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February 4. 2009
Page A9
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‘Zaina: Rider o f the Atlas,' a beautiful, timeless tale from Morocco about a girl who discovers her power and her destiny
alongside the horsemen o f the Atlas mountains, opens this year's Cascade Festival o f African Films on Friday, Feb. 6.
Film Festival Honors Black History
Call for an appointment!
Leisure Hour Jr. Golf Program
Open Enrollment 2009
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ers from the African Diaspora.
The film will be shown at 2 p.m.,
Saturday, Feb. 7 in the M oriarty
Arts and Humanities auditorium
on the Cascade Campus, 705 N.
Killingsworth.
A lrick Brow n will open the
Thursday Evening D ocum en­
tary series w ith his film, “Death
o f Tw o Sons.”
The screening, docum enting
the death o f a G uinean im m i­
grant who was shot to death by
a New York City pol iceman and
the death o f an Am erican Peace
C orps volunteer who lived and
worked with D iallo’s family in
G uinea, will be at 7:30 p.m.,
T h u rs d a y , F eb . 12 a t th e
M oriarty auditorium at Cascade.
Brown w as recently nam ed
Sunday, February 22,2009 2pm - 5pm
Final Registration
Sunday, March 8, 2009 2pm - 5pm
For New a nd Returning Members a n d Mentors
3800 NE Mallory
Portland. O regon
Charles Burnett
Alrick Brown
Kevin Akadie
one o f A m erica’s top young
docum entary artists, and will
answ er questions and discuss
the film ’s quest for cross-cul­
tural understanding.
Fam ily Film Day on Satur­
day, Feb. 21, will feature the
animated film, “Azur and Asmar:
T he Princes’ Q uest.” It tells an
enchanting tale that has capti­
vated the im aginations o f chil­
dren and adults alike.
The festival will conclude
with Women Filmmakers Week,
w hich is set to go from M arch 5
through M arch 7. It will feature
films by w om en directors that
will be show n in the M oriarty
auditorium at Cascade.
For listings and information,
visitafricanfilm festival.org.
Applications will be available to do w n loa d a t our website on
February 13.2009
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Fee for Jr. Goiters
$15.00 for I Child per Family
$25.00 for 2 Children per Family
$40.00 for 3 Children per Family
$55.00 for 4 Children per Family
F«c for Mentors
$20.00
Police Precinct Closures Considered
continued J ^ f r o m Front
buildings will be staffed by a
desk clerk so that citizens can
still walk in with questions or
concerns.
C ity C o m m issio n e r D an
Saltzm an, w ho oversees the
police bureau, described it as "a
good solid response" to eco­
nomic times.
Saltzm an said that the reor­
ganization will take about 21 or
22 officers o ff o f desk jobs and
put them on patrol. He added
that it w ill save $3.6 million.
The O regonian reported that
the bureau w ould lose 34 posi­
tions and will result in some
d em otions. H ow ever, w hen
asked who would be cut from
the force and how the decision
would be made, W heat said that
plans to shed any officers have
not been finalized.
W heat stressed that ju st be­
cause two precincts would close
it doesn't mean that there would
be less police officers on the
streets in southeast and north
Portland. She said it also won't
affect response time.
“Officers don't hang out at the
precinct," she said. The number
o f officers assigned to patrol each
(503)228-6140
area o f the city should stay about
the same, she added.
"W e're pretty m uch reas­
sured," said C atherine Benson,
a m em ber o f the Laurelhurst
N e ig h b o rh o o d A ss o c ia tio n
who attended an inform ational
meeting on the subject. She said
that she appreciates why this
plan is being proposed.
The reorganization needs to
get the final nod from City Coun­
cil.
Saltzm an said that so far, the
Additional Fee for Uniform Per Person
$25.00 w h ich includes Hat and Shirt
rest o f council has appeared
understanding.
"W e're not hom e free," he
added, explaining that it's hard
to be certain with budgetary
matters in such volatile economic
times.
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