Portland observer. (Portland, Or.) 1970-current, December 10, 2003, Page 6, Image 6

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Hate Crime Draws Prison
(AP)— The ringleader of agang
of teenage skinheads in Portland
was sentenced Monday to nearly
three years in prison for burning
crosses at a Jewish cemetery and
spray-painting racist graffiti on a
Korean church three years ago.
Brian Raymond Hauth, 26, who
lives in Montana, was convicted of
civil rights and conspiracy charges
as part of a plea bargain reached
late last summer, said Assistant
U.S. Attorney Stephen F. Peifer.
According to an FBI affidavit
filed in Portland, Hauth was as the
"commander” of a teen hate group,
which called itself the "Oregon
State Boot Boys."
Hauth admitted to having re­
cruited five boys three years ago
— all minors ranging in age from
14 to 17. He masterminded each act,
the affidavit said, dri ving one o f the
boys to the Agape Wide World
Mission Center on Dec. 8, 2000,
where he encouraged the boy to
paint a swastika on the wall of the
Korean sanctuary.
One month later, he returned
with several other boys, vandaliz­
ing the church a second time. They
also spray-painted swastikas on
the entrance pillars of Portland’s
Congregation Shaarie Torah Cem ­
etery. On March 12, 2001, Hauth
returned again, this time to bum
crosses in the cemetery.
White supremacists have a long
history in Portland. In 1988, m em ­
bers of a neo-Nazi movement beat
an Ethiopian man to death with a
baseball bat.
Coat Drive to Benefit Life Center
Breaking ground for the Portland Housing Authority's New Columbia neighborhood in north Portland are City Commissioner Erik Sten
(clockwise from left), John Meyers, regional HUD director, Lee Moore, HAP commissioner, Terry McLain, former resident o f New
Columbia, Steve Rudman, HAP executive director, County Commissioner Serna Cruz, John Ball Elementary students Billy Cha and
Coeisha Fauntleroy, Ron Coulam. HAP s ta ff member and Benjamin Chimiku, former Columbia Villa resident.
[lew CoLUFiBin T akes R oot io
Trees were planted and ground Commissioner Erik Sten andCounty residents as the new housing be­
was broken for New Columbia, a Commissioner Serena Cruz for the comes available.
New Columbia will offer a mix of
mixed-economy housing project Dec. I celebration.
The groundbreaking marks a piv­ housing types and amenities. The
replacingColurnbia Villa, the World
War II era public housing neigh­ otal milestone in the project, which architecture, street patterns, ser­
is slated to complete the first hous­ vices and recreational and educa­
borhood in north Portland.
Housing Authority of Portland ing unit in the late summer of 2(X)5. tion opportunities are planned to
A total o f382 families were relo­ integrate New Columbia with the
staff joined local school children,
former Vi Ila residents and dignitar­ cated over the past several months surrounding neighborhood and
ies such as U.S. Senators Ron to pave the way for the redevelop­ enrich the lives of residents and
Wyden and Gordon Smith, City ment. Each will priority over new neighbors.
If the sleeves are getting short
on your children’s winter coats or
your own closet is full of jackets
falling in and out o f your fashion
taste, consider making a donation
to the needy this chilly season.
Self-Enhancem ent, Inc. and
Wells Fargo Bank is sponsoring a
coat, clothing and toy drive to
benefit the Life Center.
"This holiday drive is an awe­
some opportunity for us to part-
ner with a wonderful organization
such as SEI and solidify our com ­
mitment to this community,” said
Mark Miller, Wells Fargo Walnut
Park branch manager.
Collection barrels are at the C en­
ter for SEI, and W ells Fargo
branches at Walnut Park, Hayden
Island and at Jefferson, Benson,
Grant and Roosevelt high schools.
For more information, call 503-
249-1721 ext. 241.
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Racial & Ethnic Approaches to Community Health
A program of Die African American Health Coalition. Inc
Sponsored by the COC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
Wellness Within REACH Activity Calendar
All classes are free of chargel
Mon
Matt Dishman
77 NE Knott
Salvation Army
5325 N Williams.
Sab
630
7:30pm
Henry
W U Oats Market
3535 NE 15th.
Peninsula Park.
700 N Portiaml
Mallory Avtnne
Christian Church
(Gym)
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Chuck of Q m t
4635 NE 91k Ave.
Whitaker Track
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photo by
M ark W ashington /T hk P ortland O bskra er
The African-American Kwanzaa event is celebrated by Vicki Goinn, storyteller Askari, Jerrell Gaddis,
Pexton Gaddis and Parker Gaddis at the Kaiser Town Hall on North Interstate Avenue. Friday's
festivities were sponsored by the Kaiser Permanente African American Association.
Umoja for Kwanzaa
Food, m usic and um oja,
w hich m eans u n ity , w ere
highpoints of Kaiser Permanente
A frican
A m erican
Association's seventh annual
K w anzaa C eleb ra tio n last
Friday.
The event featured speeches
by storytellers with drum-beat­
ing backdrops, dancing by the
Woodlawn Elementary School
Youth African Dance Troupe
and gospel selections by the
Brown Sisters and Cathedral
Choir of Bethel AME Church.
Wed
Thurs
Sat
Fri
African Dance
Stretching Burli
Stretching /Body
Sculpting
Sculpting
103»-11:00am
7-8am l «s
7-8am tors
Addo
Water Aerobics
Ta Chi
Contact AAHC
630 -7:30pm
Contact AAHC
50X4131850
Ivies
503413-1850
Water Aerobia
Vina
Voga
Body Conditioning
7:3O-830pm
7:30-8:30pm
930-10-30am
O’Rourke
ORoorke
Nickerson
Walking Groop
Walking Group*
Walking Group*
6«0-7:00pm
63)0-7:00 pm
1230pm
Woods
Woods
Woods
Aerobia
Aerobia
Aerobia
5:306:20pm
5:30-620pm
530 6:20pm
Granville
Granville
Granville
630 7:30pm
63O-7:30pm
6 3 0 -7 3 0 «
Nicktreon
Hickerson
Nickerson
Aerobia
Aerobic
Aerobia
Aerobia
Aerobia
6:00-7:00»
63JO-73)Opm
6:00-7:00am
63»-7:OOpm
63W -73»«
Pierce
Keller
Pierce
Keller
Pierce
Wt. Management'
Wl. Management /
Wt. Management/
Condittoniny
Conditioning II
Conditioning
9:00-10:00am
63» 7:00am
93»-IO:Oflam
Hasan
Hasan
Hasan
Walk Io Run
Walk Io Ron
630pm Thome
630pm Thorne
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Aerobia
Aerobia
7 3 0 -830pm
8 :0 0 -9 3 » «
Keler
Norris
Low Impact
DaBeTs Memorial
Church
1 2 A IC B « n « tk
Aerobics
7 :1 5 -8:15pm
Granville
"M u s t be 21 or older to participate Please check with AAHC before showing up to the first class
503-413-1850 Please receive approval from your doctor before beginning exercise class
+ Walking group meets inside Lloyd Center in front of Sears
African American Health Coalition, Inc.
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