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Committed to cultural diversity, http://www.portlandobserver.net
Volume XXVII. Number 76
JUNE 17, 1998
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International Raceway
A Plan D istrict and M aster Plan
are being developed for the Portland
International Raceway in North P ort­
land. Public involvem ent will include
an inform ational display and m ateri­
als at many sum m er events in the
North Portland com m unity. A C om ­
munity Study Group will convene June
22nd at the Kenton F irehouse to p ar­
ticip ate in id entifying com m unity
standards for planned im provem ents.
Acupuncture Clinics
The O regon C ollege o f Oriental
M ed icin e (O C O M ) is sp o n so rin g
th re e S a tu rd a y c lin ic s on Ju ly
11th, 18th and 25th at the O regon
C ollege o f O riental M edicine. The
free, introductory Saturday m orning
clinics will be from 9 to 10:30 AM.
T re a tm e n ts w ill be p ro v id e d by
trained interns, under faculty super­
vision. C all 291-9519.
Juneteenth in the Park
A free Juneteenth fam ily celeb ra­
tion w ill take place from 12-4 PM on
Sunday, June 21st at A lberta Park,
NE K illingsw orth and NE 21st A v­
enue. The entire com m unity is in­
vited to the event, which com m em o­
rates an im portant day in A frican
A m erican history.
Fishing Derby
Seniors from N orth and N ortheast
Portland will cast their lines and cross
th eir fingers at the A nnual Fishing
Derby at W arren Dock in M arine Park
in Scappoose across from Sauvie Is­
land on Friday, June 19th. Buses will
depart from the Senior M ulticultural
C enter at 5325 NE M artin Luther King
Jr. Blvd. (at N ortheast K illingsw orth)
at 9 AM and return at 5 PM. A $3
donation to cover transportation and
lunch is requested. Call 248-5470.
Afrikan Liberation
KBOO 90.7 FM will be honoring
Juneteenth W eek, June 15-19, M on­
day through T hursday from 7-9 PM
and on Friday from 7-M idnight. Hear
A frikan scholars and thinkers on the
radio.
Department Of
Revenue
The D iversity R ecruitm ent C om ­
m ittee is offering an early m orning
netw orking m eeting on Thursday, July
2nd from 7:30 to 9 AM in Salem,
O regon. Learn about and apply for
current jo b openings. Get assistance
in filling out a state job application.
Call (503) 947-2039.
Healing Traditions
The O regon C ollege o f Oriental
M edicine will host a free com m unity
education forum at 7:30 PM on Thurs­
day, June 25th, featuring healer and
teacher Eric Yao V orm anns. He will
speak on “ H ealing the N atural W ay”
at the com m unity forum on June 25th.
The C ollege is located near Mall 205,
and has plenty o f parking for visitors
to com m unity forums. Cal 1253-3443.
Hand-In-Hand Festival
The 20th annual H and-In-H and
Festival will be held at the St. A n­
drew C om m unity C enter (8th and
A lberta) on June 27th, from I 1 AM to
2 PM.
T he F estiv al is a c a rn iv a l-lik e
day o f fun and sh arin g for persons
w ith d e v e lo p m e n ta l d is a b ilitie s .
G am es, clo w n s, food, p rize s, live
m usic, and arts and crafts are am ong
the h ig h lig h ts o f the day. C all 281-
4430.
Free Family Hike
Fam ilies are invited to join the
Friends N aturalist on a 1 to 1 1/2 hour
guided hike o f Tryon Creek State Park
on S aturday July 4th and 18th at 1 I
AM. The guide will be M ike Francis
and S tephanie W agner. Call 636-
4398.
SECTION
The Phil Reynolds Scholarship Awards
Announced For 1998
lhis is the Fifteenth Consecutive
Year.
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Working with and evaluating
these students has been both educational
and rewarding to each member of the
Scholarship Committee.
The Phil Reynolds Scholarship Awards
established in 1983 are presented to an
African American High School Senior
preparing to enter a College or University
o f their choice. These Scholarships are
presented in memory of Phil Reynolds, an
Oregon Pioneer, who during his life en­
couraged young men and women to seek
the rewards of a higher education.
We are pleased to award six Phil
Reynolds Scholarships to:
Lindsay Brooks is a graduate, upper
third o f her class, with honors from
Clackamas High School. Lindsay volun­
teers many hours during her busy sched­
ule to research and health care in the
community.
She plans to attend University o f Den­
ver with Pro-Physical Therapy as her area
o f study.
Tuluplope Sosanya, is a honor student
in the graduating class of ’98 from Tho­
mas Jefferson High School. With an eye
toward English and a Bachelor o f Arts
Degree Tulu (as she wishes to be called)
will attend Hampton University.
Robin Lisa Elliott is a Benson Poly­
technic High School graduate with hon­
ors. An outstanding athlete while at
Benson, Robin has her sights sent on En­
gineering studies directed towards a patent
Attorney. She will enter New Mexico
Tech this fall.
Christina J. Peterson is a graduate of
St. Mary’s Academy. After taking an in­
terest in chemistry in her sophomore year,
Christina plans to attend Howard Univer­
sity where she will pursue her Bachelor’s
Degree in Chemical Engineering.
Tiffany Probascoisan honors graduate
from Ulysses S. Grant High School Tif­
fany an accomplished violinist performs
with the Youth Symphony. With film and
television production as her area of study.
Tiffany plans to attend Florida State Uni­
versity to fulfil her goal.
Katrina Sartin is a graduate from Tho­
mas Jefferson High School honors pro­
gram. “ I Have A Dream” Program recipi­
ent, Katrina plans to attend Portland State
University in the area o f Pre-medicine.
We are extremely con fident these young
graduates will achieve success in their
chosen fields.
The members of the Phil Reynolds
Scholarship Committee extend best wishes
to all the graduating seniors
“ For a job well done”.
Walter C. Reynolds, MD
Robert E. Reynolds
Phyllis R. Smith
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M ove to Heron
Lakes may save
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B\ L ee P erlman
T he P ortland O bserver S taee
an the Kenton neighborhood’s his­
toric stockyard exchange building
find a future as the Heron Lakes
Golf Course club house?
Maybe, if the last few pieces o f the puzzle
can be put together.
Certainly the structure at 2 4 16 N. Marine
Drive cannot remain where it is. Harsch In­
vestment Company purchased the 16-acre
site in 1995 for redevelopment as warehouses
and other uses. It considered renovating the
exchange for office use, according to com­
pany spokesman Steve Roselli, “but the mar­
ket just wasn’t there. The site is too isolated.”
Harsch would like to see the structure
saved if possible. It has pursued redevelop­
ment on other parts of the site. It is willing to
let a responsible party try to move it, and to
donate $130,000 - the price of demolition -
toward the effort. However, Roselli says, it
wants the building gone by December.
"We have no plans for the site right now,
but we could get an offer at any time,” he
says. “ If they can’t move it by December,
they probably can’t do it until next spring,
and that scares us.”
“They” is David Myers-Eatwell of the
Kenton Action Plan, a non-profit agency, and
the Portland Bureau o f Parks. Eatwell sees
the building being moved to Heron Lakes to
serve as a facility there. It wouldn't be easy -
with the exchange boasting 40,000 square
feet of space and its proposed site three
quartersofa mile away it would be the largest
such move ever attempted anywhere. Nor
would it be cheap - the estimated cost o f the
move runs from $600,000 to $1.2 million,
and renovation would be another $3 million.
However, Myers-Eatwell says, for this price
they would get “a building that is not only
instantly historic, but with space for over­
night lodgingand meeting facilities like Black
Butte, Inn at the Mountain or Salishan.”
Parks Bureau golf director John Zoller
agrees, saying it could make Heron Lakes a
destination resort. “It would be an asset to
the course, to the city, to historic preserva­
tionists.” he says.
This was not his initial reaction. “A, first I
said, ‘That’s ridiculous,’ and when I saw the
sizeofthe building I thought it was even more
C ontinued T o P ace A6
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Christina J. Peterson
Tiffany Probasco
Robin Lisa Elliott
Tuluplope Sosanya
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Benson Students
Choose To Give
to Jtn R amos
T he P ortland O bserver S taee
child care, and conditions related to “no
access to health care.” She has been caring
Mariah Taylor, a pediatric nurse practi­
for patients within the community forthe past
tioner who runs a clinic in North Portland
21 years.
was greeted unexpectedly with a special
The North Portland Nurse Practitioner
gift.
Community Health Clinic at times, has been
On Thursday, June 11th, Mariah Taylor
under financial crisis and near closure. Mariah
became a recipient of a $2,000 donation
has had to rely on outside funding and volun­
which came from
teer support as a means
an unusual source.
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The money was
“Reach back and try to pull
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given by students
somebody else UO ”
school and nursing stu-
representing the
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dents help keep the
1998 graduating
clinic functioning.
class of Benson High School. It was their
Cole Miller was one o f those volunteers.
wish to have Mariah use the funds for the
Through the Health Occupations program at
future health care of children who don’t
Benson High School, he was able to work
have insurance.
side by side with Mariah.
Mariah was deeply impressed with their
Cole’s stay at her clinic was a valuable
courage to assist families in dire need of
lesson in healing from the heart. He was
high-level wellness. According to her, these
profoundly impacted by Mariah's unselfish
students attempted to “reach back and try
service and the extensive field experience
to pull somebody else up.”
that exposed him to medical ills not seen
Nurse Taylor treats up to 15 children a
everywhere else.
day for such illnesses as ruptured eardrums,
skin infections, school emergencies, well-
C ontini ed T o P age A6
Mariah Taylor is shown receiving gift money presented by Benson High School
students (Lto R), Katie Harbaugh, Jennifer McBride, James Nussbaumer, Cole
Mills.
Photo by Larry J. Jackson Sr.