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Happy Birthday
Quayuana Washington
From Your Family
We Love You!
Clark County Employees Do
Their Personal Best
Customer service, teamwork, in­
novation, quality. dedication to lead­
ership These are some of the key
values critical to Clark C ounty’s suc­
cess as an organization. They are
also words mentioned frequently to
describe employees honored at the
annual “Our Personal Best” Em ­
ployee Award Program. This was
held on Friday, January 30, at the
American Legion Hall
The Board of Clark County C om ­
missioners—Betty Sue Morris, Judie
Stanton, and Mel Gordon-presented
the awards. They also invited the
winners to attend their State of the
County Address luncheon later in the
day.
As in prior years, winners were
nominated for the awards by their
fellow employees. A committee of
staff from many county departments
made the selections in each category.
And the winners are..
Team Award
The Clark County Interagency
Gang Task Force
Community Service
Laura Skehan, Treasurer’s Office
Customer Service
L in d a D av is, P ro se c u tin g
A ttorney’s Office
Innovation
Charley Masco, Public Works
Leadership and Management
Paul Kuter, Juvenile Services
Quality
Larry Sharp, General Services
W orking Relations
Todd Dodgin, Information Tech­
nology
Above And Beyond The Call Of
Duty
This award is a tie between Jenni­
fer Hamilton from the Clark Regional
Communications Agency and Deputy
Craig Marler from the Sheriff’s O f­
fice.
Clark County Departments Reorganize
A number of Clark County em ­
ployees changed offices this January
in a major reorganization between
the Public Works and Community
Development Departments. H ere’s
what happened.
Public Works
Previously located in Community
Development, the W ater Resources
Planning program is now part of Pub­
lic Works Environmental Services
D ivision und er m an ag er B rian
Carlson.
“The primary focus of the W ater
Resources group is shifting from plan­
ning Io implementation, so this is a
natural evolution for us,” Carlson
stated. "It also fits in well with the
utility-based approach to activities
that Environmental Services fol­
lows.”
The Water Resources group is now
located in the lower level of the
Mulligan Building at 510 W. Mill
Plain, Vancouver, which was recently
vacated by the Elections Department.
For more information about the En-
vironmental Services Division of
Public Works, contact Brian Carlson
at (360) 737-6118, ext 4484.
Community Development
A new Development Services Di­
vision has been created to offer de­
velopment plan review, engineering
plan review, and development in­
spection in one place at Community
Development. It was created by com ­
bining Community Developm ent’s
Current Planning group with the
Development Engineering and De­
velopment Inspection teams from
Water Resources.
City’s Senior Program
Exemplifies Quality Service
Vancouver’s Senior Program ful­
fills the city’s commitment to de­
velop and deliver quality services
designed to maintain wellness in body
and mind, for citizens 50 years and
older, from diverse backgrounds and
circumstances.
In 1997, the program offered over
630 social, educational and recre­
ational activities including hiking,
skiing, cooking, cards, seminars, le­
gal classes, health clinics, holiday
events dinner shows and bazaars.
The Senior program is part of the
Vancouver-Clark Parks and Recre­
ation Department. It serves the area’s
57,928 seniors from the city’s Luepke
SeniorCenterat I009E.M cLoughlin
Blvd.
Volunteer services keep the pro­
gram functioning. A 17-rnemberciti-
zen advisory committee assists staff
in providing a wide range of perspec­
tives and in assessing growing needs
and issues.
An additional 250 volunteers sup­
port varied recreational activities and
special events.
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Ray Leary Makes A Mark in
Portland's Neighborhoods
C ontinued F rom F ront
but adds, “O nce you e n te r the
lives o f c h ild re n , they d ecid e
when th e y ’re going to let you
go."
He is also w orking w ith a new
“ te a m ,” the 20 -p erso n sta ff of
the new ad id a s sto re, m ost ol
whom live in inner north and
northeast. “T h ro u g h th ese young
people w e ’ve been able to m old
pride in the adidas b ra n d ," he
says. “ We w ere able to gel the
q u a lity o f y o u n g p e o p le we
sought, and we found them in our
own backyard ”
As to the s to r e ’s p erfo rm an ce,
he says, “ W e ’re ex trem ely
o p tim istic a fte r five m onths.
but retail is a day to day a s s e s s ­
m e n t.” T he cu sto m e rs w ho do
com e do so from as far aw ay as
E s ta c a d a
and
C anby,
he
say s ad id as is m aking its m ark in
o th e r w ays. As rep o rted in the
O b s e rv e r's Feb. 4 issue, it is
sp o n so rin g a new hom e b u ild in g
p ro ject by H abitat for H um anity
at 136 N .E. F ailin g St., w ith a
g ro u n d b re a k in g e x p e c te d in
M arch. Such ph y sical im p ro v e ­
m ents "w ill be here long a fte r the
c h e c k s are c a s h e d ,” L eary says.
“ W e w ant to m ake sure that our
c o n trib u tio n s are su b sta n tia l and
lo n g -la stin g .”
L o o k in g back on his c h ild ­
hood. Leary says, "M LK then was
ex trem ely vital, w ith a g en eral
good w ill that e x te n d e d back to
the V anport days. In the late ’60s,
d ec lin e set in.
T he blight and fear seem ed
in su rm o u n tab le. N ow we see a
re su rg e a n c e,
w ith
th e
re su rg e a n c e o f the b o u le v a rd
leading the w ay.
T o be part o f th at re b irth is a
trem en d o u s so u rc e o f p rid e. I
w ould like to c o n tin u e to urge
young people to see that this c o m ­
m unity can be e v e ry th in g we d e ­
sire it to b e .”
S tew art a g rees, “T he ad id a s
store show s w hat the co m m u n ity
can a cco m p lish , and Ray is a
part o f that c o m m u n ity .”
Our Heartfelt Thanks To The
Oregon Historical Society
For Their Support During Our
Black History Month Celebration
Many local professionals donate
their time to the program. In 1997,
over 50,000 hours were donated by
bankers, attorneys, pharmacists, fi­
n an c ia l p la n n e rs, a rtis ts and
edcucators.
A hot, nutrition-packed lunch is
served every weekday at noon at
Luepke Center. The meal is provided
by the Senior Nutrition and Activi­
ties program.
To learn more about Senior Pro­
grams for the community, call 696-
8202.
Public Invited to Learn
Community’s History
Ever wondered about the folks
who once lived on historic Officers
Row? For a free guided tour of the
Row, meet on the front porch of
Marshall House, 1301 Officers Row,
each Saturday at 11 a.m.
participants will be met by a vol­
unteer Heritage Program docent
(guide) who can answer questions
and provide a one-hour tour of the
houses and grounds.
Docents are also available for spe­
cial group tours. Please call at least
one week in advance.
P a t J o llo ta , h i s t o r i a n an d
V an couver C ity C ounci I m em ber,
w ill talk about h isto ric tours o f
the d ow ntow n area at a m eeting
o f the C ity o f V an couver H e ri­
tage program docents.
= T he lectu re, w hich is open to
the p u b lic , is T h u rsd ay , Feb. 26,
from 6 to 7 p.tn., in the M arshall
H ouse, 1301 O ffic e rs Row.
Prior to the lecture, Pam Brokaw,
Heritage program coordinator, will
provide an update on Heritage Pro­
gram projects for 1998. The public is
also invited to attend this portion of
the meeting. Ideas for the program
are welcome.
“T his is an o p p o rtu n ity to talk
a b o u t a n u m b e r o f u p c o m in g
e v e n ts and p ro g ra m s su ch as
H e rita g e W eek en d and G h o st
S to rie s ,” B rokaw said . “ W e ’ll
d isc u ss how c itiz e n s can get in ­
volved in the c ity ’s H eritage P ro ­
gram .
A n y o n e in te r e s te d in the
c o m m u n ity ’s history or in v o lu n ­
te e rin g should jo in u s.”
For more information, call Brokaw
at 6 9 6 -8 2 9 7 or via e -m a il at
pbrokaw@>ci. vancouver, wa. us
Max Takes First Trip Through Tunnel
G o v ern o r John K itz h a b e r and
th e
m a y o rs
of
P o rtla n d ,
B eaverton and H illsb o ro h e a d ­
lined a group o f local d ig n ita rie s
riding the first o fficial M AX train
th ro u g h the W est H ills tu n n el.
The ride through the tu n n el w as
an o th er m ilesto n e as th e p ro je c t
nears its grand O p en in g c e le b ra ­
tion date, Sept 12-13, 1998.
C o n stru ctio n on the W estsid e
MAX line, w hich is 85% c o m ­
plete, started in A ugust 1993 w ith
g ro u n d b reak in g fo r the tun n el
The p ro ject w ill be b u ilt on tim e
and w ithin its o rig in a l b u d g et of
nearly $ 1 b illio n .
The
1 8 - m tle , 2 0 - s t a t i o n
W estsid e line to H illsb o ro is a
m agnet for d ev elo p m en t along
the a lig n m e n t. M ore than $230
m illion w orth o f developm ent and
6 ,0 0 0 h o using units are u n d e r­
way w ithin w alking d ista n c e to
the lig h t rail statio n s. T his a c tiv ­
ity co m p le m e n ts the $1.3 b illio n
w orth o f d ev elo p m en t that has
o ccurred along the E astside MAX
line since the decisio n to build.
“ W e stsid e M AX is a lre a d y
h elp in g to m anage grow th in a
fa st-g ro w in g c o m m u n ity ,” said
Phil B ogue, p resid en t o f the T ri-
M et bo ard o f d ire c to rs. “ And
w hen M AX opens, it w ill also
p ro v id e q u ality tra n sp o rta tio n to
th o u sa n d s of jo b s th ro u g h o u t the
h ig h -te c h a re a .”
T r a n s it s e r v ic e a lo n g the
W estsid e c o rrid o r w ill increase
46% w ith the in tro d u c tio n o f
M A X , along w ith new and ex ­
panded bus serv ice.
Bus ro u te s in the W estside
c o rrid o r w ill in c re a se to 23, up
from 17, w hen W estsid e MAX
opens.
N early 7 0 .0 0 0 re sid e n ts will
have access to tra n sit for the first
tim e or m ore serv ice throughout
the day. A d d itio n a lly , there are
nine p a rk -& -rid e lots w ith space
for 3,700 cars lo c a te d along the
W estsid e MAX line.
Bank of America joins you in the celebration of Black History.
Voter Registration Deadline Nears For The March 10 Election
February 17th is the voter regis­
tration deadline for the March 10th
election.
The ElectionsOffice must receive
voter registration cards by 5:00 p.m
February 17th, or the cards can be
dropped off at any Oregon DMV
office before their closing time Feb­
ruary 17th Registration cards sent in
by mail must be postmarked no later
than February 17,h.
Persons can pick up a voter reg-
istration form at any O regon elec­
tions office, m ost banks, the post
office, O regon DMV offices, or on
page 57 o f the blue pages of the
U S . W est W hite Pages telephone
directory.
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