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Ju ly 14. 1993
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Unemployment
Benefits Reduced
The maximum number of weeks O r­
egon workers can draw federal em er­
gency unemployment compensation will
be reduced beginning this week.
As of Monday, July 12, the maxi­
mum number of weeks Oregonians can
claim emergency unemployment com ­
pensation will be reduced from 26 weeks
to 10 weeks for new claims. This change
affects new applications for emergency'
unemployment compensation only. The
The O reg o n A re n a Project, a $262 m illion w o rld class sp o rts and en tertainm ent com plex
more than 20,000 Oregonians who have
already filed for unemployment compen­
‘Portland is going to see a huge increase
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cove
in concert activity and other events, ” says
Wendy Oglesby, general manager, facility
marketing for OAC.
In d eed , w hen the new com plex is
completed, the arena and Mcmonal Coliseum
promise to be very busy places. More than 400
events are planned in the first 12 months.
"No other facility in America offers two
venues side-by-side, says Harry Glickman,
"plus a major convention center within two
minutes walking
w alking distance
distance. Portland will have
Z X l I U v e a d v a n c e in a llra c lm g a long
lIM of world class special events.”
sation will not be affected.
The reduction is occurring because
of a drop in unemployment rates on both
the federal and state levels. Federal em er­
gency unemployment compensation is
tied to a formula based on the levels
reached by both national and state unem­
ployment rates. O reg o n ’s m axim um
weeks of emergency benefits is dropping
because the national total unemployment
rate dropped below 7 percent for May and
June and Oregon’s insured unemploy­
ment rate dropped below 5 percent. This
insured rate is different than the monthly
NHL games, along w ith select Winter Hawks
games, will occupy the ice in the new arena.
games.
The seating capacity of the arena bow l
will range from 20.340 forbasketball to 20,000-
plus for center stage concerts. 18.000-plusfor
hockev.and 10,000-plusforside-stageevents.
Ease of event transitions will be made
possible by the latest in portable seating and
platform sy stems and expansive underground
loading facilities.
While attracting international sporting
events, familyshow sand concerts is a primary
events. laum y s
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objective for OAC. the rcv.talizat.on of north
and nonheast Portland Is an even hrghe.
plan for the TOntl(nue$ ^ pe;°P i7 ; \ (;Of. ^
Convention
Lloyd and Com
ention Center Districts We e
specifically developed the project in an urban
context, and the long term plan for growth
makes this one of the most exciting and vi-
brant areas o f the city." says M arshall
Glickman. “We are committed to helping
revitalize north and northeast Portland, and
this complex will serve as the gateway not only
to the eastside but to north and northeast as
well.”
Once the complex is complete, the focus
a
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u
r
of the master planning m il be shifted lo he
adjacent Red Lmn Hotel Property along the
The flexibility of its configuration and its attracting the NHL to Portland. In the mean- priority.
s,a,eL ftth “ m . tS h n ie a l features are Iwo of time, a handftrl oR-duiral-sate regular season
The new arena I, pan o fth e cny's nrasle,
rate w hich measures total unemployment
eontrnuod on pnge
pensation weeks could go to higher levels
again in Oregon if the national unem­
served as the Coordinator of the Annexation
Project. In 1984. Webber was promoted to the
rank of Captain, serving in the Patrol Support
Division, w here she directed the operations of
the Mounted Patrol U n it Canine Unit and
Street Crimes Unit. She later was assigned to
the Personnel Div ision. Records Division and
Central Precinct. In 1989, W'ebber was ap­
pointed as the Portland Police Bureau's first
woman Deputy Chief, and was assigned to
manage the Services Branch.
In 1990 she was reassigned to the Detec­
tive Division until her appointment in Sep­
tember of 1992 as Commander of North Pre­
cinct. w hich was created by the appointment
of then. Captain Charles Moose, to the posi­
tion of Deputy Chief of Operations, by former
Chief Tom Potter
Roberta Webber graduated in 1969 from
R oberta W ebber
D an N eo lle
Michigan State Univ ersity with a Bachelor of
Science Degree in Social Sciences In 1985
Portland Police Chief Charles Moose, Internal Investigation Division and the Street
she
received the Outstanding Achievement
Crimes
Unit,
which
targeted
special
projects
announced that he will name two experienced
Award
and was a finalist for Police Woman of
to
include
downtown
decoy
operations
police commanders as the Police Bureaus's
the
Year,
from the International Association
In 1985, Noelle was promoted to the rank
new Deputy Chief of Operations and Services
of Women Police
Branch Effective Thursday July 15, North of Captain, serving at East Precinct, until
In 1992, she was recognized with a Com
Precinct Commander. Roberta Webber, will 1986, when former Chief Richard Walker,
niumty
Policing Award, by the Southeast Uplift
be assigned to oversee the Police Bureau’s appointed him as the Deputy Chief of the
Neighborhood
Association for her efforts in
Operations Branch and Dan Noelle. Captain Services Branch and later as the Deputy Chief
the
dev
elopment
of the Police Bureau's Bias
ofthe Detective Division. He started hiscareer of Operations. In Nov ember of 1990 he was
Crime
Unit.
in 1965 working in Portland's northeast neigh­ reassigned as the Captain of Central Precinct
Webber will serve as Dc uty Chief of the
borhoods In 1972 he w as promoted to the rank until September of 1992 when he was assigned
Operation
Branch, which is the largest branch
of Detective In 1977 he was promoted to the to the Detective Division.
of
the
Police
Bureau The position was left
In
1975,
Dan
Noelle
receiv
ed
his
B.S.
in
rank of Sergeant and serv ed at East Precinct.
v acant, following the appointment of Charles
the
Administration
of
Justice,
and
in
1978.
he
From 1978-1981 he served as the Police
Moose, as Chief of Police, by Mayor Vera
Bureau’s Public Information Officer In 1981, received his Masters in Public Administra­
Katz. Webber's rcsponsibilitv will include
tion.
both
from
Portland
State
University.
he was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant and
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Noelle,
a
former
U
S.
Army
Drill
Ser­
served as the shift commander at East Pre­
co
n
tin
u
ed
on o a e e 2
cinct. as well as working in the Police Bureau's geant. has served as the 1988 conference chair a t E ast P recin ct D u rin g th is tim e she also
for the International Association Chiefs of
Police Conference, which was held here in
Portland. Oregon and attended by 7,500 people
He has serv ed on the Steering Committee for
the Bias Crimes and Northwest Coalition
Against Malicious Harassment Conference,
the Board of Directors for the Southeast Men­
tal Health Network, and is a former member of
the Gladstone School District Curriculum
Council.
As the Deputy Chief of the Services
Branch. Noelle will be responsible for the
Training. Personnel and Internal investiga­
tion Division
Noelle will also oversee the Legal Ser­
vices. Police Liability and Loss Control opera­
tions. Noelle replaces Deputy Chief Alan Orr.
Roberta Webber, w ho currently serves as
Commander of North Precinct joined the
Police Bureau almost 22 years ago. July 15,
1971. Webber, who is the highest ranking
woman within the Police Bureau, was first
assigned work in the W omen’s Protective
Div ision Webber was later first woman to be
assigned for training under the State of
O regon's Board of Public Safety. Standards
and Training (BPSST). After completing
BPSST training, she returned to Portland and
served at Central Precinct, the Traffic Divi­
sion and the Drugs and Vice Division. In
1975, Webber was promoted to the rank of
Detective, and in 1977 she was promoted to
the rank of Sergeant, where she worked at
North Precinct, the Detectiv e Div ision and the
Dnigs and Vice Division In 1980 she was
promoted to the rank of Lieutenant, serving as
an aide to the Deputy Chief of Operations and
ployment rate rises above 7 percent for
July.
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More Schools
Apply For
Waivers
The State Board of Education has
scheduled a public hearing July 13 on
requests from eight Oregon schools to
waive specific state and local rules the
schools feel stand in the way of school
improvement.
Elementary schools are Alder and
Davis in Rey nolds School District and
Firwood in Sandy High schools are La
Grande, North Medford, South Medford,
Lake Oswego and Lakeridge
The hearing will be held from 9 to
10am in the B oard Room o f the
Oregon Department of Education in Sa­
lem.
The Board will act on the eight
requests and two others when it meets in
Ashland later this month Hearings have
been held for Riddle Junior and Senior
High School and Newberg High School.
The Board this year has approved
requests from nine schools. The 1989
Legislature established the "21st Cen-
Perspectives
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Chief Moose Names Deputy Chiefs
The emergency unemploy ment com ­
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the mostsignificantelementsofthe new arena s
loción
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design. '•W
"We Ainiihp
will be able
to rnnfnrm
conform the
the arena
arena
for j ust about every k ind of event i magi nable,”
says Mike Enoch, general manager, facility
operations.
Extra attention has been given to a vast
array of services and amenities to ensure that
performers appearing at the arena complex
have a first-class experience as well
An important prospect on the long term
horizon is a National Hockey League fran­
chise. The arena is designed to accommodate
the addition of skyboxes al the very top of the
arena a feature that may be Instnimental in
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