©je Çortlanù (Dbseruer MED Week O ctober 0 8. 2003 H e a lth C h e c k s O ffe re d A frican A m erican W ellness Village Saturday, O ct. 18 / PageA5 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. If It’s New or Informative, You Probably Saw It In ^ o r tla n b (S)bseruer The Portland Observer is Oregon s Oldest and Largest Multi-Cultural Newspaper. T he P o rtlan d O b s e rv e r’s d istrib u tio n o f n early 4 0 ,0 0 0 p ap ers encom passes a w ide cross-section o f residential and state readership, as w ell as a large percentage o f the local business com m unity. Become a p a rt o f o u r com m unity. R ead the P o rtla n d O b s e rv e r News. Renaissance Market Building Annexed 1 Year $60.00 Make check payable to the Portland Observer News or pay by Visa or MasterCard 2 Years $100.00 Renewal $60.00 con tin u ed fr o m F ront from 24,000 to 27,000 square feet. An existing parking lot will be com ­ pletely refurbished w ith a new strip o f green space and new landscap­ ing. C 'om pletionofthe entire project is scheduled for March. 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PCC had o rig in ally co n sid ered som e arran g em en t fo r jo in t use o f the property w ith the R enaissance M arket, in clu d in g sh ared u se o f its p a rk in g lot. w ith in th e c o lle g e ’s Im p act M iti­ A fte r th e m a rk e t’s c lo s u re last g a tio n P la n B o u n d a rie s , sh e y ear, th e c o lle g e so u g h t to buy n o te d . the p ro p e rty fro m th e E m m an u el K u rt H a a p a la , c h a ir o f th e T em p le Full G o sp el P en teco stal H u m b o ld t N e ig h b o rh o o d A sso ­ C hurch. c ia tio n , said th e a ss o c ia tio n w as T h e A frican -A m erican ch u rch aw are o f P C C ’s e ffo rts to acq u ire p u rch ased th e m ark et a few years th e p ro p erty . e a rlie r an d e m b a rk e d o n a p u b lic “ W e c o u ld see a d v a n ta g e s to serv ice v e n tu re b y o ffe rin g a f­ th e ch u rc h sta y in g in v o lv e d an d fo rd ab le g ro ceries to th e co m m u ­ a d v a n ta g e s to th e co lle g e d e v e l­ n ity , w h ile p ro v id in g jo b s and o p in g it,.and w e th o u g h t it b e st to jo b tra in in g to th e u n d erserv ed ju s t stay o u t o f it,” he said an d d ise n fra n c h ise d . 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