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Sue Baker is on the mend from serious injuries
resulting from a hit-and-run accident.
$3,970 for the Healing and Empowerment Program i back to work for a couple of months, at least I’m
for breast cancer survivors and women in treatment; I not paralyzed," she adds. “My purpose was to stop
Sojourn Theatre received $4,000 for pairing under
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trict attorney’s office, Baker learned that the driv
Theatre received $3,323 for the production of The
er had a . 15 bkxxl-alcohol level four hours after the
Hero, a play by Luke Heyerman; and Third Rail
accident and that officers found meth in his van.
Repertory Theatre received $5,000 to produce local
playwright Ehbe Roe Smith’s Number Three.
Baker suffered a fractured pelvis. Surgeons put in
a 3 1/4-inch screw as well as an external flexor, which
she jokingly refers to as a human bar towel. After 12
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Portland lesbian Sue Baker was seriously injured
days at Emanuel Hospital and two weeks at Gascade
Terrace care facility, Baker was able to return home
in time for Christmas with her dog and cat.
when her car was hit Nov. 19. A longtime dance
“On Christmas Eve, 17 friends showed up in my
instructor, most recently at Crystal’s Country Jam,
front yard singing me carols," she said. “I’m single but
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far from alone. This experience has told me that I’ll
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dance floor again.
One friend, Michele Lish, sent out an e-mail to
“I started two-stepping about 15 years ago when
set up a schedule for meals, helping Baker out and
the East Side [now the Egyptian Room] was a coun
spending the night with her. “I had nothing to
try dancing place,” said Baker, 53, a supervisor
worry about except to heal. I was a very active
trainer at Wilshire Credit. “1 was coming out of a
person before this accident,” Baker said emotional
relationship and didn’t know many people. Most of
ly, ‘hut I don’t have anything to complain about
my friendships today began through country danc
because of the support of my friends.”
ing.” She said she and dance partner Delmar Gordy
do not teach for money but to share their passion
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Baker said she was on her way home from her
fit and contributing to the community by joining the
friends’ house and wanted to pick up an artificial
Amazon Dragons Paddling Club, Portland’s out-and-
tree at J.C. Penney. “I was on [Interstate] 205 head
proud lesbian dragon boat team. Its first information
ing northbound, took the exit, entered the inter
meeting for potential paddiers is 3:30 p.m. Jan. 7 at
section, and a car heading eastbound T-boned me i Q Center, 69 S.E. Taylor St.
on the driver side," she said. “All 1 remember was
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the impact and screaming. After everything
tioning starts now. The organization, which boasts
stopped, 1 remember thinking the light was green.”
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According to Baker, the 19-year-oid male who
competition, welcomes all women 16 and older. For
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hit her was fleeing from a hit-and-run of a 24-year-
old woman as she was walking home from work.
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