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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
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