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July 1 5 ,1992...The Portland Observer...Page 5
Walls of Beauty
1992 Reptile Picnic
Saturday, July 25th, 6:00 to 11:00 p.m.
Yo, reptiles and other friends! I l ’s
lime again for the annual Reptile Pol
Luck Picnic at Hart’ s Reptile W orld in
Canby, OR. Be creative w ith the dishes
that you bring!
The picnic is for A L L INTERESTED
PERSONS, whether long-time reptile
owners, proud new beginners, or simply
those w ith an appreciation for these fas­
cinating creatures. Swapping reptile sto­
ries is always a highlight ol the evening.
This year we are fortunate to have
entertainment. One o f our very own vo l­
unteers, Andrea Rodakowski, w ill per­
form traditional belly dances, and w ill
include our Indian python, Mun Taj
who pass by each week on the c ity ’ s
mass transit system and countless oth­
ers who pass on one o f the major thor­
oughfares. The message is clear: Feed
Our Children! Bread for the W orld
urges Congress to Increase Funding for
W1C, Head start and Job Corps.
Bread for the W orld’ s45,000 mem­
bers are calling Congress to help feed
our nation’ s children by supporting the
Every F ifth C hild Act. The bipartisan
measure seeks funding increases for
three cost-saving programs proven to
reduce childhood hunger: the Special
S u p p le m e n ta l F ood P rogram fo r
Women, Infants and Children (W IC ),
Head Start and Job Corps. The Every
F ifth C hild A c t outlines a plan to reach
m illions more children eligible for these
Dear Editor:
I t ’ s the sign o f our times. O ur c h il­
dren are hungry, but w ill Congress hear
their plea? This urgent message to Feed
Our Children! can be seen on an eye­
catching display Bread fo r the W orld
has constructed near the nation’ s capi­
tal. (See photo).
The desperate reality is that one in
five U.S. children faces hunger each
day. In fact, children are the poorest age
group and the fastest growing segment
o f hungry people in the United States.
Between 1979 and 1989 childhood pov­
erty increased 21 percent, w ith 13.4
m illion children currently suffering from
the preventable, debilitating condition
known as poverty.
Bread fo r the W orld, the nation’ s
largest citizens’ lobby against hunger,
has recently unveiled its latest initiative
to help call attention to hungry c h il­
dren. W e’ ve hoisted a construction crane
and giant children’ s building blocks
atop our downtown office hoping to
generate momentum around our cam­
paign to end ch ildhood hunger in
Mahal, in one o f her dances.
Measure 5 has h it us hard. We have
had 75% fewer groups touring the ex­
h ib it this year as compared to last year.
Company picnics and business promo­
tions are down by 66%, and there has
also been a significant decrease in gen­
eral public admissions. Over 100 reptiles
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4709 NE Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd
Portland, Oregon 97211
Phone 249-5886
Woman-Owned
have been donated to the Reptile W orld
since January 1992 (37 in one single
week!), and many others have been taken
in after being abandoned by their ow n­
ers. So, while the e x h ib it’ s income has
declined dram atically, the necessary
costs o f housing, food, and medical care
for the ever-increasing number o f rep­
tiles has skyrocketed.
Therefore, along w ith our reptile
picnic this year we’ re going to have a
very low key fund-raiser. We w ill be
selling raffle tickets for $1.00 apiece -
door prizes w ill include a W ilb u r the
Crocodile visit, g ift certificates from
area merchants, and a few surprises! We
w ill also have a silent auction featuring
some o f W ilb u r’ s clothing and memora­
bilia, all “ personally pawed” by W ilbur.
Please come, even i f you are unable to
make a donation at this time. We cherish
your friendship most o f all.
Bring Family and friends, pub please
RSVP by Friday, July 24th.
Convention Center.
The awards w ill be presented at the
public meeting, one o f many activities
opened to the New Orleans community
during the convention which runs July
18-24. An ecumenical service, political
and health forums, a health fair, and a
salute to the Black press round out the
public events.
P o w e ll w ill receive the Anna
Eleanor Roosevelt M edallion o f Honor,
A K A ’s top award. He is the youngest
man and the first black ever named
chairman o f the jo in t chiefs. Powell
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This summer, BC Ferries offers 56 sailings daily between its mainland
Tsawwassen terminal (20 minutes south of Vancouver) and the
Vancouver Island Cities of Nanaimo and Victoria. For additional
information on BC Ferries’ service to 42 ports of call in British Columbia's
coastal region, call (604) 386-3431; or write, BC Ferries, 1112 Fort St.,
Dept. L&L, Victoria, BC., Canada V8V4V2
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Sohm Honored For Work On
City Street Lights
sory committees.
In 1953, the National Safety Coun­
c il declared that the C ity o f Portland
had the worst street lighting in the
country fo r a city its size. Sohm was
first appointed in 1954 by M ayor Fred
Peterson to serve on the M ayor’ s A d v i­
sory Committee on Streetlighting. She
was instrumental in the successful pas­
sage o f the first special street lighting
levy and the installation o f over 5,000
mercury vapor lights. Since that time,
the citizens o f Portland have shown
their support by Consistently approv­
ing special tax levies dedicated to street
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lighting.
Sohm has also worked to secure a
stable funding source for the C ity ’s
street lights. Last year she served on a
special street lighting task force ap­
pointed by C ity Council.
“ We are grateful for the energy and
effort Catherine has given over the
years,” commented Commissioner Earl
Blumenauer, who oversees the O ffice
o f Transportation. “ Her w ork has made
streets safer and neighborhoods better
for everyone in Portland. Good c iti­
zens, like Catherine Sohm, arc the riches
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o f the C ity.”
“ C atherine’ s a treasure,” said
Felicia Trader, D irector o f the O ffice o f
Transportation. “ She has been a tireless
worker to provide w ell-lighted, safe
streets for Portland. When she started
her quest, the C ity had a few hundred
street lights. Today we have 44,000.
We need more citizens volunteers just
like her.”
Mister Rogers Goes To School, an Emmy award-winning week of
programs from Mister Rogers' Neighborhood encores the week of August
10-14, 1992 on the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS). Fred Rogers
created the series of five programs to prepare children for their first
school experiences. (Editors: Check with your local PBS station for the
exact times programs #1461-#1465 are scheduled in your area). Photo:
Walt Seng.
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SPRING GROVE. III.— W hile vaca­
tioners take a tew weeks away from it all
this summer, burglars may be taking a few
prized possessions away from them back
home. But household timers and some
other simple precautions can help prevent
those summertime blues.
•'Homeowners have recognized for
years that timers help prevent burglaries."
says Michael Einstein, marketing man­
ager for Intermatic Inc., a Spring Grove.
III., manufacturer o f security timers and
safety lighting products. "A n d by turning
lights and appliances o ff when they ‘re not
needed, timers also are a practical way to
reduce wasted energy.”
11.
The 3:00 p.m. Salute to the Black
Press July 23 w ill recognize the contri­
butions o f the black press and spotlight
Ida B W ells who used her pen to protest
racism, sexism, and other indignities
during the Reconstruction era.
Create an occupied look
Lamp and appliance timers make a
vacationer's house look occupied by cre­
ating the impression o f movement and
activity throughout the home at different
times o f the day. An around-the-clock
illusion is important because most bur­
glaries actually occur during daylight.
A timer connected to a radio or televi­
sion. for instance, can make it appear that
someone is sitting in the living room dur­
ing the afternoon or working in a den at
night. Lamp timers can create the impres­
sion o f someone moving from roam to
room over the course o f an evening.
Special programmable and random on/
o ff security timers also mislead those
housebreakers w .itching for a predictable,
“ timer-controlled look that says no one is
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home. Such devices are inexpensive and
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easy to use.
"Sound-activated security switches are
another effective w ay to deter burglars,
says Einstein. "T he y’re designed to turn
indoor lights oroutside floodlights on when
sound is detected, and keep them on until
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the sound stops."
Take other precautions
Vacationers should take a few other
simple precautions, such as having neigh­
bors gather the mail and newspapers, and
having the lawn cut if necessary. Never
leave notes saying no one is home. In many
communities, particularly smaller towns,
the local police department w ill send pa­
trols past the homes o f vacationers who
have notified them.
In addition. Einstein advises vacation­
ers to trim the shrubbery and bushes that
give burglars the perfect place to hide
outside their homes. Police also suggest
leaving only a few scattered lamps on. so
that anyone peeking through the w indows
w on't have a lot o f light to see what is
happening inside.
Recommends installing floodlights
Since nighttime burglars love alleys
and dark walkways next Io houses that
allow them to work undetected. Einstein
suggests installing floodlights inappropri­
ate spots to reduce the chances o f theft.
"Homeowners also might want to add a
set o f low voltage outdoor lights." he adds.
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CRIME STOPPER—Indoor timers such
as this Time-All model from Intermatic
can help homeowners reduce their
chances of being burglarized.
"Because low voltage outdoor lights use
safe. 12-volt current, a typical set costs just
pennies per night to operate."
Considering that the average value o f
the possessions stolen in a home burglaiy
is more than $ I .(XX), the cost o f protecting
a home with timers and low voltage light­
ing is very low. As a result, vacationers
should have enough money left over to
think about where they can afford to go
next year
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provide desperately needed services to the homeless and medically
indigent children in the Portland metropolitan area.
Wednesday, July 15,1992
7-8:00 p.m. at
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meet Mariah Taylor, the woman whose dedication makes our
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AKA Selects Powell For Top
Achievement Award
Jointchiefs o f staff chairman C olin
L . Powell and South A fric a ’ s Madame
Leah Tutu w ill receive achievement
awards, and Rep. Cardiss L . C ollins,
Black EntertainmentTfclevision’ sRob-
ert Johnson, and T ransA frica’s Randall
Robinson w ill get peace and justice
honors during Alpha Kappa Alpha s
fifty - fifth biennial meeting, 7:30 p.m.,
July 19 in H all F o f the New Orleans
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Saturday, July 25,1992
2:00 to 5:00 PM
Catherine Sohm was honored by
Commissioner Earl Blumenauer and
O ffice o f Transportation today at a re­
ception and plaque dedication for her
37 years o f public service to t he C ity ’s
street lig h t system. Sohm has spear­
headed efforts to improve and maintain
the C ity ’ s street lights through her work
and dedication on various citizen advi­
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role in assisting children at risk o f pov­
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