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Page 4 ¡Hi? ÇorUani» ©bserwer January 26, 2000 The Tube Disney Channel’s original movie, The Color o f Friendship, is an inspiring and hopeful story that addresses the issues of race relations and tolerance through the friendship of two teenage girls. C ongressm an Ron D ellum s returns home from work one day in May 1977 to yet another display by his children, 13-year-old Piper and her younger brothers Brandy and Erik. Determined that their father should agree to host an exchange student from South Africa, they’ve dressed up in native African dress and play stirring recordings of African drum music. On this night, they are in for a surprise. The C ongressm an agrees to their request. As the family excitedly prepares for their guest, on the other side of the world Mahree, a young South African girl, convinces her father to let her study in America for a term. She, too, excitedly looks forward to the experience, but a surprise awaits all, for Congressman Dellums and his family are black, while Mahree The Color of Friendship The Color o f Friendship, based on actual events, is an inspiring and hopeful story that addresses the issues o f race relations and tolerance. In 1977, African American Congressman Ron V. Dellums and his family opened their home to a South African exchange student. Expecting a student o f color, they are surprised when a white South African arrives, but no more so than the girl, a product o f the Apartheid system who views black people as second-class citizens. The situation challenges them all with valuable lessons about racism and tolerance. The Color o f Friendship world premieres on Disney Channel Saturday, February 5, 7:30p.m. ET/PT. STOP! GET HELP! FREE COUNSELING! SAVE MONEY! BUY A HOME OR INVEST! Oregon • Washington • Africa A-ZEISRA Realty Inc. 5 0 3 *2 8 1 -9 9 0 0 317 NE Killingsworth St. Portland, Oregon is the white daughter of a South African policeman. As she gets ready for her trip, it is clear that more than continents and oceans separate Mahree and the Dellums. _ , M 3 6 0 -6 9 0 -0 2 8 1 4225 NE St. James Rd. ■V ■F (F f I * W 1 li-i ■ * f l I Vancouver, Washington ‘Late Show’ thrives as Letterman recuperates AssociArm Put» David Letterman can recuperate with a smile: Hejust scored his first weekly ratings victory against Jay Leno in nearly five years. The CBS “ Late Show ” host underwent emergency heart surgery on Jan. 14, two days after his much- anticipated interview with Hillary Rodham Clinton. The show earned Letterman his biggest audience since 1994. The show may bring in guest hosts during Letterman’s absence, said executive producer Rob Burnett. Already, he’s been flooded with offers from people including Howard Stem and Regis Philbin, to whom Letterman revealed his heart problems on the air last week. “We have a million ideas,” Burnett said. Letterman hadn’t beaten Leno, host of NBC’s “Tonight Show,” in the ratings with first-run programming since the week o f May 22, 1995. Letterman’s average audience last week was 5.9 million to Leno’s 5.8 million. The victory was driven almost en tirely by M rs. C lin to n ’s appearance, which drew 11.2 million viewers. Letterman’s staff made a special point o f noting that Mrs. Clinton’s guest shot drew higher ratings than Leno’s first post-arrest interv iew w ith actor Hugh Grant. The 1995 Grant interview cemented NBC’s late-night dominance for the last half of the 1990s. At first, CBS said it would run “Late Show” reruns during Letterman’s absence. That’s what the network has done this week, and next week the show airs the best of its “on the road” broadcasts from San Francisco, Los Angeles, M iam i, London and Indianapolis. After that, CBS is considering several options, including more reruns, guest hosts and a mix of repeats with some live celebrity cameos. Burnett said he has talked to Letterman frequently since his surgery, but not about the show. It was unclear when Letterman will return to work. “Obviously we can’t make these huge decisions without him, but it’s still too early to go to him with questions about it,” Burnett said. George Hendrix, broker I k J 1/Vie Represent Buyers Happy 92nd Birthday Mom! Pearlie Paden was bom January 15, 1908 in Rosston, Arkansas. Pearlie m arried Adie J. Paden and to th is u nion th ey w ere b le s s e d w ith six c h ild re n , Leonard, Geneva, Grace, Jewel, Lorene and Charlie. Pearlie and her husband having lived in Ar kansas for over 80 years moved to Portland in 1997. Pearlie cel ebrated her 92nd birthday with a suprise party given by her chil dren Saturday at Izz y ’s. The children and grandchildren wish her a very blessed and happy birthday. We love you mom
