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Home Alone?
“Kids Safe” Help Kids Scope
Does your child know how to re­
act in an emergency? How to say
“No” to drugs, alcohol, strangers?
What to do when home alone? Does
yourchild know basic first aid? What
to do in a fire? How and when to call
911?
It is a well-known fact that acci­
dents are a lead ing cause o f death for
youngchildren, but it doesn’t have to
be that way. Many o f these deaths
and thousands o f injuries are pre­
ventable if children are taught basic
safety skills.
These issues w ill be addressed at
the tenth annual K id Safe program, a
health and safety program for ch il­
dren ages five to 12 on Saturday,
March 9, according to David Rianda,
executive director o f the Northwest
Osteopathic Medical Foundation, the
sponsoring organization.
This free program will be held
from 9:00 a m. to 1:30 p.m. at two
sites: Lent School, 5105 S E 97, Port­
land, and Highland Park Intermedi­
ate School, 7000 SW Wilson Ave.,
Beaverton. Parents must preregister
their children by calling 699-5366.
Children under ten must be accom­
panied by an adult.
“K id Safe offers a chance to learn
simple ways to stay safe,” says
Rianda. “ It’s important for children
to know basic first aid, what to do if
they burn themselves or have an ac­
cident. And they need to know how -
and when - to call 9 1 1. The skills
provided by K id Safe will help them
avoid danger and teach them how to
react in an emergency.”
Interactive classes include C P R ,
First A id, Fire Safety, Drug & A lco ­
hol Awareness, C allin g 911, B ik e &
Traffic Safety, stranger Danger, Elec­
trical Safety, Babysitting, Poison
Prevention, Home alone, Personal
Safety, Anim al Safety. In addition,
children may obtain regulation fin­
gerprints and ID photos to take home
and can take part in a mock hospital
roleyplay area. Each participant will
be given a K ID S A F E booklet, the
“Trail Guide to Safety.”
A program o f the National Child
Safety Council, K ID S A F E is offered
in the greater Portland metropolitan
area as a public service o f the North­
west Osteopathic Medical Foundation
in cooperation with Eastmoreland
Hospital. Through the years, more than
4,500 metro area children have partic­
ipated in this program.
Schools To Offer Scholarships
Sonya Stallings-Clark, technical marketing engineer at Intel, meets with area students to encourage
the pursuit of education and engineers o f the future. (Photo by Tony Washington)
Students ol today are being en-
couraged to be engineers o f the fu­
ture.
In te l C o rp , re ce n tly send
mpre than 200 engineers into
Portland area and W ashington
C o un ty classro o m s to conduct
hands-on a ctiv itie s for students
and share their experiences in
the p rofession.
Intel employees Sonya Stallings
C lark and Manford White helped in
the effort during National Engineers
Week.
The presentations included the set
up o f a computer, explanation o f
computer hardware and software
and how they work together. A vid­
eotape on jobs in engineering was
also presented.
A s so ciety grow s more tech­
n ical and s c ie n tific , the need
for engin eering careers is s k y ­
rocketing.
The Portland Teachers Program,
a collaborative effort between Port­
land Community College, Portland
State University and Portland Public
Schools, is accepting applications
for its 1996-97 academic year Port­
land Teachers Program helps ethnic
m inori ty students prepare for a teach­
ing career by providing scholarships,
advising and support. Applications
can be picked up at any P C C admis­
sions office. Applications w ill be
accepted until a sufficient pool ex­
ists. Interviews for spots in the pro­
gram begin in early April.
Fifteen scholarships wiII be award­
ed for the 1996-97 school year. Na­
tive Americans, Hispanics, African
Americans and Asian Americans who
demonstrate college entry-level skills
in writing and math are eIigible. Only
Oregon permanent residents can be
accepted into the program.
The goal o f the program is to
increase the number o f ethnic minor­
ity teachers in Portland Pu b lic
Schools so that all children can expe­
rience successful role models during
their school years. Students spend
two years at P C C and then move to
PSU to complete their education.
For more information, contact
Ruby Pace in the ethnic minority
student recruitment office at P C C ’s
Cascade Campus, 978-5282, 705 N.
Killingsworth.
Portland Area Students Honored Trust Fund Helps Stop Child Abuse
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gon, Inc., launches its “ V O A 100”
Centennial Celebration at the 3rd
annual "W orking K id s Luncheon”
yesterday by recognizing 100 stu­
dents and presenting five students
with Centennial Scholarship Awards
and unveiling its centennial logo.
The Centennial Scholarship Pro
gram was established to assist young
people in pursuing their educational
dream s. Portland P o lice C h ie f
Charles Moose served as Honorary
C h a ir and K O I N - T V ’ s M ike
Donahue emceed the event.
Recipients of the scholarships
were awarded S500 to continue
their schooling after high school
graduation. The five scholarship
winners are:
Nicole Stanley - senior at Jefferson
High School. She lives on her own
with her brother and works part time.
Nicole is an excellent student ranked
fourth in her class. She plans to at­
tend Lew is & Clark college next fall
to study to become a teacher.
Phennesse Robertson - student
at Marshall High School. Penny par­
ticipates in Marshall’s honors pro
gram. Research Scholars. He is a
valued role model for his peers and
plans to attend college in the fall.
A n d re s N arvaez - nominated
from Beaverton High School. When
Andres moved to America from E c ­
uador seven years ago he did not
speak English. He is now an exem­
plary student and a member o f the
National Honor Society, C O L O R S
( B U S. diversity club). Natural Help­
ers and the varsity soccer team
Andres would like to major in engi­
neering and continue to play soccer
in college.
Angela M o k- senior at Cleveland
High School. Angela moved here
from New Yo rk with the hope o f
improving her life. She is a member
o f the National Honor Society and
treasurer o f the Asian Culture Club at
Franklin and is listed in “ Who’s Who
In American Schools.
L isa T a y lo r - student at Madison
High School. Lisa has become a pos­
itive role model for her fellow stu­
dents by overcoming some challeng
ing obstacles in her life. She plans to
study Ecology at Oregon State U ni­
versity and then join the Peace Corp
Gerald McFadden President/CEO
o f V O A presented the scholarships
and said o f all o f 100 honorees invit­
ed to the luncheon, “Today is your
day, very little attention is given to
young people making a difference in
Portland’scommunity. W efocusour
attention and recognition on you to­
day.”
McFadden and C h ie f Moose un­
t/niKi/4 the nnntnnn
in I logo and invit
veiled
centennial
ed the community to celebrate V O A ’s
100 years o f service to the communi­
ty. McFadden commented, " Thisyear
V O A w ill be celebrating 100 years
with the residents o f Portland, In our
first century V O A focused on
strengthening individual and family
lives.
Tomorrow as we look forward
into our second century we hope to
increase the quality o f life in Port­
land by building a stronger commu­
nity.”
“Gee! Thanks Mom”
B \ P rof . M c K inley B urt
I ’m sure thats the way I'd put my
gratitude had I been born in that
‘other culture’ - like the stickily
effusive kid in that breakfast cereal
commercial on television. For us it
| was “mother or mama.”
But the thought there, believe
I me. Especially, as I review the early
responses to last week’s revelation;
"Another Dam Has Broken A Flood
o f Hidden Black Genius Is Re­
leased.” I am not about to take cred­
it for the origination o f research
I designs and imperatives that can
I enable one, no matter how meager
the resources or how distant from
centers o f erudition, to retrieve the
most obscure facts and informa-
| tion.
I can rememberyet, today, a time
at the age o f 13 when my mother
decided to pierce that air o f sullen­
ness and depression I was imposing
upon the house and everyone in it.
In her inimitable and no-nonsense
way she elicited from me some cat-
I astrophic news, “the American man­
ufacturer o f model airplane kits had
no more o f the kits or plans for a
German Fokkermodel pursuit plane
that was the rage among the youth-
| ful africanos’ .
Let me tell you, that little woman
I pitched a fit; the house shook and
the air turned sulfuric as she de­
scribed a life time (?) o f self-denial
to keep an uncomprehending and
unappreciative child in a good
I school. Now, it seemed, his little
brains had gone in reverse-he had
I forgotten where the library was. he
had forgotten the location o f the
main post office, forgotten how
pridetul foreign nations were and
that they had ambassadors and le-
| gations in America.
I escaped the rapidly escalating
I (and quite purposeful tirade) with
senses and sensibities intact (bare­
ly) That was sixty years ago and to
I this day I have never failed to devel-
I op some methodology or paradigm
for retrieving the most hidden or
obscured facts With the inspiring
input above it took me less than 24
hours and several dollars worth o f
stamps to put into motion and oper­
ation that within a month secured
the plans for building a model
Fokker airplane-straight from Ger
many.
They probably thought I was good
material for a domestic Nazi youth
group, but be that as it may, I must
credit my mother’s histrionics for
many a useful lesson that has made
life easier more rewarding and, oc
casionally, more profitable. How
ever, I am sure that we all are able to
credit “mom" (mama) with some
form o f input that has made the
difference.
In my “ Perspectives” article this
week (Page 2), I introduce another
academic situation where I am at
tempting to retrieve critical infor
mation concerning the American
educational institution, the U .S
Naval academy at Annapolis, M D
the story o f this African slave in­
structor is a mind-blower and I am
trying mightily to secure the full
scenario from the archivist and his­
torical societies in the area. It goes
without saying how important these
discoveries (?) and revelations are
to demonstrating the true cognitive
abilities o f Africans and African
Americans.
E s p e c ia lly im portant is the
need to refute the slanderous
propaganda and denigrations by
the southern tribe o f re visio n ist
w riters and h istorians, many o f
whom are yet at w ork to ju s tify
slavery-an d to sustain the lie o f
a b en ign and cu ltu re d ante
bellum so ciety that saw no e vil
and practiced no e v il. A n d cer­
ta in ly we need to refute that
confederate nonsense o f “ ign o ­
rant b lacks in state legislatu res
and congress during Reconstruc­
tio n" B rillia n t men were forced
from co llege s.
Next week we shall look at more
o f the great academic and techno­
logical contributions o f black men
and women. A s B ill Cosby said,
“our history is lost, strayed and sto­
len. And our children are dying in
the mean streets because they don’t
know who they are - and because
some even meaner people refuse to
tell them.
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The Children’s Trust Fund o f O r­
egon’s Income Tax Return Check
O ff Campaign is underway to raise
funds to help prevent child abuse.
The campaign encourages Oregon
residents to direct a portion o f their
tax refund to help support programs
for the prevention o f child abuse.
Supporters can check line 28 or 54
on their state tax returns to make a
donation Donations can also be
mailed to the Trust Fund office at
800 N E Oregon St., Portland, Ore­
gon, 97232.
I he Children’s Trust Fund relies
heavily on contributions made by
Oregonians checking the box desig­
nated for “Child Abuse Prevention”
on the state income tax form. One
hundred percent o f funds raised go
directly to child abuse prevention
programs throughout the state.
I he T R U S T Fund currently funds
thirty three programs that provide
outreach, education, and support ser­
vices including new parent counsel-
ing, parenting skills education, crisis
and reliefchildcare, and self-protec­
tion training for children.
The succes's o f the income tax:
campaign is vital for the children.of.
Oregon. Contributions to the Chib;
dren’s I rust Fund could mean the
difference between life and death for
a local child.
For more information or to re­
ceive a brochure call Richard Nitti,
executive director, Children’s Trust
Fund o f Oregon at 503-731-4782.
Banking Comes To Classroom At King
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Good savings
habits make sense.
Just ask the fifth grade class at
Martin Luther K in g Elementary
School in northeast Portland.
Through a partnership with the
Lloyd Center branch o f K ey Bank
o f Oregon, fifth graders in Lolita
Darby’s class are learning about
banking, savings, and managing
their money. And they’ve estab­
lished their own teller windows at
Martin Luther K in g Elementary to
accommodate weekly student de­
posits.
In addition, over a five week
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period, a representative from Key
B ank’s Lloyd Center Branch meets
with students as part o f their curricu­
lum.
“This program is an excellent way
for young people to learn good sav­
ings habits,” said Scott Ringsage,
manager o f the Llo yd Center Key
Bank branch. “ In addition to the
weekly sessions we have with the
students, we’ve also introduced a
new savings program in which stu­
dents are rewarded for establishing
and continuing a lifetime o f good
savings habits.”
K e y B a n k o f O re g o n ’ s
DinoSaver Statement Savings A c ­
count program is a savings program
recently introduced to Oregon
schoolchildren. Students who make
an initial deposit of$ 10 are reward­
ed with a Carnegie Collection dino­
saur figurine and a certificate for $5
savings deposit from K ey Bank o f
Oregon.
Students are encouraged to add to
their accounts and add to their dino­
saur collection through twice yearly
offers o f new dinosaur collectibles
with additional $10 deposits.
PCC Students Are College Bowl Champs
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Com m unity
C o lle g e ’s
academ ic dream team” crushed
the com petition, w a lk in g aw ay
regional cham pions at the 1995-
96 C o lle g e B o w l C h am p io n sh ip
Tournam ent, held recently at the
U n iv e rsity o f Oregon in Eugene.
T h e six-m e m b e r P C C student
team beat second-place U n iv e r­
sity o f O regon in a tie-b reakin g,
sudden-death fin al round.
College Bowl, now in its 19th
year, is a game o f academic knowl­
edge and quick recall similar to the
"Jeopardy!” television quiz show.
P C C competed against co lle g e
and u n iversity teams from five
northw estern states and three
C an ad ian p ro v in ce s, in c lu d in g
In fie ld , W hitw orth C o lle g e , the
U n iv e rsity o f Puget Sound, M on­
tana Tech , and the U n iv e rsity o f
O regon. The team now advances
to the national ch am pion sh ip s,
to be held this year in Ph oe n ix,
A riz . at the end o f A p ril. In Phoe­
n ix. they w ill be up against 15
o th er r e g io n a l ch a m p s from
across the country and Canada,
in clu d in g teams from institutions
lik e H a r v a rd , N o rth w e ste rn ,
Tulane and Stanford, and a 16th
w ild -card team. The win m arks a
first for a tw o-year com m unity
co llege in this region.
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P C C was represented by team
members Shara Martin, who is the
captain and a resident o f Southeast
Portland; Ken Kirkland, a North
Portland resident; Jeffrey Cowley o f
Gresham; Troy DuFrene, who lives
in Northwest Portland; Mike Stevens
o f Southwwest Portland; and coach
Clay Hotchkiss, who lives in Van­
couver, Wash.
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