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Last ThursdayConsensusStill in LimboA plan to managefestive crowdseludes officialsBY CARI HACHMANN

THE PORTLAND OBSERVER

As soon as the sun parts clouds overnortheast Alberta Street, so to emits thecontroversy of the on-going celebrations ofLast Thursday, along with the renewed ex-pectancy of rowdy crowds that will begin toaccumulate along the bar-lined streets.

But one year after trying to address issueswith the monthly festivities, a consensus onhow to manage the crowds is still in limbo.

In recent years, Last Thursday has seem-ingly too often spun out of control as resi-dents complain about an event turned fratparty with increased noise levels comingfrom too many inebriated patrons, illegalparking, and morning after messes of trashand vomit.

Mayor Sam Adams and City Commis-sioner Amanda Fritz sat down with severalLast Thursday stakeholders for public testi-mony a year ago. Hundreds of residents,business people, neighborhood activists,vendors and attendees, showed up to reportthe good, bad, and ugly sides of the event.

While some petitioned for more controland city authority over the event, othersdefended its organic nature, seeking alignedyet unstructured management.

But after 12 months of trying, no consen-sus has been found. The stagnated problemlies in the fact that Last Thursday is not runby a single entity, and no one party has takenfull responsibility for its management.

Roy Kaufman, spokesperson for Adams,says the mayor's public safety director has

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Betting on the Neighborhood

PHOTO BY CLIFF PFENNING/THE PORTLAND OBSERVER

Angela and Jonathan Park are giving the Soul of Portland a new look by opening Yummy Mongolian BBQ at 7330 N.E.

Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.

Former Yam Yam’swill re-open asMongolian BBQBY CLIFF PFENNING

THE PORTLAND OBSERVER

Near the corner of Northeast Martin LutherKing Jr. Boulevard and Lombard Street, a pairof hearty business owners is preparing toopen a family-style restaurant based on theoptimistic view that the surrounding areacan support it.

Forget about a tough image of the neigh-borhood, Jonathan and Angela Park are ex-cited about the city’s economic future andthe ongoing revitalization of the busy street,which is promoted by the Portland Develop-ment Commission as “The Soul of Portland.”

The one thing they’re doing different is

paying for the property and four months ofbuilding renovations without any financialassistance from the PDC.

The former Yam Yam’s BBQ site – a long-time neighborhood staple - doesn’t fall withinthe governmental agency’s Urban RenewalDistrict which was set up to help businessesalong the thoroughfare. That district ends atRosa Parks Boulevard, less than a dozenblocks from the restaurant at 7339 N.E. Mar-tin Luther King Jr. Blvd.

The Park’s Yummy Mongolian BBQ is setto open in the next two weeks with a uniqueand family oriented business plan.

“We’re not going to serve alcohol, sowe’re aiming for families,” Jonathan Parksaid Friday as the renovation of the buildingentered its final phase. “We’re going to havea Lego area for kids to play, which we thinkwill be attractive to families. We know whatpeople say about this area, but we think it’s

changing and it’s ready for this kind ofrestaurant.

“Our bank, our financing, has looked atour plan and they’re 100 percent behindwhat we’re doing. Owning the land is a bigpart of that because we don’t have to payrent.”

The business is across the street fromTeriyaki Heaven, which features OregonLottery games and serves alcohol, and oneblock south of a Taco Bell, which doesn’tserve alcohol, but has a drive-thru.

The Parks have looked into opening aPortland restaurant since buying YummyMongolian Grill in Vancouver, five yearsago. They checked into sites in Tigard,Milwaukie and East Portland, but finallysettled on MLK because of the availabilityof the property and its distance from other

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Hoop StarKrystal Forthan

gains appointmenton two high schoolall-American teams

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Grammy Winner

WelcomeEsperanzaSpalding drawscrowd to PSUSee page 3

March 02, 2011

Week inThe Review

Parents, Child RescuedA couple and their 10-month-old boywere found Monday after spendingSunday night in their sport utilityvehicle in the Coast Range. JamesSparks said he went for a drive withhis family to see the snow but becamestranded and eventually ended up inas much as four feet of snow. Rescu-ers were able to locate them with theaid of their cell phone.

Flu Kills Glencoe JuniorA junior at Hillsboro’s Glencoe HighSchool died Sunday as a result of theflu, the school district said. It was thesecond flu death in Oregon this sea-son, according to a WashingtonCounty public health official.

Designer Fired for RacismChristian Dior fired famed Britishdesigner John Galliano Mondayafter an online video showed himpraising Adolf Hitler. The actionfollowed a string of accusations ofracist and anti-Semitic rants byGalliano against patrons of at leastone trendy Paris cafe.

Wu Speaks on His FutureU. S. Rep. David Wu said he’s ca-pable of handling his position andwill not resign. The Oregon con-gressman whose erratic behaviorprompted calls for his resignationsaid Sunday that some of his ac-tions could be attributed to a reac-tion to mental health drugs.

Rove Behind Obama PushKarl Rove, a former political advisorto President George W. Bush, hasorganized a pair of political actioncommittees with the goal of raising$120 million for the 2012 election tohelp defeat President Obama.

Seattle Tops in MiseryForbes magazine released its Top 10list of the nation’s most miserablesports cities and Seattle topped thecharts. The list identifies the city inwhich fans had teams good enoughto give them hope, only to ultimatelylet them down. Seattle’s pro teamshave won just one title – the NBAchampionship in 1979, but that teammoved to Oklahoma City three sea-sons ago.

Bottle Bomb ExplodesThree students and a janitor weretreated for fume inhalation at RonRussell Middle School in southeastPortland Tuesday morning. Twostudents found a small bottle bombin a second-floor bathroom. A chemi-cal substance melted the plastic,releasing fumes. Three students andthe janitor were treated, but no oneneeded to be taken to the hospital.

Historic Mill ClosesThe Blue Heron Paper Company,which operated on a site in OregonCity where a mill had been open since1909, closed on Friday after 14 monthsof operating under bankruptcy pro-tection. The company has been oneof Oregon City’s largest employers.

Public Forum on Columbia CrossingOn Monday, March 7, from 7 p.m.

to 9 p.m., the Northeast Coalition ofNeighborhoods and the ConcordiaNeighborhood Association arehosting a public forum on the Co-lumbia River Crossing project.

The forum is designed to bringcommunity members and elected

officials together to share viewsabout controversial proposals toreplace the I-5 twin bridges betweenPortland and Vancouver with addedtraffic lanes, light rail and pedes-trian sidewalks.

After a brief introduction andeducation portion of the evening,

neighborhood associations andcommunity residents will be in-vited to voice current questionsand concerns about the CRC andresponses from elected officialswill follow.

Confirmed elected officials in-clude Metro President Tom Hughes,

Metro Councilor Rex Burkholder,State Sen. Chip Shields, State Rep.Tina Kotek, and State Rep. LewFrederick.

The forum is at ConcordiaUniversity's Luther Hall, room 121,located on Northeast Holman Streetbetween 27th and 29th Avenues.

Parents HelpingParents Network

A Vancouver based non-profit organizationfor healthy family relationships will host aparenting class on Wednesday, March 9 at theVancouver YWCA, 3609 Main Street.

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LAW & JUSTICE pages 5

CALENDAR page 18

pages 8-9OPINION

Esperanza

Spalding

Grammy Winner WelcomeEsperanzaSpalding drawscrowd to PSU

Esperanza Spalding, winnerBest New Artist at the 2011Grammy Awards, drew a crowdof nearly 300 jazz lovers, musi-cians and members of the newsmedia on Thursday, during amaster class at Portland StateUniversity.

Spalding, a Portland native, en-rolled in PSU’s music program in2000 at 16 years old after earningher GED. She later earned a bach-elors degree from the prestigiousBerklee College of Music, andbecame an instructor there in 2005at the age of 20.

But she said her experience atPSU was more difficult and rig-orous than at Berklee.

“It gave me the first taste ofhow hard music was. Before Icame to PSU, it was just fun. Itwasn’t until I got here that Ibegan to really understand. Itmade the lifestyle of a jazz musi-cian real to me,” she said.

Students from PSU’s jazz mu-sic program performed forSpalding, and Spalding re-sponded with words of experi-ence – especially of what it’slike to be a woman in a male-dominated field, where critics

hold back on tough criticism ofaspiring female musicians.

“To all the girls out there whoare young and pretty, just knowthat when someone gives youadvice and tells you to do some-thing, double it. If you want to beheard, you have to work twice asmuch as you think you do.

“And for the male teachersout there, we can take it. Sodish it out. Tell the truth,” shesaid.

She made those commentsafter The Opposite Sextet, anall-women ensemble of PSU jazzstudents, performed “ReallyVery Small,” one of Spalding’sown compositions.

“I’m flattered. That one’s

tricky,” she said.The group followed it with a

piece composed by their key-board player, Becca Schultz.

PSU’s Department of Musicoffers a bachelor’s and amaster’s degree in jazz studies,and will add another jazz pro-fessor next year.

“Having a student l ikeEsperanza Spalding is a boon toour program,” said PSU pro-fessor Darrell Grant, who in-structed Spalding in jazz impro-visation when she was a stu-dent there.

Spalding was in town as theArtistic and Community Am-bassador for the Portland JazzFestival.

Jefferson Breaks 80 Year TraditionNo representative onRose Festival Court

For the first time in the 80 year history of theRose Festival Court, Jefferson High School willnot be represented in the annual high school schol-arship program.

The school recently disqualified its lone repre-sentative from the princess selection process be-cause the student faced disciplinary action for anincident at school, officials said.

“It was a difficult decision to withdraw,” saidJefferson Vice Principal Ricky Allen.

Jefferson had only one qualified girl vying as aRose Festival princess this year, a result blamed oncompeting interests for students’ time, like sports,

other activities and academics. The school hadbeen part of the court every year since 1930.

Rose Festival officials were disappointed.“It’s sad. We did not want to see it happen,”

Rose Festival spokesman Rich Jarvis said.Jarvis said there are many qualified students,

“great young ladies,” at Jefferson and other schools,who are choosing not to participate because theyare busy.

“We ask a lot of the girls, he said.Joining Jefferson this year, Grant, Madison,

Marshall, St. Mary’s and Parkrose all failed togenerate the five princess candidates needed tokeep each school with an automatic placement onthe court in future years.Once this year’s RoseFestival ends, a court committee will re-examinethe program’s rules for attracting students.

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Betting on the NeighborhoodMongolian-style restaurants, espe-cially after Chang’s Mongolian Grillclosed at Jantzen Beach last year.

Opening a restaurant with no al-cohol will be a dramatic turn for theproperty, which was linked to a drugoperation in 2009. James Yoakum,who worked as a cook at Yam Yam’s,pleaded guilty to running a drugoperation through the restaurant.Yam Yam’s owner Larry Matthewswas exonerated, but the businesstanked by the following summer.

In the following year, the prop-erty had fallen into a level of disre-pair that it needed four large gar-bage dumpsters to clear all the de-bris, Jonathan Park said, includingchairs off the roof. He said the simpleact of cleaning up the property hasarea business owners and residentsstopping by to verbally applaud.

“People are always stopping byto say they appreciate what we’redoing with the property,” JonathanPark said. “That makes us feel verywelcome.”

While the business sits outside

the kind of urban renewal districtthat that has helped other MLKventures like Vanport Square, southof Killingsworth Street, the locationis also without a focused businessgroup. Just blocks away, there’s theInterstate Corridor Business Asso-ciation and further west the KentonBusiness Association.

“We are kind of by ourselveshere,” Angela Park said. “It mighttake some time to get our name out,but there are plenty of people wholike our food and there’s no otherrestaurant like ours around here, so

that’s good.”Jonathan Park said he’s more

than happy to enter into a toughsituation having grown up in a poorsection of Hawaii.

“This is right out of my back-ground, so it’s not something I’mscared of,” he said. “The economyisn’t all that strong right now, and thisisn’t an area that people might jumpat, but the economy will pick up andthe neighborhood is changing to beready for a restaurant like this.”

Angela Park emigrated from Ko-rea two decades ago and said thiskind of business challenge isstraight from her past, too.

The Parks looked at the vacantbuilding at MLK and Alberta, whichonce housed the Adidas Outlet

Store, but decided the space wastoo big even though it was withinthe urban renewal area. The formerAdidas space will soon re-open asa Pizza Hut.

The Parks both say that whilethey feel the neighborhood is readyto support their restaurant, they canfeel a muted sense of communityloss from the closure of Yam Yam’s,which had become a cultural land-mark.

“When we first started to workon the building, a lady drove up andasked if she could take a picture ofthe sign,” Angela Park said. “Shesaid she was going to miss the res-taurant because it had been there solong. We hope we’re going to behere a long time, too.”

March 02, 2011

LAW & JUSTICE

A hearing draws State Senator Chip Shields, Multnomah Education Service District Board Director

Geri Washington, Rethinking Schools' Bill Bigelow and others to discuss the postal service crisis.

Postal Crisis Hits Workers and CustomersHearing draws100 people tolocal meeting

The challenges affecting theUnited States Postal Serviceboiled over at a hearing last weekin Portland regarding workingconditions and service.

More than 100 people crowdedinto Augustana Lutheran Churchin Northeast Portland Feb. 21 fora public hearing chaired by StateSen. Chip Shields regarding over-all postal service. Both customersand postal employees spoke.

With the continued develop-ment of electronic communica-tions, the USPS has seen a dra-matic decrease in revenue, whileexpenses have continued to rise.The combination has led to risingpostal rates and reductions instaff. Home delivery on Saturdaymay soon be discontinued.

Jim Cook, president of the localNational Association of LetterCarriers, spoke of how the inabil-ity to hire new employees has ledto chronic mandatory overtime asbeing the key to an erosion in

customer service.“Letter carriers want to pro-

vide the best service possible,”Cook said. “We just need morestaff.”

USPS management has stateda hiring freeze is necessary to cut

labor costs. Beyond cutting ser-vice days, the Postmaster Generalis advocating the closure of 2,000post offices.

Employee organizations saythat the postal service is in debtmostly because of Bush-era man-

dates, which Congress or Presi-dent Obama could fix.

“The issues facing the publicpostal service are of deep con-cern to all community members,”Shields said. “I found particularlytroubling certain management

practices, especially with regardto understaffing and “transi-tional” employees, but I also cameaway with a sense of hope be-cause of some great ideas for thefuture.”

After listening to testimonyfrom over 20 speakers, the Port-land Area Workers Rights Board,which sponsored the hearing, pro-duced a report recommendingPortland-area postal facilities im-prove their working conditionsthrough the hiring of more localcarriers.

The panel’s members alsopledged to communicate withPortland’s Congressional delega-tion and forward to the Presidenttheir desire to see a swift solutionto the USPS accounting problems.

Other member of the workers’rights board joining Shields onthe panel, included Rev. JohnSchwiebert of United MethodistChurch, Multnomah EducationService District Director GeriWashington, Casa Bruno ownerDon Oman, Jon Bartholomew ofthe Oregon Students Public Inter-est Research Group (OSPIRG), andBil l Bigelow of RethinkingSchools.

In this June 25, 1945 picture, army doctors expose patients to

malaria-carrying mosquitoes in the malaria ward at Stateville

Penitentiary in Crest Hill, Ill.

Past Medical Testingon Humans Revealed

(AP) -- Shocking as it may seem,U.S. government doctors oncethought it was fine to experiment ondisabled people and prison inmates.

Such experiments included giv-ing hepatitis to mental patients inConnecticut, squirting a pandemicflu virus up the noses of prisonersin Maryland, and injecting cancercells into chronically ill people at aNew York hospital.

Much of this horrific history is 40to 80 years old, but it is the backdrop

for a meeting in Washington thisweek by a presidential bioethicscommission. The meeting was trig-gered by the government's apologylast fall for federal doctors infectingprisoners and mental patients inGuatemala with syphilis 65 yearsago.

U.S. officials also acknowledgedthere had been dozens of similarexperiments in the United States —studies that often involved makinghealthy people sick.

March 02, 2011

Explore Benefits of Green Roofing

Leaders worldwide are recognizing the benefits of green roofing.

The Portland Bureau of Environ-mental Services is inviting the pub-lic to learn about the benefits ofgreen roofing during a series of eco-roof events this month.

Green roof and biodiversity ex-pert Stephan Brenneissen’s presen-tation “Green roofs from pilot tomainstream: Pushing the market withwildlife visions” will take place

Thursday, March 3 from 5:30 p.m. to6:30 p.m. at the Portland Building,2nd floor auditorium, 1120 S.W. FirthAve.

Brenneissen will discuss his workand research in Basel, Switzerland.Attendance is free.

On Saturday, March 12, take aguided tour of downtown Portlandecoroofs with Bob Sallinger of the

Portland Audubon Society, MikeHouck of Urban Greenspaces Insti-tute and Tom Liptan of Environ-mental Services.

Attendance on the tour is free,but registration is required. [email protected] call 503-823-7863.

The Bureau of EnvironmentalServices provides city residents with

programs to protect water qualityand public health, including waste-water collection and treatment,

sewer construction and mainte-nance, stormwater management, andstream and watershed restoration.

Water Use, EnergyAssessments TakenResidentsoffered helpat savings

The City of Gresham and EnergyTrust of Oregon are collaborating tooffer free home water and energyassessments to Gresham water cus-tomers.

The new Water Audit and HomeEnergy Review Program, completedby a professional advisor during anin-home assessment, demonstratesways residents can reduce waterand energy use, improve the com-fort and performance of their home,and save money.

"There are lots of opportunities tosave resources in the home, and manyimprovements that can save water,also work to save energy." said JesseEngum, program coordinator.

For example, installing a simpleaerator on a bathroom or kitchenfaucet can save about 1 gallon ofwater per minute, while also savingmoney on the energy needed toheat that water.

During the two-hour assessment,an advisor reviews the home from

top to bottom seeking out areas ofwater and energy waste. The cus-tomer receives helpful tips and in-formation, and even some free prod-ucts that can help with savings rightaway.

The advisor measures the flowrate of all faucets and shower heads,and if needed, will install high-per-formance shower heads and faucetaerators. Toilets are checked forleaks and the flapper valve will bereplaced if needed. Customers arealso shown how to read and under-stand their water meters.

The advisor also reviews thehome for areas of energy loss, check-ing insulation levels, the heatingand cooling system, common areasfor air leakage and more. If needed,free energy-saving products mayalso be installed, such as compactfluorescent light bulbs.

At the end of the assessment, thecustomer receives a list of priori-tized recommendations, and infor-mation on cash incentives, tax cred-its and local rebates available formaking improvements.

To schedule a Water Audit andHome Energy Review, call EnergyTrust at 1-866-368-7878.

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Advocates Seed Cause with ‘Bag It’ Film

The documentary film

‘Bag It’ tells the compel-

ling story of the single-

use plastic bag and

evolves into an investiga-

tion into plastic and its

effect on our lives,

bodies and waterways.

Documentary examines use and abuse of plasticA coalition of local organiza-

tions will stage an historic filmand public engagement event fea-turing the Northwest premiere ofthe film “Bag It,” a compellingstory of the single-use plastic bagthat evolves into an investigationinto plastic and its effect on ourlives, bodies and waterways.

The documentary focuses onplastic as it relates to our society’sthrowaway mentality, our cultureof convenience, our over con-

sumption of unnecessary, dispos-able products and packaging —things that we use one time andthen, without another thought,throw them away

The Oregon Legislature is con-sidering a statewide ban on single-use plastic bags, and each screen-ing of the documentary will in-clude a discussion of the issueswith advocates of the ban. Thecoalition hosts include Environ-ment Oregon, Surfrider Founda-

tion, Oregon League of Conser-vation Voters, Wil lametteRiverkeepers, TualatinRiverkeepers, Recycling Advo-cates and Audubon Society ofPortland.

“Bag It” will open with a grandpremier on Friday, March 4 andcontinue with showings throughMarch 13 at the Hollywood The-ater, 4122 N.E. Sandy Blvd. Showsare nightly at 7 p.m. with weekendmatinees at 5 p.m.

Earning Gold on SustainabilityPortland State University has

earned a STARS Gold ratingin recognition of sustainabilityachievements.

The high grade from the As-sociation for the Advancementof Sustainability in Higher Edu-cation comes after PSU hadthe third highest score in theU. S. for measuringsustainability in all aspects of

higher education.“This is PSU’s first com-

prehensive sustainability as-sessment and it really high-lights our longtime strengths incommunity-based learning andthe university’s conscious ef-fort to build a healthier cam-pus,” said Noelle Studer-Spevak, sustainability coordi-nator. “But we’re not going to

rest on our laurels; three yearsfrom now we’re going to seesignificant reductions in energyand solid waste.”

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Bit of Entrepreneurship by NecessityA case foreliminatingeconomic barriersBY MARC H. MORIAL

There is a silver lining inthe dark cloud of the greatrecession. A new CensusBureau report reveals thatfrom 2002 to 2007 the num-ber of black-owned busi-nesses in the United Statesincreased by 60.5 percent to 1.9 million – morethan triple the national rate.

According to Census Bureau Deputy Di-rector Thomas Mesenbourg, “Black-ownedbusinesses continued to be one of the fast-est growing segments of our economy, show-ing rapid growth in both the number of busi-nesses and total sales during this time pe-riod.”

The reasons for this are many, beginningwith the long history of African Americanentrepreneurship in response to poverty,high unemployment and discrimination.

Consider the case of Madam C.J. Walker,the daughter of slaves who, in the early1900s, turned her dream of financial indepen-dence into a hair care and cosmetics busi-ness that revolutionized the beauty prod-ucts industry, created good paying jobs, and

made her a wealthy woman and philanthro-pist.

Like Madam C.J. Walker, many AfricanAmericans may have turned to entrepreneur-ship in the years covered by the CensusBureau study because of high unemploy-ment in our communities.

The fact is, black unemployment never gotback down to where it was before the recession

in 2001. So in effect, what we are seeing is a bitof entrepreneurship by necessity. There’salso an economic independent streak, particu-larly among emerging generations in the blackcommunity. Building a business gives greatsatisfaction and cushions them from the shock

of losing jobs be-cause of eco-nomic downcycles.

New YorkState leads thecountry withmore than 204,000b l a c k - o w n e dbusinesses, fol-lowed by Georgiaand Florida. The

retail trade and health care and social assis-tance sectors accounted for 27.4 percent ofblack-owned business revenue.

The survey also found that in addition toan increase in the number of black-ownedbusinesses, annual sales increased by 55percent to $137.5 billion.

I recently called on federal, state and localgovernments to develop a “hyper-focus” on

black- and minority-owned businesses. Ev-ery city, county, and state needs to have aplan that focuses on small and minority busi-ness. There is a spirit of entrepreneurshipout there that needs to be nurtured andenergized.

While the Census Bureau report is gener-ally good news, we know that black busi-nesses still make up only 7 percent of allcompanies and they tend to be smaller andhave lower gross receipts than other busi-nesses. Black-owned businesses are alsooften hampered in their revenue growth by alack of capital, connections and contracts.

What I hope this report says loudly andclearly to the investment community is thatyou are missing an emerging market in theUnited States. If minority businesses are grow-ing at a faster clip than overall businesses,imagine what the growth rate would be if thosebarriers were eliminated or lowered.

We need the investor community to lookat this report and recognize that they aremissing an incredible opportunity.

Marc H. Morial is president and chiefexecutive officer of the National UrbanLeague.

I had to make my own living and myown opportunity! But I made it! Don'tsit down and wait for theopportunities to come. Get up andmake them! -- Madam C.J. Walker, trailblazing African American businesswoman

The Big Score in this Year’s Super BowlPublic ownershipworking beautifullyBY JIM HIGHTOWER

For me, the most significant statisticcoming out of this year's Super Bowl wasn'tthe 31-25 score in the Green Bay Packers'hard-fought victory over the PittsburghSteelers. Nor was it the $1.3 billion cost of the

new, monstrously huge foot-ball palace built by the DallasCowboys, where the game wasplayed. Rather, the number thatimpresses me is 111,968.

That's the number of peoplewho own the Packers--each of

whom is an ordinary Green Bay resident anddevoted cheese-head.

Unlike all 31 of the other pro football

teams, the Packers aren't the personal play-thing of some rich family or profiteering cor-porate consortium. Instead, it's a non-profitcommunity enterprise owned and managedby local fans as a project, according to itsbylaws, "intended to promote communitywelfare."

Green Bay's citizens elect the team's boardof directors, and this hands-on and commu-nity-minded board then hires and fires theteam administrators and coaches.

Public ownership means that no impulsivegreed-head can sell the beloved Packers andmove them in the dead of night to a cash-richbig city. It also produces unmatched fansupport, even in years when the Packers dopoorly on the field.

In fact, if things aren't going well, fans

don't have to whine helplessly about it on theshock-jock call-in shows. As citizens of thissmall city, they can talk directly to the teammanagement. Or as shareholders, they canvote to change managers.

Interestingly, at a time when politicos andpundits across the country are demonizingthe very idea of public ownership, the goodfolks of Green Bay are showing that it worksbeautifully and adds immeasurable strengthto the community.

Not only are these Green Bayers SuperBowl champs again this year, but they'veproduced more NFL championships in theircity than any other set of owners hasdone.

Jim Hightower is a radio commentator,writer, and public speaker.

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Stoking Fear about American MuslimsHearings shouldn’tdemonize people whopractice IslamBY M ICHAEL B. KEEGAN

The House of Representa-tives will begin hearings thismonth on preventing domes-tic terrorist attacks. Rep. PeterKing, the lawmaker leading thehearings, unfortunately hasmade it clear he intends to usehis post to stoke fear and sus-picion about American Mus-lims rather than explore criticalhomeland security issues.

Of course, we must con-front and punish violent ex-tremists. But our elected offi-cials must be the first to ac-knowledge our security isthreatened not by the millions of Americanswho practice Islam, but by a handful violentextremists, Muslim and non-Muslim.

Rep. King, in his highly public hearings,intends to explore the "radicalization" of Ameri-can Muslims and what he sees as a lack ofcooperation between Muslim communities andlaw enforcement.

Before he starts, King should look at what theexperts say. The nation's top law enforcementofficial, U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder, re-

cently said that "the cooperation of Muslim andArab-American communities has been abso-lutely essential in identifying, and preventing,terrorist threats."

The actions of a handful of violent extremistsdon't represent the beliefs of an entire faithcommunity. In fact, National CounterterrorismCenter Director Michael Leiter, in earlier testi-mony before Rep. King and the Homeland Secu-rity Committee, said that the prevalence of vio-

lent extremists in American Muslim communi-ties was "tiny…a minute percentage of the [U.S.Muslim] population."

Local law enforcement officials agree. Thismonth, Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca,who oversees one of the largest law enforce-ment operations in the country, in one of thenation's largest American Muslim populationcenters, said he hadn't seen any evidence of thelack of cooperation that King claims exists.

"Muslim Americans in the county of Los

Angeles have been overwhelmingly astoundedby terrorist attacks--like everyone else--andoverwhelmingly concerned about a non-repeatperformance of that kind, and are willing to getinvolved and help," Baca said.

We've seen hearings like Rep. King's before.In the 1950's, Sen. Joseph McCarthy exploitedwidespread fears provoked by the Cold War tolaunch a ruthless hunt for what he saw as a wideweb of communist subversion in the United

States. McCarthy targeted individuals notby their actions, but by their identities andaffiliations. In doing so, he destroyed thecareers of many innocent people and suc-ceeded in further spreading a culture offear and suspicion that did nothing to makethe United States safer.

Rep. King, relying on speculation ratherthan fact, and targeting a large and diversecommunity of Americans simply becauseof their religion, threatens to do the same.

Americans don't want to return to thefear and resentment of the McCarthy era.

If Rep. King is serious about his goal ofpreventing violence, he should expand his in-vestigation to include all forms of dangerousextremism, and refrain from stirring up fear anddemonizing millions of patriotic American Mus-lims.

There's a place for a serious look into extrem-ism in America. But any such investigationshould be based on fact, not fear.

Michael B. Keegan is the president of Peoplefor the American Way.

Muslim Americans in the county of LosAngeles have been overwhelminglyastounded by terrorist attacks--like everyoneelse--and overwhelmingly concerned about anon-repeat performance of that kind, and arewilling to get involved and help.

-- Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca

March 02, 2011

Happy Birthday Clara Jenkinsfrom Family and Friends

The Portland band ‘All the Apparatus’ plays to the crowd during a

Last Thursday celebration last year.

Consensus Still in Limbo

been taking over the conversationand been talking with Friends ofLast Thursday to come up with agame plan for this summer.

Commissioner Fritz’s Chief ofStaff Tom Bizeau says the city hasalso been working with the group toaddress issues.

Bizeau noted that so far, there isa core group of people committed tomaking Last Thursday a success,and they have been working withthe Office of Neighborhood Involve-ment in order to address the issue ofalcohol, which usually arises as aproblem during the after-hours ofthe event.

"They are trying to put togethera meeting that will get all of the barowners together and help them cre-ate a good neighbor agreement,"Bizeau said, describing a commu-nity generated plan that can ad-dress concerns between entities thathas been pretty successful in otherareas of the city where such dis-putes have taken place.

The King Neighborhood Asso-

ciation, one of the northeast neigh-borhood associations that align theAlberta district, has grown impa-tient.

The neighborhood wrote a letterto the city last month asking for helpwith illegal alcohol use, parking prob-lems, vandalism, public urination,defecation, trash and other nuisanceissues on Alberta.

Leaders of the association areasking the City Council to make LastThursday events accountable to aresponsible entity that is account-able to the neighborhoods.

In the end, Bizeau said that hewould like to see Friends of LastThursday becoming invested andtaking ownership of the celebra-tions.

"Ultimately, it is their event, notour event,” he said. “We're just hereto make sure people stay safe, havea good time, and at the same time,respect the neighborhood."

As of now, the controversy ofLast Thursday remains to be solved.The city of Portland plans to holdanother public meeting on the sub-ject sometime in April.

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Celebration of LifeClarence W. Morphis Jr.

A celebration of life service forClarence Willard Morphis Jr., whodied Feb. 16, 2011, was held Mon-day at Philadelphia C.M.B. Churchin northeast Portland.

He was born Oct. 25,1955 in Seattle, toClarence W. Morphis Sr.and Mary Lincoln. Hisone sibling, Ms. IjemonaIheanacho, and an aunt,Mrs. Margie Simpsonpreceded him in death.Another aunt, Mrs. PatLincoln Coxeff (Obell) of Arizonarecently departed this life on Feb.16, 2011.

He gave his life to the Lord in1991, and accepted his calling to theministry in 1993. After his calling, hebegan the Have Faith in God Minis-tries. The Lord blessed him withother special events in 1993. He wasunited in Holy Matrimony to EssieM. Lewis on Jan. 15, 1993, and joinedthe Greater Faith COGIC under the

leadership of Pastor H. Bernard IngsJr.

Clarence attended Portland Pub-lic Schools and graduated from GrantHigh School. He managed several

telemarketing agencies inthe Portland area and alsoworked as a security of-ficer. He joined the U. S.Army and received anHonorable Discharge.

He was an active mem-ber of the NAACP, Port-land Chapter 1120. He wasa loving husband and fa-

ther, and enjoyed fishing, caring forplants, gardening, and loved cook-ing.

He leaves to cherish his memo-ries, his wife Mrs. Essie M. Morphis;children, Malcolm Hakim SolomonMorphis of Portland, and ClarissaAnn Morphis of Atlanta, Ga.; threenieces, Afrah, Eze and MalikIheanacho; an aunt, Mrs. Alice Lin-coln (McKinney) of Arizona; and ahost of other relatives and friends.

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A page from the graphic novel ‘A.D.: New Orleans After the Deluge,’ by Josh Neufeld. The author

will speak about his book during a Mardi Gras celebration at WSU-Vancouver on Tuesday, March 8.

New Orleans after the DelugeGraphic novel author to share story

Josh Neufeld, author of "A.D.:New Orleans After the Deluge,"will speak about his book at aMardi Gras celebration on Tues-day, March 8 at 4 p.m. at theVancouver Campus of Washing-ton State University in theFirstenburg Student Commons.

Neufeld's nonfiction graphicnovel depicts seven real-life NewOrleanians and their encounters with

Hurricane Katrina. He is thecollege’s reading project book se-lection for the current year.

The Mardi Gras festivities willalso include New Orleans jazz, king'scake and sweet tea, fun facts aboutMardi Gras and a drawing for prizes.The event is free and open to thepublic.

In addition to speaking at theMardi Gras celebration, Neufeld will

host a panel discussion with WSUVancouver faculty who have used"A.D.: New Orleans After the Del-uge" in their courses. He will alsospend time in classrooms and com-puter labs in order to connect di-rectly with students.

Neufeld is a Brooklyn-based car-toonist who works primarily in therealm of nonfiction comics. His arthas been exhibited in galleries andmuseums in the United States andEurope.

Lena Horne

Horne Collection Sold at Auction

(AP) — The estate of sultry jazzsinger and actress Lena Horne hassold some of the fancy gowns, jew-elry, fine art and books that filled herNew York City apartment.

More than 200 items went up forsale last Wednesday at the DoyleNew York auction house. They in-cluded a small Louis Vuitton trunkwith stickers inscribed "Lena HorneHayton" sold for $20,000. It had

been estimated at $500 to $700.Other items also sold well above

their estimated. A reversible minkcoat by Horne's favorite designer,Giorgio di Sant' Angelo, sold for$8,125. It had been estimated to bringin up to $500.

But an abstract painting by artistCharles Alston that was expected tobring up to $50,000 was sold for$20,000.

Horne's signature song was"Stormy Weather." She died in Mayat age 92.

March 02, 2011

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Explore ‘The Universe in Infrared’

NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope is using its infrared eyes to turn

the dark and dusty cosmos into a beautiful garden of colorful

objects.

Mt. Hood Community Collegewill present the planetarium show“The University in Infrared,” onMonday, March 7 at 7 p.m. and 8:15p.m. at the college’s Planetarium

Sky Theater on the main campus inGresham.

The show explores objects fromspace that we have only recentlybeen able to see. Besides the Hubble

telescope, there are other telescopesthat are devoted to seeing the uni-verse in infrared. These allow as-tronomers to observe new pro-cesses such as star birth and the

extent of dust clouds between thestars.

Some of the latest pictures fromthe new European space telescopesas well as those from the Hubble,WISE and Spitzer space telescopeswill be presented, followed by a tour

of the night sky on the planetariumdome.

Children are welcome to attend.The planetarium is wheelchair ac-cessible. Admission for the generalpublic is $2 and free for MHCC stu-dents.

Native AmericanCulture Celebrated

The public is invited to attacheda traditional Native American powwow on Saturday, March 5, fromnoon to 10:30 p.m. at CovingtonMiddle School, 11200 N.E. Rose-wood Rd., in Vancouver.

The annual event celebrates theculture of Native Americans and issponsored by the Evergreen,Vancouver and Battle GroundSchool Districts.

The Pow Wow will feature two

grand entrances, the first at 1 p.m.and the second at 6 p.m. NativeAmerican dancers will participaterepresenting various tribes through-out the Northwest. Admission isfree.

Former Evergreen School Dis-trict employee Gary Wallace will behonored at 3 p.m. for his dedicationand support of the Native AmericanEducation Program throughout his41 years with the district.

The program's parent committeewill prepare traditional foods - suchas fry bread and Indian tacos andthe sale of Native American itemsare part of the fundraising for theorganization. Vendors throughoutthe Northwest will also be sellingNative American arts and crafts.

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“Who Am I” -- JeffersonHigh School invites the com-munity to their production of“Who Am I.” The Black HistoryMonth play was suspended because ofsnow last week and will now take place on Thursday,March 3 at 7:30 p.m. in the Jefferson auditorium.Tickets will be $5 at the door.

Women’s Film Festival -- After months of jurying over400 films from female filmmakers from around theworld, the Women’s Film Festival (a.k.a. POW Fest)opens its fourth annual series Wednesday, March 9 atthe Hollywood Theater with screenings continuingthrough Sunday, March 13. Features include truepioneers in women-created cinema, but also thosewho are just getting their start. For a complete list ofprogramming and schedule details, visit powfest.com.

Saturday Market Opens for Season -- Join PortlandSaturday Market on Saturday, March 5 and Sunday,March 5 for the official opening of the 2011 season.The Old Town market has celebrated arts and crafts inthe Pacific Northwest for 38 years.

Perseverance: Black Pioneers in Oregon -- A uniqueexhibit, developed incollaboration withthe Oregon Histori-cal Society and theOregon NorthwestBlack Pioneers, high-lights the environ-ment and stories ofearly Oregon blackpioneers who lived

in the state prior to World War II. Now showingthrough April 3 at the Oregon History Museum, down-town.

Pacific NW Black PioneersExhibit -- Admission is free tothe Pacific Northwest BlackPioneers exhibit at City Hall,downtown, through March 11.The show depicts the experi-ences and challenges blackpioneers faced while settlingin Oregon, Washington andAlaska, from 1870 to 1990.

Discount Admission -- OMSI visitors pay only $2 perperson for general admission on the first Sunday ofeach month as well as discounted admission of $5 tothe Planetarium, OMIMAX Theater and USS Blueback

submarine.

Festival of African Films --Portland Community College’s

Festival of African Films honors BlackHistory Month with screenings and special events

through March 5. For complete listings and moreinformation, visit africanfilmfestival.org.

Norman Sylvester Band -- Boogie Cat NormanSylvester and his band performs Friday, March 4 atDomenic’s in Milwaukie; Saturday, March 5 at PrimeTime in Forest Grove; Tuesday, March 8 at the LotusCard Room; Friday, March 11 at the West Linn Saloonand Saturday, March 12 at Tillicum in Beaverton.

Mel Brown Live -- Portland jazz giant Mel Brownperforms at Salty’s on the Columbia every Friday andSaturday night. Known as the “Gentleman of Jazz,”Brown has a career spanning over 40 years.

Mysteries of Ancient Egypt -- Through cutting-edge mod-ern technology, the OregonMuseum of Science and In-dustry will take visitors on ajourney back in time to expe-rience the mysteries and won-ders of ancient Egypt in thenew exhibition “Lost Egypt:Ancient Secrets, Modern Science,” now playingthrough May 1.

Last Polar Bear exhibit -- At the World Forest CenterDiscovery Museum, photographer Steven Kazlowskidocuments the devastating urgency of globalwarming’s impact on the Arctic in the photo exhibit,The Last Polar Bear: Facing the Truth of a WarmingWorld. Show runs through April 3.

Live Jazz -- Every Friday and Saturday from 8 p.m.to 11 p.m., the Third Degrees Lounge at the RiverPlace Hotel, 1510 S.W. Harbor Way. No cover orminimum purchase. For more information, visitpdxjazz.com.

Music Millennium Free Shows -- The Music Millen-nium, 3158 E. Burnside, hosts in-house live perfor-mances. Enjoy free music and the opportunity to meetartists. Call 503-231-8926 for a schedule.

Explore What Makes You Tick -- OMSI’s new highlyinteractive exhibit “Identity: An Exhibition of You”explores the physical, psychological and social ele-ments in your life and challenges our notions ofpersonal identity.

Arnold Schwarzenegger

Ready for Film Roles Again(AP) -- After seven years in

the California governor's man-sion, Arnold Schwarzeneggeris returning to his old day job:acting.

Schwarzenegger wrote onTwitter that he's ready to startconsidering film roles again.

The former governor tweetedearlier this month: "Excitingnews. My friends at CAA havebeen asking me for 7 years whenthey can take offers seriously.Gave them the green light to-

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Schwarzenegger's personalaide, Daniel Ketchell, confirmedthe tweet.

Before leading the state ofCalifornia from 2003 to 2010,the former body builder was thestar of such blockbusters as the"Terminator" franchise and"True Lies" and comedies like"Kindergarten Cop" and "Twins."

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White House Jams to the Motown Sound

Will Smith's

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Jada Pinkett Smith is set to star in theremake of a Hollywood classic.

Ten-year-old Willow Smith is setto play the title role in "Annie."

The film is being developed byOverbrook Entertainment, which theSmiths co-own, along with Shawn"Jay-Z" Carter and Sony Pictures.

Last year, 12-year-old Jaden Smithstarred in a remake of "The KarateKid," which raked in $343 millionworldwide.

Sony's Columbia Pictures firstbrought "Annie" to theaters in 1982.

The movie was based on theBroadway musical in which a red-headed orphan's life is transformed.

Seal performs during "The Motown Sound: In Performance at the

White House" program on Thursday in Washington. D.C.

Musical pioneers perform with current stars (AP) -- The White House rever-

berated like a long-ago basementsound studio in Detroit as the likesof John Legend, Seal, Jamie Foxx,Nick Jonas and Sheryl Crow chan-neled their inner Motown beforeMichelle and Barack Obama.

Musical pioneers SmokeyRobinson and Stevie Wonder joinedin for the celebration of all thingsMotown.

Obama on Thursday calledMotown's music "the soundtrackof the civil rights era," and creditedthe pioneering record label's tightlyrics, catchy melodies and deepsoul with helping to "blur the linebetween music that was consideredeither black or white."

Foxx, Seal, Legend and Jonaslaunched the East Room concertcelebrating the Motown sound witha high-energy medley in which thefour took turns as backup dancers,complete with some smooth dancemoves to the likes of "Get Ready,""The Way You Do the Things YouDo," "Can't Get Next to You" and"Ain't Too Proud to Beg."

Not to be outdone, the trio ofNatasha Bedingfield, Jordin Sparksand Ledisi took a Supremes-esqueturn singing "Stop! In the Name ofLove."

Legend delivered a soulful rendi-

tion of "Heard It Through the Grape-vine" that left Foxx, who also servedas the program's host, to joke thatnowadays the story was more likelyto be "heard it through my Twitter."

"I'm going to tweet it right now,"

he jokedObama and the singers paid hom-

age to the genuine Motown greatsin the lineup: Robinson and Won-der.

And Motown founder BerryGordy was in the audience to hearObama recount his record label'smodest beginnings in a basementon West Grand Boulevard in De-troit, decorated with a banner out-side that read "Hitsville, USA."

"At concerts in the South,Motown groups literally broughtpeople together — insisting thatthe ropes traditionally used to sepa-rate black and white audience mem-bers be taken down," Obama re-counted.

Robinson teamed up with Crowto sing one of his earliest hits,"You've Really Got a Hold On Me."

And then he turned the stageover to "another guy who was hereright from the beginning" — Won-der.

Wonder performed "You Are theSunshine of My Life" and kicked offthe finale that brought all the artistsback on stage for "Dancing in theStreet."

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Earlier on Thursday, Legend andJonas performed before cheeringteenagers at a workshop in the StateDining Room that served as a tuto-rial on the history of the genre.

"Times have changed but theamazing thing is that that music isstill relevant," Legend told report-ers after he had delivered a room-filling rendition of Wonder's "Love'sin Need of Love Today."

Michelle Obama told the youngpeople that the color-barrier-shat-tering music of her youth "was somuch more than just a soundtrack.It was a heartbeat."

"As Motown rose, so did theforces of change in this country,"she said

The first lady introducedRobinson and Gordy as "true trail-blazers," adding: "There wouldn'tbe an Usher if there wasn't a SmokeyRobinson. You know, there wouldn'tbe an Alicia Keys without a GladysKnight."

And she confessed to a soft spotfor one Motown artist in particular:"Who's my favorite?" she askedaloud.

"Stevie Wonder, yes indeed."

Shannon Sanders

One on One with Shannon SandersAward winning musician coming to SEI

Two time Grammy award win-ning singer, songwriter and pro-ducer Shannon Sanders will be intown this weekend doing a free musicseminar where local artists and mu-

sicians can ask questions of himregarding the music business.

The event on Saturday, March 5at 1 p.m. in the Self Enhancement,Inc. auditorium, 3920 N. Kerby Ave.,

is free and open to the public, how-ever space is limited and you willhave to RSVP for the program atsoulinthepearl.com.

“One on One: Where PurposeMeets Passion with Shannon Sand-ers,” is sponsored by Soul in the

Pearl and Baseline Entertainment.The seminar will be moderated byVursatyl of Lifesavas.

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March 02, 2011

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Obituaries

In Loving Memory

Photographer, Musician and Mentor RememberedNick Christmas III

A funeral for Nick Christmas III,who died Feb. 19, 2011, was held onSaturday, filling Maranatha Churchin northeast Portland.

He was born Dec. 25, 1947, inVanport, the second of six childrento loving parents, Nick and Vera M.(Minor) Christmas Jr. He was justfive months old when the Vanportflood occurred, and his family was

able to move to Portland.During his youth, Nick attended

John Ball, Portsmouth, Beach, High-land and Sabin Elementary Schoolsand excelled at playing baseball. Hegraduated from Grant High School

in1965 where he was anexcellent student andearned all-city honors inwrestling, including a statechampionship. He alsoreally enjoyed playing inthe Grant Marching Bandwhere he discovered hislove of drums and begannurturing his musical talents.

After high school, he moved toSeattle to work as a machinist for theBoeing Company. Nick’s first goalwas to save his paychecks until hepurchased his mother’s dream gift,a Sterling Silver Punch Bowl. Nickenjoyed his job and his magneticcharisma won him many friends. Histies to family spurred his return toPortland. He worked for theBonneville Power Administrationfor 36 years as a cartographer, pho-tographer and historian. He alsoserved his BPA colleagues as anEqual Employment Opportunityspecialist. Nick retired in 2009.

His personal passion was pho-tography, videography, historicalrestorations and preservation ofphotos for family and friends. Hewas actively involved as a masterphotographer for the World ArtsFoundation, Inc.; and as a volun-teer for community-based initiativesto include improving the conditionsof local neighborhoods, and thephysical health, well-being, andpreservation of Portland’s commu-nities and its citizens.

He volunteered countless hoursto the annual Martin Luther King Jr.

celebration, and theVanport, Guiles Lake andNew Columbia historicalprojects, among others.He was a freelance histo-rian for the Portland Ob-server and Skanner news-papers.

Nick was a consummatedrummer, musician and jazz aficio-nado. He loved music and played amean set of drums with several bands,and with numerous noted artiststhroughout the local community andbeyond.

He was dedicated to helpingpeople through his gifts and talents,but also as a husband, son, brother,friend and loving father, as well as afaithful member of and drummer forGenesis Community FellowshipChurch. “Life begins and ends withthe beat of the heart…Keep the beatalive,” was Nick’s mantra.

Preceding him in death were hisfather, mother; and sister, Cheryl L.Christmas. He leaves behind his de-voted and much loved children,daughters Rachel and Nicole Christ-mas and Adrena Christmas Franklin;and sons Darryl, Anthony, Centoryand Javary; 10 grandchildren, threegreat grandchildren; siblings RoseM. Christmas (Errol Brown), VelmaChristmas Johnson (Franklin B.),Jarvis R. Christmas (Artie), and NoelL. Christmas; and a host of nieces,nephews, cousins and many, manyfriends.

Arrangements entrusted to TerryFamily Funeral Home

Georgia TillmanGeorgia Tillman was

born on Sept. 25, 1918 toWillie and Alice Butlerin Hazlehurst, Miss. Shemarried George Byrd.This union brought themtwo children, WilmaPauline Byrd and WillieZeal Byrd.

She met and marriedWiley Tillman, and to this unionbore two children, Alice Faye andWiley Ruth Tillman.

Mr. Wiley Tillman passed awayon Dec. 3, 1958 in Chicago. Georgia,Alice and Ruth moved to Portland in1959, where they joined Wilma andfamily.

Georgia was a homemaker andloved to cook and helped to raiseher grandchildren. She played thepiano and was a loyal member ofFellowship Missionary BaptistChurch where she served asMother.

At the end of her life, she spenther time at Porthaven Care Center inPortland, where she was well loved

and well cared for. Shewas a special residentto everyone who camein contact with her.

Georgia leaves tomourn her two daugh-ters, Wilma Pauline(Byrd) Graham andWiley Ruth Tillman aswell as a host of grand-children, great grand-

children, great great grandchildren,nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death byfirst husband George Byrd, her hus-band Wiley Tillman, her son WillieZeal Byrd, her daughter Alice FayeTillman and the Honorable formerGrand Master Mason and DeaconMr. Elijah Graham Sr.

She was and will be loved by allof her family and friends. Thankyou to all of those who gave yoursupport and love, especially theloving staff at Porthaven, all herneighborhood friends, the Moth-ers of Fellowship Missionary Bap-tist Church and her beloved Pas-tor Rev. Dr. Johnny Pack IV.

March 02, 2011

Part 7. CHILDREN & CHIROPRACTIC:Start off early in life for a lifetime of health

Flowers' Chiropractic Office2124 NE Hancock, Portland Oregon 97212

Phone: (503) 287-5504

Q: When will my children be oldenough to benefit from seeingChiropractor?A: Children of Chiropractors of-ten receive their first spinal ad-justments the day they are born.Using special techniques for in-fants, Chiropractors are able tocorrect spinal misalignmentscaused by the traumatic and turn-ing of childbirth. What’s more,we’re frequently able to alleviateinfant problems like colic that of-ten keeps both babies and parentsup all night.Q: I have a friend who takes herchildren to a Chiropractor evenwhen they aren’t sick. Why would

she do this?A: Actually, there are more rea sonsfor children to see a Chiropractorregularly than there are for adults.First of all, because of their activi-ties in school and out, children natu-rally take more spills than an aver-age adult. This is one of the mostcommon reasons people bring theirchildren to a Chiropractor. But thebest reason of all is so that with

regular Chiropractic care, chil-dren can develop a nearly per-fect spine. Not only to help themdo better in school, but to gainincreased strength, health andvitality throughout their adultlives. To find out all the waysChiropractic can help your chil-dren experience a lifetime of goodhealth, please call us at the num-ber below.

Dr. Billy R. Flowers (above center) and his skilled staff are ready to help those in need.

SPORTSSPORTS BRIEFS

BY CLIFF PFENNING

Senior Leads WrestlersSenior Nick Garren of MilwaukieHigh led local finishers at the statewrestling championship Fridayand Saturday by winning theClass 5A 215-pound title. JuniorMax Freund of Cleveland reachedthe final at 119 pounds. SeniorCharlie Reed of Madison was thirdat 215 pounds. David Douglashad four wrestlers finish amongthe top 6. In the Class 6A meet,Barlow High of Gresham had twowrestlers reach the final, SeniorJohn Wolfe at 285 pounds, andjunior Mick Dougharity at 215.

Hoop Teams in PlayoffsThe Jefferson High boys’ basket-ball team will put its run of threestraight Class 5A state titles onthe line when it plays Friday atMilwaukie High needing a win toadvance to the eight-team state

tournament Benson is also just onewin from the tourney, needing tobeat Pendleton at home Friday be-ginning at 7 p.m. In Class 4A,Roosevelt and Marshall will bothplay Friday for a chance at the statetournament. Roosevelt is at homeagainst Sweet Home, while Marshallis at Central of Independence. Ingirls’ play, defending state cham-pion Jefferson, Wilson andMilwaukie are all on the road Friday.Jefferson plays at Wilsonville, Wil-son plays at West Albany andMilwaukie plays at Springfield.

Portland Adventist QualifiesThe Portland Adventist girls’ bas-ketball team beat Myrtle Point 64-32Saturday and reached the eight-teamClass 3A state tournament for thefirst time. The school, which hadlost in the Round of 16 the past threeseasons, plays Coquille at 6:30 p.m.Thursday.

Hoop Star Named toAll-American Teams

Former Jefferson

Democrat

standout Krystal

Forthan has

earned presti-

gious honors

with her appoint-

ment on two

high school all-

American teams.

Blazers Trade; Welcome Roy Back

Gerald Wallace

Kevin Roy

Much good has come since formerJefferson High School basketballstar Krystal Forthan transferred tocentral Texas to play for GeorgetownHigh School during her junior year.

The 6-foot-4 forward has helpedlead Central Texas to a 27-3 record inthe regular season, earning herselfa position on the 2011 McDonald'sHigh School All American Team,the Women’s Basketball CoachesAssociation High School All-America Team, and as a finalist forthe Naismith High School Player ofthe Year Award.

Forthan has also signed with theLouisiana State University's LadyTigers as the fifth-ranked prospectin the nation for the Class of 2011 byESPN HoopGurlz.

After transferring from Portland,Forthan sat out her junior year due toTexas rules that keep transfers fromplaying right away. However, it'sapparent that Forthan did not just siton the sidelines and let her skills rust.

Once eligible, the young basket-ball starlet became the leading scorer

and rebounder for Georgetown HighSchool, assisting her team to a sec-ond straight district championshipand state playoffs.

As the first player from centralTexas in nine years to be named to theMcDonald's High School All Ameri-can Team, Forthan will play for theWest squad in the nationally tele-vised game on ESPNU on March 30.

She told the Austin AmericanStatesmen in a related article, "It'san honor to play in a big game likethat. I'm looking forward to it, but

I've got to get ready for the playoffsfirst."

The coaches association all-stargame will be played on April 2.

Gerald Wallaceadds defensivepower to team

The Portland Trail Blazerstraded for one-time All-Star GeraldWallace at the trading deadlineThursday, and he suited up andplayed Sunday night, just fivenights after three-time All-Star Brandon Roy returned to theline-up.

Roy, who has missed the pasttwo months with knee injuries,helped the Blazers beat Denver107-106 in overtime Friday by scor-ing 18 points, including a pair of 3-point shots in the final minute toforce overtime.

Wallace, who the Blazers ac-quired in a trade for Joel Pryzbillaand Dante Cunningham with Char-lotte, played his first action againstSunday and had nine points andfive rebounds in 28 minutes as theteam’s Sixth Man during a 90-83loss to the Atlanta Hawks. Wallaceis considered one of the top de-fenders in the league.

Portland plays at home againstCharlotte Saturday before begin-ning a four-game road trip that

includes Orlando, Miami, Char-lotte and Atlanta of the EasternConference.

March 02, 2011

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Allen Temple CME Church

62nd Church AnniversaryTheme “Moving From Glory to Glory”

2 Corinthians 3:18

Schedule of Events

Allen Temple Anniversary Musical6:00pm- Saturday, February 26,2011

Allen Temple Annual Prayer Breakfast9:00am –Saturday, March 5,2011

Ramada Inn- Portland Airport6221 N.E. 82nd Ave (Transportation will be provided)

Family & Friends Worship Celebration4:00pm-Sunday, March 6, 2011

Speaker: Bishop C.T. Wells - Emmanuel Temple

4236 N.E. 8th AvenuePortland, Or. 97211

(503) 287-0261Pastor- Rev. Dr. LeRoy Haynes, Jr.

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Call 503-288-0033 ads@portlandob server.com

Tested Vehicle Information: 3.6 Liter V6 VVT Pentastar engine; 6 speed automatic transmission; 19

City MPG, 29 Highway MPG;

Chiropractic Auto Injury Clinic, PCZchon R. Jones, DC

333 NE Russell St., #200, Portland, OR. 97212(503) 284-7838

We are located on thecorner of MLK and RussellStreet, on the second floor

above the coffee shop.

Truly making a difference in the lives ofAuto Accident victims and Injur ed Workers for nearly 20 years.

If you or someone you know has been in an accident,call us so we can help you with your needs. (503) 284-7838

2011 Chrysler 200 TouringTested MSRP $23790.BY KATHLEEN CARR

The Chrysler 200 is redo of the Sebring with some updates to the vehicle and a change of name. This

makeover includes updated exterior styling, a vastlyimproved passenger cabin, a new 3.6-liter V6 engineand retuned suspension and steering.

The 200 has a re-tuned suspension and a newoptional engine. The base engine is a 2.4-litre fourcylinder and there’s a new optional 3.6-litre PentastarV6, which is quickly establishing the engine that youwould prefer. Power is rated at a solid 283-hp, anincrease of 97-hp over the old 2.7-liter unit.

Chrysler changes to the suspension have rein-forced it’s suspension systems so that it can operateindependently and accurately and provide a muchbetter ride, quicker steering, and more responsivehandling with an improved braking system. Therewere twenty six changes to suspension and sub-framebushing replaced, upgraded springs, shock absorb-

ers, stabilizer bars and tires has made this an impres-sive ride.

The 2011 Chrysler 200 is a midsize sedan entry-levelLX model comes equipped with 17-inch steel wheels,a four-speed automatic transmission, air-condition-ing, cloth upholstery, 60/40-split-folding rear seatbacks,full power accessories, cruise control, a tilt-and-tele-scoping steering wheel with audio controls and a four-speaker sound system with a CD player and auxiliaryaudio jack.

The Touring model adds some desirable extrasincluding 17-inch alloy wheels, a six-speed automatic,automatic headlights, a power driver seat, automaticclimate control, a trip computer, upgraded interiorlighting, a leather-wrapped steering wheel and shiftknob and a six-speaker sound system with satelliteradio.

After driving the 200 Touring I was quite impressivewith the overall package. It has improved the handlingand the ride of the Sebring. The cabin is more modernand the materials are more luxurious in appearance.

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FOOD

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Baked SalmonSalmon contains lots of Omega 3, a healthy fat thatwe all need for optimum health. Even my children willeat the salmon when I bake it this way.

Ingredients:• 4 salmon fillets• 2 Tbsp. garlic powder• 4 Tbsp. Dijon mustard• 1 Tbsp. light tasting olive oil• 2 Tbsp. unsweetened ketchup

Directions:1. Place fillets on a lightly greased baking pan.2. Mix rest of ingredients and spread on salmon. Bakeat 350 degrees for ½ hour or until fish flakes with a fork.

Healthy RoastThis is a way to make a delicious roast with sauce. Ifyou use good quality onions and garlic, you will havethe most delicious and thick sauce imaginable.

Ingredients:• • Roast (shoulder, French, square tip, top of rib,minute)• Sliced onions equal to ½ the weight of the roast (e.g.2 lbs of onions for 4 lb. roast)• 1 whole head of garlic, crushed• Salt to taste

Directions:1. Braise meat in an oiled pot. Add the rest of theingredients and barely cover with water.2. Bring to a boil and then simmer, covered for 3-4 hours.Remove roast from pot, cool and slice. Using a handblender (or transfer the liquid into a food processor onceit has cooled), blend the liquid that is left in the pot. All theonions and garlic make a terrific sauce for the meat.Crock-pot variation: Same as above, but add only ¼ cupof water. Cook on low for 8-10 hours.

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