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Couple On A Local
Touch Vacation
T h an k s to the L ocalT o u ch D i
rectory C om pany, w hich publishes
ten n eig h b o rh o o d d ire c to rie s in
the P o rtla n d m e tro p o lita n area,
two y o ung p eople in love, m ar
ried S e p te m b e r 9, w ill spend their
honeym oon in Baja, M exico sa il
ing on the luxury cru ise ship the
V iking S eren ad e for four days.
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S tep h en s, the G rand P rize W in
ner o f the L o calT o u ch G etaw ay
G iveaw ay S w eep stak es, was u s
ing the L ake O sw ego L ocalT ouch
D irectory to locate a nearby re s
taurant.
She saw the sw eep stak es e n
try form and an sw ered five q u e s
tions a b o u t sp ecific sectio n s in
th e L o c a lT o u c h
D ir e c to r y .
Stephens w as recently notified that
she was a w inner.
“ At first I d id n ’t think I had
actually w on. Then they called
and I re a liz e d we w ere going to go
on a c ru is e ,” rem em bers Stephens.
The L o calT o u ch D irecto ry is
a neighborh o o d orien ted directory
tures in fo rm atio n ab o u t nearby
schools, parks, points of interest, ac
tivities for kids, community maps, as
well as residential and business list
ings.
The book offers some unique fea
tures including indexes and thumb
grips that make it easy to access infor
mation.
In ad d itio n to the Lake O s
w ego L o calT o u ch D irecto ry , the
com pany also p u b lish e s books for
dow ntow n n eig h b orhoods, as well
as e a stsid e and w estside suburban
n e ig h b o rh o o d s, in c lu d in g G re
sham and B eav erton.
LocalTouch Directory Company
publishes neighborhood directories in
the Seattle and Portland metropolitan
areas.
LocalTouch Directory Company
is based in Denver, Colorado and has
branch offices in Kirkland, W ashing
ton and Beaverton, Oregon.
Portland Urban League
Celebrates 50th Year
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orary co-chairs at the dinner.
U.S. Sen. Mark O. Hat tic Id
sponsored Oregon s Publ ic Accom
modations Law as a young state
representative in 1953. The law
made discrimination in public plac
es based on race, religion or nation
al origin illegal.
The dinner’s other co-chair is
Sen ior Circuit Court J udge Mercedes
F Deiz who is Oregon ’s first African
American female attorney andjudge.
She became active in the Urban
League o f Portland soon after she
arrived here in the 1940s.
Urban League President and
CEO Lawrence J. Dark says the
dinner will be dedicated to the peo
ple who have contributed to the
league as staff, volunteers and cli
ents since 1945.
“This dinner is a tribute to those
unsung heroes and sheroes who
moved our community a little closer
to equality,” Dark said. “I look on
this as a family reunion that the
whole community is a part of.”
The dinner will feature an au-
dio/visual history o f the league with
live narration by Ken Boddie o f
K O IN -T V and Leah H ope o f
KATU-TV. A reception starts at
6:15 p.m. with dinner at 7:15 p.m.
Tickets are $50 per person, $500 for
a table o f 10. Tickets can be ordered
by calling (503) 280-2611.
The Urban League o f Portland
is a non-profit, community-based
human service, economic and so
cial justice agency serving youth
and families, students, job seekers
and seniors in the metro area. The
league is one o f 113 local affiliates
o f the National Urban League.
that offers coupons and page after
page of useful information about the
community.
The compact sized directory fea-
A Salute to
Minority Businesses
Mayor Vera Katz
Hosts Open Forum
For Northeast
Portland Residents
(from one o f Portland's oldest)
As part o f her week ly commu
nity meetings. Mayor Vera Katz
will be out in Northeast Portland
hosting an open forum for local
neighbors on Tuesday, October
10.
Neighborhood residents are
welcome to discuss any issue,
project, or concern with Mayor
Katz during the two-hour session.
W h at: "M eet the Mayor”
D ate: Tuesday, October 10,
1995
Tim e: 4:00 - 6:00 p.m.
Place: NE Police Precinct
Community Meeting Room, 449
NE Emerson (On the corner of
Killingsworth, just o ff MLK).
Sub-Bids Requested
North Precinct Renovation Bids:
October 5,1995 2:00 PM
R E IM E R S
& J O L IV E T T E ,
IN C .
Building Contractors
2344 N. W. 24 Portland, OR 97210
Phone (503) 228-7691
FAX (503) 228-2721
We are an equal opportunity employer and request
sub-bids from disadvantaged, minority, women and
emerging small business enterprises.
Geneva’s
Shear Perfection
Barber - Beauty Salon
NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED
Business Award of Excellence
Best of Portland (Willamette Week)
Urban League of Portland
Hair - Nails • Pedicure
Facials • Shoe Shine
celebrating our 50th anniversary
October 11, 1995
Oregon Convention Center
Call 280-2611
5601 NE ML King Blvd.
Hours: 9-6 Mon-Fri; 8-6 Sat
503-285-1159
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