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George Benson To
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George Benson with special guest
¡Tom Grant w ill perform Saturday, Sept.
¡16 at 7 p in. at Sokol Blosser Winery in
¡Dundee. Tickets are $23.50, not including
'servicechargeandavailableat Fred Meyer
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: Roseway Plans
Neighbor Fair
The fo u rth annual R osew ay
¡Neighborfair w ill be held at W ellington
iPark, at Northeast 67th and Mason Satur
day, Sept. 16 from noon until 4 p.m. The
event w ill feature a raffle with prizes and
face painting for kids o f all ages. A free
health screen for vision, hearing, blood
pressure and diabetes w ill be sponsored
¡by the Roseway Lions Club.
^Convention Center
Plans Party
A community celebration “ Picnic by
the Points,” is scheduled Sept. 9 and 10 to
m ark the 5th anniversary o f the Oregon
Convention Center. The outdoor celebra
tion w ill include family entertainment such
•as clowns, face painters and an OM SI
»“ hands-on” science fair. There w ill also
«be a variety o f northeast neighborhood
•food booths, and main stage entertain-
•ment with Portland’s top blues and gospel
¡artists.
¡Farmers Market In
4 Fourth Year
Walnut Park Homes Dedicated
W
alnut Park Townhom es, a
development of 44 new or
renovated homes is coming
to the King Neighborhood of northeast
Portland.
The p ro je c t o f the N ortheast C om
m u n ity D eve lop m e nt C orp., established
by the m in o rity c o m m u n ity o f northeast
P ortland in I9 8 4 , was dedicated last
week in a ground breaking cerem ony.
G rouped in attached pairs, each o f
the K in g neighborhood tow nhom es has
its own fro n t porch, rear p atio and o ff-
street p a rk in g . The housing is along
N ortheast Roselawn and Sum ner streets
between M a rtin L uth er K in g Jr. B lvd
and N in th Avenue.
The n o n -p ro fit co rp o ra tio n serves
the needs o f lo w e r and moderate income
fa m ilie s . I t ’ s cu rre n t emphasis is in the
developm ent o f a ffo rd a b le homes in the
B o ise , H u m b o ld t, K in g and V e rn o n
neighborhoods.
The W a ln u t Park p ro je c t is one o f
the most s ig n ific a n t re v ita liz a tio n e f
fo rts m ounted in northeast P ortland. It
w ill have a substantial im pact on the
n e ig h b o rh o o d by ra d ic a lly u pgrading
e x is tin g homes and b u ild in g I6 new in
f i l l townhouses on vacant lots.
D u rin g the cerem ony, N E C D C o f f i
cia ls said th e ir focus w ill extend beyond
housing to the re v ita liz a tio n o f com m u
n ity .
“ The process is characterized by its
sim ultaneous focus on co m m un ity b u ild
ing as w e ll as program a c tiv itie s ,” said
G e o rg e R ic h a rd s o n , N E C D C board
chairm an.
“ T hrough a unique resource c o o rd i-
Air Museum
Observes VJ-Day
The Pearson A ir Museum. 1105 E.
Fifth St. in Vancouver w ill host a public
reception for members o f the famous Fly
ing Tigers o f W orld W ar II, Saturday,
from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. A breakfast is also
planned at 8 a m. w ith the museum open to
the public from 10 a m. to 3 p.m. The
events mark the 50th anniversary o f VJ-
Day, the day commemorating the end o f
the war.
King Neighbors To
Clean-Up
A ll King neighborhood residents are
welcome to drop o f trash, yard debris,
hazardous waste and tires during a clean
up and block revitalization day, Saturday,
Sept. 16 at the Northeast Com m unity Pre
cinct. A free barbecue for residents o f the
neighborhood is also planned. Volunteers
are needed, call 282-3249
nation strategy, the p ro je c t w ill also
serve as a m odel fo r future P ortland
re v ita liz a tio n in itia tiv e s ,” R ichardson
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The House o f Rahab w ill target its
services for a diversified female popula
tion.
One ofthe center's primary goals w ill
be educational, helping center residents
learn and obtain jo b skills to be applied in
today’s workforce.
Rahab center officials said they want
to demonstrate to those seeking help that
“ as a community we believe in them and
are confident that they can achieve their
goals.”
The officials are preparing to move
into the former Parkrose nursing home at
I0336N .E . Wygant. An opening is antici
pated by Oct. I , with the fa cility providing
space for up to 60 women.
land for 11 years. She said it’s always been
her dream to open a center such as this one.
"I was very excited to see this type o f
center open, personally, it’s one o f a kind,
this vision is something that's become a
reality,” Newman said.
M YC AP director Johnny Gage says
the new facility w ill be a great asset to the
surrounding community and w ill provide
community service work for young adults.
The House o f Umoja also is going to
be very active in the center.
Center officials are looking for spon
sors to take on the task o f furnishing rooms.
“ We have the beds, but the rooms
need to be furnished with beautiful things
as a reflection o f the beauty we see in them
SUBMISSIONS: Community
Calendar information will be given
priority if dated two weeks
before the event date.
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F urnishings are vacant a t the future H ouse o f R ahab, a trea tm en t c e n te r fo r
drug add ictio n a n d d om estic abuse. D onations to d eco ra te the room s are
b eing sought.
(center women),” officials said.
Donations have been receive from
City Liquidators and Portland Mattress
Co., Touch Paging and others, but more
donations are greatly needed.
Contact the House o f Rahab at P.O.
Box 3 0 1037, Portland, OR 97294. Eve
nings call Charlene Newman at 654-8483.
NECA/IBEW Donation Helps Send Youth Choir To L. A.
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month.
An open house to celebrate the open
ing o f a new crisis intervention program
w ill be held Thursday, Sept. 7 at I 8 I I
N.E. 39th Ave., the new office o f the
Sexual Exploitation Education Project.
Food and drink, provided by Nature’ s
Fresh! Northwest, exciting prizes and
childcare w ill be provided during the event,
scheduled from 4:30 to 7 p.m.
Senior citizens who want to help their
community are needed in the Multnomah
County Retired and Senior Volunteer Pro
gram. For information, call Helen Wahl at
229-7787 and ask about volunteer activi
ties to suit your interests.
c o lla b o ra tiv e and c o p ip i^ h e n s iy e an-
proach to neigh bo rho od re v ita liz a tio n ,
he added.
new treatment center for
A chief proponent and organizer o f
disadvantaged women who
the center is House o f Rahab Director
suffer from drug addiction
Charlene Newman.
and domestic violence is planned Newman has worked at the Hooper
in northeast Portland.
Detoxification Center in northeast Port
Open House For
New Program
Senior Volunteers
Needed
said.
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“ A t the same tim e that we are b u ild -
¡ng houses, we w ill be im p le m e n tin g a
House Of RaHab To
Open In Northeast
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Portland’s farmers market is in its
¡fourth season at 1200 N .W . Front, just
north o f the Broadway Bridge. Customers
can buy fresh produce directly from the
farmer who grew it. C ooking demonstra
tions also run every Saturday through Oct.
9 at 10 a m.
J a n e t B urreson (from left), S tate Rep. A ve! Gordly, Ja ki Walker, G e orge R ichardson, Jim T aylor a n d D ick H anlin a t a g ro u n d
b re akin g ce re m o n y m arking s u c c e s s fu l'p la n to revitalize the K ing n eigh b o rh o o d with new, a ffordable housing.
E d B a rne s o f the M etro E le c tric a l Training Trust, K en Fry, M etro E le ctrica l Training
C e n te r T raining D irector, a n d R ick Bram e, a m e m b e r o f IB E W L o ca l 48 a n d
p re s id e n t o f the P o rtla n d C h a p te r o f the E le c tric a l W orkers M in o rity Caucus,
p re s e n t the ch e ck to the c h o ir's E xe cutive D irector, P e arl Thom as.
n cooperation with the local
Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local 48
c h ap ter of the E lec tric al
have donated a total of $1,000 to help
Workers Minority Caucus, the
send the Portland Metropolitan Youth
Metro Electrical Training Trust Mass
and Choir to a national music
the International Brotherhood of
convention and workshop later this
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The monies donated by the Metro Trust-
—Funded by I BE W Local 48 and the Oregon-
Columbia Chapter o f the National Electrical
Contractors Association(NECA)--and IBEW
Local 48, w ill go toward expenses to send
members o f the choir to the 29th Gospel
Music Workshop o f America, Inc. national
convention in Los Angeles. The group hopes
to jo in 130,000 other young singers from the
U.S., Africa, Canada, England, and other
countries at the conference. The choir is
w orking toward a total funding goal o f
$50,000.
“ W e’ re not there yet,” said Pearl Tho
mas, Executive Director o f the choir, “ But we
certainly appreciate the help that the Electri
cal Workers M inority Caucus has provided,
and the funds that the Metro Trust and Local
48 have generously donated toward our goal.”
The Youth Mass Choir is a gospel music
group made up o f youth, aged four to 18
years, for the North and Northeast, Portland,
and Vancouver areas According to the
group’s Executive Director, these talented
young people are ambitious, determined, and
dedicated to fu lfillin g their dreams and goals.
The Choir has made may television, radio,
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and community appearances throughout the
area.
The Electrical Workers M inority Cau
cus, composed o f m inority and female union
members, is dedicated to promoting employ
ment equality w ithin the IBEW Its members
encourage m inority electricians to run for
positions w ithin the IBEW and to become
active in their local union's affairs. They also
provide assistance to m inority workers, pro
viding education on how to work w ithin the
union and offering mentoring to minority
apprentices.
“ We want to thank Metro and Local 48
for helping us support this fine group o f
young people,” said Rick M Brame, a mem
ber o f IB EW Local 48 and president o f the
Portland Chapter o f the Electrical Workers
M inority Caucus.
“ W e’re always proud to help support
young people work ing toward a worthy goal,"
said Tim Gauthier, Executive Manager o f
NECA.
“ We wish the members o f the Portland
Youth Mass Choir the very best-both during
theirconference, and throughout their lives,”
saidGregTeeple, Business Manager o f IBEW
Local 48.
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