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Track Town heads east
Streetcar’s new
eastside loop already
spurring development
By JIM REDDEN
The Tribune
A lot more than people
will be riding on the Port-
TribTown
SECOND OF TWO STORIES
land Eastside Streetcar
Loop when it opens this
weekend.
So will a 24-year-old vision
for a unified city on both sides
of the Willamette River.
The Central City Plan approved by the City Council in
1988 called for a transit loop
that would move people and
encourage development in all
parts of the inner city. Two
years later, planning started
on the city-owned Portland
Streetcar system.
“At the time, Portland had
completed the award-winning
downtown plan that had revitalized downtown, and everyone wanted to export its benefits to the rest of the Central
City,” says Rick Gufstason,
executive director of Portland
Streetcar Inc., the nonprofit
that operates the system.
The vision seemed justified
when the 2001 opening of the
westside line was followed by
large redevelopment projects
along the tracks in the Pearl
District and at Portland State
University. Hoping to spread
the transit and economic de-
velopment opportunities to
the other side of the river,
planners soon began in earnest on the eastside line.
It opens on Saturday, Sept.
22. Running from the Pearl
District over the Broadway
Bridge to the Oregon Museum
of Science and Industry, it was
See STREETCAR / Page 5
■ School program paying off as teens with children stay in class
Unpaved
roads an
affront
to values
Neighbors decry the
‘slummy’ look of
unimproved streets
By STEVE LAW
The Tribune
Drive along Southeast
Cooper Street — if you dare
— east from Brentwood
Park and you’ll encounter 10
consecutive blocks
of bumpy
“Crummy
road
infrastructure dirt
and impostranslates
ing potholes.
into belowThe halfmarket
mile
stretch in
housing.”
— Jim Strathman, Portland’s
Portland State BrentwoodUniversity’s Center Darlington
for Urban Studies neighborhood from
62nd Avenue to 72nd Avenue “feels
dumpy,” says Allie Fuller, a
Realtor for Keller Williams
who has a home listed for sale
nearby.
The unpaved road is
marked by several empty lots,
overgrown weeds, graffiti,
and, as of Monday, what appears to be a can’s worth of
someone’s garbage turned upside down and simply dumped
in the middle of the street.
“Crazy things” happen at
night, including prostitution
and drug dealing, because it’s
so easy to hide along the little-
Omar Salazar,
17, wakes up
early with his
baby, Aleyna,
who turns 1 next
month. Omar
juggles his jobs
as student,
busser, father,
boyfriend, and
musician in the
school band.
School’s child care helps young
parents juggle life, family needs
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On a day when his baby is sick and can’t be dropped off at the child
care center, Omar Salazar kisses his daughter and girlfriend, Vanesa
Mendoza, goodbye as he leaves for school. Data shows that students
with on-site child care are more likely to graduate.
hen the school day lets out was going to stick around or not.”
at Madison High School,
Then he thought about his own family
Omar Salazar has no time
— how his parents are immigrants from
to waste.
Oaxaca, Mexico, and how he would be the
A perpetual smile on his face, the first in his family to graduate from high
17-year-old junior makes a beeline from school.
his last class of the day to a place that’s
“I have to go to college,” he says. “I
little-known to his peers, much less the want to make my parents proud.”
Po r t l a n d P u b l i c
Omar resolved to
Schools ’ and larger
graduate from high
Story by Jennifer Anderson school on time — as
communities.
It’s the child care Photos by Christopher Onstott well as to be a full-time
center at Madison,
father to his daughter,
one of the two in the
Aleyna, who turns 1
school district that serve the growing next month.
number of teen parents so they can conHe is in fact a poster child for the school
tinue their education rather than drop district’s burgeoning Teen Parent Serout.
vices program, which served about half of
“I was really scared; I thought my life the district’s 330 pregnant and parenting
was ruined,” Omar recalls thinking when students last year with a mix of on-site
his girlfriend of three years told him she
was pregnant. “I told her I wasn’t sure if I
See TEEN PARENTS / Page 2
Fed criticism of police no surprise
News reports in
early 2011 exposed
issues found by probe
By PETER KORN
The Tribune
While Mayor Sam Adams
looks for money to meet crisis
intervention requirements
outlined last week in a U.S.
Justice Department report, a
news report by the Portland
Tribune more than a year ago
brought to light the same
problems highlighted by federal investigators.
The city has until Oct. 12 to
come up with an acceptable plan
for dealing with Portland police
officers’ use of force against people with mental illnesses. Tri-
bune news stories in January
2011 (and in 2008) uncovered the
same flaws found in the federal
report presented to city officials
Sept. 13.
Adams says the city’s plan to
deal with the use-of-force issue
will include showing that money
will be available for the changes.
“They know we face fiscal realities, but they need to see a
path to implementation, even if
it doesn’t happen by Oct. 13,” Adams says.
The Justice Department critique should not have come as a
surprise. A crisis training expert
brought in as a consultant to
help Portland police develop its
own program said in the Tribune’s January 2011 story that
he believed the program used in
See POLICE / Page 4
Training for
Portland police
officers needs
more emphasis
on de-escalation
techniques,
according to a
Justice
Department
report.
TRIBUNE FILE PHOTO:
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A2 NEWS
The Portland Tribune Thursday, September 20, 2012
Teen parents: Mentors keep most on track
n From page 1
child care, child care referrals,
mentoring and tutoring help
and social service support.
“We don’t look at the individual student, we look at the families,” says program manager
Korinna Wolf, in her fifth year of
leading the 10-year-old program.
A quarter of the students the
program serves are young fathers, like Omar, up from 15 percent a few years ago.
Nationally, half of teen mothers don’t graduate high school.
There are no such statistics for
teen fathers, because it’s nearly
impossible to track.
While teen pregnancy rates
in the nation and in Oregon have
declined in recent years, it’s still
a dilemma with enormous social, health and economic implications.
Teen pregnancy is also a political minefield, as controversies about sex education and
birth control often dominate the
conversation.
PPS has handled the issue by
taking care of one essential ingredient for any parent: child
care.
Since 2007, Teen Parent SerIf they do graduate, and the
vices has provided child care at other factors like aging out are
two district high schools. Last taken into consideration, the
year at Madison and Roosevelt 5-year graduation rate would
High, there were a combined 28 jump from 55 percent to 86 perslots for infants and toddlers 6 cent.
weeks to 35 months.
One of the obvious concluAt an annual cost of $168,000 sions from the data: “We know
(two thirds paid by PPS and a that providing child care
third from the Oregon Depart- works,” Wolf says.
ment of Education), the care is
Why such a difference befree during the school day to tween those with child care
the teen parents, and always at and those without?
full capacity.
In exchange for free child
Apparently, it makes a big care, Teen Parent Services redifference.
quires something in return.
Consider the numbers:
Each student must sign an
n Last year, the graduation agreement to attend a parent
rate for PPS seniors with on- education class at least once a
site child care was 92 percent week, attend tutoring when
(12 of 13 students), compared possible and meet a minimum omar salazar walks his daughter to school, where teen parents from
to 55 percent for their counter- of 85 percent attendance at across the district can utilize the child care services. PPs’ combination
of tutoring, mentoring and social services also help teen parents thrive.
parts without onschool.
site child care.
The boys in the
Two years ago, all
program, includ- their friends, their employers. ... to kindergarten ready to learn.”
11 seniors with
ing Omar, meet When they’re not in tutoring or
child care graduwith an adult male parenting class we’re going to Holding down the fort
For Omar and his girlfriend,
ated on time.
m e n t o r wh o m find out why.”
n That 55 perthey contact day
Although the child care cen- Vanesa Mendoza, the past year
cent graduation
or night for social ters are at Madison and Roos- has been a big blur.
Vanesa, who turns 21 on Sept.
rate for those
as well as academ- evelt, they serve all of the comwithout child
ic support.
prehensive and alternative high 20, graduated from Madison
three years ago. She and Omar
care reflects 49 of
S o m e t i m e s , schools.
89 students. Of
those extras make
The eastside center had been met at Madison, became a couthose 40 students
all the difference, at the Marshall Campus until it ple and were using the pill for
who did not gradbecause a quarter closed last year, so it relocated birth control when she got pregnant.
uate with their
of the students to Madison.
“I had an ovarian cyst and
class:
s eve n
The passage of Title IX 40
— omar salazar, participating are
moved from the
teen father missing less than years ago made it illegal to dis- had to take antibiotics,” she
district;
six
four credits they criminate against pregnant or says. “I wasn’t informed it
turned 21 and were no longer need to graduate.
parenting teens. In PPS, Wolf would cancel out.”
Since the baby was born,
PPS students; 16 are enrolled
“I don’t have a computer at sees the child care piece as part
and projected to graduate in home,” Omar says. “The (tu- of the continuum of the state’s Vanesa has been grateful that
their fifth year; and three are tors) open the lab for me so I “Cradle to Career” education day care at Madison is available
while she works full time as a
teenage fathers who’ve chosen can type my paper.”
focus.
to work full time to support
Another of his program’s so“We have to look at babies, cashier at Burger King, the only
their families.
cial workers will retrieve his and little ones who turn 3, 4 and job she could find.
As soon as the school day lets
That leaves 12 students homework from teachers if he 5,” she says.
whom the Teen Parent Servic- has to take the baby to a docOf the 194 children who’ve out, Omar picks up the baby,
es staff are actively working to tor’s appointment.
been served at the child care walks her the few blocks home
locate and encourage to return
“It’s the relationships,” Wolf sites since 2007, she says: “Our in her stroller, hands her to
to school.
says. “We know their family, little people are going to come Vanesa and changes for his own
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a busser nearly 40 hours a week.
Omar comes home about 10
p.m. most nights, does his
homework into the wee hours
and then wakes up for school to
do it all over again. Each morning, he walks Aleyna to school,
checks her into day care, gives
her good-bye kisses and goes
about his school business, managing to squeeze in a quick visit
to the day care center during
his lunch time.
“I told him I’ll do most of the
work (with the baby), as long as
you’re getting good grades,”
says Vanesa, who met Omar
while she was a senior at Madison and he was a freshman. After he graduates, she wants to
find a way for them to both attend college while juggling care
of Aleyna. After a summer internship at Portland Parks &
Recreation Youth Conservation
Crew, Omar is eager to pursue a
career in forestry; Vanesa
might study cosmetology.
Until then, they’re just holding down the fort, trying to
make ends meet, because the
cost of diapers, formula, clothing and other baby supplies
adds up.
Vanesa says she realizes that
some young girls might think
being a teen parent is glamorous, or fun, or easy, but she
quickly tells them it’s anything
but.
“Your needs don’t come first
anymore, your child does,” she
says. “My younger cousins, I
tell them ‘Don’t get pregnant.’
I’m going to be 21 and the most
exciting thing I’m going to do is
go to dinner with Omar and order a drink. That’s my life now,
and I accept it.”
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According to the U.S.
Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention, in 2010 a
total of 367,752 infants were
born to U.S. women 15-19
years old, a birth rate of 3.4
percent. That rate is a record low and a drop of 9
percent from 2009. While
reasons for the declines
(among all races) aren’t
clear, according to the CDC,
teens appear to be less sexually active, and more of
those who are sexually active appear to be using contraception than in previous
years.
n Oregon’s rate is below
the national average for
women aged 15 to 17, at 1.6
percent in 2011, having
dropped from 2.5 percent in
2007, according to the Oregon Health Authority.
Multnomah County’s
2011 rate of 2.1 percent is an
even more drastic drop,
from 3.7 percent in 2007.
n According to the National Campaign to Prevent
Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy, a private nonprofit
organization that tracks
data on the issue, teen parents in Oregon cost taxpayers at least $110 million in
2008 (including the public
health costs, child welfare,
incarceration costs for adolescents and lost tax revenue due to decreased earnings and spending).
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“i was
really scared;
i thought my
life was ruined.
i told her
i wasn’t sure
if i was going
to stick around
or not.”
omar salazar
greets his
daughter at
Madison’s child
care center
between classes
one day.
Between
Madison and
roosevelt, the
28 child care
slots PPs is able
to fund are
always at full
capacity.
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The Portland Tribune Thursday, September 20, 2012
IN CHARACTER
A conversation with an interesting Portlander
Clark Thompson
By PETER KORN
The Tribune
H
ip-hop artist Clark
Thompson can often
be found hawking his
CDs on Northeast Alberta Street. In 2011 Thompson, who grew up and still
lives in Northeast Portland, experienced a breakthrough
when he was named West
Coast hip-hop artist of the
year. But his fans know him by
another name.
Portland tribune: Why Liquid Anthraxxx? Why not Liquid
Marshmallow or High Fructose
Corn Syrup?
Clark thomPson: In the rap
industry, you’ve got to be lethal.
You have to deliver the goods.
Marshmallows don’t usually
make it. During the anthrax
scare it was like, “Yeah, man,
you flow as hard as anthrax.”
tribune: Wait a minute. I’m
an old white guy. What’s a
flow?
thomPson: A rap. They also
said it’s smooth and flowing,
like liquid. So somebody out of
my crew came up with Liquid
Anthraxxx.
tribune: With two extra X’s
on the end.
thomPson: If it’s not Triple X
it’s not me. It just sounds more
lethal.
TRIBUNE PHOTO: CHRISTOPHER ONSTOTT
Clark Thompson (middle) is known as Liquid Anthraxxx, both black and
white, clothed and unclothed.
tribune: Old white guy question again. When we’re talking
lethal, nobody’s actually getting
hurt, are they? Have you ever
seen anybody get hurt at a concert?
thomPson: The worst was a
mosh pit where a girl fell on the
ground and they didn’t stop.
They just kept moshing and
kicked her in the head. I had to
dive down off the stage and grab her and save her. Once they
start moshing they get into a
frenzy.
tribune: What is the attraction there?
thomPson: I have no idea. It’s
the music and the way they
start running into each other.
Maybe they don’t know how to
dance.
tribune: Is it mostly white
kids?
thomPson: Yeah.
tribune: Weirdest thing
you’ve seen at a hip-hop concert?
thomPson: A dude who ran
across our stage naked. I guess
the guy was really into it and
really drunk and felt like
streaking. And then he dove
out into the crowd and started
crowd surfing. A naked guy
crowd surfing.
tribune: He dives into the
crowd stomach down?
thomPson: They flipped him.
tribune: I’m guessing white
guy.
thomPson: White guy.
tribune: Do black guys
streak?
thomPson: I’ve never seen
one.
I think Oregon has its own
sound, a hip-hop rock sound. I
used to have the Juggalo crowd.
They wear big giant shoes and
different types of punk rock
garments. It’s something like
the Insane Clown Posse.
tribune: What the heck is
that?
thomPson: That’s a group in
Detroit that dresses up like
clowns so there’s a whole
crowd that comes in with
makeup on and Michael Myers
(“Halloween” movie fame)
masks and vampire teeth with
blood dripping down the sides
of their mouths.
I also get the skateboard
crowd. They come in with their
skateboards and their Vans and
their tight tight jeans. One good
thing about the skateboarders
is you know they don’t have a
gun on them because their
jeans are too tight.
tribune: Have you really
been shot nine times? When
you go out on a date do you ever offer to show her your bullet
holes?
thomPson: I show them to my
wife. I’m married. I lived that
lifestyle — street kid. You live
that lifestyle, you’re going to
get that.
tribune: I would think before
you’d get shot nine times you’d
be dead.
thomPson: It’s the warrior in
me. I’ve got a strong will to live.
And I’m fast.
Counties, state
battle for bucks
H
illsboro and Washington County officials are preparing to
defend a state economic development program
before the 2013 Oregon Legislature following an inconclusive
legislative committee hearing
on it Friday, Sept. 14.
State Sens. Ginny Burdick, a
Southwest Portland Democrat,
and Mark Hass, a Raleigh Hills
Democrat, split on whether the
state should continue
sending 50 percent of
the income taxes
generated by
new jobs back
to local and regional governments. Burdick
suggested the 50 percent figure is too high,
while Hass backed keeping the existing formula.
The money is intended to
partly compensate the governments for waiving property
taxes to attract the new jobs
under the state’s Strategic Investment Program. The Legislature approved the rebates
through the Gain Share program in 2007.
“I’m prepared to have that
discussion with the Legislature again. I still think Gain
Share is only fair, considering
the income tax revenue
wouldn’t be there if the property taxes weren’t waived in
the first place,” said Washington County Chair Andy Duyck
following his appearance before the State Senate Interim
Finance and Revenue Committee, which is chaired by
Burdick.
The gentle art
of raising money
It started late, but fundraising for the proposed city art
tax is starting off strong.
Early filings show
the Schools and Arts
Together political action committee has already collected
over $100,000 in
support of Ballot
Measure 26-146. Major
contributions include
$25,000 from the Oregon Symphony, $25,000 from the Portland Opera, $10,000 from investor Melvin Mark Jr., and $5,000
from hotelier and arts supporter Gordon Sondland.
The measure would tax Portlanders $35 a year to fund art
and music teachers in the
schools, and to support arts organizations that expand their
audiences. It grew out of an
arts initiative from Mayor Sam
Adams.
The committee filing was delayed by a lengthy ballot title
challenge.
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Police: Response teams a work in progress
■ From page 1
Portland was a far cry from the
one he helped the police bureau
implement in the 1990s.
In addition, the Tribune’s 2011
story included a statement from
Portland Police Chief Mike Reese
that he had assigned staff to look
at how crisis training was implemented in other cities and expected an immediate report.
More than a year and a half
later, the Justice Department investigation says those same
problems exist, and they are
greatly responsible for the fact
that the “Portland Police Bureau
is engaged in a pattern or practice of unnecessary or unreasonable force during interactions
with people who have or are perceived to have mental illness.”
The Justice Department report says Portland police are too
quick to use Tasers on people
suffering mental illness. It notes
that the city has paid about $6
million during the past 20 years
to settle lawsuits related to alleged police misconduct.
Interviews with police officers
during the federal investigation
found that some had little awareness of how to calm explosive
situations. Some did not even
know that handcuffing a suicidal
person when transporting them
to a crisis center could escalate
their agitation.
And essential cooperation and
trust among police and mental
health patients and their families, according to the report, has
eroded.
Crisis training
Much of what appears in the
new Justice Department report
reiterates what appeared in the
Tribune’s story. In that story,
Sam Cochran, who coordinated
the Crisis Intervention Team
program in Memphis, widely
considered the national model,
said Portland had forsaken one
of the critical elements of crisis
training — recognizing that not
all officers are equally suited to
dealing with mental health calls.
After homeless psychiatric patient James Chasse Jr. died while
in police custody in September
2006, the city decided that all its
police officers would receive crisis training. Cochran, who consulted with Portland police when
crisis training was originally set
up here, said that process does
not pose a problem.
But in choosing to train all officers in dealing with the mentally ill, Portland moved away
from the model of having an elite
squad of officers with the experience and attitude for the often
tense and nuanced situations.
Cochran said not all police officers have the psychological
makeup to deal with the mentally ill, and the new Justice Department report echoes that sentiment.
Cochran noted more than a
year ago that Portland was training its officers in crisis intervention right out of the police academy. In his opinion, officers new
to policing don’t have the experience to benefit from training
based on dealing with people
suffering mental illness. The
training, he said, does not significantly impact the attitudes of
new officers, who tend to be intent on apprehending criminals.
The 2011 Tribune story included an interview with a psychiatric social worker who had helped
set up the original crisis training
program in Portland and who
said the goal of bridging the gap
between police and mental
health patients had initially been
achieved. That goal was lost with
the decision to not single out officers who are best at defusing
crises, she said. In addition, the
Tribune story noted that in other
cities it was deemed critical that
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For the period ended 8/31/2012, the fund ranked 1,137 out of 1,255,
23 out of 948 and 66 out of 592 Large Value funds for the 1-, 5- and
10-year periods, respectively. Morningstar ranks funds in various
categories by making comparative calculations using total returns.
regular crisis intervention training of police take place because
de-escalation skills diminished.
Making headway
Adams, in response to the Justice Department report, says the
poor state of the local community mental health system, which
has placed an increased burden
on police to deal with the mentally ill, was a key reason he did
not cut police positions in his
most recent city budget. But simply retaining current staffing
won’t come close to meeting the
standard being set by the Justice
Department if the city wants to
avoid a potential Justice Department lawsuit, according to Reese
and Adams.
The Justice Department report lists as its first remedial
measure that Portland police put
together a “specialized unit of
crisis intervention officers who
are selected based on their temperament, experience and desire
to interact with individuals with
mental illness or in mental
health crisis.”
That, says Reese, will require
more city money. Adams and Reese say police already are making headway on some fronts.
Reese says new de-escalation
training for all officers has been
taking place. Adams says he will
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increase specialized staffing so
Reese says the bureau might
that 9-1-1 dispatchers can identi- need 16 new police officers and
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them to mental health profes- make the mobile crisis units
sionals rather than police, when work.
appropriate.
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Yet Reese says
challenges City
the police bureau
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reporting,” Reese
intervention and
said. “How do you
not selecting a
find funding to do
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which pairs police
He says that modofficers with menels for police crisis
tal health profestraining that work
sionals who can be
in other cities won’t
— Mike Reese, necessarily be the
sent on crisis calls.
police chief best models for
Mayor Adams says
he is committed to
Portland because a
expanding the mobile crisis set of unique issues here inunits so they are available at all cludes “a financially starved
times.
community mental health sysBut the federal Justice De- tem.”
partment report makes clear
Money to staff ‘round-thethat Project Respond as it is con- clock Project Respond teams alfigured has nowhere near so is part of the fund search, Adenough staff to handle the huge ams says.
number of mental health crisis
“I haven’t found it yet,” he
calls besieging police.
says, “but I’m working on it.”
“It’s one of the
challenges City
Council is going
to have with the
Justice
Department
reporting. How
do you find
funding to do
what people
would actually
like to do?”
New rules could trim
‘Lottery Row’ machines
Jeff Auxier intentionally lives and works far
from the swirling emotions of Wall Street. At his
local Oregon farm, and his nearby office, Jeff
and his team are able to conduct the kind of
independent thinking that they feel keeps them
ahead of the pack, not chasing it.
The Overall Morningstar Rating for a fund
is derived from a weighted-average of the
performance figures associated with its three-,
five- and ten-year Morningstar Rating metrics.
Portland police
are going to
have to change
the way they
deal with
citizens with
mental illness if
the city is going
to comply with a
new U.S. Justice
Dept. report.
The 12 retailers offering
state-owned electronic slot
machines at “Lottery Row”
near Jantzen Beach mall
would be pared to six in July
2015, under a new regulation
proposed by the Oregon
State Lottery director.
State lottery chief Larry
Niswender proposes to allow
state video lottery terminals at
no more than half the establishments at any one Oregon retail
strip center. The state lottery
estimates the new policy would
result in six to 12 fewer video
lottery retailers in Oregon, a
sign that most of the impact
would be in the Jantzen Beach
strip center that morphed into a
mini-casino complex.
Lottery Row attracts flocks
of gamblers from across the
state line in Washington,
whose lottery doesn’t offer
electronic slot machines. Several of the faux restaurants at
Lottery Row — known in the
industry as lottery delis —
were created when existing
retailers shrunk their buildings to open clones next door
with different business names,
sidestepping the lottery’s limit
of six gambling terminals per
establishment.
Neighbors concerned about
spiking crime at Lottery Row
recently formed an organization, Friends of Hayden Island,
and are circulating petitions demanding the state reduce the
gambling enclave at Jantzen
Beach.
Lottery Row businesses aver-
age more than half a million
dollars each in annual gambling
profits for the state, plus several
hundred thousand dollars each
for their owners. Niswender
proposes to use a random selection process to cut the number
of retailers at Lottery Row
when the state’s master contract with lottery retailers expires late in June 2015.
His proposed regulation also
aims to limit new businesses
created solely for gambling, via
a provision that would require
applicants to be in business 90
days before getting video lottery terminals.
The lottery will hold a rulemaking hearing on the proposed new regulations Thursday, Oct. 18, from 2 to 3 p.m., at
the state lottery offices at 500
Airport Road S.E. in Salem.
SINCE THE CITYWIDE ROLLOUT OF
THE NEW CURBSIDE COLLECTION SERVICE...
GARBAGE IS DOWN 40%
Portlanders are throwing
away 40 percent less
garbage (by weight).
2011
THE AMOUNT OF YARD DEBRIS AND FOOD SCRAPS
COLLECTED HAS INCREASED 3X
100%
80%
60%
40%
20%
2012
= 100 trucks
Three times more compost for fertilizing yards and gardens.
OVER 2,500 TRUCKLOADS OF
GARBAGE HAVE BEEN ELIMINATED
If those trucks were lined up
end-to-end, they would stretch
for over 12 miles.
10K
110K
TONS
70K
59,000 TONS OF YARD DEBRIS
AND FOOD SCRAPS WERE COMPOSTED
That’s enough to fill over 50 Olympic-size
swimming pools.
50K
Curbside collection service data is from November 1, 2011 to June 30, 2012. Comparison data is from the previous year, November 1, 2010 to June 30, 2011.
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he Portland Streetcar moves
to the east side of the Willamette River this week, providing the region with its latest
link in an increasingly diverse transportation system.
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the Central Loop, will carry passengers from the Broadway Bridge to
OMSI. Like
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transportation projects
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roads, bridges, trams, buses, bikeways
and light rail — the streetcar doesn’t
arrive without controversy. But like
nearly all of those modes of moving
people around, the eastside streetcar
is destined to be well-used and eventually embraced by the majority.
Will a 3.3-mile streetcar extension
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By Brian Heron
W
“
ill churches survive
in land of vegans, nature lovers?” the
Aug. 1 Tribune article queried.
I believe there is an honest
and unsettling answer to this
question: “No. Churches, as we
know them, will not survive the
tsunami of change taking place
in our communities.”
I am a Presbyterian minister
ordained in 1989. In our denomination, 25 percent of our
churches nationwide have fewer than 50 members, and 53
percent of our churches have
fewer than 100 members.
Last year, we had a net loss
of more than 60,000 members —
a number that has been duplicated repeatedly for the past 45
years.
Mainline Protestant denominations are declining at an increasingly rapid rate. Staff positions are being cut, and pastors are finding that there is
not enough work to keep them
employed full-time.
If the church were a person,
we would be admitting that it
was now time to write our
wills, get our affairs in order
and decide how best to pass on
our estate to our children and
grandchildren.
The handwriting has been on
the wall for some time, but we
are only now coming to accept
that our traditional churches,
as we have known them, will
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not survive.
Monica Miller, the Lewis &
Clark sociology professor, advised in the article regarding
the younger generation and
church attendance, stating simply, “They’re not coming.”
To churches that continue to
ask the question, “How do we
survive these radical shifts in
belief and practice?” statements like Monica Miller’s
could be cause for despair and
resignation.
To churches that desperately
want to restore the glory days
of full Sunday School classrooms and ambitious youth
programs, today’s largely
white-haired worship services
may give little reason for a
hopeful future.
But I believe that we continue to ask the wrong question.
All of life goes through cycles
of growth and decline, gain and
loss. Why do we assume that
our churches should survive in
their current incarnation?
As a former hospice counselor, I can tell you that an amazing transformation takes place
when a patient quits fighting
the eventuality of his death and
begins putting his energy into
leaving a legacy of life and love
for his family.
Many of our traditional
churches (especially in the
Northwest) are clearly encountering what only can be understood as “end of life” issues.
The question no longer is, “Will
we survive?” but, “What is the
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A young boy is prayed over at the Life change church in north Portland.
legacy that we will leave behind
for future generations?”
I have been privileged in the
past six years to have served a
church that acknowledged that
its aging and dwindling membership meant that it had limited time. This church gave up
praying for a miracle and spent
its final years putting in place a
legacy of its Christian ministry.
Eastminster Presbyterian
Church did finally close on
June 30. But, before it was
done, the church partnered
with the East Portland community and opened an 80-bed winter shelter for homeless families, built a 102-plot community
garden and passed the baton of
its ministry to another congregation to carry on the Eastmin-
ster legacy.
It used to be that our churches talked about how to revitalize themselves like jump-starting a car that had a dead battery. Many of us believe that
the narrative of our time is not
revitalization, but the timehonored story of death and resurrection.
Our churches will have to let
go and allow that which is dying
to die before there is enough
room for new life to emerge.
The good news is that Portland’s “spiritual but not religious, vegan nature lovers” are
asking the same questions our
historic mainline churches
have been asking for centuries.
They are asking such questions
as, “What is our connection to
the Sacred or God?”
“What is our responsibility
for the care and stewardship of
the Earth?”
“How ought we to be treating
each other and God’s creatures?”
“What is the ultimate purpose of our lives?”
I think we have been obsessively focused on the wrong
question. The question is not
whether churches will survive
in a land of vegans and nature
lovers. The real question is
whether our churches are willing to pass on their legacy to the
“spiritual but not religious, vegans, nature lovers” of Portland.
If my hospice work taught
me anything it is that when we
honor the cycle of life, God does
amazing things.
The handwriting is on the
wall. Survival is no longer an
option. It is time to write our
wills, put our affairs in order,
and decide how best to pass on
our Christian tradition of compassion, service to others and
an experience of the Sacred to
the community — yes, even to
the vegans and nature lovers of
Portland.
As the old platitude reminds
us, “It’s OK to let go and let
God,” and see what new and exciting things God has up Her
sleeve for us.
The Rev. Brian Heron is the former
pastor of Eastminster Presbyterian
Church in East Portland. Reach him
at [email protected]
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Michael Beaird, Valerie
Clarke, Chris Fowler,
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car organization, can serve as a guide
to the opening celebration that occurs
this weekend.
As the streetcar moves to the east, it
will continue to have its supporters
and critics — in the same way that the
Columbia River Crossing or the Milwaukie MAX extension will continue
to be topics of fierce debate. But with
any transportation project, the true
value of the public’s investment isn’t
likely to be clear for several years to
come.
As the eastside begins to transform
— and particularly when the streetcar
loop is completed across the Willamette River near OMSI — the Central
Loop is likely to take its place among
numerous transportation projects in
the Portland region whose initial cost
produced far greater economic benefits in the long run.
Our churches should focus on a living legacy
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Rob Cullivan
more efficient use of land in central
Portland can relieve the pressure for
high-density housing in the suburbs
as the region tries to accommodate
hundreds of thousands of new residents during the next two decades.
Plus, with streetcars now being produced by United Streetcar in Clackamas, the region also can become a hub
for this type of manufacturing.
Portland’s streetcars have proven
popular with tourists, as well, and certainly the entire region gains when
visitors introduce new money into the
local economy.
A special section that appears inside
today’s newspaper includes a great
deal of information and history about
streetcars in the Portland area. The
section, compiled by the Portland Tribune and Community Newspapers in
partnership with the Portland Street-
TWOVIEWS ● Survival isn’t only issue for Portland’s religious community
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solve the region’s most important
transportation problems? Of course
not.
Will it prove to be a good tool for
economic development and for spreading westside success to the inner eastside? Almost certainly yes.
The $148 million Central Loop
brought $75 million in federal dollars
to Portland. That money created construction jobs, but it also will lead directly to intensified investment from
private developers.
Residents of the region should expect to see residential towers rising
from the Lloyd District to the south,
and they will witness a revival for
businesses near the new line.
Economic and other benefits will extend beyond Portland proper to the
suburbs. Not everyone greets increased density with enthusiasm, but
By Rabbi
Michael Z. Cahana
“W
ill churches survive in the land of
vegans, nature lovers” asks the headline of a recent Portland Tribune article
(Peter Korn, Aug. 1).
My answer, from the perspective of the Jewish community,
is a resounding “Yes!”
Jews in Portland have a rich
array of options. We have large
synagogues and small gatherings. Reform, Orthodox, Conservative, Reconstructionist,
Humanist, Renewal and many
who defy labels are all represented here. In their own ways,
they offer outstanding possibilities for prayer, celebration,
study, community and social action. Jewish institutions such
as the Mittleman Jewish Community Center, Jewish Family
and Child Services and Cedar
Sinai Park help take care of the
community’s health, well-being
and support for the aging. Many
of these agencies are supported
by the Jewish Federation of
Greater Portland, which raises
fund and helps define and re-
spond to the community’s
needs.
But things also have to
change.
The old definitions of what it
means to “belong” to a synagogue or to a Jewish institution
are becoming less clear. It is
much more common for people
to self define — to determine for
themselves what it means to
“belong.” Recent studies show
that many more people report
“belonging” to a synagogue
than pay dues.
(Modern synagogues, unlike
churches, do not tithe their
members or take up collections,
but are supported to a large extent by assessing member
“dues.”)
Young adults in particular are
approaching their Jewish identity in ways that are different
than before. It is up to our institutions and synagogues to understand these changes and provide more opportunities for engagement.
Congregation Beth Israel,
where I am senior rabbi, has
dedicated huge resources to this
changing landscape. For several
years, we have hosted a group
we call “Jews Next Dor” (“Dor”
being the Hebrew word for
“generation.”)
Once a month, 30 to 40 young
adults gather in our chapel for
an informal service which includes prayer and study. Social
time is a very important component, and the group has expanded to create projects of good
works in the community as well.
Participants are not necessarily “members” of the congregation in any conventional way.
The synagogue devotes resources including clergy time to support this program and does not
ask anything back. But these
adults do understand that synagogues care about who they are
and their spiritual needs. Already many are choosing to be
members and supporters, in
whatever way is possible. This
program has been replicated by
other congregations in the community, and young adults have
more options than ever before.
Engagement is key in all respects. More significant than offering programs to bring in
young people, we have to extend
ourselves to where people are.
Our new assistant rabbi, Rachel
Joseph, is devoting part of her
time to engaging young Jewish
adults, to have meaningful conversations and build relation-
ship outside the walls of the
synagogue. We are redefining
our financial relationship with
members from a traditional
“transactional” model (a kind of
“fee for service”) to a “relational” model — one that helps every individual know that they
are needed and important in
keeping the community they
love going.
If you are engaged, if you
know the community cares
about you, you will care for the
community.
Portland is a unique and vibrant laboratory for this new
model of engagement. Our
strong youth culture, our dedication to new ways of thinking,
our passion for civic involvement and our desire to make the
world better, provide a significant opportunity to rethink religious involvement. Because religion should be about making
our world and ourselves better.
The Jewish people have a history thousands of years old that is
dedicated to education, personal
values and “tikkun olam,” the
continued perfection of the
world — which begins with fixing what is broken.
In every generation, we have
faced challenges in the way we
teach and enact these values.
And in every generation, we
have responded and created
new forms, while keeping to the
core of what is eternal and true.
While we live in a new and
rapidly changing world, we also
have to recognize that some
things do not change. Human
beings strive to find meaning in
our lives — it is part of what
makes us unique. Values do not
change, although the ways these
values get expressed in a complex world do.
Religious institutions: churches, mosques and synagogues,
are homes for deeply rooted values which are not subject to
fashion and whim. They are
sanctuaries; places of holiness.
Young and old continue to
find their spiritual homes and
find their lives deeply enriched
and celebrated.
Will these institutions survive? If they are meaningful, if
they are open, if they stress engagement and offer what cannot
be found anywhere else, they
will survive — and they will
thrive.
Michael Z. Cahana is senior rabbi
of Congregation Beth Israel in
Northwest Portland.
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MYVIEW O We can work to keep the region’s economy from falling behind
Traded-sector jobs mean
better future for our children
By Dennis Rawlinson and Roger Hinshaw
T
his month, more than
40,000 Oregon high
school students began
their senior year —
nine months that will fly by
faster than they think possible.
Soon they will either enter
the workforce or take the
next step in their education,
preparing for their future careers. That raises questions
about the types of jobs available in our region, the income
and wage level of those jobs
and how those income and
wage levels affect not only
their quality of life, but our
region’s overall prosperity.
The picture isn’t so rosy.
Since the late 1990s, we’ve
seen a decline in Portland-area wages and income relative
to the U.S. average, which
means that Portland-area
workers are making less than
their peers in many other regions.
This lag in wages and incomes is troubling for several
reasons:
Q We may lose more
skilled and productive workers to better-paying regions,
thereby hurting our region’s
competitive edge.
Q Our region and state will
likely continue to struggle
with budget deficits as lower
wages generate less income
tax revenue.
Q Residents and their families will likely struggle to
make ends meet, lowering
their quality of life.
Better jobs for youth
A recent report by the Value of Jobs Coalition, however,
shows a path forward to higher paying jobs, more dollars
for public services and a better quality of life: growing
our region’s traded-sector
businesses.
The traded sector includes
industries and employers
that produce goods and services that are consumed outside the region where they
are made, bringing new dollars into a region.
By contrast, a region’s local
sector includes industries
and employers that produce
goods and services that are
consumed in that region.
Both of these sectors are
essential to a region’s economic health. But it is tradedsector jobs that pay higher
wages. On average, a Portland-area traded-sector
worker earns 42 percent
more per year compared to a
local-sector worker.
That means a higher quality of life and more resources
for schools, parks and social
services.
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The Portland Tribune Thursday, September 20, 2012
County vote puts rail plans in a jam
Light-rail opponents
in King City also
celebrated a victory
By RAYMOND RENDLEMAN
Pamplin Media Group
Voters in Clackamas County and King City overwhelmingly approved ballot measures requiring public votes
on funding rail projects during Tuesday’s special election.
It could take months, or even
years, to learn what they actually
mean, however.
Clackamas County’s Measure
3-401 passed with 60 percent of
the vote. County and TriMet officials say it will have no effect on
the $1.49 billion Portland-to-Milwaukie light-rail line under construction.
On Sept. 14, county officials
funded a $19.9 million payment
for the light-rail project through
a 20-year Bank of America loan
at 2.74 percent. That is the county’s share of the 7.3-mile project
from Portland State University
The new MAX
station is under
construction
near the Tacoma
Street overpass
on McLoughlin
Boulevard.
TRIBUNE PHOTO:
CHRISTOPHER
ONSTOTT
through Southeast Portland to
Clackamas County.
“This is a clear mandate that
the people wanted a right to vote
and the commission went behind our backs,” says Jim Knapp,
the Oak Grove resident who began the drive for Measure 3-401
and has begun gathering signatures for a referendum against
the Aug. 22 decision. “The disrespect that Bank of America and
the county commissioners who
support this loan have shown for
voters and taxpayers is simply
breathtaking.”
Both county officials and
measure opponents have also
said they may challenge the legality of the measure in court.
An analysis by the Office of the
County Counsel suggests the
measure deals with administrative matters that are not subject
to public votes.
A similar measure passed in
King City by a similar margin.
No rail project is under construction in Washington County,
but planning for a possible lightrail line from Portland to Sherwood is being studied by Metro.
Other options, including enhanced bus service and a dedicated bus lane known as bus
rapid transit, are also being considered.
Some supporters of the Clackamas and King City measures
claim they even require public
votes on money spent on studies
to determine which transit options are best.
Clackamas County measure
opponent Mike Swanson worries
that language requiring votes on
rail “operations” will trigger arguments about elections involving a wide range of county activities near rail lines.
“They wanted to catch the $20
million and what they’re going to
do is catch all these little fish, and
that’s the irony of this ballot measure,” Swanson said.
Washington County Chair
Andy Duyck is concerned planners could be forced to eliminate
transit options if other cities
along the potential line approve
similar measure.
“We are committed to providing the best transportation service we can to the citizens in the
county. If the voters start taking
tools away from us, we will have
to do that with the tools that remain,” says Duyck.
The Tigard City Council has
put a measure on the November
ballot that would require a vote
on any tax or fee increases to
fund a rail line.
The Clackamas County vote
could also signal election trouble
for two commission members
who support the Portland-to-Milwaukie light-rail project. Chair
Charlotte Lehan is opposed by
project opponent John Ludlow.
Commissioner Jamie Damon is
opposed by project opponent
Tootie Smith.
Tribune reporter Jim Redden
contributed to this story.
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The Portland Tribune Thursday, September 20, 2012
Roads: Some home sale prices take a hit
■ From page 1
tate market, to expect many
people to jump at the chance to
pave their streets, says Mary
Tompkins-Fiocchi, a broker at
John L. Scott Real Estate.
“People are going to want to
see stability and price appreciation before investing those
kinds of dollars in marginal
neighborhoods,” she says.
used street, says longtime resident Constantin Dragulin.
When his father visited from
Romania in the early 1990s, he
couldn’t believe that Cooper
Street was in the middle of a
city, Dragulin recalls. “He said,
‘Why the city do not improve
Some like dirt roads
these streets?’ “
A 2010 study by five Portland
The easy answer: Portland
expects property owners to pay State University graduate stuan estimated $300 a month for dents in urban planning found
20 years to cover the cost of that a high number of residents
adding roads, sidewalks, curbs in the nearby Woodstock neighborhood don’t
and related amewant their dirt
nities for a typical
roads paved. Many
house. Many Portsay that dirt roads
landers are uncut down on traffic
able or unwilling
and give their
to pay that, resultneighborhood a
ing in an embarmore rural flavor.
rassing 45 miles
They’d be happy if
of unpaved resithe city would just
dential streets
fill in the potholes.
throughout the
Dirt roads also
city.
provide more afIn a new initia— Nick Sauvie,
fordable housing,
tive dubbed Out
Rose Community
which is in short
of the Mud, the
Development Corp.
supply in closer-in
Po r t l a n d C i ty
Portland neighCouncil soon will
consider relaxing the city’s borhoods.
But that illustrates a key
road-building standards, enabling residents to pay closer problem with unpaved roads:
to $60 a month over 20 years for they can perpetuate a slumlike
a simple 16-foot-wide asphalt appearance or conditions in
road and a bed of gravel for some neighborhoods.
“It’s kind of a Catch-22,”
parked cars.
Tompkins-Fiocchi says. UnWorth the cost?
paved roads tend to offer more
This stretch of Cooper pro- affordable housing, but lowervides an illustration of how Out income residents and lower
of the Mud might work. Sur- property values make it harder
rounding blocks include a sim- for homeowners or landlords to
ple paved roadway but no side- afford or justify paying for imwalks or curbs; pedestrians, proved roads.
bicyclists and people in wheelShe also has attended many
chairs share the roadway with Woodstock neighborhood
cars.
meetings and heard reports of
Dragulin, owner and opera- higher crime levels on unpaved
tor of Cooper Manor Adult Fos- streets.
ter Care, says he’d welcome the
Unpaved roads in outer
chance to get his street paved Southeast Portland can feed
for about $60 a month. He’s the impression that residents
fought in vain for more than 25 there are “second-class citiyears to convince the city and zens,” says Nick Sauvie, execuhis neighbors to pave Cooper tive director of Rose CommuStreet, and says he spends nity Development Corp., which
more than $1,000 some years owns a rental on Cooper Street.
just to fill nearby potholes with
“It really sends a message
gravel.
that this isn’t a nice neighborPaving Cooper Street, Dragu- hood,” Sauvie says, “and I think
lin figures, might add $100,000 the perception issue is a big
to $150,000 in property value to one.”
his adult foster home.
But even a sharply reduced Sidewalks not essential?
In contrast, Nouveau Realty
paving price may not convince
many neighbors to foot the bill. Group real estate agent Risa
It’s probably too soon, given Davis just sold a house near
the state of Portland’s real es- Cooper Street in one day.
“It really sends
a message that
this isn’t a nice
neighborhood,
and I think the
perception issue
is a big one.”
TRIBUNE PHOTOS: CHRISTOPHER ONSTOTT
Someone left this pile of garbage recently alongside Cooper Street in the Brentwood-Darlington neighborhood of Southeast Portland. The road is
unpaved and dotted with potholes between 62nd and 72nd avenues.
“That neighborhood is a
pretty hot neighborhood if
they’re under $200,000,” Davis
says.
The lack of sidewalks doesn’t
seem to be keeping homebuyers away, she says.
But Davis suspects it’s harder to sell a home on Cooper, as
many people don’t even want to
drive on such a bumpy street.
A Portland Tribune analysis found homes on this
10-block stretch of Cooper, including those on corner lots
facing paved side streets, tend
to be smaller, with lower real
market values assigned by
Multnomah County, than comparable homes on Ogden, the
next street to the south that
has a paved road but no sidewalks. There’s also a higher
share of rental units on Cooper: 34 percent versus 16 percent on a parallel stretch of
Ogden.
Experts say having a higher
share of homeowners brings
more residents with “pride of
ownership” that keep their
homes tidier, resulting in a
more stable, attractive neighborhood.
Cooper Manor Adult Foster Care resident Brian Crittenden relies on a
wheelchair to get around, but still doesn’t want to see Southeast
Cooper Street paved because he thinks it will bring more traffic and
noise. The owner of the foster care home is anxious to see Cooper
Street paved.
A similar pattern was found
when comparing a pothole-riddled stretch of 79th Avenue just
north of Powell Boulevard, to a
parallel stretch of 78th Avenue,
which is fully paved.
Twenty-six percent of the
homes on 79th Avenue are
rentals, versus 16 percent on
78th Avenue.
City investment would help
Many experts say the city
will need to do more than just
make it cheaper for property
owners to pay for roads on dirt
streets.
Elsewhere, when the city has
helped pay to pave streets in
outer Southeast, it has spurred
homeowners to make investments and revitalize the neighborhoods, Sauvie says. One example is Harney Street between
Southeast 60th and 70th Avenues, he says, when “shacks”
got torn down and replaced by
better housing.
Jim Strathman, director of
Portland State University’s
Center for Urban Studies, says
government-aided road projects can help kickstart improvements to downtrodden neighborhoods.
“Crummy infrastructure
translates into below-market
housing, and the below-market
housing translates into crummy infrastructure,” Strathman
says.
To break that cycle, he says,
you can’t just wait for the neighborhood to get healthier and
then pay for roads and other
amenities. “You have to just go
in,” he says, “and make these
improvements.”
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The Portland Tribune Thursday, September 20, 2012
‘Free Gabby’ struggles in transfer fight
Family’s Facebook
campaign balks at
Beaverton rules
By JENNIFER ANDERSON
The Tribune
A new rule limiting transfers between school districts
between Portland and Washington County schools is causing grief for some families.
One, in particular, has a
16-year-old Lincoln High School
student who — until this school
year — has been living with her
family in a downtown apartment
and enjoying the school’s prestigious drama program.
Gabrielle Van Steenberg
thought she was finally settled,
having bounced between schools
in Illinois and Arizona a whopping 12 times, due to her parents’
job situations and housing
changes.
This summer, however, after a
year at Lincoln, she was uprooted again.
“Our apartment was assigned
to someone else out from underneath us,” says her mother, Monica Van Steenberg. “We had
three weeks to move.”
Steenberg says she scoured
the city looking for a place the
family could afford. They needed
a two-bedroom to accommodate
herself and her husband, Gabby
and her 9-year-old sister.
The only place they could find,
Monica says, was in Cedar Hills,
just across the city line in the
Beaverton School District.
“We took it, hoping we could
get Beaverton and Portland Public Schools to agree” to allow
Gabby to remain at Lincoln, she
says.
A year ago, there would’ve
been a high likelihood of that
happening. Beaverton approved three of four requests
for transfer out of the district
last year.
Now, however, Beaverton is
one of seven Washington County districts that have cracked
down on transfers.
The reason? Each student
comes with about $6,000 in perpupil funding from the state.
The money follows the student
to whichever district he or she
enrolls.
Through a law adopted by
the Legislature last summer,
Beaverton — as well as Hillsboro, Banks, Forest Grove, Gaston, Sherwood and Tualatin-
TRIBUNE PHOTO: CHRISTOPHER ONSTOTT
Gabrielle Van Steenberg feels trapped at Sunset High School in Beaverton now that the Beaverton School District is refusing to let her transfer back to Portland Public Schools where
she attended last year. She has launched a “Free Gabby” Facebook campaign to gain support for her transfer back to Lincoln High.
University. Her husband has
gone from job to job, including
bouts of unemployment, although he currently works as a
concierge in the Pearl District.
“This is totally not a war on
— Gabrielle Van Steenberg, former Lincoln HS student
the school district,” Monica Van
Steenberg says, noting that her
younger daughter is happy at
Tigard — have sole control of
So Gabby started the school her new school, Ridgewood Elwhether they’ll release any of year as a junior at Beaverton’s ementary in Cedar Hills.
their students to another dis- Sunset High School, where she
Both she and Gabby say
trict.
has classes of 45-plus students they’re dismayed at how they
Gabby and her family found and a drama program that is feel the school district turned a
out about it after getting a curt not as specialized or focused as blind eye to their situation.
form letter from Beaverton in Lincoln’s.
“I feel like I wasn’t heard, I
response to an inter-district
Her family has launched a guess,” says Gabby, who wants
transfer request.
“Free Gabby” Facebook cam- to go on to study drama and
It didn’t matter that Portland paign to call attention to the is- business in college. “The sad
had approved their transfer. sue.
truth is, it would’ve been easier
Beaverton’s Department of
“It’s just been a long road for to lie (about their address), and
Teaching and Learning, which us economically,” says Monica that feels crappy. Plenty of kids
handles the requests, makes Van Steenberg, who ironically do that. But I’d rather we did it
the decision, and does not have works as a transfer administra- the right way. And it’s sad it’s
an appeals process.
tion specialist at Portland State like that.”
“The sad truth is, it would’ve been easier to lie
(about their address), and that feels crappy. But I’d
rather we did it the right way.”
Boundary rules
Gabby isn’t the only student
who didn’t get her hoped-for
transfer. Beaverton denied 175
requests for transfer out of the
district this year, according to
spokeswoman Maureen Wheeler. Another 74 were granted because they were grandfathered
in. And the district allowed 130
students to leave the district —
only to attend other Washington
County schools as per the agreement.
In PPS, meanwhile, enrollment
and transfer director Judy Brennan says she considers and tries
to accommodate families’ extenuating circumstances whenever
possible.
“Generally, once a student
starts in a school, we do our best
to allow them to remain,” she
says. “Particularly midway
through the high school career,
students have made academic
decisions, they’re on set to do
certain course work, they have
really difficult life decisions
they’re facing. Being in a stable
situation makes sense. ... Having
a stable group of peers, counselors, teachers that their family
knows makes a difference in
helping to face those challenges.”
One of her office’s biggest
challenges, she says, is keeping
on top of those address cheaters
who think they can skirt the
boundary rules.
She says district officials use
what technology and information they can to double-check
residency information.
“There aren’t a lot of human
resources to do verification,” she
says, “but you’d be surprised at
how many anonymous tips we
can follow up on.”
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Grand Opening Celebration
Schedule of Opening Events
10:00AM
Press event and speeches on the
plaza in front of OMSI in SE Portland
9:00AM – 12:00PM
SOLVE Beach and Riverside Cleanup
at South Waterfront.
Sign up at http://www.solv.org/getinvolved/events/south-waterfrontcleanup-willamette
10:00AM – 3:00PM
Entertainment and vendor booths on
the OMSI Plaza
10:00AM – 5:00PM
Oregon Rail Heritage Center
Grand Opening
10:00AM – 4:30PM
“Streetcars Build a City” Exhibit at
the Architectural Heritage Center on
SE Grand at Alder
11:00AM – 5:00PM
Community Showcase featuring
local businesses and entertainment
at the Oregon Convention Center
Plaza on NE Oregon between Grand
and MLK
11:00AM
PSU Viking Spirit Ride from
OMSI on the PSU Sponsored Streetcar
11:00AM – 5:00PM
Urban Art Network’s Art Fair
at NW 11th & Northrup
September 22, 2012
The Portland Streetcar is excited to open its newest line,
the Central Loop, which will connect with the existing streetcar on
10th & 11th in Downtown Portland, then cross the Broadway Bridge
traveling along Broadway, Weidler, 7th, MLK and Grand, connecting
to the Rose Quarter, Lloyd District, Oregon Convention Center,
the Central Eastside Industrial District and OMSI.
This is the first streetcar project in the country to be funded with a
Federal Grant and includes new vehicles manufactured by
United Streetcar located in Clackamas, Oregon.
Streetcar will be free to all passengers
September 22 – 23, 2012 as part of the celebration.
Catch a ride to OMSI September 22, 2012 7:30am–9:30am
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COURTESY OF SCOTT GREEN/IFC
Kyle MacLachlan (second from right) plays the Portland mayor on “Portlandia,” a role that he says doesn’t mimic Sam Adams, rather it relates to the quirkiness of the city.
all hail mayor of zany town
■ Kyle MacLachlan’s ‘Portlandia’ leader is a bit wonky, with a touch of Boris
T
he part of the mayor on “Portlandia” wasn’t
designed with Sam Adams in mind and, thus,
the third season of the IFC show won’t include any odes to the city’s departing leader.
Rather, Jonathan Krisel, the show’s creator, co-writer and director, had an idea of what he wanted the
mayor to be and, after he met Kyle MacLachlan in a
New York elevator, he had found his man. Krisel admired MacLachlan’s work as Special Agent Dale Cooper in “Twin Peaks,” an influence for the mayor-type
Story by
in “Portlandia.”
“I’m a huge ‘Twin Peaks’
fan,” says Krisel, about the
short-run but popular TV
show of the early 1990s.
“What I loved about Agent
Cooper was he used a fantasy aspect to his logic. And
that’s what I wanted for the mayor, somebody who had
such positive energy.”
MacLachlan has taken the role and run with it, as
one of the main guest star collaborators on the show
that stars Fred Armisen and Carrie Brownstein and
their madcap adventures spoofing everyday Portland.
The 53-year-old actor has played roles in such cult
movies as “Dune” — his first major role in 1984 — “Blue
Velvet,” “Showgirls” and “The Doors,” while also being
featured in TV shows “Desperate Housewives” and
“Sex and the City.” In starring in “Dune,” he established
Jason
Vondersmith
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Carrie Brownstein and Fred Armisen are in the midst of filming 11 episodes of
“Portlandia,” which will return to IFC for its third season in January.
“He’s a mayor who doesn’t have a bad agenda. He does
remind me of Portland, because Portland is so sweet.”
a relationship with director David Lynch, going on to
work with the director on several projects and becoming good friends.
When given an opportunity to work on “Portlandia,” which could be deemed a cult classic of its own,
airing on IFC, he liked the idea.
“Fred and Carrie have a wonderful perspective, a
wonderful point of view on Portland,” says MacLachlan, a native of Yakima, Wash., who attended University of Washington and still has many ties to the
Northwest. “They have a real appreciation for the
types of people who tend to gravitate here.
“The approach is very creative, kind of silly. I rely
heavily on whatever Fred and Carrie are doing, and
Jonathan fits heavily into the equation. He’s ultimately watching what we’re doing each take and
editing it in his head as we go along. For my character, I let my imagination run wild.”
Goofy, silly, zany, eccentric, enthusiastic, omnidirectional with ADD — all aptly describe MacLachlan’s mayor character.
Who can forget the season two scene, where he
paddles a kayak to brunch? In a way, MacLachlan
sees not similarities to Adams, but more so with London Mayor Boris Johnson, who infamously got stuck
on a zipline during a promotion before the Olympics.
“He’s very innocent, which I really like, it really
— Fred Armisen
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MisC.
“Hustle & Bustle”
Portland Saturday Market is putting on its first charity fashion show
and DJ music event. Independent
designers have created an eclectic
showcase of popular fashions from
Portland.
8 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 20, Bossanova Ballroom, 722 E. Burnside
St., bossanovaballroom.com, $15-$20
Portland Opera
The Opera opens with its second
spectacular “Big Night,” with Jonathan Boyd, Michael Todd Simpson,
Jennifer Forni and the Opera resident artists joining the Portland Opera Orchestra and Chorus, conducted by George Manahan. There’ll be
favorite opera arias, duets and choral pieces from Puccini, Verdi, Mozart and Wagner. Fans will be treated again to a free simulcast of the
night’s events on an outside big
screen. A pre-concert street fair,
which includes food carts, will feature an appearance by “Grimm” star
Sasha Roiz, as well as Vagabond Opera and Rose City Swing Band. The
post-concert movie will be Marx
Brothers’ “A Night at the Opera.”
5 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 22, Keller
Auditorium, 222 S.W. Clay St., portlandopera.org, starting at $25
“Industry & Art”
A Swan Island shipyard is turned
into an art gallery for the second annual event, curated by Brenda Smola, owner of Tabula Rasa Studio, in
cooperation with Regional Arts and
Culture Council and showcasing 35
Pacific Northwest artists who celebrate the workers of Portland’s
working waterfront. Paint, metal,
wood and even found objects, including a giant sculpture from scrap
metal bales — pieces of cars, radiators, brass valves, wire and venetian
blinds — are used for the art. Patton
Miller is a featured visiting artist.
Noon Thursday-Friday, Sept. 2021, 11 a.m. Saturday-Sunday, Sept.
22-23; Vigor Shipyard, 5555 N. Channel Ave., industryandart.com, $5
suggested donation
“Build It Green!”
The 11th annual home tour and
information fair features green remodels and new homes in a selfguided tour with homeowners, designers, do-it-yourselfers and contractors.
11 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 22 home
tour, 10 a.m. info fair at Green Depot, 819 S.E. Taylor St., portlandoregon.gov/bps/builditgreen (check for
complete tour info), $15, $10 students/seniors
Portland Polish Festival
It’s two days of Polish food, dance
Portland Opera’s
48th season
kicks off Sept.
22 with “Big
Night,” which
includes outdoor
viewing of the
performances
at Keller
Auditorium.
COURTESY OF
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PORTLAND OPERA
and music for families, adults and
children. It takes place between the
historic Polish Library and St. Stanislaus Church on North Interstate
Avenue.
10 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 22, 6 p.m.
Sunday, Sept. 23, 3900 N. Interstate
Ave., portlandpolonia.org, free
Pumpkin festival
The tulips are gone, but the
Wooden Shoe Tulip Farm in Woodburn will play host to another big
event, the third annual Fall Pumpkin Festival, which runs through
Halloween at the Iverson family
farm in Woodburn. Halloween
hauntings will take place in the allnew “American Gothic”-themed
corn maze, starting at 7 p.m. Fridays
and Saturdays in October.
10 a.m. each day, Sept. 29-Oct. 31,
Iverson family farm, Woodburn,
33814 S. Meridian Road, woodenshoe.com, $6
MUsiC
“Uproar Festival”
Shinedown, Godsmack, Staind,
Papa Roach, Adelitas Way and others are part of the festival, which
will take place on two stages at
Sleep Country Amphitheater in
Ridgefield, Wash., sponsored by
Rockstar Energy Drink.
1 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 23, Sleep
Country Amphitheater, 17200 N.E.
Delfel Road, Ridgefield, Wash., rockstaruproar.com, $19-$79
Joe Powers, Yosuke Onuma
Portland chromatic harmonica
master Joe Powers joins Japanese
jazz guitarist Yosuke Onuma for
“Adventures in Harmonica & Guitar” presented by the Jazz Society
of Oregon.
3 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 30, The Old
Church, 1422 S.W. 11th Ave., 503-2240328, $20-$25
sTAGe
“Sweeney Todd”
Stephen Sondheim’s musical
masterpiece, “Sweeney Todd: The
Demon Barber of Fleet Street,” put
on by Portland Center Stage, is set
among London’s seedy side streets
and laced with Sondheim’s characteristically brilliant wit and dark
humor.
7:30 p.m. Tuesdays-Sundays, 2
p.m. Saturdays-Sundays, noon
Thursdays, through Oct. 21, Gerding
Theater, 128 N.W. 11th Ave., pcs.org
“Legally Blonde”
Pixie Dust Productions puts on
the story of Elle Woods, who takes
off on a legal career after her boyfriend dumps her. It’s based on the
book by Heather Hach and the movie starring Reece Witherspoon.
7:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 22, Sept.
28-29, Oct. 4-6, 2 p.m. Sunday, Sept.
23, Sept. 29-30, Oct. 6-7, Newmark
Theatre, 1111 S.W. Broadway, pcpa.
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works for his character,” Armisen says of MacLachlan. “He’s
a mayor who doesn’t have a bad
agenda. He does remind me of
Portland, because Portland is so
sweet. I love your city.”
Most of his roles have been
serious, so relaxing and working in improvisation next to Armisen and Brownstein has been
a thrill for MacLachlan.
“Fred and Carrie, they’re naturally funny, but they’re also
very welcoming,” he says. “I felt
immediately I could come and
play in their playground. That
often isn’t the case. I also think
we’ve found that there is a similar sensibility and sense of humor that we all share, which is
slightly absurd. One of the elements of good improv is it’s always a positive to whatever
COURTESY OF FRANK DIMARCO/IFC
comes up — no blocking or deflecting or saying no. So you Fred Armisen and Carrie Brownstein are the high-profile actors of “Portlandia,” but creator, co-writer, and
keep advancing. Sometimes the director Jonathan Krisel (right) has had much to do with the success of IFC’s hit show.
advancement can lead you into
some brilliant areas, sometimes ery in Washington’s Columbia Fred and Carrie are being crazy “You can’t mess around,” Arinto some silly areas. Wherever Valley. As the story goes, actor people, there is still a voice of rea- misen says. “They’re both fun
you go, that’s the ride you’re on Fred Savage suggested the son from local characters. They for different reasons.”
in the moment. When it’s hum- name, which comes from the ground it so much. It’s crucial.”
n Krisel was disappointed to
ming along, it flows really well.” stage direction “Exit, pursued by
n Armisen’s schedule in Sep- hear that Eileen Brady, the New
MacLachlan has had some a bear” in Shakespeare’s “The tember has been a little more Seasons co-founder and former
conversations with Adams , an- Winter’s Tale.”
hectic this year because of the mayoral candidate, wouldn’t be
other guest star on the show.
MacLachlan has been married additional “Portlandia” epi- voted in to replace Adams. It’ll
“It seems like he lives, eats to Desiree Gruber, an executive sodes. Unlike the past two sea- be either Charles Hales or Jefand breathes everything about producer of “Project Runway,” sons, this year “Portlandia” is ferson Smith.
Portland,” he says. “That aspect for 10 years, and they live in Los filming 11 episodes — 10 regular
Brady spoofed the spoofing in
of being a mayor has helped me Angeles and New York.
shows and a holiday special that running a television ad with
do what I am doing. Your city is
n Krisel also spent time in Or- will be broadcast in December.
faux Fred and Carrie characyour family, so you’re going to do egon as a youngster, with a
Armisen says he films in Port- ters, with an ode to “Put a Bird
the best you can for your city.”
grandfather who lived in Welch- land during the early part of the on It.”
With Adams exiting the may- es and his father’s aunt in Hood week and jumps on a plane to be
“It is insane,” Krisel says of
or’s office, Krisel says the char- River. He remembers visiting in New York City by Thursday the ad, still on YouTube. “It defiacter might be recast for season OMSI and Pioneer Square. “It to rehearse for the upcoming nitely seemed like she was into
four, but MacLachlan says “may- was a normal city,” he says, al- “Saturday Night Live,” which the show. ... I don’t think the two
be in the fantastical world of though he remembers fondly the launched its new season on candidates are as excited about
‘Portlandia’ the mayor will re- “24-Hour Church of Elvis.”
Sept. 15.
the show. That’s what I hear.”
main.”
n Krisel says MacLachlan
The show’s producer, Lorne
n “Portlandia” certainly
n MacLachlan says he spent “brings a lot of himself” to the Michaels, understands about delves into everyday life of the
some time in the Portland area role. He says collaborators such the hectic pace, Armisen says, city’s citizens, which Krisel begrowing up. One set of grand- as MacLachlan, as well as local because his Broadway Video al- lieves is sort of a lost art.
parents lived in Vancouver, actors, have been very valuable so produces “Portlandia.”
“It’s exciting being in the
Wash., another in Gleneden to the show’s success. “PortlandArmisen says he lives in the present,” he says. “You’re alBeach and then Tigard/King ia” was nominated for two Em- here and now, but he clearly ways reading emails, talking
City. His brother played in a mys, for writing and directing (it knows that the next several about the future, looking at picband in Portland for years.
didn’t win).
shows of “SNL” will feature tures on Facebook of the past.
So, he has witnessed changes
“You couldn’t make this show skits with him playing President But living in the present? It’s alin Portland, as well as Seattle; as good in Los Angeles and New Obama during the election sea- most a dead medium. I almost
his brothers live in Renton and York,” says Krisel, a writer on son.
want to do a sketch about being
Sammamish.
“Saturday Night Live.” “Because
Unlike the improvisational in the present.”
MacLachlan also has business you remove the shine and polish; “Portlandia,” the “SNL” skits
One sketch Krisel promises
in the Northwest, as he’s a co- people who can be themselves are all scripted with cue cards for season three? The changing
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Pamplin Media Group
In an unassuming business
park in southern Tigard, Enid
Caputo steps into a room
known as The Vault.
“Come on in,” she says in a
quiet English accent. “We have
quite the little hideaway in Tigard, haven’t we?”
It’s dark and cold, the perfect
conditions for preserving the
large metal tins stacked floor to
ceiling throughout the room.
There are thousands of them,
each containing a 35-millimeter
print of some long-forgotten European film. They range from
“spaghetti westerns” to spy
flicks and comedies. Many are in
Italian or Spanish with titles
such as “Diamante a Go-Go,”
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For more than a decade, Tigard’s Dorado Films has been
bringing back the lost, forgotten
films of yesteryear.
The company has been slowly
releasing the thousands of films
in its collection onto DVD, and
distributes the films all around
the world.
You’ve likely seen a few of
them in cheap box sets at retail
stores. But this month, Caputo’s
company is doing something a
little different.
In an age of superhero blockbusters such as “The Dark
Knight” and “The Avengers,”
the group is releasing one of the
stranger films in its collection:
The 1967 film “Argoman: The
Fantastic Superman.” It will
hold a special screening at 5 p.m.
and 9 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 22, at
the Bagdad Theater, 3702 S.E.
Hawthorne Blvd., with a question-and-answer session with
the film’s star Roger Browne.
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Argoman, a superhero in
bright yellow and black garb,
saves the world from evil after the
crown jewels are stolen in a dastardly plot to conquer the planet.
“We thought it would be a fun
event,” Caputo says. “It’s a
quirky, fun film. Portland is kind
of a quirky sort of place, so we
thought we would try it.”
Caputo’s husband, George,
started Dorado’s parent company First Line Films more than 35
years ago, leasing films to TV
stations and movie houses.
Caputo moved the company
from Miami to Tigard in 2000 following her husband’s death. She
opened Dorado Films as a way to
put the licensed works into the
DVD market and never looked
back.
While many of Dorado’s movies fell out of the public eye in
America long ago, Caputo says
many still hold a following in Europe and Latin America.
“If you were to bring up these
films in Europe, they would
know exactly what you’re talking about,” she says.
But closer to home, there is
little fanfare, says Dorado’s president, Rick Knight.
“If you are less than 40 years
old, you probably haven’t seen
the majority of our movies,”
Knight says. “People between 40
and 70 might have — like I did
— sneaked into the back of movie theaters to watch these films.”
Dorado made a name for itself
distributing spaghetti western
films — Italian-made westerns
dubbed into English — that were
popular in the 1960s and 1970s.
“There is a pretty good fan
base around the world for spaghetti westerns,” Knight says.
From there, they moved on to
“Eurospy” films, releasing a few
of James Bond knockoffs, such
as “Agent 077.”
“I think they’re as good as the
James Bond films,” Caputo insists, passing a large poster of
one film in her office.
The company’s biggest hit to
date is a Spanish language Flamenco dance film, “Los Tarantos,” which was nominated for a
foreign language Academy
Award in 1963.
“It was our sleeper, we never
thought that it would take off,”
Knight says.
“Argoman” is the first film
screening the company has done. Caputo said if the film is successful, Dorado Films will plan
to do more screenings in the future.
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McKenna Band,
which plays
Alberta Rose
Theatre on Sept.
25, takes on
world tyrants in
their music.
No excitement, just a Picnic
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Sept. 20
Wheely good
Seattle’s True Spokes (formerly Flowmotion) sounds like
Steely Dan if it had been more
of a roots band, writing nice,
melodic tunes that appeal to
fans of intelligent rock. Formerly a jam band, they’ve evolved
into a much tighter unit, playing guitar solos that George
Harrison or Tom Petty’s Mike
Campbell could have created.
They know how to harmonize
and arrange, and in an earlier
era would have been all over
the charts.
True Spokes, Huckle, 9 p.m.
Thursday, Sept 20, The Goodfoot, 2845 S.E. Stark St. Info:
503-239-9292, thegoodfoot.com.
Not that Oregon
Los Angeles band Orgone
plays tight, melodic soulful
funk that touches on Afrobeat,
disco and house music, recreating the best sounds of 1970s
dance music, without all the
shallowness that crippled disco.
This groovy band can convert
even the most angular square
to booty-ism, as lead singer
Niki J. Crawford leads the
horn-laden funksters in an endless jam. They’ve backed Cee
Lo Green and Alicia Keys in the
studio, and probably more than
a few couples reconciling or
falling in love beneath the
strobe light. Meanwhile, opener
Portland’s Manimalhouse
serves up a similar brew of
funk and soul and should get
the goodtime vibe going.
Orgone, Manimalhouse, 8
p.m. Thursday, Sept. 20, Star
Theater, 13 N.W. Sixth Ave. $12.
21 and over. Info: 503-248-4700
startheaterportland.com.
Sept. 22
The coolest band on Earth
Fed up with half-witted lead
singers pontificating about this
or that? Then you must check
out instrumental surf rock
kings Los Straitjackets. Wearing business suits and Mexican
wrestling masks and eschewing vocals in favor of clean guitar solos and snappy beats, the
band has released 12 albums of
some of the finest instrumental
rock ‘n’ roll around. Original
member Daddy O Grande, aka
Danny Amis, is in partial remission from multiple myeloma
and is doing limited dates on
this tour, but unfortunately
won’t be here. However, Eddie
Mmmm, pie!
Portland’s roots artists
Sassparilla are set to release
their latest album “Magpie”
and have served up a more
modern sounding effort than
their last album, “The Darndest
Thing.” There’s plenty for fans
of the old-timey sounds the
band often plays to enjoy on
“Magpie,” but this CD may also
draw in the more rock ‘n’ rollin’
crowd, with such tunes as the
fuzzy Big Star-ish “Threadbare” and the blues-country
midtempo rocker “Star.” This is
one competent group of musicians, and their lyrics would go
down well with fans of The
Band and Mumford & Sons.
Sassparilla, And And And,
The Jackalope Saints, 9 p.m.
Saturday, Sept. 22, Doug Fir
Lounge, 830 E. Burnside St.
$10. Info: 503-231-WOOD, dougfirlounge.com.
Sept. 25
Aye for an aye
You can say one thing for the
Scotland’s Paul McKenna
Band — they’re not afraid to
step into the fray. They attack
the apathy of the “Silent Majority” in their song of the same
name, noting how most of the
world stood by while Hitler
rose and Chile’s Pinochet
crushed dissent and China’s
tanks killed demonstrators in
1989. Heck, they even sound
miffed that Jesus Christ got
killed, and that was 2,000 years
ago! McKenna has a classic
Celtic folk tenor and is backed
by a crack band of some of
Scotland’s best young musicians. If you like new traditionalists like Old Blind Dogs,
you’ll dig McKenna and his
lads. An added treat: Portland
flutist-singer Hanz Araki
and singer-fiddler-guitarist
Kathryn Claire open the show,
and they’re one of the most enjoyable traditional Irish acts
you’ll ever hear.
Paul McKenna Band, Hanz
Araki & Kathryn Claire, 8 p.m.
Tuesday, Sept. 25, Alberta Rose
Theatre, 3000 N.E. Alberta St.
$10 in advance, $12 at the door.
Info: 503-719-6055, albertarosetheatre.com.
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A biweekly restaurant
or bar review
By ANNE MARIE DISTEFANO
The Tribune
Grizzly bears, thunderstorms, crazed gun-toting hill
people — these are all things
you don’t want at a picnic.
Watermelon, corn on the
cob, chocolate chip cookies
— this is what you want on a
picnic, and in this sense, the
new Picnic House is wellnamed. It’s a pleasant place
for lunch or dinner, comfortable and friendly, in a great
downtown location.
Thankfully, the owners don’t
take the picnic thing too far.
There’s table service, silverware
and a bartender, and the space
is civilized, even elegant. Part of
the dining room was once the
lobby of the original Heathman
Hotel, built in 1923, with a soaring ceiling supported on grand
pillars, and an intricate black
and white tile floor.
The walls, stairs and bathrooms are decorated with vintage printing blocks — a stylish
and funky array of fonts and logos, including those of some
long-lost local businesses. If
you’re at all interested in design,
it’s worth stopping by for a drink
just to see them.
Order a house cocktail if your
taste swings toward the sweet
and fruity. A drink called the
Sauvie combines Rogue hazelnut rum with Coca- Cola syrup
for a soda pop effect. The Moulin
Rouge’s mix of berries comes
across as dessert-like, and at
$9.50 it’s more expensive than a
dessert.
It’s not the only case where a
price seemed a little high or a flavor ran a little too sweet. At
lunchtime, a prosciutto sandwich
wasn’t nearly filling enough to be
worth $10, and the toffee rich-
TRIBuNE PHOTOS: ADAM WICKHAM
“The Yankee” picnic box from the Picnic House includes a Buffalo
chicken sandwich, potato salad, sea salt kettle chips and a chocolate
chip cookie.
Customers at
the Picnic House
in Southwest
Portland can
enjoy an eat-in
menu as well as
“Picnic Boxes”
available to go.
ness of fig butter drowned out a
dressing of arugula and parmesan. A poached shrimp sandwich
was more balanced. Big, tender
chunks of shrimp were deviled
with crunchy celery, herbs and a
lot of mayonnaise. It overflowed
from a baguette that was just OK
— there’s better bread in Portland. (For a better deal, you can
pre-order box lunches with sides
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and desserts for about the same
price as a regular menu sandwich.)
Lunch is a busy time at Picnic
House, and I was impressed with
how quickly my order was filled.
Dinner is quieter — peaceful,
even, which is a rare thing in a
new restaurant.
A charcuterie board had very
nice ingredients, served in re-
strained proportions. Slices of
salami formed the centerpiece,
with a pile of thinly sliced, salty
prosciutto on one side. On the
other side were condiments, a
few good olives, and a ramekin
that I wish had contained more
of the crisp, spicy house-pickled
green beans.
A small clutch of entrees is in
the comfort food line: a grilled
cheese sandwich with bacon,
pork loin, roast chicken. The
lists of appetizers, soups and
salads is much more extensive,
and offers enough choices to put
together a satisfying, shareable
meal.
Don’t pass on the grilled watermelon. Heat brings out flavors
that cold suppresses, and the
warm watermelon is juicy and
sweet, set off with basil leaves,
salty dabs of fresh ricotta, and
blueberries.
Roasted corn on the cob, also
summery and sweet, was
dressed up with a bit of lime and
light ricotta salata shaved over
the top.
A comprehensive salad list includes a Caesar, pasta salad, potato salad and mixed berries. The
arugula salad is everything it
should be. Peppery young greens
hide avocado, almonds, roasted
tomatoes and snap peas in good
proportion, and it’s large enough
for two people.
Desserts hail back to Betty
Crocker with chocolate bundt
cake, rice pudding and pound
cake with strawberries. The
pound cake is crisped and
warmed on the grill, which is a
good idea, but the overall effect
was boring. Little spurts of
whipped cream and a few sliced
strawberries held down the corners, and there was a bit of citrus
flavor from a lemon curd that
had been completely soaked up
into the cake.
It was fine, just not very exciting. Then again, you don’t want a
picnic to be exciting.
As if acknowledging this fact,
a sign up front reads, “Mind the
bear.” His head is mounted over
the bar, genteelly dressed in a
bowler hat and monocle.
11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday-Saturday, noon to 7 p.m. Sunday,
723 S.W. Salmon St., 503-227-0705,
www.picnichousepdx.com
[email protected]
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SOFA BED: Queen size
La-Z-Boy, great condition!
Downsizing,
Milwaukie
area. $150. 503-654-6973.
SOFA: Beautiful, clean,
Provincial style, patterned
beige,
great
condition,
$250. Lake Oswego area.
503-744-0560
Merchandise
NEW BUNK BEDS
All hardwoods, twin/twin,
Cherry, Chocolate, white,
$299. Twin mattresses,
$99 each. (503) 775-6735
Office Hours:
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ALBANY
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Sept 22nd & 23rd
At the Linn County
Fairgrounds
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Address:
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Portland, OR 97269
Sporting Goods
Apparel/Jewelry
Health & Fitness
Saturday 9am - 5pm
Sunday 9am - 4pm
Admission $5.00
(541) 491-3755
2009 Pier One tan couch
with 2 pillows, 6 ft long,
$125. Call 503-544-8257
REMINGTON MODEL 760
GAME MASTER RIFLE.
Pump 2.80 cal, Leupold 4x
scope. Sling leather case,
$400 cash. (503) 387-5664
DAMASCUS
HUGE GARAGE &
RUMMAGE SALE
19898 SE KA DE
COURT (97089)
RUMMAGE & BAKE
SALE
Sept 22nd: 9am-4pm
Lynchwood Church
of God
3818 SE 174th
(1 blk North of Powell)
BARGAINS!!!
Furniture, clothing, pots &
pans, dishes, toys, shoes,
books, electrical items,
jewelry. Bread, cinnamon
rolls, cookies, cake, corn
dogs, soups, etc.
RHODODENDRON
GARAGE SALE
23802 EAST LOLO
PASS ROAD
FRI-SAT-SUN:
DAWN-DUSK
YOUNG’S JEWELERS
WASHER & DRYER,
AMANA, white, $50 each.
(503)658-3246 - Sandy
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503-546-0760
LOST DOG on 8/27/12.
Small, young, black and
white male dog lost near
East Burnside and Grand
Ave. Cash reward for return. Call: 503.804.3838
Help Wanted
Job Opportunities
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WHIRLPOOL HE Washer,
and Gas Dryer. One year
new. Paid $900+, asking
$450.
May
deliver.
(971)300-2246 -Brightwood
Arts/Crafts/Hobbies
for ad rates, general
information or help
writing your ad in any one
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Publications
and get the RESULTS
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WASHER/DRYER: Lightly
used 2009 Kenmore 500
(white) in Summerfield.
$500 for the pair, you
transport. 503-725-9869 or
269-743-8686 for details.
UNIQUE ART
One of a kind computer
generated art work by local
artist Mike Marble. Examples can be seen on the
‘’Mike Marble Designs’’
Facebook page. Contact
can be made by ‘liking’ the
page and commenting on
the piece that you want.
Each piece is $25.00.
[email protected]
Cemetery Lots
Health Care
Equipment
CRAFTMATIC
Adjustable twin bed. $150.
(503)663-3377 - Boring
Lawnmowers
AL’S MOWERS
Guaranteed used Gas,
Hand & Electric mowers,
Chainsaws
Tune-ups & Repair
Trade-Ins Welcome!
Call 503-771-7202
8828 SE Division Street
Miscellaneous for
Sale
APACHE 250 Air Compressor (Industrial grade) with cast iron VTwin pump.
6.5hp,
new
condition.
$600/OBO.
OAK OCTOGON TABLE
set with 6 floral padded,
rocker-swivel chairs. Very
nice condition. $150/ OBO.
(503)366-0577
(503)319-8046 | St. Helens
CEMETERY / BURIAL
PLOTS
For Sale: Two
side-by-side plots at Forest
Lawn Cemetery, in
Gresham, $3500. Call
Diane: 503.757.7468
Business
Opportunities
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READERS
Due to the quantity and
variety of business opportunity listings we receive, it is impossible for
us to verify every opportunity
advertisement.
Readers respond to
business opportunity
ads at their own risk. If
in doubt about a particular offer, check with the
Better Business Bureau,
503-226-3981 or the
Consumer Protection
Agency, 503-378-4320,
BEFORE investing any
money.
Fireplaces/
Woodstoves
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door, blower, faceplate, &
liner included. In excellent
used condition! $850.
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Firewood/
Heating Supplies
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FIREWOOD: Seasoned
$240/cord. Free local
delivery. Out of area delivery available for small fee.
Colton area.
Call 503.314.0145
Furniture/
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Advertising Marketing Consultant
Community Newspapers has an immediate opening for
a full time Advertising Marketing Consultant. The
successful candidate must be self-motivated, possess
the ability to multi-task, work in a fast paced environment
and meet deadlines.You will work with existing
customers as well as seek out new business.You will be
driven, like to work with people and have a desire to be
successful. Sales experience preferred but not
necessary. Our marketing consultants meet with local
businesses to develop marketing plans and strategies to
grow their business.
This position reports to the Advertising Director at the
Gresham Outlook. We offer an above average base
salary, generous commission plan and benefits including
medical, 401(k) plan, vacation and more. A valid driver’s
license and reliable vehicle with insurance is required.
If you are looking for a an opportunity with a growing
company that values its people and has a strong
community service ethic, please submit your resume to:
Cheryl Swart, Advertising Director, The Gresham
Outlook, 1190 NE Division, Gresham, OR 97030 or
e-mail your resume to:
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Join our team as an Advertising Sales Assistant for
Community Newspapers and the Portland Tribune!
The selected candidate will handle a variety of tasks
related to the creation and publication of advertising.
These tasks include managing run sheets, sending out
proofs, overseeing the tear sheet process, dummying
publications, ad trafficking, meeting deadlines, lending
a hand to outside sales representatives and more! We
promise you will never be bored!
The position requires a team player with strong
computer skills, organizational abilities, and great
phone skills. We’re looking for someone with the
desire and ability to pitch in and get the job done –
someone who can think on their feet. A good sense of
humor is a big help, too!
We offer competitive compensation including a bonus
program, great benefits and a friendly work
environment. If you think you’re up to the challenge,
please forward a resume to:
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Miscellaneous
Wanted
Lifelong Collector pays
cash for German &
Japanese war relics.
(503)288-2462 | Portland
STEREO, JBL, ALL TEC,
McIntosh, etc. Tubes,
testers, reel/reel, old
guitars. Radio, ham and
short wave, slides, photography, Tom Cramer,
African masks, posters,
view master, magazines,
World War II, unusual
collections. (503)
244-6261
WANTED:
DIABETIC TEST
STRIPS
Can pay up to $20.00
per box. Call Sharon 5 0 3. 6 7 9. 3 6 0 5
BASIC PLATFORM BED
Made of hardwood. ALL
NEW! $199 Queen or Full,
5 finishes. Mattress extra.
Call for info. 503-775-6735
BEDROOM SUITE: Queen
sleigh bed w/bedside tables & 8-drawer dresser,
cherry finish, nice cond,
$800.
ENTERTAINMENT
CENTER:
Contemporary
chrome/glass, 10-shelf,
excellent condition, $199.
CLUB CHAIR: Tapestry,
greenish/gold tone, $100.
BUFFET: Maple, French
Colonial, very good cond,
$175. SOFA: Burgundy
leather, good cond, $125.
Lake Oswego area.
Call 503-344-4195 or
503-713-8875.
DINING ROOM TABLE:
Conant
Ball,
Vintage
1950s, blond wood, drop
leaf, 4 chairs, 2 leaves.
$325 OBO. 971-533-4035.
WANTED: Indian Artifacts,
Arrowheads & Beadwork.
Call 503-663-0937.
WANTED; Danish
modern , teak, mid
century designer furniture & accessories!
503-317-7009
FRI-SAT: 10-4
Animals &
Agriculture
Furniture, small appliances, tools, exercise
equip. books, kitchenware, pet items & much
more!
CASH ONLY
All proceeds go to support the Committee for
the Future of Damascus.
A non-profit organization
(501C3) working to
develop a comunity
center.
Food/Meat/Produce
Apples
Gravensteins ready now.
Old time stripped ones. 50
cents lb, no sprays. Nice
condition. Final picking.
27390 S Barlow Road,
Canby. 3 miles S of 99E.
Call (503) 266-1370 or
drop by
8 a.m.-6 p.m. daily
WILD SALMON &
SALMON EGGS, fresh
from the Columbia River.
Salmon- $7/lb. & Salmon
Eggs- $10/lb. Buy in volume and receive a discount! Pick up is at 7th &
Main in Gresham. Contact Simon Sampson
(509)901-1885
Lots of ‘’Guy Stuff’’!!!
Tools, wheelchair, scooter,
hshold items & Much More
Lynchwood Christian
Church
3815 SE 174th Ave
(between Powell/Division)
GRESHAM:
WEST LINN
NEIGHBORHOOD SALE
FRI & SAT: 9-4
Cottonwood Ct (Hwy 43
Hidden Spgs- Cottenwd
RUMMAGE SALE
SATURDAY: 9am-3pm
St. Henry Church
346 NW 1st
Sponsored by Catholic
Daughters of the Americas
LAKE OSWEGO
MULTI-FAMILY
GARAGE SALE
3070 UPPER DRIVE
FRI: 9-1 SAT: 9-12
DASHER: This dashingly
handsome little man came
to Animal Aid when his
time was up at the county
shelter. Even though he’s
settled into the daily shelter
routine, Dasher would love
to have a furrever home. .
He’s kind of a quiet unassuming guy that is ready
for love and affection when
you are. Are you ready to
let Dasher ‘dash’ into your
heart?
Please
call
503-292-6628 or visit our
website for more info:
www.animalaidpdx.org
DOXIE POO: 8-wks-old,
female, no-shed breed. Big
cuddler and wonderful with
kids! 10-15 lbs full grown.
$550. Ph/txt Haley for pics
@ 503-956-5817 (cell) or
503-722-1138 (h).
HARRIET: Are you ready
for a friend? Someone who
will love you unconditionally? Wow! What a coincidence. I am too! There will
be no more lonely nights
because I’ll be there to
keep you company and I’ll
greet you at the door with a
tail wag and kiss. Most of
all, I’ll love you no matter
what! Call 503-292-6628 or
visit
our
website:
www.animalaidpdx.org for
info on getting together.
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Over 40 years of
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and signs, Murano
glass. Bar wear, crystal,
furniture, art, organ.
NO EARLY BIRDS
Parking on the street a
must!
TUALATIN
18-FAMILY SALE
FRI & SAT: 8:30-3
9144 SW Arapaho Rd
Furniture, clothing, games,
books, DVDs & more.
TONS OF STUFF!!!
WEST LINN
MULTI-FAMILY YARD
SALE
1447 HOLLY STREET
(Easy off of Hwy 43)
FRI-SAT: 9-4
Lots of unique items, electronic, vintage, designer,
art, games, books and
oodles of marvelous
miscellany!
WEST LINN:
5-FAMILY SALE
FRI & SAT: 9am-3pm
1400 SW Borland Road
Furn, yard & garden, 2
fountains, hshold, clothes,
bikes, Disney, crafts, etc.
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LAKE OSWEGO:
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Annual Rummage Sale
Fri, Sept 28th: 8-5
Sat, Sept 29th: 9-Noon
1133 Andrews Road
4055 SW 195th Court
(off SW Kinnaman between 185th & 198th)
Follow the Orange Signs
SATURDAY ONLY, Sept 22nd
9 am - 5 pm
Got Junk? We’ll Take It!
Drop off at Forest Hills Elementary, Wed, 9/26 from
3:30-7pm & Thurs, 9/27
from 9-6. No Mattresses,
broken items or large
appliances please.
Green velvet swivel rocker recliner, Sony surround
sound system, lamps, lighting fixtures, linens, books,
clothes (adult, youth & baby), lots of toys, shoes, small
girls’ bikes & 2 small boys’ bikes, Princess House
crystal, tools, sports cards, glassware, Holiday decorations, truck bug/rock guard, treadmill, costume jewelry, XL wall mirror, computer desk, misc plumbing fixtures, electric chair massager pad & LOTS of
household misc.
Something for EVERYONE!!!
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Berry Patch
Green Beans,
Gravensteins,
Peaches, Pears
FRESH PICKED!
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BLUEBERRIES, CHERRIES, CORN,
PEACHES, BLACKBERRIES AND MORE
Raspberries
WE BUY GOLD
20th N.E. Sandy PDX 503-239-6900
Antique & vintage items,
furniture, art & supplies,
fishing & hunting gear,
athletic & outdoor items,
stamps, china, books,
collectibles, jewelry,
media, household, linens,
camera equipment
& LOTS MORE!!!
No Early Birds.
Furniture, daybed with
trundle, home accessories,
crystal, collectibles, books,
sporting goods, linens and
a lot of miscellaneous
Blueberries
Sterling Flatware -Silver-Pocket Watches
Call for Availability
Veggies & Flowers
Conveniently located on the corner
of 222nd & Borges Rd, Damascus
No Insecticides or Fungicides. Just Great Taste!!
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FRI/SAT & SUN: 8-7
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(Circle 7)
Friday: 8-4
Saturday 8-3
Pets & Supplies
A P PAR E L / J EW E L R Y
YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD MARKETPLACE
Shop and farm equipment
and furniture, tools, toys
and miscellaneous.
TIGARD:
BABY GRAND PIANO,
BLACK lacquer, Wurlitzer.
$4,500.
503-705-8731
PIANO: KRANICH
&
BACH. Baby grand piano.
$500. (503) 333-1936
SCHOLLS
SHOP & FARM SALE
24250 SW ROWELL
ROAD
(Hillsboro)
FRI-SAT: 9-5
GRESHAM
RUMMAGE SALE
Musical Instruments/
Entertainment
CLARINET: Selmer, wood,
w/hard shell case, $100.
FLUTE: Armstrong, $75.
TROMBONE: Bach tenor,
w/instrument stand, $175.
Gresham area. Call
503-669-0215.
Auto parts, RV items, electronics, housewares, clothing, bicycles, etc. A lot of
everything. Tools
Call for a daily crop update • 503-658-4640
503-620-SELL (7355)
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8:30 AM - 5:00 PM
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Appliances
Longevity Medical
Breakthrough
FUND RAISER
EMPLOYMENT
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be 20 years old.
FREE RADICALS Neutralized by the 1,000,000’s
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26452.082812c
Jewelry repair — watch battery replacement — watch
repair — custom designed
jewelry—recycle your gold
West Linn • 503-305-8609
TIGARD
HUGE ESTATE SALE
PHASE 3
Tools,Tools,Tools!
8625 SW
PINEBROOK
SAT & SUN: 10-5
OPEN: 9am-6pm • 7 DAYS A WEEK
503-658-2237
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Pets & Supplies
Homes for Sale
KING CITY:
Vacation Rentals
RVs & Travel
Trailers
MANZANITA
Cabin for 4
Service Directory
Home & Professional Services
EAGLE CREEK: 14’x60’,
1bd, in small mobile home
park in beautiful Eagle
Creek.
Large bath, all
applces, weatherized, storage shed, sm. fenced yard.
$8500 | (559)553-5631
FACTORY SPECIAL
We are looking for
‘’guardian homes’’. One
for a medium/standard,
chocolate non-shed girl
and one for a small,
non-shed parti or red, boy
or girl! Service/Therapy
Quality. Interested?
Check out our Web site:
New Home, 3 bdrm, 1,296
sq ft, $52,900, finished on
site. Also repos and listings
JandMHomes.com
503-722-4500
OREGON CITY:
ONLY $25,900
Beautiful 3 bdrm, 2 ba
home! Excellent condition.
Tons of Handicap
accessible features.
503-652-9446
wrightchoicehomes.com
Acreage/Lots
All real estate advertised
herein is subject to the
Federal Fair Housing
Act, which makes it illegal to advertise any preference, limitation or discrimination based on
race, color, religion, sex,
handicap, familial status
or national origin, or intention to make any
such preferences, limitations or discrimination.
State law forbids discrimination in the sale,
rental or advertising of
real estate based on
factors in addition to
those protected under
federal law. Oregon
State law forbids discrimination based on
marital status. We will
not knowingly accept
any advertising for real
estate which is in violation of the law. All persons are hereby informed that all dwellings
advertised are available
on an equal opportunity
basis.
ELECTRIC POWER
No gas, no diesel, no
noise. Schooner Creek
Boat Works built fiberglass
hull, decks, seats & surrey
top. Brand new motors,
batteries, battery chargers,
wiring, pumps, instruments
etc. Launched June 6
2012. $24,500 w/trailer.
503-245-5074
SENIOR LIVING AT IT’S
BEST!!!
Homes for sale in our
Quiet, tranquil 55+ park.
Near Shopping & services
near bus line. In-home
companion pets welcome.
You’ll LOVE our Lifestyle!
16745 SE Division. Call for
Special deals & details.
503-806-7118.
WrightChoiceHomes.com
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Pictures & details
Oregon’s friendliest and
Most informative website
Huge selection of
MANUFACTURED &
MOBILE HOMES.
Family Owned Since 1992
503-652-9446
www.wrightchoicehomes.com
Campers &
Canopies
NORTHLAND 8.5’1998,
Good condition, Remote
control hydraulic jack, Nordic refrigerator, Atwood
room heater & kitchen
stove, roof mounted AC,
36 gallon fresh water tank,
6 gallon hot water tank.
503-701-5768 $3,500.
503-543-2577.
Cars For Sale
BUICK CENTURY, 2003,
LOTS of miles but loved
and
well
maintained.
White,
automatic,
air,
cruise, CarFax available.
$2295. (503) 491-4823
CHEVROLET, CHEVELLE
SS LS5, 454/360 hp, AC,
automatic with low miles.
$6,650 | (503) 828-1363
Or e-mail me at:
[email protected]
Houses for Rent
Enter to win $4,000 in
groceries!
GRESHAM: Buildable invest prop, .46ac, near Hwy
26 on 242nd Dr., includes
a 2bd, 1ba, 1075sf brick
home. $500K - Make Offer
(503)666-2983
[email protected]
Condos/Townhouses
For Sale
PORTLAND SW:
OPEN HOUSE 9/30, 1-4p
16930 SW Monterey Lane
2bd, 2.5ba, 1679sf, twnhse
Split level, fenced, covered
patio, new oven, plumbed
with natural gas, sunken lv
rm, oak floors, ceiling fan,
china cabs & newer roof.
Resort amenities incl golf,
covered pool, mtg hall, gardens, etc. View slideshow:
RMLS #12253187,
Property #94706
www.homesbyowner.com
503-338-9611
503-639-0292
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ESTACADA
2 & 3 Bdrm , Laundry
Hook-up, all Kitchen
appliances, some
w/heat pump, Storage
Shed. Includes water &
sewer.
Sec 8 OK
[email protected]
email for details
503-630-4300
Manufactured
Homes/Lots for Rent
OAK GROVE: Space avail
for Dbl/Sngl wide in quiet
55+ park, $420 inc’l w/s/g.
503-654-6460.
24 Hours per day
For personal
assistance, call
(503) 620-SELL(7355)
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FLEETWOOD,
SOUTHWIND, 1997 - 34’, wide
body, Class A. Onon generator and new brakes.
$17,500 or trade for Class
B RV. Call: 503-803-0480
FORD 250 CLASS B
MOTORHOME 1990: Very
nice condition, low miles,
new
tires,
batteries,
shocks, brakes. 2 gas
tanks, sleeps 4, shower &
bath,
toilet,
2-burner
stover, ice box, hot water
heater,
electric
heat,
$12,250. 503-661-3965.
FORD, RANGER XL, 1984
4 x 2, 2.8 V-6, Reg. cab,
long box, auto., 2 tanks,
new tags, fog lights, canopy and sideboards, custom wheels, sun roof, sliding rear window, extra
snow tires & wheels, many
miles, runs good, dependable. Synth. oil. $2,375 /obo.
(503)630-2787
MALLARD SPRINTER,
1991, 25’, awning, ladder,
air, microwave, 24’’ TV.
$4,500.
(503) 357-8383
Sport Utility
Vehicles
Chevy Avalanche 2003
with sun roof, Z-71, 117k
mi, off road pkg., newer tires, tow pkg. and many
other extras. $9,999 call
503 784 9760.
Cleaning/Organizing
HANDYMAN MATTERS
Locally owned, nationally
recognized. Specializing in
small to medium jobs
#191473
Attorneys/Legal
Services
DIVORCE $135. Complete
preparation. Includes children, custody, support,
property and bills division.
No court appearances. Divorced in 1-5 weeks
possible. 503-772-5295
www.paralegalalternatives.com
[email protected]
Computer Services
RAConsult protects personal computing by repairing and teaching. Free est
& coupon up to 30% off.
(971) 266-3940
Debi’s Professional
Non-toxic
Housecleaning
26-Years!!!
Tailored to Fit YOUR
Needs.
Reasonable & Reliable
Losing clients due to
Economy
I need WORK!I
503.590.2467
503.318.8039
ERIKSSON CLEANING
Customized, Trustworthy!
Home & office. Sarah
(503) 935-4409. Free Est.
Personalized care of
your home! 13-yrs exp.
Honest & Organized.
Ref’s avail.
503-657-2877
503-539-0704 (cell)
Concrete/Paving
CONCRETE FLATWORK
Everything Concrete
Excavation/Retaining Wall
ccb#158471 503.297.6271
www.concretetom.com
Building &
Remodeling
NOTICE:
Oregon Construction
Contractors’ Law
(ORS 701)
Requires anyone who contracts for construction work
to be licensed with the
Construction Contractors’
Board. An active license
means the contractor is
bonded and insured. Verify
the contractor’s CCB license through the CCB
Consumer Web site:
CONTRACTORS NW
Decorative Etched or
Stamped & Beyond
•Pools •Decks •Patios
•Retaining structural
walls •Driveways
Since 1978
CCB#31044
503-760-2997
www.cnw-inc.com
WestPortland.HandymanMatters.com
503-621-0700
Painting & Papering
KENT’S PAINTING
Fine qual, int/ext, free est
ccb #48303. 503-257-7130
MB PAINTING
Hauling
FATHER AND SON
HAULING
‘’Fast, Honest, Reliable
& Hardworking’’
Junk, Yard & Building
Debris; Attic, Garage &
Rental Clean-outs.
Rick, (503) 705-6057
*Interior / Exterior
*Clean quality work
*Cabinets/woodwork
*Free est. CCB#56492.
www.mbpainting.us
Call Matt @
503-640-0632
Gerry Dean’s
Cleanup
(503) 244-4882
Plumbing &
Drainage
Landscape
Maintenance
All Jobs, Large & Small
Senior Discount
CCB#194308
503-867-3859
** AFFORDABLE **
Quality Maintenance &
Cleanups
TURF TENDERS
(503) 667-4253
COMPLETE SERVICE
•Mowing •Trimming
•Pruning: hedges, shrubs,
ornamental & fruit trees.
•Fertilization •Weed control
•High grass •Aeration•Bark
•Bed work •Clean-ups
•Maintenance programs
Check out my rates!
Call Dave, (503) 753-1838
FALL CLEANUP Let
me help you get your
yard ready for
FALL
Decks
CPRplumbing
(503) 867-3859
www.CPRplumbing.info
Senior Discount
CCB#194308
Roofing/Gutters
GUTTER GETTERS
Gutter Cleaning, Install &
Repair, Roof Repairs,
Fence & Awning Repairs &
Handyman. CCB#195040
Low rates • Steve
503-260-6280
wwwhiralicensedcontractor.com
www.ccb.state.or.us
Call 1-503-378-4621
JAMES F.
WIEDEMANN
CONSTRUCTION
Remodeling, Windows,
& Doors, Decks,
Fences, Sheds. 20 yrs
exp. L/I/B CCB
#102031.
503-784-6691
FORD EXPLORER, 2004,
Silver, V-6, Tow Pkg, All
Power, CD, CC, very good
condition, up-to-date maintenance. 118K miles.
$6,500/obo, (503)706-4686
Handyman/
Handywoman
Total Quality Deck
Restoration
‘’No job too small’’
Strip, sand, stain, repair.
Power Washing Driveways & sidewalks
DECK
JLS
Restoration
503-312-1622
Licensed, Bonded,
Insured #171558
James Kramer
Const.
Electrical
Locally since 1974!
Kitchen, bath, walls,
ceilings, additions,
counters, cabinets,
decks, drywall, tile,
granite, windows and
doors, etc.
Reasonable.
CCB#11518. Jim
503-201-0969,
503-625-5092.
TESLA
Electric Company
jameskramerconstruction.com
Full Service Electrical
Fair Rates, Fast
Response
CCB#189699
www.teslapdx.com
503-724-1175
Chimney Services
Fences
BIRDS CHIMNEY
SERVICE
1-800-CHIMNEY
Cleaning & Repairs
503-653-4999
CCB# 155449
Straight & Sturdy
Fencing
Post setting, rails installed
or complete job #27194
503-639-5792 John
Mowing, leaf clean up,
general pruning, etc
(503) 544-5296
GARCIA
MAINTENANCE
Get your yard ready
for Fall!
Mowing, trimming,
weeding, bark dust.
Leaf pickup, Licensed &
Insured. Metro area.
Res & Comm.
(503) 774-2237
MOW •CUT •EDGE
•LEAF CLEANUP •MORE!
Average Price, $30. (503)
550-8871 / 503-708-8770.
SECOR YARD
SERVICE Complete
Yard Service
Senior Discount
We do it all! Trimming,
pruning & bark dust.
Gutter cleaning, weeding, blackberries, staining & painting,
(503) 853-0480.
YARD DEBRIS HAULING
•Rototilling •Trimming
•Bark Dust •Gravel •Yard
Maintenance. Free est,
7 days. (503) 626-9806.
Don’t Break
Your Neck
Consult a professional
from the service directory
Your Neighborhood Marketplace
www.community-classifieds.com
503.620.SELL (7355)
Miscellaneous
Rentals
OREGON CITY:
HALL RENTAL
FAX
Your classified ad :
(503) 620-3433
26’ DUTCHMAN LIGHT
2011: Light walnut interior,
sleeps 6, queen size bed,
pillow top mattress, 1
slide-out, TV turnaround,
AM/FM/CD w/int & ext
speakers, electric tongue
jack & leveling jacks, full
cover, easy lift hitch, 2
spare tires + LOTS of extras! $17,500.
503-661-0777
19½’ BAYLINER CUDDY
1998: 4-cyl
Mercruiser
Inboard/Out Drive. Has
Hummingbird Fish Finder,
tie down cover, Porta-Potti
and more. Runs excellent!
$6,460 | 503-543-7881
SEASWIRL,1978, 18 ft.,
Inboard boat.
Garaged.
Includes trailer, boat canopy & 105hp QMC motor.
$3500,
(503)620-3666,
(503)799-2286
PORTLAND SE:
PUBLISHER’S
NOTICE
2011 23’TURN OF THE
CENTURY ENGLISH
GENTLEMANS
LAKE/RIVER LAUNCH
REPLICA
HUGE FENCED YARD!!
www.trailsendlabradoodles.com/
guardian -home/opportunities/
E-mail:
[email protected]
or call 503-522-5210
Boats/Motors/
Supplies
www.community-classifieds.com
Manufactured
Homes/Lots
Accommodates large &
small groups for meetings
& personal use. Amenities
include: Stage, kitchen &
licensed beverage service.
Affordable rates!
Veterans Memorial Bldg
104 South Tumwater
Oregon City
503-655-6969
I NVE S TM E NT P RO P E R T Y
FOR SALE – 3 CAMP PROPERTIES
CAMP ONAHLEE – 101 ACRES Along Hwy 211 east
of Molalla, OR Zoned EFU – for farm uses Prior use as
youth camp – with many cabins, central meeting building, caretaker home, and more Heavy timber on property Molalla River flows through property.
CAMP MERRILL – 81 ACRES Along Hwy 213 south
of Oregon City, OR Zoned TBR – for timber harvesting
Prior use as youth camp – a few buildings on property
Milk Creek flows through property 20 acres open
pasture – balance heavily timbered.
CAMP MELACOMA – 142 ACRES Along Washougal
River Road north of Washougal, WA Zoned combination of forest, agricultural, and residential Prior use as
youth camp – with many cabins, swim pool, central
meeting building, caretaker home, and more Heavy timber throughout property Will consider dividing property
for sale.
Contact: Jack McConnell ~ 503-273-0329
NAI Norris, Beggs & Simpson
[email protected]
COMMUNITY CLASSIFIEDS
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MERCEDES-BENZ
SL500, 2003, Hardtop convertible. Excel condition!
Special Launch Edition,
Designo Edition, includes
suede headliner and other
upgrades. Sport and handling package. Black leather
interior/launch edition
champagne exterior. Fairly
new premium tires. Regularly serviced by a Mercedes specialist garage.
89,800 miles. | $19,950
(503)317-8427
PONTIAC BONNEVILLE,
1992. Green. Leather
seats. good cond. Cash
only. $1,000.
SOLD
Mini Vans &
Passenger Vans
FORD MARK III 2000,
Van conversion.
Fully
loaded! DVD player, four
Captain’s chairs, fold-down
backseat bed, seats 7.
Excellent condition! $3700
(503)636-3087
Buy it!
WANTED: GUARDIAN
FOR BEAUTIFUL
ESSENTIALLY FREE
AUSTRALIAN
LABRADOODLES!
17261 SW 136th. 3bdrm+
den, 2½ ba, light, open flr
plan, granite counters, tile,
huge master. 2 patio’s, 2
car gar. Close to park.
NOT A SHORT SALE OR
BANK
OWNED.
Info:
RMLS
#12304038.
$260,000. Martha Peterson
503-515-2546.
Meadows Group Realtors
2 blocks from beach
FALL & WINTER
DATES
Available. Call to
reserve 503-636-9292
503-620-SELL (7355)
TEKA: Teka is a big fluffy
boy who is a Maine Coon
mix and he’s learned a thing or two about living with
human people. Like let you
know he cares, but never
pester. How to purr and
cuddle just the right
amount without being
needy. He loves to play
with a wand toy but not the
crazy kitten stuff. Sound
purrfect? He’s waiting to
meet you at Animal Aid.
Please call 503-292-6628
or visit our website:
www.animalaidpdx.org for
more information.
2011 Keystone Passport
Ultra-lite Limited Edition
300BHWE. $19,599 FIRM.
Hate to sell but have a
baby on the way! Harvest
interior, dark cherry cabinets, Sleeps up to 9, front
bdrm
Queen
Bed
(aftermarket
residential
mattress), 2 Slides, Rear
fold-out couch & fold down
bunk w/additional entertainment area, banquet
dining
area,
additional
fold-out
couch
in
dining/entertainment area,
19” LCD TV, AM/FM/CD
with interior & exterior
speakers, electric tongue
jack, electric leveling jacks,
exterior gas stove, full
cover. Located in Gladstone, OR. 503-723-9009.
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B6 SPORTS
The Portland Tribune Thursday, September 20, 2012
PDXSports
Sept. 20
Prep soccer: Metro League girls
co-favorites Jesuit (3-1-0) and
Sunset (2-2-0) open league play
at 7 p.m. at Jesuit. Sunset was the
Class 6A runner-up last season. ...
The Metro boys season also kicks
off, with defending league champ
Sunset (2-0-2) playing host to
Jesuit (3-1-0) in a 7:30 p.m.
matchup.
An interception
by cornerback
Karrington
Jones (26) set
up one of
Portland State’s
touchdown in a
52-13 loss at
Washington last
week. PSU
welcomes
Southern Utah
to Jeld-Wen
Field at 5 p.m.
Saturday.
Sept. 21
Hockey: The Portland
Winterhawks open their Western
Hockey League season against
rival Seattle, 7 p.m., Rose Garden.
(The Hawks also play Saturday,
Sept. 22 at Seattle, 7 p.m., and
Sunday at TriCity, 5 p.m. — all
games on KPAM 860 AM.)
Prep football: Jesuit (3-0) vs.
Central Catholic (1-2) at Hillsboro
Stadium, Grant (1-2) vs. Barlow
(0-3) at Mt. Hood Community
College, Lincoln (0-3) at Canby
(0-3), Wilson (2-1) at Roosevelt
(2-1) in a game that could decide
the PIL 5A title, Jefferson (0-3) at
Cleveland (0-3), Benson (0-3) at
Madison (2-1), Franklin (0-3) at
Bend (0-3), Centennial (1-2) at
David Douglas (1-2), Parkrose
(2-1) at Sandy (0-3), La Salle
(1-2) at Banks (2-1), and Portland
Lutheran (0-2) at Perrydale (2-1).
All games start at 7 p.m.
Soccer: The 15th-ranked
Portland Pilot women (5-1-1) are
on a five-game winning streak as
they return to Merlo Field to tackle
Seattle U. (4-4-0), 7 p.m. Seattle
beat UP 2-0 last year and finished
12-6-1 to the Pilots’ 9-9-2, but
Portland got an NCAA playoff bid
and the Redhawks didn’t.
Sept. 22
College football: The preliminaries are over for Portland State
(1-2). It’s time for the eight-game
Big Sky Conference season. The
Vikings open at Jeld-Wen Field,
facing Southern Utah (1-2) at 5
p.m. PSU leads the all-time series
8-1, although the teams haven’t
met since 1994. The Thunderbirds
have lost this season at Utah State
34-3 and at Cal 50-21.
Oregon and Oregon State dive
into Pac-12 play. The Ducks (3-0)
meet Arizona (3-0) at 7:30 p.m. at
Autzen Stadium. The Beavers (1-0)
face a 12:30 p.m. game at UCLA
(3-0).
Lewis & Clark (2-0) welcomes
Macalester (3-0) to Griswold
Stadium at 1 p.m. It’s the
Pioneers’ final nonleague game
before their six-game run through
the Northwest Conference.
Macalester has outscored its
PHoto BY:
JESSE BEALS
opponents 119-25. “They’re really
good,” L&C coach Chris Sulages
says. “The best team we’ll have
played so far.”
Linfield (3-0) has a bye after its
big nonleague road win, 33-30,
over Cal Lutheran on Josh Key’s
39-yard field goal with five seconds left (Key was 4 for 4). ...
Pacific (1-1) visits Willamette (2-0)
in a 1:30 p.m. NWC game.
Ex-Roosevelt High back Terrell
Malley leads Willamette in all-purpose yards (117 rushing on nine
carries, 51 receiving on six catches
and 153 on nine kickoff returns).
Timbers: Portland is at Real
Salt Lake, 5 p.m. Darlington Nagbe
had two of his six goals in a 3-2
home loss to RSL on March 31.
Prep football: Portland Christian
(3-0) has a 3 p.m. home game
against McLoughlin (0-2).
College soccer: The Concordia
men (3-2-1 through Tuesday) play
host to Northwest (4-1-1) at
Tuominen Yard. Warner Pacific
(2-4-0)) takes on Evergreen State
(2-3-0) at 5 p.m. at David Douglas
High.
Prep cross-country: Lincoln
and Grant are entered in the
Northwest Classic at Lance
Community College. Grant freshman Ella Donaghu and junior Piper
Donaghu are among the top girls
in Class 6A. Seniors Tanner Smith
and Nico Banks lead the Lincoln
boys.
Olympics redux: The Kellogg’s
Tour of Gymnastics Champions
tour comes to the Rose Garden, 7
p.m. Scheduled performers include
Alicia Sacramone, 2008 Olympic
team silver medalist, and Nastia
Liukin, 2008 Olympic all-around
gold medalist. Tickets go from $25
to $150.
At Forest Park: The Forest Park
Trail Marathon and Half Marathon
takes place on 80 percent single
track trail and 20 percent gravel
fire roads. Walkers also are welcome. The marathon starts at 7
p.m.; the half marathon begins at
8:30 a.m. Email [email protected] or call 503-2235449, ext. 101 for information.
Sept. 23
Soccer: The UP women return
to Merlo Field for a 1 p.m. game
against Denver (6-1-2).
Portland Triathlon: The event
consists of a 1.5-kilometer swim in
the Willamette River, a 40K bike
ride and a 10K run. All three disciplines start and/or finish at
Cathedral Park in North Portland.
Other race categories are the
sprint distance triathlon (750meter swim, 26K bike ride, 5K run)
and spring duathlon (5K run, 26K
bike ride and 5K run). Info at portlandtri.com.
Sept. 24
Golf: Qualifying round for the
Oregon Senior Amateur at
Riverside Golf & Country Club. The
tournament runs through Friday,
Sept. 28.
Sept. 25
Prep volleyball: Grant (3-5)
plays at Lincoln (4-5) at 6:30 p.m.
College soccer: ConcordiaEvergreen State men, 6 p.m.,
Tuominen Yard; Warner PacificNorthwest men, 1 p.m., David
Douglas High.
Second-year
pro Alex Green
from Benson
High scored two
touchdowns in a
preseason game
for the Green
Bay Packers.
JIM BIEVER/GREEN
BAY PACKERS
Eggers: Goal is to start
■ From page 8
... that would seem like a pipe
dream.”
Green’s frustrations at Benson were mostly in the classroom, primarily a result of his
reading disability.
“Benson didn’t really suit
him,” McKenzie says. “We did
not have any academic help at
school like a lot of schools do
for the special-needs kids. It
can be lonely out there when
you’re trying to understand and
you can’t because you learn different.”
Poor grades and test scores
jeopardized his college opportunities, even while rushing for
1,134 yards and 14 TDs and earning all-PIL honors as a senior.
He had 197 yards on 15 carries in
the 2006 Les Schwab Bowl.
“Alex was as good as any running back in the state,” McKenzie says. “Because he went to
Benson, nobody paid attention.
That happens a lot. Players on
lousy teams don’t get noticed.”
Not entirely true.
Oregon State “showed a lot of
interest,” Green says. “I think
they were going to offer (a
scholarship), but I didn’t have
the academics.”
Green started at Eastern Arizona College in Thatcher, Ariz.,
but he wasn’t qualified there, either, and didn’t like it at the
school. He transferred to Butte
during the spring of 2007 and
played some that fall. But he
blossomed the next season,
rushing for 1,037 yards and 14
touchdowns for a team that
went 12-0 and won the national
junior-college title.
The time in Oroville, though,
wasn’t easy. School was hard,
and money was scarce enough
me, but I talked to a couple of
that his car was his home for a
people who said the most imwhile.
portant part was to stay focused
“He didn’t share that with
on the rehab,” Green says. “To
anybody,” McKenzie says. “He
not get too down and out and
didn’t want anybody to know,
deal with it mentally.”
even people close to him. He
Green made it back for the
was pretty close to leaving
first day of 2012 training camp,
school there, coming back to
albeit on a limited basis. The
Portland and getting a job.
Packers eased him back into
Thank God he didn’t.”
Green credits close friend La- competition, and in the final
metrius Davis — a former Roos- preseason game, he scored a
evelt High standout who played pair of TDs against Kansas City.
He didn’t play in the regularwith Green at Butte — with
talking him out of it. With offers season opener against the 49ers,
then had two carfrom Texas-El Paries for two yards
so and Bowling
versus the Bears.
Green, Green folThe Packers (1lowed Davis to
1) will play Seattle
Hawaii. But Green
at 5:30 p.m. Monhad to do extra
day at CenturyLink
summer work to
Field.
qualify academi“It’s just good to
cally and arrived
be back on the field
just a few days beafter the injury,”
fore camp.
Green says. “I’m
After playing a
not quite back to
secondary role as
100 percent. Ala junior, Green
— Leon McKenzie most. It’s getting
blossomed as a sethere. It’s feeling
nior, rushing for
better every day.”
1,199 yards — secGreen says he has learned
ond on the school’s single-seafrom running back Benson, an
son list — and 18 TDs while
catching 27 passes for 363 yards. eight-year veteran signed in the
He broke the school record with offseason.
“Ced has a lot of experience in
327 yards on just 19 carries
against New Mexico State, then the league,” Green says. “He tells
me what to look for from (opposshined at the East-West Shrine
ing) defenses, the ins and outs of
Game.
the running-back position.”
“He was clearly the class of
Some day, Green wants to be
the (tailback) group there,”
a starter in the NFL.
Green Bay coach Mike McCar“That’s one of my personal
thy said at the time.
Green made the Packers as a goals,” he says. “It’s something
rookie in 2011 and played in four to shoot for.”
Just another obstacle. For the
games, with three carries for 11
longest time, Green has made it
yards and one catch for six
a habit of tossing them aside.
yards. Then came the injury
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“Alex was as
good as any
running back in
the state.
Because he went
to Benson,
nobody paid
attention.”
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Scoresheet: Football fun at L&C
n From page 8
er had been led to believe that
the man might be his birth father. That was confirmed when
Wheeler asked, “Do you keep
in touch much with my father?” and his birth mother
chuckled and said, “I’m about
to celebrate my 50th wedding
anniversary with him.”
What are
the odds,
Wheeler asks,
that he not only was about
to find and
speak to his
birth parents,
but that they
would have
WHEELER gone on to
marry, have
two more children together
and still be a couple 50 years
later?
His birth mother is 68. His
birth father is 74. His sister is
48. His other sister died unexpectedly in her sleep three
years ago at age 46.
His birth mother was 16
when she got pregnant with
Brian. “She was from a Catholic family, so abortion was never considered, but her mother
told her she needed to finish
school,” Wheeler says. His
adoptive parents had the same
doctor, and he brokered the exchange of baby Brian at the
hospital.
Wheeler’s birth father went
to the same high school in Chicago that Brian attended.
“She reassured me that they
always loved me,” Wheeler
says, “but, you know, I’ve never
ever had one second of anger
about the situation. She allowed me to have a life.”
And now, he hopes, they can
share some of their lives.
Wheeler hopes to see his birth
parents in person, perhaps on
a Blazer road trip this season.
He says he’ll call them again
soon, to talk and see about exchanging some photos. He’s
only seen a small Facebook
profile photo of his birth mother, and has yet to see pictures
of his birth father or sister.
For the record, Wheeler says
his birth parents don’t seem to
know much about the NBA.
“But she did ask about the
Cubs and White Sox — which
team did I root for when I was
in Chicago,” he says.
n Recommendation for Saturday: Head to Palatine Hill for
the 1 p.m. Lewis & Clark Col-
lege football game with Macalester. The atmosphere can’t be
beat: small-college intimacy,
enthusiastic supporters, a
beautiful venue and good football.
The Pioneers have reinvigorated their football program in
recent years, and coach Chris
Sulages has put together a
competitive team. QB Keith
Welch is an exciting run-pass
threat, and the squad has some
depth. The Pios are 2-0 and are
coming off their startling 7-2
record 2011 season. Macalester
comes from St. Paul, Minn., at
3-0 for the first time since 1984.
The entire renaissance of
athletics at Lewis & Clark, and
their place on campus, is impressive. Credit goes to the
trustees, to school President
Barry Glassner (a regular figure at the football games), to
athletic director Clark Yeager
and his staff, to the proud
alumni, to the student body,
and certainly to the coaches
and student-athletes.
Tickets to Lewis & Clark
football games are $10 general
admission, $4 students and
free for L&C students and ages
12 and younger.
If you can’t make it this Saturday, the Pioneers also will be
home for three tough Northwest Conference games: Oct. 6
against Pacific Lutheran, Oct.
20 versus perennial national
power Linfield and Oct. 27
against Pacific (homecoming).
n Pomona-Pitzer, which lost
31-13 at Lewis & Clark last
week, has two former Lincoln
High receivers, Alex McPhee
and Guy Scherzer. McPhee, a
freshman who has grown up
playing Australian Rules Football, also is the team’s punter.
n At Yale, freshman QB Eric
Williams — son of former University of Portland athletic director Larry Williams —
opened his career with a
98-yard TD pass that was the
longest play from scrimmage
in Bulldogs’ history. He threw
for 250 yards as Yale beat
Georgetown 30-21. His brother,
linebacker Scott Williams, also is on the team. So are 6-4
Henry Furman, ex-Lincoln QB,
who caught two passes as a
wideout; ex-Lincoln O-lineman
Luke Hartwig; and starting
tight end Michael Leunen (exWestview), a 6-7, 230-pounder
voted “most intelligent” by his
teammates.
n Concordia’s women’s soccer team held on to its No. 1
NAIA ranking after draws in
2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.
Happy birthday
Sept. 20, 1950 —
Dave Twardzik (age 62)
Sept. 22, 1942 —
David Stern (age 70)
Sept. 25, 1965 —
Scottie Pippen (age 47)
Tweets of the week
PHOTO By: MICHAEL WORKMAN
Lewis & Clark junior quarterback
Keith Welch sweeps into the open
field last week against PomonaPitzer.
two games against ranked
teams at a tournament in Alabama.
n Concordia University senior setter Lindsay Mangan
set a career-high with 57 assists in the Cavaliers’ 3-2 win
over Warner Pacific last week.
n Portland State senior
goalkeeper Lainey Hulsizer
and sophomore Daniela Solis
will help lead the Vikings into
conference play this weekend.
Solis, a forward from Sherwood, is back after a stint with
Mexico at the under-20 World
Cup. She has scored two of
PSU’s last four goals, including the double-overtime winner in a 2-1 victory over Boise
State.
n Emily Fellows from Jesuit High, has nine goals and one
assist for 6-0-0 Linfield, which
is ranked 25th among NCAA
Division III teams. A junior
forward, Fellows totaled 26
goals in earning Northwest
Conference offensive player of
the year honors in 2010 and
had seven goals in six games
in 2011 before suffering a season-ending bone bruise.
n Pooh Jeter, a former Portland Pilot point guard who has
played in the NBA, is headed to
the Shandong Flaming Bulls of
the Chinese Basketball Association. Last season, he averaged
11.5 points and 2.9 assists with
Joventut Badalona in Spain.
n Former Portland Pilot
midfielder Keelin Winters is
playing for Turbine Potsdam,
the defending German Bundesliga champion and a favorite to
win the European Champions
League. Winters, 23, says her
goals include making the U.S.
team for the 2015 Women’s
World Cup in Canada and the
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Wilson High volleyball players (from left) Aimee Diaz, Devyn Sigurdson,
Taija Jones and Elly Lupinek celebrate a point in their 3-0 home victory
over Cleveland last week.
PrepWatch
Some highlights from local
high school sports:
Boys soccer: Grant, Lincoln
and Jesuit were 1-2-3 in Class
6A through Tuesday in the OSAA
computer rankings. Grant (2-0)
has home games today against
Tualatin and Tuesday versus
Hillsboro, both at 4:15 p.m.
Lincoln (3-0) is at Tigard at 7
tonight and welcomes Century at
7 p.m. Tuesday.
Girls soccer: In the Mt. Hood
Conference, Central Catholic is
3-1-0 and St. Mary’s Academy
2-1-1. ... The only PIL 5A team
with a victory is Roosevelt, which
beat McKay 2-1 in their Sept. 11
opener.
Volleyball: Wilson scored a
key PIL 5A victory last week,
beating visiting Cleveland 3-0.
The Trojans lead the league with
a 4-0 record. ... Central Catholic
This day in Oregon sports
Sept. 24, 1970 — The Trail
Blazers play their first exhibition game. They lose to the San
Francisco Warriors 119-118 at
Mark Morris High in
Longview, Wash.
Sept. 25, 1990 — The Oregon
Dome Team announces plans
to pre-sell seats for $1,000
each to raise money for a potential 1991 ballot measure
seeking support for a $175 million-$200 million stadium that
could be the home of an NFL
team. The Metropolitan Service District commits $100,000
to a committee that will study
the idea. The Dome Team, led
by Portland banker Roger
Breezley and attorney Ted
Runstein, hopes to sell 20,000
seats, generating $20 million.
(In August 1991, the Dome
Team ends the effort, saying it
had received $600,000 in seat
pledges and was unable to
find a stadium site in Salem or
the Portland area. The
28-team NFL pushes ahead
with expansion plans, though,
and St. Louis, Memphis, Jacksonville, Baltimore and Charlotte are the leading candidates.)
Sept. 24, 2003 — An NHL exhibition game draws 7,883 fans
to the Rose Garden. San Jose
beats Phoenix 3-0.
is home at 6 tonight against
Gresham and plays in the Kent
(Wash.) tournament on Saturday.
... Portland Christian plays host
to Knappa at 6:30 tonight in a
match of 3-0 Northwest League
teams.
Football: Roosevelt beat
Cleveland 47-18, and Wilson
downed Franklin 48-13 in PIL 5A
openers last week. That sets up
Friday’s Wilson-at-Roosevelt
game as a battle for first place.
Madison, also off to a 1-0 league
start after a 30-12 win at
Jefferson, can keep pace by
beating visiting Benson on Friday.
... Jesuit and Central Catholic
meet at 7 p.m. Friday at Hillsboro
Stadium. ... Class 2A Portland
Christian is 3-0 and has outscored its opponents 127-27.
The Royals play host to 4A
McLoughlin at 3 p.m. Saturday.
Quarterback
Michael Reid
passes for
Wilson in the
Trojans’ 48-13
home win over
Franklin last
week.
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■ Alex Green
overcomes odds,
sticks with Packers
TRIBUNE PHOTO: JAIME VALDEZ
Ty Rattie, the Portland
Winterhawks’ leading scorer last
season, leads the team into its
season opener Friday at the Rose
Garden against Seattle.
Young
Hawks
get WHL
baptism
Defense figures to be
team’s strength, at
least in early season
By KRIS ANDERSON
Pamplin Media Group
After back-to-back appearances in the Western
Hockey League finals, expectations are high for the
Portland Winterhawks
heading into Friday’s 7 p.m.
season opener with Seattle
at the Rose Garden.
The Hawks have scored
more than 300 goals in each of
the past two seasons, a feat
they hadn’t accomplished
since 1996-97 and 1997-98. Stars
such as Sven Bartschi and
Brad Ross have graduated to
the pros, though, and in a
league where the window for
players is short, Portland is in
the inevitable rebuilding process at forward.
“We’ve brought in a lot of
new faces,”
More online says assistant coach
Go to portland Travis
tribune.com
for coverage of Green. “Any
Friday’s Winterhawks time you’ve
gone deep in
2012-13 opener
and stories on the the playoffs
for a few
team throughout
the season.
years, you
know you’ve
had an older team. But I like
our nucleus.”
Some new faces shined in
the preseason. Import draft
pick Oliver Bjorkstrand tallied
four goals and three assists in
four games. And coach-general manager Mike Johnston
says the Hawks’ young forwards “have great potential to
be a top-end group, both this
year and as we go forward for
the next two years.”
Still, Johnston is cautious
about the chances of a third
consecutive trip to the finals.
“There’s a lot of youth, so
mistakes are going to be
made,” he says.
The returnees will help
with the progression. The forward vets include Ty Rattie
(team-high 121 points last season), Brendan Leipsic and Taylor Leier, who will miss the
first couple weeks of the season with an abdominal injury.
“I know we’ll be able to lean
on them,” Green says. “They’ve
had a strong taste of what it
takes to win in this league.”
Johnston says the team has
enough depth at forward for
the 72-game regular season.
“It’s not like there’s going to
be a top two lines or there’s
going to be a big drop-off,” he
says. “There’s going to be
good depth through our four
lines, which will be hard for
other teams to play against.”
In goal, the Hawks might
have to replace Mac Carruth,
pending his tryout in the
American Hockey League. But
last year’s backup goalie,
Brendan Burke, appears
ready to play a larger role,
and Portland’s defense is
largely intact.
One of only two defensive
additions is Seth Jones, and
he played the last two years
with the U.S. U-18 team and is
projected to be a top pick in
the 2013 NHL draft.
“When you look at our team
on paper, it’s easy to see
where our strength lies,”
Green says. “We have a lot of
good defensemen. We have
seven capable guys, and four
top-end guys.”
What
obstacles?
O
bstacles always seem to come
out second-best going up against
Alex Green, 24, the second-year
running back of the Green Bay
last fall, suffering an ACL tear to his left
knee that cost him the rest of the season
and jeopardized his position with the
team? He shortened a nine- to 12-month rePackers.
hab process to eight months to make it
“I’m kind of comfortable being the unback for the start of training camp in July.
derdog, playing from behind, surprising
“It’s a pretty improbable story,” says Lepeople,” Green tells me via
on McKenzie, Green’s track and
phone from Green Bay the
field coach and freshman footday after the Packers’ 23-10
ball coach at Benson who has
victory over the Chicago
known Green and his parents
Bears.
since fifth grade.
School? A continuous
Green’s parents were in
challenge. Attended summer
Green Bay for the Packers’ seaschool every year as a kid.
son-opening loss to San FrancisTook four cracks before
co. Phyllis Smith stayed to watch
gaining admittance into
the team’s Thursday night victoBenson High. One teacher at
ry over Chicago.
Benson told him he would
“Nicest lady you’d ever want
on sports
never graduate. Struggled
to meet,” McKenzie says. “Alacademically at a pair of juways has a smile for you. A
nior colleges. Took 26 credsweetheart with everybody.
its one term at Butte College in Oroville,
And loves her son to death.”
Calif. Things crystallized when he was diThe 6-foot, 225-pound Green is
agnosed with dyslexia at the University of
the backup to starting tailback
Hawaii.
Cedric Benson for a Green Bay
Family life? Not easy. One of eight boys
team that could again contend
raised by his mother, Phyllis Smith, and his for a Super Bowl championship.
stepfather, Tim Smith. Had two children of
Not bad for a city kid who
his own by age 22. Thought about quitting
played for a undistinguished
school more than once to Benson team and — though in
More online go back to his daughter, part because of his academic
now 4, in Portland.
difficulties — didn’t get scholarRead other
Money? Always an isship offers from Oregon State or OrKerry Eggers
columns during sue. Because of child-sup- egon.
“It’s a great story,” McKenzie
the week at portland port payments, couldn’t
tribune.com
afford an apartment at
says. “Let’s be honest. If you comButte. For almost a separe the PIL to schools like Lake
mester, lived in his 1998 Chevy Lumina in a Oswego or Jesuit or Beaverton, it’s a
Wal-Mart parking lot.
different world in terms of support.
Making the roster of a premier NFL club For him to come out of a city school
as a third-round draft pick? He wasn’t
and progress and make it in the NFL
about to not have it happen.
See EGGERS / Page 6
Then, midway through his rookie year
KerryEggers
A party for Pesky, and
a big day for Wheeler
B
asically, it’s for grownup kids — friends and
fans of the late Johnny
Pesky — to honor the
Boston Red Sox legend in a
very Portland, baseball way.
A couple of hundred or more
people are expected to gather
Sunday, Sept. 30 at St. Patrick’s
Church in Northwest Portland.
They will reminisce not only
about Pesky, who grew up in
the neighborhood and died
Aug. 13 at age 92, but also
about baseball.
St. Patrick’s is just a few
blocks from where Pesky and
scores of other kids once followed the biggest sport and
team in the city, the Portland
Beavers.
“I’m calling it ‘A Day at the
old Vaughn Street,’ ” says
Vince Pesky, 91, Johnny’s
brother, who still lives down
the street from St. Pat’s.
Longtime Portland TV personality/activist/attorney Jack
Faust, 80, will emcee the tribute event, which takes place
from 4 to 7 p.m.
Trail Blazers co-founder
Harry Glickman, 88, is among
those planning to speak.
“But it will be more of a party than a bunch of speeches,”
Faust promises. “It’ll be more
like a gathering of the old Slabtown, with a lot of memories.”
Vince Pesky and other organizers have arranged for hot
dogs — “enough for 400 people,” he says — peanuts, popcorn, beer and even an oldfashioned stadium vendor to
work the crowd, as was the
case at Vaughn Street, the
Northwest 24th and Vaughn
home of the Beavers from 190156.
The suggested donation of
SteveBrandon
scoresheet
$10 goes to a local food bank.
“We’ll show some slides and
stuff,” says organizer Mark
O’Donnell, 69, who spent part
of his youth in Northwest Portland, “but mostly it’ll be like an
evening at the ballpark, the
way it used to be.”
All in the family
Trail Blazers play-by-play
man Brian Wheeler modestly
TRIBUNE FILE PHOTO: L.E. BASKOW
A gathering to honor the late
Johnny Pesky is set for Sept. 30
at St. Patrick’s Church in
Northwest Portland, where the
former Boston Red Sox great
spent his youth.
calls it “another interesting
chapter in my wacky life story”
— but it’s more like the stuff
from a movie script.
In one phone call on Monday,
the 50-year-old broadcaster,
who always has known he was
adopted, confirmed the identity
of his birth mother, spoke to
her — and found out that his
adoptive father not only is alive
but has been married to his
birth mother for 50 years, and
that they have two boys, making Wheeler both big brother
and Uncle Brian.
“It was like waking up
Christmas morning with more
presents than you expected,”
he says.
Wheeler sent away in May
for his original birth certificate.
“I knew only that I had a teenage mother,” he says. Then,
armed with the bare information on the birth certificate, he
hired an investigator, who located his birth mother in Rockford, Ill., about 90 miles from
Chicago, where Brian was
born.
Wheeler made the big call at
1:30 p.m. Monday from the
parking lot at the Trail Blazers’
practice facility in Tualatin. He
didn’t want to wait any longer.
“Barbara,” he said calmly over
the cell phone, “I believe you’re
my birth mother ... “
And with that, and a few details that convinced her Wheeler was who he was claiming to
be, they were off and running.
“It was a comfortable, cordial, hour-long conversation,”
he says.
The male voice who had answered the phone was, indeed,
Wheeler’s birth father. Wheel-
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Alex Green, from Benson High, is in his
second season with the Green Bay
Packers and coming off a knee injury
that shelved him as a rookie.
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De’Anthony
Thomas, scoring
against Tennessee
Tech, and the
Oregon Ducks will
have their first
Pac-12 test
Saturday night at
Autzen Stadium
against Arizona.
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Ducks"
■ Jason says: Jason
Vondersmith projects the OregonArizona game, and summarizes
that "the three-time defending
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talented and well-coached, and
their offense generally provides
margin for error. ... Oregon 41,
Arizona 31."
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better ground game versus UCLA"
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toils as receiver-in-training at
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■ Kerry says: Kerry Eggers'
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online, including his summation,
"I'm picking UCLA on the strength
of the home field, the Beavers'
lack of game experience and just
a hunch that it's not going to
happen the way the Men in
Orange hope. ... UCLA 30, Oregon
State 20."
Vikings
■ Portland State defense on
trial: "Burton calls on PSU
defense to step up as 'real run'
begins Saturday versus Southern
Utah"
Hall of Fame
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Harrington among Oregon Sports
Hall of Fame selections”
Preps
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Kerry Eggers
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