Page 6 Portland Observer April 27, 1989
News Around Town
GOOD
SAMARITAN/
DIABETES
SUPPORT GROUP
A new diabetes support group for
i nsulin-dependent diabetics aged 20-45
will hold its first meeting on Monday,
May 8th at Good Samaritan Hospital &
Medical Center, 1015 N.W. 22nd Ave.
The group-will meet the second
Monday of each month from 7-8:30
p m. in third floor conference room A-
May 8th’s meeting will begin with a
short presentation on “ Dealing with
Diabetes....Positively” by Sara Booth,
inpatient social worker for Good
Samaritan’s Diabetes Institute. The talk
v. ill be followed by a period of informal
discussion.
The meetings are free and registration
is not required. For more information,
please call Rhea Sleeman, Department
of Education, 620-1265.
GOSPEL CONCERT TO
BENEFIT DAY CARE
CENTER
Nationally acclaimed gospel singer
Willia Dorsey will perform in a benefit
concert for a new Salvation Army day
care program Saturday, May 13, 1989,
at 7:00 p.m. at the Moore Street
Community Center, 5335 N. Williams
Ave. in Portland.
The day care program will assist
unemployed parents in the North Portland
area to seek work and education.
The concert will be preceded by an
open house, silent auction, spaghetti
feed, and sports demonstrations emceed
by celebrity sports personalities. The
pre-concert activities will start at 2;00
p.m.
Admission for all events will be $7.50
a person. The public is invited
For more information call the Moore
Street Community Center at (503) 282-
2571
WORKSHOP FOR CO
DEPENDENTS OF
ALCOHOL AND DRUG
ABUSERS
De Paul Treatment Centers and the
Center for Community Mental Health
are co-sponsoring a free five-part
workshop as part of the Project for
Community Recovery program.
The series begins Monday, April 24
at 7:00 p.m. at the Project for Community
Recovery, located at 3924 N. Williams
Avenue, in Portland. It will continue on
Monday evenings through May.
Led by Fred Williams, the purpose
of the workshop is to inform people
about the symptoms and progression of
substance abuse, means for intervention,
and community resources available.
The Center for Community Mental
Health provides assessment and
outpatient services at 3924 N. Williams
Avenue. The De Paul Treatment Centers
provide treatment for indigent, late-
stage adult substance abusers at 1320
S.W. Washington. Their facility at 4411
N.E. Emerson street provides treatment
services for indigent youths.
For more information about the
workshop, please call Fred Williams at
233-4922.
JEFFERSON SUMMER
SCHOOL PROGRAM
Portland Schools’ Supt Matthew
Prophet and Jefferson High School
Principal Nate Jones, will announce
opening of a new Portland School District
summer school program, Artsummer
’89, at Jefferson High School, 5210 N.
Kerby Ave., Wednesday (April 26) at
1:45 p.m. in Room 827
Announcement ceremonies will
feature a display of the performing and
technical skills students will leant at
this new summer study opportunity for
Portland-area youths.
LOTTERY
CELEBRATES FOUR
YEARS
Today the Oregon Lottery celebrated
its fourth anniversary and record proceeds
to the state Economic Development Fund
by transferring its final check for
$13,660,251 forthe 1987-89 biennium.
Today’s check represents the fourth
largest transfer of Lottery proceeds and
brings the total proceeds for the biennium
to $106,562,354. A total of $166,190235
has been transferred to economic
development projects since sales began
in April 1985.
Director Jim Davey said, “ this year’s
total proceeds are the highest ever for
state economic development projects.
During the last two years, transfers to
the state have exceeded our projections
by an additional $45 million! These
funds are available now for a variety of
programs and projects that will enhance
Oregon’s economic climate and future,
and create thousands of jobs for
Oregonians. W e’re excited to be a
significant contributor to Oregon’s
economic comeback. We thank our
players for their support. They’ve made
this day possible.”
Lottery commission chairman E.D.
“ Debbs” Potts read Governor Neil
Goldschmidt’s proclamation announcing
April 24-30, 1989, ‘‘OREGON
LOTTERY WEEK.”
Guest speaker Robert C. Buchanan,
Director of the Oregon Economic
Development Department, said, “ Lottery
revenues have played a significant role
in making the promise of the ‘Oregon
Comeback’ come true. The Lottery’s
success has given Oregon the means to
fulfill these goals as well as address
other critical issues such as higher
education and corrections. Its continued
success will make many m ore
contributions to the state’s economic
development in the years to come.”
PO RTLAND OBSERVER
The Eyes and Ears of the Community"
ANNOUNCEMENT
The Oregon Human Rights Coalition,
the only grass-roots organization of low-
income persons in Oregon, is sponsoring
* ‘ Poor People’s Day at the Legislature ”
on Wednesday, April 26, from 8:30am-
4:00pm at the State Capitol, Room 50,
in Salem. There is no charge for this
event Lunch and child care are provided.
Transportation reimbursement available
upon request for low-income persons.
SECRETARY
KEMP ACTS TO
SPEED
NATIONWIDE
EVICTION OF
DRUG DEALERS
As a result of HUD Secretary Jack
Kemp’s request to local housing
managers to tell him what steps they
were taking to solve drug-related
problems in public housing, Hud will
take actions to make illegal drug abuse
or drug dealing a specific lease violation;
help the local housing managers seize
leases from tenants convicted of drug-
related crimes; and allow public housing
improvement funds to be used for anti-
drug security measures, the Department
announced today.
“ The responses I have received make
it clear that law-abiding residents in
public housing want to be freed from
the plague of drug dealers and drug
abusers, and the criminal activities they
create and spread, “ Secretary Kemp
said.” “ They have the same concerns,
desires and aspirations as other decent
American families throughout the
nation.”
The chairman of one large-city
housing authority wrote:’’Nothing
infuriates law-abiding tenants more than
to see drug dealers not only out of jail,
but back in there apartment doing
business at the same old stand only
hours after being arrested.”
Of a total of 600 responses analyzed
thus far, about 200 were actively involved
with local law enforcement efforts to
help solve the problem, and a similar
number were involved in education and
outreach efforts. “ We already have
subsidized housing for convicted drug
dealers. It’s a place called prison.”
Many of the public housing authorities
specified some of the significant activities
that they had undertaken to curtail or
eliminate the drug abuse problem. These
activities, detailed in the report, range
from “ clean sweeps” and photo
identification cards to anonymous
hotlines for tips on drug dealing. A
significant number of the authorities
had direct tenant involvement in anti
drug activities.
KIDS IN
JUVENILE
CORRECTIONS
RAISE MONEY
FOR CHILD
ABUSE
S alem - On Monday, April 24 from
10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. every juvenile
corrections facility around the state will
participate in MISSION POSSIBLE,
an event to raise more than $10,000 for
child abuse prevention. This is Children’s
Services Division’s project for Child
Abuse prevention month in April.
Five hundred boys and girls between
12 and 21 will complete physical
challenges and community services.
Sponsored by PacifiCorp companies
including Pacific Power and Nerco, Inc.
each youth who completes a challenge
will raise $20 for the Children’s Trust
Fund. Students will receive T-shirts
donated by Taylor Lumber and Treating
C om pany and ce rtificates from
Children’s Services Division.
Many of the 500 students have been
abused as youngsters and have gone on
to commit delinquent acts. This event
gives them the opportunity to give
something back to the community and
to help prevent abuse of other children.
There will be special events at every
facility around the state. Portland’s AOC/
Picture House camp will have an athletic
challenge course. Nu Shooz band will
sign autographs for the students and a
former Pittsburgh Pirate will help the
kids bat a few balls.
Hillcrest School in Salem will exhibit
MISSION POSSIBLE projects and have
a picnic and basketball game with the
Oregon School for the Deaf. Several
Hillcrest students arc going to the Capitol
and working as pages and grounds crew;
one student will work in the Secretary
of State’s office.
Two of the Hillcrest students will be
available for radio interviews on Friday,
April 21 from 3:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. at
378-5292. There will be students released
for photographs and video taping at
every location.
STEROID USE
DOUBLES
AMONG TEEN
ATHLETES, OHSU
STUDY SHOWS
ELIOT
NEIGHBORHOOD
WORKSHOP
Leaders in Northeast Portlands’s Eliot
neighborhood are inviting area residents
to make a wish—about the future of
their neighborhood.
A community-wide open house and
“ vision workshop” is being held
Tuesday, April 25, 5:30 -8:00 P.M. at
Matt Dishman Community Center, to
give citizens in the area a chance to
contribute their ideas and personal visions
for Eliot’s future.
The workshop is sponsored by the
Eliot Neighborhood Development
Association and its Eliol/Emanuel Vision
Committee. The committee has been
working since November to prepare a
vision statement which will become the
cornerstone for a new, long-range
neighborhood plan.
Committee member Susan Hartnett
says the goal of the workshop is to
capture some of the diversity of opinions
and ideas that ex ist in the
neighborhood.’’Eliot is one of Portland’s
most diverse neighborhoods. Our citizens
represent different cultures, races, and
occupations. And we’re not just a
residential area—Eliot is also home to
some im portant industrial and
commercial employers. This rich
diversity must be woven into our vision
statement; I think it will be something
like a quilt, with many hands making
contributions.”
Vision workshop participants will
be invited to discuss their ideas with the
committee, jot down their suggestions
and drop them ina “ Wishing W ell” ,or
even draw a picture, if they prefer.
These contributions will be used in
developing the overall neighborhood
vision. Organizers say no idea is too
far-fetched.
Earlier, the vision committee surveyed
over eighty community leaders in
Northeast Portland to leant their views
on the future.
Some of the topics expected to be
raised at the open house/workshop
include public access to the Willamette
River, the best pattern for future
development along Union Avenue,
creation of an historic conservation
district within the neighborhoodand how
to meet the area’s future housing needs.
Eliot is a close-in Northeast Portland
neighborhood, located north of the
Memorial Coliseum. The neighborhood
boundaries are N.E.Broadway, N.E. 7th
A venue, N.E. F rem ont.and the
Willamette River. Population is about
3,000.
The Eliot/Emanuel vision statement is
anticipated for early June
For more information, Contact: Susan
H artnett,E liot
N eighborhood
Development Association (282-6659)
P ortland-D espite w arnings o f
potential serious side effects, local high
school football players are using twice
as many muscle-building steroids as
they did one year ago, according to a
new Oregon health Sciences University
study
From 1987-1988, varsity football
teams from 15 Portland-area high schools
with a total of 547 players were surveyed
for steroid use.
In addition to the increased use and
availability of steroids, the study found
educating the athletes did not change
their attitudes toward using steroids.
“ The only deterrents to use we found
were penalties or no scholarships,” says
Dr. Linn Goldberg, director of the Human
Performance Lab and associate professor
of medicine at OHSU. “ Lectures and
pictures showing the adverse effects of
steroid use had no lasting impact.”
The study was published in April in
the journal Medicine and Science in.
Sports and Exercise,
AN URGENT APPEAL
FOR AMERICAN HOST
FAMILIES
The
YOUTH
EXCHANGE
SERVICE (YES) Urgently needs HOST
FAMILIES from all over the United
States to host an outstanding group of
International Teenage Students from 5
continents, scheduled to arrive in August
ford the 1989/90 high school year. The
15 to 18 year old students are carefully
screened, bring their own spending
money, and are fully covered by
insurance. For information about
becoming a HOST FAMILY .please
contact the YOUTH EXCHANGE
SERVICE (YES) at their 24 hour toll
free number: (800) 848-2121.
ALCOHOL & DRUG
RECOVERY
PROGRAM
For Women & Children
Opens
Ecumenical Ministries of Oregon is
pleased to announce that we are opining
our long-awaited “ Women & Children s
Alcohol & Drug Recovery Program’ ’ at
807 S.E. 28th Ave., Portland, Oregon
on April 28,1989.
The public is invited to a “ Gala
Open House & House Shower” to
celebrate the opening of this exciting
new program. This will take place from
10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. on Friday April
28,1989. Members of City Council and
County Commissioners will participate
in a ribbon-cutting ceremony at 10:00
a.m.
This Recovery House will provide
low-income women with small children
the opportunity to enter recovery with
out fear of losing their children.Richard
M ilsom , A ssociate D irector of
Ecumenical Ministries of Oregon
says,” We invite anyone who cares about
recovery from this disease and the social
needs of indigent women and their
children to join us on April 28th.”
Tours of the house will take place
throughout the day from 10:00 a.m.-
6:00 P.M.
Portland, Ore. - The Navy’s first nuclear-
powered aircraft earner, the USS
Enterprise, will “ steam” through
Portland for the Gateway Boosters
“ Fun-O-Rama Parade,’’Saturday,
May 20.
Although not the actual 90,000-ton
vessel, this accurately scaled-down
replica measures 18-feet. Its flight
deck features models of the navy’s
most sophisticated aircraft, including:
the F/A-18 “ Hornet” (the same
aircraft flown by the Blue Angels),
the EA-6B “ Prow lers,” F-14
“ T om cat”
and the SH-2F
“ Seasprite” helicopter.
The float belongs to Navy Recruiting
District Portland whose jurisdiction
includes the Gateway area. It is used
at community events to promote Navy
awareness.
" I ’m honored to represent the Navy in
this parade,” says Petty Officer
Richard Hamilton, the recruiter-in-
charge at the Gateway recruiting
station. “ I’d like to let the people of
Portland know the Navy is here and
proud to be part of their community.”
IRVINGTON
COMMUNITY
ASSOCIATION
MAINTAINING A
DRUG-FREE
WORKPLACE-IT’S
THE LAW
The
Irvington
C om m unity
Association will hold its annual tour of
historic homes, on Sunday, May 21,
1989. The self-guided home tour, held
in conjunction with National Historic
Preservation Week, will run from 1:00
CELEBRITIES
TALK ABOUT
PERSONAL
DRUG/ALCOHOL
EXPERIENCES
Local celebrities will share their
personal experiences with drug and
alcohol abuse during two free forums
7:30 p.m. to 9 p.m., Thursday, May 4
and Tuesday, May 23 in Souther
Auditorium at St. Vincent Hospital and
Medical Center.
The forum, People Who Have Been
There: A Panel of Local Celebrities, is
co-sponsored by the Sisters of Providence
Addictions Treatment Services and the
Oregon Council on Alcoholism and Drug
Addiction.
The May 4 panel includes Chris Van
Dyke, son of comedian Dick Van Dyke,
and marketing manager at Nike, Inc.;
Francine R aften, KGW R adio
personality; and Jann Mitchell,
Columnist for THE OREGONIAN. The
May 23 panel includes John
Callahan,nationally known cartoonist;
Mary Starrett,co-host of KATU’s AM
Northwest; and the Very Reverend
Kenneth Steiner, auxiliary bishop,
Catholic Archdiocese of Portland
Moderator is Christopher Eskcli,PhD,
coordinator of the Sisters of Providence
Addictions Treatment Services at
Providence Medical Center,
Providence Milwaukie Hospital and St.
Vincent Hospital and Medical Center.
Call 249-3564 for more information.
Seating is limited.
to 5:00 p.m.
Tickets will be available after 1:00
p.m. at the Irvington Club, 2131 N.E.
Thompson St., on the day of the tour.
Tickets will be $4.00, and $3.00 for
seniors.
In addition, free rides in a horse-
drawn carriage will be available, on a
first-come, first-served basis, to tour
ticket holders. Classic automobiles will
be on view and there will be a display of
historic materials relating to Irvington
and early Portland at the Irvington Club.
At the end of the tour, cookies and
punch will be available at the Portland
White House Bed and Breakfast Inn, a
beautiful 20th Century Colonial mansion,
which as been designated a National
Historic Landmark.
Proceeds from the tour benefit local
charities and the Irvington Community
Association.
For more information contact: Barbara
Scott-Brier, 231-2139 (day) and 288-
4163 (evening), or Bobbie Scott, 281-
9496, both volunteers, Irvington
Community Association.
ICE RINK TO CLOSE
FOR RENOVATION
Larry Troyer, general manager of
Lloyd Center, today announced the Lloyd
Center ice rink will close Sunday, April
30, as part of the renovation of the
center. The ice rink is expected to reopen
in spring, 1990.
The renovated ice rink will have a lobby
on the north side, an expanded pro shop
and a snack bar and restrooms on the
rink level.
The pro shop will continue to sell and
service skates through the Lloyd Center
management offices while the rink is
under construction.
¿
1 6 t ’ 4* *
Effective March 18, 1989, you are
required to implement certain policies
and procedures to ensure that your
workplace is drug-free-if you arc within
the classes of persons covered y the
Drug-Free Workplace Act. Otherwise,
you cannot be considered for certain
federal contracts and grants.
WHO MUST COMPLY
Anyone who either:
-seeks to be awarded a federal
procurement contract of $25,000
or more, or
-is the recipient of a federal grant
of any size
HOW TO COMPLY
Covered persons must implement
certain company policies and procedures,
including discipline, reporting, and
certification.
HOW CAN WE HELP
To assist employers in complying
with this law, MPR Ventures has
developed a special program, including
a packet of forms and materials. A
floppy disk compatible with Word Perfect
is also available. Specialized training
to implement this law in your company
is also offered by MPR Ventures.
MPR’s packet (drafted by an attorney)
contains every thing you need tocomply
with this law, including:
-a copy of the Drug-Free
Workplace Act
-a certification statement form for
the federal agency you deal with
-an employee policy statement
form
-a notification form for reporting
to federal agency
-a model drug abuse policy
-model curriculum for drug
awareness training
-list of current Oregon drug
counseling and em ployee
assistance resources
WHAT TO DO
Call us, toll-free, at 1-800-759-7059,.
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