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January 15, 2020
2020 special edition
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INSIDE L O C A L N E W S
O PINIONATED J UDGE
F OOD
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PhoTo CourTesy W orld a rTs F oundaTion , i nC .
Planners of Portland’s 35th annual event to observe and celebrate the Martin Luther King Jr. birthday
and national holiday are (from left) Michael “Chappie” Grice, president of World Arts Foundation, Inc.,
Ken Berry, executive producer of “’Til the Victory is Won: A Tribute to the Life of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther
King Jr., and event security chief Steve Hollingsworth.
Celebrating Martin
Luther King Jr.
M ETRO
O PINION
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35th annual
event includes
speakers,
entertainment
b everly C orbell
T he P orTland o bserver
For the 35th year, Portland’s
World Arts Foundation, Inc.
will host a celebration and ob-
servance honoring the birthday
of America’s foremost civil
rights leader, titled “’Til Victo-
ry is Won: A Tribute to the Life
by
of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King
Jr.”
The event will be held on
the MLK National Holiday,
Monday, Jan. 20, from 11 a.m.
to 6:30 p.m. at the Highland
Center, 7600 N.E. Glisan St.
and will include speakers, arts,
awards and “musical tributes
to local artists whose contribu-
tions have put Portland on the
map and will last a lifetime.”
The day’s events will all fo-
cus on Dr. King and will show-
case a variety of expressions
in song, oration, dance and
drumming. It will be live vid-
eo streamed on YouTube and
Facebook and aired through
Open Signal cable access,
KBOO-FM radio (90.7 FM),
worldartsfoundation.org on the
Internet and also on XRAY.FM
(107.1/91.1 FM).
Michael “Chappie” Grice,
president of the World Arts
Foundation, said one of the
most important features of the
event will recognize the con-
tributions of individuals and
organizations for exemplary
community service, a tenet of
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Primary Set for Fish Vacancy
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Arts &
ENTERTAINMENT
C LASSIFIEDS
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The Portland City Coun-
cil has approved an election
schedule to fill the vacancy left
by the death of Commissioner
Nick Fish who died Jan. 2 after
a more than 2 year battle with
stomach cancer.
Under the plan approved
last week, the election for the
remainder of the Fish’s term
will coincide with the May 19
Primary Election. A special
run-off election, if necessary,
was set for Aug. 11 should no
candidate receive a majority of
the vote. The deadline to file
for the office is March 10.
Fish was the longest serving
member of the Portland City
Council. A celebration of life
service in his honor has also
been scheduled. According to
his family, the public memori-
al event will be held Saturday,
Feb. 8 at 3 p.m. in Hoffman
Hall at Portland State Univer-
sity.