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Lawry’s Foods Celebrates
African-American Cuisine
and crisp greens, this zesty salad will add extra pizazz to African-American
celebrations, such as a summer "Junclccnth” festival or the Black Family
Reunion Celebration.
“Juncteenth” commemorates the historic ending of slavery in Texas on
June 19, 1865 An annual holiday in Texas and neighboring states that is fast
becoming a national observance, “Juncteenth” festivities include parades,
picnics, dances and an abundance of good food
The National Council of Negro W omen’s Eighth Annual Black family
Reunion Celebration, scheduled to take place throughout the warm seasons in
Atlanta, Chicago, Cincinnati, Los Angeles, Memphis, Philadelphia and
W ashington, DC, will celebrate the historic strengths and traditional values
of the African-American family. Along with entertainment, workshops and
exhibits, cultural foods like Southern Fried Chicken Salad, are featured
Southern Fried Chicken Salad will also perk up picnics, pool-side parties,
church socials or special family gathering, such as birthdays, graduations and
weddings
Southern Fr|ed chicken Salad
Makes 4 Servings
1/2
1/2
1
2
cup milk
cup all-purpose flour
teaspoons Lawry’s Seasoned Salt
whole, boneless Chicken breasts, skinned and cut into 1/4-mch strips
1
4
cup peanut oil
cups mixed greens (red leaf, arugula, butter leaf, etc ), washed
1
1
1
1
Sara Lee Corporation joined the Southern Christian Leadership
Conference in commemorating Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. s life a
work at the 14th Drum Major for Justice Awards Dinner. Joseph
Lowery, president and CEO of SCLC and Eva Chess, ^ a g e r for
public responsibility at Sara Lee, share time at the recent Atlanta
cup bottled buttermilk dressing
cup cooked black-eyed peas
cup cooked corn, fresh or canned
event.
papava, peeled, seeded and cut into strips
Pour milk into pie plate, in plastic or paper bag, combine flour and
Seasoned Salt. Dip chicken in milk then toss to coat in flour mixture
In large skillet, heat oil. fry chicken strips a few a time until nicely
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browned; remove and set aside.
In large bowl, mix greens with dressing Add peas and corn. Divide the
Lawry’ s Foods, Inc. continues its celebration of African-American cui
mixture onto four serving plates Top with papaya and chicken strips.
sine with Southern Fried Chicken Salad, sure to be the center of attention at
PRESENTATION. This attractive salad needs no additional garnish.
m any African-American festivities this spring and summer.
A light and easy way to enjoy fried chicken, accented with black-eyed peas
Portland Farmers’
Market To Open
Saturday May 29
Employment Division
Receives Federal Grants
The U.S. Department of Labor
, s aw arded the Oregon Employment
Jivision a grant for more than $1.3
nillion dollars. The grant will fund
wo automation projects to enhance
idministrative functions within the
igency. One grant will fund the up-
i . ting of the division s case tracking
;y stem and purchase of equipment for
justationed staff. The second grant is
or an imaging program which will
illow important claimant documents
, be stored on computer. Currently
c documents are stored on micro
film w hich can only be retrieved from
the central administrative office in
Salem. W ith this imaging program,
eventually any employee in the state
needing access to documentation can
do so immediately. C ontact Tom
Bycrley, 378-3260, orChristine Chute,
373-0974.
S tu d e n ts G ain E x p e rie n c e
Through “J A M "
Four Portland-area high school
students will learn how to help their
peers enter the world of work In a
pilot project sponsored by the Down
town Portland office of the Employ
ment Division, students from Lin
coln, Wilson, Cleveland and Franklin
high schools will learn the ins and
outs of the employment and training
field. The project is known as “Jobs
and Me” or “J. A M .” and is part of a
summer youth employment program.
One student w ill be hired from each of
the four schools to operate a mini
Employment Division office. The of
fice will be located on the campus of
their school and will be open for two
hours a day, Monday through Thurs
day of each week. The students will
also spend their after school hours on
Fridays at the Downtown Portland
Employment Office helping to de
velop a one-hour job finding work
shop for young people. Contact . Kathy
Craft, 229-5649.
Grants Pass Employment Office
Adds Dev ice For The Deaf.
The Grants Pass office of the
Employment Division has installed a
Telephone Device for the Deaf (TDD)
Portland Farm ers’ M arket will
open its second season May 29.
The market will be open every
Saturday from Sam to 1pm through
October. The market is located along
the Willamette River at 1200 NW
Front Ave.
At Portland Farm ers’ Market,
customers can buy fresh produce di
rectly from the fanner who grew it.
The market will be bigger and better
than it was last year; it will have more
vendors and a wider variety of pro
duce.
Some products that will be sold at
the market include wild mushrooms,
flowers, plants, baked goods, berries,
and all varieties of produce, including
organic produce. This year, the mar
ket will start w ith at least 30 vendors
and grow as more produce comes in
season.
Also new this year is a “Chefs in
the Market” have been invited to give
demonstrations o f cooking with farm
ers market produce. There will be
about seven c h e f dem onstrations
throughout the season and the sched
ule will be determned soon.
This device will allow people with
hearing or speech impairments to re
ceive information w ithout coming into
the office. This service will provide
increased access to information on
unemployment benefits, jobsand other
programs to these Oregonians. The
TDD number is 474-3171 and is ac
cessible Sam to 5pm, Monday through
Friday. Contact Shirley Amman, 474-
3161.’
Veterans Benefit From “Vet-Net”
Fifteen organizations from Yam-
hill County have come together to
enhance services to veterans. Orga
nized by C arol M cK ibben,L ocal
V eteran’s Employment Division of
fice in McMinnville, “Vet-Net” had
its first meeting in March. According
to McKibben the purpose of “Vet-
Net” is to bring together organiza
tions who provide services to veter
ans By learning about he programs
and procedures of each organization,
staff working with veterans can make
better referrals to services. Contact
Carol McKibben, 472-5118.
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