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Page A6 (Elfe J to rtla n ò (ßbseruer November 12, 2003 Portland's vivid car culture is depicted by one o f 90 flaming comets on the new Interstate MAX Vanport Bridge near the Portland International Raceway. Comets Give Nod to Raceway DRUG TEST Did you know... • Alcohol Is the number-one drug problem amongyouth? • More j'outh drink alcohol than smoke cigarettes or use illegal drugs? • Alcohol use contributes to the three leading causes of death among Oregon teens? Alcohol use among youth is a serious health problem that can lead to addiction, poor performance in school and sports, violence, other drug use and other risky behaviors. But help is available... Oregon Partnership HelpLine provides free and confidential services for individuals seeking assistance with alcohol or other drug problems. Call 503-244-1312 today ^OREGON £ ¿PARTNERSHIP Preventing Substance Abuse. Changing Lives. Inspired by the car culture of the comets, made of large stainless steel i 950s, 90 flaming comets are being spheres with orange, red and yel installed over the next three weeks low painted steel tails ranging from on the Interstate MAX Vanport 5 to 25 feet long. Bridge as a spirited nod to the The Vanport Bridge was dedi nearby Portland International Race cated earlier this year in honor of way. the former City of Vanport that P o rtlan d artists S pencer T. washed away in a flood 55 years H o u ser an d C h ris R izzo o f ago. The bridge spans nearly 4,000 Houserworks, LLC designed the feet, crosses the Columbia Slough B lues M u sician A w aits N ew K idney Sunday concert to support transplant recovery fund The blues community is coming out with deep pockets for Frankie “ F u n k m a ste r” R ed d in g , keyboardist and Hammond Organ player for the Norman Sylvester Band. Ailing health and complications from diabetes have kept Redding’s R&B schedule down to few perfor mances. But thanks to organ donor Jan Bisconer, a music enthusiast and past member of Cascade Blues Association, Redding will have the kidney he needs to take back his health. The surgery is slated for Dec. 1. Redding began his career on north Portland’s famed Cotton Club Frankie 'Funkmaster' Redding Tonya Parker o f Fannie Mae (from left) Vicki Bell o f the African American Alliance for Homeownership, AAAH Co-chair Bernie Foster, AAAH Chair Jon Gail and LaShondra Lincoln, a first-time home buyer, celebrate the receipt o f $ 20 ,00 0 from Oregon, Housing and Community Services to support a home ownership coaching program for i local African Americans at Saturday’s AAAH Home Buying Fair. R a c ia l & E th n ic A p p r o a c h e s to C o m m u n ity H e a lth A program of the African American Health Coalition Inc. Sponsored by the CDC (Centers tor Disease Control and Prevention} Wellness Within REACH Activity Calendar A ll classes are free of charge) Tues M aU D skna 77 NE h o lt Saini boo Army 5325 N Wfflaini W ed T h u rs Sat Stretch™« Body Sculpting Sculpting 104011:00» 7 4 « 1« 7 - 8 « lets Add., Water Aerobics lai Chi Water Aerobics 6 3 0 -7 3 0 * « Contact AAHC 6 3 0 -7 3 0 * « Contact AAHC Henri 503413-1850 liles W3d Oats Market 3535NE15tk Fri StietcbmgBodv Sab African Dance NNMRMMM 503413-1850 Vos. 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Irvagtoa Coveaant ( W 4008N E M U «vd DaneFs Meaorial Cbardi 12A4Lfcpworth ♦ •»J .l 1__0 4 ___ Aerobics Aerobics 7:30 8:30*« 8.40 940am Keler Korns Low Impact Aerobics 7:15 815*«, Grandie _a_ r - i i ________. 503-413-1850 Please receive approval from your doctor before beginning exercise class ♦ Walking group meets inside Lloyd Center in front of Sears e H s TT A fric a n A m e ric a n H e a lth C o alitio n , Inc. 2800 N Vancouver Ave Suite 100 • A new George and Nancy Passadore scholarship fund for students enrolled in the School of Social Work at Portland State University was established last week thanks to a $20,000 donation by Wells Fargo. PSU will determine which students receive the $5,000 annual stipend. George Passadore is a long time cham pion of community causes who is retiring George Passadore at the end of this year after 41 years of service with the bank as one o f its top executives. In addition to his work at Wells Fargo, he volunteers as the board president for Tri-Met and as a board member of the Portland branch of the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco. He also serves on the boards of many other community organizations. Few understand disease’s serious health effects Walk to Ron 6:30*« 1 M - Social Work Scholarship Started Lupus Information Gap Found Hasan Walk Io Rim stage in his teens. He has since played keyboard steadily with the area’s top jazz, blues and R&B musicians. Music lovers are invited to Cas cade Bar and Grill, I5Û00N.W. Mill Plain, Vancouver, on Sunday, Nov. 16from3p.m.to 10p.m. forabenefit concert supporting both Redding’s and Bisconer’s recovery. Donations are $10 per person and a portion of Cascade Bar’s prof its will be donated. The lineup of legendary R&B talent includes Monti Amundson, Randy Monroe, Doug Rowell, Jerry Smith, Norman Sylvester, Franko Paletta, Randy L illy , Paul deL ay an d L inda Hombuckle and others. Local Residents Get Home Buying Help www. copartnership. org M on and touches down on the north end at the new Delta Park/V anport MAX station. The 5.8-mile Interstate MAX line is 85 percent complete and slated to open in May. The Interstate MAX will add 10 stations between the Rose Quarter and Expo Center, and will operate through downtown Portland. Portland. OR 97227 • Phone 503-413-1850 E-mail kdempsey@aahc-portland.org • Web www aahc-portland org A nationwide poll finds that about three of every 10 Ameri can adults know someone with lupus, a disease that causes the immune system to attack the body’s own cells. The same survey indicates most people don’t know the disease can cause life-threatening damage to major organs such as the heart, lungs, kidneys and brain. Approximately 1.5 million Americans have a form of the chronic disease that can result in severe joint pain and swell ing, fevers, fatig u e, skin rashes, anemia, chest pains, sun sensitivity and other health effects, including organ fail ure and death. Lupus mostly strikes women of childbearing age - between 15 and 44 - although men and women of all ages can develop the dis ease. Women of color have the highest prevalence of lupus, including African Americans, Hispanics, Native Americans and Asians. African Ameri cans are two to three times more likely to develop lupus Advertise with diversity in ?hf JJartlanh ©hsgrver call 503.288.0033 or email ads@portlandobserver.com than Caucasians. There is no cure for lupus, but medications are prescribed that can control the disease in most patients. Unfortunately, current therapies for lupus can be toxic, causing other health problems. But new research offers hope that safer and more effective treatments will be made avail able in the not too distant future. For more information about lupus, visit the Lupus Founda tion of America website at www.lupus.org or call toll-free 888-38-LUPUS.
