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PCC Cascade Campus, Terrell Hall
705 N. Killingsworth Street, Portland, Oregon
Tuesday, March 25. 2008
8:30 a m. to 4 p.m. (Doors open at 8 a.m.)
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and governm ent agencies.
Jay said that he was hum bled by
the recognition but also w anted to
recognize the many others that have
been so supportive, including Nova
Portland business entrepreneur
Roy Jay was the recipient o f the
American Red Cross Breakfast of
Cham pions H eroes Award.
The annual event drew a packed
house. Jay w as recognized for his
efforts to launch Project Clean Slate
which has assisted literally thou
sands o f people get a new lease on
life by having traffic fines and m i
nor crim inal convictions forgiven
through com m unity service and
aw ard w inning lifestyle changing
courses.
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com m unity and state support from
M ultnom ah County D istrict A ttor
ney M ike Shrunk, police depart
ments, law m akers and city, county
Roy Jay
H ill- A lle n , Jo e N u n n , M ary
Edm eades, LJlanda W atkins, Gary
O xley, C ynthia Ham ilton, X avier
Allen, Safew ay, Fred M eyers, En
terprise Car Rental, Portland C o m
munity C ollege C ascade C am pus
and H ighland C hristian Center.
Project Clean Slate has assisted
nearly 3,000 people to date in getting
back on track. It has been catching
the attention o f other jurisdictions.
Jay, a native o f Portland O regon
is also know n for his other cap aci
ties including national executive
director of A ssociation o f African
Am erican M eeting Professionals,
Chairman o f the M ultnom ah-W ash
ington C ounty Regional Invest
ment Board, President o f the A fri
can A m erican C ham ber o f C o m
m erce and jo in t venture partner in
the m ultim illion dollar Sm art Park
parking garage contract w hich he
masterminded nearly four years ago.
For Spring
Break fun
Spring break at the O regon Zoo
is sure to be an adventure for kids
4 years o f age to fourth grade. The
z o o ’s p o p u la r
d ay
cam p,
ZooV enture, is designed and led
by the same professional staff that
oversees the zoo’s sum m er camp.
D aily cam ps start on M onday,
M.arch 24. and run through Friday,
March 28.
"W e hope the kids make a con
nection with zoo anim als, so they
care about those animals' wild coun
terparts and the future o f all spe
cies," said O regon Z oo D irector
Tony Vecchio.
E ach d a y 's a c tiv itie s fo c u s
on a u n iq u e a n im a l th e m e. K id s
e x p lo re h o w zo o a n im a ls b u ild
th e ir lo d g e s, n e sts an d b u rro w s
in "A t H o m e W ith th e A n i
m a ls"; d is c o v e r how a n im a ls
c lim b , fly , g lid e , d iv e an d s u r
v iv e in th e w ild in "M o v e rs an d
S h a k e rs" ; an d le arn how d if f e r
en t k in d s o f a n im a ls g et alo n g
w ith th e ir fa m ilie s an d n e ig h
b o rs in "G ro u p s, T ro o p s and
C ra s h e s." T w o o th e r th e m e s are
s c h e d u le d .
G uided trips allow kids to ex
plore the zoo in detail, and touch
able anim als m ake special visits to
cam pers each day. G am es, crafts
and stories with animal them es add
to the daily experiences.
C hildren may attend one, some
or all five days. Half-day sessions
for 4-year-olds and kindergartners
take place from 9 a.m. to noon or I
First graders learn about an a rm ad illo 's arm or during a presenta
tion by the Oregon Zoo.
p.m. to 4 p.m. Full-day sessions for
first- through fourth-graders begin
at 9 a.m. and end at 4 p.m.
A dvance registration is required.
Half-day sessions for 4-year-olds
and kindergartners are $ 15 per day
for zoo members and $ 18 per day for
nonm em bers. Full-day sessions for
first- through fourth-graders are $30
per day for zoo m em bers and $35
per day for nonm em bers.
Early drop-off ( 8 a.m .-9 a.m ./$5
per day) and late pick-up (4 p.m .-6
p.m ./$ 10 per day ) are available.
For information call 503-220-2781
or visit oregonzoo.org.
Park Centers Plan Activités
Promoting safe vacation break in neighborhoods
N ext w eek’s spring break has a
calendar filled with activities d e
signed to keep kids having fun and
out o f trouble.
S e v e ra l c ity a g e n c ie s h av e
partnered with neighborhood and
park centers to provide safe alter
natives for youth during the time
o ff from school.
Free activities will be available all
week from morning to night at vari
ous locations, including the Penin
sula Park Community Center, 7(X)N.
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V isit
Portlandonline.com to get a com
plete list.
In addition, for a one-time $5 fee,
guided activities will pass the time at
the Police Activities League Youth
Center, 424 N.E. 172nd. The Safe-
Haven Spring Break event is foryouth
ages 8 through 17. Basketball tour
naments. soccer clinics, art projects,
field trips and a closing barbecue are
planned. Registration forms are avail
able at PA L’s main office at 449 N.E.
Emerson.
City officials are also rem inding
com m unities o f enhanced police
patrols designed to provide a posi
tive and safe environm ent foryouth
during spring break.
O fficers will have an increased
presence in areas where ju v en iles
consistently congregate in large
groups or w here there have been
ongoing problem s with speed rac
ing, vandalism and property crim e.
C urfew for juveniles under 14
years o f age is from 10 : 15 p.m. to 6
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Parks Board Recruits Members
T h e P o rtla n d P a rk s an d
Recreation's Parks Board is cur
rently recruiting four new members.
The volunteer panel advises the
PP&R director, the City C om m is
sio n er o f P arks and the entire
Portland's City Council, advocat
Kicker
Checks
Returned
to Sender
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ing for parks and recreation in city
infrastructure and providing a fo
rum for public involvem ent and
decision making about m ajor park
policy issues.
M em bers o f the public- w ho are
interested in applying are encour
aged to find out more about the
role, duties, and expectations o f
P a rk s
B o a rd
m e m b e rs
at
w w w .portlandparks.org.
A pplications will be accepted
through April 23. Interview s will
occur in May and June.
(A P) — N early 13.000 O r
eg o n ian s are m issin g th eir
kicker cheeks, each one aver
aging more than $200.
T he U .S. Postal S ervice
couldn’t find about 25,(XM) out
o f the 1.6 million taxpayers to
w hom the tax rebates were
mailed just before Christm as.
Since then, about 12,(XX) of
them have gotten their rebates,
most often by calling the state
Revenue D epartment to inquire
about them.
But checks totaling $2.8 m il
lion are sitting in Salem awaiting
c laims from their rightful rec ipi
ents.
T he R evenue D epartm ent
says taxpayers can visit its W eb
siteorcall l-8(X)-356-4222or503-
378-4988. The W eb address is
http://w w w .oregon.gov/D O R /
PERTAX/start.shtml.
O re g o n 's c o n stitu tio n r e
quires the state to rebate taxes
if revenues exceed forecasts by
more than 2 percent.