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O ctober 5, 1994 • T he P ortland O bserver P age AS Achievers Effort Debuts I Y o u ' re his role model, mentor, friend master chef. AND Mark Young, CEO of the YMCA Columbia Willamette. A Black Achievers Program is being introduced to the Portland area by the North/Inner Northeast Branch of the YMCA. The program is part of the na tional Black Achievers Network and will be housed at the .Matt Dishman Community Center, 77 N.E. Knott. The program’s principle focus is to help middle and high school youth develop career and educational goals. The objectives of the program are accomplished by recognizing adult black achievers in various oc cupations. Adult achievers serve as role models and counselors to the youth who are selected to participate in the program. The effort involves several com ponents, including com pany and organization sponsorships, speakers bureau, shadow ing p ro gram , career/entrepreneur day, careerclu sters, youth w orkshops, Maxine Fritzpatrick, Black Achievers board chairperson. D epend USWEST TO SUPPORT YOU YOUR ROLES. Curtis Scott, Black Achievers director. in d u s tr y a w a re n e s s to u rs , m entoring and college tours. For more information contact the YMCA North/Inner Northeast Branch at (503) 294-3355. for the year, putting it at 16 percent ahead of last year. August also was the 28th consecutive month that the airport as established a monthly record. “Reaching one million passen gers in August is significant because it demonstrates PDX’s continued advancement as one of the top air ports in the country,” said John Brockley, Port of Portland aviation director. “The next milestone is 10 million passengers in one year. We have a good shot of reaching that one this year.” our children for the future. The important role as assisting you values and beliefs we share with with the latest in information and them today lay the foundation for communication tools and tech success and growth tomorrow. nology. Like you, our role in the They depend on you And you can community is versatile — we're depend on U S WEST to keep the volunteers, grant supporters and lines open between all genera economic development advocates. tions, now and in the future. At And also like you, we realize that U S WEST, we recognize the valu the support we provide today able role you play in the lives of the comes full circle for generations next generation and in your com to come. O 1994 U S WEST. Inc To advertise in (Lije ^ ìo rtlan ù (Dhserber, call (503) 288-0033 Oregon Teams are Alive and Kicking T hanks to O regon L ottery P roceeds school-based health centers are valu able in promoting health, reducing drug abuse, counseling violent or suicidal students and preventing teen age pregnancy and sexually trans mitted diseases. Oregon may have an opportu nity to expand the number of school health centers in the state. The Rob ert Wood Johnson Foundation, the nation’s largest health care philan thropy, last year awarded Oregon and 11 other states grants to plan for additional school-based health cen ters. Early next year, as many as 10 of these states will receive grants of up to $1.8 million to support new cen ters. If Oregon receives an award, the state can develop up to three new school-based health centers. The planning grant encourages states to expand school-based health centers to elementary and middle school children and requires com munities to look for ways to develop new public/private partnerships and funding options. Police To Enforce Seat Belt Law Portland police this week joined other law enforcement from Oregon, Washington and British Columbia in a campaign to increase seat belt us age in the Pacific Northwest. This is the third time this year that such a joint mission has been conducted. The other campaigns were in February and July when Portland police issued 1,688 citations and warnings for seat belt violations. The compliance rate rose from about 75 percent to nearly 83 percent munity. And we view our most limmest School Health Centers To Host Candidates Many of Oregon’s 19 school- based health centers will hold an open house for policymakers from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. on Oct. 6. The purpose of the open house is to pro vide a first-hand view of how school- based health centers work and to demonstrate how the centers can help build healthy communities in Or egon. “Young people often shun con ventional health providers,” said Dr. Grant Higginson, Acting State Health Officer and Director of the school health center planning project. “In school-based health centers,” he said, “Students can find comfort and help right in their neighborhood schools.” School health centers provide student-oriented services including treatment of acute illness, sports physicals, immunizations, counsel ing and family planning information. They are Oregon’s primary strategy for reducing high-risk behavior in teens, a major focus of the Oregon Benchmarks. Experience shows that t's no easy task preparing IN ALL Portland Airport Sets Record Again Portland International Airport reached two milestones in August as it handled more than one million passengers and 18,000 tons of air freight in a month, each records achieved for the first time in its 54- year history. Portland’s August 1994 passen ger count was 1,073,161, a 14 per cent increase over last year and nearly 80,000 more passengers than in July, which was the airport’s previous record for a single month. The august’s activity lifted Port land to over six million passengers on between February and July. The com- pliance rate is estimated by an actual count of drivers in selected locations during a specific period. Officers will be monitoring vehicles for seat belt and child safety seat usage. While the emphasis is on education and voluntary compliance, vehicle occu pants can be cited. Pbr more information about ve hicle restraint systems for children, contact the Child Safety Resource Center at I-800-722-1315. portion of Oregon Lottery proceeds is dedicated to helping Oregon’s state colleges and universities remain competitive at the national level. Since 1989. these schools have received more than $6 million in Lottery proceeds to provide academic scholar ships and strengthen their athletic programs. With the help of Lottery dollars, women’s ath letics and non-revenue sports such as soccer, gymnastics, volleyball, and wrestling are able to A attract some of the best student athletes in the country. In addition to these sports, all intercolle giate athletic programs benefit from lo ttery pro ceeds, adding to their success. Without these lo tte ry funds, the thrill of victory would be hard a goal to achieve - because players don’t win if schools can’t field a team. The Oregon lottery - helping Oregon's student athletes compete with the best. 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