Volume X X V I, Number 37
Committed to cultural diversity
September 11, 1996
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The Matron’s 41st
Anniversary
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a fashion show held “SomethingOld, Some­
thing New”. Refreshments will also fol­
low. Patron donations gratefully accepted.
Homes of the
future today!
Everything you want to see and learn
about will be on display at the Portland
Manufactured Home Show September 12,
13, 14 and 15 at Portland Meadows. This
regional show features 30 homes from 14
major manufacturers represented by 18 of
O regon's outstanding retailers, all in one
location. Admission is $6 for adults, $5.50
for seniors, kids 16 and under are free.
Hours are 10 am to 8 pm, Sunday 10 am to
6 pm. Portland Meadows has easy north/
south 1-5 access 5 minutes north o f down-
I town Portland at exit 306-B. Acres o f free
paved parking will be available.
The Interstate Firehouse Cultural Cen­
ter is throwing a barbecue bash to launch
its 14th seasonofm ulticultural performing
and visual arts, and all o f Portland is invit­
ed. Mark your calendars for Sunday, Sep­
tember 15 from 2 to 5 pm, and plan to meet
us in Patton Park, next door to the IFCC at
5340 N. Interstate Ave. Get out your best
picnic attire and si ip on those special danc­
ing shoes: It’s time for “ Backyard Barbe­
cue: A Taste for the Arts!”
It’s elementary
The Oregon Premiere o f “ It’s Elemen­
tary” The film maker, Academy Award
winner DebraChasnoff, will be present for
the premiere and will attend the reception
for sponsors. It will be held at The North­
west Film Center, 12 19 SW Park, Sunday,
September 29, at 7pm. $ 10 ticket price at
the Northwest Film Center, Annie Blooms
Books, and It’s My Pleasure. Also avail­
able at Ticket Master - 790-ARTS.
Cost control or health
care curse?
Controversial measure on the ballot this
November is Ballot Measure 35. Join us
when Miller and Dolin bring theirviews on
compensation for health care providers
into the spotlight for discussion and de­
bate. Luncheon reservations and cancella­
tions, call 241-9242 by 2 pm Thursday,
September 12; $12 members, $15 non­
members. Doors open at 11:15 am.
Lecture
IngvarCarlsson, prime ministerofSw e-
den from 1986 to 19 9 1 and from 1994 to
1996 and a key player in Sweden’s partic­
ipation in the European Union, will deliver
two lectures at Reed College in October
The first lecture, “Challenges for the
European Union,” will take place on Tues-
day, October I at 7:30 p.m. in Reed’s
Vollum Lecture Hall. This will be the
inaugural lecture o f the Munk-Darling
Lecture Fund in International Relations.
“The Future o f the W elfare State” on
Wednesday, Oct. 9 at p.m. in Reeds Vollum
Lecture Hall. Both events are free and
open to the public. For more information,
call the Reed events line at 503/777-7755.
Annual Rose Show
Washington Square Shopping Center is
proud to sponsor the annual Portland Rose
Society Fall Rose Show, Saturday and
Sunday, September 14th and 15th. Over
ninety categories o f roses including single
stem, miniatures, arrangements and float­
ing roses, will be on display in and around
the Summit Court from noon to 9 p.m. on
Saturday and from 10 a m. to 6 p.m. on
Sunday. Entries will be accepted from 7
a.m. to 10 a m., Saturday, September 14th
at the exhibitors entrance, located between
Meier & Frank and Nordstrom. Judging
will take place on Saturday, September
14th from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
SUBMISSIONS: Community
Calendar information will be given
priority if dated two weeks
before the event date.
P amela J ordan
w eet, smoky smells w aft out
into the parking lot and Powell
Boulevard, luring customers
into Cambell's Bar-B-Que. But a few
weeks ago another kind of smoke
drew fire trucks to its parking lot, and
media reported th a t the restaurant
had burned to the ground.
Sunday Sept. 22, 1996 at Bethel AME
I Fellowship Hall, 4pm - 6 pm there will be
“Backyard Barbecue”
BBQ on
Powell
LaDonna Johnson, age 11, smiles over her new school supplies donated through The Salvation Army's "New Gear for the
School Year" program. Portland children and families enjoyed “one-stop shopping" at The Salvation Army. New clothing,
shoes, school supplies and haircuts were provided free o f charge. Approximately 1,000 needy kids received new clothing and
school supplies collected during the “New Gear for the School Year" drive in August.
Northeast Coalition protests
L ee P eri m an
contract for a youth gang out­
reach program, carried out since
1 9 8 8 by the Northeast Coali­
tion of Neighborhoods, may be awarded
this year to the Portland House of Umoja.
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The county’s Purchasing Department in­
formed program director Halim Rahsaan in
an August 28th letter that it was recommend­
ing the change, based on bids made by the
two agencies for the $280,000 contract. If
accepted by the County Commission, the
change would take effect at the end o f Sep­
tember.
The House o f Umoja’s bid calls for it to
subcontract with the Janus Youth Program
and Edgefield Youth Center o f Gresham for
part o f the outreach work.
The Northeast Coalition board’s execu­
tive committee, following two executive ses­
sions, voted unanimously to appeal the rec­
ommendation, citing “irregularities” in the
process, and to request county executive
Beverly Stein to refrain from awarding the
contract until this process iscompleted. North­
east Neighborhood Office executive director
Ben Priestley says that Janus submitted a
letter to the county in support o f the Umoja
bid on June 14, when the request for propos­
als and their specifications were not pub­
lished until July 17. Priestley says that the
coalition may pursue a legal challenge to the
process based on the results o f the appeal.
Johnny A. Cage, Executive Director of
House o f Umoja. Photo by Michael Halle
Dennis Morrow o f Janus says his program
didn’t begin to discuss an affiliation with
House o f Umoja until a week before the
contract was submitted, and that the letter o f
endorsement, misdated, was submitted at that
time.
The program provides five outreach work­
ers who provide counseling to African-Amer­
ican, Asian, Hispanic and white youth gangs
and gang members. They work with the po­
lice to defuse potential gang violence, work­
ing at high school athletic events and other
youth gatherings. They also provide public
education about youth gangs, and how to
combat their influence, to civic and commu-
nity groups.
"Because we worked with the police, it
took awhile to build up a level o f trust among
the gangs, program executive director Halim
Rahsaan says.
The program has won recognition and
requests for advice from throughout the coun­
try, and requests for services from through­
out the metropolitan area. In fact, the pro­
gram has sometimes been criticized for being
too free with its limited resources, defusing
its original mission o f addressing inner north
and northeast youth gang problems.
Portland Neighborhood Crime Prevention
Coordinator Sharon McCormack says she
fears that the award may increase the diver­
sion o f attention away from north and north­
east. She adds, “ It’s not my position to com­
ment negatively about the House o f Umoja,
but it was helpful to have this program linked
directly to the neighborhoods."
Rahsaan says he feared that with the award
to House o f Umoja the program will “take a
different turn in terms o f the services provided.
I don't think they ’ 11 be working with the schools
and the police to the same extent we were.”
Rahsaan says that he has spoken to pro­
gram employees since the notice from the
county, and that none is interested in working
for the House o f Umoja even if the opportu­
nity is offered.
Representatives from the House o f Umoja
were unavailable for comment at press time.
Changing public image of youth
he Urban League of Portland will
poetry readings, and motivational guest speak­
join more than 1 0 0 Urban League
ers. National Urban League Vice President
affiliates across the country on
for Education John Cawthorne is a con firmed
Saturday, September 2 1 in celebrating
speaker. Invited speakers include Governor
inner city youth who are “doing the right
Kitzhaber, Mayor Katz and Portland School
thing” at school, at home, and in their
Superintendent Jack Bierwirth.
community.
“Our goal is to start this new school year by
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The day will kickoff a five-year campaign
o f events sponsored by the Urban League o f
Portland to celebrate the achievements o f
inner city youth. The initiative is funded by a
five-year grant from the Borden Foundation.
Plans for the kickoff and for other events
during the school year are being made by a
group o f students in the Urban League’s E.
Shelton Hill Achievers Corps. Governor John
Kitzhaber and Mayor Vera Katz have pro­
claimed September 21 as "Doing the Right
Thing Day” in Oregon and Portland in honor
o f the event.
The jamboree will feature a student talent
contest with a $400 grand prize, student
focusing the community’s attention on youth
who are doing the right thing, everyday right
here in Portland.” said Urban League o f Port­
land President Lawrence J. Dark. “We as a
community must help change the public image
o f youth—especially African American and
other youth o f color-w ho are not gang in­
volved or affected. Many youth are doing the
best they can with the resources they have. We
have to stop seeing our children as deficits and
problems, and start seeing them as investments
we need to support Because young people
often adopt the behavior we expect of them.”
Businesses and organizations may rent a
booth to pass out information and provide a
game for youth to play at the event. For booth
and other event information, contact David
Brody at (503) 280-2611.
Youth development is the current focus
for the Urban League Movement around the
country. The National Urban League has
chosen “Our Children Our Destiny" as its
motto through the year 2000. Earlier this
year, the Portland affiliate was one o f five out
o f 115 affiliates selected to receive a five-
year grant from the Borden Foundation to
stage celebratory events for students who are
“doing the right thing.”
“ Many inner city youngsters are excelling
in school," noted National Urban League
President Hugh B Price, in explaining the
September 2 1 campaign kickoff. “Many oth­
ers are making genuine academic progress
and are engaged in constructive extracurric­
ular activities and community service They
deserve to have their success stories told—
loudly and proudly.
Dawson Park make-over
T
hanks to the generosity of Port­
land citizens, improvements to
Dawson Park (N. Vancouver &
N. Stanton) are about to begin.
Passage o f Measure 2 6 -10 provided funds
for renovation o f Portland’s Parks & Recre­
ation sy ste m -1 14 projects in all.
This September, construction will begin at
Dawson Park and will be completed by the end
o f the year The improvements include reno­
vating the play equipment, modifying paths for
accessibility, and upgrading the pathway light-
ing to increase energy efficiency.
Restroom renovation will take place in
1997 to consolidate it with two other park
restroom renovation projects.
This reduces costs and increases efficien­
cy in construction management
“I started with condolence calls at home,
people saying they’d heard a radio report
that we were closed” said Annette Campbell.
“I had to tell them ‘no, we didn’t burn down,
we’re still open for business.’ The fire was
really no big deal."
A small fire in the restaurant’s brick bar­
becue pit forced Campbell to close the res­
taurant for two days while they reset their
sprinkler system, but then it was full speed
ahead for the business that is a staple of
barbecue lovers across the northwest.
Barbecue runs in theCam pbell family’s
blood. Manager Annette’s great grandfa­
ther John a cowboy in Texas, rode on
horseback from ranch to ranch roasting up
meats in his special blend o f peppers,
spices and apple cider vinegar. Her grandfa­
ther, LaVaughn was also known for his
cooking. He’d forego the barbecue sauce-
-instead rubbing the meats with salt, pep­
per and other dried seasonings, then roast­
ing them over a special combination o f
woods.
Annette's father, Felton, decided to meld
the two styles, creating his own combination
of sauce, seasonings and smoking that made
him a hit with his friends.
“Our house had always been the place for
parties and gatherings, so we went to another
level and started to restaurant,” said Annette.
Seven years later the restaurant at 8701 S. E.
Powell Boulevard is still going strong.
Campbells serves it’s own home-made
sausage links—one o f the most popular
menu item s-along with pork ribs, and
brisket. Healthy servings o f side dishes
like potato salad, cold slaw, pinto beans,
corn bread and homemade rolls round out
the meals. Most regular customers top off
their meals with sweet-potato pie, lemon
custard pie, or a fruit cobbler.
Campbell’s also caters, private parties
and business gatherings. Repeat custom­
ers book catering services months—even
up to a year—in advance.
C u sto m e rs w ho w an t a ta ste o f
Campbell’s without leaving home can buy
three types o f bottled barbecue sauces.
Those sauces—smoky brown sugar, medi­
um barbecue, and hot barbecue sauces, are
sold at the restaurant. Retail customers
from as far away as Holland and Japan also
buy the sauces to sell in their stores.
If all goes as planned, the sauce and
special blend o f packaged dry meat season­
ings will be on local grocers shelves soon.
Campell says there’s no real secret to
the restaurant's success. “ W e’re just regu­
lar people who opened a restaurant, and
the place started jum ping,” Campbell said.
“We cook good food, and we love people.
God’s hand is on the business.”
Hatfield
speaks
S
enator M ark O. Hatfield is­
sued the following statement
concerning the Resolution
passed by the United States Senate
today:
“The recent actions taken by President
Clinton in Iraq are simply about sustain­
ing the flow o f oil out o f the Middle East
Unfortunately we have learned nothing
since the Arab oil boycott o f the 70’s or
the Persian G ulf War o f the 90’s. Instead
this nation’s dependance on foreign oil
has increased to more than 51% o f our
daily demand.
“This dependence on foreign oil has
forced this country to resort, once again,
to the use o f military action in the Middle
East. While I join my colleagues in the
Senate in supporting the troops involved
with these missions, I cannot lend my
support to the bad policy that sent them
there and ordered their actions.”