page C4
FO C U S
in Il!'^ J n r tla n b (® bseruer
lune 15, 2005
Local Artist Touches on Life, Work and Play
Sunshine Dixon
featured at
diverse gallery
“The Two Shall Become One," is one of many paintings to
be featured by local artist Sunshine Dixon.
KMHD PLEDGE DRIVE
June 15-June 19
With your continued financial support along
with that of your fellow community radio
contributors, we can meet our goal one pledge
at a time. We hope to hear from you!
A DONATION IS A TAX DEDUCTIBLE GIFT
Providence Milwaukie Diversity
Gallery will host a collection o f oil
and acrylic paintings by budding
Portland artist Sunshine Dixon.
The show draws on two themes,
“The W edding” and “ In the Be
ginning.”
Dixon is fast becoming one of
Portland’s sought-after emerging
artists. Her powerful works repre
sent the places where she’s lived,
worked, and played: the South;
northw estern cities, principally
Portland and Seattle; and the Ba
hamas.
Religious subjects, jazz clubs
and w o m en a re o v e rla p p in g
themes in her work. Dixon also
makes foray into abstraction, with
dance association and themes of
motherhood. A portion of the pro
ceeds from sales derived during
this exhibit will be donated to
Lynnette Jackson, founder o f In-
the-Loop e-new sletter and cancer
survivor, and the American Can
cer Society.
A reception will be held with
Sunshine Dixon from 5 to 7 p.m. on
Thursday, June 16 at the Provi
dence Milwaukie Diversity Gallery
in the Providence Milwaukie Hos
pital. Live jazz will be performed by
N-Touch. The exhibit will show
until July 28.
_____________THE_____________
CONTRIBUTIONS CAN BE
MADE AT ANY TIME BY
SPINAlCOLUMN
•MAIL
•PHONE
Dr. Billy R. Flowers
•INTERNET at
An ongoing senes of questions and answers about America’s natural healing profession
PART 11. EXERCISE; Does it help low back
problems, or only make them worse?
WWW.KMHD.FM
W E PAY
YOUR DEDUCTIBLE!!
We pay up to 100% of your deductible
Quality work at
affordable pricing
Free Estimates & 3SE
Insurance Billing • “
503-445-4702
"A/ways Service w ith A Smile
Her powerful
works represent
the places where
she’s lived,
worked, and
played.
6 4 4 4 NE Martin Luther King Blvd.
: A friend of mine showed me fects. When we exercise and stretch problem in the first place. Then
a series o f exercises de m uscles w ithout rem oving the and only then can the spine be
cause of the spasms, it actually correctly stretched and strength
signed to help her low back prob
lems. Is it all right for me to use forces the body to degenerate ened without traumatizing muscles
faster. You are better off to have and nerves. For a safe, gentle ac
them, too?
: It would be enlightening to done no exercising at all. In Chiro curate assessment of your spinal
know the number of people practic, we know the exercise is an situation or for answers to any
important part of health, but only questions you might have about
with qualified back problems (fixa
tion on the spinal joints) who are after Chiropractic care has removed your health please call our office
told they only need to exercise. the spinal fixations that caused the at the number below
They are given a brief exam and a
sheet of stretching exercises to
follow. They are led to believe
2124 N.E. Hancock Street
nothing else need to be done.
This is only incomplete therapy, it
Portland, Oregon 97212
is also therapy that could easily
Phone: (5 0 3 ) 2 8 7 -5 5 0 4
lead to very disastrous side ef
Q
A
Flowers' Chiropractic Office