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December 2S, 2002
Animals,
Displays
Light Up Zoo
An elephant at the Oregon Zoo is framed
by another pachyderm of the brightly lit
ZooLights variety. The annual holiday
festival continues through Sunday, Dec.
29, except Christmas Eve and Christmas,
beginning each night at 5:30 p.m.
Af rican Americans
Portland Celebrates Kwanzaa
are dying
at higher rates than whites from
Several locations play host to cultural events
smoking related diseases.
The seven principals o f Kwanzaa
will be honored all this week as the
city reaches the clim ax o f this
uniquely American holiday inspired
by traditional African festivals.
The concept o f Umoja or Unity
will be central to a ‘Celebrating Fam
ily and Com m unity’ event Thurs
day, Dec. 26 at the North Portland
Branch Library at 512N. Killingsworth
at 6 p.m.
K ugichagulia,orSelfD eterm ina-
tion will be the theme Friday, Dec. 27
at the Children’s Kwanzaa Program
A fric a n M a rk e tp la c e a t M a tt
Dishman Community Center, 77 N.E.
Knott St. from6:30to8:30p.m. Hand
m ade arts and crafts as well as baked
goods will all be available for sale.
A lso Friday, African Am erican
students will hold a panel discus
sion during the College Confab at
the Tw o W orld Trade Center A udi
torium, 121 S.W. Salmon, from 5:30to
9p.m.
Ujima, or Collective W ork and
Responsibility is the reason for the
season Saturday, Dec. 28 when the
Bridge Builders host the Kwanzaa
Gala and G entlem an’s Ball at 7:30
p.m. dow ntow n at the N ew ark The
ater on Southw est Broadway and
Main Street. Tickets are available at
the door.
A traditional A frican celebration
will be presented M onday, Dec. 30at
R e fle c tio n s B o o k s, 4 4 6 N .E .
Killingsworth at 4 p.m. in honor o f
the principal o f N ia or Purpose.
The Kwanzaa festivities will peak
Tuesday, Dec. 31 at the Interstate
Firehouse Cultural Center, 5340 N.
Interstate. C hildren’s activities and
Zaw adi(giftm aking)beginat 12p.m.
along with storytelling and poetry.
Com m unity drummers will follow at
2 p.m. and finally a Karamu, or feast
will conclude the celebration from 3
p.m. to 5p.m.
A Kwanzaa exhibition oflocal art
ists is currently on display at the
IFCC from noon to 5 p.m. every day
except Christmas.
Every year about
45,000
A frican
A m erieans
die from
smoking related
diseases.
don’t have to
O w n e rs o f U n c la im e d
C hecks Sought
N eed extra holiday cash? The
state ofO regon m ay have m oney in
your nam e.
T he D ivision o f State L ands and
Oregon Department o f Revenue are
w orking together to try to locate
the ow ners o f m ore than 1,900
uncashed refund checks issued
betw een July 1998 and June 1999.
The checks total nearly $600,000.
“Som e o f the checks are for large
am ounts-up to $25,000 for busi
nesses and up to $9,000 for indi
v id u als,” said C heryl G ladden,
claim s coordinator in D SL ’s T rust
Property Section.
“ W e’re guessing that som e o f
the checks w ere lost in the mail or
m isplaced by the businesses or
individuals,” G ladden said.
T o find out if the state is holding
unclaim ed property in your nam e,
click on “Check forUnclaimed Prop
e r ty ” on th e D S L W eb site :
w w w .oregonstatelands.us. Inquir
ies also can be m ade by mail if you
send your name, current and former
addresses and daytim e phone num
b er to: Trust Property Section, D i
vision o f State Lands, 775 Sum m er
St. NF. Suite 100, Salem O R 97301 -
1279. A llow 6 0 days fora response.
Prevention works,
late to
quit.
Ask your doctor about smoking
related diseases today.
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