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About Just out. (Portland, OR) 1983-2013 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 20, 1996)
10 ▼ M p to m b tr 20, 1006 ▼ just out Let Me Earn Your Business... local news When buying or selling real estate, I represent your interestsl • Experienced, Innovative, Up-to-Date • Professional, Personal Attention Step by step Call me today: 225-1115 cellular: 970-3801 e-mail: Buchert@teleport.com A Portland sculptor uses his feet to raise money for HIV/AIDS services around the state T by Inga Sorensen 0 W inderm ere T Cronin & Caplan Realty Group, Inc. 503-225-1115/503-970-3801 C o n te m p o r a r y A r t , C r a f ts , J ew elr y TRiAD G A L L E R Y Cl - 1 i ; II COME SEE WHAT’S UNDER THE TRIAD! CLEO STERLING DAVID VALA Paintings Spirit Vessels August 30 - September 29, 1996 Gallery Hours: Daily 10 am-5 pm* Phone: (541) 563-5442 5667 NW Pacific Coast Hwy., Seal Rock. OR 97376 • Located between Waldport and Seal Rock at milepost 153 CRKATIVITy«LOVC*HONCSTy*CONFI ION*ttUMOR*QPENESS*HEALTH«EM IT'DIVERSITY'SPIRIT'FORGIVENES! »SAFETY'TEAM-WORK* ACCEPTANCE R«COMPASSION*UFE*BALANCE»EN IAL«VISION»SELF-RESPECT»INSPIRl ÏÏOQOOûg § 3 $ QGD(°I feO GB@ 0 Do K feM ag GCocs ufigGoG eCoofessooo teff î®fflff 03QBO ûû DDO û 6 ^ oo te ff ^ ® qoos @0(? o (S@G Om wsOwteL \teOoQOûte@ffo Speak to Your Brothers Educa tion*Support*Outreach 223-5907 wiy Northwest, Mahn scaled back his daily trek to im Mahn had his backpack stuffed, closer to 10 miles. On Aug. 21, due in part to placed by the door and “ready to go.” smoke drifts from the widespread wildfires “My dog’s backpack was ready, throughout Southern and Central Oregon, Mahn too,” says the 40-year-old rock climb halted his journey at Elk Lake, near the Three ing and hiking enthusiast, who on Sisters Wilderness area, and headed home. Aug. 1 was scheduled to embark upon a 500-mile, “When you are on the trail, you only get bits of 30-day trek on the Oregon portion of the Pacific information,” says Mahn. “I was hearing reports Crest Trail. about the fires and how close they were.” A few months earlier, Mahn and four acquain Mahn also says he wanted to come back to tances had formed Team Northwest. The troupe Portland to get some fund-raising materials in planned to walk up to 15 miles per day for a month order. He says he had been unable to redesign in an effort to raise funds for selected HIV/AIDS mailers given the extremely tight service organizations throughout Oregon. The time frame between learning his event marked the first fund-raiser by the fledg teammates had dropped out and ling nonprofit organization Corporation for Arts the departure date. & Humanities, which Mahn founded as a ve “Our materials said this was a hicle to “improve life in Oregon through the arts team effort. They said T eam and humanities.” Northwest.’ Obviously that “I have always loved being in the outdoors,” wasn’t the case anymore,” says Mahn, 40, a Portland sculptor who works says Mahn, who was "stuck in steel. “I also felt that it was important to with 8,000 mailers with a continue raising awareness around AIDS picture of the five of us.” and try and generate funding for AIDS “I wanted to make groups throughout the state. To me this sure our materials accu seemed like the ideal project.” rately represented what Mahn thought his Team Northwest I was doing,” he says. members felt likewise. But two days be Mahn says whether fore the group’s scheduled departure, his it be a one-person or four team m ates— two heterosexual team effort, his goal is couples— backed out. to pull in funds for HIV/ “Leaving just me and my dog,” says AIDS service providers. Mahn, who admits he was stunned by Money raised via pledges the sudden alteration. and donations by Mahn’s “I said to myself, ‘Well, I’m going walk will go to six groups: anyway.’ I’m an experienced back Klamath Hospice in Kla packer so I wasn’t worried about being math F alls, H opew ell on the trail alone, but I would have House in Portland, Blue enjoyed the sense of camaraderie you M ountain AIDS Task get with others. It creates its own mo Force in Pendleton, Ruby mentum,” he says. House in Roseburg, Cen On Aug. 1, as planned, Mahn’s tral Oregon AIDS Sup housemate drove Mahn and his dog, port Team in Bend, and Man Ray, down to Ashland, and South Coast HIV/AIDS the duo set off on the Pacific Crest Resource Program in Trail. Coos Bay. For the next 20 days, Mahn Mahn, who was di walked and climbed the trail agnosed with AIDS in heading north, occasionally 1994, says he plans to connecting with hikers. begin the final week of Man Ray, whose paws got raw after traip sin g his walk on Sept. 21. “Maybe I’ll go from through lava beds, ended his stint early. A Timberline Lodge to pup pickup was ar the B ridge o f the ranged and Man Ray Gods. I’mnotsurejust is home and doing fine. yet. All I know is that Mahn, however, I want to put a real journeyed on, delving finish on this,” he deep into the forest. Tim Mahn and Man Ray says. “Gorgeous. Just gorgeous,” he says. Always the artist, Mahn dug out just enough Those who would like to support HIV/AIDS room in his pack for his Nikon camera, and a services via M ahn’s walk may write a check to: healthy dose of picture-taking occurred en route. Corporation fo r Arts & Humanities, 3439 NE Because the “team” was sucked out of Team Sandy Blvd., Portland, OR 97232. 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