July 1, 2015
The
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Week in Review
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Sponsored by:
L ocal N ews
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O pinion
M etro
Linda Hornbuckle
Janice Scroggins
Dawson Park concert to
honor late music legends
Sylvester, and Lenanne Sylvester Miller. Also per-
forming will be Arietta Scroggins Ward and Nafisar-
ia Scroggins Thomas.
The concert is sponsored by the Legacy Emanual
Medical Center and Portland Parks and Recre-
ation.
Hornbuckle was famous throughout the Pacific
Northwest for her powerful voice and amazing stage
presence. Scroggins was Portland’s piano power-
house and another revered member of the black
community. She came from a family of church mu-
sicians.
Remembering Janice and Linda
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A community musical legacy concert at Dawson
Park on Wednesday, July 8 at 6 p.m. will pay tribute
to the late soul diva Linda Hornbuckle and co-Ore-
gon Music Hall of Famer Janice Scroggins, two be-
loved musicians and community members who died
last year.
The special salute will feature the Linda Horn-
buckle Band featuring LaRhonda Steele, Norman
Legal Marijuana Begins
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Arts &
ENTERTAINMENT
C lassifieds
C alendar
G ood in the H ood
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Drug still has
regulations;
sales not ready
O livia O livia
T he P ortland O bserver
A long awaited change in mar-
ijuana law hits Oregon today.
Starting July 1, the recreational
drug became legal for personal
use, but things are not as simple
as they seem. Portlanders cele-
brating this week should know
how the law is being implement-
ed and what that means for them
and the state.
Authorities are urging the
public to remember that posses-
sion and use of marijuana will be
regulated much like alcohol and
limited to people over 21. The
by
Marijuana becomes legal in Oregon.
use and sale of marijuana will be liquor licenses and other alcohol
overseen by the Oregon Liquor related tasks. People are allowed
Control Commission, which is
C ontinued on P age 4
currently responsible for state