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About Portland observer. (Portland, Or.) 1970-current | View Entire Issue (Dec. 11, 1996)
Tm P oru ani ) O bserver • D ecember 11, 1996 P age A3 Housing Our Families gets first choice Continued from Metro ▲ The county d id award properties at 3430 N. C om m ercial A ve and 7038 N.E. Sixth A ve to Habitat, a house at 5111 N.E. 28th A ve to Sabin CDC, and a lot at 622 N.E. Terri D u lly o f N EC D C told the commission that the property it re c e iv e d re p re se n ts " li f e a fte r I he c lu b is seeking assistance Sacramento St. to N E C D C . It gave Jubilee Fellowship M in istrie s a Hag lot at Northeast 162nd Avenue and Grant Street, and Hacienda C om m u n ity Development C orporation at lot Nehemiah," the federal funding that has subsidized its w ork in recent years. This is N E C D C ’ s first venture in the E liot neighborhood where, D u ffy said, land costs are higher than in its so that they can purchase toys priced at about $5.00 each. The c lu b w ill have a F iesta N a v id e ñ a on D e ce m b e r at 9128 N.E. W ebster St A n eighth 10 at O c k le y G re e n M id d le S ch o o l, w here one o f the c lu b members w ill dress up as Santa C laus and d e liv e r property, a narrow lot on Northeast Rodney Avenue, received no bids previous target neighborhoods o f Boise, H um boldt, K in g and Vernon. The project "w o u ld not be possible Serving Portland’s Hispanic Communities Coming next week in The Portland Observador: Kl <4 I AR I-1. VI I RES: HISPANIC (O M M U N ITY CAILEN®AIR T O Y D R IV E & F IE S T A N A V ID E Ñ A : Please help a c h ild e n jo y and celebrate th is C hristm as by d o nating to J e ffe rs o n H ig h S c h o o l's T h ird A n n u a l C lu b H is p a n o T o y D riv e toys to needy c h ild re n . For in fo rm a tio n , c a ll 916-5180. P E R F O R M A N C E A I M I R A C L E T H E A T E R : " F e s tiv a l de N a v id a d " co n tin u e s th ro u g h D e c e m b e r 15 at the M ir a c le T h e a te r, 525 SE Stark Street. For in fo rm a tio n c a ll 236-7253. F L A M E N C O P U R O P E R F O R M S : Flam enco Puro perform s the m usic and dance o f S pain at La • O b s e rv a n d o ^ Catalana Restaurant, 2821 SE Stark Street. D e c e m b e r 14, at 9:00. — 1 he Editor \ v/eu //zor not he your v /T ii sponsor a free co m m u n ity w o rksh o p , "D y n a m ic D iffe re n c e s ," on M o n d a y, D e ce m b e r 16. fro m 6 :3 0 pm u n til • In O u r Ow n \ \ ords —! Uspanieyouth write about their experiences • Through O u r Ow ii I'.vcs D Y N A M IC D IF F E R E N C E S 9:00 pm in A g in g Services' o ffic e at 2900 SE 122nd in P ortland. To register, ca ll L in d a H u n te r at 823-5284. HMCC CASINO NIGH 1 PARA LOS NINOS'. The Hispanic Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce w ill host its annual H o lid a y F ie s ta -C a s in o N ig h t on D e c e m b e r 19 fro m 6 :00 to 10 :30 pm at the Benson H otel. T icke ts are $25.00 plus a wrapped g ift m arked fo r a g irl o r boy and suggested age. Proceeds fo r th is event w ill go to needy H isp a n ic c h ild re n in o u r c o m m u n ity and fo r c o lle g e scholarships. M a ria c h is , no-host bar and food. C a ll 2 8 1-7079 fo r reservations. • H isp a n ic C o m m un ity Calendar annual H o lid a y D in n e r and A u c tio n , T hursday. D e c e m b e r 19. at 6 :30 pm ., at C arp e n te r’s H a ll, 276 W arner • M e rrill on the M arket —Investment advice from Maurice I a/divieso ALSO NEXT W EEK: • New s and special features • Business and technology • Education h or people who are interested in becoming a TrailBlazer ball attendant, please list the following information: W O R K S H O P : The M e tro p o lita n H um an R ights C o m m issio n w ill — The youth perspective via photography —Events, netw orking oppor tunities and w ill be sold at auction A ll fo u r o f M etro C D C ’ s bids were rejected, w ith the bureau com plaining o f lack o f complete financial plans. Portland TrailBlazers One Center Court, Suite #200 Portland. OR 97227 H O L I D A Y D IN N E R A N D A U C T I O N : The C lackam as C o u n ty D em ocrats in v ite the p u b lic to th e ir M iln e Road, O regon C ity . C ost is $ 5.00 per person and a wrapped M yste ry G ift to be auctio n e d o ff. " B O U N D B Y C O L O R S " R E T U R N S : V ic to ry O utreach w ill present its a n ti-g a n g play "B o u n d By C o lo rs " o f D e c e m b e r 20-21 at 7:00 pm. T h is event is free. S eating is lim ite d . A ls o p e rfo rm in g w ill be James THE PORTLAND Fernandez and the B ru th a z G rim m . V ic to ry O utreach is located at 3000 NE A lb e rta . For in fo rm a tio n call 335-3264. L A M E S A R E D O N D A M E E T S : L a M esa R e d o n d a , a free, in fo rm a l g a th e rin g o f people interested in OBSERVADOR IS using o r im p ro v in g th e ir Spanish, meets every Saturday at L it t le W in g C a fe , 529 N W 13th, fro m 10:30 am to 12:30 pm. A ll ages, backgrounds and levels o f Spanish w elcom e. In fo rm a tio n : 646-201 I P R E - C O L U M B IA N A R 1 & J E W E L R Y E X H I B I T : A n e x h ib itio n o f P re -C o lu m b ia n art and je w e lry from M e x ic o , C entral and South A m e ric a w ill be show n in P ortland thro u g h D e c e m b e r at A b a n te F in e A r t. a private art g a lle ry located on the co rn e r o f Second Street and Y a m h ill, adjacent to the M A X line. For PUBLISHED TWO TIMES EACH MONTH. in fo rm a tio n , ca ll R udi M ilp a c h e r at (5 0 3 ) 295-2508. • C ultural issues K ID S N E E D S P A N IS H B O O K S : A ld e r E le m e n ta ry S c h o o l needs don a tio n s o f S panish-language books suitable fo r c h ild re n aged 5 to 12 fo r its dual language program , w h ic h prom otes n ative language literacy w h ile im m e rs in g students in a second language (e ith e r E n g lish o r Spanish). C o n ta ct Eva at 255-4673 THE PORTLAND ext. 213. P R O G R A M A D E M U J E R E S C R IS IS L I N E : P ro g ra m a de M u je re s is a program fo r H isp a n ic w om en v ic tim s o f dom estic v io le n c e that operates a b ilin g u a l c ris is lin e M -F 8-12 and 1-5 pm. C a ll 232-4448 i f you OBSERVADOR SE HA o r someone you k n o w is in need o f services. C a ll 238-783 1 fo r v o lu n te e r in fo rm a tio n . P O R I L A N D O B S E R V A D O R S E E K S Y O U T H W R IT E R S : T he P ortland O b se rva d o r is seeking essays by yo u n g w rite rs fo r o u r In O u r O w n W ords (E n Nuestras P roprias Palabras) feature. We w o u ld like Ghetto: Belmonte, Portugal. By F Engal. From “ The Cryptojews of Portugal"photo exhibition at Cafe Sol, through December. to p u b lish y o u r thoughts, fe e lin gs and experiences fro m a H isp a n ic perspective. C o n ta ct E d ito r, T he P ortland O bservador, 4747 N E M a rtin L u th e r K in g Jr. B lv d , P ortland O R 97211. Please in clu d e the name o f the school PUBLICADO DOS VECES POR CADA ME£. you attend and a d a ytim e phone number. ■ NIKE AT FACTORY STORE PRICES. AUTHENTIC MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. BLVD ! BETWEEN MONROE AND MORRIS / MON-FRI 10AM-7PM, SAT 10AM-6PM, SUN 11AM-5PM (503) 281-5901. I
