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Life Changing Talk
Dr. Mark Strong, pastor of the
Life Change Christian Center,
will speak at the Interchurch
Service of Evangelical Ministries
International at North Alberta
and Mallory, at 3 p.m. Sunday,
April 27,
A Community Concerned
The community is urged to at­
tend a strategy meeting at the
King Neighborhood Facility,
4815 N.E. 7th Ave. on Friday,
April 16 at 6 p.m. to address
Portland Police Bureau conduct.
For more information, call 503-
284-0617.
Women’s Issue
OHSU Center for W om en’s
Health holds annual conference,
focusing on "Strong Women”
from 8:30a.m. to4:30p.m. Satur­
day, May 1 at the Oregon Con­
vention Center. To register, call
5 0 3 -4 9 4 -0 7 1 2
or
v isit
www.ohsuwomenshealth.com.
Women at Play
Women at Work present a con­
ference on balancing work and
life at the Oregon Convention
Center, 777 N.E. Martin Luther
King Blvd. on April 23 and 24.
The expo is accompanied by a
Posh Party and Mad Hatter Tea
Party. Cost is $39 for one day
and $59 for both. For more infor­
mation, call 800-562-8964or visit
www.womenatworkandplay.com.
Wild Animals
T he O reg o n Z oo o p en s
Himalamazon, a simulator thrill
ride that soars riders through a
Himalayan climate above the soil
of the Amazon, on May 1. Ticket
are $4 in addition to zoo admis­
sion. A Dine and Discovery, with
aculinary tour of exotic lands, is
at6:30p.m.on April 21 for$75per
dinner or $250 for four dinners.
Reserve your seat by calling5O3-
220-2492.
Mayor Vera Katz (from left) and her chief of staff Judy Tuttle have a lively conver­
sation with business entrepreneur Roy Jay ju s t prior to his surprise award for
achievement in the hospitality and convention industry. Katz and others refer to
Jay as ‘Mr. Portland. '
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PORTLAND
Roy Jay generates
business and good will
He’s more than just another face in the local
convention and tourism industry. They call him Mr.
Portland.
* Jay is a treasure and real ambassador
to the City o f Portland.
-S e rg e Drovencourt, former general manager of the Hilton Hotel
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Visitors Association’ during the group’s annual
luncheon.
ethnic minority convention industry, generating
The April 1 event filled the Oregon Convention
Center to capacity with politicians, business leaders
leads and a multitude of national exposure for Port­
land.
and local hotel and hospitality industry representa­
tives from throughout the state.
of Portland," says friend Serge D ’rovencourt. former
Jay, 56, has a record of accomplishment as presi­
Savvy African American business entrepreneur
dent of Oregon Convention and Visitor Services
Roy Jay was presented with the prestigious “Mem­
Network. He has worked in tandem with POV A since
ber of the Year Award" by the Portland Oregon
1996 specifically to elevate Portland in the growing
millions of additional business for local hotels, sales
"Jay is a treasure and real-ambassador to the City
general manager of the Hilton Hotel.
Black Meetings and Tourism Magazine also has
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on page B4
Healthy Chat
OHSU’s healthy chats continue
with The Healing Powerof Exer-
> cisefrom l:30to2:30p.m .M ay4
at Elsie Stuhr Center, 5550S. W.
H all B lvd. in B eav erto n .
C aregiving for Fam ily and
Friends with Serious Memory
Problems is from noon to 1 p.m.
May 6 at the Metro YMCA, 2831
S.W. Barbur Blvd. The Dark Side
of High Fashion Shoes is dis­
cussed from 7 to 8 p.m. Wednes­
day, May 12 at the PHSU Family
Health Center, Richmond, 3930
S.E. Division St.
Salvation for Kids
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A building first used as a convent for nuns teaching at the former St. Charles Elementary School at Northeast 4 2 * and Emerson, will be remolded and expanded
to provide a residential drug and alcohol treatment center for up to 24 boys and 16 girls.
Youth Treatment Center Expands Reach
The Salvation Army’s 10lh anni­
versary luncheon is all about
kids, from noon to 1 p.m. May 14
at the Lloyd Center Doubletree
Hotel, 1000 N.E. Multnomah. For
more information, call 503-963-
1187.
De Paul to double
capacity for drug,
alcohol treatment
Maya Angelou Visit
Maya Angelou joins the Unique
Lives and Experiences lecture
tourat 7:30p.m. on May 19atthe
Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall.
For
tic k e ts,
v isit
www.eventsunlimited.org.
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Bowling for Rhinos
To register for Bowling for Rhi­
nos, a fundraiser for rhino con­
servation abroad, call 503-226-
1531 ext.5255.Theeventis from
noon to 3 p.m. April 24. An Earth
Day Expo is from 9a.m. to4 p.m.
on April 25 with a Race to Stop
Global Warming beginning at 8
a.m. For more information, visit
www.greenhousenet.org.
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Wildlife Lecture
A wildlife lecture series, begin­
ning with The Eye of the Alba­
tross at 7 p.m. April 27, is hosted
by the Oregon Zoo and the
Audubon Society. Each lecture
costs $10 with series tickets
avai lable at a discount. For more
information, call 503-226-1561.
De Paul Youth Treatment Center em­
barks on helping twice as many teens in its
residential program for substance abuse
and chemical dependency.
The privately-funded $4 million project
will double the capacity of the youth treat­
ment center at 4 4 1 1 N.E. Emerson St., a
building first used as a convent for nuns
teaching at the former St. Charles Elemen­
tary School at Northeast 42nd and Emerson.
When completed, De Paul will have sepa­
rate residential programs for up to 24 boys
and 16 girls, aged 12 to 18. and will serve
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Plans for an expanded youth drug and alcohol treatment center next to the former St. Charles Elementary School in
northeast Portland are reviewed by Keri Dughman o f De Paul youth and family services (from left). Kevin Stenberg of
Walsh Construction and Terry LeJeune o f De Paul.
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The new center
addresses the critical
shortage o f evidence-
based drug and
alcohol treatment fo r
youth in our region.
-S h e ila North.
executive director of De Paul