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Committed to cultural diversity.
October 11,1995
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German Fest Benefits
Gang Peace
The Berlin Inn Restaurant and Bakery
holds “ Taste o f Germany” Saturday with
proceeds to benefit Gang Peace. The event
features German foods, wines and beers
from I I am . to 3 p.m. at 3 13 1 S.E. 12th
and Powell Boulevard nearthe Ross Island
Bridge. Admission is $8, which includes
all food, wine and beer tasting.
Replace Violence
With Sports
The Y W C A Fitness and Swim Center
w ill have an open house for families to
exercise together on Saturday, Oct. 21.
Discounted admission rates w ill be o f­
fered. A fam ily swim w ill be held from
1:30 p.m. ta3:3O p.m. The events are held
at the Downtown YW C A, 1111 S.W. I Oth
Ave.
Conflict Resolution
Targeted
A conference for middle and high
school students involved with conflict res­
olution and peer mediation w ill be held
Oct. 17 and 18 at Portland State. Oregon
Peacemakers 2000: Students Against V io ­
lence is to encourage students to continue
mediation work and acknowledge past
w o rk . For in fo rm a tio n , c a ll Betsy
Coddington at 306-5607 orC larice Bailey
at 725-5590.
Firefighters
Support Training
The Portland Black Firefighters As­
sociation offers help in the process to be­
come a firefighter. A workshop to prepare
for the pre-employment and testing is
Thursday at 6 p.m. at Terrel Hall on the
PCC Cascade campus. Applications for
firefighter trainee positions are accepted
Thursday and Friday at 4106 N. Vancou­
ver. Contact Lt. Harry Harper for informa­
tion at 823-3692.
Human Rights Leader
To Speak
M exico’ s preeminent human rights
leader, Rosario Ibarra de Piedra, visits
Oregon Saturday. She w ill speak at 7 p.m.
in Port land State University’s Cramer Hall,
Room 171.
Zoo Boo Terror Begins
Zoo Boo, a screamfest o f monstrous
creatures, ghosts and headless goblins be­
gins Friday and runs through Oct. 31 at the
Washington Park Zoo. Gates open at 6
p.m. and the first trains w ill run just after
dark. Gates w ill close at 9:45 p.m. Sundays
through Thursdays and 10:45 p.m. Fridays
and Saturdays. Tickets are $6 for ages 12-
64 and $4 for children and seniors.
Beaverton Mall
Halloween Set
Merchants at Beaverton M all wi 11 host
a “ T rick-or-Treat, Tuesday, Oct. 3 1 from 6
p.m. to 8 p.m. Parents are invited to bring
their children to the shopping center be­
tween 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Oxbow Park
Festival Opens
This weekend opens the annual Salm­
on Festival at Oxbow Regional park. The
Saturday and Sunday event inc ludes a salm­
on bake, Native American dancing, exhib­
its and more. For information call 797-
1850.
Comedian Headlines
Garden Party
“ The Church Lady” may disapprove
o f w ild revelry, but Dana Carvey w ill be
ready to “ party on” for the Rose Garden’s
openingevent Friday. The star o f Saturday
Night Live and Wayne’s W orld performs
at the Ultimate Garden Party, a $125 per
person benefit for local charity, to mark the
opening o f the new arena.
SUBM ISSIONS: Community
Calendar information will be given
priority if dated two weeks
before the event date.
The media talks with Jefferson High School football team m em be r Antonio McKinney a fte "the D c m o c r a t T t e f e a t e d D ^ w e l ^ ^ a i ^ ^ t w ^ t e a t e n t e a ™
Jefferson at 5-0 is now off to its best season in years. See additional photo in Sports, page B3.
Peace Advocate Brings
Health Perspective
Mariah A. Taylor To Receive
Human Rights Award
he M etropolitan Human
care to people o f all cultures and back­
Rights C om m ission has
grounds, ages birth to twenty-one.
selected Mariah A. Taylor,
Ms. Lay lor is a major health resource to
R.N., M.S.N., C.P.N.P. as this year’s
the community, incorporating culturally ap-
winner of the Russell A. Peyton
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Award. Ms. Taylor is the founder and
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Executive Director of the
North Portland Nurse
Practitioner Community
Health Clinic.
peace advocate in Philadel­
phia will be in Portland Friday
to discuss how communities
can stem violence.
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C hukw udi Onwuachi-Saunders w ill
present the public lecture “ Interpersonal V i­
olence: Framing Community Solutions," at
7:30 p.m. at the Arlene Schnitzer Concert
Hall.
A panel o f Portland area residents w ill
participate, including Richard Brown, a pro­
fessional photographer and community ac­
tivist; Marge Jozsa o f Neighborhood Health
Clinics; Tom Potter, former police chief; and
Beverly Stein, chairofthe Multnomah Coun­
ty Commission.
Onwuachi-Saunders led “ Operation
Peace in Philadelphia,” a long-term peace
promotion and violence prevention initia­
tive. She currently serves as a deputy health
commissioner in Philadelphia, She has been
in the forefront o f the effort to recognize
interpersonal violence as a public health is­
sue.
in 1992,660 Oregonians were murdered,
killed by police or killed themselves, making
(Photo by Michaei G_ Ha//e)
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Dr. Chukwudi Onwuachi-Saunders.
suicide and homicide the seventh leading
cause o f death. And Violence results in un­
told numbers o f injuries health costs.
The lecture is free, but tickets are re­
quired. Call Kaiser Permanente’s Center for
Health Research at 335-6776 for reserva­
tions.
The Russell A. Peyton
Award is given for outstanding
service and commitment to pro­
tecting the human rights o f all
persons in the C ity o f Portland
and Multnomah County.
Mariah Taylor, a Certified
Nurse PractitionerofPediatrics,
has advocated for access to
health care for all people as a
human right, regardless o f their
ability to pay. She has operated
the North Portland Nurse Prac-
titionerCommunityHealthClin-
ic, 5 3 11 N. Vancouver Avenue,
since 1980, providing health
Mariah A. Taylor, R.N., M.S.N., C.P.N.P.
Oregon Tightens Health Plan Eligibility
ougher eligibility require­
islatu re , the changes inclu de the manner
ments and premium charges
in w hich incom e e lig ib ility is evaluated,
are some of the significant
from using one m on th ’ s incom e to an
changes coming to the Oregon
average m o n th ly incom e o v e r three
Health Plan.
m onths that fa lls below the federal p o v­
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A b o u t 130,000 lo w -in c o m e O re ­
gonians w ill be a ffe cted by the new
rules, some w hich go into e ffe c t this
m onth.
M ost o f the changes w ill a ffe c t the
so -ca lle d w o rk in g p oo r w ho earn too
much to q u a lify fo r tra d itio n a l M e d ic ­
a id , but whose m o n th ly incom e fa lls
below the federal p ove rty level ($ 1,049
a m onth, fo r a fa m ily o f three), state
o ffic ia ls said.
“ These changes w ill help to hold
dow n costs, w h ile also d o in g the least
harm to thousands o f O regonians who
have dem onstrated a need fo r h e a lth ­
care co verag e,” said Jean I T horne,
d ire c to r o f the O ffic e o f M e d ica l A s­
sistance Program s in the Oregon De­
partm ent o f Human Resources.
A p pro ved by the 1995 Oregon L eg ­
e rty level.
An assets test w ill also be applied,
e lim in a tin g e lig ib ility fo r anyone w ith
liq u id assets such as savings accounts,
stocks and bonds (b u t not a house or car)
o f more than $5,000.
F u ll-tim e college students w ill no
longer be able p a rtic ip a te , unless they
are pregnant women or a s p e cific group
o f d isplaced w orkers e n ro lle d in a state
e m ploym ent departm ent tra in in g pro­
gram.
C h ild re n o f fu ll-tim e students may
continue to be e lig ib le depending upon
household income.
M o n th ly prem ium s ranging from $6
to $28 w ill be levied on a s lid in g scale
based on fa m ily size and incom e H ow ­
ever, prem ium s w ill not be charged to
those w ho are covered by M ed ica id as
part o f p u b lic assistance.
A n y health plan m em ber w ho does
not pay his or her prem ium w o u ld be
denied e lig ib ility upon re a p p lyin g fo r
Oregon Health Plan coverage.
E ffective Jan I , the number o f med­
ical co nd itio ns and treatm ents covered
on the p la n's p rio r ity lis t w ill be re­
duced from 606 to 58 I .
U n lik e the o the r changes, th is one
w ill a ffe ct a ll 394,000 members o f the
health plan, both those w ho receive
M e d ic a id as part o f p u b lic assistance
and those who are covered under the
M e d ica id expansion fo r the w o rk in g
poor.
State o ffic ia ls expect the changes
w ill save $123 m illio n over a tw o -ye ar
period.
A sixth change, charging sm all pay­
ments when patients v is it a physician
or d en tist has been delayed.
M ore in fo rm a tio n is a va ila b le by
c a llin g O regon H ealth Plan representa­
tive s a t (8 0 0 )3 5 9 -9 5 1 7 .
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Food Stamp
Benefits To
Increase
eople receiving government
food stamps will see a small
increase in the amount of
their benefits beginning this month.
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The federal government has increased
the maximum amount o f food stamps a fam­
ily can receive because o f the higher cost o f
groceries. In addition, benefits for clients
served by Adult and Family Services w ill go
up dumig the wintei months to offset the
higher cost o f heating.
The exact amount o f the increase w ill
vary from family to family, depending on
size, income and expenses, state officials
said.
About 13 1,000Oregon households, rep­
resenting about 287,000 people, receive food
stamps each month. The recipients include
the low-income, elderly and disabled. The
average amount o f food stamps received by a
household is $160 a month
The cost o f food stamps is paid by the
federal government, with administrative costs
financed by state and federal funds.