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Committed to Cultural Diversity www.portlandobserver.com November 8, 2000 (The ^ o rtla n h (©bserlier n in m u n i t y a I c n h a r Kroeker Rescinds Decade Old Remarks Veteran’s Day Ceremony The University o f Portland will host a Veteran’s Day ceremony at 11:11 a.m. Satur day, Nov. 11, following a 24-hour candle light vigil. The ceremony will take place at the Praying Hands Memorial located be tween Kenna and Christie halls on campus. Beginning at 11 a.m. on Nov. 10, more than 100 Air Force and Army cadets will partici pate in a 24-hour candlelight vigil prior to the ceremony. Call Cadet Brandon Cieloha at 503/943-1579. The event is free and open to the public. Thanksgiving at Timberline Celebrate a harvest season tradition at the historic Timberline Lodge on Mt. Hood. Feast on turkey in the classic dining room overlooking the Oregon Cascades and snow- covered ski slopes. Reserve your seat now on this holiday Gray Line bus trip sponsored by Portland Parks & Recreation’s Senior Recreation program. The bus departs from the Hollywood Senior Center on Thursday, Nov. 23,at 11 a.m. and returns at6:30p.m. All expenses included in the $67 fee and all ages are welcome. Call 823-4328. Fall Revival On W ednesday, Nov. 8 through Friday, Nov. 10 at 7 p.m., the Fellowship Missionary Baptist Church located at 4009 North Mis souri Ave.will be having a Fall Revival. All are welcome to come and experience revival with us. There will be singing, praying, preaching and testifying. The guest evan gelist will be Rev. C.L. Bachus o f the Mt. Zion Baptist Church in Kansas City, Kan sas. Call 503/249-0377. Stress-Free Living Through Self-Empowerment A one-day class on stress-free living through self-empowerment will be held on Sunday, Nov. 19 at the Subud Center, lo cated at 3185 NE Regents Dr. from 1 - 5 p.m. You will leam to invoke a deep state of relaxation and instill positive suggestions into your unconscious mind. Also, you will be taken on a journey o f self-empowerment as well as gain the experience that will enable you to bring relaxation into your daily life. Call 503/224-5959. George Fox Hosts Prospective Students Prospective students will get a taste of college life at George Fox University during Bruin Preview Days, Nov. 9-10 on the Newberg campus. During Bruin Preview Days, high school juniors and seniors and college transfer students can experience campus life at George Fox through a variety o f activities. Bruin Preview days are hosted by the admissions office and are limited to the first 200 students. Call 503/554-2240. Community Energy Project Drip, drip, drip. Is your leaky faucet drip ping money down the drain each month? C om e to a free W ater C o n serv atio n W orkshopa nd leam how to detect leaks around your home, repair leaky faucets and toilets, save money on your water-sewer bill, and more. All Portland residents will receive a FREE kit o f water-conserving materials that can help save over $ 100 a year on water and sewer bills. Call 503/284-6827. Etheric Healing Workshop The Etheric Healing Worshop is a lecture, demonstration and hands-on practice o f natu rally assisting the body into harmony. Prac tice sessions focus on developing the sen sitive skills needed to detect subtle energy in the human body. Both Level I and II workshops will be held at Friendly House, located at 1737 NW 26,h & Thurman. Level I is from 7 - 9 p.m. and Level II is from 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. A free public healing will be at N ature’s W ellness Center in Lake Oswego. Call 503/675-9809. Dribble! Shoot! It’s Hoop Tune! W ant to dribble and shoot? Montavilla Community Center is the place to start! Take the ball to the hoop with Basketball for Lil’ Dribblers (ages 4-6) on Mondays, Nov. 1 3 - Dec. 1 l,from4-4:30p.m.,$10,and Basketball for Junior Hoopers (ages 7-9) on Mondays, Nov. 13-Dec. 1 l,4:30-5:15p.m.,$10(Cityof Portland residents) . Call 503/823-4101 or visit their website at www.PortlandParks.org. Aaron Miles, flanked by his mother, Amelia Miles and his Jefferson High School Coach Marshall Haskins, announces his decision to attend the University o f Kansas next year. Miles is considered one o f the best college basketball prospects in the country. (P hoto by M ark W ashington /P ortlasr O bserxer ) Nationally Ranked Player Picks Kansas Aaron Miles Passes Up Arizona, UCLA and Oregon in His College Choice Jefferson High School’s Aaron Miles, rated one o f the best high school basketball players in the country, announced the col lege o f his choice Monday. The 6-foot seniorpoint guard forthe Demo crats unbuttoned his shirt to reveal a Univer sity o f Kansas basketball jersey with the number 11 and his last name on the back, during an announcement ceremony. He will join Jefferson teammate Michael Lee at Kansas. Lee committed to the school two weeks ago. Miles said he decided Kansas was his best choice, followed by runner up Arizona, with UCLA and Oregon the other two finalists. “ It was a major decision,” Miles said. “I prayed about it, and God helped guide me.” He said several factors put Kansas ahead o f Arizona. “When I went down there they just put me in a fun place. I met all the players. It just felt like a good fit,” Miles said. Miles played shooting guard and point guard for the Democrats last season and helped lead them to a 28-0 record, the Class 4A title and a No. 4 national ranking. He was an honorable all-state pick and played him self into the national spotlight during the summer with his performance at national camps and tournaments. Miles was the most valuable player at the NBA Players camp in W ashington that featured the best prep play ers in the country. Miles and Lee, who play quarterback and running back for the Jefferson league champion football team, will play point guard and shooting guard at Kan sas. “W e’ve been winning championships since we were young, we might as well take it to the next level,” Miles said. Miles, who has a 3.5 grade-point average and is Jefferson’s student body vice presi dent, said he will major in sports medicine. “Aaron, obviously, he’ll have success there,” Jefferson coach Marshall Haskins said. Arts Against Hunger Food Drive Begins n an unprecedented city-w ide part nership using the pow er o f the arts to fight hunger, the Philip M orris family o f com panies is joining forces with the Portland A rt M useum , Portland Insti tute for C ontem porary Art, O regon Ballet Theatre and the O regon Food Bank to launch A rts A gainst H unger, a program that collects food for the hungry w hile engaging audiences in P ortland’s vibrant arts scene. The first 4,500 people to bring two or more non-perishable food item s to collec tion bins at the locations listed below Sharon Kitzhaber, wife o f Gov. John Kitzhaber, D-Ore., addresses patrons o f the arts during the food drive w ill receive free community in helping kick o ff the Arts Against Hunger food drive. adm ission to either the Portland Art M u (P hoto bi M ark W ashington /P ortland O bserver ) seum or PICA. Participants can also enter a raffle to kitchens throughout O regon and Clark the cost o f the free adm ission. win one o f 25 pairs o f free tickets to O r C ounty, W ashington, pro v id in g em e r The food collections started Thursday egon Bal let Theatre' s perform ance o f “The gency food assistance to one in seven and will continue through Sunday, Nov 12. N utcracker’’ on Dec 20 at 7:30 p.m. O regonians in 1999 The Oregon Food Bank distributes food A ll food donations will benefits Th e Formore information call 1-800-932-3788 to food banks, food pantries, and soup O regon Bank, Philip M orris is covering I Great Athletes Ready For Induction Multi-Cultural Hall of Fame is Off and Running Seven great Oregon athletes o f color will be inducted into the first Multi-Cultural Oregon Sports Hall o f Fame Sunday. The class o f 2000 includes Mel Renfro, Freeman Williams, Denny Moyer, Woody Green, Leroy Ellis, Ray Lampkin and Jim Jarvis. Theathletes will be honored during a special fundraising celebration at 7 p.m. at Atwaters Restaurant. Music will be per- formed by jazz musician Patrick Lamb and R&B artist Kirk Green. The event is the culmination o f a 2-year effort by Portland resident Thad Spencer, a former # 1 heavyweight boxing contender Spencer once signed a contract to fight Muhammad Ali in 1968, but the proposed fight collapsed two days later when the government took A li’s heavyweight cham pionship title because he refused induc tion into the military for religious reasons Spencer said creating a multi-cultural sports hall o f fame was a necessity because so few minority athletes have been recog nized by the Oregon Sports Hall o f Fame Tickets can be bought at any Fred Meyer Fastixx or by calling Galore Paging at 503- 288-9180. For additional information, call Spencer at 1-877-685-1792. Proceeds will go towards the purchase o f a homebase for the new hal 1 o f fame, one that could include a museum, boxing arena, concert hall and fitness center. The Pine Street Theatre in southeast Portland is one possible location; it’s currently on the market for$ 1 1 million. I Portland’s police chief, under scrutiny for anti-gay statements 11 years ago, told offic ers at roll call on Monday that his views have changed. “Gays and lesbians have values, like ev eryone, and are to be valued for their lives, work and contributions,” ChiefM ark Kroeker said in tys roll call address. Newly disclosed anti-gay remarks made by Kroeker to a Chris tian group during a speech in 1989 have kicked up a political storm. In the speech, which was taped, Kroeker blamed the AIDS epidemic on society’s relaxed moral stan dards, spoke o f the “terrible issue o f homo sexuality” and referred to alternative lifestyles as a form o f perversion. Kroeker, a bom-again Christian, served 32 years on the Los Angeles Police Department before coming to Portland in December to replaceChiefCharles Moose. Since the 1989 tape surfaced, Kroeker has met privately with gay and lesbian officers to reassure them that he respects all people. Portland M ayor Vera Katz is taking the matter seriously. She scheduled meetings Monday with gay and lesbian leaders, police officers, and others - including Kroeker - to discuss the c h ie fs 1989 comments. But be fore those meetings occurred, Kroeker told officers at Monday roll call that his views have changed. “First, AIDS is not a gay disease. It affects all people,” he said. Kroeker also said gays are “no more law less or criminal than anyone.” The chief said he does not "devalue any other human being for his or her belief or sexual orientation, and the Police Bureau would not tolerate any discrimination based on sex or sexual orienta tion.” Several staffmembers welcomed the chiefs comments. “I was grateful for him taking the side that I am not lesser than he is either because I am a woman or because 1 am gay,” said Detective Sgt. Sara Westbrook, a les bian. Kroeker has had a rocky start since becoming Portland’s police chief. He was accused by activists ofbeing heavy- handed when he had riot police disperse a workers’ rights protest in May. Kaiser Delays Flu Shots K aiser Perm anente is delaying the start o f its flu vaccination campaign by a week because it hasn ’t yet received enough vaccine from the m anufacturer, W yeth- Ayerst. The flu shot campaign for K aiser Perm anente m em bers will now start M on day, Nov. 20, instead o f Nov. 13 as previ ously announced. It will continue through Dec. 15. All Saturday flu clinics are can celed. In north and northeast Portland, shots will be given at K aiser Perm anente’s C en tral Interstate M edical Office, 3600 N. In terstate Ave. Shots will only be given w eek days, on a drop-in basis, from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m ., except Thanksgiving Day, when medi cal offices will be closed. “ The first two weeks o f the cam paign we are reserving our available vaccine for those who most need the protection o f a flu shot - people over 65, those with chronic health problem s, such as diabetes, heart disease, and asthm a, and people who care for seniors and people with chronic a il m ents,” says Jerry Slapjack, MD, c h ie f o f Kaiser Perm anente’s Infectious D isease Department. “O ther Kaiser Permanente members un der 65 who w ant a flu shot should be able to get one after Dec. 4 ,” says Dr Slepack. “That w ill still allow m ost people to build up their im m unity before the flu season gets under way in earnest. In the N orth west, flu activity d o esn ’t generally peak until late D ecem ber through early M arch.”
