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In separate letters sent to Port-land Bureau of Transportation in August, three St. Johns orga-nizations are uniting to request im-provements to Main Street between N. Richmond and N. St. Louis, which they say would enhance pe-destrian safety, increase access to the business district and improve economic viability. The organiza-tions are seeking support from the business and residential communi-ties for the improvements they feel will support residents, visitors and businesses alike. The letters by the St. Johns Neighborhood Association, St. Johns Business Boosters and St. Johns Main Street Coalition pro-pose two specific requests:1) To add crosswalks at all intersec-tions on Main Street (N. Lombard between Richmond and St Louis) which would increase awareness and help clarify the legal obliga-

tions for auto drivers to stop for pedestrians:2) A business district speed of 20 mph with signs. The groups feel this would align St. Johns Main Street with other main streets across Oregon, providing for safer and more comfortable conditions for people circulating in the busi-ness district. St. Johns town cen-ter is currently posted at 25 mph, higher than the standard for simi-larly zoned business districts. The hoped-for outcome of the proposal to the City is to improve conditions for pedestrians and get auto speeds reduced, yielding a safer and more comfortable main street experience for shoppers. Our three organizations have come together to this proposal because we think that its a prag-matic and cost-effective solution to increasing access for residents

and visitors to a wonderful main street, and creating a friendlier cli-mate for the businesses. We also thought that this was a clear proj-ect for a partnership among three important neighborhood-based organizations, said Scott Bricker, Board Chair of SJNA. His letter to the City states: Pe-destrian Safety is a priority adopt-ed by the St. Johns Neighborhood Association (SJNA). The SJNA believes that every person should have safe, comfortable and con-venient access to the basic goods, services, and pleasures that the St. Johns neighborhood and busi-ness districts offers. Currently, our community lacks this right and walking in St. Johns can be dan-gerous and intimidating. It also notes that the town center is rede-veloping, adding residential units and new retail spaces that make unsafe conditions more acute. The letter notes that the City of Port-land recently completed similar installations on N. Mississippi, NE Alberta, SE Belmont and NW 23rd Ave., and that the majority of those crossings have wheelchair accessible ramps as well. The St. Johns town center is also a Pedestrian District, although it does not always live up to that designation. Pedestrian Districts are intended to be areas where

priority is given to pedestrian ac-cess and activities in order to make walking the mode of choice... (Portland Pedestrian Master Plan, June 1998). Autos often speed on Lombard through the town center imperiling people crossing streets. James John Elementary School and the St. Johns Library are also important destinations just off the main street. Bricker says, The school and library access is one critical element of this project, where we want to provide safe routes to schools and all destina-tions for families. My family lives two blocks off the main street and we regularly walk to the library. I would like to feel comfortable having my daughter do this trip on her own. The St. Johns Neighborhood Association would like to hear from neighbors about their con-cerns for safety and livability im-provements for the neighborhood. To learn more, residents can attend a St. Johns Neighborhood Associ-ation traffic safety forum in No-vember. (Watch the St. Johns Re-view for details.) If you would like to support the main street proposal, talk about it on Facebook and social media or contact Commissioner Novick to ask for improved safety for St. Johns Main Street.

Three St. Johns groups request traffic improvements in downtown area

Where we left off in the Aug. 26, 2016 issue:Because of North Portlands unique proximity to the airport, the vantage point of Willamette Blvd. quickly gained a reputation as a type of lovers lane for the lo-cal citizens. People would either walk or drive to the edge of Wil-lamette Blvd. and peer down on the airport, and do what couples do best! Think for a moment, of the romantic interlude that such a setting must have provided. The lights were mesmerizing, color-ful, and signaling foreign worlds. Planes dropped like feathers onto the landing strip, visions of far

off lands abounded, and unknown dreams of Hollywood-like splen-dor were whispered in the ears of people who were witnessing the dawn of a new era. And at its epi-center, was North Portland.

PART III In 1929 an event that impacted nearly everyone took place. In October of that year, the stock market collapsed, and America en-tered the Great Depression. Its not necessary to revisit all of the un-pleasant and desperate events that became part of life in the United States at that time, but what is re-quired to see and understand is the

speed and velocity that continued in the field of air science. For not even the depression that brought America to its knees, and over-night caused 40% unemployment, could slow down the march of avi-ation progress. The airplane was taking on such importance that its technological advance seemed im-mune from the economic ravages of Americas worst devastation in the history of the union. The Germans and the Japanese also understood what the air-plane would become to warfare, and their development of fighting machines would catch the United States off guard in the beginnings

of WWII. For Portland, it seemed the Swan Island airport would satis-fy all requirements of air travel for decades to come. Collateral businesses sprang up near the air terminal, and soon laborers from North Portland were traveling to the Island where industrial growth continued even as the depression grew in severity. The Swan Island Airport became an economic island detached from the rest of the community. As the federal government put programs

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=========================TO READ PUBLISHED ISSUES GO TO: www.stjohnsreview.com. Click on Archives, then click on 2015.) The 2016 issues are in that folder. Issues in Print are:1) January 15: Articles: Superfund: A River for all & photo contest winner; Letters re. The Union development2) January 29: Articles: Linnton re-sponse meeting; Letters re. The Union3) February 12: Articles: Superfund4) February 26: Gypsy Moths5) March 11: Sundance Fire/DEQ6) March 25: RHS princess; Gov Brown visit; The Cut Part I7) April 8: New Cen Hotel, Cut Part II8) April 22: RHS remodel, Cut Part III9) May 6: Bizarre, Parade, Cut PartIV10) May 20: Wapato Jail/Homeless shelter/Vanport Anniv11) June 3: Bee Lady: Peninsula Part I12) June 17: EPA decision; Pen. Prt II13) July 1: Eagle release14) July 15: River Festival; Pen Part IV15) July 29: Water testing;Pen. Story Part V/Final16) Aug. 12: Swan Is. Prt I; Will. Blvd. construction 17) Aug. 26: SJ Poem; Swan Is Part II18) Sept. 9: SJ traffic: Swan Is Part III

Letters to the EditorPage 2 * The ST. JOHNS REVIEW * #18 Sept. 9, 2016 * Email: reviewnewspaper@gmail.com * Mail: PO Box 83068, Port. OR 97283 * Web: www.stjohnsreview.com * Phone: 503-283-5086

* For each issue the editor will choose two pictures to be used as ei-ther a Masthead or as a Photo of the Week. (A third pictures may also be used as space allows.) * At the end of 2016 (most likely in November,) the pictures will be vot-ed upon by readers for which photo they liked the best. The winner will receive a $100 cash prize from the St. Johns Review.Pictures must be:* Sent in high resolution (200+),.* Unaltered photos are preferred but will not be turned away. *Send pictures in a JPEG format.* Do not send a photo more than once. *Pictures appearing in the paper must belong to the taker of the picture, but the Review has the right to use them in current and future issues.* Color pictures are preferred.* Do not send more than three pic-tures at a time. *Pictures may be cropped (by the Review) to fit the papers perimeters.

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Letters to the Editor are welcome and encouraged. They must con-tain a name; Anonymous letters will not be read or published. Letters may be altered for really-really bad grammar or space when neces-sary, but it is the publishers intent to leave them as they arrive. Its good for community members to use this space to express opinions, concerns, ideas, or other sentiments, but they are not necessarily the views of the editor/publisher. Dont be shy. Dont worry about spelling. Dont worry about grammar. Just write your letter and send it. Your thoughts & concerns are important.

For photos appearing in the Mast-head they need to be vertical more than horizontal. Masthead pictures are 10.25 across, and 3 to 5 tall. Pictures of the Week can be vertical or horizontal and any size. The newspaper has the right to change or alter these rules during the year should it be needed. Voting begins in November where all the years pictures will be re-shown. A winner will be announced in December. (Disclaimer: Pictures appearing in the paper are reformatted to tiffs at 600 resolution for printing presses. After placement in the paper and be-ing printed on newsprint, the photos may lose a certain amount of clarity. The Review cannot be responsible for lack of clarity or any other changes in the pictures. The Review is not re-sponsible or liable for pictures sent in saying their author has taken them when in fact they may not have.) Contest ends October 21, 2016.

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Recently I had a wonderful visit with Colleen (Irish) Hosmer. That name will be very familiar to many of the Reviews longtime readers, but for newer readers, the Irish family owned the Review for over 40 years. Colleen was cleaning out her basement and ran across a stack of old newspapers, photos, albums, and other fun stuff that she thought should be kept in the Reviews archives. Happily, I ac-cepted them, and to be honest, as much as I enjoyed visiting with her, I couldnt wait to comb through all the history be-stowed upon me. This photo was among them. Ive

From the Editor: seen many pictures of the North Portland City Hall/Police & Fire Precinct, but I have never seen one showing this old building in front of it. Have you? If you have, send me your information about why it was there; or what it was. You can do this via email at: reviewnews-paper@gmail.com, or Snail mail:

PO Box 83068, Portland, OR., 97283. If you have old photos of any of North Portlands landmarks, send them to the Review too. In the meantime, Ill by combing through all my new info for future placement into the paper. Gayla Patton

ENJOYED THE POEMDear St Johns REVIEW: We hope it is ok to write to you this way, as we do not use Face-book. This is Roxie and Fritz Heinrich on Wabash Ave. Roxie grew up in this area, graduated from Roos-evelt 1966 and we have lived here since 1999 and really like it. Your recent publishing of subject poem by Sharon Helgerson gave us lots of joy, so real, so well writ-ten and so funny. Roxie is a subscriber; I am the immigrant from Germany. This type of local paper is called Kaeseblatt in Germany, not fair for sure for the St. Johns Review.Thank you and keep up the great work. Sincerely,Roxie and Fritz========================LIVED IN A DEFENSE HOMEDear Editor, Ive really enjoyed reading about the housing in St Johns Woods and University Homes. I lived in one of those houses for 8 years. We al-ways referred to them as Defense Houses. In addition to the big ar-eas like St Johns Woods there were little groups of houses put any place that they could find room for them. There were about half a dozen located in the area where the ACE Hardware store is and anoth-er group of about 6 or 8 right on Lombard St. between Polk and Ty-

ler. The one that we lived in was located right where the front door for Grocery Outlet is located. The houses where we lived were torn down in the fall of 1953. Kindly, Sharill Griffin========================POEMS AUTHOR GIVES CREDITTo the Editor, I would like to acknowledge the two young artists, Nina Montene-gro and Nolan Calisch, who wrote out and placed my poem as a tem-porary art installation. The beauti-ful calligraphy was by Nina. Thank you for sharing my sto-ry and the many birth, wedding, and death announcements as well as special events over the course of my familys life in St Johns. I have been a lifetime subscrib-er and have depended on the St. Johns Review for local news and community affairs.Sharon Helgerson========================THANK YOU FOR INFODear Editor, I appreciate the information you provide through the Review about events happening in North Portland. I dont know how else I would know about them if you didnt provide this service for us residents living in the area. Thank you.Sincerely,Gale Rothert========================

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Learn about beneficial insects! As part of a larger effort to bring healthy watershed function back to Portlands neighborhoods, East Multnomah Soil & Water Conservation District offers a variety of FREE workshops

By Barbara Quinn

When: Every Saturday, 9am-2pm until November 19Where: St. Johns Central Plaza, at N. Lombard and N. PhiladelphiaWhat to look for: Same-day har-vested, local, in-season vegetables and fruit; locally raised grass fed meats, hand made baked goods, a selection of prepared foods and food vendorsFor more details: www.stjohns-mainstreet.org/farmers_market Focus on a St. Johns Market farmer: Glasrai Farm, formerly know as In-Town Ag, has mor-phed into new operation with expanded capacity for raising a wider selection of vegetables said Justin Simms, owner and farmer. The farm whose new name, Glas-rai, means green in Gaelic, will specialize in every vegetable that can be grown in Oregons cli-mate, said Simms whose market booth is known for its diversity of fresh mixed greens: arugula, spin-ach and lettuces, which he sells in any amount, beets, sweet carrots

and other delectable vegetables as well as his enthusiastic descrip-tions. Since he harvests the same day or night before, and offers new varieties often, his vegetables are fresher and more unusual than those commonly found at the gro-cery store. Its obvious in his descriptions that he is as interested in eating the vegetables as selling them. Price-wise he is also competitive. The organic vegetables I sell are the equivalent or lower in price than at the store. Thats true of most of the vendors here, he continued. But the thing his customers like best about buying from Simms,

is the extra information they get about unusual vegetable varieties, whats new, whats in season and what is most interesting for the week. Simms enjoys educating customers about whats in season each week and can describe the characteristics of each variety. Simms started the farm five years ago on a lark after consid-ering what he would really like to do for work. He placed an ad in Craigslist offering to farm ur-ban yards and share a percentage of produce in exchange for wa-ter and was surprised to receive six responses in only two hours. He decided to take a leap of faith in establishing In-Town Ag by farming several urban lots and selling produce at local markets. Several of his participating prop-erty owners were in St. Johns so it was natural to set up a booth at the St. Johns Farmers Market. As his farm operation has grown, he realized he needed a more stable land base and qualified for a com-petitive farm incubation program at Headwaters Farm southeast of Portland this year. At the new lo-

cation he has two acres to farm, a tractor, a new barn and other ame-nities shared with two other young farmers. He plans to raise the same vegetables hes become known for, but add to his repertoire. Currently, he is conscious to provide beets every week as theyve proved to be popular as well as sweet carrots, and Brazil-ian broccoli, a summer variety. Also available are several varieties of green beans, Korean cucumbers and tomatoes. He is now starting winter greens on the farm with six varieties of onions, winter brocco-li, and shallots. When Simms started selling at the Farmers Market five years ago, he developed a customer base that was primarily interested in

buying vegetables they could not find locally. Customers also like to support entrepreneurs and the small farm movement and care about keeping their food dollars local. The St. Johns Farmers Market is like community support-ed agriculture only you can choose your vegetables, said Simms. The St. Johns Farmers Mar-ket was organized by residents in 2009 and is an inspiring example of what neighbors with a shared vision can accomplish together. The market offers a diversity of fresh and hand-made foods, and supports new entrepreneurs and the local, small independent farm movement. Residents are encour-aged to check out the offerings and stop by to say hello to Justin and the other vendors.

Meet Your Farmer at the St. Johns Farmers Market

Justin Simms, Owner of Glasrai Farm

that highlight sustainable garden-ing techniques that help conserve water, improve water quality, and keep soil healthy. Friends of Balti-more Woods is graciously hosting a Beneficial Insects workshop on Saturday, 10/22 at the BES Wa-

Dig into Sustainable Gardeningter Pollution Control Lab from 9:00-11:00am. Come and learn how to attract these friendly insects that work around the clock to protect your garden from pests!

Port says: Confined Disposal Facility will not be

placed at T4 From Barbara Quinn August 18, 2016: This important email just came in from the Port of Portland and is big news for residents who have signed the petition against the CDF (toxic waste dump at T4).

The Port has taken a hard look at a Confined Disposal Facility (CDF) as a viable solution for the harbor. While we believe that a T4 CDF would be en-gineered to be protective and would be constructed safely, sponsoring a CDF at Terminal 4 is not the right decision for the Port. The Port is not interested in taking on long-term manage-ment of a facility that the Ports neighbors adamantly oppose. The Port has also considered the economic risks and uncertain-ties with the CDF and has con-cluded that it may not be a good use of Port resources, especially as the Port is facing significant constraints on its general fund. The Port wants to find a protec-tive, cost-effective solution in the Portland Harbor, and to be a good neighbor. Considering the cost uncertainty and the com-munitys opposition, we have concluded that a T4 CDF is not that solution.

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The History of Swan IslandContinued from Page 1By Jim Speirs

like the *Civilian Conservation Corps and the *Works Progress Administration into action to create socialized building activi-ties, private enterprise flourished around the rapidly expanding air industry. There was a known comfort lev-el that accompanied activities at Swan Island.Workers that were either directly or vicariously involved with air-craft understood that their jobs were secure, and the growth of air travel would insure their future in this romantic new frontier. For them, it seemed the Great Depres-

sion did not exist. Aviation technology grew at an astounding pace. Names like Hughes, Trippe, Mitchell, and even a woman named Amelia Earhart were capturing the imag-ination of the country. It was the bright spot in an otherwise bleak time; some good men rode freight cars in rags searching for work, while others soared the heavens in newly created flying machines. By the mid 1930s an engineering improvement sealed the fate of the new Swan Island facility. Technol-ogy was to doom the life of Port-lands first airport in a way that

couldnt have been foreseen when the runway was built. Although Swan Island was ad-equate for the early commercial craft, the introduction of the pow-erful new DC-3 in the 1930s made Swan Island obsolete overnight. The DC-3 became the workhorse of commercial aviation, and ush-ered in the first real age of civilian air travel. The plane could carry 21 passengers, and proved to be as re-liable as anything ever built. The military designation for the same craft is the C-47 and the manufacturer of the airplane (Douglas) couldnt build enough of the sleek and powerful planes, as orders flooded the company. By 1935 the federal government had ruled that the Portland air-port was unsafe because of the St. Johns Bridge towers and the proximity of the West Hills. The DC-3 needed a longer than normal flight approach during landing op-erations, so pilots would travel up the Willamette River where they would be forced to make a steep climb and rapid descent before and after the St. Johns Bridge. There are reports of aircraft actu-ally weaving UNDER the bridge span between the two towers that support the structure! Almost immediately, there were large numbers of flights that had to be re-routed to other airports and their passengers bused to Portland. This was an inconvenience that no city could tolerate, as significant business and commerce was di-verted to other airports. By 1936-37 the search was on for a new airport site. This need also brought in an era of uncertainty to North Portland, for suddenly the comfort of secure jobs in our backyard was evaporating. After an intense search to replace the Swan Island airport, the loca-tion behind the recently filled land near the Columbia River levee

was chosen, and Swan Island was abandoned. The history of all three Port-land airports is well documented, and only a brief review of events is necessary to tie the activity to Swan Island. The second Portland airport, dubbed the Super was dedicated by Mayor Joseph Carson in Octo-ber 1940. It was officially named the Portland-Columbia Airport, and when the 8,800-foot runway was fully operational, it signaled the end for the Swan Island. Port-lands first airport, Swan Island, saw only 14 years of activity, from 1927 to 1941. In 1941 the Port of Portland

leased the area to the federal gove rnmen t , which in turn leased it to Kai-ser Shipbuild-ing in 1942. Henry Kaiser was already a man of in-credible stat-ure when he was picked by President Roo-sevelt to pre-side over the construction of Liberty ships at the outbreak of WWII. Kai-sers reputation grew as his sh ipbu i ld ing prowess ex-panded, and the ability to effec-tively conduct

wartime operations became intrin-sically linked to activities on Swan Island. Kaiser not only used every able-bodied man and woman in the area, he imported a work force from around the country. The war effort took most young men, so there quickly developed a labor shortage that far exceeded the Portland-Vancouver areas ability to supply. I wont go over plowed ground here, its enough to say that Kaiser not only constructed ships, he built housing for his workers. Columbia Villa, Vanport, Pier Park, and Terminal Four housed Kaisers legions, and these work-ers descended on Swan Island in

Above: The 1930s commercial airplane DC-3 and the military version (below) known as the C-47.

Henry Kaiser founder of defense housing during WWII and the Kai-

ser shipyards on Swan Island.

The Portland-Columbia Airport off Marine Drive which opened in 1940 replacing the Swan Is. airport.

three shifts, 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Not surpris-ingly, as the p a y c h e c k s began to ma-terialize, the spending of that mon-ey was often lavished on North Port-land. Collater-al businesses sprung up, and as the war p r o g r e s s e d , the velocity of money ex-changed in our area grew exponentially. As alluded to

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C R O S S W O R D puzzleA fun look at the Swan Island airport from the air which shows an undevel-oped Mocks Bottom.

Below: The Swan Island Airport Terminal.

previously, (in other articles) often the business activities were less than honorable (prostitution, bun-co, and loan sharking became syn-onymous with the community of Kenton,) but that was not unique to North Portland. Swan Island became the golden calf for our area, the flow of money from the shipyards fueled many activities, and fed many mouths. But, all good things must come to an end. Economically, for North Port-land, the war was a God send. When it ended in 1945, so did the need to build the weapons of war, so quickly the shipyards be-came an economic casualty of the conflagration. After 1947-48, with the shipyards closed because the federal government had no use for Swan Island and it was sold back to the Port of Portland in 1948. The Portland Super airport went into service in 1940, the long initial runway being surfaced by Glasco Roadbinder, a product of Portland Gas & Coke Co. It had a $200,000 United Airlines facility with passenger terminal, adminis-trative offices, maintenance hang-ers, and flight kitchen. The DC-3 was the principal commercial craft until well after the war when the larger four engine DC-4, a made over military transport, went into service. The Vanport flood of May 1948 not only erased Oregons second largest city, it inundated the new Portland airport. Air travel had to be switched to Salem and the air-lines took over the Troutdale facil-ity. It was not until October that the Super could be used again. Soon the fast 65-passenger DC-6 was going from coast to coast, and by 1955 the Port of Portland announced extensive expansions

of the airport and for all practical purposes, the addition of a new 11,000-foot runway signaled the third airport, the Portland Interna-tional. It was also in that year that Boeing introduced the sleek jet airliner - the 707, and that revolu-tionized air travel. Meanwhile, back on Swan Island, the ghosts of the Kaiser ship build-ing facilities soon caught the eye of business people in our area. Af-ter all, the infrastructure was there so why not turn Swan Island into a major ship repair and refitting center? Could anyone imagine a more perfect solution to a vexing problem? So, as the island filled in, and grew, so did the businesses that understood the advantages of the proximity of Swan Island to the surrounding community. To-day over 100 businesses employ over 10,000 people on this lump of sand that once was the home for

swans and eagles.

Part IV in the Sept. 23, 2016St. Johns REVIEW

*1) The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) was a work relief program for young men from unemployed families, established on March 19, 1933 by U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt. As part of Roosevelts New Deal legisla-tion, it was designed to combat pov-erty and unemployment caused by the Great Depression. *2) The Works Progress Administra-tion (WPA) was authorized in April 1935 to put unemployed workers back to work on public projects. The WPA not only created manual labor jobs in construction and other industries, it also created jobs for white-collar workers and helped those in the per-forming and fine arts. (The W.P.A. was euphemistically referred to by partici-pants in the program as the We Pid-dle Around)

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======================================================================350PDX No. PortlaND team: 2nd Thurs ea mo. 7-8:30pm. Arbor Lodge Coffee Shop, 1507 N Rosa Parks Way.arbor loDge NeighborhooD assN: Meet on the 3rd Thurs ea month, 6:30-8pm, Kenton Firehouse, 2209 N. Scho-fieldamericaN legioN, st. JohNs Post #98 Meets 4th Tuesday, 11:00 AM, St Johns Community Ctr. 8427 N. Central. Contact Gerald 503-289-0855boy scout trooP 52: Meets Tuesdays from 7-8:30 p.m. at St. Johns Christian Church, 8044 N. Richmond. We welcome boys ages 11-17. For membership info, contact Anthony at 503-913-7085.briDgetoN NeighborhooD associatioN: General Meeting: 3rd Mon. at 7pm, Port. Yacht Club, 1241 NE Marine Dr. cub scout Pack 52: Meets Mondays at St. Johns Christian Church, 8044 N. Richmond. We welcome all families with boys in K-5. Contact Jeff at 971-226-6394 with any questions. east columbia NeighborhooD assN: Meets the second Tuesday of each month from 7-8:30pm at the Columbia Rvr RV Park Comm. Rm, 10649 NE 13th.FrieNDs oF catheDral Park NeighborhooD assN: General Meeting: odd months at BES Water Lab; 7pm. Board Meetings on even months at St Johns McMenamins, 7:30. All meetings on 2nd Tuesdays of the month. FrieNDs oF baltimore WooDs: General meeting: 3rd Tuesdays, 6:30pm at the BES Water Lab, 6543 N. Burling-ton.FrieNDs oF Pier Park: meetiNg: Third Monday, 6:30pm at St. Johns Community Ctr., 8427 N CentralgatheriNg, the: Meets 4 times a year. 5-7pm at various locations within the community. Upcoming in 2016: June 7, Sept. 6, Dec. 6. 2017: March 7, June 6, Sept. 5, Dec. 5.hayDeN islaND NeighborhooD NetWork: Meetings: 2nd Thur, 7pm, at the Oxford Suites, 1226 N. Jantzen Beach Dr., keNtoN busiNess assN: 1st Thursday of the month, 9am at Kenton Firehouse 2nd fl. 2209 N. SchofieldkeNtoN NeighborhooD assN: Board Meetings: 2nd Wed., 7pm, Kenton Firehouse, 8105 N. BrandonliNNtoN NeighborhooD assN: Meetings: 1st Wed. of odd mos; 7-9 at Linnton Comm. Ctr., 10614 NW St. Helens. North PortlaND eagles aerie & auXiliary #3426, N Lombard St at N Exeter Ave. Everyone welcome every Friday: 5:45 PM Dinner $8, 7PM Bingo 3 cards/25 cents, 8PM Dance $6. Membership meetings 7PM 2nd & 4th Thurs.North PortlaND laND use grouP: Meets 4th Thursday of the month at Kenton Firehouse, 8105 N Brandon. 7pmNorth PortlaND soroPtimist club meets the 2nd Wed at 6PM at the Lung Fung Restaurant, 2025 N Lombard Street. Public welcome to attend meetings to learn more about the club.occuPy st JohNs: Meets Weds. 7:00pm at Anna Bannanas, 8716 N Lombardoverlook NeighborhooD assN: General Meetings: 3rd Tues of each month except Aug & Dec at Kaiser Town Hall, 7-9pm. Board Meetings: 1st Tues. each month at Overlook Hse, 3839 N. Melrose Dr.PeNiNsula oPtimist club: Meets 1st and 3rd Mondays (except holidays) at noon at Darcys on Fisk & Lombard. General public is welcome to attend meetings to learn about the club. There will be a guest speaker at most meet-ings. Questionscontact Sharon at 503-490-2889.PortlaND harbor commuNity aDvisory grouP: Offers a gathering of thoughts on the Superfund. Concerns about the contamination in the Portland Harbor Superfund? Join the community to meet with the agencies in charge. Meetings include Informational presentations; Opportunity to render your opinion. Meet agency leaders in charge of clean up. 2nd Wednesday-Monthly at BES: 6543 N Burlington, beneath the St Johns Bridge 6:00 PM. www.portlandharborcag.infoPortsmouth NeighborhooD assN: Board Meeting: 3rd Tues of ea mo, 6pm, Bridge Meadows, Bridge Community Room, 8502 N. WaylandPublic saFety actioN committee: Meets 4th Wed. ea. mo., 7-9pm, Kenton Firehouse, 2209 N. Schofield. saFety aND livability team (salt) meetiNgs are the 1st Tuesdays at 7:00 p.m. at the St. Johns Main Street Office, 8250 N. Lombard. st. JohNs boosters: Meets 3rd Wednesday of each month at 7:15 am. Meeting locations vary. Check the website, StJohnsBoosters.org, for meeting location and agenda.st. JohNs lioNs club: Meets 1st & 3rd Tuesdays each month at Pattis Deli, downtown St. Johnsst. JohNs maiN street: Meets at 8250 N. Lombard. Fore more info go to: stjohnsmainstreet.orgst. JohNs NeighborhooD assN: General Meeting is 2nd Mon. at the St. Johns Community Ctr, 8427 N. Central.st. JohNs tree team meets the first Thurs. of ea. month at 7-8:30pm, Occidental Brewing, 6635 N. Baltimore. Kyle Janus 240-925-6845st. JohNs Weight loss suPPort grouP. Mondays at 7-8pm at 8926 N. Lombard. Backed by the NPAA. Join the Facebook page St. Johns weight loss support group.uNiversity Park busiNess associatioN: Meets in 2014: 2/25; 4/22; 6/24; 9/23; 11/18 at 7pm at Darcys at the corner of Fiske/Lombard from 6-7:30pm. uNiversity Park NeighborhooD associatioN: Meets: Jan., Apr., July & Oct on 4th Monday 7pm at the Chiles Center at the UP, 5000 N. Willamette Blvd.

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Police & Fire ReportsDon Richard HoisingtonMay 7, 1939 May 15, 2016

Don passed away peacefully on May 15, 2016 at the age of 77. He was born May 7, 1939 in Lincoln, Nebraska to the parents of Lloyd Foster and Anita Warkentine Hoisington. Don graduated from Roosevelt High School and Portland State University, with a Bachelors Degree, where at both schools he participated in track. He married his wife of 48 years, Cora Ellen Hoisington, on March 15, 1968 in Vancouver, Washington. He is survived by his brother Jon Hoisington, nieces Cheryl Law-will and Julie Connolly (Steve), nephew Jon W Hoisington (Jaann), stepdaughters Dianna Struznik (Robert) and Marilyn Hockhalter, five grandnieces and grandneph-ews, one step-grandchild and one step-great-grandchild. For most of his professional ca-reer, Don was a successful auto-mobile broker. He enjoyed travel with his wife and family to Hawaii, Mexico, Sun River, and especial-ly to the Oregon Coast where he loved long walks on the beach. In his final years of life, Don was the primary caregiver to his wife, Cora, and stepdaughter, Marilyn, where they loved to attend the se-nior centers in North Plains and Hillsboro, Oregon for lunch and companionship with friends. Please refer to valleymemori-aloregon.com for any additional details.

Gordon Lee Ruddick Sr.

Gordon Lee Ruddick Sr. went to be with Jesus on Sunday July 24 at Community Hospice Center in Vancouver Washington, following a fall which resulted in a spinal fracture after an eight year battle with Alzheimers. He lived in St. Johns since 1972. Gordon was born in Waseca, MN to Ray and Myrtle Ruddick, the middle of five who was raised in Arkansas. In 1946 he joined the US Navy. In 1947 while on furlough he met Vivian Robbins and they were married in 1948 and had four chil-dren.The greatest event in Gordons life took place in 1960 when he became a Christian. It changed his life and that of his young family forever. They moved to Portland in 1962 where he attended Multnomah School of the Bible. In 1968 they

moved to Haines, Oregon where he pastored a church until 1972. Returning to Portland in 1972 they joined University Park Baptist Church and served by teaching, sometime preaching, and led home bible studies. Gordon was also a meat cutter on many of the local groceries stores in the area. Private services were held at Willamette National and a celebra-tion of his life was held at Univer-sity Park Baptist Church on Satur-day August 6.

Law enforcement officers from the Multnomah County Sheriffs Office, Portland Police Bureau and Gresham Police Department partnered on a speed enforcement mission during the Hood to Coast relay. Officers and deputies made more than 96 traffic stops during the six hour mission on Hwy 30, lasting from 2:00 pm to 8:00 pm. on Friday August 26, 2016. This is down last year when deputies and officers made more than 100 traffic stops in a four hour period. Multnomah County Sheriffs Of-fice deputies reported that vehicle speeds were significantly slower this year and believed that was attributed to the increased law en-forcement presence. During the mission 71 Citations and 19 warnings were issued. The majority of citations issued were

for speeding and seatbelt viola-tions. One driver was cited twice about one mile apart for not wear-ing his seatbelt. According to the Oregon Department of Transporta-tion website statewide crash fatal-ity and injury rates have dropped 62% and 32% respectively since passage of the adult belt law in 1990. The law, combined with ac-tive enforcement, has resulted in a 2015 Oregon belt use rate of 96% for all occupants, placing Oregon among the top belt-use states in the U.S. This compares to a 2014 nationwide average rate of 87% among all states. At the conclusion of the mission the Multnomah County Sheriffs Office and Portland Police Bureau continued to provide extra patrols for several more hours.

Joint speed enforcement in Linnton de-signed to helped promote traffic safetyFrom the Multnomah Co. Sheriffs Office

Incidents:15-YEAR-OLD STRUCK BY CAR NEAR GEORGE MIDDLE SCHOOLPortland Police BureauPosted August 30th, 2016 3:41 PM A15-year-old male injured in the crash is Bradley Fortner of North Port-land. He is a freshman at Roosevelt High School.Traffic officers learned that the driver, 28-year-old Natanael

Lopez-Castillo of North Portland, was driving a gray 1993 Nissan pick-up eastbound on North Columbia Boulevard when he struck Fortner in the roadway. Fortner was crossing from the southside of the street to the northside at the time of the crash. Lo-pez-Castillo did not exhibit any signs of impairment. No citations have been issued and Lopez-Castillo was not ar-

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SHOOTING INVESTIGATION LLOYD CENTER MALL - ONE PERSON INJUREDPortland Police BureauPosted August 28th, 2016 1:14 PMOn Sunday August 28, 2016, at 12:36 p.m., North Precinct officers respond-ed to the report of a shooting at the Lloyd Center Mall. Officers arrived in the area and learned that a gun-shot victim was dropped off at Leg-acy Emanuel Medical Center with non-life-threatening injuries. Prelim-inary information indicates that the

shooting may have occurred on the 2nd level of the parking garage and the suspects were African American males in a larger white American car. Anyone with information about the shooting is asked to call the Police Non-Emergen-cy Line at 503-823-3333.

DRUNK DRIVER ARRESTED FOR HIT AND RUN, FELONY ASSAULT AFTER STRIKING PEDESTRIAN IN BIKE LANE Portland Police BureauPosted August 25th, 2016 3:37 PMOn Wednesday August 25, 2016, at 8:46 p.m., North Precinct officers re-sponded to North Interstate Avenue near Schmeer Road, on the report that

a pedestrian was struck by a driver. The caller, later determined to be the suspect, was calling from the Delta Park Arco station. Officers conduc-ing an area check for the victim lo-cated 23-year-old Ashley Wirth suf-fering from serious injuries. Wirth was transported by ambulance to a Portland hospital for treatment. She is expected to survive her injuries. Officers speaking with the driver, 37-year-old Robert William Leary, developed probable cause to arrest him for numerous charges relating to the crash. Based on the investi-gation, Traffic officers believe that the suspect was driving northbound on Interstate Avenue when he struck Wirth, who was walking in the bike lane against traffic. Leary was booked into the Multnomah County

Jail on charges of Assault in the Third Degree, Failure to Perform the Duties of a Driver (Hit and Run), Recklessly Endangering Another Person, Reck-less Driving, and Driving Under the Influence of Intoxicants (DUII).

Police Incidents w/o a known dispo-sition:Aug 2016NATURAL GAS FIRE OR MA-JOR LEAK 18500 Block of NW REEDER RD

Aug 24 2016DISTURBANCE - WITH WEAP-ON 6500 Block of N LOMBARD ST

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N ALBINA AVE / N MISSISSIPPI AVE

ACCIDENT - HIT & RUNN INTERSTATE AVE / N DREXLER DR

Aug 25 2016NATURAL GAS FIRE OR MAJOR LEAK 700 Block of N HOLLAND ST

TRIMET INCIDENT - WITH WEAP-ON 5400 Block of N INTERSTATE AVE

Aug 27 2016MARINE INCIDENT ST JOHNS BRG AT EASTEND

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Portland Parks & Recreation (PP&R) announces that Kelley Point Park is again open, as of September 1, after a temporary closure. PP&R has installed new signs at the park (N. Marine Drive and Lombard St., at the confluence of the Columbia and Willamette Rivers,) on the heels of two recent drownings in less than two weeks. Portland Fire & Rescue (PFR) supported the temporary closure, which began Monday, August 22, 2016, which allowed PP&R to in-stall the signs, and to do outreach with partners.

We want neighbors to know that yes, Kelley Point Park is open again, but also that the area is haz-ardous and nobody should wade or swim there, says Portland Parks Commissioner Amanda Fritz. We hope the community will help spread the word and that this will be a safe and enjoyable Labor Day weekend. Portland Parks & Recreation installed additional and larger Do not enter water signs at Kelley Point Park. The nearly three dozen signs have a swimming icon sur-rounded by the familiar red circle and line, as well as messaging in English and in 14 other languages warning visitors to say out of the water. There are several factors which make swimming off Kelley Point Park much different and more dan-gerous than swimming in a lake, for instance, including: *Powerful currents as two unpre-dictable and powerful rivers come together *An uneven bank *Unknown underwater obstruc-tions *A land shelf with an abrupt and deep drop-off and notably, *Locations where peoples feet are suddenly getting caught in sticky mud in deeper water These, plus ever-changing envi-ronmental conditions are some of the major factors that make swim-ming or wading off of Kelley Point Park so risky, and so life-threat-ening. The natural beauty of the area may belie these hazards, and PP&R asks for the communitys

help get the word out. I want to make sure the dan-ger of swimming off Kelley Point Park is clear to all park visitors, said Portland Parks & Recreation Director Mike Abbate. We know the temporary closure was an in-convenience for some folks, but we felt it was necessary. With the park open once again, we hope visitors to Kelley Point will enjoy the trails and other on-shore activ-ities with an eye on safety. Abbate and Portland Fire & Rescue officials also stressed that there is only so much that signs can do. Portland Parks & Recre-ation estimates that there is rough-ly one mile of shoreline at Kelley Point Park, and signs at every wa-ter entry point are not feasible. Portland Fire & Rescue works diligently to rescue swimmers in trouble, but says prevention and awareness are the most effective tools to keep people out of danger. Our abilities to rescue swim-mers in the situations such as we encountered this month are very limited, says PF&R Chief Mike Myers. We need to save people before they even get in the water, and we must rely on education, and the community understanding what they face when it comes to nature, to bolster our efforts. We dont want to see any more trage-dies like these.Other measures possible At this time, the bureau has de-termined that the powerful rivers and ever-changing conditions at Kelley Point Park are too unpre-dictable to be considered safe for

swimming or wading- until more analysis is complete and possi-bly other precautions established. Portland Parks & Recreation has begun asking websites and part-ners, which counted Kelley Point Park as a swimming destination to remove the park from their listings. PP&R will consider longer-term

measures in addition to the in-creased and larger signage now in place. The bureau may consider factors including scientific data on the depth and topography, cur-rent, and/or other conditions of the area off Kelley Point Park in order to inform any future decisions in-volving swimming.

Aug 28 2016HIT & RUN N LOMBARD ST / N BOSTON AVE

DISTURBANCE - WITH WEAPON 6700 Block of N MONTEITH AVE

Aug 29 2016NATURAL GAS FIRE OR MAJOR LEAK 700 Block of N HOLLAND ST Aug 31 2016STABBING - WITH WEAPON Location is N FESSENDEN ST / N HAVEN AVE

MARINE INCIDENT NORTH PORTLAND HARBOR AT / RR BRG

Sept 1 2016HIT & RUN - PRIORITY 9400 Block of N EXETER AVE

DISTURBANCE - WITH WEAPON Location is 8800 Block of N SYRA-CUSE ST

Kelley Point Park reopens September 1Visitors urged to stay out of the water for safetyFrom: Portland Parks & Recreation