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(Tb r Wildlife Adventures Father, Son Pursuit Will Smith stars with his son in a movie based on a true story JJorlhutit (iDbseruer Day camps fo r kids during Winter Break See Focus, page B3 See Focus, page B3 - SECTION Drug Coverage Offered to All State program brings bulk- purchase prices . n ra irj" Local residents, state officials and com m unity leaders are celebrat ing an expanded state prescription drug program that offers savings o f up to 60 percent off the price of medicines. A ny O regonian w ithout p re scription drug coverage is now e li gible to enroll in the O regon Pre scription Drug Program , which is the sta te 's bulk-purchasing pool for prescription medications. The only requirem ents are that you be an O regon resident and have no prescription drug cover age. There is no cost for enrol I ing or m onthly premiums. Income lim its for the program w ere rem oved by M easure 44 passed by voters last month. The initiative, which w ent into effect Friday, rem oves previous age and „ _ . |, hoto by M ark W ashington /T he P ortland O bserver incom e eligibility restrictions. It’s PCC C a s c a d e C o lleg e P r e s id e n t A lgie G a te w o o d (from left), PCC s tu d e n t L a n ise P e rsu in g a n d D ’Norgia Price o f th e Urban L e a g u e o f estim ated 6tM),(XM) uninsured adults P ortland c o m m e m o r a te a n e w s ta t e p re scrip tio n dru g pro g ra m for p e o p le w ith o u t d ru g co vera g e. Mississippi Records Helps Collector Hit Jackpot 75-cent album turns to $155,401 at auction (A P) - Forty years after it was made. The Velvet U nderground's first recording has becom e a f i nancial hit — in cy berspace. Bought for 75 cents four years agoat a New York flea market, the rare recording o f music that ended up on the influential New York band's first album. "The Velvet U nderground & Nico," sold on eBay foraclosing bid o f $ 155,401. W arren Hill, a collector from M ontreal, bought the record in S eptem ber2002 at the flea market, ac co rd in g to his frien d , Eric Isaacson o f M ississippi Records in north Portland. Isaacson helped Hill decipher the nature o f the lucky find. "W e cu e d it up and w ere stunned — the first song was not 'Sunday M orning' as on the 'V el vet U nderground & Nico' Verve LP. but rather it was 'European S on’ — the song that is last on that LP, and it was a version nei ther o f us had ever heard before!" Isaacson wrote. The recording turned out to be an in-studio acetate made during deductibles and the so-called do nut hole. For more information andacopy of a sim ple one-page program ap p lic a tio n , go o n lin e at w w w .opdp.org or call the toll-free number I -888-411 -GPDP. A Better Community was Activist’s Dream Carl Flipper remembered for positive agenda W arren Hill fe tc h e d $ 1 5 5 .4 0 1 in a b id o n e B a y for a c o p y o f a 1 9 6 7 The V elvet U nderground & N ico alb u m . The c o lle c to r from M o n trea l fo u n d o u t h o w rare th e a lb u m w a s fro m h is friend, Eric I s a c s o n o f M is s is s ip p i R e c o rd s in n o rth Portland. (AP p h o to ). V elvet U nderground's first record ing over four days in April 1966 at New York's Scepter Studios. The record reportedly is only one o f two in existence: the other is privately ow ned, with rum ors circulating about the ow ner's identity. C olum bia Records rejected the album. "I im m ediately took the needle off the record, and realized that we had som ething special," Isaacson wrote. Hill and Isaacson photo graphed the album , made a digital backup copy o f the music, and d e cided to put it up for auction. The first bids, w hich began Nov. 28, rose $20,000. V elvet U nderground left its m u sical stam p on hundreds o f other bands. The band, nam ed after a book about edgy sex practices in the Holiday Art Exhibit Portland Jazz Talk On T hursday. Dec. 14. from 6-8 p .m . The T alking Drum Bookstore and Reflections Books,446N.E. Killingsworth St., will trans port you to the tim e o f 1950s Portland Jazz on W illiam s A venue. Call G loria at 503- 288-4106 for more information. Holiday Charms and children in O regon are cu r rently w ithout prescription drug coverage. Gov. T ed Kulongoski kicked o ff the expanded program bv schedul ing an enrollm ent assistance event at Portland Com m unity C ollege’s C ascade C am pus in north Portland. The event drew PCC students, college officials, the Urban League of Portland and othergroups. There was discussion on how the pro gram can helpdram atically improve public health in O regon. Students sh a re d th e ir e x p e r ie n c e s an d struggles with being uninsured and now having the ability to change that. Oregon residents enrolled in the M edicare Part D prescription drug program may also be eligible to participate, using the state program to he I » a y for m edicine when they haveÇ np c o v e ra g e b ec au se o f - J WSU Vancouver, 14204 N.E. Salmon Creek Ave., presents A crylics on Clay, by local artist Linda Sawaya, through Jan. 12, in the Student Services G allery and selected w orks by Ines Epperson thru Jan. 28, in the Engineering and Life Sciences building. For m o re in f o rm a tio n , v is it v an couv er.w su .ed u . Bradley-Angle House The Bradley-A ngle House needs volun teers to help its outreach against dom estic violence. W om en o f color and bilingual w omen are encouraged to call. For more information, call 503-282-9940. International Gem and Jew elry Show - The D oubletree H otel-Lloyd C enter, will host the 4 1 st year o f this renow ned exhibit on Friday, Dec. 15, noon-6 p.m., Saturday. I Dec. 16, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., and Sunday | Write Around Volunteers Dec. 17 . 1 1 a.m .-5 p.m. For more inform a A re you in terested in beco m in g a fa c ili tion, visit intergem .com tato r for W rite A round P o rtlan d ’s v o l u n teer-ru n ten -w eek w o rk sh o p ? T he Presents for Primates w o rk sh o p is for lo w -in co m e ad u lts, O n T hursday, Dee. H a t 1 0 a .m .,S a n ta 's hom eless o r m en tally d isab led people E lves w ill g ive holiday gifts to the O r o r o th ers w ho face barriers to w riting egon Z o o 's ch im p an zees, o ran g u tan s, w orkshop s. C o n tact Jill T u ley a at 503- m andrills and other prim ates. Bring your 796-9224. cam eras for a g reat p icture o p p o rtu n ity . Call 5 0 3 -2 2 6 -1561 orvisitoregonzoo.org Work Against Abuse for m ore inform ation. Com m unity A dvocates invites those in 1960s, w as fu ele d by M o T ueker's hard-dri ving drumming John C ale’s anxious viola, ani lead singer Lou Reed, whose lyr ic s sp o k e o f d r u g -in d u c e i beauty and gritty Low er East Sidi realities. The first album featured Nico the E uropean m o d el-actress singer in a first and last re c o rd « appearance with the band. terested in protecting children from abuse to becom e an event volunteer, event o u t reach, technology expert, graphic artists or office support team m em ber. For infor mation, call 503-280-1388. Women in Community Service Volunteer tem ale mentors are being sought by W om en in Com m unity Service to work with incarcerated w om en at the Coffee Creek C orrectional Facility. The women provide support and encouragem ent for inm ates transitioning from prison back into the com m unity. For inform ation, call 503-570-6614. Black History Museum The Black History M useum o f O regon is seeking brilliant m inds o f concerned indi viduals to help in restructuring the m u seum fo undation's com m ittee. For infor mation, call 503-284-0617. Oregon Food Bank I he O regon Food Bank seek s v o lu n teers on M ondays from 1:30p.m . to 4 :3 0 p.m ., and T uesdays, 9 a.m . to n oon, to sort and repack p erish ab le foods. C all 5 0 3 -2 8 2 -0 5 5 5 , ex ten sio n 272 o r visit by M ichael L eighton T he P ortland O bserver Carl Flipper, a pi liar o f pride for his A frican American roots and a longtim e activist for the H um boldt neighborhood in north Portland, is being rem em bered fo ra lifetim e o f prom oting positive agendas. Flipper, 58. died Nov. 24, 2006 from com plicationsof multiple my eloma. a form o f cancer. A memorial and celebration o f his life will be held Saturday, Jan. 20 at 2 p.m. in the Student C enter at Clark College in Vancouver. FI i pper moved to V ancouver j ust tw o years ago after more than a decade o f voluntary com m unity service in his Humboldt neighbor hood, the city ’s most ethnically diverse neighborhood. He pushed for the im provem ent o f Jefferson High School that sits in the center o f H um boldt, and is ad jacen t to Portland C om m unity C ol lege and the K illingsw orth Street and A lbina Avenue business d is trict. He helped convince other civic leaders to tear down the physical barriers blocking Jefferson from the com m unity, an effort that led to the Carl Flipper cutting dow n o f the large laurel hedge that blocked the school from the street. He proposed a sweeping pedestrian plaza with flags in front ol Jefferson facing K i 11 i ngs worth, a vision that has yet to com e to pass. He was involved in a successful project to turn a concrete island w here A lbina and M ississippi av enues converge into a small park. He served on the Interstate C orri dor Urban Renewal Area advisory board and m onitored streetscape projects, including the $60 million expansion o f the PCC C ascade Campus. F lip p er loved tellin g sto ries continued on page H6 O re g o n fo o d b a n k .o rg . 574-6595 or visit: providence.org/classes. Volunteer for Crisis Line Stroller Class for Moms W ant to m ake a d iffe ren ce in y o u r c o m m u n ity ? V o lu n teers and ad v o c ates are need ed for the P o rtlan d W o m e n 's C ri sis L ine. T he n eed s in clu d e o n -call a d v o cates to resp o n d in person o r o v er the phone, o u trea ch and ed u catio n al effo rts, and fu n d raisin g and ad m in istra tive d u ties. C all 5 0 3 -2 3 2 -4 176 for m ore inform ation. Are you a new mom or have a toddler?G et som e exercise and meet other moms at the free Stroller Strides class. 9 a.m. to 10a.m. T uesdaysand Thursday at Peninsula Park. All you need is a stroller, water, a mat or towel and com fortable shoes. Call Helen a, 503-260-5018 for more information. Home buying Classes Portland C om m unity Land Trust helps lirst tim e and low -incom e hom ebuyers purchase hom es at below market price. Attend a free, o n e-h o u rclass to learn more about th e p r o g ra m . C o n ta c t Kelly@ pclt.org or call5O3-493-O293. Parenting Classes N ew borns d o n 't com e with instruction m anuals but parents and parents-to-be can attend classes through Providence H ealth System s to learn about a variety o f to p ic s fro m p ain an d c h ild b irth to breastfeeding to infant CPR and much more. For a schedule o f events, call 503- t Hatha Yoga Class In O ther W ords Books and Resources hosts Hatha Yoga classes for beginners and all levels, every M onday. Tuesday and Thursday from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. at In O ther Words. 8 N.E. K illingsw orth. All genders and ages and donations are w el come.