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November 16, 2022 Page 3 INSIDE L ocaL N ews Pioneer Courthouse Square Tree Lighting is Back! s ports page 5 Photo courtesy Pioneer Courthouse Square - The giant tree lite in the Pioneer Courthouse Square downtown ple passed through The Square Pink Martini, local musicians each year, and it's one of the and chorale singers, this event most-visited places in the State is the highlight of the holiday of Oregon. season downtown. The 75-foot tall holiday tree The community is encouraged arrived at Pioneer Courthouse to join in the celebration as San- Square last week on Wednes- ta Claus flips the switch to illu- day morning. The tree was minate more than 14,000 color- A full schedule of holiday donated by Stimson Lumber ful LED lights on our City’s 75ft events and traditions at Pio- Company and weighs approx- Douglas-fir generously donated neer Courthouse Square will imately 8,500 pounds. Port- by Stimson Lumber Company return this holiday season. Af- land’s Tree Lighting will be at for all to enjoy throughout the ter being held virtually for two Pioneer Courthouse Square the holiday season. Many Portland- years, the 38th Tree Lighting day after Thanksgiving, Friday, ers are looking forward to the Ceremony, a Portland tradition November 25th featuring a joy- opportunity to be back together will return in person this year. ful sing-along with Portland’s in The Square also known as Before COVID, 11 million peo- own Thomas Lauderdale from Portland’s Living Room. 75-foot tall holiday tree has arrived Arts & page 7-8 ENTERTAINMENT o piNioN c Lassified /B ids page 9 pages 10 Established 1970 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 PO QR code Publisher: Mark Washington, Sr. Editor: Shawntell Washington Office Mngr/Clasfds : Lucinda Baldwin Admin Coord : Quayuana Washington Creative Director: Kenya Anderson Advertising Mngr: Tony Washington 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 Help for Community Skill Building PPB Launches New Podcast on Active Shooter Preparedness The Portland Police Bureau is releasing a new podcast designed to help community members build skills to react to an active shooter situation. Warning, this podcast contains sensitive infor- mation and frank discussions of potential violence. Active shooter incidents are often unpredictable and evolve rapidly. The Portland Police Bu- reau's Community Active Shoot- er Preparedness Presentation was developed by members of PPB's Training Division and taught by Portland Police Officers who have responded to the scene of local active shooting incidents and may A police officer presenting information to a class be among the first responders to any in the future. The class has been given to community groups, businesses and houses of worship. The presentation is also available through a video. “We hope people who view or listen to this information never have to use it,” said Chief Chuck Lovell. “At the same time, we recognize that with knowledge comes empowerment. Fear can sometimes get in the way of ob- taining this kind of education, but we hope by engaging with people on this challenging topic we build skills to balance those concerns.” Please note that there may be capacity issues and that PPB may not be able to meet all demand. PPB also only serves groups and organizations in the Portland area.
