I he P ortland O bserver « S eptember 6, 1995
More And More Americans Are Behind Bars
Mississippi Neighbors Enjoy Cook-out
Robert Brooks is at the grill for the Mississippi Historic District's
annual neighborhood party.
More than 150 people recently
attended the eighth annual Neigh­
borhood Cookout on Missouri A ve­
nue in the M ississippi Historic D is­
trict o f north Portland.
Co-founders and organizers
Annie Jennings and Diane Farmer
Linkhart said the Ju ly 22 cook-out
brought a wide variety o f potluck
dishes for neighbors to share.
A full-size h alf barrel cooker
kept head barbecue ch ef Robert
Brooks busy for nine hours as he ably
prepared ribs, chicken, sausages, hot
dogs, chops and hamburgers.
“Th is annual event was again an
excellent time to renew friendships,
welcome newcomers to the area and
bring visitors in to see one o f the
lovely areas in north Portland,”
Linkhart said.
Set up began early in the morn­
ing with the help o f Chery l Pittman
and the street was closed to allow for
both the size o f the crowd and the
safety o f the many children playing
games, making chalk drawings in the
street and running races.
Tab les under arbors feature
many varieties o f salads, entrees and
desserts.
Some o f foods were delightful
specialty dishes and all were deli­
cious. A large donation o f chicken
from Leonard Smith ofGrandfather’s
General Store on M ississippi A ve­
nue helped to keep the crowd enjoy­
ing the festivities.
Annie and Diane both say, “ See
you next year!”
SUPER BLUE
GREEN ALGAE
Happy Birthday!
A birthday tribute to Mrs.
Roberta B. Vann on her 92nd
birthday.
Commonly reported benefits:
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Greater mental clarity
A 92nd birthday celebration
was held Sept. 3, 1995 at the Ter­
race N u rsin g Home for M rs.
Roberta B. Vann, past director o f
Vann & Vann Funeral Directors.
Many blessings and well wish­
es continue to embrace her leisure
life, and for a jo b well done “during
all her golden years” as a very ded­
icated business woman, mother and
grandmother to all.
*
Improved mood and attitude
PCC Dean
Honored At
Reception
'Dhe African-Am erican Council
of Portland Community College in­
vites you to attend a reception in honor
of the newly appointed Executive Dean
ofPCCCascadeCam pus, Dr. Mildred
Ollee.
Dr. Ollee comes to Portland Com ­
munity College with a vast amount of
experience in Community College
Administration. Her previous work
was with Seattle Central Community
College in Washington.
The reception w ill be held at the
Community Learning Center, 4 2 12
N.E. Prescott, Sept. 9, from 3:00-
6:00pm. For further information call
281-8596.
Correct Dates
For Metro
Training
The dates for accep tin g
applications in the Metro E le c ­
trical T ra in in g C enter's A p ­
p re n tic e sh ip T r a in in g P r o ­
gram were incorrect in our last
edition. W e sin ce re ly ap o lo ­
g ize for th is error.
The a p p lica tio n s are be­
ing taken Sept. 5 through Sept.
18th at 5600 N .E . 42nd at
K illi n g s w o r t h ,
M onday
through F rid a y , from 10 a.in.
to 4 p.m.
Huge Rum m age Sale
Community Care
At Adult Senior Center
5325 NE MLK Blvd.
Sept 9, 9-3pm
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continued upward trend in the U.S.
correctional population. Nor did it
provide any comparisons with other
countries.
A Imost three-fourths o f the men
and women in question were being
supervised in their neighbor­
hoods, meaning on probation or pa­
role. The others were confined in ja il
or prison.
At the end o f last year, nearly 3
m illion adults were on probation
outside o f ja il rather than incar­
cerated Another 690,000 adu Its were
on parole - supervised release after
serving a ja il term but subject to
being sent back for breaking rules or
other offenses.
Texas had the largest number o f
adults on probation and parole with
more than 503,000 under such super­
vision, followed by C alifornia with
370,000. At the end o f 1994. more
than 3.8 percent o f all adults in Texas
were on probation or parole.
Thirteen states reported that few­
er than I percent o f their adult
populations were on probation
or parole. North Dakota had the low­
est rate, with 450 offenders per 1,000
adults, followed by West Virgin ia
with 517.
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More than 5.1 m illion Am eri­
cans were behind bars or on parole or
probation, up 3.9 percent from the
year before, the Justice
Department said in a report re­
leased Sunday.
The number under correctional
supervision amounts to nearly 2.7
percent o f the adult population o f the
United States. Since 1980. the total
ofthis group has almost tripled, grow­
ing at an average annual rate o f 7.6
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