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Page A2 DEC. 3, 1997 (The Uortbmò ^ ìlb s ir itw r • Norris, Beggs & Simpson Pro motes Sullivan & Stephenson R ose G a rd e n “G iv in g T r e e ” Guests attending events at the Rose Garden can help make the holidays a little brighter for area foster children by visiting the Rose G arden's "Giv ing Tree." Sponsored by G eorgia Pacific Corporation and the Portland Trail Blazers, the 22-foot Colorado Blue Spruce will be on di splay on the main (100) concourse, across from entry A-20, at all Rose Garden events through December 19 Some I .(MX) gift tags bearing the name, age and gift wish of a foster child will adorn the tree "W hat people may not realize is that fo ster p aren ts receiv e a basic a llo w an ce for food, shelter and c lo th in g said L inda R ob erts, d irecto r o f the P ortland M et rop o litan F o ster P arents A sso ciatio n "T h is is a w onderful way for the com m unity to help fo ster fam ilies and a way to say thank you for taking in the s ta te 's c h il dren and c arin g for th e m .” All donated toys will be given to foster children in the extended Port land metropolitan area. Currently, more than 5,600 chil dren. ranging in age from birth to 18 years, are in foster care in Oregon. The Foster Parents Association requests that toys be dropped off at their office or at any Rose quarter restaurant by Friday, December 19th The Foster Parents Association is located at 2954 NEGIisan, Suite #2. Portland, OR 97232. The Rose Garden "Giving Tree" was donated by Lake Oswego resi dent and Blazers fan. Ken Bessemer, and decorated by Portland's West Coast Productions. Portland Helps Rhapsody of the Sea stay afloat Electricians from the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW , Local 48 recently had the opportunity to help repair one of the largest cruise ships in the world, the 925-foot "Rhapsody of the Sea.” IBEW Local 48 electricians played a crucial role in this major operation, providing power to marine m echan ics at the Port of Portland During a trip to New York from France, the 5 month old, 2,400-pas- senger liner’s engine began to burn out, leaving the ship with 50% power. Later, on a cruise to Alaska, further damage to the engine occurred, leav ing it with only 30% power The only solution was to replace the engine. IBEW electricians pro vided Port of Portland marine me chanics with the electrical power from shore necessary for installing the new starboard main propulsion motor To replace the engine, workers had to cut a hole in the side of the ship, lift the original engine out, and install the new one. The entire jo b took three weeks. The Port of Portland was chosen by the ship’s owners due to its repu tation for superior repair work and quick turn-around time, and IBEW electricians were chosen due to their Patty J. Sullivan L esley M. S te p h e n s o n atty J. S u lliv a n has studying A cco u n tin g T e c h n o l b e e n p r o m o te d to ogy and is a licen sed sales a s P r o p e r ty M a n a g e r sociate in O regon. and Lesley M. S tep h en so n has S te p h e n s o n s ta r te d w ith been p ro m o te d to M an ag er, N o rris, B eggs & S im p s o n ’s M arket R esearch , announced Loan S erv icin g D epartm ent in J. C layton B e rin g , P resid en t M ay. 1996, as a Loan S e rv ic for the com pany. ing S p e c ia list han d lin g a p o rt P rior to her pro m o tio n as a folio in e x c e ss o f $250 m il P ro p e rty M a n a g e r, S u lliv a n lio n W ith h e r p r o m o tio n , b e g a n w o rk in g fo r N o rris , L esley w ill o v ersee m a in te B eggs & S im pson in 1995, o n n a n c e o f N o r r is , B e g g s & site at the 195-unit R ockw ood S im p so n ’s e x te n siv e database S tation. In 1996, she m oved e n co m p assin g cu rren t m arket in-house and becam e a P ro p in form ation for office, re ta il, erty M anagem ent A ssistan t for in d u stria l, and m u lti-fa m ily th e c o m p a n y ’s R e s id e n tia l pro p erties. She w ill also be re P roperty M anagem ent D e p a rt sponsible for cash flow a n a ly ment assistin g in all asp ects of s e s ; d e m o g r a p h ic s , le a s e property m anagem ent, sp e c ifi com p arab les, the com m ercial cally tenant relations, com pany real estate lib rary , and detailed procedures and com puter tra in m apping se rv ic e s for the c o m ing for o n -site m an ag ers, and pany. U nder S te p h e n so n ’s d i co n d u c tin g c o rp o ra te file a u re c tio n , the N orris. B eggs & d its for the c o m p a n y ’s S ection S im pson Q u arterly M arket R e 42 ta x c r e d i t s p r o p e r t i e s . ports outlin in g current and p ro S u lliv a n ’s c u rre n t p o rtfo lio je c te d tre n d s for the local real in clu d es 178 tax c re d it units, e sta te m a rk e ts w ill be p u b plus a v ariety o f c o n v e n tio n a l lis h e d . L e s le y a tte n d e d h o u s in g . S h e a tte n d e d M t. W hitm an C o lle g e , m ajoring in B o o d C o m m u n ity C o lle g e S o cio lo g y . P IBEW Local 4 8 B u s in e s s M anager Grant Zadow an d Port o f P o r t i a n d M a r k e t i n ^ n ^ u s t o m e ^ e ^ c e Coordinator V ic k i M allonee are show n with the new ly repaired "R hapsody o f th e S e a ." reputation forextensive training and the highest quality work "My experience with IBEW Local 48 electricians has been excellent no problems at all ' said Surin Menon, Executive Vice President of the ship yards. “They’ve been very responsive and always do a bang-up job!” fabric Depot THE IAR6EST, MOST COMPLETE RETAIL FABRIC STORE IS' THE WEST N o v e m b e r 2 5 th r o u g h D e c e m b e r 9, 1 9 9 7 CLOSED THANKSGIVING DAY MAILER SALE! 30% OFF The cause behind the unusually quick burn-out of the engine is being investigated. Meanwhile, the "Rhap sody ot the Sea" is sailing off into the sunset — it’s presently on acruise to the Caribbean. The skilled electricians of the In ternational Brotherhood of Electri cal Workers, Local 48 are trained through ademanding, nationally-rec ognized apprenticeship program implemented by IBEW Local 48 and the professional electrical contrac tors of the Oregon-Columbia Chap ter of the National Electrical Con tractors Association (NECA). Communication Key to Problem Solving "G e ttin g peo p le to g e th e r to share th e ir ideas in a n o n -th re a t ening en v iro n m en t is a key to co m m u n ities w orking out d iffe r e n c e s,” says Dr L inda K ruger, a R esearch Social S c ie n tist for the Forest S e rv ic e ’s P acific N o rth w est R esearch S tatio n . “ People w ant to feel that th e ir ideas are valued, and a safe forum for sh a r ing helps to fa c ilita te that ” K ruger has ju st co m pleted a research project that may help co m m u n ities and m anagers id e n tify and solve com m unity and natural resource m anagem ent is sues. The study, begun in 1995, in clu d ed the tow ns o f R addle, G lenom a. and Packw ood, and the W hite Pass S chool D istrict in s o u th w e s te r n W a s h in g to n K ruger w anted to learn how man agers. scien tists, and citizens can w ork to g e th e r to b etter u n d e r stand w ho lives in a c o m m u n ity , why they live th ere, and w hat c o n cern s they have. T his in fo r m ation is n eeded to b etter u n d e r stand c o m m u n ity -fo re st issues. T he re s u lts o f the re se a rc h showed that citizens can produce useful know ledge for the com m u n ity , m a n a g e rs, and sc ie n tists through participation in com m u nity self-assessm ents. The know l edge produced is not only techni cal inform ation but also know l edge about relations among people with diverse values and concerns will come together to work on a com m on issue, thus building and stren g th en in g relations. K ruger found that top-dow n agency c o n trol o f w hat c itiz e n s see as a grassroots initiative or program is not effective; it is im portant to let local citizens design and assum e responsibility for com m unity self- assessm ents. "S o cial sc ie n tists and oth ers w orking in foreign co u n tries have been using p a rtic ip a to ry research and p la n n in g stra te g ie s for d e c a d e s ,” K ru g er says. “O ne o f the purp o ses fo r this re se a rc h w as to d e m o n stra te that these p a rtic ip a tory p ro c e sse s could be useful in the U nited S ta te s .” M an ag ers at the F o rest S e r vice and o th e r a g e n c ie s are now using te c h n iq u e s such as field M anagers at the F o rest S erv ice and other a g e n c ie s now using te ch n iq u es such as field trip s, c o m m u n ity w o rk sh o p s, o p e n h o u se s, and o th e r e v e n ts to d ire c tly in v o lv e p eo p le in re so u rce m anagem ent issues. “ Field trip s, for ex am p le, help Everything in the store* A NEW DENTAL RESEARCH STU D Y AT RUSSELL STREET C L IN IC FABRIC DEPOT COUPON Simplicity ARE YOU HIV POSITIVE? P a tte r n s • Limit 6 per coupon • Valid IX i< m ix r 5 A 6 |< W only Do You Have Tooth Pain? 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Participants will also be helping to improve the quality of life for |K‘ople with HIV For m ore in form atio n, call: (503) 494-6300 RETAIL - WHOLESALE 7 0 0 S.E. 1 2 2 n d Ave P o rtla n d , OR 2 5 2 -9 5 3 0 Visit our website at www fabriedepot com l-BOO-392-3376 o u t CON H I A l IH Where Healing, Teaching anil Discover)' Come Together SCI t N C I S JNIVTUSfTY An txpmJ opportunity, altlrmathv acflnn insiiiuiion t I people to v isu ally see an a re a o f c o n cern . T his is m uch m ore e f fective than sim ply reading about an issue or pro p o sal or lo o k in g at a m ap," K ruger ex p lain s. " T h e b e a u ty o f in v o lv in g peo p le is th at they get d ire c t k n o w le d g e , and th ro u g h th e ir p a r tic ip a tio n re la tio n s a m o n g people and betw een people and the forest are form ed and b e tte r u n d ersto o d . If ad v ersity is e v i d ent, d ire c t co n ta c t helps bring peo p le w ith d iv erse values and p e rsp e c tiv e s to g e th e r to w ork th ro u g h the a d v e rs ity .” C o lla b o ra to rs on the study in clu d e the U n iv ersity o f W a sh ington. S y racuse U n iv ersity , the W hite Pass S chool D istrict, the W hite Pass C om m unity S e lf-A s sessm ent C om m ittee, the G iffo rd P in c h o t NF, and others. Free Trips to PDX on Tri-Met During Holidays Holiday travelers can avoid the seasonal traffic and parking crunch by taking free Tri-Met holiday ex press buses to Portland International Airport (PDX). The express buses run between T ri-M et’s G atew ay T ransit C en ter and PDX Nov. 25-30 and again Dee. 2()-Jan. 4. The buses operate every 20 m inutes from 4:30 a.m .-8:30 p.m. Express buses connect with T ri-M et MAX light rail trains and a dozen bus routes at G ate way Transit Center. The transit center is located on N ortheast 99th between Glisan and Halsey. The bus stop at the airport is located near the center of short term parking. Due to lim ited parking at G atew ay Transit C en ter, travelers should not park their vehicles overnight. More inform ation about e x press buses, and Tri-M et trip planning assistance is available at 238 RIDE, TTY 2 3 8 -5 8 11, or w w w .tri-m et.org.
