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O ctober 19, 2011 ^ßortlanh (Obstruer Page 9 Oregon Juneteenth Jazz and Heritage Concert The National Juneteenth O b servance Foundation is present ing its f ir s t a n n u a l O re g o n Juneteenth Jazz and Heritage Con cert. This year's tribute honors Clara Mae Peoples, the "M other o f Juneteenth," and fam ed Port land Jazz drummer Ron Steen. The event is hosted by Juneteenth Oregon, the local organizer for Portland’s celebration, the largest in the state. The concert will be held on Tues day, Oct. 25 from 6p.m. to 10 p.m. at the Red Lion Hotel Portland Con vention Center, 1021 N.E. Grand Ave. Tickets are $20 in advance and $25 at the door. D uring W orld W ar II, Mrs. Peoples rallied Kaiser Shipyard workers to take a few minutes to recognize June 19,1865 - the day when the last slaves in Texas were freed by the Union Army. Her en thusiasm for Juneteenth has encour aged people in other US cities to hold celebrations that include pa rades and festivals. This exciting fam ily concert Ron Steen will feature a special perform ance Foundation's Scholarship Fund in by Rev. Ronald V. Myers Sr., MD, h o n o r o f C la ra P e o p le s . National Juneteenth Jazz artist, Ju n eteen th A m erica, Inc. and founder and director of the Fel N a tio n a l A s s o c ia tio n of lowship of Creative Christian Jazz Juneteenth Jazz Presenter are co M usicians. He will be accom pa sponsors o f concerts held nation nied by the Juneteenth Jazz Praise wide. Ensemble. F or tic k e ts, v isit Precedes from the fundraising juneteenthoregon.eventbrite.com e v e n t s u p p o rt the N a tio n a l or contact Doris Rush at 503-764- J u n e te e n th O b s e rv a n c e 8836. Leisure Hour Junior Golf Program Presents . - I ezzz W e zzr T ¿ lz z e ( ^ 'z /Z z / - e W z /z z /z T z z s e /' ^ a /z z z 'z z m fP it/z Wte/zae/. ffo rrizt s45 per person s60 at the door Ketcm d Tabla Around the Da net Floor Available a( $600 each SEMI FORMAL EVENT - NO JEANS PLEASE Include*: Door Prizes, No Host Bar, Noise Makers, Ihank You Gift. Hors D'oeuvres, Photographer. Balloon Drop, Champagne Toast lo o tired to drive? Contact & ticket inform ation: T a k e t h e e l e v a to r h o m e ! Stay Two Nights (Friday and Saturday) Only *77.63 Each Night. Stay One Night (Saturday) Only *88.88. Johnnie -Mayhdd - (503) 282-5809 Includes tax. Spacious two-room Suite with refrigerator and JPs Custom Framing microwave. Managers Reception 5:30pm-7:30pm. Breakfast Late checkout Sunday 2 W p m . 418 Killingsworth (503) 288 2188 For Hotel Reservations: (503) 460-3000 o r 1-800-363-2779 Ask for Leisure Hour Golf Rate One Night code: O N O Two Nights code: NYF. Debra Ingram - (503) 986-8568 Lula Russell - (503) 933-6697 Angie Harris - (503) 320-0123 Seating: First Come, First Serve www.porllandairport.embassysuites.com Jobless Stuck Portland’s 11th Annual at 9.6 Percent Diversity Employment Day New figures for Oregon's unem ployment rate was pegged at 9.6 percent on Tuesday, unchanged from the 9.6 percent reported last month. Meanwhile, the y.S . sea sonally adjusted unemploym ent has remained at 9.1 percent for the past three months. Nonfarm payroll employment declined by 600jobs in September, following a gain of 1,200 in August, according to the Oregon Employ ment Division. The state's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate has been below 10 percent for the past six months, since March, when the rate was 9.9 percent. The recent low point for Oregon's rate was in May, when it reached 9.3 percent. Prior to May, the rate generally had been declining since reaching a recent high of 11.6 percent in both May and June 2009. In September, 178,174 Orego nians were unemployed. This is 19,738 fewer individuals than in September 2010 when 197,912 Or egonians were unemployed. CAREER FAIR Wednesday, October 19, 2011 Show Hours 11 a.m. - 3 p.m. The Ambridge Events Center 1333 NE MLK Jr. Blvd, Portland, OR 97232 M eet with P o r t l a n d ’ s 2 0 + T op E m p lo y e r s ! Hundreds of Jobs and Careers! Current Exhibitor's Include: Coca-Cola Refreshments, Kaiser Permanete, Verizon Wireless, Fred Meyer, Legacy Health, Oregon State Lottery Art Institutes, Vestas Wind Systems, Allstate Insurance, Oregon Museum of Science & Industry, Samaritan Health Services, Clackamas County Department of Employee Services, Crawford Broadcasting, US Marine Corps, Seattle Works, KOIN TV 6, Alpha Broadcasting, Entercom Communications, TSFL, Event Management Productions and Many More! t k d it t 'sS' ' FA STR A C K Pre-Schedule all your interviews prior to attending! Don’t wait in line. Just select your company and send your resume to fasttrack@ citycareerfair.com with Portland in the Subject line. Please Join Us. Open to the Public. Business Attire & Resumes Required. 18 + Over Employers it’s not too late — info@citycareerfair.com • www.citycareerfair.com City Career Fair p ro d u c tio n s
