___ lattò © b s c ru e r Page A 6 May 18. 2005 Tough as Nails continued Brent Dixon o f the Blazer Boys and Girls Club in northeast Portland gets a chance to discuss local education issues with Portland Mayor Tom Potter. Talking Schools with the Mayor Blazer Boys and G irls Club m em bers Brent D ixon and C leo Josey recently met with M ayor T om Potter and the Portland City C ouncil to discuss issues im por­ tant to their north and northeast Portland neighborhoods. Dixon expressed concerns over the m ergers o f W hitaker and T ubm an M iddle S chools into Jefferson High School. The plan has been put on hold for more study. D uring his tim e at the Blazers C lub on N ortheast M artin Luther King Jr. Boulevard, Dixon has been a m em ber o f the basketball team and is applying to becom e an Y N et reporter this sum m er, along with A dventures in T elevi­ sion, and the c lu b ’s radio show. Josey is the Blazers Club Youth o f the Y ear for Education and C areer D evelopm ent. H er con­ cerns before the local govern­ m ent officials w ere the academ ic differences betw een public and private schools. She said 8th grade classroom work in private school is not taught in m any public schools until the ju n io r year in high school. Josey takes part in the clu b ’s City C oun­ cil Kids program, the Tourch Club, Poetry and Spoken W ord G roup, and is learning the French lan­ guage. T o find out more about the Boys and G irls Clubs o f Portland visit w w w .bgcportland.org or call 503- 232-0077. from Front the salon is required to dispose o f them. If the nail salon w orker uses the sam e im plem ents on you that they did the last custom er, leave. All businesses need to be held account­ able for their illegal endeavors. The toenail spacers that are used to prevent m essy paint jo b s are often used on more than one c u s­ tom er. W ithout proper sanitation betw een custom ers, this practice can lead to ath lete’s foot. A crylic nails that turn green due to fungus could be the result o f dirty utensils or w ater entering the area in betw een the real and acrylic nail. T he glue that is applied to bond the real to the acrylic nail may not be up to par. U tensils that m ust be sanitized betw een uses are not allow ed to be at the m anicurist w orkstation b e­ cause o f the risk o f them being used on another custom er w ithout being disinfected. As w ith any place people are touching acustom ers foods or body parts, the w orker needs to wash their hands. W ould you continue to be a loyal custom er o f a restau ­ rant or a patient in a d o cto r’s office, if the utensils w ere dirty? W hy should you be any less cautious with your nails? A ccording to state regulators, safety versus price is w hat a cus­ tom er needs to consider out when The files and emery boards used at local nail shops to make a “nice s e t” o f nails must be discarded after use, according to the State Health Licensing Office, the agency that regu­ lates the industry. photos bv I saiah B o iie / T he P ortland O bserver evaluating com peting nail shops. A very low price is often an indica­ to r o f poor quality. The going rate locally for a fill-in is betw een $12-15 and for a full-set is $ 18-25. In that price range, each nail tech a uses about $2 w orth o f d isp o sab le p roducts. Som e nail sa lo n s in d o w n to w n P o rtla n d charge $25 for a ft 11 and alm ost $50 for a full set. I f you b e lie v e you m ay h av e been in ju red as a re su lt o f a nai se rv ic e, you h av e th e rig h t to file a w ritte n c o m p la in t w ith the H ealth L ic en sin g O ffic e. 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