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Murky Water Lines In Sifton
When the City o f Vancouver
I Water Utility turned on a new water
I transmission line, it sent murky
I water into water lines serving cus-
I turners in the Sifton area northeast
I of the city. “Undetected sediment in
I the line went into the system,” says
I Dan Swensen, public works con-
I struction manager. As o f Friday af-
I temoon, several thousand residents
I in the area either had no water or
cloudy water coming from their taps.
Swensen advises water custom-
I ers in the area not to turn on devices
that run on water, such as washing
machines.
Although the water is murky from
the sediment, it has been chlorin­
ated and should not pose a health
hazard.
City crews are working on the
problem and hope to have clear wa­
ter running through the new line soon.
“ We have been doing a massive flush­
ing to clear the sy stem ,” says
Swensen. “Once our lines are clear,
customers can turn on their taps and
flush their own lines.”
The Portland Public Schools Foun­
dation announced a drive to urge
small and mid-sized companies to
join the Campaign For Our Schools.
The announcem ent was made at
Powell’s City o f Books, on May 13,
and coincided with an appeal letterto
more than 2,000 Portland business­
es, co-signed by civic and business
leaders. The letter urges businesses
tojoin the Campaign For Our Schools
by, making a direct corporate contri­
bution, establishing a matching fund
for employee contributions, encour­
aging employees and customers to
participate in the March For Our
Schools, and donating a percentage
o f sales to the campaign.
The letter is signed by eight civic
and business leaders: Mayor Vera
Katz; Portland Public Schools Foun­
dation president on Saxton o f Ater
Waynne Hewitt Dodson & Skerritt;
N ike’s Tom Clarke; Michael Powell
o f Pow ell’s City o f Books; Gun
Denhart o f Hanna Andersson; Sho
Dozono o f Azumano T ravel; George
Passadore o f Wells Fargo; and C hief
o f Police Charles A. Moose. Ph D.
The Campaign For Our Schools is
a community-wide effort to support
public schools in the face o f massive
budget cuts. The Campaign aims to
raise as much o f the Portland Public
Schools’ $15 million budget short­
fall possible by the last day o f school,
June 12 through appeals to small,
mid-size and large companiesa do­
nation hotl ine (1 -800-290-0000) pro­
moted by an advertising campaign
designed by Wieden & Kennedy
which encourages all members ofthe
public to make an immediate contri­
bution the March For Our Schools, a
fundraising pledgewalk o f 30,000
students, parents, g randparents,
teachers, businesses, community and
political leaders.
The March For Our Schools will
begin at 4:30 at the Rose Garden on
Saturday, June I, 1996.
The new25-inch watermain runs
some 6,000 feet from near 39th
Street and 142nd Avenue to Fourth
Plain and Ward Road. It was built
in anticipation o f increased demand
for water in that area
Friday’s activation o f the line
was not the first time water has |
passed through the new main.
It previously had been flush with
chlorinated water in preparation for
use. “ We regret any inconvenience
to our customers and appreciate I
their patience,” Swensen says.
[Ernie Vande Zande Chosen City
Employee Of The Year
VancouverCity Manager Vernon
I Stoner compared him Io the Ener-
Igizer Bunny before naming Ernie
I Vande Zande, manager o f Pearson
I Airfield, as City o f Vancouver Em-
| ployee o f the Year.
The announcement was made at
I the fifth annual awards ceremony
I for city employees
Vande Zande was praised for his
I untiring work during the February
flood when Pearson Airfield prop­
erty and planes were threatened by
rising water. His long hours and ef­
forts to keep property loss at a mini­
mum were lauded as well as his good
spirit and willingness to help. As the
floodwaters rose he helped evacuate
planes to a safe location.
Vande Zande was hired June 2,
1989 as facilities administrator for
the Vancouver Parks and Recreation
Department.
In addition to his work with the
city, Vande Zande is the manager o f J
the U.S. Olympic Shooting Team,
made up o f competitors in rifle,
pistol, trap, skeet and running tar­
get. He will attend the Olympic
Games in Atlanta, Georgia in July.
Other special peer honors went
to: D oris G irt, p a rk s; A aron
O degard, public w orks; Alison
Chinn, law; Sharron Wannamaker,
public works; and the Police De­
partment patrol shift.
Looking At Affordability
The Housing Unit o f the coun­
ty ’s Department o f Community
Services has prepared an analysis
o f housing costs in Clark County.
The report, which compares the
county to other areas in the Port­
land region as wel I as to other com­
munities in Washington, is avail­
able at the department.
“In part, this report grew out o f a
pledge made by both the county and
the city o f Vancouver to report on the
changing nature of the community,”
said Mike Piper, Department ofCom-
munity Services Director.
Piper said the report was com­
piled to address a number o f ques­
tions such as:
• What is affordable housing?
• Is housing becoming less afford­
able in Clark County ?
• How do house prices vary across
the county *
• What are the components o f the
price o f an average home?
• What does all o f this mean?
Included are statistics from 1990
to 1995. The report is written in a
question and answer format with
graphs to back up the text. It is not
highly statistical and is designed for
the reader interested in a better un­
derstanding o f local trends. For ex­
ample, the report notes that:
• There is a significant - and wors­
ening - shortage o f affordable hous­
ing in Clark County.
• Based on income alone, home
ownership is now beyond the reach
o f the majority o f the county's house­
holds.
• Clark County ranks as the sixth
most affordable o f the 15 areas in
the Portland region.
• Overall. Clark County ranks as
having the second highest home
prices o f the nine counties in the
state o f Washington selected. (Oth­
er counties surveyed were King,
Pierce, Thurston, Yakima, Cowlitz,
Wahkiakum. Lewis a n d Pacific.)
• The median price fo r houses sold |
in C lark C ounty in ¡995 was
S I 18,500fo r an existing house a n d I
S I 32,000fo r a newly constructed [
house.
The Housing Unit plans to add
more information each year based
on the questions the community
asks about affordable housing.
To obtain a copy o f the report,
call the Department o f Community
Services at 737-6123.
Department hosts the Hershey Track
I Meet on Thursday, May 16 at the
Hudson's Bay High School track.
Meet is free for boys and girls ages
I nine to 14 Register starting at 4
I p m. Events include a softbal I throw,
I running and long jump. Meet be-
I gins
at 5:15 p.m. and concludes
about 8 p.m. Volunteers are needed.
Call 696-8006 to volunteer.
Boys and girls ages five through 11
can sharpen their soccer skills at a
special class which meets on two
Saturdays, May 18 and 25 from 9 to
10 a m. at the Bagley Center, 4100
Plomondon. Cost is $14 or $10 for
city residents.
Award For Marshall Pool
The city’s Mashall Pool has cap-
Itured the National Aquatic Risk
I management Gold Award for Ellis
| and Associates.
To earn the award ratings had to
I be an average o f 95 percent on all
I safety inspections throughout 1995.
There are usually three to five unan-
Inounced inspections which focus
Ion the professionalism, personal
I safety, observational skills aquatic
accident prevention and C P. R. (car-
| diopulmonary resuscitation) emer-
gency management o f staff, supervi­
sors and lifeguards.
Marshall Pool also won a Gold
Award in 1994 and received the first-
ever, perfect 100 percent score.
The aquatics program at Marshall
Pool includes lessons forall ages, lap
swim, lifeguard training, kayaking
and aqua aerobics.
Marshall Pool opened in 1965 and
is the city’s only public swim pool. It
is part o f Marshall Center, 1009 E.
McLoughlin Blvd.
Try pickleball at Marshall Cen­
ter, 1009 E. McLoughlin. Pickleball
is a cross betw een tennis and
whiffleball, played indoors.
This drop-in class is for adults,
ages 18 and older. Class meets
Thursdays from 8:30 to 10:30 p.m.
cost is $3.25 or $2.75 for city resi­
dents.
ences University.
“As always, where members are
hospitalized will depend on where their
doctor practices and the type o f care
needed,” said Thomas Sy Itebo o f Bess
Kaiser Medical Center.
Included in the changes is a phased
closure o f Bess Kaiser Medical Cen­
ter. Over the next several weeks the
hospital will go from having approxi­
mately 130 patients a day to about 50.
Urgent care and 24-hour emergen­
cy care will be available at Bess Kaiser
through 1996. Outpatient surgery.
Gynecological and emergency surger­
ies and most medical admissions will
not be affected this year.
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New Playground
At Version
Vernon Elementary is raising money to pay for a new playground
urrently the school has a small wooden play structure with a slide 2 tire
swings and some climbing bars. Only 12 to 15 students can safely play on
it There are 550 students at Vernon ranging in age from 4 to 11 years old.
The staff students and families o f Vernon have been rasing money to build
a new play ground So far, by saving pennies, and selling candy and
Christmas Ornaments, they have raised $9,000
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ceremony Wednesday, April 24,
to recognize businesses, organi­
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