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®lft ^lortlanb (Observer
M arch 02 , 2011
Happy Birthday Clara Jenkins
from Family and Friends
The Portland band ‘All the Apparatus' plays to the crowd during a
Last Thursday celebration last year.
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been taking over the conversation
and been talking w ith Friends o f
Last T hursday to com e up w ith a
gam e plan for this sum m er.
C om m issioner F ritz’s C h ief o f
S taff T om B izeau says the city has
also been w orking w ith the group to
address issues.
B izeau noted that so far, there is
a core group o f people co m m itted to
m aking Last T hursday a success,
and they have been w orking w ith
the O ffice o f N eighborhood Involve
m ent in order to address the issue o f
alcohol, w hich usually arises as a
problem during the after-hours o f
the event.
"They are trying to put together
a m eeting that will get all o f the bar
ow ners together and help them c re
ate a good neighbor agreem ent,"
B izeau said, describing a co m m u
nity generated plan that can ad
dress concerns betw een entities that
has been pretty successful in other
areas o f the city w here such dis
putes have taken place.
The K ing N eighborhood A sso
ciation, one o f the northeast n eig h
borhood associations that align the
A lberta district, has grow n im pa
tient.
The neighborhood w rote a letter
to the city last m onth asking for help
with illegal alcohol ustj, parking prob
lem s, vandalism , public urination,
defecation, trash and other nuisance
issues on A lberta.
L eaders o f the association are
asking the City Council to m ake Last
T hursday events accountable to a
responsible entity that is acco u n t
able to the neighborhoods.
In the end, B izeau said that he
w ould like to see Friends o f Last
T hursday becom ing invested and
taking ow nership o f the celeb ra
tions.
"Ultimately, it is their event, not
o u r ev en t,” he said. “ W e re ju st here
to m ake sure people stay safe, have
a good tim e, and at the sam e tim e,
respect the neighborhood."
As o f now , the controversy o f
Last T hursday rem ains to be solved.
T he city o f Portland plans to hold
an o th er public m eeting on the sub
je c t som etim e in A pril.
Celebration o f Life
Clarence W. Morphis Jr.
leadership o f Pastor H. B ernard Ings
A celebration o f life service for Jr*
C larence W illard M orphis Jr., w ho
C laren ce attended P ortland P ub
died Feb. 16, 2011, w as held M o n lic Schools and graduated from Grant
day at Philadelphia C .M .B . C hurch H igh School. H e m anaged several
in northeast Portland.
telem arketing agencies in
H e was bom O ct. 25,
the P ortland area and also
1 9 5 5 in S e a ttle , to
w orked as a security o f
C larence W . M orphis Sr.
ficer. H e jo in e d the U. S.
and M ary Lincoln. His
A rm y an d re c eiv e d an
one sibling, M s. Ijem ona
H onorable D ischarge.
Iheanacho, and an aunt,
H e w as an active m em
M rs. M arg ie S im p so n
ber o f the N A A C P , P ort
preceded him in death.
land C hapter 1120. H e was
A nother aunt, M rs. Pat
a loving husband and fa
L incoln C o x eff (O beli) o f A rizona ther, and enjoyed fishing, caring for
recently departed this life on Feb. plants, gardening, and loved c o o k
16,2011.
ing.
He gave his life to the L ord in
H e leaves to cherish his m em o
1991, and accepted his calling to the ries, his w ife M rs. Essie M. M orphis;
m inistry in 1993. A fterh iscallin g ,h e children, M alcolm H akim Solom on
began the H ave Faith in G od M in is M orphis o f Portland, and C larissa
tries. T he Lord blessed him w ith A nn M orphis o f A tlanta, G a.; three
other special events in 1993. He was n ie c e s , A fra h , E z e an d M a lik
united in H oly M atrim ony to Essie Iheanacho; an aunt, M rs. A lice L in
M .L ew isonJan. 1 5 ,1993,andjoined coln (M cK inney) o f A rizona; and a
the G reater Faith C O G IC under the host o f o th er relatives and friends.