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Page 10 The INDEPENDENT, May 16, 2012 Memorial Day Ceremony plans given Rental property event set for May 23 The public is invited to a Memorial Day Ceremony on Monday, May 28, from 2:00 to 3:30 p.m., at the Washington County Fair Complex. The ceremony, which is a unique collaboration among Washington County, City of Hillsboro, Oregon National Guard, American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars, will honor our nation’s service members who made the ulti- mate sacrifice in the line of duty. Program highlights include recognition of Purple Heart re- cipients, a prisoners of war cer- emony, 21-gun salute, a flyover by the 142nd Fighter Wing of the Oregon Air National Guard and the re-dedication of the newly completed Veterans Gateway segment of Veterans Drive in Hillsboro. Among the participants will be leaders from the Hillsboro VFW and American Legion, 2012 Outstanding Oregon Woman Veteran of the Year Betty Pomeroy, Hillsboro May- or Jerry Willey, Board of Com- missioners Chairman Andy Duyck, and Sheriff Pat Garrett. A keynote address is planned by Brigadier General Steven Gregg, Commander, Oregon Air Guard. The Veterans Gateway, first dedicated in December 2010, will eventually serve as a pas- sage from the Fair Com- plex/Hillsboro Airport MAX Sta- tion and Park & Ride to a Vet- erans Memorial Plaza extend- ing north towards the fair- grounds. Community input is being sought on the plaza de- sign, which will be on display at the event and was developed pro-bono by LRS Architects. Fundraising efforts for the plaza have begun and include the sale of paving stones that can be engraved to honor vet- erans with ties to Washington County. Information will be available at the event, and on the county website. The Memorial Day Ceremo- ny will take place rain or shine. Attendees may park in TriMet’s lot at the Fair Complex/Hills- boro Airport MAX Station. For more information, call Wash- ington County Disability, Aging and Veteran Services at 503- 846-3060. The Washington County De- partment of Housing Services is hosting a free event on May 23, for landlords, property own- ers and property managers to discuss the value of inspecting rental property. It will be held at the Shirley Huffman Auditorium in the Washington County Pub- lic Services Building, 155 N. 1st Avenue, Hillsboro, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. The 2-hour informational session will cover: reasons to inspect, key items to look for, who should perform inspec- tions, and optimum inspection times. The evening will include information on the inspection process for properties rented through the Housing Choice Voucher program, but the main focus of the event will be dis- cussing how landlords can boost their bottom line by im- plementing a solid inspection program. Real Estate Instructor Gary Calvert will host the event. Calvert has over 30 years ex- perience in the real estate in- dustry with a primary career fo- cus in real estate management, and holds several professional real estate designations includ- ing the Certified Property Man- ager®. Calvert is Asset Manag- er for the Washington County Department of Housing Ser- vices, overseeing more than 1,500 multifamily units and sin- gle family homes. Interested in attending? The forum is free, but seating is lim- ited. Please reserve a seat by contacting Gary Calvert at 503- 846-4784, or gary_calvert@co. washington.or.us. Governor has named May “Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month” s the weather improves, more and more motorcyclists will hit the roads. With that in mind, Governor Kitzhaber has proclaimed May 2012 “Motor- cycle Safety Awareness Month” in Oregon. Oregon is joining with motorcycle organi- zations and other federal, state and local highway safety and law enforcement organizations to raise awareness about mo- torcycle safety. Unfortunately, 40 people lost their lives in motorcycle crash- es in 2011 according to prelim- inary data from the Oregon De- partment of Transportation, up from 38 in 2010. Nationally, motorcyclist fatalities increased slightly in 2010 (the latest year available for national statistics) to 4,502, up from 4,462 in 2009. Almost 50 percent of fa- tal motorcycle crashes in Ore- gon are single vehicle crashes, meaning another vehicle was- n’t involved in the crash. During May – and the rest of the year – drivers should safely “share the road” with motorcy- cles and be extra alert to help keep motorcyclists safe. Motor- cyclists have responsibilities, too. They should obey traffic rules, be alert to other drivers, never ride while impaired or distracted, and always wear a helmet and highly visible gear. “It doesn’t matter if you’re on four wheels or two; we all have to do our part to share the road safely,” said Michele O’Leary, Motorcycle Safety Program manager for the Oregon De- partment of Transportation. “One simple thing motorcyclists can do to improve their safety is wear high visibility gear so they can be seen by other traf- fic users.” ODOT offers these safety tips for drivers and motorcy- clists. See Motorcycle, page 13 Memorial Day On purchases of $699 or more made from May 1, 2012 to May 31, 2012. 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