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S eptember 20, 1995 • T he P ortland O bserver
Urban League Street Academy
Reopen For New School Year
N ew 9 -1 -1 D isp a tch O p en s In Vancouver!
A new emergency dispatch and
emergency services center has been
[ opened in Vancouver for C lark
I County residents.
Construction funds for the $2.5
million center at 710 W. 13th St.
were made possible by a county 9-
I - 1 telephone tax approved by vot
ers in 1988 The department had
been headquartered in two cramped
locations for a number o f years.
T o com m em orate the new
h o m e , a 18 ,2 5 0 -s q u a re fo o t
b u ild in g , a day o f sp ecial events
was held last week.
Safety exhibits, tours and spe
cial awards to people who helped
make the new building possible were
presented. C lark County Com m is
sioner John Magnano and 9-1-1 D i
rector Thera Bradshaw were on hand
to answer questions about the new
center.
Magnano and Vancouver M ayl
or Bruce Hagensen presided over thtf
official ribbon cutting and dedica|
tion.
A public safety Olympics wal
held pitting fire, police and medical
personal against one another in athl
letic events. American Medical R el
sponse hosted a barbecue for particj
ipants in a fun run and walk.
A H isto r ic A s s ig n m e n t
C -Tran coach operator Larry
Moore, Vancouver, Washington,
| stands in front o f a Curtiss P-40
Warhawk marked with the classic
“shark s mouth’’ or the famed World
War 11 “Flying Tigers” at Vancou
ver’s historic Pearson A irfield on
I Saturday, September 2, 1995.
Moore, a five-year veteran o f C -
I Tran, drove a C-Tran coach that
served as a shuttle between the
Pearson AirPark Museum and the
downtown Portland Hilton Hotel,
[ bringing A V G members and their
families to the museum. The open
house at Pearson, 50 years to the
day after the end o f World War II,
was the only public event during
the Flying T igers’ first reunion in
the Pacific Northwest and drew
some 700 visitors to the museum.
The Flying Tigers, o fficially the
The Urban League’s Portland
Street Academy and Whitney Young
tutorial center welcomed back stu
dents on Tuesday, September 5 at 10
N. Russell Street. Students and their
parents or guardians are encouraged
to enroll for either educational pro
gram at the Urban League during
service hours, 9 am to 8 pm Monday
through Thursday, and 9 am to 5 pm
on Friday.
The Portland Street Academy is
an alternative school for junior and
high school age students who have
left a school in the Portland Public
Schools district.
Students learn at their own pace
as they work toward their G .E .D . or
high school diploma. Instruction in
Spanish and an enhanced arts pro
gram are being offered this year, as
well as a special focus on science and
math. The program is open to a max
imum o f 50 students
The Whitney M. Young Jr. Ed-
Larry Moore
Photo by Thomas Wm. McGarry
American Volunteer Group, served
in China prior to the official Am eri
can entry into World War II, flying
P-40s like the one shown, provided
by Ron Paul’s Warhawk Museum in
Boise, Idaho, and made an indeli-
ble stamp on American popular
culture and history with their dis
tinctively marked aircraft and their
success in combat.
es and ages are needed to tell stories
o f generals, soldiers, governesses,
mothers-in-law, murder victims and
other former residents o f Officers
Row.
“Not all the stories include guts
and gore; some are tearful, others are
charming," says Jane Morrison, city
heritage coordinator.
Volunteers w ill need time to
practice the stories and attend a few
rehearsals. Guides, behind-the-
scenes help and costume makers
are also needed.
For a roster o f available char
acters and more information, call
the city’s Office o f Heritage Ser
vices at 360/699-2588
Lawrence Dark To Attend National
Urban League Conference
Urban League o f Portland Pres
ident Lawrence J. Dark was among
more than 4,000 conferees attending
the National Urban League National
Conference in Miami, July 23-26,
1995. National Urban League presi
dent Hugh B. Price joined top gov
ernment officials and lawmakers,
pol icy analysts and national luminar
ies to debate solutions to issues such
as crime, politics, education and the
media and to issue a historic call to
action to the 113 National Urban
League affiliates Mr. D ark was
GRO WTH FA CTORS
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STRONG IN M IN D A N D B O D Y
SELF-RESPECT
CHARACTER
joined by Urban League o f Portland
board chair Michael Lewellen, chair-
elect James Boehlke, board member
Faye Burch and employment direc
tor Brenda Sherman-Sanders.
Mr. Dark said this year’s confer
ence provided an opportunity to learn
first-hand about such legislative is
sues as affirmative action and redis
tricting; experience one o f the most
comprehensive displays o f corpo
rate and small business products; and
receive critical answers to the issues
facing Am erica’s youth.
Am ong the keynote speakers
were Speaker o f the U.S. House o f
Representatives Newt G ingh ich ,
N A A C P Chairwoman Myrlie Evers-
W illiam s, and Oprah Winfrey.
“ It is important to take advan
tage o f the opportunity to learn more
about what’s happening in Washing
ton and about the issues that positive
ly or negatively impact African-
: Americans and other ethnic groups,”
Mr. Dark said.
This year’s conference theme
was “Our Children = Our Destiny.”
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Students in grades 6 - 12 must be
accompanied by a parent or guardian
on their first visit to either program
Parents also are encouraged to regis
ter for a parent enrichment program
which w ill explore ways parents can
become more involved in their ch il
dren’s education.
Both programs seek adult vol
unteers with educational experience
to serve as tutorial assistants. Inter
ested individuals should contact
Josephine Hayes at the Urban League
o f Portland, 280-2635.
The Urban League o f Portland
is a non-profit, community-based
human service, economic and social
justice agency servingyouth and fam
ilies, students, job seekers, and se
niors in the metro area. In 1995 the
League celebrates its 50th year of
serving the community.
The League is one o f 113 local
affiliates o f the N ational Urban
League.
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Volunteers with a spooky
sense o f humor are being sought by
the city’s Office o f Heritage Ser
vices to portray ghosts and tell
stories o f past Officers Row resi
dents. The “Ghost Stories on O f
ficers Row” event is Monday, Oct.
30 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.
Storytellers o f all shapes, siz
ucation& Cultural Center offers free
tutorial assistance and educational
resources to students in grades 6
through sophomore in college and to
other residents o f North and North
east Portland
One-on-one tutorial assistance
is provided by professional and vol
unteer tutors in all subject catego
ries. The facility is named for Whitney
M. Young, Jr., who was executive
director ofthe National Urban League
from 1961-71.
T h e Street A cad e m y and
Whitney Young Center share the
same two-story facility at the Urban
League. Facilities and activities in
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