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Page 6 August 7, 2024 Never Say Never Continued from Page 5 do what the woman who describes herself as “Simone Biles from Spring, Texas, who flips” does as well as any gymnast — male or female — has ever done. She flew. She soared off the ta- ble and landed with a big bounce — a nod to the energy she gener- ates — with her right foot on the out-of-bounds line. The judges dinged her a tenth of a point for that. It hardly mattered. Her score of 15.700 meant she merely needed to avoid disaster on her second vault to win. In- stead, she almost stuck her Cheng, which requires a roundoff onto the springboard, and a half twist onto the block followed by 1 1/2 twists while doing a forward somersault. The 14.9 she received meant the fight for gold was over. Biles has 10 career medals, tied for the third most by a female gym- nast in Olympic history. Two more before she heads back to Texas and she would find herself all alone in second behind Larisa Latynina, who piled up 18 while competing for the Soviet Union in the 1950s and ‘60s. Catching Latynina seems unlikely. Not that it matters much to the “Greatest of All Time.” She’s gained something far more valu- able anyway: silence. Funny how the critics who pounced on her after Tokyo sud- denly find themselves speechless after watching her win her third gold medal in Paris. “They’re really quiet now,” she said with a touch of sarcasm, “so that’s strange.” A student with their backpack surrounded by school supplies Some Back-to-School Items Needed this Year Continued from Page 4 Thursday, October 17 6–8 p.m. PRE-K TO GRADE 5 (PARENTS/GUARDIANS ONLY) Sunday, October 20 1–4 p.m. GRADES 6 TO 12 (PARENTS & STUDENTS) OPEN Learn more at oes.edu/openhouse-po admit@oes.edu | 503-768-3115 CHE CK I N G & S A V I N GS • HOM E L OANS • AUTO L OANS CR E DI T CA R DS • BUSINESS SERVICES We take pride in this community. After all, we live here too. For over 90 years, OnPoint has been a part of the Pacific Northwest. In that time, we have empowered people from all walks of life to achieve their financial goals. Drop by one of our 57 branches. We’d love to introduce you to the financial tools and resources that can help you, your family, and your community thrive. Visit onpointcu.com/locations Federally insured by NCUA. Equal Housing Opportunity. Rose Haven, a day shelter, lists several drop-off locations for school supplies at its web- site rosehaven.org/helping/do- nate-school-supplies. For more information, call 503-248-6364, ext. 0303 or email Angel at as- tech@rosehaven.org. The Portland Refugee Support Group, at https://tinyurl.com/2xf- hw96r, is also sponsoring a drive for backpacks filled with supplies. The website suggests residents get a school supply list from a neigh- borhood school, fill the backpack with supplies and put a tag on in- dicating what grade it is for. For more details, contact Kristi at JustServeRefugees@gmail.com. Since 2018, Operation Back to School has provide 650 ful- ly loaded backpacks to children in Washington and Multnomah counties, by monetary donations through its website at opera- tionbacktoschoolcmh.org. The nonprofit Impact NW (impactnw.org/news/school-sup- ply-drive-donations) which is focused on preventing home- lessness, is also holding a school supply drive through donations, buying supplies from the orga- nization’s Amazon wish list, or dropping off school supply items at the Dancing Tree Family Cen- ter at 10055 E. Burnside. The Gresham Salvation Army is also working to donate school supplies, underwritten by a re- cent $29,000 donation from the Church of Jesus Christ of Lat- terday Saints for back-to-school supplies for kids in Multnomah, Clackamas and Washington counties, as well as shoes and socks for women, children and veterans living in shel- ters. Details at https://tinyurl. com/34w2r8x3. The Free Store for Teachers (https://schoolhousesupplies. org/programs/shopping) pro- vides school supplies at no cost to classrooms in the Centennial, David Douglas, Gresham-Bar- low, Parkrose, Portland Public and Reynolds school districts. Teachers at schools where 50 percent or more of students qual- ify for free and reduced lunch are also eligible to shop. For more details, contact info@school- housesupplies.org. The store ac- cepts cash donations and is also supported by more than 20 local businesses and charities. There may be other entities, including churches and local grocery stores, that also sponsor back to school programs. Fred Meyer, for example, partners with both Salvation Army and KGW-TV. Supply lists vary from school to school, so check with your local school district to see what is needed. Back-to-school sup- plies for each of Portland Pub- lic Schools’ 86 schools can be found at the website https://app. teacherlists.com/browse/city/ Portland/Oregon.
