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July 1, 2015 The Page 3 INSIDE Week in Review page 2 page 5 F ood This page Sponsored by: L ocal N ews pages 6-7 O pinion M etro Linda Hornbuckle Janice Scroggins Dawson Park concert to honor late music legends Sylvester, and Lenanne Sylvester Miller. Also per- forming will be Arietta Scroggins Ward and Nafisar- ia Scroggins Thomas. The concert is sponsored by the Legacy Emanual Medical Center and Portland Parks and Recre- ation. Hornbuckle was famous throughout the Pacific Northwest for her powerful voice and amazing stage presence. Scroggins was Portland’s piano power- house and another revered member of the black community. She came from a family of church mu- sicians. Remembering Janice and Linda page 9 A community musical legacy concert at Dawson Park on Wednesday, July 8 at 6 p.m. will pay tribute to the late soul diva Linda Hornbuckle and co-Ore- gon Music Hall of Famer Janice Scroggins, two be- loved musicians and community members who died last year. The special salute will feature the Linda Horn- buckle Band featuring LaRhonda Steele, Norman Legal Marijuana Begins pages 8-13 Arts & ENTERTAINMENT C lassifieds C alendar G ood in the H ood pages 8-13 page 14 page 15 page 16 Drug still has regulations; sales not ready O livia O livia T he P ortland O bserver A long awaited change in mar- ijuana law hits Oregon today. Starting July 1, the recreational drug became legal for personal use, but things are not as simple as they seem. Portlanders cele- brating this week should know how the law is being implement- ed and what that means for them and the state. Authorities are urging the public to remember that posses- sion and use of marijuana will be regulated much like alcohol and limited to people over 21. The by Marijuana becomes legal in Oregon. use and sale of marijuana will be liquor licenses and other alcohol overseen by the Oregon Liquor related tasks. People are allowed Control Commission, which is C ontinued on P age 4 currently responsible for state