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Entrepreneur Lessons Racism Cited
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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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