March 22. 2006
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In Loving Memory
Frenzella Newsom Berry
Frenzella New som Berry died March
14, 2006 in Portland. She was bom in
M arshall, T exas on Aug. 14, 1940 to the
union of Jesse and Valrie New som . Her
family relocated toO akland, Calif, when
she was a small child.
O n Dec. 14, 1958 she entered into
holy matrimony with Clarence Douglass
Berry; to this union three children were
bom . She was a second and third grade
te ac h er’s aide at E lliot E lem entary
School. She also w orked forC oast Jani­
torial, retiring in 2000 after 30 years o f service.
She was a dedicated, loyal, and active m em ber o f the M allory
Avenue Church o f Christ for 42 years. Her love o f people was
dem onstrated by her many com m unity activities.
Frenzellaenjoyed traveling, entertaining, and most o f all, cooking.
Her famous Banana Nut Bread was enjoyed by so many that it
prompted Sunset M agazine to seek her out, featuring her recipe in
their T hanksgiving 1999 issue.
She would alw ays have treats from her kitchen for the delivery and
postal w orkers who served her neighborhood and it is rum ored that
they would playfully fight am ong them selves to get that route.
Frenzella is survived by three children, Fredrick Berry, Annette
Berry, and Jonathan (K olaj) Berry, o f Portland; tw o adopted sons,
Kenneth Ray Ellison and T hom as M artin, nine grandchildren, one
great grandson, many foster children and a host o f extended family
and friends. She will be m issed by all.
A memorial service was held at the M allory Avenue Church.
M emorial contributions can be sent to a foundation established in
her memory in care o f the F.F.A.J. C orporation, 2828 N.E. I l'h Ave.,
Portland. OR 97212.
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Sketch Used in Portland Manhunt
Girl escapes
kidnapping
Police have released a sketch of
a man accused o f trying to kidnap
a 14-year-old girl last m onth in the
area o f North Lom bard Street and
C atlin Avenue.
He is d escrib ed as a 4 0 -y ear-
old w hite m ale o f m edium to heavy
build, ab o u t 5 feet 7 inches tall
w ith brow n h air an d a full beard
and m ustache. H e w as w earin g a
navy blue p o lo -ty p e sh irt and
je a n s and w as su n tan n ed on his
fo rearm s and face, su g g estin g he
may w ork outside.
T h e s u s p e c t’s c a r w as d e ­
scrib ed as a late 9 0 ’s red -co lo red
C hevy B lazer sport utility vehicle
w ith an O reg o n "tre e ” license
plate. T h e fo u rth dig it o f the li­
cen se plate w as p o ssibly the le t­
ters L, I, o r the n um ber l .
T he v ictim , a fem ale student at
R o o sev elt H igh S chool, told o f­
fice rs th at she w as w alking w est­
b o u n d o n th e n o rth s id e o f
L om b ard S treet w hen the man
pulled up alo n g sid e her and of-
Gunfire Near Police Station Hurts Teen
A local teenager w as arrested at
his hom e March 15, about three
hours after an argum ent that ended
with another teenager being shot in
the leg.
Police said the incident followed
an argum ent between a group of
juveniles in the vicinity o f N orth­
east Em erson Street and Garfield
A venue, ju st one block from the
B lazers Boys and Girls Club and the
Northeast Police Precinct.
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East Precinct officers discovered
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children on March 16, during a
“welfare check” at an apartment
near Northeast 162nd and Fremont.
P o lic e b e lie v e 3 1 -y e a r-o ld
Somkhith Soulinhocom m itted sui­
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fered h e ra rid e . A fter she refu sed
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The man then got out o f his car
and approached the girl on foot,
ordering her to get into his car.
W hen he grabbed for her arm , she
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G resham City Council will not
reconsider a proposal to erect a
historic monument to former M ayor
Dr. Herbert H. Hughes.
The proposal will not be revis­
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by G resham 's Japanese A m erican
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o f inform ation that further links Dr.
H ughes to an organization that
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G resham after W orld W ar II.
“ It is clear that w hile the original
research w as w ell-intentioned it
was not com plete. We appreciate
the m em bers o f the com m unity that
cam e forw ard to share their co n ­
c e rn s ,” said C o u n c il-P re sid e n t
S h an e B e m is. “T h is p ro p o sa l
should not have com e forw ard to
begin w ith.”
Deputy
Robbed for
Drugs
A C lackam as County s h e rif f s
deputy w ho resigned in disgrace in
January pleaded guilty M arch 15 to
arm ed robbery and other charges,
telling a ju d g e that an addiction to
pain m edication led him to com m it
the crim es.
David V erbos. 36, told U.S. D is­
trict Judge Jam es Redden that he
was guilty o f robbing tw o p h arm a­
cies, a bank and a quiek-eash outlet
late last year.
V erbos w as charged in federal
court with stealing about $5.(XM)
worth o f cash and drugs, including
hundreds o f tablets o f the painkill­
ers O xyeontin and m orphine.
Verbos, the father o f tw o teenag­
ers. is scheduled to be sentenced
May 23. In a plea agreem ent, the
prosecution is recom m ending 15
years in prison.
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