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Page 2 sportiani» (Bbsmier The Portland City Auditor’s Independent Police Review (IPR ) is responsible for the civilian over- sight o f the Portland P olice B ureau (P o lice B ureau). T he C it iz e n R e v ie w C om m ittee (C R C ) is an ad v iso ry body to IPR and the P olice B ureau. TtieWeek ‘ Review Horrific School Shooting A popular student responsible for a horrific shooting at a W ashington’s Marysville Pilchuck High School invited his victims to lunch by text message, then shot them at their school cafeteria table, investigators said Monday. Five students were shot in Friday’s rampage, and two have died. The shooter, 15-year-old Jaylen Fryberg, committed suicide. October 29, 2014 Park Apartments, damaging four cars. One tree crushed the roof of a carport, and the other fell onto cars parked in the lot. TriMet Workers Approve Cuts Amalgamated Transit Union members at TriMet have voted to ratify a tentative agreement on a new labor contract that reduces health care benefits. Over the life of the four-year contract, TriMet avoids paying out about $50 million due to changes to wages and healthcare benefits when compared to continuing the 2009-2012 contract terms. Nurse Free of Ebola Virus C R C holds appeal hearings o f police m isconduct investiga tions; li stens to com m unity co n cern s; periodically serves on the P o lice R eview B oard, an ad v iso ry body to the C h ie f o f P olice that m ak es reco m m en d atio n s as to findings and d iscip le o f sw orn police m em bers; rev iew s P o lice B ureau policies; and advises IPR on com plaint handling processes. C R C m em b ers are ap p o in ted by P o rtlan d C ity C o u n cil to serve th ree-y ear term s. C andidates m ust be Portland, O regon, residents o r business ow ners, and be im partial an d o b jectiv e in reg ard s to law enforcement. A pplications are available at w w w .portlandoregon.gov/audi- to r/ip r o r the IP R office: C ity H all, 1221 S W 4 th A v en u e R oom 140, Portland, O R 97204. Return applications by 5:00 pm , T h u rsd ay , O cto b er 3 0 ,2 0 1 4 , v ia fax 5 0 3 -8 2 3 -4 5 7 1 , e- mai 1 crc @ portlandoregon. gov, mail, o r hand-deli very to IPR. Amber Vinson, a nurse who contracted Ebola while treat ing a patient in Dallas, was released from Emory Univer sity Hospital in Atlanta on ts/a 33 Tuesday after being found free of the virus and thanked God and her family for helping her recover. Strong Winds Pack a Punch T he P o rtlan d metro area saw som e o f its strongest wind gusts in quite some time Sat urday, and it k n o ck ed out power for thou- san d s upon thousands of people and brought down dozens of trees. Two large trees fell at Beaverton's Conestoga EF1 Tornado Hits Longview The National W eather Service said an EF1 tornado touched down in Longview on Thursday afternoon. It caused significant damage to some property but no injuries were reported. A tornado of that size, while considered weak, clocks winds between 86 to 110 mph. Prisoner Attack in Sheridan The Federal Correctional Institution in Sheridan, about 50 miles southwest of Portland, saw a fight so serious that the victim sustained a life-threatening head wound on Ivlon^ay- Monday. The was inflicted by another .i n e .’ injury J inmate’° 1C1 ssai Officials Draw Up Ebola Plans Six hospital systems would treat patients person self-reporting twice daily on ___________ _______ ___________ his/her temperature and any symp- Oregon health officials have des- toms, ignated six hospital systems as the Health officials in Oregon said go-to centers for treatment in case a they're currently monitoring one person in the state is suspected of person from West Africa for symp- having Ebola or is diagnosed with toms of the disease. The person, the disease. who is staying with a host family in The h o sp ita ls sy stem s, an- Multnomah County, came from the nounced at a press conference on Ebola-affected region, but did not Monday, are Oregon Health & Sci- come into contact with Ebola pa- Truly m aking a difference in the lives o f ence U niversity, Legacy Health, tients and has no symptoms, offi- A uto A ccident victim s and Injured W orkers for nearly 20 years. Peace Health, Providence Health, cials said. If you o r som eone you k now has been in an accident, Kaiser Permanente Northwest, and The person is "at remote or no call us so w e can help you w ith yo u r needs. (503) 284-7838 Sam aritan Health. risk" for the disease, said Paul Lewis, There have been no cases of health o fficer for M ultnom ah, We are located on the Ebola in Oregon. Clackamas and Washington coun com er o f MLK and Russell Gov. John K itzhaber said he ties. Street, on the second floor won't im pose a m andatory quar- It's the second person that was antine on people returning from being monitored in the tri-county above the coffee shop. Ebola-affected regions who don't area; the first came off the 21 -day show sym ptom s o f the disease, period this weekend, Lewis said, because it's m edically unneces- The incubation period for Ebola lasts sary. three weeks. The progression o f the dis- Oregon is also asking people who ease is clear," K itzhaber said, re- have no symptoms but who have Parking Area 35JNE ferring to the fact that Ebola is come in contact with Ebola patients 3) Russell contagious only when som eone or exposed relatives to undergo a #200 is symptomatic. A mandatory quar- voluntary 21-day quarantine at • antine could also overw helm the home. Russell Si capacity o f the state's hospitals, The CDC on Monday clarified it K itzhaber added. recommends voluntary, at-home Symptoms of Ebola include fe- quarantine for travelers from West ver, vomiting or diarrhea, health Africa who are at highest risk for 4747 NE Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd., Portland, OR 97211 ÏJortkntù (Obstruer officials say. The virus is transmit- coming down with Ebola, and symp- The Portland Observer welcomes freelance submissions. Manuscripts and photographs should be clearly labeled and w ill be returned if accompanied by a self addressed envelope. 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New York, NY, and The West Coast Black Publishers Association E xecutive D irector : Rakeem Washington and Prevention recommends the toms, the person would be isolated C reative D irector : P aul N e u feld t C A L L 5 0 3 -2 8 8 -0 0 3 3 F A X 5 0 3 -2 8 8 -0 0 1 5 news @portlandobserver, com monitoring for 21 days to track trav- and sent to one of the six designated O ffice M anager /C lassifieds : Lucinda Baldwin qds@PQrtlandobserver.çoin subscription@portlandobserver.com elers from Liberia, Guineaand Sierra hospital systems or to a federally- A dvertising M anager : Leonard Latin P ostmaster : Send address changes to Portland Observer, Leone who have not been exposed designated facility, officials say. R eporter /P hotographer Olivia Olivia P0 Box 3 1 3 7 , Portland, OR 97208 to Ebola. Monitoring involves the -Associated Press Chiropractic Auto Injury Clinic, PC Zchon R. Jones, DC 333 NE Russell St., #200, Portland, OR. 97212 (503) 284-7838
