iT?si3iís0^!¿í^^íii.4 yKK&H* » • Volume X X V II. Number 74 The Moment We’ve All Been Waiting For Is Here JUNE 3, 1998 Committed to cultural diversity, http://www.port!? A Bulls Us. Utah Wednesday! J *4+e See Sports, page B2. J African American Senior's Get Early Graduation Urban Leauge to celebrate the achievements o f African American See Metro, Inside. graduating students. ¡The ^plortianh ■ B H H H H H H a H H Ii ■ ” ’JLK RATE ». POSTAGE PAID JUTLAND, OR PERMIT NO. 1610 See Pope, Coupon's Inside! hsm nr ■■ 9® Hail To The Queen...And King? THE!™ 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 ? « This Year's Fun Center In Tom McCall Water Front Park. Enjoy it while It's hot! . . (Photo by M. Washington)