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Portland Public
Schools
Public Meeting Notices
The B o a rd ’ s E ducation C om m ittee
is scheduled to meet on Tuesday, Janu­
ary 8, 1991, at 2 :0 0 p.m ., in the L - l
classroom at the R obert B lanchard E d u ­
cation Service C enter, 501 N . D ix o n
“My life gets so crazy, I need
a diet that thinks for me.”
Street. The purpose o f the m eeting is a
discussion on graduation standard, school
im provement plans,star and language arts.
T h is n otice is p ro vid e d in accordance
w ith p ro visio n s o f the Oregon open
m eeting law .
als assigned to the D esert S h ie ld p roject.
So the show is sp e cia lly seeking those
in d iv id u a ls w h o are interested in m eet­
ing someone new thro u g h le tte r w ritin g
and w h o have a desire to h elp keep up the
m orale o f the single m en and w om en
overseas.
T he show w ill be taped on Saturday
February 2 ,1 9 9 1 . Interested singles can
c a ll 7 7 5-9218 and leave th e ir name,
address, and phone num ber. T h e y w ill be
sent an a p p lica tio n . C o m p le te d a p p lica ­
tions m ust be received by January 23 , so
w e can evaluate, select, and m ake fin a l
arrangem ents by taping tim e.
The S ingles O n Parade te le visio n
show has been a liv e , c a ll-in show that
has successfully fostered w eddings, and
m any lo n g term frie n d sh ip s and re la tio n ­
ships. (T he Desert S h ie ld special w ill not
be in o u r usual liv e , c a ll-in fo rm a t.)
Where Do We Go
From Here
C o m m is s io n e r G la d y s M c C o y ,
C hairperson o f the M u ltn o m a h C ounty
B oard o f C om m issioners, and the O re ­
gon C o m m issio n on B la ck A ffa irs c o r­
d ia lly in vite s you to jo in us in a reception
w e lco m in g Joseph W a tkin s to O regon.
things seem to get m ore co m p lica te d ,”
New Personal Choice gives you your
choice of three easy-to-follow food plans
that range from structured to flexible— whatever’s right for you. It's designed to
re p o rt These people m ay now use the
1040A fo rm , as m any have long wanted
adapt to your lifestyle, so you can lose weight at your own comfortable pace.
to d o . A s N o vo n ty notes, “ B y a llo w in g
people w ho ju s t have retirem ent incom e
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great to have a weight loss plan that tells
you what to eat. and when to eat it? Now
you can— with the new Personal Choice
Program from Weight Watchers.
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What's more, Personal Choice allows you to eat the foods you want. Even
in a restaurant. From the first week on.
to use the 1040A fo rm , w e ’ re g o in g to
relieve people form using the 1040 w hich
is m ore co m p lica te d and has sm aller
p rin t.”
If you're looking for a diet program that fits the way you live, now the
choice is yours. New Personal Choice. Call Weight Watchers and ask about this
exciting program today.
T ax-A ide volunteers, w ho are trained
in cooperation w ith the IRS and m ust
pass an IR S test to be c e rtifie d , w ill
spend extra time learning about the 1040A.
I f you need assistance w ith yo u r taxes:
Safe, sensible weight loss for 27 years.
Join Any Class Anytime
Plan to get help between February 1 and
A p ril 15. C a ll the local IRS o ffic e and
ask fo r the lo ca tio n o f Tax C ounseling
fo r the e ld e rly sites. B rin g : copies o f last
year’ s federal, state, and lo ca l tax re­
For Information Call (collect) weekdays
8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Singles On
Parade:
Operation Desert
Shield
w om en, and address th e ir interests and
hobbies. T he purpose o f th is vid e o is to
p ro vid e new , interesting, and desirable
single pen pals fo r those sin g le in d iv id u ­
“ E ve ry tim e the Internal Revenue
Service (IR S ) tries to m ake things easier,
muses Rose N o v tn y , T a x -A id e D is tric t
C o o rd in a to r fo r O regon. B u t fear not!
One change this year m ay actu a lly make
things easier fo r people w h o have o n ly
Social S ecurity and pension incom e to
In tro d u c in g th e
R obert B lanchard E ducation Service
C enter, 501 N . D ix o n Street. The p u r­
pose o f the m eeting is to -re v ie w the
d is tric t’ s educational com puter hardware
and softw are a cq u isitio n p o lic y . This
notice is p ro vid e d in accordance w ith
p ro visio n o f the O regon open meeting
law.
(503)297-1021
New members please Arrive 20 minutes early
NORTHEAST PORTLAND
NORTH PORTLAND
Marañadla Church
Rivergate Community Church
4 2 2 2 N .E . 12th
4 737 N . L o m b a rd St.
(E n te r on S kid m o re )
Tues.
Sat
7 :0 0 p.m .
Tilamook Park Bldg.
2 1 0 8 N .E . 41st A ve .
C o lu m b ia H a ll
M on.
7 :0 0 p.m .
(E n te r fro m P o rtsm o u th )
Tues.
7:00 p.m .
W ed.
W ed.
turns; a ll incom e records, in c lu d in g W -2
form s fro m em ployers, W -2 P pension
form s, and 1099 fo rm s fo r incom e, in ­
c lu d in g SS A -1 0 9 9 ; ve rifica tio n s fo r spe­
cia l deductions and credits; and, current
federal , state, and lo ca l tax fo rm s i f
9 :3 0 a.m.
University of Portland
5000 N. Willamette Blvd.
9 :3 0 a.m .
Thurs.
F ri.
&
available.
W rite fo r a free T a x Record E nve­
lope (stock #D 12225) that lets you keep
a ll y o u r tax in fo rm a tio n in one handy
packet that doubles as a c h e c k -o ff list.
Y o u can also o rder free S tock R ecords
(stock #D 14158). G et one o f each o f
5 :0 0 p.m .
5:00 p.m .
7:0 0 p .m .
9 :3 0 a.m.
your stocks o r m utual funds and track
th e ir a c tiv ity th roughout the year. N ote
Temple Baptist Church
that T a x -A id e counselors are trained to
assist you w ith basic tax fo rm s and ques­
1319 N .E . 7th
F ire sid e Room
T uesday
12:00 noon
tions. In d iv id u a ls w ith co m p le x tax as­
sistance needs may be referred to profes­
sional tax preparers.
(Brown Bag Lunch Class)
Weight Watchers is a registered trademark of WEIGHT WATCHERS INTERNATIONAL INC
copyright 1990 WEIGHT WATCHERS INTERNATIONAL, INC
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A C C E S S O R IE S
w ith the crip p lin g and, in fiv e percent o f
a ll cases, fa ta l disease. In 1954, m edical
pioneer D r. Jonas Salk introduced his
breakthrough p o lio vaccine. The subse­
plus
(503) 249-7204
Raleigh and Donnie Lewis
GOING ST.
MARKET -
A side fro m physical problem s, v ic ­
tim s o f p o lio m ay face an enorm ous
stigma. In A fric a and other parts o f the
developing w orld, d a ily survival requires
hours o f g ru e lin g labor. In these coun­
tries, p h ysica lly disabled people are o f­
ten perceived as a burden on desperately
poor fa m ilie s whose fin a n cia l resources
already strained to the breaking p o in t
as tetanus, measles and w hooping cough,
w hich takes the lives o f m ore than three
m illio n ch ild re n each ye a r.”
Shadow
Masters
& Sound
The B la ck Leadership Conference
R eception is m eeting to share the 1991
L e g is la tiv e A genda o f the B la ck Leader­
ship C onference w ith o ther organiza­
tions. The m eeting w ill take place T hurs­
day, January 10,1991 at 5:30 pm , at the
O regon C onvention Center.
For Your
Shopping Convenience
Photography
(503) 629-5930
P.O. Box 6311
A loha, OR 97006
Rick P ratt
Lesley E. H am notul
Seafood Restaurant 4 Bar -- Since 1891 --Lunch 4 Dinner
1035 S.W. Stark (Corner 11 th & Stark)
226-4171
YOU ARE INVITED
TO
•I HAVE A DREAM"
FOURTH ANNUAL TRIBUTE
TO
Pakzad o f Portland.
DP. MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR.
Tax Information
Mailed to
Oregonians
1929 - 19C8
"I HAVE A DREAM"
AND
A lm o s t a m illio n tax packets are
being m a ile d to O regonians w h o file d
REVEREND JOHN W. GARLINGTON,
JR.
1937 - 1986
state incom e tax returns last year. The
packets in clu d e an in stru ctio n b o o klet
"THE BRIDGE BUILDER" IN OUR COMMUNITY
and fo rm s to f i l l out.
The 400,000 Oregonians whose 1989
JANUARY 13, 1991
incom e tax returns w ere done by a p ro ­
fessional tax return preparer may receive
a postcard instead o f a tax booklet. Each
postcard w ill have tw o m a ilin g labels
attached that should be used when filin g
4:00 P.M.
1990 tax fo rm s to speed processing re­
turns.
I f you receive a postcard, b u t plan to
prepare yo u r ow n return fo r 1990, you
can p ic k up a tax b o o kle t at yo u r local
FEATURING MUSIC:
MARANATHA CHURCH CHOIR
SPEAKERS:
Dr. Marshall K. Christensen
President, Warner Pacific College
The Drown Sisters
Chaplain Rodney E. Alexander
Oregon State Penitentiary
Dorothy Dutlor
*Rov. Henry Grecnidge, Pastor
Irvington Covenant Church
Tamara Barnott
Dishop Grace Osborne, Pastor
Faith Tabernacle Church
PRE-SERVICE MUSIC - 3:30PM
post o ffic e , bank o r lib ra ry .
W hen filin g returns, everyone should
Attorney Rey Ramsey, Director
Oregon Housing Agency
Wilson High School Ensemble
Mr. Greg McKelvey, Director
use the preprinted labels, w hether they
are attached to a tax b o o k le t o r to a
postcard. A cco rd in g to D on O ’ Meara o f
the D epartm ent o f revenue, “ Y o u should
put the labels on each fo rm you file .
PORTLAND OBSERVER
'The Eyes and Ears of the Community
Office: (503)200-0033
Fax#: (503)200-0015
percent o f a ll A fric a n ch ild re n . Just 10
years ago less than 10 percent were
im m unized.
D espite success in L a tin A m e rica
and A sia , the incidence o f pa ra lytic p o ­
lio in A fric a n -th e w o rld ’ s poorest co n ti­
Oregon C onvention Center. Classical and
contem porary m usical selections w ill be
p ro vid e d b y Karen St. James and M isagh
m id d le o f January.
Johnston says that the last decade
has seen im m unizations reach nearly 60
A cco rd in g to health experts, once
contracted, p a ra lytic p o lio is n o t c u r­
able. “ The best-and o n ly-tre a tm e n t,”
says Johnston, “ is early prevention. I t ’ s
e xcitin g to realize that i t ’ s possible to
halt p o lio as w e ll as other diseases such
on B la ck A ffa irs on January 10th at the
postcards should a ll be d e live re d b y the
attacks g ro w in g nervous system s.“ B u t
Johnston explains, “ we have reason to
be optim istic.
quent school im m u n iza tio n program
w o rke d so w e ll that by 1989, o n ly 10
cases were reported in the U nited States.
Instances are e q ually lo w in C olom bia
and M e x ic o . In the People’ s R epublic o f
C hina, 95 percent o f a ll ch ild re n have
been im m u n ize d against the disease.
luncheon w ith the O regon C om m ission
U sing these labels w ill a llo w us to p ro c­
ess yo u r returns faster.’ ’ Packets and
nent-remains high. A cco rd in g to C A R E ,
each year m ore than 200,000 A fric a n
children suffer from the disease w h ich
Announcement
4601 N. Williams
281-6873
House. T he reception w ill be held:
W ednesday, January 9 ,1 9 9 1 ,6 :0 0 -7 :3 0
p.m., Portland H ilto n H otel, International
C lu b , 921 S W 6th A venue, Portland.
M r. W a tkin s is in O regon at the
request o f the P ortland Federal E xecu­
Polio, the disease w hich once crippled
thousands o f Am erican children, has been
nearly eradicated in the U n ite d States
and in many countries w o rld w id e . Y e t in
some parts o f the developing w orld, polio
continues to pose a threat to young lives.
“ B y the end o f this ce n tu ry,” says
P h ilip Johnston, president o f C A R E , the
in te rn a tio n a l re lie f and developm ent o r­
ganization, “ w o rld w id e im m u n iza tio n
e ffo rts m ay very w e ll eradicate p a ra lytic
p o lio . B u t we have a lo t to do to achieve
this g o a l.”
D u rin g the early 1950’ s, m ore than
100,000 American children were afflicted
Jewelry
African Sculpture - Masks
African-American Books
Framed African-American Prints
Hand Painted Sweats, T-shirts
Pants and Tops
925 N.E. B roadway
P ortland , OR 97232
M r. W a tkin s is the A ssociate D ire c to r o f
the O ffic e o f P u b lic L ia is o n at the W h ite
tiv e B oard, B la ck E m p lo ym e n t S ubcom ­
m ittee, w h o w ill be co-sponsoring a
Worldwide End to Polio Possible
By the 21st Century
(F rom the A A R P V o lu n te e r N ew s­
letter)
You live a hectic life. Wouldn’t it be
The B o a rd ’ s B u ild in g Use and
M anagem ent C om m ittee is scheduled to
meet on W ednesday, January 9 ,1 9 9 1 , at
10:00 A .M ., in the L - l classroom at the
Singles O n Parade is taping a spe­
c ia l h o u r lo n g vid e o , title d , Singles O n
Parade: O peration Desert S hield. T he
vid e o w ill introduce sin g le men and
The Tax Form
You’ve Been
Waiting For
i ne Portland O bserver-P age 5
"I HAVE A DREAM" by the
Rev. Emmett Whcatfall
MARANATHA CHURCH
4222 NE 12th AVENUE
PORTLAND, OREGON 97211
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