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Portland Observer Black History Month
Mentors Host Black History Night
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February 20, 2013
•A n n iv e rsa rie s
• W eddings
F inding O u r R oad to S uccess m entoring program
w ill celebrating B lack H istory M onth w ith a focus on
shining a positive light on the elem entary schools in
the Jefferso n H igh School cluster.
Several o f the north and northeast Portland schools
h a v e b e e n id e n tif ie d a s b e in g c o n s id e re d fo r
reco n fig u ratio n o r closure. T he com m unity im pacted
by school district p o licies has been invited to share the
talent and w ork o f th eir students and present a fair and
b alan ced report o f w hat is h ap pening in their schools.
T h e celeb ratio n w ill take place Saturday, Feb. 26
from 6 p.m . to 9 p.m . at Planned Parenthood, 3727 N .E.
M artin L uther K ing Jr. B lvd.
T h e evening w ill include en tertainm ent, raffles, on
site v endors, b lack h isto ry bingo and food from
P o ’ Sines C afé.
F o r m ore inform ation, call La T o y a A. H am pton at
971-400-9128.
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A north Portland church is w elcom ing
a g ifted preach er and teach er as th eir new
sen io r pastor.
T o introduce R ev. J. W alter H ills II to
the co m m unity, N ew H ope M issionary
B aptist C hurch, 3725 N. G antenbein, will
host a “W elcom e to the C ity o f R o ses”
w orship service on Sunday, Feb. 24 at 3
p.m.
w ell as a w ealth o f energy and vision. H e
is the son o f R ev. J. W alter H ills I and
M in ister W ilm a H ills, and is the proud
fath er o f tw o children, Jaliyah and Jam es
W alter H ills III.
H e has already draw n adm iration for
breaking a N ew H ope tradition and A fri
can -A m erican custom o f “m en o nly” in
the pulpit, declaring “G od calls w hom ever
T he service w ill in clu d e m usic by the
he ch o o ses to p reach H is w ord.”
N ew H ope M issio n ary B aptist C hurch
In ju s t his first m onth as pastor, N ew
C h o ir and Friends, and R oslyn W ilder and Rev. J. Walter Hills II
H ope has seen its Sunday m orning atten
A lonzo C hadw ick. R ev. R obert H ouston
dance grow by 30 percent. “W e feel the
o f F rankfort, K en., w ill serve as g u est w orship leader,
city o f P ortland needs to h ear about this young preacher
A recep tio n w ill follow the service.
and his dream s and visio n ,” ch urch officiais said.
H ills, 29, a native o f South C arolina, brings 10 years
F o r m ore inform ation, call the church at 503-281-
o f ex p erien ce as a p asto r to his new congregation, as
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In Loving Memory
THE LAW OFFICES OF
Judy Brooks
Patrick John Sweeney, P.C
Judith “M am a Ju d y ” A nn
B rooks w as b o m on Feb. 3,
1944, in Sioux C ity, Io w a to
D av id T ru esd ale and A nnie
H ayes. O n Feb. 7, 1970, she
d ed icated h e r life and w as
b ap tized as one o f Jeh o v a h ’s
W itnesses. O v er the n ex t 43 years, she rem ained a
faithful servant o f Jeh o v ah G od through h er last
b reath o f life on Feb. 1 3 ,2 0 1 3 .
Patrick John Sweeney
Attorney at Law
1549 SE Ladd
Portland, Oregon
Portland:
Hillsoboro:
Facsimile:
Email:
(503) 244-2080
(503) 244-2081
(503) 244-2084
Sweeney@PDXLawyer.com
Ju d y lived in P o rtlan d m o st o f h er life. She g rad u
ated from W ash in g to n H igh School. O n July 3 ,1 9 6 1 ,
she m arried R obert C. B rooks. T he greatest happiness
o f this union o f 51 years w as th eir eig h t kids, eleven
g ran d ch ild ren and tw o great-grandchildren.
She w as k now n by m any as “M am a Ju d y ” and w as
dearly lo v ed b y h er fam ily, friends, and by the entire
asso ciatio n o f brothers. She w ill be greatly m issed.
A pu b lic m em orial service w ill be held on Saturday,
Feb. 23, at 2 p.m . at th e K in g d o m H all o f Je h o v a h ’s
W itnesses, 2930 N .E . 102nd A ve.
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