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FRIDAY, MARCH 15, 2013 • SERVING HILLSBORO • WWW.HILLSBOROTRIBUNE.COM • VOL. 02, NO. 06 • FREE Orenco poised to expand again project will include at least 579 units the council to take the necessary Nearly 600 housing in three new buildings, up to 25,000 steps to allow Orenco to grow. square feet of retail space, and an out- “This project delivers on council units set to be added door plaza for public events. The de- priorities,” Cooper told the council on Hillsboro’s north side velopment agreement approved by members. “It is transit-oriented and the council last week calls for fi ve eat- close to high employment centers. I ing establishments to be built facing feel the benefi ts to the community By JIM REDDEN and DOUG BURKHARDT the plaza, which will be located near are signifi cant.” The Hillsboro Tribune the MAX station. Cooper added that the city could To pave the way for the develop- get a substantial economic boost re- Signs of residential and em- ment, the council first needed to lated to the housing expansion. He ployment growth in Hillsboro just adopt a resolution allowing for ex- noted that as much as 80 percent of keep coming. pansion of the “vertical housing de- those working in Hillsboro commute In a unanimous vote on the evening velopment zone” in the Orenco Sta- here from nearby towns. of March 5, the Hillsboro City Council tion area. “That’s fine, but a tremendous gave fi nal approval to a proposed $120 Before the council voted, Colin amount of money is being spent million mixed-use development at Cooper, assistant planning director somewhere else as a result,” he said. Orenco Station. Called the Platform with the Hillsboro Planning Depart- Council President Aron Carleson COURTESY IMAGE: HOLLAND PARTNERS District, it is set to be built by Holland ment, discussed the benefi ts of the An artist’s rendering of what the planned $120 million housing and commercial Partners of Vancouver, Wash. The proposed development and urged See ORENCO / Page A9 development at Orenco will look like when completed.
■ Hillsboro offi cer sings to aid jailed buddy’s family Louie redux: former chief returns on
Hillsboro Police interim basis Department Offi cer Kurt Van Search for new police chief Meter (right) jams with band likely to take several months members Dave Morse, a By DOUG BURKHARDT colleague at HPD The Hillsboro Tribune (center) and lead guitarist Although he served in the role for 15 Stewart Marsh years, Ron Louie, Hillsboro’s interim police during Friday’s chief, all of a sudden is the “new kid on the benefi t dance for block.” the Cannon In the wake of the unexpected resignation of family at the Police Chief Carey Sullivan — Sullivan’s last Hillsboro Elks day on the job was March 9 — Hillsboro City Lodge. Manager Michael Brown asked former police HILLSBORO TRIBUNE chief Louie if he was willing to PHOTO: DOUG take over the chief’s responsi- BURKHARDT bilities on a temporary basis. Louie, who had retired in 2007 after a lengthy stint at the helm of the Hillsboro Police Department, said “yes,” and is By DOUG BURKHARDT So although he was still feeling once again serving as the city’s The Hillsboro Tribune ill, Van Meter took the stage with top law enforcement offi cer. ROCKIN’ six band members and channeled In a Friday interview, Louie illsboro police offi cer Steve Earle, a country performer said he never expected he’d be Kurt Van Meter might who has a stage persona similar back. “There is have been “sick as a to Van Meter’s. “After 20 years as a police always Hdog” all week, but he Van Meter’s singing appeared chief — fi ve years in Astoria stress and said he was not about to let a bad the Cannon benefi t to make a good impression. and 15 in Hillsboro — and a to- bout with the fl u keep him from “The event was great, and we tal of 33 years in law enforce- strain with showing up to support the family awaiting trial in the aftermath of been drinking and had “gotten really enjoyed the band. Kurt is ment, I never thought about losing of a fellow offi cer. a shootout with other law en- physical” with her in their house very good,” said Elks’ member returning to the job,” he said. On Friday evening, Van Meter forcement offi cers at Cannon’s on 37th Avenue in Forest Grove. Lynn Reilly. “But it’s a calling of sorts, and leader- — who in addition to serving home on Jan. 20. Cannon, who re- When police offi cers arrived, Can- Alana Ambrose — the wife of being asked to temporarily as- ship.” with the Hillsboro Police Depart- signed from the Hillsboro Police non challenged them. The situa- Vin Ambrose, Cannon’s partner sist an agency so great as Hill- — Ron Louie, ment is a country singer with a Department in the wake of the in- tion escalated, and multiple shots in the Hillsboro Police Depart- sboro was hard to turn down.” interim police chief growing following — was on a cident, has been indicted on 24 were fi red by Cannon and by re- ment — took to the stage before Given that he has been away stage in the ballroom at the Hills- felony counts in the case, includ- sponding police offi cers. Van Meter’s performance. She from active law enforcement boro Elks Lodge, belting out ing 11 counts of attempted aggra- Van Meter, who said Cannon praised the community-wide ef- duty for more than fi ve years, country tunes. He opened with vated murder. has been supportive of him over fort to help the Cannon family. he conceded that taking over a major city’s po- Dwight Yoakam’s “Fast as You,” His trial is currently scheduled the years, wanted to do what he “Every night on the evening lice agency has left him a bit shocked. and if he hadn’t mentioned it, no to start in Washington County could to help in a diffi cult situa- news and every week in the “It has all evolved so quickly — from being one would have guessed he had Circuit Court on July 16. tion. newspaper, bad things occur asked, to accepting, then walking through the been fl at on his back most of the The bizarre incident started “We’ve been through a lot of around our world,” said Am- door — that even at my age and experience, it previous week. when Cannon’s wife, Lisa, called stuff together,” Van Meter ex- brose, who helped organize Sat- has been a whirlwind experience,” Louie ex- “I’ve been sick like a dog; literal- 9-1-1 to report her husband had plained. urday’s benefi t at the Elks plained. ly been on the couch all week,” he Lodge. “But out of heartbreak- While it has been several years since he re- informed the crowd of about 100 ing situations I have seen some- tired, Louie pointed out that he has not been a who turned out for a fundraiser on thing wonderful: volunteers stranger to the Hillsboro Police Department, behalf of Tim Cannon’s family. “The more you drink, the better we sound.” stepping up to make a bad situa- staying involved by attending a variety of police Cannon, a former Hillsboro po- tion better.” ceremonies and celebrations. lice offi cer, is currently lodged in — Kurt Van Meter Now that he’s back, the former Marine said the Washington County Jail, See BENEFIT / Page A3 his primary assignment will be to guide the See LOUIE / Page A8 Big growth coming; who’ll pay? ■ Hillsboro By JIM REDDEN their homes and work a bit more conductor manufacturer with The Hillsboro Tribune quickly after Northwest Cornelius around 17,000 workers in Washing- offi cials ask Pass Road, from U.S. 26 to Ronler ton County. The company will hire developers By some estimates, Hillsboro is Drive, is widened from four to six and pay a contractor to do the work to bear costs projected to grow from 92,000 peo- lanes. The intersection at Northwest according to city standards. ple today to about 133,000 by 2035 Evergreen Parkway will be improved The improvements will help many associated and around 150,000 by 2050. How for bike lanes, and the ramps to and Intel workers get to their jobs at the with will the city keep up with the ex- from U.S. 26 will also be enhanced, company’s Ronler Acres campus. But plosive growth? One answer is by including the addition of a second it will also help others who use the population making sure developers pay a southbound off-ramp. road, including hundreds of new HILLSBORO TRIBUNE PHOTO: CHASE ALLGOOD explosion large share of the costs. Most of the work will not be fund- Salesforce.com employees who will Intel will pay millions of dollars to expand this busy stretch of In a few years, many Hillsboro ed or done by the city. It will be paid Northwest Cornelius Pass Road to six lanes in the next few years. residents and commuters will get to for and overseen by Intel, the semi- See GROWTH / Page A8
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)JMMTCPSPt 2067.031313 Hillsboro Symphony Orchestra ■ Vagabond fish vendor to visit Hillsboro after Forest Grove By DOUG BURKHARDT mission from the landowner, a drive to Seattle to get fi sh.” PRESENTS: The Hillsboro Tribune city license from each town Rush buys the irregular you’re selling in, and clearance shapes left aside after the best- CELEBRATING COMPOSERS f Jimmy Buffett — Mr. from two government agencies. looking parts of the fi sh are cut “Margaritaville” — sold I’m a USDA-approved store,” out to go to the big grocery Director Sharon Northe fi sh for a living instead of said Rush, who makes his stores. But those larger, more Isinging pop songs, this home in Longview, Wash., consumer-appealing cuts are Fri., March 22, 2013 might be what his ride would when he is not on the road sell- then treated with heavy chemi- look like. ing frozen fi sh. cals, Rush said. 8:00 p.m. In an old school bus fes- He is not home often. Rush “I buy the leftover portions tooned with parrots and color- travels year-round in what he and chunks, and the fi sh I get Liberty High School Auditorium ful fi sh and even a pink fl amin- calls “the Red Bus,” his 1974 are all organic. They don’t 21945 NW Wagon Way go, Jonny Rush brings his GMC 6000 ex- want to waste Hillsboro, OR products — fresh-frozen, or- school bus, which money spraying ganic fish — to customers he has painted “I started out chemicals on Symphony Showcase at 7:40 p.m. around Oregon. bright red and in the 1960s with them,” he ex- Tiffany Craughan, Trombone For the past 18 years, Rush, modified with plained. who goes by the name “Capt. eye-grabbing dis- a Dodge van and Rush pitches Featured Selections: Jonny,” has been buying fi sh in plays and arti- one freezer.” the health bene- bulk from commercial suppli- facts from fi sher- fits of fish as an- Introduction to Act II of — Capt. Jonny Rush, Lohengrin, Elsa’s Procession ers and selling it in towns men. other reason to across Oregon. Right now, he’s Capt. Jonny fi sh seller stop by his bus. to the Cathedral, Suite from on Pacific Avenue in Forest sells halibut, sea “We sell fi sh to “Tannhauser” ...... Wagner Grove, just east of its intersec- bass, ling cod and salmon. His help you improve your choles- Tickets available at the door or in advance through: American Salute ...... Gould tion with Highway 47. Soon, he “store” is open for business terol levels,” he said. “Some .*3.VTJDt&.BJO4U )JMMTCPSP Nabucco ...... Verdi said, he’ll be setting up his from 9 a.m.-8 p.m.every day. He people call me ‘Dr. Feelgood,’ Adults $8 Students & Seniors $5 Intermezzo ...... Mascagni “shop” in Hillsboro. plans to be in Forest Grove for or ‘Dr. Cholesterol.’ I’m like a Ages 12 and under free Air for Strings ...... Dello Joio It may seem like a carefree at least another week. truck driver, living on the road life, but the vagabond vendor Fish and fi shing have been to make your body feel good www.hillsborosymphony.org said selling fi sh is not as simple Capt. Jonny’s life for decades. with this fi sh. No matter how email: [email protected] as just setting up on the side of When he was still in his teens, young or old you are, if you the road somewhere. he began fi shing on the Colum- keep eating hamburgers, you 1985.031513 “To sell fi sh, you need per- bia River. can have a heart attack.” “We were gill-netting, and Rush said he has been we sold salmon to commercial pleased with the response he processors,” Rush said. has gotten in Hillsboro and www.legacyhealth.org Not long after that, Rush was Forest Grove. traveling in Rapid City, S.D., One of his local customers is and saw someone selling bags Buddy James, manager of Dol- of fi sh along the highway. lar Tree in Forest Grove. James “I asked if I could work for stopped at the bus last Thurs- them for the day, and they said day to buy some of Capt. Jon- My life, they’d give me a try,” he ex- ny’s halibut, and was im- plained. pressed with the quality and He was hooked. prices. “I started out in the 1960s “I saw the bus and looked at my legacy... with a Dodge van and one his supplies,” James said. “It freezer,” he recalled. “I learned all looked pretty good, and he who the distributors were, and seems like a nice guy.” then came back to Portland Rush said he plans to visit my angel. and bought a retired bus. I Hillsboro soon. He’ll park at fi lled it up with freezers and the corner of Cornelius Pass 2,800 pounds of frozen fi sh.” Road and Germantown Road, Because he buys his fi sh in but you’ll have to watch for the These are my kids. bulk, Rush is able to offer sig- bus, because his dates in a par- And us having a typically crazy morning. nifi cant discounts. While ma- ticular spot are never certain. jor grocery chains charge $23 Although Capt. Jonny likes per 12-oz. halibut fi let and $30 to offer low prices for his fi sh, This is me, per pound for sea bass, Capt. he said he sometimes adjusts finding balance. Jonny sells both for $9. the prices depending on where His prices are low because he is located. he buys his fi sh wholesale from “My lowest prices are in This is my angel. major seafood outfi ts, such as Forest Grove and Hillsboro,” The doctor who treated me with Trident and Orca Bay. Rush said. “My highest prices expertise and with kindness. “I specialize in Alaskan sea- are when I park in front of ca- food,” Rush said. “Fish come in sinos. If people want to waste And as a partner in my journey. AD-0838 ©2013 whole on barges to the seafood money gambling, they can docks in Seattle. Grocery store spend an extra dollar on my This is me with my family. managers are not going to fi sh.” Loving life, as a cancer survivor.
This is my life. And this is my legacy. Mark Your Calendar! With six hospitals and dozens of clinics, we Hillsboro 2020 Vision Town Hall are your locally owned Tuesday, June 11, 2013 partner in health care. 5:00 - 8:30pm Tom Hughes Civic Center Plaza Our legacy is yours. Family activities, prizes & fun at the season opening of the Tuesday Marketplace!
CELEBRATE HILLSBORO presented by Tuality Healthcare Saturday, July 20, 2013 9:00 am - 4:00 pm Free family festival downtown Hillsboro. For more... Visit…www.hillsboro-oregon.gov Follow…us on Twitter @CityofHillsboro Join…our email list on our website Call…503-681-6100 408826.012913 2071.031313 The Hillsboro Tribune Friday, March 15, 2013 NEWS A3 Benefi t: Poker tournament See online fundraiser planned in April PT 385253.062311 Fresh new classifi eds every day ■ From page A1 Your Neighborhood Marketplace – all day and night! www.portlandtribune.com Because her husband was 503-620-SELL (7355) Cannon’s partner, Ambrose has been active in helping the Cannon family. Recently, a group of volunteers brought in new furniture, replaced dam- CORNELL ESTATES aged sheetrock and gave the house a deep cleaning to make Retirement & Assisted Living the house again habitable for Lisa and her two children. “We have 164 volunteers caring for Lisa and her kids, A ST. PATRICK’S DAY CONCERT and we have repaired the house,” Ambrose said. with the Northwest Harmony Barbershop Chorus Jeff Williamson, Lisa Can- non’s brother, also stepped to Sunday, March 17th at 1:30pm the microphone Friday night Free and open to the public. to thank people for their sup- port and assistance. “Lisa wanted me to share with you her deep apprecia- tion for each and every one of you,” Williamson said. “She feels blessed to be surrounded by so many loving family members and friends.” Ticket sales for the Van Me- ter concert raised about $1,400, and Elks Lodge members Warming up just stepped in as well, generously before Friday’s offering a number of gift bas- benefi t concert, kets for sale to help the Can- Kurt Van Meter The concert will include some old Irish favorites, (right) runs non family. In all, the benefi t including “An Irish Blessing” set to 4-part harmonies! brought in about $2,700. through the Ambrose pointed out there guitar chords But you will also hear some new favorites, such as was a fi nancial reality involved for Bob Seger’s “Mamma Mia, “ “We Are Family,” and more. with Cannon’s arrest, and that “Turn the Page”
was one of the reasons she with band 2069.031313 wanted to step up to lend a member Dave hand. Morse. 503-640-2884 “The Cannons went from HILLSBORO TRIBUNE 1005 NE 17th Ave.,Hillsboro two incomes down to one,” she PHOTO: DOUG explained. “This is the fi rst BURKHARDT www.cornell-estates.com event to help.” Ambrose added that she was gratifi ed by the outpour- SECOND BENEFIT PLANNED ing of support. “Overall, the event was very The next benefi t to support Lisa Cannon and her children well received and went very will come in the form of a Texas Hold ’em Poker Tournament. smoothly,” she said. “We had There is a $20 buy-in. really good support from law The fundraiser will take place on Friday, April 26, at Coy- enforcement and fi refi ghters ote’s Bar & Grill, 5301 W. Baseline Road in Hillsboro. The and from community mem- event, which is open to the public, begins at 6 p.m. at hillsboro bers. We appreciate that the a part of the avamere family of companies Elks allowed us to have the event there.” 25 songs to 18 or so. was up to the challenge, al- Taking the stage, Van Meter “We’ll see how long my though he joked he would take MARCH 20th said he was determined to get voice holds out,” he told the any edge he could get. 6:30pm through the evening, although crowd. “I’ll do only what my “Keep drinking,” he told the he pointed out he might have voice will allow me to do.” crowd. “The more you drink, to pare his set list from about As it turned out, Van Meter the better we sound.” NEWSBRIEFS Roby named fi refi ghter American Legion Post 6 An- in every aspect of his job,” nual Firefighter Appreciation Hillsboro Fire Chief Greg Nel- of the year Dinner on March 12. son said at the presentation. Hillsboro Fire and Rescue “Ben Roby consistently Roby, who is also an EMT- Engineer Ben Roby has been demonstrates all of the quali- Paramedic, has headed the selected by his peers as 2012 ties Hillsboro Fire and Rescue department’s EMS Opera- Firefighter of the Year. Roby, is known for, quality custom- tions Committee for the last who joined the department in er service, a strong work eth- two years and serves as a April of 2004, was recognized ic, teamwork, outside-the-box member of the apparatus for the honor at the Hillsboro thinking and professionalism committee.
OBITUARIES Take part in the captivating history of Hillsboro! Cecelia H. Dinsdale ed Western College for Wom- Survivors include her sons, Join us on March 20th for an informative presentation by en in Ohio and Portland State William and James; daughter, Dana McCullough, the daughter of a pioneer of Hillsboro Cecelia “Cele” Huber Dins- University. Theresa; grandchildren; four Aviation. Then we will break out into small groups where you dale, 71, died on Thursday, In 1963, she married Wil- great-grandchildren; broth- Jan. 24, 2013. liam (Bill) Feuchtwanger. ers, Peter, Sam, James and Al- will have the opportunity to share your memories of the City of Hillsboro. A celebration of life will be They divorced in 1982. fred of Oregon and John of held March 17. Contact Sara She worked in sales and re- France; and sisters, Grace and 2000 SE 30th Avenue - Hillsboro, OR 97123 Dinsdale at adinsdalenurs- al estate, and as a hypnothera- Sara of Oregon and Jessie of [email protected] for more infor- pist. Colorado. www.avamereathillsboro.com | 503-693-9944
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The Hillsboro Tribune welcomes letters to the editor and essays Keep light on topics of public interest. Letters should be no more than 300 words. Essays should be no more than 700 words. Submissions must include your on public’s name, home address and phone number for verifi cation purpos- es. Send them to letters@hills- borotribune.com or mail them to P.O. Box 408, Forest Grove, OR business 97116. Submissions will be print- ed as space allows and may be o one appreciates the gift of sunlight more than edited for brevity and clarity. the rain-drenched denizens of western Oregon. Yet, when it comes to sunshine of a different Nkind — the type that illuminates the dark cor- ners of government — Oregonians too often have been willing to surrender the tools that make close inspec- tion possible. You won’t necessarily be able to confi rm this with a This newspaper is ready glance out the window, but it’s Sunshine Week in Ore- gon. This is a time to celebrate the laws that empower not just journalists, but everyone who wants to attend public meetings, review government records and gen- erally know how their tax dollars are used. to go the extra mile Oregon once was a leader in government openness, having ack in 1980, when I got the ball publisher Bob McCain, who still lives in OUROPINION adopted a strong transparency rolling on a 30-plus-year career EDITOR’S Yamhill County, and his wife Donna, who law in 1973. In the past four de- in community journalism, things passed away last year. As the paper’s cades, however, special interests have chipped away at Bwere simpler in the Fourth Es- owners, they ran a family-owned, inde- the law in an attempt to protect their particular agency, tate. As sports editor of the weekly New- pendent operation whose signifi cance I industry or constituency from having to reveal informa- berg Graphic, my only real qualifi cations NOTEBOOK don’t think I completely appreciated at tion to the public. were a recent bachelor’s degree in jour- Nancy Townsley the time. Their efforts contributed great- To date, the Legislature has created more than 400 nalism and experience as a varsity ly to shaping that city and making it exemptions to the law — exceptions that give govern- cheerleader at Lakeridge High School in made us sharper professionals capable of what it is today. Lake Oswego. bringing our reading public fresher, liveli- I moved on to the Lake Oswego Re- ment offi cials more than 400 reasons to withhold re- Those credentials were good enough er, up-to-the-minute news and photos in view in 1984 — and have since covered cords that otherwise would be available for inspection. for my boss, who paid me a little over ever more aesthetically appealing pack- business, education, city hall and fea- $9,500 that fi rst year to write about local ages. tures in West Linn, Sherwood, Beaver- Public losing its rights sports and schools. I spent a lot of Friday In fact, the Hillsboro Tribune you’re ton, Tigard, Tualatin, Forest Grove and The assault on the public’s right to know continues nights standing on the sidelines at Tiger holding in your hands or reading online now Hillsboro — but I’ve never forgotten this legislative session. Lawmakers are considering Stadium watching prep football, and quite at this moment represents a milestone. the lessons I learned at the Graphic. bills that would make private the names of people re- a few Monday evenings covering school We’re now publishing weekly, every Fri- As journalists, we’re watchdogs and ceiving benefi ts from the Public Employees Retirement board meetings. day, a change from the every-other-week wayfarers, intent on capturing the es- I’d return to the offi ce on East Hancock schedule we’d maintained since last Au- sence of what’s going on in the communi- System and that would limit the information released Street and type up my notes on a new- gust, when the paper debuted as Pamplin ties we cover and refl ecting it back to from Oregon Health Licensing Agency investigations. fangled contraption called a “personal Media Group’s 17th community news pa- our readers. As managing editor of the Other bills would keep information about bedbug infes- computer.” We took our own photos, and per. Hilsboro Tribune, I intend for this paper tations secret and would block release of transcripts we used a darkroom in one corner of our Our experienced and intrepid news staff to do just that. This is a growing, chang- from juvenile court hearings. building to process the fi lm and select includes Associate Editor Doug Bur- ing community that’s full of color and These aren’t just issues of signifi cance to nosy jour- negatives for each week’s news and khardt, Sports Editor Amanda Miles, pho- life, and we look forward to growing and nalists. Rather, they are matters of broad public con- sports pages. tographer Chase Allgood and reporters changing with it. cern. Wouldn’t you want to know the details of a state On Tuesday mornings, my editor and I Jim Redden, Kathy Fuller and Stephanie Our staff is eager to bring you this investigation into your health care provider? Or wheth- would stand in front of light tables angled Haugen. I’m sure you’ll see many of us community’s images and stories. We’d at 45 degrees and proof the copy, X-acto around town in the weeks and months to like you to help us do that by sending us er the hotel you recommend to visiting relatives has knives at the ready, literally cutting out come. a note, calling or stopping by our offi ce. bedbugs? And do the people retiring from state and lo- any misspellings or clunky sentences. In January, our company added six The Hillsboro Tribune exists for you, and cal government jobs not realize that the “P” in PERS Several hours later we’d send our cam- more newspapers to the family, including our door is always open. stands for public, and that those retirement benefi ts era-ready pages off to the press in the the one at which my career had its hum- come from tax dollars? back of the publisher’s son’s car, and in ble beginnings, the Newberg Graphic. Nancy Townsley is managing editor of the Hill- Pamplin Media Group journalists use public records the morning we’d see a brand-new edition Looking back, I owe quite a bit to former sboro Tribune. every day to report important stories to our readers: of the Graphic on newsstands around ■ Here in Hillsboro, city personnel records provided town. It was magic. to Hillsboro Tribune Managing Editor Nancy Townsley It was also a painfully labor-intensive WHERE’S THE OFFICE? process, quite different from today’s desk- gave readers insights into a police offi cer who opened top publishing standard, in which all is fi re on colleagues responding to a domestic-disturbance digitalized, electronic and, in many ways, So why does the Hillsboro Tribune people. call at his home in January. encased in mystery. Our process now in- have its offi ce in Forest Grove? Even without a physical offi ce, the ■ In Cornelius, a complaint fi led with the city and ob- volves multiple databases, dozens of Mi- It comes down to priorities. Tribune staff will be very connected to tained by the News-Times revealed deep divisions with- crosoft Windows folders and a company- We’d love to have an offi ce in Hills- Hillsboro. in the police department, a rift that resulted in the ear- wide shared “server” we depend on to boro and, in fact, looked at a couple Our associate editor, sports editor, ly retirement of former Police Chief Paul Rubenstein. help us produce two dozen newspapers downtown sites earlier this year. sales manager, education reporter and ■ Portland Tribune reporter Peter Korn used TriMet covering communities all over the greater But, as we geared up for weekly feature writer all live inside the Hills- disciplinary records two years ago to fi nd out how a bus Portland area, including Hillsboro. publication of the Tribune, we decided boro School District boundaries. Yes, things were simpler in the ’80s — to put that money into our Hillsboro Our managing editor, arts editor driver with repeated customer service problems and long before email, Facebook, Twitter and staff and share the News-Times offi ce and photo editor, like me, all live (or complaints continued to work for the regional transit satellite television created a continuous located in the historic building our have lived) just west of here, in Forest agency. Last summer Laura Frazier, a News-Times in- news cycle that has modern journalists company already owns in Forest Grove. tern, used a police incident report and a TriMet bus blogging, Tweeting and posting stories on Grove. So, while an offi ce would be nice, we video tape (both obtained through public records re- the Web seven days a week. For report- Could there be a Hillsboro Tribune don’t need a mailing address to be part quests) to confi rm that the driver had been involved in ers, photographers and editors, the learn- offi ce down the road? of the community. a dust-up with another family in Washington County. ing curve has been tremendous over the We’ll see. This is a pay-as-you-go We are already part of the commu- The driver abruptly retired. last three decades. But I wouldn’t want to venture, and right now we’re paying nity. ■ turn back the clock, because I think the for our most important asset — our — John Schrag, publisher In Portland, Tribune reporter Steve Law used pub- myriad technological advances have lic records from the Oregon Lottery and the Portland Police Bureau for a series of news stories on continued problems at Jantzen Beach’s Lottery Row. Law’s report- ing spurred both state lottery offi cials and local law- makers to demand changes in the way lottery restau- rants operate. ■ Airport vital to region’s economy In Troutdale, Mayor Jim Kight was voted out of of- fi ce in November after the Gresham Outlook and other he Hillsboro Chamber of Com- company’s operations, and even call for news organizations pressured the City Council into re- merce takes great interest in the closing of a company, without ac- leasing an investigation it had commissioned to exam- the Hillsboro Tribune’s cover- GUEST knowledging what such actions would ine the mayor’s conduct. Tage of the Hillsboro Airport have on real people. Do we really want to (“Airport Fight May Have a Rough Land- shut down companies that have invested Public losing its rights ing,” Jan. 25, 2013). The chamber is COMMENT in our community in good faith? Do we strongly supportive of the airport as well really want to tell their employees they While public records are the raw material for vol- as the many businesses located there. Doug Barrett need to fi nd work somewhere else? umes of good reporting, public offi cials too often are Our support is based on the substantial Another important aspect of the air- able to use exemptions to stall or even prevent informa- contributions the airport makes to our 1,200 total jobs (direct and indirect gen- port is its role in business recruitment. tion from becoming public. In the case of the Cornelius economy as well as to our community erated by the airport and its associated Companies appreciate the opportunity to and quality of life. companies). fl y directly in and out of Hillsboro. We police chief — who was given a $10,000 severance check The airport is a long-standing institu- ■ The airport generates $5.5 million know of companies that have opted to lo- on his way out the door, amid charges of corruption — tion in Hillsboro. As the Tribune correct- annually in state and local taxes. cate in Hillsboro in part because we have city offi cials now are trying to keep the results of an in- ly notes, the airport predates most of the In addition, the airport (and one of the this strong asset right here. “Oregon Avi- ternal investigation secret. nearby growth that has occurred over businesses located there) plays a vital ation Watch,” a self-described advocacy In their attempt to do so, the city’s lawyer cites a lita- the decades. We don’t mean to come role in Portland Community College’s organization, may not offi cially favor the ny of loopholes in the state’s public records law, includ- across as cavalier about noise or other Aviation Sciences program, which pro- closure of the airport. But its stance ing the catch-all “attorney-client privilege.” effects associated with living near an air- vides an important career opportunity against some of the companies that oper- Because the once-expansive ability to access govern- port. But in most cases, the airport — for dozens of students annually — many ate there certainly does not send a posi- ment records has been shrinking by the year, newspa- and many of its companies — were there of them veterans. tive message as we seek to invite more before the critics moved to the area. These statistics only tell part of the companies to come to Hillsboro. per editors across the nation started Sunshine Week The Tribune article cites an impres- story. The people who own businesses or The airport, and the many businesses about a decade ago. Our goal is to bring greater atten- sive array of statistics that speak to the work at the airport are our neighbors. located there, are an important part of tion to the importance of open government and the dan- economic impact of the airport. Here are They pay their taxes. They contribute to the Hillsboro economy and community. gers of excessive and unnecessary secrecy. just a few: our schools and charitable causes. They The chamber wishes to go on record as Residents of local communities can help in this effort ■ The airport generates more than buy goods from our retailers, restau- being a strong supporter of the airport by consistently reminding their city, county, state and $75 million annually in economic impact. rants, and other businesses. and these companies. federal offi cials of a very simple concept: The public’s ■ There are more than 25 companies The companies at the airport have in- business must be done in public — and any erosion in at the airport, providing 436 direct jobs, vested in the lives of their employees, and Doug Barrett is chairman of the board of di- rectors of the Greater Hillsboro Area Chamber access to government records is destructive to a demo- most of them in small businesses with 15 they have invested in their businesses. It or fewer employees. There are nearly is too easy to criticize certain aspects of a of Commerce. cratic society.
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The Hillsboro Tribune Friday, March 15, 2013 NEWS A5 EDUCATION Budget uncertainty has school offi cials scrambling according to Kathy Robinson, Federal cuts still a WHAT’S COMING UP executive director of federal programs for the district. Hills- mystery, but some ■ Hillsboro’s budget com- Reps. Ben Unger and Joe boro will receive $3.3 million in This changes mittee meets March 19 and Gallegos and Sen. Bruce Title I funds this year. say Hillsboro could again on April 23. Starr will join Scott for an According to Stewart, 6.6 fall short $8 million ■ A fi nal public listening Education Town Hall, 7 to 8 percent reduction in Title I EVERYTHING! session is tentatively sched- p.m. March 21 at Century funding means a $218,000 loss Your money. Your story. Your life. uled for April 4 at Brown High School, 2000 S.E. Cen- in federal funds. By KATHY FULLER Middle School. tury Blvd. in Room N-225. Hillsboro also receives $3.7 Learn God’s way of handling The Hillsboro Tribune ■ ■ Superintendent Mike The most current bud- million in federal funds for money with Dave Ramsey’s Scott will present the pro- get information and meeting IDEA (Individuals with Dis- With school district offi - posed budget to the commit- announcements are avail- abilities Education Act). Stew- Financial Peace University! cials across the state begin- tee on May 19. able on the district’s website, art expects a 4.7 percent reduc- The average turnaround is $8,000 ning to build their 2013-14 ■ In another public forum, hsd.k12.or.us. tion in those funds, resulting in in just the first three months! budgets, it a loss of about $175,000. was a bit of a Stewart said the federal cuts good news, $6.55 billion for K-12 education, million shortfall for 2013-14 if aren’t likely to affect this Presenting Financial bad news sce- far higher than Gov. John the fi ve cut days are restored year’s budget and that they Peace University. nario last Kitzhaber’s $6.15 billion budget to the school calendar. Cutting won’t occur “until after the Sessions begin March 20th week with proposal released in Decem- five school days still would funding allocations for the 177 NE LINCOLN ST., HILLSBORO and proceed April 3, 17, 24 budget infor- ber. leave the district with a $5.3 2013-14 school year ... but we daveramsey.com/findaclass May 1, 8, 15, 22 . mation com- Even at a $6.55 billion fund- million shortfall; and cutting don’t yet have confirmation All classes to be held in the lounge at 7 pm and should be finished by 9 pm. For more details and registration information please call Gene at 503-648-9111.
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www.hsfonline.org | 503.726.2159 | The Hillsboro Schools Foundation is a private, non-profit 501(c)(3) organization 2068.031513 A6 NEWS The Hillsboro Tribune Friday, March 15, 2013 CALENDAR Sequoia exhibit open two more weeks
nglish Child’s Chair” by Her work is joined by Katherine oil artist Anne Ferguson Friday’s African-themed watercolors “E is one of the pieces on and Gerald Sticka’s wildlife wood display through March 29 carvings, as at the Sequoia Art Gallery, 136 S.E. well as work WEEK OF Third Ave. in downtown Hillsboro. by 30 addition- Ferguson writes that she is in- al artists. March 15 spired by the Japanese artist Hoku- The gallery sai, “who I think was in his late 90s is open 10 a.m. when he said something like he was to 5 p.m., Tuesday through Saturday. ‘almost getting it.’”
THIS WEEK
THROUGH MARCH 24 and over). www.bagnbaggage.org. and Bryan Johanson, perform orig- is invited to a free head and neck MARCH 18 the secrets to tying together the 503-345-9590. Venetian Theatre, inal arrangements and composi- cancer screening clinic at the 10 threads of thriving teams. THEATER: Bag&Baggage presents 253 E. Main St. in Hillsboro. tions. Their collective musical Tuality/OHSU Cancer Center, 299 LIVE MUSIC: Combining his virtuo- Walk away prepared to imple- “The Merry Wives of Windsor,” writ- interests span centuries of reper- S.E. Ninth Ave. in Hillsboro. No sic slide and fi nger-picking tech- ment change and watch your ten by John Dennis, a relatively MARCH 15 toire and dozens of musical styles. registration is required for the clin- nique with powerful and moving team leap to new heights. The unknown playwright from the Tickets for the performance are ic, which will run from 9 a.m. to vocals, Bob Shoemaker delivers event will be held at 11:30 a.m. Restoration period. 7:30 p.m. on GUITARS: The Oregon Guitar $15 in advance or $20 the day of noon. Participants will be the essence of the blues night at the Chamber on 5193 N.E. Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays; Quartet brings impressive classical the show. Tickets are available at screened for oral (mouth and after night. 7 p.m. McMenamins Elam Young Parkway, Ste. A. Rios 2 p.m. on Sundays. Tickets are music to the Walters Cultural Arts brownpapertickets.com or by call- throat) cancer, thyroid cancer, Rock Creek Tavern, 10000 N.W. is a global leadership develop- $26 for adults, $18 for students Center, 527 E. Main St., at 7:30 ing 503-615-3485. neck cancer and skin cancer of Old Cornelius Pass Road in ment expert and consultant. For (age 18 and under or with valid p.m. The four members, David the scalp and face by Tuality/ Hillsboro. information, contact Deanna college ID) and seniors (age 65 Franzen, John Mery, Jesse McCann LIVE MUSIC: Alexa Wiley returns OHSU Cancer Center physicians, Palm at 503-726-2146 or dean- with “Poet of Empty Spaces,” an local dentists, ear, nose and throat MARCH 19 [email protected]. You can album that overfl ows with meta- physicians and dermatologists. For also RSVP to hillchamber.org. $5 phorical wisdom and a musical more information, go to tuality- SPOKEN WORD: The Walters for members, $10 for guests. energy honed through years of live ohsu-cancercenter.org, or call Tina Cultural Arts Center, 527 E. Main performances. McMenamins Rock Dickerson, 503-681-4200. St., continues its Spoken Word LECTURE: Melinda Hutson, Creek Tavern, 10000 N.W. Old Series with “Braceros: The Men of instructor of geology at Portland Cornelius Pass Road in Hillsboro. 9 LIVE MUSIC: The Garcia Birthday Migrant Labor,” with Ilene O’Malley. Community College, will give a p.m. Free for all ages until 10 p.m. Band will be playing their irresist- 7 p.m. Free. talk on the Willamette meteorite, ibly danceable tunes at the largest found in North America OPEN MIC: Every Friday night is McMenamins Rock Creek Tavern, LIVE MUSIC: McMenamins Rock and the sixth-largest in the world Open Mic night at Infl uence Music 10000 N.W. Old Cornelius Pass Creek Tavern’s Bluegrass Jam is a as part of the Museum’s Hall, 135 S.E. Third Avenue, Road in Hillsboro. 9 p.m. Free for Tuesday tradition. New faces are Crossroads Lecture Series from 2 Hillsboro. Bring an instrument, all ages until 10 p.m. welcome and perfect for players of to 3 pm. Washington County voice and passion for music for an intermediate skills and above. 7 to Museum, 120 E. Main St. in evening of music and friends. 7 to MARCH 17 9 p.m. 10000 N.W. Old Cornelius Hillsboro. 10 p.m. Pass Road in Hillsboro. HARMONY: Join the Northwest LIVE MUSIC: This year’s Cascade MARCH 16 Harmony Chorus for a free concert MARCH 20 Blues association “Best New Act” at 1:30 p.m at Cornell Estates winner, Billy D, will play at ANNUAL PARADE: Hillsboro’s 35th Retirement & Assisted Living, ART FUNDING: Join professional McMenamins Rock Creek Tavern, Annual St. Patrick’s Parade will 1005 N.E. 17th Ave., Hillsboro. In writer and media artist Dmae 10000 N.W. Old Cornelius Pass kick off with staging at 9 a.m. in honor of St. Patrick’s Day, the con- Roberts as she helps you navi- Road in Hillsboro. 7 p.m. the parking lot across from Hare cert will include some old Irish gate the path in her workshop, Field on N.E. Grand St. in favorites, including “An Irish “Funding Your Bliss: Strategies for MARCH 21 Hillsboro. The parade starts at 11 Blessing” as well as some new Individual Artists & Performers.” a.m. at Hare Field, continues east favorites, such as “Mama Mia,” This Hillsboro Arts & Culture LIVE MUSIC: Chris Marshall Duo, to Cornell Road, south on Main “We Are Family,” and more. If Council Professional Development providing country-tinged music, will Street, west on Main to Second you’ve never watched a women’s Workshop will take place from 4 play at McMenamins Rock Creek Avenue, north on Second Avenue barbershop chorus perform, you’re to 7 p.m. at the Walters Cultural Tavern, 10000 N.W. Old Cornelius to Grant Street, and east back to in for a treat. Arts Center, 527 E. Main St, Pass Road in Hillsboro. 7 p.m. Hare Field. The Hillsboro Boys and Hillsboro. To register, call 503- Girls Club will host games for the LIVE MUSIC CELEBRATION: 615-3485 for course No. 36579. ART NIGHT: The Walters Cultural kids at the Hillsboro Civic Center McMenamins Rock Creek Tavern, There is a $25 registration fee. Arts Center invites families to join Plaza between First and Second 10000 N.W. Old Cornelius Pass in an evening of art working with avenues on Main Street. Road in Hillsboro, will hold an all- THRIVE: Join the Hillsboro mixed media on Family Art Night day St. Patrick’s Day celebration. Chamber of Commerce as it from 6:30 to 8:30 pm. 527 E. 420587.022013 HEALTH SCREENINGS: The public Music starts at 6 p.m. hosts Michelle Rios to present Main St. in Hillsboro. NEXT WEEK
MARCH 22 MARCH 23 sense of harmony and tone. Brought to you by this newspaper in partnership with McMenamins Rock Creek Tavern, ART GALLERY: Meet Amy KIDS MUSIC: Join one of 10000 N.W. Old Cornelius Pass Henderson, executive director of Portland’s favorite rock bands for Road in Hillsboro. 6 p.m. the “Geezer Gallery,” an art exhibit kids, Toy Trains, as they bring a on display in Portland’s Artist lively and energetic show to the MARCH 25 Repertory Theatre, at Cornell Hillsboro Public Library, 2850 N.E. PUBLIC NOTICES Estates Retirement & Assisted Brookwood Parkway, at 2:30 pm. WRITERS EVENt: The monthly Living in Hillsboro, 1005 N.E. 17th “Conversations with Writers” event Ave. in Hillsboro. Henderson will LIVE MUSIC: Blending rootsy rock at Infl uence Music Hall, 135 S.W. also introduce Janet Holt, the fea- and deep rhythmic grooves, the Third St. in Hillsboro. Award- Always in your newspaper: tured artist of the month. 1:30 Brothers Jam take their audience winning writer Judith Arcana is a p.m. For more information, contact on an entertaining sonic journey skilled performer and presenter Cornell Estates at 503-640-2884 every time they hit the stage. who discusses reproductive jus- Now in your inbox, too. or visit www.cornell-estates.com. McMenamins Rock Creek Tavern, tice and shares her writing. 7 to 9 10000 N.W. Old Cornelius Pass p.m. LIVE MUSIC: Lewi Longmire, Road in Hillsboro. 9 p.m. Portland’s multi-instrumentalist, LIVE MUSIC: Combining his virtuo- leads a roots-rock band in music he MARCH 24 sic slide and fi nger-picking tech- has written in the American tradition nique with powerful and moving of good songs, high energy, deep LIVE MUSIC: Cary Novotny has vocals, Bob Shoemaker delivers the roots, and an unpretentious sense recorded and performed with essence of the blues night after of fun. McMenamins Rock Creek many great Irish acts, and pos- night. 7 p.m. McMenamins Rock Tavern, 10000 N.W. Old Cornelius sesses a powerful musical style, Creek Tavern, 10000 N.W. Old Pass Road in Hillsboro. 9 p.m. with strong rhythm and a sure Cornelius Pass Road in Hillsboro.
Consider... Gaston School District If nobody knows what’s going on, A tradition of excellence since 1866 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. OPEN ENROLLMENT OPPORTUNITY March 1 - 31, 2013 Now yoyou cac n stay informed AND keep those pubblicc notices in the Schedule Gaston Schools Grades K-12 newsw paper. a School Elementary 503-985-7240 Juust go to publicnoticeadss.como /or, sign up foro thhe free SmartSearch seervici e, Tour! Jr/Sr High School 503-985-7516 and get all of this paper’r s public notices dele ivverred to you via eme aia l.l 399561.080712 Application forms for the 2013-14 school year available at 503 985-0210 www.gaston.k12.or.us publicnoticeads.com/or 2008.022713 The Hillsboro Tribune Friday, March 15, 2013 NEWS A7 arts& ENTERTAINMENT WANTED WORKERS FROM MEXICO
bly brought many dollars to bra- Domelen said. Museum remembers ceros,” said Jaimie, a Hillsboro Both men have shared their when Mexican help resident. “But [it] brought much recollections as part of the MexicanMexi more suffering.” Washington County Museum’s brbracerosac came was welcomed by all The Bracero Program (named newest exhibit, “Americans All: to OregonOr to fi ll for the Spanish word for “labor- The Bracero Program in Wash- a shortagesho in By KARISSA GEORGE er”) began in August of 1942 after ington County.” The exhibit fo- agricagricultural The Hillsboro Tribune Mexico joined the Allies’ war ef- cuses on the oral histories workworkers during fort. To fi ll a shortage of agricul- gathered from those who par- WorlWorld War II. Jose Jaimie and Melvin Van tural workers, the bracero agree- ticipated in and observed bra- COURTESYCOURT PHOTO: Domelen grew up on opposite ment brought more than 215,000 ceros in this area and will be THE SMITHSONIANS sides of the cultural divide Mexican and Latin American la- the topic of a March 19 presen- that defi ned Washington borers to the United States in the tation at the Walters Cultural County’s early experiments program’s fi rst fi ve years alone. Arts Center. bkRibracero workers. Rowan saidd Mh19WhitCMarch 19, Washington County t ■ “A“Americans i AllAll: The Bra- with migrant labor. Van Domelen, then a local “It’s a bit of a complex story,” many exhibit visitors are sur- Museum outreach educator cero Program in Washington Two of Jaimie’s brothers were farm boy, heard Jaimie’s broth- said Krissy Rowan, the muse- prised by the number of Latino Ilene O’Malley will present County” is open Wednesdays braceros, Latin American work- ers speak long ago on braceros um’s communications director. families that settled in Washing- “Braceros — The Men of Mi- through Sundays through June ers recruited to the United States at a 4-H fair in Shute Park. Even The exhibit, which opened last ton County because of the Bra- grant Labor,” at the Walters 14, at the Washington County to harvest crops during World as a boy, he recognized their sor- fall in the museum’s new down- cero Program. Cultural Arts Center, 527 E. Museum, Hillsboro Civic Cen- War II. He remembers the time row. town Hillsboro location, show- Main St., Hillsboro. The pro- ter Plaza Building, 120 E. Main here as being full of sadness. “I think they were homesick, cases how individualized and Check it out gram is free. For more infor- St. For more information call “The Bracero Program proba- or missing [their] children,” Van diverse the experiences were for ■ At 7 p.m. on Tuesday, mation, call 503-615-3485. 503-645-5353.
Cassie Greer plays Mistress Page in the Bag&Baggage Transgender talk set at Pacifi c production of “The Merry Wives of Biologist focuses on HEAR THE TALK ly adulthood when I was trying are where gay rights were 20 Windsor,” which to make sense of my gender, years ago.” continues at discrimination Biolo- but I didn’t begin living as a Hillsboro’s during presentation gist Julia woman until (I was 32). That Venetian Theatre Serrano was in 2001.” LOWER PRICES: TICKETS, CONCESSIONS & 3D! Baseline & N. 26th Ave. through will speak By that time, there were Online Ticket Sales At ActVTheaters.com 503-844-8732 SHOWTIMES VALID: 3/15 - THURS. 3/21 = Fri- Sun March 24. By BRETT TALLMAN on “Sexu- more books on transgender * COURTESY PHOTO: The Hillsboro Tribune alization people and awareness of the is- CASEY CAMPBELL and Anti- sues they dealt with. “That As a child, Julia Serano Transgen- helped me make sense of my PG13 12:20 2:30 5:00 7:15 9:25 BIG SCREEN knew something deep inside der Dis- own experiences,” Serano said. Shakespeare her was wrong. But it wasn’t SERANO crimina- “Whipping Girl” shares * until years later that she tion” at 7 some of those experiences and heard a strange new word p.m. Tuesday, March 19 in sheds light on the diffi cult situ- R 12:50 2:55 5:40 7:45 9:50 that described her problem: Pacifi c University’s Marsh ations transgender women face * OZ: THE GREAT AND POWERFUL 12:10 2:45 5:20 8:00 1:45 4:20 7:00 9:35 transgender. Hall, 2043 College Way, when moving through the 3D DIGITAL 2D meets ’50s TV She has since realized that Forest Grove. world. JACK THE GIANT SLAYER DIGITAL 12:15 2:25 6:50 * 4:35 (9:00 Fri-Wed) her “problem” is just one of the Transgender Americans 2D 3D many ways human nature ex- were left behind by the civil IDENTITY THIEF R 12:05 2:20 4:55 7:20 9:40 Bag&Baggage hits IF YOU GO presses itself. than sexuality.” rights movement of the 1960s, SNITCH PG13 12:00 2:15 4:45 7:05 9:20 “It comes down to the fact Rampton directs Pacific’s Serano said, when minorities, DEAD MAN DOWN R 12:05 2:35 4:50 7:10 (9:30 Fri-Wed) with ‘contemporary’ “Merry Wives of Windsor” that all people are fundamen- Center for Gender Equity, women, gays and lesbians and 21 AND OVER R 12:25 2:40 5:30 7:40 9:45 2082.031313 runs through March 24 at tally diverse,” Serano said. where students researched Se- other groups were learning to $6.00 adaptation of ‘Wives’ Hillsboro’s Venetian Theater, “And that applies to gender as rano and requested that the speak out. ADULT SAFE HAVEN PG13 7:00 9:25-(Fri-Sat) 253 E. Main St. Call 503- well.” center bring her to campus. “In the ’60s and ’70s trans 5:35 10:05-(Sun only) 7:00 9:25-(Mon) By DOUG BURKHARDT 345-9590 for show times. Transgender is an umbrella Serano, herself transgender, people were a part of the gay- 7:45-(Tue) 7:00 9:25-(Wed) 7:45-(Thurs) The Hillsboro Tribune term for people who defy soci- is a San Francisco-based biolo- rights movement” — until gay ESCAPE FROM PLANET EARTH PG 4:30-(Fri-Sat) ety’s gender norms. It doesn’t gist with a Ph.D. in biochemis- and lesbian groups kicked 3:40-(Sun only)
Director Scott Palmer’s white makeup to heighten the necessarily describe sexual try from Columbia University. them out, she said. As a result, THE WALKING DEAD R Sunday @ 8:00 (FREE) contemporary adaptation of sense that you are watching a orientation, but rather gender She is also on the forefront of the trans movement didn’t re- 03/18 BLAZERS VS. 76ERS 4:00 (FREE) William Shakespeare’s come- black-and-white television show. identity and includes people the transgender-rights move- ally start until the 1990s, Sera- 03/19 BLAZERS VS. BUCKS 5:00 (FREE) dy, “The Merry Wives of Yet throughout, the language who, in one way or another, ment and travels across the no said, so now, “trans rights 03/21 BLAZERS VS. BULLS 5:00 (FREE) Windsor,” celebrates not only and the voice is pure, rich Shake- identify with a different sex country sharing her story. Her the genius of Shakespeare but speare. than the one assigned at birth. next stop will be Tuesday in also the creativity of early Especially humorous is the One in 10 children are gen- Forest Grove. television comedies. way characters insert the der-nonconforming in a sig- Serano won acclaim for her The essence of the story re- “show’s” advertisers into the dia- nifi cant enough way that they first book, “Whipping Girl,” volves around the efforts of three logue, an early television trick. experience discrimination, and has a second — an essay suitors to win the hand of the Rather than ask someone if they says Jenn Burleton, executive collection — set to be released beautiful Miss Anne Page, and want a cigarette, for example, the director of Portland-based in the fall. Its working title, how a clever trap is set for two of question becomes: “Would you TransActive Education & Ad- “Excluded: Making Feminist these men. like an Old Gold menthol ciga- vocacy. and Queer Movements More Palmer’s version is his take on rette?” Burleton gets her statistics Inclusive,” hints at Serano’s Restoration-era John Dennis’ ad- Anyone remember that quirk from a 2012 Harvard School of philosophy. aptation of Shakespeare’s play. from television’s early days? Public Health study, which al- “The trans movement is not Much has changed from Shake- Speaking of Jackie Gleason, so found that one in every 300 just to help transgender peo- speare’s original “Merry Wives.” the wonderful performance of people is transgender to the ple,” Serano said. “Everyone on In fact, the play — performed Gary Strong — who plays the point that they change their the planet has at some point at Hillsboro’s classy Venetian lead role of Falstaff — recalls gender. felt they were doing their gen- Theatre by the Bag&Baggage Gleason’s boisterous ways. Burleton’s organization is der wrong. It’s a problem that professional theater company — Strong and Arianne Jacques, currently serving about 150 all people face and we want is a deft blend of Shakespearean who plays Miss Anne Page, turn gender-nonconforming chil- people to be more free to be wit and some of the best ele- in especially entertaining perfor- dren in the Portland metro ar- themselves.” ments of American television mances, but the entire produc- ea. The feeling of doing one’s programming from the late tion is polished and sharp. “There is still discussion gender wrong is one Serano 1950s, a time when iconic celebri- In explaining why he chose to about how much being trans- knows well. ties such as Jackie Gleason, Ed bring Shakespeare into the tele- gender is about sexuality,” “As a kid I knew something Sullivan and George Burns were vision era, director Palmer said said Pacifi c University profes- wasn’t right with the way I setting the trends in television’s he believes art “is a process of sor Martha Rampton. “It really was,” she said. “I went through “Golden Age.” re-appropriating characters, nar- has more to do with identity a period from childhood to ear- It was a grand stroke to bring ratives, styles and plots from one a Shakespearean set into a more generation, one culture, one contemporary setting. The stage time, one medium to the next.” in “Merry Wives” is constructed Palmer, the founding artistic as if it were a black-and-white director of the innovative television set. The characters Bag&Baggage theater company, dress in gray, black and white, has wildly succeeded in making and the performers even wear his vision a reality. Easter Champagne Brunch Pumpkin Ridge Golf Club Ghost Creek Clubhouse Sunday March 31, 2013 Seatings are available at 9am, 11am & 1pm Basket of Bakeshop Pastries & Muffins Oregon Guitar Seasoned Applewood Bacon ❘ Polish Style Kielbasa Sausage Quartet Seafood & Dill Havarti Omelets ❘ Craisin – Apple Caramel Blintzes Classical Classical Eggs Benedict ❘ Garlic & Scallion Cheese Tots FRIDAY 3/15 @ 7:30 PM Mixed Berry Custard French Toast $15 advance/ $20 day of show ~ Chef’s Frittata Bar ~
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1859.022013 tion of its permit for the fi rst D1X fi ed on a map of 44 transportation and Evergreen Parkway/Road. the $6.7 million in TDTs charged facility. Intel says the project cost projects scheduled in Hillsboro Like other cities in the county, to their most recent expansion around $3.5 million. The compa- in coming years. Mayor Jerry Hillsboro also assesses a fee on project. The company will look to ny then deeded the fi nished road Willey presented the map at last residents and businesses to help partner with the city and county to the city. Intel is also installing month’s “State of the City” maintain its streets. The city- on some of the work if possible, a traffi c circle and making other speech. Only eight of the projects wide Transportation Utility Fee but are ultimately responsible improvements at the Southwest will be fi nanced by developers. was approved by the City Coun- for completing it. Butler Street and 65th Avenue The rest rely on federal, state, cil three years ago. The fees ap- As part of the deal, Hillsboro entrance to its campus. The esti- county and city funds. pear on monthly utility bills that has agreed to build a new right mated cost for that work is over Washington County is the also include water and sewer turn lane from Cornelius Pass to $2 million. only county in the state that charges. The fee for single-fami- U.S. 26. Residential developers also dedicates a fi xed portion of its ly homes is currently $3.18 a But that is not the end of In- pay for transportation improve- property tax revenues to trans- month, while the business fees tel’s investment in Hillsboro as ments related to their projects. portation projects. The Major range from $1 to around $1,300 a part of its most recent expansion Holland Partners development Street Transportation Improve- month. The TUF is projected to permit. The company is also add- company is paying for a traffi c ment Program began as a series generate $1.75 million this fi scal ing an additional eastbound lane signal and other upgrades on the of serial levies approved by year. to Ronler Drive. And it is modify- streets around its new housing county voters in 1986, 1989 and Washington County also has ing signals and making further and retail complex at Northeast 1995. But when Oregon voters a $1 per gallon gas tax to help improvements on Northwest
2002.022713 231st and Cherry Avenue. And approved the state’s complicated maintain its roads, and Hills- 229th Avenue, just north of its the developers who built the property tax limitation system boro receives a share of that. campus. Louie: Ex-chief will stay retired ■ be to make an overall assess- are a fraternity, and we all known,” Louie said. “As far as From page A1 ment of the Hillsboro Police De- know what it is like to face the how the membership is han- partment, including asking the decisions Chief Sullivan has dling it, well, HPD police offi- search for a new police chief, a membership how they want to had to make.” cers and staff are very profes- process that could take several participate in the selection pro- Louie squashed any idea that sional, and they will continue months. He explained there are cess. After that, he said, will he might consider returning as providing outstanding service a number of steps to go through come the development of a re- Hillsboro’s permanent police to the community without before a new chief can be cruitment process, followed by chief. missing a step. That’s how we brought in. the actual assessment event or “Nope,” he said. “I love being in public safety are wired.” According to Louie, now that events where the fi nalists com- a chief and miss all the people, Louie acknowledged the the department has an interim pete. but I also love teaching, and transition will almost certain- chief in place, the next step will Once that step is completed, golf, and skiing, and traveling. ly create additional difficul- the fi eld of candidates will be Get the picture?” ties for the city’s police force, narrowed to just a few. At that Since leaving the police but he believes the depart- point, there will be background force, Louie has been busy ment’s officers and staff are checks of each individual re- teaching at area colleges. He handling the challenge very maining under consideration, is an adjunct professor of well. followed by a fi nal selection of criminal justice at Portland “There is always stress and EVERYTHING the new chief. State University and Portland strain with losing leadership; “This process can take up to Community College, and an there is a sense of loss and fi ve or six months,” Louie said. adjunct professor of political concern with what the future IN STOCK “And with a community the size science at Pacific University holds,” Louie explained. “I can TIME OFFER of Hillsboro, it will have to be a in Forest Grove. only speak for my one week LIMITED Power Tools nationwide search.” Louie pointed out that he back home again, but I can Since stepping in as interim has been impressed with the say they are quite literally re- 10% Off chief last week, Louie said he way Hillsboro’s police officers maining calm and carrying % F has not had any direct contact have responded to Sullivan’s on. Again, you are talking F Valid thru O with Sullivan. departure. about people who face adver- March 7 2013 “Not yet,” Louie said, “but I “Any change creates disrup- sity — even danger — every do want to see Carey. We chiefs tion and concern with the un- shift, and they are resilient.” 20 1979.22013 THE TOOL STORE 960 SW Baseline St., Hillsboro 503-648-1762 Lucille’s Tuesday -Saturday 10am - 5pm Airspace can’t be Pamplin Media Group regulated, offi cials say and AutoTrader.com join forces not a land-use matter. airport.” Traffi c above Hillsboro A LUBA hearing on the issue City officials also argued Airport a land-use was scheduled for March 13. that LUBA does not have juris- No date has been set for LUBA diction over the vote because it to put you in the driver’s seat. matter, nonprofi t says to make a decision. was not a land-use matter. The airport is owned and op- “If LUBA determines the de- 6HDUFKPLOOLRQVRI FDUVWRILQGWKHULJKWRQHIRU\RX By JIM REDDEN erated by the Port of Portland. cision is a land-use decision The Hillsboro Tribune The council voted to repeal the over which it has jurisdiction, subchapter on the city respect- Hillsboro does not have Dec. 4, 2012, after fully requests the the legal authority to regu- city attorneys said The nonprofi t Board to affirm late the airspace above the it was outdated OAW has long the city’s deci- Hillsboro Airport. because federal sion,” read an ex- City offi cials made that as- law preempts lo- complained cerpt from the sertion to the state Land Use cal regulation of about noise and city’s response. Board of Appeals last month in fl ying activities at The nonprofit response to an effort by Ore- airports. exhaust fumes OAW has long gon Aviation Watch — a OAW appealed from small complained about Banks-based nonprofit that the decision to noise and exhaust serves as a watchdog group on LUBA on Feb. 6. airplanes and fumes from the
419044.021413 aviation issues — to reverse a The city respond- helicopters. small airplanes city council vote. The vote that ed on March 6. and helicopters sparked the controversy re- In its response to LUBA, city used by students at Hillsboro pealed a subchapter of the officials said the “petitioners Aviation, a fl ight school based city’s municipal code that al- have failed to demonstrate that at the airport. It also opposes lowed Hillsboro to regulate fl y- federal law permits local juris- federal funds being spent to ex- ing activities. dictions to regulate ‘intrastate’ pand airport operations. The OAW claims the vote aircraft operations, and have Joining OAW in the appeal of More Portland area cars than any other site! was a land-use matter that re- certainly failed to make this the council vote were Hillsboro quired a public hearing, which demonstration relative to local resident Ruth Warren and Start your search at PortlandTribune.com/Wheels was not held. Hillsboro offi- jurisdictions like Hillsboro, board members Michelle cials disagreed, saying it was who do not own or operate an Barnes and Jim Lubisher. The Hillsboro Tribune Friday, March 15, 2013 NEWS A9 BUSINESS Hops tap Burk as radio play-by-play voice
General Manager K.L. Wom- lease fi nancial Burk named radio announcer gural season of 1995. And from opener on June 14. BridgePort Brewing bacher. details of the The Hops also used the event 2001-2010, he was play-by-play “It’s a fantastic organization,” BridgePort brewmaster Jeff arrangement. to showcase veteran local base- announcer for the Triple-A Port- he said, “and it’s a great opportu- inks deal with Edgerton was equally pleased. But Wombach- ball broadcaster Rich Burk, who land Beavers of the Pacifi c Coast nity for me. The ball park is ex- “The Hops are a family- er said corpo- will announce the games on Fox League. actly 5.1 miles from my house.” Hillsboro’s new friendly organization that’s rate sponsor- Sports Radio In 2009, Burk The Hillsboro Hops are the baseball team going to offer quality family ships are criti- KPOJ-AM 620 in called the ESPN2 Single-A baseball affi liate of the entertainment. This is the fi rst cal to the suc- Portland. Burk “It’s a great telecast of the Tri- Arizona Diamondbacks of Ma- sports team we’ve ever part- cess of teams served as emcee opportunity for ple-A Baseball All- jor League Baseball. The team By JIM REDDEN nered with,” said Edgerton. BURK like his. for the event. Star Game at PGE will make its home debut in The Hillsboro Tribune The partnership includes “Without Burk, a Hills- me. The ball Park in Portland. their new state of the art stadi- having BridgePort brands fea- corporate sponsorships, our boro resident, has park is exactly Burk has also um in Hillsboro on Monday, The Hillsboro Hops cele- tured throughout the stadium ticket prices would have to more than two de- filled in for three June 17, against the Eugene Em- brated its new partnership through signage and logos. In triple, and we wouldn’t be able cades of experi- 5.1 miles from major league base- eralds. The 4,500-seat stadium is with BridgePort Brewing addition, an offi cial BridgePort to offer special attractions like ence in broadcast- my house.” ball teams, includ- being fi nanced by the sale of $12 Tuesday evening with a get- Beer Garden will be located off giveaways and fireworks,” ing. From 1995 un- — Rich Burk, ing the San Diego million in city bonds at 2.74 per- together at the popular the first base line. The beer Wombacher explained. til 2010, he was the Hillsboro Hops radio Padres, Montreal cent and the sale of surplus city brewpub in Portland’s Pearl garden will offer access to During the event, Wombach- primary radio and announcer Expos and Toronto property for an additional $3.2 District. The event was at- food and craft beers, as well as er announced he had just television play-by- Blue Jays. During million. The complex and stadi- tended by team and brewery a view of the fi eld. And Bridge- learned that the lower level play announcer for his career, he has um are owned by Hillsboro’s representatives as well as Port will be producing a limit- box seats at the stadium under Portland’s baseball teams. Burk called nearly 1,750 professional Parks and Recreation Depart- dozens of season ticket ed small batch of “Hillsboro construction in the Gordon Fa- was the lead broadcaster for the baseball games on radio and ment. holders. Hops” special brew to be ber Recreation Complex had Class-A Portland Rockies of the television. BridgePort Brewing is located “We’re thrilled to be part- poured at the beer garden and sold out. Northwest League for five of Burk said he was excited at 1313 N.W. Marshall St. in Port- nering with the oldest craft at the pub. “That’s a milestone,” Wom- their six seasons in existence, about announcing the Hops’ 76 land, where Tuesday’s celebra- brewery in Oregon,” said Hops Hops’ owners declined to re- bacher said. beginning with the team’s inau- games starting with their season tion was held. BUSINESSBRIEFS Hillsboro medical
Pacifi c Landscape named viding extensive employee training, as year at Cerner’s headquarters in Kan- ‘best’ again well as its demonstrated history of pro- sas City, Mo., and has many “virtual” center joins U.S. moting from within. meetings. The council’s task, Sapra For the second time in two years, Pa- In accepting the award, HCS execu- said, is to provide direction and feed- cifi c Landscape of Hillsboro has been tive vice president Tony Lucarelli ex- back on the company’s products. named one of the 100 best companies to plained the company trained and “Tuality Healthcare management work for by Oregon Business magazine. groomed employees by necessity, not- has recognized what an outstanding residency program The company was ranked 19th best ing that Henningsen warehouse loca- leader and visionary Sonney is regard- among companies with more than 100 tions were dictated by customer need, ing health care technology,” said Man- employees in 2013. The rankings are not by work force supply. ny Berman, Tuality’s chief operating Virginia Garcia Memorial Health Center in Hill- complied by the magazine and DHM Re- The award is sponsored in part by offi cer. “It’s nice to see the acknowledg- “Over the sboro is now an integral part of a new national search, and are based on employee sur- the Hitachi Foundation and its partner- ment from an internationally known medical residency program. veys and a benefi ts report from each ship with the NWFPA’s Education & vendor.” next three This month, the medical facility — which has four company. Research Institute. Through this proj- years, primary care clinics and pharmacies, three dental of- “The past several years have been ect, HCS was one of 11 companies sin- sponsors fi ces and three school-based health centers spread tough in our industry and our dedicat- gled out for in-depth study of best em- Warmanen receives platinum across Washington and Yamhill counties — has be- ed, experienced staff has been our ployer practices. service award expect to come one of only six community health centers around strength and guided us through,” said For more information about compa- place as the nation participating in a first-ever multi-state company President Bob Grover. “When ny case studies, visit nwfpa.org. For the second year in a row, Geri medical residency network. we set out to build our business, one of Warmanen of Prudential Northwest many as 87 The Wright Center for Graduate Medical Education our top goals was to be best in class as Properties in Hills- medical in Scranton, Penn., developed and will manage the a service provider and employer. We Tuality exec named boro has been given school program, which was funded by a $4 million grant from are proud to get the acknowledgment to care council the highest level of the U.S. Health Resources and Services Administra- that we are achieving both of these service achievement graduates tion. goals.” Sonney Sapra, Tuality Healthcare’s in the real estate in- Over the next three years, sponsors expect to chief information offi cer, has been ap- dustry, Quality Ser- into place as many as 87 medical school graduates into pointed to the national Cerner Client vice Certified Plati- community community health centers in at-risk communities Hillsboro fi rm gets award for Care Council, an invitation-only group num. health around the country. innovative practices of information technology executives The award recog- The new endeavor is a potential model for resi- that works closely with Cerner Corp. nizes Warmanen as centers in dency programs across the country because it ad- The Northwest Food Processors As- to improve its health care IT products. WARMANEN having earned 100 dresses two of the nation’s most pressing health care sociation recognized Hillsboro-based Sapra, who also serves as Tuality’s percent client service at-risk challenges — the shortage of primary care physi- Henningsen Cold Storage for “innova- director of information systems, is one satisfaction in 2012 as com- cians trained to work with America’s most vulnera- tive employee engagement policies” of 50 Cerner clients who serve on the measured by Leading Research Corp. ble populations and potential changes in federal earlier this year. Client Care Council. Cerner is an inter- “Nothing is more important to a pro- munities. funding, which may leave thousands of new doctors The Premier Employer Award hon- national health care information tech- spective client in selecting a profes- without a place to complete their training. ors organizations that consistently pro- nology company with more than 2,100 sional than the serve results achieved With research showing that new doctors tend to vide lower-income staff with improved clients. Cerner is Tuality’s vendor for with past clients,” said Larry Romito, practice in the communities where they have done economic opportunities, often through electronic medical records and comput- president and CEO of QSC. “A 100 per- their residencies, there is a glaring need to create education initiatives. HCS received the erized physician order entry technolo- cent service satisfaction like [the one] opportunities for residents to train in these commu- award in January of this year in recog- gy. Geri Warmanen has achieved is just nities. nition of the company’s standard of pro- Sapra said the council meets twice a awesome.”
Adrienne K. Frey Orenco: July 14, 1941 - March 4, 2013 Light rail plays Adrienne K. Frey, 71, a resi- assistant for Bank of America in dent of North Plains, Oregon, San Francisco, then as member- former long-time resident of ship director of the Chambers Maple Valley, Washington, died of Commerce in Clovis and big role in latest proposal Monday afternoon, March 4, Madera, CA and as a caregiv- 2013, in Hillsboro, Oregon. er with Catholic Community Adrienne Karen Frey was Services. ■ From page A1 building in Mayor Jerry Willey said of the Orenco Station. “This announcement. “They will be born on July 14, 1941 in She was a member of St. The company is project making use of a building that Hollywood, California, the Barbara Catholic Church in said she believes the develop- continuing has been vacant for awhile, and daughter of the thelate Henry Black Diamond, WA. She vol- ment will help bring the com- work on the delivers their commitment to sustainabil- C. and Helen C. (Bode) Platt. She was unteered at the Fresno Zoo, and with munity together. nearby 304-unit on council ity fi ts well with the city’s values. raised in Rosemead, California, hav- the American Cancer Society and Valley “It’s an important milestone,” Tessera devel- priorities.” We are pleased to welcome them ing graduated from Mark Keppel High Medical Center in Renton, WA. said Carleson. “It provides a opment. to our business community.” School in 1958. Among her many special interests, framework for unique develop- The week be- — Colin Cooper, The state of Oregon helped ment.” fore the council Hillsboro lure Salesforce.com to town Adrienne was married to Frank J. Frey Adrienne enjoyed traveling, writing, mov- After the meeting, Cooper vote, offi cials at assistant planning with a $1.45 million loan that will on May 6, 1967 at St. Elizabeth Catholic ies, music, cooking, yoga, art, genealogy, said he was gratifi ed the council Salesforce.com, director be forgiven if the company Church in Oakland, California. photography, reading, learning Spanish, offered such strong support for a rapidly-grow- meets hiring goals. The state re- Following their marriage, Adrienne and hiking and especially – visiting with the expansion at Orenco. ing San Fran- cently used the same economic Frank resided in the communities of Glen friends. “This is the fi nal green light,” cisco software company, an- development tactic to help con- Burnie, MD and San Jose, Fresno and Adrienne is survived by her husband, he pointed out. nounced the fi rm will open an vince Oracle, a high-tech manu- Madera, CA before moving to Maple Frank Frey of North Plains, OR; her two “The city deserves a lot of offi ce in Hillsboro. It will report- facturing company, to stay in credit for supporting a variety of edly hire more than 200 employ- Hillsboro and move 300 jobs up Valley, WA, in 1989. Since 2009 they have sons, Toby and Josh Frey and daughter- housing choices that are close to ees and move into the unoccu- from Mexico. spent their summers in North Plains, OR in-law, Michelle Frey of Buckley, WA. both jobs and transportation al- pied Synopsys software building and winters in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. Arrangements are though Tualatin Valley 2090.031513 ternatives,” said Gary Vance, at 2035 N.W. Cornelius Pass Adrienne worked as an administrative Funeral Alternatives in Hillsboro. Holland Partner’s development Road. director. “This project is unique “We are glad Salesforce.com A Trusted Name in Funeral Service to Hillsboro, but we believe the has chosen Hillsboro for their &AMILY