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Church Of Scientolo ay Dresses
Neighborhood In Ribbons
Cellular One Kicks Off New Cellular Watch
Program With Volunteer Patrols Through
Public-Private Partnership
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Cellular phones help citizens stop crime
Volunteer citizens patrolling neigh
borhoods, business districts and parks
will now have cellular phones to assist
them in their crim e prevention activi
ties. Equipped with cellular phones,
volunteers are able to work directly
with police to help immediately report
suspicious activities and emergencies
while helping deter crime by their pres
ence. The new program may soon be
replicated in other cities, and is one of
many public safety and crim e preven
tion partnerships Cellular One Is initiating
under the Cellular Watch name. The pro
gram ls being kicked-off during October,
National Crime Prevention Month.
Cellular One has joined forces with
the Office of N eighborhood Associa
tions (ONA) and the Portland Police
Bureau to assist existing and newly
forming citizen patrols by providing
them with 40 phones and free airtime.
“Pre viously, patrol members spent a lot
of their time raising funds for their
m aterials and equipm ent so they could
work effectively. The Cellular W atch
program allows the patrols to spend
more of their volunteered time actually
outon patrol, "saidSharun McCormack,
crime prevention coordinator forO N A.
The cellular phones give the citizen
patrols immediate access to 9-1-1 as
well as direct contact with police pre
cincts and district officers.
With community involvem ent on
the rise, over 25 citizen patrols are now
out on the streets with three new groups
starting O ctober 7 in the Concordia,
S ull i van G ulc h and S umner S treet neigh
borhoods. “The citizen patrol program
shows that working together can make
a difference. I t’s a “ neighborhood
watch” that has been moved outside the
house. It’s great to see your work pay
off as crime statistics go dow n,” said
Allen Lashbrook, the neighborhood
volunteer who began the first citizen
patrol program in the O verlook neigh
borhood.
V olunteers are trained by their
neighborhood crime prevention staff
and the police in reporting techniques.
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basic street safety and non-confronta-
tional patrolling methods. Portland’s
first citizen patrol was formed in 1987
with the support of Portland Police
C hief Tom Potter, who at that time was
acaptain. “Community policing doesn’t
mean citizens become police, but p a
trols serve as a very important com m u
nication link for us. The progress that
has taken place in these citizen pa
trolled neighborhoods is a direct result
of the linkbetw eencom m unity involve
ment and the police,” said Potter.
“Cellular com m unication is a very
effective way for volunteers and the
police tocom m unicate,considering the
fact that citizen patrols are usually on
the “beat” when they need to be in
touch. With the Cellular W atch public-
private partnership, crim e prevention
and personal safety are improved for
both the citizen volunteers and the neigh
bors in the com m unities they patrol,”
says Rich Begert, G eneral manager o f
Cellular One of Oregon and S W W ash
ington.
VOTE
Good Samaritan
Offers Head And
Neck Cancer
Education Series
Good Samaritan Hospital & M edi
cal Center is offering a free afternoon
series for individuals and families who
have had cancer of the head or neck.
The series will run four consecu
tive M ondaysbeginningN ovcm ber9lh,
from 3 - 4:30 p.m. in the Com prehen
sive Cancer C enter’s second floor con
ference room, 1130 N. W. 22nd Ave.
The weekly sessions will be facili
tated by Sue Frymark, R.N., Cancer
Rehabilitation Manager and Carol Ross,
M.S., Speech and Language Patholo
gist. Additional guest speakers will pro
vide educational information or to pre
register, please call theCom prehensive
Cancer Program at 229-7283.
• - DIÄNETICS
in 1985 when Federal Agent Enrique
Camarena was murdered by drug traf
fickers. In his honor, red ribbons were
displayed and became the symbol to
end the demand for drugs.
Each year since 1987 the National
Federation of Parents sponsors the na
tional Red Ribbon W eek from October
24 to November 1. Schools, churches,
neighborhood associations and other
Today, in celebration of li vi ng drug
free lives, the Church of Scientology o f
Portland and the Church o f Scientology
Celebrity Centre passed out hundreds
o f Red Ribbon Week campaign ribbons
to neighboring businesses for their staff
to w ear the rest o f the week. Cam paign
posters were also distributed and dis
played throughout the downtown area.
The Red Ribbon Campaign started
groups participate by displaying red
ribbons and conducting activities that
promote living drug free. The Church
o f Scientology, long known for it’s
anti-drug stance, has joined in this cam
paign for the second year. In addition to
the ribbons and posters, the Church has
produced a special cable television pro
gram that educates a person on what
drugs do to the body, why people really
lake drugs and what alternatives there
are to drugs. Large, red bows will also
don both Church locations throughout
the week.
A ccording to G w en M ayfield,
spokeswoman for the Celebrity C entre,
the Church of Scientology has a 100%
drug free co n g reg atio n . “ B ecause
Scientologists believe that what you do
to the body can also greatly affect you
spiritually, we just don’t use drugs,”
slated Mayfield. “ Scientologists have
high ethical and moral values and feel
it is vital that they help others decide to
live drug-free lives.” The Church par
ticipating in the Red Ribbon W eek is
part of the C hurch’s com m unity out
reach program , Lead The W ay to a
Drug Free USA.
To find out more about how you
can participate in Red Ribbon W eek, or
to get your red ribbon to wear, contact
cither church o f Scientology or the O r
egon Federation o f Parents for a Drug
Free Youth.
Sickle Cell Specialists To Help
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disease found in countries along the
equator. People with sickle cell trait are
protected from malaria, while those with
sickle cell anemia and normal hem oglo
bin are susceptible to it. O ver the years
sickle trait has migrated to the various
continents.
Sickle cell disease is seen predom i
nately in the Black population, but is
also seen in people of other ethnic
groups. These ethnic groups include
individuals from parts of Asia M inor,
Central India, and countries bordering
the Caribbean and M editerranean Seas.
Recently, the Portland Sickle Cell
Anemia Foundation has new Caucasian
clients with the trait and the disease
affecting two family members.
November 20, 1992, the Portland
Sickle Cell A nem ia Foundation will
Dr. Robert Johnson, D irector of the
Adult Sickle Cell Program of Alta Bales
Medical Center in Berkley, California,
and Dr. Lance Sieger, C hief o f Ped/
Hemo/Onc., and professor of Pediatrics
in U.C.L. A., Harbor/U.C.L. A. Medical
Center in Torrance, California will visit
Portland to shed light on Sickle Cell
Disease. This disease is an inherited
blood disorder, which is painful and
life-threatening to those affected and is
the result of one inheriting a gene from
each parent for this disease. The person
that inherits only one gene from one
parent is called a carrier or has the
“trait”.
Sickle cell trait occurs as a natural
mutation of the hem oglobin gene which
serves as a p ro tectiv e m echanism
against malaria. M alaria is a deadly
To F ig h t
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donating 40 Motorola portable phones.
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patrol to make a difference. If you own or
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stronger locks, taller
Cellular Watch." Made
fences or bigger, more
possible through the
ferocious watchdogs.
N e ig h b o rh o o d ,
Now more than
ever, citizens must
work together with
cooperation of
Cellular One, the
, Portland Police
Bureau, the City of
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police and neighbors
Portlands Office
to take the offensive
of Neighborhood
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Associations (ONA)
means getting out
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of our recliners and
zens like von.
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getting involved. Like participating in a neigh
borhood patrol program, for instance.
Neighborhood patrols are a strong, safe
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Of course, you don't have to join a
feel like prisoners.
Nothing helps deter crime
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like a highly-cmble, well-
organized neighborhood
patrol program. Nothing
A nn.a/al C.oVI/» C* V
» 1 1 Conference
hold ¡«a.
its Annual
Sickle Cell
from 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m., in Board
Room 1073 of Emanuel Hospital and
Medical Center with Dr. R. Johnson and
Dr. L. Sieger as presenters. The registra
tion fee is $25 and includes lunch. Sickle
Cell clients will be admitted free, but
must pay $5 for their lunch. Sponsors
include Emanuel and Providence M edi
cal Centers.
Registration begins at 8:30a.m . with
a complimentary continental breakfast.
Parents o f children with the disease are
encouraged to come as are physicians,
nurses, nurse practitioners, social w ork
ers, teachers, em ployers and the general
com m unity. Those interested should
register as quickly as possible, as seating
is limited. For further information, please
call (503) 249-1366.
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merit.
It will do more for your neighborhood’s
peace of mind than any ten-foot tall, electri
fied barbed-wire fence ev er could.
deterrent to crime. Especially when linked
Find out more today. Call ONA at
to 9-1-1 and local law enforcement organi
823-4519, or Cellular One at 274-6155.
zations via cellular telephone.
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