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AFL-CIO Summer School Aug. 9-11 at UO in Eugene EUGENE — The annual AFL-CIO Summer School will be held Aug. 9-11 at the University of Oregon in Eugene. The weekend event, coordinated by the Labor Education and Research Center (LERC) of the UO, offers classes on labor history, labor issues and strategies, health care reform laws, stopping workplace discrimination, and more. Participants also will have lots of opportunities to connect with union members from around the state to share insights and ideas. There will be a book exchange, labor film fest, a solidarity picnic, and music. Summer school courses and work- shops qualify for a maximum of eight hours toward LERC’s Union Leader- ship Education and Development (U- LEAD) certificate. For more information or to register, go online to http://pages.uoregon.edu/ lerc/ . Labor’s Community Service Agency moves office to NE Portland After 23 years in its current lo- cation on Southeast Madison Street, Labor’s Community Serv- ice Agency has moved to new of- fices, announced Executive Direc- tor Vickie Burns. On July 1, LCSA moved into new space at the building owned by IBEW and United Workers Federal Credit Union, 9955 SE Washington Street, Portland. LCSA is in Suite 211. The credit union building is located just two blocks east of the I-205 Stark Street exit. Phone and fax numbers will stay the same — 503-231-4962 (phone) and 503-231-4963 (fax). IN MEMORIAM S ANDY F AHEY , who helped found the Car- penters Food Bank, passed away June 21 at age 70. S ANDRA L EE G AL - LACHER was born July 18, 1942, in Salt Lake City, Utah. She was one of four siblings. She married Mike Fahey on June 4, 1973. Mike is a former state represen- tative and retired executive secretary of the Portland Metal Trades Council and financial secretary and business agent of Shipwrights Local 611, an affiliate of the United Brotherhood of Carpen- ters. [Local 611 merged with Pile Driv- ers and Divers Local 2416, which later merged into Pile Drivers Local 196 of the Pacific Northwest District Council of Carpenters.] Sandy worked in the office at both the union local and metal trades coun- cil, and at the State Capitol in Salem. She helped start the Carpenters Food Bank in 1983 to assist out-of- work and striking union members from the Carpenters and Steelworkers unions. The Faheys continued coordi- nating the operation, and today it con- tinues to serve as many as 700 families a month out of the Carpenters union building on the corner of North Lom- bard Street and Brandon Avenue in Portland. The food bank is open to the public. Sandy Fahey is survived by her hus- band; daughters, Jodi Flatner and Jen- nifer Rehbein; sons, Michael and Patrick; 10 grandchildren; two sisters; a brother; and numerous nieces and nephews. In lieu of flowers, contributions in Sandy’s name can be made to the Car- penters Food Bank, P.O. Box 17358, Portland, OR 97217. Union Ride & Charity (motorcycle) Rally fundraiser Sept. 7 in Renton, Washington RENTON — All union members and their families are invited to the sec- ond annual Union Ride & Charity Rally to be held Saturday, Sept. 7, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the Downtown Harley-Davidson in Renton. Following the event’s signature three-day charity poker run Sept. 5-7, participants will gather at Downtown Harley-Davidson’s massive facility where a host of activities are planned. This year, one lucky person can win a Harley-Davidson “Hawk Bike” cus- tom built around and officially author- ized by the Seattle Seahawks. As a registered non-profit corpora- tion in Washington, the Union Ride & Charity Rally will donate 100 percent of all event registration, participant and rider sponsor fees raised at the event to the following charities: • The Awareness, Education and Prevention of Youth Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) in Youth Sports; • Helmets to Hardhats (connecting veterans with career and job training in the construction trades; • Northwest Harvest – Ending Child Hunger in Washington (statewide food bank); • ANEW (Alternative & Non-Tradi- tional Employment for Women, Mi- norities & Veterans). The event is endorsed by the Wash- ington State Building and Construction Trades Council, among other labor or- ganizations. For more information, or to get up- dates on where to purchase raffle tick- ets, go online to www.UnionRide. org. IBEW sponsors motocross event in Washington CASTLE ROCK, Wash. — IBEW Local 48 and signatory union contrac- tors EC Electrical and JH Kelly are among two dozen sponsors of the Chaos at Castle Rock motocross race Saturday, July 13, at Castle Rock Mx Park. There will be amateur classes all day, then at night will be the premier and pro class races. Gates open at 6 a.m., signups start at 7 a.m., and prac- tice starts at 8 a.m. Amateurs will run all day until 5 p.m., then the night show will begin. Castle Rock MX Park is located off Exit 49 on I-5. For more information, call Bruce Barnes, a member of IBEW Local 48, at 360-513-3874 or go online to ChaosAtCastleRock.com. PAGE 10 NORTHWEST LABOR PRESS Touring labor band will perform in Portland Aug. 1 The Almanac Trail concert tour, fea- turing Rik Palieri and George Mann, will perform in Portland on Thursday, Aug. 1, at SEIU Local 49’s union hall, 3536 SE 26th Ave. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. and the show starts at 7:30 p.m. In the summer of 1941, a musical group of labor activists known as “The Almanac Singers” traveled the country spreading the gospel of unionism and bringing folk music to the people. Band members included Woody Guthrie, Pete Seeger, Lee Hays and Mill Lampell. Some 70 years later — with guid- EE R F ance from the Pete Seeger and Woody Guthrie Archives — Palieri and Mann are recreating the tour. They will travel down the road from Pittsburgh to Los Angeles, up the West Coast to Seattle, then on to Buffalo, New York, singing at some of the same places and towns as the original tour, and inviting local mu- sicians to join in. The suggested donation at the Port- land event is $5 to $10, but no one will be turned away. For more information about the tour, go online to www.almanactrail.com. BARGAIN COUNTER Free classified ads to subscribers DEADLINE: Friday prior to publication Published 1st and 3rd Fridays Now accepting e-mails Send to: Michael492@comcast.net Mail to: NWLP, PO Box 13150, Portland OR 97213 (Please include union affiliation) • 15-20 words • No commercial or business ads • 1 ad per issue • All lower case (NO CAPITAL LETTERS, PLEASE) • Ads MUST include area code or they will not be published A UTOMOTIVE ’03 dodge caravan, looks and drives great. ac, pw, pm. very reliable. 166 k mi. estacada. $2,750. 503-630-3877 ’84 datsun 2 door, 300Z, 50-year an- niversary model, straight body, runs great, $2,500. 503-539-7499 set of 4 factory chrome 15x7 chev wheels for 1980s and 90s pickup, excel- lent cond w/265r70 tires, $250. 503-798- 6517 H OUSING rockawaY beach rental, 3 bed, 2 bath, sleeps 10, Jacuzzi, 5 min to beach/shops. vacationhomerentals.com/43026 lincoln citY vacation rental, 3 bdrm, 2 bath. sleeps 8, wi-fi, 2 blks from beach, 3 blks from casino. 503-653-2069 rockawaY ocean front, 503-777-5076, 5 bdrms/2 ba, huge home on the beach! http://rockawaybeachfrontrental.com 200 acres, spray oregon, $750 per acre. 541-468-2961 W ANTED old woodworking tools, planes, lev- els, chisels, handsaws, slicks, adzes, wrenches, folding rulers, leather tools, tool chests. 503-659-0009 motorcYcles, quads, boats, tractors, rvs, trailers, bicycles, autos, lawnmowers, cash paid will pick up 503-880-8183 u.s., german, Japanese military items, uniforms, aviation, hats, helmets, swords, daggers, bayonets, rifles, pistols. 503-852- 6791 buYing us & world coins to add to col- lection, paying fairly, any amount welcome. 503-939-8835 collector, cash paid, old fishing tackle, wood plugs, reels, creels, salmon fishing photos, etc. 503-775-4166 collector paYs cash for older toys, oil paintings, american art pottery, and cos- tume jewelry. 503 703-5952 ham radio & short wave radio equip, (no cbs), including older 1950s/60s/70s equipment w/tubes. 503-823-4577 M ISCELLANEOUS electric stainless smoker $100; professional nut-butter grinder $400; plat- form scale $250; wood dining table $150. 971-998-3867 rYobi table saw with built in router, with stand, 10-inch blade, $125. 503-622- 0899 rv rear stabiliZer, assy adjustable for travel trailer or 5th-wheel. $40. 503- 761-0003 motors, briggs & stratton, 12.5 & 14 hp, vertical shaft, electric start, $100 each. 503-780-0374 honda riding mower, h1011 h, 11 hp, good shape, $399. 503-761-1133 troY built bronco rototiller, $400; en- gine lathe, offer or trade, bearcat chipper shredder, $500. 503-655-6685 rv rear stabilizer assy. adjustable for travel trailer or 5th wheel, $40. 503-761- 0003 F OR T HE H OME king siZe bed frame and box spring (2 piece), clean and in new condition, $35. 503-303-4227 french provincial bdrm set, twin bed w/head, foot boards, new mattress, dresser w/mirror, night stand, chair. $390 obo 503-753-1714 walnut table, lane acclaim w/dove- tail inlay, 28’ square, 20” high, one drawer, one bottom shelf, $150. 503-775-3428 JULY 5, 2013
