July 07, 2004 |Jorthxith (Obsi'rtu'r Page A5 Roosevelt is CKDROP /o r Health Initiative continued from Metro adjusting the current asset limit for enroll ment in the Children’s Health Insurance Plan from$5,(XX)to$l(),(XX). ‘T here is no reason why our children shouldn’t have open coverage to public health care, ’ he said. “ My goal is to make public health care coverage accessible for all, regardless o f the limits that currently linger over the system. In truth, the public health care system in Oregon is beginning to broaden its horizon to meet the needs o f our youth, insuring the health o f future generations.” The governor was also at Roosevelt to pay tribute to the school’s health clinic, which has greatly expanded access to health care for its students. North Portland residents Vesta Geer (from left), Jerrica Geer, Tejara Brown, Danielle Harris, Curtis Wilson and Linda Huth give serious thought to the comments o f Gov. Ted Kulongoski during a visit to Roosevelt High School. photo bv Senator Stands up for Minorities The appointment of a state em ployee to the department o f human services sparked a civil rights issue for one state senator. Sen. Avel Gordly, D-Portland, objected to the confirmation of Gary W eeks as director of that depart ment, scolding the governor for neglecting to appoint people of color to top-level agency posts. T he A frican-A m erican sena tor said this is the first tim e in two decades that no m inorities are serving as d irecto r or deputy d i rector. Since G o rd ly ’s objection, the g o v e r n o r ’s o ffic e re le a s e d a seven-page list o f w om en and m inorities serving on boards and com m issions, though not neces- sarily in lead ersh ip positions. That list included more than 50 A frican A m ericans. “Having Sen. Gordly say some thing about it on the floor o f senate is very helpful because it gets out the word even more that we’re look ing for minority appointments,” said Mary Ellen Glynn, a spokes woman for Gov. Kulongoski. MKMMM “Sun Up Till Sundown” tells the painful story o f slavery in America from the voices of those former slaves who survived. The cast is com prised o f ethnically diverse community members who are not trained professional ac tors, whose ages range from 8 to 92. For several o f these actors, this will be their first stage expe rience. The goal o f the local p e rfo rm a n c e by S to ry te lle rz R eaders Theater is to bring the ater to everyday folks who do not believe they would ever be able to perform, ei ther because o f a lack o f formal theater training or the inability to learn lines. Nevertheless, they wish to be on stage, bringing their love o f the theater to an audience that P ortland O bserver C hamber M usic n o r t D A V ID S H U R IN h w e A K liS IlC s t P lR iC IO K presents Im ani Winds from N e w Y o rk L ily for th e ir P o n i,m il d e b u ti “Intani is Swahili for faith, ' and you'd better believe ¡mani Winds is like nothing you’ve seen before. ’ P itts b u rg h Post G a z e tte Saturday, July 10 Retd College. 8 f>w > I A slave is left badly scared from torture in this historic photo. ashington / T he Concert of music by Beethoven. Barber, Villa-Lobos and more. ‘SUN UP TILL SUNDOW N’ A collection of slave narratives M ark W N. Interstate A ve„ at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, July 17 and 4 p.m. S un day, July 18. T ickets are $10 for adults and $8 for seniors and stu dents and m atinee prices are $6 for adults and $4 for seniors and students, plus 3 cans o f food. For m ore inform ation, visit www.ifcc-arts.org or call 503-823- 4322. Sunday, Ju ly 1 I i /Wi SUMMER F A M ILY CONCERT A fun program for ages 5-adult with music by Astor Piazzolla and Paquito D'Rivera, interactive pieces for children and spirituals arranged for woodwind quintet, Tickets put #5/ Call for tickets 503-294-6400 If You were the Owner or Beneficiary of an Industrial Life Insurance Policy Issued by does not necessarily embrace the experience o f live theater. “ S un U p T ill S u n d o w n ,” adapted by LaV erne Springer- G reen, com es to the Interstate Firehouse C ultural C enter, 5340 Iraq Soldier Promoted at Home Portland native Ed Navy where he was C. Stallworth Jr., a lieu nam ed O ffic e r Re- tenant com m ander in cruiterof the Year fora the N avy R eserves 12-state region. who recently served A lre a d y h av in g 10 months in Kuwait earned a b ach elo r’s and Iraq, has returned degree in applied phys home with a promotion ics from Southern Uni in his career as a bank versity, he is currently ing executive. studying at Portland Stallworth has been S tate U n iv ersity to named assistant man earn a masters degree ager of the Wells Fargo Ed C. Stallworth Jr. in business adm inis bank at 522 A Ave. in tration. Lake Oswego. In his new position, An active m em berofhiscom mu- he is responsible for sales, coach nity, Stallworth serves as board ing, operations and cash control. secretary for the Portland O pportu He began his financial services nities Industrialization Center at career in 1999 at Salomon Barney Rosemary Anderson High School and Merrill Lynch in Portland where in north Portland. 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