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Forum of Radical Women
Women say "Basta!” toU.S. Foreign
Policies. Local organizers will report
on the current struggles women are
waging against the brutal impacts of
U.S. foreign policies. The public fo­
rum will be at the Bread and Roses
Center, 819 N. Killingsworth. An in­
ternational buffet will be served at 6
'p.m . with a donation. Low income
and work exchange is available. For
childcare, rides, or more information,
call 503-228-3090.
Weatherization Workshop
D on’t let your heating bills take you
hostage. Come to a workshop and
leant how to save energy through
m aterial in stallation, behavioral
changes and simple maintenance
around your home. Qualified partici­
pants receive a free kit of materials
worth $ 150. The next workshop will
be at the Dishman Community C en­
ter, located at 77 N.E. Knott on Tues-
day, Oct. 2, from 6 - 8 p.m. Call 503-
284-6827.
Elders in Action Commission
The Elders in Action Commission
invited interested citizens to join them
at their monthly meeting. Hot topics
on the agenda include: Senior Forum
hosted by Elders in A ction and
M ultnomah County Commisioner
Maria Rojo de Steffey. The event will
be on W ednesday, Sept. 19, from
12:30 p.m. - 3 p.m. For more informa­
tion, call 503-823-5269.
Women of Achievement
The Annual W om en o f A chieve­
ment A w ard is a sem i-form al gala
attended by politicians, corporate
principles and citizens who sup­
port w om en’s rights. T heir dinner
reception and silent auction will be
held on Saturday, Oct. 13, starting
at 5:30 p.m. at the DoubleTree Hotel
Lloyd C enter in the Lloyd C enter
Ballroom , located at 1000 N.E.
Multnomah. Call 503-725-5889.
Fall Color
in Drinking
Water
Have you noticed a slight color
change in the drinking water at the tap?
Portland W ater Bureau officials say
a pale tint is typical for the Bull Run
supply during the fall when seasonal
variations occur in the unfiltered water
supply.
Each summer the reservoirs start
brim-full and lower until the rains come
again in the fall.
As a result, the two large reservoir
lakes are lower in the fall than at other
times o f the year. Streams flowing into
the reservoirs travel farther along the
creek beds to reach the reservoirs, run­
ning through sediments that are not
exposed in other seasons. This can add
color to the water.
“We get some calls about color ev­
ery f a ll,” a c k n o w le d g e s M ort
Anoushiravani, interim administrator
of the Portland W ater Bureau, “but the
color only affects the appearance of
the water, it does not affect the taste or
the quality. Our water continues to
meet all state and federal standards for
safe drinking water.
“We monitor routinely for all water
quality standards. It’s likely we will
continue to see some color in the water
until fall rains refill our reservoirs in the
coming weeks,” he said.
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Year Begins for New Catholic High School
Minority kids make up 50 percent of new De La Salle North Catholic student body
D e La Salle N orth C atholic has
opened its doors to 71 ninth graders,
beginning the return o f a catholic high
school serving north and northeast
Portland.
Located in the form er Q ueen o f
Peace Elem entary School at 7600 N.
D elaw are, L a Salle N orth is a co ­
educational, college preparatory high
school com prised o f a 50 percent m i­
nority student body.
C atholics in north and northeast
Portland have w aited for a new school
since N orth C atholic H igh School
burned to the ground on July 14, 1970.
The new school is the first in the
county to replicate a unique approach
to education found at C risto Rey Jesuit
High School in Chicago, 111.
A ll students w ork one day a w eek in
full-tim e, entry-level clerical positions
for b usinesses around the Portland
area.
The school day and the school year
are longer to com plete the proper num ­
ber o f instructional hours. The stu­
dents learn valuable w ork and life skills
w hile earning 71 percent o f the cost o f
their education.
Efforts are underw ay to replicate
this model in low -incom e areas in seven
oth er cities across the country, includ­
ing Austin, Boston, Cleveland, Denver,
Los A ngeles, N ew Y ork and Tucson.
The effort to create these schools is
being funded in part by the Cassin
Educational initiative Foundation, a $22
million fund established by B.J. Cassin,
a C alifornia V enture C apitalist and the
Chairm an o f C ents, a biotech com ­
pany in Silicon Valley.
Local corporate sponsors include:
Nike, Providence Health System, M KG
M arketing, G uardian Property M an­
agem ent, Rails Credit Union, A rchdio­
cese o f Portland, U niversity O f Port­
land, Pacific N orthw est Title, Chrom e
Data, Ronald M cD onald House and
Schw abe. W illiam son, & W yatt.
The De La
Salle North
Catholic Choir
performs
during the
opening
celebration for
a new high
school serving
kids mostly
from north and
northeast
Portland.
The former
grade school at
the Queen o f
Peace Parish,
7600 N.
Delaware, is
the new
Catholic high
school in north
Portland.
photos by M ark
W a s h in g t o n /
T he P ortland
O bserver
New Vandalism Blight Brings Acid Etched Graffiti
nal mischief, legally defined as causing
substantial inconvenience to the owner,
and tampering or interfering with the prop­
erty o f another, and having no right to do
so.
If there is less than $100 worth of
damage the offense is a class C misde­
meanor. Anywhere from $100 to $750
worth of damage is a class A misde­
meanor. More than $750 i s a class c felony.
Penalties range from community ser­
vice and public apologies to up to 24
months jail time.
Suspect Arrested, Another Sought
Travis Wal lender (above) is charged
with acid etching vandalism in SE
Portland. An example o f the milky
white acid that's nearly impossible
to remove is found etched into the
glass at a McDonalds Restaurant on
North Lombard.
photo by
M ark W ashington /
T he P ortland O bserv er
by S ean P. N ielson ,
T he P ortland O bserv er
North Portland resident Dennis Kemple
rises at 3 a.m. a few times each week to
fight an increasingly troublesome prob­
lem in his Peninsula neighborhood.
He works until 6 a.m ., as he has for the
past 13 years, as a volunteer to rid the area
of vandalism.
Kemple still remembers his first en­
counter with acid etched graffiti, a milky
white graffiti left by taggers in the area
“I put my hands on it and it was sticky,”
he said. “My fingers were burned "
Kemple worries that the same fate may
befall others.
He read about another case on the
Internet involving a man who literally lost
his leg and died from blood poisoning
caused by the acid.
“The chemicals in the acid act like a
pain killer to where you really don’t know
it’s working and causing complications,"
he said.
City of Portland Graffiti Prevention
Coordinator Hugh McDowell said the
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materials in acid creams are hazardous
and dangerous.
Taggers put the cream on the surface
and it bums itself into the glass. Artists
have been using it to etch glass for years.
But while regular graffiti often can be
removed with solvents, acid etched graf­
fiti leaves a milky white stain that is next
to impossible to remove.
“W e're seeing a proliferation of it all
over the city at this point," McDowell
said.
Acid etched graffiti is considered crimi-
The Portland Police Bureau is offering
a reward of up to $ 1,000 for the arrest o f a
second suspect involved in a spree of
spraying acid etched graffiti on busi­
nesses on Southeast Belmont.
The Aug. 16vandalismcaused$15,000-
$20,000 worth of damage, mostly to win­
dows.
Police Officer Teresa Uttke of South­
east Precinct's Neighborhood Response
Team was able to arrest one of the sus­
pects while patrolling on the morning
after the destruction.
Travis Wallender, 24, has been charged
with 11 counts of criminal mischief in
connection with the case.
“Based on my experience with graffiti
culture, I recognized one of the tags and
called in that I had probable cause to
arrest the suspect." the police officer said.
Police say anyone with information
about the case may call 503-823-2143 and
your identity will be kept confidential.
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