Free rides for
"spirited" drivers
T is the season when holiday “ spirits” can
get the best of even the most sober drivers —
but there is an alternative to driving home
drunk.
Beginning December 22nd, people who
find themselves staggering from their favo­
rite bar or restaurant with car keys in hand
can call CareCab and get a free ride home
com plim ents of Physicians and Surgeons
Hospital CareGnits.
This free com m unity service is available
through January 2nd nightly from 7 pm to 3
am as a com m unity service of the Physicians
and Surgeons Hospitals CareGnits, a chemi­
cal dependency treatment facility.
When you call the Hotline at 227-3766,
you will not be lectured on the evils of demon
rum or even eggnog. Instead, you will be
asked your name, the address you are calling
from and where you want to go.
“ It’s that easy,” says CareCab spokes­
person Julie Murphy, Community Services
Coordinator at the CareGnits. “All we ask is
that you be picked up from a public drinking
establishment such as a bar or restaurant
and that you be going home.
“ We don’t pick up from private parties. It’s
Echo Theater
holds auction
by Renee Cherry
On Sunday evening, December 3, Do Jump
Dance Theater, one of the new resident
schools of the Echo Theater, held a success­
ful auction. This auction was one of the first
public gatherings to be held inside the old
theater building at 1515 SE 37th since 1926,
when the Echo closed its silent movie house
doors.
The auction began at 6 pm and had both a
silent and an oral auction. Cindy Kilgore of
Kilgore's Auction Services out of Dundee,
Oregon, had the honor of calling bids.
Those present picked up some fine items
at very inexpensive prices like four lift tickets
at M t Hood Meadows for a mere $45.00; a
pasta and sauce dinner for four by Pasta a la
Carte was stolen for $8.00; one night of child­
O ld Dykes Home Project starting
the responsibility of the host or hostess to see
that their guests get home safely. That’s a
little harder for a bar or restaurant owner.
Mileage is limited to within a 20-m ile radius of
Downtown Portland.
“ We are sponsoring CareCab campaigns
in 50 cities throughout the G.S.,” says
Murphy. “This is our way of bringing attention
to the serious problem of drunk driving in this
country.”
This is the fourth year the Newport Beach.
California based CompCare has sponsored a
CareCab campaign.
“If we can save one life this year, we will
consider our CareCab campaign a success.”
Portland's CareCab campaign is part of a
nationwide campaign sponsored by Com­
prehensive Care Corporation, parent
com pany of the Physicians and Surgeons
Hospital CareGnits. The Hotline will be staffed
by volunteers from Mothers Against Drunk
Driving (MADD), Woodland Park Hospital
and CareGnit Alumni.
"Realistically, we know people are going to
drink and drive during the holidays," Murphy
continues. “ It happens every year. But by of­
fering CareCab, maybe some people will
think before they drive home drunk. Tough
new laws may make the alternative worse:
spending tonight in jail.”
care for up to four children went for $7.50;
two nights for two at the Waves Hotel in Can­
non Beach would have tickled your fancy for
just $45.00. In addition there were full body
massages, dancing lessons, mime or magic
at your next party, meals from a variety of
restaurants and tickets for various perform­
ances about town.
There were over 85 items on the oral auc­
tion list and approximately 30 on the silent
auction lis t The majority of the higher priced
items were not sold because of the high m in­
im um bids set by their owners. One such
item was the autograhs of all four Beatles
with an asking price of $ 1000 by private col­
lector Gregg Weed.
The most actively bid item of the evening
was the lim o service courtesy of Oregon
Limousine (Mike Clay) which sold at $45.00.
These products and services were all do­
nated to help the Do Jum p Dance Theater
raise money for their first production, Atlantis,
which will be performed at the Echo Theater
next February.
Ever thought about who will take care of
you when you are old? A group of women
here in Portland have and they are forming an
on-going organization to work toward the es­
tablishment of a multi-care retirement pro­
gram designed primarily for elderly lesbians.
The idea of an Old Dykes Home Project
has been kicked around for years but is finally
being taken seriously. A meeting has been
scheduled for January 22, in the back room
of Old Wives Tales Restaurant at 4 pm. A vote
will be taken to approve a Purpose Statement
and an Organizational Structure. Community
input is necessary so those interested in
working on a program to take care of the
aged women in our com m unity should not
miss this meeting.
Cross country ski lessons for women offered
Instruction in beginning cross-country ski­
ing and winter survival skills for women will
be offered by Women’s Wilderness Institute
Northwest Saturday lessons begin on Janu­
ary 28, 1984, followed by sessions on Feb­
ruary 4th and 11th. The Sunday series starts
January 29, 1984, with subsequent lessons
on February 5th and 12th. All sessions take
place from 9 am to 3 pm on M t Hood.
Experienced instructors teach basic cross­
country ski techniques, paced to the skills
and abilities of beginning skiers. Classes are
lim ited to ten women.
Orientation for both series or anyone in­
terested in the winter activities of Women’s
Wilderness Institute Northwest will be held
Wednesday, January 25, 1984 at 7:30 pm at
the Multnomah County Library, Main Branch,
801 S.W. 10th, Room D. The orientation will
cover ski equipment and clothing necessary,
details of the instruction course, carpooling
arrangements, and questions about the series.
Cost of each 3-day series is $45.00. Parti­
cipants provide their own ski equipment and
lunch.
Interested women should contact Women's
Wilderness Institute Northwest at P.O. Box
14743, Portland, OR 97214, or call 239-6896
for further information and registration forms.
Quote of the Month
“ I was delighted that I could entrust
selling my Portland home and buying in
Vancouver to one real estate company.
I was particularly pleased, Patrick,
(Bridgetown's Vancouver broker) un­
derstood my wanting to change from
an older formal home to a contempo­
rary ranch. Bridgetown truly does bridge
the river."
— Mike (Vancouver, WA)
Mike's former Portland home
Home of the Month
The Bridgetown Featured Home is a
romantic hideaway in a quiet treed set­
ting. Sliding glass doors open onto a
private deck that overlooks a creek This
unique contemporary home has 2 bed­
rooms. 1 bath, wall to wall carpet, fire­
place, modem kitchen with built-in dish­
washer, disposal and stove. Below is a
double carport and large storage room.
Situated just a few minutes from down­
town, but oh so serene1 Asking $46.000
with an assumable 7*% loan
Bridgetown Realty
Portland, OR 97266
5625 SE 83rd
775-1875
Just Out December 23-January 6
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