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S T. J OHNS PARADE
Noon, Saturday, May 9, 2015
Emerging from Burr, paraders will travel west on Lombard through downtown St. Johns, then take a right on New York,
another right on Central and ending at the St. Johns Community Center.
Stomp your feet, yell and wave.
Let the paraders know you’re
there supporting them.
2015 Citizens of the Year
James Gilbert of Tulip
Pastry has been selected
as Citizen of the Year be-
cause of the business’s
many contributions to
the community. Fritz
and Betty Drenkhahn
nominated him. They
said, “James is a
hardworking man and
always gives his baked
goods to many events
in the community.” Of
course that would have
to include the rest of the
family members/owners
too, Art and Katthee
Gilbert, and James’ wife
Kat. This year’s Grand
Marshal is the Commu-
James (left) and Art Gilbert of Tulip Pastry nity of Hope.
Review owner extends plea for old newspapers to be returned
I
n this age of electronics, it’s
possible to keep permanent re-
cords of historical publications
forever. I would like to do that
with the St. Johns Review’s old
issues; Not just the ones I’ve pub-
lished since 1994, but as far back
as I can possibly reach. Wouldn’t it
be fun for anybody to have access
to stories, records of ancestors,
HAVE A CHANGE
OF ADDRESS?
St Johns Review PO Box 83068 Port. OR 97238
#9 May 1, 2015
PLEASE TELL US ASAP
events, and special occasions as
far back as the early 1900s?
When I bought the St. Johns Re-
view in December 1994, Michael
Roeper was the owner, however he
had owned it for just nine months
after buying it from Tom and Mar-
cia Pry. Roeper’s Review roots
weren’t deep, and his appreciation
for the paper meant little.
Old issue’s of the
Review are turn-
ing yellow and
pages are getting
crispy. They need
to be recorded
electronically for
historical purpos-
es. This issue is
from 1972.
Who was Bruce McAdie and why did he burn?
By Barbara Quinn
Review Columnist
A
fter hearing that a house-
less resident in St. Johns
caught fi re accidentally
on Wednesday, April 1, in the wee
hours of a cold night after a sunny
day, I was immediately alarmed
about who he was. It’s easy to be-
come acquainted with those liv-
ing on the street in St. Johns since
many have been here for years just
as I have. I found out soon the man
was Bruce McAdie (pronounced
Mc ADD ee). His photo was im-
515-840
On this particular day I was tak-
ing a newspaper, (which I started
in 1989 called the Hayden Is-
land Connection,) to be printed
on Roeper’s presses when he in-
formed me he was killing North
Portland’s historical newspaper,
the St. Johns Review. Shocked and
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“Old Review Issues”
By Gayla Patton
Owner/Editor
mediately familiar to me though
I’d never conversed with him.
He’d long been known to north
precinct offi cer Rod Ferguson who
saw Bruce in the St. Johns plaza
Wednesday night about 9pm, then
got a call about a man on fi re near
McMenamin’s around 1:30am.
Apparently Bruce was very near
the fi re pit and accidentally got
engulfed, possibly in a face down
position since he was burned from
the waist up. He had 2nd and 3rd
degree burns over 85% of his body
and probably inhaled fl ames which
can result in burned, non-func-
tional lungs. Bruce’s arm muscles
were pulled up taught due to the
fi re-caused loss of hydration in his
muscles. He was alive when the
ambulance arrived but succumbed
to burns a few hours later. Bruce
struggled with alcoholism accord-
ing to Rod and he was often seen
in a drunk stupor laying on the
sidewalk of the town center. He
was not a sociable drunk, but tend-
ed to be a mean one. Nonetheless,
offi cer Rod had a good rapport
with him.
One diffi culty for Rod has been
that Bruce had been sober within
This week’s Masthead photo, taken by Chance Williams, was selected as winner for the contest
because the beautiful blue sky and bushy trees show that Spring has arrived. It’s a “feel good” kind
of photo. If you have a beautiful picture you’ve taken of the St. Johns Bridge, send it to the Review
in jpeg format, high resolution, to be entered into the St. Johns Bridge Photo Contest. Winner wins
$100. Full details are on Page 2.
the previous year. “He was sober
for a whole year, which tells you
that people can do it, people can
change.” The offi cer noted the lack
of services for people like Bruce,
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“Bruce”