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“Serving the com m unity through cu ltu ral diversity
Volum n XXIII. Num ber 26
L ife in the P ortland M etropolitan A rea
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NAMCO
Sues Tri-Met
African American Clergies
Program Amasses Success!!!
NAMCO
press conference he ld June 28, 1993,
E x e c u tiv e D ire c to r o f the A fr ic a n
N A M C O issued the fo llo w in g state
A m e ric a n C le rg ie s and the B o a rd sat
m ent:
O n F rid a y, June 25. 1993, the
d o w n last fa ll to put together a gang
yo u th p ro je ct th a t was ch u rch based,
N a tion al A ssociation o f M in o r ity C o n
they never im a g in e d in th e ir w ild e st
tractors o f O regon ( N A M C O ) file d a
serm on th a t the p ro je ct w o u ld be so
c o m p la in t in the C irc u it C o u rt o f the
successful. In ju s t one week the p ro
state o f O regon. N A M C O , a trade
g ra m is b u rs tin g at the seams
association o f c o n stru ctio n co n tra c
T h e A fric a n A m e ric a n C le rg ie s
tors a c tin g o n b c h a lfo fits m em bers, to
G ang S um m er Y o u th Project is a re la
protect th e ir com m o n interests under
tiv e ly new p ro g ra m th a t consists o f
O RS 279.067. has b ro u g h t th is actio n
sev eral com ponents: free breakfast and
a g a in s t T r i- C o u n t y
lu n c h fo r 6 -1 9 year olds, p a rk m in is
M e tr o p o lita n
T ransp ortatio n D is tric t o f O regon ( T r i-
try e xtrava ga nza w h ic h in clu d e s free
M e t), F ro n tic r/T ra y lo r T r i- M e t Joint
food; jo b s p ro g ra m s; 24 h o ur h o tlin e ;
M U S IC IA N S
• THE N O R M A N SYLVESTER BAND W IT H LENANNE SYLVfcSTER A N D
PATRICK LAMB
LIN D A HORNBUCKLE (01 FEMALE VOCALIST 1992) A N D THE N O DELAY
BAND
• M A R IO DEPRIEST QUARTET 0A Z Z )
• PATRICK LAMB Q UINTET (JAZZ)
• THE TERRAPLANES W IT H MEL SOLOMON
• THE 3 AM IGOS (W IT H M ARK BOSNIAN. FORMERLY W IT H BODY A N D
SOUL;
JO HN M A N N E N B A C H ; A N D STEVE TALLIS)
• J-BIRDS.THE KATZ GAY KODER, GUITARIST FOR CURTIS SALGADO;
GARY FONTAINE, BASSIST FOR BODY S. SOUL; A N D A N D Y STOKES,
FORMERLY WITH COOLR)
V en ture (F ro n tic r/T ra y lo r), M endez
co u n se lin g and free c lo th in g . Because
• UM O JA (REGGAE MUSIC)
• MYRTLE BROWN'S DESTINY
LLOYD JONES
E xca va tio n (M en de z) and M R C C o m
the p ro je ct is so com prehensive, the
pany.
N A M C O has file d th is la w su it as
L ast week the organization fed 763 youths at St. Mark Baptist
cnurch, Located at 103 NE Morris St.
im m e d ia te fo ci. La st week the o ig a n i-
speakers, a lo n g w ith recre atio nal ac
be held at C o lu m b ia Park. T h e gro u p
za tio n fed 763 yo u th at the St M a rk
tiv itie s .
expects at least 1000 people to be
present at the event. T h e p u b lic is
B a p tist C h u rc h site, located at 103 N E
T h e re was also free barbecued
M o rris Street, w h ic h is on the east
ribs, ch icke n , ham burgers and hot
co rn e r o fN E M o r r is and Rodney. I his
dogs. O v e r 650 people were fed in
num ber d id n o t in c lu d e the 60 or so
c lu d in g adults.
in vite d .
Roy W a s h in g to n , fo r m e r ly o f
Y au n C h ild C a re C e n te ra n d M Y C A P .
is the A ssistan t D ire c to r.
th e p a ik p ro g ra m w ill be fea
tifS TH E ARNOLD BROTHERS (RICH A N D ALLEN)
W & O S P E L MUSIC: THE GOSPEL SOUL REVIVAL
the resu lt o f T r i- M e t ’ s June 14, 1993
extravaganza, and counsel.ng as th e ir
ad u lts w h o w ere also ted
a c tio n
u n q u a lifie d out o f state D B E . In a
W hen Rev Joe H a rdic. P resident/
g ro u p has p rio ritiz e d the free break •
fast and lu n c h pro gra m , park m in is try
ta k e s le g a l
against T r i- M e t over the use o f an
THE 199$
ÄÄULTDCULTURÄL
MUSIC A H © F©@®
FESTIVAL
Saturday, June 26 was the Park
tured at d iffe re n t parks th ro u g h o u t the
F o r m ore in fo rm a tio n c a ll A f r i
E xtravaganza k ic k - o ff al Peninsula
sum m e r O n July 10th, the A fric a n
can A m e ric a n C le rg ie s ’ o ffic e at 282-
Park There was liv e m usic and guest
A m e ric a n C le rg ie s pai k p ro g ra m w ill
3975.
denial o f a protest by Guy F A tk in s o n /
G ra n ite C o n stru ctio n Jo in t V en ture
WHAT'S GOOD IN T H E HO O D
and the aw ard o f the W estside L ig h t
W
R a il T u n n e l c o n tra c t to F ro n tie r/
THE KIDS
IT S 'A FAM ILY AFFAIR
T ra y lo r N A M C O has sought a pre
lim in a ry
in ju n c tio n because o f the
proposed use o f a n o n -q u a lifie d D is
a d v a n ta g e d
B u s in e s s E n te r p r is e
(D B E ). M endez, as a m a n u fa ctu re r o f
ready -m ix concrete and shotcrete. T r i-
M e t w o u ld allow M e n d e z to w o rk
under a sub-contract fo r $9,781,006.
o r 9.4 percent o f F ro n tie r/T ra y lo r’ s
KID SPACE FROM 12-5 SATURDAY
M ULTICULTURAL CRAFTS • CLOWNS
JUGGLERS • A N D MORE
b id . k n o w in g that M endez has never
FRIDAY JULY 9 • 5-9PM
SATURDAY JULY 10 ♦ 12-9 PM
m anufactured concrete
Come Eye to Eye
With the Underworld
Meeting Notice
M e tro is h a vin g the fo llo w in g
m eetings d u rin g
VA N C O U VER AVE. A T N O R T H PO RTLAN D BLVD
the week. Unless
oth erw ise noted, m ee ting w i ll be at
600 N E G rand , P ortla nd c a ll i f you
HOLY REDEEMER SCHOOL
283-5175
w o u ld lik e m ore in fo rm a tio n
M o n d a y, June 28 M e tro A p p o r
tio n m e n t C o m m issio n 2pm
TAKE 1-5 NORTH TO PORTLANDBLVD EXIT
A N D GO EAST TO VANCOUVER AVE
W ednesday, June 30 S o u th /N o rth
T ra n s it C o rrid o r Study W o rksh o p
7pm , T h e M ilw a u k e e C enter
A D M IS S IO N PAYABLE A T DOOR
$5°° ADULTS
5440 SE K e llo g g C reek D riv e
C o n ta c t V ic k i e R o c k e r a t
$1°° CHILDREN 13 A N D UNDER
797-1511 fo r m ore in fo rm a tio n .
To Advertise Call
288-0033
30000
th e ro c k s th a t
O re g o n c h ild re n
feel like h o m e—
w e re e x p o se d to
to w ild life and
th e
v i s i t o r s a lik e .
O ver
u n d e rw o rld
C
this year as part of
T h e r e ’s lo ts of
th e ir e d u c a tio n .
learning going on
1 h e
in that 29 acres of
O re g o n
lo tte ry
Collection Changes Keep Late
Payers In The Tax System
In c rc a s in g lv , people w h o a rc ha v
in g troub le pay in g th e ir taxes arc co m
in g fo rw a rd to w o rk w ith the In te rn a l
Rev enue Service because o f its recent
L ottery fu n d s
object one bit.
c o lle c tio n policy changes
The n u m
$24 million aquar
30 percent in the last year Since early
w h o ow e taxes have a to ta l debt under
w hen they file th e ir re tu rn s By M a y 8,
19 92 ,-the IRS has made it easier for
$10.000. In a d d itio n to m a k in g the
the IRS had counted o ve r 8 0 0 ,0 0 0 o f
ium. Eight miles
taxpayers to se, up in s ta llm e n t plans
in s ta llm e n t paym ents, taxpayers must
meet a ll tax o b lig a tio n s on tim e fo r the
these form s, and expects to fin d s t ill
Aquarium, a place
meant to employ and educate. The aquari
of pipe. 37 m iles of w irin g , and 40,000
and has been m ore receptive to set
um has given Newport 60 new jobs worth
square teet o t exhibits. T hree sea otters—
tlin g fo r less than the fu ll am ount
$ in limn .1 o
re fu g e e s from th e Exxon Valdez s p i l l -
ow ed
“ A lth o u g h it w ill take tim e to see
the fu ll im p act ol these changes, the
frolic in d e s ig n e r p o o ls. A m an -m ad e
. p a ll o v e r
I ., iC O ill C OI. 'j .
fin d them selves w ith a la x balance due
d u ra tio n o f the agreem ent
D u rin g the firs t six m on th s o f
m ore th is m o n th as it co n tin u e s to
process returns that w ere file d near
the deadline
fis c a l year 1993, taxpayers e n te rin g
Sonic taxpayers w ith e xte nsio ns
in s ta llm e n t agreem ents ow ed an aver
o l tim e to file may re a liz e th a , they
ro o k e ry h o s ts N o rth A m e ric a ’s la rg e s t
ea rly results in d ica te w c have si ruck a
age o f $4,625. up 14 percent fro m the
w ill ow e m ore than they can pay They
responsive choi d w ith pcople w ho w a nt
to meet th e ir le g itim a te la x o b lig a
can cu t th e ir in te re st and p e n a lty
sea bird aviary.
same pe rio d the prev ious year
O IT crs-in -co m p ro m isc—in w h ich
tio n s but have fin a n c ia l d iffic u lty in
the IRS settles a tax debt fo r a reduced
as soon as possible, even be fore f ilin g
d o in g so," said IRS D is tric t D ire c to r
a m o u n t-a rc also up sharply since the
th e ir returns C hecks sh o u ld in c lu d e
C a ro ly n Leonard
IRS enters in to such settlem ents w hen
social security num bers, the ta x year
tha t taxpay ers arc w illin g to c o o p e ra tc
it is u n lik e ly that en forcem e nt ac-
and the fo rm to he f ilc d - f o r e xa m p le
w ith us i f w c g w them a chance
tio n s -s u c h as lev ies ot property sei
For man» y ears, in sta llm e n t
agiecm ents ha»c been the most com
mon wav topa« back taxes 1 he IRS
now allow s more >1 >;» c ; . , Joyces to
accept the agreem ents, including staff
in Taxpayer Services and F.xamma-
A lso for m ost d eb ts u n d er
lio n
$ l(l.tH H l tile IRs lio I
«.I 'U pllics
zures -co u ld . o lk c i an y more taxes
than ihe settlem ents o ffe r Taxpayers
c o n s id c n n g such settlem ents should
1992 F o rm 1040
F lie rs may a tu u h F ro m 0 4 6 5 to
the lio n t o f th e ir re tu rn s i f thev <annot
ir v i- 'i. n ,e h in d s 11 om various so u i exs
i.ix h ills can also use the fo rm to ask
in c lu d in g lo a n s fro m
fo r in s ta llm e n t plan s T a xp a ye rs u s
A bronze octopus door handle sh ak es
T he O reg o n L o ttery is proud to have
your hand as you enter. Inside, children
helped build this success story. Hie Oregon
s q u e a l and s* a h m s b ark , placin g
Coast Aquarium is a double winner—
to g eth er on ippm
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charges by s ta rtin g to m ake pa ym e n ts
pax ih e ir balance due T hose w h o gc,
friends, so that they can m ake a satis
in g F orm 9465 sho uld f i l l it o u , c o m
factory o ffe r
pletely . since o m issio n s w ill d e la y IR S
T axpavcts with accepted offers
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IRS acceptance o f co m p ro m ise o ffe rs
taxpayers request in s ta llm e n t plan s
co ast
- t e i> l i i v m g
an im p o rta n t reason fo r,h e changes in
IRS said that 97 percent o f in d iv id u a ls
O re g o n
y o u ’ve g c t c U i r e g
not affected
M ost in d iv id u a l taxpayers w ho
w ill b e ne fit fro m these changes T he
helped build the
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next fiv e years T h is c o m m itm e n t to
fu tu re co m p lia n ce w ith the tax law s is
co m p ro m isc has increased m ore than
in this case is the
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means the taxp ayers’ c re d it ra tin g is
m ust also pay a ll taxes tim e ly fo r the
T h e most recent IR S c o lle c tio n
in n o v a tio n was F orm 9465, on w h ic h
o 1 $2 m 111 io n
, • nt bj ti_
taxpayers to g ive fin a n c ia l statem ents
and docs not file tax liens, w h ic h
ber o f ta x-p a ye is w ith in s ta llm e n t
agreem ents and accepted olTers-in-
Hi, under wt lit
in payroll. Add the money
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