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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.
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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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