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M ay 19, 1993 • T he P o r t la n d O bserver P age Aß ÿ o rtlan ô (©bseriier r~ V ■ . !.. i a te City To Consider Tree Protection Ordinance L i v i n g Dwight Board Elected As Vice President Of A.S.C.S. dent, corporate secretary an d general counsel P rior to jo in in g W est O ne, he served two years as assistant attorney general for the State of Idaho. B oard holds a B achelor o f Sci ence degree in B usiness from the U niversity o f Idaho and a law degree from the University of Idaho, College of Law. He is a m em ber o f the Idaho Bar A ssociation and the A m erican bar Association , and is past president of the Ada County Highway D istrict and past presidents of the A da County Highway D istrict and past chairm an of the Bogus Basin Recreation Asso ciation T he Pacific N orthw est C hapter o f the A m erican Society o f Corporate Secretaries, Inc. is m ade up o f m em bers representing more than 95 com West One Bancorp announced panies in Oregon, W ashington, Idaho, Dwight V. Board, Senior Vice President, has been elected vice and British Columbia. W est O ne Bancorp, a diversified president of the Pacific financial services com pany and the Northwest Chapter of the seco n d o ld e st b a n k w est o f th e American Society o f Corporate M ississippi, has $7.1 billion assets, Secretaries, Inc. Board joined W est O ne in 1971 employs 4500 people and operates as vice president and general counsel from more than 200 banking offices in and in 1990 becam e senior vice presi Idaho, W ashington, Oregon and Utah. Washington Mutual Announces First-Quarter Community Contributions W ashington M utual announced today first-quarter contributions o f $551,303. N orthw est com m unity grnnn« «nrb as the O regon Indepen dent College Foundation and O regon Literacy Inc. received support from the bank. T he contributions were m ade be tw een Jan. 1 and M arch 31, 1993, through the W ashington M utual Sav ings B ank F oundation, corporate- sponsored special events, the b an k 's em ployee m atching-gift program and in-kind donations. T h e f o u n d a tio n a lo n e m ade $355,488 in philanthropic grants to nonprofit organizations throughout W ashington and O regon during the quarter. E ducation and affordable housing are the fo undation’s prim ary focus “As the largest consum er bank in the Northw est, w e feel a responsibility to seek out ways to respond to the many n eedsw ithinourcom m unities,” said K erry K illinger, W ashington M u tu al’s chairm an and ch ief execu tive officer. “ We are proud to be involoved w ith so m any innovative program s throughout W ashington and O regon.” T he foundation contributed more than $104,830 to educational pro gram s during the first quarter Pro g r a m s in v o lv in g tu to r in g a n d m entoring may also benefit from W ashington M utual’s successful One- to-O ne T utoring Program O ne-to- O ne refers volunteer tutors — more than 5,000 since it began in 1992 — to N orthw est schools and nonprofit tu toring organizations C o n tin u in g W ashington M u tu al’s com m itm ent to education. iheO regon Independent College Foun dation, received $7,500 from the foun dation T he funds will be used to support joint ventures between the foundations nine m em ber col leges and local K-12 schools and school d is tricts O regon Literacy Inc , a Portland- based organization, received $5,000 from the foundation T he group will use the funds to assist adults and out- of-school youth improve their E nglish skills T he group also helps provide one-on-one literacy tutoring through out Oregon. F irst-quarter contributions from W ashington M utual also assisted: * Mary lhurst College, Mary lh u rst O re., $3,000, supporting an innova tive program enhancing the skills o f Head Start instructors to effectively teach m ath and science to th eir stu dents * W ashington Council for eco nomic education, Seattle. $5,000, to help establ ish a “micro-society ” model at W agner N iddle School in M onroe, W a s h , w here students attend core classes in the m orning and apply learned skills during afternoon classes and workshops. * The D om inican O utreach Foun dation, Spokane, W a sh , $5,000, help ing com plete a transitional living fa cility serv ing 45-50 hom eless w omen and children. * Sea N ar Comcunity H ealth Cen ters, Seattle, $5.000, to support the development ofa 100-bcd skilled nurs ing facility and child developm ent center serv ing disadvantaged popula tions * G ranthA dam s C oalition for Literacy, M oses Lake, W ash , $1,500, to help purchase resource m aterials used to tutor approxim ately 60 func tionally illiterate adults an d E nglish as a Second Language learners * Centro Latino SIR - Jobs for Progress, Tacom a, W ash . $5,000, to establish a Family L earning C enter to help address literacy concerns o f both children an d adults Serving the fi nancial needs o f N orthw est consum ers since 1889, W ashington M utual is the largest consum crbank in the North west. Teaser’s Top Shops T-Shirts, Sweatshirts, Hats, Aprons, Etc. Custom Screen Printing &. Computerized Monograms 1421 Jantzen Beach Center, Portland, Oregon 97217 (503) 283-4234 I A citizen-based committee is pres ently drafting an ordinance protecting trees w ithin the City of Vancouver. A public meeting on the proposed o rd i nance is set for T hursday, May 27, at 7 :30pm at M arshall Community C en ter, 1009 E. M cLoughlin Blvd. Vancouver, a city honored sev eral tim es as a “Tree City USA” for recognizing trees as a com m unity re source, currently has no laws p rotect ing them In may areas o f Vancouver, trees may be cut indiscriminately This destroys w ildlife habitat, contributes to slope and soil erosion, and reduces neighborhood livability. T he goals o f the ordinance are two fold: to preserve trees by incorpo Congratulations To The Class Of ’93!! M ore than 20,000 seniors in O r egon and Southwest W ashington have reason to celebrate as they leave their high school years behind an d look tow ard their futures State Farm, Pepsi and KATU Channel 2, in partnership w ith Project G raduation, are encour aging these young people to celebrate sober by financially supporting the alco h o l an d d ru g -free g rad u a tio n events o f 144 schools T hrough this joint effort, public or private high schools in 23 counties w ith a graduating class o f 25 or more students were eligible for cash dona- a « * tions and a “Class o f ’93" banner for their school-sanctioned parties. P ar ticipating schools also are being rec ognized on KATU in congratulatory m essages w hich w ill air in June and July. “Projection G raduation” was es tablished in O regon 10 years ago in order to bring attention to the high num ber o f youth killed each gradua tion season w hile driving under the influence ofalcohol or drugs In 1988 KATU initiated a nationally recog nized television cam paign in support o f the program . Congratulations to the following high schools who received checks and banners: Rigefield W ashougal W ashington School for the D eaf K lickitat County C olum bia G oldendale S am ania County Stevenson W ahkiakum County W ahkiakum Clark County ■Battle Ground Camas Columbia Adventist Columbia River Evergreen Fort V ancouver H udson’s Bay LaCcnter M ountain View Prairie Execute Justice, Not People In these tim es o f tight budgets, each death penalty case costs the tax payer up to $ 15-in il lion dollars.. money that could be used to fight crime! On Saturday May 22 at 10am, O regonians will hold a rally an d news conference on the steps of the State Capitol in Salem to show support for legislation that would give true life sentences without chance o f parole for those conv icted o f capital crim es Sponsored by Ecum enical M inis tries o f Oregon and The C oalition To Abolish The D eath Penalty,the news conference will feature com m ents by state representative Frank Shields, a m em ber o f the House A ppropriations Com m ittee and Pastor o f Sunnyside United M ethodist C hurch in Portland; T he Rev Rodney I. Page, executive director o f Ecum enical M inistries of O regon; A nd M yron (M ike) Hall, D irector, O regon Coalition to Abolish T he death Penalty. “Besides the tragic possibility that an innocent person may be executed, studies show that the death penalty docs not act as a deterrent to those who commit capital offenses,” said the Rev. Page. “Those w ho arc p o o r-p eo p le of low social status and limited rcsources- -are primary targets for the death pen alty, not necessarily thoscw hosccrim es arc most atrocious It’s tim e we killed the death penalty, and joined every other w estern dem ocracy ’’ C arpooling will be available at the First United M ethodist Church. 1838 SW Jefferson, Portland. Take this Coupon to the le a se r’s and receive $ 1 .OOoff any ptint on any T-Shirt • f • t rating them into the site planning process: and to preserve trees possess ing qualities w arranting H eritageT ree protection Anyone w anting to know more about the draft ordinance and/or w ith com m ents and concerns regard ing the proposed ordinance is w el com e to attend Copies o f the draft ordinance are available at the V an couver Parks D epartm ent, City Hall, 210 W 13th St. or at the C itizen Service Center, 1313 M ain St. W ritten com m ents may be sub m itted by those unable to attend the meeting. A ddress com m ents to Kelly Punteney, Parks D epartm ent, City o f Vancouver, P.O Box 1995, V ancou ver, W ash 98668-1995. ♦ ,* * A * / « » « PORTLAND OBSERVER ‘ The Eyes and Ears ol the Community Office: (503)260-0033 F ax#: (503)200-0015 Warren W. Brayley Jr. Elected To NADA Board Of Directores Warren W. Braley Jr. W arren W. Braley Jr., president o f Braley & G raham Co., Portland, is the newly elected director represent ing O regon’sfranchised ncw-car deal ers on the N ational A utom obile D eal ers A ssociation’s 58-person board o f directors. He assum ed office in Febru ary 1993 at the conclusion o fN A D A ’s 76th A nnual C onvention and Exposi tion in New O rleans. A new -car dealer since 1980, Braley is a past president o f the M etro K * ’ egon. T he N ational Automobile D eal ers A ssociation represents m ore ‘than 19,000 franchinsed new -car and truck dealers holding 35,000 separate fran chises, dom estic and import. You Can Attend College Free! Most parents and students think that scholarships are only for the stu dents w ith good grades, low-incom e fam ilies, or the athletically inclined. A small exam ple o f the num erous scholarships available to students in clude Left-H anded Student Scholar ships, H andicapped Student Scholar ships, M embers o f a C hurch Scholar ships, D avid Letterm an ’ s Scholarship for ‘C ’ Students, V eteran C h ild ren ’s Scholarships, Scholarships for m inori ties and much m uch more! M any scholarships pay the entire tuition; other wise, students com bine applicable scholarships include ju n ior colleges, ca re e r & v o catio n al schools, 4 year colleges, graduate schools and m edical and law schools. For more inform ation on obtain ing these scholarship lists, send a S.A .S.E. to: T he U S. C hannel of Commerce For Higher Education, P.O. Box 127, Rule, Texas 79547. Washington Lottery Results W ednesday May 12, 1993 • 6-7-27-30-41-45 Saturday M ay 15, 1993 • 11-13-15-22-32-49 Reporter/Author To Discuss Violence Against Women Evelyn C. White E velyn C W h ite—au th o r, re porter, scholar, and te ac h er-w ill d is cuss Love All T he Hurt Away: E nding Violence Against W om en in a free public lecture at Portland State U ni versity Thursday, June 24, at 7pm in the M ulticultural C enter in Sm ith C enter (Room 126, 1825 SW B road way). In her discussion o f the social and cultural lm pactsofviolcncc against women. W hite highlights the experi ences of A frican-A m erican women “There is a need for love and com fort in the lives o f women, and particularly w om en o f color,” says W hite “ Women o f color have been applauded for surviving in the face o f great odds But the cost has been so high I want us to shatter the silence. to talk about the problem s our m oth ers, grandm others and great m others faced in society and in their home. I w ant us to talk about them so we don’t duplicate them .” D uring her lecture at Portland State W hite will discuss the case for A zalea Cooley, purported to have m anufactured incidents o f racial h a rassm ent against herself. “I w ant to discuss the situation in term s o f black w om en an d our pain, the hidden w ounds o f black w om en,” says W hite The 40-m inute lecture will be follow ed by a d iscu ssio n perio d C hildcare will be provided and the lecture will be signed for the hearing im paired. W hite is a reporter for the San Francisco Chronicle, where she be gan w orking in 1986 after a stint as a reporter intern w ith the Wall Street Journal W hite also is the editor o f the first book by and for black women on th e to p ic o f h e a lth : T h e B lack “W om en’s Health Book Speaking For O urselves (Seal Press. 1990) Now in its third printing, the book has re ceived wide critical acclaim and nu m erous aw ards including the 1991 Publications Award from the Black H ealth Research Foundation in New Y ork." It was inspired by models of self-care, such as the National Black W om en’s H ealth Project, and is a testam ent to the determ ination and strength o f black women W hite also is the author o f Chain C hain Change: F01 Black Women D ealing W ith Physical and Em otional Abuse (Press, 1985). T he book is based upon research she conducted w hile em ployed as a legal advocate for the Settle City A ttorney’s Fam ily Vio lence Project. Her wTiting has appeared in nu merous publications, including E s sence and Sm ithsonian m agazines, the Seattle Tim es, and the San F ran cisco Review o f Books. She also teaches non-fiction w riting through such avenues as O regon’s Flight o f the M ind w riting workshop and H arvard U niversity’s Expository W riting Program She received her bachelor’s de gree from W ellesley College. A 1985 graduate o f the Colum bia University G raduate School o f Journalism , she received thee school’s C hristopher T rum p A w ard for her m aster’s thesis on “The Racial Dev elopm ent o f Blind Black C hildren ” She earned a m aster in pubic adm inistration degree from H arvard U niversity in 1991, w here she received an A T&T Fellow ship (1990-91). She was a V isiting Scholar at Radcliffe College during the 1991- 92 academ ic year She is an Affiliated Scholar at the University o f California, at Berkeley T his lecture is sponsored by Port land State University Sum m er Ses sions, the W om en’s Studies Program , the Black Studies D ebarm ent, and the E nglish D epartm ent For m ore inform ation, contact PSU Sum m er Session at 725-4081. 1 . ’•* U Portland Autom obile D ealers Asso ciation and o f the O regon Automobile D ealers A ssociation. He currently serves as chairm an o f the O regon Automobile D ealers H ealth & A cci dent Insurance Trust. Bradley is a past chairm an of the Dealer Advisory Com m ittee to the O regon State D epart m ent ofM otor Vehicles He w as a 1988 w inner o f the T im M agazine Q uality D ealer Award, sponsored annually by me and N A D A to honor professional excellence and com munity leadership. In 1992, he received the Sports Illus trate/A m erican International Automo bile D ealers A ssociation C ertificate o f Achievem ent. Bradley has served as ch airm an of the Pacific N orthwest Blood Re gion Com m ission, the O regon trail C hapter o f the Red Cross an d the A m erican Red Cross N ational Board o f G overnors B iom edical Services Com mittee. He is currently chairm an o f the Better Business Bureau o f O r ’ • ’ ; .'T - V - '