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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
COMMUNITY NEWS
Radke’s Car Show coming SOON!
Store’s future is unknown
Pamela White
Radke Auto Parts
Radke Auto Parts is having their
16th Annual Car Show in the store
parking lot (6666 N. Columbia
Way) on Saturday August 15,
2015 from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm.
The future of Radke Auto Parts
is unknown so this is very like-
ly the last car show Radke’s will
ever have. So, come out and sup-
port your locally owned auto parts
store, sign a memory book with
your memories of Radke’s and we
will make sure the Owner (Merlin
Radke) gets it after the car show.
Shine it up and show it off!
There are no entry fees; just
bring your vehicle over. It is open
to all makes and models and there
will be extra prize drawings for
those who bring a car to show.
If you don’t bring a car to show
off, just come and look at all the
other cars. It promises to be a day
of fun, freebies and unbelievable
sale prices all day.
Food by Sal from Over Easy Bar
& Breakfast will doing the food
this year and will be available for
purchase as will ice cream.
Customer parking to view the
cars and or shop the store will be
across the street on Fessenden by
the HUGE yellow building. Look
for signs and balloons for parking.
Go to the Radke website and
print out a discount coupon for
$10.00 off a purchase of $25.00.
www.radkeautoparts.biz.
For questions, call 503-286-4444
Monday thru Saturday 8:00am to
6:00pm.
St. Johns Development
To the Editor:
Thank you for the excellent article by
Barbara Quinn showing the proposed
mixed use building rendition at the
corner of N Lombard and N Charles-
ton that would replace the existing
Hookah bar, Weirs Cyclery/Huk and
the Finnish Church.
First, I/we are happy that this pro-
posal meets the intent of the St John/
Lombard Plan (adopted in 2004).
Second, with that in mind, I/we
would like to address three issues, two
of which were raised in the Letters to
the Editor that appeared in the July 24
issue.
Of particular concern is the elimi-
nation of the unsafe/blind curve along
Lombard and Charleston. As a some-
times driver but mostly pedestrian
and biker that utilizes this intersection
almost daily, I would vehemently dis-
agree with those who don’t feel this
is as bad as portrayed. If one watches
driver behavior at this corner you will
come away noting that drivers appear
Annual Spirit of Portland Awards call for nominations
Call for nominations for the
31st Annual Spirit of Portland
Awards closes Friday, Septem-
ber 12, 2015.
If you know of an individual
or group who has helped make
Portland a better place to live,
work, study or play, please nom-
inate them for one of this year’s
awards.
Celebrated since 1985, the
Spirit of Portland Awards Cere-
mony is an important way for the
City to recognize and celebrate
those who make outstanding
contributions to the community.
Each year, there are roughly 20
winners.
Award recipients will be cho-
sen based for the following cat-
egories:
Outstanding Leadership
Awards:
• Outstanding Community Lead-
er
• Outstanding Young Leader
• Individual Making a Difference
• Innovative City Leader Award
Outstanding Organization
Awards:
• Business Community Partner of
the Year
• Community Group/Organization
of the Year
• Neighborhood Association of the
Year
• Organization Making a Differ-
ence
Awards for Outstanding Lead-
ership or Organization:
• Sandy Diedrich Award for Envi-
ronmental Stewardship
• Equity in Practice
Nominations are due in the Of-
fi ce of Neighborhood Involvement
by 5 p.m. Friday, September 11,
2015.
Nomination forms are avail-
able at www.portlandonline.com/
oni/spiritofportland or by contact-
ing Juliette Muracchioli, at 503-
823-3093 or spiritofportland@
portlandoregon.gov. They may
also be picked up at the Offi ce
of Neighborhood Involvement
(ONI), 1221 SW Fourth Ave,
Room 110, Portland, OR 97204.
The awards ceremony will be
held on Tuesday, November 17,
2015 from 6:00 PM to 8:30 PM.
Location TBD.
Spirit of Portland Award re-
cipients are chosen by a selection
committee composed of repre-
sentatives from the Mayor’s and
City Commissioners’ offi ces, the
Offi ce of Neighborhood Involve-
ment, the Neighborhood Dis-
trict Coalition offi ces, Diversity
and Civic Leadership Program
partners, Business Associations,
non-profi t community organiza-
tions, and past award winners.
Organizers say: It was a banner Year for Cathedral Park
Jazz Festival 2015
The 35th Cathedral Park Jazz Festival,
the longest running FREE jazz festi-
val west of the Mississippi celebrates
a banner year. It exceeded projections
both in terms of attendance and do-
nations. More than 10,000 people
attended the festival. The donations,
cash sales and sponsor’s insured this
festival will be back in 2016.
The Jazz Society of Oregon and
the Cathedral Park Committee who
staged and managed the festival
would like to thank the entire com-
munity of St. Johns. The community
of St. Johns has been exceedingly
generous and gracious this year and
in years past. They love this historic
event and we love them.
We’d also like to thank the many
volunteers who braved many hours in
record temperatures to serve the thou-
sands of festival goers.
The St. Johns Review, who pulled
through again with a wonderful pro-
gram and keepsake, was vital to the
festivals success. Thank you!
Honestly, we were apprehensive
that the record heat would keep many
away but to our surprise they showed
up to celebrate this historic event.
Good music and good people are al-
ways a winning combination.
Of course, it doesn’t hurt to have a
stellar line-up of Portland’s fi nest in-
cluding, guitarist and award-winning
vocalist Ben Rice, beloved power-
house LaRhonda Steele, the Dover
Weinberg Quartet and master guitar-
ists Lloyd Jones, Norman Sylvester,
Ben Rice, Jay Bird Koder, Michael
Osborn, David Stassens and young
master guitarist Taylor Newville, 18,
from Roosevelt High School, to put
the crowning touch on Friday nights
blues celebration.
Saturday, we opened with the Port-
land Youth Jazz Orchestra led by Ben
Medler followed by the Chris Parker
Quartet, Blueprints Trio, Kung Pao
Chickens, Pa’lante, Toni Lincoln
Quartet and Hailey Niswanger’s PDX
Soul who had the entire audience on
its feet raised the roof.
Sunday kicked off with the Alan
Jones Academy of Music, followed by
the Todd Bishop Group, Kelly Broad-
way Quartet with Randy Porter, and
the Robert Moore Orchestra, a twelve-
piece ensemble of Portland’s fi nest.
The festival wrapped up with the Paul
Creighton Project and his tribute to
the legendary Stevie Wonder, which
by all accounts was a stunning crowd
pleaser.
Lastly, we could not have pulled this
off without the support of our spon-
sors. It is the generosity and the be-
lief of these people in jazz and the St.
Johns community that made it possi-
ble. Please take a moment to acknowl-
edge them: 3 Mountains Plumbing,
Cascade Blues Association, Cathedral
Park Place, Crave Catering, KBOO
Community Radio, KMHD Radio,
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Marvel 29 Apartments, Mattecheck &
Associates, Metro, NW Self Storage,
Oregonians Credit Union, PDX Jazz,
Port of Portland, Positively Entertain-
ing, Safeway, Schwabe Williamson &
Wyatt, Sierra Nevada, St. Johns Ace
Hardware, St. Johns Review Newspa-
per, Stephouse, The Cellar Door, The
Wine Nomad and US Bank.
Thank you again and see you next
year!
Mitzi Zilka
President Jazz Society of Oregon
NOTICE
Burlington Water District
is scheduled to hold its
monthly Board meeting on
August 19, 2015 at 6:45pm.
The 1st reading of Ordinance
No. 15/16-01; Revised Water
Rates and Other Fees (SCD
update) will be read.
Location of the meeting:
Subway, 11324 St Helens
Highway, Portland, Oregon
97231. The public is invited
to attend.
to focus their attention on negotiating
the curving street and the uniqueness
of the Signal Station than they are for
persons crossing Lombard (especial-
ly if you are trying to cross heading
toward Safeway). I/we welcome the
removal of the slip curve with the
improved safety of this proposal. By
changing the confi guration of traffi c
by requiring a Charleston right turn
Letters to the Editor
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