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Dynamic Differences
D ynam ic D ifferences, an interactive
w orkshop that exam ines various form s o f
prejudice and oppression will be presented
by the M etropolitan H um an Rights C enter
on W ednesday, June 16, from 6:30 PM -
9 PM at T rinity L utheran C enter, 507 W.
Powell in G resham . The w orkshop aim s
to increase understanding o f cultural dif­
ferences and perceptions on a basic level,
and further to identify w ays we can w ork
together for the com m on good. To regis­
ter, call Linda H unter at 503/823-5136
(V oice/T TY ).
Unique Insurance Complex Will
Serve North Portland
Leam to Meditate
Learn how to m editate - it’s sim ple,
effective and pow erful. D evelop peace o f
m ind, confidence, and happiness. C reate a
life o f inspiration and infinite possibili­
ties. A free w orkshop w ill be offered on
Sunday, June 6 and 20 from 1:30 - 3 PM
at the C entral Library (801 SW 10,h). No
registration required. For questions, call
206/324-3294.
Summer Volunteer Training
B radley-A ngle H ouse is pleased to an­
nounce our S um m er V olunteer Training.
W e need volunteers to do direct service
work: answ er ou r 24-hour crisis line, sta ff
our em ergency shelter and transitional
houses, w ork with ch ild ren 's groups, or
serve on our B oard o f D irectors. W e are
also in need o f volunteers to do adm inis­
trative and m aintenance work. O ur next
training w ill begin T hursday, June IO1”.
C all 282-9940.
African American Ballet
to neighborhood groups, nonprofits and other
local organizations looking for a place to
meet. W e’re here to provide exceptional cus­
tom er service, while becom ing a part of, and
enhancing this neighborhood." The 1,500
square foot com m unity room accom modates
Portland residents can now
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find a State Farm agent, claims staff
Dale Fillmore
Vice President, State Farm Agency
The sixth annual Spring Concert will
be presented by the N orthw est A frikan
A m erican Ballet. This event w ill be on
M ay 28 and 29 at the N ew ark Theatre
P ortland C enter for the P erform ing Arts.
Tickets are available at PCPA box office
and all Fastixx outlets or charge by phone
at 224-8499.
claim em ployees, w ith plans to place several
fire claim representatives there in the near
future. A gent E m ie Hill em ploys one part-
tim e and tw o full-tim e em ployees.
S tate F arm a s so c ia te s w ere jo in e d by
lo c al c o m m u n ity an d b u sin e ss le ad e rs,
n o n p ro fit o rg an iz atio n s an d n eig h b o rh o o d
g ro u p s for th e g ran d o p en in g .
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_ and other representatives in one loca­
tion. On M ay 21. 1999 the com pany formally
christened its new 12,000 square foot full-
service office at M artin Luther King Jr. and
a group o f 25.
Portland Boulevards. The two-building, brick
T he office is currently hom e to 17 auto
com plex offers sales and claims service, as
well as space for neighborhood meetings.
S tate F arm is one o f
the first in su rers to d e­
v elo p a c o m p a n y w id e
p ro g ram to p la ce th ese
u n iq u e o f fic e s in th e
h e a rt o f u rb a n are a s.
N orth P o rtlan d is the 33rd
“ fu ll-serv ic e o ffic e " the
com pany has opened
sin ce 1994, and its first
in the P acific N o rth w est
R egion. T h e co m p lex is
uniq u e in th a t it h o u ses a
S tate F arm ag en cy , a full
claim s sta ff, an d a co m ­
m u n ity m e e tin g room ,
along w ith re p re se n ta ­
tives from p u b lic affairs
an d h u m an reso u rces.
G ary M ethner, State
F arm ’s Pacific Northwest
regional vice president,
says his com pany will be
an active community mem­
ber. “The inclusion o f a
com m unity room means
MLK Elementary School Choir Join In the celebration of the Grand Opening
w e’re opening our doors
Toran To Lead
Volunteers of America of Oregon
Draw Wildlife
T he Portland Fine A rts G uild is having
a w orkshop on draw ing w ildlife in colored
pencil w ith Judy Jam ison on June 14,21 &
28 from 10 A M u n til 2 PM at the
R u s s e llv ille G ra n g e (a t 12105 N E
Prescott). T he cost is $4 for m em bers and
$5 for non-m em bers. Call 503/252-9937.
Soul Food Classes
N eighborhood H ealth C linics (N H C )
w ill hold a series o f tw o-day Soul Food
M odifications W orkshops and H ands-on
C ooking Classes. W orkshop participants
are asked to bring a favorite soul food
recipe, a friend and enjoy an evening o f
team ing, fun and food. There w ill be no
food for the classes. N H C will sponsor
three classes on W ednesday evenings at
S e lf E nhancem ent Incorporated, 3920
N orth K erby A venue in Portland. The
sessions will take place on June 16 and 23,
and S eptem ber 22 and 29. A ll classes w ill
b e held from 6-8 PM. Call 503/288-5995.
Rummage Sale
The C om m unity A lliance o f Tenants
w ill be hosting a Silent A uction from 12
PM to 4 PM. T here will be lots o f house
w ares, clothing, food, crafts and m uch
more! T he R um m age Sale w ill be on S at­
urday, M ay 29 from 9 A M to 5P M at 2710
N E 14,h A ve. (the com er o f IS"1 Ave. and
K nott). Call 460-9702.
A d m in istra to r and B ran ch M an ag er
he V O A O re g o n B o ard o f Di
an d p rio r to w o rk in g w ith SC F she
re c to rs is p le a se d to an n o u n c e
w as th e D ire c to r o f A ffirm a tiv e A c ­
th e a p p o in tm e n t o f K ay D ean
T o ran as C h ie f E x ec u tiv e O ffic e r tio
o f n for th e G o v e rn o r's O ffice.
A cco rd in g to W enrich, “ K ay T oran
V o lu n te e rs o f A m e ric a o f O re g o n
is a n atu ral for the p o sitio n o f C E O o f
(V O A O re g o n ). M s. T o ran w ill take
V O A O reg o n . H er ex p e rien c e in m a n ­
the a g e n cy h elm o n Ju ly 1 E x ec u tiv e
ag in g a larg e n u m b e r o f p eo p le and a
D ire c to r T om H u d so n , w ho p ro v id ed
h u g e b u d g e t at the sta te level w ill
c o n tin u ity an d stro n g le ad e rsh ip to
p ro v e in v a lu ab le to us. S he has con-
the ag en cy a fte r th e d ep a rtu re o f th en -
ta c ts -n a tio n a lly . as w ell as a t the state
C E O G e ra ld M c F a d d en in A u g u st
an d lo cal le v els- th at no o th e r c a n d i­
1998, w ill resu m e his ro le o f d ire c t­
T
ing th e o p era tio n s o f th e ag en cy .
“ V olunteers o f A m erica has struck
gold w ith Ms. T o ran ,” claim s B oard
C hair Tom W ennch. He continues, “W e
w ent through a rather frustrating search
for about nine m onths and then the
perfect candidate becam e av ailab le.”
M s. T o ran , a n ativ e O re g o n ia n , has
an im p re ssiv e b ac k g ro u n d in c lu d in g
h o ld in g the p o sitio n o f D ire c to r o f
S e rv ic e s to C h ild re n and F a m ilie s
(S C F ) for the la st five y ears. P re v i­
o u sly , sh e w as th e a g e n c y ’s R e g io n a l
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Kay Dean Toran, CEO of Volunteer« of America
of Oregon
Wilshire Park Neighbors Want
Grocery Back
All Sports Camp
D o n ’t m iss the Roy Pittm an/Straight
U p S um m er Sam pler All Sports C am p on
Friday, June 4lh at 9 AM until 1:30 PM. It
is open to kids betw een 6lh to 8'h grade. The
fun will be held at Peninsula Park. W e will
have Portland State U niversity coaches
and athletes as w ell as the G o ld 's G ym
Straight Up speed trainers on hand for a
h a lf day o f fun, gam es, and skill building.
W e ’ll have stations set up for speed, foot­
ball, basketball, soffball/baseball, volley­
ball, g o lf and soccer. Call Roy Pittm an at
503/823-3620.
d ate h a d ."
T o ran se rv e s on se v eral b o ard s in ­
clu d in g L in field C o lleg e, the N ational
A sso c ia tio n o f P u b lic C h ild W elfare
A d m in istratio n , and is the B oard C h air
fo r T h e W a lk e r In stitu te. H er m any
acco lad es in clu d e the 1997 S tate M an ­
a g e m e n t A w ard for E x c e lle n c e in
L ea d ersh ip and the 1995 A ffirm a tiv e
A ctio n A g en cy o f the Y ear. A nd she
w as a m e m b er o f the U S D eleg atio n
th a t a ssesses the C h ild W elfare S y s­
tem in R o m an ia.
T o ran is v ery e x c ite d ab o u t the
o p p o rtu n ity to w o rk w ith V O A O r­
egon. She sta te s, “ M y in itial m eetin g s
w ith m a n ag e m en t an d s ta ff w ere e x ­
h ila ra tin g and I ’m lo o k in g fo rw ard to
a d d re ssin g th e issu es th at face n o n ­
p ro fits. V O A O re g o n is a d ynam ic
o rg a n iz a tio n an d has a long trad itio n
o f p ro v id in g se rv ic es to o u r co m m u ­
n ities. A s w e lo o k to th e fu tu re , w e ’ll
be seek in g to su stain o u r g ro w th and
rem ain c o m p e titiv e in th is c o n tin u ­
ally c h a n g in g in d u stry ."
V o lu n teers o f A m erica is one o f the
n a tio n 's top ten larg est an d m o st com ­
p reh en siv e n o n p ro fit h um an services
o rg an izatio n s. V O A O reg o n has p ro ­
vided serv ices to resid en ts o f O regon
and S outhw est W ashington since 1896.
V O A O reg o n an n u ally serv es m ore
than 7.000 p eo p le th ro u g h a v ariety o f
in n o v ativ e pro g ram s in the areas o f
C h ild ren an d F am ilies, C om m unity
C o rrectio n s an d S enior S ervices.
B y Let P f r if m a n
talk directly with Nicholson representatives
eighbors o f a proposed new grocery
on
June 22 at Englewood Christian Church,
store at N ortheast 33rd A venue and
3515
N.E. Killingsworth St.
K illingsw orth Street have concerns
Nicholson,
o f Kirkland, Wash., plans to
an d issu es, b ut th ey a re ab o u t ho w , n ot if,
build
a
15,000
square
foot Rite Aid pharmacy,
such a sto re sh o u ld b e b u ilt there.
a 20,000 square foot grocery and 9,000 foot o f
TheC oncoidia N eighborhood Association
assorted retail on the site. In order to incorpo­
is proceeding cautiously with public review o f
rate a satellite parking lot to the south, they also
a proposal by Nicholson Development to build
plan to relocate one-block o f NE Emerson S t
on the site, vacant since the W ilshire Park
The plans were discussed last month with
Sentry M arket closed in 1994 th e m atter will
about 20 residents ofNortheast 34 th Street, some
be d iscu ssed , and issu e s n o ted , at the
o f whom had vigorously opposed plans to build
association’s general m eeting at 7 p.m. June 1
a much larger market on the site and close
at M cM enam in’sK ennedy School, 5736N .E.
Em erson. A ccording to Ann LaBorde o f
33rd Ave. The association, and the public, will
N
Concordia the association recorded and intends
to pass on all the comments that followed, merely
sorting them into appropriate categones
M any o f these concerns w ere around traf­
fic m ovem ent, and if it w ould route traffic
into the neighborhood. Individuals proposed
closing portions o f the street, o r m aking it
one-w ay. N o proposal had an obvious con­
sensus behind it.
O n e n eig h b o r, W illie M artin , sa id he
fea re d th e sto re w o u ld g en e rate lo iterin g
an d d eb ris, and th at he d id n ’t w ant th is,
“ so c lo se to m y h o u se .”
C h risto p h er S ch m id t, w ho still has c o n ­
cerns ab o u t traffic m o v em en t, said he w as
encouraged that the prop o sed m arket w ould
b e on a n eig h b o rh o o d scale. A n o th er re si­
dent said, “O n e o f the nice things ab o u t the
o ld store w as b ein g ab le to w alk d ow n the
street in the m o rn in g to get co ffee and
donuts. I f it’s h ig h -en d . I ’m w illin g to pay
a little m o re for the co n v e n ie n ce .”
S usan S tro y er, on e o f th e stro n g e st c r it­
ics o f p rev io u s d ev elo p m en t attem p ts here,
n o te d , “N o o n e h ere has sa id , ‘T h ere
sh o u ld be no s to re h ere u n d er a n y c irc u m ­
sta n c e s ,' an d I h o p e th a t is c o m m u n ic a te d
to the d ev e lo p e r. I c e rta in ly w a n t it.”