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Volume \ \ l \ . N um ber 3X
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September 22, 1999
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Cascade Head Preserve
The Nature Conservancy o f Oregon in
vites anyone interested in preserving Cascade
Head to participate in a volunteer work party
taking place on Saturday, September 25, Lo
cated near Lincoln City, this spectacular coastal
headland provides critical habitat for native
prairie grasses, rare wildflowers, the rare Or
egon silverspot butterfly and one o f the few
populations o f the Cascade head catchfly.
During this work party, volunteers will be
removing Queen A nne’s lace while enjoying
the preserve’s beautiful scenery and breath
taking views. Call 503/230-1221.
Dream Ring
Kassab Jewelers and Keepsake Diamond
Jewelry is making it simple for young couples
to find the ring o f their dreams. They will be
having a fine jew elry trunk show at the
Clackamas Town Center on Friday, October
841 from 5-7 PM. The tine jewelry trunk show
will allow guests the opportunity to preview a
variety o f new and classic diamond engage
ment and wedding rings styles. You can also
speak with a staff o f experts on what to look
for when buying a diamond.
Vancouver/W illiam s Corridor
Please join your neighbors, bus inesses.prop-
erty owners, community-based organizations,
and others as we begin the Vancouver/Will
iams Corridor Infill Strategy. The kick-off
meeting is on Thursday, September 23nl from
3 0 - 8 PM at OAME on 4134 N. Vancouver.
The Wellness Village
Ihe African American Health Coalition need
volunteers tostaffthe4'1’Annual WellnessVillage,
scheduled for Oct. 23"1 at the Center of Self
Enhancement. The Wellness Village is a one day
event drawing people from the community for
interactive activities such as health screenings,
physical fitness, healthy cooking demonstrations,
dynamic speakers, health education workshops
and children's activities. Call 503/413-1850.
DePreist Contracts Kidney Disease
Dialysis Required
am es D eP reist, m usic d ire c to r o f the
O reg o n S y m phony, has b een diag
nosed w ith kidney disease. He started
d ia ly sis treatm en ts M onday.
T h e d ise a se , o f fic ia lly c a lle d focal
se g m e n ta l g lo m e ru lo s c le ro s is , is in c u r
a b le an d irre v e rsib le , b u t d ia ly s is tr e a t
m e n ts allo w ab o u t 10 0 ,0 0 0 A m e ric a n s
to liv e rea so n ab ly n o rm al lives. D eP reist,
6 2 , p ro m ise s he w ill c o n tin u e to lead the
O re g o n S y m p h o n y w ith no in te rru p tio n s
to h is sc h e d u le .
D e P r e is t p la n s to c o n d u c t th e
o rc h e stra ’s o p en in g su b scrip tio n con certs
th is w eekend.
A lth o u g h d o c to rs d o n ’t k n o w ho w
D e P re is t c o n tra c te d th e d is e a s e , h is
p ro g n o s is is e x c e lle n t, sa id D r. F ran k
K e lly , a s s is ta n t p ro fe s s o r in th e d iv i
s io n o f n e p h ro lo g y at O re g o n H ea lth
S c ie n c e s U n iv e rsity . “ T h is d o es g et b e t
te r, b u t he ca n b e on d ia ly s is in d e fi
n ite ly ,” K elly said .
T h e P h ila d e lp h ia - b o r n c o n d u c to r ,
w h o has le d th e o rc h e s tra fo r 19 y e a rs,
w ill u n d e rg o th re e d ia ly s is tre a tm e n ts a
w ee k at O re g o n H e a lth S c ie n c e s U ni-
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v e rsity . D ia ly s is is a p ro cess th a t re-
m o v e s to x in s th a t th e k id n ey s filte r o ut
o f th e b lo o d . E a c h tre a tm e n t la sts fo u r
h o u rs. “ I t ’s an o il an d filte r c h a n g e ,"
D e P re ist sa id , jo k in g .
O r c h e s t r a m e m b e r s le a r n e d o f
D e P re ist’s c o n d itio n at a m orning re-
h earsal S u n d ay in th e A rlene S ch n itzer
C o n c ert H all.
“ I to ld th e m , b e c a u s e o f my relativ e
su c c e ss in d e a lin g w ith polio, I ’ve been
e n tru ste d w ith k id n e y d ise ase ,” he said.
D e P re ist c o n tra c te d p o lio a fte r v isit-
ing A sia in th e e a rly 1960s. He w ears
leg b ra c e s a n d c o n d u c ts w h ile sittin g on
a sto o l.
O rc h e s tra p la y e rs w ere su rp rise d to
h e a r th e n e w s, c e llis t Tim S co tt said.
“ W e h a d n o id e a th e re w as an y th in g
w ro n g w ith h is k id n e y s . H e ’s v ery sto ic,
v e ry p ro u d , a n d i t ’s n o t easy for him to
te ll u s .”
D e P re ist le a rn e d ab o u t his failin g kid-
n e y s 18 m o n th s a g o , a f te r h is leg s
sw e lle d , h e b e c a m e a c u te ly tire d an d his
c h o le s te ro l a b ru p tly ro se , he said. D oc-
to rs p e rfo rm e d a b io p s y an d d isc o v ered
th e
d is -
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k id n e y s
w erefu n c-
tio n in g
w e l l
e n o u g h to
a v o i d d i-
a ly sis until
now .
“ I t ’ s
so m e th in g
you have to
a d a p t to ,”
D e P re is t
s a i d .
“ T h e re
w a s n ’t a
f ra m e o f
re fe re n c e
in d ea lin g
w ith p °lio ,
no fram e o f
referen c e
for having a
career. You
ju s t do it.”
Interstate Job Fair Boosted By PGE
PGE steps up to do a com m unity service
by helping the Interstate Job Fair Com m ittee
hang banners across M artin Luther K ing Jr.
Blvd. Just south o f Alberta Street, and over
North. Lombard, west o f 1-5.
The 2nd annual Interstate Job Fair is a
m ajor event being put on by the N orth Port
land Em ployer Council, The State o f Oregon
Em ploym ent D epartment and The State o f
W ashington W orkSource. The concept is
unique because it is two state agencies and
the Oregon Employer Couhcil who came
together to help give qualified em ployees an
opportunity to meet over 60 outstanding pub
lic and private sector em ployers from W ash-
ington and Oregon.
This year the Interstate Job Fair is being
held at the Jantzen Beach SuperCenter on
W ednesday October 6,h from 10 am to 3 pm.
If you have any questions concerning this
event please call the North Portland Em ploy
m ent D epartm ent at 280-6046
Dream Ceremony and Workshop
Ed Fox will be in Portland giving a special
dream awareness workshop and ceremony based
on native Toltec practices from ancient Mexico.
Fox is an apprentice to the best-selling author
and nagual, Don Miguel Ruiz who wrote ‘T he
Four Agreements' ’ and * ‘The Mastery ofLove''
An introductory lecture on the indigenous, Toltec
Path will be given on September 24 and will
precede the workshop and ceremony .All are
invited to attend. Call Katie at 503/234-9946
Having Problems Renting?
Having problems renting because of past
rental, criminal or credit history? Do you have
questions about whattheseivvoniscontainI earn
your rights at a tree w oikshop spoiisorcd by the
CommunityAllianceofTenants and Oregon Law
CenteronM onday,Octl84’at7to8:30PMat2710
NE 14*1 Ave. in Portland. Call 460-9702.
AIDS Walk Returns
O ver 1,500 youth and adults will gather at
Pioneer Courthouse Square on Saturday, Oc
tober 2nd to remind Oregon and Southwest
Washington that the AIDS epidemic is not
over. The 13d’ annual AIDSW ALK will also
raise $ 100,000 for HIV prevention education,
services, housing and advocacy programs of
Cascade AIDS Project (CAP). Registration
will begin at 9 am with coffee, juice and fresh
fruit.- To register, call 503/223-WALK, or
pick up a brochure at the Nautica Shop for
Men at all area M eier & Frank stores.
Business Cybersense
learn proactive computermanagement strat
egies and how to avoid technology lawsuits and
computer fraud on Oct. 13 at a conference
entitledNewMillenniumCyberSen.se: Manage
Your Company by Plugging into Your Com
puter. Ihe conference is scheduled to take place
at the Edward Jones Office. 4111 SE Division
Street form 8 am to 12 pm . For reservations, call
503/239-5404 or email at w w v .fwob.org.
Drug-Free Apartments
CODA Treatment Recovery Prevention,
Oregon and SW. W A 's largest and most com
prehensive non-profit drug and alcohol abase
treatment and prevention agency, announces a
ground-breaking ceremony on Friday. Oct. 1,
at 9 am . This event will be held at the 22 unit
apartments across the street from the CODA
Alpha Family Treatment Center on SE 182nd
Avenue and SE. Market Street in (iresham.
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Tri-Met wins ‘Way to Go!’
National Award
Cooperative Suburban Transportation Planning Recognized
ri-M e t has w o n th e n atio n al
“ 1999 W ay to G o !" aw ard from
the US E n v iro n m en tal P rotec
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A m erica. T h e aw a rd re c o g n iz e s T ri-
M e t’s O u tre a c h e f f o rts to le a rn how th e
a g e n c y co u ld b e tte r s e rv e o u tly in g c o m
m u n itie s . I t ’s T ra n s it c h o ic e fo r L iv
a b ility p ro g ra m - w h ic h h as b e c o m e
T ri-M e ts s ta n d a rd fo r d e v e lo p in g n ew
s e rv ic e . T ri-M e t a s k e d ho w th e y w o u ld
lik e to se e tr a n s it w o rk in th e ir o w n
c o m m u n itie s an d se t p r io r itie s fo r th a t
s e rv ic e . D o z e n s o f w o rk s e s s io n s led
to th e c re a tio n o f fiv e in n o v a tiv e tr a n
s it ro u te s c a lle d “ T h e L o c a l
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B e a v e rto n , G re sh a m a n d O re g o n C ity .
T h e L o c a l p ro v id e d n ew tr a n s it se rv ic e
to re s id e n ts an d b u s in e s s e s , so m e r e
c e iv in g tr a n s it fo r th e firs t tim e . The
p ro g ra m a lso s e rv e d as th e fo u n d a tio n
fo r th e la rg e s t tr a n s it s e rv ic e in c re a s e
in th e a g e n c y ’s h is to ry
“ T h is a w a rd re a ffirm s the im p o rta n ce
o f c itiz e n in p u t in d e s ig n in g an d o p e r a t
in g a su c c e ssfu l tra n s it sy s te m ," said
T ri-M e t G e n e ra l M a n a g e r F re d H an sen .
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