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JULY 15,1998 Page B4 (Eljr Portiani» (Obstruer I o i f I F a w ì I v| Matters: The W avi It W as | B\ P i «> i . M< K i \ i r \ Bi hi \\ c arc all agreed that "it takes a \ illage to raise a child”, so let us take a further look at that fascinat ing inner city stage on which so mane o l our nations' children were raised Many times it is the minor tra ditions and sociql nuances that heller describe a neighborhood than any behae loral study by 'ex perts'. I lns evening's raucous clamor of small children beneath my window takes me back to a quieter and more wondrous time, when a like assemblage ol small children would be following the lamplighter' from block to block. As late as the early 1930’s. Some cities still used gas to illu minate their city streets. We kids would follow (supervise) the man hired by the city to insert his long "igniter stick into the clear glass globe atop each lamppost. We must have looked like the chil dren w ho followed the "I’ied Piper ot llamein" in that old fairy tale. \ h ew of kids would follow a lamp lighter for about a mile, then "turn him over to the team from the next neighborhood. I his alter a short eonylave between the groups about the important ‘hap penings' in each district. School through K8 was a dif ferent place entirely before World W ar II (Though, given, that in some strange ways, all things change but remain the same). My aunt Marjorie w as a teacher in the same John Marshall Elementary School that 1 attended, but I was never in a class of hers - thank the I ord! (Smiles). In earlier articles 1 have cited the emphasis placed on grammati Instead o f going all the way to a cal structure, beginning with the distant public’ library, you could very early grades Most ol us were 'ren t' books lor three cents pet" better prepared as freshmen than day. many high school graduates today I hen there were the magazine and I suppose this had something to sections for every age. sex and dovv ith our facility at reading There taste Mv allowance went for'D are was an unquenchable thirst lor the Devil Aces” (World War I). Doe printed word; books in ev cry field, Savage (A d v e n tu rer), Buck pulps, comic books, newspapers, Rogers, f lash (Jordon and I he encyclopedias, w hales er. Shadow .” Sneak around to the back Often there were riots w hen the door and you could get "Spicy 'bookmobile’ was pushed down the Western or Spiev D etective" At hall: As a reward for excellence, home, you had a subscription to superior' students were allowed to "Boys l ife". Grandpa got "Scien select "hot” new items to be read tific American." during an extra "reading period And, oh yes, a few other "things One could be seriously injured in that change but remain the same." the ensuing rush for 'goodies'. "Dirty old men" would hang out I have talk with many other mem near the school and for a lunch bers of my generation who had this money pool ot Titty cents would early "ghetto learning experience " sell a sex book’ based on comic Someelaimed that they became vio lently ill when they read "Cultural , strip characters. Rapidly Hipping the pages would produce simu l iteracy: What livery American lated motion and screams ol de Needs To Know". ED. Ilirsch Jr., light from ten year-olds - often a v intage 1988 This was because the dead give-away to a roaming book was an unparalleled criticism teacher. of today’s educational climate and There was much else for Afri addressed a general decline' - when can American small fry; the neigh 70 years ago that “Ghetto learning borhood music teacher o f piano, Experience” of many cities incor v iolin or guitar, and there was the porated the essential concepts ot popular, “ M r's Eacey’s School of Hirsch's lexicon. Music And Dance" where I took Most of our class o f '35 w ould my violin lessons (never lived that have had little trouble with "abso down, I wanted piano’). lute zero. Alamo, Iago, Icarus Sea The "c o lo re d YM CA and legs, Valhalla. Manna from Heaven, YW CA" provided year-round carpetbagger Waterloo. Battle ot, swimming and gym nastics, and lame duck. Homestead Act.. Ro sum m er cam ps. Fathers (my coco Plato. Darwin. - Feet-of-Clay. grandfather) took kids fishing, C oals-to-Newcastle. Etc.' hunting, hiking, and to sporting And once our reading habits events. Today, there is much role were ingrained, they extended tar reversal and we 'w ill' get to beyond school. In those days, the w o m a n 's role in th is ea rly nearest drug store was a library in scheme o f things. Very, very im itself, that department taking up portant. as much riiom as vitamins, today. Orchestra, Gospel Q uartet To Join Keillor In Concert When G arriso n K eillo r takes the stage during the Oregon State Fair, he’ll do it in style with a 34-piece or chestra and a gospel quartet. The Oregon State Fair Sum m er O rc h e s tra w as a s sembled solely tor Keillor s September 1 appearance at the L.B Day Amphitheater. The group is composed o f members o f the Oregon Sym phony and the Portland O p era O rchestra, as well as other local musicians. Philip Brunelle, who w orks fre quently with Keillor, is the Summer O rchestra’s m usi cal coordinator and conduc tor. Audiences can look for- / k b v e r t i ä e f f o u r C h u r c h in (Elje $ortlanì> (Pbecruer ¿Jal I a.88-0033 À O B IT U A R I Juvenile firesetters the foe intervention is the topic o f an up coming Vancouver Fire Department (VFD) training session on W ednes day, Aug. 12. The 8 hour session is designed for regional firefighters, mental health care providers, pub lic safety professionals and juve nile authorities. The program will describe effec tive juvenile firesetter interview skills, offer tips about how to assess individual risk levels, and teach pro- viders how to help firesetterchildren and their families. “Children at different ages start fires for different reasons,” says Mark Katzenmeyer o f the VFD Fire Pre vention Bureau. “Under the age of seven, curiosity and fascination mo tivate them. As they ge. older, it can change from fascination to compul sion and even malicious destruction.” Katzenmeyer stresses that it is im portant for community resources to be in place to address juvenile firesetters. In the Southwest W ashington area, young people are responsible for over half o f all fires. Don Porth, a nationally recog nized expert on juvenile firesetters, will teach the session. Fee is $30. Location is VFD Station 88, 6701 NE 147th Ave. Hours are 8:30 am- 5:30 pm. For more information, contact Katzenmeyer at the VFD Fire Pre vention Bureau 360-696-8166. Fire code amendment calls for 10 year smoke detector replacements Effective im m ediately, smoke detecto rs in V ancouver rental properties that become defective m ust be replaced with a new 10- y e a r b a tte r y m o d e l. The Vancouver City Council approved this local am endm ent to the 1997 Fire Code and Chapter 16 o f the V ancouver M unicipal Code at its July 6 meeting at the request o f the V ancouver Fire D epartment (VFD). “This doesn’t mean that owners need to run and replace their smoke detectors,” says Fire Marshal Rick Atkins. “However, the 10 year mod els are superior because the batteries cannot be removed and used else where. This is an important, incre mental step that landlords can take to enhance fire and life safety in the community.” The law presently requires smoke detectors in all rental dwellings. This additional stipulation states, “Where battery operated smoke detectors are allowed or battery backups are required for hard wired smoke de tectors, batteries shall be an ap proved minimum ten-year-life bat tery.” Non compliance is a misde meanor. In Oregon, the law is more stringent. It requires 10 year battery detectors to be placed wherever single station smoke detectors are required. Second group of completed Neighborhood Action Plans to be introduced at July 16 event Ten busy and activ e n e ig h b o rh o o d s inv ite local resid en ts to celeb rate th e co m p letio n o f th e ir N e ig h b o r h o o d A c tio n Plans T h u rsd ay , July 16, from 7-9 pm at the W ater R esources E d u catio n C en ter, 4600 SE C o lum bia W ay. The follow ing neighborhoods w ill share their experiences with th e V a n c o u v e r C ity C o u n c il, Planning C om m ission and co m m unity as they unveil th e ir A c tion Plans: B agley D ow ns, B elle V ista, D ubois Park, E sther Short, H u d so n ’s Bay, N orth G arrison H eights, R iverview , Shum w ay, V an couver H eig h ts, and W est M innehaha. O ther city neighborhood asso- c iatio n s in terested in d e v e lo p ing ac tio n plans are encouraged to attend and visit w ith célébrât ing neig h b o rh o o d s and city o f ficials. L ight refresh m en ts w ill be provided. F or m ore infor m a tio n , c o n ta c t th e c i t y ’s G row th M anagem ent D ivision at 696-8005 or O ffice o f N eigh bo rh o o d s at 696-8222. Soroptimists give grant to Meals on Wheels S o ro p tim ist International o f Vancouver has awarded the Meals on Wheels program ofClarkCounty a $ 1,500 grant. The money will be used to help defray the cost ofmile- age given to volunteers who deliver meals to shut ins. Approximately 41 volunteers de liver over 950 meals a week to homebound senior throughout Clark County. Each volunteer spends about two and one-half hours on a route. Besides delivering meals the volunteers spend a few minutes visiting with the seniors. Mileage reimbursement is the only money volunteers receive for these ser vices. Register now for spot at Holiday Bazaar R e g is tra tio n fo r th e p o p u la r Hom e fo r th e H o lid a y s b a z a a r it L u e p k e C e n te r h a s b e e n a p en s in c e J u ly 7 th in th e M a rsh a ll C e n te r. P e o p le ag ed 50 and o ld e r can re g is te r in p e r son fo r a ta b le or sp ace. A “ ta k e a n u m b e r" re g is tra tio n sy stem w ill be u sed . T he b a z a a r w ill be N o v em b er 21 and 2 2 , fro m 9 am to 4 pm at M a rs h a ll C e n te r, 1009 E M c L o u g h lin B lvd. C all Jana W ilso n , 6 9 6 -8 2 0 2 , for d e ta ils . k ‘Promise 'Keepers ‘Returns To '£upeuc 'Premise ' Keepers CiCe a Legacy M e n s Confer ence. 'Friday & Saturday. July 31 ani> M ugust 1. nt M u tzen $taiium ’/ ' j . Juvenile firesetterassessmentand M endelssohn’s M i d - ______ sum m e r N ig h t D re a m . K e illo r ’s show is sponsored by Oregon Public Broadcasting. In addition to K eillo r’s s to r y te llin g and the o rc h e stra ’s perform ances, the Hopeful Gospel Quartet will make an appearance. Those who listen to K eillor’s radio show A Prairies Home Companion have likely heard this group, which includes K eillo r, Robin W illiam s, Linda W illiam s and Kate M cK enzie. The H opeful Gospel Quartet recently re leased it’s second album, “Climbing Up on the Rough Side.” Tickets for the show are on sale now and are available at all Fred Meyer Fastixx outlet and Music Millenium. Port land area residents can charge by phone at 224-8499. O th ers can call toll free at 1-800- 992-8499. Mrs. Zora Johnson was born in Little Rock, Arkansas in October 2, 1902, and moved to the Portland area in 1944. She was a charter member o f the Mallory Avenue Church o f Christ and a homemaker. She enjoyed cooking, sewing, and church activities. Mrs. Johnson is survived by: Mary Craven, Daughter o f Los Angeles, California Christine Austin, Daughter o f Portland, Oregon For the first time, in 1998 there is no fee, but registration is strongly recommended to ensure seating. Bill McCartney, Promise Keepers Founder and CEO, announced the elimination of admission fees at Stand in the Gap, a Sacred Assembly o f Men held on the Washington, DC Mall last October 4. “We want guys to be able to bring their friends to the m en's conferences,” said McCartney. “W e’re excited about sharing ways men can impact their world, their church, and their families. In 1998, no man should miss out.” Registration for the events can be done by calling 800-888-7596, for Spanish 800-203-1564 and for TYY 800-769-6855. Men are asked to register in order to ensure seating at conference sites, and to assist the ministry in planning. During the registration process, meals and worship tapes will be offered for sale. Promise Keepers is an interna tional m en’s ministry that is dedicated to uniting men in vital relationships to become godly influences in their world. J M tr o d a c in c ) ... J l a i ’a n a t l i a C h u rch o f tio il T. Allen Bethel Senior Pastor Schedule Of Services: Sunday 9:15am - Sunday School 10:30am - Worship Celebration 11:00am - Children’s Church 6:00pm - Evening Worship Wednesday 7:00pm - Prayer and Bible Study Friday 12:00 noon - Prayer 4222 NE 12th Avenue Portland, OR 97211 (503) 288-7241 Fax (503) 2881712 e-mail: marchgod@travelin.com North Portland Bible College "It's more than ju st a Bible School it's a Community College in the Bible" It’s a community resource, developing new ways to deliver the education and skills people want and need in North/Northeast Portland. Are you looking for continuing education workshops, to equip you for excellence in serving God in your church and community? Now is the time to sign up fall classes, call 288-2919 for a schedule We Are Offering a Marriage Enrichment Seminars on July 15, 9-12 a.m. Free and open to all, the seminar is taught by Dr. Otis F. Brown, our president, and Dr. Johnnie Brown, his wife, well known conference speakers. faff- Are you looking fo r answers concerning the future, from the Bible? Then sign up fo r our summer course, NT141: The Revelation. It starts August 4, and is available fo r credit or personal enrichment. Don't miss the opportunities in your community! North Portland Bible College, 4905 N. Vancouver Avenue, phone 288-2919.
