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R eligion
The Oregon-Washington A.M.E.
Zion Church Annual Conference
Advocate for Families
Remembered
The Oregon-Washington Annual Conference Will Hold Its 113'"
Session June 14-19, 2005 At First A.M .E Zion Church,
Portland, OR 4304 N. Vancouver Ave (corner of Vancouver
and Skidmore Sts)
Ethyl Williams
A memorial ser
vice was held at the
Killingsworth Little
chapel of Chimes on
Monday, June 6 for
Ethyl Williams, 98.
She w as b o rn
Nov. 20, 1906 in
H o p e, A rk ., the
daughter of G rant
and Maggie Scott. She graduated from H.C.
Yeager High School in 1924 and married Den
nis Williams in 1927.
In October 1940, Ethyl and Dennis had their
first and only child, Glenn E. W illiams Sr. In
1944, the family moved from Hope to Portland
where they worked in the shipyards during
World War II.
Ethyl and Dennis did not forget about
the family and friends they left behind in Ar
kansas. They provided assistance for many
family and friends to relocate to Portland and
provided their home as a place to stay until
they could find a home of their own.
Ethyl was a hom em aker w ho enjoyed
sew ing and cooking and was an active
m em ber o f H ughes M em orial M ethodist
Church. She w as a m em ber o f several
w om en’s clubs and organizations, includ
ing the C olored W om en’s A ssociation. In
1978, she was honored by the Portland
Federation o f W om en’s O rganization for
unselfish and public-spirited service to her
organization and to her com m unity.
In her later years, grandsons Glenn E. W il
liams Jr. and E. Scott W illiams and their fami
lies provided her loving care and assistance.
Her son in 2002 and husband in 1980 preceded
her in death.
She leaves to mourn her, five grand chil
dren, seven great grand children her many
family and friends.
“ Raising Our Level Of Enthusiasm’’ Is The Theme For The 2005
Oregon-Washington Annual Conference Session.
Bishop Roy A. Holmes Will Preside Over The Annual Conference.
This Will be The First Time Bishop Roy A. Holmes Will Have
Presided Over An Oregon-Washington Conference. Bishop Roy A.
Holmes Was Elected The 92'” Bishop Of The A.M.E. Zion Church,
In August'2004.'
Worship Extravaganza
National recording artist Mary Alessi will
perform at the Emmanuel Temple Church, 1033
N. Sumner Ave., on Friday, June 17 at 7 p.m.
The performance will be part of the Worship
Extravaganza Benefit toward Disaster Relief
and Human Care. All proceeds go to the Ameri
can Red Cross and Emmanuel Temple Food
Bank and Clothing Center.
Tickets are $ 13 in advance, $ 15 at the door.
Group tickets of 50 or more are $ 10 each.
A walk-a-thon will be held on Saturday, June
18 at 9 a.m. as well.
For information, visit www.etchurch.com or
call503-998-8425.
Church Holds 4 3 rd Annual Convocation
T he D aniels M em orial
Church of God in Christ, Inc.
will host its 43rd Annual Holy
C o n v o catio n , opening on
Monday, June 13 at 7 p.m. with
a sermon from Elder James
Martin of Flint, Mich. This
years theme, “Behold 1 will do
aN ew Thing,” comes from the
Bible Scripture, Isaiah 43:18-
19.
On the evening of Tues
day, June 14, Bishop Charles
Brown of Louisiana will speak.
B ishop B row n is one o f
Bishop Charles Brown of
Louisiana
Dog Breeder on Animal Planet
Anthony W ashington’s love for pit bulls
recently got the attention of the cable net
work Animal Planet. On Sunday, June 12 at
5 p.m. you can tune in to hear about his
journey from animal lover to champion
breeder.
E leven years ago, W ashington got
involved with “Project Pooch” a non
profit dog rescue program . He considers
him self a pit bull behavioral specialist
and personally breeds the dogs with the
guarantee that they will not be aggres
sive tow ard hum ans.
“Many people breed backyard dogs and
sell them for a cheaper price, they can’t
guarantee that their dog won’t ‘turn on ’ the
owner,” W ashington said.
W ashington has sold over 200 pit bulls
in the north/northeast Portland area as well
as in North Carolina, Las Vegas, and Seattle. Anthony Washington with his puppy.
C.O.G.I.C auxiliary Bishops and
also serves as the coordinator
of the National Leadership Con
ference. Communion service will
take place Saturday, June 18at5
p.m. with the final closing out
service onSunday, June 19at 11
a.m.
All events are open to the
public. For more information,
contact the location jurisdic
tional headquarters at Daniels
Memorial C.O.G.I.C. at 1234 NE
Killingsworth St. orcall 503-284-
3721.
Local Man
Celebrates 101 Years
Long time local resident John
Hart Sr. recently celebrated his
101s' birthday w ith fam ily,
friends and m em bers o f his
daughter’s church, Power House
Temple.
Hart is a native of Pearl River
County, Miss. He is the young
est and only living out of 15 siblings.
Hart’s parents and many of brothers and sisters
were bom into slavery. They farmed on a plantation.
His first job paid only $8 a month for hard laborious
work of plowing the land from sun up to sun down.
He came to Portland in 1967 with his wife Zinna
who is now deceased. He is still very vibrant and
active person for his age. He is pastored by his
daughter. Pastor Mary Overstreet-Smith and has
been in the ministry since he came to Portland.
Do You Want to be on TV?
continued
from Metro
people signed up in their database
for “gigs” approximately 40 are
African-American.
“Every week we are asked about
minorities, but there just aren’t
enough in our d atabase,” said
Stoltz.
The casting team has even re
sorted to going to churches and
schools to find talent.
“We know the names of our
African-American talent because
they get so much work. There really
isn’t any competition for them,”
said Stoltz.
Being a minority isn’t a guaran
tee to work but a positive attitude
and good looks are. There’s no
acting experience needed forextras
work, but there is a big investment
o f time.
“It interesting, we don’t get the
same response from minorities,”
said Stoltz. The black men and His
panic women we have in our data
base work a lot. It’s also rare that a
minority extra doesn’t get used with
in a year, not unless they are com
mercially unappealing.
But extras can be everyday
people and not have to look like
Halle Berry or Denzel Washington.
With the plethora of reality shows
on television, companies are realiz
ing just how appealing the "every
day Joe” can be to potential cus
tomers.
Recently, Stoltz was casting for
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Starbucks, where they needed a
“hip” looking Asian woman, but
had no luck. His staff actually drove
around downtown Portland at 4
a.m. looking for someone that would
fit the profile. These methods are
unorthodox for a casting company
but in a city, where there aren't
many minorities, it’s what they have
to do to make a client happy.
“Sometimes people are very skep
tical when we approach them on the
street, they think it's a scam. I don’t
blame them either. That’s why we
prefer them to come to us, because
they have looked at our website
and know what we are all about,”
said Stoltz.
Regardless of race, for people
with families and other responsi
bilities, being cast as an extra can be
tough. The successful applicant is
expected to meet every com m it
ment. If anyone cancels they may
have to pay a fee or i f they are a “no-
show”, they are taken off the data
base and lose any future opportu
nity.
This business is sporadic ac
cording to Stoltz, because a person
could be called in at any time. A
notice of 2 to 3 days can come with
the territory, but at times that just
isn’t possible.
“T hat’s why we have the sign up
fee because we want to know that
people are serious, and that is why
street casting is so rare.” said Stoltz.
Just paying the fee doesn’t guaran
tee work, there is also an on line
orientation and test that people
must pass.
The test covers everything from
scheduling to professionalism on
the set. For example, it is a major
faux pas to ask a celebrity for an
autograph while on the set no mat
ter how “star struck” an extra is.
Also a negative attitude and show
ing up later than 15 minutes before
an appointment, can mean the end
of your casting relationship.
Danny Stoltz Casting also re
cruits talent for employer videos.
These can be orientation videos for
new employees used to explain
safety precautions or a history
about the company. Music videos
are rare because of Portland’s smal I
music scene. However, Stoltz’s
companies did provide extras for
Portland based rock band Everclear.
Tuesday Night June 14th Will Be The Communion Service and The
Following Day; Wednesday June 15th Will Be The Official Opening
Of The Conference. Besides Business And Reports, The
Conference Is Also A Special Time For Fellowship, Inspiration,
Anointed Preaching, Singing, Etc.
For M ore Inform ation Please Call The Church At 5 0 3 - 2 8 7 - 4 9 6 9
Rev. Emily Broussard,
Conference Publicity Chairperson
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would like to say congratulations to all 8th
grads, by sponsoring the “First Annual 8th
Grade Grad Party”. The party will be from
7pm -11pm Saturday June 11,2005.
The Wax is located at 5101
North Interstate, by train take
the yellow max line and exit at
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Everyone wants to make extra money.
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visit www.dannystoltz.com.
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