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Page 2 May 27, 2015 The Week in Review Greatest Dribbler Dies Marques Haynes, the Harlem Globetrot- ters star often called the greatest dribbler in basketball history, died Friday at age 89. Haynes made the Basketball Hall of Fame in 1998, the first Globetrotter to be so honored. He played in more than 12,000 games, traveling more than 4 million miles for a team that combined dazzling skills, theatrical showmanship and circus antics. Lloyd District Shooting On Monday afternoon Police responded to a shooting around Northeast 11th Avenue and Holladay Street. The shooter shot into a group of men standing at an intersection who quickly dispersed. No gunshot victims were located on scene but witnesses reported that the shooter and three other men ran eastbound on Holladay Street. City Hall Conduct Rules Issued Following Outbursts Following some loud interruptions during recent Portland City Council meetings, the City of Portland has announced that it will begin enforc- ing its conduct rules. Protestors who disrupt future meetings will be asked to leave, and may receive an expulsion from the open meetings in the future. ‘No’ to Native Caricatures for Athletic Teams The Oregon Board of Education voted unanimously last week against an amendment that would have allowed schools to continue to use Na- tive American caricatures as mascots for their athletic teams. Native Americans have been asking leaders to ban tribal-themed mascots in Oregon since 2006. Schools that refuse to remove their tribal mascots by 2017 are scheduled to lose state funding. Former Officer Found Dead from Suicide Established 1970 ---------------------- USPS 959 680 ------------------ 4747 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 en- velope. 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 PORTLAND OBSERVER. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED, REPRODUCTION IN WHOLE OR IN PART WITHOUT PERMISSION IS PROHIBITED. The Portland Observer--Oregon’s Oldest Multicultural Publication--is a member of the National Newspaper Association--Founded in 1885, and The National Advertising Representative Amalgamated Publishers, Inc, New York, NY, and The West Coast Black Publishers Association Mark Washington, Sr. E ditor : Michael Leighton E xecutive D irector : Rakeem Washington P ublisher : Office Manager/Classifieds: Lucinda Baldwin C reative D irector : Paul Neufeldt R eporter /P hotographer : Olivia Olivia CALL 503-288-0033 FAX 503-288-0015 news@portlandobserver.com ads@portlandobserver.com subscription@portlandobserver.com Postmaster: Send address changes to Portland Observer , PO Box 3137 , Portland, OR 97208 A former Portland police officer who was fired in 2013 for mistak- ing real shotgun sheels for less lethal bean bags in an officer-involved shooting, was found dead beside railroad tracks in Washougal Mon- day. Suicide was ruled the cause of death. The officer Dane Reister faced criminal charges for the shooting that critically wounded a man in southwest Portland. Man Sues after Losing Leg in Garbage Truck Crash A 57-year-old Portland man who suffered a leg amputation after a gar- bage truck turned into him in March has filed a $37 million lawsuit. The lawsuit faults the driver, Eric Arthur McChesney, for allegedly driving too fast, driving a commercial vehicle without a license, failing to obey a traf- fic-control device and failing to stop and remain stopped for a pedestrian. Boil-water Notice Issued in West Linn West Linn city officials released a notice on Tuesday morning that resi- dents should boil water intended for human consumption, medical use, and personal hygiene. The notice affects approximately 900 homes in the Rosemont Reservoir Pressure Zone and was reportedly caused by a 20-minute lapse in power at a pumping station.