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Committed to Cultural Diversity www portlandobserver.com I ebruary 19. 20 0 } (The ^Snrtlanh ©beeruer SECTION BB Gospel Music Store Opens o m m u n ity il I e n cl ii i C Smith and M elvin Bailey hope local gospel fans w o n 't need to drive to Parents can discov er the natural I the outskirts o f southeast Portland w orld w ith their pre-schoolers or B eaverton to satisfy th eir y earn every Friday m orning. A natu ral ings. ist w ill h an d o u t m ag n ify in g “W e have a large religious co m glasses, bug boxes and other tools munity here," Bailey said. “It will be to explore the soil, w ater, bark, bv W ynde D yer very advantageous to have a facil flow ers and anim als in P o rtlan d ’ s T he P ortland O bserver ity o f this kind readily av ailable." parks. Join the group each Friday N o rth east P o rtlan d resid en ts W hen B ailey m oved to Portland at 10 a.m . in H oyt A rboretum . [ w ith an ear for gospel w o n 't have to from A tlanta, he w as shocked to There is a $2 charge for each child, travel far to get som e tunes w hen see so m any religious organizations but adults are free. V ision G ospel Sounds and M ore in north and northeast P ortland but KlngElementaryChili opens at 407 N .E. M ason on S atu r no place to get religious m usic. day, Feb. 22. It w as through his w ife that Benefit at Nature’s The tiny store, on the co m er o f Bailey m et Sm ith, a gospel singer N ature’s on F rem ont w ill host a I M ason and M artin L uther King Jr. herself, and becam e interested in C hili B enefit for King Elem entary B lvd., plans to stock a full selection her plans to m ake gospel m usic S chool on Saturday, Feb. 22 from o f the latest in local, dom estic and m ore accessib le to the A frican 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. C om e to 3535 N.E. international gospel CDs, tapes and A m erican com m unity. 15th A ve. and by a bow l o f chili, videos. By doing so, ow ners N ancy “T his store has been a vision o f cornbread and a soda for only $4. Forinform ation,callJerom eat503-1 288-3414. Live entertainment scheduled for Saturday grand opening Ladybug Nature Walos Free CPR Classes The A m erican H eart A ssociation I is offering free C PR classes on ' S a tu rd a y , F eb. 22 at O M S I, C lackam as C om m unity C ollege, and V ancouver’s N orthw est R e gional Training Center, 11606N.E. 66th St., Suite 103. A Spanish lan guage C PR class will be held at the same tim e at C entroC ultural, 1110 N. A dair, in C ornelius. R egister o n lin e at h ttp ://1 local.am ericanheart.orgo rbycall-1 ing 1-800-452-9445. Jefferson High Community and Parent Meeting A rea residents are invited to get I The Daniels Memorial Mime Team was ju s t a sample o f many performers and choirs that enter tained at the 19th Annual Gospel Music Extravaganza Saturday at the Highland United Church o f Christ. The event cel ebrates the joy of song in the African American Commu nity and honors Black History Month. mine for more than five years," Smith said. “W hen I get up in the morning and turn on my m usic it’s the sound o f G od that gives m e the pow er to get though the day. W e need to get gospel out in the tow n.” In addition to stocking gospel m usic, the pair plans to retail C hris tian literature, Sunday school teach ing m aterials, religious artifacts, choir robes, m inisterial apparel and a w hole gam ut o f spiritual prod ucts. They will also make it a priority to prom ote traveling gospel artists, many o f whom Smith know s from attending the National Gospel M u sic W orkshop each year with 30 to 40 thousand other gospel enthusiasts. continued on page B2 « M im e photo by W yndb D yer / T he P ortland O bserver Nancy Smith and Melvin Bailey welcome customers to their new “ Vision Gospel Sounds and More " store on the corner of North east Mason and Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard. A grand opening for the store will be held Saturday. Feb. 22 from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. with live gospel entertainment, refreshments and more. E arlier this w eek, the H ouse ap proved a bill that would tem porarily rescue the M edically N eedy pro gram , but only for the final five m onths o f the current biennium . The D ingfelder-M orrisette measure w ould m ake that rescue perm anent. N ortheast Portland Rep. Jackie Som e participants in the M edi D ingfelderandSpringfieldSen. Bill cally Needy program have said they M orrisette are planning to sponsor w ill die o r suffer rejection o f heart legislation to raise taxes on beer and kidney transplants if they lose and w ine to save the state’s M edi access to the prescription drugs cally Needy Pro- « — -------------------------- ----- they need. Oth- gram. ers face re c u r It s time to rence o f seizures s ta r t fin d in g o r in t r a c ta b le long-term soiu- n e e d y a n d t h e p a in w ith o u t tio n s to o u r . . m edications the state's budget m a g n i t u d e o j t h e p ro g r a m p r o p ro b le m s," the j j U d g e t d e f i c i t , a vides. D em ocratic leg- . . . . . , u G i iv v e e n n tn th e e islators said in a S l i g h t i n c r e a s e i n t h e p lig h t o f th e < Given the plight o^ tple me(¡ically m edically needy and the m agni c r e a s e w o u ld tude o f the bud- g e t d e f i c it , a - State Sen. Bill Morrisette m ately$100m il- slight increase in lion a biennium for critical programs the taxes on beer and w ine m akes to save lives, alleviate suffering sense," M orrisette said. “O reg o n 's and prevent m ore-expensive p ro b beer tax is 44th low est in the nation lem s in the future." and h asn ’t gone up in m ore than a The bill calls on the state to lever quarter o f a century." age about $43 million of the money to T he current O regon w ine tax obtain $65.4 million in a federal match ranks 23rd in the nation, and h a sn 't for continuation o f the M edically risen in 20 years. The D ingfelder- Needy program, which provides pre M orrisette proposal contains e x scription drugs for low-income se em ptions to the tax for sm all brew nior and disabled citizens. eries and w ineries. Budget cuts have forced an end “O ur proposal is a reasonable to the program in the current bien option for restoring funds to c riti nium and Gov. Ted Kulongoski has c a l p ro g r a m s an d s e r v i c e s .” omitted it from his 2003-2005 budget. D ingfelder said. mema r “T h e am - ta X e S b e e r “ n d wine makes sense. raiS<; e ^ 0Xi,‘ Afro-Cuban Drum Masters In celebration o f B lack H istory I I y. tion, call 360-546-9567. HospIceTralningAvallable K aiser Perm anente provides free I hospice training to volu n teers w illing to g iv e physical and em o tional support for term inally ill patients in the P ortland area and p r o v id e r e s p ite f o r th e i r caregivers. The training is in P ort land on T uesdays and Thursdays from 1 p.m . to 3:30 p.m . through Feb. 27. Form orc inform ation,call K aiser hospice volunteer c o o rd i-| nator Juanita O liver at 503-499- 5285. ¡m Lawmakers propose tax to restore funding for ‘Medically Needy’ N. Kirby. M onth, W ashington State U n i versity in V ancouver w ill host C uban D rum m asters from H a vana at 6 p.m . in the M ultim edia C lassroom B uilding, room 6 at 6 p.m . on M onday, Feb. 24. T ours o f the new m ultim edia facility will also be conducted. For traveling directions or fo r m ore inform a-1 il» Beer-Wine Tax Could Save Program PHOTOS BY DAVID PLECHI/THE PORTLAND OBSERVER q u e stio n s and c o m m e n ts a d dressed about the current Portland A ssociation o f T eachers bargain- ■ ing sessions w ith the Portland Public School District. Portland As sociation o f T eachers and a Bar gaining Team m em ber will be on hand to answ er questions at a com m unity and parent meeting for the Jefferson High School C luster on M onday, Feb. 24 at 7 p.m. in the Jefferson High School Library, 5210 | líJ . Commercial Kitchen Comes to OAME Minority and emerging businesses can use site and meet health codes em erging sm all businesses a place to prepare food consistent with O regon law. Brooks said the kitchen is needed to test m arket products w ithout the Mardl Gras celebration set I investm ent in new equipm ent, re for Kennedy School ducing the risk o f entrepreneurs o f G uests 21 and older can celebrate I losing th eir life savings as they M ardi G ras w ith a celebration determ ine if a sufficient m arket e x com plete w ith m asks and beads, The O regon A ssociation o f M i ists for th eir product. live jazz , beverage specials and a nority Entrepreneurs held the Grand It’s also expected to provide N ew O rleans-style fare on T h u rs Opening o f the O AM E “Carl Talton" m any advantages and benefits to day, Feb. 27 at M cM enam ins | C om m ercial K itchen on Friday. food service businesses by lo w er K ennedy School, 5736 N.E. 33rd. L ocated in the O A M E building ing their operating costs and rental The B lack Sw an C lassical Jazz I at 4134 N. V ancouver, the kitchen o r lease paym ents because space is Band, an eight-piece ensem ble | w as dedicated to Portland D evel shared betw een food service p ro w ith a piano, trum pet, trom bone, opm ent C om m issioner Carl Talton v id ers. O v erh ead c o sts are all tuba, drum s, banjo and saxophone I w ho led the effort to build the pub shared along w ith telephone ser w ill play in the historic g y m n a lic facility. vices; m eeting room s, fax services sium beginning at 7 p.m . and last Sam B rooks, O A M E founder, and o th er technical assistance. ing until 10 p.m. A dm ission is $7 p resid en t and c h airm an o f the T he kitchen w ill be av ailable to per guest. F or m ore inform ation, j board, noted that the C om m ercial certified food handlers for rent on call 503-249-3983. K itchen gives m inority, w om en and an hourly basis, 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Free consulting on the areas of m arketing, accounting and other business m atters are also provided. O A M E was founded in 1987 to prom ote and develop, entrepreneur- ship and economic developm ent for ethnic minorities and thereby reduce racism anddiscrim ination. F unding from the N orth and N o rth e a s t P o rtla n d E n te rp rise Z o n e C o m m u nity C ontribution Fund and a grant from US BANK m ade the Com m ercial Kitchen pos sible. For inform ation on O regon A s sociatio n o f M inority E ntrepre neurs services and opportunities contact the OAM E a t503-249-7744, o r a t w w w .oam e.org. F or further inform ation on the C o m m e rc ia l K itc h e n , c o n ta c t M odena Perry at 503-249-7744. photo by M ark W ashington / T he P ortland O bserver Portland Development Commissioner Carl Talton wears a chef's suit for the grand opening o f a commercial kitchen named in his honor. The facility will be available for public use at the Oregon Association of Minority Entrepreneurs. 4134 N. Vancouver.
