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May 26, 1999
dbc iJortlanì» (Observer
Community Youth
Celebrate Opening of
New Field
Commissioner, Jim Francesconi and Portland State University President, Daniel Berstlne, discuss the
celebration of the opening of the new community recreation field.
Portland State University, in
p a rtn e rsh ip w ith N IK E and
Jammin 95.5 celebrated the offi­
cial opening o f PSU ’s new com­
munity recreation field by holding
the firs t-e v e r S p rin g -F e st.
SpringFest ’99 “a free all-day”
event celebrated opportunities for
community youth. Kids from the
police Activities League, the Boys
and Girls Club, the Catholic Youth
Organization, the Gang Resistance
Education and Training program,
and the greater Portland commu­
nity were in attendance.
SpringFest ’99 featured inter­
active sports challenges, perfor­
mances by local music, dance and
theater groups, free refreshments,
face painting, the D.A.R.E. cor­
vette, the Portland Police K-9 unit,
the Portland Fire Department, as
well as m any other activities.
PSU’s community recreation field
is unique not only in the opportu­
nities that it provides, but in its
com position; it is made form
70,000 pairs o f shoes recycled by
NIKE, 5,500 tires and 24 dump
trucks o f sand. SpringFest ’99
took place at PSU’s Community
Recreation Field (10'h & S W Hall),
Saturday, May 22,1999, from 10
a.m. to 4 p.m.
Jammin’ 9 5 .5 & Nike partnership with PSU to host "Springiest ’99," a
community event for community youth.
Anthropologist Defends Makahs
PORTLAND, OREGON — An
ipert on N orthw est Indian culture
id professor o f anthropology at
ortland State U n iv ersity says
haling is central to the cultural
identity o f the Makah Tribe. Fol­
lowing last weeks slaughter o f a
gray whale off the Northwest W ash-
ington coast. Professor Ken Ames
ex p lain ed how the hunt could
Breakthrough Treatment for Immune
S ystem P roblem s Unveiled in
The Im m u n e System Cure
any have speculated that new
treatments for HIV will almost
certainly originate in A frica, since
so many others are infected with
the deadly virus. Now, thirty years
after scientists began isolating that
active ingredients in African herbal
preparations and using them to
treat p rostate p roblem s, Lorna
V anderhaeghe and Patrick Bouic,
Ph. D report that the plant fats
which gave those African prepara­
tions their medicinal effect are also
effective in treating HIV, H epati­
tis C, allergies, stress induced ill­
ness and autoim m une disorders
like rheum atoid arthritis and m ul­
tiple sclerosis.
Their new book. The Immune
System Cure, N ature’s W ay to Su­
per Pow ered H ealth (K ensington
Books, U S ., 1999), draw s on over
two decades o f clinical research
on the p la n t fa ts s te ro ls and
sterolins perform ed in G erm any,
and in Professor B o u ic’s labora­
tory at Stellenbosch U niversity in
Cape Town, South A frica.
The Immune System Cure ad­
dress im portant questions, includ­
ing: w hat causes one person to
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Cure, Nature’s Way to Super Powered Health (Kensington Books, U.S., 1999).
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strengthen the social and spiritual
lives o f coastal Indians. He says the
tribe hunted whales for two-thou-
sand years before the practice was
outlaw ed in the 1920’s.
McAllister Tries To Escape
tSTORIA, OREGON— Clatsop
inty deputies say they found a
ide note addressed to accused
derer Bradley Pierce in the cell
‘thrill killer” Jesse McAllister.
: note was found after McAllister
i caught trying to escape from the
iry in the prison. Sergeant Mark
W hisler says M cAllister stacked
chairs on a table to climb through
ceiling tiles. But an alert deputy
walked in and saw his foot hanging
down. McAllister came back down
into the library after being threat­
ened with pepper mace. The note to
Price said McAllister wanted to tes­
tify for his former friend, but claimed
that defense lawyers were NOT ask­
ing the right questions to acquit Price.
McAllister may be called back to the
stand this week in Pierce’s defense.
Price faces life in prison if convicted
o f the 1997 murders o f Brook Goza
and Kasey Nimz.
Grain Elevator Fire
Investigated
THE D ALLES, OREGON —
re investigators, including mem-
rs o f the O regon State Police
•son Unit, have com pleted an
i-site evaluation o f w h a t’s left o f
the old Port o f The D alles grain
elevator. The building was de­
stroyed in a spectacular blaze that
b egan S aturday m orning. Fire
M arshall O ffice spokesw om an
Sally G ilpin says the intensity o f
the fire and aggressive suppres­
sion efforts left NO physical evi­
dence to help officials determ ine
the cause o f the fire.
Groups Demand Anti-
Smoking Funds
SA LEM , O REG O N — A co a­
litio n o f a n ti-sm o k in g g roups
w ants to be sure that at least 25-
percent o f O reg o n ’s share o f the
national tobacco settlem ent will
be spent on sm oking prevention
program s. The C oalition For A
H ealthy Future has launched a
series o f radio and print adver­
tisem ents to get law m akers to
spend at least 18-M illion dollars
a year to expand the state Health
D ivision’s current prevention pro­
gram s R epublican leaders in the
legislature have suggested that the
m oney be locked up in a trust
fund w ith the interest used for
sm oking prevention program s.
Gasoline Prices Dropping
PORTLAND, OREGON —
Iregon’s Triple-A says its new
urvey reveals the average price
f unleaded regular is a-dollar-
-a-gallon... ten-cents cheaper
than a m onth ago But the price is
still 24-cents-a-gallon steeper than
a year ago. The least expensive
gas in the state can be found in
sp a rse ly -in h a b ite d e a ste rn Or-
SALEM , O REG O N — The O r­
egon Senate has approved legisla­
tion that w ould m ake changes to
the state's minimum wage law The
Tri-Met Offers Youth Summertime Bargain
Youth can again enjoy unlimited travel at a bargain price this
summertime on Tri-Met. “The Pass," which goes on sale
Thursday, May 20, also offers discounts at local merchants.
With “The Pass,” youth 18 and under can ride Tri-Met’s
buses and MAX light rail trains all June, July and August for
just $43. That’s half the regular price of three monthly
youth passes. The special pass is available at
participating schools, and Tri-Met sales outlets including
Fred Meyer, Safeway and most Albertson’s stores in the
Portland metropolitan area.
Pass holders qualify for these special discounts:
McDonald’s: Free dessert with purchase of an Extra Value
Meal. Offer excludes McFlurry dessert.
Ice Chalet at Lloyd Center & Clackamas Town Center: $1
off general admission.
OMSI: $1 off general admission.
North Clackamas Aquatic Park: $1 off general admission.
“We’re really pleased to bring back this affordable way of
helping youth meet their summertime travel needs,” said
Fred Hansen, Tri-Met General Manager. “We expect The
Pass to continue to be a big hit.”
More information about The Pass and Tri-Met is available
by calling 238-RIDE.
egon. . . where the average price is
a-dollar-34. The W est still has the
highest gasoline prices in the na­
tion. The national average is now
a-dollar-15.
Minimum Wage Law Changes Approved
changes would low er minimum
wages for w orkers that receive tips
and would allow em ployers to pay
a training wage to younger w ork­
T R I - M ET N E WS
TRI-MET
238-RIDE
H ow w e g e t
th e re
m a tte rs .
TTV’ 238-5811 • www.tri-met.org
ers during their first 45 days on the
job. O pponents o f the bill hope
G overnor John K itzhaber will veto
the legislation.
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