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Page AX JAN. 28, 1998 Jije W rtlmih (Blwruer. js / x ô T ôZiîtifei T® Pictured left to right: Nick Fuller, Harold Phillips. Sharon Sassone & Sally Fames. (Photo by Enie Vaisburd) F a m ily T ie s Find T h e A m e r ic a n D r e a m Miracle Theatre, the Northwest’ s largest Hispanic arts and culture organization wdl open the New Year with the West Coast premiere ol ( ale con I ,eche. a comedy rem i niscent ol Cuba and the American Dream. The opening night ol Cale , Friday. January ,30th w ill be sponsored by N1KF. Written by Cuban American playwright, Gloria Gonzalez, Cale’ features an ornery, yet endearing Cuban cigar p ullin g grand mother, "Abuela." who orchestrates the lives and fates of the Cabrera fam ily: Carmen, her devoted but critical daughter; Enrique, her born-lo-lose son-in law; Mario, her money- hungry teenage grandson; and T ito, the family s promise the one who w ill u lti mately capture and deliver the American Dream loi this non-lraditional Cuban-Ameri can family. The cast ol characters is com pleted by Manolo. a charming, but wayward uncle; and Eddie, a young Irish cop. who is also a li tend o f the family. C’ afe' con Leche, opens on F rid a y , January 30th and continues u n til Febru ary 28th at the M ira c le Theatre located at 525 S. E. Stark in P ortland. F rid ay, January 30th, 8 p/m . Preview w ill be shown on T hursday, January 29th. at 7 p.m F riday and Saturday night p e rfo r mances at 8:00 p.m. D iscounts lo r se niors and students on F riday and S a tu r day n ights. Advance tic k e t sales and group rates a vailab le , please c a ll lo r fu rth e r in fo rm a tio n (50 3) 236-7253. Senior Property Tax Deferral Deadline Is April 15 The Oregon D epartm ent o f Revenue is rem inding taxpayers that A p r il 15 is the deadline lo r filin g a p p lic a tio n s w ith county assessors lo r the senior p ro p e rty tax deferral program . The senior d eferral program a llo w s q u a lifie d senior citiz e n s to d efe r p a y ment ol th e ir pro pe rty taxes on th e ir hom e.'' explained S h irle y L eipe r, super visor o f the d ep artm en t's S enior D e fe r 1-8OO-886-72O4. In Salem the number is (503) 945-8617. These num bers are answered by m achine o n ly and are not fo r voice use. ria: ♦They must be 62 years o f age or older by A p ril 15 o f the year they a p p ly ; ♦ They must liv e on the p ro p e rty, and have deed or recorded sales c o n tra ct; •T h e y only have to file once unless they rem arry or are a s u rv iv in g spouse; * I heir household incom e must be less than $24.500 fo r the year before they apply Once on the program they need an adjusted gross incom e o l $29.000 or less to p articipate. •T h ey can come in and out o f the program depending on how th e ir incom e goes up or down. • laxes are owed when the taxpayer rece ivin g the d efe rra l dies, sells the pro pe rty, changes o w n ersh ip , or ceases to live perm anently on the pro pe rty A su rv iv in g spouse can co n tin u e to defer past and future taxes i f he/she is at least 59 1/2 and file s a new a p p lica tio n . A p p lic a tio n s and in fo rm a tio n are available by c a llin g the local co un ty assessor s ol I ice. For add itio na l in fo rm a tio n , ta x p a y ers may contact the d e p a rtm e n t’ s Tax Help representatives at (503) 378-4988. From January through A p r il the to ll- free num ber w ith in O regon is 1-800- 356-4222. Spanish speakers may ca ll (503) 945- 8 6 IX to leave a message. For T T Y (he a r ing or speech unpaired o n ly ), the year round to ll free num ber w ith in Oregon is Lift to right, Kathy Philpott as Eileen O'Finnian and Benjamin Buckley as Jack Spriggens. Living Wage Campaign Launched Our tax dollars should guarantee wages above the poverty-level for workers at com panies getting government contracts. Such contractors should pay at least I 10% ol pov erty-level fora fam ily o f four (approximately $8/hour) and provide health benefits. This message o f the Livin g Wage Cam paign is being promoted by the Rainbow Coalition, Portland New Party, the Coalition o f Black Men, JOBS with JUSTICE, the Workers Organizing Committee, the Gray Panthers, and many local labor unions. Port land City Council and Multnomah County Commission are the initial targets ol the lobbying effort with proponents vowing to eventually take the campaign to the School Board. Metro Council and the Stale Legisla ture. "Among the janitors, parking lot atten dants, security guards, temporary clerical and other low-wage workers affected by this law arc many people ol color.' says Macceo Pettis, a local New Party leader. “ We in the Black community have a serious interest in the employer and the employee. Tax dollars pay ing better wages and benefits toourpeople can only help stabilize companies. And bet ter paid workers spend more money at local winning this campaign. W ages and b e n e fits , p a r tic u la r ly health insurance benetits. have stagnated or d eclined fo r the average w o rk e r in the past tw o decades. T his has been espe c ia lly true fo r lo w -w a g e w orkers. W ith recent tax re vo lts, m any w e ll-p a id g o v ernm ent jobs have been contracted out to p riva te com panies. “ Low est bid de r laws cu rren tly lead governments to spend our taxes c o n tra c tin g w ith com panies w ho pay the low est wages and p ro v id e businesses." L iv in g wage laws have been enacted in m any c itie s , in c lu d in g Los Angeles, Boston. B a ltim o re , M in n e a p o lis , M il w aukee, D u lu th , New Haven, San D i few or no benefits. Bruce Watts o f the Coalition o f Black Men assures small and m inority contractors that contracts is about improving the lives ol ego, and Jersey C ity . The P o rtlan d-area L iv in g Wage C am paign urges lo c a l groups to endorse the cam paign, c irc u la te the p e titio n among m em bers, jo in the shopping center p e ti tio n in g in January and February and the c o m m u n ity hearing on liv in g wages on L in c o ln 's B irth d a y (F ebruary 12) at the M u sicia n s H a ll, 325 NE 20th, 6:30 P.M. C ontact JOBS w ith JU S T IC E , 236-5573 fo r d eta ils. FAMILY FAVORITES ral U nit. "State governm ent pays the taxes to the county, m aintains the account, and charges o nly 6% sim ple interest, w h ich is also d efe rre d." To q u a lify fo r the p rogram , senior citizens must meet the fo llo w in g c r ite Adventure awaits up the magic beanstalk to a giant castle in the clouds when Portland ’s award-win ning Northwest Children 's Theater presents Jack and The Beanstalk, a m usical version o f the cla ssic fairytale steeped in the mythicalfolk- lore o f ancient Ireland. Music, laugh ter and dance fill the newly Chris tened Northwest Neighborhood Cul tural Center (formerly the North west Service Center) February 6- 22, when young Jack Sprig gins, with the help o f a magical fairy, faces giants and ogres to become an unex pected hero. When: February 6 through Feb ruary 22, 1998 Friday & Saturday at 7:00pm. Saturday & Sunday at 2:00pm. Where: In the historic Northwest Neighborhood Cultural Center 1819 NW Everett Street, Portland, OR 97209 - Signing: Sign interpreted and audio described performance Friday, February 13 at 7:00pm For information call (503) 222- 4480 ofF astixx 224-8499 H e ig W SAFEWAY FOOD & DRUG Look For Your Safeway Weekly Shopping Guide In Your Oregonian FOODday in the Portland Metro Area ...and save more shopping at Saleway Enjoy Extra Savings With The SAFEWAY EXTRA In-Store Savings Guide PRICES EFFECTIVE JANUARY/FEBRUARY 1998 ?a Ovenjoy Bread 31 30 2 Prie»« 1 W»cttv» Wwrtnrsd. y January ?R Ih r» Tu»«4ay Februar y 3 M«4n««M 22,'wiz. 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