Volume XXV Number 6
Serving the community through cultural diversity
February 8, 1995
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Blazer Fan Event
Planned
T icke ts w ent on sale th is week
fo r “ Fandem onium ,” a firs t-e v e r pub-
lie gathering hosted by the T ra il Blaz-
ers and Fannie Mae, where fans o f a ll
ages w ill meet team members, p a rtic ­
ipate in in te ra ctive games and a c tiv -
ities, vie w N B A action videos and
: e njoy m usic. The event w ill be held
I Feb. 25 at the O regon C on ven tion
Center. A d m issio n is $5.
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Les Femmes Host
Black History Event
Les Femmes w ill host a special '
event fo r pro spe ctive D ebutante and
C a v a lie r y o u th g ro up s to present
I black h isto ry, p oe try and ethnic fash- I
ions to parents and frie n d s on Sunday
i at 3 p.m. at the Em anuel H ospital
C onference C enter. The C avaliers
w ill also g ive th e ir annual trib u te to !
Les Femmes members.
Rose Pruning
Demonstration Set
L lo y d C enter w ill host the P o rt­
land Rose S o cie ty's 30th annual Rose 1
Instructor Joel Shapiro and students Kyla
Pruning D em onstration on Saturday
i from 1 1 a m. to 4 p.m. The event !
ay the words “teen mother”
coincides w ith the best tim e to prune
and many people think of
I roses so they are in bloom fo r the f
problems, drugs and welfare.
Rose Festival in June. The Rose So­
V isit the Monroe Program for pregnant
c ie ty recomm ends p ru n in g between
and parenting students in northeast Portland
Feb. 2 I and M arch 17, a fte r the risk
and you’ ll find eight young women answer­
o f a hard freeze has passed.
ing questions about biology, physics, chem­
istry and math.
The students are preparing to go head-
You can jo in the fun at the “ Have [ to-head w ith other high school teams on
a H e a rt" Fashions on Ice show this ! Saturday at Portland State University in the
weekend at the Ice C halet at L lo yd
Bonneville Power Adm inistration Science
i C enter. Proceeds from skate rental
Bowl.
and donations w ill b e n e fit the M ake- |
The question and answer competition is
A -W is h Foundation o f Oregon. Show
i tim es are at 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. both i
Saturday and Sunday.
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Business
John Preston o f The M assachu­
setts In stitu te o f T e ch n o lo g y, w ill
discuss how to b u ild a company, fund- I
ing strategies and g lo b a l c o m p e ti­
tiveness in a fo ru m at the Oregon I
G ra d u a te In s titu te in B e a ve rto n .
T hursday. Feb. 16 at 6 :30 p.m. A !
reception w ill begin at 5:30 p.m. For
reservations ca ll 233-1224.
Response Sought To
Abortion Attacks
Fem inists w ill discuss w hy at­
tacks on a w om en 's rig h t to a b o rtio n
are increasing and how to fig h t back,
Thursday, Feb. 16 at the N orth w e st
S e rvice C e n te r b o a rd ro o m , 1819
N. W. Everett. The discussion is spon­
sored by R adical W omen.
Hospital Head To Talk
Economy
Dr Peter Kohler, president o f the
Oregon Health Sciences University, w ill
explain the importance o f higher educa­
tion on Oregon's economic future during
the Portland C ity Club luncheon Friday
in the M ayfair Room ofthe Benson Hotel.
For reservations call 222-2582.
SUBMISSIONS: Community
Calendar information will be given
priority if dated two weeks
before the event date.
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merican poet, essayist and
Students o f C la rk C olleg e. Future series
lecturer Nikki Giovanni, whose
guests inclu de M aya A n g e lo u , A m e ri­
work reflects her pride in her
can author, poet and e n te rta in e r w ho is
African-American heritage, will speak
best know n fo r her strong p o rtra y a ls o f
Friday, Feb. 17 from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. at
A fr ic a n - A m e r ic a n w o m e n and Z e v
Clark College.
Kedem , s u rv iv o r o f the H olo cau st and
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G io v a n n i w ill present the lecture
Racism I 0 I at the Student C enter in
G aiser H a ll. T ic k e ts are $5. A reception
in her honor w ill be held at 5 p.m ., also
in the Student C enter.
The engagem ent is part o f a 1995
W in te r Lecture Series by the Assoicated
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June and hopes to get accepted into a school
that “ w ill allow me to get the training that w ill
help me give my daughter the life she needs
and desires.”
S co ttin a M a rin o , 17, grew up in
Oakridge, Ore. and says she was a “ goody-
two-shoes” until getting on drugs at age 14.
A fter being arrested for burglary, she spent
the last three years in ja ils and institutional
schools.
M arino has been clean and sober for
more than six months. She hopes being on the
team w ill help her get into the University o f
Oregon where she plans to study intemation-
al business.
Shapiro said neighboring business have
been supportive o f the young women’ s ef­
forts. Pizzacato Pizza w ill give them a pizza
party after the competition and Tickle Tree
Bookstore and Mako chiIdren’ s clothing store
has donated g ift certificates.
Barring “ complications,” Monroe team
members w ill meet the competition wearing
royal blue T-shirts representing their school.
Team members and alternates in addition
to Bertelson and Marino are Aminah Cham­
bers, Alesha Zirkle, Maggie Bronski, Sara
Desmond, Winter Evelyn and Kyla Keeler.
an actor.
G io v a n n i’ s earliest c o lle c tio n s o f po­
e try , in c lu d in g B la c k F e e lin g , B la ck
T a lk , and B la c k Judgm ent, p ub lish ed in
I9 6 8 , capture the m ilita n t a ttitu d e o f the
c iv il rig h ts m ovem ent d u rin g that tim e.
In later w o rk , G io v a n n i began to
lo o k inw ard and focus on fa m ily and
personal relatio n ships. H er w orks from
th is perio d include Re: C re atio n (19 70 ),
M y House ( l 972), The W om en and the
Men (1 975) and C otton Candy on a R ainy
Day (1978).
H er recent w orks have stressed a
glo ba l o utlo o k. She has also w ritte n c h il­
d re n 's books and poems and sold re­
co rd in g s o f her poems and o f her co n ­
v e rs a tio n s w ith p ro m in e n t A f r ic a n -
A m e rican w rite rs James B a ld w in and
M argaret W alker.
A ngelou w ill speak on M arch 6 from
6 p.m. to 9 p.m. in the c o lle g e 's O ’ Connel
Sport C enter G xm nasium . T ic k e ts are
S25 or $ 10 fo r students.
Kedem depicts his life story in the film
Schindler’ s List. His free lecture. Schindler’ s
List - A Survivor Celebrates L ife w ill take
place on Thursday, Feb. 9 from 7 p.m. to 9
p.m. in Foster Auditorium .
For tic k e ts , v is it or c a ll the C la rk
C ollege B ookstore at (3 6 0 ) 6 9 9 -0 149 or
the V a nco u ver Y W C A (3 6 0 ) 6 96 -0 16 7.
T ic k e ts w ill not be sold at the door.
James May, Tom McDonald Elected To Urban League
ames May andTom McDonald
have been elected to the Board
of Directors of the Urban
League
of
P o rtlan d .
The
announcement was made by Urban
League Board Chairm an Michael
Lewellen.
A lz h e im e r’ s Disease C enter o f O regon,
A m e ric a n Red C ross (O re g o n T r a il
C hapter), H O S T. (H om e O w nership
One Street A t a T im e), Needy K id s Fund,
and N o rth /N o rth e a s t Business A sso cia ­
tio n .
Tom M c D o n a ld serves as V ic e Pres­
ident, Sales and C lie n t Services fo r the
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James M ay is President and C h ie f
E xecutive O ffic e r o f Legacy Emanuel
H o sp ita l & H ealth C enter. He is also
C h ie f O p eratin g O ffic e r fo r Managed
H ealthcare N orthw est. M r. M ay holds a
M B A. in Finance and H ealth A d m in is ­
tra tio n from the U n iv e rs ity o f C hicago.
His co m m un ity service a ffilia tio n s in ­
c lu d e b o a rd m e m b e rs h ip in th e
P ortland T ra il Blazers and the O regon
A rena C o rp o ra tio n He is responsible
fo r revenue re la tin g to te le v is io n , ra d io ,
R ip C ity M agazine, arena a d v e rtis in g ,
and P ortland In te rn a tio n a l A irp o rt ad­
v e rtis in g . He is also responsible fo r pre
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P ortland Housing
A uthority Reorganizes
Tom McDonald
Juneteenth Planning
Gets Underway
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olunteer drivers are needed to
provide
rides
during
P o rtla n d ’s annual “J u n e ­
teenth’’ celebration.
Every year, a gathering o f friends and
neighbors encompassing the entire commu­
nity is held in June with food and entertain­
ment at Bethel AM E (A frican Methodist
Episcopal) Church, 5828 N.E. Eighth Ave
Organizer Clara Peoples said drivers are
needed for taking people between the church
and E & M Community Market, 705 N.
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(Photo by Donn Thomas)
a qualifying round for the National Science
Bow l in Washington, D C.
The Monroe team is the first all-preg­
nant or parenting team to compete in the
national competition. They also are the only
spec ial education team in a competition made
up o f high schools teams consisting o f top
science students from Oregon and southwest
Washington.
The Monroe team is coached by teacher
Joel Shapiro.
Team member Amy Bertelson, 16, placed
third in an Oregon State speech contest last
year. She is w orking towards graduating in
Giovanni Talks On Racism in Series
Valentines Crafted At
Dishman
Y o u r special little one, ages 6 to
i 12, can make that special som ething
d u rin g a V a le n tin e c ra ft class M o n -
day from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. at the
D ishm an C o m m u n ity C enter, 77 N .E.
K n o tt. The event is one o f several
V a le n tin e c ra ft classes being held
around the c ity by P ortland Parks and
Recreation. For more in fo rm a tio n call
823-2525.
Keeler (from left), Amy Bertelson, Winter Evelyn and Scottina Marino prepare for High School Science Bowl competition.
Killingsworth. which is participating with
special sales and activities during the event
Peoples said she's also looking for addi­
tional businesses to sponsor tables.
“ Juneteenth" is held to celebrate black
history and the estimated time the news o f
President Lincoln's Emancipation Procla­
mation was received in parts o f the South
The executive order freeing slaves was pro-
claimedJan 1 8.1865, but took several weeks
by mule and buggx to reach many black
Americans
Barry Philpott
Edwinna Moaning
The H ousing A u th o rity o f P o rt­
land has im plem ented a reo rg a n iza ­
tio n , crea ting a single departm ent fo r
its lo w -re n t p u b lic housing p rogram ,
o rg a n iz in g new e xecutive re s p o n s ib il­
itie s and paying more a tte n tio n to the
management o f lo c a lly -fin a n c e d lo w -
Judi Pitre
incom e housing. The o rg a n iz a tio n was
in c o rre c tly id e n tifie d in a h eadline in
our Feb. I e d itio n We regret the e rro r.
The H ousing A u th o rity o f P o rt­
land provides housing services fo r o ver
2 0,000 lo w -in c o m e fa m ilie s th ro u g h ­
out M u ltn o m a h C ou nty.