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January 22, 1992...The Portland Observer...Page 7
Multnomah Sheriff’s
Office Makes
Donations
At 10:00 A.M., on Tuesday, Janu
ary 14, 1992, the Multnomah County
Sheriff’s Office delivered over 1600
pounds of canned food to SNOWCAP,
1740 SE 139th Avenue.
The food donation is the result of
the Sheriff’s Office and Multnomah
County Parks Department’s efforts over
the holidays in recycling Christmas trees
and charging two cans o f food for the
service.
“ We must realize that the hunger
and needs of many people in Multnomah
County does not simply end when the
holidays are over,” said Sheriff Bob
Skipper. “ We plan to continue sharing
with the less fortunate among us and
hope that others remember to help
throughout the year.”
The Christmas tree recyling at the
Multnomah County Inverness Jail will
resume next Christm as season.
Recruitment Contract
Awarded
The Oregon Department of Trans
portation has awarded a contract to
provide minority recruitment and place
ment services for highway\ construc
tion projects in the Portland metropoli
tan area. Under terms o f the 18 month,
$74,000 contract, S. Brooks and Asso
ciates, Inc., will screen and refer work
ers to prime contractors in Multnomah,
W ashington and Clackamas counties.
Contractors interested in qualified
apprentice- or journey-level laborers,
equipment operators, cement masons,
truck drivers, electricians, carpenters
and iron workers are encouraged to
contact S. Brooks and Associates, at
284-7930.
For m ore inform ation about
ODOT’s minority recruitment program,
contact Bill Hayden, Oregon Depart
ment o f Transportation, Civil Rights
Section, Room 105, Transportation
Building, Salem, OR 97310. Phone
Hayden at 378-8077.
National PTA Offers Parents Advice To
Help Their Children’s Reading Skills
Many parents wonder what they
can do to get their children off to a good
start in reading. Should they invest in a
computer and educational software?
Should they buy the phonics program
they heard advertised on the radio?
Actually, the most percious gift a par
ent can give abeginning reader is tim e
time spent enjoying a good book to
gether.
Mary Renck Jalongo, Ph.D., ad-
dressess childhood reading in the Feb
ruary issue o f PTA Today. “ A relaxed,
informal intruduction to reading is just
what the young child needs,” says Ja
longo. “ Children need to be invited
into the world of literature, not dragged,”
she continues.
Jalongo believes that reading aloud
increases children’s vocabulary, read
ing achievem ent scores, listing and
speaking abilities, letter and symbol
recognition, and the ability to under
stand language and thinking skills.
“ Perhaps the most important result of
reading aloud is the developm ent of
positive attitudes toward reading,” states
Jalongo.
The National PTA thinks it is im
portant for parents to select high qual
ity books for their children and recom
mends several ways to find out not only
about the classics but also about new
books.
• Ask a librarian who specializes
in children’s literature to suggest some
titles.
• Visit a bookstore that is stocked
with high-quality children’s books or,
better y e t , one that specializes in chil
dren’s books.
• Ask a teacher to recommend some
titles that are geared to your child’s
reading level, or consult a children’s
literature textbook.
• Go to your school’s book fair or
purchase paperback books through a
classroom book club.
• Apply some basic criteria o f your
own, such as: does the content and
level seem appropriate? Do the pic
tures com plem ent the story? Do pres
choolers respond enthusiastically to the
book? W ould I enjoy sharing the book
with my child?
The February issue of the National
PT ’s award-winning magazine focuses
on the theme, “ Cherish the C hild.”
Other articles appearing in PTA Today
include the kindergarten-readiness
characteristics to look for if you think
your chiId is ready for k indergarten and
whether birth order really influences a
child’s development.
Copies of PTA Today are avail
able for S2.50 each by sending a check
or money order made payable to the
National PTA, 700 N. Rush St., Chi
cago, Il 60611. The magazine is pub
lished seven times a year (October-
May, Decembcr/January combined
issues), and subscriptions are $ 10/year.
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Commissioner Lindberg Takes New
Year Look Ahead to Redevelopment
of Willamette River’s Eastbank
At a riverside news conference
January 9, 1992, City Commissioner
Mike Lindberg took advantage of die
new year to look ahead to the C ity’s
vision for the redevelopment of the
W illamette River’s eastbank. Intended
to complem ent the w estside’s Tom
McCall W aterfront Park, the eastbank
redevelopment project calls for dra
matically improved public open space
extending from the Oregon Conven
tion Center to the north to the new
OMSI location at the foot of the M ar
quant Bridge to the south.
* ‘W e have an extraordinary oppor
tunity here to transform what is now an
under-used and under-developed area
into one o f the city’s greatest assets,”
said Commissioner Lindberg. “ The
beginning of the new year is the perfect
time to resolve to work together to
make this vision a reality.”
Key to the implementation of this
vision is the Eastbank Master Plan
Process Report, a joint project of the
Bureau o f Parks and Recreation and the
Portland Development Commission
(PDC) which will lead to a phased plan
guiding future eastbank development
over the next decade. Throughout the
project, public involvement will be
actively sought to guide the design and
master-planning process. The Eastbank
Master Plan Process Report will be
presented to City Council for approval
on January 22, along with “ Portland’s
Vision for the W illamette R iver,” a
document oudining Portland’s overall
policy for W illamette River develop
ment. Emphasized in both docum ents is
the goal to increase eastside river access
for the public through a landscaped pe-
destrian/bicycle trail, new waterside
attractions and, potentially, a river taxi
system.
Stressing that developm ent o f the
eastbank will help unify the city, C om
missioner Lindberg noted, “ We have
worked for over 20 years to transform
the westside riverfront into an aw ard
winning park. Now it is lime to turn our
attention to the eastside riverfront with
an eye toward knitting the east and west
sides together and providing increased
public access, views and activities.”
Greg W entworth, president o f the
Central Eastside Industrial Council,
applauded the eastbank redevelopm ent
plans. “ This will be one of the best
things that ever happened to the eastside.
I’m very excited about the positive impact
it will have on our neighborhood, and
the catalyst it will be for future business
development.” Commissioner Lindberg
has responsibility for overseeing the
Bureau of Parks and Recreation.
Northeast Neighborhood Coalition And The
Portland Housing Center Sponsor Housing Forum
On January 30th and February 6th,
1992 City Commissioner Gretchen
Kafoury will host a two-part forum on
housing opportunities and issues spon
sored by the Northeast Neighborhood
C oalition’s Livability committee and
the Portland Housing Center. Both events
will take place in the King School Cafe
teria at 4815 NE 7th.
The first meeting will focus on af
fordable homeownership opportunities
for NE residents. Representatives from
non-profit corporations and the City of
Portland will be on hand to discuss their
programs. The Portland Housing Cen
ter will also explain how it assists po
tential buyers through the complicated
home-loan process. The evening will
begin with an open house from 6:30
p.m to 7:30 p.m, followed by a presen
tation from 7:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
Approximately ten groups will each
give a short presentation on their or
ganizations, and then take questions
form the audience. In one evening, NE
residents will have the opportunity to
gather information on a variety of ex
isting programs and services that are
currently available.
The second night o f the forum will
be a round table on housing policy.
Beginning at 7:00 p.m., Commissioner
Kafoury and a panel o f housing policy
makers will have an open discussion on
issues and policies affecting N ortheast
The evening will begin with the
policy-makers working to solve a number
of hypothetical situations that will be
presented to them by the NE C oali
tion’s Livability Community members
picking the topics for discussion. Rep
resentatives of M ultnomah C ounty, the
State Housing Agency, PDC and the
Portland Planning Bureau will join Com
missioner Kafoury. “ If we are to build
stable neighborhoods, it is critical that
we involve citizens in the snaping of
housing policy, said Commissioner
Kafoury. “ I am looking forward to the
chance to talk about what we have done
so far, and what we still need to do.”
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