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The Kids ofb.i.k.e. get a special opportunity from Tony Hopson
at SEI.
“Life Options " is the slogan around the Center fo r S e lf
Enhancement in Unthank Park, at the intersection o f Haight,
and Failing. Now Cycling is officially considered one o f the
“Options."
A Class called “Rollers 101” Has been added as an “Option “fo r
middle school age children who attend SEI on Thursdays. “We
enjoyedthe “ Kids on Bikes "program, b.i.k.e. put on last summer,
so we are givingcycling a try as an after school class, " said M arti
Bradley. Director o f Youth Services at SEI.
Stephen Gomez o f the Serratto Restaurant on NW Kearney. “A
New Jersey really brings a team together, and the SEI logo is the
kid's gift to the whole team " said Jerry Powell, Cyclisme Club
Cycling coach, and b.i.k.e. Kid's Track Coach.
Many o f the children in the b.i.k.e. program have won Oregon
State Championships, are a pat t o f the Junior Olympic Pipeline,
and dream o f racing in Europe someday. I like the idea o f our kids
winning the World Championships in Europe. I 've never been to
Europe. I f our kids go, I want to go, " Tony Hopson said.
All the kids ofb.i.k.e (bicycles d Ideas fo r K ids' Empowerment),
a local cycling program, were awarded Admission and Tuition
to the S e lf Enhancement Inc. (SEI) After School Program, by
Hopson and his staff.
Kids from the b.i.k.e. program will be in the "Good in the Hood
Parade 2000, "June 25th. They will be competing fo r the Oregon
State Track Championships at A /penrose Velodrome. September
6 ,h A nnual N orthw est
Black
M usic
M onth
Celebration
The 6lh Annual Northwest Black Music
Month Celebration will hold its 2000
celebration June 22-25 in Portland. The
four-day event will offer a 1 -day seminar
on songwriting, putting a demo together,
understanding contracts, artist showcase
and other important aspects o f the music
business. The music seminar and private
netw orking events are restricted to
registered badge holder. Registration
deadline isJune 9th. Call 517-0611.
Swim into Summer
Get in the swim ofthings this summer with
Portland Parks & Recreation’s award-
winning Aquatics Program. Start off the
season with a free Learn to Swim session
for youth, June 19-23, sponsored by PP&R
and The Oregonian. Walk-in registration
only takes place on Saturday, June 17,8-
11:30 am. at participating pools. The
regular two-week swim sessions run from
June 26-September 1. Private and semi
private lessons are available, also. Youth
ages 1 l-14canregisterforaJuniorSw im
Instructor session which provides pre
training for becoming a certified swim
instructor. Call 823-5130or check out their
Web site at www.portlandparks.org.
Christian Drama Camp
Lutheran InnerCity Ministries will be
hosting an 8 week Christian Drama Camp
for area youth entering the fifth and sixth
grades. The camp starts on June 26 and
ends August 18. The camp hours are 8:45
a m .- 12:15pm. The purposeofthe camp
is to offer the youth a chance at learning
many o f the skills o f the theater, while
reinforcing the teachings o f the bible. The
camp will be taught by qualified theater
professionals and take place at Lutheran
InnerCity Ministries. Registration can be
done in person or over the phone. Call
Anthony Vece at 503/281-7036 or 503/
481-8323.
Older Adults Needed
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TheSeniorCompanion Program is looking
for seniors at least 60 years o f age to assist
older adults and adults with disabilites
live in W ashington and M ultnomah
J counties. You can receive up to $200 a
m o n th , ta x -fre e w h ile p ro v id in g
companionship-based services for adults
who need assistance to continue living
in d e p e n d e n tly . E x p e rie n c e is not
necessary, just a desire to help others.
Call 503/249-0469.
Deliver Meals-On-Wheels
to S en iors in Your
Community
Join the Loaves & Fishes family as a
volunteer. Meet new people and make
friends while providing an invaluable
service to seniors in your community.
Brighten your day by helping someone
else! Call Tyesis Gamble, the N/NE Loaves
& Fishes Senior Nutrition Manager at
503/248-5211.
Bridging the Hunger Gap
For the first time in Portland history, n
evening on the Hawthorne Bridge will
become the hottest ticket in town. On July
Fourth, 800 generous supporters o f the
Oregon Food Bank will dance and di neon
the east end o f the Hawthorne Bridge t the
!4 mile long Starspangled Blues party.
Support o f the 13"’ annual Safeway
Waterfront Blues Festival, this one-time-
only event will rise funds toward an
ambitious capital campaign. Senators
Gordon Smith and Ron Wyden will serve
as Honorary Co-Chairs for the event.
Family Support Seminars
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The Vancouver Avenue Baptist Church,
located at 3138 North Vancouver Ave.
will be having their Family Support
Seminars. Topics include: Creating a
Healthy Married Love Team (June 15),
Managing the Family Economy as a Team
(June 29), Becoming Parents; Creating a
Family (July 13), Nonviolent Parenting;
Parenting with Love (July 27) and How
We Block and Open Communication with
ourChildren (August 1 l).T heC ostis$10
per class and $40 for the entire series.
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The Rose Festival Navy Fleet arrives today
This year, the Rose Festival Navy Fleet consisting o f 18
ships from the U.S. Navy, CIS. Coast Guard, Royal
Canadian Navy and the U.S. Army Corps o f Engineers
will be arriving into Portland June 7 and 8.
Get on board to learn more about ships such as
the USS Rushmore (LSD-47). Known as the fla g ship,
this vessel was named after the M ount Rushmore
National M onument in the Black Hills o f South Dakota
and built by Avondale Industries in New Orleans.
Louisiana. Mrs. Meredith Brokaw, wife o f NBC News
anchorman Tom Brokaw, christened the ship Rushmore
on M ay 6, 1989. R ushm ore’s mission is to transport
Marines with their combat equipment to areas
designated throughout the world, then launch and
support landing craft and helicopters during
amphibious operations against hostile shores.
This year, you can make Rose Festival even more special
fo r a sailor by inviting someone from the sea-going
services to share an afternoon or evening with you and
yo u r fa m ily through the “H ost-A-Sailor” program. Or,
get on board on one o f the ships from the U.S. Navy.
Visiting hours will be June 9-11, from 1 to 5 pm.
Hospitality’ service fo r “Host-A-Sailor "will accept
invitations through Saturday, June 11. Located at
Burnside Bridge by Waterfront Park, call 503/936-1169
or 503/936-1102fo r more information.
Microsoft Corporation files breakup response
A ssocia i ed P rlss
Microsoft Corp, filed a fresh response to the
Justice Department’s breakup plan a day
earlier than expected, clearing the way for a
federal judge to make a final ruling in the
protracted antitrust case.
In the filing, Microsoft, disdainful of the
departm ent’s response to the com pany's
earlier concerns, asked U.S. District Judge
T hom as P en field Ja c k so n to include
previously suggested language that would
give a broken-up Microsoft more freedom to
e n te r into a g re e m e n ts w ith so ftw are
developers and computer makers.
“Instead o f agreeing to correct the many
defects in the revised proposed final judgment,
and thereby minimize the damage that its
entry would inflict on a wide range o f
participants in the computer industry, the
government has agreed to only a few cosmetic
changes," M icrosoft’s attorneys wrote.
In the brief, Microsoft also said that DOJ was,
in its recent filing, “confirming that certain
X
provisions are more extreme than they might
appear at first blush” and “blithely ignoring
substantial problems Microsoft identified
regarding the feasibility o f complying with
many o f the provisions as drafted.’’
Microsoft was due to file the brief, expected
to be the last in the case, on Wednesday. But
company spokesman Jim Cullinan said the
“cosmetic” filing by the government made it
easier to reply quickly.
In W ash in g to n . Ju stice D epartm ent
spokesw om an Gina Talam ona said the
company’s filing “rehashes M icrosoft’s old
arguments, ignores the extensive violations
found by the court, denies the need for serious
relief and grossly distorts our proposed
remedy.”
Jackson had been set to rule on the case
including whether to split the company into
two parts - last week, but the department
asked for more time so it could address
clarifications brought up by the company.
In Monday’s court filing, the department
agreed to grammatical and semantic changes.
Microsoft chairman Bill Gates told Congress
on Tuesday that im proving education
nationwide and infusing technology into
more school curriculums are crucial fo r the
high-technology industry and the country's
economic health.
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but refused to concede to the company on
m ajor points such as giving M icrosoft
additional time to nail down details on how
the breakup should occur, or more freedom in
licensing and marketing its products.
The DOJ and 17 states have pushed to have
M icrosoft broken up into two separate
companies — one to market and produce
Windows, and the other to handle Microsoft
Office and other applications software, along
with the Internet Explorer Web browser.
In a ruling that shook the company, the
industry and the markets, Jackson held April
3 that Microsoft engaged in anticompetitive
conduct in violation o f antitrust laws.
As his company was taking care o f the last-
minute legal work, Microsoft Chairman Bill
Gates was in the nation’s capital, appearing at
a hearing on the future o f high-technology in
the United States and around the world.
Rep. Mel Watt, D-N.C., said that Gates, in a
closed m eeting with m em bers o f the
Congressional Black Caucus, suggested he
anticipated an adverse ruling.