June 20,199 0
Missing
Reynard Ramsey
HAND-IN-HAND
FESTIVAL
MCDONALD’S
RESTAURANTS IN
OREGON SPONSOR
WHEN I GROW UP
ESSAY CONTEST
The 12th annual H a nd-in-H and Festi­
val w ill be held at the St. A n d re w
Com m unity Center on June 23id, from
11:00 A M to 3:00 P M . The fe stiva l is
a c a m iv a l-lik e day o f fun and sharing
fo r people w ith m ental and physical
d isa b ilitie s , and m any volunteers.
Games, clo w n s , foo d , prizes, a m agic
show , liv e m usic, and face-painting
are among the h ig h lig h ts o f the day.
The goal o f the H and-in-hand Festival
is to break dow n the barriers that
separate people w ith d iffe re n t needs,
and m ake i t a jo y fu l day fo r a ll in ­
volved. The participants and v o lu n ­
teers w ill com e fro m a ll areas o f
P ortland, and the fe stiva l w ill be free
fo r a ll attending.
RAMSEY NAMED TO
OHA
R eynard Ramsey, a senior business de­
velopm ent o ffic e r in the state’ s E co­
nom ic D evelopm ent Departm ent, has
been named a d m in istra to r o f the
O regon H ousing A gency.
Ramsey has been w ith E D D since 1987.
In his cu rre n t p o sitio n , he has served
as lia iso n w ith state, lo ca l and federal
agencies and the O regon congres­
sional delegation. H e was fo rm e rly
re g io n a l business developm ent o f f i­
cer fo r e ig h t counties in central O re ­
gon, in c lu d in g Bend.
A graduate o f Rutgers U n iv e rs ity and
U n iv e rs ity o f V irg in ia law school, he
has lo n g been active in U rban League
and in H a b ita t fo r H u m a n ity , a v o l­
unteer group that b u ild s houses fo r
lo w -in c o m e people.
Previously an attorney w ith Stoel, Rives,
B o le y, Jones and G re y, the state’ s
largest la w firm , Ramsey, 29, c u r­
re n tly serves on the M in o rity b u si­
ness L e g a l and E ducation Defense
Fund A d v is o ry C om m ittee.
H is annual salary at the Housing Agency
w ill be $56,904.
Fred M ille r, d ire c to r o f the E xe cu tive
D epartm ent, said Ramsey w ill as­
sume his new post in about tw o weeks.
“ W e are fortunate to b rin g such ta l­
ent and energy in to the a gency,” he
said. * ‘ R ey Ramsey has d istin g uish e d
h im s e lf as an a c tiv is t in the housing
area, through his w o rk in H a b ita t fo r
H um anity, and he w ill bring that vig o r
w ith h im .”
MAY NAMED
PRESIDENT AT
EMANUEL HOSPITAL
& HEALTH CENTER
James E. M a y has been named p re si­
dent o f E m anuel H o sp ita l & H ealth
C enter, an operating u n it o f Legacy
H ealth System , announced Chester
Stocks, Legacy president and c h ie f
e xe cu tive o ffic e r.
M a y , w h o began w o rk at E m anuel June
4 , m ost re ce n tly served as v ice pre si­
dent fo r hospital operations at the
H o sp ita l o f the G ood S am aritan in
L o s Angeles. He also has served as
c h ie f operating o ffic e r o f Texas C h il­
d re n ’ s H o sp ita l in H ouston and as
d ire c to r o f operations at U n iv e rs ity
o f C hicago M e d ic a l Center.
M a y holds an M .B .A . degree in finance
and health a d m in istra tio n fro m the
U n iv e rs ity o f C hicago. A t E m anuel,
he succeeds M a rk F o lg e r, w h o was
a ctin g president d u rin g the search fo r
the perm anent hospital president.
F o lg e r has returned to his p rio r post
as president o f M o u n t H o o d M e d ica l
C enter in G resham , another Legacy
21 Year old Michael Thurman Campbell
disappeared fro m home in P ortland,
O regon three years ago and has not
been heard fro m since.
A nyone
k n o w in g the whereabouts o f this
person, we urge you to contact:
N a th a n ie l J . B a k e r, J r.
P o rtla n d O b s e rv e r
288-0033
MULTNOMAH
COUNTY LIBRARY’S
COMPUTER SYSTEM
OFFERS NEW
OPTIONS TO LIBRARY
USERS
ter and the V is itin g Nurse associa­
M a tt D ishm an C o m m u n ity Center,
nouncements fo r television. In these
77 N E K n o tt. Agenda: U pdate b y ­
laws and m o d ify name o f associa­
vignettes, ch ild re n were en
ed
to stay in school. The p u b lic «.i vice
announcements were designed to help
students th in k about the lin k be­
tween education and a career. The
P S A ’ s were cast w ith people w h o
are a ctu a lly em ployed in a profes­
sion. A cto rs were n o t used. The
professionals spoke to th e ir a udi­
tion.
softw are package, you can n o w ac­
cess D Y N A w ith o u t ever leaving
hom e, o ffic e o r school, says C arol
B urns, w h o manages the technical
19- P E N IN S U L A
N E IG H B O R S
B O A R D M E E T IN G . 7 :00 p.m .,
K enton Firehouse, 8105 N . Brandon.
services departm ent fo r the lib ra ry
20- W O O D L A W N
system.
I f y o u fin d that a lib ra ry item y o u ’ d lik e
is already checked o u t, yo u can place
y o u r name on the reserve lis t by ty p ­
in g a fe w sim p le com m ands on home
com puters o r on the com puter te rm i­
nals at the C entral L ib ra ry o r any o f
the lib ra ry’s 14 branch libraries. When
the bo o k comes in , the lib ra ry s ta ff
w ill n o tify you so that you can p ic k it
up.
L ib ra ry cardholders can also fin d out
w hat items they have already checked
o u t by ty p in g in the bar code numbers
fro m th e ir lib ra ry cards at the same
term inals.
The new services are possible because
o f c o n tin u in g refinem ents to the l i ­
b ra ry ’ s $2.5 m illio n com puter sys­
tem in sta lle d in 1987-88, says G in n ie
C ooper, d ire c to r o f lib ra rie s.
“ M u ltn o m a h C ounty residents’ use o f
th e ir lib ra rie s is increasing and now
approaches five m illio n items checked
o u t each year. The autom ated system
helps us serve you better, “ C ooper
says.
D ia l-u p access to the 1.4 m illio n o f the
lib ra ry ’s holdings is available 24 hours
a day except fo r F rid a y nights fro m 6
p.m . u n til m id n ig h t. A brochure that
describes h ow to connect y o u r co m ­
p uter by telephone m odem w ith the
lib ra ry ’ s computer is available at your
lo ca l branch lib ra ry o r by c a llin g
221-7724.
F o r a d d itio n a l assistance o r i f you have
problem s h o o kin g up, trained s ta ff
people arc available by telephone
between 1:30 and 3:30 p.m . M o n ­
HOOD
223-7201.
DAVIS APPOINTED TO
SENIOR SERVICES
1991.
The G o v e rn o r’ s C om m ission on Senior
Services provides advice on needs,
recom m ends actions to meet these
needs and acts as an advocate fo r the
e ld e rly and certain disabled persons.
T h e com m ission meets m o n th ly and
has standing com m ittees w h o meet
as needed.
Workshop: Developing a
Planned Giving Program/
Strategy
RED CROSS
PARENTING COURSE
SCHEDULED
The B la ck U n ite d Fund o f O regon is
sponsoring a free w orkshop June 27,
1990 fro m 8:4 5 -1 1 :3 0 a.m. at U.S.
Bank, M a rtin L u th e r K in g B ranch,
5505 N E M a rtin L u th e r K in g B lvd .
The w o rksh o p is e n title d "D e ve lo p ­
ing a Planned G iv in g Program /S trat-
e g y.” The w orkshop w ill be fa c ilita -
tied by Judith E. N ich o ls, C E. Judith
is an independent fundraiser and m ar­
The Red Cross shows parents how to
explore alternate approaches to rais­
ing ch ild re n in a Parenting W o rk ­
shop, “ S tepping Stones to Independ­
ence.” I t w ill be o ffe re d at the Red
Cross B u ild in g , 3131 N . V ancouver
ke tin g c o n s u lta n t She has served as
V ice-P resident o f D evelopm ent at
Portland State U n iv e rs ity and headed
D evelopm ent A c tiv itie s at W ayne
State U n iv e rs ity , D e tro it and N ew
Jersey In stitu te o f Tech n o lo g y. The
w orkshop is the sixth in a seven part
series sponsored by the B la ck U nited
Fund, on D e ve lo p in g a D iv e rs ifie d
F undraising Strategy. T o R S V P o r
fo r a d d itio n a l in fo rm a tio n c a ll E liz a ­
beth W aters at 282-7973.
Ave., on Saturday June 23, from 10:00
a.m. to 12:30 p.m .
This w o rksh o p is fo r parents, foster
parents, extended fa m ily members
and o ther adults w o rk in g w ith grade
school children and teens. Leant about
setting lim its w ith in a n u rtu rin g , ca r­
ing e n v iro n m e n t
Guest speaker, D r. V irg in ia P h illip s ,
w in n e r o f the Jefferson A w a rd fo r
1990, w ill share her expertise and
experience in w o rk in g w ith troubled
youth. S m all g roup a c tivitie s w ill be
included.
Cost is $3, w ith c h ild care a va ila b le at
$1 p e r c h ild . F o r in fo rm a tio n and
re g istra tio n , c a ll the Red Cross at
284-0011, ext. 182.
CONFERENCE
ON CHILD
LABOR LAW
WOMENS’
DAY
PROGRAM
L a bor and Industries C om m issioner
M a ry W e n d y Roberts held a news
conference in Salem Wednesday, June
20, to discuss her in te n tio n to assess
c iv il penalties against Albertson’ s Inc.
The news conference was held at the
C a p ito l Press R oom . C om m issioner
Roberts n o tifie d A lb e rts o n ’ s earlier
this w eek about the co m p a n y’ s a l­
leged vio la tio n s o f the c h ild labor
St. Paul M issio n a ry B aptist C hurch
“ A n n u a l W o m e n s’ Day P ro g ra m ”
to be held Ju ly 15, 1990 at 3:30pm .
G uest Speaker: R ev. Joyce S m ith ,
Pastor o f the Pauline Mem orial AJvLE.
Z io n C hurch.
law .
ence about ho w education had made
it possible fo r them to p e rfo rm th e ir
jobs.
N E IG H B O R ­
A S S O C IA T IO N
M EET­
IN G . 7:00 p.m ., O dd F e llo w s Lodge,
T H E M .W . P R IN C E H A L L
G R A N D L O D G E & P R IN C E
H A L L G R A N D C H A P T E R 0.E.S
PRESENTS
700 N E D ekum .
CAMPERSHIPS
AVAILABLE FOR LOW-
INCOME CHILDREN
THE ANNUAL
PROMENADE-
FLAMINGO BEST
WESTERN MOTOR
INN
C h ild re n fro m lo w -in c o m e fa m ilie s can
spend a week at The Salvation A rm y ’s
Cam p K u ra tli this sum m er fo r as little
as $10 thanks to donor-sponsored
camperships.
Located 22 m iles s o u th e a sto f Portland,
the camp provides 120 acres o f wooded
slopes, tw o heated s w im m in g pools,
a g ia n t a c tiv ity center, and outdoor
and in d o or sports. F o llo w in g a $2.5
m illio n renovation, C am p K u ra tli is
recognized as one o f the finest re si­
9727 N .E . S A N D Y B L V D .
PO R TLAN D, OREGON
S A T U R D A Y J U N E 2 3 ,1 9 9 0
9 :0 0 P M - l:0 0 A M
M u s ic by R a y D e ll & c o m p a n y
D o n a tio n : $7.00
T H A N K Y O U IN A D V A N C E
J O H N N IE M . H A S T IN G S ., C H R .
d ential fa c ilitie s in the state.
W eek-long camps w ill be available June
19 through Ju ly 23. Parents in te r­
ested in sending their children to camp -
can c a ll Sandi Evans at The Salva­
tio n A rm y at 234-0835.
NORTHWEST
PREMEIRE
D o n 't m iss the B la ck love story o f the
season, H unter by Nuba-Harold Stuart
at the Interstate Firehouse C u ltu ra l
Free Oral Cancer
Screening
C enter located at 5340 N . Interstate
Ju ly 6-22nd. P assinArt: A Theatre
C om pany w ill produce its summ er
production o f H u n te r fo r T H R E E
weeks o n ly on Fridays and Saturdays
at 8 p .m ., and Sundays 2 p.m . and 7
p.m . F o r reservations please ca ll
243-7930 o r 323-5731. $1 N ig h t -
Saturday, June 23; 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Appointments fo r the five-niuiuic screen­
ings m ust be made in advance by
c a llin g the A m e rica n Cancer Society
V o lu n te e r C enter at 206/695-2278,
M onday through Friday fro m 10a.m.
Ju ly 5th at 7 p.m . (I.F .C .C .) H u n te r
is a ritu a l dance o f love and u n ity !!!
to noon and 1 p.m . to 4 p.m.
L o cation o f Screening:
D e n tis try on O ffic e rs ' R o w
701 O ffic e rs ' R o w , V a n c o u v e r, W A .
T h is sensitive, touching, and some­
tim es hum orous dram a is about a
single m other and her uncom prom is­
ing lo ve fo r her special c h ild ,
"H U N T E R ," and her new b o yfrie n d
Jake.
A fte r spending a rom antic
days, W ednesdays, and F ridays at
the U.S Postal Service. She is a member
o f the Portland U rban League and its
C o n tin u m o f Care com m ittee. D avis
replaces Sara M . H u ll, w h o resigned,
and w ill serve u n til September 30,
tio n .
1 6 -E L L IO T N E IG H B O R H O O D D E ­
VELO PM ENT
A S S O C IA T IO N
G E N E R A L M E E T IN G . 10:30 a .m „
C O A L IT IO N B O A R D M E E T IN G
7:30 p.m ., East P ortland N eighbors
O ffic e , 4814 N E 107th.
7:00 p.m ., K in g F a c ility , 4815 N E
7th.
base fo r the L ife F lig h t em ergency
H o sp ita l, M o u n t H ood M e d ica l C en­
and goals. A n d in the process, they
were asked w h a t they believe w ill
help them reach those goals and
f u lf ill those dreams. One o f the
answers, o f course, ?» to Stay in
School.
Each school subm itted a w in n in g es­
say to compete for one o f three savings
bond prizes in a fin a l ju d g in g o ccu r­
rin g the week o f June 4.
Though the * ‘ W hen I G ro w U p ” essay
contest has been put in place by
local M c D o n a ld ’ s ow ner/operators,
the program received M c D o n a ld ’ s
national support through a series o f
22 one-m inute p u b lic service an­
lib ra ry users.
I f y o u have a personal com puter, a
m odem and a telecom m unications
S enior Services.
D a vis, 66, o f P ortland, is re tire d from
ta l, & M e d ica l C enter, H o lla d a y Park
¡M e d ica l C enter, M e rid ia n Park
Elementary school children were asked
to w rite an essay be g inn in g w ith the
words, “ W hen I G ro w U p ...” , they
were asked to write about their dreams
Please note that these meetings arc subject
to change. O u r in fo rm a tio n is as o f
June 1 1,1990.
B E G IN N IN G June 13:
1 3 -E A S T P O R T L A N D D IS T R IC T
1 9 -N O R T H E A S T C O A L IT IO N O F
N E IG H B O R H O O D S M E E T IN G .
one o f tw o designated traum a centers
fo r the re g io n . E m anuel also is home
a d d itio n to E m anuel, its operating
units in clude Good Samaritan H o sp i­
ton have taken a com ponent o f that
Stay in School program , the “ W hen
I G ro w U p ” essay contest, and p u t it
in place th roughout the state.
NEIGHBORHOOD
MEETINGS
L ib ra ry ’ s com puterized card catalog,
new options are now a va ila b le to
G o ve rn o r N e il G oldschm idtannounced
the appointment o f Elizabeth M . Davis
to the G o v e rn o r’ s C om m ission on
system, includes five hospitals, a home
health agency, managed care plans
and a v a rie ty o f o ther services. In
stay in school has led to a program
o f that name, “ Stay in S ch o o l” .
A n d M c D o n a ld ’ s Restaurants in
Oregon and southwestern W a sh in g ­
Thanks to D Y N A , M u ltn o m a h C ounty
operating un it.
Established in 1912, the 554-bed Eman­
uel H o sp ita l & H ealth C enter is one
o f O re g o n ’ s largest hospitals and
provides a fu ll range o f acute and
c ritic a l care services. S pecial units
in clude the C h id lre n ’ s Healthcare
C enter, F a m ily B irth C enter, C enter
fo r O rthopedics, E m anuel R e h a b ili­
ta tio n C enter, the O regon B u m C en­
te r a L e ve l 1 T raum a C enter that is
m edical transport system.
Legacy Health System, an Oregon-based,
n o t-fo r-p ro fit healthcare services
M c D o n a ld ’s C o rp o ra tio n ’s strong be­
lie f in the need fo r young people to
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H ig h R isk In d iv id u a ls :
People 45 yrs. o f age and older.
- C igarette, cig a r and pipe smokers.
- Sm okers w h o also use a lco h ol are at
evening, Jake is not o n ly suprised to
fin d o u t Jerri (his new lo ve interest)
has a son, but the son is also handi­
double risk.
- Users o f smokeless to b a cco ... S m oke­
less tobacco use increases the ris k o f
capped. A t this p o in t, Jake m ust
decide how m uch he cares fo r Jerri.
H u n te r is a tim e ly play in the era o f
oral cancer am ong teenagers.
single parenting, confused re la tio n ­
ships (roles), and C H O IC E S ...... The
BIRTH
ANNOUNCEMENT
u n ive rsa lity o f this p la y makes it a
M U S T see fo r both M E N A N D
W O M E N . T h is ad u lt love story is
Name: C h ristia n Charles H u rrlc
Date o f B irth : M a y 25, 1990
recom m ended fo r mature audiences.
M ich a e l J. G ra n t returns to Portland
T im e : 10:16 a.m.
Parent’ s: C ra ig T y le r & S h cllie L y n
H u rrle
W e ig h t: 81bs 10 oz Length: 19 inches
H o sp ita l: G ood Samaritan
Godparents: Joyce & G ary Johnson
M aternal G randparent: D on W illia m s
(N o paternal grandparents)
PORTLAND OBSERVER
The Eyes and Ears of the Community’
Office: (503)288-0033
Fax«: (503)288-0015
a fte r a year's absence to d ire ct this
ve ry special play. Cast members
include R uby Reuben, Jerry Foster,
Joe Thom as, and C yn th ia P h illip s.
The p u b lic is also in vite d to attend $1
p re vie w n ig h t on Thursday, July 5th
at 7 p.m . at the I.F .C .C . C om e early,
lim ite d seating.
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A good exam ple is the
best sermon.______
Enroll Now
Black Education Center
The B la ck E ducational C enter is now accepting a p p lica tio n s fo r the 1990-91
school year. The B la c k E ducational C enter p ro vid e s an o p p o rtu n ity fo r you
to p ro vid e y o u r c h ild w ith the s k ills , self-esteem , and p o s itiv e cu ltu ra l expe­
riences necessary to successfully com pete in the academ ic area.
The B la ck E ducation C enter offe rs an A fric a n centered educational experience
to ch ild re n 5 -9 , in m ath, reading, and science. T h e arts, physical education
and m uch m ore are also a part o f the C enter's c u rric u lu m .
Class size is sm all to o ffe r each student m ore in d iv id u a l attention. B la ck
E ducational Center students have consistently pe rfo rm e d w e ll above average
in subsequent adcadem ic settings. The C enter strive s to p ro vid e a so lid
foundation fo r those w h o w o u ld reach fo r the stars.
F o r tu itio n and oth e r in fo rm a tio n ca ll 284-9552, T h e B la c k E ducational Center
b u ild in g a better fu tu re through education.