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Groundbreaking Therapy School's Out:
Forever
Portland General Electric em­
ployees donated more than
$ 106,000 to kick o ff a campaign
for the Oregon Bum Center’s
Therapeutic Garden at Legacy
Emanuel Hospital in north Port­
land.
The garden will feature trees,
flo w ers, shaded areas and
benches for patients who may
have limitations to sunlight ex­
posure.
Oregon Bum Center vision­
aries want the garden to offer
patients additional opportunities
for psychological, emotional and
physical healing.
PGE President Peggy Fowler
and Dr. Nathan Kemalyan, the
Oregon Bum Center’s medical
director, led the groundbreaking
event last week.
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the school year at the same time,”
said Amy Griffith, a 4“’ and S'”
grade teacher relocating to Vemon
Elementary School.
Griffith said that she finds clos­
ing another school in the same
neighborhood to be suspicious.
“This is such a small school. I
don’t see how they’re saving so
much money by closing us. It
seems like they're targeting the
poverty o f the area,” she said.
D istrict o fficials report that
closing M eek, w hich served a
low incom e to w orking class
neighborhood, is saving the d is­
trict approximately $300,000 in the
next school year. Much o f M eek's
sta ff and equipm ent, as well as
library books, will move to Vemon
E le m e n ta ry
at 2 0 4 4 N E
K illingsw orth St.
Brenda Jackson, M eek’s librar­
ian o f 25 years, says she is the only
employee currently at Meek that
doesn’t know where she will be
reassigned.
In the meantime, she's packing
up about 200 boxes o f books to
send to Vemon, hoping she and her
students will find some stability in
their new schools.
Review Takes More Time
tion, M cCollister’s comm anding
officer is submitting a report to a
toattend include Larry, Rev. Roy police com m and review board,
Tate o f the AM A, Multnomah w eighing the o ffic e r’s actions
County District Attorney Mike against the bureau’s policy and
S chrunk, P olice C h ie f Mark procedures manual.
Next, the board will draw a con­
Kroeker and state senators Avel
clusion based on the report, and
Gordly and Margaret Carter.
The session would be led by a make a recommendation to the po­
facilitator and a panel o f comm u­ lice chief.
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According to
nity leaders with
Larry,theNAACP
the public a l­
is continuing an
lowed to ques­
independent in­
tio n o ffic ia ls
vestigation on the
withthecriminal
cultureofthe Port­
justice system.
land Police Bureau
“We want to
that was in the
be able to ask
works even before
questions and
James’ death.
get some can­
did answers so — Robert Larry, president of the
" W e ’re not
just focusing on
we can move on
PortlandchapteroftheNAACP
o ne p a rtic u la r
and get som e --------------------
changes in policy and in what police incident, it’s larger than
took place," said Tate, a key orga­ that,” Larry said. “We want to find
out what type o f job the Portland
nizer o f the forum.
A police bureau spokesman Police Bureau is doing.”
The James fami ly has hired attor­
said the departm ent w ants to
publicly disclose the results o f ney Kenneth W alker to pursue a
wrongful death civil lawsuit against
their investigation at the forum.
As part o f the police investiga­ the city.
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Oregon Burn Center
Medical Director Dr.
Nathan Kemalyan begins
the excavation process
for the Therapeutic
Garden aboard a PGE
blackhoe.
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Support Grows for Community Nonprofits
The company has given more
than $900,000 to local nonprofit
groups, including this year's grants
totaling $50,000, since the factory
store opened in northeast Portland
19 years ago.
“This is a special community
and w e’re proud to be a resident,"
(E ditor’s note: See related p h o ­ said DeStefano. “ We also want to
give back, to help inspire the kind o f
tograph on fro n t page.)
Nike USA Operations President e n tr e p re n e u rs h ip , eco n o m ic
Gary DeStefano and Multnomah growth, and access to youth physi­
County Commissioner Serena Cruz cal activity that the organizations
participated in a celebration Thurs­ here today have helped create.”
day at the Portland Factory Store
Each year, the Portland Factory
on Martin Luther King, Jr. Boule­ Store Grant Program honors non­
vard to reflect on the N ike’s sup­ profit, community-based organiza­
tions that focus on youth sports.
port for community causes.
Nike Factory
Store expands
local grant
program
recreational and physical activities, nizations in the comm unity," said
education and mentoring opportu­ CommissionerCruz. "I look forward
nities, and economic development to seeing the continued benefit that
opportunities focusing on minori­ this year's grantees wi II bring to the
fa m ilie s,
c h ild re n
and
ties, women and youth.
This y ear’s grant recipients are businesspeople w ho choose to
A lb e rtin a K err C e n te rs , B ig make their home and livelihood
B rothers Big Sisters o f M etro­ here.”
p o litan P ortland, B oise E lliot
Last year, N ike renew ed its
School, Camp Caldera, Inner City com m itm ent to donate $50,000 a
Steppers, O AM E Y outh E ntre­ y ear through 2007. The store has
preneurship Program , Portland been located at 2650 N.E. M artin
Y outh G o lf A ssociation, A.C. Luther King Jr. Blvd. since D e­
G reen B asketball Day C am p, U r­ cember 1999.
ban L eag u eo fP o rtlan d .an d T en -
d er L oving Care.
“ I am encouraged and inspired
by N ike’scollaboration with orga­
We 're not just
focusing on one
particular police
incident. I t’s
larger than that.
JO B S
S t u d e n t s S o a r a t M a t h , S c ie n c e F a i r
F our studen ts from O ck ley
G reen M iddle School in north
Portland sw ept the glid er com pe­
tition pt the Math E ngineering
Science Achievem ent program on
the U niversity o f Portland cam ­
pus.
O ckley Green Principal Joseph
M alone said sixth graders Ner
B astida and A bner Bastia placed
first, seventh grader Robert Price
w on sec o n d p lace and sixth
g rader R enulesh Pal picked up
the third place aw ard.
O ckley G reen M iddle School
s ta ff is confident that the first
place w inners w ill return w ith a
trophy when they com pete in the
N ational MESA com petition this
sum m er in A lbuquerque, New
Mexico.
Interstate Kaiser Celebrates 25th Year
People o f all ages are invited to
celebrate the 25,h anniversary o f
K aiser P erm an en te’s Interstate
East M edical O ffice serving north
and northeast Portland.
The festivities are on T hurs­
day, June 26 from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Free parking is available at the available to discuss safe garden­
K aiser Perm anente parking struc­ ing. O ther activ ities will include
health-related books and videos
ture at 3500 N. Interstate.
B esides refreshm ents and free for sale.
F or m ore in fo rm atio n , call
prizes, activities will include free
blood pressure checks, a history K aiser P erm an en te at 5 0 3 -8 1 3-
disp lay , and m aster gardeners 4820.
TriMet Discounts Youth Passes
TriM et makes it easy for kids 18
or under to get around the region
this summer by offering discounted
youth passes by the month or a
single three-month pass.
Summ er Youth Passes let you
ride w herever you want, whenever
you want, for $ 16 a m onth. That ’ s
less than half the normal monthly
Summer Buses
Serve Rivergate
TriM et is adding weekday
and Saturday buses to serve
the Rivergate industrial area o f
north Portland for the busy
sum mer work season.
On weekdays, an early morn­
ing bus will leave Southwest
Salmon and Fifth Avenue at
4:38 a.m. MAX riders from
Gresham can transfer to the bus
at Northeast Grand and Wasco
at4:48a.m .
Jubitz at 5 a.m. before con­
tinuing to Rivergate.
youth fare. Plus the passes are good
for discounts at M cD onald's and
Oaks Park.
“Offering youth passes on both
a monthly and summer-long basis
gives families more choices," said
Fred Hansen, TriM et general man­
ager. “They can opt for the conve­
nience o f buying one pass for the
whole summer, or the flexibility of
buying one each month."
P a s s e s c an b e p u rc h a s e d
online at trim et.o rg , at the C u s­
tom er A ssistance O ffice at Pio­
neer C ourthouse Square and at
T ri- M e t o u tl e ts , in c lu d in g
F re d M e y e r, S a fe w a y , m o s t
A lb ertso n ’s stores.
Temporary,
Seasonal, and
Summer
Aide and Technician Jobs in
the areas of:
. Forestry
Range
Biology
. Fire
. Fishery
. Wildlife Management
. Recreation
. Surveying
. Engineering
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