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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 .
T h e R e d C r o s s s h e l t e r s w ill o p e r a t e f r o m 8 p .rn . to 7
a .m . w h ile o v e r n i g h t t e m p e r a t u r e s r e m a in n e a r f r e e z in g .
O n e o f th e m is l o c a t e d in n o r t h e a s t P o r t l a n d a t C a v a l r y
C h r i s t i a n M i n i s t r i e s , 1 2 6 N .E . A l b e r t a S t. T w o o t h e r s h a v e
o p e n e d a t th e E s t a t e H o te l , 2 2 5 N .W . C o u c h ; a n d F o u r ­
s q u a r e C h u r c h , 1 3 0 3 S .E . A n k e n y .
A w a r n in g f o r h o m e o w n e r s e n c o u r a g e s th e m to k e e p
c o l d a ir f r o m f r e e z i n g th e p ip e s b e n e a t h t h e i r h o m e s b y
c o v i n g th e f o u n d a t i o n v e n t s w ith S t y r o f o a m o r c a r d b o a r d
in a p in c h . O u td o o r f a u c e ts c a n b e p r o te c te d w ith S t y r o f o a m
c o v e r s o r w r a p p e d w ith a n o ld t o w e l , p l a s t i c a n d ta p e .
In a d d i t i o n . 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.
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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.
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