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May 28. 1997
Committed to cultural diversity.
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Kids casting call
An independent film com
pany is auditioning for minority
boys, between 8 and 14, to perform
in the feature-length film Stand by
Me. Film producer Graig Rosen
says acting experience is not nec
essary. For more information call
M egan R atzo at 2 5 1 -8 9 0 2 or
LaVerne Springer at 408-8838.
Street fair planned
Music and entertainment ap
plications are being accepted for
the second annual Belmont Street
Fair to be held Sept. 6. Interested
artists should submit a demo tape
and promotional materials. Call
231-0682 for an application and
more information.
Vancouver to hop
V an co u v er W ater W orks
Park, turns to a hip-hop festival
Saturday at 6 p.m. The celebration
will feature live rhythm & Blues
and hip-hop perform ances from
local and regional artists. The park,
is located next to Clark College
and Fourth Plain Blvd. and Ft.
Vancouver Way.
Visitor center opens
The public is invited to enjoy
the sights and visitor facilities at
Bonneville Lock and Dam on Sun
day afternoons this summer. Be
ginning Sunday, speakers will dis
cuss the salmon issues as seen from
their perspectives.
Kids to party
Our garden, a teaching garden
for inner-city kids, is throwing a
free party for kids o f all ages. Free
sno-cones, refreshments and enter
tainm ent is planned during the
event, Sunday from 1 p.m. to 4
p.m. 3939 N.E. M artin Luther
King Jr. Blvd.
Rose Fest rides
You can enjoy unlimited car
nival rides all evening Thursday
for $7 and two cans of food for the
Portland Sunshine Division. The
Sunshine Division has been help
ing families in need since 1923.
Lunch time concert
Jazz trio and a symphony or
chestra find common ground dur
ing a sneak preview o f Nerve End
ings. Bring you lunch and sit in as
Murry Sidlin leads the Oregon
Symphony rehersal for its concert
with jazz great Bill Taylor that
night, Tuesday at 11:20 a.m. to
12:30 p.m. at the Performing Arts
Center. There will be a $5 charge
per person.
The MacGillivray Freeman Films team was able to position custom-designed I MAX camera mounts in the middle of the action while filming the Blue Angels' precise maneuvers.
See the Blue Angels perform their famous formations in the large format film.
‘The Magic of Flight’ Takes Off at OMSI
New from M acG illivary Freeman Films,
The Magic o f Flight brings the thrill o f flight
and jet aircraft technology to the five story
dom ed OM NIM AX screen. Experience the
excitement o f high perform ance jet m aneu
vers as you soar with the Blue Angels.
Learn how a Harrier jet borrow s it’s tech
nology from the birds, and explore the
Students Sign
‘ Peace Pledge’
Take a football player and his buddies,
and an inner-city kid and his ‘boys’.
Add some rumors, ugly words, months
o f rumbling. Stir in friends ready to fight,
angry parents and frustrated school admin
istrators.
What you get is a situation somewhere
between difficult and disaster.
That situation, brewing since the school
year began, reached a peaceful conclusion
recently as student representatives from
G rant and Lincoln high schools w orked
through a difficult, yet successful, mediation
process.
The result: a pledge o f peace and a com
m itm ent to resolve any future disputes
through medication.
School officials sought help in m ediat
ing the ongoing student feud from the Of-
fice o f Neighborhood Associations and the
N eighborhood Mediation Center.
“These kids sat down together for hours,
working through the mediation process to
identify, discuss and successfully resolve is
sues that have affected them and many other
students at their respective high schools,”
says m edication specialist Eddie R. Collins.
Five Lincoln students and one Grant stu
dent negotiated a truce that "not only ends
the conflict, but promotes good will between
students," Collins says.
A five-point agreement for peaceful co
existence states that “peace is declared’” and
that students will meet again if the need arises
to talk ou, any new issues or concerns.
Lincoln Principal Velma Johnson, along
with Collins, is encouraged by the hard work
and personal growth of the students involved.
design, build and fly them.
“The Magic o f Flight” opens Friday, May
30th at 7:00 PM, shows daily, call 797-4640
for show times.
Kelly
MacLeod
finds her
way around
the new
computer
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New McCoy Lab Opens
McCoy Academy, an innovative Alter
native High School in northeast Portland, is
pleased to announce the Grand Opening o f
its Computer Lab.
Multnomah County generously donated
six IBM compatible PC’s to the school.
Sen. Bob Boyer officiated at a ribbon cutting
ceremony on May 21,1997 which included par-
ents. students, and community members.
He praised the E xecu tiv e D irecto r,
Rebecca Black and the staff o f the school
for their dedication and urged the students
to build their skills for the future.
McCoy students are typing reports, con
structing graphs, and creating com puter
graphics on the donated computer.
Starlight Run expects 4,000 zany participants
Event preceeds Saturday’s crowd-favorite
Rose Festival night parade
Senior law project
Seniors with questions or is
sues that need to be addressed by
an attorney can make appoint
ments for a free half hour consul
tation at the H ollywood Senior
Center. Call 288-8303 to schedule.
Low income seniors may be eli
gible for ongoing legal aid.
SUBM ISSIONS: Community
Calendar information will be given
priority if dated two weeks
before the event date.
progression o f aviation through incredible
historical footage. N arratorT om Selleck ex
amines the science behind m an’s extraordi
nary flying machines, and the people who
The dress is always casual, unusual and fun at the Starlight Run and Parade.
The 19th annual Bank o f America Star
light Run, Portland’s largest and zaniest fun
run, will take to Portland streets at 8 p.m. on
Saturday.
An official event o f the Portland Rose
Festival, the Bank o f America Starlight Run
features runners o f all ages, many in costume,
who travel the 3.36-mile route immediately
prior to the annual Starlight parade. More
than 4,000 participants are expected.
The activities will begin behind (east of)
Benson High School at NE 15th and Irving.
At 7:15 pm, judging will begin for the an
nual costume competition.
Individuals and teams will be awarded
prizes including Southwest Airlines tickets.
The Centipede division, comprised o f groups
o f 10 in a connecting costume, will also bring
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valuable prizes to the fastest Centipede and
the best Centipede costume.
At 8 pm runners will take to the streets,
joining the Starlight Parade route at SW
Fourth and Burnside.
The finish line is near SW 16th and
Jefferson on the Lincoln High School track.
A variety o f refreshments will be available
to all runners. Following the run, the start
ing area at Benson High School.
Day o f event registration ($10 per per
son) will begin at 6 pm at the starting area
on May 31. Souvenir T-shirts are available
for $10.
Sponsors o f the 1997 Bank o f America
Starlight run are The Old Spaghetti Factory
Sprint/Spnnt PCS. Co-sponsors are Reser’s
Fine Foods and K103fm Radio.