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January 30,2002
Medical Marijuana
Cards Rejected
Community Activist Leads Girl Scouts
Girl Scouts Columbia River
C o u n cil w e lc o m e s Joan
Brown-Kline as the chief ex
ecutive officer of the largest
Girl Scout council in Oregon.
B row n-K line jo in s G irl
Scouts to achieve a new level
of excellence for the organi
zation serving 16,000 girls
with the efforts of 4,400 adult
volunteers.
“One of my first priorities
Joan Brown-Kline
in the next six months” accord
ing to Brown-Kline, “is to visit
all regions of the Columbia Ri ver
council 13 county jurisdiction.
I’ll meet with the volunteers
and members of our service
area and establish a relationship
to work together in serving the
girls.”
Honored for her contribution
and service, Brown-Kline re
ceived the “Keep Living the
Dream” community service
award Jan. 21 at the Dr. Mar
tin Luther King, Jr. celebra
tion attended by 1,200 people.
Joan owned and operated a
management-consulting firm
for over a decade serving na
tional and international corpo-
ra tio n s su ch as B ank o f
America, Kaiser Permanente
and the Regional Arts and
Culture Council.
(AP) - The state Department of
Human Services has sent rejec
tion letters to 300 Oregonians who
had applied for medical marijuana
cards.
The agency last fall told about
830 applicants that they needed
to provide the state with more
information, including verification
of a doctor-patient relationship
and a signed physician consent,
O r e g o n ' s E lectricity R estructuring P lan
Ulhat you
need to know
about your new
energy options.
For customers of Pacific Power, new energy
options take effect March 1, 2002.
Why is this happening?
,
Legislation requiring electricity industry restructuring
was signed into law in 1999. As a result, customers
of Pacific Power will soon have a variety of options
to choose from. For example, if the environment is
important to you, there is an option that earmarks a
portion of your bill for restoring fish habitat or for
supporting renewable resources. There is also an
option in which your electricity rate would be based
on when you use your power. Your new options
will vary according to your energy provider.
What if I don't want to change?
You don't have to. You may select a new energy option
or do nothing and stay with your existing service.
As a residential customer, can I buy
electricity from other companies?
No. The law requires residential customers to continue
to buy electricity from the company that serves them
now. However, your existing utility will be providing
you with a number of new energy options from which
you may choose. In addition, business customers may be
able to choose an alternative Electricity Service Supplier.
How will I find out exactly
what these new options are
and how much they will cost?
In the coming weeks, you'll receive a special brochure
in the mail that will explain your new choices in
further detail and provide you with complete infor
mation about pricing, environmental impact, and
benefits. If you do decide to choose one of the new
options, we'll tell you how.
Will rates still be regulated?
Yes, all residential rates offered by Pacific Power
will continue to be regulated by the OPUC,
which regulates rates to ensure that customers
receive reliable service at a reasonable cost.
What makes this different from
deregulation in California?
There are a number of ways Oregon's approach to
restructuring differs from California's attempts to
deregulate. For example, unlike California, Oregon's
utilities will not be required to sell their electricity
generating plants. In addition, Oregon's utilities will
continue to be allowed to acquire power through
long-term contracts.
When do I have to act?
Residential customers don't have to do anything
now. Look for a special brochure in the mail that
will explain your new options in greater detail.
You can also find out more on the Web at
www.MyPowerOptions.com.
before they could get approval to
use marijuana for medical pur
poses, said Bonnie Widerburg,
spokeswoman forDHS.
About 300 people did not re
spond, resulting in the rejection
letters, said Dr. Grant Higginson,
the state public health officer for
DHS.
“The majority submitted the
necessary information and will
receive registration cards. But
about a third did not respond, and
they are the ones being denied,”
said Higginson.
Under the law passed by vot
ers in 1998, patients suffering from
a “debilitating medical condition”
are allowed to grow and possess
small quantities of marijuana if
their doctor certifies that the drug
could help their medical condi
tion. Patients must pay a $ 150 fee
for a medical marijuana card,
which is good for one year.
Earlier this month, the state
board of medical examiners sus
pended the medical license of Dr.
Phillip Leveque, 78, a Molalla doc-
tor who signed more than 1,000
medical marijuana applications -
more than 40 percent of all appli
cations signed since the law went
into effect in 1999.
The state contends that until
the rules changed last summer,
Leveque signed for the cards with
out giving patients a physical
exam. He sometimes consulted
with patients over the phone in
stead of in person.
Moore Named
to Housing
Authority
Board
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tant to me as I was growing up.”
Moore said the mission for the
housing authority is a critical one
and he wants to reflect on his early
experience as a public housing
resident, along with his career ex
perience, to help move the agency
forward.
“We are very pleased to wel
come Lee to our board,” said
Howard Shapiro, board chairman.
“His background in construction
and facilities maintenance man
agement in both the public and
private sectors, as well as his ex
perience in public procurement,
will be invaluable to us as we work
to fulfill our mission of addressing
housing needs.”
Moore has been deputy direc
tor and assistant director of sup
port services for the Oregon Lot
tery since 1996.
He is a member of the board of
the Interstate Firehouse Cultural
Center on North Interstate and is
a past member of the Multnomah
County Planning Commission.
Moore is completing a degree
in management at Marylhurst Uni
versity. He received certification
in real estate and construction
management from New York Uni
versity and attended the execu
tive program at Harvard Univer
sity School of Negotiations.
The Housing Authority of Port
land provides affordable housing
and services for more than 30,000
low-income and very low-income
people throughout Multnomah
County.
Help For Fruit
Tree Cultivation
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Portland Parks and Recreation
Community Gardens program is
offering an educational opportu
nity for anyone interested in learn
ing the basics of organic fruit cul
tivation.
The focus will be on winter
pruning for the health and pro
ductivity of fruit trees, with infor
mation on the selection of north
west culti vars and the application
of an organic perspective.
P articipants will practice
pruning and espalier work, with
guidance from horticultural spe
cialists.
Workshops will be held Satur
day, Jan. 26 and Saturday, Feb. 16
from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the South
west Community Center.6820S.W.
45th Ave. Call 503-823-1612 for
more information.