June 9, 1999
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Amber Starks
Queen of Rosaría
A n acco m p lish ed ath lete, A m b er w as
the 1998 PIL D istrict L ongjum p C ham pion
and she co m p etes for C lev elan d as w ell in
the 4 X 1 0 0 relay race, trip le ju m p and ja v
elin throw . A m b er is also c o -cap tain o f the
v arsity ch e erlead ers, co -o rg an iz er o f the
Jam M asters D ance T eam , sen io r class
h isto ria n and p resid en t o f the C H S C o n se r
v atio n ist R ecycling. O u tsid e o f school.
Special Seating For The
Grand Floral Parade
A m b er is a sev en -y ear m em ber o f the “ I
H av e A D ream F o u n d atio n .” She hopes to
atten d H aw aii P acific U niversity and plans
to earn a d o cto rate in m arine biology.
A m b er S tark s w as chosen from th e 14
m em b ers o f the R ose F estival C o u rt from
P o rtlan d area h igh schools on June 5. She
w ill b e re p rese n tin g the state in ap p e ar
an ces th ro u g h o u t the country.
Serbs Withdraw
A P entagon re p re se n ta tiv e recently
an nounced that S erb forces in K osovo
are m aking p rep a ra tio n s to w ithdraw
from the Y ugoslav province. T here are
no signs that th e tro o p s have begun
m oving or assem b lin g fo r a pullout.
Theaters Ask for ID
P resident C lin to n ch allen g ed the
m ovie industry to enforce the rating
system m ore strictly. T he N ational A s
sociation o fT h e aters w ill be adopting a
new policy requiring youths unaccom
panied by an adult to p roduce a photo
ID before being adm itted to R -rated
film s. T hey rep rese n t ab o u t 20,000
screens - 65 p ercent o f the m otion p ic
ture screens in the U nited States.
Summer Flights
Discounted
T icket p rices fo r o ff-p eak sum m er
tra v e l w ere sla sh e d 25 p e rc e n t by
U n ited A irlines. D elta A ir L ines, C on
tin en tal A irlin e s and N orth w est A ir
lin es w ere am ong the first to siash the
U n ited p ro m o tio n on dom estic and in
C om m issioner Jim Francesconi announced special seating will be available for
senior citizens and individuals with special disabilities w ho w ant to view the Rose
Festival G rand Floral Parade, scheduled for Saturday, June 12 at 10:00 A M
Seating is available on a first-com e, first-served basis. The location is on N.E. M artin
L uther K ing Jr. Boulevard in front o f the Convention Center Parking Lot and offers park
bench seating and an open area. Six portable toilets will be at this location, w ith two
te rn a tio n a l travel.
Burnside Bridge to
Close
T he B u m sid e B ridge w ill close to
riv er traffic for tw o even ts in June. T he
b ridge w ill clo se from 9 A M to 2 PM
on S aturday, Ju n e 12 for the P ortland
R ose F estival G ran d Floral P arade. O n
S unday, June 27 the b ridge w ill close
from 6 A M to 8:15 AM for the 6 ,h
an n u al R iv er C ity D istance C lassic.
Overtime Law
U p to fiv e-th o u san d em p lo y ees o f
the S tate o f O regon m ay be in line for
a larg er paycheck . T he O reg o n C ourt
o f A p p eals has ruled the state m u st pay
several m illio n d o llars in o v ertim e to
sa larie d em p lo y ees and m angers. T he
d ec isio n involves peo p le w o rk in g for
the state b etw een 1995 and 1997 and a
new o v ertim e law enacted by the le g is
lature in 1995.
Congratulations to Amber Starks of Cleveland High School for being selected as the
1 9 9 9 Queen of Rosaria.
Quality Time with
Governor Kitzhaber
Gun Safety Courses
O re g o n c h ild r e n in g r a d e s K -
th ro u g h -S ix co u ld soon be ex p o sed to
an N RA gun sa fety course in school.
O re g o n ’s H ouse has passed legislation
th a t w ould req u ire school d istric ts to
acq u ire the “ E ddie E ag le” gun safety
course from the N atio n al R ifle A sso
ciation. S uppo rters o f the b ill say the
co u rse co u ld h elp save lives.
Light Rail Goes to
Airport
Another expansion o f the light rail sys
tem in the metro Portland area has been
approved. The Federal Aviation Adminis
tration has O -K ’s plans by the Port o f
Portland to use passenger facility charges
to help pay for the five-mile extension ol
the light rail from the Gateway district to
the airport terminal The money will be
used to pay for bonds sold for the project.
I
Oregon O utreach
s tu d en ts
w ere
honorary pages at
the legislature in
May. They were able
to spend som e
quality tim e w ith
Governor Kitzhaber
during the day. This
was the same day
that the Governor
agreed to sign the
Charter School bill.
Participants ( from
left to right) are JJ
Villanueva, Isaias
V a len clan o , Gov.
John
K itzh a b er,
Mario Molino, Gabe
G onzalez,
and
Denise Ward. For
m ore on C h arter
School, see Focus.
accessible to the handicapped.
Paricing for vehicles with disabled parking permits has been reserved in two areas. The
east side parking location is in the Convention Center Parking Lot for a S5.00 charge for
passenger cars and vans. I^arger vehicles will becharged more. (This parking lot is not limited
to handicapped access only). The west side location is on S. W. Ninth between Stark and Oak,
and can accommodate about 30 vehicles on a first-come, first-served basis. This is on-street
parking that has been bagged and marked for handicapped vehic les. V olunteers from Luxury
Towing will assist with the procurement and placement o f the benches for the M LK seating
area. Volunteers from M eadows Group Realtors will assist with monitoring the seating area
and assisting the special citizens seated in this special area.
C om m issioner Francesconi urges people to com e early for the best viewing points.