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Volume XXIV Number 50 Serving the community through cultural diversity December 14, 1994 & rh» • & 1 (Ebe ^ n r tía n h (©bsertier zzr o m in u n i t y kLL a 1 e n ò a r Kids To Enjoy Stories, Crafts Children o f all ages are invited to enjoy festive stories and easy crafts this Saturday at 2:30 p.m. at the North Port land Branch o f the Multnomah County Library, 512 N. Killingsworth. Lights Dance Up The Holidays Colorful laser lights and images will dance to favorite holiday music during Holiday Magic, a new laser light show matinee at the Oregon Museum o f Sci ence and Industry, 1945 S.E. W ater Ave. Shows run daily at 2:30 p.m. and on Saturdays and Sundays at 12:30,2:30 and 4:30 p.m. Day admission to the planetar ium shows and laser light matinees are $4.50 for adults, $4 for seniors and $3.50 for youth, ages 3 through 17. Saturday Gift Making The Portland Parks Bureau welcomes families to join in the holiday spirit by makingyour own girts o f plaster painting, gimp braiding, card making and other crafts. A gift making class takes place Saturday from 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the Peninsula Community Ce iter, 700 N. Portland Blvd. Call 823-3620 for more information. Breakfast With St. Nick Pioneer Place sponsors Breakfast with Nicholas on Saturday with proceeds to the Ronald McDonald House. The full- service breakfast begins at 9:30 a.m. in the State Ballroom ofthe Portland Hilton Tickets are $12 for adults and $10 for children. In addition to a visit by Saint Nicholas with each child, festivities in clude entertainment by clowns and jug- ! Biverous Anderson, known by friends everywhere simply as “Bea," passed away on Decem ber 9 leaving hundreds o f friends and thousands o f children with her wonderful gifts o f teaching and human concern. "B ea" was known for her teaching and caring about children from her home state o f North Caro lina, all the way to interior o f Japan where she lived and taught for several years also. In between North Carolina and Japan, the children in Portland were the beneficia ries o f “ Bea” A nderson’s compassion for children. Three main '•public” chapters ofher career, were absolutely magnificent. Best know as a master teacher at Martin Luther King, Jr. Elementary, she demonstrated teach ing techniques that were effective while in spiring children toexcel in all subjects. More the technique, “ Bea" Anderson had a real love for children and for getting them to succeed and to get along. She simply would not tolerate poor behavior or second best effort. In 1980, she was selected to be part o f the Harriet Tubman Middle School charter teach ing team. She helped children make the tran sition for elementary to the middle school setting. She taught at Harriet Tubman until she retired in 1993. There she instituted and “International W eek" program which brought cultures from all parts o f the world together with display s, speakers, dance, special class es. and cooking demonstrations. For chi Idren and families alike, this was often their “big- 'i f t ??<»• • > r >‘A ». ‘ * • N ‘ <’< ; Bea Anderson introduces International Week to students at Harriet Tubman Middle School. gest window” through which to view other people and their customs. Meanwhile, for 20 years along the way, “Bea" Anderson was the “headmistress” o f the Reading Tree at Irving Park. As founder and director, and with the inspired work o f her late friend Lillian Herzog, she made an im pact on thousands o f little children. Through the vision o f Charles Jordan the program was sponsored by the Portland Park Firehouse Celebrates Kwanzaa The Interstate Firehouse Cultural Center, 5340 N Interstate Ave , is creat ing special festivities during December to educate, explain and celebrate the A fri can American festival o f Kwanzaa All events are open and free to the public. Caii 823-2000 for more information. P lease S end A li C ommi nitv C alendar I nformation T wo W eeks I n A dvance ( ) e E vents B eginning D \ ie that urban park, you would find those eager children gobbling up books ju st like they would welcome the free lunches provided by the Portland Public Schools. In 1989, she was a finalist in U.S. W est's Outstanding Teacher Program. In her private life, “Bea" Anderson was just as colorful and energetic. She had friends Continued to page B5 rea re s id e n ts w ill join g ro u p s, church c h o irs and a local sy n together to celebrate peace ag o g u e w ill jo in in g n e ig h b o rh o o d re s and neighborhood unity at id en ts for the c e le b ra tio n . a holiday sing-a-long, Saturday, Dec. A fter c a ro lin g aro u n d the p e rim e 17 from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. at Unthank te r o f the park, p a rtic ip a n ts w ill g a th e r Park at the corner of North Shaver for hot soup, c id e r and sn ack s. and Kerby. L ocal re sid e n ts d e sig n e d the ev en t A Market To Open Extra Days The Portland Parks and Recreation winter schedules are out. The guides in clude offerings o f classes and activities from throughout the city, as well as a map show ing the locations o f community cen ters and schools. The guides can be found at Multnomah County libraries, city hall and all park recreation sites. They can also be mailed to you home. Call the Portland Parks and Recreation Hotline at 823-2223. Bureau, and served .children in the primary grades. Under the canopies ofthe giant“shade trees”, children would start the day singing and move into story te II ing and reading groups where characters would come to life. Even on the hottest days, you could find Bea Ander son inspiring not only little children, but aspiring educators as well. W e'll never know how many good teachers were developed out o f volunteering at the Reading Tree. There in Community Sing-a-Long Set For Saturday “Joy to the World” Winter Schedules Are Out /••J *■ •I* $ :X<'. 4. “Joy to the World" is this year's theme for the Festival o f Lights at The Grotto on Sandy Boulevard at Northeast 85th Avenue. The show features the larg est musical offerings o f choral groups in the Pacific Northwest. The festival is open 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. through December 30, except Christmas Day. Admission is $4 for adults and $3 for children. other wares in Old Town will open M on day through Friday the week before Christ mas. Hours will be 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., Dec. 19 through Dec. 23. The market closes for the months o f January and February and I will reopen March 4. B “Bea” Anderson: A Legacy Of Excellence glers, balloon sculpture, strolling magi- ; cians, live music and a special visit by the j Cinnamon Bear. P o rtlan d 's Saturday M arket, the weekend outdoor market o f crafts and | SECTION John Fregonese of Metro helps bury a time capsule at the regional government's offices at 600 N.E. Grand Ave. Metro created the piece of history to be opened in the year 2040 as part of its adoption of a 50-year growth plan for the region. The ev ent is o rg a n iz e d by H o u s ing O ur F a m ilie s, a n o n -p ro fit o rg a n i za tio n w o rk in g w ith co m m u n ity re s i d e n ts to re v ita liz e th e ir n eig h b o rh o o d and build a sense o f so lid arity am ongst re sid e n ts. The sin g -a -lo n g p ro g ra m w ill in clu d e songs form a v ariety o f holiday tra d itio n s, re fle c tin g the d iv e rsity o f th e n e ig h b o rh o o d . S everal a rea youth to show th e ir co m m itm en t to k e e p in g U nth an k Park safe fo r fa m ilie s and c h ild re n o f the n e ig h b o rh o o d . The park is a com m on m e e tin g p la c e for g an g s and d ru g d e a le rs and is ra re ly used by fa m ilie s. H o using O ur F a m ilie s has been w o rk in g w ith re sid e n ts to reclaim the p ark and m ake the w h o le n e ig h b o r h o o d safe, sta b le and stro n g . Police Patrol boundaries To Change P olice are e xten d in g the boundaries of a patrol unit in northeast Portland. The changes, which are expected to take effect in January, mean the Concordia Neigh borhood will no longer be split between the Portland Police B ureau's Northeast and East precincts. T he B e a u m o n t-W ilsh ire N e ig h b o r h o o d w ill also fall w ithin the new p re c in c t b o u n d a rie s w hich e x te n d e d the N o rth e a st P re c in c t’s p a tro l area from N o rth e a st 33rd A venue to 47th A venue. “ In o rd e r to en h a n c e our com m unity p o lic in g e ffo rts, P o rtlan d P o lic e o p e ra tions branch personnel have w orked with the com m unity to m ore c lo se ly align po lice p a tro l d istric ts w ithin n e ig h b o r hood and c o a litio n b o u n d a rie s ,” said po lice c h ie f C h arles M oose. T he new patrol lines are e x p e c te d to give p o lic e o ffic e rs a c lo se r w orking re la tio n sh ip w ith c itiz e n s in the co m m u nity. Northeast Precinct Com m ander Bruce Prunk expects to assign additional officers to his command to handle the additional calls for serv ice Area children see Santa before hoping on board a real fire truck dunnTan open house at the histone Kenton Fire House at 8105 N. Brandon. Local Leaders Target Juvenile Crime Wyden To Introduce Bill For Justice Reforms, More Local Control rea governments have joined the initiative Tuesday in Portland. forces to promote a juvenile The aim o f the proposal is to make justice reform program to give juvenile offenders face consequences for il states greater flexibility in using legal acts. federal anti-crime dollars. “ While the federal government allocat A U.S Rep Ron Wyden, D -O re , Oregon Attorney General Ted Kulongoski. Portland Police C hief Charles Moose, Portland Dis trict Attorney M ike Schrunk and others launch ed substantial federal funds to assist local communities, more needs to be done to help communities fight juvenile crime a, the local level," said Wyden, who will introduce the initiative in Congress. W yden said the p ro p o sa l is d e sig n e d not o n ly to d isc o u ra g e c o n tin u e d c rim i nal ac tiv ity , but to p ro v id e g re a te r p ro te c tio n for local c o m m u n itie s and r e s ti tu tio n for v ictim s "Juveniles who break the law must begin to face inescapable consequences for their actions," Wyden added The political leaders said Oregon needs more secure facilities to House juvenile of fenders and needs to re-design the juvenile justice system The legislation represents a culm ination o f a year-long discussion between the local government officials about how to respond to the grow ing problem o f juvenile crim e, Wyden said Là