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HILLSBORO’S HISTORY OF STRONG FEMALE LEADERS Hobbs’ time there. Ben Olcott, was appointed by Governor Chamberlain to represent the state in investigating the bank over the state’s assets. He took note of Hobbs’ strong loyalty to her employer.
Jayne Bond, Chair Continuing with our history theme for 2020, March is a perfect time to reflect on women in leadership as we celebrate the 100th Anniversary of Women’s Suffrage in Oregon. My focus will be more on a local level of a few strong women who played a key role in helping shape the Hillsboro, Oregon we all know and love. Emma C. McKinney Emma Carstens, near where what is now the Hawthorne Farms Intel Campus in 1871, began working as a typesetter at the Hillsboro Independent newspaper in 1888, when she was seventeen. She married William Walter McKinney in 1896, and just three years later she found herself a widow with a toddler and a young sister-in-law to support. Returning to the newspaper business, her brothers helped her purchase a half-interest in the Argus in 1904, and by 1909 she owned the newspaper in its entirety. Working with her son, Verne, after his return from college, Ms. McKinney produced a newspaper that was nationally recognized for its excellence. The National Newspaper Association annually awards the Emma C. McKinney award for service and leadership to communities and their local presses and advancement of the profession of journalism. The McKinney Award was established in 1966 to honor Emma C. McKinney, co-publisher and editor of the Hillsboro (Oregon) Argus for 58 years. She was dean of Oregon newspapermen and women in 1954 and was inducted into the Oregon Journalism Hall of Fame in 1982. Fern Hobbs Fern Hobbs was born on May 8, 1883, in Bloomington, Nebraska, to John Alden Hobbs and Cora Bush Hobbs. Her family moved to Salt Lake City, Utah when she was six years old; she lived there for 12 years, finishing high school. Her father then met with financial difficulties, and she moved to Oregon, settling in Hillsboro. There, she put her younger brother and sister through school, while studying stenography and working for a living. She soon became a private secretary to the president of the Title Guarantee and Trust Company. The bank, which held many assets of the Oregon Common School Fund, failed during
After the bank’s failure, Hobbs worked as a governess for J. Wesley Ladd (brother of William S. Ladd) in Portland. She also continued to help raise her younger brother and sister, studied stenography and the law, and worked as a secretary. In 1913, Hobbs graduated from Willamette University College of Law with a Bachelor of Laws degree, and was admitted to the Oregon State Bar. Shirley Todd Huffman Shirley Todd was born on August 30, 1928, in Bowdle, South Dakota. Shirley met Thomas A. Huffman when growing up in Dayton, Oregon, when both were seven years old. They married in 1949 and had two children, son Tom Jr. and daughter Julie. The Huffmans moved to Hillsboro in 1954 after Thomas graduated from Willamette University College of Law in Salem. Tom had been a student of later U.S. Senator Mark Hatfield, who taught at Willamette’s undergraduate school. In Hillsboro, Shirley joined the Trinity Lutheran Church in downtown, and worked as a legal secretary for her husband until 1989. Huffman’s political career began in June 1977, when she was appointed to the Hillsboro City Council to replace resigned member Ted Clarno. She had been asked to join the council and agreed to what she originally planned to be a short-term involvement in city government. She was subsequently elected to the position in 1978, for a term starting in January 1979, and served on the council until 1985. In 1984, she ran for mayor, winning the November election after running unopposed and becoming Hillsboro’s first woman mayor. During her first term, that was to be two years long, she worked to have the city charter revised to extend terms of the mayor to four years. The city council and city voters approved the change, with mayors now holding office for four years, though still limited to two consecutive terms. In 1988, she was again unopposed and won re-election, this time to a four-year term. As mayor, a part-time and unpaid position, she worked in the position between 35 and 40 hours each week. This work included representing the city at official events as well as lobbying on behalf of the city. Huffman is credited with getting MAX light rail extended to downtown Hillsboro from its originally planned terminus at 185th Avenue. Her lobbying included an episode when she spoke roughly to the head of the Federal Transit Administration in a phone call (“I had to get a little stern with him,” said Huffman), as well as trips to Washington
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Hillsboro Chamber of Commerce Mission: To promote business prosperity and a healthy, equitable, inclusive and diverse community by providing information, services and advocacy for our members. Misión Promover la prosperidad de los negocios y una comunidad saludable, equitativa, inclusiva y diversa proporcionando información, servicios y abogacía para nuestros miembros. President, Deanna Palm Graphic Designer / Brand Manager, Jen Little JenL@HillChamber.org | 503.726.2149
Chamber Officers Chair Jayne Bond, Permapost Products Past Chair Sarah McGraw-Plaster, Westside Concrete Accessories & Supply Chair Elect Robert Harris, Harris Velázquez Gibbens, Attorneys at Law Vice Chair Laura Moore, Express Employment Professionals Vice Chair Carly Riter, Intel Treasurer Aaron Eichenbaum, CPA President Deanna Palm
Chamber Directors Elizabeth Case, Yellow Dog Consulting Ron Davis, Davis Tool Brandon Flint, Inline Commercial Construction Troy Gagliano, Portland General Electric Tyler Geel, Insomnia Coffee Company Steve Krautscheid, Tuality Healthcare Jaime Miranda, M&M Marketplace Jose Molina, Molina Insurance Group Mike Morey, The Standard Jeremie Murfin, Five Star Guitars Steve Nagy, Port of Portland Tanya Nielson, Kaiser Permanente Brad Smith, Windsor Properties Daniel Pierson, Nike Inc
Ex Officios/Advisory Directors Robby Hammond, City Manager, City of Hillsboro Kemp Shuey, Community Action Steve Callaway, Mayor, City of Hillsboro Martha Callus-McLain, Pacific University Jerry Willey, Washington County Commissioner Chris Villa, PCC Rock Creek Juan Carlos Gonzalez, Metro Councilor Mike Scott, Hillsboro School District 1J DEADLINES March 26, 2020 is the deadline to submit news items for consideration in the April 2020 issue. News or questions may be directed to the publications department at 503.726.2149 or JenL@HillChamber.org. All submissions are subject to editing. Publication of any item in the ADVOCATE is at the sole discretion of the Hillsboro Chamber of Commerce.
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DC. TriMet’s general manager Fred Hansen stated, “We wouldn’t be standing here [Hillsboro Central Station] if it hadn’t been for Shirley; we’d be back at 185th looking to the west.” For Huffman’s role, TriMet added a plaque in 2000 at the Hillsboro Central Station honoring her work on the project. The plaque, dedicated on February 22, 2000, reads: “Shirley’s vision and leadership brought MAX to Hillsboro, linking the region and its people together.”
As mayor she was an opponent of the regional government Metro, with actions that included introducing a city resolution calling for Metro to be kept to its existing powers and duties. The resolution was later passed by the city council. She had helped develop a similar resolution for a group representing the county and ten other cities, with both resolutions sent to a task force created by the Oregon Legislature that was examining the role of Metro. She and county leaders later battled Metro on proposed garbage transfer stations as well.
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After leaving office, the Hillsboro Chamber of Commerce named her as its distinguished citizen for 1993. Huffman then took a position with the organization as economic development coordinator later that year, with the city paying half the salary. She also became the chairperson for the Washington County Community Action Organization’s capital campaign in 1993 to raise $1.3 million for a new building. In 1992, she joined the TriMet board of directors and spent eight years on the board, leaving in January 2000. Huffman was honored in 1993 when the auditorium at the county and city’s jointly owned Public Services Building was named in her honor. In 1994, the League of Oregon Cities gave her their Jim Richards Memorial Award. Huffman later led the campaign to approve a levy to build two new libraries and convert the Shute Park branch into a recreation center in 2002. The measure was defeated by voters in May 2002. She also worked to develop the Hillsboro 2020 Vision plan adopted by the city. At the end of 2014, Huffman was living in an assisted living facility in Hillsboro, but subsequently moved to California. Huffman died on July 1, 2018, in Ventura, California, at the age of 89. Jeannette Hamby Jeannette Hamby was born as Jeannette Carrie Anne Johnson in 1933 in Minnesota. She grew up in Virginia, Minnesota, a mining town in the Mesabi Iron Range. She was born to immigrants from Finland and only learned English after starting school. After high school she attended the University of Minnesota where she graduated in 1956 with a degree in nursing and public health education. She then became a stewardess for an airline and moved to Seattle, Washington. There she met Eugene Hamby on a triple date, and they were
soon married. They had two daughters, Tenya and Taryn. Eugene, whose father owned the Chevrolet dealership in Hillsboro, Oregon, was serving in the Air Defense Command when they were married. The couple moved to Hillsboro after Eugene was told officer’s wives were not supposed to work. In Hillsboro, Eugene Hamby worked for his father while Jeannette began working for Washington County as a public health nurse. She then continued her education, earning a master’s degree from Oregon Health Sciences University (now Oregon Health & Science University) in nursing education and then a doctorate in vocational and career education from Oregon State University in 1977 on the same day as her oldest daughter graduated from Hillsboro High School. Hamby then worked for the Washington County Education Service District as a career education coordinator. Hamby began her political career when she was elected to the Hillsboro Union High School Board in 1971. She was the first woman ever on the school board and served until 1981 when she was elected to higher office. While on the board she fought against allowing the teaching of creationism in the district. In 1980, Hamby ran against Democrat Al Young to serve District 4 in the Oregon House of Representatives. She defeated the incumbent Young in the November election. Fellow Republican and state senator Nancy Ryles had encouraged Hamby to run for the office. In September 1981, she announced she would run for a newly created district in the Oregon State Senate in the 1982 elections. She won her primary and then again in the November election to represent District 5 and Washington County for a four-year term. Hamby won re-election to another term in 1986, and again in 1990 after she ran unopposed in the Republican primary in May. After winning another four-year term in 1994, Hamby faced conservative Republican Charles Starr in the Republican primary in 1998. She lost to Starr in the May election, and Starr went on to win the seat in the November election. A self-proclaimed progressive, she worked to pass a law that prohibited corporal punishment in schools in the state and another law that requires health care providers to report babies affected by illegal drugs. Other offices she has held include as chairperson of the Western States Conference on Recycling and serving on the Hanford Waste Board. I hope you were inspired by these great stories of women who lived their lives with courage, tenacity and true sense of community.
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HILLSBORO HAS A NEW TEAM IN TOWN! Professional Soccer Arrives to the West Side as Timbers 2 (Portland Timbers affiliate) are set to make its inaugural season debut March 22, 5pm at Hillsboro Stadium. Timbers 2 are a part of the United Soccer League (USL) and are the developmental feeder team for the Portland Timbers MLS Club. The team, now making its home in Hillsboro, will play 16 of its 17 home matches at Hillsboro Stadium and will showcase three local players on the roster from Camas, Cornelius, and Salem. Come celebrate the historic homeopener event with the Hillsboro and surrounding community to welcome professional soccer to the West Side. The first 1,000 fans will receive a commemorative inaugural season patch.
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BOARD OF DIRECTORS NOMINATIONS In accordance with Hillsboro Chamber by-laws, members can be nominated to the Chamber’s board of directors by petition bearing signatures of at least 25 members in good standing. The petition would need to be filed with the Nominating Committee by Friday, April 24, 2020. The term for board members is three years, but they are eligible to serve two 3-year terms. New board members will officially begin their term on January 1, 2021. For more information, please contact Deanna Palm, President, at 503.726.2146 or deannap@hillchamber.org.
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HILLSBORO CHAMBER LEVY SUPPORT The Hillsboro Chamber Board of Directors at their February meeting voted to support two Washington County levies appearing on the May Ballot. Both of these levies are very important to Hillsboro’s public safety and quality of life for residents.
Please take a moment and review this information. We encourage you to help educate your employees about the upcoming May election.
WASHINGTON COUNTY PUBLIC SAFETY REPLACEMENT LEVY
Measure replaces levy expiring June 2021. Replacement maintains and adds to countywide public safety services. Maintained:
• Investigation, forensics services and prosecution of homicide and other major crimes supporting public safety countywide; • Trained mental health responders including deputies and mental health professionals helping people in crisis get medical assistance instead of going to jail; • Juvenile programs reducing crime;
• Monitoring registered sex offenders and other supervision;
• Victims’ assistance and emergency shelter, including for women and children who are victims of domestic violence.
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• Enhanced prosecution and supervision for domestic violence, child abuse and child pornography cases;
• More deputies to operate the jail at full capacity, minimizing early release of offenders; • Enhanced diversion programs reducing juvenile crime;
• Services to quicken the transition from shelter to stable housing, including for domestic violence survivors.
Five-year, fixed rate of 47¢ per $1,000 of assessed value, an increase of 5¢. If approved, this would be the first increase in the rate since original 2000 levy. In 2021, typical homeowners with an assessed value (not market value) of $300,000 would pay $141. Estimated levy amount for each year: • $34,751,000 in 2021-2022 • $36,228,000 in 2022-2023 • $37,767,000 in 2023-2024 • $39,373,000 in 2024-2025 • $41,046,000 in 2025-2026
WASHINGTON COUNTY LIBRARY SERVICES LEVY
The Measure renews a levy that expires in June 2021. Renewal supports member libraries of Washington County Cooperative Library Services (WCCLS) in Aloha, Banks, Beaverton, Cedar Mill, Cornelius, Forest Grove, Garden Home, Hillsboro, North Plains, Sherwood, Tigard, Tualatin and West Slope. It funds central support and services that link libraries together. The expiring levy provides 40% of total WCCLS funding. Renewal of the levy helps libraries by:
• Maintaining open hours at all libraries, avoiding cuts in service;
• Funding children’s reading events, including summer reading and literacy programs for preschoolers; • Purchasing books and materials that all library users have access to countywide; • Providing reading and learning support, including online access and homework help designed to improve school success for all students in the county;
Estimated levy amount for each year: • $16,305,000 in 2021-22 • $16,998,000 in 2022-23 • $17,721,000 in 2023-24 • $18,474,000 in 2024-25 • $19,259,000 in 2025-26
• Maintaining central support and services that link libraries together.
• The renewed five-year levy continues library services at a fixed rate of 22¢ per $1,000 of assessed value, which is unchanged from the current rate.
• In 2021, typical homeowners with an assessed value (not market value) of $300,000 would pay $66.
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PEOPLE NOT POLITICIANS How it works: • The redistricting commission would consist of 12 Oregonians, vetted to rule out conflicts of interest and neutralize partisan power. The commission would include four Democrats, four Republicans, and four registered voters unaffiliated with either major party. • The commission would draw congressional and state legislative district maps that keep communities together, not that favor an incumbent or political party. • The commission’s work would take place in public, including 10 public hearings in every region of the state and all testimony and data received by the commission would be in the public record.
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Hillsboro Chamber Board of Directors voted to support the efforts of the People Not Politicians Coalition. The ballot initiative will appear on the November 2020 ballot providing ample opportunity for voters to become educated on the initiative and why the timing of this proposed change is so important. People Not Politicians is a statewide coalition of Oregonians and organizations concerned about good government. In November 2019, People Not Politicians filed a ballot initiative to change the way legislative and congressional districts are drawn by amending the state constitution. If approved by Oregon voters, the initiative would replace the current redistricting process controlled by partisan politicians with an independent citizen redistricting commission comprised of impartial Oregon voters. The proposal: • Creates an independent commission to draw fair and impartial districts so that every vote matters. • Provides a greater opportunity for under-represented communities like low-income Oregonians, persons of color, rural Oregonians and seniors to have a voice in their representation. • Creates better geographic, economic, social, community and political diversity in drawing the district maps for our state legislators and congressional representatives.
Why now? With the coming census in 2020, the Coalition believes now is the best time to advocate for fair representation and for a process that lets voters hold their elected officials accountable by creating fair districts and put an end to partisan gerrymandering. The proposed Oregon constitutional amendment should be on the November 3, 2020 general election ballot. If approved by the voters, the new redistricting process could be used immediately in the 2021 redistricting after the 2020 census. This is important because Oregon may receive a sixth congressional member after the 2020 census. This additional seat will change the shape of our existing five congressional districts. It is always critical that we have a fair system in place so the map drawing is as fair as possible. Consider the facts: Only twice since 1911 has the Oregon legislature passed a redistricting plan that became the final adopted plan. Oregon politicians have failed more often than not. California, Washington and Idaho already have independent citizen redistricting commissions. A ballot question to create a bipartisan, independent commission is on the ballot in Nevada in 2020. Since 2012, over 96 percent of incumbent politicians were re-elected in the districts they drew for themselves. The system today benefits those in power, letting politicians choose their own voters instead of the voters choosing them. The Coalition favor maps with fair districts that serve the interests of all the people and that allow fresh blood instead of protecting incumbent politicians. For additional information or to schedule a presentation, go to commoncause.org/Oregon.
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You do not want to miss the opportunities the Hillsboro Chamber has for you to showcase your business to your clients and the community. Here’s a glimpse of what is available. Many businesses in Hillsboro, small and large, choose to partner with the Hillsboro Chamber because of the unique access it provides to business development, thoughtful leadership, professional development, advocacy, and community partnerships. The Hillsboro
Chamber has a limited number of sponsorship opportunities available for 2020. Sponsorship opportunities are sold on a first come first serve basis. Contact Hillsboro Chamber President, Deanna Palm at DeannaP@ HillChamber.org to sign up and learn more. You can view the Hillsboro Chamber Leading Investor Brochure for 2020 by clicking here:
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2020 Signature Events MARK YOUR CALENDAR FOR THE HILLSBORO CHAMBER’S 2020 SIGNATURE EVENTS.
March 5
A Centennial Celebration
April 9
Crystal Apple Excellence in Education Awards
May 28
Hillsboro Awards Gala
May 17
Latino Cultural Festival
August 14
Hillsboro Farm Fresh
September 11
Golf Scramble
September 30
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Summit
October 22
Manufacturers’ Symposium
November 3
Mental Health Issues & Resources Symposium
November 12 Washington County Green Business Symposium
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SCHOOL TO CAREER DENTAL SCIENCES OPENS UP FOR STUDENTS
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month, School to Career provided 14 seniors from the four Hillsboro area high schools with the opportunity to explore the Dental Sciences program at Portland Community College on the Sylvania Campus. For three days in February, high school students were invited into the program area where they observed current dental sciences students and participated in handson dental assisting and dental hygiene activities in the lab. To complement the three-day opportunity at PCC, Heath Career students also each had a chance to spend time in a dental office. Hillsboro Dentist, Hillside Dental, and Wolfe Dental all participated by hosting a student for the day. This provided additional firsthand experience and the chance for students to observe and ask questions in a smaller setting. Josette Beach, Director of Dental Sciences at PCC said this of the experience, “We really enjoyed the high school students who attended the three dental sessions at PCC. We were impressed with the interest they showed when performing the skill activities,
their level of professionalism and attendance. We discussed that all of these traits are signs of college readiness, no matter what field they choose to study. This experience also allows our dental assisting and dental hygiene students the opportunity to demonstrate and teach someone else the skills that they have been learning. It is a winwin for everyone!”
The need for dental hygienists is growing, in fact, the Bureau of Labor Statistics estimates that employment of dental hygienists will increase by 11% between 2018-2028. In the Portland area, a hygienist can make $32-$38 per hour. Encouraging students to explore this kind of high-wage, high-demand job is a great fit for School to Career’s role in workforce development.
LATINX BUSINESS SPOTLIGHT: LA IMPERIAL BAKERY
other people who are now new customers. The 2019 Crystal Apple Awards Gala was another opportunity that allowed La Imperial Bakery to showcase their products to a new market, which also helped grow their client base. Moises and Blanca, the owners of La Imperial, are very invested in the community where they live and do business. They have a passion for the Latinx community and have invested in a Latinx sponsorship program through the Chamber for 2020. They say that their success started in the Latinx community and that they will never forget to support the community that has been a part of their growth.
La Imperial Bakery returns as Gold Level Leading Investors for 2020. This is their second year as Leading Investors with the Hillsboro Chamber. They have been very thankful for their investments made in the Hillsboro Chamber. Their investment has diversified the clientele base of the bakery in the last year. Through the Chamber, they were able to meet
LEADERSHIP HILLSBORO EDUCATION DAY
This month La Imperial Bakery celebrates its 9th Anniversary! Please join La Imperial Bakery on March 29, 2020 at 1:00 p.m. to celebrate another great year in business.
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From an overview of the Hillsboro School District by Superintendent Mike Scott to a tour of the PCC Rock Creek Campus, Leadership Hillsboro went back to school for Education Day. They started off at Witch Hazel Elementary and South Meadow Jr. High then travelled to Liberty High School where they were hosted by the students of the Liberty Sustainability program and were allowed to tour the ‘farm’ where they students learn about everything from planting and growing crops to preserving and selling their produce to the staff. From Liberty the class graduated to PCC where they not only toured the campus, but had the opportunity to interview students and help to prepare them for leaving school and seeking employment. This is always a very educational day for the class!
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