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Fathers, Mothers and
Daughters Support Group
Be one of the many 4lh - 12lh grade
basketball playing young ladies to have
your own support group. The Father,
Mothe r and Daughters Support Group.
Inc. is starting on Saturday, Sept. 15 at
Portland Community College, Terrell
Hall, Rm. 112, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Contact Beryl McNair at 503-283-7905
Widmer Brothers Brewing
W idmer Brothers Brewing is hosting
its third annual benefit for Loaves &
Fishes, The Meals-On-W heels People
on Tuesday, Sept. 25, from 4 p.m. to
closing at the W idmer Gasthaus &
Pub, located at 955 North Russell at
Interstate in Portland.
Community Energy Project
The Community Energy Project will be
holding free workshops around differ­
ent areas of Portland. On Wednesday,
Sept. 12, they will be having a work
shop on water conservation at the
YWCA North Center, located at 8010
N. Charleston. W orkshop provides
information on how to detect and re­
pair leaks, water conservation ideas in
and around your home, plus details on
Portland's incredible water system. Call
503-284-6827 to register.
Caseworker Fired for Lax Supervision
(AP) — A caseworker accused of lax
supervision that allowed a disturbed
woman to kill her child has been fired.
The state Department o f Human Ser­
vices said Dale Kraft, 51, discussed the
matter at a closed hearing on Aug. 3 and
was told Aug. 14 that he had been dis­
missed.
Kraft is a veteran employee only a
short time away eligibility to retire after 30
years with full benefits. He has 30 days to
bring a grievance against the department
over his dismissal from the state office of
Services to Children and Families.
Kraft was supervising a visit between
20-m onth-old Alexis Lopez and her
mother, Sharon Weston, on July 11 when
the woman allegedly managed to take the
child to a wooded area in a Gresham park
and strangle her.
P o lice found
Kraft sitting in a
state-owned car 45
m in u te s
a fte r
Weston had taken
h e r d a u g h te r ’s
body to a nearby
funeral chapel.
-Ramona Foley, head
Ramona Foley,
head of SCF, said
the firing was necessary. It has not ex­
plained exact reasons, but has said Kraft
gave inconsistent answers during a state
Department of Justice investigation of
Lopez’s death.
“Accountability requires that we do
these things at times,” she said. “It’s
never a pleasant
thing to have to
dism iss an em ­
ployee.”
W eston, who
had lost custody
of Alexis last fall,
pleaded innocent
of SCF
to the m urder
charges.
Her court-appointed attorney, Marc
Sussman, said it was not clear if Kraft’s
dismissal would have any bearing on
W eston's case.
Accountability
requires that we do
these things at times.
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“It adds to unfortunate, tragic aspects
o f this all the way around,” he said.
The union representing Kraft, Local
503 of the Service Employees Interna­
tional Union, have said the state agency
prejudiced Kraft’s case by announcing
the intention to consider dismissal before
he had a chance to defend himself at a
hearing.
Supervised visits are allowed in the
state’s work with 6,350 foster children.
Even after children have been removed
from their homes because o f abuse or
neglect, the state allows them to visit with
parents, grandparents and other relatives
at least once a week and often more fre­
quently.
Cooks Prepare for Barbecue Competition
The 2001 Safeway Bones and Brew, Sept. 7,
8 and 9 expects to draw barbecue lovers by
the bunches to Waterfront Park as it did last
year with area residents checking out the only
national competition on the West Coast. Back
again this year is local favorite Jackie Winters
(left) o f Jackie's Ribs.
Kids Need Both Parents
The National Center For M en’s Or
egon Chapter o f Kids Need Both Par
ents Center will be having a live band
performance featuring the Mac Street
Band, Darby O ’Gill and Backlash. This
event is to celebrate motherhood, fa­
therhood and family at Waterfront Park,
Ankeny Stage on Saturday, Aug. 25,
from 11 a .m .-6 p .m .
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Protecting Yourself from
Financial Fraud
Elderly adults lose millions of dollars to
“get rich quick” schemes that promise
high returns with little or no risk. This
seminar shares tips and techniques for
how seniors can protect themselves
from becom ing victim s o f fraud
schemes. The session will be on Tues
day, Aug. 28,2 - 3:30 p.m. at Friends of
the Children, located at 44 N.E. Morris,
across the street from Emanuel Hospi­
tal on Williams and Morris. Cal, 503-
823-5269.
The only national barbecue competition on the
West Coast, Bones & Brew National Invitational Cook­
off, will return for its seventh year. Sept. 7 ,8 and 9 at
Tom McCall Waterfront Park.
New cooking teams, an abundance of activities for
families and original musical entertainment, including
country, jazz, blues and rock, will draw thousands of
barbecue enthusiasts from all over the Northwest.
Bones & Brew is the only national barbecue compe­
tition on the West Coast.
Ten professional barbecue teams are headed to
Portland in hopes o f grabbing the title of “Best Beef
Start Making a Reader Today
Volunteers wanted to read to inner city
N orth and N o rth east elem en tary
schools. For just an hour a week, you
can make a difference in a child’s life.
S.M.A.R.T. (Start Making a Reader
Today) is one o f O regon’s leading
nonprofit in-school programs. Call 503-
230-2944.
Dynamic Differences
The Metropolitan Human Rights Cen­
ter will present “Dynamic Differences,”
an interactive workshop that examines
various forms of prejudice and oppres­
sion - on Wednesday, Aug. 29, from
6:30p.m. to9 p.m. at Portland Commu­
nity College, 2850 S.E. 82nd Ave., Port­
land. The workshop is free and open to
the public. Call Dora Asana at 503-823-
5136 to register.
'Puttin' on the Dog"
:undraiser
Community animal lovers will be
Puttin’ on the Dog” at a fundraiser on
Tuesday, Sept. 25 ,6p.m ., at the Arlene
ichnitzer Concert Hall in downtown
’ortland. The celebration includes a
;ourmet dinner reception and the mu-
ic of the Ernie Carson and the Castle
azz Band. Call 503-988-PETS,ext. 261.
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City Development
Panel Hires Lazenby
The Portland Development Commis­
sion has named Henry “Chip” Lazenby
Jr. as the agency’s general counsel.
Lazenby is presently Legal Counsel
to Gov. John Kitzhaber.
In his new position, Lazenby will lead
a legal staff of two attorney ’ s and a legal
assistant. I Ie will assist PDC Executive
Director Don Mazziotti and other PDC
staff with legal issues related to con­
tracts, real estate, urban renewal and
public financing. Lazenby will assume
his new post on Sept. 24.
“Chip is well-versed in the complex
legal issues facing public organization
and has extensive experience in public
policy and process.” said Mazziotti. “I’m
very pleased he’ll be leading PD C’s
legal team.”
Before joining the legal staff in the
Governor’s office, Lazenby served as a
Senior Associate with the Portland of­
fice of Preston, Gates & Ellis. He also
served as Assistant Multnomah County
Counsel from 1987 to 1994.
Lazenby earned his Bachelor of Arts ’
Brisket” and “Best Ribs” at the seventh annual Bones
& Brew National Invitational Barbecue Cook-off.
Patrons will feast on thousands o f racks o f sauce-
covered ribs and beef brisket and savor th irst­
quenching specialty ales from B ridgeport Brew ing
Company.
The K id’s Corral brings additional fun to Bones &
Brew 's younger barbecue enthusiasts as well. Clowns,
artistic face painters and many other children’s activi­
ties will entertain for hours on end.
For more information, call 503-220-0901 orgoonline
to www.bonesnbrew.com.
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John Cuie (left)
brings his
lunchtime favorites
to the emerging
“Soul o f Portland’
district with his
sidewalk cart at
Martin Luther King
Jr. Boulevard at
Shaver.
degree from Howard University and re­
ceived his law degree and a Masters in
Business Administration from the Uni­
versity of Oregon.
He is a member of the Oregon State
Bar Association, the Multnomah County
Bar Association, the Oregon Associa­
tion of Black Lawyers and the Oregon
Minority Lawyers Association.
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for sale.
He stored the equipment for a year
before seriously making a go of selling
hot dogs. And, by January of this year.
Cuie started his food vending business
where he regularly serves up hot links,
kosher beef dogs, chili dogs with cheese
and other meats.
During the cooler months, Cuie keeps
his business going by catering foods
with his wife. He thoroughly enjoys the
company and compliments by all he
serves.
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Stationed at the comer of Notheast
Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard and
Shaver is John Cuie serving up tasty hot
dogs to passersby.
Like German immigrants who first sold
hot dogs on milk buns from pushcarts in
the 1860s, Cuie docs the same with his
business called Hot ‘N Tasty Hot Dogs.
Cuie, already retired as a county worker,
“fell into” the business by accident when
he was lured by a sign offering a food cart
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