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, 5 -V • < ; > J.-. ; « • P age B? N ovember 27, 1996 • T he P ori land O bserver OGS Certificate of Service honors Oregon youth The Oregon Governors’ School (OGS ) wants to honor Oregon youth who have actively contributed to their communities by recognizing them with an OGS Certificate o f Service during its year-end fund drive. Youth who are honored w ill receive the certificate and w ill also be featured in the spring issue o f the OGS Debriefer. OGS is a nonprofit, statewide organization dedicated to empow ering youth with leadership skills to help them make a difference in their communities Each year, through a year-round program, OGS gives stu dents are given the skills to turn their passions and dreams into obtainable goals. Their projects have included renovated homes for drug-addicted babies and their mothers, a bike- share program for commuters, AIDS- awareness programs.a n alcohol free teen night club, and a clinic for m i grant farm workers. From communi ty food banks to peer counseling to recycling programs, the Oregon Gov ernors’ School educates, trains and inspires youth to leadership and civic participation through commu nity service. Anyone who would like to honor a youth who has contributed to his or her community should send the youth’s name, and address indicat ing where the certificate should be sent, and a tax-deductible contribu tion o f at least $10 to the Oregon Governors’ School, c/o 900 State St., Salem, OR 97301. Certificates w ill be sent w ithin five days o f receipt. Serious fun for a serious cause Thousands o f elves, g ift packag es, candy canes, serious runners with jingle bells tied to their shoes and others w ill take o f from Pioneer Courthouse Square in downtown Portland on Sunday, December 8th at 8:30 a m., to raise money for a disease that the U S. Center for Dis ease Control has identified as an im pending epidemic affecting Am eri cans o f all ages—Arthritis. The Jingle Bell Run and Walk for Arthritis, an annual event in its elev enth year, w ill feature a 4-m ile run, a 3-mile walk and a l/2-m ile kids’ “ Fun Run with Santa” . Many participants walk, run or even watch and cheer in holiday dis- guise. A costume competition is held in the Square just prior to the race For more information about the J in gle Bell Run and Walk for Arthritis, call 503-222-7246, or write to the A r thritis Foundation, Oregon Chapter, 4412 SW Barbur Blvd., Suite 220, Portland, OR, 97201. A ll proceeds benefit the Arthritis Foundation. Coping: control your own anger by * C harles W , F aulkner homa Below are a couple o f letters I recently received from readers One o f them highlights the serious prob lem o f uncontrolled anger, which is a leading cause o f violent behavior in today’s society. I think my response to both letters is worth sharing with you. Letter #1: Dear Dr. Faulkner: Ms. B (from Washington, D C.) was absolutely right when she said that black men are no damn good. The should not depend on the black woman to give them emotional sup port. They ought to depend on them selves, just like white men do. Black men need to affirm their own man hood. I have raised four young men. They are lazy, inconsiderate and darn right arrogant. They spend 24-hours a day rebelling, rejecting females, and trying to hold onto a false pride. M y former husband was the same w ay-no damn g oo d!-M s. L., Okla Letter H2: Dear Dr. Faulkner: Most o f the people I know really piss me off. They make me angry and I am disgusted with them. One o f these days I am going to hurt some body real bad. You know, as well as I do, that there are a lot o f people who need to be put in their place. W hat’ s your opinion?—Mr. J., Tennessee Dear Mr. J.: I agree with you that there are a lot o f troubled people in this society. Statistics prove it. These are demand ing times, financially, psychologi cally and otherwise. Your statements, however, sug gest that you need to seek counseling that w ill show you how to control your anger. The fact is that no one “ pisses you o f f ’. No one makes you “ angry” . There may be other people whose opinions, or even whose be havior, you don’ t like. But it is you who makes yourself angry. You are responsible for controlling your own behavior. Such control is known as emotional maturity. No one else can make you angry . You do it yourself. Therefore, you anger is your problem. You cannot pas this responsibil ity to anyone else. I f you don’t want to get angry, then ignore and stay away from those peo ple who intimidate you. Your real problem may be your personal insecu rity. Perhaps when you are around certain other people, you admire them but hate yourself. You might be blam ing them formakingyou hate yourself. Remember, i f you sometimes feel like harming other people, simply because you cannot control your own anger, you might someday find your self at the end o f someday else’s fist, or worse, you could end up in ja il where you w ill be forced to control youranger. So, seek competent coun seling now. I f you would like to contact Dr. Faulkner, write him at 1635 Nathaniel M itchell Road, Dover. Del., 19901. Columbia - Willamette All-Stars b > R andal W oods , ok the W hitaker W ar E agles P ost On Saturday, November 16, the Columbia and Willamette 6th grad ers played their 1996 All-Star game. This All-star game had a special twist—with a few simi larities—when it was learned that 1996 Columbia All-Stars would be coached by Randal Woods, head Coach o f the Whitaker War Eagles and the 1996 Willamette League All-Stars would be coached by James M iller, head coach o f the Whitaker Warriors. Both head Coaches respective teams were undefeated in League play. Although from different leagues, both coaches are from the Whitaker Football Program. Representing the C o lu m b ia League All-Stars were players from Jefferson, Centennial, Marshall, Roosevelt, Sandy and Whitaker (C l). Representing the W illam ette League All-Stars were players from Cleveland, Franklin, Grant, Madi son, Parkrose, Wilson and Whitaker (C2). This was a real test o f All-Stars. The game pitted the team speed o f the visiting Columbia League A ll- Stars against the size and strength o f the home team W illa m e tte League All-Stars. With only a week to prepare and true Oregon football weather (lots o f rain, a th ick muddy field and cold weather) this All-Star game shaped- up as a real defensive battle from the beginning. Willamette took the early lead when it struck on a 60 yard touch down run up the left sideline in the first attempted. Then the football hit the right upright and dropped backwards. Willamette took a 6-0 lead into half-time when the re maining first h alf displayed a great defensive exhibition. Columbia breathed a sigh o f re lie f when they tide the game in the third quarter with a 65 yard reverse run and core up the right sideline. Next was the all important extra point, the Columbia coaching staff Violence AHN broadcasts Uncle Tom’s Cabin against I women The African Heritage M ovie Net work (A H N ) “ M ovie o f the M onth” series presents Uncle Tom 's Cabin, a perfect fam ily special for the month o f November. Uncle Tom ’ s Cabin is a retelling drama o f Harriet Beecher Stowe’ s novel, a classic tale o f sla very and redemption during the pre- C iv il War in the South. Uncle T om ’s Cabin w ill air on KW BP, November 29, 1996 at 8:00 p.m. “ I t ’s disheartening how distorted the character U nc le Tom has become since he was created by novelist Har riet Beecher Stowe over a century ago. Uncle Tom is an anti-hero to many blacks today, but, originally he was a force for liberation,” said Ossie Davis. “ You have to understand the Uncle Tom (Avery Brooks) time. He was a slave character creat ed in an era when whites justified slavery, saying blacks had no souls. Brandon Scot Black, Portland Male; November 13, 1996; 7 lbs. 11 oz., 20.5" Mother: Jill Marie Black Father: Rodney Jason Black Place of Birth: Portland Austin Robert Wachsmuth, Vancouver Sex: Male; October 15, 1996; 8 lbs. 2 oz„ 21.5" Mother: Kelly Ann Wachsmuth Father: Eric Francis Wachsmuth The original Uncle Tom, a God-fear ing Christian slave, set out to prove just the opposite,” he added. Uncle Tom ’s Cabin is a timeless classic which chronicles the life o f Uncle Tom (Avery Brooks), a deep ly religious slave w ho’ s sold by his owner to pay o ff debts. Separated from his beloved wife, Tom goes w illin g ly thinking his sale would be a chance to help the other slaves on the plantation as well as his family. Uncle T om ’s Cabin also fea tures Samuel Jackson, P h ylicia Rashad, Shirley Jo Finney and Bruce Dern. Uncle Tom ’s dreams o f becoming free are shattered, when he finds him self being sold again for the third time at the mercy o f Simon Legree (Edward Woodward), his ruthless new slave owner. Through this terrible purchase o f Tom ’ s life, he suffers terribly, but st i II refuses to reveal the whereabouts o f his friends Emmeline and Cassy, two other slaves that successfully escape the plantation. Disobedient o f his master’s demands, Tom is flogged tremendously by the angry Legree and is left to die in his own blood. As Tom’s life o f slavery ends, a new life o f freedom begins for the other slaves that Tom helped to escape. Look fo r Serving Portland's Hispanic communities. next week in JJortlanò (Dhsertter Women Empowered Beyond Beijing for Equality, Development and Peace (W .E.B.B.), in collabo ration w ith other groups from throughout Oregon, is sponsoring 16 Days o f Activism Against Gen der Violence from November 25 to December 10. A variety o f activities w ill take place to draw attention to abuses suffered by women and to make recommendations for change. “ This jo in t effort is historic. It may be the first time that so many different groups have joined togeth er to expose violence against worn en in all forms—from rape and do mestic violence to the institutional abuses o f prison and poverty," says program c o o rd in a to r J u d ith Armatta. “ Women ofall ages, backgrounds and ethnicities experience violence simply because they are women The 16 Days, which remembers the day fourteen femaleengineeringstu dents were massacred in Montreal on D ecem ber6,1989, w ill spotlight the numerous and daily violations o f women’s human rights in acoun try that prides itself on being the leader o f the “ free w orld” . Part ofan international campaign initiated by the Center for Worn en’sGlobal Leadership, the 16 Days began Monday, November 25, In temational Day Against Violence Against Women, and w ill end Tues day, December 10, International Human Rights Day. The centerpiece activity w ill be a day long tribunal on Saturday, De cember 7 at Portland State Univer sity, where a panel o f judges w ill have the opportunity to hear per sonal testimony from women who have experienced violence and make recommendations for change. Judges at the tribunal w ill in elude community activist and Port land Public School Board Member Joseph Tam, Confederated Tribes o f Warm Springs representative Anita Jackson, and Affiliated Tribes o f Northwest Indians representa tive B ill Ray. * . <4 ** t ' ' „ r . ? ■' * ’* '’ - i , L i. Alex Bates contemplated on trying to run it in or put it in on the fo o to f it place kicker. With the game on the line, Colum bia’s coaching staff decided they would put the game on the foot o f it’s All-Star place-kicker. It turned out to be the right deci sion, the kick went up with great accuracy and just barely cleared what turned out to be the game winning (P A T ) Point-After-Attempt. Colum bia took a 7-6 lead into the fourth quarter. The game came down to what was expected, a great defensive battle, with a lot o f heart, desire and effort from each team on offense. The game had great defensive plays and big defensive hits With two minutes remaining on the clock, the Willamette All-Stars in control o f the ball and driving across Columbia’s 40 yard line. Here the Columbia All-Stars held their ground to stop the Willamette All-Stars on a four down play with only 24 second remaining on the clock. Columbia ran out the remaining 24 seconds and took home with what may be one o f the best A11-Star games in years. 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