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Summer's Coming, Are You Ready?
Dynamic Differences
A diversity training program spon
sored by the Metropolitan Human Rights
Center - will be presented Tuesday, June
30th, 6:30-9 PM at the Goalpost build
ing at 8932 N Woolsey Ave in Portland.
Dynamic Differences is designed to help
people from different backgrounds in
crease community awareness o f all
forms of prejudice and oppression -
including classism . Call 823-5136
(Voice TTY).
Fight Forest Fire
Forest Fire Suppression training will
be offered again this year. The training
is free, and is sponsored by Oregon
Outreach, Inc. at 3802 NE MLK, Jr.
Blvd. If you’re 18 or older, physically
fit and interested in an exciting, on-call
summer job that pays well, consider
registering fora four day, certified train
ing program in Forest Fire Suppression.
Call 281-9597, or fax a resume at 281-
8817.
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Fair Housing Workshop
The Fair Housing Council of Oregon
is offering a free workshop for land
lords and tenants on civil rights in hous
ing. The workshop will be held on
Wednesday, June 17th from 6-8 PM at
the Community Room of the Gresham
Public Library in Gresham. Capacity
for the workshops is limited. Call 223-
8295.
Blues Festival
The 11th Annual Miller Genuine
Draft Waterfront Blues Festival - the
largest, most affordable event of its kind
on the West Coast - promises its stron
gest lineup ever. During the four-day
event, more than 40 national, regional
and local acts will perform non-stop on
two stages in the spectacular Tom
McCall Park along the banks of the
Willamette River. Events are scheduled
•♦'rom Thursday, July 2nd to Sunday,
July 5th. Call 913-FEST or visit http://
«vww.waterfrontbluesfest.com.
With all the heat Portland experienced last week, children swarmed to the Rose Quarter fountain and ran all around trying to
capture little globs of water as they shot out of holes in the ground.
(Photo By Neil Hei I pern)
Portland's own Royal Rosarians
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Steak House
The A. 1. Rolling Steak House will be
serving up free samples of prime steaks
and offering summer grilling tips at Port
land Rose Festival in Portland on June
13-14th. This custom-designed truck has
a real steak house built right into it, and
it will feature demonstrations by one of
the area’s top steak house chefs. Profes
sional steak house chefs will share grill
ing secrets and recipes, while grilling
up free steak samples for all visitors.
Call I-888-A I-STEAK.
Tennis For Kids
Professional tennis instructors will
be holding a clinic, teaching the basics
of tennis in a fun, friendly atmosphere.
Prizes, food, racquets, and tennis balls
will be provided. No experience neces
sary! Portland Parks and the Urban Parks
Program are sponsoring the FREE event
at Alberta Park on Saturday, June 20th,
from 11-1 PM. For questions and to
register, call 823-6010.
Portland's own Royal
Rosarians warmly greeted and
were greeted warmly by more
than cooperative
temperatures, (in the mid
80's), as Portland
commemorated 90 years of
parading through the streets
of Portland, The second
largest marching parade in
the nation.
(Photo by M. Washington)
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Tri-Met Announces Top Employees For 1998
African Americans Supporting Afri
can A m ericans In The M edia
(AASAAITM) invites you to a listening
party of Portland’s own “Soul Unique".
Come jo in us and hear the new
soundtrack before it is released. The
event is being held at Reflections Cof
fee & Books on 446 NE Killingsworth.
Listening time is 7 PM and on Friday,
June 26th.
Task Force
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Patsy Griffin
h i ld h o o d le a d p o is o n
in g is a s e r i o u s a n d
p r e v e n ta b le h e a lth
p r o b le m in o u r c o m m u n it y .
T h e U rb a n L e a g u e o f P o r tla n d
i n v i t e s a n y o n e i n t e r e s t e d in
h e lp i n g to s o lv e t h is p ro b le m
to a tt e n d a m e e tin g on M o n
d a y , J u n e 15th fro m 6 pm to
8 :3 0 pm a t th e U rb a n L e a g u e
at 10 N o r th R u s s e ll S t r e e t .
Y ou c a n j o i n o t h e r s w ho a re
w o r k in g to c r e a t e a L e a d P o i
s o n in g C o m p r e h e n s i v e P lan to
f ig h t th is p r o b le m in P o r tla n d .
T h e c o m m it t e e w ill i d e n t i f y
th e n e e d s , i s s u e s , r e s o u r c e s
an d g a p s in s e r v i c e f o r f a m i
lie s a f f e c te d by t h is c o m m o n
d i s e a s e , w h ic h m o s t o f te n a f
fe c ts c h ild re n o f c o lo r and
lo w -in c o m e c h il d r e n . Y o u r
v o ic e and p e r s p e c tiv e a re
needed.
To fin d o u t how y o u c a n g e t
i n v o l v e d , c a ll L o re W i n t e r
g r e e n at th e U rb a n L e a g u e at
(5 0 3 ) 2 8 0 - 2 6 6 2 . C h ild c a r e ,
t r a n s p o r t a t i o n a s s i s t a n c e an d
la n g u a g e t r a n s l a t i o n s e r v i c e s
can be a r r a n g e d in m a n y c a s e s
w ith a d v a n c e n o t ic e .
The Urban League of Portland is a
non-profit, community-based human
service, economic and social justice
agency serving families, students, job
seekers, and seniors.
T h e U rb a n L e a g u e is h o m e
to M u ltn o m a h C o u n t y ’s N o r th
e a s t F a m ily C e n t e r a n d N o r t h
e a s t S e n io r S e r v ic e C e n te r and
th e N o r t h e a s t O n e S to p C a r e e r
C e n te r .
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Listening Party
Who knows the needs of your com
munity better than you, the community
citizens? Do you have concerns about
gangs, drugs, and violence in your neigh
borhood? Why is your voice not being
heard? Please come and share your ex
periences and questions at the follow
ing Youth Gangs Task Force Meeting
For Community Citizens at the King
Neighborhood Facility (4815 NE 7th).
Their next meeting will be held on July
15th at 6:30 PM.
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Gary Nelson
Jose Guerra
A northeast Portland resident has earned the highest distinction for Tri-Met part-time bus operators.
Patsy Griffin, 48, was named Tri-Met’s Bus Operator of the Year for part-time employees during an awards banquet
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month.
She currently drives bus route 31-Estacada and has served at Tri-Met since 1985. Shequalified for the award based on an out
uigwork
record, and then was elected by a vote of her peers.
Gary Nelson, 45, of Vancouver won the title Bus Operator of the Year for full-time bus operators Jose Guerra, 62, of Southeast Portland
was recognized as the most outstanding MAX operator.