July 8, 2015
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Debbie Petricek, owner of Gumbo Gifts & Gallery, will be selling wares by local artists and crafts peo-
ple at the Mississippi Street Fair, coming Saturday, July 11.
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The annual Mississippi Street
Fair hits north Portland this Sat-
urday, July 11. The festival will
include over 200 local vendors
and craft makers, six stages, and
over 40 bands, including the Nor-
man Sylvester Band, the Brass
Roots Movement, and the Allalu-
jah Choir.
Visitors can enjoy this year’s
Grandfather’s Rib-Off competi-
tion and enjoy the sweet taste of
barbeque, or try their hand at the
dunk tank. Beer gardens, food
carts, and local restaurants will
be open to fair goers as well. The
fair kicks off at 10 a.m. and goes
until 9 p.m., and stretches from
Fremont Street to North Skid-
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Admission is free and open
to all ages, and all proceeds will
benefit the Boise Eliot School and
Self Enhancement, Inc. academy.
Sweet Cakes Fine Made Final
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Under an Oregon law that busi-
nesses cannot refuse service to
customers based on sexual ori-
entation, race, gender, age, dis-
ability, or religion, the owners of
a Gresham-based bakery that re-
fused service to a lesbian couple
have been issued a final order to
pay $135,000 in damages.
The ruling Thursday from Or-
egon Bureau of Labor and Indus-
tries Commissioner Brad Avakian
orders Melissa and Aaron Klein,
owners of Sweet Cakes by Me-
lissa, was based on the emotional
and mental suffering the discrimi-
nation caused.
The Kleins hold religious ob-
jections to same-sex couples get-
ting married. They also turned to
social media to fundraise the en-
tirety of the fine, which appeared
to be reached as of Monday.
The Oregon Equality Act of
2007 gives religious organizations
and schools an exemption from
the law, but it does not permit pri-
vate business owners to deny ser-
vice to gay customers.
In a statement on social media,
the Kleins indicated they would
“not give up the fight.” They can
appeal the fine with the Oregon
Court of Appeals if they so choose.
The bakery’s location in Gresham,
however, has long been shuttered
and it is unclear if they will con-
tinue to run business outside of
town or through online orders.