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heavy traffic o f K illingsw orth
Street and 42nd A venue.
B rian Scott o f the Portland
School D istrict said, in general,
enrollm ent is dropping in thecity’s
public school system and addi
tional facilities aren ’t necessary.
H ow ever, he added, there is no
school available to absorb the 750
students from W hitaker For now,
they are m ostly lodged in the
“ W h ita k e r - L a k e s id e ” sc h o o l
building at 5135 N.E. Colum bia
B lvd., in the midst o f an industrial
zone that m any parents find un
satisfactory.
“ W e d o n ’t need 12 acres for a
h igh-quality school, especially
w hen it’s next door to a large park,”
Scott said.
T he cost o f a new school is
estimated at $ 13 to S 15 million, and
no funding is currently available.
A ccording to the district’s Pam
Brow n, the last Portland School
built w as Forest Park in 1997, on
June 19, 2002
E very A m erican has ben efited fro m th e wealth Blacks crea ted
through over 2 0 0 yea rs o f f r e e labor an d Ju neteenth allow s us to
ackn ow ledge th at debt. Ju neteenth allow s us to reflect on w here
w e've been, w here we ’re a t an d w here w e ’re g o in g as a people.
W hen:
W h e re:
June 1 9 -2 3 ,2 0 0 2
M artin Luther King Jr. Blvd. and North Portland Blvd. in
northeast Portland. N ear Payless Shoe Store.
I f ’« A F am ily A f f a ir !
There will be carnival rides for kids o f all ages,
live music, multicultural foods sold and a parade.
Special Guest is Cedric the Entertainer.
South side o f former Adams high school.
land donated by the developer.
“W e should be rep lacin g the
schools w e have, but all w e can do
is repair them ,” she said.
photo by
M ark W ashington /T he P ortland O bserver
Hazel DeLorenzo o f the C ham
ber Music Society o f Oregon has
proposed that the district build a
structure that would house both a
school and facilities for her organi
zation. “ If you w ant to see a school
built here soon, this is the way to do
it,” she told the Portland Observer.
T he Juneteenth Passage Parade begins on June 22 at 1 p.m .
R oute starts at N.E. Broadw ay, goes along M artin Luther K ing
Jr. Blvd. and ends at N.E. H ighland.
C ontact: W oody Broadnax (503)285-8898
o r Larry M atthews (503) 709-9017
R Y O U LOVE A B O U T
fro m A 3
be honored with a Humanitarian
Award, and 70’s super-group Earth,
W ind and Fire will receive the cov
eted BET Lifetime Achievem ent
Award. T he show can be seen on
Tuesday, June 2 2 ,9 p.m.
Peace and Justice Family Camp
June 27 - 30
T he tw elfth annual Parenting for
P eace and Justice Fam ily Cam p
will begin on the evening ofThurs-
day, June 27 until Sunday, June
30. T he cam p nurtures and em
pow ers fam ilies for a little m ore
ju stice and peace in o n e ’s heart
and i n society. There wi 11 be music
and dram a for the w hole fam ily at
the A ldersgate C onference C en
ter inT um er, O R .C all Bud Bunce
at 503-233-8373.
Good In the ’Hood Festival
Saturday, June 29
T he annual G ood in the ‘Hood
M ulticultural M usic & Food Fes
tival features a variety o f ethnic
dance, food and m usic at tw o dif
ferent locations: Legacy Emanuel
Hospital, 2801 N .G antenbein Ave.
and at the H oly R edeem er A rea
School, 8 N .E. 15,h Ave. F orm ore
information, call 503-283-5175.
Essay Contest Sun., June 30
A pril H enry, acclaim ed O regon
m ystery novelist, is sponsoring
an essay contest in conjunction
w ith the publication o f her new
book, “ L earning to Fly.” C ontest
entrants are invited to subm it an
essay on the them e “L earning to
Fly: H ow I Reinvented M y Life
and Lived M y D ream ." Essays
should share w hat you did to m ake
a dream com e true. C ontest dead
line is June 30. Essays are not to
exceed 500 w ords. G o online to
w w w .A prilH enryM ysteries.com .
Goo Goo Dolls
Mon., July 1
T he assured and accessible lyrics
o f the G oo G oo Dol Is’ new album
“G utterflow er" are m atched, note
for note, w ith m usic that both cel
ebrates the b an d ’s stylistic diver
sity and conclusively co n so li
d ates their cohesive ensem ble
sound. T hey will be perform ing
on M onday, July 1 at the A rlene
SchnitzerC oncert Hall, 8 p.m. For
tickets, call T icketm aster at 503-
2 2 4 - 4 4 0 0 o r g o o n lin e to
the Oregon Lottery probably helps support it.
Since 198$, over $ 3 billion in Oregon Lottery profits has gone to help
our state parks, salmon habitats, economy, and public schools.
www.ticketmaster.com.
Phantom of the Opera
July 3 -2 8
“ Phantom o f the O pera” now re
turns to Portland's Keller A udito
rium to take your breath away. It’s
a tim eless story o f seduction and
despair and the one show “The
London Sunday T im es” called
“G od’s gift to the musical theatre.”
The musical wi 11 be held at the Kel 1er
A uditorium, at the com er o f S. W.
3rd and C lay St., from July 3 - 28.
Show tim es vary. For tickets, call
Ticketmaster at 503-224-4400orgo
o n lin eto www.ticketmaster.com
Oregon’s state parks will
receive over $25 million
this year for improvments
and to help buy new park land.
O ver $25 m illion will be
invested this year to restore
salm on habitats and
im prove watersheds.
T his year $75 m illion
will help small businesses
grow and help attract new
com panies to O regon.
July 4"* at Blue Lake Park
Thursday, July 4
C e le b ra te a classic A m erican
h o lid a y w ith friends and fam ily
at B lue L ake R egional P ark in
F airv ie w on T h u rsd ay , July 4.
F estiv itie s beg in at 4 p.m . w ith
firew o rk s sta rtin g at 10 p.m . $6
p e r c a r fo r en try in the park.
The Oregon Lottery - It Does Good Things fo r Oregon
Lottery games are based on chance and should be played fo r en tertain m en t only.
O ver $ 2 l8 m illion
will support public
schools this year.