May 17, 2000
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OHSU sends stroke
warning..................... 3
The best mom in the
world contest........... 5
Microsoft readies plan
for breakup..............6
Metro-B
OAME award
recipients.....................1
Blazers gear up for
game 2........................ 1
Moms keeping
unconditional love
alive........................... 3
El Observador.........5
Through the
weekend
Today
Rain
M a n y s tu d e n ts h a v e g ro w n
a c c u s to m e d
to
s e e in g
th e
ou tstretch ed hand o f a hom eless
person, a fellow hum an being who
has lost their way and needs a helping
hand. Most o f the tim e, that hand is
ignored, because people feel they
cannot make a dent in the homeless
p ro b lem in A m erica. H ow ever,
students from across Clark County
are directly tackling the problem o f
teen hom elessness by convening
together to advocate on b eh alf o f this
large but silent population.
“O urexperienceinw orkingw ith these
stu d e n ts is th a t th e y are m o re
interested than ever in solving local
problem s,” said Edw ard O ’Brien,
Executive Director o f Street Law, Inc,
the organization that helped establish
the Y outh Act! Program . “These
young hum an rights activists are
tackling an important issue and every
day that m ost people forget - the
population o f hom eless teens who
live in their com m unity.
In January, Street Law, Inc. partnered
w ith Project Service Leadership in
V ancouver to conduct youth training
sessions in which students learned
about the Universal D eclaration o f
H uman Rights and how to apply the
hum an rights fram ew ork to local
problem s. Through Project Service
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On May 18,1980, the Mount St. Helens
volcano in Washington state exploded,
leaving57peopledeadormissing.
On May 20,1961, a white mob attacked
a busload of “Freedom Riders” in
Montgomery, Ala., prompting the
federal government to send in U.S.
marshals to restore order.
On May 23,1934, bank robbers Bonnie
Parker and Clyde Barrow were shot to
death in a police ambush as they were
drivingastolen Ford Deluxealongaroad
in Bienville Parish, La.
Students convene summit
on teen homelessness
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Thought for the week
What is moral is what you
fe e l good after.
— Ernest Hemingway
Vancouver Briefs
County Projects Receive
National Awards
Clark County has received aw ards in
tw o categories from the N ational
Association o f County Inform ation
O fficers (NACIO). This year more
than 500 entries w ere evaluated by
seventeen judges, all professionals
w o rk in g in f ie ld s su c h as
com m unications, graphics, video
production, and public relations.
Clark County received an Excellent
award for its Millennium Youth Tim e
C ap su le in the S pecial P ro jects
category. T he 100-year tim e capsule
was buried in December 1999 near the
flag pole at the C lark R egional
Com m unications A gency building.
C o n ta in in g ite m s s u g g e ste d by
y o u n g p e o p le , th e c a p su le w as
designed to paint a picture o f w hat
life as like in the county on the eve o f
the new m illennium.
The county also w on a M eritorious
Award for the graphic design o f its
Com m unity Pride D esign Awards.
This annual project is intended to
prom ote construction projects that
e n h a n c e th e c o m m u n ity . T h e
Ron Bergman Resigns
as Clark County Public
Works Director
individualized aw ard plaques were
designed to look im pressive and
convey sense o f prestige. They were
made usi ng a gold-colored metal sheet
m ounted on a solid piece o f polished
wood. T he metal was etched w ith an
imageofthespecificCommunity Pride
Design project w inning the award.
Both N ACIO awards wi 11 be presented
on Ju ly 14 at th e a s s o c ia tio n ’s
conference in Charlotte, NC.
L ew isville
R eservation
Changes
C ity /co u n ty funds
available to support
tourism projects
Leadership, tw enty-five PeaceJam
students from V ancouver School o f
Arts and Academics, Fort V ancouver
High School and Lew is and Clark at
Columbia River High School and their
adult advisors participated in training
sessions through Y outh Act! For
H um an Rights.
During the past four m onths, these
students put their training to use by
advocating on behalf o f the teenage
h o m e le s s p o p u la tio n in th e ir
com m unities. Som e o f the advocacy
strategies that they have used include
w riting letters to elected officials,
surveying hom eless teens on their
needs and concerns, creating and
distributing flyers and brochures, and
distributing petitions. They have also
prepared recommendations for action
o f this issue, w hich they will deliver
to their elected officials. On M ay 8,
2000, students shared the strategies
they have practiced w ith each other,
and impart w hat they have learned to
their state legislators.
Street Law and Youth Act! ForHuman
Rights operate under the b elief that
young people can solve com m unity
problem s through application o f a
human rights framework and activism.
First, the program established project
sites and conducts training for the
youth in these com m unities. After
the training, the program supports
these young people as they return to
their com m unities and practice local
activism. Finally, their achievem ents
a re s h o w c a s e d in c o m m u n ity
summ its. V ancouver is one o f two
sites for this project, w hich is funded
by The Ford Foundation.
Street Law is practical, participatory
education about law, dem ocracy and
human rights.
T h e .L o d g in g T ax A d v iso ry
Com m ittee (LTAC) announces the
kick o ffo f its 2001 funding cycle to
s u p p o r t to u ris m p r o je c ts in
V ancouver/Clark County.
Projects will are solicited from non­
profit organizations and public
agencies. Upto$200,000isavailable
with grants ranging from $1,000-
$50,000.
These funds re collected from a tax
on lo d g in g th ro u g h o u t C lark
County.
This is the first year that the City o f
V ancouver and Clark County are
jointly providing grants from the
lodging tax revenue fund. Clark
County previously warded grants
to support tourism projects in 1999
and 2000.
A n in f o rm a tio n a l m e e tin g
regarding the tourism grants will
be held on W ednesday, May 24,
2000 at 5:30 pm in the V ancouver
City Council Chambers. City Hall is
located at 210 E. 13lh St., Vancouver,
WA.
N on-profit and public agencies
interested in applying for grants
a re e n c o u r a g e d to se n d a
representative to the meeting. The
goal o f the meeting is to provide an
opportunity for interested parties
to ask q u e s tio n s an d re c e iv e
Ron Bergm an, who has served as
Clark County’s Public Works Director
since 1993, has resigned his position
effective Thursday, M ay 11, 2000.
PeteCapell, current County Engineer,
will serve as acting director.
In
a n n o u n c in g
B e rg m a n ’s
resignation, County A dm inistrator
B ill B a rro n n o te d
B e rg m a n 's
leadership through eight years o f
substantial grpwth and change, both
in th e d e p a r tm e n t an d in th e
com m unity it serves.
“ Ron has played a m ajor role in
creatin g a n atio n ally reco g n ized
Public W orks organization,” Barron
s a id . “ N o t th e le s t o f h is
accom plishm ents has been building
a highly competent management team
and a departm ent know n for its
professionalism and customer service
ethic.”
Capell, w ho has a degree in civil
en g in e e rin g from O reg o n S iate
U niversity, has w orked for Clark
C ounty since 1997.
Park
System
Lewis v i 1 le Regional Park, the county ’ s
m ajor group picnic area has new
p o lic ie s this y ear reg ard in g th e
re s e rv a tio n o f its p ic n ic areas.
Thirteen shelters and three m ini­
sectio n s w ithout shelter m ay be
reserved May through Septem ber
including M emorial Day, the Fourth
o f July and Labor Day. T he Central
S helter m ay be reserved anytim e
during the reservation season. The
V a n c o u v e r -C la r k
P a rk s an d
Recreation Services Park reservation
phone num ber is 360/696-8041.
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community volunteers put on their gloves
and collected tons of debris from Oregon’s
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inform ation about the proposal
process. Interested organizations
will be asked to submit a one-page
c o n c e p t p a p e r o u tlin in g its
proposed project by June 30,2000.
T he LTAC will then review the
concept proposals and request
m ore detailed applications from
those proposals that m erit further
consideration.
Projects eligible for lodging tax
funds include:
Projects that assist in creating
a tourism infrastructure that
results in long-term econom ic
benefit to the com m unity.
T o u rism in fra s tru c tu re is
defined as real or tangible
property w ith a usable life o f
three or m ore years.
Projects that create additional
day trips or overnight stays in
Clark County
P ro m o tio n o f e v e n ts o r
activities that w ould bring
tourists to V ancouver/C lark
County
T h e L T A C d o e s n o t fu n d
proposals for general operating
costs. For additional inform ation
or to receive a copy o f the Concept
Proposal G uidelines, please call
the City M anager’s O ffice at 360/
696-8121. Concept Proposals are
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On June 3, PGE volunteers will help out
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