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Day: August 20, 2007

Bike Safety Club Assistant (CCC)

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Bike Safety Club Assistant – Community Cycling Center

About the Program

Our Bike Safety Clubs are designed to offer low-income youth at eight elementary schools around the city a safe and fun place to be after school. Bike Safety Club participants earn their own bike, lock, helmet, and tools, all while learning safe riding skills, teamwork, and basic bike maintenance. At the end of the program, they will have learned how to fix a flat tire, read a bike map, negotiate intersections, and ride to and from school.

We’re seeking skilled program assistants to help teach safe bicycling and maintenance to low-income youth in schools in North and Outer Southast Portland. Through this position, you will gain experience in experiential education program facilitation, safe bicycling, bicycle mechanics, and working with diverse and low-income youth. Required Skills

* Must love working with children

* Must have own safe bike and helmet

* Respect for and commitment to diversity, teamwork, and environmental sustainability

* Must pass criminal background check Duties

* Assist Bike Safety Club instructor in mentoring and teaching 15 elementary school students in bicycle safety

* Assist during all 12 sessions of program

* Ensure safety of all participants on group bike rides

* Help kids earn their own bike, helmet, and lock!

How To Apply

Email Volunteer@CommunityCyclingCenter.org for a Volunteer Application Form. Women and people of color encouraged to apply.

Schedule: Two days per week, either Monday/Wednesday or Tuesday/Thursday. Programs last two hours, typically starting between 2:15 and 3:15 PM. Must be able to commit to assisting during all 12 sessions. Most programs will begin the last week of September/first week of October and will end during the first or second week of November.

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Neal Armstrong
Volunteer and Event Coordinator
Community Cycling Center

http://www.CommunityCyclingCenter.org
1700 NE Alberta St, Portland OR 97211
ph: 503-546-8864 fax: 503-288-1812

Eschweiler pleads not guilty on all counts

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The Justice Center
(Photo: Jonathan Maus)

A few minutes ago, at the Justice Center in downtown Portland, Johnny Eschweiler plead not guilty to all charges brought against him in last Friday’s road rage incident.

Eschweiler was led into the courtroom in handcuffs and a blue jumpsuit. With disheveled hair and a somewhat confused-looking countenance, he stood silently while his case was processed.

He told the clerk he pleads not guilty to all charges and that he will seek a state-appointed lawyer.

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Stolen Columbia Trailhead Sport

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It’s your run-of-the-mill men’s mountain bike. The Columbia logo and extra writing is in bright yellow and white. Most likely with a different front tire since it got left behind.

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DA details charges against driver

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I just got off the phone with the Multnomah County District Attorney’s office, where the case of Johnny Eschweiler (the driver in Friday’s road rage incident) is being processed.

Eschweiler will be arraigned later today at the Justice Center in downtown Portland. Here are the official charges that will be brought against him:

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Road rage tragedy raises questions, concerns

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Friday’s tragic road rage incident against two bicyclists on SE Clinton Street has left the community with more questions than answers.

Following the incident, news outlets immediately reported that one of the cyclists kicked the car, but that detail has still not been confirmed.

I spoke with one of the cyclists, Ben Ramsdell from his hospital bed on Saturday. Ramsdell said he tapped on the car’s window and “might have sworn” at the driver, but he reported no further provocation.

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Document Manager/Graphic Designer (Alta Planning)

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This position is now closed. Thank you.

Alta Planning and Design is a 25-person consulting firm with a mission to provide green infrastructure and program solutions that help people have active daily lives. We specialize in bicycle, pedestrian, trail, park, and greenway planning, design, and implementation, in addition to outreach and education programs. For more information, see our website at www.altaplanning.com.

Alta Planning and Design’s Portland office is seeking an experienced Document Manager/Graphic Designer.

This position involves designing and editing documents and managing print production and schedules for Alta’s proposals, reports, brochures, and cut sheets. This position additionally involves managing several e-newsletters and assisting with design and content updates for Alta’s website.

The ideal candidate for this position has strong desktop publishing and layout skills, is an expert Word user, and has graphic, marketing, writing, and editing skills. Must work well in a deadline oriented environment and be able to prioritize multiple projects.

Required skills and experience include:

• B.A. or B.S. in English, Marketing, Communications, Journalism, Graphic Design, or other relevant field
• Advanced to expert Word user; experience producing complex layouts in Word and other software programs
• At least three years of desktop publishing and graphic design experience with Adobe InDesign, PhotoShop, and Illustrator
• Detail-oriented and enthusiastic, strong organizational skills, takes initiative
• Ability to meet tight deadlines, prioritize workloads, and manage complex schedules

Desired skills include:

• Technical editing/writing
• MS Office Suite of products (Power Point, Excel, Access, Publisher, Outlook)
• Experience with HTML and designing online content

Salary range: $40,000 – $45,000 depending on experience, with competitive benefits and a dynamic, fun, fast-paced work environment.

Please send to Virginia Morgan by e-mail or snail mail: resume, 3 references, and portfolio that indicates relevant experience by August 31. Contact Virginia Morgan with any questions.

Virginia Morgan
Alta Planning+Design
1638 NE Davis
Portland, OR 97232
503 230-9862
503 230-9864 fax
virginia[at]altaplanning[dot]com

Willamette Week shares their bicycling beefs

Last Thursday on Alberta

Willy Week’s says it’s a
“cry for attention”.
(Photo: Jonathan Maus)

This week’s edition of the Willamette Week is all real wank-fest. They rant away on all sorts of stuff, including bikes.

Here are the bike-related things that made it into their “kvetchfest” issue (emphasis is mine):

    Double-Tall Bikes
    They may be channeling absurdist Parisian street performers—ahem, Alberta Street Clown House—but riding a double-tall bike is just impractical. Is dismounting an excuse to show off your tumbling skills? We’re all impressed by your creativity with a welding torch, but commuting on a 9-foot-tall Schwinn is a cry for attention.

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