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Discover the Magic of
Winter Bears! Bears!
Express your creativity at M ontavilla
Com m unity Center in these parent and
child classes w hich use a variety o f art
m ediums that stim ulate the mind, en
hance fine m otor skills, and m ake for a
m agical w inter experience. G o into h i
bernation w ith Bears, Bears, BEZrs!
Im aginations are engaged through sto
ries and “b eary ” crafty projects in this
M essy A rt class for ages 1 'A - 4 on
W ednesdays through Dec. 6, from 11
a m . -1 1 :4 5 a.m. Call 503/823-4101.
www.portlandobserver.com
November 22, 2000
Money Magazine Rates Portland #1
Mayor Katz Applauds Magazine’s First-Time Recognition
of the Rose City as the Best in the U.S.
Two upcoming public hearings will de
termine whether the Concordia neighborhood
will once again have a grocery store at 5322
N.E. 33rd Ave. The Portland Planning Com
mission will review a request by New Seasons
Markets to vacate and relocate Northeast
Emerson Street between 33rd and 34th av
enues. The hearing will be at 7 p.m. Nov. 28 at
1900 S.W. Fourth Ave. The City Council will
hear the case at 6 p.m. December 20 in City
Hall.
The vacation is critical to New Seasons’
plans to build a new 29,000 square foot full
service grocery on the site. The site has been
vacant since the Wilshire Park Sentry Market
closed in 1996.
Although the current venture enjoys
wide neighborhood support, some residents
o f Northeast 34th Avenue have said they
want the new street to dead-end at 34th so
that it can’t be used as a through-route.
New Seasons manager Brian Rohtor says
he is requesting that the new street run
through to 34th, but only because city offi
cials have insisted on this. “The store could
operate either way,” he told the Concordia
Neighborhood Association last month.
Portland Parks & Recreation’s Senior
Recreation program is offering a special
craaft class for seniors (age 55 & up) ju st
in time for the holidays - G reeting Cards
Gift Tags & Bags. D iscover sim ple and
inexpensive w ay to use fabric, paper,
and your im agination to add a special
touch to gift bags and tags. Instructor
M arie H aydon will lead the class at the
YW CA-North Branch, 8010 N. Charles
ton, on Thursday, Dec. 7, 1 - 2:30 p.m.
Call 503/823-4328.
Manifesting Your
Dreams
The New Overcomers
Break the chains o f addictions and
join the N ew O vercom ers on W ednes
day Evenings, 7 p.m. at R ivers o f Life
Church in the M elody Ballroom on 6th
and Alder. Receive personal prayer for
healing and a loving fam ily environ
ment. Com e as you are. No judgem ent
and confidentiality is assured. Call 503/
230-1288.
A Benefit for Disabled
Students
PH A M E A c a d e m y ’s th ird annual
W in te rG a la is set fo rF rid a y , D ec. 1 at
the W orld T rad e C e n te r, 121 SW
Salm on St. on P o rtla n d ’s b eau tifu l
riv e rfro n t. A sile n t a u c tio n and light
buffet run w ill run from 6 - 7 p.m ., with
perform ances from 7 : 3 0 - 9 p.m . T ick
ets are $30 and can be o rd ered by
calling 503/973-5815.
Web Weaving
C reate a W eb page w ith M icro so ft
Fron t Page. Ju st brin g y o u r ideas for
basic b u sin e ss o r fam ily W eb site -
inclu d e p ic tu re s or grap h ics on disk if
you have som e a v ailab le. N o r prior
ex p erien ce req u ired . T he call w ill be
held at A valo n T ech n o lo g ies, 607 SW
Idaho on T u esd ay , Dec. 5 from 6 - 9
m. Call 503/224-5959.
Oregon's
DePreist
Honored
Rose City Splendor - The sunny but cold mornings o f the last week give sparkle to the new fountain in the Sunken Rose Garden at
Peninsula Park.
(Photo by M ichael Leighton/Portland Observer)
W e’re # I but o f course those o f us who
live here have always known that,” said
M ayor Vera Katz with a trium phant smile
regarding Money m agazine’s # 1 rating o f
Portland as the best city in the nation.
“ I am extrem ely proud o f our city, but
m ost o f all, I ’m happy Portland has finally
gotten this official seal o f recognition’
from one o f the nation’s leading financial
magazines that we truly are the most livable
city in the U .S.,”said Katz.
“This honor is really a tribute to the wise
decisions made through the decades by
leaders who planned a livable future for
Portland.” In its D ecem ber issue, which
hits new sstands this week. M oney gives
Portland its num ber one ranking based cn
its strong perform ance in key areas such as
the econom y, education, culture, recre
ation, health and safety. The magazine used
dem ographic U.S. Census data com piled
by the consulting firm Fast Forw ard and
talked to experts in urban planning and
developm ent for its evaluation. “L et’s start
w ith the great characters o f the city itself,”
raves M oney’s article. “Three decades o f
keen planning have reined in urban sprawl
and given rise to a m ini-m etropolis with
short easy-to-stroll blocks renow ned for
java joints, brew pubs, and bookstores. A
superb light rail network and a new street
car system are helping to make it a cinch to
get around. T here’s loads o f culture, from
the Portland Art M useum to local rock
clu b s.”
The article also highlight’s the city trans
formation from an “old timber town to high-
tech h ub,” it’s pedestrian and transit-
friendly nature, solid schools, and the in
credible natural environment. Portland has
made a com m itm ent to strategically think
ing about what a livable city should be,”
said Katz, “ W e’ve w orked hard to create
strong, unique, vibrant neighborhoods,
housing for all incomes, good transit con
nections, and to target econom ic develop
ment in a way that encourages job growth
in industries that com plem ent our city.”
Conductor cited for the
advancement of
American music
Tuskegee Airmen Honored at School Assembly
aviators were trained at an isolated train
ing complex near the town of Tuskegee,
Alabama and at Tuskegee Institute, now
known as Tuskegee University.
Members o f the famed Tuskegee Air
men talked about their experiences at
Jefferson High recently during a school
assembly in recognition ofVeterans Day.
Calling All Kids
Edward P. Drummond Jr.
K ids C all, a m inistry o f N ew B egin
nings C hristian C enter, is a Bible Story
H otline p ack ed full o f fun for kids o f
all ages! Each w eek K ids C all features
an exciting B ible Story and a Scripture
M em ory V erse. O ver 5,000 kids have
called K ids C all sin ce its in cep tio n in
June 1998! K ids C all is a v ailab le 24/7
at 5 0 3 /2 6 1 -9 8 0 3 . I f you w ould like to
d istrib u te K ids C all card s, p lease call
503/256-6050, ext. 223.
and Roger C. Terry were part o f the elite
group o f African-American fig! iiCi pilots
during World War II who maintained a
perfect record by having no fatalities
throughout the entire war.
Due to a rigid pattern o f racial segre
gation that prevailed in the United States
during the war, over 966 black military
William H. Holloman III
These gallant men. known as the “99"’
Pursuit Squadron,” flew 15,553 combat
flights and completed 1,578 missions in
the aerial war over North Africa, Sicily
and Europe.
Oregon Peace Institute
The Oregon Peace Institute (OPI) will
present “Paint and Play: An Introduc
tion to Experimental Models for Conflict
Resolution in M ulticultural Settings”
with Joanne O leksiak and Jill Tow nley
on M onday, Nov. 27 from 6:30 - 9 p.m.
at OPI, 1950 S W 6* Ave., Room 121 in
Portland. The w orkshop will introduce
the Second Step curriculum and the Help
Increase the Peace program A donation
o f $10 w ould be appreciated. Call 503/
725-8192.
B y L ee P erlman
F or the P ortland O bserver
Seniors Wrap It Up!
Now is the tim e to figure out your
innermost dreams and create the life you
have always dreamed of. Following your
dreams might be the m ost desirable path
o f living, if you only knew your own
dreams and help. This creative dreaming
workshop created a bridge betw een you
and your dream s, so you can actualize
them . The c lass will be held at the Subud
Center, located at 3185 NE Regents Dr.
on Sunday, Dec. 17 from 1 - 5 p.m. Call
503/224-5959.
Last Hurdle
Clears Way for
New Grocery
Harry Steward
W illiam “ B ill” E llis, A lexander
Jefferson, Harry Steward, Edward P.
Drummond Jr.. William H. Holloman III
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James DePreist, music director o f the Or
egon Symphony since 1980, has been named
the winner o f the 2000 Ditson Conductor’s
Award for the advancement o f American
music, presented annually by Columbia Uni
versity.
Professor o f Music George Edwards, pre
sented the 56th annual award and the $5,000
prize to DePreist Nov. 1. He read a citation
from Columbia University President George
Rupp that acknowledged DePreist’s leader
ship in building the Oregon Symphony from
an important regional orchestra to one wor
thy o f national attention.
The citation stated, “in addition to inspired
performances o f standard worked, you are
especially admired for our consistent, effec
tive, and passionate advocacy o f music by
American composers. In yourtenure with the
Oregon Symphony, you have conducted more
than 80 different American works, by more
than 50 different composers; many o f these
performances were premieres, and many have
subsequently been recorded under your di
rection”.
DePreist recently extended his contract
with the Oregon Symphony through the 2004-
2005 season and just completed four years as
Music Director o f the Monte-Carlo Philhar
monic. DePreist has been described by the
Chicago Sun-Times as “one o f the most im
portant American conductors o f the day,"
and by the Chicago Tribune as “one o f the
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