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The Moment We’ve
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For Is Here
JUNE 3, 1998
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REVIEW
Head S ta rt
A b a ttle is u n d e rw a y a b o u t w ho
w ill o p e r a te H e ad S ta rt n e x t y e a r
In P o rtla n d , th e sc h o o l d is tr ic t is
c o n s id e r in g r e lin q u is h in g its p ro
g ram to a d if f e r e n t p ro v id e r . D e
p e n d in g on th e p ro v id e r , H ead
S ta r t m a y e x p a n d s e r v ic e s to
n e e d y p r e s c h o o le r s o r o p e r a te a
fu ll-d a y p ro g ra m .
Bull Run W a ter
P o r tla n d ’s W a te r B u re a u is p r o
p o s in g a new $185 m illio n dam in
th e B u ll R un w a te rs h e d to p ro
d u c e w a te r fo r th e e n tire re g io n ,
fo r th e n e x t 60 y e a rs . It w ill be
b u ilt as s o o n as th e y e a r 2015
B oth T ig a rd an d W ils o n v ille face
p o te n tia l w a te r s h o rta g e s an d are
s e e k in g an a l t e r n a t iv e w a te r
s o u rc e .
Rose Festival Queen Coronation Presented by Self Enhancement. (Photo Larry
J. Jackson Sr.)
USS M isso u ri
T he U SS M is s o u ri, a W o rld W ar
II b a t t l e s h i p h a d a r r i v e d in
A s to ria . It w as on th is s h ip th a t
G e n e ra l D o u g la s M a c A rth u r p r e
s id e d o v e r th e J a p a n e s e s u rre n d e r
on S e p te m b e r 2, 1945. T he v e sse
w ill b e a n a tio n a l m o n u m e n t at its
ow n p e rm a n e n t p ie r in P e a rl H a r
b o r.
P rin e v ille Flood
H ard ra in h ad d is s o lv e d an a l
r e a d y s lu s h y s n o w p a c k in th e
O c h o c o M o u n ta in s , flo o d in g th e
d e s e rt to w n o f P r in e v ille . F ifty
hom es b u ilt on th e a n c ie n t O ch o co
R iv e r b o tto m w e re flo o d e d . G o v
e rn o r K itz h a b e r d e c la re d a s ta te
o f e m e rg e n c y to a llo w a b o u t 80
N a tio n a l G u a rd tro o p s to a s s is t
lo c a l e m e rg e n c y c re w s.
N u cle a r T estin g
P a k is ta n d e t o n a t e d its s ix th
n u c le a r b o m b in tw o ro u n d s o f
te s ts , th r e a te n in g to in c re a s e te n
sio n w ith n e ig h b o rin g In d ia . T he
n u c le a r d e v ic e w as 18 k ilo to n s ,
the sam e s iz e as the bom b d ro p p e d
on H iro s h im a . P a k i s t a n ’s la te s t
te s tin g d re w in te r n a tio n a l c o n
d e m n a tio n .
S p rin g fie ld M e m o ria l
A p u b lic m e m o ria l s e r v ic e w as
Steld fo r th e s la in c o u p le , W illia m
and F a ith K in k e l w ho w e re sh o t
by th e ir son b e fo re g o in g on a
s h o o tin g ra m p a g e at th e T h u rs to n
H igh S c h o o l. T he m e m o ria l s e r
v ice d rew m ore th a n 1,700 p e o p le ,
in c lu d in g re c e n t an d fo rm e r s t u
d en ts o f the K in k e ls , fe llo w te a c h
e rs sc h o o l a d m in is tr a to r s , n e ig h
b o rs a n d fr ie n d s .
10% Tax Refund
O re g o n ta x p a y e rs m ay re c e iv e
a 10% tax re fu n d in th e ir s ta te
n co m e ta x e s n e x t y e a r d e s p ite a
s lo w d o w n in h ig h -te c h m a n u fa c -
u rin g an d e x p o r ts to A sia . S ta te
law c a lls fo r a re fu n d w hen tax
re v e n u e s e x c e e d o ff ic ia l e s tim a te s
by 2 p e r c e n t o r m o re in a tw o -y e a r
b u d g e t p e rio d .
School Reform
R e p u b lic a n B ill S iz e m o re p r e
s e n te d an e ig h t- p a r t re fo rm p lan
fo r c h a n g in g th e e d u c a tio n s y s
tem . S e v e ra l p r o p o s a ls w ere r e c
o m m e n d e d . O ne p ro p o s a l w o u ld
en y d r i v e r ’s lic e n s e s to s tu d e n ts
w ho d ro p o u t o f h ig h sc h o o l and
re q u ir e s tu d e n ts to m a in ta in at
e a s t a C a v e ra g e to p la y i n t e r
s c h o la s tic s p o rts .
Queen Alisha Moreland
Royal power later shifted to the Queen. In
1914,
the line of Rosarian Kings was broken.
ourteen Rose Princesses in wait
This was two years after Oregon women were
ing gathered on May 28th at the
allowed to vote that the first Queen, Thelma
Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall that
was crowned. In an interview,
was “rocked”by wild enthusiasm from Williams
teen
Thelma fondly related the good times she
agers attending the coronation event.
had. “We rode in splendor. At every stop, we
Only one young lady would be Queen of
made a speech and planted a rose bush.”
the Rose Festival.
Selection of the Queen has been a long and
Every year since 1908, Portland royalty
evolving tradition.
has kicked off the Rose Festival in high
I he 1950’s idea ofbeauty deemed that the
style. In its early years, a King ruled mythi
leading Princess be tall and white with long,
cal Rosaria.
dark hair. This stereotype was challenged
King Rex Oregonus was shrouded in
and broken in 1967 when Ana Maria Enriquez
mystery wearing bright court clothes and
was chosen as the first Queen o f Cuban
artificial blond whiskers. By tradition, he
would appear riding a rose-covered barge
heritage.
In that same year, Lois Johnson o f Girl’s
down the Willamette River. His identity was
Polytechnic High School became the first
revealed at the closing of the Festival. “Next
Black Princess. “A screaming ovation by the
week, he may be back running the elevator
school’s 500 girl students attested to their
once more or reigning at the ribbon counter.
overwhelming approval. They were so joy
But this week, he is King,” wrote a reporter.
B y J oy R amos
F
ous, h alfo f them were in tears. They smoth
ered Louis’ weeping mother with so many
hugs that they knocked her hat off,” recalled
an eyewitness.
The coronation ceremony was usually held
outdoors. Queen Mary Sue Woolfolk, in 1957,
was crowned before an audience o f25,000 in
the pouring rain.
Once the Memorial Coliseum was built,
the ceremony moved indoors. A revolving
stage was placed in the center o f the bas
ketball floor as the Princesses made their
debut wearing huge, wire hoops under their
gowns. They had traveled together to the
Coliseum, being made to stand up in the
back of a truck so they wouldn't wrinkle
their dresses.
The 1972 coronation event was damaged
by protesters and a bomb threat. Representa
tives o f “Women Against the Rose Festival
Queen Selection," presented a skit illustrat
ing what they termed the “exploitation of
women". Demonstrators outside the Memo
rial Coliseum yelled “Free our sisters, free
ourselves!”
. This year’s young candidates character
ized 1990’s idealism: sophisticated, profes
sionally minded women in pursuit o f per
sonal fulfillment, recognizing their power
to influence.
Brandy Alexander, an African American
Princess from Wilson High School, like the
other competitors, epitomized that ideal.
Brandy demonstrated her fluency in Japa
nese and spoke about her interest in Public
Relations work. "I like to combine selling
and interpersonal skills,” she explained.
Among the fourteen contestants, only one
Princess was chosen for the coveted title of
1998 Rose Festival Queen of Portland. An
ticipation mounted as “the chosen one” was
called forth. The moment arrived as the
Festival’s President read off the name of
Alisha Moreland from Jefferson High School.
Alisha was given royal treatment as the
fourteen - carat ruby and sapphire diadem
was ceremoniously fitted on her head and
the scepter placed in her hand. She now
reigns supreme as Queen in the City of
Roses for a year.
It's Fun Center Time!
Dear Portland
Observer Readers:
It is my p leasu re to in tro d u ce the
90th A nnual R ose F estival and all o f
our e x c itin g fam ily ev e n ts, both new
and e x istin g , that begin today.
The P ortland R ose F estival A sso
c iatio n has alw ays sought to create
and pro m o te top notch civ ic events
involving co m m u n ity -w id e p a rtic ip a
tion. O ne o f our stra te g ic goals over
the past few y ea rs has been to add
m ore cu ltu ra l d iv e rsity to our event
lin e u p . B y ta k in g a look at our events,
we saw a need to m ake our events
m ore in te re stin g to a b ro a d e r group
o f c itiz e n s and to be m ore inclusive
o f the rich and gro w in g eth n ic d iv e r
sity o f o u r com m unity.
As a re su lt, o u r effo rts have led to
a nu m b er o f new elem en ts in the Rose
F estival c a le n d a r and p rogram s in
clu d in g : a c o o p e ra tiv e e ffo rt w ith the
M a y o r’s O ffic e o f In tern atio n al Re
latio n s; an event called the In tern a
t i o n a l S h o w c a s e p r e s e n t e d by
T h riftw a y ; an in te rn a tio n a l section in
the S outhw est A irlin es G rand Floral
P arade lead by M ayor V era K atz; in
clu sio n o f c u ltu ra lly d iv e rse e n te r
tain m en t at e x istin g ev e n ts; a part-
nersh ip with S e lf E nhancem ent, Inc.
as they present our Q u e e n ’s C o ro n a
tio n ; increased p artic ip a tio n in Rose
Festival Family C’lub;and,onee again,
in clusion o f cu ltu ral d iv ersity in the
R o s e F e s tiv a l C o m m e m o r a tiv e
Poster.
We will co n tin u e to look for o th er
o p p o rtu n itie s in future years. We in
vite those groups in terested in p a r
ticip atin g in, and volunteering for,
the Internatio n al S how case, or any
o th er Rose F estival ev en ts to com e
see us this sum m er with fresh, new
ideas.
I invite you to enjoy y o u r fav o rite
events during the 1998 Rose F e sti
val, and I en co u rag e you to visit new
and d ifferen t events as w ell. From
the International S how case, the Rose
Festival Q u e en 's C oronation and our
th ree sp ectacu lar p arad es, to w orld
class sporting ev en ts and the new
Portland Arts Festival. The Rose F es
tival is sure to be y o u r “ T ick et to
A d v en tu re.”
Kathy Taylor, President
Portland Rose Festival
Association
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This Year's Fun Center In Tom McCall Water Front Park.
Enjoy it while It's hot!
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(Photo by M. Washington)