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About Just out. (Portland, OR) 1983-2013 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 19, 2004)
g jU S t O U t * november 19. 2004 TTT?nTÏÏ7RTlnewsbriefs L a w O f f ic e o f J a m e s D . M c V it t ie , P C m - • - Don't let voters tell you your rights. PROTECT your relationships with the proper legal assistance. J a m e s D. M c V it t ie Auoiwy-at-Lnv. I i,:. in (.>11 .V \VA PCC C ascade ! 5 0 3 .2 2 4 .6 6 1 1 TEL 8 0 6 s w B r o a d w a y , S t e .8 0 0 P ortland , O regon 97205 WWW.MCVITTIE-LAW.COM LINNTON FEED & SEED. NOT THE MALL. 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The discussion will he lcx)sely moderated, and each participant will he asked to respect time limits for speaking. Tire forum will be held in Room 301 of the Student C enter at 705 N. Killingsworth St. For more information call Chelsia at 503-156-1456. Tues-Sat 11 to 7pm ...a n d enjoy a glass o f Moroccan M in t lea while you browse *A f 'J i H osts R oundtable on E lection R esults sive as homophobia, spearheaded a return to the anti-littering program. She tiled the necessary paperwork, offered it to he approved by the state and recruited a team to perform the two “picks” necessary to qualify an organization or business to have signs placed on the highway. This time, plenty of spaces were available. Former board member Colcen Dotson is enthusiastic about the cleanup project even though, she says, “I’ve picked up the most dead animals.” Crew members have an informal con test to see who gets the most interesting piece of litter. Dotson says the winner so far was a “fair ly unused, bright pink 36C bra." She didn’t say who found it. “1 love the road cleanup program,” she says. “It’s something we can do for the community," and she enjoys younger and older members working together. A nother board member, Ginny Laterriere, thinks the project is “a great way to get our name out, plus do what we can for the community.” She recalls being told she was too thorough when she tried to pick up every cigarette butt. S unday 11 to 3 Hand-made doesn ’t /save to mean />o-/>um... pflui sppincs DBL C pcc C ray ( 760 ) R E A LTORS E xceptional H omes 1345 N Palm Canyon Dr Palm Springs, CA 92262 833-5434 C O N D O S • V A C A TIO N H O M E S • H O T E L P R O P E R T IE S • A P A R T M E N T B LD G S. Multnomah Antiques Annual January Sale— 10%-5()% off! Dining Tables & Chairs China - Silver ~ Glass ~ Table Linens Mon.-Sat. 10:00am - 5:30pm • Sun. 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Look closely some weekends on the two- mile stretch of Highway 30 (N orth Lombard Street) between 42nd and 82nd avenues, and you may see some of familiar faces. They’ll he the people in orange vests grubbing trash to help clean up Oregon’s highways. Adopt-a- Highway signs facing eastbound traffic at 42nd, and westbound at 82nd, notify drivers that Port land PFLAG is removing litter from that stretch of highway. Former board chairwoman A nn Blair first suggested involving PFLAG in the Adopt-a- Highway plan hut was told by the Oregon Department of Transportation that no allot ments were available. Difficult issues, like a series of ballot measures, also caused PFLAG to set the project aside. In June 2003, Susie Shepherd, a daughter of Portland PFLAG co-founders Bill and A nn Shepherd, attended a meeting to donate her mother’s gay library to the organization. She ended up becoming a board member. Shepherd, who considers littering as offen A Nov. 14 patrol resulted in 20 hags of litter, a couple of tires and a baby buggy missing a wheel. O D O T hauls away the litter picked up by the group. C ontents of the hags go on a con veyor belt, where plastic, metal and glass are sorted out for recycling. Shepherd is delighted with the results. “Real Oregonians pick up litter,” she says. P ride N orthwest S eeks T heme for P ride 2005 n light of election year losses— and wins— for the queer community, Pride Northwest seeks a theme for the 2005 Pride celebration. The nonprofit organization, which produces the annual queer festival and parade, seeks a theme that will express the community’s wide- ranging feelings and actions for the coming year. Recent themes include "Bridges of Pride,” “Queer We G o Again," “O n a Queer D ay...” and “Lions and Tigers and Queers, O h My!” A brunch or dinner cruise for two on the Portland Spirit will he awarded to the person who submits the chosen suggestion. Submit your ideas to media@pridenw.org or 503-295-9788 by Dec. 3. For more information check out www.pridenw.org.
