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m o t i April 8, 1992...The Portland ()bserver...Page 3 NEW S AROUND Nickelodeon Takes Over Portland Elementary School Ten-Year-Old Portland Girl Wins National Contest Nickelodeon, ihe only network jusl fo r kids, w ill arrive in Portland, Oregon on Thursday, A p ril 9 ih , to take over the Harvey Scott School. The students w ill have a day fille d w ith scientific fun, obstacles galore, musical treats, car toon characters,and much, much more. I t ’ s the “ N ickelodeon Takes O ver Y o u r School Sweepstakes” and ten- year-old Samantha Moreland o f Port land is the lucky Grand Prize W inner o f this prestigious kid event. The day begins at N ickelodeon’ s stars arrive on a school bus to take Samantha to school. Once at school, M r. Lippm an (M ike Speller), the P rin cipal from “ Welcome Freshman,” w ill announce over the P.A. system that Nickelodeon has taken control o f the school for a day that w ill go down in educational history. In honor o f the event. Mayor Bud Clark has declared A p ril 9th “ N ickel- odeon Day” in the c ity ot Portland and w ill m;tkc a special presentation at the school. Students w ill run the inlamous “ Double Dare” obstacle course and w ill attend a N IC K stage show featuring Marc Summers ol "D ouble Dare and “ What W ould You D o” M r. W izard (Don Herbert), Melissa Joan Hart o f “ Clarissa Explains II A ll, and Corky M artin, Robyn Ross and Laura Harris- Dylan, Brooke and Ashley from “ F if teen.” In addition, Mr. Wizard w ill per sonally present the Mr. W izard’s Sci ence Library to Lou Tesch, Principal o f the school. Every student w ill receive a special “ N ick Took Over Scott School” t-shirl, a Flik-F lak alarm clock from Swatch, U.S.A.,plusother fun premium items. The grand finale w ill be at a concert event by Perspective recording artists “ M in t Condition” whose lop 10 smash “ Brcakin’ M y Heart (Pretty Brown Eyes)” is clim bing the music charts. Emanuel’s ‘Healthy Kids Fair’ Features Free Fun, Games and Easter Egg Hunt Emanuel C hildren’s Hospital and Healthcare Center w ill host its lourth annual “ Healthy Kids Fair” from 10 a.m.-3 p.m., Saturday, A p ril 18. Free activities for fam ilies include a Bike R odeo-w here children can ride their own bikes through a special road skills course, a Teddy Bear C lin ic —for children to bring their stuffed animal friends for repair, Easter Egg H u n ts - scheduled so children can jo in w ith oth ers in their age groups, L ife F lig h t helicopter and ambulance tours, bike helmet decorating, th u m b cast set ting, button m aking, face p a in tin g a n d cookie eating! The Portland Wheelman Bicycle Touring Club w ill be on hand to check Bike Rodeo participants’ bicycles for safety and maintenance, and guide them through a skills course where they’ ll be tested on the “ rules o f the road.” Bike helmets are required; Emanuel has ex tras available for those who don’ t yet have their own. Easter Egg hunts are scheduled throughout the day to accommodate a number o f age groups: 10:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. forages 3 and under; 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. for ages 4-6; 11:30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. fo r ages 7-8. Children can meet the L ife Flight crew, take a look inside a Life Flight helicopter and get a close-up look at an ambulance. Emanuel Hospital & Health Center is located at the east end o f the Fremont Bridge. Emanuel C hildren’ s Hospital and Healthcare Center is a fu ll service hospi tal w ith more than 100 beds dedicated to children and is the most comprehensive private children’ s hospital in Oregon. It provides a fu ll spectrum o f care from mending broken bones to treating seri ously ill or injured infants, children and teenagers from throughout the region. For more information on the Healthy Kids Fair, call 335-3500. Emanuel is part o f the Legacy Health System, which also includes Good Sa maritan Hospital & Medical Center, Holladay Park Medical Center, M erid ian Park Hospital, Mount Hood Medical Center, and the visiting Nurse Associa tion. Needs Headline The Home owners affected by the Dom inion Capital Scam, Fred Stewart, Board Member o f the Northeast C oali tion o f Neighborhoods and Chairper son o f the King Neighborhood Associa tion , and representatives o f the Portland Organizing Project held a news confer ence Tuesday, A p ril 2nd, 2:00 p.m. at the O ffices o f the Pordand Organizing Project (4610 N. M aryland Ave.). The purpose o f the conference was to demand the immediate relapse o f in fo r m a tio n a bo ut M r. M ic h a e l Debman’s repurchase plans for the Dom inion Capital properties and his intentions for its homeowners. The imm ediately investigation o f the rela tionship o f M r. Debman and M r. C. J. W orm o f Dominion Capital is also be any o f tuts lniorm ation. It is imperative for these home owners and our comm u nity that this inform ation be released so that we can be assured that another scam like Dom inion Capital w ill not be inflicted on our comm unity again. For further information call Wendy Peters, leader and spokesperson for the affected homeowners (257-0492). Citizens’ Convention on May Ballot Multnomah County voters w ill de cide during the May 19lh primary i f they want a Citizens’ Convention to review the services o f local governments w ithin Multnomah County. I f Ballot Measure 26-6 is approved, the first step w ill be die selection ol a 13- person steering committee. The M u lt nomah C ounty Com m issioners w ill choose members from lists provided by the political parties and from at-large applicants who submit voter petitions. The steering committee w ill then be responsible for selecting the 500 mem bers o f the convention by mid-Septem ber. Up to 349 delegates w ill be chosen from political party nominations; the remaining members w ill be selected at- large from those who submit voter peti tions. Any non-profit organization may also submit suggested delegates to the political party organizations. Employees or elected o fficials o f the county, Metro or any city w ithin Multnomah County are prohibited from serving on the steering committee. H ow ever, they may be delegates to the con vention. The delegates w ill review the opera tions and services o f local government w ithin the county, and deliver recom- Candidates for Portland M ayor w ill square o ff in a spirited Public Forum on Wednesday, A p ril 15 in Northeast Portland’ s Woodlawn neighborhood. Sponsored by the W oodlawn and Pied mont Neighborhood Associations, the Forum w ill run from 7-9 p.m. at Woodlawn School, 7200 NE 11th. Confirmed candidates attending are Earl Blumenauer, Vera Katz, Joseph D oyle, Barry Bloom , Sardar Singh Khalsa, Michael Schenatzki, Robert Domenico, Demetrios D cligiorgis, Tres Shannon and Peter Nilsson. According to Woodlawn Neigh borhood Association President B ill Weismann, “ The Forum provides resi dents an opportunity to go beyond cam paign slogans and learn just where the candidates stand on our neighborhood issues. We w ill be looking for the can didates to offer concrete solutions to some very real problems.” A panel o f neighborhood leaders w ill quiz the candidates on four neigh- mcndations for change to the Board o f Commissioners. The proposals w ill be presented before the end o f the year. W ithin 90 days the commissioners must consider each proposal and either adopt it, refer it to the voters or pass a resolution exhibiting that the recom mendation w i 11 not improve the delivery o f governm ent services w ith in the ?. v _\- n» * "« ■ ■ .-k county. The measure was initiated by the C oalition for Responsive Government, representing several citizen organiza tions. Joe Devlacminck, spearheading the coalition, says the delegates w ill represent a broad cross section o f county OU* ' U* opinions and interests. Devlacminck emphasized that no taxpayers’ dollars would be spent on the convention. Sponsors hope to raise $2(X),000 for the grass roots project. The Citizens’ Convention has been endorsed by llte follow ing organizations: Citizen involvem ent Committee; O r egon Am erican Federation o f State, C ounty and M u n ic ip a l Em ployees (AFSC M E) Council 75; Central Citizen B u dg e t A d v is o ry C o m m itte e and ;£.< z • • S - î.'ll • • • / ; »■ r i s . AFSCM E 88. For more inform ation about the convention, contact David Levine at 236-3190. borhood issues: Com m unity policing, affordable housing, jobs and em ploy ment, and neighborhood liv a b ility .Can didates w ill also make opening state ments and respond to audience ques •' »■* * tions. Forum moderator w ill be Anjala Ehelebe,pastPrcsidentof the Woodlawn Neighborhood Association. The Forum has been endorsed by the Northeast C oalition o f Neighborhoods. C hild care w ill be provided on-site at the School, w ith donations encour aged. Parents must pre-register their children by A p ril 13. To pre-register for ch ild care or for more inform ation on the Forum call B ill Weismann at 285- 6511. The W o o dlaw n and P iedm ont Neighborhood Associations are both officially-recognized by the C ity o f Portland as the voice o f neighborhood residents. They act to improve neigh borhood pride and liv a b ility and both having active Foot Patrols to dctercrime. Vanessa Easter, a fourth-grader at Irvington Elementary School, was cho sen Wednesday night as the eighth and last princess o f the 1992 Portland Junior Rose Festival Court. Vanessa, 10, was chosen from among 147 girls from H ollyw ood D is trict 1 who sought to represent the area on the Junior Court. Bom in Vancouver, Wash., Vanessa is the daughter o f V i’Ance and Pat Easter o f Northeast Portland. She has two brothers, V i’ Ance, 12, and Jamal, 17, and a sister, Victoria, 22 months. Vanessa is the first g irl in Irvington School history to win a seat on the Junior Rose Festival Court. She is a member o f the Self En hancement Program which provides individual counseling, promotes sc'J- esteem and educational awareness for youth from elementary through high school. Vanessa is the ju n io r head usher at First Thessalonian Full Gospel Pente costal Church which her father pastors. She is also a leader in her church choir. A past member o f the 4-H club, horseback riding and horse training was her focus. She remains very interested in horses and wants to someday own a training stables. Vanessa’ s interests also include, w riting, computers, track and field, acting and modeling. She has been in several fashion shows and models for Nordstrom .Vanessa also aspires to pro fessionally apply her acting talent as a film actress. ,-i. ■» '• •• V- ’ . * r - o '- FOR YOUR BIRTHDAY WISH CALL OUR ADVERTISING DEPARTMENT 288-0033 mJ Golden Ripe Bananas Full of goodness. These golden ripe beauties are a great healthy item to pack in sack lunches, add to fruit salads and cream pies. This week Safeway is offering them at great savings! luring Earth Week. The coupons w ill invite employees o pick up a free pass to ride Tri-Met luring Earth Week, A p ril 20-24. The tasses arc only available at the transit air running 10 a.m.-4 p.m. A p ril 15 at rionccrCourthouse Square. Transitand .arpool inform ation w ill be available. T ri-M e t hopes the promotion w ill encourage non-riders to try T ri-M e t and become regular passengers during Earth M onth and beyond. I f the prom o tion is successful, it may expand to other m ajor business districts next year. Since the first Earth Day in 1970, T ri-M e t rid e rs h ip has more than doubled. People boarded T ri-M et nearly 48 m illio n times last year. W hile dow n Lbs. Look In The This Week Magazine for your Safeway Shopping Guide for a complete list of specials on sale this week at Safeway! W ESTERN U N IO N M A G A Z IN The Fastest Way To Send Money....Available In All Safeway stores in Oregon & S.W. Washington. > ■ I I ' ■■ Ad Prices Good April 8 through April 14,1992 At Safeway. T ri-M e t w ill m ail coupons to 500 lowntown Portland employers this week o encourage people to ride T ri-M e t ’4?. er* Nobody does it better for less Tri-Met Earth Week Offer • - • .. <■ •• » For Best Results Advertise in the Observer plans to us. Mr. Debman has refused to release town commuters, a larger percentage than most cities ot comparable size. Vanessa Easter, first In Irvington School History To Win A Seat On The Junior Rose Court Ten Mayoral Candidates To Attend NE Neighborhood Forum ing called for. M r. Debman is currendy bidding against PCRI which has a w ell orga nized plan o f refinancing fo r these homes, and they have released their town employment levels are 50 percent higher, T ri-M e t has helped keep auto mobile traffic downtown at 1970s lev els. T ri-M e t carries 37 percent o f down OWN ■ •***. SUM
