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Local News Billie Dee Andrea Pugh, 28, Killed by Drunken Driver NEWS BRIEFS Learn How to Be Healthy, Active and Live Well with Diabetes around him, helping him.” An off-duty police officer, Sarah Kerwin, was on her way home and witnessed the crash. She illie Dee Andrea Pugh, a 28-year-old told traffic investigators that she saw a beige mother of three, died in East Portland, Buick driving westbound on Southeast Stark April 28 at 12:45 a.m. in a car crash that without its lights on. She believed the Buick ran resulted in the arrest of a red light and crashed the other car’s driver. into Brandon Pugh’s For the last four years, Mercury Sable, which Billie worked at Inter- was turning north onto state Fred Meyer in 122nd Avenue with a North Portland. She green light. was attending Portland Kerwin arrested Community College, Williams, who she told studying to become a investigators was trying nurse. to leave the scene of the A memorial service crash. Williams failed a and reception will be field sobriety test and held at McCoy Acade- police thought she was my, 3802 NE Martin under the influence. Luther King Jr Blvd., Since then, acquaintanc- from noon to 4 p.m. on es have told Bill Saturday, May 11. McCullough, Pugh’s Brandon Pugh, Bil- father, that Williams had lie’s husband, was been drinking at a driving their car and Northeast Portland bar was injured in the before the crash. crash. Billie died at Billie Pugh was born the crash scene. Port- Sept.17, 1984 in San land police arrested Jose Calif., the daughter the other car’s driver, of Lora and Bill McCul- Billie Dee Andrea Pugh LaShai Antoinette lough. She leaves Williams, 20, on behind a grieving fami- charges of Manslaugh- ly: her husband Brandon ter in the Second Degree, Driving Under the Paul Pugh; her three children: Rejanii Andrea Influence of Intoxicants and Reckless Driving. Potmeyer, 11; Brandon Paul Pugh Jr., 6; Noelle Williams was arraigned Monday. Lora Dee Pugh, 16 months; her parents; her Brandon Pugh was injured and treated in hos- brother Sebastian McCullough, 24; and her sis- pital, then released. ter Angelicia McCullough, 23, along with many “He’s not doing very well,” said Bill McCul- friends. lough, Pugh’s father. “But he has a lot of people By Helen Silvis Of The Skanner News The American Diabetes Association EXPO is Saturday, May 4 from 9 a.m. - 4 p.m., at the Oregon Convention Center, 777 NE MLK Jr. Blvd., Portland. Get free health screenings, participate in cooking demonstrations, learn about new products, and get the information you need to better manage and prevent diabetes and its complications. The Por Tu Familia area, sponsored by Takeda Pharmaceuticals, will feature free health screenings, bilingual diabetes experts, and presentations in Spanish on diabetes management and prevention. Magdalena Valdivieso of Cha Cha Cha! will give a bilingual cooking demonstration on the Healthy Eating stage at 11:30 a.m. Nearly 26 million children and adults in the U.S. have diabetes including over 343,000 people in Oregon & SW Washington. An additional 79 million in the U.S. are at risk for developing type 2 diabetes (626,204 residents in Ore- gon & SW Washington). If current trends continue, one in three American adults will have diabetes by 2050. For more information, call 1-888-DIABETES (1-888-342-2383) or visit www.diabetes.org/oregonexpo B National Association of Letter Carriers Food Drive May 11 Place a bag of nonperishable food donations by your mailbox on the morn- ing of Saturday, May 11, for the National Association of Letter Carriers Food Drive. This is the one day of the year that everyone has the opportunity - with the help of letter carriers - to easily donate food to help families in need in their community. The letter carriers food drive benefits the entire Oregon Food Bank Network, serving people who are hungry throughout Oregon plus Clark County, Wash. In Oregon, more than 4,000 letter carriers in urban and rural areas will join the national effort to pick up food from postal customers. Look for a yellow, plastic, degradable food drive bag in your mail during the first week of May. Fill the bag (or any sturdy bag) with nutritious, nonperishable food. The Ore- gon Food Bank Network will recycle your bag. Place it by your mailbox early on Saturday, May 11. All donated food stays in the community where it was collected. If you miss your letter carrier’s visit, May 11, drop off your food donations at any post office by Wednesday, May 15. For more information, visit wwww.oregonfoodbank.org. C O M M U N I T Y C A L E N D A R P ORTLAND 2013 B ULLETIN B OARD and much more! Adults $8 13 and older, 6 – 12 and seniors 62 and older $4, Children under 6 free. Friday hours, 11 a. m. – 10 p.m. Saturday hours 11 a.m. – 11 p.m. Sunday hours 11 a.m. – 11 a.m. Waterfront park downtown Portland. Saturday May 4 If you have an event you want to share with the community, email it two weeks in advance to The Skanner at info@theskanner.com DIABETES EXPO! The Expo is free and includes health screening, cooking demonstrations, product and service exhibitors as well as experts talking about diabetes. 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. Oregon Convention Center. IRVINGTON COVENANT CHURCH WILL HOST SHARED. An oral history of Portland during the 1940s through the 1960s. 6:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. 4046 NE Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. For more info call 503-287-5226 Sunday may 5 NEW TALGO TRAIN AND HISTORIC STEAM ENGINE TO BE DISPLAYED ALONG WITH LOTS OF FAMILY FUN. Family-friendly National Train Day will draw huge crowds to Union Station. 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. Portland’s Union Station, 800 NW 6th Ave. Thursday May 2 THE OREGON TRAIL RALLY. The Oregon Trail Rally is bringing rally cars to Portland’s living room. Meet top local, national and international drivers. See their cars, and find out where you can see them in action. 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. Pioneer Courthouse Square. Friday – Sunday May 3 – 5 29TH ANNUAL CINCO DE MAYO FIESTA. Enjoy live entertainment, authentic food, rides, family fun Page 2 The Portland Skanner May 1, 2013 URBAN TEEN SUMMIT. Come experience a hands- on, fun-filled day of cool workshops, thought- provoking discussions and interact with new people. This event is 100 percent free, snacks and lunch are provided and there will be plenty of chances to win awesome prizes. 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. (Registration opens at 9 a.m.) University of Portland, 5000 N. Willamette Blvd. PINK SUNDAY VANCOUVER WOMEN’S HEALTH & BEAUTY EXPO. Join us for Pink Sunday. Our second annual spa day which includes a wonderful day of pampering, self care and shopping with local vendors. Donation only $5 on line or $7 at the door. Purchase on at http://fashionistaswappinksunday.eventbrite.com. Noon – 6 p.m. Union High School, 5201 NW Friberg. Vancouver, WA Saturday May 11 Sunday May 12 THE MIND-BODY FAIR. The mind-body fair is a great opportunity for mothers and daughters to learn together about keeping their bodies healthy and strong. There will be all kinds of activity booths & a challenge course. 1 - 4 p.m. Laurelhurst Park, SE Portland.
