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Volume X X V II. Number 46 Committed lo eiiltiiral diversity. NOV. 19, 1997 (LI je ^ o rtla n h (©bserher • i* SECTION B / n in tu u n it u a I r n h a r Tax planning help Sustaining a profitable business takes hard work and dedication, but it also takes tax smarts. A free brochure addressing a variety of tax topics including tax basics, tax trim m ing tips for the sm all business and changes m ade by the 1997 T axpayer R elief A ct is available from the O regon Society o f C P A ’s, by w riting to P.O. Box 4555, B eaverton, O R 97076-4555. Scrabble tourney Local w ord gam e lovers will shake their Scrabble tiles, rattle their brains and roll through 13 rounds o f com petition at the Portland Fall Scrabble tournam ent S atur day and Sunday at the R am ada Inn, P ort land International A irport Northeast residents are community treasures m unity D evelopm ent and Jo Ann Rauch o f e a n n ie L a F ra c e o f n o r th e a s t Portland’s B radley-A ngle House, St. Jam es Lutheran Church received one o f the top three hon T he event, w hich highlights the contribu ors at the fourth annual Portland General tions and accom plishm ents o f the area's m o st d e d ic a te d n o n p ro fit w o rk e rs, has E lectric and T ech n ical A ssistan ce for C om m unity Services Awards. hosted by Peggy Fowler, PGE president and L aFrace and five other residents o f the c h ie f operating officer, distribution opera north an d n o rth ea st co m m u n ity w ere tions and G w yneth G am ble Booth, chair o f am ong 15 people honored as C om m unity the PG E -E nron Foundation. T reasures. The 100 w ard nom inees w ere jo in ed by The others w ere Ricarda "Riki" Brown their nom inators and com m unity leaders in o f the N orth Portland Y outh and Fam ily the celebration. All the nominees received a beautifully de Shelter, Johnnie A. C a g e o f Portland House signed commemorative booklet featuring the o f U m oja, T race M anning o f Central City C oncern, M arjorie Phillips o f Sabin C om story o f their contribution and their picture.. Bp J Marjorie Phillips Jeannie LaFrace Career day for high schoolers Concert at Old Church Pianist and com poser M ichael Allen Harrison will kick o ff his C hristm as se ries perform ing tw o concerts D e. 17 in the O ld C hurch C oncert hall as a jo in t benefit for the O regon D onor P rogram and the Old C hurch C oncert Hall. T ickets are $12.50 in advance from all Fastixx o u tlets. Urban League sponsors Dec. 6 event Hanukkah fair G ifts, books, fine art, jew elry, gourm et foods, toys, childrens’clothing, specialty items and more will be available at the Festival of Lights Hanukkah Fair, Dec. 7 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Mittleman Jewish Com m unity C enter, 6651 S.W . Capitol Hwy. H Voice of the heart Project Quest hosts Voice of the Heart, a time o f rem em brance for those w ho have died and a tim e to hold d ear those w ho are living w ith A ID S. Bring a picture or m om ento o f your loved one to share in an evening o f local m usic and delectable desserts, Sunday, Nov. 30 form 6:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. at Subud H ouse, 3185 N.E. Regents Dr. Stars on Ice Tickets for Scott H am ilton’s D iscover Stars on Ice are now on sale for his up com ing show Jan. 2 at the Rose G arden in Portland. The perform ance, with its array o f O lym pic and W orld skating cham pi ons, has been voted best touring ice show by the Professional Skaters A ssociation. Yule tree delivered to city's 'front room' A crowd gathers Monday as the 1 99 7 Christmas tree arrives on a fiat bed truck in downtown's Pioneer Courthouse Square. The tree will be lit for the holiday season on the day after Thanksgiving. Photo by M. Washington) Benson Thanksgiving Culture learned with strokes of brush Portland’s historic Benson H otel will offer an old fashioned T hanksgiving de light with an array o f hom em ade breads. An exhibit, featuring 100 loaves o f breads in an assortm ent o f shapes and sizes, will be on display in the hotel lobby from M onday through Dec. 2. Wild Arts Festival Volunteer opportunity Parents A nonym ous o f O regon is look ing for volunteers to m ake a difference in the lives o f fam ilies. Education and ex cellent on-going support is an integral part o f the program . As you help others, you learn valuable skills and enhance your career developm ent. Call L ynettc at 2.38- 8 819. Stop cycle of prejudice A D ynam ic D ifferences w orkshop, pro viding inform ation, guidance and support to people who w ant to learn how to stop the cycle o f prejudice and oppression, will be held Dec. 9 from noon to 2:30 p.m. at the Interim City Hall, 1400 S.W . Fifth, seventh floor. Presented by the M etro politan H um an Rights C enter, the session is free and open to the public. Learn infant, child CPR Red C ross will offer infant and child C PR at 3131 N. V ancouver, Dec. I and Dec. 3 from 6 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. For more information call 280-1440 SI lì \ 11 SS |( ) \ S : ( o m in i m ill ik B y N eii H khjkrn lx? children at Skyline Elementary school wanted to finish everything on their plates to help Native American children they have never met. Instead of food, the clear glass dinner dishes were receiving dabs of colorful paints from the children in the fourth anil tilth grade class of Susan Morris of Northeast Portland. N ature designs and A m erican Indian m otifs w ere draw n on paper plates w hich were placed underneath the glass plates as guides for the paintings There were crow s and m ythical Phoenix birds, arrow designs, black bear paw prints, trees and anim als R eflecting on the project and their N ative A m eri can studies, fourth grader Jessica N ew com er told T he P ortland O bserver, “ It helps us understand w hat they d o .” Fifth grader Miles Pengilly excitedly related tire class’s plans to experience a modified "vision quest” as they study various northwest Indian groups, draw murals about Indian life and other projects. “It’s really f un," he said. “It is research, but it helps us understand Native Americans and it is kind of living like them I feel we are connected." During the vision quest, students will gather around a fake fire, talking about what it was like for early Indians in the northwest and what trader gatherings must have been like at nearby Sauvie Island. The plates will be sold at "Our Children’s Store" at the downtown Galleria, with profits from the holiday sales going to the Indian Child Welfare Association and the Linnton Community Center. The sale begins Dec. 3, when a party will be held at the Galleria for the children from all seven participating schrxils and for people from various chanties Each class in the project chose the ch arities that w ould benefit from the sales o f their specific art objects. T he sc h o o l’s project is one o f several in Portland Public Schools that co n n ect students w ith d isadvantaged young sters in the com m unity. "They don't have what we have," said fourth grader Mare Wiater, hoping the proceeds would buy “fixxl, blankets and shelter.” Guest artists Susan Bard and Vicki Cridland, both of northeast Portland, were on hand to help the children with several projects. “It is wonderful they get exposed to cultural differences." said parent Debra Marsh, whose husband is a fish biologist that works for various Indian tribes. “W e even take the children for visits to pow wows at the Warms Springs Reservations " As the 27 plates sat on a table, drying in sunlight coming through the classroom windows, teacher Morris lixiked forward to the receiving American Indian names ami having a potluck gathering the first week in December. T A show and sale celebrating nature in art, crafts and books, featuring pottery, jew elry, wildlife art, sculpture, garden art. fabric art and natural history books will be held Nov. 28-30 at Montgomery Park. < .ili igh school stu d en ts can learn m ore about career ch o ices by attending (he 24th annual C areer A w areness Day on S aturday, Dec. 6 from 9 a.m. to 3 p in. at Portland State U n iv ersity ’s H arrison Hall. T he free annual event is pre sented by the U rban L eague o f Portland. Parents are also w elcom e to attend. C areer A w areness Day provides young people w ith inform ation about dozens of career fields, school to w ork opportunities, internships with local em ployers and sch o l arships. " I t’s never too early to begin th in k ing about w hat you w ant to do after high sch o o l,” said the Urban L ea g u e’s vice P resi dent o f Program s Brian A. Black. ‘‘C areer A w areness Day gives students an idea of som e o f the options they have and som e of the skills th e y ’ll need to ex cel.” The event will include a C areer Fair w here students can m eet with representatives from m any em ployers. Participating em ployers include R egence/B lue C ross & Blue Shield, O regon H ealth S ciences U n iv ersity , RR D onnelley and m any others. I. n i uh n m .i l n m w ill lie g i x i n p rim ilx il i n i ix i d lu n xx i r k s lii lm « Iin IX I III il.ili . Fifth grader Kelly Krashow paints black bear paws on her dinner plate. (Photo by Nell Hellpern)
