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KMHD Jazz Station
KMHD 89.1, Portland’s premier jazz
station, is kicking o ff its 15,h anniversary
with a supporter appreciation party and the
unveiling o f a new logo and marketing
campaign designed by former MHCC stu
dent Joshua Berger o f Plazm magazine.
The event will be on W ednesday, April 14
from 6-8 PM at the Riverside Inn (50 SW
Morrison Street). Call 491-7435.
Education Discussion
The Board o f Education budget discus
sions and public hearings will on the follow
ing dates at 6:30 PM : Wednesday, April 14;
Tuesday, April 20; Monday, April 26.
If you have a disability or are hearing
impaired and need assistance for this meet
ing; please make arrangements in advance
by calling the Board Office at 916-3741.
Poets On Campus
Mountain W riters Series and Portland
State University are pleased to begin the
spring season with a co-sponsored reading
by poets James Tate and Dara Wier. Cur
rently professors at the University o f M as
sachusetts in Amherst, James Tate and
Dara Wier were featured with four other
prominent university writers in a six-part
educational TV series that aired in the fall
o f 1998. The Poetry Reading will be on
Saturday, April 16 at 7:30 in the School of
Business Administration in Portland State
University, Room 190. Call 503/236-4854.
Oregon Tradeswomen Network
The next m eeting o f the O regon
Tradeswomen Network is scheduled for
Thursday, April 15, at 6 PM at the State
Office Building, 800 NE Oregon ST., room
120. The topic o f this month’s meeting is a
B-F1T reunion. Join the graduates o f this
pre-apprenticeship program as they cel
ebrate their success in the trades. Meeting is
potluck - please bring a treat to share.
Childcare is provided and everyone is wel
come. The meetings are free and no pre
registration is required. Call 503/943-2228.
The Testing Craze
Monty Neill, Executive Director of the
National Center for Fair & Open Testing
(Fair Test), will be the featured speaker at the
Portland Conference on “Why the Testing
Craze W on’t Fix Our Schools.” The confer
ence will take place at Monroe High School
Auditorium, 2508 NE Everett, April 16-17.
On April 17, at 9 AM. Neill will initiate
workshop discussions with a presentation on
“Alternatives to Standardized Testing: Build
ing Better Schools." Call 503/282-6848.
Elderly and Disabled
Get a first-hand look at devices to help
the disabled or elders regain independence
at an exhibit at Kaiser Permanente’s Cas
cade Park Medical Office, 12607 SE Mill
Plain Boulevard, Vancouver, on Tuesday,
May 4, from 10 Am to 2 PM. A Kaiser
Permanente social worker and occupa
tional therapist will be on hand to explain
and demonstrate how to find and use lift
chairs, reachers, walkers, grab bars, spe
cial silverware and many other devices.
Call 503/499-5781.
The Soul Of An Addict
In celebration ofNational Poetry Month.
Portland poet and sage Savon Lindsay,
author o f The Soul o f an Addict and Tired
ofBeing Tired joins Barnes & Noble Book
store at 1231 NE Broadway in Portland,
Wednesday, April 21 at 7 PM . The event is
free and open to the public.
Polynesian Cultural Show
Join us for a celebration o f Polynesian
cultures. Enjoy musical performances and
Hawaiian food. Music and dancing per
formed by H o’ala, PCC students and com
munity. Lunch will be served 11 AM -
1:15 PM. Entertainment begins at 11:30
AM. Cost o f lunch is $4.50. The show will
be on Friday, April 23 at the Sylvania
Cafeteria, College Center at Portland Com
munity College. Call 977-4112.
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Gladys McCoy Academy Students
Receive Red Cross Training
The Northeast Portland students earn Red Cross certification in First Aid and CPR
tudents from the Gladys McCoy Acad
emy will be awarded American Red
Cross Standard First Aid certifications
at a special ceremony on Monday. The
award/certification ceremony will be Mon
day, April 12, at 11:25 a m. at the Gladys
McCoy Academy, 3802 NE Martin Luther
King, Jr. Blvd., Portland.
In an effort to fulfill its mission ofhelping
people prevent, prepare for and respond to
emergencies, American Red Cross has re
cently been working with the Gladys McCoy
Academy, an alternative school in Northeast
Portland, to train nearly 80 students in First
Aid and CPR. Since February, students have
participated in Red Cross Standard First Aid
training and are now receiving their certifi
cates for completing the program.
“This program has provided students that
might not have received health and safety
training the opportunity to learn important
lifesaving skills,” said Barbara Zeal, an Ameri
can Red Cross instructor. “Red Cross is proud
to teach students from the Gladys McCoy
Academy how to be safe and effective when
responding to emergencies.”
The Gladys McCoy Academy provides com-
prehensive educational and support services to
Portland-area adolescents who have not been
successful in traditional school settings. The
school serves approximately 80 at-risk students
from Northeast Portland and provides students
the opportunity to either transition back to
public school or graduate from the Academy.
The Oregon Trail Chapter o f the Ameri
can Red Cross trains nearly 26,000 people
each year in First Aid and CPR. For more
information about American Red Cross health
and safety courses call 280-1440.______________
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Mayor Vera Katz
Selects Sue
Klobertanz As New
Head Bureau Of
Purchases
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A ftercom pleting a competitive national
istration in the City o f Portland, the Port
rch and recruitment process. Mayor Vera
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egy. Locally, she chairs the Regional Con
d I am confident her w ork with the
sortium for Historically Underutilized Busi
ireau o f Purchases team will ensure con-
nesses (RCHUB). In 1997, she was awarded
lued provision o f great services at the
the M inority Small Business Advocate o f
st cost for taxpayers.”
the Year for the northwest region by the
K lobertanz has 20 years o f local gov-
U.S. Small Business Administration.
ament experience, including service with
commemorate the centennial celebration a« Oregon. It weigh« 40 tone - built wtth
•teel, chicken wire and high beams. Under the Kenton Revitalization Men, the Paul
Bunyon statue will be moved to a location nearby Denver and Interstate St. For more
on Kenton Neighborhood, reed about It In Focus.