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NOVEMBER 2006
FEATURE STORIES
UP Basketball Page 2
Roller Derby Page 2
Boxing Page 4
Bowling Page 8
ST. JOHNS
• Public Art Project
• Lacrosse
• Scooter Club
Page 9
NORTH END
• More development stirs in Kenton
• Copy store for mid-Lombard
Page 10
EAST SLOPE
• Indian Village Site
Page 11
EME
HAT EXTR
T
YBE NOT
WELL MA
INTERSTATE
• High Rise Highjinks
Page 11
SENTINEL COVERS SPORTS
BIG AND SMALL
WEST ALBINA
• Rosa Parks gets her way
• MLK Restaurant with ‘a Rep’
• Mississippi loses shop, activist.
Page 12
ARTS & CULTURE
• Rocking Horse for Charity
• Cycling Center
• James Westby: Film Geek
Page 16-17
COLLAGE BY THERESEA ROHRER
Crack in Kenton
Ex-pimp and addict turns new leaf, vows to cleanup neighborhood
By Cornelius Swart
Lionel Scott knows what it
means to be in “the life.” The 40year-old Scott has been a pimp and
a hustler, addicted to crack cocaine
and alcohol.
“I used to start drinking hard
alcohol at 7 a.m.,” says Scott.
He has been mugged 16 times.
He was kicked in the head once.
Stabbed in the head another time.
At his apartment he proudly shows
off an X-ray that reveals a bullet
still lodged in his leg. His time
in “the life” has left him brain
damaged and on disability.
Scott is a program manager for
True Dialogue, a nonprofit group
that tries to keep young kids off the
streets and out of trouble. Scott has
been clean and out of “the game”
for four years.
He is an unlikely activist. He and
his wife Stephanie have lived in a
downtown Kenton apartment at
1911 N. Kilpatrick St. for three years.
In the last six months, Scott has
become a one-man crusade against
local drug dealers in the area.
“I live in a lovely neighborhood.
There are old people, veterans and
kids here,” says Scott, whose wild
and erratic manners might be
off-putting for some of his
neighbors. But his energey conceals
a genuine concern for others and
an iron-clad resolve. “There are
people out there on meth, and
they’re going to do something.”
Scott is determined to do
something as well. Even though
he feels he has not gotten the full
support of the police or neighbors.
DOWNTOWN SHOWDOWN
Downtown Kenton, once the
heart of the region’s meat-packing
district, is the last commercial strip
on the Peninsula to yet see robust
See Kenton / Page 26
Kenton resident Lionel Scott got out of a life of crime. Now he’s made it his mission
clean up his new neighborhood. PHOTO BY JASON KAPLAN
Mega Block
Hope for Housing Mississippi
New development for North Mississippi, six
Bigger slice of urban renewal money will
go to affordable digs
By Ceressa Crawford
When it comes to affordable
housing in a growing, changing
community, you win some and
you lose some, according to
Portland Housing Policy Manager
Margaret Bax.
“When redevelopment efforts
are successful, land values go up,”
she said. When the city improves
neighborhood living conditions,
housing becomes more expensive
to buy and rent, and affordable
housing projects may be lost in
the process.
Portlanders in need of affordable
housing won one on Oct. 25,
when the Portland City Council
passed a long-awaited policy that
will allocate a minimum of 30
percent of the urban renewal fund
in each of the 11 tax increment
finance (TIF) districts to affordable
housing.
Almost half of the North
Portland
Peninsula
lies
stories, 150 units of housing, much more
By Derek Long
After months of rumors,
residents finally got a sneak peak
at what will most likely be the
largest development to hit North
Mississippi Avenue to date.
A small crowd turned out
at the Boise Neighborhood
Association’s October 9 meeting
to hear architects from Dallasbased international development
corporation
Trammel
Crow
discuss their plans for the site at
3810 North Mississippi.
See Housing/ Page 24
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The architects presented two
models showing different plans for
the unnamed development, each
consisting of a mix of about 150
residential units and 8,000 to 9,000
square feet of retail.
The first plan would provide a
six-story residential building in
the center of the complex with
a broken-up façade along the
commercial strip. The plans also
called for pedestrian alleys and a
courtyard for retail and three-story
residential buildings facing Albina.
See Mississippi / Page 24
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PUBLISHER’S PRELUDE
SPORTS, VOTING: JUST DO IT
Controversial and comical journalist made
his living covering essentially, two subjects:
politics and sports. He was a deft observer
of fact and a vitriolic purveyor of opinion.
Perhaps because, from a journalist’s point
of view, one might see sports as all facts and
politics as all opinions. They are both games
that Americans excel at. So it is with pleasure
that our annual sports issue coincides with
one of the most important elections in
recent history.
First off: sports. We are proud to introduce
two new writers to Sentinel readers.
This month Loren Wohlgemuth gives us
the rundown of University of Portland
men’s and women’s basketball (see page
2) and represents our first real foray into
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competitive sports coverage. Roger Anthony,
the Portland Tribune’s founding editor and
former sportswriter for the Oregon Journal,
has graced us with his witty musing on the
future of major league sports in Portland (see
page 3). Please let us know if you enjoy their
sports coverage. We would also like to know
if you want regular local sports coverage and
analysis in this paper. Please email what you
think at info@stjohnssentinel.com
Aside from these traditional team sports
pieces, and a rather garish piece of boosterism
on Roosevelt High School athletics (see page
4), we have our usual ironic X-treme sports
coverage of less than traditional games like
bowling (page 8), boxing (page 4), lacrosse
(page 9),poker (page 5) and roller derby
(page 2).
Speaking of violent sports, the November
7 election is only a week away. This paper
has stated several times that it hates
By Loren Wohlgemuth
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At University of Portland, Eric Reveno
doesn’t have time to worry about the
schedule. He doesn’t have time to worry
about all the scoring firepower he’s missing
from last season’s team. He can’t waste time
predicting where his team will finish in the
West Coast Conference standings.
For the second time in as many situations,
the University of Portland dipped into the
ranks of Pac-10 assistant coaches to hire a
men’s basketball coach, this time replacing
Michael Holton with Eric Reveno, a nineyear assistant from Stanford. Holton led the
Pilots to an 11-18 record in his final season
— 5-9 in the WCC standings — before being
let go after five mediocre seasons.
Call it substance over style in Reveno’s
hire. He had a reputation for being a bluecollar banger while a player at Stanford and
is noted for developing Cardinal big men
Mark Madsen, Jarron and Jason Collins,
Curtis Borchardt and Matt Haryasz into
NBA players. Needless to say, Reveno
probably won’t be entering any fashion
shows for coaches, choosing instead to focus
on the development of his team.
Like most coaching jobs at mid-major
universities, Reveno’s first head coaching gig
is littered with challenges: how to replace 30
points, eight rebounds and five assists per
game from graduated stars Pooh Jeter and
Donald Wilson; how to navigate a murderer’s
row of a preseason schedule which includes
road dates at Oregon State, Oregon, Brigham
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Young, and Notre Dame; and how to compete
with Gonzaga, San Francisco and the rest of
the West Coast Conference.
“We have a tough schedule . . . something
like 11 games in the first 30 days of the
season,” said Reveno. “I can’t worry about
those games, or the ESPN game against
Gonzaga in January. The next three weeks
are going to be the biggest predicator on
how our season goes, not how we play at
Gonzaga in February.”
Reveno’s first Pilots team features a trio
of seniors 6’9” or taller: Kevin Field (6’11”),
Ben Sullivan (6’10”), and Chris Jackson
(6’9”); and five more players at least 6’6”.
Though Sullivan and Field combined for
42 starts, the duo averaged only a combined
11.4 points and 7.8 rebounds, leaving the
scoring load to guard Darren Cooper. The
6’3” senior was granted a rare sixth season
of eligibility by the NCAA, meaning Reveno
can count on nearly 15 points per game.
Look past that trio and Reveno’s roster
is a big bunch of unknowns. Sophomore
forward Alex Tiefenthaler (6’9”), started
the final five games last season, while Jamie
Jones plays bigger than his 6’6” listed size.
“We have some good position balance, and
that creates competition,” said Reveno.
“I decided on the first day I got the job
that everyone on the team is getting a fresh
beginning. Judging these guys based on what
they did under a different set of expectations
isn’t fair to them. I’d like us to be hardnosed, focused on defense and making good
decisions on the floor.”
Pilots guard Darren Cooper on the court.
PHOTO COURTESY OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PORTLAND
Coming from the Pac-10 recruiting
wars to the more stringent academic
requirements of the West Coast Conference
doesn’t faze Reveno.
“The difference
between the two conferences might be overblown,” he quipped. Players in the Pac-10
may be athletically superior, but Reveno is
determined to uphold the academic
reputation of his new employer.
Joining Reveno’s 10 letter winners off last
season’s team is a pair of players from two
of the top prep programs in the country, a
See New Pilot / Page 18
Roller
Dirty
League call for fresh meat gets huge turnout
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Cloud may be lifting over women
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AND ARE DUE BY THE
The Republican Party has always
maintained that the Federal government is
incompetent and hopelessly corrupt. Now
after five years in power they have finally
proven their point. The Republicans have had
a monopoly on the failure of government for
far too long. It is high time they let someone
else have a turn. Vote Democrat. They can
deliver.
Jokes aside, locally we have outlined some
of the ballot measures (see page 23) that will
affect North and Far Northwest Portland.
We even have some endorsements, a first for
us. On the very important issue of county
commissioner, we haven’t chosen for you but
rather given a final analysis that measures
what we believe to be both the ups and down
of both candidates (see page 22).
But no matter what game you play or
which side you support, in the end you have
to be in it to win it. Play hard, vote early, vote
often and see you at the finish line.
New Pilot Skipper Jumps into Challenge
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democracy and prefers a reality show-based
government. But we all must carry on with
the charade until the day when the glorious
Democratainment Revolution comes.
Having said that, this paper does its level
best to be a centrist publication. But being
a centrist doesn’t mean you should suffer
fools.
They say that if you put a 1,000 monkeys
in a room with typewriters eventually one
of them will write Shakespeare. So, it was
only a matter of time before our President
said something useful. He has said that the
“war on terror” is a war that pits extremists
against moderates. That is true on foreign
shores and here in America. The nation now
seems entirely held hostage to conservative
political extremism and the chaos it has
wrought. This is a kind of mirror of the
liberal political extremism that ravaged the
country in the 1970s and, consequently,
gave rise to today’s far right. We hope this
November the pendulum finally comes to
rest in the middle.
Thirty-seven skaters rolled in to the Kliever
Memorial Armory in Northeast Portland on
October 17 to compete for a coveted spot on
Portland’s roller derby league, the Rose City
Rollers’ Fresh Meat team. Women chosen
for the team, which develops new players
before they join one of the league’s four
official teams, will have their work cut out
for them. The next draft is in just a month.
Those picked will join the nurses, lawyers,
mothers, and fierce ladies of all stripes who
play on teams like the Heartless Heathers,
the Guns ’N Rollers, the Break Neck Betties,
and the High Rollers.
In the league’s early days, they were just
a group of friends drinking and skating
together. Last season, they sold out almost
every bout at the Expo Center. The sport’s
ever-increasing popularity in Portland made
for stiff competition at the tryouts.
Kate Bentley of St. Johns hadn’t skated since
she was 12 years old, but she spent two weeks
revamping her skills at Oaks Park and Skate
World. “Vote for violence, not speed,” said
Bentley as she Velcro-ed into her elbow pads.
Bentley’s training partner, Andulia White
Elk of Northeast Portland, arrived at the
tryouts sporting four red ancestor dots next
to each eye. “I’m a reservation girl,” White
Elk said, laughing. “I can do violence.”
Rollergirls traditionally show as much skin
as they please, so bruises are on prominent
display. Like many of her teammates, North
Portlander Vominatrix, captain of league
champions the Heartless Heathers, is used to
appearing at bouts in racy get-ups, but she
was quick to put the league’s sex appeal in
See Roller Dirty / Page 6
Ladies and gentlemen: The Vominatrix.
PHOTO BY JASON KAPLAN
November 2006 • St. Johns Sentinel • Page 3
LETTERS
Dear Editor,
I read with interest the article regarding
the building of condos in St. Johns and the
gentrification of the neighborhood that we
long-timers lovingly call “The John.”
I’ve been living near downtown St. Johns
for going on 7 years. While I realize that
there are many others who have been here far
longer, in fact, some for most of their lives, I
have seen many changes in the neighborhood
since I first arrived, and I can honestly say that
to my knowledge they are all positive.
I bought my home in St. Johns in the
spring of 2000. The first week that I lived
here I went for my nightly run and was
chased down Willamette for at least 7 blocks
before I managed to outrun my would-beassailant, who wore a black sweatshirt with
the hood pulled completely over his face.
The next day I bought the biggest, meanest
dog I could find. I am convinced that thanks
to that dog, my house was never broken into,
even when homes all up and down my street
were burglarized – however, my car was
broken into a total of 6 times from 2000 to
2003. Twice the burglars were so bold that
I heard them and let my dog out. While the
dog enjoyed the chase, I still had damage to
my vehicles that had to be repaired. I live
very near Cathedral Park, and it used to be
quite common to see people sleeping off
a drunk at the edge of my yard, and tents
pitched in the park itself. I would not go into
the park after dusk. I used to find needles on
my sidewalk and in my grass. Mowing the
lawn became an act of bravery. Twice I have
had drunk and demented people try to force
their way into my home. Up until a year ago
I would never walk past the Wishing Well
or Dad’s at night. It has only been in the
last year that I have allowed my daughters
to walk anywhere in St. Johns alone – they
either needed a companion or the dog.
When I first moved in, there were no
neighborhood amenities. We had the old
Safeway, which was filthy, and far too many
bars. Don’t get me wrong – I love a dive bar
as much as any other St. Johns resident. But
now we also have Marie’s, Proper Eats, Anna
Bannana’s, and thank god for Liz and Nena
at the St. Johns Booksellers and Jamie at the
John Street.
In the last year the neighborhood has
bloomed. I am thrilled with the changes.
I realize that some folks are unhappy with
the changes, but I think the bigger picture
is that overall, this is a safer, cleaner, more
interesting place to live, with more of a sense
of cohesiveness than ever before. I’m proud
of St. Johns. I hope it can avoid the sterile
overkill of NW TrendyThird while still
continuing to blossom.
Hope P.
St. Johns
Tax Resistor: Local joins ‘peace tax’ movement
By Nina Lary
It was 1959. Fidel Castro had just
nationalized the United Fruit Company.
Pam Allee — then a seventh-grader living
on Clark Air Base in the Philippines — said
to her social studies teacher, “Castro was a
good guy. All of a sudden he’s a bad guy in
the press. I don’t think that’s right.” Allee’s
father, a U.S. Air Force officer, was sent
home that day by his commanding officer to
“teach her a stern lesson.”
“It didn’t shut my mind up,” she recalled
recently.
Allee is a conscientious objector and, like
many COs, she practices war tax resistance.
War tax resistors like Allee feel that “taxes are
necessary for the maintenance of society and
such beneficial programs as libraries and
public health,” but they refuse to pay taxes
to support the military. Most WTRs practice
“redirection,” sending their would-be federal
tax money to public service organizations.
Allee gives monthly to KBOO, the Portland
Alliance, KPFA, and WBAI (Democracy Now).
She has received several letters from the IRS,
but levies and property seizure — the most
common repercussions of war tax resistance
— haven’t become a reality yet for her.
A University Park resident since 1995,
Allee works for the State of Oregon and was
a merchant seaman for more than 15 years.
She became a conscientious objector to
the war in Iraq in 2003. “It was something
in my gut,” she said. “There comes a point
in your life when you have to stop and
declare yourself. I was shy at first, because I
associated being a CO with those who had
fought in wars.”
Conscientious objection has a long,
complex history dating to the American
Revolution when members of “peace
churches” — Quakers, Mennonites and
Church of the Brethren — were jailed for
refusing to pay war taxes. In World War II,
the option of “alternative civilian service”
was introduced in lieu of military service
for COs. While the Department of Defense
legally recognized CO as an option for draft
candidates in 1962, there is no similar option
for tax-related COs.
“Simply being a CO doesn’t create the
change I’d like to see,” said Allee. “I want
to have my taxes used for better things.”
She is working in conjunction with the
Washington, D.C., office of the National
Campaign for a Peace Tax Fund to get the
Religious Freedom Peace Tax Fund Bill
passed. The Bill, HR 2631, sponsored by
John Lewis (D-GA), would allow CO taxes
to go into a separate fund used only for nonmilitary purposes.
Its original incarnation, the Peace Tax Fund
Bill, was introduced to Congress in 1972. The
most recent version, introduced in May 2005,
has garnered the most support since 1990.
Allee’s goal is to pressure Oregon
representatives, including Earl Blumenauer,
into co-sponsoring the bill. The bill’s 45
current co-sponsors include Democratic
Reps. Peter A. DeFazio and Darlene Hooley.
Currently working solo, Allee organizes
speaking engagements and is recruiting
volunteers to help educate Portlanders on the
little-known bill. “I don’t want to be a martyr,”
she said. “I just want to get this bill passed.”
For more information about the bill, go
to www.peacetaxfund.org, or contact the
National War Tax Resistance Coordinating
Committee’s website, www.nwtrcc.org; e-mail
contact@wrlpdx.org; or call (503) 258-0605.
Ball Busters
Council splits, approves
foster care/seniors home
for John Ball School site
City Council
drops the ball.
By Nina Lary
Due process, or lack thereof, was the key
factor of dissent in a 3-2 City Council vote
that approved Commissioner Dan Saltzman’s
resolution to donate the John Ball School site
to Portland Hope Meadows. Hope Meadows
would be a non-profit facility for indigent
seniors and foster care children.
“The poor process that this project has been
put through ... does not constitute the kind
of emergency to continue on with it,” said
Commissioner Sam Adams during the Oct. 25
Council hearing.
The Ball site, purchased on Sept. 26
(Sentinel, October 2006), is now general
city property. Diana Lee Holuka, City of
Portland Property Acquisition & Services
Manager, said, “There is no RFP (request for
proposals) required by the city to sell, lease,
rent, donate or otherwise transfer all or part
of ownership to real property.”
Adams and Commissioner Randy Leonard
voted against the Ball resolution. “I’m
really disappointed to hear Commissioner
Saltzman say this is the highest and best
use of the property,” said Leonard. “In his
opinion, it is the highest and best use of the
property.”
“You did not involve this neighborhood
association in a discussion about what their
ideas were for the site before we got to the Hope
Meadows option,” Adams told Saltzman.
Adams proposed an amendment to the
resolution which would use Hope Meadows
as a starting point for other proposals, thereby
opening up the process and stalling or possibly
squashing Saltzman’s proposal. The same 3-2
council vote rejected his amendment.
Portsmouth Neighborhood Association
and Hope Meadows both conducted their
own neighborhood surveys — a red flag for
those opposing the resolution.
After Saltzman’s initial presentation to
PNA, further requests by his office and Hope
Meadows to present the concept to the PNA
Board were declined.
In PNA’s survey, 94 percent of residents
supported a library on the Ball site. Council
passed an amendment by Saltzman stating
that if the Multnomah County November
library levy tax passes, “the city of Portland is
committed to assisting Multnomah County
in its efforts to open the new branch in the
Portsmouth neighborhood.”
Before the vote, PNA, represented by new
Chair Susan Landauer, requested that “the
Portland City Council... engage in an open
process of request for proposals and public
review for the use of the John Ball School site.”
During the weeks preceding the Council’s
decision,
Richard
Ellmyer,
30-year
Portsmouth resident, spoke with each City
See Ball Busters / Page 24
Portland Needs To
Think Out Side The
Box Scores
By Roger Anthony
By now, you’ve probably noticed that The
Sentinel’s “Sports Issue” has barely touched
upon the mega-million-dollar world of bigtime professional sports.
In part, that’s because the feeling’s mutual.
With the exception of the Trail Blazers, bigtime pro sports in Portland are just another
cable show.
Portland is one of the top 25 television
markets in the United States and, as is
often noted, the only region of that size
with just one major-league team. Since
the road leading to this point goes through
North Portland, let’s spend a few minutes
examining the Portland area’s next move.
Believe it or not, Portland was once
poised to become part of the big-league
solar system. Twice in the mid-1960s, the
public was presented with bond measures
that would have enabled construction of
Delta Dome, a domed stadium along the
lines of the Houston Astrodome or Seattle
Kingdome that would have been built in
Delta Park. The Oregon Journal, then
Portland’s afternoon newspaper, posed
the question “Big League City or Sad Sack
Town?” atop an editorial urging approval of
the bond measure. The measure lost both
times, and from a major league point of
view, Portland turned into Pluto*.
However, it need not always be so: While
the futile pursuit of major league baseball
and Paul Allen’s ongoing theatrics in the
Rose Garden have gotten all the attention,
two opportunities to grab a small slice of the
big-league pie have quietly snuck onto the
radar. Yet Portland, which prides itself for
thinking outside the box, has been slower
than a Zach Randolph wind sprint when it
comes to seizing the initiative.
So, in the spirit of Mayor Tom’s “Visioning”
quest, here are a few details:
MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER: North America’s men’s
professional league has been in business for
10 years. It has 12 franchises, and will be
adding a 13th in Toronto next season. The
league has also signed a TV contract with
ESPN, which can be counted on to raise
the league’s visibility. Unlike the other big
league sports, MLS is poised to grow, or at
least expand.
So why is Portland a good fit for MLS? To
begin with, the league has no franchise in the
Pacific Northwest. Eyes naturally turn toward
Seattle, but a Portland franchise can offer the
league several advantages: In contrast with
Seattle, an MLS team here would be the No.
2 sporting entity in the market, and probably
no worse than No. 4 in the state. Additionally,
the league’s season runs from March through
November, meaning that there would be
minimal competition with the Trail Blazers
for ad dollars and media attention.
The recent MLS success stories have been
franchises that have built soccer-specific
stadiums seating perhaps 25,000. These can be
constructed for perhaps one-third of the cost
of a baseball or football stadium, or maybe
three times what the OHSU tram will cost.
MLS, in other words, is a cheap date.
See Box Scores / Page 21
Roosevelt Rides On
High school fields expanded teams,
moves beyond critics
By Joe Barret
UP Yours II
University of Portland soccer
a highlight in NoPo’s “crimebesieged moonscape”
By Caitlin Moran
The success of Pilot soccer is visible
throughout the city of Portland.
Banners celebrating the women’s 2005
NCAA title line downtown streets. Posters
commemorating the team’s success adorn
the walls of North Portland restaurants. On
any given summer day, local kids swarm the
campus practice fields for their chance to
kick balls around with UP players.
For a more straightforward glimpse at the
impact of UP soccer, consider the numbers.
Season tickets sold out over a month ago
with a 148 percent increase in sales this year
in comparison to 2005, according to Tricia
Miller, athletic marketing director for UP.
“That’s never happened in the history of
the University,” she said.
The demographics of ticket holders
have changed as well. Families with young
children, neighbors seeking nearby sports
entertainment, local soccer fanatics in search
of a live, competitive game -- they all comprise
a growing portion of Pilot ticket holders.
“A large number of [season ticket holders]
have no affiliation with the University in the
traditional way,” Miller said. “It’s not just the
alumni anymore.”
JOURNEY TO NOPO
Mark Kirchmeier has seen a lot of change
in Pilot soccer over the years. Kirchmeier has
attended UP soccer games since the early
1990s, when he became the University’s
director of media relations, a position he
held until 2001. According to Kirchmeier,
who still lives close to campus, the growing
success of UP soccer has directly affected
North Portland.
“I used to regularly run into people from
Southwest Portland and the suburbs who
had lived in the metro area all their lives—
and had never been to North Portland,”
Kirchmeier said in an email. “I don’t find
many people like that anymore because
most of them have now made the journey
out here to see a University of Portland
women’s soccer game.”
While working for the University,
Kirchmeier helped commission a poll of
400 Portland-area residents regarding their
perceptions of UP. Most of the people in
“affluent” areas (such as Lake Oswego and
the West Hills) who responded said they
first visited the University to attend a soccer
game, Kirchmeier said.
“Many of those folks formerly had
ridiculous stereotypes of North Portland as
some kind of crime-besieged moonscape,
but our polling found that once they drove
down Willamette Boulevard on a beautiful
autumn day to see a soccer game on a safe,
flowered and landscaped campus, their
NoPo perceptions switched from negative to
positive,” he said.
The Athletic Department will continue its
effort to draw community members to soccer
games in the upcoming months. On Oct. 13
it offered free tickets to games between the
Pilot women vs. San Francisco and the Pilot
men vs. Gonzaga games for anyone with a
97203 zip code.
See UP Yours II / Page 25
“It is not the critic who counts: not the
man who points out how the strong man
stumbles or where the doer of deeds could
have done better. The credit belongs to
the man who is actually in the arena.”
Theodore Roosevelt, 1910
So it seems appropriate that in today’s
Roosevelt High School, the sentiments
coming from several in the Roughrider
athletic program have a similar bite as the
school’s presidential namesake. A recent
article in area newsweekly Willamette Week
has people inside the program jumping to
the defense of the school’s progress both on
the athletic fields and in the classrooms.
“When a community’s been beat down
for 20 or 30 years,” said varsity soccer coach
John Teuscher, “people need to be able to say
that’s in the past and move on.”
Teuscher is confident that the on-field
product is going in the right direction, with
playoff hopes for soccer, volleyball and
football teams still bright.
“We have 86 kids out for football across
freshman, JV and varsity. We have over 30
kids in soccer, over 30 in volleyball,” he said.
Athletic Director and varsity football
coach Cal Szueber pointed toward off-field
accomplishments in the school overall.
“Roosevelt goes beyond sports. Our test
scores showed the highest improvement
in the district. We’re striving to increase
participation [in extracurriculars], our
numbers are rapidly increasing,” he said.
“Sportsmanship and behavior, we’ve done a
really good job at improving that.”
In fact, all three of Roosevelt’s “small
schools” made increases in all state test
score areas, according to this August’s
report from the Oregon Department of
Education. Most dramatically, all three at
least doubled the percentage of passing
math scores from last year.
On the gridiron, rival Cleveland won a
hard-fought 28-22 victory over Roosevelt
on Oct. 20 to clinch the PIL conference
title, but a third place finish would again
bring a state playoff berth. While nothing is
guaranteed, the Roughriders’ remaining two
games pit them against 1-6 squads Marshall
and Madison.
Roosevelt sports fan Mark Kirchmeier
enjoys the school’s ethnic diversity.
“Sports participation is one of the
barometers of a high school’s health, and
participation is blossoming at Roosevelt,” he
said. “Fourteen-year-old freshmen [in the
football program] are no longer discouraged
because they have to sit behind 16-year-olds
on the bench. This year the Riders fielded a
girls’ varsity soccer team for the first time in
six years. I love hearing our soccer players
shout instructions to teammates in Russian,
Spanish and English.”
Fans, coaches and administrators alike
realize the need to buy into a long-range
Roughriders earn their namesake, through good
and bad.
SENTINEL ARCHIVES. PHOTO BY JULIE KEEFE.
plan. Roosevelt’s support net of community
groups and an involvement-friendly athletic
program is the first step. AD Szueber also has
plans for new athletic fields and is confident
that the school district is “giving us just the
right amount of attention.”
As he prepares for a state playoff berth
for his soccer team, Coach Teuscher takes
pains to see the challenge from not only
on the field, but out in the streets of the St.
Johns community.
“As goes your local high school, so goes
your neighborhood, and there are a lot of
good people trying to do a lot of good things
at this school.”
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Sweet Science
Real world of boxing thrives in Kenton school
By Elizabeth Fuller
To many, boxing means glamour, fame
and corruption: the “sweet science” in all
its glory has earned a reputation that far
exceeds its reality.
Movies like “The Cinderella Man,”
“Million Dollar Baby,” and now ESPN’s new
program “The Contender” perpetuate the
myth, and boxing becomes larger than life,
as have the stars of the sport. Muhammad
Ali, Mike Tyson and countless others have
become celebrities.
Mark Teachout has been boxing about as
long as he’s been tying his shoelaces. Starting
at age five, the Midwestern-born Teachout
was trained by his father and went on to
compete in over 100 fights. At the pinnacle
of his career, he was chosen by the U.S.
Olympic Committee to compete in Dublin
against the Irish National Team.
Teachout now lives in Portland and runs
a boxing school, Sweet Science Boxing, in
the heart of Kenton. His goal is not to train
the next Ali, but rather to provide classes for
adults who want to get in shape and learn
the sport that he loves.
He even laughs at the image“The Contender”
puts across. Recently, Portland’s own Steve
Forbes made it to the finals on the show, a feat
that does not seem to impress Teachout.
“It’s not the real world of boxing, it’s a
reality show,” said Teachout.
Teachout was a real boxer. He describes a
world far different and far less exciting than
the one we see in movie and TV.
“Gyms go out of business all the time because
people want to be famous,” said Teachout.
He also acts as an agent for potential
fights, brokering between fighter and the
potential fight venue. The system approaches
a bureaucratic chaos equal to government,
with an agent, promoter, matchmaker and
manager required just to organize one fight.
But there are places to train as an amateur
in town. Within the Portland Metro area
Could have been
a Kenton contender.
(right) Erik Olson
mixes it up with
Bob Dingethal (left)
at Sweet Science
Boxing in Kenton.
PHOTO BY JASON KAPLAN
there are six boxing gyms, a modest following
for a city this size.
“We have our share of good athletes,”
said Bill Meartz, who has trained amateur
fighters for the past 30 years. He’s the
president of USA Boxing, an organization
that is the governing body for Olympic-Style
boxing and is the United States’ member
organization of the International Amateur
Boxing Association (AIBA). He’s based in
Beaverton, but his organization provides
nationwide scholarships and education for
aspiring boxers.
“Those athletes with long amateur careers
go on to be the champions,” explained
Meartz. “There are no stepping stones like
(in) other sports.”
Once a boxer turns pro, they have turned
for good. And a pro’s life is not exactly filled
with TV-style glamour.
Once at the top, the superstars fight every
couple of years for exorbitant sums of
money. At that level, corruption happens, a
minute amount, but enough that the sport
gets a reputation. Most professional fighters
have to fight a lot, for as little as $75, and
there is no widely-established union or.
. .that creates a level playing field for all
participants.
“It’s a very difficult life – they treat horses
better than they treat boxers,” exclaimed
Teachout. There is a bill before Congress
that would give fighters more rights, but its
future is uncertain. Those who make money
right now in the sport are happy to keep it
that way. Still, boxers love their sport, and
the foul play is said to be rare.
“There is so much to learn that until
someone participates, it just appears to be a
fight, but there is so much more to it than
that,” said Meartz.
Considering people have been engaged
in boxing for thousands of years, and
glamorizing it for hundreds, there must be
something to it.
Wanna fight? Then take it outside...and to
these North Portland locations:
Sweet Science Boxing, www.sweetscienceboxing.com, 2017 N Kilpatrick, (503) 830-6639.
Knott Street Boxing Club, c/o Matt Dishman
Community Center, 77 NE Knott, (503) 8233673; at press time the community center was
closed for renovation.
Every Thursday night for the past year,
the Interstate Bar and Grill has played host
to a Texas Hold’em poker tournament.
Under the watchful eye of Carl Katims, or
“Uncle” Carl as he’s affectionately known,
no money is wagered. Some players show
up because it’s free and a good time. Some
players play for a chance to win points to
move up in the standings.
Competitive poker has grown immensely
in popularity in the last several years. What
was once a game considered the domain of
men in card rooms is now a multi-billion
dollar industry drawing in people of all
backgrounds.
Television broadcasts of
the World Series of Poker now draw more
viewers then some traditional sports. And
while the passing of a recent federal bill last
month effectively banned online gambling
and Internet poker for the time being, the
game is still gaining fans.
It’s one of the topics discussed at the Interstate
during a recent poker night. The subject is one
that “Uncle” Carl finds amusing.
“It’s ironic they put in laws about legalized
gambling in a bill about ports and homeland
security,” said Katims.
Katims gained expertise at poker during
a three-month period in Yuma, Ariz., while
caring for a sick aunt. He found himself
playing increasing amounts of poker at the
local casino before stepping up last year to
become one of US Tournament Poker’s local
directors. He now organizes games at bars
ranging from Scappoose to Woodburn.
While the free tournaments at the
Interstate are a far cry from the milliondollar tournaments shown on television,
players still take the games very seriously.
While some players just win prizes at
neighborhood games, some move on to
qualify for the invitation-only games and
eventually quarterly tournaments. The
winner of the last large quarterly event won
a trip to a tournament in Reno offering
$100,000 and a shot at entering the World
Poker Tour.
“What I love about this place is that
(although) the reason some people come
here is for the points and to get in the big
tournament,” said Katims, “I think the majority
of folks come for the social atmosphere.”
Texas Hold’em is considered by most
poker aficionados to be the purest form of
the game. Unlike the traditional versions of
draw poker, in Hold’em every player at the
table is playing with five of the same seven
cards. The edge the best players have in the
game comes from learning to read the table
for each player’s weaknesses.
“I believe the players that are really good
have managed to combine the analytical
and the instinctual,” said Katims. “Some
players complain about losing to a drunk
or a dumb player.”
A young man standing at the bar nods
in agreement. “You’ve got to know how to
adapt,” he said.
As I sat down to play I found myself at a
table of six other players.
“They call me ‘the Professor’ because I
guess I look smart,” said a middle-aged man
named Steve, “although sometimes I guess
in poker it pays to look dumb.”
My past experiences playing poker online
and at house parties proved no use as I
found myself folding early for most of the
hands. Every attempt to raise or call was
easily foiled as I found myself reluctantly
going in on weak hands.
As my chip total dwindled, I made one last
effort, going all-in with a pair of jacks. My
opponent swiftly called with a pair of kings
and I found my first game at the Interstate
quickly over.
“Got to watch out for those pairs of kings,”
said a woman at the end of the table.
30
Beauty for the Beast Opens Second
Location In North Portland
By Ceressa Crawford
Beauty for the Beast, a pet-grooming
service, opened a new location on North
Lombard in June. Pet owners can bring in
their dogs or cats for a do-it-yourself wash
and groom.
For $10 to $19, customers can choose
from a variety of shampoos, including
hypoallergenic or flea shampoos, and use
the professional dryers, tables, and specialty
combs and brushes. Oatmeal and medicated
shampoos as well as clippers are available
for an additional charge. Their retail stock
includes collars, food, toys, shampoo, and
even holiday attire.
Beauty for the Beast has been at their
original location on Sandy Boulevard for
the past 14 years. “It seemed like there was a
need for this service in North Portland,” said
Michael Shapiro, founder and owner.
Shapiro started the business because he
owned a Samoyed, a larger canine, and found
it a “struggle to wash my dog,” he said.
Beauty for the Beast started as a walk-in,
self-service dog wash only. Upon customer
request they developed a retail line. And
soon they expanded to provide professional
grooming. “We listen to our customers’ needs
and try to take care of them,” Shapiro said.
Many of their customers visiting the Sandy
location were from North Portland, and he
was ready to accommodate them.
The walk-in dog wash contains six easyentry tubs of different sizes to accommodate
all sizes and ages of dogs and cats. A harness
is available for those pets that have a mind
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of their own. Professional groomers can be
booked by appointment.
Jeffery Latham, store manager, said that
they have already established a rapport with
the community. “People find we’re really
friendly and willing to help,” Latham said.
Shapiro said the self-service is what
attracts the most customers. This is an
owner-pet bonding experience in which
the customer learns how to properly wash
and care for their dogs in an easy and fun
atmosphere. “We’re here to take care of dog
and cat needs,” he said.
Beauty for the Beast, 5215 N Lombard, (503)
283-0919; for grooming appointments, call (503)
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Summer Camp for Radicals
Portland Mercury journalist starts activism
program featuring ‘hardcore academics’
By Alissa Bohling
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Portland journalist Phil Busse is preparing
to go to battle. “I’m going to create a standing
army of teenagers and college students who
want and know how to make social changes,”
announced Busse at last month’s gathering at
Mississippi Station to launch the Northwest
Institute for Social Change.
The NISC aims at helping students
and aspiring media professionals, such as
writers, filmmakers and bloggers, learn how
to become more proficient at investigating
and influencing American politics.
Busse cited the need for more influential
figures like Bristol graffiti artist Banksy,
whose bold paintings have been instrumental
in pressuring Prime Minister Tony Blair to
step down, and musicians like Tupac and
Bruce Springsteen, whose ubiquitous art has
changed public consciousness.
“If students want to make change, they
need to understand what they are trying to
change, and how change has happened in the
past,” said Busse. The Northwest Institute of
Social Change aims to ensure that the next
generation of writers, filmmakers and civic
leaders is rigorously educated to maximize
their impact.
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objectifying women,” she said. “We’re going
out there and we’re looking hot and we’re
kicking ass. I can kick ass in a skirt, in pants,
I can kick ass in a potato sack.”
Next season starts January 27, 2007, and
the raw new roller girls will have “a whole
hell of a lot of paying dues between now and
then,” announced league co-founder Rocket
Mean, known off the rink as Kim Stegeman.
Stegeman captains last season’s league
runners up, the Guns ’N Rollers.
In the league’s short history, dues have
been dearly paid. After former rollergirl
Plow King went down in a bout and caught
a skate to the face, doctors extracted a
fragment of wheel from her nose. When
the league started in August of 2004, no
one wore helmets, kneepads, or elbow pads,
now regulation gear. Shortly after Rocket
Mean took a trip to the emergency room
compliments of a shattered kneecap, players
decided more precautions were in order.
Toughness may count for a lot in the rink,
but cruelty does not. The armory erupted
into encouraging cheers each time a skater
ate concrete during one of the tryout drills.
The league has rallied around beloved
coach and co-founder Jeffrey Wonderful,
also known as Jeffrey Wilson, who was
recently diagnosed with lupus, a chronic
Busse emphasized that the Institute “is not a
trade school. It is hardcore academics teaching
critical thought.”
The immersion-style
summer program will be housed near the Ape
Caves in Washington State. The first month’s
studies in the history of social movements and
social change will be coupled with case studies
of media leadership. Thus prepared, students
will come down from the hills to intern at
local nonprofits and City Hall.
Sitting on the Institute’s founding board are
Beth Burns, executive director of the Portland
nonprofit P:EAR (Program: Education Arts
and Recreation); Mercy Corps Northwest
Executive Director John Haines; and City
Commissioner Sam Adams.
Like all nonprofits, the organization will
be nonpartisan. Recruitment starting in
January will be directed at students from all
socioeconomic backgrounds at small colleges
and large universities around the country.
Star guest filmmakers and media figures
will grace dinner parties all over town to
benefit the institute.
Interested in hosting a dinner party for the
Northwest Institute of Social Change? Contact
Phil Busse at pwbusse@yahoo.com.
autoimmune disease. “I don’t think I could
have learned to skate without Jeffrey,” said
Vominatrix. “He is a very loved man in this
league,” said coach Special Ed.
Wilson’s medications cost over $1,000
monthly. On October 11, the league held an
auction at downtown venue Dante’s. Rock
’n roll band Diamond Tuck and the Privates
played for guests, who bid on concert
tickets and artwork donated by generous
merchants. Local male celebrities also put
themselves on the auction block for the
cause, and the Rose City Rollers threw down
for a spectacle of Jello wrestling. The event
raised an estimated $4,000.
The Rollers’ All-Star team will travel to
Denver to play the Rocky Mountain Roller
Girls on November 18. Portland prevailed
in a Nashville bout against the team last
year. Denver has the altitude advantage
this time, but Vominatrix hinted at plans to
train on Mt. Hood.
As for the 37 hopefuls, the majority who
tried out were picked for the team. Rocket
Mean said they “have a rigorous training
program ahead of them,” and expects half
the players will quit in the next six weeks.
She encourages everyone who didn’t make
the team this time to come out for the next
tryouts, to be held sometime in January.
The Rose City Rollers are accepting donations
for Jeffrey Wonderful at Attn: Jeffrey Wonderful
Donation, PO Box 86885, Portland, Oregon
97286. Checks should bear his legal name,
Jeffrey Wilson.
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Bomber with Brakes
Early mountain bike by Pacific Northwest innovator on display
By Vanessa Harless
If you’re a bicycling enthusiast or just have
a love for mountain bikes, take a trip to Weir’s
Cyclery on North Lombard this month where
local mountain bike designer Bob Crispin’s
claim to fame is hanging on display.
Crispin was recently inducted into the
Mountain Bike Hall of Fame for his 197476 Tankagnolo mountain bikes, as the “First
Mountain Bike with a Disc Brake” and “First
Mountain Bike in the Pacific Northwest.”
Built in Spokane in the spring of 1974,
the original Tankagnolo was made for
riding in the snow.
“I moved from California to Idaho in ’72,”
Crispin recalled recently, “and I had this highend road bike, and I fell down a lot on those
skinny one-inch tires -- they were no good in
the snow.” He decided to get himself a bike
with fatter tires so that he wouldn’t fall down
so much, but that didn’t work quite the way
he needed it to either. “I got a cheap fat tire
cruiser from Goodwill. I didn’t fall down
anymore but I had to get off and walk it up
hills,” he said. “I thought, I’ve got to put the
features of these two bikes together.”
Crispin widened the frame of his Schwinn
Varsity and added a Shimano disc brake
and Shimano Alpine gearing. As he made
modifications and came out with the
Tankagnolo II and III versions of his bike,
Crispin found himself moving out of the
snow and onto the dirt trails of Spokane.
Featured in the May/June 1978 issue of
Bike World Magazine, the August 1995
issue of Mountain Bike Magazine and most
recently in Oregon Cycling Magazine April
2002 issue, Crispin and his bike have become
celebrities in the history of Pacific Northwest
mountain biking.
Steve Weir, third-generation owner of
Weir’s Cyclery, put up the display to honor
Crispin’s contributions to mountain biking
and to commemorate his induction in the
Hall of Fame. Christened the Tankagnolo
IIIA, the 2002 version is displayed in its
original Rust-Oleum “Royal Blue,” the paint
color used by Crispin in 1975, along with a
photo display.
Although bicycles have been ridden
off-road since their invention, the earliest
evidence of mountain biking is found in
August 1896 with the Buffalo Soldiers, an
infantry of African American enlisted men
and a white lieutenant who customized
bicycles to carry gear over rough terrain,
testing the bicycle for military use in the
mountains riding over 800 miles.
But the Mountain Bike Hall of Fame
believes the inception of mountain biking
can be traced to the band of cyclists called
the Cupertino Riders (aka the Morrow Dirt
Club) which consisted of 10 riders who
met weekly to bomb down fire roads in
Cupertino, Calif., 75 miles south of Marin,
in the early ’70s. These riders were modifying
their bikes by grafting thumbshift-operated
derailleurs and motorcycle lever-operated
drum brakes to help them get up and down
the South Bay hills.
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Heavy Plastic
Advanced disc golf course in Pier Park also welcomes duffers
By Dylan de Thomas
WHAT IS DISC GOLF?
The rules are basically the same as
“ball” golf except with plastic discs of
differing weights instead of clubs. Go to the
Professional Disc Golf Association website
for a full and complete listing of rules
(http://pdga.com).
WHERE DO I PLAY?
Pier Park, here in St. Johns, is home to
the only disc golf course in the city limits of
Portland, and there are 19 others in the metro
area. The Oregon Disc Sports Alliance (http://
odsa.com) has a full list of what’s available
in the region. The Pier Park course was
established three years ago and has proved
to be immensely popular. Go to the park
any day of the week and you will find several
phalanxes of serious-looking people flinging
plastic discs in a very deliberate manner.
It’s a Par-3 course, known well within the
disc golf community – Hole 15 is ranked
seventh in the world – and it’s an advanced
course, though beginners are welcome
as well. Portland Parks and Recreation is
currently replacing the rubber tee pads on
the course (they were getting divots from
overuse) with cross-grooved concrete tees.
The grooving helps with traction. “Disc
golfers can get pretty geeked out about
traction,” according to Dan Denny, the Parks
contact for the course.
WHY SHOULD I PLAY?
It’s easy to learn, it’s inexpensive to get
started – around $10 if you’re not buying
disc golf-themed clothing – and there are
no greens fees at Pier or any other of the
courses in the area. According to Denny,
“the primary draw for many players, is that
you just get so much better so quickly. You
can feel yourself throwing further and more
steadily as you go through the course on
your first time. And it’s really cool.”
You can outfit yourself for your disc golf adventure
here in St. Johns at The Urban Soul (www.
theurbansoul.com) at 8416 N Lombard or at
Next Adventure (www.nextadventure.net) at 426
SE Grand. For the full treatment, head to the Disc
Golf Depot (www.discgolfdepot.com) at 2658 SE
118th Ave. The store is owned and run out of a
garage by Jerry Miller, the godfather of Portland
disc golf for the last 25 years. Be sure to call him
first at (503) 771-9900 to make an appointment
and he’ll hook you up with some plastic.
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soon.
Meantime on the Mean Streets
Music store on Lombard pays tribute to late guitarist
By Ceressa Crawford
An after-work hangout has opened on
North Lombard for aspiring musicians or
for those that just like to play around with
guitars and amps. Meantime Music Company
opened March 13, 2005, making it a newborn
to the University Park neighborhood.
Meantime Music mainly sells guitars
and amps. However, Mike Bommarito,
storeowner, said this store is the place to
go if you like rarities. Bommarito said
that he does not order stock from catalogs,
preferring to carry non-generic items such
as specialty guitars and amps and rock ‘n’ roll
memorabilia. He also supplies handcrafted
light and sound equipment for music venues
and offers music lessons. In addition, he
carries odds and ends such as kids’ figurines
and DVDs.
Meantime Music is Bommarito’s latest
venture. In addition to his full-time job as a
brick mason, he is the lead vocalist and lead
guitarist for his band, Meantyme.
In December 2004 the band suffered a
tragic blow when Bommarito’s good friend
and Meantyme guitar and vocalist Ed Wray
died. Bommarito and the other band
members wanted to find a place to carry
on Wray’s memory. Bommarito opened
Meantime Music as a tribute to Wray.
Bommarito and Wray started Meantyme
10 years ago. “Ed was the landmark person,”
Bommarito said. “He was the driving force.”
Bommarito and his family live in North
Portland. He was driving home from work
one afternoon, saw the space for lease, and
called the property owner the next day. A
week later their supplies were moved in and
he immediately opened, though it took a few
months to get settled.
“I don’t feel like I picked the place, I feel
like the place picked me,” Bommarito said.
He spoke fondly of all the friends he and
his wife have made since the store opened.
“It’s a lot of fun. That place has been nothing
but positive things,” he said about his store.
Over time, Meantyme has become
Meantyme III due to changes in band
members. “It’s a whole new band,”
Bommarito said.
An annual tradition has emerged at
Meantime Music. For the past two summers,
from May through September, Meantyme
III plays live on Saturdays on the storefront.
They supply complimentary gourmet food
for their audience. “The band made us
celebrities in the neighborhood,” he said.
Meantime Music Company, 4938 N Lombard.
Hours: 5 to 9 p.m. Monday through Friday, noon
to 9 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Meantyme III
can be found rehearsing on Wednesday and
Saturday nights in the store during the offsummer season. Bommarito can be reached at
(360) 903-1760 for scheduling appointments.
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Interstate Lanes enters fifth decade in spite of changes
By Dylan de Thomas
“League bowling has been flat for a long
time,” Don Allen, owner of Interstate Lanes,
stated. “It used to account for over 80
percent of our income. Now it’s 50 percent,
40 percent or less.”
It was this kind of statistic that inspired
Robert Putnam to write his controversial
bestseller Bowling Alone in 2000, using
the drop in bowling league attendance
to symbolize a “collapse in American
community.” Armed with a battery
of numbers about declining political
participation, skyrocketing commute times
and nose-diving numbers of traditional
community activities (Elks Clubs, Rotary,
etc.), Putnam makes some striking claims
before challenging his readers to do
something by 2010, to change the face of
community in America.
Interstate Lanes opened in 1963, near
the peak of the bowling league popularity.
Before the rise of two-income families,
there were Ladies’ Day Leagues every day of
the week, catering to the housewives in the
neighborhood. Those days are long past.
Conversely, gone are the days when Allen’s
father, Donn, used to turn the sprinklers on
outside the bowling center to chase away
the prostitutes sitting on the front stoop
facing Interstate.
Who’s bowling with whom in North
Portland? The St. Johns Sentinel went to
community mainstay Interstate Lanes at
6049 N. Interstate Ave. to find out.
Though league bowling has seen a steep
decline, there has been a serious uptick in
recreational bowling, with groups getting
together and bowling — just not in a
traditional manner. “Open bowling or family
bowling has exploded in the last five years,”
Allen said, and expects it to grow as the
neighborhoods around the center continue
to be transformed.
Even on a rainy Sunday night the alley was
packed with small and large groups. A group
of people who had met online were gathering
in a nascent league. A large Mexican family
was having a birthday party for Alejandro,
their youngest. Three separate groups of
serious bowlers, wearing wrist guards and
buffing their balls a la Jesus in the film The
Big Lebowski, were working on picking up
7-10 splits.
“Everybody’s a regular here at Interstate,”
noted Mike, the guy renting shoes. From
the mailman called “Cowboy,” to Norm the
janitor, Mike knows them all, pegging them by
their shoe size as they come up the front steps,
“That one’s size 9, size 6 1⁄2, size 8.” They get
two lanes, a game a lane and leave. Corin in
the bar in the back knows them as the brand
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of beer they like, “He’s a PBR man. She likes
Coors. Him? He drinks Bud on draft.”
All the same, NoPo bowling seems to be
catching on with newcomers as well. On a
Thursday night — one of the two discount
nights at the center along with Tuesday —
there were over a dozen bicycles chained to
the trees and poles outside of the Lanes.
Inside, a kind of informal punk bowling
night was taking place. None would comment
to the Sentinel, but they go every Thursday,
drink cheap beer, bowl in the mid-hundreds
and exclaim things like “I might not be from
Montana, but I do listen to metal,” with the
utmost sincerity.
With the explosion of North Mississippi
and the Alberta area and the long-promised
transformation of St. Johns to Pohemian
enclave, clearly NoPo is no longer your older
uncle’s North Portland. As Allen noted,
“Young families are moving in, more income
is moving in, an influx of money.”
While Interstate Lanes is certainly not
Putnam’s late, lamented community focal
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CATHEDRAL PARK . RIVERGATE . ST. JOHNS
Public Art Project Gets Mixed Reviews
By Nina Lary
For Cathedral Park resident Jeffery Helwig,
public art celebrating the St. Johns Bridge is
redundant.
“There is nothing you need to add to the
park,” said Helwig. “It (the St. Johns bridge)
is the biggest symbol for this community,
and people come out here just to have the
experience of being here.”
Helwig was one of less than a dozen
citizens who showed up to speak with Seattle
artist Donald Fels on Oct. 21. A model of
Fels’ proposed “River Wall Viewing Device”
was up for Cathedral Park passers-by and
open for public commentary.
Tentatively sited at the St. Johns Anchorage
(the floating small craft pier under the
bridge), the sculpture would skirt the area
used for the Portland Pirate Festival and
a possibly expanded Cathedral Park Jazz
Festival. The site was chosen for its proximity
to the path and river, while considering the
potential relocation of the Cathedral Jazz
Festival to the park.
Passers-by had mixed reviews and raised
issues such as creating a literal and “symbolic”
wall in the open space and inorganic design
of the sculpture. Kristin Calhoun, public art
manager for the Regional Arts & Culture
Council, said Fels will have to take the
comments into consideration.
St. Johns resident Page Hawley said,
“I think right now it’s a bit modern and
clinical, and... it doesn’t speak to the land
and the environment that much... I think
with enough input and adjustment to the
design, it could.”
Barbara Verchot lives two blocks from the
park. She said the sculpture is in “elegant
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Lacrosse Expert Introduces New Players To Sport
By Alissa Bohling
After a push to start the St. Johns Youth
Lacrosse Club fell short last year, club
President Robert Brucken is hard at work
widening his circle of local contacts, hoping
to get players on the field by January.
“I have a lot more people on board this
time around,” said Brucken.
David Higgs, Sports and Outdoor Club
Coordinator at Native American Youth
Associates, is one of Brucken’s new partners.
NAYA will help recruit Native American youth
and provide facilities for players. Shamrock
Lacrosse will donate equipment once the
program is up and running, and Harrow
Sports has also offered their support.
Third- through eighth-graders ready to
be pioneering players in the new club will
be in good hands. Brucken has coached
athletics for over 15 years. Brucken, who
played lacrosse from his elementary school
days all the way through high school,
coordinates Madison High School’s Police
Athletic League youth football team and will
be a volunteer coach for the University of
Portland’s women’s lacrosse team this year.
The presence of the LumberJax, Portland’s
new professional lacrosse team, “has helped
lacrosse in the community,” said Brucken.
Some of their players expressed interest
in coming out to clinics last season, and
Brucken hopes this year they will be able to
attend. UP’s players will also devote time to
develop the new club. Brucken welcomes
help from volunteers with or without a
background in lacrosse. Many of the players
will be brand new to the sport, as well.
Athletes who are raring to go won’t have to
wait long. Players and their families can listen
to speakers from the lacrosse community at
a meeting planned for December. Weekend
clinics at a to-be-determined location start
in January and continue through March.
The season runs from April to July and will
include scrimmages with Beaverton and
Lake Oswego teams. Practices will be held
two to three times weekly.
Brucken estimates fees for the season will
be around $60 to $80. Players are welcome
to use donated equipment and will also have
the option to purchase their own goggles,
sticks, and cleats. Boys also play with
helmets, shoulder pads, and gloves as they
play full-contact lacrosse, while the rules for
girls do not allow checking. Teams will be
co-ed until the turnout is high enough to
create separate teams, and the style of play
will most likely depend on whether boys or
girls show up in greater numbers.
Players will be part of a sport with roots
in Iroquois nations like the Onondaga, who
played guh jee gwah ai, a game with webbed
sticks, to settle differences within and
between tribes and to heal the sick.
Brucken pointed out that lacrosse is a great
cardiovascular activity that teaches players
to implement strategy and make decisions
on the fly.
Interested players and coaches can contact
Robert Brucken at (503) 484-5504, or email
stjohnslax@comcast.net.
Follow links to
read a flier about the program at http://www.
nonschoolactivities.pps.k12.or.us/
Born to be Mild
No turf issues, rumbles for St. Johns scooter club
By Nina Lary
“Close your eyes if you get scared, press
your boobs against his back, and hug him
like you love him,” Ken Cregger calls as I
climb onto Mike’s old Yamaha Riva. In a
borrowed leather jacket with Playboy bunny
patches, I began my night as an honorary
member of the St. Johns Scooter Club.
Cregger and Hope Piantini started the
club four years ago as an excuse to ride in the
St. Johns Parade. At first, there were two. But
after the parade, Ken says, “This guy... comes
up to us all wide-eyed, and he’s like, ‘Oh my
gosh, are you the St. Johns Scooter Club?’”
They have ridden in the annual parade
ever since. But the main attraction is the
Wednesday Night Ride, what Cregger calls “a
motorized version of kids on Stingrays riding
around the neighborhood. Sometimes we
ride to Mississippi for pizza or the brewery,
sometimes we wind up on Mount Scott
– never the same way to get there, rarely the
same place ...”
Members have ranged in age from 18 to
50. “We don’t discriminate,” Cregger says. “If
you can have a good time without having
to go 90 miles an hour, you’re in the right
crowd.” While they call a scooter anything
street legal that can go over 30 miles an hour,
members have ridden everything from 1970s
50cc Trail 70s to sport bikes.
On a rainy October evening, I met
Cregger and a few other members at St.
Johns Booksellers. After the interview, they
Rebel without a clutch.
slapped a helmet on me and we sailed along
Lombard, peered into windows on Albina,
and stopped for slices and sodas at Pizza A
Go Go on North Williams Ave.
While much of the clan was missing
– including Club characters Sandie Simone,
Junior and Louie – the diehards shared
scooting stories. Siebert, scooter loyalist, has
built several from scratch. Cregger has bikes
of every size, for any ride, including his daily
commute. Chris Kurtz, third-time STJSC rider,
was recruited on his orange Honda Trail 90.
“Born to be mild” is the club motto.
“It fits in good in a neighborhood where
people don’t necessarily mow their lawns,
or worry about having one species of grass,”
says Adam Robins. “It’s a little bit alternative,”
Cregger adds. “No matter how impressive
your scooter is, you’re never going to be, you
know, like, respectable in any way.”
30
NORTH END
KENTON . PORTSMOUTH . UNIVERSITY PARK
Kick-start for Kenton
Mixed-use project for North Argyle faces design review
By Nina Lary
A proposed mixed-use development on
the corner of North Argyle and Brandon
may be the first spurred by the Portland
Development Commission’s Downtown
Kenton Redevelopment Project.
The development being proposed on the
42,500-sqare foot property at 2136 North
Argyle, now an empty lot and garage, includes
four stories, 11,986-square feet of total retail
floor space, 93 residential units and off-street
parking. The lot was evaluated in the May
PDC report, looking at local properties with
economists, architects and real estate experts
to propose “strategies to improve existing
marketing and attract business types that
are currently underrepresented in the area.”
Sale on the property is still pending. Even
so, a design review was filed with the city’s
Bureau of Development Services (BDS)
in August and is close to approval. The
zoning on the property requires a design
review to ensure that any new development
is compatible with and enhances the
neighborhood.
BDS City Planner Justin Fallon Dollard, is
conducting the Design Review and says the
development will do just that. It is a “modern
or contemporary interpretation of Kenton’s
industrial heritage. [It] emphasizes the
corner of Brandon and Argyle and reinforces
Kenton’s urban condition,” he says. He
also points out a significant consideration
for light in the proposal, with a series of
courtyards functioning as light wells to allow
sun into storefronts and residences.
Architect Steve Routon, designer of
Northwest Portland’s Inn at Northrup
Station, has taken a careful look at Kenton’s
historic commercial downtown. Kenton,
originally built by the Swift Meat Packing
Company, hosts many examples of the
cast stone and wood framed homes that
company foremen and workers lived in.
Routon’s development will consider heritage
aspects but will create urban interaction by
hiding parking from the street.
ReMax agent Eileen Qutub can’t
divulge the prospective buyer, but the
BDS neighborhood notification lists
River City Real Estate and attorney Mark
Delapp, both at 1627 Northeast Alberta,
as applicants. The application has gone
through public comment and the Kenton
Business Association initially indicated a
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concern over on-street parking. After further
consideration of traffic loading in the area,
Portland’s Department of Transportation
determined that parking was not an issue.
Dollard says there is nothing to indicate the
proposal will be denied and is in the process
of drafting an approval.
30
Peninsula Prints
Copy Pilot brings full-service printing and shipping to Mid Peninsula
By Nina Lary
When David and Michelle Schleiger heard
friends complaining about the lack of printing
facilities in the neighborhood, they decided
to solve the problem themselves. Longtime
residents of the Overlook neighborhood,
the Schleigers originally intended on serving
their neighbors, but eventually settled on a
University Park location to open a new copy
center, Copy Pilot.
“We spend all our time over there. Our
kids go to school there, all our friends live
over there,” David Schleiger says. Copy
Pilot will be the neighborhood’s only
complete printing and shipping solution
– an important addition considering the
proximity of the University of Portland.
Copy Pilot was tentatively scheduled
to open in late September and opened in
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small amount of time,” David Schleiger says.
“We’ll be more like a Kinko’s. I hate to use
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the person behind the counter took your
order right and if he communicated with
the person filling your order.”
First-time business owners, the Schleigers
have a combined background in printing
and shipping. David, once a sous chef at
swanky eatery Papa Haydn, has been in the
printing industry for nine years. “I have a lot
of connections. If I don’t have something,
I know where to get it,” he says. For now,
Copy Pilot will be a one-man operation
with Michelle giving David a day off now
and then.
In the future the Schleigers hope to
hire two to three employees and would
consider a second location in the Overlook,
Arbor Lodge or Piedmont neighborhoods.
However, David Schleiger stresses, “We don’t
want to become more than we can handle.
It’s more important to serve our University
Park and St. Johns customers’ needs properly
than to expand just to do so.”
“We want to be good community members
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David Schleiger says. The couple hope to
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Roosevelt’s JV football team, where 16-yearold son Matthew plays.
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SAUVIE ISLAND . LINNTON
Digging the Scene
Excavation at Sauvie Island site produces long-lost artifacts
By Cami Martin
After years of negotiations involving
federal and state officials and local Native
American tribes, a native encampment on
Sauvie Island is finally getting some muchneeded repairs.
A nearby levee repaired by the Sauvie
Island Drainage Improvement Company,
which operates and maintains Sauvie Island’s
levee system, will prevent further erosion
damage at the Sunken Village, designated a
National Historic Landmark in 1989. This
area was once the home to Chinook tribes
and has been damaged by looters digging
into the bank of the levee.
Repairs began Oct. 11 after five years’
work to obtain permission. The Oregon
State Historic Preservation Office and the
Army Corps of Engineers, as well as various
tribes in the area, had to agree to details of
the work. Josh Townsley of the Sauvie Island
Drainage Improvement Company described
the process as “very frustrating.”
Before repairs could begin, the law required
a cultural assessment and excavation
to prevent further damage to the site.
Professor Dale Croes of South Puget Sound
Community College co-managed a twoweek dig with Archeological Investigations
Northwest. There were also representatives
present from the Siletz, Grand Ronde and
Warm Spring tribes.
“This was the first-ever professional
excavation of the Sunken Village, so we are
adding a whole new set of information to the
site,” Croes said. “We are finding out more and
more information all the time, and we look
forward to working with the community.”
Croes and his students found the remains
of a fiber basket, as well as 60 food-storage
pits lined with hemlock boughs, thousands
of wood chips, sharpened stakes in the
ground, cedar arrow shafts, acorns and
hazelnuts. The extensive amount of water
Arrowheads and other goodies found at Sauvie
Island Sunken Village archeological site.
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in the area helped to preserve the wood and
fiber products.
Currently, the items found are undergoing
an extensive cleaning process that will take
about four months. They are soaked in
polyethylene glycol, which dries the water
out. A wax solution will help preserve
and stabilize the artifacts. The items will
temporarily be placed at the University of
Oregon’s Museum of Natural and Cultural
History. Eventually the items will be in
possession of a yet-to-be-determined area
tribe, in a heritage museum.
Looters have known about this site for
many years. Although looting is a federal
offense, there was no law enforcement to stop
them. The repairs now being done to the site
will help protect the site from looters.
30
INTERSTATE
OVERLOOK . ARBOR LODGE
Montana Ave Highrise
Design commission requires developer to work with neighborhood
By Alissa Bohling
Developer Jerry Eekhoff wants to build a
six-story, 22-unit condominium complex on
his 60’ by 100’ lot at 7116 N. Montana Avenue.
The neighborhood would rather he didn’t.
In their written statement of appeal
to the Portland Design Commission, the
residents of Arbor Lodge expressed a wide
range of concerns that suggest the proposed
development would be destabilizing to their
neighborhood.
“What we’re building is the future, not
the past,” said Eekhoff, whose application
for a zone change on the site was approved
by City Council in November of 2004. The
neighborhood appealed the decision soon
after, but it was upheld.
Jamison Chabot, who lives next door to the
single-family home that will be demolished
to make room for the condos, said that there
has been “no willingness on the developer’s
part to work with the neighborhood at all.”
The 63’ building would be the tallest
structure standing between St. Johns and
Lloyd Center.
City Planner Kristen Minor required
Eekhoff to redesign plans submitted in
March of 2005 two or three times before
approving them in August of this year. The
neighborhood appealed the approval at a
hearing on October 19.
“That degree of redesign is not typical, but
because of the disparity in the zoning, it was
very difficult to find a path to compatibility,”
said Minor in an interview before the hearing.
The site and the surrounding neighborhood
are zoned to allow for residential high density
development. “This one lone high-density
zone, on a quiet residential street of one- and
two-story single-family homes, was created
to encourage the development of shops and
apartments on the I-5 MAX route,” wrote
Arbor Lodge in its appeal. “When the route
along Interstate Avenue was chosen instead,
the zoning remained unchanged.”
City Planner Julia Gisler is in charge of
the Interstate Light Rail Corridor Zoning
Project, which will revisit and refine
zoning in the conflicted corridor between
now and fall 2007. “We’re trying to make
development a little more sensitive” to the
See Not My Zone / Page 26
WEST ALBINA
PIEDMONT . HUMBOLDT . BOISE . ELIOT
Rosa By Any Other Name
It’s official: Portland Boulevard will become Rosa Parks Way
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On Oct. 18, after impassioned testimony
from local leaders in the faith community,
business owners, and residents, the Portland
City Council approved a proposal to rename
North Portland Boulevard “Rosa Parks Way.”
“I think Portland should be greatly
applauded,” said Maranatha Church’s Senior
Pastor, the Rev. Dr. T. Allen Bethel of the
Albina Ministerial Alliance. Members of
the AMA were instrumental in making the
proposal a reality.
Most residents along Portland Boulevard
interviewed by the Sentinel before the vote
did not know about the proposal, and many
were indifferent. “To me, it doesn’t matter.
It doesn’t benefit me or anything like that.
It’d be nice,” said Tyrrell Vernon, who has
lived on nearby Alberta Street since he left
New Orleans one week after Hurricane
Katrina hit.
Opinions at the council hearing were
decidedly stronger. Eleza Faison, owner of AJ
Java, gave a rousingly defiant appeal to name
the Sixth Avenue transit mall after Parks,
asserting that it would be more symbolic
of Park’s signature act of protest during the
Montgomery Bus Boycott.
“This is just taking the path of least
resistance,” said Faison, a lifelong Piedmont
resident. She added the council was afraid
of confronting business opposition that
would likely face any moves at renaming
Sixth Avenue. “If Rosa Parks had been afraid
to confront the opposition, we wouldn’t be
here today.”
Faison’s speech seemed to sway
Commissioner Randy Leonard. “I will
support the current proposal if the council
does, but I would look at renaming Sixth
Avenue,” said Leonard.
The council voted unanimously for the
name change shortly afterwards.
Even as the decision was being finalized, the
origins of the contentious proposal remained
unclear. The Rev. B.E. Johnson of the
Cornerstone Community Church of God has
said he put the proposal to City Commissioner
Dan Saltzman last year, but members of the
Albina Ministerial Alliance, including Johnson,
thanked Saltzman for his idea at the hearing.
During the proceedings, Saltzman tried to
distance himself from those who credited him
for the genesis of the change.
“It was not my idea,” he said before the
vote, “Reverend Johnson first suggested it to
his congregation last year. I just happened
to be there.”
In recent months some debate over the
idea has arisen among North Portland
residents who felt that Portland Boulevard is
too small a landmark to name after the civil
rights activist. Most of the testimony at the
hearing was supportive of the proposal.
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MLK Flagship Quietly Sails Away
New restaurant at former Billy Reed’s location grapples with its rep
By Nina Lary
“When Billy Reed’s [restaurant] opened, it
was a signal that MLK was open for business.
and when it thrived, MLK was a safe place to
invest,” says Eliot Neighborhood Association
Land Use Committee Chair Mike Warwick.
While Bill Reed himself wasn’t active in
neighborhood affairs, Warwick adds “his
persistence and level of investment and
innovation/foresight were/are important
catalysts for development along MLK.”
Even so, when Reed’s said farewell earlier
this year, it left behind a different image, one
that Al Martinez is working hard to shake.
After 12 years with Shiloh Inns, Martinez
chose the former Reed’s location for his new
restaurant, Spice, to help support the growth
of Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard.
“It’s been a difficult, tough transition
coming from the former Billy Reed’s to
Spice,” he says. Mary Daly, his catering
manager, adds, “Sometimes it’s harder to
turn around a bad reputation then to start
from scratch.”
Past reports of minor vandalism, larceny,
disorderly conduct and drunken people on
the roof can’t be pegged to Reed’s specifically.
The restaurant is part of a mixed use
building, the Standard Dairy, which contains
residential apartments.
Wayne Alderman, Northeast precinct
crime analyst, found no hard numbers to
back up the bad rep.
“The problem we had with Billy Reed’s
was residential,” Alderman says. “We
had heard complaints of drug use at the
restaurant, but I found nothing to support
that reputation.”
Northeast precinct Sgt. Ken Duilio says,
“There are a ton of bars that we think are
scandalous, and that’s not one of them. No
one gets shot there, no one gets stabbed
there. I don’t even recall a bar fight coming
out of there.”
Kristina Barton, a four-year former resident
of the Standard Dairy apartments, saw a few
fights break out at Billy Reed’s bar during
her time, and thinks problems started “when
the place changed from a place to hang out
and listen to music to a dance-y club place
with pool. It invited a more seedy character...
Another one of the problems was... people
that would occasionally walk in from the
street and beg for drinks or change.”
In the case of 2808 NE MLK, the
perception of danger has been as damaging
as danger itself. “We’ve had a lot of clients
that have said, ‘wow, this place feels safe
now,’” Martinez says. To boost lunch sales,
Martinez is staying open-minded and
looking for ways to revive community
interest. He may elicit feedback by allowing
neighbors to vote for menu items.
Billy Reed’s was a stronghold for live
music in the Eliot neighborhood. Rowan
DeSantis, executive director for the Portland
Roots Music Project, praises former Reed’s
manager, Calvin Walker, as “an amazing force
in the music community over the years.” Last
See MLK Flagship / Page 21
Comings and Goings
North Mississippi loses Quirks but gains Chic
By Cami Martin
New businesses continue to pop up along
the fertile North Mississippi corridor, even
as others fail. This month we look at one
of each.
Quirks and Quandaries, formerly owned
by Kirsten Holstein, is a small business that
recently closed in the area. This unique
store carried items by 30 local artists such
as handmade jewelry, paintings, rugs and
clothing, with most of the items being under
$20. Holstein ran the business for two and
a half years, and in a recent interview said it
was time to “make it or break it.”
Having to care for her baby while at work
and not having enough resources to hire
someone helped contribute to the closure of
Quirks and Quandaries. She simply was not
making enough money.
“It’s a failure in a way, and it’s hard to
admit that,” said Holstein.
Holstein has been a prime contributor to
the community of North Portland not only
as an owner of a small business but as the
secretary of the business association, as well
as running the street fair for two years.
Although Quirks and Quandaries had
to leave, there are new businesses opening
in the area as North Mississippi begins to
create its own shopping atmosphere. As
Jamie Jensen of the recently opened Gypsy
Chic says, “It’s exciting to be a part of an
up-and-coming area, to help create and give
back to the neighborhood.”
Gypsy Chic, which opened in mid-July,
offers clothes and jewelry from Thailand as
well as a growing selection of art and clothes
from local artists. She hopes to emphasize
affordable items with flair and style. Also
opening soon in the building where Quirks
and Quandaries was will be a wine bar.
Bridget Bayer, a professional mediator
extensively involved with the business
association, explains that there are simply not
enough people living in the area to support a
business like Quirks and Quandaries — yet.
Although she and many others were sad
to see it go, she sees businesses similar to
Quirks and Quandaries being able to thrive
as new people come into the community.
Bayer describes North Mississippi as a
“community village,” where people support
each other’s business and rely heavily on the
people living in the neighborhood to shop
in the area. Kay Newell, who has been in
the area for many years and notes its deep
sense of community, says coming to North
Mississippi “is like visiting a small town and
you can do it all on bus number four.”
For more info about Gypsy Chic visit: www.
gypsychiconline.com/home. For information
about the businesses open on North Mississippi
visit:
http://www.themeadowflowers.com/
mississippi.htm
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Send us a press release or info about your
December event (by November 17) to:
calendar@stjohnssentinel.com
Calendar compiled by Laura Hutton
Our Picks
Blue Moon Camera Dossier II
Nov 2-26—Lee Ann Slawson, John Bodaly, and
Blue Moon Camera and Machine worker and
photographer Faulkner Short showcase work at
12x16 Gallery’s Dossier II. A dossier of all exhibited
photographs will be available for purchase. Artist’s
reception will be held Nov 3 from 6-10 pm.
12x16 Gallery (1216 SE Division St., 503-432-3513) Thurs-Fri
Noon-6 pm.
Benefit for In Other Words Books
Teacher’s Night at St. Johns Books
Nov 12—Teacher’s Night Out at St. Johns Booksellers. The bookstore hosts an after-hours event for
educators, featuring door prizes and refreshments.
St. Johns Booksellers extends its educator discount
to all purchases made by an educator. Christine
Fletcher, author of the new teen novel Tallulah Falls,
will join the event.
St. Johns Booksellers (8622 N Lombard St., 503-283-0032l,
info@stjohnsbooks.com) Free, 6:30 pm.
NoPo Poets Potluck and Poetry Reading
Nov 19—NoPo Poets presents a potluck and
poetry reading every third Sunday of the month,
beginning Oct 21. NoPo Poets provide a community of supportive writers in North Portland
and surrounding areas. Please bring 5-10 original
poems to read, food to share, and a beverage (beer
and wine okay).
Nov 10—Benefit for In Other Words Books and
Resources at Acme (1305 SE Eighth Ave.), featuring
Siren’s Echo, Ariel Gore, Evolutionary Jass Band, Dexter Flowers, sts, and more. In Other Words is a nonprofit feminist bookstore and community center that
has been in operation in Portland for over 13 years.
Historic Kenton Firehouse (8105 N Brandon St., 503-8234524, www.historickenton.com/firehouse) $1 donation to
Firehouse, 5:30-8:30 pm.
In Other Words Books and Resources (8b NE Killingsworth
St., 503-232-6003, HYPERLINK www.inotherwords.org) 21+,
$5-$50, 8 pm.
Nov 26—Alley Cat bike race to benefit Greenscare
victims. The race begins at Food Fight (4179 SE
Division St.) and ends at Proper Eats (8638 N
Lombard St.) in St. Johns. Checkpoints will include
various destinations around Portland. Bring $7
and a bag. Sponsored by Proper Eats, Food Fight,
Lorenzo’s, Veloshop, Cadence, and Hart Mind Soul.
African Children’s Choir
Nov 12—The African Children’s Choir is a group of
26 African children who have been orphaned as a
result of the African AIDS pandemic. The children
of the choir are selected from the most needy
groups of Africa. Aged 5-12, the children perform
uplifting songs and traditional African music to inspire hope around the world. More than 13 million
children in sub-Saharan Africa have been orphaned
by HIV/AIDS. For more information, visit www.
africanchildrenschoir.com.
Salvation Army at Moore St. (5325 N Williams Ave., 503-4933925) Free, 7 pm.
Eastside Demolition Alley Cat Ride
& Benefit
For more information, contact Proper Eats at (503) 4452007 or Food Fight at (503) 233-3910. $10, 5 pm.
Live Music
In Other Words, Women’s Books and Resources (8b NE
Killingsworth St., 503-232-6003, othrwrds@teleport.com,
www.inotherwords.org).
Pix Patisserie
Mississippi Pizza
Nov 1—Chris Mosley World Trio, 7 pm. Nov 2
(*)—The Midnight Serenaders, 6 pm. Loose
Change, 8 pm. Nov 3—Forgotten Sol, 6 pm.
Virginia Lopez and Melao de Cana, 9 pm. Nov 4
(*)—Zephyr French Cabaret, 6 pm. Sassparilla Jug
Band, Ms Maime the Exotic Mulatta, 9 pm. Nov
5—Loren Depping, Whiskey Priest, 5 pm. Poncho
Luxurio, Excellent Gentlemen, 7 pm. Nov 6—Mark
Bosnian’s Vocal Recital, 7 pm. Nov 7—John
Dendy, 6 pm. Mississippi Jazz Jam, 8 pm. Nov
8—Portland Songwriter’s Association Showcase, 7
pm. Nov 9—Mississippi Music Walk, Here Comes
Everybody, 6 pm. Nov 10—the Djangophiles, 6
pm. The Builders and the Butchers, Lusty Leaf,
9 pm. Nov 11—Little Kid’s Jamboree, 4 pm. Rio
Nights, 6 pm. Cubaneo, 9 pm. Nov 12—Graham
and the Crackers, 6 pm. Reed Foehl, Gregory
Isakov, 9 pm. Nov 13—Ashleigh Flynn, Gregory
Isakov, 9 pm. Nov 14—Mississippi Jazz Jam, 8
pm. Nov 15— Dave McKenzie, Claire Bard and
Matt Meighan, 6 pm. Nov 16—June Madrona, Your
Heart Breaks, 8:30 pm. Nov 17—Voodoo BBQ, 6
pm. Flat Mountain Girls, Red Brown and the Tune
Stranglers, 9 pm. Nov 21—Mississippi Jazz Jam,
8 pm. Nov 26—Cuba Ache, 7 pm. Nov 28—Mississippi Jazz Jam, 8 pm. Dec 1—Virginia Lopez
and Melao de Cana, 9 pm. Dec 2—Zephyr French
Cabaret, 6 pm.
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Twilight Room
Nov 2, 9, 16, 23, 30—DJ Kube. Nov 3—Sound
Spell. Nov 10—Rudymentary. Nov 17—Dannie
Vickers. Dec 1—Jess Lageson.
(5242 N Lombard St., 503-289-5091)
University of Portland
White Eagle Saloon
Nov 1—The Roots of Portland Roots, featuring
Power of Country, Clampitt Family, Mighty Ghosts
of Heaven, 8:30 pm. Nov 2—Jennifer Lynn, Jeff
Boortz, $4, 8:30 pm. Nov 3—Stevi Marie and Jackson Road, Blue Lightning, $6, 9:30 pm. Nov 4, 11,
18, 25, 30—“Jammin’ Matinee for Saturday,” with
Blue Lightning, Stevi Marie and Jackson Road, all
ages, 4 pm. Flat Mountain Girls, $6, 9:30 pm. Nov
5, 12, 26—Open Mic/Songwriter Showcase, 7:30
pm. Nov 6, 13, 20, 27—Blue Mondays hosted by
Griffin, 8:30 pm. Nov 7, 14, 21, 28—Joe McMurrian Trio, 8:30 pm. Nov 8—Cocktail Hour, 8:30 pm.
Nov 9—“Jammin’ Hour” with Blue Lightning, all
ages, 5:30 pm. Ubermunch, $4, 8:30 pm. Nov 3,
10, 17, 24—Eagle Time featuring Reverb Brothers,
5:30-7:30 pm, all ages. Renegade Saints, $6, 9:30
pm. Nov 11—The Bsiders band, $6, 9:30 pm.
Nov 15—Joni Laurence, 8:30 pm. Nov 16—Mary
Tebbs, Dave Tate, $4, 8:30 pm. Nov 17—Garett
Brennan & the EBGBs, Josh Lederman Y Los
Diablos, $6, 9:30 pm. Nov 18—Gerry O’Beirne,
$12/$15. Nov 22—Big Blind, Little Beirut, 8:30
pm. Nov 24—Red Rubber Band, $6, 9:30 pm.
Nov 25—Mantis, $6, 9:30 pm. Nov 29—Spot the
Band, 8:30 pm. Nov 30—The Garcia Birthday
Band, $4, 8:30 pm. Dec 1—Sol’Jibe, $6, 9:30 pm.
Dec 2—Rusty Starz, $6, 9:30 pm.
All shows 21+ unless otherwise noted. (3939 N Mississippi
Ave., 503-288-3895, www.mississippistudios.com)
All shows 21+, free, unless otherwise noted. White Eagle
Saloon (836 N Russell St., 503-282-6810, www.mcmenamins.com)
Mock Crest Tavern
Wonder Ballroom
Nov 2—KC Murphy Open Mic & Jammin’, 8:30
pm. Nov 3—Kinzel & Hyde, 9 pm. Nov 4—Donna
and the Side Effects, 9 pm. Nov 5—Danny Caudle,
8 pm. Nov 7—Johnnie Ward & Eagle Ridin’ Papas,
8 pm. Nov 9—Claes of Blueprints Open Mic &
Jammin’, 8:30 pm. Nov 10—Rollie Tussing, 9 pm.
Nov 11—The Conniptions, 8 pm. Nov 12—Fred
Anderson, 8 pm. Nov 14—KC Murphy, 8 pm. Nov
16—Donna Jose Open Mic & Jammin’, 8:30pm.
Nov 17 (*)—NoPoMojo, 9 pm. Nov 18—Dakota
Bob & the Business Man’s Blues, 9 pm. Nov
19—Back Road Boogie, 8pm. Nov 21—Johnnie
Ward & Eagle Ridin’ Papas, 8 pm. Nov 23—Open
for Thanksgiving, Open Mic with Randy Yearout.
Nov 24—Sneakin’ Out, 9 pm. Nov 25—Blueprints, 9 pm. Nov 26—Steve Cameron & Dave
Mathis, 8 pm. Nov 28—Meredith Brothers, 8 pm.
Nov 30—Open Mic with DC Malone, 8:30 pm. Dec
1—Kinzel & Hyde, 9 pm. Dec 2—Donna and the
Side Effects, 9 pm.
Nov 3—Sia with The Bird & the Bee, $15, 7 pm.
Nov 11—Sierra Leone’s Refugee All Stars, 8 pm.
Nov 12—Lady Sovereign, Young Guns, $13, 8 pm.
Nov 14 (*)—Frank Black, The Guards of Metropolis, $18, 8 pm. Nov 15—The Rapture, The Presets,
$14, 7 pm.
All shows all ages, full bar 21+, unless otherwise noted. The
Wonder Ballroom (126 NE Russell St., 503-284-8686, www.
wonderballroom.com)
Africa AIDS Response presents
Rhythms for Life
Nov 30—Local blues and R&B sensation the Lloyd
Jones Struggle will headline this fifth annual World
AIDS Day event. All proceeds from this event support grassroots AIDS efforts in our sister city, Mutare, Zimbabwe. Silent Auction 7pm; Concert 8pm.
Tiffany Center (1410 SW Morrison, 503-284-3355) Tickets
$15, available at TicketsWest or www.africaaidsresponse.org.
Mock Crest Tavern (3435 N Lombard St., 503-283-5014,
www.mockcresttavern.com) All shows 21+, free unless
otherwise noted.
Castle Jazz Band (Dixieland Style)
PDX Vox Fall Performance
Pattie’s Home Plate Café (8501 N Lombard St.)
Nov 18—Portland’s A Capella Ensemble, PDX Vox
(www.pdxvox.com) performs vocal pop music.
Interstate Firehouse Cultural Center (5340 N Interstate
(8638 N Lombard St., 503-445-2007, www.propereats.org)
All events all ages, bar 21+, free.
Wednesdays—Tony Furtado, 6-8 pm. Sundays—
Ashley Marie, 6-8 pm.
Mississippi Studios
503.286.5826
Nov 1, 8, 15, 22—Open Mic Nights, featuring
North Portland talents of all genres. Nov 2, 9, 16,
23—Proper Jazz Jams, featuring the Portland Jazz
Jams. Nov 3—Synesthe Ensemble. Nov 4—Adam
Hurst. Nov 5—Jordan (of the Proper People)
and Dan, Meadows Mark, 7 pm. Nov 10—Steve
Cheeseborough, 7-10 pm. Nov 11(*)—Cocktail
Cabaret, 8:30 pm. Nov 17—Ponderosa City, 7-9 pm.
Bonanza City, 9-11 pm. Nov 18 (*)—Kate Mann CD
Release, 8 pm. Nov 19—Keith Hinyard, 7-9 pm.
Nov 24—Animabhakti, 7 pm. Nov 25 (*)—Brian
Cutean, 7 pm. Armadillo Speedbump, 9 pm.
(5000 N Willamette, 503-943-7228, www.up.edu) $5 students, $10 adults, 7:30pm.
The last two Fridays of the Month, In Other Words
hosts the Luna Music Series.
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Mississippi Station
Nov 1—Reilly & Maloney Reunion, $13.50 adv,
$15 doors, 8 pm. Nov 2—Garth Michael McDermott, $10, 8 pm. Nov 3—Joe Powers, Lewis
Childs, $10, 7 pm. Sophe Lux, Rachel Taylor
Brown, $8, 9:30 pm. Nov 4—Dolorean, Matt
Sheehy, $6, 10 pm. Nov 5—John Weinland,
The Reciever, Paul Michel, 8 pm. Nov 7—Echo
Helstrom CD Release Concert, $8/$410, 8 pm.
Nov 8 (*)—The Guggenheim Grotto, $10, 8 pm.
Nov 9—Garland Ray Project with Saba, $5, 8 pm.
Nov 10—Girlyman, $12, 7 pm and 10 pm. Nov
11 (*)—Steve Forbert, $20, 7:30 pm. Heroes and
Villains, 10:30 pm. Nov 14—Adrienne Young &
Little Sadie, $15, 8 pm. Nov 15—Chris Pureka,
Gregory Alan Isakov, $10, 8 pm. Nov 16—Casey
Neill, Little Sue, 7:30 pm. Rollerball with The Evolutionary Jass Band, $6, 10:30 pm. Nov 17—Tracy
Grammer & Jim Henry, $20, 7 pm. Chad Bault,
Chris Robley, Mike Coykendall, $7, 10 pm. Nov
18—Mississ Improv, $10, 7 pm. Nov 18—Brenda
Weiler, Ben Connelly, $10, 10 pm. Nov 19—Rory
Stitt, $13, 8 pm. Nov 28—Apeshape, The Online
Romance, $6, 8 pm. Nov 29—John Nilsen &
Swimfish, $15.
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(3901 N Williams, 503-282-6539, www.pixpatisserie.com) 8 pm.
Nov 3—Igor Shakman Clarinet Recital from Rigoletto and Russian Cold War music.
In Other Words Books
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Sept 19—Pix Patisserie hosts “Guitar Pix” every
third Tuesday of the month.
Mississippi Pizza Pub Atlantis Lounge (3552 N Mississippi
Ave., 503-288-3231, www.mississippipizza.com)
(3943 N Mississippi Ave, 503-517-5751, www.mississippistation.com)
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Ave., 503-823-4322, www.ifcc-arts.org, office@ifcc-arts.
org) Free, 3:30 pm.
Nov 25—4-6pm.
art&community CALENDAR
Sock Hop
Every 1st and 3rd Saturday, every month. Burger,
fries, and a coke $4.
Pattie’s Home Plate Café (8501 N Lombard St.)
(*)= Sentinel Picks
Community
Visual Arts
Pix Patisserie
Prananda Yoga and Arts Center
Through Nov 30—Serena Barton’s saintly work of oil
paints on wood. Nov 2, First Thursday celebration
will feature art and free music and food from 5-7:30
pm. Nov 18, an artist’s tea will be held at 1 pm.
Monday Movie Madness at Pix Patisserie. Nov
6—Garden State. Nov 13—Say Anything.
Nov 2—Doubles Yoga, 5:45-7 pm. Nov 4— Discover Yoga (new students only) 10-11pm Free. Nov
11—Core Abdominal Focus Workshop, $25/$30.
Noon-3 pm. Nov 18—Ayurvedic talk with Ananthan
5:30-7pm Free. Nov 19— Yoga & Bellydance
Workshop 1-4pm $20. Nov 23 (*)—Thanksgiving
Class, all proceeds go to the Cascade AIDS Project.
Cash or check only made out to CAP, 9:30-10:45
am. Nov 26—Meditation & Creativity Workshop
with Dana Brenner 1-5pm, $40 (art supplies
provided.)
Interstate Firehouse Cultural Center (5340 N Interstate Ave.,
503-823-4322, www.ifcc-arts.org, office@ifcc-arts.org)
SCRAP Stamp-Making Workshop
Every other Saturday features a live show made by
and for African American teens. Call (971) 2355197 to become a member of the studio audience.
Nov 11—Art Neko’s Candice Jordan demonstrates
stamp making from traditional and non-traditional
materials. Trimming from rubber stamps can be
re-used.
Community Bike Repair Night
Every second Tuesday of the month, North Portland
Bike Work hosts Community Repair Night. Tools
and experts provided.
North Portland BikeWorks (3915 N Mississippi Ave., 503287-1098, www.npdxbikeworks.org, info@npdxbikeworks.
org) Donation-based, 7 pm.
Jon Stewart and the Steven Colbert Report
For poor radicals and humor enthusiasts alike.
Every weeknight, Anna Bannana’s will televise the
Daily Show and Steven Colbert Report. Caffeine and
local brews and wines readily available to enhance
the experience.
Anna Bannana’s (8716 N Lombard St., 503-286-2030) Free, 8 pm.
Dexter’s Spoken Mic Night
Every second and fourth Tuesday, In Other Words
Books hosts Dexter’s Spoken Mic Night, “Where
guitars are outlawed and writers are rockstars.”
Once based in San Francisco, the open mic night
has been renewed at IOW.
In Other Words Books (8b NE Killingsworth St., 503-2326003, www.inotherwords.org, othrwrds@teleport.com)
Free, 8 pm.
Flight Night @ Pix Patisserie
Nov 2—Spike Cocoa, featuring Chipotle Cocoa
(tequila), Orange Cocoa (Grand Marnier) and Raspberry Cocoa (Chambord).
Pix Patisserie (3901 N Williams, 503-282-6539,
www.pixpatisserie.com) $10, 5 pm-close.
Performance
The Pavilion
Through Nov 18—What happens when small-town
Minnesota 1986’s “Cutest Couple” reunites for a
spin around the dance floor during their 20th High
School Reunion? Craig Wright’s humorous play
takes on love after life, featuring Valerie Stevens,
Michael O’Connell, and Damon Kupper. Call (503)
235-1101 for tickets or visit www.thirdrailrep.org.
org) Thurs-Sat 8 pm, Sun 2 pm.
Lend Me a Tenor by Ken Ludwig
Nov 16-19—The fiascoes of show business—when
world-renowned tenor Tito Morelli is mistaken for
dead on opening night, the show must go on!
Mago Hunt Theatre at University of Portland (5000 N Willamette, 503-943-7228, www.up.edu) Nov 16-18 at 7:30 pm,
Nov 19 at 2 pm.
SCRAP (3901-A N Williams Ave., 503-294-0769, www.scrapaction.org, info@scrapaction.org) Registration required,
$10-$20 sliding scale, 1-3 pm.
Holiday Bazaar and Bake Sale Call to Artists
School and Community Reuse Action Project
(SCRAP) calls artists for the 2006 Holiday Bazaar
and Bake Sale that will take place Dec 9. Artwork
must be a minimum of 75% reused materials or
found objects. Submissions must be received by
Nov 8, and space is limited to 15 artists.
Proper Eats
Every Tuesday night, Proper Eats hosts the First
Amendment Film series, featuring rare and hard
to find documentaries and films, followed by
discussions. Nov 7—The Pinochet Case (2001).
Nov 14—Harold Pinter Nobel Acceptance Speech
(2005). Nov 21—Sweet Misery: A Poisoned World
(2004) examines corporate responsibility and the
toxic effects of aspartame. Nov 28—Buried in the
Back Yard (2004) explores American post 9-11
obsession with personal security.
Proper Eats (8638 N Lombard St., 503-445-2007, www.
propereats.org, propereats@yahoo.com) Free, 7-9 pm
Crepe Soleil
(1920 N Kilpatrick St., 503-249-3903, www.prananda.com,
yogawolfe@yahoo.com)
Arbor Lodge Work Party
Nov 4—Help keep Portland Parks pesticide-free.
Join the Arbor Lodge work party in weeding and using alternative methods to spraying. Snacks, gloves
and tools provided. For more information, contact
Megan at (503) 423-7549.
Arbor Lodge Park (N Bryant St. and N Greeley Ave.) 9 am-Noon.
Call for current schedule.
Autumn Birds at Smith and
Bybee Wetlands
Mississippi Station
Silent films on the side patio every night after dark.
Nov 4— Observe winter and autumn birds nesting
and migrating throughout Smith and Bybee Wetlands. For adults and children 10 and older.
Pioneer United Methodist Fall and
Christmas Bazaar
(3943 N Mississippi Ave, 503-517-5751,
www.mississippistation.com)
Smith and Bybee Wetlands (5300 N Marine Dr., 503-7971715) Free, advance registration required, 9:30 am-Noon.
Nov 17, 18 and Dec 2—Beautiful floral arrangements, handiwork, crafts, cards, baked goods &
candy. Lunch of soup sandwiches & desserts.
St. Johns Twin Cinema and Pub
Mushrooms at Smith and Bybee Wetlands
Downtown St. Johns Twin Theatre. Call for current
movie schedule.
Nov 4— Naturalist James Davis leads a tour of
mushroom identification at the Smith and Bybee
Wetlands. For adults and children 12+. Advanced
registration required.
For more details, contact SCRAP (3901-A N Williams Ave.,
503-294-0769, www.scrapaction.org, info@scrapaction.
org) $25 plus a plate of baked goods, 11 am-6 pm.
Pioneer United Methodist (7528 N Charleston Ave)
9:30am-4:30pm.
Do North 2007 Call for Artists
Interstate Firehouse Cultural Center presents Do
North: A Community Arts Celebration. The IFCC
hosts a series of events and exhibits to showcase
artistic talents of N/NE residents. The series will
include visual art, sculpture, short films, poems,
essays, writings, performances and other artistic
expressions. For submission requirements, please
visit www.ifcc-arts.org. Submissions must be in by
Feb. 12, 2007.
(8704 N Lombard St., 503-286-1768, www.stjohnscinema.com)
St. Johns Theatre and Pub
Movies every Wednesday night and Matinees on
weekends. Call for current movie schedule.
Smith and Bybee Wetlands Natural Area (5300 N Marine Dr.,
503-797-1715) $10 per adult, 1:30-3:30 pm.
(8203 N Ivanhoe St., 503-283-8520, www.mcmenamins.com)
Readings, Lectures, Spoken Word
The Resurrection of Alice
Nov 2—Perri Gaffney reads from her work, The
Resurrection of Alice. The story explores the life of
Alice, a 15-year-old living in South Carolina in 1948.
Like many black girls her age during that time
period, Alice has been arranged to marry an older
man. The arrangement, which has been made by
her parents, interrupts her education, family and
life. Read and performed by the author.
In Other Words Books (8 NE Killingsworth, 503-232-6003,
www.inotherwords.org) 7 pm.
Pacific War Machine
Nov 5—Clyde Holloway reads from his biography
of his father’s life. Set during WWII, Pacific War Machine explores the life of a soldier’s family surviving
love, war and everything in between.
St. Johns Booksellers (8622 N Lombard St., 503-283-0032l,
info@stjohnsbooks.com) Free, 5 pm.
Mary Szybist at UP
Nov 24—World premiere. Local talent Jessica
Wallenfels presents her original performance about
race and identity.
Nov 9—Beatrice Hawley Award-winning poet
Mary Szybist reads from her latest work. Szybist
has received many awards in poetry and currently
teaches at Lewis and Clark College.
For more information, contact the Herman Asarnow at the
University of Portland at (503) 943-7244 or asarnow@up.edu.
Vanities by Jack Heifner
Arun Gandhi at PCC Cascade
Nov 29-Dec 30—Vanities by Jeff Heifner chronicles the comedic lives of three Texan girls. From
cheerleading life to sorority sisterhood, the three
have been inseparable. The play culminates at a
reunion where the women find how their lives have
diverged. Directed by UP senior Cari Taira.
Nov 14—Grandson of Mohandas K. Gandhi,
Arun Gandhi will speak via satellite on “Lessons I
Learned from my Grandfather” in the PCC Cascade
Terrell Hall, Room 122.
Mago Hunt Theatre at University of Portland (5000 N Willamette Blvd., 503-943-7228, www.up.edu) 7:30 pm.
(3901 N Williams, 503-282-6539, www.pixpatisserie.com)
Free, 7:30-9:30 pm.
(3120 N Williams Ave., 503-249-7042, www.angelfire.
com/hi5/creperie3120)
Mutt by Jessica Wallenfels
org) $12, Thurs-Sat 8 pm.
Outdoors and Recreation
Saints, Artists, and Other Curiosities
Teen Summit
Film
Portland Community College Cascade Campus (705 N
Killingsworth St., www.pcc.edu, lisa.hummel@pcc.edu) Free,
4:30-5:30 pm.
Arts
& Culture
Rockers For Rascals
By Cami Martin
On November 9, the Children’s Relief
Nursery (CRN) will be holding a Rockin’
Horse Art Exhibit and Silent Auction at
the Lawrence Gallery in the Pearl District.
This will be the second annual art exhibit
focusing on 30 rocking horses and other art
based on the rocking horse theme.
The Art Exhibit and Auction is one of the
events held by CRN to help raise money for
the nursery. Although 50% of their funding is
from federal, state and local government and
grant money, a bulk of the other 50% comes
from such fundraising events as the art exhibit
and Iron Chef event held in the spring.
The CRN, located on North Lombard,
provides free childcare services for
children age 0-3 who are at high
risk for abuse and neglect. The
facility helps benefit these
children and their families
who are below the poverty
level and have a history
of violence, abuse and
alcoholism. This includes
intervention, rehabilitation and support
services. The CRN is one of nine relief
nurseries in Oregon.
As Chris Otis, the Executive Director for
CRN, says, “At first it may look like a daycare,
but it is much more than that. We provide a
stable place for these children and encourage
them to play and relate with others.”
The rocking horses are constructed by
prisoners from Oregon correctional
institutions. This year 30
were sent to CRN at a
discounted
price
so that local
artists in the
community could transform the horses into
pieces of art.
There has been a lot of support within
the community as employees from Urban
Soul, Starbucks, and CRN have each painted
horses. “That’s part of the beauty of the St.
Johns Community,” says Otis. All 30 rocking
horses will be up for auction at the event
as well as horse-related artwork in other
mediums such as photography, painting,
collage and sculpture.
Chris Otis hopes the event will raise
additional information about the nursery
and that there will be a mixture of current
supporters and new faces. The event is $25
and tickets can be purchased on the CRN
website:
HYPERLINK “http://www.
crn4kids.org/”
http://www.crn4kids.
org/. The Lawrence Gallery is located on
903 NW Davis Street, and the event is
taking place Thursday, November 9, from
6-9 pm.
For more information about the Children’s
Relief Nursery visit: www.crn4kids.org, or call
503-283-4776.
Whoa, horsey, whoa! Horsey, you need to lay
off the drugs. Artist Peter Bogdanov’s entry for
Children’s Relief Nursery
fundraiser.
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Cycling Center
By Cami Martin
A new bike shop has emerged within
the last couple months in North Portland.
Located on North Killingsworth, the Cascade
Cycling is a shop owned by lifelong biker Ben
Bartlett. After working for many years as a
project manager for night clubs in Portland,
Bartlett grew tired of working for other
people. With his love for cycling and desire
to be in business for himself, he opened the
shop, which specializes in commuter, road
and fixed-gear bikes.
Bartlett has done extensive research for
his shop, much of which focused on popular
bicycles in Europe. Half of the inventory at
the Cascade Cycling is directed toward baby
boomers, as many of the bikes have a lower
center of gravity and ergonomic seats, and
Bartlett says that his customers are primarily
older men. But there are bikes for everyone,
including shaft-drive bicycles, an innovative
form of chainless bike. The Cascade Cycling
is the only place on the West Coast with
these European-style bikes, Bartlett claims.
He also has quality children’s bicycles that
are not too expensive. The only thing he does
not carry are off-road or mountain bikes.
Cascade Cycling also has many bike
accessories, as well as services provided by
experienced mechanics. Soon to come is a
pick-up service for cyclists stranded with
broken down bikes, as well as loaner bikes
for those whose bikes are out of commission.
The business next door to the shop, Blue
Nile, will be providing sewing services for
his soon-to-come line of cycling rain gear.
Bartlett recently changed the name of the
shop from Cycling Cycling. Although his
business is doing well, it is frequently confused
with the Community Cycling Center. As the
neighborhood develops around Cascade
Cycling, Bartlett is excited to be a part of it,
always wanting to learn more and says with
a grin, “The secret to success is surrounding
myself with people who know more than I
do.”
Cascade Cycling, 122 N Killingsworth St,
503.281.0255 , www.cascadecycling.com
James Westby: Film Geek
By Dylan de Thomas
James Westby, writer, director and editor
of the cult hit movie Film Geek, hasn’t
bowled in 10 years. Given that fact, he was
kind enough to meet the St. Johns Sentinel
for a game at Interstate Lanes so this reporter
could kill two birds with one stone (see
“Bowling Alone in NoPo” page 8).
His breakout flick, Film Geek, was
produced locally and was based on personal
experiences from working for local film
chain Videorama and watching his coworkers (you can still find him behind
the counter at their Alberta location on
days when he fills in). The film concerns
the exploits of one Scotty Pelk, the titular
Geek, following his firing from his beloved
video store. He attempts to find love but,
unsurprisingly, fails. “It’s basically a bunch
of stupid gags strung together,” Westby said.
He is modest—it’s a deeply funny film.
As all profiles of low-budget films need
to mention the unbelievably low cost of
the film: this film cost $2.83 to produce.
“The idea was that the film would look like
[the character] Scotty’s website, really low
budget,” Westby said. He shot Film Geek
with a four-person crew of students that he
met in a class he was teaching. “That’s how
you make cheap films – with interns and
connections to free locations.”
Westby shares the same birthday as Jacques
Rivette, the French New Wave director best
known for La Belle Noiseuse. The French
New Wave is part of his major influences.
Take, for example, Westby’s current
project, The Auteur—“The character’s
Italian, so the film’s somewhat modeled after
Pietro Germi’s work like Divorce – Italian
Style and Seduced and Abandoned — really
nasty but really sweet at the same time,”
Westby noted.
Pre-New Wave director Jacques Tati is
also an influence. Recently, Westby revisited
the sublime Tati film Playtime with his
own kids. “Sabine, my 4-year-old daughter,
watched the whole thing and I was proud,”
Westby said.
The Auteur is based on Westby’s short film
of the same name (available on the Film Geek
DVD), which concerned one Arturo Domingo,
a porn director recording a commentary to
his most recent DVD. The feature tells the
story of how Domingo fell from Coppolaesque heights as a major film director to the
seedy world of pornography. An ill-fated
Vietnam epic figures in his downfall and, yes,
Ron Jeremy makes an appearance.
Currently, they’re between filming
schedules, waiting for his lead, Melik
Malkasian, to lose the 40 pounds that he
gained for the role. The Auteur will be
finished in the spring of 2007 and will start
making the standard festival rounds after
that. It is sure to be a considerable success.
It should be noted that both this reporter
and James Westby broke 100 handily.
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Going into Business!
FINANCIAL FOCUS
Giving Finalcial Gifts? Know the Rules
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PCC’s Small Business Development Center will be hosting a workshop
that covers the basics of starting a small business. Attendees will have the
opportunity for a one on one appointment with a small business advisor after
the workshop.
What:
Where:
When:
Cost:
Going into Business - Small Business Startup Workshop
Worksource Portland Metro North – 4610 N Trenton Portland OR 97203
Wednesday November 15th, 6–8 p.m.
Tuition and other charges are waived for North Portland residents
Please contact Ken at 503-943-5624 if you have questions, need directions and
to register. Spaces are limited!!
All classes held at our new location:
Worksource Portland Metro North,
Lifelong Learning Center
4610 N. Trenton, Portland OR 97203
We’re all about
your future.
By Dave Trabucco of Edward Jones
The holidays are approaching rapidly,
so shopping may be on your mind. Of
course, you can find many different types
of thoughtful presents that will “make the
day” of your loved ones. But why not give
a gift that can brighten their entire future?
Specifically, why not give a financial gift that
has long-term benefits?
Before you give shares of stock or other
financial assets, however, you might want
to brush up on some of the rules governing
financial gift giving.
UNDERSTANDING GIFT TAXES
When you give someone a “typical”
holiday present — clothing, electronics,
books, gift certificates, etc. — you don’t
have to worry about any taxes, except sales
tax. But if you want to give away stock or
other securities, you will have to consider
gift tax rules, which are basically designed
to prevent people from removing most of
the assets from their taxable estates through
large gifts.
However, gift tax rules are, for most people,
quite generous. Consider the following:
• You can give up to $12,000 to an
individual in a tax year without facing any tax
consequences. In fact, you can make $12,000
gifts to as many different people as you’d like
in a tax year without incurring gift taxes.
• You can give your spouse a gift of any
amount without facing gift taxes.
• You and your spouse can each give
the same individual $12,000, for a total of
$24,000, gift-tax free.
GIVING STOCKS? DO YOUR HOMEWORK
If you decide to give stocks, you have to
keep a few things in mind. Make sure you
know what you originally paid for the stock
(its tax basis), how long you’ve held it and
its fair market value at the date of the gift.
NEW PILOT
From page 2
transfer, and an international player. Taishi
Ito was a three-year starter at #9 Montrose
Christian in Maryland, while 6-6 Ethan
Niedermeyer was a two-year starter for #6ranked De La Salle in Concord, Calif. Parker
Emerson transferred to the Bluff after
redshirting a year at Wyoming – the 6-5
guard was the 2005 Colorado Mr. Basketball
and state Player of the Year as a senior at
Windsor High School. Robin Smeulders,
a 6-9 member of the Dutch U-20 National
Team, played 2nd Division German club ball
last season.
The Pilots host Concordia Nov. 2 in an
exhibition contest, then travel to Corvallis
Nov. 10-12 for the Oregon Rain Invitational,
where they’ll face Oregon State, Cal Poly and
Southeastern Louisiana.
THE WOMEN
Ten years ago, Jim Sollars had the Pilots
in the middle of an unprecedented run – six
straight winning seasons, three WCC titles,
four NCAA tournament appearances, and a
WNIT tourney bid. From 1993-99, the Pilots
went 141-64, including a 27-3 mark in the
1995-96 season. The Pilots were riding the
crest of outstanding recruiting and coaching,
before the wheels fell off the Pilot Express.
A series of injuries you wouldn’t wish on
your worst enemy beset Sollars’ teams – the
team had so many foot and ACL injuries,
you’d have thought the Chiles Center was a
M.A.S.H. Unit. The school’s athletic training
staff wore a path to local doctors, as the
team’s records dropped.
After an 8-6 WCC record in the 200304 season, Portland’s last two seasons have
ended with identical 1-13 campaigns, and a
combined 10 overall wins. Of Portland’s four
The recipients will need this information to
determine gains or losses if they decide to
sell the stock you’ve given them.
Both you and your loved ones can gain
valuable tax advantages from your gift of
stock. When you gave your shares of stock,
you also gave away your holding period
— the amount of time you’ve held the stock.
So, even if the recipients own the stock only
a day or so before selling it, they’ll pay the
long-term capital gains tax rate, which may
be considerably lower than their current
income tax rate. And by giving shares of
stock, you also will benefit — because you’ll
avoid the capital gains taxes you would
have paid if you had sold the stock yourself.
Before taking any action, though, consult
with your tax adviser.
GIFTS FOR IRAS
You don’t have to actually give stocks
to help your intended recipients make
progress toward their financial goals. As
an alternative, consider giving your loved
ones money to add more shares of stock (or
bonds or other investments) to an IRA. For
2006, investors can put up to $4,000 into a
Roth or traditional IRA (or $5,000 if they
are 50 or older). If your intended recipients
have fully funded their IRAs for 2006, they
can apply your gift for 2007, for which the
contribution limit is the same.
LONG-LASTING GIFTS
The holidays are here for only a short
while — but your financial gifts to your
loved ones can make a difference in their
lives for years to come.
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non-returners from last season, three missed
significant playing time to knee injuries,
continuing the dark cloud over the Pilots.
“We lost eight games last year on the final
shot,” said Sollars, wryly searching for a
bright spot. “Either we missed the shot, or
the other team made a shot. It seemed like
we invented new ways every game to lose.”
“If it weren’t for the games, last year was
the most enjoyable season I’ve had. These
girls liked each other, supported each other
and wanted to improve each day. They got
along, and I haven’t always been able to say
that about my teams.”
Despite seeing his Pilots picked to finish
8th in the WCC preseason coaches’ poll,
Sollars has reason to believe his squad
will climb out of the league cellar. Junior
center Rachel Warren was named one of
the league’s top six returning players. The
6-3 Aussie led the league in blocks last year,
as well as 12.4 points and 7.5 rebounds.
Meagan Bermingham, a 5-11 junior, returns
with averages averages 10.8 points and 4.29
rebounds per game, while 5-7 junior guard
Rachel Stratton averaged 11.8 points in the
final five games.
A trio of incoming freshmen will have a
chance for immediate playing time: Laiken
Dollente was the MVP of Washington’s EastWest All-Star game, Kendra Morris averaged
17 points per game as an all-CIF California
senior, and Laura Thomas completes
Portland’s trio of Aussies after scoring 28
points and grabbing 21 rebounds to lead her
team to an Australian state championship.
Portland’s season kicks off Nov. 4 with an
exhibition game against the Australian Institute
of Sport, followed by home games against Pacific
Nov. 12 and Idaho Nov. 14.
HEALTH FOCUS
Taking Motherhood in Stride
Strollers are no obstacle to innovative exercise program
By Cami Martin
Helen Leiser, a certified instructor in the
Stroller Strides fitness class for mothers and
preschool-age children, thinks new moms
have enough on their minds without being
intimidated by an exercise program. Leiser
makes sure that mothers of all skill levels get
what they need from the sessions.
“It’s a way for new mothers to get out of the
house, meet other women, and sympathize
with each other,” says Helen.
Stroller Strides began five years ago in San
Diego and has been expanding across the
country ever since. It is an exercise class for
mothers where they can bring their children
rather than having to deal with daycare or a
babysitter. As long as the child is okay in a
stroller, then the mother can come to class.
In North Portland, Leiser offers classes five
days a week. From April through October
classes are held outside at Irving Park,
Peninsula Park, and West Moreland Park.
Starting this month they will be held inside
at Lloyd Center and possibly the Boys and
Girls Club further into winter.
Leiser has been with Stroller Strides since
February. Previously she was working parttime as a personal trainer but did not like
being away from her daughter and having
to put her in daycare. After meeting a
representative from Stroller Strides, she was
inspired to become a part of the company.
Stroller Strides allows her the flexibility to
exercise, spend time with her daughter, and
benefit other mothers in the community.
New moms can join stroller strides when
their baby is as young as four weeks old with
a doctor’s approval and can stay in the class
with a child up to four or five years of age
as long as the child is still comfortable in a
stroller. The class includes a wide variety of
exercises from circuit training, jump roping,
medicine ball, leg work, and body weights,
lasting an hour each lesson.
“I like to keep things different, interesting,
and challenging, while also tailoring the
routines to each mom’s needs,” Leiser says.
She makes sure each mother gets the
exercise she needs even if the baby is having
a fussy day. Stroller Strides also provides
opportunities outside of class for coffee, going
to the zoo, or having a “mom’s night out” on
a monthly basis. For some of the mothers, it
is the only opportunity they have to get social
support from other new mothers.
Leiser is a deep believer in exercise and the
benefits it provides spiritually and physically.
Stroller Strides allows new mothers to
incorporate exercise into their life on a regular
basis. If there are monetary issues, she is
willing to work with those individuals as well.
The first class is free, and there are several
packages to choose from, the most popular
including unlimited classes for $50 a month.
Clever Publishing’s Trent Retallack is
eager to initiate Trillium Charter School
students into the realm of publishing. In early
November, Retallack and company will bring
All Together Write to third- through sixthgraders at the charter school, introducing
them to the behind-the-scenes world of book
writing, illustrating and publishing.
“The goal of the program is to get children
involved,” shares Retallack. “I want to help
them see what happens from the very
inception of a book idea up until the final
sales.” At the end of their six-week program,
students will emerge as published authors,
with a contributor’s credit and a chance to
see their book on store shelves.
All Together Write is Retallack’s leap of
faith, his longtime dream, and what he’s
“always wanted to do.” After leaving an
unsatisfying job in California, he came
to Portland with the opportunity to start
afresh. His wife encouraged him to take the
risk. “She came to me and asked, ‘What do
you really, really, really want to do with your
life?’ And I pulled out this plan. I had already
been working on it for years, I had just never
had the courage to do it before.”
Retallack has been going door-to-door
networking with neighbors, and cultivating
support from the St. Johns community.
Jinnet Powell, a local illustrator, overheard
Retallack describing his vision to the folks
at St. Johns Booksellers. She immediately
signed on to be the first illustrator in the
All Together Write program. Retallack will
serve as author.
Together, Retallack and Powell, along
with teachers at Trillium, have crafted a plan
for the six-week endeavor. Incorporating
Trillium’s diversity-based curriculum, All
Together Write will approach the theme
in relationship to family. Twice a week, in
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collaborative process of writing and design.
They will explore creative storytelling,
structure versus visual literacy, and relaying
a narrative through images. The input of the
students is “essential,” and the young people
involved will author eighty percent of the
book and illustrate seventy percent.
Retallack plans to have the book wrapped
up before Christmas break, with a release
date set for the end of February. He hopes
that this will just be the beginning.
“All Together Write can serve as an
accessible vehicle for empowering the
creative community,” says Retallack. “ All the
tools are there, it’s just a matter of bringing
them together.”
The future of the program looks
bright, with projected expansion into
additional schools throughout Oregon
and Washington, an affiliation with homeschool groups throughout the state, and a
rapidly expanding network of local artists,
writers and educators. “All I can say is that
this is the most fun I’ve ever had,” Retallack
explains, “and I really hope the kids feel the
same way.”
The thirty-two page long book, printed in
full color with a saddle-stitch bind will first
be sold regionally. Retallack will initially
print 1,000 copies, distributing free books to
the school and every student involved.
Clever Publishing will donate 5% of all
sales back to the school for the entire life of the
book. Retallack, Powell, and the publishing
company will also get a percentage of sales.
There is the possibility of seeking corporate
sponsorship to cover publishing fees, though
Retallack has yet to fully explore that option.
For now, he and his Clever Publishing are
responsible for all expenses.
A signing party will take place at St. Johns
Booksellers in the end of February. For more
information about All Together Write and Clever
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By Vanessa Harless
When I arrived at Christie’s for Sunday
breakfast, I found the place full but efficient
enough to have us seated right away. Christie’s
is unassuming both outside and in, and the
wait staff is friendly and accommodating.
The décor is simple, understated and
new—Christie’s opened on September 26
after a year of renovation on the building.
Robert McArthur (former chef under
Wolfgang Puck’s tutelage), Martin Jackson,
Bart Bergquist and Amy Sue Sherman
came together to make Jackson’s vision for
an upscale family restaurant come alive.
Named after Jackson’s daughter, Christie’s
serves breakfast, lunch and dinner to crowds
hungry for something new in NoPo.
McArthur, who runs the day to day
operations, plans on serving hors d’oeuvres
on Friday and Saturday nights and featuring
ice sculptures. “I always thought it seemed a
waste that the only time you got to enjoy ice
sculptures was at a buffet. Now that I have
a place of my own, I thought, ‘I’m gonna do
ice sculptures,’” said McArthur.
Christie’s has an espresso bar for those who
love their triple soy latte in the morning or a
steaming cappuccino with dessert. On Sunday,
the special was French toast with warm
apple pecan compote served with bacon,
eggs and a side of home fries ($8.99), which
I wholeheartedly dove into. My companion
ordered two eggs, bacon, homes fries and toast
($9.99) with a side of sausage. Then we spotted
it—Biscuits and Gravy, ALL YOU CAN EAT!
At $4.99, it seemed like a steal.
Our food arrived promptly and the
portions were heaping, each dressed up with
a beautiful fresh cup of fruit. The French
toast was fashioned out of a cinnamon
roll—an unexpected pleasure for sure—and
topped with the rich apple pecan compote.
The cinnamon caramelized confection of
this dish could leave you in a sugar coma.
The bacon was thick cut and cooked
through, crisp without being burned, my
eggs (ordered over medium) were cooked to
perfection and the homes fries, while tasty,
lacked a little flavor.
I looked over at my companion who sat still,
staring at his plate. His eggs (ordered sunny
side up) were barely warmed; the orangey,
unbroken but uncooked yolks looked back
at him like eyes ringed with clear gelatinous
sockets. Within a moment we spotted a
waitress—not our own—and asked her to
have the eggs cooked more. Without a blink
she agreed and whisked the plate back to the
kitchen. Starting instead on the side order
of sausage, my companion found them to
be nicely flavored but extremely fatty. A few
moments later our waitress returned the
plate to our table, pleasant and apologetic
about the eggs.
The only real disappointment turned out
to be the biscuits and gravy. The biscuits
were huge but hard and crumbly and the
gravy, though velvety smooth and creamy
and flecked with bits of bacon and sausage,
was almost flavorless—“all I could eat” was
about three bites before returning to the
sugary heaven of my French toast.
Being the new kid on the block there are
certain to be some bugs to work out and
the inconsistency in the kitchen seems to
be where Christie’s is slightly weak. Overall
though, I will return to Christie’s because
they are trying hard to serve good food with
good service at a decent price. With a few
little tweaks in the kitchen they’ll soon be
a NoPo fav and I still plan to make it back
to try the sumptuous carrot cake I’ve heard
locals rave about.
Christie’s is located at 5507 N. Lombard St.,
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Until recently, the Mountain Bike Hall of
Fame recognized only these Marin riders
and their bikes as the first mountain bikes.
Crispin feels mountain biking was just an
idea whose time had come and the stories
of all of these “regional characters” are
important in telling the real history and
culture of mountain biking. The Mountain
Bike Hall of Fame is now recognizing these
people and their inventions, thanks in part
to Crispin’s tenacious questioning: “What
about all the folks who built these first
mountain bikes but couldn’t get them off
the ground or didn’t think of turning their
garage into a factory?”
You can see the Northwest’s First Mountain bike
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winter, a string of New Orleans jazz musicians
brought to Portland by NOLATOPDX played
20 weekly shows at Billy Reed’s.
Live music at Spice, however, hasn’t gained
the crowds of its predecessor, so Martinez
is looking into other types of music for
weekdays and has moved to DJs for Friday
and Saturday, and karaoke with free pool on
Sunday. “I recommend for the community to
come in and support Spice,” he says. “That way
we can go out and support the community.”
Spice Restaurant & Lounge, 2808 NE Martin
Luther King, Jr. Blvd. Hours: 11 a.m. to 11 p.m.
Sunday through Thursday, 11 a.m. to 1:30 a.m.
Friday and Saturday. Contact: VP of Operations
Al Martinez, (503) 493-8127.
NASCAR: For the past decade, stock-car
racing, the sport of American icons like
Dale Earnhardt Jr., has been the perfect mix
of competition and commerce. And, like
MLS, NASCAR is dying to set up shop in the
Pacific Northwest. A couple of proposals to
build tracks around the Seattle metro area
have died on the drawing board.
In terms of economic impact, a NASCAR
race is roughly the equivalent of college
football’s bowl games. Yet Portland, so
dogged in pursuit of the economic benefits
supposedly derived from West Side condos,
has contented itself with hoping that any
track that might be built near Seattle will
at least be south of the city, so it will be an
easier drive up to the race.
As North Portlanders are all too keenly
aware, Portland already has an annual and
ear-splitting visit from the Champ Car
series. So Sentinel readers are entitled to
ask, “What’s in it for us?”
A NASCAR race could be the answer to
NoPo prayers, that’s what. NASCAR runs
the overwhelming majority of its races on
oval tracks, not road courses like Portland
International Raceway. If Portland can get
NASCAR to sign on the dotted line, odds are
that NASCAR will want to construct its very
own oval track. A logical location for that
would be out I-84, maybe on the way to the
inevitable Columbia Gorge casino.
*It’s worth noting that 40 years later, the Journal
and the Kingdome are nothing but memories
and the Astrodome, once billed as the “Eighth
Wonder of the World,” sits largely empty and
abandoned. Like Pluto.
Roger Anthony’s career peaked when he was
a sportswriter with The Oregon Journal. He
eventually worked his way down to being
founding editor of the Portland Tribune.
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Think for Yourself
The Sentinel’s guide to Multnomah County candidates Frederick and Cogen
The Multnomah County Board election
is perhaps the most serious local election
this paper has yet to cover. The county is
strapped for cash and bereft of effective
leadership. Rudderless and consumed with
infighting the board has set the government
adrift toward the rocky shoals of fiscal and
political crisis.
Seat
2,
covering
North/Northeast
Portland, now represents the county and
this community’s best chance at putting the
government back on the right course.
THE PRIZE: SEAT 2, NORTH/NORTHEAST PORTLAND
The ward, contains some of the region’s
most vulnerable residents, those most
dependent on county social services. The area
is uniformly affected by crime, and therefore
by the county-run justice and incarceration
system. We have two Rockefeller libraries
administered by the county. Our public
schools are peppered with county-supported
SUN programs. We are also the location of
the county’s great albatross, the Wapato jail.
No district is so dramatically and directly
affected by the way the county runs its affairs.
Jeff Cogen and Lew Frederick are admirable
and gentle men who mirror one another
policies, yet at the same time we have never
seen two candidates whose weaknesses so
evenly match the other’s strengths.
COGEN: THE BRAIN
The Upside
Cogen is known in the city as the go-to
guy when things go wrong. Cogen’s sterling
reputation and resume of accomplishments
portray a man who is seemingly capable of
achieving whatever he sets his mind to. When
asked how the county could save money, Cogen
can rattle off a half dozen hard solutions,
ranging from saving millions by outsourcing
county fleet services to Flexcar, to saving gas
money by having Sauvie Island patrolled
by police out of North Precinct in St. Johns
instead of by downtown sheriff’s deputies.
To Cogen, the government is a machine that
can be fixed and made to work for the people.
And we believe that he would do just that.
The Downside
Cogen is not exactly a man of the people.
When this paper asked what qualified him to
run for a seat representing North Portland he
shrugged and tossed out, “Well, I live in North
Portland.” In a revealing moment during
September’s City Club debate, Frederick
asked the leading question, “What do you
know about the state of Oregon?” Again we
saw Cogen’s dangerous flippancy, “Well, it
has a governor and a legislature with house
of representatives and a senate...” Frederick
was alluding to his view that he saw the state
government made of people, individuals,
with whom he had personal relationships.
Cogen saw only the machinery.
Cogen can fix the dysfunction of the county
government, but he will probably do little to
improve the disconnect between the county
and the residents of North and Northeast
Portland.
FREDERICK: THE HEART
The Upside
Frederick seems Cogen’s direct opposite.
He sees the community as a collection of
names and faces, many of whom he knows
personally. The government experience he
has is secondary to his willingness to reach
out and listen to what residents tell him.
Frederick leads with his heart, and while he
would probably not add anything new to the
policy conversation, he promises to make the
face of the county far more compassionate
and engaging to the residents it represents.
That in turn might lead to new leadership,
new ideas and new energy coming forth
from residents.
Frederick would work hard to restore trust
between the county government and its most
cynical and disenfranchised residents.
The Downside
It’s all rather vague. Frederick lacks
the vision one expects in a leader. If the
election were a movie, Frederick would be
a supportive friend, not its leading man.
More troubling, his vague “the community
will tell me what it wants” approach reminds
us of our ineffectual mayor, Tom Potter, and
his seemingly endless quest for an ethereal
“community vision.” When leaders put their
energies toward mending broken hearts
and capturing intangibles, the business of
government can get away from them. The
city of Portland can afford to have one
member of its leadership daydreaming while
the others pick up the slack. The county
is the opposite; it needs to fill Seat 2 with
someone who will pick up the slack of the
others.
Frederick’s soft approach might be
overwhelmed by the hard knocks of the
county’s political scene and risks adding to its
dysfunction.
The Bottom Line
In the end what matters most is where
your priorities lie. If you feel the county
government as a whole is what needs to be
fixed, Jeff Cogen is your man. If you feel it is
the relationship between the county and the
community itself that is the biggest problem,
there could be no better choice than Lew
Frederick.
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BALLOTS AWAY
The 2006 General Election is November
7. Return your ballots by 8 p.m. on Election
Day. Here is a helpful breakdown of some
local ballot measures as well as our preachy
recommendations.
26-80 NATURAL AREA ACQUISITIONS AND WATER
QUALITY PROTECTION
Passage of the bond measure grants
$227.4 million dollars to preserve and
protect natural areas, increase the presence
of nature in neighborhoods, maintain and
restore clean water, protect streams and the
fish that reside in them, and protect wildlife.
The average annual cost per homeowner
is $30-$35 annually, decreasing over the
course of a 20-year repayment period of the
bond. A citizen oversight committee and
annual financial audits are also included to
make sure your money gets spent where it
is promised.
Sentinel Says: Toss-up. In a perfect world
this measure would pass, but not at the
expense of schools and libraries. The bond
would provide some nice amenities for North
Portland, but this paper believes children’s
and family issues are more pressing livability
concerns in North Portland. Vote this one
down before voting against Schools and
Libraries. Portland has great parks and open
spaces, can’t say the same about schools.
26-81 MULTNOMAH COUNTY LIBRARY LEVY
This levy replaces, not supplements, a levy
that was put in place in 2002 that provides over
55 percent of library funding. The renewal
levy will continue supporting the library
operations and services at neighborhood
libraries for the next five years. This means
maintaining programming for school-aged
children, seniors, job seekers, and small
business owners. If the levy is not renewed
services will be reduced, new branches will
not open, hours of operation will decrease
and materials will not be purchased. The
estimated cost for a Multnomah County
property owner with a home valued at
$150,000 is $133.50 annually.
Sentinel Says: Yes. Is this a dumb way to
finance libraries? Yes. But voting this measure
down would close too many libraries. That’s
bad news for kids and communities. Idle
hands are the devil’s workshop, so let’s keep
our kids and families, and stinky homeless
dudes, reading rather than making trouble.
26-82 WEST MULTNOMAH SOIL AND WATER
CONSERVATION DISTRICT PERMANENT RATE LIMIT
The District will prioritize effective ways
to combat noxious weeds, improve fish
passage, control soil erosion, and work with
landowners to protect natural areas. Funds
will be used to strengthen conservation
programming in local high schools, allow a
modest increase in staff, will allow district to
attract additional funds from foundations
and other agencies for the benefit of West
Multnomah County and Sauvie Island.
Establishes a permanent rate limit that by
law cannot be raised. That rate is 7.5 cents
per $1,000 of assessed property value.
Sentinel Says: Yes. This gives the arduously
named WMS&WCD the power to raise a
modest tax. It does not create a tax itself.
26-84 PORTLAND SCHOOLS LEVY FOR TEACHERS,
CLASSROOMS,
EDUCATIONAL
PROGRAMS,
LEARNING MATERIALS
The Portland Schools levy is dedicated to
teaching positions, preventing increases in
class sizes, replacing outdated text books,
modernizing teaching materials, continued
vocational and technical training, extra
assistance for at-risk kids, ensuring access to
physical education, music and arts classes.
Mandates an independent citizen oversight
so funds are used as approved by voters.
And they promise: no funds from the levy
will be used for administration. The typical
homeowner will pay about $12.88 per month
or approximately $155.00 annually.
Sentinel Says: Yes. The Sentinel is no ally
of the school district or the teacher’s union.
But both have made some strides towards
becoming leaner and more reasonable in
recent years. In this case, it’s time to reinvest
in the school system. It doesn’t matter if you
have children in the system or not. We all
benefit from living among well-educated
people. Education makes our region more
economically competitive, makes our streets
safer and creates a more self-reliant and
empowered population. Besides, providing
children with a good education is just good
manners.
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26-86 CHANGES FIRE AND POLICE DISABILITY
AND RETIREMENT SYSTEM
Independent experts decide disability
claims, independent audits are conducted,
and the retirement system for new employees
is changed. Board of Trustees role and
composition will change. Board members
will be reduced from 11 to 5: two will be
citizens with relevant experience, one will be
a city representative, and two will represent
the members of the system. Changes
expected to increase the existing property
tax levy rate in the short term and decrease
in the rate in the long term.
Sentinel Says: Yes. Prudent housekeeping
measure.
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The second plan would differ, with a longer,
65-foot high building fronting Mississippi.
The architects also made clear their intent
for two floors of underground parking for
the development.
The amount of retail space is significantly
smaller than the idea Randy Rapaport had
discussed for the site in May, which had also
included plans for a music studio or night club.
Rapaport, who purchased the Richard’s
Homewares property last summer before
opting out of developing the site, said at the
meeting that he wanted something to serve
the neighborhood in the interim before
construction would begin in June 2007.
For the time being the location will serve as
offices and event space for the Rebuilding
Center. Nicknamed “the Cathedral,” the site
held a grand opening party Oct. 13.
“I really wanted this building for the
community,” said Rapaport.
Residents at the neighborhood meeting
had other questions about Trammel Crow’s
plans ranging from whether the construction
would be union labor to the price of the
rentals or condominiums. Some wondered
HOUSING
From page 1
within the Interstate MAX Urban
Renewal District.
Bax said that the required minimum 30
percent for each TIF district will be a good
start, although this figure is not a radical
change from the funds that have been utilized
in past budgeting periods at 24 percent. She
said the funding will provide predictability
for non-profit organizations who can be
confident that the necessary resources will be
available for them to maintain and develop
affordable housing.
She also said having a lower rent “puts
money into the local economy.” Studies show
that if tenants spent less of their income on
housing, they would have more money to
give back to their neighborhood, such as the
grocery store and local restaurants.
BALL BUSTER
From page 3
Commissioner’s office to present an idea
for the Ball site and determine what the
development procedure would be. He offered
“Portsmouth Green Homes Community
Project,” which he described as “(a) private
development ... committed to building a
state-of-the-art green, owner-occupied in
perpetuity, residential community with a
public library.”
“It was clearly my understanding when
I spoke with (Saltzman staffers) Shannon
(Callahan)... and... Jeff Cogen before that,
that while Commissioner Saltzman was
about the impact 150 new residential units
would have on the neighborhood.
“We were told that one of the things we
would get with a big corporation would be
Subways and 7-Elevens,” said one woman.
“You want retail that will complement
what is already on the street,” responded
one of Trammel Crow’s representatives,
adding that they had no commitments for
commercial space yet.
The Dallas-based corporation’s past
projects in Portland have included the Vaux
luxury condominiums off Northwest 23rd
and an involvement in the Cascade Station
development near the Portland airport.
The company has announced they will
seek a letter of support from the Boise
Neighborhood Association for their planned
development after a final design has been
selected. Design review for Trammell Crow’s
plans will commence this November, after
which the City of Portland will take public
comments on the plans.
With the Mississippi Lofts on the way
and the fate of the Kurisu project still being
decided, only time will tell if this latest
project will inspire the debate that has
surrounded past redevelopment plans for
the Mississippi corridor.
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This mild-mannered warehouse (across the street
from trash can) may soon be transformed into a sixstory building, all with a little elbow grease and the
help of a soulless transnational corporation. PHOTO BY
CHELSIA RICE
The Portland Development Commission
(PDC) utilizes the urban renewal fund for such
projects as parks, streetscape improvements,
community centers, affordable housing and
the like.
Housing is defined as affordable when
households are paying no more than 30
percent of their income for housing costs.
Individuals and families that qualify for
affordable housing have incomes below
80 percent of the median family income
(MFI). Affordable housing is provided to
these low-income families as well as people
with disabilities, those with substance abuse
problems and seniors on a limited income.
The new housing funds would provide
$25 million per year, funding hundreds
of additional units. The non-profit
organizations that supply affordable
housing already have a plan to help direct
the development of housing and are working
together to maximize the funding. Sam
Chase, executive director of Community
Development Network, said affordable
housing previously was funded by federal,
state and local dollars.
“Federal
funding
has
dropped
dramatically,” Chase said, noting that federal
funds are being stripped from US citizens to
pay for the cost of war.
The need for affordable housing has been
championed by Commissioner Erik Sten for
over a decade.
Advocates believe this policy will have a
ripple effects on the surrounding community.
Schools and students also benefit from this
change because families are more likely to
remain in their housing if it is affordable.
This policy will also contribute to the city’s
10-year plan to end homelessness.
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interested and had a proposal... (it) would...
simply be part of the mix of ideas... eventually
put on the table and it would compete with
the rest,” Ellmyer said earlier in October.
“I would not say there was a formal
proposal from Richard Ellmyer,” responded
Callahan, Saltzman’s policy advisor. “He did
shape an idea. ”
One chief objective of the Portsmouth
Neighborhood Plan adopted by the city
in 2002 was “to promote home ownership
among the neighborhood’s low and
moderate income residents.”
One Hope Meadows supporter said,
“This is not a facility we’re presenting. It’s
a neighborhood.” Generations of Hope,
the parent not-for-profit organization,
mixes senior rental units with housing for
foster families in its current Hope Meadows
development in Rantoul, IL.
“We can’t handle another 30 troubled
kids in Portsmouth,” Portsmouth resident
Bonnie Meltzer told the Council.
“Foster care and elder services are county
responsibilities. If the city wants to give a
non-profit agency rent-free use of this newly
purchased property, is this the best use?”
asked Amanda Fritz, Saltzman’s most recent
opponent for his Council seat.
Adams raised the same rhetorical question
before his “no” vote.
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November
2006
• St.
Johns
November
2006
• St.
JohnsSentinel
Sentinel • Page 25
UP YOURS II
From page 4
IMPACT ON THE COMMUNITY
UP alum Pat Ell still remembers attending his first Pilot
soccer game as a freshman back in the late 1980s, prior to the
Clive Charles era.
“I distinctly remember going to my first men’s game
because you couldn’t even tell it was a real game,” he said.
“There were some parents and there were some girlfriends
and that was it.”
In the next few years, more students and faculty attended
the games, Ell recalled, and eventually people from the
neighborhood began showing up as well. Nowadays, he
notes, UP soccer is a source of pride for the community.
The popularity of UP soccer also affects the North
Portland community indirectly, as game days typically draw
more people to local businesses.
Nicola’s Pizza and Pasta, located a few blocks from campus
on North Lombard, serves approximately 30 percent more
patrons prior to UP soccer games, owner Louie Cortese said.
The restaurant plans ahead by scheduling more waiters and
cooks on game days.
“It’s just a madhouse when the women’s team plays on our
turf,” Cortese said. “We have to prepare for it or else we’ll
sort of dig our own grave.”
Role models
The Pilot Kids’ Club provides free admission to select
soccer games, among other goodies, to children in
kindergarten through eighth grade for a packaged price of
$15. The Athletic Department also offers discounted group
ticket rates for youth soccer clubs. An average of two to three
youth teams attend every Pilot soccer game, Miller said.
According to Kirchmeier, who usually attends UP games
with his two daughters, players on the women’s team have
a unique opportunity to positively influence young girls.
Boys, he noted, have a wide range of male athletes to admire,
but female athletes are less prevalent.
“Girls have always had fewer choices, which makes UP
stand out,” he said.
Editor’s note: This article originally ran in the University of
Portland newspaper, the Beacon, under the headline “Pilot soccer
creates buzz in NoPo” and is reprinted with the express permission
of the University.
ST. JOHNS ART
From page 9
proportion to the scale of the bridge.” Cathedral Park
resident Charles Eads had the opposite reaction. “I wish it
was a little further from the structure of the bridge,” Eads
said, adding it would be an obstruction for photographers
capturing the view.
“How do you talk about the river without being close to
the river?” Fels said. He reiterates that the emphasis of his
piece is the river and its role in the foundation of St. Johns.
One of the sculpture’s optical viewers will contain a historical
view of the world’s first plywood mill, which sat on the bank
of the Willamette in front of the sited area.
Fels still has not yet signed a contract with RACC to begin
fabrication. Although Portland Parks & Recreation had all
their concerns addressed at a recent meeting with Fels and
Calhoun, they must issue a formal approval before RACC
can go ahead.
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Some neighbors have asked that the
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review is complete. A year, said one design
review commissioner at the appeal hearing,
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Consultant Peter Fry, Eekhoff’s representative
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From page 1
revitalization. Taverns and industrial users
rub shoulders with boarded-up storefronts
and struggling businesses. The streets have
a vacant feel.
On a given evening one will see that the
door to the brightly colored Little Angels
day care center on North Kilpatrick is open.
Toddlers giggle and squeal with the joys of
their own newfound existence. In Kenton
Park the Catholic Youth Organization holds
football practice for it’s two teams.
Later that evening a middle-aged man
with long hair carries a bag of groceries
down the street, saying, “Lucifer, he is our
one. He is our god.”
Two men stand on a corner across from
the park looking around, as if waiting for
someone or something.
“There are definitely some creepy dudes
around,” says Larry Miller, owner of Kenton
Station, a downtown pub. “There’s (drug)
activity on Kilpatrick and Denver all the time.”
“It’s a concern,” says the Rev. John
Tolbert, pastor of Celebration Tabernacle. A
distinguished man in his 40s, he stands on the
corner of Kilpatrick and Denver one October
evening. The harvest moon hangs low in the
sky as parishioners leave his church at 8131
N. Denver.
“It’s been the last six months (that drug
activity has increased). It’s mostly crack
cocaine and tar heroin. One guy will be
trafficking heroin and he’ll be just sleeping
on the bus stop all day long.”
His church is downtown Kenton’s largest
tenant; they occupy a coffee shop, a daycare,
a church and two art schools, all at the
intersection of Kilpatrick and Denver.
Tolbert says the police have helped to post
signs that indicate increased penalties for drug
crimes in a school zone, but adds that police
do not have the manpower to help much.
Tolbert knows Scott. They grew up
together in the Woodlawn neighborhood
and both went to Grant High School. “He
was literally a pimp,” says Tolbert. But the
pastor testifies that Scott’s transformation
has been sincere. “We have school kids across
the street, and Lionel is just as concerned
about them as I am.”
EFFORTS FRUSTRATED
Still, both Lionel and Stephanie Scott feel
they are not being taken seriously. They have
been to community meetings with police, the
neighborhood crime prevention coordinator
and the neighborhood association. The
Scotts feel they see things on the street that
others don’t see.
Dorretta Schrock of the Kenton
Neighborhood Association is familiar with
the Scotts. She claims that she hasn’t heard
other complaints about the area. “But that
doesn’t mean it’s not happening,” she says.
“When you get newer residents in, they tend
to be a little more proactive with that sort of
there is some question as to where they
stand on the matter today. The day before
the hearing, City Councilor Dan Saltzman,
who voted in the 2004 decision, sent a
letter to the Design Review Commission
urging them not to approve the application.
“Although the proposed development may
fall within the proposed zoning guidelines,
the proposed development is not, in my
opinion, compatible with the surrounding
neighborhood,” wrote Saltzman.
Eekhoff appeared at the appeal hearing
with a new group of architects and presented
a new set of drawings that Minor received
that morning. No one else was notified
about the changes beforehand.
After the three-hour marathon hearing,
the design review board opted to require
Eekhoff to return on December 7 with an
improved design. “It’s not an illegal building,
but I would say it’s inappropriate,” said one
board member. Another member added
that multiple requests for modifications to
code for the design “is beginning to push its
envelope a little bit hard.”
The board also directed the design team
to sit down with the neighborhood when
drafting the next set of plans. “Even if you’re
pioneering a pattern of growth that’s already
been expected, and legally adopted and
zoned for, you have a responsibility to be
neighborly,” said one member.
The decision was a relief for Arbor Lodge
Neighborhood Association Chair Chris
Duffy. “I’m very happy with the outcome,”
she said. “I think there’s hope with these
new fellows.”
“We’re trying to be as classical and clean
and residential as we possibly can,” said one
of the new architects. The new plans may
favor materials “of a more domestic scale”
than those in the previous drawings, said
architect Josh Stein.
Eekhoff said units would start at $129,000
and range to the mid-$400,000s.
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“I thought I’d knocked her up,” says Lionel
sincerely. “I thought she was after me for
some child support.”
Years later, after Lionel cleaned up, he and
Stephanie began courting. Stephanie is a
churchgoing woman who served in the Army.
She remembers with fondness introducing
Lionel to her family: “My mama said, ‘So,
Lionel, how long have you been retired from
the pimping business?’”
The Scotts both laugh.
“I’m straight and narrow,” says Stephanie.
“Lionel gives me balance. What he’s been
through, I just have so much compassion for
those people now.”
Stephanie is proud of her husband’s
activism and the strength of character he
showed by turning his life around.
In 1989, Lionel’s brother was murdered
in Sugarland, Texas. His body was found
on the side of the freeway. Lionel has been
unable to determine what happened to him.
Investigations turned up nothing. Friends
of Lionel’s, including Tolbert, say the death
of his brother had a major impact.
Lionel says his transformation was more a
Pastor John Tolbert of the Celebration Tabernacle
spiritual realization, “I woke up and was just
which operates several businesses in Kenton,
including two schools and a daycare. He is concerned sick and tired of being sick and tired. So I
gave it to God. And he took it.”
about crime. Tolbert sees Scott as a one-man
It took years for Scott to get himself
crusade. PHOTO BY JASON KAPLAN
completely out of the cycle of drugs, alcohol
and crime. But now that he has, he remains
thing (crime). While older residents will be compassionate to those who are still addicted.
“He knows everybody,” says Stephanie.
more likely to shrug it off.”
From April 1 to Oct. 25 of this year there “People always come up to him and say, ‘You
had been four reports to police of narcotics look good.’ He just says, ‘I gave it to God.’
activity in Kenton. During the same period One touch and it goes straight through you.”
But he says those who are addicted need
in 2005, there had been two reports. Drug
arrests in Kenton for that period in 2005 to choose to change their own lives. “You
totaled 14; for the same period this year, the gotta want to change.”
At the moment, Lionel wants change in
total was four.
“I haven’t seen it,” says Neighborhood his neighborhood.
“I can be the Lone Ranger all day long,”
Response Officer Jason Christensen. “But
he (Lionel) was in ‘the life,’ so he may have says Lionel. “But I need some people to
some other intelligence that we don’t. We get behind me. Need to see businesses and
people get involved.”
just need to be able to confirm it.”
Lionel brings up fact that North Portland
Christensen admitted there was always
a cycle of crime in that area. He reported resident Greg Abbott recently sued a
that police had not served entry warrants on property owner for renting his house to
drug houses in the area since the summer of drug dealers. That issue was settled out of
court. (See Sentinel, September 2006) “We
last year.
The Scotts maintain the drug problems can say, ‘Clean up your sh_t, or we will take
stem from several properties in the your sh_t.’”
During the course of this reporter’s
neighborhood, including their own building.
There have been two recent evictions at their investigation Off. Christensen said that he
building connected to concerns about illicit had looked into the issue of drug dealing in
activity so far this year. The Scotts continue Kenton personally. At the time this paper
went to press a new case has been opened and
to press their case with the management.
persons of interest were being investigated.
Household incomes in Kenton are
COME A LONG WAY, LONG WAY TO GO
Lionel’s wife, 42-year-old Stephanie rising rapidly. A group of new businesses
Mayfield-Scott, is an account manager for are springing up along Denver Ave.
Excel Direct, a North Portland logistics, Gentrification is looming. If the
neighborhood cleans up but becomes too
warehouse and delivery company.
She met Lionel years ago in a Safeway expensive, will the Scotts be around to enjoy
parking lot on Martin Luther King Jr. the fruits of their labor?
As with all things, Lionel has a quick and
Boulevard. “Everyone knows Lionel,” she
said proudly. “I drove up to him and said, ‘I forceful answer.
“I plan to buy a damn home!”
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