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‘City of Roses’

Ghosts of New Columbia

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Ruby Hill has owned a home in New Columbia for the last four years. The north Portland neighborhood was recently shaken by two shootings, but residents like Hill say

they still feel safe.

Shootingsraise safetyconcernsBY JAKE THOMAS

THE PORTLAND OBSERVER

With its neatly trimmed lawns, prim anduniform houses, inviting play ground, andgenerally tidy streetscape a newcomer wouldnever guess that New Columbia was the siteof Portland’s first drive-by shooting and wasonce a hotbed of problems associated with anurban environment.

While the neighborhood quickly shed itsold reputation when it was rebuilt a few yearsago to become a national public housingmodel that incorporates new affordable rent-als and owner-occupied housing, two recentshootings have raised concerns that theghosts of the past are returning. However,residents and people familiar with New Co-lumbia say that the response to the gunviolence is a turning point for the community

that is strengthening ties among people whocall the experimental community home.

On June 15, a man was fatally shot on the4900 block of North Fessenden Street. Lessthan a week later Billy Moore, a 17-year-oldrecent graduate of Rosemary Anderson HighSchool and resident of New Columbia, wasshot in the back after a confrontation at a busstop on his way home.

The deadly violence initially sparked un-

ease among residents, but the feelings steadilygave way to a renewed commitment to keepthe area safe.

The original Columbia Villa was a low-income Housing Authority of Portland projectthat got its start during World War II, but bythe late 1980s, the neighborhood developeda reputation for being the stomping groundsfor gangs and place to buy drugs.

In 2001, HAP scored a big HUD grant torebuild Columbia Villa as an experiment inpublic housing community that included 60units occupied by homeowners and along-side 450 rental units, mixed-use layout, and avariety of people from different ethnic groupsand income-levels.

Residents interviewed for this article say

The deadly violence initially sparkedunease among residents, but the feelingssteadily gave way to a renewedcommitment to keep the area safe.

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Housing SavedWalnut Park’sgrand re-openingSee page 5

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Week inThe Review

Arizona Law ChallengedThe U.S. Department of Justice filed alawsuit Tuesday challenging the legalityof Arizona’s controversial new immi-gration law, which critics say mandatesracial profiling. The suit claims that thestateoverstepped its bounds by ventur-ing into an issue that falls under thepurview of the federal government.

Queen Visits Ground ZeroQueen Eliza-beth II placeda wreath offlowers at asite of theSept. 11 at-tacks Tues-day and chat-

ted with victims' fami-lies and first respond-ers, minutes after us-ing her first visit to NewYork in more thanthree decades to praise the U.N. forpromoting peace and justice.

Postal Rate Hike WantedThe post office wants to increase theprice of a stamp by 2 cents to 46 centsstarting in January. The agency hasbeen battered by massive losses anddeclining mail volume and faces a finan-cial crisis.

Netherlands AdvancesThe Netherlands soccer team beat outUruguay 3-2 on Tuesday putting themin the final for the world cup for the

first time since 1978.They will face off withthe winner of Ger-many-Spain semi-final.

Oil Reaches New OrleansNew Orleans, which managed to es-cape the oil from the BP spill for morethan two months, can't hide any longer.For the first time since the accident, oilfrom the ruptured well is seeping intoLake Pontchartrain, threatening anotherenvironmental disaster.

Get Ready for Hot WeatherTemperatures are slated to rise intothe 90s this week in Portland assummer finally kicks into gear. Besure to drink plenty of water, and

watch out for your pets.

Vick Ruled Out as SuspectP h i l a d e l p h i aEagles quarter-back MichaelVick has beenruled out as a sus-pect for a June 25shooting in Vir-ginia Beach. Po-lice have identi-fied the shooterwho was involvedin an incident thatoccurred atVick’s birthdayparty, but have

not publicly released his name.

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Air Quality Goals VisitedAdvocates want tougher enforcementBY JAKE THOMAS

THE PORTLAND OBSERVER

The Oregon Department ofEnvironmental Quality isreconfiguring its goals for re-ducing air pollution in the state.But a group of activists say thatthe process won’t leavePortlanders breathing any easierbecause it doesn’t require enoughof polluters.

Portland, despite its greenreputation, has air quality prob-lems. The problem is particu-larly acute in the north and north-east parts of the city, whereeast-bound winds blow pollut-ants from I-5 and industrial fa-cilities into neighborhoods. Awidely-cited report by USA To-day found that six Portlandschools based in Portland hadsome of the worst air quality inthe country.

In 2006, the Oregon DEQissued its first benchmarks aimedat reducing 51 toxic or poten-tially toxic chemicals in the air.The benchmarks are meant toserve as general reduction goalsfor the amount of cancer-caus-ing and other potentially harmfulchemicals in the air in absenceof concrete federal standards,according the Gregg Lande, se-nior air quality planner at DEQ.The broader goal of the bench-mark program is to reduce toxicsin the air to the point wheresomeone has a one in a millionchance of contracting cancerover their lifetime from breath-ing the air, he said.

According to Lande, the En-vironmental Quality Council,which oversees DEQ, couldrevise or clarify benchmarksfor several chemicals in Au-gust. The chemicals includelead, manganese, ethyl ben-zene, and mercury.

However, Mary Peveto, theco-founder of the group Neigh-bors for Clean Air, takes issuewith DEQ’s approach.

One of the big problems, ac-cording to Peveto, is that thebenchmarks are not regulations,meaning that they are not en-forceable, and can’t be used tocrack down on polluters.

“We don’t have enforceablestandards,” said Peveto, whosegroup turned in 600 petitions tothe DEQ last week asking forstronger air quality standards.

Aubrey Baldwin, a clinicalprofessor of law and staff attor-ney at the Pacific Environmen-tal Advocacy Center who hasworked with Peveto’s group,said that benchmarks are impor-tant part of setting goals for airquality, if they are being met.

Not all the benchmarks arebeing met, said Lande in an e-mail exchange that didn’t in-clude which specific pollutantswere in excess. He did notethat more pollutants exceed thebenchmarks in the Portlandmetropolitan area than any-where else, and that DEQ haslaunched the Portland AirToxics Solutions project andhas assembled an advisory

committee, which includesBaldwin and Peveto, to form acomprehensive plan to reducepollution.

But Peveto said the citydoesn’t have an accurate pic-ture of pollution in Portlandand faults the way DEQ moni-tors the air.

Lande said that DEQ has anumber of air quality monitorspositioned throughout the state.After they collect the data, theagency uses them to come upwith annualized averages of howmuch of each toxic chemicalpeople are being exposed to.

If a facility has a spike inemissions during peak produc-tion hours, spewing a burst oftoxic chemicals into the air, itwill be averaged out painting arosier picture of the air quality,reasons Peveto. It also doesn’ttake into account areas thathave higher concentrations ofpollution, she said.

“That’s the blind spot inOregon’s air quality,” saidPeveto.

“That can be a problem,”said Ernest Chiodo, the formermedical director of Detroit andindustrial hygienist, who agreeswith Peveto’s assessment thatusing averages can mask airquality problems.

However, Lande questionswhether short spikes of emis-sions are that harmful.

“We don’t think that with shortterm bursts we have problems,”he said.

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Gold inEvery Event

Congratulations to Alexie McKinney-Craig

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the USATF Oregon Junior Olympics where

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east Portland. She loves everything about

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Senior Housing Site Saved

A grand re-opening of the Walnut Park Apartments, a 38-unit housing complex for senior citizens living on fixed incomes in the King

Neighborhood, draws tenants and supporters to a celebration.

Walnut Parkinvestmentcelebrated

Supporters of good and af-fordable housing for local resi-dents recently celebrating theGrand Re-Opening of WalnutPark Apartments, a 38-unitapartment complex located inthe heart of northeast Portlandin the King neighborhood.

Home to senior citizens liv-ing on fixed incomes since1981, the city identified Wal-nut Park as one of 11 Portlandarea properties in danger oflosing their affordable HUDSection 8 rents. In order topreserve and maintain much-needed affordable homes forNortheast seniors, REACHCommunity Development, anon-proving housing agency,purchased the building andoversaw a substantial renova-tion in 2009.

“Working with REACH hasbeen wonderful,” said MazellRudder, a resident of WalnutPark who’s enjoyed seeing herbuilding undergo the dramatictransformation. “This newbuilding has brought so muchjoy and peace within me to seethe project come together andthe change in the atmosphere.”

The Walnut Park Apart-ments offer seniors rent subsi-dies and are available to thoseearning less than 50 percent ofarea median family income.Nearly one third of the resi-dents are over 80 years old,with the majority living on an-nual incomes of $10,000 or less.

“As change accelerates inrapidly gentrifying neighbor-hoods like those surroundingWalnut Park, longtime resi-dents living on fixed incomesare especially at risk of beingdisplaced,” says REACH’sHousing Development ProjectManager Jessica Woodruff.“Walnut Park is a perfect ex-ample of how community part-ners came together to saveexisting affordable housing andcreate a sustainable asset forthe neighborhood.”

The purchase and renova-tion has also generated newpartnerships between REACHand the Urban League of Port-land which is providing senior

services and referrals to Wal-nut Park residents.

“Walnut Park will help raiseawareness in our communityof the dire plight of some ofPortland senior citizens. We’reworking closely with REACHand the residents to ensurethey can continue to live inde-pendently with dignity in theirhomes,” said Marcus Mundy,

league president.Funding for the project was

provided by Bank of America,Meyer Memorial Trust, Net-work for Oregon AffordableHousing, Oregon Housing &Community Services, PortlandHousing Bureau, and the U.S.Dept of Housing & UrbanDevelopment. The develop-ment team included LMC Con-struction, Carleton Hart Ar-chitecture, and the HousingDevelopment Center.

“The importance of extend-ing credit and making directinvestments into Portland’sunderserved communities is

one of our top priorities, espe-cially as our economic recov-ery depends on the stability ofthese neighborhoods,” said JanLaskey of Bank of America’sCommunity DevelopmentBanking Group. “Working withREACH and other community-based partners to invest morethan $7.1 million for the Wal-nut Park effort has a lasting

effect beyond just the housingcomponent—it has createdconstruction jobs and contrib-utes to Portland’s overall eco-nomic vitality.”

The completely renovatedapartment building featuressmoke-free units, raised plant-ing beds for gardens, a newcomputer lab, American WithDisabilities Act upgrades, andseveral sustainability updatesto improve indoor air qualityand water conservation. En-ergy Improvements will savean estimated 100,000 kilowatthours in the first year.

REACH has been develop-

ing and managing affordablehousing and providing support-ive services to Portland resi-dents since 1982. REACH

also sponsors the CommunityBuilders Program, a free homerepair program available to lowincome senior homeowners.

We’re working closely withREACH and the residents toensure they can continue to liveindependently with dignity intheir homes. — Marcus Mundy,

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End our Dependence on OilGulf spilldisaster changeseverythingBY M ICHAEL BRUNE

What I have seenduring my visits to theGulf of Mexico is shock-ing, horrifying, andheartbreaking. Onebird, covered in oil,struggled again and again to takeoff from the water. It's the kind ofimage you want to share, not be-cause it's beautiful, but because youwant so badly for people to under-stand.

That pelican, coated in oil andstruggling to take flight, remindsme of America's past failed at-tempts to make meaningfulprogress toward the clean energyfuture we all know we must some-day achieve.

We can't accept business asusual after what we've seen in theGulf. This disaster changes ev-erything.

The oil industry has impededour progress for far too long. It's

time to stand up to the oil industryand move America beyond its de-pendence on oil. We have neverneeded President Barack Obama's

vision and boldness morethan we do today. We areurging the president toseize this moment, not justto repair broken over-sight of the oil industry,but to chart a new course.

The BP oil disaster hasbecome a hostage situa-tion. The Gulf region, like

the rest of the country, desper-ately needs jobs. Now, thousandsin the Gulf are looking at an evenmore uncertain future as BP's mas-sive oil slick wipes out fishing andtourism livelihoods.

According to the LouisianaWorkforce Commission, morethan 12,000 Louisiana residentshave filed unemployment claimssince the blowout--and most ofthe filings are from folks displacedby the spreading oil.

Fishing and shrimping boats arenow all either docked or in service toBP to clean up its mess. The disasterhas affected an estimated 13,000commercial licensed fishermen inLouisiana, not including deckhands

and crew, according to the Louisi-ana State Department of Wildlifeand Fisheries.

Roughly 46 percent of the Gulfeconomy, or over $100 billion a year,comes from tourism dollars. TheLouisiana Tourism and CulturalDepartment is reporting that thestalling of the fishing industry isaffecting the $1.36 billion in tourismdollars that the state's nine coastalparishes provide. Those nine par-ishes also have 15,000 tourism-re-lated jobs with a $238 million pay-roll. And this is just in Louisiana.

How many more jobs shouldwe let Big Oil destroy? Workerswho depend on the Gulf have seentheir livelihood disappear. Howmany more catastrophes will it taketo convince us to stand up to BigOil and support industries thatwill employ people without de-stroying the economy and theenvironment?

Eleven rig workers died, theGulf's beaches and wetlands areclosed and covered in oil, thou-sands are jobless, and cleanupworkers are getting sick, and yetsome want to pretend this isn'thappening and just start drillingfor more oil. If this isn't a sign of

just how bad our oil addiction is,I don't know what else could be.

Clean energy and clean trans-portation could create thousandsof jobs, without the risk of disas-ters like we are witnessing now.For many Americans, it's easy towatch images from the Gulf andfeel despair. It's easy to feel help-less. But there is something wecan do. We can make sure thisdoesn't happen again.

That's why we're calling on oursupporters and concerned citizenseverywhere to send a clear messageto President Obama. We're ready tostand up to the oil industry, andembrace clean energy and a 21st-century transportation system.

During World War II, this countrycompletely transformed itself to meetan unprecedented threat. We needthat level of ambitious vision now. It'stime to be bold. This is our chance tomove America beyond dependenceon oil. We need to seize it.

It's time to end our oil addic-tion. President Obama shoulddeliver a plan to move Americabeyond its dependence on oil overthe next 20 years.

Michael Brune is the new execu-tive director of the Sierra Club.

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We’re Leaving Granny BehindThe rant onSocial SecurityBY MARTHA BURK

President Obama's Fiscal Com-mission -- a group of lawmakers,former officials, and other expertscharged with developing a bipar-tisan plan to stabilize our soaringnational debt -- is primarily hold-ing closed-door hearings.

But the commission's co-chair-man Alan Simpson, a former Repub-lican senator from Wyoming, re-cently became an instant YouTubestar with his rant against seniors ashe exited one of the panel's ses-sions. That put Social Security de-fenders on high alert about what'sgoing on in these meetings.

Simpson, who is nearly 80, hasmaintained that the founders of

the program never expected any-one to actually live to 65 and col-lect. "People just died," he hassaid. "Social Security was never[for] retirement."

The program has always been aneasy target for deficit hawks andbudget cutters because it's so big -- the government's largest expendi-ture, just ahead of the Pentagon.But setting up a target isn't as easyas actually hitting it. George W.Bush found that out when he pro-posed privatizing the system so wecould all invest in the likes of Enron,Lehman Brothers, General Motors,and Goldman Sachs.

Thanks to a massive campaignby progressive interest groups,that proposal was shot down. Butlike Freddy Krueger in Nightmareon Elm Street, the nightmare ofcutting Social Security never dies,

it just returns in a new form everyfew years.

Tea partiers, egged on by SarahPalin, were fond of claiming dur-ing the health-care debate lastsummer that government "deathpanels" were going to off our gran-nies, even though it was an out-right lie. Now that we have a muchmore serious and credible threatto the well-being of our elderlypoor population (the majority ofwhom are female) in possible cutsto Social Security, Palin and com-pany are strangely silent.

Not so the progressive groupsthat want to preserve the program.Ashley Carson, Executive Direc-tor of the Older Women's Leagueand member of the Social SecurityWorks coalition, points out thatthose same grannies the tea partyhas apparently forgotten about

are the ones who will suffer themost if the program is cut.

Heidi Hartmann, president ofthe Institute for Women's PolicyResearch in Washington, agrees."Raising the retirement age andother ways of cutting benefitswould all have a devastating ef-fect on older women, many ofwhom live alone and dependmainly or entirely on Social Secu-rity," she says.

The numbers bear this out.Women depend on Social Secu-rity more than men, and without it,close to 60 percent of elderlywomen would live in poverty. Onereason is that women are far lesslikely than men to have a com-pany-provided pension, and whenthey do get one it's most oftenbased on a lifetime of lower earn-

ings. So much for Simpson's"greedy geezers."

Even younger women wouldsuffer if the program is cut, sincethey are the majority of caretakerswhen a spouse dies and leavesyoung children, who draw SocialSecurity until they're 18.

Simpson may have embar-rassed some of less flamboyantmembers of the Fiscal Commis-sion with his outburst, but it re-mains to be seen whether in theirhearts they believe he's right. Andwhether granny is really in thecrosshairs this time.

Martha Burk is a political psy-chologist, women's issues expert,and director of the Corporate Ac-countability Project for the Na-tional Council of Women's Orga-nizations.

Relieved of his CommandSacking was testof leadershipBY MARC H. MORIAL

Conventional wis-dom advises that in acrisis it is best not tochange horses in mid-stream. But to that Iwould add, unless thehorse is drowning andthe stream is on fire.

President Obama changedhorses leading the war in Afghani-stan in the wake of an inflamma-tory article titled, "The RunawayGeneral," that appeared in RollingStone magazine. General StanleyMcChrystal was relieved of hiscommand of American forces inAfghanistan and replaced by Gen-eral David Petraeus.

In the art icle, GeneralMcChrystal and members of hisstaff were quoted making a num-ber of contemptuous commentsabout President Obama, VicePresident Biden and senior mem-bers of the President's nationalsecurity team. Those commentsleft the President little choice butto summon McChrystal to theWhite House for a face-to-facemeeting during which McChrystaloffered and the President acceptedhis resignation.

President Obama's sacking ofGeneral McChrystal was a test ofleadership that only a few otherPresidents have had to face. Presi-dent Abraham Lincoln fired Gen-

eral George B. McClellan becauseof disagreements the men had overthe direction of the Civil War. AndPresident Harry Truman famously

dumped General DouglasMacArthur over policydifferences during theKorean War. Both Lincolnand Truman asserted theConstitutional authority ofa civilian Commander inChief - a basic tenet of ourdemocracy.

President Obama's dismissal ofGeneral McChrystal affirmed thefact that ultimate military controlremains firmly in the hands of thehead- of- state, not his generals.The President's action was alsosupported by Article 88 of theUniform Code of Military Justicewhich states: "Any commissionedofficer who uses contemptuouswords against the President, theVice President, Congress, the Sec-retary of Defense, the Secretaryof a military department, the Sec-retary of Transportation, or theGovernor or legislature of anyState, Territory, Commonwealth,or possession in which he is onduty or present shall be punishedas a court-martial may direct."

I am sure President Obamameant it when he said he regrettedhaving to make the decision to fireMcChrystal, especially since thePresident, shortly upon taking of-fice, had picked McChrystal toexecute a new war strategy. But itwas definitely the right thing todo.

As the President said in hisRose Garden statement: "Theconduct represented in the re-cently published article does notmeet the standard that should beset by a commanding general. Itundermines the civilian control ofthe military that is at the core ofour democratic system. And iterodes the trust that's necessaryfor our team to work together toachieve our objectives in Afghani-stan."

In June the war in Afghanistanofficially became America's long-est war. With casualties on allsides mounting and Al Qaeda andthe Taliban waging a tough resis-tance, now is the time for unity upand down the chain of command.

President Obama's decisive ac-tion was designed to make surethat General McChrystal's looselips sank only his own ship andnot our ship of state.

Marc H. Morial is presidentand chief executive officer of theNational Urban League.

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Ghosts of New Columbiacontinued from front

that the recent shootings havebrought people in the diverse com-munity closer together, encourag-ing them to talk to one another, andbe more mindful of problems thatcould erupt- especially among theyouth.

“I feel very secure and comfort-able in the villa,” said Ruby Hill ahomeowner. Hill, who bought ahouse in the neighborhood becauseshe liked the diverse area four yearsago, said that the shootings, whileunfortunate, have prompted resi-dents to collectively turn their at-tention to the security of the neigh-borhood and keep a more watchfuleye of the youths.

Kay Reid, another homeownerwho moved into the neighborhoodover two years ago to be a part of theinnovative housing project, said thatimmediately after the most recentshooting residents took to thestreets to swap information with

each other, and are being more mind-ful of what’s going on in nearbyparks.

She said that the conversationsin the street evolved into an im-promptu potluck barbecue the nextevening at a neighbor’s house,which was a followed by a vigil forMoore.

Since the shootings, Reid saidthat residents have been friendlierto each other on the passing by onthe street.

She said that sometimes shehears talk of the old ghosts of thevilla: of secretive drug deals anddesperate people struggling withpoverty. But she described a san-guine atmosphere where Africanimmigrants stroll the streets in theirtraditional garb, people walk theirdogs, and plant gardens.

“For goodness’ sake, there isn’ta shooting here all the time,” saidReid.

After the recent violence, a com-munity meeting was convened inone of the administrative buildings,where residents were eager to signup for foot patrols and help out withsafety. Police have also stepped uptheir presence in the area and otherparts of town known for gang vio-lence.

Pernell Brown, the co-founder ofthe youth outreach organizationCrew, said no gang has claimed thearea as its territory since the hous-ing project since the HAP initiatedits dramatic makeover and the con-stant police presence keeps it thatway. He is also quick to point outthat the recently gun violence hasnot been determined to be gangrelated, were isolated incidents andcould have happened anywhereelse.

“This is not Columbia Villa; thisis New Columbia Villa,” he said.

Brown, who is constant pres-ence in the area, said that a strongcommunity has steadily emerged inNew Columbia since it opened up in2005, with single mothers bandingtogether and children playing in thepark.

Although the old Villa was rough,a community was still present thereas well, and some residents movedback after the housing project wasre-launched.

Leila Gavros first moved intoColumbia Villa in 1989 and rentedanother apartment there after it re-opened to be part of what she de-scribes as a new dynamic commu-nity.

“It never entered my mind that wewere going to have a gang war,”said Gavros, who, like many, wereupset by the shootings, but quicklyfound their bearings again.

She said that in the wake of BillyMoore’s tragic death people begantalking to each other more, swap-ping stories of how the young manhad helped various residents withyard work, revealing just how inter-connected New Columbia really is.

Since the shootings, Gavros saidthat she sees residents becomingfriendlier. She described young menwho used to size each other up whilepassing each other on the streetnow exchange greetings, and she’sseen an older, conservatively-dressed, white woman share a bellylaugh with a “ghetto fabulous” blackwoman before embracing.

She also said that media accountshave overblown any lingering prob-lems.

“What if it was two white men?”said Gavros.

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Hitmakers at Spirit Mountain

The Whispers perform Friday, July 23 at Spirit Mountain Casino.

One of R&B music's most be-loved and consistently popularvocal groups, The Whispers,joins hit solo artist JeffreyOsborne for a Friday, July 23concert at Sprit MountainCasino’s Heritage Hall Stage.

The Whispers began their leg-endary and timeless career in1963. Twin brothers Walter andWallace Scott joined with friendsNicholas Caldwell, MarcusHutson, and Gordy Harmon toform a local singing group.

Osborne is an American funkand R&B musician, songwriter,and former lead singer of theband, L.T.D. In 1982, Osbornereleased his self-titled debut al-bum, which featured two hitsingles, "On the Wings of Love"and "I Really Don't Need NoLight.

Tickets are $15, $25 and $35.The show starts at 8 p.m. Doorsopen at 7 p.m. For tickets andmore information, visitspiritmountain.com.

Jeffry Osborne

Crowd Undoes Diddy Fourth(AP) -- Rowdy crowds waiting

in line for a July Fourth pool partyfeaturing Sean "Diddy" Combsforced the event to be shut downbefore the rap and fashion mogulhad a chance to enter.

Police shut down the party earlyMonday, forcing some 1,800guests out of the Harrah's ResortAtlantic City nightclub known asThe Pool.

On his Twitter feed, Diddy wrote,"I just shut down Atlantic City! Theparty was so crazy I couldn't evenget in! 10 thousand people showedup. ... I was ready to party!"

Casino staff said that the actualcrowd was not nearly that large

but that they decided to cancelthe event in the name of safety.

The trouble began around 12:30a.m. when an estimated 500 peoplein line tried to force their way in,authorities said. All the casino'sbars were also closed early be-cause of the brouhaha.

One man was arrested andcharged with obstructing the ad-ministration of law and resistingarrest. No injuries were reported.

Several celebrities had beenscheduled to appear, includingboxer Floyd Mayweather and rap-per Busta Rhymes.

Ticket holders were offered re-funds.

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Dance under the Stars: Jazz in the City -- You’re invited toenjoy local jazz at Pioneer Courthouse Square on Saturdaynight, July 17. Jazz in the City is part of Yoshida’s Sand in theCity weekend, a sand castle building benefit for ImpactNorthwest.

Peace on the Street Art Fair -- An art fair for Portland’s OldTown community takes place Friday, July 9 at the MacdonaldCenter and Residence at Northwest Couch Street betweenBroadway and Sixth Avenue. An open mic stage, food, livemusic, hula hoops, face painting and other entertainment isplanned.

Angela Cheng in Recital --Portland Piano Internationalpresents Angela Cheng, oneof Canada’s brightest stars,on Friday, July 16 at 7:30 p.m.at the World Forestry Center.The concert is part of the 12thannual Portland InternationalPiano Festival.

Prehistoric Predators -- Enormous dinosaurs with lifelikeferocity are represented in an exhibit that continues throughLabor Day at the Oregon Zoo. Visitors will follow a trailthrough an ancient rain forest, surrounded by the realisticanimatronic creatures that roar, snarl and move.

Stuck in the 9 to 5 Machine -- Josh Burn’s hip hop dancersmake the office a playground in “Live after Five,” a play thatexplores what it means to be a dancer suck inside a mundane

day at the office. Six shows over three dates, from Friday, July9 to Sunday, July 11 at Imago Theater, 17 S.E. Eighth Ave.

Lion King National Tour -- The Lion King, a national touringshow sponsored by Fred Meyer Broadway Across Americais now playing through Sunday, July 11 at Keller Auditorium.

Norman Sylvester Band -- Boogie Cat Norman Sylvester andhis band perform Friday, July 9 at West Linn Saloon; Satur-day, July 10 at the Mississippi Street Fair; Sunday, July 11 atMcCoy Park; and Saturday, July 17 at Tillicum.

Mel Brown Live -- Portland jazz giant Mel Brown performs atSalty’s on the Columbia every Friday and Saturday night.Known as the “Gentleman of Jazz,” Brown has a careerspanning over 40 years.

Road to Equality Exhibit -- Clark County Historic Museumhas opened its newest exhibit, Road to Equality: the Strugglefor Women’s Rights in the Northwest. The museum islocated at 1511 Main St. in Vancouver. For more information,call 360-993-5679.

King Farmers Market -- The King Farmers Market is backeach Sunday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. through Oct. 31 atNortheast Seventh Avenue and Wygant Street, adjacent toKing School Park. Food stamp users can receive up to $10 inmatching tokens.

St. Johns Farmers Market -- The St. Johns Farmers Markettakes place each Saturday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at St. Johns

Plaza through Sept. 25. About 24 vendors sell fruits, veg-etables, meat, dairy, honey and more.

Koi and Goldfish Show -- The World Forestry Center hoststhe 30th annual Koi and Goldfish Show, with some of thebeautiful koi and goldfish you have ever seen, Saturday, July31 and Sunday, Aug. 1, Admission is free.

Live Jazz -- Every Friday and Saturday from 8 p.m. to 11 p.m.,the Third Degrees Lounge at the River Place Hotel, 1510 S.W.Harbor Way. No cover or minimum purchase. For moreinformation, visit pdxjazz.com.

Portland Homes -- “At Home in Portland: 1909-1914,” ex-plores the variety of architecture during the city’s boomyears between 1900 and 1920. The exhibit runs throughSunday, July 11 at the Pittock Mansion, 3229 N.W. Pittock Dr.

Music Millennium Free Shows -- The Music Millennium,3158 E. Burnside, hosts in-house live performances. Enjoyfree music and the opportunity to meet artists. Call 503-231-8926 for a schedule.

Beats from the Congo and Carolinas -- With new spins ontraditional music from the the Congo and the Carolinas, theOregon Zoo kicks off another globetrotting season of “ZooTunes” shows, on Wednesday, July 7, with the CarolinaChocolate Drops and Konono No 1.

Samson the T. Rex -- A magnificent -foot-long Tyrannosau-rus rex skeleton, one of the most fearsome carnivores ever towalk the face of the earth is on display at OMSI. The 66-million-year-old fossil known as Samson is one of the mostcomplete Tyrannosaurus rex specimens in existence.

Discount Admission -- OMSI visitors pay only $2 per personfor general admission on the first Sunday of each month aswell as discounted admission of $5 to the Planetarium,OMIMAX Theater and USS Blueback submarine.

Street Fair to Fill 4 Stages

The Mississippi Avenue StreetFair will bring four stages ofentertainment and over 100street vendors, when the 9thannual event kicks off on Satur-day, July10 from 10 a.m. to 9a.m. in the Mississippi districtof inner north Portland. A pa-rade is held at noon.

Presented by the Historic Mis-sissippi Avenue Business Asso-ciation and the Boise Neighbor-hood Association to benefitBoise-Eliot Elementary and theAlbina Youth Opportunityschool, the street fair takes up 5blocks of North Mississippi Av-

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enue from Fremont to Skidmorestreets. Admission is free.

The Mississippi AvenueStreet Fair began as a simplecommunity-building event called

the Boise-Eliot MulticulturalFair. The one-day event hassince become Portland’s big-gest street fair – attracting over30,000 attendees in 2009.

This year, with nearly 30 actsperforming on four stages –there is something for every-

one.Catch legacy acts like Linda

Hornbuckle and NormanSylvester on the Main Stage;discover emerging artists likeRenegade Minstrels and TheBeauty on The Courtyard andDance stages.

Be the first to get a sneakpreview of the new PortlandFolk Festival with the program-ming on The Parlour on the Hillstage. Plus for kids of all ages,arrive early for a brand newkids’ music program presentedby Legacy Emanuel Hospital &The Children’s Hospital atEmanuel.

Last year’s sold-out organicbeer garden was so well re-ceived by craft beer aficiona-dos that fair returns with an

expanded focus on “local”breweries including: HopworksUrban Brewery, Lucky Labra-dor Brewing Company, WidmerBrothers Brewing Company,Lompoc Brewery, NinkasiBrewing, Southern OregonBrewing and 10 Barrel BrewingCompany.

Fifteen local growers and pro-ducers will be presenting theirown products –from Habanerohot sauce to natural beef to locallygrown basil - in a “farmer’s mar-ket” style pavilion.

The Boise-Eliot Kids Cornerwill have interactive games, a dunktank, kid’s crafts, bingo, andmore. “Grandfather” LeonardSmith’s barbecue contest honorsthe most deserving dishes withsamples available to all!

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Gavin Gregory

Susannah Mars

Center Stage’s Summer Cabaret

Portland Center Stage presents its first summercabaret series, Gavin & Susannah: An IntimateEvening of Musical Theater, featuring Gavin Gre-gory and Susannah Mars with musical director RickLewis.

Performances will begin at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday,Thursday and Friday evenings from July 7-23. The triois reunited to delight audiences after combining forcesin this season’s Ragtime and the 25th Annual PutnamCounty Spelling Bee.

Gavin & Susannah: An Intimate Evening of MusicalTheater will include songs chosen from among themost beautiful, exciting and entertaining show tunesever written. Each show will also include repeat perfor-mances of Gavin and Susannah’s songs from thisseason’s critically-acclaimed Ragtime.

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Audiences will enjoy the opportunity to sit back,relax and enjoy the music while escaping the summerheat in the Gerding Theater at the Armory’s fully air-conditioned Ellyn Bye Studio space.

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Jackson Brother Looks Back

Jermaine Jackson

Says Islamwould havesaved Michael

(AP) -- Converting to Islam wouldhave saved the life of pop legendMichael Jackson, his brotherJermaine said.

Speaking ahead of the first anni-versary Friday of the death of the"King of Pop" at the age of 50 froma prescription drug overdose, hetold the BBC that his brother shouldhave left the United States.

"I felt that if Michael would haveembraced Islam he would still behere today and I say that for manyreasons," Jermaine Jackson, who isa Muslim, said.

"Why? Because when you are100 per cent clear in your mind as towho you are and what you are andwhy you are and everybody aroundyou, then things change in a waythat’s better for you. It’s just havingthat strength."

He added: "God is so powerful.He was studying. He was reading a

lot of books, because I brought himbooks from Saudi Arabia. I broughthim books from Bahrain.

"I was the one who originally puthim in Bahrain because I wanted himto get out of America because it washaving a cherry-picking time on mybrother."

Jackson was found dead in hisrented Los Angeles mansion onJune 25 last year, a seismic celebritydeath which triggered a global out-

pouring of tributes for the eccentricgenius.

On Friday, Jackson fans paid theirrespects to their idol at the ForestLawn Memorial Park in the LA sub-urb of Glendale, a star-studded cem-etery where the singer's golden cas-ket was entombed last September.

Jackson said his brother was notagainst converting to Islam.

"All of his security became Mus-lims because he trusted Islam, be-cause these are people who wouldlay their lives down and also whowere trying to be the best kind ofhuman beings they could possiblybe not for Michael Jackson, for Al-lah," he said.

"So having those people around,you knew that you would be pro-tected because it is protection fromGod," he added.

The year since Jackson's suddendeath had been "tough," he said.

"There aren’t no words to de-scribe the feeling. It’s a feeling thatone would only know once theyexperience it. We are just learning tolive with it. We’ll never get over it,"he added.


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The Paris-based group Caravan Palace revamps swing music with gypsy-jazz and electronic vibes.

A Tasteof Paris

Paris-based musicians of Cara-van Palace will be celebrating BastilleDay at the Oregon Zoo, Wednes-day, July 14. The electro gypsy-swing band will perform as part ofthe zoo’s summer concert seriespresented by NW Natural.

Caravan Palace revamps swingmusic, integrating gypsy-jazz withelectronic vibes. The band’s self-titled debut album is a platinum hitin France; last year Caravan Palacewas the fourth-best selling artist inthe country. Though not widelyknown in the U. S., the group put insome high-profile appearances atthis year’s Bonnaroo and Coachellafestivals, and might not stay a se-cret for long.

“Our shows are family-friendlyand the best place in the Northwestto experience music by world-classartists,” said Krista Swan, zooevents coordinator. “What betterway to celebrate Bastille Day than aCaravan Palace concert at the zoo?”

Fun Wagon on a RollThanks to generous support from the community, the

Vancouver-Clark Parks and Recreation Summer Fun Wagonis visiting neighborhoods of Clark County again this summer.

Filled with nature play centered activities and an enthusias-tic staff, the Fun Wagon brings crafts, games, and educationalexperiences to neighborhood parks.

In addition to providing unsupervised, safe summertime fun,the Fun Wagon will also provide nutritious snacks to childrenparticipating in the program this year.

More information, including the 2010 Summer Fun Wagonschedule, visit online at cityofvancouver.us/parks-recreation.

Aretha Franklin

Going Bipartisan for Charity(AP) -- Aretha Franklin will take

the stage later this month with anaccomplished accompanist morefamous for diplomacy:Condoleezza Rice.

The pair will play atPhiladelphia's Mann Center for thePerforming Arts on July 27 in showthat will feature Franklin's musicand classical composers.

Rice, the former Secretary ofState under George W. Bush willaccompany Franklin on piano for

"Say A Little Prayer," "NaturalWoman," selections from Mozartand more.

Franklin says in a statementthat "Rice is a consummate classi-cal pianist" and that since I singthe arias, I thought that we coulddo something, a bipartisan effortfor our favorite charities."

The venue says the perfor-mance is a benefit for programsthat support inner city childrenand its own education initiatives.

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CITY OF CAMAS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS

CITY PROJECT NO. WS-675A&B

N.W. 38TH AVENUE PUMP STATION & SANITARY SEWER MAIN

Sealed bids will be received by the City of Camas, Office of the

Finance Department, 616 NE 4th Avenue, Camas, Washington,

until 10:00 A.M., on Tuesday, July 27, 2010, and will then and there be

publicly read for the construction of the improvement.

All bid proposals shall be accompanied by a bid proposal deposit in

cash, certified check, cashier’s check, or surety bond in an amount

equal to five percent (5%) of the amount of such bid proposal.

Should the successful bidder fail to enter into such contract and

furnish satisfactory performance bond within the time stated in the

specifications, the bid proposal deposit shall be forfeited to the City

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Plans and specifications may be picked up at Camas City Hall, Public

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4:00 P.M. on Wednesday, July 07, 2010. The cost of Plans and

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shipping/handling (if applicable), which is non-refundable.

The improvement for which bids will be received follows:

Bid opening on Tuesday, July 27, 2010, at 10:00 A.M. in the Camas City

Council Chambers located at 616 NE 4th Avenue, Washington 98607

This contract provides for provision and installation of a pre-

packaged sanitary sewer pump station, electrical work,

approximately 1,350 L.F. of sanitary sewer force main and fittings,

valves, reinforced concrete retaining wall, imported crushed granular

backfill, dewatering, 2,050 L.F. of CL 200 PVC STEF sewer main,

fittings, clean-outs, erosion control, traffic control, and other related

items, all in accordance with the attached Contract Plans, these

Contract Provisions, and the Standard Specifications.

For questions please contact Jim Hodges, Project Manager,

at 360-817-7234

The Contractor is obligated to pay Prevailing Wages as determined by the

Washington State Department of Labor and Industries Prevailing Wages,

Rates for Clark County effective March 3, 2010.

The City of Camas reserves the right to reject any or all proposals if

found to be higher than the estimated cost and to waive any formality

or technicality in any proposal in the interest of the City.

In an effort to maximize the creation of American jobs and restoring

economic growth, the City of Camas encourages the use of products

and services that are made in the United States of America whenever

and wherever possible.

The City of Camas encourages the solicitation and recruitment, to

the extent possible, of certified minority-owned (MBE), women-

owned (WBE) and emerging small (ESB) businesses, in the

construction of this project.

As provided by Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, and the Civil

Rights Restoration Act of 1987, the contractor, with regard to the

work performed by it during the contract, shall not discriminate on

the grounds of race, color, sex or national origin in the selection and

retention of sub-contractors, including procurement of materials

and leases of equipment.

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To view current job openings and to access the application form,

visit the Port’s website at www.portofportland.com or call the job

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The Port of Portland is an AA/EEO employer committed to workforce

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Lease Crutcher Lewis, LLC, serving as the Construction Manager/

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Eugene, Oregon. Terms and conditions of the bid are outlined in

Lease Crutcher Lewis, LLC (CM/GC) “Invitation to Bid”, dated July 7,

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Bids will be received at the offices of Lease Crutcher Lewis, LLC, (CM/GC),

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Dear Deanna!My boyfriend has finally proposedand I don’t know if I want to accept.I had images and thoughts that whenit happened, I would feel a certainway and my life would change. Myheart feels heavy and now I’m scaredand not sure if I want to get married.I realize that I have to answer to him,my life will change and I lose all of myfreedom. Is there anything I can do tofeel better about this whole thing? --Anonymous; On-Line Reader

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friend so that he doesn’t spendmoney or make any investmentsknowing you have cold feet. Mar-riage is a blessing and a benefit. Youmay need to re-evaluate this situa-tion and be the bigger person andmake the right decision to walk away.

Dear Deanna!My daughter has a two-year old sonand they both live with me. I haverules as far as anyone eating incertain areas, cleaning up and pur-chasing their own toiletries. She al-lows my grandson to run wild allover the place, there are juice stainsand fingerprints everywhere and mycarpet is ruined. Then to make mat-ters worse, she uses my detergentand cleaning supplies. I work full-time and I am stressed becausethey’re ruining my place. How do Ihandle this? --Stressed Grand Ma;Glen Burney, Md.

Dear Grand Ma:Your grandson and your daughterboth need discipline. You have torealize the toddler is going to be ahandful and he’ll be into everything

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The facts are sobering: chil-dren from non-swimming house-holds are eight times more likelyto be at-risk for drowning; in eth-nically-diverse communities, theyouth drowning rate is 2-3 timeshigher than the national average.Motivated by newly released in-formation from USA Swimming,Mt. Hood Aquatic Center hasjoined forces with the Mt. HoodAquatics swim team, East CountyHead Start, and the David Dou-glas and Reynolds school districtsto provide free swim lessons tohundreds of children, and watersafety education to thousands.

“Research tells us that if a childdoesn’t learn to swim by the thirdgrade, they likely never will,” saidChris LaBianco, chief developmentofficer for the USA Swimming Foun-dation. “Swimming is more than arecreational skill, it’s a skill that cansave lives, and it is vitally important

that we provide this opportunity tokids from all socio-economic groupsat an early age.”

As a local implementation ofthe USA Swimming Foundation’santi-drowning initiative, Make ASplash, children enrolled in HeadStart at the on-campus site of Mt.Hood Community College, andelementary school children in theReynolds School District whoqualify for the free or reducedlunch program will be eligible toparticipate in swim lessons at nocharge during the upcomingschool year.

Free lessons are already inprogress for eligible elementarystudents enrolled in the free orreduced lunch program in theDavid Douglas School District

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Part 9. Low Back Surgery:The unkindest and most unnecessary cut of all.

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In Loving MemoryEthel Canda

Funeral services for Ethel D.Canda will be held at 11 a.m. onThursday, July 8, 2010 at First AMEZion Church.

She was born June 22, 1939 inVicksburg, Miss. to Wesley Loveand Carrie Mae Pearson, the sev-enth of eight children and the young-est of three girls.

Ethel caught the eye of a starathlete by the name of Julius CandaIII while attending Boman HighSchool in Vicksburg. Once their eyesmet, the history was already writtenand they later married. Julius joinedthe Army and was assigned to FortLewis in Washington State andwhere their first child was born. Af-ter an honorable separation frommilitary service, the family moved toPortland, where the union producedthree other children.

Ethel worked at Pacific North-west Bell as an operator, office clerkand payroll clerk and retired after 32distinguished years of service.

Julius and Ethel attendedVancouver Avenue First BaptistChurch under the direction of Rev.O. B. Williams for many years andwere faithful tithing members. Theyserved their church by recruitingand training the adult and youthusher boards. Ethel also served onthe hospitality committee where hertruly warm spirit, social graces, car-ing and compassion for othersshined. At First AME Zion Church,the couple continued their serviceto the Lord by recruiting and train-ing members of the congregation’shigh-spirited usher board. Theyoung ushers they trained have beenand continue to be complementedon their appearance, demeanor andskill levels of instruction.

Ethel from her early years wasalways a songbird. The backgroundnoise her husband and their chil-dren grew up to was her singing,some of the great gospel hymns ofall time. She was a true soprano andwhen she was asked to sing at

church, she would humbly stand,bow her head in a quiet moment ofprayer, cast her eyes toward heaven,take a breath and let loose the mostsmooth, sultry and jazz like gospelvibe. The words, sounds, vibrations,tones, octaves and range this womanpossessed were simply God given.She led songs like: Holy Ghost, OpenDoors, How Excellent, Mary Don’tYou Weep, Hold The Light and JustFor Me. Bishop Clearance Carr ap-pointed Ethel the keeper of sacredmusic.

Ethel was preceded in death byher father and mother; and a sister,Carrie Mae Love. She leaves tocherish her memories, Julius, herspouse of 53 and a half years; daugh-ters Sharon Canda and BarbaraPeterson; sons, Michael Canda andJohn Canda; and several grandchil-dren and great grandchildren. Sur-vivors include brothers Charles LeePearson, Wesley Charles Love, Dr.Robert Lee Smothers and EllisSmothers; sisters Mary Lee DeVoltand Evelyn Chatman, and a host ofnieces, nephews, cousins and veryspecial friends.

Ethel will be greatly missed; how-ever her family believes in the hopeof God and trusts that they shall oneday meet again!

Arrangements by Terry FamilyFuneral Home.

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‘Dad’s Oil’ Owner Fondly RememberedEdwardScarborough

Edward Scarborough wasborn Feb. 23, 1940 in Birming-ham, Ala. and passed awayafter a tough battle with can-cer.

He was the second of fourchildren born to Naymon andMary Scarborough. The fam-ily moved to Portland in the

late 1940’s where Ed attendedHolladay Elementary and wenton to graduate from Washing-ton High School in 1958.

In 1951 Ed’s father started afamily business--“Scarborough’s Oil” which heworked during his youth intoadulthood. In 1988 Ed took overthe business and fondly renamedit “Dad’s Oil” after his father.He worked the business until hisretirement in 2006.

In Loving Memoryof

Velma Polk-WarrenHappy Birthday Mom,You're always in our

hearts & thoughts. Welove you and miss you.

Donnie AndersonSunrise: Feb. 6, 1943Sunset: June 24, 2010

Services will be held at:Southeast ChristianFellowship Church

10110 SE LaJolla in Milwaukie.(at intersection of King Road

and Linwood)July 10, 2010

12 pm

With his million dollar smileand personality to match, he nevermet a stranger. He loved life andtried to live it to the fullest, al-ways smiling and never com-plaining.

Not only was he a successfulbusiness man, he was a devotedand loving husband, great father,wonderful son, brother andfriend.

He is survived by his motherZelma; wife Katye; children,

Tina, Angela, Craig and Lynnetta;sister Phyllis; grandchildren,De‘Love, Craig, Nanea, TaraDanielle, Milan, and Shawn; auntNoretta Millhouse (Birmingham,Ala.); several nieces and neph-ews and a host of family andfriends. He will be greatly missedby all.

A memorial service will beheld on Saturday, July 10, 2010at 11 a.m. at Highland ChristianCenter, 7600 N.E. Glisan St.

Portland Resident Blazed a TrailMittieMae Clark

Mittie Mae Clark passed awayfrom natural causes on July 1, 2010.She was 90.

She was born in Sprott, Ala. onJuly 19, 1919 to Minnie Bell andHoward Hornbuckle Sr.

She was a dedicated and lovingdaughter, wife, mother, grandmother,sister, aunt, cousin and friend. Mittie,along with her husband William ClarkSr., blazed the trail for the Hornbucklefamily migration to northwestern Or-egon in 1944.

Mittie cared for those less fortu-nate on a regular basis. When askedabout her services to those in need,she replied, "I didn't have to knowwho they were. If I seen somebodyin my neighborhood who lookedlike they needed help, I would askthem, are you hungry? I'd invite

them in and feed them."Mittie was always consistent with

her service to others and dutifullycomplied with Matthew 25:35, whichreads, "I was hungry and you fedme. I was thirsty and you gave wa-ter, I was a stranger and you invitedme into your home; naked and you

clothed me; sick and in prison andyou visited me. "

Mittie was very active in otherservices for the needy. She wouldhave her children raise money formuscular dystrophy, volunteer theJewish community center for spe-cial needs kids.

During the elections she wouldalways voted for the candidate thatwould consider the less fortunate.She also worked at the Life Center inPortland, and provided childcare inher home.

As faithful to the ways of Christas her mother, she reintroduced herlate younger brother, BishopHoward Hornbuckle to the Gospelof Jesus Christ where he led faith-fully until his passing.

She loved taking trips to the Pa-cific Ocean and other nearby scenicplaces. She took a trip to Birming-ham, Ala. in 1997, where she wasable to reconnect with of her child-

hood best friends of twins Essie andBessie. Like the two little girls theyonce were, they shared in disbelief,laughter, tears, hugs and memories.

Taken on a guided tour by herbrother Howard, she was able toattend the family reunion, meet withold acquaintances, cousins, nieces,nephews, in-laws, other friends, andcherished places where she had notseen in over 53 years.

She avidly enjoyed gardening,fishing, drawing, sewing, cooking,teaching others how to dance,watching wrestling, enjoying herpets, going to the coast, andMotown music -- particularly theTemptations.

Survivors include her daughters,Josephine Griffith and Willie JoyceClark; sons, William Clark Jr., HaroldClark, Leonard Clark Sr., Hertis Clark,and Gary Clark Sr.; 31 grandchil-dren, 38 great grandchildren, and 15great great grandchildren.

Housing Going Smoke-Free(AP) -- Apartment and condo

buildings across Oregon are becom-ing increasingly smoke-free.

In Portland, surveys show that22 percent of landlords prohibitedsmoking inside units in 2009, upfrom 17 percent in 2006.

The number of landlords whobanned smoking in shared spaces,such as entryways, increased from

16 percent to 29 percent in the samespan.

Diane Laughter of the OregonPublic Health Division says it's notjust an urban trend.

Statewide surveys show 70 per-cent of renters want smoke-freehousing. Even in public housingunits, the support is more than 60percent.

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EL OBSERVADORNicaragua Visit Inspires Students

University of Portland students Brittany Cannon (left) and Kenzie

Larson lay bricks for a new school in a Nicaraguan community of

coffee plantation workers.

Broadeningview of ThirdWorld hardships

University of Portland studentswho recently participated in a ser-vice and education trip to Nicara-gua came home with a wide varietyof responses to their experience.

But most agreed that the Nicara-gua Immersion trip, sponsored bythe Moreau Center for Service andLeadership, broadened their viewof the world and gave them insightsinto the hardships of those living inthird world countries.

“I have a whole new perspectiveon community,” said junior KelseyReavis of the Nicaraguans she meton the trip. “They continue to fightthrough their struggles. They havea spirit and appreciation for life.”

Senior Colin Dorwart added, “Itgave me a greater appreciation ofliving simply and of what I’ve beengiven in life. It makes me want to bemore aware of the world.”

A total of 18 students and twoUniversity staff members, includ-ing Michelle Chang of the MoreauCenter, participated in the service-

learning trip. They traveled to Nica-ragua for nearly three weeks in May,working with the organizationsWitness for Peace and Seeds ofLearning. The students also at-tended presentations on social jus-tice issues such as fair trade, foreignpolicy and human rights.

The experience allowed the stu-dents to immerse themselves inNicaraguan life and culture andinteract with Nicaraguan peoplethrough home stays and commu-nity projects. Their first week wasspent in the capital city ofManagua in western Nicaragua.During the second week, the stu-dents stayed in San Ramon, a cityof about 5,000, and worked on acoffee plantation in Santa Isabela.

Their direct service project in-cluded laying bricks for a new el-ementary school in a small commu-nity of coffee plantation workers.

The Moreau Center for Serviceand Leadership helps students de-velop skills, knowledge and habitsto improve the world through hope,compassion and solidarity. Rootedin Catholic social teaching, it pro-vides direct service opportunities,leadership development, reflectionand social analysis.

Several of the students who trav-eled to Nicaragua noted that the tripwas a good fit with their majors andstudies.

Junior Theresa Cutter, for ex-ample, is studying Spanish and psy-chology. Senior Linnea Heu is ma-joring in environmental science.Dorwart is studying social justice,and sophomore Katya Ludwig ismajoring in social work and psy-chology.

After returning to campus, Heutalked about her new appreciationfor global issues and how our coun-try affects others.

“I have a better understanding ofwhat a third world country is likeand how my actions may affect oth-ers throughout the world,” she said.“They are so organized and so well-informed. They are fighting forthings we take for granted, like foodand water.”

Emily Sitton, a recent graduateand one of two student coordina-tors, said the trip seemed to accom-plish many of its goals.

“Overall, the immersion is for thestudents to experience a new way oflife, to be in solidarity with the Nica-raguans and to connect on a per-son-to-person level.”

Immigration Reform AdvancedObama blamesdelay on politics

(AP) -- Hoping to breathe new lifeinto the stalled immigration effort,President Barack Obama on Thurs-day blamed the delay on recalcitrantRepublicans whom he said hadgiven in to the "pressures of parti-sanship and election-year politics."

Republicans responded thatObama's first step going forwardmust be to secure the border.

In his first immigration speech,Obama took Republicans to task, inparticular 11 GOP senators who had

backed attempts during the previ-ous Republican administration totighten the immigration system. Hedid not call out anyone by name.

Obama dismissed the focus on a"border security first" approach, say-ing the system is too big to be fixed"only with fences and border pa-trols." He advocated a comprehen-sive approach that would call on thegovernment, businesses and illegalimmigrants themselves to live up totheir responsibilities within the law.

Obama also wants to create apathway to citizenship for the esti-mated 11 million illegal immigrantsin the U.S; critics call it amnesty. But

Obama said the immigrants mustfirst acknowledge that they brokethe law, pay fines and back taxes,perform community service andlearn English.

Without setting a timeline, Obamaquestioned whether the political willexists to get a bill through Con-gress.

"Reform that brings accountabil-ity to our immigration system can-not pass without Republicanvotes," he said. "That is the politicaland mathematical reality." In theSenate, Democrats fall short of the60 votes needed to overcome GOPdelaying tactics.

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New Leaders for Hispanic AffairsThe Oregon Commission

on Hispanic Affairs has twonew members, Judith Parker,a Portland attorney specializ-ing in professional liabilitydefense and labor and em-ployment law; and JohnHarold, the Benton CountyDistrict Attorney.

Parker is a member of theOregon Hispanic Bar Asso-ciation. She served as thisorganization’s Secretary in 2008 andPresident in 2009, and is a member of

its Board of Directors. Her profes-sional memberships also include the

Oregon State Bar and the His-panic National Bar Associa-tion.

Haroldson, the son of aScandinavian father and aMexican mother, was raisedboth in the Pacific Northwestand in Monterrey, Mexico,where he developed a richbilingual and bicultural per-spective. He holds the honorof serving as Oregon's first

Mexican-American District Attor-ney in Benton County.

Judith Parker John Haroldson

Spanish Immersion TheatreMiracle Theatre Group, Portland’s premier Latino arts and culture

organization, is offering summer arts and culture experiences in Spanishfor children, youth and adults at El Centro Milagro, 525 S.E. Stark St.

¡Cuentos y Teatro is a summer Spanish-immersion theatre camp forchildren 8 to 12 years old,

incorporating mask-making & theatrical movement for a fun LatinAmerican folktale adventure led by native Ecuadorian theatre artist &educator Omar Vargas.

¡Danza Hip-Hop is a bilingual Hip-Hop Dance Class for teenagers,combining street dancing with Latin footwork styles and techniques.

¡Taller de Actuación is a fundamentals of acting workshop in Spanishfor adults that focuses on scene work and character development.

For more information or to register, call 503-236-7253 or visitmilagro.org.




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Contractors Inducted to HallMaurice RahmingMark Matthews James Posey

Three local contractors were in-ducted tin the National Associationof Minority Contractors Hall ofFame, at last month’s National As-sociation of Minority Contractorsconference, held in Portland.

Mark Matthews, founder ofPacificmark; James Posey, founderand former president of the Oregonchapter of the business group; andMaurice Rahming, president ofO’Neill Electric, were honored alongwith Melvin Jerome Griffin Sr.,founder of G&B Contractors in At-

lanta, Ga.Two hundred and fifty contrac-

tors, corporate partners, govern-ment officials, business owners andcommunity leaders attended the 41stannual conference. Guided by theconference theme, “NAMC—Stimu-lating the Economy,” presenters andparticipants from around the UnitedStates shared best practices andachievements for minority contrac-tors in the

The conference keynote speechwas given by the U.S. Department

of Commerce’s National Director ofthe Minority Business Develop-ment Agency, David A Hinson.Other conference highlights in-cluded a report on the SmithsonianNational Museum of African Ameri-can History and Culture, a $500 mil-lion museum project coming to theMall in Washington, D.C.

A standing-room only presenta-tion featured Attorney Colette Holton the Transportation ResearchBoard’s National Model for Dispar-ity Studies.

Streetcar Build Closes BridgeThe Broadway Bridge closed

Tuesday for all motorized vehiclesdue to streetcar construction. Theclosure is scheduled to last two

months, until Sept. 3.Westbound motorized traffic will

be detoured to the Burnside andSteel bridges, and eastbound traffic

will be detoured toward I-405 andthe Fremont Bridge.

Construction schedules are sub-ject to change.


FOODKid Friendly Recipesby familyfun.go.com

Brownie PizzaIngredients• Chewy brownie batter• 2 1/2 cups confectioners' sugar• 1/2 cup butter (1 stick), softened• 2 1/2 tbsp. milk• 1 tsp. vanilla extract• Red food coloring paste (available at kitchen and partysupply stores)• 6 oz. white chocolate• Assorted can-dies

Instructions1. Prepare thebrownie recipe,with one exception:Instead of pouring the mix-ture into a rectangular or square pan, pour it into a lightlygreased (and clean!) 12-inch pizza pan.2. Bake, in an oven preheated to 350 degrees, for 20 to 30minutes or until a knife inserted in the middle comes out clean.Cool.3. Meanwhile, mix up the red frosting "sauce." In a large bowl,cream the confectioners' sugar and butter.4. Add the milk and vanilla extract and beat until smooth. Add1/2 to 1 teaspoon of red food coloring paste and mix until youhave the desired shade (think tomato sauce). Use a spatula orknife to spread the sauce evenly over the cooled "pizza."5. Now you're ready to add the toppings. For white chocolate"cheese," roughly chop or grate (adults only) white choco-late.6. Sprinkle it over the frosting (your kids may want to add extracheese). For other toppings, add M&M's, chocolate chips,butterscotch chips or any other favorite candies.7. Use a pizza cutter to slice the brownie into 16 pieces. Presentit in a pizza box (ask a local pizza parlor if you could have orbuy one).8. Serve the Brownie Pizza at an after-school gathering, a pizzaparty, or--most fitting--a Brownie troop meeting. Serves 16.

Dessert NachosIngredients• 3 6-inch flour tortillas• Cooking spray• 1 1/2 tablespoons sugar• 1 1/2 cups fresh strawberries, cleaned and hulled• 1 tablespoon orange juice• 8 ounces vanilla yogurt• 1 cup chopped strawberries• 1/2 cup shredded coconut or white chocolate shavings

Instructions1. To make the tortilla chips, heat the oven to 350º. Cut thetortillas into triangles, lay them on a baking sheet, and spritzthem with cooking spray.2. Sprinkle 1 table-spoon of sugarover the tops of thetortillas and bakefor 12 minutes oruntil crisp.3. For homemadestrawberry sauce,combine the straw-berries, orangejuice, and the remaining 1/2 tablespoon sugar in a blender.Puree the ingredients until smooth.4. Once the chips have cooled, set them on a plate. Tocomplete the buffet, set out separate bowls containing thestrawberry sauce, yogurt, chopped strawberries, and coco-nut or chocolate shavings. Serves 4 to 6.

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