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Page 2 August 9, 2017 The in Week Review Bull Run Water Fix to Cost Plenty A coalition of civil rights activists gathered for a Portland Stands United Against Hate rally Sunday to protest a white nationalist group known as the Patri- ot Prayer which was rallying at the same time. Some fighting broke out between factions and three arrests were made, according to police. Portland homeowners are expected to pay about $10 more per month for water throughout the next 16 years to cover the cost of a new filtration treatment plant approved unanimously by the City Council last week. Federal law requires the city to treat the water supply for a specific parasite. Mayor Wheeler says council members settled on the most challenging and expensive solution, because it’s the most “re- sponsible solution.” Smoky Skies Close Pools, Outdoor Activities Deadly Car Crash with MAX Train Activist Groups Clash Downtown Portland Parks and Recreation was forced to close outdoor pools and cancel outdoor activities for safe- ty reasons on Thursday and Friday last week because Portland’s air quality index was rated “unhealthy” by the Environmental Protection Agency. Air quality improved slightly in recent days, but wildfires across the Pacific Northwest and Canada were still causing unhealthy air conditions in some areas. A motorist died Sunday afternoon when her car crashed into a MAX train at Southeast 99th Avenue near Burnside Street. Police the driver was 69-year- old Carmen Langes of Portland. There were no other reported injuries. Marshall High School Hit by Vandals Sometime late Friday night or early Saturday morn- ing vandals broke into the former Marshall High School, the southeast Portland school which will be used this fall as Grand High School is remolded. Windows were broken and extensive damage was done, but it won’t delay the opening of school, said Grant High School Principal Carol Campbell. Coach Hired by Knicks Schnitzer Recycling Yard Catches Fire Firefighters worked until early Sunday evening fighting a fire at a Schnitzer Steel Industries metal recycling site in north Portland. Fueled by grease and oil, it sent thick, black and gray clouds of smoke into the air that could be seen for miles. Firefighters had to pump water from the Willamette River to put the fire out. Established 1970 P ublisher : e ditor : Mark Washington, Sr. Michael Leighton e xecutive d irector : Rakeem Washington A dvertising M AnAger : Office Manager/Classifieds: c reAtive d irector : r ePorter /W eb e ditor : Leonard Latin ---------------------- 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 envelope. 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 Lucinda Baldwin Paul Neufeldt Christa McIntyre P ublic r elAtions : Mark Craig Robinson, former Or- egon State Beavers men’s basketball coach and broth- er-in-law to former Presi- dent Barrack Obama, has been hired by the New York Knicks, according to league sources who say that Robin- son’s role will include player development and he’ll serve as general manager of the Knicks’ development G League team, the Westchester Kicks. Washington Jr. o ffice A ssistAnt /s Ales : Shawntell r ePorter : Zachary Washington Senn 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 PO QR code