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FRIDAY, APRIL 19, 2013 • SERVING HILLSBORO • WWW.HILLSBOROTRIBUNE.COM • VOL. 02, NO. 10 • FREE Locals safe after Boston bombings watch her sister compete in three months and had to learn Woman’s sister the legendary footrace. “Yes, Toby fi nished, and to walk again,” said Langmann, “What if we had lost Toby? a fl ight instructor for the Hills- Jenny Langmann of nishes marathon We almost lost her 11 months I’m glad she’s OK ... but boro Airport. “After the explo- Hillsboro (left) ago,” Langmann said Wednes- it’s hard to celebrate sions, the sense of urgency I felt jumped onto the before attacks day morning as she waited in a at fi rst wasn’t the same as oth- Boston Marathon San Diego airport for a flight when there’s tragedy ers around me.” course to run a By NANCY TOWNSLEY back to Oregon. there.” But when she reconnected short distance with The Hillsboro Tribune As it turned out, 40-year-old — Hillsboro resident Jenny Langmann with Nishikawa after the race — her sister, Toby Toby Nishikawa of Utah — who less than an hour after hopping Nishikawa, who Monday’s dual explosions ran in Boston 11 months after a onto the course near Heart- fi nished the race at the fi nish line of the 117th horrific bicycle accident last fore the fi rst bomb went off in break Hill to run a symbolic before Monday’s Boston Marathon represent- May in which she broke nine Copley Square, creating chaos quarter-mile with her — the explosions ed a cruel fl ashback for Hills- bones — was one of the lucky at the packed finish line on horror hit Langmann hard. occurred. boro resident Jenny Lang- ones. She completed the Boylston Street. COURTESY PHOTO: mann, who was there to 26.2-mile course 16 minutes be- “She was in the hospital for See BOSTON / Page A5 JENNY LANGMANN Latino festival gets kicks on Sunday Main Street soccer tournament opens ninth annual Hillsboro event
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This year’s Latino Cultural Festival kicks off this Sunday — literally — with a Main Street soccer tournament that will be under way from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. The festival, which is in its ninth year, is geared to “celebrate the heritage and tra- ditions” of Hillsboro’s Latino community. It is a free public event held outdoors at the Hillsboro Civic Center plaza on Main HILLSBORO TRIBUNE PHOTO: DOUG BURKHARDT Street in the downtown business district. Holocaust survivor Alter Weiner (left) chats with history teacher Brian Buckner and student Hilaria de Jesus Hernandez at Liberty High School after Weiner’s Other than the soccer tournament, presentation on Holocaust Remembrance Day. most festival activities will take place be- tween noon and 5 p.m. The festival’s short parade starts at noon on the lawn of the Washington County Courthouse, rolls down Main Street, loops around the block and then back to the plaza. After the parade at noon, the main stage will feature a variety of entertain- A REASON TO HOPE ment, including the Huitzilin Cultural Group, which assists in the development of various traditional Aztec dance groups ■ Death camp survivor addresses Liberty High School throughout the Northwest. Another featured act is Una Voz (“One Voice”), a mariachi band created in 2010 students on April 8, Holocaust Remembrance Day by the Hillsboro School District’s Offi ce of Equity to promote cultural understand- ing, community unity and music educa- By DOUG BURKHARDT N.Y. — Weiner made his fi rst public freedom,’” Weiner York. The people in Hillsboro seem to tion. The Hillsboro Tribune presentation about being persecuted “I was sent recalled. be more relaxed and somewhat more Una Voz, which will be performing at by the Nazis. Weiner said he had Others said Wein- polite than the people in Queens, but the Latino Cultural Festival for the second ore than 60 years after rarely talked about his experiences to a line. I er had convinced there are many cultural institutions year in a row, is open to all students in the the war ended, Hillsboro before coming to Oregon. saw the them to stay in in New York City which I miss in Hill- Hillsboro School District at no charge. resident Alter Weiner “In Oregon, I was approached by school. sboro.” Currently, students from five different still has nightmares the Oregon Holocaust Resource Cen- chimney up “I’m gratified schools — Lincoln Street Elementary M Haunting story about his experiences in German ter and asked to share my story,” he ahead.” when people tell me School, Evergreen Middle School, South concentration camps during World explained. “I have always been self- — Alter Weiner, I changed their lives On April 8, to commemorate Holo- Meadows Middle School, Hillsboro High War II. But partly thanks to the re- conscious of my limited vocabulary, Holocaust for the better,” he caust Remembrance Day, Weiner ad- School and Century High School — are sponse he received from some Cen- my foreign accent, and my flawed survivor said. dressed students at Hillsboro’s Lib- members of the band, which is directed by tury High School students back in diction. However, I was coaxed to Weiner moved to erty High School. According to Wein- Lincoln Elementary music teacher Dan 2000, Weiner has made it his cause give it a try.” Oregon in April er, his appearance at Liberty repre- Bosshardt. to help ensure such a horror is nev- It was the response from students 2000, and he said he sented the 806th time he has shared “Each year we gain some new mem- er again visited on the world. at Century that encouraged him to is enjoying his new life here. his haunting and harrowing story of bers,” said Bosshardt. “We’re looking for At Century High School in Decem- continue sharing his story. “Oregon is beautiful and so is Hill- survival in a world gone mad. students who want to explore a culturally ber 2000 — just a few months after he “A student wrote to me and told sboro,” he said. “The climate in Hills- See FESTIVAL / Page A2 had moved to Hillsboro from Queens, me, ‘you made me appreciate my boro suits me better than in New See SURVIVOR / Page A2 Cyber learning takes fl ight
even on the weekend. ed with lessons in reading, writ- an ad” in a local parenting mag- Virtual schools are And, for the Fratini children ing, math, social studies and azine. in Hillsboro, going to school is science. “Everything appealed to me. gaining popularity just a matter of walking down The children navigate The freedom to be at home and for their exibility, the hallway in their own home. through their lessons at their have the structure, too.” Kyle, Gia and Allie Fratini are own pace, with teachers avail- She has since enrolled both of range of options enrolled in the Oregon Connec- able fi ve days each week to help her daughters in ORCA. tions Academy (ORCA), a K-12 when needed, check their prog- By KATHY FULLER online public school chartered ress and even conduct “live” A school of choice The Hillsboro Tribune by the Scio School District. lessons via video conferencing. Online education is increas- Each child is set up with a Lisa Fratini found ORCA ingly the school of choice for Going to school in paja- computer work station in a bed- when Kyle, her oldest child, be- many families, and the reasons HILLSBORO TRIBUNE PHOTO: KATHY FULLER mas is an option. So is going room that’s been remade into a gan reading at a very early age. for that are varied. Gia and Kyle Fratini check a thermometer in ice during a science lesson to school early in the morn- classroom by their mom, Lisa She started looking into home- conducted at the kitchen counter. They attend Oregon Connections ing, late in the evening or Fratini. Each computer is load- schooling and “stumbled upon See ONLINE / Page A7 Academy, an online charter school.
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Imagine how with the Jewish prisoners, not to even But a German citizen came down his life,” explained history teacher traumatic it was for me,” Weiner said. make eye contact. the line, and he shouted at Weiner. Brian Buckner, who introduced Wein- “I didn’t understand it. Why? What One day, Weiner said, a German “Get out of that line! You can still er to the students packed in to Liber- had he done? I have nightmares to this woman looked at him as he was pass- work!” he told him. ty’s auditorium. “His living memory very day of me as a child, looking at ing by and pointed to a blanket. Under Weiner explained the man was a will be transferred to you. The souls of the victims.” the blanket was a sandwich — two businessman who needed workers for the victims have no graves, but they pieces of bread and a slice of cheese. his company. live on in memory.” Soldiers at the door The woman proceeded to bring food “He was probably motivated by As he began his talk, Weiner told The family’s nightmare was just un- for him every day during the month he nothing other than by fi nancial inter- the students that his experiences took folding, however. was at the site. est,” Weiner said. place when he was 13, almost the same “In June 1942, German soldiers “That German woman risked her But the man had in effect saved age as many of the high schoolers who knocked on our door, looked at me and life for me,” Weiner said. “If she had Weiner’s life. gathered in the school’s auditorium to told me I had a few minutes to get been caught, she would have been ex- “A few weeks later, we lined up to go hear him. ready,” Weiner said. “My stepmother ecuted. Every day for 30 days she to work one morning as usual, but the HILLSBORO TRIBUNE PHOTO: DOUG BURKHARDT He explained that he had been living pleaded with them not to take me risked her life. I don’t know why she German guards didn’t show up. We Alter Weiner, who was 13 when Germany in Chrzanow, Poland, a small town not away. ‘He’s a boy; he needs his mother,’ did that. Maybe she had a son my age. didn’t know why,” Weiner said. “Then invaded his native Poland, stands in front far from the border with Germany. On she told them. They slapped her. I nev- Maybe she was a religious person. I a Russian tank came to the gate and of a screen displaying the cover of his Sept. 6, 1939, the Germans invaded Po- er had the chance to say goodbye to don’t know. But I am so grateful to that an offi cer told us, ‘You are liberated.’ 2007 book, “From a Name to a Number,” land, and most residents of the town of her.” woman.” We cried like babies.” just before his April 8 talk at Liberty High 22,000 people had no way to escape the Weiner was taken to a railroad yard So grateful that after the war, Wein- Weiner’s nightmare — and the hell School. The book details his experiences advance of the German troops. and placed inside a cattle car with doz- er returned to the town where the fac- the world was living through — was in World War II concentration camps. “People walked to the interior of Po- ens of others. tory was and made an intense effort to fi nally coming to an end. land to try to get away from the bor- “Eighty people were pushed into the locate her. After a few weeks, Weiner made his der,” Weiner said. car with nothing to eat or drink,” he “But I did not have her name, and way to Poland to fi nd out what had At the end of his talk at Liberty High Weiner’s father, however, could not explained. “There are no words to de- how do you locate anybody without a happened to his family members. School last week, Weiner received a go with his family because he had scribe that hellish boxcar.” name?” he said. “I could not locate her. “There were 123 members in my ex- standing ovation, and he then fi elded been ordered by the Polish army to But as bad as it was, where they But she is in the back of my mind ev- tended family. They were all gone,” he questions from students. stay and supply groceries to troops were headed was even worse. The ery day until I die.” said. “I was the only survivor of my im- “What kept you wanting to be fi ghting the invasion. train carried the prisoners to a con- The last camp he was sent to was in mediate family.” alive?” asked one girl. “We didn’t accomplish anything,” centration camp at Blechhammer, Ger- Waldenburg, Germany. Upon arrival Despite the decimation of his family Weiner said he would never know Weiner said. “The Polish army was no many. there, he was stripped naked and giv- and the tremendous suffering he went why he lived while so many around match for the mighty German forces.” “I personally know how starvation en a uniform and a number. Weiner through, Weiner said he doesn’t hate him perished, but he offered a lesson Weiner said he and his family went feels. The body eats itself,” Weiner was No. 64735. He weighed about 80 Germans. that might help to inspire others. to another town further inland, but said. “I would eat snow, or a raw pota- pounds. “The German woman who risked “I don’t know why I survived,” German troops were already there. Af- to. You’ll eat anything you can put While at that camp in February of her life in order to help me instilled me Weiner responded. “But I was a young ter a couple weeks, they made their your hands on.” 1945, Weiner became too weak to with an understanding that each indi- boy. I wanted to learn what life was all way back to Chrzanow, but found their Weiner was moved to several differ- work, and he knew how the system op- vidual should be judged by his or her about. I hadn’t lived yet, and I was a home looted and their father missing. ent camps. At one camp, he was a la- erated: if you couldn’t work, you were character or ability, and not by ethnic- religious boy. I had strong faith, and The family was told of a mass execu- borer in a facility where German em- of no use to the Germans. ity, race or faith,” he explained. faith and hope go together.” Festival: Event will go ahead, rain or shine
■ From page A1 put it on and manage it,” said Olsen said about 1,500 revel- Shelly Olsen, director of special ers showed up for last year’s fes- events for the Chamber. tival, and more are anticipated responsive musical opportunity. Deanna Palm, president of the this year. I’m proud of the kids.” Chamber, said the idea for the “It has expanded, but it kind Una Voz will take the stage at festival came out of the Hills- of depends on the weather,” Ol- 4:30 p.m. boro 2020 Vision project. In 1999, sen explained. “It’s all outdoors, Other festival highlights in- thousands of community mem- but the exhibitors are tented, clude professional roper Anto- bers got together in a series of and there is a backup tent to nio Huerta; the Portland Tim- meetings to discuss what they put over the main stage if it bers’ mascot, “Timber Joey”; wanted the community to be in rains.” and an interactive art village. 20 years, and the Latino Commu- Palm pointed out that the fes- The Latino Community Festi- nity Festival grew from that vi- tival draws a wide variety of citi- val is sponsored by the Greater sioning process. zens, and is not limited to Lati- Hillsboro Area Chamber of “They wanted to celebrate the nos. Commerce and the city of Hills- Latino community,” Palm ex- “It’s really a nice mix of com- boro. plained. “It took us a bit of time munity members and a nice re- “We partner with the city to to get it launched.” flection of our community,” Palm said. Palm conceded that the weather always plays a big role it’s SteakFest! in turnout for outdoor festivals, and this year’s Latino Festival Top Sirloin | Filet Mignon | Rib Eye will be no exception. Our steaks are charbroiled to specification, “It’s April in Oregon, so we’re seasoned with Montreal Steak seasoning, rolling the dice there,” she said. and served with fresh vegetables, choice “But we invited everyone to of potato and garlic cheese bread. come down and help celebrate and have a good time. Rain or COURTESY PHOTO: BEN CARLSON shine, we will be there.” The Huitzilin Cultural Group performs a traditional Aztec ceremony during last year’s Latino festival.
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APRIL 20 cer programs and services. Fea- tures fruit and berry plants de- SALE l There will be a native signed to grow in patio contain- Members of the plant sale at the Jackson Bottom ers or small outdoor spaces. Re- Tualatin Valley Education Center, 2600 S.W. Hill- serve plants online at tuality- Garden Club, sboro Highway in Hillsboro. 9 foundation.org. For more infor- including Dave a.m. to 3 p.m. There will be a mation, call 503-681-1170. and Lucinda large assortment of common Russell, have and hard-to-fi nd native plants in APRIL 23 been working for a variety of sizes — perennials, l months to shrubs and trees suited to this CLASS Jerry Knott will share prepare for their area and plants arranged by techniques for growing vegeta- annual spring habitat. bles in very limited space by maximizing planting density, plant sale, APRIL 22 getting a head and limiting the need for thin- ning, watering, and weeding. start in the SALE l The Tuality Healthcare Tips for bed construction and greenhouse. Foundation will host a plant sale soil maintenance will be provid- HILLSBORO TRIBUNE on Earth Day from 11 a.m. to 7 ed. Master Gardener demonstra- PHOTO: STEPHANIE HAUGEN p.m. in the main fl oor conference tion gardens at the Washington room of Tuality Community County Fairgrounds, 882 N.E. Hospital. All of the plant sale 28th Ave. 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. Free. Garden club still strong, growing proceeds benefi t Tuality’s can- No registration required. ■ A 1950s-era group spreads gardening delights
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Fans will also get to importers of Chinese-made erage catering and conces- enjoy their favorite local solar panels. sions provider to public as- brews, such as Bridgeport The tariffs followed a success- sembly facilities, has been IPA, while cheering on their ful trade complaint last year by selected to provide food team. SolarWorld, a German-based concessions to the new Hill- Also available will be ball- solar manufacturing company sboro Hops baseball stadi- park favorites such as freshly- with a large plant in Hillsboro. um. popped popcorn and hot-off- In an April 9 memo, the U.S. The season opener for the the-grill hamburgers, hot Department of Commerce an- Hops — a minor league affi li- dogs and chicken. nounced that it had asked U.S. ate of the Arizona Diamond- “As a native Oregonian and Customs and Border Protec- backs — is anticipated to be one who has true appreciation tions to increase reviews and June 17. After signing a fi ve- for Oregon baseball, I look for- potential enforcement actions HILLSBORO TRIBUNE PHOTO: CHASE ALLGOOD year contract with the Hills- ward to helping professional against some manufacturers Production technicians Tremell Doyle (left) and Glenn Kloster process raw polysilicone in the crystalization boro Hops in March, Ovations baseball gain a foothold in the and importers. department at SolarWorld in Hillsboro. The company manufactures solar panels. quickly stepped to the plate, Portland area again,” said To- “American businesses and designing kitchen layouts, ny Hendryx, Ovations’ region- workers have been harmed by fraudulent schemes to avoid merchandise declared as sub- force have suffered profound, creating fresh menus for both al vice president. the unscrupulous practices of paying duties and tariffs.” ject to the relevant orders,” sustained harm from China’s il- catering and concession areas Ovations specializes in Chinese producers and suppli- The memo claims that a Com- reads an excerpt from the me- legal trade practices. We alert- and implementing custom food, beverage, merchandise ers for far too long. It has cost merce analysis of import data mo. ed U.S. authorities and, over concepts. and hospitality services for American workers’ jobs and suggests some manufacturers A SolarWorld offi cial in Hills- the course of 13-month investi- Ovations’ “Everything’s stadiums, arenas, convention American companies’ money,” and importers are misrepre- boro said he was pleased with gations, we were proved right. Fresh” program will mean lo- centers, fairgrounds, expo- said Tom Towslee, Wyden’s senting their products. the crackdown. 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Anyone just grown signifi cantly lon- ate. caught violating the law three ger thanks to the efforts of The proposed legislation times or more could be sen- the Hillsboro Parks & Recre- would require criminal back- tenced to a maximum of fi ve ation Department. ground checks for gun sales years in jail, a $125,000 fi ne, or On Earth Day — Saturday, between private individuals, both. April 20 — the agency will cel- but would provide an exception State Sen. Bruce Starr (R- ebrate the completion of an ex- for family members who trans- Hillsboro) had been rumored tension of the Rock Creek Trail. fer ownership of their fi rearms. to be a possible “swing vote” The event will be held from 10 Currently, background checks who had not yet made up his a.m. to 1 p.m. at the entrance to are required for guns pur- mind on the bill, but he Cherry Lane off Cornelius Pass chased from gun dealers and at quashed that speculation on Road. gun shows, but are not legally Tuesday afternoon. A ribbon cutting, trail walks necessary in private sales. “I’m a ‘No’ on the bill, and I disc golf and a planting project How much support the bill don’t believe the bill has the are planned. will have if and when it comes votes to pass the Senate fl oor,” The Rock Creek Trail is to a vote remains unclear. Starr said. planned as a major trail corri- “SB700 is still in committee Unger said he supports the dor in Hillsboro, beginning HILLSBORO TRIBUNE PHOTO: DOUG BURKHARDT in the Senate,” explained state idea of requiring background north of Highway 26 and run- The Rock Creek Trail, shown here where it takes off from Northwest Amberwood Drive, is being lengthened Rep. Ben Unger (D-Hillsboro). checks as a way to make sure ning to Rock Creek’s conflu- by another two-thirds of a mile. “I assume it will pass out of guns don’t fall into the hands of ence with the Tualatin River, a committee. I have no idea what criminals or those who might distance of nearly eight miles. It provides more connections to with Disabilities Act access. It federal Metropolitan Transpor- the vote count is, but I would seek to harm others. It currently runs from Rock neighborhoods and employ- is 10 feet wide, with a two-foot tation Improvement Program surprised if it is a completely “In these times, we need to Creek Boulevard north of High- ment areas. From Wilkins, peo- clearance on each side of grass grant. Local funds are available party line vote.” improve public safety,” Unger way 26 down to Orchard Park, a ple will be able to connect to the or gravel. to provide at least a 10 percent If the legislation is ultimate- explained. “I support universal distance of about 1.5 miles. Quatama light rail station. The extension is being fund- match to help pay for the proj- ly approved, those failing to background checks, and be- The extension adds two- The trail is being built in ac- ed primarily with a $1.3 million ect. request a background check lieve they are one important thirds of a mile to the trail, from cordance with federal guide- before transferring a fi rearm way to keep guns out of the Orchard Park south to Wilkins lines for bicycle and pedestrian to anyone outside the gun own- hands of criminals.” Street and west to Cherry Lane. trails, as well as Americans Expires Boston: Runner won’t be intimidated 4/30/13 dent by the FBI and other agen- HILLSBORO VAC & SEW ■ From page A1 4&#BTFMJOFr)JMMTCPSPr )JMMTCPSP cies is ongoing. Hillsboro mayor’s reaction -PDBUJPO/PX Langmann characterized her “Like all Americans, I am security precautions for pub- FOREST GROVE VAC & SEW Open Sunday /PPOm “That’s when the gravity of time in Boston as a mixed bag of both deeply saddened and lic gatherings to ensure the UI"WFr'PSFTU(SPWFr 2117.032013 the situation sank in,” she said. experiences and feelings. outraged by the attack in safety of local residents. “Cop cars were whizzing past “Yes, Toby fi nished, and I’m Boston,” Hillsboro Mayor “Here in Hillsboro, we us. A lady in a hard hat said, glad she’s OK, but it was bitter- Jerry Willey said in a state- want to assure our citizens ‘You guys need to go the other sweet,” she said. “It’s hard to ment Tuesday. “My heart that our police department is PROPANE way — right now.’” celebrate when there’s tragedy goes out to the many victims always focused on fulfi lling Around 3 p.m. East Coast there.” and their families, and I hope its mission to serve and pro- $ 9 time, with thousands of runners those responsible for this tect our community,” Willey 1.49 A double-whammy still on the course, emergency horrifi c act of violence are explained. “Our offi cers will responders closed the area near Aloha resident Lisa Brennan, brought to justice.” evaluate any intelligence as the fi nish chute. 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Essays should be no more than 700 words. ■ Submissions must include your name, home address and solution for phone number for verifi cation purposes. ■ Send them to letters@hills- borotribune.com or mail them schools to P.O. Box 408, Forest Grove, OR 97116. Submissions will be ust about every interested party has found — or printed as space allows and soon will discover — something offensive in the may be edited for brevity and budget plans making their way through Salem, clarity. Jparticularly those pertaining to the Public Em- ployees Retirement System (PERS). Public employee unions are blasting proposed changes to PERS and planning a legal challenge if these reforms are passed. On the other side are school boards, administrators, par- ents (including many in Hillsboro) and Republican law- Entering a new galaxy makers who say the proposed PERS reforms fall far short of OUROPINION what’s needed to prevent them ’ve been at the associate editor’s My wife works in the Hillsboro area, from having to cut school days or desk for the Hillsboro Tribune on- EDITOR’S and my daughter attends high school lay off teachers in the coming year. ly since March 1, but already it in the Hillsboro School District. In feels like home. That has a lot to BEAT short, this is the community I am in- However, any budget that has created so many enemies I do with the team of people I work with. vesting in, which forges a deeper con- must have something going for it — namely balance. The combined staffs of the News-Times Doug nection and interest in the topics I’m We agree with critics who think the proposed changes to of Forest Grove and the Hillsboro Tri- Burkhardt writing about. PERS, particularly those crafted by Democratic lawmak- bune — headquartered in the same of- I have not been covering the Hills- ers, are too tepid. fi ce in downtown Forest Grove — offer out-of-the-blue email to John Schrag, boro community for long, but so far I The reforms proposed earlier by Gov. John Kitzhaber a sense of welcoming familiarity. publisher of the weekly News-Times have been impressed with Hillsboro’s would have done more to slow the cost of a retirement pro- With its deft blend of seen-it-all vet- and the Hillsboro Tribune, which was government. Mayor Jerry Willey, City gram that is diverting far too much money from schools erans and hungry rookies, our 13-per- then coming out every two weeks. To Manager Michael Brown and interim and other services. But the governor’s plan isn’t likely to son crew reminds me of a champion- my delight, I received a swift response Police Chief Ron Louie, for example, all get support from his fellow Democrats in the Legislature. ship-caliber football team. and struck opportunity gold: John in- seem to be solid professionals who tru- I suppose I fall into the “grizzled vet- formed me the Hillsboro Tribune was ly care about the community they live The plan now being pushed by Democratic legislators eran” category, because I’ve been in in the process of becoming a weekly and work in and are trying hard to would produce about $200 million in annual PERS savings community journalism for almost 20 paper, and additional staff would be make life better for those who live — about half of what was proposed by Kitzhaber, who sug- years. In 1994, I began serving as edi- needed. here. That also holds true for state Sen. gested tighter caps on cost-of-living adjustments for retir- tor of a weekly newspaper, The Enter- I’d never met John, but I learned Bruce Starr and state Rep. Ben Unger. ee benefi ts. prise, in White Salmon, Wash. After 17 he’d previously served as managing It’s almost stereotypical for many citi- Democratic leaders argue, with some persuasiveness, good years there, family reasons com- news editor for Willamette Week, and zens to dismiss politicians as out for that their approach is more likely to withstand the unions’ pelled me to seek employment in the that was reassuring. I fi gured anyone themselves, but I have noticed Starr’s legal challenges. Their budget proposal, developed by state Portland area. who could work for a publication as and Unger’s willingness to cross party Sen. Richard Devlin and Rep. Peter Buckley (co-chairs of My wife and I own a home in Aloha, progressive as Willamette Week would lines to try to address important is- and when a reporter’s position came have a philosophy on politics, business sues, and as a journalist, I’ve appreci- the Joint Ways and Means Committee), would slow the open with the Woodburn Independent, and life I would be happy with. ated their responsiveness in answering massive disinvestment in local schools. At a funding level even though it was 33 miles from Aloha Long story shortened: John brought my questions on various topics. of $6.55 billion and $200 million in PERS savings, many I fi gured it was close enough. me in to be the Hillsboro Tribune’s as- Ultimately, I’m proud of our product. K-12 schools would be spared the wrenching cutbacks After 20 months in Woodburn, how- sociate editor, which went weekly ef- We have a strong team of editors, re- we’ve seen in recent years. ever, the world turned in a fortuitous fective March 8. My transition has porters and photographers, adeptly At the Hillsboro School District, however, the $6.75 bil- manner: In January, the Pamplin Me- been rewarding, not only because it’s and wisely led by our managing editor, lion funding/savings package translates to nearly $8.1 mil- dia Group bought the Woodburn Inde- closer to home but also because I am Nancy Townsley. And thanks to a cad- lion in cuts for the 2013-14 school year. That’s better than a pendent, and suddenly I was part of a really enjoying the communities of For- re of excellent designers, the Hillsboro much larger galaxy of newspapers. est Grove and Hillsboro. The down- Tribune is attractive and colorful in its feared $19 million cut, but still a daunting number for offi - Overnight, new options opened, as town business districts of both cities packaging. We hope you enjoy reading cials who have pared back programs, increased class sizes Pamplin owned newspapers in Beaver- offer coffee shops, bookstores, peaceful it every Friday. and trimmed school days for the past fi ve years. ton, Hillsboro, Sherwood, and other greenspaces — even places to get your If you want to offer comments or sto- So, yes, the proposed budget is an imperfect solution to a communities much closer to my home boots fi xed! ry ideas, or if you’d like to submit a let- complex problem. However, it does continue the work in Aloha. Further, I appreciate being able to ter, please don’t hesitate to contact me started in 2003 to rein in the growth of PERS, and it leaves Boldly seizing the moment, I sent an write about the community I live in. at [email protected]. open the probability that such work will need to continue over the next two or three legislative sessions. Critics of this budget, and particularly the PERS propos- als, can complain about whether it goes too far or not far enough, but in the end the Legislature must do what is pos- The State of the County: growing strong sible. Legislators should press ahead with this budget out- line, still looking for ways to boost school funding but knowing that when everyone is dissatisfi ed, they may be very year, the chairperson of physical, mental and dental health care. getting closer to an equitable solution. the Washington County Board GUEST The “Oregon Plan” has been designed of Commissioners has the im- to serve as a lower-cost service delivery Eportant responsibility to report COMMENT model for 600,000 members of the Ore- to the community on the “State of the gon Health Plan. County.” I’ve been honored to have this Andy The plan has divided the state into 15 READERS’LETTERS opportunity for the past three years. Duyck Coordinated Care Organizations Due to the length of the formal address (CCOs), each with a fi xed Medicaid bud- I delivered earlier this month, I will get. The focus is on prevention and oth- Boosters will not be silenced share only a few of the highlights with The focus has been on the expansion of er cost-effective efforts that keep pa- you now. (A complete transcript is avail- Scoggins Dam and Hagg Lake, south of tients on their medications and in close ecently, the Washington County Fair Board took unprece- able at co.washington.or.us.) Forest Grove. Those outside our county touch with their providers. Rdented action in an attempt to silence the Washington In 2012 the board grappled with a di- are always surprised to learn that water The CCO model and County Fairground Boosters. The board’s inability to control verse array of challenges including: from Hagg Lake supports nearly 250,000 the Tualatin Basin our thoughts and actions has them scrambling toward the ab- funding the development of North Beth- jobs, provides drinking water for more “Washington Water Supply Project surd. This action should be worrisome to all citizens, whether any, continued redevelopment of the than 400,000 residents, irrigates 17,000 County is one are both great exam- they know or even care about the fairgrounds as a public asset. fairgrounds, programs to end homeless- acres of cropland and sustains water ples of problem-solv- The Fairground Boosters always have and will continue to ness, urban and rural reserves, some quality in the Tualatin River to protect of Oregon’s ing through collabora- support the fairgrounds as a public gathering place that is af- complex issues around food waste com- fi sh and wildlife habitat. highest tion and seeking the fordable, available and accessible to all. We will continue to do posting and balancing the budget with Seismic upgrades needed to fortify common good. It is that in a manner that respects our elected and appointed lead- diminished revenues. Scoggins Dam bring new challenges in performing my belief that the ers to the degree they respect others. I am pleased to report that since the terms of the most cost-effective way to economic state of our county is The truth is, the Fairground Boosters want the facility to ex- last State of the County address, private complete these requirements in a time- engines and growing increasingly pand. We are not stuck on a traditional fair, nor do we want it to sector employers in Washington County ly manner, while ensuring water needs stronger, due in no be only for agricultural interests. Rather, we see the fair- have added nearly 4,000 new jobs to help are met. Some Washington County wa- its primary small part to the com- grounds as more than just the fair, and want it to again become lead Oregon’s economic recovery. There ter agencies have identifi ed expansion fuel is mitment of public and a year-round venue for all. We also are concerned about the are now more than 250,000 adults work- of the Willamette River Water Treat- private organizations lack of oversight in allowing the scheduling of the Oregon Inter- ing in Washington County, marking the ment Plant at Wilsonville as a feasible water.” to operate under a national Air Show concurrent with the 150-year-old annual fair. highest employment level since June option to partially meet the area’s long- union of common in- The hardship this creates for kids and animals and people at- 2008. term needs within a better time frame. terest. To quote 19th tending both events should be an embarrassment to our county. Most of us know Washington County Although this Willamette River op- century French scholar Alexis de Toc- The Fair Board’s attempt to silence us, or any group in Wash- is one of Oregon’s highest performing tion holds great promise, Hagg Lake is queville, “The health of a democratic ington County, should raise many alarms. The truth remains economic engines. What many don’t re- the only facility that can provide water society may be measured by the quality that the Boosters will continue to advocate for the spirit of the alize is that the primary fuel for this en- suffi cient to meet our existing needs of functions performed by private citi- fairgrounds as the treasure it is and for the trust that has been gine is water. and is also a viable option for address- zens.” placed in our elected leaders to honor that trust. A secure, clean and reliable water ing the longer-term needs. Expect to Washington County is healthy be- By restoring that trust, all individuals and organizations source is vitally important not only for learn more about the next steps in this cause members of this community un- should be welcomed to fully participate in the public process. health and daily living, but is also key to process later in the year. derstand that cooperating helps us How can welcoming everyone be a problem? our agricultural base and high-tech in- Washington County also is deeply in- maintain the quality of life in this place You will be hearing much more from us. We will not be si- dustries. volved in Oregon’s crucial efforts to we call home. lenced. For the last decade, multiple agencies “bend the health care cost curve” by Lyle Spiesschaert in the county have been working togeth- changing the way doctors and hospitals Andy Duyck is chairman of the Washington Vice-President, Washington County Fairground Boosters er to maintain a long-term water supply. get paid to deliver publicly fi nanced County Board of Commissioners. 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The Hillsboro Tribune Friday, April 19, 2013 NEWS A7 EDUCATION DIALING for DOLLARS SCHOOLNOTES ments in com- been named National Gold Local students win puting. Councils of Excellence by the computing honors Savannah is National Association of Stu- the sole stu- dent Councils — two of just Two Hillsboro High School dent on the three high schools in the state and one Century High School Oregon State- of Oregon to receive the desig- student are wide STEM nation. winners of the Taskforce. She The awards provide nation- “Award for As- developed an al recognition for student pirations in MARTINEZ all-girls day councils that maintain strong Computing” camp focused year-round programs that im- from the Ore- on STEM activities called prove school climate by en- gon and south- Girls Get IT! She plan to major couraging and involving stu- west Washing- in engineering in college. dents to have a voice in school ton region of Ashley Loberger, a sopho- and community affairs. the National more, aspires to be an aeronau- This is the seventh consecu- S. LOBERGER Center for tical engineer. She’s involved in tive year (out of the eight Women & In- FIRST Lego League robotics years the award has been of- formation and is a part of NASA’s online fered) that Century’s student Technology. learning community. council has earned gold sta- Savannah Martinez, a senior, is the tus. Loberger, a se- president of the Software En- nior at Hilhi, is trepreneurs Club at Century. an Oregon re- She plans to study nuclear en- gional winner gineering. for the third A. LOBERGER time, and was Student councils win HILLSBORO TRIBUNE PHOTO: KATHY FULLER also selected national awards Glencoe High School senior Jacob Pavlik celebrates Monday evening with Hillsboro Youth Advisory Council by NCWIT as one of 35 nation- advisor Kristi Wilson after receiving a donation for the Hillsboro Schools Foundation. The foundation’s al winners. Her sister, Ashley Student councils at Century Donate Blood Today! annual “Answer the Call” phone-a-thon ran Monday through Thursday evenings this week. Student Loberger, also of Hilhi, won a and Liberty high schools have volunteer groups from all four Hillsboro high schools made calls to Hillsboro residents asking for donations regional award, as did Cristina to support innovative education grants for the Hillsboro School District. Foundation executive director Aron Martinez of Century High Carleson said the phone-a-thon typically raises about $45,000 for the nonprofi t. This school year, the School. APR. 27 The awards honor high foundation gave 16 grants totaling $70,000. school girls for their achieve- MAY 19 WORLD PREMIERE WINNINGSTAD THEATRE BASED ON THE BOOK BY LOIS LOWRY Online: More families opt for virtual learning AUTHOR OF THE GIVER ■ From page A1 Find your connection There are more and more Oregon Connections choices in online schooling each Academy will hold several year. Hillsboro School District information sessions in opened its own online option Hillsboro this spring. this year for students in grades ■ April 26, 6:30-7:30 p.m. 7-12, partly in hopes of bringing at Starbucks, 2995 S.E. 75th home-schooled students — and Ave. additional state funding — back ■ May 16, 6:30-7:30 p.m. into the district. With enroll- at Starbucks, 6221 N.E. ment of 127 students in its inau- Cornell Road. gural year, HOA is poised to add ■ May 29, 6:30-7:30 p.m.at grades 4-6 to its curriculum next Starbucks, 2995 S.E. 75th year. Ave. At the same time, the Hills- ■ June 20, 6:3-7:30 p.m. at boro district as a whole lost 258 Starbucks, 1221 N.E. 48th students to online charter Ave. HILLSBORO TRIBUNE PHOTO: KATHY FULLER More information is on- schools this year, according to Third-grader Gia Fratini talks about the PowerPoint presentation she put line at connectionsacade- district communications direc- together on phobias for an assignment. Her classroom is a room in her my.com/oregon. tor Beth Graser. home that she shares with her classmates: brother Kyle and sister Allie. BRAT LE IN Alisha Carrington, 12th- E G grade advisory C teacher at OR- what’s going on day-to-day,” she a curriculum. We try to mirror virtual schooling is the fl exibili- PRESENTED BY “We try to CA, says she said. all the services students would ty. 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Co-commissioned with First Stage Children’s Theatre (Milwaukee, WI) We try to online school- Miller said “It just looks differ- are also fi eld trips all over the “I never feel like they’re iso- mirror all ing a good fi t. ent.” state. lated in what they’re learning,” 421786.041813 Some of her All students at ORCA must For Lisa Fratini and her chil- Fratini said. “We’re out all the the students work meet the same state graduation dren, the biggest advantage to time.” services full-time. Sev- requirements as students in eral others are brick and mortar public schools. Health Chat students talented ballet Virtual learning schools also would get dancers who receive a “school report card” in a local rehearse eight from the Oregon Department of or more hours Education. In 2011-12, 80 percent Blood Thinners: brick and a day before a of ORCA students met or ex- mortar production. ceeded state standards in read- “They run the ing, compared to 68 percent What you need setting.” gamut,” Car- statewide. Scores in science — Todd Miller, rington said. were above average as well, executive director, “Some are just while math and writing scores to know Oregon trying to hang were on par with other schools Q A 90-minute presentation: Connections on to graduate. around the state. Academy They want to Because it’s a public school, Thursday, April 25, at 6 p.m. get on with there is no cost to attend and 409597.092112 life.” students get the textbooks and Blood thinning medications Some stu- other learning materials they Call 503.866.3747 dents, particularly those who need to complete their assign- (anticoagulants) are an live in rural parts of the state, ments. 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Community Education Carrigan, too, enjoys the con- U.S. Bank nection with her students’ fami- Tuality Health Education Center 1372.103112 Washington County Museum lies. 334 SE 8th Ave., Hillsboro “I feel like I get to work with at the Hillsboro Civic Center students and parents more. Par- 120 E Main Street, Hillsboro, Oregon 503-681-1700 503.645.5353 | washingtoncountymuseum.org ents are a lot more aware of www.nasa.gov A8 NEWS The Hillsboro Tribune Friday, April 19, 2013 OBITUARIES James R. Boone his father, Cecil Boone and Arrangements are pending She was raised in the Hills- Hey Funeral Home. Survivors include his broth- brother, Bob Boone. through Fuiten, Rose & Hoyt boro area. She was outgoing er, Norman Hillsbery, of Hills- James R. “Jimmie” Boone, 74, Survivors include his wife, Funeral Home in Forest Grove. and intelligent. Elwin E. Hillsbery boro; and step-daughter, of Aloha, died April 7, 2013.Ser- Gale Boone; mother, Mattie She loved soft fluffy blan- Cathy McGlasson of Ver- vices will be held at a later date. Boone; four sons, Michael kets, and pink and purple. Elwin E. “Al” Hillsbery, 88, of sailles, Ill. Private cremation will be held at Boone, David Boone, Tad Boone Brianna L. Delgado She is survived by her moth- Vernonia, died Saturday, Tualatin Valley Funeral Al- Hoyt Crematory in Forest Grove. and Arthur Boone; three grand- er Peggy Robles of Beaverton; March 30, 2013. He was born on ternatives in Hillsboro is in He was born on November 1, children and fi ve-great grand- Brianna Lynn Delgado, 2, of foster parents, Kevin and Cheri November 23, 1924 in Vernonia, charge of the arrangements. 1938, to Cecil and Mattie (Pollan) children. Hillsboro, died April 14, 2013. A Benfi eld of Hillsboro; three sib- Ore., to Claude and Doris B. Boone. Tualatin Valley Funeral Al- memorial service will be held lings, Anthony Kennedy, Luis (Wood) Hillsbery. Barbara A. Schenck Following his high school ternatives in Hillsboro is in at 11 a.m. on Saturday, April 20, Robles and Angelica Robles; He married Irene Ruby Bate- graduation, he served one en- charge of the arrangements. at New Life Baptist Church 3440 three foster siblings, Katherine man in August 1973. Following Barbara A. Schenck, 85, a listment in the U.S. Marine E. Main St. in Hillsboro. Murphy, Gabriel and Logan their marriage, they made former longtime resident of Corps. She will be laid to rest Benfi eld; and an aunt and un- their home in Vernonia. Forest Grove, late of Hillsboro, He married Gale Estelle Gary Glendal S. Crites at Mountain View Memorial cle, Rose and Randy Tomich. He was preceded in death died Saturday morning, April in 1975 in Reno, Nev. Following Gardens in Forest Grove. The family suggests dona- by his wife, Irene in 1997; par- 13, 2013. their marriage, they made their Glendal S. “Glenda” Crites, She was born on October 8, tions be made to Doernbecher ents, Claude and Doris B. Arrangements are pending home in Aloha. 77, of North Plains, died Satur- 2010 in Hillsboro to Ricardo Children’s Hospital. (Wood) Hillsbery; two cousins; through Fuiten, Rose & Hoyt He was preceded in death by day, April 13, 2013. Delgado and Peggy Robles. Service by Duyck & VanDe- and step-grandchild. Funeral Home in Forest Grove. &AMILY