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(FORMERL Y CHUCK HINTON’S)
“Jam Night,” a one o f a kind,
comedy and live music show, is
celebrating its grand re-opening
on Friday, Nov. 5 at 9 p.m. in the
brand new 200 seat theater at
Celebration Tabernacle Hall at
8131 N. Denver in the Kenton
district.
Celebration Tabernacle Hall
is the first Christian theater of its
kind in Portland.
Admission is free, but reser
vations are suggested as Jam
N ight has a history o f selling out.
Following the grand re-opening.
Jam Night will be held every Fri
day at 9 p.m. with tickets priced
at $7 for adults, and $4 for kids 12
and under.
For information and reserva
tions, call 503-285-7234, visit
www.Jam -night.com or e-mail
info@jam-night.com.
In 1994, Kirk Franklin made mu
sic history when his debut album
“ Kirk Frankin and the Family” was
the first gospel album to sell more
than a million copies. O ver the past
decade he has went on to win nine
Dove, 33 Stellar and three Grammy
awards in the gospel music field.
Now Franklin has debuted as an
entrepreneur with his own enter
tainment venture, Fo Yo Soul En
tertainment.
An enterprise with a full service
youth outreach initiative, an adver
tising agency and a production
company, has a multi-tiered rela
tionship with Zomba/BM G, which
includes a new record label and
producer.
"A fter 12 years in this in d u s
try, I’ve learned so m uch,” said
Franklin. “ I w ant to take those
lessons as w ell as my ow n ex p e
riences o f a man w ho grew up
Great-Great Grandmother Dies
M in n ie W ashington was bom on Oct. 1 2 ,1915inK iam icha,Texasto
the late Charlie and Gencie Wilson.
She was a very independent woman, who always tried to help others
She enjoyed crocheting, needle-pointing, raising her own food, canning
and gardening and liked to learn new things.
Minnie was a Baptist who enjoyed going to church to praise the Lord
Preceding her in death was a son. Tommy Lee Liggins; daughter
G eraldine Kemp; sisters Bessie W ilson, Luberta Roberson and Louis
Hawkins; brothers L.G. Wilson. W oodrow Wilson and W illie Wilson
She leaves to cherish her memory her husband W illie Washington
daughters Charlene W oodward and Nina McCully; son-in-laws: Spen
cer M cCully and Al Kemp; daughter-in-law Lela Liggins; sister Bessie
Marshall; brother John H. W ilson; sister-in-law Velma Dennis; 32
cherished grandchildren; a host o f great and great-great grandchildren
nieces and nephews.
Sierra Leone Native Dies
M oham ed K a lifa Ja b b ie w a sb o m o n Ja n .2 ,1971 in Freetown, Sierra
Leone, West Africa. He moved to the United States in 1996 to join his
family in Portland.
Kalifa grew up in a very loving environm ent in Sierra Leone where he
made many friends, dozens o f whom are in many states in the U.S. today.
He was a very devoted Muslim who was able to recite the Quran by the
time he finished high school. His positive attitude, friendly demeanor
and genuine smile touched many people and made him lots o f friends
in Portland and Southwest W ashington. He had made plans to visit
Sierra Leone in December 2(X>4 but God had different plans for him. He
will be sorely missed.
Kalifa is survived by his parents, many uncles, aunts, nieces and
nephews, a brother and three sisters.
Parkrose High Athlete Dies
R oyal Jon es III was bom on June 15,1984 in Portland to Rhonda Ford
and Royal Jones Jr.
He was a star athlete at Parkrose High School where he played varsity
football and track and lettered in both sports, graduating in 2003.
He was a very caring person, who was always the life o f the party. He
worried about everyone else’s happiness, rather than his own.
Royal had several nicknames; to Aunt Wilmoth, he was Smokie and to
his cousins, he was Ro-Ro. He was loved by many and we will all miss him.
Preceding him in death were his grandfathers Robert Ford Sr. and
Royal Jones Sr. He leaves behind his mother and father; sister MarKeeda;
brother Anthony; niece Martieonna; special girl Nicole W ashington;
grandmothers, Ellie Mae Ford and Mrs. Bill; and a host o f aunts, uncles,
cousins and friends.
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Catering & Take-Out
Gospel Star Launches New Label
Re-birth of
Jam Night
w ith one foot in the church and
one foot in the streets, and use
that to connect with a generation
th a t’s not really listening to g o s
pel m usic an y m o re.”
The label’s first project
will be Franklin’s fifth
album, slated for re
lease in summ er of
2 0 0 5 , an d w ill
search for gospel
performers to sign
to the label.
“W e’re search- ,
ing for a young
squad o f talented
people— but being
starcan’tbetheirnum-
ber one p rio rity ,”
F ra n k lin
sa id .
“T h ey ’ve got to
have a connection
to
m in istry .
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5410 N.E. 33 rd
503-288-3836
Who Will Speak for Me?
Martin Cleaning Service
HIV/AIDS video stirs faith community
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“ W ho W ill Speak for M e,” a
30-m inute docum entary profiling
the lives o f Pacific N orthwest resi
dents w hose lives are affected by
HIV and A ID S, will play S atu r
day, N ov. 6, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
at the Interstate F irehouse C u l
tural C enter, at 5340 N. Interstate
A ve.
Rev. R enee' W ard, executive
d irecto r and founder o f C hrysalis
M inistries, will host the event
w hich includes a m orning and
afternoon show ing o f the d o cu
m entary, talkback sessions and
w orkshops. B reakfast and lunch
will be provided at no cost, how
ever pre-reg istratio n is required.
“W ho W ill Speak for M e” was
produced in part by the A frican
A m e ric a n s R each an d T each
H ealth M inistry, the N orthw est
AID S E ducation and T raining
C enter o f the U niversity o f W ash
in g to n an d d ir e c to r /p ro d u c e r
John Hill from the Seattle-Tacom a
are a. T h e p ro d u c e rs o f th is
project intend to utilize this film
as a venue to stim ulate dialog
am ong m em bers o f the A frican-
American com m unity and particu-
Cone Hone Revivoi
The public is welcome to attend
a free Fall Revival, Wednesday,
Nov. 3 to Friday, Nov. 5 at 7 p.m.
each night, at Fellowship M ission
ary Baptist Church, 4009 N. M is
souri Ave. with host pastor Dr.
Johnny Pack, IV. Dr. R. L. Rogers,
pastor o f the Harvey Avenue Bap
tist Church in Fort Worth, Texas,
will serve as guest evangelist. The
theme of the revival is “I’m Coming
Again” from John 14:3.
For information, call 503-249-
O537or503-249-0377.
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larly the faith com m unity.
T h e v id e o a d d re s s e s how
the ro le o f c h u rc h e s and r e li
g io u s o rg a n iz a tio n s can p lay a
su p p o rtin g ro le to th o se w ho
a re liv in g w ith H IV , th e ir
c a re g iv e rs and lo v ed o n es by
c re a tin g a safe sp ace fo r s h a r
ing id e as and to e n su re the
d isse m in a tio n o f a c c u ra te in
fo rm a tio n ab o u t th e d ise a se
am o n g c o m m u n itie s o f co lo r.
Participating sponsors o f the
event include C hrysalis M inis
tries, A bbott V irology L ab o ra
tories, Sabin CD C , L ittle Chapel
o f the C him es, and Interstate
Firehouse C ultural C enter.
It focuses on personal stories
o f local northwest residents in
cluding Rev. Ward, an ordained
Methodist minister and national
speaker and advocate for HIV/
AIDS education and prevention
residing in the Portland-Vancouver
area.W ard’s husband, Joseph suc
cum bed to AIDS in 1998.
For more information or to re
serve your seat, call Rev. Ward at
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Cox & Cox
Funeral Chapel
2736 NE Rodney,
Portland, Oregon 97212
(503) 281-4891
The Im portance o f P re-A rranging
1. Being Prepared for the unexpected
2. Decisions at a more thorough relaxed pace.
3. Peice of mind for you and loved ones near or far away,
knowing that everything is taken care of.
Being prepared for the unexpected, O R expected is som ething to think about.
Leaving your loved ones w ithout financial g rief is the sam e as if Y O U were still here
to look after them .
I believe in giving the family the utmost honest, compassion and respect in theirtim eof need.
I w ant everyone to be prepared in the event o f a loved o n e ’s death. W hether you
choose Cox & Cox Funeral C hapel or a larger co rporation o f funeral hom es, your
affairs need to be in order. And the only way to get them in o rd er is to m ake
arrangem ents before that time.
It’s tim e to prepare for the loss o f a loved one. Som eone so precious and d ear to
our hearts.
Rem embering them with loving m em ories, without the financial burden.
If you w ould like to go over w hat pre-planning is all about, feel free to give me or
Jerom e a cal I to discuss several options o f pre-arranging.
W e believe in preparing for the loss o f a loved one. And we will be there in your
tim eofneed.
Shan na Tanner (Apprentice Funeral Director & Practitioner)
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