June 29, 1994
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n a vacant lot on Killingsworth
between Garfield and Mallory
you see a non-descript white
van with Multnomah County on the
front door panel.
by
Kaiser To Sell Bicycle
Helmets
Kaiser holds a bicycle helmet sale, Fri­
day, July 1, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the north
parking lot o f its medical office at 3600 N.
Interstate Ave. Safety approved helmets for
$12.50 will be available in children, youth
and adult sizes. T he first 25 helm ets pur­
chased will com e with a free T-shirt and all
children will get a poster, reflective sticker
and an identification sticker. Kaiser is prom ot­
ing O regon’s mandatory bicycle helmet law,
which goes into effect July 1. The law seeks to
reduce head injuries by requiring youth under
age 16 to wear approved protective headgear
when riding a bicycle in any public area.
Summer School Sign-up
Needed
“If you don’t register today, we can’t
promise you any summ er school.” T hat’s
the message to high school students and par­
ents from the Portland School District. Sum ­
mer school starts July 5 at Lincoln High School.
Students can’t wait until the first day o f class
to sign-up. T o register, students should con­
tact their high school counselor or the summer
school office at 6318 S.W. Corbett, 280-
5783. The six-week program provides courses
to m ake up grade deficiencies and get a jump
on next year’s classes. Offerings include for­
eign languages and high-level m ath and sci­
ence courses. Tuition is $250 for one unit of
high school credit.
Deadline For School
Transfers
Portland high school students wishing to
attend a school this fall other than their neigh­
borhood school m ust apply for a transfer by
Friday, July 1. Applications are available at
area schools. Transfers are granted for reasons
of racial balance, hardship or to enroll in a
series of classes not available in the neighbor­
hood school. For m ore information, call the
district’s student transfer office at 280-5840,
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It is h e r e th a t L a u r a G r a v e s a n d
H ilto n L e v ia g r e s e a r c h , in te r v ie w a n d
e x c h a n g e s y r in g e s w ith in tr a v e n o u s d ru g
u s e r s . A c c o rd in g to G r a v e s , th e p ro g ra m
is a n e x te n s io n o f a f re e O u ts id e - I n n e e d le
e x c h a n g e p r o g ra m s ta r t e d in N o v e m b e r
1989.
G raves w o rk ed fo r O u tsid e -In , a n o n ­
p ro fit agency, as its sy rin g e ex c h a n g e co o rd i­
nator. H ilton L ev iag w o rk s as a H IV o u treach
co o rd in a to r for M u ltn o m ah C o u n ty .
G rav es in sists the n eed le e x c h an g e p ro ­
gram is im p o rtan t b ecau se in tra v en o u s drug
u se is a high risk b eh a v io r fo r tran sm ittin g the
H IV virus th a t cau ses the d ea d ly disease o f
A ID S .
A lso, th e re ’s th e risk o f p a ssin g on the
v iru s through sexual co n tact to p eo p le w ho
d o n ’t d o drugs.
L eviag added that th e m o b ile p ro ject in
N orth -N o rth east, w as a re sp o n se to appeals
from people w ho felt the O u tsid e -In program
w as n ot m eeting needs o u tsid e o f the d o w n ­
tow n area. C o n seq u en tly G ra v e s an d L eviag
co llab o rated to estab lish a m o b ile u n it w hich
is p resen t in the co m m u n ity to d ay .
I n itia lly , th e p r o g r a m w a s fu n d e d
•fro m th e A m e r ic a n F o u n d a tio n o f A ID S
R e s e a r c h w h ic h r e q u ir e d p a r ti c ip a n ts b e
in te r v ie w e d e v e ry th re e m o n th s a n d g iv e n
in te r v e n tio n to a v o id d o in g th in g s th a t
s p r e a d th e d is e a s e . A t th e e n d o f in itia l
r e s e a r c h , it w a s fo u n d th a t in tr a v e n o u s
d r u g u s e rs , i f g iv e n th e in f o r m a ti o n , w ill
c h a n g e th e ir b e h a v io r in o r d e r to a v o id
A ID S . T h is s tu d y h a s b e e n d u p lic a te d a ll
o v e r th e c o u n tr y w ith th e sa m e r e s u lts .
T h e m o b ile o u tr e a c h u n it h a s r e a c h e d
Combating The Spread of HIV/AIDS:
Multnomah County HIV Outreach Coordinator Hilton Leviag (right) and an area resident meet at the county’s mobile needle
exchange unit, parked in the inner North/Northeast community.
h u n d r e d s o f d r u g u s e r s w ith s ig n if ic a n t
th a t m o n ito rs the needle ex change o utreach
p o s itiv e r e s u lts .
L ev iag said th e re ’s n o w a random inter­
vention co m p o n en t w h ere clients are ask ed if
efforts.
G rav es stresses that the needle ex change
o u treach is really tw o program s: T h e survey,
w hich serves to pro v id e research d a ta to co m ­
b at the spread o f AID S and disease an d the
they w o u ld b e in te reste d in treatm ent.
S om e have o pted for this alternative and
there are those w ho h av e gotten o ff drugs
altogether, an d even sit on the advisory board
n eed le ex ch an g e program .
T h o s e w h o p a r tic ip a te in th e s u rv e y
Local Athletes Organize Youth Football Camp
n Saturday June 18, at Whitaker
Middle School a group of
formerprofessional,collegiate
and high school athletes held a free
football camp for local middle school
and high school boys.
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The first session o f the Oregon Greats Foot­
ball Camp was just the beginning of a series of
cam p sessions planned for the summer. The ses­
sions will stress the fundamentals of football and
the improvement o f overall athletic ability.
The first session was an informal session
that featured a visit and talk by former National
Football League great, Mel Renfro. Mr. Renfro
talked to the young men and their supervisors
about not only football, but life and its many
lessons. The camp is the first community-based
cam p in Northeast Portland. The camp was devel­
oped because unlike basketball, football does not
have year-round organized activities to continue
developing the players. Camp director Herman L.
Brame and Aleem Shabazz were assisted by camp
instructors: James Miller, Coach of the Whitaker
Warriors; John Tarver, former National Football
League running back;and Tony Mimms, former
eggy Joseph was born and
raised in Washington DC.
A fter
graduation
she
attended Holy Family Convent
College in Manitowoc Wisconsin.
Returning to DC she worked for her
father, who at that time, owned two
of the five hotels for “colored”.
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S he m a r­
r ie d a n d h ad
fo u r sons an d
o n e d au g h te r.
M o v in g
to
P lattsb u rg N Y ,
an o th er d a u g h ­
te r w as b o m .
T he fam ily w as
th en sta tio n e d
in P la tt s b u r g
N Y , T rier, G e r­
Peggy Joseph
m an y w h ere
she o rg an iz ed a D ay C are and tau g h t in a
p riv ate K in d erg a rte n for d ep e n d an t m ili­
tary ch ild ren ; an d L as V egas N V .
R etirin g form the U S A F the fam ily
m oved to P ortland O regon in N ovem ber
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a r e p a id $ 1 6 fo r s u b m ittin g to a h ig h ly
p e r s o n a l, o n e h o u r in te r v ie w . P a r tic i­
p a n ts in th e n e e d le e x c h a n g e d o n o t r e ­
c e iv e c o m p e n s a tio n .
T he head o f the M u ltn o m ah C ounty R e­
search P roject, Y o lan d a A lexander invites
input from the com m unity regarding the needle
ex ch an g e program .
M il Rentre (center) jo in ï ïnstrvclors and padicipants in the 1994 Oregon Greats Football Camp instructon at Whitaker Middle
Portland State University football player.
Also, instructing and participating in the
camp were Derrick Brame, who will be a running
back at Oregon State University this coming fall
and Tony Mimms, Jr, who will be a running back
and linebacker at Glencoe high school this com­
ing fall. A major camp session is planned for
August and will feature more local youth and
high school coaches. For more information on the
cam p call Herman L. Brame, evenings and week­
ends at 287-7873.
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Communities Awarded Project Funds
early $9 million in community G ra n t (C D B G ) p ro g ram , ad m in istered by the
development grant awards E conom ic D ev elo p m en t D epartm ent, o ffers
were announced today by the fed erally -fu n d ed grants fo r pro jects targeted
a t ent
critical n eed s o f low an d m oderate incom e
Oregon Econom ic Developm
peo
p le an d th eir co m m u n ities. T he O regon
Department.
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T h irty -n in e cities and c o u n tie s w ill b en ­
e fit from the g ia n ts, w hich w ill h e lp im prove
housing an d com m u n ity -b ased services in
rural co m m u n ities th ro u g h o u t th e state.
T h e C o m m u n ity D ev e lo p m e n t B lock
E conom ic D evelo p m en t D epartm ent receives
ab o u t $14 m illion p er y ear from the U .S.
D ep artm en t o f H ousing an d U rban D ev elo p ­
m en t for th is program .
“ B u sin esses grow an d pro sp er in O regon
w hen co m m u n ities grow an d p ro sp er," G o v ­
ern o r R oberts said. “T h ese grants help co m ­
m u n ities w ith the housing an d services they
need to m aintain their q u ality o f life and
attract and keep good jo b s.”
“ W e believe that com m unity dev elo p ­
m en t p ro jects, such as those receiving grants
to d ay , arc a critical factor in m aintaining
O re g o n ’s livability,” said Bill Scott, O regon
E conom ic D evelopm ent D epartm ent D irec­
tor. “ W ith o u t adequate housing and services
such asch ild care and H eadstart centers, health
clin ics, em ergency sh elters, an d sen io r cen ­
ters, O reg o n fam ilies h av e a m uch harder
tim e surviving in to d a y ’s eco n o m y .” Scott
sa id th e d e p a rtm e n t fin d s th a t p ro je c ts
b enefitting co m m u n ities an d fam ilies are a
key part o f econom ic developm ent.
T he aw ards an n ounced today include 13
g ran ts for hou sin g reh ab ilitatio n loan p ro ­
gram s, 12 com m unity facility p ro jects, five
grants to assist w ith h an d icap p ed access im ­
p rovem ents in city an d county buildings.
A nother n in e g ran ts have been aw arded for
“ technical assistan ce” p rojects, including fi­
nancial feasibility studies for senior centers
and ch ild care facilities.
T h e b e n e fitin g c o u n tie s are: B ak er,
B enton, C latso p , C o lu m b ia, C oos, C rook,
C urry, D ouglas, G ran t, Jackson, Jefferson
Jo sep h in e, K lam ath , L ak e, L ane, L incoln,
L inn, M alheur, M arion, P olk, T illam o o k ,
U m atilla , W a llo w a , W a sco , and Y am hill
county.
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