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/ ♦ • ▼ September 18,1991...The Portland Observer...Page 9 North/Northeast Economic Development Alliance and City of Portland to hold final community workshop on Discussion Draft Albina Community Plan The North/Northeast Economic Development A lliance and the C ity o f Portland Bureau o f Planning w ill be cohosting the final community w o rk shop on the Discussion D raft A lbina C om m unity Plan, Residents, property and business owners, and other inter ested parties are encouraged to attend. This workshop w ill be the final opportunity for intrested parties to comment on all aspects o f the Discus sion D raft Albina Com m unity Plan. This event, to be held on September 21, 1991 at 9 A M at the King Elementary School, 4906 NE 6th Avenue, w ill feature welcoming remarks from the N orth/ Northeast Economic Development a l liance and Gretchen Kafoury, C ity Commissioner in charge o f the Bureau o f Planning. A d ditio na lly, Planning Bureau staff w ill make presentations on the discussion D raft A lbina C om m unity Plan. The Albina Com m unity Plan is a revitalization plan fo r inner N orth and inner Northeast Portland. This phase o f the citizen involvement process w ill be concluded on September 30,1991. It is expected that the Planning C om m is sion w ill commence public hearings on the Recommended D raft A lbina C om m unity Plan in February, 1992. The C ity Council w ill begin public hearings on the Planning Commission recom mendations in the spring and the sum mer o f 1992. Vickers Assumes New Position FREE! FREE! Vision Screenings (F or Children and Students Age 3 to 18) Free back-to-sehool vision screenings lor children age 3 lo students age 18 are available now and through the school year at the Pacific University Cascade Campus Family Vision Center, 600 N. Killingsworth (across the street from the Portland Community College Cascade Campus). Sharon A . Vickers, daughter o f Tho mas and Dorothy Vickers, has accepted a position as Elementary School Principal at the C alifornia State School for the Deal in Fremont, C alifornia. A fte r serving as Program Chair Per son fo r the Columbia Regional Program for the Deaf and Hearing Impaired for the past three years in Portland, Ms. Vickers assumed her new position August 30,1991. The C alifornia School for the Deaf - Fre mont, has the largest student population o f any school for the deaf in the United States. Ms. Vickers becomes the first A f r i can-American to assume principalship at the school which is located in northern C alifornia, approximately 25 miles from San Francisco. Although she w ill miss her fa m ily and friends in Portland, Ms. Vickers is looking forw ard to her new tenure. For Best Results Advertise in the Observer Free screenings, though not a substitute for a complete vision exam, do provide important information about eye health and clarity of vision. Screenings take about 20 minutes to complete and do not cause discomfort. Vision screenings are especially important in detecting and preventing vision disorders in children age 5 through 10 -- the years when learning skills such as reading and writing are formed. The Cascade Campus Family Vision Center also provides complete vision examinations, specialty care, and patient dispensary. Patients pay for services based on family and individual income. For scheduling free vision screenings and more information about affordable vision care services, please call the Pacific University Cascade Campus Family Vision Center today at: 240-5319 Cascade Campus Family Vision Center Affordable Vision Care 600 N. Killingsworth • 240-5319 Oregon Dance Consort Announces Season ‘91-92 Oregon Dance Consort, the 13 year- old Portland-based contemporary dance company, announced today their four- concert ‘91-92 Season. Beginning in December, they w ill present tw o con certs at the Interstate Firehouse C u l tural Center, one at the N ewport Per form ing Arts Center and one at the Intermediate Theatre o f the Portland Center for the Performing Arts. Since 1986, under the direction o f choreographers Judith Catterall and Ray T e rrill, ODC has maintained a high p rofile in dance development w ork in the state. They have led the way for contemporary dance in the develop ment o f culturally inclusive casting and programming. Since 1988, their ground breaking Ticket Subsidy Program for Forgotten Audiences has addressed arts- access issues in a direct and effective manner by providing free tickets and educational materials to member o f our com m unity who usually have no access to the common cultural experiences o f our society. One o f their most successful de velopment tools has been the annual choreographers’ showcase, Pulse & Impulse. This year, in its fifth season, the showcase w ill be called Harmonia and w ill feature half-a-dozen artists in a presentation o f music, dance and storytelling w ith a global perspective. Running for a lim ited engagement December 12-15 at the Interstate F ire house C ultural Center, it promises to o ffe r a liv e ly alternative to the N ut cracker. The fo llo w in g Friday, Decem ber 20, the same concert w ill be offered at N ew port’ s charming perform ing arts Before you dig, please call center. March 20-29, again at the IFCC, O D C ’ s Judith Catterall w ill premiere a m ajor new dance/theater work. As yet untitled, it w ill feature A frican A m e ri can aclor/singer Jacqui Sutton and is inspired by the com m onality o f themes underlying global m ythology. O D C ’ s season closes w ith at con cert o f new works by both T e rrill and Catterall at the Intermediate Theatre o f the Portland Center for the Performing Arts M ay 16-17, 1992. For inform ation on any o f these events, or about participation in their Ticket Subsidy Program for Forgotten 246-6699 W ell show Chrysler pndes itself on its ability to deliver the very best to its customers. This means getting top quality from the people who supply many of the goods and services that help keep Chrysler rolling. In 1984, Chrysler established the Special Supplier Program whose stated objective was to increase greatly the involvement of minority suppliers. One of these suppliers is Summa-Harrison Metal Products. W hen Summa began operations, they were typical of many small companies trying to overcome adversity They faced difficult challenges. But the people behind Summa were bright, talented, energetic professionals. And with thorough hard work and dedication, Summa persevered. As a result of foresight and business acumen, Summa has grown from $3,700 in sales in the early years, to more than $17 million today And they supply jobs to 250 people in their community But Summa’s success story doesn t end here. Because as their sales increased, so did their commitment to quality The kind of commitment that doesn t go unnoticed at Chrysler Or unrewarded. Recently Summa received the Chrysler Quality of Excellence Award and joined the ranks of a highly select, highly prestigious group of suppliers. Providing customers with the best service possible makes a world ot difference And you might say that making a difference is the credo of Summa-Harrison Metal Products. It works that way for Chrysler too. Give. you w here the power bes Portland General Electric Mr Charles J Harrison Jr, President Summa-Hamson Metal Products, Inc Royal Oak Michigan V Am erican Heart Association FAIR SHARE/GOOD BUSINESS Oregon Affiliate, Inc. I I W CHRYSLER CORPORATION