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
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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-
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response from o u r customers, as
Urban League o f Portland to any
Urban League member w ho men
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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
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