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r*4 4 < . 1992 The Eyes and Ears of the Community' Volumn XXII, Number 15 aneena ¿choen .N ew s p a p e f i L ih r / -'r e t' ,on server ** Í-• •• i- & - -v, $ r>:,- A > <». ' -•XI Í- j.'Z •-* News In Brief E & M Sentry, New Kids On The Block? Rites of Spring” The next Sisterhood Luncheon for African-American women is scheduled for April 10, 1992 al 11:30 a.m. at the Clco-Lillian Social Club, 3401 N.E. W illiams. As you may already know, the Sisterhood Lunchconsarc simply a time for sisters to get together, share infor mation, cat and enjoy being in the com pany o f other sisters. If you have any questions and/or comments, please call Jo Ann Allen at 282-7973. On Saturday, April 24 from 6:00 - 8:00 p.m. Key Largo - 31 N.W. 1st (in Old Town) Local designers and shop owners will be presenting the first in a series o f fashion shows. “Rites o f Spring” will feature styles from: Suzanne’s Custom Clothes, Just James, Sheba’s House of Elegance, XTZ, Carolyn Locke D e signs, and Ethnocentric. Reciept Of Award Betty L. Campbell. Principal Boise/Eliot School “ Mommy, My Ear Hurts! 55 Legacy Hospitals Hold Free Health Seminar “ Mommy my ear hurts!” will be offered W ednesday, April 8, 7-8:30 p.m. at Emanuel Hospital & Health Center, Portland Lorcnzcn Conference Center; on M onday, April 13,7-9 p.m. at Meridian Park Hospital, Tualatin Community Health Education Center; on Tuesday, April 14,7-9 p.m. at Mount Hood M edical Center,G resham , View point Room. Space is limited, so pre registration is required by calling 335- 3500. Outstanding Teaching Award Betty L. Campbell, Principal Boise /Eliot School received an outstanding award o f excellence. Teacher of the year. Urban Talent to Relocate Harley Akers Matrons Club The M atrons Clubs Spring Fashion Show will be held at Bethel AM E Church Saturday, April 25, 1992 at 4:00 p.m. Requested donation is $5.00. A p petizers will be served. Fashions for men and women from “Just James Shop will be featured. The Urban Talent Association has announced that it has moved to a new location,4926 N.E. 17 th (and) Alberta. Urban Talent is a talent promotion and managem ent organization representing actors, models, m usicians and com edi ans. It is at this time actively seeking talentof all ages andelhnic background. On Saturday, April 18th, they will be holding modeling auditions in the audi torium o f the Portland Com m unity College Cascade Cam pus, located at 705 N. Killingsw orth, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. People o f color are encouraged to apply. For more information, call U r ban Talent at 287-8065 or 286-3076. PDC’s Low-Rate Fix-Up Loans For Rundown Rental Properties Are Pushed As Part of Neighborhood Pride Campaign The Portland Developm ent C om isión (PDC) is stepping up an effort nake low-interest loans available to air deteriorating multi-family rental ipertics in the City as part of its ighborhood Pride campaign. The loans arc available through iC’s Rental Housing Preservation jgram (RHP) and are made at below - lrket rates to ow ners o f substandard ital housing in North, Northeast and lUtheast Portland where in some places c concentration of such properties has graded neighborhood livability. “W c want to get the word out to ntal property owners that PDC oflers ans at low enough interest rates to akc the needed repairs pencil out for icm financially,” said Randall Mullen, DC’s director of housing. “ Similar to ur homeowner programs, R H P’s goal is to spark a turnaround in distressed neighborhoods and to ensure an ad equate stock o f safe, affordable rental housing for a growing C ity.” PDC is the C ity’s urban renewal, housing and economic developm ent agency. The rental rehab program has been in operation for the past decade, helping property ow ners renovate over 3,900 rental units. For multi-family properties containing fiveor more units, PDC offers 3% financing at fixed pay ments for up to 25 years. Interested rental property owners arc urged to call the RHP staff at PDC to learn more about the program. M em bers o f the staff can be reached Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., at 823- 3269. Inform ation packets arc avail able at PD C ’s Eastsidc Office, 1425 N.E. Irving St., Suite 200. Whats Inside... NEWS............................................................................ PAGE 2 NEWS AROUND TOWN.................................... — PAGE 3 ENTERTAINMENT..................................................... PAGE 4 SPORTS.......................................................................... PAGE 10 RELIGION................................................................... PAGE 8 CLASSIFIEDS/BIDS...............................- .................. PAGE 11-12 BY MATTIE ANN CALLIER- SPEARS Almost thirty years ago, in 1963, w hile atten d in g R o o sev elt High School in North Portland, a young man was having problems in school. ... So, he was advised by his counselor, Mr. Fall to begin working at the North Portland A lbertson’s for four hours each day to work off some of that unharnessed energy. He continued to work: can y ing groceries, being cour teous to custom ers, working the reg ister, stocking shelves, following di rections and more. It was from these meager begin nings that Robert L. Malone came. “Even though it began as a kind of punishment; because I couldn’t par ticipate in my sports anymore after school, working in the store became a career focus for me. Before — my life was going no place that was good. I was getting into trouble and every thing. O ft times, kids don’t want to hear w hat their teachers and counsel ors have to say; but, if it w asn’t for my counselor, I don ’ t know where I would be today," Robert reminisced. M eanwhile, ten years later, an other young man, Chris E. Ehlers, was coming up in the small com m u nity o f Tualatin by working in the local grocery store on a part-time basis. “ I grew up in a small town but I also knew, in my heart, that if I stuck to it (working in the store), I would make something out of this," Chris shared. Little did these men know that their lives would be tightly woven together or that their paths would cross. Robert labored dutifully at the St. John’s A lbertson’s until he was transferred to the A lbertson’s Store on North Killingsworth, in 1967. He had gone from Grocery Clerk to V a riety Manager. He served in that ca pacity for one and a half years; then, he became S tore D irector, in the same store, for seven years. Robert left A lbertson’s in 1982. He w as em ployed by W A CK ER SILTRONICS where he served for four and one half years as Section 4 A *•» * •> * • / * * * '***?? Robert I. Malone Supervisor until 1986. During his em p lo y m e n t w ith W ACKER SILTRONICS, Robert received exten sive training in the management field which included acomprchcnsi ve stretch in Germany. In the interim, Chris was receiving management training through the United G rocerschain. He served as Store M an ager o f the Ferguson Thriflway; and then, he was transferred to the Thriflway on forty-second. The A lbertson’s store, on North Killingsworth, was purchased by Tom Conklin who also purchased the old Big “ C ” , on th irty -th ird , and the old Thriftway, on forty- second. In 1987, Robert returned to the gro cery business. He w ent back to 909 North Killingsworth to find that the store was sporting a new name, a new owner and brand new fea tures. A couple years following R obert’s a rriv a l-C h ris was transferred to the K illingsw orth SE N T R Y M A R K ET from the 42nd and Going SENTRY MARKET. Mr. C onklin’s instructions to Chris were, “ I want you to go in there and turn things around. Create ways to make the business work.” The courtship begins. Chris meets Robert and Robert meets Chris. The two of them have com c-up through the ranks o f the food chains to this juncture. In March of 1992, Chris E. Ehlers and Robert L. M alone, jointly, pur chased the SENTRY M ARKET from Tom Conklin. “ It’s just like a marriage,” said Chris. “This is a marriage that is going to w ork,” R o b e rt a d d s while throwing in a little humor, “as long as he (Chris) stays on his side of the bed.” T h e new owners tossed a coin to see how they would di vid e th e p er- centage. It came up 50/50. “We don’t want this store to be ju st any ordinary store but one that will be a more viable unit in the com m unity” Chris expounds. “W e w ant to make the customers feel welcome. It is our hopes to become known as one of the friend liest stores around.” Robert recalls the length o f time that he has been in this same location. “ I have been in this store for twelve years. I have given balloons out to at least three generations. W e even have the same telephone num ber that we had when I first came here in 1967. It is so ironic that, when I did decide to make such an important move, this was the store that was chosen.” They both agree that it will take a lot o f work to put their program into practice. “ In just this short period”, says Chris, “I have heard nothing but posi tive feed-back from the customers. And I hope to keep it going.” An important aspect to their new plan is to create a situation whereby all employees can qualify for the BONUS PROGRAM. This program , once imple mented, will enable each employee to purchase stock in the store, thereby, becoming eligible to be a co-partner. Community O ut-Reach is the Key. Robert has been spending time in Neighborhood M eetings and at com munity Forum s so that he can hear the voices of the people. Here he found that he has a direct line into the needs of the people. They, Chris and Robert, want the community to be proud o f them. They want to work closely with the churches and the schools and other community groups. I asked them “Why are you check ing, also? Isn’t that a bit much? Is it because you don’t have enough help?’ Robert hastily responded, “We are donned with aprons because we don’t want people to think that ju st because we are now owners that we are now going to sit down and take-it-easy. We w ant to be good role models as well as being good owners; and, we take turns in everything.” Chris agreed and added, “This is Chris E. Ehlers The Holiday Project is a national non-profit organization made upof thou sands o f volunteers who visit people that spend Christm as/Chanukah, Eas ter and other holidays confined to hos pitals, nursing hom es and other institu tions. Right now, The Holiday Project needs volunteers to visit the residents of Portland area nursing homes on Easter Sunday, April 19, 1992, at 1:00 p.m. The visits will be scheduled for about one hour at various locations. For more information, please call the Holiday Project at 234-1750, leave your name and number, and Holiday Project vol unteer will return your call. Each year, more than two million people spend their holidays confined to institutions. For many of them, rela tives and friends have moved far away or arc no longer living. Life for some of these people is often a lonely experi ence. At the same lime, many other people look for ways to make their holidays more fulfilling and to recap ture the true spirit of the season. The Holiday Project provides a unique op portunity that fulfills bolhof these needs. , -'.y - í. r .. r '•* r *- r . •-'-I ä 5» . ’i; À ’*'-**■ ■ .'XK' rv»- -, f”.*' ’' ¿fot, f e r ì B ;* & f e ; Public Service Announcement Portland Fair Share’s Annual Rum mage Sale fundraiser will be held on Saturday, April 25, from 9-4 p.m. at St. Tim othy’sLutheran Church, S.E. 145th & Powell. Baked goods, children’s clothing and house and garden plants are among the many items for sale at ‘ ¿ r- f Continued on page 5 Black United Front March On Racism Volunteers Needed For The Holiday Project Easter Visit bargain prices! J .« „ , * > a. • • - ,,,W >« .*> . . Sisterhood Luncheon u I 1 photo by Veronica Green Community residents banned together this pas, Saturday lor the Annual match on racism. There were more than 200 people took part and many more turned out to watch the proceedings.
