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Reacquaint yo u rse lfw ith the blos
som ing, diverse co m m u n ity sur
rounding Interstate A venue at
P hotos by T ony W ashington /T he P ort ™ n d O bserver
the Inaugural Interstate Avenue
Portland boxer Steve Forbes (above) put on his mentor's hat to work with stu
dents at the Successful Choices program in northeast Portland.
Fair from 9a .m .to5 p.m . Saturday
A ug. 16and noon to 4 p .m .,S u n
day, A ug. 17.
Weighty Words
Race for the Cure
The Susan G. K om en Breast
Cancer Foundation O regon and
S o u th w e s t W a s h in g to n cel
Champion boxer encourages local
kids to fight for their dreams
ebrates the Kom en Portland Race
fo r the Cure on Sunday, Sept. 14
at W aterfron t Park I f yo u w o u ld
lik e to volun te er fo r the event,
v is it
w w j a c e f o r th e c u re
pdx.org o r call 503-553-3676.
by J aym ee R. C uti
T he P ortland O bserver
T w o Pound isn ’t the m ost in tim id a tin g
Living Legend
L iv in g legend Don H o perform s
island sounds at the O regon Z oo
Friday, A ug. 8 at 7 p.m . T ickets
are $ 16. For more inform ation, cal I
5 0 3 -2 2 6 -1 5 6 1 o r
v is it
ww w.orcgonzoo. org.
Wild Oats Health
Workshops
He lo st that title last A u g u st a fte r m onths
m entors and guys I looked up to ," said
professional career. The audience pawed
o fin a c tiv ity .
“ I ’ ve got the fastest hands in the whole
Forbes, nam ing M uham m ad A li and Sugar
Ray Leonard.
eagerly at his gold cham pionship belts.
A fte r his discussion, m any kids fo llo w e d
nickname fo r a boxer, but Steve Forbes w o n ’t
let som ething as tin y as a name break his
focus.
d iv is io n . I ’ ve beaten guys be tte r than
Forbes, 26, is a Portland native.
(Fernandez),” said a confident Forbes, about
his upcom ing fight.
“ H e’ s a role model in the com m u nity and
Forbes, c a lle d T w o Pound a fte r his
b irth w e ig h t, w i ll a ttem p t to re c la im his
B ut last week, Forbes traded his game
face fo r a m entor’ s cap, m eeting w ith kids at
title . Jun io r L ig h tw e ig h t W o rld C ham pion,
in a b ra w l against C a rlos Fernandez at the
northeast Portland.
Staples C e nter in Los A ng eles in O ctober.
Successful Choices sum m er program in
"W h e n I was g ro w in g up, I had a lot o f
we want him to talk to the kids about acareer
in b o x in g ," said LeV on Van, program direc
to r fo r Successful Choices.
Forbes intrigued his n in e -to -14-year-old
audience by discussing determ ination, dis
cipline, and his record o f six knockouts in his
Forbes to the M att Dishm an C o m m u n ity
Center in northeast Portland to check out his
po w e rfu l punch and sparring moves.
S uccessful C h oice s has a fte r school
and sum m e r pro gra m s, te a c h in g k id s
th ro u g h ba ske tb a ll c lin ic s , B ib le study,
anger m anagem ent, A m e rica n h is to ry and
more.
W ild Oats W ellness C enter pre
sents free workshops at 3535 N.E.
15,h A ve. (at F rem on t) in upstairs
studio 1. The benefits o f clo th
diapering takes place Saturday,
A ug. 9 at 3 p.m . A lecture on
healing from depression and anxi
ety is A ug . 13 at 7:30 p.m . and a
lecture on integrating y o u r heart
in yo u r w o rk is Aug. 20 at 7:30
p.m . A lecture on de toxin g is at 5
p.m . on A ug . 24, and a session on
developing self-esteem isat 7:30
p.m. A ug. 27. P re-registerat 503-
Neighborhood Grocer Expands Business Interests
Interstate Bar and
Grill serves
multicultural
clientele
came w ith a salad fu ll o f crisp vegetables for
o n ly $7. B oth were delicious. Eggs benedict
by S ean P. N elson
T he P ortland O bserver
on the breakfast menu features an English
m u ffin topped w ith ham, poached egg and
281-3262.
Custom ers at the Interstate Bar and G rill,
located at 4234 N. Interstate w ill fin d it a
Wellness Within Reach
W ellness W ith in R E A C H W a lk
pleasant place to eat, d rin k and relax under
the new ow nership o f K orean-A m erican
w ill d ra w m ore than 500 people
businessman Jack Chung.
to the streets o f no rtheast P o rt
A long -tim e com m u nity leader, Chung is
la n d at 8 a .m . S aturday, Sept. 6.
already a fam i I iar face to northeast residents
The fu n d ra ise r organized by the
A fric a n A m e ric a n H e a lth C o a
fo r his A lb e rta Street M arket. He was one o f
the developers o f H arry Jackson Plaza on
litio n encourages yo u to re g is
A lb erta and M a rtin Lu ther K in g Jr. B ou le
te r b y sen ding a S I 5 che ck to
vard where A didas sited a store, and serves
2800 N. V a n c o u v e r A v e , Ste.
100.F or m ore in fo rm a tio n , c a ll
in the Korean A m erican G rocery A ssocia
tion o f O regon as w e ll as other organiza
503-413-1850.
tions.
previous owners used to use a lo t o f frozen
food but w e make everything from scratch,”
Chung said.
Lunch item s include a French d ip sand
w ich made w ith prim e rib on a hoagie ro ll
served w ith horseradish sauce and au jus. It
This corner has
always been a
negative corner. Now
it s going to be a
positive corner.
-Jack Chung, ownerof the Interstate
Bar and Grill
hollandaise. It is served w ith choice o f fried
One o f the hallm arks o f a successful res
taurant is the location. Chung thinks the
red potatoes o r grits fo r $6.75.
Dinner menu features include champagne
T ri-m e t introduces pubic art at
Interstate Bar and G rill w ill th rive w ith the
chicken breast or prim e chicken breast baked
the IFC C G allery between Aug. 8
opening o f T riM e t's lig h t ra il system, the
w ith champagne and topped w ith saut6ed
and Sept. 25. In te rs e c tio n s :
prox im ity to Kaiser Permanente and the Swan
Island shipyards, where m any people w ork.
m ushroom s and parmesan cheese. Entrees
such as this are served w ith a steamed
vegetable, bread, a choice o f soup o r salad
be showcased at a sum m er festi
Prices are reasonable and the restaurant
is open 7 days a week.
val in Patton Park from 9 a.m. to 5
“ A ll the food is made from scratch. The
Transportation with Style
T riM e t Interstate M A X L ig h t Rail
C o m m u n ity H isto ry Project w ill
continued
on page B4
photo by
M ark W ashincton /T he P ortland O bserver
North and northeast Portland entrepreneur Jack Chung expands his business
interests by opening the Interstate Bar and Grill, formerly the Shamrock Restau
rant on North Interstate and Skidmore.
p.m . Saturday, A ug. 16 and Sun
day, A ug . 17.
D'FeetALS Disease
The W a lk to D ’ Feet A L S (L o u
G e h rig ’ s Disease) be gins at 10
a.m . S unday, Sept. 7. F o r de
ta ils , v is it w w w .a b a -o r.o rg o r
call 503-238-5559.
Scaley Friends at 0MSI
O M S I prepares fo r the 19,b A n
nual Reptileand Am phibian Show
fro m A ug. 30 through Sept. 1.
The largest educational reptile
B r a in s a n d B r a w n U n ite a t S c h o la r s B o w l
Upward Bound
program gets results
by keeping an eye
on the prize
lege preparatory program that o ffe rs assis
tance to lo w incom e and firs t generation
high school
students. It provides year-
round tutoring, career exploration, a six week
sum m er session and other academic and
recreational activities.
The program has proved to be a produc
tive and rewarding. Since 1980,98 percent o f
by D amarcus R edeal and M ark P imentel
T he P ortland O bserver
include a 14-foot long Burmese
Free ju n k food, a dance and sports com
participants graduate from high school; 90
percent o f the students also enter college
after high school. A n d 80 percent o f a ll the
python, on-site experts and a
petitions sound like a Saturday w e ll spent
fo r any high-schooler. But participants in
high school graduates from U pw ard Bound
since 1995 are s till in college.
U pw ard Bound kno w that a little fun goes a
Results fro m the six-w e e k s um m e r ses
sion, saw a team fro m P o rtla n d State ta k
in g firs t place in the kno w le dg e b o w l co m
gathering in the N orthw est w ill
K id ’ s Zone. The show is free w ith
paid O M S I adm ission. 1945 S.E.
W ater Ave. 503-797-4588.
Hop Aboard Streetcar Party
long w ay to keeping kids in school and
focusing the ir attention on higher educa
tion.
p e titio n , d e fe a tin g a team fro m the U n i
B rid ge port B re w in g C o is all
A b o u t 500 students from Portland and
hopped up fo rth e inaugural Rails
ond A n n iv e rs a ry C e le b ra tio n
the entire N orthw est, recently m ixed sum
mer fun w ith learning at the annual U pw ard
Bound Scholars B o w l com p etitio n at the
form noon to 8 p.m ., A ug . 16 at
Portland State Campus.
and Ales: Portland streetcar Sec
Jamison Square Park. 810 N .W .
C om petitions were held in speech, general
I I * A ve. Free. The event w ill
knowledge, chess, math, art. science, com
puter technology, spoken poetry and written
benefit the O regon Food Bank
day. Non-perishable food dona
poetry. A thle tic events included, basketball,
ping pong, volleyball. 100 meter dash, m ile run
tions are welcom ed.
and water balloon toss.
and Start M a k in g A Reader T o
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v e rs ity o f W a sh in g to n by one p o in t. S tu
d e n ts
re p r e s e n tin g
E v e rg re e n
S ta te
ba ttled against tw o -tim e d e fe n d in g ch a m
pio n P ortla nd State in b a ske tb a ll. The
photo by
T eahry R ounds
A group of local high school students mix summer fun with learning at the annual
Scholars Bowl competition on the Portland State University campus.
"Students participated fu lly and dis
played spirit. I believe this was one o f the
best and ce rta in ly the largest Scholars Bow l
I
fin a l game was d e cid ed in o v e rtim e .
A f t e r a ll e ve n ts w e re o v e r, th e s tu
de nts g a th e re d f o r an aw a rd s b a n q u e t.
in the past 12 years," said Inez Freeman,
T o c o n c lu d e th e n ig h t, ra d io s ta tio n
9 5 .5 h o sted a d a n ce , w h e re stu d e n ts
organizer o f the event.
c o n c lu d e d t h e ir su m m e r cou rse o f s tu d y
U pw ard Bound is a fed erally-fund ed col-
w ith lo ts o f s m ile s .
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