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The INDEPENDENT, September 19, 2012
State candidates at PAF, September 24 Veterans Benefits and Job Fair
On Monday September 24,
the Washington County Public
Affairs Forum (PAF) will wel-
come the candidates for Sen-
ate Districts 17 and 18, the De-
mocratic incumbents Elizabeth
Steiner Haywood and Ginny
Burdick, and their Republican
challengers John Verbeek and
Suzanne Gallager. Also at the
podium will be Tom Cox, Liber-
tarian candidate for State Trea-
surer.
The PAF meets from 11:45
a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at the Old
Spaghetti Factory, 18925 NW
Tanasbourne Drive. The doors
open at 10:30, with a first lunch
serving at 11:30 and a second
at noon. The program begins at
noon. The lunches are open to
the public; lunch is $15, $10 for
soup and salad, and $6 for iced
tea or coffee only. Members
pay $2 less for each option.
Founded in 1956, the PAF
provides a common meeting
place for the interchange of
ideas and to stimulate thinking
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on civic matters. Each week
the Forum brings together
community leaders, members
and guests who care about
what happens in Washington
County, the metro region and
the state of Oregon. Speakers
from government, business,
science, the arts and education
address the Forum. Members
have the opportunity to ques-
tion speakers – sometimes the
most interesting part of the pro-
gram.
The Forum is a neutral are-
na for the education of mem-
bers and the public. It endorses
no particular point of view and
takes no responsibility for the
opinions expressed by speak-
ers, which are not necessarily
the opinions of the Forum, its
members or its Board of Direc-
tors. Programs are replayed on
TVCTV Channel 21 Thursday
at 6 a.m.; Channel 28 Thursday
at 10 p.m., Friday at 6 p.m. and
Sunday at 3 p.m.; and Channel
11 Monday at 10 a.m.
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earned in honorable service to
our country is critical to pre-
venting this from happening to
our newest generation of he-
roes.”
The Veterans Administra-
tion, other governmental and
community-based agencies,
and employers will be on hand
to provide services and infor-
mation such as health screen-
ings, job opportunities and the
chance to register with the VA
for medical care and other ben-
efits.
The event is hosted by
Washington County Disability,
Aging and Veteran Services
(DAVS), WorkSource Employ-
ment Beaverton and the West-
ern Washington County Em-
ployer Council.
For more information, call
503-846-3060.
Evergreen Road closures set
As part of the Washington
County Department of Land
Use and Transportation’s proj-
ect to widen Evergreen Road
between 25th and 253rd Av-
enues, a contractor will be
milling the existing roadway
surface in the project area
Wednesday through Friday,
September 19-21. Commuters
are advised to anticipate long
delays and are encouraged to
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Veterans and their families
are invited to attend a Veterans
Benefits and Job Fair on Thurs-
day, September 27. The free
fair will take place from 10:00
a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at the Willow
Creek Center, located at 241
SW Edgeway Drive in Beaver-
ton.
Eric Belt, Veteran Services
Program Supervisor for Wash-
ington County, says, “High un-
employment rates put veterans
at risk of becoming homeless
more quickly than veterans of
any other era.” The Depart-
ment of Veterans Affairs esti-
mates that Iraq and Afghan-
istan veterans who become
homeless do so in three years,
compared with 13 years for
Vietnam-era veterans. Belt
goes on to say, “Connecting
veterans to benefits they have
use alternate routes (Cornell
Road or Highway 26).
Milling work is scheduled to
occur between the hours of
9:00 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. each
day. During the milling work, a
single lane of traffic will gener-
ally remain open on Evergreen
Road; however, delays of up to
20 minutes or more may be ex-
perienced.
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