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March 02,2011
Public Forum on Columbia Crossing
On Monday, March 7, from 7 p.m. officials together to share views neighborhood associations and
to 9 p.m., the Northeast Coalition of about controversial proposals to com m unity residents will be in­
Neighborhoods and the Concordia replace the 1-5 twin bridges between vited to voice current questions
N eighborhood A ssociation are Portland and Vancouver with added and concerns about the CRC and
hosting a public forum on the Co­ traffic lanes, light rail and pedes­ responses from elected officials
lumbia River Crossing project.
trian sidewalks.
will follow.
The forum is designed to bring
After a brief introduction and
Confirmed elected officials in­
community members and elected education portion of the evening. clude Metro President Tom Hughes,
Parents Helping
Parents Network
A Vancouver based non-profit organization
for healthy family relationships will host a
parenting class on Wednesday, March 9 at the
Vancouver YWCA, 3609 Main Street.
The session by Managing Life Networks will
Metro Councilor Rex Burkholder,
State Sen. Chip Shields, State Rep.
Tina Kotek, and State Rep. Lew
Frederick.
The forum is at Concordia
University's Luther Hall, room 121,
located on Northeast Holman Street
between 27th and 29th Avenues.
T Week in
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Parents, Child Rescued
A couple and their 10-month-old boy
were found Monday after spending
Sunday night in their sport utility
vehicle in the Coast Range. James
Sparks said he went for a drive with
his family to see the snow but became
stranded and eventually ended up in
focus on how parents can create healthy commu­ as much as four feet of snow. Rescu­
nication in the family; recognize family break­ ers were able to locate them with the
aid of their cell phone.
downs; discipline in a proactive^way.
For more information, call 360-573-9637 or Flu Kills Glencoe Junior
emailinfo@mlnfamilyservices.org.
Ajunior at Hillsboro’s Glencoe High
School died Sunday as a result of the
flu, the school district said. It was the
second flu death in Oregon this sea­
son, according to a Washington
County public health official.
Designer Fired for Racism
Christian Dior fired famed British
designer John Galliano Monday
after an online video showed him
praising Adolf Hitler. The action
followed a string of accusations of
racist and anti-Semitic rants by
Galliano against patrons of at least
one trendy Paris cafe.
Wu Speaks on His Future
U. S. Rep. David Wu said he’s ca­
pable of handling his position and
will not resign. The Oregon con­
gressman whose erratic behavior
prompted calls for his resignation
said Sunday that some of his ac­
tions could be attributed to a reac­
tion to mental health drugs.
Rove Behind Obama Push
Karl Rove, a former political advisor
to President George W. Bush, has
organized a pair of political action
committees with the goal of raising
$ 120 million for the 2012 election to
help defeat President Obama.
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Forbes magazine released its Top 10
list of the nation’s most miserable
sports cities and Seattle topped the
charts. The list identifies the city in
which fans had teams good enough
to give them hope, only to ultimately
let them down. Seattle’s pro teams
have won just one title - the NBA
championship in 1979, but that team
moved to Oklahoma City three sea­
sons ago.
Bottle Bomb Explodes
Three students and a janitor were
treated for fume inhalation at Ron
Russell Middle School in southeast
Portland Tuesday morning. Two
students found a small bottle bomb
in a second-floor bathroom. Achemi-
cal substance melted the plastic,
releasing fumes. Three students and
the janitor were treated, but no one
needed to be taken to the hospital.
Historic Mill Closes
The Blue Heron Paper Company,
which operated on a site in Oregon
City where a mill had been open since
1909, closed on Friday after 14 months
of operating under bankruptcy pro­
tection. The company has been one
of Oregon City’s largest employers.