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Established in 1970
Committed to Cultural Diversity
Volume XXXVII, Number 4
Rose Garden Buy Back
P o rtla n d
Trail Blaz­
e rs o w n e r
Paul A llen
said Friday
he plans to
rep u rch a se
th e R o se
G arden A rena, the hom e o f the
N BA team , after he gave up ow n­
ership in bankruptcy proceedings
in 2004. See sto ry , page A2.
Hudson says ‘Idol’ Abusive
A cadem y
Award nom i­
nee Jennifer
H udson tells
E ssen ce
m a g a z in e
that she was
abused, m is­
led and brain­
w ashed dur­
ing her days
the hit FOX
reality show “A m erican Idol.' See
sto ry , p ag e A3.
Vancouver Marine Killed
A 19-year-old U .S. M arine w ho
g rad u a ted 18 m onths ag o from
V a n c o u v e r’s H udson Bay H igh
S chool w as k illed last w eek in
Iraq. Lance CpI. A dam Q uitugua
E m ul d ied w h ile c o n d u c tin g
co m b at o p era tio n s in Al A nbar
p ro v in ce .
Six Grannies Arrested
Six Portland grandm others were
arrested Friday during an anti­
w ar protest outside a m ilitary re­
cruiting office in northeast Port­
land. T hey w ere charged with
blocking a door and trespassing.
Dungy Beats Protégé
Wal-Mart Faces Bias Trial
A federal ap p e als co u rt ruled
T u esd ay that W al-M art S tores
Inc. m u st face a class-actio n
law su it alleg in g as m any as 1.5
m illion fo rm e r and cu rren t fe ­
m ale em p lo y ee s w ere d isc rim i­
nated ag a in st in pay and p ro ­
m otions.
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Wednesday • February 7, 2007
Mourning
begins for
historic
church
.Week in
The Review
T h e b ig g e st
win o f India­
napolis C olts’
coach T ony
D ungy’s NFL
career com es
in a S u p e r
Bowl victory
over his close friend and protégé.
Bears coach Lovie Smith. See
sto ry , page B6.
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photo by
M egan B ronson /F or T he P ortland O bserver
Flames shoot through the steeple o f the Morning Star Missionary Baptist Church at 1 0 6 N.E. Ivy St. Monday night. Firefighters
said the church's steeple created a chimney effect. The African American church was completely destroyed with its adjacent
annex seriously damaged.
by S arah B lount
T he P ortland O bserver
A historical A frican A m erican church
in northeast Portland went up in flames in
an unbelievable four-alarm fire late M on­
day night.
T he to w erin g flam es at M orning Star
M issionary B aptist C hurch on Ivy Street
an d R o d n e y A v e n u e b ro u g h t m ore
than 100 fire fig h ters to the scene at
m id n ig h t. It began alm o st in stan tly and
g u tted the en tire th ree -sto ry church,
c a u sin g its ste e p le to im p lo d e and
sc o rc h in g n earb y trees, ro o fto p s and
p arked v eh icles.
A ccording to Portland Fire and Rescue
Lt. Allen O sw alt, the church building was
so fully involved in fire that em bers were
lifted high in the air by the therm al column
and fell on neighboring homes.
“ When our crew s show ed up we had
tw o roof fires from the em bers, tw o cars
bum inginthe street and pow er I i nes down,”
O sw alt said.
T he church annex suffered heavy dam ­
age but firefighters w ere able to save most
o f the structure. Both bui Idings w ere empty
at the tim e and no injuries have been
reported. Investigators have not deter­
mined the cause.
N eighbors were shocked at how the
inferno shook their houses.
“ I ju st heard a big boom, than a big
flam e and everything w ent straight on
up,” said M aurice Spencer, w ho lives just
w est o f the church.
M om i ng S tar was m ore than a place for
continued
on page A8
Living Black History
Symphony Musicians Love Making Music
J ames B ash
F or the P ortland O bserver
The Oregon Symphony has two
by
full-time. African American members
who are superb musicians and love
making music in Portland.
Midwest Deep Freeze
A fter an u n u su ally w arm D e­
c e m b e r and a m ostly sno w -free
Ja n u ary , w in te r retu rn ed w ith a
v en g ean ce T u esd a y to the U p­
p e r M id w e st an d N o rth e a st,
d u m p in g heavy snow on parts
o f N ew Y ork and k eeping te m ­
p era tu re s w ell below zero in
m any cities.
JaTtik Clark and Jennifer Arnold pretty good sound from the begin­ different sets o f valve combinations
give inspiration to others as we cel­ ning, and her hunch was right."
to play the notes.
He has also played tuba concer­
ebrate Black History Month. They
Clark received a Bachelors degree
are living exam ples o f two people in music performance from the Uni­ tos with symphony orchestras.
w ho have exceptional drive and de­ versity of South Carolina before
"There are over a hundred con­
termination to be the best.
graduating from the University o f certos written for tuba." he noted,
Clark has held the position o f prin­ Cincinnati College-Conservatory o f "but a lot of them arc not great pieces
cipal tuba with the Oregon Sym ­ Music w ith a Masters degree in per­ o f music."
phony since 1999. He was bom in the formance.
Besides teaching in the music fac­
He owns five tubas, two tuned to ulty at Portland State University,
Jamaica borough o f Queens in New
York City and grew up in Hartsville. the key o f C and three in F. The Clark somehow finds time toperform
S.C. where he first played the tuba. flexibility allowsClark tochoosethe with many ensem bles around Port­
“ In the fifth grade I wanted to play right tuba sound for a specific piece land. including Bob Sheps Big Band
the saxophone, but the band director o f music. He memorizes the finger­ and a new gypsy brass band called
talked me into playing tuba." Clark ings when he switches between the
continued ' y ^ on page A8
recalled. “She thought that I had a C and F tubas because he has to use
JaTtik Clark
is the
principal tuba
player with
the Oregon
Symphony.
Jennifer Arnold plays the viola for the Oregon Symphony.
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