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» r.r .0 ,a ’„¿k '• #■ . .- '-.X -aiùitìt. . w ?>* ä Volume XXV, Number 40 s ».JSJN» a $làw6ftS»3£ji ,<Uti^lJni|ka4u Committed to cultural diversity. October 4, 1995 (The Ja rlia n i» (Dbseruer SECTION S M H M M K M z|Y n in nt u n i t y kLL a l e n ò a v Series Examines African Conflicts The conflicts in Africa w ill be ad dressed in a series o f free public lectures, sponsored by the Portland State Universi ty O ffice o f International A ffairs on Wednesdays, through Nov. 30 at noon in room 190 ofthe PSU School o f Adm inis tration, 631 S.W. Harrison. For informa tion call 725-5859. Mall Plans Trick Or Treat *’’.' K ’-?! M M B ■ M M M M M M M M K W ^ . Leaders Honored T he 13th annual national observation of Minority Enterprise Development Week was supported during a business awards luncheon Thursday at the Red Lion Jantzen Beach. Dr. A rth u r F letcher, a com m issioner and fo rm e r chairm an o f the U.S. C iv il R ights C om m ission was the keynote speaker. F letcher is n a tio n a lly recognized fo r his p u b lic service and c iv il rig h ts a c tiv itie s . A w ards to six businesses were presented by a com m itte e made up o f representatives o f a com m ittee o f the P ortland o ffic e o f the Sm all B u s i ness A d m in is tra tio n , the M in o rity Business O p p o rtu n ity C om m ittee and the P ortland Federal E xecutive Board. The com m ittee also honored L illie W a lke r w ith a co m m un ity service award in re c o g n itio n o fth e c o n trib u tio n s she has made to w ard ensuring e qu itab le o p p o rtu n ity fo r m in o rity enterprises in p u b lic procurem ent in M ultn om ah C ounty and the state o f Oregon. See additional photos, page B8. Beaverton Mall merchants w ill be hosting “ Trick-or-Treal” on the mall, Tues- day, Oct. 3 1 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. The stores are inviting you to round up the kids, bring their “ Trick-or-Treat” bags and dress them up in their funniest or scariest Halloween costume to jo in in a safe and fun Halloween event. Lillie Walker is recognized for her tireless efforts at creating equal opportunity for minority enterprises in public contracts and purchases. Keynote speaker Dr. Arthur Fletcher is a commissioner and former chairman of the U.S. Civil Fights Commission. Legacy Offers Health Update A free class to learn about prostate health, “ Perils o f the Prostate: What You Need to Know,” w ill be taught by Dr. Bruce Blank and Dr. Ted Lehman, Legacy urologists, on Thursday, Oct. 19 from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at Legacy Emanuel Hospital, 2801 N. Gantenbein. Call 335- 3500 to pre-register. Life Skills Classes Meet Learning about nutrition and budget ing skills, such as best food buys, super market smarts, gardening, healthy food forkids and parentingtips w ill be covered in a free series o f LifeSkills classes for low-income men and women. The ses sions are held Thursday through Nov. 2., offered by the Salvation Army in collabo ration with the Oregon State University Extension service and the Oregon Food Bank. Call 239-1226. Minority business honoree, Sal z Minority Business honoree, Kadri. Clyde L. Stryker. Minority Business honoree, 'Kaung Fed "Max” Chan. Minority Vendor of the Year, Renaldo Mazyck. Minority Small Business Petscm Of the Year, Isadora Aquirrwjr. Portland Urban League Celebrates 50th Year Left: In the 1960s, job training was provided through the Urban League of Portland at Western Electric. - . „ »,■ Below: The Urban League of Portland's 1964 Annual Meeting honored certificates of awards to community members, including Venerable Booker (from left), Ruth Holly. Ida McClendon, Addie Jean Hayens, Thomas Vickers, Cassie Jenkins, Charles Morgan, June Brown and Della Williams. Guided Walks Set At Festival Salmon viewing walks led by biolo gists are offered at the 12th annual Salmon festival Oct. 14 and 15 at Oxbow Regional Park. The festival includes a salmon bake, Native American dancing, exhibits and more. The park is eight miles east o f Gresham. Follow Southeast Division to Southeast Oxbow Parkway. Expo Planned For Plus Size Women A one day expo for plus size women w ill be held Saturday, Oct. 14 from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. at Montgomery Park The event brings together products, services, enter tainment and information to enrich the lives o f full-sized women, especially for size 14 and up. Tickets are $7 at the door with discount coupons available at many local plus size merchants. Show Features Mushroom Delights Mushroom displays, cooking dem onstrations, arts and crafts and books and magazines w ill be on tap for the Oregon Mycological Society’s annual Mushroom show, Sunday, Oct. 22 from noon to 5 p.m. at the Gresham Armory, 500 N.E. D ivi sion Composting Classes Offered The basic principles and methods o f composting yard debris and vegetable scraps, bin design options, trouble shoot ing and composting food scraps with worms are covered in a free workshop by Metro. Call the Metro Recycling line at 234-300 for schedules and directions to the Home Composting Demonstration Centers. SU B M ISSIO N S: Community Calendar information will be given priority if dated two weeks before the event date. hat do Tom McCall, Bill Hilliard, o f Portland. The local affiliate ofthe Nation Arlene Schnitzer, Neil Gold al Urban League is celebrating its 50th year schmidt, Harry Glickman and o f serving the community. Tom Potter all have in common? A ll past and current members o f the W The answer is not front row tickets for the Trail Blazers. These illustrious Oregonians were all members o f anothergroup: The Urban League organization are invited to celebrate the league's accomplishments at the 50th A nni versary Dinner, Wednesday, Oct. 11 at 7 :15 p.m. at the Oregon Convention Center. The dinner w ill be the finale’ for a year long celebration that has included a public service campaign highlighting the league’s history, an opening night “ Porgy & Bess” gala and the publication o f a book tracing the league’s story. A copy o f the book, “ On the Road to Equality: The Urban League o f Portland, Exhibit Looks Into Gang-Affected Lives look inside the lives of gang- affected and at-risk young people in photographs taken by the youth themselves is on display this month at the Portland Art Museum. A The yo u th photo p ro je c t S traight S h oo tin g 3 was sponsored by the muse um, P ortland C om m un ity C olleg e, the R egional A rts and C u ltu re C o u n c il and presented by the Oregon C om m ission o f C h ild re n and Fam ilies. Last sp ring , the youth and th e ir men to rs, p ro fessio na l photographers from the co m m u n ity , met w ee kly in a p h o to g raphy class and lab o ffe re d at P C C ’ s S ylva n ia campus. PCC p ro v id e d funds fo r the in s tru c tio n , fo r photography m aterials and fo r the lab and classroom space. The youth were selected by social ser vice agencies, school counselors and justice system advocates. The project was set up creative, positive al ternatives to the gang lifestyle. M a ry S tupp- Greer, acting dean o f visual and perform ing arts at the college said. “ W e re interest ed in making oppor tunities for people at PCC, so I ' m extreme ly pleased that we can help sponsor a project o f this type. But italsogivesusan The artwork of Yadira Andrade is part of the collection of the opportunity to share youth photo project Straight Shooting 3, on display at the in their world their Portland Art Museum. art. W e’ ve learned a lot about the kids.” several years ago to help break down com A reception fo r the artists w ill be munity stereotypes o f gang-affected and at- held Thursday from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m at risk youth and to present the young lives with the museum. 1945-1995, w ill be presented to each guest at the dinner. The retrospective was written by Dr. Darrell M illner, professor o f Black Stud ies at Portland State University. Two Oregonians with deep ties to the Urban League movement w ill serve .is Hon- ▼ Continued to page B9 Kaiser Defends Hospital Closure a is e r P e rm a n e n te has contacted Rev. Jesse Jack- son in response to his letter objecting to the announced closure of Bess Kaiser Medical Center in North Portland. The following is from Kaiser executive Michael H. Katcher: K Dear Rev. Jackson, Thank you for expressing interest in Bess Kaiser Medical Center and what K ai ser Permanente is doing to assist employ ees in the North/Northeast community. We have been talking with North Northeast Portland African American lead ers to explain why we are closing the hospital and to hear their concerns. We are forming an advisory group to help us find both short-term and long-term solutions to ▼ Continued to page B7