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Committed to cultural diversity.
Volume XXVII, Number 12
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Calling SEI talent!
The S elf E nhancem ent, Inc. Pam plin
Fellow s are seeking youth acts for their
first annual T alent Show case to be held
Saturday, M arch 29,1 9 97 . Special guest
ju d g e fo r th e s h o w c a s e w ill be
P o rtlan d 's very own rap recording art
ist Cool Nutz. If you feel you have what
it takes, auditions will be held M arch
18 and 19 in the B enson High School
auditorium from 4:00 pm to 7:00 pm.
You m ust call the SEI Pam plin Project
hotline at 249-1721 ext. 325 to sched
ule your 5 m inute audition. Space is
lim ited, so call today.
Public can see first
cloned vertebrate
University of Oregon scientists are in
viting the public to see the first cloned
vertebrate at an open house in the UO
neuroscience laboratories from 10 a.m. to
1 p.m. on Saturday, March 22, at Heustis
Hall. 1425 E. 13th Ave. Visitors will have
the opportunity to view research first
hand by taking elective tours of approxi
mately 15 laboratories conducted by neu
roscience researchers.
Last Saturday Portland
minorities picketed to protest
disparity of Martin Luther King
Jr. Blvd. construction jobs.
Members of the Rainbow
Coalition (left), and National
Association of Minority
Contractors, including NAMCO
president James Posey (above)
picketed the numerous recent
construction sites in the
community.
Free meditation
instruction
A uthorized representatives of Sant
Thakar Singh will be offering a free pro
gram which includes instructions for the
inner Light and Sound meditation. This
process, which brings inner peace, can be
learned by young and old alike regardless
of faith, religion or lifestyle. Saturday,
March 22nd 1:00 p.m. Gresham City
Library 385 NW Miller.
Class on business
managment
If you are a salesperson, a manager, or
hire people, come spend 1 1/2 hours
FREE of charge and learn how to develop
intuitive skills to improve your decision
making abilities. The seminar will be
offered on two separate dates: Monday.
March 24th at Silver Cloud Inn: 2426
NW Vaughn from 9:30 a.m. - 11 a m.
This class is being offered by Faye
P ietroko w sk y , M S, an in stru cto r at
Marylhurst College and owner of Inner
Design and Crystal Ball Production Call
221-2123 to reserve your space.
Registration opens for
Oregon Writers’
Workshop classes
Registration has begun for Spring Term
classes at Oregon W riters' Workshop.
Taught by well-known Oregon writers,
the evening (10 weeks) and weekend
classes are open to people of all skill
levels who wish to make a serious com
mitment to writing.
Spring Term Faculty: Lane Brown
ing, A ndreaCarlisle. Christopher Howell.
Angie Jabine, Peter Marsh. Doug Marx.
Sallie Tisdale, and Susan Whitcher.
Spring Term Course Offerings In:
F ic tio n . P e rso n a l E ssa y . P o e try .
Children’s W riting, Freelance Journal
ism & Feature W riting, and Creative
Nonfiction.
Classes begin the week of Monday,
April 7. at the Pacific Northwest College
of Art, 1219 SW Park Avenue and the
M ountain W riters C en ter. 3624 SE
Milwaukie Blvd. For more information,
call 241-8922.
African Mental
Liberation Weekend
On Friday, Saturday and Sunday nights,
March 2 1 -23. KBOO (90.7FM ) hosts the
fourth annual collection of programs hon
oring African Mental Liberation. This
cultural broadcast consists of African
scholars, thinkers and historians featured
in a wide spectrum o f taped interviews
and lectures.
SUBMISSIONS: Community
Calendar information will he given
priority if dated two weeks
before the event date.
Struggle isn’t bad
in S aixdv H erder
butterfly's struggle Inside the
A
cocoon makes its wings strong.
What a powerful message! This is a belief
I hold true to my heart, it has given me
strength and determination especially after
my tragic car accident ten months ago.
I will begin my story at the scene on April
12, 1996 at 8:00 a m. It was a pretty cold day
to be wearing a sarong (which is a Hawaiian
wrap) and sandals, a Hoku (a flower wreath
head band) and a dozen shell necklaces, but
this was the big day for 25 first graders along
with their teacher me, Mrs. Herder. We were
ready for our Hawaiian day’s assembly, we
had devoted almost a month to learning about
the culture through songs, books, music, and
dance. My mind was busy going over details
on how to introduce the seven hula dances. I
commute 25 minutes each day one way to
work. It so happened on th is morning on a four
lane bridge, the Fremont Bridge on Interstate-
5, there was a stalled jeep in the third lane. O f
course I was unaware o f this for I drove a small
Volkswagen Jetta and the fogged windows
didn’t help either. The car in front o f me barely
swerved out from behind it and almost caused
a accident to my left as the car behind him let
out a long horn. As my view became clear I
had no time but to put my brakes on. The next
thing I knew I looked up to see my windshield
shattered into hundreds o f pieces. I also re
member a head indentation in the glass, heavy
with blood. It seemed like an endless amount
o f time for someone to stop and see if I was all
right. I tried to get out o f the car but the traffic
was whizzing by me so fast, so instead I
pressed my horn because o f the pain I felt in
my two legs. I prayed out loud to God that my
knee bones would not be protruding out. As I
looked down the whole front o f my car was
caved in on my legs, but praise God, just a
bleeding knee. First to arrive was a nurse who
was off duty and a paramedic. (By the way
who-ever and where-ever you two are thank
you. thank you for being there until the ambu
lance came.) Another blessing at this time is
that the hospital was just 5 minutes away. As
the paramedics wrapped my head in a plastic
foam brace they pressed against my wound
and I blacked out in the ambulance. I was
awakened by the ajai o f the paramedics lifting
the cot from the ambulance. All that I mur
mured was that I had to go to school, 12
teachers were waiting to practice one last time
before the grand show.
I did not know how bad my injuries were
until I woke up later that afternoon. My hus
band was first to arrive at 9:00 a m. He was
very calm and supportive Bless my support-
Sandy Herder
ive and caring staff members at Woodlawn
Elementary, my principal canceled appoint
ments and was there at the hospital by 9:30
a.m. sixteen staff members came to comfort
me. I was still incoherent from being sedated.
I remember asking for a mirror and my dear
friend told me there wasn't one around.
if
I did not know how bad my
injuries were until I woke up
later that afternoon...I was still
incoherent from being sedated.
I remember asking for a mirror
and m y dear friend told me there
w asn't one around.
M
The next morning my head was throbbing
but I finally was alone and could open the desk
mirror and take a peek. I immediately felt ill
again as I saw a large six inch laceration
starting from thetopol my forehead down and
across both eyes, not to mention a nick out of
my nose along with dozens o f glass cuts. This
was just the beginning o f my struggle to be
strong.
Bom and raised in Hawaii I came to Or
egon in 1986. As I attended the University of
Portland in Oregon I was a contestant in
several pageants where I took home a title,
placed as runner-up. attended one National
voted as Miss Congeniality, along with vari
ous other awards. I enjoyed pageants.
I received some scholarship money but it
also got me involved in the community and
state. It opened the door for many opportuni
ties and I also learned a great deal about
myself In 1989 I married a local Oregonian
Rob Herder and today we share two beautiful
children. Hayden-5 years and Eldon-2 years..
I had put my pageant and modeling days aside
for six years. Then, just as I was beginning to
update my portfolio with recent pictures and
also had the title o f Ms. Oregon US of A 1995
this had to happen. Life seemed so unpredict
able. Five months early I was competing at the
Ms. US o f A Nationals and now I could barely
raise my head to the salesperson at the store.
Now ten months later as I look back I can
honestly say that everything that happens in
life, it happens for a reason. Through eye
brows and eyelashes missing, to my right
eyebrow losing its nerve to go up and down
with my facial expressions, to a chunk of
tissue missing from my left nostril, to dents in
my forehead from a error o f steroid treat
ments. I have been through two surgeries to
my face and have come back to face dail> life
with nose bandages to a red face from Laser
resurfacing. (All in which was paid for by a
referral from the health provider that caused
the indents to my scars on my forehead and
upper bridge to my nose.) Everything fell into
place and through it all I have gained so much
I.) the power that comes from inside. 2.) The
determination that things are going to get
better and to make the most o f where I am at
now. So many times you may say to yourself if
only I was 10 pounds lighter, if only I had a
clear face in a time of pictures, if only my hair
would cooperate How many times I wished
for those situations instead of spending most
my time drawing my eyebrows even, with an
eyebrow pencil or trying to disguise my red
scars, especially the bumpy one on the side of
my nose.
I f I were asked th is question in a pageant "If
you could go back and change one thing in
your life what wou Id it be0” I would not choose
to erase my car accident. This has been the
most moving lesson in my life and I feel I also
have a wonderful opportunity to witness to
students and people where ever I go the power
o f attitude.
February 24, 1997, Ten months after my
car accident I am presently holding the title of
Mrs. Portland and will be competing for the
Mrs. Oregon International this coming May
17. 1997 at the Hult Center in Eugene. Or
egon. As I sit here and type this on my
computer it was a great day at school being it
was my first day back with a burned face and
a white gauze bandage over my whole fore
head and entire nose. My Kindergartners gave
me big hugs and reminded me that I said I was
only going to be out two days, not four
Massive
Clothing
Liquidation
at Coliseum
hursday, March 20 kicks off
four bonanza shopping days
for bargain hunters. The big
gest liquidation sale ever to come to
town will open at Portland's Rose
Quarter Coliseum Expo Hall.
Apparel Designer Zone, Inc. expects to
clear 100,000 items and clothing from
some o f the biggest fashion names in U S .
m erchandising including item s from
America’s largest jean and casual cloth
ing company and from A m erica's number
one intimate apparel catalog along with
designer fashions from M acy’s depart
ment stores.
Portland shoppers will discover a for
tune in this retail clearance bin, saving up
to 90% off retail prices. The massive
liquidation sale will run for four days from
10 a.m. to 9 p.m., Thursday and Friday
March 20 and 21. and 10 a m. to 7 p.m.,
Saturday and Sunday. March 22 and 23.
San Diego entrepreneur Ben Badiee,
owner o f Apparel Designer Zone, Inc.,
has produced more than 400 o f these
shows for the w orld’s biggest and best
retailers, designers and department stores.
'"For the past nine years retailers who
wouldn’t think o f having their merchan
dise end up outside o f the traditional retail
environment have allowed ADZ to turn
their over-production garments into extra
cash,” explains Badiee
Badiee added. “Unlike dealing with
discount retailers, the companies do not
have to wait months before they receive
payment They receive a fair price for
their merchandise and don’t feel as if the
items have been com prom ised’ by being
highlighted at a discount retailer”
Badiee’s concept is simple. Apparel
Designer Zone Inc eliminates the middle
man. Without the overhead o f traditional
retailers, the company can offer better
prices. Traditional retailers “have to pay
leases, employees and advertising 365
days a year; I do it a week at a time It’s a
win-win situation for everyone involved,”
says Badiee. He added. “ Executives from
stores I work with are pleased because
they get their money immediately after
each sale The public simply can’t pur
chase this type o f merchandise at these
prices anywhere else. That’s the bottom
line.”
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