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About Portland observer. (Portland, Or.) 1970-current | View Entire Issue (Nov. 13, 1996)
N ovember 13, 1996 • T he P oru and O bserver P age A4 E d u ca tio n m Making a better downtown T om Chase at the Vancouver Food Center and J e ff Larsen at the Day and N ite M a rke t have v o lu n ta rily agreed to rem ove fo rtifie d w in e from the shelves o f th e ir and C o lu m b ia streets, between 8th and 6th streets. T hroughout the fall, expected to reduce alcohol p ro b lems associated w ith the transient population and increase citizen safe M a yo r Royce E. P ollard invited citizens to jo in him at lunch on Thursdays in the park A plan fo r redevelopment of the Esther Short Park area is in place It includes developm ent o f pedestri an w alkw ays, street improvements and b u ild in g opportunities. ty stores. The tw o merchants took the step to show th e ir support fo r a frie n d ly The C ity o f Vancouver, D ow n town Vancouver Association and city residents are w o rkin g to upgrade the image o f the area w hich includes the and w elcom ing dow ntow n area. Stopping sales o f fo rtifie d w ine is historic Esther Short Park The park is bounded by Esther McMiles helps kids read Seniors 50 and older can share the e n jo ym e n t o f reading w ith young students by volunteering th e irtim e in the M c M ile s o f Read ing program at O rchard’ s Elemen tary School The program is sponsored by M cD onalds and the c ity ’ s Retired and S enior V o lu n te e r Program (R SVP). Volunteers w ill go to classrooms need fo r volunteers to tutor stu and read to the fu ll class fo r 20 m in utes on Friday, November 1 and again dents and i t ’ s a great way to help w ithout m aking a long-term com m itm e n t," says B obbi Casanova, RSVP director. RSVP provides volunteers and M cD onalds provides learning in centives and an educational library to assist teachers. For more details, or to volunteer, call 696-8221. on N ovem ber 8. Volunteers are invited to return on N o v e m b e r 15 fo r th e R o n a ld M cD onald assembly w hich winds up the tw o-w eek read-a-thon. The program goal is to show stu dents that reading can be fun and encourage them to read more and im prove their skills. “ There is a great Teens urged to sign up for grants Local youth from ages 1 1 to 19 are invited to stop by the c ity ’ s O ffic e o f N eighborhoods and pick up an application fo r grant money to use in com m unity projects. T ap ping the Talents o f Teens (T 3 ) is a county-w ide program fo r youth- inspired projects w hich benefit the com m unity. Grant amounts are up the s tra ig h tfo rw a rd applications to $1,000. T3 grants are reviewed by a com mittee fo r youth and adults. The pro gram has funded such projects as environm entally safe “ green clean ing kits,” picnic table construction, landscaping, tra ilb la z in g and theat themselves,” says Beth Houston, project coordinator. C all Houston at 696-8222 o r drop by the O ffice o f Neighborhoods at 1405 Broad way. Sponsors are the C ity o f Van couver and C lark C ounty Depart rical performances. “ Teens are encouraged to fill out ment o f C om m unity Services. Head start brings national speaker for education series A lb in a Head Start and B lack U n it ed Front are hosting guest speaker Ida Love, award w in n in g p rin cip a l from Kansas C ity, M issouri T hurs day, N ovem ber 14, 1996,7:00 pm at K in g N eighborhood F a cility, 4815 NE 7th Avenue. C h ild care p ro v id ed. As P rin c ip a l, Ida L o ve trans formed an elementary school in K an sas C ity by encouraging parent in Fee: $32.50 ($21.25 c ity resident). ♦ B aton classes-Learn styles and al new classes in the com ing weeks. tempo w ith baton instructor, Sherri Dolman. Tuesdays and Thursdays, O ctober 29-N ovem ber 21 and De cember 3 - 19 ,7 :3 0 -8 :3 0 p.m. Ages 6- 11 years. Fee: $52 ($34 c ity resi ♦ B a s ic lin e d a n c in g —G a il S m ith , in s tru c to r. W ednesdays, O ctober 23-N ovem ber 13,3-5 p.m Ages 6 and older. Fee: $25.50 ($17 c ity resident). C a ll Y outh Services, 696-8006, fo r more inform ation and to regis dent). ter fo r classes. ♦Threads o f silver and gold-- C hildren w ill learn basic manners and attend a “ K o o l A id Tea Party.” Wednesday, N ovem ber 6-Decem- b e r 4 ,4-5:30 p.m. Ages 6-10 years. Seniors discover the great outdoors People 50 and o lder w ill see the natural beauty o fth is region on F or ever Y oung H ik in g C lub day hikes sponsored by the V ancouver Parks and Recreation Department A trip to D ry Creek Falls is Tues- d a y,O cto b e r22, ffo m 9 a .m .-5 p .m , over medium terrain. Tacoma W a hiking boots o r shoes w ith good terfront w ill be explored M onday, O ctober28, from 8 a m .-6 p.m., over easy terrain Hikes average five miles and are rated for d ifficu lty. Easy terrain is fa ir ly level ground, medium terrain in ankle support. A van takes partici pants to the trailheads Hikers meet at L u e p k e , C e n te r, 1009 E M cLoughlinBlvd.Takeasack lunch. Register at M arshall Center, cludes some hills. Hikers are encour aged to wear appropriate clothing and 1009 M c L o u g h lin .o rc a ll 696-8236 fo r fee and other inform ation. Indoor sports keep kids dry and spry Vancouver Parks and Recreation D e p a rtm e n t o ffe rs a S a tu rd a y Sports C lin ic to introduce boys and g irls ages 4 through 10 to soccer, basketball and T -b a ll. C h ild re n w ill be placed in age-appropriate groups fo r games, s k ill stations and scrimmages. Classes are on Saturday, N ovem ber9 and 16 from 9 to 10 a m at B agley C enter Gym . Class fee is $13 ($10 c ity open to boys and girls ages 5 through 12. C hildren gain self-confidence through a positive leadership style. Monday, Novem ber 18 through De cember 16. Beginners meet from 6 to 6:45 and advanced class from 7 resident). Pee Wee Basketball fo r boys and g irls ages 4 to 8 teach the basics o f basketball through skil Is practice and games. M in ia tu re hoops and ju n io r- size balls are used. Class meets Tues- days, N o ve m b e r 12, 19 and 26 from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. at Bagley Center Gym . Fee $ 18 ($ 15 c ity res to 7:45 p.m. at Bagley Center. Fee $ 3 1 ($27 c ity resident). B a g le y C e n te r is at 4 1 0 0 Plomondon. C all 696-8006 to reg ister. ident). Basic karate fo r self-defense is Myers Joins Norris, Beggs & Simpson She is a member o f W om en in Thay lia Myers has jo in e d N o rris, Beggs & S im pson’ s V ancouver o f fice and w ill specialize in invest C om m ercial Real Estate and is a C e rtifie d C om m ercial Investment Manager (C C IM ) Candidate. N o rris, Beggs & Sim pson, in business fo r over 64 years, is a regional real estate brokerage, as set and property management, and mortgage fin a n cing firm w ith o f ment sales, announced H Roger Qualman. Executive Vice President fo r the Company. M yers has over seven years o f com m ercial real estate experience. P rio r to jo in in g the com pany, fices in m a jo r cities in Oregon and W ashington. It is a ffilia te d w ith the New A m erica N e tw o rk, the Na tio n ’ s largest organization o f inde pendent industrial and com m ercial real estate professionals. she was a Real Estate Econom ics M anager handling valuation man agement fo r First Interstate Bank M yers studied Business at C la rk C ollege in Vancouver, W ashing Thaylia Myers ton. African American wom en get it done W ith thousands o f women con verging on the N a tio n ’ s C apital from across the country. The N ational C o u n c il o f N e g ro W om en, Inc. sounded a new voice o f leadership, ownership and institution b u ild in g for Black women on O ctober 10, 1996, by launching the N ational Cen ters fo r A frica n Am erican W omen and the D orothy I. Height Leader Consumers can expect lo w e r p ric es and better access to a variety o f telecom m unication services i f the proposed merger o f M C I and B ritish Telecomm is approved, according to U niversity o f Oregon business in structor Y im in Zhou (pronounced D jo). “ The m agnitude o fth is merger is unprecedented in the telecom m u nications industry and w ill have far reaching consequences,” says Zhou, an adjunct professor o f international management at the OU Charles H. Lundquist C ollege o f Business. The Cora Masters Barry and newswoman Renee Poussaint proclaimed to A m er ica that fo r A frica n Am erican W o m en their time has come. The central issue focus o f the three day event was “ W omen and W o rk ” . merger, i f approved, w ill result in one o f the w o rld ’ s largest telecom munications companies, w ill reshape tions on where this sig n ifica n t voting and econom ic population is and how should they be preparing for the 21 st V ia Satellite A frica n Am erican women were connected in over 38 cities across the nation to share their views, concerns and recommenda Century. sumers product bundles that co m bine access to local, long distance and ce llu la r phone service w ith cable livered and consumed. Because a larger M C I/B T can e x p lo it the economies o f scale and benefit front the fierce tu r f war among the dominant U S. telecom m unica tions firm s expected to fo llo w this merger. Source: Y im in Zhou, ad junct professor o f international man scope not otherwise possible, says Zhou, whose research specialty is the economies o f international com m u nications industries, the new giant company w ill be able to o ffe r con- the Internet. Zhou predicts that consumers w ill agement, U O Charles H. Lundquist C ollegeofB usiness,(541)346-3248; e-m ail yzou@ darkwing.uoregon.edu Portland State fall 1996 enrollment up to 3 percent Portland State U niversity’s fall 1996 enrollment is up nearly 3 percent over last fa ll’ s total, according to figures released by PSU’ s O ffice o f Institu tional Research and Planning. PSU reported 14,768 students fo r fall 1996, up 2.9 percent (420 stu dents) from fall 1995’ s 14,348 total. The 14,768 figure represents the high est enrollm ent total at PSU since fa ll 1992, when 15,012 students were enrolled at the university. Students are also ta kin g more classes at PSU this fa ll. The total number o f student credit hours fo r fa ll 1996 is up 6.7 percent over last H igher education (O S S H E ) in stitu tions, and remains the second largest OSSHE institution in terms o f over year’ s totals. Ricks attributed much o f PSU’ s enrollm ent gain to a m ajor increase all enrollm ent. The number o f non-adm itted stu in the number o f graduate students. a degree program ) is up 7 percent fo r Graduate enrollm ent is up 6.2 per undergraduate students and 8 per cent fo r graduate students. A lso, the cent over fa ll 1995, w hile undergrad uate enrollm ent is up 1.9 percent. Portland State has the largest number o f graduate students enrolled at any o f the seven Oregon State System o f dents (those not fo rm a lly enrolled in number o f out-of-state freshmen en ro llin g at Portland State, w h ile small, jum ped 48 percent, from 95 students in 1995 to 141 in 1996. Beep comes to Barber-Scotia College The B la ck Executive Exchange program visited Barber-Scotia C o l The D ivision o f Business o f Bar- lege recently b rin g in g fo u r execu ber-Scotia College coordinated the program which included class visita tives to campus g ivin g workshops tions, career awareness workshops, and and lectures to students. Beep brings hundreds o f A frica n individual conferences w ith students. Lectures touched on such topics as Am erican male and fem ale execu tives to H is to ric a lly B lack Colleges and U niversities each year. Execu “ the impact oftechnology in education tive share, in fo rm and help prepare students fo r the w o rk place. as well as in future careers” and “ inter nationalization o f the w orld econo mies as it relates to higher education” . Beep participants were George Taylor, program director at Lockheed M a rtin Energy Systems, Inc.; George Sabb, Hub D iv is io n manager fo r U nited Parcel Service; Haley Peo ples, corporate contributions co o rd i nator at JC Penney; and Reginald Foy, national account manager fo r A T & T Governm ent market. The B lack Executive Exchange Program is an in itia tio n o f the Na tional Urban League, Inc. Hilton: Higher Education ference held in Canberra in 1987. C o lin J o h n s o n was b o rn in B y Dr. K eith O rlando H ilto n When discussions o f the african in tu rn , m eant an e x tra o rd in a ry Diaspora usually occur, the main re- c ia lly in his home state o f V icto ria . In 1979 he was asked to help the N orth N arrogin in 1938. In 1959 he w rote a com petition run by the U n ive rsity bean. Rarely, i f ever, is the country and continent o f A ustralia mentioned. Queensland Land C ouncil set up and ch a ir the A b o rig in a l M in in g In fo r m ation center In 1986, his poems were printed in Greed For Green Rarer still is it fo r A b o rig in a l people published by Im pact Productions. ing the E nding o f the W o rld . g io n s o f the w o rld h ighlighted are the United states, A fric a and the C a rib to be included in discussions. However these people are as much a part o f the Black fa m ily as any o f us liv in g in C a lifo rn ia , K entucky, the Caribbean o r Egypt. This oversight, unfortunately, does not allo w a true or complete study o f people o f A frica n descent. For a closer look at some key Black personalities in A ustralia, the book. Inside B lack A ustralia: A n A n th o lo g y o f A b o rig in a l P oetry by K evin G ilb e rt is h ig h ly recom m end ed. The fo llo w in g are b rie f bios o f some m a jo r A frica n (A b o rig in a l) male w riters: K e vin G ilb e rt, born in the small country to w n o fC o n d o b o lin in N ew South Wales. D ire c tly de w right. W. Les R ussell, B o m in M e l bourne in 1949, he spent his early years in rural V ic to ria He jo in e d the Royal Australian N avy in 196 and trained as a photographer in the Fleet A ir A rm . H is later dedication and hard w ork in the A fric a n /A b o rig in a l com m unity gained wide respect that. Í mance. television access and connections to w orkload and responsibility, espe play called The D elinks and won a quarterly W esterly. He also w rote a n o v e l in 1983 c a lle d D o c to r W o o re d d y’ s Prescription fo r Endur many A borigines to be one o f the best stage and film actors ever. His poetry is reported to show the depth o f his involvem ent w ith his grass A rch ie W e lle r was bom on July 13,1957. Hism other.ofScotancestry, came from a fam ily that had a great appreciation o f books and universal culture and passed it on to the young roots home country. He appeared in Archie. One o fh is most popular books M id d a r A b o rig in a l Playw rightsC on- is G oing Home published in 1986. Ernie Dingo is considered by The most ambitious account of the human experience N ew South Wales prison system. In spite o f those tough years, he became the co u n try’ s first A b o rig in a l p la y (From left to right) Dr. Maya Angelou, Chairwoman o f the NCNW Fund For The Future Campaign addresses the Leadership Luncheon; National television personality, MSNBC TV Anchor Maureen Bunyan, NCNW; and President/CEO, Dr Dorothy I. Height. T h is is the th ird workshop presen tation in a series designed to help parents improve public education and th e ir c h ild re n ’ s academ ic p e rfo r the telecom m unications landscape and eventually w ill affect the way telecom m unications services are de der. He served 14 1/2 years under the First Lady H illa ry Rodham C lin to n , C am ille Cosby, Essence E ditor, Su san T aylor, C ice ly Tyson, First Lady Kansas C ity schools. Parents w ill discover techniques scended from A b o rig in a l, Irish, En glish stock, he lived in A b o rig in a l reserves and fringe settlements u ntil 1957 when he sentenced to penal servitude fo r life on a charge o f m ur ship Institute Opening remarks were made by greetings by D.C. M a yo r M a rio n B arry, the reading o f the N ational Centers Charter by D r Maya Angelou and vig ila n t ra lly in g cries from Dr. They focused on reading, w ritin g , math and how to make the most o f the school day. Under her leadership, kindergarten students reached sec ond and th ird grade reading levels. She continues to ensure q u a lity edu cation as deputy superintendent o f to use at home to help ch ild learn, discuss w ith other parents how to be more involved in their ch ild s school and meet others from the com m unity who also want to see our schools change and our ch ildren succeed. Merger of communication giants boon to consumers Kids tackle manners, baton and dance The Vancouver Parks and Rec reation Department w ill start sever volvem ent, im p ro vin g school atmo sphere and strong leadership fo r staff. ’he ultim ate record >f world history 129 Dorling Kindersley’s Chronicle o f the World captures the full sweep o f the incredible history o f humanity as never before. It is a story of heroes and villains, of great battles and great empires, of appalling cruelties and sublime works o f art-all told in journalistic style. Constructed in chronological order, the book summarizes the period before 3.5 million years B.C. in essay form, and the period from 1945 to today is presented in an intriguing “you are there" format. available at POWELL'S CITY OF BOOKS 1005 W Burnside, downtown Portland • 503-228-4451 POWELL’S BOOKS AT CASCADE PLAZA 8775 SW Cascade Avenue, Beaverton • 503-643-313 1
