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• tv * * « » * * > + t i ♦ * V • < , June 24, 1992...The Portland Observer...Page 5 j Local Citizens Appointed As Ombudsmen Harvey Rice Sharon Bors And Harvey Rice O f Northeast Portland, were recently ap pointed by M eredith Cote, the Long Term Care Ombudsman fo r the State o f Oregon, to serve as C ertified Ombuds men in M ultnom ah County. They w ill serve as advocates fo r the residents o f adult foster care homes, helping to endure they receive the best possible care. Mrs. Bors is being assigned to five adult foster care homes in Northeast Portland. She is a form er employee o f F luid A ir Components. M r. Rice w ill also serve five adult foster care homes in the Northeast area. He is employed as a bus d river at Laidlaw Transit. The O ffice o f the Long Term Care Ombudsman is a program o f the State o f Oregon, dedicated to protecting the rights, safety and d ig nity o f the resi dents o f nursing homes, residential care facilities and adult foster care homes. The next volunteer training series w ill be held in Portland on Sep tember 12,1992. C all 1 -800-522-2602 fo r more in form ation on becoming a C ertified Ombudsman, o r to report a concern about a fa cility . (Stai/ !! Happy 5th Birthday !! Toni Marie Urban Violence & Racism Subject Of PSU Panel creation in 1988 to his appointment as chief. Potter is a graduate o f Portland ’ s Cleveland High School and the U niver Monday, July 13,2 p.m. in Room 190 o f Portland Stole U n iv e rs ity ’ s School o f Business Adm inistration, the PSU Friends o f H istory w ill present a present a panel discussion o f racism and urban violence in American his tory. Participants include Tom Potter, P o rtla n d c h ie f o f p o lic e ; D a v id H orow itz, a PSU history professor and expert on the K u K lu x Kian in Oregon and Steve Gardiner from the C oalition fo r Human d ig n ity, a Portland c iv il presently in need of transportation i.e Vans, Sta tion Wagons, Buses, and Cars. This transportation ». -4. ¿•k •. C» f c í ü M '* f* ' ’ '..U a , ' JA .(■« rights activist for many years. Gardiner, research coordinator for the C oalition fo r Human D ign ity, w ill discuss the p o litica l im plications o f white supremacist organizing and the impact o f hate crimes on whole com munities. The coalition m onitors the white supremacist movement and pre pares regular reports on the state o f “ far rig ht” organizing in Oregon. ¡ £ ........... ► --*«•;* ■ ^41 Love From Your Grandparents Doris L. & Earl Bennett is needed for transporting clients to their appoint S in c e 1 9 8 0 If anyone is interested or is able to help us in this I area, we invite you to come and see what we are I «c»00 S2V off On July 1, 1992, Holladay Park M edical Center’s Emergency Room and C ritical Care services w ill move and be integrated w ith those at Eman uel Hospital & Health Center. Emergency services w ill continue to be available at the fo llo w in g Legacy Health System hospitals: Emanuel Hospital & Health Center, 2801 N. Gantenbcin Avenue; and Good Samari tan Hospital & M edical Center, 1015 N. W . 22nd Avenue. Holladay Park, 1225 Northeast Second Avenue, w ill continue to thrive as a specialty hospital offering and expanding on the outpatient and select services it has always done best: Day surgeries, RLS/Stone Treatment Cen ter, U rology, Podiatry and Oral M a x il lofacial. Psychiatry and Chemical De pendency programs w ill also remain at I I S a y you saw it in the Portland Observer address is 5011 NE 13th. See Ollie, Fred, or Leon for more detail. O p e n M o n . - F r i. 9 :0 0 a m - 6 :0 0 p m • S a t. 9 :0 0 a m - 5 :0 0 p m 1 7 1 9 Portland Named One Of Ten Best American Cities BY OUTSIDE MAGAZINE Boasting the largest forested city park in the country and exceptional public schools, Portland, OR is one o f the ten most desirable U.S. cities, ac cording to Outside magazine. In a July cover story. Outside un covers ten cities “ where you don’t have to give up a good liv in g to live a good life .” In Portland, residents ride their bikes to work at health-food stores, ad agencies, and computer-graphics firms. For recreation, they can surf fish, hike, ski, and boardsail -- a ll w ithin a tw o-hour drive. Outside's report includes a could- you-live-there checklist: how much does a dream home cost; what are the neighbors like; can you get a copy o f N E 1 6 th A v e n u e Holladay Park. AccordingtoJamesE.May, newly- appointed president o f Legacy Port land Hospitals, “ In tegrating Emergency and C ritical Care services is the firs t o f many changes Legacy Health System is making in downtown Portland to provide the com m unity w ith more e ffi cient, cost-effective healthcare. Together, Emanuel, Good Samari tan and Holladay Park w ill continue to o ffe r a comprehensive spectrum o f healthcare services.” Legacy Health System includes: Emanuel Hospital & Health Center, Good Samaritan Hospital & M edical Center, Holladay Park M edical Center, M eridian Park Hospital, M ount Hood Medical Center and the V isiting Nurse Association. Supporting Our Scholars of Tomorrow.. .Today. The New Y o rk Times; and more. The ten “ real towns” selected are distinct but they all share good public schools and employm ent opportunities, ac cess to die arts and p ro xim ity to w ild places. The nine other “ best place to live ” selections are Boise, ID ; Flag staff, A Z ; Asheville, NC; Juneau, A K ; Ventura, C A ; H ilo , H I; Beaufort, SC; Traverse C ity, M I and C ornw all, N Y . This year marks Outside's 15th anniversary as Am erica’ s foremost ac tive life -s ty le magazine. N o other magazine represents the active life like Outside. W ith personal tim e be coming the com m odity o f the ’90s, Outside has become the sourcebook Americans use to enrich life ’s experi G vie V 1 ***. ? XA ences. .99 1992 “Let’s Bag Hunger Food Drive Surpasses Goal First Interstate Bank Branches Throughout Oregon Collect Over 125,000 Pounds o f Food and $15,000 Thanks to the ongoing support o f First Interstate Bank o f Oregon and the Oregon Newspaper Publishers Asso- ciation, Oregonians responded gener ously to the 1992 "L e t’ s Bag Hunger’ statewide food drive, held M ay 4th- 22nd. T his year, the event raised 125,690pounds o f food and $ 15,000to benefit Oregon Food Bank network agencies. For the seventh year in a row , Oregonians fille d grocery bags w ith nonperishable food items and brought them to their nearest First Interstate Bank branch. This year, a record number o f newspaper publishers-75% o f the state’ s total newspaper circula tion-inserted over h alf a m illio n printed grocery bags in their publications to promote the drive. W illam ette Indus tries, Georgia-Pacific and Cupples Pa per Bag Co. donated $11,000 w orth o f printed bags fo r distribution. Over 200 First Interstate Bank branches and o ffic e s served as c o lle c tio n sites throughout Oregon. The drive surpassed its goal o f 125,000 pounds o f food, and cash do nations increased by 35% over last year. A ll food raised during the three- week drive remained in the com m uni ties where donations were made. A ll cash donations were divided equally between the community ’ s regional food bank and Oregon Food Bank, the state wide coordinating agency. “ The support o f newspaper pub lisher this year was excellent and First Interstate Bank employees really helped get the word out,” said OFB Special EventscoordinatorW ayneAuse. “ But the credit really goes to thousands o f Oregonians who cam through by do nating a variety o f high-quality, n u tri tious food that w ill benefit many fa m i lies and children this summer.” I f we are to have scientists, engineers and o th e r professionals fo r to m o rro w , we m ust serve m in o rity students. O u r c o m m itm e n t to U N C F is o n ly part o f B row n & W illia m s o n 's , and o u r em ployees' grants to education. A n d th e ir key to the future is education. B ut many students s im p ly can’ t a ffo rd to We kn ow these fu tu re leaders, now studying in colleges and universities across the attend college. G overnm ent cutbacks in education support, few er student loans and country, need o u r help. G ive n the o p p o rtu n ity, ris in g costs have com bined to lim it access to a college education fo r m any m in o rity students w h o need fin a n c ia l assistance. T h a t’ s w hy B ro w n & W illia m s o n Tbbacco C o rp o ra tio n continues to support educational o p p o rtu n itie s w ith c o n trib u tio n s to the U n ite d N eg ro C ollege Fund and d ire c tly supports in s titu tio n s o f h ig he r learning that start today. O u r n a tio n ’ s fu tu re depends on its greatest natural resource, o u r young people. these young people w ill excel and secure a brighter fu tu re fo r them selves and fo r a ll o f us. w B&W For Best Results Advertise In the Observer BROWN & W ILLIAM SON TOBACCO CORPORATION Our Continuing Commitment to Community Service. - -, '.te » • - • 'A . F irs t o f Changes at Legacy Portland Hospitals New or Transfer Prescriptions ments with the doctors, and to pick up donations. about. Our phone number is 503-282-1922 and our Y ou i >• ?.. Y r - ' . ■ ; • - r* LT . • • • K « ••• Holladay Park Medical Center Moves ER/Critical Care Services To Emanuel Hospital & Health Center TERRY’S PHARMACY S e rv in g ■' <£ V * . i;* i. « ’ >•! - te l ; Stay clean D/A Program is designed to help clean our neighborhood of drugs and alcohol. We are : Y.-.: ' »' • A? ’ ’ .‘i ; AA • 1 . , •• ■. - -. ■ sity o f Portland. H orow itz w ill discuss the D etroit riots o f 1967 and the recent Los Angeles riots as “ consumer rots” and examples o f urban violence. He w ill explore violence and racism in D etroit, Los Angeles and Portland. H orow itz has been on the history faculty at Portland State since 1968. He received his doctorate in history from U niversity o f Minnesota and his bachelor’ s degree from Antioch College. He is co-author o f On The Edge: A New H istory o f Twentieth Century Am erica (W est Pub lishing, 1990), and he has published many articles on Oregon’ s Ku K lu x Kian in such publications as Oregon Historical Quarterly and Pacific N orth west Quarterly. He has been a c iv il righto organization. Panel discussants are expected to pipit« individual 10 or 15 minute pre sentations. Afterwards, the flo o r w ill be open fo r questions and answers. A d mission is free and the public is w el come to attend. ' Potter w ill discuss the history o f police and m in o rity relations, the need fo r comm unity p olicin g and police ser vice orientation. He has been w ith the Portland police force since 1966. He was appointed c h ie f o f police in N o vember 1990. H is intent has been to promote tolerance and understanding among the c ity ’ s divergent populations and to implement a changeover from trad itional policing methods to com m unity policing. He was captain o f the C om m unity Policing D ivision from its ’« i - *• ‘ A * • * - - • 4
