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( O iiiiiiillc d l o ( i i h i i i 'u l D i w r s i h V « u .p o i Ih in d o h s c i \e r .c o iii I c h riiu i \ 0 6 , 2 0 0 2 “3ÍÜ dying, S^w tland’ô Catntnunitieô” tû o m m n li i t n a I e n b a r Hand-Made Products from Africa African-American History Month is being celebrated at Wild Life, Gifts and Home Furnishings, The store, open almost three months, is featuring products from Africa. Utilitarian as well as decorative, most items are hand 1 made and purchased from fair-trade organizations. The store is located at SE. Hawthorne Blvd,open from 10a.m. - 7 p.m. every day. Call 236-3862. Downtown Bicycle Tour Trek Bicycles presents the W orst Day o f the Year Ride on Feb. 9, starting at 9 a.m. from the Lucky Lab Pub. This is an 11-mile bicycle tour o f downtown Portland - rain or shine. W ith three stops along the way and piping hot chili, cornbread and chowder back at the Lucky Lab at the end, this is an event not to be missed. To register, go online to www.W orstDayRide.com. Home and Garden Show The GMC Portland Home & Garden Show is one of the largest shows in the country and the top show in the North west. The show will be at the Portland Expo Center, from Feb. 20 - 24. For information, call 246-8291 or online at w w w .Q lQ U ghlintradeshow s.com Convention Center Kids Auction “Planting Seeds for the Future... Help Our Kids Grow” has been selected as the theme for this year’s auction for Boys & Girls Clubs o f Portland. The March 2 event is the biggest fundraiser of the year for the organization. Luxury items include jewelry, a sea cruise and hotel stay in Hawaii. Silent auction begins at 5 p.m. and oral auction be gins at 7:15 p.m. Call 232-0077. National Pancake Day The International House of Pancakes is flipping for National Pancake Day The family-friendly restaurant chain will offer a free short stack of pancakes for all guests visiting any Oregon IHOP location between 7 a.m. - 2 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 12. All of the IHOP restaurants are participating. Old Town History Project The Old Town History Project pre sents a series o f 4 3 -minute walking tours o f Old Town led by former resi dents, business owners and workers. All tours begin at 12:13 p.m. at the Old Town History Project’s storefront gallery at 612 NW. Davis St. and end in a local restaurant for an informal group discussion and no-host lunch. On Feb. 8, JoAnne Hong will give a presentation called “Chinese New Years Remembered.” Call 225-0198. George Fox Scholarship Day An inside track on competitive schol arships to attend George Fox Univer sity is being offered on the Newburg campus on Feb. 8 and 9. Scholarship Day runs from Friday evening, 4 p.m. in the Edwards-Holman Science Cen ter atrium until Saturday afternoon. Call 1-800-765-4369. Students Cry ‘No More Cuts’ Student leaders say funding has been trimmed as much as possible (A P ) - W ith c h a n ts o f “N o m ore c u ts,” a n d “C u ts a re n ’t funny, g iv e us m o n e y ,” a b o u t 8 0 0 stu d en ts rallied T h u rsd a y to urge the L eg islatu re to leav e sch o o l fu n d in g alone. B ra v in g a so lid rain in d o w n to w n P io n e e r C o u rth o u se S quare, stu d en t lead ers sp o k e b e tw e e n band p e rfo r m an ces to say p u b lic school fu n d in g h as b een trim m e d as m uch as p o s sible. “T hey spend m illions on otherthings an d the b ig c o rp o ra tio n s a re n ’t being ta x e d ,” said K im m ie K ent, stu d en t b o d y p re sid e n t at G ra n t H igh S chool o f P o rtland. S in ce 1991, she said, the stu d en t- te a c h e r ra tio has g ro w n from 18 -to -1 to 2 8 -to -1. S he said pu blic fu n d in g is $ 9 0 0 less p e r stu d e n t now than it w as 10 y ears ago. “W h e re are y o u r p rio ritie s? ” she asked. “I f they c u t m ore you co u ld lo se so m e o f y o u r te a c h e rs.” “I f y o u listen to o n e thing w e say to d ay let it be th is,” said Jam es W ill ia m s , s tu d e n t b o d y p r e s id e n t a t P o rtla n d ’s L incoln H ig h School. “W e h a v e h a d e n o u g h . W e h av e seen e n o u g h in ad eq u ate ed u c a tio n to last a lifetim e. “ A n y fu rth e r cu ts w ill be a d eath sen ten ce fo r p u blic e d u c a tio n .” W ith a $704 m illion hole in the state b u d g et, the L e g isla tu re m ight c o n sid e r b o rro w in g a b o u t $ 1 0 0 m illio n fro m th e school tru st fund w hen it m eets F rid a y in a special session. G ov. Jo h n K itz h a b e r said T h u rs Students from southeast Portland's Environmental Middle School rally with other students to urge state lawmakers not to cut funding from schools In order to make up a state budget deficit. photo by day h e has “g rav e co n c e rn s” about taking m o n ey fro m the school fund to b alan ce the b u dget but stopped short o f saying he w ould veto a m easure th at d id so. S ev eral stu d en ts at the rally w ere vague w hen ask ed w here the extra m oney should co m e from o r w hat should be c u t if school spending isn ’t. M ark W ashington /T hf . P ortland O bserver O th ers had a plan. “I think they sh o u ld add a sales tax ,” said L au ra G ay, a G rant senior. S tudents used lunch hours, le a d e r ship c la sse s and a fte r-sc h o o l se s sions to m ake sig n s and fliers for the rally. It d o e sn ’t take m uch to co n v in ce c lassm ates w h at b u d g e t cu ts w ould do to G rant students, w ho already stru g g le w ith som e classes o f m ore than 4 0 students. A t tim es there a re n ’ t e n o u g h desks in the room . F ranklin stu dents said they w ere c o n cern ed about layoffs. “W e are going to lose som e o f the teach ers w e really lo v e,” said R ithy K hut, 17, a ju n io r. Sharing Cultures with Russian Dancers A re a r e s id e n ts y o u n g an d o ld r e c e n tly g o t a d o se o f w o rld c u ltu re th a n k s to a v is it b y “T h e R u ssia n C o lle c tio n ” d a n c e e n s e m b le fro m S a n F ra n c is c o . T h e tro u p e p e rfo rm e d at A tk in so n E le m e n ta ry S c h o o l a n d w ere g u e sts o f S y lv ia Z in g e s e r, p u b lis h e r o f “ N o rth w e s t T e e n s ," at M a & P a S tr o n g ’s R e s ta u r a n t at 4 1 3 4 N . V a n c o u v e r in th e O re g o n A s s o c ia tio n f o r M in o r ity E n tr e p r e n e u rs B uilding. Z in g e s e r ’s lo n g -tim e frie n d an d R u s s ia n c h a r a c te r d a n c e in s tru c to r L e o n id S h a g a lo v b ro u g h t the g ro u p to P o rtla n d . T h e " R u s s ia n C o lle c tio n ” w as fo u n d e d in 1945 as th e “ R u ssia n F o lk E n s e m b le ” , u n d e r th e d ir e c tio n o f D im itri A v ra m e n k o . Portland graphic artist Tony Petrarca (from left), student editor Zeno Latin and other area residents enjoy a dinner at Ma & Pa Strong's Restaurant in north Portland with members of “The Russian Collection." photo by M ark W ashington /T he P ortland O bserver D u rin g its Jan . 18 p e rfo rm a n c e at A tk in so n S chool, the d a n c e rs c a p tiv a te d the a u d ie n c e , ra n g in g fro m c h ild re n to a d u lts. N a ta lia B o riso v a , th e g r o u p 's a r tistic d ire c to r a n d m istre ss o f c e r e m o n ie s, d e liv e re d an o v e ra ll p e r fo rm a n c e th a t w as m e sm e riz in g . Y u ri S ig a lo y a n d A le k s e y P ro k o s h in p r e s e n te d the ‘fu n at h e a r t’ o f R u ssia n d a n c in g . L a st b u t d e fin ite ly n o t le a st, M r. S h ag alo v p reform ed elo q u e n tly w ith A m y B row n in tw o c o u p le s ’ d an ces. “T h e R u ssian C o lle c tio n " a c c o m p lis h e d so m e th in g v ery sp e c ia l at th e sch o o l. T h ey to o k an a u d ito riu m full o f peo p le and in v o lv e d e a c h and e v e ry o n e o f th e m , a llo w in g all to le a v e th e ir w o rrie s b e h in d an d ju s t h a v e fun. OMSI’s Brain Exhibit OMSI is having an exhibit entitled Brain: The World Inside Your Head” until May 5. Designed to appeal to all ages, “Brain" will employ innovative special effects, 3-D reproductions, virtual reality, hands-on learning ac tivities, and interactive technology to teip demystify the inner working of the brain. The exhibit will be at 1945SE. W ater Ave. Call 797-4000. Free Load Tasting Childhood lead poisoning is a major and preventable health hazard in chil dren. Free testing will take place on the second Saturday o f each month, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Common Bond, 4616 North Albina. Blood lead testing of children should be performed at ages and 2 or at least before age 6 if no previous testing has been done and any risk factors for lead poisoning are »resent. 1 African Americans Tackle AIDS Information and health fair set for Thursday at Miracles Club L o cal A frican A m erican s w ill tackle the H IV and A ID S crisis w ith a public ou treach p rogram as part o f N atio n al B lack H IV and A ID S A w aren ess and In fo rm atio n D ay. T h e A frican A m erican H ealth C oalitio n and the M u ltn o m ah C o u n ty H ealth D ep artm en t are c o h o stin g an op en ho u se and in fo rm atio n fair T h u rs day , Feb. 7, fro m 1:3 0 p .m . to 4 :3 0 p .m . at M iracles clu b , o n the c o m e r o f M artin L u th e r K ing Jr. B o u lev ard and M ason. O n ce b eliev ed to be a disease ex clu siv ely a f fecting h om o sex u al w hite m ales, A ID S has rapidly b eco m e one o f the leading causes o f death am ong A frican A m ericans. In fact, A ID S is the n u m b er o n e c a u se o f d eath fo r A frican A m erican s b e tw een th e ages o f 25 and 44. “T h is is a p rev en tab le d ise a se ,” says C o rlis A M cK eev er, e x e c u tiv e d ire c to r o f the A fric a n A m erican H ealth C oaltion. “W e w ant to get o u r com m unity talking about w hat can be done and let peo p le know that there are services and resources available to them ." T he M iracles C lub event w ill include inform ation on H IV and A ID S, prevention and services a v a il able for people living w ith the virus. In addition, the health d epartm ent’s H IV P revention P rogram w ill be offering free H IV and H epatitis C testing. "W e want people to start thinking about th eir risk fo r H IV . If som eone gets tested and know s th eir H IV status, then they can take p o sitive steps to p ro te c t them selves and prevent the spread o f the d ise a se .” said L oreen N ichols, m an ag er o f the health departm ent’s H IV and H ep atitis C c o m m u nity program s. New Crisis Hotline Opens M ultnom ah County has opened a new 24-hours a day, 7 days a w eek mental health crisis hotline at 503-988-4888 or toll free at 1-800-716-9769 with culturally com petent and language appropriate services. The hotline is ready to serve consum ers expe riencing m ental health crises including anxiety, depression, loneliness and thoughts o f suicide. Callers can expect a professionally trained, cul turally competent mental health clinician to listen and provide counseling by phone. They can help a caller decide where to go for immediate assistance. O ther responsibilities include arranging tran s portation to either an em ergency room, urgent walk-in clinics, or another appropriate facility; provide inform ation about no appointm ent neces sary urgent walk-in clinics; and refer callers to com m unity m ental health treatm ent providers o f fering appropriate culturally com petent and lan guage-sensitive services. 3
