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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
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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... ”
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HOUSING
AUTOMOTIVE
SPORTS
ENTERTAINMENT
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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
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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
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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
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