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Page B5 ^-jjÌortlattb © bseruer March 16. 2005 Jackie Winters Recovers from Heart Surgery Saying all went well. Sen. Jackie Winters, R-Salem, was released from Salem Hospital on Monday to recover from triple bypass surgery. Winters will now recover at home where her doctors have told her she will be able to make phone calls and read as she feels up to it. The African-American lawmaker hopes to be back in the Senate in time to vote on bills related to the state budget. Winters praised both the staff at the hospital and a program called Heart Pillows in her recovery. Pillows made by students and hospital staff are provided to patients to help relieve the pain associated with coughing after heart surgery. "This pillow became my life support,” Winters said. Sen. Jackie Winters B O O K E R TA YLO R A dvertise w ith Lawn Service diversity /// O b s e r v e r 503-284-1047 CELL 503-804-6851 Call 5O3-288-OO33 5035 NE Mallory Ave., Portland, OR 97211 oil email: Chiropractic Auto Injury Clinic Tortlandob8ener.com (Corner of MLK Blvd and Russell St.) Longtime Resident Remembered Funeral services for M artha Louise Ollison, 72, who died March 9,2005, will be held Thursday, March 17 at the Life Change Christian Center, 3624 N. Vancouver Ave., with Rev. Johnny Pack IV officiating. She was born April 15,1933, the daugh ter of Mattie Reader Peters and Robert Peters in Florence, Ala. She moved to Portland in 1942, where she lived until her death. M artha com pleted grade school in Vanport. She attended James Adams, Roosevelt and Lincoln High Schools. She held several jobs in the Portland area, including Northwest Natural Gas, where she worked until 1980. In 1958, she became a member of Friend Baptist Church and later became a member of Fellowship Missionary Baptist Church, where she remained until her death. Martha was previously married to the late Russell Cravens and later married the late Robert B. Ollison. for others, going out of her way to get the needs o f others taken care of before even thinking of her own needs. She was a very strong and determined woman. Although, Martha endured a lot of heartache due to the loss o f her two daughters, Rhonda Grace Ollison (Oct. 16, 2003) and Phyllis Renee White (April 9,2004) she did not let the losses deter her love and faith in our God. Martha was saved and has gone on to be with our Lord. Also preceding her home-going was her mother and father; brother Robert Peters Jr. and sister Virgina McDonald. Survivors include her sons Jerome Ollison, Cedric Ollison and Ernie Ollison all of Port land; daughters Rosella Peters, Arneda Peters Jones, Cewilla Cravens and Sonja Arigbon, all of Portland; brother Lawson Martha Louise Ollison Peters and sister Margaret Willis of Port- She was a very loving and caring mother, land; twenty grandchildren, and a host of grandmother, great grandmother, sister, great grandchildren, nieces, nephews, cous- aunt, cousin and friend. She enjoyed doing ins, family and triends. Birth Announcement: Azaylia Dawn Marie McLemore was born March 3, 2005 at Port land Providence Medical Center, the d a u g h te r o f T o n y a Lynn McLemore. She weighed 7 pounds, 3 ounces and was 19 and 1 /2 inches girls with a first-class education in a tim e o f budget cuts and school c lo su res. Aside from the various pork dishes, Portland Chitlin’ Fest will be serving other traditional foods such as fried chicken, black-eyed peas and rice, com on the cob, greens, 7-up cake, barbecue ribs, and much more. The event is from 5 to 8 p. m. at Friday ’ s Espresso and Café, located at 8139 N. Denver. Tickets are $20 for the all-you- can-eat served buffet. To reserve your spot, please call 503-286-2590. Azaylia Dawn Marie McLemore long. H er b ro th e r is H ayden DeWayne Stone, 6; her grandpar en ts are Dawn and S cotty McLemore; and her great grand parents are Tomas and Linda Pea cock and Genny. We are experts at helping people with problems and injuries associated with accidents Help Relieve Injury Pains Insurance Claim Help Call: (503) 284-7838 Zchon R. Jones, D.C. 333 NE Russell #200 Portland, O r. 97212 Se Habla Español Lane College Concert Choir From Chitlin’ Fest Comes to North Portland On Saturday March 26, Friday’s Espresso and Cafe will play host to the first annual Portland C hitlin' Fest. This cultural banquet is an opportunity for people of all strides of life to gain first hand knowledge of the ‘black experi ence’ during the days of slavery and Jim Crow. All proceeds from the event will go directly to C elebration A cadem y of the Perform ing A rts (CA PA ). CAPA was started in the fall o f 2004 as a result o f the overw helm ing need to provide first to eighth grade boys and If you haven7 been in a recent automobile accident, you probably know someone who has. Jackson, Tennessee (One o f the 100 Historical African-American Colleges) Performs In Concert Spring Blooms at Japanese Garden When Where Wednesday March 23, 2005 7:00 pm Maranatha Church 4222 NE 12th Avenue Portland OR Cost: Free Will Offering Sponsored By: Allen Temple CME Church Spring already abounds at Portland's Japanese Garden with the blooming o f the Weeping Cherry in the Flat Garden. Cherry blossom viewing has been a Japanese custom since the 7th century when the aristocrats enjoyed looking at the cherry blossoms and wrote poems. The garden expects the trees to stay inbloom for at least another week. Co-Sponsored By: Albina Ministerial Alliance (AMA) For more information, please contact Allen Temple CME Church at (503) 287-0261 To Place Your Classified Advertisement Tax Help Volunteers Figure the Numbers continued from Metro to tax professionals but it’s ex pensive and not everybody can afford it. 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