Volume XXIV Number 50
Serving the community through cultural diversity
December 14, 1994
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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-
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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
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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
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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
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“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.
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“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
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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
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