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Making Gym Fun
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An obstacle course makes
the study o f gymnastics fun
at Irvington Elementary.
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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.
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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
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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-
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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.
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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
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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
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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."
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