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► • •> < < tre I : ocra * l i ' * 1-’ * / i- St * - • -*<»'• VOLUME XIX NUMBER 39 LARUE SURDON, STAR WIDE RECEIVER Commissioner Dick Bogles Forum Featured speaker at Commissioner D ic k B o g le ’ s Forum Luncheon on Tuesday, O ctober 10 at the C oliseum Red L io n w ill be R on H e rn d o n , d i - rector o f c h ild developm ent fo r the A lb in a M in is te ria l A llia n c e and co- drug and gang related a ctivitie s, and social needs. Support fo r a House o f U m oja in Portland, another p o in t in the rescue plan, was unanim ously approved by the Portland C ity C o u n cil on Sept. 27. c h a ir o f the B la ck U nited F ro n t Herndon w ill describe how cur H erndon’ s to p ic is, ‘ ‘ R ecapturing N eighborhoods T hrough Targeted rent e ffo rts f i t in to the o ve ra ll plan, w hat steps are needed next, and what E ffo rts : A Rescue P lan.” The community-based plan, which m ust be done to achieve complete targets a large area o f N ortheast success. B ogle has hosted the C om m is Portland fo r intensive re h a b ilita tio n sioner’ s Forum since taking o ffic e in e ffo rts by private and p u b lic agen cies, has gained m om entum in recent January, 1984, co n tin u in g a tradition weeks. The c ity ’ s Bureau o f B u ild in g s, under C om m issioner Bogle, has sur veyed the firs t section o f the targeted area fo r housing and nuisance code vio la tio n s. Outreach w orkers fro m the Y o u th Gangs Task Force are going d o o r to door in the same 250-hom e area, bounded by M a rtin L u th e r K in g Jr. B lv d and 15th A v e ., w est and east, and A in s w o rth and Jarrett Sts., north and south. T h e ir survey focuses on started by former Commissioner Char les Jordan du rin g his tenure at C ity H a ll. The luncheons serve as a sound ing board fo r A frica n -A m e rica n is sues and concerns, as w e ll as an in form ation pip eline between C ity hall and the B la ck com m unity. Persons w ishing to make reserva tions should ca ll C om m issioner B o g le ’ s o ffic e , 248-4682, by F r i d a y, O c to b e r 6. C ost o f luncheon is $8.50. DEAN APPOINTS ASSISTANT FOR MINORITY PROGRAMS by U llysses T u cke r Jr. F or m any high school fo o tb a ll players around the U nited States, the dream o f p la yin g on N ational te le v i sion o r fo r a top tw e n ty pow er is alm ost an obsession. LaRue B urdon, star w ide re ce iv e r-k ic k return specialist is no e x ception to the rule w hen i t comes to dreams about the Rose B o w l, Na tio n a l title s , o r p la yin g in fro n t o f 80,000+ scream ing fans and alum ni. Yes, the dream is a liv e b u t the re a lity o f i t a ll happening o r n o t happening keeps h im focused on other options, lik e a degree and the fu ll experience o f college life . “ Play in g college fo o tb a ll w ould be a lo t o f fu n ,” he said.” B u t the bottom lin e is a college degree be cause I w a n t to be prepared fo r real life . I w o u ld lik e to be a psychologist one day. I ’ m not sure where I ’ ll end up at but believe me, i t ’ l l be close to home. M y m om (M ae F ra n k lin ) and fa m ily are real close.” So far, Burdon has had contact fro m Oregon State, Idaho, L e w is & C la rk, and Penn to name a few . A ca d e m ica lly, Burdon is ca rryin g a 2.4 G P A as a senior and has a strong desire to learn. “ T here’ s no doubt in m y m ind that he has the a b ility to perform as a student in co lle g e ,” said Jean Kirsh,academ ic advisor to Burdon and counselor at Jefferson H igh S chool.” H e ’ s a good person and he has a very p o sitive a ttitu d e .” A t 5' 10", 145 lbs, Burdon has shown flashes o f the s k ills college re cruiters lo o k fo r and the potential Jefferson coaches say he has. A g a in st R oosevelt last F rid a y, Burdon and the Democrats ran w ild w ith a 33-0 v ic to ry . It was Jeffer son’ s (1 -3 ) firs t v ic to ry o f the season. Burdon scored three times. He re turned a k ic k - o ff 74 yards, ran 17 yards fo r another score and caught a touchdow n pass fro m 24 yards o u t “ W e have m ore talent than o u r record indicates” , said Burdon.” W e act lik e seniors but we d o n ’ t show it in to m s o f leadership. The three losses have been tough on us b u t I re a lly be lie ve that we can make a good run be fore the season is over. O u r team is starting to get closer.” According jo (Head Coach) M ark P indcr, Burdon is a co m p e titive and in te llig e n t athlete. He can o n ly sm ile ir, d is b e lie f at some o f the fakes and moves he puts on opposing players. “ LaR ue has a great deal o f natu ra l a b ility ” , said Pinder. “ He has good w o rk habits and he thinks. I d o n ’ t th in k that he hits the total pack age yet, b u t that w ill corns w ith tim e and m a tu rity. I th in k LaRue w ill he successful both as a student and ath lete. A ll he has to do is keep w o rk in g ha rd .” “ M y brother has always had a p o sitive e ffe ct on m e” , he said. “ He taught me how to be tough and the values o fa c o lle g e education. I re a lly lo o k up to him . every k id should have a brother like J. I . ” I a R u e is the youngest o f fiv e children. respond to the concerns o f m in o rity students in general and to strengthen the o ve ra llca m p u sclim a te . We w ant to develop programs and to support student organizations that w ill help make this campus a place where people o f a ll backgrounds w ill feel welcom e and can be successful.” Family of theWeek times. "W e as A frica n -A m e rica n s m ust kn o w w ho we arc and were we come fro m , i f we are to kn o w where we're headed." stated G ary. "It's c ru c ia l" chim ed his w ife G loria. The Ladds, w e ll aware o f w ho they arc, have been blessed w ith six lo ve ly ch ild re n , three o f w hich has com pleted high shcool and w o rk in the fa m ily 288-0033 503)288-0015 • . , . • • . o f their com m itm ent to the Northeast C om m unity. W e also take this opportunity to extend our thanks to o u r s ta ff, fo r m e r em ployees, fa m ily , frie n d s , and the c o m m u n ity -a t -large. It has been g ra tifyin g to have had this type o f response, and we w ill continue to conduct our operations in a manner deserving o f such widespread su p p o rt & -if* "JP; r X ? each year." Issued fro m the Oregon A rts Com m ission's contingency fund, the award is the largest p u b lic art grant the organization has ever given outside the 1 Percent fo r A rt program i t administers. "The com m ission recognized this was a sig n ifica n t project in a p ublic place and wanted to take a leadership role in m aking a fin a n cial com m itm ent," said L e slie T u o m i, O A C acting director. "W e hope others w ill fo llo w our lead." The Oregon C onvention Center p ublic art colle ctio n , w hich includes com m issioned w orks by Northwest artists, is financed by $475,000 from the center's 1 Percent fo r A rt fund and tw o N ational Endowm ent fo r the A rts grants to ta llin g $95,000. C onstruction and operation o f tahe Oregon C onvention Center, scheduled to open in September 19*0. is managed by M etro McDonald's Black History Makers Of Tomorrow Begins Search For 10 Outstanding Students "O u r future depends on the young people o f today " said Ed Rensi, president, M cD o n a ld ’s U .S .A . "W e hope to encourage our "M c D o n a ld 's B lack H isto ry Makears o f T o m m o rro w ' to continue to strive fo r greater heights by recognizing taheir potential now ." Top students from each c ity w ill participate in an essay contest as parat o f tahe national com petaition to be named one o f 10 "M cD o n a ld 's B la ck H istory Makers o f To m o rro w ." The essays w ill focus on how Iblack history w ill be made in the future and the role the students w ill p lay in its d e ve lop m e n t A s part o f th e ir recognition, the 10 national winners w ill be featured in M cD onald's advertising during B lack H isto ry M onth. A d d itio n a lly , the h ig h lig h t o f the com petition w ill be a lo n e -o f-a-kin d Leadership Conference featuring m any o f the countary's m ost distiguished black leaders in business, education, p o litic s and com m unications. The conference, scheduled lo r next summer at M cD onald's Ham burger U n ive rsity in Oak B rook, Illin o is , w ill baring together tlhese future leaders w ith leaders o f today. "M cD onal's Black History Makers o f Tom orrow" is supported by McDonald's restaurants in: A tlanta, B lo o m fie ld (N J), B u ffa lo , C incinnati, Cleveland, Dallas, D e tro it, G raeenville (S.C .), Houston, Indianapolis, Los Angeles, M em phis, M ia m i, M ilw a u ke e , M ontgom ery, N ew Orleans, New Y o rk C ity . N o rfo lk (V A , Philadelphia, R aleigh, Richm ond and Toledo. For more inform ation, w rite loi: McDonald's Black Htstory Makers o f Tom orrow. c/o B u rre ll Public R elations, 20 N orth M ich ig a n A ve ., Chicago, II 60602 Week.” and operated by independent entrepraeneurs. • • l' W e w ish to thank the s ta ff and students o f P o rtla n d C o m m u n ity C ollege, Cascade C am pus (C o m p u te r F ie ld Services T echnology P ro g ra m ) fo r their invaluable assistance in an emergency situation. In p a rtticu la r we w ish to thank D r. Doug Sorenson and M r . James P lu n ke tt for this demonstration business. The P o rtla n d O b s e rv e r salutes the Ladd fa m ily as o u r "Fam ily o f the »• ' - » "■i" « • • *- ~ »• 5.»^ > . ». » » » ' - ’X/ •* A Special Thanks M cD onald's is the w orld's leading q u ick service food organization, serving 22 m illio n people each day in more than 10,700 restaurants in 51 countries. Seventy -fiv e pereen t o f M cD onald's restaurant businesses are lo c a lly ow ned $ ■ ’ * .* '• 'Portland Observer1 remains Dr. ers. H isto ry M o n th in February, when the winners w ill be named. H ig h school where G ary starred on the high school basketball team, leading the state in scoring his ju n io r and senior years. A fte r accepting a basketball scholarship to Seattle U n ive rsity, Ladd and his "h ig h school sweetheart" moved to Seattle to begin their new life . M a rrie d fo r 22 years, the Ladds believe that trust, fa ith and a strong sp iritual sense o f w ho they are has kept them together through good and bad PORTLAND OBSERVER "THE EYES AND EARS OF THE COMMUNITY" ’» .V * ' Oak B ro o k, IL — F o r the th ird consecutive year, M cD onald's is seeking 10 outstanding high school ju n io rs to be named "M c D o n a ld s B lack H isto ry M akers o f T o m o rro w ." The ten students w ill be selected based on their scholarship, leadership, character and potential to become black history makers in the future. M cD onal's restaurants in more than 20 cities are sponsoring the com petitaions as part o f the com panyu s celebration o f B lack added Ladd. Both G ary and G lo ria grew up in N ortheast Portland and attended Jefferson PORTLAND OBSERVER ’’THE EYES AND EARS OF THE COMMUNITY” FAX # O ffic e . She also has had extensive e xp e ri ence as a M o d e l C ities adm inistrator, a teacher and school adm inistrator. Besides the doctorate. Green holds degrees fro m the U n iv e rs ity o f M a ry “ D r. Green’ s appointm ent,” H o lla n d said, “ reflects a high level o f com m itm ent by the u n ive rsity to •-* > .,‘v <???•-- ?<*- :. r : .. t ;• t- The confusion has arisen out of a failure of the African American Corporation to consummate the transaction in a manner consis tent with our intentions. Our sin cere apologies to ’Portland Ob server1 readers for this inconven ience. We emphasize our com mitment to continue providing A. Lee Henderson quality service to the community, The owner and publisher of the °u r readership, and our advertis- Oregon Arts Commission Funds Convention Center Art Project by J im i Johnson N ative Portlanders G ary and G lo ria Ladd o f Seattle, W ashington believe that a strong fa m ily neucleus is the key to survival fo r the A frica n -A m e rica n C o m m u n ity as we approach the 21st century. "W e must have strong male and fem ale ro le models to influence our young people in a positive w a y" stated G lo ria Ladd, an elem entary school teacher fo r 15 years. H er husband G ary, a beautician/businessman and ow ner o f tw o hair salons in Seattle agreed w holeheartedly w ith the need fo r more A frica n -A m e rica n role m odels p a rtic u la rly in the econom ic arena. "W e need to create an econom ic base w ith w hich to b u ild upon in order fo r our com m unities to become se lf su fficie n t," (Samuel B urdon) and his brother J.J. B urdon, w ho starred at Lakeridge H igh School and the U n iv e rs ity o f Oregon before being w aived b y the C leveland B row ns because o f a knee in ju ry . cause opposing coaches refused to let Burdon get loose. “ The first game was pretty nice” he said.” A fte r that people started keying on me a little more. M y strength could be better. I need to gain a few m ore.” Green, w ho earned a doctorate in education from W ashington stare U n iv e rs ity , has been w ith the Oregon Department o f Human Resources since 1982. She m ost recently was a spe c ia l assistant to the ad m in istra tor in the A d u lt and F a m ily Services D iv i sion. She also had served as an assis tant ad m in istra tor and assistant d i rector in the a dm inistrative Services land, Eastern Shore, and from W est Last week's 'Portland Observer* A. Lee Henderson, founder, not announced a "changing of the the African-American Corporation', guard" for Oregon's oldest Black The'Portland Observer'is located xiblication; This announcement in temporary quarters at present was premature and misleading, but will move to a permanent loca- tion within one week. The tele- phone number remains the same (288-0033) as does our Fax num ber, (288-0015). ern Oregon State C ollege. A cco rd in g to H olland, Green w ill strengthen Portland State U niversity’ s programs, assisting m in o rity students to gain access to higher education The Oregon A rts Com m ission (O A C ) has awarded the M e tropolitan Service and achieve success once enrolled. D is tric t a grant to pay fo r p u b lic art project at the Oregon C onvention T h is involves outreach effo rts w o rk Center, M etro E xecutive O ffic e r Rena Cusma has announced. ing d ire ctly w ith students in high and The $10,000 grant funds a com m issioned painting by Portland artist T om m iddle schools to help them prepare Fawkes. The 5’X 12" a crylic p ainting, w hich depicts an early m orning view fo r college, and program s p ro vid in g o f the W ashington Park Rose Garden, w ill hang in the center's V IP Lounge. academic support fo r m in o rity stu "T h is generous grant fun is an im portant addition to the p u b lic art co lle ctio n dents once they are on campus to at tahe convention center," Cusma said. "The Fawkes pa inting is one o f 10 help them succeed academ ically. diverse pieces that w ill re fle ct the sp irit o f Oregon to thousands o f visitors In a d d ition to fo o tb a ll, Burdon has been m aking some waves around the state o f Oregon as a m em ber o f the schools track team. La st year, an inexperienced B urdon, under the dire ctio n o f fo rm e r U n iv e rs ity o f P o rtla n d b a s k e tb a ll s ta r M i l t Adams .placed fourth in the A A A high ju m p (6 *5 "). He also placed second in the 330 interm ediate hurdles. N ot bad fo r someone s till developing the “ total package.” He also has a 40 inch vertical ju m p and trip le jum ps. In the season opener against W hen questioned about his he- C leveland H ig h , Burdon scored on a roes, Burdon m entioned his dad 77 yard K ic k - o ff return, a 30 yard pass reception, and ran fo r a 75 yard score in a 39-33 loss. Jefferson’ s sputtered in consecutive defeats to Benson (10-7) and L in c o ln (9-0) be The Dean o f Student A ffa irs at P ortland State U n iv e rs ity , M o r r is K. H o lla n d , P h.D ., has announced the appointm ent o f B re n d a J.G re e n , EdJD. as Assistant to the Dean. Green w ill coordinate organizational devel opment, planning and evaluation, and w ill assist the u n ive rsity in designing program s to help m in o rity students attend and succeed at Portland Stale. Business As Usual ' .......Z.'! ■ ’S > -• I