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 Rural areas w ith a population o f previously unpublished.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 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.