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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
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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. Then again, two
can play that gam e and you can
becom e a nuisance too by p ick ­
ing up your phone and talk ju st as
loud. You know, this is not rocket
science, look over them and keep
it m oving.
Ask Deanna is written by Deanna
M. Write Ask Deanna! Email:
askdeannal@yahoo.com or 264
S. LaCienega Blvd. Suite 1283
Beverly Hills, CA 90211. Website:
www.askdeanna.com
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