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The St. Johns Review * #13 - JUNE 26, 2015 * Page 3
Community News
Letters to the Editor
Precious piece of jew-
elry stolen - Owner
begs for its return
Dear Editor,
I have never written to any pub-
lication before. I am a lifetime St
Johns resident.
I have a request because of a
heartbreaking situation to me.
My home was robbed yesterday
(June 16) and several items were
taken, including some gold and
diamond jewelry. The only piece
I would like to plead for the re-
turn of is a small oval pendant
which has my deceased sons fi n-
gerprint. My other sons gave it to
me on Mothers Day just after my
son died. Unfortunately, I do not
have a photo but it is small, about
one inch long and one-half-inch
wide. The pendant is gold but the
chain is silver. The thumbprint is
not easy to see, so it is unlikely the
thief would have any idea what it
is.
Sincerely,
Charlene Scott More
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Thank You to Parade
volunteers and sponsors
Dear Editor,
I missed a few thank yous to
people and a sponsor for the St
Johns Parade. They are all so im-
portant, so fi rst off, a big thank
you to Platinum sponsor, Leo
Kahn, for your generous donation.
Also to volunteers, a huge thank
you goes to the Portland Police
Cadets. They have helped for the
last fi ve years and what a won-
derful group of young adults. We
count on their help so much.
Also, to the pre-parade notifi -
cation crew. Wow. Many of these
kids have helped multiple years
passing out the notifi cations to all
of the homes in the staging area
around Roosevelt. Many come
back and help with the parade the
next weekend too. This is a big job
and they get it done.
Thank you to Michael Legge,
Ian Legge, Jacob Lopez, Ellie
Cooney, Caleb Eads, Tyler Cor-
puz, Manny Castro, Sarah Moore,
Braden Moore, Julie Moore, Jack-
ie Tamas, Arriana Perez-Wolf, and
Thuan Nguyen. You’re all so valu-
able and appreciated.
I sincerely apologize for not cor-
recting this sooner. Our Sponsors
and Volunteers are what keep this
parade happening.
Here’s another thought I had on
another subject.
The bridge in Kenton (Interstate
and Denver) is being rebuilt where
it goes over Columbia Blvd. and
the slough. It is one of the last
bridges in Portland that is the old
cement decorative rails etc. What
is going up is slick and new and
BORING. There are many historic
pictures of cars sitting on Inter-
state Avenue lined up next to the
fl ood waters when Vanport fl ooded
in 1948, and these area bridges are
all pictured in them. Seems sad to
see it go without a formal “Good
Bye.”
Gayla, thank you for your cover-
age of the parade; we so appreciate
all your hard work, time and effort.
The pictures were GREAT.
Barbara Legge, Parade Chair
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Keeping in touch
important
Dear Editor,
Included with the note is my
subscription renewal. Even though
it is late (and I apologize for that,)
it is important to me that I don’t
miss any issues. I love the Review
and the connection it offers me to
keep in touch with a community
where I lived for so many years.
Thank you .
Mabel A. Knotts
Norman Sylvester returns to
Good in the Hood
A Committee of Neigh-
borhood supporters and
Holy Redeemer School
have gotten together
to have a Multicultural
Music & Food Festival
to show the communi-
ty that it is Good in the
Hood.
This year the popu-
lar event will be held at
Lillis-Albina Park on N.
Russell & Flint Street, on June 26,
27 & 28. The Norman Sylvester
Band will play on Sunday June 28
@ 6:30pm-7:30pm. They will be
remembering the amazing Janice
Scroggins and her Soul Sister Lin-
da Hornbuckle who both passed
away last year. The Festival fea-
tured Janice & Linda regularly at
this Annual Event.
Keep Up with
Red Cross urges blood donations to maintain summer
supplies
The American Red Cross urges
eligible donors to give blood in the
weeks surrounding Independence
Day to help ensure a suffi cient
blood supply now and throughout
the summer.
Many summer activities, such
as vacations and travel, cause
frequent blood donors to be less
available to give during the sum-
mer. However, hospital patients
still depend on volunteer donors
to receive lifesaving transfusions
– the need for blood does not get
a vacation.
To encourage more people to
donate around Independence Day,
all those who come out to donate
blood July 2-6, 2015, will receive
a Red Cross embroidered hat,
while supplies last.
Eligible donors are encouraged
to choose their day to make a dif-
ference. Donors of all blood types
– especially those with types O
negative, A negative and B neg-
ative – are needed. To make an
appointment to give blood, down-
load the Red Cross Blood Donor
App, visit redcrossblood.org or
call 1-800-RED CROSS (1-800-
733-2767).
Upcoming blood donation oppor-
tunities in Portland are:
7/10/2015: 7:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.,
Portland Blood Donation Center,
3131 N Vancouver Ave.
7/11/2015: 8 a.m. - 1 p.m., Port-
land Blood Donation Center, 3131
N Vancouver Ave.
7/13/2015: 8 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.,
OHSU Center For Health & Heal-
ing, 3303 SW Bond Ave.
7/13/2015: 1:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.,
Portland Blood Donation Center,
3131 N Vancouver Ave.
7/14/2015: 9 a.m. - 7 p.m., Holy
Family Catholic Church, 7425 SE
Cesar Chavez Blvd.
7/14/2015: 1 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.,
Portland Blood Donation Center,
3131 N Vancouver Ave
7/15/2015: 10 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.,
Unitus Plaza, 1300 SW Sixth Ave.
7/15/2015: 11:30 a.m. - 5 p.m.,
Portland Blood Donation Center,
3131 N Vancouver Ave
7/15/2015: 1 p.m. - 6:30 p.m., St.
Philip Neri Parish - The Paulist
Center, 2408 SE 16th Ave.
Call 1-800-RED CROSS (1-800-
733-2767) to make an appointment
or for more information. All blood
types are needed to ensure a reli-
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donor card or driver’s license or
two other forms of identifi cation
are required at check-in. Individ-
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