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January 8 , 1992...The Portland Observer...Page 3
Christmas Is For Sharing
Fitzgerald Beaver Leaves
Proud Legacy Behind
TOWN MEETINGS WITH
CONGRESSMAN WYDEN
Wednesday
January 15,1992
7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
St. John’s YWCA Main Hall
8010 N. Charleston
Portland
Newlyweds Allen Durell Wilson and Sophia Rachelle Wilson Celebrate
their marriage.
Ms. Queenie Samuel wishes to thank
the host of family and friends who
shared in the marriage ceremony of her
son Allen Durell Wilson to Ms. Sophia
Williams of Los Angeles, Cal. And the
Christening ceremony of her first grand­
child, Nathaniel Earl Wilson II, on
Christmas day at her home.
Kahlil Tanner arrived from Los
Angles, only shortly prior to the cere­
mony to present the newly weds with a
ringing solo.
Ms. Cecilia Johnson was another
of the outstanding local talents to per­
form at the ceremonies.
Think Yourself Thin
or any other way you want t
BY DEBBIE JOHNSON
I just finished eating two, yes that’s
two platefuls o f seafood pasta drenched
in butter sauce. Not only do I not feel
guilty in the least, I still feel THIN!
“ Impossible,” you may say...“ A fluke,
a one-time unheard o f occurrence in
history.” Well, actually, I ’ve been eat­
ing all kinds of things, feeling this way
for over ten years, and therefore look­
ing just as thin for all 10 years.
I eat whatever I please, whenever I
please (which turns out to be very bal­
anced almost always), and I maintain
my ideal weight or less. How did I do
it? I got control of the controller; the
subconscious mind, and you can too!
I was motivated by the fact that I
had gained 30 pounds dieting (sound
familiar?) over a ten year period. When
I was in high school I began to think I
was gaining wight because I was sim­
ply growing womanly (or my pants had
shrunk in the dryer ~ I don’t know
which!) So of course I went on a diet
and became prey to the “ yo-yo
syndrome” ...gaining more weight af­
ter each successive siege of self-denial.
After 10 years o f dieting, fasting
and having 30 extra pounds as a reward,
I decided that if this was the way God
wanted me, so be it! I even began to
love and accept my Rubenesque shape,
when lo and behold, the light struck! I
realized one morning I could use all the
visualizing and imagining I had used to
get new business contracts, create more
money, new relationships, and other
things I manifested in my life. Why not
this too? I got up, looked in the mirror
and said to the image there... “ You
look a little thinner today.” I began to
visualize, imagine, dream and even
pretend I was thinner every day and
over time I became thin. Not only that,
but I quit eating compulsively every
time I was nervous, anxious, or upset! I
have never gained the weight back in
over 10 years never even thinking about
what I am eating, only about what I am
THINKING.
You see, the subconscious mind
controls all the major glands and func­
tions in the body; i.e. the thyroid gland,
the apestat, the blood pressure, etc. Get
the picture? That’s why placebos
work...the subconscious makes you well.
How can you control the subcon­
scious without placebos to become your
ideal body shape/strength/health?
Here’s an exercise:
Because your subconscious stays
awake when your body and conscious
mind are asleep there are no mental
blocks or walls to get in the way. Make
a tape for yourself with these works (or
any you choose) said over and over
again so you listen to them as you fall
asleep.:
“ You are thinner, healthier, stronger,
more beautiful today. Tomorrow you
will be even thinner, healthier, stronger.”
It’s important to also use the active
imagination. Say something that in­
cludes the senses of taste, touch, smell,
feel, hear, see. Use your imagination to
create a scene at work where everyone
compliments you on your new image.
Be a little kid and pretend you are just
the way you want to be (anyway, why
should kids have all the fun?)
Bring your inner kid out to play and
become whatever you want to be! Then
let your subconscious do the work....while
you have fun.
Debbie Johnson gives workshops
throughout the U.S. on Think Yourself
Thin, and Secrets of Bringing More
Love into Your Life.
Debbie is the author of the books
“ How To Think Yourself Thin,” “ How
To Love Yourself,” “ So Others Can
Love You More” and “ How To Make
Your Dreams Come True.”
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Saturday
January 18.1992
8:30 am -10:00 am
Fitzgerald Beaver
BY LANITA DUKE
New Year’s 1992 ushered the physi­
cal end of the father of black journalism
in the Pacific Northwest — Fitzgerald
Beaver.
His communication roots were
planted in Portland, OR during the late
Westminster Presbyterian
Church, Fireside Room
1624 NE Hancock, Portland
£
1950’s with the “ Eager Beaver Show”
and bloomed into The Facts in Seattle,
WA. Beaver was a die-hard capitalist
with his time and money, and laid a
foundation for black journalists in the
Pacific Northwest. Bemie Foster, the
publisher of The Skanner , and Chris
Bennett of the Seattle Medium were
both salesmen for The Facts. A.L. Hen­
derson consulted Beaver prior to
launching The Portland Observer.
Fitzgerald Beaver was fiercely in­
dependent and an outspoken self made
man. He was a trailblazer in the com ­
munication field and he leaves a legacy
of honor, pride and hard work, loyally
and respect.
He will be missed by his surviving
relatives in Portland: Lanita Duke, Laura
Ann Beavers and Nia Gray.
Portland will always remember him
as “ Eager Beaver,”
(Lanita Duke owns and operates
Grass root News N.W., a business com­
munication company, and is the daugh­
ter o f Fitzgerald Beaver).
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Implementation Of
Portland Future Focus
Plan Begins With
Appointment Of New Chair
Commissioner Gretchen Kafoury
will head the implementation phase of
Portland’s award-winning Strategic Plan
as the new Chair of Portland Future
Focus. She succeeds Hardy Myers,
who chaired the Future focus Policy
Committee through all stages of the
planning process.
The Future Focus plan was com­
pleted in August after 18 months of
citizen involvement and recommends
over 100 actions to improve Portland’s
future. The goals given the highest
priority were Crime, Diversity, Econ­
omy, Education, Education, Managing
Regional Growth, and Leadership.
“ Implementing the Future Focus
Strategic Plan will be exciting and chal­
lenging,” said Kafoury. “ Portland’s
future can be very bright if we focus on
these critical strategies. Many repre­
sentatives from the public and private
sectors will be active during the next
phase.”
Work is now underway to select
committees for the implementation of
the action steps outlined in the plan.
Committee members will be drawn from
both the public and private sectors and
will represent a broad spectrum of
community interests. The first Steer­
ing committee meeting is scheduled
for late January, 1992 and lthe Implem­
entation committees will begin their
work in February.
YOU ARE INVITED TO ATTEND
THE
ANNUAL TRIBUTE TO
D r.
Martin
Luther
Kiqg, Jr.
AND
REVEREND JOHN W. GARLINGTON, JR.
Metro Washington Park
Zoo Admission Fees
Increase
Admission fees at Metro Wash­
ington Park Zoo increased January 6.
The new fees were approved by the
Metro Council in September to help
sustain zoo operations.
Admission will now be $5 for adults
age 12 to 64, $3.50 for senior citizens
65 and over, and $3 for children age 3
to 11. Infants age 2 and under arc admitted
free. Groups of 25 or more are eligible
for a 20% discount on both admission
and the train ride. Railway fares re­
main unchanged.
The zoo offers free adm ission after
3 p.m. on the second Tuesday of each
month. In addition, special free days
for senior citizens and handicapped
citizens are schedule once per year.
A A J L A .A
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JANUARY 19,1992
AT
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