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FRIDAY, MARCH 8, 2013 • SERVING HILLSBORO • WWW.HILLSBOROTRIBUNE.COM • VOL. 02, NO. 05 • FREE City’s top cop Sullivan resigns step away other interests,” Sullivan wrote ignation notice in writing on Fri- ing to be missed.” sion, the city needs to focus on Former chief from his role in a March 2 resignation letter day, the decision was not made Sullivan met with his staff handling the transition. as the city’s addressed to Hillsboro City public until Monday. early Monday morning to share “This was a diffi cult but per- Ron Louie steps in top law en- Manager Michael Brown. “It Brown said Sullivan’s resigna- the news. sonal decision for Chief Sullivan, during transition forcement of- has been my honor to serve the tion did not come as a complete Lt. Mike Rouches, public infor- and I respect that. What we have fi cer. His res- city of Hillsboro as its chief of surprise. mation offi cer for the Hillsboro to focus on now is moving for- ignation is ef- police for the past two and a “I thought for a little while this Police Department, said the res- ward,” said Willey. “Change in By DOUG BURKHARDT fective Satur- half years. My time at Hillsboro might be coming,” Brown said ignation was unexpected. an organization of our size is in- and JIM REDDEN day, March 9. has been exciting and full of late Monday afternoon. “We had “I was surprised. It seemed evitable, and managing change The Hillsboro Tribune “I have SULLIVAN challenges, beginning with the a confidential discussion, and pretty quick,” said Rouches. is part of our city manager’s re- reached the dif- controversy that surrounded ultimately he made the decision “But we’re functioning just like sponsibilities. What I want our After just 30 months on the fi cult decision to resign from the recruitment process when I to resign. I learned of it Friday. It yesterday and the day before.” citizens to know is that during job, Hillsboro Police Chief my position with the city effec- was hired.” was his personal decision. It was Mayor Jerry Willey said now Carey Sullivan has decided to tive March 9 in order to pursue Although Sullivan put his res- his call, and I respect it. He’s go- that Sullivan has made his deci- See CHIEF / Page A15 HILHI ROBOTS SEQUESTRATION RULE COMPLICATION
AMMCON employee Tommy Brower, a highly- skilled welder with U.S. Navy certifi cation, is among those whose job may be on the line due to cutbacks in defense spending that took effect on March 1.
HILLSBORO TRIBUNE PHOTO: CHASE ALLGOOD Khiem Lam, Savannah Loberger and Zach Gill of Hillsboro High School’s FIRST Tech Challenge robotics team, P2C2E, pilot their ■ robot Sunday in the state championship Congressional budget hammer falls on Hillsboro military supplier tournament, which drew groups from Oregon and southwest Washington to on’t count Darrell Grow Hillsboro’s South Meadows Middle School. among the 15 percent of Story and photos by Americans who, according Doug Burkhardt Dto a recent poll from Gallup, approve of the job Congress is doing. Grow, the chief operating offi cer of Hillsboro-based Advanced Manufac- nance programs. As a result, there Council lays turing and Marine Concepts could be a direct hit on jobs in Hills- (AMMCON), is concerned that sever- boro. al employees of his business may “The carrier and submarine pro- soon be out of a good job. That’s grams, combined, account for half of Parts for out 2013 thanks to the inability of the White our annual sales,” Grow said. “The aircraft carriers House and Congress to fi gure out a balance of our business is related to are an essential way to restore $85 billion in across- manufacturing components for heavy element of priorities the-board budget cuts — known as equipment and pump manufacturing. AMMCON’s “sequestration” — that took effect on Any delay or cuts in funding for the business. March 1. program will have a direct impact on A Public Works building AMMCON makes parts for the U.S. our business and our employees’ patience level is sky-high. this fashion is a bad idea, but they are Navy’s submarines and aircraft carri- jobs.” “My personal opinion is that both unwilling to take serious steps to and bolstered Gain Share ers, and defense cuts forced by se- Grow said he wasn’t interested in parties need to negotiate for the best solve the problem. questration are expected to hit air- assigning blame for the latest fi scal interest of the country,” Grow pointed program are on list craft carrier construction and mainte- crisis in Washington, D.C., but his im- out. “Both parties agree cutting in See AMMCON / Page A14
By JIM REDDEN The Hillsboro Tribune
Updating the 2020 Vision, building a Public Works building and fi ghting to Tensions mount between TriMet, union preserve its share of economic devel- opment projects are among the new top priorities of the Hillsboro City By JIM REDDEN TriMet General Manager Neil Mc- ongoing spending cuts last year, trim- sit Union 757 continues to deteriorate. Council. The Hillsboro Tribune Farlane is scheduled to present his ming service and even eliminating Much of it is directly related to Tri- The council set its priorities for 2013 budget blueprint to the agency’s board some bus lines to accomplish them. Met’s continued insistence that union during a daylong retreat on Saturday, Tensions are increasing between of directors on March 13. Although de- Similar reductions are not expected in employees pay a portion of their health Feb. 23. It was held on the second fl oor of TriMet and its union as the regional tails are not yet available, the proposed the TriMet budget that takes effect on care costs to help balance the books. Imbrie Hall at the Cornelius Pass Road- transit agency prepares to unveil its budget is not expected to require large July 1. The breakdown was on full display house. Despite the location, the meeting proposed budget for the next fiscal spending cuts, like the current one did. Despite that, the relationship be- See TRIMET / Page A10 year. The board approved $12 million in tween TriMet and Amalgamated Tran- See PRIORITIES / Page A2
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urt Van Meter of Tu- STORY BY alatin is a Hillsboro police offi cer, a single NANCY TOWNSLEY Kdad, a former rodeo bull rider and a rising country singer. been drinking, allegedly pinned He’s also a loyal friend to her to the floor inside their jailed ex-cop Tim Cannon of home on 37th Avenue. She Forest Grove, who buoyed him broke free and locked herself through some tough times sev- and their 6-year-old daughter eral years back. in an upstairs bathroom while Tonight, March 8, Van Meter Tim Cannon exchanged gunfi re will play a benefit show at a with offi cers from three agen- Hillsboro Elks lodge to help his cies in one of the most volatile buddy’s wife and children in the shootouts in the last 20 years. wake of a shootout fi ve weeks No one was killed, and Tim Above left: Kurt ago at Cannon’s home in Forest Cannon eventually surren- Van Meter, a Grove. dered to police. Hillsboro police “Tim has helped me through Van Meter — who grew up in offi cer, writes a lot of personal stuff,” Van Me- Klamath Falls, played football and sings ter, 36, said Sunday. “When I at Oregon State University and country music in was going through my strug- rode bulls for the Beavers on his off-hours. gles with my ex, battling for the collegiate rodeo circuit — He’s performing custody rights for my children, said the incident was a symp- at a benefi t we would get our patrol vehi- tom of the enormous amount of dance for Lisa cles door-to-door and talk, or pressure felt by those in law Cannon and her talk when we would clear a call. enforcement. children on “I went to Tim because he is “It’s very stressful. People March 8. a country boy from Montana don’t understand the checks and I grew up around the and balances police officers toughness of the cowboy cul- have to go through on a daily Left: By day Kurt ture. To me, Tim embodied basis,” said Van Meter, who Van Meter, 36, is toughness.” worked for the Benton County a patrol offi cer Sheriff’s Offi ce in Corvallis be- with the ‘My heart broke’ fore joining the Hillsboro de- Hillsboro Police Lisa and Tim Cannon were partment in 2007. Department. By there for Van Meter when he “Police work is a risk man- night he sings opened for country rocker Da- agement-driven culture now,” and plays vid Allan Coe three years ago in Van Meter said. “What we do is country music at one of his fi rst sold-out shows. dangerous.” various “They were in one of the fi rst Tim Cannon’s commendation Portland-area rows,” Van Meter recalled of fi le, released by Hillsboro Po- venues. that May 2010 performance in lice earlier this month, con- Portland’s Roseland Theater. fi rms that. It reveals numerous PHOTOS COURTESY OF Since then, Van Meter has encounters with burglars, car KURT VAN METER played to crowds of 5,000 at thieves and neighborhood CountryFest in Waterfront prowlers. Cannon and another Van Meter’s journey toward a minutes before the emergency might have to Park and shared the stage with officer won a “life saving music career started with a gui- call from the Cannon house Info on the try to kill one blues singer Ty Curtis and award” last year for an incident Elks dance tar, a failed marriage and the went out over the radio. He was Web of our own. American Idol-bred singers in October 2011 in which they time he had on his hands dur- attending a memorial concert That’s tough.” To learn more Britnee Kellog and Crystal Bow- helped save the life of an in- Lisa Cannon and her two ing the week when he’d come for a musician friend and did about Kurt Van After Raini- ersox. He hopes to break into jured and suicidal man. children moved back into home from work to a too-empty not respond to the escalating Meter’s music er Police Chief the big-time soon. A high-speed chase in Hills- their home on 37th Avenue house. situation. and his upcom- Ralph Painter Now, as Tim Cannon’s crimi- boro and Cornelius on Nov. 21, near Forest Grove High “My boys are my breath,” He felt a range of emotions ing performanc- was shot and nal trial for assault and at- 2009, which ended with police School Feb. 16, after volun- said Van Meter, whose custody — from sorrow to anger to em- es, go to face- killed in the tempted aggravated murder killing 28-year-old gunman teers repaired bullet-dam- arrangement with his ex-wife pathy — in the aftermath of the book.com/kurt. line of duty in looms in Washington County Shawn Schumacher of Hills- aged walls. But the family brings Cody, 11, and Tanner, 8, 80-minute episode, during early 2011, Circuit Court, Van Meter is boro, sorely tested Van Meter’s still needs help. to his house every weekend. He which multiple shots were fi red Van Meter coming to the aid of his former professional mettle — and set So the Hillsboro Elks hated taking them back to their and after which Cannon was ac- performed at a memorial con- colleague and his family. him on a road to fulfi lling a life- Lodge, 21865 N.W. Quatama mom each Sunday night and cused of trying to kill fellow of- cert at Duke’s in Portland. In “When I heard about what long dream. Road, is holding a benefi t going home alone. fi cers. December, he played and sang happened, my heart broke,” “I remember seeing the bar- dance for the family from 7 “Sometimes the silence was “I felt bad for Tim because I with Bowersox, Kellogg and said the divorced father of two rel of his 50-caliber Desert Ea- to 11 p.m. tonight, Friday, so loud.” said Van Meter, who’d feel like I should have seen he Curtis during a benefi t concert boys. “At the end of the day he gle and the muzzle fl ash (the March 8. start strumming and fooling was struggling,” Van Meter for the families of the Clacka- is my brother. I choose to love visible light of a firearm Tickets are $10 and must around with lyrics, fi lling the noted. “Then I got pissed at him mas Town Center shooting vic- Tim.” blast),” said Van Meter. “He be purchased prior to the hole in his heart with music. for shooting at my fellow offi - tims. It was an easy “yes” for Van missed me, obviously. But that event from Cynthia The boys painted “We love cers and putting his wife and He won’t do any less for a Meter when Alana Ambrose of was really the impetus for me O’Donnell, 503-640-0409, or you, Dad” on his black guitar child through what they went man he still cares about, behind Beaverton, wife of Hillsboro Po- to go do this music thing — life Bonnie Hadley, 503-702- case so Van Meter can “take through. bars or not. lice Offi cer Vin Ambrose, asked is short.” 4004. them with me wherever I go,” “I wanted to hug him and “I’m honored to do this ben- him to play at tonight’s fund- That close call, coupled with he said. then slap him.” efi t. I love Tim to death, and I raiser dance for Lisa Cannon Tim Cannon’s aberrant behav- “There are two times I have A sheriff’s deputy and Can- wish there was a way for me to Supporters, a group she creat- ior and subsequent arrest, have musicians at the Rock Creek peace: when I’m at home with non were injured in the inci- tell him,” said Van Meter, who ed to help the Cannons, who deeply affected Van Meter and Tavern on Old Cornelius Pass my boys, making dinner and dent, and Forest Grove Police said he isn’t allowed to visit have two young children. other offi cers. Road. just being Daddy — and when Chief Janie Schutz has since Cannon in jail as long as his He accepted the invitation “Warriors have wounds,” he “They had a guy with a blue- I’m on stage,” said Van Meter. said it was a miracle no one court case is pending. right away. said. “We have psychological grass band, and each person “That’s when nothing can touch died that night, including the For all the heartache Can- “We want to create enough and physical wounds ... it’s just there would take turns getting me; when I feel most alive.” suspect. non’s situation brings him, Van cash fl ow for these guys so that the nature of our business. up and singing something,” Van “We’re all trained that we Meter thinks the benefi t con- a year or two years down the “I pray that the offi cers who Meter said. “It dawned on me Hug him, slap him might have to shoot a bad guy,” cert will be fun. “A lot of good line, they’ll have something to responded to (the Cannon) call that maybe I could do this.” The evening of Jan. 20, Van noted Van Meter, “but never can happen when you pay it for- fall back on,” Van Meter said. will heal mentally and physi- In the last three years Van Meter had gotten off duty 30 once have we ever thought we ward.” “The structure of Lisa’s life has cally from what they went Meter has opened for national- been shattered, so she has to through.” ly known artists Chris Young, rebuild. The most tangible way Josh Thompson, Montgomery we can help is by raising money Dabbled in music Gentry, Craig Morgan and Coe. to support Tim’s family. A country music fan since he The fact he’s been asked to join “I believe we can come to- was a boy, Van Meter would such stellar company still bog- gether as a community for this sometimes sing as he walked gles his mind. family,” he added, “and there’s through the hallways at the “I feel like I’ve gained a fol- a tremendous amount of heal- Hillsboro Police Department’s lowing by standing on the ing that comes through music.” West Precinct. “The guys would shoulders of giants,” the solo joke, ‘Hey, don’t quit your day artist said. Van Meter’s original Volatile incident job,’” Van Meter said with a song, “That’s Life,” a tribute to Lisa Cannon, a civilian em- laugh. “But I still kind of dab- a wounded Afghan War veter- ployee of the Forest Grove Po- bled in it.” an, has sold more than 300 cop- lice Department, called 9-1-1 Soon he was doing jam ses- ies and has 2,788 hits on You- the evening of Jan. 20 to report sions at Duke’s Country Bar Tube. He released a gospel rock a domestic disturbance after and Grill in Southeast Portland song, “Jesus Loves the Hell Out her husband, who she said had and joining a group of aspiring of Me,” in 2012.
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Write on! PCC’s next The Hillsboro Tribune welcomes letters to the editor and essays on topics of public interest. Letters should be no more than 300 words. Essays should be no president is more than 700 words. Submissions must include your name, home address and phone number for verifi cation purpos- es. a key hire Send them to letters@hills- borotribune.com or mail them to P.O. Box 408, Forest Grove, OR 97116. Submissions will be print- ortland Community College — Oregon’s ed as space allows and may be largest educational institution — is about edited for brevity and clarity. to settle on its next president. This deci- Psion is the most signifi cant one the PCC board of directors will make for the next several years. It comes with inherent risk, but also oppor- tunity. Selecting a leader for an institution of PCC’s im- portance and complexity is tricky business. They Gandhi’s words still resonate today got it right nine years ago when they hired Pres- ton Pulliams, who is retiring at the top of his game. s an undergrad at Whitman non-violent resistance gave birth to the But we have frequently seen large public agen- College I wrote my thesis in GUEST Civil Right Acts of 1964-65. 1964 on the Indian indepen- At times the audience at Pacifi c cies waste precious time and suffer damage to dence movement of 1947. I read seemed to treat non-violence as a kind of their reputations after making the wrong choice A extensively about Mahatma Gandhi and psychotherapy or self-help exercise. for a top administrator. Jawaharlal Nehru, who led India through COMMENT Nothing could be further from the PCC can’t afford to stumble this turbulent year. Russ Dondero truth. Gandhi was a very savvy politi- when tens of thousands of As a consequence I was very anxious cian and used non-violence strategically, to hear Arun Gandhi speak at Pacifi c ral but take a stand against those forms as did MLK. Meet the students depend on it to pro- University’s Forest Grove campus last of confl ict that diminish us or others, It would be a disservice to the memory vide the skills they need to Thursday about his famous grandfather. then we can grow from it. of both these great men if we misunder- candidates fi nd good jobs. With its three One of his main points was that violence Gandhi and Martin Luther King, Jr. — stood that, like Jesus, their purpose was takes two forms: passive violence and ac- a student of his teachings — added an- to not merely help us transform our- All three fi nalists campuses and seven addi- tive violence. other dimension as to how we confront selves, but to literally transform the for the Portland tional centers, PCC’s contri- Passive violence happens when we do violence in the political world. Both ad- world. Communtiy College bution to the Portland area’s things in everyday life that degrade na- vocated and acted on the principles of So yes, by all means work on making president’s post will prosperity is immense. be meeting the pub- ture, such as wasting resources of the non-violent resistance. yourself a better person, a less-violent lic at the Rock The college’s impact is evi- Earth. Active violence occurs when we In a world suffused with violence, it’s person in the myriad of ways imaginable. Creek Campus event dent in Hillsboro, where react against someone who we feel has hard to imagine non-violence. In the But ultimately this can only be done if center in the next hurt or is a threat to us. United States, non-violence is a hard sell we work together to create, as King said, more than 1,000 students are In the former case, many things we do given our history of revolutionary vio- “the beloved community.” two weeks. taking classes at PCC’s Rock ■ Tod Burnett, 4 in everyday life are destructive to nature lence, civil war and military hegemony. Start with little acts of kindness. But p.m., March 11 Creek campus, a satellite fa- and to those who are harmed as a result And yet the most transformational move- only through collaboration can we not ■ Jeremy Brown, cility at the corner of 8th Av- of such waste. Active violence can be in ment in American politics, which contin- only improve ourselves but also trans- 2:30 p.m., March 14. enue and Baseline. the form of psychological or physical ues to shape us to this day, is the civil form the world. As King said the night ■ Richard Durán, Located a few steps from a harm to others. rights movement, guided by Gandhi’s vi- before he was slain, “I may not get there 11 a.m., March 18. Arun Gandhi kept coming back to his sion of non-violent social transformation. with you, but I can see the Promised downtown light rail stop, the point that how we react to a sense of in- While the dialectic of violence and Land.” Hillsboro Center offers easy justice or injury is a matter of choices we non-violence were a part of the political That’s why I have a passion for poli- More details at pcc.edu access to an array of classes, make, not the result of a presumed in- landscape in the 1950s and 1960s, it’s tics, as frustrating as it can be. Without from digital photography herent violence within human nature. clear that the nation found the scenes of democratic politics there can be no non- We often confuse confl ict with vio- Bull Connor, his dogs and fi re hoses mor- violent revolution. Every day is a new and introduction to psychology to intermediate al- lence on either the psychological or ally repugnant. day. If you can’t believe in that, then you gebra and English as a second language. physical level. Confl ict is a natural phe- Sadly, change came with a high hu- are left with the bile of the cynic. PCC’s connection to the city grew even stronger nomenon of life. It’s part of the human man price shouldered by the Freedom Keep hope alive. Tuesday night, when city councilors agreed to kick condition. Facing confl ict can make us Riders, the Student Nonviolent Coordi- grow stronger; it can also diminish us. nating Committee, the Congress of Ra- Russ Dondero is professor emeritus, Depart- in $100,000 to fund a new initiative aimed at shep- Do we deny it, do we submit to it or do cial Equality and ultimately claiming ment of Politics and Government, Pacifi c Uni- herding 50 low-income, fi rst-generation college stu- we confront it on the interpersonal or so- MLK, as Gandhi in his day. But such versity. Read his blogs at russdondero.square- dents through their entire higher educational ca- cial level? If we embrace confl ict as natu- courage, sacrifi ce and commitment to space.com. reer by offering supplemental fi nancial aid, per- sonal coaching and other academic support. Access to higher education is critical not only to READERS’LETTERS the students themselves, but to prospective local employers who fuel the local economy. That’s why it’s vital now for the community to Tuition equity is good for digital, mobile computers, robotics and ed that a local good guy cop with multiple pay close attention — and offer its participation technology. weapons terrorized his wife and child; students, state Glencoe High School students under- then when 10 good guy cops arrived he — as the PCC board narrows its fi eld from three am a non-traditional college student at stand where opportunities lie and are em- threatened to kill them. More than 50 presidential fi nalists to one. I Pacifi c University, who is strongly in bracing STEM (Science, Technology Engi- shots were fi red, injuring two and tearing Like a Swiss Army knife, a community college support of House Bill 2787, the tuition eq- neering and Math) studies — by building up the house. No bad guys in sight. must be capable of multiple functions. So must its uity bill currently being considered by the robots — to prepare for the future. Why, I ask the NRA, do their prescrip- Oregon state Legislature. I have returned Today and tomorrow, the Glencoe ro- tions on guns not make me feel more se- president. He or she is part administrator, part to school after many years, and although botics team (The Shockwave) will meet cure? lobbyist, part fund-raiser and part cheerleader. the price of tuition has been steadily in- with more than 60 teams from Oregon George Evans Beyond that, PCC’s next president must be creasing I am still able to attend. and Southwest Washington at Portland’s Forest Grove steeped in knowledge about higher education. However, for many undocumented stu- Memorial Coliseum in a tournament face- All three fi nalists for the PCC job meet the basic dents who have lived in Oregon most of off of six-foot-tall robots playing competi- Pipeline problems may never requirements. All have served as college presi- their lives, this opportunity does not exist. tive Frisbee golf. This is a big, bright, vi- They are required to pay non-resident tu- brant, raucous, exciting event that’s free hit Washington County dents elsewhere. Success here in the metro area, ition at our state universities, which over and open to the public. Come join the fun. however, won’t be dependent primarily on experi- the course of four years can equate to Unlike other competitive events, where itizens of Washington and Yamhill ence. Often, less tangible qualities — dogged per- $114,000 at the University of Oregon, com- spectators don’t have access to the ath- Ccounties take heart with regard to sistence, humility and the ability to listen — are pared to $37,000 for residents. letes, at the AutoDesk Oregon FIRST Ro- the natural gas pipeline issue. The tuition equity bill will bring these botic competition, guests are encouraged In Clatsop County, Oregon LNG is pro- the key to whether a public leader is a champion costs within reason so that these students to interact directly with these athletes. posing to build their export terminal on, or a fl op. will be able to continue their education. What better way than robots to get stu- and run the pipeline through, shifting The next leader at PCC must continue to forge This is not a “handout” and it is impor- dents excited about putting their technol- sandy wetlands that have been drilled to relationships like the one city councilors moved tant to understand that undocumented ogy passions and science studies into ac- 350 feet without fi nding bedrock. students will still not qualify for federal or tion? The terminal is to be located directly forward this week in Hillsboro. state fi nancial aid. They will have to meet Education is directly tied to Oregon’s on the Pacifi c Rim earthquake zone. The And, the next president needs to be someone the same admission standards that are prosperity. Understanding that K-12 is terminal (and start of the pipeline) is pro- who wants to remain in Portland and accomplish set for every student. This bill will also where true work force development be- posed to be located right at the mouth of long-term goals. Nothing of lasting consequence boost the revenue of our state universities gins, it’s exciting to see Gov. John Kitzha- the Columbia River, directly in the path of can be achieved in a couple of years. So, the board whose budgets are stretched thin. ber and our elected offi cials make STEM the resulting tsunami caused by an earth- I want to thank our state representa- education a legislative priority this ses- quake. should rule out any candidate looking at this job tives for passing HB 2787 through the sion. But this may not happen fi rst if a hurri- as a short-term step to something better. House and urge the Senate to do the Jobs forecasting data indicates there cane strikes the proposed terminal site as PCC’s next president also must be able to main- same. will be over 44,000 computer jobs in Ore- one did December 1-2, 2007. Winds aver- tain positive relations with the board, the commu- These students are our neighbors, chil- gon by 2018 that will require a profi ciency aged 119 mph for 34 consecutive hours nity, students and employee unions. That require- dren’s friends, and call Oregon home, so in computer systems, programming and and topped out at 150 mph (think Hurri- why not give these students access to the technical skills. Programs like FIRST help cane Katrina). ment should exclude anyone who is driven pri- educational opportunities they have ensure Oregon students will be the ones Upon leaving the terminal, the pro- marily by ego or a sense of individual — versus worked so hard for and deserve? prepared to fi ll those jobs. posed pipeline is to pass under the collective — accomplishment. Brenda Tevis Please join us at Memorial Coliseum to Warrenton shopping mall, past the Lewis While the PCC board will choose the person to Hillsboro be amazed and entertained by Frisbee- and Clark Fort Clatsop National Historic golf-playing robots and the students who Register site and then through numerous replace the retiring Pulliams, the larger commu- built them. slide areas on its way up to your area. nity has a role to play in the process. Beginning Robotics team eyes future Deb Mumm-Hill So you see, the odds are that we in Clat- next week, the public can meet with each of the he American educational model of to- Director, FIRST Pacifi c NW sop County will suffer the ruptured pipe- three candidates on various dates. These forums Tday was, in many respects, developed line explosion, thus saving what is left of and the ensuing public feedback will lead up to in the 19th Century, when the United your land, after eminent domain is used States saw the need to prepare a work- Good guys and guns don’t to force the pipeline through your area. the announcement of a new president in April. force for the industrial revolution. The always mix Oh, did I mention the proposed termi- We have no doubt that all three candidates will foresight to tie education to work force nal tower would protrude up and into the demonstrate the necessary skills, but what the was instrumental in powering America he National Rifl e Association tells us often fog-shrouded Astoria Regional Air- public can help determine is whether the chemis- to become a world leader by creating a Tthat the only way to stop a bad guy port space? try is right between the college community and pipeline of employees that, in turn, creat- with a gun is a good guy with a gun. So, fi ght on! ed great national prosperity. Okay, but who’s stopping the good guys? Carl Dominey the person who would be its next leader. Today’s work force needs are driven by Recently, the Hillsboro Tribune report- Astoria
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HomePlate fundraiser political consultant specializ- Ewing, 74, isn’t a regular Ke- ing in grassroots organizing. In no player, but last week he pur- 2026.030813 set for March 13 addition to serving in the Ore- chased a Quick Pick ticket, and A fundraiser for HomePlate gon House, he is currently the rest is history. He said he Youth Services will be held at working on the campaign in plans to buy a “newer,” but not 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday, March support of fluoridating Port- new, car with his Oregon Lot- 13, at the Venetian Theatre, 253 land’s water supply. tery winnings. E Main St., Hillsboro. “I believe in the cause. Im- The Elks will receive an $802 The social hour and dinner is proving the health of children bonus for selling the winning Home medical equipment & appliances that make care giving & home living easier. sponsored by the PSI Chapter by preventing cavities is a lot ticket, according to lottery of- of Delta Kappa Gamma. Tick- like some of the things I’m try- fi cials. ets are $15 and reservations ing to accomplish in Salem. But must be made by today, Friday, it makes for long days and busy March 8. To make a reserva- weekends,” said Unger, who tion, email roberta.hutton313@ worked on numerous cam- gmail.com or donalenbiller@ paigns before being elected to EVERYTHING gmail.com. House District 29 last Novem- HomePlate serves homeless ber. IN STOCK and disadvantaged youths up The committee supporting OFFER to age 24. Among other things, Measure 26-151 is called TED TIME it provides free meals on Mon- Healthy Kids, Healthy Port- LIMI Power Tools days and Thursdays in Hills- land. It recently reported pay- boro, and on Wednesdays in ing Unger’s fi rm $5,000 and still % F 10% Off Beaverton. For more informa- owes him an additional $5,000. OF tion, visit homeplateyouth.org. Unger’s fi rm is called TallFir Valid thru LLC. 0 March 7 2013 Legislature, campaign
2 1979.22013 work keep Unger busy Hillsboro man wins New state Rep. Ben Unger is $80K Keno prize THE TOOL STORE finding that the 2013 Oregon Neal Ewing of Hillsboro Legislature and upcoming May played a hunch and wound up 960 SW Baseline St., Hillsboro 21 special election are keeping the winner of an $80,295 Keno him extra busy. Unger, a Wash- prize Thursday at the Forest 503-648-1762 ington County Democrat, is a Grove Elks Lodge. Lucille’s Tuesday -Saturday 10am - 5pm
TriMet management’s recent threat to cut our passengers’ service is unacceptable. We plan to do our part and negotiate a labor contract that is good for both our community and our families. But, our willingness to sacrifice will be for nothing unless someone starts to control management’s spending.
Transit worker retirees: good neighbors active in our community
OUR PASSENGERS ARE THE PEOPLE WE SEE NEARLY FINALLY, TRIMET RETIREES DESERVE OUR RESPECT EVERY DAY. We look forward to their kind words, great stories and AND GRATITUDE. Many of them worked many years and yet their being a small part of their lives. They need transportation to work, school, pension checks total less than $1000 per month. These retirees gave their day care, medical appointments, grocery stores, family and friends. It is passengers loyal, faithful and caring service. Today, that same love of peo- just not acceptable for management to spend millions on new furniture, ple has turned many of them into excellent community volunteers. It is downtown offices, unnecessary remodels, ever-growing train tracks, unbelievable that a manager–someone who earns twice what our Gover- mirror-less train cars, dangerous buses, snoopy surveillance systems, nor earns, who received a $6,450 raise, whose widow is promised lifetime razzle-dazzle electronic gadgets and wasteful rail service while, at the same health insurance and who is guaranteed a fat severance paycheck–thinks time, threatening to leave our passengers stranded. he has a moral right to criticize the very men and women who built TriMet.
Sincerely, The People Who Keep Public Transit Rolling We care deeply about our families, friends, passengers and community. We want to do right by each and every one of them. You can help by staying informed and speaking out.
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Arthur A. VanDyke Survivors include his wife, Robert M. Davis He was born in 1937 to Mil- fi refi ghter in California. Twelve Norma L. Davis of Forest Shirley; six children, David lard Lafayette and Margaret years later, he was hired as fi re Grove; fi ve children, Kathryn Arthur “Art” Alvin Van- VanDyke of Aloha, Nancy Retired Fire Chief Robert Elizabeth (Grimes) Davis in chief for the city of Dinuba, Ca- Davis of Oklahoma, Robert Da- Dyke, 79, of Hillsboro died VanDyke and Andy VanDyke Millard “Bob” Davis, 75, of For- San Bernardino, Calif., where lif. vis of Happy Valley, Ore., Tracy Thursday, Feb. 28, 2013. of Hillsboro, John VanDyke est Grove, died Friday, March 1, he was raised and educated, In 1978, he moved to Oregon Turner of Hillsboro and JoAnn Recitation of the Rosary and Steven VanDyke of Port- 2013. graduating from San Bernardi- and became the fi re chief of the Turner of Alaska; and 12 grand- will be at 11 a.m. on Friday, land, Bryan VanDyke of Sher- Services will be held on Sat- no High School in 1955. Forest Grove Fire Department. children. March 8 at the St. Edward wood; sister, Ellen Minneman; urday, March 9 at 1 p.m. at the He joined the U.S. Air Force He retired in 2004. The family suggests dona- Catholic Church, 10990 N.W. and eight grandchildren. Forest Grove Fire Station, 1919 in 1955 and was honorably dis- In 1984, he married Norma tions to the Forest Grove Fire- 313th Ave. in North Plains. A The family suggest dona- Ash St. Burial and interment charged in 1959 as an Airborne Lee (Hines) Turner in Forest fi ghter’s Association, 1919 Ash funeral Mass will follow at tions to St. Edward Catholic will follow at Forest View Cem- Radar Operator. He then went Grove. St., Forest Grove, Ore., 97116 in 11:30 a.m. Family and friends Church building fund and or etery, 1161 W. Pacifi c Ave. in into television and appliance He was preceded in death by his memory. are invited to attend a recep- American Lung Association. Forest Grove, with a reception repair for a short time while his parents, Millard and Mar- Fuiten, Rose & Hoyt Funeral tion held in the St. Edward Services by Duyck & Van- following at the Forest Grove apprenticing as an electrician. garet Davis. Home in Forest Grove is in Parish Hall. DeHey Funeral Home. Fire Station. In 1961, he became a volunteer Survivors include his wife, charge of the arrangements. BUSINESS Nonprofi t matches job seekers, employers
■ Left: Dan has worked Hillsboro’s Abilities at Work offers at Regal Cinemas Movies on TV in Hillsboro for almost 12 resources to disabled workers years and is responsible for a By SAUNDRA SORENSON AAW is licensed to receive variety of cleaning The Hillsboro Tribune potential employee referrals tasks to keep the from throughout Washington, theater looking sharp. s the state unemploy- Clackamas and Multnomah Far left: Mychal ment rate continues counties, Pearce explained. participates in to hover around 8 AAW’s team of employment computer classes percent, one Hills- developers and jobs specialists A through Abilities at boro-based job resource cen- then profi le each individual. ter continues to partner with “We need to get to know the Work’s computer employers throughout the individuals fi rst,” Pearce says. education program. Portland metro area, provid- “We try to fi nd out what their With AAW’s support, ing training and support to cli- interests are, how the individ- Mychal has worked for ents who have had an even ual learns. (The program) has Kaiser Permanente as harder time than most secur- to be very individualized for a clerical support ing steady employment. the person for us to be suc- specialist. Since 1986, private nonprofi t cessful.” SUBMITTED PHOTOS Abilities at Work has support- AAW’s 37 employer partners ed job-seekers with develop- include Fred Meyer, Forest job is to match the right person fi ce at Kaiser Permanente as mental disabilities by provid- Grove Library, McMenamins, to the right job.” “an enclave” where some em- ing job skills training, job Nike and the Oregon Zoo. AAW currently serves about Info online ployees have worked for 20 placement and ongoing sup- “We have to be straight up 95 clients whose professional re- To learn more about the years or more. Other AAW cli- port. With state and federal about what the individuals we Portland, AAW provides classes sponsibilities include custodial nonprofi t, visit abilitiesat- ents at this offi ce develop skills funding, AAW secures pro- serve can do,” Pearce says. on job skills that range from duties and assembly in a manu- work.org. that enable them to then take spective employers through proper dress to punctuality to facturing setting. Once an em- “more independent” jobs else- what executive Gerald Pearce Lack of experience appropriate social behavior at ployee is placed, AAW provides where with less supervision. compares to a “cold-calling” One of the biggest hurdles, ac- the workplace. Classes often in- support on a case by case basis. of Glad Rags in southeast Port- AAW’s success stories are approach. Each job is created cording to Pearce, is most cli- clude mock job interviews and For some clients, that means land. Her business, which spe- many: One client suffered acute around the individual client ents’ relative lack of job experi- group discussion of past work members of the AAW staff will cializes in eco-friendly feminine issues with and his specific abilities and ence in the community. At its experiences. stay with a client for his entire hygiene products, has been an anxiety that needs. sites in Hillsboro and southeast After that, Pearce said, “our shift during his fi rst weeks on AAW employer since 1999. “The affected his the job, until the AAW can com- “We have had between one work atten- fortably “fade away” as the em- and four adults with develop- individuals dance re- ployee grows more confi dent in mental disabilities come in to do we serve cord; with his new workplace. 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