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June 27,1990 The Portland Observer Page 3
Portland’s Timberline
Dodge Wins Chrysler
Corp. “ Award for
Excellence”
CAFE WORKER
IS EMPLOYEE OF
MONTH
Brenita Porter employee honor
That smiling face behind the Espresso
Bar is the June Employee of the Month:
Brenita Porter. Brenita, a Food and
Nutrition Aide, has been with Eman­
uel since December 1987. She is well-
known as an efficient worker at the
Espresso Bar, able to remember sev­
eral orders at once. Her co-workers
have this to say about her:
“ She displays a warm and friendly atti­
tude toward visitors as well as staff."
“ She is able to comfort a long line by
accommodating several people at the
same time.” “ She is competent,
courteous and never seems to get
frustrated. She always has a smile
and a comment for the regulars. She
presents a very positive image of
Emanuel.”
Brenita earns a special pin, a one-month
parking place and a cash gift from the
Foundation.
MYCAP, INC. HOLDS
OPEN HOUSE!
Minority Youth Concerns Action
Program, Incorporated will hold an open
house on Tuesday, July 3rd from 10:00
a.m. to 3:00 p.m.; located at 4632 NE
Garfield on the comer of N.E. Wygant
and Garfield.
Come join youth, volunteers, board
members, and service providers as we
celebrate the beginning of a long antici­
pated movement in reclamation of our
youth and community.
The event will commence with a
press conference at 10:00 a.m., fol­
lowed by the open house from 10:30
until 3:00 p.m.
The public is invited!
Chrysler Corporation announced
recendy that TIMBERLINE DODGE
of Portland has earned that automaker’s
highest dealership honor, the “ Award
for Excellence,” for its performance in
1989.
E.T. Pappert, Chrysler Corpora­
tion’s Vice President-Sales, explained
that the "A w ard for Excellence” is
given annually to those Chrysler-Ply­
mouth, Dodge, Jeep, and Eagle dealers
whose sales performance, customer
service, administration, facilities, and
community relations are especially ex­
emplary.
“ This is the second time that
TIMBERLINE DODGE has received
this presitigious award,” said Pappert,
“ and it is especially important to point
out that only about one in tern Chrysler
Corporation dealerships, nationwide,
meets the stringent performance crite­
ria to qualify for this honor. The entire
staff of TIMBERLINE DODGE can
take pride in their accomplishment.”
FIRST
INTERSTATE
BANK DOUBLES
DONATIONS TO
DOERNBECHER
During the month of June,individuals
have twice the incentive to apply for
a Doernbecher MasterCard. For each
new card approved, First Interstate
Bank will double its contribution to
Doernbecher Children’s Hospital
Foundation.
Doernbecher MasterCard applications
are available at all First Interstate
Banks or by calling the Doernbecher
Foundation at 245-1105.
For those who already have a card. First
Interstate Bank will double the con­
tribution it makes to the Doernbecher
Foundation every lime you use it.
Since First Interstate Bank introduced
the Doernbecher MasterCard in 1988,
its year round program has raised
over $8,000 to develop and update
the hospitals facilities.
Doernbecher Children’s Hospital cares
for kids from all over Oregon, South­
west Washington, and 7 other states.
Mt. Hood Jazz Festival Announces Five Jazz, Blues
Bands for Second Stage
F iv e popular
F E S T IV A L O F Portland-based jazz
and blues bands
have been signed to
play the 1990 Mt.
Hood Festival of
Jazz "Festival" stage
during warmup and
dinner hours, ac­
cording to an an­
nouncement by Paul
Kreider, Festival of
Jazz Foundation
President. The Festival is Aug. 3-5
outdoors at Mt. Hood Community Col­
lege.
The five bands are Back Porch
Blues (6 p.m. Friday), Tall Jazz Sextet
(noon Saturday), Randy Cannon Quin­
tet (5 p.m. Saturday), Andrei Kitaev
Trio (noon Sunday), and Lloyd Jones
Struggle (5 p.m. Sunday). They repre­
sent a truly varied mix of jazz and
blues.
Set to play prior to the Friday Night
Event show that headlines Anita Baker
and the Tom Grant Band is Back Porch
Blues, a four-piece acoustic blues group
that's played as supporting act for many
national blues acts, including Taj Mahal
and John Lee Hooker. Singer Sheila
Wilcoxson has received rave reviews
around the Northwest
The Tall Jazz Trio, which recently
celebrated its first anniversary, has been
the subject of several reviews for its
straight-ahead jazz. The expanded group
includes the trio of vibist Mike Horsfall,
bassist Dan Presley and drummer Kurt
Dcutscher - all over six feet tall - plus
trombonist Jeff Uusitalo, saxophonist
Lee Wuthenow and pianist John Fresk.
Tall Jazz has performed at a number of
prestigious events over the past 15
months.
Pianist Randy Cannon moved to
the Northwest from Southern Califor­
nia a year ago. His 25 year career
MT. HOOD
playing jazz has had him working with
such jazz stars as George Benson, Ric­
hie Cole and Harold Land. He has also
been involved with film and TV studio
work.
LA Times jazz critic Leonard
Feather called Cannon "a pianist of
formidable gifts, great dynamic variety
and galvanizing rhythmic sensitivity."
Andrei Kitaev is a well known jazz
pianist whose travels took him from his
native Russia to San Fransisco and then
last year to Pordand, where he enjoys a
growing reputation as a solid jazz artist.
His work has been heard in most of the
area's jazz clubs as well as in work­
shops and other events. His trio in­
cludes drummer Gary Hobbs and basist
A1 Criado.
The Lloyd Jones Struggle is a six-
piece blues band that's been on local,
regional and now national scene for
years. Rave reviews from publications
as prestigious as Down Beat and Guitar
Player magazines have helped to make
the Struggle one of the most in-demand
blues bands. The band has released two
well-received recordings and played at
a number of blues and jazz festivals.
The Saturday Festival schedule is:
Festival Big Band, Tuck & Patti, A1
Hirt, Larry Carlton, Leroy Vinnegar
Quartet, Stanley Jordan, Johnny Griffin
and the Tony Bennett Trio.
Sunday’s lineup is: Festival Vocal
Ensemble, Mongo Santa Maria, Harper
Brothers, Michael Franks, Ray Bryant,
the Terry Gibbs Dream Band featuring
Buddy DeFranco and Mel Torme.
KINK-FM 102 is the presenting
sponsor for the 9th annual Mt. Hood
Festival of Jazz. Co-sponsors arc KATU-
2, Malctis Distributing/Michelob Dry,
Portland Botding/7-Up, G.I. Joe's, and
Herzog Meier Motors.
General admission tickets to the
Mt. Hood Festival of Jazz arc on sale at
all Ticketmaster outlets.
KAPPA ALPHA
PSI, INC.
2nd Annual
JUNETEENTH
PEPSI-COLA
WINS
CORPORATE
LEADERSHIP
AWARD FOR 1990
(African American Independence)
A family celebration o f African
American History, Tradition & Life
The 1990 Corporate Leadership Award
Saturday, July 14, 1990
was presented by the Minority Busi­
Portland State University’s
ness Enterprise Legal Defense and
Smith Memorial Center Ballroom
Education Fund (MBELDEF) to the
Live Entertainment & Food/Refresh-
Pepsi-Cola Company during the
ments Provided
Fund’s recent 10th Anniversary
Sponsors:
Awards Program at the J.W. Marriott
Kappa Alpha Psi,Inc.
Hotel in Washington, DC.
(Delta Alpha Chapter)
The award is presented annually “ to
Kappa Alpha Psi, Inc.
the majority company that has dem­
(Portland Alumni Chapter)
onstrated long term commitment,
Metropolitan Arts Commission
vision and outstanding leadership in
World Arts Foundation, Inc.
the area of business development
KBOO Radio Station
programs for minority entrepreneurs.’ ’
For information call Terrance Taylor
Betty Darrell, National Manager of
725-4452 or Ken Berry 222-1457
Supplier Development, for Pepsi-Cola,
accepted the award on behalf of Craig
Weathcrup, President and CEO of
Pepsi-Cola Company. Weatherup had
a prior commitment to attend a meet­
ing of Tuskegee University’s board
of trustees.
Ms. Darrell told the group: “ To effec­
tively impact society and help our­
selves in the process, we decided to
move minority activity into the busi­
Proceeds of the WALK FOR LIFE to
ness mainstream.”
Benefit
Ms Darrell said: ‘ ‘The Pepsi roster of
Leukemia Society of America
minority businesses includes Blacks,
Portland, Oregon Area Local of the
Hispanics, Asians and Native Ameri­
American Postal Workers Union will
cans. Since 1982 minority business
participate in the WALK FOR LIFE,
owners have sold goods and services
a walk-a-thon raising money to sup­
to Pepsi-Cola amounting to more than
port leukemia research, on Sunday,
$325-million.”
July 15th.
Ms. Darrell noted that a key component
Joined by Union friends and family,
of Pepsi’s MBE efforts is its Link
Union members will walk a three
program, a national project to in­
mile route which begins and ends at
crease opportunities for minority firms
Willamette Park. Registration starts
to bid for Pepsi’s contracts at the
at 9:00 A.M., with an official kick­
local and regional level. This pro­
off at 10:00 A.M.
gram links minority entrepreneurs with
“ W e’re excited to be part of this na­
Pepsi-Cola’s management executives
tional event. Leukemia is the number
who make purchasing decisions.
one killer of children under age 15,
Ms. Darrell said: “ Where there are no
and it kills even more adults. We
minority distributors for certain items,
want to put an end to it, and make
Pepsi-Cola informs the majority firm
sure the cure for leukemia will have a
of our desire to work through minor­
union label” commented Margaret
ity distributors,with the same pass
Grey, Pordand, Oregon Area Local
through cost savings and benefits.
President.
The majority firm keeps our business
All proceeds of the WALK FOR LIFE
and, in some instances receives more
will support leukemia researchers.
business by using m inority
Over the last ten years alone, success
distributors.This becomes a win, win,
of this research effort has seen cure
win situation.”
rates to some of the more common
The MBELDEF is a non-profit, public
forms of childhood leukemia increase
interest membership organization that
by 70%. In addition, nearly all of the
was founded and established in 1980
treatment protocols for cancer in
by former Maryland Congressman
general have emanated from the leu­
Parren J. Mitchell. It acts as a na­
kemia research results.
tional advocate and legal representa­
Leukemia is a disease which arises in
tive for the minority business com­
blood-forming tissues-bone marrow,
munity, providing legal representa­
lymph nodes and spleen. When leu­
tion in matters which have broad
kemia strikes, there is a loss of red
national or regional implications and
blood cells which prevents the deliv­
affect the class interests of minority
ery o f oxygen to vital organs. Al­
businesses.
though leukemia can be treated ef­
The Fund’s primary purpose is to en­
fectively, 50,000 North Americans
hance, defend and expand minority
die of leukemia or related blood dis­
business opportunities and growth.
eases each year.
Portland, Oregon Area Local represents
PORTLAND OBSERVER
over 1,200 postal employee. Mem­
'The Eyes and Ears of the C om m unity
bers work in post offices and mail
Office: (503)"288-0033
collection and distribution centers
Fax«: (503)288-0015
throughout the USA.
POSTAL UNION
MEMBERS TO
PARTICIPATE IN
NATIONAL
WALK-A-THON
NEIGHBORHOOD MEETINGS
Please note that these meetings are sub­
ject to change. Our information is as
of June 18,1990.
Portland Blvd. Speakers: Sharon
McCormack on organizing a block
and Julie greene on Piedmont Neigh-
borhood Plan.
26-KING IM PR O V EM EN T ASSO­
CIATION M EETIN G . 7:00 p.m., 28-VERNON NEIGHBORHOOD AS­
King Facility, 4815 NE 7th.
SOCIATION MEETING. 7:30 p.m.,
V ernon
School,
2044
NE
28-PIEDM ONT NEIGHBORHOOD
Killingsworth.
ASSOCIATION M EETIN G. 7:30
O F F IC E O F NEIGHBORHOOD
p.m., Holy Redeemer Church, 127 N.
ASSOCIATIONS, 248-4519
Health Division
Increases Vital Record
Fees
Because of incresed costs of doing
business, the Oregon Health Division
will be raising vital record search fees
for birth, death, marriage or divorce
certificates to $10.00 on July 1, 1990.
Persons ordering a search will receive
one certified copy.
Statewide records for birth and death
date back to 1903, although in the early
part of the century many births and
deaths did not get registered. Statewide
records for marriages date back to 1906;
divorce records to 1925.
The fees charged for record searches
support all aspects of the Health Divi­
sion's Center for Health Statistics in­
cluding record registration, data entry,
computer systems, data analysis and
reporting, and record storage and re-
treival. All vital records registered in
the state are maintained as permanent
files for use by future generations.
Morrison Center and
P.S.U. Collaborate to
Increase Number of
Ethnic Minority Social
Workers
In an effort to do something about
the shortage of ethnic minority social
workers in Oregon, one of the state’s
largest nonprofit mental health agen­
cies for children and families has estab­
lished a social work minority student
scholarship program. In its 1990-1 pilot
year, Morrison Center will offer a $6,000
scholarship to an ethnic minority stu­
dent enrolled in Portland State Univer­
sity’s Graduate School of Social Work.
In return, the student will participate in
a supervised clinical or administrative
practicum in one of the Center’s treat­
ment programs.
According to Morrison Center’s
executive director, Dr. Orin Bolstad,
“ The purpose of the scholarship is two­
fold. We want to improve multi-cul­
tural competency within our agency
and increase the number of ethnic
minority social workers in Oregon.”
P.S.U is the only university in the state
to offer a master of Social Work (M.S.W.)
degree. Other organizations with schol­
arship programs for minority social work
students are Mt. Hood Community
Mental Health in Gresham and the
Children’s Services Division.
Morrison Center’s scholarship will
be awarded later this month.
The Private Industry
Council Receives
Funding for the
Homeless Veterans
Reintegration Project
The Private Industry Council was
awarded $103.000 to provide employ­
ment and training services to homeless
veterans in the Portland area. The grant
is for service during the year which
begins October 1, 1990. In 1988, The
Private Industry Council was selected
as one of fifteen initial sites across the
U.S. to administer the Homeless Veter­
ans Reintegration Project (HVRP).The
current grant is The Private Industry
Council’s third arid largest, and is funded
through the Stuart B. McKinney Home­
less Assistance Act.
The Homeless Veterans Reintegra­
tion Project is designed to provide sta­
bilization services, life skills training
and job placement for homeless veter­
ans. Pre-employment assistance includes
housing, drug and alcohol counseling,
mental health referral, and workshops
to improve self-esteem and budget man­
agement. The Private Industry Council
provides support services and pays the
wages of individuals who require subsi­
dized work experience prior to reinte­
gration into unsubsidized jobs. Program
graduates are tracked for up to ninety
days after job placement and additional
services are provided, if required, to
keep participants on the job.
According to Dennis Cole, presi­
dent of The Private Industry Council,
nearly 340 homeless veterans received
services through The PIC’s HVRP ef­
forts between July 1, 1989, and April
30,1990. More than 70 people achieved
enough stability to be enrolled in em­
ployment and training services, and 31
are now employed.
The program is operated in part­
nership with the U.S. Department of
Veterans Affairs, Burnside Projects,
Human Solutions, the Salvation Army,
and the Albina Ministerial Alliance.
The Private Industry Council contracts
with Oregon’s Employment Division
for the project. Meals are frequently
donated by downtown businesses.
The Private Industry Council is a
private, nonprofit organization dedi­
cated to employment and training for
economically disadvantaged youth and
adults in Washington and Multnomah
Counties. The mission of The Private
Industry Council is to promote individ­
ual self-sufficiency and a skilled work
force by eliminating the barriers to
productive employment.
T h is W eek in H istory
These are some significant court injunction, which consequently
events in the equality struggle, for this results in several demonstrators being
week during the twenty-year period from forcibly ejected from school. Northern
1951-1970. Next week, I’ll cover the and western college students raised
$20,000 to aid those discharged Black
next twenty years.
Ju n e 27, 1951-E. Jackson charges lib­ students, and presented it to them on this
eral federal court decisions are followed day.
by frustration shootings of Blacks by the July 3 ,1961-Five more Freedom Riders
are held after entering a “ white” wait­
police.
Ju n e 27,1952- T. Marshall asks for an ing room at a bus terminal in Jackson.
anti-segregation fight on a community July 3, 1962-V.V. Henry becomes the
first African American president of
level.
July 3,1953-African American J.J. Phil­ Newark, N.J.; additionally, H. Ashby
lips claims segregation actually helps was on the Newark presidential board,
which made it the first time two Blacks
Blacks.
July 3 , 1954-Dr. Lawless attends a pres­ concurrently held a position on the board.
entation in his honor, making an accep­ July 2,1963-A Black hunger-strike ends
tance speech for recently receiving the favorably, when representative Tawes
J.E. Spingam medal awarded by the of Cambridge, Maryland approves a bill
to desegregate public places.
NAACP.
Ju n e 30, 1955-P. Green, in discussing July 2, 1964-Lyndon Johnson signs the
Wilderness Road, the play he wrote, civil rights bill.
suggests that the problem of racial injus­ July 2, 1965-Govemor Johnson signs
tice be viewed as part of the fight for free ten voting bills to assist Blacks in Mis­
sissippi; the same day, arsonists destroy
inquiry.
Ju n e 29, 1956-Ccntral Conference of 13 homes of African Americans.
American Rabbis backs Reverend Dr. Ju n e 30, 1966-Thrce Klansmcn are ac­
Brickner with his interfaith meeting to cused of interfering with Black persons’
right to travel.
help unite Christians and Jews.
July 1 ,1957-The NAACP holds a rally, Ju n e 27, 1967-The New York Times
backing executive secretary Wilkins’ plea publishesa U.S. State Department study,
to the White House for action in the revealing that young African American
civil servants increasingly distrust the
segregation crisis.
Ju n e 2 8 ,1958-W. Blalock becomes the United States.
first Black president of Student National June 30, 1968-J.E. Norvell, convicted
of shooting African American Meredith,
Education Association.
Ju n e 2 8 ,1959-Thc Rockefeller Founda­ is freed after completing only 18 months
tion donates $ 190,500 to North Carolina of his menial 2-year term.
University’s Research Institute for the July 1 ,1969-The New York Times runs
purpose of studying the status of a Black a special feature on Blacks in the motion
pictures.
person in America.
July 3 , 1960-A Black picket-turned sit- July 1, 1970-An aid to Nixon tells the
in outside (that included NAACP presi­ NAACP president that the administra­
dent Joel Elias Spingarn) Woolworth’s tion is stronger on civil rights than ever
and Grant stores in St. Paul results in a before.
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