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Pal Hosts Benefit:
Middle-School Kids Play Jazz ForG uesis
Community members are invited to the
bth Annual PAL Holiday Gala and Awards
Reception at the Pittoek Mansion, 3229 N. W.
Pittock. on Thursday, December 11, 1997,
6:30-8:30 p.m. tickets are available for a
minimum donation of $35-75 and all pro
ceeds go to support PAL programs which
strive to build positive relationships between
youth, police and tile community.
"Each year, the event becomes more suc
cessful," said PAL Executive Director Maura
K. While-Cioeta. "The Pittock is beautiful
during the holiday season and this year we are
looking forward to the Carousel theme."
PAL Board President and Honorable Judge
William Keys will present MultnomahCounty
District Attorney Michael D. Schrunk with
the volunteer Agency of the Year Award lor
his work with the AmeriCorp members for
Neighborhood Safety program at the 6th
Annual PAL Holiday Gala at the Pittock
Mansion. The awards ceremony will begin at
7:30 p.m. at the top of the marble staircase in
the mansion.
AmeriCorp members lor Neighborhood
Safety have dedicated more than 2,000 hours
of time in direct service to youth with PAL
projects like the PAL Bud Monnes Youth
Center, Violence Free Spring Break. Free
Fishing Day and more.
Ten youth from Centennial Middle School
have formed a Jazz Ensemble led by music
teacher Mary Lou Donovan to entertain the
expected 200 guests. PAL youth, police ex
plorers and members of the Portland Police-
Corp will also be on hand to assist guests and
talk to guests about the PAL program.
For more information, please contact Maria
Honl, 823-0250.
Child Care Chairperson Appointed
Lisa Kipetski from Pendleton has been ap
pointed by Governor John Kitzhaber to serve
as chair of the Oregon Commission for Child
Care Kopetski, who has been involved in the
child-care field for seven years, is the first
person from eastern Oregon to serve as chair of
ihe commission. The commission chair is ap
pointed for aone-year term. Kipetski has served
on the commission since 1992.
The Oregon Commission for Child Care
serves as an advisory board to the governor
and the Legislature on issues concerning
accessibility, affordability, and quality ol
child care. The commission consists ol 12
volunteers and three legislators. Volunteers
are appointed to three-year terms and legisla
tors for two years.
Kopetski earned a bachelor of science
You Can Be A
Saint To An
Abused Child
Fosterchildren with past issues of abuse-
need a caring adult to act as a friend/
mentor while driving them to weekly coun
seling appointments or visits with their
parents.. A sensitivity to the issues ol
abuse, a valid drivers license and a good
driving record is all that is required. V e
hicles and/or mileage reimbursements and
insurance coverage available. Tim es
needed include days, evenings and w eek
ends. For more information contact Jonica
Lynn at 731-3208 x22.
degree in business management from the
University ol Oregon. She is the owner ol
Magic Years Day Care, a group home in
Pendleton. She ischairol the Blue Mountain
Community College Child Care 1 ask Force
to develop an on-site child-care center, and
has been a member of the Child Care Re
source and Referral Advisory Committee
since 1994.
“O regon's work force needs to he able to
depend on its child care Kopetski said.
"The commission will continue to work
closely with the governor to that end, and we
have recently been charged by Senate Presi
dent Brady Adams to develop new anti cre
ative ways to address the allordabilily ol
child care through the convening of a child
care task force."
G in g e rb re a d , know n in G erm any as
L eb k u ch en , has been a baking tradition
since the early I I th c en tu ry .
The first know n bakers o f gingerbread
w ere nuns and m onks I hey w ould bake
g in g e rb re a d sheets and d eco rate them
w ith di ied fruits T his w ould allow them
to create p ic tu re s such as (low ers or
often tim es they w ould d esign w ritten
m essages stre ssin g h o lid ay or relig io u s
them es.
Honey w as the only know n sw eetener
for baking at the tim e g in g erb read o rig i
nated. It is sp ecu lated that gingerbread
actu ally p re-d ates the I I th century since
Tears of Joy Unwraps Family Favorites
T w as the night before C h ristm as
and all through the house, not a c re a
ture was stirring .except I or the N ig h t
mare in the clo set! T here s a N ig h t
mare in My C lo set by M ercer M ayer is
a favorite am ong fam ilies around the
globe. T he play also in c o rp o ra te s The
Fat C at. a D anish folk tale p erform ed
w ith c o lo rfu l sh adow p u p p e ts and
Jabberw ocky by L ew is C arro ll. 1 lie-
stories are woven together by the them e
of facing and o v ercom ing our fears,
l'he show was created in 1989 by cars
o f Joy s in -h o u se s ta ll, d isc u ssin g
ideas, building puppets, dev elo p in g
c h a ra c teriz a tio n and script. I here s a
N ightm are in My C loset has becom e
one of T ears of J o y 's most su ccessfu l
show s and is a fam ily favorite, eagerly
anticipated.
Places o f Perform ance:
C olum bia Art C en ter
400 W est E vergreen
V ancouver, W ashington
D ecem ber 12th - 14th
Fri. 7:30pm ; Sat. I I & 2pm ; Sun.
2 pm
W inningstad T h eatre
I I I I SW B roadw ay, P ortland
D ecem ber 19th - 28th
F ridays 7:30pm ; S aturdays I lam
and 2pm.
S undays 2pm ; Dec. 22nd, 23rd,
and 26th 2pm
For in form ation call T ears ol Joy
Box O ffice, 360-69 5-0477 or 503-
248-0557
J
honey dough was the m ost com m on type
ol dough made at that tim e.
The m ixing of the dough and spices
w ere done m onths in advance ol C hrist
mas T his allow ed the spices to mellow
anil enhanced the llav o r. this becom ing
an all tim e favorite
O ne docum ented story tells ol a baker
in the I 3th cen tu ry who p repared gin
g erbread dough upon the birth ol his
son His son then baked this prepared
dough m any, m any years later upon the
retirem en t ol his lather from the fam ily
bakeshop
The doughs are usually com pletely
w hich is then m ixed in on the actual day
o f baking I'hese p rep ared doughs w ere
stored in stone cro ck s and then placed in
dark places w hich w ere cool.
To this day in G erm an y , g in g erb read
doughs are prepared in the sum m ertim e
and left to cure until the holiday season
arrives. I lie life expectancy ol the dough,
as well as the baked fin ish ed p roduct, is
literally years it stored in a cool place.
G in g erb read T ru lllc s
I lb heavy cream (w h ip p in g cream )
3 lb se m i-sw e e t c h o c o la te
I lb baked g in g e rb re a d
stove top and
rem ove w hen sauce is boiling.
* slow ly mix in ch opped up se m i
sw eet c h o c o la te m o rsels into h e a te d
cream ( R em em ber to mix c o n tin u o u sly ).
* W hen m ix tu re ol cream and c h o c o
lates is fully m elted and sm ooth, set
aside
* G rind up a p p ro x im a te ly I pound ol
baked g in g e rb re a d and pour into c h o c o
late cream m ixture.
* II d e sire d , soak ground g in g e rb re a d
into your fa v o rite adult b everage to e n
hance flavor p rio r to m ixing w ith c h o c o
late cream sauce
Laundry do’s and don'ts
Uon t let your laundry stains get
you down. Here's a few tips gath
ered by Whirlpool consumer assis
tants to help you tackle the stains
of the day:
■ Heat is the enem y of stain
removal. Clean spills and soils on
garments before storing or ironing
them. The warmth of a closet, in
combination with natural or artifi
cial light, can set stains. Heat from
an iron also sets stains and drives
soil deeper into the fabric.
■ G arm ent fibers can become
damaged if they are brushed or
rubbed while wet-especially those
of silk, linen and cotton. This dam
age can look like a white, chalky
area on the fabric. Attempting to
remove a spill or stain by wetting a
napkin or cloth and nibbing the
fabric is most often the cause. The
dam age may not be noticeable
until after the garment is cleaned.
Instead, gently blot the area. For
w ashable pieces, pretreat then
launder, or apply a pretreat stain
stick or gel as soon as possible.
Why? Read on...
■ Pretreating a stain before it is
dried or set increases your chances
of removal. Use a prewash stain
remover, liquid laundry detergent,
or a paste made from a powdered
laundry detergent and water. First,
test for color fastness by pretreat
ing a seam or other inconspicuous
area. Then, launder the entire gar
ment with a detergent plus a bleach
that's safe for the fabric. Check the
stain before you put the garment
into the dryer. If the stain is not
com pletely gone, try the slain
removal prixedurc one more time-
never dry a stained garment.
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