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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
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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
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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
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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.
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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.
This All-Star game in the mud at
Walker Stadium was truly a game
to remember for both the Columbia
and W illam ette A ll-S ta rs, both
coaching staffs as w ell as the
fans.
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