Portland observer. (Portland, Or.) 1970-current, January 21, 1998, Page 2, Image 2

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JA N . 21, 1998
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City adds Employment
Application to Internet Site
Job seekers can now get a copy ol
th e C ity o f Vancouver's employm ent
application d irectly o f f the Internet,
fills newest addition to the c ity 's
aw ard-w inning web site makes the
application process taster and easier
by a llo w in g jo b candidates to print a
copy ol the employm ent application
on their ow n home computer printer.
I licv can then complete the applica­
tion and mail or F A X it to the c ity 's
Human Resources Ac Risk Services
The Perspective Gents o f Bridge Builders performed in a special Blazer pregame celebration
honoring Dr. King. They presented the Black National Anthem (Lift Every Voice and Sing), recited
a poem to candlelight as a saxophone played in the background and they closed the ceremony
with the National Anthem. The Perspective Gents also performed on the North and South stages
on the main concourse during half time and invited fans to participate and learn “step" routines.
(Photo by Kelly Moore)
was injured when a speeding d rive r
in a stolen ve h icle ram m ed the
v ic tim ’ s C hevrolet Nova at the in te r­
section o f SE 34th anti SE Belm ont
W illia m B. Hoge. w hite male,
D O B 07-22-66, o f SE Portland died
as the result o f in juries incurred when
his 1970 C hevrolet Nova was struck
in the rear w hile he was stopped at
the lig h t on SE Belm ont at SE 34th
Avenue. A passenger, Velester E.
Magee, male black. D O B 06-12-68.
o f N E Portland was also injured.
Magee is recovering from his in ju ­
ries at a local hospital.
A Portland Police O ffic e r o b ­
served tw o stolen vehicles parked in
the lo t o f the Grand Central B o w l
h o w lin g alley in lo w e r SE Portland.
V ancouver’ s C om m unity D evel­
nience stores w ith the keys inside
and the engines running.
m a le , D O B 0 2 -0 2 -7 9 . was a r­
rested and tra n s p o rte d to a lo c a l
A t approxim ately SE 23rd and
Belm ont o ffice rs attempted to box-
in the Blazer w h ile it was traveling at
a slow rale o f speed. This tailed
when the suspect veered Ins vehicle
into one o f the police cars and accel­
erated to a high rale o f speed and
continued east bound on SE Belm ont.
The officers became involved in a
h o s p ita l f o r tr e a tm e n t. H e ’ s
c h a rg e d w ith M a n s la u g h te r I,
A s s a u lt II. P ossession o f a S to ­
le n M o t o r V e h ic le . U U M V ,
F e lo n y E lu d e , F e lo n y H it & R u n ,
R eckless D riv in g and C o n s p ira c y
lo U L IM V . S e ve ra l h o u rs la te r
R yan C h ris to p h e r M o re la n d was
pursuit situation w ith overheads ami
sirens running fo r approxim ately five
blocks when the lead car pul led o f f o f
the p u rs u it The o ffic e r radioed ahead
to other cars that the suspect was
c o n tin u in g eastbound w ith o u t lights
and that the o ffic e r was p u llin g back.
The police car was slopped at the
light at SE Belm ont and 30th Avenue
when he observed a flash o f lig h t and
what appeared to be an accident. In
As he attempted to gather additional
officers to the scene the suspects
returned to the vehicles and drove
o ff He radioed the in fo rm a tio n to
the other cars and fo llo w e d the sus­
pects. The stolen 1996 C hevrolet
pact o f the c o llis io n into a nearby
Blazer was fo llo w in g a stolen 1994
M itsubishi Eclipse. Both vehicles had
u tility pole causing fatal injuries to
the victim . The a ir bag in the stolen
list o f all current C ity o f Vancouver
jo b openings, file Job O pportunities
page is the most-used page on the
c ity ’ s web site, receiving over I .(MM,
visitors each week. Each job opening
listed on this page lin ks io another
page p ro vid in g detailed inform ation
about, and requirements lor. the spe­
c ific job.
Job seekers w ithout Internet ac­
cess or a home printer can also get a
city em ploym ent application by c a ll­
ing the Human Resources D epart­
ment at (360) 696-8419 or by v is it­
ing its o ffic e s a l 703 Broadway. Suite
5<M> in dow ntow n Vancouver.
file lob O pportunities page can
be reached from a lin k on the C ity ol
V a n c o u v e r's
H o m e Page at
w w w .ci.vancouver.w a.us/.
Development planning for Neigborhoods
SE Portland Man Dies In
Stolen Car Incident
A t a p p ro x im a te ly 11:45 p.m ..
Wednesday. January 14. 1998, a SE
Portland man died and a second man
Department.
The E m ploym ent A p p lica tio n is
accessible from the c ity 's Job O p­
portunities page, w hich includes a
a rre s te d and c h a rg e d w it h 2-
c o u n ts o f U U M V and 2 -c o u n ts
o f P ossession o f a S to le n M o to r
V e h ic le . M o re la n d was the d riv e r
o f the s to le n M its u b is h i v e h ic le .
B o th have been lo d g e d in to the
J u s tic e C e n te r J a il. B o th a ls o
have a h is to ry fo r U U M V .
Photographs are available at the
Identification D iv is io n , 12 door. Jus­
tice Center.
opment Department invites represen­
tative or recognized city neighbor­
hoods toattend pre-application meet­
ings regarding developm ent propos­
als in their neighborhood A pre-
application meeting is the first meet­
ing between the city and a potential
developer A t these meetings, city
staff inform the developer o f require -
incuts fo r development.
"By in v itin g n e ig hb o rh o o d re p ­
resentatives. we hope lo create an
o p p o rtu n ity fo r the d e ve lo p e r and
n e ig h b o rh o o d representatives to
meet and create a w o rk in g re la ­
tio n s h ip . says Jon W agner o l the
C o m m u n ity D e ve lo p m e n t D e p a rt­
ment.
The c ity has already started noti-
fyin g recognized neighborhood as­
sociations ol these meetings. The
meeting notice includes the project
name, location and description, and
the name and telephone num ber ol
the city stal l mem ber responsible for
the conference.
People w ith questions about the
review process and procedures may
call W anner at 735-8873. ext. 8310.
Historic Reserve looks for memories/mementos
V a ncouver’ s N ational H isto ric
Reserve hopes folks in the com m u­
nity who have memories and/or me­
mentos from the early days w ill share
them lo r the O.O. Howard House’ s
grand opening this com ing fall
Hie newly-restored house on O f­
ficers Row w ill be the home o f the
National H istoric Reserve V isitors
Inform ation Center In preparation
lor the opening, and exhibit is planned
to display many historic photos, docu­
ments and art 11 acts from the National
H istoric Reserve's collection.
’’We need help from the public to
id e n tify people, places and things in
the c o lle c tio n .” says Lois M ark, a
historian w o rkin g on the project.
In particular, she hopes lo make
contact w ith people w ho have per­
sonal recollection and/or photos ol
V ancouver Barracks. Pearson Field
and Kaiser Shipyard.
M ack poses the fo llo w in g ques­
tions to help peoplejob their memory:
* Were you or an ancestor sta­
tioned at Vancouver Barracks p rio r
to W o rld W ar II?
* D id you or someone you knew 11 y
out o f Pearson Field before W W II?
* Did you w ork in the Kaiser S hip­
yard during W W II? O r did you live
in Vancouver H ousing A u th o rity
accomm odations during the war?
* D id you see the Russian pilots
land ai Pearson Field in 1937.’ Do
you have photographs o f the event?
Were you involved w ith C iv ilia n
C onservation Corps w o rk in the
V ancouver Barracks district?
* D oyou have photos, scrapbooks,
letters, diaries, souvenirs or other
materials relating to any ol the above
subjects?
I f so, contact M ack at 690-71 It).
the 3400 block ol SE B elm ont the
Blazer had sideswiped a HondaC’ ivic
and a Toyota C elica before h illin g
the v ic tim 's cat
The N ova was driven by the im ­
been stolen earlier in the evening by
Blazer deployed preventing further
the suspects when both vehicles were
injuries lo the suspect.
discovered parked in front o f conve-
The Ultimate Achievement
W illia m A r n o ld T in d e ll, w h ite
Valentine 0 Grams Go On Sale February 2nd
Need g ills fo r a ll y o u r fa v o r ite
V a le n tin e s ? S u rp ris e y o u r s w e e t­
hearts w ith Loaves & F is h e s ’ V a l­
e n tin e -O -G ra m s . fe a tu rin g tw o
c in n a h o n W o rld F a m o u s C in n a ­
m on R o lls .
A t o n ly $ 1 0 .0 0 p e r p a cka g e ,
V a le n tin e -O -G ra m s go on sale
M o n d a y . F e b ru a ry 2 n d . th ro u g h
F e b ru a ry 10th o r u n til s u p p lie s
run o u t! T o o rd e r, c a ll 7 7 7 -9 9 3 I
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PM
M o n d a y th r o u g h F r id a y .
C in n a h o n S to re s ca n n o t pro ce ss
ord e rs.
Y o u m ust c o n ta c t L o a v e s &
F ish e s! V a le n tin e -O -G ra m s w ill
be d e liv e re d on F rid a y . F e b ru a ry
13th a n y w h e re in the P o rtla n d
area w ith y o u r p e rso n a l message.
O rd e rs m ust be a c c o m p a n ie d by
a v a lid ch e ck o r/c re d it card n u m ­
ber.
C in n a h o n c o rp o ra te and F ra n ­
ch ise d b a k e rie s in the P o rtla n d
M e tro p o lita n area te a m in g up to
sp o n so r th is e ve n t fo r the th ird
year in a ro w .
C in n a h o n w il l once a g a in d o ­
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nate 2 0 0 0 o f th e ir w o rld fa m o u s
c in n a m o n r o lls to raise m o n e y
fo r L o a ve s & F ishes
P roceeds w il l b e n e fit L o a ve s
& F ish e s, the M e a ls On W h e e ls
P e o p le , a n o n p ro fit a gency s e rv ­
in g 4 0 0 0 m eals d a ily to s e n io r in
the P o rtla n d area.
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PORTLAND"
DEVELOPMENT
COMMISSION
COMMISSION MEETING
Date: January 21, 1998
Place: PDC
1900 SW Fourth, Suite 100
Portland, OR
Time: 3:00 p.m.
Commission meetings are open to
the public. A complete agenda is
available at PDC or by calling
823-3200. Citizens with disabilities
may call 823-3232 or TDD 823-6868
for assistance at least 48 hours in
advance.
PDC is the City of Portland's urban
renewal, housing and economic
development agency.
Help Protect the Region's
Streams and Floodplains
Join us in a discussion about regional strategies to protect areas
along streams, wetlands and in floodplains
• Tell us what you think about proposals to protect the
region’s streams and floodplains
• Hear an overview o f Metro's Stream and Floodplain
Protection Plan
• Review regional and local maps
• Talk to Metro and local officials and planners about
specific water quality issues
Free educational activities for the entire family w ill be available.
Stream and Floodplain Protection Plan workshop:
5:30 - 8:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 27
Metro Regional Center
600 NE Grand Ave . Portland
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