October 10, 2001
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Conimi iteci to Cultural Diversity
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Banners Over Portsmouth Honor Diversity
Unique Haunted Attraction
The TerrorW orld Haunted Castle
is not your ordinary haunted house.
This adventure at the Jantzen Beach
SuperCenter has already been ac­
claimed as one of the best designed
H allow een Haunted attractions
ever created. It opens on Saturday,
Oct. 13. For details, go online to
www.terronvorldpdx.coin.
The Great Pumpkin Chase
The third annual Great Pumpkin
Chase offers adults and children a
festive and safe way to celebrate
Halloween while contributing to a
good cause. The event will be held
on Sunday, Oct. 28 and features
several walks and runs for all ages.
Pre-registration is encouraged. For
more info., call 503-408-8303 or go
Introduction to Northwest
Mushrooms
Learn to identify common edible
mushrooms. An introduction to
N orthw est M ushroom s will be
given at the Southwest Community
Center, located at6820 S W 45'1’ Ave.
The class will be held on W ednes­
day,Oct. 17,from 6:30p.m .-9p.m .
and a field trip to the Mt. Hood area
will follow on Saturday, Oct. 20,
from 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. Call 303-823-
5132.
St. Charles Spaghetti Dinner
The St. Charles Church, located at
NE. 42nd and Emerson will be having
their 51“ Annual St. Charles Spa­
ghetti and Meatball Dinner on Sun­
day, Nov. 4, from N o o n -6 :3 0 p.m.
Take-outs are available.
Environmental Affairs
Symposium
Lewis & Clark College’s environ­
mental studies will host its fourth
annual symposium on environmen­
tal affairs, Tuesday, Oct. 16 - Fri­
day, Oct. 19 at Lewis & Clark Col­
lege, 0615 SW. Palatine Hill Road.
The symposium is free and open to
the public.
Friends of Trees “Bowl-a-
Rama”
Teams of costumed tree lovers will
be “bowling for trees" as they raise
money to support Friends o f Trees’
community tree-planting projects.
Everyone is invited to participate!
The event will be held on Saturday,
Oct. 27,from 9:30a.m .-N oonatthe
AMF Pro 300Lanes, located at 3031
SE. Powell Blvd. Call 503-282-8846,
X17.
Share In the Harvest
On the evening of Saturday, Oct. 27
at the beautiful World Forestry Cen­
ter, Portland’stop-ranked Chefs will
team up with local farmers and
winemakers to combine their con­
siderable skills to present one of
the most extraordinary food and
wine events in Portland history. If
you would like to purchase seats/
ta b le ,
go
o n lin e
to
www.portlandbridgcs.CQm/haiz
vest/ or call Laurie Simms at 503-
635-9580.
Lifeways Psychic Expo
Explore the mysteries of mind, body
and spirit with over 100 of the
Northwest’s Finest Psychics and
R e ta ile rs. E n jo y P o rtla n d ’s
Lifeways Psychic Expo, which takes
place Saturday, Oct. 1 3 .10 a.m .- 8
p.m. and Sunday, Oct. 14,11 a .m .-
7 p.m. at the Montgomery Park
Ballroom, 2701 N.W. Vaughn. Call
5 4 1 -4 8 2 -3 7 2 2
or
v isit
www.LifewaysExpo.com.
These four banners are the final projects created by local senior citizens and school children to
honor the diversity o f cultures and backgrounds in the Portsmouth and University Park
neighborhoods. Each banner says “Walking Together" in English, Hmong, Russian and Spanish.
A section of North Lom bard be­
tween Fiske and Portsm outh Street
is getting a splash of color this month
as bright m ulticultural street ban­
ners are hung on Portland General
Electric utility poles.
The banners honor all the differ­
ent cultures that live in the area.
They are intended to enliven this
retail corridor shared by the Ports­
mouth and U niversity Park neigh­
borhoods.
A neighborhood block party on
Saturday, Oct. 13 will celebrate the
delightful works of civic art. The
festivities will be held from 10a.m.
to n o o n on th e law n o f the
U niversity Park United M ethodist
Church at the corner of Fiske and
Lombard.
The party will feature live music
from local bands and free refresh­
ments. The celebration is sponsored
by the Portsmouth Vision 20/20Tar­
get Area and Office of N eighbor­
hood Involvement.
Tw enty-three banners in all will
be hung over the sidew alks on
Burnadette carefully cuts the fabric on one o f the
banners she and her classmates designed to celebrate
the cultural diversity o f their north Portland neighborhood.
Lom bard and near m ajor cross­
walks around Clarendon Elem en­
tary School and Northgate Park.
Each banner is a com posite of
dozens of art pieces created by
local senior citizens and school chil­
dren, which feature the phrase
“W alking T ogether” in English,
Hmong, Russian, Spanish and Viet­
nam ese.
"These Banners really try to honor
all the different cultures that live in
Portsmouth," stated Portsmouth Vi­
sion 20/20 C oordinator Cornelius
S w a rt. “ T h a t d iv e rs ity is the
strength of this com m unity. In ad­
dition, by having these banners on
this section of Lombard, which is
the only part of the street with any
kind o f neighborhood feel, will re­
ally help to create a sense of place,
for the neighborhood as w ell.”
The banners were made possible
by a generous grant from the Re­
gional Arts and Culture Council and
the support of Peninsula C om m u­
nity Developm ent Corporation and
Portsm outh Vision 20/20.
Medals Symbolize Hospital’s Core Values
Twelve outstanding Providence
Portland Medical Center employees
have been honored for their dedica­
tion and commitment to the hospital ’ s
mission and core values of compas­
sion, justice, excellence, stewardship
and respect for the dignity of persons.
Each of the employees received
the Providence Mission Medal at a
recent ceremony at the medical cen­
ter.
The Providence Health System mis­
sion and core values calls for continu­
ing the healing ministry of Jesus in the
world of today with special concern
for those who are poor and vulner­
able.
“W orking with others in a spirit
of loving service, we strive to meet
the health needs o f people as they
journey through life," the mission
statem ent reads. “We live by the
Providence core values of compas-
Mary Brown (right) of
Providence Portland
Medical Center is one o f a
group o f employees being
honored for achievement
in meeting the hospital's
core values of
compassion,justice,
excellence, stewardship
and respect for the dignity
o f persons. Brown's son
Tony Holman (right) and
friend Jocelyn Kragero.
joined her during an
awards ceremony.
photo by M ark
W ashington /
T he P ortland O bsera er
sion. justice, respect for the dignity
of persons, excellence and stew­
ardship.”
The 2(X)1 Mission medallists are
Mary Brown, environmental services;
Alina Egerman, supportive care team;
John Frasso, supply and distribution;
Dr. Doug Irvine, anesthesia; Angela
Langston. 4R nursing; Mike Lewis,
RN emergency; Joe Patemo. O/P
Campaign Begins for Black United Fund
The Black United Fund of Oregon
is beginning its annual fundraisingcam-
paign with plans to raise more than
$400,000 to assist O regon's low-in­
come communities and communities
of color.
L ast y ear, the g roup raise d
$380,000 to help 42 organizations in
Oregon assist an estimated 81.(XX)
people. The donations are awarded to
nonprofit agencies in the area of edu­
cation. arts and culture, economic
development, human services, health
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and social justice.
Michelle Weatheroy and Lewis
Roberson were selected this summer
to assist in the workplace-giving por­
tion of the campaign.
Weatheroy is a student at Portland
State U niversity w orking on a
m aster's degree in social work.
Roberson is a member assistant at
Kaiser Permanente.
The Black United Fund of O r­
egon began in 1983 when a diverse
group of business, religious and
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community leaders involved in com­
m unity revitalizatio n efforts in
P ortland's inner city began to ad­
dress the fact that only a small
portion of charitable dollars were
being channeled to organizations
serving the inner city population,
which was com prised prim arily of
minority and low-income residents.
The organization has since ex­
panded its mission to address the
needs of all of Oregon’s low-income
communities.
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physical therapy; Brenda Salsbery,
RN 2G; Marsha Sharpe, nutrition ser­
vices; John Thompson, security; Jane
Wilson, maternity ; and Becky Ziemer,
medical staff/QM.
NW Natural Buys PGE
(AP) — O regon's largest natural
gas company has agreed to buy the
state's largest utility in adeal company
officials say will keep energy rates
down in Oregon over the long term.
Northwest Natural Gas agreed to
pay $1.8 billion to buy Portland G en­
eral Electric from the Texas-based en­
ergy giant Enron. The deal must be
approved by regulators and boards at
both companies.
The transaction returns a major cor­
porate headquarters to Oregon, after
the state has seen several big com pa­
nies head elsewhere. The combined
company will have $5 billion in assets.
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