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P O L IC E
C R IM E
Clark County Responds to
Shoalwater Bay Tribe Proposal:
Chair of Board of Commissioners available for interviews
Vancouver, WA - On Thursday,
April 8,1999 Clark County will pro­
vide its formal responses to the fed­
eral Bureau o f Indian Affairs regard­
ing a proposal to put 170.8 acres o f
land in the Ridgefield area into trust
status. The Shoalw ater Bay Indian
Tribe ow ns the land in question.
J u d ie S ta n to n , c h a ir o f the
B oard o f C lark C ounty C om m is­
sioners, and C hris H orne, from the
C la r k
C o u n ty
P r o s e c u ti n g
A tto rn ey ’s O ffice, have set aside
tw o periods o f tim e to accept m e­
dia calls or visits.
Com missioner Stanton and Mr.
H ome will be available on Thursday,
April 8, from 4 to 5 p.m. and on
Friday, April 9, from 9:30 to 10:30
a.m. in the FranklinCenter(2"d floor),
1013 Franklin Street, Vancouver.
Complete written response
Copies o f the county’s w ritten
response to the Bureau o f Indian
Affairs, U S . D epartm ent o f the Inte­
rior, will be available beginning at 4
p.m. on Thursday, April 9, in the
basem ent at 1013 Franklin Street.
Vancouver;
By requesting it be m ailed to you
by calling Clark C ounty’s Public In­
formation and O utreach O ffice at
(360) 397-6012 (option) 3); and
Through Clark C ounty’s w eb site
(on the home page under the “W hat’s
N ew" sec tion)at www.co.clark.wa.us.
Vancouver Welcomes Walkers
at Discovery Walk Festival
Back-to-back will challenge sea­
soned walkers, w hile 5K and 10K
trails will delight new er at the third
annual V ancouver International Dis­
covery W alk Festival April 23-25,
1999 at the Double Tree Hotel at the
Q uay, V an co u v er, W ashington.
W alkers from over a dozen countries
and many states are registered, with
1000 walkers are expected each day.
Local w alkers are w elcom e to regis­
ter at the event and join in the fun.
The Discovery W alk Festival is
the U SA ’s only International March-
ing League event and is held each
year on the fourth weekend o f April.
All participants are winners and earn
a m edal and certificate. The walks
are also IVV volkssport sanctioned.
The festival includes the Friday’s
M ayor’s W alk 5K/10K, and both
Saturday and Sunday choices o f 5K,
10K, 22K, 32K, and42K . The trails
are different each day. The Double
Tree Hotel at the Quay Centennial
Center start/finish provides entertain­
ment by local m usicians and a place
to rest and m eet new walking friends
from around the world.
Festival sponsors include the com ­
munity Foundations for SW W ash­
ington, Kyocera Industrial C eram ­
ics, N ew Balance Shoes, Safeco in­
surance, Rotary International, the
S o ro p to m is ts , a n d th e c ity o f
Vancouver.
For more inform ation, registra­
tion, contact Bill Byrd 360-892-6758,
W endy B um gardner at 360-905-
1771 or 503-692-3994, website http : /
/w w w .discoveryw alk.org or email
info@ discoveryw alk.org.
Walk Set for Lacamas
Lake Area
T h e A ll W e a th e r W a lk e rs
V olk ssp o rt group w ill spon so r a
free 6.2 m ile w alk on S aturday and
S unday, M ay 8 and 9, in C am as,
W ash. T he w alk starts at the U n­
d erw riters L aborato ries cam pus at
2600 N W L ake R oad and w inds
along the shore o f L acam as Lake
and through n earb y resid en tial a r­
eas w ith lakeside view s. A sh o rter
trail is also av ailab le.
Participants can start anytim e be­
tween 8 a.m. and 1 p.m. and must
finish by 4 p.m. All are welcome to
walk, but people m ust register and
carry a start card.
This is a sanctioned V olkssport
event and credits and hatpins are
a v a ila b le fo r fre e W a te r a n d
restrooms are available. Leashed
p ets are p e rm itte d w ith p ro p er
cleanup.
Call JanB renem an, 835-9686for
m ore details.
Pendleton Woolen Mills Workers
In Oregon And Washington
Eligible For Trade Act Assistance
T he U .S. D epartm ent o f L abor
has ce rtified w o rkers at P endleton
C o r p o r a te O f f ic e s , C o lu m b ia
W ool S couring, and F oundation
M ill in P o rtla n d , O re g o n , and
P e n d le to n O r e g o n M ill in
P end leto n , O regon, and w orkers
at W ashougal M ill in W ashougal,
W ash., as elig ib le to ap p ly for as­
sistan c e and b en efits u n d er the
T rad e A ct o f 1974.
This certification covers the pe­
riod from Decem ber 21, 1997, to
M arch 1, 2001, and could provide
extra benefits to approxim ately 363
w orkers if they are laid o ff or re­
duced to part tim e work. Twenty
w orkers at the W ashougal Mill, eight
at the Pendleton Corporate Offices
and five at C olum bia Wool Scouring
have been laid o ff so far.
W orkers are eng ag ed in em ­
ploym ent related to the p ro d u c ­
tion o f w o m en ’s w oolen p an ts and
skirts the L abor D ep artm en t found
the c o m p an y ’s cu sto m ers h av e in ­
creased th eir relian ce on im ports
o f w o m e n ’s w o o len p an ts and
skirts, adv ersely im p actin g sales,
p roductio n and em p lo y m en t at the
P endleton facilities.
A cc o rd in g
to
the
L ab o r
Department’s certification, the work­
ers are eligible to apply for TAA assis­
tance if they are laid o ff between De-
ce m b e r2 1 ,1997,and March 1,2001.
A fter they are ce rtified elig ib le,
w o rk e rs m ay ap p ly for b e n e fits at
a sta te em p lo y m e n t se rv ic e o f­
fice. T h ey m ay re c e iv e a b ro ad
ran g e o f ree m p lo y m e n t an d re ­
tra in in g se rv ic e s, in c lu d in g c a ­
re e r c o u n se lin g , jo b p la ce m en t
a s sista n c e , jo b se a rc h and re lo c a ­
tio n a llo w a n c e s, in co m e su p p o rt
d u rin g lo n g -te rm tra in in g , and
su p p o rt serv ices such as ch ild care
an d tra n sp o rta tio n a ssista n ce .
Benefits are adm inistered by the
Em ploym ent Departm ent, State o f
Oregon, and the W ashington State
D epartm ent o f Em ploym ent Secu­
rity, with funds provided by the fed­
eral government.
Partnership Restores
Salmon Habitat
The B agley D ow ns N eighbor­
e d A ssociation w ill celebrate its
:cen t a c q u is itio n o f a M e tro
reenspace grant forSalm onid Edu-
ition and Enhancem ent w ith a com-
iunity tree planting at H eadache
reek on Saturday, A pril 17 Com-
iunity leaders are rep resen tin g
lany o f the organizations respon­
s e for w atershed restoration ef-
>rt. T he celebration is one o f m any
am m unity activities designed for
arth D ay, a project o f the Environ-
ìental Inform ation C ooperative, C-
RA N and com m unity stew ards.
A
t i v i t i e s at
a in H c eadache
a u a i-H c Creek,
^ iv v ^ ,.^
A c ctivities
lo-
cated north o f Bagley Com munity
Center, will begin at 9 a.m. w ith a
ground healing cerem ony by the
Cow litz Tribal Council. A welcome
from V ancouver M ayor Royce E.
Pollard will follow. Com m issioner
Betty Sue Morris, representing the
state's Lower Colombian Fish Re­
covery Board, will begin the restora­
tion by handing o ff the project to
students form Vancouver’s Lewis and
Clark High School.
The Bagley Downs Neighborhood
Association has provided project lead­
ership to identify watershed improve-
ments and acquire funding to restore
the habitat to a healthy condition.
Through the use o f seed money from
the M etro Greenspace grant, they cre­
ated a coalition to restore fish habitat
through community education, citi­
zen involvement, and by acquiring
and organizing commitments.
M etro G reenspaces grants are
u se d to d ev e lo p p ro g ra m s an d
projects that benefit salm on, steel­
head and w atershed health. The
grants encourage public education
and aw areness o f native fish, and
their habitats and the connection
b e tw e e n h u m a n a c tiv itie s an d
aquatic systems.
Leep Kids Healthy FUnDay On Saturday, May 8
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Fam ilies w ith young children
o n 't w ant to m iss the C ity o f
ancouver’s 15,h annual K eep Kids
ealthy FunD ay on Saturday. May
H ighlights will include safety-re-
ted educational gam es, play sta­
r ts , obstacle courses and other fun
id engaging activities.
All activities are free and will be
esented at M arshall and Luepke
inters, 1009 E. M cLoughlin Blvd.,
om 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Free C -T ran shuttles will trans-
art participants from the H udson’s
Bay High School student and faculty
parking lot to the M arshall/Luepke
site. No parking will be available at
M arshall and Luepke centers.
Activities and displays will focus
on: carseatsafety; fire safety; health and
nutrition; bike, skate and sports safety;
drug and alcohol awareness; and water
safety The Vancouver Fire Depart­
ment will teach children about home
fire dnlls, first aid, CPR and Risk Watch.
Special characters in attendance will
include Hamburglar from McDonald's,
McGruff the Crime Dog. Smokey Bear.
Vince *■'
& Larry
— Crash Dummies, Bobby
the Boat and Barney the Bus. Free
Buigerville train and fire engine rides
will be offered and photo and fingerprint
identification services and free snacks
will be available. Stage show entertain­
ment will feature I izbeth, Tae Kwon Do
and Fnend's Puppet Company.
Based on the turnout at previous Keep
Kids Healthy FunDays, anticipated at­
tendance is about 3000 to 4000. Inter­
preters will be on hand. For more infor­
mation. call the Vancouver Fire Depart
ment Fire Prevention Bureau.696-8166.
NEW S
S TO P P E R S
T h e P o rtlan d P o lice B ureau, in c o o p e ra ­
tio n w ith C rim e S to p p ers, is ask in g fo r y o u r
help in id en tify in g and ap p reh en d in g the in d i­
vidual resp o n sib le for v an d alizin g n u m ero u s
b u ild in g s w ith g raffiti.
O v er the p ast sev eral m onths, the b u ild in g
have been v an d alized by an in d iv id u al sp ray
p ain tin g them w ith the tag nam e o f “ H U G E .”
T his p erso n has been very activ e in th e S o u th ­
east P o rtlan d area, and has p ain ted the nam e
on num erous apartm ents, com m ercial and g o v ­
ernm ent b u ild in g s.
In addition to being an eyesore, clean up costs
for building owmers can be extensive.
C rim e S to p p ers is o ffe rin g a cash rew ard
o f up to $ 1 ,0 0 0 for in fo rm atio n , rep o rted to
C rim e S to p p ers, w hich leads to an a rre st in
th is case, o r an y u n so lv ed felony crim e, and
you need n ot g iv e your nam e. C all C rim e
S to p p ers at (5 0 3 ) 823-H E L P.
Governor’s Task Group Recommends
Ways To Reduce Youth Drinking
enforcem ent o f the state’s alcohol-
related laws and regulations should
be enhanced in local com m unities.
“V arying standards o f enforce­
m ent o f laws, like the m inor in pos­
session law, result in many youth and
ad u lts b eliev in g that the c o n se­
quences o f violations are so m inus­
cule as to be largely ineffectual," the
com m ittee said.
The committee also recommended:
“Stings" by local law enforcement
and the Oregon Liquor Control C om ­
m ission be continued and enhanced.
•The price o f alcoholic beverages
be increased because o f the strong
correlation price increases have w ith
decreases in alcohol consum ption,
especially am ong youths.
•C o m m u n ity g ro u p s lo o k at
w hether their areas have too many
alcohol outlets and assess the le vel o f
local alcohol-related problem s.
•A statew ide coalition investigate
restrictions on the prom otion, m ar­
keting and advertising o f alcoholic
beverages to young people.
A special committee appointed to
study problems and solutions associ­
ated with underage drinking is recom ­
mending more consistent enforce­
ment, higher alcohol prices and local
strategies to reduce access to alcohol
and drinking by Oregonians under 21.
The G overnor’s Underage D rink­
ing Task G roup sent its recom m en­
dations in nine specific areas to Gov.
John Kitzhaber. C om pletion o f the
recom m endations coincides w ith
K itzhaber’s proclam ation o f April as
Alcohol A w areness M onth. A re­
duction in underage drinking is one
o f the governor’s priorities.
“The task group report represents
O regon’s first com prehensive look
at the issues associated with under­
age drinking,” K itzhaber said. “The
recommendations form a critical road
map o f policies and com m unity ac­
tions that are necessary to reducing
alcohol use am ong teens, and associ­
ated alcohol problem s.”
A fter considerable study, the 20-
m em ber task group concluded that
More intensive and effective pub­
lic education and aw areness pro­
grams.
M ore financial support for com ­
m unity-based efforts to reduce un­
derage drinking.
\
■College and uni versity cam puses
increase efforts to change their p olk
cies and procedures to m ore acE
equately deal with alcohol problem s
on campuses.
“Alcohol use and abuse is clearly
the number one drug problems among
youth,” the task group concluded."
Alcohol use among college students
is tw ice as popular as m arijuana and
five times more popular than co caine”,
The group includes representa­
tives o f the governor’s office and
several state agencies, the crim inal
ju stice system, the O regon M edical
A ssociation and the O regon Coali­
tion to Reduce U nderage Drinking.
The group’s work is coordinated by
the state O ffice o f Alcohol and Drug
A buse Program s in the state D epart­
m ent o f H um an Resources.
Drug Deaths Fall Hardest On The Poor, Minorities
Inner-city m inorities and the poor
suffer m ost o f the drug- and drug-law
related harm. C onsider this: whites,
blacks and H ispanics all use drugs at
about the sam e rate, yet blacks are
3.5 tim es m ore likely to die from
overdose and have 7.5 times more
drug-related em ergency room visits
than their w hite counterparts. Blacks
are also four tim es m ore likely than
w hites to be arrested and 20 times
more likely to be incarcerated for
drugs. On average Hispanics fair little
better than A frican-A m ericans.
O ne additional finding Dr. Drucker
reports: annual state and federal drug
enforcement expenses are estimated
at more than $40 billion, compared
with less than $8 billion for all treat­
ment, research, and Drucker con­
cludes, “From a public health point o f
view, drug prohibition is a disaster.
W hile over government offic ials c laim
success in reducing drug use, drug-
related deaths and diseases have in­
creased sharply. T hat’s the best mea­
sure o f the impact o f our drug policies
- and they are failing."
There is a huge ethical and moral
dilem m a here, perhaps too big for
those now in charge o f the p u b lic’s
health and safety. It may also, one
day, becom e a defining issue in this
historic struggle for peace and ju s ­
tice against a m assive, out o f control
“w ar” against the poor.
There is much more we could do to
reduce drug-related harm and death,
especially from heroin overdose. That’s
why we must be reasonable and dis­
patch sacred political cows like this so-
called W ar on Drugs that has ravaged
theConstitutional landscape and fouled
the social waters for far too long now.
M ore and m ore average, working-
class people realize we should de­
crim inalize drug addiction. That both
the drugs might be better controlled
and the consum ers better protected by
those who are trained and qualified in
the fields o f drug addiction, mental
illness and the public health. U nfortu­
nately m ost o f Congress is still way
out in right-field, too busy pounding
the drug w ar drum to hear us.
In the long run the drug war will
break us both financially and morally.
The more victims we create the more
international drug cartels will grow in
order o f magnitude on the spoils o f that
despair. Yet, for every tax dollar that
goes into prevention and treatment, ac-
cording to a recent Rand study, society
saves $7 in future criminal-justice cost.
W e need more than “Zero Toler­
ance" and provide a complete ’ m enu’
o f harm reduction, prevention and
treatment options, especially to the
indigent. Even if that means we must
undercut the street dealers and supply
the drugs under medical control while
encouraging abstinence, dose reduc­
tion and other positive steps (often it
takes more than just “ 12”) toward
eventual sobriety. To cut crime we
need to get the hardcore addicts, o f
w hich many also suffer mental illness
- o ff our streets, out o f our neighbor­
hoods and especially away from the
kids who they often sell drugs to.
Rational people like Dr. Drucker
know there are more humane, intelli­
gent as well as cost-effective ways to
reduce both drug access by the young,
and adult use and abuse without resort­
ing to such an expensive and socially
damaging policy like this insane “w ar”
on (some) drugs and so many people.
Unfortunately not all rational people
are as brave, or ethical, as Dr. Drucker.
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