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n" Portland Observer Black Page 20 History Month February 3. 2010 EMMANUEL Church of God in Christ United 4800 NE 30th Ave. Port land OR 97211 503-335-8772 You are cordially invited to worship with us in these services: P astor & Wife - Bishop & Mrs. A.L. Wright Sunday Service Sunday School 10:00 A.M Y.P.C.E. 6:30 P.M W orship Service 12:00 N oon Evangelistic Service 7:00 P.M. W e e k day S ervice T uesday N ight: Bible Study 7:30 P.M. Friday Night: Regular Service 7:30 P.M. Prayer M eeting & Sem inar: M onday - Friday 12:00 BUSINESS Z State Farm* ' I nterstate D ental C linic Providing insurance anti Financial Services Home Office, Bloomington, Illinois 61710 5835 N Interstate Ave, Portland, O R 97217 Ernest J. Hill, Jr. Agent 4946 N Vancouver Avenue, Portland, OR 97217 503 286 1103 Fax 503 2861146 ernie hill h5mb@statefarn) com watch video at h ttp :// www.yellowpages.com/info- 2668891/lnterstate-Dental-Clinic 24 Hour Good Neighbor Service® (503)946-6273 edw arw ard? @ aol.com A website: www.cosmeticdentaiportland.com/ Default.htm Horace S. Simpson ABEL Barber TexturedHair Specialist/Designer Beautyfirst & Salon Clackam as Promenade 8946 SE Sunnyside Road Clackamas, OR 97015-7778 503.654.4656 o r 503.654.5357 Relaxer • Cut-Style • Color Availability: For an appointm ent, call: (503)734-5312 Thurs. 9-3 (after 3 b y A p p t.) Saturday 9-3 Stop by or call for Appointment 222 N. K illingsw orth A ve. Portland, O r 97211 u p scaleb arb ersp a@ y ah o o .co m üble J Tires New & Used Tires Overstock & Used Tires $15&up PRICED TO SELL All tires mounted & blanched on the car, out the door - no additives. Free stock wheels w / purchase of any new or used tire- limited to stock on hand 30 c H M izani P rofessional H air care products used a n d s o ld a t this salon 4510 SE 5 2 nd & Holgate 503-771-1834 Platinum Fade S A L O N Home Office, Bloomington, Illinois 61710 iFe have the Best Barber & hair Stylist in Portland and we do Razor Line Cuts, Weaves, Relaxers and Cuts A gent Barbers & Hairstylist Wanted - 1 month free 5010 NE 9th U nit A, Portland, O regon 97221 2 locations to Serve You 503-283-9437 Ferraris told the audience that the ies in the area dropped by 76 p er num ber o f officers for the area once cent, he said. C rim e has also spiked C rim e across O regon has been covered by N orth Precinct was about in a few neighborhoods, like U ni dropping for years, and north Port the sam e, and the police w ere largely versity Park and O verlook. land w as no exception, she said m eeting their goal o f responding to B o th S a ltz m a n a n d S h ru n k w hile bringing up statistics on the calls w ithin five minutes. pointed out that crim e has been overhead projector to m ake her case. H ow ever, there have been a few g o in g d o w n d e s p ite th e b a d She also pointed out that m ore blips in w hat have been otherw ise econom y, w hich they, in part, attrib people are eyeing the police bureau relatively positive trends. uted to citizen involvem ent. fo r e m p lo y m e n t w ith the do w n F erraris said that the area had But this d id n ’t satisfy the resi econom y. seen an uptick in burglaries and car dents in attendance. “A bad econom y is a good sign theft, but that these w ere largely D uring the question and answ er for police hiring,” said Sizer, w ho due to tw o prolific crim inals w ho session, a num ber o f residents, w rit added that the bureau w as at alm ost had been taken o ff the street. A fter ing in their questions on pieces o f full staffing. one suspect w as arrested burglar- p ap er that w ere read by D uffy, said that th e y ’ve seen less and less o f a police presence in their neig hbor hoods and have had a h ard er tim e getting service. O ne business ow ner on Lom bard said that they used to see a police cru iser roll by several tim es a day. N ow they only see one once a w eek. A n o th er business o w n er had a break in, and had a frustrating tim e getting an officer to com e by. O n e re s id e n t in th e K e n to n N e ig h b o rh o o d called in a fte r th e ir h o m e w as b ro k en in to an d w as fla tly to ld th a t th e re w as no o f fic e r a v ailab le . co n tin u ed ¿ ^ J r o n i F ron t Providing Insurance and Financial Services Michael E Harper W e m oved to o ur new location: 9713 S.W. Capitol, Portland, OR 503-221-3050 Fax 503-227-8757 T homas /T he P ortland O bserver Precinct Loss Still Hurts State Farm* years in business 6841 NE MLK, Portland photo by J ake District Attorney Mike Shrunk tells local residents that their involvement in police issues is crucial. 503-284-2989 Hours o f operation: M-F 9 am - 6 pm Sat 8 am - 9 pm Sun 11 am - 6 pm “ W here are o ur north Portland o fficers?” questioned one resident. Several o th er q u estio n s noted that they are m ore likely to hear police sirens or see buildings v an dalized than officers on patrol. “ Ify o u d o n ’t feel like y o u ’re get ting good serv ice, th e re ’s a couple o f avenues available to y o u ,” said Saltzm an, w ho pointed out that citi zens can directly call precinct co m m anders. T h e b u re a u is lo o k in g at a 2 p e rc e n t c u t fo r th e n ex t b u d g e t th a t w ill b e c o n sid e re d by C ity C o u n cil th is sp rin g . E ach o ffic ia l s a id th a t it w as im p o rta n t for p e o p le to c o m e o u t an d m ak e sure th a t the c o u n c il u n d e rsta n d s th at th e y w a n t to m ak e su re th a t th is se rv ic e is fu n d ed .