M arch 23, 1994 • T he P ortland O bserver :
P age A6
Zimbabwe Welcomes Brown
MATTIE ANN CALLIER-SPEARS
S ister C itie s In te rn a tio n a l T r i ­
lateral Exchange P ro g ra m , w h ic h
includes S apporo, Japan, Z im b a ­
Enjoy An Easter
Egg Hunt At
Oxbow Regional
Park On April 3
F riends, fa m ily and e specially
ch ild re n are in v ite d to O x b o w Re­
g io n a l P ark on Easter fo r a tra d itio n a l
hunt fo r eggs. The h unt begins at 2
p.m . A p r il 3 in g ro u p p ic n ic area A at
the park, now managed by M e tro Re­
g io n a l Parks and Greenspaces. H ard-
b o ile d and chocolate eggs w ill be h id ­
den close to the o ld g ro w th forest in
the p a rk ’ s grass and bushes.
Brothers Free M.C.
13th Annual
EASTER EGG
HUNT!
p o in t o u t the signs o f sp rin g in the
pa rk, in c lu d in g an active osprey nest
April 2,1994
12:00 p.m. Until
tu re .”
B ro w n , a T e le ­
and
c o m m u n ic a tio n
Founder o f the Port-
la n d /M u ta rc S ister
S p e c ia lis t, has
been b u s ily w r it­
C itie s A s s o c ia tio n
in g proposals to
p r e s id e n t
and long tim e frie n d
school d is tric ts
to B e n n ie B ro w n ,
and c h ild r e n ’ s
J r., a sked B ro w n
w hether o r not he
p ro g ra m s w h o
w o u ld a llo w him
w anted to become
in v o lv e d w ith this
e n tra n c e in t o
th e ir e sta b lish-
o r g a n iz a tio n .
_____ _______________
W a lk e r w e n t on to Bennie Brown
m ents to teach
ask B ro w n w h a t was
ih e e x tc n to fh is k n o w le d g c o fT e le -
F o llo w in g th e ir discussion, B ro w n
decided to jo in the S C IT E P P o rt­
land Chapter. L ittle d id he realize
Alberta Park
d riv e thro u g h the park to the event
(18th & Alberta)
area.
O x b o w R egional Park is a 1,000-
acre forested natural area located on
the Sandy R iv e r, eig h t m iles east o f
G resham . T ake 1-84 to the W o o d V il ­
Thank You To All Of
Our Sponsors!
in fo rm a tio n , c a ll 797-1850.
W a lk e r ,
C liffo r d
co m m u n ica tio n Systems.
Plan to a rriv e 15 m inutes early fo r the
lage e x it, d riv e south to D iv is io n , turn
le ft and fo llo w the signs. F o r m ore
E&M Sentry
TJ Sentry
Safeway ‘ Ainsworth/MLK
School in Z im b a b w e w here M rs.
V . N y o n i is the Head M istress o r
P rin c ip a l. T hen, we hosted the A c t­
ing T o w n C le rk fro m Z im b a b w e ,
l.T . M unyam e. A n d presently, we
co m m u n ica tio n s, y o u ’ d th in k you
were in a nother tim e d im e n sio n .
Star W ars. B ro w n ’ s dream is to
C o llin s v ille , Illin o is , A u g u st 19,
20 and 21st.
C o n ta c t: R alph W . F o lke rts,
1604 W a v e rly D riv e , C o llin s v ille ,
WE DO NOT SELL
TOBACCO PRODUCTS
TO PERSONS UNDER 18
O u r g o a l is to w o r k to g e th e r to e n s u re
t h a t t h i s s ig n a p p e a r s w h e r e v e r
These re ta ile rs are p a rtic ip a tin g in a
v o lu n ta r y n a tio n a l p ro g ra m because th e y
d o n o t w a n t a n y o n e u n d e r 18 y e a rs o f
c ig a re tte s are so ld .
I f y o u k n o w o f a n y e s ta b lis h m e n ts
th a t d o n o t d is p la y th is s ig n , please w r it e
a g e to b u y c ig a r e t t e s . T h e y w a n t to
d e m o n s tr a te t h e ir s u p p o r t o f e x is tin g
p r o h ib it in g
c ig a r e t t e
s a le s
to u s o r c a ll 1-800-343-0975 a n d g iv e us
th e ir n a m e s a n d a d d re s s e s . W e 'll se n d
to
m in o rs .
each o n e a free "It's th e L a w " k it.
M ugabe, President o f Z im b a b w e , and
Joshua N ko m o , vice President o f that
nation. B ro w n stated that he w ill be
e specially happy to meet the men w ho
were leaders o f the p a trio tic F ro n t, the
lib e ra tio n a rm y w h ic h was respon­
sib le fo r that n a tio n ’ s independence
in 1980.
“ Yes! I ca n ’ t w a it to get there; nor
can I w a it to m eet these tw o men.
W hen I fou n d o u t fo r sure that I was
g o in g , I w anted to kn o w w h e th e r o r
n o t 1 w o u ld get to meet them ” , he said
e xcite d ly! “ I f it had not been fo r Presi­
d ent M ugabe and V ic e P resident
N k o m o ’ s g a lla n icffo rtsa n d stru g g le s,
l n r \ t i ( / - t i l l s ’! n r \ t
Governor Barbara Roberts, CSD and
w il l u tiliz e
the elders o f
Self-Enhancement unveiled this innova­
tive, com m unity based program at the:
the com m u­
n ity as key
African-Am erican Fam ily Preservation
News Conference on Tuesday, March
22nd, at M a llo ry Avenue C hristian
Church, located at 126 NE Alberta, Port­
resources, in­
r w v i?
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w il l be as­
signed a case­
w o rke r w ho
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Governor Barbara
Roberts
clude partici­
pation o f the extended fa m ily network
land.
and specifically include male members
o f the comm unity and fam ily.
W h y the need fo r the A frica n -
American Family Preservation Program?
a v a ila b le ? • P a re n t e d u c a tio n * C h ild
W h a t typ e s o f se rvices w ill be
Multnomah County has an imbalanced
developm ent tra in in g • F a m ily , in d i­
segment o f A frican-Am erican children
in foster care. They are only six percent
v id u a l o r m a rria g e co u nseling • A l­
co h o l o r d ru g counseling • Hom e
o f the population, but represent more
than 35% o f M ultnom ah’s foster c h il­
m aintenance s k ills • C h ild care
“ The strongest support fo r fa m i­
lies comes fro m the c o m m u n ity . SEI
is part o f the co m m u n ity ,” says T o n y
dren.
What is the A frican-Am erican Fam­
ily Preservation Program ?
African-American families from the
North/Northeast Portland area w ill be
referred to SEI by CSD fo r a four week
intensive menu o f services each fam ily
Hopson President o f S EI. “ T h e fa m i­
lies we w i ll w o rk w ith arc ones w e liv e
w ith , socialize w ith , see in g rocery
stories... th e y’ re o u r neighbors, our
friends.
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Of The Fred Meyer
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Kaiser
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Honors
Longtime Staff
Continued from Metro
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lik e these s ta ff w h o ’ vc served o u r
members w e ll fo r so m any years.”
The other re ce ivin g awards fo r
30 years o f service arc Rosco P irtle,
R P h , and D o ro th y Q u in n . June
M c C o u rt received an aw ard fo r 35
years o f service.
4.
rip p le s .”
W hen B ro w n arrives in Z im b a ­
bw e, he w ill be greeted by R obert
a da y. S E I
part o f o u r plans, b u t o u r greatest
asset w ill continue to be o u r people,
I
dropped in to a ve ry hum ongous pond
— b u t, I plan on m a kin g a lo t o f
land. Services w ill be modeled after the
PHILIP MORRIS
Portland General Electric
a ll stop?
I m ig h t be one tin y pebble being
Homebuilders program.
and m edical services a d m in istra to r
fo r K a ise r P crm ancntc’ s N o rth w e st
R egion. “ N ew technology and in te ­
120 Park Avenue
New York, NY 10017
to do n o th in g but ca p ita lize on the
fa ilu re s o f the ch ild re n . W here w ill it
w ill be avail­
grated systems im provem ents w ill be
you where the power lies.
som ething w ro n g . T he m edia seems
able 24 hours
even m ore on w hat o u r members
need,” says Barb W est, vice president
246-6699 Well show
b u t how to fa il. A n d then — w e have
the nerve to co m p la in w hen they do
Program in N orth and Northeast Port­
m eeting the needs o f e ld e rly patients.
“ O u r future changes w ill focus
Before you dig. please call
c a lly deprived ch ild re n w h o are co n ­
stantly being turned do w n b y society,
by the schools and in the w o rk-place.
“ W e have to create areas where
o u r ch ild re n can be successful” , says
B ro w n . 'W e are not teaching o u r
younger generation how to succeed
The Oregon C hildren’s Services D i­
vision, in partnership w ith Self-Enhance-
ment Incorporated (SEI) w ill begin an
African-Am erican Fam ily Preservation
P h i l i p M o r r is s a lu te s th e m a n y
r e t a ile r s w h o s u p p o r t " I t 's th e L a w ."
m a te ria l b e a rin g th is m essage h a v e been
d is tr ib u te d to re ta ile rs n a tio n w id e .
la w s
W.
G ilb re th
P O B o x 1 5 0 ,L a d y Lake, F L 3 2 158-
0150, Tele N o. (904) 753-1279
revenue to the c ity b u t one that w ill be
a le arning center fo r the e c o n o m i­
Keep African-American Families Together
12 5 3 rd E ngineer C o m b a t B a t­
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S u b m itte d b y : W illia m
A fric a ! Here he comes!
B ro w n ’ s dream doesn’ t ju s t end
open a fu lly fu n ctio n a l Space Center,
lik e the one at the E pcot C enter in
F lo rid a , here in N ortheast P ortland.
A center that w ill n o t o n ly b rin g
Governor Roberts Announces New Program To
talion, 50th A nn iversary W o rld W ar
II , w ill be held at the D ru ry In n , in
p ie c e s o f
cation Program has been spon­
sored by: O M S I, M E S A , PPS nnd
the O regon Graduate Center. M any
here. I f yo u lo o k at the equipm ent
that encompasses the fie ld o f tele­
IT’S THE
LAW
1.9 m i l l i o n
m u n ica tio n s to the young m in d .
T o date, B ro w n ’ s T e le c o m m u n i­
w hat jo in in g meant.
“ Since January o f 1993,” B ro w n
reflects, “ w e, C liff jy d and I, have
shipped o ve r fo u r hundred te x t
books (m ath, science and d ic tio ­
naries) to the M u re h w a p rim a ry
Reunion
Happy 14 th
Birthday to our
bright and loving
daughter, Shalanda
Carr. May God
Bless you always.
From Daddy and
loved ones.
w h a t he know s
about te le c o m ­
c h ild re n o f e le m e n ta ry through
high school ages have received the
hands-on benefits o f B ro w n ’ s pa­
tience and his s k illfu l tutelage.
March 17, 1994
M o r e th a n
W ashington D .C . H is E xce lle n cy
M id z i w ill a rrive ju s t before 1 leave.
Ia m lo o k in g fo r­
w ard to hearing
a ll that I can hear
before m y depar­
M ay o f this year.
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entrance fee. Parents are encouraged
to b rin g p icn ics. Please leave pets at
hom e to p ro te ct w ild life and habitat.
to p a rticip a te in an in te rn a tio n a l
con fe re n ce on the
e n v iro n m e n t. T h e
conference w ill be
held in Z im b a b w e in
The h u n t w ill be o rg a n ize d by age
groups; a ll ages, fro m toddlers to 12-
yca r-o ld s, are w elcom e to participate.
Park n a tu ra list E liza b e th M o o re w ill
on top o f a douglas F ir tree. The
program is free a fte ra $ 3 -p e r-c a r park
bw e, M u ta rc A fric a and P ordand,
O regon, has re cru ite d the ve ry ta l­
ented se rvice so f B ennie B ro w n , Jr.
are in the process o f sponsoring a
P ortland v is it fro m H is E xcellency
A m bassador A m os M id z i fro m the
Embassy o f the R epublic o f Z im b a ­
bwe w h o has been appointed to
Jacobsen P roductions, In c., has
chosen K X L N e w sra d io 750 A M to
be the exclu sive radio station p ro v id ­
ing liv e broadcast o f T he Fred M e ye r
C hallenge. In m a kin g the announce­
m ent, Ed E llis , P resident o f Peter
Jacobsen P ro d u c tio n s , In c ., said,
“ W e ’ re proud to have P o rtla n d ’s num ­
ber-one radio station as the exclu sive
radio broadcast station o f The Fred
M e ye r C hallenge. T he K X L team
brings enthusiasm and in n o va tio n to
o u r already successful e vent.” K X L
S ta tio n M a n a g e r T im M cN a m a ra
said, “ I feel honored that the o rg a n iz­
ers o f The Fred M e ye r C hallenge
have confidence in us to do a great jo b
pro m o tin g and co ve rin g th is star-stud-
d e d e v e n t.” M c N a m a ra a d d e d ,
“ K X L ’ s sister-station Star 95.5 F M
w ill also prom ote The Fred M e ye r
C hallenge to its young, active adult
audience. K X L N e w sra d io 750 A M
a n d S ta r9 5 .5 F M a rc o w n c d b y N orth -
west-based K aye S m ith Enterprises.
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