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Health Department Offers Flu Tips
Common
courtesy
can help
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S h o ts A r r iv e
Public health officials an
nounced Monday that a limited
number o f flu shots are available
in Multnomah County for those
65 years and older, women who
are pregnant and those 12 years
and older who ha ve chronic medi
cal conditions. The shots are
offered at the following locations
on a first come, first serve basis:
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Many people who are not high
risk may w onder how they can pre
vent getting or spreading the flu
this season if they do not get the flu
shot. To address this question, the
Multnomah County Health Depart
ment is mobilizing community mem
bers to spread the w ord about
simple things everyone can do to
help prevent the spread o f flu.
Everyone can prevent getting
and spreading the flu by washing
your hands often or using an alco
hol-based hand cleanser, covering
your cough with a tissue or your
shirt sleeve (not your hands). avoid
ing close contact with people who
are ill and staying home when you
are ill, avoiding touching youreyes,
nose, or mouth.
O ther healthy habits that will
help you stay healthy are getting
plenty o f sleep, regular exercise,
drinking water, and eating a bal
anced diet with lots o f fruits and
vegetables.
Using these simple steps while
you are healthy can help protect you
from infection. If you get sick, you
can still spread flu germs up to seven
days after getting sick; so pay espe
cially close attention to these habits
fo ra week while you are sick.
M o r e F lu
WEDNESDAY,DEC.8
Ainsworth Drug, 4027 N. Inter
state Ave. from 10a.m. to 2 p .m
Holly wood Senior Center, 1820
N.E. 40 Ave., from 1 to4p.m .;B i-
M art W oodstock, 4315 S.E.
W oodstock Blvd., from 11 a m.
to 5 p.m.
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THURSDAY, DEC.»
Bi-Mart W oodstock, 4315 S.E.
W oodstock Blvd., from 11 a.m.
to 5 p.m.
SATURDAY, DEC. 11
Bi-M art H alsey. 12321 N.E.
Halsey St., from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Yolanda Russell shares flu information with Jackie Haberlock, owner o f Short Stop, and Aisha Campbell.
These things may sound like
Flu season happens every year.
fam iliar rules that Moms have been In most years, many people who are
telling theirchildren for generations. at risk for severe complications from
These tried and true messages, for flu receive the flu vaccine, also
adults and children alike, can help called the “flu shot." Many people
make this flu season less severe.
who are not at risk for severe com
Influenza, or the “flu," is a very plications also get the flu shot to
contagious disease o f the lungs avoid getting the flu.
caused by influenza viruses. W ith
This year, due to a problem with
the flu, you get a cough and runny one of the United States’ major
nose with a high fever and severe producers o f flu vaccine, there is a
body aches. Symptoms usually last serious shortage o f the flu shot.
for a few days and then start to get The Centers for Disease Control
better. For some people, the flu can and Prevention, a national govern
cause very serious com plications mental public health agency, has
or death.
issued guidelines to help assure
that those who are most high risk
for serious com plications due to flu
have the opportunity to receive the
flu shot.
FluMist may
be another op
tion for some
p e o p le . T h e
product is a flu
vaccine that is
s p ra y e d in to
th e n o se. It
co n tain s live,
w eakened in
fluenza virus,
and is not rec
TUESDAY,DEC. 14
ommended for people who are sick
orelderly. Healthy people between
the ages o f 5 to 49, who are not
pregnant, are eligible for FluMist.
Bi-M art H alsey, 12321 N.E.
Halsey St., from 11 a.m .to5p.m .
For information call 800-
978-3040 or 503-872-6900.
Interstate Firehouse Cultural C enter
presents
KWANZAA EXHIBITION
2004
M M M M N W M M M M I
Hands on
Health
At a recent high school career fair at Providence St. Vincent Medical Center,
Juliet Ben-Jumbo from Tualatin High School, uses an ultrasound machine on a
turkey to find a hidden mass.
Willie Grigsby
The chase began after officers spot
ted a late model pickup truck that had
been reported stolen in C lackam as
County. O fficers started chasing the
truck and the suspect eventually crashed
into a house at Southeast I I I " 1 Avenue
and Holgate.
S chm autz says the man then lied on
foot before pulling out his gun. W it
n esses rep o rted hearin g n u m ero u s
sh o ts.
Lloyd Center Jewelry Heist Solved
T w o m en police describe as
professional robbers from Los
A ngeles w ere arrested Friday for
an Oct. 21 je w elry store robbery
in Lloyd C enter in w hich gunfire
was sprayed.
Steven Parsi, 22 and W illie
H obdy, 36 are charged with rob
bery and attem pted aggravated
m urder in connection w ith the
arm ed robbery o f Ben Bridge
Je w elers.
Parsi has been in police c u s
tody since Nov. 4 on an unrelated
robbery w arrant from C alifo r
nia. H odby w as arrested Nov. 18
in connection w ith an unrelated
bank robbery.
Police believe that both sus
pects are professional robbers
from the Los A ngles area who
are responsible for sim ilar crim es
in other jurisdictions.
T he m en are accused o f enter
ing the L loyd C enter jew elry store
Spirit o f a Warrior by Silas Clark
Local high school science stu
dents took a field trip to Provi
dence St. Vincent Medical Center
to attend “Heart W atch,” where
they observed a live open-heart
surgery.
The program offered advanced
science students a life-sized dose
of medical reality. The object was
to raise awareness about what it
takes to save a life, the teamwork
involved in surgery and to encour
age healthy lifestyles at a young
age.
Students also got a lesson in
how to use an ultra sound machine.
Providence St. Vincent staff hid
olives in turkeys and the students
used the machines to find them to
simulate the search for cysts or
other masses.
Man Dies in Police Gun Fight
(AP) — A suspected car thief was
shot and killed by police in southeast
Portland Thursday after two officers
were wounded.
Portland Police Sgt. Brian Schmautz
said W illie Grigsby, 24, shot at police
during a foot chase about l a-m. Officers
returned fire, killing him.
One officer was shot in the leg and
another was grazed by a bullet but their
injuries were not life-threatening.
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Kwanzaa
C elebrating the 7 P rinciples
D ecember 2 -3 1 , 2004
F irst T hursday O pening 5:30 - 7:30 pm
IFCC's 12th Annual Kwanzaa Exhibition featuring
Portland s Community o f African American Artists:
Silas Clark. C TerrBnce Burton, William Rutherford.
Sharon Duracy Mufti Ahmed and Roslyn Hill
Gallery Hours
Tuesday - Friday 9 00 AM - 6 00 PM
& Saturday 12 00 PM - 4 00 PM
Kuumba Celebration
D ecember 31, 2004
10:00
am
- 3:00
pm
Celebrating the Harvest with workshops, storytelling
drumming and culminating in the Karamu Feast
Info: 503-823-4322 or info@lfcc-4rts.org
IFCC Gallery, 5340 N Interstate Ave. Portland. OR 97203
Made possible by the generous support of Portland Parks
and Recreation and Regional Arts and Culture Council
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WHITE BIRO/PSU
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THURSDAY - SATURDAY
Willie Hobdy
Steven Parsi
w e a rin g ski m a sk s an d d ark
clothing. Police said one o f them
w as arm ed w ith a sled g eh am
m er, the other a h an d g u n . T hey ’ re
charged with b reaking display
cases and stealing the contents
w hile holding em p lo y ees at g u n
point.
At one point, a L loyd C enter
security guard entered the store.
D etectives believe H obdy shot at
the guard as the guard fled the
store. An ad ditional shot w as
fired at another security guard as
the suspects fled the area.
The m ajority o f the crim e w as
captured on security video ca m
eras, police said.
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