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MAY 27, 1998
Page A6
(Elje JJortlanb (Observer
Little People' Spans the Globe
A Child’s Celebration of the World
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M usic For I ittle P eople
is hosting a w orld party,
w ith a dozen top recording
a rtists in the b usiness, in­
viting ch ild re n and fa m i­
lies to jo in in the fun, sin g ­
ing and d an cin g to m usic
that spans the globe. F rom
South A frica to the bayou
and beyond, “ A C h ild 's
C e le b ra tio n
of
th e
W o r l d ” in c lu d e s F o lk ,
C ajun. A frican A m erican,
Italian, C aly p so , Irish and
even a L atin rap song-all
presented in a tun and e d u ­
cational w ay.
T his is the ninth album
in M u sic
F o r L ittle
e o p le ’s p o p u lar C h ild ’s
C eleb ra tio n S e rie s, c re a t­
ing a m usical mix o f global
tr a d itio n s and c u ltu r e s .
The album features songs
perfo rm ed by R affi, Taj
M ahal, M iriam M akeba,
Joan Baez, Irish R overs,
Sw eet H oney In T he Rock,
L a d y s m ith
B la c k
M am bazo, M aria M edina
S e rfin , C h e n ille S iste rs,
P apillion, Bill M iller and
I reyda I pstein. I lie them e
ol celebrating diversity and
a p p re c ia tin g the u n iq u e ­
n e s s o f e v e r y c u ltu r e
aro u n d the w o rld is re ­
flected th ro u g h o u t the a l­
bum.
A lbina Fletar«/ is HaVifig
a Parfe<f afvd Yeu
l iiy it < d !
Albina Rotary is sponsoring it's twelfth annual Peninsula Park Rose
Festival and Family Fun Day at Peninsula Park on May 30 from I pm to
4:30 pm. I he Rotarians are planning a full afternoon o f fun, food and
entertainm ent for the whole family.
I he festivities start with a picnic provided by Albina Rotary and
Northwest Natural (ias, then cheek out the lace painting and bingo.
I verybody loves a parade and what a parade is planned! Groups from
local schools, churches and other organizations will provide the afternoon’s
entertainment. June is officially Black Music Month so we will have
singer, Sheila W ileoxson, play for your entertainment.
I he Rose Festival Queen and Princesses w ill acknowledge four indi­
viduals from the community for their sen ice by planting roses in their
honor in the historic rose garden. This is the only Rose Festival sanctioned
event in NF Portland. I lerc's a chance to meet the Senior Court for 1998.
Pleasejoin Albina Rotary in Peninsula Park, at Portland Boulevard and
Albina Street, on Saturday, May 30th between I pm and 4:30 pm for a
wonderful, family oriented, afternoon to celebrate Spring!
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Costs of raising A Child
Continue to Rise
in A ik l M ii i s M orrow
I he cost of raising a child contin­
ues to rise and is highest for families
living in cities in the western United
State, according to the II.S. Depart­
ment o f Agriculture.
In its annual report, “Expenditures
on Children by Families," the USDA
estimates a middle income (making
$35,200to $59,300 a year before
taxes), two-parent family in the ur­
ban West will spend $165,360 to
raise a child born in 1997 to age 18.
Child raising costs in the urban
West are higher than the rest o f the
country primarily because housing is
more expensive, according to Alice
Mills Morrow, Oregon State Univer­
sity Extension family resource spe­
cialist.
Housing is the largest expense
across all income groups and ac­
counts for 33 to 3 7° ii o f child rearing
expenses. Food is the second largest
average expense, approximately 15
to 20%.
Because single parent households
account f or an increasing percentage
of families with children, the USDA
prepared separate estimates forthesc
households.
I hese estimates show that a single
parent family with before tax income
o f less than $35,000 will spend
$107,100 to raise a child born in
1997 to age 18. While the actual
expenditure is less, it represents a
larger percentage o f income.
“Single parent families have lower
average incomes and spend a larger
percentage o f their income on chil­
dren," Morrow said.
Because the USDA estimates arc
based on averages, they are not use­
ful in predicting what a particular
f am i ly wi II spend. I lowever, they do
illustrate useful trends. Forinstance,
the overall cost o f raising a child
increases as a child gets older, a
signal for parents tocontinually ind
ways to add to their income.
“T hat’s probably not good news
for parents o f pre-school children
who think financial pressures w ill be
less when day care is no longer re­
quired,” Morrow said. “Unfortu­
nately. the savings in child care as
youngsters grow older is more than
offset by increases in other expense
categories.”
What can new parents do to re­
duce the "sticker shock” o f a new
baby?
“New parents really need to sit
down and put their finances on pa­
per," Morrow said. “Good budget­
ing and financial record keeping can
help." For computer savvy parents,
financial softw are programs may
make the job easier.
“ Families also need to look for
w ays to cut back on expenses,”
Morrow said. “The challenge is to
identify what they are w illing to go
w ith o u t" She suggests having each
spouse separately make a list o f ex­
penses t hey wou Id be wi I ling to give-
up or reduce. I hen com pare tile-
lists and find items in common. " If
nothing else, these lists can be a
starting point for discussion,” M or­
row pointed out.
To receive a copy o f the 1997
estimates o f raising a child, send a
stamped, self-addressed envelope to
Morrow at OSU, 161 Milam Hall,
Corvalis, Or. 97331-5103.
Metro Gives a New Name to
an Old Tradition!
Elephants always remem­
ber, but this time there's
something they need to for­
get the name ofw here they
live! Today, the Metro Coun­
cil voted to change the name
o f the M etro W ashington
Park Zoo to the Oregon Zoo.
“O ur zoo is a w orld-class
facility, and we are very
proud o f it. This nam e
change will help us to better
identify the zoo to the people
o f O regon and to people
across the United States,”
said Metro Council Presid­
ing O fficer Jon Kvistad. “ As
I was growing up, the zoo
was a great place to visit and
to learn, and we just wan, to
keep it that way for future
generations."
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The new name will also
reflect the growing impor
tanee o f native exhibits at the
zoo. “ We are working to
build a wonderful program
that w ill bring people in touch
with the animals that are na­
tive to this region, the name-
change simply reflects our
changing p rio rities,” said
M etro C o u n c ilo r R uth
McFarland (District I). V ot­
ers in the Metro region ap­
proved the funding to build
the Oregon Exhibit in 1996.
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