Volume XXVII, Number 13
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Merix Corporation
Open House
Visit the Open House on Friday, April
4th, I2noon - 8pm and Saturday, April
5th Sam - 2pm For direetions to the facil
ity, south of Highway 26 in Forest Grove
call 503-359-9300. Merix Corporation i
an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action
Employer.
Flute Fair at Lewis &
Clark College, April 5
Portland, Ore.-Lewis & Clark College
and The Greater Portland Flute Society
will present the society's annual Flute
Fair, Saturday, April 5, from 9 a.m. to
pm ., in Evans Music Building, Lewis &
Clark College, 0615 S.W Palatine Hi
Road. Admission is free. For more infot
mation about the master class, call Marcy
Lohman, of the Greater Portland Flute
Society, at 503-288-4954.
International School
Auction
Adventure, travel, gourmet dining and
international theme items will be featured
at The International School's Fourth An
nual Auction. April 19, 5:30 Silent Auc
tion, 7:30 Oral Auction. The Atrium of
the Legacy Emanuel Hospital; 2801 N.
Gantenbein Avenue, Portland. Oregon.
Tickets $15 at the door or in advance by
mail. Contact: Sheri Dowley 235-9461.
Older Women's League
On Saturday April 12. 1997 10:00 A M
to Noon midlife and older women are
invited to an open meeting and discussion
opportunity. Title: "Are toxins in our
homes and environment making us ill and
affecting our horm ones?" Speaker:
Roslyn Hamilton, B.A in Psychology,
member of National Environmental Health
Association. Place: Portland Impact Se
nior Center, Tabor Building, 4610 S.E.
Belmont. Enter from parking lot and ramp
at the rear of the building. Tri-met 3 15 bus
on Belmont. Wheelchair accessible. Call
721-0848 Rullt Currie for information
about OWL directions. Free and open to
the public of all ages.
Pamplin Conducts Youth Summit
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high-spirited series of speak
ers, discussion groups and a
basketball game this past week
end highlighted the first annual youth
summit coordinated by high school
Pamplin Fellows at the Center for Self
Enhancement.
"We wanted to have an impact on the
community and figured ifwe brought young
people to this event we could impact the
com m unity as a w hole,” said A lisha
Moreland, a Pamplin Fellow and junior at
Jefferson High School.
Approximately 60 participants were en
couraged to "Take it to the next level,” by
kick-off speaker J.W. Friday, a local minis
ter and former KKSL radio talk show host
“ Loving your self takes you to the next
level," he said, noting that many at-risk
youth "have no idea where they are going,
because they are followers." He urged his
listeners to become leaders.
"As you strive, talk to professionals," he
said. "What they have to give is yours —- if
you take it - then take it to the next level, by
sharing it with someone else.”
“Success will not knock at your door.”
said Friday. “You have to be prepared at all
times.”
He noted that being turned down at one
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rriudy cnauengea students at the Pamplin Fellows first annual youth summit, Saturday, March 29, 1997.
level only means a successful person needs
Photo by Nell Hellpern
to find the person at the next level who will
listen and have power to make things hap
"initially disappointed in the number of
She urged students not to let outside influ
He talked about financial considerations
pen.
people that showed up, but once the meat
ences determine how they feel about them
and the sacrifices one has to make to get to
"If you have no application, you have no
came from the speakers they were glad they
selves, asking "Where does feeling good or
a professional level. Nutz recalled getting up
success," he said.
picked the ones they did and they had a great
bad about yourself come f rom ."
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at 4 a.m to bicycle around town to pu, up
“I want your life to shine because you are
sense of accomplishment at the end of the
One student eagerly answered, "from the
posters publicizing his events. He told the
who you are.”
day."
heart.”
youngsters his road to success was a 10 year
Pamplin co-coordinator Cornelius Will
He expressed pride in the student orga
How do you make someone else under
process.
iams told the participants, " I’m so glad you
nizers, noting "They tackled the task and ran
stand you value yourself more than they
The “Now Hiring" presentation by SEI
are here because it is time to change the
with it.”
value you?" she asked, setting off a buzz of
coordinator Troy Hollis included tips on
guard, time for new blood to start flowing
State Representative Margaret Carter (D-
exciting discussions, ranging from selfes
preparing job interviews and how to effec
and you are the new blood.”
Portland) engaged the students in a lively
teem to child raising.
tively follow up. He discussed writing re
“ I'm very pleased with the way things
discussion about goal setting and confidence
Portland rap music artist Cool Nutz. led
sumes and cover letters, how to act during
went,’ Williams said after the program.
building.
another session, "From Basement to Bill
interviews, and created a time line showing
“The kids got wonderful information and
"If you don’t know where you are going
boards. centering on the process of becom
the teens how decisions they make today can
the speakers did a phenomenal job."
now, you won’t know where you will wind
ing a professional entertainer and learning
play out later in life.
Co-coordinator Anthony Deloney told The
up later, she said. “Challenge your assump
the value of time management and finding
Observer the young Pamplin Fellows were
tions."
appropriate people connections.
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OMSI billboard mannequins kidnapped
Child abuse prevention info
abductors to return the missing children
unharmed. No questions asked.
A l & I is the title sponsor of the OMSI
exhibit. "The AT&T Giants o f the Gobi." It
is the largest exhibit ever staged by OMSI
and showcases a rare and important collec
tion of dinosaur and mammal fossils from
the Gobi desert of Inner Mongolia. The
support of AT& I is key to bringing the Gobi
exhibit to the Northwest, as well as to help
ensure the future of Portland’s landmark,
OMSI
April is National Child Abuse Preven
tion month. On Saturday, April 5, 1997,
the Multnomah County Child Abuse
Team, in cooperation with the Portland
Conference Center, will host the Abuse
Prevention Information Fair This event
will take place between 8:00AM and
4:00PM and will be held in the Morrison
Room of the Portland Conference Center,
located at 300 NE Multnomah. Portland,
Oregon, across the street from the Oregon
Convention Center.
MISSING:
Tugging the strings at the
Young of Heart
"Pinocchio" will be featured as the
final show in I ears o f Joy Theatre’s very
successful family series. While all o f the
shows are geared toward family audi
ences, the spring show has traditionally
been focused for the younger set: ages 3
and up. Performances will be at the Port
land Center for the Performing Arts
(PCPA), I I I I SW Broadway, Portland,
Friday , April 4 at 7:30PM; Saturday, April
5th at 11:00AM and 2:00PM (signed for
the hearing impaired); and Sunday, April
6 at 2PM and 4PM. Tickets are available
at Tears o f Joy Box Office (503)248-0557
or (360)695-0477 and at Columbia Arts
Center, 400 West Evergreen. Vancouver
and PCPA Box Office, I 11 I SW Broad
way, Portland.
Explore and Record Your
Family’s Heritage!
Discover the joy of recording and learn
ing about your family's past with two
important workshops offered by the Or
egon Historical Society. Join us on Satur
day, April 5 from IO:OOam-3:3()pm for an
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SUBMISSIONS: -Community
(alem lar information will be given
priority if dated two weeks
before the event date.
T
hey were last seen standing
very still on the AK M edla/N W
billboard at the corner of SE
2nd Ave. and Hawthorne Blvd.
AT&T Wireless services is searching
for missing “children" mannequins Rex
and Cera Tops swiped from an AK Media/
NW’ billboard promoting a dinosaur ex-
hibit.
The two billboard mannequins have been
missing since Wednesday, March 12.
AK Media/NW will be on hand to answer
questions and give demonstrations as to how
the mannequins were taken.
The 3D billboard, strategically located
near the Oregon Museum of Science and
Industry, uses mannequins of children to
create awareness and emphasize the mam
moth proportion of “The AT&T Giants of
the Gobi" exhibit. Someone has taken the
mannequin children from the highly visible
AK Media/NW billboard.
AT&T has filed a missing mannequin
report with local authorities and urges the
• Cera Tops: a girl mannequin; age 5; 4-
feel J inches, ~ 2 pounds; dark brown hair,
brown e f t ’A Last seen wearing brown-
rimmed glasses, a blue jacket and blue
jeans, a blue baseball hat, white sneakers
and holding a red balloon
• Zft’.v Tops: a boy mannequin, age 8; 5-
jeel. 2 inches; 84 pounds; brown hair, blue
eves Last seen wearing a plaid shirt and
blue leans, a green and white University o f
Oregon baseball hat and carrying a blue
backpack
AT& I Wireless Services' recently filed
missing mannequin report with local au
thorities Any one w ith any information lead
ing to the peaceful return of Rex and Cera
will receive a free membership to OMSI
from A l& l Wireless Services. Missing
Mannequin Hotline: I-503-306-6002.
Internet guide service to Portland expanded
Finding a good restaurant, the nearest
recycling center or what bands are playing
on Saturday will soon be a whole lot easier.
Want to know what the Portland City Coun
cil discussed at its last meeting? Portland
will be able to tap into that as well. By early
summer, access to Portland information will
soon be available at the click of a mouse
thanks to CitySearch, a market leader in
creating comprehensive interactive commu
nity guides on the Internet.
“Portland was selected as the eighth U.S.
market for CitySearch for several reasons,”
explains Charles Conn, CitySearch CEO.
"The distinctive community aura that makes
Portland special translates to an ideal ex
pansion opportunity for our unique service.
Because we hire all local people and build
our business from within the community.
CitySearch Portland will capture the unique
qualities and nuances of the city, and be a
valuable addition to local residents, busi
nesses and community organizations."
Jan Burreson, executive director of the
Portland Development Commission, says
CitySearch is a kind of company the com
mission wanted to attract when it selected
multimedia as one of its top five target
industries for Portland.
“CitySearch is providing 40 quality jobs
in the central city, contributing toward fur
ther diversification of our economic base,
and offering an important service to the
community," says Burreson "The opportu
nities they offer to small to medium busi
nesses and non-profit organizations ar very
impressive.”
CitySearch builds websites on the Internet
for Portland companies and organizations
that may not have on online presence due to
cost or lack ofaccess City Search handles all
the technical details and logistics for its
customers, so businesses don’t even need a
computer. It is also very affordable, fitting
any marketing budget from the burrito cart
at Pioneer Square to large shopping malls.
Businesses get listings for free and can post
detailed information for less that $100 a
month-costing much less than other meth
ods of advertising.
For more information see CitySearch
online at w ww.citysearch.com