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April 17, 2002
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a n d C h ris to p h e r are fo u r s p e ­
c ia l sib lin g s w h o a re lo o k in g
fo r a c a rin g an d lo v in g h o m e.
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r e la tio n s h ip an d h a v e b e e n
to g e th e r a ll o f th e ir liv e s.
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c a r e d u e to p h y s ic a l a n d
s e x u a l a b u se .
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w ith b ro w n h a ir an d ey es. S he
has a g re a t sm ile w ith d im p les.
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anim als.
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her y o u n g e r sib lin g s as best as
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Dennis Payne (left) shares his thoughts on a future for Portland's Memorial Coliseum, with David
Knowles, a development and project management planner.
an d h e lp h e r to c o n tin u e to
b eco m e a 13 -y ear-o ld .
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ling g ro u p . T h e a d o p tiv e fa m ­
ily n eed s to u n d erstan d that
b e c a u se o f th e ir p a st, they
h av e p ro b le m s tru stin g o th ers
and th at they c an relate su p e r­
ficial at tim es.
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tional p ro b lem s related to th eir
p a s t. H o w e v e r, th e y h a v e
m ad e g reat strid es in o v e r­
c o m in g th ese p roblem s.
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su ran ce an d so m e th erap y , an
ad o p tiv e fam ily co u ld h elp
th e s e c h ild re n c o n tin u e to
g ro w . O u r reco m m e n d a tio n
fo r the ad o p tiv e fam ily w ould
be th at th ey h e lp the children
m ain tain th eir H ispanic c u l­
tu re.
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T e rry B e tts , a c a s e w o rk e r
w ith th e state o f O reg o n at
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Use of Memorial Coliseum
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Plans range from destruction to new multi-level sports complex
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W hat should be d one w ith
P ortland’s beloved glass box?
Saturday, m ore than 150 people
took the tim e to give their tw o
cents on the m atter.
A s part o f a study on the best
future use o f M em orial C oliseum ,
consultants held an open house
at the 170,000 square foot facility
to hear public input on proposals
for the site.
T he city ow ns the 42-year-old
auditorium , but it is operated by
Paul A llen’s O regon A renaC orp.
as part o f a lease agreem ent for
building and using the adjacent
Rose Garden. The corporation also
has the right to propose an alter­
native use for the site.
A ccording to recent studies, in
the next few years it will cost $8
million in seismic upgrading.over­
d u e m a in te n a n c e an d h a n d i­
capped access im provem ents to
keep the building useable.
Last year’s R ose Q uarter Study
c o n c lu d e d th a t m o s t o f th e
b u ild in g 's current uses as a sports
facility, auditorium and m eeting/
exhibit space could be accom m o­
dated by other venues such as the
Rose G arden, O regon Convention
C enter and Expo C enter.
O ne preferred schem e is to tear
the building dow n and redevelop
the surrounding area on a m ore
pedestrian scale.
“T here are tw o huge, loom ing
structures there, and it seem s that
one o f them should go,” said
Ingrid Stevens, a m em ber o f the
study group.
O ther proposals call for retain ­
ing at least the outer shell o f the
coliseum and building four levels
o f sports activities inside. These
w ould include sw im m ing pools,
b ask e tb a ll, te n n is and so ccer
courts, an ice rink, aerobic facili­
ties and a 100-foot clim bing wall.
The idea has attracted a num ­
ber o f supporters, including Alan
Peters, ow ner o f the nearby P ort­
land C onference C enter and a
mem ber of the Lloyd District C om ­
m unity A ssociation.
“T his is a Portland idea created
by a Portland organization," he
told a L loyd D istrict m eeting re­
cently. “W hat other city can offer
tw o athletic facilities o f this size
right next to each other?”
The construction o f M em orial
C oliseum forced the rem oval o f a
residential com m unity o f more
than 400 houses, m ost o f them
occupied by A frican A m ericans.
D ennis Payne, w ho grew up in
that com m unity, w ould like to see
a m useum in the area co m m em o ­
rating the vibrant m usic that was
p e rfo rm e d in se v e ra l o f the
n eighborhood’s black estab lish ­
m ents o f the time.
On the multi-sports facility pro­
posal Payne says, “It’s an inter-
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they choose, liquor agents will
also be allowed to open their
stores on New Year’s Day,
President’s Day, Memorial
Day, Independence Day,
Labor Day, Veteran’s Day,
Thanksgiving, Christmas and
other legal holidays.
‘‘Since S unday/holiday
sales are optional, we urge
consum ers to contact their
local liquor store to see if
they’ll be open or not,” said
Rick Ripley, co-director of
O LC C store o p eratio n s.
“Our agents are indepen­
dent business people, so
some will choose the option
of opening Sundays and oth­
ers will remain closed. It
depends on whether it pen­
cils out for them financially
to be open.”
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Community
Forum
Jefferson High School will
host a parent and com m unity
forum M onday, April 22, to let
parents and the com m unity
know w h at's been happening
this school year.
The
n e w ly
s e le c te d
J e ffe rso n p rin c ip a l, L arry
D ashiell, will attend.
School staff will share in­
form ation about the progress
they have m ade in attaining
stu d en t a c h ie v m en t g oals.
Tiie school also w ants input
into plans for next year.
P aren ts and co m m u n ity
m em bers are invited to attend
the forum . C hicken and ribs
dinners will be provided for
150 people at 6 p.m. C hildcare
and pizza will be provided for
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Oregon liquor stores may
open Sundays and holidays,
under a new law that took
effect this week.
Sunday participation by li­
quor agents is optional, but a
number of stores, especially
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will be open Sundays, ac­
cording to the Oregon Liquor
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esting idea.”
O ther proposed uses for the
coliseum include an am usem ent
park, an “extrem e sport” or indoor
soccer facility, an indoor garden
and conservatory, a public m ar­
ket, o r an am phitheater o f 7,5(X)
seats. (The co liseu m currently
seats 12,000.)
O ne o f the strongest political
reasons for retaining the building
is that it w as originally built as a
veteran’s m em orial. The building
has tw o w alls on its low est level
dedicated to veterans o f W orld
W ar II and the K orean W ar.
T he city is pledged to retain the
walls, orcreate som e other m em o­
rial, in a m ore prom inent location,
regardless o f w hat happens. Som e
veterans say that is not enough,
that the building itself is the m e­
m orial and m ust be preserved.
O ne o f these is G il Frey, w ho
w ants the coliseum refurbished
and retained as is.
"T he coliseum served 500,(XXl
p e o p le la s t y e a r ,” h e s a y s .
“500,000! Y ou c a n ’t ju st ignore
those figures,” Frey said.
Citizens for Better Transit wants
the area to be a mass transit center
for two MAX light rail lines, Amtrak,
and future high-speed regional rail
and com m uter rail lines.
A nother possible use for
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