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Warehouse Foreman
Max of $19.35 an hour with
$15.48 during training
Franz Bakery is looking for an
xperienced motivated foreman
for the shipping team. Reqs: 3
years prior warehouse supervisory
experience, in food industry a plus,
know ledge
of
W indows,
databases (Citrix a plus), ability to
work in a fast paced environment,
in temperatures exceeding a 100
degrees, available for any shifts
with split days off.
Union with excellent benefits.
Apply
with
N.
Portland
Em ploym ent O ffice at 30 N.
Webster or at Franz Bakery office
340 NE l l ,h Ave. EEO/AAP
Librarian
Multnomah County Library is
seeking applicants for Librarian
positions. This position will provide
reference and reader's advisory
service on public reference desks.
Locate materials and sources of
information. Plan and implement
programs and training sessions for
adults, young adults, children, and
fam ilies. No experience is
required; however, two years of
professional librarian experience
is desirable. All applicants must
have or be within 3 months of
receivin g an ALA accredited
Master's Degree in Library science
or equivalent. Salary; $20.63 to
$25.38 per hour (please see job
announcement for further salary
in form ation)
A p p ly
b y:
September 12, 2003. For more
information, please refer to the
website at www.multcojobs.org.
Community Counselor/
Coordinator
Flexible independent contractor
position in your area. Recruit and
interview potential host families
for year-long cultural/child care
experience.
Advice
and
coordinate
a c tiv itie s
for
international au pairs. Flexible
hours. Work from home. Excellent
opportunity for computer literate
person with excellent people
sk ills or experience with
intern ation al cultu ral work.
Subm it letter and resum e
describing qualifications to Maria,
Au Pair in America fax (203) 399-
5592 or mking@alfs.com.
Residential Treatment Counselor
Awake Overnight position in a
residential treatment facility for
youth. This position is perfect for
those who need to earn an
income and still have time to
study, work on projects, or write
the next great novel. Experience
working with children required.
Ap plican ts please subm it a
resum e to the Recruitm ent
C oordinator PO Box 368
Maarylhurst, Oregon 97036. The
C h ristie School is an equal
opportunity employer.
WASHINGTON COUNTY
Vitamin World participated in Lloyd Center 's
back to school event by teaching kids about
nutrition. Johanna Pemble reads a story to
children about how learning about vitamins is
as easy as learning the alphabet, starting
with the vitamins a, b and c.
OCCUPANCY SPECIALIST
$2,686 - $3,264 / month
Closes September 26, 2003
Call (503) 846-8606/TTY (503)
846-4898 for information or see
our
w ebsite:
www.co.washington.or.us. County
application and supplemental
application form s required.
Women, minorities, and people
with disabilities are encouraged
to apply.
APPLY TO:
Washington County Human
Resources Division
155 N. First Avenue, Suite 320
Hillsboro, OR 97124
Youth Librarían
Multnomah County Library is
seeking applicants for Youth
Librarian positions. This position
w ill work on public service
reference desks conducting
reference and reader's advisory
interviews. Locating materials and
sources
of
inform ation.
Maintaining an active working
relationship with the educational
com m unity, social service
agencies and recreational
institutions serving children within
the region. No experience is
required; however, two years of
professional liurarian experience
is desirable. All applicants must
have or be within 3 months of
receiving an ALA accredited
Master’s Degree in Library science
or equivalent. Salary: $20.63 to
$25.38 per hour (please see job
announcement for further salary
A p p ly
b y:
in form ation)
September 12, 2003. For more
information, please refer to the
website at www.multcojobs.org.
R esidential T reatm ent Counselor
needed to work with children in
treatm en t facility. Requires
Bachelors degree in human
services field and experience
working with children. Forward
resum e
to
Recruitm ent
Coordinator. The Christie School
PO Box 368 Marylhurst, Oregon
97036
Email
Jobs@christiesschool.orfi EOE
1979 Lincoln Continental
Town Car very clean- low mile
2 owners $12.000 Call Pat at
360-750-8679
Admin. Asst. / Bookkeeper
Community arts nonprofit seeks
AA for bookkeeping, database
management,office organization,
and program/events support.
$833/mo.; 20/hrs./wk„ w/opp.
to add hrs. in 6 mos. Send cov. Itr.
+ resume by Sept. 19 to IFCC,
5340 N. Interstate Ave., Portland,
OR 97217 or F: 503.823.2061.
M ark W ashington /
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A F R IC A N
P o r tla n d ’s w o rld -re n o w n e d
M aestro Jam es D ePriest once said
o f his aunt, "It m ust have required
all o f M arian A nderson’s religious
faith and secular stoicism to cope
w ith the daily indignities encoun­
tered in the pursuit o f h er career in
the U nited States during the 30s,
40s and 50s.’’
M arian A n d erso n ’s deep reli­
gious com m itm ent cam e to her from
her m other. She started singing as
a sm all girl in a church choir, later
becom ing fam ous throughout the
world. H erhum blebeginningsw ere
rooted in Philadelphia around 1900,
a c h ild o f John Berkeley, aco al and
ice p eddler and A nna D. A nderson,
a laundress.
A t the age o f six, A nderson w as
accepted into the ju n io r choir o f a
U nion B aptist Church. W ithoutany
m oney for lessons, she taught her­
se lf the piano. W hen she w as eight,
church m em bers called her “ Baby
C ontralto.”
A c h ild p ro d ig y , A n d e rso n
jo in ed the adult choir at 13 and
began singing professionally while
still in high school.
By the tim e she had graduated
from the South Philadelphia School
for G irls, A nderson had earned
A M E R IC A N S
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Marian Anderson is greeted by Harold L. Ickes, Secretary o f the
Interior, at the Lincoln Memorial during a 1939 concert that drew
75,000 people. She sang the hymns “America, ” “Ave Maria"
and three Negro spirituals.
enough m oney to help her fam ily eral black organizations, she began
buy a hom e, a n ear im possible feat touring Europe, singing hundreds
for a young black girl in the early o f songs in various languages.
20th century. A s a teenager, A nder­
W hile her international popular­
son w as blessed w ith the opportu­ ity soared, A nderson still faced
nity to sing before thousands at the prejudice at home. In 1939, the
N ational B aptist C onvention in D aughters o f the R evolution re­
A tlantic City, Ga. T hough she w as fused to al low her to sing in C onsti­
turned aw ay from a prestigious tution Hall in W ashington. In re­
m usic school in Philadelphia due to sponse, E lean o r R o o sev elt, re ­
her race, church m em bers helped signed from the organization and
h e r g e t p r iv a te le s s o n s fro m persuaded H arold H ickes, Secre­
G uisuppe B oghetti, a w ell-know n tary o fth e Interior, to invite A nder­
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on Easter Sunday, A pril 9, 1939.
M ore than 75,000 people show ed
up to hear her sing in w hat w as
referred to as "one o f the most
significant concerts in A m erican
m usic history.”
In 1943, at the ag e o f 43, she
m a rrie d a rc h ite c t O rp h e u s H.
F ish e r and settled on a farm in
C o n n e c tic u t.
A tier W orld W ar 11, she resum ed
to u rs an d d e b u te d on th e Ed
Sullivan Show in 1952. Follow ing
this, she toured K orea, Japan, and
South A m erica. A nderson becam e
the first black singer to sing at the
M etropolitan O pera, singing the
role ofU lrica in V erdi’s Un Ballo in
M aschera.
A nderson faced brutal racism in
America. Often she w as not allowed
to eat o r sleep in fam ous establish­
m ents w here she perform ed and
w as required to enter buildings
through back doors.
She
sa n g
at
P re s id e n t
Eisenhow er’s inauguration and later
th e in a u g u ra tio n o f P re s id e n t
Kennedy. She also w as presented
withaCongressionalgoldmedal from
President Jimmy Carter. In 1963 Presi­
dent Johnson presented her with the
Medal ofFreedom. After givingmore
than 50 farewel I concerts in 1964and
1965, Anderson retired.
H er nephew , Jam es D ePriest,
conducted herfinal concert in Phila­
delphia.
O n April 8,1993, w hiie recover­
ing from a stroke in D ePriest’shom e
in Portland, A nderson died o f con­
gestive heart failure.
H er long legacy o f perform ing
left an indelible mark on Am erican
history. Her bravery in leading the
w ay for other A frican-A m erican
perform ers will not be forgotten.
Hispanic Group
Criticizes Arnold
Schwarzenegger
(A P )— The nation’so ld est H is­
panic civil rights group called on
A rnold S chw arzenegger to step
dow n from the advisory board o f
U.S. English, a group that seeks to
m ake Engl ish the official language
o f the U nited States.
T he L eague o f U nited Latin
A m erican C itizens said the A us­
trian-born acto r’s position brings
into question his com m itm ent to
Hispanics.
“ It ju s t seem s like all the issues
th a t w e su p p o rt he d o e s n ’t,”
G abriela Lemus, the league’s direc­
tor o f policy and legislation, said
Thursday. The league said it is not
taking a position on w hether Gov.
G ray D avis should be recalled and
will not endorse a replacem ent can ­
didate.
S c h w a rz e n e g g e r sp o k e sm a n
Sean W alsh said the actor agrees
with U.S. English’sattcm ptstom ake
English the official language.
“A rnold Schw arze-neggercam e
to this country with a few dollars in
his pocket and not speaking the
English language, and he realized
the im portance o fleam in g to speak
English as quickly as possible to
achieve your A m erican dream s,”
W alsh said.
“So m any o f us support bilin­
gualism and bilingual education and
m aintaining our culture and he’s
essentially saying it’s not valid by
being part o f this board that has got
this w holeanti-im m igrant, underly­
ing racist m entality," L em us said.