.S. with a curriculum designed specifi­
Bank Vice President, through a magazine article about a similar program in cally for affiliate board chairpersons
New York.
and executive directors of the Op­
Six more students have already been selected to start the next training portunities Industrialization Centers
session which will begin in September. The program has been extended to of America (OIC/A), Inc.
10 weeks of after school training. This program is targeted towards,
It is being funded with a $ 150,000
* ‘Students who are not particularly college bound ’ ’, said Ruby R. Haughton^
grand from the Chevon Corporation.
U.S. Bank Public Affairs Division and writer of the program. Ms. Houghton
Anderson said the program is an
said the focus will primarily be on the, “ middle student” .
outgrowth of OIC/A’s five-year de­
The goal o f the program is to recruit and train high school students for
velopment plan which was estab­
Teller and Customer Service positions in the bank. The majority of the
lished several years ago. Its purpose
students recruited will be high school Juniors and Seniors, especially is to assist local affiliate leadership
students attending North and Northeast such as Jefferson, Grant, and to better serve their communities
Roosevelt. Each student upon completion o f the program is gauranteed full through improved m;inagcment skills,
time employment with U.S. Bank.
strategic planning and to better utili-
Katrina Hames a graduate of Grant f¿igh School is one o f six who zalion of staff and volunteer serv-
completed the pilot program. She learned of the program through her íces.
school s Career Placement Coordinator. “ This program was very educa­
The first OIC/A training center
tional, I learned about myself and how to deal with the public” said Katrina. was established in Philadelphia, PA
The most difficult part for me was all of the reading,” explained Lissa 25 years ago in an abandoned jail­
Bella, another graduate o f the program. Lissa plans to work for a year or house by Founder and Chairman, Rev.
more before attending college to study business.
Dr. Leon H. Sullivan. Today, there
Both Lissa and Katrina agreed that the program is a ‘ ‘good stepping stone are 70 centers in 32 states and the
for young people in the community” . To help the students succeed in the District of Columbia providing a
program each student is given a mentor. The mentor is there to offer support variety of services to an aggregate of
. a n d answer questions during the training period and after they have been more than 50,000 trainees annually.
placed on a job. The new community room is where the teller training school
The Portland OIC affiliate was es­
will take place. The community room was also showcased during the tablished in May, 1967.Sincethen.it
ceremony. The new room was added to give various community groups a has trained 16,000 students in job
place to hold meetings, free o f charge, during normal banking hours. The skills ranging from prevocational to
room will possibly be open to several other uses depending upon the vocation.
community’s needs.
Josiah Nunn has served as board
Another program reintroduced during the open house was the Special chairperson since May, 1979. Rose­
Opportunity Loan Program. This program is designed to make more mary Anderson assumed duties as
available, personal and commercial loans to applicants with special credit executive director in June, 1980. She
needs.
has been affiliated with OIC/A for
This loan program is targeted towards minorities, the elderly as well as
more than 20 years.
the educationally or economically disadvantaged. Some non-profit groups
In addition to Chevron, other
will be able to take advantage of the loan program also. These loans can be companies who support OIC/A lo­
used to make repairs on homes, pay tuition for job training programs at cally and nationally are Coors, Gen­
community college, or to open a new business.
eral Motors, Pfizer, the Haas Foun­
Anyone interested in finding out more about the programs and use of the
dation, IBM, Pepsi Cola, A&P,
community room, can go into the newly remodeled Martin Luther King Jr.
Campbell Soup Foundation, Metro­
Branch of U.S.Bank at 5500 N.E. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. For
politan Life, /\T&T, GE, Sun Com­
scheduling use of the community room you can call 283-35761.
pany and many others.
MANAGING THE CONTRACT
“ Managing The Contract” will be offered on Thursday, August 31 from
6:30-9:30pm, at the Oregon Association for Minority Entrepreneurs. The
Center is located at 847 NE 19th, Suite 245 in Portland.
In this seminar, you will learn the essentials of managing the paper, people
and production once you get the contract.
This seminar is co-sponsored by the PCC Small Business Development
Center, the Oregon Association for Minority Entrepreneurs and the Small
Business Administration.
The cost of the seminar is $15. To register and for more information, please
Gov. Neil Goldschmidt announced contact the Small Business Development Center, 273-2828.
today the appointments, effective upon
Senate confirmation, of Sharon R.
Little and Jeana Wolley to the State
Board of Education.
Get out of the business jungle and take a safari to the Washington Park
Little, 47, of Lebanon, was presi­
Zoo
on Tuesday, August 22, from 5:30 to 8:00 p.m. to explore Business
dent of the 1600-mcmbcr Oregon
After
Hours and discover new business opportunities. Admission to the Zoo
League of Women Voters form 1987-
is
free
with your After Hours ticket.
89, and vice president from 1985-87.
The
August After Hours program is co-sponsored by the Metro Washing­
She is a former high school English
ton
Park
Zoo and Days Inn at the Airport. More than 400 people are expected
teacher, and was named Lebanon
to
attend
the unique summer trade show. Forty businesses will have booths
Woman of the Year in 1989. She has
set
up
in
Elephant Plaza and the new meeting rooms at the Africa Plains
served on the State Advisory Coun­
facilities.
cil for Handicapped Children, the
Business After Hours is a bi-monthly trade event sponsored by the
Oregon School Boards Association
Portland
Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce and hosted by different
Legislative Committee, and as chair
businesses
in the Portland Metropolitan area.
of the Lebanon Board of Education.
After Hours tickets are $5 in advance or $7 at the door. For pre­
She attended the University of Michi­
gan, where she received both a bache­ registration or further information, contact the Special Events Department
lor of arts degree in English and a of the Portland Chamber, 228-9411.
GOLDSCHMIDT
NAMES TWO TO
STATE BOARD
OF EDUCATION
“A BUSINESS SAFARI”
master of arts degree in education.
Little, who will serve until June 30,
1993, replaces Thelma Elliott.whose
term expired.
Wolley, 37, of Portland, is direc­
tor of operations and administration
at Pacific Development Inc. She is a
member of the Oregon Association
for Minority Entrepreneurs advisory
board, the Black Leadership Confer­
ence, and the N/NE Portland Coali­
tion of Neighborhoods Jobs Com­
mittee. She was involved with the
community coalition for school inte­
gration effort in Portland in 1977-79.
She attended Portland Stale Univer­
sity, where she studied urban studies
and political science. Wolley, who
will serve until June 30, 1992, re­
places Clifford Freeman, whose term
expired.
The State Board of Education sets
educational policies and standards
for the state’s public schools and
community colleges.
NUNN/ANDER­
SON SELECTED
TO ATTEND
LEADERSHIP
SESSION
Persons interested in more infor­
mation about the training and serv­
ices provided by the Portland OIC
should contact Ms. Anderson at 287-
1271. The Portland center is located
at 4215 North Williams Avenue in
Portland Oregon.
HOME
SECURITY
BROCHURE
AVAILABLE TO
OREGONIANS
“ You Don’t Want Strangers Point­
ing Out Your Home Security Flaws”
is a new home security brochure
available to Oregonians who want to
team the basics of Crime Prevention
through Environm ental Design
(CPTED) and obtain valuable infor­
mation on security hardware.
The brochure was a joint commu­
nity service project of the Portland
Police Bureau, Portland General
Electric (PGE), the Oregon insur­
ance companies through Western In­
surance Information Service (WHS),
and the Crime Prevention Associa­
tion of Oregon (SPAD).
“ This brochure is a great starting
guide for any homeowner who wants
to make their home less attractive to
burglars,” says Joseph Midgett, bro­
chure author and Portland Police
Bureau crime prevention specialist
Midgett says the ‘ ‘ No Strangers! ”
brochure also publicizes toll-free
phone numbers for additional con­
sumer help.
“ It also compliments the award­
winning video, ‘You Make the Dif­
ference: Preventing Home Burglary’
produced in 1988 by WIIS and the
Portland Police Bureau,” he says,
adding, “ Loaner copies of the video
arc available at most libraries and
law enforcement agencies through­
out Oregon.”
For more information, contact
Midgett at the P ortland police B u­
reau: 796-3126.
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ASTHMA
FOUND TO BE
MUCH DEAD­
LIER THAN
PREVIOUSLY
BELIEVED
Asthma, which afflicts more than
8.6 million Americans, has long been
known as a seriously debilitating
disease, but hardly a life threatening
one. Now , however, a new study
indicates asthma may be the primary
cause of death much more often than
previously suspected.
Asthma is an adversary that chal­
lenges medical professionals and
patients alike. Despite improvement
in knowledge about asthma and its
treatment, the asthma death rate in
the United States increased 33 per­
cent between 1979 and 1986.
In her remarks at the American
Lung Association of Oregon’s An­
nual Meeting, July 14, 1989 in Ti­
gard, A. Sonia Buist, M.D., said that
while this trend “ is alarming, we
must keep it in context” . Dr. Buist is
head of the Pulmonary and Critical
Care Division at Oregon Health Sci­
ence University (OHSU), a member
of the Oregon Thoracic Society (the
medical arm of the American Lung
Association of Oregon) and Presi­
dent-Elect of the American Thoracic
Society.
“ The recorded prevalence of
asthma is increasing but it is not
certain whether the rates are truly
climbing or if reporting is simply
more accurate,” she continues.
According to Dr. Buist, office visits
and hospital admission due to asthma
appear to be increasing with the
average hospital stay calculated at
4.8 days.
The cost of asthma is staggering
Asthma medications alone is 3.6
billion a year in the United States.
And “ the human suffering is
enormous” and impossible to calcu­
late, Dr.Buist said. Perhaps one of
the most serious aspects of the dis­
ease is that it is a leading chronic
disease in children under 18, causing
more hospitalizations than any other.
O f nearly 9.6 million asthmatics in
the U.S., one-third are children;
100,000 of these are in Oregon.
In direct response to the challenge
posed by asthma, the American Lung
Association board of directors has
designated the disease its number
one priority beginning July 1990
through June 1992. Locally, the
American Lung Association of Ore­
gon will work with a newly formed
Asthma Committee to promote man­
agement and control among the pa­
tients. As a step towards attaining
their goals,the committee will de­
sign work shops about asthma man­
agement for school personnel.
Other programs are offered by
Lung Association as well, including
the Asthmagram newsletter, Parents
of Asthmatic Children support groups
around the state and Camp Christ­
mas Seal for asthmatic children from
8-13 years old.
Dr. Buist believes that through
education of patients, professionals
and the public. Lung Associations
can have an enormous impact on the
rate of deaths and suffering due to
asthma. Although the numbers are
disturbing, Dr. Buist retains her opti­
mism that the American Lung Asso­
ciation’s ambitious program will result
in a change for the better.
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GOLDSCHMIDT
SIGNS BILLS
Gov. Neil Goldschnidt signed into
law a package of legislation passed
by the 1989 legislature aimed at drug
and alcohol abuse. The bills increase
the fines for possession of marijuana,
ban the sale of drug paraphernalia in
Oregon, permit police officers to wear
body wires without a court order in
drug cases, and require schools to
implementplans for alcohol and drug
abuse prevention.
House bill 2479 increases the fine
for possession of marijuana to a
minimum of $500 and maximum of
$1000. Under the new law, juveniles
charged with marijuana possession
will be sent to a mandatory treatment
program. Adults will be given the
option of a diversion/treatment pro­
gram instead of a fine. The treatment
programs, court costs, and indigent
defense costs for juveniles will be
funded out of the fines, so that the
program is self-supporting.
Senate Bill 846 makes it illegal to
sell drug paraphernalia in Oregon,
and specifically defines in the law all
equipment, products and materials
included in the ban. the measure would
allow the state, counties and cities to
bring a civil suit against any individ­
ual who sells, delivers, or possesses
with the intent to sell any item mar­
keted as drug paraphernalia. Under
the new law, fines paid as a result of
a civil penalty will be used for drug
abuse prevention and adolescent treat­
ment services.
House bill 2252 will allow police
officers to carry listening devices—
or ‘ ‘body wires” - i n drug cases with­
out a court order in felony drug cases
or a felony that endangers human
life. Often in drug transactions law
enforcement officials do not have
sufficient time to obtain a prior court
order.
Senate Bill 584 requires both school
districts and Oregon public colleges
and universities to implement drug
and alcohol abuse prevention pro­
grams,and to developcurriculum for
students, parents, teachers, adminis­
trators and school board members.
The bills are part of a package of
legislation passed by the 1989 Legis-
lature to combat drug and alcohol
abuse. The Governor has already
signed bills making it illegal to sell
or give tobacco to juveniles, permit­
ting wiretaps in drug cases after re­
ceiving court approval, adopting a
statewide drug house law, allowing
police to seize the cash and assets of
drug criminals, and increasing the
penalty for selling drugs near schools
to a Class A felony.
Portland Community College is
offering short-term,intensive skill­
building classes in culinary arts this
fall at Sylvania Campus, 1200 S.W.
49th Ave.
The classes, designed for food serv­
ice employees who want to increase
their skills, will be offered days and
evenings for two to five weeks per
course.
Topics include stocks and
soups.poultry .meat,fish,and shellfish,
gourmet baking and basic culinary
skill development.
The classes provide from two to
seven college credits.
Tuition is $23.50 per credit.
Further information is availblc from
the PCC Hospitality Department, 244-
6111, ext. 4217.
288-0600
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