^ortlanò (Obseruei December 29, 2010 IN S ID E W R eview eek in This page Sponsored by: Page 3 Fred Meyer What's on your list today?. page 2 Governor Names New Judge Y ear in R eview pages 4-7 Family lawyer cited for respect of people Gov. Ted Kulongoski has ap pointed Kathryn Villa-Smith to the Multnomah County Circuit Court. She will fill the vacancy created by the retirem ent o f Judge Keith Meisenheimer on Jan. 1. Villa-Smith received her law de gree from Lewis & Clark Law School in 1982 and holds an undergraduate degree from New Mexico State Uni versity. Currently a shareholder at the firm of Gevurtz, Menashe, Larson & Howe, P.C., she has practiced do mestic relations law for more than 16 years. She has prior experience as a H ealth pages 8-9 Kathyrn Villa-Smith d e p u ty d is tric t a tto rn e y for Multnomah County. Villa-Smith serves on the board of the St. Andrew Legal Clinic and the Multnomah Bar Foundation. She has also served as a pro tern judge fo r C lac k am a s C o u n ty and Multnomah County circuit courts. “Ms. V illa-Sm ith will bring an extensive know ledge of both do m estic relations and juvenile law to th e c o u r t ,” sa id G o v . K u longoski. “ H er resp ect for people of all backgrounds and tire less work ethic will m ake her an extraordinary ju d g e.” BSC Ticket Scam Costs Hundreds An Oregon man is out more weren't. to arrive by mail the next day. than $900 after he bought what he T he scam began w hen the They never did. thought were two tickets to the M edford man — whom police Police detective Scott Clauson BCS National Championship game didn't identify— contacted a seller says he expects more such at between the Oregon Ducks and on C raigslist who prom ised the tem pts at scams because o f the the Auburn Tigers. tickets for $850 and a fee. im portance o f the game. The wire transfer he sent to The man wired the money on Oregon plays Auburn on Janu Florida was real, but the tickets Dec. 12, then waited for the tickets ary 10. C lassifieds pages 14 Ride TriMet and Celebrate Safely .A ll rides on TriM et’s bus and MAX lines will be free after 8 p.m. on New Year’s Eve. Operating hours will be extended on Max lines until about 3 a.m. and trains will leave the downtown area about every 30 minutes. Buses will run on regular weekday service. The last eastbound Blue train O pinion pages 16-17 C alendar F ood page 20 will leave Hillsboro’s Hatfield Gov ernment Center Station at 2:13 a.m .; the last westbound train will leave G resham ’s Cleveland Station at 2:14 a.m .; the last train from Clackam as Town Center to Port land City Center will leave at 2:08 a.m. and the last train to Portland City C enter will leave the Expo Center at 2:11 a.m. When the Red Line service ends, a shuttle bus will provide rides be tween Gateway Transit Center and the airport every 15-30 minutes until 3 a.m. On New Year’s Day, Saturday, Jan. 1, TriMet buses and MAX trains will run on Sunday schedules. page 19 Free Do-it-Yourself Weatherization Layering on long johns, wool sw eaters and m ultiple socks may be necessary to keep you toasty warm for your outdoor winter trav- els, but if inside y o u ’re bundling up in snow -expectant gear, you may want to check your hom e’s insulation. Chilly drafts can leak through unnoticed crack s and gaps in your doors and windows, causing you to lose heat and money on your energy bills. Com m unity Energy Project o f northeast Portland realizes that not every hom eow ner or renter has the know-how or extra cash to insulate or weatherize their home, so with the goal to help keep your home warmer and save you money on energy costs, the non-profit organization is offering free D o it-Y ourself W eatherization W ork shops on Thursday, Jan. 6 from 9 a.m. to 11 a .m .,o r6 p .m .to 8 p .m . Q u alified w orkshop p a rtici pants can receive free w eatheriza tion m aterials at a $ 150 value. The package includes vinyl storm win dow kits, door w eather stripping, door sweeps, com pact fluorescent lights, and much more. Sign up for the free workshop at SEI Community and Family Pro- g ra m s lo c a te d at 4 1 3 4 N. V ancouver Ave., Suite 311 or call 503-285-0493.