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Fred Meyer
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Governor Names New Judge
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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
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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
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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
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C alendar
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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.
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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.