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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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