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November 9, 2005 CUfCCTS ËdllCClliÜiî Jîo rtlau b (DbscrUcr ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ S P E C I A L E D I T I O N Page A3 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Get Paid to Learn Start $12 - $18 per Hour N o s k ills re q u ire d , ju s t a w illin g n e s s to le a rn Construction Trades, a Career Choice Volunteers distribute food for low income residents at the Oregon Food Bank in north east Portland. Visit our web page to get started www.bestOJT.com/ihjv.asp C v D o trtg the Little T h in g s \ th a t M a ke a Big x ^ M ta re n o e l We can help! 503 -4 9 3 -6 0 2 7 V. W e st C o n tra ctin g & C o nsulting S e rvice s, Inc. Hunger Grows SAFEWAY « Progress recorded in Oregon The U.S. Dept. of Agriculture released a new report showing the fifth consecutive annual increase in the number of food insecure Americans nationwide. The total number of people who struggle to buy food increased to 38 million in 2004. The good news is that Oregon experienced a drop in the rate of food insecurity hunger, putting the state near the national average for both hunger and food insecurity. O regon’s hunger rate decreased from 5.8 percent o f the population in 1999-01 to 3.8 percent in 2002-04. The rate o f food insecurity de creased from 13.7 percent of the population in 1999-01 to 11.9 per cent in 2002-04. The improvement was tied to improved food stamp outreach re sulting in an 80 percent increase in Food Stamp participation, Child Nutrition Program outreach, in creased funding for and use of emergency food, and making the Child Care Tax Credit refundable. Even with the improvement, more than 1 in lOOregoniansexperienced difficulty purchasing food due to a lack of resources at some time dur ing the year. Oregon Food Bank officials say we need to keep working to ensure that families reach economic stabil- ity-that they have the resources they need to meet all of their basic needs. T his inform ation com es at a critical time. The H ouse is cu r rently considering $50 billion in cuts to a num ber o f vital support programs, including food stamps, M edicaid, and other safety net program s serving low -incom e households. These cuts would reduce access to im portant re sources and result in increased hunger. Hot Price! 99! Pork Loin Sliced Rib Half Bone-in. SAVE up to $1.80 lb. CLUB PRICE 79 Helping survivors from Gulf Coast BUONE. GETONE FREE f qui FREE Large size. Im ported. SAVE up lo $1.99 on 2 apM BU M W M m i CLUB PRICE Safeway SELECT Medleys 4.9 to 5 9-oz package Selected varieties. SAVE up to $2.89 on 2 Fast and Delicious Create an unbelievably delicious turkey in an incredibly short time. • S ta rt j n e w h o lid a y t r a d itio n b y p u k in g u p o u r e x c lu s iv e 2 -h o u r tu r k e y re c ip e . L flk • Find y o u r M a n o r H o use T u rke y re cip e , a n d th e fe w in g r é d ie n ts a n d c o o k in g to o ls y o u n ee d, a ll in o u r M e a t D e p a rtm e n t. front Stuwrf Tent Kifccheiv It’s a Boneless Beef Roast Sale! BUY O N E , G ET O N E Save y o u r s e lf a Ju icy $2 o n o u r R a n c h e r's R e s e rv e B o n e le s s 6-oz Over 40 flavors from which Io choose. Club Price 20« ea. B eef R o a s ts in c lu d in g : SAVE up to $5 00 on 20 d e lir io u s v a r ie tie s o l te n d e r, h e a rty Tostitos Tortilla Chips FREE 1 Selected 1 to 13.5-oz. varieties ÍQUAt <>• t l «M » »A ili rM ( CLUB PRICE SAVE up to S3 49 on 2 5Ï10 it e l i L o t t a w «net« Effluite Orwieome Selections ftifi Pnce $2.00 ea BUY O NE. GET O N I ERET * Cranberry Juice m VJL p JLz 54-Oi 54-ot twit » 4 1?-® bottles;'4 12-iü os 53CB v a in LQUU o « U club Selected a w e s ma SAVE up to S3 99 on 2 • Shoulder Cross Rib • Chuck • Bottom or Eye Round • Sirloin Tip • Ribeye Y o u 'll fin d R a n ch e r’s R eserve lieet ro asts c o m p le te ly d e lic io u s , o r w e ll re fu n d y o u r m o n e y — and re pla ce y o u r R a n ch e r’s R eserve c u t w ith SAFEWAY 9 Police Profiling Courses Z BUO NE, GETONE Hass Avocados f» i>«ri *<Li «n Zhour Turkey a n o th e r o n e — FREE. P ortland C ity C oun cil adop ted a no n d iscrim in atio n reso lu tio n that d e fin e s racial p ro filin g as any p o lic e -in itia te d action that relies on the race, eth n ic ity or national o rig in ra th e r than the b ehav io r o f an in d iv id u al o r in form ation that leads the police to a p a rtic u la r ind iv id u al w ho has been id en tified as bein g , or having been, e n g ag ed in c rim i nal activ ity . The new training fits w ith the Fresh. Grade A. SAVE up to 90« lb 1 SAFEWAY $ Salem attorney before that. The ch ief justice is the adm in istrative head o f the state’s ap pellate, circuit and tax courts. De Muniz starts his new jo b Jan. 1. C arson praised De M uniz’s work ethic and ability to work well with the other court m em bers. “ I am confident that his integ rity and his com m on sense will serve this state and this court well for many years,” Carson said. Police B u reau ’s em phasis on com m unity policing, according to T rain in g D ivision C aptain G eorge Babnick. “T h e e ffe c tiv e c o m m u n ity policing officer m ust be more than ju st a law enforcer,” said Babnick. “They m ust be critical thinkers, problem solvers, and they must have effective com m unication skills. It offers offic ers important perspectives that encourage real problem -solving e ffo rts.” Butcher's Cut Chicken Thighs or Drumsticks CLUB PRICE F irst H isp an ic O regon C h ief Ju stice from Front SAVE up to $3.00 lb. CLUB PRICE Hiusing services for Hurricane hurricane survivors received as Katrina survivors in the Portland sistance with housing, education, area will continue on the site of the employment, health and mental former Washington High School health services. campus at Southeast 14,h Avenue The Interim Housing C enter and Stark Street, but have moved to will continue operations through the end of the month. The center the portable classroom building. As a result o f lessening demand is equipped with staff and tech and under federal guidance through nology to aid fam ilies and indi FEM A, a number of the many agen viduals in locating housing, fu r cies involved in efforts to support niture, utility assistance and fi survivors have moved services nancial details. Regular hours for the center will back to their respective agency locations. Those agencies include be Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. Multnomah County, Oregon De to 5 p.m. The Center will be closed partment of Human Services, Ameri Friday for Veterans Day and on can Red Cross, and the Community Thanksgiving, Nov. 24. For information on donations Welcoming Committee. v o lu n te e rin g , v isit Since the Center’s inception in and early September as part of “Opera w w w .21linfo.org or call 211 or 1- tion WelcomeOregon,” nearly 1,000 800-SAFE-NET. continued Boneless. CLUB PRICE Center Scales Back Hours (AP) — M em bers o f the O r egon Suprem e C ourt picked Paul J, De M uniz to be the next chief ju stic e , re p la c in g W allace P. Carson Jr., who is retiring. De Muniz, the firs, Latino mem ber o f O regon’s highest court, was elected unanim ously to be the co u rt’s 37th ch ief justice. De Muniz was first elected to the Suprem e C ourt in 2000. He was a judge on the Oregon Court o f Appeals for a decade and a Ingredients fo r life... B tt Y O N K G F I O N I- Dreyer's Grand Ice Cream FREE Selected 1 75-qt varieties. EQCA1 ouu . h u w m n s b CLUB PRICE SAVE up to S 5 9 9 o o 2 CLUB PRICE Lean Cuisine Meals Budweiser. M iller or Coors 1 2 « uns Seiected vanehes Pfcis depo«, in Oregon SAVE upto $5 N SAVE up to $6 95 on 5 COUPON m y c iM .i.i i u m E D C I? J t i VJLJL/ Lucerne Large Eggs 18-ct. Grade AA SAVE up to $2 75 on 2 l Ql AI o aU W M B W M Miti CLUB PRICE nn □ y 4 co» "»« S hop at Home. W e Deliver. s a fe w a y .c o m Safeway SELECT Café Roast Coflee 10 to 12-oz bag Selected varieties SAVE up to $2 M BOY O NE. G ET O NE Nabisco FREE !?£*" Selected varíete cm««« SAVE up to S3 99 on 2 NOVEMBER 10 11 11 11 14 I I ■ U W i h V m U i A ll I IMFTs AM. PER HOUSEIKX D, ITR DAY Item» & pnce» in thi» ad are available at v x u local Safeway «ore». 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