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D ecem ber 31. 2003
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Wellness and Beauty Unite
W om anT ree's January speaker
series focuses on health and heal
ing with a class on lead poisoning
pre vention from 6 to 7:30 p . m . Jan
6 and W hole Body Radience from
6to7p.m . Jan. 20.2641 NE Alberta
St. For more information, call 503-
335-5800.
March for the Cause
Sisters o f the Road Café will hold
its 121*1 annual Martin Luther King
Day m arch for peace and justice
on M onday, Jan. 19, gathering at
Sisters o f the Road, 133 NW 6,h
Ave. and the Lorenzen C onfer
ence C enter, Legacy Emanuel
H ospital, N. G raham Ave. at 5:30
p.m. and converging on the O r
egon C onvention C enter at the
M artin Luther King, Jr. memorial.
For m ore inform ation, call 503-
2 2 2 -5 6 9 4
or
v is it
w w w .sistersoftheroadcafe.org.
Effective Weight Loss
New Seasons M arket teaches a
w orkshop on W hy Diets D on’t
A lw ays W ork from 7 to 9 p.m.
T uesday, Jan. 13 at 5320 NE 33rd
Ave. For reservations, call 503-
288-3838.
Home Improvement
The C om m unity Energy Project
holds free w orkshop s on w ater
co n serv atio n and w ea th e riz a
tion. A self-help w eath erizatio n
w orkshop is from 6 to 8 p.m .
T h u rsd ay , Jan. 8 at M o n tav illa
C o m m unity C enter, 8219 N .E.
G lisan. F o r m ore in fo rm atio n ,
call 503-284-4962.
photo by
M ark W ashington /T he P ortland O bserver
SHARIN6 KWANZAA TRADITIONS
Patricia Welch, manager o f the North Portland branch library, 512 N. Killingsworth, sets a table recognizing kujichagulia, or self-determination, as
LLondyn Elliott looks on at the “Kwanzaa Kwest” children's Kwanzaa program.
Swap and Meet
Art on the Peninsula’s 3rd annual
Art Supply Sw ap and Sale is from
10a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 24
at the K enton Firehouse, 2209 N.
Schofield. T his free event offers
tables for people to buy o r sw ap
art supplies, tools and craft items.
For m ore inform ation, call 503-
8 2 3 -4 0 9 9
or
e -m a il
m kelley@ ci.portland.or.us.
Kitty Kollege
Learn w hat Problem Pooch and
Finicky Feline are thinking at the
O regon H um ane S ociety’s Cat
and C anine 101 classes at 11 a.m.
Jan. 3 and 17 for dogs and 1 p.m.
Jan. 11 for cats at the Human
Society, 1067 NE C olum bia Blvd.
Suggested donation is $10. For
more inform ation, call 503-285-
7722
or
v is it
w w w .oregonhum ane.org.
Raise a Ruckus
Radical W om en hosts a co m
m em orative m eeting in honor of
Roe vs. W ade reproductive rights
at 7 p.m. W ednesday, Jan. 14 at
the Bread and Roses Center, 819
N. K illingsworth. A hearty buffet
Old High School Wanted for Reuse
Neighborhood sees
site for recreation,
housing potential
by J aymee R . C tm
T he : P ortland O bserver
A fter alm o st 25 y ears o f w aiting, resi
d e n ts o f an in n e r-so u th e a st n e ig h b o r
hood w ill know the fate o f a bu ild in g that
o n ce h o u sed W ash in g to n H igh S chool,
by the en d o f January.
A rch itects p resen ted three p lan s fo r
the 7 -acre cam p u s b o rd ered by S o u th
east Stark and M o rrison streets and 12Ih
and 14 lh av en u es at a n eig h b o rh o o d m e e t
ing e a rlie r this m o n th . P o p u lar w ith the
n eig h b o rs is a p lan in clu d in g a c o m m u
nity c en te r w ith a pool, a p laying field,
130 to 2 1 0 h o u sin g units, park in g , o pen
space and p o ssib ly retail outlets.
A P o rtlan d P ublic S chool B oard reso
lution set Jan. 3 0 as the d ead lin e for
P o rtlan d P arks an d R ecreatio n to ag ree to
p u rch ase a portio n o f the pro p erty fo r a
co m m u n ity center.
B ut even if city o fficia ls m ak e that
c o m m itm e n t, it c o u ld be a lo n g tim e
b efo re resid en ts step fo o t on the p ro
p o sed state-o f-th e-art facility.
“T h is p ro ject is in the early stag es o f
d iscu ssio n , since the sch o o l d istrict d e
clared the pro p erty a su rp lu s last su m
m er. W e ’re in the co n cep t plan stage
n o w ,” s a id C e c e H u ghley N oel, co o rd in a
to r fo r S o u th east U plift, u n d er co n tract
w ith th e sch o o l d istrict to p ro v id e p u b lic
in v o lv em en t services.
T h e P ro ject A d v iso ry C o m m ittee d e
v elo p in g the co n cep t plan fo r the p ro p
erty so u g h t p u b lic in p u t at an o pen h o u se
on th e cam p u s e a rlie r in D ecem ber. A c
co rd in g to p ro ject p lan n ers, fu rth er re
fin em en t o f d esig n elem en ts, e n v iro n
m ental im p acts, traffic stu d ies and o th er
issues need to be ad d ressed b efo re b u ild
ers b reak ground.
W ash in g to n H igh S chool m erg ed w ith
M o n ro e H igh S chool b efo re clo sin g in
1980 an d has been “u n d eru tilized " by the
sch o o l d istrict e v e r since. T h e build in g
h o u ses som e district o ffices and a sm all
C h ild S erv ices C enter.
photo by
M ark W ashington /T he P ortland O bserver
Inner eastside residents would like to see the former Washington High School on
Southeast Stark become a community center with recreation, housing and new
businesses.
is available at 6:30 p.m. for a $6
donation. Bring ideas on how to
keep abortion safe and legal by
Posey Elected Mayor at Madison
joining the April 25'" M arch for
Freedom o f Choice in W ashing
ton DC. For more information call
503-240-4462.
by J aymee R . C uti
T he P ortland O bserver
Social Socialists
The Freedom Socialist Party hosts
a reading and discussion o f Helen
G ilb e rt's“L eonTrotsky: His Life
and Ideas" at 7 p.m. M ondays,
starting Jan. 5 through Feb. 9 at
the Bread and Roses Center, 819
N. K illingsworth. A hearty sup
per is available at 6:30 p.m. fo ra
$5 donation. For more inform a
tion, call 503-240-4462.
James Posey
I f M a d iso n H ig h S c h o o l s tu
d e n ts a re th e g a u g e , m ay o ral
h o p e fu l J a m e s P o se y w ill lead
th e c ity in 2 0 0 5 .
T h e n o r th e a s t P o rtla n d
b u s i n e s s le a d e r w o n a m o c k
e le c tio n in M a tt S t e n ’s n a tu
ral r e s o u r c e s a n d p u b lic p o lic y
c la s s a f t e r th e y h e a rd fro m
P o s e y a n d tw o o th e r c a n d i
d a te s f o r m a y o r , T o m P o tte r,
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a fo r m e r p o lic e c h ie f , a n d C ity
C o m m is s io n e r
Jim
F ra n c e s c o n i.
S te n said h is s tu d e n ts g a v e
P o se y 3 0 v o te s. P o tte r 2 0 v o te s
a n d F ra n c e s c o n i 12 v o te s .
P o sey said he fe lt “ p le a s a n tly
p le a s e d " a b o u t h is v ic to ry , a l
th o u g h n o t s u rp ris e d .
“ I th in k th e y u n d e r s t o o d
th a t I ’m a r e g u l a r g u y , n o t a
ta l k in g h e a d ,” h e s a id . “ I h o p e
th a t th e b r o a d e r c o m m u n ity
w ill ta k e a le s s o n fr o m y o u n g
p e o p le . S o m e p e o p le m ig h t
sa y th a t th e s e a re j u s t k id s ,
b u t th e tr u th is , th e s e k id s a re
th e f u t u r e .”
P o se y sa id he p ro m is e d th e
s tu d e n ts a say in c ra f tin g w h a t
th e c ity lo o k s lik e in th e fu tu re
a n d a p le d g e to n a rr o w th e
s c h o o l a c h ie v e m e n t g ap .
“ P o rtla n d n e e d s to g a in a
re p u ta tio n as a c ity p ro v id in g
w o r ld - c la s s e d u c a tio n to its
y o u n g r e s id e n ts ,” he said .
P o se y p la n s to c re a te a D e
p a rtm e n t o f Y o u th D e v e lo p m e n t
to in v o lv e c o lle g e a n d h ig h
s c h o o l s tu d e n ts in c ity g o v e rn
m e n t by h o ld in g d e c is io n -m a k
in g p o s itio n s .
“ Y o u n g p e o p le c a n se e
th ro u g h a lo t o f th in g s. T h e y ’re
n o t as tw is te d as a d u lts a re in
te rm s o f th e ir p e rc e p tio n s ,” sa id
P o s e y . “ K id s h a v e a c le a r e r
e y e .”
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