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w ill draw more than 500 people to
the streets o f northeast Portland
at 8 a m. Saturday, Sept. 6. The
African American Health C oali
tion event encourages donations
to support comm unity health ac
tivities. Register for the walk by
sending a $ 15 check to 2800 N.
Vancouver Ave, Ste. 1 OO.Formore |
information, call 503-413 -1850.
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Volunteers Needed
The Multnomah County D istrict
A ttorney’ s V ictim s Assistance
Program is seeking on-call rape
victim advocates to provide sup
port to victim s o f sexual assault.
Advocates are on-call for eve
nings, weekends and holidays
Nineteen hours o f training w ill be
provided in October. The appli
c a tio n
is
a v a ila b le
at I
wwwjncda.ua/ya. Applications)
are due by Sept. 8. For more infor
mation, call 503-988-5598.
Lifting Voices
Voices o f the Cross presents |
“ Occupy T il He Comes,” a musi
cal singing and praising event at
5 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 23.517 E. 4“’
Plain, Vancouver. For more infor-|
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PHOTOBYT o N Y W a SHINGTON/T h e P o RTLANDO b SERVER
K/dney Foundaf/on o f Oregon executive Susan Baumgardner (from left) helps Briaunna Solomon and her mother Tunya Scaborough get ready for the
school year at the Gateway Mervyns store. The Child Spree Day was for children who have a parent on dialysis or waiting for an organ transport and for
other special needs children. Donations provided over 100 children with about $100 worth of school clothes and supplies.
mation, call 360-737-6929.
Back to School
Jefferson High School is request
ing that freshman register fo r|
classes from 9 to 11 a.m. on Fri
day, Aug. 22, w ith sophomores
registering the same day from I to
3p.m. Juniors register from 9 to 11
a.m. on Monday, Aug. 25 fo l-j
lowed by seniors registration)
' This street tells me what communities
can do. Government is a partner hut the
communities have to want a change.
from 1 to 3 p.m.
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Qov. Ted Kulongokal on a tour of Northeast Alberta Street
Award-Winning Produce
The C ity Garden Fair features!
Alberta Street Stroll
hom egrown tomatoes, beans,
squash, herbs and flowers for)
judging and display from 8:30a.m.
to 2 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 6, at |
the South Park Blocks, across!
from Portland State University.
Treasure Hunt for Buried
Groundwater
Join the Columbia Slough Water
shed Council and Portland Water |
z
Bureau for Adventure in the Well
Field: The Groundwater Treasure
Hunt is held from 10a.m. to2p.m.
Saturday, Aug. 23 at the 40-m ile
LoopTrailheadat 16550N.E.Air-|
9
port Way. For more information,
call 503-281-1132.
Bones and Brews
This festival may sound violent,
but i t ’s really just about beer,
barbeque, music and neighbor
hood fun on Flanders Street be
tween 13“1 and 14lh Avenue, on|
the weekend o f Sept. 6 and 7.
Admission is $5.
photo bv T ony
W ashincton /T he P ortland O bserver
Northeast Portland business leader Sam Brooks takes Gov. Ted Kulongoksi on a
tour of northeast Alberta Street.
Gov. Ted
Kulongoski visits
neighborhood on
‘Main Street’ tour
b y J aymee R. Cirri
T he P ortland O bserver
G ov . Ted Kulongoski took a walking tour
o f Northeast Alberta Street Thursday, led
by local business owner Sam Brooks.
The walk was part ofthe governor’s “ Main
Street Walks” throughout the state.
“ We tend to get caught up talking to
legislators when what’s actually happening
is here, talking to community members and
small business owners," said M ary Ellen
Glynn, a spokesperson for the governor’s
office.
Kulongoski, a Democrat, has been com
mitted to strengthening the economy and
providing jobs to the state by making con
stru ctio n im provem ents to roads and
bridges. Employment, he said, would trickle-
down to shops and other m inority-owned
businesses on Alberta.
“ This street tells me what communities
can do. Government is a partner but the
communities have to want a change,” he
said.
Kulongoski said that the state’s focus on
tourism and investing in children would also
strengthen northeast neighborhoods.
“ I saw the test scores, and i f kids cannot
stay in school for a fu ll year, I cannot close
the achievement gap,” the governor said.
His visit landed on the heels o f the federal
release o f a “ failing schools" list. Nine el
ementary and ju n io r high schools in north
and northeast Portland made the list, along
w ith every high school in the city.
Peggy Ross, the state’ s affirm ative action
continued
on page H4
Zoofarl Signups
The Oregon Zoo invites you to a |
behind-the-scenes night tour on
Sept. 12 to learn more about ani
mal care. For registration, call 503-1
2 2 0 -5 7 3 8
or
v is it !
www.oregonzoo.org
Flower Days Bloom
K ruger's Farm presents Flower|
Days from 9 a m. to 5 p.m., on
Aug. 23 and 24. B uild a bouquet
or tour the farm at 17100 N .W .|
Sauvie Island Road.
Heated Discussion
The W orld Forestry Center pre-1
sents Talking Fire, a series cover
ing the mystery, science and per-1
sonalitiesoffire. The first discus
sion is on historic fire lookouts
from 9 a m. to noon. Sept. 20 at |
Cheatham Hall at the W orld For
estry Center. 4033 S.W. Canyon |
Rd Free. For more inform ation,!
call 503-228-1367.
continued
on page B6
N e w S c h o o l o n th e B lo c k to E x p a n d
North Portland
community hears
details for De La
Salle
L ee P erlman
T he P ortland O bserver
De La Salle North Catholic High
School plans to build its e lf a new cam
pus a piece at a time.
According to spokesperson Matt
Powell and architect Jocelyn Bates
Helgerson, the school plans to build
new structures on the 60,000 square
foot former Queen o f Peace properly at
North Delaware Avenue and Russett
Street, just north o f Lombard
As planned, the building w ill be ac
complished in three phases, tearing
down existing buildings as they go.
by
When completed, the school w ill ac
commodate 300 students. Currently, the
school is operating out o f the existing
buildings and some temporary struc
tures. Phase one w ill cost approximately
$6 m illion, Powell said.
De La Salle intends to form ally apply
for a master plan fo r the property with
the c ity o f P ortland this m onth.
Helgerson said school o fficials w ill be
asking for the permanent vacation o f a
block o f North Baldwin Street, which
bisects the property.
“ We need this fo r the building, but
we also want to have a safe school
environment," Helgerson says.
The condition o f street sidewalks was
the only issue at a meeting between
school representatives and the Kenton
Neighborhood Association.
Local residents complained that North
continued
on page R4
De La Salle North is
making construction
plans for a larger high
school at the former
Queen o f Peace church
at North Delaware and
Russett Streets.
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M ark W ashington /
T he P or ti . and O bserver