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Pase2_____________________ Fortiani» (Obstruer June 27, 2012 Inaugural MLK Dream Run m ination o f o u r longtim e dream to s h o w c a s e th e m a n y p o s itiv e changes and im provem ents in north and northeast P ortland,” said Joice Taylor, N N EB A chair. c o n t i n u e d f r o m fr o n t east A lberta Street and N orth M is sissippi and W illiam s avenues. "The M LK D ream R un is the c u l — ir Hennessee said. "The inaugural M LK Dream Run will be a wonderful show case for the com m unity.” T he D ream R un w ill hopefully A m ong the crop o f new b u si m anaging the D ream Run. drive “ foot traffic to hundreds o f nesses to the region is H enry V "W e are com m itted to the vibrant b usinesses in o u r area and en co u r Productions, w hich is now h ead north Portland com m unity and are age local residents to explore b e q u a rte re d on N o rth e a st M a rtin pleasde to contribute o ur event m an yond our ow n n eig h b o rhoods,” said L u th er K ing Jr. B oulevard, and agem ent expertise to the M LK Dream C hris L opez, board p resident o f the run on a pro bono b asis,” H enry V ’s N ortheast C oalition o f N eig h b o r Jim H ansen said. hoods, one o f several com m unity North and northeast Portland have o rganizations that have endorsed evolved dram atically in recent years, the event. and the tim e is now to highlight the T o m ake it all happen, organizers positive impacts o f com m unity im w ill need lots o f volunteers. T o offer provem ent efforts,” V ancouver A v y o u r services, register, o r for infor enue B aptist C hurch Pastor M att m ation, visit N N E B A P o rtland.org . The Western Episcopal District African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church 2012 Annual Conference JULY 3 -JU LY 8, 2012 << Quadrennial Theme 'Raising Our £eveCof Expectations » Founded 1796 II Host Church First AME Zion Church Vancouver & Skidmore Portland, Oregon Tpfiesta ns 3:20 Rev. Robert Nelson Probasco, Sr., Host Pastor Rev. Robert F. Kemp, Presiding Elder Mrs. Deborah Diane Proctor, Missionary Supervisor The Rt. Reverend Dennis V. Proctor Presiding Prelate The Week Review Immigration Decision Max Attacker Sentenced The Suprem e C ourt struck dow n key provisions o f A rizo n a’s c ra ck dow n on im m igrants M onday, but did not throw out the provision re quiring police to check the im m igra tion status o f som eone they sus pect is in the U. S. illegally. The ju stices, how ever, said the state law could be subject to additional legal challenges. A m an w ho punched and kicked a teenage boy in the head at the Inter state R ose Q uarter M A X platform last January because he w as upset at how slow the youth w as w alking through a crossw alk w as sentenced to m ore than three years o f prison M onday. Q uincy W ynn, 26, ap o lo gized saying he d id n ’t know the youth w as ju s t 15. Rose Quarter Hit and Run A R ose Q uarter parking lot security guard w as injured T uesday m orn ing in a hit-and-run incident. A bald ing w hite m an, possibly in his 30s, drove an o ld er m odel w hite Ford E x p lo rer into the em ployee w hen she co nfronted him about parking in the clo sed facility. NEW S E A S O N S V jsm üny o f oïujtéJfjcaMôns w herejfu iibu tcn ersM rê fired ^ p M yén g ñ illín g ^ éa so ñ ! Dock Dismantling Plans' T h e Ja p a n e se d o ck , w h ic h w as rip p ed loose by last y e a r’s tsunam i before m aking its w ay to the O regon c o a s t, w ill b e r e m o v e d b y a V an co u v er com pany. The dism an tling w ill begin next w eek. T he state rejected other plans to float the dock o v er environm ental concerns. Abuse Death Observed T he flag o f the C ity o f P ortland will be low ered at C ity H all on M onday, Ju ly 2, in h o n o r o f 5 -y ear-old child abuse victim M ahanarye N oa. This w ill m ark the ninth tim e the flag has been low ered since a resolution was approved in A pril 2009 to lo w e rth e flag to co m m em o rate Portland ch il dren w ho die as a result o f abuse, neglect or hom icidal violence. EASY & FUN TO SHOP • SENSIBLY PRICED • LOCALLY OWNED & OPERATED A R B O R LO DG E • 503 4674777 C O N C O R D IA • 5 0 3 .2 8 8 .3 8 3 8 I n t e r s t a t e 'A v e & P o r t la n d B lv d N E 3 3 r d & K illin g s w o r t h w w w .n e w s e a s o n s m a rk e t.c o m C arrie A nn H ill, 36, o f V ancouver, w as killed Friday w hile driving on N ortheast L om bard Street near 42nd A venue. Investigators d eterm ined that a pickup w as w estbound on L om bard w hen the driver crossed o v er the cen ter line, crashing into the v ic tim ’s c ar and a third vehicle.