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street roots April 1, 2013 * i 9 i j - Governor signs sponsorship deal with Nike , Kahaber recently signed a sponsorship deal with Nike worth several hundred million dollars. The governor says he feels that the Oregon-based shoe giant has been key to his ongoing success and that he couldn't be more happy about the deal. . "It's a real honor for a country boy like me to qet this kind of deal," says Kitzhaber. "I was worried that governors from other states might be in the running." Kitzhaber told reporters that he hoped by signing the deal he was trailblazing a path for other team members of the Oregon Democrats to be open to signing a deal too. Nike declined to comment at press time saying they would have a team of attorneys release a statement later in the week. The total amount of the sponsorship has not been disclosed. * F iscal F ight 2013* TTLE FOR THE BUDGET T he C hallenger T he C hamp TODAY TO Vendors recover lost, discarded items, most reunited with owners JULY1 The recovery of a 2012 Olympic Silver Medal in the women's all-around live pigeon shoot by a Street Roots Vendor last month was just one of the many items vendors have found and safely returned to their owners. Vendors often find lost items on their turf. In December, one vendor recovered a pearl-studded gimp mask in a flower pot near the Fifth Avenue cart pod. Fortunately, the item had an ID tag and phone number sewn inside, which the vendor called. The mask was reunited with the owner within minutes, he said. Other items include a crate of feeder mice, a loaded 9-mm Glock magazine, and a slightly burned 471-page report on the Columbia River Crossing by the Government Accounting Office. All but the GAO report have been retrieved by happy owners. Au Nature! gets down and dirty with trendy ice cream m arket Au Naturel, a boutique ice cream cart going in on the lot occupied by goats at Southeast Belmont Street and 10th Avenue, will offer customers something that has been lacking in Portland's previous incarnations of small-batch ice cream parlors -fla v o rs from the Earth. "We really wanted to cater to a niche market of Portlanders that doesn't typically get served by Portland's small batch ice cream shop," said George Carter, the shop's proprietor. "We were just tired of seeing so many boring flavors in these shops. Vinegar and Cracked Black Pepper, Olive Oil, banana-rama- ding-dong — they're a I so boring and lack originality. I wanted to create something that will bring my customers back to the earth." Flavors on the Au Naturel menu include Dirt, Fern, Psilocybin Mushroom, Deer Pellet, Hemp, and all will be extracted from elements found in the forests around Portland. "I really like spending a lot of time outside, man," says Carter. "Most of my weekends are spent in the great outdoors, so I can, like, bring ail these elements back to the city and serve them for everyone to enjoy." ★ ★ D on ’ t M iss A ny P unches ★ ★ Watch It LIVE on CityNet 30 i TheTaft Home Where senior and disabled adults receive the care and respect they deserve. Call us for more information (503)223-2144 1337 S.W. Washington, Portland, OR 97205 www.tafthome.org (503) ORGANIC (674-2642) SNAP/EBT accepted Weekly Farmers’ Market, Wednesdays 2-7pm www.peoples.cdop
