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O ctober 29. 2003
Banking on our Future
A Portland school is part of a nationwide initiative to give
young people the skills they need to manage their financial future.
Operation Hope founder and author John Bryant joined Bank
of the West executives at David Douglas Alternative School in
southeast Portland last week to announce the establishment of
an Operation Hope Banking on Our Future local chapter.
The kids got some tips on the ABC’so f money management,
Operation Hope
founder and author
John Bryant teaches
kids the ABCs of
managing money at
David Douglas
Alternative School in
southeast Portland.
like how to open and maintain achecking and savings account,
lessonson the power of credit and how basic investments lead
to a more prosperous life.
A recent study by the Securities and Exchange Commission
found that 66 percent of the nation’s high school students flunked
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a basic economic literacy test.
“We can’t afford to let our kids grow up without the basic
skills they need to make informed, financial decisions and
protect theirfm ancial future,” Bryant said. “This is especially
important for our kids growing up in under-served communities,
where there are fewer resources available.
With Bank of the W est’s support, the local chapter plans to
recruit a banking and corporate "Hope Corps" to teach eco
nomic literacy toevery child in Portland.
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Christopher Washing
ton (right) is dazzled
by Nintendo's newest
games and gadgets,
out just in time for
holiday shopping.
Craig Dysart, a
member o f team
Nintendo, brought the
Nintendo Holiday Van
through northeast
Portland last week to
showcase the
company's newest
features.
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Locking
Guns on
Safety
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HOUSING TIPS
Chris Cominsky from
Project ChildSafe and
Portland Police Officer
Colby Panter distribute free
gunlocks and educational
material to local residents
Friday at Fisherman's
Marine and Outdoor in
north Portland.
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TO THE PUBLIC
Saturday, November 8th, 2003
11 am - 3pm
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Gunshot Wasn’t from Police
(A P)— A teenager killed during
an exchange of fire and a car chase
with police died of a close-contact
wound to the head that did not
come from police, according to law
enforcement authorities.
Eddie Homsombath, 19, was
killed early Tuesday after occu
pants o f the car he was driving
exchanged tire with officers at North
Portland Boulevard and 1-5.
An autopsy determined that the
wound would have been immedi-
¡ately fatal or disabling, Schmautz
said, adding that officers returned
Tire during the initial stop but did
not shoot during the ensuing
'chase, in w hich H om som bath
drove. The chase ended when the
Schmautz. said.
“All we know is that somebody
put a gun to his head and pulled the
trigger, and it w asn't us.”
He said Homsombath had an
other wound but that it would take
time to determine whether it came
from an officer’s gun.
Police said at least one occupant
of the car fired at police during the
stop and again during the chase.
Guns were found in the car.
Schmautz. said police had had
Eddie Homsombath
contact with Homsombath related
to gang activity but did not elabo
car struck a pole.
“Investigators have not deter rate.
Two occupants of the car were
mined if that gunshot wound was
self-inflicted or if it came from an injured in the crash but have not
other source inside the vehicle," been charged.
Bounty Hunter Faces Fines Baby Shot Doubts
Bounty hunter Duane Chapman arrived in Portland to
track down 16-year-old Michelle Smith and her Beaverton
softball coach, Andrew Garver, 38. But the Oregon Board
of Investigators may stop Chapman from searching
because he does not have a private investigator's license
in Oregon. If Chapman continues his investigation, he
could be fined $500 per investigative act.
While Chapman says he’s confident that he’ll find
Garver and Smith. Beaverton police say his involvement
will hamper their search. Investigators, including the FBI.
are treating the case as a kidnapping. Chapman is known
for capturing rape suspect Andrew Luster in Mexico.
(AP) — Police are questioning the credibility of
a father who claimed that his 3-year-old son was hit
in the buttocks with a bullet in a drive-by shooting.
The father told police he was holding his son
outside Saturday evening when he heard gun
shots, and that the boy started to cry.
Portland Police spokesman Sgt. Brian Schmautz
said he doesn't believer there was a drive-by.
Witnesses who were interviewed claimed they
heard no gunshots.
Schmautz said the gang enforcement team is
investigating the shooting
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