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C R IM E
Invited to Kick-off Meeting
Vancouver. WA - citizens are
invited to join their fellow neighbors,
businesses, and Clark County stall
in determining what transportation
improvements will be built in the
next six years.
Clark County Public Works is
currently in the process o f developing
the 2 0 0 0-2005 T ra n sp o rta tio n
Im provem ents Program , w hich
identifies and prioritizes the county ’ s
transportation improvements for he
next six years.
The development o f the Six-Year
Program includes an extensive public
involvement process centered on
T ra n sp o rta tio n
Im provem ent
Program Involvement Team (TIPIT).
1 he TIPIT is a 25-30-member group
com p rised o f priv ate citizen s,
business representatives, school
districts, city representatives, and
county staff. The T1P1T is responsible
for the identi fication and prioritization
of representatives, and county staff
The TIPIT is responsible for the
identification and prioritization of
projects within the Six-Year Program
and the recommendation ofa program
to the County Engineer.
A senes o f TIPIT meetings and
public open houses will be held over
the next five months to complete this
task. The first TIPIT meeting has
been scheduled for W ednesday,
March 17,I999,from6:00p.m.to8:00
p.m. at the Center for Education
L e a d e rsh ip , 2921 Falk R oad,
Vancouver, Washington.
If you have any questions or
would like more information, please
c o n ta c t
H eath
H e n d e rso n ,
T ra n sp o rta tio n
Im p ro v e m e n t
Program Engineer, at (360) 397-6118,
ex t. 4358 o r R yan L o p o ssa ,
T ra n s p o rta tio n
Im p ro v e m e n t
Program Engineer, at (360) 397-6118,
ext. 4572.
S TO P P E R S
Wanted Subject
The Portland Police Bureau, in cooperation with C rime
Stoppers, is asking for your help in locating and
apprehending a subject who turned a shoplift into an
armed robbery.
On Sunday, February 14,1999, at approximately 1:13 in
the afternoon, at Lamb’s Thriftway, 7410 SW Olson Road,
a subject, who was stopped outside the store by the Loss
Prevention Officer for shoplifting, displayed a handgun in
his waistband and ordered the officer to get away.
The suspect is described as a white male, 18 to 22-years
o f age, 6 ’00” tall, weighing approximately 180 pounds. He
was clean shaven and his right eyebrow, which was pierced,
was adorned with a bone shaped type jew elry. At the time
he was w earing a gray stocking cap, green BDU pants, black
tump boots, and smelled like he had been around a campfire.
Crime Stoppers is offering a cash reward o f up to
$ 1,000 for information, reported to Crime Stoppers, which
leads to an arrest in this case or any unsolved felony
crime, and you need not give your name. Call Crime
Stoppers
at (503) 823-HELP.
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Payne joins retirement committee
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The
Washington Association o f County
Officials has nominated John Payne,
Clark County Deputy Treasurer, to a
one-year position representing active
Public Employee Retirement System
(PERS) members. Mr. Payne is a
Certified Public Accountant and a
Certified Cash Manager.
He will serve on the Retirement
A d v iso ry C o m m itte e o f th e
W ashington State Department o f
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southw est
Washington," said Mary Gossett.
Clark County benefits manager.
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will have
have someone
someone who
who ca can
express local concerns and interests
to the Advisory Committee."
Plan Request Public Imput
Public input is invited on the City’s
a p p ro ach
Retirement Systems, according to
Director John F. Charles. This
Committee identifies client service
issues and legislative initiatives,
then communicates the information
back to members.
"His presence will provide a real
boost to all PERS employees and
to
m anaging
and
maintaining safe and healthy trees
along a Row.
Thursday, March 11, 4:30 p.m.
Vancouv er-Clark Parks & Recreation.
m an agem ent
plan
to
the
neighborhood.
Tuesday March 23,7 p.m. Clark
C ounty
H isto ric
P re se rv a tio n
Commission. 1408 Franklin. Public
hearing on the street tree removal and
603 W. Evergreen, Urban Forestry
Commission reviews the plan for the
“Heritage Grove".
T hursday, March 18, 7 p.m.
H u d so n ’s Bay N eig hborhood
Association. Crosley Lanes, 2400 E.
E vergreen. P resentation o f the
replacement policy and plan within
the historic district
For further information, contact
City Forester Elizabeth Walker at
V a n c o u v e r-C la rk P arks and
Recreation735-8836
Public Meeting to Address Issues Related to
Locating Manufactured Housing in City
with The Columbian, will serve as
Vancouver Planning Commission will
If, after the public meeting, the
Planning Commission chooses to move
hold a public meeting Thursday, March
forward and recommend to the City
25, from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Water
Resources Education Center to take
Council changes in the zoning code,
specific code language would be
SE Columbia Way. The Commission
public testimony on issues related to
testim ony.
locating manufactured housing within
developed and a formal public hearing
would be held. Atthistime.thePlanmng
the city limits. The commission is
Commission wants to determine ifthere
addressing basic points of concern on
the topic is available by calling the
working to determine whether or not
current regulations should modified
is community interest to change the
Community Development Department
regulations currently in place.
Mike Heywood, opinions editor
at735-8873ext.831O.
V A N CO U V ER, WA -
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and, if so, in what manner.
Homicide Victim Identified
The victim in the homicide which
occurred on March 5,1999, at 3620
NE 82nd A ve.. #124, has been
identified as Rodger Paul Lex. 53
years, who was a Portland resident.
An autopsy determined that Lex died
o f a gunshot wound to the torso.
Apparently, Lex was at 3620 NF.
Alert For Elderly Citizens
Regarding Theft Scam
The Portland Police Bureau Elder
Crimes Detective is investigating a
series o f thefts which have been
targeting the elderly. On February 26,
1999, three ofthe theft scams occurred
in southeast and north Portland. A
group o f males, w hich includes two
white males, one light complected
black male and one dark complected
black male, have been arriving at the
victim ’s residence in a newer white
sport utility vehicle. On each occasion
two o fth e males go to the residence
which is occupied by an elderly
person and represent themselves as
w orkers for the Portland W ater
Bureau. They inform the homeowner
that they need to inspect their water
pipes because the water pressure is
m eeting facilitator. The W ater
Resources EducationCenterisat4600
welcomes both w ritten and oral
An “ issue pap er,”
Van cou ver Sym phony O rch e stra P re se n ts
A French Affair Concert
Maestro Salvador Bretons will
conduct the Vancouver Symphony
in a program featuring exclusively
French music for their March 20-21
concerts. The two pieces to be
performed will be Debussy sL Enfant
Prodigue (The Prodigal Son) and
Faure’sRequiem.
L ’Enfant Prodigue, composed in
1818, is an early choral work of
Debussy and was the first place
w in n e r o f th e Prix de Rome
Competition which helped launch the
c o m p o s e r’s c a re e r.
D ebussy
composed this dramatic cantata in
only 25 days. The text is the familiar
parable o f the Prodigal Son and is
divided into nine scenes, one o f which
contains an aria that became a salon
favorite around the turn of the century,
much to Debussy’s annoyance.
Featured soloists for L Enfant
Prodigue are soprano Gayle Strong-
Price and tenor Scott Tuomi, both of
Portland. Ms. Strong Price is a
versatile singer who has performed a
wide range of musical repertoire from
opera to spirituals. She has performed
in concerts and recitals throughout
Europe including France, Portugal,
Italy, Germany, Switzerland, and
Austria. She has twice been the
time winner o f the Sans Francisco
Opera Auditions, and winner o f the
Mario Del Monaco International
Vocal Competition in Italy.
Faure’s Requiem will be performed
with the combined voice o f three
choirs: the Concord Choir (David
York, Director),ClarkCollegeChoir
(April Duvic, Director), and Touchof
Class Choir (Katie Hebner. Director).
Soloists are soprano Gayle Strong-
Price and baritone David Jimerson.
T he R equiem w as o rig in a lly
composed inl886-1887asa personal
tribute to Gabriel Faure's father who
had recently died. Sadly, Faure’s
mother died shortly thereafter so the
piece is a reflection of a man grieving
over the loss o f both parents. This
masterpiece is a favorite selection o f
many choruses and serves as an
exam ple o f the French national
qualities o f grace and refinement.
Interestly, when in 1924 it was
perform ed at this great French
composer’s funeral service as his
fitting final tribute.
David Jimerson, baritone soloist
for the Faure, is currently Associate
Professor o f Music and Director of
Music Education at Portland State
University where he teaches voice
82nd Ave., #124, the Madison Motel,
visiting acquaintances in the motel
room when the shooting occurred.
A witness called 911 to report the
shooting and when officers arrived,
they found Rodger Lex deceased
inside the motel room.
The three persons o f interest
and oratorio is extensive. He has
been a featured performer with the
Oregon Symphony, Grand Rapids
Sym phony, T ucson Sym phony,
Portland Symphonic Choir and the
Peter Britt Festival. Mr. Jimerson’s
operatic credits include performances
with Portland Opera, Seattle Opera,
Nevada Opera, Arizona Opera and
Anchorage Opera. He is in demand
as an a d ju d ic a to r in singing
competitions and serves as Minister
o f Music at V alley Community
Presbyterian Church in Portland.
The Vancouver Symphony will
perform Saturday, March 20"' at 2:30
pm and Sunday, March 21” at 7 pm.
Concert tickets are available at
B eacock’s Music and R unyan’s
Jew elers in Vancouver, Runyan
Sellers in Camas, Wayside Books and
video in BattleGround, and in Portland
at Classical Millennium. Prices are
$15 general admission, $10 seniors,
and $5 for students and may be
purchased at the door as well. Both
concerts will be held at Royal Durst
Theatre at the Vancouver School o f
Arts and Academics, 3101 Main
Street, V ancouver. For further
inform ation please co n tact the
Symphony office at 735-7275.
low. One o f the males then distracts
the elderly person by engaging them
in conversation while the other male
locates the victim ’s cash. The white
sport utility vehicle does not have
any identifying logos on it and the
suspects have not displayed Portland
Water Bureau identification.
Elderly persons in the Portland
area should be warned not to let any
strangers into their homes, and that
the Portland W ater Bureau does
not co n d u c t hom e in sp e c tio n s
unless it is at the specific request o f
the homeowner.
A nyone w ith in fo rm a tio n
regarding the suspects in this theft
scam is asked to call Detective
Sergeant Mitch Copp at 823-0400.
GOP Wants Kicker Back in
the Hands of Taxpayers
SALEM Republican leaders want
Oregon’s tax surplus put back in the
hands of the people who helped create
it - the taxpayers. “It belongs to
them, let’s give it back," says House
Majority Leader Steve Harper, R-
Klamath Falls.
The projected surplus is $194
million dollars and according to
O regon’s “kicker" law, if actual
revenues exceed the estimated by
more than two percent, it must be
returned to taxpayers. It's expected,
on average, Oregon taxpayers would
receive about $ 125.00 each.
Since the law was enacted in 1979,
the Legislature has returned the
surplus five times and suspended it
twice. A simple majority o f the
Legislature can suspend the tax
refund for individuals, but it takes a 3/
5 vote to suspend the payment of
corporate tax refunds. For this
biennium , corporate income tax
collections are actually $82 million
dollars below projected levels.
A personal refund would amount
to ro u g h ly 5.5 p e rc e n t o f an
individual’s 1998 state income tax
liability.
In 1997. the surplus amounted to
$432 million dollars, with an average
refund of$282.00.
Republicans have given “kicker"
refunds the past two legislative
se ssio n s,
w h ile
D em o crats
suspended the refunds in both 1991
and 1993.
who w eie seen fleeing the area on
foot, a Hispanic male, a w hite male
and a white female have not been
located at his time.
Anyone with information is asked
to call the Portland Police Bureau
Detective Division at 823-0400.
Fatal Traffic
Accident on
Highway 30
O n M arch 2 nd, 1999 at
approximately 5:12 p.m. a fatal traffic
accident occurred on highway 30 at
NW 107,h Ave. Lucille Sivyer, of
Northwest Portland, was driving a
1993 Cadillac east on Hwy. 30 and
attempted to turn left, onto NE 107,h
Ave. Lawrence Lucas an Oregon
State Police Sergeant was traveling
west on hwy. 30 in the left lane of
w estbound traffic, when Lucille
Sivyer turned in front o f him and he
struck the passenger side o f her
Cadillac. Sergeant Lucas was driving
an unmarked Oregon State Police
vehicle; a 1997 black Ford Explorer.
The front seat passenger in Lucille
Sivyer’s vehicle, Roland Sivyer, 85
years, was injured in the accident and
later died at Emanuel Hospital. Lucille
Sivyer was taken to Emanuel 1 lospital
and treated for her injuries. Sergeant
Lucas was driven to Good Samaritan
hospital for evaluation and was
released. Sergeant Lucas was w earing
his seat belt and the air bag deployed
in his vehicle. The air bag deployed
in Lucille and Roland Sivyer’s vehicle.
No citations were issued. This
case, as in all fatal traffic accidents,
will be referred to the Multnomah
County District A ttorney’s Office
for review.
Sergeant Lucas is a 19-year veteran
with the Oregon State police and is
assigned to the Criminal investigation
Division, at District 1 Headquarters.
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