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Volume X X V II, Number 80 JULY 15, 1998 Committed to cultural diversity, http://www.portlandobserver.net Sand At Pioneer Square???? Order In The Court!! The Kids' on the Block A warness Program got a treat from this year's "Sand In The City" A soon-to-be talk show host has a new album out and is ready to blow up the charts! See Entertainment, page B8. See Metro, inside. BULK RATE U.S. POSTAGE PAID PORTLAND, OR PERMIT NO. 1610 gopexes jJ 'lll I L I 1 II I J ill i _ See Popeye's Coupon's Inside! Lmvfersity o f Oregon Knigh Library Newspaper Section Eugene OR 97403 Che JJuritatih (Dhsertier Mrs. Oregon America 1998-Sandra Lee Herder Sandra Lee Herder ot Portland, O r egon was crow ned Mrs. O regon on May 22, 1998. She has held various pageant titles in the past three years, Ms. United States o f A m erica 1995, Mrs. Portland International 1997, Ms. Asian Universal o f O regon 1997 which lead to the N a tional Ms. Asian Universal title and a trip to the Philippines. A fter three years ot experience, placing as runner-ups, she is very honored to have the Mrs. Oregon A m erica title. “Through these years pag eants have been very positive tor my family and 1. Being involved in the vari ous system s have helped me set short and long term goals, m otivate me to strive for excellence in who I am and w hat I stand for as a mom. wife, and as an individual. My children see me having goals and go ing for that and also the m any opportuni ties that com e with it. My family is in volved in parades, travel and the educa tional part in learning m ore about our com m unities, states and m eeting w onder ful people everyw here. Born and raised in H onolulu, Hawaii she cam e to Portland to attend the U niver- sity o f Portland. She graduated from the . U t niversity • . . J in inno o f Portland 1990 with o a Bachelor o f Arts in Elementary Education and an Early Childhood Certificate. She worked as a class room teacher for seven years at W oodlaw n Elementary School which is part o f the Portland Public School District. She also works for Barbizon model and talent school and agency. Sandra has been married for almost nine years to her husband Robert M. H erder and together they have two sons, Hayden V aughn 6 years and Eldon W ar ren 3 years. C ontinued T o P age A6 eighborhood residents, 1 he Port land Police, The City Attorney, and The Mayor’s Office work together to successfully bring closure to a ma jor drug house. Four years o f continual cooperation and shear determ ¡nation has paid off. The Honor able Roosevelt Robinson (Multnomah Counts Circuit Court) granted the City o f Portland authority under the Specified Crime Property Ordinance to shut down the structure at 4715 NE Mallory Avenue. Any persons remaining on the property after Friday, July It), 1998 at 5:00 PM will be removed by Deputies ot the Multnomah County Sheriff s Office and the Portland Police. The City of Portland will take control o f the home at 5:00 PM The home has been a source o f continual drug and vice activity. Criminal Activities at the home were previously reported by The Oregonian, KATU Safe Streets and other television and print media two years ago when Mayor Vera Katz and Chief Charles Moose celebrated with neighborhood resi dents during the first phase o f the battle to combat crime in this northeast community. The block party occurred after Judge Anna Brow n ordered those indiv iduals conducting the illegal activities be evicted. However, despite the best intentions of Judge Brown and then presiding Circuit Court J udge Donald Londerto restrict the premises, individuals at the home continually and openly defied the court. Neighborhood residents credit the cour age and wisdom o f Judge Robinson to rein force the legal authority o f The City Attorney Neighborhood residents volunteer to board up a major drug house located at 4715 NE Mallory. tP h n tn Rv Rnnnie Washington.) to bring closure to these types o f nuisance properties that wreak havoc in our Portland elderly Citizens and most o f the neighbor Response Team, Drugs and Vice Division, to the court that the structure be closed down neighborhoods. hood residents are homeowners and con Gang Enforcement Team, the Neighborhood immediately because ot continual and re Linda Law, attorney for the City o f Port tributing taxpayers. The Blockwatch credits Crime prevention office and local citizens in peated violations o f the Stipulated Judge land effectiv ely argued b efore Judge thediligent organizational skills and leader documenting and reporting the illegal activi ment and Order issued by Judge Londer. Robinson that "families and children in the ship o f James and Elizabeth Kent. Mr. and ties. Mallory Avenue is representative ot Both attorneys presented evidence from a Neighborhood had suffered enough." Both Mrs. Kent along with their three young most Portland communities. There is a won massive casefile reporting the Diligent Ef she and city attorney Nancy Ayers requested C ontini ed T o P age A 6 derful mix o f div erse cultures, children and forts of the Portland Police. Neighborhood N Utilities, Trade Associations Team Up With Portland Public Schools To Develop Trades Training Program At Jefferson u _________________________ ______ . program has two goals: improve the tility companies and "There is a critical need quality o f applicants for trade ca trade associations, in reers and increase diversity in the -collaboration with the r T n l r e ia,10.nw7 te t o create more opportuni- workplace. Portland Public Schools, devel Joe McArthur, PGE vice presi oped the Utility Trades Consor- ties fo r yOUHg people SO dent o f substation and line opera tium Project, an innovative pro- can develop the skills tions says, “There is a critical need gram designed to give Jefferson to create more opportunities for High school students the skills necessary to succeed in theyneedtoenterrew ardingtrade technical business pro- young people so they can develop the skills necessary to succeed in occupations such as carpenter, ‘ technical business programs and welder, electrician, lineman, and grams and trade careers. ■ trade careers.” auto technician. —----------------------- Al King. PGE community resources specialist The program is scheduled to begin in the 1998-99 omas Jefferson High School WEEK IN school year; the freshman class at Jefferson High School will be the first students to participate. The Hashimoto Resigns O.J. Simpson Appeals Ja p a n e se Prim e M in iste r R yutaro Hashimoto resigned recently leaving a politi cal vacuum in Asia. The sudden and unex pected move by the prime minister sent stocks and currencies reeling across the continent, creating a financial crisis. O.J. Simpson's lawyers are appealing his $33.5 million wrongful-death judgment, ar guing the five-month civil trial was “funda mentally tainted" by erroneous rulings on evidence. A 96-page appeal was introduced in court. Tri-Mot Plans Breast Implant Payout The citizen's committee has developed a plan forextending Tri-Met’s reach into neigh borhoods and has offered a finance plan calling for higher fares and new allocations o f state and federal funds These plans are expected to be implemented next year. A bankruptcy judge recently approved a tentative $3.2 billion settlement between Dow Coming Corp, and 170,000 women. This settlement will affect 1,000 Oregon women who underwent silicone gel breast implants that left physical complications. Each women C ontinued T o P age B y L ee P erlman _____________ _____ T he P ortland O bserver S taff he Kenton Stockyard Exchange Building is still three quarters o f a mile from Heron Lakes GolfCourse but last week it came a little closer to being moved there - or at least part o f it. The Portland Bureau o f Parks and Harsch Investment. Inc. have agreed to jointly fi nance a $77,000 study to assess the feasibil ity o f moving the 40,000 square foot struc ture from its current location at 2416 N. Marine Dr. At Heron Lakes it could serve as a club house, bed and breakfast and meeting facility, expanding the potential use and desireability o f the course. At one point, a snag in such plans was obtaining financing for the study. The Park Bureau has been willing to foot half o f the bill, but insisted that another party pay for the rest. Harsch, which wants to redevelop the current site and the rest o f the former stock- yards, has offered to contribute $130,000 toward the move - the price o f demolishing the structure - and to advance $40,000 o f this for the study. However, Harsch wanted as surances that it would be reimbursed if the move did not take place. Parks Bureau facilities manager Gordon Wilson now feels that the basic issue of whether the building can be moved can be assessed for the $37,000 the bureau has al ready pledged. “All w e're doing is finding out if doing this is feasible,' bureau golf director John Zoller says. “ Ifw e find it isn’t, we don't have to spend any more money. If it is, it’s a lot easier to get additional funds." In a related development, consulting engi neer Peter Friesen has proposed moving only the top two stories o f the exchange after first building a new first story at Heron Lakes. According to Zoller. the structure sits on a concrete slab with no crawl space beneath it. Moving the whole structure would involve excavating under it, a very expensive process that is “not feasible,” Zoller says. David Myers-Eatwell o f the Kenton Ac T C ontinued T o P age A6 A6 could possibly receive $12,000 to $60,000 under the plan. Downtown Park Block The Portland City Council approved a basic schedule and process to plan, design and build the new downtown park block near Moyer's Fox Tower block on Park Avenue. The park might include some commercial space, costing $1 million. Construction will begin in April 2000 Dow Closes High The Dow Jones Industrial average reached a record high close from Japan’s political i I Stockyards Exchange Building Move Takes Step Forward upheaval. The expectation is that the Japa nese Prime Minister’s resignation will spur the Asian economy. The Dow was up 149.33 at 9,245.54, beating M ay’s closing o f 9,211.84 Clinic Bomb Eric Rudolph, the suspect in an abortion clinic bombing in Birmingham, Alabama is suspected to be in North Carolina. He has been the target o f a manhunt since late January o f this year. His truck was spotted. It contained six m onth’s worth o f food stolen from a Nantahala home.
