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JA N I ARY 13. 1999
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Community Enrichment
The C om m unity E nrichm ent P ro­
gram is designed to provide intensive
education and support to individuals
w ith dysfunctional behaviors and their
fam ily m em bers at a tim e when the j
education and support can be m ost ef-
. fective. Learn about active parenting
o f teens, building loving relationships,
m anaging your em otions. The first ses­
sion will be on January 12 at Mt. H ood
I C om m unity C ollege. C lasses m eet on |
Tuesdays and W ednesdays. Call 503/
49 1 -6 9 7 9 .
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Council Approves Purchase Of Five
Modern Streetcars
Cat Toy Making
The O regon H um ane Society and
! SCRAP (School and Com m unity Re-
| u se A c tio n P r o je c t) p r e s e n t C a t
“SCRA P" Fever. Join in the cat toy
I m aking w orkshop - m ake fun cat toys
from recycled m aterials. The event will
be held at the O regon H um ane Society ’s
W hittel E ducation W ing (1067 NE Co-
| lum bia B lvd.) on Saturday, January 30,
1999, from 11 AM - 2 PM. D rop in
anytim e. The event is free.
Chamber Orchestra
A fter a national search, the Rose j
City C ham ber O rchestra is pleased to
present v isitin g c o n d u cto r Dr. Eric
| K ujaw sky, M usic D irector o f the R ed­
w ood Sym phony. Dr. K ujaw sky has
shocked audiences w ith his bold inter­
p retatio n o f c la ssic a l m usic. C om e
| experience this excitem ent w ith the
Rose C ity C ham ber O rchestra on Sun­
day, January 17 at 3 PM at the Peace
L utheran C hurch (2201 N orth P o rt­
land Blvd.).
Quality Education
The City Council approved the purchase o f five, modem streetcars for $12 million from a
Mr. Ed U ecker o f the D epartm ent o f |
Education w ill explain to parents the
j new school standards on CIM /CAM and
| also share effective techniques so p ar­
ents can help their children m eet the
new standards. He w ill be lecturing at
the K ing N eighborhood Facility (4815
| NE 7*) on W ednesday, January 20,h at |
7 PM. C hild care w ill be provided. Call
28 2 -1 9 7 5 .
Free Clinics
A ttend one o f the free introductory I
I clinics at the O regon C ollege o f O r i- !
ental M edicine (O CO M ) and learn how
acupuncture can help you keep your |
resolution to stop sm oking. The S atur­
day m orning clinics w ill be on January
9 - 1 6 , from 9-10:30 Am at the O regon
College o f O riental M edicine (10525
SE Cherry B lossom Dr.). The free Sat-
1 urday clinics this January are part o f I
the com m unity education program o f
I the O regon C ollege o f O riental M edi­
cine. Call 503/253-3443 ext.208.
Snowshoe
Demonstration
Tubbs Snow shoe com pany is co l­
laborating w ith Recreational Equipment
Inc. (REI) and M errell shoe com pany
to provide a day for the public to try out
the fast-grow ing sport o f snow shoeing.
The free event will be held on Saturday,
January 16, from 9 AM to 3 PM at j
I W hite R iver W est Sno-park, on H igh­
way 25, four m iles east o f G overnm ent
Camp. Call 624-8600 or 283-1300.
Free Mental Vacation
T w ila N esk y , a C e rtifie d M aster |
H y p n o th e ra p ist is c o n d u c tin g free
stress reduction w orkshops. D uring a
free M ental V acation w orkshop, p ar­
ticipants are invited to shut out the
| w orld, kick o ff their shoes, and find I
them selves guided through deliciously
j peaceful relax atio n session; p a rtic i­
pants are encouraged to bring friends
| and family. The next w orkshop will be
on January 17*, starting at 3 PM at I
I LMT located at 76 SE 601* betw een |
Stark and Belm ont. Call 503/774-2320
I to register.
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residents and neighborhoods.
New Vision For Metro
C ouncil Votos Rod M onroo As Now Loodor
our region. A m ong his areas o f in te r­
T he M etro C o u n c il’s new P re sid ­
e s t:
ing O ffic e r. Rod M onroe, is b ringing
♦ C o m p letin g M e tro ’s w ork begun
w ith him a new v isio n th at c a lls for
la
st
year on the urban grow th bou n d ary
m ore a c c o u n ta b ility and dem ands b e t­
w
hile
p ro te c tin g open sp a c e s, stream
ter w orking re la tio n sh ip s w ith local
c
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p a rtn e rs from th ro u g h o u t the region.
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re a sin g M e tro ’s e ffo rts to se ­
“ W e are in a new e ra ,” P resid in g
cure
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n sp o rta tio n fu n d in g from the
O ffic e r M onroe said. “ We need to
fed
eral
governm
ent and S tate L egisla-
w ork on co m m on g o als and reach
tu
re
p o sitiv e ou tco m es -- not for o u r ow n
S ig n ific a n tly red u c in g w h o lesale
p ersonal ag en d as, but for the re su lts
g arb ag e rates
th at our re-
C o m p le t-
g io n
de­
in g th e m u c h
“PFe need io work on common
m a n d s an d
needed
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e x p e c ts.”
goals and reach positive outcomes — p ro v e m e n ts to
C o u n c ilo r
the E xpo C en ­
not fo r our own personal agendas,
M o n ro e re-
ter w ith o u t u s­
la c e s
but fo r the results that our region
ing p ro p e rty tax
C o u n c ilo r
d o lla rs
demands and expects. ”
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re e _ y _ e a rs as P re s id in g O f f ic e r .
w ith in the n ex t 30 days
C o u n cilo rs v o ted , as they do every
C o u n c ilo r M onroe re p re se n ts D is­
Jan u ary , to se le c t th e ir le a d e r for the
tr
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t 6 w h ic h in c lu d e s p o r tio n s o f
com ing year. T he P resid in g O ffic e r
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th e a st and N o rth east P o rtla n d as
is ch a rg e d w ith s e ttin g the p o lic y
w
ell
as the C ity o f M ayw ood Park. The
agenda for the re g io n a l go v ern m en t
P
re
sid
in g O ffic e r served on the M etro
as w ell as p ro m o tin g in n o v a tiv e p ro ­
C
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n
cil
from 1992-1996. H e w as re ­
gram s th at fu rth e r M e tro ’s m issio n
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to office in Ju ly o f 1998 to
o f c re a tin g liv a b le c o m m u n itie s in
fill an u n e x p ire d term , and he w on
re -e le c tio n to o ffic e in N o v em ­
ber. He has also serv ed on the
D avid D o u g las S chool B oard, as a
S tate R e p re se n ta tiv e (1 9 7 7 -8 1 ),
and as a S tate S ecto r (1 9 8 1 -8 9 ).
C o u n c ilo r M o n ro e ta u g h t h ig h
school fo r 21 y ears, and he c u r­
re n tly serv es on the G o v e rn o r’s
A d v iso ry C o m m issio n on D U II
and as V ic e -c h a ir o f W arn er P a ­
cific C o lleg e B oard o f T ru stees.
“ Rod w ill give the C o u n cil a
c o o p e ra tiv e p e rsp e c tiv e w hen it
com es to w orking w ith the c iti­
zens and the o th e r g o v ern m en ts
o f th is r e g io n ,” s a id T u a la tin
M ayor L ou O gden.
“ It is v e ry im p o r ta n t th a t
M etro h e lp fo ste r re la tio n sh ip s
w here d iffe re n t groups can c o o r­
din ate and co o p erate. I th in k that
this is a w o n derful o p p o rtu n ity
fo r new p a rtn e rsh ip s.” T his year
Rod Monroe
M ayor O gden w ill c h a ir the M etro
P o lic y A d v is o r y C o m m itte e
1.3 m illio n p e o p le liv in g in 24 c itie s
(M P A C ), a g ro u p o f lo c a l o ffic ia ls
and
3 c o u n tie s. M etro w orks to help
th at rev iew s re g io n a l p o lic ie s and a d ­
guide gro w th and to h e lp c re a te liv ­
v ises the C o u n cil
able c o m m u n itie s fo r the future.
M etro p ro v id e s re g io n a l se rv ic e s to
Assembly
State Senator Brady Adams, R-Grants Pass,
gaveled in the state Senate’s 70* Legislative
session after being elected to serve a second
term as Senate President.
“The responsibilities o f this position are
extraordinary and I am honored to be elected as
Senate President,” began Adams “Thank you
for the trust you have shown in me. You have
my commitment that I will work with you in a
bi-partisan manner. You have my commitment
that I will treat each of you fairly and with
respect. You have my commitment that when
I make a promise. I will keep that promise.
Together, we will create the best public policy
possible to improve the quality o f life for all
Oregonians, because that is what we are about”
Other positions elected by the full Senate
were President Pro Tempore, Randy Miller
(R-West Linn) and Secretary o f the Senate.
Judy Hall Janice Watkins was appointed as the
Sergeant-at-Arms Watkins is the first female
to hold that post in the Senate in recent history.
Senate members then walked across the
Capitol Building to join the House members in
a Joint Session o f the Legislative Assembly.
a Hams convened the Joint Session and re­
minded his colleagues. “We are a reflection of
our state.. .and let’s work together to see that
the reflection is as beautiful as our state. .1 ask
that we walk together into a new century.. .and
do the job our fellow citizens have sent us here
todo.'
Adams broadly outlined several issues he
would like to see the legislative Assembly
address, including education, the environment,
and public safety He emphasized his desire for
legislators and the Governor "to come together
and find solutions that we can agree on
Senator Adams was joined by his wife Pat,
daughter Jennifer, son Ted and his wife
Stephanie and several other relatives at his
swearing-in. First graders from Lincoln El­
ementary school sang patriotic songs. Boy
Scout Troop #23, also from Grants Pass, pre­
sented the colors. Father Jim Boston of St
Luke’s Episcopal gave the invocation and Joe
Gomez sang the National Anthem, both are
from Grants Pass.
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