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tive a ch iev em en t in m usic, film and sp o rts w ith a star studded
“liv e ” te le c a st on the 2"d annual BET A w ards Show . T his year,
sports liv in g legend M uham m ad A li w ill be honored w ith a
H um an itarian A w ard, and 7 0 ’s su p e r-g ro u p E arth, W ind and
Fire w ill receive the coveted BET L ifetim e A chievem ent A w ard.
T he show can be seen on T u esd ay , Ju n e 15, 9 p.m .
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Lyle Lovett In Concert
Friday, June 21
It has been 17 years since Lyle Lovett arrived in Nashville - with a demo
tape hinting of the brilliantly eccentric tocome - a resume that now includes
rune albums, acclaim from the pickiest critics and a fiercely loyal fan base.
He will be performing at the Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall on Friday, June
21,8 p.m. Tickets are available by calling Fastixx at 800-992-8499,
Lake Oswego Festival of the Arts
June 21-23
This year, the Lake Oswego Festival of the Arts includes an open art
show of more than 1,000artists, a Craft Faire featuring more than 100 art
works, demonstrations, a performing arts series, and a children's art and
performance venue. There will also be an exhibit on the Miniature Artists
of America. The festival takes place at Lakewood Center for the Arts,
368 S. State St. and George Rogers Park. Call 503-636-1060.
A New York Celebration
June 21-23
The Westside Dance & Gymnastics Academy is proud to present "A
New York Celebration.” Students beginning through advanced, ages 2
- adult will be performing numbers chosen to celebrate New York. The
students will be performing at the Keller Auditorium, from June 2 1 -2 3
at the Keller Auditorium. For tickets, call Fastixx at 800-992-8499.
Black Entertainment Television
Tuesday, June 25
B lack E n tertain m en t T e le v isio n w ill once again honor su p e rla
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Peace and Justice Family Camp
June 27 - 30
The tw elfth annual P arenting for Peace and Ju stice Fam ily C am p
w ill begin on the e v en in g o f T h u rsd ay , June 27 u n til S unday,
June 30. T he cam p n u rtu re s and em pow ers fa m ilie s fo r a little
m ore ju stic e and peace in o n e ’s heart and in so c ie ty . T here w ill
be m usic and dram a for the w hole fam ily at the A ld ersg ate
C o n feren ce C e n te r in T u rn er, O R. C all Bud B unce at 503-233-
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operators were recognized at
T ri-M et’s recent annual ban
quet. Jam es Paul T yler, 40, was
named O perator o f the Y ear and
Jason (Y oo-Sik) Choi, 43, was
named Rail Operator o f the Year.
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in the Portland communities o f Arbor Lodge, Boise. Bridgeton. Buckman
north o f Hawthorne, Cathedral Park, China Town, Concordia west o f 33*
Avenue, Concordia University, Downtown Portland, East Columbia, Goose
Hollow, Humboldt, Irvington, Kems, King, Northwest Portland, Northwest
Industrial Portland, Old Town, Overlook, Pearl District, Piedmont, Portland
Community College-Cascade Campus, Portland State University. Ports
mouth. Sabin, St. Johns, Sullivan’s Gulch, University o f Portland,
His riders say h e’s always
friendly and courteous.
Jam es Johnson of Portland is
Tri-M et ’ s M ini-run O perator of
the Year.
Johnson, 61, has driven vari
ous bus routes for Tri-M et since
1998. He has also earned a 2-
year safe driving award.
Johnson spent more than 30
years as an engineer with the
Bonneville Power A dm inistra
tion, then after retiring, did some
private contract w ork, design
ing and building patios, decks
and fences.
W hen asked why he drives a
bus, Johnson tells them: “B e
cause I want to and because 1
can - 1 don’t have to, but I want
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T he P o rtla n d /V a n c o u v e r I-
5 T ran sp o rtatio n and T rade
P artnership T ask Force has re
leased final draft rec o m m e n
d a tio n s on p o tential tra n sp o r
tation im provem ents in the 1-5
c o rrid o r betw een 1-84 d o w n
tow n, and I-.205 in V ancouver.
The recom m endations in
clude three th ro u g h -lan es in
each d ire c tio n on 1-5, in c lu d
ing southbound th ro u g h D elta
P ark in north P o rtlan d w here
ju s t tw o lanes c u rre n tly exist.
O ther p roposals include a
phased light rail loop in C lark
C ounty in the vicin ity o f the I-
5, SR500/4th Plain and 1-205 cor
rid o rs; an a d d itio n a l span or a
replacem ent bridge for the 1-5
crossing of the Colum bia River,
w ith up to 2 a d d itio n a l lanes
for m erging and tw o lig h t rail
tra c k s; In te rc h a n g e im p ro v e
m ents and ad d itio n a l m erging
lanes are recom m ended w here
n e e d e d b e tw e e n S R 5 0 0 in
V ancouver and C olum bia B ou
levard in P o rtlan d . T hese in
clude a full in terch an g e at C o
lum bia B oulevard.
T he ta sk fo rc e p ro p o se s
that both states do a b e tte r jo b
o f c o o rd in a tin g land use and
m anagem ent o f the tra n sp o r
tation system to red u ce d e
m and on the freew ay and to
p ro te c t the c o rrid o r’s in v e st
m ents. It recom m ends th at
co m m u n ities along the c o rri
dor are in v o lv ed in the p la n
ning to en sure that the final
p ro je c t o u tc o m e s are e q u i
table.
The public is encouraged to
review and com m ent on the rec
o m m e n d a tio n s at tw o open
houses. The first session is June
10 from 4:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the
Jim Parsley C enter, 2901 Falk
Road in V ancouver and the sec
ond session is June 12from 4:30
p.m. to 8 p.m. at K aiser Tow n
Hall, 3704 N. Interstate.
Tri-Met Boosts Service for
Upcoming Starlight Parade
Tri-Met will add extra MAX trains and
buses to serve riders heading to and from
the Starlight Parade which begins at 8:30
p.m. on Saturday, June 1.
Because the parade route crosses the
light rail tracks, MAX service through down
town Portland will be interrupted, but buses
will shuttle riders around that area.
Extra MAX trains will run an hour before
and after the parade, providing 7-minute
service.
Six bus lines will also have extra service:
4-Fessenden, 4-Division, 12-BarburBlvd.,
33-McLoughlin, 54-Beaverton/Hjllsdale
Hwy. and 57-TV Hwy ./Forest Grove.
The Airport MAX Red Line will run only
between Gateway Transit Center and Port
land International Airport from about 5
p.m. through the end of the night. Riders
wanting to get to the airport should take a
MAX Blue Line train to Gateway and trans
fer to the Red Line.
Woman Completes Cross-Country Journey
(A P) — An O regon w om an who
started walking to New York City on New
Y ear’s Day w ith an A m erican flag com
pleted her journey on M em orial Day,
Elie M ilner’s coast-to-coast w alk, a
tribute to the victim s o f the Sept. 11
attacks and a celebration of the country ’ s
unity, began in Portland and headed
south to Los A ngeles before turning
east.
“I had a real sense o f m elancholy,” the
32-year-old Tigard resident said o f her
arrival. “I was really quiet.”
T h e fla g , c a r r ie d by c o u n tle s s
firefighters and police officers across 15
states, was given to the New Y ork Fire
Department.
M em bers o f the New Y ork Fire
D epartm ent’s Engine 54 held the flag ’s
pole as it m oved past the site w here the
W orld T rade C enter tow ers once stood.
It later was raised at the Statue o f L ib
erty.
M ilner, accom panied by her tw o chil
d ren , ages 5 and 2, h er b o y frie n d and
her m other, sto p p ed w ith about 30
people fo r a m om ent o f silence before
a U .S. C o ast G uard b o at took the flag
to L ib erty Islan d . T he group also in
clu d ed about 15 O reg o n ian s, am ong
them Steve M uir, a P o rtla n d Fire B u
reau b a tta lio n chief.
M ilner w alked m ost o f the trip, alter
nating 10 pairs o f w alking shoes along
the way. When M ilner's children w eren’t
w alking or riding on firefighters’ shoul
ders, they w ere in the fam ily’s Ford Ex
plorer, with her mother behind the wheel.
Lents Community Market Sets Opening
Mark your calendar for the June 15th
gala opening day of Lents Community
Market, the local farmers' market on the
com er of Southeast 92nd and Foster Road.
The market brings the Lents Crossroads
Plaza to life with the smells, sounds, and
test of farm-fresh produce, fresh-cut flow
ers, and delicious food prepared by the
diverse groups of people who live in outer
southeast Portland.
New for the 2002 season are more pre
pared food venders, plus a community table
set up for anyone with enough home-grown
produce to bring to the market to sell.
As always, there will be live perfor
mances, activities for kids, demonstrations
and useful community information. The
Lents Community Market welcomes WIC
and Senior Farmer’s Market Nutrition Pro
gram coupons. Parking is available off 92nd
Avenue. The market will open from 9 a.m.
to 1 p.m. from June 15th through Oct. 12. For
more information, call market manager
Malattie Allardale at 503- 823-3462.