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The Week in Review
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Good in the Neighorhood Time
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Good in the Neighborhood, a
popular local event and official Rose
Festival showcase for the best o f
N orm an Sylveste
north and northeast Portland, takes
the stage this weekend at King
School Park, 4815N.E. Seventh Ave.
The celebration will begin at 11
a.m. Saturday, June 26, with a pa
rade from Emanuel Hospital to North
east Martin Luther King Jr. Boule
vard and winding up at the festival
site. Live music will draw folks to the
park event, open from noon to 9
p.m., Saturday, and again from noon
to 7 p.m. on Sunday, June 27.
The schedule for Saturday in
cludes Sol Starr at noon, Julian’s
Ride at 2:10 p.m., Muthar Ship at 4
p.m., Andrew Stokes at 5:45 p.m.,
and Soul Vaccination at 7:30 p.m.
There will also be an outdoor “mixer”
P atrick Lamb
party that night with live music by
Kirk Green starting at 6 p.m.
p.m., Patrick Lamb at 3:45 p.m., Linda
The Sunday schedule includes Hombuckle at 5:30 p.m. and Ocean
The Light at noon, Kool Breeze at 503 at 6:45 p.m.
1:15 p.m., Norman Sylvester at 2:30
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J u lia n ’s Ride
mation Village where public and
private agencies and organizations
showcase community resources.
An Ethnic Market Place will have
goods for sale by local entrepre
neurs, some o f them one o f a kind. A
children’s area will offer free lead
blood testing, as well as fun activi
ties. For those so inclined there will
be a beer and wine garden and an
array o f food vendors.
Good in the Neighborhood be-
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Celebrating Juneteenth
H undreds o f people turned out
for Portland’s annual Juneteenth
celebration on Saturday, June 19.
State Rep. Lew Frederick, Dis
trict 43, served as Grand Marshall.
The parade featured Sable Scott,
Miss Black Oregon; M ultnomah
County C om m issioner candidate
Loretta Smith, the U.S. M arines
Honor Guard, and Clara Peoples,
w ho e sta b lish e d the P o rtlan d
com m em oration 38 years ago
while working in the Kaiser ship
yards during W orld W ar II.
Portland M ayor Sam Adams
and new Police C h ief Mike Reese
also attended. KGW News 8 re
porter W ayne Havrelly , inter
viewed Peoples, volunteer Ora Lee
Green, and Doris Rush Juneteenth KGW News 8 rep o rte r Wayne Havrelly in te n ie w s long (ime
event chairperson. The Portland co m m u n ity ad vocate C lara P eople (se a te d ,) a n d Juneteenth
O bserver was a key sponsor o f voiunte e rs Ora Lee Green a n d D oris Rush, e ve n t cha irpe rson
See parade image
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