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• ’o. r * ‘QIlje Jlnrt lanb ODh^eruer ** I I— - I J \ I 3 W 3 J-TJ S r J ä i 1500 Expected at Church Leadership Breakfast Students Offered Free Lunches During Spring Break A diversity o f color w ill be an apparent feature o f what w ill be one o f the largest m u lti-c u ltu ra l religio us events since the black/w hite "Recon cilia tion Sunday" which occurred last March at the Portland Convention Cen ter. On Sunday, February 29, at 8:30 am, a leadership breakfast at Maranatha Church, 4222 NE 12th Avenue, w ill bring together an estimated 1500 church pastors and lay leaders representing different cultural groups and churches. The breakfast is part o f preparations for the Pacific Northwest B illy Graham Crusade scheduled fo r September 232- 27 at the C ivic Stadium in Portland. Breakfast w ill be served at 8:30 am follo w ed by a program o f singing, praise, prayer and a message by Dr. Steve Lawson, Senior Pastor o f The Bible Church o f L ittle Rock, Arkansas. Dr. Lawson's church has experienced 15-23% growth each year since being involved in the 1989 Arkansas C ru sade. He w ill encourage those local churches present to m axim ize the ben • efits o f involvem ent in the Crusade here. Reverend Sammy, S taff member at p redom inantly b la ck M aranatha Church, says having this event at their fa c ility w ill send a strong message to black religious leaders that pastors c ity wide want to get together. "I believe that nay tim e you have a cooperative e ffo rt in m inistry, the Lord chooses to bless it," Reverend Sammy says. Church leaders interested in at tending the complim entary continental breakfast should make reservations w ith the Pacific Northwest B illy Graham Crusade o ffice at (503)232-4992. The Portland School D istrict w ill provide free lunches fo r students during the one-week spring vacation begin ning March 23, school board member B ill Panaretos announced Today. For the first time, children w ill be fed during Spring Break. In December the school district began offering free lunches during the Christmas Break. The soup-and-sandwich lunch w ill be served from 11 am to 12 noon M on day through Friday, March 23-27. The nine schools offering the free lunch are: Arleta, 5109 SE 66lh Ave.; Beach, 1710N. Hum boldt; Boise-Eliot, 620 N. Fremont St.; Clarendon, 9325 N. VanHouten Ave.; Kenton, 7528 N. Fenwick; K ing, 4906 N E A ve.; R igler, 5401 NE Prescott; Sunnyside, 3421 SE S a lm o n ; and V e rn o n , 2044 N E K illingsw orth. The school district w ill use federal funds, as w ell as corporate and private contributions, to help pay fo r the meals, Panaretos said. He proposed the C hrist mas and spring free lunch project to Matthew Prophet, superintendent, last fa ll. Families whose children norm ally receive free or reduced-price school lunches are eligible. There is a $2 charge for adults. Panaretos said about 19,000 or 35 percent o f the district's 56,000 children come from fam ilies poor enough to make the students eligible for federally subsidized free or reduced-price meals. Persons wishing to contribute may call the district's department o f Public Information and Com m un ication at249- 3304. One Church, One Child Free H air Care fo r Foster and Adopted Children Sandra K illin g s o f Positive Image Concepts is offering to provide free hair care fo r A frican Am erican foster and adopted children. This service is K i l l ings' way o f showing support fo r these children. She feels that a child's ap pearance is undeniably tied to his self esteem. K illin g s, who has provided hair care consultation fo r W hite adoptive fam ilies o f A frican Am erican children, has once again joined w ith One Church, One C hild to provide service to A frican American children in foster and adop tive families. Interested fam ilies should call the One Church, One C hild o ffice at 285- 7634. This cooperative e ffo rt is one way the com m unity can share its resources w ith the "children w ho w ait" fo r adop tive fam ilies. Businesses are encour aged to show support through the shar ing o f resources, consultation, etc. to benefit A frican American children and fam ilies in the N /N E com m unity. Free Eye Screenings Affordable Exams Free vision screenings and afford able vision examinations are available to residents o f North and Northeast Portland at the Pacific U niversity Cas cade Campus Fam ily V ision Center. Located across the street from the Portland C om m unity College Cascade Campus at 600 N. K illin g sw o rth, the Cascade Campus Fam ily V ision Venter provides no cost vision screenings for people o f all ages throughout the year. Though they do not take the place o f a complete vision examination, screen ings are effective in providing im por tant inform ation about eye hea lth , clar ity o f vision, and how w ell the eyes are w orking together as a team. Screenings take about 20 minutes to complete and do not cause discomfort. In addition to free screenings, the Cascade Center offers complete vision examinations that are charged accord ing to the patient's income. For scheduling a free vision screen ing and fo r more inform ation about services and affordable vision exam i nation fees, please call Pacific's Cas cade Campus Fam ily V ision Center at 240-5319. ■ . - . New Fast-Food Outlet Launched with PDC Aid Is Key to Owner's Dream to Help a "Lost Generation” Open House was held at Delicious D's Page 2 Page 5 Page 6 Page 8 Page 9 Page 10 M. C. A. P. Black History Month Assembly Page 5 on February 25, 230 N. Killingsworth (between Albina and Vancouver Streets). James Dunbar is determined Ter make a difference in North Portland. As the proprietor o f "D elicious D's," a brand new fast food outlet in the Hum boldt neighborhood where drugs and gangs have been endemic, Dunbar wants to set an example fo r what has been called "a lost generation" o f m i nority youths. Dunbar, a 31-year-old A fric a n American who had a successful eight - year career w ith A rctic C ircle restau rants, hopes to build a chain o f restau rants that w ill demonstrate to neighbor hood youths that someone who started out in the same environment they did can make it by pouring his energies into a legitimate enterprise rather than into a self-destructive cycle o f crim e and violence. W ith low-interest financing from the Portland Development Comm ission (PDC), the U. S. Small Business A d m inistration (S B A ) and the M odel C it ies Trust Fund combined w ith a m ort gage loan from US Bank, Delicious D's opened for business tw o months ago in a building at 230 N. K illin g sw o rth that had been vacant for almost tw o years. PDC is the C ity's urban renewal, hous ing and econom ic development agency. A fter a b rie f struggle to break the ice w ith his neighbors, Dunbar's busi ness is booming. His daily cash flow has exceeded the break-even point by a comfortable margin for the last month. In fact, he's already doing almost as much business as the A rctic C ircle out- letacoupleof milesaway, which Dunbar managed before launching Delicious D's. A t lunchtime, Delicious D's is packed w ith students from the Cascade Campus o f Portland Com m unity C o l lege just tw o blocks away, and Jefferson High School a block down the street. And, as a result o f an imaginative pro motional effort, he is attracting more and more fam ilies from the neighbor hood. "D elicious D's is a model fo r what we're trying to do throughout North and Northeast Portland," said Jan Burreson, PDC's director o f economic develop ment. "W e want to give enterprising young m inority businessmen like James Dunbar the boost they need to grow businesses and create jobs where they are needed most. James Dunbar and other like him w ill one day be the backbone o f a vital and thriving N orth/ Northeast Portland." Dunbar's logo emblazoned on a big sign out front is a stylized sheriffs star reflective o f tw o cartoon characters Dunbarcreated, "S he riff Delicious" and "Deputy D ." Dunbar uses them in pro motions to attract children to the restau rant. He recently distributed more than 2,000 flyers door-to-door wishing his neighbors a happy Valentine's day and offering them discount coupons on his foot-long c h ili dogs, "Single DCheese" and ” D ’ Deluxe" burgers and other menu items. He expects in a month or so to offer a breakfast menu also. "This is a prime location," says Dunbar. "M ore than 15,000 cars a day go by here and I'm getting up to 200-to- 300 kids a day at lunch." Dunbar w ill have an open house February 25th to show o ff his restaurant to the people who played a role in helping him get his business up and running. Among them w ill be C ity Com m is sioner Dick Bogle, PDC Commissioner Continued on Page 2 PCC Employees Awarded For Excellent Service to the College Efforts go above and beyond the call of duty. Seven Portland Com m unity C o l lege employees have been selected to receive the 1991-92 U. S. Bank-PCC S taff Excellence Award. The winners, selected by the PCC Foundation Board o f Trustees, w ill receive a $1,000 unre stricted grant donated by the U. S. Bank Corporation and supporters o f the PCC Foundation. P o rtla n d C o m m u n ity C o lle g e Foundation Board o f Trustees Presi dent Doreen Stamm Margolin said, "Our choices were d iffic u lt. A t Portland C om m unity College there arc many deserving people whose efforts goabove and beyond the call o f duty. It is this W b s ii's j News Sports Black History Religion Entertainment Classifieds ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ spirit o f service we hope to recognize w ith the generous help o f the U. S. Bank Corporation." Five fac ulty members, a professional support staff employee, and a classified employee were chosen from a fie ld o f 38 candidates, nominated by colleagues who w ork in PCC's five-county d is tric t A reception to honor both the re cipients and the nominees w ill be held Wednesday, March 4, at 4:30 p. m. in the Sylvania Room on PCC's Sylvania Campus, the CC Building, 12000 S. W . 49th Avenue. Dale Parnell, Oregon Com m unity College Commissioner, is the guest speaker. Earned Income Credit Increases Tax Refunds “ The 1991 tax season has brought w ith it a substantial change in the c a lcu lato n o f the Earned Incom e Credit,” according to Susan J. Girouard, D istrict Manager o f Jackson Hewitt Tax Service. This credit is available to low income taxpayers w ith one or more dependent children and a maximum earned and adjusted gross income o f less than $21,245 (up from $20,265 last year). This year the credit consists o f three parts. The first is the basic earned income credit, based on the size o f the fam ily. W ith one qualifying child, the m axim um amount o f the cred it is $1,192. More than one qualifying child increases the maximum credit to $ 1,235. The second part, supplemental young child credit, can be taken in addition to the basic earned income credit, but is in lieu o f the child and dependent care credit. I f child care expenses arc incurred for more than one q ualifying individual, the child and dependent care credit may be claimed for the additional child. Continued on page J Junior And Senior Princess Selections Begin In March I t ’ s that time o f year again to choose tw o new courts to rule over Rosaria. The first 1992 Junior Rose Festival princess w ill be selected on March 3, and the first Senior Rose Festival p rin cess w ill be chosen on March 16. Eastport D istrict w ill crown its ju n io r princess Tuesday evening, M arch 3, in the Franklin High School audito rium. Seven additional jun ior princesses w ill be selected to represent different geographical regions o f Portland. Nine- and ten-year old girls attend ing Portland elementary schools may try out for the Junior Court. The girls are judged on poise, speaking a b ility, an interview and appearance. Once completed, the Junior C ourt w ill make dozens o f appearances to promote the Rose Festival and Portland. The Junior Court typically visits hospitals and nurs ing homes, meets city and state officials and attends numerous lunches, dinners and special events. The ju n io r p rin cesses also ride on their own floats in the Alaska A irlin es Starlight Parade, the Pacific Power Junior Parade and the Delta A ir Lines Grand Floral Parade. One o f the eight ju n io r princesses w ill be crowned queen at the Junior Rose Festival Queen Coronation on Wednesday evening, M ay 20, at M adi son H igh School auditorium. The 1992 Portland Rose Festival w ill run May 28 through June 21. The theme is “ M usic, Magic and Make- Believe.” Nominations Are Being Sought For The Spirit Of Portland Award Nominations are now being sought fo r recipients o f the M ayor 1992 volun teer recognition award, the S p irit o f P o rtla n d A w a rd . This recognition is extended annually to volunteer citizens or groups that have contributed to the quality o f life in Portland neighborhood through projects, programs, special ser vices or other actions. Over eighty in d i viduals and groups have been recog nized fo r their volunteer efforts since M ayor Clark began the Awards in 1985. In addition, awards w ill be given to a neighborhood and to a city employee who deserves recognition fo r outstand ing service to citizens. The Neighbor hood o f the Year w ill be selected from Portland neighborhoods that exem plify the S pirit o f our comm unity. Past re c ip ie n ts have been B re n tw o o d - Darlington and Piedmont. Recipients o f the Awards w ill be acknowledged at the S pirit o f Portland Award Ceremony in Council Chambers on M ay 7,1992. The 3:00 p.m. ceremony and reception fo llo w in g are open to the public. N om inations w ill be accepted through A p ril 10 from any citizen or group. Nomination forms are available from D istrict Neighborhood Offices, C ity Commissioners, or the O ffice o f Neighborhood Associations. Selections for the Volunteer Recognition Awards, Neighborhood o f the Year and Bureau crat o f the Year w ill be made by a commiuee o f citizens and representa tives from the M ayor’ s and Com m is sioners’ offices. The awards are co sponsored by the O ffice o f Neighbor hood Associations and the M ayo r’ s o f fice as part o f Neighborhood Recogni tion Week. C orrection : From last week's issue -- A corrected version o f a story about Rev. J. Gar ling ton, Jr. can be found on page 7. The correct acronym fo r the National Association o f M in o rity Contractors is
