T he P ortland O bserver • O ctober 26, 1994
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OMSI Seeks Interns
For Youth Program
The Oregon Museum of Sci­
ence and Industry (OMSI) is seeking
up to twelve interns for Youth Alive !,
a nation-wide program which places
minority and at-risk youth in muse­
um environments to promote careers
in math and science.
The program, jointly funded by
the Association of Science and Tech­
nology Centers (ASTC) and the
DeWitt Wallace Reader's Digest
Fund, provides young men and wom­
en between the ages of 14 and 18 with
the opportunity to develop job skills
in a hands-on, interactive environ­
ment. Interns will be required to work
a minimum of 16 hours per month, on
Fridays and Saturdays. Interns are
not paid, but successful completion
of the program may lead to paid
summer employment.
Youth Alive! utilizes a hands-
on approach where participants gain
direct experience in a work environ­
ment. Interns will perform a variety
of duties, including working in the
museum’s exhibit areas, Discovery
Space early childhood education cen­
ter, interactive laboratories, science
camps and classes, as well as other
areas. Participants also will gain valu­
able experience using com put­
ers, working on w riting and pub­
lic speaking projects, and re la t­
ing to others in a busy work envi­
ronm ent. All interns will work at
the Boys and G irls C lub o f P ort­
land, serving as youth m entors
and assisting with program s.
The purpose of Youth Alive! is
to provide adolescents, especially
those who have less support while
making the transition into adulthood,
with positive job and community ser­
vice experiences. Utilizing a muse­
um as the program’s primary loca­
tion offers participants new perspec­
tives on educational and cultural ac­
tivities which take place outside the
formal classroom environment. The
program gives many teens their first
job and community service experi­
ences, and promotes important val­
ues such as responsibility, self-es­
teem, independence and maturity.
For more information about how
to become a Youth Alive! intern, call
(503)979-4645.
Halloween
is Monday, October 31st.
Kids are out trick-or-treating.
Please drive safely.
Attorneys Cited For Public Service
Multnomah County District
Judge Roosevelt Robinson has been
named as one of four Portland area
lawyers receiving honors for public
service work.
Robinson is being recognized
by the Oregon State Bar for guiding
minority students and attorneys to­
ward success in the legal profession
John R. Bachofner received the
bar’s public service award for volun­
teer work teaching high school stu­
dents about the law. Stephen Kantor
and David Markowitz of Portland
received recognition for efforts in
educating other attorneys through bar
programs and publications.
Roosevelt Robinson
Company Can Restore
Disconnected Phones
A Portland company is offering
an alternative to Portland area con­
sumers who lose their telephone ser­
vice because of billing problems.
Telephone Restoration N et­
work, Inc. offers consumers a pro­
gram to refinance their telephone
debt. It’s a way to restore service and
make progress on getting a handle on
their telephone bills.
The company began it’s opera­
tions in April, 1992 out of the home
of its president, Michael W. Atkinson.
From those modest beginnings,
TRN has grown from a company
serving over 1,000 homes.
High standards, quality custom­
er service, and low prices, are goals
for Atkinson.
In addition to solving phone
credit problems, the company pro­
vides customers the opportunity to
Goal Reached For Walnut
Park Retail Center
A King neighborhood commit­
tee announced that all nine stores in
the new Walnut Park Retail Center
have been leased. Hitting "100%
lease-up” before opening is a rare,
landmark achievement for any new
shopping center.
The final two tenants to sign on
are: Key Bank of Oregon, which will
open a Community Services Group
office, and J.P. Custom Framing, an
art gallery and frame shop.
The Walnut Park Leasing Pan­
el. a community group consisting of
representatives of the King Neigh­
borhood Association's Walnut Park
Committee and the Portland Devel­
opment Commission, directed the
tenant selection process for the new
neighborhood retail center, which is
adjacent to the Northeast Communi­
ty Policing Facility on the southeast
corner of NE Martin Luther King,
Jr., Boulevard and NE Killingsworth
Street.
"Working together as a team
with the King Neighborhood Asso-
Gift Boxes
Assembled For
Needy
Volunteers at the Portland Soci­
ety of St. Vincent de Paul are busy
assembling CD gift boxes for Christ­
mas presents, the proceeds of which
will pay for hams in Christmas food
boxes to feed needy families in six
counties.
The attractive Christmas gift
boxes are created from recycled fruit
crates and include two ceramic mugs
imprinted with the St. Vincent de
Paul logo, a 1.7 ounce package of
Millstone coffee and a box of home­
made truffles, the box comes gift
wrapped in green cellophane with
red ribbon and is designed to hold
about 20 CDs when empty.
Proceeds for the sale ot the CD
boxes will purchase hams to be in­
cluded in St. Vincent de Paul Christ­
mas food boxes. The gift boxes are
$20 each, $12.50 of which is tax
deductible and can be ordered from
St. Vincent de Paul at 234-0597.
The St. Vincent de Paul Christ­
mas Food Program is one of the
largest of its kind in the nation and
expects to serve about 5,(XX) needy
families.
ciation, we have been able to reach
this extraordinary achievement,” said
Jan Burreson, PDC’s Executive Di­
rector. “Our success speaks well for
the future health and viability of this
neighborhood attraction.”
“I am very proud of our work,”
said Fred Stewart, Chair of the King
Neighborhood Association. “Not
only do we have a tenant for every
store, but seven out of the nine are
locally-owned and operated minori­
ty businesses. Walnut Park is a home
for business persons of North and
Northeast Portland.”
Key Bank will move the offices
for its Community Services Group to
the retail center. The Community
Services Group handles Key Bank’s
residential and commercial loans for
the area, as well as the bank’s special
community outreach programs in
North and Northeast Portland. Key
Bank will also have an Automatic
Teller Machine at Walnut Park.
"We are excited about Walnut
Park because our new location will
offer a more convenient, friendly
environment,” said Terry Tracy, Key
Bank’s Executive Vice President. “At
Walnut Park we will be closer to our
customers served by this office."
J.P. Custom Framing is an art
h e ‘W e e k .
My thermostat
is a real yo-yo.
buy pre-paid telephone calling cards.
The average customer usually
spends one to two years with TRN to
pay their old phone bill balances,
while maintaining current service.
TRN works very hard to keep good
relations with the phone company
and Oregon Public Utility commis­
sion.
Atkinson is also working on
building a positive relationship
throughout the community.
“I like providing a service
that provides a solution for peo­
ple who are in a catch 22 situ a­
tio n ,” he said.
TRN is located at 2839 S.E.
Milwaukie, one block north of Powell
Boulevard. They are open 9 a.m. to 6
p.m., Monday through Friday, and
can be reached by calling (503) 238-
7110.
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King Neighborhood Assoc­
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gallery and frame shop, specializing
in multi-ethnic prints, cards and art.
The store is owned by Jerome Polk
an Charles White. For nine years,
Mr. Polk, who moved to Portland
from Mississippi over three decades
age, has run the business out of his
home.
“I have lived in this neighbor­
hood for 35 years,” said Mr. Polk,
“and Walnut Park offers me a chance
to serve my neighbors.”
Key Bank and J.P. Custom Fram-
ing will open for business at Walnut
Park in spring 1995.
Several stores at the Walnut Park
Retail Center plan to open before the
holidays, with a Phase I grand open­
ing orchestrated by Ross Business
Development Group, a local public
events planning firm.
Stores that will open in early
December of this year in the Walnut
Park Retail Center are: Videoland,
Mother Dear's Tasty Pastries, Woods
& Reid Bridal Fashions and It’s My
Kind of Face (a photography studio).
Stores set to open by spring 1995
include Super Wok Chinese Fast
Food, Reflections (a book store, cof­
fee shop, florist), the Walnut Park
Laundromat, Key Bank and J.P. Cus­
tom Framing.
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All Students (and Parents)
are Invited to a Conference on
Black Colleges:
“ Building Tommorrow Together”
When:
Where:
Time:
Speakers:
Workshops:
October 29, 1994
Portland State University
724 S.W. Harrison Street
Smith /Memorial Center
8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
7:30 a.m. to 8:50 a.m. Registration
Visiting Diginataries
Representatives from Black Colleges
First Year - Survival Time
Challenges of Your Generation
Parent Oriantation - Financial Aid
Cost - $15.00
Questions: Call (503) 249-7744
PACKETS AND LUNCH INCLUDING (503) 255-2226
Colleges: “Building Tommorrow Together’
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future by becoming a part of Scouting in
your community.
Today more than ever, our community's
youth need us to be their positive influ­
ence and role models. You can be the
positive leader they follow. The Boy
Scouts of America has all the resources to
help you do just that.
By becoming a volunteer, you can play
a vital part in helping our youth develop
desirable qualities of character, develop
personal fitness and instill a sense of
self value and pride.
As a Scouting volunteer, you can help
secure the future and give back to the
community at the same time. Your
active commitment to our youth and
community is an investment that will
give for generations to come.
To find out how you or your
organization can become a part of this
strong leadership for boys, con­
tact your local Boy Scouts
of America Council for more
information.
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