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August 9, 2017
The
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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.
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