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Woman of the Year
Parkrose United Methodist Women honored Elizabeth Webber as church Woman of the Year at the recent Mothers ’n Others. Shirley Boothby presented the award in a beautiful tribute.
Elizabeth is co-chair of the Trustees, she works with the landscaping of the church and volunteers at Snow CAP Charities.
Mothers ’n Others, a program under the direction of Becky Creech included a puppet show and tributes to mothers. Young people of the Church served refreshments.
David Douglas High School student wins Congressional art competition
Congressman Earl Blumenauer (D-Ore.) announced that Randi Lazelle, a senior at David Douglas High School, is the winner of the Annual Congressional Art Competition for the Third Congressional District of Oregon. Her artwork will be displayed in the U.S. Capitol along with other winners from around the country.
“The competition is a unique and exciting opportunity for young artists to gain experience showing their work,” Blumenauer said. “I’m proud to have Randi’s artwork representing the talents of Oregon’s 3rd Congressional District in the U.S. Capitol.”
The Congressional Art Competition was first launched in 1982. Since then, nearly 5,000 contests have been conducted around the country, involving more than 650,000 high school students. Each Member of Congress sponsors a local art competition in their Congressional District and selects one winning entry. The winning piece of art from each District is displayed in the Cannon Tunnel, a pedestrian walkway leading to the U.S. Capitol, for one year as part of a national exhibition.
Blumenauer selected LaZelle’s artwork from a collection of art submitted by students from all over his Congressional District. LaZelle’s piece, entitled “Randi,” is an ink on railroad board self-portrait applied by thumbprint.
LaZelle, the daughter of ManyAnn Lazelle, is a member of the Portland Symphonic Girls Choir and competes on the David Douglas High School tennis team. She is planning to attend the University of Puget Sound in the fall.
Teen of the month
The Gateway Elks have named John LaRoche Wiseman as Teenager of the Month for June.
John is a graduating senior at David Douglas High School where he has combined athletics and scholarship. He has a Grade Point Average of 3.88 and has been a part of the National Honor Society, Junior Honor Society and Link Crew. He has completed advanced science classes and earned college credit through the Mt. Hood Community College Jumpstart Program.
John played football for four years, was a varsity wrestler for three years, participated in baseball for two years and lettered in track last year. To enhance his interest in these activities, John serves as a youth official in football and baseball.
This busy teen has also volunteered in environmental, science related activities for the school and within the community, and served as a teaching assistant in a science class where he completed tasks for the instructor and helped other students as well.
The son of Don and Barbara Wiseman, John plans to attend Portland State University in the fall.
Share a ride, save money and the environment
CarpoolMatchNW.org, the web site for drivers in Portland, Salem and SW Washington to find others that can share a carpool ride reached an important milestone recently. One year after its launch, more than 1,500 people have logged on and registered to find a carpool partner.
This state-of-the-art Internet tool, developed by Captus Solutions, features a user-friendly way to connect people who share similar commute routes and schedules. The service is free and is designed in a way to ensure anonymity and safety for the user.
The CarpoolMatchNW.org tool is quick, easy and best of all, free,” stated City of Portland Commissioner Jim Francesconi. “The site is attractive and is as convenient to use as the popular MapQuest site. By increasing the number of people who carpool to work, we can reduce congestion, improve our air quality and enhance our community. One less car on the road is our goal.”
Potential users of the service can simply go to CarpoolMatchNW.org and enter in their work destination, work email, nearest intersection to their home, and commute schedule. A map appears that indicates others along the commute route with similar destinations and schedules. The user is then provided with a list of potential carpool matches and links to their email address as well as tips on how to meet new matches and establish a carpool partnership.
The City of Portland along with its partners, Tri-Met and C-TRAN developed the site last year with significant input from the area’s Transportation Management Associations and several individual employers. $120,000 funding of the site was provided by The Climate Trust, a non-profit based in Portland (www.climatetrust.org), which provides solutions to rapid climate change and implements Oregon’s landmark CO2 standard for new power plants.
Funding for CarpoolMatchNW.org came from the Klamath Cogeneration Project, owned by PacifiCorp Power Marketing and the city of Klamath Falls. In exchange for funding development of the Web-based rideshare program, The Climate Trust will receive the CO2 credits that result from people driving less.
People without access to the Internet can find carpool matches by calling the rideshare coordinators at Tri-Met or C-TRAN.
For more information contact Rich Cassidy at 503-823-6051.
Community leader receives award
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| Ron Zook (left) of Northeast Portland Rotary presents Joe Rossi with a plaque recognizing Rossi's committment to the community. |
| MEMO PHOTO: TIM CURRAN |
Vocational Committee member Ron Zook awarded a plaque to non-Rotarian Joe Rossi, of Rossi Farms, whose contributions to the community were cited as ‘epitomizing the Rotary motto of ‘service above self.’
The club meets at The Refectory every Tuesday from 12:15-1:30 p.m. Rotary recognizes the worthiness of all useful occupations. Business owners, general mangers and other interested persons are encouraged to attend a meeting to learn more about the organization. Those interested can call Tom Lobinger at 503-252-4036.
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