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February 21, 2024 Page 3 BLACK HISTORY MONTH 2024 INSIDE L ocaL N ews Agreement Reached for Improvements and Community Access Access for Grant Bowl, Track, and Sports Fields in place Arts & page 7-8 ENTERTAINMENT s ports c Lassified /B ids page 6 pages 10 Established 1970 USPS 959 680 1727 NE 13th Ave. Suite 201 Portland, OR 97212 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 Publisher: Mark Washington, Sr. Editor: Shawntell Washington Office Mngr/Clasfds : Lucinda Baldwin Admin Coord : Quayuana Washington Creative Director: Kenya Anderson After consultation with neigh- bors, sports participants, and the Grant High School community, Portland Parks & Recreation (PP&R) and Portland Public Schools (PPS) staff have reached an agreement around the Grant Bowl, track, and sports fields. The PPS Board will vote wheth- er to approve the agreement on February 20. The Grant Bowl was installed in September 2013 with an eight-to-10-year expected lifes- pan. Between permitted play by community groups and by Grant HS athletics, usage has been par- ticularly heavy. PP&R provided a permit to PPS last fall at the school dis- trict’s request, to begin a project to replace the Grant Bowl turf. This work is underway. Vibrant Communities Com- missioner Dan Ryan facilitated a successful meeting on October 16, 2023, with representatives from Grant High School, the Grant neighborhood communi- ty, Portland Public Schools, and Grant Park. Photo courtesy of portland.gov PP&R leadership. An agreement has been reached: PPS will lease the Grant Bowl, track, and up- per sports fields from PP&R and PPS will be responsible for the renovation, upkeep, and mainte- nance of Grant Bowl, track, and the upper sports fields. “This is a win for the neigh- borhood, Grant High School community and for communi- ty sports users. PPS and PP&R teams have developed an agree- ment to better serve everyone in our community,” said Commis- sioner Ryan. Grant High School students and its feeder schools will be able to use the track and fields, while preserving public access and other community use by community sports organizations for all the facilities. The permitting of Grant up- per and lower fields will now be done exclusively by PPS for con- sistency and clarity, but 1,200 hours of non-district hours will be made available to the public, and the track will generally be open to the public as it has been for many years. Web Editor: Zoe Holman-Kragero 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 Subscribe ! Experiences of Black Men in the Community Panel Discussion Fill Out & Send To: For Black History Month 503-288-0033 Attn: Subscriptions, PO Box 3137, Portland OR 97208 $45.00 for 3 months • $80.00 for 6 mo. • $125.00 for 1 year (please include check with this subscription form) Name: Telephone: Address: or email subscriptions@portlandobserver.com In honor of Black History Month, Clackamas Communi- ty College’s Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion is hosting a panel discussion: “Truths & Transitions: Living His-Story, as Experienced by Black Men.” The college invites both in-person and online attendees to listen, learn and connect with the stories that shape the experiences of Black men in the communi- ty. The panel discussion will be Tuesday, Feb. 27, 10-11:30 a.m., in the community room in Rog- er Rook Hall on the Oregon City campus. There is also a virtual option at https://www.youtube. com/@ClackamasCommCol- lege/streams. The panel discussion will be fa- cilitated by Tory Blackwell, who is a CCC full-time faculty member and currently chairs the science department. He is also active in the Oregon City community as a volunteer and organizer for com- munity events. Panelists include: • James Graham, Oregon City economic development manager • Jordan Gulley, CCC wildland fire science faculty • Aaron Henry, Veterans Rehousing case manager • Kelly Montgomery, CCC director of custodial, mailroom and duplication services • Taylor Steward, Oregon Remembrance Project executive director To register to attend the event in person or to learn more about the James Graham, Oregon City Economic Development Manager panelists, visit https://truths-tran- sition-living-his-story-as-experi- enced-by-black-men.eventbrite. com. For questions, contact the DEI Office at 503-594-3022 or email diversity@clackamas.edu. Clackamas Community Col- lege is located at 19600 Molalla Ave., Oregon City, 97045. Park- ing at Clackamas Community College is free. The most conve- nient lot to park in for this event is the Orange Lot.
