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About Portland observer. (Portland, Or.) 1970-current | View Entire Issue (Sept. 19, 2001)
Page A3 September 19, 2001 Football, Weekend Events Pay Tribute to Vanport W hat do you get w hen you com bine the pioneering spirit o f the N orthw est w ith the spice and soul o f the South? A flavorful w eekend o f food, fun and football. This w eekend will honor the fighting spirit ofV anport, a com m unity com prised o f m any Af rican Am ericans that was lo cated north o f C olum bia Boule vard and was lost m a flood in 1948. ThefirstannualV anportFoot- ball Classic culm inates in an exciting gridiron battle between tw o nationally ranked teams. The gam e will kickoff Satur day at 6 p.m. at PGE Park, featuring Tim W alsh and his Portland State V ikings vs. the Grarnbling State Tigers and their coach, D oug W illia m s , SuperBowl XXII M VP. I The world famous Grambling State M arching Band will en tertain the crowd throughout the game, including an exceptional hdlf tim e perform ance. Performing at Super Bowls and appearing on national com mercials, spectators will see why the Grambling State Marching Band has captured the hearts and souls o f people around the world. Area residents can also spice up their noon hour Friday when the “baddest band in the land” holds a preview perform ance and pep rally at Pioneer C ourt house Square, dow ntow n. The band will also perform in northeast Portland on Saturday from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m ., starting a m arch from the Youth O ppor will begin a new tradition o f tunity Center, 3034 N.E. M artin spicy, soulful Septem bers cel Luther King Jr. Blvd. and con ebrating history, diversity and tinuing to Irving Park, a few football. A nother pre-gam e celebra blocks away. Portland State officials hope tion takes place Friday at 7 p.m. the classic and all its activities at the Portland Expo C enter in north Portland. M usical guests and entertainm ent com bined with step perform ances will cre ate an energy packed evening celebrating the true spirit ofcom - munity and diversity. A Vanport M em orial B an quet will be held Thursday at 7 p.m. at the O regon C onvention C enter Grand Ballroom. The banquet will honor the contributions o f the citizens o f Vanport City as well as the origins o f Portland State U ni versity. Honored guests will include Vanport survivors and local civil leaders. The world famous Grambling State Marching Band, left, will perform Friday at noon at Pioneer Courthouse Square and during the first annual Vanport Football Classic at 6 p.m. Saturday featuring the Grambling State Tigers and Portland State University Vikings. In 1948, the great city o f Vanport and all it offered was washed away in the flood of 1948, the legacy o f Vanport College lives on today in Portland State University. And although the mix o f cultures challenged the regions prejudices in the 1940s, Vanport City helped to create the roots o f diversity the city of Portland now celebrates. 1st glnnual VANPORT FOOTBALL CLASSIC September 20 -22,2001 Vanport City, built on the flood plains of the Columbia River Slough, provided more than jobs to thousands o f wartime laborers working in the local shipyards. Vanport offered many the opportunity to leave the poverty and inequities of the South to pursue a better life in the Northwest. In addition, Vanport was also a huge social experiment with it's own fire department, libraries, police and schools, including Vanport College. Portland State Vikings vs. Grambling State Tigers Sept. 22, 2001 • PGE Park • 6pm H a lf time Fntr rta iiiin c n t ¿Featuring the WORLD FAMOUS Grambling State Marching <&and For game tickets: 1-888-VIK-TIKS Adults: $24.50 «Youth $15.75 VFC proceeds to benefit the United Negro College Fund Right Address Needed for Kicker Check The Oregon Dept. o f Rev enue wants to make sure th at th is y e a r’s k ic k e r checks get to Oregon tax payers in plenty o f time for the holidays. In 1999, over 15,000 taxpayers had their checks delayed because o f incorrect mailing addresses. “T axpayers w ho have moved since filing their 2000 returns need to give us up dated addresses. W e’d like to know about the name changes, too,” said Dandy Bradley, the departm ent’s kicker project manager. Taxpayers may send their changes o f address to Ad dress Change, Department o f Revenue, PO Box 14600, Salem OR 97309-5049. They should include their Social security numbers and in the case o f joint returns, indicate i f the address change is for both parties. They may also change addresses by calling 1 -800- 356-4222. Spanish speak ers may call 503-945-8618. The surplus checks, com monly known as the kicker, are tax refunds the state sends to individuals when tax collections exceed offi cial estimates by 2 percent or more. The refunds are sched uled for mailing by Dec. 1. A A ► I
