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POLICE NEWS
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Crime Stoppers
Wanted Subject
Fitness classes help battle
holiday pounds
V a n c o u v e r-C la rk Parks and
Recreation D epartm ent offers a
variety o f fitness classes to r all
ages. Participants can take any
fitness class offered at any one o f
the th ree lo c a tio n s: M arshall
L uepke
C e n te r ,
1009
E.
M cLoughlin; Bagley Center, 4100
Plom ondon; C lark C ounty Indoor
Sports C enter, 16311 NE 15th
St., o ff 162nd Avenue.
Participants can attend their first
class free. If they ch o o se to
continue, they then register and
pay the m onthly fee o f $23 for in
city residents o f $29 tor non-city
residents.. Fees also include use
o f the Bagley C enter w eight room
Scholarsh ip s are a v ailab le for
qualified city residents. C all 696-
8075 for m ore inform ation.
Early bird classes start at 6
a.m .
Get aju m p start on the day with
a 6 a.m . fitness class at Bagley
Center. The Bow flex Circuit class
m eets M onday, W ednesday and
D ance into shape
Learn the latest dance crazes
(sw ing, hip hop, ceili and E uro
pean folk dancing) w hile getting
fit. No partners needed. Class
m eets Friday from 6:30 to 7:30
personality profiles, body com po
sition analysis, handouts and more.
C lasses m eet for one hour per
w eek for 16 w eeks. C hoose ei
ther Tuesday noon at C ity Hall, or
Thursday at 6 p.m. at Bagley C e n
ter. W inter session classes begin
Jan. 5 and 7. The fee is $90 for
city residents and $110 for n o n
p.m. at B agley Center.
Freedom From Fat
T his is a class for people who
are hungry all the tim e and have
tried num erous diets to no avail.
The Freedom From Fat w eight
m anagem ent program offers the
latest inform ation on m enopause,
diabetes, heart disease and os
teoporosis as it relates to healthy
w eight loss. Classes are taught by
a SW W ashington M edical C enter
dietitian, a behavioral specialist
and a certified fitness instructor.
The focus o f the class is on posi
tive lifestyle changes and im prov
ing eating patterns. Participants
receive a textbook, nutritional and
city residents.
C lasses at East V ancouver
site
V a n c o u v e r-C la rk P arks and
Recreation offers fitness classes
at the Clark County Indoor Sports
C enter. 16311 NE 15th Street.
C lasses include Y oga, Tai Chi,
W alking C ircuits, Tone & Stretch,
Pre-Postnatal Exercise, Junior and
Senior High Home School Fitness
and C hair Exercise. S e e th e class
schedule in the W inter catalog.
City o f V ancouver D epartm ent
o f in f o r m a tio n S e r v ic e s -
(503)696-8016 -F A X (360)696-
8 9 4 2 e - m a i 1 :
vaninfo@ ci.vancouver.w a.us
Friday; the No Sw eat Bowflex
class m eets T uesday and T hurs
day.
P o rtla n d P o lic e , in c o o p e ra
tion w ith C rim e S to p p e rs, are
asking fo r y o u r h e lp in lo c a tin g
and a p p reh en d in g J o e l M a tth e w
“ J o e J o e ” M c C o o l Sr. F elony
w a rra n ts h a v e b een issu e d for
his a rre st.
J o e l M a tth e w M c C o o l is a
2 4 -y e a r o ld m ale b la c k , w ith a
date o f b irth o f A u g u st 23, 1974.
He is 6 '1 tall and w e ig h s a p
p ro x im a te ly 250 p o u n d s, w ith
b lack h a ir, b ro w n ey e s, and ta t
toos on both w rists.
P o s s ib le v e h ic le s M c C o o l
m ay be a sso c ia te d w ith are, a
w h ite w ith pink d e sig n s, full
size, 1990 C h e v ro le t V an , and a
b la c k , 5 0 0 s e r ie s M e r c e d e s
Benz.
C rim e S to p p e rs is o ffe rin g a
cash re w a rd o f up to $ 1,000 for
in fo rm a tio n , re p o rte d to C rim e
S to p p e rs, w h ich le a d s to an a r
re st in th is c a se o r any u n so lv e d
felo n y c rim e , and you n eed not
to g iv e y o u r nam e.
C all C rim e S to p p e rs at (5 0 3 )
r .r .t .r .
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f o llo w in g c la s s e s :
IN D IG O D Y E A R T
W o rk sh o p s on Ja p a n e s e
D ye A rt w ill b e h e ld a t A ik o b o
S tu d io , 2 4 6 1 3 H a m m o n d C t.
in B a ttle g r o u n d . P a r tic ip a n ts
w ill u se th e d y e , s ilk sc re e n
a n d b o a r d m e th o d s to c r e a te a
sh a w l o r ta b le c lo th , ta b le c e n
te r, 1009 E . M c L o u g h lin B lv d .
o r B a g le y C e n te r , 4 1 0 0
P lo m o n d o n . F o r m o re in f o r
m a tio n c a ll 6 9 6 -8 2 1 8 .
IR IS H S T E P D A N C IN G
(C e ili D a n c in g )
V a n c o u v e r - C la rk P a rk s and
R e c r e a tio n D e p a r tm e n t a n d
C o m h a lta s E ire a n n (C C E ) w ill
s p o n s o r fre e Iris h S te p D a n c e
C la s s e s on T u e s d a y , b e g in
n in g T u e s d a y , Ja n . 5 fro m 7
to 9 p .m . at L u e p k e C e n te r,
1009 E M c L o u g h lin B lv d .
P e o p le c a n d ro p in to th is
c la s s a t a n y tim e . T h is v ig o r
o u s an d in v ig o r a tin g fo rm o f
d a n c e is a g re a t f a m ily a c t i v
ity fo r b e g in n e r s a n d e x p e r i
e n c e d d a n c e rs . F o r in f o r m a
tio n , c a ll A ly s o n W illia m s ,
7 3 7 -0 6 5 6 .
C O N V E R S A T IO N A L
R U S S IA N
A b a s ic an d o n g o in g c o n
v e r s a tio n a l R u s s ia n c la s s
s ta r ts M o n d a y , Ja n . 11, 6 :3 0
to 7:15 p .m . F o r r e g is tr a tio n
in f o r m a tio n a n d d a te s , c a ll
6 9 6 -8 2 1 8 .
te le c o m m u n ic a tio n s.F o u r m em
b ers are a p p o in te d by the C ity
C o u n c il and fo u r m em b ers by
th e
b o a rd
of
C o u n ty
C o m m is s io n e r s .A p p lic a n ts
m u st be city re sid e n ts and TC I
o f S o u th ern W ash in g to n C able
su b sc rib e rs, C o m m issio n m e e t
in g s a re c o n d u c te d th e firs t
W ed n esd ay o f each m onth at 7
p.m . at city H all, 210 E. 13th St.
in V an co u v er.
T h e length o f the term is five
gue that it has taken away the power of
judges to sentence and has given the
District Attorneys the power deter
mine the sentence at thecharging level.
“So much power is given to Dis
trict Attorneys and 1 feel like I am
living in a police state. I feel power
less," said Alex C. Stroup whose 21-
year-old son plea-bargained and is
awaiting sentencing. We had no
choice but to plea-bargain said
Stroup. "Measure 11 is basically a
black mail. Three to seven months
sounds a lot better that 14 years.”
A report from Multnomah County
C ontinued F rom F ront
existing law has been effective in lock
ing up serious offenders. However, he
said, the law lacks flexibility and discre
tion for some of the cnmes it covers.
“As much as it locks up violent
criminal for what they do, it is also
locking up the not so serious of
fenders," said Schrunk. “Some o f it
is appropriate and some o f it isn t
but 1 don’tbelieve it should be repealed
because it locks up some serious vio
lent offenders,” he said. “I think it can
be replaced with something specific.”
However, opponents of the law ar-
City invites applications for
City/county Cable Television
commission Vacancy
T he city o f V an co u v er is se e k
ing a p p lic a n ts to fill a v acan cy
on th e C ity /C o u n ty C a b le T e le
v isio n C o m m issio n . T h e C o m
m issio n se rv e s in an a d v iso ry
c a p a c ity to th e C ity C o u n c il and
the B o ard o f C o u n ty C o m m is
sio n ers on m a tte rs re la tin g to
cable te le c o m m u n ic a tio n issues.
T he C o m m issio n m a k e s r e
p o rts, m o n ito rs c o m p lia n c e and
e sta b lish e s ru le s and re g u la tio n s
re g a rd in g c a b le te le v isio n and
n d c o n c e rn s.
T h e forum w ill be p re c e d e d
b y a to u r o f the W est n e ig h b o r
h o o d , g u id ed by n e ig h b o rh o o d
re p re s e n ta tiv e s , th a t w ill s p o t
lig h t n eig h b o rh o o d p ro je c ts and
g o a ls.
T h e m e e tin g th at fo llo w s w ill
b e fa c ilita te d by a n e ig h b o r
h o o d re p re s e n ta tiv e . T im e w ill
be p ro v id e d at the end o f the
fo ru m fo r sm a ll g ro u p s d is c u s
sio n s w ith C ity C o u n c il m e m
b e rs and c ity sta ff.
‘T h e fo rm a t o f th e se c o m
1
years w ith a m axim um o f tw o
term s. H ow ever, the in itia l term
o f the p o sitio n w ill e x p ire in
A pril 2000 b e c a u se it is an a p
p o in tm en t to an u n e x p ire d term .
A p p lic a tio n s are a v a ila b le by
c o n ta c tin g
Peggy
F u rn o ,
V a n c o u v e r C ity H all, PO Box
1995, V an c o u v e r, W A 9 8 6 6 8 -
1995 o r by c a llin g 6 9 6 -8 4 8 4
(F A X 6 9 6 -8 0 4 9 ). T he d e a d lin e
for a p p lic a tio n s is F rid a y , Jan
29, 1999.
m u n ity g a th e rin g s w as ch an g ed
last y e a r to m ak e ea c h forum
fle x ib le and u n iq u e to the h o st
n e i g h b o r h o o d ," s a y s C a r o l
H an sen , m a n a g e r o f th e c ity 's
o ffic e o f N e ig h b o rh o o d s.
T he q u a rte rly C itiz e n s F o
rum s w ere sta rte d in the 1970s
as an in fo rm a l w ay fo r c itiz e n s
to a c c e ss th e ir lo c a l e le c te d
o ffic ia ls.
E ach forum is h o ste d by a
d iffe re n t c ity n e ig h b o rh o o d a s
so c ia tio n .
River views highlight walk
r h e A ll W e a th e r W a lk e rs and
in c o u v e r - C la r k P a r k s a n d
c r e a tio n D e p a r tm e n t w ill
o n so r a 10 K ilo m e te r (6 .2
le) w a lk a lo n g th e C o lu m b ia
v e r o n S a tu rd a y a n d S u n -
y , F e b . 20 an d 2 1 . T h e w a lk
11 s ta rt fro m th e W a te r R e
s o u rc e s E d u c a tio n C e n te r at
4 6 0 0 SE C o lu m b ia W ay and
fo llo w e s ta b lis h e d s id e w a lk s
an d so m e u n fin is h e d tra ils .
W a lk e rs m u st sta rt b e tw e e n 8
a .m . an d 1 p.m . and fin is h by
4 p .m . T h e w a lk is fre e to the
p u b lic and $2 fo r v o lk s s p o rt
District Attorney’s office indicates
that since the measure went into
effect a little over 2,000 individuals
are serving mandatory minimum
sentences o f not less than five years
and 10 months, the minimum sen
tencing, to 25 years. Over 66 per
cent o f those sentenced under Mea
sure 11 are first time offenders and
35 percent under the age o f 21.
According to Department o f Ad
ministrative Services, it is estimated
that Measure 11 will add 8.825 of
fenders to Oregon’s prison system
between 1996 and July o f 2005.
! U .:,
First Citizens Forum of 1999
set for Jan. 25
V A N C O U V E R -T h e W est
M in n eh ah a N e ig h b o rh o o d A s
so c ia tio n w ill h o s t th e y e a r s
first C itiz e n s F o ru m on M o n
day, Ja n . 2 5 , fro m 7 -9 p .m . at
the A v a lo n at St. Ja m e s P la c e ,
4607 N E S t. Ja m e s R o ad .
C itiz e n s F o ru m s are h eld fo u r
tim es e a c h y e a r as an o p p o rtu
n ity fo r V a n c o u v e r C ity C o u n
cil m e m b e rs a n d lo c a l c itiz e n s
to g a th e r in an in fo rm a l se ttin g
to d is c u s s c o m m u n ity issu e s
to rs:
O ffic e r H enry G ro e p p e r
P o rtla n d P o lic e B u reau
(5 0 3 ) 8 2 3 -0 8 3 0
(5 0 3 ) 8 2 3 -4 3 5 7
Opponents Of Measure 11 To File A Ballot
Intiative To Repeal The Law
Classes set for adults
The
V a n c o u v e r -C la r k
P a rk s and R e c re a tio n a d u lt e n
ric h m e n t p ro g ra m o f f e r s th e
In v e stig a to r:
D e te c tiv e B rian G ro se
G an g E n fo rc e m e n t T eam
(5 0 3 ) 8 2 3 -4 1 0 6
C rim e S to p p e rs C o o rd in a -
A c h ie v e m e n t c re d it.
S ig h ts a lo n g th e w ay in c lu d e
W in tle r and M a rin e p a rk s and
th e K a ise r S h ip y a rd M e m o ria l.
T h e w a lk is ra te d e a sy .
F o r d ir e c tio n s to th e s ite
and m o re in fo rm a tio n , c a ll Jan
B re n e m a n at 8 3 5 -9 6 8 6
eir Future.
It’s a fact.
The more you get involved in the lives of children, the less
likely they are to use alcohol, tobacco, and illicit drugs.
Positive, healthy activities help kids build skills, self-
discipline, and confidence.
Get into the act. C.all 1.800.729.6686. Se habla espariol.
YourTime.Their Future. Lets Keep Our Kids Drug Free.
TDD 1.800.487.4889. http://www.health.org
Your l ime
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ITteir Future
U S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
Center for Substance Abuse Prevention