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4 ,3 4 N. Vancouver Ave
Suite 208
Portland, OR 9 7 2 ,7
Musicians entertain at Alberta
Park during Saturday's Love in
Action VI. presented by north
east Portland's Highland
United Church in Christ. The
event gave the community
members a chance to heal and
take their minds o ff serious
issues facing today's society.
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Funeral services were held Tues-
day, Aug. 19 for Charles W illiams
M onroe, (also know n as CW ,
D et'da, Charlie and Little Junk) at
V emon Presbyterian Church
Mr. Monroe died Aug 13 at age
82.
He was bom to Cal Monroe and
Pasty W illiam son Aug. 3,1921, in
Crossett, Ark. He moved from Ar
kansas to Arizona and Nevada and
finally settled in Vanport, Ore. in
1941.
He w orked for S outhern Pa
cific, the shipyards, S w ift P ack
ing C o., A nchorage Sand and
G ravel in A laska and Tube F org
ing o f A m erica (Z idell C orp.),
w here he retired after 17 years o f
service. He was a m em ber o f the
I n te rn a tio n a l A s s o c ia tio n o f
M achinist and W orkers Lodge
No. 24 and a member o f AFL-CIO
Local 296.
Mr. M onroe w as also a m em
ber o f the St. Joseph Grand Lodge.
Follow ing his retirem ent, he co n
tinued to w ork by tending to his
gardening and cleaning up in the
com m unity. He was a faithful and
dedicated m em ber o f the usher
board ofG enesis Com m unity Fel
low ship Church, form erly known
as Mt. Sinai, and w as com m itted
to v isitin g the sick after Sunday
services.
Muslim-Jewish Picnic Sunday
Islamic Society o f Greater Port
land, H av u rah S h alo m , B ilal
Mosque Association and Muslim
Educational Trust are hosting an
interfaith picnic at Rooster Rock
Park, site B-2, from 11 a.m .to6p.m .
Sunday, Aug. 24.
This Muslim-Jewish Picnic in the
Park features cricket matches be
tween the Bazaar Cricket Associa
tion and the Portland Cricket team,
volleyball, sack races, tug o f war
and crafts. There will also be a
Muslim Duhr prayer and “Words
o f W isdom,” presented by Rabbi
Joey W olfof Havurah Shalom and
Mohammad Najleb, Imam o f the
Muslim Community Center.
Halal and kosher barbecue is
available, and participants are en
couraged to bring $3 for parking,
games, lawn chairs and a vegetar
ian dish to share. Donations are
appreciated. For more information,
call 5 0 3 -6 2 9 -9 4 1 7 o r v isit
www.mctpdx.org.
Mommy, We Love You
The fam ily of M ildred L W illiam s would lik e to wish her a blessed
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celebration. The gathering will be held a t Antioch Baptist Church,
5 9 3 5 N. M in n e so ta, a t 3 p.m . on S atu rd ay, Aug. 2 3 .
1-866-426-1374
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Church of the Living God
Wally Tesfa
Northwest Properties
1730 NE I Oth Ave.
Portland. OR 97212
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Pastor and First
Lady Roy G. M axie
Sunday School
Morning W orship
Evening W orship
Weds Bible Study
9:45 A.M.
11:30 A.M.
7:00P.M.
7:00P.M.
"Where there is no vision, The People perish. ”
For more information please call
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Vernen West. President
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Russett and Farragut streets are
currently substandard. The neigh
borhood group offered conceptual
approval o f the project after Powell
promised the school would upgrade
the sidewalks as part o f construc
tion.
Powell also said the school will
consider making its new facilities,
including its gym, available for com
m unity use during non-school
hours.
“We have very good relations
with our neighbors,” he told the
Kenton board. “Many o f them used
to go to school here."
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fro m M etro
director, strolled Alberta with the
governor. According to Ross, the
northeast is a stronger neighbor
hood since the Alberta Street reno
vations.
“I’d I ike to see more black-owned
business and ethnic groups on this
street,” Ross added.
The governor met with several
m in o rity b u sin ess o w n ers on
Alberta, including Sheila Holden,
regional manager for Pacific Power
and a social service advocate. He
also stopped in Terrell Brandon’s
Barbershop, Ahmirc’s gift shop and
House o f Umoja.
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Food, fellow ship and fun for Hardy, AM /PM , Concrete Evan
“ M e lo d ie s From H e a v e n ,”
Portland’s only daily urban gospel entire fam ily will be the m ain at gelist M inistries, and the H igh
music radio program heard on traction, as well as a potpourri o f land D ance and Music D epart
K K SL1290 AM will broadcast live perform ing and visual arts high ments.
Rev. R enee’ W ard, executive
from Highland United Church o f lighting the significant co ntribu
Christ at 1737 N.E. Alberta St. on tions m ade by descendents o f producer and host o f “ M elodies
From Heaven” will MC the event.
Thursday Aug. 28 from 6 p.m. to 10 Africa.
For more information, contact
Gospel music performanceswill
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The event will run in conjunc include selections from renowned Rev. W ardat503-242-1950orvia
tion with the monthly “ Last Thurs rec o rd in g artist like Jem inah em ail: rcneew ardfecraw ford
day” art walk along the Alberta Stephens, Cary Simms, N-Touch, broadcasling.com -or- chrysalis
The Light, Eli H ardy, Jahaeel ministriesfehotmail.com
Street corridor.
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In Loving Memory
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house o f w orship_tour.htm or
call 503-231-2436.
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Highland Church to Perform Live
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different churches to participate in
services and meet the church faith
ful. Plans call forvisits toCatholic,
Jewish, Hindu, Mennonite, Mor
mon, Muslim, Evangelical Chris
tian, P ro testan t, Seventh Day
Adventist, & Sikh faiths.
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