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Page 4____________________________________ ^ io ttla n h (©bsertier_____________________ November 7, 2012 Zoo Honors Military Families BROOKS STAFFING A Division of S. Brooks & Associates, Inc. Free admission for Veterans Day Your Full Service Staffing Company Local & Federal Staffing Temporary Staffing Services Employee Recruitment & Executive Searches MEDWeek Brooks Staffing has been a long-term partner of the Minority Business Opportunity Committee to aid their mission: "To lead public and private organizations in achieving a regionally diverse and sustainable business community." 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F am i lies o f deployed m ilitary personnel also w ill be given free adm ission. “ W e w ant to show o u r gratitude to those w ho have served o ur c o u n try and the fam ilies w ho support them ,” said Kim Sm ith, zoo director. “O n N ov. 12, w e ’re observing V et erans D ay by inviting active or re tired m ilitary personnel and their fam ilies to enjoy a free day at the zoo.” V isitors m ust show a m ilitary or veteran organization ID, discharge papers o r other official m ilitary iden tification; fam ilies o f deployed m ili tary personnel m ust show an active duty ID. T he Z oo Store is also offer ing a 10 percent discount for v eter ans, active m ilitary personnel and their fam ilies, w ith proper identifica tion. A dditional inform ation is av ail able at oreg o n zo o .o rg o r by calling 503-226-1561. Veterans Day Tribute c o n t i n u e d f r o m page 3 O ne o f the biggest challenges hom eless people have is retaining dry u n derw ear and socks in this w eather. W alking around in w et socks can contribute to a num ber o f foot disorders, and they are d ep en dent on being able to w alk to get to social services, to get to food, to get to shelters, Jo h n told the P ortland O bserver. “ Last year we received hundreds o f blankets through A -B oy and the V eterans Parade. T he need this year is huge,” he said. The parade will begin on N orth east 40th A venue at H ancock Street, proceed south to Sandy Boulevard, turn east and proceed to the hom e base o f its chief sponsor Ross H olly w ood Funeral C hapel at 4733 N.E. T hom pson St., w here there will be a cerem onial raising o f the colors. Fol low ing this, you can go to the H olly w ood Theatre at 4122 N.E. Sandy B1 vd. where you can meet the parade ’ s grand m arshals, the fam ily o f the late M arine C orporal K eaton C offey, re cently killed in action in Afghanistan. The parade will have a w ide range o f p a rtic ip a n ts, in c lu d in g sco u t troops, high school m arching bands, representatives o f the fam ed black B uffalo Soldiers m ounted cavalry, law en fo rcem en t agencies, health care providers, and politicians and political candidates. City Plans Lloyd District Future the plans call for adding auxiliary lanes and full-w idth shoulders from new residential dev elo p m en t and the Frem ont Bridge to the 1-84 inter am enities needed fo r a full-service change, an im provem ent that is fore n e ig h b o rh o o d .” cast to reduce crashes on this section W hile the p ro ject’s investm ent o f 1-5 by 30 to 50 percent. firm , L angley Investm ent Property, T h e c ity p ro p o se s re b u ild in g confirm s that L loyd D istrict’s c o s overpasses w ith lids over the free m etic m ake over is already u n d er w ay, w hich could be used for d e v el w ay, the c o m p an y ’s p resid en t and opm ent o r open space, new co n n ec c h ie f ex ecu tiv e o fficer Scott L an tions o v er the freew ay, and a d d i gley says the land use plan w ill need tional and safer pedestrian and b i to address a few “key th em es” . cycle facilities. Like, “providing sensitive tran si T h e city w ill p resen t the 1-5 tions to historic neighborhoods and B roadw ay/W eidler Facility Plan to protecting the rem aining cultural the O regon T ransportation C o m resources in the area,” L angley said. m ission in D ecem ber. L loyd L indley, the co -ch air o f a M em bers o f the N /N E Q uadrant stak eh o ld er’s advisory group, said S tak eh o ld er A dvisory C om m ittee the edges o f the quadrant posed have w orked w ith interested c o m special challenges b ecause they are m unity m em bers and land use and the interface historic and vibrant transportation planners to develop n e ig h b o rh o o d s. the both plans o v e r the past tw o “It w as no easy task, but w e years. found am icable and d esign-based T he 3 0 -m em b er SA C includes solutions that w ill help the D esign representatives from neighborhood C om m ission and the L andm arks groups; local businesses and b u si C om m ission approve future d ev el ness groups; the L loyd C enter M a ll; opm ent applications,” said Lindley. the R ose Q uarter; and bicycle, p e A ddressing the crow ded freew ay destrian, freight and environm ental interchanges near the R ose G arden, a d v o c a te s. c o n t i n u e d f r o m page 3 With the change of season it’s time to consider how visible you and your family are at night or during low-light hours. Here are some easy ways to increase visibility: 1. Be reflective and shine 2. Add lights 3. Be alert Make it a priority to “be seen’’ when you’re out and about this fall and winter. trimet.org/beseen Drive less. Save more. T R I@ M E T Metro
