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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.
The college freshman says h e’s
looking forward to com peting
against Oregon and O regon Slate
in the Pac 10 conference, “w ho
ever is suppose to be the best.”
T he road to a basketball career
in school was never easy, but
Brooks says he has alw ays re
m ained focused.
“ You have to earn respect
first,” he says. “Respect m eans
that everybody is looking out for
you w hen you’re on the court.”
Brooks also had some advice
for kids at the tournam ent that
were hoping to improve their game,
“H oop as m uch as you can,
g et g o o d g rad e s, an d g o to
Jefferson.”
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