FEB. 25, 190S
Committed to cultural diversity.
Volume XXVII, Number 60
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Art On Alberta Offers Creative Diversity
Science Bowl
H u n d red s o f high sch o o l stu d e n ts
from O re g o n and W a sh in g to n w ill be
p a rtic ip a tin g in th e S ev en th A nnual
B o n n e v ille P o w e r A d m in is tr a tio n
H igh S chool S c ie n c e Bow l on S a tu r
d ay , M arch 7.
T he p u b lic is w elco m e to w atch as
m any team s o f stu d e n ts co m p ete in
th e q u iz -s h o w sty le ev en t fo r th e rig h t
to e n te r in th e N atio n al S cien ce Bowl
held ev ery y e a r in W a sh in g to n , D.C.
C all 2 3 0 -5 1 3 3 .
Explore Scandinavia
Mt. H o o d C o m m u n ity C o lle g e ’s
W o rld V iew S lid e S eries p re se n ts a
slid e /p re se n ta tio n , “ S um m er W an d er
ing in S to ck h o lm and Ic e la n d ,” F eb
ru ary 26 at noon-1 PM, in th e V isual
A rts C e n te r T h e a tre at th e c o lleg e.
T he p ro g ra m is free and o p en to the
pu b lic.
Join p re se n te r E rn ie D rap ela for a
look at life in S c a n d in a v ia .
Go Outdoors
E x p lo re th e n a tu ra l w o rld th ro u g h
a rt, sto rie s, sc ie n c e a c tiv itie s and n a
tu re w alk s. L iste n , sm e ll, to u ch and
w atch fo r fo re st w o n d ers.
T h e ev en t is sp o n so re d by F rien d s
o f T ry o n C reek S tate Park. T he next
w o r k s h o p is fo r P r e - S c h o o l an d
A d u lts. P re -R e g istra tio n is req u ired .
C all 6 3 6 -4 3 9 8 .
Ivy Pull
H elp rid th e p ark o f th is in v a siv e
n o n -n a tiv e p la n t. B ring g lo v e s and
d re ss fo r th e w e a th e r. T h e F rien d s o f
T ry o n C re e k S ta te Park is h av in g a
C o m m u n ity Ivy Pull on M arch 14,
from 9 AM till N oon. C all 6 3 6 -4 3 9 8 .
Auction
T he 1998 M H C C D F oundation A uc
tio n , “ S p rin g fo r E d u c a tio n ,” is c o m
ing soon! D o n ’t m iss th is ch a n c e to
m ake an im p a c t on s tu d e n t’s liv es and
en jo y a fun e v e n in g in th e p ro cess.
At th is y e a r ’s e v e n t, b id for item s
ra n g in g fro m a w e e k at th e Jo h n
N ew co m b e T e n n is C am p in T ex as to a
ski trip at th e Big M o u n tain re so rt in
M o n tan a to fu rn itu re p a in te d by local
c e le b ritie s. C all 6 6 7 -7 2 0 6 .
B\ N e il H e il p e r n
housands ofcolorful brush strokes,
chiseled bits and paper swirls have
been combined into an Eastside
monthly showing known as “Art on Alberta."
Nine studios, galleries and other busi
nesses along a 15 block stretch o f Northeast
Alberta Street have developed a monthly
cavalcade o f art displays, in answer to the
w estside’s “ First Thursday.”
“We didn’t want ours to be in com peti
tion with the shows across the river, so we
decided to have ours on the last Thursday,”
said Donna Guardino, whose art gallery sits
on the com er o f Alberta and 29th. The
coordinated shows began last may and the
content is changed every month.
The next art adventure along Alberta
Street will be held 6-9 p.m., this Thursday,
February 26, 1998.
G uardino and Jill Gadeke, ow ner o f
Video-Roma directly across the street, were
among the pioneers who set up the series.
“We got the names o f artists and asked
them to be on the bandw agon,” recalled
Guardino, noting the first showing had 13
designated spots, “but not everyone opened
that night.”
The list o f showing places include galler
ies, video stores, coffee houses and artists’
studios.
“The neighborhood has really been re
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Donna Guardino (left) and Jill Gadeke prepare tor inursaay snowing or oiverse ureauvuy.
sponsive,” Guardino told The Portland Ob
server. “Artists have notoriously moved into
and books.
low.
time” unique timekeeping devices), Karen
areas and taken risks like this."
The 2900 block has the remaining shops,
Our
Dream
Gallery,
at
3209
Alberta,
will
Von Cleazy designs, Ken Wright (metal fur
“Donna and I put the map together,” said
includingGlass
Roots at 2921 (stained glass
feature
A1
Goldsby
(bronze
sculpturing),
niture and lamps) and the “Random h” of the
Gadeke, “but this is a community effort.”
mosaic studio), Hi i H Studio at 2927 (Lam
Athena
Hampton
(acrylic
on
canvas),
A1
Jones
Upstairs gallery.
“This street is definitely culturally di
Quang’s exotic lamps and lanterns and Derek
(ceramic Smoku vessels), Leonard James
This m onth’s “ Random art by random
verse,” said Guardino, is the safety issue.
O lson’s mixed media paintings), Juddee
(oil
on
masonite),
Mark
Bishon
(images
of
artists” come from Portland State University.
“The more people feel comfortable walking
M
oonbeam’s studio at 2929 (fibre art, cloth
"Buffalo
Cowboys”
in
America)
and
Jacob
T hey in c lu d e S ally O ’M ally, K elsey
on Alberta Street in the evening the safer it
ing,
beads and baskets), Guardino Gallery
Vercouteren
(modem
conceptualism,
and
McAllister, Pauline Serrano, Tina Serrano,
gets.”
at
2939
(Mike O rlas’s welded metal sculp
mixed
media).
Diam ond Mike Jones, Kanaan Kanaan,
“A group o f six studios which share the
tures
and
David M ichael’s paintings and
The
studio
o
f
public
sculptor
Brian
Borrello
Nathan Marcel, Donald Saluling, Suzanne
building at 1627 A lberta include Ivy
manipulated
color photographs) and Video-
and
Neon
Jones,
at
2
4
15
Alberta
will
include
Archambaud, Leah Faure, Paul Fujita, Robin
Lumpkin-True (home deco, custom design
Rama
at
2940
(showing Judit Szentirmay’s
their
sculptures,
drawings
and
neon
designs,
Lehto, Sid Peck, Chris Rhodes, Deja Tho
and clothing), Ameera Saahir (stained glass
hand-knit
sweaters).
as
well
as
Miriam
Rose’s
handmade
paper
mas, Tuffy C oum eilous and Heather W hit
and oil paintings), Victor Viola (“sounds o f
T
j
Metro Announces New Metro Washington Park Zoo Director
D
KBPS turns 75
On M arch 23, o n e o f P o rtla n d ’s
o ld e st ra d io sta tio n s, K BPS tu rn s 75.
T he sta tio n , w h ich has o p e ra te d on
AM 1450 sin c e 1923 as the e d u c a
tio n a l b ro a d c a st tra in in g c e n te r o f
B enson T e c h n ic a l H igh S chool and on
FM 89.9 sin ce 1983 as P o rtla n d ’s c la s
sical m u sic o u tle t, w ill c e le b ra te by
h o ld in g an o p e n h o u se.
T he p u b lic is inv ited . C all 224-0454
o r 2 8 8 -7 8 7 7 .
Hospice Care
B e c o m e a H o s p ic e V o lu n te e r .
W illa m e tte F alls H o sp ic e n eed s c a r
ing p e o p le to a ssist te rm in a lly ill p e r
son s and th e ir fa m ilie s. T ra in in g b e
gins M arch 3 1 at C la c k a m a s C o m m u
nity C o lle g e . 2 c o lle g e c re d its a v a il
able. C all 7 2 2 -3 7 3 4 .
Turtle Island
W alk in g on T u rtle Island is p lay in g
on F rid ay , A p ril 10 at 8 PM. T h is is a
o n e -m a n p lay fe a tu rin g five N ativ e
A m erican sto rie s c o lle c te d from N a
tive so u rces. P erfo rm ed by L akota sto
ry te lle r R o b ert O w ens.
“ T u rtle Is la n d ” is th e a b o rig in a l
nam e fo r N a tiv e A m erica. R eco m
m en d ed for a g es 12 and up. C all In te r
state F ireh o u se C u ltu ral C en ter at 823-
2000.
Food Seminar
T he Mt. H ood C o m m u n ity C o lleg e
Food S c ie n c e T e c h n o lo g y p ro g ram is
o ffe rin g a tw o -d a y “ B asic Food M i
c ro b io lo g y S e m in a r” for th o se w o rk
ing w ith food p ro c e ssin g , p re p a ra tio n
o f sa n ita tio n but h av e a lim ited b a c k
g ro u n d in m ic ro b io lo g y . T h e sem in ar
w ill be held M arch 17-18 a, the P o rt
land A irp o rt H o lid ay Inn.
ology from the U niversity o f South C aro
uring a press conference, Metro
lina and a bachelor o f science degree in
E xecutive O fficer M ike Burton
w
ildlife m anagem ent and conservation
announced thatT ony J. Vecchio
from
Pennsylvania State U niversity.
is the new director o f the Metro W ashing
V
ecchio
is a professional fellow o f the
ton Park Zoo, O regon’s No. I paid* tourist
A
merican
Zoological
A ssociation, a m em
attraction. V ecchio has been director of
ber
o
f
th
e
A
m
erican
A sso c ia tio n o f
the Roger W illiam s Park Zoo in Provi
Z
ookeepers
and
serves
on
the Rhode Is
dence, R.l. for the past nine years.
land
go
v
ern
o
r’s
C
om
m
ission
to Study the
“The zoo is a great com m unity resource
Link
Betw
een
Child
A
buse
and
Animal
for all o f us,’’said Burton. “We are pleased
Abuse.
to have such an outstanding director to
H is o th e r p r o f e s
assist with bringing
sional
organizations in
the zoo into a new
“ We are pleased to have such
clude
the Animal Be
era o f excellence.” an outstanding director to as
havior
Society, A m eri
Burton added
can
Society
o f Prima-
sist
with
bringing
the
zoo
into
that V ecchio is a
tologists,
International
highly skilled com a new era o f excellence. ”
Bear Biology A ssocia
m u n ity
le a d e r ,
tion,
Society
for
C
onservation Biology
m anager, curator and educator. V ecchio
and
A
m
erican
Society
o f M am m alogists.
will begin w orking at the Metro W ashing
M
etro,
the
regional
governm ent that
ton Zoo in about 30 days.
serves 1.3 m illion people w ho live in
V ecchio stated he is “excited to be part
C lackam as, M ultnom ah and W ashington
o f a zoo that so clearly supported by its
counties and the 24 cities in the Portland
com m unity.”
m etropolitan area, provides regional ser
He started w orking a, P ittsb u rg h ’s
vices
that guide grow th and help ensure
Highland Park Zoo while in high school.
that
livable
com m unities are created for
He has w orked alm ost continuously at a
the
future.
zoo since, including Zoo Atlanta and South
The M etro W ashington Park Zoo is a
C aro lin a’s Riverbanks Zoological Park.
M
etro
facility.
V ecchio holds a m aster’s degree in bi-
tro Executive Officer Mike Buron, left, apppoints Tony Vecchio as Director of the
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Mediation program proposal to air at meeting
B y L ee P e a r l m a n
n advisory committee is calling
for the city to fund the Neighbor
hood Mediation Program for one
more year. It is giving the public
chance to comment on their proposals.
The N eighborhood M ediation Center
Advisory Committee will review its recom
mendations and hear public comment at 7
p.m. M onday, M arch 2, at Emmanuel
Hospital’s Lorenzen Center.
Thecom m ittee's main recommendation is
that the city continue the program in its
current form for at least another year As part
o f its budget for 1997-98, City Council last
spring cut the p ro g ra m 's budge, from
$330,000 to $200,000, and directed that the
city should contract out for the services it
A
provides after December. Following the death
o f director Emmanuel Paris in November,
the city allocated another $93,000 to the
program and agreed to continue it until June.
According to consultant Mary Forst and
one more
co-chair Judith Mowry, the group felt the
program would have little chance o f survival
if it was forced to become independent by
June. “The committee was not willing to take
that risk," Forst says.
The committee discussed "spinning o ff'
with representatives o f such former govern
ment programs as the Metropolitan Arts Com
mission and the Portland-Multnomah Com
mission on Aging. Each said that such pro
grams must devote a significant amount of
energy to fundraising, and must have strong
community support. “ If mediation is to be a
non-profit, it must first have those legs in
place,” Forst says.
The committee’s recommendations call
for rebuilding the program ’s pool o f volun
teer mediators, which had dwindled away in
recent years. They also call for a permanent
advisory committee, performance measure
ments and outcome goals, and efforts to
“diversify” its funding.
“Internal stengtheningofthisprogram needs
to be done no matter what," Mowry says.
The committee will also put forth three
possible funding levels, and recommend one.
Mowry calls Office o f Neighborhood In
volvement director Diane Linn’s initial plans
to have the non-profit Resolutions Northwest
run the program on a sharply reduced budge,
“not sufficiently thought through " The idea
was based on part on the work being done by
workers paid less than city employees. How
ever, the federal Jobs W ith Justice Act stipu
lates that when government contracts ou, for
such functions, it must offer long-time em
ployees positions at their current rate of pay,
making such economies impossible.
“ I don’t see how the city could get the
same level o f service for $200,000 that they
are getting now, which is less than it could
be,” she says.
Moreover, she says, she is leary o f hastily-
made “slash and trash" budget decisions.
“The criteria for deciding what this is worth
to the city can’t be just dollars and cents," she
said. "W e have a moral obligation to provide
these services. T hey're part o f what makes
Portland unique.”