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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
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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
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|, 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
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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.