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Crime Stoppers - Wanted Subject
Spring Dance - in an
Irplane Hangar
S p rin g is in th e air and P earso n
A ir M useum h as th e p e rfe c t w ay
to “ sw in g in to s p rin g " w ith its
S p rin g H a n g a r D an ce on S a tu r­
d ay n ig h t, 16 M ay 1998. A rt
A b ra m s S w in g M a c h in e B ig
B and, a 1 7 -p iece o rc h e stra w ill
be ta k in g you dow n m em ory lane
w h ile R e b e c c a K ilg o re b elts out
th e v ic to ry tu n e s o f th e fo rties.
P erio d c lo th in g and u n ifo rm s are
e n c o u ra g e d and th e re w ill be a
p riz e fo r b est c o stu m e , a $100
G ift C e rtific a te from R u n y a n ’s
J e w e l e r s a t th e d o w n to w n
V a n c o u v e r sto re.
T h e d a n c e is o n e w eek p rio r to
th e arriv al o f the T ra v e lin g V ie t­
nam M em orial W all, “T he W all
T hat H e a ls,” and th e re w ill be a
fund ra ise r at the d an ce to o ffse t
th e c o sts o f b rin g in g the T ra v e l­
ing W all to V an co u v er.
T h e th em e for the d a n c e is
“ A irc ra ft C a rrie r O p e r a tio n s ”
an d g u ests w ill have a ch a n c e to
land a N avy fig h te r on an a irc ra ft
c a r r i e r to e a r n t h e i r w in g s
th ro u g h o u t the night. A sm all
d o n a tio n for the ch a n c e to earn
y o u r w ings w ill go to the T ra v e l­
ing W all Fund.
D oors w ill open at 7PM and
th e band w ill play from 8 PM
u n til M id n ig h t. T h e re w ill be
sn ack s and soda in c lu d e d in the
tic k e t p ric e o f $ 12.50 in a d v a n c e
or $20 at the d oor.
T ic k e ts are on sale at th e m u ­
seum gift sh o p , R u n y a n ’s J e w e l­
ers and at any T ic k e tm a ste r O u t­
let. B eer and w ine w ill be sold by
the g lass. , f w e a th e r p e rm its,
th e re may be a c h a n c e to open
the h a n g a r d o o rs and d an ce u n ­
der the stars on the w est ap ro n
am ong the w arb ird s.
So com e on out for a m agical
e v e n in g a t Pearson A ir M useum ’s
S p rin g H an g ar dan ce on 16 M ay
1998.
E mergency M edical S ervices in S potlight
E x c itin g an d e d u c a tio n a l a c ­
tiv itie s in h o n o r o f N a tio n a l
E m e rg e n c y M e d ic a l S e rv ic e s
(E M S ) W eek are p la n n e d for
S a tu rd a y and S u n d a y , M ay 16
an d 17, at V a n c o u v e r M all.
S c h e d u le d a c tiv itie s in clu d e:
c a r se a t sa fe ty in sp e c tio n s ( S a t­
u rd ay from 11 am to 3 p m ), live
re s c u e d e m o n s tra tio n s
by
fire fig h te rs, hom e ex it d rills for
k id s, first aid in stru c tio n , a ir bag
sa fe ty in fo rm a tio n and special
g iveaw ays.
EM S W eek w ill be o b se rv e d
a c ro ss the natio n from M ay 17 to
23 to h o n o r and fo cu s c o m m u ­
nity attention on the w ork o f over
7 5 0 ,0 0 0 EM S p ro v id e rs w ho d e ­
liv e r life sa v in g em e rg e n c y care.
“T h is jo b is d iffe re n t from any
o th e r jo b you can h a v e ,” say s
D ean P o tte r, f ir e f ig h te r - p a r a ­
m edic for the V an c o u v e r F ire
D epartm ent (V F D ).’’W e ’re under
p re ssu re to re a c t q u ic k ly and to
m ake fla w le ss d e c is io n s .”
County Night Depository Is Ready
For Payments
D id y ou know th a t th e N orth
C lark C o u n ty R e so u rc e C e n te r is
lo cated in a b u ild in g in B attle
G ro u n d th at u sed to be a b an k ?
T h a t’s w hy th e c e n te r has a b u ilt-
in n ig h t d e p o sito ry b o x .
R e c e n tly th is w as c o n v e rte d
so it c o u ld fu n c tio n as a se c u re
d r o p - o f f sp o t fo r se v e ra l c o u n ty
d e p a rtm e n ts. T h e box w ill be
c h e c k e d by s ta f f each day and its
c o n te sts fo rw a rd e d u n o p e n e d to
th e c o rre c t ag e n c y .
O ne o f th e se is th e T re a s u re r’s
O ffic e . “ D u rin g th e last w eek o f
A p ril, resid en ts can drop o f f th eir
p ro p e rty tax pay m en ts (c h e c k s
o n ly ) at the n ig h t d e p o sito ry in ­
ste a d o f d riv in g to d o w n to w n
V an co u v er,” said T reasurer Doug
L asher.
D istric t C o u rt w ill a lso be u s­
ing th e box. A ny pap ers received
w ill be fo rw a rd e d to the co u rt
u n o p e n e d w ith the date stam p ed
on th e o u tsid e.
“ W e a n tic ip a te peo p le w ill use
it p rim a rily to pay th e ir co u rt
fin es o r sc h e d u le tra ffic h e a r­
in g s,” com m ented C harlene H iss,
D istrict C ourt ad m in istrato r. She
re q u e sts th a t re sid e n ts pay by
check or m oney o rd e r and to not
use cash.
O th e r se rv ic e p ro v id e rs
in the b u ild in g w ill also be u sing
the a fte r h o u rs, dro p o f f b ox, e x ­
p la in e d K aryl R am sey from the
C o m m u n ity S e r v ic e s D e p a r t­
m ent.
T h e se a g e n c ie s in c lu d e
W IC , th e N o rth C o u n ty F ood
B a n k , C o lu m b ia R iv e r M e n ta l
H e a lth a n d C h ild r e n ’s H om e
S o c ie ty .
K evin Patrick H ennessy is a
21-year-old w hite m ale, w ith a
date o f birth o f Septem ber 7,
1976. H e is 6 ’4 tall and w eighs
approxim ately 210 pounds w ith
brow n hair, hazel eyes, and a
tattoo “K -D og” on his right leg.
C rim e S to p p ers is o ffe rin g
a cash re w a rd o f up to $ 1,000
fo r in fo rm a tio n , re p o rte d to
C rim e S to p p e rs, w h ich leads
to an a rre st in this case o r any
unsolved felony crim e, and you
can re m a in ano n y m o u s. C all
C rim e S to p p ers at (5 0 3 ) 823-
H ELP.
P ortland Police, in coopera­
tion w ith C rim e Stoppers, are
asking for your help in locating
and apprehending K evin Patrick
Hennessy.
C u r r e n tly ,
M u ltn o m a h
C ounty holds a felony no bail
a r r e s t w a r r a n t, c h a r g in g
H ennessy w ith Second D egree
B urglary. O regon Parole & P ro­
b a tio n h o ld s a no b a il “ a b ­
sconder” w arrant, and W ashing­
ton C ounty holds a felony arrest
w arrant, w ith bail set at $55,000
for Failure to A ppear on a charge
o f Second D egree B urglary.
D eputy A rrested O n D rug C harges
T h e M u ltn o m a h C o u n ty
Sheriff s Office Investigations unit
arrested a M ultnom ah County
S h e riffs Corrections Deputy on
drug charges.
The investigation stared when
investigators received a tip that
Corrections D eputy Ralph Morris
was buying and using illegal drugs
including methamphetamine. M ult­
nom ah C ounty S h e r if f s O ffice
D etectives and narcotics Investi­
gators conducted a crim inal inves­
tigation o f the allegations w hich
lead to the arrest o f Mr. M orris, in
Tigard.
A t the tim e o f his arrest Mr.
M orris was found to be in posses­
sion o f about $100.00 o f m eth­
am phetam ine. T igard po lice
helped w ith the arrest and Mr.
M orris was lodged at the W ash­
ington C ounty ja il on charges o f
possession and distribution o f
m etham phetam ine.
D eputy M orris has been a cor­
rections deputy for 26 years.
Search Warrant On Leathers Oil Co.
T he M u ltn o m a h C o u n ty
S h e riffs Office, Special Investi­
gations Unit (SIU) served asearch
warrant on Leathers Oil Co. Gas
Station. The Unit was conducting
a narcotics investigation involv­
ing persons who work at the sta­
tion and who have been selling
drugs from it.
SU1 fo u n d p re p a c k a g e d
am ounts o f marijuana and metham­
phetamine, which was seized. Ap­
proximately $3,000.00 in cash was
seized in relation to the drug distri­
bution as well as a 22-caliber re­
volver. Arrested at the station was
Thom as John Girts o f Sandy, O r­
egon. He is being charged with dis­
tribution o f a controlled substance
schedule I for the marijuana and dis­
tribution o f a controlled substance
schedule II for the metham phet­
amine. he is also charged with 2
counts o f possession o f a con­
trolled substance.
S h e riffs Deputies closed the
station for approximately 3 hours
during the service. Five persons
were detained but only Mr. Girtz
is being charged at this time.
Memorial Plaque Unveiled For
Officer Thomas L. Jeffries
On Saturday, April 25,1998, at
2:00 pm, a Memorial Plaque and
Plaza was dedicated to the memory
o f fallen Portland Police Bureau
Officer Thomas L. Jeffries. The
unveiling and dedication took
place at East Precinct and included
addresses by M ayor Vera Katz,
Police C hief Charles A. Moose,
and East Precint Commander Mark
Paresi.
Mr. John Yaws opened the dedi­
cation ceremony, which included
the unveiling o f the Plague by lo­
cal artist Rip Caswell. The Plaze
was dedicated by Ms. Kay Collier.
Mrs. Vicki Jeffries attended the
dedication.
Vancouver Municipal Code Now
Available On Internet
T h e V a n c o u v e r M u n ic ip a l
C o d e , w h ic h lis ts an d d e ta ils all
c ity law s an d o rd in a n c e s , is now
a v a i l a b l e o n th e c i t y o f
V a n c o u v e r ’s w e b s ite . O v e r
1,000 p a g e s in le n g th , th e c o d e
is d iv id e d in to 17 se c tio n s or
c a te g o rie s c o v e rin g su ch are a s
as: c rim in a l c o d e , h e a lth and
s a n ita tio n , fin a n c e , tr a f f ic , w a ­
te r an d s e w e rs, b u ild in g c o n ­
s tru c tin g and p la n n in g . It also
in c lu d e s th e V a n c o u v e r C ity
C h a rte r an d S ta te E n v iro n m e n ­
ta l P o lic y A ct.
“ T h e C ity o f V a n c o u v e r c o n ­
tin u e s to u se th e In te rn e t to m ake
lo cal g o v e rn m e n t m o re a c c e s ­
II
sib le to local c itiz e n s," o b se rv e s
T ed G athe, C ity atto rn ey . “ By
p la c in g the M unicipal C ode on
th e w eb , w e a re giv in g our c o m ­
m u n ity , and an y o n e in te re ste d in
V a n c o u v e r g o v e rn m e n t, e a sie r
acc e ss to the tex t and d e ta ils o f
th e c ity ’s b a sic law s and o rd i­
n a n c e s.”
V is ito r s to V a n c o u v e r ’s w eb
s ite c a n e ith e r re a d th e c o d e
o n - lin e o r d o w n lo a d e a c h c a t ­
e g o r y in m ic r o s o f t W o rd 7 .0
f o r m a t. A n in d e x p a g e lin k s to
e a c h c a te g o r y o f th e c o d e .
M o st c a te g o rie s a re fu rth e r
d iv id e d into sm a lle r se c tio n s for
e a sie r re a d in g and fa ste r ac c e ss
o v e r the In ternet.
T h e V a n c o u v e r M u n ic ip a l
C o d e is r e g u la r ly u p d a te d as
th e C ity C o u n c il p a s s e s new
law s an d o rd in a n c e s o r a m e n d s
e x is tin g o n e s. T h e In te rn e t v e r ­
sio n w ill be u p d a te d as n e e d e d
to r e f le c t th e s e c h a n g e s. T he
c ity ’s Z o n in g O rd in a n c e has not
y e t b e e n f o r m a tte d f o r th e
In te rn e t.
T h e V a n c o u v e r M u n ic ip a l
C ode can be re a c h e d from a link
on th e c i t y ’s H om e P ag e at:
w w w .c i.v a n c o u v e r.w a .u s/ o r it
c a n b e r e a c h e d d i r e c t l y a t:
w w w .c i.v a n c o u v e r.w a .u s /v m c /
vm c.htm .
Mentoring Gathering" On May 13
T h e f i r s t e v e r S o u th w e s t
W ash in g to n /P o rtlan d M etro A rea
M en to rin g G a th e rin g w ill be held
M ay 13, 1998 at th e H eath m an
L o d g e in V a n c o u v e r, W a sh in g ­
ton.
T h e M e n to r G a th e rin g is d e ­
sig n e d fo r te a c h e rs, c o u n se lo rs,
b u sin e ss le a d e rs, c o m m u n ity o r ­
g a n iz e rs, stu d e n ts and o th ers w ho
a re c o m m itte d to d e v e lo p in g
q u a lity m e n to rin g p ro g ra m s for
all stu d e n ts and y o u th s as they
n a v ig a te e d u c a tio n and c a re e r
path w ay s.
T h e G a th e rin g b e g in s a t 8 am
an d c o n c lu d e s at 4 pm . c o st is
$ 5 0 , w h ic h in c lu d e s lu n c h .
P a rtic ip a n ts w ill b u ild c o n n e c ­
tio n s w ith b u s in e s s , e d u c a to rs ,
la b o r and c o m m u n ity o r g a n iz a ­
tio n s
th a t
p ro m o te
th e
m e n to rin g e x p e rie n c e th ro u g h
w o rk s h o p s , p a n e l d is c u s s io n s ,
sp e a k e rs
and
an
open
c o n fe re n c in g tim e .
F o r m o re in f o r m a tio n , c a ll
th e V o lu n te e r C e n te r at th e
H u m a n S e r v ic e s C o u n c il in
V a n c o u v e r: 3 6 0 - 6 9 4 - 6 5 7 7 .
Task Force Eyes Sites For
Baseball Field
V ancouver’s Baseball Task Force
is preparing for the second o f four
public m eeting to discuss whether
the city should have a m inor league
baseball franchise. The focus o f the
m eeting will be on possible sites for
a baseball stadium.
The following sites will be consid­
ered:
• Clark College baseball field
• Evergreen Airport at Mill Plain and
136th Avenue
• Kyocera at Fourth Plain and 54th
Avenue
• C-TRAN Parks and Ride at 164th
and SR 14
• Clark County Fairgrounds
• Chong site at 1-5 and 99th Street
• Washington State University at 78th
Street and 75th Avenue
• Keller site at Fourth Plain and Ward
Road
Themcetingwillbe Wednesday, Apnl
29, at 7 pm in Vancouver City Hall
Council Chambers, 210 E. 13th St.
The five-member task force was ap­
pointed by Mayor Royce Pollard in
January and isexpectedtodelivera final
report to city council in September.
All meeting will be televised live
on CVTV Channel 47 and time will
be allowed for telephone call-in com­
ments.
Celebration!
Celebration o f Life, Love and the coming o f Spring at McMenamins Kennedy School.
This is one o f our biggest events o f the year! Festivities start at 2:00 on Friday May 1. There
will be live music, an artist fair, a plant sale, May Pole Dancers, Irish Dancers, Jugglers and
Magicians, Bagpipers, balloon artists, and roving minstrels. Kennedy School is located at
5736 NE 33rd, Portland. Parking is located in the rear o f the building and at the old grocery
store on 3 3rd just south o f Killingsworth. Formore information please call (503) 249-3983.
Bands
John Koonce and the Gashogs
Terry Rob
Ralph Archenhold
Jane Doe
Marching Band
7 -10pm
7 -10pm
5-7pm
2-5pm
5:3O-8:3Opm
Other performers
Irish Dancers
Magic act
May Pole Dancers
Juggler
Artist and plant sale
Bagpipers
Balloon Artist
4-5:30pm
5-7pm
3:30-5:30
4:30-7:30pm
2-9pm
3:30-6:30pm
4-8pm
McMenamins Kennedy School
5736 NE 33rd • Portland, Oregon 97211 • (503) 249-3983 • fax (503) 288-6559
kcnnedy@mcmenamins.com
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