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City To Consider Tree
Protection Ordinance
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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
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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-
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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
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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.
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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
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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.
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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
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