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New Botique
On MLK Blvd
Part o f the Facelift on Martin
Luther King Jr. Blvd. is World
Village G ift Emporium at 5132
NE M L K Blvd. Owned by Diana
M cKnight, the new boutique is a
specialty shop. Customers can en
jo y an international shopping ex
perience flavored with unique eth
nic clothing and gift ware from
exotic places. The store w ill fea
ture designer ready-to-wear, je w
elry and home decorating items.
M cKnight previously owned A f
rican Village boutique to include
art from local artists. The shop
also offers senior discounts on
Tuesdays, gift certificates and a
specialty shopping service.
Investors Name
Favorite Stocks
M cD onald s Corp., A T & T
Corp , Merck & Co., Motorola,
Inc. and Exxon Corp, topped the
I list in the National Association o f
Investors Corp.’s fifth annual poll
o f individual investor's favorite
stocks. More than 800 N A IC
members responded to the Top
100 Survey. Respondents identi
fie d their largest common stock
holdings, the stocks in which they
invested the most money, and the
stacks that were their most prof
itable. Topping the list o f Mutual
I Funds Fidelity Magellan, 20th
Century Ultra Investors, Janus,
Fidelity Income 11, and Vanguard
Index 500.
Chamber
Membership
Services VP
MyrnaClements has joined the
Portland Metropolitan Chamber
ofCommerce as vice president o f
Membership services. A gradu
ate o f Central Washington Uni
versity, Clements comes to the
chamber with more than 20 years
o f management experience in a
vanity o f venues. She served as
career development manager for
the Pacific Northwest College o f
Art, marketing director for W il
lamette Valley Research and ex
ecutive projects manager at the
Port o f Portland. She was also
selfemployed in convention man
agement and small business de
velopment consulting.
Small
Businessperson
Of The Year
Gary W alls, President and
CEO o f Porltand’s Trailblazer
Fruit, Inc. has been named Ore
gon Small Businessperson o f the
for 1996 by the U S. Small Busi
ness Adm inistration. Walls is
among 53 top small business per
sons honored at national ceremo
nies in Washington, D.C. He is
eligible for the National Small
Businessperson’s award. Walls
founded Trailblazer Fruit in his
home in 1984. The company, which
produces preserves, pie fillings,
dessert toppings fruit punch con
centrates and syrups, has expand
ed to a 40,000 Square foot facility
in northeast Portland with 60 em
ployees. Sales exceeded $9 m il
lion in the last fiscal year.
Oslund KOIN-TV
News Director
Kerry Oslund joins K O IN -T V
as the station s new news direc
tor Oslund, a Portland native,
comes from W Z Z M -T V in Grand
Rapids, Mich. “ Kerry is very
creative and very energetic. He
has a wonderful reputation, and
knows how to put together a ter
r if ic news cast," said Peter
M aroney, K O IN -T V General
Manager. "Kerry understands this
market very well. We are looking
forward to his arrival and his con
tribution to out station.” Oslund
w ill begin his duties in June.
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Minority Contractors
Annual Conference
The National Association o f M i
nority Contractors w ill ho Id their 27th
Annual Conference June 5-8 at the
Red Lion Jantzen Beach. Deval
Patrick, Assistant Attorney General,
C ivil Rights Division, U.S. Depart
ment o f Justice w ill be guest speaker
on June 8.
Patrick is accountable for enforc
ing federal statutes and executive
orders that prohibit unlawful discrim
ination on the basis ofrace, ethnicity,
genderordisability. In recent months,
Patrick has been a leader in the
Clinton Adm inistration’s Review o f
Affirm ative Action. He w ill be tak
ing a role in implementing President
C linton’s directive that all agency
programs comply with the policy
announced in May and with the Su
preme C ourt’ s recent decision in
Adarand v. Pena.
The theme o f the conference is 20/
20 Vision: and the Next 25 Years.
“ Learning how to grow and prepar
ing for the future are vital issues for
minority-owned contracting firms,”
says James Posey, President o f the
Oregon Chapter o f N A M C , the con
ference co-host.
"This year’s conference has a spe-
James Posey
cial focus on encouraging the mem
bership to move with increased so
phistication and foresight towards
utilizing the high tech tool necessary'
for success today and well into the
future," Posey said
Samuel Carradine, Jr. the Execu
tive Director o f the National Associa
tion o f M inority Contractors notes that
racial minorities w ill be in the majority
o f the 21st Century America. “ The
demographic imperative is that in our
lifetime, the United States w ill become
a nation o f minorities,” he said in an
interview with the Pittsburgh Courier.
"These are the people who w ill be
building America. When you do not
give them the proper tools, you do
everyone a disservice ’ Carradine w ill
launch a major campaign at the confer
ence entitled Reclaiming Our Youth -
framing Tomorrow's M inority Con
tractors Today.
I he opening luncheon Speaker is
Margaret Carter, Chairperson o f the
Oregon Democratic Party and Rep
resentative to the House o f Repre
sentative. Baruti Arharee, Director
ofOregon Housing and Community
Services Department w ill be the lun
cheon Speaker on June 7. The con
ference w ill also include a river cruise
and the annual banquet and awards
ceremony.
Workshops include Addressingthe
Challenges to Affirm ative Action, Is
sues and Attitudes in Dealing With
Federal Programs, What is A and How
to Approach, The Churches Role in
Development and Empowerment, and
Construction Mediation. For a com
plete list o f Workshops or other infor
mation call 641-4553.
Sega Channel On Paragon
Paragon Cable recently launched
the Sega Channel. This interactive
entertainment offered through cable
television provides Sega Genesis vid
eo games on-demand 24 hours a day.
"The Era is here for interactivity,”
said Kevin Kidd Paragon President.
The Sega channel is a tremendous
entertainment opportunity for the
whole family.
Sega Channel subscribers may
choose from a selection o f up to 50
games including popular hits, spe
cial versions o f soon to be released
titles called "Test Drives,” gameplay
tips, news, contests and promotions.
Programming w ill be updated month
ly. A ll 500 plus existing titles from
Sega and its third party publishers
are candidates for Sega Channel
gameplay.
The Sega channel also includes a
security feature - Password for Par
ents - which allows parents to select
which video games enter the home
according to age appropriateness and
Entertainm ent Softw are R ating
Board videogame rating. Parents ini
tiate the program via a PIN number
system. Once activated, a child can
not download any game outside the
parent-selected game rating level.
Paragon Cable also sponsored two
visits b> the "C ool Toons M obile" at
Grout and Youngson Elementary
Schools. The Cool loons M obile”
has been traveling the U.S. present
ing “ W orld Premier Toons” cartoon
shorts from the Cartoon Network.
KPTV Nets Top Awards And Nominations
Five individual awards and two
nominations were announced for
the staff o f Oregon’ s News 12. The
Awards were for Best o f the West,
The society o f Professional Jour
nalists, and the Northwest Regional
Emmy Awards.
Topping the list was the an
nouncement o f anchor Lars Larson
and photographer/producerGordon
C offin for first place in the investi
gative reporting category for the
Regional SPJ awards. Their story,
Body o f Evidence,” uncovered
flaws in medical testim ony hat
wrongfully put a man on death row.
As a direct result o f the story.m the
innocent man’s case was reexamined
and his sentence commuted. A third
place honor was given to Sport D i
rector M ike O ’ Brian and photogra
pher Ron Quant for their story on
two-man basketball. Quant also re
ceived an honorable mention in the
Feature Photojournalism category.
Reporter Ken Ackerman and pho
tographer Andy E lliott garnered third
place in the SPJ Feature category for
their humorous feature “ Ships De
part” which revealed how some wom
en believe the exaggerations o f sail
ors on leave for Portland’s Rose Fes-
tival. A second piece by Ackerman
sim ilarly titled "Ship Happens,” has
been nominated for a Northwest Re
gional Emmy. Another Oregon’ s
News 12 staff member, Chris Nolan,
also received a nomination for his
informational Special “ Shooters ’95
Behind the Lens.” The 33 Annual
N W Emmy winners w ill be an
nounced Friday. June 14th at a
banquet in Seattle.
A second place honor in the Best
o f the West contest for journalists
was given to Anna Katayama and
Eric Patterson for their news series
“ Street Sacrifice”
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Symposium Offers
New Technology
Ehe most comprehensive Soft
ware Symposium and Tools fair
ever held in the State ofOregon w ill
take pace at the Portland Confer
ence Center in the Lloyd District on
June 24 and 25. Jointly sponsored
by the Software Association o f Or
egon and the Society for Informa
tion Management, this two-day
event w ill feature keynote speeches
by industry leaders, a host o f tech
nical workshops, and exhibits fea
turing software development prod
ucts and vendor presentations.
Two luncheon speakers w ill set
the tone for the event. On Monday
June 24, Pat Gelsinger, Vice Presi-
dent/General Manager o f Internet
and Communications Development
at Intel Corp, w ill present "The
Future o f the PC.” On tuesday, June
25 M ike Macfarlane, Vice Presi
dent o fQ u a lity at Sybase, Inc., w ill
discuss “ ISO 9000 Quality fo r Soft
ware Development.” Sybase was
the first software company in North
America to receive ISO 9000 Cer
tification.
I he goal o f the symposium is to
connect software professionals with
new technologies, new tools, and
other software professionals, con
tent-rich educational programs are
featured on both days, with vendor
exhibits on Monday only. On l ues
day, in addition to educational
tracks, about software, the sympo
sium w ill host a day-long seminar
developed by the Society for Infor
m atio n M anagem ent, e n title d
“ Quality and Culture in Informa
tion Technology Organizations,”
This seminar was developed for
professionals responsible fordevel
oping, delivering or managing qual
ity issues in information systems
organizations.
Attenders can choose from three
levels o f participation. Exhibit hall
only, two day symposium or semi
nar. for more information and regis
tration options access the W orld
Wide Web site: www.sao.org/sym-
posium. To register by fax call
(503)520-4010. To participate as a
vendor call (503) 223-8633.
Local H eroes
Ream Robertson
Curley Clark
Northeast Portland Residents
Named Outstanding Tri-M et Bus
Operators For 1996
Two Northeast Portland men
have been recognized as T ri-M e t’s
most outstanding bus operators for
996.
Curley Clark o f Northeast Port
land received the highest distinc
tion for T ri-M e t bus operators.
Ream Robertson ofNortheast Port
land won the title for part-time bus
operators. Both qualified for the
awards based on outstanding work
records, and were then elected by a
vote o f some 1,200 peers. Recogni
tion came during a May awards
banquet in Portland.
“ I never miss a day o f work un
less somethi ng drastic happens, and
I try to be nice to customers,” Clark
said. “ I have a good rapport with
customers. Every body knows me
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on the route. 1 know their kids and
they all know they can get to and
from where they need to go.”
Clark, 58, has driven Line 1-
Greeley/Vermont for the last 10
years. He has worked at Tri-M et
since 1970, and before that worked
lo r Portland Traction Company
since 1965.
“ I know I'm doing a good job,
but I ’ m always seeking improve
ment." Robertson said. "I set goals
and say three things that I ’m going
to do to improve. One goal can be
coming close to the curb for elderly
people; or i f I can help someone, I ’ ll
make an effort to try.”
Robertson, 61 currently drives
Line 14-Hawthome in the mornings
and 17-Holgate in the afternoons.
He has worked at Tri-M et since
1990, and before that drove buses
for Laid law
“We do more than provide power—we work with businesses to
develop programs that save energy and improve their bottom-line."
Sheila Holden, General Business Manager
“The Columbia Corridor is a world-class business location.
And we’re working with government, business and community
groups to pave the way for its future development.’’
Carl Talton, General Business Manager
A t P acific P ower , W e ’ re C ommitted T o Y our F uture .
With more than 80 years as a supplier of electric service, few companies
can help communities and customers plan for a promising future like
Pacific Power. Our vast experience— along with our commitment to
community involvement— can help develop targeted strategies and
uncover opportunities to achieve the growth this community desires.
So whether we are finding ways to meet the needs of existing residents,
helping to retain and expand businesses in the community, or actively
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recruiting new companies, Pacific Power wants to be your partner.
For more information, call Sheila Holden at (503) 282-4321
or Carl Talton at (503) 282-4320.
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