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Portland Observer, M ay 27, 1982 Page 7 Outdoor hobby brings freedom M ay 31 i i June F le m in g ’ « five- year independence day and she’ « going to have a party. “ I f I ’d known about in flatio n I may never have left the security o f a paycheck,” says the 4 6-ye ar-o ld form er social w o rk er. “ But five years ago mv first book was on its feet and I Figured I could live for a year (without a regular jo b ).” T o d ay , w ith her fo u rth book pending release fro m Random House, Flem ing is gearing herself for an active summer teaching and leading backpacking tours to v ari ous parts o f the state. Flem ing w ill teach a four-w eek backpacking class through Portland C o m m u n ity College C o m m u n ity Services beginning June 23. Class includes four evening sessions at the Cascade Campus, 705 N . Killings- worth, plus an overnight trip. In ad dition she will lead Portland Parks B ureau-sponsored b ac kp a ck in g trips to the Steens Mountain area in southeastern Oregon and Olym pic N ational Park in Washington this summer. The Portland author-teacher be gan backpacking as a hobby 17 years ago, when her youngest child was three. " I liked it immediately,” she says o f her First outdoor trek. “ I learned by trial and error.” It was through teaching at P C C that Flem ing started her w ritin g carreer. When she taught her first class in 1974 she drew upon her nine years o f personal experience. “ I covered what I wish someone had told me,” she says. Two friends taking the class start ed V ic to ria House and published F le m in g ’ s firs t b o o k, “ T h e W ell Fed Backpacker,” in 1976. In 1981, “ The W ell Fed Backpacker” came out in a Random House edition. “ The O u td o o r Idea B o ok” and “ Games (A n d M o re !) fo r B ack packers” were subsequently pub lished by Victoria House. “ Staying Found: The Complete Map & Com pass H andbook” is being published this M ay by Random House. Despite her obvious expertise, Flem ing says a ll her classes are “ m o d erate.” " T h e y ’re geared to getting friendly with an a re a ,” she says, adding that people who have never backpacked can participate comfortably. “ The course is meant to convey a ll the basic skills one needs to know to backpack safely and com fortably.” Fleming encourages her students to make, scrounge or recycle rather than purchase expensive equipment when takin g her class. She wants them to be sure they like the sport before choosing the necessary per manent gear. “ I want to entice students to fur ther learning behond the scope o f the scope o f the course— I want them to see the possibilities, for ex am p le, w ith map and compass w ork. A n d , o f course. I ’ m always trying to get people interested in takin g my w in ter class. (Flem ing teaches Snow Camping at PCC dur ing winter term.) Basic skills can ex tend the backpacking season to 12 months.!” June Flaming praparaa to aacapa Into tha woods. PEOPLE WHO DON’T ATTEND BUS SCHOOL MAY HAVE A HARD TIME GETTING ANYWHERE HALIM RAH8AAN Rahsaan promoted Halim Rahsaan has been selected as the employment specialist for the Personnel D ivision fo r P ortland Community College. Rahsaan, age 38, has been employed by P .C .C . for the past 7'A years and w ill as sume his new jo b responsibilities July 1st. Since December he has been working out o f the personnel division one day a week in addition to regular duties, career educational specialist in the Career Research De partment. He received his Bachelor of Science Degree in Sociology from P ortland State U niversity and re ceived a graduate certificate from Southern Illinois University in Car bondale, Illinois, 1974 for technical analysis in job evaluation. Rahsaan is a native O regonian, who becomes only the second black to hold a position in personnel for P.C .C . since the college was found ed in the early sixties. The first black to be em ployed in personnel for P.C .C . was Jim Boozer, who left af ter ten years o f service three years ago. Rahsaan's personal experience started in 1973 when he and Bob Boozer, Jim ’s brother, became the first blacks to become employed by the State o f Oregon, Executive De partm ent, Personnel D ivision, as A ffirm ative Action Officers. From the Personnel D ivision Rahsaan moved on to the State o f Oregon Commission for the Blind where he again became the first black ever to work for the Blind Commission as a vocational development analyst. He worked for Multnomah County for five years as a treatment coordina tor at Edgefield Lodge, located in Troutdale, Oregon. His current civic activities consist of chairman of the Economic Com mittee for the Black United Front, co-chairm an o f the newly formed Community Congress, State C oun cil Representative o f A lb in a Fair Share and the vice-chairm an for Portland Public School’s Desegre gation M onitoring Advisory C om mittee representing the B .U .F . He also is an active member of the Jubi lee C h o ir at M t. O livet Baptist Church. Rahsaan and his wife Fran have three children, T o n ja, a third grader at Irvington, Khaleelah, age 5, and a son Karim, age 3. Mexico i, ««timated to have enough oil to supply ell U.S. need* for the next 40 yeer«. A good education, it is said, will help a person go far in life. How very true. Particularly when that person chooses to go by bus in Portland, after Septem ber 5th. Because as of that date, the way to ride Tri-Met will change considerably. For the better. But it will take a little re-learning by our riders. SELF-SERVICE MEANS QUICKER SERVICE. The most important single improvement coming September 5th is called Self- Service. Basically, it means riders no longer deal with the driver when boarding the bus. Unless paying cash. We’ll explain more in a moment, but first consider all the advantages: Quicker boarding and exiting of the bus. passholders no longer have to dig their pass out to show’ the driver, ticket book holders no longer have to tear off a ticket for the farebox and, in many cases, people will be able to board at the rear doors! Now for some details. EVERY BUS W ILL HAVE TWO NEW PIECES OF SPEED EQUIPMENT. The secret is two orange electric boxes you’ll see on each bus. The first box is a ticket dispenser for cash fare riders. After you’ve depos ited the exact change into the farebox and the driver pushes a button, the dispenser prints out a ticket. The other new box is called a val idator. Its for use with our new Ten-Ride Tickets that will replace the cumbersome ticket booklet. Pissengers board the bus, insert their Ten-Ride Ticket into the val idator and zap, bam, it gets punched and I imprinted with date, time, and zone. There will be a validator inside all d<x>rs on the articulated buses so those with Ten-Ride Tickets (or passes) can board any door. How does the driver know if everyone has paid the correct fare? He doesn’t. That’s where our new Fare In spectors come in; at random, on every bus. For those who are trying to get away without paying, it could be rather embar rassing. (And expensive, because sur charge fares are $20.) THE FASTEST BOARDING BUSES IN AMERICA. Self-service has been saving people time and money for decades. In depart A TTEN D T H E T E N -M IN U T E BUS SCHOOL N E A R E ST YOU TUESDAY. APRIL 27 MAY 1 1. Ered M eyer— Beaverton 2. Lloyd Center TUESDAY. MAY 4 MAY H 1 Ered Meyer Tigard 2. Jantien Reach Mall TUESDAY. MAY 11 MAY 15 1. Fred Meyer Gresham 2. Clackamas Town Center TUESDAY, MAY 1« MAY 22 I Natl. Trans. Week Swan Island •2. Pioneer Square TUESDAY, MAY 25 MAY 29 1 Fred Meyer Stadium 2. Oregon City Shopping Ctr. 1 Mi If TUESDAY, JUNE 1 JUNE 5 1. Fred Meyer Hollywood 2. Tanasboume Mall TUESDAY. JUNES JUNE 12 1. Fred Meyer Tualatin 2. Rose Festival TUESDAY. JUNE 15-JUNE 19 1. Fred Meyer Glisan 2 Washington Square TUESDAY, JUNE 22 JUNE 26 1 Fred Meyer Raleigh Hills 2. Lloyd Center TUESDAY. JUNE 29 JULY 3 1. F Meyer J9th A Hawthorne 2. Clai k.un.is Town Centei TUESDAY, JULY 6-JULY 10 1. Fred Meyer— Oak Grove 2. Jantien Beach Mall TUESDAY, JULY 13 JULY 17 1. Fred Meyer Interstate 2. Tanasboume Mall TUESDAY. JULY 20 JULY 24 1 Fred M eyer— Gresham 2. Washington Square TUESDAY, JULY 27 JULY 31 1 Fred Meyer— Glisan 2. Beaverton Mall ment stores, gas stations, laundromats. And throughout Europe, it’s proven itself on transit systems for nearly 15 years. But this will be the first time self- service has ever been used on buses in North America. Another first for Oregon. More importantly, another im provement for you. And, since self-service should help us operate more efficiently and save money, it should also help us keep future fare increases to a minimum. YOU’RE GONNA LIKE WHAT YOU LEARN. There’s a lot more to Self-Service than there is room to explain here. Not to mention the new zones, handy tickets, direct Eastside routes, etc. Which is why we’ve created Bus Schtxil. Three special yellow Tri-Met buses that are parked throughout the Portland area and can give you a complete education on the many improvements coming September 5th. Check the schedule and plan on attending. All it will cost you is about ten minutes. A small price to pay for a good education these days. •Pioneei Square hedulrd 11 »m H .*» pin lue« M l All »R het lot at ion« 12 noon 7 pm fue« Sat TRI-MET ON SEPTEMBER 5TH TRI-MET GOES & WHOLE NEW ROUTE. SPEEDY SE L F SERVICE • HANDY NEW TICKETS MOKE PAIR PARES ■ DIRECT EASTSIDE ROUTES
