May 4. 1994
Serving the community through cultural diversity."
Volumn XXIV. Number 18
L ife in the P ortland M etropolitan A rea
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Volunteers Make A Difference Students
honored
April Is National
Community College
Month!
Entrepreneur Kurt Widmer Speaks At
MHCC Current History Forum
Entrepreneur Kurt W idm er, ow ner o f
jne of O regon’s leading m icrobrew eries,
i 11 be the guest facilitator at an open forum
April 28, n o o n -1:30 p.m ., in the Tow n and
□own room at Mt. H ood Com m unity C ol­
lege.
F o r m ore in fo rm atio n call T hom
Armstrong, associate dean of Social Sci­
ences, at 667-7481.
Pacific University Jazz
Nite
Featuring the jazz groups o f PU; F ri­
day, May 6, 1994 8 p.m.; Pacific U niver­
sity, M cCready Hall in Taylor-M eade Per­
forming A rtsCcnter. Free Admission. Form
more inform ation, please contact: Chris
Bruya, Director o f Bands, Pacific U niver­
sity, 357-6151, ex 2297
Amtrak Changes
Departure Time
For The N orthbound “ M ount R ainier”
A m trak’s train #796, the northbound
M ount Rainier betw een Portland and Se­
attle, w ill begin operating on a revised
schedule. Effective May 1, 1994 the train
will depart Portland at 7:35 a.m ., 20 min-
ites earlier than the current schedule, and
ill arrival/departure times north o f Port-
and will be 20 m inutes earlier. A rrival in
Seattle will be 11:30 a.m.
Tygh Valley All Indian
Rodeo
T he 45th Annual Tygh V alley All
Indian Rodeo will be held at the Tyw am a
Saddle Club grounds in Tygh Valley on
May 21st and 22nd. The event will kick off
on Friday night with a W estern D ance at
the Club Hall at 9:00pm . Saturday Night,
w eather perm itting a dance will be held in
Arthur May
patient at the medical office. “It’s just nice to
A Y IS ONE OF 63 IN D IV ID ­
have people like that who can get you to your
UALS W H O SERVE AS
V O L U N T E E R A M B A S S A ­ destination.”
choose the days and hours
D O R S. T H IS D IV ER SE G R O U P Volunteers
OF
they’d
like
to
work.
May, who is a retired
IN D IV ID U A LS DO SUCH THINGS AS
engineer
and
a
former
m inister of the Union
G R EET PEOPLE, GIVE DIRECTIONS,
Avenue
Baptist
Church,
is heavily involved
A N D READ TO CHILDREN.
A rthur May sports a big friendly grin as in comm unity activities but manages to squeeze
he w elcom es people entering through the in seven hours a week to volunteer at the
w est doors o f Kaiser Perm anente’s East In­ medical office. He balances this with his
terstate Medical Office. His information desk involvem ent in the Vernon School Safe Com­
is positioned where h e ’s sure to capture a mittee, the Foster Parents Association, Afri­
patient’s eye to say, “Hello, may I help you?” can A m erican Clergy, and church activities.
“ I’ve found that every time I come in it’s He and his w ife have a daughter at home and
nice to have a happy smiling face to greet you three foster children. “It’s ju st rewarding,”
and that the volunteers are readily available says M ay. “ I think it cheers people up and it
to give directions, “ says Kenneth Clark, a makes a difference when you can give them a
M
o n e .”
The V olunteer A m bassador Program
provides a vital link betw een patients and the
medical office. To becom e a part o f the team,
contact Program Coordinator Sheryl DuCette
at (503) 249-5539.
ig Sisters” Needed For At Risk Teenage Girls
the arena at 6:30pm .
Artist Laurie Balmuth’s
Works Featured In MHCC
Gallery Exhibit
little T LC .”
M ay jo in e d the V o lu n te e r A m b a s­
sa d o rs la st fa ll a fte r re sp o n d in g to a
b ro c h u re he re c e iv e d in the m ail. He
say s he sp re a d s the w o rd to frie n d s and
o th e rs th a t v o lu n te e rin g is g ra tify in g
w ork and if th e y have free tim e , com e
jo in . “ I ’m here to b u ild a b rid g e th at
o th e rs can c r o s s ,” say s M ay. “ I ’m e n ­
c o u ra g in g o th e rs to jo in b e c a u se i t ’s a
b le sse d fe e lin g w hen you can help som e­
The Portland Teachers Program is hold­
ing its 1994 “Celebration o f Students” event
to acknow ledge nearly 150 aspiring m inority
educators-50 at the post-secondary and gradu­
ate level, and 100 from middle and high
schools in the G rand and Jefferson clusters.
The event will be held on “Cinco de M ayo”-
-Thursday, M ay 5, from 4:30 pm to 6:30 pm
in the Student C enter C afeteria at Portland
Com m unity College Cascade Cam pus, 705
N. K illingsw orth. The formal program b e­
gins at 5:30, and the student recognition at
5:45 pm.
Attending the C elebration will be pro­
gram participants, family m em bers, teachers,
and leaders from ethnic com m unities, busi­
ness and education. Rosalind Curry, who
started the program at PCC in 1989 and
graduated this year, will speak. The event is
being sponsored by W ashington Mutual Bank
and the Portland Association o f Teachers.
T h e P o rtla n d T e a c h e rs P ro g ra m is a
p a rtn e rs h ip e ffo rt b e tw e e n P o rtla n d P u b ­
lic S c h o o ls, P o rtla n d C o m m u n ity C o l­
leg e and P o rtla n d S ta te U n iv e rsity to
in c re a se the n u m b e r o f m in o rity te a c h e rs
in P o rtla n d P u b lic S c h o o ls. Im p le m e n te d
in 1989 as a re s p o n s e to th e c r itic a l
sh o rta g e o f m in o rity te a c h e rs, th is un iq u e
tri-in s titu tio n a l c o lla b o ra tio n is d e sig n e d
to a ttr a c t, p re p a re a n d re ta in ta le n te d
A fric a n A m e ric a n s, N a tiv e A m e ric a n s,
H isp a n ic s an d A sian A m e ric a n s in the
te a c h in g p ro fe s s io n so th a t a ll y o u n g
p e o p le w ill be b e tte r p re p a re d to jo in an
in c re a s in g ly m u ltic u ltu ra l w o rk fo rc e .
The “C elebration” is an excellent oppor­
tunity for the press and the general public to
see a culturally diverse group o f students,
primarily from N ortheast Portland, who have
made positive career choices that will benefit
them selves, their com m unities and society as
a whole. This event honors them not only for
their choices, but for the effort and sacrifice
that m any of them are m aking to achieve their
goal.
V o lu n te e rs o f A m e ric a is in n eed o f
v o lu n te e rs fo r the C h ere A rnie B ig S iste r
p ro g ra m to p ro v id e frie n d sh ip , su p p o rt
an d c a rin g to young g irls in c ris is .
V o lu n te e rs spend a p p ro x im a te ly ten
h o u rs p e r m o n th p a rtic ip a tin g in a c tiv i­
“It’s Not My Story,” an exhibit of works
by artist Laurie L. Balmuth, will be on display
May 2-30 in the College Center Fireplace
Gallery at Mt. Hood Community College,
26000 S. E. Stark St. in Gresham. A reception
for Balmuth is scheduled for May 4,6:30-8:30
p.m. in the gallery. The public is invited to
attend the exhibit and reception free of charge.
o i n - t v is PLEASED TO
A NNO UNCETH EW INNERSO F
Gallery hours are 8 a.m.-8:30 pun. Mon­
THE
1994
JE FFE R SO N
day-Wednesday, 8 a.m.-7 p.m. Thursday, and
8 a.m.-5:3O p.m. Friday. For more information AW ARDS FOR PUBLIC SERVICE IN
TH E O R EGON-SOUTHW EST W A SH ­
call the College Center at 667-7260.
tie s a n d sp e n d in g tim e w ith th e a t-risk
g irls. A ll v o lu n te e rs are tra in e d by q u a li­
fied sta ff m em bers.
In v o lv in g y o u rs e lf in th is pro g ram is
v ery re w a rd in g say s L o u ise L an g ley ,
C h e re A rnie Big S iste r C o o rd in a to r. “ By
v o lu n te e rin g you are p ro v id in g frie n d ­
sh ip a n d a p o s itiv e ro le m odel for th e se
g irls w h ic h is v e ry im p o rta n t.” To r e g ­
iste r fo r th is p ro g ra m p le a se c a ll V O A ’S
K le tz e r H all a t 2 3 4 -9 2 1 1 .
V o lu n te e rs o f A m e ric a is a n a tio n ­
w id e so c ia l serv ice o rg a n iz a tio n w ith
b ra n c h e s in over 200 c o m m u n itie s. V o l­
u n te e rs o f A m erica o f O reg o n , Inc. serv es
the co m m u n ity through ch ild re n and fa m ­
ily se rv ic e s, se n io r se rv ic e s and c o m m u ­
n ity c o rre c tio n s p ro g ra m s.
KOIN-TV Announces 1994 Jefferson Award Winners
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“Coaching The African
American Athlete”
The Oregon Black Coaches Association
OBCA), will conduct a four hour clinic on
tow to coach the African American Athlete.
\ n Oregon first, the clinic will attempt to
educate coaches and athletes about issues that
ifTect the African American Athlete as it re-
ates to coaching.
Ed Whalen, KOIN Sports Anchor, will be
Featured as the keynote speaker. Clinicians and
Facilitator will be accomplished local African
American coaches who arc presently coaching
at the high school, middle school and or club
levels.
Sponsored by Avia, an Oregon based ath­
lete shoe and apparel company, the clinic will
be held Saturday, May 14, 1994, 9:00AM-
1:00PM at Whitaker Middle School. Theclinic
is free of charge and is open to coaches, ath­
letes, and the general public. Registration be­
gins at 8:00 AM.
Questions regarding the OBCA clinic
should be directed at Mitch W hitehurst (503)
282-1290.'
O BCA is a non-profit organization.
has been described by her associates as a
“ spark plug” and the “glue” for the many
organizations and projects she has been in­
house in east M ilwaukie. W hen she’s not
dusting cleaning or doing a lunch run, K athy’s
talking with anyone who needs to talk, hold­
ing hands, or giving a m uch needed hug. She
has also donated proceeds from her one per­
son show, “Two by four By Philpott”, to help
those stricken with the AIDS virus. Quoting
K athy, “ There is destiny that m akes us broth­
ers. None of us goes our way alone. All of what
we give to the lives o f others com es back to our
volved with through the years.
B enita H arris
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description o f the work for which each recipi­ B oard o f D irec- !
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active in her com ­
Fire. H er work with ARC has stimulated Program , helping
m u n ity . H ild a h
minority aw areness of the need for blood former Soviet Re­
has been involved
donors and bone marrow registrants. Through public Pentacost-
as a 4-H leader for
her efforts, the 1994 Martin Luther King als m ake the cul­
the past 62 years,
blood drive saw a 61% increase in donations tural adjustment to
providing W ash­
over the previous year. During the past three life in the United
in g to n C o u n ty
years, Benita has been instrumental in devel­ States. Her activi­
youth with an ac­
oping several Camp Fire programs for youth tie s ra n g e from c h a u ffe u rin g to tak in g
tivity that helps
such as the G ang Peace and Hispanic pro­ fa m ilie s into h e r ow n ho m e. S o c ia l s e r ­
build self-esteem,
v ic e s for re fu g e e s u su a lly fo c u s on the
confidence and achieve their personal goals. gram s, which enhance self-esteem and ad­
first e ig h t m o n th s b e c a u se o f b u d g e t r e ­
Hildah was also instrumental in the establish­ dress the issue o f peer pressure.
s tra in ts , b u t B e v e rly has w o rk e d w ith
m ent of the Tualatin Valley W orkshop, a K athy P hilpott
L ocal actress and com edian K athy m any o f the fa m ilie s fo r th re e and four
company that provides work opportunities for
y e a rs, and the re la tio n s h ip b e tw e e n them
the physically challenged. She has received Philpott, looks for the real m eaning in life;
c o n tin u e s to g ro w .
the “First Citizen o f Beaverton” award and volunteering her time to an AIDS hospice
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D iane W ehage
Clackamas County’s Victim’s Assistance
Program would not be possible without vol­
unteers like Diane W ehage. Diane has been
and advocate in this program for 13 years. Her
role is to follow a person through the crim inal
justice system, giving emotional support,
information about the status of their case, and
accompanying the victim to court. Besides
working as a registered nurse, Diane also does
the training for new advocates in hospital
procedures and does all o f the program s
public speaking to schools on the subjects of
date rape and sexual abuse.
KOIN-TV has sponsored the Jefferson
Awards for Public Service for fifteen years.
The com petition is sponsored nationally by
the prestigious American Institute for Public
Service located in W ashington, D.C. and
locally by Subway. The Jefferson Awards
were created to give public recognition to
individuals who have made tremendous per­
sonal com m itm ents to the com m unities in
which they live.
KOIN-TV is a division o f Lee Enter­
prises, Inc. Lee owns and operates eight tele­
vision stations; publishes 19 daily new spa­
pers and 33 specialty publications; and m anu­
factures graphic arts products for the new spa­
per industry through NAPP Systems, Inc. in
San M arcos, California.
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