Portland observer. (Portland, Or.) 1970-current, July 20, 1994, Page 8, Image 8

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    J uly 20, 1994 • T he P ortland O bserver
P age B?
Portland Gospel Fest
Dawson Park
Singer Byrant Baraton
B y ra n t F u n c h e s B a ra to n a
new c o m er to the P o rtla n d a re a
v ia the F ine A rts S c h o o l in C h i­
ca g o , has a P aul R o b e rso n sty le
vo ice and really b e lts it o u t w ith
W itn ess For My L and an o ld s p iri­
tual. B ryant has been sin g in g m ost
o f his life and h o p e s to a c q u ire a
c o n ta c t for G o sp e l and R & B m u ­
sic. H e is a lso in o th e r e v e n ts
aro u n d the city .
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Vancouver Gospel Choir
T he V an c o u v e r G o sp e l C h o ir
w as in sp ira tio n a l and d o n e a good
jo b o f c lo sin g o u t th e first V a n ­
c o u v er fe stiv a l.
T he c h o ir w ill ta k e p a rt in the
unpaid co m in g fe stiv a l at D aw son
P ark on A u g u st 6, 1994.
rANCOUVE
15 North, City Center Elit, leit on 6th St.
OPEN SATURDAY 10-6
Vancouver Gospel Choir
ARMERSÍ
Fun! Food! Friends!
Come Celebrate!
Monetary Aid Needed For
Georgian Flood Victims
T h e lo cal H e a d q u a rte rs o f T he
salv atio n A rm y is c o lle c tin g m on-
:ta r y c o n t r i b u t i o n s to a id
G eo rg ia’s c itiz e n s in th e ir b a ttle
(g a in st th e flo o d .
A t th is tim e , T h e S a lv a tio n
\r m y in P o rtla n d is a c c e p tin g
jn ly c a sh d o n a tio n s fo r the flo o d
e lie f. G o o d s a re b ein g h a n d le d
jy T h e S a lv a tio n A rm y in lo c a -
;ions c lo s e r to th e a ffe c te d a re a s,
b u t the lack o f dry sto ra g e f a c ili­
ties lim its the a m o u n t o f goods
th a t can be h a n d le d at th is tim e.
T h e S a lv a tio n A rm y in G e o r­
g ia an d n e ig h b o rin g sta te s have
se t up a sh e lte r in a h o m e le ss
lo d g e in M acon, G e o rg ia . M obile
c a n te e n s have a lso b een se t up in
h a rd -h it
A m e ir c u s
and
B a in b rid g e . In B a in b rid g e , the
tow n c o lise u m w as c o n v e rte d into
This Saturday, July 23, the 7th annual potluck, gathering, and cookout
will be held in the Mississippi Historic District, on North Missouri Ave.,
between Mason and Shaver. This block will be closed to traffic for safety.
H ours are 1 p.m. ‘til 6 p.m.
O rganizers Annie Jennings and Diane Farmer Linkhart are please to
announce that this year’s Miss Black Oregon U.S.A. contestants will arrive
at 2:30 p.m. to enjoy the event with a special presentation by these talented
young women to begin at 3 p.m. The pageant itself, later this year, is a
scholarship competition to benefit both the education and future careers of
a s h e lte r . M o re th a n 3 0 0 ,0 0 0
p e o p le have been w ith o u t w ater;
d o n a tio n s o f b o ttle d w a te r has
b een p ro c u re d from an a re a g ro ­
cery sto re c h a in .
F in a n c ia l c o n trib u tio n s e a r ­
m ark ed fo r the “ G e o rg ia F lo o d
R e l i e f ’ can be se n t to the C ascad e
D iv isio n o f T h e S a lv a tio n A rm y
a t P .O . Box 2 8 2 3 , P o rtla n d , O r­
eg o n 9 7 2 0 8 .
the entrants.
Special guest Rep. M argaret Carter, District 18, will also attend.
New this year are a barbecue contest and salad making contest; rules
are the same for both: no prepared products such as bottled sauces or
dressings. Each contest will have a dinner prize for two, courtesy of Safeway
M arketplaces Jantzen Beach and Rose City. Judging will be between 1p.m.
and 1:30 p .m . and those entering the barbecue contest may bring everything
they need to cook and set up anytime after 10 a.m. Salad contestants need
only arrive bringing their special dishes forjudging.
This is a fun day celebrating our wonderful com m unity, and a great
time to enjoy friends, neighbors, and family. For your comfort, bring lawn
chairs if needed. For information: Diane 284-6033 or Annie 284-8188.
SEI Receives Grant From US West
Teams Foundation
Self E nhancem ent, Inc. (SEI)
nounced that it has received a
:44,000 grant from the US W est
lundation Team s Project (Teacher
ic e lle n c e A p p ro p ria te fo r a
ultiethnic Society). Awarded to in-
itutions involved with pre-service
id in-service teacher training pro-
am s, SEI w ill apply the grant to-
ard its Teaching E nhancem ent Pro-
am.
S E I’s T eaching E nhancem ent
ogram is developing curriculum
tsed on m ulticultural values and
^tdemic learning requirem ents for
lildren and youth, grad es2-12. Once
com pleted, the SEI Teaching E n­
hancem ent curriculum will be intro­
duced to present and future teachers
for training in multicultural educa­
tion.
“ In le ss than ten y e a rs, o n e-
th ird o f the m o re th an 50 m illio n
sc h o o l c h ild re n in A m e ric a w ill
be m e m b e rs o f a m in o rity eth n ic
g ro u p ,” sa id Joy L e a ry , SEI C u r ­
ric u lu m D ire c to r. “ S c h o o ls and
te a c h e rs p la y im p o rta n t ro le s in
p re p a rin g s tu d e n ts to liv e and
w o rk in a m u ltic u ltu ra l w o rld and
to v a lu e c u ltu ra l d iv e rsity . N ow ,
m o re th an e v e r, w e n e e d young
p e o p le to d e v e lo p e a rly u n d e r­
s ta n d in g a n d a p p r e c ia tio n o f
p e o p le w ith b a c k g ro u n d s d if f e r ­
e n t fro m th e ir o w n .”
Walnut Park Retail Center
Profiles
Continued from front
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o c a tio n p o rtra its . T h e fiv e -y e a r-
>ld b u s in e s s , o w n e d by C h ris
o h n so n , s p e c ia liz e s in p e rso n s
)[ c o lo r. Jo h n so n is a P o rtla n d
la tiv e , an d a g ra d u a te o f W ilso n
■Tigh S ch o o l. H e w ill be re n tin g a
1,360 sq u a re fo o t sp a c e in the
¡am e n e ig h b o rh o o d he w as raised .
“I grew up three blocks down the
¡treetand this is a great opportunity to
Ming this service to the com m unity,”
Johnson said.
SUPER W OK C HINESE
FAST FOOD
Owner: W oo Kyung Sung
Super Wok Chinese Fast Food
will be a carry-out and sit down C hi­
nese restaurant owned by five-year
Portland resident W oo Kyung Sung.
The 1,360 square-foot restaurant is
S u n g 's second business in the area.
For the last three years, he has run
C raigo’s, a grocery store and deli
located on North Beech S tre e t Like
C raigo’s, Super W ok will be a family
run business.
“ At W alnut Park, I have an op­
portunity to branch into this new
field,” said Sung. “I f 11 be a great
experience.”
VIDF.OLAND
Owner: Vic C ianci
Videoland President Vic Cianci
joined M ayor Vera Katz last M arch in
announcing that Vidcoland has signed
on as the anchor tenant for the W alnut
Park Retail Center. Founded in 1983
and based in W ilsonville, Videoland
offers videos for rent and sale at more
than 20 stores in Oregon and W ash­
ington. Officials said the 9,500 square-
foot store is an ideal anchor tenant
that will draw hundreds o f customers
daily.
“W e’re pleased that our com ­
mercial goals dovetail so well with
the com m unity’s needs and look for­
ward to a long-term relationship and
partnership with the N orth/N orthcast
Portland
Walnut Park The Phil Reynolds Scholarship Awards
Continued from front
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Signed
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Continued from front
Park com plex. N egotiations were
made with businesses who would meet
neighborhood needs and create busi­
ness opportunitites for the com m u­
nity.
Portland State University recendy
announced a new business outreach
program in N ortheast Portland, and
together with the PDC, has assigned
business outreach representative Alan
Zeiberto to offer his expertise in small
business marketing and development.
The city acquired the property, a
4.2 acre site that was die former loca­
tion o f a Fred Meyer shopping center.
The entire project includes the retail
center, a new laundromat, policing
center and Portland Trailblazers Boys
and Girls Club. W ork is scheduled to
begin on the boys and girls club later
this month.
In addition, there are plans to
build new residential housing on
blocks adjacent to W alnut Park.
The King Neighborhood Asso­
ciation worked with the city to make
W alnut Park a home to local, m inor­
ity businesses.
The project also is a step towards
a long-standing goal of making the
com m unity safer and to restor com
mcrcial vitality along Martin Luther:
King Jr. Blvd
schedule she enthusiastically pur­
sues school track. Miss Stew art will
enter the University o f O regon at
Eugene, Oregon in the fall with a
future toward pediatric psychology.
Miss Haregu Kefle, a recent
graduate of Benson Polytechn ic High
School, is actively involved in Health
Occupation Students O f American.
Miss Kefle will attend University of
Oregon at Eugene, Oregon in the fall to
pursue a career in Medicine specializ­
ing in the Health Professional field as a
Physical Therapist. She is attending
OSU’s special summer program.
Miss Monique Johnson is a gradu­
ate of Jefferson High School. During
her busy school schedule she actively
pursucdcom puter science. Miss John­
son will enter the M orris Brown C ol­
lege at A danta, Georgia in the fall
with a future toward pediatrics.
Miss E lizaC apuia joins the 1994
graduates o f Jefferson High School.
Eliza found time for cross country,
track and field competition. She gives
a great deal o f her tim e working
with youth program s in her school
and com m unity. She has been ad­
mitted to Portland State University
where she will work towards her
degree in medicine.
W e are confident that these
young women will achieve success
in their chosen fields o f endeavor.
O ur very best wishes.
THE PHIL REYNOLDS
SCHOLARSHIP FUND
Phyllis R. Smith, Coordinator
503-248-6757
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