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d er com April 19,2023 Page 3 INSIDE L ocaL N ews Helping Women and Children Through Life Hurdles Union Gospel Mission Welcomes New Women and Children’s Director Arts & page 8 ENTERTAINMENT c Lassified /B ids pages 4, 9-10 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 Postmaster: Send address changes to Portland Observer, PO Box 3137, Portland, OR 97208 The Portland Observer Online www.portlandobserver.com Youtheary Sim accepts new position as women’s and children’s director tion Center. She also served as the Women’s Ministry Leader at the Potter’s House Ministries. “What an exciting time this is to join the UGM family! I was 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 Your Stories. Your Opinions. Your Community. All in one place. Youtheary Sim joined the Union Gospel Mission of Portland in January of 2023 as the new Di- rector for LifeChange for Women and Their Children. LifeChange is a long-term residential recov- ery community for single women and women with Children who are escaping homelessness, addic- tion and abuse. Women and chil- dren in LifeChange receive a safe home, counseling, education, and life-skills training allowing them to heal from trauma and live a healthy, independent life. Youtheary is a Graduate of Clark Atlanta University. She has worked with organizations such as Harkins House, Teen Challenge, Centro Cultural, Latino Network, National Urban League, and Port- land Opportunities Industrializa- born and raised in the Northwest. My commitment to my commu- nity started with my immigrant parents who experienced firsthand the daily challenges and barriers that our city faces. I am thrilled to be back in my hometown and to serve the women and their chil- dren at LifeChange.” In June, of 2022 UGM broke ground on a brand-new home for LifeChange for Women and Their Children. This new build- ing will double our capacity to serve more than 2,000 women and children in the next decade as they work to end cycles of ad- diction, poverty, and abuse. Not only will the new center have 52 rooms to accommodate women and children, but it will also be equipped with incredible spaces for healing and transformation. It will include spaces for commu- nity building, onsite counseling, parenting classes, a children's education center, a chapel, and more! The goal is to open this new building in spring of 2024. To learn more about LifeChange for Women and Their Children visit www.ugmportland.org The Portland Observer Online www.portlandobserver.com Leaving Behind a Legacy Bill Bradbury, former Oregon Secretary of State, dead at 73 (AP) — Former Oregon Secre- tary of State Bill Bradbury, who established the state’s first-in-the- nation system of voting by mail, died Friday. He was 73. Bradbury also advocated for environmental issues and ran for governor, all while battling multiple sclerosis for more than 40 years. He died after unexpected medical com- plications during a six-month, around-the-world cruise with his wife of 36 years, Katy Eymann. “Bill Bradbury may be gone, but he leaves behind a legacy in Oregon that will endure for gen- erations to come,” U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley said in a statement. Bradbury served 15 years in the Oregon Legislature, retiring from the statehouse in 1995 to fight the shrinking of salmon populations. Known as “Mr. Fish,” he served as director of For the Sake of Salmon Bill Bradbury until 1999, The Oregonian report- ed. Gov. John Kitzhaber appointed Bradbury that year to be Oregon’s 23rd secretary of state. Bradbury served for a decade, focusing on improving Oregon’s voting system and establishing more transparent campaign practices. Bradbury es- tablished Oregon’s vote-by-mail system, which has significantly increased voter participation since 2000. He also helped establish Or- egon’s online political campaign contributions system, ORESTAR, which gives the public access to campaign finance information. He ran for governor in 2010, losing to Kitzhaber in the Demo- cratic primary. Those who knew Bradbury said he was always optimistic despite his condition, which can cause extreme bouts of fatigue. “In battling MS with his trade- mark relentless optimism, Bill showed all of us how to bring good cheer and inner toughness to life’s many challenges,” U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden wrote on Twit- ter. “He will be hugely missed.”
