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T he P o r tlan d O bserver • Arc. 20, 1997 J ohn H. F razier B ariti L .A rtharee Promotion of John H. Frazier Baruti L.Artharee Named Housing eil Kelly Company Design Director For Portland ers/Remodelers has an Development nounced the promotion of John H. Frazier to Home RepairTeam A s Commission N sociate an addition of Tim Cook and Jack Heinrich as design con sultants. Frazier, w hojoined Neil Kelly Company as a truck driver in 1987, was a project manager prior to lus new assignm ent with K elly ’s Home Repair Team. The Home RepairTeam specializes in small home repairs and is among the fastest growing segments of the business, which also includes design/build remode ling and cabi net shop with the upscale Neil Kelly Signature and builder lines. The North Portland resident, earned his associate degree in math from Portland Community College. Frazier is a member of the screen ing board of the Jefferson High School Financial Services A cad emy and a volunteer for Self En hancement Inc. aruti L. Artharee will join the P o rtla n d D e v e lo p m e n t Commission (PDC) as Director of the agency ’s Housing Department. He will report to PD C’s Executive Director, Felicia Trader. His start date at the Commission is Septem ber«, 1997. Since 1993, Artharee has served as the Director of the Oregon Hous ing and Community Services De partment. He was appointed by Former-Governor Barbara Roberts and reappointed by Governor John Kitzhaber in 1995. Oregon Housing and Community Services Depart ment provides affordable housing and services to low- to moderate- income Oregonians. Artharee is also the former Presi dent of Coast Industries, one of O regon’s largest minority-owned linns. B P age F reddie W estbrooks T im H ai . i Westbrooks Joins Pacific One Bank YMCA Branch Adopts New Name, Receives $35,000 In New of Grants To Expand Programs acific One Bank has named Freddie W estbrooks to vice president and branch m anager the I.loyd Center branch. W estbrooks will be responsible he N o rth -In n e r N o rth east for managing sales, service, per branch of the C o lum bia- sonnel and branch operations as W illam ette Y M CA has a new well as business and consum er nam e: “ N o rth s id e F a m ily loans and business development. YMCA ” A ccording to the b ra n c h ’s new Prior tojoining Pacific One Bank, W estbrooks was with Bank of c h a irm a n o f the m a n a g e m e n t America for four and a half years, board, Tim H all, the c h an g e is most recently as vice president, re designed to reflect the Y M C A 's lationship officer. W estbrooks also renew ed com m itm ent to offer pro gram s for fam ilies in all o f the brings nine years of banking expe co m m u n ities the branch serves. rience with First Hawaiian Bank, par " T h e N o r th s id e Y M C A is ent company of Pacific One. som ew hat u n iq u e ," says H all. W estbrooks completed his un dergraduate studies at Hawaii Pa "W e do not operate our pro g ram s out o f one central bu ild in g . In cific University with a BA in Busi stead, we take them d ire c tly into ness Administration, graduated top the sc h o o ls and c o m m u n itie s, of the class from the Northwest In offering a range of youth and fam termediate Banking School, and ily s e r v ic e s , in c lu d in g c h ild completed his graduate work at the care." Graduate School of Banking at the H a ll w o rk s fo r K a is e r University of Colorado in Boulder. P e rm a n e n te and s e rv e s as a P T Y M CA v o lu nteer. T h e Y M C A is th e la r g e s t sch o o l-ag e child care p ro v id er in the P o rtlan d M etro p o litan area, c u rre n tly p ro v id in g c h ild care inside elem entary schools at over 40 lo catio n s. The Y M CA also o p e ra te s ch ild d ev elo p m en t c e n ters at four site s, in clu d in g its new C h ild re n ’s H olladay C enter located in the B o n n ev ille Pow er A d m in istra tio n b u ild in g in the L loyd D istrict. The YM CA centers provide be fore and a fte r-sc h o o l program s for in fa n ts, p re -sc h o o le rs and e l e m e n ta ry sc h o o l-a g e c h ild re n . T he N o rth sid e b ran ch is c u r rently e v a lu a tin g the need for a c e n te r in the St. Johns area. The N orthside YM CA also o p e ra te s a p o p u la r M idnight B as k etball program at P o rtsm outh M iddle School in N orth Portland D uring the sum m er, the program is run at R oosevelt H igh S chool. On any given night, m ore than 100 m iddle and high school s tu d e n ts may be found in the gym. As part o f the p rogram , s tu d e n ts hear from guest speak ers - - local com m unity, civic and busi ness leaders. T he b ran ch a n tic ip a te s that m ore than I 80 youth w ill p a rtic i pate in the 28-w eek program . T his year, M idnight basketball added tw o all girl team s, and the branch is hopeful o f sta rtin g a g irls league. "H av in g girls play was part o f our plan to expand this p ro g ram ,” says C u rtis Scott, e x e c u tiv e d i re c to r o f the N orthside YM CA. “O ur program pro v id es an a lte r n a tiv e to h a n g in g out on the stre e ts for both g irls and boys. W ith more contributions, we nope A3 to add o th e r lo c a tio n s and fund e v e n m o re g ir ls a n d b o y s te a m s." A re c e n t $ I (),()()() d o n a tio n from (he P o rtlan d T rial B lazers org an izatio n w ill go tow ard the ex pansion o f M idnight B a sk e t ball in (he c o m m u n ity . O ne o f Y M C A ’s m ost d y n a m ic p r o g r a m s is B la c k A c h iev ers (B A P ). T he n a tio n ally a c c la im e d p rogram c u r rently goes into three a rea high sch o o ls, and th is fall, w ill add one m ore high sch o o l and tw o m iddle sch o o ls. B A P e x p o s e s A f r ic a n - A m erican stu d e n ts Io v arious c a re e r o p p o rtu n itie s. T h is is a c c o m p lish e d w ith the help of Black adult m entors, hence the nam e B lack A ch iev ers. T he role m o dels, w ho have sh o w n e x e m p la r y a c h ie v e m ents in th e ir ca re e r field s, are chosen a n n u a lly fro m P o rtla n d ’s m ajo r c o m p a n ie s, w hich also fin a n c ia lly su p p o rt BAP. The program will add a new co m p o n e n t c a lle d " S c h o la r sh ip " this y ear. T h is a d d itio n w ill focus on help in g stu d e n ts e n te r and co m p le te th e ir s e c ondary e d u c a tio n . The N o rth sid e Y M CA w ill co llab o rate w ith S e lf-e n h a n c e m ent, Inc., a youth e d u catio n al gro u p , on this p ro ject. "W e are re a lly lo oking fo r w ard to new and e x c itin g o p p o rtu n itie s for your youth w ith pro g ram s like B lack A c h ie v e r s ,” says S cott. “T he Y ’s pro g ram s a d d re ss a c a d e m ic a c h ie v e m e n t in a c h a lle n g in g , but fun m anner. J Crime Stoppers Aaron Trey Briggs III The Portland Police Bureau, in cooperation with Crime Stoppers, are asking for your help in locating and apprehending Aaron Trey Briggs III. A felony arrest warrant is on file Even if you haven’t charging Briggs with Assault in the Second Degree. The charge stems from an inci dent which occurred on July 17, 1997, in which Briggs is alleged to have shot a 13-year-old victim in the face with a handgun. Aaron Trey Briggs III isdescribed as an 18-year-oId black male, with a date of birth of August 8, 1979. Briggs is 6 ’0 tall, weighing 170 pounds, with black hair and brown eyes. Briggs has a scar under his left eye, and the phrase “Mr. Playboy” tattooed on a finger of his left hand. Briggs’ last known address is in the 400 block of NE San Rafael Street in Portland. C rim e S to p p e rs is o ffe rin g a cash rew ard o f up to $ 1 ,0 0 0 for in fo rm a tio n , re p o rte d to C rim e S to p p e rs, w hich leads to an a r rest in th is case or any u n solved felo n y c rim e , and you can re m ain a n o n y m o u s. C all C rim e S to p p e rs at (5 03) 823-H E L P . SAVED A LOT for a home, you’ve probably saved ENOUGH. Help sought Portland Police Bureau Homi cide Investigators, in cooperation with Crime Stoppers, are asking for your help in identifying and appre hending the suspect or suspects in a murder. On Wednesday, May 28, 1997, at about 3:30 in the morning, 34-ycar- old Wendy Kay Limand a male com panion, were seated in a car parked at North Albina Avenue and North Webster Street. A white mid-size American car occupied by two black males, approached westbound on North W ebster Street and pulled alongside the victim ’s car. Numer ous gunshots were fired from the suspect vehicle fatally injuring Lim and wounding her companion. The suspect vehicle then (led the scene westbound on Webster. Investiga tors are attempting to determine a motive for the shooting. Crime Stoppers is offering a cash reward of up to $ 1,000 for informa tion, reported to Crime Stoppers, which leads to an arrest in this case or any unsolved felony crime, and you can remain anonymous. Call Crime Stoppers at (503) 823-HELP. Arson deaths trial opens A 12-year-old boy who started a fire that killed eight Mexican immi grants, including an entire family, should not be held responsible be cause o f limited mental capacity, defense attorneys said on Wednes day. In opening arguments on behalf of one o f O regon's youngest defen dants. attorney Jennifer Harrington argued that Ray DeFord did not know what he was doing when he used newspapers to start the June 1996 apartment house fire in Aloha. Because DeFord was 11 at the time, he is being tried as a juvenile on eight counts o f first-degree mur der, eight counts o f first-degree m anslaughter and one count o f felony arson. The maximum penalty is incarceration until his 25th birth day. The court-appointed defense at torneys said DeFord was abused when he was younger, is borderline retarded and has the mental capaci ties o f a 7-year-old. The boy has been kept at the Christie School. 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