October 3, 2007
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The p le a s u re o f y o u r c o m p a n y
is f o r m a lly re q u es te d to a tte n d the
Bethesda Christian Church Women’s Department
“A Night of Elegance Dinner Banquet"
To he held at the Embassy Suites Hotel
79(X) NE 82nd Avenue, Portland, Oregon 97220
Saturday, October 20,2007, from 6:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.
Tickets are now available with $40 donation each or $75 per couple
Semi Formal-to-Formal attire.
There will be music and a fashion show/silent auction.
Come prepared to have and evening o f elegance and fu n !
For more information or RSVP, please contact:
Sister Karen Coleman at 503-282-9603
/ Africa Fest
A I nmilv & Children Friendly
Cultural Event & Community Gathe
■lied with...Food, Fun, Xirfsie, & More
A C T 7IT IE S DURING FEST INCLUDE
• PAN ACO Sale-A collection of cultural and unique gifts a nd
other items i.e. African and American clothes, art, book:
stationary, smdll appliances, & much more.
• Enjoy traditional African & American Food - Hot dofe
hamburgers, sambousa, meat pies, & more!
• Auction- Chance to bid on one of a kind novelties
• Dance competition for children- 1 st, 2nd, 3rd place gifts
• Raffle-Opportunity to win Color TV
Africa-Fest-An African Community Gala Gathering
Saturday
October 6, 2007
.m. to 6:00 p.m.
4625
£w Columbia
enton Ave., Portland, Oregon
Spmisr^Kl by the Pan-African Community
Organization IP AN ACO), formerly known
the African Community Coalition o f Oregon
Questions, Call
503.761.0243
AFRICAN AMERICAN
MEN’S CLUB, INC.
Landfill Site Becomes Park Dream
continued
from Front
to prevent children from entering the
chutes needed to release methane-
gas pressure during emergencies.
Other major difficulties they dis­
cussed include where to place park­
ing, how to prevent homeless en­
campments, the noise of Columbia
Boulevard and access to a site bor­
dered by other physical barriers.
The Cully Neighborhood Asso­
ciation did hold a dream of reserving
a comer of the site for community
gardens, which officials see as pos­
sible given the regular tests for chemi­
cals in the soil.
The acreage’s potential fora large
number of ball fields represent its
primary asset, according to officials.
They hope to relieve the environ­
mental pressure on Whitaker Ponds
Natural Area off Northeast 52nd and
Columbia Boulevard, by encourag­
ing the bulk of its Lakeside Little-
League activity to take place at the
future Thomas Cully Park.
Little-leaguers have pledged to re­
sist any move, but the parks depart­
ment responded by promising that no
one would be forced to do anything.
So far the Cully Park planning pro­
cess has yielded many more limita­
tions and concerns than ambitions.
Some think any negative dynamic
could soon shift with a change in
priorities.
“If people want an Olympic-sized
swimming pool, it’s probably not
going to happen,” says KC Cooper,
a consultant contracted for the site,
“but it’s a good thing to do to turn
what was essentially adamaged land­
scape into something that will he a
jewel, not only for that neighbor­
hood, but also for the entire city.”
The first of three public meetings
on the Cully Park master plan will
provide an opportunity for involve­
ment. The session is scheduled Nov.
3 from 9:30a.m. to 1 p.m., at the Word
of Life Community Church, 4927 N.E.
55th Ave.
photo by R aymond R endi . eman /T he P ortiani ) O bserver
Chutes that release built-up methane from a former landfill present a concern for commu­
nity members seeking to build a park over a northeast Portland site reclaimed from its
gravel-pit days o f the 1920s to its use as a construction-waste dump site until it was
covered by a protective membrane in the ‘80s.
Presents an
Appreciation
Dance
Nelson Mandela Film Showing at PCC
Saturday
October 13, 2007
9:00 pm until 1:30 am
at
Billy Webb's Elks Lodge
6 North Tillamook
Casual Dress
21 and over
No Cover Charge
Celebrating 50 Years o f Service
and Friendship
A political organization fighting against South African apartheid burns its passbooks in a scene
from the “Twelve Disciples o f Nelson Mandela" directed by Thomas Allen Harris.
Independent filmmaker Thomas
Allen Harris will present a free and
public screening o f his film ,
“T w elve D isciples o f N elson
Mandela," at 7:30 p.m., Friday, Oct.
5 ,in Room 104ofPortlandCommu­
nity College’s Cascade Campus,
705 N. Killingsworth St.
The showing is a kick-off for the
Cascade Festival of African Films,
which takes place in February.
Harris, who grew up in the Bronx
and Tanzania, will also show ex­
cerpts from “Reflections in Black,”
a work in progress that reveals the
way black photographers have
helped to create and sustain a sense
of community for African Ameri­
cans amid their struggles.
Since “Twelve Disciples” made
its world premiere at the Toronto
International Film Festival, it has
received numerous awards and
honors. Harris' other documenta­
ries include “Vintage - Families of
Value” and "Heaven, Earth and
Hell.”
For more information, call 503-
244-6111, Ext. 3630.
You are cordially invited tojoin
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2 Evenings of Celebration & Fun
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Community Reception
Dear Anonymous:
Presenting The Western Area Meritorious Award To:
Pastor Mary Overstreet Smith
On Friday, November 2,2007
6:00 PM -8 :0 0 PM
Legacy Emanuel Atrium
2801 M/Gatenbein Street
Portland, Oregon 97227
Free Admission
Real People, Real Advice
Gala Dinner & Dance
On Satu rday, November 3,2007
6:00 PM - No Host Social Hour
7:00 PM - Dinner & Program
9:00 PM - Dance
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319SW Pine Street
Portland, Oregon 97204
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reality-based subjects!
Dear Deanna!
The crime you committed not only
put a sear on your public record but
it has also put doubt in your cred­
ibility as a person. Y ou're human,
and you will make irrational deci­
sions. However, your friends knew
you before the incident and they
are wrong to treat you in this man­
ner. Use this as an opportunity to
become a better person and do some
house cleaning with your friend­
ships. If they can’t get over it, then
personally you need to kick them to
the curb, grow and keep it moving.
I got caught shoplifting and it was
a traumatic experience. I had to go Dear Deanna!
to court, perform community ser­ I'm in a happy relationship, and I
vice and pay a fine. I made it through think the world of my fiancé. He’s
all of that, but now reality has set it. proposed several times, but I keep
My friends think I'm a thief; they telling him I'm n o t ready. After the
are always watching their purses, first year, he began to show his
and when things come up missing, impatience. W e’ve been together
they look at me first. I made a mis­ over five years now, and I'm com ­
take; it was one incident, and now fortable the way things are. I'm not
in a hurry and think it can wait. He
recently gave me an ultimatum that
he won’t wait much longer. I feel
offended and want to know if this is
considered disrespectful. —T.J.S;
Oklahoma City
DearTJS:
because if he is disciplined, that
causes an argument. I am sick and
tired of my little sister being miser­
able, going through punishment
while my mother makes a fool of
herself. How can I get through to
my mom? -Anita; Wilkesboro,N.C.
There are plenty of women that Dear Anita:
would love to have yourproblem. If You’re mature enough to see the
he loves you, and the relationship problem so you should feel secure
has trust, good communication and talking with your mother woman-
no issues, then the problem is you. to-woman. Simply point out the
You’re selfish, and if you have no differences she makes between the
intentions on marrying this man, two children and the harm she’s
you need to let him go. It’s to your placing upon your little sister. At
advantage from a benefits perspec­ the same time, you need to show
tive as well as the spiritual perspec­ her the flaws in the relationship
tive. Don’t wait. Marry this man without making it personal. Have
before you lose him and end up this discussion in a neutral setting
looking back saying, “he’s the one and also point ou, positive things
that got away."
as well as the negative and hope for
the best.
Dear Deanna!
My mother plays favorites when it
comes to my younger brother and
sister because of who the father is.
She is with my brother’s father and
she’s trying to hold on to a failing
relationship. My brother is a terror
and gets away with everything
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