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Committed to Cultural Diversity
Volume \ \ l \ , Number 26
Holy Redeemer -
The Venue for
Good In The Hood
SA Will Rely on The
Twin Towers to Get
Them Out o f the Series
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See Page B3______
June 23, 1999
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Nature's New Fremont Store
Now Open
N orthwest announced the
opening o f its new est store at 3535
NE 1 5 '\ T he Frem ont N ature’s
opened June 22, 1999, and will be
everyday from 8 a . m . to 10 p . m .
A benefit bar-b-que will be held during the
opening weekend. June 26 & 27, noon to 5 p . m .,
to raise tunds for Self Enhancement incorpo
rated, dedicated to helping inner-city youth
realize their lull potential by providing oppor
tunities for personal and academic success.
Additionally, a percentage o f proceeds from
Nature’s Last Wednesday program forboth June
and July will benefit the Multnomah County
Library Summer Reading Program. More than
20,000 youth participate in the program, which
encourages them to sharpen their literacy skills
through a variety o f fun activities and incentives.
The new Fremont Nature's encompasses
34,000 sq. feet and offers expanded off-street
parking, as well as additional products and ser
vices not available before at the former location,
3449NE 24lh Avenue, which has been a part o f the
open
Fremont neighborhood for nearly two decades.
The new Nature’s Marketplace on Fremont
offers an innovative mix o f goods and services,
including a day spa salon; a pharmacy with a
consul ting pharmac ist and a naturopath: a Sal fcare
center offering exercise and menu consultation;
a Cafe; an information resoui ce center with free
Internet access; and one o f the largest selections
o f natural and specialty foods in the region.
N ature's mission is to help people enjoy
healthful eating; to live more lightly on the
earth by finding quality and satisfaction in
everyday living; and to vote with their pur
chase for socially and environm entally re
sponsible food production ind distribution,
Café
needs o f our custom ers.
Our Café includes a salad bar, pizza oven,
p a in iin i sandwiches, all ofyour favorite Nature’s
Salads and hot dishes. Plus, in our "W hat’s for
Dinner" area we have the answer to that question
with a complete selection ofhot dishes, rotisserie
chicken, side dishes, fresh bread and more.
Cooking School
Beverage Bar
O ur Pharm acy has a i ^ p h arm a cist to
fill all o f your m edical prescriptions like
insulin, antibiotics, birth control pills, cough
syrup and more. W e also have a Naturopathic
D octor available to help w ith alternative
health care solutions and prescriptions.
ature ’ s
N
Serbs Withdraw
A P e n ta g o n r e p re s e n ta tiv e r e
ce n tly an n o u n c e d that S erb forces in
K osovo are m a k in g p re p a ra tio n s to
w ith d raw from th e Y u g o sla v p ro v
ince. T h e re are no sig n s th a t th e
tro o p s h av e b eg u n m o v in g o r asse m
b lin g fo r a p u llo u t.
Theaters Ask for ID
P re sid e n t C lin to n ch a lle n g e d th e
m ovie in d u stry to e n fo rc e th e ratin g
sy stem m o re stric tly . T h e N atio n al
A s s o c ia tio n o f T h e a te rs w ill b e
a d o p tin g a n ew p o lic y re q u irin g
y o u th s u n a c c o m p a n ie d by an ad u lt
to p ro d u c e a p h o to ID b e fo re bein g
a d m itte d to R -rate d film s. T h ey re p
rese n t a b o u t 2 0 ,0 0 0 sc re en s - 65
p erc en t o f th e m otion p ic tu re screens
in th e U n ite d S tates.
Summer Flights
Discounted
T icket prices for o ff-peak sum m er
travel w ere slashed 25 p ercent by
U nited A irlines. D elta A ir Lines, C on
tinental A irlines and N orthw est A ir
lines w ere am ong the first to slash the
U nited p rom otion on dom estic and
international travel.
Burnside Bridge
to Close
T he B u rn sid e B rid g e w ill clo se
to riv e r tra ffic fo r tw o ev en ts in
June. T h e b rid g e w ill c lo se from 9
A M to 2 PM on S a tu rd a y , June 12
for th e P o rtla n d R o se F e stiv a l G rand
F lo ra l P arade. O n S u n d a y , June 27
th e b rid g e w ill c lo se fro m 6 A M to
8:15 A M fo r th e 6 th an n u a l R iv er
C ity D ista n c e C lassic.
O ur beverage bar serves fresh juices, cof
fee drinks and tea.
Nature’s Hearth Bakery
O ur Hearth bakery bakes fresh bread every
day using organic ingredients and a European
style o f baking. The European oven conducts
heat through brick instead o f metal, allowing
the bread to be baked to perfection with a crusty
outside and spongy inside. O ur bakers bake
specialty breads as well as traditional varieties.
Produce
N a tu re ’s is fam ous for our produce. W e
carry the largest selection o f organic and
specialty produce in the N orthw est. O ur
produce b u y er searches the w orld as w ell as
our ow n backyard for p roduce that m eets
our product standards and fills the shopping
Gun Safety Courses
O re g o n c h ild re n in g rad e s K-
th ro u g h -S ix co u ld so o n be ex p o sed
to an N R A gun s a fe ty c o u rse in
sc h o o l. O re g o n ’s H o u se h as p a sse d
l e g i s l a t i o n th a t w o u ld r e q u ir e
s c h o o l d i s t r i c t s to a c q u ir e th e
“ E d d ie E a g le " gun s a fe ty c o u rse
from the N a tio n a l R ifle A s s o c ia
tion. S u p p o rte rs o f th e b ill say th e
c o u rse c o u ld h elp sa v e lives.
Light Rail Goes to
Airport
A nother expansion o f the light rail
system in the m etro Portland area has
been approved. The F ederal A viation
A dm inistration has O -K ’s plans by
the P ort o f P ortland to use passenger
facility charges to help pay for the
five-m ile extension o f the light rail
from the G atew ay district to the air
port term inal. The m oney w ill be used
to pay for bonds sold for the project.
Pharmacy
Nutrition
In ournutrition department we have vitamins,
supplements and herbs to support living well as
well as a very knowledgeable staff to assist you.
Body Care
O ur body care departm ent features a fresh
face food b ar w ith m asks and w ashes m ade
from natural ingredients. Y ou choose the
perfect m ask for your skin type. W e also
carry a b road assortm ent o f natural body
care products, includipg cosm etics.
Nature's Northwest opened its newest store at 3535 NE 15th opened June 22.,
Continued on Focus page 8
Coalition of Black Men
Joined by Urban League and Bridge Builders for
Annual Golf Tourney
Overtime Law
U p to fiv e-th o u sa n d em plo y ees o f
the S tate o f O regon m ay be in line for
a larg er p aycheck. T he O reg o n C ourt
o f A ppeals has ru led the state m ust
pay sev eral m illio n d o llars in o v er
tim e to sa larie d e m p lo y ee s and m an
gers. T he d ec isio n inv o lv es peo p le
w orking for the sta te b etw e en 1995
and 1997 and a new o v ertim e law
enacted b y th e le g isla tu re in 1995.
O ur cooking school will feature weekly
classes taught by our in-house Chef, Tina
Brusha, as well as featured C h e f s from local
restaurants and cookbook authors.
D ig est M ag azin e. The c o u rse is also
he Coalition o f Black M en announced
O re g o n ’s ho m e to the LPG A T o u m m e n t.
it w ill hold its Eighth A nnual G o lf
W ith its b u n k ers an d w ater trap s co m in g
T ournam ent and A w ards D inner on
M o n d ay , A u g u st 30, 1999 at C o lu m b in ia to p la y o n m a n y h o le s , C o lu m b ia
E d g e w a te r o ffe rs g o lfers at all sk ill lev els
E d g ew ater C o u n try C lub, one o f O re g o n 's
a sig n ific a n t ch allen g e.
p rem ier co u rses. T his y ear, the U rban
T h e C o a litio n o f B la c k M e n w a s
L eagu e o f P o rtlan d jo in s the C o a litio n
fo u n d ed in 1988 as a co m m u n ity -b ased ,
and the B rid g e B u ild ers P ro g ram in sp o n
n o n p o litic a l o rg an iz atio n w h o se m issio n
sorin g th e event. P ro ceed s from the fu n d
is to “ im p ro v e th e q u ality o f life fo r A fri
ra ise r w ill fin an c ially su p p o rt the C o a li
c a n -A m e ric a n s an d the o v e ra ll co m m u
tio n o f B lack M en an d U rb an L eague, and
nity. T he gro u p seek s to ac c o m p lish this
the sc h o larsh ip fund o f B rid g e B uilders.
th ro u g h “ ad v o c ac y , em p o w e rm en t, so cial
“ T h e C o a lit io n ’s g o lf to u r n a m e n t
e d u c a tio n , an d eco n o m ic p ro g ra m s that
se ek s c o n trib u tio n s from in d iv id u a ls and
in sp ire y o u th , fam ily and in stitu tio n s."
b u sin e sse s w h ile p ro m o tin g fello w sh ip ,
S in ce 1945, th e U rban L eag u e o f P o rt
sp o rtsm a n sh ip , an d c o m p e titio n ." said
land has w o rk ed to im p ro v e co n d itio n s
B ru ce W a tts, E x e c u tiv e D ire c to r o f th e
for the p o o r and d ise n fra n c h ise d in the
C o a litio n . "W e a lso p ro m ise e v e ry o n e a
c o m m u n itie s it serv es. A lso a co m m u
lot o f fu n ."
n ity -b a sed o rg an izatio n , the U rb an League
T he g ro w in g list o f s p o n s o rs fo r th e
m a in ta in s s e rv ic e s an d p ro g ra m s for
e v e n t in c lu d e s US W e st C o m m u n ic a
y o u th s, fam ilies, stu d en ts, jo b seek e rs and
tio n s , W a s h in g to n M u tu a l B a n k , E li
L illy , A m e r ic a n A ir lin e s , R a m u sse n
se n io rs in the P o rtlan d M etro area. T he
U rb an L eag u e is hom e to M u ltn o m ah
B M W . K O IN -T V , O re g o n S ta te L o t
C o u n ty 's N o rth east F am ily C en ter, N o rth
te r y , A lb in a C o m m u n ity
B ank,
east S en io r S erv ices C enter, and the N o rth
H o n e y b a k e H am . B o n jo u r T ra v el, T o ta l
ea st O n e -S to p C a re e r C enter.
S e rv ic e S o lu tio n s , an d G re sh a m N issa n
& D odge. In a d d itio n . A fr ic a n - A m e r i
T h e B rid g e B u ild e rs P ro g ra m w as
c a n b u sin e ssm a n Ja m e s W in te rs, p r e s i
sta rted in 1996 to o ffe r y o u n g A frican-
d e n t o f U n ite d E n e rg y , I n c , w ill p a r tic i
A m e iic a n m en g u id a n ce an d e n c o u ra g e
p a te as a c o rp o ra te sp o n so r. W in te r w as
m ent th a t w o u ld lead them to m ak e the
in s tru m e n ta l in m o v in g th e to u rn a m e n t
rig h t ch o ic e s to m eet the h ig h e x p e c ta
to C o lu m b ia E d g e w a te r th is y ea r.
tio n s o f th e ir co m m u n ity . In th e first year.
C o lu m b ia E d g ew a ter is rated as “on e
B rid g e B u ild ers en ro lled 125 stu d en ts into
o f the to p 10 co u rse s in the U .S ." G o lf
th e p ro g ra m
Y oung m en are ta u g h t to
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b eco m e w h o le - sc h o la stic a lly , sp iritu
ally , and cu ltu ra lly - an d to re c o g n ize the
b en e fits o f co m m u n ity se rv ic e an d aca
d em ic ach iev em en t.
O ne h ig h lig h t o f the C o a litio n ’s annual
to u rn am en t is the p rizes. T his year, there
are four h o les-in -o n e contest. P layers have
a ch ance to w in $ 10,000 o r on e o f three
new cars A u ctio n item s include roundtrip
airlin e tick ets, sev eral g etaw ay vacatio n s,
an d tw o special g o lf trips to F rance. Prizes
also w ill be aw ard ed for lo n g est drive,
straightest drive, clo sest to the hole; th e re 's
also a p u ttin g con test. T ro p h ies w ill be
p resen ted for first, second and th ird place
finishers in the ad u lt team ch allen g es, and
youth d iv isio n categ o ries.
T he en try fee fo r a d u lts is $ 175. T he
c o st in c lu d e s fees for 18 h o le s, g o lf cart,
an d d in n e r. T ic k e ts to th e A w ard D in n er
ca n b e p u rc h a se d se p a ra te ly fo r $25.
Y o u th p la y e rs, ag es 14 to 18 w ith an
in te rm e d ia te to a d v a n c e sk ill le v e l, are
in v ite d to p lay . T h e c o st is $ 1 2 5 ; in
c lu d e s g reen fees, c a rt an d d in n e r. O n
to u rn a m e n t d ay . re g istra tio n b eg in s at 11
am an d tee o f f is at 12 n o o n from a
sh o tg u n sta rt
T h e to u rn am en t is lim ited to the first
144 ad u lt g o lfers w h o reg ister. T w en ty -
fo u r y o u th , ag es 14 to 18, w ith in te rm e d i
ate to ad v a n ce sk ill, are also elig ib le to
p la y in th e to u rn am en t.
T h e e v e n in g ’s c e le b ra tio n b eg in s at
5 :3 0 p.m w ith a h ap p y h o u r recep tio n
James Winters II
featu rin g liv e m usic. T he m u sic A w ard
D in n er & A u ctio n follow at 7 p.m . K O IN -
TV n ew sm an K en B o d ie w ill se rv e as
m a ste r o f ce rem o n ie s. S ev eral fab u lo u s
d o o r p rize s can be w on at the d in n er.
F or m o re in fo rm atio n , or fo r ad v a n c e
re g istra tio n , call the C o a litio n o f B lack
M en at (5 0 3 ) 286 -2 1 8 8 .