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Tenth Annual
S FESTIVAL
almon
H air D esigners
S onya T he E arthquaker
J udy T he W ave Q ueen
C hannon T he B raider
E ddie T he S cissor W iz
M r . C ash T he B arber
N ail ’ s B y K adie
If you’ve had trouble getting credit, we invite you to a community meeting at the Portland
General Electric Building in Beaverton (corner of Scholls Ferry Road and Murray Boulevard)
Low-cost child care is
available during the meeting
at a nearby Children's World
F u ll S e t 1 /2 O ff
T u e s - F ri 9 -6
S a t - 8 -6
E v e ’s B y A p p t.
6 8 0 0 N E . WILK
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at 7 p.m. on October 26. We’ll have staff on hand to help
answer your credit questions and give you some easy-to-follow
tips on everything from setting a budget to establishing (or
re-establishing) a clean credit record. All in down-to-earth terms that are easy to understand
— and even easier to put to use.
But as this event is free, space is limited. So please call 520-8558 if you have any questions
or are interested in coming. Feel free to bring your spouse or a friend — it’s a community
gathering for anyone interested in building or rebuilding a good credit record.
PDC
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DIA'EI.OI’MENT
COMMISSION
F i RSTO d NSUMERS"
N A T IO N A L
COMMISSION MEETING
B A N K
Date: October 13, 1993
Place: Portland Building
1120SW Fifth Ave., 11th Floor
Portland, Oregon
Time: 8:00 a.m.
Member FDIC • 9300 S.W. Gemini Drive, Beaverton
Committed to the credit needs o f our community.
To R eserve Y our S pot , P lease C all U s A t 520-8558.
Commission meetings are open Io
the public. A complete agenda is
available at PDC or by calling
823-3200. Citizens with disabilities
may call 823-3232 or TDD 823-6868
for assistance at least 48 hours in
advance.
Young Actors’ Forum: Think Globally-Act Locally!
A p o w e rfu l new o n e -h o u r vid e o
a b o u t d iv e rs ity , created b y a m u lti
ra c ia l, m u lti-e th n ic cast o f 21 lo c a l
c h ild re n and teenagers w il l p re m ie r
o n S u n d a y, O c to b e r 17, a t the
A rle n e S c h n itz e r C o n c e rt H a ll,
1037 S .W . B ro a d w a y , a t 2 p n t.
P ro d u ce d b y Y o u n g A c to r s ’ F o
ru m and sponsored in p a rt b y the
M e tro p o lita n E x p o s itio n C o m m is
sio n , the event w i l l be free and open
to the p u b lic . T ic k e ts a v a ila b le a t
the d o o r one h o u r b e fo re the show .
T u rn L o o se the V o ic e s is a
v id e o a d a p ta tio n o f the h it stage
p r o d u c t io n d ir e c t e d b y W i l l
W e ig le ra n d C h is a o H a ta . T h ro u g h
songs, th e a te r, and dance, a t a l
ented caste o f 21 y o u n g people
PDC is the City of Portland's urban
renewal, housing and economic
development agency.
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create a v iv id p ic tu re o f the im p a c t
o f p re ju d ic e and the va lu e o f d iv e r
s ity . T h e sh o w w as an e n o rm o us
success at the In te rsta te F ire h o u se
C u l t u r a l C e n te r , p l a y in g to
tu m a w a y c ro w d s fo r an extended
fo u r-w e e k n in . W ith generous a s-
sistance fro m K P D X /F o x 4 9 , T u rn
L o o se th e V o ic e s has n o w been
Through songs, theater, and dance, a talented caste of 21 young people
create a vivid picture of the impact of prejudice and the value of diversity
p ro fe s s io n a lly adapted and restaged
fo r v id e o in th e ir te le v is io n s tu d -
ios.
Author Challenges Popular Notion Of Bleak
Marriage Prospects For Black Single Women
A n a rticle in a m ajor newspaper
recently declared that 40% o f all black
wom en w ill never get m arried in th e ir
life tim e . V ic to ria F uller, author o f
new ly released “ H ow to F ind and
M a rry the Person God Has For Y o u ”
has a d iffe re n t prediction. A cco rd in g
to F u lle r, “ There arc plenty o f men
available fo r the black wom an w ho is
w illin g to put her quest fo r m arriage
7 in G o d ’ s hands.” F u lle r believes the
B ible provides practical, proven and
directed a c tiv ity to fin d your spouse,”
says Fuller. “ I recommend that singles
seek a husband o ra w ife as they w ould
any other m ajor goal in life , such as
g e ttin g a college education, fin d in g a
jo b , starting a business o r buying a
new car.” F u lle r's book contains spe
c if ic a c tio n steps, p e rs o n a liz e d
worksheets and stories o f both B ible
and modern day singles. She also
id e n tifies and challenges com m on
assumptions and ra tio n a liza tio n s that
tim e ly advice that w ill help any man
o r wom an fin d the rig h t mate M i l
become roadblocks to m arriage
The book offers experienced ad
vice, strengthened by deeply b ib lic a l
lions o f black single wom en w ant
desperately to be m arried and have
th e ir ow n fam ilies. M any use the tria l
and error, h it and miss method, co m
G o d ’ s answer when it comes
life tim e partner. O thers have gone
the routeof900 numbers, dating clubs,
and In Search O f ads. Despite the
stores T o order copies o f "H ow to
p ro life ra tio n o f these m ating aids,
most s till have not found th e ir spouse.
T o the contrary, “ the B ib le o ficrs
clear and specific dire ctio n to fo llo w
when pursuing m arriage,” F u lle r says.
“ Y ou must engage in B ib lic a lly
You and your and other business associates are invited to our
regular monthly meeting of:
Business After Hours “Mix & Mingle"
an informal forum for promotion and exposure of your products,
and sen ices w ith other potential buyers, contacts and referrals.
Next Meeting: Thursday, October 7, 1993 at 6:31 pin
Travelodge Hotel
1441 NE 2nd Avenue, Portland
Admission Is Still Only: $3.00 Members and $5.00 Non-Members/
Guests
Guest Speaker: Murray McBride
“What It Takes To Win”
Bring Plenty Of Business Cards and Brochures...Increase Your
Contacts Visibility and Sales...No Membership Required!
Oregon
The book is not available in book
F in d and M arry the Person God Has
________ ^B usin ess Network
F or Y o u ” , send a check o r money
order fo r $19.95 plus $4.00 fo r ship
"partners in progress"
p in g to A da Publisher, P.O. Box 1928,
D cpt. K 2 7 5 , W heaton, M a ry la n d
2 0 9 1 5 -1 9 2 8
PORTLAND OBSERVER
Office; (503) 288-0033
Fax #: (503) 288-0015
M a ry la n d residents
should add 5% sales tax.
PSU Presents Cuban
Master Dancer-Drummer
Blood Drive
PCC Cascade Campus
705 N. K illin g s w o rth
Portland 97217
in the name o f K y le Bach
O ctober 4, 1993
7 to 11:1 Sam
dency at P ortland State U n ive rsity
Shattuck H a ll, PSU
T h u rs ., O ct. 14, Cuban dance
class(frcc), 1 :30to 3 :3 0 p m ,R m 212
Oct. 13 through 16 He w ill be accom
panied by his partner K it t Skeech and
artists from Seattle and Portland. H is
Shattuck H a ll, PSU
F ri., O c t., 15 Lecture demon
stration (free) 8pm. Rm. 212 Shattuck
schedule includes dance workshops
and a lecture-dem onstration at PSU.
H a ll, PSU
Sat., O c t. 1 6 P e r f o r m a n c c :
plus a perform ance w ith other artists
Roberto B o rre ll w ith the Northwest
group Tem po Caribe and four Latino
bands 8pm. Roseland Theater (8 N W
Oregon Lottery
6th Ave.)
F o r tic k e t in fo rm a tio n c a ll 725-
Wednesday. September 29, 1993
Roberto B o rre ll, Cuban master
drum m er and dancer, w ill be in resi
at the Roseland Theater
B o rre ll directed his own group.
Kubata. in Cuba p rio r to 1980 when
he arrived in the U nited States He
cu rre n tly has his own com pany in the
San Francisco Bay Area. He is recog
nized in te rn a tio n a lly as an authority
on A fro -C u b a n fo lk lo re , p o p u la r
music, and dance
The schedule of events is as
follows:
Wed.,Oct. IJ.Cubandanceclass
(free). 5 to 7pm. Rm 212
G ym nasium
P B L , M O A , & M R T programs
MEGABUCKS
38-27-12-41-05-08
Saturday, October 2. 1993
3130.
The p u b lic is welcome to attend
open rehearsals C a ll 725-3130 for
36-05-26-32-38-15
details B o rrc ll’ s residency is spon
sored by the M e tropolitan Arts C om
PO W ERBALL
Wednesday. September 29, 1993
mission and the Dance Committee
and La Raza at PSU For inform ation,
03-12-28-04-41 PB 33
Saturday. October 2, 1993
02-25-36-04-21 PB 34
call Portland State's Dance D epart
ment at 725-3130
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insights, w h ic h w i l l guide you in set
tin g goals, w o rk in g and praying for
th e ir fu lfillm e n t then re co g n izin g
m only know n as “ d a tin g ” to fin d th e ir
Soul Food Convention
Center
Cost: Free (donations accepted)
T ic k e ts a v a ila b le at the d o o r one
h o u r b e fo re the show .
OXBOW PARK
October 16 S 17,1993 • 10:00 am.-5:00 pm.
FESTIVAL ACTIVITIES
• Guided Salmon Viewing Walks
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Hands-on Kid's Activities
Tasty Salmon Bake Luncheon
Art & Craft Demonstrations
Ancient Forest Walks
8K Fall Chinook Run (Oct. 91
• Native American Performances
• Food and Beverages On-Site
• Environmental Exhibits
• Music and Storytelling
• 10K Sanctioned Volkswalk
Admission: $5 per vehicle
Proceeds go to Oxbow's Nature Center Fund
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For more information call 248-5050
Commissioner Kafoury Announces Selection
Of Fifteen Grass-Roots Projects
C om m issioner Gretchen Kafoury
announced the selection o f fifte e n
grass-roots projects that w ill be funded
through the Bureau o f H ousing and
C o m m u n ity D e vclo p m cn t’ sC om m u-
n ity In itia tiv e s Program.
“ T h e se a rc g re a t p ro je c ts ,”
K a fo u ry said "W e spend so m uch
tim e ta lk in g about the bad news that
we often miss the good. I hope that
people w i 11 take the tim e to take a look
at the level o f activism and c o m m it
m e n t to c h a n g e th a t e x is ts in
P o rtla n d ’ s neighborhoods.”
T h e C o m m u n ity In itia tiv e s p ro
g ra m w as designed tw o y ears ago
b y K a fo u ry and B H C D to p ro v id e
o n e -tim e g ra n ts to c o m m u n ity -
based o rg a n iz a tio n s to c a rr y o u t
p ro je c ts w h ic h b e n e fit lo w and
m oderate incom e p eople and n e ig h -
b o rh o o d s. G ra n ts a rc m ade tw ic e
each y ear, based on responses to a
R equest fo r P ro p o sa l issued b y the
B u re a u . T h e g ra n ts , w h ic h can be
u p to $ 2 5 ,0 0 0 , re q u ire a c o m m u
n ity m a tch o f cash o r in -k in d v o l
u n te e r s u p p o rt.
“ We realized several years ago
that there was no convenient way fo r
a com m unity group to apply fo r a
modest grant fro m the C ity. The bud
get process is long and cumbersome,
and tends to discourage the sm all
organizations fro m ta kin g part. I am
pleased that th is program is w o rk in g
to spur that k in d o f a c tiv ity .”
F or an o p p o rtu n ity to review and
v is it any o f these projects.or to lo o k at
past projects that have been com
pleted through the program , please
contact Steve Rudman at 823-2380.
For Best Results
Advertise in the Observer
Department Of Community Corrections
Opens Learning Center
M u ltn o m a h C o u n ty 's D e p a rt
ment o f C o m m u n ity C orrections o ff i
c ia lly opened its D onald H. L o n d cr
C enter o f Learning on Thursday Sep
tem ber 30. C ounty C h a ir B everly
S te in . D e p a rtm e n t D ir e c to r M .
Tam ara Holden, and the Honorable
D onald H Londer. presiding ju d g e o f
M u ltn o m a h County C irc u it and D is
tric t Courts, took part in the rib b o n
cu ttin g ceremony at the West D is tric t
Probation and Parole O ffice on the
corner o f S W 12th and Stark
The center is designed to assist
probationers and parolees w ith read
ing. w ritin g and math skills, as w e ll
as life s k ills and pre-em ploym ent
tra in in g , and is one o f eleven correc
tional education program s funded as
national dem onstration projects un
der the N ational Literacy A ct o f 1991.
It w ill use the Jostcns Invest c u rric u
lum . w h ich has more than 6,500 sclf-
paced. interactive lessons in reading,
w ritin g , mathematics, su rviva l and
life s kills The com puter manage
ment sy stem allow s the center's sta ff
to ta ilo r programs to the needs o f the
in d ivid u a l student o r a large group
C om m unity C orrections D ire c
to r M Tamara H olden credits the
p a rticipation o f the e n tire c rim in a l
justice system in h e lp in g the depart
ment obtain the grant and set up the
center The department has had strong
support from the A m erican B a r A s
sociation, the S herifTs O ffice . P ort
land C om m unity C ollege, and espe
c ia lly , from the leadership o f the
courts Judge L o n d cr was an early
advocate fo r such a program “ He had
a vision o f w hat could be accom
plished in this area and b rought ev
eryone along. H olden said
The development o f fu n ctio n a l
literacy programs fo r offenders is a
prio rity for both county and state co r
rection departments The Basic A d u lt
S kills Inventory System (B A S IS ) is a
standardized test w h ich was a d m in is
tered to approxim ately 5,600 inmates
in O regon’ s correctional fa c ilitie s in
November o f 1991. O f th is sample,
41% were fu n c tio n in g below an 8th
grade level in reading and 8 7 % were
fu n ctio n in g below 8th grade level in
mathematics.
H o ld e n said th e le a rn in g cen
te r is one o f several ne w p ro g ra m s
the departm ent w ill la u n ch th is year
in an e ffo rt to p o s itiv e ly change the
b e h a v io r and live s o f p ro b a tio n e rs
and parolees and increase p u b lic
sa fe ty. These in c lu d e a m e n ta l
health p ro g ra m , a p ro g ra m to m o n i
to r D U II o ffe n d e rs, and a d a y re
p o rtin g center fo r p ro b a tio n e rs and
parolees needing m o re s tru c tu re
and s u p e rvisio n
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