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A pril 17, 2002
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Juneteenth Meeting
The Juneteenth Planning Committee
will be having two meetings this month
on M onday, April 22 and Tuesday,
April 30 at the State Farm Insurance
building, located at 6526 N.E. Martin
Luther King, Jr. Blvd., at 6:30p.m. The
upcoming Juneteenth Celebration will
be from June 1 9 -2 9 . The theme this
year is “Family Reunion.” Volunteers
are needed for the event. Call Woody
Broadnax at 503-285-8898.
Students Team Up With Pontiac
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Concordia University
students Niecee
Madrigal (from left),
Corinne Nelson,
Courtney Bridges and
Kelly Misley show off
their partnership with
General Motors,
posing in front o f a
company car. They are
part o f a unique
internship that gives
them real marketing
experience in the auto
industry.
Red Cross Training
The OregonTrail Chapter of the Ameri­
can Red Cross will offer "When I’m in
C harge” at A lam eda C om m unity
School at 2732 N.E. Fremont in Port­
land. The class will be held on April 29,
from 6 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. This 2.5 hour
course is intended to train children
ages eight to eleven-years-old how to
respond to and be safe in “home alone”
situations. To register, call 503-823-
3180 or go online to www.redcross-
pdx.org.
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T here are many alternative sw eet­
eners these days, but w hat are they
and w hich ones are best for you?
“A lternatives to Sugar” is part of
New Seasons M arket’s free talk led
by an in-store nutritionist. The event
w ill be on Saturday, A pril 20 at the
Concordia store, 5320 N.E. 33rd Ave.
Call 503-288-2323.
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Humane Society Photo Contest
Do you have a favorite photo o f your
pet? The Oregon Humane Society is
looking for great pets for its Fuzzy,
Furry, and Feathered Friends photo
contest. The grand prize winner and
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T h irty b u sin e ss stu d e n ts from
Concordia University in northeast Port­
land are being given an opportunity to
spend the next 15 weeks creating a work­
ing marketing agency for their clients.
Pontiac and the Weston General Motors
Dealership.
The students have a $2,500 budget to
help them bring their plans to life. Pontiac
is providing the money and other re­
sources. This unique partnership is part
of a larger industry education program
sponsored by General Motors.
The Concordia interns will also be el i-
gible to compete for a General Motors
M a rk e tin g In te rn sh ip S c h o la stic
Achievement Award. A national $3,000
award will be given to the top 4-year
university and top 2-year community
college participating in the program.
Tri-Met Tests Hybrid Buses
Ebony Fashion Fair Brings Latest Trends
New buses are cleaner, quieter and more efficient
Local event to benefit Links education and scholarship fund
Tri-Met unveils an environmentally cleaner, more efficient bus.
(AP) — Tri-M et this month began
testing new hybrid diesel and electric
buses that it says are more fuel-effi­
cient, quieter, cheaper to operate and
will cut air pollutants by half.
The transit agency is testing two of
the buses and will install them on regu­
lar routes the last week of April, the
agency’s spokeswoman Mary Festch
said.
The diesel engine powers an electric
generator, which powers a battery pack
on the roof, which powers an electric
motor that runs the bus. The new buses
also use “regenerative braking,” which
sends energy to the batteries when
brakes are applied.
The smaller engine size is designed
to increase fuel efficiency by 50 percent
and reduce emissions o f oxides and
particulate matter by 50 percent.
Tri-Met estimates it will save $ 10,000
in fuel costs and $4,500 a year in main­
tenance, partly because there is no
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transmission to maintain, for the two
buses, which it will test for two years.
The cost of the new buses has not
been determined because their manu­
facturer, New Flyer of America, has not
yet gone into full production, Festch
said.
Similar buses are in use in Orange
County, Calif., although the model be­
ing tested is slightly advanced from the
ones in use there, she said.
O ther transit agencies testing the
new buses are in Seattle, St. Paul, Minn.,
Austin, Texas, Houston, Philadelphia
and New Jersey Transit.
Tri-M et said the new buses will be
quieter because the engine doesn’t rev
up going uphill or when starting from a
stop.
Initially, Festch said, the buses, which
look like regular buses except for the
battery housing on top, will be tested
on longer routes with a variety of driv­
ing conditions.
Known as the w orld's largest traveling
fashion show, the Ebony Fashion Fair will
feature clothing styles from world famous
designers. The event will be held at the
Oregon Convention Center on Friday,
April 19 at 8 p.m.
This year marks the 44,h anniversary of
the show with the theme “The Changing
Trends of Fashion." It recognizes many
old and famous fashion houses that are
enlisting new, young designers who arc
creatively influencing changes in every
facet of fashion.
One of the biggest trends this season
is the ingenious resurgence of leather
that clings to the body like second skin.
Also, old apprehensions about fur ap­
pear to be fading as the elegance of long­
hair fox and plush sable and mink give a
bold richness to garments worn, be it
night or day.
The Ebony Fashion Show this year is
expected to attract a larger audience.
Characterized by its glamour, elegance
and beauty, it has all of the energy of a
Broadway show. Designer wear by Bob
Mackie, Givenchy, Oscar de la Renta and
others will be modeled by eleven gor­
geous women and two handsome men.
The flare o f the w orld’s m ost c re­
ative clothing designs makes Ebony
Fashion Fair an event that must be
experienced.
Proceeds from the event will benefit
the L inks educational and scholarship
fund.
Links is a national public and social
A svelte black gown with matching stole and diagonal rows of lush dyed fur
enhance a beaded bodice in this fashion design by Sarli.
service organization with achapter in the
Portland area.
Tickets can be purchased at the fol­
lowing locations: Mrs. C ’s Wigs, Sheba’s
House of Elegance, One Stop Record
Store, Tondalayera Designers Salon, Re­
flections Coffee and Books, and through
all Ticket Master outlets.
Kaiser Offers Help on Child Safety Seats
Kaiser Permanente invites parents toa
child safety seat clinic in its covered park­
ing structure at 500 N.E. Multnomah near
Lloyd Center on Saturday, April 27, from
10a.m. to2p.m .
The public is welcom e to drive up
and have any safety seat checked for
proper size, installation or dam age for
free. C ertified child passenger safety
seat technicians will also check to see
if seats are under a m anufacturer's
recall order.
“It is delightful to know that these
families will be able to travel safely with
their children in the car,” says Daniel
Rappaport. MD, pediatrician at Kaiser
Permanente’s Interstate Medical Office
East in Portland. “Having a gixxl car seat,
combined with professional instruction
for proper use and installation, ensures
these precious children receive the best
protection.”
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