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Volume XXV, Number 37
Committed to cultural diversity.
September I 3, 1995
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Proposed Cuts To Seniors Draws Protest
Center Presents
Family Albums
Family albums shared by the African
American community in north and north­
east Portland are on display all this month
at the Interstate Firehouse Cultural Cen­
ter. Gallery hours are Tuesday through
Friday from noon to 5:30 p.m. and Satur­
day noon until 4 p.m. The center is located
at 5340 N. Interstate.
Loud Sistah Sets
Performance
The group Loud Sistah and Yo Ma­
m a’s Orchestra will perform Tuesday at
Belmonts, 3357 S.E. Belmont St. The
show opens with Huzzah at 9:30 p.m.
King Clean-up Is
Saturday
King neighborhood residents will be
encouraged to cleanup their porches, at­
tics, yards and streets and bring their trash
and debris to three collection sites on
Saturday. Drop boxes will be available
starting at 9 a m. at the Northeast Commu­
nity Police Center, where a community
barbecue will begin at noon.
he Northeast Multi­
cultural
Senior
Center held a Walk
for Justice Thursday to
voice concerns over
proposed cuts of the Older
Americans Act.
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If approved by Congress,
Oregon would lose $ 1 million in
funding for supportive senior
services, senior centers, meal pro­
grams, preventive health servic­
es and senior employment.
About 20 seniors participat­
ed in the walk along Martin
Luther King Jr. Blvd.
Waving signs they made, the
area residents shouted, “No cuts.
No Cuts." This week the seniors
planned to contact lawmakers by
mail and by phone to express
their feelings.
“W e’ve worked hard our
whole life," Ethel Thomas said.
“Let's not let them take anything
more from us.”
Area residents join forces in
a Walk For Justice to oppose
possible cuts to the Older
Americans Act.
Sheehan To Show
Art Of Bass
(Photo by Duane Lewis)
Premier bass player Bill Sheehan will
■offer tips, demonstrate his technique, sign
autographs and discuss his unique ap­
proach to playing bass during a special
workshop at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept.
20 at the Sheraton Portland Hotel, 8235
N.E. Airport Way.
Guy Lombardo To
Swing At Expo
Anna Jorgenson (from left),
Tucker Cunningham and James
Brechtbill get some hands-on
computer experience at the
Northeast Community School,
which opened last week in the
former Immaculate Heart school
building at 44 N.E. Morris. The
equipment was provided by Key
Bank which donated 28
computers, four printers, two fax
machines, typewriters and office
supplies to the Portland School
District alternative school for
kids in grades four through
eight.
Seniors can swing to the big band hits
from the 30s, 40s and 50s on as Guy
Lom bardo's Royal Canadians grace the
stage at the Oregon Senior Expo. The
event takes place Saturday, Sept. 23 at the
Oregon Convention Center from 9 a m. to
5 p.m.
PSU Sets Grand
Finale To Week
A Caribbean carnival parade, Afro-
Caribbean music, games, a barbecue, per­
formances and a pajama dance are part o f
the festivities on Friday, Sept. 22 when
Portland State University hosts its 5th
annual Party in the Park, marking the end
o f New Student Week. All activities are
free and the public is welcome.
(Photo by Michael Leighton)
Bike Celebration
At Bridgeport
The Bicycle Transportation Alliance
presents a slide-show review o f bicycle
facilities and programs implemented over
the past year in the Portland area. The
public is invited to the session to be held
Tuesday from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the
B rid g e p o rt B rew P u b , 1313 N .W .
Marshall.
Circus Performs
Through Sunday
The fam ous R ingling Bros, and
Barnum & Bai ley circus continues is week
o f performances this weekend at the coli­
seum. Tickets are available at the Memo­
rial C oliseum box o ffice and at all
TicketM aster location.
George Benson
Here Saturday
George Benson with special Guest
Tom Grant performs Saturday at 7 p m at
the Sokol Blosser Winery in Dundee. Tick­
ets are available at Fred Meyer FASTIXX
locations.
SUBMISSIONS: Community
Calendar information will be given
priority if dated two weeks
before the event date.
Pacific Power
Rate Increase
P
acific Power plans to raise electric
rates by an average of 3.8 percent,
beginning in July 1996.
The utility asked for changes in price and regulation in
a recent request before the Oregon Public Utility Commis­
sion.
Pacific Power serves north and northeast Portland.
If approved, it would be the first general rate increase
since I987.
Since 1985, inflation has eroded everyone's purchas­
ing power by 42 percent. Yet, our prices have dropped
during that time. Even with this increase, our prices for
many customers would still be about the same as the were
in 1985, said John Mooney, Pacific Power senior vice
president.
Mooney said the company made a commitment in 1987
to hold prices steady for five years and has exceeded those
goals.
I he Sept. I filing includes p ric in g o p tio n s to
g iv e cu sto m ers m ore c h o ices and to help them m an­
age th e ir e le c tric b ills, com pany o ffic ia ls said R es­
id en tial c u sto m ers w ould have four o p tio n s, under
term s o f the c h o ic e s, th ree o f w hich are based on
tim e -o f-d a y u sage, in w hich the com pany o ffe rs a
low er p rice d u rin c o ff-neak hour«
Berry Honored For Human And Civil Rights
Black H istory M onth, K eep L iving
the D ream has since grow n into a
stage p ro d u c tio n featuring a cast o f
over 100 sp eak ers, e n te rta in e rs, and
crew draw n from a cro ss the state
with su p p o rt from the larg er b u si­
ness and civ ic com m unity.
I or p ro m o tin g an a p p re c ia tio n
of black cu ltu re and for striv in g to
break dow n racial b a rrie rs, the N a­
tional E d u catio n A sso c ia tio n p re ­
sented its 1995 C a rte r G. W oodson
M em orial A w ard to Berry on July 4.
I he aw ard is nam ed for the “ fa ­
ther o f black history, who founded
the A ssociation for the Study o f Afro-
A m erican L ife and H isto ry . T his
year. K eep L iving the D ream was
hig h lig h ted on A B C ’s “G ood M orn­
ing A m erica," allow ing view ers from
Kenneth W. Berry
across the co untry to o b serv e O re ­
n 1980, Kenneth W. Berry g o n 's largest trib u te to Dr. King.
introduced
a
new
M ore than 2,000 people a tte n d e d the
program on Portland program , and som e 2 0,000 w atched
radio station KBOO to celebrate
and listen ed on local TV and radio.
the life of Dr. Martin Luther King
A ctive in the arts and ed u c a tio n
c o m m u n itie s . B e rry fo rm e d th e
D eveloped as a way to su p p o rt
W orld A rts F oundation in 1978 to
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link black artists w ith the w ider
arts com m unity.
U nder his d ire c tio n , the foun­
dation estab lish ed the Y oungson
S tagehand and G ospel C hoir to in­
tro d u ce young people and general
au diences to m usical g reats such as
C ount Basey, Duke E llington, and
M ahalia Jackson.
The o rg an izatio n has also p ro ­
duced a te le v isio n d o cu m en tary
about Dr K ing; hosted a reception
for the S m ithsonian tra v e lin g e x h i­
b itio n . P ortraits in B lack; and p ro ­
duced a series o f afte r-sc h o o l th e ­
a te r w o rk sh o p s for local public
schools.
B e rry a lso e n c o u ra g e s s tu ­
d e n ts, te a c h e rs, c o m m u n ity and
bu sin ess leaders to h o n o r d iv e rsity
all y e a r round.
As a teach er and in teg ratio n
sp e c ia list at P o rtla n d ’s F ranklin
High S chool, he is so u g h t a fte r by
his p eers to help w ith m u lti-c u ltu r­
al a sse m b lie s and trib u te s d o c u ­
m enting A fric a n -A m e ric a n c o n tri­
b u tio n s to A m erican c u ltu re .
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