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u u u . p m • I Li n < I < » I » s c i \ c i.c o m ( n iiiiiiillc d h i ( n i h i l ul I >i \ t i s i I \ . l a m í a n 09 , 2002 (Ein’ ^ o rtlan h (©baeruer SECTION B “Sili dying, S^wtland’ô Cammunltieô” n ni ut n u i t y a I n t ò a r Tour of Remodeled Homes T he T h ird A n n u al T o u r o f R e m o d eled H om es w ill be held on S a tu r d ay, M arch 9 and S u n d ay , M arch 10. T he h ig h ly an tic ip a te d ev e n t o p en s 13 P o rtla n d m etro are a p r i vate h om es to the p u b lic , fro m 10 a.m . to 5 p.m . d a ily ,, sh o w ca sin g rem o d e lin g p ro jec ts done by the R e m o d e lers C o u n c il. T ic k e ts go on sale Feb. 1. C all 684-1880 or go online Exploring The World at Sheba and Solomon’s Kwanzaa Gala and Gentlemen’s Ball 3 Akeem McRae lo www.homebuildersportland.com. Winter Powwow Celebration Portland C om m unity C ollege w ill be hosting the annual W inter Pow w ow w ith the them e, “Q uilt o f Life: C el ebrating Fam ily Com m unity and C on tinuity” from noon to 11 p.m. on Satur day, Jan. 12 in the H T Building gym na sium at the Sylvania cam pus. T his is a free event. Call 977-4112. was among four reigning black college queens who performed during the Bridge Builders gala and gentlemen 'a ball. Manontino Odighizuwa Jayvin Harper Tremaine Thompson Madison Ceaser Martonlo Butler AshaniDegruy Dennis Lambert Celebrity Spelling Bee Schoolhouse S upplies, the nonprofit organization that provides free class room m aterials to Portland Public School students and their teachers, will be holding their second annual “C elebrity Spelling Bee and Silent A uction” on T hursday, Jan. 24, from 5:30 p.m . - 8:30 p.m. at the M elody Ballroom in Portland. Call 249-9933 or 503-28-THINK. Volunteers Needed for Crisis Line T he Portland W o m en 's C risis L ine is seeking volunteers to provide crisis line, legal, and sexual assault advo cacy. A dvocates need to be 18 years or olderand m ust com plete the free 32- hour Basic A dvocacy Training. The next training is Jan. 23 through Feb. 13. T o volunteer, call 232-4176. Seminars on Oriental Medicine T he O regon College o f O riental M edi - cine is sponsoring a series o f Saturday m orning, 90-m inute free sem inars w hich will held on Jan. 12,19 and 26 every 10 a.m. To register, call the co l lege at 253-3443, ext. 550. The school is located at 10525 SE. Cherry Blossom D r.,nearM all2O 5. Forested Winter Walks M agness M em orial Tree Farm, ow ned and operated by the W orld Forestry C enter, is offering free guided hikes through its 80 acres o f forested land near W ilsonville. H ikers can enjoy a free guided 1-m ile hike each Sunday at 2 p.m . T his is a perfect outing for fam lies or youth and scout groups. R e s e r v a tio n s a re n o t r e q u ir e d . Call 228-1367 o r visit the w ebsit at a w w .wtfim ivfcstiy.vrg IB*—«*1 photo by by L ee P f . ri . man /T he P ortland O bserver M ark W ashington /T he P ortland O bserver d o n 't w ant it to look like everyone e lse 's shop, and Sheba and S o lo m o n 's, like its biblical nam esake, is about the m ating o f diverse cultures, according to I w ant to keep changing." co-ow ner A ssefash M elles. King Solom on and Q ueen Sheba. O f the latter M elles T he new hom e decor shop is an extension o f M elles' S h eba’s H ouse o f E legance clothing store, says, “For all the kingdom s she reigned over, she was not full o f herself. She was u seeker o f wisdom. dow n the hall at the Standard D airy Building, 2808 N.E. M artin L uther King Jr. Blvd. next door to Billy She w ent to visit Solom on to learn his w isdom , and they fell in love. She sought his w isdom , and he R eed’s R estaurant. It is a new venture for her p art honored her.” M elles sees this as an extension o f S heba’s H ouse o f Elegance. "It’s alw ays a good idea to diversify ner, State Sen. A vel G ordly. T he s h o p 's em p h asis is on item s from E th io p ia and E ast A frica but, in M e lle s' w o rd s, is “e c le c tic ." T h ere are sc re en s from E th io p ia an d C h in a, m asks from A frica, h o lid ay d ec o ratio n s from E gypt, and fab rics from E th io p ia th at can be used to m ake clo th es, tab le ru n n ers o r w in d o w c o v e r in g s. T h e re is a l s o a r tw o r k by S h aro n G erac i, M osdeh B ah ar and S y lv ia W elsh , all A fric an -A m erica n s, and Jan et S tew art o f S c o t It is also supposed to reflect the relationship o f once y o u 're established," she says. “M y clients are interested in m ore than clothes." She is not deterred y o u 'd see in H ome and G ardens," M elles says. “I T uesday through Sunday. cerem ony; Craig W hitehead, w hip m an; and the Jan. 12 when Portland C om m unity C ollege holds its N orthw est Indian V eterans A ssociation color guard, Learn or Improve Your English public. The festivities begin at noon and continue until 11 p.m .attheSylvaniaC am pus, 12000S.W .49'1’ Native American Culture Celebrated T he PCC Sylvania W inter Pow w ow planning Free events featuring dancing, drum m ing, ex h ib com m ittee, A m erican Indian Student A ssociation, Sylvania M ulticultural C enter, PCC Student P ro its. fry bread, and arts and crafts, are open to the gram s and Involvem ent N etw ork and the W om en’s Resource C enter are sponsors o f this alcohol-and- drug-free event. For m ore inform ation, contact the m ulticultural center at 503-997-4112. Voters to Decide Children’s Initiative T he Portland C ity C ouncil voted to send a groundbreaking “C h ild ren 's Initiative" to voters. after school and m entoring program s. T he m oney T he proposal to spend $50 m illion in new them selves to be effective. The fund w ould be w ould be allocated to program s that have proven children's p ro g ram so v era 5-year period will appear subject to annual audits and to the review o f a on the Nov. 5 general election. citizen 's oversight com m ittee. “P o rtlan d 's citizens value their children," said "T his is extrem ely exciting," said C om m issioner D an Saltzm an, initiative sponsor. “If the voters approve this it will m ake a real Saltzm an. “ By taking care o f our children today we will have lower crime rates, a more educated workforce difference in the lives o f P o rtlan d 's children and be and m ore livable neighborhoods in the future. Plus, an important step in making children a higher priority the ch ild ren 's Initiative will m ake the city more in our com m unity," Saltzm an said. attractive to fam ilies w ith children. W e need to take T he m easure w ould create a ch ild ren 's invest ment fund, w hich w ould allocate $ 10 m illion annu action to m ake sure that Portland rem ains a fam ily ally for early childhood, child abuse prevention and Nathan Jackson Chris Hendrix Joaquin Harvey S hebaandS olom on'sisopenfrom 11 a.m .to7p.m . N ative A m erican culture is celebrated Saturday, O irl S co u ts is a p ro g ram for all girls 5-17 and its p u rp o se is to in sp ire g irls w ith the h ig h e st id eals o f c h a r ac te r, co n d u c t, p a trio tism and se r vice th a t th ey m ay beco m e happy an d reso u rce fu l c itiz e n s. A d u lts, b oth m ale and fem ale are need ed to m ake this p rogram a success. C all I - 800- 338-5248 fo r m ore inform ation and g ettin g in v o lv ed . âv “W e’ve know n each other a long tim e, and she has T he W ashington w ine industry will show case nearly 70 o f the sta te 's top- rated w ineries in Portland at "T aste W ashington" on Jan. 17, from 6:30 p.m. - 9 p.m. at the Pacific N orthw est C ollege o f Art. located at 1241 NW . Johnson. A ttendees m ay sam ple more than 200 W ashington wines. Call 232- 0007,ext. 105. Join the Girl Scouts Rashad Taylor more com fortable." G ordly jo in ed the venture after another potential partnership fell through. H ow ever, M elles says, a creative side that many people d o n ’t know about." Ave. H onored guests include Bom b T om , m aster o f JeRon Tucker ing m ore tim e at hom e, and th e y 'll w ant to m ake it Wineries Gather In Portland P o rtla n d C o m m u n ity C o lle g e 's M ulticultural Academic Program is of fering classes for non-native students w ho w ant to learn to improve their En glish skills, w ork toward a high school diplom a or O ED at PCC. For students between the ages o f 16 and 20. The free classes begin in January, TBA. Call Esperanza at 788-6231. Mathilda at 788- 61 lO orlrenaat 788-6109. Andrew Shoals by the econom ic dow nturn: “ People will be spend land. "I w ant the shop to be unique, not som ething third annual W inter Pow w ow “Q uilt o f Life: C el ebrating Fam ily, C om m unity and C ontinuity.” 1 0 ■ * New home décor store is an extension o f Sheba's House o f Elegance. city and d o e sn 't becom e solely a playground for young professionals and em pty ncsters." A groupof young men from Portland earned respect and admiration during a rite o f pas sa g e c e le b ra tio n at th e K w anzaa G a la an d G entlem en's Ball. Dec. 29 at the Arlene Schnitzer Concert 11.,Il T he rite o f passage pro gram seeks to guide boys in the u nderstanding o f w ho they are, w hat real m anhood is and w hat they m ust do to achieve this status. It’s a group o f future lead ers expected to carry m a n 's obligations forw ard and pass it on to others. O nce they have d em on strated m astery o f these co n cep ts and co n tin u ed th e ir education in college, they arc initiated into a fraternal world called the A G A PE circle. The follow ing 17 young m en m ake up th is y e a r's group and the universities they arc attending or bound to attend: Tremaine Thom p son. M adison C'easer, Nathan Jackson, U niversity o f O r egon; Ashani DcGruy, Olan W illiams, JeRon Tucker and M a rio n tin o O d ig h iz u w a , H ow ard U niversity; Jayvin Harper. Virginia Union Univer sity; Chris Kendrix, Oregon S ta te U n iv e r s ity ; A k ee m M cRae. Portland State U niver sity; M artonio Butler, Portland C om m unity College; Dennis Lambert and Ramon Benton, Tuskegee University: Joaquin Harvey. Mt. Hood Com m unity C o lle g e ; M a rc u s M a rio n , G ram bling State University; Andrew Shoals. W hitman C ol lege; and Rashad Taylor. W est ern O regon State University. T he 5 lh annual gala and gentlei.ien's ball was an uplift ing evening full o f celebration and reflection. H ighlighting the en tertain ment were perform ances by the Genesis Com m unity Choir, V ictor M orris. Y e'N o m asso ciates, D urante L am b ert's hip hop d an c e sq u ad , T am m y Taylor Harris and the P rospec tive G ents C lub cane, dance, speech and step team s. F o u r r e ig n in g c o lle g e queens from Fisk. H ow ard, Lincoln and Stilim an alsoper- fom ied d t i r i " ” th e c e le b ; ,iti<m I
