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September 18.2002 www.portlandobserver.com Committed to C ultural D iversity ( QTl|c ^portlanh (Observer ommunity a le n d a r C SECTION B Wc 're All In This Together Oregon Beach Cleanup Saturday, Sept. 28 marks the date for the 191*1 annual Great Oregon Fall Beach Cleanup. The event will take place from 10 a.m. - 1 p.m. along the entire Oregon coast, from the W ash ington to the California borders. Volunteers may check in at one of 42 meeting sites, pick up a litter bag and head down to the beach to help improve the coast for wildlife and winter visitors. Call 800-333-SOLV orgoonline to www.solv.org. Learn Anger Management Learn and practice strategies to control anger, reduce stress, an d set lim its in K aiser Perm anente’s “D ealing with Anger” class. The eight ses sions are held on Wednesday nights, from 6:30 - 8:30 p.m., beginning Oct. 2 - Nov. 20. C lasses are held at K aiser Perm anente's Interstate M edi cal OfficeCentral,3600N. Inter state Ave. in north Portland. Call 503-286-6816. Multnomah County Library Multnomah County Library will expand its Cyber Seniors classes to six libraries throughout the Portland area in November and December. The classes are de signed for senior citizens with little or nocom puter experience and are offered free of charge. The November series of classes at the Capitol Hill Library, lo cated at 10723 S.W. Capitol Way, Nov. 6,13 and 20. Columbia River Watershed Festival 4 The Columbia River Watershed Festival will feature speakers, musical groups and more than two dozen kid-friendly interac tive exhibits. It will focus on how humans can develop a spiritual and ecological vision for the Columbia River W ater shed in the Pacific Northwest. The event will be on Oct. 5, from 10 a.m. - 3 p.m., Southeast Park, located at 12,h and Stark in Port land. The Charleston Place Street Fair Charleston Place, a 100 home development in the St. Johns area, is having a street fair on Sunday, Sept. 22,from n o o n -5 p.m., at the 8300 block of N. Bliss St. This free event is a party for those on the road to affordable home ownership. It includes food, music, kids ac tivities and home ownership information. Call 503-331-1752. Resort to Fitness Learn Nia. a hybrid movement class that incorporates martial arts and modem dance. It's a great form of aerobic exercise. Nia is being taught at Resort to Fitness throughout this month, located at 2714 N.E. Broadway. For a schedule and to register, call 503-287-0655. Yoga for Seniors Seniors can learn gentle breath ing and stretching yoga exer cises for increasing joint flex- ib ility an d stre n g th e n in g muscles. Each class ends with a relaxation period. The eight- week class is held M onday mornings at the Trinity Episco pal Cathedral. 147 N.W. 19"1 Ave., continuing through Oct. 28,10:30a.m. - 1 1:45 a.m. Call to register at 503-478-1218. The first anniversary o f the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks brings a message o f harmony and hope from Portland-based Mercy Corps. The world globe was covered in flowers and on display at Pioneer Courthouse Square. photo bv M ark W ashington /T he P ortland O bserver Bank Visa Helps Local School Kids Collins Takes Charge of Graffiti Abatement Minority owned bank introduces credit card with cash back to schools Mediator and public safety advocate to combat crime, vandalism A ca sh b ack fe a tu re fro m a new V isa c re d it card p ro d u ct at A lb in a C o m m u nity B ank w ill help P o rtlan d high school stu d e n ts p a rtic ip a te in afte r-sc h o o l arts and sp o rts p ro g ra m s, th e lo c al m in o r ity -o w n ed b an k an n o u n c ed T u esd ay . W hen c o n su m ers use th e new “ S c h o la stic P la stic ” V isa card fo r p u rch a ses, the n o rth ea st P o rtlan d b an k w ill c o n trib u te 1 p e rc e n t o f e a c h p u rc h a se am o u n t to a fte r-sc h o o l stu d e n t a c tiv i tie s a t P o r t l a n d 's B e n s o n , G r a n t, Je fferso n , M ad iso n an d R o o sev elt H igh S ch o o ls or, if p re fe rre d by th e c u s to m er, w ill m ake a sim ila r c o n trib u tio n d ire c tly to th e P o rtlan d S ch o o ls F o u n dation. “ W e are c o n sta n tly lo o k in g fo r w ays to reach out to o u r c o m m u n ity ,” no ted A lbina C om m unity Bank P resident R ob ert M cK ean . “ W e th o u g h t th is w as an im p o rta n t g e stu re to w a rd lo cal s tu d en ts w ho b en e fit from a w id e ran g e o f sc h o o l-sp o n so re d a c tiv itie s p ro g ram s. A fter all, ‘co m m u n ity ' is o u r m iddle n a m e .” S ch o lastic P lastic d o es carry a $60 an n u al acco u n t fee, w ith u sers earn in g points tow ard special d iscounts on item s such as a irfares, tra v e l and ca ta lo g m e rch an d ise. A lb in a C o m m u n ity B ank is the o nly certified co m m u n ity d ev elo p m en t bank in O reg o n an d o n e o f o n ly a few such b an k s in the U .S. By ch a rter, co m m u nity d ev elo p m en t b an k s invest d ep o sits w ith in th e ir im m ed iate n eig h b o rh o o d s in the form o f ho m e m o rtg ag es and b u sin ess loans. T he bank is a m e m b er o f the FD IC and is ow n ed by local resid en ts and the N o rth east P o rtlan d C o m m u n ity D ev el o p m en t T ru st. It o p e ra te s tw o P o rtlan d b ran ch es at 2002 N .E. M artin L u th er K ing Jr. B lvd. an d 8 0 4 0 N. L om b ard St. in St. Jo h n s. For m ore in fo rm atio n , call A lb in a C o m m u n ity B ank at 5 0 3 -2 8 7 -7 5 3 7 . Eddie Collins E ddie C o llin s, a longtim e co u n selo r w ith the N eighborhood M ediation C en ter, is ta k in g on a new p o sitio n as the c ity ’s g raffiti ab atem en t co o rd in ato r. A city em ployee for 24 years, he brings extensive experience w orking w ith public safety issues, neighbor hood livability, and peaceful resolution o f high risk situations. “ Mr. C o llin 's experience m ediating a variety o f high risk situations will be very valuable as the O ffice o f N eigh borhood Involvem ent continues to fur ther o u r very visible graffiti abatem ent program ,” said C ity C om m issioner Jim F rancesconi. The graffiti abatem ent program b e gan in northeast Portland and was e l evated to a cityw ide program by M ayor Vera Katz. “ I am pleased to take over this ex cel lent program and look forw ard to w ork- ing with C om m issioner F rancesconi, the M ayor, and the Portland Police B u reau to further reduce graffiti,” said Collins. T h e g r a f fiti a b a te m e n t p ro g ra m c o o r d in a te s a $ 2 5 6 ,4 6 8 c o n t r a c t w ith Y o u th E m p lo y m e n t I n s titu te w h ere c re w s o f y o u n g a d u lts w o rk w ith th e P o rtla n d P o lic e B u re a u an d o th e r law e n fo r c e m e n t a g e n c ie s to re d u c e an d e r a d ic a te s ig n s o f g r a f fiti in key a re a s. “G ra ffiti is o fte n c o n sid e re d th e first sign o f a d e c a y in g u rb an la n d scape, an d is seen as first ste p fo r fu rth e r crim in al a c tiv ity ,” c o m m en ts Art H en d rick s, the c ity 's crim e p re v e n tio n m a n a g e r in th e O ffic e o f N e ig h b o rh o o d In v o lv em en t. “ 1 am p le a s e d th a t C o l lin s is s h i f t i n g h is e x p e r t i s e to th is im p o r t a n t p ro b lem ." Recent Upturn Noted in Oregon’s Jobless Rate (AP) — The statewide jobless rate d e clined from 7.3 percent in July to 7 percent in A ugust. Oregon has suffered the highest unem ployment rate in the nation since last No vember. The num ber o f unem ployed w orkers in Oregon stood at about 121,0(X) in August, the low est level since O ctober o f last year. A ugust jo b losses w ere concentrated in food processing, which shed 1 ^OOjobs. The industry norm ally adds jo b s in A u gust, but this year it added more jo b s in July and then pared back in A ugust. M a n u fa ctu rin g w as able to p o st a sm all gain due m ostly to gro w th in d u rab le g o o d s, w hich add ed 1,200 jo b s to mark the fifth straig h t m onth o f g a in s. But A ugust was the first m o n th th a t the gain w as less th an e x p e c te d w hen a d ju ste d for seasonal tre n d s, an d th e s e c tor rem ain s 4 ,7 0 0 jo b s below its level at the sam e tim e last year. «
