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Page 2 December 3, 2014 Week ¡n The Review Automatic Recount A November ballot measure to label genetically modified organ isms in grocery products is going to an automatic recount. M ea sure 92 failed by just 812 votes out of 1,506,144 votes cast. It will take a week for counting boards in each county to con duct the recount. Mysterious Crow Die Off Spirit of Thanksgiving University o f Portland students brightened the homes o f l 75 north Portland families in need during the Thanksgiving holiday. Residence hall social justice coordinators Phu Nguyen, Angela Hudson, Claire Kenneally and Tyler Tennant recruited 12 other volunteers to deliver food baskets. Making it all possible were donations from students; Bridgetown, a local service organization; and Bon Appetit, the university’s food service company. Chiropractic Auto Injury Clinic, PC Zchon R. Jones, DC 333 NE Russell St., #200, Portland, OR. 97212 Federal wildlife investigators are set to perform necropsies on several crowds found dead in downtown Portland last week. About 30 to 40 crows and one gull were recovered from vari ous downtown locations. Bob Sallinger of the Audubon Soci ety believes the birds were likely intentionally poisoned based on the discovery of com in the stom achs of many of the birds. Kidnapper Gets 40 Years 34-year-old James Ezell Clark, a repeat sex offender, was sen tenced last week to 40 years in prison for kidnapping and sexu ally assaulting a teenage girl in 2013. The ordeal began last Sep- tem ber when the victim was sleeping in a friend's car in down town Portland for a night. She woke up to find the car had been moved and that a stranger was assaulting her. Murder Suspect Captured A man wanted for the Feb. 6 murder of a Clackamas County weighmaster has been captured in Los Angeles. Dirck White, 42, was wounded in a shooting M on day involving police in Holly w ood after a suspected car break-in and foot chasp. Threatening Messages Police Tuesday said they have identified two Beaverton High School students who posted threatening messages and racial slurs on social media sites. The students are potentially facing first degree disorderly conduct charges. Ducks Win Civil War The No. 2 Oregon Ducks led start to finish, racking up 565 yards of total offense to beat the Oregon State Beavers on Saturday, 47- 19. Oregon already had the Pac- 12 North title locked up and will roll into Levi’s Stadium in Califor nia on Friday to play Arizona for the Pac-12 championship. (503) 284-7838 ‘Promise Zone’ for Rockwood Sought Truly making a difference in the lives o f Auto A ccident victim s and Injured W orkers for nearly 20 years. If you or som eone you know has been in an accident, call us so we can help you with your needs. (503) 284-7838 We are located on the com er o f MLK and Russell Street, on the second floor above the coffee shop. c H I R O r R A c T I C & L ot ta S# Parking A re a 3MNE Rnmell #200 Russell St. S }Jnrtíauh (Observer P u b l is h e r : E d it o r : Established 1970 Mark Washington, Sr. M ich a el L eig h to n E xecutive D irector : Rakeem Washington C reative D irector : P aul N e u feld t O ffice M anager /C lassifieds : A dvertising M anager : Lucinda Baldwin Leonard Latin R eporter /P hotographer Olivia Olivia USPS 959-680 2 £. G resham and M ultnom ah County are pursuing a federal P ro m ise Z o n e s ta tu s fo r Gresham's Rockwood neighbor hood as they com mit to work with the community to make more progress on job creation, crime reduction, and better access to educational opportunities. Communities that earn Prom ise Zone designations get federal tools to help them organize resi dents and raise critical funds to meet specific needs in their area, which could include grant applica tions for more than 35 key federal programs, a federal liaison to help navigate the system, and five AmeriCorps VISTA members to help organize volunteers. “Today we are celebrating the completion of a major joint effort that could pay great divi dends to the Rockwood neigh borhood, but more importantly, we are celebrating a new era of partnership between the City of G re sh a m and M u ltn o m a h County when it comes to im proving lives and livability for our shared constituents," M ayor Shane Bemis said last week, in an official announcement about the Promise Zone application. The Rockwood neighborhood, on G resh am 's n o rth w estern edge, is the youngest, most di verse, and most economically challenged neighborhood in the Portland metropolitan region. 47 47 NE Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd., Portland, OR 97211 The Portland Observer welcomes freelance submissions. Manuscripts and photographs should be clearly labeled and will be returned if accompanied by a self addressed envelope. All created design display ads become the sole property of the newspaper and cannot be used in other publications or personal usage without the written consent of the general manager, unless the client has purchased the composition of such ad. © 2008 THE PORT LAND OBSERVER. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED, REPRODUCTION IN WHOLE OR IN PART WITHOUT PERMISSION IS PROHIBITED. 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