***** 1 0 -1 he Portland Observer October 3, 1990
Children's Learning Fair, Walkathon
Benefit School Antidrug Programs
Prevention of drug and alcohol
abuse by youths them es the sixth-annual
C hildren’s L earning Fair and a com pan­
ion w alkathon next w eekend.
T he fair runs next Saturday and
Sunday (O ctober 6 and 7) in the M emo­
rial Coliseum Assembly Hall under spon­
sorship by Portland Public Schools. Doors
open both days at 11 a.m. and close
Saturday at 8 p.m ., Sunday at 6 p.m.
Just prior to the fair’s formal
Saturday opening, Portlanders will ‘ ‘walk
aw ay from d ru g s’ ’ in a fundraising spon­
sored by M eier & Frank.
T he w alkathon, starting at 8
a.m . and ending at 11 a.m ., stretches
from Holladay Park near Lloyd Center
to the coliseum , w here participants re­
ceive free breakfasts and fair adm is­
sions.
Proceeds from both the fair and
the w alk ath o n ’s entry fees go the drug-
and alcohol-abuse prevention programs
in Portland Public Schools.
Portland-area McDonalds res­
taurants will donate the breakfasts. Other
fair co-sponsors are Z 100 Radion, Fred
M eyer and KPTV.
The O regon Federation o f Par­
ents for D rug Free Youth, along with
PayLess Drug Stores, O regon Oil Heat
Com m ission, Thriftway Stores, and
Channel 12, is participating by encour­
aging children to wear a ‘‘My Choice -
Crug F ree” fed ribbon and sign an anti­
drug pledge sheet during the fair.
Originated and coordinated by
Portland Public Schools, the fair fea­
tures more than 70 nonprofit and com ­
mercial exhibits with education-related
products and services for children.
Designed partly as a fun event
for children, the fair primarily focuses
on helping parents help their children to
learn.
Several Portland teachers will
demonstrate science, physical-education
and language-arts projects for children
and consult with parents about instruc­
tional programs in public schools.
Fair exhibitors include hobby,
book and toy stores featuring educa­
tional toys, games and m aterials as well
as model railroads, rockets and robots.
A music school will provide rhythm in­
struments for children to use and
M ultnomah County Library will dem ­
onstrate its new computerized card-cata­
log system.
M ascots forcom m ercial exhib-
itors will provide hugs and photo oppor­
tunities, a live cheetah w ill be on display
and medical institutions will help chidlren
learn about poison dangers and good nu­
trition.
Children also may have casts
put on fingers, taste healthy food, use
com puters, make personalized books,
lake home growth charts and learn proper
tooth brushing and flossing.
S tage shows several times each
day will feature young fashion models
and dancers, good-nutrition skits, and
local broadcast personalities. Four stu­
dents from Roosevelt and Wilson high
schools and Jackson Middle School, who
perform as an anti-drug rap group, will
be on stage several times cacfU ay.
Fair adult admission is $5.
Admission for youths aged 6-17 is S3.50.
Children under age 6 are adm itted free.
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COMMISSION
Commission Meeting
Date: October 10, 1990
Place: Portland Building
1120 SW Fifth Ave., 11th R.
Portland, OR
Time: 9 3 0 ajn.
Commission meetings are open to
the public. A complete agenda is
available at PDC. Call 796-5300.
PDC is the City of Portland's urban
renewal and economic development
agency.
BUREAU OF EMERGENCY
COMMUNICATIONS ACHIEVED STAFFING
Commissioner Dick Bogle today
announced that the Bureau o f Em er­
gency Communications (9-1-1) has
achieved full staffing for the first time in
eight years, and that over the past six
months, minority staffing has jum ped to
15.7 percent from less than one percent.
‘ ‘When Mayor Clark assigned BOEC
to me a year and a half ago, he handed me
a number o f challenges,” Bogle said.
“ I’m very happy to report that I have
met all those challenges, and many more
that w eren’t envisioned then.”
As an example of a new challenge,
Bogle pointed to the Enhanced 9-1-1
system approved by voters in June, 1989.
E-9-1-1 is expected to be on line in
January, 1991, “ $200,000 under budget
and right on tim e,” he said.
BOEC now has a staff of 102, the
number of positions requested and au­
thorized for full staffing, Bogle said. O f
the 102, 16 are minoritics-nine African-
Americans, three Hispanics, two Asians
and two Native Americans.
According to Bogle, the increase in
minority hiring reflects the bureau’s com ­
mitment to Affirmative Action.
Sam Brooks and Associates, a local
consulting firm, was brought in a year
ago to recommend ways o f increasing
minority participation, he said. Since
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5,000 per month, both through a public
information campaign, and by initiating
a policy of hanging up on nuisance calls-
peoplc asking for the time, weather, or
directions.
-Install equipment to deal with false
calls, reducing volume by an additional
200,000 calls per year.
-Develop and internal recruitm ent
and selection program, including out­
reach to minority candidates.
-Reorganize entry-level training, and
cut training time in half.
-Develop a M aster Street Address
Guide (MS AG), in support o f the new E-
9-1-1 system.
-Rewrite the Standard Operating
Procedures for BOEC,and develop new
procedures, including employee perform­
ance evaluations, internal investigations,
and discipline.
-Resolve a backlog of 20 grievances-
and keep new ones to only three in nine
months.
-Establish a com m unity education
program on 9-1-1 for schools, neighbor­
hood associations and other groups.
-Develop a standardized response
procedure for all police agencies using
Portland’s 9-1-1 system, elim inating
confusion.
-Develop a Police response Triage
Guide for medical emergencies.
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SURGEON GENERAL'S W ARNING: Q uitting Sm oking
Now Greatly Reduces Serious Risks to Your Health.
P o p u la r "2 2 7 ” S ta r S tre s s e s F a m ily V a lu e s at
b la c k fa m ily re u n io n C e le b ra tio n
then, the bureau has intensified its re­
cruitm ent efforts.
“ W hat I’m most pleased about is
the great boost in morale in recent
m onths,” he said, adding, “ The new
em ployees are fitting right in, and there’s
a new-found spirit o f cooperation.”
Morale was at a low ebb when he
took over BOEC, Bogle said. W orking
conditions in the old bomb shelter on
Kelly Butte, and overtime demands caused
in part by heavy personnel turnover,were
among the reasons cited.
Bogle said he hopes the current
nationwide search for a new BOEC di­
rector will draw a num ber of qualified
minority candidates. Clay Durbin, the
bureau’sdirectorsince December, 1989,
left Sept.13, giving as his reason a “ desire
to live and work in a more rural setting.
Bogle praised Durbin’s performance,
saying that over the past nine months,
they had worked together successfully
to:
-Return BOEC to civilian control,
phasing out Police Bureau personnel.
-Establish a 7-digit non-emergency
number to free 9-1-11 ines for emergency
use only.
-Reduce calls from alarm com pa­
nies by 3,000 per month, through adm in­
istrative action.
-Reduce calls from the public by