'V i • 'i* » . V r -V ■» ‘t-*» « * ■* -r ■<--•• » t i l * “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 ®tj£ ^nrtlanfa ©faserii er 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 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 n. :!.< pa>t >» 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 "" v 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. 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