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Tri-Met Max Station
Improvements Funded
• he C lin t o n a d m in is tr a tio n ,
th ro u g h the U .S . D e p a rtm e n t o f
I ra n s p o rta tio n ’ s F e d e ra l T ra n s it
A d m in is tra tio n , has aw arded a grant
o f m ore than $ 7 .6 m illio n to T r i- M e t
to raise e x is tin g p la tfo rm s on the
B a n fie ld lig h t r a il system.
“ T h is g ra n t w ill a jlo w T r i- M e t
to raise statio n p la tfo rm s a m ere tw o
inches, but the y are an im p o rta n t tw o
u la r lig h t ra il syste m .”
In a d d itio n to c h a n g in g the le vel
tio n w ith new lo w - flo o r lig h t r a il cars
that are a lre a d y o n o rd e r, the raised
p la tfo rm s w ill g iv e passengers in
w h e e lch a irs le v e l access to the p o p ­
P o rtla n d P o lice B ure au and P ortland Fire Bureau A rso n In ve stig a ­
T he P o rtla n d P olice B u re a u ’ s
tors, in c o o p e ra tio n w ith C rim e Stoppers and the O regon C o u n c il A g a in st
reserve u n it has gained needed p e r­
sonnel w ith the a d d itio n o f2 2 M u lt ­
enable T r i- M e t to in s ta ll o th e r fea­
nom ah C o u n ty Reserve S h e riff's
tures that are re q u ire d by the A m e r­
O n M o n d a y, M a rc h 6 , 1995, at ap p ro xim a te ly 4 :2 7 in the m o rn in g , the
T h e c o u n ty reserves vote d fo r
P o rtla n d F ire Bureau responded to a rep ort o f a fire at the T aco T im e , 2711
the transfer. It m arks the firs t tim e
T here are c u rre n tly 102 m e m ­
SE 122nd A venue. U p o n a rriv a l fire fig h te rs fou nd the in side o f the
that a s h e r if fs reserve g ro u p has
bers o fth e P o rtla n d P olice Reserve.
b u ild in g a fire
m ove d to the p o lic e bureau. It fo l­
T h e y are assigned variou s du ties,
ican w ith D is a b ilitie s A c t. These in ­
c lu d e w a rn in g s trip s a lo n g p la tfo rm
edges, a new p u b lic address system
and va rio u s fo rm s o f new signage,
in c lu d in g re n d itio n s in B ra ille .
A c c o rd in g to A rs o n Inve stigators, the suspect o r suspects in v o lv e d
b u rg la riz e d the b u ild in g and then in te n tio n a lly set several fires.
“ T h e B a n fie ld lig h t ra il lin e is
C rim e Stoppers, in c o o p e ra tio n w ith O regon C o u n c il A g a in st A rson ,
one o f the ge n u in e success stories in
is o ffe rin g a cash rew ard o f up to $ 1,000 fo r in fo rm a tio n , re p orted to C rim e
A m e ric a n tra n s p o rta tio n , Pena said.
Stoppers, that leads to an arrest in this case and yo u need not g ive y o u r
“ T h is gra nt w i ll en ab le the lin e to
name. C a ll C rim e S toppers at (5 0 3 ) 8 2 3 .H E L P .
grades fro m C ity A u d ito r B arbara
o f e ffe c tiv e fin a n c ia l m anagem ent
In a d d itio n , the c ity lacks h is to r­
ica l in fo rm a tio n on the c o n d itio n and
and a stro n g re g io n a l e c o n o m y ,”
age o f som e im p o rta n t fix e d assets
C la rk said.
and the cost o f some em p lo yee ben­
trend s in o v e r 80 pe rce n t o f the fin a n ­
c ia l data an alyzed. Even th ro u g h re v­
S ta te C o lle g e
O ne p ro b le m area noted in the
re p o rt is that w a te r and sew er b ills
in c lu d in g u n ifo rm p a tro l, parades,
special events and p riso n e r trans­
expected to g iv e the volunteers m ore
p o rt.
PEPSI
PRODUCTS
M in i- O p e n
House
H ig h S cho ol and tra n sfe r stu
dents interested in atte n d in g co l
lege and le a rn in g about program s
e fits co n tin u e to g ro w faster than
at W estern O rego n State C o lle g e
in fla tio n .
are in v ite d to a m in i-o p e n house on
enues d ro p p e d as a re su lt o fth e p ro p ­
are in cre a sin g m uch faster than m e­
e rty tax lim ita tio n
I he c it y s p e n t less p e r c a p ita
d ia n fa m ily in com e . T h e a u d ito r also
in 1 9 94 th a n it d id 10 y e a rs a g o ,
B a llo t M ea sure 5, the c ity paid
no ted the c ity is re ly in g m ore on
its b ills on tim e , balanced the budget
e v e n th o u g h p o p u la t io n g r o w th
fed eral and state revenues at a tim e
and prepared fo r the fu tu re , acco rd -
has in c re a s e d
w h en those sources are threatened by
a n d c o s ts .
s e rv ic e d e m a n d s
PEPSI COLA - DIET PEPSI - PEPSI FREE
WILD CHERRY PEPSI - M O U N T A IN DEW
SLICE (All Flavors) - Dr. PEPPER
M U G ROOT BEER
M a y 5, c a lle d O n-C a m pu s F rid a y
Future students w ill gain v a lu ­
able in fo rm a tio n about cho osing
re g u lar or sugar free flavors
and a tte n d in g co lle g e . Scheduled
fro m
Extra
12:30 to 4 p.m ., the event
includes in fo rm a tio n about W est­
City Awards Youth Community Service Grants
C o m m is s io n e r G retche n M ille r
K a fo u rty announced the se le ctio n o f
w ith
16 h ig h scho ol d ro p o u ts and
p o te n tia l d ro p o u ts fro m th ro u g h o u t
three p ro je c ts fo r fu n d in g un d e r the
the P o rtla n d P u b lic S chool D is tric t
B ure au o f H o u s in g and C o m m u n ity
in an independent a lte rn a tiv e ed uca­
D e v e lo p m e n t’ s Y o u th C o m m u n ity
t io n
p ro g ra m
o p e r a te d
out o f
S e rvice P rogram . Selected p ro je c ts
R o o se ve lt H ig h S chool. D u rin g the
w o rk w ith at ris k , lo w and m od era te
sch o o l yea r p a rtic ip a n ts w ill p a r tic i­
in co m e P o rtla n d yo u th in w o rk that
c re a tiv e ly co m b in e s education, tra in ­
in g , and h ig h q u a lity c o m m u n ity ser­
vic e . T he three fun ded p ro je c ts in ­
clu d e :
Rose C ity Y o u th C o rps. T h is
fu ll ye a r p ro je c t, operated b y the
W e tla n d s C o nse rvancy, w i ll w o rk
Grant To Aid
Portland’s
Homeless
T o he lp im p ro v e services fo r
P ortla nd’ s homeless, the P acifiC o rp
Foundation has issued a grant o f $22,000
fo r the Homeless A ctio n Fund.
ates w ill rece ive 3.5 c re d its pe r se­
m ester and a $ 1,500 e d uca tion award.
P o rtla n d Im p a c t's S um m e r U r­
ban R e v ita liz a tio n
P ro je c t.
T h is
p ro je c t w ill in v o lv e lO y o u th in p a in t-'
ing, c o m m u n ity ga rd e n in g , housing
re stora tion and rem odel ing, and land­
pate in a f u lly in te g ra te d e d u ca tio n /
scaping p ro je c ts lin k e d w ith at least
w o rk exp erience p ro g ra m w h ile d o ­
three c o m m u n ity d e ve lo p m e n t c o r­
ern ’ s 3 5 academ ic degree program s,
PACK OF
ing. Students and fa m ilie s also w ill
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e rn ’ s cam pus
F o r a d d itio n a l in fo rm a tio n o r
O ffic e , W estern O rego n State C o l­
lege, M o n m o u th , O R , 9 7 36 1, o r
telephone 5 0 3 /8 3 8 -8 2 1 1 ( V /T D D ) .
„Advertise In
po ratio ns. In a d d itio n yo u th w ill learn
a b o u t’ , and then p ro v id e presenta­
Q iif c
tic ip a n ts w ill w o rk fo u r days/w eek
tio n s related to the w o rk o f the co m ­
and p a rtic ip a te in a f if th e d uca tion
m u n ity d e ve lo p m e n t co rp o ra tio n s.
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PCC Commencement At Schnitzer
A pproxim ately 2, OOOstudents have
petitioned to graduate this year. Students
“ Lessons fo r the F u tu re .”
P am e la T ra nsue , e xe cu tive dean
C o m m u n ity C o lle g e L ia is o n
o f P C C ’ s R o c k C re e k C am pus, w ill
w ill receive transfer and applied science
B e tty , D u v a ll, a C lin to n ap po inte e,
degrees, high school diplomas, G E D
w i ll be the k e yn o te speaker. D u v a ll,
P C C P reside nt D a n M o r ia r ty
credentials and special certificates.
w h o w o rk s in W a s h in g to n , D C .,
noted, “ F o r m ost o f o u r graduates, the
road to d ip lo m a o r ce rtifica te has been
serve as em cee.
W illia m V a n R ip e r was nam ed
was a fo rm e r a d m in is tra to r w ith P o rt­
stud ent speaker. H is ro a d to success
land C o m m u n ity C o lle g e and n o w
m arked b y personal sacrifices and
has been to u g h e r than m ost; H e is
serves as the v o ic e on c o m m u n ity
b lin d . V a n R ip e r ’ s speech is title d
e xtrao rdinary co m m itm e nt. I am a l­
co lle g e m atters to g o vern m ent.
w ays inspired by the ir perseverance.’’
T h e m o n e y w i ll be used to d e ­
v e lo p h o u s in g and su p p o rt services
fo r the hom eless.
“ W e w a n t to h e lp p e op le break
the c y c le o f hom elessness and en ­
sure that the p e o p le get the services
th e y need in o rd e r to im p ro v e th e ir
liv e s ,” sa id C a rl T a lto n , g e n e ra l
business m an ag er f o r P a c ific P ow er,
a d iv is io n o f P a c ifiC o rp .
T h is is P a c ifiC o r p ’ s seco nd
$ 2 2 ,0 0 0 g ra n t to the fu n d , w h ic h is
a d m in is te re d b y the O re g o n C o m ­
m u n ity F o u n d a tio n .
T h e fu n d was created in 1992 to
L a s t W e e k , W e
W a l k e d I n t o U.S. B a n k
A n d L e f t W it h
2 B e d r o o m s A n d A B a t h .
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engage local businesses in a c o m m u ­
n ity e ffo rt to end homelessness. T he
m onies are used to support the S a lly
M cC ra cke n B u ild in g , w h ic h is hom e
Daddy’s Long Leg Collector's Dolls - Lizabeth (12")
to 95 fo rm e r hom eless people w h o
Julia's
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T h e fu n d also cha nn els m o n e y
to the C e n tra l C ity C o n ce rn Jobs
P ro g ra m , w h ic h addresses h o u s in g
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m o n th on c o n s tru c tio n -re la te d o p ­
p o rtu n itie s fo r m in o r ity and w o m e n -
o w n e d businesses.
T h e co n fe re n ce fo cu s is on the
c it y ’ s c o m b in e d s e w e ro v e rflo w co n ­
s tru c tio n p ro g ra m .
T h e “ C o n ta c ts to C o n tra c ts :
M in o r ity /W o m e n /E m e r g in g S m a ll
o
B usine ss O p p o rtu n ity C o n fe re n ce ”
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Even if you d o n ’t m ake a m illion dollars, drive a fancy car,
o r have m ore credit than D onald T rum p.
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is easier. And there aren't a lot o f hassles, either. So before
you w rite a n o th e r rent check, apply for a H o m eP artners loan
w ith U.S. Bank. Just call o u r C o m m u n ity L ending Specialists
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at the P o rtla n d C o n fe re n ce C enter,
3 0 0 N .E . M u ltn o m a h St.
“ T h e c ity w i ll spend a p p ro x i­
m a te ly $ 7 0 0 m illio n in the next 16
years to reduce and c o n tro l c o m ­
b in e d se w e r o v e rflo w s to the W il­
la m e tte R iv e r and th e C o lu m b ia
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New & used hooks on
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African-American Studies
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M ik e L in d b e rg . “ W e ’ re c o m m itte d
to s h a rin g the e c o n o m ic b e ne fits o f
H o m e L o a n s F r o m
the p ro g ra m w ith a ll o u r c itiz e n s .”
U .S. B a n k
Hou> can u>c help?
T h e co n fe re n ce w i ll g iv e repre­
se n ta tive s fr o m c o n s tru c tio n and
p ro fe s s io n a l service firm s a chance
ju-sjî B A N K ,
to le arn ab ou t c o n tra c t o p p o rtu n itie s
in the c o m b in e d se w e r o v e r flo w p ro ­
g ra m .
T h e re w i ll also be an o p p o rtu ­
n ity to n e tw o rk w ith co n tra cto rs,
co n su lta n ts and c ity s ta ff.
M -A F -m X
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M u lt -
lo w s the c it y ’ s an ne xatio n o f m uch
serve a w id e r and m o re diverse m a r­
in g to the rep ort.
M o o s e a ls o th a n k e d
n o m a h C o u n ty S h e r iff John B u n n e ll
fo r his assistance in h e lp in g w ith the
D eputies.
k e t.”
Financial Health Gets High Grade
A new re p o rt fin d s fa vo ra b le
o p p o rtu n itie s to serve the c o m m u ­
n ity .
A rso n , are askin g fo r y o u r he lp in id e n tify in g and appre hen ding the
T he fin a n c ia l m anagem ent o f
the c ity o f P o rtla n d has rece ive d high
C la rk .
Reserves To Join Portland Force
S to p p e r s
suspect o r suspects re sp o n sib le fo r in te n tio n a lly setting fire to a c o m m e r­
c ia l b u ild in g .
o f statio n p la tfo rm s , the gra nt w ill
inches,” said S ecre tary o f T ra n s p o r­
ta tio n F e d e rico Pena, ‘i n c o n ju n c ­
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