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SUNDAY. May 7. 2000 THE OAKLAND TRIBUNE LOGAbd' jCOMMUNITYss Calendar FreeOaklaridwalkingtoursstarting AY MARKS the. start of another season of wallu offered by the city-sponsored Oakland -Tours Program. The free tours-are every Wednesday and Saturday through October, and explore different districts of downtown.

-Reservations are recommended but not required for the 90-mlnute tours; the starting time la 10 a.m. The program, launched In 1977, was the brainchild of CouncUmember Dick Spees, who knew of a similar protect In his hometown of Portland. Ore. He decided to recruit volunteers who enjoyed showing off the city to lead the walks. Prospective guides could enroll In a local history class offered at Laney College by Instructor Tom Wolfe.

Later, the book Dak-land, A Storyof a City" by Beth Bagwell, became available and with the help of research files provided by the Cultural Heritage Survey and the Library History Room, the tours were born. The dates tar tours In May are: May 10 Jack London Waterfront; May 13 Preservation Park; May 17 Downtown Historic District; May 20 City TIm IntWMCtlon of San Pablo Avenue, 14th and Broadway In tha 1860a and dlffarent faca than today. Downtown walking toura highlight Oaklanda history. family members and friends of the house; a nonprofit 501.c3 organization, The Victorian Preservation Center of Oakland oversees ongoing activities and offers programs open to the Their story Is told in the latest 'k- 1 H-A .3 RLE PHOTO 1870a had a much 2906 for additional Information. Ne.d time: Celebmte National PtvsemttioH Week by taking pail in land activities high lighted in ne.i1 nveks Thlq year, however.

Manex probably has saved the dub, dose to $10,000 from Just' this single project. In the past, Phillips and his. Would have to'elose die nonprofit organization for about two weeks before each-school year so they could do. repairs and other needed maintenance, even under a fight budget "It's (the dub) no spring chicken." said Phillips. To- day's work by Manex should serve as an Inspiration for- other businesses." Manex Studios Is planning to make this an annual project''-for the dub.

The Alameda Boys Girls dub, at 2050 Lincoln is open from Monday through Fiiday, 2 to 9 p.m. Special effects company pitches in Black pilots give youths fun flights Issue of "California Historian." Copies are available at the Library History Room. There will be four sealings for "tea" at 2 p.m., 3 p.m. and 4 p.m. next Sunday.

Reservations are a must. The cost Is 820. Call (510) 843- and his colleagues were determined to keep the place functional for Its 1,400 members, mostly disadvantaged children who rely on the club for solace. "A program like the Alameda Boys and Girls Club keeps kids off the streets and helps to maintain a healthy, safe community, said Bobo. ProMsms solvtd The workload included fixing electrical problems, building shelves, repairing windows and doors, ana hanging bulletin boards.

They were Just a few of the tasks Pleased with Saturday's outcome, the dub's executive director, George Phillips, expressed relief. The dub usually has to spend $15,000 to $20,000 for maintenance. ByUmSchoomnbMg STAFF WNTEH ALAMEDA For Academy Award-winning Manex Studios, Its the little things that count In the community, such as painting stained walls and cleaning up garbage. About 30 workers and contractors from the Alameda-baaed company, known for Its special effects work on the films "The Matrix" and "What Dreams May Come," spent most of Saturday revamping the Alameda Boys and Girls Club cm Lincoln Avenue. This ia our first attempt to get realty active In the community," said Manex CEO Rob Bobo, who flew in from Chi- After teaming of the dub's long list of unfinished work live pages to be exact Bobo Landmarks Center; May 24 Uptown to the Lake; May 27 Churches and Temples; May 31 Chinatown.

Ajfull description of each tour along with a map and starting places can be (bund on the citys Webpage, www.Oaklandnet.com. To receive a year 2000 schedule, leave a name and address on the 24-hour hot line, (510) 238-3234. A Mother's Day tea and tour at the Cohen Bray home, 1440 29th offers visitors a glimpse of a unique Victorian landmark lived In by descendants of the original owners. In 1887, newlyweds Emma and Alfred Cohen started married life In the "honeymoon cottage" built and outfitted by their parents, the Brays of Fruit Vale and the Cohens of Alameda. The collected furnishings and artt- beta have been kept intact by Wears proud qf our legacy and we want to keep our commitment to the black community going.

proaldanL Bay Araa Black Plots 91- "Growlng up in Denver," he said, 1 used to watch the pilots going In and out of clouds. I started making model airplanes when I wasloT Then In his early 20s, he met a Mack pilot, Benny Harris. Harris took Hooks up in a J-3 Cub aircraft from the Hayward Airport. Today, Hooka daughter and son also arae pilots. Williams, 33, of Oakland has been a member of the black pilots organization for throe years.

1 wanted to meet other black pilots, but I never saw any others," said Williams, who grew up marveling at planes from his home near Sacramento's airport. "Then I went to this flight seminar and I met Henry Avery." PHottobs Avery, 57, of Oakland still Is In training to fly and attends the group's meetings. "It's an expensive hobby but flying has been a passion Fve had since 1 was a child," he Tarvlns, alter Ms first flight, seemed to share similar excitement. "It was fun," said Tarvlns. "I flying over my house.

We dove down and then went upside down. I learned how to turn the plane and we did a twister. It was cool. When we went through the clouds, that's when we did the twister. 1 was scared when 1 first went up in the air; "The engine was very loud.

When 1 was (tying over Oakland. 1 flew out of the clouds. I looked down and said, That's my houaerr. For more information about the Bay Area Black Pilots AmocU atUm, call 6354151. The organization meets at 10 an.

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Odtond. CM I3V3323 tor gdto adormadon 1 fJtace a Mating Jor the daily etjendar? Send two weeks in adixtnce lo 'Community Calendar, The Oakland Tribune, 401 13th Si Obkland 94812, or catt 206-1 51. To Jar information, dial TnatTftTrarai USFD7CTA? marram THOUSANDSIOFiSSSIOFFiLIST STAFFWMTER HAYWARD Clayton Tar-vlna, 9, saw his Oakland neighborhood near 106th Avenue and Foothill Boulevard from a unique perspective Saturday: from 2,500 feet above. Clayton was flying a plane for the first time. During the flight, he sat alongside Eric Williams, a pilot for live years, and one of 25 members of the Bay Area Hack Pilots Association.

After taking off from the Hay-word Municipal Airport about 9:15 a.m they spent 15 minutes In the skies from Oakland to Livermore before touching down again. "We want to get more kids involved hi aviation and we have committees set up' to plan activities," Williams said after the flight. Proud past group wi when Fired 1973 Gray and 13 other black pilots met In Marin County, said Famous Llmbrlck the group's current president "We are proud of our legacy and we want to keep our commitment to the black community going, he said. Today, less than 2 percentftjf the nations pilots are Mack. In 1969, other blacks had filed a lawsuit against a major airline that at the time had more than 7,000 pilots hut only 19 of them black.

The lawsuit was settled In 1972. By 1979, 200 black pilots were working for the company. Otto Hooks. 64. of Berkeley, a member of the organization, has been flying for over 30 years.

"Young minorities need to know there's more to this Industry than being a pilot," he said. "There are Jobs' In mechanics, computer work, flight attendants, avionics, and working with sheet metal and plastics. Young people love being around planes. We want them to believe that anything Is Hooks started thinking about when he was only 6 years Son Beat TVkb Tottos eommunffy amtos prognmo on Soul SmI TffinftiM 8CS8T-1V, Chonmt 27 2534 7d Am, S3M7H and on too VYQnB WHW nil 1 TWrJPSfWmMnsp baaUonffindUdK 1 am Soul Saw Alto Horn wlto ragal 4am BMofMadgoGMS 8 7 am Goapffi Baal wlto Young mar. am aai 1131 pm RanWona Mtffc Wam-EvarlneraaffingFaito.

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