Volume X X V II. Number 46
Committed lo eiiltiiral diversity.
NOV. 19, 1997
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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..
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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.
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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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Fifth grader Kelly Krashow paints black bear paws on her dinner plate.
(Photo by Nell Hellpern)