January 8, 2014
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Week 1 Review
H ousing
C alendar
Officials say
it’s not too late
for flu shots
Influenza is currently circu
lating in our community and caus
ing serious illness even in healthy
people.
Dr. Jennifer Vines, health of
ficer for Washington County and
d e p u ty h e a lth o ffic e r fo r
M u ltnom ah and C lack am as
counties, says the number of
people being hospitalized for in
fluenza is rising.
“The numbers are increasing
and we are seeing more severe
cases of the flu,” she said. “We
are seeing healthy persons re
quire hospitalization.”
As of Monday, seven people
have died from the flu in the
Portland metro area. There have
been 179 flu-related visits to the
hospital this flu season.
Officials said the H1N1 virus
is the predominant strain of flu
that’s been detected, hitting the
young and the middle-aged hard.
Small actions can make a big
difference in keeping you and
others from a serious infection.
Dr. Vines recommends you
get a flu shot, which is available
at your primary care provider or
pharmacies. You are also ad-
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vised to stay home if you be
come sick; cover your nose and
mouth with a tissue or your arm
when you cough or sneeze; and
throw the tissue in the trash after
you use it.
Prevention also com es with
washing your hands often with
soap and water, especially af
ter you cough or sneeze. A lco
hol-based hand sanitizers are
also effective. A void touching
y o u r eyes, nose or m outh.
Germ s spread that way. And
try to avoid close contact with
sick people.
For more information, call the
Oregon Flu Hotline at 1-800-
978-3040or go to flu.oregon.gov.
Community Leader Nominated
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A longtime north and north
east Portland business owner
known for his community ac
tivism has been nominated to
serve on the board that directs
the city’s economic develop
ment and urban renewal initia
tives.
P o rtla n d M ay o r C h a rlie
Hales Thursday nominated Tom
Kelly, president of the Neil Kelly
Co., to serve on the Portland
Development Commission. The
appointment requires approval
o f the Portland City Council.
Kelly would serve a four-
year term. If approved, he re
places Steven Strauss on the
fiv e -m e m b e r c o m m issio n .
Strauss, whose term was set to
end this summer, is leaving the
position early to focus on his
wor^ as president of Glumac.
rem odeling firm in the Pacific
“Tom is a great example of a N orthw est, with 180 em ploy-
Portlander who lives his values, ees.
including in his business,” Hales
Tom Kelly would be a sec-
said. “He has credibility and is ond-generation PDC commis-
knowledgeable, both statewide sioner. His father, Neil Kelly,
and right there in his company ’ s who died in 1995, was also very
Tom Kelly
Northeast Portland.”
The Neil Kelly Co. is a de
sig n -b u ild -re m o d e lin g firm
founded by and nam ed after
T om ’s father. It is the largest
Correction: Black Pioneers Honors
Five Portlanders were recently honored by Portland Community Reinvestment Initiatives in their work to
make for a better community. In last week’s coverage of the awards (Honoring Black Pioneers, Jan. 1 issue)
we mistakenly indicated that the honored individuals were deceased. Charles Jordan and Pauline Bradford,
both 87, are in fact still living and continue to reside in Portland. The Portland Observer regrets the error