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of passengers not wanting to drive
in inclement weather. The transit
agency offers tips on its website for
preparing for winter travel, includ
ing advisories for altered sched
ules.
TriMet is ready for holiday trav
elers going to and arriving from
the Portland airport and Union
Station this week, but warns pas
sengers to rem em ber that buses
and MAX lines will be operating
on a holiday schedule Thursday
for Thanksgiving.
Due to projected freezing tem
peratures, the city turned off all
the Benson Bubbler drinking foun
tains on M onday, and the Port
land W ater Bureau has also ad
vised hom eow ners and renters to
protect their outside pipes and
faucets to prevent busted or fro
zen plumbing.
The Portland Housing Bureau,
in partnership with other city de
partm ents, M ultnomah County,
and com m unity partners, is coor
dinating winter shelter and day
services for hom eless individuals
and fam ilies. It’s estim ated that
about 1,600 people sleep outside
on any given night in the Portland
metro area. W hen severe weather
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all advised to go slower in these
areas, as they freeze first and thaw
last.
Pedestrians and bicyclists espe
cially should dress warmly and make
sure you can be seen; use lights and
wear high visibility clothing.
M onday’s snowfall marks only
the third time in 25 years that it has
snowed in the area before Thanks
giving. And, as of print-deadline,
Tuesday's forecast high was still 29
degrees. If the Portland area doesn't
cross 32 degrees, it will be the first
time since 1985 that a November day
in the Willamette Valley hasn't bro
ken freezing, according to the Na
tional Weather Service.
Though students in the Portland
Public Schools district were already
out of the classroom this week,
teachers still have scheduled morn
ing, afternoon, and evening hours
for parent-teacher conferences.
Conferences prior to 10 a.m. were
cancelled district-wide Tuesday,
and others were delayed by 2 hours
due to weather, giving both parents
and staff time to reach schools in icy
conditions.
Monday night’s snowfall caused
hours-long back-ups on 1-5 both
coming into and leaving the city in
both directions, and caused a few
instances of street delays due to
cars sliding on icy roads.
TriMet chained its entire fleet of
buses in preparation for Monday’s
snowfall, and most of the chains
remained in place during the day
Tuesday, due to a black ice advi
sory from the city. Buses with chains
are restricted to a maximum speed of
25 mph, so Tuesday buses still ar
rived at regular intervals, though
not on their regularly posted sched
ule. Within the fleet, 65 buses with
Insta-Chains are in service. Insta-
Chains are similar to those installed
on school buses where the bus
operator can deploy the chains in
the field as needed.
TriMet also added many “skim
mer” buses to make up for the influx
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hits, em ergency overnight shel
ters open around the region.
The Union Gospel Mission, lo
cated downtown at Burnside &
Northwest Third, has been open as
an emergency shelter at night and
during the days this week. With
the influx of people and extra meals
to serve — Union Gospel Mission
served 1,080 cold Weather Emer
gency Meals in 2009, and a total of
102,444 meals for the year
- the mission is seeking dona
tions o f blankets, socks, and
gloves. To contact the shelter to
see how you can help or get help,
call 503-274-4483. In addition, other
outreach agencies, including JOIN
in northeast Portland, collect and
distribute blankets and warm
clothes to those in need.
People can call 2-1-1 for the most
current information on shelter and
services for people experiencing
homelessness.
The city reco m m en d s that
Portlanders use its Public Alerts
system as their source for winter
storm updates. The site provides
constantly updated links to street
closures, high way road conditions,
transit schedules and service alerts,
and other emergency information.
SEASONS
M ARKET
N O W D E L IV E R IN G
Y o u r f a v o r it e n e i g h b o r h o o d g r o c e r y s t o r e n o w d e liv e r s
g r o c e r ie s r ig h t t o y o u r h o m e o r o f fic e .
Youth
Division
c o n t i n u e d f r o m fron t
levard.
The new division will contain
School Resource Officers, the
Gang Resistance Education and
Training (GREAT) program, the
police bureau’s Cadet and Re
serves program and the Police
Activities League.
The Youth Services Division
will be led by North Precinct
Capt. Kevin Modica and will
focus on youth-related services.
Modica is an African American
officer who is currently in charge
of the precinct that covers north
and northeast Portland. He has
a long history of working with
youth and youth organizations.
"The goal of locating these
units under one command and
location is to improve communi
cations and cooperation between
all of our youth services," said
Chief Reese. "We have so many
officers who act as mentors,
coaches, work with partners such
as PAL and the Boys and Girls
Clubs. I firmly believe that by
coordinating positive interactions
with youth, we can really make
a difference in their view of law
enforcement."
Portland Mayor Sam Adams
said the Youth Services Division
is another example of the Police
Bureau getting even better or
ganized and focused.
“By coordinating services, we
will enhance our partnerships
with agencies that provide pro
grams for youth to intervene in a
young person's life early on and
help provide structured activi
ties and positive and productive
options," Adams said.
Thanksgiving
Dinner Free
w w w .n e w s e a s o n s m a r k e t.c o m
you click, we deliver, (or pull up for pick up)
Dreaming of a delicious Thanks
giving dinner but have no plans or
don’t feel like cooking? Come to
Proper’s 10th annual free Thanks
giving dinner at Celebration Taber
nacle, 8131 N. Denver Ave., toenjoy
music, storytelling, and good food
with good folk.
Vegetarians, vegans, and more
volunteers are welcome to join this
Thursday, Nov. 25 celebration, be
ginning at 12 p.m. and ending with
bellies stuffed at 4 p.m.
For m ore in fo rm a tio n visit
p ro p e ru s a .n e t,
e-m a il
info@properusa.net, or call 503-
936-3704.