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M a y 3, 2000 Page A 2 (Elje }Jortlanò (Dhaeruer fiortlanà (Pbserurr Police News/Vancouver Man found alive on Reed island • Body o f Friend Found in Columbia R iver M onday Evening On Tuesday April 25, at approximately 7:00 am, David Deathreage was airlifted from Reed Island toTroutdale airport. He was then transported by ambulance to Mt. Hood Center. He had spent the night on the island and is a friend ofSteven Bruce Fuller who was found dead in the Columbia River in the afternoon. Both men were out fishing and encountered some rough water. Fuller stood up and the boat capsized as a result. Deathreage was able to swim to Reed Island where he lost sight o f his friend. He tried to yell for help from passing boaters but was unsuccessful. When it began to get dark Patrol boat, he did not leave the shelter. Hedidattem pttocall for help but could not be heard because o f the wind. The River Patrol learned yesterday evening at about 8:30 that a second person was involved in the boating accident. A search, in coordination with the Coast Guard, w as started at 10:00 p.m. and was called off at approximately 1:00 a.m. The search resumed early this morning when a Coast Guard helicopter found him. Yesterday afternoon, April 24, the Multnomah County Sheriff s River Patrol was cal led to investigate a report o f a body found floating in the Columbia River near Washougal, WA. The body o f Steven Bruce Fuller, which was floating face down in the water, was recovered and turned over to the medical examiner. Mr. Fuller was wearing a lifejacket at the time of death but it was not properly fitted. River Patrol also found a small, capsized boat nearby. The stretch of the Columbia River where the boat was found is known for choppy water and rapid change o f river conditions. Extra water was being released from Bonneville Dam the last few days to a ssist young salm o n in th e ir downstream migration. As a result, the river levels w ere up which m inimized beach access. River temperatures were around 50 degrees on Monday. City awards $33,529 to neighborhood associations The city o f Vancouver has approved funding for five N eighborhood A ctio n P la n n in g (N A P ) im plem entation projects totaling $32,985 and tw o neighborhood matching grant projects totaling $544. NAP fu n d s are u sed by neighborhoods to manage their own funding for projects and are made available only to neighborhood associations w ith neighborhood action plans. Neighborhoods may receive up to $7,500. The goal of the n e ig h b o rh o o d m atch in g g ran t p rogram is to in sp ire pro jects e n h a n c in g n e ig h b o rh o o d s and e n c o u ra g in g c o m m u n ity involvement. Neighborhoods must provide 50 percent o f matching funds up to $1000. The following NAP grants have been approved for funding during the March 2000 cycle: ■ Airport Green Neighborhood - $7,500 to allow the neighborhood to hire an engineer to design 14 safe pedestrian/ w h e e lc h a ir access ram ps and sidewalks on Hearthwood Blvd. ■ Amada Neighborhood - $3,900 fora rock barricade at the 25th St. and H St. entrance to the park to prevent cars from driving into the park and damaging grass. • Hough Neighborhood - $7,500 to complete the process for preserving and improving historic housing in the Hough neighborhood that was movedduetothe Mill Plain Extension Project. N o rth G a rriso n H eights Neighborhood - $4,585 to clear u n w an ted sh ru b s, trees and blackberries from a portion o f Coop Park. Some trees, bushes and plants will be retained and others salvaged. • Vancouver Heights Neighborhood - $9,500 to fund the final phase of u p g ra d in g G u stafso n Park playground equipment. Sponsoring 18 sh e riff’s deputies to receive intensive training in domestic violence •Stop violence Against Women provides grant so officers can attend 18 law enforcement deputies from the Multnomah County Sheriff’s Office will receive 40 hours of intensive training in domestic violence during the month o f May. We have received a grant for $25,354 from STOP violence Against Women to cover the cost o f the training. The training offered through the c o u n ty ’s F am ily V io len ce Intervention Steering Committee, will be held every Wednesday in May (May 3,10,17,24,31 )at Mt. H ood C om m unity C o lle g e ’s T routdale Facility, 1491 NW Graham Road. neighborhoods include: DuBois Park, Father Blanchet Park, Evergreen Highlands, Northwood and North Garrison Heights. T he fo llo w in g n eig h b o rh o o d matching grants have been approved for funding during the March 2000 cycle: ■ Image Neighborhood - $ 144 to fund 8 d o u ble-sided signs notifying residents o f neighborhood meetings. • Amada Neighborhood - $400 to fund a ceramics workshop to be held in Amada Park on three different dates with the first beginning on National Night Out. The next deadlines for the 2000 funding cycles are May 1 and Sept. 1. To receive a neighborhood funding re q u e st p a c k e t, p le a se call Neighborhood Services at (360) 696- 8222. The application packet can also be dow nloaded online at http:// w w w .c i.v a n c o u v e r.w a .u s / n e i g h b o r h o o d s / consolidatedgrant.htm. Do The City o f V ancouver and the VancouverNational Historic Reserve Trust invite citizens to celebrate Freedom-2000’s Marshall Lecture featuring Tom Brokaw, NBC news anchor and author of the best-selling book. The Greatest Generation. The speech will be held on Friday, June 2, 2000, beginning at 10:30 a.m. at Hudson’s Bay High School, 1206 E. Reservein Vancouver. Brokaw will be joined by 28 o f the Greatest Generation Americans featured in his book. R e sid e n ts th ro u g h o u t Washington and Oregon who were part o f the World War II efforts - in the states and abroad - are especially encouraged to attend and he honored at this event. The Marshall Lecture is part o f series o f annual C e le b ra te Freedom education and community events which include the 4'h of July Fireworks, and in the fall the Marshall Leadership Awards, Veterans Day Parade, and the Star Spangled Gala. The annual lecture honors General George C. M arsh all one o f the g re a te st A m erican s w ho serv ed and C om m an d er o f th e V an co u v er barracks in the 1930’s, Secretary of State, and Secretary o f Defense. Marshall authored the Marshall Plan for Peace for which he received the Nobel Prize for Peace. In 1998, Secretary of State Madeleine Albright delivered the lecture recognizing the event as, “one of the most prestigious lectures in America.” Come visit us mi Ih r web «it n u w. port kiiid n b se rve r. Tickets for the Marshall Lecture- Greatest Generation are available at no cost, however seating is limited. Farmers Insurance Group is looking for a few motivated individuals. You If you are: Stimulated by challenge Willing to invest in yourself And seek unlimited earning potential Have Then Farmers Wants You! A Zest We provide training, support, and a subsidized income for the first two years. FARMERS For Vancouver invites citizens to Marshall Lecture 2000 featuring Tom Brokaw contributed story for The Portland Observer It will include an Overview ofDomestic Violence, Issues and Barriers for Specific Populations, C hildren’s Issues, and Working with Batterers, Civil Laws and Court Procedures and Police R esponse and E vidence Gathering. A ccording to U ndersheriff Mel Hedgpeth, “victims need to have a fuller response at the scene. We are good at investigating the scene and making an arrest when warranted. But, we need to do more. We have to assist the victim with temporary housing resources, provide support and give information and referral w here appropriate. This is true community policing at its best.” The training will introduce officers to local resource and direct providers. It will also cover legal issues and evidence recovery involved in writing a domestic violence report. The Multnomah County SherifFs Office will be implementing a new p o lic y o f having patrol su p e rv iso rs and v ic tim s ’ a d v o c a te s review d e p u tie s ’ reports to insure that the reports are thorough. We will also be developing a simple satisfaction survey to be adm inistered as resp ectfu l and supportive in domestic violence situations. M ultnom ah C ounty S h e r if f s Officers who receive this training will become part ofa critical incident team program. They will be the first on their shift to be called to the scene o f a domestic violence incident. The agency will be developing other specialized training for its officers in the area of mental health, elder abuse, child abuse and alcohol and drug abuse. Interested? Success? Tickets will by available by phoning (360)992-1840beginningat8:00a.m. on Tuesday, April 18,2000. Call Steve Witt at (503) 248-0202 for a confidential Interview. You can fax or email your resume to (503) 248-0214 or switt@district33.com. We are equal opportunity employer encouraging diversity in the workplace SAFEWAY FOOD & DRUG Look For Your Safeway Weekly Shopping Guide In Your Oregonian FOODday in the Portland M etro Area ...and save more by shopping at Safeway. SAFEWAY M Gallon Lucerne Milk Beef Chuck 7-Bone Roast 1% , 2% , Fat Free, Skim Suprem e or W hole M ilk. Limit 1 with Coupon. 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