Volume XXV Number 4
Serving the community through cultural diversity
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Harrison Plays
For Benefit
Concert
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Pianist Michael Harrison w ill be
performing many favorites from his pre
vious works and selections from his new
est recording "A Tribute to Gershwin
and Friends" during a benefit concert
Saturday at 8 p.m. at the Centennial High
School Auditorium . 3505 S.E. 182 Ave.
Tickets are $ 10 in advance and $ 12.50 at
the door. Call the high school office at
6 6 1-7 6 12 or 666-3443.
You can unwind with friends and
browse through museum galleries while
listening to some o f the finest music in
the Northwest a, the Portland A rt Muse
um, 1219 S. W. Park Ave. A winter sched
ule o f "Museum A fter Hours,’’ perfor
mances are scheduled each Wednesday
through A pril front 5:30 p.m. to 7:30
p.m. Admission is $5.
Faye M. Burch (left) with north and northeast Portland State Rep. Margaret Carter.
African Ballet
Comes to PSU
Portland State University w ill re
dedicate its M ulticultural Center in a
celebration Monday from, 10:30 a.m. to
¡ 4 p.m. in the Smith Center. The North- j
La Mayor Salsa, a 13-piece orches
tra, w ill play at the annual baile or dance,
sponsored by Hispanics student organi
zations at Portland State University, Sat
urday, from 7 p.m. to midnight, at the
Smith Center Ballroom.
Trames Of Mind’
Now Showing
For the ninth consecutive year, men
tal health professionals have volunteered
to take part in the provocative and inno
vate film series, "Frames o f M ind,” run
ning now through Feb. 12 at the Portland
A rt Museum Northwest Film Center,
1219 S.W. Park. The series explores the
way contemporary film embraces and
I mirrors our psychology. Tickets are $6.
Summer Camps
For Kids Planned
Police A c tiv ity League summer
camps are now being planned. Schools
and parents are encouraged to contact
PAL to be on the mailing list for advance
materials. Call 823-0250 for more infor
mation.
Ministerial
Alliance Supper
Set
St. Andrew's Church. 806 N.E. A l
berta. w ill be the site for the first annual
"alliance Family Supper,” on Friday at 6
p.m. The Albina M inisterial Alliance
event is $5 for adults and $2.50 for
children.
Stepparenting
Seminar Held
P ro fe ssio n a l c o u n s e lo r J e ff
Brockway w ill conduct a seminar on
stepparenting Feb. 4, 9 a .m - 4 p m. in
room 1767 at M t Hood Community C ol
lege. The seminar w ill provide insight
into building relationships, disciplining
effectively and dealing w ith the ex
spouse.
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lark County Commissioners
voted last week to support a
ballot measure to pay costs
of a proposed light rail project.
The South/North Transit C orridor
Project would carry T ri-M et and C-Tran
light rail trains from Clackamas County to
Vancouver through north Portland.
Commissioners said the plans were
consistent with the goals and objectives o f
the county’s growth management plan.
The officials said extending the exist
ing M A X light rail system into Vancouver
w ill help manage traffic, growth and con
gestion, improve air quality and save on
future road costs.
The board expressed its support o f C-
Tran seeking voter approval in Clark County
for the imposition o f up to a .3 percent
increase in the sales and use tax and up to a
.3 percent increase in the motor vehicle
excise tax for the purpose o f partially fund
ing the high-capacity transportation system.
Museum After
Hours
Orchestra Plays
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Vancouver
Supports
Light Rail
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west African-American Ballettroupew ill
be among the featured performers along
with guitarist Renee Sahir.
January 25, 1995
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Faye Burch Honored
Portland advocate for minority
and women concerns has
been honored by the Oregon
Legislature for public service.
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A special tribute was made Friday to
Faye M. Burch in front o f the assembled floor
o f the Oregon House o f Representatives in
Salem. A reception in her honor followed,
sponsored by state representatives Margaret
Carter and Avel Gordly, both o f northeast
1 Portland.
Burch is leaving state government after
serving as a governor’s advocate for m inor
ity, women and emerging small business and
as a senior policy adviser for former Gov.
Barbara Roberts.
She w ill become an event planner in the
private sector under the name F.M. Burch
and Assoc.
Carter praised Burch for getting the state
to increase the participation o f m inority and
women in business contracting.
She said Burch helped develop p ro
cesses to id e n tify new m in o rity and wom -
en business sources and increase A f r i
ca n-A m erican p a rtic ip a tio n in g o ve rn
ment p ro je cts.
"F ay also had a hand in d eveloping
in te rn a tio n a l trade here in Oregon by
h e lp in g m in o r ity and w om en -ow ne d
businesses enter the Japanese m arket,”
C arte r said.
Burch is G ordly’ s sister.
"I couldn't be prouder o f Faye and wish
her well. But I ’ m really going to miss car-
pooling to Salem with her," Gordly said.
Smoke Alarm
Saves Life
A working smoke detector is being cred
ited for savingthe life o f a man in a northeast
Portland fire.
Jonathan Payne to ld fire fig h te rs his
smoke detector woke him up and he got
out o f the b u rnin g home at 5931 N .E . 12
Ave. through an upstairs bedroom w in
dow . Then once on the ro o f, he jum pe d
to a tram p oline in his back yard, fire
o ffic ia ls said.
"H is body was covered w ith smoke and
soot," said Neil Heesacker o f the Portland
Fire Bureau.
O fficials said Payne suffered scrapes
and smoke inhalation, but refused to go to the
hospital.
One firefighter was injured when he fell
down basement stairs and was treated for
minor injuries on the scene by fire medics.
Portland Trail Blazer Tracy Murray gives some cheer to Dude' Grant. 6. a patient
at the Emanuel Hospital's Childrens Center.
State Seeks To Drop OHSU Tie
Democratic Gov. John Kitzhabor and
State Sen. Gene Timms. R-Burns, have an
nounced their join t support for a proposal to
convert the Oregon Health Sciences U niver
sity (OHSU) into an independent public cor
poration.
OHSU is currently a state agency w ithin
the Oregon State System o f Higher Educa
tion.
Joining in support o f the proposal were
Senate President Gordon Sm ith, House
Speaker Bev Clamo, Senate M ajority Leader
Brady Adams. House M ajority Leader Ray
Baum; House Democratic Leader, Peter
Courtney; Senate M in o rity Leader, D ick
Springer; and Senate Education Committee
Chair Tom Hartung
“ OH SU ’ s future depends on its ability to
compete in a rapidly changing and increas
ingly competitive health care marketplace,"
Kitzhabor said “ This proposal provides the
University the tools it needs tocompetc while
preserving its public mission It is a great
example o f how we can find innovative ways
to deliver public services more efficiently
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and cost-effectively.”
Timms said, “ I am proud to be the chief
sponsor o f a b ill that crosses partisan bicker
ing in an effort benefiting both the urban and
rural regions o f Oregon. We must not allow
handicaps o f a state bureaucracy to destroy
one o f the finest teaching, research and health
care providers in the country,"
Meyer, Chairman and CEO, Tektronix;
L.L. "Stub” Stewart, Booth, Pittman; M ike
Thorne, Executive Director, Port o f Port
land; Ben W hilelcy, Chair, Oregon Health
Sciences Foundation and retired CEO, Stan
dard Insurance Company
Under the public corporation proposal.
O H S U ’s mission would remain unchanged,
and it would continue to be a public univer
sity. However, the proposal would provide
OHSU operational fle x ib ility by exempting
it from state-agency specific regulations. For
example, it would no longer be subject to the
state personnel system which was not de
signed for recruiting health care profession
als and staff in a competitive environment
In addition. OHSU would no longer be
forced to use other state agencies for trade
and professional services. OHSU w ill select
the best provider based upon who can pro
vide the best quality for the best overall cost.
State agencies w ill be able to compete along
w ith the private sector to serve OHSU Hie
state’ s contracting procedures would also no
longer apply to OHSU These procedures too
often result in higher costs and lost opportu
nities due to lime delays. Both outcomes
undermine the institution's ability to com
pete.
OHSU would continue to be subject to
the public accountability statutes that apply
to government in Oregon, such as the public
records and open meeting laws. In addition,
all existing employee rights would be re
tained
The p u b lic c o rp o ra tio n w o u ld be
overseen by a board o f d ire c to rs ap
p ointed by the G o verno r. O H S U ’ s bud
get request fo r state general fund sup
port fo r e ducation and in d ig e n t care p ro
grams w o u ld co ntin ue to go through the
le g is la tiv e process
Portland
Quality Of
Life Examined
ivil rights and life conditions
in the Portland area for
immigrants, native Ameri
cans and Asians will be evaluated in
a series of meetings sponsored by
the Metropolitan Human Rights
Commission.
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The commission wants feedback from
northeast and southeast neighborhoods re
garding the interaction o f residents with
police and the justice system, medical ser
vices and private businesses.
Housing services, social services, ed
ucation system interactions and other civil
rights issues also w ill be discussed.
Information from the meeting w ill de
termine the commission’s future work plans
and priorities.
The session w ill be held Jan. 31 forthe
immigrant refugee community at RoseCity
Park Grade School Auditorium . 2334 N.E.
57th; Feb. 28 for the native American
community at the Creston Grade School
Auditorium , 4701 S.E. Bush; and March
30 for the southeast Asian Community at
the Madison High School Cafeteria, 2735
N.E. 82nd.
The meetings are open to the public.
Anyone interested in attending is asked to
call Jamae H illiard at the human rights
commission at 823-5136.
Women Of
Color Launch
Organizing
Effort
he Women of Color Caucus
has started an organizing
e ffo rt to bring diverse
immigrant and refugee communities
to g e th e r, build tru s t and share
experiences.
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The outreach is being funded by a recent
grant o f $7,500 grant from the Neighborhood
Partnership Fund o f the Oregon Community
Foundation.
The caucus is part o f the Oregon C oali
tion Against Domestic and Sexual Violence
Long term objectives o f the organiza
tion include resource development for non-
english speaking immigrants and refugees
and economic recovery planning for those
affected by violence
In over 15 years o f organizing, the coa
lition has helped to establish and strengthen
grassroots women's domestic violence and
sexual assault programs serving every coun
ty in Oregon.
The group has achieved passage o f land
mark state legislation and conducted a public
education campaign which received a nation
al award