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Page B6 VJ" X May 21,2003 ®lje ÏJortlanh (ßbseruer Ethos Sees Opportunity in Old Free Mason Lodge li Train Powers Up Interstate A Max light rail train travels down North Interstate Avenue between the Rose Quarter and the Alblna/Mississippl station Thursday. It marked the first test o f a train using its own power on the tracks. The 5.8 mile Interstate Max line is scheduled to open in September next year, but may open as early as April 2004 because construction is ahead o f schedule. Two views o f the fire-damaged former Masonic Lodge across from Jefferson High School in north Portland illustrate the $500,000 plus overhaul needed to make use o f the facility, continued 1ST ANNUAL COMMUNITY AFFAIR FUNDRAISER FOR MIRACLES CLUB 4069 NE MLK JR. BLVD DRESS TO IMPRESS MAY 24, 2003 6:00 PM ADMISSION $10 PER PERSON FOOD MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT (BLACK NOTES) HISTORY OF CLUB FROM DIFFERENT MEMBERS from Metro “ The biggest thing we’ re going to have to tackle” and estimated it would cost about $500,000. A fter that the organization w ill strengthen the floors, rewire the building and put in new heating and electrical systems as part o f a complete re building o f the building. The organization has obtained a grant from the Portland Develop ment Commission to conduct a fea s ib ility study. A t least one private foundation has also expressed in terest in contributing money to the project, Lewis said. H e estimates i t w il I take two years between fund raising and construc tion. I t ’ s going to be one o f the big gest non-profit music centers on the West coast,” Lewis said. Ethos began in 1998 and cur rently serves more than 300 kids from its headquarters at 27 N. Killingsworth. The group has 5 fu ll time employees and 40 part-time music instructors. It has programs operating in 15 local schools and after school programs at 48 schools. A celebration o f the sale w ill be held on M em orial Day, M onday, May 26 from 1 p.m .to4:30p.m . on the steps in fro n t o f the forme’r lodge. The band Pink M a rtin i, the Jefferson H igh School Reunion C h o ir and an E thos student recital featuring piano, drum s and singing are scheduled to per form. Murder Suspect Denied Bail continued from Metro Just before that, Stephens had confided to his mother and brother his intense worry about the request for his D N A and his involvement in a killing, the detective testified. The mother and brother never alerted police. Then, on A p ril 28,2002, police said Stephens broke into the home ofhis girlfrie n d ’s cousin, and raped her in her livin g room. In a taped recording o f her 9-1-1 call, the woman identified Stephens as her attacker. Police arrested him the next day. Tshey obtained a sample o fh is D N A , and a lab linked Stephens to the three 1997 rapes and B ittle r’ s k illin g and sexual assault. Minority Entrepreneurs Salute Supporter* For More Information Contact: Michael R. Booker @ 503 267-3192 um The Oregon Association o f M i n o rity Entrepreneurs re ce n tly awarded N ike, Inc. w ith its an nual corporate award at its 15th-annual C onfer ence and Trade Show. N ike has been a key corporate supporter o f O A M E ’ s Youth Entre pre n e u rsh ip Program w h ich a llo w s Oregon youth to participate in a hands-on, re ta il-m a n agement tra in in g p ro gram. “ We are honored by th is a w a rd , and are ple a sed to c o n tin u e o u r p a rtn e rsh ip w ith O A M E ,” s a id B o b Speltz, N ik e ’ s D irector o f G lobal C o m m u n ity A ffa irs . “ As an Oregon com pany c o m m itte d to d iv e r s ity in a ll aspects o f o u r b u s i ness, we are pleased to g ive back to an o rg a n iza tio n in o u r local co m m u n ity w ho m irro rs o u r values.” In 2000, O YEP established a retail store in north Portland that is managed and operated entirely by young m in o rity entrepreneurs. The store receives products fo r sale from m in o rity, women, and small businesses in Oregon, con tributed products from corpora tions and other merchandise and product purchased by the store to resell. “ O ur goal is to provide hands- on business e xp e rie n ce s fo r y o u th ,” said Sam B ro o k s , O A M E ’ s president and chair o f the board. “ Through generous, ongoing support from Oregon companies lik e N ike, our s ta ff is able to provide the kind o f super vision and counsel necessary fo r these young entrepreneurs to learn and succeed.” Since the store’ s inception, Nike has provided support and leader ship to enhance the youth opera tion and receives the valued coun sel o f Nike executive Jim Robison, who currently serves on the O A M E Board o f Directors. 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