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“Serving the community through cultural diversity.'
Vohtmn XXIII. Number 25
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StayClean Hosts
Juneteenth Celebration
Parent Group To
Meet At Martin
Luther King School
The Parent Group at M artin Luther K ing
Jr. Elementary School has inv ited Ms. Edith
Wilson, Director o f Instruction to a meeting
on Thursday . June 24,\a 1993 at 7:30 to ex­
plain the transfer o f their Principal. Ms. Laverne
Davis Also invited is a representative o f
Superintendent Bierwirth
The Parents are concerned because the
Principal Ms. Davis, has championed parent
involvement since coming to K ing as i t ’s
Principal just four years ago
The Parents are also concerned because,
for the last three years academic scores have
increased each year at the school Removal of
their Principal is believed as a backward step
The meeting is held at K ing in the audi­
torium. Parents and interested citizens are
welcomed Please show your support
Ifyou have any qucstionscontact W illiam
Council at 289-9466 or Karen Jackson at 282-
9171.
M ayor Vera Katz
Appoints ‘S trik e Force’
To Fight A utom obile
Theft
C iting a 39% ycar-to-datc increase in
automobile theft, Portland Mayor Vera
j Katz announces the appointment o f an
■ auton . ' Ic theft Strike Force' to help get
! a handle on the skyrocketing incidence o f
local car theft The Strike Force’ w ill
focus its efforts on three areas: education
and prevention programs; tougher city
and
co u n ty
codes
and
state
sanctions increase the investigation,
prosccutionand conviction o f auto thieves.
Washington Mutual
Pledges Annual
$10,000 Donation To
Help Develop
Partnerships With
Portland Schools
See story on page B6
The Oregon Arena
P roject M ak es M ajor
C om m itm ent To
Recycling
The Oregon Arena Project is going to
recycle the bulk o f the waste generated
during the demolition and construction
phases o f the project Contract specifica­
tion language was developed and included
in all bid packages sent out to prospective
subcontractors. The specification very
clearly outlined that subcontractors w ill
be required to source-separate materials
and place them in clearly marked recy­
cling bins. Early estimates indicated that
over 10,000 tons o f materials w ill poten­
tially be recycled
Le f t to Right Demetrea Gill. Falena Rucker, Sharnell Gill, A ll from Portland enjoy some Bar-B-Cue at
Celebration at Peninsula Park.
Pat Kirk, KPTV-12 News Anchor, To Be
Keynote Speaker At Oregon Association
Of Colored Women’s Clubs State Meeting
See story on page A 5
O ffic e O f The Governor
Governor Barbara Roberts and Congress­
man Ron Wyden (along w ith committee
members) are recommending Ancer L.
Haggerty for United States D istrict Court
Judge for the D istrict o f Oregon The
recommendation is the result ofa remark­
able effort by a committee o f leading
Oregon attorneys. The committee voted
unanimously to recommend three names
o f "best qualified.” This exceptionally
w e ll q u a lifie d in d iv id u a l w o u ld be
Oregon s first African-Am erican federal
The Oregon Association O f Colored
Women’ s Clubs w ill hold their 76th Annua.
Convention Friday and Saturday . June 25-26,
1993, M rs Mary Hamson, State President,
presiding. The Convention Theme is “ M ak­
ing A Difference” which w ill be addressed by
Keynote Speaker, Ms. Pat K irk, newly ap­
pointed News Anchor, K P T V -12, at the Con­
vention Luncheon. Saturday, June 26, 1993,
12 :00 Noon being held at the Red Lion Inn at
the Coliseum
Ms. K irk began her duties as Co-anchor
o f K P T V ’ s 10 O ’Clock/News w ith K im
Singer on March 29,1993. K irk and Singer
form the only all-woman anchor team in
Portland. She comes to Portland from Atlanta,
Georgia where she was anchor at CNN Head­
judge.
See story on page A3
I
Washington Mutual has joined Portland’s
Business Youth Exchange and pledged to
make an annual $10,M0 donation >o help
increase business partnerships w ith local
schools.
the Juneteenth
In addition, M ike M ille r, a Washington
Mutual regional vice president based in Port­
land, has been elected to the youth program's
board, jo in in g business executives from
throughout Portland
Business Youth Exchange, an affiliate o f
the Portland Metropolitan Chamber o f Com­
merce, helps companies develop tutoring and
mentoring programs, become active on school
advisory boards, and work w ith teachers to
develop curricula related to a company’s in ­
dustry.
Supporting education is one o f Washing­
ton M utual’s major priorities for community
involvement. Along w ith its participation in
numerous education groups, the bank's inno­
vative One-to-Onc Tutoring Program makes
grants to model tutoring programs in Oregon
and Washington. One-to-One operates a toll-
free hot line (1-800-433-0121) that refers
potential tutors — more than 5,000 so far —
Ms. Kirk
to neighborhood schools.
began her
Washington Mutual also offers its School
duties as
Savings program at 65 schools in Washington
Co-anchor of
and Oregon. In the program, children learn
KPTV's 10
how to wisely manage their money using their
O ’Clock/
own savings accounts. This fall School Sav­
News with
ings Celebrates its 70th anniversary and the
Kim Singer
bank w ill expand the program to dozens o f
on March
new schools in the Northwest
29,1993.
Serv ing the financial needs o f Northwest
Kirk and
consumers since 1889. Washington M utual is
Singer form
the largest consumer bank in the Northwest
the only all­
and the largest local, independent bank in
woman
Washington.
Crim e W atch
Robbery Suspect Arrested
On Saturday, June 19 an armed robbery
took place at the Taco Bell, located at
1024 NE 82nd The gunman was wearing
a mask and did a drive thru at the drive
thru window. The amount o f money taken
was undisclosed.
Enroute responding to the call, police
officers saw the suspect car and gave
chase. The suspect person (led from his
car on foot, chased by officers and their
canine assistant After a scuffle, officers
and suspect were taken to the local hospi­
tal for minor injuries, and released. O ffic­
ers found the cash in the suspects car.
line News.
A native o f Detroit, Michigan, she is
a 1979 graduate o f the U n iv e rs ity o f
Windsor (Ontario) where she majored in The­
ater and chose Communications as her career
choice. She studied Corporate and Political
Communications at F airfield U niversity,
Fairfield, Conn. Her varied carried career
has included key/media positions. From
1977-1985 she held position which included
Reporter for WPON/1460AM, Newscaster/
Reporter, W G R P-TV-62, W W J950/A M .
W TW R 92FM and R eporter/A nchor at
Saginaw, M ic h ig a n ’ s W N E M -T V 5 . In
1985-1988 she served as Noon Anchor to
Prime Time Weekend Anchor as well as
Entertainment Reporter. In 1988 she moved
to Los Angeles. California to become Enter­
tainment Reporter for Black Entertainment
Television and News Reporter/Anchor at
Fox’s KTTV-Channel 11. In 1990 Ms K irk
moved to London. England, working as a
Producer/Joumalist for SKY TV. She was the
recipient o f a Bronze Medal for her documen­
tary, "Black and White, S till Uptight.: given
by the International Film and T V Festival o f
See story on page B4
W estS ide MAX G ets Go
Ahead
The three mile tunnel w ill begin next
month Tom Walsh. T ri-M c t General
Manager says,” It's a reality. WestSide
M A X is on its' way to Hillsboro, creating
thousands o f jobs.” Frontier-Kem per/
Traylor Brothers was awarded the con­
tract. They named two m inority “ owned
subcontractors to receive 12.2% o f the
project fees
See story on page A 4
New York.
anchor team
in Portland.
She comes
to Portland
from Atlanta,
Georgia
where she
was anchor
at CNN
Headline
News.
The luncheon program w ill also include
the Annual OACWC Scholarship Awards to
graduating High School Students and Annual
Club Women o f the Year Awards
Business sessions w ill be held Friday,
June 25th at the Pacific Power Community
Service Room Educational workshops and
Arts & Entertainment
Sports
News
the Annual Arts and Crafts E xhibit w ill
be featured. Oratorical Com petition w ill
be held by the Soldiers o f L ig hts G irl’ s
Club for their regional qualification Mrs
Layola Brown, is Luncheon Chairperson
Luncheon reservations may be made by con­
tacting 281-2304.
WATCH
O UT
FO R
CHILDREN
school is Over
Food & Nutrition
“Sum m er Reading Club At
North P o rtlan d L ib rary”
“H ere’s How Playing G olf Can
Im prove Oregon’s Schools”
“Les McCann To Be Featured
A rtis t At Jazz Festival”
“No Cows M ilk For Infants One
Year O ld”
There arc two clubs which readers can join.
Read 10 books and become eligible to enter
contest for a fam ily expense paid trip.
Schools will be the real winners during the
summer putting contest. People who make
the putts can make a S50.00 contribution to
any public or private school in any
department.
I.es will continue to change but his music will
always be fille d with the magic o f his
playing, with the warmth o f his voice, and
always the richness o f his soul.
According to the American Academy o f
Pediatrics infants under one year old
should not be given cow's mile or low iron
formula.
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