D ecember 21, 1994 • T he P ortland O bserver
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Furse To Serve On
C om m erce
Cocaine Seized
In Drugs Arrests
The M ultnom ah C ounty
Sheriffs Special Investigations Unit
arrested five people and seized a half
kilo of cocaine, $28,(XX) in cash,
weapons, a vehicle and pagers in a
late night arrest last week
Acting on information obtained
from an informant, deputies set up a
surveillance at the north end of
Clackamas Town Center parking lot
in the late hours of Dec. 14.
The deputies witnessed a trans­
action between two individuals in a
white 1983 Ford Thunderbird and
other suspects waiting for them
Rep. Elizabeth Furse, D-Ore. has
been appointed to the Commerce
Committee for the 104th Congress
which begins in January. Furse said
she worked to get on this exclusive
panel because it will help Oregon
firms grow.
"Oregon’s economy is driven
by the high-tech industries in the
First District,” Furse said.
Police said in the course of the
transaction, a package containing
approximately one and a half kilos of
cocaine was exchanged between the
suspects.
Some of the suspects were fol­
lowed to a residence in Vancouver.
The Clark and Skamania County
Drug Task Force assisted deputies in
(he investigation
Arrested were Daniel Richard
M oline, 24, Francisco A lberto
Alvarez-Sanchez, 34, Adrian Parra
Cazares, 22, Hilario Yanez Zamora,
and Jose Estrada Cervantes.
Help Sought In Residential
Murder Probe
Police are asking for assistance
from the community in the investi­
gation into the murder of James
Loupe. 39, who was shot and killed
when four suspects, all armed with
handguns, entered his resident on
the 5700 block of North Interstate.
Erin Conoway, 34, was also beaten
by the suspects during the Sunday,
Dec. 11 evening incident. The
couple’s twin seven year old boys
were present during the crime. The
four suspects stole money, then fled
on foot.
Detectives are releasing two
drawings of possible suspects in con­
nection with this investigation.
Reward money is available
through the Crime Stoppers program.
Anyone with information on this in­
cident is asked to call Detectives
Edward Herbert or Kent Perry at
823-0479, or the Crime Stoppers line
at 823-HELP.
Blazer Wives
Produce Cookbook
Members of the Blazers Wives
Association were at Blazers On
Broadway Saturday to autograph
copies of their latest cookbook.
“Having a Ball Cooking, Vol­
ume Two.” Susie Porter, Shelly
Bryant and several other members of
the association were on hand to greet
customers and promote their latest
charity project.
The Blazer W ives A ssocia­
tion has chosen to rekindle the
success of its cookbook from the
1991-92 season that raised over
$60,000 for a local charity with a
second edition. Volum e Two
features recipes from husbands,
partners, parents, B lazers B road­
casting personalities, alum ni and
other basketball operations staff
and includes a new section titled
"Kids Kooking” where you will find
dishes such as Clyde Austin’s Buck­
wheat Griddle Cakes.
The wives have made a commit-
ment to split the proceeds from
the sale of the book in equal por­
tions among three local charities
th a t fo c u s on w om en an d
ch ild re n ’s issues. They include
G reenhouse, a drop-in center that
m inisters to at-risk youth living
on P o rtlan d 's street.
Urban Progress, an inner north/
northeast Portland support service
that provides 24 hour “safe haven”
capability to children and families
at-risk of violence and crime.
LO O K WHO'S 45
HAPPY BIRTHDAY
MELVIN FARRIS
It's Not Always Easy Being Santa
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FROM YOUR FAMILY
Remembering what everyone wants fo r Christmas can be gxhausitig! Even Santa Ciaus needs
"a break as Arnold Petrie apparently finds out during a special holiday party for kids at
Emanuel Hospital.
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Getting Clipped and Looking Your Best
Moses Stroud, 8, (far left) looks a little apprehensive as he recieves a hair cut from Syron Turner during a free haircuts for the
holidays event at the Salvation Army. Hair Sylist Linda Houston cuts the hair of Eric Rolon (right). Houston help organize the
event with other volunteer hair cutters donating tiem and talents to trim the hair o f 300 area children 16 and younter.
Katz Appoints Business Consultant To PDC
Mayor Vera Katz has announced
the appointment of Gale Castillo to
the Portland Development Commis­
sion.
C astillo is the principal of
Castillo and Associates, a Portland
business consulting firm. In addi­
tion. she provides technical assis­
tance to minority and women-owned
business throughout Oregon. In this
capacity she has worked for the Or­
egon Department of Transportation,
Oregon Economic Development
Department, Tri-Me, and PDC
Some o f the highlights of
Castillo's career include being an
assistant to form er Gov. Neil
Godlschmidt, state manager of a Job
Training Partnership program, ac­
count executive for AT&T and Pa-
r
cific Northwest Bell and project co­
ordinator for the Community Reha­
bilitation and Employment Program.
C astillo has given her time
and energy to help the city on
many occasions and at the re­
quest of Katz she served on the
s e le c tio n
c o m m itte e
for
P o rtla n d 's P olice C h ief. She
served on the Private Industry
C ouncil; and is a board m em ber
of the P o rtlan d -G u ad alajara S is­
ter City A ssociation
“I am delighted that Gale has
once again agreed to lend her skills
and talents to the city,” said Katz
“Her participation on the PDC Board
will bring it more broad representa­
tion of the community it is working
hard to serve.”
NEW YEAR S EVE
CELEBRATION
Saturday, December 31,1994
9:00 p m -2:00 am
Shenanigan’s on the Willamette
4575 N. Channel Ave. (Swan Island)
$15.00 Advance:
$20.00 At (he door
A llire:
S cn ii-forinal
Music, dancing, door prizes, parly
-favors, cham pagne loasl,
, food and more!
For tickets cull:
285-5747
289-1460
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