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% February 5 , 1992...The Portland ()bserver...Page 5 Needy to Attend Giant Spaghetti Feed About 1,000 homeless men and women and low income fam ilies are expected to attend a spaghetti feed at The Salvation A rm y’s Harbor Light Center, downtown Portland, and Moore Street Community Center in North Portland, on Sunday, February 9,1992. The feed, which is donated and served by the Columbus Day A ssocia tion o f Portland, will start at 11 a.m. at the Harbor Light Center and 12 noon at the Moore Street Center. About 150 volunteers will prepare and serve the food. The Columbus Day Association represents the Italian Americans of the greater Portland area. The Harbor Light Center is located at Southwest Second and Burnside streets; and the Moore Street Com m u nity Center is located at 5335 North W illiams Avenue. m m san easy Tri-Met To Purchase Vehicles Passengers who are elderly and disabled can look forward to better service because of two contracts ap proved January 29, 1992, by the Tri- Met Board o f Directors. The contracts authorize the com bined purchase o f 29 vehicles for the Tri-M et LIFT, and Volunteer Transportation, Inc. LIFT provides door-to-door rides to some 10,000 elderly and disabled people who are unable to use buses or MAX. Volunteer Transportation Inc. is T ri-M et’s paratransit service coordina tor for various volunteer agencies. A $1.3 million contract with Schetky Northwest Sales, Inc. allows the pur chase of 25 lift-equipped mini-buses which will replace high mileage equip ment now used by the Tri-M et LIFT. The vehicles meet all requirements of the Americans with D isabilities Act, and specify alternative fuel options. Delivery is expected in June. The con tract is funded 80 percent by a Federal Transit A dm inistration grant and 20 percent by state cigarette tax funds. A separate $145,000 contract au thorizes the purchase o f four Care Concept mini-vans from Schetky North west Sales, Inc. The vans feature side m ounted w heelchair ramps and will be delivered in April. The contract is funded 80 percent by an Oregon D epartment of Transportation grant and 20 percent by Volunteer Transportation, Inc. •wr-aSífl W lt 1S to lo w e r lin e n il k w hen National Council Of Negro Women, Inc. Ecumenical Prayer Breakfast The National Council O f Negro W omen will host thier upcoming Ecu m enical Prayer Breakfast. W e will have in attendance praying for all fam i lies, church m inisters, and priests rep resenting all faiths. Any questions may be directed to Mrs. W illie Mae Hart at 284-4651 or Mrs. Viola Bonner at 282- 2789 WSiïülitÛt'J. M 13?: < r " tree ' i “ The Meeting” to Highlight Black History Month at Whitman A perform ance o f ‘ ‘The M eeting, ’ ’ an award-winning one-act play based on a fictional meeting between M artin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X, will highlight February’s annual Black H is tory Month at W hitman College. Pin Points Theatre, a W ashington, D.C. educational theatre group, will bring the play to W hitman on M onday, Feb. 24. The 70-minute performance, which is free and open to the public, will begin at 7:30 p.m. in Olin Hall, room 130. It is the only performance the group will give in the Northwest as part o f a nationwide tour that concludes in California. The play depicts an intense, im agi nary meeting between the two civil rights leaders in a Harlem hotel room in February, 1965, just days before M al colm X was assassinated in New York City. The two men, who in real lift met only once in passing, engage in a spir ited war of words over their ideological and philosophical differences, but even tually replace any personal animosity with mutual admiration. Black History Month at W hitman also features showings o f three aw ard winning videos. All three presentations are free and open to the public. Each begins at 7:30 p.m. in Olin Hall, room 130. “ Jungle Fever,” Spike L ee’s con temporary love story that deals with the harsh realities o f interracial relation ships, shows on Thursday, Feb. 6. “ Price of a ticket,’ ’ the acclaim ed film biogra phy o f American author and civil rights ac tivist James Baldwin, show sonT ues- day, Feb. 11. “ Ethnic N otions,” the disturbing but award-winning documen tary that traces America’s deeply-rooted racial stereotypes, shows on Tuesday, Feb. 18. The organizers of Whitman’s Black History Month activities are Bethany Brewer, a sophomore from Portland, OR., and Brian Locke, Director of Minority and International Student Affairs at W hitman. Locke is a gradu ate o f W hitman (1987) and Franklin High School in Seattle. W hile attending St. M ary’s A cad emy in Portland, Brewer was active in the school’s African-American student group. She served one year as treasurer and helped organize programs for Martin Luther King Jr. Day and Black History assemblies. A sociology major, Brewer’s spring semester classes include “ A fri can-American H istory” and “ Race & Ethnic Relations.” Creole Chicken Gumbo Makes 18 1-cup servings gumbo plus rice Stock 3 1/2 to 4 lbs. chicken pieces 3 quarts water 2 outer ribs celery with leaves 1 carrot, cut in thirds 1 medium onion, quatered 1 bay leaf 1 teaspoon salt G um bo 1/3 cup Crisco Oil 1/2 cup all-purpose flour 1 lb. okra, washed and cut into 1/4- inch pieces 1 cup chopped onion 3/4 cup chopped celery 1/2 cup chopped green pepper 1/2 cup chopped green onions 2 cloves garlic, pressed 1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley 1 bay leaf 3/4 teaspoon dried thyme leaves 1/2 teaspoon dried marjoram leaves 1/2 teaspoon dried basil leaves 1 can (14 1/2 oz.) whole tomatoes 1/2 lb. ham, cubed 1 lb. hot smoked sausage, sliced 1 teaspoon W orcestershire sauce Salt (optional) Black pepper (optional) Cayenne pepper (optional) Hot pepper sauce (optional) Steamed rice 1. For stock, place chicken, water, cel ery, carrot, onion, bay leaf 3nd salt in large Dutch oven or kettle. Bring to a boil. Simmer 25 minutes, skim ming foam and fat from top. Re move meat from bones and reserve. Return bones to stock. Continue simmering. 2. For gumbo, heat Crisco Oil in large Dutch oven or kettle. Add flour gradually. Cook and stir until m e dium brown. Add okra, onion, cel ery and green pepper. Cook and stir until okra is crisp-tender. Add green onions, garlic, parsley, bay leaf, thyme, marjoram, basil, undrained tomatoes, ham and chicken meat. Strain stock. Stir slowly into gumbo. Simmer 1 1/2 hours, stirring occa sionally. Add Worcestershire sauce. Add salt, pepper, cayenne and pep per sauce, if desired. Rem ove bay leaf. 3. To serve, spoon desired am ount rice into indiviual soup bowls. Ladle gumbo over rice. Note: Use 2 packages (10 oz. ea.) fro zen okra if fresh is not available. Make ahead and freeze, if desired. What Kind Of A Job Is State Government Doing? BY KEVIN W. CONCANNON Director Oregon Department of Human Resources W ill Rogers liked to joke about government. “ Just be g lad,” he once said, “ you’re not getting all the gov ernment you’re paying for.’’ Oregonians, whose governm ent is known nationally for pioneering inno vations, are accustom ed to good gov ernment. But, like W ill Rogers, we have a right to ask what w e’re paying for. In the Oregon Department of Human Resources, state governm ent’s largest agency, more than 75 cents o f every dollar goes directly to payments for Oregonians in need o f services. An additional 18 cents covers the cost of state em ployees-such as caseworkers and state hospital em ployees-w ho provide direct services. As we plan for cutbacks in state governm ent, it is im portant that we rem em ber that m ost o f what we have now is working. Examples: • W e’re having phenomenal suc cess in returning teen moms who are on welfare to school, part o f our effort (in partnership with schools, community colleges and JTPA) to help them achieve self-sufficiency. • W hile the rest o f the nation de bates national health insurance, we are prepared to move on the Oregon Health Plan, which by m id-decade will insure virtually every Oregonian through a combination of public and private health insurance. • Owing in part to formal sub- stance-abuse prevention programs, our survey of Oregon 8 th and 11th graders last year showed for the first time a reduction in students’ use of alcohol and drugs. Our partnerships with schools and volunteers are paying dividends. Seniors Take Action! The federal governm ent ranked Oregon No. 1 in rehabilitating people who are seriously disabled, including those with severe disabilities, enabling many to return to work. ■ Oregon’s WIC program was among the nation’s first to receive rebates from infant-formula manufacturers, m ean ing that last year we saved $4.2 million that purchased additional food tor Oregon women, infants and children. • Federal surveyors told Fairview Training Center staff last sum m er that the institution’s highly publicized turn around in improving patient care was among the m ost far-reaching they had ever seen. • The nation’s growth o f children in foster care is alarming, b u t-th an k s to our renewed efforts to keep families together-O regon is among a handful of states where fewer children are en tering foster care. We are also receiv ing fewer reports of child abuse and neglect. • W e are preparing to test touch screen technology to process O regoni ans’ unemployment-insurance claims, giving Employment Division staff who now do this work significantly more time to help people find jobs. • As our elderly population grows, Oregon is a national leader-perhaps the lead er-in helping to guarantee independent living for our senior citi zens. These and other achievem ents are products o f a government that encour ages people to think creatively about solutions, and then works with innova tors to get around barriers that stand in the way. If W ill Rogers were alive today, I ’m sure he would poke fun at us. I also believe he would be impressed by our innovations. Annual Meeting Notice for Members of United Way of the Columbia- Willamette There is still time to voice your opinions at Local Forums being held N otice is hereby given to inform N O W . Issues o f concern to Seniors— health care, housing, and taxes-are being members o f United W ay from Clacka mas, M ultnomah and W ashington discussed at the forums. The Portland/Multnomah Commis Counties in Oregon and Clark County sion on Aging and local senior organi in W ashington that the 72nd Annual zations are sponsoring the forums in Meeting will be held W ednesday, Feb preparation for the 1992 G overnor’s ruary 12, 1992, at Noon. The meeting will take place at the Benson Hotel, Conference on Aging to be held April Portland, Oregon. 5-7 in Eugene. Delegate applications Make advance reservations by for the G overnor’s Conference can be February 7 with Kathy Grimm at United picked up at the local forums or from W ay, 718 W. Burnside, Portland, O R PM C oA -796-5269. 97209 (503) 226-9305. An election will be held for the purpose o f installing new board m em bers and officers. Anyone w ho contrib utes to United Way is considered a member. 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