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Malcolm-Jamal Warner, Club Nouveau Star
On the Ebony/Jet Showcase!
Actor Malcom-Jamal Warner, mu­
sic group Club Nouveau, Sculptor Tina
Allen and Explorer Darryl Roberts, all
star on the EBONY/JET SHOWCASE
the weekend of May 18th-May 20th
(consult your local listing for date and
time).
Malcolm-Jamal Warner is best known
for his portrayal as the now college stu­
dent Theo Huxtable on the long-run­
ning NBC sitcom, “ The Cosby Show.”
The 19-year-old actor who made his
performing debut at the age of 9, says
his future goals include directing more
and involving himself in other areas of
television. Malcolm’s directing credits
include a video for the pop group New
Edition, various scenes in “ The Cosby
Show” as well as directing his first full
show this season.
Singers Jay King and Kevin Irving
of the music group Club Nouveau,
explain how they keep their sound unique
with every new album. The Sacra­
mento-based singers who were awarded
a Grammy in 1987 for their dance ren­
dition of the song, “ Lean On Me,”
describe how a singer knows when he
or she has “ made it” in the music
Northeast School Earns
National Recognition
business. The group’s hits also include
the singles “ Jealousy,” “ Situation
Number 9 ” and the current album,
“ Under A Nouveau Groove.”
Sculptor Tina Allen, whose work
has appeared on the sets of various
television shows and in the film “ Har­
lem Nights,” says her philosophy in­
volves telling the world through art
about the challenges and victories of
Afro Americans. A graduate of the
School of Visual Arts in Manhattan,
Tina says she prefers to focus on inter­
nal beauty, rather than external appear­
ances. The artist, who says she works in
bronze because it lasts a lifetime and
can withstand any natural disaster, says
it is important to her to depict positive
images of Black men.
Explorer Darryl Roberts recently be­
came the youngest American to walk to
the North Pole. The 25-ycar-old ex­
plorer talks about the rigors of walking,
with severe foot problems, 650 miles to
the top of the world. The Harlem-born
explorer who says his mother is his no.
1 source of motivation, describes the
feelings and disappointments of stand­
ing at the world’s apex.
Portland Woman Named Bus Driver of the Year
T y e , " W itn e s s
Portland School District's Bonnie
Davis reigns as Oregon School Bus
Driver for 1990.
Davis, a 22-year employee of Port­
land Public Schools' Transportation
Services Dept., won the state honor
April 28 from the Oregon Pupil Trans­
portation Assn.
She is one of 138 school district and
I saw a pretty sight last night:
A large group of sisters
A talkin
A cussin
A cryin
A carin
About dis here community:
273 contract drivers transporting an
estimated 13,000 students in Portland
each school day. There are approxi­
mately 8,000 registered school bus driv­
ers in Oregon.
Davis was credited with having no
chargeable accidents and with near­
perfect attendance during her career as
a driver.
Northeast Portland’s Alameda Ele­
mentary on April 27 earned a national
award from the federal Drug-Free School
Recognition Program.
Alameda, 2732 N.E. Fremont St.,
was one of 51 schools nationwide to
win the award sponsored by the U.S.
Dept. of Education.
Alameda and the other Oregon win­
ner, Oceanlake Elementary in Lincoln
City, were among four Oregon schools
nominated and among 123 schools se­
lected nationwide for site evaluations
last February.
Only four winners were selected from
Oregon, Washington and Idaho in Re­
gion X of the federal department. The
other two are junior high schools in Ch­
eney, Wash, and Pocatello, Idaho.
School representatives from Alameda
and Oceanlake will join other national
winners in awards ceremonies in late
May or early June in Washington, D.C.
Charles Nakvasil, principal at
Alameda, said the school has been in
the forefront of drug and alcohol educa­
tion since 1980 and has “ tried to crack
the barriers of misinformation by en­
couraging self-esteem in students.” He
went on to say Alameda accomplishes
that by teaching decision-making skills
to help youths take early steps toward
drug-free lives.
PORTLAND OBSERVER
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Office: (503)288-0033
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Senior Volunteer Program Receives
$54,000 Grant
Senator Mark O. Hatfield announced
today that Good Samaritan Hospital
and Medical Center in Portland has
been awarded a $54,237 federal match­
ing grant to continue funding a suc­
cessful volunteer program for senior
citizens in Multnomah County.
ACTION, a federal agency that over­
sees volunteer programs, awarded the
grant to Good Samaritan Hospital and
Medical Center to fund a program for
775 senior volunteers engaged in a
variety of activities through June of
1991. The toal amount of the grant,
including the ACTION funds announced
by Senator Hatfield, is $88,487. Addi­
tional funds are provided by the Leg­
acy Health System and private dona­
tions.
“ Senior volunteers are a vital re­
source for communities like Portland,”
Hatfield said today upon announcing
the grant. “ Through the efforts of
Good Samaritan we can be assured
that these activities will continue to
provide lasting benefits for the indi­
viduals involved and for the benefici­
aries of the efforts.”
Good Samaritan Hospital and
Medical Center will take over the 13
year-old Retired Senior Volunteer
Program, or RSVP, from the Volun­
teer Bureau of Greater Portland on
June 1. RSVP is an outgrowth of
efforts by private groups, gerontolo­
gists, and government agencies over
die past two decades to address the
needs of retired persons in America.
RSVP currently has 700 volunteers
in Multnomah County who perform
50,000 hours of work each year in
community libraries, food banks, shel­
ters, museums, hospitals, and other
facilities. The primary goal of Good
Samaritan’s program will be to expand
the respite care program, increase the
number of volunteers to 850 people
and 60,000 hours, and to continue to
work with current programs, particu­
larly in the area of aging services.
“ Good Samaritan welcomes the op­
portunity to expand this excellent
community program. We know the
value of volunteers. Many many pro­
grams in this country cannot exist
without their time and expertise,” said
W.K. Houston, senior program direc­
tor of Good Samaritan Hospital and
Medical Center’s neurological serv­
ices.
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