I ige 6...The Portland Observer...February 5, 1992 ‘Dr. Mom’ Speaks to Portland Parents She’ll bring her practical wisdom and supportive philosophy as a wife and mother of five, and will offer sug gestions to help parents set priorities, restore balance to their hectic lives, and reduce their children s misbehav ior by enhancing self-esteem. Dr. Neifert will be available to sign her books from 6 to 7 p.m. that evening. Montgomery Park is located at 2701 N.W. Vaughn Street, Port land. While in Portland, Neifert also is taking part in a conference for medical professionals on breastfeeding. Neif ert is associate clinical professor of pediatrics at the University of Colo rado School of Medicine, and medical director of the lactation program at St. Luke’s Hospital in Denver, Colo. Parents can learn how to ‘ * Keep the Fun in Parenting” w hen nationally known pediatrician. Dr. Marianne Neitert, vis its Portland on Thursday, February 6, for an informative and humorous eve ning at Montgomery Park. Her talk will be from 7 to 9 p.m. Tickets are $5 and pre-registration is required. To reserve tickets, call 229- 8081. The talk is co-sponsored by Emanuel Hospital & Health Center and Good Samaritan Hospital & Medical Center, part of Legacy Women’ s Health Services. Neifert is best known as ‘‘Dr. Mom, the author of a parenting column in M cCall’s magazine and two popular child care guides: ‘‘Dr. Mom, and the newly released ‘‘Dr. Mom’s Parenting Guide.” “ What’s Behind the PC Hype? PDC PORTLAND What began as a right-wing politi cal campaign in support of campus conservatives has become a full blown movement to silence leftists and other critics who speak out against discrimi nation and government repression. Join Radical Women in a discussion of the history and politics of ‘‘Political Cor rectness” hysteria and how to counter it. Everyone’s welcome. Radical Women will meet on Thursday, February 2 0 ,1992,6:30p.m. at Standard Plaza, 1100 S.W. 6th Ave nue, Third Floor Conference Room A. A delicious supper is available for $4.00. For more information call 289- 7082. nnvEirii’MKyf ' COMMISSION Com m ission M eeting Date: February 12,1992 Place: Portland Building 1120SW Fifth Ave., 11th FI. Portland, OR Time: 9:30 a.m. Commission meetings are open to the public. A complete agenda is available at PDC. Call 823-3200. PDC is the Q ty of Portland's urban renewal, housing and economic development agency. Low-Income Tax Benefit Explained at Malls federal tax credit can bring a refund of as much as $2,020 to low-income work ing families regardless of whether they had taxes withheld from their wages last year. Eligibility for earned income credit includes earning less than $21,250 from a job and having a child living with you for more than six months. Portland Mayor Bud Clark has proclaimed February 15 as Earned Income Credit Day in Portland to alert citizens of this benefit. Most area grocery stores are also promoting this credit this week through fliers, advertising and grocery bag messages. Tax help booths will be at four Portland metro malls on Saturday, February 15, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. to assist area taxpayers with their federal and state income tax returns. Beaverton Mall, Eastport Plaza, Jantzen Beach, and Clackamas Town Center will have special tax booths staffed by federal and state tax employ ees from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Addition ally, Tax Aide and Oregon Enrolled Agent volunteers will be there to assist in preparing tax returns for low-in- come, elderly, non-English speaking, and taxpayers with special needs. Special efforts are being made to promote the earned income credit. This Oregon Selected for Welfare Reform Study Multnomah and Washington coun ties have been selected to participate in the federal government’s evalu ation of ‘‘welfare reform” programs across the country. These programs, set up under the federal Family Sup port Act of 1988, provide people on public assistance with education and training to help them become self-suf ficient. The evaluation will be conducted for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services by the nonprofit Manpower Demonstration Research Corporation (MDRC). The two Ore gon counties make up one of the eight study sites across the country selected from 45 locations which were nomi nated. ‘‘This selection recognizes that we have one of the most advanced and progressive programs in the nation,” AFS Administrator Stephen Minnich points out. “ It is an honor for our agency and in particular for the many partnerships which make up our pro gram.” The evaluation will gather reli able information on the effectiveness "FLAGGERS TRAINING” of the various means of helping welfare clients gel and keep jobs that pay a living wage. It will also study the effect of these programs on children in wel fare households. Oregon’s welfare reform program, known as JOBS For Oregon’s Future, provides education and job preparation activities for welfare recipients across the state. The program is a cooperative effort between AFS, other state agen cies and local providers of education and training services. Approximately 7,500 welfare recipients are currently enrolled; almost 21,000 are expected to be served during the 1991-93 bien nium. The study, to begin in March, will encompass only the Washington and Multnomah County area, which serves 30 percent of the state’s welfare popu lation. MDRC will follow welfare re cipients in the study for five years, gathering information on their educa tion, employment and the amount of welfare they receive. MDRC will issue periodic reports on its findings during the course of the evaluation. CONSTRUCTION WORKSHOP M inorities and Women Needed The construction industry will need more labor flaggers in 1992. Attend the state approved flagger workshops sponsored by Project 2000 NE. Positions pay between $11.00 and $15.00 per hour. Become a certified flagger. Job referral information available. Fees must be paid in advance. CALL (503) 282-2180 to confirm workshops attendance <£ m ail your enrollment fee to P.O. Box 3561, Portland OR 97208. WHEN: SAT. February 15, 1992 TIME: 8:30am to 12:00pm WHERE: 3117 NE M. L. King Blvd. COST: Enrollment Fee $25.00 SPONSORED BY PROJECT 2000 NE Urban League of Portland Board Votes To Support School Board Election From Zones, and Defend Civil Rights Ordinance The Board of Directors of the Urban League of Portland has voted to sup port local initiatives to elect Portland Public School board members from zones and protect Portland’s new Civil Rights Ordinance from repeal. At its January meeting, the Board voted to support the Portland Rainbow Coalition’s appeal to Portland Public Schools’ Board of Education to change the system of voting for school board members to election from zones. The League’s Board agrees that the current system of electing school board mem bers at-law fa vors candidates w ith more money and name recognition and may be a violation of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 as amended. Election from zones would require less money, allow more grass roots campaigns and pro vide ethnic groups and neighborhood and local school activists a chance to win a board seat. The League’s Board agreed with the Rainbow Coalition that zone elec tions would help Portland Public Schools move toward more local school deci sion making by creating a board more representative of local school clusters. In another decision, the League’s Board voted to support and become a member of the Portland Fairness Coali tion, which was formed to oppose the Oregon Citizen Alliance’s (OCA) ef fort to repeal Portland’s Civil Right Ordinance passed last October. The broadbased ordinance protects all people in Portland from discrimination in em ployment, housing and public accom modations. The ordinance is under attack by the non-Portland based OCA, which has initiated a campaign to preclude the city from enacting ordinances which protect lesbians and gay men and will repeal sexual orientation from the list of protected characteristics in the ordi nance. A lawsuit filed by the OCA against the city would also eliminate source of income as a class protected by the ordinance. The League’s Board agrees with the Portland Fairness Coalition that the ordinance helps protect all the city’s people from discrimination and should not be repealed in any form. Cold-weather goods needed As winter nears, blankets, heavy coats and other cold-weather clothing are once again atop our list of desperately needed items. Among the other needs: workboots, rain gear and tents (for the homeless), blankets, pillows, bedsheets, baby blankets, pots, pans, dishes, kitchen utensils, tables and chairs, chests of drawers. For details: 284-6878. McMurphy’s Appliance Center Creative Catering Oone Simply H arden’s In te rio rs S p e cia ltie s Your community floor covering contractor here to meet your needs Call 284-1324 4011N.E. Union Ave. Portland Oregon 97212 288-3233 ‘Jfit/i Ctass a n d Cjoo¿‘Taste ♦ ‘ll'ciid iltlfS ♦ Anniversaries ♦ Special‘Parties ♦ 'fi.P.Q's Head Fixer/Jim McGowne Bart Linder (503) 274-6999 One of the Northwest's Largest Wig Displays Wigs and Hairpieces For all Nationalities (•Rífennos Available on Request) BOSTON’S MINI MARKET NEEDS YOUR SUPPORT! PLEASE SUPPORT YOUR COMMUNITY STORE IT’S A MUST. PLEASE REFRAIN FROM DRINKING ON THE STORE GROUNDS AND ON THE OLD FRED MEYER PARKING LOT. IT CAUSES MANY UNNEEDED PROBLEMS. COME BY FOR ALL YOUR SHOPPING NEEDS. WE WORK WITH OLCC. LOCATED AT 726 N.E. KILLINGSWORTH 282-6776 * T ' *,v I . / 1105 NE Broadway 4709 NE Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd Portland, Oregon 97211 Woman-Owned Phone 249-5886 I ■ '■ 282-1664 Saturday 10:00 am • 5:30 pm Storm Doors and Windows '• •’ Monday • Friday 10:00 am - 6:00 pm LORRAINE HLAVINKA All Types of Auto Plate and Window Glass i Ft • Synthetic & Human Hair For Braiding & Weevlng