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WWW.MARYLHURST.EDU 800.634.9982 his arm on a Habitat project and was forced to join the group in mid- joumev. One morning, in Kentucky, Brydon collapsed and was rushed to a hospital, leaving the six least e x perienced teammates to continue on their own. There were plenty of blown tires along the way, and Goodarzi’s gearbox broke in half on the Oregon coast. The worst incident occurred at the end of the ride in San Francisco, ironically, as the riders were pass ing ar low-income housing project. A street gang attacked them and stole two of the bikes. Nonetheless, Gambetti says, the community support they encoun tered was “am azing, absolutely amazing." "Kids would ask us what we were doing and ride part o f the way **A II classes are free of charge! </ /T \ from Front African American Health Coalition, Inc. Presents for your health, with us. When we ate at restau rants. people at other tables would pay for us. Perfect strangers would invite us to spend the night at their homes. There was the elation of having done it and the camaraderie we enjoyed.” Rebecca Fausel, a rider on this year'sChallenge, hasa similar reac or George W ashington next year. C ow boy.” On Saturday, July 31 Fausel Locally, Habitat volunteers also and her fellow riders will be es will tie into the cross-country trek corted into Portland on the last 20 as part o f the construction o f a 14- m iles o f th eir continental jo urney unit project at Northeast 44th Av by a w elcom ing com m ittee con enue and Killingsworth Street. sisting o f m em bers o f B ikes and While thecyclists proceed. Habi Ideas for K id s’ Em pow erm ent tat volunteers will be at work at the ( BIKE), a m entoring program for Killingsworth site. The non-profit hopes to have 40 volunteers at work on July 31, each of whom has col lected at least $250 in pledges. Project managerGene Brock says that the design o f the structures is intended to “enhance the neigh borhood and still be affordable. “T he design d o e sn ’t need to cost m oney to be a p p e alin g ,” Brock says. “ It's how you use the m aterials. For instance, we use colum ns that look like colum ns, not spindly posts. T he hom es are tion. Reached by cell phone at C en at-risk youth. T h ey ’ll proceed to being built in a style that w e'v e tral City. Neb. on June 24, she said Jam eson Square on N orthw est forgotten, and are now trying to the trip thus far had been "so much I Oth A venue and Johnson Street. get back to .” fun. I’ve seen so many different The location will be the site o f a Volunteers will also be needed things.” public celebration, from 4 to 7 after July, with work parties regu Fausel, a St. M ary’s Academy p.m. featuring a barbecue, raffle, larly sc h ed u le d on M o n d ay s, valedictorian from Raleigh Hills, re and m usic by the Ditty T w isters Thursdays and Saturdays. No pre ceived a degree in religious studies and G ypsy M oths, and an ap vious experience is necessary. For from Yale this spring. She plans to pearance by author and en ter more information call Erica Kennel attend medical school ateither Yale tainer Joe K urm askie, the "M etal at 504-287-9529. T When we cite at restaurants, people at other tables would pay for us. Perfect strangers would invite us to spend the night at their homes. There was the elation o f having done it and the camaraderie we enjoyed. i Wellness W ith in REACH Activity Calendar Aerobics Mallory Ave. Christian Church Mon, Wed, Fri, 6-7am, Pierce • 5:30-6:2 Opm, Granville • 6:30-7:30pm, Nickerson Pilates (Contact AAH C) M att Dishman Tue, 8-9pm Stretching/Body Sculpting Low Impact Aerobics Daniel’s M em orial Church lue, 7:l5-8:l5pm . Granville Columbia Pool, M att Dishman, Salvation Arm y African Dance M att Dishman Sat, 10-1 lam. Addo Body Conditioning W ild Oats M arket Sat, 9:30-10:30am, Nickerson Chicago Step M att Dishman Fri, 6:30pm, Kendrick (Class courtesy o f M itt Dishmin) M att Dishman Tue. Thu, 7-8am, Lois Tai Chi (Contact AAH C) St John’s Comunity Center Tue, 6:30-7:30pm W alking Group Peninsula Park Sat, 12:30pm, Woods Lloyd Ctr, 1st FI. in front of Sears Tue, Thu, 6:30pm, Woods Battle Over Police Reform this resolution.” Som e o f F ran cesco n i’s sug As mayor. Katz oversees the gested improvements include in basis of race. Police Bureau whereas Francesconi stituting an apprenticeship train The com m issioner’s resolution is in charge o f the parks, transpor ing program sim ilar to the one he also includes an action plan aimed tation and urban forestry bureaus. oversaw as fire commissioner. to put an end to racial profiling. Francesconi said the m ayor’s C om m issioner Randy Leonard, Mayor Vera Katz came out swing response was “very, very surpris a co sp o n so r o f the resolution, ing against Francesconi's new pro ing.” said, "I support this resolution, posal, calling it "insulting to myself “All I want to do is diversify the and we m ust be clear, these are n 't and to Chief Foxworth, who is al police force. This is the most impor 'g o a ls ’ for the Police Bureau. ready working hard and making tant issue in the city and th at's all T hese are ex pectations for them progress on the issues outlined in o f our responsibilities,” he said. to m eet." continued ____________ THE____________ SPINACOLUMN W eight Mgnt.ZConditioning W hitaker Track Tue, Thu, 9 - 1Oam, Hasan An ongoing senes of questions and answers about America’s natural healing profession Part 6. HEADACHES: Why Chiropractic is nature’s long-lasting pain reliever. Yoga W ild Oats Market Tue, Thu, 7:3O-8:3Opm, O’Rourke Hum boldt Elementary Tue, Thu, 6-7pm, Keller Columbia Pool. 7701 N Chautaqua Daniel’s Memonal Church, 1234 NE Killmgsworth Humboldt Elementary. 4915 N Gantenbein Malory Ave Oinsoan Church (Gym). 126 NE Alberta Matt Dishman. 77 NE Knott Peninsula Park, 700 N Portland Salvation Army. 5325 N Williams St John’s Community Center, 8427 N. Central Whitaker Track. NE 42nd & Killmgsworth Wild Oats Market. 3535 NE 15th Must be 18 or older to participate. Please contact AAHC before showing up to the first class and for more information at 503-413-1850 or kdempsey@aahc-portland.org. Please receive approval from your doctor before beginning exercise class. R a c ia l and Ethnic A pproaches to C o m m u n ity H a a lth A Program of the African American Health Coalition, Inc Sponsored by the Centers tor Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Contact AAHC at S 03-4I3-I8S 0 or visit our web site at www.aahc-'porthnd.org from Front : / always seem to be plagued nerve-related and therefore, stand with headaches. They come a very good chance of being re up over my head and seem to stop lieved by Chiropractic. at my eye. What can Chiropractic possibly do to help me? : Why should I go through a : About 70% o f all people full course o f Chiropractic experience headaches of when drugs often relieve my head one sort or another. The type you aches? Q Q A describe is quite typical. The pain can range anywhere from m oder ate to nauseating. The top three nerves in the neck go up over the back of the skull in a very sim ilar pattern to w hat you describe. Any type of pressure or irritation on these nerves can cause extreme pain. Your problems could be ; A i W h at’s m ore, drugs have seri- j ous side effects. T he only side effects o f C hiropractic are relief i from pain and a healing o f the cause o f pain. To find out how C h iropractic could help relieve J your headaches or for answ ers to any questions you might have : Drugs work primarily on re about your health, please call us lieving pain, but not on treat at the telephone num ber listed ing the cause o f the headache. directly below. Flowers' C hiropractic Office 2124 N.E. Hancock Street Portland, Oregon 97212 Phone(503)287¿5504