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December 6, 1995
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Holiday Wildlife Party
Your invited to Oxbow Regional Park
to make holiday treats for wildlife on Sun­
days, Dec. 10. Participants will make edi­
ble ornaments from all natural materials to
provide food for some o f the wildlife in the
park. M etro R eg io n al P ark s and
Greenspaces will provide hot drinks, snacks
and materials to make the ornaments. Call
797-1850, option 4 to make reservations.
American Girls
Are Boys!
The American Girls brings its 12 city
tour to Portland to perform every Tuesday
| in December at Belmont’s Inn with shows
beginning at 9 p.m. The “girls” are actually
a group o f six guys featuring trumpet,
guitars, drums, occasional organ sounds
and three-part harmonies.
Reading Partners
Needed
Start Making a Reader Today, an in-
■ school book and reading program forchil-
: dren in kindergarten through second grade,
! is looking for reading partners for Port-
land-area schools. Adult volunteers spend
just one hour a week reading one-on-one
with children. Call Helen Wahl at the Mult­
nomah County Retired and Senior Volun­
teer program at 415-7787.
Festival Of Lights Shine
Festival o f Lights at The Grotto on
85th and Sandy Boulevard is held each
night except Christmas Day through Dec.
30. The event also features the music o f
choirs from all over the area.
Children from th e Martin L u th e r King Jr. E le m e n ta ry S c h o o l Choir, u n d e r the direction o f instructor Ms. Gifford, recently p e rfo rm e d holiday a n d co n te m p o ra ry s o n g s for a
lu n c h e o n g a th erin g a t th e M ulticultural S e n io r C e n te r o n S o u th e a s t B elm ont.
(Photo By Michael Leighton)
Alberta Targeted For Tree Planting
Dialogue On
Affirmative Action
lb erta S treet in N o rth e a s t
The Metropolitan Human Rights Com­
Portland will soon be a “green”
mission is sponsoring a community' dia­
street thanks to the planting
logue about affirmative action on Thurs­
of trees.
day, Dec. 7 at 6:30 p.m. in the Red Cross i
About 50 large trees will be planted
Building, 3131 N. Vancouver Ave. Group
along the street Saturday by volunteers from
size is limited. Call 823-5136 to register in
Friends o f Alberta Street, Pacific Power and
advance.
Friends o f Trees.
The neighborhood will sponsor an after­
Kwanzaa Quilts
noon expo o f live music, food and exhibits
following the tree planting which will take
On Display
place
from 9 a m. to noon.
The Interstate FirehouseCultural Cen-
The event has the support o f several
■ ter, 5340 N. Interstate Ave. will host dur-
I ing the month o f December, originally j i neighborhood associations, the Sabin Com-
A
designed Kwanzaa quilts made by com­
munity organizations for each ofthe seven
principles o fth e African American holi­
day. An opening reception will be held
Thursday, Dec. 7 starting at 5 p.m.
M iss B lack O regon
U SA 1995 D onna
K night w arm s the
crow d with h e r sm ile
during th e M eier &
Frank H oliday P arade.
Knight w a s e s c o r te d
in a carriage b y J o h n
P alm er H o u se a n d
a c c o m p a n ie d b y the
1996 M iss B lack
O regon U SA
c o n te sta n ts a n d the
1996 L e F e m m e s
Cavaliers. The
c o n te s ta n ts ' volu n teer
c o m m u n ity se rv ic e
ca m p a ig n is n o w
underw ay, call 289-
9 8 7 0 for information.
Volunteers Help
Food Drive
St. Vincent de Paul invites volunteers
to share the spirit ofth e holiday season by :
helping with its annual Christmas food I
drive. Volunteers are need through Satur- !
day, Dec. 23 to collect, sort and package
300,000 pounds o f non-perishable food to
feed more than 6.000 needy families. To
help call 234-5295 or 2 3 4 -11 14.
Zoo Lights
Is Family Tradition
Over a hundred community music
groups will ring out with sounds of the
season at the N ationw ide Insurance
ZooLights Festival at the Metro Washington
Park Zoo. The family tradition is getting
better every year with more lights and enter­
tainment. Shows start at 5 p.m through Dec
31, expect Christmas Eve and Christmas.
Housing Questions
Answered
Find out what it takes to buy a house
by attending free classes about home loans,
home buying and home ownership. The
non-profit Portland Housing Center holds
sessions Saturday. Dec 9 from 9 am . to 4
p.m at Terrel Hall on the Portland Com­
munity College campus in north Portland
SUBMISSIONS: Community
Calendar information will be given
priority if dated two weeks
before the event date.
munity Development Corporation, the O re­
gon Association o f Minority Entrepreneurs,
House o f Umoja, Albina Community Bank
and others.
The tree planting volunteers will meet at
9 a m. at the Albina Community Bank, I 130
N.E. Alberta St.
Portland Police C hief Charles Moose, a
strong supporter o f community revitalization
and King neighborhood resident, will kick­
off the event, along with Sheila Holden,
Pacific Power general business manager and
Friends o f Trees staff.
The trees will be planted near businesses
Adopt-A-Haircut Builds
Esteem For Area Residents
rea residents can adopt-a-
haircut in a program to help
area youth build self-esteem
and a positive image.
The effo rt is part o f the Yaun
Youth C are C e n te r’s R eaching In S av­
ing K ids (R IS K ) program .
Som e young men a tte n d in g H a rri­
et T ubm an M iddle S chool in north
P ortland have alread y p a rtic ip a te d in
the p rogram by v isitin g D e A n g e lo ’s
B a rb e r/S ty lis t S h o p at 6 8 0 0 N .E .
M artin L uther K ing Jr. Blvd.
L eonard C lark , Y aun O u treach
M anager and RISK D ire c to r, said are
p rovided free to the stu d e n ts as part
A
o f on -g o in g effo rts o f RISK sta ff to
let young peo p le know that “ there is
som eone else out there w ho cares
about th e m .”
C lark said the program also c re ­
ates com m unity netw ork ing and su p ­
ports co m m u nity-based businesses.
The g en eral public is enco u rag ed
to pitch-in and help by sp o n so rin g
h aircuts for $ I0 per m onth or to make
c o n trib u tio n s for gas and o th e r e x ­
penses.
“ As our youth haircut enro llm en t
increase, we w ill be in need o f m ore
sp o n so rs,” C lark said.
To help, call C lark at 2 8 7-2724
which are contributing to the event. To vol­
unteer, call Friends of Trees at 282-8846.
“ We believe that trees will make the
street more inviting to pedestrians and attract
more storefront businesses to our communi­
ty,” said Susan Millhauser, a member o f
Friends o f Alberta Street.
The tree planting is the first o f Pacific
Power’s “GreenStreets” program which is
designed to give commercial streets in north­
east Portland both an economic and environ­
mental boost. The utility's contribution of
$ 10,000 helps pay a part o f the planting costs.
“Pacific Power selected Alberta Street
for its first “GreenStreets” project because
the street is blossoming with new business
growth and community improvement efforts,
said Holden. “The trees w ill provide shade to
local residents, help reduce cooling bills for
businesses and add beauty to the neighbor­
hood.”
The community expo will be begin at
noon at the Texas Annex, 1625 N.E. Alberta
St. It will feature live blues and jazz, as well
as exhibits on topics from weatherization to
social services. The Community Recycling
Center will hold a workshop on repairing
bicvcles
College Dean, Banker
To Serve Urban League
L eo n S m ith
M ildred O llee
r. M ildred O llee and Leon
ottice o f Albina Community Bancorp. Prior
Smith are the newest members
to becoming the bank’s first president in
to be elected to the Board of
1994, Smith served as Senior Vice President
Directors of the Urban League o f of
Developmental Real Estate at the Bank o f
Portland.
Boston in Waterbury, Conn.
The announcement was made by Urban
Smith also served as Chief Executive
League Board Chairman Michael Lewellen
Officer o f Emerald City Bank in Seattle in
Ollee is the new executive; dean at the
19 9 1-92 He is a graduate o f Northwestern
Cascade Campus o f Portland Community
School o f Law and holds a masters degree in
College in north Portland. Before joining the
business administration from the University
college in July, she was Vice President o f
o f Chicago.
Student Services at Seattle Central Commu­
The Urban League is a non-profit, com ­
nity College.
munity-based human service, economic and
Ollee holds a doctoral degree in educa­
social justice agency serving youth and fam­
tional leadership from Seattle University and
ilies, students, jobs seekers and seniors in the
a masters degree in education from Walla
Portland metropolitan area
Walla College in Walla Walla, Wash.
The league is one o f 113 local affiliates
Smith is president and chief executive
o f the National Urban League
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