lanuaiy 23. 2008 ^ ^ Jn rtla n ò ©bseruer Page A2 Frigid Cold Impacts Area Homeless Warming shelters open; pipes and pets at risk B itte r c o ld w e a th e r h a s p ro m p te d th e O r e g o n T r a il C h a p t e r o f th e A m e r i c a n R e d C r o s s to o p e n e m e r g e n c y w a r m in g c e n t e r s f o r th e h o m e le s s . T e m p e r a t u r e s in th e P o r t l a n d a r e a d i p p e d in to th e lo w 2 0 s o v e r n i g h t M o n d a y a n d a r e f o r e c a s t to r e m a in in th e lo w 2 0 s o v e r n i g h t in to W e d n e s d a y . E v e n w o r s e f o r m a n y , th e c o ld s n a p m a y b e f o l l o w e d b y a n a p p r o a c h i n g s to r m b r in g in g th e p o s s i b i l i t y o f s n o w a n d ic e o n T h u r s d a y , F r id a y o r th is w e e k e n d , a c c o r d i n g to th e N a t i o n a l W e a t h e r S e r v ic e . 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T h e O r e g o n H u m a n S o c ie ty w a n ts p e o p l e to r e m e m b e r to k e e p p e t s w a r m a n d s a f e . D o g s a n d c a ts c a n g e t f r o s t b i t t e n e a r s , n o s e s a n d f e e t i f le f t o u t s i d e . photo by M ark W ashington /T he P ortland O bserver Dr. Jill Ginsberg (left) and Suzy Jeffreys o f the North by Northeast clinic check in with Pastor Fred Woods at Calvary Christian Ministries Tuesday offering help to the homeless. The northeast Portland church turns into a shelter during extreme cold weather from 8 p.m. to 7 a.m. N oose C over O utrage In Loving Memory Magazine apologizes Booker Taylor B ooker T aliferro T ay lo r died on Dee. 26,2007 at the age of73. He was born on M arch 15, 1934 to M agnolia and Booker Taylor Sr. in DeKalb, Texas. The family moved to Portland in 1938 where he became a member of Bethel A M E C hurchand sang in the young people's choir. He attended W ashington High School, w here he broke the school’s baseball batting records. Shortly after graduating, he married Helen Patricia W illiams. Booker enjoyed fishing, hunting, blues, jazz and cooking. He alw ays had w ords o f w isdom for all and a joke to share. His love o f both the game o f pool and golf is legendary. "R ed," his nam e on the pool circuit, played W illie Mosconi in an exhibition in Portland in 1961. He also set the course record at Broadm oor G olf Course with a 68. Booker took his sonson hunting trips when they were young, and he also greatly enjoyed fishing. He celebrated 53 years o f m arriage with Helen last year. T ogether they raised five children. Laurel, Elizabeth, Douglas, Mary and Russell. He was also a father figure to grandson Shawn Johnson, grand daughter Brandy Taylor, nephew D avid Scott and niece Ethel Chester. He is survived by his wife and children, a host of grandchildren, great-grandchildren, nieces, nephews, cousins and other family members. ( A P) - G o lfw eek m ag azin e replaced the ed ito r resp o n sib le for illu stratin g the cu rren t co v e r with a noose and ap o lo g ized F riday for its d ep ictio n of a G o lf C hannel an c h o r’s use o f "lynch" in a co m m ent about T ig er W oods. "W e ap o lo g ize for creatin g this g rap h ic cover that receiv ed ex trem e n eg ativ e reaction from co n sum ers, su b scrib ers and ad v ertisers acro ss the co u n try ." T u rn stile P u b lish in g C o . p resid en t W il liam P. K u p p erJr. said. "We w ere try in g to convey the co n tro v ersial issues w ith a stro n g and p ro v o cativ e grap h ic im age. It is now o b v io u s that the overall reaction to our co v er d eep ly offended m any people. For that, w e are deeply apologetic. K elly T ilg h m an , in her second y ear as anchor o f PGA T o u r co v erag e on G o lf C h an n el, w as sus- pended for tw o w eeks becau se o f co m m en ts she m ade during the second round o f the M erced es- Benz C h am p io n sh ip , w hen she and an aly st N ick F ald o w ere d isc u ssin g y o u n g c h a lle n g e rs to W o o d s. F aldo su g g ested that "to take T ig er on, m aybe they should ju s t gang up (on him ) for a w hile." "L ynch him in a back alley ," T ilg h m an said, lau g h in g . T he m ag azin e dev o ted four pages o f new s and co m m en tary on the topic,, in clu d in g a co lu m n on the back page sup p o rtin g T ilg h m an and asking that the co n tro v ersy be kept in context. R eaction to the noose drew a harsh reb u k e from PG A T o u r co m m issio n er T im Finchem . "C learly, w hat Kelly said w as in ap p ro p riate and u n fo rtu n ate, and she o b v io u sly reg rets h er ch o ice o f w ords," F inchem said in a statem ent. Vanport Square Grand Opening A rea residents are invited to the grand opening of Vanport Square, a com m ercial development at 5225 N.E. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., created by m inority entrepreneurs to boost the econom y in the heart o f Portland’s A frican-A m erican community. The celebration. T hursday, Jan. 24, from 10:30 a.m. to noon, marks the com pletion o f a42,000-square foot, com m ercial/condom inium project that broke ground in N o vember 2006. The developers, Ray Leary and Jeana W oolley, have renovated the form er Marco M anufacturing building and added a new office and retail building. The project con tains 16 condom inium s owned and occupied by local enterprises. Vanport Square is hom e to a mix of restaurants, retailers and co m munity and professional services. D u rin g the g ran d o p en in g , neighbors are invited to meet the developers and others involved and to tour the project. Golfweek replaced its editor and apolo gized after a noose on its Jan. 19 issue got an overwhelming negative reaction. Sisters Support Blood Drive A group o f A frican-A m erican artists will display their work at the Red Cross Portland Donor Center, 3 13 1 N. V ancouver, for the M artin Luther King Jr. Blood and Organ Donor Registry Drive this Satur day. Jan. 26 from 7:30a.m . to 1 p.m. The com m unity is invited to stop and see the colorful creations o f Sunshine Dixon, Sharon Martini and Kemi Arigbon while giving to a good cause. “We all know that blood donations give our com m unity a safe and plentiful blood supply to help critically ill patients, acci dent victims, prem ature babies, and pa tients receiving bone-m arrow or organ donations,” said Dixon. According to D onate Life Northwest, 18 people in the U.S. die each day w aiting for an organ transplant, and currently in Oregon and southw est W ashington al m ost 1,900 people await an organ trans plant. Participants in theevent will receive a free King com m em orative lapel pin and will havetheirnam eentered intoadraw ing for a $100 Safew ay gift card. Free health screenings and coupons good for any Red Cross training class or first-aid item will also be offered. Call 503-284-4040. T o r n a d o Losses A d d e d U p |NEW SEA SO N .. S ...J M A R K E T N O W D E L IV E R IN G Y o u r fa v o r ite n e ig h b o r h o o d g r o c e r y s to r e n o w d e liv e r s g r o c e r ie s r ig h t to y o u r h o m e o r o ffic e . “Even though a tornado is an The tornado that ripped through Vancouver, Jan. 10, caused more intense, focused event, dam age is than I (X) insurance claims and more covered the same as dam age from than half a million dollars in insured any other w indstorm ,” said Karl losses to hom es, property and busi N ewman, NW Insurance Council nesses, according to NW Insur president. Renters Insurance covers wind ance Council, a firm representing 80 dam age to personal belongings. p e r c e n t o f th e a u to an d Vehicles dam aged by wind are cov hom eowners insurance policies in ered if ow ners have optional com the region. Standard hom eowners and busi prehensive coverage under their ness ow ners insurance policies auto insurance policies. This in cover wind dam age, including tor cludes dam age from blowing d e bris and falling trees and branches. nados. Are you a Woman with Asthma? Receive $50 for being in a Focus Group Discussion about Asthma • For African American women • Focus group lasts 90 minutes • Portland location in February - date & location TBA • Part of a research study to develop a computer- based program to help women manage their asthma CALL toll-free 1-877-366-3119 for Info & to sign up w w w .n e w s e a s o n s m a r k e t.c o m you click, we deliver, (or pull up for pick up) Research study funded by the National Institutes of Health; program developed by Oregon Center for Applied Science (Eugene)