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POLICE NEWS
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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.
SPIRIT held a press conference
last November in which results of
over 2000 surveys they conducted
were presented. Finding included:
11% of students interview missed
school because of transportation;
37% said transit costs were a prob­
lem in getting to school; 53% of
students interviewed said they would
ride public transportation if it was
free.
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