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3C THE DAILY ASTORIAN • FRIDAY, MAY 1, 2015 Dance Theatre of Harlem By NOEL THOMAS For The Daily Astorian Last weekend I had the pleasure of sitting in on a rehearsal for Saturday night’s concert at the Liberty Theater. The dancers were in constant motion, and the house was entirely dark — so dark I couldn’t see my sketch pad. Blindly, I’d make a few gestural marks, then when they’d turn up the lights, I’d frantically sketch my impressions. There was little to work with, but it was great fun. I call these memory sketches. Noel Thomas is an Astoria artist whose work may be seen and purchased at the RiverSea Gallery, 1160 Commercial St. Lane County commissioner considers run for governor By PETER WONG Capital Bureau SALEM — Lane County Commissioner Sid Leiken said Monday he is considering a bid for the Republican nomi- nation for governor next year. Democrat Kate Brown, who as secretary of state succeeded John Kitzhaber upon his resignation Feb. 18, faces an election in 2016 for the remaining two years in Kitzhaber’s term. Democrats have held the governorship for 30 years, the longest stretch by Democrats or Republicans in state history. Leiken, who is in his sec- ond term as a commissioner, said he is in an exploratory stage as he changed his cam- paign committee name to Sid Leiken for Governor. “I will spend the next several weeks going around the state to meet Oregonians FREE PUBLISHED THE FIRST FRIDAY OF EACH MONTH January 2015 THE CAPITAL BUREAU where they live, and talk about their vision for Ore- gon’s future,” Leiken said in a statement. He becomes the third Re- publican to consider entering the race. Dr. William “Bud” Pierce, a physician from Salem and a former president of the Ore- gon Medical Association, has announced. Businessman Allen Alley of Lake Oswego — a former state GOP chairman, a 2010 ess in the Chronicling the Joy of Busin n Columbia-Pacific Regio candidate for governor and the party’s 2008 nominee for state treasurer — is consider- ing a bid. Kitzhaber resigned amid influence-peddling and con- flict-of-interest allegations against him and companion Cylvia Hayes. A federal in- vestigation is underway; nei- ther has been charged. Leiken was on the Spring- field City Council two years before he became mayor in 2000, and served 10 years. striverbusinessjournal crbizjournal.com • facebook.com/coa Volume 10 • Issue 1 stry spo allenges Inside: Indu copes with ch Shellfish farm an conditions oce nging s optimistic despite cha tlight: Taylor remain Among the achievements he mentions are the call center for Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines, relocation of Peace Health into the center of town and new jobs at Symantec. He launched a bid for the 4th District congressional seat in 2009, but dropped it after a question arose about docu- mentation of a $2,000 cam- paign payment to his mother, ostensibly for polling services. He later returned the money to his campaign account. Submitted photo Lane County Commissioner Sid Leiken said Monday he’s in the exploratory phases of a possible bid for the GOP nomination for governor of Oregon. He won a seat on the five-mem- ber Lane County board in 2010. Leiken is the grandson of Sid Leiken, a timber company owner in Roseburg who was a Democratic state representa- tive from 1961 to 1969. Available at a newsstand near you NEWS County makes a splash PacifIc in the pot biz page 10 NEWS Seaside Muffler and Off-Road 21 revs up its reputation page BOAT OF THE MONTH The Sadie out of South Bend, Wash. page 24 Leiken has a wife, Debbie, and two sons, Zach, 22, and Gabe, 20. He has enlisted political consultant Chuck Adams, who has worked in a number of Republican campaigns. crbizjou rn a l.com
