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Task Force To
Patronize Restaurants
P ortlan d ’s Black D ollar D ays
T ask Force will continue the cam ­
paign to stim ulate the grow th o f A fri­
can A m erican R estaurants in north
and northeast Portland. T w o restau ­
rants shall be targeted to patronize on
June 16 and 17. They are T o n i’s Soul
Food and Steens Kitchen. Last month
the target was D oris’ Cafe.
An early m orning breakfast will
be held at T o n i’s on W ednesday, June
16, beginning at 6 :3 0 am . The restau­
rant, located at 3962 N E M .L.K. Jr.,
Blvd. offers a warm atm osphere and
bills itself as offering “G reat Home
Cooked M eals.” T o n i’sp ro v id esacall
ahead service for drive thru window
custom ers for reservations call 249-
TONI.
On Thursday evening, June 17,
T ask Force m em bers and friends are
encouraged to have dinner at Steens
K itchen. “ Specializing in hom e style
cooking,” Steens is located at 7332
NE M .L.K . Jr. Blvd. C am ell Crum ,
president o f the Portland chapter, will
be on hand to discuss the T ask Force
and the various program s and strate­
gies o f econom ic em pow erm ent it
plans to bring to Portland.
A ccording to C rum , “T he o rga­
nization is com m itted to a process by
w hich A frican A m ericans organize
for them selves and build a unified
base addressing the real cause o f pov­
erty and econom ic inequalities in our
com m unity.” The support o f an A fri­
can A m erican ow ned restaurant is an
effort organized by the Black Dollar
Days T ask Force to strengthen Afri­
can A m erican ow ned businesses.
T h e r e s ta u r a n t p ro g ra m is
m odeled afte r a sim ila r program
th a t h a s p ro v e n s u c c e s s f u l in
Seattle’s central area. It is funded
by aC ityofS eattlcC om m unity D evel­
opm ent Block G rant. T he Seattle
program provides business assistance,
training and m arketing strateg ies
to r e s ta u r a n t o w n e rs . T h u s far
the program has been exciting and
in s p ir in g . M a tc h in g n e e d s to
available resources has been skillfully
cultivated. A n increase in revenues
can be seen in participating restau­
rants.
T he public is invited to partici­
pate in all Black D ollars D ays Task
Force events. For additional inform a­
tion call 284-0322.
K IT C H E N
‘S p e c i a l i z i n g in H o m e
S t y l e C o o k in g ”
Open fo r Breakfast at R: 00am
Closed at 6:00pm
(503) 286-8289
7332 NE M artin Luther King, Jr.
503/281-8696
Tropicana
1 Restaurant
Serving Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Specializing in Barbeque Ribs & Beef
Tues -Thus 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Fri & Sat. 10:00 AM - 7:00 PM
3217 N. Wiiiiams Avenue
FINE FOODS
Try our Single D Cheese
Burger or Mushroom Burger
283-1251
230 N. Killingsworth
Portland, OR 97217
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P h a se #2 C a te r in g C o n cep ts
African American
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S a tu rd a y , Ju n e 19, 1993
T e x a s II A nnex & C o u rty a rd
Annual St. Philips B ar
B-Q June 12
The M en’s Club c f St. Philip the
D eacon Episcopal C hurch is serving
the 8th A nnual Bar-B-Q at 120 NE
K nott on S aturday, June 12 from
11a.m. to 5p.m. M eals are available in
the C hurch or as take-outs w ith a
donation o f $5.00
Peanut
Butter &
Jam Turns
Ten With Hot
Horns, Cold
Sundaes
1625 N .E . A lb erta
6 P M . to 2 A M
PORTLAND OBSERVER
'The Eyes and Ears ol the CcmmunitY'
O ftice: (503) 280-0033
F ax# : (503) 200-0015
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in grocery stores across the country
and available in five flavors includ­
ing: C hocolate E clair, Straw berry
S hortcake, C andy C runch, toasted
A lm ond, and, the new est addition to
the line, The O riginal Vanilla Bar.
The O riginal V anilla ice cream bar is
tire product featured on the side o f the
old G ood H um or trucks. In 1992, “the
classics” were the num ber on selling
new frozen novelty brand introduc­
tion, and C hocolate Eclair w as the
num ber one selling new frozen nov­
elty, according to AC N ielsen ratings.
In conjunction with the tour. Good
Humor will air national television
com m ercials with the familiar tagline,
“The nam e will take you back, the
taste will Like you aw ay.” And in
keeping with G ood H um or’s concern
for value, national coupons will be
available for “The C lassics” in local
new spapers across the country on July
25 and A ugust 10.
Gold Bond-G ood Humor is the
industry leader in m anufacturing fro
zen novelties in the United States
A ccording to April 1993 AC Nielsen
rep o rts, G old B ond-G ood H um or
ranks num ber one in volum e (18.1)
and value (16.3) share in the frozen
novelty category. The G old Bond
G ood Humor ice Cream company ol
fersa full line of product ranging fro''
prem ium adult to ch ild ren 's fro/ u
novelties, inc luding well known brands
such as Popsicle, Good Humor, and
Klondike.
Ad Prices Good June 9 through June 15,1993 At Safeway.
Fam ilv
iy P ack
Top Sirloin
$088
Bonesless
beef steak
smoke.
Brought to you once again by our
friends at T he Business Journal and
U S. Bank, the eighteen concerts will
n in from June 15 to A ugust 12, every
T u esd ay an d T h u rs d a y at noon.
T h ere’s m usic for every taste, includ­
ing blues, country, salsa, w orld-beat,
rock and classical music.
Johnny Limbo and the Lugnuls,
M anucla Figueroa & La M ayor Salsa,
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Nobody does it Better.. .for less
T his sum m er, the Peanut Butter
an d Jam Sessions turn ten w ith a
special opening day concert on June
15. For the last nine years, this series
o f noontim e shows has been eagerly
anticipated by dow ntow n office w ork­
ers, school kids, and lunchtim e shop­
pers. It’s the best place in tow n to
enjoy the sum m er w eather, grab a bite
to eat, and check out the best o f the
local music scene All th a t’s m issing
is late hours, dank rooms and cigarette
V ern Collins & Cross County, and
Lloy d Jones are ju st a few o f the nam es
that will be burning up the bricks
throughout the sum m er O ur popular
ch ild ren ’s concert is July 6 and this
y e a r ’s p erfo rm e rs a re M ike and
C arlccn M cComack and the G arden
Variety Band.
W ccouldn’tth in k o fa b c ttc rb a n d
to kick off our tenth year than Perfect
10. P ortland’s hottest horn band The
group plays Motown, rock, funk-all
the best party music And w hile Per­
fect 10 is m aking hot music, cold
sundaes will help celebrate our tenth
year D arigold will be dishing up a
special peanut butter ice cream and
H oody's and W alls Berry Farm will
deliver the toppings for a peanut but­
ter and ja m sundae
G reat music, free sundaes, and
beautiful sum m er weather D on’t miss
our tenth year o f jam m in*.
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The Good Humor Man's
Monumental Tour
The G ood Humor Man is back
and making ‘T h e C lassic” , m onu­
m e n tal, tw e n ty -c ity , to u r a c ro ss
Am erica this sum m er, which included
a stop in Portland from June 4-6.
H ighlights o f the Portland visit
included a stop at the new Safew ay
store (72nd & N E Sandy Blvd.) in
Rose City from 10:00-11:30am on
Friday, June 4 and the Rose Festival
Opening Night Firew orks diat evening
at 9:45pm (New Park M emorial by
Hawthorne Bridge); and the Rose F es­
tival Starlight Parade on Saturday,
June 5, at 8:30pm (on Taylor between
Park and Broadway). On Sunday .June
6, the Good Hum or Truck com pleted
its route at the annual Rose Bud Picnic
for handicapped children in O aks Park
from 11:30am to 2:00pm.
Tw o uniform clad G ood Humor
Men and a renovated, old fashioned,
G ood humor truck will tour twenty
cities and giveaw ay free “The C las­
sics” Ice Cream Bars to kids o f all
ages. In addition, the G ood H um or
Men will distribute nostalgic posters,
collectible postcards, and Polaroid
photos taken with the G ood Humor
Man.
The tour celebrates Good Humor’s
ro le in A m erican h isto ry as the
in v e n to r o f “ Ic e C re a m on a
Stick”, the neighborhood ice cream
truck and the friendly Ice Cream Man.
In keeping with the historical aspect
o f the tour, the truck will visit A m eri­
can m onum ents and landm arks in­
cluding: St. L ouis’ A rch, Seattle’s
Space Needle, New Y ork’s Staten Is­
la n d , a n d W a s h in g to n D C ’s
S m ithsonian’s National Postal M u­
seum. The truck will also appear at
o th e r
fa m ily
o r ie n te d
s ite s
including:Portland’s Rose Festival,
Kansas C ity ’s Zoo, and C hicago’s
Lincoln Park Zoo.
“The C lassics” ice cream bars,
given away on the sum m er tour, were
once sold only on neighborhood ice
cream trucks. Now “The C lassics” are
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