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2014 RHS princess Kianna Serrano
Kianna Serrano
has been selected as the 2014 princess to represent Roosevelt High
School this year.
Kianna is16-years old and a Junior. Her parents are Chantal Serrano and Cheryl Gaffney and her
siblings are Francisco and Derrick
Serrano.
Kianna said her future plans
include attending a four-year
University and majoring in communications and journalism. Her
high school achievements include
being Vice President of the Black
Student Union, being Varsity
Cheerleading Squad Captain, Step
Up member and mentor, Varsity
Dance Team member, and a UCA
All-American Cheerleader.
She said she enjoys poetry,
spending time with family and
friends, dancing and trying new
places to eat.
When asked what her proudest
moments were she said, “I can
honestly say that my proudest moment was in the beginning of my
freshman year. I ran for our government’s Freshman Representative and won. It basically paved
my way for high school proving
to myself that I can do anything I
set my mind to.”
Selection for this year’s Queen
of Rosaria will be June 7, 2014
at 8:00 AM - 9:30 AM inside the
Veterans Memorial Coliseum, just
before the Grand Floral Parade.
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Parade Committee
selects 2014
Grand Marshal
F
ormer
RHS
graduate Janine
Wolf has been
selected as the Grand
Marshal for the 2014
St. Johns Parade.
Janine grew up in
North Portland where
her family owned and
operated the neighborhood drug store,
University Drug, for
many years. She graduated from Roosevelt
in 1971 and earned her BS degree
from Portland State University.
Currently she is a radio personality
on K103FM radio.
Co-Chair of the Parade Committee, Jeanine Sinnott said, “We
selected Janine because her being
in the radio business matches our
theme Magic, Music & Marching.
Also, because she’s an RHS grad
and we like to recognize our alum
whenever we can.”
Janine’s radio career began on a
fluke after a friend pulled her over
to the microphone while she was
at the station interviewing for a
writing job. After working in Portland, she moved to Los Angeles to
work at several stations over the
next 20 years. She was a national
personality on Westwood One Radio Networks and hosted several
nationally syndicated shows, including Country Music’s Top Ten.
Along with radio, Janine also
worked in TV, hosting an environmental show on KCAL in LA, for
which she was nominated for two
Emmys.
In 2001, Janine pursued her
dream of becoming a landscape
designer and won HGTV’s “Landscaper’s Challenge.” In 2005, she
moved home to Portland to be near
her family, including her mom and
dad, Lynn and Rustie Wolf, sister
Kathy Parker and her brother, the
late Brian Wolf, not to mention her
niece and nephews who all live in
the Portland area.
She went to work for Smooth
Jazz 105.9, hosting the midday
show and serving as Promotions Director. When the station
changed formats to KOOL 105.9,
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“Grand Marshal”
When the Cheshire Cat lost his Grin: Spring 1965 RHS
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n the spring of 1965 I was nearing graduation. My teaching
nemesis for the previous two years
had been a man named George
Cheshire. Mr. Cheshire was a P.E.
instructor, and a certified bully. He
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would walk the halls of RHS and
slap guys in the back of the head
with an open palm, and then cynically pretend it was a sign of affection. The “slap” was especially
nasty and vicious when it involved
kids he didn’t like. Few students
liked him, and most boys at the
school somewhat feared him – he
was a scary man. He was also the
football coach.
I had attracted his unwanted
attention by refusing to turn out
for the Roosevelt football team.
The reason for my lack of participation was my involvement with
the Knott Street Boxing Club,
which I’d joined in 1962. The
training schedules were in conflict; I couldn’t take part in both
activities, for autumn was the
time when both athletic events occurred, so I made a choice to toil
as an amateur fighter. Knott Street
(Now Matt Dishman) had one of
the best and most revered boxing
programs on the West Coast at
the time. While I never became
one of the noted fighters to come
out of Knott Street, by 1965 I had
gone to the Oregon Golden Gloves
tournament twice. My efforts never resulted in my “placing” in the
events, but my amateur record was
still a good one.
George Cheshire seemed to single me out for special derision.
Whenever he had the opportunity
to ridicule me in a classroom situation, he used that time to cast
doubt on my gender and manhood.
He routinely suggested that I was
a “sissy,” or worse. The reason
for the continued harassment was
because I had not joined his varsity football team. Cheshire had a
By
Jim Speirs
Historical
Editor
cruel streak, that seemed certain,
and in an era that was light years
removed from today’s PC world,
Coach Cheshire could get away
with nearly anything he wanted,
especially in his gym class.
In May of 1965, Cheshire’s gym
class added a boxing contingent to
the fitness schedule. Although we
had no ring as such, the pugilistic
activities were to be conducted in
the basement wrestling room, and
Cheshire made certain that the
class understood that this boxing
program was going to be similar
to what gladiators experienced in
the Roman Coliseum! Tough, no
quarter given, and a near struggle
to the death!
The build up to the class was
exemplified by Cheshire’s spiteful personality. This final chapter
in our school gym year was to be
memorable; it would not be for
impostors, weaklings, or anything
but the most robust of athletes.
Testosterone filled the air. As he
explained the coming contests,
he made it obvious that I would
be exposed for the charlatan that
I was. The coach would nod his
massive head my direction when
he gave projected violent details
of the coming bouts. Through
subtle innuendo, he made the huge
gym class aware of the fact that he
was setting the stage for my public
humiliation and destruction! Not
surprisingly, his nickname was
“gorilla,” and everything about the
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“Cheshire Cat”
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Review Publishing box / Organization Meetings / Letters
North Portland Meetings
The following free listings are meetings for North Portland organizations.
Updated information is the responsibility of each organizations.
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Arbor Lodge Neighborhood Assn:
Meet on the 3rd Thursday each month, 6:30-8pm, Kenton Firehouse, 2209 N. Schofield
Boy Scout Troupe 52:
Meets Tuesdays from 7-8:30 p.m. at St. Johns Christian Church, 8044 N. Richmond. We welcome boys
ages 11-17. For membership info, contact Anthony at 503-913-7085.
Bridgeton Neighborhood Association:
General Meeting: 3rd Mondays at 8pm, Port Yacht Club, 1241 NE Marine Dr.
Cub Scout Pack 52:
Meets Mondays at St. Johns Christian Church, 8044 N. Richmond.
East Columbia Neighborhood Assn:
Meets the second Tuesday of each month from 7-8:30pm at the Columbia River RV Park Community
Room, 10649 NE 13th.
Friends of Cathedral Park Neighborhood Assn:
General Meeting: odd months at BES Water Lab; 7pm. Board Meetings on even months at St Johns McMenamins, 7:30. All meetings on 2nd Tuesdays of the month.
Friends of Baltimore Woods:
General meeting: 3rd Tuesdays, 6:30pm at the BES Water Lab, 6543 N. Burlington.
Friends of Pier Park: Meeting:
Third Tuesday, 6:30pm at St. Johns Community Ctr., 8427 N Central
Hayden Island Neighborhood Network:
Meetings: 2nd Thursday, 7pm, at former HIYC, 12050 N. Jantzen Dr. on Hayden Island.
Interstate Corridor Business Association:
General Meeting: 1st Wed. every 3 mos., 8-9am @ Nite Hawk Restaurant, Rosa Parks Way & Interstate
Kenton Business Assn:
1st Thursday of the month, 9am at Kenton Firehouse 2nd fl. 2209 N. Schofield
Kenton Neighborhood Assn:
Board Meetings: 2nd Wed., 7pm, Kenton Firehouse, 8105 N. Brandon
Linnton Neighborhood Association:
Meetings: 1st Wed. of odd months; 7-9 at Linnton Comm. Ctr., 10614 NW St. Helens Rd.
North Portland Land Use Group:
Meets 4th Thursday of the month at Kenton Firehouse, 8105 N Brandon. 7pm
Occupy St Johns:
Meets Weds. 7:00pm at Anna Bannanas, 8716 N Lombard
Overlook Neighborhood Assn.:
General Meetings: 3rd Tues of each month except Aug & Dec at Kaiser Town Hall, 7-9pm. Board Meetings: 1st Tues. each month at Overlook Hse, 3839 N. Melrose Dr.
Peninsula Optimist Club:
Meets 1st and 3rd Mondays (except holidays) at noon at Christie’s Restaurant, 5507 N. Lombard. General
public is welcome to attend meetings to learn about the club. There will be a guest speaker at most meetings. Questions—contact Sharon at 503-490-2889.
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50th Reunion
Roosevelt Class
of 1964
Saturday June 28, 2014
Casual Good Time at
Jubitz / Portlander Inn
(No longer a simple truck stop!
Rooms $99 per night.
Best Western, Fairfield Suites,
Days Inn, Residence Inn nearby)
5pm Socialize @ the open bar
7pm Dinner Buffet
9pm Music & Dancing
Cost: $25 per person
(paid by May 15, 2014.)
$35 at the door
Make checks payable to
Bonnie Matteson and Mail to:
RHS c/o Bonnie Matteson:
2453 SE Lake Rd. Milw., OR
97222
Contacts:
Betty Moore: 503-544-0023
[email protected]
Viki Nufer Hohnstein:
503-516- 4459, WA 360-263-5027
Bonnie Berg Matteson: 503-5935026 [email protected]
Donna and Larry Clark: 503-4076743 [email protected]
Tana Huntley Grosmick: 503-3516776, [email protected]
Friends of Baltimore
Woods native plant
sale big success
Thanks to the intrepid customers and volunteers who made the
native plant sale, held March 29,
a success in spite of the rain.
The best result is that over a
thousand native plants went out
into the community to help support wildlife and bring nature
into our neighborhoods.
Luv u
Piedmont Neighborhood Assn.:
Unavailable
Portland Harbor Community Advisory Group Education Forum:
February 12, March 10, April 7, at 6:30 6543 N Burlington, under the St Johns Bridge at the BES Water
Quality Control Lab—meeting rooms. Questions, Jackie 503-799-7855 or www.portlandharborcag.info
Portland Harbor Community Advisory Group
Offers a gathering of thoughts on the Superfund. Concerns about the contamination in the Portland Harbor Superfund? Join the community to meet with the agencies in charge. Meetings include Informational
presentations; Opportunity to render your opinion. Meet agency leaders in charge of clean up. 2nd Wednesday-Monthly at BES: 6543 N Burlington, beneath the St Johns Bridge 6:00 PM. www.portlandharborcag.
info
Portsmouth Neighborhood Assn:
Board Meeting: 3rd Tues of ea mo, 6pm, Bridge Meadows, Bridge Community Room, 8502 N. Wayland
Public Safety Action Committee:
$13/per year
Meets 4th Wed. ea. mo., 7-9pm, Kenton Firehouse, 2209 N. Schofield. Contact: Mark Wells: markwells@
portlandoregon.gov
St. Johns Boosters:
General Meetings are 3rd Tues at Central Hotel, 7:30-8:30. Meal provided. Board meetings are 1st Tuesday
at 7pm at Central Hotel.
St. Johns Lions Club:
Meets 1st & 3rd Tuesdays each month at Patti’s Deli, downtown St. Johns
St. Johns Main Street:
Meets at 8250 N. Lombard. Fore more info go to: stjohnsmainstreet.org
St. Johns Neighborhood Association:
General Meeting is 2nd Mon. at the St. Johns Community Ctr, 8427 N. Central.
University Park Business Association:
Meets in 2014: 2/25; 4/22; 6/24; 9/23; 11/18 at 7pm at Darcy’s at the corner of Fiske/Lombard from
6-7:30pm.
University Park Neighborhood Association:
Meets: Jan., Apr., July & Oct on 4th Monday 7pm at the Chiles Center at the UP, 5000 N. Willamette Blvd..
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Contributing Writers: Barbara Quinn, Jim Moulton, Robin Wright
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Community
Community
News News
Main Street Coalition plans The Cut Above Auction
By Robin Wright
The St. Johns Bridge Peregrine Falcons
Peregrine falcon were first seen
on the St. Johns Bridge in 1996.
Like other Portland bridges, it
has proven to be good peregrine
nest site. Bridges mimic the falcon’s preferred nest habitat, high
cliffs over open areas where they
can easily spot prey—birds of all
sizes. Of the nesting pair that call
the west end of the bridge home,
the same female has been there
since 2000 and the male has been
replaced only once. Interestingly,
both males originated from the
Fremont Bridge nest, the most
successful peregrine falcon nest
site in Oregon. Between 2000 and
2006 the St. Johns pair fledged a
total of 32 young, a remarkable
number. They and their fledglings
have shown a high degree of tolerance of noise, human activity,
and even movie filming nearby.
An earlier pair of peregrines unsuccessfully tried to nest on the
St. Johns Bridge in 1997. An egg
collected from that nest contained
very high levels of DDT, dieldrin
and PCBs which may be related
to the superfund site beneath the
bridge. Though the St. Johns falcons face challenging contamination issues, the site also offers
good hunting as part of the Pacific
flyway for migrating birds.
Though completely gone in
Oregon and most of the United
States by the year 1970, peregrine
falcon have been making an unusual comeback since 1972 when
the pesticide DDT was banned.
The chemical caused their eggshells to thin and crack during
nesting. Today, there are 11 peregrine nesting sites within the
City of Portland. The birds are
not completely out of danger because DDT has an extremely long
half-life and pesticides that were
sprayed decades ago continue to
linger in our environment to this
day (audubonportland.org/issues/
species/portland-peregrines/peregrines).
Probably due to age, the St.
Johns peregrine falcons have not
laid eggs since 2010 though they
go through the motions of nesting.
In fact, the female is now estimated to be at least 17 years old. A
2001 report noted the pair mostly
hunt over St. Johns and north of
the bridge (Sallinger 2001).
So next time you are in the vicinity of the St. Johns Bridge,
look up and you might see these
sleek birds circling or hunting. If
you are lucky you may see one
fold its wings and dive at high
speed.
INTERESTING FACTS
ABOUT PEREGRINE
FALCONS:
• They are the fastest animals on
earth, diving at speeds of more
than 200 miles per hour.
• Hunting method: Peregrines
fold back their tail and wings,
tuck their feet and dive. They
shape their long toes into a fist
and punch their prey. Because
of their high speeds, the prey
has very little chance when it is
struck, making the peregrine a
very efficient hunter.
• Prey: Birds, both small and
large.
• Appearance: Sleek and compact
body with long, pointed wings
that span 37 to 51 inches. Their
backs are slate gray and under
parts are cream colored with
narrow dark bands. The head is
black. The females tend to be
larger.
• Nesting: The Peregrine’s nest
usually consists of a shallow
scrape in the soil of a rocky
cliff. They will also nest in
human-made structures such as
ledges of tall buildings and bridges. They produce 2-6 eggs that are
incubated for one month before
hatching.
• Current status: They were
delisted from the Federal endangered species list in 1999 and the
Oregon endangered species list in
2007.
To learn more see audubonportland.org.
St. Johns Main Street Coalition is
proud to announce the debut of The
Cut Above Auction on April 19,
2014 at The Colony in St. Johns.
This fundraiser is a benefit for the
St. Johns Main Street Coalition,
and will bring together residents,
business owners, and St. Johns appreciators from all over Portland to
celebrate the vibrant community
of St. Johns with a silent auction,
food, and live music.
Events like The Cut Above Auction are an important way for us to
bring increased exposure and activity to the St. Johns business district and provide our organization
with the ongoing resources to support local entrepreneurs, preserve
and create jobs, and build community investment in the district. “The
Cut” is the train track that bisects
the North Portland Peninsula, and
it forms the geographic boundary
of the St. Johns neighborhood.
Any St. Johnser knows what and
where “the cut” is. More than just
a physical marker, it has become a
cultural symbol of the unique separateness of St. Johns from the rest
of the city. The Cut Above Auction
on April 19th is an opportunity to
celebrate and show off all we have
to offer in St. Johns.
The fun starts at 6pm on April 19th
and will go until 10 pm. Tickets are
$20, and they include one free beverage (wine or beer) and food from
local restaurants. Attendees will
be treated to live music and a fabulous silent auction highlighting
the gifts and services that make St.
Johns special and featuring art, spa
packages, a weekend getaway, and
more. Experience what we have
above the cut that makes us a cut
above the rest!
Tickets can be purchased at the St.
Johns Main Street office, located at
8250 N Lombard St. between the
hours of 9-5pm Monday through
Friday. Tickets are also available
for purchase at Etcetera, Crow,
and Coffee Kids in downtown St.
Johns. Attendees can purchase
tickets at the door on the day of the
event. You can also purchase tickets online through Paypal by going
to www.stjohnsmainstreet.org/auction and clicking on the donate button. When you purchase through
Paypal, we will add your name to
a list at the door, but you will not
receive a paper ticket.
We are currently seeking sponsors and auction item donations.
This is a great opportunity to bring
exposure to your business, show
off your products and services,
and contribute to the community.
We are happy to work with you to
create a customized sponsorship
package.
St. Johns Main Street Coalition
seeks to create a thriving and diverse town center that supports and
attracts small businesses and customers. We connect the people and
resources of St. Johns to preserve
our unique business district, promote livability, and foster responsible development for the future.
We would like to thank our presenting sponsor Oregonians Credit
Union for helping make this event
possible. You can find more information attending or donating to the
event at www.stjohnsmainstreet.
org/auction or by contacting us at
503-841-5522 or [email protected]. We look forward to
seeing you all on April 19th at The
Cut Above Auction!
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Cheshire Cat: Continued from Page 1 - By Jim Speirs
man seemed to confirm that characterization.
What George Cheshire must not
have understood, was the collective
effects of three years of boxing at one
of the premiere fight clubs of the day.
As mentioned, I was not the world’s
greatest amateur fighter. Knott Street
produced some of the best boxers
ofthe era; though I was never one of
them! One of the finest fighters was
Roosevelt’s own Richard “Sweet”
Sue, class of 1963, and the number
one ranked lightweight fighter in the
world by 1965.
However, three years in the ring had
taught me a great deal about the “sweet
science.” Although I never placed
at the Oregon Golden Gloves bouts,
I had an impressive record; I had to
eliminate nearly a dozen opponents
each year, just to get to the “gloves.” I
was eighteen years old, weighed about
165 pounds, was quick, in good shape,
and in most cases, I liked to fight! The
ring had given me a certain knowledge
that a person who has never spent any
time boxing cannot grasp.
It was with this background that
Cheshire’s springtime boxing class
was initiated.
After considerable orchestration,
Coach Cheshire presented his idea of
a certain outcome and enjoyment. All
of the entertainment was to be at my
expense. It must have been Cheshire’s
scheme for a “perfect” present at my
graduation! I would be the sacrificial
lamb – dead meat to be taught a lesson
and thrown to the floor of the coliseum, where lions and tigers would devour my hapless carcass!
Like most seniors on the precipice of
graduation, I paid little attention to the
unfolding drama that Cheshire expected would be his crowning achievement. Mostly, I goofed off with my
friends, and tried to entice my new
date to the drive-in. It was only when
different students within the school
began to promote and embellish the
coming contest, that I became aware
of Cheshire’s sinister plot. Even then,
I gave it little thought. I was confident
in my own abilities but by no means
did I ever dream I would end up in the
ring with Cheshire. That thought never entered my mind!
Soon the expected day arrived. Our
huge gym class was pouring into the
basement confines of the wrestling/apparatus rooms to observe the much-anticipated event.
Coach Cheshire swaggered around
doing his best Gen. George Patton imitation. I can’t recall his exact words,
but he made it perfectly clear that ALL
of the class was going to witness a
contest between effeminate frauds,
(that would be me,) and real men,
(which were football players,) that had
tutored under Cheshire for the last two
years. After a well-rehearsed introduction, the crude and ill-mannered coach
selected one of his favorite players
from out of the crowd. He then announced the guy, (I’ll call him Bob to
protect his identity and ego – if he’s
still alive,) who he’d hand picked to
give me, (the non-football player) the
ass-whippin of his life! Apparently,
Bob was unaware of his new status, as
he appeared totally surprised at being
singled out of the gym class.
Regardless, Cheshire spent several minutes describing how it would
be obvious what a “real” athlete was
capable of, (one trained by Cheshire,)
when compared to a phony sissy like
me!
Gloves were laced to our hands, and
Cheshire sneered an ugly grin my direction as he ushered us to the center
of the class circle. Bob looked like a
fish out of water, and in fairness to
him, I doubt that he’d ever been told
of his participation in the happening,
but the fear of his coach prevented
him from protesting. Without further
ado, Cheshire signaled that we were
to commence fighting, but he couldn’t
resist giving me a harsh blindsided
shove to the middle of the ad-hoc arena.
Kids yelled and screamed; this was
to be a real David-vs-Goliath moment,
as Cheshire retreated from the area
of combat. Certain guys in the class
knew of my boxing experience, and I
assume that Cheshire did also, but his
ego and disdain for me outweighed
any notion of practicality, so Bob and
I entered center stage.
Hurried side-bets were made. (Three
gym classes were temporarily combined for the glorious occasion.) Brad
Pitt and Chuck Palahniuk had nothing
on us, we were far ahead of our time.
This was “Fight Club!”
With deference to Bob, he never had a chance. First, he obviously
didn’t know that he’d been selected
by Cheshire to “teach me a lesson,”
and secondarily, he was no boxer. He
might have been a good football player – I can’t remember. Regardless, he
was thrown into a situation that was
totally foreign to him, and he couldn’t
have predicted how quickly he’d hit
the canvas.
As mentioned, I was not the greatest
fighter of the era. But three years of
experience with some of the best boxers in the Northwest gave me a considerable edge. Think of it. If someone
gave you a pole vault made of bamboo
or fiberglass and said, “race down the
runway and jump over the bar,” chances are you’d never get off the ground!
If I was on the pitchers mound and
had never thrown a fastball, chances
are I’d never toss a strike! Common
sense! And for Bob, it was a disaster.
Anyway, Cheshire’s hand picked
destroyer was knocked silly within
seconds. I hit the poor guy so often
I quickly stopped using both hands!
I literally had “one hand behind my
back”(voluntarily) and nearly felt sorry for the chump. Still, I knew he was
Cheshire’s cherry-picked assassin so I
took special pleasure in knocking him
down until he could no longer rise
from the floor.
The crowd went nuts! It was sweet
revenge for so many kids who had
suffered under Cheshire’s malicious
whip. The idea of his public disgrace
was too much to control. Guys jumped
up and down, laughing and screaming
as Cheshire glared at his gym classes,
(all three of them,) with a look of pure
evil. Cursing and yelling, the coach
quieted the class after several minutes.
Moments later, he revealed more of
his true character, as it now became
Bob’s turn to be called a “pussy.”
Rather than assist his fallen warrior
to his feet and recognize how foolish
it was to put Bob into that situation,
coach Cheshire turned his ridicule on
the fallen combatant. He maligned the
bruised warrior, and saved his worst
epitaphs for the battered fighter, then
proceeded to announce how a “real”
fighter would handle the situation. His
chosen example of Mars, the God of
War (for that moment it was Bob,) had
failed him, and the insufferable jerk
that Cheshire was gave no quarter.
Within seconds, the witnesses to the
event began to “boo” Cheshire. Kids
released their inhibitions, and started
to verbally harass him.
The man had few options. The enormous number of students he’d purposely assembled had watched the
total reversal of his planned butchery.
The wheels were coming off. He was
quickly losing control of the situation. It was the exact opposite of what
Cheshire had in mind. I was supposed
to be prostrate on the gym floor, while
his personal hired gun stood over my
limp body, confirming the superiority
of Cheshire’s wisdom and exposing
my effeminate characteristics.
As the crescendo of derision escalated
from the gathered students, Cheshire
made another stupid mistake. Bob
was in no condition to do anything
but sit in the corner like a potted plant,
and few other kids were in any mood
to satisfy the coach’s twisted idea of
combat, so the Coach took matters
into his own hands.
Storming from the sidelines, Cheshire
unceremoniously yanked the 10-ounce
gloves from Bob’s hands and screamed
unintelligible rants at me! Cursing,
pacing, and with saliva dripping from
the corners of his mouth, the frantic
P.E. instructor swore like a drunken
sailor as he strapped on the leather
boxing gloves. The room went silent.
Cheshire raised one hand and pointed
toward me. He held the position like
an executioner might do before attaching the noose to the neck of a gallows
victim. He then sneered an intimidating grin, and bellowed so all those
present could hear.
“Speirs,” he yelled, “you son-of-abitch, you’re going to get the beatin’
of your life.”
I was eighteen. I respected teachers
and adults. And like most kids at Roosevelt, I was somewhat intimidated by
Cheshire. Still, I wasn’t about to be
beaten without a fight, and three years
of boxing skill made me less fearful.
Cheshire was bigger than me. He was
probably at least forty years old. His
appearance was gruff. His demeanor was frightening, and his build was
similar to that of a Neanderthal or a
Cro-Magnon throwback. I’m not sure
if my trepidation was more motivated
by fear or the thought of what might
happen to me if I hit Cheshire. After
all, there was no second chance for a
student who struck a teacher, so the
thought went through my mind was: If
I hit him, I’m damned, expulsion for
sure. If I don’t fight, I just sit back and
take the punishment.
An indecipherable scream from
Cheshire’s mouth interrupted my
thinking and the man charged across
the student made enclosure. A fraction of a second seemed like a lifetime,
but then suddenly, looking similar to
a charging bull, the Coach ran at me,
his fists flailing like a windmill. My
mind no longer calculated the student-vs-faculty relationship – It was
now - it was me and Cheshire; There
was nothing else in the world.
My reaction was predictable and
trained. I sidestepped the clumsy man
and delivered an easy, yet hard blow
to his face. He turned and shook his
head, as he positioned himself for
another charge. I quickly recognized
that this was not going to be much of
a contest. I also knew that Cheshire
had just learned a valuable lesson, but
given the setting, he was not about to
surrender. He again ran at me, fists
thrashing in all directions. This time
I planted two hard punches that hit the
passing target with loud, reverberating
smacks. His knees buckled, but he
didn’t go down. Toro, Toro, I thought
to myself.
The class went crazy! The nasty, vile,
intimidating bully, George Cheshire,
was being humiliated. Applause was
met with screams, as the collection of
kids could smell blood in the air, and
realized that they were about to be
eyewitnesses to a signature Roosevelt
event.
Next, Cheshire walked slowly to the
center of the fight area. He was more
calculating, but it didn’t matter, I had
his number. Before he could raise his
hands in a fighter’s stance, I hit him at
least five or six times! He didn’t know
what to do, and before he could react,
I timed a steaming left hook to his gut,
and down he went.
The room went silent; the Coach
rolled to one side, and struggled to his
feet. Blood flowed from his nose, and
red blotches appeared on his face.
This was too much fun! By now, I
danced and hit the hapless goof as he
tried to regain his composure and dignity. Cheshire may never have set foot
in a ring, I don’t know. But what was
certain was that a forty year old, overweight fraud should never put himself
in such a compromising and precarious situation. Maybe Cheshire’s pride
didn’t allow for that consideration.
Maybe he really believed that he could
step into a ring with someone less than
half his age, and a trained fighter and
win the contest? Who knows?
Within two minutes the fight was
over. Still, the Coach, being the jerk
that he was, couldn’t resist one more
smart-ass remark from his bloody, split
lip. All he could think of was one last
“f*$% you,” as he tried a sucker punch
that I saw coming for a full two seconds. For an answer, I hit him straight
on with a hard right cross directly on
his chin, and he fell to the floor like
a rag doll. Cheshire sat upright after a
few minutes, blood spewing from numerous openings.
The class was delirious; they jumped
and whooped like crazed Indians, as
the school nemesis tried to regain his
equilibrium and exit the area. His
first attempt at standing resulted in his
losing his balance and again falling to
the floor. Bob came to his side, but
the Coach pushed him away in a callous and dismissive manner. The boys
booed louder as Cheshire demonstrated the most unsportsman like behavior
in defeat.
Certainly, gym class was over, and
the huge collection of kids split from
the area, all of them pouring forth to
every corner of the school, telling others what they had just witnessed. I
took off the gloves and tossed them
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Cheshire’s direction as I exited the
room.
It wasn’t until later in the day that
I began to ruminate about the trouble
I might have caused myself. Word of
the event spread like wildfire through
the halls of RHS. My apprehension
grew by the minute. To be a folk hero
among students was one thing, to be
expelled from school in the last month
of my senior year was something else.
As if like clockwork, in late afternoon
I was summoned to Mr. Hysmith’s office. (The dreaded and feared boys
Vice Principle.) I thought of my parents. I feared for my future. This was
a fight I couldn’t win. Hysmith had
suspended me several times over my
four years at Roosevelt. I was certainly
not one of his favorite students. I expected the worst, and felt that my exit
from Roosevelt would be imminent.
No question, I was done.
George Hysmith closed the doors to
his office and asked me to sit down.
“You know why you’re here?” he said.
“Yes,” I replied, “I think I know
why.”
“What do you think I should do?”
I said nothing.
He stood, and came around his corner desk, “I know the whole story,” he
spoke in a slow manner, “very disturbing.”
Again, I didn’t speak word. What
was the point? My goose was cooked!
The short, bald V.P. stood next to my
chair. An eternity passed, as I felt his
cold stare.
“Stand up,” he said.
I stood erect, doing my best replication of a Marine Corps recruit, eyes
straight ahead, hands at my side.
“Again, Mr. Speirs, do you realize
that I’m aware of exactly what happened?”
“I guess so,” I stammered.
“I’ve known Mr. Cheshire for almost
three years, and he’s a good coach.”
I said nothing.
“He’s also a complete asshole,”
Hysmith said.
I nearly fainted.
“I also know what he been doing to
you and several other boys for most of
your senior year.” He hesitated. “Not
much fun, huh?”
Before I could answer, Hysmith
continued. “Don’t let this go farther
than that door,” he nodded toward the
exit to the hallway. “ This is between
you and me, but I’m glad you knocked
the sh*** out of that man. He’s had it
coming for months.”
I wanted to smile and shake his hand,
but the boys V.P. of discipline cut the
conversation short, and made it clear
that I still was not his favorite student!
“Now, get out of my office,” he said
in a stern voice, “and if you tell one
person what I’ve just told you, you’ll
never graduate, is that clear?”
“Yep,” I said, unable to contain my
grin.
I turned, and walked to the door.
As my hand touched the knob, a voice
rang out, and I turned.
“Speirs, good job! And not a word
of this discussion. I mean it!”
The few remaining weeks I had
at Roosevelt were far more pleasant
than the embarrassing time that poor
George Cheshire had to endure. There
was no place for him to hide. Kids
from freshmen to seniors would pass
him in the hallway, and fake boxer
stances. Even the girls feigned punches as they giggled at the Coach. He
tried to cover his cuts and bruises, but
it was impossible.
It was difficult to keep my promise
to V.P. Hysmith, but I knew that my
immediate future was in his hands, so
I said very little. Not that any words
from me were necessary, the whole
school was aware of the weird event.
Historical Editors Note:
About ten years after I graduated,
I was skiing at Mt.
Hood
Meadows,
and waiting in line
to catch the next lift.
The skiers were bundled against the cold,
layers of clothing
and masks being typical attire. The couple in front of me had
dropped a ski mitt,
and turned to pick it
up. I reached down
to grab the glove,
just to help the people in the snowy line.
And then and there I
was face to face with
George
Cheshire
again! Our eyes met,
as I handed the woman with him the mitt.
My first reaction was
to give him another
left hook, and began
again where I’d left
off a decade earlier.
A weird silence came
between us, and the
polite woman, who
obviously knew nothing of the chance encounter, said “thank
you” as I handed her
the glove. Cheshire
glared and said
nothing. The Coach
said something to the
woman, and they got
out of line and skied
off to another part of
the resort.
Occasionally, I still
have someone stop
me on the street.
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They smile and say, “Hey, I was in that
gym class – remember when you… ?”
Yes, I remember.
(Repeated story from 2010)
About the Author:
Jim Speirs is a lifelong resident of
North Portland, fourth generation.
He is a published author and enjoys
writing about North Portland’s history. He was a teacher of Political
Science at Portland Community
College and Chemeketa Community College and taught the politics of
WWII, Viet Nam, and Korea at both
colleges. He still lives and works
in North Portland. Jim has seven
published books: Death In Spades;
Flood of Change, and Tales of North
Portland: Volumes I, II, III, IV, and
V. All are from his many articles
in the St. Johns Review newspaper
throughout his years as Historical
Editor. The Tales series are available
for purchase in several locations in
North Portland. Contact Jim @[email protected] to find out where.
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Arbor Lodge N.A.
plans annual auction
Notice
Burlington Water District is
scheduled to hold its monthly
Board meeting on April 16th
2014 at 6:45pm. The 2nd reading of Ordinance No. 13/14-01;
Revised Water Rates and Other
Fees will be read. Location of
the meeting: The Holbrook Bible
Church, 19200 NW Morgan Rd.,
Portland Oregon 97231. The
public is invited to attend.
It’s auction time and the Arbor
Lodge Neighborhood Associations
said to grab your favorite dame or
fella and join them at their annual
auction at The Turf Club at Portland Meadows, 5 pm on April 26,
2014!
Eating, drinking, dancing, and
bidding is on the menu to raise
funds to benefit the Chief Joseph
Ockley Green Foundation, a registered 501c3 non-profit that funds
staffing needs in the buildings.
There will also be opportunities to
support the PTA sponsored backpack program/community zone
and a PTA paddle raise for the arts
and sciences.
Auction items include a private
tasting at New Deal Distillery,
lunch with Senator Chip Shields,
a roller derby lesson with Avalanche from the Rose City Rollers,
plus get-aways to Downtown Portland,Bend, Long Beach, Seattle,
Newport, and the Columbia Gorge,
and much more. They’re even offering a special raffle this year:
$200 gets you a 1 in 13 chance at
the live auction lot of your choice.
Portland Meadows is located in
Delta Park/Hayden Meadows.
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Columbia Cemetery
plans annual Spring
Clean-Up
Everyone is welcome to help
with the clean-up or just stop by
for a visit at the Columbia Cemetery, 1151 N. Columbia Blvd. on
April 26 and May 17, 10-12pm.
A grounds keeper will also be at
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the cemetery every other Saturday
starting April 5 from 10-2pm.
The Columbia Cemetery is a
historic location where many local pioneers are buried, including
James John. It is maintained by all
volunteers - a challenging effort
for them and all assistant to their
efforts is welcome.
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N Portland Spring
Clean-Up coming
Spring is here and that means
spring cleaning may be taking
place in your home, basement,
garage or yard. There are seven
neighborhood cleanups scheduled throughout North Portland
in April and May. Volunteers
from the neighborhood associations coordinate these events.
Most of the cleanups in North
Portland will incorporate on-site
reuse options, allowing neighbors
to take, swap or obtain items immediately. This allows one person’s trash to become another person’s treasure.
Following are the upcoming 2014
N. Portland cleanups in April:
Saturday, April 26
Overlook:
10am-2pm. Location Bethel Lutheran Church, 5658 N. Denver.
Materials accepted: Secure document shredding.
Kenton & Arbor Lodge:
Location: Farragut at N Delaware.
Suggested donation per vehicle:
$10. 10am-2pm.
Materials accepted are bulk waste,
tires, metal, block styrofoam &
peanuts. Onsite swap area (free)
for building materials & household items.
East Columbia & Piedmont:
Location: Minit Mart at NE 6th &
Faloma St. 9am-1:30pm. Suggested Donation: $5 per car, $10 per
truck, $15 Trailers/Oversize. $3
per tires, $5 per computer monitor.
Materials Accepted: Bulk waste,
metal, paint, electronics, styrofoam, tires, plus onsite reuse swap
area for building materials, household items and clothes.
St. Johns & Cathedral Park:
Location at Red Sea Church, 7535
N. Chicago. 9am-3pm. Free swap,
sliding scale donation suggested.
Materials accepted: Trash to Treasure onsite reuse swap area for
building materials and household
items, plus bulk waste, yard debris,
tires, metal, block styrofoam &
peanuts, rigid plastic, #1-7 plastic
containers, wood, tires, electronics (not micros), shoes, household
batteries, non-coolant appliances.
Other events will be May 3, 9 &
10 and will be listed in the April 25
issue of the Review.
Grand Marshal: Cont. From Page 1
she co-hosted the morning show
and did news and traffic. Janine
is now at K103 co-hosting the
top-rated Bruce, John & Janine
morning show with Bruce Murdock and John Erickson. She
loves living back in her hometown, and spends a lot of time
with her family and friends.
Outside of work she stays
busy being Vice President of the
church she grew up at, Portsmouth Trinity Lutheran Church
in North Portland and serving
on the Board of Directors for the
Ruth J. Spears Breast Center at St.
Vincent’s Medical Center, as well
as for The Struble Foundation. She
is also an active team captain and
fundraiser for the Komen Portland
Race for the Cure.
Janine said, “I’m truly honored
to serve as the Grand Marshal of
this year’s St. Johns Parade. St
John’s is a community that I will
always hold near and dear to my
heart; it’s where I grew up, and it
will always be ‘home’!”
The Parade will be Saturday,
May 10, 2014 starting at noon.
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Multnomah County, Oregon; to discuss the budget for the fiscal year July 1, 2014
to June 30, 2015, will be held at The Holbrook Bible Church, 19200 NW Morgan
Rd., Portland, Oregon. The meeting will take place on the 16st of April 2014 at
6:45 p.m. The purpose of the meeting is to receive the budget message and to
receive comment from the public on the budget. A copy of the budget document
may be inspected or obtained on or after April 14th 2014 at 16939 NW Wapato
Ave., Portland, Oregon, between the hours of 4:30 p.m. and 7:00 p.m.
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place. Anyone may appear at the meeting and discuss the proposed programs with
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POLICE BUREAU IMPLEMENTS
A NEW COMMUNITY
ENGAGEMENT STRATEGY
News Release from Portland Police Bureau
Posted on FlashAlert: March 25th, 2014 9:00 AM
As part of the Portland Police Bureau’s continuing focus
on community engagement, it has implemented a new strategy to increase positive police and community interactions at
selected locations in the City of Portland. These areas, called
Neighborhood Involvement Locations (NILoc), will have officers dispatched to them several times a day for short periods
of time, usually 10 to 15 minutes. This will provide officers
the opportunity to build relationships and interact with the
community while providing a visible police presence.
“The goal of this new initiative is to carve out dedicated time
for officers to positively engage with community members
in areas that are experiencing high volumes of crime and/or
livability concerns,” said Chief Michael Reese. “Programs
similar to this have been successful in other cities, and we
are looking at this program to allow for additional contact
between police and the community, as well as being a deterrent to crime.”
The Police Bureau intends to create non-emergency calls in
areas which may benefit from additional positive police presence and emphasize improving the community/police relationship by providing officers dedicated time to work in those
areas. By initially focusing on areas with larger volumes of
crime, the Police Bureau hopes to leverage research findings
which indicated that increased police presence in these areas reduced crime and calls for service. Just as importantly,
the results of previous community surveys indicate that increased positive contact between the police and community may increase trust in the police. Studies show it may be
possible to reduce crime through police presence and create
more positive community/police interactions.
The initial effort created one location in each of the City’s
three precincts (Central, North and East) as a pilot test to familiarize police and the dispatch systems with the new program. The program has now expanded to 20 other locations
that have experienced high levels of crime and/or calls for
service by community members over the last three years.
This portion of the program will run for approximately five
months.
At the end of this period, the Bureau, in cooperation with
Portland State University researchers and other nationally
recognized experts in evidence-based policing, will examine
the results of the program and use that analysis to create an
ongoing program aimed at reducing crime and continuing to
give officers time to interact with the community while not
answering calls for service.
The expanded program now includes 20 locations in 25
different Portland neighborhoods:
Neighborhood - Location:
St. Johns - 6800 block of North Fessenden Street
Kenton - North Denver Avenue & Kilpatrick Street
Humboldt/Boise - North Michigan Avenue and Prescott
Street
Woodlawn/King - Northeast MLK Jr. Boulevard & Ainsworth
Street
Cully - Northeast 72nd Avenue & Killingsworth Street
Cully - Northeast Cully Boulevard & Killingsworth Street
Lloyd District/Eliot - Northeast Broadway & Victoria Avenue
in the area of North Trenton Street and Newark Avenue.
Officers arrived in the area and located evidence of gunfire. No victims were located at the scene and witnesses
described hearing gunshots then seeing two cars leaving
the area. It is not known if the two cars, described as an
SUV and a sedan, were related to the call. The Portland
Police Bureau Gang Enforcement Team and Gun Task
Force are continuing to actively investigate gang and
gun crimes in the City of Portland. Anyone with information about gang and/or illegal gun crimes in the City
of Portland is encouraged to provide information to the
Portland Police Bureau’s Tactical Operations Division at
(503) 823-4106. If you see an illegal gun crime in progress, call 9-1-1.
POLICE INVESTIGATE
SHOOTING IN PORTSMOUTH
NEIGHBORHOOD
News Release from Portland Police Bureau
Posted on FlashAlert: March 31st, 2014 9:00 AM
On Sunday March 30, 2014, at 10:31 p.m., North Precinct officers responded to the report of gunshots heard
News Release from Portland Police Bureau
Posted on FlashAlert: April 3rd, 2014 12:43 PM
On Thursday April 3, 2014, at 4:45 a.m., the Portland Police
Bureau’s Special Emergency Reaction Team (SERT) served a
search warrant at a residence in the 9500 block of North Buchanan Avenue in connection with an ongoing investigation
being conducted by the Metro Gang Task Force. Investigators
seized two firearms, counterfeit US currency, and quantities of
Oxycontin, cocaine, methamphetamine, heroin, ecstasy, and
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marijuana. Three people were arrested on a variety of drug-related
charges: 25-year-old Sonny Phosakham, 22-year-old Teng Cha and
29-year-old Christopher Phomsopha. All three were booked into the
Multnomah County Jail and will
be arraigned on Friday. As this is
an ongoing investigation, no additional information can be released
at this time.
The Metro Gang Task Force is a
multi-agency anti-gang effort that
includes representatives from the
Portland Police Bureau; the Beaverton Police Department; the
Tigard Police Department; the
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and
Firearms (ATF); the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); the
Department of Homeland Security
(DHS); the United States Attorney’s Office, District of Oregon;
and, the Multnomah County District Attorney’s Office.
MAJOR CRASH TEAM
INVESTIGATES SINGLE VEHICLE TRAFFIC FATALITY ON
INTERSTATE
News Release from Portland Police Bureau
Posted on FlashAlert: March 31st,
2014 9:31 AM
A man was killed in March 30,
2014 on North Interstate Ave.
He was 30-year-old Lamar Jaray
Hart. Investigators determined
that Hart was driving a 2007 Ford
Five Hundred sedan at a high rate
of speed northbound on Interstate
Avenue when he lost control and
crashed into a power pole. The
Oregon State Medical Examiner
is awaiting toxicology reports to
determine if drugs and/or alcohol
were a factor in the crash.
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Celebrate North Portland 2014 was great success
By Mike Verbout
The 4th Annual Celebrate North
Portland event has been, for the
last four years, a sold out event!
People who have attended all four
years stated that each year was
enjoyable, however, this year’s
was the best ever. The theme was
“Magic Happens In North Portland.”
Celebrate North Portland is an
appreciation and recognition for
the many people who have dedicated their time and energies to
making our community such a
great corner of the world. The dinner, entertainment, and awards are
designed to recognize those people.
The evening began with a welcome from Master of Ceremonies
Dr. Dan Halko and was followed
by the audience singing, “The Star
Spangled Banner” accompanied
by Duo Con Brio and his marvelous instrumental ensemble making
its second appearance at Celebrate
North Portland. Everyone then
watched the large media screen
as students from Roosevelt High
School led the audience in the
Pledge of Allegiance. Each phrase
of the pledge was offered by the
students in the various languages
that make-up the school population.
Dinner and mingling was next
and an opportunity for attendees
to view various community information booths. During dinner Duo
Con Brio played selected magical
music!
The Following awards occurred
and plaques were presented in recognition for their extraordinary
service to North Portland.
In the Business category: Kadel’s
Auto Body and Hustad Funeral
Home.
In the Groups category: Neighborhood House and University Park
Business District were honored.
Beautifully framed certificates of
appreciation were then presented
to community members for their
work in the community:
In individual category: John
Palmeri and Pastor Stewart Minnieweather.
In Business: Zach Fernandez of
The Tire Factory and Patti of Pattie’s Home Plate Deli.
In Groups: Gil Luzader and the St.
Johns Foot Patrol and Nick and
Mandy Mucci.
Individuals:
Kathleen Greene,
Merlin Radke, Dean McCarter,
Linda Jo Devlaeminck, Andy
Goebel and Herman & Nike
Greene.
Entertainment for this year’s
event was provided by the awesome Illusionist William Scott Anderson and sponsored by Edward
Jones.
Anderson is a renowned magician and was finalist on the hit
show America’s Got Talent in
2010. He presented a show that
was spellbinding!
Anderson performs regularly at
the World Famous Magic Castle
in Hollywood, California and with
his own show in Las Vegas. He
was incredible!
Joanna Lawler, was organizer
extraordinaire from every detail of
the evening. She either performed
the jobs herself or recruited individuals to help her. She did a fan-
tastic job, as did committee organizer Dr. Dan Halko.
I want to personally thank the
hundreds of individuals who support and make Celebrate North
Portland possible that are not listed here.
See all of you at the 5th Annual
Celebrate North Portland in March
of 2015.
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