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Page A3 August 14, 2002 Event Ushers in New Era for Mental Health Tualatin Valley Centers promote culturally appropriate services A re a re sid e n ts are in v ited to c e le b ra te th e rec en t m e rg e r o f C e n te r fo r C o m m u n ity M ental H ealth and T ualatin V alley C en ters at an e v e n t W ed n esd ay , A ug. 21, fro m 3 p.tn. to 6 p.m . at th e c e n te r’s C o n c o rd ia clinic al 5 0 1 0 N .E . 3 3 rd. T he m e rg er provides fo r c o n tin u a tio n o f im p o rta n t p r o g ram s an d cu ltu rally a p p ro p ri ate se rv ic es p rev io u sly o ffe re d in th e north an d n o rth east P o rt land co m m u n ity . T h em ed “ It T ak e s a V illag e to H eal a F a m ily ,” the c o m m u n ity e v e n t w ill fea tu re lig h t r e fre sh m e n ts an d e n tertain m en t by th e A fric an A m eric an D ru m C ircle. R e p re s e n ta tiv e s fro m th e v ario u s p ro g ra m s w ill be on han d to an sw e r q u e stio n s and p ro v id e in fo rm atio n . A ll c o m m u n ity m e m b ers are w elcom e. “W e are celebrating our shared vision and m ission that preserv es and, w hereverpossible, expands the services o f both organ iza tions to reach even further into o u r com m unity. W e are stron g er tog eth er than either o n e o f us could ev er be standing alone,” said M ary M onnat, president and ch ief executive officer, T ualatin V alley C enters. C e n te r fo r C o m m u n ity M e n tal H ealth is a p riv ate non-p ro fit o rg an iz atio n , w h ich has p ro vided qu ality m ental h ealth and su b sta n c e ab u se se rv ic e s in north an d no rth east P o rtlan d for 28 y ea rs w ith sp ecial c o m m itm en t to th e A fric an -A m eri can c o m m u n ity . F o u n d e d in 1961 an d b ased in P o rtlan d , w ith clin ic s and s e r v ic e c e n te r s th r o u g h o u t M u ltn o m ah , W a sh in g to n and C latso p co u n ties, T u alatin V al ley C e n te rs is a p riv ate n o n profit o rg an iz atio n , w h ich p ro v ides m en tal h ealth , ad d ictio n and p re v e n tio n services. In n o rth an d n o rth east P o rt land, th e ag en cy has b een p ro viding services at M cC oy A cad em y, S elf-E n h a n ce m en t, Inc., C o lu m b iaV illa, Jam es Jo h n E l em en ta ry S ch o o l, a n d the C e n te r f o r C o m m u n ity M e n ta l H ealth. T V C has also been a founding m em ber o f C C M H ’s Leo Ni Leo and African American Gambling T reatment programs. C C M H pro grams that will continue include Conquest Center for adult mental health services, Project for C om munity Recovery for adult addic tion services, Leo Ni Leo program for African American male youth with addiction and/or mental health issues, and the Nickerson Center fo rearly c h ild h o o d an d a d o le s cent day treatm en t. Convention Center Expansion Workers add exterior elements to the Oregon Convention Center expansion project on Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard. Glass for a steel atrium skylight and brickwork are being done this month. The project is expected to be 75 percent complete in October and finished in April. hoto by M ark W ashington /T he P ortland O bserver Continuing a Tradition of Excellence co n tin u ed “N one o f the players really focus on th e ta lk ,” H a sk in s say s. “T h a t’s all the m edia hype.” Haskins d o esn ’t take too much credit for the achievem ents o f the D em ocrats on the court. “T h e re h av e a lw a y s b een som e really g reat players (at Jefferson),” he says. The coach notes past greats like Billy N ickleberry, Gary Ladd and Tony H opson. Aaron M iles, M ichael Lee and B randon L incoln are the m ost re cent Jefferson players to e a m D i vision 1 status in their college careers. Lombard Intersection Closes for Max N orth L om bard will be closed this w eekend at Interstate A venue for construction o f the M ax light rail line. T he closure will allow crew s to lay Interstate M A X tracks across the busy intersection. L om bard wifi be closed at 7 p.m. Friday, Aug. 16 and will reopen before the M on day m orning com m ute. D uring the closure, one north fro m Front bound and one southbound lane of traffic will remain open on Interstate Avenue. Traffic on Lombard will be detoured around the intersection. Bus lines 4-Fessenden, 8-NE 15th A v e an d 7 5 -3 9 th A v e / L om bard will also be redirected during the closure. C onstruction on the 5.8-m ile Interstate M A X extension is now 65 percent com plete. “I ’m kind o f like the straw that stirred the drink,” he says. H ask in s w as a p o in t guard through his own playing days. “A point guard is like a coach, the leader o f the team ,” H askins explains. “Playing the gam e, you always have to keep your cool, and when y o u 're not cool, it’s on pur p o se.” H askins’ success from the side lines has en co u rag ed som e o f those around him to consider a career in coaching. His advice for young hopefuls is concise. “It’s several things to m ake a good coach." H askins says. “M an aging players, gaining respect and developing players into better men. on and o ff the court. Becom e a student o f the game. W atch it from a c o a c h ’s p e rsp e c tiv e . W h en som ebody shoots, d o n ’t look to see if he m akes it, w atch how he shot the ball.” Northeast Portland native Bran don Brooks w as present at the recent tournam ent. He ju st signed w ith the U niversity o f Southern C alifornia in Los A ngles and cam e by the gym to w atch the feverish sum m er play and chat with his form er coach. A great player all through high school. B rooks says h e’s ready for som e top-level, college ball. “It feels good to play for a m ajor university,” Brooks says. 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