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i 1 k •" < .v • • >;•/* JKA^V. í .*■'-. 4. ,**;>, Jj.. '» '. W OCT. I, 1997 Committed to cultural diversity. Volum e X X V II, Num ber 40 «»> ¿ (Ehe -JÌnrtlattò (©bserüer 3 ninni u n i t o a I t n b a r öl Kids need coats You can help needy children in the Portland area stay warm this winter through the Salvation Army “Coats tor Kids” drive. Donations in all sizes are needed. Dry cleaners throughout the area are collect ing and cleaning the coats through O cto ber. Look for posters in neighborhood cleaners are call the Salvation Army at 234-0825. Sky shows at M t. Hood “Exploring the Autumn Sky, the first planetarium show of the year for Mt. Hood Community College opens Satur day at 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. in the MHCC Planetarium Sky Theater. Admission is one dollar. The theater is located on the main campus beneath the library. Help for depression Is someone in your family depressed? Camerawork IBehavior Health Services, a joint program of area hospitals will provide free check-ups as part ot Na tional Depression Day, Thursday, Oct. 9 Adult screenings will take place from 7- 8:30 p.m. at Legacy Good Samaritan, 1040 N.W. 22 Ave. Adolescent screen ings will take place from 4-6 p.m. at Boise-Eliot School, 620 N. Fremont. Pre registration is required by calling 335- 3500. Gandhi opens series Arun Gandhi, grandson of Mahandas K. "M ahatma” Gandhi, will kick-off the Reed College W omen’s Committee lec ture series. Conscience and Community, Oct. 9 at 7:30 p.m. in the Vollum Lecture Hall. Gandhi will discuss aspects of com munity living, both in India and world wide. Tony Hopson of Self Enhancement, Inc. is the invited speaker on Oct. 23. W alk for diabetes W alktoberfest, A m erica’s W alk for Diabetes, takes place Saturday at Holladay Park near the Lloyd Center. Participants will support a prevention and cure for this serious chronic illness. For more infor mation or to register to walk or volunteer call 1-800-254-W ALK. Sauerkraut festival 1 Pumpkin decorating, quit raffle, cotton candy and crafts is just a fraction of the things you’ll findatSteinfield’sScappoose Sauerkraut Festival, Saturday, Oct. 1 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. at Scappoose Heritage Park. S h a n ic ^ rig h u ie ft^ in ^ ia ir r^ ra tc h e rb o th o f northeast Portland, joke with Sunflower the Clown at Northwest Festival o f Clowns Clowns smile on all B y N eil H eilpern he Northwest Festival o f Clowns Saturday provided northeast Port land with a cornucopia o f gags, giggles, smiles and cases o f the sillies. Several hundred clowns came to this three day conference for training, workshops, per form ances, coaching and com petitions. Saturday’s event, sponsored by the Rose City Clowns, saw numerous colorful charac ters parading their stuff for the public. The clowns were an assortment o f unique, comical characters who used their appear ances, actions and skills to entertain. Some wore white face, others had the “A uguste” skin tone make up and others wore character specialty faces. T As they paraded and frolicked in and around the Holiday Inn at the airport, it was obvious they shared a philosophy o f going beyond cultural differences to give every one a chance to laugh and create laughter. “N o one is prejudiced around a clown, no racial barriers,” said parade judge Angel Ocasio, o f Vancouver, also known as “W illy” the clown. He told The Portland Observer he was “ impressed with the growth o f quality clowns.” “At one time clowns were a male domi nated role,” noted Ocasio. “Now a lot o f women are clowns, adding more dimension to the role.” Ocasio was also selling educational com edy magazines and videotapes in the “deal- (Photo by Nell Hell pern) 'One advantage of being a clown is you are no longer white, black, yellow or red,’ - Harley the Clown, also known as Bob Benson of northeast Portland to the role." Ocasio was also selling educational com edy magazines and videotapes in the "deal ers" room, which was filled with fake eye lashes and makeup, silly stickers, multi colored clown shoes, and zany wigs, masks, magic tricks and funny ties. Just as Ocasio, a Puerto Rican from New York City, noted that Hispanics have an “ incredible passion for clowning," Gina Hernandez Wollrabe, o f northeast Portland, walked through the door. “That’s where we start getting our looks," she said to a visitor, pointing to the many booths. "Out comes the wallet." she pro claimed, heading for the plastic noses. “ A new red nose for Cha Cha and a flesh colored nose for my new character Gramma Rose, the old lady.” C haC haistheclow nnam e forherCarm an Mirands look, complete with bunches o f grapes and other fruit When she got into costume and headed out for the parade, her comedy kept people laughing. She walked up to people, carrying a cov ered bird cage, and asking, "W ould you like to see my Tucan? Her name is Rosarita and she comes from the south aisle o f Safeway,” Once people nibbled at the gag, she uncov ered the cage to reveal two cans o f Rosarita refried beans. Gina chose the name Cha Cha (short for Continued to page B4 Scouts sell popcorn Area Boy Scouts will go out into area neighborhoods during October to con duct a fundraising drive delicious T rail’s End gourmet popcorn. Sixty-eight per cent o f the purchase price goes directly to scouting in the local area. Church organist needed North/northeast Portland’s Immaculate Heart Church seeks a pianist/organist for it’s youth gospel choir. The position requires 10 to 12 hours a month playing a weekly practice and 2-3 services a month. Call 287-3724 for information. Support for kids, parents Common Bond, a partnership o f Volun teers of America and the Urban League of Portland, offers free playgroup, parenting classes, monthly field trips and health nurse services to northeast Portland residents with children 0 to 3 years. For information contact Lesie or Ime at 280-1616. Home maintenance tips Instruction on home maintenance issues take place during a Portland Housing Center class O ct 9 from 6:30 p.m to 8:30 p m at Terrell Hall, Room 201 on the PCC Cascade Campus, 705 N. Killingsworth. The class is presented by the Portland Housing Center, a non-profit group. Vibrant youth banners on Alberta need protection ave you noticed the colorful banners Hying on Northeast Alberta Street? The banners were created by nine youth employed in Sabin Community Develop ment Corporation's Summer Youth Em ployment Program. “T he b a n n e rs represent a resur gence of LIFEalong the Alberta Corri d o r” said Roslyn H ill of R o sly n ’s Coffee House, an Alberta Street busi ness. Now. the orga nization needs the com m unity's help to keep the banners h anging in good shape. Since the or ganization hung the banners in late Au gust, two of the ban ners have d isa p peared, and several have com e down and been recovered “Il would be a shame to lose any of the banners. The young artists were very proud H ol their work, and most wanted to keep (he banners they created It was a big step for them to release ownership of their work to share with the community a sense of pride, beauty, and promise. ' said Cruz. One of the missing banners has a tur quoise background with a brown figures and the words “Sky Goddess." The other missing banner has a fuschia background with the words “Love is the Key to Life." The organization asks an y o n e who knows any thing about the missing banners to give them a call 287-3496. In addi tio n , p e o p le can watch the condition of the banners and if they see any of them com ing loose, call Sabin CDC “We appreciate the com m unity's help in keeping the youth's beautiful banners fly ing high on Alberta said Eric Beene ol Sabin CDC Area residents continue to set priorities for the future look of Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard (Photo by M. Washington) Common ground on M IK mittee. Overall, there was agreement to remove selected mediums along the boulevard to support commercial business development while protecting residential areas The participants were in favor of retain ing trees where possible and adding new ones were appropriate. The group also emphasized the impor tance of keeping as much through traffic out of the neighborhoods and slow ing traffic for articipants in the second public businesses and for pedestrian safety. meeting on the future of Martin There was also common ground on sup Luther King Jr Boulevard gener improved access to businesses, in ally supported several design concepts porting lor cluding safe bicycle and pedestrian cross the street. ings and bicycle parking along the corridor. About 70 area residents and business Improved lighting, benches and covered owners attended the session to review a bus stops were also promoted. report by the MLK Project Advisory Com- P
