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»'qjortku.iitfWrwr Black History M onth_____________________ Feb™? 2«. 2007 P ag e AU Failure at John Adams? Black Stars Make History Again at Oscars con tin u ed fro m A 7 School. And ironically, the Adams small school m<xlel lives on in high schools across Portland and across the coun try. "I think Adams happened at a time when everyone was looking for something new and different,” said 1977 graduate Cathy Brake. "Ju st like the b u ild in g ’s d e sign, the “school w ithin a school p ro g ra m ” w as an ex p e rim en t, so m e th in g new th a t c o u ld n 't succeed. T he era, the g eo g rap h ic locatio n and so ciety w ere all w o rk in g again st it.” Portland General Electric presents FROM GLOBAL VISION TO LOCAL ACTION < .^DIVERSITY HP SUMMIT 2007 Learn about real issues of diversity from some of the leading voices on inclusive environments as you take the next step From Global Vision to Local Action w ith PGE's Diversity Summit 2007. This is a great opportunity for anyone interested in diversity issues in today's workplace. Oregon Register online to attend Convention Center workshops w ith worldwide leaders in diversity issues, 8:30 a.m . - 5 p.m . network w ith the region's top For more details and to register, visit organizations, and learn from PortlandGeneral.com/DiversitySummit outstanding keynote speakers. Keynote Speakers Amy Tan, author of the beloved international best-selling novel The Joy Luck Club and many other books. Al Gore (left) and Davis Guggenheim pose with the Oscar for best documentary feature for the film 'An Inconvenient Truth.' (AP photo) Send off party for Miss Oregon USA A ce le b ra tio n and send o ff for Sharitha McKenzie, Miss Oregon USA 2007 and a native of northeast Port land. takes place Saturday, March 3 from 7 p.m. to 1 1 p.m. at the Sheraton Portland Airport Hotel, 8235 N.E. Air port Way. The party will include an assembly of former Miss Oregon USA titleholders to wish M cKenzie on her way, as well as an auction to benefit the Sparrow / pv PGEy X P o rtla n d G e n e ra l Electric IF w orld." The "rest o f the world" was also notably present at this year's A cad emy A w ards— with nominees trom Mexico, Japan, Africa,Germany and elsew here. H udson w on an O scar for her first m ovie, playing a pow erhouse v o calist w ho falls on hard tim es afte r she is b ooted from a 1960s girl g roup. T he role cam e barely tw o years after she shot to c e le b r ity a s an " A m e ric a n Id o l" McKenzie Hollywood Bound Bruce Tulgan, ,m internationally recognized expert on young people in the workplace and author of several books including HOT Management. OUR p rom pting Freem an to say: It m eans that H ollyw ood is c o n tin u in g to m ake history. W e're ev o lv in g w ith the rest o f the need to solve the clim ate crisis. It's not a political issue. It's a moral issue," G ore said, joining the Film's director, D avis G uggenheim , on stage. Earl ier. G ore appeared with best- actor nom inee Leonardo DiCaprio to praise organizers for im plem ent ing environm entally friendly prac tices in the show 's production. D iCaprio set up a gag with Gore, asking the 2000 presidential candi date if there was anything he wanted to announce. "I guess with a billion people w atching, it's as good a time as any. So my fellow A m ericans, I'm going to take this opportunity here and now to form ally announce my in tentions G ore said, his voice trailing aw ay as the orchestra cut him off. T he best-picture race was up for grabs, with all five film s in the run ning but many O scar w atchers gen erally figuring it w as a three-w ay race am ong "B abel," "The D e parted" and "Little M iss Sunshine." The D eparted won. ■M John Quinones, Emmy Award-winning correspondent for television's 20120 and co-anchor of Primetime. TO fro m Front finalist. "Oh my G od, I have to ju st take this m om ent in. I cannot believe this. Look w hat G od can do. 1 didn't think I was going to win," Hudson said through tears o f joy. Al G ore's cam paign to warn the world about global w arm ing was picked as best docum entary. "People all over the w orld, we Tuesday, April 10 THANKS continued SPONSORS; Providence ¡ Health System Club and the Northwest Down Syn drome Association. As a re p re s e n tiv e o f O re g o n , M cKenzie will compete in the Miss USA Pageant in Hollywood, Calif, on Friday, March 23 and broadcast on NBC (KGW Channel 8). M cKenzie attended Sabin Elemen tary, Beaumont M iddle School and Benson Polytechnic High School. She is currently a student at the University of Oregon and majors in journalism . To learn more about McKenzie and the Miss USA beauty pageant visit w w w .m issoregonusa.com . Sharitha McKenzie A c a r in g d if f e r » « « » y o u c a n f a a l T R IM M E T ' Summer Job Fair at Mt. Hood See where it takes you. JOURNAL Fred M eyer n, Standard' NW Natural • Portland Development Commission Kirkpatrick & Lockhart Preston Gates Ellis, LLP • Legacy Health System Perkins Coie. LLP • PacifiCorp • Stoel Rives. LLP • Adecco Oregon D epartm ent of Transportation • Port of Portland P o rtla n d G e n e ra l.c o m /D iv e rs ity S u m m it Need a summer job? Let Mt. Hood Commu nity College help you find one. The MHCC Career Planning and Counseling Center is hosting its first ever Summer Job Fair on Thursday, March 8 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the College Center at 26000 S.E. Stark St. The fair will offer students and commu nity members the opportunity to meet and talk with employers who are hiring for great summer positions, as well as on-going oppor tunities. About 15 local employers are expected to attend the fair, including Mt. Hood KiwanisCamp, Express Personnel Services, Brooks Staffing, Home Depot, United Parcel Service and the Mt. Hood Community College Aquatics Center. For more information, call the career center at 503-491-7432. Oregon Wines. A Billion Dollar Industry And Growing. We've got it all — the soil, the sun and the perfect cool climate — everything it takes to grow some of the finest wine grapes in the world right here in the W illam ette Valley. Especially if you like Pinot Noir. Thirty five years ago when the Oregon wine industry first got started, there were only a few Oregon wine makers, just a handful of dreamers. Today Oregon wines are sold all over the world and there are over 300 Oregon wine makers generating over a billion dollars of economic activity for Oregon every year. Oregon wine makers are making th e ir mark. The Oregon Lottery provided seed money to help them do it. Lottery profits gave wine makers an opportunity to tell their story to wine enthusiasts outside of Oregon, to advertise and promote their product and to develop new markets. Support for Oreqon businesses is just one of the ways Oregon wins when Oregonians play. Lottery profits also go io cdncal ion, state parks and watershed enhancement across I he state. •tdoesgoodthings.org OREGON LOTTERY It does good things I ,,, ..................I n a .U h l • . l i i i n l 'l b n I I I 1 ■ ,u . ■ H i l l , WM only Ì k z * ■. •,