lu ly 13. 2011
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North Portland news and events
St. Johns
N E IG H B O R H O O D
-405: Fremont Bridge
Upper Deck Paving Project
This summer an
Oregon Department
of Transportation
project will replace
the pavement on
the upper deck
(southbound direction)
of the Fremont Bridge
(Interstate 405).
Cathedral Park Jazz Festival
A long tradition takes place be­
neath the historic St. Johns Bridge
in the majestic setting of Cathedral
Park July 15 through 17. The free
three-day festival provides a very
diverse audience the opportunity
to enjoy blues and jazz, America’s
original art form.
In 1981, during a major St. Johns
community revitalization effort, Ca­
thedral Park Jazz Festival was bom.
Thirty years later, the festival is the
largest free jazz and blues event
west of the Mississippi, and one of
North Portland's most important
community events.
Friday, July 15 performances in­
clude Robbie Laws and Norman
Sylvester. Saturday, July 16perfor­
mances include Mike Winkle, We­
ber Iago & Dave Valdez: Chamber-
Jazz Ensemble, Warren Rand, and
Portland Jazz Quintet. The festival
ends Sunday, July 17 with perfor­
mances by Grant Richards, Barbara
Lusch, Patrick Lamb, and Tom Grant.
The Jazz Festival is a memorial to
the spirit of community activism and
is a leading symbol of community
pride. This year’s homegrown show­
case will feature fabulous food ven­
dors, beer, a wine garden, and radio
sponsor KBOO 90.7 fm.
For more information and a de­
tailed sch ed u le, go to h ttp ://
www.cpjazz.com/index.html.
Basketball Coach Reaches Out
As a way to empower and in­
crease support for Roosevelt’s fe­
male basketball program, the new
head Varsity coach of the Roosevelt
Girls Basketball team announced
their plans to increase family, com­
munity, and business support for
the upcoming school year.
“As we develop our Lady Rider’s
Basketball Program we invite you to
join us on our journey,” said Nike
Greene, the new head coach for the
Girl’s team. She said the immediate
goal for the upcoming year is to have
three strong teams, including a fresh­
man, Junior Varsity and Varsity team,
which will help develop a stronger
and more competitive program.
Historically, she said, girl’s ath­
letics have taken the back seat in
established budgets, support, uni­
forms and more, and community
support is essential for the success
of our program.
In an effort to eliminate those
challenges, the coaching staff and
team asks the community to sup­
port the Lady Riders to help receive
new equipment and uniforms make
the student-athletes proud, com­
petitive and presentable, both on
and off the court.
This year she expressed her ex­
citement for their coaching staff,
whose philosophy is three-fold.
“We embrace and develop the per­
son, student, and athlete,” she said.
“We believe that every young lady
that enters into our program, are
first students and then, athletes.
For a detailed list of the basket­
ball equipment and uniform needs,
c o n ta c t
N ike
G reene
ngreene @ pps.k 12.or.us
The project requires
three weekends of full
closure and at least one
weekend of multiple
lane closures on the
upper deck. There
will also be multiple
lane closures during
weeknights. Use 1-5
south as a detour and
expect congestion
during the closures.
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1-5 South Detour
1-84 West Detour
Work Zone
The construction schedule could change due to weather or
other reasons, but the bridge will be open on weekends when
there are major holidays or events.
View the latest upper deck closure schedule:
www.Oregon.gov/ODOT/HWY/Regionl/l405_Fremont
Learn about the latest traffic impacts:
Visit www.TripCheck.com or cal, 5-1-1 for construction/
closure information
www.Oregon.gov/ODOT/HWY/Reglonl/l405 Fremont