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March 27, 2019
McCoy Building Opens School Founder Remembered
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moved into the new nine-story building
at the west end of the Broadway Bridge
last week and will continue to move in
over the next two weekends, officials
said.
“The Health Department touches the
lives of everyone in this county and we
finally have a building that was designed,
constructed and built to meet the needs of
the staff and the people we serve,’’ Chair
Deborah Kafoury said during opening
day ceremonies last Wednesday.
In addition to dazzling views of Union
Station, and the Fremont and Broadway
Bridges, the $94.1 million project in-
cludes a state-of-the-art central labora-
tory, pharmacy, administrative offices,
communicable disease services, clinic
space and an emergency health response
command post.
Officials said the new building was
designed to last 80 years, enabling the
Health Department to serve Portland’s
most vulnerable populations, now and in
the future. The opening also comes on
time and under budget, two years after
breaking ground and eight years after the
county first launched the project.
Brett Taute, who managed the headquar-
ters project for the county, said the Gladys
McCoy building will receive a LEED gold
certification, providing energy and water
efficiency along with access to natural light
for staff well-being.
Much of the roof area is covered in
eco-roof, helping to manage the stormwa-
ter runoff with native planting viewable
on the 9th level. The building also fea-
tures gender-neutral bathrooms, a well-
ness center and open office space.
launched several non-profit, communi-
ty-based, independent, skill training cen-
ters for adults, and went on to establish
alternative middle and high school educa-
tion for gang-impacted youth. The schools
were accredited in 1991, and upon her
retirement in 2000, Rosemary Anderson
High School was formally named in her
honor.
“It is astonishing to realize the impact
she had on our most at-risk youth in her
career, all while raising her family,” says
POIC + RAHS President and CEO Joe
McFerrin II. “As her grandson, I’m still
amazed at how she pulled that off with
such grace. Each and every day, I’m in-
spired to live up to her legacy.”
Today, Rosemary Anderson High
School’s five campuses, ranging from
the New Columbia area near St. John’s,
to Gresham, currently serve over 700 stu-
dents a year with education, job training,
internships, employment opportunities,
parental classes, and certifications. RAHS
has been recognized as one of the of top
alternative high school programs in the
state.
Through her career, Anderson was af-
filiated with the NAACP, the Portland
chapter of LINKS, Inc., Black Women’s
Network, and the National Association for
Female Executives, Inc., among others.
Anderson is survived by 8 children
(proceeded in death by one child), 15
grandchildren including Mr. McFerrin,
and 25 great-grandchildren.
Visitation will be Friday, March 29 at
Bethel AME Church, 5828 N.E. Eighth
Ave., from 4-7 p.m. Funeral services will
take place at Life Change Church, 3635
N. Williams Ave., will be Saturday, March
30 at 1 p.m.
MARCH IS WOMEN’S
HISTORY MONTH
2019
March
C alendar
MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY
11
Commonwealth Day
Johnny Appleseed
Day
Earthquakes devas-
tate Japan (2011)
18
1st Walk in Space (1965)
Sparky the Fire Dog
Grover Cleveland
born, 1837 (22nd &
24th President)
25
Kate DiCamillo
born, 1964
Sculptor Gutzon Bor-
glum born, 1871
12
Girl Scout Day
Anniversary of the
Death of Anne
Frank (1945)
19
Swallows Return to
San Juan Capist-
rano
26
Make up Your own
Holiday Day
Poet Robert Frost
born, 1874
FRIDAY
13
14
15
Ellen Raskin born,
1928
Good Samaritan Day
Uranus Discovered
(1781)
Anv. of National Wild-
life Refuge System
Pi Day (3.14)
Scientist Albert Ein-
stein born, 1879
Absolutely Incredi-
ble Kid Day
Julius Caesar Assas-
sinated (44 B.C.)
Ides of March
20
21
22
1st Day of Spring
Lois Lowry born,
1937
27
Alaska hit by 8.4
Earthquake (1964)
Purim Begins at
sundown.
Children’s Poetry
Day
Nat. Teen-Agers Day
Single Parents’ Day
28
“Greatest Show on
Earth” formed 1881
Doreen Cronin
Birthday
National Goof Off
Day
National Sing-Out
Day
United Nations
World Water Day
29
Armed Forces left
Vietnam (1973)
SATURDAY
SUNDAY
16
17
James Madison
born, 1751 (4th
President)
Kate Greenaway
born, 1846
Rubber Band Invent-
ed
St. Patrick’s Day
23
24
Toast Day
Political Leader
Patrick Henry
declared, “Give me
liberty...”, 1775
Harry Houdini born,
1874
Exxon Valdez runs
aground (1989)
30
31
Doctor’s Day
Pencil with Eraser
Patented (1858)
Artist Vincent van
Gogh born, 1853
First Map of the US
Published (1784)
Tater Day
Mathematician Rene
Descartes born, 1596