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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.
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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.
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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-
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“ 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. M embers who cannot attend
the luncheon at noon are urged to at
tend the business meeting at approxi
mately 12:30 p.m.
A dvertise
Expect the Best at Safeway
SAFEWAY
Ad Prices Good February 5 through February 11,1992 At Safeway.
Plump Juicy
Hindquarters
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Approximately 10-Lb. Bag. Juicy, tender chicken
fryer hindquarters, at a stock your freezer price!
Enjoy them baked, broiled or barbecued.
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Approx. 5-Lb.
bags at
390 a Lb.
Sm aller packs o f hindquarters....Lb. 49C
Look In The This Week
Magazine for your Safeway
Shopping Guide for a complete
list of specials on sale this
week at Safeway!
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