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Volume XXV Number 12 Serving the community through cultural diversity Wlje ^Jortlanh (©bserlrer SECTION ■ M M H öl March 22, 1995 B o nt tn u n i t n a I c n b ¿t r Band To Strike It i Up Live music by the five-piece band Footprints will perform free to the public i at a Musical Art Expo, April 1, from noon | until 6 p.m. at Lutheran Inner-City M inis tries community center at northeast Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. and Skidmore. Jazz Underground » Ä * 4'- Jazz pianist Brian Ward plays two sets with his Trio and featured guest musicians every Wednesday from 7:30 p.m. to 10 p.m. at Theater on the Park, 904 S. W. Main St. Admission is $5 for all ages. Non alcohol drinks and free snacks are served. Focus On Fundraising Sharing the Load: A W orkshop On ' Building Partnerships, is presented at 8:30 a.m. March 29 at the Northeast Precinct to help nonprofit staff and directors ask for and get corporate support. For informa tion, call Artangia Presley o f the Black ; United Fund at 282-7973. African Dance Group To Perform TheNorthwest Afrikan American Bal let will perform at 7 pm. Tuesday in the Chiles Center at the University o f Portland in north Portland. The troupe is one o f the ! premier African dance companies on the west coast, performing original and varia tions o f traditional dances from Senagal, Gambia. Mali and Guinea. Vancouver Entertains For Kids The city o f Vancouver presents a va riety o f spring break programs for kids, 5 to 12 years old, April 3-7, at the Bagley Community Center, 4100 Plomondon St. Highlights include carnival games, a visit to Discovery Zone, dino stomp, edible flowers, swimming, roller skating, drama, music and clown classes, call (360) 696- 8965. Spring Class Schedules Are Out Portland Parks and Recreation's spring class schedules are now available. Copies can be found at Multnomah County librar ies, city hall and all park recreation sites. Beat the Summer Rush Sw imming lessons are now available for all ages and skill levels through the Portland Parks and Recreation. For a pool schedule, call 823-5130. 1 (Photos by Donn Thomas) -X. D.A. Honored For Community Policing s sig n in g deputy d is tric t menting long-term strategies that attack so attorneys to neighborhoods called "maintenance and order” crimes. to combat crime is winning These offenses include theft, vandalism, the praise of the Portland Metropolitan car prowls, aberrant public behavior and Chamber of Commerce. illegal camping. A Musicians Ball Presented Tickets for the 1995 “Muscians Ball presented by Henry W einhard's are now on sale at TicketM aster outlets. The ball, held April 22 at Memorial Coliseum fea tures 70 bands on 11 stages featuring many o f the areas best known and most creative performers. Seniors Plan Sandy Tour The Hollywood Senior Center spon sors a van trip March 30. leaving the center at 1820 N F. 40th and 2 p.m. Y ou'll drive through the town o f Sandy and across the hills to Estacada where you'll stop for coffee at the Safari at see their amazing display o f mounted wildlife. SI BM ISSIO N S: Community Calendar information will he given priority if dated tw o weeks before the event date. Professional musician Janice Scroggins joins the Grant Gospel Choir at Grant High School and students Yolanda Simms (left) and Jamilia Smith entertain on stage. The talents of local African American artists were showcased March 10 during a community performance at the school which also included Grant's African Dance Troupe. Proceeds from admissions benefitted the school's cultural diversity program. Multnomah County District Attorney Michael D. Schrunk The business group presented it's Chair Award for Public Service to Multnomah County District Attorney Michael Schrunk for his Neighborhood D.A. Program The goal o f the program is to improve the quality o f life within neighborhoods and business districts by developing and imple I Deputy district attorneys are assigned top specific geographic locations with the charge o f identifying major public safety' problems in the area. They also are responsi ble to working with residents, groups and organizations wanting to improve the area and resolve crime problems. "W hile hardly on a level with violent crime, I think w e'd all agree that nothing detracts more from our everyday quality o f life than these maintenance and order crimes,” said Richard Reiten, chamber chair who also serves as president and chief operating offic er o f Portland General Electric. Since the neighborhood D.A. program was initiated in the Holladay District around Lloyd Center, reported car prow ls have dropped nearly two-thirds. Other problems successfully addressed, include aggressive panhandling in downtown Portland, loitering and vandalism on unat tended private property, loud street musi cians in downtown and illegal drug activity in Old Town, chamber officials said In each situation, police, prosecutors and local residents joined forces to find and implement workable solutions. A deputy district has also been assigned to the new Northeast Precinct at Martin Luther King Jr Blvd and Emerson Street I * •"Y «*• -¿fee * - - * «•>»,< 4 a t 4* * 1 • Sheriff Candidate Vera Pool. First Black Woman Sheriff Supports Pool b \ P romise K ing by 8 p.m. at the county elections office, 1040 S.E. Morrison. he n a tio n ’s firs t A frican "The issue here is cred ib ility , e x p e American woman elected to rience. leadership and gender, B arrett the office of sheriff was in said. Portland this week to help elect Vera She especially urged women, of all rac Pool sheriff of Multnomah County, es, to rally around Pool. FultonCounty Sheriff Jackie H Barrett “Call every one, every woman you know o f Atlanta, Ga.. said in a fund-raising dinner through the phone, reach everyone for V era's Monday, that Pool's untarnished 24 years sake.” Barrett said experience in the sh eriff s department made Pool told the Portland Observer that she her the most-qualified candidate was sure o f victory . The mail ballot election will be decid "My victory will shock a lot o f peo ed on Tuesday. March 28 Ballots are due ple,” she said T I
