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Spring Romance At
Civic Auditorium
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The Oregon Ballet Theatre performs
Spring Romance (4 stages of love) through
Sunday at Portland Civic Auditorium.
For ticket information call 222-5538.
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Sheriff Candidates To
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The candidates for Multnomah Coun
ty Sheriff will debate during the regularly
scheduled luncheon of the Portland City
Club, Friday at 12:15 p.m. at the Benson
Hotel.
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Fitness Class At YWCA
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The YWCA offers a fitness class for
women whose physical abilities are re
stricted by weight, age and inactivity on
Mondays and Wednesdays from 5:30 p.m.
to 6 :15 at the YWCA Fitness and Swim
Center, t i l l S.W. 10th. The organiza
tion’s name was incorrectly identified in
the Feb. 15 edition.
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Expert To Discuss DNA
Science
A forensic DNA specialist will dis
cuss the validity of the science, the future
use o f DNA in crime detection and in
court at a Portland City Club Technology
and Business Issue Committee breakfast
Friday, March 17 at 7:30 a.m. at the
Imperial Hotel. Call 228-7231 for regis
tration.
PSU Presents Chinese
Pianist
Award w inning pianist Dan-Wen Wei
of China performs Sunday, March 12 in
Lincoln Performance Hall as part o f Port
land State University's 1994-95 Piano
Recital Series. His program will include
works by Mozart, Chopin, Schubert and
Liszt. Advance tickets can be purchased
at the PSU Box Office.
Jazz Vocalist To
Perform
Jazz vocal ist Kelly Broadway, whose
musical craft includes classical, contem
porary-pop and rock, will bring her sassy
sparkle to the Sunday Jazz Series at The
Old Church, 1422 S.W. I Ith Ave., on
March 12. Doors open at I p.m. with
music from 2 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Non-
reserved seating is $8.
Spring Break
Program Set
The YMCA will offer a week of
exciting activities, field trips, arts and
crafts for school children during Spring
Break, March 20-24. For registration call
294-3355 or come by the YMCA office in
the Matt Dishman Community Center, 77
N.E. Knott.
Concert To Benefit
AIDS Concert
M usicians throughout Portland
present a benefit concert on Sunday,
March 19 at 5 p.m. at the First Congrega
tional Church in Portland to raise money
for the Cascade AIDS Project. A choir of
musicians from some ofthe best groups in
Portland will be led by conductor Mark
Kimes.
Local Heroes To
Perform
A Creative Arts Nite of Entertain
ment by 1993-94 Local Heroes takes place
Tuesday, March 14, from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.
at the Interstate Firehouse Cultural Cen
ter. 5340 N Interstate Ave. Performances
will include dancer Linda Moore, poet
Lois Lewis, musicians Ron Steen and
Janice Scroggins and vocalist Selinda
Grace Parks
SUBIMISSIOINS: Community
Calendar information w ill he given
priority if dated two weeks
before the esent date.
Mack Fa
Irvington Elementary students Chiquita Wilkins (left) and Alex Boone maneuver through a “jungle” obstacle course in the northeast Portland school’s gymnasium. The
journey, under the direction of teacher Karen Barker (right), was a culminating event following the study of gymnastics. (Photos by Donn Thomas)
Vote Puts North Portland Rail In Question
key group of local decision
to traffic congestion and growth in the met-
makers has determined that
ropolitan area.
the proposed South/North
Clark County officials are also con
light rail project is still on track
tinuing to work to gain support for the
despite the Feb. 7 defeat of a local
project.
matching funding measure in Clark
“We know that we need to have serious
conversations with our residents about how
County.
we proceed,” said Clark County Commis
However, without support from Clark
sioner Dave Sturdevent. "But we also know
County' voters, the proposed line might skip
that we can't just sit on our hands and let
Vancouver and North Portland, going only
traffic congestion overwhelm us. Clark
as far as the new Rose Garden arena.
County is still in the game. Don't shut the
A map presented to the Legislature in
door on us yet.”
Salem last week showed a first-phase rail
Washington County Commissioner
line starting at Clackamas Town Center and
Roy Rogers said oregon has been success
ending at the new basketball arena.
ful in securing federal matching funds be
The same map shows the stretch of rail
cause
it stays ahead of the game.
line between the Rose Garden and Clark
“That was how we succeeded with the
County's 99th Street as a dotted line to be
westside light rail project. Despite the de
built if Clark County and Washington state
feat in Clark County, we are still ahead of
agree to join the project later.
the game if the Oregon Legislature makes
Transportation officials in both states
are still officially optimistic that Clark Coun
the necessary commitment of funds now."
Sturdevent said.
ty can find a way to pay for a light-rail line
Tri-Met is asking the Legislature to
into the county, despite the 2-to-1 margin of
promise S475 million in matching funds
defeat last month.
from lottery money even if the line only
According to the finance committee of
a transportation committee studying the
goes to the arena, as leverage for applica
tions for major federal government trans
proposal for Metro regional government,
portation subsidies.
the two-state project is still the best solution
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Moose
Neutral In
Sheriff’s
Race
Mass transit finds use in downtown Portland, but it's future through north
Portland is in doubt because voters in Clark County rejected a tax measure to
partially pay for an expansion of light rail to Vancouver.
Work Offered
As Jail Alternative
program of c o m m u n ity
are higher and jail population prob
lems are intensified by a lack o f w eek
service called Work in Lieu
end or night court activity.
of Jail has been launched by
the Multnomah County Sheriff's Inmates in the work program are
screened by corrections division staff
Office.
ortland Police Chief Charles
to
ensure they are suitable for working
Q ualified individuals who are sen
Moose says he will not make
within
a community setting
tenced to spend w eekends in ja il may
an endorsement in the March
Persons charged or convicted o f
have the option to perform the public
28 election for Multnomah County
certain violent crim es would not be
service work.
Sheriff.
eligible to participate, o fficials said.
The lab o r w ould in clu d e such
"The voters of Multnomah County will
More inform ation on the program
things as cleaning up roads, lots, b u ild
make their choice for sheriff on election
can be obtained from Capt Greg Schar,
ings and other com m unity projects.
day." Moose said "They can be assured that
com m ander o f the Inverness Jail at
O f f ic ia ls s a id th e p ro g ra m
I will work together with the sheriff on law
2 4 8 -5 0 3 3 or from S e rg e a n t M ary
gives ju d g es an altern ativ e to j a i l
enforcement issues that impact residents of
B errigan who developed the program
ing offenders and opens up lim ited
Portland and greater Multnomah County. My
for the corrections division o f the sher
jail space.
focus is not on politics, but on ensuring that
i f f s office She can be reached after 3
Jail crow ding often b ecom es a
our agencies continue to work together as
p m at 248-5390.
problem on weekends when arrest rates
partners to improve the liveability of our
community.”
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Art Sought For
NE Health Center
ualified artists and artist teams
are being solicited to add art
to a remolding project at the
Multnomah County Health Center at
Northeast Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.
and Killingsworth Street.
The budget for the art is $20.000, to
include the cost of design, fabrication and
installation.
Applications are due March 24 at the
Regional Arts and Culture Council Office at
Southwest 6th And Oak.
The center is undergoing rem odel
ing and a structural upgrading. The fa
cility also houses the co u n ty 's aging
services. Loaves and Fishes, and M eals
on Wheels.
H ealth serv ices a v a ila b le at the
center include a m edical and dental
clinic, a field unit o f com m unity health
nurses and a pharmacy . W ith the rem od
eling. optom etry services will also be
offered.
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