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Keeping it Unique
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She doesn't buy anything she
thinks might be found at another
store in Portland.
“And I only buy two o f each
design - one in a large size and
another in a small size,” Causey
said. "That way nobody is out
walking around in the same thing.”
A native o f M ississippi who
moved to Portland in the late 70s,
Causey said it was a natural deci
sion to go into her own business
after more than 20 years in banking.
Tired of the corporate world and
constant fear of displacement dur
ing a tough economic climate, she
found a little shop last April in the
revitalized Alberta Arts District.
Banking only on her good sense of
style and a desire to provide a venue
to ethnic fashion, she opened up
and kept her fingers crossed.
“I’m very happy about my deci
sion,” Causey said.
She is also very happy about her
location - in a section of northeast
Portland that offers a host of differ
ent ethnicities and economic classes.
Causey and her husband, Clyde, re
member when Alberta Street was
lined with boarded up buildings and
when gangs had take over the neigh
boring streets with drug deals, pros-
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Linda Causey wraps up a sweater for customer Tamar Barnes at Annie Mae s Unique Gifts and
Collectables. In order to make room for new Easter merchandise. Hoof is featuring sales all week
at the Alberta Street boutique.
titution and shootings.
But things have changed, Cau
sey said, for the better.
“You have a lot o f people here
now,” she said. “There are African
Americans, Koreans, Hispanics and
people from all over the nation. It’s
great.”
land,” Causey said. “T hat was
And she is more than pleased to something this town was always
provide them with great clothes lacking - but not anymore.”
from all com ers o f the world.
Annie M ae’s is located at 2631
“We live in a very diverse com N.E. Alberta and is open from 10
munity and I really want to bring a.tn. to6p.m. For more information,
equally diverse clothing to Port call 503-528-2933.
Reward Offered for Terror Suspect
(AP) — A $5 million reward
has been offered for informa
tion leading to the capture of
Habis Abdulla al Saoub, who’s
under federal indictment in Port
land for conspiring to wage war
against the United States.
Government officials say al
Saoub, who was bom in Jordan
and is a legal U.S. resident, was
the leader of a group of five men
who allegedly traveled from
Portland to China in an attempt
to fight with al-Qaida and the
Taliban against U.S. troops in
Afghanistan.
The FBI thinks al Saoub did
not return to the United States
after leaving Portland on Oct.
17, 2001. Officials said he was
last known to be in mainland
China on May 23, 2002.
“The amount of the reward
demonstrates the seriousness
that our government places on
his location and apprehension,”
said Charles M athews, who
heads FBI operations in Or
egon.
M athew s said the FBI is
working with the CIA and intel
ligence agencies in Middle East
ern countries to track al Saoub.
He said al Saoub has lived in
many countries and probably
has had helpeluding authorities.
The 37-year-old al Saoub is a
former mujahedeen who fought
against the Soviets in Afghani
stan during the 1980s. He lived
in Peshawar, Pakistan, until
1993, when he emigrated to the
United States. The State De
partment said he is a radical
fundamentalist Sunni Muslim.
Al S aoub is am ong six
charged in the,alleged con
spiracy, although prosecutors
say others may be indicted soon.
Jeffrey Leon Battle, Patrice
Lumumba Ford, Muhammad
Ibrahim B ilal, and Ahm ed
Ibrahim Bilal are accused of
traveling overseas in a con
spiracy to wage war against the
United States, provide material
support and resources to al-
Qaida and contribute services
to al-Qaida and the Taliban.
October Martinique Lewis,
who faces the same charges, is
accused of wiring money to
Battle, her ex-husband, while
he traveled. All have pleaded
innocent and are in jail in Port
land.
SOUL FOOD BANQUET
St. Vincent
Wins $1 Million
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A la b a m a , h o m e o f th e
A n n isto n A rm y D epot.
St. V incent D ePaul E nter
prises provides training and em
ploym ent for w orkers with d is
abilities with facilities on North
east Martin Luther King Jr. Bou
levard ju st north o f A lberta
Street.
Workers at the plant have al
ready assembled the disaster kits
for similar facilities in different
parts o f the country.
The new contract will fill thou
sands of hours of work for the
group.
THANK YOU!!
The Rotary Club of Albina, serving the North /Northeast community would
like to thank our sponsors who gave so generously to our annual GRAN PRIX
event, helping us raise over $16,000 for programs serving this community*.
We greatly appreciate the support and partnership of the following sponsors and look forward to
seeing you at trackside in October 2003 - rooting for your favorite toy car.
GOLD:
Legacy Health System
BRONZE:
Albina Community Bank
BENEFACTOR:
Ross Hollywood/Caldwell's Colonial Chapel
Neil Kelly Comp;tny
Bank o f the West
PacifiCorp
FRIEND
Advantage NW
Portland Tribune
FOOD FOR. BODY <S l SOUL
SATURDAY MARCH 29. 2003
2 -4 P M
In kind sponsors:
Billy Reeds Restaurant
AT&T
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LUTHERAN INNER CITY MINISTRIES
4219 NE MARTIN LUTHER KING BLVD
PORTLAND, OR
Christmas in the City
Di Prima Dolci
Fife- An American Place
Hannah Bea’s Pound Cake and More, LLC
Lloyd Center
Margie Davidson
Pacificorp
Uncle Zach’s Earth Friendly
Tickets $10
Featured Guest: African American Health Coalition
Sponsored By:
HeavenBound Deliverance Center Missionary Dept.
Programs supported by RotaryClub o fAlbinaIlKludc:
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Annie Maes Unique Gifts
A better T-Shirt Company
City Team Ministries
Don Jones
G eneva’s Shear Perfection
Joe Storm
Madeline Nosbush
N ature’s Northwest on Fremont
Stanley Printing
Will Vinton Studios
• Rose Festival Peninsula Park Family Fun Day
• Christmas baskets for families in need
• Scholarships
• School partnerships with Beach, Tubman, Jefferson
• Other community needs as they arise
For more information, or to purchase a ticket contact'
Msn. Valina Atkins 503-544-0740
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