3^|c IJnrtlaitb ©bseruer
June 19, 2002
Page A5
Multiracial Families to Celebrate
Legalized Interracial Marriage
free, participatory conference at Port
land Community College’s Sylvania
Campus. Those planning to attend are
urged to call the Oregon Council on
Multiracial Affairs at 503-288-8484.
Area residents are also invited to
celebrate the 35-year-old court deci
sion on Saturday evening, June 29, at
Multiracial people, families and
those who support them are invited
to a June 29-30 celebration of the
Supreme Court decision that legal
ized interracial marriage in the United
States in 1967.
The commemoration will begin on
Saturday, June 29 at 8:30 a.m. with a
Billy Reed’s Restaurant, located at
2808 N.E. Martin Luther KingJr. Blvd
Matt Kelly, the founder of the Ma-
vin Foundation, a group devoted to
multiracial people, will speak during
the event at PCC and again on Sun
day, June 30 at 10 a.m. at Ainsworth
United Church of Christ.
; Northeast Precinct Commander Bruce Prunk.
Keeping a Close Eye On Crime
continued
from Front
will be let go; no stations will be closed.”
Although, the mayor did approve plans to cut
17 non-swom positions.
Sgt. Neil Crannel briefed the group on gang
related problems facing north and northeast
Portland. According to him, gangs have been
quite active, with criminal activity concentrat
ing around a just a few houses. He noted
numerous shootings and gang related beat
ings this month.
Crannel described incidents observed
where gang member approaches another ran
domly on the street. The confrontations often
provoke street fights or even gun battles.
Crannel also noted that crystal meth, a
widely used drug among white kids in high
school, is quickly becoming more popular
with local gang members.
Despite the problems facing the commu
nity, Officer Dave Benson, commander of
tactical operations, an agency that deals pri
marily in gang related incidents, knows the
area has made significant strides.
“This community has come along way in
the past seven or eight years, and it isn't going
back,” he told the gang group.
Benson recalls hearing gunshots “going
off like fireworks” back in the summer of 1994;
there were 117 shootings in just 90 days on
Alberta Street.
Commander Prunk believes one of the most
important steps to community livability is
reaching at-risk youth before they make deci
sions that lead to crime and drug abuse.
“If we can keep them engaged in positive
activities, hopefully they w on't get involved
in trouble,” said Prunk.
P runk se rv e s as d ire c to r o f C am p
Rosenbaum. Each summer for 17 years, he has
been taking 160 kids from low-income house
holds to the Oregon coast for a week of hikes,
horseback riding, arts, and crafts.
“If you are a kid, it is a wonderful adven
ture,” he said.
Prunk also serves as a lieutenant colonel
with the Oregon National G uard’s 142nd Air
Wing and has taught sociology classes at
Portland State University for the last eight
years.
22
8
35
THE NEW GAME WITH THE GOLD BALL.
Spraying Makes Progress in Mosquito Fight
continued
from Front
Last week, applications were made over
Hayden and Sauvie Islands, the Sandy River
an d th e R o o s te r R o c k a re a o f e a s t
M ultnom ah County. In M ay, the county
inspected and treated 843 acres o f floodw a
ter habitat.
A recent sam pling show s the fight is
working.
A reas with 25 m osquito larval per dip, or
about 25 m illion m osquito larvae per acre,
have been reduced to j u s t . 1 larvae per dip,
officials report.
“R esidents o f M ultnom ah County are
well served by an organized m osquito sur
veillance and control program,” Shirley said.
Overall odds are 1:10. Must be 18 to purchase or redeem. Be a smart player.
Know your limit. If you or someone you know has a gambling problem, please call 1-800-547-6133.
SEASONS
M A R K E T
W E ’RE
popping
fops
OFF OF OUR
•
•
A
J U I C E T A S T IN G
T H IS W E E K E N D
rfte friendliest-store in toum.
F U N
E A S Y
C O N C O R D IA
TO
S H O P
ORENCO
S T A T IO N
L O C A L L Y
O W N E D
R A L E IG H
H IL L S
O P E R A T E D
SELLW OOD
1214 SE T acom a
N E 3 3 r d & K illin g s w o r th
N E 6 1 s t & C o r n e ll R d .
7 3 0 0 S W B e a v e r to n H ills d a le H w y
P o r tla n d O R 9 7 2 1 1
H ills b o r o O R 9 7 12 4
P o r tla n d O R 9 7 2 2 5
5 0 3 .6 4 8 .6 9 6 8
503 292 6838
5 0 3 .2 3 0 4 9 4 9
O p e n 8 a m -1 0 p m
O p e n 8 a m -9 p m
O p e n 8 a m -1 0 p m
5 0 3 .2 8 8 .3 8 3 8
O pen 8am
10pm
P o r tla n d
OR 97202