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EDITION PortlandTribuneTUESDAY, MARCH 18, 2014 • PORTLANDTRIBUNE.COM PUBLISHED TUESDAY AND THURSDAY GREATER PORTLAND Do you know this soldier’s name? Florida collector intrigued by 1916 photo from Portland ■ Police dog trainer works with what could be her nal class By JIM REDDEN The Tribune As a collector of military memorabilia, Robert Short is used to seeing photos of sol- K-9 partners put diers in uniforms. But when the 72-year-old Florida man opened a small box of photos he purchased from an online auction house a few years ago, he was stunned by one of a World War I-era soldier bite on crime — who looked exactly like his great nephew, who shares hen it comes to training might be one of her last, and she’s soak- his name. dogs, consistency is every- ing up every day of the six-week ad- “The resemblance is amaz- thing for Hilary Robinson. vanced patrol training course underway ing. It was just like I was look- W “My philosophy is always in various locations around Clackamas ing at him,” says Short. be consistent,” says Robinson, who re- County. Flipping the photo over, cently retired from the Clackamas Coun- “Hilary out there is the key to our suc- Short found only a few clues to ty Sheriff’s Office, where she helped cess,” says CCSO Sgt. Paul Coleman, su- the identify of the solider. The found the agency’s K-9 unit in 1994. “Con- pervisor of the agency’s K-9 unit since initials K.A. and the date 1916. sistency is a big thing, be- 2003. “She won’t say it, but Flipping it back over, he no- cause I don’t like saying, she is a gifted, gifted dog ticed an imprint of the name of ‘Let’s see what happens.’ Story and photos by trainer. She gets animal be- the apparent photographer, There’s a reason we train Josh Kulla havior, just generally, and Van Dyck Studios in Portland, for what we train for. she can see what’s going on Oregon. There’s a reason for every- with them.” A century ago, Van Dyck Stu- thing and we’re looking for a defi nite out- Coleman watched as Robinson gave dios occupied a downtown Port- come. It’s like painting a small picture for short, clipped instructions to a class dur- land storefront on Southwest a dog, breaking it down into puzzle piec- ing a basic obedience session. The four Washington Street. Photogra- es and putting it all together so it’s really dogs, all sturdy Belgian Malinois, and pher Maude M. Hepburn was black and white for the dog.” their handlers were led through various the studio manager for a couple Robinson has helped train every patrol drills over and over, with an emphasis of years, and then had her own and drug detection dog for the sheriff’s simply on obedience. Top: Bart, a young Belgian Malinois partnered with Woodburn offi cer photography shop in the same offi ce since 2007 and is now an Oregon Is there a simple way to explain it? Zach Williams, stares intently during a recent training session by the location. Police Canine Association certifi ed mas- “Yes,” she says. “Sit means sit. Down Clackamas County Sheriff’s Offi ce. Inset: Clackamas County Deputy Today, there is no Van Dyck ter trainer in both patrol and drug detec- Jeff Cameron works with Vito on the obstacle course during a recent Studios in downtown Portland. tion skills. Her latest class, however, See DOGS / Page 2 training session. So, after thinking about it for awhile, Short contacted the See PHOTO / Page 10 Mayor: Old Town needs some TLC come newcomers like the Univer- tablecloth restaurants. Plan shifts focus sity of Oregon and Mercy Corps, Now Mayor Charlie Hales says Old Town/Chinatown is still rid- it’s time to shift the city’s urban from Pearl District dled by boarded-up historical renewal spending from the Pearl to historic area buildings, vacant storefronts and District to neighboring Old open drug-dealing on the streets. Town/Chinatown — $57 million By STEVE LAW “Over 90 percent of the folks that worth over the next fi ve years. The Tribune live in Old Town/Chinatown live Hales and others have conclud- in abject poverty,” says Howard ed that Old Town/Chinatown has For decades, Portland’s Old Weiner, chairman of the Old great potential, but that won’t be Town/Chinatown neighbor- Town/Chinatown Community realized without serious city hood has been treated as a Association. subsidies. dumping ground for the poor, Yet blocks away sits the Pearl Hales started last year by ask- COURTESY OF ROBERT SHORT a place to site soup kitchens, District, which — juiced by ur- ing the Portland Development Military memorabilla collector low-income apartments, ban renewal funds and a heavily Commission to prepare a fi ve- Robert Short wants to know if TRIBUNE FILE PHOTO: JONATHAN HOUSE homeless shelters and social subsidized streetcar line — has year action plan for Old Town/ anyone recognizes this Portland The boarded-up Crown Room nightclub, now closed, is one of many service programs. blossomed into a vibrant neigh- Chinatown. The PDC action plan photo of an unnamed World War I underutilized Old Town buildings. Mayor Charlie Hales wants to rehab Despite the advent of a thriv- borhood dotted with upscale soldier. Short says it looks just old buildings and promote new housing for middle-income people. ing night-club scene and wel- condos, boutiques and white See OLD TOWN / Page 10 like his great nephew. A man of his word leaves a big tip By RAY HUGHEY Put it on the Lucky Liner winning jackpot sold here in “I’m a man of my word, so we Pamplin Media Group game for him, Larsen told bar- Canby,” Rozzell says. “I called took care of it,” he says. tender Debbie Rozzell. Put both Tom and told him.” Did she think Larsen was seri- Tom Larsen is a regular at their names on it and they would When Larsen arrived, they ous when he said they would Mike’s Place on Canby’s split it. ran their numbers. The ticket split the winnings? PAMPLIN MEDIA GROUP: RAY HUGHEY Northwest First Avenue. Larsen had never played had won a $28,000 jackpot. “He “Yes, I did,” says Rozzell, who Debbie Rozzell, a bartender at Mike’s He likes to stop in, have his Lucky Liner. was pretty calm about the whole has worked at Mike’s seven Place in Canby, celebrates with coffee, maybe a snack, and read “I didn’t know how much it thing,” she says. “I was shaking years. “I never for a minute customer Tom Larsen, who, true to the paper. was for,” he says. He figured like crazy.” doubted it. his word, split a winning lottery Sometimes he and another they might win maybe $2, no The ticket was a winner and “I bought myself a laptop al- ticket, which turned out to be worth customer play Keno. They did more than $20. so was Larsen. He split the jack- ready. Other than that, it’s sitting $28,000. March 6. Larsen won $2. “On Friday morning, I saw the pot with her. in the bank.” “Pamplin Media Group’s pledge is to Portland Tribune AN EXPERIENCE deliver balanced news that re ects the stories of our communities. Thank you OF A LIFETIME for reading our newspapers.” Inside — SEE LIFE, B8 — DR. ROBERT B. PAMPLIN JR. OWNER & NEIGHBOR A2 NEWS The Portland Tribune Tuesday, March 18, 2014 Dogs: K-9s used to track, subdue suspects ■ lationship between dog and From page 1 man. “We get along. We love each other. You really develop a means down, and here means long, deep bond with the ani- here.” mals. They’ve been man’s best The dogs also learn only to friend for 2,000 years, and respond to their handlers’ com- they’ve got us figured out.” mands, which are offered up in Cameron agrees. A patrol Dutch. So even if the fleeing deputy prior to the K-9 unit, felon on the street understood where he is paired with Vito, the language, the dog would ig- he feels like his personality nore any commands hurled its meshes best with fellow dog way. handlers. Robinson’s latest class is a “The reason I got into it was multi-agency affair. Sheriff’s the K-9 handlers,” he says. deputies Donnie McCafferty and “They’re more my style. They Jeff Cameron are training with want to go help people with Officer Zach Williams of the their partners. It’s an addition- Woodburn Police Department al tool that we get to use and and Officer Bill Horton of the Or- you see the personalities in the egon City Police Department. department and that’s the di- Different states have differ- rection you go.” ent standards for certifying He also agrees the sudden dogs for police work. But in Or- addition of a family member egon, teams of dogs and han- takes getting used to. dlers are certified periodically “It does change you; your life through McMinnville’s OPCA, is going to change,” he says. the members of which are all “I’ve been around dogs my en- law enforcement personnel. tire life, but it’s different; this is McCafferty, a former mem- a tool, it’s not a pet and I’m very ber of the CCSO SWAT team, strong on that. So I just care for had to forgo that the dog and treat it PAmPlin mediA grouP Photos: Josh KullA unit to undergo well, and it’s a co- new K-9 officers and handlers put the dogs through their paces during a recent training session.

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