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BB Gospel Music Store Opens
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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
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f
this
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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
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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
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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- «
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they need. Oth-
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ers face re c u r
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rence o f seizures
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fin d in g
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long-term soiu- n e e d y a n d t h e
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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-
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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-
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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.
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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.
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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
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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.