» . r > * , t * I .< » » . k.* c ,. Tm P ori land O bserver • J une 5, 1996 W ^înrtlanb (Obsertirr BRIEFS 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. P age B5 □ n ■ 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” • d Finance ■ 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 J 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 1 ^ ' 7 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. , / ■ -