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August is. 2004_____________________________________ J J o r t h t n b © b sc ru e r PageAs Local Thrift Store E x p a n d s Profits support teen recovery program The children o f musician Rick James arrive at the memo rial service for their father at Forest Lawn in the Hollywood Hills section o f Los Angeles. (AP photo) by J aymee R. C u n T he P ortland O bserver A thrift store in northeast Port land has overhauled its retail space to better serve the community. The Teen Challenge Thrift Store in the Hollywood District moved much o f its donation processing to its basement to provide more room for the various used merchandise it carries. Profits from the thrift store help support the Teen Challenge recov ery program, a residential facility in which young men and women leam life skills and overcome an addic tion to drugs and alcohol. All young adults in the program work at the Teen Challenge Thrift Store. “We employ them as part of our recovery program to build work experience,” said Jonathan Ander son, com munications director for Teen Challenge o f Portland. "One o f the painful realities is there is no part o f society that is immune from drug and alcohol ad diction, so we see people from all different backgrounds," he said of the diverse community they serve. Located at Northeast 31st and Real People. Real Advice \n a<l\ ice column kinoi n for iti /carien approach to reality baled iiibiecli! r . 1 7 H I Hundreds Pay Tribute to Rick James .2 i fé / J i . 1 Fred Thomas of the Teen Challenge Thrift Store on Northeast 31“ Avenue and Sandy Boulevard organizes shirts in a newly-expanded store. Sandy Boulevard, the store offers clothing for men, women and chil dren, including shoes and occasional new items from commercial donors. Dishes, tableware, books, tools and collectibles abound. There is a wide selection of furnishings for every room in the house, as well as fixtures, appliances, hardware, and electron ics. “Everything is tested and in Dear Deanna! puts his woman on blast and tells When does an ex-boyfriend have her business after a break-up is a the right to disrespect an old punk. It’s worse if they have chil flame? My boyfriend and I split dren because h e’s disrespecting because we w eren’t compatible. the woman and his kids. You’re I thought we were on the same doing the right thing by giving him page until he started putting my a deaf ear. Now you're able to see business in the street. H e’s talk more about his character that led ing about my credit problems, you to break up in the First place. family drama and he hurt me the Keep holding your head high be most by telling his friends about cause in the end, h e’ll still look like my medical hygiene problems. I a fool. feel I’m doing the right thing by ignoring him. -E lain e; Los An Dear Deanna! I w ant to share w ith the readers geles my secret to a good relationship. Dear Elaine: My husband and I get along just Any man, w hether m arried, fine because I stay in my place, single, dating or divorced that respect him as a man, and provide good working order before it’s put on the floor,” says store manager Larry Dawson. “We won’t sell any thing we wouldn’t be proud to have in our own homes.” my w om anly duties o f cooking and cleaning. I d o n 't have to worry about him cheating and we settle our problem s by talking. H opefully som e o f your readers can benefit from this tidbit. — Terri Thom as; D over, Del. Dear Terri: (AP) — Hundreds o f friends and fans gathered Thursday at a memorial service to remember Rick James. Stretch limousines pulled up to the auditorium at the Forest Lawn cem etery in H ollyw ood Hills, where a crowd of about l,200came to remember the “Super Freak" singer with musical performances. Guests who arrived at the ser vice included M otown founder Berry Gordy Jr., singer Chaka Kahn, Jermaine Jackson and oth ers who worked with James or were fans of his work. James died in his sleep last week at his home near Universal City. He was 56. “On behalf of the James family. Dear Deanna! Y ou know w hat b o th e rs m e? W hen I’m in public spending my m oney som ew here, it annoys me when th e re’s a loudm outh argu ing on a cell phone. T o make m atters w orse, m anagers at res taurants and stores are too scared to address the problem and the rest o f the custom ers have to suffer. O ther than assault, what is a conservative w ay to deal w ith this problem ? —Rebecca; H ouston Congratulations Miss Cleaver on your relationship that’s perfectly in order. Indeed, two people in a relationship have roles that must be fulfilled. However, what works for you may not work for others because people and their expecta Dear Rebecca: tions are different. Thanks for shar Sounds like y o u ’re ju st as scared ing and continued success to the as m anagers w ho fail to address both of you. the problem . W hy not say excuse we would like to thank all o f his fans. This is his moment o f glory. He w ould’ve loved to have known he had this much support. We ap preciate your prayers,” Ty James, the singer’s daughter, said Thurs day. James’careerpeaked in 1981 with the Grammy-winning hit "Super Freak,” but the singer had enjoyed a bit o f a revival recently, partly due to comedian Dave Chappelle por traying him as violent and arrogant on his “Chappelle’s Show.” James him self appeared on the Comedy Central show. An autopsy has failed to deter mine the singer’s cause of death. He is survived by three children and two grandchildren. me and ask the annoying person to leave. If y o u ’re not that bold and it bothers you so much, co n tact the m anager. 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