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J uly 26, 1995 • T he P ortland O bserver P age A4 Portlanders Rally To Aid Of 2 Year Old The Y W C A o f Portland in con ju n c tio n w ith the A frica n -A m e rica n Cham ber o f Commerce has started a special fund fo r the benefit o f tw o year old Sayid "S o nn y” Panek, the son o f 21 year o ld Yolanda Panek, w ho is m issing and appears to be the v ic tim o f foul play last week Sayid was found by Portland Police locked in Panek’ s car adja cent to the G reyhound bus depot Panek is assumed to be a v ic tim o f fo u l play after p olice discovered a b lo o d y southeast P ortland m otel room where she had checked in late one evening w ith her child. Roy Jay, President o f the A fr i can A m ericanCham berofC om m erce S M A R T .” program , has already started c o lle c tin g contributions fo r the benefit o f the youngster, w ho is in the care o f his maternal grandm oth er. Individuals, organizations and businesses that are interested in do along w ith the Y W C A ’ s northeast center, where Panek was employed nating to the fund should contact the Y W C A ’ s Northeast O ffic e at 721- 1746 o r make donations at any branch d ir e c tin g o f U.S. N ational Bank. o f Oregon said that his organization “ O P E R A T IO N Area Begins Plastic Bottle Recycling State Report Puts Face On Poverty I he typical poor person in O re gon is young, w hite, and married, and is ju st as lik e ly to live in a rural county as the inner city, according to a report released by the state Em A fa m ily o f four that earned less tnan $12,200 annually in 1989 is considered poor under federal guide lines. A cco rd in g to 1990 U.S. Cen sus data, the most recent available, 12.4 percent o f Oregonians, about o f three o f a ll im poverished persons are m arried couples, according to the state report. Single female heads o f households make up the second larg 345,000 people, lived in poverty in 1989, compared to 2 8 1,750 in 1979. est group. O ve ra ll poverty rates fo r rural and urban areas are almost the same. However, persons liv in g in a central draws on economic data fo r state, fe d e ra l and other surveys, most o f it “ M o st o f the p o o r are very young,” said B urgin “ In fact, our data shows a clear generation gap.” urban area have a higher poverty rate than those in the urban fringe. Rural areas w ith a population o f previously unpublished. "W e pulled together data from A cco rd in g to the state statistics, 48.7 percent o f im poverished Oregonians less than 2,500 have higher poverty rates than persons liv in g on rural many different sources in order to put a face on poverty in Oregon to day,” said Linda B urgin, a research analyst w ith the state E m ploym ent are less than 25 years old, w hile o nly 11.1 percent are age 65 o r older. “ C h ild re n are e s p e c ia lly h it hard,” noted B urgin. “ A lm o st one out o f fo u r poor persons in Oregon is farms. “ There is disturbing news about ploym ent Department E ntitled “ Poverty and Income: Issues C oncerning W o rkin g Fam i lies in Oregon” , the new publication Department who coordinated the re port Poverty in Oregon increased du rin g the 10-year period ending in 1989, grow ing more than tw ice as fast as the national rate, and risin g in e v e ry O re g o n c o u n ty e x c e p t Sherman O regon’ spoverty rate grew a ch ild under the age o f 12.” Blacks, N ative Americans, and other m inorities have a d ispropor tionately high incidence o f poverty in Oregon as in the U .S., according to the report. For instance, these groups make up 6.9 percent o f the state’ s population, account fo r 84.9 percent incom e trends in O re g o n ," said B urgin. “ We lost ground du rin g a recent three-year period.” A c co rd ing to the report, real median income declined by 4.5 percent in Oregon between 1988 and 1990, fa llin g from $30,656 to $29,281. U.S real m edi an income also went dow n during the same period, but ju s t by 0.6 percent, declining form $35,565 to $35,353. from 10.7 percent in 1979 to 12.4 percent in 1989, an increase o f 1.7 percent, compared to a national in o f all o f O regon’ s poor. M a rrie d couples, not single crease o f 0.7 percent fo r the same mothers, account fo r the largest group Incom e varies w id e ly across Oregon. Clackamas C ounty has the highest per capita income, $16,360, fo llo w e d by W ashington and M u lt o f poor persons. M ore than one out nomah Counties. period Employment Predicted To Grow By Leaps, Bounds Em ploym ent in Oregon is ex diverse sector’s components, from ment w ith grow , but at a much slower pected to grow faster than the nation al rate in the next decade as the state Jiotels to health services to engineer ing and com puter software to add rate than the private sector. Slater said several other indus jo b s,” Slater said. Occupational skills and compen sation vary w id e ly in service indus tries also w ill experience strong adds more than 300,000 new jobs. “ We expect good consistent em ploym ent grow th in the next 10 years in almost every industry and in every part o f the state,” said Graham S l a t e r ^ ^ o j j^ i j^ t ^ \ U | } )regon EmplwMownt Departm ent.- Slater and a team o f economists recenfTy com pleted a biennial study o f em ploym ent trends statewide. A ccording to the projections, total wage and salary em ploym ent in Oregon w ill grow by 313,400, ex panding from 1.4 m illio n to 1.7 m il tries. Slater said many o f the new ser vice jobs w ill require high s k ills and grow th. “ The a rriva l o f newcomers and demand fo r new m anufacturing w ill continue to create construction jobs at a healthy rate,” he said. “ A nd in pay w e ll. - -, f • t • “ T his sector em ploys cooks and spite <jf losses in the tim b e r industry, Oregon w ill add m ore than 14,006 dishwashers, but it also includes sur geons and software engineers,” he jobs in manufacturing, mostly in high- said. as the national m anufacturing em ploym ent continues to shrink,” he O ther expected changes in the service industry sector du rin g the next 10 years include the a rriva l o f tech machinery and electronics, even said. Clackamas C ounty is expected lio n jo b s in 2005. “ T hat’ s a 22 percent increase, 40,000 new jo b s in business servic es, w ith tw o out o f fiv e o f the posi to create new jo b s faster than any where else, fo llo w e d closely by other far more than the expected 15 per cent rise in em ploym ent expected nationally du rin g the same period,” tions in em ploym ent services com parts o f the W illa m e tte V a lle y and panies, often know n as “ tem porary Slater said. The services industry w ill ac count fo r h a lf o f O regon’ s new jobs. “ We expect every one o f this cies. C entral Oregon. “ The southwest, from Roseburg to Grants Pass to Coos Bay, w ill grow the slowest, largely because o f C T TE CUT help” o r “ employee leasing" agen D uring the period, almost 24,000 new jo b s are expected in health care and overall em ploym ent in govern- NEW, RETURNS R $ OVERSTOCK 4069 N.E. M.L.K. Blv< & 162nd & Division (Division Crossing LIQUIDATION OUTLET C O M E A N D SEE W H A T Y O U R M O N E Y W IL L B U Y A T 5 0 % T O 7 5 % O FF RETAIL losses in the lum ber industry,” Slater said. Hope For The Black Family M any in this country have given up hope on the A frican-A m erican fa m ily unit. It seems that more o f our young men are in prisons than in lo v in g homes Y oung mothers strug gle as single parents and depend on welfare and the government to pro vide fo r them. O ur children grow up w ith o u t self-esteem and positive role models, and when they have c h il dren, the cycle begins again. As the generations continue, the state o f the B lack fa m ily steadily worsens. Don W alker is one young man w ho has decided that the fa m ily is not a hopeless cause. He grew up in the inner-city w ith o u t much influence from his ow n father. He, however, had the determ ination to break the pattern. Through his years o f w ork in m in istry and at various comm unity centers, he has form ulated a program that promises hope to husbands and w ives struggling to stay together. Even better, the program can help young couples learn to communicate so that they can prevent many o f the problems from occurring in the first Furniture • Bedding • Clothing Rugs • Housewares • Tools • Toys Electronics • Lamps • Flateware Auto Accessories And Much More! QUALITY DEPARTMENT STORE ITEMS NEW STORE HOURS OPEN WED-FRI 10-6, SAT 10-5 P la s tic s ca n g o in to th e re c y c lin g b in if th e y h a v e a n e c k w ith a sere '-on top. dow cleaners and dish detergent can we recycle plastics? The answer Plastic bottle recycling is here bottles. These types o f bottles make is n o w !,” Lindberg said. fo r Portland area residents. up about 80 percent o f a ll plastic The new plastics recycling pro “ This is the most e xcitin g im containers on the market in Oregon. cedures went into effect this month provement to the area’ s recycling “ The easy th in g to rem ember is and covers most plastic bottles w ith programs since curbside recycling s im p ly : check the n e c k ,” said necks and screw-on tops. began,” said Portland Com m ission- Lindberg. “ I f the neck supports a The recyclable materials include er M ik e Lindberg. screw-on top, the plastic bottle is ketchup and co o kin g o il bottles; “ It's a big step tow ard answer recyclable at curbside.” shampoo and liq u id detergent; w in - ing the question we hear most: When place. Success in M arriage is a small booklet, but the techniques a couple learns w ith in it make a big impact The firs t six sessions teach interac tive listening skills. The seventh ses Convention Center To Celebrate Birthday The Oregon C onvention Cen ter is five years old, and it’s th ro w ing neighborhood party to cel ebrate. "P icnic By The Points:, w ill take place Sept. 9th & 10th, at the hard w ork can reap benefits fo r the w h o le c o m m u n ity .", said J e ff Blosscr, Oregon C onvention Cen ter D irector. The two-day party w ill in clude live music, local neighbor hood food vendors and special fun activities fo r children. Music w ill feature area rhythm and blues and gospel groups, high lig h te d by Paul deLay, C u rtis Salgado, Linda Hombuckle and the Jeff erst >n High School Gospel Chou- on Saturday, Sept. 9 and the Golden Eagles, Portland Mass C hoir and C onvention Center. "The convention Center's suc Tracy Harris on Sunday, Sept. 10. cess is p ro o f that dedication and Nancy Goss Duran at 235-7709. Workforce Wants Public Service Project A large com m unity service pro gram, to include 500 employee v o l unteers, has been launched by A T & T Corp, and M cC aw C e llu la r C om munications. It means that company o fficia ls are now lo o kin g fo r “ dream projects” from n o n -p rofit organizations to u ti lize the volunteer resource. Proposal packets are available by ca llin g 1-800-355-3999. A p p li cations must be post-marked no later For more inform ation, contact Come On, Let’s Jam! Sure Jell & The Oregon State Fair Offer Free Jam And Jelly-Making Demonstration At Fair W h a t: Sure Jell fru it pectin, the leading ja m and je lly -m a k in g dem onstration at the Oregon State Fair. Learn how to create a m outh w atering strawberry ja m or lus cious raspberry-pear jam . H om e made ja m and je lly is a great way to capture the sweet taste o f fresh summer fru it fo r year-round en rieip For Teenage Girls Needed Volunteers o f A m erica’ s Kletzer I fall program is recruiting women to provide friendship and support to homeless teenage girls, most o f whom come from abusive home e n viro n ments. K letzer H all provides safe, tem porary housing fo r g irls w ho are aw aiting permanent housing place jo ym e n t. Plus, i t ’ s fun and easy to do! Demonstrators w ill be d is trib uting free ja m and je lly -m a k in g booklets. W h e n : August 27,1995 4:00 p.m. W h e re : J a c k m a n -L o n g B u ild in g on the D em onstration Stage at the fairgrounds in Salem W h y : Sure Jell has been spon soring ja m and je lly -m a k in g com petitions at state fairs across the country fo r years. N o w , th e y’ re taking it one step further by o ffe r ment through the state. Volunteers are needed to assist and encourage the g irls in indoor and ing those who never before made ja m o r je lly the chance to share in than Aug. 2. O ffic ia ls said the com m unity outdoor recreational activities such as art, music, cooking, h ikin g and rience. service w o rk w ill be perform ed be sw im m ing. Volunteers are also need ed to transport g irls to and from tween Oct. 16 and Oct. 19. “ There is a strong tra d itio n in the Pacific Northwest o f helping your n e ig hb o r,” said W ill M c A llis te r, Portland vice president o f the C e llu lar D ivisio n . “ In our 10 years o f operation int the area, w e ’ ve supported many, many com m unity-based programs. B eing so close to the com m unities we serve has bade us realize the need fo r larger, fu ll-fo rce employee v o l unteer w o rk projects w hich we hope w il l have lo n g -la s tin g e ffe c ts ,” appointments and activities. A d d itio n a lly , K le tze r’ s Chere Arnie Sister program is seeking w om en who w ould like to volunteer their friendship and support to a teen g irl on an ongoing one-on-one basis. A tra in in g sessions fo r p re screened volunteers is offered Satur day from noon to 3 p.m. For more inform ation, contact Louise Langley at 2 3 4 -9 2 1 1. Bessie Yancey proved that team w o rk is successful when she and her son, Elm er, com bined efforts and game. W ith o u t her glasses, Yancey had a little trouble reading the amount in the game box and asked the clerk became $5,000 winners in the Ore gon L o tte ry” s“ H igh R o lle r" Scratch- it game. Yancey and her son, w ho always i f she was a w inner. “ Y ou sure are,” was the response she received. Yancey was so happy, she cried fo r jo y . She im m ediately sp lit anything they w in playing L o t signed the back o f her ticket fo r pro tery games, matched the number 4 on three like dice to w in the top prize in tection, game Elm er the good news and called her other son to share the the game. “ H ig h R o lle r” w ith a total prize payout o f about $1 8 m illio n s till has excitement. Yancey enjoys all the Oregon Lottery games and says she w ill con tinue to play and share w ith her son. St. Tuesday, August 29, from 2 to 3 p.m. on the Fountain Plaza Stage. Based on the popular television show o f years past called The D ating Game, this fun event w ill feature tw o to three diffe re n t bachelorettes, who w ill be concealed from his view . The tw o w in n in g couples w ill receive w ine and hors d ’ oeuvres, com plim ents o f W illam ette V a lle y Vineyards, State Fair chair lif t tic k ets, flow ers designed and co n trib u t ed by Stayton Flowers and G ifts, L im o u s in e S e rvice p ro v id e d by James Lim ousine, and dinner at the Inn at Orchard Heights. Interested, fun lovingdatersm ay get more inform ation by c a llin g the Oregon State Fair O ffice at (503) 378-3247, extension 230 before July their prize at Lottery headquarters in Salem. Yancey says the money w ill help take care o f some personal ex decided to purchase a variety o f In have been paid to Oregon Lottery players and nearly $900 m illio n has been earned fo r economic develop ticke t revealed a $1 w in, Yancey exchanged it fo r the "H ig h R oller” D ating Game fo r the Y oung at Heart. The event w ill take place at the Fair They each received a check in the amount o f $2,500 when they claim ed Yancey was enjoying her regu lar Saturday night at the Gateway bingo hall w ith her son when she stant Scratch-it tickets. When one A ttention al 1 adventuresome sin gle seniors! The Oregon State Fair invites you to be a participant in the panel w ill consist o f one lucky bach elor presenting fascinating questions Mother, Son Team Up For Lottery Win p u rc h a s e d J u ly 8 at G a te w a y B ingom ania, I0 5 1 0 A N.E. Halsey For The Young At Heart separate panels o f contestants. Each M c A llis te r said. tw o $5,000 top prizes to be discov ered. Y ancey’ s w in n in g ticke t was this w onderful and delicious expe penses. Since 1985, $2 b illio n in prizes ment and jo b creation in Oregon Nutcracker Tickets Go On Sale sion explores what W alker considers the most im portant part o f b u ild in g a strong marriage: putting God first. B u ild in g a strong fa m ily unit is the firs t step to reclaim ing the Black com m unity. B u ild in g strong relation ships between husbands and wives is the first step tow ard b u ild in g that strong fa m ily unit. The Oregon B allet Theater is o fs n o w , e x q u is ite v a lle y o f f lo w - trum peting the return o f its yuletide ers and la v is h C z a rs ’ s palace. S ince O re g o n B a lle t A r tis tic d ire c to r James C a n fie ld opened h is $ 1 2 m illio n 19th c e n tu ry v e rs io n o f the N u tc ra c k e rs in 1993, th is h o lid a y cla s s ic has ench a n te d an au d ien ce o f n e a rly classic, the N utcracker T h e p la y d e p ic ts the ch a rm o f a R ussia c o u n try estate. A r o l lic k in g y o u n g M a rie and her h o l id a y P rin ce escape on a m a g ic a l jo u rn e y to the s h im m e rin g land 1 5 0 ,0 0 0 . The N u tcra cke r’ s 1995 run w ill o ffe r 26 performances, from Dec. 9 to Dec. 28. A live orchestra accom panies all performances o f the N u t cracker. T ickets to this season p e rfo r mance goes on sale this July 31.