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►V^ZvVv'W'wN TT V r J uw» S e n o e n -N e w sp a p e r F ra n c e s Mr f Or e g of U n iv e rs ity E u g e n e , O re g o 1 97403 Volumn XXII, Number 5 .lamían 29, 1992 “The Eyes and Ears of the Community” (Elje vœ 11 a n h ODlì^eruer Piedmont Foot Patrol Celebrates Its Second Year Of Patroling Nero and Associates, Inc. Names Wright President res Wright Capt. Alan Orr, commander of the North Precinct, talks with members of the Piedmont Neighborhood Watch as they prepare to go out on a walking patrol. Since January 20, 1990, teams of four to 10 volunteers have walked the neighborhood watch concept by being a visible presence in the area. BY JOE FITZGIBBONS While most residents in the Piedmont neighborhood of Northeast Portland are settling in for an evening of televi sion, down at Nancy Lee's house a dozen men and women are huddled together in the back of her garage, testing flashlights and two-way radios. The night is cool, and several in the group blow warmth into their hands before donning bright orange jackets and caps with the Piedmont neighborhood logo. With calls of “good luck," they break up into pairs and head out into the darkness for a walking patrol of the neighborhood. “We don’t want people to think o f us as vigilantes or crime fighters,” says Betsy Radigan, one of the foot-patrol organizers. “ Instead, we see ourselves as the mobile eyes and ears of the neighborhood. We are here to reassure ourselves and others that this neighborhood belongs to us.” When the patrol spots criminal activities, Radigan says, they call into their base unit, which in turn relays the information to the police. Mostly, though, the patrol is out walking two or three times a week trying to make friends with neighbors and helping instill pride in the neighbor hood. This evening, the Piedmont patrol will cover a 10- block area paralleled by Martin Luther King and North Vancouver boulevards. Most of the homes they pass are continued on page 7 The Private Industry Council Elects 1992 Board Officers The Private Industry Council, a private, nonprofit employment and training organization, has elected offi cers to its board of directors. The offi cers. who will serve until January 1, 1993, will lead a 30-member board representing private business, educa tion. labor, community-based organi zations, local governments and the pub lic sector. The board will oversee The Private Industry Counc i f s comprehen sive employment and training programs for youth and adults in Washington and Multnomah Counties. Bill Scott will again serve as chair of the board. Scott is president of Pa cific Development, Inc., a real estate development subsidiary of Pac ificCorp. He participates on the Portland Leaders Roundtable as well as a number of local boards including the Association for Portland Progress, George Russill Com munity Service Foundation, and the Portland M etropolitan Cham ber of Commerce. Scott has been a member of The Private Industry Council's Board of Directors since 1988 and was the chair in 1991. Jim McAllister,presidentof MCA. The Human Resource Company, has been re-elected vice-chair. McAllis ter, former chair of the board's Adult Services Committee, has been an ac tive participant on the board since 1987. He is also a member of the New Jobs Task Force, the State Welfare Reform Committee, and Kiwanis In ternational. Rex Bybee. appointed to the board of The Private Industry Council in 1989, has been re-elected to the posi tion of secretary-treasurer. Bybee is the chief executive officer of Indus trial Laundry Service. He is former presidentof the Beaverton Area Cham ber of Commerce and chairs Pacifi Care of Oregon’s Board of Directors. Board chair Bill Scott appointed members to direct the council’s sev eral committees. In an effort to expand the leadership base of the board, a co- chair system was adopted. The Ad ministrative Committee will be co- chaired by Rex Bybee and Lolita Perspectives Crime and Punishment in America Burnette, owner of A chievem ent Architects. The Community and Em ployer Relations Committee will be co-chaired by Ed Cooper, owner of People of Every Stripe, and Sharon Wylie, private consultant. The Coun cil's Adult Services Committee will be co-chaired by Tim Weyer, Person nel Manager of NEC America, Inc., and Jean Stryker. Northern Region Manager for Adult and Family Ser vices. The Youth Services Committee will be co-chaired by Phil Conti, CEO and General Manager of LWO Corpo ration, and Frank McNamara, Man ager of Intergovernmental Relations for Portland Public Schools. All offic ers and committee chairs will partici pate in the council's Operating Com mittee. All members of The Private In dustry Council’s Board of Directors are appointed by the area’s elected officials— the chair of the Multnomah or Washington County Board of Com missioners or the Mayor of the City of Portland, depending on the area the member will represent. Derek M. Nero David M. Nero, Jr., Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Nero and Associates, Inc. (NAI) has named Les Wright as President and Chief Operating Officer of the Portland, Oregon based professional services company. In the same announcement Derek M. Nero was made Vice President in charge of special projects for NAI to include Job Corps, technical studies and training. Successful Program For Women and Children Opens up 250 Additional Slots guidelines. Child’s Path, a Commodity Sup plemental Food Program operated by Oregon Food Bank, has been so suc cessful in providing food and nutri tional education to its North and North east Portland clients that the State just authorized 250 additional caseload openings to serve people in the commu nity. The program may now serve 1,225 clients per month. Located at 3724 N. Williams Av enue in Portland, this program distrib utes free nutritious food to low income pregnant women, women up to one year postpartum, and children under age six who are not on WIC and live in North or Northeast Portland west of 82nd Av enue. If you receive welfare, energy assistance, social security or other pub lic assistance, you are automatically eligible to participate in the Commod ity Supplemental Food Program. Oth erwise, families must meet income Eligible tamilies should call 281-3113 for an enrollment ap pointment. At the time of your appointment, bring the documents listed below. You/ your child will be screened for program eligibility and can pick up food on the same day. 1. Proofofcurrentaddress(current rental receipt, utility bill, checkbook, etc). 2. Verification of current income (pay stubs, welfare check, Food Stamp I.D. cards, current welfare medical card.) 3. Proof of age for children under six years old (birth certificate, immuni zation record, or other official card or document with birthdate shown on it. 4. Pregnancy verification from your medical provider. Child's Path is operated much as a small, hometown grocery store. Vol unteers help fill orders of approximately 50 lbs. of food per client, while children amuse themselves with toys in the play area. USDA milk, juices, canned meat, fruit, vegetables, cheese, butter, corn meal, infant formula and cereals are some of the foods offered by the pro gram. Child’s Path also strives to edu cate its clients on good nutrition. The program publishes a monthly newslet ter and holds food demonstations using the commodities. Partially funded by federal Com modity Supplemental Food Program monies. Child’s Path is supported in balance by contributions made to O re gon Food Bank. With the nation's focus on child hood hunger, this program has become especially relevant so that children in the community receive adequate nutri tion for growiing to their full potential. ODA Responds to Consumer Reports: Is Fish Safe to Eat? The February edition of “ Consumer Reports” magazine, which is now hit ting the newsstands, offers some unset tling information about the fish and seafood U.S. consumers e a t However, claims of an unsafe supply of fish are being questioned by those who rou tinely inspect food in Oregon. “ In my review of the report, I think it tends to mislead people,” says Jim Black, administrator of the Oregon Department of Agriculture’s Food and Dairy Division. It is that division which is charged with checking food proces sors, warehouses, and retail food facili ties in the state to make sure what consumers buy and eat is safe. Black says there are two issues involved in the “ Consumer Reports” article that need to be separated: the quality of seafood vs. the safety of that seafood. “ Because a product may not be number one in quality does not make it unsafe,” says Black, who has a lot of questions about the article. “ For in stance, with salmon, we don’t know where it came from. Based on our test ing in past years, we have not found salmon caught on the Pacific Coast to contain any levels of dangerous chemi cals. If, in fact, all the samples were taken out of the Great Lakes, it’s gener ally know there arc problems with the fish that swim in the inland waters.” The article advises pregnant women to avoid eating salmon and for healthy consumers to limit the eating of salmon to just once a week. The “ Consumer Reports” article says people handling fish are not keep ing it cold enough or clean enough. The report also fingers the retailer as the one putting fish quality most at risk. “ We check temperatures,” says Black. “ If temperature is the allega tion, you do find violations at times of borderline temperatures in food cases. O f course, consumers need to realize any perishable food needs to be stored at 45 degrees or less at all times.’ ’ If any perishable food products, such as fish, are stored at temperatures above 45 degrees, food safety inspectors can cite the retailer and have the product pulled. Sports Kid Talk News The Trail Blazers Are Half Way Home Vernon Elementary School Matthew Prophet Receives Award 250 " ?I s by Bill Barber by McKinley Burt j .......ass? ' Page 2 Page 4 Page 3 ............ . I EDITORIAL NEWS KID TALK SPORTS RELIGION CLASSIFIEDS 2 2 4 5 7 11