‘Volume X X V I, Number 27
Committed to cultural diversity.
July 3, 1996
Having A Blazing
Summer
Reynolds And
Baseball Tonight
Linda White directs five
youth club's that turn kids
toward a positive path.
Blues, Ones & Love
News
Harold Reynolds. All-Star
baseball player, plays a
new position as a studio
analyst for ESPN.
Ernestine Anderson has been
in blues world since 1956,
and continues entertaining
many fans today.
See M e tro , page B I.
See Entertainment, page B3.
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Chinook Winds Opens vusino
Saudi Clerics
Denounce
Bombing
Saudi’s highest religion authority has
denounced the bombing attack that killed
19 Americans last week, saying it was a
sin against Islam. The Country officials
say it’s pan o f an effort to counter m ili
tants. A statement signed by all 21 mem
bers o f the Council o f Senior Islam ic
Senior Scholars, and displayed on the
front page newspapers, quoted Prophet
Mohammed as saying that a person who
killed an ally w ill not smell paradise.
Donna Jackson,
58, of NE
Portland plays
video slots on
the opening dsy
o f the Siletz
Casino in Lincoln
City.
Supreme Court
Ruling Might
Affect Campaign
Finance
The Supreme Court on Monday struck
a fatal blow to strict campaign finance
limits in Missouri, a move that cast new
doubt on the legality o f sim ilar limits in
Oregon. The Court decision has no direct
effect on the deliberations o f Oregon’s
court which will decide whether measure
9 is legal under the state constitution.
Hillary Tagged
Former FBI
Agent’s Book A
Fabrication
H illary Rhodham Clinton called a
former F B I agent's book a “ politically
inspired fabrication” while responding to
questions from U S. reporters as she be
gan a European trip.
Speculation On
Dole’s Running
Mate
Stirring the internal abortion debate,
Bob dole said in an interview broadcast
Monday that his running mate would not
necessari ly be someone who flat ly oppos
es abortion rights. Rumors say he might
be considering Gov. Christie Whitman of
New Jersey.
Children’s Grief
Expressed
Through Art
Frien ds o f 8-year-o ld Jacq u elin e
Aguilar, who died Friday with her par
ents, brother and two sisters from an
arson tragedy, have been comforted by
counselors at Tobias Elementary School
They encourage the children to draw as a
way for them to share their emotions.
State Rest Areas
May Allow
Commercial Uses
The Oregon Department o f Transpor
tation is considering whether to allow
commercial uses at some o f Oregon’s 53
highway rest areas and 49 state parks that
serve as rest areas. The state spends $4.6
m illion annually on rest area utilities and
maintenance.
FRONT
S E C TIO N
EDITORIAL
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mong much fanfare, the Siletz
Confederated Tribes opened
their new Chinook Wind Gam
ing and Convention Center last Friday at
Lincoln City.
Touted as the largest facility o f its kind in
the Northwest, Chinook Winds was built at a
total cost of $44 million. The Casino features
over 800 slot machines, a 750 seat bingo
parlor, 16 blackjack tables, poker tables, o ff
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track betting, keno, speed bingo and weekly
black jack and poker tournaments. It also has
two restaurants; one buffet, one fine dining
with a bar and lounge with a large veranda
and a sweeping view o f the ocean. Am ong its
main attraction is a 35,000 square foot con
vention center located on the second floor.
Chinook Winds will boasts its presenta
tion o f world class and national acts, starting
last Friday with headliner Tammy Wynette,
joined with W illiam s & Ree. On Ju ly 5th &
6th, Lou Rawls will headline with the Blend
ers as the opening act. Among others sched
uled to appear are Jose Feliciano, Brenda Lee
with the Platters, and Loretta Lynn. In addi
tion, live music w ill be performed six nights
a week on the casino’s main floor.
However, all the fun is not just reserved
for adults. The casino also has a 7,000 square
foot youth arcade and child care center with
a play area. A s a security measure, chiIdren in
the child care area are given a vest with a
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urns Dies At 75
Loans For Child Care
ranciscan Enterprise (FE) an
activities including business plans, budget
nounces the formation of a
ing, marketing, and licensing matters.
lending and business develop
Franciscan Enterprise will provide servic
ment program for home-based and small
es in the agency’s five neighborhoods and
center-based child care providers.
will work with child care service organiza
An agreement is being negotiated with
tions, including Albina Ministerial Alliance's
Albina Community Bank for it to serve as
Child Care Enhancement Project, to ensure
disbursement and servicing agent, and pro
that chi Id care providers gain access to the ful I
vider o f technical assistance.
range o f support programs available to them.
The Child Care Provider Loan Fund will
I his focus allows the Loan Fund to main
make available low interest loans and busi
tain an intensive community outreach com
ness development assistance to start, expand
ponent and strong neighborhood-based in
ofenhance child care programs in Franciscan’s
volvement in the ongoing activities o f the
service area o f Northeast Portland. The goal
program.
o f the Loan Fund is to increase the supply,
The development o f the Loan Fund is the
quality and financial viability o f child care
result o f a year-long planning process in
businesses in five north/northeast neighbor
which Franciscan Enterprise researched chi Id
hoods, including King, Boise, Humboldt,
care needs and issues in the community.
Sabin and Vernon neighborhoods. Lending
I he city o f Portland, through the Bureau
operations will begin in July 1996.
ofHousing and Community Development, is
Loans will generally range from $500 to
providing $50,000 in loan capital and operat
$5,000 for one to three years with funds
ing support to the fund. The Northwest Area
loaned a, approximately 10%. Providers can
Foundation (M N ), which made a grant for the
apply
planning phase ofthe project, has committed
for a range o f purposes, including equip
a total o f $90,000 in operating support over
ment and toy purchases, training costs, and
the next three years. The Foundation sup
capital improvernents to their facilities.
ports programs to alleviate property and pro
Franciscan Enterprise staff will work with
mote sustainable development in an eight
providers on various business development
state region that includes Oregon.
sensor tag and name tag. Should the child
wander off, the vest sensor beeps alerting the
centers’ staff.
Play land leads the children through a maze
o f tunnels, down the wave walk and bumping
across the ball bin.
There is a separate area for those under
40" tall. Games include Skeetball and Wacky
Gator, offering kids points which they can
ack H. Burns, co-founder ofthe
first truck stop in the North
west, died of cancer June 28,
1996, at age 75-just two weeks before
his 50th wedding anniversary.
The memorial service w ill be held on
Friday, July 19, at 3 p.m. in Agnes Flanagan
Chapel at Lew is & Clark College. Interment
will be private.
In 1947. Mr. Bum s and his brother. Bob,
started Burns Brothers Inc. in Northeast Port
land. It was the Northwest’s first truck stop
and had 10 employees. The company has
grown into an enterprise with nearly 1,600
employees around the world. It operates 20
travel stops for truckers and other motorists
in nine states.
Mr. Bum s was bom July 25, 1920, in
Portland. He earned a civ il engineering
degree form Stanford University and a mas
ter's degree in naval architecture from the
Massachusetts Institute o f Technology . He
served in the U .S. Navy during World War II.
Among his many honors, his most cher
ished came recently when he won the Adam
Smith Award honoring free-market logic from
Hillsdale College in Michigan. Previous
winners included Prime Minister Margaret
Thatcher and President Ronald Reagan
Survivors include
his wne;
wife; sons, Scott of
of
-survivors
inctuoe ms
Tualatin and Bruce o f Lake Oswego; daugh
ter, Heather Bum s Eagon o f Portland; broth
er, Robert E. o f Amity; and eight grandchil
dren.
The family suggests remembrances to
Good Samaritan Hospital Foundation’s can
cer program. Valley Community Presbyteri
an Church's mission program, Portland Metro
Young Life, Salvation Army, or volunteers
of
o f America,
Am erica, all in Portland
Portland.
about a year and a half to discuss a number o f
possible scenarios for the future o fth e arts
facilities.
While Burton disagreed that another com
mittee was necessary, he felt that the city o f
Portland and Metro should negotiate directly
on the specifics for management and opera
tional control o f the Portland Center for the
Performing Arts, C iv ic Auditorium and C iv -
ic Stadium. Am ong Burton’s specific recom
mendations for the transition committee are:
Burton recommends that Metro return the
responsibility o f the P C P A and C iv ic Stadi
um to the city o f Portland. He reasons that
Portland has more financial resources to sup
port the facilities, particularly since Metro no
longer derives funding from Memorial C o l
iseum
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Jack H. Burns
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by residents and tourists throughout the tri
Burton has proposed the north
county area.
west region's cultural facilities
Burton's proposal will be forwarded to a
should be under new leadership new
and transition committee -appointed by both
should be funded by the expansion of a
the Metro Council and the Portland City
dedicated regional hotel/m otel tax.
Council -which met for the first time June 20.
Burton says the proposal would provide a
The transition committee w ill consider
long-term, stable commitment to arts and
recommendations made be a regional con
cultural facilities that are enjoyed and used
solidation committee that previously met for
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METRO
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SPORTS
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ARTS & ENT.
RELIGION
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