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Volume X X IV Number 48 Serving the community through cultural diversity November 30, 1094 s . * I SLhe zgY o m in n u t t u 1 c n b a r Kenton Firehouse Sets Open House An old fashioned holiday open house will be held Friday at the historic Kenton Fire House, 8105 N. Brandon, from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. Refreshments will be served. Information on future community plans for die Fire House and the Kenton com munity will also be presented. '■ Salvation Army To Feed Needy The Salvation Army needs volun teers to donate food for a traditional Christ mas dinner and a w eek’s supply o f grocer ies to meet the needs o f families o f all sizes. To help the “Banquet-In-A-Box drive, call N an Haan at The Salvation Army, 234-0825. (©bseruer SECTION Handcrafted In Oregon John Woodard uses pine needles harvested off the ground of the pine forests of Oregon for his Pine Needle Basketry at Downtown Portland’s Saturday Market. Holiday shoppers are crowding booths in the popular market, open weekends in Old Town below the Burnside Bridge. Women’s Job Training Offered I I ¡ New Officers To Garlington Board Applications to enroll in Project In dependence, a new program for single parents at the Cascade Campus o f Port land Community College, are now being accepted. The program 's goal is to assist women in becoming self-sufficient though employment and jo b training. For infor mation call 244-6111, extension 5249. he Garlington Center Board of Directors selected new Board officers at their November, annual meeting and recognition banquet. T Tiles Sold For Playground Upgrade Tiles are being sold to raise donations torevitalizethe Alameda Community Play ground at N ortheast 27th and Klickitat. The 3" X 6" tiles can be inscribed with a name or message. They will be integrated at the playground entrance with artwork tiles created by Alameda Elementary stu dents. For more information call Mary Strickler, 331-3602. Expo Center Hosts Christmas Bazaar Thousands o f unique gifts for people o f all ages along with plenty o f food and decorations for holiday entertaining are featured at the 12th Annual A m erica’s Largest Christmas Bazaar, Friday through Sunday, at the Portland Expo Center. Admission is free on Friday with two cans o f donated food. General admission for Saturday and Sunday is $4; $1.75 for ages 12-17, and free for kids under 12. Holland Bakery representatives show off their delicious products during an Albina Youth Oooortunitv School fundraiser. Erma August and other staff members from the Albina Youth Opportunity School meet patrons during a reception. Albina School Construction Campaign t. Nick Bricks” are being sold to help raise money for the Albina Youth Opportunity School Building Fund. S The private school at 3 710 N . M ississippi is in the midst o f raising $7 million for its capital campaign fund. The bricks cost $35. They can be in scribed with names and will be displayed in the new building’s Wall o f Fame. For more information contact Irma Au gust, community resource coordinator at 288- 5813. A reception was held earlier to kick-off the campaign at Madrona Hill Winery' in the Russell Street Historic District. The Nov. 18 event featured wine, food and music by the Akkord Flute Quartet. Ele gant samples o f cakes and catering was by Old Holland Bakery and creative stylings were by Tall Talk Dairy. Products and other services were also donated by Boyd’s Coffee and Safeway Marketplace, Jantzen Beach. The people attending got a change to talk around the architect’s rendering o f the new school building and the educational enhance ments proposed for youth. School director Rance C. Spruill and several teachers and staff were also on hand to greet and discuss the plans for the school. Concert To Ring In Christmas On Dec. 11 at 3 p.m. in Smith Audi torium at W illamette University, the Wil lamette Master Chorus will present its annual Family Christmas Concert, “ Ring ing in Christm as.” The program is for the whole family. Guest performers will in clude the St. P a u l’s E p isc o p a l and W estminster Presbyterian churches. Tick ets are $10 for adults, $7 for senior and students, and free for ages 17 and under. Store Is Shop For Kids Gifts for all ages are available at Our C hildren’s Store now open for the holiday season at 510 S.W. Broadway. All pro ceeds from the store to public service agencies to help kids in crisis. Saturday Dance Set Ron Steen will perform at the Ebony and Ivory Scholarship Dance Saturday from 8 p.m. to 1 a m. at the Melody Ballroom, 615 S.E. Alder. Tickets will be available for a $30 donation at the door. Older Women’s League Saturday, December 10, 1994; 10:00 AM to Noon Midlife and older women are invited to participate in a public meeting to cele brate the holidays and to provide small, unwrapped gifts for homeless women Place: Portland Impact Senior Cen ter, Tabor Building, 4610 SE Belmont Parking lot and entrance ramp are at rear o f building. Pi ease S u b m it A i l C o m m u n ity C alendar I nform ation T wo W eeks I n A dvance O f E ve n t ' s S tar tin g D ate B Fiance Spruill, Albina Youth Opportunity School director, greeted patrons at the kick-off reception to a building fund drive. Faith Love (right) and Diane Farmer Linkhart of Albina Youth Opportunity School give a warm welcome to patrons during a reception at Madrona Hill Winery. Open House At Historic Kenton Fire House For Youth And Seniors he Youth/Seniors Committee o f the Portland Firefighter's Toy and Joy Makers, Kenton Action Plan invites the celebrating their 80th year. A fire truck will neighborhood for an old fashioned be on display and donations will be accepted holiday open house to be held at the Historic for this year’s drive to collect toys for needy Kenton Fire House at 8105 N. Brandon, at children. the com er o f Brandon and Scholfield The Inform ation and displays will also be open house is scheduled for 6:00PM to available on o th e r program s c u rre n tly in 10:00PM, Friday, December 2nd. Refresh cluded in the Kenton Action Plan: ments will be provided and informational • Organization and assistance to youth displays will illustrate planned programs for and senior groups for recreation and training; opening the Historic Kenton Fire House as a • Preservation o f the area's historic as neighborhood community center. Adults, sets and culture; seniors and kids are welcome • Crime prevention, block watch devel Also participating in the event will be the opment and home security; T • Marketing o f the neighborhood and business district. For more information, call Dave Myers- Eatwell at the Kenton Action Plan at 289- 6693 The Kenton Action Plan is funded by block grants through the City o f Portland Bureau o f Housing and Community Devel opment. The primary focus o f the Kenton Action Plan is enhancement o f the Kenton business district and the surrounding neigh borhood, draw ing on resources o f grassroots involvement and community support. Historic Kenton: A good place to raise a family, a great place to do business. I Elected to president was former vice president Emmett W heatfall, corporate EEO speicalist at Portland General Elec tric; to vice president Ben Jumbo, adjunct professor at Mary Ihurst College and senior management and human resources con sultant for the Upper-W iliamette Interlink Konsult, Inc.; to secretary Judy Embler, load/resource contract supervisor at Pacif ic Power & Light, and to a second term as treasurer Moggy Vanderkin Rollings, pres ident and chief executive o f American Messenger. At the banquet, long-time Board mem bers JamesC.E. Faulkner, and Ernest Estes, were recognized for their outstanding con tributions to the Garlington Board for the past 9-years. Faulkner, who served as Board president for the past year and Estes, who served as Board secretary and who also held the title o f president, will retire from the Board. Tom Collins, retired earlier from the Board after 7-years, and was also acknowledged. The keynote sp eak er w as Judge Roosevelt Robinson, Mifltnomah County District Court Judge. Judge Robinson, served on the Garlington Board in the early 1980s with colleagues Faulkner, Estes and Collins. At an e a rlie r g a th e rin g , the B o ard o f D ire c to rs a p p o in te d new b o a rd m em bers. T hey are Don L oper, p r e s i dent & c h ie f ex ecu tiv e o f N E T C O M C o m p u ters; Ben Jum bo, se n io r c o n su lta n t and a d ju n c t p ro fe sso r and C. Sherm an S everin, d ire c to r o f the b u s i ness in fo rm atio n m an agem ent g ra d u ate p ro g ra m at M ary lh u rst C o lleg e. Toy And Joy Collections Begin The Portland Fire Bureau has started a collection o f toys for less fortunate chil dren as it begins its annual holiday Toy and Joymakers program. Last year, Toy and Joymakers helped over 16,000 children in Oregon and south west W ashington enjoy the holiday spirit The program was started in Portland 80 years ago and is now recognized and prac ticed throughout the United States. You can help by dropping o ff new toys at any Portland fire station or by donating money to “Toy and Joym akers,” 55 S.W. Ash, Portland Fred Meyer, Coca-Cola and the Port land Trail Blazers are joining forces with other supporting agencies to support the holiday toy drive. Families requesting toys may call 231 - 8697 for more information. «
