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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
Both days will feature an Infor-
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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.
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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
on page 16