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Volume XXVII, Number 50
Committed to cultural diversity.
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DEC. 17. 1997
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Energy Program
Warms Low
Income
Residents
See The Light
Metro Washington Park Zoo is hosting
its annual ZooLights Festival. There will
be a nightly puppet show along with music
dance troupes, and artwork. ZooLights runs
until Dec.31. Hours are 5 to 8 p.m. Sun
days through Thursdays, and 5 to 8:30
p.m. Fridays and Saturdays. The festival is
closed on Dec. 24th and 25th.
Troop 700
helps out for
the holidays
Kwanzaa Celebration
The Interstate Firehouse Cultural Cen
ter is offering a workshop focusing on the
seven principles of Kwanzaa: unity, self-
determination, collective work and respon
sibility, cooperative economics, purpose
creativity and faith. Call 823-2000 for tick-
| ets or information.
Haley Wolters (left), and Emily
Egan, both 8 1/2 and Madeline
School students, were part of
Brownie Troop 700, helping St.
Vincent de Pau I pack Christinas
tood packages. The Northwest
Portland troop includes girls from
M ad e le in e,
A lam eda
and
Laurelhurst schools.
Free Haircut
Boys and Girls ages 16 and under can
get a free, Christmas haircut done profes
sionally on Monday, Dec. 22. Times are 10
a m.- 3 p in. First come, first served. The
event is sponsored by the Salvation Army
Moore St. Corps Cohimunity Center. Call
239-1241 for information.
Nutcracker Revised
OMSl takes a holiday classic to a new
level with Laser Nutcracker Fantasy, a
laser light show. A show for all ages.
Matinee shows are Tuesday through Fri
day at 3 p.m.; and Saturday, Sunday and
holidays at 11 a.m„ 1 p.m. and 3 p.m.,
through January 1, 1998. Shows are free
with OMSI general admission or OMSl
membership, or $2 for the show only.
Tickets are available at the museum. For
more information, call 797-4646.
Kwanzaa Event
Learn ways to celebrate the 7 basic
principles of Kwanzaa. There will be a
fashion show, drumming presentation,
Kwanzaa stories and a presentation on
African village. An event for families and
[ children. The program starts on Saturday
Dec. 20 from noon to 3 p.m. at Community
AMEZion Church. Call AMEZion Church
at 693-2846 or 695-5961.
Holiday Music
The Portland Baroque Orchestra pre
sents Handel’s Messiah. The concert takes
place on Saturday, Dec. 20 at 7:30 p.m
Sunday, Dec. 21 at 3 p.m. and Monday
Dec. 22 at 7:30 p.m. Performances will be
held at trinity Episcopal Cathedral in north
west Portland. Call the PBO office at 222
I 6000.
Tuna on stage
Portland Center Stage presents A Tuna
Christmas, a wildly successful hit of last
year. The performance will run until Jan.3
at the Intermediate Theatre of the Portland
Center for the Performing Arts. Tickets are
from $ 10-$36, with special discounts for
groups. For tickets and information, call
274-6588.
Santa in concert
Meet Santa and Mrs. Claus are the stars
in the all-new Oregon Symphony Kids
Holiday concert Santa will be narrating
The entire audience will be invited to sing
along on “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Rein-
| deer” and “Joy to the World”.
Tickets may be purchased at Oregon
I Symphony Ticket Office (719 SW Alder)
| or charged by phone at 228-1353.
40th Annual
Children’s
Holiday Party
A Gathering, Dec 22nd
A gathering - people coming together
to relax, enjoy the company of friends,
meet new friends, view the city landscape
and lights, enjoy music (Roger Hart, SUNY
9.10 radio), no host bar, raffle tickets, and
door prizes.Monday, December 22nd, 5:30
TO 9:30 AT Shenanigan’s.
SI O M IS S IO N S : ( o iiiiiiiin its
( a l e n d a r m in i iit.it inn Mill lie e r ie n
p rim its i f (lu tili I m o M eeks
b e lin e the e s c ili (Inte.
Scratch For Charities
Targeting Portland's Inner
City Youth
Saturday, D ecem ber 20, 1997 the
Jimmy Bang Bang W alker Youth F oun
d a tio n w ill hold i t ’s 40th A nnual
C hildren’s Holiday Party for children in
North and Northeast Portland. The an
nual event which started out as a holiday
giveaway by the Clarion Defender News
paper has endured as the longest holiday
tradition targeting inner city youth in
the City. In the past forty years there
have been only two stand-ins for W alker
who appeared as P o rtlan d ’s first Black
Santa claus well before it became p o liti
cally correct. W alker stated “Having five
children of my own, I felt it im portant to
portray Santa as som eone who looked
like their father as well as the other
Bi ack children in my com m unity.”
This y ea r’s party will be held in the
cafeteria at Jefferson High School from
12 noon to 2:00pm. Santa is expected to
arrive at 1:00pm.
For inform ation contact Freda W alker
at 282-7436.
Happy Hanukkah!
Celebrate Hanukkah at the Mittleman
I Jewish Community Center. There will be
Klezmer music, singing and dancing. Po
tato latkes and hot dogs will be available
for purchase. Call 244-0111 for informa-
I tion.
Low income households in need of finan
cial aid to pay for winter heating bills will be
able to apply for the Low Income Energy
Assistance Program (LIEAP), a federal pro
gram managed by Multnomah County’s De
partment of Community and Family Services
(DCFS), beginning Monday, December 1,
1997. This program is intended to assist low
income residents with their household heat
costs. This year, unlike previous years, appli
cants must call a participating agency to
receive an applications. The application needs
to be completed and returned to the agency in
the provided envelope to be processed. To
qualify for energy assistance, applicants must
be at or below 125% of the Federal poverty
level (Examples: a household of one with a
yearly income of $9,863.00 or less; or a
household of four with a yearly income that
does not exceed $20,063.00)
Locations in Multnomah County
North Area: St. John’s YWCA, 721-6762
Northeast Area: Albina Ministerial Alli
ance, 240-0828
Northeast Area: Friendly House, 228-4335
Downtown Area: Transition Projects,
823-4930
Southwest Area: Neighborhood House,
246-1663
Inner Southeast Area: Portland Impact,
736-6000
Outer East Area: Human Solutions,
248-3662
Outer East Area: Human Solutions -
Rockwood, 248-5215
Contacts: Gina Mattioda, Public Affairs
Coordinator (503) 248-3691 ext. 26474
Tom Brodbeck, Energy Coordinator (503)
248-3999 ext. 26057
Media groups from Oregon were invited to Lloyd Center Mall to scratch Oregon L o tte r^ ic k e t^ n d donate th e w in n in g ^ o
$ 1 8 2 ao o ' te Charit'eS‘ ° hUCk Washington and Gary Ann Taylor o f the Portland Observer Newspaper, scratched a whopping
Shown in the above photo are Gary Ann Taylor o f the Portland Observer. Shelly M. Lurse Of KINK Radio, Chuck Washington
o f the Portland Observer and Anita Garlock o f KINK Radio.
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National Grant for Service on King Holiday
Urban League of Portland awarded $3,650
n his weekly radio address, President
dren about national and local leaders who
Clinton announced 73 grants forcotn-
have worked for greater civil rights and so
munities to organize service events
cial and economic justice in the spirit of
on Martin Luther King Day. The grants
Martin Luther King. Jr. The student volun
from the Corporation for National Service
teers will also engage in three direct commu
were awarded to organizations to imple
nity service activities between the King Holi
ment service activities that honor Dr King's
day and June 30, 1998 The campaign Mill be
legacy and further his teachings by bringing
conducted in partnership with the Bridge
people together to solve community prob
Builders and the Epsilon Zeta Lambda Chap
lems.
ter ol Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity
The Urban League of Portland received a
“We are proud that President Clinton and
$3,650 grant to implement its “Beloved
the Corporation for National Service have
Community Campaign." The campaign will
recognized the Urban League of Portland
enlist a cadre of college and high school age
and our Beloved Community Campaign which
students to teach elementary school chil-
will help our community understand its proud
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tradition of social activism and service," said
Lawrence J Dark, President and CEO of the
Urban League of Portland. "I am also very
appreciative to governor Kitzhaber for ap
pointing me as a State Delegate to the
President's summit on America’s Future
where I was able to discuss community ser
vice concepts with leaders from all over the
nation. The Beloved Community Campaign
is an opportunity to implement locally many
of the things I observed and discussed at the
summit."
Working closely with the King Commis
sion and the Points of Light Foundation, this
is the fourth year that the Corporation for
National Service has spearheaded efforts to
lull i II the King Holiday and Service Act of
1994, which seeks to transform the obser
vance ol King's birthday into a day of ser
vice that reflects his life and teaching.
The Urban League of Portland is a non
profit, community-based human service,
economic and social justice agency serving
youth and families, students, job seekers,
and seniors in the metro area. The Urban
League is home to the Multnomah County
Northeast Family Center, the Multnomah
County Northeast District Senior Service
Center and the Northeast one Stop Career
Center.