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F ebruary 14, 1996 • T he P ortland O bserver
United Grocers Honors
Long-Time Members
United G rocers, Inc. recently
awarded its mem ber stores with
plagues commemorating their mem­
bership anniversary year with United
Grocers. The special plaques were
awarded at United G rocers’ annual
stockholders meeting in Portland,
Jan. 13.
In order toqualify for recognition,
the stores had to be members for at
least five years. There were 3 1 mem-
ber stores recognized this year from
Oregon, Washington, and northern
California, 14 of which were cel­
ebrating anniversaries of 15 years or
greater.
S trohecker’s in Portland, cel­
ebrated its SOyearmembershipanni-
versary, the oldest among the anni­
versaries this year. Other long-term
membership anniversaries included
Milltowner Thriftway in Portland,
Rosalyn McMillan “Knowing”
She’d read an article in the news­
paper during Black History Month
about how Black women should treat
their men. We should treat them with
the utmost respect, love, kindness,
and recognition.. We should encour­
age them to seek brighter horizons
beyond merely being athletes, to
strive
to become scientists, attorneys,
Alan Jones,
and congressmen, the article had told
president o f United
her. But what o f our hopes and
Grocers, presents
dreams?. Ginger wondered. Were
Wayne Strohecker,
they insignificant? W ho would help
owner of
the women?...
Strohecker's in
Rosalyn McMillan, an exciting
Portland, with his
new
voice in contemporary fiction,
award for 80 years
will
touch,
thrill and tantalize read­
as a United
ers
with
her
powerful, poignant and
Grocers' member.
provocative debut, Knowing (Warner
Books Hardcover; January 22,1996).
Exploring the lives and loves of a
middle-class African-American fam­
ily, McMillan cuts to the heart of
challenges facing all women and men
today: how to balance the bonds,
50 years; and P&G Thriftway in
burdens
and demands of family with
Scappoose, 35 years.
the
need
to nurture the self.
United Grocers, Inc. is a retailer-
At
the
center o f Knowing stands
owned cooperati ve servi ng more than
Ginger
Montgomery,
36, an attrac­
390 member stores throughout O r­
tive
and
intelligent
woman
suffocat­
egon, Washington and Californa. The
ed
by
material
trappings
and
self­
company operates distribution cen­
doubt.
On
the
surface,
Ginger
seems
ters in Portland and Medford and
to have it all: a comfortable home in
recently acquired three more centers
the
Detroit suburbs, a lucrative fac­
from Market Wholesale in Califor­
tory
job at Champion Motors, four
nia.
beautiful children, and plenty of pas­
sion with Jackson, her intoxicatingly-
sexy second husband. Ginger knows
OJ Simpson Interview Quotes
O n the Brown family an d F red
G oldm an: “I have compassion for
Fred Goldman for losing a son,”
Simpson said. ‘‘I lost a daughter (re­
ferring to the death of Aarcn Simpson,
who drowned at his Rockingham es­
tate in 1979). And now I’ve lost,
what I feel, as I have stated before,
next to my mom, my most favorite
person on this earth Nicole.”
“I have a side of me that’s very
angry at Fred Goldman and the Browns
because I know if the shoe was on the
other foot and I felt the way they felt,
I would save at least five or 10 percent
and say ‘just in case i’m wrong, Gil
Garcetti, what the hell are you doing
closing this case?”’
"We know that some of your peo­
ple lied and why did they lie? So,
that’s aside of me that’s a little pissed
at Fred Goldman and the Browns, for
that portion of it.”
“Even if they think I’m 100 per­
cent guilty, and they’re going to do
what they ’ re going to do, and if I was
in their shoes I would probably do
exactly what they ’ re doing right now.
But I know if I was in their shoes, I
wouldn’t let the LAPD, Gil Garcetti
and these people off the hook. I’d say
‘hey there still may be a killer out
there.’ I know there is. I feel in many
ways they’re handicapping whatever
efforts have been made right now to
find who may have done this.”
O n suggestions he should keep a
low profile: “How much lower do I
have to lay?” Simpson asked. “I’m at
home 99 percent of the time.
I was accused of a crime. I feel
vindicated in a court o f law. I
shouldn't be called anything but O.J.
Simpson at this time. I didn’t kill
anybody. I could not kill anybody.
Nicole Brown Simpson was the moth­
er of my kids. She was a great moth­
er. It hurls me today to know that my
kids will not know her as a mother.”
O n his c a re e r as a well-known
pitchm an: “I don’t think I will ever
be doing ads on TV ,” he said.
“I’m not looking to regain any­
thing. “What I’d like to do is raise my
kids, spend as much time as I can
with my family, especially my mom
... and play golf.
“I would just like to be left alone,
raise my kids, and as I said, my hobby
and passion is golf, play a little golf.”
O n his children: “I think the
toughest thing I have to deal with
right now is the thought that maybe
I’m going to have to fight for them,
which is amazing to me because one
of the things Nicole was always quite
adamant about is that I was a great
father. I suspect that we may see
them try to take my kids from me.”
65th Birthday Celebration
Paul Knauls celebrated his 65th birthday January 22. Pictured ate
Dick Bogle, Jim Thompson, Paul Knauls. Geneva Knauls, Maxine
Paden, and O.G. Barnett.
Home Buyer Club
Undergraduate College Students
in Psychology, W omen’s Studies,
Alcohol & Drug Treatment, Child
Development, Sociology or Com­
munity Health: you may be able to
earn college credit and practical ex­
perience by volunteering at Clacka­
mas W omen’s Services. We have
lots of opportunities for developing
on-the-job skills in your field of study.
Our next training begins January 23,
1996. Please contact Carol at 654-
2807 for more information and a
volunteer packet.
Mark Your
Calendar Now!
It's Coming. Only the serious
need to attend the Music Seminar
at Interstate Firehouse Cultural
Center on Saturday, June 8, 1996.
Get the inside scoop on what it
takes to be in the music industry.
The 3rd Annual Northwest Black
Music Month Celebration will hold
its 1996 celebration June 6-9 in
Portland, Oregon. The four-day
event will offer a I -day seminar on
songwriting, putting ademo togeth­
er, understanding contracts, artist
showcase and other important as­
pects of the music business. The
music seminar and private network­
ing events are restricted to regis­
tered badge holders. The panels are
a variety of industry experts speak­
ing on a variety of topics. Stay tuned
for additional information.
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— Benjamin Disraeli
whose single-minded determination
to climb the corporate ladder ob­
scures what’s most important - fam­
ily, faith and self-respect - until the
brink of disaster;
Katherine Lee, G inger’s widowed
mother, a strong-willed, vibrant wom­
an of 58 who sips frosty glasses of
colt 45 as she longs for a hard-work­
ing and hard-loving man to share her
days;
Mae Thelm a Collins, G inger’s
cousin-in-law, a “God-fearing” south­
ern temptress who sets her sights on
Jackson as her salvation from loneli­
ness while her husband serves time in
jail.
“An engaging, vividly rendered sto­
ry,” (Kirkus Reviews), Knowing pre­
sents a compelling, bittersweet lesson
about when to compromise, when to
stand firm, what choices to make and
how to make peace with the lives we
choose. Writing from the heart - with
immediacy, humor, insight and hones­
ty — McMillan captures the dreams,
dilemmas and everyday realities of
African-Americans, and of all women
who strive to blend family responsibil­
ities with personal goals to build a
better tomorrow.
A b o u t th e A u th o r : R osalyn
McMillan spent twenty years working
for the Ford Motor Company in De­
troit before retiring to write profes­
sionally. She lives with her husband
and children in Southfield, Michigan.
Knowing is her first novel.
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Leaves of the Sensitive Plant
react quickly—folding up tightly
when they are touched or
exposed to strong fumes.
* * *
The fool wonder*, the wise m an
asks.
she should be happy, yet she’s rest­
less and troubled: all the perfect parts
of her life add up to an aching emp­
tiness. Through McM illan’sdetailed,
frue-to-life depiction, readers come
to know the real Ginger -- and expe­
rience her confusion, her frustration,
and her pain.
As Knowing soon reveals, beneath
his suave facade Jackson is spoiled,
jealous man, who seizes every op­
portunity to sabotage his wife’s dream
of breaking' free from the factory
tedium to pursue a career in real-
estate. Ginger also realizes that, de­
spite their ever-burning desire, the
only place she and her husband truly
connect is in bed. To complicate
matters, Ginger suffers from alopecia
areata, a disease that causes recur­
ring hair loss, each time shaking her
sense of sexuality and self-esteem
Torn apart by conflicting impulses -
- to give everything to her man and
family, to preserve something for her
own unique identity and fulfillment -
- Ginger grapples with life’s most
difficult choices, unaware of the irre­
vocable changes to come.
Brimming with heartfelt emotions,
scintillating dialogue, surprise reve­
lations and steamy sex, Knowing is
above all a novel rich in character.
Surrounding, encouraging and, at
times, exasperating Ginger, the mem­
orable cast includes:
Kim Lee, G inger’s tough-talking
young cousin and closest friend,
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