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Fortiani» Observer Page 4 H e lp G e ttin g H e a lth C a re H elp to enroll in health insurance is b e in g o ffe re d th ro u g h o p e n houses across the state. T here are a lot o f things to c o n sider w hen choosing a plan that m eet a family or individual ’ s medical needs and budget, and talking to an insurance expert can help m ake an inform ed decision. M a rg in a liz e d g ro u p s, in c lu d ing e ld e rly re s id e n ts , an d n o n - E n g lish sp e a k e rs, are e x p e c te d to b e n e fit g re a tly fro m th e e v e n ts w h ich w ill tak e p la ce in c itie s a cro ss th e state. In the Portland area there will be an open house T uesday, Dec. 9, from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the C edar Hills R ecreation C enter, 11640 S.W . Park W ay. P o r tla n d C o m m u n ity . December 3, 2014 C o lle g e ’s T errell Hall on the C as cade C am pus in north P ortland w ill host open houses on Saturday, Dec. 6 and again Saturday, D ec. 13, both days from 9 a.m . to 2 p.m . T o register for one o f the events o r fo r m o re in fo rm a tio n , v is it co v ero reg o n .co m /ev en ts. You can also call the federal H ealth In su r ance M arketplace call cen ter at 1 - 800-318-2596, which is open 24 hours a day, seven days a w eek, and lan guage assistance is available. Illuminating the Soul of Portland Holiday Events Soul District Community Tree Lighting November 29, 2014 4-6PM • • live jazz from Soul 3', Visit from fire engine Station 13 &Full Tilt Riders motorcycle club, hot coco, eider, scratch it giveaways from Oregon Lottery & raffle prizes from local businesses Bring a new toy. non- perishable food item or monetary gift for donation and receive a raffle ticket. location: NE MLR & NE Hancock Street (M IX Heritage Marker Park) C ongratulations Lady Tigers Window to the Soul Contest November 29-December 22 The Trinity Lutheran School Lady Tigers are playing some great volleyball and becoming great ambassadors for the northeast Portland school. The team participated in a 32 team tournament in Coos Bay earlier this fall and won four matches to get to the finals and a second place finish. Pictured are (front row, from left) Raven Pearce, Anna Ek Juarez, and Jeri Bahr; and (back row, from left) Tamea Mitchell, Annie Bahr, Vivi Perez-Wolfe, Iman Pearce, Pooja Prasad, and Kendall Anfield. Local businesses ‘illuminate” & decorate their w indows for the holiday season. Vote for your favorite Illuminated Window” by liking their picture on NNEBA’s Facebook page! NNEBA North NorthEast Business Association Portland PDX Soul District Holiday Buck November 29-December 31 When you spend S25 at a participating Soul District Businesses you will receive a 10% off “Soul District Holiday Buck” to be utilized at another participating business. Find locations to pick up your bucks at www.NNEBAportland.org. Soul District Bazaar & Gospel Sounds December 6 & 7, 2014 10AM-7PM Extra Help for Prescription Costs With up to 20 unique vendors. 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Y ou can a lso g et h e lp in m o re th a n 2 m illio n p e o p le w ith y o u r c o m m u n ity fro m y o u r S ta te M ed ic a re m ay be e lig ib le fo r E x tra H e a lth In s u ra n c e A ss is ta n c e P ro H elp , b u t a re n ’t c u rre n tly e n ro lle d gram . _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ THE_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ SPINACOLIJMN An ongoing series of questions and answers about Americas natural healing profession. Part 26 KIDS AND CHIROPRACTIC As the twig is bent so grows the tree : I have r e c e n tly n o tic e d o ur specialty. in g to su rg e ry . O u r o ffic e is h ig h ly m y son has one shoulder hig h er : I have been told that m y child tra in e d an d sk ille d at h a n d lin g p ro b than the other. C ould this be a sign o f needs an o p eratio n fo r a cu rvature lem s lik e th a t o f y o u r c h ild ’s. D o n ’t a problem in his spine? in h er spine. Is th ere an alternative? be fo o le d by th e th o u g h o f “ w a tc h : G o o d th in k in g , m o m ! It : Y o u m o s t d e f in ite ly s h o u ld in g th e c o n d itio n ” e ith e r. W ith o u t surely could. In fact h aving one h a v e a th o ro u g h C h iro p ra c tic p ro p e r a ss is ta n c e it w o n ’t g o aw ay. shoulder h ig h er than the o th er is a ch eck u p on y o u r ch ild im m ediately. S O p i ffe r y o u r c h ild re n the b e st in h ealth cardinal sign o f cu rv atu re o f the spine. nal surgery gets. A ll c o n se rv a tiv e e f care. G iv e th em re g u la r C h iro p ra c tic A ccording to C hiropractic research, fo rts at h a n d lin g y o u r c h ild ’s p ro b le m c h e c k u p s . A s th e tw ig is b e n t so the earlier a curvature is caught, the sh o u ld be c o n sid e re d b e fo re c o n s e n t g ro w s th e tree! h ig h er the p otential for success. T o be certain about h ealth o f y o u r child, call o u r office today for a professional sp i 2124 NE Hancock, Portland Oregon 97212 • P h o n e : ( 5 0 3 ) 2 8 7 * 5 5 0 4 nal evaluation. Spines (big or sm all) are Q Q A Flowers' Chiropractic Office Dr. Billy R. Flowers