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October 31, 2001
City Improvements Tour
With Open House Series
The c ity o f P o rtla n d has
sch ed u led a se rie s o f open
houses to show how years o f
planning and neighborhood in ­
volvem ent becom e reality in
projects to im prove our streets,
parks, and city services.
Two m ore o f these public
events w ill be held on Saturday,
N ov. 3 at J e f f e r s o n H ig h
School’s cafeteria in north Port­
land, from 9:30a.m. to 11:30a.m.
and on T hursday, N ov. 8 at
David D ouglas’s High School’s
cafeteria, located at 1001 S.E.
135°'Ave.,from 6:30p.m . to 8:30
p.m.
City bureaus will feature dis­
plays and information on capital
improvement planning and on
projects currently budgeted. While
some projects are still in the design
phase, others are hitting the streets
with construction.
A rea residents can talk with
staff about these projects.
Capital im provem ent activi-
ties range from ongoing m ainte­
nance to im provem ents to new
construction o f public facilities
and am enities.
C u r r e n t a n d u p c o m in g
projects include pedestrian im ­
provem ents and bicycle fa c ili­
ties, fixing and expanding the
King N eighborhood F acility,
construction o f com bined sewer
overflow projects, and com plet­
ing the co n n e c tio n betw een
OM SI and the Springwater Trail.
C ity p lan n ers and pro ject
m anagers w ill be on hand to
d e sc rib e how th e se c a p ita l
p ro je c ts help P o rtland m eet
cityw ide goals and initiatives,
such as restoring the W illam ette
River, m anaging the reg io n ’s
growth, and continually im prov­
ing public services.
In fo r m a tio n a b o u t th e se
events and links to projects and
bureaus are available online at
w w w .ci.portland.or.us. or call
503-823-4519
Americans Alert for New Attack
contind.
from Front
Officials said the warning was
based in part on intelligence that
bin Laden’s al-Qaida network may
be agitating to strike again in the
aftermath of the Afghan bomb­
ings by U.S. and British forces.
Ashcroft said 18,000 law en­
forcement agencies were advised
to go on the highest alert. Federal
agencies, meanwhile, were in­
creasing security and immigration
authorities were boosting their
efforts to keep suspected terror­
ists from coming onto U.S. soil.
The alert came as investigators
continued to search for the anthrax
source that has killed three people
and infected dozens of others on
the East Coast.
Investigators suspect that a
single person, perhaps a deranged
U.S. resident with a biochemistry
background, may be behind the
attacks.
The alert follows the enactment
Friday of a new anti-terrorism law
that provides prosecutors with
intelligence files on suspected
terrorists and gives them greater
surveillance powers. Tucker said
the Justice Department received
information about the possibility
of an attack on Monday, but she
w ouldn’t comment on whether
information gleaned from intelli­
gence files or wiretaps pointed to
new attacks.
The attorney general asked citi­
zens to be patient if they encoun­
tered additional security measures
and to note any suspicious activi­
ties.
“We urge Americans in the
course of their normal activities to
remain alert and to report unusual
circumstances and inappropriate
behavior to the appropriate au­
thorities,” he said.
Schools Score a High Note for M usic
contind.
fro m Front
music education programs in cit­
ies across the U.S. and raising
awareness o f the importance of
m usic p a rtic ip a tio n fo r o u r
nation’s youth.
“W orking closely with VH1
Save The Music and the local
schools, we are thrilled to be able
to provide this much-needed fi­
nancial and musical instrument
support to our community stu-
dents,” said Curt Henninger, se­
nior vice president for AT&T
Broadband in Oregon and South­
west Washington.
Debbie Menashe, chairwoman
o f the Portland Public School
board, said the district is grateful.
“We applaud their efforts and
thank them for guaranteeing that
the halls of Grout, Kelly, Kenton,
and W o o d la w n E le m e n ta ry
Schools will be filled with music
for years to come,” Menashe said.
Kenyan Medical Students Share Their Culture
Kenyan medical student Kipyego Boor (center) visits Jefferson High School's anatomy and physiology class td talk about
studying medicine at Providence Portland Medical Center and answer questions about health care in Kenya.
photo by H elen C ompo
It’s a long way from Eldoret,
Kenya, to Portland, but medical
students from Kenya’s Moi Uni­
versity don’t mind making the
trip.
Selected m edical students
went to Providence Portland
Medical Center to study for a
month, and Providence medical
residents and faculty go to
Kenya. The program, a partner­
ship with Kenya’s Moi Univer-
sity, is ending its fifth year. Kenyan
stu d en ts K ipyego B oor and
Kipkoeche Kibor recently de­
parted from Portland back to their
homeland.
Mark Rosenberg M.D., direc­
tor of the m edical residency pro­
gram at Providence Portland
M edical C enter, said the stu­
dent exchange was an eye-open­
ing experience for both parties.
Conversely, the K enyan resi-
Vancouver to Honor Hawaii Senator
World War II hero, Sen.
Daniel Inouye, D-Hawaii, has
accepted an invitation to deliver
the next General George C.
Marshall Lecture in Vancouver.
The Marshall Lecture is the
centerpiece of Celebrate Freedom
- a program dedicated to foster­
ing public service, leadership,
patriotism and a sense of heri­
tage.
"General George C. Marshall
set a standard for service and
leadership of the highest order,”
commented Congressman Baird.
“Senator Inouye has built his life
on these standards. We are hon­
ored he has agreed to join the
impressive list of Marshall Lec­
turers." Past speakers include
Secretary of State Colin Powell;
fo rm er S ecretary o f State
Madeline Albright and NBC news
anchorTom Brokaw.
When Hawaii was admitted to
theUnionin 1959, Medal of Honor
recipient Daniel Inouye was cho­
sen as the state's first Congress­
man, the first Japanese-American
to ever serve in Congress.
In 1962, he was elected to the
Senate for the first of his six terms
in office. Throughout his years of
public service. Senator Inouye’s
influence has been felt in a num­
ber of arenas, including his par­
ticipation on the Senate Watergate
Committee and his chairmanship
of the Senate Select Committee
on Secret Military Assistance to
Iran and Nicaraguan Opposition.
Senator Inouye is a nationally
known leader and the fourth most
senior member of the United
States Senate.
The City of Vancouver has
named a school, a recreation cen­
ter, a park and a military residence
on Officers Row in his honor, and
each year presents G eneral
George C. Marshall Public Lead­
ership Awards to a young adult
leader and to a high school stu­
dent.
dents w ere overw helm ed by the
technology and resources avail­
able in America.
The Kenyan residents spent
their time at the hospital focusing
on several areas of patient care:
pulmonary, dialysis, cardiac, ra­
diation therapy and working at
the Providence Ambulatory Care
and Education Center.
Kipyego Boor also accompa­
nied Providence medical resident
Andrea Navarijo, M.D., who
went to Kenya earlier this year,
to a discussion with local physi­
ology and anatomy students at
Jefferson High School.
The students were curious
about the Kenyan culture and
how Kipyego would practice
medicine in a poor country strug­
gling with an AIDS epidemic.
“I will go where the greatest
need is,” he said.
H ealth F airs D iscou rage S m ok in g
A lthough 87 p ercen t o f 1 ung
c a n c e r cases are attrib u ted to
sm o k in g an d a n e s tim a te d
169,500 A m erican s w ill be d i­
ag n o se d w ith lung c a n c e r this
year, m illions o f p e o p le c o n ­
tinue to sm oke.
R ecognized nationally for its
e ffo rts to h e lp p e o p le q u it
sm oking. P ro v id en ce H ealth
S y ste m is s p o n s o rin g sto p
sm o k in g health fairs on S atu r­
day, N ov. 1, an d du rin g the
G reat A m erican S m oke O ut
w eek, N ov. 12 - 15.
T he interactive ev en ts e d u ­
c a te a b o u t th e d a n g e rs o f
sm oking and offer inform ation
on q u itting. T here is no cost
and p arking is free at the fairs,
w hich w ill be held at the fo l­
low ing sites:
N ov. 1 - P rovidence
N e w b e rg H o sp ital, located at
501 V illa R o a d ,fro m 7 :3 0 a .m .
- 1 p.m .
N ov. 12 - P rovidence
P ortland M edical C enter, 4805
N .E . G lisan , m ain lobby, from
10 a.m . - 3 :3 0 p.m .
N ov. 13 - P ro v id en ce
St. V incent M edical C enter,
9205 S.W . B arnes R d., M e d i­
cal O ffice B uilding east lobby,
from 10 a.m . - 3:30 p.m .
N ov. 15 - P ro v id en ce
M ilw aukie H ospital, 10150 S.E.
3 2 n d A v e .,fro m 1 0 a .m .- 3 :3 0
p.m .
T re a tm e n t a d v an ces have
increased survival rates and
im proved quality o f life for lung
c an cer p atien ts, but p re v e n ­
tion and early detectio n are the
best o p tions for b eating lung
c a n c e r.
F o r m ore inform ation, call
503-216-6595.
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