Portland observer. (Portland, Or.) 1970-current, December 18, 2019, Page 2, Image 2

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    December 18, 2019
Page 2
Huff and
Washington
Christmas Party
December 20, 2019
6pm to 10:00pm
6932 N Interstate
Come and Enjoy
For your light
bulbs & parts to
repair or make
fixtures
3901 N. Mississippi Ave.
Portland, OR 97227
503.281.0453
Fax 503.281.3408
Web: www.sunlanlighting.com • E-mail: kay@sunlanlighting.com
Celebrating Christmas
Singing more than a dozen songs, from Jingle Bells to Born in Bethleham, a diverse
group of children celebrate the Christmas season by performing in a weekend
concert at the Sonbeam Preschool and Day Care Center, 620 N.E. Clackamas.
Homeless Right to Sleep
The
Week
in
Review
The Supreme Court refused Monday
to hear a major case on homeless,
letting stand a ruling that protects
their right to sleep on the sidewalk or
in public parks if no other shelter is
available. Lawyers for the homeless
else to sleep at night.
had argued it was cruel and wrong
to punish people who have nowhere ‘The Rock’ Invests in
Portland’s Salt & Straw
were byproducts of gang rivalries.
Teen Charged in Beach Murder
A teenager was charged with
murder and two others were in-
dicted for riot and assault by a
Multnomah County Grand Jury
last week for the June 12 shoot-
ing death of Samuel Fast Buffalo
Horse, 27, at Broughton Beach at
Northeast 47th and Marine Drive.
Salt & Straw, a
favorite in Port-
land’s ice cream
scene, is getting
new
financial
backing
from
wrestler turned
entertainment ti-
tan Dwayne “the Rock” Johnson. A
longtime fan of the business, John-
son recently became an investor in
the Portland-based ice creamery.
Sex Abuse at Catlin Gabel
Vigil for Murdered Man
Sinclair Broadcast Group an-
nounced last week it was axing ‘the
must run” commentaries by the
network’s chief political analyst
and a former assistant to President
Trump. Boris Epshteyn’s commen-
tary, which ran across all 193 Sin-
clair stations, including Portland’s
KATU Channel 2, had been widely
criticized as far right leaning.
A vigil was held Thursday at
Northeast Fremont and Garfield
Avenue to remember Quincy Gill,
39, a man who was killed in a
shooting in the vicinity one day
earlier. Friends and family mem-
bers asked anyone withinforma-
tion that could help track down
who was responsible to contact
authorities.
Guilty in Shooting Mom, Son
A Multnomah County judge Mon-
day found one of three black de-
fendants guilty of attempting to
murder a sleeping 9-year-old boy
and his mother in their Gresham
apartment in 2017. Prosecutors
say Cherie Thompson and her son
At least nine former teachers and
other staffers at Catlin Gabel, a
private school in southeast Port-
land, sexually abused, groped or
had sex with students in the last
four decades, according to an in-
vestigation commissioned by the
school’s board of trustees and an-
nounced in a letter last week apol-
ogizing to alumni and parents.
Sinclair Axes Commentaries
Vancouver Vaping Case
The first case of severe lung dis-
ease associated with vaping was
reported in Clark County last
week. A woman in her 40s was
hospitalized due to lung injury and
is now recovering. She reported
vaping products containing nico-
tine and THC.