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Good in the
Neighborhood
M ark W ashington /
T he P ortland O bserver
photo by
Local residents representing the north
Portland-based Oregon Trail Chapter of
the American Red Cross march in
Saturday’s Good in the Neighborhood
Parade along Northeast Martin Luther
King Jr. Boulevard. The annual event
drew a good crowd of participants and
onlookers. The weekend celebration
also filled nearby King School Park with
its draw of music, food and games.
A m erican
Red Cross
We Thank You
For Your Support!
Donated
Together, we can save a Hfe
Safety Urged for July Fourth Weekend
Picnics, boating, camping and time spent
with family and friends and, of course, fire
works, are some of the activities area resi
dents travel to for July 4th celebrations. But
for too many people, the annual celebration
is filled with tragedy as it is the deadliest
holiday period of the year on roads and
highways.
That's why Oregon State Police, county
sheriff s deputies andcity police officers will
focus on stopping drivers before they be
come involved in a crash or incident.
24TH ANNUAL! Largest Blues Festival w est of the Mississippi
2 0 1 1 SAFEW AY W A T E R F R O N T
BLUES FEST
With a main focus on impaired drivers, law
enforcement in Oregon and nationwide will
again be cracking down with an aggressive
"Drunk Driving. Over the Limit. Under Ar
rest" enforcement blitz for Friday, July 1
through Monday, July 4.
Statistics over the past 25 years in Oregon
show that nearly half of all Fourth of July
holiday period traffic fatalities were in alco
hol-involved crashes.
Similar statistics from the National High
way Traffic Safety Administration show that,
on average, nearly half of all deadly national
traffic crashes over the holiday period in
volved some level of alcohol.
Nearly 300 people have died on Oregon's
roads during the Fourth of July holiday pe
riod since 1970. Last year, three people died
in two separate fatal traffic crashes in Or
egon. Recent national statistics show during
the 2009 Fourth of July holiday weekend, 410
people were killed in traffic crashes.
P R E S E N T E D B Y F IR S T T E C H C R E D IT U N IO N
Tl Week in
The Review
BUDDY GUY
New York Legalizes Gay Marriage
! LUCINDA WILLIAMS
State lawmakers in New York passed a bill
that allows same-sex marriage Friday, mak
ing New York the sixth and largest state in the
union to adopt gay marriage. Gov. Cuomo
signed the bill into law late on Friday night.
ROBERT CRAY
FOR BLUES BUDOY PASSES, 4 -D A Y PASSES, CRUISE TICKETS. HOTEL DEALS
FACEBOOK PAGE, LINEUPS, BIOS, SOUNDCLIPS AND MORE:
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FRIDAY, JULY 1
C H U B B Y C A R R IE R £» T H E B A Y O U S W A M P B A N D • B O B B Y R A D C L IF F • M O R E '
SATURDAY, JULY 2
BLACK JOE LEWIS
D E IT R A F A R R , O E M E T R IA T A Y L O R A N D T A IL O R A G G E R
Z Y D E C O S W A M P R O M P : C O R E V LE D E T , C H U B B Y C A R R IE R , R O S IE L E D E T .
Reservoir Cleaned Up
S T E V E R IL E Y A N O T H E M A M O U P L A Y B O Y S , M O R E
SUNDAY, JULY 3
Two weeks after a man urinated into an open-
air Mount Tabor reservoir, crews have
drained the reservoir and expect to have it
cleaned and operating by Friday. Water
Bureau officials however, said the contami
nation was less worrisome than some other
unknown items which had been thrown into
the water.
BUDDY GUY • BLACK JOE LEW IS AND THE NONEYBEARS
CURTIS SALGADO • PATRICK LAMB • GRADY CHAMPION
BRUCE CONTE • MESCHIYA LAKE AND THE LITTLE BIG HORNS
NW
P I A N 0 R A M A . V E S T , S C R O G G IN S , S T E W A R T • N W
C O M M U N IT Y G O S P E L C H O IR
O L D T IM E G O SP EL S H O W : L IN D A H O R N B U C K L E A N O J A N IC E S C R O G G IN S
B R O T H E R Y U SE F • N A T H A N J A M E S • K A R E N L O V E L Y
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F IO N A BO YES • R A N D Y O X F O R D B A N D
MONDAY, JULY 4
IV A N NEVILLE'S DUMPSTAPHUNK • HONEY ISLAND S W A M P BAN
SOUL VA C C IN A TIO N W IT H BRUCE CONTE • JAMES H A R M A N BAN
PRESTON "KING OF BEALE STREET" SHANNON
H IL L S T O M P » T -B O N E W A L K E R T R IB U T E • T O O S L IM G T H E T A IL O R A G G E R S
B IL L R H O A D E S H A R M O N I C A B L O W - O F F
• FIREWORKS!
Sewer Rates Rise July 1
24 Years Of Fighting Hunger: Benefit for Oregon Food Bank
Suggested dally donation: » » or m ore and Z cans of food 100% of all g ate donations help Oregon Food Bank.
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An agreement between Oregon Republican's
and Democrats that ends a stalemate be
tween the parties and paves the way to end
the legislative session, would continue a 60-
day maximum sentence for some probation
violators.
Kayakers Rescued at Falls
About a dozen emergency responders were
called to rescue a group of kayakers who
were injured Sunday at the base of
Bridal Veil Falls in the Columbia
Gorge The Multnomah County
Sheriffs office said one man suf
fered a back injury, two suffered
broken noses and a fourth kayaker
was not injured.
Low Consumer Confidence
MACEO PARKER
ROBERT CRAY BAND • MACEO PARKER • REBIRTH BRASS BANI
LUCINDA W IL LIA M S • ORGONE • CHRIS CAIN BAND
A KING A ND T W O QUEENS OF CHICAGO BLUES:
Public Safety Agreement
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Schwtndl S Co., WW Natural, Tha Boeing Company, OregonlMs corn, »»gal Cinema«, Smart Park, FcoShuttle, Pfizer, M illio n Foods fa rth io W ater Snapple
Deschutes Brewery, Chateau St. MtcheBa, Miher Ute, Pepsi, Frlto lay, Yoshkla, Larahar, D ave'i Killer Bread, OreyeT'i lea Cream, Cascadian Farms ' k OIM TV '
Blues Revue, KBOO. Oregon Music News, Green Mountain Energy, Maverick Markatlng, Prime Pay, Karolyn March, Portland Communtty College Music Millennium
Cascade Blues Assn, W in throp Music Assn, Oregon Potters Assn, Cascade Zydeco Assn, University Place Motel, RtvarPlaca Motel, Motel Fifty, Marriott Motel
Sewer and stormwater rates will rise six per
cent in the city of Portland starting July 1.
Officials said about 58 percent of the sewer
and stormwater bill pays for sewage treat
ment and sewer construction and repair.
About 40 percent pays for stormwater man
agement.
The plunge in U.S. home prices
showed signs of leveling off in
April, but worries about unem
ployment pushed consumer con
fidence to a seven-month low in
June. Economists warned prices
will likely crawl along at low levels as a large
number of homes come up for sale.
Former Governor Guilty
A jury on Monday
c o n v ic te d
Rod
B la g o jev ic h , the
former governor of
Illinois, of a broad
pattern o f corrup
tio n ,
in clu d in g
charges that he tried
to personally ben
efit from his role in
selecting a U.S. Senate replacement for
Barack Obama after Obama was elected presi
dent. The most serious of the counts carry
penalties of up to 20 years in prison.