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“P o w e r S m a r t ”
Northern Exposure’s Barry Corbin To Help Portland General Electric Customers
M anagerN ick M alliris, “ All the quali­
ties w e w ere looking for in a spokes­
person. He d isplays a respect and
ad m iratio n for th in g s environm ental,
yet represents a b alan ced appro ach to
the issues.”
T he T V an d radio spots w hich
T he T V a n d radio spots w hich
w ill beg in airin g the w eek o f Septcm -
ber 20 w ere conccptcd an d w ritten in-
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house. T h e P ortland-based ‘ Schm
idt/
N o r t h e r n E x p o s u r e ’s B a rry
C orbin w ill help P ortland G eneral
E lectric (PG E) kick -o ff Pow er S m art,
one o f P G E ’s m ost com prehensive
m arketing program s to date.
C o ib in w ill be featured in three,
3 0 -s e o n d television com m ercials and
four 30-second radio spots.
Pow er S m art is a n inform ational
p rogram w hich helps PG E custom ers
select energy efficient products an d
use energy wisely. T h e O regon-based
utility has team ed up w ith m ore th an
100 area stores to label products as
Pow er S m art choices.
“C o rb in ’s ch aracter on the show
is hum orous, en g ag in g , intelligent,
h onest an d d irect,’ said PG E Ad
T h e N o rth w e st In d ia n C h ild
W elfare A ssociation (N W IC W A) has w ith th is e f f o rt.”
P o lic ie s w h ic h a ffe c t th e fu n d ­
received a three-year, $396,735 grant
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from the N orthw est A rea F oundation
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tre m e ly c o m p le x , s o m u c h so
to increase access to child w elfare
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funds for A m erican Indian tribes by
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d r e g u la tio n s . A s a r e s u lt o f
ed ucating tribal o fficials, inform ing
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state and federal policy m akers, and
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changing cu rren t policies. T his fund­
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in
the
last few years have
funding due to tech nical barriers.
m
ost
Indian
tribes
provided services
T e rry C ro s s , E x e c u tiv e D ir e c ­
to
abused
and
neg
lected
children on
to r o f th e N W I C W A , d e s c rib e d th e
their
reservations.
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th at tim e,
g r a n t a s a n e x c itin g o p p o rtu n ity to
states
or
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Indian
A ffairs
id e n tify a n d b rin g m o re fu n d in g to
provided
the
services,
often
w
ith
tragic
trib a l c o m m u n itie s . “ T rib a l g o v ­
resu
lts,”
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ross
said.
e rn m e n ts h a v e b e e n w o rk in g h a rd
In 1978 the Indian C hild W e l­
to in c re a s e th e s e rv ic e s to th e ir
fare
A ct enabled tribes to reassert
c h ild re n a n d fa m ilie s , an d w e arc
a n d p ro m o tio n s. P G E is a p u b lic y
h eld e lec tric u tility scrying; 6 0 0 ,0 0 0
rate criteria for qualifying products
w ith in those categories. T h o se c a t­
deliver ffiis m ore b alanced approach
c o m m ercial, ,ndus^
eg o ries in clu d e:
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P roducts w ith a m aterial ran g e o f
w hile h ittin g a sim ilar target au d i-
tia l
^ P e rh a p s
w ill label as “Pow er Sm art." In each
C o rb in
h im s e lf
su m m ed u p h is p a rtic ip a tio n in th e
Children’s Day 1993
w ill d irecU u sto m ers to the
cient use o f o ther energy co n su m ­
ing products like in su latio n an d
Pow er Sm art product.
“ It is a rea l w in -w in -w in s itu ­
a tio n fo r th e re ta ile rs fo r P G E an d
o u r c u s to m e rs ,” s a id R citen . The
c u s to m e r w ill g et m o re v a lu e for
th e ir energy d o lla r an d h elp sav e
o u r p re c io u s n a tu ra l re s o u rc e s ,
th ro u g h c o o p e ra tiv e p ro m o tio n a l
show erheads;
P roducts th a t can be in stalled to
replace less efficient products an d
w hich offer im proved technology
or design features such as co m p u t­
ers w ith sleep mode;
.
P roducts th at offer a m ore effi­
cient alternative to other products
in selected applications like co m ­
pact fluorescent lam p s an d m icro-
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p ro g ra m s w e h elp d riv e c u s to m e rs
in to th e r e t a i l e r s ’ s to r e s ; a n d ,
th r o u g h th e c u s to m e r ’s u s e o f
P o w e r S m a rt p ro d u c ts, P G E ta k e s
m a jo r strid e s in m e etin g o u r energy
e ffic ie n c y g o a ls .”
PGE plans to m eet about h a lf of
an d resources.
T o identify- the products for the
Pow er Sm art program , PG E dcvel-
„p c d ü v cp ro d u C ^ o n e san ä scp a -
n u m e ro u s p riv a te h om es.
H is previous business experience
includes ow nership o f roller rinks,
R azzles, a teen en tertain m en t facility
an d T he Playground, a sports bar,
both o f Salem ; and T h e D ance Club,
lo c a te d at T a n a sb o u rn c M all in
D o c (cq ) T itu s h a s b ee n n am ed
v ic e p re sid e n t o f P la y g ro u n d U S A ,
a y e a r-ro u n d m u ltis p o rt an d e n te r­
ta in m e n t c o m p le x n o w u n d e r d e ­
v elo p m en t in so u th e a s t P o rtlan d .
T itu s a lso o w n s a n d o p e ra te s
N a tu r a l H a m P ro d u c tio n s o f P o rt-
at N orthw estern University .
P la y g ro u n d U S A is c u rre n tly
c o n v e r tin g th e f o r m e r 5 0 ,0 0 0
s q u a re fo o t P a y -N -P a k b u ild in g a t
5 2 4 0 S E 8 2 n d A v en u e in to a n in ­
d o o r sp o rts fa c ility w ith s ta te -o f-
th e -a rt e le c tro n ic s a m u se m e n t an d
live e n te rta in m e n t, T itu s sa id
T h e p ro ject is sch ed u led for
com pletion by m id-O ctober
C e le b r a te
If you’re on welfare, you probably
have enough worries w ithout dealing
with hassles from the welfare depart­
ment. Oregon law requires A dult’ and
Family Services D ivision (AFS) to treat
clients “ in a courteous, fair and digni­
fied manner.” W henever an AFS em ­
ployee offends your dignity in any way,
you have a right to file a grievance.
You should consider exercising that
right if your worker calls you nam es or
speaks rudely, gives you the run
around,” asks you to provide inform a­
tion not required by law , fails to return
your calls, does not take the tim e to
answer your questions, doesn’t tell you
about benefits, or programs that could
help you, intrudes on your private a f­
fairs or behaves dishonestly. You have
a right to file a grievance at any time, but
the incident.
Filing a grievance is a way to pro­
test shoddy treatment and demand ac­
tion from AFS employees. Even if not
dem anding specific action, you can let
your worker know how to stand up for
your rights by filing a grievance. You
can also use this to seek a new worker.
Although the operations manager is not
required to give you one, he or she may
do so if your worker has made mistakes
or if there’s a serious personality con­
flict. The purpose o f a grievance is to
improve treatment o f people receiving
welfare or food stamps.
To file a grievance, go to the recep­
tion area of your welfare office and get
a grievance form, called “ Adult and
Fam ily Services W ants Your C om ­
ments” (Form 1508). If you can’t find
it, ask the receptionist. Fill it out and
hand it back, keeping the dark yellow
copy as a receipt.
The operations manager must get
back to you within eight working hours
of the time you file the grievance. If not
satisfied after meeting with the opera­
tions manager, you have the right to
meet with the branch manager within
another eight working hours. If still not
satisfied, you have the right to meet
with the District Manager, the opera­
tions m anager’s boss, within 16 more
working hours.
If the worker’s supervisor fails to
contact you within eight working hours,
call the branch manager, leaving a mes­
sage stating the time you filed your
grievance. If there’s still no response.
call the Northern Region office at 229-
5174. You may also ask for a hearing.
W hen m eeting with managers, it’s
a good idea to take someone with you
while you calmly and clearly explain
the problem. You might want to make
some notes ahead of time and be sure to
bring any proof o f your claim, such as
papers and nam es of witnesses. Give
that information to the manager. If you
don't understand something, ask for an
explanation. You can also dem and to
see the law AFS relies on. If you re not
sure whether the manager is right, tell
him or her you want a second opinion,
and call Legal Aid for advice. If the
manager promises to investigate the mat­
ter, be sure to ask for a call back within
a set time. If he or she fails to contact
you, call the District Office. The man­
such as electric law n mowers.
In addition, PG E plans to cel­
ebrate N ational E nergy A w areness
M o n th (O ctober) w ith m any Pow er
S m art special ev ents an d program s
really use them th is w inter.
U sed coats can be tak en to any o f
the m ore th a n 40 p articip atin g dry
cleaners in the P ortland m etropolitan
area betw een O ctober 1 an d 31 T he
dry cleaners w ill collect, c le a n , press,
bag an d d eliver the coats to T h e S al­
vation Army.
T he Salvation A rm y w ill give th e
coats to low -incom e ch ild ren th ro u g h
five fam ily services offices, the M oore
Street C om m unity C en ter in N o rth
P o rtland and the G reenhouse C en ter
for hom eless teens C oats o f all sizes
are needed.
T h e cam p aig n is sponsored by
the O regon Dry C lea n ers’ A ssocia­
tion. K X L radio and K A TU telev i­
sion.
People w ish in g to do n ate a coat
should look for the C oats F or K ids
sign in the w indow s o f neigh b o rh o o d
clean ers or call T h e S alv atio n A rm y
at 234-0825.
D iv e r s ity
Legal Aid Series 20: Filing A W elfa re Grievanc
it’s best to do so as soon as possible after
productivity, com fort, environm en­
tal protection, safety or security
People clean in g th eir closets for
fall can now put old coats to good use
by p articip a tin g in T h e S alvation
A rm y ’s seventh an n u al C oats F or
K ids D rive, w hich w ill give your u n ­
w anted coats to ch ild ren w ho could
scale private parties.
T itu s is a g radate o f the U niver­
sity o f W isconsin w ith graduate work
Doc Titus Vice President
Playground USA
w ave ovens; and
P roducts representing an ap p li­
cation o f electricity for im proved
Coats For Kids Drive
On The Way
H illsboro.
He has also produced T V show s
an d com m ercials for Fox Television
an d is a specialist at staging large
ft
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load grow th over the next eig h t to ten
years w ith energy efficiency m easures
la n d , a c o m p a n y th a t h as d esig n ed
an d in stalled h o m e th e a te rs fo r Fred
M e y e r ’s, In cred ib le U n iv erse a n d
cies.
Join the Children’s Celebration!
efficiency an d w hich produce es­
sentially the sam e result su ch as
refrigerators an d w ater heaters,
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P roducts co n trib u tin g to th e effi­
l^ r o n s ,j5
OF PLAYGROUND USA
d ren . H o w ev er, fed eral p ro g ram s
w hich fund child w elfare services at
the state and co unty level w ere never
am ended to m ake funds av ailab le d i­
rectly to tribes. “ A ccess can be d ev el­
o p ed ,” said C ro ss,’’and that is w hat
this p ro ject is ab o u t.”
D espite very little access to fund­
ing, ex istin g , tribal child w elfare pro­
gram s show great prom ise. W here
resources allow , tribes reportedly arc
providing effective services for lower
co st than e ith er state or federal ag en ­
children o v er the long term .
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DOC TITUS NAMED VICE PRESIDENT
th eir right to p ro tec t their ow n ch il­
T he N orthw est A rea Foundation,
based in St. P au l, M innesota, pro-
v ided the g ran t that started NW IC W A
in 1983. T h is new g ran t w ill en hance
N W IC W A ’s capacity to address these
im portant regional issues and im ­
prove the lives o f N ative A m erican
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o f the 100
c a m p a ig n b e s tin a t a p e d ,n te ™ ^
o n th e se t o f th e T V s p o ts ... l t \ e
all d o n ’t, all o f u s, s ta r t th in k in g
a b o u t c o n s e rv in g - n o t o n ly en e rg y
W csterdahl G roup provided creative
b u t all o u r re so u rc e s - w e ’re g o in g
production a n d m edia assistan ce and
to b e in b a d tro u b le . W e ’re g o in g to
G ary N oren P roductions o f Seattle
sa d d le o u r c h ild re n a n d g ra n d c h il­
served as television producer.
d re n w ith a lo ts o t p ro b le m s th a t
“ M o s t p e o p le w ill p r o b a b ly re ­
th e y d id n ’t m a k e a n d th e y d o n ’t
m e m b er th e F ra n k Z a p p a c a m p a ig n
d e serv e to b e sa d d le d w ith T h a t s
w e d id tw o y e a rs a g o ,’ sa id P o w e r
o ne o f m y m a in in te re sts in th is
S m art
M anager
F ra n c e sc a
p a r t i c u l a r c a m p a ig n - m a k in g
C a ro z z a . “ T h e m e s s a g e th e re w a s
p eo p le a w a re th a t th e y c a n sa v e
m o re o f a ‘d o in g w ith o u t p h ilo s o ­
en e rg y w ith o u t fry in g in th e s u m ­
p hy. W h a t w e ’v e fo u n d sin c e , is
m e r an d fre ez in g in th e w in te r. Y o u
th a t w h ile c u s to m e rs w a n t to b e
c a n d o all th is , b u t y o u g o t to d o it
en e rg y e ffic ie n t, th e y d o n ’t w a n t to
w ith so m e k in d o f co m m o n se n se I
g iv e u p th e c o m fo rt a n d c o n v e ­
c h o se to d o th is c a m p a ig n b e c a u s e
n ien ce o f e le c tric ity .”
it is so m e th in g th a t I m p ro u d to
“O u r custom ers w ant a sim ple
h a v e m y n a m e a s s o c ia te d w ith .
m ethod for ch o o sin g th e m ost energy
T h e P G E P o w e r S m a rt c a m ­
efficient product and th a t’s w here
p S a ig . n ^ w ill
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Pow er S m art com es in. C ro zza co n ­
tinued. “ It is a real ’d o in g w ith ’ way
The Northwest Indian Child
Welfare Association Receives Grant
g la d to b e in a p o s itio n to h e lp th e m
o f looking at energy efficiency. W e
felt Barry C orbin J u l d b etter help us
ager may agree that you’re right. If so,
ask what action will be taken and how
soon the problem will be corrected.
If filin g a g riev an ce d o e s n ’t
w o rk , ca ll L eg al A id ’s W e lfa re
R ig h ts H o tlin e at 2 4 1 -4 1 1 1 . If
y o u ’ve asked for a h earin g , we may
b e able to rep resen t you. If th e re ’s
no h earing, we can advise you about
your rig h ts and o ptions. R em em b er,
a hearin g is d ifferen t from a g rie v ­
ance. You should file a g riev an ce
w hen you feel y o u ’ve been m is­
treated . You should ask for a h e a r­
ing w henever your ben efits arc b e ­
ing red u ced ., den ied or cu t off. A
h earin g is like a trial at w hich the
h earin g o fficer (the ju d g e) m akes a
d ecisio n after hearin g both sid es of
the story. It often takes several w eeks
to get a h earin g , an d lo n g e r b efo re
th e “ Final o rd e r” is m a ile d b y the
hearin g o fficer. But if you ask for a
hearing within 10 days o f getting your
notice, you can usually keep your ben­
efits coming at the same am ount until
you get the hearing decision in the m ail.
If you feel you’ve been m istreated and
your benefits arc threatened, you can
both file a grievance and ask for a hear­
ing.
Multnomah County Legal Aid Ser­
vice provides legal advice and represen­
tation to low-income people living in
Multomah County with welfare prob­
lems. Appointments may be m ade by
calling our North/Northcast C om m u­
nity Law Office (on the Portland C om ­
munity College Cascade Cam pus) at
295-9494.