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M ay 25, 1994 • T he P ortland O bserver P age BZ OLCC To Hear Comments On Proposed Rule Change Regarding Minors S h o u ld m in o rs be a llo w e d in p a rts o f a b u sin e ss w h e re th e re is m o re a lc o h o l th a n fo o d c o n su m e d ? W h a t k in d s o f e n te r ta in m en t sh o u ld a m in o r be a llo w e d to se e a n d p a rtic ip a te in? T he O re g o n L iq u o r C o n tro l C o m m issio n w ill h o ld a p u b lic h e a rin g on a p ro p o se d ru le ch a n g e on the p re s e n c e o f m in o rs in l i q u o r lic e n se d b u sin e sse s a t 10am , W e d n e s d a y , M a y 2 5 , a t th e O L C C ’s m ain o ffic e , 9 0 7 9 S .E . M c L o u g h lin B lv d ., P o rtla n d . T he c u rre n t ru le , O A R 84 5 - 0 6 -0 4 0 , a llo w s m in o rs in to r e s ta u ra n ts . T h e r u le a ls o a llo w s m in o rs in o th e r b u s in e s s e s th a t serv e m e a ls, b u t o n ly d u rin g lim ited h o u rs a n d o n ly fo r the p u r po se o f e a tin g . E x p o su re to d r in k ing a c tiv itie s is to be m in im a l. “ In th e p a st few y e a rs, m o re and m o re b u s in e s s o p e ra to rs h av e re q u e ste d th a t m in o rs be a llo w e d to p a r tic ip a te in te e n d a n c e s , d a n c e le sso n s an d k a ra o k e s in g in g ,” sa id D a rle e n e M e y e r, O L C rANCOUVE S i i 5 55 § 1 s »tri st 1 « Î Vancouver ru le s an d p o lic y m a n a g e r. “ T h ese a c ti v i t i e s o f te n ta k e p la c e in lo u n g e a re a s o r n e a r a re a s w here a d u lts a re d rin k in g a lc o h o l.” M eyer said if a d o p te d , the p ro p o se d ru le c h a n g e w ill a d d re ss th e se re q u e sts a n d c la rify the p u r p o se o f th e O L C C ’s m in o r p o s t ing sig n s . “ T he h e a rin g on the ru le c h a n g e w ill h e lp so rt th ro u g h p o lic y issu e s re la te d to m in o rs b ein g in p la c e s w h e re a lc o h o l is s e r v e d ,” she e x p la in e d . “ W e ’ll lo o k a t th e e n v iro n m e n t an d the ty p e s o f a c tiv itie s m in o rs can be ex p o se d to o r a llo w e d to p a r tic i p a te in w ith in lic e n s e d b u s i n e s s e s .” M e y e r e m p h a siz e d th a t the a m e n d m e n ts w o u ld n o t a ffe c t g ro c e ry sto re s, w h ic h sell p a c k ag ed b e e r an d w in e. In g e n e ra l, th e a m e n d m e n ts w ould c o n tin u e to p ro h ib it m i n o rs form any b u sin e ss w h e re the p rim a ry a c tiv ity is a lc o h o l s e r vice. T he p ro p o se d ru le c h a n g e s w ould a lso p ro h ib it m in o rs from p a rts o f a lic e n se d b u sin e ss w h ere th e re is an a c tiv ity o r e n te r ta in m en t g e n e ra lly fo u n d o n ly in ta v e rn s, b a rs o r lo u n g e s. M e y e r d e fin e d ta v e rn -lik e a c tiv itie s o r e n te rta in m e n t as k a ra o k e s in g in g , s ta g e r e v u e s , p a tr o n d a n c in g , g a m b lin g an d n u d e d a n c in g . C o p ie s o f the p ro p o se d ru le c h a n g e m aybe o b ta in e d by c o n ta c tin g M ey er a t the O L C C , 50 3 - 6 5 3 -3 0 5 5 , o r c a llin g to ll fre e 1- 8 0 0 -4 5 2 -6 5 2 2 . W ritten com m ents on the pro posed am endm ent may be sent to Meyer by June 15 at P.O. Box 22297, M ilwaukie, OR 97269-2297. ngraí«/ú-/Zo c to Johnson & Johnson and Essence Magazine Presented ‘Storytelling Fantasy Hour’ Johnson & Johnson and Essence M agazine, in conjunction with the 1994 Essence Awards celebration, presented“StorytelhngFantasy Hour” for 130 preschoolers from Graham- W indham C hildren’s Services dur ing Essence Awards W eek at the Schom burg Center for Research in Black Culture, 515 Lenox Avenue (1 block east o f 7th Avenue), at 135th Street, New York City. The youngsters, encouraged to use their imagination, listened to sto ries read by veteran children’s writer Cam ille Yarbrough. They also joined in a sing-along with Loretta Long, “ Susan” o f Sesame Street, and mar veled at the magic tricks and outra geous antics o f Gloria Lowery, who played Cocoa Butter the clown. The children received gifts and Johnson & Johnson also donated a c o lle c tio n o f b ooks to G raham - W indham , which is devoted to health and well-being o f African-American families. According to Susan L. Taylor, Edi- tor-in-C hief o f Essence Magazine, “Storytelling is a fundamental tradition of African-American family and commu nity life. Through books, these youngsters can expenence a full range of adventures, stretching their imagination and learning that they can realize aspirations.” She added, “This spirit is captured in the Essence Awards, which pays tribute this yeartotheachievementsof African-Ameri can men and celebrates those who tapped their lmagmauonandcreativepowers and dared to make their dreams come true, whatever the obstacles.” The Essence Awards, first held L anita D uke , G rassroot N ews For THE DUKE REPORT A w a r d O f E x c e lle n c e B e s t O f T h e N o r th w e s t V id e o F e s tiv a l 1 9 9 4 CoCo Butter the Clown (It.) and Ding-A-Ling the Magic Clown (rt.) tickled the funny bones of three of the 130 preschoolers from Graham-Windham Children's Services, along with Essence Publisher and ECI Chairman and CEO Edward T. Lewis and sponsor Johnson & Johnson's Director of Corporate Affairs Nancy L. Lane. in 1987, was created to focus national attention on distinguished African- American women whose exceptional achievem ents are often unpublicized. This is the first time the aw ards will be presented to men, in celebra tion of the unity of African-A m erican men and women. The eight outstand ing recipients o f the Seventh Essence Awards are Benjamin S. C arson, Sr., M .D., Reverend Jesse L. Jackson, Quincy Jones, Spike Lee, Joseph E. M arshall. Jr.. Robert M oses. Eddie M urphy and D enzel W ashington. Johnson & Johnson is the world’s largest and m ost com prehensive m anufacturer o f health-care products serving the consumer, professional and pharm aceutical and diagnostic m arkets. H ead q u artered in New Brunswick, New Jersey, the business was founded more than a century ago. W ith 5.1 million readers, Es sence is the preem inent magazine for African-American women. Published bv Essence Com m unications. Inc.. Essence M agazine is the leading source o f cutting-edge information relating to every area o f African- American w om en’s lives. The 1994 Essence Awards will be held on April 22 at The Para mount, M adison Square Garden, at 7:30 p.m. The star-studded gala cer emony will be videotaped before a black-tie audience and broadcast as a prim e-tim e special on the Fox Televi sion Network on June 6, 8 - 10 p.m. fEST). Fabric Depot THiiAKGisT. msrco.mnucrAii fasmc stori in me nsr MAY 24 THROUGH JUNE 7,1994 Janet Hill Named To Wendy’s Board of Directors Janet Hill - Board of Directors, Wendy's International, Inc. Janet Hill has been appointed to the board o f directors for W endy’s International, Inc. Hill fills a vacant seat on the board. H ill is a v ic e p re s id e n t o f the c o rp o ra te c o n s u ltin g f ir m A le x a n d e r & A sso c ia te s in W a sh in g to n , D .C ., w h ic h she fo u n d e d in 1981. T h e firm p ro v id e s c o rp o ra te p la n n in g , a d v ic e an d a n a ly se s in a re a s o f hum an re so u rc e s p la n n in g , c o rp o ra te r e s p o n s ib il ity , c o r p o r a te c o m m u n ic a tio n s an d g o v e rn m e n t c o n s u lta tio n . “ Janet H ill’s depth o f human re sources m anagem ent will make her a valuable contributor to the W endy’s family and board o f directors, bring ing a broader perspective to our busi ness,” said James Near, chairman and chief executive officer. “Her coun sel on building workforce inclusive ness o f all races is highly regard by many businesses and organizations.” From 1978 to 1981, Hill was the special assistant to the Secretary of the Army. Previously, she was a sci entist for a private consulting firm in W ashington, D.C. and a teacher at the high school, junior college and college levels. Hill graduated from W ellesley College in 1969 with a bachelor o f arts degree in m athem atics and re ceived a master o f arts in teaching m athematics from the University o f Chicago Graduate School in 1972. S he is on the boards o f New Y ork Cotton Exchange, M cDonald Dental Laboratory in New Orleans, and the Fuqua School o f Business at Duke University. Hill is married to National Foot ball League veteran Calvin Hill who is form er vice president o f the Balti m ore O rioles and an independent consultant in W ashington, D.C. They have one son. G rant, a graduating senior at Duke University and three time All-American in NCAA basket ball, and a m em berof two-time NCAA national cham pion Duke basketball team. Along with her husband, she is co-chairman o f the Duke University Parents Committee. She also is a member o f the Board o f W ellesley C o llege C en ter for R esearch on Women, the Wellesley Business Lead- ershipC ouncil and the past vice presi dent of the W ellesley College Alum nae Association. Hill is the former chair o f the W om en’s C am paign Fund, the only bipartisan national PAC raising m oney for women run ning for federal, state and local of fices. P/oOÏÎ W endy’s Old Fashioned Ham- burger restaurants were founded in 1969 by Dave Thom as, who named the restaurant after one o f his daugh ters. Today, there are 4,300 W endy’s restaurants w orldwide with $4 billion annual systemwide sales. Att Calicos «KINETEENTH CELEBRATION Saturday, June 18th, 1994 at the Texas I I A n n ex 1625 N.E. Alberta St. • Portland, OR 2:00pm - 2:00am A m u sem en t • Food ® C rafts In fo rm atio n B ooths A vailable For Vendor Info C ontact Chuck H inton 288-4677 or 288-3836 M o n d a y , M ay 3 0 . 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