Portland observer. (Portland, Or.) 1970-current, July 07, 1993, Image 9

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“Serving the com m unity through cu ltu ral diversity.
Volumi! XXIII. N um ber 27
Ju ly 7. 1993
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College Next
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ALLABÍ1ARU
VINTAGE TROLLEY!
R id e F r e e - S eve n D a y s A W eek
F E A T U R E S O R IG IN A L M U SIC FOR S O L O S A X P O R T LA N D
P R E M IE R E P E R F O R M A N C E S C O N T IN U E TH R O U G H J U L Y 1 7
L l o y d C e n te r M a k e s F r e e
V in ta g e T r o lle y
S e rv ic e A v a ila b le D u r in g E lk s
t io n a l D a y s A n d T im e s.
L lo y d
C e n te r
is
p r o v id in g
A rtis ts Repertory Theatre presents
the P o rtla n d p re m ie re o f A Taste o f
in the “ I Have A D re a m ” ( IH A D )
H oney, fe a tu rin g o rig in a l m usic fo r
p ro g ra m get a head start o n f u lf illin g
solo saxophone com posed and p e r­
th e ir college dream s w hen they travel
fo rm e d by P o rtla n d ja z z m u s ic ia n Jim
to W h itm a n C ollege M o n d a y (July 5)
free V in ta g e T ro lle y service seven
C u om o show, at the request o f d ire c to r
to stay in cam pus residence ha lls and
days a w eek d u rin g the E lk s G ra n d
A lle n Nause, created tunes re m in is ­
p a rticip a te in a v a rie ty o f classes, fie ld
L o d g e C o n ve n tio n .
cent o f late 1950s ja z z im p ro v is a tio n s
trip s and recreational a c tiv itie s
V in ta g e T r o lle y w i ll be o p e ra tin g the
3p m
c lu d in g
and fin a le .
S aturday, Sunday & H o lid a y s : 10
T h e re g u la r V in ta g e T ro lle y fare
is $1 .0 0 , b u t L lo y d C e nter has spon­
A Taste o f H oney, the Shelagh
buses at 8am at D re am C e n tra l ’, 4119
N E 9 th A v e ., fo r the tr ip to the college
students, w ho recently have com pleted
Y W C A ’ s W ils o n C e nter 1111 SW
s ix th grade, w ill re tu rn July 11.
T he o n -cam pus sum m e r pro­
10th A ve n u e a t M a in .
gram , funded by a tw o-ye ar gra nt to
T h is c ritic a lly -a c c la im e d p ro d u c­
sio n was reco gn ized re ce n tly fo r its
use o f in n o v a tiv e te ch n o lo g y in cus­
to m e r s e rv ic e . T h e d iv is io n
w as
aw arded the 1993 N a tio n a l A sso cia ­
tio n o f State in fo rm a tio n Resource
E xecu tives (N A S 1 R E ) A w a rd fo r In -
n o va tive U se o fT e ch n o lo g y. T h e group
ho no red the d iv is io n fo r the cre a tio n
o f the touchscreen c o m p u te r kio sks
n o w b e in g p ilo te d in the Eugene and
S p rin g fie ld area. T h e touchscreens
have been placed in several lo ca tio n s
th ro u g h o u t the c o m m u n ity o ffe rin g
in fo rm a tio n on jo b s, u n e m p lo ym e n t
in sura nce, careers an d c o m m u n ity
services. C o ntact: M ic h e lle K en ne dy,
378-3216.
students fro m six P ortla nd schools to
P e te r,
and
studio arts, taught by fa c u lty fro m
W h itm a n and Portland Publ ic Schools
P e te r
A p p ro xim a te ly 50 P ortla nd sixth
A c k e rm a n as G eoffrey, the gay a rt
s tu d e n t w h o s h a re s h e r g r im y
and seventh graders w ill take part in
the pro gra m in tw o sessions th is sum ­
M a n ch e ste r fla t.
W h e n A Taste o f H oney became
to start w r itin g a be tte r one tha t
a p h en om en al success in L o nd on , au ­
D ra m a C ritic s ’ A w a rd as the season’s
to a N e w Y o r k p ro d u c tio n w h ic h
diences a d m ire d the to u ch in g , s k ill-
piece, she sent it to p ro d u ce r Joan
opened in O ctober, 1960, w ith A n g e la
B r itis h f ilm
fu lly - w r itte n p la y by a 19-year-old
L ittle w o o d w h o p u t the p la y in to
Lansbury as H elen; Joan P lo w rig h t
T u shing ham was released in the spring
yo u n g ste r fro m a L a nca shire factory
re h e a rsa l w it h in
as Josephine; N ig e l D a ve n p o rt as
o f 1962.
to w n . T h e a u th o r h e rs e lf in sisted tha t
n ig h t
The p la y ’ s L o n d o n success led
W hen she had fin is h e d her
tw o w eeks, and
opened it on M a y 27, 1958. A Taste
Peter; B illy Dee W illia m s as Jim m y ;
best fo re ig n p la y in
1961 and the
v e rs io n s ta rrin g R ita
R e m a in in g p e rfo rm a n c e s are
there w as n o th in g unusual about w r it ­
o f Honey a ttracted so m uch atten­
and A nd rew Ray as G eoffrey E cstatic
Sundays and W ednesdays at 7pm ;
in g a go od p lay a t he r age. A s an usher
tio n that it was transfe rre d to one o f
review s led to 391 sold-o ut p e rfo r­
T hursday, Friday and Saturday at 8pm
in a m anchester theatre, D elaney
L o n d o n ’ s m a jo r W est E n d theatres
mances over the course o f the year.
T icke ts are a va ila ble at Fred M eyer
w a s so in d ig n a n t a b o u t a p o o r
in ea rly 1959, w here it ran fo r over a
T h is s p irite d dra m a o f E n g lis h in d u s­
F A S T IX X o r by c a llin g A rtis ts Reper­
p la y she had seen th a t she decided
year.
tr ia l city life received the N ew Y o rk
tory T heatre at 242-9043.
mer. T he second session runs July 12
th ro u g h A u g
1, w ith students again
le a vin g M o n d a y at 8am fro m Dream
C entral.
“ O ne o f the m a jo r goals o f th is
new sum m er p ro gra m is to de -m ystify
leges fo r students.” said W h itm a n
W h itm a n is a hospitable and n u rtu r­
in g e n viro n m e n t, and th a t it is appro­
$ M oney $
D a n F addis, D ire c to r o f T r a in ­
• b e tw e e n t h e a g e s o f 10-16
• bo re d w ith no su m m e r plans
• in te r e s te d in making $ m oney & and having fu n
Then join Kibbro Kidds
Yourxj Entrepreneurs In action program
C e n te r, r e tir e d Jun e 3 0 th ,
1993
a fte r m ore th a n 50 years o f c o n trib u ­
M ake M oney
G e t t h e ir w on b u sin ess c a r d e
N E C A (N a tio n a l E le c tric a l C o n tra c ­
and IH A D fo u n d a tio n a ro un d the
He served as an in s tru c to r w ith the
tors A sso cia tio n ) “ L ife A w a rd ,” and
country.
M e tr o
tw o aw ards fro m the Federal Bureau
T r a in in g .
w hen N e w Y o rk businessm an Eugene
and
to
years, before be­
He was also in du cte d in to the O regon
L a ng pro m ised a gro up o f H arlem
th c c lc c tric a l in d u s­
in g ap po inte d D i­
A p p re n tic e s h ip H a ll o f F am e b y
s ix th graders that, i f they stayed in
s e r v ic e
try.
O r e g o n ia n ,
re cto r o f T ra in in g
the O regon State D e p a rtm e n t o f E d u ­
school and pursued th e ir dreams, he
c a t io n .
s e rv e s o n
w ou ld pay th e ir college tu itio n . Today
th e E d u c a tio n C o m m itte e o f the
m ore th a n 125 projects em brace m ore
N a tio n a l E le c tric a l T ra in in g D ire c ­
than 8,000 dream ers’ in 35 cities.
h is
F a d d is
H e c u r r e n t ly
spent n e arly three
te n u r e ,
de cad es s h a p in g
spearheaded jo in t
to r s A s s o c ia tio n , a n d
is a p a st
P o rtla n d ’s pro gra m , w h ic h be­
the M e tro E le c tr i­
c o o p e r a tio n b e ­
pre sid ent o f the association. Faddis
gan in 1990. now involves three classes
cal T ra in in g C e n ­
tw e e n la b o r and
was in v ite d many years ago, by the
o f students o rig in a tin g fro m K in g and
te r in to the h ig h ­
m anagem ent. H is
O rego n State B o a rd o f E d u ca tio n ,
W ood la w n elem entarles
est-ranked tra in in g
e ffo rts have made
to r e w r ite th e O re g o n E le c tr ic a l
fa c ility fo r e le c tri­
O r e g o n 's M e tr o
packet, and has w o rke d on num erous
cal apprentices and
T r a in in g C e n te r
c o n tin u in g -educa­
am ong the top pro­
b i l l s c o n c e r n in g a p p r e n tic e s h ip
w h ic h are now on the books in the
was
tio n jo u rn e y m e n in
gram s in the co u n ­
the n a tio n
F add is
try . W hen the na­
State o f O regon He
also appoi nted
by J.J B arry , president o f the IB E W ,
was graduated from
tio n a l o ffic e c o n ­
to serve o n a s ix m e m b e r pa ne l
W ire m a n ’s E le c tri­
Take e x c itlr q fie ld t r ip s
cal A p p re n tic e s h ip P rog ram in June
r ic u lu m
and much, much, much, morelll
Sound Interesting?
L im ite d 5 pace, Call T o d a y
&
in 1964.
D u r in g
A c ^ i ir e new s k ills
2 Ô 1 -4 2 7 6
T he IH A D project began in 1981
o f A p p r e n tic e s h ip
te n
K lm b ro K id d s f o r m o re in fo rm a tio n
A p p r e n tic e s h ip
P rog ram fo r fiv e
Publish a K id d s new spaper
If s o , th e n c o n ta c t:
the sum m er reside ntial program w ill
e a rn e d
E le c tr ic a l
I n s id e
D a n F a d d is
tem plated m a k in g
re s p o n s ib le fo r re v is in g stew a rds
ch a n g e s to c u r ­
classes acro ss th e
Proposal
Approved For
Customers With
Disabilities
T he T r i- m c t B o a rd o f D ire c to rs
States
approv cd fare changes th a t c o u ld ben­
o r im p r o v in g sta n d a rd s ,
and Canada. M ost recently, Faddis
e fit m ore custom ers w ith d is a b ilitie s ,
o f 1954. th o u g h he had begun w o rk ­
Faddis was consulted and re lie d upon
was nam ed to the U n ite d States A p ­
e ffective Sept 5
in g w ith IB E W (In te rn a tio n a l B ro th ­
as a c o n fid e n tia l sou n d in g -b o a rd fo r
pre n tice sh ip A ssociatio n (U S A A ) N a ­
Im p ro ve m e n ts w ill a llo w an a t­
U n ite d
He has been k n o w n as
tio n a l H a ll o f Fam e— and w i ll be tra v ­
tendant to rid e re g u la r buses o r M A X
He
the “ D ean o f T r a in in g D ire c to rs ”
e lin g to P ortla nd , M a in e to receive
free w ith any person w h o is disabled
has been in v o lv e d in a le ad ership role
throu gh ou t the c o u n try . and has served
tha t honor.
e rh o o d
of
m any
E le c t r i c a l
y e a rs
W o rk e rs )
b e fo r e .
the in du stry
and has a spe cia lly m arked H onored
C itiz e n id e n tific a tio n card. T h e card
c a r e e r — as
as m en to r fo r both ap pre ntices and his
O n June 30th, F addis was ho n ­
T reasu rer and R e co rd in g Secretary o f
o re d b y h is peers a n d associates
w ill
IB E W L o c a l 48, and as U n it M anager
peers.
Faddis has been in v o lv e d in a
throu gh ou t the country d u rin g the 36th
cu sto m e r’ s p h ysicia n o r h e a lth o r so­
f o r th e e le c tr ic ia n s w h o w o rk e d
m u ltitu d e o f a c tiv itie s ove r the years
an nu al N a tio n a l E le c tric a l T ra in in g
c ia l service professional com pletes a
on
He was M e tro J A T C m e e tin g c o n s u lt­
D ire c to rs C onference held in P ort­
fo rm in d ic a tin g the need fo r an a tten­
dant to rid e T r i- M c t A tte n d a n ts c u r­
s in c e
e a r ly
in
c o n s t r u c t io n
h is
o f The
D a lle s
be
is s u e d ,
p r o v id in g
D am . F add is was one o f the firs t
ant and recorder; is a m em ber and
la nd . June 25-July 1st
an A s s o c ia te D e g re e in
fo rm e r o ffic e r o f the O rcg o n /S .W .
been honored not only fo r his tenure as
rently pay re g u la r fare, except fo r
v o ca tio n a l T each er E d u ca tio n fro m
W a sh in g to n A p p re n tic e s h ip C o o rd i­
D ire c to r o f T ra in in g in O rego n, but
those r id in g w ith people w h o use
P o r t la n d
C o lle g e ,
nators G roup: is a past O rego n B u ild ­
fo r his c o m m itm e n t, hard w o rk , and
w heelchairs.
and la te r becam e in v o lv e d in the In ­
in g Congress “ G u ild s m a n O f T h e
leadership on b e h a lf o f the e n tire in ­
d u s t r ia l
E d u c a t io n
P ro g ra m
at
Y e a r" recipie nt; and has received three
dustry.
T r i- M c t ’ s c itiz e n s ’ C o m m itte e on
A ccessible T ra n s p o rta tio n review e d
and supported the fare changes
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to e a rn
C o m m u n it y
F add is has
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in to an o n g o in g p a rtn e rsh ip and that
co lla b o ra tive effo rts between colleges
B a c h e lo r ’ s D e g re e .
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pate th a t the p ilo t pro je ct w ill develop
tio n , achievem ent,
t iv e
le a rn how t o s t a r t t h e ir ow n bu sin ess
O ffic ia ls at bo th W h itm a n and
P o rtla n d 's IH A D F oun da tion a n tic i­
“ Service to the IB E W ” aw ards, the
F addis, a na­
K irribro K id d c
priate fo r th e ir needs and goals ”
O regon State U n iv e rs ity , w h ere he
h is
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the students th is sum m er to see that
ev e n tu a lly serve as a m odel fo r s im ila r
in g , at the M e tro E le c tric a l T ra in in g
w
president D a vid E M a xw e ll. “ W e w ant
J o in an in t e r e s t ir g and fu n p ro g ra m t h a t te a c h e s y o u how t o make
kids Wanted
&
W h itm a n and o th e r lib e ra l arts c o l­
D ire c to r O f Top-Ranked
E le c tric a l T rain in g C e n te r
R e tire s A fte r 2 9 Years
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in language arts, w r it in g , science and
J im m y, the b la c k s a ilo r w h o b rie fly
J o s e p h in e
-
W h itm a n . Students w ill take classes
H e le n ’ s
undependable s u ito r; John D a vis as
ro m a n c e s
.
spend fro m one to three weeks at
r a p id ly m a tu rin g d a u g h te r; H a n k
as
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W h itm a n C o lle ge fro m th e M eye r
H elen, the n e g lig e n t m o th e r, n e w ­
T h e O re g o n E m p lo y m e n t D iv i­
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com e r K e lly T a lle n t as Jose p h in e , her
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cam pus in W a lla W a lla , W ash. The
sons in the e a rly 1960s, con tinu es
th ro u g h S atu rday, J u ly 17, at the
tio n stars K a re n B oe ttch e r-T a te as
Employment Division
Wins National Award
W h it a k e r a n d
D elaney p la y whose im pact shook both
sored free rid e s fo r a ll passengers
fro m J u ly 1st th ro u g h J u ly 1 1th.
Tubm an,
F em w o od m id d le schools w ill board
B ro a d w a y and L o n d o n fo r tw o sea­
a m to 6p m
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Students fro m local schools in ­
fo r the sh o w ’ s overture, in te rlu d e s
fo llo w in g schedule.
M o n d a y th ro u g h F rid a y: 10am to
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P o rtla n d ’ s c itiz e n s and v is ito rs w ith
F ro m J u ly 1st th ro u g h Ju ly 1 1th,
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Some 28 P o rtla n d School d is tric t
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