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October 25, 2000 Page A5 (T lje ^ J n r t l a n ò ( O b e e r u e r ÌJnrt lattò (Obi Family *■■■■ Portland Girls Share Dreams in Twin Pageants B y M ichael L eighton P ortland O bserver Tw o girls from northeast Portland have a lot in com mon this fall. They are cousins who are both com peting for national titles in the Miss Pre-Teen and Miss Pre-Teen is the daughter ofKell i Ross and Steven G unn. H er co u sin , A n n w an n ette McKenzie, 8 is the daughter o f N. G ra c e M c K e n zie an d L eo n D. McKenzieJr. Tamta attends Beaumont Middle School where she is involved in gymnastics, the Y AGO youth anti- designer Anntwannette is a member o f the Sabin Drill Team, com peted in the 2000 Run for the Arts and is the foim erM iss 1999 Sweetheart USA. Her goal is to go to college to be come a great singer and dancer. Both will be challenged andjudged academics and achievements, as well as poise, appearance and per sonality. I he state pageant system pro vides both girls with the initial pageant entry fee, but donations are needed to help pay hotel, air- Cable Rates Are On The Rise Again... D u m p C a b le F o r D IS H and G e t A N e tw o rk FREE D IS H 5 0 0 SATELLITE T V S Y S T E M W ITH ONE-YEAR PROGRAMMING COMMITMENT OF AT LEAST S39.98/M O FREE Basic Professional Installation! If there is no Coble in your home call for a special Subscribe to any of our Premium Movie packages and receive the first Three Months Free! HM ITMAX C a ll T o 5 0 3 -3 5 3 -1 4 6 2 Tanita Ross (left photos) and A nntw annette M cKenzie (right) will com pete for national titles in Novem ber. Petite pageants in Orlando, Florida. T he girls are also the first African- Americans to represent Oregon in their respective categories. TanitaRoss, 12, gang organization; DARE program, GREAT program and Police Activities League. Her goal is to become a gold medal Olympic gymnast and a fashion R e s e r v e y o u r e q u ip m e n t 5 0 3 -5 7 2 -1 3 3 4 in many different events during the national pageants, Nov 17-26. The com petition includes categories in talent, modeling, writing, speech, interviews. fare, food and other expenses. Local residents are being asked to help. Please call 503-284-8828 formore information. S l i . l T ' i l 0? ' ' 00 * " pnc” • " « P'WJ-“ " - ’»"« »5 c tu n « . wlhout no u n . Local v m s t .l. 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Je s s e w as b o rn o n N o v 9, 1986. A u th o ritie s sa y he m ay h av e tra v e le d o u t o f sta te . H e m a y u se th e firs t n a m e s Je ss o r S c o tt, an d th e a lia s la s t n a m e s S m ith o r P en a. J e s s e h as s c a rs o n h is leg s a n d a h o m e m a d e ta tto o o n o n e o f h is hands. A n y o n e h a v in g in fo rm a tio n s h o u ld c o n ta c t N a tio n a l C e n te r fo r M issin g & E x p lo ite d C h ild re n at 1 -8 0 0 -8 4 3 -5 6 7 8 (1 -8 0 0 -T H E - L O S T ) o r th e G re sh a m P o lic e D ep a rtm en t at 5 0 3 -8 2 3 -3 3 3 3 Blazers Boys & Girls Open Kids House B oys & G irls C lu b s o f P o rtla n d M e tro p o lita n A re a , P o r tl a n d ’s la rg e s t y o u th d e v e lo p m e n t o r g a n iz a tio n , is te a m in g up w ith W eed & S e e d , a n e ig h b o rh o o d r e v it a l iz atio n stra te g y , to o ffic ia lly op en O r e g o n ’s firs t K id s H o u se . L o c a te d at th e B la z e rs B o y s & G irls C lu b . 5 2 5 0 N .E . M a rtin L u th e r K ing Jr. B lv d .. K ids H ouse p r o v id e s a p o s itiv e , n u r tu rin g h o m e -a w a y - fr o m - h o m e d u rin g th e n o n -s c h o o l h o u rs fo r 75 to 100 c h ild re n p e r d ay fro m N o rth e a s t P o r tla n d ’s K in g N e ig h b o r hood. B oys & girls C lub pro g ram s ta ff a n d v o lu n te e rs a re tra in e d to c r e a te a h o m e - lik e e n v ir o n m e n t w h e re k id s , p a re n ts an d o th e r a d u l t's v o lu n te e r s ca n w o rk an d p la y to g e th e r K id s H o u se a ls o r e lie s u p o n c o m m u n ity v o lu n te e r s to h elp p ro v id e a c a d e m ic su p p o rt, r e c re a tio n a c tiv itie s , a d u lts s u p e r v i sio n . an d fa m ily s ty le m e als. In fo rm a tio n o n v o lu n te e r o p p o rtu n itie s is a v a ila b le b y c a llin g the B lazers C lub at 5 0 3 -2 8 2 -8 4 8 0 . H J It I On June 7, 1998 James Byrd Jr. was beaten then chained by his ankles and dragged three miles behind a pick-up truck until he was dead, all because he was black. Yet when Byrd's daughter, Renee Mullins asked Governor George W. Bush to support hate crimes legislation, Bush said "no? ta k e c o n tro l o f o ur lives and co m m u n ity , tell G o v e r n o r G e o r g e W . B u s h & C ongress, A m e ric a needs h ate crim es le g is la tio n P a id f o r b y t h e O r e g o n D e m o c r a t ic N a t io n a l C o m m it t e e
