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operations. During the training, they
will receive a $1200 p[er month sti­
pend and health benefits. NCB assists
those who successfully complete their
training and obtain their state nurs­
ing home administrator license with
securing permanent positions as nurs­
ing home administrators or assistant
administrators.
. N ursing hom es that p a rtic i­
pate in the program receive the
services of a carefully screened,
w ell-qualified A frican A m erican
trainee for up to tw elve m onths.
NCB A also m onitors and supports
the trainee throughout the p ro ­
gram. Many of the com panies that
have participated in the MTDL
pro g ram e v e n tu a lly h ired the
trainee for a m anagem ent p o si­
tion. In this way, they helped in­
crease the scant num ber o f m i­
nority nursing hom e ad m in istra­
tors nationw ide. (It is estim ated
that o f the approxim ately 40,000
licensed nursing hom e adm inis­
trators in the U .S., only 4% are
A frican A m erican or belong to
other m inority groups.)
It is very difficult for minorities
to satisfy the state licensure require­
ments for nursing home administra­
tors. Many do not have the contacts
necessary to obtain A.l.T. slots. Fur­
ther, many nursing homes offer no or
very meager stipends to the trainees
and therefore, many minorities are
financially unable to accept training
positions. The MTDL program ad­
dresses these difficulties by securing
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We Americans drive more than a
trillion miles a year, mainly commut­
ing to and from work. Not surpris­
ingly, these are among the most stress­
ful hours for many of us, sometimes
straining our traditional love affair
with our automobiles.
Nevertheless, our cars remain an
integral part of the family, w ith better
than two-thirds of buyers planning to
keep their vehicles for 5 or more
years. Our cars, trucks and vans have
become second family rooms and/or
offices for many of us.
In the home, a family or living
room typically would be redecorated
every five years. Our family room on
wheels, by the time it reaches its
average age of more than 8 years,
probably needs some sprucing up too,
says the Car Care Council. The owner
of a good older vehicle need not put up
with a shabby, faded interior. It can be
completely refurbished, wall to wall,
floor to ceiling.
A car’s interior can be redeco­
rated withcurrent state-of-the-art fab­
rics and styling to take on a whole new
look and feel. Genuine leather uphol-
stery, for example, is gaining popu­
larity as a re-upholstering material
for motor vehicles, adding the look
and feel of quality. An old vinyl inte­
rior can be upgraded with luxurious
fabric, available in a wide variety of
colors and patterns.
Cloth fabric, with its comfort and
durability, still is preferred by most
vehicle owners and car company inte­
rior designers. It’s cooler in the sum­
mer, warmer in the winter.
Consider restyling youroldercar,
pickup or van. It won’t improve rush
hour traffic, but it can enhance the
environment inside your vehicle. Car
Care Council says it cost nothing to
look over samples of material at your
auto trim specialist (found in the clas­
sicled section of your phone directory
under “Auto scat covers, tops and
upholstery”) and you may be pleas­
antly surprised at the price estimate.
For a free pamphlet on maintain­
ing your vehicle’s interior send a
b u sin ess-size d , self-ad d re sse d ,
stamped envelope to Car Care Coun­
cil, Department N, One Grande Lake
Drive, Port Clinton, Ohio 43452.
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American State Bank has been providing
banking services for businesses in Portland
for a quarter of a century. They have
remained sound and profitable while
experiencing
economic
up-turns
and
down-turns. American State Bank maintains
one of, if not the highest capital ratio of
any Oregon bank, and they have honorably
stood the test of time. American State
Bank is the only Black owned bank west of
the Mississippi, remaining of those started
in the late 1960’s, and they’ve been a
living part of black history for 25 years,
and will continue to serve business in
Oregon for years to come.
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Aging Organization Increases
Opportunities For African Americans To
Enter Nursing Home Administration
The National Caucus and Center
on Black Aged(NCBA),an advocacy
and service organization dedicated to
improving the quality of life for mi­
nority and low income senior citi­
zens, ash received an outstanding
seventh cycle of funding for its train­
ing program in nursing home admin­
istration. The Minority training and
Development Program in Long Term
care (MTDL) was funded by the Ad­
ministration on Aging, U.S. Depart­
ment of Health and Human Services,
to increase the very small numbers of
African American nursing home ad­
m inistrators nationwide. At least
seven applicants will be chosen for
paid training positions in nursing
homes across the county.
To qualify for the program, ap­
plicants must have bachelor’s or
master’s degrees, experience in long
term care of working with the elderly,
and commitment to the field of long
term care administration. Nursing
homes that wish to serve as training
facilities must be certified as such by
their states and be willing to contrib­
ute a portio of the trainee’s fringe
benefits. Internship and training fa­
cility applications are now being ac­
cepted and may be received by calling
or writing to The National Caucus
and Center on Black Aged, 1424 K
Street, N.W. Suite 500, Washington,
D.C., 2005, (202) 637-8400.
Participants in the program will
be taken through up-to twel ve=month
“ A d m in istra to r-in -T ra in in g ” or
A.l.T. programs in nursing home
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Administrator-in-Training slots for
its participants and providing stipends
and health benefits during the train­
ing period.
The field of long term care for the
elderly increasingly a major focus of
health care planing and resources as
the number of Americans residing in
nursing homes rises. The minority
elderly populations and the minority
elderly nursing home population is
increasing at an even greater rate
than that of the elderly white popula­
tion. For example, the U.S. Census
Bureau projects that between 1991
and 2030, the 85 years and older
African American population will
more than triple from 232,000 to
758,000. This is the age group most
likely to reside in nursing homes.
Consequently, there will be a need for
African Americans nursing home
managers, who are culturally sensi­
tive to the needs of African American
nursing home residents.
NCBA began the MTDL pro­
gram in 1986. It has successfully
trained and placed several African
Americans in the top management
positions in nursing homes across the
country. Former MTDL trainees are
administrators or assistant adminis­
trators of nursing hoes in the District
of Columbia, Maryland, new Jersey,
New Y ork, N orth C aro lin a,
Ohio.Texas and Virginia. Starting
salaries in this challenging profes­
sion are in the $30,000 to $50,000
range depending on the location and
the company.
Kaiser Permanente To Launch A New
Health Promotion Campaign
Kaiser Permanente physicians
will soon be making house calls via
television. The broadcast visits to
Northwest household start Sunday,
Feb. 6, at 5:30pm when KOIN-TV
will air the first in a series of weekly
health-related programs sponsored by
Kaiser Permanente.
Ettch Health Matters program
includes a nationally produced fea­
ture on a health topic. These range
from skin cancer to asthma, allergies,
diabetes and women’ health concerns
among other. Interviews with two lo­
cal Kaiser Permanente health profes­
sionals follow., they answer questions
about prevention .diagnosis, treatment
and coping with the condition being
highlighted. In each program, view­
ers are told where to obtain more
information from a variety of commu­
nity resources.
Kaiser Permanente’s Regional
Marriages
break down
because of
incompatible
personalities
If you and your marital partner
are having trouble, come in
and get your Personality and IQ
checked as this may be the
reason for your disputes.
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Portland, OR. 97045
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Tax-Aide Volunteers
Give Free Tax
Assistance
Confused by forms and numbers?
Ready for some capable assistance?
Tax-Aide volunteers arc ready to help
Oregon Taxpayers complete simple
federal and state tax returns-and
there’s no charge for this service.
The Tax-Aide program is de­
signed to help primarily elderly,low
income, disabled and non-English
speaking people prepare federal tax
Forms 1040, 1040A, or 1040EZ as
well as the state of Oregon Forms 40
and 40S. It is sponsored by the Inter­
nal Revenue Service, the Oregon
Department of Revenue, and the
American Association of Retired Per­
sons.
Tax-Aide volunteers have been
trained in basic tax form preparation
by the IRS and Oregon Departmentof
Revenue. Their training does not in­
clude complex tax issues such as trust,
business returns, or foreign income.
Volunteers can be found in schools,
community centers, churches, senior
centers and other neighborhood loca­
tions. If you would like information
about the Tax-Aide site nearest you,
call the Internal Revenue Service at
221-3960 in the Portland metro area
or elsewhere at 1-800-829-1040.
Jefferson High
School
Baseball Alumni
Benefit
Softball Game
When: March 13, Sunday, 2PM
W here: Farragut Park Stadium
$10.00 Donation Please
Proceeds Go To Jefferson’s
PIL And Summ er League
Program s
For Info: M urray Todd
285-2568
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Medical Director A1 Weiland, MD.
says Health Matters is another way the
health maintenance organization is
helping improve the overall health of
the communities it serves. “We want
to help viewers learn the early warn­
ing signs of common, serious condi­
tions, such as heart disease. We also
hope the program s will motivate
people to adopt a healthier lifestyle,
such as slopping smoking and exer­
cising more,” says Dr. Weiland.KOIN-
TV sees Health Matters a valuable
community service. “W e’re bringing
this information to our viewers be­
cause we want to provide them with
information they need to stay healthy.
And getting the fact out to our viewers
is what television is all about, “ says
Greg Veon, General M anager at
KOIN-TV.
The 22-part scries is a collabora­
tion between kaiser Perm anente,
KOIN-TV and Pennsylvania-based
Medstar Communications, which has
produced medical information pro­
gramming for over 10 years. Previous
Health Matters series have received
awards from such groups as the Ameri­
can Cancer Society, arthritis Founda­
tion and Leukemia Society of America.
The series is hosted by Mark
Hendricks, anchor of KOIN-TV s
NewsCenter 6 at daybreak and noon.
The second and third shows in the
series will start at 6pm because of the
Winter Olympics, but the premiere
and all eh others will start at 5:30pm.
The entire Health Matters series will
be repeated beginning July 10, and
continuing through Dec. 3.
Kaiser Permanetne is a prepaid,
group practice health maintenance
organization serving the health care
needs of 375,000 people in Northwest
Oregon and Southwest Washington.
AICPA Personal Financial Planning
Division Honors Dirk L. Edwards
The America Institute of Certi­
fied Public Accountants (AICPA) Per­
sonal Financial Planning Division
has presented Dirk L. Edwards, CPA,
PFS, of Portland, Oregon, with its
D istin g u ish e d S erv ice A w ard.
Edwards received the award earlier
this month at the AICPA’s Personal
Financial Planning Conference in
Tampa, Florida.
The PFP Division, with more
than 7,000 members, was formed in
1986 and provides CPAs with the
information and support necessary to
maintain professional competence and
expertise in the area of personal fi­
nancial planning.
The D istin g u ish e d S ervice
Award, presented annually, is the
highest honor given by the PFP Divi­
sion to a CPA who has served the
public interest by enhancing the qual­
ity of personal financial planning ser­
vices, and has served the PFP Divi­
sion in an exception manner.
“Dirk’s contribution to the pro­
fession have made a tremendous im-
is a Personal Financial Specialist
(PFS), the specialty designation is­
sued by the AICPA for CPAs who
have proven their excellence in per- j
sonal financial planning.
In addition, Edwards is chair-
m anofthePFPD ivision’sStatements ’
of Responsibility in Personal Finan­
cial Planning Subcommittee, which
provides guidance for AICPA mem­
bers who perform personal financial
planning services. He is also a past
member of the PFP Executive Com­
mittee and former chairman of the
Oregon State Society of CPAs PFP
Committee.
A graduate of Portland State
Dirk L~Z
University, Edwards holds a masters
pact on establishing CPA as the pre­ degree and a juris doctor from Wil­
mier providers of personal financial lamette University of Oregon. He is a
planning services," says Phyllis member of the Oregon State Bar and
Bernstein, director of the PFP Divi­ American Bar Association.
The AICPA is the national, pro­
sion. “Dirk is a true leader in personal
financial planning and has been in­ fessional organization of CPAs with
strumental in building our PFP Divi­ ore than 314,000 members in public
sion. A partner with the firm Edwards practice, industry, government and
& Meyers, CPAs in Portland, Edwards education.
Kaiser Permanente Offers Health
Education Classes In North Portland
Several classes open to the public CPR program for parents o f n ew ­ Ave., Portland. Cost is $75 for Kaiser
Permanente members/couple, $140
are being offered in North Portland borns. The two sessions will be
this winter and spring through Kaiser from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m . on T u es­ for the general public. Please register
Permanente. For registration infor­ days, M arch 1 and M arch 8, at at least 10 days before the class starts.
Anybody can experience m ild de­
mation, call Kaiser Perm anente’s K aiser P erm an en te’s E ducation
pression
and lowered self-esteem.
Health Education department at (503) & C onference C enter (Town Hall),
Kaiser
Permanente’s
“Overcoming
286-6816. K aiser P erm an en te’s 3704 N In terstate A ve., P ortland.
Mild
Depression
and
Low
Self-Es­
“Managing Stress and Anxiety” pro­ C ost $30 for K aiser P erm anente
teem”
program,
consisting
of eight
gram can help manage stress which m em bers/couples, $60 for the gen­
two-hour
sessions,
teaches
skills
to
accompanies the pressures of life. eral public. Please register at least
reduce
mild
depression
and
improve
The eight sessions will be from 6:30 10 days before the class starts.
Living with an overactive child self-image. Meetings will be from
to 8:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 22
through April 12, at Bess Kaiser can put stress on the entire family. 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. on Thursday s, March
Medical Center, 5055 N Greeley Ave., Learn more about coping with this 3 through A pril 21, at K aiser
Portland. Cost is $80 for Kaiser condition in “Parenting a child with P erm an en te’s C entral Interstate
Permanente members, $140 for the Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Dis­ Medical Office, 3600 N Interstate
general public (fee includes textbook). order (Ages 12 and Under).” Classes Ave., Portland. Cost is $80 for Kaiser
Please register at least 10 days before will be from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. on Permanente members, $140 for the
Tuesdays, March 1 through May 3, at general public (fee includes textbook).
the class starts.
“ E m e rg e n c y C a re o f th e Kaiser Permanente’s North Interstate Please register at least 10 days before
Young C h ild ” is a first aid and Services Building, 7201 N Interstate the class.
Oregon Asian Celebration To Fill The
Lane County Convention Center
The Lane County Convention rating Chinese Lion will make his in the crafts area and make origami
Center transforms itself into a color­ grand entrance and dance his way book marks, or try their hand at mak­
ful Asian marketplace for the 9th into the convention center to scare ing their very own paper using com­
annual Oregon Asian Celebration away evil spirits and to signal the mon materials, or a Japanese kite. An
planned for, Sunday February 20. The opening of the festival. The lion fin­ art exhibit will feature works by local
event is presented by the Eugene/ ished off his dance at the Exhibit Hall Asian-Americans artists as well as
Springfield Asian Council. The doors main stage where Eugene Mayor Ruth Asian inspired art.
For those with culinary curiosity,
openat 10a.m. with events scheduled Bascom and Springfield Mayor Bill
the
event
features cooking demon­
Morrisettc will officially kick-off the
until closing at 6 p.m.
Visitors who arrive before the 11 day’s events. And what a day it will be. strations beginning at 10:30 a.m. and
The Performance Hall also will continuing every half hour through
a.m . official opening will be treated to
feature
Asian dolls, most notable, the 5:00 p.m.
a martial arts exhibition, Asian cook­
The demonstrations will feature
Fukuoka
doll from Japan which in
ing demonstrations, and food ven­
dishes
such as tofu tempura, pan fried
now
on
display
at
the
University
of
dors who arc ready to sell tempting
rice
noodles,
Chinese dumplings,
Oregon
Museum
of
Art.
Asian treats. Then at 11 a.m., outside
green
curry
with
chicken and more.
People
of
all
ages
can
participate
the Performance Hall doors, the gy
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