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Turning a
Hobby
into Profit
L iq u o r in
S u p e r m a r k e ts
D r a w s F ire
Soul Chain finds
growth on
Northwest 23rd
by J aymee R. C uti
T he P ortland O bserver
A lifelong northeast Portland resi­
dent turned her hobby into a profit by
opening Soul Chain Boutique in her
ow n backyard.
Now M ona M cD onald has em barked
on a new chapter in her entrepreneurial
dream by m oving her shop to a new
location in the busy and popular N orth­
west 23rd shopping district.
Soul C hain B outique, 1524 N. W. 23rd
Ave., sells original hand crocheted and
knit fashion, including dresses, sepa­
rates, scarves, sw eaters, handbags and
special orders.
“ I learned as a young girl to crochet
photo by
and my m om knitted and crocheted all
the tim e. O ne day I picked up the
crochet hook again and m ade som e
what to do as a housewife with no
education. -Jeanie; Paoli, Penn.
Dear Jeanie:
Real P eo p le, R eal Advice
1 n nil lice enin m n known f u r its fearless
approach in reality based subjects!
M ark W ashington /T he P ortland O bserver
M ona M cD onald e x p a n d e d h er cro ch etin g h o b b y b y o p en in g S o u l Chain B o u tiq u e in th e 2 3 ° A ve n u e C o m m o n s in
n o rth w est Portland.
If you had custody o f those kids
you w ould’ve beat the court doors
off the hinges trying to get some
money. Regardless o f gender ab­
sent parents should pay child sup­
port. Like being homeless, divorce
is not an overnight thing and you
should’ve seen it coming. You knew
what you were working with. Like
they tell men, stop whining, get a
job and handle your business even
it you have to flip a few burgers.
Dear Deanna!
open
items
make peace with the family and my
sister but don’t know how. —Vivian
Thomas; Charleston, S.C.
Dear Vivian:
Unless you threw your sister and
husband in bed together and made
them have sex then you did nothing
wrong. You w ereentitledtobeupset
but 10 years is a bit much. Life’s too
short and if your sister died right
now, you would be trying to crawl
in the casket. Contact your sister,
let the past be the past and get back
to enjoying your family. Your hus­
band wasn t much to lose because
he’s not with you or your sister.
Years ago, my sister slept with my Dear Deanna!
husband. Due to marital problems, My neighbor has a two-bedroom
I spent so much time raising my kids I felt this was my fault. I haven't
apartment. Her 11 year-old twins—
that I lost myself in my marriage. Next seen or talked to her in over 10
a boy and a girl sleep in the same
thing you know, my husband files years. My ex-husband has since
room I’m thinking about reporting
for divorce, takes the house, the had 2 wives and 3 m ore children.
her because this isn’t right. How­
money and the kids. Now he'staking This upset me so bad that I severed
ever I don’t want her to think I have
me to court for child support and I ties with my entire family. I need to
ulterior motives because my best
don’t think its right. I don’t know
Dear Deanna!
in the store by hand, often using rare
im ported fibers. F or m ore inform ation.
call 503-243-5060.
friend is next in line on the waiting
list. I honestly d o n ’t like to see kids
sleeping like that and I want to do
something about it. -D a rlen e C;
Denver
Dear Darlene:
You’re not in their home at night so
you have no idea how they're sleep­
ing. Before you poke your nose in
their business, why don’t you go
ask your neighbor about it? D on't
mess around and get your feelings
hurt and then you and your best
friend end up on the street. If you
really want to help, cough up the
money so your neighbor can move
to a bigger place then everybody
will be happy.
Ask Deanna is written by Deanna
M. Write Ask Deanna! Email:
askdeanna!@ yahoo.com
or
write; Deanna M, P.O. BoxXX847,
Los Aiiyelex, CA 90009. Website:
b ' wm ’. askdeanna. com
meiiteu, ii win tie intticult to remove
these pilot stores and this experiment
could be the catalyst leading to the
collapse o f O regon's control system."
said Marshall Coba, a lobbyist for the
Associated Liquor Stores of Oregon.
The Oregon LiquorControl Com mis­
sion has proposed allowing up to six
grocery stores in urban areas to sell hard
liquor for a two-year test period. The
program is intended to increase liquor
sales in the state by making purchases
more convenient, while still keeping al­
cohol out of the hands o f minors and
intoxicated people. Only three stores
have signed up so far — a L am b's
Thrittway and a QFC, both in Portland,
and R ay's Food Place in Bend.
Judy Cushing, president of Oregon
Partnership, warned that putting liquor
in grocery stores would make it easier for
minors to get access to it.
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