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May 29, 2002 (The IJortlanh ©hemier Page B2 Kids TV Host Remembered De La Salle Plans College- Prep School De La Salle N orth C atholic H igh School will establish a new college-preparatory school to meet the needs o f underserved students thanks to a grant o f$ 300,000 from the M aybelle C lark M acdonald Fund. The grant will provide im provem ents and equip m ent to renovate the form erly vacant Q ueen o f Peace Elem entary School in north Portland, which is located in one o f the city ’ s m ost culturally and economically diverse communities. Entitled "The Schoo, That W orks” because all of the students at the school are em ployed, De La Salle replicates the highly successful Jesuit C risto Rey High School w ork-study m odel in C hicago. The model achieves high expectations, small classes, moral development, tight discipline, personal atten tion and parent involvement. Students gain life skills in real w ork jo b settings that directly offset educational costs. De La Salle began in S eptem ber w ith the first class o f 72 freshm en and w om en. Gospel Artist Sings Spirit of Praise A memorial service was held M ay 17 in N ew Hope C om m unity C hurch for R od A nders, host o f the long-running children’sshow "R am blin’ Rod.” A nders died M ay 10 at age 69. He w as born R odney A ndersen on Nov. 26,1 9 3 2 , in Springbrook and grew up in Portland and along the Oregon coast. He graduated from Benson Polytechnic High S ch o o l. W hile he was still in high school, he w orked as a disc jo ck ey in Tillamook. After a brief stint in the Army, he went to work for KPOJ in Portland. He left a top-rated m orning show there to host C hannel 12 ’s “ P o p e y e 's Pier 12,” a program that evolved into “R am b lin ’ R od.” He spent 33 years on air as R am blin’ Rod, hosting nearly 500,000 children before he retired in 1997. LaMar Campbell has a new CD entitled “the Praise Collection.” LaMar Campbell is focus ing strictly on praise music in his forth and latest EMI Gos pel CD, “The Praise Collec tion.” “I’m a radical praiser,” said Campbell who founded Lamar Campbell and Spirit ofPraisebackin 1995. Since then, the group has recorded four stellar CDs and seen their name value rise via col la b o ra tio n s w ith C eC e W inans, soul music icon A aron N eville and even southern gospel legend Bill Gaither. The group’s success has given Campbell plenty of rea son to praise the Lord. “God’s called us all to be praisers,” he said. “And it’s my responsibility to give God gratitude not just for what he’s done for me personally, but just acknowledging him as King of Kings and Lord of Lords. Best Rated Preacher in Portland Friday Hailed by Time magazine as one o f the seven best preachers in America, Rev. Peter J. Gomes will give a lecture Friday, May 31 at 7:30 p.m. at Trinity Episcopal Ca thedral, 147 N.W. 19th, entitled, “The Good Life: Truths that Last in Times of Need.” Gomes, a professor of Chris tian morals at Harvard Uni versity, is author of the best selling book, “The Good Book,” a vivid, common sense and wise analysis of what the bible means for us today. In his new book. Gomes addresses questions that chal lenge and perplex us: What do I need to be good? How can I be truly happy? To whom or what dare I give my ultimate loyalty, my deepest love, my full and total service? What can I find and use to make a life, not just a living. Gomes is a true original who transcends any obvious labels. He is a minister and tenured Harvard professor who is Af rican American, homosexual and a Republican. He was raised a Baptist and is past president and trustee of The Pilgrim Society of Plymouth, Mass. He is a beloved figure at Harvard, whose warmth and wit, eloquence and flair has m ade him a so u g h t-a fte r speaker at national events and churches. This lecture will be a rare opportunity to hear one of the “most dedicated, knowledge able, articulate and persuasive spokesmen for the Christian religion in the present secular age” . For tickets, call the cathe dral at 503-478-1218. l ocation: Golden Anniversary Celebrated Cathecfcal o f (fta iie 1821 g e M & gttfh en s (fa st land, g t. 97214 (f&e (flo te 9.nfo gall: (503) 235 2127 Rev. Rozell Gilmore, the pastor of Redeemer Lutheran Church, and his wife, Beatrice are celebrating their 50lh wedding anniversary. Family and friends are invited to join them in a Golden Wedding Anniversary ceremony on Saturday, June 1 at 1 p.m. at the church, located at the com er of Northeast 20lh Avenue and Killingsworth. .Muta* n r CARPET CLEANING 2001 CARPET CLEANING MARTIN CLEANING SERVICE Apostle T. 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