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Portland Observer DECEMBER 13,1989 Page 3
Christmas For Job
Corp Youth
The Coalition o f Black Men is
spearheading a community effort to host
Job Corp youth this Christmas season.
An estimated fifteen (15), 16 to 21 year
old African-American young men from the
Timberlake Job Corp Center will be spending
their Christmas at the center in Ripplebrook.
Oregon, if host families are not found in the
Portland area.
Families may host one, or more youth
on Christmas Day, or both Christmas Eve
and Christmas Day.
Youth will be picked up and returned to
the Job Corp’s bus at a location in North, or
Northeast Portland.
SCHEDULE:
Christmas Eve - Picked-up: 12:00 Noon,
Sun., Dec. 24th. Return: 8:00 p.m., Mon.,
Dec. 25th. Youth stay overnight.
Christmas Day - Pick-up: 12:00 Noon,
Mon., Dec. 25th. Return: 8:00 p.m., Mon.,
Dec. 25th.
These young men have no family, friends,
or contacts in the immediate area. Their
homes are in, or near cities like Detroit;
Chicago; Milwaukee, and Gary, Indiana.
The cost and time make a visit home
prohibitive.
LETS NOT LET THEM DOWN!!!
All interested Coalition o f Black men
members, and other concerned African-
American families should contact: Ron
Dickson at 630-4291, between 1:00 p.m.
and 10:00 p.m., weekdays.
Volunteers Needed
Resolve to make a difference! Just one
(1) to four (4) hours volunteering each
month for Project Linkage will ensure that
needy Northeast Portland seniors will have
safer and happier lives. Call Project Linkage,
a division o f Metropolitan Family Service,
at 249-8215.
Bake Sale Sponsored
by OACW
Homemade Pies, Cakes, Rolls, Cookies
and other delicious pastries will be featured
at the Bake Sale of the Oregon Association
of Colored W om en’s Clubs, Friday, Dec.
15th from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. at the
U.S. Bank, Martin Luther King Branch -
(Killingswonh & MLK Blvd.). Mis. Margaret
Isaacs is Chairman of the Project which
supports the Club’s Community Service
Program. Mrs. Carrie L. Holliday is State
President.
YMCA Winter Vacation
Day Trips
The Westside Family YWCA is
providing fun and exciting Day Trips for
youth ages 6-12 years old during the W inter
Vacation, Dec. 20 through Dec. 29.
The trips will include: innertubing at
. Snow Bunny Lodge, OMSI, Miniture golf.
Ice Skating, special screening of a movie
and rollerskating, and more. Daily fees
include transportation, supervision and all
admission charges. The trips run from 9:00
a.m. and 5:00 p.m., with extended child
care available from 7:00 to 9:00 a.m. and
5:00 to 6:00 p.m. Pre-registration is
mandatory since space is limited for each
trip. The program fee is $20.00 for Y members
and $25.00 for non-members per trip per
child. Financial assistance is available through
the YMCA office. Contact the Westside
Family YMCA at 294-3345 in Beaverton or
635-1508 in Lake Oswego for registration
information.
Weight Reduction
Program Held at
Meridian Park
People who are more than 50 pounds
overweight may find help through a weight
reduction program at Meridian Park Hospital.
An introductory session is scheduled for
Thurs., Dec. 14, from 7:30-9 p.m., at the
hospital located at 19300 SW 65th Ave.,
Tualatin, immediately off the 1-5, 1-205
freeways.
The Optifast program is offered on an
outpatient basis through the hospital. The
program offers a two-pronged approach to
the treatment of obesity: initial rapid weight
loss and maintenance through self­
management. A physician referral is
necessary to enter the program.
For more information regarding the
introductory sessions, contact Meridian
Park’s Optifast office, 692-7411. Sessions
are also available at an eastside location,
Mt. Hood Medical Center, Gresham, and
Good Samaritan Hospital and Medical Center,
Portland.
Open Adoption &
Family Services Is
Holding An Adoption
Information meeting on Dec. 18, at
7:00 p.m. at the Crossroads Church of Christ,
2505 NE 102nd, Portland. Families inter­
ested in adoption should come to the m eet­
ing, or call open adoption & family services
is a non-profit, non-denominational adop­
tion agency. Nearly 200 babies have been
placed through the agency. Average wait­
ing period is less than one year for an infant.
Call Open Adoption & Family Serv­
ices, 233-9660, for more information.
Old Town Area Entered
Into National Register
of Historic Places.
The following property has been
officially entered into the National Register
of Historic Places.
Portland New Chinatown/Japantown
Histone District (1880-1943) Bounded by
West Burnside and NW Glisan Streets,
between NW Third and NW Fifth Avenue
(10 city blocks) in Portland, Multnomah
County, Oregon.
The property was nominated to the
National Register at the recommendation
of the State Advisory Committee on Historic
Preservation. Word of the recent action
taken in Washington, D.C., was received
by State Historic Preservation Officer David
G. Talbot.
The National Register is maintained by
the National Park Service, U.S. Dept. of the
Interior, under authority of the National
Historic Preservation Act of 1966.
The Register is the official list of the
nation’s cultural resources worthy of
preservation. The list contains districts,
sites, archaeological sites, buildings,
structures and objects of national, state and
local significance.
Vigil for Peace in the
Middle East
A peace vigil to support the tens of
thousands Israelis and Palestinians who are
pressing for peaceful negotiations in the
Middle East will be held Sat., Dec. 9th,
from 12:00 Noon to 1:00 p.m. at Pioneer
Courthouse Square in Downtown Portland.
From 1:00 to 1:30 several Portland area
residents who have recently returned from
the Middle East will address the group.
After 41 years of conflict, there is a
need to protest the violence and killing on
all sides, to encourage the U .S. government
to support and promote a peace conference
to end the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and
encourage freedom for all people. All We
Are Asking . . . Is Give Peace A Chance!
New Technology to Aid
Local Senior Citizens
There are nearly 368,000 individuals
age 55 or over living in the local area. A
new and customized computer program
will be the focus of an informational session,
hosted in part, by United Way of the
Columbia-W illamette on Dec. 14, at 9:00
a.m.
United Way Community Organization
and Planning leaders will join with
representatives from the local area agencies
on aging, along with the Oregon Division of
Senior Services to explain the program to
senior services providers at the offices of
United Way located at 718 West Burnside.
According to Michael Schultz, project
liaison, the model will be an excellent
resource for service providers. According
to Schultz, United Way hopes that this new
computer program is used as a tool to help
facilitate coordination between local and
slate planning agencies in the areas of data
collection, information sharing and trend
analysis. This type of coordination could
greatly enhance planning decisions for senior
services programs.
The session is by reservation only,
however, the media is invited to attend at
anytime during the day.
Make Your Mark!
The State of Oregon Department of
Human Resources Volunteer Program is
sponsoring an Adopt-A-Family /Senior
program this holiday season.
Sponsors are being sought to adopt
Multnomah County families and individual
senior citizens for Christmas. Sponsors
normally provide a ‘complete Christmas’
for adopted households.
Households have been screened for
exceptional need and are nominated for
adoption by social service agencies around
Multnomah County. The number of
households nominated exceed the number
of sponsors available at this time.
Individuals or organizations wishing
to adopt families or senior citizens may call
Patrick Sanderlin at Volunteer Services
Program (503)238-8480. Donations for tax
purposes are available upon request.
1990 Adopt A Dog
Month Poster Dog
Contest
James DePreist Named
Principal Conductor of
Sweden’s Malmo
Symphony
Doc Titus brings his cameras to the
Oaks Amusement Park Roller Skating Rink,
Sat., Dec. 16 from 1:00 to 3:30 p.m.
For a charity fundraising event sponsored
by the Bradley-Angle House, Inc., A United
Way agency. Come skate with Doc on his
show, "D ancin’ with D oc,” Channel 49
KPDX, and help provide safe shelter for
women and children who are victims of
domestic violence.
Tickets are $5.00 (includes donation,
admission, and skate rental).
Make Checks payable to Bradley Angle
House, Inc. For tickets, send checks to BA
House, P.O. Box 86802, Portland, OR 97286
or call 232-6617.
American conductor James DePreist
today was named Principal Conductor of
the Malmo Symphony in Sweden, effective
the 1991-92 season.
DePreist’s initial contract with the
Malmo Symphony is for three years and
calls for his services for a minimum of 10
weeks per seasui. During die 1990-91 season,
DePreist will be the Malmo Symphony’s
Principal Conductor Designate, conducting
four weeks and recording two compact
discs for the international Swedish label
BIS. A separate agreement with BIS covering
the 1991-93 seasons calls for from six to ten
compact discs with the Malmo Symphony
over that period. In addition, DePreist already
has signed agreements for two compact
discs with the Stockholm Philharmonic in
1992 and 1993.
James DePreist’s connection with
Sweden began with his Scandinavian debut
with the Stockholm Philharmonic in 1969.
He has returned regularly to that orchestra
over the intervening 20 years.
DePreist, presently Music Director and
Conductor of the Oregon Symphony, will
remain in that position through his present
contract which ends in 1992. He is in the
process of extending that contract through
1995-96, the Oregon orchestra’s 100th season.
ANMP Sponsors
Community Artist Fair
The Albina Neighborhood Murals project
will be sponsoring a Community Artist Fair
and Sale on Sat., Dec. 16th, and Sun., Dec.
17th. Local artists will have their art work
on sale in time for holiday gift giving.
The festivities will involve musical
presentations, poetry readings and other
forms of entertainment. Included in the
entertainment will be Rosemary Allen and
the Portland Black Repertory Theatre, A1
Harris, H.A. Hagood, The Black W riter’s
Workshop and others.
The sale will take place at the Albina
Neighborhood murals project office located
at 2909 NE Alberta sL The time slot scheduled
for both days is from 3:00 p.m to 7:00 p.m.
The event is a benefit for the continued
funding for the murals project.
Master Gardener
Program Signup Time
Last call for enrolling in the Metro area
OSU M asterGardener Program. According
to Ray McNeilan, Multnomah County
Extension Agent and state leader of the
Oregon Master Gardener Program, the 1989
MasterGardener training classes will begin
the week of January 8. If you want your
name added to the list, call your local
Extension office now.
The M asterGardener program is a way
for people interested in gardening to learn
more about landscape maintenance, lawn
care, growing fruit trees and strawberries,
pest control and soil management, and then
to share that knowledge as a volunteer. You
will become a volunteer staff member of th
OSU Extension Service. And, says McNeilan,
you become a participating member of the
staff of more than 2,300 MG volunteers in
Oregon.
A fee of $30 for the course supplies
each member with a 492 page reference
manual, countless bulletins and other
handouts. During the 10-session class, new
Master Gardeners will learn how to diagnose
plant problems, control insect pests, grow
more and better fruits and vegetables, and
how to take better care of houseplants.
In the Washington, Clackamas and
Multnomah County area, call or come in to
the Multnomah Extension office to register,
(254-1500), 211 SE 80th St. In other counties,
call your local Extension office. Call soon
to reserve your space.
City Lights
Sternwheeler Cruise
Offered
The Portland Park Bureau’s Outdoor
Recreation Program is offering a holiday
cruise abroad the Stemwheeler Columbia
Gorge, Dec. 27 at 5:30 p.m.
The cruise on the Willamette River is
open to people of all ages and tickets are
still available at a cost of $7.00 for adults
and $3.00 for children under 16 years. Food
and beverages are available on board at an
additional cost. Boarding begins at 5:30
p.m. at S.W. Front and Stark Street.
For ticket information, call the Outdoor
Recreation Department in the Bureau of
Parks and Recreation, 796-5132.
VOLUNTEERS
NEEDED
The North/Northeast Youth Gangs
Program provides the following services:
* Outreach to Youth, Families and
Communities.
* Youth Gangs Hotline.
* Mentorship Program.
* Parent Support Groups.
* Youth Activities.
Those interested in volunteering should
call: 248-GANG (248-4264). Thank You!
Execulodge Fires Up
Kid’s Christmas
4th Annual NW Writers
& Editors Jolly-Up
As a part of a community involvement
drive, Execulodge - Portland Airport Hotel,
located at 6221 NE 82nd Ave., has joined
forces with the Firemen's Annual Toy and
Joy Drive for small children. There will be
a collection center established in the lobby
of the Execulodge Portland Airport Hotel
for all guests, patrons and the community to
dropoff toys and food supplies. This will go
to help support the Portland Fire Department’s
drive. Ms. Cynthia Stinton-Brown, director
of sales and marketing for the hotel
commented, "T his is our small way of
helping make Christmas a little more
enjoyable for those less fortunate children.
We made a collection of all our employees
and have purchased a series of toys and
food products and placed them in the barrel
to lay the foundation for this worthy cause.
We encourage all of our guests and visitors
to the hotel, to give whatever they can to
support this cause.”
The Execulodge Hotel is a part o f the
Execulodge Corporation which operates 5
properties in Oregon and Washington.
Execulodge is owned by Patrick and
Rosemary Lockhart of Portland.
You’re Invited! D on’t Miss the 4th
Annual Northwest Writers, Inc., Writers &
Editors Jolly-Up. Thurs., Dec. 21st from
5:00-8:00 p.m. at Cisco & Pancho’son NW
Couch at 5 th (enter from Couch St.) Food &
No-Host Bar.
Singles Christmas Dance
Parents Without Partners invites the
single public to join them for a Christmas
Dance on Sat., Dec. 16, at the Eagles Lodge,
SW 30th off Barbur Blvd. The evening’s
events will begin at 8 p.m. and continue
until 1 a.m.
Live music will be provided by “ Wild
Side,” and there will be door prizes and a
dance contest. The event is a fundraiser for
Portland Chapter #611 of PWP. Tickets are
$5.00 in advance and $7.00 at the door. Call
626-9977 for more information or to re­
serve your tickets.
Parents Without Partners is a non-profit,
non-sectarian, educational organization
devoted to the welfare and interest of single
parents and their children.
THE UNITED WAY NEEDS YOUR HELP
services for disabled seniors ... food and
shelter for those with nowhere else to turn
Have a wonderful dog you adopted
from the Oregon Humane Society? Here’s
a chance to share with others what this
‘‘best friend" means to you. Write in 100
words or less why your dog should be the
1990 Adopt-A-Dog Month Poster Dog.
Include a recent photo o f yourself and
your dog together. Send in your entry by
Feb. 15. 1990.
Prizes include: Grand $5,000 cash; 1st
... and so much more. That's why we need
your contribution today. So i f you haven't
been asked to give, I'm asking you now.
Thank you.
■ If you didn’t have a chance to give through your
place of work, please help us now. It Just takes a
■ minute to make your donation. And the need
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Runner-Up $1.000 cash; 2nd and 3rd Runner-
Up $500 each. All categories also include
one year’s supply of Meaty Bone Dog Biscuits
and Jerky Treats. The shelter will win a
$5,000 cash grant if you win. Entry forms
are available at Oregon Humane Society,
1067 NE Columbia Blvd., or by request
write P.O. Box 11364, Portland, Oregon
97211. Questions? feel free to call (312)
280-7000.
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PCC Instructor Wins
National Honor
PCC Board Approves
Administrative
Appointments
Cornelia A. "Nikki” Sullivan, a veteran
Portland Community College instructor,
was one o f five recipients nationally of the
1989 Faculty Recognition Award of the
Community College Consortium.
Sullivan was chosen for the honor on th
basis o f developing outstanding learning
experiences for students, participating with
colleagues to improve educational
opportunities for students, using innovative
methods to improve teaching, and
demonstrating continuing commitment to
her own professional development
She received the honor recently at the
consortium sponsored Faculty Professional
Development Institute in Toledo, Ohio.
The consortium, composed of 26 community
colleges across the United States, is sponsored
jointly by the University of Toledo, University
of Michigan and Michigan State University.
Sullivan has taught Adult Basic
Education, English as a Second Language
and GED preparation classes for PCC since
January, 1970. Currently, she is also
administering Work Place Literacy, a new
basic skills program PCC is delivering to
local employees at their work sites.
She was the only Westerner and sole
basic skills teacher to receive the Faculty
Recognition Award.
She was the only Westerner and sole
basic skills teacher to receive the Faculty
Recognition Award. Congratulations!
United Way Raises
Record Amount
By year’s end. United Way of the
Columbia-Willamette will have raised
$19,668,000 to meet community needs in
the Portland/Vancouver area, surpassing
last year’s total by nearly $700,000.
This announcement was made by
Campaign Chairman Matthew Prophet,
superintendent of Portland Public Schools,
at the organization’s 1989 Campaign Finale
Dinner on Dec. 7 at the Portland Hilton.
The North Region, which includes parts
of Northwest and Northeast Portland up to
St. Johns and the Columbia River, raised
$1,118,536, or 91 percent of its $1.3 million
goal.
United Way raises funds for more than
100 human service agencies in Clackamas,
Multnomah and Washington counties in
Oregon and Clark County in Washington.
This year’s goal was $20.5 million.
Disbursement of these funds will occur
during the 1990-91 fiscal year, which runs
from July 1,1990, to June 30,1991. Allocation
decisions are expected to be announced in
May, 1990.
Family Christmas Party
Christmas is for children, even when
they live in a single parent home!
Parents Without Partners will host a
Christmas party and potluck for single parent
families on Sat., Dec. 23 at 3405 SE 87th.
Orientation, which is required for new
families to PWP, will begin at 5:30 p m .
with the party and potluck beginning at
6:00 p.m.
Santa will be there to distribute gifts.
Parents arc asked to bring gifts for their
children with the child's name on them.
Those attending are also asked to bring a
salad or main dish to share. PWP will
provide tableware, dessert, and beverages.
The event is an annual festivity for
Portland Chapter #611 of PWP. Admission
is $5 for families and $3 for those attending
without their children. For more informa­
tion, call Janet Murphy at 626-9977.
The board o f directors of Portland
Community College have approved the
appointment of two new administrators for
the college.
Joseph M. Ponce has been named de-
1 partment chair for Adult Basic Education,
GED Preparation and English as a Second
Language.
Ponce most recently worked as direc­
tor of operations for ELS Educational Serv­
ices, Culver City, Cal., setting up 20 ESL
schools overseas. Previously, he was a lead
instructor in PCC’s ESL program.
Ponce earned a bachelor's degree in
English fro San Francisco S Late University;
and master’s in education from Oregon
State University.
Antoinet C. Bachulis, former instruc­
tor in the School of Medicine at Oregon
Health Sciences University, has been ap­
pointed director of PCC’s Institute for
Continuing Education of Health Care Pro­
fessionals.
Bachulis earned a bachelor’s degree in
nursing from Ohio State University, and
master’s in nursing from the University of
Indiana.
3rd Annual Holiday
Books for Kids
Sponsored by the Oregon Black Resource
Center, Multnomah County Library,
University Park Community Center, and
Powell’s Bookstore. Sat., Dec. 16 from
1:00 - 3:00 p m . at the University Park
Community Center, 9009 N. Foss Street,
Portland.
Free Books, Christmas Stockings, and
Door Prizes (Bikes, Games, T-Shirts).
Third year attempts to appeal to the
broadest possible audience of readers.
Formerly held at Albina branch library,
Salvation Army Recreation Center. The
Program will include giving of books which
are either mainstream or ethnic in appeal.
Along with refreshments for the children.
There will prizes of his and her bikes,
and various games. Santa Claus will make
his appearance. There will be an award
ceremony for various contributors to the
literacy effo rt
A William Temple
House Christmas
For the fourth year, PGE employee
volunteers are sponsoring a brunch for some
300 needy people on Monday, Dec. 25, at
the William Temple House at 2023 NW
Hoyt, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
The meal is for senior citizens, low-
income families, and those who don’t have
a place to share Christmas. Santa Claus will
make a special visit along with the “ D ick­
ens Christmas Carolers,” a local singing
group. There will be toys available for
children who attend the brunch and a holi­
day dessert table with home-baked goods.
Free transportation to the brunch is
available by calling 464-8534. For 24 years,
the William Temple House has been open
for counseling and social services on Christ­
mas Day.
Contact: Carol Dillin, PGE Public In­
formation Director, 464-8536; Kathy Carlson,
PGE Corporate Communications Special­
ist, 464-8535; and Sam Cangemi, Director
of Social Services & Volunteers - William
Temple House, 226-3021.
Dance
Sunday, Dec. 24th
7:00pm-1:00am
1625 NE Alberta
Tickets in Advance $2
At th e Door $2.50
Live Entertainment
and
Refreshments
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Sponsored by
Stay-Clean Inc.
282-1922