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Committed to cultural diversity.
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Potluck in
the Park
An all-volunteer project serving free
meals every Sunday rain or shine, 3 pni,
Park Block between S W Main & Salmon,
downtown. For more information call
823-5379.
Roberto Clemente, Jr., son
o f the Hall o f Fame baseball
player from Puerto Rico,
spoke recently o f the need
for young people to find
fulfillment o f their baseball
dream through education.
"Prepare yourself to be a
team doctor, or lawyer, or a
trainer, or an agent. No one
can count on being
successful solely as an
athlete. ” Mr. Clemente
dedicates much o f his time
to encouraging youth
athletes to believe in
themselves and in their
future.
National Coming
Out Party
A rally to educate the public about
alternative lifestyles in America. Friday
October 11,5:00-8:00 pm, at the Pioneer
Courthouse Square. For more info, call
295-9788.
Children’s
Hunger Day
A rally to support hunger program s.
W ednesday, O cto b er 16, 9 :0 0 am -
12:30 pm , at the P io n eer C o u rth o u se
S q u are. F or m ore in fo , call 2 8 4 -
7386.
Red Ribbon
Celebration
Photo by Timothy Collins.
A national campaign addressing alco­
hol and other drug awareness, education,
and prevention. Wednesday, October 23,
12:00 -1:00 pm, at the Pioneer Court­
house Square. For more info, call 239-
7999
Oregon Symphony
Anniversary
A concert to celebrate the anniversary
o f the Oregon Symphony. 12:00pm,
Wednesday, October 30th, at the Pioneer
Courthouse Square. For more info, call
228-4249.
Book sale
Multnomah County I.ibrary Used Book
sale Saturday and Sunday, October 12-13
at Montgomery Park, 9am - 6pm each
day. Admission is free on Saturday and
Sunday. Montgomery Park is located at
N W 27th and Vaughn. Formore info, call
248-5439.
Sauerkraut
Festival
Eighth annual Steinfield’s Scappoose
Sauerkraut Festival, Saturday, October
12, from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. on the
city hall grounds in Scapoose, Oregon.
For more info, call 295-1922.
Annual salmon
migration
The 13th annual Salmon Festival at
Oxbow Regional Park from 10:30 a.m. to
5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 12 and
13. For more info, call 797-1850.
Older Women’s
League Meeting
Midlife and older women are invited to
an open meeting and discussion opportu­
nity. At Portland Impact Senior Center,
Tabor Building, 4610 SE Belmont. For
more info, call 233-1580.
Portland
Stamp Fair
The sem i-an n u al P o rtlan d Stam p
fair w ill be held the w eekend o f O c ­
to b e r 19-20 at the T rav elo d g e H otel.
1441 NE Second A ve., P o rtlan d , Or.
The ho tel is located ju s t o ff #5 at
W eidler. 10 am - 6 pm on S aturday
and 10 am - 4 pm on Sunday. A dm is­
sion is free and the hotel p ro v id es
plenty o ffre e park in g . For m ore info,
call 1-80 0 -7 8 3 -7 5 8 9 .
SU B M ISS IO N S: Community
Calendar information will be given
priority if dated two weeks
before the event date.
Delegates oppose ballot measure 40
y an almost unanimous vote,
adequate funding for indigent defense ser­
the Oregon State Bar House of
vices and a resolution supporting state bar
Delegates has passed a resolu­
efforts to evaluate the effects o f the manda­
tion opposing Ballot Measure 40,
tory a sentences created by 1994'sBallot Mea­
measure that would significantly change
sure 11.
the Oregon Constitution and Bill of
The House also approved seven amend­
Rights.
ments to the Oregon Code o f Professional
The delegates voted at thier inaugural meet­
Responsibility, the disciplinary rules that
ing in Medford, Ore. on Saturday, Sept. 28.
govern lawyers' professional conduct.
Also passed were resolutions supporting
Ballot Measure 40, often referred to as the
adequate funding for civil legal services.
victim s’ rights measure, would, in part,
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change the Oregon Constitutions to make its
guarantees against improper search and sei­
zure, self-incrimination and double jeopar­
dy no stronger than those o f the U.S. Consti­
tution.
Because the Oregon Constitution current­
ly provides greater protections than the U.S.
Constitution, the effect o f Measure 40 would
be to decrease the rights o f citizens in crim­
inal proceedings brought by the state, ac­
cording to the sponsors o f the resolution.
“This vote represents the recommenda­
tion to the public o f Oregon attorneys from
both sides o f criminal law: prosecution and
defense,” says Oregon State Bar President
Jeff Carter. “ We are all concerned about
fair treatment o f victims in the criminal
justice system. But given our collective ex­
perience and statutory protections for vic­
tims already in place, we don’t feel that
Ballot Measure 40 is the right way to address
the problem.”
Meeting with a phenomenon
by
S abrina S akata
county, and state, together to exchange ideas
ast Friday, three African-Ameri­
and announcements in an informal forum
can Portlanders were honored
type setting.
with a “Most Phenomenal Wom­
“At this last meeting I got a chance to meet
en” award at the Sisterhood Luncheon
with many sisters from the southwest dis­
Special in Northeast Portland.
tricts, and it was like a breathe o f fresh air. I
Among them, Bobbi Gary, a long-time
told them ,' Where’ve __________________
and self-proclaimed humanitarian activist,
you sisters been?,”’
accepted the award with a sense o f it being
said G ary w ith a
more o f the icing on the cake than payment
heartfelt smile, “ It's
for her efforts.
good we have a com­
“ I’m just doing what the Lord would have
mon ground to come
me do,” Gary asserts.
together on.”
After all, just by spending 20 minutes with
The other recipi- ---------------------------
this sharp, intuitive oratorical master. It’s
ents o f the award were artists Ruby Rueben
clear she does what she does because she
and Roselyn Heald.
believes it’s what god would want, and not
“Most o f the time, helping people doesn’t
for any superficial purpose.
take money,” said Gary, her delicate hands
The Sisterhood is an organization that
leading her words with conviction, “ it just
brings women o f color from the community,
takes a smile.”
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“Many people I visit at various homes tell
me, ‘Oh, thank you so much,’” Gary contin­
ues, "but I turn back and tell them, ’No, thank
YOU—when I smile and you smile back, I get
immediate gratification.’”
Ms. Gary has been blessing the city of
Portland since 1941.
A long time activ­
ist with the Rainbow
Coalition, Ms. Gary
started piercing her
99
w ords through the
heart
o f good since
-Bobbi Gary
studying oratory with
the Thespian Society in high school. That
solid foundation has since built a lifetime of
powerfully spoken words.
As co-chairperson o f the Portland Gray
Panthers, Ms. Gary continues to guide the
local African-American community to high-
“ Most o f the time,
helping people
doesn’t take money,
Local hunters donate
meat for hungry
pwards of 10 tons of choice
Norman Clavette, whose Sportsmen’s Meat
meat from Oregon game may
Cutting in Carver provides the collection point
feed Hungary Oregonians as
and processing for game in the Portland Metro
sportsman take to the forests and fields
Area, estimates that 15,000 to 20,000 pounds
in the first full season of Hunters Against
may be given this year if hunters learn o f the
Hunger.
opportunity to contribute.
The organization, an offshoot o f the O re­
“ We should triple it next year,” he pre­
gon Hunters Association, is the brainchild of
dicts.
Gerry Rondo, President o f the Hoodview
The State Department o f Fish and Wildlife
Chapter He proposes Oregon hunters donate
also provides confiscated animals, Clavette
a portion o f their take, or whole carcasses if
notes, emphasizing that road kill is not in­
they like, to Oregon Food Bank and its state
volved.
statewide network o f Regional Coordinating
Rachel Bristol Little, Executive Director
Agencies.
o f Oregon Food Bank, welcomes the help of
The meat from deer, elk and bear would be
Hunters Against Hunger. The Oregon Food
a rich addition to the 17 million pounds to
Bank Network seeks a healthy balance in the
food that go to feed more than 400,000
emergency food boxes that prevent needy
persons in Oregon and Southwest W ashing­
Oregonians from being hungry Meats often
ton who must rely on emergency rations at
are especially wanted for both protein for
least once a year.
good nutrition and pleasure for the palate
U
er planes. She is the former vice president for
organizations such as Church Women Unit­
ed and the Older W omen’s League.
She has sat on numerous boards and is
presently on leave from the Black United
Fund o f Oregon, a charitable organization
that provides assistance to more than 300
agencies addressing critical issues such as
unemployment, poverty, illiteracy, teen preg­
nancies and crime.
Besides all the progress she has been a part
of, Gary has managed to raise four talented and
motivated daughters. One o f them, Sharon
Gary-Smith currently resides as Vice President
for the Urban League location in Austin, Texas.
Ms. Gary also wanted it known that last
week Friday, October 4th, was the 100th Anni­
versary for the National Association o f Wom­
en’s Clubs. "It’s amazing to think we’ve been
around, going strong, for that long,” Gary said.
School savings program
tate Treasurer Jim Hill, In an
freedom to achieve more of their goals in the
effort to teach strong savings
future. With the cooperation o f Oregon’s
habits to children, will hold a
elementary schools, parents, local banks and
statewide ED-NET broadcast, Thurs­
teachers, we can give our children the knowl­
day, October 3 at 3:30 p.m. to discuss
edge and encouragement they need to be­
the State Treasury’s new elementary
come financially secure.”
school savings program with teachers
The SAVE FOR AMERICA School Sav­
and school administrators throughout
ings program is currently implemented in
the state.
4000 schools in 44 states, with the cooper­
The SAVE FOR AMERICA program
ation o f 200 banks.
teaches K - 6th graders, through innovative
This program marks the first time in 25
banking software, the value o f saving mon­
years that U.S. Savings Bonds will be avail­
ey and the importance o f financial security.
able to children at school.
“The SAVE FOR AMERICA program
Once a week, elementary students can
is a fun and effective tool all educators can
bring their money to school on BANK
use to teach Oregon school children the
DAY and make a deposit to their account
value o f financial responsibility and allow
using the school's computer equipped with
them to benefit from their greatest financial
SAVE FOR AMERICA software.
asset-tim e,” Hill said
The deposit is then entered into the stu­
“There is no greater gift that we can give
dent’s bank account and may be purchase
our children that the gift o f financial security.
U.S. Savings Bonds Each deposit comes
I am convinced that thechildren who develop
with a computer-generated receipt and a
strong savings habits today will have the
sticker reminding them to save again.
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