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Volume X X V IIII, Number 5
FEBRUARY 3 , 1999
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Goodwill Volleyball Tour
Sports For Y outh Foundation, Inc. is
currently accepting applications for boys
and girls aged 15-19, who are accomplished
High School orC lub volleyball players and
good citizens, both in their school and
com m unity, to take part in the 1999 G ood­
will Ambassadors W orldTours. 1999 marks
the ló 1” year that the G oodw ill A m bassa­
dors have conducted w orld tours for Junior
volleyball players. The 1999 tour will travel
to London, Paris, Geneva, Venice, and Rome.
Registration deadline is M arch 15lh.
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McMenamins Kennedy
School Host 9th Annual
Festival of African Films
The
Silent
War
Healthy Heart
H eart disease can be prevented, treated
and even reversed by lifestyle choices that
affect fitness. Learn healthy preventative
choices in free one-on-one session on Sat­
urday, February 13, 12-4 PM at N atural
Center-East o f the N ational C ollege o f
Naturopathic Medicine (11231SE Market).
Call 255-7355, ext. 0 for appointment. F ora
com plete list o f free screenings, call 499-
4343.
Rosemont Property
How w ill the form er V illa St. Rose C on­
vent and School property at 597 N. D ekum
be developed? The public is invited to a
w orkshop to explore ideas for the property
on Thursday, February 4,6:30 to 9 PM at the
Holy Redeem er School Cafeteria, 127 N.
Portland Blvd. The w orkshop is sponsored
by the Portland D evelopm ent Com m ission
and City o f Portland Bureau o f H ousing
and C om m unity D evelopm ent. A t the
event, participants w ill have the opportu­
nity to learn m ore about the project and
share ideas for the use and developm ent o f
the property, and participate in a visual
preference survey. Refreshm ents will be
served and child care will be provided. Call
823-2388.
In Celebration o f Black History M onth M cM enam ins K ennedy School team s up w ith PCC C ascade Cam pus to
bring a striking cast o f perform ances from countries throughout Africa. Form ore inform ation call P.C.C. at(503-
244-6111 ext 3630). Sponseredby the Regional Arts & Cultural Council.
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O regon M otorist are again reaping the
benefits o f'G a s Prices" that have run amok.
A glutony o f supply, absent o f equal de­
m and have caused prices to vary as m uch as
.30 p/g depending on location.
A C elebration it Was
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Your Child’s Agenda
“Y our C h ild ’s A genda” is a w orkshop
based upon the prem ise that in order to
recognize, honor,a nd support you c h ild ’s
agenda through his or her ow n unique
qualities, you first need to identify, honor,
and celebrate your ow n as a parent. This
tw o-hour w orkshop will be held on T ues­
day, February 9 & 20 at A T eacher’s Space
(2755 NE B roadw ay). C ost is $35. Partici­
pants m ust pre-register and pre-pay by
calling 288-3577.
IA M C a re s O re g o n & A H o st o f C o rp o ra te S p o n so rs
h e ld th e ir first A n n u al A p p re c ia tio n L u n c h e o n Ja n . 27,
1999, at th e O A M E B u ild in g /C a sc a d e P laza.
P r e s e n t (L -R ) R u th A n n C a ro th ers, A r e a P r o je c t
D ir e c to r ; M a r y A n n T o p o le w sk i, P ro g r a m P a r tic i­
p a n t; B a r r y A d a m s. P a r tic ip a tin g E m p lo y e r; L y n d a
V an D o ra n , P ro g ra m C o o rd in a to r; T ony R oss, E m ­
p lo y m e n t S p e c ia list.
IA M C a re s is th e h u m a n se rv ic e arm o l th e In te rn a ­
tio n a l A sso c , o f M a c h in ists. A N a tio n a l n o n -p ro fit o rg a ­
n iz a tio n d e d ic a te d to h elp in g p e o p le w ith S p ecial E m p lo y ­
m e n t an d tra in in g n ee d s a tta in c a re e r jo b o p p o rtu n itie s.
Tai Chi Society
The T aoist Tai Chi Society o f O regon/
USA invites you to jo in us in celebrating its
third annual Chinese N ew Y ear C elebra­
tion. An evening ofcultural exchange opens
with a Chinese Lion D ance follow ed by a
traditional 9-course banquet, including
vegetarian, seafood, and m eat dishes, guest
speakers and dem onstrations o f the art o f
Taoist Tai Chi will follow. The doors o f the
G reat C hina Seafood R estaurant will open
at 5:30 PM on Saturday, February 20lh lo­
cated at 336 N W Davis, in the heart o f China
Town. Call 503/223-6193.
Gambling Addiction
An educational talk on “G am bling Ad­
diction” is hosted by O H SU . The authority
lecturing on the subject is JeffC ook, M . Ed.,
addictions counselor and case m anager.
His discussion is on W ednesday, Febru­
ary 10 from 7-8:30 PM at O H SU (2935 SW.
Cedar Hills Blvd., in Beaverton Mall). Call
418-2000.
Stop Smoking
Stop sm oking w ith C hinese medicine.
Sm oking affects all aspects ofhealth, espe­
cially heart and lung systems. Free screen­
ing teaches w hat C lassical C hinese m edi­
cine can do to help quit smoking. Saturday,
February 20,9 AM - 1 PM at Natural Health
C enter-East, o f the N ational C ollege o f
Naturopathic M edicine, 11231 SE Market.
Call 255-7355, ext. 0 for appointm ent. For
com plete list o f free screenings, call 499-
4343,ext. 103.
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helm i t i n 1 i '\ i n t l iu ti'.
A 20-Year North Portland Clinic Closes
B y Y ema M easho
ter.
S in ce the late 1970’s, th e clinic sto o d at
o r th e first tim e in 20 y ea rs, reg u
th
e
h ea rt o f N o rth ea st P o rtla n d p ro v id in g
lars o f th e N o rth P o rtlan d C lin ic
th
e
c o m m u n ity w ith its m e d ica l n eed s at
w ill h av e no c h o ice b ut v isit d if­
a
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ric
fe re n t p h y sic ia n s o th e r th an th e o ne th ey e m o st p a tie n ts co u ld affo rd .
“ A t tim es he w as p re ssu re d to in crease
h av e c o m e to c o n s id e r as a frie n d an d
h
is
p ric e s b u t he co u ld n ot do it b ec au se
fam ily m em ber. A fter a co u p le o f d ecad es
h
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re
a liz e s th a t p eo p le in the co m m u n ity
in th e n e ig h b o rh o o d , the clin ic c lo se d its
co
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ld
n o t affo rd to pay a $60 o ffic e v isit,
d o o r th is w eek b ec au se o f lack o f funds to
M
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lissa
W oods, O ffice A ssistan t w ho
m a in ta in its facility .
w o rk e d at th e clin ic fo r th e p ast 11 years.
D e sp ite m an y effo rts to k eep th e c lin ic
D r. F rein stat, a fam ily p ractitio n er, w ith
o p e n , th e fin a n c ia l b u rd en to su sta in the
an o rth o p e d ic s p a rtn e r b u ilt the fac ility
c lin ic has fo rced Dr. M ich ael F re ista t, the
h o p in g th at th e facility w o u ld b en e fit both
o w n er, to sh u t the c lin ic dow n.
th e co m m u n ity and the p h y sic ia n s in ­
In th e p ast. L eg acy E m anuel H o sp ita l
v o lv e d . T h re e years in to th e jo u rn e y , the
to o k th e c lin ic under its w in g s to fin a n ­
p a r tn e rs h ip b ro k e u p b e c a u s e o f the
c ia lly su p p o rt it. H o w ev er, w ith no lo n g
am o u n t o f tim e and effo rt req u ired and Dr.
term co m m itm en t and changes in m a n ag e­
F re in s ta t w as left alo n e
m e n t, L eg a cy d e c id e d th at th e c lin ic
I fe lt o b lig a te d to c o n tin u e w ith the
s h o u ld sta n d on its ow n.
p la n , sa id D r. F re in sta t, sin c e it w as the
“ T h ere is no w ay th is c lin ic is g o in g to
F
be on its ow n p ay in g the rea so n ab le p h y ­
sic ia n a n d s ta f f s a la ry ,” said D r. F re in sta t
“T h a t is w hy lo ts o f d o cto rs d o n ’t m o v e
in to th e area. I w as le ft w ith n o re c o u rse
b u t to clo se th e b u ild in g .”
U n d er form er m anagem ent, legacy c o n ­
s id e re d b u y in g o u t th e clin ic an d h irin g
D r. F re in sta t to se rv e th e co m m u n ity b et-
first c lin ic in the area.
B ecau se th e p ro je c t u n e x p e c te d ly lo st
a lo t o f w o rk in g c a p ita l fro m th e b e g in ­
n in g , th ro u g h o u t its e x is te n c e , th e c lin ic
fa c e d m a n y fin a n c ia l d if fic u ltie s . In o r ­
d e r to k e e p th e p r o j e c t a l iv e D r.
F re in s ta t file d fo r C h a p te r 11 b a n k ­
ru p tc y . A lth o u g h th e in te r e s t r a te k e p t
in c re a sin g , th e S m all B u s in e ss A d ­
m in is tr a tio n a llo w e d h im to p ay a
c e rta in a m o u n t to k e e p th e d e b t
th e sam e.
By th e n th e c lin ic b e c a m e a fa m ­
ily a f fa ir. U p o n th e b re a k in g up o f
th e p a r te n e r s h ip . D r. F r e in s ta t’s
m o th e r c o s ig n e d to s h a re th e f i­
n a n c ia l b u r d e n w ith h e r so n .
“ T h e u n s u n g h e r o is m y
m o th e r,” h e sa id . “ N o b o d y k n ew
a b o u t h e r. S h e d id n ’t h a v e to do
th is b u t sh e d id it fo r h e r s o n .”
D e b b ie F re in s ta t is a ls o a n o th e r
m e m b e r o f th e fa m ily w h o h a d b e ­
co m e in v o lv e d in th e c lin ic . A s a
n u rse at E a s tm o r e la n d H o s p ita l,
D e b b ie m e t D r. F re in s ta t d u rin g
h is re s id e n c y an d w e n t o n to w o rk
fo r h im a t th e c lin ic . T h e y w ere
th e n m a rrie d an d sh e b e c a m e o f ­
fice a d m in is tra to r.
At 51, D r. F re in s ta t b e lie v e s th a t
it is tim e fo r h im to m o v e on an d
fu lfill so m e fa m ily o b lig a tio n s .
T h ey so ld th e ir c lin ic e q u ip m e n t
at a p r ic e th a t a m o u n te d n e x t to
n o th in g an d d o n a te d so m e ite m s
to lo c a l c h u rc h e s a n d sc h o o ls .
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