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April 30. 2003
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Vann Funeral
Director Dies at 99
CHURCH CALENDAR
52nd Annual Day of Prayer
A group o f pastors along with faithful area residents will gather at the Northeast Community
FellowshipChurch,636N.E. Stanton, for a concert o f prayer on Thursday, May 1 from 11 a.m.
to 1 p.m. The theme for this year’s celebration is “ Righteousness Exalts a Nation, but Sin is
a Disgrace to Any People.”
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Maranatha Church Silent Auction
Oregon, Victory adheres to a unique teaching
model that Blizzard said he has heard o f nowhere
else in the country. With two instructors in each
classroom and a 15-to-1 student to teacher ratio,
the school plans to give pupils as much one-on-
one attention as possible.
Specialized subject teachers will be available
to tutor students in their areas for 45 minutes
before school and roaming classroom teachers
will stay after school 45 minutes to catch up any
pupils who may have fallen behind during the
day.
Unlike in public schools where teachers de
sign their own curriculum, classroom content at
Victory is set in stone a year in advance to ensure
that nothing gets passed up.
“Teachers wont be making choices about
what is or is not important to teach,” Blizzard said.
“Everything will get taught.”
While such structured curriculum may seem
lim iting to
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instructors’
creativity, it
actually al
lo w s s tu
d en ts
to
m o v e
th ro u g h
c la ssro o m
work at their
own pace. -Victory Middle School
B liz z a rd
Principal Rich Blizzard
sa id
th e
public school educational model assumes that
students all progress at the same time, whereas
in reality, everybody learns at a different rate.
The school’s advanced learners will have the
opportunity to work ahead o f schedule. If they
finish one year’s work, they are welcome to start
out the next year. Blizzard said that chance is
particularly important for kids who want to skip
a grade or those who have been held back and
would like to.catch up with their age group.
Because o f the diverse ethnic groups and
migrant populations in north and northeast Port
land, Victory will also feature an English as a
second language program for students in need.
Headed by Dan Lucero, the ESL program will
strive to help students o f Hispanic, Asian and
Eastern European backgrounds become produc
tive in both their native languages and English.
Victory Middle School will hold anopen house
on Tuesday, May 13 for parents who are inter
ested in registering their sixth-grade students for
the fall tenu or sixth- and seventh-grade students
for next year.
Any certified teachers or college graduates
interested in teaching for Victory are encouraged
to contact Rich Blizzard at 503-789-9009. The
deadline for applicants is May 16.
The Maranatha Church, located at 422 N.E. 12“' Ave., will hold a si lent auction from 10 a.m.
to 2:30 p.m. on Saturday, May 3. The auction will feature books, baby items, gift baskets,
household items, porcelain dolls, gift certificates, baked goods and a car wash. All proceeds
will benefit thechurch’sChristian Education Department. For more information, call 503-288-
7241.
Pre-Mother’s Day Revival
The Powerhouse Temple Church o f God in Christ, located at 4525 N. Williams, will host a Pre-
Mother’s Day Revival nightly beginning at 7 p.m. from Sunday, May 4 through Friday, May 9.
Prophet Ronnie Nichelson will set attendees free from witchcraft, drug and alcohol addiction,
depression, sin and other ailments o f the spirit. For more information, call 503-282-6800.
Bethel A.M.E. Cathedral Choir
The25-year-old Bethel A.M.E Cathedral Choir, under thedirection o f Rochelle McElroy, will
put on a concert at 4 p.m. on Sunday, May 4 at 5828 N. E. 8* Ave. The choir will present a wide
repertoire o f traditional and contemporary music. The public is in vited to this free event. For
more information, call 503-287-9583 o r503-698-1550.
Poetics of Peace
Roberta B. Vann, proprietor o f the former Vann and Vann Funeral
Home, died at the age o f 99 on Thursday.
A memorial service for Roberta B. Vann who died on
Thursday, April 24,2003, will be held Friday, May 2 at noon at
Bethel AME Church on Northeast Eighth Avenue and Simpson.
She was 99 years old.
Bom on a plantation in Minter, Miss., Vann and her family
moved to Portland in 1954. She was the proprietor of the former
Vann and Vann Funeral Home and a school teacher.
She us survived by a son, Cleodis H. Vann Jr.; daughter-in-
law, Diana Martin-Vann; seven grandchildren and 11 great
grandchildren.
Church of the Living God
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6401 N.E. 10lh Avenue
Portland, Oregon 97211
Services
Pastor and First
Lady Roy G. Maxie
Sunday School
Morning Worship
Evening Worship
Wed. Bible Study
9:45 A.M.
11:30A.M.
7:00 P.M.
7:00P.M.
“Where there is no vision, The People perish. ”
For m ore inform ation please call
(503) 284-5171
Everyone’s Welcome....
On Friday, May 9 the Mosiac Multicultural Foundation will present author, mythologist and
storyteller Michael Meade in an evening o f poetry, stories, songs and ceremonies that draw
on many creative traditions that respond to the crisis o f war, the loss o f culture and the spread
o f terror. Meade and special guests will speak at 7 p.m. at the First Congregational Church,
1126S.W .ParkAve.Form ore information,call 1-800-233-6984.
Teachers won’t be
making choices
about what is or is
not important to
teach. Everything
will get taught.
Carl Gross Memorial Lecture
The Center for Spiritual Development welcomes back Marcus Borg, a leading figure in the
search for the historical Jesus, to give the Carl Gross Memorial Lecture at Trinity Episcopal
on Friday, May 9 at 7 p.m. B org’s lecture is entitled‘Christ and Culture Today: A tale ofTw o
Cities. ’ Borg will also host a lecture on Saturday, May 10 from 9 a m. to 2:30 p.m. For more
information, call 503-478-1218.
Hope House Ministries Anniversary
In celebration o f three years o f service to the community, Hope House Drug and Alcohol
Treatment Facility will host a banquetât the Holiday Inn, 1021 N.E. Grand Ave., on Saturday
May 10. The benefit
dinner is a fundraiser
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