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August 8, 2018 The Skanner Page 7 Bids & Classified Advertising deadlines 12:00 Noon Monday Hours: Monday - Friday 8:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. To place your ad, email advertising@theskanner.com or go to www.TheSkanner.com and click on the “Ads” menu Obituary: James Harmon Unthank PHOTO BY SUSAN FRIED September 3, 1938 - July 12, 2018 Africatown Pop Up Artists Melvin Freeman, Jasmine Brown, and Takiyah Ward pose with Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan and Africatown visionary Wyking Garrett in front of one of the Murals at the Africatown Pop Up Plaza and Art Installation Aug. 3 at Midtown Center at the corner of 23rd and Union. The small businesses there are scheduled to be demolished in 2019. Before that happens, the space is being utilized as a community gathering space to celebrate the rich African American history of the area. The Mayor was their for the official ribbon cutting for the Africatown Pop Up Plaza and Art Installation. Jobs founder of a farm share company, said his party members are rallying around their staunch op- position to gun control. “Our No. 1 motivating factor,” he said, “is Sec- ond Amendment issues.” Kohser, 41, drives a white pickup truck, smokes cigars and views America as being jagged- ly splintered along ideo- logical lines that make it hard to find common ground. Democratic calls for stricter gun control in the aftermath of mass shootings, he said, are fueling more zeal among his Republican volun- teers than are the $1.5 trillion in tax cuts that Trump signed into law last year. Since May 2017, Beaver County has lost 191 jobs. With the warmer sum- mer weather, hiring is now on an upswing. But employers have fewer job applicants available as the labor force has shrunk by roughly 1,000 workers in the past 12 months, the result of decades of population AP PHOTO/GENE J. PUSKAR, FILE cont’d from pg 6 In this May 1, 2018 file photo Republican Rep. Keith Rothfus sits outside a coffee shop in downtown Beaver, Pa. A congressman since 2013, Rothfus faces a tough re-election battle in Pennsylvania’s newly created 17th District against Democrat Conor Lamb, who won a special election House victory earlier this year. loss that hit former steel towns such as Aliquippa, Beaver Falls and Mid- land. The tax cuts haven’t stopped the outflow of people. Chatting over eggs, bacon and home fries, Kohser estimated that the tax cuts have added perhaps $1,200 to his annual household income and roughly the same to many others in the area — not likely enough on its own to re- juvenate the local econo- my. The United States is full of places like Beaver County. They are areas where the currently ro- bust national economy and job market obscure long-standing woes that generations of politi- cians have struggled to reverse. There are the long-shuttered facto- ries, stagnant incomes and the departure of col- lege-educated workers to cities and surrounding suburbs. Many of those forgot- ten men and women might cheer the presi- dent for slapping tariffs on imported goods to defend U.S. factory jobs or his vow to build a wall on the Mexican border James Harmon Unthank Preceded in death by his (Jim) passed away the eve- parents DeNorval and Thel- ning of July 12, 2018 Due to ma Unthank, siblings DeNor- the complications of Diabe- val Jr, Thelma U Brown and tes. Nephew Peter Unthank. Jim Jim was born in Portland, is survived by his son Greg- Ore. to Thelma Raimey ory D. Unthank Sr (Domi- Shipman and Dr. DeNorval nique) of Upper Marlboro, Unthank, MD September 3, Md., Greg’s mother Shirley James Unthank 1938, the third of five chil- Nesbitt -Barzar (Oklahoma) dren. Grandchildren Gregory D Jim graduated from Ulysses S. Grant Unthank II ( Aiza) of Hawaii, Tierney High School in Portland and attended D. Unthank, Tai Matthew Devyn Un- Howard University in Washington thank, Carrington D. Unthank (Mary- DC and Lewis & Clark College in Port- land), two Great Granddaughters land. His Military career began with Arianna and Audrianna (Hawaii), ROTC at Howard University. Jim was Brother Thomas C. Unthank; sister, active for many years in the Air Force Lesley Unthank, Nieces and Nephew; National Guard at the Portland Air Libby Tower, Amy Unthank, Marsha Base. Jordan, Lisa Brown, Wendi Brown, Jim’s lifelong career was in the so- Andre Unthank. cial service field; working at various In lieu of flowers the family suggest agencies including Model Cities pro- donations in memory of Jim to: grams, PMSC; Portland Metropolitan N/NE AARP local chapter #5264, Steering Committee, Job Counselor at c/o 3236 NE Liberty Court, Portland, Job Corps; Tongue Point (Astoria) and OR 97211, or the Unthank Memorial Ogden Utah. In 1977 he moved to Cali- Scholarship, c/o Piedmont Rose Con- fornia, for counseling positions in the nection, P.O. Box 4265, Portland, OR San Francisco/ Oakland area, includ- 97218. ing the Bay Area Urban League, Inc. A Celebration of Life was held Au- upon his return to Portland in 1996, gust 7, 2018, 2:00pm at St Philips the he was a counselor and job develop- Deacon Episcopal Church, 120 N er with Portland Private Industry Knott, Portland, Ore. and employment Specialist with IAM Arrangements by Terry Family Fu- cares programs, before working with neral Home. the National Council on aging and Easter ENVIRONMENTAL SPECIALIST - Seals. GENERALIST Jim had a love of (Extended Deadline) Salary $34.60 - $44.19/Hr music. As a teen and Closing 8/20/2018 11:59 PM Pacific young adult, he mas- To view the full job announcement and to apply, visit: tered the Alto and https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/portlandor/ Baritone Saxophone. jobs/2155413/environmental-specialist-generalist-ex- tended-deadline?keywords=environmental%20special- His love of Jazz music ist&pagetype=jobOpportunitiesJobs was a life time enjoy- 8-8-18 ment for him. to block illegal immigra- tion. But for struggling communities waiting for jobs to be restored, Trump’s tax cuts — which were skewed toward cor- porations and wealthy individuals — have yet to deliver. During the past year, the healthiest job gains have been in counties containing such vibrant cities as Houston, Dallas, Los Angeles, Las Vegas and Seattle, all of them places that have favored Democrats. Community Business Directory INSURANCE Read more at TheSkanner.com A career you can be proud of. Being a carpenter isn’t just a job. It’s a way of life. 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