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July 25, 2001 P o rtian i) <ni Family Page A5 (Elje Jlo rtta n h © bseruer C aldw ell to G uide B lazer Boys and G irls Club Ja so n C a ld w ell is th e n ew d ire c to r o f the B laz er B o y s and G irls C lu b at 5250 N .E . M artin L u th er K ing Jr. Blvd. C a ld w ell p re v io u sly serv ed as a c o m m u n ity sc h o o l o u tre a c h c o o r dinator for the S alem -K eizer School D istrict an d as an o u trea ch c o o rd i n ato r fo r th e B oys an d G irls C lu b in Salem . G irls C lub o f P ortland. C aldw ell cu rren tly p ro v id es v o l u n te er lead ersh ip fo r the A m erican L ead ersh ip F orum , Y o u n g L ea d ers F orum , S alem T ran sit D istrict B udget C o m m ittee and the G o v e r n o rs L eg islativ e T ask F o rce on Search and Seizure. “ I am proud to be a m em b er o f B oys and G irls Club o f Portland H is w o rk c o o rd in a tin g parent in v o lv e m e n t an d fam ily activ ities m a d e h im th e p erfec t ch o ice for th e P o rtlan d p o sitio n , clu b o ffi cials said. “ C a ld w e ll’s d e d ic a tio n an d se r v ic e to y o u th an d fam ilies are a tre m e n d o u s asset to th e B lazers C lu b ,” sa y V irg in ia H en sen , e x ec u tiv e d ire c to r o f th e B o y s and Jason C aldw ell team ,” C aldw ell said. “ B oys and G irls C lubs is a great organization because it gives every child across cu ltu res the best ad v an tag e p o s sible.” Since 1947, B oys and G irls C lubs o f Portland h as provided high- quality after-school and sum m er pro gram s designed to give kids w hat they need m ost to b eco m e resp o n sible citizens and co m m u n ity lead ers. C lubs offer kids safe, clean fun places to go w hen they are not in school; caring adults w h o respect and guide them; and challenging program s that teach them life skills. T he clubs are dedicated to help ing all youth reach their m axim um potential, w ith special concern for those from disadvantaged circu m stances. Fairs Take Precautions for Foot-And-Mouth Disease The furor over an outbreak o f foot- and-mouth disease in the United King dom has died down. But animal health officials are not going to relax —espe cially w ith this su m m er’s county fair season. hum an disease concern. A nim al health officials are hoping county fairs can provide som e op portunity this sum m er for proper biosecurity and disease control. A lthough hum ans are not suscep posting o f signs at ticket booths and around all anim al holding areas. The signs w ould w arn people w ho had traveled overseas w ithin the previous tw o weeks to not visit anim al exhibits. W ithout alarming exhibitors or fair- goers them selves, a set o f recom m ended guidelines has been issued to fair m anagers in hopes o f dim inish ing the risk not only o f an outbreak o f foot-and-m outh, but other com m uni cable livestock diseases as well. Foot-and m outh is a severe, highly com m unicable viral disease o f cattle and swine. It also affects sheep, goats, deer and other cloven-hoofed ani mals. M ost affected anim als recover, but the disease causes severe losses in m eat and m ilk production. It is not a food safety problem , nor is it a tible to foot-and-m outh disease, they can serve as carriers. T he virus can exist on a p erso n ’s clothing or hair or even respiratory system for m any days. T h a t’s w hy anyone w ho has recently traveled to affected coun tries needs to be aw are tat they can unw ittingly transm it the disease. A special task force o f veterinar ians and industry officials has devel oped a series o f recom m endations issued to O reg o n ’s fair m anagers in preparation for the upcom ing sea son. T he first recom m endation is the A second recom m endation has to do w ith the placem ent and use o f footbaths— co n ta in e rs h o ld in g a sp o n g e soaked w ith disinfectant. Fair- goers w ould be asked to step into those footbaths before entering anim al holding areas. W hile footbaths can raise con sciousness about biosecurity, they actually could enhance disease tran sm issio n i f not kept clean. U nless footbaths can be scru p u lo u sly m ain tained, the task force reco m C om m unity m em bers are jo in in g c ity p lan n ers for a series o f fo u r neigh b o rh o o d w alks this m onth and next th ro u g h N o rth w e s t P o r t land. P ublic input from these w alks w ill help shape the c ity ’s N o rth w est A rea Plan. T he p ro je c t com es at a critical point in the develop m ent o f N o rth w e s t P o rt land, now faced w ith d y nam ic new opportunities and challenges provided by sev eral conv erg in g trends. N ot only has the area re cen tly seen the em ergence o f N orthw est 23rd and 2 111 A v e n u e s a s P o r t l a n d ’s m ost bustlin g “m ain streets’ but developm ent in the Pearl D istrict is booming. T he P o rtla n d s tre e tc a r now runs through the area and historically industrial ar e as n o rth o f N o rth w e s t Lovejoy m ay be on the cusp concept that all anim als entering the fair be checked by the fair veterinarian and that fair boards and managers support the v et’s decisions. The treat ment and reporting o f sick animals is important. Animal housing should be Hííf>awví& W arner Heipiwig'HbipawiiC'Wcnnen/ $ <5? $ & & 55 & 5? 5? $ 5? V & $ ÿ & & & & Egg Donors Needed... 5? WOMEN OF ALL ETHNIC BACKGROUNDS WELCOME TO APPLY . For infertile couples. If you are age 21-32, healthy, under 170 lbs, and a ÿ non-smoker you could have the satisfaction of helping someone in a special way. 55 Women of Hispanic ancestry are especially needed. <0 & Donations are anonymous. ¡5? $ Contact the Portland Center for Reproductive Medicine at 55 55 Walks to Set Priorities Public input to shape Northwest development m ends against their use at fairs. In relation to general disease control man agement, the task force reinforces the (503)241-0979 $ ÿ 55 o f a transform ation that will include new com 5? m ercial and residential & development. “These walks will take planning to the people who live in the neighborhoods to ensure they will have a say about their future,” said M ayor Vera Katz. P la n n e rs w ill re c o rd participant’s ideas in writing and volunteer architects will sketch <5? o? V <0 for more information. Compensation of $2,500 for First Donation Compensation of S3,000 for Second Donation Alcohol, Drugs Linked to Student Failure and Crime lent behaviors. new state survey B arbara C im aglio, adm inis s a y s O r e g o n s tu d en ts who use a lc o tra to r o f the d e p a rtm e n ts’ O f hol or drugs are m ore likely fic e o to f A lc o h o l and D rug A buse Program s, says the re fail school, com m it crim es and sulting data show the stark behave v io len tly . “ T his rep o rt confirm s w hat c o n se q u e n c e s o f su b sta n c e abuse by young people in each teach ers, p o lic e o ffic ers and social w orkers see every d ay,” o f the three grades surveyed. say s G o v . Jo h n K itz h a b e r. R e s p o n d e n ts w ho re c e n tly “T here is a stro n g co rre la tio n used alcohol or drugs skipped betw een d rin k in g alcohol or classes, earned failing grades or receiv ed suspensions at far taking drugs w ith tro u b le at higher rates than those who sch o o l, and ju v e n ile d e lin did not use such substances. quency T he sam e pattern occurred T he O regon D epartm ent o f w ith crim inal and violent acts. H um an Services released “O r For exam ple, a d isp ro p o rtio n egon P ublic School D rug Use ate num ber o f recent alcohol Survey 2 0 0 0 ,” a b ien n ial poll or drug users brought hand o f 12,000 O regon 6th, 8th and guns to use as w eapon in a 11 th grade students conducted last spring in 159 schools. fight, or stole a car. Every tw o years, the state S u rv ey re sp o n d e n ts w ere survey also co llected in fo r asked about recent alcohol and m ation about the use o f alco drug u se, ac ad e m ic p e rfo r m ance, and crim in al and v io hol and drugs am ong O reg o n ’s A students. W ith a few e x c ep tio n s , s u b s ta n c e u s e f e ll slig h tly in each o f the three grades polled. “ The good new s is that our a n ti-d ru g and a n to -a lc o h o l m essages are w o rk in g ,” says C im agllio. “ The bad new s is that substance abuse rem ains a m ajor problem for young p e o p le a n d s o c ie t y as a w h o le.” A ccording to the 2000 re port, 41.8 percent o f 11 th grad ers, 26.4 percent o f 8th grad ers (up from 26 percent in 1998), and 7.8 percent o f 6th graders rep o rted d rinking a l cohol recently. S ig n ifican t num bers o f O r egon stu d en ts also continued to use m arijuana in 2000. 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