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March 13, 2002 Page A2 P olice / V ancouver $60,000 Re-Store Grant Helps Fund Habitat for Humanity P o rtla n d H a b ita t fo r H u m a n ity h a s e a rn e d a $ 6 0 ,0 0 0 g r a n t f r o m th e L iz a n d C h a rlie S w in d e lls F u n d o f T h e O re g o n C o m m u n ity F o u n d a tio n to e sta b lish a R e- S to re th a t w ill p ro v id e lo w c o s t b u ild in g m a te ria ls fo r lo w - in c o m e h o m e o w n e r s , an d a s s is t in k e e p in g s a l v a g e a b le p ro d u c ts o u t o f th e w a ste stre a m . T he o rg an izatio n sells su r plus b u ild in g m aterials to the public in o rd e r to raise m o n ey to buy n eed ed m aterials for h o m e s u n d e r c o n s tru c tio n . The R e-S tore is located at 1814 N . C o lu m b ia B lvd. an d h o ld s g arag e sale ty p e ev en ts ev ery m o n th . “ M an y o f o u r d o n atio n s are o f b ran d -n ew item s, b u t th eir size, q u an tity , o r sty le m ake th em u n su itab le fo r in teg ratin g into o u r H ab itat h o m es,” e x p la in s M ik e J o n e s , P o rtla n d H a b ita t’s e x e cu tiv e d irector. “T h e G arag e S ales en ab le us to turn th ese d o n atio n s into cash, w h ile at th e sam e tim e h elp in g o u r b u y e rs,” Jo n es said. G e n erally , th e sale item s are p riced at o r b elo w 50 percen t o f ev e ry d a y prices. P o rtlan d H ab itat fo r H u m an ity creates p a rtn e rsh ip s to build sim p le, d ecen t ho m es. T h e o r g a n iz a tio n m a in ta in s a s tro n g , d iv e rs e c o m m u n ity b y p ro v id in g h o m e o w n e rs h ip o p p o rtu n itie s fo r th o s e w ith v e ry lo w in co m es. H a b ita t re lie s o n d o n a te d m a te ria ls a n d v o lu n te e r la b o r to b u ild h o m e s fro m th e g ro u n d u p a n d s e ll th e m at c o st. H a b ita t fa m ilie s a re re q u ire d to c o m p le te 5 0 0 h o u rs o f “ s w e a t e q u ity ” b e fo re m o v in g in to th e ir n e w h o m e s. T he n ex t b u ild in g m aterials s a l e is F r id a y , M a rc h 15 th ro u g h S u n d ay , M arch 17. F o r m o re in fo rm atio n , c o n tact P o rtlan d H ab itat at 503- 2 8 7 -9 5 2 9 . Advertise with diversity in lLl!l ^ o rtla n ò (Observer Clues Sought in Locating Suspects for Theft/Vandalism The Portland Police Bureau, in cooperation w ith C rim e Stoppers, is asking for your help identifying and apprehending the suspects re sponsible for a theft and vandalism . O n M onday, Feb. 25 at about 8:30 a.m ., tw o m en w alked into M r. Suds Laundrom at, at 4450 S. W . G arden H om e R d., dam aged coin boxes on 10 w ashing m achines, and took a bill changer after pulling it o ff a wall. Investigators believe the sam e suspects may be responsible for several sim ilar incidents. O ne o f the suspects is a w hite m ale in his m id 2 0 ’s, 5 foot 9 inches tall, with a m edium build and a shaved head. He w as w earing a black long sleeve shirt with w hite stripes dow n the arm s, jean s and w hite tennis shoes. The other suspect also is a w hite m ale in his 2 0 ’s, 6 foot tall, w ith dark brow n hair. H e w as w earing a gray hooded zipper jacket, black pants, black baseball cap, and glasses. T he m en had a dog w ith them , w hich is be lieved to be a w hite pit bull terrier w ith brow n markings. C rim e Stoppers is offering a cash rew ard o f up to $ 1,000 for information, reported to Crim e Stop pers, w hich leads to an arrest in this case, and you can rem ain anonymous. Call Crim e Stoppers at(503)823-HELP. 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LENDER •Free Checking Accounts •Savings Accounts •T e rm Investment Accounts • Individual Retirement Accounts • Holiday/Tax Club Accounts • Youth Club Accounts • Low cost loans: - Signature Loans - Auto and Truck Loans - RV, Motorcycle and A T V Loans - Boat and Personal Watercraft Loans - Home loans, firsts and seconds Home Equity Lines o f Credit • A ll deposits insured by an agency o f the Federal Government W IL L A M E T T E Federal Credit Union 2151 N. W. Front Avenue Portland, Oregon 97209 (A P) - O regon H ealth and Science U niversity has been or d e re d to p ay re s titu tio n to nurses w ho w ere on strike for three m onths. The Oregon Employment Re lations B oard has ruled the hos- pital violated state labor law for paying nurses w ho crossed the picket line m ore than w hat O H SU w as offering striking nurses. The decision w as based on an unfair labor practice com plaint subm itted by the union in Janu ary. The board asked O H SU to pay about $310,000, o r about $300 dollars to each o f the strik ing nurses. A n O H SU spokesm an says the hospital is not planning an appeal. Arrest Made in Rash of Business Graffiti T y so n W ells A n d ree, 22, has been ch arg ed w ith fo u r co u n ts o f b u rg lary an d fo u r co u n ts o f crim in al m is c h ie f in co n n ectio n w ith a series o f b u sin e ss break- ins in n o rth w est P ortland. T h e F e b .28 a rre st fo llo w s the in v estig atio n into several cases w here a su sp ect, o r su s pects had broken into their w are h o u se sp aces and p lace d g ra f fiti on in terio r w alls. P o lic e s a id b u r g la r y a n d v a n d a lis m , a s s o c ia te d w ith g ra f fiti, c o n tin u e s to b e o n e o f th e m o s t re p o r te d c rim e s in th e d o w n to w n a re a w ith a b o u t 4 ,0 0 0 su c h c o m p la in ts file d a n n u a lly . T h e d e s tru c tio n c o s ts p r o p e r ty o w n e r s a n d b u s in e s s e s h u n d re d s o f th o u sa n d s o f d o lla rs e a c h y e a r. A u th o rities said serial o r re peat o ffen d ers are now b ein g p ro secu ted u n d er a repeat p ro p erty o ffe n d e r p ro g ram w hich can resu lt in lo n g -term prison Tyson Andree se n te n c e s. (503) 299-4539 • (888) 900-8559 Construction Thefts Foiled A new b u rg la ry tas|c fo rce in lated copper wire worth approximately V ancouver has led to one arrest and $10,000 from the V ancouver site and the recovery o f stolen m aterial from several tools including drills, skill saws, tw o construction sites. equipm ent belts, and stilts from the Russell D ean G annon, 43, was Portland location. charged M arch 5 with possession o f The investigation o f these burglaries stolen property in connection with the is continuing. Anyone having informa burglaries at 616 S.E. 164th Ave. in tion in these cases or others are asked V ancouver and at 17711 N.E. River to call Corporal M ike Chylack at 360- side Parkway in Portland. 904-1142 or Sergeant Lou Braafladt at Police recovered 2,360 lbs. o f insu 360-696-8226. Police Seize Goods at Pawn Shop V ancouver police said they found a small amount o f m etham phetam ine during a M arch 6 search w arrant in vestigating unlawful possession o f fire arms w ere also seized during the raid, police said. N o arrests have been made at this time. arms, firearms licensing and sale vio Anyone with information in this case lations at the Family Loan Pawn Shop is asked to call Detective Scott Smith on M ain Street. at 360-696-8027 or S ergeant Lou Records, com puters and six fire Braafladt at 360-696-8226. Pedestrian Killed by Street Sweeper A privately ow ned street sw eeper Or a Bonus Trip to Las Vegas enue on M arch 3 at 6:50 p.m . w hen struck and killed a Portland w om an she w as hit by a m odified Isuzu on Southeast 82nd and M itchell. pickup operated by J e f f V arner, 41. Police said Sandra C arol Fosdick, 49, w as w alking across 82nd Av- N o citations w ere issued, pending the com pletion o f an investigation.
