September 26, 2001
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Oregonian Wins Miss America Title
(AP) — Miss Oregon Katie H annan was
crowned Miss America 2002 in a patriotic tele
cast Saturday night and wasted no time in
promising to do what she can to help the nation
recover from the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.
H arm an, 21, is the first Oregon contestant to
win the pageant. She plans to use her reign to
promote the supporting o f terminal breast can
cer patients.
She delivered a passionate rendition o f “O
Mio Babbino Caro,” a Puccini aria during the
talent portion o f the pageant. She gasped when
her name was announced as the winner before
leaning down to receive the crown from outgo
ing Miss America Angela Perez Baraquio.
Host Tony Danza opened the show with a
monologue mourning the lives lost in terrorist
attacks less than two weeks earlier, then he led
the flag-waving crowd in a spontaneous recital
o f the Pledge o f Allegiance.
Danza said contestants and organizers de
cided to go ahead with the pageant while paying
homage to the victims and tapping into the
nation’s resurgent patriotism.
“We don’t carry on to make less o f what
happened. Wecarry onto make m oreofit.andto
add resolve to our nation’s voice,” Danza said.
He appealed to viewers for donations to the
Sept. 11th Fund, a charity set up in the wake of
the attacks, and a graphic appeared intermit
tently on the screen to tell them how to do so.
Miss Massachusetts Abbie Lynne Rabine
was first runner-up and M iss Tennessee
Stephanie Culberson was second runner-up.
Miss District ofColumbia Marshawn Evans and
Miss New York Andrea Plummer rounded out
the finalists.
Katie Harman, a Portland State
University student, woes the judges
Saturday during the talent portion of
the Miss America pageant.
George Richardson Jr. of northeast Portland has
been appointed to the Tri-Met Board o f Directors.
Richardson is manager o f federal and local gov
ernment relations and community affairs at NW
Natural. He has worked there since 1965, in various
positions starting as a pipeman helper and advancing
to gas control supervisor, supervisor o f budget con
trol, and director o f corporate budgets and strategic
planning.
Richardson has a long history o f community in
volvement, and includes currently serving as a board
member o f the Portland Oregon Visitors Association
and the Citizens Crime Commission.
“George Richardson brings a wealth of work and
community service experience to Tri-Met and we
look forward to the insights he will bring to the board,”
said Fred Hansen, Tri-Met general manager.
Richardson was appointed by Gov. John Kitzhaber
to serve for four years on the seven-member board of
directors, representing District 5 in northeast Port
land. He replaces the Rev. Alcena Boozer, who did
not seek reappointment because o f health matters.
Richardson and his wife, Dorothy, live in northeast
Portland.
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