Volume X X V II. Number 49
Committed to cultural diversity.
DEC. 10, 1997
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Older workers promoted
T o prom ote the h irin g o f o ld e r w o rk -
ers. Green T h u m b is p ro m o tin g tw o
contests to search fo r O re g o n 's most
ou tsta n d in g o ld e r w o rk e r and o ldest
w orker. N om inees m ust be 55 years
and older. E n try fo rm s can be o b tained
by c o n ta ctin g the g roup at 9115 S.W ,
O lson Rd.. Suite 101, P o rtla n d . OR
97223 o r c a llin g 2 4 4-3776
Hip hop dance
Y o u th fe st " D o n ’ t B e lie v e Da H y p e ,"
a ce le b ra tio n o f peace and u n ity through
poetry, rap. spoken w ords, m usic and
d a n c e , f e a t u r in g th e s o u n d s o l
M ix M a s ta ’ K .D . w ill be held W ednes
day, Dec. 14. The event w ill begin at
4 :3 0 p.m . at the F ilip in o A m e ric a n
C enter. 8917 S.E. Stark
“Our Children’s Store" celebrates
Bv N eil H eilpern
oungsters from several Portland
Y
area schools swarm ed to the
o p e n in g o f " O u r C h ild re n 's
S to re ' at the G a lle ria d o w n to w n last
Wednesday for the opening sales day o f
their own products.
M ore than 2(X) children came from six
schools fo r the event— Alameda. A rleta.
B ridlenule, H o llyrood. Laurelhurst and S ky
line.
They took turns shopping fo r gifts, in
cluding ones they made to raise money fo r
several charities, part o f a program known as
"K id s H elping K ids.”
There were painted dinner plates, beaded
bracelets and hand crafted greeting cards,
among a parade o f g ift items available. Santa
made his entrance and a line o f children
q u ic k ly formed to sit on his lap and discuss
their desires for the holidays.
DJ with Chata Man
A fro reggae and fu n k y h ig h life is the
scene M o n d a y 's as DJ w ith C hata M an
p e rfo rm s at K o k o p e lis . 2 8 4 5 S .E .
S tark. Shows start at 9 :3 0 p.m .
Advocates sought
V o lu n te e rs interested in in v e s tig a
tio n . advocacy and e ld e rly eare needed
to served as om budsm en fo r residents
o f n ursing homes, re s id e n tia l care fa
c ilitie s . a s s is te d -liv in g fa c ilitie s and
adult foster care homes. State o ffic ia ls
w ill train the vo lu n te e rs in sessions
b e g in n in g Jan. 22. F o r in fo rm a tio n ,
contact K a th y W a lle r at (1 -8 0 0 ) 522-
2602.
See Handel’s Messiah
The P ortland Baroque O rchestra p re
sents H a n d e l’ s M essiah under the d i
re ctio n o f h ig h ly -a c c la im e d c o n d u c
to r o f the S m ith so n ian C h a m b e r P la y
B allerina Rene Thomas. 14. o f Oregon
Ballet Theater School, let her pink tutu tw irl
as she met children and showed them the
various steps used in the production o f "The
N u tcracker.”
D uring w elcom ing remarks, Joan Stevens,
o f the C h ild re n 's Fund Com m ittee, thanked
the assembled children lo r "going to bat for
other kids.”
The Portland students spent the last few
weeks m aking g ift tags, glass g ift plates and
c o lo rfu l bead bracelets to donate to the
store. A ll profits go to 64 participating ch a ri
ties that help Portland children in need.
W h ile munching their Christmas cookies
and ju ic e , children sat on the floor andcom -
pared their purchases.
Several A T & T employees were on hand
to serve treats to the children A T & T spon
sored the party
or me r m * transitional School, compares purchases with Geovanna Hall. 8 1 /2 . (left) during
the opening of Our Children's Store" Christmas sales at the Galleria.
Bring Your
Kids In To Be
Immunized
Saturday
ers. F rid a y and S aturday. Dec. 19 -2 0 at
7 :30 p.m. and M o n d a y Dec. 22 at 7:30
p.m . at T r in ity E p isco p a l C a th e d ra l in
northw est P o rtla n d . T ic k e ts are a v a il
able lo r $37, $28 and $19 by c a llin g
2 2 2 -6 0 0 0 .
Free haircuts
P rofessional ha ircu ts fo r boys and
g irls w ill be g ive n on a firs t com e, firs t
rea residents are eneouragei
A
serve basis at the S alvation A rm y M oore
Street C orps C o m m u n ity C e n te r, 5325
to have their children im m u
nized at a tree c lin ic and make
your-ow n holiday greeting card day at the
Western Slates C h iro p ra c tic C o lle g e
Campus C lin ic
N. W illia m s , M o n d a y, Dec. 22 fro m
10 a m. to 3 p.m . C a ll 239-1241
in fo rm a tio n .
B
SECTION
fo r
This holiday season, there is one g ift
that even Santa can't d e live r to your c h il
Spiritual leader hosted
A rea residents are in v ite d to meet
Q u a fo rd C o le m a n , p re s id e n t o f the
Y o u n g M en fo r C h ris t and syndicated
dren: the g ift of good health.
c o lu m n is t fo r G ospel T o d a y and Score
in the national im m unization rates for
children. The o rig in a l study was con
ducted in 1994. Today, three years later.
magazines. S aturday at 5 p.m . at R e
fle c tio n s C o ffe e House in the W a ln u t
Park S hopping C enter. R efreshm ents
w ill be pro vid e d . R S V P b y c a llin g L a m -
bert Meade at 281-4925.
A ccording to the Oregon Health D iv i
sion. Oregon ranks 47th out o f 50 states
n u ,, vvyucn , u e , n e i, . w n ri
tony wasnmgion tieni, and Charles Washington of the Portland Observer.
(Photo by M. Washington)
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L o o k in g fo r n e tw o rk in g o p p o rtu n t
ties? Check out the P o rtla n d B usiness
P rofessional W o m e n ’ s C lu b , m eeting
the th ird Tuesday o f e ve ry m o n th at
6 :3 0 p.m at va rio u s lo c a tio n s . F o r
m ore in fo rm a tio n , ca ll 2 3 8 -3877.
A Tuna Christmas
Portland Center Sage presents its w ildly
successful hit o f last year. A Tuna Christmas,
through Jan. 3 at the Intermediate Tlieater of
the Portland Center for the Performing Arts
Tickets range from $10 to $36 with special
discounts for groups. For information, call
274-6588.
Salvation Army needs
Senator visits Portland Observer
Bv L ee P erlman
on Wyden remains what he always
R
fits his style. The tall, lanky senior advocale-
turned congressman-turned U.S. senator has
always loved public contact, scheduling regu
lar public forums and showing up at every
The Salvation A rm y offers many volunteer
possible event to press the flesh. Even so. lie
opportunities for caring people wanting to
make the holidays brighter tor those in need.
You can pack hoi iday fiwxj fx txes, donate tunc
cannot maintain the same level o f contact
w ith the nation's tenth largest slate that he
once had w ith part o f its largest city.
“ I visited each of the .36 counties in O r
as hell ringers, serve Christmas meals, or
greet donors and receive g ifts fo r needy
c h ild re n and fa m ilie s at the L lo y d C e n
ter " G iv in g T re e .” C a ll Jan M c H a rg at
7 3 1 -0 1 5 6 .
SI OM ISSIONS: Community
Calendar information will be given,
priority if received two weeks
before the event date.
of inadequate im m unization records or
he speaks w ith whoever passes by about what
ol the Oregon Health Plan.” that uses tobacco
ever they want Io discuss. The less formal
taxes for children's health assistance.
Io deny proper health care to growing
children is toensure that they w ill be a drain on
public resources when they get older "Pay
zation. This happens for a couple o f rea
sons: parents may not be aware of the
have secretly stalled the progress o f im por
tant legislation, making them take responsi
b ility fo r their actions “ I could walk up to
now or pay later," he says.
On this visit to Northeast M a rtin Luther
K in g Jr B oulevard he says. "Y o u have the
tw o shoe stores, (he police precinct, the
sm all shops and they all adil up. but what's
m issing is one more big retailer to act as an
anchor."
anyone on M L K and they’ d say. That makes
I he former basketball player says lie's dis
sense, hut in Washington it's considered radi
cal." he says
appointed m the Portland Trail Blazers man
agement and players, perceiving that in recent
vears they have cut themselves o ff from the
com m unity. He makes,in exception fo r young
A lv in W illia m s , w ho attended a recent
Backboards and Blackboards youth function
He clashed with the C linton administration
when he called on federal authorities not to
interfere with Oregon's assisted suicide law.
" I voledagainst Ballot Measure I9w hen it was
egon last year, and I 'l l visit each o f them this
year,” he says, “ but a town hall in Wheeler
County doesn’t allow someone in southeast
Portland to see me."
o rig in a lly proposed, and I voted for Measure
51 (to repeal the suicide law) this year." he
w illin g to stay as late as needed Io sign auto
says. "B u t the [(tuple have spoken." To con
tinue the opposition would show contempt
graphs. making Ians ol many kids and one
senator
for the w ill o l the people ol Oregon, and
S till, he's trying, and finding new ways to
do it. In the tiny Wheeler County town o f
Fossil, he tried out his latest trick: a side
Wyden in turn has fans of his own in the The
contribute to public cynicism about the p o liti
cal process, he says.
Portland Observer fam ily, who fondly re
walk town hall He places a desk at a busy
intersection and. while an aide takes notes.
enact a new housing assistance program that
provides I (X )[>ereenl down pay ments lor quali-
(
Every year, hundreds of Am erican chi I
dren are sent home f rom school because
lyin g first-tim e homebuyers at three percent
interest. He also supported the Kennedy-
Hatch Act. which he calls the "federal version
has been: a man of the people It's
atmosphere allowed participation by people
.ju s t that as he clim bs the p o liti
who might have tell loo intimidated to come
cal ladder, he has more people, scattered
to an indoor meeting, let alone speak at one.
over more territory, to be a man of.
Wyden is also getting himself heard in
It’ s mid-afternoon as he pays a courtesy
Washington, no small fete lo r a first-term
call to the Portland Observer office to visit
m inority party senator He has tried to turn the
old friends, but the day 's schedule still calls
spotlight on more powerful colleagues who
for meetings in Hood River and Corvallis.
It seems to agree w ith him and definitely
Oregon is s till ranked at the same appall
ing level
On a more positive note. Wyden helped
W ithout making a point o f it. W illiam s was
member his support when matriarch Joyce
Washington passed away, but also in the "fam
ily " o l north and northeast Portland, whom he
has supported iln titiillv over the vears
worse, get sick w ith diseases that could
have been prevented w ith proper im m u n i
importance o f im m unization, or they arc-
unable to af ford the vaccinations.
Western Stales C h iro p ra ctic C ollege
( ampus C lin ic is com bating the problem
by presenting free im m unizations on Sat
urday from lO a .m - 2 p.m. A t the event,
k id s can jo in in a holiday party! There w ill
be lun snacks and an opportunity to make
your own holiday greeting card
The W SCC Campus C lin ic of fers both
hiropraclic and medical care under one
root, and treatment options that also inte
grate the tw o health disc iplines The C lin ic
hosts a tree im m unization day every other
month, in cooperation w ith the M u lt
nomah C ounty Health Department A t the
vent, both chiropractic interns and m edi
al physicians w ill be on hand to answer
questions
Western Stales Chiropractic College.
niniJed in 1904 in Portland, grants both a
achelor ol science degree and the doctor
it chiropractic degree W SCC is one o f 16
hiropraclic colleges in the United States,
mil is accredited hy the Northwest Asso-
ation of Schools and Colleges and the
ouncil on C hiropractic Education.
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