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» ■ < - . . . < - . • 1 FEB. 10, 1999 Page A2 <Tljc PortLsttò <Wiisrttwr POLICE NEWS Community Group Challenges Tri Met To Invest In Youth oom MWi NOS PW lHlPW«’ CRIME STOPPERS %,lhvestigators from Portland Fire Bureau, Portland Police Bureau, and the Federal Bureau o f Alcohol To- bacco and Firearms, are seeking for yoiir help in solving a Burglary/ Arson that resulted in $200,000 o f unisured damage to a church. On Saturday, January 9,1999, at 3.44 in the morning, the Portland fire Bureau responded to a fire at St Baptist Church Q f The ’ ; Avenue. ■ $ jto in v e stig a to rs, the rs to have been set to coyer £ Stolen was a 10-year«oM «t likely an RCA or Toshiba Which leads to an arrest in this case brand, in “poor” condition, and a pair of stereo speakers. The speakers,' , or any unsolved felony crime, and you need not give your name. Call which are approximately three feet Crime Stoppers at (503) 823- tall and have an individual adjustment HELP. dial on the front, arc made of pressed Investigator: particle baord with a dark simulated Inspector Jerry Butler, PFB wood cover. Detective Sergeant William The Pastor, for Fire Baptist S. Law, PPB Church Of The Deaf, had recently Special Agent Leland Slice, ATF passed away and members had acci (503) 823-3 791 dently allowed the church’s insur Crime Stoppers Coordinator: ance to lapse. Therefore, none of Officer Henry Groepper the loss is covered. Portland Police Bureau Crime Stoppers is offering a cash (503) 823-0830 reward of up to $1,000 for informa (503) 823-4357 tion, reported to Crime Stoppers, Vancouver firefighters ready to save hearts VANCOUVER - Just in time for Valentines Day, all Vancouver Fire Departments (VFD) person nel can now respond with a sophis ticated new tool for the heart. The tool is a 12-lead electro cardiogram (EKG) machine and au tom ated external d efib rillato r (AED) which revives patients by shocking the heart or providing early information of a heart attack in progress. 1 and are almost always first on the scene at a medical emergency. Vancouver firefighters responded to over 17,000 emrgency medical calls last year, with a significant number of calls related to heart problems. Over the past two m onths, Vancouver’s 150firefighters and paramedics received training in op eration of the 12-lead EKG and the AED. Starting the week of Feb. 8, the 12-lead EKG (with AED) ma chines will become standard equip ment on all VFD apparatus. “This is an important enhance ment because time is the most criti cal consideration in saving lives threatened by sudden heart attack and/or cardiac arrest,” says Roxy Barnes, RN, emergency medical services adminstrator for the VFD. Firefighters are dispatched by 9-1- City invites applications for Charter Review Committee Applications will be accepted by the M ayor’s Office through Feb. 10 for fifteen positions on the Charter Review committee, p e r S e c tio n 11.17 o f the Vancouver City Charter. “No later than five years after the most recent charter review, the mayor shall appoint subject to city council confirm ation, a panel o f fifteen residents to re require an election to be held for any charter, nor shall it interfere with the right of the city council to, at any time, propose and sub mit charter amendments to the voters.” For applications, or questions, contact Jan Bader, M ayor’s Of fice, 735-8870, Fax 696-8049. Or, stop by Vancouver City Hall at 210 E. 13,h St. view the city charter and to rec ommend to the city council in time to be considered for that y e a r ’s e le c tio n , any c h a rte r cchanges shall thereafter place any such amendent on the ballot at the municipal election if a majority o f the city council so d eterm in e; p ro v id ed nothing herein shall interfere with the right o f citizens to, by petition. Mediation skills focus of training VANCOUVER - M ediation skills, communication techniques and conflict theory are the basics of a twenty-hour Conflict Resolu tion Training and Mediator Certifi cate program offered by Vancouver’s Community Media tion Services (CMS). Graduates can perform volunteer mediation work and work towards mediator certification. “The training will help people The training will be on March 5 and 6, from 8:30 to 5 p.m. and on March 10, from 1 to 5 p.m. Inter ested people can obtain applica tions by calling CMS at 360/696- 8600. CMS needsBilingual indi viduals who serve as volunteer me diators for eight hours a month for 10 months Scholarships are avail able. For more information, call Christopher Sheesley at 360/696- 8060 mediate community and workplace disputes through individual con tact,” says Christopher Sheesley, program manager, “This is a great way to learn how to resolve con flicts and bring peace to the com munity. The training is a great way to learn how to resolve conflicts and bring peace to the community. The training focuses on telephone mediation, which is the first of a ten-step certification program” Professor McKinley Burt: A Tribute To An Extraordinary Man C ontinued F rom F ront He railed against the devastation of earlier urban renewal programs, witnessed upon his return to Port land in 1964 to find an entire neigh borhood wiped away for construc tion of Memorial Coliseum. He drew parallels in today’s plans for light rail in North Portland and other redevelopment projects. As an edu cator, he regularly criticized the public education system's inability to nurture the potential of all stu dents, especially African American youth. He continued to call atten tion to the overlooked great contri butions o f Africans and African Americans to the world, form an cient times to the present. Accomplishments in 1998 that the Professor was especially proud of include: Science Clubs devel oped through personal visits from parents and youth, his pivotal role in the Bosco-Milligan Foundation’s publication Cornerstones o f Com munity, and his in-depth feature on Portland native Don Rutherford, the only African American engineer on the team for the Hughes Aircraft “Spruce Goose." After Rutherford was overlooked in an Oregonian article on a reunion of the engi neers. the Professor went into high gear to “correct the injustice.” Professor Burt especially be lieved in and encouraged the entre preneurial spirit in the African American community, and the need to establish, nuture, and support Af rican American owned businesses. He continued to call out to the “younger generations” to rise to leadership on many fronts, for Afri can American self-empowerment, and to uplift the community. A non-religious Memorial Ser vice to celebrate the extraordi- A frloan A m erican V o lu n te e rs nary life of Professor McKinley Burt will be held on Friday, Feb ruary 12th, at 1:00 pm at Bethel AME C hurch, at NE 8th and Jarrett. Cremation is through Cox Funeral Home. No flowers please. Memorial contributions are encour aged—in Professor Burt’s name to continue his legacy—to the Black Educational Center (4919 NE 17th Avenue, Portland, OR 97211) and the North Portland Nurse Practi tioner Community Health Clinic (5311 N Vancouver Avenue, Port land OR 97217). Professor Burt leaves an entire community of people of all ages to mourn his passing. He would undoubt edly ask us all to remember him best by doing our best—individually and as a community—to nurture our youth, care for our elders, celebrate our history, develop and support our businesses, and EDUCATE! hwn C ont ' d from F ront P age For families with two children pay close attention to $60 a month just to get them to school. It is common that due to the cost students may miss school, may be forced to ask teach ers to give them money to get home, or their families are faced with de ciding between a bus pass or a new winter jacket for a child. 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