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T he P ortland O bserver • M arch 30, 1994
Governor Appoints Multnomah County Residents
To State Boards And Commissions
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G overnor Barbara Roberts has
appointed 35 Portland residents to
state boards and com m issions over
the past few m onths.
FAIR DISMISSAL APPEALS
BOARD
• Jo h a th a n S. Ross has been ap
pointed to the public m em ber seat
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on the F air D ism issal A ppeals
Board, replacing Janet M. Schroer,
whose term expired. Ross, an attor
ney, is trainer and m anagem ent
consultant for Babicky C onsulting
G roup in Portland. Ross has been
confirm ed by the Senate to serve a
term ending in June 1997.
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The 20-m em ber Fair D ismissal
appeals Board review s appeals from
teachers dism issed by their school
board. The board includes five m em
bers in each o f these groups: adm in
istrators, teachers, school boards and
the general public.
ELECTRICAL AND ELEVATOR
BOARD
• W illiam L. C o u lte r has been ap
pointed to the Electrical an d E leva
tor Board. C oulter is an elevator
mechanic who has worked in the
industry for 28 years. A t present he
is a business representative for El
evator Constructors in Portland.
Coulter has been confirm ed by the
Senate to serve a term ending in
June 1996.
• K eith E dw ards has been appointed
to the Electrical and Elevator Board.
Edw ards is a business representa
tive for IBEW. He is a certified
journeym an electrician and has
b een w ith IB EW since 1969.
Edwards has been confirm ed by the
Senate to serve a term ending in
June 1997.
• E ileen M . M a u e r has been ap
pointed to the Electrical and Eleva
tor Board. M auer is a sales engi
neer for Cutler Hammer Products,
a subsidiary o f the Eaton Corpora
tion. Mauer has been confirmed by
the Senate to serve a term ending in
June 1996.
• R o b e rt L. G otham has been ap
pointed to the Electrical and Eleva
tor Board. Gotham is an electrical
contractor and supervisor for Rose
City Electric Company. Pending
Senate confirm ation, he will serve
a term ending in June 1995.
The Electrical and Elevator Board
was created by the 1993 Legislature
to assist the director o f the D epart
ment of Consum er and Business Ser
vices in administering the state’s elec
trical and elevator safety programs.
COMMISSION ON BLACK
AFFAIRS
• E laine H. G ra n n is has been ap
pointed to the Commission on Black
Affairs. G rannis is a teacher and
integration specialist for Portland
Public Schools. Grannis has been
confirmed by the Senate to serve a
term ending in June 1994. She re
placed Gayle Patterson, who re
signed.
• E m m a Jackson F ord has been ap
pointed to the Commission on Black
Affairs. Ford is a teacher and direc
tor o f St. A ndrew ’s After School
Program. Ford has been confirmed
by the Senate to serve a term ending
in June 1996. She replaced Dapo
Sobom ehin, Ph.D ., w hose term
expired.
• A nderson D. DuBoise, J r . has been
appointed to the Commission on
Black Affairs. DuBoise is a diesel
mechanic for Tri-M et in Portland.
He has been confirmed by the Sen
Unity Market Place
Lazarus Art Society, Inc. in part
nership with E & M Sentry m arket is
opening The “ Unity M arket Place”,
beginning April 30, 1994. The m ar
k e t w ill be lo c a te d a t 9 0 9 N.
i Killingsw orth, in North Portland, two
blocks w est o f Portland Com m unity
College (Cascade Campus). From 1 -
5 North, take the Killingsworth exit
proceed to the Killingsworth stop sign,
turn right (east), two blocks.
Lazarus Art Society, Inc., has
launched a “ Unity The Com m unity”
Campaign to bring positive focus to
the N orth /N o rth east C om m unity.
Because o f negative publicity received
due to a few unfortunate occurrences
the area is perceived, by many that
lives outside the com m unity, to be a
crim e infested area.
Lazarus A rt Society, Inc. em-
barked on their cam paign last O cto
ber to show com m unity pride and
unity by doing a mural, the first of the
“ Unity in The Com m unity” Murals.
This mural was designed, painted
and the wall, upon which the mural
rest, was built by m em bers o f the
community. People o f all ages, cultur
ally diverse, from different occupations,
both private and public citizens.
Recently, a second mural was
done in partnership with Lew is and
Clark Law School and The Plaza
A partm ent Com plex on the wall of
the E & M Sentry Market. The mural
is also in the area where “The Unity
M arket” will take place.
“The Unity M arket” is acontinu-
ation o f our cam paign to bring posi
tive focus to the North/Northeast area.
By prov iding a week-end market place
where artist and crafts-people, that
produce quality hand-crafted items,
can display and sell their wares. To
provide culturally diverse entertain
ment foods, and other activities that
the entire family can enjoy. N ot only
families that live in the N orth/N orth
east area we are also looking to attract
families from the broader Portland
Community to com e visit and enjoy
the festivities every week-end start
ing Saturday, April 30,1994.
If you are an artist crafts-person
entertainer, vendor or patron and you
want more information about “The
Unity M arker” please call (503) 727-
2694, stop by 909 N. Killingsworth E
& M M arket, or w rite 11919 N.
Jantzen Ave. #220 for applications
for vendor space etc. See You At The
Market!!
“There’s No usmess
Like Show business’
*, by P rof . M c K inley B lrt
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HAT IS THE FAMILIAR
TUNE THAT HAS INTRO-
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DUCED SO MANY HARD
H ITTIN G ,
FOOT-STOM PING
: ENTER-TAINMENTS ON STAGE,
Z SCREEN OR VIDEO.
Som e are beginning to wonder if
this isn’t a good way to introduce a
■ num ber o f so-called “minority busi-
■ nesses”.
T hat is not to say there aren ’t a
p n u m b ero f serious minded, successful
; entrepreneurs o f colorpracticing their
; com m ercial arts in this co u n try -ev en
some in Portland. W hat we wish to
Z describe here is an American phe-
nomenon o f the last several decades
• that has developed in ways not ex-
• p e c te d o f a c tiv itie s su p p o se d ly
• grounded in the very real and de-
• m andingw orldofcom m erce.A num -
ber of descriptive terms come to mind:
; planning, system atic, organization,
’ methodology, and o f course, informa-
I tion retrieval and systems, libraries
I and bibliographies, operating manu-
I als, trade and professional organiza-
• tions and the like (Hold on! d o n ’t
• blame the victim yet).
Increasingly, one is driven to the
• opinion that “ Minority B usiness” as
defined by your government and a
; host o f advisors and consultants is not
' well-described by the terms above.
But, rather, it was founded upon and
- operates by political realities and cth-
• nic schem es. And by all means is not
to be confused with that old-line,
• usually revered and often successful
; activity that was described as “Negro
; business” . That glue held communi-
! ties together.
In this first of a series on this odd
• phenom enon, “ Minority Business, I
shall endeavor to provide some tools
PCC Plans Seminar For
Women In Construction
Trades
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Portland Comm unity Col lege and
the O regon Tradeswomen Network
w ill sp o n so r an A p ril se m in a r,
“W omen W orking,” an interactive
session at which women in the con-
s true lion trades can discuss issues
related to their work. It is free and
open to the public.
and guidelines for exam ining the
‘creature’ and evaluating it as a prom
ise or “a danger to your health’ that
should be labeled like cigarettes. As
many of you know, I cam e from the
ranks o f industry and com m erce; first
as w orker and craftsm an and later
accounting, federal tax court prac
tice, adm inistration and my own en
terprises. And in my articles here
over the years — and in the university
business courses I designed and taught
- 1 have always integrated the reali
ties o f the real world. So it will be
here, though it may disturb or even
anger some.
Often in these pages yo u ’ve read
articles and ’letters from the readers’
com plaining about the failure of
Portlands MBE (M inority Business
Enterprise) to deliver on all the rash
promises that were made and echoed
throughout the com m unity. An illu
sory rhetoric generated not only by
the federal, state, county and city
agencies involved, but reinforced at
times by community activists who
should have (or did) know n better.
Unbelievably, and late as usual, the
O regonian new spaper headlined an
article questioning the progress of the
various A lberta Street economic im
provem ent program s. T hat, in turn,
has provoked within the black com
munity a lot o f discussion and bitter
exchanges about such issues as“whcre
did the money go? W ho got it? W as it
funneled to the ‘ man ’ as usual through
his black com patriots? W ho keeps the
books on these things - do the con
sultants and agents keep records and
who do they report to? Are there
public records we may exam ine?
N ow , these shenanigans may
prom pt a num ber of readers to refer to
this past Sunday’s O regonian where
CALENDAR
“How To Win The Game Of
Business”
The April 9 sem inar will be held
at the Red Lion Inn, 310 Lincoln
Drive, in Portland, from 10:00 am -
5:00 pm. To receive a brochure or for
other reformat ion .contact RoscMcrric
Christie, principal o f B.A .I.R., at 1-
800-887-8847.
another’investigative ty p e’ article
detailed the m ultim illion dollar over
runs in the new M ultnom ah C ounty’s
com puter program . The article de
tails thcactivitiesof an incestors group
o f apparently inept consultants who
after several years of absorbent fees
and salaries have produced little if
anything. I, in turn, would refer back
23 years ago when I was called in as
chief accountant to close down the
“Albina Corporation” at the direction
o f the G overnm ent Accounting O f
fice (GAO). At the time, this com
pany was the nation’s largest ‘M inor
ity M anufacturing E nterprise’ and
funded by the Small Business Ad
m inistration and private foundations.
I re fe r to th is d e b a c le sim ply
fo r o n e re a so n . W h e th e r w e are
ta lk in g a b o u t the A lb e rta S tre e t
“ n o n -e v e n t” , th e fa ilu re o f th at
A lb in a C o rp o ra tio n o r o f a g re a t
deal o f M in o rity B u sin e ss in g e n
e ra l — w e h av e the sam e re c u r
ring d isa b ility at w ork. N o b o d y is
w a tc h in g th e s to re , n o b o d y is
k e e p in g the re c o rd s o r c o u ld ,e v e n
if th ey w e re in an a p p ro p ria te
p o sitio n fo r o v e rv ie w . “ B o ard s o f
D ire c to rs ” w h o a re in v o lv e d are
a p p a re n tly in e p t, d is in te re s te d o r
w h a te v e r as m o n ito rs -- as in the
U rban L e a g u e situ a tio n , m illio n s
in re a le sta te alw a y s seem s to b e
com e lo st to in te re sts o u tsid e the
c o m m u n ity . As M arvin G aye said,
“ W h a t’s g o in g o n ? ”
That old-fashioned “Negro Busi
ness” seem s alive and well in some
cities, with assets in a single enter
prise over a hundred million. W hile
we have many of the “m inority Busi
ness” entrepreneurs on federal eco
nomic w elfare, attache cases and all.
D oesn’t have to be; more next week.
ate to serve a term ending in March
1995. He replaced R o b ert N.
Edwards, M.D., who resigned.
The 11-member Com m ission on
Black Affairs works for the imple
mentation and establishm ent o f eco
nomic, social, legal and political
equality for African-Am ericans in
Oregon. It monitors program s and
legislation designed to meet the needs
o f Oregon’s African-American popu
lation, and identifies and researches
issues affecting the African-Ameri
can community and recom m ends ac
tions to the Governor and Legisla
ture.
PUBLIC WELFARE REVIEW
COMMISSION
• Stephanie W . Sussm an has been
appointed to the Public W elfare
Review Commission. Sussman is
director of May wood Park and Cen
tennial Centers for Mt. Hood C om
munity College. She will serve a
term ending November 1995, re
placing J.D Hoye, who resigned.
The 16-member Public Welfare
Review Commission advises the Adult
and Family Services Division on wel
fare issues. Four o f the members are
d istric t. T he b o a rd re v ie w s and
a p p ro v e s b u d g e ts and c o n tra c ts,
sets fa re s and ro u te s, and h ire s
the g e n e ra l m an a g e r.
CRIMINAL JUSTICE COUNCIL
• Cory Streisinger has been reap
pointed to the Crim inal Justice
Council as a public member. She
has also been reappointed as Chair
of the Sentencing Guidelines Board.
Streisinger, an attorney, is general
counsel for the Port o f Portland.
She will serve a term ending in
June 1996.
T he 2 4 -m em b er C rim in al J u s
tic e C o u n c il stu d ie s and m akes
re c o m m e n d a tio n s c o n c e rn in g the
fu n c tio n in g , c o o rd in a tio n and fa
c ilitie s n eed s o f the c rim in a l j u s
tice sy stem . T he board also m akes
r e c o m m e n d a tio n s c o n c e r n in g
m ethods o f re d u c in g the risk o f
future crim inal co nduct by o ffe n d
ers by c o lle c tin g , e v a lu a tin g and
c o o r d in a tin g in f o r m a tio n a n d
d a ta re la te d to o r p ro d u c e d by all
p a rts o f the c rim in a l ju s tic e sy s
tem .
More Appointments to come next
week.
recipients or form er recipients o f
welfare or other AFS Services; four
members represent business and pro
fessional interests; four are public
welfare policy specialists; and four
are advocates o f public welfare from
state agencies, or public or private
organizations interested in public
welfare.
TRI-MET BOARD
Loren L. W yss has been reappointed
to the Tri-M et Board. W yss an in
vestment counselor, is president and
treasurer o f the W yss Family Foun
dation. He has been confirmed by
the Senate to serve a term ending in
January 1998
• Philip R. Bogue has been reap
pointed to the T ri-M et Board.
Bogue, a retired consultant, is a
consultant for the Portland Art
Museum. He has been confirmed
by the Senate to serve a term ending
in January 1998.
T h e se v e n -m e m b e r T ri-M e t
B o ard sets p o lic y fo r the M u lt
n o m a h , W a sh in g to n and C la c k a
m as C o u n ty tra n s it sy stem w hich
se rv e s o v e r 55 m illio n p a sse n g e rs
a y ear, c o v e rin g a 6 0 5 sq u are m ile
Eric Duane Salisbury Biographic Profile
Professional artists face vexing
challenges like having a clear career
goal in mind eric is no exception.
Except for a brief interruption in his
career as an artist E ric’s heart and
soul is always his art.
Eric is both painter and teacher
but the painter com es first simply
because he is the painter, and because
he is the painter he becom es the
teacher, so it is thorough that medium
that he expresses w hat it is to be
taught.
I think that part of the teaching
became an automatic. W hen you have
a desire to educate and share and to
enlighten and to do those things you
automatically tend to educate through
whatever you are doing. And I tend to
do it through visual arts and other
areas too.For the m ost part I have
always been a people person, I have
always taken an interest in people and
what their interests were, always feel
ing is there som ething I can do.
W hen looking at my work, I want
them to come into the gallery and get
a breath of fresh air. Something to
releaser them from it all. Make them
forget about all the violence, all the
negative things that are going on out
in the world. Look at something posi
tive and reflect on things. It is very
difficult to describe my style of paint
ing because I think part o f it is because
we are at a time in the w orld’s history
where it seems like everything goes.
There is no one type o f art any longer,
it seems to be a combination o f every
thing from history, from the past, and
so a lot o f that has some influence in
my life from the studies I have had. I
love to watch everything, I look at
everything.
I ju st try to tell the truth, and I ’m
kind o f straightforw ard, and I know
that rubs some peole wrong, but that’s
the only way I know how to com m u
nicate best.
As far a s a rt I n e v e r re a lly
sp e n t a lo t o f tim e d is c ip lin in g
m y s e lf in th a t a re a , it w as ju s t
so m e th in g th a t cam e n a tu ra lly .
S o m e th in g th a t I d id fo r le isu re
and fun b e c a u se I c o u ld do it and
I e n jo y e d d o in g it. I g u e ss I have
been se lf-m o tiv a te d , m o tiv a te d by
e v e ry th in g I g o t m o tiv a te d from .
I have to give all the credit to may
maker. T h at’s why I am here, th a t’s
why I ’m doing what I do now. Som e
day I hope to do some paintings that
are dealing with some o f the imagery
in a religious way. B ut I know som e o f
the stuff may be controversial. If I do
it I may have to be ready to go in exile.
Controversy would stimulate me.
I’ve done some sketches and I ’ve
shared it with a few people and they
were so stirred that I felt I did not want
to do that at this time especially I
thought I w anted to spend more time
giving them som ething more positive
to look at, to cheer on, and like a
dram a, I feel that life is som ew hat like
that. And I think even my art may end
up being like that because o f the
children’s series, very uplifting.
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