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C ommitted to cultural diversity. http://www.portlatidobserYer.net Volume X.W 'II. Number 92 October 7. I99X . .A • z »• ■I .<1 / / *• *. K V i ’ • I.-:.* .. * **■ u s :/ S & W u » * ' S' (Ebe ^ o rtla n ò Cföbserüer ». s K ,V > nut m u n ito a I c n b a r North Portland Kids' Give Life (C A - > 'S ' Train Show I» The Great American Train Show calls on Portland, O ctober 10 and 11, for its last 1998 visit to Oregon. The United S tate’s largest traveling model railroad ing show throttles down from 11 AM to 5 Pm Saturday and Sunday at the Port land m etropolitan Exposition Center, 2060 N. M arine Drive. This event will feature 10 spectacular operating lay outs, more than 10,000 model trains on display, more than two dozen free daily workshops, 300 exhibitor tables and thousands o f accessories. Call (630) 834-0652. 'i • . ■ .' Hospitality Tour ’98 Form er Executive D irector o f the P o rtlan d U rban L eague, Dr. D aryl Tukufu will be the keynote speaker at Hospitality Tour ’98 o f M inority M eet ing Planners on Friday, O ctober 16th at the Sheraton A irport Hotel at 7:30 PM. Business ow nersand professionals that are interested in the lucrative $32 bil lion m inority convention and tourism industry are invited to attend, by ad vance reservation. A dm ission is FREE! ¿i . * - » » .. Calling New Parents! 7 In honor o f N ational Child Health M onth, Dr. Lillian Beard, a nationally acclaim ed pediatrician, will conduct an interactive w orkkshop “N estle/C am a- tion Presents: Taking the W orry out o f B aby’s Diet and Eating H abits.” Join Dr. Beard on Tuesday, O ctober 20th, at the Matt D ishm an Com m unity Center, from 10 AM and 6 PM. Call 1-800-932- BABY. 3 Leg Torso It’s not a carnival exhibit, but three amazing m usicians playing an ecclectic blend o f music. Jazz streams into cham ber music into Eastern European folk, all under the w atchful eye o f Papa Nuevo Tango. Violin, cello and accordian trio 3 Leg Torso brings its quirky style to the opening series o f Cham ber Music on T ap ’s 1998-99 season, presented by Fortissim o, the O regon Sym phony’s volunteer group for young adults. The concerts will take place O ctober 21 and 22 at 6 PM at the BridgePort Brew Pub, located at 1313 NW M arshall in Port land. Free Health Screenings The National College ofN aturopathic M edicine will be offering free breast cancer and kidney & gall stones exami nations on O ctober 10, from 9 AM to 1 PM at N atural health Center - East, 11231 SE Market. Call 255-7355, ext. 0 to schedule an appointm ent. - . O . “ ' J ■ — fe Tree Watering in North Portland Sponsored by Kaiser Permanente. She's laaaack! á Á - á J í í '- - •5. Portland Power Head Coach Lynn Dunn (right), shows her appreciation for the return of Portland Power Center, 1998 ABL, MVP Natalie Williams (left) at a recent press conference. In attendence were Roger Rickard and ABL CEO and Co-Founder, Gary Cavalli. |W¿?' 'Youth Gangs get's some money back, looking f< lhe Northeast Coalition o f Neighborhoods’ Youth Gang Outreach program has gotten some o f its financing T back, and is looking to get the rest. Conceived in 1988, the program ’s outreach workers provide counseling and referrals for at-risk youth through schools and referrals. Although it was regarded as a national model, it lost its $ 198,000 contract with Multnomah County - the bulk o f its financing - in 1996 to a competing bid by the House o f Umoja and two affiliated agencies. A grant from the Fred Meyer Memorial Trust kept the program going. However, with the expiration o f the grant earlier this year, the program was forced to shut down temporarily and lay off its workers. S in c e th e n d ir e c to r Jo h n C a n d a s a y s , Y o u th G a n g s h a s r e c e iv e d a $ 7 5 ,0 0 0 a p p r o p r ia tio n fro m the P o r tla n d P o lic e B u re a u , a n d a n o th e r $ 5 0 ,0 0 0 fro m U n ite d W a y o f th e C o lu m b ia - W illa m e tte . T h e y a re s e e k in g a d d itio n a l fu n d s fro m o th e r f o u n d a tio n s a n d a g e n c ie s , he s a y s . T he p ro g ra m c u rre n tly h a s a s t a f f o f fo u r, w h ic h C a n d a s a y s is " n o t e n o u g h to ru n the p ro g ra m as it s h o u ld be run. W e n e e d at le a s t six p e o p le to g e t th e jo b d o n e , a n d id e a lly s h o u ld h a v e e ig h t. By n e c e s s ity , Y o u th G a n g s h a s b e c o m e m o re s e le c tiv e in th e u se o f its r e s o u r c e s , s o m e th in g th a t its c r itic s h a v e u rg e d it to do fo r y e a rs . C r itic s h a v e s a id th a t th e p ro g ra m , c r e a te d to d e a l w ith gan g p r o b le m s in n o rth an d n o r th e a s t P o r tla n d , te n d e d to s p re a d i t s e l f to o th in , an d in p a r tic u la r th a t it w as to o q u ic k to re s p o n d to c a lls fo r a d v ic e th a t c a m e in fro m th ro u g h o u t th e c o u n try . C a n d a s a y s th a t in its f ir s t y e a r o f o p e r a tio n Y o u th G a n g s w o rk e d w ith 2 0 ,0 0 0 y o u n g m e n an d w o m e n . N o w , he s a y s , "Y o u c o u ld sa y w e w o rk w ith th a t m a n y ,” b u t m o st o f th e m a re r e f e r r e d on to o t h e r p r o g r a m s , p a r tic u la r ly i f d ru g o r a lc o h o l a b u s e a re f a c to r s . “ W e ’re w o rk in g w ith a Naturescaping A free N aturescaping for Clean Riv ers w orkshop will be held Saturday, O ctober 24 at M adeleine School in the Alameda area o f NE Portland. The work shop focuses on natural landscapes and water-friendly gardening practices. Each participant receives a free workbook and a native plant to start his or her own natural garden. The event will be on Saturday, O ctober 24th, from 9 AM to 1 PM. Call 797-1842. Dynamic Differences The M etropolitan Human Rights Cen ter will sponsor a free diversity training workshop - D ynamic Differences - on Thursday, O ctober 15th, from 6:30 to 9 Pm at the NE Police Precinct, 449 NE Em erson (& MLK Jr. B lv d ). Pre-regis tration and confirm ation is required, as workshop space is limited. Contact Linda Hunter at 823-5136. s m a lle r n u m b e r o f b o y s a n d g ir ls fo r a lo n g e r p e r io d o f t im e ,” h e s a y s . As f o r h e lp in g o th e r c o m m u n itie s , h e s a y s , "W e c o n tin u e to g iv e g a n g a w a re n e s s ta lk s to o th e r c o m m u n itie s th a t a sk fo r h e lp . A f te r th a t, h o p e f u lly , th o s e c o m m u n itie s w ill h a v e a s y s te m in p la c e to d e a l w ith th e ir p ro b le m s . In th e lo n g te r m , C a n d a s a y s , h is p ro g ra m in te n d s to b id to g et its o r ig in a l c o u n ty c o n tr a c t b a c k . T h e n e x t o p p o r tu n ity to d o th is w ill o c c u r in 2 0 0 1 , he John Canda say s. •» ■ < $ t ó 'í v x . Senior Corps If you are at least 60 years o f age, on a lim ited income, and would like to earn $200 a m onth in tax free money while helping others in your community, Se nior corps is looking for you! O pportu n itie s in c lu d e tu to rin g c h ild r e n , m entoring at-risk-youth, assisting older and disabled adults to maintain inde pendent living or other activities which improve the quality o f the community. Call 249-0469. ‘" 'S *ir, *. * • » ’• ** "¿4 i
