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February 18. 2004
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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
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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.
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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
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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.
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