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Hage 6...The Portland Observer...December 23, 1992
Christmas Tree
Recycling, A
Regional
Tradition
Continues
Alcohol-Free New Years’
Eve Dance Scheduled
Group Want To Start First
Night In Portland
Tired of dates getting sick New
Y ear’s live? Disgusted at the idea of
another New Year’s hangover?
Y ou’re in luck. The First Night
committee, named after groups in Bos
ton and Minneapolis among others, are
committed to turning Portland’s New
Year Eve wants to offer alcohol-free
events to start the year.
They are starting with a dance
where no drugs or alcohol will be al
lowed. It is at the Scottish Rite Hall,
1515 S\V Morrison and starts at 8 pm.
and goes until 2 a.m..
Cunis Salgado and the Street Cor
ner Singers will provide the entertain
ment, comics will appear. Balloons will
appear. Everything traditional will ap
pear but the champagne. Lacey Turner,
KINK DJ will mcce the event.
The event will benefit The Alano
Club, a clubhouse for AA and other 12
step meetings, and Central City Con
cern. Tickets are S19 and are available
through FAST1XXE.
Organizer Elizabeth Waters ex
plains, “We think there are a lot of fun-
loving people who want an alcohol-free
environment to welcome the New Year”
First Night festivals arc spreading
throughout the country, and there is some
evidence that there are more people who
are giving up alcohol yearly. Several
cities throughout the US adopt the pro
gram and hold dozens of alcohol-free
events throughout the night. Portland is
starting with one-but Waters hopes to
demonstrate that the idea is popular-and
that more sober events are wanted.
Last year, 265 Oregonians died in
alcohol related deaths on the holiday.
One in five American Families are
affected by the Disease.
Sponsors to date include Nike and
Coast Distributors and First Interstate
Bank.
Homeless Veterans Get
Boost For Permanent
Housing Needs
“We don’t leave our casualties
behind, even in America,” veteran Ken
Rose said at a press conference today
announcing the Veterans Independence
Plan (VIP), a pilot program for veterans
in the Portland area. Homeless veterans
in recovery programs and currently liv
ing in transitional housing in Portland
can now took forward to expanded ser
vices as they become self-sufficient
members of the community.
Rose is Executive Director of Vet
erans for Veterans, an agency that pro
vides services to homeless veterans and
is an integral part of the pilot project.
“It;s time for us to give something
back to those who gave so much for us”,
said Rey Ramsey, Oregon Housing and
Community Services Director. “Many
agencies have been providing some
help. This is an opportunity to put all the
services under one roof, eliminate du
plication and identify gaps so the veter
ans can receive all the services they
need at one time. Our department is
concerned about housing and service
integration and this is a perfect way to
watch it work.
The cooperative program between
Oregon Housing and community Ser
vices Department, Multnomah County
Housing and Community Services and
the Veterans for Veterans program was
announced today. Participating veter
ans will receive housing assistance while
they look for jobs that will help them
become self-reliant.
“This is a superb example of a
strong partnership between the state
and local governments to expand ser
vices to a seriously undeserved popula
tion, “said Multnomah County Chair
Gladys McCoy.
Veterans for Veterans will accept
referrals from service agencies such as
Salvation Army Alcohol and Drug Pro
gram, Veterans Administration Medi
cal Center, Transition Projects and other
who are currently providing services.
Funding for the project will come
form the Emergency Housing Account
established by the Legislature in 1991.
Other organizations involved in the
program are the Oregon Department of
Veterans Affairs, American Red Cross,
American Legion, Disabled American
Veterans, Oregon State Employment
and Vocational Rehabilitation Divi
sions, Veterans of Foreign Wars, Para
lyzed Veterans of America and the U.S.
Department of Labor.
For additional information, con
tact Ken rose at Veterans for Veterans
office, 771-9781.
Christmas Commitment
Prolongs Life
In the holiday season when com
mercialism is king, it is nice to know
that Christmas and Hanukkah have a
benefit which outlasts the children’s
new toys. That benefit is a longer life
for those who attend church or syna
gogue regularly.
Biologists are currently engaged in
various attempts to lengthen life through
exercise nutrition, drugs, and genetic
manipulation. The search for longer
life becomes more urgent as the “Baby
Boomer” generation enters middle age
and the number of elderly in the U.S.
increases yearly.
But a number o f scientific studies
show that people can easily extend life
today by being more religiously in
volved. For example, an elderly popu
lation was followed for two years in
New Haven, Connecticut with two sets
of subjects who were similar with re
gard to all health factors. One set was
involved in religious activities and the
other was not. At the two year follow
up, the less religious fyad mortality lev
els twice as high as the more religious.
In a similar scientific study, women
were more likely to live longer if they
increased their church attendance.
Arteriosclerotic heart disease was
much less common for men who at
tended church every week, although
some of this lowering of mortality was
related to the healthier life-style of
church attenders, even after controlling
for smoking and economic status, reli
gious men had less heart disease.
Women also had less heart disease if
they attended church regularly, although
the effect was not as pronounced. Other
illnesses such as emphysema and cir
rhosis of the liver were also lower.
The mechanisms for this improved
life expectancy are at least partially
known, some religious people live
longer due to reduced consumption of
alcohol, cigarettes, and illicit drugs.
Scientists believe that the social sup
port of those active in church help
reduce stress. Regular church atten
dance also tends to build self-esteem,
thus lowering suicide, risk taking, and
substance abuse. Enough evidence ex
ists for the beneficial effects of church
attendanceon mortality that physicians
could recommend this “therapy” for
those who are so inclined.
By Glenn G. Wood, M.D., M.A.
Connie Berry, M.S.P.H.
New ODOT Region
Manager Selected
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Bruce W t arner
has .4 been named
ODO T’s Region I Manager, succeeding
Don Adams, who retires May 31 after 34
years with the department of which five
were as Region I Manager. Warner be
gins his new assignment in January.
Warner has been Land-Use and
Transportation Director for Washington
County since 1987, where he was re
sponsible for the overall administration
and management of the county’s 300
employee land use/transportation de
partment with over a $74 million annual
budget. 1 lis career with that agency be
gan in 1984 as the land use and transpor
tation deputy director.
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As
Region
Manager,
he i' oversees
the construction, improvements, main
tenance and operation of state highways
and related transportation facilities in
the greater Portland area and surround
ing communities. The region has ap
proximately 624 employees and a bien
nial operating budget of about $91 mil-
lion.
In this new position, Warner is a
member of the ODOT Management
Team, the department’s top policy-set
ting group.
Warner isacivil engineering gradu
ate of the University of Washington and
a registered professional civil engineer.
Parents Respond To Campaign To
loost Bike Helmet Use
Since 1984, metropolitan arearesi-
dents have recycled their Christmas
trees through services provided by non-
profitorganizationsand businesses, with
participation growing steadily eachyear.
Last year, more than 87,000 trees were
recycled by residents who chose to
have their trees become mulch, walk
ing paths, decorative landscaping ma
terials and wildlife habitats instead of
landfill material.
“Approximately 56 percent of the
region’s trees were recovered last year,"
says Rena Cusma, Metro’s executive
officer. “Christmas tree recycling is an
easy way to continue the holiday spirit
of giving. Residents give their tree back
to nature and support many worthwhile
community projects at the same time
Nonprofit groups and businesses
will operate more than 150 drop-ott
sites and pickup services from Forest
Grove to Troutdale and from Oregon
City to North Portland. The small fee or
donation requested supports commu
nity service activities of groups such as
the Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts and Ki wanis.
In addition to tho nonprofit organi
zations, residents with curbside yard
debris collection programs will be able
to recycle trees at the curb. The amount
of preparation required and fees vary
throughout the region.
Call Metro’s Recycling Informa
tion, 224-5555, for information about
specific curbside requirements or to
find the nonprofit organization operat
ing in your area.
The center, regularly opened Mon
day through Saturday, will also be open
Sundays for three weeks beginning Dec.
26. Hours will be 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
seven daysa week, including New year’s
Day.
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Oregon Aids
Hotline Holiday
Hours
The Oregon Aids Hotline will re
main open for the holidays this year,
this is an effort to better serve people
needing support and information sur
rounding Aids issues.
The Hotline itself will be open
from 10:00 AM till 9:00 on Christmas
Eve, Christmas Day and New Years
Eve. We will be open from 10:00 till
6:00 on New Years Day.
The Positive Link system will be
available 6:00 pm till 9:00 pm both
Christmas Eve and New Years Eve as
well as 10:00 am till 2:00 pm on Christ
mas Day.
Metro Portland — 223-2437 —
Voice and TDD/TTY
Statewide tool free — 1-800-777-
2437 — Voice and TDD/TTY
New Effort To Combat Unemployment
In N/NE Portland To Be Announced By
Business And Community Leaders
A path-breaking new effort initi
ated by a consortium of local commu
nity and business organizations to com -
bat severe unemployment in North/
Northeast Portland was announced at a
press conference on Tuesday, Decem
ber 22,1992 at the Martin Luther King
Jr. Center, 4815 N. E. 7th.
Ron Herndon, Chairman of the
North/Northeast Economic Develop
ment Alliance speaking on behalf of the
consortium, know as the Community
Business Partnership, provided details
on a collaborative new effort to address
unemployment in inner N/NE which is
three times that of the metropolitan
area.
The Community Business Part
nership was formed last spring follow
ing the Los Angeles riots by the North
east Portland community through the
N/NE Economic Development alliance,
the Portland Metropolitan Chamber of
Commerce and the Association for Port
land Progress.
Agencies involved in the new ef
fort, working through the Northeast
Workforce Center, are die Urban League
of Portland, the Private Industry Coun
cil, Portland Community College, the
Oregon Employment Division, Adult
and Family Services and Portland De
velopment Commission’s JobNct Pro-
gram.
Kaiser
Permanente
Offers Health
Education
Classes In North
Portland
PCC Board
Approves Parking
Fees
Several classes open to the public
are being offered in North Portland this
winter through Kaiser Permancnte. For
registration or further information, call
Kaiser Permanente’s Health Education
department at (503) 286-6816.
Anybody can experience mild de
pression and lowered self-esteem. Kai
ser Permanente’s “Overcoming Mild
Depression and Low Self-Esteem” pro
gram, consisting of eight two-hour ses
sions, teaches skills to reduce mild de
pression and improve self-image. Meet
ings are6:30 to 8:30 p.m. on Tuesdays,
Jan. 5 through Feb. 23, at Bess Kaiser
Medical Center, 5055 N. Greeley Ave.,
Portland. C ost is $80 for Kaiser
Permancnte members, $ 140 for the gen
eral public (fee includes textbook).
Please register at least 10 days before
the class starts.
Living with an overaclive child
can put stress on the entire family.
Learn more about coping with this con
dition in “Parenting a child with Atten
tion Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder.”
Classes will be held from 6:30 to 8:30
p.m. on Wednesdays, Jan. 13 through
March 3, at Kaiser Permanente’s Edu
cation and Conference Center (Town
Hall), 3704 N. Interstate Ave., Port
land. cost is $75 for Kaiser Permanente
membcrs/couplcs, $ 140 for the general
public. Please register at least 10 days
before the class starts.
PORTLAND OBSERVER
‘ The Eyes and Ears oi Iho Communi'Y’
Office: (503)288-0033
Fax#: (503)288-0015
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Next year, a lot more Portland-area
children will be riding with bicycle
helmets - and reducing their risk of
death and disability -- thanks to the
efforts of two Kaiser Permancnte pe
diatricians.
Mark Tochen, MD and Ellen Hall,
MD, have long been concerned about
how few children have helmets. “Na-
lionw ide, there are 600 deaths a year in
bicycle accidents, most from head inju
ries,” says Dr. Tochen. “Buteven though
bicycle helmets could prevent most of
the deaths and disabling injuries from
these accidents, more than 90 percent
of Oregon children were riding without
helmets.”
So the pair, with the help of pediat
ric pharmacist Don Tsukamaki, RPh,
developed a pilot program to write their
young patients prescriptions for bicycle
helmets. The prescriptions could be
filled at the pharm acy in K aiser
Permancnte’s Beaverton Medical Of
fice, where the two physicians work.
The Board of Directors of Portland
Community College last week approved
plans to begin charging students, staff
and the public for parking at all PCC-
owned facilities. The fees would go
into effect spr ing term, March 22,1992.
The fees are part of PCC’s Traffic
Mitigation plan, an attempt to provide
incentives to lower the numberof single
occupancy vehicle trips to the cam
puses each day. Proceeds from the fees
would be used to fund alternative modes
of transportation, such as bus subsidies
or car pools; to provide enhanced park
ing services and facilities for students,
staff and visitors; and to provide for
regulation and maintenance of the lots.
The fees would be: $25/term for
staff and students on campuses for the
majority of each day; $ 18/term for part-
time staff and students; $13/term for
carpool of two people with 3-pcrson or
more carpools paying no fee; S13/term
for motorcycles (full-time); $9/term for
motorcycles (part-time); $1 lor a day
permit and metered parking at $.25/
hour. There will be exemptions for low
income, senior citizens, volunteers and
others on an individual basis.
In recommending the fees, PCC
President Dan Moriarty said, “PCC at
tracts 85,(X)O people each year to our
campuses andccnlers. As a major source
of traffic, we must do our part to ac
tively encourage people to consider
alternative ways to get to ourcampuscs.
We know that many of our students
have to drive their cars because of
work, family and other responsibilities,
but we hope that many will look at other
ways of gelling here.”
For more information about the
plan, contact Jan Coulton in Public
Affairs, 244-6111 ext. 4374.
Andrews And McMeel
Publishes Malcolm X Book
And CD Package
approximately 45 minutes long. Both
the text and audio elements are orga
nized thematically and edited to con
vey important ideas, presenting his voice
and his philosophy in a multimedia
format accessible and enlightening to
Americans of all races. For, more than
25 years after his assassination, Mal
colm X continues to be one of the most
controversial and seminal figures of the
20lh century.
Scheduled for publication in late
November 1992 to coincide with the
release of Spike Lee’s film, Malcolm
X, this unique, groundbreaking multi-
media format allows us to read, see, and
hear the message of Malcolm X -deliv-
ered more than a generation ago, but
still prophetic and relevant today.
Malcolm X Speaks Out, Book-CD
package: ISBN: 0-8362-8011 -3; P rice:,
$17.95
Malcolm X Speaks Out, Book Only:
ISBN: 0-8362-8010-5: ppb; Price: $9.95
Publication Date: November 21,
1992
Andrews and McMeel (A&M), in
cooperation with Callaway Editions,
Inc., hasjustreleased Malcolm X speaks
Out, a distinctive book and CD package
featuring the words and voice of Mal
colm X, which sells for $17.95. The
BoundSound edition draws on the sub
stantial body of written and recorded
material that is the legacy of the man, to
provide a powerful compilation in
words, images, and the sound of his
voice in one package. The jacketed,
softcover edition of the book is also
available without the compact disc for
$9.95.
The 5 x 5 3/4-inch 96-page book
includes a chronology of the life of
Malcolm X, excerpts from his speeches
and writings, and more than 55 illustra
tions in a unique, high-sty lc design. The
Illustrations are comprised of well-
known photographs and film stills as
well as many that have rarely been seen
or have not been previously published.
The CD component includes excerpts
from speeches by Malcolm X, and is
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giving a bicycle helmet instead of a
toy this year, Kaiser Permancnte has
lowered the helmets’ $19.50 price for
Kaiser Permanente members to $ 16.50
and for non-members for $29.95 to
$26.95 through Dec. 31.
“Every year in this country there
are 400,000 bicycle accidents serious
enough to require medical attention,”
says Dr. Tochen. “So anything we can
do to increase helmet ownership will
decrease the injuries and deaths suf
fered in these accidents.”
Adds Tsukamaki, “We want all
kids riding bikes to have the protection
of a helmet. Slocking the helmets
through our pharmac ies makes it easier
for parents - or grandparents and other
relatives — to give that gift of safety.”
Kaiser Permanente is a group prac
tice health maintenance organization.
The nonprofit HMO serves the health
care needs of about 375,000 people in
Northwest Oregon and Southwest
Washington.
The gambit worked.
“We found that 50 percent of the
parents bought a helmet after we wrote
their child a prescription,” says Dr.
Hall. “ Having a doctor say their child
needed this protection really moti
vated a lot of parents to finally get a
helmet. Many even bought helmets for
themselves and other kids in the fam
ily ”
With the success of the pilot pro
gram, the Beaverton team worked
closely with Stephen Miller, RPh di
rector of Pharmacy Material Services,
to make approved helmets available
through all 16 Kaiser Permancnte medi
cal office and hospital pharmacies.
According to Miller, “Anyone
who walks in to one of our pharmacies
during business hours can purchase a
helmet in adult or child sizes. No
prescription is needed. Helmets are
delivered within one to three days to
the purchaser’s home.”
To encourage people to consider
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