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Parenting Teens, Ages
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High school students meet at youth summit
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tor T he
P ortland O bserver
Positive Discipline, Betsy Davenport,
instructor. Saturday, November 20,2 to 4
pm. $20 indiv, or $25 for 2 adults, same
home
“Sew For The Cure”
The holiday spirit is already alive and
those with crafty hands are invited to “Sew
ForTheCure”,aspecial fundraiser contest
to benefit breast cancer research. Jo-Ann
Fabrics and Crafts and the American Home
Sew ing A sso c ia tio n en co u ra g e the
community to enter “Sew For The Cure’ ’ by
crafting a Christmas tree ornament. The
ornaments will then be displayed in Jo-
Ann stores across the country throughout
the holiday season on Christmas trees and
available for sale, with proceeds to support
local cancer organizations. Call 503/629-
5177 o r503/659-2718.
Communicating With
H a r d - T o - Ke a c h
Children
Laurie Van Si, instructor.
Tuesday,
N ovem ber23,7 to 9 pm. $25 indiv, o r $30
for 2 adults, same home.
“ F i n d i n g ... a n d
Funding.. .Hope in the
Fight Against Brain
Disorders ’
A free lecture for the general public.
Tuesday, Oct. 19, 1999 7-9 p.m., Oregon
Museum o f Science and industry (OMS1)
1945 S.E. Water Ave., Portland. Formore
infocall(503)413-7665.
“Lift Jesus Up” Revival
T he L ife lin e C h ris tia n C h u rc h is
sponsoring a monthlong, citywide “Life
Jesus Up” revival to spur residents o f the
Portland metropolitan area to take action
against ills plaguing families and the
community. The revival is free and occurs
from 7PM to 9PM every weekday from
October 27-Nov. 19 at First AME Zion
Church, located at4303 N. Vancouver Ave.
On November 12, 1999,300 Portland public
high school students convened to discuss
issues ranging from school funding to
community involvement. Our Voices, Our
Future, A Youth summit was selected by
students as the theme for the event sponsored
by NIKE, Inc., in partnership with Oregon
Public Broadcasting, Portland Public Schools,
Self Enhancement, Inc. and the Center for
Deliberative Polling at the University ofTexas
at Austin.
Our Voices, Our Future, A Youth Summit is
the first Deliberative Poll in the nation to be
designed and conducted by and for students.
All aspects o f this event were developed by
the Youth Summit Advisory Panel. This panel,
comprised o f 13 students each representing
one o f the Portland public high schools,
conferred on the location, format and issues
to be discussed. The event was held all day
Friday, November 12,1999 at the NIKE World
Headquarters Campus in Beaverton, Oregon.
Deliberative Polling is a unique form ofpublic
o p in io n su rv e y in w h ic h a random
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representative sample o f a group is invited to
register their views on a variety o f issues. The
group is surveyed again after they have had
an opportunity to learn in great detail more
information about those issues.
“It takes innovative ideas to create change.
sponsor the meeting from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30
p.m. Thursday at Oregon Association o f
Minority Entrepreneurs, 4134 N. Vancouver
Ave.
The task force is comprised o f residents,
property owners and business owners.' Strong
is part o f the 25-member task force.
Tom Anctil, owner o f Anctil Heating and
Cooling on North Williams Avenue, said he
looks forward to revitalization and the changes
by D ionne P eeples
it will bring.
for T he P ortland O bserver
A nctil’s father, Paul, started the business 22
years ago. “This is a super area. We are close
Jackie Strong has a vested interest in the
to every freeway and
r e v ita liz a tio n
of
the
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close to dow ntow n,”
neighborhoods in North and
Anctil said. “This is
Northeast Portland.
prime property.”
His family owns thriving M a-n-
A lex D orsey o f the
Pa Strong’s barbecue on North
Portland Development
Williams Avenue and he also
Commission said the
grew up in a home on Williams
com m unity m eetings
from the ages o f 2 to 18.
will help create apian to
“This community has always
guide development in
been a part o f my life and I want
the proposed area.
to see it grow effectively,” said
That area is bounded by
Strong,48.
K illingsw orth to the
That is why Strong is urging
north. Interstate 84 on
residents and business owners
the south, Martin Luther
to attend an upcoming meeting
King Jr. Boulevard and
to offer suggestions about the
Jackie Strong
7"’ Street to the east and
types o f development they want
the Willamette River/Interstate 405 /Albina
in their community
and Mississippi avenues on the west.
The Vancouver-Williams Task Force will
Meeting planned to
help residents decide on
plans to help shape the
revitalization
T he p la n w ill ad d ress d ev elo p m en t
opportunities that combine residential and
commercial space. It will also address the
creation o f jobs and affordable housing,
Dorsey said.
D orsey, w ho the c o o rd in a to r for the
V ancouver-W illiam s project, said PDC
became involved when task force members
wanted to apply for a grant.
PDC helped the task force acquire a $44,000
grant from the Bureau o f Housing and
Community Development, Dorsey said. “This
is not a PDC project,” she said. “It is a
community project.”
Like Strong, Dorsey said it is critical that
residents, property owners, business owners
attend the upcoming meeting.
“Development will occur,” Dorsey said. “This
process allows them the power to say ’ this is
what we want and this is what we don’t
want.’”
W ithout a co m m u n ity plan in place,
developers would not have to consider the
community’s wishes.
Assisting communities in redevelopment is
part o f the city’s Albina Community Plan.
According to the plan, PDC is to identify key
developm ent sites and partner with the
community to spearhead develop that will
create jobs, affordable housing and retail/
commercial space in the Boise, Eliot and
Humboldt neighborhoods.
program has received national recognition
for its innovative and effective model for
building the leadership o f low income girls
and girls o f color by engaging them in
community building activities.
We are celebrating the many exciting events
o f this year, including: our transition to
independence; the success o f our Public
available Power (electric) Wheelchairs to
non-ambulatory Senior Citizens (65 yrs old
& up) at no out-of-pocket expense, if they
The power W heelchairs are
provided to those who are confined to a
wheelchair, and can no longer self-propel
in their living area, and who meet the
deposit required. Please call for more
information on the details o f the program.
Call toll free, 1-8OO-36O-8765.
Psi
Presents “An Elegant Affair" A Formal
Black & White Ball November 20th, 1999,8
pm -1:30am (after party to follow) Melody
( O NTRIBI TED STORY
Ball Room 615 S.E. Alder Portland, Oregon;
for
T he P ortland O bserver
Tickets $35.00ea, $50.00at the door includes
full b u ffett & One w ell drink, live
entertainment. For ticket information
contact Kenneth Doswell (503) 696-2873
or (503) 938-3229. O r stop by Geneva’s
Shear Perfection 5601 N.E. Martin Luther
King Jr. Blvd.
A ssociated P ress
Nathan Nilles likes to relax and read the paper
during his commute on the light-rail train from
his home in west suburban Beaverton to
downtown Portland. But occasionally he has
to drive.
“If you leave for work anytime past 7:30,
forget about it. You’re stuck. You’d be locked
in traffic, bumper to bumper. And going home
is a nightmare,” he says.
The Portland metro area has some o f the worst
traffic problems in the country, according to
an annual report on congestion released
T uesday by the T exas T ransportation
Institute.
The study immediately became part of the
debate surrounding a gas-tax hike to fund
new road projects in the state.
The 5-cent-a-gallon tax hike was passed by
the Legislature in July but then blocked by
referendum petition. It will now be put before
voters on the May 16 primary election ballot.
Randy Tucker, a spokesman for the land-use
watchdog group 1000 Friends ofOregon, said
the Texas study and an analysis o f it
demonstrated that building roads does not
solve traffic problems.
Transit Equity Campaign; this year's dynamic
graduates o f the Girls in Action for Power
program; and Sisters in Action for Power s
continued efforts to address social and
economic injustice" said Amara Perez, Exec.
Dir. Keynote speaker for the event was State
Senator Avel Gordly who discussed the
importance o f girls’ leadership.
(Below) Terenie Faison, Darlene Lambo ‘s, Sheneva Jackson . Shurnice Davis, Shalanda
Holiman, Lakata Logan, Sabrina Jackson, Amara Perez
(Left) Shurnice Davis, Shalonda Holiman, Terenie Faison .Sabrina Jackson
additional guidelines o f the program. No
K appa A lpha
Fraternity, Inc.
Portland among
worst cities for
congestion
The community celebrates girls leadership program
The Senior Wheels USA Program makes
qualify.
It’s what NIKE was founded on. It’s what’s at
the heart o f this innovative forum for helping
young p e o p le e x p re ss th e ir v ie w s,”
commented Phil Knight, co-founder and
chairman o f NIKE, Inc. “Dialogue is always
the best place to start, and we are very proud
to be a partner in Our Voices, Our Future, A
Youth Summit.”
The Portland public high school students
were selected randomly from the system’s 13
high schools to reflect demographic balance.
In October 1999, students completed a
questionnaire covered topics including issues
involving students w orking together,
respecting racial, religious and cultural
differences and encouraging students to play
an active role in their community.
A fter m eetin g in d ia lo g u e sessions
participants then reconvened in a large group
“town hall” format to pose questions to
leading experts on the issues they discussed.
The final sessio n in c lu d e d a panel
presentation and participants were asked
once again to complete a survey, which will be
compared against the pre-event survey.
Polling results will be released by the end of
November 1999.
Group urges neighborhood revitalization Report puts
Call Reverend Weaver at 503/705-1673.
Pow er W heelchairs
Available
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Sisters in Action for Power, formally known
as SPIRIT, held their first annual event to
celebrate three girls graduating from their
leadership program entitled. Girls in Action
fo r P o w er (G A P) as w ell as th e ir
Transportation Campaign.
Si sters in Action for Power has been working
on a campaign for the past year to prompt Tri-
Met to allow students to ride to and from
school for free during school days and hours.
This campaign has received citywide attention
as the first com m unity-driven effort to
p ro m o te a ffo rd a b le and eq u itab le
transportation.
The leadership o f this effort has primarily
come from middle and high school girls in the
organization’s leadership program TheGAP