M arch 23, 1994 • T he P ortland O bserver
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Red Cross Thanks Community
Local Citizens Support Red Cross Earthquake Relief Efforts
c a se w o rk m a n a g e m e n t.
“Disaster volunteers are really
the backbone o f American Red Cross,”
said Nichols. “They leave their fam ­
ily and friends with tilde warning, to
go to an unfam iliar area and help
people they have never met. They act
selflessly, w orking long hours in un­
comfortable conditions to give a hand-
up to people whose lives have been
shattered.”
American Red Cross disaster re­
lief operations run with 50 volunteers
to every one paid staff member.
American Red C ross is not a
governm ent agency, all Red Cross
program s are supported by volunteer
and financial contributions o f indi­
viduals and corporations.
Red Cross estimates the cost of
providing earthquake relief assistance
at $37 m illion. For more inform ation
on how to support Red C ross relief
efforts call 284-1234.
The O regon Trail C hapter an­
nounced today that it has collected
more than $105,000 for American
Red Cross Southern California Earth­
quake relief.
“ Portland-area residents have
generously given to support their
C a lifo rn ia n e ig h b o rs ,” said Jill
Nichols, Oregon Trail C hapter ex­
ecutive director. “ All Red C ross as­
sistance is provided free to disaster
victims and is made possible by these
generous gifts.”
Consolidated Freightw ays do­
nated $10,000 and nearly $11,000
was raised at a Trail Blazers basket­
ball gam e during January.
In a d d itio n to fin a n c ia l c o n ­
trib u tio n s , 13 lo c a l R ed C ro ss
d is a s te r v o lu n te e rs tra v e le d to the
d e v a sta te d a re a to p ro v id e a s s is ­
ta n c e . V o lu n te e r s c o o k e d an d
s e r v e d m e a ls , p r o v id e d c r is is
c o u n s e lin g , n u rsin g se rv ic e s, and
PCC Foundation Announces
Scholarship Program
The Portland Com m unity C ol­
lege Foundation is pleased to an ­
nounce the scholarship program for
students who will be attending PCC
during the 1994-95 academic year.
All students are encouraged to apply.
The PCC Foundation aw arded a l­
m o st 2 0 0 s c h o la rs h ip s to ta lin g
$138,000 for the 1993-94 academic
year. The deadline for applications to
be received in the PCC Foundation
office is 5 p.m. Friday, May 13,1994
(Sylvania CC B21). Applications re ­
ceived after that date will not be con­
sidered.
Scholarship criteria varies. M ost
scholarships require the student to
have completed at least one term at
PCC prior to application. Scholar­
ships are available for a wide range o f
G PA ’s ranging from 2.0 to 4.0 Some
scholarships are designated for stu-
dents who have a certain status, such
as veterans, ethnic minority students
or refugee students. Consideration is
also given for a student’s major field
o f study, age or the geographic area of
the student’s residence. There are
many different scholarships and each
application will be considered in as many
categories as the student is eligible.
The selection process is based on
financial need, grade point average,
letters o f recom m endation, and an
essay on education and career goals of
the applicant.
Decisions are made byu a selec­
tion com m ittee and all applicants will
be notified by the end of July.
A pplications are available at any
PCC financial aid office and the PCC
Foundation office.
Q uestions? Call 244-6111, ext.
4385.
Call 288-0033 For
American Movie
Western Survey
Ad Information
An A m erican popular culture
researcher in Providence, Rhode Is­
land is investigating A m erica’s fasci­
nation w ith the m ovie W estern.
Stereotypically, the W estern movie
buff is a conservative white male
A lb e rtin a K err C e n te rs, o n e o f whose love of John W ayne reflects
Oregon ’ s largest human service agen­ politically incorrect attitudes o f rac­
ism, sexism , and im perialism . But an
cies.
All proceeds raised from this new informal survey has found that num ­
m orning-break coffee and breakfast bers o f people from diverse back­
rolls venture will be donated to assist grounds love W esterns for surprising
the program s o f A lbertina K err C en­ reasons. O ne w hite housewife loves
ters. Program s which benefit include: John W ayne because she can imagine
Psychiatric day and residential treat­ herself free and independent. One
ment services for adolescent boys and Paw nee elder loves the Pawnee in
girls; adoption and foster care for Dances with W olves,adm iring young
children with special needs; early in­ w arriors who defend their land and
tervention for young children; outpa­ die courageously. A black advertising
tientcounseling services for families; e x e c u tiv e has seen ev ery C lin t
and residential, supported living, and Eastwood W estern, enjoying the no­
em ploym ent services for people with tion that one man can succeed against
developmental disabilities. Enjoy cof­ all odds, em battled by a hostile and
fee and breakfast rolls w hile at the often corrupt society.
W esterns may not be for every­
same time helping over 6,000 people
annually who receive services through body, but if you love movie Westerns,
if the sight o f thundering hooves
A lbertina Kerr Centers!
makes your heart race and you w ant to
participate in this survey, write with
your favorite movie W estern and why
to: / L o ve W estern s, P O B o x 6051,
Historic Orphanage Restaurant
Opens Its Doors
A lbertina’s Restaurant, a hidden
jew el in the community for over 13
years, is now serving coffee and rolls
in its main dining room , Monday
through Friday, from 9:30 a.m. to
10:30 a.m. A lbertina’s Restaurant, at
424 NE 22nd A venue in Portland, is
located on the first floor of a former
orphanage. People who love to savor
good food, leam about history, sup­
port endeavors which benefit children
and others in need, and those who
appreciate a unique volunteer enter­
prise, w o n ’t w ant to miss morning
coffee and breakfast rolls at Albertina’s
Restaurant in The O ld K en Nursery.
A dedicated staff o f volunteers has
been serving reasonably priced gour­
met lunches for over 13 years to repeat
customers who appreciate a com fort­
able, charm ing and unusual dining
experience.
Visitors to the stately three-story
Georgian, Revival-style building will
find an historic display of the former
orphanage, depicting days gone by.
The O ld Kerr N ursery building has
been placed on the National Register
o f Historic Places, and in 1979, b e­
cam e an official Portland Historic
Landm ark, under the “ hum anitarian”
designation.
Customers who enjoy coffee and
b re a k fa st rolls m ay also w ander
through The K err G ilt Shop, which
sells new and consigned gift item s, the
K err’s Economy Jar and Thrift Shop,
KXV) and resale shops. Shops are o n ­
site and open at 10:00 a.m. For 13
years, each o f the volunteer-m anaged
businesses has been donating its pro­
ceeds to benefit the program s of
University Celebrates North Portland's
Diversity In Cultural Fair
M iddle Eastern music and Native
ncrican drum s w ill echo in the
liversity of Portland’s Chiles Cen-
during acom m unity Cultural Fair
nday, April 17. Tickets for the
ent, held from 12 noon to 6 p.m.,
i $5 for adults, $3 for students and
nior citizens and free for children
ider 12.
“T his is the first o f what could be
i annual com m unity celebration,”
ys C ourtney W ood, U niversity
ulti-cultural affairs coordinator. “It
will be a great opportunity to leam
more about North Portland.”
“ Standing Eagle,” a Native A m eri­
can group, will open the fair with a
traditional drum prayer. The Ballet
Folklórico de W oodburn, M iddle
Eastern music group A1 A ndalus and
African group O bo Addy ’ s Okropong
will perform throughout the after­
noon.
Partners Prom oting Diversity, a
University Social W ork Program spe­
cial project, and the St. Johns YW CA
P ro vid en ce, R l 0 2 9 4 0
Family and Com m unity Partnership
Project are sponsoring the event, par­
tially funded by the North Portland
Enhancem ent Com m ittee.
W ood invites com m unity and
neighborhood groups, grassroots and
service organizations to set up infor­
mation tables publicizing their events
and program s.
To reserve a table or purchase
tickets, or for additional information,
contact Courtney W ood, 283-7470,
or K atherine H orandi, 725-8150.
Family Advocates
Needed Immediately
If you love children, care about
fam ilies, and ar concerned about the
devastating effects o f child abuse
please call W averly Childrens Home
Child Abuse Prevention Program .
You can be part o f the team of volun­
teers working with theparenthelplinc
or children’s play groups. No experi­
ence is necessary, complete training
is provided. B UILD STRONG FAM I­
LIES. contact Lynette at 238-8819
ext. 308.
Lucille Hines Born March 3, 1994
The staff and residents o f D el’s
Care Center joined close friends and
family members o f Lucille Hines to
celebrate her 100th birthday on March
6, 1994.
Lucille Beth Hines was Bom
Lucille Sutherland on M arch 3,1894
in M ound C ity, South Dakota. Her
family homesteaded in that area, prov­
ing up several claim s. Her mother,
Berta S utherland, was the first school
teacher, and several other m em bers
o f her family practiced law there.
Eventually, the family moved west to
M ontana, settling in the Flathead
Valley. Lucille met her first husband,
O liver Huff, w hile living in Bigfork,
M ontana. A fter their m arriage in
1912, she and her husband settled in
P r in e v ille , O re g o n . T h e ir so n ,
H ollister Lee was bom in Seaside in
March 1914, and a daughter was born
in Portland, A ugust 1 4 ,1916(A rleta
Beth). Lucille and her family spent
m o s to fh e rlife in O reg o n . A fte rth e
d eath o f O liv e r in M a rc h 1943, sh e
m arried A lb ert H in es, a lo n g -tim e
O regon re sid e n t A lb e rtd ie d in M ay
1974 and several years later L u cille
g av e u p h e r h o m e to live in several
re tire m e n t fa c ilitie s , e v e n tu a lly
c o m in g to reside at D e l’s.
L u c ille has a lw a y s lo v ed flo w ­
ers an d th e c lim a te o f O re g o n and
en joyed m any w eekends at ocean
beaches.
State Warns Public About
Eating Toxic Crayons
T he Oregon H ealth Division to­
day issued a health alert about pos­
sible lead contam ination o f crayons
im ported from China. Parents and
other supervising children are urged
to take special care to ensure that
children do not put crayons in their
m o u th s, acco rd in g to Dr. D avid
Flem ing, state epidem iologist.
“Crayons m ade in China that do
not carry a safety certification label
a re o f special concern,” Fleming said.
Crayons may be assum ed to be lead-
free if the box has the certification
label “ASTM D -4236”
Ken Kauffm an, an environm ental
specialist with the Health Division,
today released results showing that
standard-sized crayons from a carton
o f 64 colors purchased in Oregon
were found to contain lead at levels of
at least 250 parts per million. The box
for these crayons is labeled “M ade in
C hina” and “nontoxic,” but docs not
have the ASTM D -4236 assurance.
E arlier this m onth, A rizona issued a
sim ilar warning based on findings
that a jum bo crayon purchased in the
Phoenix area contained 800 parts per
m illion lead. This spurred O regon’s
investigation.
The Oregon Health Division is
working closely with the federal C on­
sumer Products Safety Commission,
the agency authorized to regulate
crayon imports. Consum ers will be
inform ed as additional inform ation
becomes available.
Lead ingestion can cause injury to
the brain and nervous sy stem s of young
children even at fairly low levels. It is
unlikely that persons using the con­
taminated crayons only for coloring
or artw ork are at risk for elevated
lead. In 1993, the Health Division
received reports o f 139 children with
elevated blood levels. Most of these were
traced to ingestionof leadpaintparticles from
older homes. No cases have been traced to
chew ing on lead-contam inated cray­
ons.
Parents concerned about child­
hood lead ingestion should contact
their health care provider. Tlte C en ­
ters for D isease C ontrol and Preven­
tion recom m ends that all children
under 5 be screened for elevated
blood lead.
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