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.
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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 .