volume X X V Number 27
Committed to cultural diversity.
Jul\ 5, 1995
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The third weekend in July is the time
for the Cathedral Park Jazz Festival, an
annual event presented by St. John’s area
sponsors and produced independently. The
festival will be open all day on the lawn
under the St. Johns bridge on Saturday and
Sunday, July 15 and July 16.
program working to pull
young men out of the gang-
involved lifestyle, has been
awarded a $10,000 grant from the
Oregon Community Foundation.
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Heritage Day
For Children
The Oregon History Center presents
Heritage Day for Children, Sunday, July
30 at Pioneer Courthouse Square. Volun
teers are needed. To help with children's |
activities, call 306-5210.
Boozer Golf
Tourney Slated
The 5th annual James Boozer Memo
rial G olf Tournament and Dinner will be
held Saturday, July 15 atG lendoveerG olf
Course. Trophies and prizes, a hole in one
contest, door prizes and a silent auction
are part o f the activities with donations
going to the Coalition o f Black M en’s
Omega Boys and Girls Club. For more
information call Kimberly Maney at 321 -
5119.
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Dave Zudel puts a new computer through a test run with Life Center Executive Director Charles Carter (from left), board
chair Richard Rickel, and Larry Novell, president of Columbia-Williamette United Way. The equipment was donated by IBM
Corp through the United Way. The Life Center is a low-income emergency relief organization at 2746 N.E. Martin Luther
King Jr. Blvd.
Summer Carnival For Kids
ll kids ages 4 to 13 who live in
north and northeast Portland
are invited to join the fun at a
free carnival on Sunday from
p.m. to 5 p.m., sponsored by Housing
Our Families and Portland Parks and
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Recreation.
Come enjoy free hot dogs, snow cones,
cold drinks and other snacks. And d on't miss
the great prizes. Fun-loving adults and teens
are needed to help supervise the activities.
For more information and to volunteer,
call 335-0947.
The carnival will be held at Unthank
Park at the com er ofN orth Shaver and Kerby.
2:30 There will be lots of games, including
juggling, a free throw contest, balloon toss,
relay races, a limbo contest and much more.
The m onies w ill su p p o rt outreach
serv ices for H ouse o f U m oja, a p ro
gram serving north and northeast P o rt
land.
O p e ra tin g on an “ extended fa m i
ly” A fro -C en tric m odel, the program
offers an a ltern ativ e to gang life w ith
a dose o f stro n g perso n al su p p o rt, a c
co rd in g to Johnny A. G age, H ouse o f
U m oja ex ecutive directo r.
O ver 300 g a n g -a ffe c te d young
men and th e ir fa m ilie s have been
helped by the program since outreach
w ork began in 1990. A resid en tial
com ponent o f the program opened in
F ebruary 1991 and now serv es up to
15 youth at a tim e.
T he g ra n t w as m ad e p o s s ib le
th ro u g h th e f o u n d a tio n ’s W illiam
S w indells Sr. M em orial Fund.
Women Rally
To Oppose Clinton Act
Radical Women hold a summer soup
and salad dinner July 20 at 7 p.m. at the
Northwest Service Center, 1819 N.W.
Everett, to discuss the impact of President
C linton's Anti-Terrorism Act. The group
opposes the act, being advanced in the
wake o f the Oklahoma City bombing,
claiming it will clamp down on free speech
and assembly rights.
Blue Lake Music
Series Opens
M etro’s Music by Blue Lake summer
concert series features a lineup o f national
and international acts and local favorites
at Blue Lake Regional Park. Concerts are
held every Thursday through Aug. 10 with
the concert area opening at 5 p.m. and two
hour performances beginning at 6:30 p.m.
Walk On The Wild Side
You are invited to enjoy breakfast
and entertainment at the Portland zoo fol
lowing a five-mile walk through the w iIds
o f Washington Park and the West Hills.
The event is held Saturday beginning at 8
a.m. at the Washington Park Z oo’s north
parking lot. Proceeds from entry fees will
benefit the zoo's endangered species pro
gram.
Fair Features
Luxurious Clothes
If you love animals and have an eye
for exquisite clothing made from fine fi
ber producing animals, then you’ll like
what you see at the first ever Alpaca Fiber
Fair held this weekend, July 7-9 at the
W ashington C ounty F airg ro u n d s in
Hillsboro.
Teacher Donald Dixon helps prepare high school athletes for college SAT testing. Academics come with the program at a Self Enhancement summer basketball camp.
(Photo by Michael Leighton)
Area Kids Get Boost At Summer Camps
by
M ichael L eighton
ortland area kids are preparing
for life after sports in a series
of basketball cam ps this
summer.
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“This is about life,” explains Tony
Hopson, director o f Self Enhancement. Inc.
“ Basketball is just the button to push.”
SEI sponsors the camps as just one o f
many o f its programs to get kids at risk past
the obstacles in life and toward success in
adulthood.
The camps draw some o f the best ath
letes in the Portland area with the emphasis
on basketball fundamentals and the attention
they draw from college recruiters.
But for ev en basketball to pick up. there
is school work to perform.
We teach there is life after sports and to
understand basketball is a temporary thing,"
Hopson said
The kids learn how athletics can be used
as means to get somewhere else, to succeed at
school and as an adult.
Broken into a daily regiment o f 8 peri
ods, the camps go through a rotating curric
ulum o f classroom instruction and basketball
practice and competition over a week long
period.
The classroom instruction includes work
on preparing for SAT college testing and
career exploration.
Hopson said the goal is for all o f the
students to go to college.
Recent camps at Wh itaker M iddle School
drew about 70 high school boys, while a
Foodstock Returns
To Laurelhurst
Saturday, July 22, will be a day o f
family fun as Foodstock returns for the
third year to Laurelhurst Park in southeast
Portland. The benefit for Loaves and Fish
es begins at 11 a.m. with a free concert in
the park featuring local Portland music
legends.
July Means
Pool Fun Days
A series o f special Fun Days begin
this month at Portland pools. These are
popular events with splash contests, pen
ny dives, water basketball and other aqua-
games. For more information call 823-
SWIM.
SUBMISSIONS: Community
Calendar information will be given
priority if dated two weeks
before the event date.
The Habitat Home Building
Center is beginning to take a
finished look with new
siding, windows and a roof.
The center at Northeast 15th
and Killingsworth will
provide office space and
room for building materials,
a conference room and
dormitories. Construction
began in March and is
scheduled to be completed
in mid August.
(Photo by Michael Leighton)
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camp for high school girls was held at
Jefferson High School with about 75 partic
ipants. A camp was also planned for middle
school-age children.
During a recent high school boys camp,
the kids showed a great deal o f enthusiasm
during an assembly, cheering for announce
ments by teachers and introductions to visi
tors.
“ We participate as a group," Hopson
said. “ It's a family atmosphere with positive
peer pressure."