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Committed to Cultural Diversity www.portlandobserver.com February 18. 2004 3'1'c ijportlatth (©bseruer SECTION B Cä I e i 1Ì1 111 Trees Need Friends Friends o f T rees will plant trees an d s h ru b s in th e B o is e / H um boldt/ K ing/ Sabin/ Vernon neighborhood on Feb. 21 and the H ough/Rosm ere and V ancouver neighborhood on M arch 6. If you w ant to be a help to your com m u nity and environm ent, call 503 2 8 4 -T R E E or v is it w w w .friendsoftrees.org. Health For Everyone The 6th annual H ealth Fair featur ing “H ealth Issues that Affect Everyone” is from 9:30 a.m. to 2:45 p.m. Saturday, M arch 13 at the A in sw o rth U nited C h u rch of C hrist, 2941 N .E. A insw orth U nited C hurch o f Christ. The event is free, and lunch is pro vided. For more inform ation, call 503-284-8767. Bicentennial Symphony W illam ette Falls Sym phony in O regon C ity is presenting a con cert to com m em orate the Bicen tennial o f the Lewis and Clark Expedition at 3 p.m. Sunday, Feb 22 at G regory Forum , C lackam as Com m unity College, 19600 S M olalla Ave. in O regon City. For more inform ation, call 503-632 7267 or visit w w w .orgsites.com / or/w illam ette-falls-sym phony. Buckle Up Law enforcem ent officers will conduct increased safety seat and seat belt enforcem ent through Feb. 22, coinciding with National C hild Passenger Safety week In His Name Bethel A frican M ethodist Epis copal C hurch Youth C hoir holds a concert in honor o f B lack H is tory M onth at 3 p.m. Sunday, Feb 22, at 5828 N.E. Eighth Ave. Any youth choir interested in singing call Kandie Berry a t360-771 -3561 African Film Festival Vanessa Gaston, president and chief executive officer o f the Urban League of Portland, meets Gregory Heights Middle School student Tieanti Brown during her tenure as the northeast Portland school's ‘principal for the day.' School Dedication Community leaders get active with local schools V anessa G aston, president and C EO o f the Urban League o f Portland, was “principal for a day” at G regory H eights M iddle School in northeast Portland. Like 115 othercivic and business lead ers who fanned out recently into each o f P ortland’s schools, G aston expressed appreciation o f the high-quality teach Principal for a Day program, sponsored by and civic leaders, “Closing the achieve ing and dedication she saw. the Portland Schools Foundation in part ment gap can only be accom plished by “ In a school w here over half o f the nership with Portland Public Schools. closing the engagem ent gap between students com e from low -incom e hom es This year, W endy D. Puriefoy, Presi com m unities w here schools benefit from and alm ost a fifth are learning English as dent o f the Public Education N etw ork in high levels o f citizen involvem ent and a second language, I saw teachers chal W ashington D.C., urged Principals fo ra those w here schools struggle in isola lenging and engaging all o f their stu Day to take an active role in closing the tion for resources and support." dents with a rigorous curriculum ," said achievem ent gap between affluent stu The Principal for a Day program is G aston. “T heir approach was, let’s talk dents and high poverty students, E n designed to inspire partnerships that about children and building a com m u glish language learners and children o f increase com m unity involvem ent and nity. How can we develop these children color. resources for all o f P ortland’s schools, into productive adults?” Puriefoy, w ho also addressed the City particularly schools in low-income neigh Gaston was part o f the fourth annual Club o f Portland, told the city ’s business b o rhoods. Fam ily Film Day at the K ennedy School presents “N ightjohn” at 11:30a.m. and 2:30p.m. Saturday, Feb. 21.5736 N.E. 33rd Ave. John Lewis Honored at PSU What's Fldo Thinking? Learn about w hat goes through y o u rp o o ch ’sm in d at C anine 101 through the O regon H um ane So ciety, 1067 N.E. C olum bia Blvd C lasses is at 11 a.m. Saturdays M arch 6 and 20. D onations are $10. For m ore inform ation, call 503-285-7722. International Exchange T he U niversity o f Portland’s In ternational Club, A ssociated Stu dents o f the U niversity o f Port land and the O ffice o f Interna tional Student Services invites you to a night o f cultural sights, so u n d s and ta s te s w ith “Intervision,” from 5 to 7 p.m. Feb 28 at the University Com m ons on campus, 5000N. Willamette. Tick ets are $8. For more information, call 503-943-7367. Immunize Nowl K eep your kids in school by at tending an im m unization clinic before the school exclusion dead line o f Feb. 25. U pcom ing clinics include an opportunity from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m, Feb. 21 at O ur Savior Lutheran C hurch, 11100 N.E. Skidm ore and the D exco B uild ing, 727 N.E. 24 Ave. from 9 to 11:30a.m . and 1 to5:30p.m . Feb. 24. F o ra fu ll listing ofclinics, call 5 0 3 - 9 8 8 -3 8 1 6 or v is it w w w .o h d .h r.s ta te .o r.u s /im m / index .cfm. Mood Enhancement Learn about how food affects m ood at New Seasons M arket, 532ON.E. 33 A ve„ from 5 to 7 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 29. For reservations, call 503-288-3838. photo by M ark W ashington /T he P ortland O bserver Signs have been added to the new TriMet Max light-rail line on Interstate Avenue warning pedes trians about safety. Trains are now testing the tracks as the transportation agency prepares for a May 1 opening. R esidents U rged to L ook Both W ays by L ee P f . ri . man T he P ortland O bserver C om m uter trains on the new In terstate Max light-rail line on Inter state A venue has raised safety concerns. T he N o rth e a st C o a litio n o f N eighborhoods is not sure the public is ready to look both w ays before crossing the tracks as trains have already begun testing the line. Interstate Max is scheduled to open to the public on M ay 1. The 5.5-m ile“yellow line," will run from the Expo C enter in north Portland to S outhw est 11th A venue d o w n » » town via North Interstate Avenue. During a recent bus tour o f the line, some m em bers o f the coali tion feared that the ultra-quiet ve hicles may hit unwary vehicles and pedestrians. continued on page H5 U.S. Rep. John Lewis PSU President Daniel 0 Bemstine John Lewis named PSU commencement speaker nity. “I am honored that C ongress man Lewis will be PSU’scommence- ment speaker, 40 years after he led the Students N onviolent C oordi nating C o m m ittee's M ississippi Sum m er Project to register blacks to vote in the 1964 ele c tio n ,” B em stine said. "A t a tim e w hen our graduates face many challenges, Portland State U niversity P resi dent Daniel O. Bemstine announced that C ongressm an John Lew is o f G eorgia, a cel e b ra te d le a d e r in th e nation’s civil rights m ove ment, will deliver the key n o te a d d r e s s at th e U n iv e r s it y ’ s annual sp rin g c o m m en c em en t cerem ony this June. T his will not be the - PSU President Daniel 0. Bemstine * C o n g ressm an 's first trip to Portland State. He vis ited the dow ntow n cam pus as a C ongressm an L ew is provides a liv p artofS en. Robert K ennedy’s 1968 ing exam ple o f the value o f social bid for president and again in the change, advocacy for peace and sum m er o f 2003 to discuss the civil equal rights." rights m ovem ent with Bemstine and continued on page BS members o f PSU ’scam puscom m u- Congressman Lewis provides a living example of the value of social change, advocacy for peace and equal rights. y^ *
