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March 1, 2000 ------------------------------- — ---------------- ÊThe jportbuiò (Dbeeruer {j art la nò (P b »e ruer Tri-Met adds bus lines during Ross Island repairs tUMHlBL rtPilQ K l Repairs to the Ross Island Bridge begin M onday, M arch 6, continuing until early sum m er 2 0 0 1. Only one lane in each direction will be open on w eekdays until 7:50 p.m. and all hours on w eekends. T he bridge will close on w eekdays after7:50p.m . Lines 9-Powell, 17-Holgate, 19-W oodstock and 66-M arquam H ill/H ollyw ood TC will cross the bridge when it is open. H ow ever, buses will use SW First Avenue to Sheridan and onto Naito Parkw ay to reach the w est end o f the Oregon Agriculture Education Foundation’s Ag Plate available go to support the w ork o f the foundation. T he long aw aited plate is now available through the state office (1905 Lana Ave. Salem, 97302) or go into your local DMV and pay the appropriate costs and plate will be mailed to you. The fee for the plate is an additional cost o f $10.00, this is in addition to any r e g is tr a tio n , tiltin g or m isce llan e o u s co sts from the DMV. A m o n g O A E F ’s s u c c e s s fu l program s is Sum m er Agriculture I n s titu te (S A I ), a o n e -w e e k in te n s iv e g ra d u a te c o u rse in agriculture offered to teachers o f K in d erg a rte n th ro u g h tw elfth grade each sum m er at Eastern O regon U niversity and Oregon State University. The O re g o n A g r ic u ltu r e Education Foundation (O A E F), a 501 (3) n o n -p ro fit foundation w hich sp o n so rs and su p p o rts com m unity agriculture, forestry and natural resource education a n d r e s e a r c h p r o je c ts , in co n ju n ctio n w ith th e O reg o n D epartm ent o f M otor V ehicles (D M V ) has produced a lim ited- edition “O REG O N AG ” specialty license plate. The “O REG O N AG” license plate was designed by the Foundation an d w ill b e d istrib u te d o n ly through the state DM V office in Salem. A portion o f the proceeds from the new specialty plate will bridge. Leaving downtow n, the route for lines 35-M acadam and 36-South Shore will change near the bridge. Buses will use First Avenue to Sheridan Street onto Naito Parkway to Kelly Street. W eeknight Detours W hen the bridge closes M onday-Friday nights, after 7:50 p.m., 9-Pow ell, 17-Holgate and 19-Woodstock buses will be detoured. Traveling west (inbound tow ard dow ntow n) the last stop before the detour will be at SE M ilwaukie & Powell. Buses will cross the H awthorne Bridge. The first stop dow ntow n beyond the detour will be at SW 1 st & Columbia, then at SW Harrison & 2nd before traveling to 6th Avenue. Traveling east (outbound from dow ntow n) the last stop before the detour will be at SW 5th & Hall. (W hen the new bus stop at PSU is com plete in spring 2000, the stop will m ove to SW 5th & H arrison.) Buses will cross the Marquam Bridge. T he first stop on the east side o f the bridge will be at SE M ilwaukie & Powell. DMV from page 8 leading causes ofinjury death in youth in c lu d e s u f f o c a tio n , f ire a r m s , drow ning and fire. Suicide continues to be the second leading cause o f death foryouthaged 10-17. The report in c lu d e s full d a ta an d sp e c ific recom m endations for prevention for each category o f child death. Child fatality review team s are made up o f re p re se n ta tiv e s from law enforcem ent, the district attorney, child p ro tec tiv e se rv ic es, public health and the medical examiner. This is the second annual report, based on data provided by local team s. The report can be obtained by calling 503- 731 -3451 and afterTuesday, Feb. 29.lt w ill be on th e w eb at w w w .o h d .h r.state .o r.u s/cd p e /e o i/ injury'. For m ore inform ation about the new teen driver license requirem ents and related issues, contact your local DMV office. Y ou may also call DM V C ustom er A ssistance at (503) 945-5000 if you have questions or to request a teen driver packet. T he packet contains in f o rm a tio n a b o u t th e new requirem ents, a list o f resources, a log to keep track o f driving time, and su g g e stio n s fo r h elp fu l p ractice driving experiences. The information is available at D M V s W eb site at: w w w ,odot.state.or.us/dm v. T he legislature passed several new law s related to teen drivers due to concerns about traffic safety. Teen traffic deaths jum ped 50 percent in O regon betw een 1993 and 1998. In 1998,86 drivers between ages 15 and 19 w ere involved in fatal crashes, according to Troy Costales, m anager o f O D O T s T ransportation Safety Division. T h e n ew la w s a ls o tr a n s f e r responsibility for statew ide driver education from the D epartm ent o f E d u catio n to the T ran sp o rtatio n Safety Division. T he division plans to establish new s ta n d a rd s fo r d riv e r e d u c a tio n instructor certification and course content. The new standards may be im plem ented gradually over the next couple o f years. Beginning Sept. 1,2000, a related law also passed by the legislature requires people under the age o f 18 to be enrolled as a student to maintain their lic e n s e . R e p o rtin g o f s c h o o l attendance will be at the discretion o f individual school districts. Convictions for failure o f teens to use safety b elts and co n v ictio n s for violation o f the teen driving law restrictions are recorded on a teens p r o v is io n a l d r iv in g re c o rd . A ccum ulation o f convictions leads progressively to requirem ents for driver counseling, driver instruction or eventual license suspension. “W eestim ate that full implementation o f the new teen licensing laws will save 10 to 12 lives each year, and will prevent approxim ately 200 injuries,” C ostales said. “With the new laws, Oregon joins 24 other states that have adopted som e form o f provisional licensing for teens.” Concert from page 3 violin section o f the Portland Youth Philharm onic and the C lark College O rc h e s tra . H e s e rv e d as c o concertm aster in the M etropolitan Y o u th S y m p h o n y ’s C o n c e rt Orchestra before joining PYP and was aw arded M yers “ M ost Im proved String Player o fth e Y ear” award. In 1999, Joel won first place in the Regional Ensem ble C ontest as a violinist in the duet category. He also won the Regional Solo and Ensem ble C ontest in 1999 for viola and placed third at the State Solo com petition. He attended M arrow stone M usic F e stiv a l in p o rt T o w n sen d last su m m er an d has recently begun teaching violin. Joel currently is in C la rk C o lle g e ’s R u n n in g S ta rt program and eventually plans a career in m usic perform ance. Joel will perform the 2 nd and 3rd m ovem ents o f the C oncerto in G by G eorge Philipp Telem ann for Viola. Justin M ackew ich is a 17 year old violinist w ho begun studying the violin at the age o f five. H e has been a m em ber o f the Portland youth Philharm onic for five years and is currently Principal Second violin. He Tri-Met has the following immediate openings for engineering professionals. PROGRAM SCHEDULING ENGINEER/ ENGINEER V AIRPORT MAX OFFICE ENGINEER/ ENGINEER II Hiring range if $4,776-55,971 per month. T h e successful candidate w ill manage the scheduling Hiring range is 53,698-54,622 per month. This is an 18-moath position. effo ru o f T r i- M e t to facilitate m anagem ent deci T h e successful candidate w ill assist the Design sions and ensure o n -tim e com pletion o f the In te r and Construction M an ag er w ith field observation/ state M A X lig h t rail project. D em o n strated ab ility in d ocum entation in areas in clu d in g safety, qu ality technical project m anagement, construction sched assurance, and change orders o n the A irp o rt M A X uling systems, rep o ttin g , analysis, and b u ild in g light rail project. effective w o rkin g relationships w ith in tern al staff Q u alified applicants w ill have the fo llo w in g back and external professionals required. ground: Q u alified applicants w ill have the fo llo w in g back • ground: • • Bachelor's degree in engineering construction management, or related field construction • 10 yean general construction/engineering • experience 7 yean experience w ith Primavera Systems 3 yean experience in construction or construction administration for large public works projects • • O r, any equivalent combination o f experience and scheduling training • 5 yean scheduling transit projects • O r any equivalent combination o f experience and training Hiring range is 53,390-54,238 per month. ENGINEER III - SYSTEMS Hiring range is 54,030-55,03« per m o n th T h e successful candidate w ill be responsible fo r light engineering duties including th e design and m an n i l electrical systems duties w ith the Interstate M A X ments. Responsibilities include research, field inves agement o f the construction o f bus stop im prove lig h t rail project. Responsibilities include: quality tigation, ted im cal analysis, design, preparation o f assurance and inspection involving traction power, construction d ocum entation, and m anagem ent o f signals, fare collection, and com m unications along construction activities. ing project work. w as recently selected as the year 2000 w inner o f th e PY P Y outh Concerto Com petition. Justin is the re c ip ie n t o f n u m e ro u s a w a rd s including first place in the Southwest Washington Solo Competition in 1999 and 1998 and third place in 1998. He also took First Place in the Oregon S ta te M T N A J u n io r D iv is io n Perform ance Com petition. Justin attended the prestigious Perlm an Music Program in H am pton, NY and appeared at Lincoln C enter under the baton o f Itzhak Perlm an. He is also a m em ber o fth e Four Seasons Quartet, ENGINEER I T h is is a 2-year p o sitio n . T h e tuccessful candidate w ill p erfo rm entry-level w ith review, coordination, m o n ito rin g an d approv which will perform on National public Radio this spring. Justin will perform an arrangement ofthe Carmen Fantasy by Pablo de Sarasota. Ticket prices are $ 17 adult, $ 14 senior and $7 student and may be purchased by calling the Sym phony office at (360)735-7278. Tickets m ay also be p u rch a sed at B e a c o c k ’s M usic, R u n y an ’s Jew elers in dow ntow n V ancouver and in Cam as, W ayside books in BattleG round o r by calling Ticketmaster(503)224-4400. Formore inform ation, contact the Symphony office at(360)735-7278. Bachelor's degree in C iv il Engineering O r, at least, 3 years experience in engineering w o rk directly applicable to light rail design and Q u alified applicants w ill have the follow ing background: Q u alified applicants w ill have the fo llo w in g • Associate's degree in C ivil Engineering or related • Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering • Bachelor’s degree and certification as E IT desired • O r 5 yean o f general light rail electrical systems • 1 year general engineering experience desired experience • O r any equivalent combination o f experience and • O r any equivalent combination o f experience and field training training Q u alified candidates m ay obtain ap p licatio n materials at T r i- M c t ’i H u m a n Resources D c p t , 3 rd floor, 4 0 1 2 SE 17 th A ve., Portland, O R 9 7 2 0 2 . A pplications received after 5 p .m . on Frid ay, M a rc h 17, 2 0 0 0 w ill n o t be accepted. Y o u m ay fax y o u r application to 5 0 3 -9 6 2 -7 4 4 0 . Th o m residue outside o f the Portland M etro p o litan area or who arc phyncafiy disabled may request sppfccaoon materials i i <70. Visit our web sire at bap fluww by calling 503-962-7635. You may reach us on bus line # 1 7 & How wo fo t there matters. Tn-M rt it tn « p u l »p]>rrtwuty tnul tin g /rre wrrkpbue employer Black History Month We salute the countless contributions that African Americans have made towards the shaping of this great country. Weallknowdiversitymeansinclusion,andtheembracingofdiversity isoneofthe benchmarks of a healthy and vibrant city. Com m issioner Jam es Franseconi i i