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4th annual African American Wellness
Village improves health education
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In response to the Governor’s proclamation
& Encouragement Saturday, October 23,1999
S.E.l. played host to the 4lh Annual African
Amencan Wellness Village. Presented by the
A frican A m erican W ellness V illage.
Presented by the African American Health
Coalition, Inc.
Sponsored by Kaiser Permenente, Legacy
Health Systems, Ore HS L
Providence Health System
and N o rthw est H ealth
Foundations.
The Wellness Village was
an all day free event for i he
entire family to take pai in
health
sc re e n in g s,
dem o n stratio n s, hea th
education workshops and
OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
V H F R E A S
the health and wellness o f the A frican American comm unity is linked w ith that o f a ll Oregonians, and
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information is paramount in the reduction, detection and prevention o i treatable I i In n a and disrasc, and
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physical and mental health a ir essentiai to a hol»«t»c and quality life, and
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r r .r n for he health and wellness o f A frican Amencwsa by like persons sponsor. increased
s p p rr »tion o f personal health.
" H F R E F O R F I lohn A Kitzhaber, Governor o f the State o f Oregon, hereby proclaim October 17-23, 1999 to be
A F R IC A N A M E R IC A N W E L L N E S S W E E K
Russia Attacks Chechnya
m Oregon and encourage ail citizens to jo in in this observance
GROZNY, RUSSIA - R u s s ia n
forces a d m itte d they carried o u t
a n a tta c k on Grozny, b u y claim ed
it w as a g a in st a n illegal a rm s
m ark et a n d th a t th e scores of
people killed w ere n o t civilians.
C hechen officials said a t least
143 people died. R u ssian m ilitary
s p o k e sm a n A lexander V eklich
denied th e re w ere a n y civilians
in th e m ark e t a t the tim e. B ut
th e a re a s h it by th e m issiles
w ere c ro w d e d w ith c iv ilia n s,
in c lu d in g m a n y w o m en a n d
children.
IN W IT N E S S W H E R E O F . 1 hereunto set m y hand
and cause tne Great Seel o f the State o f Oregon to
be affixed Done at the Capitol in the C ity o f Salem
in the Stale o f Oregon on this day, July 27 . 1999
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Buchanan Joins Reform Party
FALLS CHURCH, VA. - Longtime
R epublican P at B u c h a n a n left the
p arty to seek the Reform P arty ’s
p re s id e n tia l
n o m in a ti o n .
B u c h a n a n , w ho twice ra n for th e
G O P'snod, said "our v a u n te d two-
p arty sy stem h a s becom e a sn a re
a n d a delusion, a frau d u p o n th e
n a tio n .”
Doctor Returns to South Pole
YOUNGSTOWN, OHIO - A doctor
w ho w as airlifted from th e S o u th
Pole after finding a lum p in h er
b re a st say s sh e w a n ts to re tu rn
to the A n tarctic. Dr. J e rr i Nielsen
treated h e rse lf for th re e m o n th s
w ith ch e m o th era p y before being
rescu ed Oct. 16 from A m u n d se n -
S c o tt S o u t h P ole R e s e a r c h
C en ter. N ielsen w as th e only
doctor am ong 41 rese a rc h e rs who
have been living since Novem ber
in a 150-foot-high m etal dom e.
Y2KBug Pitfalls
W ASHINGTON - O ld S o v iet-
designed n u c le a r p la n ts in R ussia
a n d U k r a in e a r e t h e m o s t
vulnerable to potential y ear-2000
co m p u ter failures, p articu larly if
c o m b in e d w ith pow er lo sse s,
Law rence G ershw in, th e CIA's
n ational intelligence officer for
s c ie n c e
and
te c h n o lo g y .
G e rs h w in s a id th e CIA h a s
determ ined th a t R ussia. U kraine.
C h in a a n d In d o n e sia a re th e
m ajor c o u n trie s m ost likely to
e x p e rie n c e “s ig n if ic a n t Y2K-
related failures."
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Phil Keisling, Secretary o f State
Indonesian Vice President
BERN. SWITZERLAND - M aurice
Papon, th e form er Vichy official
who fled F ran ce ra th e r th a n face
jail for his role in sending Je w s to
Nazi d e a th cam p s, w as expelled
from Sw itzerland. Sw iss J u s tic e
M inister R u th M etzler said the
g o v e rn m e n t d id n o t w a n t to
sh e lte r w ho h a d received a prison
sentence. He w as convicted in
1998 for com plicity in crim es
ag a in st h u m a n ity for h is role in
d e p o r tin g 1 .5 9 0 J e w s fro m
Bordeaux.
Stewart memorial
service set for
Friday in Orlando
John A Kitzhaber. Governor
JAKARTA. INDONESIA - Popular
o p p o s itio n le a d e r M e g a w a ti
S u k a r n o p u t r i w a s e le c te d
In d o n esia's vice p resid en t, one
day a fter sh e lost th e first free
a n d c o n te sted p residential vote
in th e c o u n try ’s h isto ry . T he
victory a p p e are d likely to end a
ra s h of violent, anti-governm ent
p ro te s ts t h a t b ro k e o u t a fte r
M egawati lo st th e p resid en tial
ballot.
Switzerland Expels Maurice
Papon
PROCLAMATION
STATE OF OREGON
Ralph Nickerson, Fitness Coordinator S.E.l. and Corliss McKeever, African American
Health Coalition president and CEO coordinate details of the wellness day events.
a multitude o f carried healthful and fun
activities. It was held from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00
p.m. at the center
For SelfEnhancement, 3920N . Kerby Avenue.
Health screenings include blood pressure,
glucose, bone m arrow ty p in g , dental
screenings, lead testing, spina! testing,
immunizations, vision and more.
Faced painting, storytelling, dental puppet
show, a workshop on sports and a free throw
basketball tournament are just a few o f the
offerings for children and teens. Adult
activities include a “Fitness Expo”, "Second
Healthy Soul FoodCookoff", health education
workshops, a Wellness Walk and much more.
The Wellness V illage kicked off with speakers,
Stephanie Stokes Oliver, founder and former
editor-in-chief o f Heart & Soul Magazine,
Victoria Johnson, Fitness Expert and Don
Speaks, national consultant and motivational
speaker.
"It isawonderftil time for the African American
community to focus such positive attention
and energy on health and wellness,” says
Corliss McKeever, president o f the African
American Health Coalition. "There is every
reason for us to realize our vision ofbeing the
healthiest community in America. The
Wellness Village moves us in that direction,"
she adds.
Asoociated Press
The memorial service for reigning U.S. Open
champion Payne Stewart, who was tragically
killed Monday in a Learjet crash, will be held
Friday morning near his home in Orlando.
First Baptist Church, which Stewart attended
more frequently in recent years as he further
devoted himself to religion, will be the site of
the service on Friday at 11 a m. EDT.
The PGA Tour is expected to announce later
today how it will nandle the playing o f the
i our Championship, which is scheduled to
be contested from Thursday through Sunday.
The PGA Tour and tournament officials
previously stated that in order for players to
attend the memorial, no golf will be played
that day and 36 holes will be contested the
following day.
While many players and close friends of
Stewart made statements Monday following
the incident, further reaction came out today
from the PGA o f America and his sponsor,
Titleist.
“Payne Stew art was a courageous man who
wore his emotions on his shirtsleeve,” said
Will Mann, president ofthe PGA of America.
"His love o f the game was as strong as his
devotion to his family.”
"It is a terrible loss to those o f us who knew
and loved Payne," said Jim Awtrey, CEO o f
the PGA o f America. “Our hearts go out to
Tracey and the entire family as well as the
other victims, they are in our prayers. The
PGA and the entire game have lost a wonderful
ambassador, great player and gentleman."
Eliot neighborhood slated for development, improvement
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Three new projects, o f different types and by
different developers, are on the drawing
boards in the Eliot neighborhood.
EMANUEL HOSPITAL is planning to build a
new medical office building and parking
garage in the southern part of their campus,
south o f North Graham Street and west of
Northeast Vancouver Avenue. According to
Larry Hill of Legacy Hill Systems, theoffice
building will be four stories tall and contain
55,000 square feet, while the new garage will
be three stories and add 5 15 parking spaces.
A skybridge will connect the new office
building to the hospital’s main building.
Ground breaking is planned for next spring.
Hill says. The hospital also plans toexpand its
emergency room by 3500 square feet.
VANCOUVER AVENUE FIRST BAPTIST
CHURCH w ants to build an apartment building
for low-income residents on land it owns
beween North Williams and Vancouver
a v en u es, M onroe and F argo streets.
According to Rev. A. Bailey Jr and architect
De Norval Unthank, the building w ill be four
stories high and contain 25 apartments,
including two three-bedroom units. 13 two-
bedrooms and 10 one-bedroom. All units will
be "handicapped adaptable." meaning that
they will be designed to accommodate
handicapped people and their wheelchairs.
The stmeture will have a u-shape and will
have a children’s playground at its center It
will have 18 parking spaces
DEVELOPER BII.l.REEDplanstobuild two
six-unit townhouse projects, one on Northeast
Ivy Street between Rodney and Martin Luther
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King Jr. Boulevard, and one Northeast San
Rafael Street betw een Northeast Martin Luther
King Jr. Boulevard and Seventh Avenue.
Unlike most row house projects, the units will
run north and south in two rows o f three, with
only two units fronting on the street, according
to architect Craig Monaghan. All vehicle
access will be by a single driveway leading to
garages at the rear o f the units.