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FEB. 11 1998
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POLICE NE WS
Expanded counter, more staff will help
community development customers
The c ity ’s c u sto m er serv ice
counter in the lobby o f the Citizens
Service Center at 1313 Main St. has
reopened with a new look and more
support for city residents
This Community Development
Department (CDD) site offers ser
vices as building and subdivision
permits, short plats, sewer and water
locations,driveway andcurbcut per
mits, zone changes and conditional
use permits
In recent months the customer ser
vice counter has been expanded and
redesigned to be more convenient
for customers Additional computer
capabilities have been added and
more staff will be available to pro
vide assistance. Thirteen new public
parking spaces have been added on
the east side of the building.
Customers with utility bills or
parking tickets to pay are asked to go
next door to the customer service
counter at City Hall, 210 E. 13th St.
Telephone numbers remain the
same. The num ber for the front
counter is 696-8105. For more de
tails, call David DiCesare, develop
ment services manager, at 696-8005.
Senior Doll Club Recognized
The V a n c o u v e r-C la rk Parks
and R ecreation Senior P ro g ra m 's
Doll C lub was hon o red by the
Y W CA at the Y ’s recen t annual
reco g n itio n cerem ony.
In 1997, the pro g ram d o n ated
97 d iffe re n t hom em ade item s to
the “ Y ’s C a re ” program for c h il
dren. Item s included d o lls, toys
and doll clo th es valued at $765.
The Doll Clubdonated 5,826 items
to various organizations throughout
Vancouverin 1997, with a total value
of $21,289.
The club is always in need of
fabric, stuffing and other supplies.
To donate, call Senior Programs at
696-8202.
City program will train county peacemakers
People interested in keeping the
peace in their community are en
couraged tosignupforConflict Reso
lution training offered by Commu
nity Mediation Services, a city pro
gram serving all Clark County resi
dents.
The training, scheduled next
month, teaches volunteers how to
listen effectively, understand differ
ent points of view and help neigh
bors resolve conflicts. "Training will
focus on negotiatingdisputes through
individual contact,” says Christopher
Sheesley, the city’s Mediation Ser
vices program manager. “W e’ve
found that capable volunteers can
help neighbors solve conflicts by
using non-adversarial m ediation
skills."
Volunteers provide non-enforce
ment assistance with problems such
as noise, animal complaints, prop
erty maintenance, boundaries, veg
etation, parking and interpersonal
relations.
The 2()-hour training is set for all-
day Friday and Saturday. March 20
and 2 1, and Tuesday. March 24, from
8:30 a.in. to 12:30 p in. cost is $15
for materials, plus a $125 deposit.
The deposit will be refunded if par
ticipants make an eight-hour-per-
month, 10-month volunteer commit-
ment.
S c h o la rsh ip s are a v a ila b le .
People who are bilingual and wish to
serve the county’s increasingly di
verse populations are especially en
couraged to apply.
Call (360) 696-8060 for an appli
cation or visit the Community M e
diation Services office in City Hall,
210 East 13th, Lower Level, appli
cation deadline is Friday, March 6.
Ambassador Richardson To
Visit Feb. 22
United Nations Ambassador Bill
Richardson will visit Vancouver to
deliver a community address at a
dinner on Sunday, Feb. 22. He will
also deliver a special Marshall Lec
ture to a student audience on M on
day, Feb. 23, at Hudson’s Bay High
School. The Ambassador was sched
uled to give the lecture last Novem
ber, but a diplomatic crisis in Iraq
required him to postpone his visit.
Richardson was "very d isa p
pointed” in not being able to come to
Vancouver last fall and promised to
fulfill his commitment to deliver the
Marshall Lecture sometime in early
1998
A special community address will
be delivered at a dinner Sunday, Feb.
22, at 6 p.m., at the Double Tree Inn
at the Quay. In the spirit of General
Marshall honor, integrity and ser
vice will be the theme of the lecture.
According to Mayor Pollard, “our
community will hear first-hand from
the Ambassador about the crisis in
Iraq.
He has been on the front lines of
negotiation with Sadam Hussein. At
the end of the address, guests will
have an opportunity to ask questions.
We have a unique opportunity to be
in conversation with the United Na
tions Ambassador at this time in our
history.”
Tickets for the community dinner
are $40 and may be obtained by
leaving a message at (360) 735-8777.
Seating is limited.
On Monday Feb. 23, at 10 a.m.,
R ichardson will give a special
Marshall Lecture to area students at
Hudson’s Bay High School. It will
be followed by a question-and-an-
swer period.
It is anticipated that the address to
students will be broadcast live on
CVTV Channel 47.
Suspect Shot After Shooting
at Officers
On Tuesday, January 27,1998,
Portland Police Officers shot and
killed a suspect who had fired
upon them. The suspect, Aaron
Rahmaan, black male, DOB 01-
21-79, was on foot in the area of
N. Albina and N. K illingsw orth
when officers attempted to con
tact him. Rahmaan continued to
walk southbound on N. Albina as
officers attempted to gain his at
tention. one officer exited the
patrol car and was on foot while
and Possession o f N arcotics,
Theft, Assault and Unauthorized
Use o f a Motor Vehicle.
Northeast Precinct O fficers
Doug Matthews (3-year veteran)
and Rich Braskett (3-year vet
eran) are on paid adm inistrative
leave pending the investigation.
The officers were not injured
during the incident.
A photo o f Rahmaan is a va il
able at the Id e n tifica tio n D iv i
sion, 12th flo o r, Justice Center,
his partner drove slightly ahead o f
Rahmaan. Rahmaan started run
ning at the marked police vehicle,
pulled a handgun and fired one or
more shots at the officer inside.
Both officers returned fire striking
Rahmaan in the head. Rahmaan
was discovered to be wearing a
ballistic vest at the time o f the
shooting.
A handgun was recovered from
Rahmaan at the scene. Rahmaan
has prior arrests for Distribution
ATM Robbery Suspect Arrested
from the A T M machine. O ffic
ers arrested M itchell at the scene
and recovered the money and a
gun. M itc h e ll, a black male,
DOB 11-23-77, o f NE Portland,
is lodged at the Justice Center
Jail.
The victim was not harmed.
M itch e ll is charged w ith 10
Counts o f Robbery I and I-Count
o f Kidnap II. He is being held
on $520,000 bail.
A photo o f M itc h e ll is a va il
able at Id e n tifica tio n D iv is io n ,
12th flo o r, Justice Center.
4210 NE G o in g S t./W e lls
Fargo Bank
3967 NE Sandy Blvd. Bank o f
Am erica
NE 9 th /B ro a d w a y /P o rtla n d
Teachers C redit Union
A t approxim ately 7:00 a.m.
this m orning M itch e ll was ob
served near the A T M machine at
the Bank o f Am erica, 3967 NE
Sandy B lv d . M itc h e ll, w ho
matched the suspect description
given in several other robberies,
displayed a gun to the victim and
demanded a withdrawal o f money
Portland Police Bureau O f
ficers and Detectives arrested
Leo Terrance M itc h e ll III in
connection w ith 10 d iffe re n t
pedestrian robberies from local
bank A T M machines.
D etectives began s u rv e il
lance at several A T M locations
earlier this week after seeing a
pattern o f robberies. Ten v ic
tims have been robbed at gun
point from A T M machines since
November o f 1997. The A T M ’ s
are located at:
4920 NE 42nd Ave./U S Bank
Homicide Investigation
4 7 0 0 Block NE 14th Avenue
On Saturday, February 7,
1998, at 10:51 in the evening,
Northeast precinct uniform o f
ficers were dispatched to the
4700 block o f NE 14th Avenue
on a report o f a shooting. Upon
a rriva l o ffic e rs and m edical
personnel found 19-year-old
Rahshann D om intz Stone, lay-
ing on the parking strip, dead
from an apparent gunshot would
to the head.
Rahshann Slone did not live in
the area, but was reportedly there
to visit a friend.
A t this tim e investigators have
no suspect or suspects in the case
and the m otive is s till unknown.
According to investigators,
w hile Stone is not listed as a
gang member, he reportedly as
sociated w ith many people who
are.
The investigation is continu
ing, and the investigators are
In v e s tig a tiv e -S e rg e a n ts T,
Nelson and R. Heimbach,
“Il was possibly the most inconvenient
time for me to get a craving for ice
cream. M y husband didn't want to
leave m y side, so Sara made it happen.
A n d it was
the best ice
cream ever!’
Mother who
delivered at a
Legacy hospital
Roy Jay to serve on NAACP National
Lodging Advisory Committee
Roy Jay, P resid en t o f O regon
C o n v en tio n and V isito r S erv ices
N etw ork is one o f eight in d iv id u
als, acro ss the co u n try , that has
b e e n a s k e d to s e rv e on th e
N A A C P ’s n a tio n a l L o d g in g
R e c ip ro c ity sub co m m ittee.
The N A A C P is now in y ear
tw o o f the lodging in d u stry re-
view . The N A A C P ’s n atio n al
office feels that an advisory co u n
cil is an e x c e lle n t way to fa c ili
tate o n going im p lem en tatio n o f
the p ro g ra m and m o n ito r the
p ro g re ss and a g re e m e n ts th at
m any the nations largest hotel
ch a in s have en tered into w ith the
N A A C P last year.
Jay, a b u sin e ss e n tre p re n e u r
and native o f P o rtlan d is also
n a tio n a l p re sid e n t o f A .C .T .=
A frican-A m erican C onvention &
T o urism and w as re c e n tly re c o g
nized by a n atio n al p u b lic a tio n
as one o f the m ost in flu e n tia l
A frican A m erican s in the c o n
vention and to u rism in d u stry .
Women Urged to Apply for PSU’s
Ryles Scholarship
Applications for the 1998 Nancy
Ryles Scholarship, and other schol
arships open to women, are available
from Portland State University be
ginning in January. The Ryles Schol
arship - established in memory of
the late Oregon public utility com
missioner. former state senator, and
Beaverton school board member
assists undergraduate women whose
education has been interrupted by
financial need, physical disability or
family responsibilities.
Milwaukie resident Christy Hurt
entered PSU as a junior this fall with
the help of this renewable $5.(KM)
scholarship A diabetic, survivor of
child abuse, and the mother of five
challenging children (including two
step-children), she came to PSU Ironi
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ClackamasCommunily College w ith
a 3.94gradepointaverage. The Ryles
Scholarship pays for her tuition,
books anil fees.
"The scholarship is a real boost,”
she says, "particularly because it
shows that someone saw something
in me they believe in and would like
to support. I work because I’m re
sponsible to someone else, and be
cause I know fora fact that someone
has faith in m e ."
The endowment for the Nancy
R v le s Scholarship currently stands
at more than $336.000 Joan Johnson,
who helped to establish the scholar
s h ip in 1990 in memory of her friend,
sa y s. "Christy is an amazing person:
strong and seriously motivated de
spite all the difficulties she sencoun-
tered in her life. Nancy knew the
importance of education, especially
to women. She would be very proud
of Christy, and of all the Ryles Schol
arship winners."
A p p licatio n s for the R yles and
o th e r sc h o la rsh ip s are av ailable
from P S U ’s w o m e n ’s stu d ie s o f
fice beg in n in g in Jan u ary . For
in f o r m a tio n
c a ll
C a ro l
S c h a llb e rg e r at 725-3510. A p
p lic a tio n s may be picked up in
Room 401 o f C ram er H all, 1721
SW B roadw ay, or Room I 18 in
Sm ith C e n te r, 1825 SW B road
way. D eadline for returning co m
pleted a p p lic a tio n s is early F eb
ruary. To c o n trib u te to the Nancy
R yles S c h o la rsh ip F und, call the
PSU F o u n d atio n at 725-491 I
Thank goodness she didn't w ant pickles
a n d hot fudge.
I a The birth of a baby is a sweet reward in itself. But at Legacy Health System's Family
Birth Centers, nurses and staff know how to make that experience all the sweeter for you
and your family. Patient assistants like Sara Russell happily go out of their way to fulfill
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