P age M ay A4 Addy Walker Ice Cream Social Sheriff Candidate Vera Pool: The Right Choice At The Right Time Draws Author Connie Porter, Singer-actress Vanessa Williams, And 600 Enthusiastic Girls and Boys! continued from front page Connie Porter, author of the Addy books from The American Girls Collection, was joined by nine-year-old fan Nicole Reed, and singer- actress, Vanessa Williams at an Addy Walker Ice Cream Social sponsored by Black Books Galore of Stamford, CT. Over 600 children and their mothers braved sever winter weather to hear Porter read and to have their Addy books signed, in celebration of Black History Month. Stop Prejudice And Racial Harassment In O u r C om m unity. C hildren, particularly children o f color, are being harassed on a daily basis at L loyd C enter and other public places. P a re n ts O rg a n iz e d T o S top R acial H a ra ssm e n t O f C h ild re n , a citiz e n ’s group in Portland is holding a public m eeting to confront prejudice and racial harassm ent of children and people of color at Lloyd C enter and other public places. Join in the effort to stop the prejudice and racial harassm ent at Lloyd C enter and other public places on May 10, 1994, at 7:00 PM , at the King N eighborhood C enter, 4815 N. E. 7th A venue, Portland, Oregon. Avel G ordly, State Representative for D istrict 19, w ill address the meeting. For m em bership/support/inform ation, please call 293-3373.____________ was also facility m anager at Clare Argow W om en’s Facility. Candidate Pool believes that a cost-effective approach to criminal justice must inc lude crime prevention programs. “No one is bom a crim i nal,” she says. “ I believe we can de- ve lop better program s to change crim i nal behavior and im plem ent better rehabilitative program s to decrease recidivism .” Her optim ism com es partly from her success in developing work re lease and restitution program s. A t the Restitution Center Vera watched some inmates learn to save m oney for the first time in their lives. At the w om en’s facility Vera helped inm ates prepare for G ED exam s and learn jo b hunting skills. “You do n ’t give up on people,” Vera says. W hile she believes in rehabilita tion, Vera understands that “W e must incarcerate those who continue to comm it violent crim es and inflict fear in our com m unities.” In searching for new w ays to prevent crim e and rehabilitate in m ates, V era can rely on extensive training and strong com m unity con nections. She is a m em ber o f many broad-based com m unity organiza tions. She has also com pleted num er ous courses on police practices and managem ent. For seven years she taught at the O regon Police A cad em y. Vera also served on the Oregon Board o f Public Safety Standards and Training and on the G overnor’s Task Force for Rape Victims. Vera believes in and sees herself as a m ediator who can listen and bring opposing sides to consensus. She advocates com m unity policing and building a w orkforce that reflects the community. L t. P ool se e s h e r c a n d id a c y as “ a n o th e r o p p o rtu n ity fo r m e to w o rk to w a rd the g o a l o f b u ild in g a sa fe c o m m u n ity fo r o u r c h il d r e n .” S he is re a d y fo r th e c h a l le n g e an d sc ru tin y th a t w ill w e l co m e O re g o n ’s f irs t w om an s h e r iff. O n e m in o r o b sta c le w ill be the d e p a r tm e n t’s la c k o f a u n i form fo r a fe m a le s h e riff b u t th a t w o n ’t sto p th is p io n e e r! For a copy o f Vera P o o l’s “Four year Plan for the M ultnomah County S heriff's O ffice”, call 252-7186 or stop by the cam paign headquarters at 120 NE Ivy. 4, 1994 • T he P ortland O bserver Mother’s Day Exhibit & Tea Tokiko A nderson was bom in Y am agata, Japan and c a m e as a y o u n g woman to the U SA in 1972. A fter spending 8 years in D enver she cam e happily to O r egon in 1980 and im mediately began hav ing a love affair with the old houses that line the graceful streets o f N orthw est Portland. She decided to use her talent as a w ater colorist to help preserve the houses. A s a result 24 o f her w atercolors including som e o f W ashington Park will be displayed for the first tim e at the John Palm er House beginning May 8,1994 through June 1994. T okiko’s landscapes show an oriental influence com bined with an alm ost super-realistic approach to the architecture. The delicate w ashes o f color create a sparkle and cleanliness o f atm osphere that m akes one think o f sim pler times. H er delicate and intricate handling o f the brush gives the details a nice crispness and d is tinction of perspectives. M any o f the paintings evoke thoughts o f places where the need for creature com forts are no longer so com pelling, i.e., no signs, no telephone poles or electric cables are to be found. Instead one sees fine houses sur rounded by beautiful lan d scap in g an d is forced to imagine the people w ho inhabit them and enjoy the grounds. The impulse to won the paintings, if n o t, the h o u se s themselves is com pel ling. Tokiko’s work will be on display at the Historic John Palm er House Sundays beginning M other’s Day. G uests may simply tour this historic house and see her work or may linger for tea. M o th e r’s D ay Schedule • Tours 12-2 pm $ 4 .0 0 -P roceed s to Benefit H um boldt Elem entary School Art Program • T ea Searings 2-4 pm $2-$ 17 R eser vations Recom m ended for Tea. Schedule following Mother’s Day • T our O nly -1 pm $4.00 - Proceeds to Benefit H um boldt Elementary School Art Program • T o u ra tlp m fo llo w e d b y 2 p m H ig h Tea - $17.00 - Reservations R ec om m ended Contact: Mary or David Sauter, John Palmer House; 4314 N. Mississippi Avenue;Portland9721 ;Phone: 284-5893. Happy Mothers Day! SMOKERS AND NON-SMOKERS: FACTS YOU SHOULD KNOW Arontae Arontae, a child with special needs M e e t o n e o f O r e g o n ’s a p p ro x im a te ly 180 “ w a itin g c h il d re n ” c u rre n tly in th e s ta te ’s c a re . W ith an a d o ra b le sm ile , A ro n ta e is a h a n d so m e , g o o d n a tu re d c h ild w ith sp e c ia l m e d ic a l n e e d s. T h is r e s ilie n t 2 0 -m o n th o ld h as h ad to e n d u re m u ltip le illn e s s e s an d s u r g e rie s, an d w ill need to be w atched c lo se ly by h is d o c to rs. A rontae is diagnosed with cere b ra l p a ls y , a n d e a ts th ro u g h a gastrostom y tube as a supplem ent to his bottle. He only cries if he is hurting. A lthough A rontae is legally blind, he relates to those around him, recognizing toys and fam iliar voices, and enjoys pulling his foster daddy’s beard. A rontae has had the opportu nity to go cam ping several times in an RV. A dditionally, he has a special liking for country-w estern m usic,and in particular, enjoys Alan Jackson and Ladysm ith Black Mombasa. At this time, it is believed that A rontae will have a shortened life span and that developm ental gaps betw een him and other children will w iden. Despite his m edical ch al lenges, Arontae would love to have a fam ily to call his own. An African- A m erican fam ily is preferred for A rontae, but all fam ilies who can provide appreciation o f his cultural heritage as well as for his many m edi cal needs will be considered. O regon agencies waive or reduce fees to fam ilies applying to adopt children with m edical needs like his. A doption subsidy and a medical card may be available for him as well. To leam m ore about adoption, call the Special Needs A doption Coalition at The Boys and G irls Aid Society at 222-9661. Both smokers and non-smokers deserve to know facts, not innuendo, about cigarettes. Recently, Philip Morris and other U.S. tobacco manufacturers helped to set the record straight by speaking before a Congressional committee. For your consideration, here are the highlights of the information presented by Philip Morris in that session: Fact: Philip Morris does not add nicotine to its cigarettes. 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