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Portland Observer Black H istory M o n th
Metro appoints Roberts
Former Oregon Gov. Barbara Rob­
erts returned to public service when
the
M etro
C o u n c il
ap­
pointed her last
week to Fill an
open position
r e p r e s e n ti n g
Portland. The
regional g o v ­
ernmental interviewed six applicants
for the post, which became avail­
able when Robert Liberty resigned.
Office of Equity Proposed
Portland Mayor Sam Adams pro­
posed the creation of an Office of
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in care of the Milwaukie Christian and the Indian Ocean for years. fr.S.
Church, P.O. Box 22496, Milwaukie, naval forces were trailing the Ameri­
OR, 97269. Personal hygiene items cans' captured yacht and quickly
can be donated through the Family boarded the vessel after hearing the
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Support Center, 6031 S.E. KingRoad, gunfire.
Equity during his third State of the in Milwaukie. The fire at the Fox
Gadhafi Vows to Fight
City address Friday. The Office, Pointe Apartment Complex killed 5-
Libyan leader
which would be under the leader­ year-old Apollo Lemi and his 4-year-
M oam m ar
ship of Commissioner Amanda Fritz, old brother Ladu.
Gadhafi called
would address the city’s social ac­
Pirates Murder Hostages
Tuesday for his
countability with regards to racial
Four Americans taken hostage by
su p p o rters to
issues as well as those that involve
Somali pirates off East Africa were
take back the
citizens with disabilities.
shot and killed by their captors
stre e ts from
Tuesday, the U.S. military said,
Fund for Fire Victims
a n ti - g o v e r n ­
ment protesters
A fund to support the family devas­ marking the first time U.S. citizens
tated by a fire that killed two chil­ have been killed in a wave of pirate and vowed to fight on and die as a
dren last week has been established attacks plaguing the Gulf of Aden "martyr." Gadhafi spoke as U.S. of­
TlWeek in
The Review
February 23, 2011
ficials confirmed reports that part of
the east of Libya has "fallen" to the
protesters and was no longer con­
trolled by the central government.
Wu says Stress Did It
U.S. Rep. David
Wu, D-Ore., says
h e's rec eiv in g
treatment follow­
ing
co n cern
among his staff
about his mental
health. Wu gave
an interview Tuesday on ABC's
"Good Morning America" saying
he was under a lot of stress in the
month before his re-election last
November.
Snowboarder Rescued
A 27-year-old snowboarder who
spent Sunday night lost on Mount
Hood in below-freezing tempera­
tures was found Monday and air­
lifted to safety. Clackamas County
search and rescue reported that
Brantley Acree 111, on vacation from
V irg in ia, was lo cated on the
mountain's west side by an Oregon
Army National Guard helicopter.
New Zealand Quake
â
Search teams using their bare hands,
dogs, heavy cranes and earth mov­
ers worked frantically on Wednes­
day in Christchurch, one of New
Zealand's largest cities to find sur­
vivors of a powerful 6.3 magnitude
earthquake as officials raised the
death toll to at least 75.
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Killed in
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A Portland blues musician had
died in a motor vehicle accident.
Nick Christmas II I, known to Port­
land blues music fans as the drum­
mer for the Norman Sylvester Band
during the late 80s and 90s, and
more recently as the drummer for
Blues Train, had recently retired from
the Bonneville Power Administra­
tion.
Members of the blues commu­
nity said Christmas was enjoying
spending his time with his children
and his drums. A man with a huge
smile and huge wrists, who always
declared his love for people, his
sudden loss leaves a painful hole in
the lives of his family and friends.
He will be sorely missed.
Portland police said Christmas,
63, was found early Saturday morn­
ing in a vehicle that rolled down an
embankment off North Portland
Road, south of Marine Drive.
Investigators believe he lost con­
trol of the vehicle on the icy road­
way. The car hit a concrete barrier
before landing on its side in a ditch.
Police said speed and road condi­
tions contributed to the crash.
Services are pending in care of
Terry Family Funeral Home.