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dom estic violence.
Black E ntrepreneurs o f
M itchell, whose pre­
Clark County during its
sen tatio n w ill include
first Sweat Equity Series
time for questions and
session o f the year on
discussion, also will ap­
Thursday, Jan. 25 from
pear on the nationally
5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at
syndicated T yra Banks
the Clark Public Utilities
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BECC sessions are free and offer am ple
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netw orking opportunities. All are w el­
preneurs with lessons to share.
Here are a few tips for turn­
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A pro at juggling life's manic mix of
ing your New Y ear’s resolution
venture.
RSVP to Shareefah Abdullah.
into a new exercise program i family and work, Mitchell will spill the
BECC
director,
a, Hot Ovations, 360-604-
beans on how she does it. Besides holding
and healthier way of life:
down a prom inent day job and raising 8583 or shareefah@ hotovations.com by
C reate a plan. D on’t just say
you will start exercising. Think i three future leaders, the Pulitzer nominee M onday, Jan. 22 to ensure adequate re­
runs publishing com pany N appyR oots freshm ents and materials.
about the types o f activities you
want to do and where and how
often you will exercise.
J o u rn a l y o u r p ro g re s s .
Tracking your progress allows
you to see and feel good about
your accom plishm ents. It can j
also point out ways to modify
your habits in order to achieve j
your goals.
Make it a new way o f life
(because it is). That m eans if
you have bad day (or week),
d o n 't get down on yourself and
quit. G et back to your program
the next day. And remember,
taking care o f yourself for one
week does not mean that you
can n e g le c t y o u rs e lf fo r a
Dr. Jenny Pompilio
Dr. Sandeep H. Mashru
Dr. Julia Ho
month. Embrace a lifestyle that
rewards you with good health.
Your
by K imberly
M athews
HEALTH
Resolve to be Healthier
in 2007 (and mean it!)
K imberly M athews
It’s that tim e o f year when
we declare a w ell-intended and
am bitious New Y ear's resolu­
tion, then give it up within a
couple o f months.
Some vow to quit sm oking,
others to save money, but the
majority o f us pledge to lose
weight. We prom ise to reduce
the am ount o f fat we eat, pass
on the cookies, cut back on
drinking, and replace them with
jogging, yoga and broccoli. But
by the end o f January we are
back to our old habits, and feel
worse for failing to keep our
new y ear's resolu tio n ... again.
But don’t let that stop you
from trying again because this
year can be different. Being
healthy and active can give you
energy to keep up w ith the
dem ands o f a busy life and
improve your overall well be­
ing.
Being overw eight and inac­
tive puts us at higher risk for
developing cardiovascular dis­
ease and diabetes (which are
m o re p re v a le n t in A fric a n
Americans). Exercise helps re­
duce those risks.
As cliché as it might seem,
starting a fitness program in
January is often the best time to
begin. The excesses and tem p­
tations of the holiday season are
gone, and it is easier to recruit
friends and fam ily to join you.
T he N atio n al In stitu te o f
Health recom m ends at least 30
m inutes o f physical activity on
by
in Max Attack
F our A frican A m erican teenage girls are
accu sed o f robbing a 16-year-old girl near
L loyd C e n te r last w eek because o f her skin
color.
P ortland police an d T ran sit police officers
arrested C helsea R ivers, 14, Brianna Streeter,
13, M ary M ichelle B lackshear, 16, and Rinita
L ow , 13, on Jan. 11 at the T riM et M ax stop
on N E H olliday St. and charged them w ith
robbery, intim idation and assault.
P o rtlan d police spokesm an Sgt. Brian
S ch m au tz said the girls told d etectiv es they
ch o se the victim b ecause she w as w hite.
D etectives are review ing M ax train su r­
veillan ce cam era tapes, as w ell as tapes
from the M ax p latform s betw een the Rose
Q u a rte r and L loyd C enter.
P ortland Police w ant to speak w ith those
w h o m ay have inform ation about the alleged
assault o r w ho m ay have w itnessed a c o n ­
frontation betw een the teen girls and the
victim.
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Kimberly Mathews is program
coordinator fo r the African
American Health Coalition. For
more information about AAHC’s
free exercise and nutrition pro­
grams or to volunteer and make
donations, contact the AAHC at
503-413-1850, by em ail at
info@aahc-portland.org, or visit
their website at www.aahc-
portland.org.
Dr. David Lin
New Doctors at North Interstate Kaiser
K a is e r P e r m a n e n te w e l­
com es four new m edical d o c ­
tors to its N orth Interstate M edi­
cal O ffice cam pus. T hey are
derm atologist Julia Ho, otolaryn­
gologist D avid W . Lin. h em a­
tologi st/oncologist Sandeep H.
M a sh ru a n d in te rn ist Je n n y
Pompilio.
Dr. Ho is board-certified and
c o m p le te d h e r re s id e n c y at
W ashington U niversity in St.
L ouis, M o. She also com pleted
her fellow ship in St. Louis.
Dr. Lin is board-certified and
co m pleted his residency at O r-
egon H ealth and S cience U ni­
versity . H e has p ra c tic e d in
T exas and C alifornia.
Dr. M ashru is board-certified
and com pleted his residency at
Flushing Hospital M edical C en­
ter in N ew York. He com pleted
fellow ships in G alveston, Texas
and Lake Success, N. Y. His prior
practice w as in Coos Bay.
Dr. Pom pilio is board-certi­
fied and co m pleted her re si­
dency at W right State U niver­
sity in D ayton, O hio. She cam e
to K a ise r P e rm a n e n te fro m
T uality H ealthcare in H illsboro.
Video Training Center Coming
An Oregon Economic and Com-
munity Development Department
grant for the development of a multi-
media training center in north Port­
land was announced Monday by
Gov. Ted Kulongoski.
In partnership with Portland
Community Media, Portland Com­
munity College and several local
media com panies, the Skanner
Newspaper Foundation will use the
$ 147.250 grant to train individuals
in video production and journal­
ism.
“One of the most important in­
vestments we can make in Oregon's
economy is in the skills of our citi­
zens," Kulongoski said. "This part­
nership is a model for communities
across Oregon because by collabo­
rating across the public and private
sectors, we not only help Oregon
employers access the skilled em­
ployees they need, but we help
Oregonians access the skills train­
ing they need tocompete in a global
workforce."
With video, technology, media Community M edia's facility, and
and other skills learned at the cen­ will train students in working with
ter, graduates w ill be able to access cable television broadcast systems.
It will alsocreate a program with
job opportunities in Oregon's grow­
ing film, video and multimedia in­ a ‘train-the-trainer’ component,
dustry that would otherwise not be adding to the number of qualified
available to them. The training cen­ video production and cable access
ter will be modeled after Portland trainers available at the center.
'L l-J -ic io u s
3138 No. Vancouver Ave., Portland, OR 97227
J. W. Matt Hennessee, Senior Pastor
(www.vancouveiaveclHirch.orci)
INVITES YOU TO JOIN US
Sunday, January 21, 2007 at 4:00 PM
"The First Annual ‘Drum Major’ Ecumenical Service”
SMOKEHOUSE
ill 5 n i p l i c i ¿ W c tltü
Vancouver Avenue 1st Baptist Church
Honoring: Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.; Mrs. Coretta Scott King: and Mrs. Rosa Parks
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Beef • Pork • Lamb • Poultry • Seafood
l u n c h $ 5 . 9 5 rini> up. 'D i n n e r $ 9 . 9 5 a n l n/>
Pork Rib. Brisket. Turkey, Chicken, Sandwiches & More
Open 11:30 A M - 9:00 PM M onday thru Saturday
Jazz & Blues
4057 N. Interstate Ave. 503-493-9414
Featuring:
The Martin Luther King Elementary School Choir, Grant High School Choir, and
the Vancouver Ave. 1st Baptist Church Mass Choir
Keynote Speaker:
State Senator and President Pro-Tem of the Oregon State Senate,
The Honorable Margaret Carter
Special Recognition:
Former Senator Mark Hatfield
Advocate for Civil Rights
Faith Leaders, Elected Officials, and Community Leaders will also participate
For more details:
503-282-9496
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