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Page 2 sportiani» (Db server January 8. 2014 East County Uplift TheWeekin Review continued This all comes as Traci Rose, a prominent front office person for the Portland Trailblazers charity Make it Better, assumed the position as Chief Communi cations Officer and Develop ment Officer for Boys and Girls Club of Portland at the start o f I the New Year. Rose has become a Portland area fixture with a 27-year from front will have 8,000 feet to operate out of with its already fully fur nished gymnasium remaining in tact. According to G resham offi cials, Friends of the Children is anticipating that by 2018 nearly 75 percent o f its serviced youth will live east of 82nd Avenue. f It is a tremendous privilege to join hands with the city o f Gresham and Friends o f the Children to expand critically needed youth services Erin Hubert, Boys and Girls Club of Portland President In recent years an influx of working class people, including many minority and disadvantaged residents, have m igrated past 82nd Avenue looking for alter natives to the higher property values and other costs associ ated with inner city neighbor h o o d s im p a c te d by the gentrification that followed eco nomic revitalization and urban renewal. Boys and Girls Club of Port land President Erin Hubert says this shift did not go unnoticed. “It is a tremendous privilege to join hands with the city of G resham and Friends o f the Children to expand critically needed youth services to the Rockwood com munity,” Hubert noted. record of helping service the community. From serving on various community boards to assisting with the building o f the new D oernbecher Children's Hospital, the construction of the M cCormack M atthews Albina Head Start Center, and the de velopment of the Blazers Boys & Girls Club in northeast Port land, she brings a lot o f weight to her new organization. Both the Boys & Girls Club of Portland and Friends of the Children are looking to raise donations from various com munity partners to launch the new Rockwood facilities by 2015, or 2016 at the very latest. Construction o f the respec tive buildings is planned to begin in the fall of this year. reau was arrested on New Y ear’s Eve accused of vandalizing a neighbor’s vehicle in Tualatin. Authorities said officer Homero Reynaga was taken to the Clackamas County Jail. 2013 Brought Major Dip in Homicides Portland had 16 homicides in 2013, the lowest number of killings since 1971. Portland police say the downward trend in murders continues a pattern found in major cities across the country. Surprisingly, Portland did see an uptick in “gang- related” violence last year. Popular Zoo Ape Dies A bargaining session between teachers and the Portland School District lasted nearly 22 hours but ended early Tuesday without an agreement. Teachers have gone without a labor contract for months and a strike possibility still looms. Kutai, a 20-year- old Sumatran or angutan who was a popular attrac tion at the Oregon Zoo, died Saturday following a month long illness and surgery, officials said. SNL Hires Black Female Comedian Project Lifesaver Saves Woman Still No Labor Contract for Portland Teachers Following criticism for its lack of diversity, the long- ru n n in g N B C sketch comedy show Saturday Night Live held a secret audition for black female comedians. Monday it w as a n n o u n c e d th a t Sasheer Zamata got the spot, and will make her debut once taping begins later this month. A fter w andering from her hom e, a w om an with A lzheim er’s was located by W ashington County sh eriff’s deputies M onday. They w ere able to find her using the technology from Project L ifesaver w hich em its radio frequencies from a bracelet unique to each users geographical stationing. Dog Trapped 5 Days Saved A five-year-old lab that w ent m issing New Y ear’s Eve was saved by a C lackam as County deputy after he was found in a sm all ravine trapped betw een some rocks. The dog, whose nam e is Sam pson, had been m issing for five days. Police Officer Arrested for Vandalism A 15-year-veteran on the Portland Police Bu Annual Drum Major Ecumenical Scholarship Program “Salute to Greatness ‘Living the Dream’ Luncheon Saturday. January 18. 2014 • 12noon - 2:00pm • Dr. & Mrs. O.B. Williams Fellowship Hall 3138 North Vancouver Avenue, Portland, Oregon 97227 • Ticket donation S25.00 * The Luncheon program will honor the lives and legacies of Dr. Martin Luther King. Jr. Mrs. Corctta Scott King, Mrs. Rosa Louise Parks and Ms. Yolanda King. Community leaders and organizations whose-lives mirror these "Drum Majors" will also lie recognized. Four local high school students will he honored with a Drum Major Humanitarian award. “ Redeeming the Dream” Ecumenical Service THE LAW OFFICES OF Sunday. January 19.2014 • 3:00pm - 4:30pm Main Sanctuary - Vancouver Avenue First Baptist Church Patrick John Sweeney, P.C. The program will include a speaker's panel with faith and community leaders, interfaith prayers, and music for the soul. 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