"~v^re**w R R * * * \^ N H t « *W ** V oinnin XX 5. « *>♦♦*• « >*♦ < ♦ • • '• ♦ • * > ¥ ' •*,O"p^v- ► >•♦*• * >’t ♦ * r T •V » W ig the co m m u n ity th ro u g h c u ltu ra l diversity. y u A ugust 18, 1993 ®he ^ a rtía n h ©bseruer 25<? Westside MAX Tunnel Groundbreaking Pacific Power Rate Hike As a result of the Bonneville Power A dministrations recently announced rate hike, Pacific Power said that its residential prices could use by 6.2 percent. Small farm and irrigation customer increases will aver age 6.9 percent. Sec related story on page B 4 Trail Blazers Land Airport Advertising Contract The Port of Portland announced that it has awarded a five year contract for the advertising concession at Portland Interna tional Airport to the Portland Trail Blazers. All advertisement will be associated with information, points of interest or entertain ment Sec related Story page B 2 Inner City Youth Complete Entrepreneurial Program Kimbro Kidds are participating in a business program aimed at inner-city m i nority youth. Through the program, ap proximately 10 youths, ages 10-13, pub lished a newspaper: The Portland Informer. Each young person worked to complete a personal business plan. These plans will be judged with the winner receiving up to $500.00. See related story in Metro ‘B’ Section The Ports o f Portland & Vancouver Cooperate On Auto Dock Last fall, the Port o f Portland assisted Subaru, a ‘spacc-as available’ customer, in relocating to the Port of Vancouver. Port land needed expansion room at Term inal 6 for Honda, its long-term lease customer. Automobile imports are a high value com modity of great importance to the regional economy. Sec related story page A 5 $1.7 Million To M etro Anti-Gang Programs Governor Barbara Roberts announced $1.7 million in grants to combat gang activ ity in the Portland metropolitan area. The federally funded grants to eight different efforts that work to help youth avoid be coming involved in gangs, or to rebuild their lives after their gang activity. Gover nor Roberts made the announcement at Emmanuel Temple (church) in north Port land Sec related story on page A 3 Support For Child Care Workers “Worthy Wages” Grows Calling it a “w in” for this session the legislators makes this the first state in the nation to have introduced “worthy wages” legislation for childcare workers. The prob lem still remains that child care workers arc paid peanuts, tending elephants pays more. Workers in comparable jobs are paid more than twice as much as those to whom we entrust our very youngest children. See related story on page A 2 The groundbreaking ceremonies coincide with the start of the first heavy construction on the Westside project. Festivities celebrating "The light at the end of the tunnel" tonight the start of the Westside MAX tunnel construction. Hundreds of citizens, project engineers and tunnel contractors were on hand to hear comments by Governor Barbara Roberts. U S. Senator M ark Hatfield, U.S representatives Elizabeth Furse (D-OR) and Jolene Unsoeld (D-WA), and others. A stage depicted the east tunnel portal, near the W ashington Park reserv oirs west of the Vista Bridge. Participants entered the site in a “tunnel" created by theatrically lit con struction equipment. The grand finale was. in fact, “ a real blast.” Created by explosives detonated by dignitaries pushing a giant plunger. Bright lights shone through the dark Tri-M et customers in North and North New se n ice includes shuttles to keep inner east Portland get more choices this fall. More Northeast Portland moving during Oregon frequent se n ice and later hours of se n ice arc Area construction. "We"re pleased to offer more choices to all in store for Tri-M et customers effective customers this fall,” said Tom Walsh, Tri-M ct Sunday, Sept. 5. In addition, braille and raised letter sign General Manager. "More than ever, we tried improvements at major MAX stations will to listen to the community and make requested make Tri-M et even more accessible to people improvements We hope every one will take with disabilities. Bike permit holders w ill find advantage of those new sendees and help rack-equipped buses on 20 additional routes p re se n c the quality of life we enjoy in this region.” and more lockers at MAX stations. Customers can pick up new schedules on T ri-M et’s 3.25% se n ic e increase last September was the largest in 10 years. This all bus routes beginning Aug. 20. Schedules, fall ’ s 5% increase exceeds that with more than tickets and monthly passes are also available 1,700 additional hours of bus sendee a week. in Tri-Met offices at Pioneer Courthouse Square JORDAN MURDER INVESTIGATION CONTINUES Key pieces of ev idence have been recov her life. Stager was conv ictcd and sentenced ered during the investigation, including the to death for killing her husband, Russell, in N-B-A championship ring that Michael Jor their Durham home in 1989. The Supreme dan had given his father. Police also tracked Court ordered a re-sentencing, saying the down the two suspects through calls they made judge in the case made a mistake. Jury selec on Jordan's stolen cellular phone Keo dial-a- tion for her resentencing got undervv ay yester porn “900” numbers. Both suspects are being day in Pittsboro. A Charlotte man is being held on lialf-a- held without bond pending trial. million dollars bond in connection with a Four other people charged with vandaliz hostage situation Sunday, in which 50-rounds ing Jordan's car after his murder haveentcrcd were fired from an assault rifle. 19-year-old innocent pleas during their first appearcnccs Tommy Lee Wells is accused of raping two 16- in court. Their cases are NOT linked to the year-old girls, holding a 15-year -old girl murder of Jordan. hostage for five hours, and firing repeated For the last four years. Barbara Stager has shots at police before giv ing up. No one was been sitting on North Carolina death row. injured from the shooting in the incident Yesterday she began a new trek that could save ‘Monster’ "Monster": The autobiography o f an L.A. gang member is the first hand account o f Kody Scott's life Models will wear leisure, back-to-school career and form al wear fashion. bus route Sept. 21, the 201-Airport Way S huttle. New weekday rush-hour shuttle buses will s e n e business along Airport Way be tween 1-205 and N.E. 138th Avenue in the Columbia Corridor. The Rivergate Shuttle will receive a new name: 200-Rivergate Shuttle. Buses on more routes w ill get bike racks this fall to accommodate customers with bike permits, including: 1- Greeley 5- Interstate 12- Sandy Blvd. For Bikes on Tri-Met information, call 239-3044. ASB Awarded 8th Consecutive Bauer Five-Star Rating American State Bank Portland, Oregon has once again been awarded Bauer Finan cial Reports' five-star rating. This is the 8th consecutive quarter that American State Bank has earned this nationally recognized award ranking it superior for safety, strength and performance. The rating is based on the analysis of December 31, 1992 financial data as filed with federal regulators. A five-star rating, the highest on a scaler from O-stars to 5-stars. indicates that American State Bank’s tangible capital ex ceeds 9 0% of tangible assets its risk-based capitol ratio exceeds 10.0%. delinquencies and repossessed assets are manageable, the institution is soundly inv ested and it earned a profit for the quarter ended December 31, 1992. The tangible capital level required for B auer's five-star rating is twice that re quired by federal regulations. “American State Bank has displayed uninterrupted excellence in banking. It is a well capitalized bank that comes highly recommended. The community of Ameri can State B ank's customers and neighbors Continued on page A2 ▼ Careers ‘The O’Jays’ Pay Out To Migrant Workers The 'earth fe e l ’ that Eddie Levert refers to has been the earmark o f " The O 'Jays " "We want to make sure the workers have been paid fairly... ” Page B 7 Page B 3 CAREERS HOUSING AUTOMOTIVE SPORTS ENTERTAINMENT B7 B4 A5 B2 B3 ..........................:.....------ ----------- « # 9 « z < t V. « 4 A, ... i y and 4012 S. E. 17th Ave., Safevvays and most Albertsons stores and other neighborhood out lets. Customers can also call Tri-Met at 238- Ridc, TDD 238-5811, or FAX 239-3092 for more information. Sendee improvements in North and North east Portland: 9-Broadway: Buses will run every 15 minutes on Saturdays from 7.30 a.iu.-5:30 p.m. Buses formerly ran every 20 minutes. 71-60th-122nd Ave: Saturday buses run until about 9 p.m. from Clackamas Town Center, about two hours longer. Sunday buses begin serving 122nd Ave. Tri-Met will begin operating a sixth shuttle Page A 3 Page A 6 ■ by a giant tunnel boring machine A machine has been ordered and is scheduled to arrive on site ai the end of February Tunneling work is being done by the Frontier-Traylor joint venture. Their heavy excavation will be completed by mid 1996. Trains will roll on Westside MAX in Septem ber 1997, and the line will be completed into downtown Hillsboro in 1998. “Tunneling will be a fascinating chal lenge," said Tom Walsh. “W e’ll find some surprises, but we will proceed cautiously. We learned 100 years worth of lessons during the 5 years o f Banfield construction a decade ago. With this base of hand-on know ledge and the expertise brought by the Frontier-Traylor team, we will hav e fun building this thing,” Entertainment News Fashion Show Models Sought 32 now w e’ll hav e six lines, about a 100 miles of rail. 100 stations to carry some 200,000 pas sengers every day," he said “Portland can be the light rail capital o f North America. The groundbreaking ceremonies coin cide with the start of the first heavy construc tion on the Westside project, the creation of a temporary parking lot on land adjacent to the OMSI annex across from the W ashington Park Zoo. The parking lot will be completed by mid-September and will help offset park ing spaces needed to make room for a station serving the zoo. World Forestry Center and other nearby destinations. Actual tunneling will start from the west portal west o f Finley’s Sunset Hills in Novem ber. From the cast end, tunneling will be done Tri-Met Offers North Portland More Choices Vancouver EDITORIAL tunnel as though from a real MAX train. Speakers emphasized the extraordinary degree ofpulling together and partnership the Westside project depends upon "Giv ing our region its new light rail line is a huge, com pli cated process," said Loren Wy ss, chairm an of the Tri-Met Broad of Directors. “So we rely on very many friends to help get it right.” Wyss cited the particularcontributions of Senator Hatfield, we would not be standing here today," he said. "On the statewide level. Governor Roberts continued the unwavering support she hasoffcredw in^ the Banfieldline was first proposed." Tom Walsh, Tri-Met General Manager, commented on the future of light rail trans portation in the region. “Two decades from /.» ......■■■■■;■■ ......... }* ■ - - - - - • « re e CLASSIFIEDS B8