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About Portland observer. (Portland, Or.) 1970-current | View Entire Issue (May 27, 2015)
May 27, 2015 The Page 3 INSIDE Week in Review page 2 This page Sponsored by: L ocal N ews pages 6-7 O pinion J oyce W ashington C hampionship pages 8-9 The Martin Luther King Dream Run is a world-class event held each summer in the heart of Port- land’s Soul District. Over the next few weeks, several free ‘dreamwalks’ are planned to prepare for the fourth annual event, Aug. 1 and 2. ‘Dream Walks’ to Train for MLK Run M etro page 11 If you’ve ever wanted to learn and grow as a runner, now you have a chance to get some training while celebrating Martin Luther King’s legacy. The Martin Luther King Dream Run welcomes community mem- bers to meet with professional trainers from local gyms, including L.A. Fitness, ME Fitness, and oth- ers, to help them get in shape and ready for this year’s summer race. Several free “Dreamwalks” throughout parts of the Martin Luther King Dream route in north and northeast Portland will be held over the next few weeks to prepare participants for the final walk and run, which will take place during a weekend celebration on Satur- day and Sunday Aug. 1 and 2nd. The celebration will also feature a barbecue cook-off competition, a vendor village area, live music, and excerpts from Dr. Martin Lu- ther King Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” speech. The Martin Luther King Jr. Dream Run is sponsored and supports the North and Northeast Business Association. Proceeds from the race will go to programs to help disadvantaged youth improve and expand skills that come from operating success- ful businesses and organizations, using these skills to procure better employment and higher education opportunities. For more information on volun- teering or practicing for this year’s run, call the North and Northeast Business Association at 503-841- 5032 or email info@MLKDream- Run.org. Strip Clubs Bust Charges relate to prostitution and IRS fraud pages 10-13 C lassifieds O bituary C alendar page 14 page 14 page 15 A federal grand jury has charged a group of Portland-area strip club owners with federal charges for conspiring to promote prostitution out of their businesses and evade paying taxes on more than $5 million in profits. Authorities said Lawrence George Owen, 73, who fled to La Paz, Mexico, and Gary Bryant, 67, of Estacada were charged last week with conspiring to defraud the government of more than $1.5 million in taxes stemming from the operation of eight strip clubs and other adult-ori- ented businesses in the Portland area between A strip club at the Town Plaza in the Cully Neighbor- 2006 and 2010. The grand jury also charged Owen with con- hood has been identified as part of an indictment charging the owners of eight adult businesses in Portland of defrauding the IRS of $1.5 million and C ontinued on P age 4 promoting prostitution.
