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.
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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.
To qualified buyer, only Closing COM. and fee. additional Actual monthly payments w ill vary based on price of home and term.