Volume XXVII, Number 27
Committed to cultural diversity.
J id y 2, 1997
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ZooTunes Tuesdays
ZooTunes, a series of three outdoor
concerts for kids on selected Tuesday
evenings, begins July 22 at the W ashing
ton Park Zoo. The concert are free after
regular zoo admission.
Get into fitness
The State Games of Oregon presents
its first health and fitness fair Friday
from noon to 6:30 p.m. at the Tualatin
Hills Athletic Center in Beaverton The
afternoon will consist of health and fit
ness assessm ents, vendors displaying
their goods and services, product sam
pling and much more. There will also be
a variety of sports demonstrations and
interactive clinics taking place.
A mindset on business
Learn to change your business mindset
and increase your influence at the July
16 Business Roundtable, sponsored by
the Beaverton Area Cham ber of C om
merce. Bart Wood, corporate accounts
executive for Anthony Robbins, will be
featured at the 7 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. ses
sion at M cM enatnins Pub. 2927 SW
Cedar Hills Blvd There is a $2 charge of
coffee and a muffin
Easy meals for summer
Home economist Marjorie Barker will
share the latest in healthy cooking with
samples and recipes to take home, Tues
day, July 22 at 10:30 a.m. at the Holly
wood Senior Center, 1820 NE 40th.
New library hours
Reduced hours of operation have been
imposed at the Central Library and all 14
branches of the Multnomah County Li
brary system. All the libraries will now
be closed on Sunday and Mondays as part
of the budget cuts.
Art show planned
The North Clackamas Arts Guild is
calling for artists to participate in their
annual fine arts exhibit the weekend of
Sept. 19-21. The prospectus is available
by writing to the arts guild at P.O. Box
1955, Portland, OR 97207.
Aquarium offers day camps
Oregon Coast Aquarium in Newport
has scheduled a scries of day camps this
summer for youth of all ages. For more
information, call (541» 867-3474, ex
tension 5221.
Kids show spirit
Enjoy the energy and colorful regal iaof
young performers from many different
tribes during Antelope Spirit, a special
production. July 10 from I I a.m. to noon at
the C hildren’s Museum, 3037 S.W. Sec
ond Ave. Kids can clap along to the beat
o f traditional drums and see how differ
ence Indian cultures mark special occa
sions with different dances.
Summer dance
The School of Oregon Ballet Theater,
in its 8th year as one of the Pacific
N o rth w est’s most prestigious dance
training institutes, is offering a five-week
summer dance program. July 14 through
out Aug 16. Over 2(X) students, ages 7 to
20 will receive instruction. For informa
tion call the School of Oregon Ballet
Theater at 227-6890.
Free skin cancer screenings
The American Cancer Society Annual
free skin cancer screenings on Saturday,
July 19,1997 from 9:00a.m . until noon, at
the following Portland area locations:
Legacy M t . H rxid M ed ica l C enter, 24800
SE Stark G resham ; P ro vid en ce/P o rtlan d
M e d ic a l C e n te r. Radiation Oncology
Dept., 5050 NE Hoyt, B Level, Portland;
O H S U , Gabriel Park, Family Health Cen
ter, 4 4 1 I SW Vermont, Portland.
Pre-registration is required. Call the
American Cancer Society, toll free at I-
800-ACS-2345 in Oregon or 295-6422 in
Portland to register.
SUBMISSIONS: Community
Calendar information will he given
priority if dated two weeks
before the event date.
Urban League
puts spotlight
on elders
nner city seniors who give back to
our community as volunteers, em
ployees and supportive family mem
bers will be honored at the Urban League
of Portland's annual dinner Thursday,
July 10 at 7 p.m. at the Oregon Conven
tion Center.
"This is the first time we have honored the
people who built the community we live in,”
said Urban League President Lawrence J.
Dark. "The dinner will also remind us o f the
many ways senior citizens continue to give
back to our community long after they turn
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The program will highlight the range of
gifts urban seniors provide, from volunteer
ing time and professional skills, to social,
cultural and economic contributions.
The dinner honorary co-chairs are Dr.
W alter C. Reynolds and Jim McConnell.
Reynolds symbolizes seniors who con
tinue to share their professional skills. He is
a Portland native who has practiced family
medicine in the city for 43 years.
Reynolds was the first African American
to graduate from the University o f Oregon
School o f Medicine. He has served as a
college instructor, military physician and
has a long record o f volunteer service, in
cluding chairing the Urban League board in
the 1950s.
O ne o f Dr. Reynold’s priorities has been
supporting minority students’ entry into the
health professions.
Jim McConnell is Director o f Aging Ser
vices for Multnomah County.
McConnell is responsible for overseeing
an agency that helps seniors live indepen
dently in our communities. These vital ser
vices range from senior activity centers to
Helloise Hill, a retired school principal, enjoys working with inner city kids at the Urban League of Portland's Whitney Young
Learning Center. Hill and other deserving seniors will be honored for their volunteerism July 10 at the Urban League's annual
dinner.
(Photo by Carole Archer)
meal services, transportation and case man
agement.
Dr. Patricia Fletcher, president o f the
National Association o f Colored W omen’s
Clubs, will be the evening's guest speaker.
Fletcher has committed her life to the ad
vancement ofw omen and ch ildren She has served
as board chair of an Ohio program for abused
women and as principal of an elementary schixil
focused on international studies
Life-size photos o f 30 seniors from Port
land who are giving back to our community,
Anderson retires with honors
osemary Anderson, the former
executive director of the Port
land Opportunities Industrializa
tion Center, was honored Saturday for
her work helping young people.
The recognition was presented by the
O regon Association o f Colored W om en’s
Club, one o f Portland's oldest civic groups,
dating back to 1917.
A nderson retired March 20 after 29
years o f outstanding service, but still works
with POIC as a volunteer. During her ten
ure as an administrator, she took bold and
aggressive steps to keep the center open
through difficult times.
She, also developed and implemented
an alternative middle and high school pro
gram for Oregon students who were not
succeeding in traditional school settings.
U nder her leadership, the school was
accredited through the Northwest Asso
ciation o f Schools and Colleges in 1989
Rosemary Anderson (left) of Portland receives an honorary plaque from Layola
She has been consistently recognized
Brown, president of the Oregon Association of Colored Women s Club, during the
and honored for her dedication and com
club's
annual awards luncheon Saturday.
(Photo by M ark Washington)
m itm ent to high risk youth
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Food
ank goals high for
Star performances from the Staples
Singers and others, expected to boost
attendence, food donations
Mavis, Yvonne and Cleo, will make their
ith more than 4 0 0 ,0 0 0 hungry
first Portland appearance in a decade at the
people in Oregon last year and
close o f the four-day benefit festival for
food stamp cuts beginning to
Oregon Food Bank
take effect. Oregon Food Bank officials
"I can ’t believe that we started with a
are counting on a strong turn-out this
couple o f bands on one stage and a few
week at the 1 9 9 7 Waterfront Blues
volunteers, and now w e’ve got 600 volun
Festival to store up resources for the
teers, four days of music, two stages, and
coming year.
we re doing so much for hungry people!"
Food Bank officials expect The Staples
said Oregon Food Bank Executive Director
Singers, known for hits like "I'll Take You
Rachel Bristol
There” and “ Respect Yourself," to draw a
This is the tenth anniversary o f blues for
large crowd for their 7:45 p m. show on
hunger-relief in Portland's Tom McCall
Sunday, July 6. Pop Staples, with daughters
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will decorate the convention center lobby,
where guests will be able to read about the
important gifts they continue to make.
Hie evening will begin will a no-host recep
tion at 6 p.m. Dinner tickets are $50 and are
available by calling 280-2617.
PCC launches
'summer start’
ortland Community College Is of
fering a basic skills program this
summer, beginning July 14 and
running through Aug. 28, where stu
dents can take a group of courses in a
13-credit block that will help prepare
them for college-level material.
Students will take reading, writing, learn
ing skills, keyboarding and introduction to
word processing, and basic math They will
be able to draw on their own life experiences
in the writing and reading classes
"The classes are project-based," said
Diane Mulligan who directs the program at
PC’C ’s Sylvania Campus in Southwest Port
land. "W e’ve designed them so that students
can acquire the skills, attitudes and tools
that will help them succeed in college. Ev
erything in the program is focused on learn
ing and giving students the best possible
start in college."
Call PCC's College Success Skills de
partment at 977-4192 to receive more in
formation
P
lues Festival
Waterfront Park ITie festival tradition began in
1987 with the Rose City Blues Festival, which
raised $7,500 and 6,500 pound o f food
This year. Oregon Food Bank and hungry
people hope to see the Miller Genuine Draft
Waterfront Blues Festival bring in $ 175,000
and 80,000 pounds o f food from the gates.
Still the most affordable festival in the Pa
cific Northwest, admission is a suggested
daily donation of $3 and two cans o f food
per person Annual festival proceeds ac
count for five percent o f Oregon Food
Bank’s operating budge,.
The Staples Singers' appearance at the
Waterfront Blues Festival is made possible
by First Tech Federal Credit Union, and
their accommodations will be provided by
the G overnor Hotel
O ther national, regional and local blues
acts will perform non-stop on two stages
over the four days o f the festival The festi
val will run from 5:00 p.m. through 10:00
p.m. on Thursday, July 3, from noon through
10:00 p.m on July 4th and 5th, and from
noon through 9:00 p m. on July 6.
On Friday. July 4th. show-closer Boozoo
Chavis, zydeco king o f Louisiana, will be
followed at 10:00 p.m. by a fireworks spec
tacular simulcast by Earth 105 EM.
The 1997 Miller Genuine Draft W ater
front Blues Festival is presented by Credit
Union Access and receives major sponsor
ship from Earth I05F M. Ford Trucks, Sprint
PCS, and l.evi’s Apparel
For a complete festival schedule or other
information, call the Miller Genuine Draft
Waterfront Blues Festival Hotline a, (503)
973-FFST
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