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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
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U S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
Center for Substance Abuse Prevention