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Special Edition-
Free Clinic Celebrates Five Years
Tocelebrate five years of health
services to uninsured Portland
residents, North by Northeast
Community Health Center will hold
a celebration with live music,
speakers and a barbeque on Sat­
urday, Aug. 20, at the Garlington
Center parking lot, located behind
the clinic at 3030 N.E. Martin
Luther King Jr. Blvd. The event
begins at 2 p.m.
Founded in August 2006 by
Dr. Jill Ginsberg and Pastor Mary
Overstreet Smith, the clinic has
served over 5,000 local residents,
who receive free medical visits
and medication for conditions like
diabetes and high blood pressure.
Medical care is provided by
located to a newly renovated
space in the Garlington Center,
with an adjacent lot with a gar­
den, which acts as a gathering
place and a source for afford­
able and healthy fresh produce
for patients.
“ I've been w orking my
whole life, but all of a sudden
there are no jobs for a man
over 60,” said George Allen, a
diabetes and high blood pres­
sure patient at the center. “My
sugar went real high after I
Pastor Mary Overstreet Smith (left) and Dr. Jill Ginsberg, founders
lost my insurance and I didn't
of the North by Northeast Community Health Center.
even know it. Since I've been
volunteer physicians and nurses unteers and the generous finan­ going to North by Northeast
at no cost and made possible cial support of the community.
my sugar and my pressure are
through the help of over 80 vol­
Two-years ago the clinic re­ both back down.”
Concerts at Unthank Park
Portland Parks and Recreation will hold
nightly concerts at Denorval Linthank Park
in north Portland on Wednesday, Aug. 17
and Thursday, Aug. 18.
Local gospel choirs from Portland
churches and incredible funk ln soul musi­
cians will perform and free dinner will be
provided for anyone under the age of 18.
P ortland's Em anuel Tem ple A dult,
Children's, Youth and No-Kidding Choirs
with Janice Hopkins will perform at 6 p.m.
on Wednesday; Janice Scroggins and Linda
Hombuckle and the Divas of Soul will per­
form on Thursday at 6:30 p.m.
August 17, 2011
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The Review
Rocky Butte Fall Deadly
A 16-year-old boy died Tuesday
morning after falling from an 80-
foot cliff at Rocky Butte the night
before. A spokesman for Portland
Fire and Rescue said the victim,
identified as Austin Fisher, and
another boy, drove to the site and
were horsing around when Fisher
fell.
Oregon Jobs Down
The Oregon state Employment
Department announced Tuesday
there have been only 400 addi­
tional jobs in the state since Feb­
ruary, which followed a rise of
nearly 23,000 jobs in the five
months previous. The state un­
employment rate remained stuck
at 9.5 percent for July, which is a
tenth of a percentage point higher
than June.
Elvis Remembered
Fans of the iconic celebrity Elvis
Presley honored his life this week
at a vigil on Elvis’ Graceland es­
tate in Memphis, Tenn. It’s been
34-years since the m usician’s
death on Aug. 16, 1977. The anni­
versary of his death this year also
coincides with the 55th anniver­
sary of the release of his first al­
bums.
Grandson Charged
A northeast Portland man accused
of beating his 79-year-old grand­
mother with a baseball bat pleaded
not guilty Monday to an indict­
ment accusing him of attempted
murder, assault and kidnapping.
A trial for 30-year-old Syrelle Carl
Turner was set for Sept. 27.
Talking Books Surge
The Oregon State Library, which
has been lending books to blind
and print-disabled residents for
42-years, said the number of book
check-outs is up 19 percent from
last year. The rise was attributed
to new digital talking book tech­
nology.
Farmers go to the Web
According to the U.S. Department
of Agriculture, 83 percent of farms
in Oregon and Idaho have com­
puter Internet access, which is
higher than the national average
of 65 percent. In Oregon, 80 per­
cent of farms report having
Internet access, and 50 percent
say they use their computers for
business.
California Whale Dies
A 45-foot gray whale that de­
lighted people for more than a
month after taking up residence in
northern California's Klamath
River died Tuesday after beach­
ing itself on a sandbar. The whale
and its calf drew big crowds in late
June where they took refuge in
the fresh water while migrating
north from the birthing grounds
off Baja California.