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May 31, 1995
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Walnut Park: Mayor Says More To Come
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Hundreds of area residents joined city officials and community activists Saturday at a grand opening to the Walnut Park Retail Center, a $2.8 million development a
Northeast Killingsworth and Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. (See additional photos, page B2.)
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P romise K ing
ayor Vera Katz took kudos over
the re-developed Walnut Park
as she cut the ribbon Saturday
to mark the grand opening of the $2.8
million retail center.
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“ This project stands as a reminder, as a
testament that this city is dedicated that all o f
its neighborhoods are healthy and that each
o f its neighborhoods has its fair share o f
prosperity, economic opportunity and gov
ernment resources,” Katz said
The mayor said she would look for other
economic opportunity sites in the community
and that those site would be the focus o f
renewed efforts.
Katz had earlier called on the Portland
Development Commission to develop strate
gies to boost employment and per capita
income in north and northeast Portland. The
region has the highest unemployment rate
and lowest average income in the metropol
itan area.
She said the commission should identify
gaps in the delivery o f jo b training and em
ployment services and identify ways to im
prove or expand community services.'
Katz asked the commission to deliver
it’ s findings to the city council by November
to be considered in the c ity ’ s next budget.
“ This project (W alnut Park) is the first to
get o ff the ground, others w ill follow with
public and private initiatives and w ill include
commercial developments as well as hous
ing,” the mayor assured.
Rep Margaret Carter, D-Portland, said
it was d iffic u lt to get the $500,000 from
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Drug
Free
Humboldt School
Holds Carnival
Humboldt School PTA and the A lb i
na Headstart Transition Project sponsors
is inviting students, families and members
o f the community to it’s end-of-the-year
carnival at the school, 4915 N. Ganten-
bein, on Friday, June 9, from 5:30 p.m. to
8:30 p.m.
Nabeeh Mustapha
manages The Miracles Club on
north Killingsworth across from
Portland Community College.
The club is fast becoming a
haven for fun and
entertainment in a drug and
alcohol free environment. “The
vision behind Miracles is that
people can have a ball without
drugs or alcohol, ” said Johnny
Gage, club owner.
Celebration
Honors Ancestors
An old-fashioned carnival with prizes
and games, gospel music, softball tourna
ment and a free barbecue lunch w ill be held
June 17 at Alberta Park from 9-45 a m to
6 p.m. The P o rtla n d ’ s In The Park
Juneteenth Celebration is to honor the
“ Emancipation Proclamation” and the jo u r
ney o f African ancestors who made the
middle passage over the Atlantic in slave
ships. The event is sponsored by the Coa
lition o f Black Men and the Omega Boys
and Girls Club. For more information call
321-5119 or 698-6720.
Hosts Needed For
Buffalo Soldiers
African American guests from out-of-
town representing the U.S. Calvary units
o f the late 1800s, nicknamed the Buffalo i
Soldiers, w ill need housing June 9-11 for
their participation in the year’s Grand Flo
ral Parade. I f you can share home, please
contact Hyalite, Inc. at 220-8282 or 281-
1635.
Farmers Market
Opens Saturdays
You can buy fresh produce directly
form the farmer who grew it at Portland’s
Farmers Market. The market sets up shop
every Saturday though October, from 8
a m. to I p.m., along the Willamette River
at 1200 N.W. Front Ave.
SUBMISSIONS: Community Calendar
information will be given priority if
dated two weeks before the event date.
(Photo By Promise King)
Garlington CEO Wants Growth
hyllis S. Paulson, the new chief
providers to ensure a compre
executive officer of Garlington
hensive system o f care to
Center, p'ans to move the
G arlington’ s diverse consum
north and northeast mental health ers.
care
provider to expanded markets.
“ We are excellent at what
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Paulson, a northeast Portland resident,
is a former director in charge o f clinical
services at Garlington. She has been serving
as the center’ s interim ch ie f executive for
nine months.
Her promotion was announced May 13
by the Garlington Center Board o f Directors
follow ing an extensive national search.
Board President Emmett Wheatfall said
the board was impressed with Paulson’s ef
fective leadership during the interim period.
“ Her dedication and commitment to ex
cellence in serving those with major mental
illness and m inority populations was com
mendable," said Wheatfall.
Paulson said she was excited and eager
about carrying out her new responsibilities.
She has been w orking to build new part
nerships with other mental and health care
She is married to Robert
Paulson, a professor o f social
work at Portland State U niver
sity.
The Garl ington Center was
we do, which includes serving
founded in I980 to provid ecu l-
persons o f color who have se
turally-relevant mental health
rious and persistent mental ill
and crisis services to persons
ness,” said Paulson. “ Our goal
with major mental illness living
w ill be to magnify our service
in north and northeast Portland.
approach and responsiveness
Since then, the center has
Phyllis S. Paulson
to the community.”
grown from 35 to 115 full-tim e
Paulson has 15 years experience in the
employees and to a budget o f about $6.6
mental health care field A certified mental
m illion. The center has also expanded to
health care administrator, she has masters
serve children, youth and families.
degrees in public administration, rehabilita
Last spring, the center opened the A Iber-
tion counseling and community planning.
ta Street Cafe on Northeast Fifth and Alberta
Paulson helped establish the Alliance
to serve as a workshop for training people
for the M entally III for People o f Color o f
with major mental illness to become job-
Greater Cincinnati, Ohio. She has received
ready.
awards and recognitions for service dedica
The center was named in memory o f
tion and commitment to people o f color with
Rev. John G arling to n Jr. and Yvonne
mental illness and has earned high marks for
Garlington, a Portland couple who were ded
her professionalism and leadership
icated to the betterment o f the community.
Moose Makes
Changes In
Command
olice Chief Charles Moose
has promoted northeast
precinct commander Bruce
Prunk to assistant chief of the police
bureau’s services branch.
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Prunk, 41, has been with the police
bureau since 1976. He replaces Dan Noel le
who was recently elected M ultnom ah
County Sheriff.
In other command changes, Moose
named north precinct conmander Alan O rr
as the new commander o f the northeast
precinct.
Caption Richard T Rictor. who as
been serving as the acting assistant chief
during N oelle’ s campaign for sheriff, was
promoted to commander o f the north pre
cinct.