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Women’s Group Honors Clariner Boston
C lariner Boston is being recog­ bringing C atholic school back to
nized by the O regon C om m ission the m inority com m unity; the P o rt­
for W om en for her w ork at Better land C hief o f Police African Ameri-
People, a program in northeast Port­ c a n A d v iso ry B o a rd a n d th e
land that assists people w ith prior M ultnom ah C ounty S h e riff s A d ­
crim inal records becom e produc­ visory Board.
She is also very active in D elta
tive m em bers o f society.
She is one o f three w om en to be Sigm a T heta Sorority, a historically
honored at the com m ission’s 17th A frican A m erican sorority that
A nnual W om en o f A chievem ent am o n g o th e r th in g s , p ro v id e s
A w ards D inner, to be held on Oct. scholarships fo r young A frican
13 at the Lloyd D oubleT ree Hotel. Am erican women.
C lariner is m arried to Lou B os­
T he keynote speaker for the
aw ards dinner will be E lizabeth ton, and together they are the p ar­
H archenko, D irector o f the O regon ents o f four adult children.
T his y ear’s dinner, them ed “F i­
D epartm ent o f Revenue.
Boston is a recruitm ent special­ nancial W ellness, Today and T o ­
ist w ith Better People, a program m orrow ," serves as a kick-off event
that assists people w ith prior crim i­ for our upcom ing series on w om en
nal records to gain and retain per­ and finance.
“W hen w om en have control of
m anent living w age em ploym ent.
The com m ission is presenting the their finances, they have the ability
award based on her leadership, suc­ to co n tro l th e ir fu tu re s,” says
cess in an area o f expertise, prom o­ R o sly n H ill, 2 0 0 0 W o m en o f
tion of the status of women, and A chievem ent aw ardee, and ow ner
com m itm ent to equity and diversity. and operator o f R o sly n 's Coffee
Boston is an A djunct A ssistant G arden and Shades o f Color Gallery
Professor in Admi ni stration o f Ju s­ and G ifts on N ortheast A lberta
tice in M ark H atfield School o f Street.
Since 1964 the O regon C om m is­
Government.
She is particularly aw are o f the sion for W om en has w orked on
issues affecting w om en in the crim i­ behalf o f the state to advance the
nal justice system , and w orks w ith status o f w om en in O regon. The
them to rely on their positive skills w ork includes advocacy, outreach,
and relationships to transition o f­ education and inform ation and re­
fenders back into the com m unity. ferrals.
T ic k e ts to th e W o m e n o f
B oston’s com m unity involve­
A
chievem
ent D inner are available
m ent is extensive. She is a m em ber
for
$50
by
calling
503-725-5889.
o f St. A ndrew N ativity School,
in com pensatory and punitive d am ­
ages under the C ivil Rights A ct o f
1991.
The em ployees, Barbara G am ez
and O felia C ortinas, continue to
w ork in Q w est’s office in dow n­
tow n Portland. G am ez has w orked
for Q w est and US W est in O regon
since 1981. C ortinas has w orked at
the com pany since 1976, w hen it
w as Pacific N orthw est Bell.
They filed a com plaint w ith the
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Clariner Boston is a leader in a northeast Portland program that
helps people break a cycle o f criminal behavior, and gain
meaningful employment.
com m ission in O ctober 1999.
“For both B arbara and O felia,
th ey w ere co n tin u o u sly p assed
o ver for prom otions, despite their
long tenure w ith the com pany and
q ualifications, and they believe
lesser-qualified non-Latinos w ere
prom oted,” said W es K atahira, se­
n io r tr ia l a tto r n e y fo r th e
com m ission's Seattle office, w hich
filed the suit July 24.
Steven H am m ack, a D enver-
based Q w est spokesm an, said:
“T he charges are absolutely w ith­
out m erit, and w e’ re sure the court
will agree.”
A lth o u g h th e w o m en o rig i­
nally filed the co m m issio n co m ­
p lain t a g a in st US W est, th ey
say Q w est has c o n tin u e d to d is ­
crim in ate against them and other
H isp an ics in the P o rtlan d o ffice,
said R ichard Y ugler, one o f th eir
a tto rn e y s.
Community Energy Project Open House: Get Ready for Winter
Com m unity Energy Project, a lo­
cal nonprofit, will be holding an Open
Houseon Saturday, Sept. 15,from 11
a.m .to4p.m .
The open house serves as a kick­
off event to the senior w eatheriza­
tion program, water conservation
workshops, and poisoning preven­
tion workshops.
The self-help weatherization work­
shop will begin on the last w eek o f
September. All services are pro­
vided free to the public.
Portland residents are encouraged
to register, especially with the weath­
erization w orkshops, so they can get
their homes ready before winter.
Other activities at the Open House
(A P) - Bill W yatt, ch ief o f staff for G ov. John K itzhaber, was
selected last w eek as the Port o f P ortland’s new executive director
follow ing a unanim ous vote from port com m issioners.
W yatt, 51, was one o f tw o finalists for the position and will replace
M ike T hom e. T hom e resigned M ay 9 to m n for governor, but later
dropped out o f the race. He had been port director since 1991.
C om m issioners said they w ere looking for som eone w ith political
experience and an environm ental bent. T hey also said they w anted
som eone with an open m anagem ent style.
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International, alleging that tw o
H ispanic em ployees were denied
prom otions and faced retaliation
for com plaining.
I f th e c o u r t r u le s in th e
com m ission’s favor, the phone
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Wyatt Named Port Director
will include a free blood lead screen­
ing, free food and drinks, a Jeopardy
gam e with door prizes, and a water
conservation workshop.
The free blood lead screening is
provided by the Physicians for So­
cial Responsibility and the Oregon
Health Division and will be available
from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. to detect
blood lead levels.
The Jeopardy gam e will test par­
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w ater conservation, and also lead
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(A P) - Seven cases o f a deadly
deer vim s closely related to mad
cow disease have been detected by
O regon State U niversity scientists
in recent m onths, and hunters are
being w arned about sick or dying
anim als they may com e across.
T h e a d e n o v iru s , k n o w n as
chronic w asting disease, is deadly
to deer and elk but has not been
proven to be transm ittable to h u ­
m ans, said Rob Bildfell, a patholo­
gist at O S U ’s V eterinary D iagnos­
tic Laboratory.
Still, Bildfell said he w ould “be
against eating a deer that appears
to be s ic k .... If a cow w as running
a fever w hen it w as killed at the
slaughterhouse, they d o n ’t use it.”
The disease attacks cells that line
b lood vessels, cau sin g internal
bleeding and death. Sym ptom s o f
the disease are a fluid buildup in the
lungs, making it difficult for animals
to breathe, mouth lesions, and bkxxly
diarrhea. Chronic wasting disease
has been detected in Colorado, Wyo-
ming, Nebraska and Canada.
Jack M ortenson, wildlife veteri­
narian for the Oregon Department of
Fish and W ildlife said deer suffering
from the adenovirus may appear le­
thargic, w alk in circles, stum ble and
have balance problems.
“T he anim als will appear w eak
looking and may have a b lood­
stained area around their rear,”
Bildwell said.
M ortenson encouraged anyone
w ho sees deer or elk exhibiting
sym ptom s o f adenovirus to call the
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