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n ni ut n u i t y
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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
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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
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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 .
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“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.”
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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
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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
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