Keeping Healthy
Achieving for
Public Good
Rev. T. Allen Bethel named
‘Ecumenist of the Year’
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Portland Observer
Online
‘City of Roses’
Free service
hours come to
neighborhood clinic
See story, page 4
See Local News, page 3
Volume XLIV
Number 18
Established in 1970
www.portlandobserver.com
Wednesday • April 22, 2015
Paris Sykes, Central Catholic
Committed to Cultural Diversity
Naomi Tsai, Cleveland
Elli Simotas, David Douglas
Tihanne Mar-Shall, Benson
Sierra Hosea, Franklin
Kahedja Burley, Jefferson
Tabitha Ivan, Lincoln
Amber Shackelford, Madison
Olivia Berry, Grant
Talia Quatraro, Metro East
Cristell Gonzalez Perez, Parkrose
Clara Cannon, Metro West
Erika Manzo, Roosevelt
Devan Thompson, St. Mary’s
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Honored tradition for 15 high school girls
Lily Brodrick, Wilson
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high school juniors and seniors from the Portland area who are honored for academic and other
achievements and serve as ambassadors at Rose Festival events. One will be crowned Queen of
Rosaria on Saturday, June 6, just ahead of the Rose Festival’s Grand Floral Parade.
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P RINCE C HARMING P HOTOGRAPHY