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T he P ortland O bserver • M ay 18, 1994 P age A3 Straight Shooting FARRIS FASHIONS 4 Year Anniversary Sale 1) Night Club D e sig n e r S h o rt Set $25.95 to $69.95 2) Snake Skin Belt $7.95 3) Snake Skin Shoe I Men iron) $69.95 ] Women from $49.95 4) Men Double Breasted Suits All Colors From $149.95 5) W om en B u tterfly Short Pants from $99.95 6) Men and Women Silk Joggers $49.95 O ffer E nds J u n e 6 Visa I Master I American Express I Select Check Service • LAYAWAY» 2929 NE Alberta Photo Project Underway “ S traight S hooting 2 ," the p ro je ct that puts cameras and the kn o w le d g e o f th e ir use in to the hands o f a t-ris k and gang-affected y o u th , is cu rre n tly in its fifth week. T he p ro je c t is de signed to c u ltiv a te a m entor-protege re la tio n s h ip betw een p ro fe s s io n a l photographers and a t-ris k y o u th , p ro v id in g them w ith p o s itiv e ro le m o d els. The photographs send a p o w e rfu l message to the c o m m u n ity w h ile p ro v id in g y o u th w ith a p o s itiv e and e m p o w e rin g le a rn in g experience. S tra ig h t S h o o tin g 2 is p ro v in g to be p ro vo ca tive , e x c itin g and re w a rd ing. “ 1 w a n t to show people, lik e people o u t there in society w h o th in k w e ’ re cru d , that we can d o good 281-7164 things,” says y o u th D a v id A va lo s. W h ile b e a u tifu l and p o w e rfu l images are a p ro d u c t o f S tra ig h t S h o o tin g 2, the in te ra c tio n w ith the professional photographers serving as m entors and the o th e r y o u th in v o lv e d in the program is ju s t as im portant. The program is funded by C e llu la r one, F irs t Interstate B a n k, B o g le & Gates, Q uintana G alleries and m any o th e r b u sin ess c o n trib u to rs . T h e CARPET CLEANERS NEW p ro je ct is being coordinated b y the O regon C o m m is s io n on C h ild re n and F a m ilie s, the state’ s largest advocacy g roup fo r c h ild re n and young people, in c o o p e ra tio n w ith M e tro p o lita n Events P u b lic R elations o f P ortland. P ortland C o m m u n ity C o lle g e is p ro v id in g classroom s, d arkroom fa c ili Generation $1400 per mo. ties and supplies a t its S y lv a n ia C a m pus, w here in s tru c to r R ic h a rd K r a ft teaches yo u th in the program the ba We are #1 in the world. 43 Countries Strong Fortune 500 Company ★ NO WHIMPS!* Teachable • Hard Workers Only 15 People Needed • All Jobs Provided You Just Work. Call 579-6819 Need Dependable Vehicle Further Comments On Educational Goals by P rof . M c K inley B urt Those were some interesting re sponses to m y com m ents on the o r ig i nal components and d ire ctive s fo r “ Goals 2000” - type educational struc tures. I t ’ s not so m uch that I a ctu a lly thought you a ll had forgotten the sa the firs t in the w o rld in m athem atics and science achievem ent. 6. E very ad u lt A m e rica n w ill be literate. 7. E ve ry school in A m e rica w ill be free o f drugs and violence and w ill o ffe r a d iscip lin e d e n viro n m e n t co n 8. E ve ry school and hom e w ill C ). Y o u r school pro vid e s this b ro more that I fe lt the subsequent stresses and strains o f half-a-decade o f co n engage in partnerships that w ill in chure to answ er y o u r questions about crease parental in v o lv e m e n t and p a r tic ip a tio n in p ro m o tin g the social, em otional, and academ ic g ro w th o f ch ild re n . this program and ho w i t relates to y o u r c h ild 's scie n ce e d u c a tio n .” troversy (v io le n t) m ay have clouded some issues. Then, w ith tongue even fu rth e r in cheek, a llo w me to re -v is it another set o f “ bright-eyed and b u sh y-ta ile d ” com m itm ents, the fin a liz a tio n o f the dream, shall we say: The N a tio n al E d ucation Goals. The Goals 2000: Educate A m e ri can A c t, includes these eig h t goals to be achieved b y, no surprise, the year 2000. 1. A ll c h ild re n in A m e ric a w ill start school ready to learn. 2. The h ig h school graduation rate w ill increase to at least 90 p e r cent. 3. A ll students w ill leave grades, 4 ,8 a n d 12having dem onstrated co m petency o ve r c h a lle n g in g su b je ct matter, and (a ll students w ill be) p re pared fo r resp o n sib le citize n sh ip , fu r ther lea rn in g , and p ro d u ctive e m p lo y m e n t 4. The n a tio n ’ s teaching force w ill have access to program s fo r the continued im p ro ve m e n t o f th e ir p ro fessional skills. 5. U nited States students w ill be Doesn’ t that sort o f grab you? I mean i t ’ s sort o f lik e B rigade ju s t before that fa te fu l charge in to the valley. H o p e fu lly , we w ill have s u rv i vors this tim e , and we w ill n o t later fin d ourselves sin kin g in to a morass W asn ’ t that n ice o f them ? I m a ile d the lady a copy. W h a t th is is a ll abo u t is a p ro - g ra m o f the “ N a tio n a l Science T edch- ers A s s o c ia tio n -jo in tly fu n d e d b y the N a tio n al Science F o u n d a tio n and the U.S. D epartm ent o f E d u ca tio n . I t is extrem ely d iffic u lt to fin d o u t h o w fa r o f fin g e r-p o in tin g and o ther d is tu rb ing c o n d u c t A fte r a ll, the jo b o f edu cation w ill s till have to be done. L e t’ s co n tro l o u r frustrations w ith the in evitable. it got o f f the gro u n d and, i f so, in w h a t areas o f the co u n ty, le t alo n g ga in any operative feed back. T h is is e sp e cia lly true when dealing w ith m a jo r fe d e ra l Several parents thanked me fo r p ro v id in g that “ g e n e ric” m odel o f the th in k in g behind cu rre n t d e ve lo p m ent o f goals, standards and com pe tencies fo r the sciences. B u t, one lady had a change o f a d m in istra tio n s, b u t th is regim e in W a sh in g to n has ye t to f i l l a large num ber o f a d m in is tra tiv e slots, in c lu d in g science and educa tio n departments. in p a rtic u la r had questions about an “ integrated science approach.” Seems th a t i t w as n o t a b o u t a n y th in g m u ltic u ltu ra l o r b i-ra c ia l, b u t to her w ay o f th in k in g , lum ped together e ve ryth in g that co u ld be possibly id e n tifie d as a science, b io lo g y , p h ys ics, ch e m istry, earth science, e co l o g y, etc. I was ju s t as confused u n til I dug agencies now that we have n o t o n ly In the m eantim e, w e can o n ly w o n d er how many various and va rie d educational program s th e ir are o u t there w ith scores o f d iffe re n t a p proaches, goals and standards, speak in g in a p o ly g o t pedagogic language in a new T o w e r o f Babel. W e w ill n o t d e s p a ir, h o w e v e r. W e s t i l l m a y achieve “ G oal 2000,” b u t n o t at the turn o f the century. Portland Area Policyowners Celebration Tabernacle Of Northwestern Mutual To Receive Record High Dividend Payout In 19 94 Policyow ners served by the Beebe rate w ill be credited in 1994 fo r non- A gency o f the N orthw estern M u tu a l borrow ed p o lic y cash value o f w hole tw o -w a y street. “ The exposure to someone d iffe re n t fro m me, hanging around together, is sup p o rtin g m y L ife Insurance C o. w ill receive a total life insurance p o licie s w ith d ire ct rec d iv id e n d p a y m e n t o f m o re than $18,400,000 in 1994 according to vie w s that yo u th o u t there are ve ry w o rth w h ile people, rather than w h a t General A g e n t K e n t Beebe. o g n itio n , Beebe said. T h e B eebe G e n e ra l A g e n c y se rve s m o re th a n 2 6 ,6 9 7 area the space and o p p o rtu n ity to have i t ” ‘ Scope, Sequence and C o o rd in a tio n o f Secondary School S cience’ (SS & d u cive to learning. K lie w e r illu stra te s that le a rn in g is a sion and i t ’ s a m a tte r o f g iv in g them pating in a new pro g ra m : “ D e a r p a r ents, y o u r c h ild is n ow p a rtic ip a tin g in a new science p ro g ra m c a lle d cred oaths m any took to raise the art o f pedagogy to O ly m p ia n heights, but sics o f photography. S tra ig h t Shooting 2 m entor L in d a yo u m ig h t th in k . E ve ryo n e has a v i back in to m y file s and fo u n d a co p y o f a brochure, m a ile d o f a fe w years ago to puzzled parents o f c h ild re n p a rtic i It is part o f a total com pany payout o f $1.8 b illio n w h ic h is $36 m illio n m ore than la st year. A 8.5 percent d iv id e n d interest p o licyo w n e rs w h o have m ore than $3,283,446,098 o f coverage. O ffice s are located at 1221 S.W . Y a m h ill, Ste. 4 00, P ortland. Y o u can see the vis io n o f these The Youth/Children’ s department ofCelebrationTabemacle is sponsoring a community fair on Monday, M ay 30, 1994,horn 10am to3pm at 1505 N Bryant on Interstate. Parking is available behind the building. Join us on M em orial Day!. Admission is free w ith some o f the booths and the food costing various charges. T h e fa ir is expected to have a stage w ith m usic, a du n k tank, fo o d booth, hole in one m in ia tu re g o lf, face p a in tin g and o ther c h ild re n /y o u th / and fa m ily a ctivitie s. yo u th at th e ir P o rtla n d A r t M useum e x h ib ito p e n in g T h u rsd a y, June 16th. >zzzzzzzzzzz>zzzzzzzz Dottie Fischer Presents: 503-231-1600 700 N.E. Multnomah #478, Portland, Oregon 97232,1-800-545-0844 QQ uiCK E scapes via RENO Air à1 RENO From Seattle to Portland 2 nights 2 nights Arrival Arrival Thu or Sat Friday 3 nights Arrival Thursday Effective Arrival Dates 3 nights 2 nights Arrival Arrival Sun - Wed Sun - Tue 4 /9 -6 /1 8 $114 $114* $127 $180 $177 5 /1 -6 /3 0 $126 $126* $131 $176 $179 3rd Night Freç: Sands Regency* Holland America Line’s ss Rotterdam September 29 - 30,1994 Vancouver, B.C. to Portland October 12 -13,1994 Portland to Vancouver, B.C. 3rd Night Free:* RiverBoat Hotel ms Westerdam Special: - Get $30 back in ‘Hilton Bucks’ per couple - thru 5/31 4/29-10/31 Reno Hilton $130 $155 $142 $194 $199 $114 $131 $126 $178 $175 $124 $146 $129 $174 $176 October 1 - 2,1994 Vancouver, B.C. to Portland October 9 -10,1994 Portland to Vancouver, B.C. Includes 2 for 1 Show and $100 Funboal 4/1-7/31 Clarion Hotel 4/1-7/31 Includes 2 for 1 Dinner - Amigo’s F o r tw e n ty -fo u r hours you can e n jo y a ll o f the lu xu rie s you can im agine on H o lla n d A m e ric a ’ s ss R O T T E R D A M o r m s W E S T E R D A M ! L iv e an e x c itin g day and evening between P ortland and V ancouver, B ritis h C o lu m b ia , cru isin g scenic V a n co u ve r Island, the m ajestic C o lu m b ia , the b u s tlin g John Ascuaga’s Nugget 3/8-7/31 $126 $149 $135 $184 $187 3/8-7/31 $138 $167 $153 $208 $217 Peppermill Hotel 5/1-10/29 $138 $167 $150 $202 $211 Flamingo Hotel 3/1 -6 /3 0 $138 $167 $155 W illa m e tte R iv e r, plus have the th r ill o f crossing the C o lu m b ia R iv e r bar. Y o u w ill experience H o lla n d A m e ric a ’ s T ra d itio n o f E xcellence in th e ir service and cuisine. In clu d e d in yo u r cruise p rice is a gourm et breakfast, lunch, d in n e r and m id n ig h t b u ffe t. Y o u can also e n jo y a w id e range o f shipboard a c tiv itie s and e ntertainm ent planned fo r this special cruise such as flo o r shows, lounges, o n $212 $221 Includes Show Discount board shopping, da n cing and casino w h ile at sea! P ortland to V a n co u ve r B .C . - S hip sails at 11:00 a.m. Eldorado Hotel 4 /2 9 -7 /1 7 $142 $173 $159 $216 $227 V a n co u ve r B .C . to P ortland - S hip sails at 6 :0 0 p.m. 2/13-6/25 $150 $185 $169 $228 $243 O ne w ay cruise between P ortland and V ancouver, B .C ., ground transportation between V anco u ve r, B .C . Includes Cabaret & Funbook C R U IS E P A C K A G E IN C L U D E S : Harrahs Reno Free ‘Sammy’s Showroom' with Cocktail/Tax and P ortland w ith a box lunch and T ra v e l M a rke tin g escorts. Gold In Reno! - Only $180 per person! Includes 2 nights at the Reno Hilton, 1 round of Golf per person and ALAMO Economy Car PACKAGES INCLUDE R ound trip N on-S top R eno A ir je t flig h ts fro m Seattle o r P ortland to Reno. T w o o r three n ights at selected hotels, in c lu d in g room tax. (Prices arc per person, d ouble occupancy) T ransportation between Reno A ir p o rt and ho te l (excepts Sands*). V a lid fo r travel through specified dates, except H o lid a y s and Special Events. Prices va lid fo r travel on “ 8” F a ir o n ly . O th e r classes s lig h tly higher. $3 - $6 a irp o rt fa c ility fee not in clu d e d (w here a p p licable). B o o kin g s made less than 11 days p rio r to travel w ill in c u r rush h a n d lin g fee. Prices re q u ire m in im u m 7 day advance purchase. IL Cruise Package Cruise Only $415 Suite (Westerdam only) $350 $303 $238 Stateroom Deluxe $263 $198 Deluxe Outside $243 $178 Large Outside $223 $158 Standard Outside $148 $213 Large Inside $128 $193 Standard Inside $170 3rd and 4th Passenger $105 Port tax $36 •*AI1 prices are per person based on double occupancy** J