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About Portland observer. (Portland, Or.) 1970-current | View Entire Issue (Nov. 20, 2002)
November 20, 2002 Youth Employment Buys Building continued from Front Grant supports local job training program serving high-risk youth Location is everything and for youth interested in getting educa tion and employment services to help them succeed, they know where to go. For 17 years, the Youth Employ ment Institute has operated out of the same rented building in north east Portland. In July, through gen erous grants of $250,000from Meyer Memorial Trust, $250,(XX) from the Bill and M elinda Gates Foundation and $25,000 from Spirit Mountain Community Fund, YEI was able to purchase the building at 1704N.E. 26* Ave. From this building, YEI operates all o f its programs for youth. The Youth Employment Institute offers distinctive programs and services for youth 14-21 years, ranging from summer jobs to GED training and testing to childcare services. A nearby building located at 2525 N.E. Broadway was also purchased and following major renovations, it will house the Parents in Training Program for teen parents who at tend YEI’s Out of School Program. The Youth Employment Insti Fifteen more people file molestation suits against church Sexual abuse and the clergy have returned to the Oregon spotlight, with 15 people filing new lawsuits in Marion and Multnomah counties. More than 130 plaintiffs have now filed lawsuits in Oregon since 1999, accusing more than 30 Catholic clergy of molesting them from the 1930s to the 1980s. tute was established in 1985 as a non-profit youth organization that provides youth from high-risk, underserved areas with education, employment and training services. YEI has made a mission of pro moting self-sufficiency and life long learning by nurturing personal, educational and career develop ment o f young people throughout Multnomah County by addressing the needs of youth with barriers to education and employment. For more information on YEI, stop by of visit the website at www.yei.org. Graffiti Artist in Corvallis Sprays Homage to Mobster A graffiti artist in Corvallis has been leaving a mysterious calling card all over town: a spray-painted portrait o f Frank Nitti, a notorious Chicago gangster from the Prohibition Era. Pictures o f Nitti have been painted on various locations in downtown Corvallis, and police don’t know why. Women Get Naked for Peace C oncerned that war against Iraq is im m inent, 50 w omen took o ff their clothes in the cold rain and lay end-to-end in the grass to spell out P-E -A -C -E in a baseball field in Point Reyes Station, CA. The unusual protest was organized in ju st a few days by artist D onna Sheehan, 72, w ho w anted to convey the desperation she said w om en in particular feel about the com ing m ilitary action. Penny Prank Youth Employment Institute Executive Director Bennie Boggan stands in the entryway o f the recently purchased YEI job training building at 1704 N.E. 26th Ave. The organization will also renovate a building at 2525 N.E. Broadway to house YEl's Parents in Training Program for teen parents attending an out of school program. To settle a court-ordered tab o f $ 1,853.87, M atthew M okanyk dug into his pocket for an extra $ 1,000 to finance an elaborate prank on his form er landlord, Powerhouse Gym. He hired a delivery crew with a truck and forklift to deliver 74 14-pound boxes of pennies -185,387 pennies - to Pow erhouse Gym. Fortunately, relatives o f P ow er house G ym ow ners happen to be coin collectors. It’s a Library Card, Not a Credit Card photo by M ark W ashington /T he P ortland O bserver Ashcroft Praises Surveillance Ruling Bob Moser Recieves Racial Justice Award The YWCA has honored Bob Moser for 30 years of leader ship in working to end racism. Moser played an integral role in the development of the local Seafarer’s International Festi- Poor Spend More « The num ber of low- to m od erate-incom e working families spending m ore than half their earnings on housing rose by over 67 percent betw een 1997 and 2001, according to a study released T uesday by a co ali tion o f affordable housing ad vocates. val and Clark College’s Cel ebration of Harmony and Di versity. He has also been an adamant supporter of the Affir mative Action Office and the W omen’s Studies Program at Clark College. YWCA officials present the honor annually to people whose life and work demonstrate lead ership in working to eliminate racism by exhibiting significant involvement in the struggle for peace, justice, freedom and dig nity for all people and the dem onstration of commitment to self- determined social change for all people. Renter’s Hotline Needs Your Help The Community Alliance of Ten to deal with landlords. The group ants is looking for volunteers to counsels and gives referrals to dozens of tenants a day, many of staff its Renters’ Rights Hotline. Based in northeast Portland, the which are at immediate risk of los hotline gives renters from through ing their housing. Volunteers will thoroughly leam out the state accurate and detailed legal information about their rights about renter rights under the law. and practical suggestions on how The time commitment i s j ust 4 hours A California man lost his library privileges for three years after adm it ting he stole more than 3,000 books and videotapes. In December, sheriff s deputies raided the home of 85-year-old Ernest Heyneman and found an estimated $26,000 worth of material from two libraries. As a condition o f his probation, Heyneman is not allowed to own a library card or go to any library. a month. The next volunteer training will be Dec. 7 and Dec. 8 from 1 p.m. to 6pm. For an application or more infor mation, contact Ari by calling 503- 4 6 0 -9 7 0 2 o r by em ail at cat@ aracnet.com A federal court ruling ensures that the Justice D epartm ent can take full advantage o f broad new surveillance pow ers to track su s pected spies and terrorists, A ttorney G eneral John A shcroft says. Some fear this decision will give the governm ent far greater ability to listen to telephone conversations read e-m ail and search private property. Gate Closes on Rangeland Studies Major Since 1949, Oregon State University has taught the science of being a cowboy in its Department of Rangeland Resources, a college of agriculture specialty that focuses on soils, watersheds and the ecology of grazing. But a lack of money— partly due to a failure to attract outside grants — has forced the school to abolish the department and major. Shark Attack Victim Gets to Shore Safely A shark tore open the flesh of a California woman off the shore of a Maui resort, but she bravely swam to safety without being seriously hurt. Julie Glance, a 34-year-old bank executive from San Diego, said she had been in the water about 10 minutes on Sunday morning when an 8 to 10 foot long shark bumped into her and bit her right shoulder, forearm and wrist. 4 CARTE LA A o r d e r y o u r s id e s d is h e s t o d a y R O A S T E D G A R L IC M ASH ED POTATO ES C A N D IE D Y A M S C H O C O L A T E P E C A N P IE (9 ") ROASTED ROOT VEG ETABLES CRANBERRY SAUCE TU R K E Y GRAVY & MORE. . . * * D o n ’t f o r g e t to p re -o rd e r y o u r fre e -ra n g e D ie s t e l t u r k e y ! . *■ A Tte friendliest-stürz in tmoti. 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