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C r - > ¿ - w J 4* T5* / a » . ; * - • • * < - S a ? s - 7 2 e * ^ ía x L ;J - ¿ « í ^ » ••' "-' -.••• '- " • <4 *■> ♦"OT"’' , • >n ._ ,«<<* . A /, "* W r ♦ * _M • V» «ÄfcÄit- ? - , ;c T t— Volume XXVI, Number 52 Committed to cultural diversity. December 25, 1996 (Xlie ^ n rtla n h (©bseruer c 'em in u n itg a I r it b a r by A sneak preview showing of the Histor ic preservation League of Oregon’s first broadcast production. BuildingOn the Past: Oregon s Preservation Spirit, will be host ed by the HPLO 6 p.m. to 8: p.m., January 13, 1997 at Montgomery Park in the Ban | quet Room (2701 NW Vaughn, Portland) A reception will follow the showing Tom Doggett, Oregon Public Broadcast Programming Director and Sam Naito Portland developer, are featured guests ot the event. Children’s Museum Events W inter Revels: Opens January 2-Feb ruary 24 Create a caste, design your own coal of arms, dress up like lords and ladies or act out fairytales. This magical kingdom will take the place ol H20h! while wc make improvements to our popular water exhib it. On March I, H2()h@)! reopens with new tanks, improved pumps and different ways to discover the properties of water Thanks to the Rotary Club of Portland for underwriting the improvements! Clayshop: Paint yourclay creation that’s already been fired or glaze your piece and we’ll fire it again. Cost is $.50 per item. I Paint and glaze days are scheduled: Satur- I day, Jan. 4 9:45-11: !5am; and Wednes- | day. Jan. 8 and 22 3:30-5pm. Living Legends W inter Hours: Beal the powwow drum, fish the Columbia Riv er. camp in a tipi and discover playful animal spirits. New winter drop-in hours for this special exhibit in the Children's Cultural center are: Thursdays. !0am- 2:20pm: Saturdays. 10am-4pm; and Sun days. Ipm-4pni. The Children’s Museum, located at 3037 SW Second in Portland, is open daily from 9am-5pm (closed January I ). Admission is $3.50 per person for everyone age I and older. During the month of January, take advantage of our Treatseats "two-for-one" admission offer Treatseats discount cou pons are available at participating Target .. ........................... F red H embkv his writer has viewed tons of commercials for business col leges over the years, promising a better future in less time than a four year college education would take. Can this really be true? Come, le t’s take a look. T To satisfy my scholastic curiosity, I ven tured to Heald Business College in Portland. Heald was established in 1863 by Edward P. Heald in San Francisco, California. The schools now operate in the northern California region. Hawaii, and Portland. His philosophy was to train individuals forexist- ing jobs in the shortest time possible. In that day, some examples of the school's offerings were, telegraphy, electrical engineering, and penmanship. Obviously, some of the courses have changed, but the training goals have not. Heald Business college strategically choos es fields that have great demand. Their cur rent orientation is in business administration, and technology. Training is provided for entry-level, and intermediate positions in those areas. Business colleges different from commu nity college, or universities in that after ap proximately two years-or less-one can at tain an Associate ol Applied Science degree, or a certificate of completion. It is quite probable that a person will leave the gravity of the minimum wage world with a business college degree. Heald does offer good job placement. “W e’ve been here less than one year and we re getting requests for t wo-to three hundred graduates", stated Janet Huber, academic dean, adding that those positions were in was in the field of high technology. Portland is also known as the "Silicon Forest For readers that are not familiar with that phrase, it is akin to San Jose, California’s "Silicon Valley" The title was attached to San Jose for its' dense concentration of high- technology based engineering corporations. When California's economy crashed in the early 1990's, Portland was the new lure Hence, Heald branched to facilitate training lor some of the industry's key needs. The most credible item about Heald is that they have mainstream college and university Volunteers rejuvenate Whitaker Ponds F or the past two Saturdays, em ployees of PacificCorp teamed w ith rep resen tativ es from EnviroCorps to rehabilitate the Whitaker Ponds area of the Columbia Slough. | store. Association for Women in Communications program "Inside TV: How to Get Your Story on the Air.” Presented by Teresa Jones and Reed Coleman, KOIN-TV; Wednesday, | January 8,1997 from 5:30p.m. - 7:30p.m. They'll present strategies and tips on how you should approach the television medium from their side of the camera. Held at Cal’s Pacific Rim Restaurant. 5310 SW Macadam (John's Landing). Tickets in advance by Jan. 3: $10 students/ $15 members. $22 non-members Alter Jan. 3 and at the door: $20 member and $27 non members. Price includes program, hors [ d'ocuvres and soft drinks Call 50.3-241- 2948 for more information. Cascade Aids PAL Program needs Volunteers Volunteers from PacifiCorp and EnviroCorps plant new trees at Whitaker Ponds in the Columbia Slough. The project is part of Pacific Power's Green Corps environmental program that matches company resources and employee volunteer labor with the efforts of local groups to improve the community 's environment. Their efforts were part of Green Corps '96, a program sponsored by the utility that matches company resources and employee volunteer labor with the efforts of local groups to improve the community's envi ronment. The local project is one of 29 PacificCorp is sponsoring this year and is among the 130 projects PacifiCorp accepted as Green Corps projects during the program’s first four years. "Our employees applied for a company Green Corps grant because they can see Whitaker Ponds as a terrific natural re source. ’ said Sheila Holden. Portland busi ness manager for PacifiCorp The volunteers removed invasive black berries and other species from the ponds area and replanted the area with more easily landscaped native plants. Whitaker Ponds is undergoing restora tion as part ol Metro Regional Parks and Green Spaces' Master Plan which calls for creation of a regional park and nature trails in the area. The cooidinators for the Whitaker Ponds Green Corps project competed with nearly 70 other employee teams in seven states lor one of 29 grants available this year. Screening criteria for selection included project elements that are consistent with the company’s environmental goal, that have broad employee participation and that offer an opportunity for employees to partner with other community members. Concert Benefit Pianist George Winston s Concert; Food Drive to be held in Lobby. Solo pianist George Winston is going out of his way to ■ helporcgon Food Bank for the second year in a row. Winston will be in Portland on I January 9. 1996 at First Congregational Church at 7:30 p.m Tickets to the perfor mance are $ 18,50. available at all Fastixx, I Fred Meyer, and Music Millenium outlets, and at the First Congregational Church on the night ot the show only. Information and charge-by-Phone (503) 224-8499 or(8(H)) 992-8499. SUBMISSIONS: Community Calendar information will be given priority if dated two weeks before the event date. B Heald College comes to “Silicon Forest” Building on the Past Cascade AIDS project is seeking long term volunteers to be Pals to people living 1 with HIV disease, including AIDS, volun teers in this program are caring people who provide practical and emotional support in a non-judgmental, empathetic way. Pals help with basic needs such as light house keeping. food preparation, transportation, and/ or provide respite care and supportive companionship Call Grace Taylor at 223- 5907. ext. I 15. to schedule ¿in interview by January 7. PAL volunteer training begins I January 18. 1997 SECTION ■■■■■■■■ PDX 2000 construction update T he Port offers 90 minutes of free parking in Short Term Lot-From through January 5. The Port of Portland is providing free parking for the first 90 minutes in Portland International Airport's (PDX) Short-Term Lot located east of the PDX Parking Garage The free parking is being offered as an incen tive to drivers to avoid the roadways in front of the terminal. During the Thanksgiving holiday travel period, both the ticket lobby (upper level) and baggage particularly with drivers who were picking up people After the first 90 minutes, the Short-Term Lot's regular rales apply of $2 per hour and $22 per day. The free parking offer docs not include the Parking Garage and Economy Lot. M ORE ROADWAY CHANGES AND CONSTRUCTION IMPACTS IN JANUARY: Beginning about January 6, the baggage claim (low er level) roadway will be reconfigured due to construction occurring in the vehicle lanes closest to the terminal will be closed for construction, and the load ing and unloading area for Portland Interna tional Airport (PDX) parking system shuttle buses will be a canopied area in the fourth lane from the terminal with the buses operat ing in the two lanes east of the canopies There will also be a separate canopied load- ing/unloading area for private auto traffic with three auto lanes. In addition to the construction work di rectly in front of the terminal, there will be lane closures on Airport Way north of the Parking Garage for installation of two water lines Those lane closures will continue until early March The third roadway impact will be the clo sure ot the ticket lobby (upper level) road way's fourth lane (farthest from the termi nal), reducing the ticket lobby roadway from tour to three lanes. The closure is necessary to accommodate the start of construction ol new lanes and center-island curb space for the ticket lobby roadway. accreditation. In Portland. Heald is unique in this qualification. The business college can be a great way to shorten one’s goal of getting a better job quick, and hopefully put another car in one's driveway and an extra chicken in one's pot. Community Kwanzaa celebration 1996 Festival of Events I Thursday, December 26: Kwanzaa, 7- I 8 3()pm presented by students ol the Black Educational Center School I Friday, December 27: Kujichagulia— \ Self-determ ination. 7-9 p.m.. Viva Mandela! Documentary film on the life and struggle of South African President I Nelson Mandela lor sell-determination. Sirius Study Group. Saturday, December 28: lljim a-C ol- lective Work. 2-4p.m .children'sKwanzaa I program Drumming. stoiy telling, arts and I crafts, African films. Urban League of I Portland. Black Educational Center. Sunday, December 29: Ujamaa-Coop- erative Economics. 2-6 p.m. Experience I the sights and sounds of an African Mar- I ketplace. Arts, crafts, music, lood, books. I clothing, statues, aililacts. calendars. I cards, jewelry, candles...something for I everyone Black Educational Center Par ent’s Organization. Monday, December 30: Nia—Purpose. 7 9 p.m . Slide and visual presentation of the 1996 tourney lo Cairo, l u.xor and Aswan, Egypt, and Accra, Kumasi, Cape Coast and Fimina dungeons. Ghana, by Joyce Hams. Charlotte l ewis and Jamila Harris I Iuesday, D ecem ber 31: Kuumha- I Creativity. 6-8 p in 25th Anniversary 1 Karamu (least i Utnoja Candlclighting Ceremony, lood, dancing, drumming. I Black United Fund of Oregon, Brooks land A ssociates. Black Educational I Center, and other community based orga- 1 nizations Wednesday, January I: Imani-Eaitli (elebialeal home W uh family and friends Reflect on the meaning of Kwanzaa I Ijieation l)is emhet ‘26 III I 'rhan / , uyuc o f Portland Multicultural Senior Center. I.5525 NE Maitin I mli, i King. h Rlvd. ¡(Enter building in the rear parking lot) iDecwnhrr (/ Cascade Plato 4134 N Vancouver Ave I l or more information c all the Black Edu- I calional Center: 284-9552.
