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“S erving th e c o m m u n ity th ro u g h c u ltu ra l diversity."
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SECTION
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Finishing Touches Added To Walnut Park
Energy Fair Held
Saturday
Free weatherization kits and insula­
tion w ill be distributed during an Energy
and Housing Fair held Saturday from 9
a.m. to 2 p.m. at Jefferson High School.
Free hot dogs, coffee, cookies and punch
w ill also be served. The event is sponsored
by the city o f Portland, Humboldt Neigh­
borhood Association and Pacific Power.
The first 250 residents to attend the fa ir’s
energy workshop w ill receive a weather­
ization k it worth $75.
Art Lewis, a drywall
finisher, smooths-
out some plaster as
he adds finishing
touches to the
interior of the
Walnut Park
Neighborhood
Retail Center. The
remodled shopping
plaza is scheduled
to open next month.
Lewis is employed
by Gro Jac Wall
and Ceiling, 4637
N. Albina Ave.
Senior Center
Alheimers Session Set
The Urban League o f Portland is spon­
soring a free presentation dealing with
questions many families have on memory
loss and Alheimers disease. The session
features L iz M cK inn ey o f P ortland’ s
Alzheim er’s Association and w ill be held
Tuesday, from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. at the
league’ s M ulticultural Senior Center at
5325 N.E. M artin Luther King Jr. Blvd.
Thanksgiving Fest
Scheduled
Families and individuals can enjoy a
delicious, free Thanksgiving Day meal
and spend some special moments with
■ others during
the St. Andrew ’ s Catholic Church
Thanksgiving Feast on Thursday, Nov. 24
from noon to 3 p.m. The event is held at the
St. Andrew’ s Com m unity Center, 4940
N.E. 8th and is open to any individual or
family.
Library To Close For
Holiday
Multnomah County libraries w ill close
Thursday, Nov. 24 for Thanksgiving. The
Central Library downtown, closes Satur­
day, Nov. 26 so that crews can begin
m oving the library's books and materials
to temporary quarters at 1400 S.W. Fourth
Ave., in preparation for the library's reno­
vation project.
Lawyers Host Ebony
And Ivory Dance
The Association ofOregon Black Law­
yers w ill host the 13th Annual Ebony and
Ivory Scholarship Dance on Saturday, Dec.
3 from 8 p.m. to I a m. at the Melody
Ballroom , 615 S.E. Alder. Music w ill be
performed by Ron Steen. Tickets are avail­
able fo r a $30 donation in advance or at the
door. For more information contact Cedric
Brown at 692-0625 or Lee Coleman at
591-1041.
Election Wins, Losses
Examined
“ From the streets to the ballot box:
The lessons o f election ’ 94,” is the topic o f
a meeting by the Portland group Radical
Women. Residents are invited to discuss
what worked in fighting against bigotry
and union-busting and how to use these
lessons in organizing against the right-
wing movement. The meeting w ill be held
at 7 p.m. Thursday at the Northwest Ser­
vice Center’s community room at 1819
N .W . Everett. A New England supper w ill
be available at 6:30 p.m. for a $5 donation.
Wine, Music And
Nibbles Feted
The Albina Youth Opportunity School
and Madrona H ill W inery are presenting a
special evening o f wine, music and elegant
nibbles on Friday from 6:30 p.m. to 9 p.m.
at the winery at 2412 N. Mississippi.
The event is a fundraiser for the school
and signals the beginning o f a $7 m illion
capital campaign. Admission is $7.50 and
includes wines w ith complimentary gift
bags, backed goods, elegant chocolates
and special treats for sale and to order
Music w ill be by The Akkord Flute Quar­
tet. Tickets w ill be available at the door or
can be purchased in advance at the Old
Holland Bakery in the Jantzen Beach Cen­
ter or the school at 3710 N. Albina.
Lonnie Jackson Honored At
Annual Alumi Banquet
illam ette University has
presented a distinguished
alumni award to Lonnie
Jackson for achievem ent
community service.
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Jackson, who graduated from the Sa­
lem university in 1979, is one ofthe founders
o f the M in ority Youth Concerns Action
Program (M Y C A P ) in northeast Portland.
He presently serves as founder and
director o f the M in o rity Youth Concerns
Program at MacLaren School where he
counsels youth in a gang intervention.
Jackson is best recognized for giving
youth positive exposure to alternatives to
gang lifestyles. His no-nonsense approach
offers a realistic view o f their lives and the
directions they w ill probably take i f their
behavior does not change.
He is recognized nationally for his
forums on gangs and youth violence. Jack-
son has traveled to Bangkok, Thailand to
conduct workshops for commun ity and gov­
ernment organizations.
The alumni association at Willamette
U nive rsity was proud to acknowledge
Lonnie as one o f their own having joined
the ranks o f many outstanding public ser­
vants who have graduated from the univer-
in
C o u n s e lo r L o n nie J a ckso n is h o n o re d
b y W illam ette U nive rsity fo r his work
with m in o rity youth.
sity.
Jackson has received o th e r awards
and c ita tio n s fo r his achievem ents in
co m m u n ity a c tiv is m and services to
yo uth in ju v e n ile c o rre c tio n s , but said
he was e s p e c ia lly honored to be reco g ­
nized by his alm a mater.
Herndon Honored At
First Unity Banquet
ong-time Portland activist Ron
Herndon will be honored at
the First Annual Community
Unity Banquet of the Black United
Fund of Oregon.
L
The event is scheduled Friday at 5 p.m.
at the Columbia River Red Lion on Hayden
Island. Proceeds w ill help raise money to­
ward the Ron Herndon Scholarship Fund and
provide a contribution to a deserving public
agency to be announced during the banquet.
Herndon, the executive director o f A lb i­
na Head Start, has a distinguished career as
an educator and community organizer.
He served as a Vista volunteer in the mid
60s, as a college instructor at Pacific U niver­
sity, Forest Grove, and as an alternative school
teacher at the Albina Youth Opportunity
School in Northeast Portland.
Herndon graduated from Reed College
in 1970.
During his career in Portland, he has
served many community organizations in­
cluding the Black Education Center, Black
United Front, Oregon Human Rights C oali­
tion, Portlanders Organized for Southern
A frican Freedom, Black Leadership Confer­
ence, Rainbow C oalition, The Black United
Fund o f Oregon, Northeast Community De­
velopment Corp, and the Youth Gang Task
Force.
R on H e rn d o n
Rev. Dr. Herbert Daughtry, national pre­
siding minister o f the House o f the Lord
Church, Brooklyn, N .Y ., and retired chair­
man o f the National Black United Front w ill
serve as keynote speaker.
Daughtry has earned the title “ The Peo­
ple’ s Pastor” with 33 years o f involvem ent in
community and church services. He has trav
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Oregon’s Population Increase Slows
N
ew estimates show Oregon’s
population is growing, but not
as much as it did in recent
years.
A prelim inary report by the Center for
Population Research and Census at Portland
State University shows that there were 44.000
more people in the state on July I , than at the
same time last year.
The increase represents 29,500 more
people m oving to Oregon than moving out
and a 14,000 increase in births over deaths.
CPRC researcher Howard Winebergsaid
the population boost is the smallest since
1987, less concentrated in the Portland area
and a greater percentage o f people ages 65
and older.
Oregon’s growth rate is s till more than
the rest o f the nation and marks the 8th
consecutive year that the population has grown
at a rate faster than the national average.
About 80 percent o f the migration is
from C alifornia, representing about 23,500
people. Net migration from all states num­
bered only 6,000 people.
About 25 percent o f the net migrants
were ages 65 and older compared to just 9
percent in the first three years o f the 1990s.
“ It also appears," Wineberg said, “ that
in the last year there have been an increase in
the percentage o f single people and childless
couples moving to Oregon and a decrease in
the percentage o f families w ith children m ov­
ing to our state.”
The continuing population increase re­
flects the relatively healthy state economy o f
the last few years, especially when compared
to California, Wineberg said.
"W hen the state’s economy is perceived
as sound, more people trend to move to
Oregon than leave," said Wineberg.
About 39 percent o f the new population
settled in the Portland area, compared to
about 50 percent in the three previous years
Washington County had the largest increase
at 8,500 people, compared to 5,000 for M u lt­
nomah County and 3,500 for Clackamas
County.
Blazers Help Prevent Child Abuse
T
he Portland Trail Blazers
recently awarded $5,000 to
help support a training
program designed to prevent
abuse.
The donation enabled the Columbia
County Women's Resource Center to pro­
vide special instruction for teachers and oth­
ers in a child assault prevention curriculum.
The training provided tips on how to
intervene in a child abuse crisis and how to
identify child abuse Two ofthe five day-long
child
sessions addressed special needs for youth
who are developmcntally disabled.
The participants gained skills to teach
special-needs youth how to prevent verbal,
physical and sexual assault.
Eighteen participants from around Ore-
gon and southwest Washington attended the
sessions and took skills back to their home
agencies to teach child assault prevention
techniques.
The training was conducted by Pat
Stanislaski, executive director o f the Nation­
al Assault Prevention Center, a project o f the
Educational Information and Resource Cen­
ter for Teachers.
No counties in Oregon lost population in
the last year, whereas in 1992-93 four coun­
ties lost population.
The CPRC is the o rg a n iz a tio n re ­
sponsible fo r p ro d u c in g O re g o n 's o f f i ­
c ia l p o p u la tio n estim ates each year. The
estimates are used by state and lo c a l
gove rn m e nts to d is trib u te p re v io u s ly
c o lle c te d revenues to O re g o n 's loca l
co m m u n itie s on a per capita basis. T h is
year, each c ity w i ll receive a p p ro x im a te ­
ly $55 per resident, w h ile each co u n ty
w ill receive about $5 per resident.
The estimates are going to local govern­
ments for review. Final population estimates
w ill be available in Januarv.
Library Needs Help To Move
Portland area residents are invited to
jo in in the greatest book exodus in Oregon
history Monday, volunteers and library
workers w ill being moving the Central
Library s 1.25 m illio n books and materials
to a temporary home, just 10 blocks away
at Southwest Fourth and Columbia., so
that the historic downtown branch can
close for renovation.