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M ay 15, 1996 • T he P ortland O bserver
Shady Grove School Reunion
Calling All Alumni From The Shady Grove, Louisiana Area
The 1996 Reunion has planned a Dinner/Dance fo r Friday, July ¡2, 1996 at 7:00 PM in the
Civic Center in Ruston, Louisiana. Saturday, July 13. 1996 at 10:00 AM a Fish Fry-Picnic is
scheduled Sunday. July 14, 1996 will culminate with worship service at the St. Mary Baptist
Church at 11:00 A M.
Help spread the word hy notifying all your friends, relatives, form er teachers and sta ff o f
Shady Grove School o f this memorial event.
Your Northwest Area Contacts Are Falorie Peoples Morgan 503-281-5016: and Bernice
Satcher Martin 503-287-9760.
Garlington Wants Customer Feedback
May is National Mental Health
Month and for in accordance to its
new vision statement, Garlington
Center Behavioral H ealthcare plans
to increase customer satisfaction.
Garlington’s theme for May is “Tell
Us What You Think.”
During May, G arlington’s cus­
tomers have an opportunity to rate
the center’s services and comment
on new services through written sur­
veys and focus groups
Garlington’s new vision state-
ment, “ Impact Locally ... Connect
Globally,” was recently developed
to reflect their recently revised stra­
tegic goals. The organization wants
to direct its plans for change and
growth within managed health care;
providing high quality service and
affordable prices. Their newly re­
vised “values” will emphasize peo­
ple development, enhance cultural
competency and diversity training
and team building in the organiza­
tion.
May 21 Garlington staff mem­
bers will speak to the Concordia
Neighborhood Association on the
issue o f“Not In My Neighborhood,
Valuing Those With Menta Illness
As Neighbors. On May 29 the cen­
ter will team up with Portland Com­
munity College for a panel discus­
sion on Measure 11 and its mean­
ing. Police Chief Charles Moose
will participate on the panel.
For more information call 249-
7990.
Minors Buying Tobacco Getting Harder
The odds that an Oregon minor
can illegally buy tobacco slipped to
four in 10 during the most recent
state-sponsored attempts for minors
to buy tobacco in five counties.
That is still double the state’s goal
to reduce successful purchases to 20
percent o f attempts by year 2000.
however.
“ Fifty-eighty percent o f clerks said
‘no sale’ to minors who wanted to
buy the nation’s leading cause of
preventable disease, disability and
death,” said Jeffery N. Kushner, di­
rector o f the Office o f Alcohol and
Drug Abuse Programs in the Oregon
Department o f Human Resources.
“That is hardly a win, but I want to
believe it’s cause for optimism.”
Forty-two percent o f 31 clerks in
Columbia. Josephine, Lake, Lincoln
and Tillamook counties sold to mi­
nors ages 16 or younger during in­
spections through April 25, he said
The legal age for purchasing tobacco
is 18.
Kushner said one clerk asked a
16-year-old youth his age and, even
though he acknowledged he was only
16, the clerk sold anyway. Since last
fall, he said, 17 percent o f 165 clerks
have asked under-age kids for iden-
tification but then sold anyway.
In 14 counties where under-age
youths have attempted to buy tobac­
co since last fall, Kushner said, half
o f clerks sold.
“Be assured that in those stores that
sold, we’ll be back to make sure it
doesn’t happen again,” Kushner said.
These are the stores where clerks
sold or declined to sell in the five
latest counties checked. In all cases a
minor age 16 or younger attempted
to buy tobacco; clerks who sold were
cited by a plain-clothes police offic­
er. In Columbia County, the minor
was 14 years old.
Conference Adresses Living With Diabetes
On Saturday, May 18th, youths
with diabetes and their families will
have an opportunity to learn “how to
keep it together” at the American
Diabetes Association, Oregon Affil­
iate’s 8th Annual Youth Conference.
The all day conference will be held at
the E m erald V alley R eso rt in
Creswell, Oregon.
As part ofthe Growing Well With
Diabetes series, the conference ad­
dresses basic elements o f diabetes
management and how to maintain
those basics given the fast lifestyle
many families face today, as well as,
strategies to help families keep it
together when faced with problems
or circumstances that could effect
their emotional and physical well
being. Highlights include: develop-
mental stages and the impact physi­
cal growth and sociological changes
have on the management o f diabetes;
how to help youths make good deci­
sions in tempt ing situat ions; being part
of a support team and what that means;
and, working through the grief process
to find meaning in the challenge of
living with diabetes. Call (800) 234-
0849 for more information.
Portland’s Farmers’ Market Opens
fresh produce directly from the farm­
er who grew it. In May, along with
early season vegetables, vendors will
be selling a wide selection o f starts
and bedding plants. There will also
be plenty o f cut flowers and bou­
quets. Specialty products sold at the
market include wild mushrooms, goat
milk cheese, jam s and jellies, honey
Portland Farm ers’ M arket an­
nounced that its fifth season will be­
gin Saturday, May 11. The market
will be open every Saturday from 8
a m. to p.m. through October 26. The
market is found along the Willamette
River at 1200 NW Front Ave., just
north o f the Broadway Bridge.
At the Market, customers can buy
breads, pies and other baked goods
Five garden talks are scheduled at
10 a m. for the beginning o f the sea­
son. The Chefs in the Market pro­
gram will begin June 22 with 16 local
chefs giving cooking demonstrations
using fresh market produce.
For more information call 705-
2460.
Child Abuse Death Rates Rise
1747 victims down 161 from 1994
figures but still higher than 1993.
The western region, excluding metro,
ranked lowest with 7.4 per 1000 cas­
es. The southern and eastern regions
reported more than 12 cases per 1000.
In general reports o f abuse and ne­
glect have leveled over the past sev­
en years. However, the figures should
take into consideration limits in the
system’s capacity to respond to re­
ports.
The data showed 3178 cases of
neglect, 29 percent. Fifteen percent
ofthe cases were physical abuse and
14 percent were sexual abuse. In­
fants make up the largest single age
group of victims including those who
were drug affected at birth. And girls
represent 53 percent o f all abuse
victims and 79 percent in sexual abuse
Last Year, 8018 Oregon Children
were victims o f child abuse or ne­
glect. Thirty-six of them died.
According to data from a report
released by the Stat Office for Ser­
vices to Children and Families (for­
mally Children’s Services Division),
more children died o f abuse and
neglect in 1995 than in the previous
year. Twenty-eight percent ofthe 36
deaths were from neglect and most
from lack o f supervision and poor
and inadequate child care. Most
o f the victims were younger than
five.
“This is a tragedy,” said agency
director Kay Toran. “ It means all o f
us must accept the responsibility o f
supporting families and trying to keep
children safe and protected.”
Portland’s metro region reported
cases, which dropped 10.7 percent
lower than 1994.
In most incidents the father or
mother committed the acts and 90
percent occurred within the family.
A father figure accounted for 37 per-
centofsexual abusers. Friends, neigh­
bors and other non-family make up
32.7 percent o f abusers.
The report also showed an in­
crease in all stress factors that con­
tribute to abuse or neglect o f chil­
dren. the major problems -- being a
single parent, abusing drugs and al­
cohol, domestic violence and crim­
inal activity - all contribute. In ad­
dition, those who were abused as
children are likely to abuse their
children. Drug and alcohol abuse
were found in 73 percent o f neglect
cases.
“A Learning
Laborer For The
Jefferson Student
Finished Basic Training
Air Force Airm an L aura C.
Sanchez has graduated from basic
military training at Lackland Air
Force Base, Texas.
During the six weeks o f training,
the airman received special training
in human relations.
Airmen who complete basic train­
ing earn credits toward an associate
degree through the Commun ity Col­
lege o f the Air Force.
Sanchez is the daughter o f Naida
Sanchez o f 8756 N. Wilbur, and
Peter Sanchez o f 36 N.E. Buffalo,
both o f Portland.
She is a 1994 g ra d u a te o f
Lord"
Greater Portland Community,
Portland, Oregon.
It is with great pleasure that we,
the Vancouver Ave. First Baptist
Church Family extend a jubilant
invitation to the community at large
in celebrating our Pastor’s Second
Anniversary, Pastor Amzie Bailey.
Please join us on Thursday, May
16, Friday M ay 17, 1996 at
7:00PM We will culminate the
Anniversary Celebration on Sun­
day, May 19, 1996 at 10:45AM
and again at 3:00PM. Our guest
speaker is the electrifying Rev.
Stoot from Everett, Washington.
Please bring your family and
friends; Vancouver Ave. First Bap­
tist Church, 3438 N Vancouver
Ave., Portland, Oregon 97217.
Phone: 503 282 9496.
Laura C. Sanchez
Advertise In (The |LÌnrtktnò (Observer
Call: 503-288-0033
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