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O ctober 0 8. 2003
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C h e c k s O ffe re d
A frican A m erican
W ellness Village
Saturday, O ct. 18
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T h e A fric a n
A m e ric a n
W e lln e ss V illa g e is q u ick ly a p
p ro a c h in g an d that m ean s h u n
d re d s w ill b e co m in g to g e th e r
fo r a free d ay o f h ealth sc re e n
ing, free co o k in g d em onstrations
an d fun. T h e d ate is S a tu rd ay ,
O ct. 18 from 9 a m. to 4 p .m at the
B lazers B o y s a n d G irls C lu b on
N o rth e a st M artin L u th er K ing Jr.
B o u lev ard .
V olunteers and professionals will
provide everything from a stroke
assessm en t, H IV testing, dental
hygiene and even a body fat analy
sis screening. A s you m ight know
the A frican A m erican population
suffers a h ig h er rate o f stroke, d ia
betes and various form s o f cancer
Winters Says ‘Yes’
to Congress Run
PHOTO BY C H IJ O T A K E D A
A pair o f local youth volunteer for Friends o f Trees to plant a tree on North Mississippi Street.
Leaving a Wonderful Legacy
co n tin u ed
fr o m F ront
A c c o rd in g to D e v n a n i, th e
spread o f non-native shrubs is det
rim ental to an environm ent, forcing
out native w ildlife in search o f food
and shelter. O nce native greens are
returned, the ecological balance can
be restored.
Planting trees at schools have
proven to be a w ise investm ent in
kids.
“ Studies have show n that stu
dents are less aggressive and m ore
creative w hen th ey ’re in a natural
setting. In inner city schools, this is
the one chance that som e students
have to experience nature and plant
anything,” said Rene Eyerly, school
trees m anager.
A ccording to E yerly, kids be
com e very attached to the trees
they plant, and return years later to
visit the trees.
Friends o f T rees has organized
plantings at m ore than 60 living
classroom s th roughout the city. Its
focus has now shifted to target
betw een 10 and 15 schools with
continued care fo r its greenery.
A bout h a lf o f those schools are in
north and northeast Portland.
Like any real friends. Friends o f
T rees offers support during the
form ative years by checking on
trees and ed ucating volunteers on
how to keep theirs trees grow ing
stro n g .
T he organization also applies for
state and federal grants, and has
p artnerships w ith corporations to
bring dow n the cost o f plantings,
som etim es to as low as $ 15 p er tree.
T o participate in the N ov. 15
planting, m eet at St. Rose o f Lim a
CatholicChurch, 2727N .E. 54"' Ave.
at 9 a.m . U pcom ing natural area
restoration p lantings include the
T ualatin R iver N ational W ildlife
R efuge, W ood V illage and A rata
Creek.
To
get
in v o lv e d ,
v is it
w w w Tftcndsoftrees.org orcall 503-
282-8846.
(A P )— State Sen. Jackie W in
ters, an A frican A m erican law
m aker from Salem , filed last week
to run forthe Republican nom ina
tion to challenge D emocratic U.S.
Rep. D arlene H ooley in N ovem
ber 2004.
W inters, w ho has m et w ith
P resident Bush at several W hite
H ouse events, said she w ants to
serve in C ongress to help p ro
m ote the Bush agenda.
than o th er populations and this
day w ill provide life saving infor
mation.
“ W e know the W ellness V illage
is a place m any folks are tested for
th e f ir s t tim e ,” s a id C o rlis s
M cC eever, president and ch ief ex
ecutive officer o f the A frican Ameri -
can H ealthCoalition. “The Village is
a place w here many people turn their
lives around. They get educated and
then change their life styles.”
Golf Fundraiser
Almost Sold Out
Sfate Sen.
Jackie Winters
“ I w ant to help the president succeed in im proving educa
tion, creating jo b s and protecting our qualify o f life,” she said.
W inters, 66, said she believes she has a realistic chance o f
defeat i ng H ooley, w ho w on her first U . S . H ouse term i n 1996.
T he third annual School o f C ham pions
C o m m u n ity G o lf C hallenge to benefit
Jefferson H igh S ch o o l’s student athletes is
alm ost sold Out. T he event, at Pum pkin
Ridge on Friday, O ctober 10, will help solve
the continuing financial crisis faced by the
sc h o o l’s athletic departm ent.
“S om e o f our athletes c a n ’t afford the
$ 120 ‘pay-to-play ’ fee for each o f the sports
they play ,” said A thletic D irector M arshall
Haskins.
Sponsors o f the G o lf C hallenge include
A lbina C om m unity Bank, A lbina R otary
C lu b , F rie n d s o f th e C h ild re n , an d
SMACNA.
For reservations, donations and m ore
information, call 503-916-5187.
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from 24,000 to 27,000 square feet.
An existing parking lot will be com
pletely refurbished w ith a new strip
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T h e p ro p o sal is c u rre n tly u n
d e rg o in g d e sig n re v ie w . C ity
p la n n e r R uth S elid w ill receiv e
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can be reach ed at 5 0 3 -8 2 3 -7 7 2 6 ,
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its p a rk in g lot.
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