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Saluteto Our Veterans
The Portland Observer gives thanks to all current and
form er members o f the Armed Forces on this Veterans
Day 2012.
We deeply appreciate the sacrifices you have made and
honor your dedicated and loyal service to the country.
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photo by L ee P erlman /T he P ortland O bserver
Portland’s Veterans Day Parade returns Monday, Nov. 12 in the Hollywood district, starting at 9:45
a.m. at Hancock Street and Northeast 40th Avenue and proceeding down Sandy Boulevard. The
parade draws hundreds o f participants each year, such as young cadets (above) from Portland who
marched in last year’s event.
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Veterans Day Tribute
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Parade merges with collection drive for vets in need
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by L ee
P erlman
T he P ortland O bserver
Prior to one of the first large mili
tary victory parades following World
War I, celebrity Will Rogers ob
served that if the country truly
wanted to show appreciation to the
returning veterans, it would let the
soldiers sit in grandstands and let
the public parade past them.
Portland’s largest Veterans Day
parade will be held in the Hollywood
district beginning at 9:45 a.m. on
Monday, Nov. 12. While you need
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not march, there is something you
can do to show your appreciation
and support for these men and
women, especially those most in
need of help.
Volunteers with a special pur
pose, including employees of New
Seasons Markets will be wheeling
shopping carts along the parade
route to collect new socks and new
or gently used blankets for home
less veterans and other veterans in
need. The donations can also be
deposited at any A-Boy Plumbing
and Electric outlet through the
month.
“We don’t have exact figures,
but we know there are hundreds of
veterans on the street, and a grow
ing number from our most recent
conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan,”
said Marc John, executive director
of the northeast Portland non-profit
JOIN. “Warm blankets and socks
are critical to their health and sur
vival.”
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City Plans Lloyd District Future
Neighborhoods
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C ari H achmann
T he P ortland O bserver
Projecting significant population
and traffic growth near central
Portland’s Lloyd District until 2035,
by
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the city has adopted two new plans conditions on the 1-5 freeway and
to prepare for future land and trans local streets near the Broadway and
portation impacts in the area.
Weidler interchange.
“There are real signs of strength
The results were the N/NE Quad
in the Lloyd District right now, and rant Plan and the 1-5 Broadway/
this project will help us capitalize on Weidler Facility Plan working in
that strength,” said Mayor Sam sync to focus on preserving the
Adams.
industrial and employment charac
Talks started between the city ter of Lower Albina, concentrating
and Oregon Department of Trans high-density development in the
portation to create a district plan for Lloyd District, while focusing on
the Lower Albina and Lloyd Dis
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tricts while also addressing safety