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P age A 8 S eptember 14, 1994 • T he P ortland O bserver Family Resource Center Becomes Official R esid en ts in N orth C lark C ounty will celebrate the open ing o f a new one-stop shopping center for fam ilies. W hat the new Fam ily R esource C enter offers is more im portant than appliances and paint brushes: it is a place where fam ilies in need o f a vari ety o f social services can con nect w ith agencies that can help them . N orth C ounty Social S e r vices has a new nam e — the Fam ily R esource C enter o f North C ounty -- and a new location -- 801 E. M ain S tr e e t, B a ttle G round. The new center is owned by C lark C ounty and staffed by em ployees from the co u n ty ’s D e p artm e n t o f C om m unity S er vices. O ther agencies that have Developmental Disabilities Advisory Board Vacancy The Clark County Board of Commissioners are seeking persons interested in serving on the Clark County Developmental Disabilities Advisory Board. Anyone interested in develop mental disabilities issues in Clark County is invited to make applica tion. At this time, we are looking for someone from the business commu nity. Ethnic minorities are encour aged to apply. TheClarkCounty Developmen tal Disabilities Advisory Board ad vises the Board of Commissioners space in the facility are C olum b ia R iv e r M e n ta l H e a lth , C h ild ren ’s Home Society, and th e S o u th w e s t W a s h in g to n H ealth D istrict, all o f which p ro vide inform ation and services. The food bank, which provides em ergency food for the North C ounty residents, is also located in the facility. “ This is a new approach to providing social services -- one th a t’s m ore responsive to chang ing c o m m u n ity n e e d s ,” says M ike P iper, A cting D irector of C lark C o u n ty ’s D epartm ent of C om m unity Services. “We be lieve that bringing services to resid en ts in one location instead o f creating a system of scattered services is the best way to be a resource to fam ilies.” The City of Vancouver will mark the completion of a major project at Maine Park. The new M arine Park W et lands O verlook along the C o lum bia R iver was form ally d e d i c a te d on T h u rsd a y , S ep t. 8. G roundbreaking for the nearby W ater R esources Education C en ter follow ed. The overlook, education center and reclamation facility all com prise the new Marine Park Natural Resources Area. The 3000-squarc- foot overlook gives a close-up view of the last remaining river wetland Business Seminar A .• ?. ..-I-.'-' '• Among the subjects to be dis cussed are forming a business plan, legal aspects of business, record keeping and taxes, financing, mar keting and secrets of successful sell ing. Cost of the seminar, which in cludes luncheon, coffee breads and all materials, is S40 if paid by Sep tember 13th and S50 after Sept. 13th. Reservations can by made by contacting the Vancouver SCORE offices at (206) 699-3241. f ■ •' ¿ fc / S '- ? - '« Latin American countries are the focus of a day and evening full of celebration on Saturday, Sept. 17. The Iniciación de la Inde pendencia festivities, planned by the Vancouver Parks and Recreation De partment and the Ballet Folklórico Mextli, run from 3:00to5:00p.m .at Bagley Community Center, 4100 Plomondon. Inform ation booths, arts and * UL Opens U.S. Testing Laboratory I a •> Product safety certification or ganization Underwriters Laborato ries Inc. (UL) will hold a building dedication and ribbon cutting cer emony toofficially open its fifth U.S. laboratory in Camas, Washington. A facility lour will also be conducted by C am as staff. The new facility will serve clients located throughout the n o rth w estern U nited S tates, C anada and the P acific Rim. Remarks will be made by UL President and CEO Tom Castino, Camas Facility General Manager Ken Haas and Camas Mayor Dean Dossett. The ceremony and dedica tion will take place at Underwriters Laboratories Inc. 2600 N.W. Lake Road, Camas, Wash. Friday, Sep tember 16, 1994 from 9:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. If you arc interested in attend ing or would like further informa tion, please call (708) 272-8800 or (206)817-5500. the num ber to call in an em er g en c y ,” said T hera B radshaw , director o f CRCA. “W e espe cially w ant that m essage to get ou t to our ch ild re n .” Honored - Booker Rice, vice president and field Diversity officer for The Prudential, presents a painting to Dr. Maya Angelou, poet laureate of the United States. The financial services company held a reception honoring Dr. Angelou at the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) conference in Chicago, IL, where Dr. Angelou won the prestigious Spingam Medal. The painting, titled “Through Thick and Thin, ” is the work of Charles Caldwell, an artist who resides in Prudential's headquarters city, Newark, N.J. It depicts an African-American family gathering. crafts, ethnic food, c h ild re n ’s gam es and entertain m en t focus on C entral and South A m erican c o u n trie s . E n te rta in m e n t i n clu d es a tra d itio n a l M exican fam ily dance from 8 p.m . to m id night with music by Imagen. C ost is $5 per person. The dance is free for children 12 years o f age and under in atten d an ce with th eir fam ily. DOUBLE •s y Latin American Independence Bells-And-Sirens Program Honors Fire Engine and ambulance si rens, the S heriffs K-9 Corps, and a dispatch simulator was part of the back-to-school program at Clark Regional Communications Agency (CRCA) presented to Hough El ementary School students. Hough students were selected for this special event because they will be neighbors of CRCA when CRCA’s new emergency dispatch center is completed in mid-1995. In addition to this back-to-school pre sentation, CRCA has sent every el ementary school in Clark County a poster and a children’s guide for using 9-1 -1, along with a letter indi cating CRCA’s interest in speaking at area schools. “We w ant everyone in our com m unity to know that 9-1-1 is in Vancouver. The $31.1 million, 16,000-square-foot education cen ter will focus on all aspects of water, from treatment and transportation to recreation and music. It is sched uled to open in the fall of 1995. The waterreclamation facility should also be completed in 1995. Volunteers are already needed to plan and design exhibits at the education center. These include a 1,000 gallon aquarium and water- related computer games. Interested volunteers should call Vicky Ridge- Cooney, education center manager, at 696-8008. Dine And Dance Celebrates Washington State 9-1-1 Day S ' ■ . '■ f Marine Park Awash With Construction The Final 1994 Beginning The third and final 1994 begin ning business seminar has been scheduled for Tuesday, September 20th at the M. J. Murdock Executive Plaza at 703 Broadway in downtown Vancouver. Sponsored jointly by the Ser vice C orps o f R etired E xecutives (SC O R E) and the Sm all B usi ness A d m inistration (S B A ), the day-long w orkshop w ill feature ex perienced speakers covering v irtually every phase o f o p erat ing a sm all business. regarding needs, services, and fund ing of day programs for persons with developmental disabilities. They convene meetings with citizens in the community to discuss develop mental disabil i ties and actively work with the educational and business community. Persons interested should send a letter of interest and/or a resume to Linda Dygert, Clark County Com missioners’ Office, P.O. Box 5000, Vancouver, WA98228, no later than Sept. 23,1994. Or for more informa tion call Linda Dygert at 699-2232. ; Mon - Fri 9am - 6pm Sat 9am - 4pm 6 8 4 1 N .E .U N IO N AVE, PORT LAND , 0 35 YEARS IN BUSINESS • 20 YEARS AT THIS LOCATION New Recaps in Stock 100% Warranty to 50% Of Tread NEW ALL TIRES SALES Free Mount and Balance Split Rims $5.00 • USED NITTO SELL OUT 155-80-R13............... $36.32 165-80-R13............. $37.76 175-80-R13............... $38.46 185-80-R13.......... $39.84 185-7O-R14 $40.68 2O5-75-R15............... $45.00 215-75-R15............... $46.39 225-75-R15...... $49.10 215-85-R16 .............. $65.00 225-75-R16 $65.00 245-75-R16LT $74.10 Free used stock rim, with ► purchase of any 1 tire ► passenger car only, some trucks (If In Stock) • RECEPS AURORA SELL OUT 165-SR13................. $33.41 205-75-15................ $42.85 215-75-R15............... $44.10 225-75 R15.............. $46.70 185-70-R13.............. $38.88 195-70-HR14........... $43.65 215-60-HR15........... $55.35 245-60-HR14........... $58.59 AIDS, a result o f HIV infection, is an epidemic in our community, killing our mothers and fathers. O ur sisters and our brothers. How can we stop this Flat Repairs $3.00 and up As Is Blems Laredos Split Rims $10.00 Available only in sizes 31-10 50X15......................... $74.95 used stock steel rim s $5.00 and 2 4 5 - 7 5 - R 1 6 ... . $74 95 UP + $5.00 to m o u n t and balance. O verstocked in used m ag rims- chrom es and others d irt cheap, w e also sell some new rims. disease from claiming more lives? You can begin by calling your local Red Cross chapter for information about the African American H IV /A IPS Program. A OVERSTOCKED Hubcaps and ce n te r caps (some fo r FREE) program designed by African Americans — that can teach us how to protect ourselves and our families. DOUBLE I TIRE CENTER MasterCard & Visa Accepted 1 FREE FLAT R E P A IR this Coupon - One Per Person • Tube type n o t included I HE DIFEERENCI CAN BEGIN W illi YOU J PLEASE. CON 1 AG I Y( )UR I t X Al RED CROSS CHAPTER « I •'/ : > a. ‘ American Red Cross
