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Page 4 Portland Observer, February 10, 1988 Self-Expression for Teens through Cable News Show Baxter, both of Portland, Un, nas graduated from Air Force basic training at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas. Currently, the talent is under going production and post-produc tion classes at Portland Cable Ac cess IPCA). "W e Are Your Future" cablecast will premiere Feb. 13th on Ch. 33 at 6:00 p.m. The P ortland Observer will co sponsor "W e Are Your Future", a 30-minute video show written and hosted by Portland area teenagers. "W e Are Your Future" allows teens to express themselves on Teen Violence, Teen Pregnancy, AIDS Being Spread By Homeless Youth, and Nutrition. The talent for "W e Are Your Fu ture" was recruited from the stu dent body of Grant High School. In October, 1987, students under went weekly pre-production and video writing classes. The produc tion of "W e Are Your Future" re quired self-discipline, dedication, and hard work. "W e Are Your Future" was creat ed by its producer, Grassroot News, and technically produced by the staff of Portland Cable Access. An additional sponsor is the Albina Ministerial Alliance, wnose opera tion is highlighted by A.M .A.'s CEO, Cornetta Smith. For more information, contact Lanita Duke at 288-0493. Picture Your Heart: Capture an Ultrasound Image ducer and are reflected back from the internal structures of the heart. The result is a two-dimensional image of the heart. See live heart images, talk with cardiopulmonary technologists and physicians, and take home the ulti mate in valentine expression. Al though this is not a medical exami nation, it is a unique opportunity to learn more about you and your heart and the advances being made in cardiopulmonary technology. This event is co-sponsored by The Oregon Heart Institute, The Oregon Society of Cardiopulmonary Technologists, Hewlett-Packard and Polaroid in cooperation with The Oregon Museum of Science and Industry. This year for Valentine's Day, give someone you love a lasting and truly personal valentine; a pic ture of your heart. Starting Mon day, Feb. 1 through Sunday, Feb. 14th from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., OMSI will invite visitors to have their hearts imaged as part of an ongoing ultrasound demonstration during national Heart Month. Using the latest ultrasound equip ment, visitors can witness the ama zing technology of an Ultrasound Imaging System. Ultrasound imag ing is a safe and painless diagnostic procedure which uses high frequen cy sound waves to make moving pictures of the heart. In a nut shell, ultrasonic waves pass through the skin by a small, hand-held trans- North Portland Library Celebrates 75th Birthday The North Portland Branch Li brary reaches a significant milestone on Saturday, Feb. 20, 1988 — 75 years of service to the neighbor hood. Multnomah County Library ad ministrators, board members, branch employees and patrons are marking the day with a birthday celebration. Highlights include: Opening ceremony, 11 a.r^;, John Bennett plays ragtime pianò, 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.; cake cutting, 12:30 p.m.; Hansel and Gretel pup pet show, 1:30 to 2 p.m.; Face painting, 2-3 p.m.; Rap music by Untouchable Krew, 3-4 p.m. In addition to the above enter tainment, librarian Mary Goldie is assembling a collection of old pho tos showing the North Portland Branch Library through the years. "W e had a lady in this week who said she can remember going to the Library when it opened (in 1913)," said Goldie. "She couldn't believe it had been 75 years already!" Built at a cost of $31,582, the facility was one of many U.S. li braries constructed with the help of the Carnegie Foundation — endow ed by noted industrialist Andrew Carnegie. The land was donated by W.B. Ayer and other local re sidents. Architect Jacob Jacob- berger designed the English-style, brick edifice. The February 20 celebration fol lows a period of remodeling at the Library, which is located at 512 North Killingsworth Street. The building has been "gussied up" with new paint, a book theft detection system has been installed and the facility is now wheelchair acces sible, says Goldie. The remodeling also made way for the Library's Black Resource Center, in operation since June 1987. Mary's Place 5700 N.E. Union GOOD FOOD GOOD FUN GOOD ATMOSPHERE This w e e k fe a tu rin g Randy Starr & Flirt Hom e of the Original Stuffed Baked r o ia to 281-1176 ALPHONSO'S SANDWICH SHOP FEATURING Homestyle Food Daily Menu Changes Rice - $2°° & • Deep Fried Catfish — Every Friday D" ’ ¥ " H om em ade Chili - *2“ & • "¡» J - M ” O ir t v Pastries • Pies & Cakes — $1 a Slice 3940 N. Williams Phone Airman Julius D. Fields, Jr. Graduates 281-1679 Rising Hospital Costs Threaten Oregon Seniors During the six weeks of training the airman studied the Air Force mission, organization and customs and received special training in human relations. Airman Julius D. rielas, Jr., son of Julius D. Fields, Sr., and Marie E. In addition, airmen who complete basic training earn credits toward an associate degree through the community college of the Air Force. He is a 1985 graduate of Benson Polytechnic High School, Portland. Minority Tuition Wiavers Available Portland State University has an nounced the availability of tuition and fee waivers of approximately $1,500 annually to qualifying mino rity students who will enroll at PSU this fall as first-time freshmen. Ap plication deadline for the Minority Tuition and Fee Award Program is March 1. The program was established by the Oregon State Board of Higher Education to improve the diversity of the student body of the state's higher education institutions. The program will award 146 of the wai vers across the state this fall. To be eligible for the program, students must: be Oregon resi dents; be graduates of an Oregon high school lor GED certificate re- cipient); be able to meet regular institutional admission requirements and be enrolled as a first-time fresh man; be committed to the pursuit of a bachelor's degree; and be members of one of the following ethnic/racial groups — American Indian or Alaskan Native, Black American, or Hispanic. The awards are renewable for up to five years provided the student maintains eligibility and makes satis factory progress toward a degree. The awards also are tranferrable from one institution to another. Information and application forms are available from the Portland State University Office of Admis sions, 464-3511. Rapidly escalating hospital costs in the State of Oregon threaten to flatten the pocket books of Ore gon seniors, the Oregon State Council of Senior Citizens charged. Nate Davis, President of the group, said the State Senior Coun cil is deeply concerned over the re sults of the annual Equicor study showing the average daily hospital cost in Oregon to have increased nearly 20 percent in 1987 and rank ing Oregon the fifth-highest in the nation for average daily cost. "Since the substantial percen tage of hospital clientele are elder ly, the greatest weight of this in crease in hospital costs falls on the shoulders of the older patient," commented Davis. "Where will this health care cost escalation end? Year after year we are seeing hos pital and other health care costs increase substantially, often qua drupling the rate of inflation. Are the consumers really gaining the benefits of these incredible in creases? "For the short term, there needs to be a thorough evaluation of the services provided in hospitals. Are all the physician services and labora tory work really necessary or is it simply taking from the pocketbooks fo the elderly for extranious health care services." "In the long run, we must look at health care options that will slow the tremendous health care inflation we have witnessed over the past twenty years. The State Senior Council believes this is a symptom of a health crisis that ultimately can only be solved by the adoption of a national and state health plan that will provide universal health coverage to all our citizens." Equicor, a joint venture of the Hospital Corporation of America and the Equitable Group and Health Insurance Company, has conducted a yearly study of hospital costs for the last 15 years. The Oregon State Council is one of the key statewide sponsors of the State Health Plan, which would guarantee health coverage to all Oregonians. Under the Plan, eligi ble persons would be albe to choose a certified health plan that guaran tees physician, hospital, lab and x-ray, emergency, preventive, re habilitation, outpatient, prescription drug, and mental health services. It has been introduced in the last three Oregon Ligislative Sessions and is a primary forcus of the Ore gon Health Care Coalition, which in cludes dozens of statewide human service, consumer and labor organi zations. Secrecy and the Brotherhood of Torture Eugene Monroe During the Second World War the Nazi party repeatedly claimed they had no death camps. They admitted there were labor camps like vacation resorts, but no death camps. Today the 10 best known hospitals in the Portland area claim that no information related to ECT, electric shock treatment to you and I, can be released. These members of the psychiatric brain fry brother hood now feel that ECT is too con troversial for any information to be given out. We possess statistics on various hospitals in the Portland area, however, the measurement of increased ECT usage necessitates updating and comparing the old facts with the new. The impact of the Citizens Com mission on Human Rights (CCHR) on those facilities which practice this cruel form of torture is begin ning to be felt. During this last week CCHR has pushed the war by Paulette 10-16-86 against ECT, visiting 12 cities in both Washington and Clackamas counties circulating an interest peti tion aimed at outlawing the prac tice of electric shock treatment in Oregon. You can't build the Ark after the rain starts to fall. ECT is a danger to every community in Ame rica. It may not be agreed with today and, after they strap you to the cold table, it will be too late. You'll be gone. The person you used to be will be lost forever. I remember one man we met dur ing the petition drive who wanted to sign the petition. We talked for 3 minute or two. I asked him if I could quote him: "If you throw a kitten in a microwave over for three minutes set on maximum, it stops the kitten from jumping on your couch, but it does not help the kit ten to catch mice." Mr. Cocaine Hello my graduate, I see you've switched from smoking weed You've developed a more costly and devastating need, And later when I have you hooked, when I have you nice and ripe I'll let you move on to stage two, putting me in a glass pipe! What was that reason you decided that you wanted to give me a try Oh yeah! It was because weed no longer got you high. Smoke me, inhale me, and take me deep within, I promise you I will become your one and only friend. No longer are you satisfied to smoke a joint or two You want to run in the faster lanes, experience something new. I'll make you tell all sorts of lies, you'll steal and you will cheat It won't matter to you about your pride, it's my demands you will meet. Well I'm more than happy to take you right into my fold, You don't seem to believe the hor ror stories about me that you ve been told. Selling your bodies, betraying your family and friends Hustling up those dollars and rush ing to smoke me again. Why don't you start out with me like the ones before you chose Put me in such perfect lines and snort me up your nose, But don't worry baby, take this into your heart, I'll hang right in here with you — until D E A T H do us part! Retiring fro m the "9 to -5 " w o rk in g w o rld was the occasion of a reception fo r tw o brothers, James Varner and Joe Hen derson, o f Beaver Lodge No. 3, Prince Hall a ffilia te . The a ffa ir was held at Dishman Center Saturday, Jan. 30th. (L-R) M a t th e w M oody, W orshipful M aster Lucious H icks IV, Varner, Henderson and Jim W allace. Photo by Richard J. B row n Scholarship Deadlines Near Deadlines are approaching for two popular scholarships offered through the Mt. Hood Community College District Foundation. Applications for part-time scho larships for spring term must be submitted by Feb. 29. The scholar ships will be awarded to students who wish to take between one and six credit hours and cover tuition, fees and $75 worth of books and supplies. Applicants must: show financial need and not be receiving Federal Financial Aid; not be depen dent on parental support; be em ployed or currently unemployed as a result of a layoff and enrolling in a course that will potentially lead to employment; achieve a minimum grade point average of 2.00; take the college placement test through the Counseling Center; and have two letters of recommendation from instructors, counselors or commu nity memebers. The MHCCD Foundation also will present three $2,020 scholarships, covering tuition, fees and books for the 1988-89 school year, to current GED students. To qualify for the scholarship, the applicant must take the GED test during the 1987-88 school year and pass with an aver age score of 49 or higher; partici pate in GED graduation; demon strate a financial need; have at least one letter of recommendation from an MHCC instructor; and must be planning to enroll full-time for the 1988 fall term. In addition, the ap plicant must enroll in a degree granting program and must main tain a grade point average of 2.00 or better. Applications may be sub mitted as late as May 16, with let ters of recommendation and a copy of the student's GED test scores. Scholarship applications are available in the MHCC Office of Financial Aid. For details, call 667- 7262. Wholesale Pricing On Groceries Gone Public Did you know that tor almost 30 years you could have bought some ot your groceries at wholesale prices? The Bee Company, for over 30 years, has offered the public weekly shipments of name brand groceries at genuine wholesale prices. You'll find canned and packaged goods, pet foods, as well as frozen and close-dated deli products on the shelves. The best feature is that you do not have to buy by the case. You buy just what you want to buy, just the amount you need. Located at 800 N. Killingsworth, just east of I 5, they are open Monday through Saturday 9:30 am to 6:00 pm. Isn't it about time you save on your grocery bill? PHONE 283-3171 They II Tell Toil Ml About It