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August 8. 2007
Anchor Says Surgery ‘Went Well’
Recruitment
(A P) — A BC "G ood M orning
A m erica" anchor R obin R oberts
says m essag es o f su p p o rt from
her fans helped her get through
breast c an cer surgery last Friday.
"1 am in credibly grateful that
my surg ery w ent w ell F riday,"
R oberts said in a posting on ABC
N ew s' W eb site. "T hanks for all
the p ra y e rs — I ow e you big
tim e!"
R oberts, 46, told "G M A " v iew
ers July 31 that she had cancer.
for Oregon
Highway Jobs
Individuals interested in careers
in highw ay construction are en
couraged to attend an orientation
offered by the O regon D epartment
o f T ransportation’s Portland Metro
A rea W orkforce Alliance. The ori
entation will be held from 9:45 a.m.
to 1:45 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 10, at
the Immigrant and Refugee C om
munity O rganization, 10301 N.E.
G lisan St.
S killed h ig h w ay co n stru ctio n
w orkers are in dem and in the Port
land metro area and across the state
as O D O T repairs or replaces hun
dreds o f bridges.
T he orientation session will help
candidates m eet apprenticeship re
quirem ents to enter the heavy-high
way construction labor pool for
p riv ate c o n stru c tio n co n tracto rs
acro ss the state. T hose req u ire
ments include academ ic and skills
testing, registration in a jo b data
base and view ing an O D O T-pro-
duced video that helps to prepare
people for a career in highw ay con
struction.
T he orientation is part o f the
a g e n c y ’s im p le m e n ta tio n o f its
W orkforce D evelopm ent Plan, de
signed to expand the num ber of
qualified people— especially women
and m inorities— available to work
on highw ay projects.
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Robin Roberts
w hich she discovered through self-
exam ination.
H er m other and sisters traveled
from the M ississippi G u lf C oast
and New O rleans to be w ith her
for the operation. T he form er c o l
lege basketball star and sp o rts
caster grew up in Pass C hristian,
M iss. "
"My fam ily read m any o f your
e-m ails w hile I was in surgery,"
said R oberts, w ho has been an
anchor at "G M A " since 2005. "It
Mt. Hood
Hosts Pool
Dive-ins
A Whole
Lot of Soul
T ow er o f Pow er and David Sanborn
will unite their impressive displays o f
harm onized diversity on Sunday, Aug.
12 at 7 p.m. in the next installm ent o f the
ongoing W eills Fargo Sum m er Concert
Series.
T ow er o f Pow er has been around for
nearly four decades with at least 60
m usicians leaving their mark on the
group. The dynam ic band com prises a
legendary horn section, tight percus
sion sections, as well as guitar, bass
guitar, keyboards and an im pressive
collection o f strong vocals.
Saxophonist great David Sanborn has
22 solo album s and two G ram m y awards
to his credit.
Tickets are $22 and were still avail
able at all Ticketsw est outlets.
Tracey Edmonds talks about her fiancé Eddie Murphy and his
ex Melanie Brown in the current issue o f Jet Magazine
brought them such com fort. My
big sis, S ally-A nn, m arked all the
su rv iv o r stories w ith a big S."
She said her co -an ch o r, D iane
S aw y er, had v isite d her in the
hospital.
"I w oke up in the recovery room
w ith sw eet D iane gently tugging
on my big to e," she said in a
p o stin g M o n d ay . "A s yo u can
im agine, I am still quite sore from
the procedure and need to take
som e tim e for my body to heal."
Tower o f Power will perform at the Oregon Zoo on Sunday,
Aug. 12.
Dive into a hot movie and a cool pool
every Wednesday night this month at the
Mt. Hood Community College Aquatic
Center’s "Dive-in” movie night.
Float, swim or splash in the newly-
renovated 50-meter outdoor pool while
watching the movie on the new electronic
scoreboard. Coming up on Wednesday,
Aug. 8 is "The Last Mimzy.'X)n Aug. 15,
it’s "High School Musical.” Don’t miss
the Disney favorite “Finding Nemo" on
Aug. 22 and Aug. 29 the movie will be
"Bridge to Terabithia.”
All movies begin at 9 p.m. Patrons are
encouraged to bring their own flotation
toys.
For more information, call the MHCC
Aquatic Center at 503-491-7243 or visit
mhcc.edu/aquatics.
Edmonds Dishes on Murphy
Police Review Members Wanted
Tracey Edmonds dishes on Eddie Murphy's marriage
proposal and his news of finding out former Spice Girl
Melanie Brown, also known as Scary Spice, is the mother of
Murphy’s newest child in this week's Jet Magazine.
Only one day before a proposal from Murphy, the future
bride sat down with JET for a candid interview.
“Through business and through social networks. I meet
a lot of men, but Eddie for me is very, very special. He's the
most interesting man that I’ve ever met," says Edmonds,
former wife of legendary songwriter and producer Kenneth
“Babyface” Edmonds. “We just connect on so many differ
ent levels.”
The Independent Police Review
D ivision o f the P o rtland C ity
Auditor's Office is accepting applica
tions for volunteers to serve on the
Citizen Review Committee.
The committee reviews Portland
Police Bureau complaints and works
with IPR staff to conduct review's of
police bureau policies and proce
dures.
Candidates must be Portland resi
dents or business owners, with a lack
of real or perceived conflicts of interest,
and without bias towards or against
police. They must be able to make a
substantial time commitment, including
monthly evening meetings of several
hours.
The application form is available in
hardcopy from the IPR office, or call
503-823-0146. Adobe PDF and Microsoft
Word versions of the application form
are available on the IPR website at
portlandonline.com/auditor/ipr.
Come enjoy one last blast before summer ends
Free Food - Free Concert • Free Activities
Free School Supplies-Raffles • Prizes-Giveaways
Hometown Buffet Bee on Site
Free School Supplies
(First come first served while supplies last)
Time: 11:00-6:00 Date: August 18th
4100 SE 182nd
(Just one ! block North o f Powell Blvd.)
11 am- 6 pm Food Available
(hot dogs/chips/soda)
12 pm - 5 pm Burgerville on site
(Free burgers while supplies last)
1 pm - 5 pm Activities
(jump arena-dunk tank-gyro-clowns-balloons)
2 pm - 6 pm Free Concert
(Jazz-Hip Hop-Acoustic-Gospel-R&B)
3 pm Karate Demonstration
For More Information
Contact
The Power Foundation
at
971-570-6539
INK )@ThePowerF(xmdatk Mi.e< >ni
TriMet is hiring 300 bus operators.
Learn about a great job opportunity at these
neighborhood events:
Saturday, August 11 • 10 a.m.-2 p.m.
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Gateway Transit Center, 1321 NE 99th Ave., Portland
Tuesday, August 14 • 10 a.m.-2 p.m.
PCC Southeast Center, SE Division and 82nd, Portland
Saturday, August 25*10 a.m.-2 p.m.
Beaverton Creek Park & Ride,
SW 153rd Dr between Millikan and Jenkins, Beaverton
Mighty & Rez
Octavia Harris
Trey
Michaels
Fab Sabs
For m ore, visit trim e t.o rg /jo b s or
call 503-962-7640.
T R I© M E T
See where it takes you.
Pastor Fleming
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