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s — ~ ■■■ Serving the community through cultural diversity uine X X V Number IO Join In Celebrating Our — Making Gym Fun At Irvington An obstacle course makes the study o f gymnastics fun at Irvington Elementary. y J / _ / -f - See Metro, inside. Attack On Crime Outlined / t Zy c f March 8, 1995 .f- N N IV E R S A R Y Gov. John Kitzhaber presents plan to fight drugs, violent crime and build community-based law enforcement. See page A4. Youth School Embarks On Expansion Food Bank Drive Kicks Off Lincoln High School students and fac ulty this week helped kick o ff Project Second Wind, an annual food drive for the Oregon Food Bank. The food bank is los ing and must replace 3 million pounds o f food this year that was previously supplied by the federal government. Above: Fiance C. Spruill. Tyson To Come Back Former heavyweight champion Mike Tyson is set to be released from the Indian Youth C enteron March 25. Current World Boxing Association and International box ing Federation Champion George Fore man says he wants to fight Tyson. Such a fight would generate multi-millions. Concordia Group Honors Moose Portland Police C hief Charles Moose has been honored with a "Concordia Valor Award” from the Concordia N eighbor hood Assistance Program, a group associ ated with Concordia College in northeast Portland. The annual awards recognize distinguished people who dem onstrate courage, a willingness to take risks to improve their community and outstanding leadership abilities. The association cited Moose for his expertise in community po licing and in actual solutions to neighbor hood problems. Left: An artist's rendering shows the design for the renovation and expansion of the Albina Youth Opportunity School. The $2 million project includes eight classrooms, a computer media center and a 6.000- square-foot multipurpose gym. Established in 1967 it has gained success he Albina Youth O pportunity and credibility by stabilizing attendance and School has started a $7 m illion academic achievement for at-risk south age c a p ita l c a m p a ig n th a t w ill 12 to 21 from Portland public schools. finance renovation and expansion of Jefferson and Roosevelt referred the its north Portland campus. T The school at 3710 N. Mississippi is Portland's oldest alternative high school. CSD Seeks Solutions To Child Abuse bi P romise K ing High Cost Of Raising A Child F lic latest government estimate is that it takes approximately S217.000 to raise a child from birth through 18 years o f age. Students Build Homes For Habitat Students from the University o f Penn sylvania are in Portland this week spend ing their spring break to help build decent, affordable homes for families in need in northeast Portland. The effort is part o f Habitat for Humanity, a non-profit hous ing organization that builds homes with volunteer labor and donated materials and are sold at no profit, with zero interest mortgage. Habitat families must invest sweat equity hours to help build their own home. Nation Of Islam Opens Restaurant The Nation of Islam has opened a new $5 million restaurant complex in Chicago’s south side. The leader o f the religious orga nization. Minister Louis Farrakhan, said is evidence of the N ation's positive efforts in the African American community. “We placed this in the heart of the ghetto’ to say to black people we love you and you are worth every dime that we spend on you.” Government Aid Participation Up According to the Census Bureau, about 40 million people participated in federal aid programs based on low incomes during an average month in 1991. O f the assistance programs considered, the Medicaid and food stamp programs had the highest average monthly participation at 19 and 17 million persons, respectively. The report shows that 6 1 percent of the participants were white. 34 percent were African American and 18 per cent were o f Hispanic origin EDITORIAL A2 I Kay Toran, administrator of the Children’s Services Division. The C hildren's Services Division is not softening its stance on rules protecting children, despite recent criticism. Agency officials have reiterated a commitment to pursue its guidelines to the full extent the law permits. Enacted in 1971. the Child Abuse Reporting law out lines procedures for early identification of children who have been abused. The legislation defines what consti- ▼ Continued to page A4 majority o f students, with Lincoln Cleve land, Wilson, Grant, Madison and Benson referring the remaining students W e'd like to upgrade our present facil ities to offer the state of art for labs, comput da,imi togi\ e the school a long-term surv ival investment and away from the annual depen dency on grants from public and private ers. reading and m a th ," Rance C. Spruill, the school’s executive director. Spruill said $2 o f the campaign would go to a building project and $5 million as foun- agencies. The renovation w ould include eight class rooms, a computer media center and a multi purpose gym. Dean Hired For North Portland’s PCC A college administrator from Seattle has been named executive dean o f the Cascade Campus at Portland Community College in north Portland. Mildred Ollee will begin her duties on July 1. he was one o f three African American finalists for the job and was selected from a process which included community coffees with the applicants. She currently serves as vice president of student services at South Central Community College in Seattle. Ollee said she expects to address the needs o f a diverse student population and a community' in transition in her new position at the Cascade campus. She also stressed continued partnerships and coalitions with community agencies, business, labor and industry to better serve the community . Dan M oriarty, PCC president, said O llee’s experience at an urban college will serve her well as she heads up the new jo b at Cascade. Ollee created a program in Seattle to help at-risk youth finish high school and go on to college. She is the current president o f the W ash ington State Community and Technical Col leges Administrators group. She is a former associate dean o f student services, a counse lor and an instructor. She also served as a counselor for the Superior Court o f Walla W'alla County, Wash., and was director o f the Lillie Rice Center for mentally retarded young adults in Walla Walla. She began her career Mildred Ollee will become the new executive dean for the Cascade Campus at Portland Community College. as a junior and senior high school teacher. She holds a doctoral degree in educa tional leadership from Seattle University, a m aster's degree in education and counseling form W alla W alla College and a bachelor's degree in English and social sciences from Xavier University o f Louisiana in New O r leans. OREGON PREPARES TO PUT INMATES TO WORK nor, Secretary o f State and State T reasurer as regon Corrections Department members o f a board o f directors to oversee officials are developing work the work o f all inmates. programs for prison inmates as part of Ballot Measure 17, passed The department and representatives of the new board have been working together to by voters last November. O The law requires prison inmates to be engaged in full-time work or a combination o f education, work and work-preparedness training. According to Dennis O 'D onnell, the governor’s police advisor on corrections, departm ent staff have been exploring work and program options since the election. "he ballot measure appoints the G over put a plan in place that complies with the intent o f the voters,” O ’Donnell said Planning efforts are in three phases. The first phase looks at action that can be taken between now and July l within the existing state budget. Officials said each prison and prison industry group is diligently working to ex pand existing inmate work programs when HOUSING METRO SPORTS A6 BI B2 ever possible. During the second phase, the depart ment said it plans to develop a business plan with specific proposals and costs for the next two years. The third phase would take longer-term options. The ballot measure directs that work programs reduce the cost o f government or generate a profit for the private sector. It also requires state agencies to “cooperate with the Corrections Director in establishing inmate work programs." Officials said initial efforts will concen ENTERTAINMENT B4 trate on reducing the costs o f government. The department has contacted all state agen cies to determine where they might be able to use inmate labor "There have been no shortages o f cre ative ideas on how we can put inmates to work,” O 'D onnell said. "Unfortunately most o f those jobs would be created on the outside. A real challenge for us and the other agencies will be find work that can be brought inside our prison walls. Only minimum security inmates are permitted to work on outside crews and our supply o f those inmates is finite." RELIGION CLASSIFIEDS B5 B6 I
