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Starting in January, the wait staff and kitchen work- ers at Northeast Portland’s Grain & Gristle restaurant will get paid when they’re too sick to work. Since Portland But other Portlanders who Streetcar Offi cer Ticole lack paid sick leave — about 40 Waller began checking percent of the private sector for fares in September, workforce — will have to wait. streetcar riders have A coalition pushing a city been changing their ordinance requiring paid sick habits and paying up. leave by all Portland employ- ers hoped to get it passed before a new City Council takes offi ce in never used to pay before they got those paid a dollar for his short streetcar trip across January. But “ guys.” the Broadway Bridge. He doesn’t always. And, he that appears William Barnes, well-dressed in tie and admits, he never used to. unlikely, and STREETCAR I sport jacket this Thursday afternoon, is Barnes says he paid today because he’s in a there’s some pointing down the streetcar rush. Normally, he looks for who want to aisle toward Ticole Waller. Waller or another inspector SALTZMAN take the idea Waller is Portland’s first Story by Petetr Korn and if he sees one on board, to the streetcar offi cer. He’s check- Photos by Christopher Onstott he waits for the next street- Legislature fi rst, after voters FARE CHEATS ing fares. car. granted Democrats majorities Barnes says he’s down to “A dollar is still a dollar,” in both chambers. his last dollar; he’s spiffed up because of an im- says Barnes, noting that he sees a streetcar offi - City Commissioner Amanda portant meeting he has to attend. And yet Barnes cer about every third streetcar trip he takes. Fritz, who is leading the TAKE A HIKE Originally, the Portland Streetcar was intend- charge at City Hall for paid ed to be free all around its downtown, Pearl Dis- sick leave, says she hopes to trict, Portland State University loop. The North- have a proposed draft ready west Portland neighborhood association object- for public review early next ■ ed to the free rides through its section, so for 11 month and have a City Council Has ‘Portland nice’ years the streetcar was free except for North- vote by late January. west. And the city never hired fare inspectors But there still are two ways fi nally prevailed? Fare with the authority to fi ne or kick off those who to go, Fritz says. One is to rode without paying fares — about one in four pass a city or- riders. dinance, as inspectors say (almost) Portland’s streetcar system is owned by the “I’m willing done in San city and operated by Portland Streetcar Inc. It is to look at Francisco and separate from TriMet’s light-rail system. Seattle, two of everybody’s paying for This fall, TriMet agreed to drop its decades-old a citywide the cities lead- Fareless Square, requiring fares for all rides on solution ing the way some sections of MAX downtown. In September, nationally on their ride the streetcar expanded to the east side of the only (if) the the issue. The Willamette River. The expansion cost money, so statewide $1 streetcar fares and easier-to-use pay other option is stations have encouraged more payments, to pass a reso- approach streetcar offi cials say. See STREETCAR / Page 2 lution saying fails.” the city will — Dan Saltzman, act if the Leg- city commissioner islature doesn’t pass a statewide law in the 2013 session. A similar strategy was used when the city fi rst took up ban- PPS balancing act confuses parents ning large single-use plastic bags in grocery stores. Beach K-8, undergo the same PPS’ enrollment balancing Supporters of a paid sick Parents and District’s complicated dizzying process. process for nine Jefferson clus- leave mandate all agree there community options stir public He’d just as soon Portland ter schools, now under way, is should be a statewide law members packed Public Schools leave them alone. set to wrap up by January or eventually. “The question is themselves into the anger, resentment “We feel fi ne as we are,” says February and be implemented how we get there,” Fritz says. Beach K-8 School Dearborn, who has a fourth next fall. “That decision has not been gymnasium to look By JENNIFER ANDERSON grader and kindergartener at Last week, PPS put six op- made.” over and comment The Tribune Beach, as well as a 2-year-old at tions on the table, all as compli- City Commissioner Dan on the different home. “Our middle school has cated as a game of chess. Saltzman, who had worked strategies for North Portland parent been getting stronger every Dearborn and about 200 other with Fritz on a potential city reorganizing the Bryn Dearborn has witnessed year. We’re getting crowded; parents who attended the Nov. ordinance, says he’s changed Jefferson cluster the changes to Jefferson High people have been busting their 13 “Jefferson PK-8 Enrollment his mind on the best way to ac- schools. School during the past de- asses to build a good middle Balancing Cross-Cluster Fo- complish the goal. TRIBUNE PHOTO: cade and is now seeing his school, but now they’re saying “My position at this is CHRISTOPHER ONSTOTT own neighborhood school, that’s just going to all go away.” See SCHOOLS / Page 7 that with a newly Democratic House in Salem and a Demo- cratic Senate and Democratic governor, we ought to take a shot at having all 40 percent of workers who don’t have sick leave have a shot at it,” Homebuilding crawls out of doldrums Saltzman says. “I’m willing to look at a citywide solution only homebuilders heard more good we’re trying to crawl our way (if) the statewide approach Annual forecast sees news that things are defi nitely out of it. We’re doing it, but it’s fails.” slow but sure growth looking up for the local housing a slow pace going.” Saltzman also fears a city market, according to speakers Potiowsky was joined by Rob- measure might pose a disin- ahead for housing at the annual Home Builders of ert Denk, assistant vice presi- centive for a business to locate Metropolitan Portland Housing dent for forecasting and analy- in Portland, among other con- By JON BELL Forecast Breakfast. sis for the National Association cerns. for The Tribune “To climb steep hills requires of Home Builders; Ken Perry, One key player, Joe Gilliam, slow pace at fi rst,” said Tom Po- president and chief executive president of the Northwest In the tough past few tiowsky, director of the North- officer of Broker Knowledge Grocery Association, says his years, Portland-area home- west Economic Research Cen- Group, a mortgage consultancy organization expects a sick builders have gone from a ter at Portland State University, and training provider; and hun- pay rule to be approved, but it pessimistic could-be-worse quoting Shakespeare during dreds of building and housing would like a statewide ap- attitude to one laced with his presentation at the Oregon industry professionals. proach, not a patchwork of lo- more optimism as the re- Convention . “That’s a Denk brought with him the cal ordinances. gion’s housing market slowly nice way of taking a look at it, bigger national housing pic- TRIBUNE PHOTO: CHRISTOPHER ONSTOTT “I think it’s coming in some climbed out of the Great Re- because what we’re really do- ture, with a graph showing the A new single-family home is under construction on a divided lot in cession. ing is we’re in a very dark, Northeast Portland’s Alberta neighborhood. With a restricted urban See SICK PAY / Page 7 On Wednesday morning, deep, dank, horrible hole and See HOUSING / Page 6 growth boundary, urban density is becoming more important.

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And because it didn’t Fairness has to enter the equa- seem fair that eastsiders would tion, which means less severe have to pay but westsiders penalties which can only be bal- wouldn’t, the city bid farewell to anced by more frequent inspec- free streetcar rides. tions. Now, everybody is supposed to Personally, Harbaugh favors a pay, and Waller’s primary job is fine of about $50. “That’s the to make sure they do. He’s sup- kind of money that drives a poor plemented by supervisors who person making minimum wage,” take turns checking fares and he says. maintaining proper streetcar de- In Harbaugh’s equation, the corum, so in total there are the amount of a fi ne multiplied by equivalent of two streetcar offi - the percentage risk of getting cers responsible for the 11 street- caught by an inspector should cars. equal the cost of a fare. And that That may not seem like much. should define how frequently And yet, something’s working. inspections need to take place to New data from streetcar offi cials discourage scoffl aws. shows that all but about 7 per- The fi ne on streetcars is going cent of riders either have passes to be $175. The fare is $1. Divid- or are paying their fares. East- ing 175 into 1 yields 0.0057, or side riders have the highest pay- half of 1 percent. ment rate, followed by North- So using Harbaugh’s formula, west Portland riders. Southwest Waller needs to inspect about Portland passengers, most of one of every 200 riders to deter whom are riding downtown, all but the most determined fare have the highest non-payment cheats. rate. TRIBUNE PHOTOS: CHRISTOPHER ONSTOTT But Waller and his helpers Here’s the kicker: Waller and Commuters pack the streetcar near Portland State University during rush hour traffi c, but many insist the ride is more comfortable than on are doing much better. There are associates have yet to hand out buses or MAX. about 12,500 streetcar riders a their fi rst $175 citation or street- day. In seven weeks, 18,500 riders car exclusion. When Waller have had their fares checked. fi nds people who haven’t paid — “The streetcar is a more hospi- That comes to about 377 riders and haven’t jumped off the table environment,” she says. “I getting checked out of 12,500 streetcar as he approached them feel safer than I do on MAX.” daily riders — about one in 33. — he guides them to the on- Waller hears that, or some- And Portland riders have board ticket machine. thing similar, repeatedly. Be- been paying the fares even with- fore September, it was not un- out fi nes being assessed, though It’s embarrassing usual for homeless people to that might not matter, according Either “Portland nice” is ris- ride the streetcar as a way to Twila Nesky to Ferguson. Some may see ing to new heights, or Waller is get out of the cold. In fact, as takes out her Waller walking down the aisle an incredibly effective authority the streetcar heads up North- Portland State and assume the streetcar follows fi gure. east Broadway, Waller points to University the same zero tolerance policy A Thursday rider, who says a group of rough-looking men badge for as TriMet’s MAX. her name is Tineke, says she standing near a platform who streetcar Ferguson says eventually the used to cheat some on the fares watch the train move by but offi cer Ticole citation books will come out and because most of her route be- don’t make an effort to board. Waller. PSU and scoffl aws will face $175 fi nes, but tween Northwest Portland and Waller says they might have OHSU students ironically, he’s in no hurry to downtown was in hopped on if they and employees make the changeover, especially Fareless Square. hadn’t spotted get annual with compliance so high. The TriMet fare “It’s the fear him. passes for He explains that originally he (now $2.50) After 90 minutes TriMet and the anticipated streetcar officers seemed unreason- factor. It’s the on and off a vari- streetcar. would hand out tickets from the able to her. anticipation of ety of streetcars, start but the data shows he can “I was two steps getting a ticket. Waller has sur- take credit and debit cards have Portland Streetcar since believes that the probability of delay that enforcement. From a out of the (free) veyed 150 riders been installed at all streetcar September elimination someone getting caught during cost/benefi t perspective, he says, zone,” Tineke They know it’s and encountered stops, and the machines on board an illegal act — say, riding the handing out tickets with compli- says. only three to take dollar bills, a major improve- of Fareless Square streetcar without a fare — is a ance already so high may not A streetcar rid- hanging out whom he would ment from the old machines that greater deterrent than the sever- make sense. er nearly every there and they have been issued took only quarters. The $1 fares Riders with no fare ity of punishment should he or Writing citations will take of- day, Tineke says never know what fi nes — if that poli- also help, Ferguson says. Northwest 5.66 % she get caught. fi cers’ time and keep them from she now pays each cy were in effect. Waller adds one more. “It’s Bill Harbaugh, a University of inspecting everyone on board. Southwest 9.28 % time she boards a day we’re going All three were told still embarrassing,” he says of Oregon economist who studies And each of those citations will train. She appreci- to drop the to either buy a riders who have to admit to him Eastside 5.53 % the intersection of human be- require Waller or another offi cer ates the streetcar- ticket on board or that they haven’t paid. Total 6.79% havior and public policy, says the to get overtime pay to testify in only fare and the hammer.” hop off at the next Besides, Ferguson says, ■ 2011 total with no fare — deterrent effect can be distilled community court, if it comes to user-friendly tick- — Jeremy Ferguson, stop. Waller and supervisors might 27 percent to a simple mathematical for- that. et machines. Portland Streetcar Jeremy Fergu- not be on every streetcar, but mula. In addition, revenue from cita- “I fi gure the dol- son, operations su- “you never know when they’re “What works,” Harbaugh tions won’t go back into street- lar is reasonable pervisor for the going to be out there.” By get- hammer,” Ferguson says. says, “is the product of getting car operations, Ferguson says, for shorter rides,” she says. streetcar, cites a number of po- ting on and off multiple trains, caught and the fi ne if you do get but instead will be routed to the Another rider, Page, says she tential explanations for the Waller is maximizing his ability Citations under wraps caught.” city’s general fund. takes the new streetcar line be- streetcar’s sudden high compli- to be seen by the most riders. That not knowing is the criti- In other words, Harbaugh is The total effect of handing out tween downtown and the Lloyd ance rate: Waller is more than a “It’s the fear factor,” Ferguson cal element in what economists making the long-term cost of not fines and exclusion notices Center four times a week, in- fare inspector. He and the super- says. “It’s the anticipation of get- call the deterrent effect. Univer- paying and occasionally getting doesn’t look pretty to Ferguson. stead of riding the more expen- visors are acting as helpful cus- ting a ticket.” sity of Chicago economist Gary fi ned the same as the cost of sim- “We’ve made an expenditure, sive MAX train. She bought an tomer service agents as well. But Waller has never written Becker won a Nobel Prize in 1992 ply paying the fare each time. we’ve made an angry customer annual streetcar pass for $100. People are becoming more com- a ticket. and much of his work focused on As an example, Harbaugh and we’ve potentially created an But the savings isn’t the only fortable on the streetcar, Fergu- “They know it’s hanging out how criminal activity could be says the most effi cient way to de- unpleasant environment for the reason Page opts for the east- son says. there and they never know what predicted and avoided by proper ter scoffl aws is to catch one non- rest of the customers on the side streetcar line over MAX. The new ticket machines that day we’re going to drop the use of rational deterrence. Becer paying rider a year and execute streetcar,” he says.

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Lake Road [email protected] Portland, OR 97222 ©2012 Portland Tribune The Portland Tribune Thursday, December 6, 2012 NEWS A3 Portland-area hospitals earn Little elephant passing grades in new ranking in a big room Hospital Patient Safety Ratings Suburban facilities he is fac- Kitzhaber told reporters at the ing a public relations summit he was still committed The Leapfrog Group, a national patient safety organization, has get the top grades nightmare that could to tax reform, but again did not released safety ratings for hospitals nationwide based on 26 safety have easily been offer specifi cs. for patient safety measurements. T avoided. Its new baby ele- Answering questions after Portland area hospitals phant legally belongs to his keynote speech, By PETER KORN Have Trunk Will Kitzhaber said he did Kaiser Sunnyside Medical Center A The Tribune Travel, a Perris, not believe a mea- Providence Milwaukie Hospital A Calif., elephant sure could be A national rating of hospi- Tuality Community Hospital A ranch that owns submitted to the tal safety ranks Oregon hos- Adventist Medical Center B the father, Tusko. ballot until 2014, pitals 41st, with Portland-ar- Terms of the con- at the earliest. He TRIBUNE FILE PHOTO: L.E. BASKOW Providence St. Vincent Medical Center B ea hospitals overall scoring tract between the zoo said voters must be- Most Portland hospitals have signifi cantly better than oth- Legacy Good Samaritan Hospital B and Have Trunk Will come convince the school more complications after surgery ers around the state. Legacy Meridian Park Hospital B Travel were reported by The really need more money and The A through F ratings come than the national average, Oregonian on Oct. 20, 2011. The that it would make a real differ- according to new patient safety Legacy Mt. Hood Medical Center C from the Leapfrog Group, a Oregon Health & Science University C article noted that the contract ence in test results and gradua- Washington, D.C., nonprofit ratings. gives the company a “possible tion rates. committed to improving hospi- Providence Portland Medical Center C claim” on the baby. Interestingly, Kitzhaber is up tal safety and effi ciency. Leap- hospitals with A ratings stand Legacy Emanuel Hospital C Have Trunk Will Travel rents for re-election in 2014 as well — frog is funded by its members, out for, among other things, elephants for special events, TV making him either very coura- most of whom are large pur- their low rates of patient inju- Data: The Leapfrog Group and movie productions and geous or very foolish. chasers of health care, such as ries and falls. Also, Danforth commercial ventures. national corporations and re- says, all three have had virtually Oregon Zoo offi cials did not Adams loads gional health coalitions. no patients this year who devel- Deaths from State rankings clarify in October 2011 that the up his fi nal agendas No Portland hospitals oped bedsores. treatable complications of safest hospitals still-to-be-named baby would achieved the highest safety rat- Danforth says that among the spend its life in Portland. Then, Many elected offi cials either ing, but three in the Portland most revealing measurements after surgery: 1) Massachusetts after the 300-pound calf was kick back or use up their inter- area earned A’s: Kaiser Perman- are preventable deaths after 2) Maine born in the early morning national budget when they near ente Sunnyside Medical Center surgery. These occur from com- National hospital average: 113.6 3) Delaware hours of Friday, Nov. 30, the the end of their term. Not in Clackamas, Providence Mil- plications such as air embo- OHSU 86.0 4) North Carolina Seattle Times reported Mayor Sam Adams. He waukie Hospital and Tuality lisms, pneumonia and blood on the contract. entered the fi nal Legacy Good Samaritan 114.2 Community Hospital in Hills- poisoning (sepsis), and reveal 5) Vermont The Oregonian month of his adminis- boro. significant differ- Providence St. Vincent 119.4 6) Michigan and the rest of the tration with his foot The ratings ences at the Port- Legacy Emanuel 119.4 7) Illinois local news media re- fi rmly on the gas. are based on da- “It’s hard work land hospitals (see Providence Portland 130.7 8) Virginia acted by reporting This week’s City ta from 26 key chart). OHSU Adventist 146.2 that Have Trunk Will Council agenda was measures, in- for any hospital earned the top grade 9) Minnesota Travel could take the crammed with re- 10) cluding outcome of any size to among local hospi- baby away. BABY! quests by Adams to measurements implement really tals in that category. able deaths per year. 17) Washington That forced zoo offi - complete many of the such as the num- Bethany Higgins, Providence Portland and 41) Oregon cials to host a hastily projects he has worked ber of hospital good patient executive director of Providence St. Vincent have re- called Tuesday press confer- on for years. They include new patients who fall, safety the Oregon Patient duced their central line infec- ence to insist the calf was never parking plans in Northwest suffer bedsores Safety Commission, tion rates well below the nation- prefer one hospital over anoth- going to leave. Portland and Washington Park, and end up with programs.” says she’s “a little al average. Adventist and Lega- er. By then, blogs and talk radio along with funds to renovate foreign objects in — Missy Danforth, the surprised” by Ore- cy Good Samaritan are also “Doctors have really good in- shows were full of angry com- Veterans Memorial Coliseum their bodies after Leapfrog Group gon’s low ranking. better than the national aver- formation about this that often ments denouncing the zoo and and complete the Portland surgery. The patient safety age. OHSU and Legacy Emanuel the public doesn’t know about,” Metro, the regional government Streetcar Loop over the new System mea- commission works are rated right at the national Danforth says. that operates it. Willamette River transit bridge. surements include the number to reduce medical mistakes and average. Danforth also says that despite Have Trunk Will Travel Adams has been forced to of physicians staffed in hospital increase safety at Oregon hospi- Higgins says that Oregon hos- the fact that the three suburban owners say the calf is staying give up on only one of his ambi- intensive care units. tals, and depends upon a contro- pitals also need to concentrate hospitals in the Portland area at the zoo. tious last-minute efforts, the Providence Portland Medical versial voluntary reporting sys- more on preventing hospital were the only ones to earn A’s, proposal to have the city annex Center, Adventist Medical Cen- tem to track hospital errors. In falls and reducing mistakes with national data shows that being Kitzhaber still 800 acres of West Hayden Island ter and Providence St. Vincent some states, hospitals are re- medications. smaller doesn’t necessarily help. fi lling out that tax pledge so the Port of Portland could de- Medical Center were the highest quired to report their medical “We still have huge opportu- “It’s hard work for any hospi- velop 300 of them into new ma- rated Portland hospitals. All mistakes. nities to make strides with med- tal of any size to implement re- Gov. John Kitzhaber was rine terminals. Opposition from three received B grades. Higgins says the commission ication events,” she says. ally good patient safety pro- warmly received Monday at the many residents and environ- Legacy Emanuel Medical has helped hospitals make ma- grams,” Danforth says. “Small 2012 Oregon Business Leader- mentalists prompted the Port- Center, Oregon Health & Sci- jor strides in some areas. An Implementing safety programs hospitals say it’s harder for ship Summit, even though he land Planning and Sustainabili- ence University and Legacy example, she says, is gains made Danforth rates all six Port- them because they don’t have as waffl ed on one of the group’s ty Commission to delay its vote Good Samaritan Hospital all in reducing the number of pa- land hospitals as “fairly good many resources to spend on top priorities, tax reform. on the plan, preventing the earned C ratings. tients infected through central hospitals.” She says that pa- safety programs. Big hospitals Kitzhaber has repeatedly council from receiving it before line catheters, considered tients who have a choice of hos- say it’s harder for them because promised to reform the state’s the end of the year. ‘Huge opportunities’ among the most common hospi- pitals should look deeper into they have sicker patients.” tax system, something many Incoming Mayor Charlie According to Missy Danforth, tal complications. Such infec- the Leapfrog data, but that the For complete Leapfrog hospi- business leaders take to mean Hales can decide if he wants to senior director of hospital rat- tions are reportedly responsible best option might be to simply tal safety data go to: leapfrog- proposing a sales tax to help continue the negotiations or ings for Leapfrog, Portland-area for as many as 50,000 prevent- ask their physicians why they group.org/cp. stabilize school funding. start over.

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simple message can be pow- Crossing project, which was endorsed erful, and Oregon business OUROPINION by Kitzhaber and U.S. Sens. Ron leaders exercised that power Wyden and Jeff Merkley at the busi- Athis week when they boiled Monday, is helping to clarify priori- ees who receive more than $24,000 a ness summit. As Wyden put it, “You this state’s legislative priorities down ties. During the past decade, this an- year. The governor also would stop cannot have big league economic to three items: Fix PERS, invest in ed- nual gathering — accompanied by the the practice of reimbursing out-of- growth with a little league transporta- ucation and build the new Interstate 5 ongoing work of the Oregon Business state PERS recipients for Oregon in- tion system.” bridge over the Columbia River. Plan — has pushed the state in a more come taxes they don’t actually pay. These political and business leaders Certainly, the challenges facing Ore- positive economic direction. These changes would put money are correct that it’s time to move as- gon in 2013 and beyond are more com- This year, the business plan lines up back into public schools right away — sertively forward with a new bridge plicated and far-ranging than the trio well with goals already identifi ed by $253 million in the upcoming bienni- that allows better movement of peo- of goals unveiled and endorsed at the Gov. John Kitzhaber in his proposed um. It’s a smart tradeoff that’s fair ple, goods and services up and down 10th annual Oregon Leadership Sum- 2013-15 budget. As the governor did in both to public employees and to chil- the I-5 corridor. mit this week. But too frequently in his budget message, the business plan dren in school today. It’s true that all of Oregon’s prob- the past, Oregon’s governors and leg- explicitly links reform of the Public Taming the growth of PERS would lems won’t be solved merely by build- islative leaders have lost sight of what Employees Retirement System to bet- help the state’s economy because it ing a bridge, altering PERS or incre- should have been their most impor- ter funding for education. Business would allow greater investment in mentally increasing the money spent tant objectives while they tried to sat- leaders and the governor agree that those things — specifi cally education on schools. But if the 2013 Legislature isfy the many other interests that modest changes to PERS can free up and training — that bring high-value agrees to do just those three things, have a stake in the state budget. money that then can be spent directly employers and good jobs to the state. Oregonians may be surprised to see The Oregon Leadership Summit, in the classroom. in a few years just how much benefi t which attracted hundreds of business Kitzhaber has proposed slowing the Surprising benefi ts can come from implementing simple leaders and the state’s top politicians PERS growth curve by reducing cost- Another issue of urgent concern to strategies that are directed toward to the Oregon Convention Center on of-living adjustments for PERS retir- the economy is the Columbia River specifi c economic outcomes.

Portland MYVIEW ● Tribune Pearl, South Waterfront didn’t sprout because of urban transit

FOUNDER Dr. Robert B. Pamplin, Jr. Development myths drive streetcar PRESIDENT J. Mark Garber In truth the streetcar was more have magically unlocked the MANAGING EDITOR/ By Eric Fruits of an afterthought. The Pearl’s ability to build waterfront sky- WEB EDITOR success began with a few pio- scrapers. Kevin Harden or much of human histo- neering developments that took In reality, there is nothing ry, mass transit has had advantage of historic building magical about streetcars and VICE PRESIDENT the utilitarian goal of tax abatements to convert trams. City commissioners held Brian Monihan Fquickly moving people warehouses into condos. The — and still hold — the keys to from place to place. Even Port- success of these pioneering de- unlock an area’s development CIRCULATION land’s early streetcars were de- velopments attracted other in- potential. If rail and tram ex- MANAGER Kim Stephens signed with speed in mind. vestments and more develop- penditures had been invested in Advertisements touted how ments. roadway improvements, the CREATIVE quickly people could get around After these successes, an ur- South Waterfront would be cel- SERVICES MANAGER by streetcar. One ad from 1920 ban renewal area was created ebrating its 15th anniversary of Cheryl DuVal boasted that University Park in and the streetcar came along a redevelopment instead of suf- North Portland was only 20 few years after the birth of the fering round after round of fi re PUBLISHING SYSTEMS minutes from downtown by urban renewal area. Develop- sale condo auctions. MANAGER/WEBMASTER streetcar. That works out to a ment made the streetcar pos- It remains to be seen whether Alvaro Fontán speed of more than 15 miles an sible, not the other way the streetcar’s Central Loop can hour. around. breathe life into Portland’s Cen- NEWS WRITERS Times have changed. Modern It’s impossible to fi nd a clear- TRIBUNE PHOTO: CHRISTOPHER ONSTOTT tral Eastside, Convention Cen- Jennifer Anderson, Peter Korn, Steve Law, streetcars have become the cut example of where streetcars The Made in America Streetcar has been operational on the east side ter and Lloyd District. Large- Jim Redden pleasure boats of public transit: are the single factor driving de- loop since June 22, 2012. scale rezoning to unlock devel- fl ashy, expensive and slow. velopment. It’s impossible be- opment potential doesn’t need a FEATURES WRITERS Today, Portland’s streetcars cause streetcars are always just streetcar. Investments in road- Jason Vondersmith, quietly glide through the one part of a complex develop- cars and other rail projects pro- fort was shot down or stifl ed by way improvements best serve Anne Marie DiStefano streetscape at a leisurely pace. ment package. The packages vide a magic key that unlocks the city’s planning process. One the way the people actually Portland’s new Central Loop can include roadway improve- zoning and uses of an area. development didn’t follow a city travel, rather than the way we SPORTS EDITOR covers 3.3 miles in about an ments, tax abatements, rezon- They point to the “condotopia” commissioner’s vision for an wish they would travel. Steve Brandon hour and a half. At 2.5 miles an ing and environmental cleanup. that grew out of the banks of ideal street pattern. Another A streetcar by itself does hour, that’s slower than most There is no way to determine the Willamette River in Port- development would have ex- nothing without these other key SPORTSWRITERS people walk. whether a streetcar system is land’s South Waterfront urban ceeded the city’s maximum al- improvements. Kerry Eggers, Jason Vondersmith, If streetcars don’t improve just one of many factors that renewal area, now served by a lowable building height at the Stephen Alexander transit times, then what do boost development potential or streetcar and an aerial tram. time (35 feet, or about three sto- Portland State University adjunct streetcars do? is a vital linchpin without which As early as the mid-1990s, ries). professor Eric Fruits is president of SUSTAINABLE LIFE Many ascribe the develop- development would be impossi- however, private developers had Even so, Portland’s planning Economics International Corp., a EDITOR ment of Portland’s heralded ble. their eyes on Portland’s South class continues to argue that Portland economics, fi nance and sta- Steve Law Pearl District to the streetcar. Supporters argue that street- Waterfront. Yet, every single ef- the aerial tram and streetcar tistics consulting fi rm. COPY EDITOR Mikel Kelly

ART DIRECTION AND DESIGN READERS’LETTERS Pete Vogel

VISUAL JOURNALIST AND PHOTO EDITOR Christopher Onstott Campaign disappoints voters of all stripes INSIGHT PAGE EDITOR im Redden’s front-page education is underfunded and Public Schools’ English as a Teachers cannot possibly These, mind you, are in addi- Keith Klippstein article on voter unease often turned a blind eye to by Second Language program provide the necessary atten- tion to an already increased (Duh! Poll says most vot- politicians and the general pub- were timely and important tion, in spite of additional property tax bill received this PRODUCTION ers unhappy, Nov. 22) lic. Narrowly avoiding a budget (Teacher slams ESL ‘pullout’ training and buzz words like month as well as increases in Michael Beaird, Valerie J Clarke, Chris Fowler was particularly on the mark crisis last school year, it’s very schedule, Nov. 8). However, “sheltered instruction.” water, sewer and garbage with the presidential election. unlikely we will continue to be they neglected to address per- It is not discrimination to of- rates. CONTRIBUTOR Taking nothing away from that fortunate. haps PPS’s greatest mistake: fer these students support While I believe education, Rob Cullivan the president’s oratorical skills I am in seventh grade, and that of the one-size-fi ts-all poli- classes in major subjects until music and art are important and his savvy team, this was a this year we are not able to have cy of mainstreaming all ESL they are ready to be main- part of a well-rounded society, WEB SITE lesser-of-two-evils choice with our direct writing assessment. students regardless of profi - streamed. It is discrimination I take exception to it almost al- portlandtribune.com many 2008 supporters less than Our full-time music teacher got ciency in English. to force them to fail. It is dis- ways falling squarely on the enthusiastic this time. cut as well and the program After serving for six years as crimination to place them in shoulders of homeowners. A CIRCULATION I am one of those, and after now leaves much to be desired. a volunteer tutor of ESL stu- classes for which they are to- lot of us have worked very 503-546-9810 much agonizing, ended up vot- It’s sad to think that PPS is dents at Cleveland High tally unprepared and leading hard to keep our homes, raise 6605 S.E. Lake Road ing Pacifi c Green (which is part- “lucky” to have no arts whatso- School, I can say this policy is them to question their own in- a family and pay our bills on Portland, OR 97222 ly a luxury afforded by living in ever in most of our schools plus an utter failure. While many telligence. time. It is getting harder by 503-226-6397 (NEWS) a blue state). underpaid and overworked students who were adequately PPS’s ESL program at the the day, especially in Mult- I hope President Obama fi nds teachers and staff. educated in their home coun- high school level is in shambles nomah County where the man- The Portland Tribune his feet and stands up for pro- By donating and volunteering tries can and do succeed in and to allow this policy to con- tra seems to be, “We can af- is Portland’s independent gressive values, by cutting the at your neighborhood elementa- mainstream classes, Portland tinue is nothing short of crimi- ford it.” newspaper that is trusted bloated, dated Pentagon budget, ry, middle or high school, you also has a large population of nal. I also feel bad for those to deliver a compelling, scuttling the insane Keystone help more than just the kids, but students who arrive here from Steve Levy homeowners who are on a forward-thinking and XL pipeline, pushing hard for in- the whole community. I believe refugee camps who not only Southwest Portland fi xed income as they will see accurate living chronicle frastructure jobs and respect- that great schools lead to a saf- are illiterate in their own lan- their tax obligation rise. about how our citizens, ing, not harassing, government er, friendlier and more attrac- guages but can barely add or My dear father Warren, who government and whistleblowers. tive city. subtract. Nevertheless, they How much is enough passed away this past March, businesses live, work I won’t be holding my breath, Every child deserves a future are required to take classes in for us to pay? had a saying that rings oh so and play. The Portland though. and by donating $10 or volun- algebra, geometry, science, as- true in my ears today: “Do you Tribune is dedicated Bret Rausenbush teering for an hour or two, you tronomy, history and senior I will preface this letter by know how much is enough? Northeast Portland to providing vital could help change a child’s life. English. letting you know I am a lifelong Just a little bit more.” Alisa Folen They cannot read the texts, resident of Multnomah County, I have now come to the con- communication and Northeast Portland they cannot understand the 55 years and counting. I awoke clusion that no matter how leadership throughout Volunteer in schools teacher. They cannot write. this morning disgruntled, dis- much we pay Multnomah our community. to help students They do not have the vocabu- appointed and certainly lighter County and/or the city of Port- ESL a disaster in lary to comprehend, let alone in the pocket with the passage land, they will never have Education is one of the big- high schools legitimately pass these classes, of the arts, libraries and school enough of our money. gest problems our city and na- although many are passed measures (Tribune election Paul W. Hansen tion faces today. I believe that Recent stories on Portland solely out of compassion. coverage, Nov. 8). Northeast Portland

Portland Tribune editorial board Submissions ■ J. Mark Garber – president, Portland Tribune The Portland Tribune welcomes essays on topics of public interest. Submissions should be no longer than and Community Newspapers Inc. 600 words and may be edited. Letters should be no longer than 250 words. Both submissions should include your 503-546-0714; [email protected] name, home address and telephone number for verifi cation purposes. Please send submissions via e-mail: ■ Kevin Harden – managing editor, Portland Tribune [email protected]. You may fax them to 503-546-0727 or send them to “Letters to the Editor,” 503-546-5167; [email protected] Portland Tribune, 6605 S.E. Lake Road, Portland, OR 97222. The Portland Tribune Thursday, December 6, 2012 NEWS A5 TriMet, unions wrangle new contract

In the weeks leading to the Talks turn sour even end of the contract period, Tri- before they begin as Met and ATU 757 agreed to start negotiating the next one on Nov. sides gird for fi ght 30. But then on Nov. 19, ATU 757 notifi ed TriMet that it believes By JIM REDDEN the public is entitled to attend The Tribune the negotiation sessions under the state’s public meetings law. Negotiations on the next TriMet rejected the interpreta- contract between TriMet and tion of the law, but proposed the Amalgamated Transit Union two sides discuss opening them Local 757 are off to a rocky to the press at the Nov. 30 ses- start. They could be even sion. more contentious than the Two days before the session, previous talks, which were ATU 757 proposed submitting characterized by acrimony the question to ERB. The next and union protests. day, TriMet responded by not- Charges and counter-charges ing that the law only allows are already fl ying. And ATU 757 state courts to decide which is raising its members’ dues in gatherings are covered by it. An January to fund what it calls a hour before the 9 a.m. session “war chest” for the negotia- was scheduled to begin, ATU tions. 757 agreed to submit the ques- The ATU 757 contract expired tion to Multnomah Circuit on Nov. 30 and the two parties Court. cannot agree which contract Randy Stedman, TriMet’s ex- that was, who can attend the ne- ecutive director for labor rela- gotiating sessions or whether tions and human resources, negotiations have even begun. showed up at the State Offi ce Talks about the previous Building in the Lloyd District TRIBUNE FILE PHOTO: CHRISTOPHER ONSTOTT three-year contract dragged on where the session was sched- TriMet and its largest labor union are wrestling with the start of new contract talks in what could be a diffi cult fi ght for a new labor agreement for more than 30 months and uled. He brought TriMet’s fi rst to replace a contract that expired Nov. 30. were fi nally settled in July by a contract proposal with him. state arbitrator who ruled in fa- When no union representatives vor of TriMet’s proposal, which showed up, Stedman had the ing into the current fi scal year When negotiations started do not differ greatly on the the union then shook up its focused on expensive health proposals hand-delivered to the and wanted to reduce employee in 2009, TriMet proposed a new project costs to TriMet under leadership at the offi cers’ elec- care benefits for union mem- ATU 757 offi ces. health care costs to help bal- contract that required ATU 757 their respective proposals,” tion, replacing longtime Presi- bers. The contract was retroac- The starting date is impor- ance the budget. TriMet’s fi nan- members to pay a portion of Gaba wrote. dent Jonathan Hunt with Bruce tive to Dec. 1, 2009. tant because state collective cial situation is not as dire, in their health care premiums But Gaba also wrote that the Hansen, a bus driver. Hunt re- But the union representing bargaining laws say negotia- large part because of fare in- and more for doctor visits and Legislature made a mistake mained vice president, however. most of TriMet’s employees tions must be completed within creases and service cuts im- prescriptions. ATU 757 pro- when it extended winner-take- Last month, ATU 757 revealed filed an unfair labor practice 150 days after both parties fi rst posed in September. The agency posed extending the previous all arbitration to TriMet and plans to fi ght TriMet even hard- charge against a majority of meet and exchange proposals. does not project another defi cit contract. Neither side budged its union. According to Gaba, er on the next contract. Union that contract with the state Pub- Stedman says TriMet be- until 2016. signifi cantly past the 150-day the law is unclear about leadership sent a letter to all lic Employment Relations lieves the clock started running But TriMet does predict ever- deadline. The matter finally whether TriMet should be members on Nov. 6 notifying Board. on Nov. 30 because TriMet larger budget gaps after 2017 went to binding arbitration, compared to other transit dis- them of a 12-month dues in- Essentially, ATU 757 is argu- showed up at the meeting pre- unless its union health care the route approved by the 2007 tricts in Oregon or similar- crease to fund new strategies. ing that the previous contract, pared to negotiate and made costs are reduced even more. Oregon Legislature when law- sized transit districts outside The increase will be $25 for full- which it supported, is still in ef- sure ATU 757 received its pro- Among other things, proposals makers voted to included tran- the state. Because of this, Ga- time members and $15 for part- fect. The union has also direct- posals. The union insists it can- delivered to ATU 757 call for its sit agency employees in the ba says, it was diffi cult to de- time members, starting on Jan. ed its members not to comply celed the session on Nov. 19 members to pay more of the same labor category as police termine “objective informa- 1, 2013. with the contract authorized by when TriMet refused to allow costs in coming years. and fi refi ghters. tion” concerning comparable According to the letter, the the arbitrator, which allows Tri- the public to attend. Throughout the most recent Under the state’s collective wages and operating condi- dues increases will fund “a pub- Met to recoup $6.8 million in The paperwork will be sub- negotiations, TriMet managers bargaining laws, these employ- tions during the arbitration lic campaign to educate the pub- health insurance premium pay- mitted to the court this Friday. argued that its approved health ees cannot strike to resolve proceedings. lic about the truth of TriMet ments made by payment in ex- Until the next contract is ap- care coverage plans were unre- labor disputes. And the arbi- “Only through looking at ob- management,” the hiring of le- cess of the new contract’s re- proved, ATU members will not alistically generous. Union trator must make a winner- jective information regarding gal and other expert help, and quirements. receive cost-of-living pay in- members did not have to pay take-all decision, choosing one comparable jurisdictions can increased communications with In response, TriMet fi led its creases scheduled for every any of their health care premi- of the competing proposals in the parties avoid the potential the members during the nego- own unfair labor practice Dec. 1 and July 1, and will start ums, and both they and their the end. of yet another interest arbitra- tiations. charge against ATU 757 with paying higher health care pre- spouses could collect benefi ts On July 12, 2012, arbitrator tion,” Gaba warned. The letter also said the union ERB. It seeks enforcement of miums on Jan. 1, 2013. until they died. David Gaba chose TriMet’s was partnering with four other the arbitrator-approved con- The union responded that best and fi nal offer. In the rul- Dues increase organizations that contacted it tract and wants ATU 757 to be Yet another arbitration the benefi ts were fair because ing, Gaba said his decision was ATU 757 was clearly unhappy after the last negotiation ses- held liable for the $6.8 million The most recent contract ne- the jobs — especially those of largely based on TriMet’s per- with Gaba’s ruling and chal- sions to offer help. owned TriMet. gotiations were fi lled with po- bus drivers — are stressful and ilous fi nancial situation. lenged every provision in the “This will be a community- The ERB will hear arguments litical brinksmanship. TriMet have many health risks. The “There is no dispute that new contract except the contin- wide effort,” union officials about the two competing charg- was facing a defi cit of between union says management costs TriMet is dealing with fi nan- ued payment of cost-of-living wrote in the letter, which did es in early January. $12 million and $17 million go- should be reduced instead. cial hardship and the parties increases. The membership of not identify the organizations. PortlandTribune Puzzles

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IF PEOPLE ARE ABLE ABLE ARE PEOPLE IF Cryptoquip solution: Cryptoquip A6 NEWS The Portland Tribune Thursday, December 6, 2012 Mayors ask Metro to back off levy plan Money to enhance lections of existing levies when opinion on the measure. measure would pass, especially new ones pass in some circum- if the ballot title says the funds natural space could stances. Levy to support existing lands also would be used to improve “We need time to study The Metro Council could vote water quality for fi sh and wild- hurt cities’ budgets whether the levy will transfer to place the measure on the bal- life habitat. operating funds out of our bud- lot at its Dec. 18 meeting. A reso- With that language, the mea- By JIM REDDEN gets to Metro,” Willey says. lution to ask voters to approve a sure was approved by more The Tribune Forest Grove Mayor Peter fi ve-year levy at the May 2013 than 60 percent of voters in Truax signed the election has al- polls conducted by the Davis, With the notable exception letter, even ready been drafted. Hibbitts & Midghall research of Mayor Sam Adams, most though compres- During a Tues- fi rm of Portland. mayors in the region have sion is not an is- “We need day work session An online survey conducted asked the Metro Council to sue in his city. time to study on the issue, the through Metro’s own Opt In delay a decision to place an- Truax says his sig- whether the Metro Council program showed similar re- other natural areas levy in nature mostly rep- leaned towards sults. The Opt In survey found front of voters next year. resented his frus- levy will transfer supporting a levy support for the measure stron- Eighteen mayors signed a tration over a operating funds of 9.6 cents per gest in Multnomah County at 68 Nov. 30 letter to Metro President “lack of communi- $1,000 of property percent, followed by Washing- Tom Hughes asking time to cation” between out of our value. That would TRIBUNE PHOTO: JAIME VALDEZ ton County at 60 percent and study how the levy might affect the Metro Council budgets to raise around $10 Wildlife such as this deer jumping over the fence to Tualatin Hills Clackamas County at 56 per- the budgets of their cities. The and regional may- million annually Park and Recreation District Nature Park can be seen along the cent. levy would ask voters to help ors. Metro.” and cost the owner Waterhouse Trail. Properties acquired by Metro enhance and develop many of “We’re getting — Jerry Willey, of a $200,000 home are located throughout the re- the natural areas Metro has ac- the impression Hillsboro mayor just under $20 a lands that Metro has acquired their funds could be used to gion. Some have been improved quired during the past 17 years. we’re not being year. since 1995. The resolution says maintain or enhance the proper- and opened to the public. They The letter was spearheaded listened to,” says The council 12,400 acres have been purchased ties. In April 2012, the Metro include the Cooper Mountain by Hillsboro Mayor Jerry Willey, Truax, who’s been part of an in- agreed passage of the levy with the proceeds of two bond Council directed the govern- Nature Park in Washington who says he and the other may- formal monthly gathering of would reduce some local bud- measures approved by Metro ment’s chief operating offi cer to County, Beggar’s Tick Wildlife ors were concerned that pas- mayors initiated by Tualatin gets, but seemed to think the voters in May 1995 and Novem- establish a Natural Areas Fund- Refuge in Multnomah County sage of the proposed Metro nat- Mayor Lou Ogden last year. reductions were minor com- ber 2006. The remaining acres ing Advisory Panel to consider a and Mount Talbert Nature Park ural areas levy could reduce “Metro is not paying a whole lot pared to its potential benefi ts. were acquired through volun- new funding source for that pur- in Clackamas County. their budgets because of “com- of attention to what the mayors According to a draft resolu- tary transfers from local govern- pose. In August, the panel recom- pression,” a side effect of Ore- in the cities they represent have tion, the levy funds would main- ments. mended a fi ve-year levy. Nancy Townsley of the Forest gon’s complicated property tax to say.” tain and enhance about 16,000 The 1995 and 2006 bond mea- Metro has conducted exten- Grove News-Times contributed to limitation plan that reduces col- Adams’ offi ce says he has no acres of open space and natural sures did not specify that any of sive polling that indicates such a this story. FAITH See Housing: Your Neighborhood Marketplace Economists see DIRECTORY online

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■ From page 1 steep decline eventually leads than in the recent past. to “normalization and stabiliza- “We are so happy to not be 327584.112212 tion” in prices. where we were,” Perry said. giant peak of the housing boom, One area that is still proving “We’re moving forward and I which he attributed largely to to be troublesome nationally is think, together with that posi- overbuilding, and the stark foreclosures. Though there tive outlook and watching the dropoff that followed. have been some numbers, we are in  !" !$"  #  “If this is our sin, this has improvements, for a really cool been our punishment,” Denk Denk told the au- “We’re moving ride.” Fresh new said, pointing fi rst to the peak dience that fore- forward and In his presenta- and then to the dropoff on the closures still “re- tion, Potiowsky not-

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If nobody knows what’s going on, nobody can do anything about it. That’s whyh we keepe sayying your loco al andd state govverrnment should keep publb ishih ng their public notices in the newsspaperr. Now yoyou cac n stay informed AND keep those pubblicc notices in the newsw paper. Juust go to publicnoticeadss.como /or, sign up foro thhe free SmartSearch seervici e, and get all of this paper’r s public notices dele ivverred to you via eme aia l.l 399561.080712 277079.103012 publicnoticeads.com/or The Portland Tribune Thursday, December 6, 2012 NEWS A7 Sick pay: Grocers try to avoid Seattle rules ■ commanding 34 to 26 advantage where we as a city ought to city but don’t stop along the From page 1 over Republicans in the House lead, rather than wait for high- way. He also doesn’t think em- after being tied 30-30 the past er authorities like the state gov- ployers that bargain labor con- form,” Gilliam says of a paid two years, “We still have the ernment or federal government tracts with unions should be sick leave mandate. “I think same Senate,” she says. to get there fi rst,” he said at a affected by an ordinance. There there’s a workable situation Democrats control the Sen- mayoral candidate’s debate could be unintended conse- here to have a basic minimum” ate by a slim 16 to 14 margin hosted by Paluso’s group. quences, Gilliams says, with paid sick leave benefit state- over Republicans. And in Sa- Now Hales says he wants to employers forced to retract wide. lem, business lobbies, including check with legislative leaders other benefits to compensate Gilliam also the powerful res- before deciding what’s best. for the new ones. says he’s going to taurant and gro- “I think the question is how But Fritz says the paid sick try to come up “I think it’s cery trade groups, do we make sure we get this leave granted in union con- with a proposal have much more done,” he says, “and get the tracts for area Fred Meyer and that his industry coming in some political clout than state to take up this question.” Safeway stores, where workers can support. form.” they do at Portland There’s also certain to be a don’t get any sick leave until But a coalition City Hall. major debate on terms of any their third day off work, is ill- — Joe Gilliam, of labor organi- Gilliam agrees ordinance the city might adopt. advised. zations and Northwest Grocery that it’s harder to Saltzman says he thinks small “What they have bargained groups repre- Association get measures businesses, somewhere in the doesn’t make sense,” says Fritz, senting women’s passed in the Legis- neighborhood of fi ve to 10 em- a former nurse. and minority issues that has lature, but fi gures the legisla- TRIBUNE PHOTO: CHRISTOPHER ONSTOTT ployees, should be exempted. Gilliam says that policy was rallied around the issue all year tive process can result in a Employees at the Northeast Portland restaurant Grain and Gristle will “There’s a lot of compliance and adopted because some workers fi gure Portland offers the best more balanced proposal. be accruing sick pay as of Jan. 1, implemented by the owners. paperwork issues that people were abusing paid sick leave chance of sparking a successful Senate Majority Leader Di- haven’t thought about,” policies and taking off to go ski- movement for paid sick leave in ane Rosenbaum, D-Portland, would work for the city of Port- Rosenbaum hopes Oregon will Saltzman says. ing or hunting. Oregon. has been a leading advocate for land,” Rosenbaum says. “We join it. “I think there will be Paluso has insisted that all Saltzman also is concerned “There’s no reason for cities family leave and worker rights can look to examples around eventually a way to fi nd a com- employers get covered, no mat- the group working on the pro- to hold off and wait for the state in Oregon. She doesn’t think the country where it’s been promise that works for Ore- ter the size. They’re all covered posed ordinance doesn’t broad- to act on this,” says Andrea the city should drop its effort, working at a local level and I gon,” she says. by the state minimum wage law, ly represent employers. Fritz Paluso, executive director of though she expects the issue think that’s a great precedent she notes. concedes that it’s largely made Family Forward Oregon. also will be pursued in this for Portland.” Compliance issues The Seattle ordinance, Gil- up of advocates, and promises It could take awhile to get the year’s legislative session. Only one state, Connecticut, Mayor-elect Charlie Hales en- liams says, is more than 200 to seek more input from busi- issue adopted at the Legisla- “I’m very supportive of Port- has followed the lead of pro- dorsed paid sick leave as a city pages long, and requires com- ness once her proposal is re- ture, Paluso says. Even though land’s efforts and (Fritz’s) ef- gressive-led cities in passing a priority on the campaign trail. pliance even by trucking com- leased. Democrats are set to have a forts to find a version that statewide paid leave proposal. “This is one of those cases panies that pass through the VETERANS thoughts on the impact of school to have when people differ on fi nd a balance,” says Maureen STOP PAYING RENT! Schools: size. basic ideas about schools: “How Wheeler, spokeswoman for the “In my judgment school size small is too small, how large is Beaverton district. “We can do 0 Down/0 Closing is much less a determinant val- too large? 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NMLS Personal 263844 • Bankruptcies OK 342192.110812 issue for small lens and missing the real cluster schools include a mix of Brian Horn, principal at Bea- Chapter 7 - 2 years after discharge NMLS Business 233782 opportunity to address the larg- closures, consolidations, grade verton’s Cedar Mill Elementary, Chapter 13 - Today ML-1018 er shifts needed in our public reconfigurations says staffing his www.oswegomortgage.com districts education system to recognize, and boundary school of 265 stu- accept, and respond to the chal- changes. The “Money follows dents has been a lenges of declining revenues schools range challenge, but his ■ From page 1 and student enrollment.” from tiny (Ockley students. So, parents, volun- Large schools can offer a wide Green’s 245 stu- more students teers, teachers and rum” forum had major gripes range of programs, Crew noted, dents) to large staff have found about the process. Since the fi rst but “the value and emphasis (Beach’s 646 stu- in a school ways to make it suc- few public meetings in July, he should be placed on the way dents). equals more cessful. The school said, “people have been beg- schools are organized and with To make things blends second- and ging” to see the options, and effective teachers who have con- more confusing, money, which third-grade class- now “there’s hardly any time to tent knowledge,” he wrote. “We the recently equals more rooms, and fourth- react.” need to deliver instruction in closed Tubman and fifth-grade “The six options are not even exciting, compelling and diverse campus is back in teachers, which classrooms, flip- very well defi ned,” adds Dear- ways.” the mix (possibly equals more ping curriculum born, who is the PTA president. as a middle and grouping kids “Why we needed fi ve months to Confusing changes school) and the offerings, within classrooms come up with these options is PPS spokesman Matt Shelby recently closed especially at to make it work. beyond me.” explains the district’s rational- Humboldt build- A few years ago, Another parent who attended ization like this: “Money follows ing is out of the middle grades.” Horn says, there left this comment among the 13 students. So, more students in a mix (under con- — Matt Shelby, was a plan to close pages of bullet-point feedback: school equals more money, sideration for Portland Public Schools Cedar Mill and the “I want you to know I have four which equals more teachers, lease as an early- two other small children in PPS and wholeheart- which equals more offerings, es- learning site). schools in the district, but after a edly stand up for every educa- pecially at middle grades.” PPS held two more public cost-savings analysis, the plan tion initiative or ballot measure If schools are too small, he meetings this week. For the de- saved just a couple hundred that comes my way. BUT, if you says, they don’t get enough tails on the options: pps.k12. thousand dollars and wasn’t are seriously considering chang- teachers to offer a strong pro- or.us/fi les/enrollment-transfer/ worth it. ing some K-8 back to K-5 (only 5 gram. Jeff_PK8_Cluster_EB_Scenari- Horn thinks it was a wise de- years later); I have lost faith in That was the same reasoning os.pdf. cision, because it’s nearly impos- administration. What an abso- used two years ago during the sible to reopen a school once it’s lute WASTE of time and money, district’s redesign of the high A long process been closed. Enrollment projec- when all we hear is that there is schools, which closed the Mar- Surrounding school districts tions show the neighborhood NO MONEY to waste.” shall Campus and reinvented Jef- have broad ranges of grade around the school is growing. Still another parent had this ferson as a districtwide magnet. schools. Boundary changes happen as question: “We understand that Dearborn, the Beach parent, Hillsboro K-6 schools range needed every few years in the there are problems with our says he doesn’t see why the from 300 to 600 students, and district, but they’re always diffi - cluster, but shouldn’t we be fo- term “Jefferson cluster” still ex- new school buildings are built to cult, Horn says. cusing on the schools where the ists, when Jefferson is no longer a target capacity of 600. “There’s emotions attached to problems are occurring?” a comprehensive school like Beaverton schools range from your neighborhood school; peo- In other words, why does Madison or Grant. Beach should 300 to 800; new schools are built ple can be very passionate,” he school size matter so much to be part of the Roosevelt cluster, for 750, the number set by their says. “It’s just something you PPS? he says. long-range facilities plan. don’t do at the drop of a hat. 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COURTESY OF BLAINE TRUITT COVERT/OBT “The Nutcracker” hits the stage Dec. 8 to 23 at Keller Auditorium, in Christopher Stowell’s fi nal show as artistic director. Stowell has been a big proponent of all of George Balanchine’s work. (Above) Kelsie Nobriga during the 2011 production. ONE LAST DANCE ■ ‘Nutcracker’ dancers put their hearts into Christopher Stowell’s fi nal production

he Nutcracker” has been part none of us foresaw (the resignation). “ of Christopher Stowell’s ca- STORY BY We’re doing our best to make sense of the reer for 35 years. JASON VONDERSMITH situation. It’s chaotic. I’m glad we get to T It never gets boring, espe- share the grieving period with each oth- cially for Stowell in the past nine years as er.” artistic director of the Oregon Ballet The- Says Alison Roper, an OBT veteran: atre, which annually shows the innocence straints — and his desire to explore other “Some people are emotional right now. and human charm of George Balanchine’s opportunities. People will become more so, everything version of the holiday hit. To say “The Nutcracker” shows will be will become more poignant as time gets “It’s a ballet that allows me to give sentimental would be an understatement, closer to our fi nal show.” young dancers opportunities,” Stowell given the respected Stowell leaving many Stowell doesn’t know what his future says. “Every year you get to see people re- of the dancers that he has helped groom. holds. He might want to pursue another ally grow, get stronger. It never gets bor- “Oh man, yes, it’s going to be really sen- artistic director position, or work free- ing to see dancers grow and achieve more timental,” says Lucas Threefoot, 24, who lance. every year.” moved from OBT student into being a pro- He has offered to serve as a consultant It’s fi tting, then, that “The Nutcracker,” fessional under Stowell’s watch. “We’re for OBT, while the company conducts an Dec. 8 to 23 at Keller Auditorium, will be trying to come up with a special some- international search for his successor. the 46-year-old Stowell’s fi nal show with thing for the last show, not sure what, yet, Stowell took over for James Canfi eld in COURTESY OF JONI KABANA/OBT OBT. He has announced his resignation, but we want to do something to celebrate 2003, and he has put his mark on OBT, Christopher Stowell, 46, doesn’t know what his future holds effective Dec. 31, citing differences with Christopher and this company. says Roper, who has performed on “The after leaving Oregon Ballet Theatre. He’ll take a few months to the OBT board of directors on the direc- “I’d say, as a company, we’re in collec- ponder things. tion of the company — i.e. budget con- tive shock. It was totally unexpected, See BALLET / Page 3 THE SHORT LIST

actors display. Comedians Jeffrey Jason ed boats — 55 to 60 of them — STAGE 7:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 7, 11 a.m., Gilpin and Alan King star; it’s di- cruising up the Columbia and Wil- 1 p.m., 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 8, 1 rected by Philip Cuomo. lamette rivers. p.m., 3 p.m., Sunday, Dec. 9, Win- 7:30 p.m. Dec. 13-16, Dec. 18-23, 2 Nightly, Dec. 7-Dec. 21, Port- Do Jump! ningstad Theatre, 1111 S.W. Broad- p.m. Dec. 16, 22 and 23, Winnings- land-area waterfront, christmas- The group’s “Seeds of Hope” is way, pcpa.com, $21 adults, $17 tad Theatre, 1111 S.W. Broadway, ships.org (see for complete info) an original production featuring children pcpa.com, $20-$42.50 the voices of the next generation of “pARTy in the name of Art” artists, with song, aerial dance and “White Christmas” The Regional Arts & Culture acrobatics. Lakewood Theatre Company MUSIC Council’s event benefi ts arts orga- 7 p.m. Fridays-Saturdays, 1 and puts on Irving Berlin’s holiday nizations and education programs, 4:30 p.m. Sundays, Dec. 7-23, Echo classic, featuring the song and and it’ll also pay tribute to outgo- Theatre, 1515 S.E. 37th Ave., dance talents of Thomas Lindsley, Sugar Ray ing Portland Mayor Sam Adams dojump.org, $22 adults, $18 se- Tommy Stefanek, Leah Yorkston The millennium alternative rock COURTESY OF DALE BEYER/ORT for his passion and commitment to niors, $15 youth (12 and younger) and Lindsay Michelet. The score group will be performing all the The 22 wacky citizens of Tuna, arts, education, equity and sus- for the post-World War II dance- sing-along hits — “Fly,” “Every celebrate the holiday season in tainability. Entertainers include “Scrooge’s Last Christmas” act show features a whopping 17 Morning,” “Somewhere,” “When Oregon Repertory Theatre’s “A Tuna Storm Large, BodyVox, The Circus It’s the Post5 Theatre’s holiday Irving Berlin hits. It’s Over” — at Spirit Mountain Ca- Christmas,” Dec. 13-23 at Project, Scott Poole, Julianne extravaganza, as old Commedia 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 12 sino. Winningstad Theatre. Johnson and PHAME Academy. Dell’arte meets modern-day Port- through Dec. 22, 2 p.m. Dec. 15, 16, 8 p.m. Friday, Dec. 7, Spirit 6:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 7, YU Con- land in the terminally funny visita- 22 and 23, Lakewood Center for the Mountain Casino, Grande Ronde, temporary, 800 S.E. 10th Ave., tion of Dickens’ classic — Scrooge Arts, 368 S. State St., Lake Oswego, spiritmountain.com, $15-$35 strangertickets.com, $25 dance is confronted with the end of the 503-635-3901, $35 adults, $32 se- party, $175 patron tickets “The Most Wonderful Season” MISC. world. niors 10 p.m. Fridays-Saturdays The 140-voice Portland Gay Storybook Lane (adults only), 5 p.m. (family-friend- “A Tuna Christmas” Men’s Chorus gift-wraps a con- First Thursday The “Christmas in Dairyville”- ly), Dec. 7-22, The Bar(d)/Milepost Oregon Repertory Theatre will cert with traditional and not-so- Despite the colder and wetter themed street at Alpenrose Dairy 5 Community for Creatives, 850 again stage its popular show, a se- traditional Christmas songs, in- weather, Portland’s First Thurs- is fi lled with 300-plus trees, live N.E. Oregon St., post5theatre.com, quel to the hit comedy “Greater cluding Ralph Vaughan Williams’ day — galleries opening their animals, old holiday movie suggested $7 donation Tuna.” The 22 citizens of Tuna, “Wassail” staged as never before doors to showcase artists of all screenings at the Opera house, Texas celebrate the 24 hours be- and Eric Whitacre’s “Lux Ar- kinds — continues Thursday, Dec. carolers and choirs and dance “The Velveteen Rabbit” fore Christmas and all comic hell umque.” 6. For information on many of the performances. Margery Williams’ timeless sto- breaks loose as the delightfully ec- 8 p.m. Friday-Saturday, Dec. 14- participating galleries, go to fi rst- 3 p.m.-6 p.m. Fridays, 11 a.m.-6 ry of acceptance and love features centric characters attempt to cope 15, 3 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 16, New- thursdayportland.com. p.m. Saturdays-Sundays, Dec. 7-9, the Tears of Joy Theatre’s magical with seasonal traumas, such as a mark Theatre, 1111 S.W. Broad- Dec. 14-16, Dec. 21-23, Alpenrose puppetry and Hillsboro’s Bag & disastrous production of “A Christ- way, tickets.pdxgmc.org, starting Christmas Ship Parade Dairy, 6149 S.W. Shattuck Rd., al- Baggage Productions’ professional mas Carol” and a sabotaged yard at $17 It’s the 58th year of the decorat- penrose.com, free B2 LIFE Portland!Life The Portland Tribune Thursday, December 6, 2012 Brothers hope new aquarium lures families

research showed that the Port- boo sharks, bat and sting and havior. The rays and some other Milwaukie venture land area was the largest re- blue dot rays, moray and gar- Brothers Vince animals can be touched and fed. is fi rst of its kind in gion in the United States with- den eels, octopuses (including a (left) and The river otters can be “mis- out some kind of aquarium. poisonous blue ring), sea horses chievous,” and need to be kept the Portland area A risky location? Not even and pipefi sh, jellyfi sh, reef fi sh, expect a big busy. close, Covino adds, citing the lionfi sh, cuttlefi sh, starfi sh and following once For sea life, “we’re trying to By JASON VONDERSMITH easy, 20- to 30-minute access for anemones, as well as river ot- their Portland replicate their natural environ- The Tribune Portland-area folks. ters, puffi ns, a sulcata tortoise, Aquarium in ment as best we can. Give them A risky attraction? Although a Burmese albino python, frogs, Milwaukie opens. ample space, proper nutrition, Ammon and Vince Covino, it’s geared toward the 10-year- lizards and two large iguanas. The aquarium keep water clean. There are a brothers from Boise, have old audience, Covino says its Not everything has arrived. will be home to lot of inter-species mixing, and big plans for the new Port- appeal will be broad to include 2,500 species of there’s a fi ne science of what land Aquarium, believed to teenagers and adults alike. Compact exhibits you can put together and what sea life and be the fi rst of its kind in the All signs point to the Port- The Covino brothers’ fascina- you can’t.” wildlife. metropolitan area. land Aquarium being popular tion with marine life began with Covino says the Portland It’ll be 12,000 square feet of right away — a season-ticket Ammon Covino building a salt- COURTESY OF Aquarium hasn’t partnered PORTLAND AQUARIUM various sea life and mammal holder opening takes place water pond in his front yard, with a research institution, such exhibits — exotic and North- Monday, Dec. 10, followed by the and putting in about 100 species tors each month, and he ex- eas. Covino says measures as Oregon State University, or west native — and the brothers planned grand opening Satur- — eels, rays, fi sh, etc. — and pects 40,000 visitors per month have been taken to care for the the Aquarium or have the intention of opening day, Dec. 15. feeding them. The neighbor at the Portland Aquarium, es- wildlife and fi sh. Oregon Zoo for conservation an even larger, 30,000-gallon Covino says it’ll be hard to fi t kids wouldn’t leave, Vince Co- pecially after larger shark tank “It’s scaled-down (from Ore- and education programs. But shark tank and seal exhibit, all in everybody during the grand vino says, “we had to kick them and seal exhibit additions. gon Coast Aquarium), especial- the Zoo folks have provided tucked away among residential opening. Pre-sales of member- off the porch at night.” That In Portland, there’ll be 2,500 ly on land area, it’s a little bit some guidance, and official and commercial development ships — half-price at portland- formed the idea of opening an species, and 40 full-time em- more compact in exhibits,” partnerships could be made in on two acres at 16323 S.E. aquarium.net, ranging from aquarium geared for kids. ployees, including 10 marine says Mike Mahar, a zoologist the future. McLoughlin Blvd. in Milwaukie, $24.95 to $99.95 — have “exceed- Last December, after some biologists, fi ve biologists and and Portland native. “We are a For now, it’s been an effort the site of the former Black An- ed our expectations,” he says, delays and setbacks, they two zoologists. Five large, little bit more diverse,” includ- led by the brothers and others gus Restaurant and Dolphin III and the aquarium has drawn opened the Aquarium in 3,000-gallon salt water tanks ing activities for kids, such as a working hard to make the “ten- nightclub. more than 19,000 “likes” on Boise, and planned expansion. provide circulation for exhibits jungle gym in a rainforest tative” Dec. 15 opening. A risky proposition? Not at Facebook. Covino says the Idaho Aquari- and the Portland Aquarium has room. “I live here,” Covino says. all, says Vince Covino, whose There’ll be blacktip and bam- um attracts about 20,000 visi- food prep and quarantine ar- Mahar focuses on animal be- “I’m here 18 hours a day.” LiveMusic! We're blending the cool look of yesteryear By ROB CULLIVAN with present day craftsmanship! Pamplin Media Group Retro Table tops and The Portland seat covers are available Cello Project in a colorful array of plays unreleased timeless laminates and Dec. 7-9 vinyls. The aluminum Beck music in its base is dipped in Holly jolly hitmakers holiday show, genuine chrome for “Beck The extra sparkle & lustre. Marv and Rindy Ross, the husband-wife team that formed Halls,” Dec. the heart of 1980s hitmakers 13-14 at Aladdin Quarterfl ash (formerly known Theater. 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COMMUNITY CLASSIFIEDS ✵ 503-620-SELL (7355) ✵ WWW.COMMUNITY-CLASSIFIEDS.COM The Portland Tribune Thursday, December 6, 2012 SPORTS B7 PDXSports Olshey: Cap fl exibility Thursday, Dec. 6 Prep boys basketball: Madison plays at Glencoe. Prep girls basketball: Glencoe expected next summer at St. Mary’s Academy. Prep swimming: Grant vs. West Linn at Lake Oswego Pool; Lincoln ■ From page 8 vs. Sunset at Sunset Pool. need to know if they’re com- Friday, Dec. 7 mitted to learning and trying to win. Both of those questions Winterhawks: Tri-City stops by have been answered from day the Rose Garden at 7 p.m. to play MICHAEL WORKMAN one with Terry. He has been Portland. The Hawks are 3-0-0-0 Receiver Nathan Mumford comes up with a 15-yard touchdown catch terrifi c. since the Western Hockey League from quarterback Steven Mumford in the fourth quarter for Portland TRIBUNE: On Monday night in levied various penalties on the Christian at last week’s Class 2A championship game. Oakland beat Charlotte, the Blazers rallied club for player benefi t violations. Portland Christian 50-27 at Hillsboro Stadium to claim the state title. from an 18-point deficit with College women’s basketball: fi ve minutes left to win in over- Portland State (5-1) is home Blazers, back from a seven-game on 3-pointers. time. You don’t see that very against Gonzaga (7-2), 7:30 p.m.; trip, won 103-86 at Sacramento Prep boys basketball: La Salle often in this league. Portland (1-7) plays host to on Nov. 13. plays at Stayton. OLSHEY: Reminded me of the (3-3), 7 p.m. Winterhawks: Portland is at Prep girls basketball: Lake Clippers’ playoff game last year College volleyball: Sixth-ranked Seattle, 7 p.m. The Hawks have Oswego is at Cleveland, and at Memphis, where we came Oregon (27-4) plays No. 16 BYU won the last four meetings by a Madison is at Sandy. from 23 points down to start the (28-3) in the third round of the combined score of 25-7. fourth quarter to win. The NCAA tournament. The game is 2 College men’s basketball: Tuesday, Dec. 11 game at Charlotte was special. TRIBUNE PHOTO: CHRISTOPHER ONSTOTT p.m. at Omaha, Neb., and the win- Oregon State is host to Grambling There’s no quit in our team. New coach Terry Stotts (right), applauding a play by Will Barton and ner will face fi fth-ranked State, 1 p.m. (Pac-12 Networks), Prep boys basketball: Lincoln Playing on a Monday night in other Trail Blazers, has “in essence” seven rookies on the bench, says Washington (25-6) or No. 10 and Oregon welcomes Idaho State at David Douglas, Central Catholic Charlotte is a little different general manager Neil Olshey. Nebraska (25-6) at 3:30 p.m. to Matthew Knight Arena, 3 p.m. at Benson, Jefferson at Jesuit, motivating factor (than the Saturday (ESPN2), also in Omaha. (Pac-12 Networks). South Eugene at Grant, Franklin at playoffs). It speaks of coaching. TRIBUNE: What are your terms of (salary) cap room. The Ducks swept visiting Northern Prep football: Defending Gresham, Liberty at Cleveland, If you accept what your coach thoughts about the play of the We’ll have a lot of flexibility Colorado and Dayton last weekend. champion Lake Oswego (13-0) Milwaukie at Madison, Wilson at wants you to do and you com- bench? next summer. If we can gener- Prep boys basketball: Games meets Sheldon (13-0) for the Parkrose, Scappoose at Roosevelt, pete for him, things happen. OLSHEY: The fact the bench ate a deal that moves the needle include North Salem at Central Class 6A championship for the Central at La Salle. Clearly, that’s what we have. has played is a step in the right long-term now, we’ll do it. Catholic, Lake Oswego at Lincoln, second year in a row. The game Prep girls basketball: South TRIBUNE: What are your direction. We have fi ve rookies Short-term thinking doesn’t David Douglas at Westview, Jesuit kicks off at 1 p.m. at Jeld-Wen Eugene at Grant, Dallas at Lincoln, thoughts about the play of Da- and two other guys who have help anybody in this league, at Milwaukie, Wilson at Canby, Field (CSN). LO is averaging 37.8 Hillsboro at Wilson, Lakeridge at mian Lillard? never had an op- though. We want Putnam at Cleveland, Hudson’s points per game and allowing Jefferson, Franklin at Gresham, OLSHEY: Damian is doing portunity to play, to sustain a five- Bay at Benson, North Marion at 10.4. Sheldon has averaged 45.0 Benson at Reynolds, David what we drafted him to do — to so we have in es- “We want to to-seven-year run. Roosevelt, Franklin vs. Lakeridge points and given up 12.9. Douglas at McKay, Roosevelt at be our point guard in the pres- sence seven rook- If a deal comes up (at Sandy tournament), and a Prep boys basketball: Grant Scappoose, Parkrose at Evergreen, ent and the future. He has been ies. What Terry is win, to compete that makes sense, doubleheader in the Eddie Barnett plays De La Salle at 6 p.m., and La Salle at Central. terrifi c considering the level of doing is not just every night. But we’ll jump on it im- Tournament at Grant, with Jefferson meets Southridge at 8 expectations. Being put in the throwing guys it’s going to be a mediately and ac- Southridge vs. Jefferson and De La p.m., in the Eddie Barnett tourna- Wednesday, Dec. 12 position to start from day one is cosmetic min- celerate this thing. Salle North Catholic vs. Grant. ment at Grant. Franklin has a game a lot for anybody to take on. Da- utes. He is pick- process.” But we’re not go- Prep girls basketball: Lincoln TBD in the Sandy tournament. College men’s basketball: mian has taken ownership for ing guys on differ- — Neil Olshey, ing to remove our at Tigard, Grant at Barlow, Prep girls basketball: St. Oregon State makes its fi rst winning and losing just like he ent nights to play Trail Blazers GM fl exibility. Milwaukie at Jesuit, Benson at Mary’s concludes play in its tour- appearance at Stott Center for a did at Weber State. Having that significant min- TRIBUNE: What David Douglas, Sprague at nament. 7:30 p.m. game (CSN) against kind of accountability makes utes while being are reasonable Jefferson, West Linn at Wilson, Portland State. The Beavers are him the player he is. on the court with rotation play- goals for the rest of the season? Reynolds at Madison, Hillsboro at Sunday, Dec. 9 12-0 all-time over the Vikings, TRIBUNE: How do you feel ers. The only way for those How much is it about wins and Franklin, Cleveland at Hood River including a 101-68 win in Corvallis about the development of Mey- players to develop is by playing losses? Valley, Parkrose at The Dalles- Winterhawks: Portland con- last year. The teams have met only ers Leonard? meaningful minutes with the OLSHEY: It’s about wins and Wahtonka, Roosevelt at North cludes a three-game weekend three times in Portland (at the Rose OLSHEY: We all knew we game still in doubt. Terry selec- losses and also about develop- Marion, South Medford at St. with a 5 p.m. match at Tri-City. The Garden in the 2001-02 season drafted a 20-year-old (college) tively has done a really good ment. You’re trying to accom- Mary’s Academy in the Blues’ four- Hawks lead the series 2-0, with and at Memorial Coliseum in sophomore who didn’t play his job of that. Guys have delivered plish both. We want to win, to team, two-day tournament. wins of 4-2 and 6-0. 1967-77 and 1980-81). PSU freshman year. Bigs take longer on certain nights; on other compete every night. But it’s Prep swimming: The PIL Intro College women’s basketball: (1-4) won’t have played since Dec. (to develop), but Meyers is actu- nights, they have played like going to be a process. This is meet, featuring teams from Oregon plays Nevada, 2 p.m., at 1, when it lost 66-56 at Loyola ally ahead of the curve. He rookies. not a team that has had in- Wilson, Cleveland, Madison and Matt Knight; OSU takes on Saint Marymount. started training camp as the TRIBUNE: Have you had any credible success to this point, Franklin, starts at 6 p.m. at Martin’s, 2 p.m., at Gill Coliseum. ■ Lewis & Clark visits Warner fi fth big on the depth chart and second thoughts about adding and we’re just trying to tweak Dishman Pool. Pacifi c (ranked 13th in NAIA has moved up to third. Terry is veterans who can help as re- the roster. We’re re-defi ning Prep wrestling: Cleveland and Monday, Dec. 10 Division I), 7 p.m. Stephen Harris, playing him a lot of meaningful serves this season? roles. The goals are to get ev- David Douglas are among the a 6-5 senior forward from Hillsboro minutes. He is contributing. OLSHEY: We have three veter- erybody comfortable with teams at the two-day Coast Blazers: Former Jefferson High High, leads the 8-3 Knights in And he is still learning the ans coming off the bench (Jared those roles so when we do Classic at North Bend. standout Terrence Ross and the points (17.5), rebounds (11.1) league. That’s the biggest ad- Jeffries, Ronnie Price and Sa- make a transition (to a playoff Toronto Raptors visit the Rose and assists (3.5). WPC is coming justment for all the rookies — sha Pavlovic). They have all team), they’ll be in the best po- Saturday, Dec. 8 Garden, 7 p.m. (CSN). Through off a 61-59 road loss to second- learning what you can and can’t played their roles from a lead- sition to complement the core Tuesday, Ross was averaging 6.1 ranked Eastern Oregon. do in this league, understand- ership standpoint in trying to of this roster. Blazers: Sacramento gives points in 15.6 minutes per game. Prep girls basketball: Jesuit at ing the things you got away stabilize a very young roster. Portland a winnable game at the The 6-6 rookie guard was shoot- St. Mary’s Academy, Forest Grove with in college don’t necessari- We have 15 contracts. We have [email protected] Rose Garden, 7 p.m. (KGW). The ing .423 from the fi eld and .302 at Grant. ly work here. limited fl exibility this year in Twitter: @kerryeggers

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SCORESHEET ON SPORTS Can Coury’s Blazers illness get to on back .500? burner oing out with a bang: The Trail Blazers he story for Saturday’s play eight of their re- 1 p.m. Class 6A football Gmaining games in state championship 2012 at home. It’s a chance for Tshowdown between Portland to reach 2013 at .500 or Lake Oswego and Sheldon at better after 29 games. Jeld-Wen Field is the rematch of The key is taking care of last year’s fi nalists. business against the lesser The Lakers pounded the luck- teams in that stretch (three less Irish 47-14 in that one, and games with Sacramento and the losers surely haven’t forgot- one each against Toronto, ten. Phoenix and New Orleans). But in the subplot somewhere The Winterhawks also have Meyers Leonard, a fi rst- is the health of Steve Coury, 10 games left in 2012, fi ve at year center, dunks in a whose portfolio in a sterling home. All the games are game last month for the 20-year run as Lake Oswego’s against U.S. Division rivals, in- Trail Blazers. Leonard head coach is unparalleled in cluding three with Seattle, the has moved up the ranks this era. club that reportedly instigated of the Portland big men, For nearly four years, Coury, the Western Hockey League’s according to GM Neil 55, has been dealing with the ef- investigation of the Hawks Olshey. fects of Be- — and ultimate heavy penalties TRIBUNE PHOTO: hcet’s disease, to the franchise — by pointing CHRISTOPHER ONSTOTT a rare immune- out something in the contract system condi- of Seth Swenson, who was tion that at- traded to the Thunderbirds in tacks mucous January 2012. membrane and ■ Cautiously optimistic talks often leaves the continue on a new contract that mouth and would keep the Safeway Classic Olshey stays the course nose area full as part of the LPGA circuit. On of sores and the COURY Wednesday, Tournament Golf body fatigued. Foundation and the Safeway “It’s not something that will Foundation donated $1 million ■ kill me,” Coury said Monday be- in proceeds from the 2012 tour- Blazer GM likes how Stotts fi nds ‘meaningful fore the Lakers’ practice ses- nament at Pumpkin Ridge to lo- sion, “but it’s something I’ve cal children’s charities. The been battling. And there never 2013 LPGA schedule should be minutes’ for young players during rebuilding year are any easy answers to fi x it.” fi rmed up later this month. For three years, Coury would ■ Central Catholic junior have an episode about every Kyle Thompson turned in an It has been six months since Neil Ol- game, we’ve been in every single game nine months lasting for more impressive 17th-place fi nish in shey was hired away from the Los An- STORY BY in the fourth quarter. We’re not that far than a week. A year ago, it be- the 202-man Nike Cross Nation- geles Clippers to become general man- KERRY EGGERS away. We need to improve our depth. gan happening more often. als cross-country champion- ager of the Trail Blazers. When an opportunity comes to gener- Three times, he was hospital- ships last week at Portland Since that time, Olshey has hired a ate a deal that will move the needle for ized due to the effects and put Meadows. Eleven of the run- coach (Terry Stotts), taken two players us, we’ll take advantage of it. on IVs. ners ahead of him were seniors. in the fi rst 11 picks of the NBA draft game at Indiana — the fi nale of a sev- TRIBUNE: How is Stotts doing? Seven More online ■ OLSHEY: Former PSU basketball (point guard Damian Lillard and cen- en-game road trip — Olshey was in Any coach who gets guys to months ago, Read other star Chehales Tapscott, a 6-5 ter Meyers Leonard), New York for the Jimmy V Men’s Bas- play as hard and have them as open to Coury sought Kerry Eggers forward, has totaled 52 points re-signed restricted ketball Classic. The Blazers’ fi rst-year learning as our guys have been with out a rheuma- columns during and 21 rebounds in two games free agent Nicolas Ba- GM offered a five-week review in a him is a great success. Terry is getting tologist after the week at portland with AS Soleuvre in Luxem- tum and worked to po- question-and-answer session with the production out of guys at a level much a third attack tribune.com bourg’s Diekirch League. sition Portland as a Portland Tribune. higher than they’ve shown in the past. in less than a player in the free- TRIBUNE: How do you feel about the Guys compete for him. After losing year. Happy birthday agent market next Blazers’ performance? four in a row, to watch them bounce “It was really bad,” he said. “I Dec. 7, 1946 — Mike Clopton summer. OLSHEY: Very good. Terry has done a back and win in double overtime at couldn’t swallow my own spit. It (age 66) As the Blazers were great job of mixing in the veterans and Cleveland — that’s all you can ask. You beats you up.” Dec. 10, 1950 — Lloyd Neal taking an 8-10 record the young guys. We’re competing every Coury was placed on a series (age 62) OLSHEY into Wednesday’s night. With the exception of the Boston See OLSHEY / Page 7 of daily steroid treatments that Dec. 11, 1955 — Stu Jackson have seemed to help. On Mon- (age 57) day, as I interviewed him in the Dec. 9, 1957 — Michael school athletes’ lounge, he Harper (age 55) looked great — or, I kidded him, Dec. 11, 1967 — Katy Steding as good as an ugly pug could ex- (age 45) pect to look. Dec. 12, 1986 — T.J. Ward “So far, so good,” he said. Ste- (age 26) Ducks try to solve puzzle roid treatments “have kept it at bay. Haven’t had an episode in Oregon sports history six months. (Doctors) are hop- Dec. 12, 1987 — Portland ing this is it. I’m on the clock — State plays for the NCAA Divi- watching, hoping.” sion II football championship, of Wildcats’ dual-threat QB This malady is hitting Coury losing 31-10 to Troy State at right when he is on top of the Florence, Ala. The Vikings fi n- even-keeled leader with a ter- prep football world in our state. ish with a school-record 11 Fiesta Bowl battle rific arm and set of wheels. Lake Oswego goes into Satur- wins, along with two losses and Much of Oregon’s success can day’s game with a 27-0 mark one tie. expected to test UO be credited to him. during the past two seasons. Dec. 10, 1988 — PSU returns defense, coaching But much of the focus in the Since taking over the program to the D-II title game at Flor- Fiesta Bowl, 5:30 p.m. PT in 1992, Coury has amassed a re- ence, Ala, and falls to North Da- Thursday, Jan. 3, at Glendale, cord of 190-56, including 40-16 in kota State 35-21. The Vikings By JASON VONDERSMITH Ariz., will be on the 6-5, the postseason. The Lakers are match their school mark for The Tribune 225-pound Klein, a Heisman working on a 48-game league wins, going 11-3-1 under coach Trophy fi nalist — the awards win streak. Pokey Allen. Team leaders the To hear coach Bill Snyder ceremony is Saturday — and Though his teams have past two years include quarter- describe him, Kansas State how the dual-threat quarter- reached at least the state quar- back Chris Crawford and run- pretty much has the ideal back will fare against the ath- terfi nals a remarkable 12 ning back Curtis Delgardo. student-athlete/person play- letic and fast Ducks. straight years, last year was Both years, the Viks beat Mon- ing quarterback in senior The Loveland, Colo., native, Coury’s fi rst state title. It was an tana, Cal Poly and Southern Collin Klein. has faced his share of speed emotional time for the Coury , among others. “It’s very hard — no, it’s im- and talent in the Big 12 Confer- family, which includes son Ste- Dec. 7, 1992 — Portland possible to fi nd anything nega- ence and fared well. He’s vie, a senior receiver on the title State’s volleyball team, coached tive about Collin,” Snyder says. thrown for 2,490 yards and 15 team who will walk on at Ore- by Jeff Mozzochi, defeats “He’s a very talented person TDs on 66 percent passing, but gon State in January. Another Northern Michigan 13-15, 15-12, in so many ways. Very caring creates havoc with his running son, J.T., was a member of the 13-15, 15-8, 15-10 to capture its person. Tremendous team- ability (890 yards, 22 TDs). He Laker coaching staff, and father fourth NCAA Division II na- mate. He’s been an excellent accounted for 40 TDs last sea- Dick — a long-time coach in the tional championship in nine leader for us. Collin’s a very son (27 on the ground, with pro ranks — was a volunteer as- years. A crowd of more than humble young man. There’s 1,141 yards rushing). One guy sistant. 1,500 in the PSU gym watch the been a lot thrust on his plate, producing 77 touchdowns in “I’m not sure anything ever fi nale, as the Vikings end the and he’s handled it with a great two seasons ... tops the fi rst of anything,” Steve season 36-1 and with 28 consec- deal of poise. He’s the fi rst one “Very tough to bring down,” Coury said. “In my situation, utive wins. to distribute the accolades that Oregon coach Chip Kelly says. (last year’s championship game) come his way. His teammates “He has great patience as a was more about my son coach- Tweet of the week feel very strongly about him. running quarterback; a lot of ing with me, my son playing, my Huge win for us tonight. He’s strong about his (reli- quarterbacks just take off and dad being there, my wife, mom Couldn’t thank the fans enough gious) faith. He’s good in the run. He has a great feel for the and daughter in the stands. ... for that incredible standing o’ community. Excellent student. game. I’m impressed with him that was so cool. Once in a life- for Mike Johnston. #Adversi- He’s married.” throwing the ball. He’s one of time you do something for the tyHawks #wedontstop Then again, many of the those guys you can see his fi rst time. Nic Petan “@petan19 COURTESY OF KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY same things can be said about team rallies around.” “They’ll all be back for Satur- Quarterback Collin Klein has been a dual threat for Kansas State, UO’s standout redshirt fresh- Most important, adds Kelly: day’s game, but it won’t be the [email protected] which makes him the key for the Wildcats’ offense as they prepare for man QB Marcus Mariota. He’s Twitter: @sbrandonsports their Jan. 3 Fiesta Bowl match with Oregon at Glendale, Ariz. a prince of a guy, a laid-back, See UO / Page 6 See EGGERS / Page 6