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May 14. 2008
Shop Owner’s Passion for Treasures
M argie B o o k er’s in sp ira­
tion for starting H idden T rea­
sures G ift and R esale Shop
in northeast Portland w as her
love fo r g ently w orn item s.
B etw een bargain shopping
and sellin g on co n sig n m en t
w ith v ario u s shops in the
area, she grew very fond o f
the g ift and retail industry.
R a isin g a fa m ily on a
hum ble budget, she furnished
h er ow n hom e w ith so m e­
thing new and som ething old.
“ I carried that them e from
m y h o m e to m y s h o p ,”
B o o k er said. “ N ow that my
kids are grow n, the youngest
21 and m arried, my nest is
em pty and my d ay s are full.
M y ch ild ren are all secure in
th eir careers now it is tim e
fo r m e to p u rsu e m in e.”
B o o k er has also found in­
spiration through her fam ily.
“ M y m o th er in-law , M ary
Ju lia B o oker, tau g h t me all
about bargain shopping,” she
said. “ W e call her a p ro fes­
sional sh o p p er.” M y m ulti-
Margie Booker offers one-of-a-kind treasures and more at her Hidden Treasures Gift and Resale Shop at 1703
N.E. Alberta St.
talented husband has a knack
for resto ratio n o f recy cled
items and he also builds some
o f o u r disp lay cases. I am
fortunate to have my c h il­
dren v o lu n teer for me on
som e w eekends and an ab u n ­
dance o f fam ily support to
keep me g o in g ."
B ooker says she alw ays
knew she w ould go into b u si­
ness for herself.
“Originally 1 had planned to
open a café on A lberta since 1
love to cook and entertain
guests. But when it was all
said and done. 1 had to choose
between cooking all day and
night or treasure hunting all
over Oregon or where ever
I'm vacationing and show cas­
ing what I found.”
H idden T reasu res w as the
outcom e. T he shop, at 1703
N.E. A lberta St, opens T u e s­
d a y s th ro u g h T h u rs d a y s
from 11 a.m . to 5 p.m .; F ri­
days from 11 am . to 6 p.m .;
and S aturdays from noon to
6 p.m. Phone: 503-281-0927.
Career Made Advancing Human Rights
Teacher honored
by his peers
A local African-A m erican educa­
tor who has made his life work the
achievement o f children with the great­
est need through integrating the arts,
education and youth enterprise is be­
ing honored by his peers.
M ichael “C happie” Grice recently
received the prestigious “ Ed Elliott
Hum an Rights A w ard” for sustained
contributions to human and ci vil rights
from the Oregon Education A ssocia­
tion.
Although som e education leaders,
lik e O E A v ic e - p re s id e n t G ail
Rasm ussen, say it was long overdue,
Mr. Grice expressed just the opposite
view.
“ My work is just cresting now,” he
said. “Som etim es I feel most inad­
equate to address the jo b that needs to
be done in public education and com ­
m unity developm ent, especially in
African American com m unities. But
Longtime educator Michael “Chappie" Grice (center) receives a
civil-rights award from the Oregon Education Association for his
lifetime commitment to the achievement o f children. Also pictured
are OEA President Larry Wolf and Gail Rasmussen, the group's
vice president.
it’s a big jo b and only a vision and
unified purpose will help move us from
the constraints o f a 'probable future’
to a place of designing and delivering
a ‘possible future'.”
Grice and another local educator,
Urban League Job Fair
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volved in the event.
The jo b fair will also offer
workshops in English and Span­
ish to help you improve your
resume writing and interview
techniques
Ken Berry, have been behind the
W orld Arts Foundation, Inc., a local
nonprofit arts and education group
that has produced “ Keep Alive the
Dream" a gospel music and com m u­
nity arts spectacle celebrating the birth­
day of Dr. Rev. Martin Luther King
Jr. every year since 1985.
The tribute was begun in 1978 as a
portrayal o f Dr. King by Mr. Herb
Cawthorne with the world renowned
W illa Dorsey in concert. Since that
first production, at the New Hope
Baptist Church in Portland, “ Keep
Alive the Dream" has evolved into
one of the premier tributes to Dr. King
in the nation.
In addition to his mentors. Dr. M at­
thew Prophet. Congressman Augustus
F. Hawkins, John Frohnm ayer and
Rev. Lee Owen Stone, Grice is quick
to credit the creative force o f m usi­
c ian and c o m p o s e r T h a ra John
Memory whose young band student,
16 year old trombone phenomenon,
Javier Nero, was recently awarded a
full scholarship to the Julliard School.
In the past 12 months, Nero has
played on the main stage at the 50th
Monterey Jazz Festival and the 50lh
Anniversary Grammy Awards in Los
Angeles.
“Javier is just one o f several kids
who Thara's artistry and teaching have
touched. He has significantly informed
and inspired my teaching... which is
what I really do best,” says Grice.
For the past decade, “C happie”
Grice has been an executive adm inis­
trator and consultant with the public
schools in San Francisco. From 1994
to 1998. he served as president for the
National Council on Educating Black
Children; founded by California con­
gressman Gus Hawkins.
His documentary films “Black Fami­
lies and the Railroad” and “Mr. Title I:
The Amazing Gus Hawkins" were se­
lected for the San Francisco Black Film
Festival in 2005 and 2(X)7 respectively.
Mr. Grice has been invited to return
to Portland in July to serve as the new
Director of Development and Research
for World Arts Foundation, Inc.
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