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Independent Police Review seeks volunteers
The Independent Police Review division of the Portland City Auditor’s Office is seeking volunteers to serve on the Citizen Review Committee.
The principal duties will include making objective decisions when citizens appeal the results of police misconduct investigations; participating in orientation and training about policing; advising on complaint handling; working with IPR staff to conduct in-depth policy reviews related to the Portland Police Bureau; and gathering community concerns about police policies and procedures.
The application form is available through the IPR office. Adobe and Microsoft Word versions of the application form are available on the Auditor’s Web site at www.ci.portland.or.us/auditor/ipr.
Applications must be received by 5 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 22 at the IPR office at Portland City Hall, 1221 S.W. 4th Ave. Questions may be addressed to IPR Deputy Director Michael Hess at 503- 823-4126. Every attempt will be made to select qualified persons who represent the demographic and ethnic diversity of Portland.
Transit Tracker information now on phones
Now the same up-to-the-minute Transit Tracker information available on your computer for all 7,700 TriMet bus stops and 64 MAX stations is available by telephone or cell phone. The addition of the automated phone system makes TriMet one of the first in the nation providing real-time transit information by phone.
“Being able to know to-the-minute when the next train or bus arrives is just a phone call away,” said Fred Hansen, TriMet general manager. “Now, it’s even easier than ever to know whether you have time to run a quick errand before your ride arrives.”
Just like the computer version, the phone Transit Tracker provides a countdown in on when the train or bus you want will arrive. It just takes a few simple steps on TriMet’s automated phone system to get the information in either English or Spanish:
• Dial: 503-238-RIDE (7433)
• Select English or Spanish
• If you don’t know the Stop ID number, follow the instructions to learn the number, or
• Enter the Stop ID number and find out when the next or subsequent trains or buses will arrive.
Stop ID numbers are provided on www.trimet.org’s Transit Tracker countdown pages and on the Interactive System Map. By Fall 2005, Stop ID numbers will be posted on the information signs at most stops and stations and on printed schedules.
A TriMet representative can also provide Stop ID numbers by calling 503-238-RIDE on weekdays between 7:30 a.m. and 5:30 p.m.
Activists and social change
Home Free, a program of Volunteers of America for women and children surviving domestic violence, has opportunities for compassionate women to assist in various program areas. Some of the opportunities include working in the VOA Children’s Program, doing advocacy with women, answering the hotline, becoming a restraining order room advocate and co-facilitating support groups.
Training will be provided at VOA, 3910 S.E. Stark St., beginning Tuesday, Oct. 12.
For more information, call 503-771-5503.
60 years, one day at a time
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| Ruby and Herb Cass sport roses as they are feted by loved ones on their 60th wedding anniversary. |
| MEMO PHOTO: TIM CURRAN |
While their guests helped themselves to a buffet, the couple reminisced in their living room surrounded by furnishings and artwork they have created over the years. Herb, a skilled craftsman, built many of the end tables and display shelves in their home. He also learned to create intricate spiral lamp bases from a single stick of wood. Wall space throughout the house is covered with needlepoint works, some created by Herb, some by Ruby. Herb pointed with pride to a black silhouette design on a white background. He says that piece was especially challenging and left no room for error because the smallest stray thread was visible. Other projects include a ship in a bottle and a beautiful grandfather clock that arrived as a kit in 11 boxes.
Scattered across the floors are latch hook rugs, a special skill belonging to Ruby. She finds crafts to be relaxing and a great way to unwind, putting over 300 hours into a large needlepoint depiction of red poppies. An avid bowler, she has been visiting the lanes at least once a week for more than 50 years to keep fit. (See “Bowling keeps them rolling”, Mid-county MEMO, August 2003)
Originally from the central plains states of Nebraska and Kansas, the couple found their way to the Northwest during World War II, lured by lucrative jobs in the defense industry. They settled first in eastern Washington.
In 1944, Herb landed a job at Portland Gas and Coke (now NW Natural) retiring from the utility after 37 years. Ruby spent her career in banking, retiring from US Bank in 1982.
Herb and Ruby share their home with a cocker spaniel named Tixie. She is number five in a string of the purebred dogs they have had over the last 50 years or so.
The anniversary party was hosted by the Cass’s son Mervin and daughter Gloria, both of whom live in Nebraska.
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