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February 13,1991
"The Eyes and Ears o f The Community"
General Colin Powell
Addresses Kids Program
25<P
Duckworth Visits
Whitaker Middle School
As Spokesman For Homeless Program
Roberts
Announces
Workers Compensation
Board Member
assemblies at 1 p.m. and 1:30 p.m. and
will tour a converted school bus, dubbed
the “ Duckm obile,” that will travel to
local homeless shelters providing edu
cational services for children. The trav
eling classroom, sponsored by Port-
land-area McDonald’s Restaurants, will
often be the first stop for youngsters on
their road to-or back to-school.
D uckw orth’s efforts in the Home
B. 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
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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
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