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African American H IV/
AIDS Candlelight Vigil
B rother-To-B rother, O ur H ouse o f
Portland, C ascade A ID S P roject,
N eighborhood Health Clinics, Kaiser
Perm anente, the A frican A m erican
HIV Prevention C aucus, the C o ali­
tion for A ID S Education, W om en’s
Intercom m u n ity A ID S R esource,
Project Network, M ultnomah County,
and the O regon H ealth D ivision are
joining together to create this event.
The A frican Am erican Vigil will help
develop aw areness about the devas­
tating effects o f HIV and A ID S in
A frican A m erican com m unities and
stim ulate action by A frican A m eri­
can com m unity m em bers to fight ris­
ing infection rates for gay and b i­
sexual men, women and injection drug
users, their partners and children.
C honitia Sm ith-Suhailah w ill act
as M istressofC erem onies and speak­
ers will include A m anda Houston-
H am ilton, a practicing psychologist
and an advocate for people living
In 1997, 60.1% o f w om en diag­
nosed w ith A ID S in the U nited States
w ere A frican American.
In 1997,40.2 % o fm en diagnosed
w ith AIDS in the U nited States were
A frican American.
A frican A m ericans and other
people o f color in O regon are dispro­
portionately affected by HIV and
A ID S. A lthough they account for
only 9% o f O regon’s population,
people o f color accounted for 11%
(464) o f O reg o n ’s 4,162 A ID S cases
reported through 1997.
The first annual A frican American
HIV/AIDS Vigil, commemorating Af­
rican Americans who are living or have
died with HIV/AIDS will take place on
Saturday, M ay 8,1999. The Vigil will
be located at Lutheran lnner-C ity M in-
istries, 4219 NE Martin Luther King Jr.
Blvd., 281 -7036,7:00pm -9:00pm .
C om m unity representatives from
th e U rb a n L e a g u e o f P o rtla n d ,
w ith HIV or A ID S and HIV p reven­
tion, representatives o f the local faith
com m unities, and the Project N et­
work Choir (wom en and their children
in recovery) will perform . A frican
Am erican poets will also present com ­
m issioned w ork, and H IV +A frican
A m ericans will tell their stories. The
event w ill culm inate with a presenta­
tion o f “The U nknow n Panel” : and
A frican A m erican AID S quilt panel
w hich sym bolizes those people in
A fric a n A m e ric a n c o m m u n itie s
w hose deaths from A ID S or lives
living w ith HIV have been unknow n
or secret due to fear, stigm atization,
and isolation. The event w ill con­
clude w ith a candlelight cerem ony.
T h e e v e n t is b e in g h e ld on
M o th e rs’ D ay W eek en d to h o n o r
an d v a lid a te th e m o th ers w ho h av e
c a re d fo r an d n u rtu re d th e sick ,
h o m e less, a n d m a rg in a liz e d m e m ­
b ers o f o u r co m m u n ities.
Child Care Through Local Program
guage. A u p airs sp eak E n g lish , are
w ell ed u cated , h ea lth y and w illin g
to m ake a 12-m onth co m m itm en t to
live as a m em b er o f an A m erican
fam ily. Au pairs offer fam ily ’s flex­
ible hours o f ch ild care assistan ce.
T he ch ild ren b enefit from in d iv id u ­
alized attention from th eir new “big
sister” in th e secure, fam iliar su r­
roundings o f th eir ow n hom e.
T his age-o ld E u ro p ean tradition
co n tin u es to grow in p o p u larity in
the U nited S tates. Y ou m ay even
know o f fam ilies in your ow n neigh­
b o rhoods that are alread y hosting
au pairs. L ocal fam ilies w ith chil-
This year more American families
than ever be fore wi11 help make the world
a little smaller. By choosing to host an
au pair (pronounced o pair) exchange
visitor, your family can give a young
person from overseas a once-in-a-life-
time experience, while gaining culturally
enriching care for your children.
E u rA u p a ir (p ro n o u n c ed y o u r o
pair) au pairs are carefu lly screened
young adu lts b etw een the ages o f
18 and 26, seek in g th e op p o rtu n ity
to live w ith an A m erican fam ily, and
help care for the fam ily ’s children in
ex ch an g e for th e ch a n ce to leam
m ore ab o u t our cu ltu re and lan-
d ren ages 3 m o n th s to 12 y ears
in te reste d in h o stin g an au p a ir ex ­
ch a n g e p a rtic ip a n t from F rance,
G erm an y , S p ain , S can d in av ia, the
C zech R ep u b lic, E stonia, Japan,
S o u th A frica o r F ren ch -sp eak in g
C a n ad a are b ein g so u g h t b y the
n o n -p ro fit E u rA u p air In tercu ltu ral
C hild C are Program .
I f you w ould like to offer your
family an educationally enriching, fun
and rew arding adventure - th a t’s
practical for you too - then call
EurAupair toll-free at (800) 713-2002.
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Providence Prepares For Year 2000
resources to addressing the year 2000
issues. O n Dec. 31,1999, Providence
will have all critical m edical systems
ready, as w ell as contingency plans
in place to care for our patients.”
In the m id-1990’s, Providence
H ealth System s began developing
its system -w ide strategy to prepare
for Y2K issues. In 1997, Providence
w as w orking w ith our vendors and
inventorying alm ost 20,000 pieces o f
m edical equipm ent, com puter sys­
tems and com puterized equipm ent in
its facilities to identify those with
date sensitive m icroprocessors. A
plan o f action was im plem ented to
rem ediate possible Y2K issues and
m ake the system s Y 2K ready.
PORTLAND. Ore- Recent national
reports have said the health care in­
dustry is behind in preparations for
the year 2000 problem (Y2K). Provi­
dence H ealth System has spent the
past three years preparing its m edical
equipm ent, com puter system s and
facilities to be ready for Y 2K issues.
A s part o f this, P rovidence built one
o f the m ost advanced Y 2K testing
labs in the health care industry to put
high priority equipm ent and system s
through rigorous testing.
“Patient care is o ur highest prior­
ity,” said Rick Skinner, ch ief inform a­
tion officer for Providence Health Sys­
tem s in O regon. “W e have com m it­
ted significant hum an and financial
Adams Warns Oregon Families-
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March 24, 1999
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Hold Onto Your Pocketbooks
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school. The proposal would keep the
overcollected taxes that belong to Or­
egon families. It would raise business
taxes by 3 0%, it raids the Tobacco Settle­
ment funds for $70 million, and then
would need to raise taxes an additional
$500million on all Oregonians.
“It’s time we work together to do the
job Oregonians have sent us to Salem to
d o ... balance the budget with the rev­
enues Oregonians have given us." con­
tinued Adams. “It’s time to quit com­
plaining that ourneighbors haven’t given
us enough o f their hard-earned money
and get busy making the dec ision on ho w
to balance the budget"
Salem - State S enate President
Brady A dam s today w arned O regon
fam ilies to hold onto their pocket­
books after G overnor John K itzhaber
proposed raising taxes on O regon
and businesses.
“Why do we need more new taxes
when we are going to receive overabillion
dollars more from hardworking Oregon
families than we has last budget ?'' Asked
Adams. “This is the same Governor that
on the campaign trail who said he would
not propose sweeping tax increases.
Apparently we should re-read fas lips."
Hie Kitzhaber Tax Increase Proposal
was announced this morning at a Salem
T he plan established three levels
o f priority, w ith the highest given to
equipm ent that had the m ost im pact
on patient care and safety. The next
priority level included anything with
a direct im pact on the business co n ­
tinuity o f P rovidence H ealth Sys­
tem and our business partners. The
third level w as for all non-patient
care areas w ith little or no direct
business impact.
“W e ’ve tested m ost o f our m is­
sion critical system s and hope to
have all testing and rem ediation done
w ith b u sin ess co n tinuation plans
developed by June 30, 1999,” said
Skinner. “T hat gives us six m onths
for further testing and rem ediation to
be ready by D ec . 3 1 ,1 9 9 9 .”
The business continuation plans
that are being developed w ill allow
P rovidence to continue providing
quality care to its patients and m em ­
bers into the year 2000.
“ P rovidence has provided health
care in our com m unities for more than
140 years, and w e ’ll continue well
into the new m illennium ,” said John
Lee, c h ie f executive for Providence
H ealth System s in Oregon.
In Oregon, Providence Health Sys­
tem has six hospitals, three long-term
care facilities, two prim ary care phy­
sician organizations, a m anaged care
plan and a variety o f other health care
services. P rovidence is O reg o n ’s
third largest em ployer, w ith nearly
12,000 employees.
No Foolin’-Studded Tire Season Ends April 1
R em oving W inter T ires Early
Helps C ontrol Road Costs
Salem - It is no A pril F o o l’s Day
joke, studded tire season in Oregon
officially ends A pril 1.
This date coincides with the end o f
W ashington’s studded tire season
“April is the deadline People should
be making plans now to have the stud­
ded tires o ff by that date,” said Tom
Lulay, executive deputy director, O r­
egon Department o f Transportation.
Drivers using studded tires after April
1 can be fined up to $150. The damage
each year by studded tires are beyond
ODOT’sfinancialabilitytofix. Lulaysaid
requiring studs probably has reduced
the damage, as has the growing use of
new “studless” winter driving tires
D espite that, Lulay said studded
A pril
Garden hints front your OSU Extension Agent
• Early April: fertilize lawn, let spring rains carry the fertilizer into the soil.
• If lawns are becoming thin and sickly, consider overseeding with a mixture of
perennial ryegrass and fine fescue.
• Protect dogwood trees, as they begin new growth, against anthracnose diseases.
Apply Daconil or a copper fungicide. Rake and destroy fallen leaves spring through
fall.
• Help your youngsters start a garden this year with sunflowers, carrots, green beans,
pumpkins, sweet com, and peas.
• Bait for slugs, clean up hiding places for slugs, sowbugs, and millipedes.
• Do not cut foliage of spring flowering bulbs for bouquets.
• Prune and shape spring blooming shrubs and trees after blossoms fade.
• Control rose diseases such as black spot, mildew. Remove infected leaves. Prune
ornamental plantings for air circulation and to help prevent fungus diseases.
• Prepare garden soil for spring planting. Incorporate generous amounts of organic
materials and other amendments as needs are shown by soil analysis.
• Plant early broccoli varieties for western Oregon: Green Valiant, Premium Crop.
Packman, Southern Comet.
• Use floating row covers to keep insects such as cabbage maggot adult flies and
carrot rust flies away from susceptible crops, or treat soil with recommended
pesticides according to label directions to control maggot when planting
cabbage family, onions, and carrots.
• Monitor strawberries for spittlebugs and aphids; control if present.
• Cut and remove weeds from near the garden to remove sources of plant virus diseases.
• Spray for apple scab and cherry brown rot.
• Apply commercial fertilizers, manure, or compost to cane and trailing berries.
• Plant gladioli, hardy transplants of alyssum, phlox, marigolds.
• Prepare raised beds in areas where cold soils and poor drainage are a continuing
problem. Add generous amounts of organic materials.
• Place compost or well decomposed manure around perennial vegetable plants.
• Check lawns for presence of crane fly larvae, and treat with Sevin, Dursban, or
Biosafe.
• Plant these vegetables:
Oregon coast: beets, cabbage, carrots, cauliflower, celery, chard, slicing
cucumbers, endive, leeks, lettuce, onion sets, peas, potatoes.
Western valleys, Portland, Roseburg, Medford: broccoli. Brussels sprouts,
cabbage, carrots, cauliflower, chard, chives, endive, leeks, lettuce, peas,
radishes, rhubarb, rutabagas, spinach, turnips.
Central Oregon and higher elevations of eastern Oregon (late April): peas,
radishes, lettuce, spinach, turnips.
Columbia and Snake River valleys, Ontario: snap and lima beans, beets,
broccoli, Brussels sprouts, cabbage, carrots, cauliflower, chard, chives, sweet
corn, slicing and pickling cucumbers, kohlrabi, leeks, lettuce, onion sets,
parsnips, peas, potatoes, pumpkins, radishes, rhubarb, rutabagas, summer and
winter squash, turnips.
OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY EXTENSION SERVICE
Revised 1999
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3:17 a.m.
You're asleep.
We're w orking to make
sure your alarm goes off.
JU ST LIKE CLOCKW ORK.
M A JO R
CONFERENCE
T O P IC
Oregon’s Transportation Strategy
A two-day conference, “O regon’s
Transportation Strategy - W ho Wins,
W ho Loses, W ho Pays", will be pre­
sented Thursday and Friday, April 15
and 16, 1999, at the Portland Marriot
Downtown. This first rate conference
consisting o f top practitioners and key
regulators is perfect for lawyers, gov­
ernment officials, planners, regulators,
consultants and engineers, land use
specialists and anyone in O regon’s
changing transportation planning.
“T ransportation regulations have
u ndergone m ajo r transform ations
during the 1990’s. T his im portant
two-day sem inar will explore som e o f
the m ain transportation issues and
challenges w e face today, including
access m anagem ent, the link between
transportation and grow th m anage­
ment; and financing needed for trans­
portation infrastructure," according
to p r o g ra m c o - c h a ir s M a rk J.
G reenfield, Esq.. A ttorney at Law;
and W ayne K ittelson, K ittleson &
A ssociates.
In Oregon and nationally, attention
■ t , . .
has shifted from a predominant focus
on highway planning to a‘ ‘multi-model''
transportation network that includes
highways, transit, rail, bicycle and pe­
destrian travel. O regon’s Transporta­
tion Planning Rule emphasizes con­
nectivity among transportation modes
reducerelianceontheautomobile. The
federal ISTEA and TEA-21 legislation
provides greater flexibility for funding
various modes o f transportation.
T he d istin g u ish e d facu lty in ­
cludes C hristine F. A ndersen, C ity o f
Eugene; R ichard P. Benner, O regon
Dept. o f Land C onservation and D e­
v elo p m en t; W illiam R. B lo sser,
CH2M HILL; Susan E. Brody, Oregon
Transportation C om m ission: D uane
R. Cole, city ofN ew berg; Andrew C.
C otugno, M etro; G race Crum can,
O D O T; Brent Curtis, W ashington
C ounty; J. Richard Forester, Esq.,
G renley, R otenberg, Evans & B ragg
P C ; H enry H . H ew itt, O regon T rans­
p o rta tio n C o m m issio n : D ale K.
H orm ann, O reg o n ’s Dept. o f Jus­
tice; and Les Jacobson, WA. State
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Other faculty members include Mike
Lehman, Esq., Cardinal Services, Inc;
Allen Lowe, city o f Eugene; Ransford
M cC o u rt, D K S A sso ciates; Dan
Moore, Rogue Valley Council ofGov-
emment; Steven L. Pfeiffer, E sq , Stoel
River, Robert E. Stacey, J r, Tri-County
Metropolitan District ofOregon; Jason
Tell, ODOT; Thomas Utbanik II, Texas
Transportation Institute; Tad Widby.
Parson B rinckerhoff; G reg W olf.
G overnor’s Office; and John Zegeer,
Kittelson & Associates.
This conference is sponsored by
Law Sem inars International, an orga­
nization, w hich provides quality pro­
fess ional education throughout the
U nited States and Canada.
T he course is approved in O regon
for 12 hoursofM C LEcredits. Eligible
for A IC P continuing professional
developm ent program credit. Engi­
neers m ay subm it their professional
organization
Form orc information and registra­
tion please call (206) 463-4400 or toll
frce(800)574-4852.
tires do m illions o f dollars’ worth
o f dam age statewide every year.
“Last summ er ODOT com pleteda
pavem ent repair jo b on 1-5 betw een
Salem and Portland. The mam reason
the work was done was to repair stud­
ded tire damage. W e spent nearly $7
m illion on just that one stretch o f
highw ay," said Lulay.
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