Portland observer. (Portland, Or.) 1970-current, May 23, 2012, Page 10, Image 10

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Caseworker Killed
During Visit
(AP) — A St. Helens man
who pleaded guilty to attempted
m urder five years ago is sus­
pected o f stabbing his mental
health casew orker to death
during a home visit.
Brent Redd, 30, was under
supervision by the nonprofit
Colum bia Com m unity Mental
Health.
St. Helens Police C hief Steve
Salle said M onday that dis­
patchers received a call at about
8 a.m. Sunday, directing them
to Redd's hom e on a report of
a disturbance.
Salle said Redd answered the
door and ran. He was detained
after a short chase. Inside his
house, Salle said police and med­
ics found the body of the case­
worker, Jennifer Warren.
"Our thoughts and prayers
are with the family and friends
after this terrible incident," C o­
lumbia County M ental Health
said in a statem ent M onday.
"We are working closely with
the proper authorities and have
initiated an independent review
to ensure the safety o f our
m ental health workers."
May 23, 2012
Remembering the Flood
Memorial Day
event to tour
site of Vanport
Local organizations will hold
an e v e n t to r e m e m b e r th e
V anport Flood, when the C o ­
lum bia R iver spilled onto w hat
was then O reg o n ’s second larg­
est city on M em orial Day 1948,
killing at least 15 people and
leaving 18,000 people h o m e­
less. M any o f the victim s w ere
black resid en ts w ho cam e to
Portland to w ork in the sh ip ­
yards o f W orld W ar II.
Made possible by the C olum ­
bia Slough W atershed Council and
the Black United Fund, everyone
is invited to the one hour anniver­
sary event, which will lead resi­
dents on a tour of the flood site,
now part o f north Portland.
Participants will meet at Delta
Park / Vanport Park & Ride at
1940 N. Victory Blvd. on W ednes­
day, May 30 at 4 p.m. For more
in fo rm a tio n , c o n ta c t M elissa A survivor is carried to safety during the Vanport Food o f 1948. The destruction happened on
Sandoz at 503-281-1132 or visit Memorial Day when the Columbia River broke through levies and washed out the former town which
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housed a large African-American community.
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A local organ izatio n is calling
fo r the c o m m u n ity ’s h elp to
keep b lack h isto ry alive.
T he O regon Black P ioneers
is lo o k in g fo r vintage artifacts
and p h o to g rap h s d ep ictin g the
ex p erien ce o f P o rtla n d ’s A fri­
can A m ericans and th eir fam i­
lies w ho w orked for the ra il­
roads from 1800s to the m id-
1900s.
The m em o rab ilia w ill be fe a ­
tured at the O regon H istorical
S ociety M useum this year.
T o share y o u r o b jects, a rti­
facts and im ages, co n tact Jackie
P eterso n -L o o m is, ex h ib it re g ­
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