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Committed to cultural diversity.
Volume XXVII, Number 30
(The ^ n rtla rth Üftbserüer
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Pick up a fly rod
Women can receive hands-on training
in fly-fishing, shotgun safety and shooting,
survival skills, wildlife identification, ar­
chery, walleye fishing and waterfowl hunt­
ing during an Oregon Outdoor Women
Seminar, Saturday. Aug. 2 at the Sauvie
Island Wildlife Area. Any woman who is
interested in learning outdoor recreation
skills is encouraged to call 872-5274, ex­
tension 5367 for more details.
Gang solutions addressed
All citizens are invited to discuss future
services for gang-affected youth and their
families during a series of meetings at the
Multnomah County Department of Juvenile
and Adult Community Justice, 1401 N.E.
68th Ave. The meetings are July 23, Aug. 6
and Aug. 21. all at 2 p.m. For more informa­
tion call Meganne Steele, 248-3961.
Camps for kids
Vancouver-Clark Parks and Recreation
has a selection of sports camps for kids this
summer, including peewee soccer, coed
basketball, t-ball. toddler sports, peewee
basketball and coed basketball. Costs and
dates vary. Call the recreation department
at (360) 696-8016 for information.
Bluegrass on the gorge
The Columbia Gorge Bluegrass Festi­
val takes place this weekend, July 25-27 at
the Skam inia County Fairgrounds in
Stevenson, Wash. Along with the good
music you’ II find contests for prizes, work­
shops, a gospel show and dances.
Take charge over TV
Red Holloway (above) with Portland’s own Jazz
legend Leroy Vinnegar on bass (left) belt out the
entertainment at north Portland’s Cathedral
Park Jazz Festival Sunday underneath the St.
A workshop to help parents take charge
of their television and make TV viewing a
more interactive and educational will be
held Aug. 14 from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. at M l.
Hood Community College. Participating
in the session will be representatives from
Paragon Cable, Multnomah County Com ­
munity Television and the Oregon Parent
Teachers Association. Call MCTV at 667-
7636.
Downtown sounds
Singer-songwriter Mark Mosnian and
his band will be performing at Esther Short
Park at Eighth and Columbia in Vancouver,
Wednesday, July 30 from noon to 2 p.m as
part of the city’s “downtown sounds” con­
cert series.
Internet info help
Here’s your chance to learn more about
the World Wide Web, ask questions about
the internet orjust browse for information.
Portland Cable Access in vites the public to
attend an Internet Open House. Aug. 2
from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the public-
television production facilities at 2766 N.E
I Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.
Music at St. Johns
The Nailers and musical guests will
perform a benefit Friday, Aug. I at Dully s
Pub. 8203 N. Ivonhoe in St. Johns. The
music will start at 8 p.m in the ballroom.
All proceeds will benefit Outreach M inis­
try, which provides family support for
I people with mental illness, physical dis­
abilities or late-stage chronic alcoholism
Boost your nurturing
A parent and family nurturing program
I to encourage effective discipline habits.
I communication, self-esteem and overall
family unity will be held on consecutive
Wednesdays at Lutheran Intercity M inis­
tries, 4219 N.E. Martin Luther King Jr.
Blvd. The sessions begin July 23 and con­
clude Aug. 20. There is no cost to attend.
Call Jonathan Cleveland for more infor­
mation at 281-7036.
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Back by demand
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The Big Throw Down II and III. a bid
whist, dominoes, cards, dance, food and
fun extravaganza will be held July 19 and
Aug. 2 from 9 p.m. to 2 a m. at the Mecca
Temple. 722 E Burnside. Music provided
by The Man in Motion, Aaron Pruitt. Ad­
mission is $5.
St O M ISSIO N S: ( 'nm m unity
< alendar in fo rm a tio n " i l l be given
p rio ri!) if dated two weeks
before the event date.
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JohnS Bridge.
Photos by Yvonne Lerch
Slain officer stuns city
Man’s rage leads down path of deadly violence
arge, I don't think I'm going to
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make it.”
Those were the last words heard from
Portland Police Bureau O fficer Thomas
Layton Jeffries who was shot and killed in the
line of duty Sunday.
The slaying left Rose City residents and its
public servants numbed.
Officer Jeffries was gunned down Sunday
night while chasing a man who had earlier
riddled a seven-year-old boy with gun­
fire. The youth, Benjamin Ballentine, sur­
vived and was in serious condition Tuesday
at Oregon Health Sciences University.
Police apprehended the shooting suspect,
identified as Antonio Eufronio Hernandez,
22, but authorities were still trying to validate
the name.
It was the first fatality for a Portland police
officer since 1979.
Jeffries, 35, a four-year veteran of the
bureau, was shot in the back yard of a house
at northeast 160th and Glisan. The bullet that
killed him grazed the top of his bulletproof
vest and struck one of his main blood vessels
near his collar bone..
The man. hiding behind a house, fired a
gun at least twice at Jeff ries, also striking him
in the left leg and left hand.
As he lay bleeding, Jeffries fired hack,
police said, hitting the man in the leg.
Jeffries knew he was in trouble and radioed
to police dispatchers that an officer was down
The deadly episode began when Hernandez
got in an argument with a 17-year-old female
at 2600 S.E. 174th. police said.
He allegedly shot the youth after becom­
ing agitated over the tact he could not find the
17-year-old, identified as a girlfriend who
was protecting her safety in a nearby apart­
ment, according to the boy s mother.
Police said Hernandez began shooting at
the girl and ended up hitting Beniamin. But
the boy’s mother sa id Hernandez aimed the
gun at her son and shot him twice.
Hernandez left the apartment before po­
lice arrived and jumped into a white Honda
Accord, driven by another man.
Jeffries spotted the car a few blocks away
and gave chase.
A visibly emotional Mayor Vera Katz
called the officer s shooting "heartbreaking."
“This is a tragedy for the officer’s family.
This is a tragedy for the city,” said Katz.
“W e're very upset, very concerned for his
family,” Portland Police Chief Charles Moose
said. “It’s very sad.”
The officer’s wife, Vicki, is expecting the
couple's first child this fall.
Flags ordered to half-staff
ing our officers’ pride in every accomplish­
ayor Vera Katz ordered flags at
ment. but I also share their grief with every
half-staff on Monday morning
tragedy.
July 2 1 , 1 9 9 6 to honor
Portland's first police officer killed “As
in a m other my self, I mourn for the
family
that will never be. Talking to the
the line of duty since 1979.
o
ffic
e
r’s
widow, I was overcom e with sor­
Having talked with the officer's widow at
row
for
the
child who will never know its
the hospital, following the incident. Katz,
father,
and
for
the father who never got to
issued the following statement.
hold
his
firstborn
To the family I want to
“This is a heartbreaking day tor the city
express
both
my
condolences and my
and me. both as mayor and personally.
thanks,
for
lending
us for four short years
"It is one of those things you hope you
a
man
who
gave
his
life honorably tor all
never see during your tenure as mayor. As
of
us
he
served
to
protect."
Police Commissioner, I have the joy ol shar-
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Howard "Devil"
Patterson, of
Portland's
Brothers Free
Motorcycle
Club, tries to
get a bite o f the
course ending
hot dog chomp
in Saturday's
skills ride.
Photo by
Neil Heilpern
M otorcyclists try skills
N eil H eii . pern
ending up trying to bite a piece o f hot dog
ry riding a big gnarly Harley in
dangling from a string.
and out of a bunch of orange
The slower, the better. Yet. if a rider
traffic cones as slow as you can
went so slow that he had to put a foot down
and see If that foot doesn't come down
for balance, it cost points. Other points
to regain your balance.
were deducted for knocking down cones or
That's what members of several North­
leaving the wooden planks.
west motorcycle clubs did last week when
To individual w inner for the day was
Dan “E dge" W inden of Portland; he and
they met in northeast Portland fora M otor­
cycle Skill Ride.
daughter Linda D eibert. 12, also took the
Brothers Free, a Portland club, hosted
top honors in the doubles com petition.
the Magic Wheels and Brothers of the Sun
Linda rode on the back and was the only
motorcycle clubs from Seattle lortheevenl
rider of the day Io sink her teeth into the
Several independents joined in the fun
hot dog.
Walt “Iron Horse" Holland, road cap­
“I had to almost come to a complete stop
tain of the host club, instructed each partici­
so my daughter could get a piece of it."
pant about the course, which started with a
Later that evening the group had a dinner
zig-zag roll through the cones, followed by
and dance at the Brothers Free clubhouse at
in-and-out riding in which the rider at­
222 NE Alberta Street.
tempts to drop tennis balls down cylindrical
For further information about club ac­
"candlestick" cones, balancing on a set of
tivities call the clubhouse at 282-6847 or
hoards that get narrower and narrower, and
Edge at U 5O 626
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