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Chavis probes the disproportionate effect on blacks of the war KEVIN DUCKWORTH PAGE 2 I—* ortland Trail Blazer Kevin Duck worth will visit Whitaker Middle School, 5700 N.E. 39th Ave., Thursday (Feb. 14) in his first appearance as honorary spokesman for Portland School D istrict’s Homeless Program. Duckworth speaks to students at Ullysses Tucker sets the past into perspective less Program will help keep students, school staff m em bers and the com m u nity aware o f the special needs o f homeless students. W hitaker’s assem blies also will feature “ Shelter B oy,” a Fox 49 vide otape that focuses on one fam ily’s experiences with homelessness. The Homeless Program is a com ponent of Portland School D istrict’s Project R eturn, an effort to reach out to students who are not enrolled in school or who are at risk o f dropping out or failing. For more information, please call Lionel Johnson, Project Return coordinator, 280-6587. PAGE 2 PCC features Sonia Sanchez as a speaker on black studies PAGE 6 Members of the City Council discourage Portlanders from supporting Andrew Dice Clay PAGE 10 Acting as a television news unit, students from a participating school in the Panasonic Kid Witness News Program: "cover" a full day of governmental and political events in Washington, D.C. Here two "kids interview General Colin Powell, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, following an address he delivered to a group of memebers of Congress. The students are Shaun Glover, II, (left) and Yobelin Fernandez, 10, from the Ralph Bunche School (P.S. 125), New York City. During the 1990-91 school year, Panasonic Company is providing state-of-the art video studios, portable equipment and instructional material to 100 public elementary schools in 30 cities. The students are learning organizational and communications skills through hands-on experience in operationg the facilities, reporting stories and creating a variety of videos. ovem or Barbara Roberts an nounced that Rudy W esterband will fill a vacancy on the W orkers Com- pensaton Board, pending Senate con firmation. W esterband is replacing Dianne Perry and will serve the re mainder o f her four-year term, which expires in December o f 1992. W esterband, 42, brings years of problem solving experience to the Board. He is currently an Administrator for the Em ploym ent Relations Board. W ester band served as a City Attorney for Portland (1984-88) and as an Assistant Attorney General in the Department of Justice (1978-81). He has also served on the Portland Civil Serivce C om m is sion and was a M ultnomah Legal Aid Serice board member. The Workers Compensation Board is m ade up o f three members. In addi tion to W esterband, Lynn M arie Crider w ill serve out her term, whihe expires in December. There is one vacancy remaining. PORTLAND PUBLIC SCHOOLS OFFER PARENTING CLASSES OPB and Black History Month: Noah Nelson examines struggles of blacks February Classes Free Health Screenings For Seniors (Age 55+ Offered at Neighborhood Sites) M a rc h 1 M a rc h 8 M a rc h 15 M a rc h 29 INDEX 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 The Observer wishes you and those close to you a very happy Valentine's Day PREPARING FOR DRUG-FREE YEARS W estm oreland Union M anor, 6404 SE 23rd. Please call 233-5671 for an appointm ent (9 a.m. to 12 noon). G resham Senior Center, 50 N.E. Elliott. Please call 665-7191 for an appointm ent (9 a.m. to 12 noon). A lthenheim Retirem ent Center, 7901 SE Division. Please call 775-1583 for an appointm ent (9 a.m. to 12 noon). Urban League A dult and Senior Service Center, 10 North Russell. Please call 280-2639 for an appointm ent (9 a.m . to 12 noon). Among services at the screenings are blood chem istry tests which in clude cholesterol, glucose and am enia m easurem ents, blood presesure, col orectal cancer take-hom e test kit, lung function and hearing testing. Vision and glaucom a assessm ents, nutirtional News Religion News/Sports Entertainment News News Classifieds Bids/Sub-Bids Classifieds fludy Westerband counseling and foot care evaluation arc also usually offered. Appointments arc necessary and may be made by calling the screening site. There is no charge for the screenings which arc funded by Legacy Health System hospitals and healthcare organizations. W hitm an E le m e n ta r y 7423 S .E . F l a v e l S t . 2 8 0 -6 3 7 0 F eb. 12, 21, 28, M arch 7, 1 4 ; 7 p . m . ; $10 fe e ; c h ild c a re PREPARING FOR DRUG-FREE YEARS S m ith E le m e n ta r y 8935 S.W. 52nd A ve. 2 8 0 -6 3 1 6 Bo Jackson, two-sport superstar for the Kansas City Roy als baseball team and the Los Angeles Raiders football team, conducted a question and answer session with Portland-area high school student editors at NIKE TOWN. The format was Q& A from the students for approximately 25 minutes. The meeting took place at Nlke’s new down town locale on Tuesday. Community Wide Preschool Health And Developmental Screening Project creening Kids Informing Parents address their needs before health and developmental problems become a (SKIP) provides preschool-age deterrent to success in school and life. children (and sometimes infants and Its purpoes is consistent with a new toddlers) with screening in areas of federal law (Public Law 99-457) re general and dental health, hearing, vision, quiring identification and service to spcech/language and motor skill devel preschool-age children with special opment. It provides parents with infor needs. mation and connects them with serv Screening is done by professionals ices, programs and other resources ap and supervised college students who propriate to their children’s particular arc studying professions directly re needs and family income. Parents arc lated to the. health and developm ent of also provided with fun-at-home activi young children. Community members ties to build their children’s skill level volunteer their time for the non-profes and confidence. sional aspects of the screening. A play The purpose o f this project is to area for brothers and sisters is super reach high-risk children through a vised by high school students from cooperative multi-agency approach and S parenting classes. Interpreters are pro vided to help non-English speaking fami lies and to translate w ritten m aterials. Professional time is contriburted from private practice and the following schools and agencies: O regon Health Sciences University, Portland State U niversity, Portland Dental Hygiene Association, Portland Center for Speech and Hearing, Pacific University, Port land Com m unity College, Mt. Hood Community College, University of Port land, Housing Authority o f Portland, AMA Head Start, Multnomah County Department of Health and Human Serv ices, M ultnomah Education Service District, Portland Public Shcools and Participating East M ultnom ah County schools. This effort is part o f the Portland Leaders Roundtable, “ Portland Invest ment Plan,” to invest in our future by investing in our young people. It is a first step toward establishm ent and ex pansion o f preventive program s for children in their early years and toward formation o f linkages among schools and agencies that will assure a contin uum o f servcices to meet the needs of our young people as they develop. SKIP is sponscred by AM A Head Start, City o f Portland, M ultnomah County, Multnomah Educaiton Serv ice District and Portland Public Schools. W ed n esd ay s, F eb . 13, 2 0 , 27, M arch 6, 1 3 ; 6 :3 0 p .m .; $10 fe e ; PARENT GROUP Meek E le m e n ta r y 4039 N .E . A l b e r t a C o u rt 2 8 8 -4 5 4 0 T h u rsd a y s, Feb. 14, M arch 1 4 ; 8 :3 0 a .m . CHEMICALLY AFFECTED FAMILIES W h ita k e r M id d le 5700 N .E . 3 9 th A ve. 2 8 0 -5 6 2 0 W ed n esd ay , F e b . 20; 6 :3 0 p .m . SETTING LIM ITS, RULES FOR CHILDREN M a r y s v i l l e E le m e n ta r y 7733 S .E . Raymond S t . 2 8 0 -6 3 6 3 T h u rsd ay , F eb. 21; 7 p .m .; c h i l d c a r e )