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Committed to Cultural Diversity
o in in u n i t g
a I r n ò a r
Native Americans in
Oregon
The Oregon Historical Society will feature a
lectu re c o n sistin g o f th ree p an elists
discussing the topics; “Constructing the
M o dern In d ia n : N a tiv e A m erican
O rg a n iz a tio n s in P o rtla n d ” by N ick
Rosenthal (Univ. o f Oregon), “Indians,
Dams and Fish’ by Roberta Ulrich, and
“ Indian Alliances o f the 185O’s: Reality or
Pioneer Paranoia?” by Gray Whaley (Univ.
of Oregon). The event will be held on January
22 at 9:30 a.m. at the Oregon Historical
Society’s Madison Room. Call 222-1741 or
visit their website at www.ohs.org.
Research Your Old
House
Find all the answers to all o f your questions
about researching the history o f your house
at a hands-on workshop presented by the
Bosco-Milligan Foundation on Saturday,
February 5, from 9a.m. to 2 p.m. An overview
on building research will be held at the
Galleria Shopping Center at 921S W Morrison,
followed by a private orientation o f resources
available in the collections o f the Oregon
Historical Society. After a short, on-your-
own lunch break, an afternoon session
co verin g c ity d ire c to rie s, new spaper
research, and maps will be presented at the
Central Library.
Romeo and Juliet
Tygres Heat Shakespeare Company will
continue its 1999-2000 season with “Romeo
and Juliet” directed by Jon Kretzu. The play
is set in the present, hurtling the doomed
lovers through a world o f quick tempers,
rash judgem ents and bad decisions, which
propels them through euphoria, passion,
horror and heartbreak. Performances run
through F eb ru ary 20 at the D olores
Winningstad Theater at the Portland Center
for Performing Arts (1111 SW Broadway).
Call 503/288.8400.
Local man establishes multicultural Hall of F ame
by
D anny B ell
o r T he P ortland O bserver
Amid the perception that the Oregon State
Sports Hall o f Fame has been reluctant to
acknowledge the accomplishments o f people
o f color in the area o f sports, Thad Spencer
has enlisted the support o f several community
members and business leaders to establish a
Multicultural Sports Hall ofFame.
At a press conference held Jan. 12, at
McMennamins Kennedy School, Spencer
maintained that he had not been inducted i nto
the Oregon Sports Hall ofFam e.
He asserted that, since he was a No. 1
contender in 1969 and the last man to have
scheduled a match with Muhammad Ali before
his belt was vacated due to his stance as a
draft dissident, he deserved to be in the
Oregon State Sports Hall o f Fame. Spencer
stated that, in the spring o f 1999, Mel Renfro
nominated him as a candidate for the Oregon
Sports Hall ofFam e. He also inferred that it
either took too long or he was denied as a Hall
ofFam e inductee. He further claimed that, on
occasions he attended the Hall o f Fame
functions, he was the only person o f color in
attendance.
As a result o f his perceptions, Spencer decided
to pursue the establishment o f an Oregon
Multicultural Sports Hall o f Fame. The sense
o f inequity and ostracization seem to be the
common consensus o f the newly founded
organization’s board o f directors, which is
com posed o f African Americans, Euro-
Americans, a Hispanic and one woman.
Upon inquiry with Tim McGuire of McGuire
Bearing, who is the current president o f the
Oregon Sports Hall o f Fame, Mr. McGuire
said he does not oppose the formation o f a
The Oregon Multicultural Hall o f Fame committee from left to right: Deborah Jones, Robert Taylor, Thad Spencer, Sal Guardino and
Arnold Pitre.
Multicultural Hall ofFame. However, he would
encourage Mr. Spencer and/or supporters to
meet him personally or attend a board meeting
to air their concerns. He readily admitted that
the board o f directors is com prised o f
predominately white, Anglo-Saxon males.
However, legitimate efforts have been made
to recruit people o f color to the board. The
Better Health In 2000
Resolve to improve your health in Year 2000
by attending the free Saturday seminars
sponsored by the Oregon College ofOriental
Medicine (OCOM) on January 22 and 29.
Each90-minuteseminarstarts at 10a.m. The
sem inars focus on acupuncture, herbal
medicine and Qi Gong meditative exercise,
and will offer sample treatments for those
who wish to experience traditional Chinese
medicine. To reserve a place in the free
Saturday seminars, call the college at 503/
253-3443.
Fourth Annual Bill
Naito Award
The Portland Parks & Recreation’s Urban
Forestry Commission is now accepting
applications for the Fourth Annual Bill Naito
Award. The award was created in honor of
the late builder and community leader who
did so much to beautify Portland with trees.
The Awards will be presented at Portland’s
Annual Arbor Day Celebration on April 4,
2000. Applications must be received by
February 15. Contact the Urban Forestry
coordinator at 823-4443 for an application
packet.
t
board is a working board that makes demands
on individuals both in terms o f time and
( Please see 'F am e' page 2)
High winds leave tens of thousands without power
The Frederick
Douglass Book Prize
The Gilder Lehrman Center for the Study o f
Slavery, Resistance, and Abolition, a part o f
the Yale Center for International and Area
Studies, is pleased to announce the second
annual Frederick Douglass Book Prize, a
$25,000 award for the most outstanding
book published in English in 1999 on the
subject o f slavery and/or abolition and
antislavery movements. We invite you to
submit books that meet these criteria. Please
note that works related to the Civil War are
acceptable only if their primary focus relates
to slavery or emancipation. The submission
deadline is February 1,2000. Call 203/432-
3339
or
e -m a il
them
at
gilder.lehrman.center@yale.edu.
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January 19, 2000
Crews labored to restore poer and clean up the debris fo r several days after the storm hit the Northwest.
Associated Press
Gale-force winds— and stronger— whistled
from the south through Oregon Sunday,
downing trees across highways, damaging
buildings and knocking out power to more
than 100,000 customers.
The highest gusts reported by the National
Weather Service were 1 ISmphatmidmoming
at Cannon Beach. Gusts o f 81 mph at Netarts
knocked a house 12 feet o ff o f its foundation.
“W e’ve had quite a lew, about 100,000
custo m ers are w ithout pow er now in
northwest Oregon," Gai 1 Baker, spokeswoman
for Portland General Electric, said Sunday
afternoon.
She said all PGE crews were out and that
daylight conditions and generally dry weather
were favorable for quickly restoring energy.
She said trees and limbs down across power
lines were responsible for most of the outages.
PGE spokesman Mark Fryburg said about
halfof the utility’s customers who lost power
had it restored by mid-afternoon and that
most o f the outages took place between 10
a.m. and noon.
Dave Kvamme, ofPacific Power, said between
8,000 and 9,000 customers o f that utility were
without energy, largely along the Oregon
Coast. “We have outages all along the coast,
from the Coos Bay and Bandon areas to
Seaside, Cannon Beach and Astoria,” he said.
Kvamme said there also were problems in
Grants Pass, Winston and Roseburg.
Clatsop County officials reported extensive
roof damage to businesses and residences
and said Highway 26 linking the area to
Portland was closed for a time by downed
trees.
C la c k a m a s C o u n ty re p o rte d outages
throughout the county and the sheriff’s office
said some downed trees were set afire when
they became entangled with power lines.
Trees were reported down on cars and
buildings, but no injuries there were reported.
By mid-afternoon the brunt o f the storm had
moved north into Washington.
Jefferson High School celebrates
Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. day
with dance and song
The festivities offered the students ofJefferson
High School and Portlanders a chance to savor
the dream o f Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.
Monday during their annual celebration in the
Jefferson High School Performing Atrs Center.
Following what would have been Kings 71
birthday Saturday, the event did him justice in a
diverse and inquisitive crowd that took in dance,
music, and song as well as informational booths
that told o f his life and his dream. Kings
traditional themes, opportunity, education and
equality- were brought to life brilliantly by the
events many activities.