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Healthy Kids’ Fair
Slated for April 3"*
The Healthy K ids’ Fair hosted by
Legacy Emanuel Children ’ s Hospital
and O regon Y outh Care o f Regence
B lueCross BlueShield. The event is
scheduled for Saturday, April 11 from
10 a . m . until 2 p . m . K id ’ Fair is one o f
the Portland area’s biggest Easter
w eekend
e v e n ts ,
a ttr a c tin g
thousands o f families to the hospital
A trium w here children learn about
safety, good health and m eet m edical
caregivers and the E aster Bunny in a
friendly, fun environm ent.
In addition to the traditional Easter
Egg Hunts for children, this year’s
event features a C hild Safety Seat
Clinic where trained experts willcheck
car seats for appropriateness and
proper installation. A gain this year a
generous grant from Legacy Health
System physicians allow s us to open
the Kids' Safety Sale and offer bicycle
helm ets and flashing clip-on lights
for ju st $5 each.
Job Seekers and
Employers Invited
URBAN LEAGUES “CAREER CONNECTION ‘9 9 ”
T housands o f jo b seekers and
e m p lo y m e n t re c ru ite rs w ill go
prospecting at the sixth annual “Career
Connection” job fair sponsored by the
Urban League o f Portland and its
Employer Partners. The event takes
place Tuesday, M arch 3 0,1999 at the
Memorial Coliseum Exhibit Hall. Exhibit
hours are 9:00 a.m., and will be closed
between the hours of2:00 and 3:00 p.m.
C areer C onnection attracts jo b
s e e k e rs a n d e m p lo y e r s fro m
throughout the Pacific N orthw est.
The event show cases em ploym ent
o p p o r tu n itie s in O re g o n an d
Southw est W ashington, w ith special
em phasis on recruiting a diverse work
force. A nyone looking for a new job
o r em ployees is invited.
“W e w ant to give em ployers a
c h a n c e to re c ru it th e b e s t jo b
c a n d id a te s fro m P o rtla n d an d
b e y o n d ,” s a id U rb a n L e a g u e s
President Lawrence J. Dark. "A ndw e
expect em ployers to com e w ith m ore
than 2,500jo b openings to f ill. M any
em ployers, including som e o f the
region’s largest com panies and those
with a strong com m itm ent to diversity
have reserved booths at the jo b fair.
E m ployers represented include
B a n k o f A m e ric a , W a sh in g to n
M utual Bank, Coca Cola, Intel, US
W est D EX, O regon Lottery, State o f
Oregon, Oregon Health and Sciences
University, Wells Fargo Bank, as well
as city, state, ad county offices. Many
o f these com panies are m em bers o f
th e
L e a g u e ’e
E m p lo y m e n t
Partnership, w hich helps em ployers
recruit and retain a diverse work force.
Job seekers can attend the event
free o f charge. The U rban League is
helpingjob seekers prepare forCareer
Connection by holding interview and
resum e preparation w orkshops in
advance. “To take full advantage o f
the career fair, jo b seekers should
bring m ultiple copies o f their current
resume, ‘ ‘said Mamella Bingham, V ice
President o f Program s for the Urban
League o f Portland.
New Energy
Technologies To
Be Revealed
International experts horn Norway to
Ihailand will gather in Portland on March
18 and 19 at the Oregon convention
Center to discuss hownew technologies
will revolutionize the energy business.
High on the list o f new technologies to
be revealed are devices called fuel cells.
Major automobile manufactures are
perfecting fuel cells to power the next
generation o f cats and trucks. Fuels cells
ccxiklpotentiallybecomnierciallyavailable
within the next five years and distributed
as broadly as the home computer
Concordia
Seeks
Contributions
for Concerts
T he C o n c o rd ia N eig h b o rh o o d
A ssociation is seeking $6500 to help
put on a summ ertime concert series in
FemhillPark.
The proposed concerts w ould be
held on four Saturday evenings in
July, from July 10 through 31. C o­
sponsored by C oncordia and the
Portland Bureau ofParks, they w ould
be m odeled on sim ilar events in other
Portland parks and feature a variety
o f m usical styles. To m ake the event
possible, however, the neighborhood
m ust raise its share o f the cost, in
cash or pledges, by April 15th.
Checks can be sent to the Concordia
N eighborhood A ssociation at 5536
N.E. 29th Ave. For m ore inform ation
call 284-1525 or288-0773.
Bill To Award Congressional
Gold Medal to Rosa Parks
U.S. Rep. JuliaCarson, D-Ind., called
on her House colleagues to cosponsor
legislation she has introduced, HR
573, to award a congressional Gold
Medal To Rosa Parks.
“Rosa Parks is the M other o f
A m erica’s Civil R ights m ovem ent,”
Rep. Carson said. “ H er quiet courage
that day in M ontgom ery, A labam a
launched a new A m erican revolution
that opened new doors o f opportunity
and brought equality for all Americans
close to a reality.”
Rosa Parks touched o ff the 1955
Montgomery, Alabama bus boycott,
when she was arrested for refusing to
yield her seat on the bus to a white man.
An African-American, Ms. Parks states
that she "had been pushed as far as she
could stand." Outraged by her arrest,
the black community in M ontgomery
launched a bus boycott demanding
racial integration o f the bus system.
The bus boycott introduced Dr.
Martin Luther King, Jr. to A m erica as
acivil rights leader. The car-pools Dr.
King helped organize got African-
Americans to their destinations in
M ontgom ery and pushed the bus
system to the brink o f financial ruin.
After 3 81 daysofrunningnearly-empty
buses, M ontgom ery was ordered to
integrate the system by the U.S.
Supreme Court. For the first time bus
riders, regardless o f race, could sit
anywhere they wanted. The movement
sparked in M ontgom ery culminated
in the Civil Rights Act, the Voting
Rights A ct and a new affirmation o f
the equal rights p ro m ised to all
Americans by the Constitution.
The quiet courage o f Rosa Parks
changed the course of American history
and came to symbolize the power o f
non-violent protest. In the 44 years
since that cold, winter Montgomery
d ay , th e N atio n h as d e riv e d
im m e a su ra b le b e n e fit from h er
leadership and that o f those she
inspired. Rosa Parks continues to
dedicate her h fe to the cause ofuniversal
human rights and has become a living
icon for freedom in America.
“ I hope Congress and the entire
nanon will join me in recognizing Rosa
P a r k s ’ s ig n ific a n t an d h is to ric
contributions to Am erican society,"
Rep. Carson said. “February was Black
History month. This is the tim e for us
to fin ally g iv e R o sa P ark s the
r e c o g n itio n sh e h a s so lo n g
deserved.”
Sears To Open At
Lloyd Center
Grand Opening of New Store, the Fourth
in Portland, Planned for October.
Sears, Roebuck and Co. plans to
open a fashionable, new store at Lloyd
C enter in Portland this O ctober. The
th ree -lev e l S ears w ill bring the
com pany’s full-line assortm ent back
to dow ntow n Portland.
"M ore than half a million people live
and w ork in the Lloyd Center trade
area,” said Jim Hackbarth, Sears district
general manager. “Now, rather than
traveling 15 minutes or more to the
nearest Sears, they’ll be able to shop
close to their homes and offices." Other
Sears stores in metropolitan Portland
include those at Clackamas Town
Center, Washington Square Shopping
Center and V ancouver Mall.
Approximately 200 new Sears jobs
will be created by the urban unit,
which is replacing a J.C. Penney store.
A d d itio n a lly ,
h u n d re d s
of
construction jobs are being generated
by the e x te n siv e b u ild in g -a n d -
rem odeling project.
The new Lloyd Center Sears will
have a dram atically refined interior
developed for the com pany by FRCH
Design W orldw ide, a N ew York-
based architectural firm. It will feature
96,000 square feet o f selling space.
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Public meeting on
Grant Warehouse
The
E lio t
N e ig h b o r h o o d
A ssociation is sponsoring a public
m eeting on the G rant W arehouse, the
delapidated structure in the 3300block
ofN.E. M artin Luther King Jr. Blvd. at
7 p.m ., at Emanual Hospital's Lorenzen
Center.
S p eak ers
w ill
in c lu d e
re p re s e n ta tiv e s o f th e P o rtla n d
D evelopm ent C om m ission, the City
A ttorney, the state D epartm ent o f
E nvironm ental Q uality, the federal
E nvironm ental Protection A gency,
and the offices o f city com m issioner
Erik Sten, county
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c o m m is s io n S e re n a C ru z an d
congressm an Earl Blumenauer.
Last year city officials found a high
level o f pollution at the structure,
apparently long used as a flop house
an d d u m p in g g ro u n d fo r to x ic
chemicals. The EPA staged a cleanup
o f the site, but ceased w hen the
toxicity levels reached acceptable
industrial standards. The property is
zoned RH for high-density residential
development, and new industrial uses
w ould be illegal. T here are also
indications o f pollution on nearby
residential properties.
S e n a to r E ile e n Q u tu b
Hosts Mental Health Forum
W h o : Joining Senator Q utub w ill be
several experts and advocates in the
field o f m ental health and people
w ho have been a ffec ted by the
illn ess. A m ong them , W illiam
W ilson, M .D ., A ssociate Professor,
Dept. o f P sychiatry, O regon H ealth
S c ie n c e s U n iv e r s ity ; B e n ts o n
M cFarland, M D, P h D ., P ro fesso ro f
P sy ch iatry , D ept. o f P sychiarty,
O regon H ealth Sciences U niversity;
W illia m B. D a lto n , P h . D.
A dm inistrator, O regon A lliance for
the M entally 111; and N ellie Fox-
E d w a rd s, A A R P , O re g o n S tate
P resident and m other o f a m ental ly
W h e re : Room 50, State Capitol, and
Salem, Oregon
W hy: One in fivepeople will experience
a major mental illness at some point in
th e ir lives. It m ig h t be severe
depression. O - an anxiety disorder,
dem entia, schizophrenia - the list is
long. O ne in five people. T hat could
be your m other, spouse, neighbor,
ill son.
W h e n : O n W ednesday M arch 18,
child - you.
The good news is, in today’s world,
prescription medications can alleviate
the negative affects o f m ental illness.
G one are the days when people were
locked up and shackled - never to be
productive citizens. W ith proper
access to m ental health services and
treatm ent, people can lead active,
l:00to3:30p.m .
productive lives.
Spring Symphony
M ore than four hundred student
m u s i c ia n s fro m th e P o r tl a n d
m etropolitan area w ill jo in forces to
p resen t a spring concert en titled
“ T h a t’s E n tertain m en t” S unday,
M arch21 at 3 :3 0 p .m . at the A rlene
S ch n itzer H all. The program w ill
feature many fam iliarpiecesof music
including selections from P hantom
o f the O pera and W est Side S tory in
a d d itio n to o th e r se le c tio n s by
L eo n a rd B e rn stein , John P h ilip
Sousa, Johannes B rahm s, Johann
S traus, E dw ard G regson and Irving
B erlin. All o f M etropolitan Y outh
S y m p h o n y g r o u p s w ill b e
p e rfo rm in g in c lu d in g O v e rtu re
O rc h e stra co n d u c te d b y K ath ie
R eed, P reparatory B and co nducted
b y L a r r y W e lls , P r e p a r a to r y
O rchestra conducted by N ita V an
P elt, C oncert Band con d u cted by
M ik e O f t, C o n c e r t O r c h e s tr a
conducted by Bill H unt, Sym phonic
B a n d c o n d u c te d b y D r. Jo h n
R ichards and S ym phony O rch estra
con d u cted by L ajos B alogh.
M etropolitan Y outh Sym phony
alum nus, M ichael G ross, w ill be
fe a tu re d as so lo is t in th e tu b a
C o n c e rto I, A lle g ro D ec iso by
E dw ard G regson. M ichael, w ho
attended Jefferson H igh School in
P ortland, has been the p rincipal
tubist o f the S avannah Sym phony
O rchestra since 1986.
Tickets start at $6 and are available
a t T ic k e tm a s te r o r fro m th e
M etropolitan Y o u th S y m p h o n y
office at503-239-4566. Bring the whole
fam ily for an afternoon o f m usic at its
finest perform ed by som e o f the m ost
accom plished young m usicians the
area has to offer.
G et M ore I nformation T han Y ou E ver H oped
To R eceive A bout B uying A H ome .
H o w long have you wanted your own home hut you just didn t know how to get it ?
Come to the FREE Fannie Mae Foundation I lom e-Buying Fair where mortgage lenders,
credit experts, real estate professionals, and members of community housing groups w ill
answer all of your home-buying questions. It's on Saturday, A\arch 27. from 10:00 a.m. to
4 :0 0 p.m. at the M em orial Coliseum Exhibit I fall. For more information, please call
1 -8 8 8 -7 5 2 -7 1 7 0 . You may not walk ou, with an actual house, but you'll finally know
how to go about buying one. Besides, the house wouldn't fit in your trunk anyway.
Sponsored by the Fannie Mae Foundation and the Portland Trail Blazers.
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Home-Buying Fair. March 27,10:00 a.m. to 4 :0 0 p.m. at the Memorial Coliseum Exhibit Hall.
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