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Page B4 O C T . 8, 1997 (The JJo rtlan b 0!)bsertivr [ o i r Free Rolling Into Sin Che (inani Erojcci ()ne .summer day, during my childhood, my brother and I were .seriously at play. Rolling down our drive way in a pressed cardboard storage barrel, w , without doubt, trusted one another to stop the barrel before it would have a chance to enter the street and it's dangers. We never though twice about each other's dedication to the other's safety. As ( 'hristians, hc should strive to truly trust the Lord, Jesus Christ, with all aspects o f our lives. He wilt not let us roll into the oncoming dangers o f sin without providing a stop fo r us. He gives us the power or gift or ability io stop ourselves in the form o f what we refer to as freewill. Making the right choices will protect us fro m sins deadly dutch The analogy o f rolling down a driveway, in a barret, illustrates the way we, sometimes, blindly play with tempta tion. Only a strong intimate relationship with Jesus Christ, our savior, will enable and inspire us to select our activities, in life with more care fo r our spiritual survival. With Jesus ( 'hrIst Inner Joy Will Swell, With Satan expect nothing but hell! -A. J. Bradford fabric Depot Imani Project member's stand proudly In recent years, Gospel m usic has given birth to a num ber of young lio n s’ that has assisted in catap u ltin g the m edium to new heights. Included in the m ix are nam es such as H ezekiah W alker, Kirk Franklin, God’s Property and i group th at will definitely jo in that group of nam es. The Imani Project. T he Im ani Project, a com m unity based choir com prised o f som e of the finest young voices in the city o f T oledo, O hio, has released its self-titled debut album for CGI Records The choir’s name, Iinani, is taken from the Swahili wordmeaning faith. ’ “ We came up with the name Imani through Dave Young, one ofour choir THE LARGEST, MOST COMPLETE RETAIL FABRIC STORE IN THE WEST S ep tem b er 30 th rou gh O ctober 1 4 ,1 9 9 7 PRINT SALE! 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We came to the concl u- sion of using that same name for the choir after Dave’s group disbanded We like the name Imani because of the way it ties the culture of African people to the center of all religious denominations, faith.” T he choir cam e into being d u r ing the Summer of 1993 through the idea o f a group o f singers, m usi cians and songw riters from Toledo who had a genuine purpose in mind “T he w hole th ing started from a youth explosion held at a church here in tow n,” says Still A guy by the nam e o f Craig The Loss o f a lovetl one is always a traumatic experience. But it cun he mode easier i f you contact a facility that has your interest at heart. RETAIL-WHOLESALE 700 S.E. 122nd Ave. Portland, OR 2 5 2 -9 5 3 0 Visit o u r website at www.fabrk depot.coni 1-8O O -392-3376 2736 NE Rodney, Portland, OR 97212 I Johnson had pretty much toyed w ith the idea o f form ing a choir Craig felt that all of the young sing ers and m usicians o f the city needed to come together as a collective m usical body. At that point Dave Y oung pulled everything together We gave him the nam es ofthe indi viduals we felt should be involved Those original board m em bers in cluded m yself, Dave Young, Brian Cook, Eric Smith, Kerwin Manning. M ark W illiam and Craig Johnson. “ W e all eventually cam e to gether for a series o f m eetings, throw ing out ideas and things we w anted to do as well as the plan of action we were going to take to pull this off.” T his dream becam e a vivid real ity on N ovem ber 6, 1993 w ith the c h o ir's first recording, w hich took place at T oledo’sM t P ilgrim B ap- tist C hurch. "W e had a young lady h andling our public relations who happened to have w orked at one of the radio stations in the city,” says Still. “People ended up attending the session out of sheer curiosity because they d id n ’t have any idea as to w hat the Im ani Project w as.” Still adds, "T he church holds about 1200 people and I guess we had around 1400 to 1500 come out. I think that the hype and the excite ment that was generated that night w ill be so m ething th at people around here will never gorget.” ^.Jn <Jcoviny f^jemoru o f R o b e rt J 4 . ^ b iffa r l Robert H Dillard w as born in Paris, Texas on M arch 2 7 , 1920. He w as one o f fourteen children born to Johnnie and V ersie M organ Dillard H e attended School in Lam ar C ounty R obert served in the United States Army, company E o fth e 3 70th Infantry w here he w as a Platoon Sergeant He received the Am erican T heatre C am paign m etal, Purple H eart and EA M E C am paign M etal w ith tw o bronze stars, the W orld W ar 2 V ictory metal, G oodC ond u ctm etalan d ah o n o rab led isch arg eo n D ecem b er 11, 1945 Follow ing his discharge he m oved to Portland, O regon O nce here he attended barber school and cut hair for four years On M ay 6, 1950 he m arried E. Jean Hilburn. They had one son, Ronald W ayne Dillard R obert w as a w aiter on the N orthern Pacific Rail Road H e w as one o fth e first tw o blacks hired to drive for Rose City T raction Bus com pany In 1955 he hired on with the United S tates Postal Service, w here he retired from in 1982. During this time he served as Union President oflocal 315 He was a m em ber o f Allen T em ple C M E Church for many years. He served as a Stew ard, T rustee, and R ecording Stew ard, on the Finance B oard and w as afaithful m em ber until hebecam eill. He w as a m em ber o f P rince Hall G rand L odge A cacia #6 o f M asonic Fraternity, 32 M ason. Served as Patron o f Adah Chapter #6, order o fE astem Star, PH A H e was a member ofM ina Temple #68 order o f M ystic Shrine M em ber o f W illam ette C onsistory #23, 33 M ason, and a past G rand M aster o f Prince Hall Grand L odge He w as a m em ber o f the N AA CP and the Urban League o f Portland M em orial Services will beheld at 11 00 Thursday, O ctober 9, 1997 in the Allen T em pleC M E. 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