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Page A5 ^ o rtla u h ffibseruer September 19, 2001 Rate Lowers for Veterans’ Home Loan A low er interest rate for veterans’ home loans was announced last week by Jon M angis of the Oregon Dept. of V eterans’ Affairs. The interest rate is a fixed, 5.95 percent for a 30-year loan. “We haven’t seen interest rates this low in a long tim e,” said Mangis. “Housing prices seem to have stabilized re cently in many parts of O r egon. It’s not a bad time to be shopping for a home loan. This rate is available to quali fied veterans who have been out of the active m ilitary ser vices less than 30 years. That covers a lot of people.” U nder the provisions of B allot M easure 83 passed overwhelmingly last Novem ber, any honorably discharged veteran who meets the 30 year qualification and has served at least 210 days on active military duty is eligible. A dditionally, any honorably discharged veteran who was discharged for a service-con nected illness or injury and who served less than the re quired 210 days is also eli gible. Also eligible are those who served less than the required time period but who served in an area for which a cam paign or expeditionary medal was authorized. This would include many who served in places like Granada, Lybia, Panama, So malia, Haiti, El Salvador, the Persian Gulf, the Balkans or Kosovo. “This expanded eligibility includes a lot o f people who we have been unable to serve in the past,” M angis contin ued. “Now it doesn’t m atter when you entered active duty, as long as you were sepa rated from the military less than 30 years ago. And, if you don’t meet the length of active duty requirem ent, you m ight still qualify if you served on active duty status in an area for which the U.S. m ilitary authorized a certain medal. This change will al low a lot of the N ational Guard and Reserve people to qualify for our program. Additional information may be obtained by calling the de partment at 1-800-828-8801 ext. 2070 or 503-373-2070. Those interested in further in formation are encouraged to visit the agency’s web site at www.odva.state.or.us. Taking Precaution With Immunizations M B 4 nurse at Providence St. Vincent cares for a young girl during a visit to update her immunizations. It is important for children to receive proper immunization at the beginning o f each school year. Health specialists recommend that parents check with their child s ohvsician to make sure shot records are up to date. photo by D ave L awton The time is now for that trip to the doctor’s office for school physicals and immunizations. Whether it’s a physical exam for sports activities or immuni zation and/or boosters, it’s im School Vision Tests Offered Free Health officials encourage screenings as part of every child’s annual back to school routine portant to get ready early for the school year. V accines protect ch ild ren a g a in st d ip h th e ria , te ta n u s, w h o o p in g c o u g h , p o lio , measles, m um ps, rubella, m en in g itis , h e p a titis B and chickenpox - diseases that can spread from one child to an other at school, the grocery store or on the playground. Administrators in the infection control division at Providence St. Vincent and other medical clinics can speak to the kinds-of shots that children are required to have prior to going back to school this fall. Crisis Line Volunteers Wanted The Portland W omen’s Crisis Line is seeking volunteer advocates to staff its 24-hour domestic violence and sexual assault hotline. 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