Volume XXV, Number 39
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Committed to cultural diversity.
September 27, 1995
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SECTION
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New Speed Bumps nahe fiids Safer At Schools
Salmon View Walks
At Oxbow
Weekend salm on-view ing w alks at
O xbow Regional Park, east o f Portland,
w ill give park visitors an opportunity to
watch the w ild fish runs o f fa ll and learn
more about their life cycle. The Guided
w alks begin at 1 1 a m. and 2 p.m. every
Saturday and Sunday in October.
Survivors Display
Artworks
A n art e xhibit by survivors o f domes
tic violence w ill be held during O ctober at
the Chapel H all G allery at the First Pres
byterian Church, 1220 S.W . A lder. The
e xh ib it called “ H ealing Happens” w ill
feature 20-25 w orks by women from the
Y W C A o f P ortland’ s Shelter fo r Domes
tic V iolence as w e ll as nationally-recog
nized artist Cathy Salser.
Singer Brings
Harmonica To Town
Harmonica MaestroGary Prim ich w ill
perform W ednesday,Oct. 4 at 9:30 p.m. at
en new 22-foot speed bumps
installed on Vancouver Ave.
were dedicated by Commis
sio n er Earl B lum enauer, parents,
teachers and children of the Applegate
and Holy R edeem er schools and
n e ig h b o rs
of
th e
P ie d m o n t
Neighborhood. Speed bumps are a
traffic calming device designed to slow
down motorists in the school zones.
A c c o rd in g to the N a tio n a l H ig h w a y t r a f
fic S afety A d m in is tra tio n , n a tio n a lly and
T
average o f 3 4 ,0 0 0 p e d e s tria n s b e tw e e n
the ages o f O and 15 are in ju re d in m o to r
v e h ic le crashes w ith an a d d itio n a l 8 5 0
k ille d each ye a r.
“ These speed b u m p s and c u rb e x
te n sio n s w il l go a lo n g w a y in m a k in g
o u r n e ig h b o rh o o d m o re liv a b le and p r o
te c tin g o u r c h ild re n and a ll p e d e s tria n s
w h e n c ro s s in g th e s tre e t,” sa id T o m
T h e p ro je c t also in c lu d e s new c u rb
e x te n s io n s , tw o 1 4 -fo o t speed bum ps on
B a ld w in S t., and a new s ig n a l at the
in te rs e c tio n o f P o rtla n d and V a n c o u v e r
M a rk g ra f, C h a ir o f the P ie d m o n t N e ig h
b o rh o o d A s s o c ia tio n . “ T h e C it y ’ s r e
sponse to o u r c o n c e rn s had been o u t
s ta n d in g and I b e lie v e these p ro je c ts
w il l m ake a re a l d iffe r e n c e in o u r n e ig h
b o rh o o d .”
to separate p e d e s tria n s and tu rn in g v e
h ic le s .
“ O ne o f m y fir s t p r io r itie s is to c re
ate a safe e n v iro n m e n t fo r c h ild re n in
A fte r a s e le c tio n p ro ce ss, b e tw e e n
tw o to fiv e s c h o o ls w i l l be chosen to
re c e iv e t r a f f ic c a lm in g s a fe ty p ro je c ts
th is year.
o u r c o m m u n ity ,” “ said B lu m e n a u e r, w h o
oversees the O ffic e o f T ra n s p o rta tio n .
“ T h is m eans ta k in g s p e c ia l a c tio n s to
m ake sure c h ild re n can get to and fro m
s c h o o l s a fe ly . T h e p a rtn e rs h ip betw een
the O ffic e o f T ra n s p o rta tio n , P ie d m o n t
N e ig h b o rh o o d A s s o c ia tio n , H o ly R e
d e e m e r and A p p le g a te S c h o o ls , the
M a in te n a n c e , P o lic e and F ire B ureaus,
p a re n ts g ro u p s and the O re g o n T ru c k e rs
A s s o c ia tio n show s w id e s p re a d c o m m it
m e n t to s c h o o l s a fe ty and d e m o n stra te s
One of several speed bumps added to North Vancouver slows traffic in the block
adjacent to Holy Redeemer Area School.
(Photo by Michael Leighton)
w h a t we can a c c o m p lis h w hen we w o rk
to g e th e r.”
T h e b ig g e s t c itiz e n
c o n c e rn
ex
pressed to O ffic e o f T ra n s p o rta tio n is
the speed and v o lu m e o f tr a ff ic in s ch o o l
zones and re s id e n tia l n e ig h b o rh o o d s .
In a d d itio n to e n g in e e rin g s o lu tio n s
to sp e e d in g t r a f f ic , the O f fic e o f T ra n s
p o rta tio n p ro v id e s e d u c a tio n p ro g ra m s
fo r g rade sc h o o l c h ild re n to te a ch th e m
h o w to cross a s tre e t s a fe ly , b ic y c le
s a fe ty and b a sic s tre e t “ s m a rts .”
T w o s c h o o ls , K in g and M e n lo P a rk ,
are a lre a d y sch e d u le d fo r the t r a f f ic sa fe
ty w o rk s h o p in O c to b e r.
K ey Largo, 3 1 N. W. First Ave. P rim ich is
a blues perform er from Austin Texas. His
latest album is M r. Freeze by F lyin g Fish
Records.
Loud Sistah
Plays Tuesdays
Loud Sister and special guest bands
are scheduled to play Tuesdays in O ctober
at B e lm o n t’ s, 3357 S.E. Belm ont St.
Girl Scouts Recruit
New Members
The G irl Scouts are re cru itin g and
form ing new troops in north and northeast
Portland. Recruitment events are being
held at several sites over the next tw o
weeks. I f you are interested and fo r more
inform ation, call Patty at 283-5535 i f you
live in northeast Portland and Leatha at
240-6173 i f you live in north Portland.
Wanted: Original Artists
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Trina and her daughter
look over the festive food
and Peaches and Bird
enjoy the good company
as area residents of
Northeast 14th Place in
the King Neighborhood
enjoy a block party on
Saturday
See additional photos on
page A8 inside.
K ey Largo is one o f the last n ig h t
clubs in Portland to feature a “ new band
night” every M onday fo r o rig in a l rock
acts, groups o r in d ivid u a ls w ho w ant to
start playing professionally. T o test the
live music scene waters w ithout a lo t o f
hassle and no expense, send a b rie f band
bio and demo tape should be sent to One
■ W o rld M usic, P.O. B ox 868, Lake Os
wego, O R 97034.
House Ownership
Help Offered
Pacific Power Donates School Supplies
In fo rm a tio n on h o w to buy a hom e
w ith lim ite d in co m e w il l be p ro v id e d
S a tu rd a y fro m 10 a.m . to 11:30 a.m .
d u rin g a c o m m u n ity fo ru m at the
L u th e ra n In n e r -C ity M in is trie s C e n
te r, 4 2 1 9 N .E . M a r tin L u th e r K in g Jr.
B lv d . A lig h t b re a k fa s t w il l be p ro
v id e d . T h e e v e n t is s p o n s o re d by
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Donald Shaw, conservation
coordinator for Pacific Power
presents check to Michael
Jordan, principal at Sabin
Elementary. In the
background (l-r) Brendan
Baslaw, Jackie Dunbar,
Lurlene Shamsud-din,
administrator for Sabin,
Wesley Hardy, Kathryn
Plummer, Shirley Vercher
and Larry Green check out
the supplies.
P ro je c t D o w n p a y m e n t and the P o rt
land H o u s in g C e n te r.
YWCA Offers
Fitness Class
Beginnings, an exercise class fo r
women whose w eight, age and/or in ju ry
lim it their physical movement options, is
offered on Mondays and Wednesday from
5:30 p.m. to 6:15 p.m. at the dow ntow n
Y W C A , l l l l S.W. 10th Ave.
Home Composting
For Gardeners
It s never to iate to start a home
compost pile. T o help home gardeners get
their compost cooking, M etro is o ffe rin g
free workshops. Those interested, should
SU B M ISSIO N S: Community
Calendar information will be given
priority if dated two weeks
before the event date.
ancouver’s tenth annual OM
Apple Tree Celebration is on
tap for Saturday, Sept. 30. The
event honors the Pacific Northwest’s
oldest apple tree, which was planted
in Vancouver in 1826.
V
O ld Apple Tree attractions include com
m unity exhibits, apple pressing, live enter
tainment, and hayrides to O ld A pple Tree
Park o f f C olum bia Way. Riders w ill see the
O ld A pple Tree, the M aytag Fam ily A ntique
Equipm ent e xh ib it and can participate in
afternoon kids events.
T w o special activities take place at O ld
A pple Tree Park. A t 10 A M . the Vancouver
B ike C lu b hosts a 10-mile bike tour along the
w aterfront and O ffice rs Row. A ll ages are
welcome. B ike and safety helmets are re
quired. From noon to 2:30 p.m. A pple Games
fo r K ids sponsored by the Vancouver Parks
and Recreation Funwagon w ill entertain kids
w ith apple art, apple toss, apple relays and
more.
From 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., the Farmers M a r
ket offers its popular Saturday fare o f local
produce, nursery, arts and crafts and food
vendors. A special ch ild re n ’ s market is on tap
where area youngsters w ill sell homegrown
produce and handmade crafts.
call M etro Recycling Inform ation, 234-
3000, to pre-register and get directions to
the Hom e C om posting D em onstration
Center.
Old Apple Tree
Celebration
F or the sixth year. P acific Power do
school at the beginning o f the school year.
donate the items to area schools. “ When you
nated money and school supplies to the
ch ildren at Sabin elementary School in
The supplies include notebooks, crayons,
backpacks, pens, paper an other items.
bring the suppl ies to the schools, you can see
the faces lig h t up,” said Shaw. “ P acific
N ortheast Portland. O ver $200 and many
boxes o f supplies were delivered to the
Each year, P acific Power employees
co lle ct money and educational supplies and
Power is pleased to help the com m unities
we serve.”
A dm ission to Farmers M arket, apple
pressing, hayrides, entertainment and k id ’ s
games are free.
Sponsors are Vancouver Parks and Rec
reation Department, D ow ntow n Vancouver
Association, V ancouver fa rm e r M arket and
The C olum bian.