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Committed to Cultural Diversity www.portlandobserver.com A pril 07. 2004 Clyde Drexler Newest Member of Basketball Hall of Fame M etro See Sports, page Bft Îlîl JJortíanh © bseruer SECTION C o 111 t i l u n i t y a l e n tl u r 'Fashion Wild Animals T h e O re g o n Z o o o p e n s H im alam azon, a sim ulator thrill ride that soars riders through a Himalayan climate above the soil o f the A m azon, on M ay 1. Tick ets are $4 in addition to zoo ad mission. Safety Day O regon Safe Kids Day features exhibits, prizes, safety tips and hands-on activities for kids and parents at the O regon Z oo from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. May 8. For infor mation. call 503-373-1540ext. 227 or visit w w w .oregonzoo.org. The Ebony Fashion Fair will feature the most exquisite styles like this yellow embroidered silk jacket designed by Oscar de la Renta worn over matching silk brocade ciga rette pants. -EBONY Enjoy Nature G et outdoors with M etro’s slate o f springtim e activities w ith a bird w alk at Sm ith and Bybee Lakes Wi Idl i fe area i n north Port land from 9to 11 a.m. April 17and a painted turtle walk from 12:30 to2p.m . April 17.Toregisterand for m ore inform ation, call 503- 797-1850. Fundraise for PALS The Police A ctivities League, w hich serves youth in Portland and G resham , is sponsoring its 8,h annual PAL Cam paign for C ops Helping Kids dinner auc tion benefiting PA L at 5:30p.m . May 8 at the M ultnom ah A th letic Club. For more information, call 503-823-0250. Dinos on Trial D inosaurs are back in Portland w ithT. R ex o n T rial.an ex h ib itat OM SI. Explore the evidence and decide fo ry o u rselfifT . Rex was a predator o r a scavenger. The hands-on exhibit runs through M ay 9. Compelling Story “A H undred Little H itlers" will • be signed and d iscu ssed by author E linor L anger at Barnes and N oble, L loyd C enter, a, 7 p.m. Friday, April 16. Benefit Laughter C om edySportz hosts a benefit show for the Portland T illam ook C ooperative Preschool at 5 p.m. Saturday, April 17 at 1963 N.W . K earney Street. Tickets are $ 10. For m ore inform ation, call 503- 236-8888. Bunny Love T he O regon H um ane Society is open E aster Sunday, April 11, for E aster bunny adoptions and a lesson on how bunnies make great pets. T he E aster Bunny will be there from I to 4 p .m .F o r m ore inform ation, call 503-285- 7722 or v is it w w w .oregonhum anes.org. Hospice Training K aiser Perm anente is offering free training to adults interested in providing physical and em o tional support to term inally ill patients. T he trainings are on Tuesdays and T hursdays from 6 to 9:30 p.m ., from April 27 through M ay 13. For more infor mation, call 503-499-5285. Portland's chapter o f The Links, Inc. will build support for scholarships while enjoying the high styles o f fashion like this leather design from Eurreuno featuring full leg pants, pinstriped blouse with turquoise beaded sweater and wide cummerbund belt. A saucy brimmed hat completes the ensemble. Largest traveling fashion show to descend on Portland Varied andexciting designs arrive in Port land with “C olor Splash,” the 45"’ annual E bony Fashion Fair, sponsored by The Links, Inc. Sharp fashions for men are part of the Ebony Fashion show repertoire such as this red wool tweed double- breasted suit (above center) de signed by Laura Biagiotti comple mented with a turtleneck stripped sweater and red shoes. The benefit raises scholarships for local A frican A m ericans by attracting area resi dents to a fantastic show on the changing trends o f fashion. Expect extravagant styles by world famous designers such as Bob M ackie, G ivenchy, O scar De La Renta, V alentino and A frican-A m erican designers B. M ichael, De Alexander. L ’Amour, W ayne Jam es and Kevin Hall. T h irteen m ag n ificen t m odels, eleven area. The goal of this y ear’s event is to raise $30,000. Tickets are $45 for general adm ission and $75 to r patrons. Tickets can be purchased at a variety o f northeast Portland locations, including G eneva’s Shear Perfection. 5601 N.E. Martin Luther King Blvd., D om onique’s H air Salon, 222 N. K illingsw orth and O ne Stop Record Store, 1615 N.E. Killingsw orth St. and all Ticket M aster outlets. City Acquires Blighted Grant Warehouse Once toxic site to become community asset BloomFest E aster Seals O regon announces Bloom Fest through April 10, asking volunteers to coordinate and sell fresh-cut tulip bunches for$5. For m ore inform ation,call 503-228-5108 ext. 317. Interest in Adoption? A free inform ation meeting for p rosp ectiv e adoptive parents held the third W ednesday o f every month from 7 to 8 :3 0 p.m. at Belm ont Public Library, 1038 S.E .39"’Ave. For more inform a tion, call 503-226-4870 or visit w w w .openadopt.com . A Healing Song Sankofaa H ealth Institute offers a free diabetes support group from 6 to 7:30 p.m. every third Thursday at A lberta Sim m ons Plaza, 6707 N.E. MLK Blvd. For m ore inform ation, call 503-285- 2484. women, including a full figure model and two men will show case the provocative designs. The Fashion Fair takes place at the Port land C onvention C enter at 8 p.m. Friday, April 16. It s the w o rld 's largest traveling fashion show and is produced and directed by Eunice W. Johnson, a prem ier fashion authority. Fifty scholarships are given to outstand ing seniors throughout the Portland metro Mike Warwick, Eliot neighborhood resident for 26 years, awaits revitalization of the blighted Grant Warehouse property in inner northeast Portland. by J aymee R .C u n T he P ortland O bserver Eliot and Frem ont neighborhood resi dents knew som ething w asn’t right with G rant W arehouse 10 years ago when sm oke spewed from the boarded building and ru mors whirled about hom eless people taking up residence there. But little did they know that the neighbor hood eyesore that stunted neighborhood revitalization efforts at Northeast Martin Luther King and Freem ont was a site co n tam inated with dangerous toxic chem icals. Now, through a com bined and tenacious effort between the City o f Portland, the Environm ental Protection A gency and the Portland Developm ent C om m ission, the site has been acquired for redevelopm ent and key players are passing the credit along to the neighborhood. The transform ation began in 1998, when m em bers in the com m unity led an effort to refocus the city 's Brow nfield cleanup pro gram from large projects in the dow ntow n area to small projects in the low -incom e areas o f north and northeast Portland. For20years, Erwin Grant’s 16,200square feet of property was used to recover pre cious m etals from liquids, ore and process w aste and may have been used to extract lead from batteries. The EPA determ ined that the property posed an im m inent threat to hum an health and the environm ent. Sam ples of dust and air collected at the site and bkxxl sam ples from a hom eless en cam pm ent occupying the building tested positive for high concentrations o f heavy m etals and lead. "We’ve been w orking with the Eliot neighborhixxl since about 2000, keeping them updated at neighborhixxl m eetings about the federal court proceedings to acq u ire the p ro p e rty .” said C h ristin e H erm ann, developm ent m anager for the PDC “ It had a really negative and blighting impact on the Eliot neighborhcxxl and sur rounding neighborhoods.” A fter co m p letin g the em erg en cy re- continued yf on page H4
