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Page 4 January 23, 2019 Pacific Power Replacing Meters Installations coming first half of year Pacific Power is bringing more efficient and effective smart me- ters to residential and business customers in the Portland area, replacing thousands of aging elec- tric meters throughout the first half of the year. About 78,000 new meters will be installed for area custom- ers. This includes parts of north, Pacific Power is installing smart meters for residential and busi- ness customers in the Portland area. northeast, southeast, and down- town Portland, as well as May- wood Park. The installations are set to begin next week and will continue in the area through June. “We’re installing smart me- ters in Portland as part of a state- wide upgrade for the homes and businesses we serve,” said Diana Knous, Pacific Power’s regional business manager for Multnomah County. “It’s a project that will enable our communities to take advantage of faster, more efficient energy technology.” The new smart meters will instantly track outages, mean- ing faster service response and shorter outages overall; let cus- tomers view their power usage hour-by-hour, so they can ad- just their activity to reduce both their carbon footprint and bill; provide businesses with detailed usage reporting which will help them cut costs and make invest- ments in items that help their business grow; and update the grid to work more efficiently and better integrate renewable power sources. “This upgrade brings a future of reliable and efficient power to our region and to our state,” said Knous. “We are connecting com- munities throughout Oregon, im- proving the way we power our customers’ lives both at home and at work.” Miracles Club Scholarships A special events committee of the Miracles Club invites the community to join them during the presentation of college schol- arships of $500 awarded to two Jefferson High School students while also supporting efforts to grow the program for other local high schools such as Grant, Ben- son and Roosevelt. The non-alcoholic and non- profit social club named its schol- arship fund is in honor of long- time recovery advocate Harry Watson. “We are proud to honor a great man who made a huge impact in the lives of people in recovery,” said Martin Rivers. The scholarships presentation will take place on Saturday, Feb. 2 at 6 p.m. at the Miracles Club, located at 4200 N.E. Martin Lu- ther King Jr. Blvd. For more information, email themiracles- clubsec@gmail.com or stop by the club. Gun Control C ontinueD from p age 3 with people across the state who support the cause. Those groups and individuals include safety or- ganizations, those who worked on gun legislation in the past, medi- cal professionals, and members of law enforcement, organizer Rev. Mark Knutson of Augustana Lu- theran Church in northeast Port- land, told the Portland Observer. “As faith leaders we understand when you come to a place of obsta- cle you just regroup and work even harder to go the next step. That’s what we did,” Knutson said. The Supreme Court ruled last year that Petition 43, the original initiative of the campaign, needed to be re-worded due to vague lan- guage. It was later withdrawn be- cause the group ran out of time to gather signatures by the deadline. The new bills, which were first submitted back in September, are expected to receive official num- bers by the end of the week. Lift Every Voice organizers, meanwhile, invite the community to convene again for a vigil and rally with supporters on Sunday, Jan. 27 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Augustana Lutheran Church, 2710 N.E. 14th Ave.
