“Serving (he c o m m u n ity th ro u g h c u ltu ra l d iv ersity .“’
V olum e XXIV, N u m b er 47
(EI tc ^ o r tla n h
N ovem ber 2 2 . 1994
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SECTION
B
The Salvation
Army Sends
Out Call For
Kids’ Coats
r«r n in nt u n i t u
1 a I c n ù a V
Dinner To Help
Snow-Cap
A n all-you-can-eat spaghetti dinner
to benefit the Snow-cap public service
As Cold W eather Hits Portland
agency w ill beheld Saturday, Dec. 3. from
noon to 8 p.m. at the Rivercrest Com m uni
W h a t : W ith c o ld w e a th e r a lre a d y
ty Church, 3201 N.E. 148th. The dinner is
h ittin g P o rtla n d — and a h a rsh w in te r
sponsored by M ultnom ah County S h e riff
p re d ic te d th is ye a r — T h e S a lv a tio n A rm y
Bob Skipper, the s h e riffs command s ta ff
is s te p p in g up its c a ll fo r d o n a tio n s to its
and members o f the M ultnom ah County
a n n u a l “ C o a ts fo r K id s ” d riv e .
S h e riffs office.
W h o : T h e S a lv a tio n A rm y and 50
PCC Theatre
Season Opens
Donna Knight
Crowned Miss
Black Oregon
“ She Loves M e,” a musical love sto
ry, opens the 1994-95 season fo r the Port
land Com m unity College Theatre Arts De
partment. The production w ill be staged at
the new Performing A rts Center, on the
at 8 p.m. and a 2 p.m. matinee on Dec. 10.
Tickets are $5 general admission and $4
fo r seniors and students.
Shedding tears o f jo y , K n ig h t could
Elder Care
Investigators
only m utter “ thank you” to an ecstatic crowd,
as she accepted the crow n. She succeeds
M ich e lle Soles, a student at Portland State
foster care homes w ill begin Nov. 30. The
U niversity.
The M iss B lack Oregon Scholarship
Pageant brings honor, g ifts and scholarship
state o ffice o f the Long Term Care O m
opportunities to area women.
A six-week training program fo r vo l
unteer advocates fo r residents o f adult
See more on page B6.
budsman sponsors the sessions w hich cov
er the aging process, comm unication and
problem-solving skills and investigations.
New Corrections Chief Hired
C ertified ombudsmen investigate com
plaints and concerns o f nursing home res
idents and then w ork w ith the facilities to
Thanksgiving
Meal Offer
Families and individuals can enjoy a
delicious, free meal and spend some spe
cial moments w ith others during the St.
A n d re w ’ s Catholic Church Thanksgiving
Day Feast from noon to 3 p.m. at the St.
A n d re w ’ s C om m unity Center, 4940 N.E.
8th.
Life Of
Muhammad
Studied
The public is invited to a free seminar
S
Frank Thompson, a 10-year
c o rre c tio n s o ffic ia l from
assista n ts and as a b la c k h is to r y in s tr u c
to r. He is a V ie tn a m -e ra A r m y v e te ra n in
• Arkansas, has been hired as
the new superintendent of the Oregon
S tate P enitentiary in Salem . He
replaces Manfred Maass who retired
in June.
O re g o n D e p a rtm e n t o f C o rre c tio n s
la rg e s t p ris o n .
“ I was lo o k in g fo r a to p - c a lib r e c o r
re c tio n s p ro fe s s io n a l w ith a tra c k re c o rd
o f m o tiv a tin g the p e o p le a ro u n d h im ,”
H a ll sa id .
T h o m p s o n has e x p e rie n c e as a w a r
d en, p e rs o n n e l a d m in is tra to r and d ir e c
to r o f jo b c o rp s and e c o n o m ic d e v e lo p
m e n t o f C o rre c tio n fro m p e rs o n n e l w a r
den o f an 8 0 0 -in m a te p ris o n and b o o t
m in o r ity a ffa ir s , s u p e rv is o r o f re s id e n t
M ultn o m a h C ounty lib ra rie s w ill
close Thursday fo r Thanksgiving. The
Central L ib ra ry dow ntow n, closes Satur
day so that crews can begin m o v in g the
library ’ s books and materials to tem po
rary quarters at 1400 S.W . F ourth Ave.
Ebony And Ivory
Dance Set
The A ssociation o f Oregon B la ck
Lawyers w ill host the 13th A nnual Ebo
ny and Ivo ry S cholarship Dance on Sat
urday, Dec. 3 from 8 p.m. to 1 a m at the
M e lo d y B allroom , 615 S.E. A ld e r M u
sic w ill be perform ed by Ron Steen.
T ickets are available fo r a $30 donation
in advance o r at the door. F or more
inform ation contact Cedric Brow n at 692-
0625 or Lee Coleman at 591-1041.
Please Send All Community
Calendar Information Two
Weeks In Advance Of Event's
Starting Date
ontractors building the
westside extension of Tri-
Met’s MAX light rail line in
downtown Portland and Beaverton
are buttoning up their work sites
on streets and sidewalks to make
way for holiday shoppers.
C
p e n ite n tia ry . T he in it ia t iv e a p p ro v e d by
trenches and laying pavement to reopen
southwest M o rriso n and Y a m h ill streets
h o u rs a w eek.
Thom pson
between 11th and 13th avenues. T w o
lanes o f tra ffic w ill carry tra ffic through
has been an a d v o c a te
each intersection, n a rrow ing to one lane
on the intervening blocks. Shoppers and
other pedestrians w ill w a lk unimpeded
d is c h a rg e ,” he sa id . “ B y p r a c tic in g r e
past the construction sites.
C onstruction a c tiv ity w ill be con
sp e ct fo r the la w and an o rd e re d s o c ie ty
w it h in the w a lls , I am c o n fid e n t th a t the
tracks are being installed. A ll equipm ent
fined to fenced-in areas where lig h t rail
in m a te s o f O re g o n S tate P e n ite n tia ry
and contractor vehicles w ill stay inside
w i l l leave the syste m as g o o d c itiz e n s
the fences.
ra th e r than p r o f ic ie n t c r im in a ls .”
learn about the person who established a
re lig io n d e d ic a te d to one G o d ,
revolutionalized the life o f m illions, raised
MAX
Construction
Stops For
Holidays
v o te rs re q u ire s a ll in m a te s to w o rk 40
S. Frank Thompson
h ig h e r e d u c a tio n , s e rv in g as an a s s o c i
ate dean o f s tu d e n ts, an a s s is ta n t dean o f
Library
Thanksgiving
Closure
fo r
preconstruction w idths, co ve rin g u tility
in s id e the w a lls fo r lif e o r p re p a rin g fo r
a g e m e n t ra n ks o f the A rk a n s a s D e p a rt
35th Ave., Saturday Dec. 3 at noon.
can lo o k
T h o m p s o n w i l l be re s p o n s ib le fo r
“ In m a te s need to be ta u g h t h o w to
c o n trib u te to s o c ie ty w h e th e r th e y are
et o f Islam, Muhammad. Participants w ill
social justice. The event w ill take place at
The p u b lic
im p le m e n tin g B a llo t M e a su re 17 at the
a g a in st in m a te id le n e ss.
D ir e c to r F ra n k A . H a ll s a id T h o m p s o n
w as “ a g re a t c h o ic e ” to ru n th e s ta te ’ s
m e n t.
T h o m p s o n , 5 1, rose th ro u g h the m an
the Portland Rizwan Mosque, 9925 S.W.
W h e re :
In Portland, Kaj ima Engineering and
C onstruction, is restoring sidewalks to
the m ilita r y p o lic e .
on the life and teachings o f the holy proph
the status o f women and preached general
c o u n ty area.
B
Ave. Show dates are Dec. 2 ,3 ,8 ,9 and 10
W alter at 1-800-522-2602.
A s s o c ia tio n have te a m e d up to c o lle c t,
cle a n and d is tr ib u te coasts to th o u sa n d s
o f n e e d y c h ild re n in th e P o rtla n d t r i
eautiful Donna Knight of
“ C o a ts f o r K id s ’ p o ste rs at p a r tic ip a tin g
P ortlan d, a 2 1 -y e a r-o ld
d ry c le a n e rs , o r c a ll T h e S a lv a tio n A rm y
barber college student, was
at 2 3 4 -0 8 2 5 fo r the c o lle c tio n lo c a tio n
crowned 2nd Miss Black Oregon
n e a re st y o u .
S ch o la rs h ip
P ageant w inner
Saturday.
PCC Sylvania Campus, 12000 S.W. 49th
make changes. For more inform ation con
tact Jean M itch e ll, 292-9545 or Kathy
m e m b e rs o f the O re g o n D ry C le a n e rs
T h o m p s o n ’ s a p p o in tm e n t is e ffe c
tiv e D ec. 1. The p o s itio n pays $ 6 5 ,6 8 8
a n n u a lly . T h e p e n ite n tia ry has 4 2 4 e m
p lo y e e s , o v e r 2 ,0 0 0 in m a te s and a b u d
get o f $ 4 4 .5 m illio n .
In Beaverton, M o rriso n Knudsen,
w ill p u ll its crews out o f Cedar H ills
B oulevard, where the are relocating storm
drains.
N o rm a l construction w ill resume
after the new year.
ca m p . H e has e x te n s iv e e x p e rie n c e in
lazers Present
New Proposal On Alcohol Sales
new detailed proposal to sell
training, in clu d in g the com pletion ofO re g o n
A lc o h o l Services Education and continuing
alcoholic beverages in seating
education courses in alcohol management.
areas of the M em orial
Coliseum and the new Rose Garden The team w o u ld re sp o n d to ushers
arena has been prepared by the
o r p a tro n s re g a rd in g a lc o h o l c o n s u m p
Oregon Arena Corp.
tio n c o m p la in ts and m o n ito r fo r v io la
A
It calls fo r a set o f controls, restrictions
and procedures to insure that the consum p
tio n s o f a lc o h o l p o lic ie s . T h e y w o u ld
a ls o assist in to x ic a te d p a tro n s in a rra n g
tio n o f beer, m ixed d rinks and w ine does not
in g safe tra n s p o rta tio n hom e.
create any alcohol-related problems.
The management w ould not perm it hawk
ing o f a lco h olic beverages in the seating
The num ber o f team members on duty
cerns raised.
The Blazers p o in t to th e ir record o f
supporting responsible alcohol consum ption
by brin g in g a Techniques fo r E ffe ctive A lc o
hol Management (T E A M ) program to P ort
T h e c o rp o ra tio n a ls o h e lp e d e s ta b
lis h th e R e g io n a l D ru g In itia t iv e , u n d e r
id e n tifiab le containers, and there w ould be a
gon, the current liq u o r license fo r the colise
um does not a llo w consum ption o f alcohol in
and fo r other events after interm ission.
w ith d re w the request pending developm ent
o f a plan that w ould address all o f the con
anticipated size o f the crow d.
tw o d rin k lim it fo r any one transaction.
ketball at the beginning o f the fourth period
seating areas and arena o ffic ia ls v o lu n ta rily
land.
U n lik e most assembly fa cilitie s in Ore
A lc o h o l serving w ould stop p rio r to the
about the request fo r consum ption in the
w ould vary from fo u r to 16, depending on the
areas, the d rin ks w ould be sold in clearly
end o f event. For hockey the sales w ould end
at the beginning o f the th ird period, fo r bas
O L C C a d m in istra to r expressed concerns
the seating bow l area.
The corporation, part o f the Portland
w ro te the “ D ru g s D o n 't W o rk H e re ”
c a m p a ig n , h e lp e d p ro m o te and fu n d a
v a r ie ty o f p u b lic s e rv ic e ca m p a ig n s c o
sp o n so re d b y M o th e rs A g a in s t D ru n k
T ria l Blazers organization owned by com
D r iv in g , C e le b ra tio n P ro m G ra d u a tio n
puter software m u lti-m illio n a ire Paul A llen,
assumed management o f the coliseum over a
and o th e r c o m m u n ity o rg a n iz a tio n s .
Arena o ffic ia ls said th e ir request is to
Arena o ffic ia ls w ould not a llo w con
year ago as part o f an agreement w ith the C ity
sum ption o f alcohol in the seating area at any
o f Portland A t that tim e, it also applied fo ra
a llo w patrons to enjoy the same p rivile g e and
convenience o f alcohol consum ption in seat
event where the seating area is darkened and
liq u o r license fo r the coliseum and new arena
ing areas that patrons o f other p u b lic fa c ili
w o u ld not allow alcohol in the seating area at
and the seating b o w l areas o f both facilities.
ties and other N ational B asketball Associa
events fo r m inors o r “ fam i ly-oriented” shows.
C ity police and licensing bureaus and
A special team o f alcohol m onitors w ould
the c ity council approved the request and sent
The proposed polices are designed to
be hired to identify and respond to any alco
it to the Oregon L iq u o r C o n tro l Com m ission
prevent potential a lcohol-related problem s
hol related incidents o r problems.
fo r consideration.
and not dim inish the enjoym ent o f n o n -d rin k
The m onitors w o u ld be have special
1
But after re vie w in g the application, the
tio n arenas enjoy.
ing patrons.
Tri-Met Snow
Route
Information
ri-Met, the Portland area's
mass transit system , is
g e are d -u p to m eet the
demands of customers in the event
of snow.
T
A T ri-M e t Snow L ine at 231-3197,
w ill provides 24-hour recorded in fo rm a
tion on snow routes and other in fo rm a tio n
du rin g the event o f bad weather. Regular
transit schedule in fo rm a tio n is available
by c a llin g 238-R1DE between 7:30 a m
and 5:30 p.m. on weekdays. A fte r hours
schedule in fo rm a tio n is available by c a ll
ing 231-3199.
When snow accumulates, T ri-M e t sug
gests customers dress w a rm ly and expect
some w a itin g .
L ik e other vehicles, T ri-M e t buses
travel m ore slo w ly and cau tio u sly on icy
roads. T ri-M e t w elcom es new custom ers
on snowy days. But w ith about o n e -th ird
more passengers on icy days, b o arding
may take longer.
Passengers should a llo w extra tim e to
get to th e ir destinations T ri-M e t o ffic ia ls
said M A X , w h ich operates b e a u tifu lly in
the snow, usually remains on schedule