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CiHDuiiltcJ to Cultural Piversib nun poitl.imlobsciwi n u ll September 24. 2003 <3T1 tv ^ n rtla n h (Obsi'X'Urr C o in in u n i t y a l e n cl a r Harvest Auction Leach Botanical Garden will hold its annual Harvest Auction at 6 p.m. Friday, Sept. 26 in the Manor House, 6704 SE 122 Ave. Garden reporter Amy Jaeger will host this event, and all proceeds will benefit the garden. Tickets are $50 per person. For more infor mation, call 503-823-1673. SECTION Local artists open studios for behind- the-scene views '(JucíouRiiit) Theresa Johnson paints personal, intimate moments. High Energy The Community Energy Project holds a series o f free workshops to help make consumers energy conscious. Workshops on water conservation are at 12:30 p.m. Oct. 3 and 10a.m.Oct.6 atOHSU, 3181 SW Sam Jackson Park Rd., and at 6:30 p.m. at Peninsula Park Community Center, 700N. Port land Blvd. The project also in cludes weatherizing workshops throughout September and Oc tober. For more information, call 503-284-6827. Cultured Kingdoms The Oregon Zoo is throwing a multicultural celebration to show case how various cultures around .the world revere animals from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sept. 27 and 28. Local groups will present folk lore through performances and exhibits. For more information, call 503-226-1561. Green Walks Discover Portland’s green space from lOto 11 a.m. Saturdays with guided tours by park volunteers. Meet at Mt. Tabor Park’s vol cano parking lot on Sept. 27. On Oct. 4. meet at the Global Garden at Harold O liver School’s park ing lot. On Oct. 11, meet at Penin sula Park, next to sunken rose garden. On. Nov. 1, meet at W hitaker Ponds visitor center. Bill Rutherford is an African-American artist who works in a diverse media, including wire and wood. Carolyn Crawford paints portraits o f familiar leisure scenes, but she also is one o f just 100 police sketch artists in the country. One hundred Portland artists, including three art ists with African-American roots, are opening their doors to the public for a behind-the-scenes view o f the creative process. Step into Our Studios, a Portland open studios event, opens studios east o f the Willamette River on Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 11 and 12 and west-side studios on Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 18 and 19. This self-directed studio tour grants access to printmakers, sculptors, photographers, ceramic art ists, fiber artists, metal smiths, glass blowers and painters o f many styles and media. Whether you ’re an art snob or enthusiast, studio touring is a rare oppor tunity. A $ 12 ticket pays for two adults for both weekends. Kids are free. Tickets include a map o f often galleries and a 16-month calendar. T ickets can be purchased at O nda and Brian M arki G allery and Interstate Firehouse C ultural C e n te r. For m o re in f o rm a tio n , v is it Officers on the Front Lines Pounding Pavement Fitness fanatics will lace up their tennies for the 32nd Annual Port land Marathon on Sunday, Oct. 5 at 7 a.m. The event starts in front o f City Hall, 1221 SW 4,h Ave. and finishes at the Justice Center, 1120 SW 3rd Ave. Regis tration is $ 125. For more informa tion, call 503-226-1111 or visit jvww.portlandmarathon.org. Community policing starts with Neighborhood Officer program by S ean P. N elson T he P ortland O bserv er Moving Moments The IFCC offers Life Movement dance classes and workshops. Our Breathing Body is on Oct. 11 and Touch Stones is on Nov. 1 and 8. All workshops are between 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. at the dance studio, 5340 N. Interstate Ave. W orkshops prices range be tween $45 and $60. To register, call 503-284-1908. Salmon Fest Northwest The Salmon Festival at Oxbow Regional Park is on Oct. 11 and 12. The festival features a Wy- Kan-Ush-Pum village, the Salmon Nation W elcome Center, guided salmon viewings, crafts, music and more. For more information, call 503-979-1850. Taking Out Alzheimer’s You can help the Alzheimer’s Association create a world with out the disease by participating in the 12th Annual Portland Memo rial Walk at Pioneer Courthouse Square on Sunday, Sept. 28. The 5 K walk raises money for national research. For more information or registration, call 503-413-6850 or visitwww.alz.org/oregon. Job Skills Workshop Multnomah County Libraries will host a free Job Seekers Workshop to help develop job skills. The workshop is from6 to 8p.m. Thurs day, Oct. 23 at the North Portland Library, 5 12 N. Killingsworth St. To register, call 503-988-5234. « J-fistoric Ho a cC Trip The founding fathers are taking a rare road trip through the Oregon Historical Society in Portland. An original copy o f the Declaration o f Independence will be on display at the downtown history center through Saturday, Sept. 27, before hitting the road for the next leg of the tour. Admission is free. For more information about the viewing, call 503-30&5222 or visit www.lndependenceRoadTrip.org. Minimum Wage Hike Due on New Year Rate moves to $7.05 an hour on Jan. 1 (AP) — Inflation will boost the state m inim um wage to $7.05 an hour on Jan. 1. The state Bureau o f Labor and Indus tries said the increase from the current rate o f $6.90 an hour is based on an inflation rate o f 2.2 percent. The increase is required under Mea sure 25, which boosted the minimum wage of$6.50 per hour to $6.90 per hour last January. The commissioner o f the bureau must I adjust the minimum wage for inflation every year based on the Consumer Price Index. The annual adjustment is calcu lated every September, rounded to the nearest 5 cents and becomes effective the following January. “ Indexing provides sm all and pre dictable increases for businesses,” said Bureau o f Labor and Industries C om m issioner Dan G ardner. “Use o f the CPI adjustm ent offers businesses the ability to budget m ore effectively and accurately for increased costs.” The state o f W ashington also ad justs its minimum wage annually based on the CPI, w hich is com piled by the t U S . B u rea u o f Labor and S tatistics to m easure the average change in prices over time in a fixed "m arket basket” o f goods and services, such as food, shelter, m edical care and tran sp o rta tion. Before voters approved Measure 25, O regon's minimum wage had not in creased since 1999. The federal minimum wage is $5.15 an hour and has not increased since 1997. In January, O regon’s minimum wage will be the fourth-highest in the nation behind A laska and W ashington at $7.15 per hour and Connecticut at $7.10 per hour. Five Senior Neighborhood Officers in the North east Precinct specialize in long term crime problems by working with citizens and neighborhood associations. The SNO program began in April 2001 to boost the image and effectiveness o f community policing in the Portland Police Bureau. “From my perspective, the Senior Neighborhood Program is really a front line in solving crime related problems in the neighborhoods,” said Bruce Prunk, the former commander o f the precinct who now serves as an assistant chief for the bureau. While patrol officers respond to 911 and other radio calls in their neighborhoods, the SNOs relieve some o f that pressure by handl ing longer term problems affect ing livability such as street drug dealing and drug houses. “They’ve been very effective. It’s a good program and they do a really great jo b ,” Prunk said. Officers Roger Axhelm, John Blair, Jeff Morris, Wayne Alderman, and Chris Traynor are led by Sgt. Scott Johnson in northeast. According to Johnson, drug houses are tops on the list o f citizen complaints. Axhelm. who works in the Eliot, Boise, Humboldt and Piedmont neighborhoods, sees firsthand how his efforts provide time consuming relief to patrol officers. “We as SNOs have the time and ski I Is to look at drug houses individually and network with agencies and people,” he said. “The more we can make patrol officers proactive, the safer the patrol officers will be,” Axhem said. For example, if drug dealers are caught in an apartment complex, SNOs will work with patrol officers and the landlord to evict the problem person. “ Being a crackhead is not a protected class.” Johnson said. Johnson and Axehlm both recommend that land lords who have problems with drugs screen tenants better by asking questions such as, ‘Have you ever continued yf on page B5
