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Helping Pet Victims
The O regon H um ane Society is
a c c e p tin g a p p lic a tio n s fro m
people interested in adopting one
o f 40 dogs and six cats rescued
from H urricane Katrina. For m ore
in f o r m a tio n ,
v is i t
w w w .oregonhum ane.org.
Catlin Gabel Rummage Sale
C elebrating its 61" annual ru m ­
m age sale, C atlin G abel S chool
will hold a m assive fund-raiser
from T hursday, N ov. 3 to S un­
day, Nov. 6 at the Portland E xpo
C enter. T he fair features literally
tons o f cheap buys spanning over
88,000 square feet. H ours are 5 to
9 p.m . on T hursday, 10 a.m . to 6
p.m. on Friday and S aturday, and
10 a.m. to 3 p.m . on Sunday.
Spaghetti Dinner
;
T h o se lo o k in g to h elp o u t a
ca u se by e a tin g som e y u m m y
Italian food can v isit a sp a g h etti
d in n e r being held by St. C h a rles
C h u rch at 4 2 nd and N o rth ea st
E m erso n S tre ets on S u n d ay ,
N ov. 6 from noon to 6 :3 0 p.m .
S p ag h etti and m e atb a lls, salad ,
g arlic b read, a b ev erag e a n d pie
w ill b e serv ed , a n d w in e w ill be
available. For m ore inform ation,
call 503-281-6461.
Friends of the Trees
O n N ov. 12and 1 9 fro m 9 a .m .to
3 p .m ., F rie n d s o f th e T rees w ill
h o st crew le a d e r tra in in g s fo r
th o se in te r e s te d in le a rn in g
ab o u t tree p la n tin g , re sto ra tio n
w o rk and how to g u id e o th e r
v o lu n te ers d u rin g the w in te r
and sp rin g m o n th s. T ra in in g s
are free, but p re -re g istra tio n is
required. F or m ore inform ation,
c a ll 5 0 3 - 2 8 2 - 8 8 4 6 o r v is it
w w w .frie n d so ftre e s.o rg .
Pre-Thanksgiving Dinner
B ro th ers on th e M ove w ill host
its 8,h annual P re -T h a n k sg iv in g
D in n er on S atu rd ay , N ov. 12
from 11 a.m . to 3 :3 0 p.m . at th e
C o r n e r S to n e C o m m u n ity
C h u rch o f G od in C hrist at 2216
N.E. K illingsw orth St. Free rides
are a v a ila b le d u rin g th e day.
F or m ore in fo rm atio n , call 503-
281-4587.
Multicultural Symposium
Lew is and Clark C ollege presents
the second annual Ray W arren
M u ltic u ltu ra l S y m p o siu m on
W ednesday, N ov. 16 through
Friday, Nov. 18. F or m ore infor­
mation, call 503-768-7051.
Essence Blood Drive
E ssence M agazine, a lifestyle
publication for A frican A m eri­
can w om en, will partner w ith the
Red C ross to host a bkxxl drive
at the Portland D onor C enter on
3131 N. V ancouver Ave. from 7
a.m. to 2 p.m. on Nov. 19.Form ore
inform ation or to m ake an ap ­
pointment. call 1-800-GIVE-LIFE.
Al-Anon Meeting
A l-A non m eetings are held M on­
day evenings from 7:15 to 8:30
p.m. at M iracles C lub on the c o r­
ner o f N ortheast M artin L uther
King Jr. Boulevard and. M ason
Street. A l-A non is for friends and
loved ones o f alcoholics and
addicts.
Adult Computer Classes
Portland Im pact's M arshall High
School SUN program is offering
a free com puter class for parents.
Topics will include basic Internet.
M icrosoft O ffice and W indow s.
C lasses will be held Nov. 9 and 16
fro m 6:30to8:30p.m . at M arshall
High School on 3905 S.E. 91 * Ave
in room A-43. T o register, call
971-570-1384.
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An artist rendering shows the three story office addition and
ground floor retail space that will be featured in a long-awaited
development on Northeast Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard.
Renovation to bring
new offices, retail
by L ee
P erlman
T he : P ortland O bserver
C onstruction has finally started on the
H eritage Project, the reconfiguration o f the
old W eim ers H ardw are building into retail
and com m ercial space and the catalyst for
future econom ic prosperity in the heart o f
inner northeast Portland.
T he developm ent team will renovate the
building at 3934 N.E. M artin Luther King Jr.
Blvd. and dem olish an adjacent structure,
replacing it with a three-story addition. W hen
com pleted, the site will hold 30,000 square
feet o f office space w ith am ple room for
ground-floor retail businesses.
T he developm ent team o f Stephen Foust,
D ennis H adley, H ow ard L oucks, Barry
Jeana Woolley and Eric
Wentland out back of the
blighted old Weimer's
warehouse at 3 9 3 9 N.E.
Martin Luther King Jr.
Blvd. have started work
on transforming the
property into new offices
and retail space.
photo by L ee P erlman /
T he P ortland O bserver
P a p p e n h e im , Je a n a W o o lley and E ric
W entland, are all current or form er inner
northeast neighborhood residents. Financ­
ing for the $6 m illion venture has com e from
O regon C onvention C enter U rban Renewal
District tax increment funds and A lbina C om ­
m unity Bank.
M uch o f the 1930s-era building has been
vacant for more than 40 years. T he dev elo p ­
Joelle Goodwin
is Mrs. East
Multnomah
County
Joelle R. Goodwin of Portland is com ­
peting for the title of Mrs. Oregon
America 2006. The new Mrs. East
Multnomah County will join counter­
parts from all over the state during a
pageant this March in Clackamas.
Goodwin, a major in the U.S. Army,
and her husband Bob have three chil­
dren. In addition to her military duties,
she is an active volunteer in her Parent
Teachers Organization at her son's
school and a Cub Scout den leader.
She has chosen, HIV/AIDS Educa­
tion, Research and Compassion as her
pageant platform. The Cascade AIDS
Project is the charity of her choice.
Goodwin enjoys working on various
fundraising projects and alsoenjoys sing­
ing in her church choir. Her hobbies
include gardening, weightlifting and com­
peting in 5k and 10k races. She and her
family also enjoy traveling.
She is a graduate of Lincoln High
ment team has been w orking on the project
for four years.
The project team and the Portland D evel­
opm ent Com m ission hope that the project
can help jum pstart other developm ent on
MLK.
“This is the H eritage project because this
is w hat we inherited, but also because this is
w hat w e ’ll leav e b ehind as a leg acy ,”
Joelle Rankins Goodwin,
a Lincoln High School
graduate and 1982
Rose Festival princess,
is competing for the title
of Mrs. Oregon America.
School where she was the school’s 1982
Rose Festival princess. She received
her Bachelors Degree from the Univer­
sity of Oregon and Masters degree from
Hood College in Frederick,
M.D. She holds a certifi­
cate in massage therapy.
The New Mrs. Oregon
will receive over $15,(XX) in
prizes, including roundtrip
airfare for her and her hus­
band to the National Mrs.
America Pageant in Palm
Springs, Calif. The contest
is nationally televised on the
WE: Women’s Entertain­
ment Network in the fall of
2006.
Contestants on the state
level will once again collect
food for the Oregon Food
Bank. The participants are
also working with the National Anthem
Project Foundation teaching community
groups the history and words to the
National Anthem.
W entland said at a recent groundbreaking
cerem ony. “W e 're building not ju st a b u ild ­
ing, but a com m unity.”
G reen and sustainable building practices,
including rainw ater harvesting for toilet
flushing, a sophisticated geotherm al ground
loop heating and air conditioning system
and shared bicycle and show er facilities, will
he another hallm ark o f the construction.
Tuskegee
Airmen
Honored
Famed soldiers to
visit Jefferson campus
A part o f history will grace P ortland on
T uesday. Nov. 8, w hen the T uskegee
A irm en visit the Jefferson High School
auditorium from 9:15 a .m .-10:15 a.m.
T he airm en w ere th e first b lack p ilo ts
en liste d by the U .S. m ilita ry a n d train ed
at th e all-b la c k T u sk e g e e In stitu te in
A lab am a. T h e ir re sp o n sib ility d u rin g
W orld W ar II w as to p ro te c t th e A m e ri­
can b o m b e rs from en e m y fig h te r p la n es
in the E u ro p ean th e ate r. T h ey n ev e r
lost o ne b o m b er.
At the tim e, black soldiers w ere alw ays
put in their ow n units. Segregated from
white soldiers, they lived and trained apart.
The pilots o f the 332nd F ighter S q u ad ­
ron w ere rew arded for their distinguished
service com bat record w ith 95 D istin­
guished Flying C rosses, 14 B ronze Stars,
8 Purple H earts, and m any oth er m edals
and honors.
The Jefferson program will be em ceed
by C harles Jordan and include the B uffalo
Soldiers o f O regon. M artin Luther King Jr.
Elem entary school choir and the P erspec­
tive G ents C ane Team
Focus on Men’s Sexual Health not Alway Priority
B y N icole H ooper
T he P ortland O bserver
During an intimate encounter
a m an’s brain may be ready for
sex but what if he strikes out in
the performance department?
Does this lack of erection mean
he is suffering from a health
problem?
A ccording to Dr. Roger
McKimmy of Oregon Urology
Specialists in Eugene, often a
man won’t know that he has an
erectile dysfunction due to de­
nial. The failure to address the
problem is not only a sexual
concern, but can be a sign of
heart disease or other health
condition, especially in African-
American men.
Unlike women where it is
acceptable to talk to your friends
about health issues, men often
have no one to talk with. Why?
Because men just don’t talk
about those sorts of things. Why
would a man tell his buddies that
he “can’t get it up”? Society
puts much emphasis on the pe­
nis as an indicator of manliness.
McKimmy said many men
are not at ease talking with a
physician about intercourse or
what they do in the bedroom. Dr. Roger McKimmy
But there needs to be an open lieved that someone understands
and is not make fun of them." he
discussion.
“After about 15 seconds of said.
The issue doesn't just affect
awkwardness patients are re-
the older or African-American
population.
“ Men at any age can expe­
rience problem s sustaining an
erection to the com pletion of
satisfaction of both partners,”
McKimmy said. “There can
be lots o f reasons for that, like
an organic problem for ex­
ample, getting enough blood
into the penis.”
As an u r o lo g is t, D r.
M cKimmy also finds it useful
to not only talk with the patient
about the ED but to their part­
ner. O ften, the patient d oesn't
realize he has a problem until
he hears first hand from his
partner.
Sadly, women often feel that
they are the blame for their
partners ED, afraid that their
husband or boyfriend isn’t at­
tracted to them anymore.
The problem of erectile dys­
function also tends tocompound
itself and spill over to attitude
outside the bedroom, turning into
depression.
“ Being depressed does noth­
ing for your libido,” said Dr.
McKimmy.
He said women often do a
better job of taking care of their
health. Men on the other hand.
Dr. McKimmy feels, pay more
attention to the condition of their
car than their own bodies.