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J une 16, 1993 « T he P ortland O bserver P age A4 C hildren H elping C hildren BY KRYSTAL KAISER (OCKLEY GREEN STUDENT) In the month of April a class of 8th graders had an exciting assign ment. They wrote children's books to a K indergarten class in Tigard In December the kindergarten class sent the 8th graders Santa let ters. The Ockley Green students were excited to get the letters and wrote them back Since the 8th graders had to write books they decided to w rite to the children. The children’s books had many different idea Most of them had a lesson to learn and some of them were an activ ity or coloring books. Two teachers. Anne Laufe and Award Winning City Manager Featured At Masonic Banquet The Most Worshipful Prince Hal 1 G rand Lodge F & A of Oregon, Inc , is inviting the community to their conference banquet on Monday June 28, 1993, 6pnt Reception, 7ptn Din ner at the Airport Holiday Inn located at 8439 NE Columbia Blvd. The cost is $25.00. For ticket information, con tact Thomas Vickers at 255-5780, 2425 NE 139th, 97230. Tickets will also be available at the door This year’s banquet theme is: "The Great est Good for the Greatest Number”. Charles Jordan, Parks Director for the City o f Portland, will be the M aster o f C erem onies. T he keynote speaker will be Mr. Gerald S eals, form er City M an ag er o f Corvallis, Oregon for five years. He was live first African-American City Manager in the State of Oregon, an d is c u rre n tly th e o w n er o f Strategic Alliances, as management consulting company that specializes in total quality management. Mr. Seals has been recognized in Govern ing magazine. Who’s Who Among Black Americans, and Outstanding Young Men of America, among many other accolades. He is also the recipi ent of numerous awards, including those for excellence in financial m an agement, productivity, and quality management. The Prince Hall Grand Masonic Lodge is an African-American frater nal organization founded on strong religious principles and family val ues Its historical significance is rooted in the beginnings of the early Civil rights Movement, fighting against discrimination in the areas of liuuS- mg, employment and education. This organization has representation na tionally across the United States, and international The jurisdictions of Oregon, Washington, Idaho and Mon tana will be represented with an ex pected attendance of 300 at the week long conference. Summer More Fun For Youngsters With Tri-Met For youngsters, it's just a lot o f good clean fun. ForTri-m et, it’s a promotion tar geted at youth to increase ridership now and in the future. The outreach is two-pronged. First, it’s a free "Gctti ng Around Town for Kids" brochure listing more than 100 fund things to do and places to visit on Tri-Met. Secondly, it's "The Places to be this summer” contest with a chance for one lucky kid to w in an evening on a Party Bus with 15 friends. “Targeting youth to build Tri- M et ridership makes sense for a lot of reasons,” Tri-Met marketing Director Nancy Earl explained. "Youngsters 18 years old and younger currently compose only 5% of Tri-Met riders. Since many don’t own cars, it’sagreat group to encourage to use Tri-Met. Getting youngster on transit now can also help instill some transit habits that will carry over into adulthood, helping build ridership for the fu ture.” “Getting Around Tow n for Kids” listings span from hikingtrails to fish ing holes, swimming pools to theatre Also included is an easy-to-use bus and MAX map and all the basic in structions on how to ride Discounted youth fares are just 70 cents. Bro chures are now available at Tri-Met offices at Pioneer Courthouse Square and 4012 S.E. 17th Av e.. most Safeway and Albertsons’ stores, most Portland Public Schools, or by calling 238- RIDE But the summer’s biggest attrac tion may be the Party Bus A “Places to be this Summer” brochure offers coupons to win a trip on the bus for those 11-18 years old W inners ride the Party Bus 8 pm-midnight. Aug 14. Co-sponsors include Fred Meyer, where brochures are available in the music department: KPDX Fox 49 tele vision and Z 100 radio Ads appear on TV and radio beginning Monday Jane Morgan took a student, Nick Dente to Tigard to give the children their books “They enjoyed their books a lot,” said Nick. The James Templeton kin dergarten and Ockley Green 8th grad ers were all happy. It was a good assignment to begin the end of the year / African Am erican M en ’s Club, Inc. (iefebtH ttion Dance* Dance* Dance* Dance Texas BBQ Louisiana Fish Fry Casual Dress Saturday, June 19, 1993 Texas 11 Annex & Courtyard 1625 N.E. Alberta 6 P M. to 2 A M. $3.00 Non-Profit Organization A w ards G iven to B usinesses, S e rv ic e Club Awards and special recognition were given to two local businesses and a service club at Tree of Learning High School’s cnd-of-ycar ceremo nies last night Corporate Merit Awards were presented to Dalbcy & Denight Ad vertising for their pro bono work for the school, and to the Rotary Club and Foundation of Beaverton for on-going support of the school and its scholar ship benefit. Ding Chang, owner of the Vil lage Pancake House Restaurants, re ceived the Good Neighbor Award For the past four years. Village Inn has hosted a monthly "Breakfast of Cham pions’’ honoring Tree of learning stu dents who have perfect attendance and are on time to all classes Tree of Learning is a private al ternative high school program for stu dents who have learning disabilities and special educational needs. The school has been housed in two por table buildings on the Jesuit High School campus but will move to a new building at 9020 SW Beaverton- Hillsdale Highway in the fall One W ith H e a rt B eginning P o e k o e la n C lass For F a m ilie s One With Heart, located at 4231 SE Hawthorne BIv d. presents an on- going weekend class for families who want to train together. The class will meet on Saturdays from 9:30 to 1 lam and starts on Saturday , June 12. Poekoclan is a rare animal style of Indonesian Kung Fu that draws inspiration from the movement of the monkey, the tiger, the snake and the crane The heart of this martial art is a v ery practical self defense. During this training y ou will strengthen your cardiovascular system, lose weight, build muscle tone and reduce stress. It’s practical and fun too! For more information call 231-1999. Train Robbery On the Mt. Hood Railroad On Saturday and Sunday, June 19th and 20th, Mt. Hood Railroad passengers will have a chance to sample a taste of the old west with square dance demonstrations, a bar becue and even a train robbery. At the end of the tracks the Outlaws have been known to ambush the train, and ransack the railcars all the while hold ing the passengers at gun point Rid ers from all over the valley swoop down on the unsuspecting engineer and force the train to a halt in the true fashion of the old west. Hats pulled low and their faces hidden from view, the outlaws swagger down the aisles of the 1910 vintage railcars in search of a strong box full of money. Passen- gers who survive the harrowing or- deal can calm their nerv cs with an old fashion western barbecue and square dance demonstration while viewing the enjoying breathtaking view of Mt. Hood. For reservations and infornta- tion: Mt. Hood Railroad 110 Railroad Avenue Hood river, OR 97031 1-800-TRAIN-61 To Advertise Call 288-0033 ^ o r t l a i i h (© b se ru er The Oregon Historical Society, Portland Rose Festival, Portland Rose Society and Royal Rosarians will present a free Rose Festival History Fair on Saturday, June 19, from 1:00 to 4pm at the Oregon History Center. The Fair will feature members of the three Rose Festival groups and His torical Society experts offering the public how-to’s and tips care, identi fication and preservation of Rose Fes tival memorabilia. Fair goers are en couraged to bring memorabilia with them. The Oregon Historical Society has been designated as the official repository of a new Rose Festival Col lection. While OHS has long collected Rose Festival materials, the new Rose Festival Collection represents an his toric agreement between the Oregon Historical Society, Portland Rose Fes tival, Rose Society, and Royal Rosar ians to work together to preserve this important part of Portland’s history. Located in the OHS History Cen ter ellipse, the History Fair will in clude stations dealing with photo graphs, manuscripts, costumes, oral history, artifacts, and storage advice. In addition to offering advice to pri vate collectors, the Fair will also fa miliarize the public with the Histori cal Society’s collections. Located at 1200 SW Park Av enue, the Oregon History Center is open Tuesday through Saturday from 10am to 5pm, Sundays from noon until 5pm. Admission fees are adults $3.00, students and children six and older $ 1.00. OHS members are admit ted free. Seniors are admitted free on Thursdays. W hile the Rose Festival History Fair is free, access to museum and library is by admission. Furse, W yden A nnounce W e s ts id e Light R ail A p p ro p riatio n s $70 Million Will Keep Project On Line U S. Representatives Elizabeth Furse and Ron Wyden announced that funds for Tri-M et’s Westside Light House T ransportation Appropriations Subcommittee. The Subcommittee has Brenda Somers and her husband. Ri approved $70 million for this years’s chard Somers. DOB 03-14-48. were budget, which is $20 million more standi ng on the northeast corner of the than was approv ed by the House last in te rse c tio n , in te n d in g to w alk year. Both Furse and Wyden call this southbound to the south east corner. a big victory for this vital project, Slock started to make a right turn to go which will stretch from downtown northbound on NE MLK, w hile Brenda Portland to downtow n Hillsoboro. and Richard Somers started to cross “Ev en though Congress has cut the intersection at the same time, in overall funding for new transit rail the path of the truck. Stock reportedly projects by 18 percent this year,” Furse did not sec the couple and struck said, “we were able to convince the Brenda "Somers, w ho was walking a Subcommittee that Westside Light few feet behind Richard Somers. Ri Rail deserved an increase to keep the chard Somers was slightly bumped by project on schedule. I’msure the strong the truck but was not injured local support that light rail has in the Alcohol is not believed to have Portland area influenced the Subcom been involved and no citations have mittee to increase support for the been issued. The investigation is con Westside line.” tinuing. Wyden said that the Westside project has more support than any other rail transit project in the coun- Fatal Traffic Accident NE MLK And Ainsworth On Tuesday. June 8th, 1993 at approximately 8 03pm. North Precinct and Traffic Division officers were summoned to N E Martin Luther King. Jr. Boulevard (MLK) and Ainsworth Street, regarding a pedestrian who had been struck by a semi truck. Upon the arrival of officers and medical personnel, they found. Brenda Jean Somers, DOB 11-28-51 of N. Wil liams Av enue, lying on the street suf fering from massive bodily injuries. Brenda Somers was pronounced dead at the scene by medical personnel. Reportedly, the driver of the semi truck, Alivn Andrew Stock. DOB 08- 27-58. of Copperas Cov e, Texas, w as westbound on NE Ainsworth Street, stopped at a redlight at NE MLK. OHS, Portland Rose Festival To Host Free History Fair try, except Los Angeles. “Westside Light Rail can save energy, reduce pollution and elim i nate some nightmares for gridlocked commuter in the fastest growing re gion of Oregon,” Wyden said. Some cities actually received no funding at all for their rail projects. In addition to the $70 million, Furse and Wyden said more funds may be secured for the project. The Westside line will be able to compete for some of the $ 150 million in a new discretionary fund distributed by Sec retary of Transportation Pena. Local officials have already invited Pena to visit Oregon to see the success of MAX and the strong support for the Westside line. Furse and Wyden added that “the $70 million is a big triumph for us, considering we have no regional mem bers on the House Appropriations Committee from the Northwest. W e’re pleased our hard work and that o f Tri- M et’s has paid off.” Oregon History Night: OPB Television Pays Tribute To Oregon Pioneers And Visionaries Oregon Public Broadcasting takes an historic journey beginning at 8pm, Com m unity Calendar Tuesday , June 22. with the premiere Interested in being a part of the of THE ROADS LESS TAKEN, a Portland lesbian Choir for the 1993- one-hourdocumcnlary that relives the 94 season? If so. contact Gina at 284- compelling stories of courageous pio 6687 for more information You must neers who gambled with fate and trav call by September 1st. eled dangerous cutoff trails in search of a new land Local Student Earns Degree From Case W estern Reserve University Eugene filmmakers, co-produc ers M aureen Shine and Dorothy The following student in your CWRU is the largest private research as well as from 88 countries. Admission to CW RUS’s under Velasco, utilize techniques similar to area has received a degree from Case university in Ohio and is one of the graduate. graduate, and professional those used in PBS’sTHE CIVIL WAR leading independent research univer W estern Reserve University George programs is highly selective sities in the nation It enrolls more scries, rely ing on historical photos, M ark Scott BSE Degree than 9.000 students from all 50 states Located in C leveland, Ohio. documents, and diaries, as well as contemporary footage to take the v iewer into the perilous world of the early pioneers. Narrated by award-winning O r egon author Ken Kcscy, THE ROADS The Campaign for Human Develop through the sharing of innovative ment include Rogue Valley Fairsharc, LESS TAKEN chronicles the stories ThcCoalitionofBlack Men, Convenio of three em igrant groups as they ment will hold its Northwest Regional ideas and successful strategics m e e tin g in P o rtla n d . T hursday CHD Representatives arc expected de Raíces Mexicanas. Hotel Workers and Friday. June 24 and 25. 1993 from the archdioceses of Portland. Organizing Committee, New Outlooks The Campaign for Human Develop Seattle, and San Francisco, and Regarding the Homeless. Oregon Re ment (CHD) is the official program the dioceses ol B aker. Y akim a. forestation Cooperative, Portland O r o f th e U n ite d S ta te s C a th o lic Spokane. Boise. Helena and Great ganizing Project, the Powers/North C on feren ce to overcom e poverty Falls. Participating representatives Bend Hotels Project. Rogue Valley an d to achieve social justice. It from the national Campaign for Hu Community Development Corpora was founded in 1969. and supports man Development. Washington. D C . tion. and the Sojourner Truth Theater com m unity self-help projects and will include Ron White, field repre Company U S S Boxcr(CV/CVA/CVS-21/ organizations I he funds piovidcd sentative. Annie Donovan, economic The Pacific Northwest Regional meet LP11-4) is holding a reunion in N iagra as grants loi community organiza development specialist. Rene Key. ing will be held at the Archdiocese of Falls. New York on September 16-18. 1991 of all former shipmates, carrier tion, econom ic developm ent and education specialist, and Denise Tho Portland Pastoral Center. 2818 E Burnside Street. Portland. OR Those air groups. U S Marines and other education foi justice programs are mas. grant allocations specialist donated by Catholics through an Among the vital issues being consid interested in applv ing for future CHD units that were attached to the U S S annual collection This Regional meet ered arc health care, environmental grants arc also invited to attend this Boxer. For further information con ing b rin g s to g eth er p a rtic ip a n ts sustainability, and multi-cultural com conference For more information tact Ronald A Kangas. Northwest contact the Archdiocese of Portland. Regional representative. 13511 N.E in vario u s grassroots projects of munity organizing th e P a c ific N o rth w e st, so th at Project from western Oregon funded Campaign for Hum.in Development. 72nd Ave . Vancouver. Washington 98686-2949 or call (266) 574-6121 individual efforts can be enhanced bv thcCam paien for Human Devclop- ($nl) 211-X16I Campaign For Human Development Holds Regional Conference Happy F a th e r’s »Jay To ACE Dads The U.S.S. B oxer V e te ra n s A sso ciatio n , Inc. branched off from the Oregon Trail in hopes o f finding a quicker route west. Highlights include the Terrible Trail and its mountain-man leader Stephen Meek; the Applegate Trail, whose surv ivors endured one of the worst winters on record; and the starving pioneers who struggled over the Cas cades with the Lost Wagon Train. Throughout, THE ROADS LESS T AKEN explores the consequences of pioneer settlements and the painful legacy left to the Native American populations of eastern and southern Oregon SAGEBRUSH SAILORS follows at 9:30pm and tells the dramatic tale of the men w ho braved the wild rapids of the Columbia River before it was tamed by dams Salem filmmaker Nancy Webber depicts the naviga tional dev elopment of the upper Co- lumbia River, focusing on two rival river captains o f the 1940s and 1950s. P A R A D IS E R O A D a ir s at 10:05pm. A slice of Pacific Northwest history is captured in this OPB-pro- duced documentary on the creation and history of the Columbia River Scenic Highway. In an age where the automobile was still a luxury and not a necessity, Sam Hill and Sam Lancaster looked into the future and was what transportation would come to mean Together they created not a road, bu, a “poem in stone.” LANDMARKS OF THE OLD OREGON COUNTRY concludes O r egon History Night with “O regonTail” at 10:45pm. Using re-creations, sto ries, and talcs of key landmarks, the OPB production recalls the historic wagon journeys that brought settlers to western Oregon. L E A R N IN G C E N T E R D A Y C A R E Where Your Child is Royalty” Ages 2-5 years A Creative approach to a positive learning experience 3817 NE 6th Avenue 287-9471 7:00am 6:00pm