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17, 1996 • T he P ortland O bserver
From Welfare To Work Step By Step
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is a re s o u rc e r o o m , an A F S o f f ic e
an d
a r e p r e s e n ta tiv e
fr o m
A lw a y s cha ng ing , the new w e l­
th e
fare w a vers w i ll a lte r h o w steps
w o rks. A n d the s ta ff is alw ays lo o k ­
is heavy on se lf-c o n fid e n c e b u ild in g
E m p lo ym e n t D iv .s io n on hand. T w o
and teaches h o w to tu rn w hat they
m ental health counselors and a drug
in g fo r be tte r w ays to get m ore peo­
have in to som e th in g m arketable. The
and a lc o h o l co u n se lo r are there and
ple in to the w o rk fo rc e
sessions in clu d e career assessment
once a w eek, a na tu ro p a th ic c lin ic
and vo ca tio n a l guidance.
com e to the program .
Recently, m ost o f the s ta ff received
90 -da y la y o ff notices, an e ffe ct o fth e
Metro Councilor Blasts Study
Steps o ffe rs fiv e - to six w eek class­
T h e ir h o lis tic approach has lead
b u dg etcrises in W ashing to n. As long
es fo r those w h o w a nt to get a G E D
to a h ig h ly successful p ro gra m and is
as fu n d in g is n o t firm , the s ta ff has to
M e tro C o u n c ilo r R od M o n ro e
has had a g o o d w o rk in g re la tio n ­
and i f it takes lo ng er. A d u lt Basic
b e co m in g a m o d e l fo r re fo rm in g
be g iv e n no tice. " W e ’ re not in panic
ship w ith C la rk C o u n ty leaders and
E d u c a tio n focuses on e n h a n c in g
w e lfa re in o th e r states.
the n o w -d e fu n ct W estern Bypass.
c ritic iz e d a vo te taken by the I rans-
A c c o rd in g to M o n ro e , w h o chairs
p o rta tio n F utures C o m m itte e in
the M e tro C o u n c il B udget and F i­
w ill c o n tin u e to w o rk to w a rd a b a l­
e m p lo y a b ility s k ills and re fe rra ls to
V a n co u ve r that c o u ld lead to p lac­
nance C o m m itte e , this study w o u ld
anced and e n v iro n m e n ta lly safe b i­
lo ng er term e d uca tion al support.
ing a th ird b rid g e betw een O regon
be a waste o f tim e and taxp ayer d o l­
and W a sh in g to n in the P ortla nd
lars. " This p ro je ct has been a b o o n ­
area.
d o g g le fro m the b e g in n in g ,”
The c o m m itte e re c e n tly voted
he said. "T h e p lan w o u ld w ip e out
m ode y e t,” says C o lem a n
keep s e rvin g o u r cl ients to the best o f
G a ry C olem a n co n trib u te s the suc­
o u r a b ilitie s , but it does m ake fo r
T h e p ro g ra m has a c o m p u te r
cess o f Steps to an honest approach.
stressful tim es.
a
la b on s ite a n d h o ld s cla s s e s fro m
“ I t ’ s not h o w w e manage. I t ’ s not
b r id g e w ith th e g u id e lin e s set
b a s ic c o m p u te r use to d a ta b a se
state tra n s p o rta tio n plan
"If
W a s h in g t o n
b u ild s
o u r services
N evertheless, they w ill celebrate
I t ’ s the q u a lity o f re­
th e ir 5,000th h ire F rid a y, A p r il 19 at
fo r t h b y th e T r a n s p o r t a t io n F u ­
p ro g ra m s it a ls o o ffe r s a p o p u la r
spect we have fo r those we serve.” he
th e ir 10 a.m. Pod. F or them it w ill be
o f f ic e te c h n ic ia n c o u rs e
says.
a bash.
10-9 to issue a fe a s ib ility study that
w etlands, habitats fo r the bald eagle
tu re s C o m m itte e , th e re s id e n ts
w o u ld pursue b u ild in g a bridg e
and ducks, and pave a part o f Forest
th e re b e tte r g e t s c u b a g e a r f o r
west o f V a n c o u v e r th ro u g h w et­
P a rk."
t h e ir c a rs b e c a u s e th e b r id g e
lands, n o rth o f the C o lu m b ia R iv ­
M o n ro e , w h o represents M e tro on
w o n ’ t be b u ilt o n th e O re g o n
er, south th ro u g h Forest P ark T he­
the Southw est W ashing to n R egional
s id e an d w i l l e n d in th e m id d le
o re tic a lly it w o u ld con ne ct w ith
T ra n sp o rta tio n C o m m issio n , said he
o f t h e C o lu m b ia R iv e r , ” he sa id .
Humane Society Joins
In Pet Adoptathon ‘96
T here
Boise Neighborhood Considers Pub
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end,” says R ich a rd C o llo rd , execu­
is the largest a n im a l shelter in south­
tiv e d ire c to r o f the V a n co u ve r H u ­
west W a sh in g to n , h a n d lin g n e arly
ters th ro u g h o u t the U n ite d States
m ane S ociety. " W e also hope to gen­
7.000 a n im a ls each year. T h e S o c i­
and Canada fo r Pet A d o p ta th o n
erate awareness o f the sh e lte r’s w o rk
ety is a n o n -p ro fit o rg a n iz a tio n ded­
’96, a firs t-e v e r e ffo rt to b rin g tho u­
w ith anim al care in the c o m m u n ity .”
icated to p re v e n tin g c ru e lty to a n i­
sands o f hom eless dogs, cats, p u p ­
P rospective adopters can stop by
m als, p ro v id in g care fo r hom eless
the neighborhood, but I ’ m w illin g to go
w ith it i f i t closes by m id n ig h t.”
bar. Stewart has w ith dra w n his o rig i­
Some questioned w hetherthe b u ild ­
illegal activities, d isru p tio n o f busi­
nal request to sell beer and w ine to go,
ing can seat 50 people and s till have
nesses by drunks and p ro pe rty dam ag­
and has offered to close at m id nig ht
space fo r a w o rk in g kitchen. "W h a t
es, I th i nk granti ng a I iq uo r I icense is an
rather than 2:3 0 a.m.
tion.”
The V a n c o u v e r H um ane S o ci­
hope Easy Street w ill be a good place
to eat and hear m usic, not a problem
-tory o f this co m e r and the existence o f
open in vita tio n fo r further deteriora­
ety is jo in in g m ore than 7 0 0 shel­
kin d o f food w ill you serve, cold sand­
w iches?” one man asked.
“ W e co u ld use a place to have a
sandwich, and rig h t now there’ s no
“ I d o n ’t like it. C rim e is do w n now,
T o this, ow ner J e ff Stewart and
place "said resident Edward T. Durham.
but w henever a bar opens up it goes
consultant John T hom pson say they
“ I ’m not sure how I feel about a tavern in
rig h t up,” said resident, Stan Evenson.
The Road To The White House,
And The Road To The Poor House
by P rof .
M c K inley B urt
C om m ittee O ffice s b lew the w histle
v id u a l eco n o m ic w e lfare . A s yo u are
The avenues to pow er and w ealth in
heard around the globe. A series o f
aw are, I have devoted the past few
this country are not always paved w ith
events was set in m otio n that have
weeks to an e x a m in a tio n o f the state
good intentions--or any intentions at
made some persons famous, some rich,
o f a ffa irs in ed uca tion at the basic
pies and k itte n tog ether w ith good
a n ytim e d u rin g the 3 6 -h o u r event.
and distressed a n im a ls, and edu­
ad op tive fam i I ies d u rin g one w e ek­
C oun selo rs w ill be on-hand to help
ca tin g the p u b lic ab o u t p ro p e r a n i­
end. The V a n c o u v e r sh e lte r w ill
m atch orphaned pets w ith lo v in g fam ­
m al care.
rem ain open fo r a d o p tio n s fo r 36
ilies. E very a d o p tin g fa m ily w ill re­
T h e she lter is lo cated at 2323 W .
hours stra ig h t sta rtin g at 9 a.m.
ce ive a free starter package fille d
26 th Street E xte n sio n . F ro m 1-5,
all. The path is often seren d ip ity itself.
some shamed, some im prisoned, and
s k ills level. A n d I p a rtic u la rly have
Saturday, M a y 4 and c o n tin u in g
w ith lam s dog o r cat foo d and h e lp fu l
head w est on F o u rth P la in B o u le ­
Pretty m uch the same w ith poverty,
some absolutely poverty stricken like
em phasized the e ffe c tiv e in te gra tion
in fo rm a tio n about p ro pe r pet care.
vard o v e r the ra ilro a d overpass and
except that even less e ffo rt is required.
o u rm o st unfortunate M r. Frank W ills .
in to a h ig h ly te ch n ica l w o rkp la ce
The la m sC om p an y isa n a tio n a l spon­
fo llo w H um ane S o c ie ty signs. F or
The tragic death o f Secretary o f
Speaking o f w hom , we m ay a llot
that can be acco m p lish e d by co m ­
m ore in fo rm a tio n , c a ll (3 6 0 ) 6 9 3 -
Com m erce, Ron B row n c e rta in ly em ­
th e " 15 minutes o ffa m e ” soeloquently
m on sensical approaches - m ethod­
47 46 .
phasizes the first instance, not that the
described by A n d y W arhol, but none
o lo g ie s ... that seem to have been
super-com petent ‘ A m ba ssad or For
o f the largesse and earthly riches re­
abandoned o v e r the last f if t y years.
E conom ic D e velo pm e nt’ was consid­
ceived by other actors in the W atergate
Several hum an resource people
ered to be on track fo r the highest
play, television, m ovies, talk shows,
w hose groups I ’ ve re c e n tly spoken
o ffic e in the land. B u t rather that the
books, personal appearances - con­
to, ca lle d to ask had I seen a p a rticu ­
unfortunatecircum stances forced from
centrated exposure and exploitation.
la r a rtic le in M o n d a y ’ s O regonian
The last we heard o f M r. W ills , he was
N e w spa pe r fo r A p r il 15: Indeed I
throu gh 9 p.m . Sunday, M a y 5.
“ O u r go a l fo r th is eve nt is to
adopt o u t as m an y a n im a ls as we
sor o f the Pet A d o p ta th o n .
have a v a ila b le d u rin g the w eek-
T he V a n co u ve r Hum ane S ociety
Clark County To Fill Vacancy On
Historic Preservation Commission
The C la rk C o u n ty B oa rd o fC o m -
process to nom in ate p ro pe rties to the
con tact E lise S c o ln ic k , P lanner II,
President B ill C lin to n the adm ission
at 6 9 9 -2 3 7 5 exte n sio n 4958.
that an A fric a n A m erican was d ire ctly
lonely, forgotte n a nd m idd le -age d,still
had, " A u d it C ite s A bu se In T e m p o ­
responsibleforhisposition; Ron Brow n
caressing his cat and on w elfare, being
rary F oreign w o rk e r p ro g ra m .” It was
m issioners is re c ru itin g fo r a co u n ­
national h isto ric register, and review s
ty resident to serve on the C la rk
and recom m ends ord in a n ce cha ng­
C o u n ty H is to ric Preservation C o m ­
es.
I f yo u are interested in se rvin g
please s u b m it a le tte r o f interest
was elected chairm an o f the D em o­
re la tive ly unem ployable after being
T h e a p p o in tm e n t w ill f u lf il l the
a n d /o r resum e by M a rc h 15, 1996
said that “ thousands o f im m ig ra n ts in
cratic N a tio n a l C om m ittee and had
busted fo r s h o p liftin g a p a ir o f Nikes.
re m a in in g three m onths o f a one year
to: C la rk C o u n ty B o a rd o f C o m ­
h ig h -s k illjo b s are pushing out A m e r­
p ro m p tly m oved to unite a d ispirite d
The co m m is s io n re vie w s a p p li­
A n d y W arhol was s till right, I suppose.
term and w ill serve a three y ea r term
m issione rs, A ttn : L in d a D y g e rt,
ican w o rke rs, and m any are ille g a lly
D em ocratic Party. As a result riches
cations fo r h is to ric tax v a lu a tio n ,
Being o f an em m ently curious na­
e x p irin g June 30, 1999. F o r sp e c ific
H e rita g e C o m m is s io n A p p o in t ­
re m a in in g in the U .S .” The A sso cia t­
have flo w e d to the many.
m aintains the lo ca l h is to ric re g is­
in fo rm a tio n re g ard ing m eeting tim es,
m ent,
m ission, an a d v is o ry board w ith in
the P la n n in g D iv is io n .
te r, id e n tifie s h is to ric /la n d m a rk
expected tim e c o m m itm e n t and oth -
b u ild in g s and sites, fa c ilita te s the
er com m ission in fo rm a tio n please
ture and pa rticu la rly upset by this o ut­
ed Press d isp a tch goes on to say that
In the second instance we have for
rageous turn o f a fic k le fate, I decided
“ the p ro gra m has becom e a rub be r
our m odel the blackm an w ho ‘ im p le­
to get o f f a Fax to the man w ho was
stam p fo r both s k ille d and u n skille d
m ented’ the presidency o fG e ra ld Ford
rig h t at the heart o f things from the
im m ig ra n ts seeking to liv e and w o rk
w ho succeeded R ichard N ix o n , and
beginning; B ob W oodard, c h ie f in ves-
in th is c o u n try .”
whose inept perform ance lead to an­
tiga tive reporter fo r the W ashington
T h is is v e ry bad news fo r those o f
other D em ocratic occupancy o f the
Post Newspaper. T h is is the man w ho
us w h o have been tire le s s ly w o rk in g
p a rticip ants ho w to d isting uish o rig ­
W hite House, Jim m y w hat! Y o u d o n ’t
made a jo u rn a lis tic career out o f the
to tra in and prepare o u r ow n y o u n g ­
W atergate caper. He can te ll us, i f
sters fo r a v ia b le in te rfa ce w ith c u r­
P.O. B o x 50 00 , V a n c o u v e r W A
9 8 6 6 6 5000
Advice On Vintage Homes Offered
The C ity o f V a n c o u v e r’ s O f­
1101 O ff ic e r s R o w .
fic e o f H e r ita g e S e rv ic e s w i l l
D ave
M cK ay,
to basem ent. M o rris o n w ill teach
v e te ra n
o ld
h o ld a w o r k s h o p f o r p e o p le w h o
house o w n e r and
inal features fro m la te r a d ditions.
rem em ber Frank W ills ? The dedicat­
o w n o r a re t h in k in g a b o u t b u y ­
in s p e c to r , w i l l c o n d u c t th e w o r k ­
“ T h is class w ill g iv e hom eow ners
ed young security guard w h o d iscov­
anyone, ju s t what turn that fic k le fate
rent re a litie s o f te ch n o lo g y - and up
in g a v in ta g e h o m e . “ H o w to
s h o p w ith Jane M o r r is o n , p r e s e r ­
in fo rm a tio n and to o ls to ta ckle the
ered the “ W atergate burglars.”
has taken. I ’ ll keep you advised about
to n o w , w ith som e degree o f success
E v a lu a te th e C o n d it io n a n d In ­
v a t io n is t and O f f ic e o f H e r ita g e
e va lu a tio n o f o ld e r hom es,” says
t e g r it y o f Y o u r V in ta g e H o m e ”
S e rv ic e s c o o r d in a to r .
M o rris o n .
p r o fe s s io n a l
is set S a tu rd a y , A p r i l 13, fr o m 9
M c K a y w ill focus on e v a lu a tin g
a m . to n o o n a t G r a n t H o u s e ,
the c o n d itio n o f a house fro m rafters
Class size is lim ite d . T o pre­
register, cal 169 6 -8 2 3 6 o r 696-8219
For better o r worse, the course o f
M r. W ills.
I m ig h t say. W e sense the urgency o f
the nation and indeed the w o rld , was
L o o k in g at o u r ow n situ a tio n s
changed that fateful night in 1972 when
w h ic h c e rta in ly are less tra g ic and
w eek-end in B ea verton to con sid er a
o u r lo w ly -p a id , but co n scie n tio u s
less w o rld -s h a k in g , but, o f course,
response.
guardian o f the D em ocratic N ational
are very, ve ry im p o rta n t to o u r in d i­
the situ a tio n and are m ee ting this
Continued next week.
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