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About Portland observer. (Portland, Or.) 1970-current | View Entire Issue (April 29, 1971)
Portland / Observer 'Thursday April 29, 1971 Computer Chatter for Women Ha ppy Slough hearing* add* event opposition coming Testimony at recent Colum bia Slough hearings adds over whelming weight on the side of opposition to slough closure, H .M .B ln d , presidentoiC olum bia Slough Development C o r poration said Monday. In le tte rs to the Port of P o rt land, Board of Multnomah County Comm issioners,Oregon Department of Environmental Quality, and U.S.Corps of Engi neers, B ird said the P o rt's re quest to plug the mouth of the slough would " close off for all tim e” any chance of navi gational are! recreational de velopment of the north Portland waterway. It would be a sad economic and ecological tragedy If the m illio ns of d olla rs spent by the public and Industry to Improve the recreational and navi gational potential of Columbia Slough were wasted through closure by the P o rt,” Bird said. The P ort of Portland has an application pending with the Corps of Engineers tohulld a roadway and culvert nen. the W illam ette R iver mouth of the slough so that It could be closed off as protection against flood ing in its Rivergate industrial development. But the Columbia Slough De velopment Corporation, repre senting industries and prrn erty owners along the slough, con tend that the waterway should he developed fo r la rg e tra ffic and fo r recreation. Testimony at the p r ll 1 County Commissioners showed that pollution controls are on the way to cleaning up the slough The P o rt's plan t o r use if would Just defeat the pur use,” Bird wrote. Industry is prepared to sup port proper goals fo rw a te r use of the slough on the basis of fact and without emotion or bias. B ird said, " ^ ’ rom in dustry's point of view ve are certainly in favor of seei lg thatall pollution Is stopped. We are also in favor of seeing tl.e Slough used fo r water trar sportatlon fo r i n dustry a well as recreation.” A sloughdredging and w iden- lng project has already been ap proved b> Congress, but no ap propriation has been approved to finance it. Continued from page 1 as a dancer o r physical edu cation teacher, possibly in neighborhood recreation cen te rs. Princess G rad e was crowned by Cindy Walden. 1970 Rose Princess. Other members of the Grant court included, Barl>ara Madden, Gloryvette Caldwell Jenny Greb, Donna Parker and Lynne Gainer. Jefferson's choice was M iss Tina Lennice Lathan. Princess Tina was crowned before the student body by last years Princess Voncille W illiam s. Tina’ s proud parents are M r. & M rs . Brozie Lathan 4716 N. Gantenbein Street upon com pleting Jefferson, 1 Ina plans to attend the U niversity of Portland in preparation for becoming a teacher. She is a very active student at Jefferson participating in numerous activitie s. Tina's court Included: Linda Cannard, Donna Ward, Peggy McLean, Carolyn Allm an, and Jean Stelter. Both G rad e and Tina w ill participate in the carnation of the Rose Festival Queen during the second week of June at the M em orial Coliseum . V 1 r g ie H a r r i s Portlands School D is tric t# Is C areer Opportunities P ro gram participants celebrate d the happy coming event- th e birth of a baby^ of th e ir fir s t d ire c to r, M rs. V irg ie H a rris, wife of M r. Leon L . H a rris, at a lovely baby shower. The shower was held In the beautiful home of M r. and M rs Phil Walden, 4407 N.E.ôth, Portland, Sunday afternoon , A p ril 18, from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. A large number of p ro gram participants were in at tendance. M rs . Elizabeth Sommers, m other-in-law toMrs.W alden catered the lovely affa 1 r. Guest wandered inside the tastefully decorated home and into the well-established gar den-patio. In all its sprin g g lo ry. The table decorati ons were vivid in spring colors and provided an appropriate back ground fo r the delicious hot and cold hor d oeuvres. T he guest loved the spicy flavor and aroma of the punch mad e from M rs . Waldens special fam ily recipe. Refreshments LILLIAN’S Beauty Salon S p ecialists In All P hases were garnished and served with fla ir. Entertainment was supurb. The Essence of Soul Chorale di O p e ra to rs : L illia n W illia m s R uby R e ed E th e l B a te s rected by M r. Danny Osborne, sang s o u l-s tirrin g medleys throughout the two-hour a ffa ir A special treat was the piano solo by M iss Yvette Burnette. Her talented rendition of Beet hovens MoonllghtSonato: Opus #27 in C# m inor was dellgh t- ful. Hostesses and guides were M iss Lenotra Brown, M rs . Frankie Patterson. M r. Skip Osborne served as M aster of Ceremony. Special guest in cluded M rs . Lee Brown, M rs. Horace Johnson, M iss Brenda Hunter and a host of others. 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