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*H- *♦ >» *u B lack H istory M Page B6 onth February 16, 2005 Future Music Center Gains Support tive o ffic e s an d an 80 stu d en t d o rm ito ry fo r ru ral yo u th . O n ce co m p leted . E th o s E x ecu “T h e re ’s a lim ited sp ace and a tive D irec to r C h a rles L ew is said huge d e m a n d ,” L ew is said. In one the ac ad em y w o u ld reach 5 ,(XX) w eek, 3 0 0 ch ild ren co m e th ro u g h y o u th a w eek w ith 2 0 high tech the sm all sp ace o f E th o s, w hich m u sic classro o m s, a th eater w ith has rec en tly had to turn som e 3 5 0 p erso n ca p ac ity , a d m in istra o ffic e s in to c la ssro o m s o u t o f c o n tin u e d fr o m M etro n eed . L ew is notes th at th ey h av e a few g ran t a p p lica tio n s o ut and h av e w on fin an c ial su p p o rt from the K reske F o u n d atio n and the P o rtlan d C h ild re n ’s In v estm en t F u n d am ong m any o th ers - but th ey still have a long w ay to go. LIVE MUSIC Again! @ B il l y R e e d ’ s R estaurant Í B ar 2X08 NF M L K 56?J -493-8127 photo by K atherine K ovacich /T he P ortland O bserver Jeff Iding, 9, practices piano with his instructor Allison Couch at northeast Portland's Ethos, Inc. Bringing Music Back to Children co n tin u ed fr o m M etro “ H e ’s doing an e x c e lle n t jo b ,” in front o f a crow d is now flourish said his instructor, A llison Couch. ing,” Lewis said. “He started off “ I th in k it h elp s to cre ate d isc i playing Hot C ross B uns’ and is p lin e ,” J e ff’s m o th er, S tep h an ie now playing seven m inute classi L ucas said. “ H e ’s ex p e cted to cal pieces. p rac tice and do h is h o m ew o rk “A couple kids have been taking ev e ry d a y .” lessons for aw hile, trying out dif M eanw hile, Skye K noche prac ferent instrum ents every session," tices “Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star" Lew is said. Because Ethos offers on the violin as a 7-year-old. She free instrument rental to underprivi describes her instructor, Laurita leged children, experim enting with Jauregui, as “really nice.” and finding an instrument that “fits” “She loves to learn,” said m other isn’t an expensive ordeal. M aya Knoche. “S he’s m ore atten Jeff Iding is a 9-year-old piano tive to music and recognizes vio player and has been tickling the lins in music more now .” Knoche ivories for tw o years with Ethos. “It said the first tim e her daughter ju st seem ed like the right instru m issed a music class because o f ment for m e,” he said. “ It’s nice to illness, she was visibly upset. be around pianos.” B eyond b eing in the sp ace on Iding prefers w arm ing up his K illingsw o rth S treet, E th o s has m usic lesson by p laying the can started after-sch o o l p ro g ra m s on location. can. Lew is w ent on toexplain that it’s been statistically proven that m u sic b en efits sch o lastic ac h ie v e ment. Children with a musical back ground tend to score 105 points higher on the SATS and have an increase in spatial I.Q. levels than those w ithout. “Som etim es m usic can be a bet ter w ay to teach m ath than math is,” Lew is said, explaining how music th e o ry u ses fra c tio n an d b eat co u n ts. E thos has volunteer opportuni ties that include helping w ith in strum ent repair, teaching or super vising a “M entors for M usic” pro gram , painting and cleaning. As n eeds ch an g e, so do v o lu n teer opportunities. For m ore inform a tio n , send an e m a il to volunteer@ ethos-inc.com o r call 503-241-8824. Grass Roots Business Help Offered co n tin u ed w »»»»'. hillyreeds.com Watch for more com ing dates LcZ.s l)o it again! Open Jam with Kenny and the Sundowners practical in the review o f the inform ation so they need to articulate w hat their need is and how th ey ’re going to utilize funds.” H ard copies o f these R equests for Proposals are available at the Black United Fund O ffice at 2828 N.E. A lberta St. or can be dow nloaded from the Portland Bureau o f H ousing and C om m unity D evelopm ent w ebsite at w w w .portlandonline.com . Proposals m ust be turned into the Black United Fund O ffice by 4 p.m. on M arch 15. For m ore inform ation, call Shelia H olden at 503- 784-7899. G ov. T ed K ulongoski w as re cently jo in ed by state agency di rectors, legislators, and his A ffir m ative Action C om m ittee for the signing o f Executive O rder 04-07, w h ic h r e a ff ir m s th e S ta te o f O regon’s com m itm ent to affirm a tive action, cultural com petency and the right o f all persons to work and Vaccination Clinics Offered The deadline for school children to get up-to-date w ith their vacci nations w as W ednesday, Feb. 16. The M ultnom ah C ounty Health Department will offer School Exclu sion Im m unization C linics on Sat- urday.Feb. 19from 10a.m. to2p.m . at O ur Savior L utheran C hurch at 111(X) N.E. Skidm ore St. and on Saturday. Feb. 26 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at C om m unity Im m unization C linic at 727 N.E. 24'*’ Ave. T here is also an ongoing clinic T u e sd a y s, W e d n esd ay s and Thursdays at C om m unity Im m uni zation Clinic from 9 to 11:30 a.m. and 1 to 4 :3 0 p .m . T here is a $20 office visit fee per person, although no child will be refused service if unable to pay. For more information, call 503-988-3816. advance on the basis o f m erit, abil ity and potential. “A ffirm ative A ction is a valu able tool that may enable the state to m itigate the effects o f past and present discrim ination, intended or unintended, on the basis o f race, religion, national origin, age, sex, m arital status or disabilities,” said K ulongoski. "T he Executive O rder I am signing today continues to m ove us forw ard to m ake state gov ernm ent the m ost inclusive em ployer in O regon and to ensure equal em ploym ent and retention 1 Public N o t ic e ] New Government Loan Program For Seniors 62 & Older Eliminates your mortgage payments & pays you while you own & live in your home! Benefits of New Government Reverse Mortgage Program: Call me TODA. 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