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May 29, 2013
Family, Friends Mourn Death
T h e fam ily o f a Portland w om an found dead in
H aw aii is w orking to c o v er the costs o f bringing her
body back to Portland an d pay funeral expenses.
Ivanice H arris, a Jefferso n H igh School g rad u ­
ate, disappeared in the W akiki tourist d istrict o f
H onolulu on M ay 16. H er body w as found M ay 20
in W a i’nee, H aw aii ju st 5 0 m inutes outside o f the
city.
It w ill cost an estim ated $ 1,200 to transport her
body back to Portland, and an o th er $10,000 to
c o v er funeral arrangem en ts, fam ily m em bers said.
A fundraising event w as held last Saturday at
H aw thorne Theater. D onations can still be
m ade at any W ells Fargo location through the
Ivanice H arris D onation Fund.
A suspect has yet to be nam ed in the case.
A cause o f death is aw aiting autopsy results.
H arris w as in H aw aii to celebrate h er 29th
birthday, according to fam ily m em bers.
Ivanice "Ivy" Harris on the
beach in Hawaii.
CRIME STOPPERS
TheWeek Review
School Shooting Plot
A n O regon teen ag er accu sed o f plotting a
C o lu m b in e-sty le attack on A lbany H igh
School w as ch arg ed on T uesday w ith at­
tem pted m u rd er and possession o f a de­
structive device and o rdered held on $2
m illion bail. G rant A cord, 17, was advised o f
the charges against him during a b rie f h ear­
ing in L inn C ounty C ircuit C ourt.
Arts Tax Extension
P ortlanders now have som e extra tim e to pay
the new A rts Tax. B ecause o f problem s w ith
the c ity ’s w ebsite, Portland residents w ill
now have until M onday, Ju n e 10 to m ake the
$35 paym ent. C itizens can m ake paym ents
online as w ell as find form s to m ail in p ay ­
m ents at P o rtlan d O reg o n .g o v /artstax .
(503) 823-HELP 111 S.W. 2nd Avenue, Portland, Oregon
Fluoridation Rejected
Deceased Newborn Found
T he Portland Police B ureau is asking for the
public's help in determ ining how a deceased
new born baby ended up in a recycling center.
O n T uesday officers responded to EFI
Recycling on Sw an Island, 4325 N. C om m erce
St., on the report that a person discovered
hum an rem ains am ong recycling items.
T he O regon State M edical Exam iner per­
form ed an autopsy on the body o f a full-term
(or nearly full-term) African American or mixed-
race baby girl with the um bilical cord still
attached. T he cause and m anner o f death are
pending further investigation.
Based on the autopsy results, detectives
believe that the baby was bom w ithin the past
few days.
D etectives w ant to hear from anyone
with inform ation about this case. The m other
o f the baby m ay need o r have sought
im m ediate m edical attention.
C rim e Stoppers is offering a cash rew ard
o f up to $ 1,000 fo r inform ation, reported to
C rim e Stoppers, that leads to an arrest in
this case, o r any unsolved felony, and you
can rem ain anonym ous. Leave aC rim e Stop­
pers tip by calling 5 0 3-823-H E L P o r online
at crim esto p p erso fo reg o n .co m .
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B allot M easure 3409 w hich purposed to add
fluoride to the c ity ’s w ater supply w as o u t­
voted 6 0 p ercent to 40 percent, according to
results from the M ay 21 prim ary election. The
vote leaves P o rtlan d as th e largest U .S. city
not to fluoridate its w ater fo r dental health
b en efits. •
Race for School Board
Incum bent M artin G onzales w as defeated by
Steve B uel 5 4 p ercent to 4 4 percent in the
M ay 21 electio n fo r the Z one 4 seat on the
P o rtlan d School B oard representing resi­
dents o f north and n o rth east Portland. B uel
is a retired teach er and fo rm er school board
member.
Trayvon Martin Case Begins
T he ju d g e in the trial o f the F lorida n eighbor­
hood w atch captain w ho is accused in the
d eath o f T ray v on M artin has barred in fo rm a­
tion about M a rtin ’s drug use, history w ith
guns, and certain text m essages from his cell
p h one from being used as evidence against
his character. Jury selection for the case
begins on June 10.
IRS Investigated for Bias
T h e IR S is being in v estig ated by C ongress
fo r possible targeting p eople fo r audits based
on political affiliations. IR S officials are de ­
nying all claim s.
Nike Abandons Llvestrong
N ik e has d ro p p ed the L ance A rm strong
fo u n d ed charity L ivestrong. T he split com es
several years after A rm stro n g stepped dow n
as C E O o f the charity am idst accusations o f
A rm stro n g ’s use o f p erfo rm an ce enhancing
drugs. In Jan u ary , he ad m itted his illegal
drug usage.
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