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THE LAW OFFICES OF
Patrick John Sw eeney, P C .
Festival brings people
and birds together
Patrick John Sweeney
People of all ages will get up close and personal with our
avian neighbors at the 2013 Festival of the Birds. Portland
Parks and Recreation hosts the free event at Sellwood Park and
Oaks Bottom Wildlife refuge, Saturday, May 11, from 9 a.m. to
3 p.m.
The event will feature live
The Native Americar,
birds, bird-themed arts crafts,
dance group Danza
nature walks and more. Natural­
Azteca will perform their
ists will lead guided bird walks
ritual dances in ornately
along the trails of Oaks Bottom designed feather-covered
all day on the half hour.
costumes at the Festival
Special events will be held at
o f the Birds, Saturday,
the Sellw ood Pool building May 11 at Sellwood Park
throughout the day. Teen activi­
and Oaks Bottom
ties, including chocolate tasting,
Wildlife Rufuge.
birding and active sports, will
begin at 10:30 a.m. Northwest wildlife photographer Paul Bannick
will present photographs about the connections between wood­
peckers and owls at 1 p.m. The Native American dance group
Danza Azteca will commence their ritual dances at 11 a.m.
Some food and birding supplies will be available for pur­
chase.
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m ent will present One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s
Nest Thursday, May 9 through Saturday, May 11
a t 7:30 p.m. in the Studio Theatre. The well-
known tale o f m ental ward mistreatm ents is
treated to an all-student production, with Gresham
High School graduate Caitlynn Didlick directing.
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An ongoing series of questions and answers about Am ericas natural healing profession
Part 15. Back Pain: Why “oh, my aching back”
has become such a popular phrase.
1 ^ : 1 alw ays know when my
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: Statistics tell us 80% of all
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ropractors can also tell you why. There
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people give for their back pain, but in
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This occurs from inflammation due to
A
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This is yet another component of what intended, we Chiropractors not only
we call the vertebrae are not moving the relieve your back pain symptoms, we
way nature intended. Other factors in­ remove the cause. Without drugs.
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