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THINGS TO DO THIS WEEK: Indulge your arts and jazz this week!
MONDAY, AUG. 26-SUNDAY, SEPT. 1 ALL THAT JAZZ — Montavilla Jazz Festival has a stellar lineup for its 11th annual festival with more than 30 concerts at 12 venues, including Alberta Rose Theatre, The 1905, Mt. Tabor Park and elsewhere, Aug. 30-Sept. 1. The musicians include Nicole Glover and Joe Kye. More: montavillajazz.org. ART IN THE PEARL — It’s a big event over Labor Day Weekend. The Pearl Fine Arts and Craft Festival celebrates 27 years with craft makers from all over the country gathering in the Pearl District/North Park Blocks, Aug. 31-Sept. 2. More: artinthepearl.com.
Two 101st birthdays celebrated at Westmoreland’s Union Manor
Friday, July 19th, was a special occasion at Westmoreland’s Union Manor, on S.E. 23rd Avenue just north of Bybee. Two of the residents of the nonprofit senior apartment building – Rena Popivchak, and Ruby Smith – were celebrating their 101st birthdays in the ground floor Multipurpose Room. Flowers, cards, balloons, and a chocolate-covered cake were also part of the party. Ruby Smith was born in Minnesota; and Rena was born in London, England, but lived in Pennsylvania for 67 years. Ruby formerly worked for the...
SUV soars off McLoughlin into Oaks Bottom
Early Thursday evening, August 8th, Central Precinct officers and PFR emergency first responders converged on the intersection of S.E. McLoughin and Holgate on the report of an incident described as “a blue truck, nose down toward the Springwater Trail, about 50 feet down the embankment.” Apparently the vehicle had run up the substantial berm on the “jug handle” exit from southbound Highway 99E exit to Holgate, and had gone up over the edge. ...
Crash on Powell Blvd crumples cars, stalls commuter traffic
A two-car, side-impact (“T-Bone”) smashup in the Brooklyn neighborhood, on S.E. Powell Boulevard near 10th Avenue on Thursday afternoon, August 1st, brought to a halt traffic along the highway. Medical emergency first responders and Central Precinct officers who arrived at the 6:49 p.m. collision found the wreckage blocking traffic in the eastbound lanes of Powell coming off the Ross Island Bridge. “As bad as this crash may look, everyone involved...
Morning fire burns nine Mt. Scott-Arleta apartments
Near dawn on Saturday morning, August 3rd, many residents of “The Arleta” apartment complex, at 5224 S.E. 72nd Avenue near Mitchell Street, suddenly smelled smoke – and some saw flames. Many frantic calls to the 9-1-1 Center sent multiple Portland Fire & Rescue (PF&R) crews their way. Lents Station 11’s Engine and Rescue Companies arrived first, at 7:07 a.m. “Responding crews communicated to dispatchers that they saw a smoke column...
Transient shack fire menaces Brentwood-Darlington homes
A brush fire along the Springwater Corridor Trail, near S.E. 81st Avenue and Harney Street, put houses in danger for a time, in the southeast corner of the Brentwood-Darlington neighborhood on Thursday, July 25. When the first of six Portland Fire & Rescue (PF&R) crews, from five stations, plus mutual-aid crews from Clackamas Fire District 1, arrived minutes after the first calls to 9-1-1, they found a roaring field fire crackling swiftly toward homes nearby. ...
Concert celebrates 10th anniversary of ‘Rovello Memorial Tennis Courts’
A “Celebration in the Park” took place on Saturday, July 27, at PP&R’s Berkeley Park in the Eastmoreland neighborhood – it included a family-friendly concert to celebrate the 10-year anniversary of the dedication of the “Alex Rovello Memorial Tennis Courts”. Alex Rovello was a participant in Cleveland High School’s only state championship tennis team, and was a nationally-ranked Junior Player in the United States Tennis Association. He went on to be a star tennis player at the University of Oregon – until his sudden accidental...
Former Oregon football QB Anthony Brown shows efficiency with Buffalo Bills
Anthony Brown was thrown into a new setting with new players, and a different team. After spending time in Baltimore with the Ravens and a short stint with the Raiders in Las Vegas. The former Oregon football starter was signed as an emergency replacement at quarterback and saw snaps on Saturday.
Mid-Willamette soccer players to watch in 2024
With the return of the fall season, there's plenty of athletes that will take to the pitch and showcase their talents. There's sure to be surprises, as lesser-known players emerge and establish themselves among the best in their league or classification. Others will return, not missing a beat from last year's efforts, potentially reaching new heights individually while leading their respective team. Time will tell how it shakes out, but these are the handful of Mid-Willamette soccer players we will be paying extra attention to...
Oregon nurse, 75, found guilty of neglecting assisted living resident who died
An Oregon nurse who neglected an assisted living home resident who subsequently died has pleaded guilty to first-degree criminal mistreatment, the Oregon Department of Justice said Friday. Phyllis Dodds, 75, was working at Pacifica Senior Living in Klamath Falls when allegations surfaced that she had failed to provide nursing care...
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