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Hr Eugene, 9 ?403 Orr>----- egon egon L ib r R oo m [■TO BSERVER PORTLfl Volume XXI, Number 2 January 9, 1991 "The Eyes and Ears o f The Community" NBA Great Visits Tubman Middle School 25<P Judge Roosevelt Robinson Speaker At The King Facility PAGE 2 Reinvestment in the Community Ju d g e R oo se ve lt R obinson Bob Lanier talks with 8th graders about the importance o f staying in school. PAGE 3 Former NBA Great Bob Lanier visited Harriott Tubmen School on January 2, 1991. The NBA launched a Nation-Wide program availble in all the NBA Cities. The theme of the newly launched program " Stay in school its the right move “. Former Trailblazer Appointed Insurance Agent Portland woman wins nationwide search for mature models PAGE 4 Black Managers Forum Teleconference PCC PAGE6 Teaching Award Lafayette Fredrick PORTLAND OBSERVER 'The Eyes and Ears of the Community Office: (503)288-0033 Fax#: (503)288-0015 INDEX News Religion News News News Classifieds Bids/Sub Bids Next Week Martin Luther King, Jr. A Portland Observer Special Issue. 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 M ichael E. H arper, form er Portland Trailblazer, has been appointed as an agent for State Farm Insurance Com pany. M ichael’s office, is located at4245 SW Corbett. (221- 3050) Harper, is enthu siastic abouthis new position a t State Farm. A graduate of North Park College in Illinois, M ichael has been active in the com m unity as school district em ployee, businessman and spokesperson. He sits on the board o f Edgefields chil dren and neighbor hood health clinics. In past seasons M i chael served as the assistant m en’s bas ketball coach at the University o f Port land and Lewis and Clark College. He is an active m ember o f the Pacific N orth west Speakers A s s o -____________ ciation and of Toastmasters International. Harper has applied his econom ics’ degree in local business circles investing one sum m er with the marketing division o f U.S. National Bank and one summer as a com m ercial lending intern with the Bank o f California. Between basketball seasons, he devoted summers to being an advertising account executive intern with McDonald, Babb and Clarkson and teach ers aide in the Portland Pubic School Upcoming Oregon Symphony Concert Features Work By Portlander David Dzubay Labor Salute to Martin Luther King, Jr. Keynote speaker APRI National President, Norman Hill, New York, New York January 18th 1991 Breakfast, Northwest Oregon Labor Council, The Oregon AFL-CLO, LERC State Fed, APRI (Portland Chapter and other labor organi zations r n upcoming O regon Symphony 7pm to 7:30pm. classical series concert on Janu Tickets for the ary 13 through 15 features three upcoming concert are classical works that audiences $12 to $35 and may are sure to enjoy. O pening the concert be purchased at the will be an O regon Sym phony prem iere Oregon Symphony o f a work entitled “ Snake A lley” by the T ic k e t O ffic e in gifted young com poser David Dzubay, downtown Portland at w ho grew up in Portland. Follow ing the 719 SW Alder, open Sym phony’s perform ance o f this new weekdays from 9am w ork will be another O regon Symphony to 5:30pm. Tickets prem iere, that o f Hungarian com poser may be charged by Bela B artok’s Piano C oncerto No. 3. telephone at 228- This w ork will be played by the Oregon 1353. Tickets also are Symphony with featured guest artist Leon available at the Per Bates, one o f the most sought after o f the forming Arts Center new generation o f A merican pianists. Box Office, Monday The “ finale” o f the concert will be a th ro u g h S atu rd ay perform ance o f B eethoven’s m onum en from 10am to 5:30pm tal Sym phony No. 3, “ E roica.” James (248-4496); and at all G.I. Joe’s Ticket- D ePreist conducts. m aster outlets. Perform ances are Sunday, January David Dzubay And "Snake Alley” 13 at 7:30 pm, and Monday and T ues David Dzubay is a com poser and day, January 14 and 15 at 8:00 pm. All trumpet player. He was born in 1964 and perform ances take place at the Arlene grew up in Portland, Oregon, playing Schnitzer Concert Hall and will be pre with the Portland Youth Philharmonic ceded by an informal talk about the works and graduating from Jefferson High School in the program . Leading the pre-concert in 1982. Dzubay has pursued his aca talks will be Oregon Symphony staff demic musical career at Indiana Univer m em ber Ralph Nelson. The talks arc free sity, where he is currently a candidate for to tickctholders and take place at the a doctoral degree in composition. Among Schnitzer one hour prior to the respec his principal teachers have been Donald tive perform ances: Sunday from 6:30pm Erb, Frederick Fox, Eugene O ’Brien, to 7pm , and Monday and Tuesday from allan Dean, Bernard Adclstcin, and Oregon A system. Michael plans to extend his former public relation skills to build a sturdy ground in his new position as an insur ance agent and build solid relationships with his clientele udge Roosevelt Robinson will be dream o f becoming a judge has been the lead speaker for the People’s realized. He has distinguished him self Law School on Tuesday evening at already the as a private practitioner, a dep King Facility. Judge Robinson will speak uty district attorney and recently as a on the jury system and how the courts m ember o f the parole board. “ The Oregon Trial Lawyers are work. His talk will begin at 7 p.m. and is proud to have Judge Roosevelt Robin open to the public at no charge. The People’s Law School is spon son as our first speaker in this new school. sored by the Oregon Trial Lawyers, a He is dedicated to helping people in the group made up o f lawyers who represent community gain better access to our people who have been injured or have court system and the rights it protects. had their rights violated. Speakers will T hat is the purpose of this school,” says talk each Tuesday evening for eight weeks Jan W yers, moderator o f the school,. W yers is a board member o f the Oregon at King. “ I will explain how the courts and Trial Lawyers and in private practice in jury system w orks,’’ said Judge Robin downtown Portland. Robinson and Wyers son. He was tapped by G overnor were also classmates at Lewis and Clark G oldschm idt in December to file a va Law School. The school sponsors hope for an cancy on the M ultnomah County D is trict Court. Many members o f the com enrollm ent o f 20 to 40 people. The other munity are delighted that R obinson’s CONTINUED ON PAGE X J PBS Documentary with Noah Nelson A tto rn e y Ja n W yers M K b * k 1 Symphony Principal Trumpet Fred Saut ter. As a trumpetu,Dzubay has performed with numerous orchestras throughout the country, including the National Reper tory Orchestra o f Colorado with whom Dzubay toured to Korea, Taiwan, and Japan in 1988. When asked by the Na tional Repertory Orchestra to com pose a work “ with lots of energy and rhythmic drive, “ Dzubay drew upon his experi ences during the tour as inspiration for “ Snake A lley,” which recounts a tour ist’s visit to the famous market o f the CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program Proposes Cut The A ssociated Press reported in the January 3 edition o f The O regonian that federal officials have proposed to cut the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program by as much as 66% and to distribute what is left o f the funds in nine Northeastcn states only. The Northwest Petroleum Association strongly opposes this federal recom m endation to cut fed era’ aid for w inter heating assistance to the low income and elderly. Jeff G rant, executive vice president o f the N orthw est Petroleum Association, states, “ The Federal Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) has been strongly defended and sup ported at the federal and state levels by the Northwest Petroleum A ssociation/ Oil Heat Institute o f Oregon. This pro gram is vital to the health and welfare of those folks unable to meet winter’s higher utility and fuel costs. ' ’ To help m eet this concern and augment the federal cuts which have occurred in recent years, the oil heat industry has m aintained a volun tary winter fuel help program. For further information about w in ter fuel assistance, call 1-8OO-243-4328.