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Greg Smith Votes to Create Jobs for Oregon`s Youth

Grant Directs Federal Stimulus Dollars to Youth Employment Initiative.

(SALEM, Ore.) - Rep Greg Smith (R-Heppner) today supported a grant request directing federal stimulus dollars to a state program that promotes youth employment on public and private forestlands.

The $6.25 million grant, approved today by the Ways and Means Education Subcommittee, is expected to put 2,000 Oregon youth to work on natural resource conservation and restoration projects.

Inventors Face Off In OMSI`s Da Vinci Challenge

Team invention ideas will be tested during the challenge.

(PORTLAND, Ore.) - OMSI has invited 16 teams of inventors, eight youth and eight adult, from around Oregon to put their minds to work and take part in the Da Vinci Challenge.

The teams have been tasked to build a modern adaptation of a da Vinci invention using a renewable energy source—air, water, solar, or human power.

1700 Canby High Students Evacuated Over Fire

Fire at Canby High School Triggers 1700 Student Evacuation - Suspicious Fire Prompts Concern

(CANBY, Ore.) - A manual fire alarm pulled at Canby High School Wednesday at 12:30 p.m. triggered a response that would lead to the evacuation of more than 1700 students.

Troy Buzalsky, Division Chief with Canby Fire, says Canby Fire units were immediately enroute; with crews learning via the school that there was a fire inside the girls restroom, in the 200 wing.

Friends and Interests

Sometimes it is hard to know when to intervene in your kid's life.

(AGOURA, Calif.) - As the rumbling train of time speeds along, with my boys growing up, I marvel at the different jobs we parents have throughout their lives. Early, of course, it’s basic survival from feeding to changing.

Later, it’s learning many “firsts”, including first steps, words, and that big one, naturally; first time on the toilet all by yourself! Along the way, we try and expose them to our particular favorite interests and teach them our moral values.

New Reports Call Bullying in Oregon Schools a Major Problem

Advocates back stronger anti-bullying legislation; call on Legislature to take action.

(SALEM, Ore.) - A coalition of advocacy groups today released a pair of reports pointing to the prevalence of bullying in Oregon schools, calling the hostile campus climate a serious detriment to educational achievement.

13-Year Old Silverton Boy Shot in Neck While Hunting

In spite of the gunshot wound, the boys then walked approximately 1/2 mile to the victims house.

(SILVERTON, Ore.) - A Silverton teen will recover after being shot in the neck during a hunting accident today at 5:30 p.m.

Lt. Sheila Lorance with the Marion County Sheriff's Office says one boy shot the other accidentally in the 7500 block of Meridian Road in Mt. Angel.

Police Make Arrest in Middle School Bomb Scare

The student was placed in the custody of the Washington County Juvenile Department, who later released him to his parents.

(PORTLAND, Ore.) - Police say an arrest was made Friday afternoon in the February 6th bomb threat at Banks Junior High School. The suspect is a 13-year old student at the school.

Sgt. David Thompson with the Washington County Sheriff's Office says that around 3:00 p.m. Friday, the 13-year old male juvenile was arrested at his home in Banks regarding the February 6th bomb threat that caused the evacuation of Banks Junior High School.

UPDATE: Missing 13-Year Old Girl Found Dead in Clark County

Investigators say it appears that the young girl died of homicidal violence.

(VANCOUVER, Wash.) - Police say that on February 22nd at approximately 1:00 a.m., Clark County Sheriff's Deputies were called to a residence in the Hazel Dell area of Clark County on report of a missing 13-year old girl, Alycia D. Nipp of Vancouver.

Sgt. Scott Schanaker with the Clark County Sheriff's Office, says that upon arrival, deputies were told that Alycia had last been seen by family and friends around 5:00 p.m. when she had walked through a field north of the Goodwill on NE 78th Street.

UPDATE - Police Seek Missing 15-Year Old Girl and Suspected Sex Offender

Milwaukie Police are looking for a missing 15-year old girl believed to be with 34-year old suspected sex offender‏.

(MILWAUKIIE, Ore.) - Milwaukie Police are looking for a missing 15-year old girl from Woodland, Washington believed to be with a 34-year old Milwaukie man.

Nicole "Nikki" Christine Warner was last seen in January 2009. Officer Kevin Krebs with Milwaukie Police says she is believed to be with 34-year old Robert Harvey Best of Milwaukie.

Fifty-Two Percent of New Recruits in 2008 are 20 or Younger

National Priorities Project (NPP) finds a drop in age among new recruits, an over representation of low- and middle-income individuals, an increase in Black recruits and a decrease in Hispanic recruits.

(NORTHAMPTON, Mass.) - A new NPP analysis notes a significant drop in age among new recruits. NPP research also uncovers a continued over representation of recruits from low- and middle-income families, an increase in Black recruits, decrease in Hispanic recruits and important education trends.

This work is a result of an expanded NPP initiative, which now includes a database of 2004-2008 military recruitment numbers broken down by zip code, county and state.