The INDEPENDENT, May 17, 2000
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lanks man will study in Germany with aid of Fulbright fellowship
By Judy Hill
Isak Sexson of Banks says
he feels lucky to be able to pur
sue his passion and make a liv
ing at the same time. The Pa
cific University senior has been
awarded a coveted Fulbright
Full Grant Fellowship to study
early Carolingian history at the
University of Paderborn in
Germany during the 2000-2001
school year.
Sexson, who grew up in
Banks and graduated from
Banks High School, says he
knew from childhood that he
loved history and wanted it to
be his life’s work. Aside from
the usual, brief, childhood de
sire to be a fireman, his goal to
teach history was established
early on and helped to shape
his path in clearly-defined
steps.
Carolingian refers to Eighth
and Ninth Century French and
German history, a complex and
often overlooked period of
kingdoms in medieval history.
Sexson said he has been fasci
nated with medieval military
and political intrigue and mys
tery. His ancestry includes Ger
man forebears on one side of
the family tree. He began visit
ing Germany in 1995 and has
been back numerous times.
Contact with a professor in
Germany during one of his trips
helped to secure the Fulbright
grant.
“The (Fulbright) committee
wants to see if you will do a
good job and not be a problem,
among other things. I am accli
mated to Germany and have
contacts there,” Sexson said.
Although Sexson claims
luck had a lot to do with his
success, his modesty belies
the hard work and single-mind
ed purpose which have gone
into maintaining a 3.97 grade
point average and making him
valedictorian of his class at Pa
cific University. He has also
made time to help in the cre
ation of a peer-reviewed, on
line scholarly history journal.
Sexson will leave for Ger
many in the middle of June, af
ter a whirlwind of preparations,
and will attend classes and
study there for approximately
11 months. He intends to con
tinue his studies toward ad
vanced degrees, although he’s
not sure at this point whether
he’ll seek them in Germany or
the United States.
JUDY HILL/THE INDEPENDENT
Isak Sexson, a Banks High School graduate who attends
Pacific University, has received a Fulbright scholarship and
will spend the next school year studying in Germany. Sex
son is pictured on the deck of the family home in the hills
above Banks.
Banks Council approves fence ordinance, reviews sign regulations
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The May 9 Banks City
Council meeting saw a packed
agenda and a full audience of
presenters and interested citi
zens in attendance.
Mayor Ray Deeth called for
a moment of silence for Banks
City Library assistant Jane
Babcock who passed away re
cently.
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The meeting kicked off with
a public hearing on and adop
tion of the Fence Visibility
Clearance Amendment.
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tricts where front yards are re
quired, each leg of the vision
clearance triangle shall be a
minimum of 20 feet in length.”
The previous code required a
15 foot length for each leg of
the vision clearance triangle.
City Planner K.J. Won ex
plained that automobiles travel
ing at 25 m.p.h. would need ad
equate distance to reach a
complete stop at an intersec
tion. He also explained that the
fence setback is measured
from the property owner’s lot
line and not from the street.
The City .will .send notices to
property o’wners explaining the
amendment.
The council heard a com
plex presentation by Washing
ton County Consolidated Com
munications
Agency.
The
agency, which manages county
9-1-1 emergency dispatching,
is both upgrading its equipment
and restructuring its intergov
ernmental agreement. The
council felt that it needed to
study further the issues in
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council will hold a special
meeting next Wednesday, May
24, at 5:30 p.m. to discuss this
topic.
The council adopted a reso
lution in recognition of Emer
gency Medical Services Week,
May 14-20. A proclamation by
Mayor Deeth said that EMS
teams are a vital public service,
providing a safety net for Amer
ica’s healthcare system and
that two thirds of these highly
skilled providers are volun
teers. It is appropriate to recog
nize their contributions.
The Banks Planning Com
mission has forwarded the pro
posed sign ordinance with a
recommendation for adoption
to City Council. A public hear
ing regarding the sign ordi
nance is scheduled for the
June 13 City Council meeting.
Shuttle will service Banks area
Western Washington Coun
ty has a new transportation op
tion which has something for
everyone at a price no one can
refuse.
Beginning May 4, 2000, U-
Shuttle, a creation of Ride Con
nection and Tri-Met, began op
erating two shuttles, an on-de
mand door-to-door service and
an urgent transportation option
connecting rural Washington
County to major shopping,
transportation and work cen
ters in and around Hillsboro.
Best of all is the price. Pas
sengers over age 12 pay $.50
per ride, children under 12 pay
$.25 and seniors and persons
with disabilities are asked for a
donation.
Serving rural communities
along or near Hwy. 8 and Hwy.
26, the two shuttles will operate
twice each morning and twice
each evening to deliver pas
sengers to Hillsboro or Orenco
MAX stations and Tanas-
bourne. Passengers calling 24
hours in advance can get door-
to-door service while trans
portation for urgent situations
can be arranged spontaneous
ly-
Keri Levitt, in a presentation
before the May 9 Banks City
Council meeting, explained
that Ride Connection is a non
profit organization which is
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