Image provided by: University of Oregon Libraries; Eugene, OR
About Portland observer. (Portland, Or.) 1970-current | View Entire Issue (June 7, 2006)
'riu ^Jortlanò (©bseruer lune 07. 2006 Page A5 Rose Festival’s Walk for Life The Humboldt Elementary Chargettes provide a dance routine for participants before the Walk for Life at Jefferson High School. An inaugural w eekend o f Rose Festival Events kicked o ff early Saturday, June 3 with the Eddie Barnett Jr. Foundation W alk for Life, a benefit for the local non profit organization form ed to make a difference for young people diagnosed with Hypertrophic C ardiom y opathy, the form o f heart disease that eventually took B arnett’s life in 2005. B arnett's m other, C hristeen Johnson, organized the 3.8-m ile walk beginning at Jefferson High School on North Com m ercial and K illingsworth, and ending at G rant High School at Northeast 33rd and Thom pson. A lm ost 100 people participated in the event, raising $1,100 but falling short o f total expenses. You can still help by making donations by calling the foundation at 503-756-8541. photos by M ark W ashington /T he P ortland O bserver Ingredients for life SAFEWAY O Verified Tender Lean Ground Beef Christeen Johnson and her daughter Julisa Lowe rally partici pants before the Eddie Barnett Jr. Foundation Walk for Life Saturday, honoring the son she lost last year to heart disease. Rancher’s Reserve Angus Beef Bottom Round Steak Or Roast 80% Lean. 20% Fat. SAVE up to $1.50 lb. Boneless Marinate or Grill. SAVE up to $2.30 lb. Forget It I know how to fix a flat tire, and If you too have a fix-a-flat pho have done so several times. The bia, and aren’t blessed with bike problem is I absolutely hate it. I m echanic relatives or too cheap to derive no satisfaction from the la pay som eone 10 bucks, take the borious act o f prying a tire off its ri m m atter into your ow n hands! Learn (ouch), locating the intruding nail, quickly! Because sum m er is here piece o f glass, etc., or replacing the and broken glass lurks everywhere. tube, and finishing off the A special North Portland a c t by p e r f e c tly / \ BikeW orks women and m atching all three tr a n s g e n d e r b ik e elem ents - tube. f i t , m aintenance class tire and rim -to - J/ z \ will hold flat fixing g e th e r a g a in f t d em o s, am ong and back onto ■ «■ -_ ’ other repair is- the bike (the ■ sues, S unday, / June 11 from 10:30 p ro ce ss bein g V e x p o n e n tia lly a.111 ti>2:3()p in.The harder if the flat is j benefit for the non- on the back wheel). profit will accept do- S o I ’ve a lw a y s nations o fS IO o r more. ta k e n a d v a n ta g e o f m y The Bike Gallery regu brother the bike mechanic, who fixes larly hosts Flat RepairC linics for al I flats for me, and I m anage to retain adults, at various locations. The som e self-sufficiency by engaging next one h ap p en s W ed n esd ay , in less painful bike maintenance: I June 28 from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at practice truing my w heels, replac their Holly wood location, 5329 N.E. ing m y brakes, cables and housing, Sandy Blvd. and m aking other general repairs If you w ant to learn and p rac that d on’t leave m e cursing at the tice on y o u r ow n , v isit Bike N ’ walls. H i k e ’s w e b s i te , But th e re’s a tiny voice inside w w w .bikenhike.com and plug “fix my head that says fixing flats isn’t a flat” into th e ir search engine. all that bad. and that relying on the Y o u ’ll find a ste p -b y -ste p p ro generosity o f my brother is some cess w ith p o p-u p w indow s. Bike sort o f a copout. I’ve finally de N' H ike claim s flat rep a ir is not cided I’d be better off mastering only easy, but also fun. M aybe this tedious but necessary skill, som eday I’ll agree. learning to sw ear less with every Sarah Blount is a reporter fo r tube I replace. the Portland Observer. i f ytl; Extra Jumbo Cooked Shrimp 21 to 25-«. Taiton frozen/lhawed SAVE HAN (A M lb. Dulcinea Seedless Mini Watermelon SAVE up to S3 00 FRF F Raspberries sa. 5.6- oí . Packaoss SAVE up lo S 2 .M on 2 T \ I. r Wild, Fresh Copper River Salmon Fillets HF I I ' High in Omega-3 oils IL • Richly flavorful Incredible Fresh Copper River Sockeye Salmon Fillets 12-Pack IC, Saleway w SELECT Pop BUY ONE, GET ONE Weather permitting Doritos Tortilla Chips 1 3 -« . Selected varieties SAVE up to S 3.4 9 on 2 Author Lends Support Breyer s All Natural Ice Cream Marie Callender's Meals 1 75-qt Selected varieties SAVE up to SS 99 on 2 12 to 21-oz. Selected varieties Club Price: $2 00 ea SAVE op lo S13.14 on « follow the reception from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. and is open to the public. C ooper is a recent ém igré to the Portland area. H er latest work o f short stories has been re viewed in current issues Drum Bookstore.446 N F. o f E ssence and People Killingsworth. '~S magazines. The author o f I I S isters in A ction for books ol short stones Power addresses pressing and novels, including her c o m m u n ity issu e s and newest release "Wild em pow ers young people Stars Seeking Midnight by providing new options, Suns," invites area resi J. California skills and tools that lead to dents to join her for a Cooper higher education. ca te re d recep tio n and For more information or reading from 3 p.m. to 4:30 p in. to purchase tickets for the recep Tickets are $25 with tax deductible tion, call Sisters in Action at 503- donations supporting Sisters in A c 331-1244 or Talking Drum Book tion for Power. A free reading will store at 503-288-4106. if I B U Y O N E, G ET O N E General M ills Cereal 12 9 to 20.25-oz Selected varieties. SAVE up to { 4 . 7 1 0 * 2 12-oz. cans. Selected BUY ONE, GET O NE R enow ned au th o r and p la y w right J. C alifornia Cooper, will show her support for a local youth advocacy group during an appear ance Sunday, June 11 at R e fle c tio n s T a lk in g • Fora limited time 12-Pack Safeway SELECT Pop 12-oz cans. Selected varieties lim it 1 w ith club card and coupon and m inim um $10 purchase 08858 BUY ONE, GET O NE Lucerne Large Eggs if « Grade AA Shop at Home. W e Deliver. s a fe w a y .c o m AU. I.IMTTS AXE PEA HOUSEHOLD, PER DAY or h e lm » p n cn in this id atv availably « yout local Satemay ato m , N o « It s to d e ile n , m u m m in u itu tm m S ilo m retail quantum! only Q tu n n ttei ital o i pictorial m o rs W e reserve the right to c a m e l all printed ctrotl-O n O n e , Get O n e Free C B f X .O 'l o flrn , iinroroer m in t n u c h a « Die tit« « item purchased, the regular price Applies Manufacturers coupons may be used on purchased items only not on free items 1.2006 Safeway Stores. Inc Boy Kendall Jackson or Chateau St Jean 750-ml bottle Selected varietals SAVE up lo S S 99