Follow the lights Dancing days Hillsboro gets festive for the season Century High School dancers — See Page A2 make the right moves — See Page A3 FRIDAY, DECEMBER 6, 2013 • THE HILLSBORO LEADER IN NEWS • WWW.HILLSBOROTRIBUNE.COM • VOL. 02, NO. 43 • FREE Thanksgiving thief strikes shops Early Friday morning, two cash was taken from the wire- Black Friday downtown businesses in Hills- less store. boro were burglarized. Three more businesses in “If this had happened a burglaries target “One was at the 2nd Hand Forest Grove suffered the same few months ago, they Hillsboro, Forest Wireless store located at 379 E. fate. All fi ve break-ins appeared would have found a guy Main St. and the other at 345 E. to be the work of the same thief. Grove businesses Main St. at Hillsboro Hobby “The suspect is described as with one leg or a dead Shop,” said Lt. Mike Rouches, a male, white, unknown age; guy here.” By DOUG BURKHARDT spokesman for the Hillsboro Po- wearing a black hoodie and a — Brooks Doherty, 2nd Hand Wireless The Hillsboro Tribune lice Department. “In both cases, black ski mask,” Rouches said. HILLSBORO TRIBUNE PHOTO: DOUG BURKHARDT the suspect smashed the front “So far, we have no leads on the Greg Carlson, owner of Hillsboro Hobby Shop, stands next to his It was indeed a “Black Fri- door glass, went in and looked investigation, but the detective his alarm company called him boarded-up door after a thief smashed his way in early Friday morning day” for several businesses for cash.” unit is working the cases.” at 4:50 a.m. and took $60 from the store’s cash register. Police are searching for in Hillsboro and Forest Grove Rouches said $60 was taken Greg Carlson, the owner of the culprit, who was recorded on a surveillance video. over the weekend. from the hobby shop, but no the Hillsboro Hobby Shop, said See THIEF / Page A3 Shelters open as deep freeze arrives Hillsboro, Forest Grove programs give homeless respite from cold By NANCY TOWNSLEY The Hillsboro Tribune A forecast that calls for freezing temperatures has a pair of severe weather shelters in western Wash- ington County opening their doors to people without homes of their own this week. Starting Monday night, when temper- atures began to fall into the 20s and 30s, shelters at the Sonrise Church in Hillsboro For more and the United Church information of Christ in Forest Grove were staffed and Sonrise Church’s phone number open for business. is 503-640- Hillsboro’s Sonrise, 2449, and its located at 6701 N.E. website is ison- Campus Way, wel- rise.com. The comes men, women Hillsboro cam- COURTESY PHOTO pus is located Hal Ballard (left) and his son, Bilbo, take a break from cycling while in Mountain Home, Idaho, to snap a photo from their cross-country bike tour. and children to its Shelter at Orenco Sta- at 6701 N.E. tion (S.O.S.) for 90 days Campus Way. each winter. Unlike the Forest Grove UCC, which only disallows people who are obviously inebriated or under the infl u- AWAY ence of drugs, Sonrise screens its PEDALING POLIO guests before admitting them. Pastor James Gleason said the church ■ Hillsboro men take fi ght against disease on the road with biking fundraiser works with Washington County and the Hillsboro Police Department to conduct By DOUG BURKHARDT 66, remembers that time well. cal, and the muscles that control urination and background checks on anyone wishing The Hillsboro Tribune “I had an aunt who had polio and friends who breathing can also be affected. to use the overnight shelter, which had polio,” said Ballard, who grew up in Buffalo, But a dedicated inoculation campaign has vir- opens at 5:30 p.m. with a hot meal. al Ballard and his son, Bilbo, traveled N.Y. “It was very real to us. It was very real in our tually done away with polio as a health threat in “For safety’s sake we use an intake nearly 3,000 miles to help combat a lives.” most of the world. system,” said Gleason, who added that problem halfway around the world. Those who saw its impacts never forgot, be- “Polio has been eradicated in the United S.O.S. is “not a drop-in” program and H The problem is one seldom heard cause it was a debilitating disease. In children States,” said Ballard, who lives in Hillsboro. “The that it serves men, women and couples about these days in the United States: Polio. It’s a under age 5, paralysis of one leg is a common countries where it is endemic are Pakistan, Af- without children during the coldest disease that was a serious health issue for Amer- symptom with those who contract the polio virus. icans several decades ago, and Hal Ballard, who is In adults, paralysis of both arms and legs is typi- See POLIO / Page A8 See SHELTER / Page A8 Merkley bills geared to boost employment tentious debates in the region At both appearances, Merk- down on unfair trade practices Jobs weighed against — the benefi t of manufacturing “We can and must bring back jobs to our shores by ley stressed that manufactur- while rewarding companies jobs versus the environmental ing jobs pay more than average that play by the rules and treat environmental impacts of the manufacturing cracking down on unfair trade practices while jobs. their workers well.” companies. rewarding companies that play by the rules and treat “For far too long, Oregon’s Some people might argue impacts Merkley has introduced factories and mills like Blue with that reasoning, however. By JIM REDDEN three bills he is calling the their workers well.” Heron and their workers have Neighbors and environmental The Hillsboro Tribune “Manufacturing Jobs for Amer- — U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley been hurt by foreign competi- activists are currently com- ica” package. The Senate Dem- tion that lowers their prices by plaining about emissions from Oregon U.S. Sen. Jeff Merk- ocrat touted them at two local cutting corners,” Merkley said. several manufacturing plants ley has thrust himself into the press conferences over the past Indow Windows in north Port- closed Blue Heron paper mill in “We can and must bring back See MERKLEY / Page A9 middle of one of the most con- few weeks. One was Nov. 15 at land. 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OWNER & NEIGHBOR Portland State Vikings vs Portland Pilots Special halftime MENS BASKETBALL AT THE PSU STOTT CENTER appearance by Saturday, December 7, 2013 • 7:05 P.M. “Balloon Man Banks” GOVIKS.COM 456799.120413 A2 NEWS The Hillsboro Tribune Friday, December 6, 2013 Hearty Beef Stew Special JOLLY CROWD ENJOYS DOWNTOWN’S Made with rich tender pieces of beef and tasty winter vegetables -- served with cornbread. End your meal with a serving of Faun’s Warm Gingerbread with Lemon Sauce! 429750.120613 HOLLY DAYS EVENT ■ See all specials at: www.reedvillecafe.com Civic Center Plaza hosts Hillsboro’s signature holiday kickoff 7575 SE TV Hwy, Hillsboro OR | 503-649-4643 t’s that time of year again — and last Friday, Nov. 30, Hillsboro did it up big. I Santa, live reindeer, hot cocoa and plenty of glitz greet- ed revelers at Tom Hughes Civic Center Plaza for Holly Days, the annual community celebration that rings in the holidays. Leading up to the tree light- ing ceremony after dark were opportunities to shop and visit with local artists during a spe- cial winter marketplace. Children and adults took in all the sights and sounds of the season, including choral music, train rides, crafts and an inter- active laser light show — called “Symphony of Light” by Pat- rick Coan — that threw a bright palette of moving color onto the round stairway of the Civic Center plaza. That sight and sound extrav- aganza happened right after the holiday tree was lighted for all to see. — Nancy Townsley 429681.120413 Above, Hillsboro City Councilor Aron Carleson and Hillsboro Fire Department fi refi ghter Jacob Haney took part in a Celebrity Ring Off for the Salvation Army. But it was the police department that took bragging rights in the Just in time for the Christmas! contest, which raised more than $300 for the charity. Left, the M&M Express took kids on a trip to the North Pole during the afternoon-long Holly Days celebration. 429745.120413 4&#"4&-*/&t)*--4#030t www.hutchinsappliance.com HILLSBORO TRIBUNE PHOTOS: JOHN SCHRAG Above, Breanna Huerta, 6, of Hillsboro, fi lls Santa in on what she hopes to get for Christmas. Above right, Santa’s reindeer, Prancer and Cupid, didn’t seem fazed by the crowd that gathered in Tom Hughes Civic Center Plaza. DOES EVERYONE * FREE HEARING MUMBLE? ** CONSULTATION Maybe it’s time to get your hearing checked... 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