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About Just out. (Portland, OR) 1983-2013 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 19, 2011)
OREGON'S LGBTO NEWSMAGAZINE transitions Gregg Ruffin Gregg Ruffin, a bartender at Boxxes depicting the Columbia Gorge and roses, for 21 years, died Thursday, August 11. as well as a whimsical collection of pig Boxxes (1035 SW Stark St.) will host a figurines. Remembrance of Life at 7 p.m. Saturday, For the last five years, Mark invited August 27. The public is welcome. Pick his mom, sisters and sisters-in-law to an up the September 2 issue of Ju st Out for annual beach retreat. He was well known a full Transition. and loved for his kind and generous na ture, and a great sense of humor. Family meant the world to him. Mark is survived by his mother, 4 siblings and Mark Alan Rupprecht their spouses, 13 nieces and nephews and March 13, 1958-August 5, 2011 17 great-nieces and great-nephews. His Mark was a 1976 graduate of Parkrose father predeceased him. High School and lived Mark will be missed by most of his life in Portland, his many loving nieces, aside from a few years in nephews and friends in Lincoln, Neb. and Dallas, the community. Texas in his twenties. He Memorial contribu completed some college tions can be made to the courses at Mount Hood Trauma Intervention Community College. Program of Portland/ Mark enjoyed camping, Vancouver (tipnw.org). biking, photography, quilt Arrangements are be ing, playing games and ing made under the di spending time with his rection of Gateway Little friends. He had an exten Chapel of the Chimes in sive collection of photos Portland, Ore. MARTY DAVIS AUGUST 19. 2011 Charges Dropped Against Dar cene Following OLCC Scuffle Charges of misdemeanor harassment were dropped less than one day after pioneering Port land drag star Darcelle— real name Walter Cole—was arrested at his Old Town club, Dar celle XV Showplace. Cole posted $3,000 bail and was freed early Friday, August 12, but his case was scheduled for a hearing later that day. Upon arriving to the Justice Center in downtown Port land, Cole was informed that the charges by the district attorney had been dropped, and no hear ing took place. The trouble started the evening of Thtirsday, August 11, when the Oregon Liquor Control Commission (OLCC) conducted a routine mi nor sales check with the Portland Police Bureau at Darcelle XV Showplace. Christie Scott, OLCC public affairs specialist, says a PPB ca det—a minor—was sent to see if he could obtain entry, and also purchase alcohol. Scott reported that because no one was at the door checking identification, the cadet was granted access to the bar, where he then bought a beer. Two OLCC inspectors were then summoned to the club to identify themselves, and the violation, to the owners or manager on duty. But with no one at the door, they had no one to identify them selves to. Darcelle was in the middle of a performance on stage and noticed the commotion caused by the entry of the OLCC officers, approaching them. Unaware they were OLCC officers—al though Scott said they attempted repeatedly to identify themselves—Darcelle, along with her partner Roc “Roxy” Neuhardt, grabbed and pushed the officers, telling them to leave! “At this point, [the OLCC officers are] in plain clothes—jeans and a button-up shirt, I think,” Scott explained. “They thought Darcelle was go ing to include them in part of his act. But that’s not what happened.” Following the ejection of the'inspectors, Dar celle finished his performance, but was then ar rested. As of press time, Cole declined to com ment further on the incident, although Scott confirmed that once Cole realized whom he’d v ■» F I "I i îïï l i U IETTT M M U f I Funeral Home Privately O wned and Operated since 1958 Caring Service for All Families Portlander Mitch Gould's Walt Whitman Animated™ character -- the most beloved figure in Gay History http:// [ L AVES CRASS We will take the time to plan every detail and help to relieve the burden on your family during your time of loss. 7232 N Richmond Ave. Portland, OR 97203 (503) 286-9663 hustadfiineralhome.com Founded in 1911, Portland's very first veterinary hospital is celebrating its centennial this year! Our state-of-the-art medical facility and wonderful staff are eager to provide Portland's pets with another 100 years of quality care. Rose City Veterinary Hospital nr\r\ e r n 80sb§£ Powell u m Blvd t fm frm dtm Pstore,burn.. new seasonsm arket.com Modern Medicine, Old Fashioned Love 503.232.3105 •£• www.rosecityvet.com . 1
