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SENTINEL
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SERVING NORTH PORTLAND AND THE COLUMBIA/WILLAMETTE CROSSROADS SINCE 2001 – VOLUME 6 ISSUE 6 JUNE 2006
In the Dumps
EPA to set up new toxic
dump in North Portland
THE ENVIRONMENTAL
ISSUE
Terminal 4 to host North Portland’s newest toxic
dump. PHOTO BY CORNELIUS SWART
By Robert Hamerick
Last month, the U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency announced that its plans
to create a new toxic waste dump, in the
water, in North Portland. The uniquely
designed dump will be built into the river and
will house pollutants dredged from in and
around Terminal 4 in the Rivergate section of
North Portland close to the confluence of the
Willamette and Columbia rivers. The cleanup
is part of a larger, multi-million dollar, multiyear cleanup of Portland Harbor, a federal
Superfund site that occupies much of North
and Far Northwest Portland’s riverfront.
The Port’s “Early Action” plan calls for
dredging approximately 115,000 cubic yards
of sediment contaminated with heavy metals,
pesticides and PCBs in and around Terminal
4 in St. Johns. The Port of Portland will dump
the contaminated sediment in a Confined
Disposal Facility in Terminal 4’s Slip 1.
“It’s all about money for big business,”
says Jane Haley-Harris, Executive Director
of the Oregon Center for Environmental
Health.
See DUMP / Page 22
At Long Last
Linnton Wins One
Planning commission
backs zone change
Pro Bush, pro gun, pro biod
biodie
iesel
sel
Mike
Mi
ke Fitz, owner of Star Oilco, saves the world
ARTICLE ON PAGE 3/PROFILE PAGE 17
PHOTO BY DAVE SHARP
Density Looms Over N Mississippi
Contentious ‘lofts project’ just one of four that will change the street
By Derek Long
On May 31, at the Albina Youth
Opportunity School, the developers of the
proposed Mississippi Avenue Lofts gave
their latest presentation to neighborhood
residents and business owners. While
those in attendance raised a variety of
issues it was clear that the size and scale
of the project were the topics on most
minds. And so after months of often tense
A room with a view...of my backyard! Rendering debates in neighborhood meetings and on
of Mississippi Lofts, just one of several planned
community websites, the arguments over
projects that radically change the street
density on North Mississippi continue.
With three other developments four
stories tall or taller looming ahead for
the neighborhood, for good or ill, the
contention of the Lofts is setting the stage
for larger things to come.
A LOT OF DIALOGUE
Developers Bill Jackson and David
Yoho’s design was approved by the city and
local business association, and by the Boise
By Derek Long
See LOFTS / Page 19
After months of waiting, residents of
Linnton have finally received a decision
supporting their vision of transforming the
run-down industrial area off Highway 30 into
a new high-density residential development.
At a packed City Hall on May 30, the
Portland Planning Commission voted 6-3
in favor of recommending the land along
the Linnton waterfront be rezoned to
allow development including housing and
commercial retail.
Linnton Neighborhood Association
members filled the meeting with residents
testifying in support of rezoning, while
industry representatives spoke at the hearing
in favor of keeping the 35-acre parcel of land
along the river zoned industrial. Members
of the Port of Portland and the Working
Waterfront Commission have argued in the
past about the need to preserve industrial land
along the Willamette River.
See LINNTON / Page 22
NOW, NE WS BY NE IGHBORHOOD
ST. JOHNS
• Paid Parking Proposal?
• City, Developers Eye Vacant Lot
Page 6
WEST ALBINA
• New Spaces on N Williams
• Mississippi Facelift
• Street Fair Gears Up
Page 9
INTERSTATE
• Crown Motel
• PGE Poles
Page 7
NORTH END
• Denver Avenue Redesign
• New Columbia
Page 8
EAST SLOPE
• Reflections on Oak Island
• Linnton Plan Advances
Page 10
HAYDEN ISLAND
• Will Wal Mart Make a Move?
Page 10
ARTS & CULTURE
Bruce Orr and Mudeye Puppet
Company moves to St. Johns from
Mississippi
Arts and Culture Page 14
ARTS & CULTURE
New parks manager brings World
Cup soccer to North Portland in a
big way
MUSIC
North Portland musician plays oldtime country
Page 2 • St. Johns Sentinel • June 2006
Signs of Change
Backbridge Station and Lofts yet unbuilt, makes their mark on N. Fremont
By Anthony Reimer
The St. Johns
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Cornelius Swart
Anybody who has driven, walked, or
pedaled past the corner of N Williams
and Fremont may have noticed the four
big green signs that point toward the
Mississippi Corridor, the Fremont Bridge,
the MAX Station, and Irving Park.
Ben Kaiser, who is currently developing
the corner for Backbridge Station, and
Backbridge Lofts, two high-end live/work
condo buildings, said that the signs are
intended to grab people’s attention.
“It’s like saying, ‘come be a part of a
community that’s already established,’”
said developer Ben Kaiser. “It’s just to
spark interest in an area that’s long been
dormant.”
Kaiser has developed a number of
smaller multi-family properties throughout
the Eliot and Boise neighborhoods, including
a proposed 10-story apartment building
south of N Fremont, behind the Grand
Central Baking Company headquarters.
Kaiser called the underdeveloped strip
of land between MLK and Mississippi
a link between the Irvington and Boise
neighborhoods, and a gateway to North
and Northeast Portland from the backside
of the Fremont Bridge – hence the
name Backbridge.
The top three floors of the four
story Backbridge Station will house 41
condominium units. The first floor will
have six commercial spaces available, one of
which is already leased by a new restaurant.
Backbridge Lofts will be kitty-corner
to the Station development and will be all
residential. Kaiser said that they are trying
to make it a dynamic space to show what
North and Northeast Portland is all about.
For a long time, Kaiser has felt that
many Portlanders have been intimidated by
neighborhoods in inner Northeast Portland,
and he hopes his developments will help
dispel any myths.
“Something is coming that will
accentuate the neighborhood,” said Kaiser.
Kaiser thinks that renovations up and
down Williams and Vancouver are about
to change the face of the neighborhood. He
understands that it may be difficult getting
it started and there a few ugly areas, but it is
well on its way.
“It’s really fun and really interesting, but
Where are the apemen? Mysterious signs on
it’s also really risky,” said Kaiser.
N Fremont and N Williams weren’t installed by an
advanced alien race, but by developer Ben Kaiser.
Snappy condo to come.
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PHOTO BY DAVE SHARP
NEWS EDITOR
Will Crow
ARTS & CALENDAR EDITOR
Laura Hutton
COPY EDITOR
Michele Elder
ASSISTANT EDITOR
For the Love of Trees
The Sentinel’s guide to trees of note in North Portland
By Chelsia Rice
Chelsia Rice
ART DIRECTOR
Theresa Rohrer
GRAPHIC DESIGN
Colleen Froehlich
Wes Summers
CONTRIBUTORS
Elizabeth Fuller
Anthony Reimer
Chelsia Rice
Caitlin Moran
Anastasia Gornick
Leah Mueller
Robert H. Hamrick
Michael Newman
Andrew Ostrom
Christopher Knott
Abby Sewell
Vanessa Harless
Eben Pindyck
Laura Hutton
Arwen Ungar
Vanessa Timmons
PHOTOGRAPHERS
Chelsia Rice
Dave Sharp
DISTRBUTION MANAGER
Jon Peahl
STAFF VOLUNTEERS
Christopher Knott
Cathi Black
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Get a room! North
Portlanders just love
their big ol’ trees.
PHOTO BY
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North Portland is home to some of the
City’s most magnificent trees. Some have
been around since the time of the settlers.
In 1993, the Heritage Trees ordinance
became part of the Portland City Code. You
may have noticed these Heritage Trees by
the tiny plaques the City places upon their
trunks. These are trees the city protects due
to age, size, type, historical association, or
horticultural value.
There are more than 30 Heritage Trees
in North Portland alone. Five others are
designated by the City as Trees of Merit, and
a black walnut on Sauvie Island is a National
Champion Tree.
Most of North Portland’s tree elite are
not close enough together for an afternoon
See TREES / Page 21
The Buzz Biz
Sauvie Island provides a haven for beekeepers whose neighbors just don’t get it
By Caitlin Moran
Beekeeper Mark Johnson understands
why some people are terrified of bees.
Johnson claims that he himself was once
paranoid about bees and even has a scar on
his kneecap from the time he tripped while
fleeing from a swarm as a youth. Eventually,
however, Johnson faced his fear of the stinging
insects. He has been beekeeping for 32 years,
and although he originally planned on keeping
two or three hives, he claims to now have 600.
“Maybe I overcompensated for my
paranoia,” he said.
Like Johnson, many people in the
Portland area keep bees either commercially
or as a hobby. Due to the difficulty of keeping
bees at home for various reasons, Portland
beekeepers often seek locations in more rural
areas to keep their bees. Johnson currently
keeps his on Sauvie Island.
“Beekeeping is not terribly profitable, but
it gets under your skin,” Johnson explained.
How about a little honey, suga’. Merchant at Interstate Farmers Market sell local honey. But lots of area
“The more you know about them the more
residents raise their own bees.
intrigued you get.”
Although beekeepers must overcome PHOTO BY DAVE SHARP
their own fear of bees, their neighbors may
See BEES / Page 20
June 2006 • St. Johns Sentinel • Page 3
Letters
RESCUE ME
Dear Editor,
St. Johns is lucky, and so am I. On
Thursday, May 11th, at 2:30 a.m. a house that
I own on N. Tyler Avenue in St. Johns caught
fire. My son, daughter-in-law and two of my
precious grandchildren (ages 6 and 8) live in
this house. A very faint beeping of a smoke
alarm in the garage woke my daughter-inlaw and she discovered the attached two-car
garage completely filled with smoke. Son
Jim tried to determine the source of the
smoke, but it was too thick to see through.
Cheri called 911, roused the children, got
the dog and ran to my home, 2 doors up the
street. Within minutes the fire department
arrived from two companies. The first on
site: Station 22.
While I sat on the curb and watched,
smoke billowed from underneath the
eaves of the house where my husband and
I had lived and raised our kids since 1972.
The garage was a total loss, the rest of the
house smoke damaged, but the good news
far outweighed the bad. My family was safe!
The firefighters did their job, extinguished
the fire, stayed around to make certain there
was nothing smoldering and did all this in a
calm, professional, courteous manner.
There is a huge dose of irony in this story.
Just a few weeks before, I had purchased
several raffle tickets to benefit the Shirlee
Ann Fund. The Prize: A ride on a Station 22
fire vehicle in the St. Johns Parade.
Georjean Wilkerson
St Johns
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“PPS SEALED JEFFERSON’S FATE”
Dear Editor,
An Oregonian editorial suggests
Jefferson should be closed because it is the
high school with the smallest number of
students. This reasoning fails to recognize
that the Jefferson attendance area actually
has the largest number of high school
students living within its boundaries. For
years Portland Public School policies have
encouraged students to transfer out of
Jefferson. Design team members and parents
repeatedly asked PPS to get feedback from
neighborhood families during the recent
Jefferson redesign process to determine
what programs and other changes were
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needed at Jefferson to retain and attract
more neighborhood students. But it never
happened. PPS sealed Jefferson’s fate by
approving narrowly focused programs
which will appeal to a smaller fraction of the
neighborhood students and result in further
declines in enrollment. Only 34 students
have applied for those programs so far.
Statements in the district’s reconfiguration
proposal (which are being parroted by The
Oregonian and others) suggest that we can
expect a closure announcement in 2009
for Jefferson and even earlier for Marshall,
Madison, or Roosevelt. Those statements
indicate to me that the district and others
are banking on the failure of schools that
serve a higher percentage of low income
and minority students, rather than being
committed to making public schools in
those neighborhoods work.
Nicole Breedlove
North Portland
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THIS I BELIEVE
Dear Editor,
This I believe. There is a God who is
our eternal Father, who loves us more than
we love ourselves. I believe that He loved us
before the foundations of time and that we
were created to have fellowship with Him.
I believe that Jesus is the only begotten son
of God and that He was with God always. I
believe that He humbled himself and set His
majesty aside and came to earth as a helpless
child to redeem all who would be saved. I
believe that He lives in me and others like
me, who believe that He is also in the Father
and that the Father is in him. I believe that
the Holy Spirit is God and even though it
seems like a paradox, it is not. For the Lord
is one God, and there are three persons of
the Trinity.
I believe that I am saved and that God
loves me, because the Spirit Himself bears
witness with my spirit that I am a child
of God and if child, then an heir - heir of
God and a joint-heir with Christ, if indeed I
suffer with Him, that I will also be glorified
together with Him. The Lord will come
again and I shall be like Him, because I shall
see Him as He is.
This I believe.
Willie J. Welch
Clarendon Building Closing
Down, Fate Still Unknown
By Anastasia Gornick
As summer approaches, kids are
looking forward to the long, school-free days
ahead. But for the students of Clarendon
Elementary, big changes await them when
they return in the fall.
Clarendon will add sixth grade to
its current kindergarten-through-fifth
curriculum next fall. At the start of the
2007 school year, all students will move to
Portsmouth Middle School, creating a K-8
program in the middle school building and
closing Clarendon.
The Clarendon building was constructed
in 1971 and, due to its age, the building is
plagued by structural problems, particularly
with the roof.
“It’s a half-million to a million-dollar
fix,” said Sarah Carlin Ames, senior strategic
communications officer for the Portland
Department of Education.
The K-8 format also means after the
initial move there will be fewer transitions
for students since they will not have to go to a
different school for seventh and eighth grades.
The teachers, including Antonio Lopez as
principal, will transfer to Portsmouth,
creating continuity for the students.
“The building will change, but it will
not change us,” said Lopez.
Clarendon’s fifth-grade class scored
95 percent of students above benchmark,
but when they move to middle school that
number drops to 40 percent in the sixth
grade. The school district is hoping that K-8
configurations will help soften that transition.
“The community overall is pretty happy
about this,” said Ames.
“We’re just looking at it as our family
moving to a bigger house so that we have
room to grow,” remarked Lopez. A name for
the new K-8 has not yet been determined.
The options for the Clarendon building
are numerous, with suggestions of a cultural
center or a preschool, among others. “The
biggest thing for us,” commented Lopez,
“is we don’t want to see the building
abandoned.”
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Save the Planet! Republicans to the Rescue?
Stopping by the Linnton Arco station
on Highway 30 the other day, I was able to
see a hopeful sign of politics in America.
Democrat and Cathedral Park neighborhood
activist Jim Barnes was getting his new truck
filled with its very first tank of biodeisel. And
manning the pumps was none other than
former North Portland Business Association
president, owner of Star Oilco and hardcore
conservative Mike Fitz (see profile on page
17): two North Portlanders united around a
new way to fuel America.
“There are two types of people who go
for that biodeisel,” said one attendant at the
station later that week. “Those who are for
the environment and those who don’t want
to give the money to the Middle Eeast.”
So biofuels are fast becoming a
crossover political issue. Perhaps that’s just
the beginning. Perhaps more conservatives
will find common ground with the Greens
in the future.
Locally, some Republicans have stepped
up to the plate, from Mike Fitz in North
Portland to Senator Gordon Smith who has
been advocating for higher fuel economy
standards for SUVs in Washington, D.C.,
to Oregon’s beloved former Governor Tom
McCall.
Last year I wrote, “In order to thrive,
there needs to be a new Green movement
that is more pragmatic than ideological,
more engaging than confrontational.
Instead of protecting nature, Greens should
see themselves as pioneering new industries
that promote resource efficiency.”
And so the scene I witnessed at the
Linnton Shell station is that vision coming
to pass.
We need to find new ways of using
our natural and recycled resources. We
need Green methods that help to keep our
economy growing, while securing the nation
and preserving the long-term stability of our
planet. This is a brave new world that we
have only just begun to explore.
Locally, Republicans have stepped up
to the plate, from Oregon’s former sprawlbusting Governor Tom McCall, to Mike Fitz
in North Portland to Senator Gordon Smith,
who has been advocating for higher fuel
economy standards for SUVs in Washington,
D.C.
Here in North Portland the community
is already taking the first steps. We hope
North Portland, liberals and conservative
continue on in that trailblazing spirit.
So sit back, relax, and let us tell you
a story.
See you in the neighborhood.
Cornelius Swart
Managing Editor/Publisher
NoPo goes Bio
Environmentally friendly fuel options find
homes in North, Northeast
By Anthony Reimer
In the last five years, the north side of
Portland has emerged as a hub for the biofuel
market throughout the City and the state.
Both SeQuential Biofuels and Star
Oilco are located in North and Northeast
Portland. Star Oilco offered the City’s
first biodiesel anywhere in the City at their
Linnton Shell station.
Portland being a nationally recognized
leader in environmental innovation, it is no
surprise that there is a burgeoning market
for fuels that produce fewer emissions than
fossil fuels. Biodiesel, a form of fuel that is
made from vegetable oil, produces 78%
less carbon dioxide than petroleum diesel.
Equally important, biodiesel is locally
produced and can help ween the nation
from its dependence on foreign oil.
Consequently, biofuels have found just
as many liberal as conservative supporters.
(see Fitz page 17)
Anticipating the demand for alternative
fuels, Star Oilco decided to work with
SeQuential, whose offices are located in St.
Johns, a number of years ago.
“There’s more of a pull market,” said
Tomas Endicott, co-founder of SeQuential
Biofuels. Anticipating the demand, or “pull,”
for alternative fuels, Star Oilco decided to
work with SeQuential a number of years ago.
Endicott said that he and his partner,
Ian Hill, created SeQuential because of the
progressive spirit they saw in the Pacific
Northwest and the City of Portland. Mark
Fitz, a life-long North Portland resident and
Star Oilco general manager, said that he has
seen that spirit his entire life, so it only made
sense to get on board.
“We saw an opportunity and people
also really wanted it,” said Fitz. “It just made
sense to me.”
At first SeQuential sold its petroleumfree B-100 blend to customers right off his
truck in the parking lot of the Linnton Shell
station. The station was quickly flooded
with biodiesel-ready cars. Only word of
mouth and the SeQuential website would let
customers know when the product would be
back in the parking lot.
“The market end-users are educated
and they want the product,” said Endicott.
“And they know it’s out there.”
After Star realized that the demand was
so high, it was time to install a permanent
pump.
Aside from Star supplying biofuel to its
Linnton station, they also deliver the product
as heating oil to private residents. Earlier this
month, Star delivered a 9,000-gallon fuel
load to Hood River, even though Hood River
is not necessarily Star’s immediate market.
“Primarily, we work really hard to make
sure the people who want it get it,” said Fitz.
Southeast Portland resident Sierra
Nash-Bird is one of those end-users that
Endicott referred to. Nash-Bird, while
visiting a friend in St. Johns, will drive all
the way out to Linnton to fill her new Jetta
wagon with biofuel.
Nash-Bird said she and her husband
purchased the wagon with a biodiesel-ready
engine because they were tired of supporting
the oil business.
“I like that it wasn’t part of the oil war,”
said Nash-Bird.
Nash-Bird does not mind driving to the
other side of town to purchase fuel because
she likes the idea that biofuel does not rely
on fossil fuel that may someday be depleted.
“It’s not a renewable resource, but we’re
using it like it is,” said Nash-Bird.
Fitz understands that in the petroleum
industry it is hard to be environmentally
friendly, but he embraces the idea of using
alternative fuel right now and looks forward
to more alternatives in the near future. Star
Oil is currently looking at expanding their
biofuel options to Ethanol as well.
“I really think biofuel and North
Portlanders go together really well,”
said Fitz.
Star Oilco, 232 NE Middlefield Road.
(503) 283-1256. Shell, 11330 US 30 (NW St.
Helens Road). SeQuential, 7326 N Chicago Ave.,
(503) 978-3210.
A Good Time for a Good Cause
NoPo residents raise money for local Tool Library
By Robert H. Hamrick
On Wednesday, May 10, supporters of
the North Portland Tool Library (NPTL)
gathered at McMenamins White Eagle for
a silent auction and benefit that, according
to NPTL co-founder Matt Moritz, raised
approximately $3,000 to augment the NPTL
operating budget, including funds earmarked
to assist with the salary of the resident tool
coordinator. “We’re considering expanding
the operating hours beyond just Saturdays”
said Moritz.
The North Portland Tool Library
provides area residents with the free use of
over 400 tools and pieces of equipment for
household maintenance and repair. And
503 289-9505
8005 N. Lombard St.
NoPo residents know a good thing when
they borrow it.
PaulAubry,a North Portland homeowner
and frequent tool library borrower, relishes
the tool library as a resource. “So many tools
are very expensive and I only need them
once or twice a year,” he said. “I’ve borrowed
power saws, a 20-foot ladder, drills and bits,
levels, and a framing square.” Aubry plans
to borrow a tile cutter and drywall tools later
this summer.
McMenamins donated 50 percent of
the sales of all food and beverage to the
NPTL while Old Yeller, the Flat Mountain
Girls, and Government Issue Orchestra
entertained the attendees late into the night
with free music.
“The fundraiser was a perfect occasion
for meeting other North Portlanders, sharing
information about how we can support the
progressive growth of NoPo, and party with
great music,” said Aubry, who won the silent
auction bid for the autographed Portland
Trail Blazers basketball.
The NPTL, open every Saturday from 9 a.m.
to 2 p.m., is located at 2209 N Schofield in the
basement of the Historic Kenton Firehouse.
Check www.northportlandtoollibrary.org for
more information.
Welcome to the Neighborhood
New business report
By Elizabeth Fuller
From biking to interior design, NoPo has
a range of businesses, old and new. Here’s a
sampling of those we’ve never mentioned
before that shouldn’t be missed.
BOISE
Same Underneath
Fashion Outfits for Special Occasions
Bride’s and Bride’s Maid’s Dresses,
Flower Girls & Baptismal Outfits, Invitations,
Tuxedos & Personalized Ribbons
CRN Mission: To prevent abuse and neglect
in children birth through three by
partnering with caregivers committed
to strengthening their families.
Children’s Relief Nursery
8425 N Lombard Street 503-283-4776
www.crn4kids.org
CRN is especially grateful to
Pat Murphy, Rose City Chevrolet,
Phresh Catering, Gary Boehm, President of
St John’s Boosters, Marian Blackford and the
St John’s community for helping to make
CRN’s April Open Houses
successful community events!
Thank you Anna Bananas for catering our first
SAMHSA stake holder’s meeting.
Equality is the cornerstone of this hip,
urban clothing company, and judging by
its success, people agree. With 11 states
carrying their products, more and more are
buying the underlying concept of its name:
We are all really the “Same Underneath.”
Ryan Joseph Davis Christensen founded
the store in 1999, hoping, as he said, “to reach
people through clothing.” The company
works hard to ensure their materials are
environmentally sound and made in safe,
fair, working conditions. This spring the
line includes a lot of bamboo and linen
pants, led by designer Amy Volk.
Now on N Mississippi, the store has
found a vibrant neighborhood that embraces
their philosophy. The styles are popular, a
well-made urban look easily dressed up or
down, and compatible with an ever-changing
Mississippi.
Same Underneath, 915 N Shaver Ave., corner
of Shaver St. and Mississippi. Hours: 11 a.m.7 p.m. Tuesday- Saturday, noon-4 p.m. Sunday.
(503) 223-3592
WISH LIST
We are in need of size 2 disposable diapers,
children’s clothing sizes 3-5, and
Enfamil formulas, milk and soy based.
INTERSTATE
Please call Susan Proppe Tong, Volunteer/
Resource Coordinator, 503-595-4512
Mark Pickett has been in the bike
industry for almost 20 years, with his roots
in a small local bike shop in Arkansas. It
Revolver Bikes
was only natural that he open his own bike
shop in Portland, bringing Revolver Bikes
to N Interstate this past December. His
shop specializes in affordable commuter
and comfort bikes, offers bike repairs at
a reasonable rate, and has a collection of
various bike accessories.
“I’m really happy with the location, and
North Portland is excellent,” said Pickett,
whose business has been steady and picked
up with the arrival of more bikeable weather.
Revolver Bikes, 6509 N Interstate. Hours: 11
a.m.-7 p.m. Tuesday-Friday, 10 a.m.-6 p.m.
Saturday. (503) 285-1084.
Time to Sew
Myree Williams fairly fell into quilting
after years of crafting dolls in the fabric
industry. She’s since found herself a popular
niche in NoPo, with Time to Sew up and
running for a year and a half now. She offers
fabrics in every color of the rainbow, quilting
books, thread, and other quilting odds and
ends. Anyone from the expert to the novice
is welcome, with classes offered to all ranges
of talent.
“It brings together the community,”
exclaimed Williams. “You wouldn’t believe
how many ladies in the area quilt.”
Time to Sew, 6511 N Interstate. Hours: noon-5
p.m. Tuesday-Friday, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday.
(503) 422-2454
ST. JOHNS
John Patrick’s Interiors
Interior design has arrived in NoPo,
entering with a flare of its own. John Patrick
Palumbo opened shop on N Lombard last
month but has been in the design business
for years. Palumbo is a deal hunter, shopping
at Goodwill, the Salvation Army, and flea
markets, always searching for the best,
most cost-efficient route. He specializes
in operating on a shoestring budget, and
accommodating his customers.
“I can work with any style and need,”
said Palumbo. He takes pride in his
diversity, offering anything from Art Deco
to English Country.
John Patrick’s Interiors, 8711 N Lombard St.
Hours: 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday.
(503) 283-1014
Greg’s Furniture
Down the street from the design shop,
is Greg’s Furniture, a hip little vintage shop
that offers an eclectic selection of large and
small furniture odds and ends, all at good
prices. It’s the perfect place to find that
colorful gadget you’ve been missing, or shop
for the impossible friend. Owner Greg Klaus
is constantly on the lookout for new and
used items, and always shifting products as
things sell.
“Greg sees St. Johns as an up-andcoming neighborhood. That’s perfect for his
store,” employee Michael Talley said. Klaus
is starting a flea market in the backyard area
of his store to be held on Sundays from 10
a.m.-3 p.m. Inquiring vendors can call the
store for more information.
Perhaps customers can combine
efforts seeking the wisdom of Palumbo
while stocking up at Greg’s, creating their
perfect home.
Greg’s Furniture , 8008 N Lombard St. Hours:10
a.m.-6 p.m. Friday-Saturday, 11 a.m.-5 p.m.
Sunday. (503) 289-7510
St. John’s
Lutheran
INTERSTATE FARMERS MARKET
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Wednesday, 3:00 - 7:00, Mid May - September
Overlook Park, N Fremont & Interstate
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[email protected]
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North Portland Church looking
For pianist / keyboardist
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location as last summer’s market, across the street
from the Kaiser Permanente Interstate Campus,
adjacent to Overlook Park. The market is located
right across from the MAX Yellow Line Overlook Park
Station. There is also ample free parking for cars
and bicycles.
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Grandfather and grandson trawl for salmon, memories
By Andrew Ostrom
I have lived in Portland for all of my 24
years, but I have never caught a salmon. Not
only have I never caught a salmon, I have
never gone fishing.
I decided I was going to make it happen.
I wanted to have a real fisherman show me
how it’s done. I would find someone with
the knowledge and the patience to take me
under their wing. Oh, and they had to have
a boat too. I know a kind, experienced man
who grew up in St. Johns chasing fish in the
Willamette, a man with a lifetime’s worth of
knowledge – and a boat. He also happens to
be my grandfather.
On a clear, crisp Sunday morning,
Grandpa Bobby, my father, Don, and my
brother, Peter, pushed off from the Cathedral
Park boat launch under the east end of the
St. Johns Bridge.
We set out early in the morning when
the sun was rising on what was sure to be
a glorious day. Our poles set behind the
boat, we let out line, and began to troll up
the chilly river at about two miles per hour.
It quickly became apparent that salmon
fishing is nothing more than a waiting game
that you play with the fish, calmly driving
around in the hopes of aggravating them to
the point that they attack your lure.
The four of us lazed in the back of the
boat. I sat playing with the reel on the pole
nearest me as Grandpa Bobby told about the
first time he caught a salmon:
One day he decided to skip class with
his friend Dickie Wolf to do a little fishing.
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the fish home, and when his Dad asked him
where it came from, he told the truth. To my
grandfather’s surprise, my great-grandfather
insisted Dickie take him along next time.
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particular. Despite having an electronic fishfinder that showed scores of fish, we didn’t
get a single bite. But I came to understand
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An eco-friendly furniture outfit on
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alternative to the demand for what they call
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The team at ECO pdx sells furniture
crafted from river-salvaged old growth from
the Columbia, fallen yew from Southern
Oregon, deconstructed bridge pieces, trees
knocked down by landslides, and forest-fire
trees. They also sell their own works using
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can alter or repair customers’ pieces.
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practices by which they obtain the trees.”
As for the pieces themselves, Morgan
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ECO pdx’s main source of wholesale their sources. “We’re also told that our prices
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When Gary Boehm, chair of the St.
Johns Boosters, first heard that the City was
considering parking meters for St. Johns, he
walked around to all the business owners in
the area to gather a census.
“There is no support for parking meters
in the district from the business community,”
said Boehm.
Transportation Commissioner Sam
Adams and the City of Portland have plans
to install parking meters in some of the
City’s business districts to help compensate
for shortcomings in the PDOT budget. St.
Johns has made the list.
The initial reaction from local business
owners has not been surprising: They do
not want the meters due to the current lack
of business in downtown St. Johns, the fear
of keeping would-be customers away, and
the need to recover from a loss of business
during bridge construction.
Evil robots invade North Portland? No, but parking
At the Lloyd Center Doubletree Hotel on meters might.
April 27,Adams held a“Neighborhood Business PHOTO BY CHELSIA RICE
Leaders Parking Summit,” during which the
City introduced the Neighborhood Parking their business districts. In turn, they would
Benefits Program, or NPBP. The NPBP is a receive revenue to be used for street upkeep
program where the City offers neighborhoods and beautification projects. Ideas included
a cut of the proceeds if they allow the City to hanging baskets, historic signs and street
put parking meters on their streets.
lamps, and new tree boxes on sidewalks.
“I’m not going to force any neighborhood
Although the neighborhood feels that
or business district to do this,” Adams said at business will be driven away, Adams’ feelings
the Summit.
are quite contrary.
The neighborhoods have the choice
“It’s about getting more customers
of whether or not they want the meters in through neighborhood business doors,”
See METERS / Page 21
A Lot of Opportunity
Neglected parcel of downtown St. Johns is ripe for revamping
By Christopher Knott
Downtown St. Johns is experiencing
an uptick. New restaurants, coffee shops
and retail spaces have given vibrancy to a
once underserved commercial area. Yet
with all the rejuvenation underway, one
particular St. Johns property has remained
an obvious eyesore and problem for
businesses and police.
Bordered by the Jower’s building on one
side, and a wall of Jersey barriers on the other,
the vacant lot that sits at the intersection of
Baltimore and Lombard has mainly served
as a nightly gathering spot for the transient
malt-liquor crowd. Local merchants see the
lot as a gapping hole in what is otherwise
one of North Portland’s longest contiguous
retail corridors.
The site of a former gas station, the
property was originally taken by the City for
a revitalization project. The land was never
put to use and has remained in limbo for the
past three decades. Eventually, the Portland
Development Commission was brought in
to oversee the property.
Now the land has become part of
the Portland Brownfield Program and is
classified as a polluted property. On June
13 the Portland Bureau of Environmental
Services is slated to begin removal of nine
tanks. According to Clark Henry, project
coordinator for the BES, the project should
take about four days.
Since the property lies outside an urban
renewal zone, PDC is expected to sell the lot
to the BES as part of the Brownfield Program.
From there, the BES is expected to sell the
parcel of land off to a private interest.
After that, the future of this much
maligned property becomes wildly
speculative.
Although the property is not even up
for sale yet, interested parties are keeping a
close eye on the land. Everyone interviewed
was willing to say that they wanted to
see something happen that benefited the
community, but opinions differed sharply
after that. Ideas for the lot range from an
arts center to a parking lot.
Davis Hassin, who recently purchased
the Jower’s Building, feels that a mixed-use
residential and retail building would be a
boon to downtown St. Johns. When asked
about the feasibility of a parking lot, Hassin
said, “That’s not what Portland is about,
Portland is about taking out parking lots.”
Gary Boehm, president of the St. Johns
Boosters, does not like the idea of a live/work
space on the property. He calls this land “an
opportunity to create a real destination for
St. Johns.”
Clark Henry of the BES has heard the
conjecture and speculation. Despite business
and community interests jockeying for
position, Henry is sure that the opportunities
for the property are wide open. “No one has
a hook into this thing yet.”
What is certain is that the future
of this newly hot property is going to
be contentious.
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INTERSTATE
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OVERLOOK ARBOR LODGE
TriMet selects development team for the
Crown Motel site near Killingsworth Station
TriMet has bested the Portland
Development Commission at its own game,
moving forward on development around the
Killingsworth MAX Station.
In the wake of PDC’s recent failure to
bring a mixed-use development project to
the vacant property on the northeast corner
of N Killingsworth Street and Interstate,
TriMet announced its selection of REACH
Community Development to own and run
affordable housing on the current site of the
Crown Motel and adjacent lot, two blocks
south of the corner of N Killingsworth.
“I was compelled with REACH’s track
record,” a land development planner for
TriMet and part of the five-person committee
that choose from the 12 submitted proposals.
“You’re talking to the owner and manager,
and they have a desire to help people with
wealth creation and preventing displacement
by providing long-term rentals.”
SERA Architects will design and Walsh
Construction will build the project, slated
for completion by September 2008. SERA
Architects have designed such projects as the
Civic high-rise apartment buildings in the
Goose Hollow neighborhood, as well as the
Kenton streetscape plan.
TriMet’s request for proposals emphasized
including ground-floor commercial space
that would lend pedestrian activity to
Interstate Ave. They also required 13 family
units (probably three-bedroom units) and a
minimum of 26 units (with at least 13 units
designated for those making no more than 50
percent of the area median income).
“We would like to include home-buyer
units for first-time home buyers, but the
process will involve weighing a lower rise
structure of maybe three stories without the
row houses against a higher structure (of five
stories) with the row houses,” said Michelle
Haynes, of REACH. The initial plans call for
some ground-floor commercial space and a
ratio of one car stall for each unit.
“We are elated that this project is moving
forward,” said Ethan Edwards, co-chair of the
Overlook Neighborhood Association, “and
we are satisfied that TriMet plans for one
parking spot per unit, given the proximity to
the rail station.”
Overlook neighbors had protested the
designs of the privately developed Jarrett
Street Lofts project located a few blocks
north due to its ratio of less than one parking
stall per unit. Zoning as a transit-oriented
development around the N Interstate
MAX line permits development with no
parking stalls.
TriMet bought the motel site in
September for $907,999, using part of the
surplus from construction of the N Interstate
MAX line.
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Adams Intervenes on PGE Poles
By Abby Sewell
Just when Overlook neighbors thought
they had lost the fight to keep Portland
General Electric from building a line of 75foot power poles in their backyard, there
appears to be new hope for opponents of the
so-called Big Ugly Pole.
At a May 23 meeting between
Commissioner Sam Adams and PGE
representatives, both sides emerged with a
commitment to explore alternate routes for
the contentious power line.
This meeting came after more than six
months of complaints by the neighbors,
who were upset that PGE had chosen to
erect the power line over the bluffs running
from N Killingsworth to Swan Island
without notifying local residents. After filing
complaints with the Bureau of Development
Services and the Bureau of Environmental
Services (BES) for PGE having started
construction on the line without notifying
the neighbors or getting all the proper
permits, the neighborhood was able to halt
construction for several months.
However, as PGE resolved permit issues
with the City, the neighbors’ final resort
would have been to file an appeal with the
Land Use Board of Appeals (LUBA). When
they missed the April 17 filing deadline, they
found themselves with no legal recourse.
“We thought we had an agreement with
BES and PGE to extend the deadline for filing
a brief by three weeks, and at the last minute
BES declined,” said Tom Kilbane, co-chair of
the Overlook Neighborhood Association.
The power line in question is a part of
the City’s Big Pipe project to clean up the
Willamette River and will feed power to a
sewage pump station in the Swan Island
industrial area. The City’s deadline to have
the pump station up and running is Sept.
1. In the meantime, PGE plans to complete
construction on the Killingsworth line while
Overlook resident Tom Agrimson and dog “Keillor”
next to said pole, hope that neighborhood can win it’s
battle against PGE. PHOTO BY CHELSIA RICE
exploring possible alternate routes.
Deane Funk, PGE director of
government affairs, said, “We would love
to be able to comply with the neighbors’
wishes, and that’s why we’re still working on
it, but for the moment, we’ve got a deadline
we have to meet.”
There are several potential alternate
routes, but all would be much more expensive
than the Killingsworth line. Adams’ office and
PGE are currently preparing to do preliminary
engineering studies on alternate routes and to
discuss how the costs could be split.
“The commissioner is very interested in
finding a solution that meets the needs of the
community and is supported by the City,”
said Maria Thi Mai, senior policy director
from Adams’ office.
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Denver Avenue Redesign
Two programs, city and state, will impact look and feel of Kenton streets
Kenton residents have heard this before.
But this time it could be, just maybe, for real.
Brushing aside a handful of neglected
development plans from the past, a Portland
Development Commission-sponsored team
wrapped up nearly a year of study and
months of community input to publish,
in conjunction with a practical guide for
redevelopment of area property, a plan with
two options to calm traffic and improve the
streetscape of downtown Kenton.
“Kenton had been over-studied with no
real measurable outcome. It was a different
approach this time, with the team advising
property owners on practical ways to redevelop
their properties,” said Kenton Neighborhood
Association Chair Aaron Gray.
KENTON STREETSCAPE IMPROVEMENTS
The improvement plan offers two
major options for design. The first option
would eliminate the center turning lane
on N Denver Avenue to widen downtown
sidewalks from 10 to 15 feet, at a budget of
between $1.2 and $2.1 million.
The second option would maintain
the existing roadway condition, but create
gathering places by extending the curb space
at the three major downtown intersections.
This option is budgeted at between $800,000
and $1.2 million.
Both options include new trees, street
furniture, pedestrian-scale historic lighting,
New look and feel for downtown Kenton’s N Denver
and the construction of a gateway traffic
could be the next stage in the area’s revitalization.
circle at the intersection of N Watts Street
and N Denver Avenue. Both options could
See STREETSCAPE / Page 23
ONE-STOP SHOPPING
WorkSource provides a trove of resources for
those who need job skills
By Vanessa Harless
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7pm - 9pm
Inside the WorkSource Portland Metro
North Center located in New Columbia is a
team of knowledgeable social workers eager
to share their expertise with New Columbia
residents and the entire North Portland
community.
Housed together at WorkSource are the
Portland Community College (PCC) Adult
Basic Skills Division; the Housing Authority
of Portland (HAP) Greater Opportunities
to Advance, Learn and Succeed (GOALS);
and the Oregon Employment Department
and Worksystems Inc. (WSI) One-Stop.
The focus is to provide access to education,
training, employment opportunities,
career planning and computer classes in a
centrally located and cooperatively efficient
workspace.
Ken Dodge of PCC’s Adult Basic Skills
Division acts as an on-site academic and
financial aid advisor. “It’s nice to be able to
just run over to one another and say I need
this resource,” he said.
These organizations offer services
such as job placement, training, food
stamps, housing assistance, life skills, career
planning, and asset building. They work
cooperatively with one another and with
other organizations such as Habitat for
Humanity, Portland Dress for Success, Job
Developers Network, Oregon Department
of Human Services, Portland Housing
Center, and others.
“We’re all different agencies with
different rules and regulations but we’re all
working with the same population towards
the same goal—helping people to find
employment or to become self-sufficient,”
said Sharon Smith, coordinator for the
HAP GOALS program.
Although there are certain income
requirements for some of the services at
WorkSource, the center is available to the
broader community at large, providing
academic guidance, rotating computer
classes in Word, Excel, Internet and
Windows; and a career center equipped with
computers, phone, fax and copy capabilities
to the general public. According to Dodge,
PCC is also looking at offering a variety
of community classes such as yoga, small
business, ESL and more, as community
need and interest presents itself.
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New Strides in New Columbia
Community center, senior housing and Rosa Parks Elementary are coming
By Vanessa Harless
Tuesday, June 6, marked the opening of
New Columbia’s Main Street at Trenton. Gov.
Ted Kulongoski and the Housing Authority
of Portland (HAP), in conjunction with the
Oregon Employment Department, Portland
Community College, and Worksystems, Inc.,
unveiled the WorkSource Portland Metro
North Center located in New Columbia
on Trenton. This center offers educational
resources such as training, career planning
services, and computer classes to North
Portland residents. (see sidebar)
On May 9, the New Columbia
Community Campus broke ground on
the 12,000-square foot gym to be built at
the University Park Community Center.
This event coincided with the “topping
out” celebration that commemorated the
installation of the roof and completion of
the shell structure for the Boys and Girls
Club and the newly named Rosa Parks
Elementary School, a “green” building with
a silver-level rating certification based on
national standards from Leadership in
Energy and Environmental Design.
“These events symbolize a significant
milestone in the life of the Community
Campus, New Columbia, and North
Portland,” said Steve Rudman, executive
director of the Housing Authority of
Portland, in a recent statement.
Over the course of the last five years, the
New Columbia development has taken on
some lofty goals in its community-planning
vision, such as blending sustainability and
green building practices into an 82-acre
subdivision in an effort to attract people of
varying income brackets. Formerly a public
housing project, New Columbia is a $150
million project.
The project offers a combination of
housing options including homeownership,
rental property, affordable and public
housing, as well as a senior community. New
Columbia centers around the aesthetically
pleasing McCoy Park, which, in addition
to the modern play equipment, contains a
community garden, fountain, and public
art installations. Although much of New
Columbia is now occupied, roughly half
the site is still under construction with the
completion of its rental units slated for
October 2006 and the final phase of sale
New Columbia unveiled its new town center this
month and brings a little more life to Portsmouth.
homes complete by March 2007.
HAP has also employed a community
builder to work with residents, homeowners
and renters alike, to organize activities that
will build a sense of community at New
Columbia. This summer they will focus on
kids’ programming in the park, with plans for
Friday night movies shown in the community
recreation room, a newsletter, and a history
exhibit featuring a documentary film on
Columbia Villa and its residents.
“Our mission [at HAP] is to serve the
low-income community, and a lot of these
programs are really aimed at that same client
population,” said Shelley Marchesi, Director
of Policy and Public Affairs for HAP. “But the
street is designed for a wide range—no matter
what income level you have, there are amenities
like the coffee shop, grocery store, community
hall and activities. Even the resource center
(WorkSource) is available to all.”
Sixty-six apartments called Trenton
Terrace, specially designed for independent
seniors and built by Northwest Housing
Alternatives Inc., will also be located along
Trenton and are expected to be completed
by December.
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New spaces on N Williams
Warehouse gets new lease on life, shares corridorʼs ʻpositive momentumʼ
By Anthony Reimer
The company responsible for bringing
Portland’s second Pix Patisserie to the Boise
Neighborhood, Adaptive Development
Company, is currently renovating a
warehouse on N Williams between Beech
and Failing streets.
Jon Kellogg of Adaptive Development
said the building at 3808 N Williams, which
has yet to be named, would be completed in
July. The 10,000-square foot space will be
the future home to a hair salon, a restaurant,
and Yoga Shala of Portland previously on
NE Alberta, yogashalapdx.com.
San Francisco native Kellogg and his
partner Thad Fisco of Maine founded the
development company six years ago and, since
then, Adaptive is responsible for multiple
projects in inner East and Northeast Portland.
Kellogg said that the reason they have
chosen to develop in the N Williams corridor
is because of all the “under utilized and
vacant buildings.” Kellogg also said that this
neighborhood’s proximity to downtown
make it a prime candidate for development.
The neighborhood is also easily accessible by
bike paths and public transportation.
In recent years, Kellogg has seen a
lot of changes in this neighborhood, and
he hopes to see some of the same success
that other businesses and homeowners are
experiencing.
“We’re just trying to continue the positive
momentum that the area’s experiencing,”
said Kellogg.
Adaptive describes the structure as a
vintage warehouse building with high wooden
bow truss ceilings. The renovated warehouse
will offer internal bike storage, skylights and
roll-up windows on the street, much like the
windows at nearby Pix that allow for sidewalk
seating in the summer months.
Kellogg also spoke of plans to remove
the building’s central roof to create an inner
courtyard, which would boast a garden that
is open to the public.
The building is also certified under
national Leadership in Energy and
Environmental Design standards. This means
that the developers have implemented “green”
concepts into the design of the building.
All but one of the spaces is filled at this time.
Those interested in leasing space can contact
Kellogg at (503) 274-0211.
Mississippi Facelift
Decor shops, clothing boutiques to occupy storefronts near N Shaver
By Caitlin Moran
Renovations are underway for two N
Mississippi Avenue storefronts, according
to Sterling Bennett, planning and zoning
section manager for the Portland Bureau of
Development Services.
Owner Lil Madland has acquired the
necessary renovation permits for the brick
building at the corner of N Mississippi
Avenue and N Shaver Street and the adjoining
building to its south along Mississippi
in February. The corner building, which
formerly housed two residential dwellings,
will now be home to two home décor shops,
Bella Norte and Porch Light.
For years, the corner building was used
as a commercial space and housed various
businesses including a bank and a restaurant.
The building’s previous owner, however,
decided to turn the space into two first-floor
apartments. Madland is excited to reunite the
building with its original commercial activity.
“These [buildings] are coming back to
life as retail locations,” Madland said.
The other building will also be used for
commercial purposes and will be split into
three storefronts housing three different
designer clothing shops-Gypsy Chic, Black
Wagon and Phlox. The building’s former
occupant, The T-Shirt Shop, will move to N
Albina Avenue, Madland said.
Phlox owner Barbara Seipp thinks
Mississippi Avenue has great retail potential.
“The foot traffic there is gaining by
leaps and bounds,” she said.
Seipp aims to focus on unrepresented
national fashion designers, but will also
feature her own clothing line, which she
describes as “modern but wearable.”
Storeowner Jamie Jensen has sold her
Gypsy Chic pieces at Saturday Market for the
past eight years and is excited to finally have
a permanent shop location. A resident of the
Mississippi neighborhood, Jensen hopes to
open the doors to Gypsy Chic in time for the
Mississippi Avenue Street Fair on July 15.
Through her merchandise, Jensen
seeks to merge bohemian fashion with
contemporary styles and offer the North
Portland community with affordable
clothing options.
“We’re going to be affordable for the
community that we’re in,” she said. Most of
Jensen’s pieces will range from $25 to $50 in price.
According to Madland, all of the new
shops will be open by August. Emerick
Architects, a Portland-based company, has
been at work designing new entrances to
the storefronts and redoing the building’s
exterior windows and canopies, all in an
effort to restore the building’s “sidewalk
presence,” architect Dana Moore said.
Bella Norte is a home décor shop that
will also feature a tearoom complete with
fine teas and pastries, storeowner Donna
Derington said. Derington is excited to
open Bella Norte, her very first shop, on N
Mississippi Avenue, which she sees as part of
an up-and-coming commercial district.
“[Mississippi] is one of the last cool
places that Portland hasn’t discovered yet,”
she said.
Bella Norte’s focus will be “livability,”
Derington said. She seeks to provide
Portlanders with practical and affordable
home décor pieces that enhance each home’s
individual character.
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Street Fair Gears Up
Local street fair fills the bill with activities
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My Father-In-Law
My mother-in-law married my father-in-law late
in life. She was in her 70’s and he was 80. Theirs is a
story of late found love and romance. They enriched
each others lives and all who knew them.
Richard was a kind man who could make you feel
special with-in minutes of meeting you.
When his time came to go home to his Maker, it
was hard on him and his families. He spent his last
weeks in a hospital and was experiencing a great
deal of discomfort. My Mother-in-law was with him
every day and felt helpless that she could do nothing
to help him except be with him.
I sent my father-in-law a full spectrum Neodymium light bulb in a stand. I suggested that my motherin-law put the light near him and see if it helped.
After the funeral she wrote to me and said that she
found that when she used the light, it seemed to her
that he would become quieter. He
was not able to speak at this time,
but she felt that he light gave him
comfort. Light is a small thing that
can do so much.
-Kay the Light Bulb Lady
Sunlan Lighting, 3901 N. Mississippi
503-281-0453, Mon-Fri 8-5:30pm Sat 10-5pm
Imagine what you’ll be doing on
Saturday, July 15. Need to get out of the
house with those active kids? Looking for
a cold beer or margarita? How about a pet
talent show? Or maybe you want to sell your
“junk” but can’t stand the notion of strangers
perusing through your garage or front lawn.
Even if you answered no to all of the
previous questions, N Mississippi Avenue
residents and business owners have planned
a good time for you. The Fifth Annual
Mississippi Street Fair on July 15! Held on N
Mississippi Avenue and closed to traffic from
NE Skidmore Street to NE Fremont Street,
the street fair aims to celebrate multicultural
community-building and raise funds for
area schools.
The Mississippi Street Fair will feature
a high-noon parade, a full slate of activities
for children, two stages with music and
dance performances featuring many local
acts, beer and margarita gardens and a
community yard sale.
“We’ve got tons of room,” says event
organizer Bridget Bayer, “and encourage
local businesses, artisans, crafters and
vendors to participate.”
This street fair began as an addition to
the Boise-Eliot Elementary multicultural
fair and parade. And according to Bayer,
growing popularity and a demand for more
space moved the fair from area vacant lots
onto N Mississippi Avenue three years ago.
Last year the MSF raised $2,000 for area
youth programs...(they raised $1,000 each for
Boise-Elliot and Albina Youth last year, the
same amount they hope to raise this year)
Both business and resident neighbors
participate by supplying entertainment,
equipment, prizes, tents and infrastructure,
volunteer time, t-shirts, snacks and other
support. “We still need more volunteers,”
continued Bayer, “especially for the
morning set-up.”
Other activities include a pet talent
show, skateboarding demos, a plant swap,
a barbeque rib-off contest featuring longstanding barbeque proprietor and agent
of change Leonard “Grandfather” Smith,
a fashion show, artist and crafter booths, a
horse-drawn carriage, a dunk tank, puppet
shows, and musical instrument-making
workshops.
“Because of the strong music focus
that has developed on Mississippi, the fair
will offer workshops on crafting musical
instruments, including the drums and the
didgeridoo,” said Bayer.
The Mississippi Street Fair will be held on
Saturday, July 15, from 10 am -7 pm. For more
information on vendor applications, to register
for the garage sale, or to volunteer, contact
Kirsten Holstein at Quirks & Quandaries,
3955 N Mississippi Ave., (503) 493-9716,
[email protected].
EAST . SLOPE
SAUVIE ISLAND LINNTON
NARRATIVE NONFICTION
Far Northwest
Territory
Oak Island
By Eben Pindyck
Jeanne Cullen Realty
Yesterday, I went to Oak Island. I do so
almost every day now. Often I go there at
night, an hour or so before dark, and cast
flies to rising trout at Haldeman Pond. Other
times I go there in the middle of the day and
hike the trail that skirts Sturgeon Lake, then
tunnels through a blackberry thicket (the
unofficial wild fruit of the island) and a
grove of oak trees, and finally returns to the
parking lot.
I also hike off-trail through the expanse
of tall, uncut grass that borders the west
side of Sturgeon Lake. There are two small
groves of trees in this grassy flat and I rest
underneath them to avoid the bare sun. The
flat reminds me of pictures of the African
savannah with its few baobab trees and
omnipresent grass in the wet season. If I
bring Abby, my yellow Lab, she hops through
the grass, which is much taller than she is.
She only hops like this when she’s happy.
I have lived on Sauvie Island for about
half a year, but Oak Island is still new to me.
Oak Island is open to hikers from April 16
to September 30. Unfortunately, I moved to
Sauvie Island in mid-October of last year.
I have hiked the other trails on the
island many times and still enjoy doing
so. However, I’ve experienced wonder
more than a few times at Oak Island—like
yesterday when I stared at the sunlit summit
of Mt. Hood while the rest of the mountain
was underneath clouds.
Sometimes I resort to hiking at Oak
Island when my original intention was to
fish at Haldeman Pond. Haldeman Pond,
you see, is often a zoo. There have been
so many people at the pond that finding
parking is impossible. It is not uncommon
to have 75 anglers at this four-acre pond on
a sunny afternoon during the weekend. I
simply avoid Haldeman Pond during such
times. Also, it can be difficult to cast a fly in
such a crowd, although I’ve managed.
Haldeman Pond also gets thoroughly
trashed—literally. If you go there now,
you’ll see that the shallows are littered with
soda cans, potato chip bags, cigarette butts,
Styrofoam containers, and a substantial
growth of algae. It’s not pretty.
I simply cannot understand why certain
people trash the place where they go to fish
or hike or to just relax and enjoy themselves.
Presumably, Haldeman Pond resembling
a dump doesn’t bother these people. It
bothers me.
When I’m the only one at the pond, on
a weeknight before dark, I cast a fly over the
soda cans and potato chip bags and cigarette
butts at one of the concentric circles created
by trout feeding on the surface. There’s
enjoyment and anticipation and excitement,
but not quite wonder, in fishing for hatchery
trout in such a setting. Maybe if Haldeman
Pond weren’t used as a garbage can, there
would be some wonder in it too.
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Welcome to Wal-ly World?
Wal-Mart hub stirs on Hayden Island
By Cornelius Swart
On May 30, Portland City Commissioner
Sam Adams leaked to the media that WalMart might be eyeing the site of the former
Double Tree at 1401 N Hayden
Island Drive. Rumors were
quickly confirmed by
the Oregonian that
the property owner,
Howard Dietrich Jr.,
and the world’s largest
corporation
were
indeed
discussing
the property.
Wal-Mart, best
known for domination
of the retailing world,
has only one store in the
city of Portland. Last year
the company explored a site in
Southeast Portland but withdrew in the
face of neighborhood opposition. A current
proposal for the Wal-Mart in Beaverton has
met with contention.
Wal-Mart is considered undesirable
by many in Portland due to the company’s
land-use and labor policies.
National
activist groups like Wal-Mart Watch claim
that with a projected 3,131 stores by 2010,
Wal-Mart’s growth comes at the expense of
environmental degradation and the collapse
of small-family wage competitors. The
Atlantic Monthly reported this
month that fewer than half
of Wal-Mart’s employees
are covered by company
health insurance leaving
“tens of thousands” of
workers to seek taxpayer funded welfare
programs
like
Medicaid.
Adams has stated
that he opposes a WalMart and that he will soon
be announcing a meeting to
help organize opposition.
And yet, Wal-Mart does have low
prices....
For full coverage of this issue and the
neighborhoods’ perspective read Anastasia
Gornick feature story on our website. www.
stjohnssentinel.com
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Calendar compiled by Laura Hutton
Our Picks:
Thursday Jazz at Proper Eats
Every Thursday, the vegetarian café and market
will feature great local jazz. First half hour of the
jams are devoted to open mic performances. June
8—Brian Casey on bass and Mike Montgomery on
drums. June 15—Brian Casey on bass and Alan
Tarpinian on drums. June 22 & 29—Brendon Lamoreaux on bass and Alan Tarpinian on drums.
Proper Eats (8638 N Lombard St., 503-445-2007, www.
propereats.org)
Women and Trans Night Benefit
June 11—Benefit for Women and Trans workshops
at North Portland BikeWorks. Learn basic bike
repair and get your ride in shape for Pedalpalooza.
Coffee, tea, and snacks will be provided.
North Portland BikeWorks (3951 N Mississippi Ave., 503-2871098, [email protected], www.npdxbikeworks.org) $15-$30 sliding scale, 10:30 am-2 pm.
Artist Reception & Zine Party
June 13—Dex’s Famous Spoken Mic Night will
feature the zine release of Dexter Flowers, illustrated
by Sarah Faith Gottesdiener. Gottesdiener will be
showing her works from Under the Sea, a collection
featuring lesbian mermaids. “Watch as childhood
escape fantasies intersect with adult queer desire.”
Gottesdiener is an established local artist, and is
currently featured in the Portland Modern.
In Other Words Books (8 NE Killingsworth St., 503-232-6003,
[email protected], www.inotherwords.org) Free, 7 pm.
Shoeshine Blue at Mississippi Pizza
June 15—Michael Apinyakul and Shawn
McLain are Shoeshine Blue, an old-time montage of blues and folk. With musical influences
as varied as Muddy Waters and Southern
Gothic writer Flannery O’Connor. Shoeshine
Blue fluxes between electric slide guitars and
haunting violin acoustics.
Mississippi Pizza Pub (3552 N Mississippi Ave., 503-2883231, www.mississippipizza.com) 9:30 pm.
at 3 pm and door prizes. The celebration will
benefit St. Johns Books’ favorite charity, Sisters
of the Road Café. Twenty percent of all sales
will go to Sisters of the Road, and Operation
Cornbread will match the funds.
St. Johns Booksellers (8622 N Lombard, 503-283-0032,
[email protected]) 10 am-6 pm.
Piedmont Ramble
Bike to Reunite! Fundraiser for
Pangaea Project
June 17—Teams of one to five can compete in this
clue-led ride of Portland to benefit the Pangaea Project. Test your knowledge of Portland, global issues,
and South America while competing for the finish.
Finalists will be eligible for raffle prizes. Teams are
encouraged to create themes, costumes, and bring
props and noisemakers for the event. Registration at
8:30 am, ride begins at 10 am at the corner of NE
MLK, Jr Blvd. and NE Graham.
For more information, contact Jodie Emmett at (503) 517-8999,
[email protected], www.thepangaeaproject.org.
June 28—Laura O. Foster leads a group through the
old Piedmont neighborhood. The journey will begin
at In Other Words Books and explore the history of
the neighborhood’s architecture, including the North
Portland Library’s reading room. The group will also
walk around PCC Cascade campus and Peninsula
Park. Laura O. Foster is a local author whose books
include Portland Hill Walks: Twenty Explorations in
Parks and Neighborhoods.
In Other Words (8 NE Killingsworth St., 503-232-6003,
[email protected], www.inotherwords.org) 7-8:30 pm.
Live Music
Calexico
June 19—The Tucson, Ariz.-based band Calexico
mixes up many genres of music, including Mexican
and American folk sounds. The band recently
toured with Wilco and Iron and Wine, and will be
touring for their new album release, Garden Ruin.
They will be playing with Eric Bachmann of the
Seattle indie/folk/country band Crooked Fingers. For
more information on the bands, check out www.
cascadecalexico.com and www.crookedfingers.com.
Wonder Ballroom (128 NE Russell St., 503-284-8686, www.
wonderballroom.com) all ages + bar, doors an hour before
show. $16 adv., 8 pm.
St. Johns Booksellers Birthday
and Benefit
June 25—Come help St. Johns Books celebrate their first year! Featuring birthday cake
Amnesia Brewery
June 29—The Hearers, indie-folk duo, free, 7 pm.
(832 N Beech St., 503-281-7708)
Blue Parrott Saloon
Every Sunday is Battle of the Bands, with a $500
cash prize for the winner!
Xenos: A Living Room Café
June 17—The Angry Orts, Hey Lover, Radio Vision.
June 16—Annie DeMotta. June 23—Cliff Hutchinson. June 30—Pilgrims.
(445 NE Holland St., 503-286-0026, www.myspace.com/
dutch_house) 9 pm.
In Other Words Books
June 30—Luna Music Series presents Nikki Click,
The Gay Deceivers, Angie Evansgirl. Hear fun
electro pop mixed with songs about “queer femme
identity, feminism, and heartbreak.” All ages.
Kenton Station (8303 N Denver, 503-286-9242) No cover, 7-9 pm.
Mississippi Studios
June 9—John Vecchiarelli, Rachel Taylor (CD
Release), Chris Robley, $10, 9 pm. June 11—Geoff
Muldaur, $25, 7 pm. June 16—Miraflores, Little
Sue, $5, 9:30 pm. June 17—Kym Tuvim, Wishing Chair, $8/$10, 7:30 pm. Sophe Lux with Mark
Pickerel, $7, 10 pm. June 20—Slaid Cleaves, $15,
7:30 pm. June 24—Jeffrey Foucault (CD Release),
$12, 7 pm. Bright Red Paper, Holcombe Waller, $8,
10 pm.
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June 7, 21—Songstress Night, hosted by Jasmine
Ash and featuring special guests, 8:30 pm. June
8—Less Than Hero, $4, 8:30 pm. June 9—Flat
Mountain Girls, $6, 9:30 pm. June 10—Rob Walsh,
Susie Blue, Fist Full of Cash, $6, 9:30 pm. June
11, 18, 25—Open Mic/Songwriter Showcase,
7:30 sign up. June 12, 19, 26—Nurses’ Night Out
featuring music by Griffin, 8 pm. June 13, 27—Joe
McMurrian Trio, 8:30 pm. June 14—Cocktail Hour,
artist TBA, 8:30 pm. June 15—Cocktail Cabaret,
$10, 8 pm. June 16—Michael Jodell, $6, 9:30 pm.
June 17—Bingo Dream Band, $6, 9:30 pm. June
22—Korby Lenker, $4, 8:30 pm. June 28—Big
E & John (of Ashbury Park), $4, 8:30 pm. June
29—Last Thursdays with the Garcia Birthday Band,
$4, 8:30 pm.
Dutch House
Live Jazz on Tuesdays! June 20 and July 4—Phil
Hatton’s Jazz Dingoes. June 13, 27—The Bryant
Allard Quartet.
In Order to Better Service Our Community We Offer:
White Eagle Saloon
All shows 21+ and free unless otherwise noted. White Eagle
Saloon (836 N Russell St., 503-282-6810, www.mcmenamins.com)
Kenton Station
Serving Our Community
All shows 21+, doors an hour before show, advance/door
prices unless otherwise noted. Wonder Ballroom (128 NE
Russell St., 503-284-8686, www.wonderballroom.com)
The Blue Parrott Saloon (3416 N Lombard, 503-240-0249)
[email protected], www.inotherwords.org) Free, 6 pm.
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June 7—STRUT: A Benefit for Basic Rights Oregon,
featuring a fashion show, $12/$15, $75 VIP ticket,
7:30 pm. June 8—The Streets, all ages + bar,
$20, 8 pm. June 9—Stars of Track & Field, Binary
Dolls, Heroes & Villains, Hypatia Lake, $8/$10, all
ages + bar, 8:30 pm. June 10—The Fourth Annual
Vampires Masquerade Ball, $15/$20, 9pm. June
14—RAZ from B2K, all ages, $15, 7 pm. June
16—Total Drag 2006, a national drag competition coinciding with Portland’s Pride celebrations.
Open to all gender drag performances, 9 pm. June
19—Calexico, all ages + bar, $16 adv, 8 pm.
All shows 21 +, advance/doors prices, doors one hour before
show. Mississippi Studios (3939 N Mississippi Ave., 503-2883895, www.mississippistudios.com)
Mock Crest Tavern
June 8—Donna Jose, Open Mic & Jammin, 8:30
pm. June 9—Rollie Tussing, 9 pm. June 10—Lowell J Mitchell, 9 pm. June 11—R&B Blues, 8 pm.
June 13—Russell Thomas, 8 pm. June 15—Claes
of Blueprints Open Mic & Jammin’, 8:30 pm. June
16—Sneakin’ Out, 9 pm. June 17—Eric Hatcher
and the Worker Bees, 9 pm. June 18—James
Clem, 8 pm. June 20—Johnnie Ward & Eagle
Ridin’ Papas, 8 pm. June 22—Mike Danner, Open
Mic/Jam, 8:30 pm. June 24—Blueprints, 9 pm.
June 25—Will West, 8 pm. June 27—Nobody’s
Sweethearts, 8 pm. June 28—Dan Coyle, 8 pm.
June 29—Lee Blake Open Mic & Jammin, 8:30 pm.
June 30—The Russell Thomas Agenda, 9 pm. July
1—Donna and the Side Effects, 9 pm.
All shows 21+, free unless otherwise noted. Mock Crest
Tavern (3435 N Lombard St., 503-283-5014, www.mockcresttavern.com).
(8527 N Lombard, 503-740-3991)
Visual Arts
Harmony, Nature, and Human Beings
Through June 17— The IFCC presents a collection
of watercolors by traditional Chinese artist Ming
X Wei. Wei’s paintings focus on nature’s power
through images of the Northwest as well as his native China. Wei mixes loose brush strokes from both
the Xieyi (Southern school) with the painstaking detail of the Gongbi (the Northern school). Reception
and artist talk to be held May 25 from 5:30-7 pm.
Interstate Firehouse Cultural Center (5340 N Interstate Ave.,
503-823-4322, [email protected], www.ifcc-arts.org)
Tues-Fri 11 am-6 pm, Sat Noon-4 pm.
Roosevelt Show
Through June 18—Photo exhibit honoring Theodore
Roosevelt at the Buckley Center Gallery on the
University of Portland campus.
Buckley Center Gallery (5000 N Willamette Blvd., 503-943-8800,
www.up.edu) Free, Mon-Fri 8:30 am-8 pm, Sat 8 am-4 pm.
Drawing Classes at IOW
In Other Words Books now offers drawing classes
taught by Alissa Hartman. “Become empowered by
visually noticing a different world.” Classes ongoing,
no reservations required, donations go to benefit In
Other Words Books.
[email protected], www.inotherwords.org) Donationbasis, every Saturday 3-5 pm.
Live Performances
Tommy
Through June 10—Radiant Theatre presents
“Tommy.” Come see the classic rock opera performed in North Portland. Written by Pete Townsend
of The Who, the rock opera tells the story of Tommy
Walker’s life during WWII and his rise to stardom
despite his painful past. Directed by Ravyn JazperHawke, starring Zac McCoy as Tommy and Tiger
Fifer as The Acid Queen.
Liberty Hall (311 N Ivy, 503-502-8261, www.radianttheatre.
org) $20, Thursdays pay what you can. 8 pm.
Pix Patisserie
June 15—Third Tuesday Guitar Pix Acoustic
Showcase.
Pix Patisserie (3901 N Williams, 503-282-6539,
[email protected], www.pixpatisserie.com) free, 8 pm.
Wonder Ballroom
The Lonesome West
Through June 17—Third Rail presents the third
chapter of Martin McDonagh’s Leenane trilogy.
Interstate Firehouse Cultural Center (5340 N Interstate Ave.,
503-823-4322, [email protected], www.ifcc-arts.org) Call (503)
235-1101 for tickets. $15-$20, Thurs-Sat at 8 pm, Sun at 2 pm.
Gilbert and Sullivan’s HMS Pinafore
June 9—Mock Crest Productions presents the hilarious Gilbert and Sullivan play featuring the talent
of Ernie Casciato.
For tickets, contact Hunt Center Stage (5000 N Willamette
Blvd., 503-943-7287, www.up.edu) June 9, 10, 16, 17, 23, 24
at 7:30 pm. June 11, 18, 25 at 2 pm.
20 books the kids get a coupon good for up to $5
off any book. Children can earn up to three coupons
over the summer. St. Johns Books also trades
books. Kids can bring in the books they have read
and trade them for different titles.
For more information on eligibility and restrictions, visit
[email protected])
No Pain No Gain
June 22-24—G’N C Productions presents the gospel play.
Interstate Firehouse Cultural Center (5340 N Interstate
Ave., 503-823-4322, [email protected], www.ifcc-arts.
org) Free, June 23 at 7 pm, June 24 at 2 pm and 7 pm, June
25 at 5 pm.
Readings, Lectures, Spoken Word
Community
St. Johns Scooter Club Meeting
June 7—Come show off your shiny scooter or drool
over your neighbor’s. Scooter owners and enthusiasts
alike are encouraged to come to the meeting. Come
meet fellow North Portland scooterists. Meeting will
discuss upcoming rides and follow up with one.
Meet in Unthank Park (N Failing and N Haight) at
9:15 am. Participants receive a ninja headband.
Outdoors & Recreation
Malty Beverage Ride
For more information, contact [email protected].
June 9—Meet, drink, and ride! Meet up at Amnesia
Brewery (832 N Beech St.) for a cool drink and hit
the streets.
Smith and Bybee Lakes Ride
For more information, contact Deepak Saxena at
[email protected].
Prananda Yoga
June 10—Learn massage techniques to comfort
your infant. Bring your child or a baby doll if you are
expecting. Led by Corri Rekart. $35, Noon-2 pm.
June 17—Hip Opening Workshop (First Chakra).
Learn how to open your hips. All levels welcome.
$25/$30, Noon-3 pm. June 20—54 Sun Salutes.
Learn how to salute the sun for the longest day of
the year. All levels welcome, 5:45 pm.
Dexter’s Spoken Mic
St. Johns Booksellers (8622 N Lombard St., 503-283-0032,
[email protected]) 6:30 pm.
June 13 & 27—Open mic hosted by Dexter—
“Where guitars are outlawed and writers are rock
stars.”
Fashion Show
Kenton to Vancouver
June 8—Belle Epoque and Hi Hi Studio present a
fashion show featuring hair models wearing Lum’s
Lamps on their heads. Part of Second Thursday’s
music art walk.
June 10—Learn how to cross the Interstate Bridge
from Kenton to commute to Vancouver by bicycle.
Meet up in the Paul Bunyan Plaza (8420 N Denver
Ave.) at 1:15 pm. Find bike routes in Vancouver and
explore the historic area, including the farmer’s market. Free TriMet ticket to first ten riders who RSVP.
Helmet, water, and pocket money required. Limited
to first 20 riders.
www.inotherwords.org) 8 pm.
She Kissed Me
June 22—The author of the pictorial journey exploring the beauty of woman to woman smooches will
be reading from and signing her book. The book
pairs images with text written by lesbian women
discussing their intense feelings on female love and
the act of kissing.
[email protected], www.inotherwords.org) Free, 7:30 pm.
Michael Bauer at St. Johns Books
June 22—Michael Bauer will read his Plutonium
and Other Poems, Bauer’s poems are poignant and
erotic, and explore how it feels to look back at growing up into a gay man.
[email protected]) Free, 7:30 pm.
Belle Epoque (3713 N Mississippi Ave., 503-286-2070, cakebread
@belleepoquesalon.com, www.belleepoquesalon.com,)
New Harvest School
June 21—New Harvest School organizing potluck.
Come support and learn more about a proposed new
alternative school for North Portland, the New Harvest School. The school will focus on non-traditional
methods and include smaller teacher to student ratio
for children with special needs. New Harvest School
is scheduled for opening the fall of 2008. Proper Eats
food will also be available for sampling.
[email protected]) 7:30 pm.
Interstate Farmers Market
Between the Line with Jessica Page Morrell
Presented by Kaiser Permanente, the market hits
Overlook Park at N Fremont and N Interstate Ave on
Wednesdays, 3-7 pm, through September.
June 28—Jessica Page Morrell is a published author and writer’s consultant. She is also a professor
at Evergreen College. Come learn craft secrets and
effective tools to get your writing into print.
For more information, contact Kevin McGovney at the Interstate Farmers Market (3500 N Interstate, 503-331-3011,
[email protected], www.interstatefarmersmarket.com)
[email protected]) Free, 7:30 pm.
Learn How to Be a Classy Drunk
Jane Kirkpatrick at Expressions of Faith
June 29— Jane Kirkpatrick, award-winning author
and speaker, will discuss her new book, “A Clearing in
the Wild,” at Expressions of Faith. Kirkpatrick has written many books based on the lives of actual women
from the 1850s who settled Washington’s coast and
Willapa Bay. Please RSVP to reserve a spot.
Expressions of Faith (8326 N Lombard, 503-289-7887) Free, 7 pm.
Kids’ Summer Reading
June 22—Tour the Smith and Bybee Lakes Nature
Preserve on your bike. Meet up at the Interstate/
Rose Quarter Max stop and head North to the I-205
trail toward the lakes. Be sure to stock up on water
for the long ride.
Prananda Yoga (1920 N Kilpatrick St., 503-249-3903,
[email protected], www.prananda.com)
For more information, contact Todd Boulanger at (360)
696-8290 x8657, [email protected], www.
ci.vancouver.wa.us/transportation/bike.html.
Coffee Ride
June 12—Meet up at the Fresh Pot (4001 N Mississippi Ave.) and fuel up for your day’s ride. Meet up
around 7:30 am.
Bike Exit Strategy
June 12—Let the Bike Ninja teach you basic bike
survival, including the “Shatner roll” for crashes.
Slug Velo Annual Rose Ride
June 24—Begin at Peninsula Park (N Ainsworth and
N Albina) and tour the roses all the way to Ladd’s
Circle (SE 16 and SE Ladd), including award-wining
local gardeners. One-way ride, helmet required.
For more information, contact Beth at Slug Velo
([email protected], www.slugvelo.com).
Hatha Yoga for Beginners
Every Monday and Thursday, Xavier Delgado hosts a
beginner’s yoga class. Donation-based to benefit In
Other Words Books.
www.inotherwords.org) 9-10 am.
Monday Night Bike Racing at PIR
May-August—Help hundreds of other fans and
contestants celebrate the 10th annual bike racing at Portland International Raceway! Improve
technique, get a great workout, and have fun racing
around the 1.9 mile loop racetrack. Top racers
receive gift certificates to Lakeside Bicycles. Racing
starts at 6:15 pm. Road bike and helmet required.
For more information, contact race organizer
Jim Anderson at 503-975-8229 or email [email protected].
Portland International Raceway (1940 N Victory Blvd., 503823-RACE, www.portlandraceway.com, www.racemondaynight.com,) $12 novice men and women, $5 women under 18.
$1 off for bikers who take mass transit. Gates open at 5 pm.
Take your knowledge of fermentation to another
level, while learning how to get sloshed in style every
Thursday at Pix Patisserie’s “Flight Night.” June
8—Sparkling Wine of France, including Crement,
Champagne, Blanquette de Limoux. June 15—Eau
de Vie, including Slivovitz (blue plum), Kirsh
(cherry), Holly. June 22—All Things Gewurztraminer, including Marc de Gewurztraminer (grappa),
Andrew Rich Gewurztraminer (ice wine), Sallegg
Alto Adige (white wine). June 29—Grappa, including Merlot di Poli, Clear Creek Marc de Gewurztraminer, Cavatappi Sangiovese.
Pix Patisserie (3901 N Williams, 503-282-6539,
[email protected], www.pixpatisserie.com) $10.
Turtle Tales Around the World
June 21—Let “Alleyoop” take you on a turtle tale
tour of the world! Alleyoop will be accompanied
by musical instruments, including the kalimba,
kokiriko, drums, and xylophone.
St. Johns Library (7510 N Charleston, 503-988-5397, www.
multcolib.org/turtle.html) Free tickets available 30 minutes
prior to show, 1-2 pm.
Captain Bogg & Salty’s Pirate Band
Out to the Movies
Crepe Soleil
Call for current schedule.
(3120 N Williams Ave., 503-249-7042, www.angelfire.com/
hi5/creperie3120)
Pix Patisserie
June 22—Pirate jigs and mermaid lullabies? Come
let Captain Bogg & Salty’s Pirate Band serenade you
into the world of traditional pirate music with guitars,
drums, toy piano, melodica, and xylophone.
Every week is Monday Movie Madness. June
12—“Peter Pan.” June 19—“X-Men.” June
26—“Splash.”
North Portland Library (512 N Killingsworth St., 503-9885394, www.multcolib.org) 1:30-2:30 pm.
All movies 6-8 pm. Pix Patisserie (3901 N Williams, 503-2826539, [email protected], www.pixpatisserie.com).
Non-Sexist Children’s Story Hour
St. Johns Historic Cinema
Every Saturday, bring your children to enjoy a nonsexist story hour.
Downtown St. Johns Twin Theatre. Call for current
movie schedule.
www.inotherwords.org) 11 am.
(8704 N Lombard St., 503-283-1768, www.stjohnscinema.com)
Bookworms/Book Bucks Summer
Reading Program
Movies every Wednesday night and matinees on
weekends. Call for current movie schedule.
June 31 through August. At St. Johns Booksellers this summer, kids up to 13 can sign up for the
summer reading program. Children or parents keep
a list of books the children have read, and for each
(8203 N Ivanhoe St., 503-283-8520)
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Mudeye Puppet Company moves to St. Johns
from Mississippi
By Abby Sewell
Would you buy a used marionette from this man?
Bruce Orr, St. Johns’ newest artist in residence,
makes puppets from found materials.
PHOTO BY DAVE ARPIN
Dozen’s of young artsy types and their
children packed into the Nocturnal on East
Burnside on May 21 to see PuppetGanza
6. The afternoon of puppet shows, put on
by four different theater troupes, featured
puppets of all descriptions, from felt hand
puppets to giant papier-mâché masks, to
elaborate cardboard marionettes. Musicians
accompanied the acts on accordion, clarinet
and trumpet,while the puppeteers encouraged
audience to sing, clap and shout along with
the show. The entertainment wrapped up
just in time for departing audience members
to get caught in a spectacular afternoon
thunderstorm.
See MUDEYE / Page 20
Organic Eats
Proper Eats brings health, weirdness to St. Johns
By Laura Hutton
To the joy and relief of St. Johns vegans,
Proper Eats opened its doors in May after a
few months of delay. Proper Eats is an organic
vegan/vegetarian restaurant in downtown St.
Johns. “Consciously participating in the food
revolution,” Proper Eats promises to bring
local produce closer to home.
Proper Eats is the product of a longstanding dream shared by two friends. After
Piper Dixon and James Hayes met in the
Portland Farmers Market scene, the two
became friends and housemates. They shared
their dreams and collaborated to create a café
and market that would bring local, organic
food to St. Johns.
Hayes and Dixon had to delay the
opening of the restaurant. The building,
which once housed the restaurant Café Nola,
was not up to code. The duo spent months
rewiring, remodeling, and redesigning what
would become Proper Eats.
The market sits up front where fresh
produce, bulk foods, local breads, and bulk
coffee are available for purchase. The open
kitchen straddles the market and dining
room, which occupies the back in a cozy red
den with original brick wall. Customers can
also sit at the bar and watch their food being
prepared. Outdoor seating is also available
for sunny June afternoons.
If you like the floor show wait until you try the
broccoli! Members of the _Orchestra perform at
the opening of Proper Eats during last month’s St.
Johns Parade. Proper Eats features fresh produce, a
vegetarian and vegan cafe and the vagabond escape
artist.
PHOTO BY DAVE SHARP
See PROPER EATS / Page 23
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Classic Cowgirl
North Portland musician plays old-time country
By Laura Hutton
You can take the woman out of Texas,
but you can’t take Texas out of the woman.
Country musician Emily Herring says she
never focused quite so much on her Texas
roots until she moved to Portland.
“I’ve played in various punk bands and
whatnot,” Herring says, “but since moving to
Portland, I really began to focus on a more
traditional Texas style.”
Herring is not your typical “girl with
a guitar.” Hailing from Texas, the North
Portland musician would rather claim the
likes of Willie Nelson and Hank Williams.
“I feel there’s a definite stereotype
involving female musicians,” she says. Herring
also adds that she encounters difficulty when
attempting to break that stereotype. “The
expectation is that you’ll sound something
like Ani Difranco or Jewel. Obviously, I don’t
fit into that niche. No one wants to hear
Merle Haggard at a coffeehouse!”
Herring’s love for classic country fits
well into the “old-time” scene of North
Portland, rubbing nostalgic elbows with
the likes of Miz Kitty’s Parlour (see Sentinel
Volume 6 Issue 3). Herring says that she has
felt the impact of Portland’s old-time scene
on her musical career.
“There’s a lot of players out here who
are really focused on the Great Depression
and pre-Depression era of folk music. That’s
definitely had an impact on me.”
Herring’s music may be old time, but
her lyrics focus more on current events. “Has
Country Gone to Hell?” a song off her new
album My Tears Will Be Relieved, deals with
the current state of country music. Herring
sings, “Merle Haggard don’t take the bible/
And wrap it up inside the flag/ Call ’em both
the same damn thing/ And sell ’em with a
Know any Tim McGraw? PHOTO COURTESY OF EMILY HERRING
price tag/ So let’s sing one verse for Willie/
Who took ’em on sometime ago/ Well it’s
time to take back country/ From that White
House on Music Row.”
Herring’s music has a unique style that
throws her more into the authentic cowgirl
saddle than most female country singers.
Her ability to incorporate contemporary
issues into an old time style makes her
music more vital to country music than
mainstream country music artists. Songs
like “Doc Bronner” sound at first more like
a classic cover than a musical tribute to the
infamous founder of a natural soap. Herring
also incorporates the Mexican influence
familiar to the Southwest, and her song “No
Se Parece A Nada”.
Herring’s premiere release, My Tears
Will Be Relieved, can be purchased online.
You can catch Emily Herring around North/
Northeast Portland. Her regular venues
include the Mississippi Pizza Pub and the
Alberta St. Pub. Starting in August, Herring
will be playing every Monday night at the
Mississippi Pizza Pub at 9 p.m.
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By Anya Hankin
June 9 marks the beginning of a very
full month for soccer lovers around the
world. The 2006 FIFA World Cup finals start
on that Friday, and Portland fans are gearing
up for the big event.
Seve Ghose, the new manager of Portland
Parks and Recreation for North and Northeast,
is among those eager fans. A self-described
“life-long soccer lover,” Ghose is working hard
to ensure that Portlanders will have a chance
to delight in every play of the World Cup.
He will be showing all of the 64 games live
on huge screens at the St. Johns Community
Center (in Spanish) and at the Matt Dishman
Community Center (in English).
32 teams from across the globe will
make up the field, and six continents will be
represented during the 2006 World Cup.
The Parks and Recreation manager is
using this international arena as a venue to
recognize the breadth of diverse cultures and
communities that exist locally. He views the
World Cup as a chance for Portland’s racially
and economically disparate neighborhoods
to come together around a shared passion
– soccer.
“There are approximately 30 major
diverse ethnic groups in North and
Northeast Portland,” he says. “It is our
hope to engage these populations through
this month-long event.
“Everybody understands soccer – it can
serve as our common language.”
Thanks in part to a large sponsorship
from Comcast, the event will be free for
the public. The first 500 people to fill the
Community Center auditoriums will be
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treated to a high-quality sound system, a 20by-20 foot viewing screen and scrumptious
fare from local vendors.
In collaboration with the German
National Tourist Board, Portland Parks
and Recreation will be hosting a large raffle,
giving away posters, gift certificates, soccer
pens, and other items emblazoned with the
FIFA logo.
During the four weeks of FIFA finals,
the St. Johns Community Center plans to
offer soccer clinics for youth to take place in
between games. There is also talk of generating
interest for an ongoing indoor league.
Ghose ran parks and recreational
facilities in Iowa, Colorado, and Illinois for
21 years before moving to Portland seven
months ago. He says Portland has never
seen a World Cup event of this size.
“This is a festival!” he asserts. “We will
have cultural presentations and all kinds
of food, and we encourage people to dress
in their national costumes and bring noise
makers.”
“Soccer is a big part of people’s lives in
this town. What better way to engage the
community?”
Games will be shown June 9-July 9. Contact Seve
Ghose: (503) 823-1605 for additional details.
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Financial Focus
What to expect during a
portfolio review
By Dave Trabucco of Edward Jones
If you are serious about achieving your
long-term financial goals, you should work
with an investment professional — someone
with the training, resources and objectivity to
help you choose the right mix of investments
for your individual needs and preferences.
And you’ll want to meet periodically with
your investment professional to gauge
your progress. You’ll get more out of these
meetings if you know what to look for —
and what to expect.
To prepare for a portfolio review, you
may need to bring last year’s tax return,
recent statements from your 401(k) or other
employer-sponsored retirement plan, life
insurance policies and other documents
suggested by your investment professional.
When the review begins, here are a few
things to look for:
• Suitability of investments — You’ll
need to make sure your investments are
suitable for your individual needs. This may
mean holding on to investments that are, for
the moment, not “doing well” as defined by
traditional measures, such as stock prices.
To cite a recent example, from 2000 to 2002,
many investments were “down” — and yet
they were still the right ones for some people
to own. This isn’t to say you don’t want to
know your investments’ recent performance
history — just don’t let it be the determining
factor in making buy or sell decisions.
• Portfolio balance — Investment
portfolios are never “static.” You should be
open to making adjustments in response
to changes in your life — i.e., a child nears
college, you move closer to retirement, etc.
Consequently, it’s a good idea to review your
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properly balanced in a way to help you make
progress toward your goals. At the same
time, you’ll need to make sure your portfolio
is still aligned with your risk tolerance; in
other words, you don’t want to inadvertently
take on more risk than you’d like.
• Tax efficiency — Many people don’t
pay sufficient attention to the impact of taxes
on their investments. A portfolio review may
be a good time to examine your situation to
determine if you are making the best use of
tax-deferred vehicles, such as your 401(k) or
traditional IRA; tax-advantaged investments,
such as municipal bonds; and tax-efficient
strategies, such as holding stocks for the
long term to achieve the best capital gains
rate. Be sure to consult with your tax adviser
before making any “tax-smart” investment
decisions.
• Changes in investment-related laws
— Like most people, you are probably busy
with your work and family, and you may
not have time to stay current on the alwayschanging laws that can affect your investment
strategies. At your portfolio review, your
investment professional can inform you of
these changes. In 2006, for instance, the new
Roth 401(k) was introduced; if you have this
option where you work, you may be able to
receive tax-free earnings on some of your
401(k) dollars.
To stay on track toward your important
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The City of Portland will host a bike
summit designed to discuss issues and
educate cyclists about factors that influence
their biking experience.
The summit will be held Saturday, June
17, at Portland State University’s Smith
Center, and will include several workshops
for riders, including “Innovations in
Bikeways Here and Abroad,” “New Laws for
Bikes,” “Who Put the Fun in Bike Fun?” and
“Why Do People Not Ride?”
Evan Manvel, executive director of the
Bicycle Transportation Alliance, said he
hopes the summit will address issues related
to biking in North Portland.
“We’ve done a really good job creating facilities
for cyclists in Southeast,” he said. “As far as cyclists
in North Portland go, they have typically been an
underserved bike community. We want to make
sure that the City commits to some great facilities
up north.”
Manvel also said he hopes to engage
community members in North and Northeast
to learn what cyclists in that area think is
important to improving their cycling life.
Manvel said the summit will help City
planners and BTA members address the needs
of cyclists 10 years after the implementation
of the Bicycle Master Plan, which was
intended to improve cycling conditions and
encourage more people to use bicycles as a
form of transportation.
“We think that the bike plan was created
in a time that we were trying to really
increase cycling,” Manvel said. “We’ve done a
great job of that and have since tripled. Now
we need to figure out how to deal with that
increase and continue to increase riders.”
The subject of bike lanes in North
Portland has been a sore point for years,
particularly during development of
the St. Johns/Lombard Plan.
Tatiana
Xenelis, board chair of the Portsmouth
Neighborhood Association, hopes that the
City can reconfigure N Lombard Street to
allow for a bike path and traffic calming
islands. Chris Duffy, chair of the Arbor
Lodge Neighborhood Association, thinks
there’s not enough room on N Lombard for
bike lanes and that cyclists would be better
served by the current bike corridor, which is
N Portland and Willamette boulevards.
Xenelis thinks the City has addressed a
lot of the issues for cyclists.
“I feel like Portland does a really super
job of carving out bike trails on some of the
main thoroughfares,” Xenelis said. “What I’d
really love to see is a connection between St.
Johns, along the Willamette River, and the East
Esplanade. I think that would be fantastic.”
And that’s typical of some of the
discussions that the summit hopes to
encourage with its community-oriented
workshops.
For more information call or email Linda
Ginenthal, Transportation Options, at (503)
823-5266; email [email protected].
Register online at http://www.zoomerang.com/
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Health Focus
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Herbs and organic foods provide
accessible health care solutions
A place for Naturopathy,
Acupuncture, Qi Gong
and Herbal Pharmacy.
By Vanessa Timmons
With the rising cost of health care, many
are turning to preventive measures such as
the use of herbs and organic foods to improve
and maintain overall health. This new trend
is part of a growing industry, based on ageold practical information and new science.
Although this regimen is relatively simple,
questions like when to turn to herbs for
health solutions, what herbs help with which
ailment, and organic vs. non-organic can
slow down even the most dedicated health
enthusiast.
The question of when to use herbs
has several answers. Some herbal health
professionals suggest that herbal remedies are
as effective as pharmaceuticals. Dr. Samuel
B. Obembe, a medical doctor currently
studying at the National College of Nature
Medicine, believes that herbs are effective
for maintaining health and upgrading the
immune system.
“Herbs are good for the management
of chronic illness,” Obembe said, “while
pharmaceuticals are for acute illness.”
Primarily, herbs are used to prevent
illness and maintain good health. They work
by supporting and bringing into balance
systems that have been affected by the stress
of everyday living.
“Herbs are fun and multi-dimensional,”
said Sue Burns, a student at the Northwest
School of Herbalism. “From growing,
preparing, researching, taking, and healing,
you can integrate herbs into your whole life.”
While the use of simple herbs can help
with everyday stress, herbal remedies can be
effective for preventing significant health
problems. “We know the chemical chain
reactions that go on in the body...so I select
the herbs that counter that process, returning
the system to balance,” said Obembe. He
often recommends the immune-boosting
herb Echinacea. “Taken daily it heightens
the immune system, so it can better resist
germs,” said Obembe.
When selecting herbs, meats, poultry or
herbal remedies, the issue of organic vs. nonorganic often is debated. The word organic
applies to anything in which no synthetic
additives are used, although legal definitions
of what can be labeled “organic” vary from
state to state.
“Despite its increased cost, I vote for
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Higher nutritional value, no toxic
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cited as reasons to choose organic. There
are also concerns with how chemicals and
pesticides find their way into the body and
affect overall health.
“When hormones are used, they are
passed down to the person eating the nonorganic food. It affects their system and can
cause high blood pressure and cancer, as well
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GIVING YOU FITZ
Cover profile: Mike Fitz
By Anthony Reimer
North Portland’s Biodiesel Baron, the
Hero of Hippie Gas, is a dyed-in-the-wool
conservative.
“I consider George Bush a liberal,”
said Mike Fitz, who has delivered fuel and
heating oil to customers in and around
North Portland since 1972.
A North Portland native, Fitz was
discharged from the Army in the mid-1960s
and moved to Kansas. So it was ironic
when the ultraconservative Fitz decided to
return to the counterculture-friendly Pacific
Northwest.
“It doesn’t rain there, and there’s no
trees,” Fitz said of the Midwest. “The only
thing they raise is dust and taxes.”
Back in 1945, Fitz’s family purchased
a home on N Omaha and never left. After
returning from Kansas, Fitz said he had
three career choices to choose from. He
said he chose the oil business because oil
was cleaner than garbage and being a cop
was just too dangerous.
Fitz’s first oil company, Willoughby
Oil, opened in 1972 with a single truck.
He would answer the phone any time of
night and get his customers whatever they
needed. Fitz said his present company, Star
Oilco, will never be Oregon’s largest oil
company, but it is the hardest-working.
“We treat people like you want your
grandmother treated,” said Fitz.
Fitz’s oil company is blazing the trail
for Portland’s biofuel industry (see “NoPo
goes bio,” p. 2).
Fitz’s Star Oilco was the first in the
Portland area to offer this “hippie fuel” to
retail customers.
“We’ve always looked at what was new,”
said Fitz.
Fitz attributes a lot of his success in his
business to the work ethic he developed as
an Army intelligence officer in Vietnam.
“I don’t regret my time in Vietnam,”
said Fitz. He added that there was no other
job that would allow him to blow things up
while getting paid.
Fitz keeps busy: He was the longtime
president of the North Portland Business
Association, where he operated under the
philosophy that if people were not arguing,
then they were not getting any work done.
He said his happiest time of year is when he
travels down to Lake County with his horse
and shotgun.
“You haven’t lived ’til you roll out of
bed in the morning and it’s only 16 degrees,”
said Fitz.
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Marie’s
Those of us who frequent our
neighborhood haunts have watched the space
at 7007 N Fessenden change hands several
times over the years. A sort of revolving door
of food joints, most recently it was a teriyaki
place and before that a tacqueria. The newest
incarnation, Boonies, is a hit, however.
Boonies has the look and feel of a traditional
small-town diner. So much so that if you
didn’t know it, you’d think that Boonies had
been a St. Johns staple for decades.
The diner offering milkshakes, burgers
and hot pastrami sandwiches, is doing brisk
business and already has regulars, according
to owner Ron Broersma. Broersma says this
second location (his first is at 520 NE Marine
Drive) got off to a shaky start due to some
employee problems, which have since been
rectified.“Sort of the normal pitfalls of running
a business, but we got it all squared away and
business is good now.” Open since March
2006, Boonies’ food is “prepared fresh every
day, nothing sits around,” said Broersma.
Boonies is a neighborhood burger
joint with solid food at reasonable prices.
The burgers are dripping with toppings.
The mushroom burger is piled high with
grilled mushrooms, cheese, mayo, red
onion, plentiful dill pickle slices and lettuce,
wrapped in white paper and nestled among
more crispy fries than you could ever dare
to eat, all served in a red basket, like the
ones you remember from childhood diner
experiences. All of the sandwiches, hot dogs
and burgers are served on fluffy white hoagie
rolls and buns and come with a basket of fries
or a la carte, if you like. Milkshakes are thick,
creamy and flavorful, and the melding of
two flavored shakes is allowed for a mere 65
cents more. Handwritten signs tell the stories
of such specials as heaping taco salads in
fried flour tortilla shells, potato salad, bread
pudding and fresh baked cinnamon rolls.
Boonies is filled with a homey smalltown appeal. Breakfast is served all day,
except no French toast or pancakes on really
busy nights. The waitresses are pillowy
women, whom you expect to be named Dot,
Jo or Vera. They are caringly conscientious
about getting your order right, hollering
from the kitchen, “Did you want swiss cheese
on that, hon?” It made me feel like being at
Grandma’s house, sitting in her living room
as she made a sandwich for my lunch and
asked what I wanted on it.
A picture of a racecar with the Boonies
name emblazoned on its door hangs on the
wall over the espresso machine (seemingly
the only modern addition) and a Time/Life
books infomercial for Country Music’s 150
Greatest Hits, hosted by Kenny Rogers, played
on the TV in the corner, before transforming
into Jeopardy, adding to Boonies’ smalltown charm. It’s the kind of place that “real”
people who want “real” food can still find a
good bite to eat.
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Six-String Pirate
Owner of instrument store
likes bikes, too
By Leah Mueller
Don Chapman is a man with a singleminded passion for music.
His shop, Blackbeard Music, is easy
to spot. The cinder-block building is
decorated with numerous pirate flags, and
painted a fluorescent shade of blue. It sits
directly beside a vacant lot, which is dotted
with yellow signs, offering various types of
guitars and drums for sale. This homespun
advertising ploy manages to be both eyecatching and clever.
The Blackbeard motif continues
throughout the store. Upon entering, one
is greeted by a life-sized mechanical pirate,
which twitches in a disconcerting manner
when the door opens. The interior is filled
to overflowing with an assortment of guitars
and drums of all shapes and sizes.
Don, the owner, has been a musician for
most of his life. He owns two Dean guitars,
an acoustic and an electric. These are his
favorite instruments, because of the full
sound that they provide. “They resonate so
nicely,” he explains. He also owns an acoustic
Martin guitar and an electric Ibanez. Don
has a particular fondness for playing what he
calls “old time rock and roll” – Neil Young,
Creedence Clearwater Revival, and Tom
Petty are favorites.
In addition to his enthusiasm for music,
Don loves motorcycles, especially of the
foreign variety. He used to ride in “trials” -special competitions in which the goal was to
ride as slowly as possible through an obstacle
course, with points deducted for allowing a
foot to touch the ground. He once owned
many motorcycles – more than he can name
– but his favorite was a Bultaco, from Spain.
Don did most of his riding in Alaska during
the late ‘70s and early ‘80s, when he had
Six-string scurvy dog Ryan Chapman helps run
Blackbeard’s music with his father Don. Argh
PHOTO BY CORNELIUS SWART
more free time.
He claims to still love motorcycles, but
rarely has time to indulge his passion for them.
Most of his time is spent at the shop, which isn’t
too bad of a trade-off, all things considered.
In addition to guitars and drums, Don
also carries an assortment of harps and
even sitars.
“I’ve sold three harps, but only one
sitar,” he said. “People mostly like to come
in and look at them.” If customers desire
a particular instrument, Don is more than
happy to try to obtain it for them.
The life-sized, mechanical Blackbeard,
however, is not for sale.
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LOFTS
From page 1
Neighborhood Association by a close 66-47
vote in a May meeting. It appeared that the
Mississippi Avenue Lofts were on a fast track
to begin construction this summer.
In November of last year developer
David Yoho was elected co-chair of the
Boise Neighborhood Association’s LandUse Committee.
But the Lofts project needed additional
approval from the Portland Historical
Landmark Commission because the project
lays in an aesthetic overlay zone. At a May 22
hearing, the landmark commission expressed
doubts that the design of the building would
blend in with the historic architecture of the
Mississippi Conservation District.
While the size of the project is allowed
under current zoning laws, the commission’s
comments echoed some neighbors’ concerns
that the 45-foot height of the Lofts would
dwarf the mostly two-story buildings
adjacent to it. Developers were sent back to
the community to work out a compromise
or start over.
Developers claim they’ve already done
everything from scaling back the size of the
project by 30 percent to reducing the top
floor to avoid blocking sunlight to adjacent
homes.
“In 20 years as a developer there is
no project I’ve worked on that has had
more community involvement,” said Lofts
developer Peter Wilcox.
But density continues to be a sticking
point. At the community forum on May
31, one resident said, “If the fundamental
issue is size and the developers don’t want to
modify the size of the design, then we might
be at an impasse.”
DENSITY PLANNED FOR, NOW ARRIVES
Developers have argued the Lofts
represent the type of high-density project
both the Albina Plan (which Wilcox
helped develop over 15 years ago) and
other neighborhood plans have sought to
encourage along area transit routes.
Indeed, such “transit supportive”
developments built along NE Alberta, SE
Hawthorne, SE Belmont, and NE Broadway
in recent years have been similar in scale
and character to projects proposed for
N Mississippi. However, Loft developers
claim they are going the extra mile on their
project.
With more condos and mixed-use
building being planned up and down the
Mississippi strip, many residents admit
the character of the neighborhood will be
transformed in the near future.
At the May meeting of the Boise
Neighborhood Association, a standingroom-only crowd of approximately 150
people heard presentations from two other
developers aiming to build on Mississippi.
A proposal by Kurisu International to build
a four-story, mixed-use building with an
8000-square-foot Japanese garden received
a vote of support along with the Lofts.
In addition, Randy Rapaport, the
developer of the Belmont Lofts, has
proposed a $50 million building with over
150 residential units and up to 30,000 square
feet of commercial retail at the current site of
Richard Homewares. At the neighborhood
meeting, Rapaport said he wasn’t positive
on his plans for the property at 3810 N
Mississippi, but was confident that any
development would be similar to his ideas
for the site.
“Whoever develops this property will
need to come close to maximizing the square
feet available under zoning,” said Rapaport.
He added that underground parking will
probably be a necessity for the site. “I believe
that is what will happen to the site whether
I do it or not.”
Rapaport’s project sits just below
the south edge of the historic Mississippi
Streetcar District boundary — meaning
construction wouldn’t be limited to the
four-story height limit facing the Lofts and
could conceivably go to six stories.
Dwarfing that project, developer Ben
Kaiser won approval of a zone change in
June of last year from the City and the Boise
Neighborhood Association that could allow
him to build a 10-story apartment building
just south of N Fremont behind the Grand
Central Bakery.
Kasier who is building two other
medium density projects in the area (see
Signs of Change page 2) may be an example
of a new breed of developers who think big
when they look at the area. Kaiser sees the
neighborhood as largely under utilized.
In an interview with the Sentinel Kaiser
supported the view that even NW 23rd street
was roughly 40% ‘under utilized’.
With all these projects on the horizon, it
would be hard to argue that the current look
and feel of Mississippi will be maintained.
“The change that will happen in the
next five years will totally change Mississippi
Avenue,” said Kay Newell, the owner of
Sunlan Lighting on Mississippi for the last
16 years.
“The quality of the buildings and who
builds it will be the quality of the change,”
added Newell. “If we get someone from out
of town, we’ll get developers only interested
in profits and get businesses like Starbucks,
instead of local businesses.”
THE CONSEQUENCES
With more density foreseeable along
Mississippi, the developers of the Lofts said
they feel they’ve been singled out by those
residents against development in general.
The upshot is that the Lofts controversy may
have a chilling affect on future developer/
neighbor negotiations. Developers of the
Lofts spent a year attending neighborhood
association meetings in hopes of opening
constructive dialogue with neighbors.
“What’s happening is other developers
are getting cold feet about talking to this
community about projects,” said Jackson.
He said he believes that much of the
opposition isn’t necessarily to the project
but to the rapid changes to what was 10 years
ago a lower-income neighborhood.
“I’ve tried to say to these people that I’ve
heard their concerns, it doesn’t make a lot of
sense to single us out as the one developer,”
said Jackson.
That could be a bad trend considering
that larger projects lay ahead. Others feel the
contention over the Lofts has helped draw
community attention to the issue.
Rachel Elizabeth, the owner of the Rexall
Building for the past 15 years, as well as another
property on Mississippi, said that with more
construction planned, many neighbors are
now hoping developers will address the impact
higher-density buildings will have on parking
and congestion in the area.
“Because we are all aware that there
are going to be more developments on
the street we want the developers to take
responsibility for accommodating the
new people moving into the area.” Added
Elizabeth, “I think people aren’t necessarily
against development, but they realize our
neighborhood is a very fragile area.”
With more time for changes to the
design before the next landmark commission
hearing on June 26, the developers of the
Lofts expressed hope that they could meet
residents’ concerns without sacrificing the
financial realities of the development.
“We’re trying to set a precedent for
developers meeting with the community
for input.” said Loft architect Jeff McGraw
at the close of the neighborhood forum on
May 31. “We are the first project in a string
of projects that you’re going to see.”
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MUDEYE
From page 14
Now on its sixth run, PuppetGanza is
masterminded by the St. Johns-based Mudeye
Puppet Company, which is composed of
husband and wife pair Bruce Orr and Carla
Forte. As well as putting on productions
like PuppetGanza, Mudeye’s main focus is
on teaching students in Portland’s public
schools how to make puppets of their own
out of recycled materials.
“I love working in the schools. I think
kids need more art in school, and they need
to learn you don’t have to throw things away,”
Orr said.
“Using recycled materials makes them
more creative,” Forte added.
Mudeye uses found and donated objects
for its projects as well as getting a bulk of its
materials from SCRAP, a non-profit store
on N Williams that sells discarded art and
office supplies.
Orr has been making puppets since
he was a little boy, putting on shows from
behind his living room couch. He first
became serious about the endeavor when he
began volunteering with the Spiral Q puppet
company in Philadelphia six years ago. Three
years later, he and Forte moved to Portland
BEES
From page 2
be reluctant to do the same. Neighbor
approval is vital to qualifying for a permit in
Multnomah County, as permit applicants are
required to obtain signatures from all their
neighbors within 200 feet of their homes.
This regulation has been in place for five years,
said David Thomson, code enforcement
officer for the Multnomah County Health
Department. Before then, beekeepers were
required to notify their neighbors, but their
consent was unnecessary.
According to Thomson, the permit
qualifications were changed to respect
neighbors of beekeepers who have legitimate
concerns about the close proximity of bees,
such as being allergic to them or having
young children.
“It’s a health aspect, but it’s also a peace
of mind issue,” Thomson said.
Lawrence Wikowsky, a St. Johns resident
who has been beekeeping for two years, has
failed to obtain a permit from the county
because some of his neighbors refuse to sign
his application. According to Wikowsky,
their lack of cooperation may be the result
of other issues that are not directly related to
bees or beekeeping.
“Out of everyone within 200 feet of
you, there’s probably going to be at least one
person who doesn’t like you for whatever
reason,” he said.
Thomson claims it is rare for beekeepers
to disqualify for county permits. Multnomah
County has denied only one beekeeper
and founded Mudeye.
“We moved to Portland with the goal
of being self-employed artists,” Orr said.
So far, they have succeeded, and Orr is now
looking for another partner to take over
some of the teaching so that he can focus
more on organizing theater productions. In
the future, he hopes to put on longer puppet
shows and get more involved with street
theater at parades and demonstrations.
The couple recently bought a house
in St. Johns with a garage that they have
converted into an art studio. They moved
all of their supplies and materials, as well
as their furniture, from their old home in
the Mississippi district with the assistance
of twenty-seven people on bicycles. Now
they hope to get more involved with the
St. Johns community by putting on puppet
productions and teaching workshops in
their new neighborhood. They also offer
their garage as a studio space for other
people who want to make their own
costumes or puppets.
“The point of Mudeye is to inspire
people who might not have thought of
it to make their own puppets on put on
productions of their own,” Orr said.
To contact Mudeye, check out their website at
www.mudeyepuppets.org.
a permit in the past three to four years,
and most beekeepers who communicate
with their neighbors about the behavior
of honeybees will receive the required 100
percent approval, he said.
“It’s actually much easier to obtain a
permit than people think,” Thomson added.
According to Wikowsky, however, the
perceived difficulty of acquiring a permit
often encourages beekeepers to pursue their
hobby illegally.
“I know a number of people who won’t
even apply because they know they can’t get
one,” he said.
According to Sam Hutchinson, president
of the Portland Beekeepers Association,
beekeepers usually maintain a “don’t tell”
attitude with county officials and keep their
neighbors happy by providing them with
honey. Hutchinson wishes the county would
be more supportive of beekeeping, especially
since honeybees are vital to local vegetation.
“Every blossom that you get an apple from
has to be fertilized by at least five bees, and they
have to come from somewhere,” he explained.
Johnson agrees that county beekeeping
regulations are somewhat unrealistic. Yet he
understands why county officials consider
the neighbors of beekeepers when issuing
permits. Johnson himself doesn’t keep any
bees at home due to his family’s apprehension
toward them.
“My wife is not terribly excited about
having bees at our place,” he said. “She’s one
of those neighbors that I have trouble getting
to sign.”
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TREES
From page 2
stroll. A daylong bike ride with friends,
however, will have you seeing plenty of these
magnificent giants.
Standing lonely on an empty lot at
the southwest corner of N Church and N
Maryland is a southern catalpa tree that was
designated a Heritage Tree in 1997. Although
it is not yet in bloom, its knotty trunk and
expansive root system is lifting the sidewalk
at the soon-to-be-developed site.
Just a bit deeper into NoPo, on N Greeley
near Arbor Lodge Park, stands a doubletrunk big leaf maple that looks like it should
be standing in Winnie the Pooh’s Hundred
Acre Wood. “It’s extremely huge,” admits
renter Nick Ames. “I tell people that you can
tell my house by the tree with the 30-footcircumference trunk. It’s so big you can see it
from Lombard.”
At 3715 N Baldwin, under the canopy
of an enormous tree, lays the quaint house
named Maple Sugar. Although the tree
wasn’t the primary reason the Dunn family
moved into the house, Brian Dunn says it’s
“an added bonus.”
Dunn said the tree is the largest and
oldest sugar maple west of the Mississippi.
Whether he meant the Mississippi River or
N Mississippi Avenue was unclear.
METERS
From page 6
said Adams.
Another
Portland
neighborhood
represented at the Summit was the Lloyd
District, which has grown considerably in
the past decade. With the implementation
of light rail and parking meters, as well as
new commercial and residential buildings,
the district has managed to bring in a lot of
business, which equates to a lot more money.
“I don’t think we’ve lost any business,”
said Rick Williams, executive director,
Lloyd District Transportation Management
Association. “We’ve actually grown business.”
Boehm, who was also present at the
Summit, did not see the connection.
“I mean, the Lloyd District is far different
from downtown St. Johns,” said Boehm.
“You are comparing apples to oranges.”
At a community meeting at Our Daily
Bread on May 23, St. Johns residents joked
that first you have to have customers before
you can charge them for parking, and that
if they did put in meters, the only ones that
would make any money would be outside
of Starbucks.
The follow-up meeting, also held by
Adams, addressed the City’s need to collect
parking data for downtown St. Johns. Before
the City decides if it is a viable plan, they first
Urban trees improve water quality,
provide shade, improve air, provide food
and shelter for wildlife, stabilize soil,
reduce stress and even reduce crime levels.
According to the Friends of Trees website,
each tree provides approximately 260
pounds of oxygen a year. Two trees alone can
supply a single person their oxygen needs for
a lifetime. Trees also increase home values up
to 21 percent, depending on the number of
trees and their size.
Portland Parks and Recreation will host
a tree-identification walk from 7 to 8 p.m.
June 15 in Columbia Park. The walk starts
at the Columbia Park cottage and will be
led by a City arborist who will help identify
trees and discuss tree care and selection. For
more information, call the bureau at (503)
823-1650.
Friends of Trees is looking for
neighborhood coordinators to help organize
tree plantings. Training is from 9 a.m. to 1
p.m. June 10 at Portland Community College
Cascade Campus, 706 N Killingsworth, in
Terrell Hall, Room 200. Pre-registration is
required. Contact Mariah Mickman at (503)
282-8846, ext. 19.
To find out more about the Heritage Tree Program,
to find a Heritage Tree near you, or to nominate
a tree for Heritage designation, call the Urban
Forestry Commission at (503) 823-4489.
would like to see how much traffic is coming
to St. Johns every day.
Judith Gray, senior transportation
planner at Kittelson and Associates Inc.,
said that she sees a lot of room for growth
in downtown St. Johns. Gray pointed
to vacant parking lots as sites for future
developments.
Commissioner Sam Adams caught the
parking-meter bug after reading a book
entitled “The High Cost of Free Parking,”
which dealt with the introduction of meters
in Old Pasadena, CA. The book made a case
for metered parking as part of a cure for
under utilized business districts.
“The more people we can get downtown,
the more businesses will open up – the more
diverse businesses will open up,” said Adams.
Both Adams and St. Johns residents
are expecting growth in the neighborhood,
but some residents do not want to rush that
growth. Instead, they would like to see how
the recent residential development at the old
Safeway site and other new businesses do
before committing to anything.
Despite clear opposition, Boehm said
that businesses are keeping an open mind.
The need for funds for improvement is
there, so they do not want to just say no to
the opportunity out of recalcitrance.
“If parking meters are viable, it’s worth
looking at,” said Boehm.
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LINNTON
DUMP
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From page 1
Residents have spent almost 14 years developing plans
for the proposed “Linnton Village” aimed at revitalizing the
community.
A report issued last month by the consulting firm
Parsons Brinkerhoff PlaceMaking and E.D. Hovee & Co.
largely concluded that three different redevelopment options
for the site wouldn’t be financially possible under current
circumstances. The report suggested that various changes
to the infrastructure of Linnton would have to be built for
any type of redevelopment to be feasible. Ideas presented in
the report included building an overpass across the railroad
tracks running through Linnton, a project that would cost
up to $3 million.
Commissioners expressed some of the same concerns
about the project stated in the Hovee Report, namely that
the project would be too expensive and wouldn’t be viable.
Pat Wagner, LNA Vice-President, said she was almost
surprised the vote supported their position after hearing
several of the commissioners’ concerns about the project.
“I didn’t think they were going to vote for us with the
comments some of them made, but then it went for us.”
Supporters credit the huge turnout by Linnton residents
as one of the key factors that probably influenced the
commission’s verdict.
The decision to change the zoning still needs approval by
the Portland City Council before any plans for the waterfront
can be finalized. A hearing is expected by this fall.
Wagner said that after months of urging the Portland
government to “stick with the plan,” the vote vindicated
their efforts.
“We are literally ecstatic about it,” said Wagner. “This is
the biggest thing to happen to Linnton in years.”
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The dump, however, could hold up to 600,000 cubic
yards of contaminated sediment. The Port will determine,
at a later date, if it wishes to sell off this excess capacity to
others looking to dispose of toxic waste. The Port stands to
make $10 million to accept additional pollution, leaving the
dump open for five or six years.
The Port proposed several cleanup options to the EPA.
The EPA chose the most expensive route, the in-river dump,
at $30 million, while dismissing the options of monitored
natural recovery, capping the polluted areas, and the
dredging and disposal of pollutants at landfills. Alternative
cleaning technologies that would remove pollutants from
the environment, not just bury them, did not make the final
list of choices.
“The Port ginned up the concept of an early action
cleanup,” said Haley-Harris. “Public opinion has had
no impact on the process.” Harris pledges to continue
opposition while working to build public and political
support for review of the process.
At least one neighborhood activist has worried that wind
during construction and filling of the CDF will carry harmful
particles to the neighborhoods of Linnton, Cathedral Park
and St. Johns. But EPA materials describe the prospect of
dust escaping from the site handling wet, dredged sediment
as “virtually non-existent.”
Other risks do exist, however. “The community at large
needs to stay involved with the process,” says Robin Plance,
chair of the Portland Harbor Community Advisory Group,
“and the Port and EPA need our input on the construction
of the CDF.”
EARTHQUAKE RISK
Some are concerned that this portion of the Willamette
is vulnerable to an earthquake.
Eric Stern, an EPA regional contaminated sediment
program manager has voiced reservations about building the
CDF in the river, in a seismically active area, and admitted
to “dancing around” public concerns about the Port
burying contaminated sediments in a potentially volatile
environment.
“It will be important to ensure that this facility can be
designed properly to handle earthquake, flooding or other
threats, and that contaminants to be placed in the facility are
appropriate for the site,” said Portland City Commissioner
Sam Adams.
PORT REJECTS NON-DUMP OPTIONS
“Alternative technologies were not fiscally viable for this
project because it lacks the significant volumes of sediments
over a long period of time required to make it work,” said
Port project manager Anne Summers.
The EPA will require the Port to construct a berm
with a base “as wide as a football field” to keep river water
from the polluted sediments. Then, after being filled with
contaminated sediment, the slip will be capped with 25 feet
of clean material and perhaps paved for use in a marinewater-dependent manner such as additional parking, storage,
or rail transportation related to Port business.
“The top of the berm would be five to six feet above the
flood level of 1948 and 1964,” said Summers.
Adams promises local oversight of the CDF project
to ensure consistency with the City’s watershed planning
efforts and remains open to using alternative technologies
for the rest of the Superfund site.
Planning and design work will begin this summer, with
construction slated to begin in 2007. The CAG will meet at 7 p.m,
June 14 at the BES Water Lab on 6543 N Burlington Street.
For more information contact Commissioner Adams through
Maria Thi Mai at (503) 823-3008, the Port of Portland through
Bob Applegate, (503) 944-7051, or Judy Smith of the EPA at (503)
326-6994.
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STREETSCAPE
From page 8
include textured intersections of stamped
and color-treated concrete to define the
space and calm traffic.
“There is a consensus among the
individuals on the KNA board that the
sidewalk widening would be a better option,”
said Gray.
The PDC, utilizing a Citizen Design
Committee to advise on the two options,
intends to begin the engineering and design
process by next year, with construction to
take place during 2008-09. The PDC would
provide the majority of funding through tax
increment financing, funds collected from the
increase in assessed property values within an
urban renewal district. Grants and dedicated
funding from the City of Portland, the Oregon
Department of Transportation, and private
sources could supplement funding.
I-5 WIDENING AT DELTA PARK PROJECT TO HELP
FUND KENTON IMPROVEMENTS
The
Oregon
Department
of
Transportation will begin Phase I of the Delta
Park widening project in 2008, two years of
construction to widen I-5 from N Victory
Boulevard to N Lombard Street, adding a
third southbound lane and a shoulder to the
northbound lanes.
The
Community
Enhancement
Fund, established by ODOT as a means to
provide community improvements during
construction projects, donated $75,000
(pending final cost estimates), per a request
by the Kenton Business Association, toward
construction of a traffic circle and other traffic
calming measures in downtown Kenton. The
funds should be available when Kenton begins
streetscape improvements in 2008.
And as part of not-yet-funded Phase
II of the Delta Park project, ODOT intends
to rework N Argyle Street, moving it away
from downtown Kenton, while constructing
sidewalk improvements along the west side
of N Denver Avenue between N Schmeer
Road and N Victory Boulevard.
ODOT intends to include funding for
the preliminary engineering and right-ofway acquisitions for Phase II of the Delta
Park project in the 2008-2011.
“I believe that, given the options and
constraints, the Argyle on the Hill option
provides the most realistic option. It moves
traffic a step further from downtown Kenton
and allows for development of the large
TriMet property into high-density housing,
critical to sustain businesses in downtown
Kenton,” said Gray, concluding that “the
KNA has been participating in both processes
from the beginning and we’ve been happy
with each process.”
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The response to the market has been
overwhelmingly positive, Hayes says.
From the “Properly Small Portions,”
enjoy a hummus and veggie plate for just
$3.25. Proper Salads include organic, local
greens with seaweed gomasio and dressing
for $5.75. The NoPo Burrito ($4.75) has
been a hit since the café’s opening. The NoPo
includes black or pinto beans, rice, salsa,
steamed veggies, guacamole, and special
sauce wrapped in flour or wheat tortilla.
There is also a three dollar menu for kids or
for those “young at heart,” including organic
PB&J or veggie, beans and grains.
Proper Eats serves up Roots Red,
Buzzsaw Brown, and Lagunitas IPA on tap,
along with a selection of fine wines. Not up
for the alcoholic content? Try their locally
Proper Eats Market & Café (8638 N Lombard
St., 503-445-2007, www.propereats.org) Hours:
Sunday-Wednesday 9 a.m.-9 p.m., Thursday 9
a.m.-10 p.m., Friday-Saturdays 9 a.m.-1 a.m.
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brewed soda pop, or homemade smoothies.
The smoothies are bliss—made with whole
organic fruit and kombucha (a funky
fungus-based tea) or juice, and no additives
or cream.
Proper Eats has extended weekend
hours for the wild at heart. Dixon and Hayes
are also planning Proper Jazz Jam Thursdays,
which will feature local jazz musicians every
Thursday from 7-10 p.m. The Jazz Jams are
preceded by open mic for anyone who wishes
to share their writing (see calendar).
“Natural whole and organic foods is
exactly what was lacking in downtown St.
Johns,” says St. Johns resident Ben Heiken
while finishing his NoPo Burrito. “It’ll be
nice to be able to purchase local, organic
produce without having to travel too far.”
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ROSE FESTIVAL KICKED OFF WITH LAST
MONTH’S ST. JOHNS PARADE
On May 13th, the 44th annual St. Johns Parade put on its usual combination
of pluck, ingenuity, and homespun charm. On hand were grand marshal Sen.
Margaret Carter, citizen of the year Marilyn Jower Korenaga (who will be closing
her store, Jower’s, after 100 years in the neighborhood), parade scholarship recipient
Cassandra Keeler, and the Rose Festival’s rose court including Jefferson High
School’s Treauna Jackson and Roosevelt High School’s Asia Washington.
PHOTO BY DAVE SHARP
TO SEE MORE PARADE PHOTOS GO TO THE SENTINEL’S NEW PHOTO BLOG AT WWW.STJOHNSSENTINEL.COM.
PHOTO CD’S OF THE PARADE THAT INCLUDE OVER 70 COLOR PHOTOS ARE AVAILABLE FOR SALE FOR ONLY $20.
CONTACT THE SENTINEL AT 503-287-3880 OR EMAIL US AT [email protected]

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