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I m P o r tlan d O bserver • N ovember 5, 1997 Older Women’s | League P age A3 Waiting For a Loving Home Area Kids need adoption he P ortland C hapter o f the O ld e r W o m e n ’s L e a g u e (O W L ) invites m idlife and I older w omen to an open m eeting. T D ate: N ovem ber 8, 1997; IO:(X)a.m. I to Noon P lace: Portland Im pact S enior Cen- I ter. 4610 SE Belm ont. E nter from park- I mg lot and up the ram p in the rear of | building. S p e a k e r: M argaret G rihskov, PhD, I Retired C ollege Professor T op ic: "P rivatizing Social Security Is | Bad for W om en” Free and O pen to The Public. C offee/ l ea Available. lii Mel Bus # 15 on Belm ont. W heel chair accessible. Call 721 0 8 4 8 for inform ation about ( )W I. or for directions or transportation Investigators and Advocates Needed V o lu n te e rs in te r e s te d in in v e s ti g a tio n . a d v o c a c y an d th e e ld e r ly are n e e d e d to se rv e as o m b u d s m e n fo r re s id e n ts o f n u rsin g h o m e s, r e s id e n tial c a re f a c ilitie s , a s s is te d liv in g f a c ilitie s an d a d u lt fo s te r c a re h o m e s. T h e O ff ic e o f L o n g T erm C a re O m b u d sm a n w ill tra in th e v o l u n te e rs on th e a g in g p r o c e s s , c o m m u n ic a tio n s k ills , p ro b le m -s o lv in g s k ills, in v e s tig a tio n an d o th e r o m b u d sm a n s k ills . T h e tr a in in g w ill b eg in on F rid a y , N o v e m b e r 14 in O re g o n C ity . Kaiser Permanente Conference On views of Domestic Violence On F rid a y , N ov. 21, 1997, K a i ser P e rm a n e n te is s p o n s o r in g " D o m e stic V io le n c e an d D iv e rs ity : A M u ltic u ltu ra l V iew o f R e la tio n s h ip V io le n c e ." T h e c o n f e re n c e at the O re g o n C o n v e n tio n C e n te r fo c u s e s on d o m e s tic v io le n c e a m o n g d if fe re n t g ro u p s , in c lu d in g th e e l d e rly . d is a b le d , g a y s an d le s b ia n s , im m ig ra n ts. n o n -E n g lis h s p e a k e rs , p r o s titu te s , e th n ic m in o r itie s and m en. A tte n d e ith e r th e p ro g ra m from 8 : 1 5 a.m . to I 2 :3 0 p .m ., o r th e a fte rn o o n p ro g ra m w ith th e sa m e s e s s io n s fro m I ;3() to 5 :1 5 p .m . F o r m o re in f o rm a tio n , ca ll (5 0 3 ) 8 1 3 -2 6 5 8 . Chaka and Abu, ages 3 and I 1/2 Steven, Age Hi Steven is an attractive boy w ith a bright sm ile and a good sense ol hum or He is ju st one ol over 350 O regon children w aiting for an adoptive home.. Steven loves exploring the w orld around him and is fascinated by frogs and insects He hopes to have a pet of his ow n to care for in his new' home. Steven also enjoys singing, roller blading, biking, and shooting hoops. Steven needs a dedicated anil nurturing family w here he can learn how to trust adults m ore and continue to work through his feelings about his past. Steven has four siblings that he w ould like to rem ain in touch w ith. W ith love and attention, this boy w ill thrive, contact T he Special Needs A doption C oalition ai I he Boys and G irls Aid Society, (800) 342-6688. Kennedy School Supports Cultural Center T heC om m unity History C enter at Portland Com m unity C o lleg e's Cascade C am pus re ceived a big boost at a pre-opening party at M cM enamis Kennedy School facility on M on day, Oct. 20. 'Hie vent, where m ore than 1,000 people enjoyed free food, drink, music and (ours of the newly renovated school at 5736 N.E. 33rd Ave., netted $10,559 for the year- old minority history center. "It lit in perfectly with our community feel at the Kennedy School." said Melissa Groshong, project manager for the new McMenamins site. “Anything that lets us work closer with the com munity like this is something we like to do.” Groshong said she hopes the event will mark the beginning of an ongoing relation w ith Com munity History Center projects, as well as other Cascade Campus events, such ;is the annual Fes tival of African Films each February. The Com m unity History Center was cre- ated in 1996 in response to community re quests to then-new Cascade Campus Execu tive Dean Mildred O llee for a facility which would preserve the history of African A m eri can people in Portland. At that time Dean Ollee accepted the gift of the papers anil personal library of Rev. John II Jackson, a prominent local minister and civ il rights activ ist. and this collection became the cornerstone of a signifi cant com m unity resource Last year, the Com m unity History Center presented a sym posium on the history of A fri can Americans in Portland. Next March, it w ill present its second symposium, now known as the Jackson Forum, on the Vanport Hood and its impact on the African Am erican community in Portland. The C om m unity History Center has also created a permanent display about the life and work o f Rev. Jackson for the foyer of Jackson Hall. I h e s e a d o r a b le , a c tiv e b ro th e rs n eed a fo re v e r fa m ily . T h ey a re a m o n g (he o v e r 3 5 0 O re g o n C h ild re n w a itin g for a d o p tiv e h o m e s 1 h r e e -y e a r -o ld C h a k a is a c u rio u s boy w h o is a lw a y s "o n th e g o ” e x p lo rin g new th in g s . He lo v e s to he th e c e n te r o f a tte n tio n a n d c a n . at tim e s, be to o im p u ls iv e H is f a v o rite to y s are c a rs , tru c k s , an d b a lls. A b u . ag e I 1/2. is h a p p y an d v ery so c ia l He e n jo y s p la y in g w ith o th e r c h ild re n . B o th b o y s e x p e r ie n c e d p re n a ta l d ru g an d a lc o h o l e x p o s u re an d w ill need p a re n ts w h o h a v e a lot o f e n e rg y an d tu n e to d e v o te to th em T h e y h av e a lo v in g and su p p o rtiv e g ra n d m o th e r an d h a lf s is te r s w h o w ant to h av e so m e o n -g o in g c o n ta c t w ith th e b o y s if p o s s ib le . Morris "Pawses" fo r A Cause In Portland I’lie w orld's most finicky feline. M orris the 9 Lives cal. is com ing to town to show his support for some of P ortland's neediest ani mals. O n Thursday. Nov. 6 at I (X) p.m.. Morris will lend his furry paw in support ol the four legged, homeless residents of the Oregon Hu mane Society, located at 1067 Northeast C o lumbia Boulevard in Portland. As a former animal shelter resilient, the issue closest to Morris' heart is “cat-egorically" animal adoption. On behalf o f 9-Lives. to the Oregon I luinane Si iciety vv Inch houses more than 16.1 X XI annuals each year "W e arc honored to have a celebrity like Moms visit our shelter w ith this generous cat food donation. Phis gift Irom M onis will help leedclose to 8,3(X)cats and kittens which pass through our doors each y ea r." said Karen Brittain, public relations director for the Oregon Humane Sixiety Comment Wanted On Proposed Child Labor Rules B a la n c in g th e n e e d s o f a g r ic u l tu ra l e m p lo y e rs an d the h e a lth and sa fe ty o f w o rk in g te e n s is th e to p ic o f a p u b lic h e a rin g th is m o n th . T h e W ag e an d H o u r C o m m is s io n w an ts to h e a r w h at th e p u b lic th in k s are a p p r o p r ia te c o n d itio n s fo r e x te n d in g th e w o rk in g h o u rs o f te e n s on farm s. T h e c o m m issio n , w h ich is r e s p o n sib le fo r c a r ry in g o u t th e s t a t e ’s c h ild la b o r la w s, is s c h e d u lin g the h e a lin g T h u rs d a y , N ov. 2 0 , at 1:30 p in. at the S ta te C a p ito l in S a le m , H ea rin g R oom E. The p ro p o s e d r u le s w o u ld im p le m ent HB 3 4 9 9 , a law th a t a u th o riz e s the W ag e an d H o u r C o m m is s io n to issu e sp e c ia l p e rm its to a g r ic u ltu r a l e m p lo y e rs a llo w in g th e m to e m p lo y y o u n g s te rs u n d e r th e a g e o f 16 to w ork m o re th an 10 h o u rs a d a y . File c o m m is s io n is a lso c o n s id e rin g ru le s th a t w o u ld e x te n d th e w o rk in g h o u rs o f 17- an d I 8 -y e a r- o ld a g r ic u ltu r a l e m p lo y e e s u n d e r c e rta in c o n d itio n s . N obody does it B etter ’ for L ess .
