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I he P ortland O bserv e r • F e b ru a ry 15, 1995 P age A3 TCI’s “Electronic Held Trip” Promotion Raises Over $4,600 Schools Benefit From Cable TV Initiative New educational programs on cable television and the investment b> Paragon Cable o f Portland is brin g ing area students to the inform ation superhighway. s e rv ic e in it ia t iv e to e n ric h e d u c a tio n Each m o n th , o v e r 525 h o u rs o f n o n -c o m m e rc ia l, h ig h - q u a lity e d u c a tio n a l p ro g ra m m in g P aragon has in v e s te d m o re than $ 6 0 ,0 0 0 in a n a tio n a l C a b le in the C la s s ro o m p ro g ra m . T he co m p a n y a lso p ro v id e s fre e c a w ith c a b le . “ W e are fortunate to have Para gon Cable be an active partner w ith our educational system,” said P ort ble se rv ic e to 158 P o rtla n d area s ch o o ls, p u b lic and p riv a te , to u tiliz e the e d u c a tio n a l p ro g ra m s c a rrie d on ca b le C a b le in the C la s s ro o m is the in d u s try ’ s $ 3 0 0 m illio n p u b lic land M a yo r Vera Katz. People have changed the way they watch cable T V , according to Jonene Zinne, Paragon’ s public a f fairs coordinator. C able T V is no longer seen as a is a v a ila b le to s c h o o ls and hom es way to baby sit children, but as a way to teach them. This program gives students an op p o rtu n ity to begin their jo u rn e y on the in fo rm a tio n super highway through cable," Zinne said. Before the advent o f cable and the video cassette recorder, teachers struggled w ith the lim ita tio n s o f us ing television. The T V c o n tro lle d the teacher Programs could o n ly be used when they aired. N ow , teachers are in c o n tro l. They can use as I ittle or as much o f the cable programs as they need to m otivate th e ir students and enrich th e ir lesson plans. Sherrill Whittemore Appointed As Director Of Portland’s 9-1-1 Center On Friday, January 27th, P ort ly pleased w ith the accomplishm ents ty to o u r c itiz e n s as w e ll as p u b land C ity C om m issioner Earl B lu m enauer a p p o in te d S h e r r ill W hittem ore permanent d ire c to r o f P o rtla n d ’ s Bureau o f E m ergency C o m m u n ic a tio n s (B O E C ). M s. W hittem ore has been serving as the interim d ire cto r since M ay, 1994. S h e rrill has made over the past eight months. C a ll answ ering times have im proved d ra m a tica lly and im p o r tant e fficie n cies have been made to fire , p o lice and E M S dispatching. Linder S h e rrill’ s leadership, I expect lic s a fe ty p e rs o n n e l. W e m u st m ake sure we h ire the v e ry best. I was e x tre m e ly p le a se d w ith the s tro n g f ie ld o f c a n d id a te s , y e t S h e r r ill’ s e x c e p tio n a l le a d e rs h ip d u rin g h e r te n u re as in te rim d i re c to r p u t h e r at the to p o f the C om m issioner Earl B lum enau er w ho oversees the Bureau o f E m er gency C o m m u n ic a tio n , c re d ite d W h itte m o re w ith m a kin g c ritic a l im provem ents to 9 1 1 service since to p ro vid e Portland area residents the best 911 service in the n ation,” Blum enauer emphasized. M s . W h itte m o re was chosen fro m a m o n g 17 c a n d id a te s re c ru ite d n a tio n a lly . “ T h is p o s itio n lis t . ” Ms. W h itte m o re was recom mended unanim ously by an inde pendent in te rvie w panel and has re ceived high marks from B O E C user taking over last year. “ I am extrem e- is the lin c h p in to p r o v id in g sa fe - groups. Join us in celebrating ^o rtía x ih O^bscruer’s Twenty-fifth Anniversary. T C I raised $4,600 fo r Beaver ton and Portland School D istricts during their recent “ E lectronic Field free educational program m ing re sources and data services provided T rip " consumer prom otion. Custom ers who signed up fo r cable or added to their service during the cable oper Project. Both the Portland and Beaver ton School districts benefitted from the donation G len Rutherford, Prin ator’ s Fall campaign received a lo w er-priced installation and T C I donat ed up to $5 fo r each installation to the local school districts. A s p a rt o f the c a m p a ig n , one teacher earned a g ra n t fro m the P o rtla n d S c h o o l D is t r ic t to a t tend the J.C . S p a rkm a n C e n te r fo r E d u c a tio n a l T e c h n o lo g y . The center is one o f the le a d in g te c h n o lo g y e d u c a tio n fa c ilit ie s in the U n ite d States, o ffe r in g in d iv id u free o f charge by the T C I Education cip a l o f T erra Linda Elementary School stated: “ We have received a huge boost from T C I’ s recent pro m otion. As technology becomes the standard fo r m odem education, we become hard pressed to gather the tools to take advantage o f the re sources available. T C I has come through w ith much-needed equip ment.” B ill T ie rn e y, T C I’ s G eneral a lize d courses in s ta te -o f-th e -a re M anger stated: “ I wish to thank P rin to o ls and in s tru c tio n a l a p p lic a cipal Glen R utherford, his s ta ff and tio n s fo r the cla s s ro o m . T C I’ s donations were also used toward the purchase o f six T V s and VCRs fo r the school districts. Teach ers can record and use com m ercial- the various educational organization and media who rallied in support o f Vlvertise In TRUNK SHOWING k . «o* <?' À? ^ lu rtla n b K ( O h s c vH e r Cull 503-28X-0033 M .iiiin I m l k i K n i” K I \ J ( ’¿ill 503/2X4-826X Advvrlise In (Ehr E b ’ r t L n ih (D li-ii r n r r , Call: 503-288-0933 w e ll.” West Pontiac Offers Urban League 50 Year Anniversary Incentive Program ed #1 in c u s to m e r s e rv ic e s a tis fa c tio n . W e sto n o ffe rs m o re than C la re n ce L a rk in s has a deal fo r you — and the U rb a n L eague. L a rk in s is a salesm an at W e sto n P ontiac in G re sh a m , the la rg e s t P o n tia c d e a le r in the fiv e W e s t ern states. C la re n c e is a lo n g tim e U rb a n L e a g u e m e m b e r w h o w o u ld lik e to g iv e s o m e th in g back to the League in its 5 0 th A n n i seven acres o f new and used cars and tru c k s . T o ta ke p a rt in the p ro g ra m , ju s t d ro p by and ask fo r C la re n ce . I f he is o u t, a n o th e r sa lesperson can h e lp yo u . M e n tio n y o u r U r ban League m e m b e rs h ip and a f te r y o u r p u rch a se , a $ 5 0 c h e c k w il l be sent to th e League. The U rb a n Le a g u e e xte n d s its th a n k s to C la re n c e and to W e s to n P o n tia c ( a n U r b a n tions the League when they purchase League business m e m b e r) fo r th is a care from Clarence. W eston P o n tia c B u ic k G M C is a fa m ily -o w n e d d e a le rs h ip lo g e n e ro u s p ro g ra m . I t ’ s a g re a t cated at 2 2 5 5 5 SE S ta rk St. in G resham . W e sto n is the #1 d e a l- k W 2SOS \ l response from o u r customers, as Urban League o f Portland to any Urban League member w ho men r (E lje Duane Lewis, President this cause. We were th rille d to see the ve rsa ry Y e a r. From now u n til December 31, 1995 Clarence w ill donate $50 to the 4 A Lifetim e O f M em ories er in G M C tru c k sales in re g io n w a y to w is h th e L e a g u e a H a p p y A n n iv e rs a ry ! 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