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| This shows the view of an eastbound driver on Tacoma Street waiting for a chance to turn left onto S.E. 17th. The left turn lane westbound is occupied. Notice that the two turning cars now do not face each other, which means that each turning car blocks the view of oncoming cars to the turning car on the other side of the intersection – so oncoming cars trying to beat the light might collide with the turning cars from the other side of the intersection, whose drivers don’t see them coming. |
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If you have attempted to turn left from Tacoma Street in Sellwood onto S.E. 17th, either westbound or eastbound, you probably have had a feeling of unease.
If you’re eastbound, part of the problem is that you have to wait and turn in the through lane, backing up traffic behind you and causing some motorists to zoom around you in the right-turn curb lane and then proceed straight across the intersection.
But there is a more important reason why this is a dangerous turn to make in either direction. It is that the turn lanes do not align.
That is, if you are waiting to turn left, and someone is waiting across the intersection from you to do the same thing, the waiting car you face is blocking your view of the oncoming traffic.
So, if you have moved into the intersection preparing for your turn, as you are supposed to do, thus allowing you to complete the turn after the traffic light turns yellow, you are starting to make your turn without being able to see if somebody is trying to beat the light in crossing the intersection in front of you.
It is no surprise that a lot of crashes happen there, and for that reason it has been a priority for the Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) to address the problem and make the intersection safer. There has been one little problem holding up the solution.
As PBOT representatives recently explained at a meeting of SMILE, the Sellwood-Westmoreland neighborhood association, their plan to build a left turn lane eastbound without removing one of the two eastbound lanes now present – a left-turn lane that would exactly align with the westbound left turn lane now present at the intersection – will remove some parking places in front of businesses in the first block westbound on 17th. And that could impact those businesses.
The city is inclined to think that it is more important to prevent injury in traffic collisions than to provide an extra parking place or two on the street, and we agree, but they are sensitive to the welfare of local businesses as well.
In conversations led by SMILE Transportation Committee Chair Brian Posewitz, a compromise was reached that would eliminate a couple of those parking places, but not all of them. That compromise would allow the realignment of the intersection (to be done by restriping the street) to proceed.
One snag arose: Tacoma Street between the Sellwood Bridge and McLoughlin Boulevard is a 30 MPH street. And, when seeking from ODOT a reduced speed of 25 MPH for Tacoma, which seems very reasonable to us, Brian was told that a speed reduction would require a traffic study, and any traffic study would be useless until the new Sellwood Bridge is completed, since the construction activities constantly impact the traffic on Tacoma. So, it looked as if the speed limit would remain 30 MPH on Tacoma for another couple of years, and a dangerous intersection would remain dangerous until then.
At that point, someone made a creative suggestion. Nobody seems to recall who it was, but our hat is off to him or her.
How about asking ODOT to post a “temporary construction speed limit” on Tacoma of 25 MPH? The question was posed, and the temporary construction speed limit was granted. So, the intersection repair can proceed (and will hopefully be made permanent when the Sellwood Bridge is completed and the traffic study can finally be done).
Consequently, one of these days soon, expect new speed limit signs on Tacoma Street, and new paint striping on Tacoma at the 17th Avenue intersection. You will find turning left easier and much safer when that happens.
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And now for something completely different…
Every now and then a police report cries out to be shared. For a newspaper like THE BEE, it normally would have to deal with something happening specifically in the Inner Southeast neighborhoods we serve. But, we can range a bit further here in the editorial section, so we take the liberty of sharing with you, verbatim, this crime report from the Marion County Sheriff’s Office, dated February 11th. This would be ludicrous in a work of fiction, but in this case truth is stranger than fiction. Watch it unfold in your mind’s eye…
“This morning at approximately 3:00 am, deputies with the Marion County Sheriff's Office were called to the Silver Dollar Tavern on a reported theft that had just occurred. The bartender reported that Lydia Andryushchenko, age 27, of Salem, stole three money bags containing a total of almost $7,000.00 cash.
“During their investigation deputies learned that Ms. Andryushchenko is a regular at the bar, and she was allowed to remain inside after the bar had closed for business. It was when the bartender was distracted that Ms. Andryushchenko grabbed one of four bags of cash off of the bar and attempted to run out of the business.
“Ms. Andryushchenko could not go far, because the bartender had locked the doors with a key and she could not get out. After a verbal confrontation between Ms. Andryushchenko and the bartender, Ms. Andryushchenko put the money bag down on top of a pool table and agreed to leave.
“The bartender walked over to the doors to unlock them, and at the same time Ms. Andryushchenko ran back over to the counter, grabbed the remaining three money bags, and ran out the now-unlocked doors.
“After deputies viewed video footage and verified the bartender’s story, they went to Ms. Andryushchenko’s residence. At the residence, deputies were able to convince Ms. Andryushchenko to come outside, where ultimately they gained consent to go inside and recover the stolen money.
“Ms. Andryushchenko was arrested and charged with Theft in the First Degree and Robbery in the Third Degree.”
About all we can say about this is that it was certainly NOT a well-thought-out crime, on a variety of levels!
Have a good month.
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Giving back
Editor,
I thought the readers of THE BEE might appreciate this short story…
A couple years ago several garbage containers appeared in the Eastmoreland neighborhood near the golf course. They were marked “for dog poop” so it was pretty clear what they were put there for. Not sure who installed them – but I assumed it was either the golf course, parks department, or maybe even Metro. As a dog owner, we were sure appreciative of whoever put them there. The signs have long since fallen off and so they do get used for trash, but still are primarily used for dogs.
Recently I was out for a walk with our dog and noticed someone digging through one of them. It’s a fairly common sight to see someone digging through the trash cans on the golf course looking for cans and bottles, but this was a first – seeing someone desperate enough to go through a dog friendly one. I felt pretty bad for the guy especially since it was during the Holidays. As I was passing by he turned around, and to say I was surprised is an understatement! It was Tom Brown, a well-known business owner and Sellwood-Moreland civic leader [currently President of the Sellwood-Westmoreland Business Alliance, and an Eastmoreland resident].
Apparently Tom was the one that had put all of these bins in, and had put a couple over in Westmoreland as well. He comes by whenever they are full and empties them, but in this case someone had taken the trash bin liner out, and since the bins are chained down, he had to empty this one one poop bag at a time...
I told Tom how much I appreciated the effort he makes and thanked him for doing such a thoughtful thing for others. I know Tom is very involved in the community, but this is above and beyond the norm. I do hope whenever you run in to Tom that you let him know what a cool thing he is doing.
Dean Norton
Eastmoreland
Old ad signs under paint on “Silver Lining”
Editor,
Interesting photo of the “Silver Lining” building taken during the recent renovation by Karen Graves. [February BEE “Letters”]. The City Directory has listed the ByBee Radio and TV store occupying that same structure in 1958. Previously, many grocery stores and small markets used to advertise cold drinks available in their store by having popular beverage signs painted on the side of their building. The Coca Cola sign shown in the same photo might have dated to when The Friendly Grocery was in that location in 1942. Scott Beghtol was the proprietor back then. Before that, Kenton’s Cash Grocery occupied the building in 1931. Both stores advertised in THE BEE.
Dana Beck
SMILE History Committee
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Early motoring in Southeast
Editor,
Among the many interesting items in the February BEE, I was greatly taken by Dana Beck’s account of the early days of the “horseless carriage” in Southeast Portland. You certainly said a mouthful when you hinted that automobiles in those early days were a rich man’s toy. Well, like actual horse-drawn carriages, they were for all practical purposes hand-made – and, while I'm sure that some thought was given to keeping costs down, that wasn't a central concern prior to such marks as Ford and Chevrolet.
But the article left a lot to the imagination. It cites a $3,000 price tag for a Packard five-seater. Such a deal! The date is not given, but that doesn't matter, because the federal Inflation Calculator only goes back to 1913 (a bit later, I suspect, than the Packard price tag). According to it, $3,000 in 1913 is equivalent to $71,000 in today's money. Not many cars cost that much nowadays, and not many people making ordinary incomes would think of spending that much on a car!
Best wishes, and keep up the outstanding work,
Andrew L. Sihler
S.E. Andover Place
Snowmobiling this way is not okay
Editor,
Open latter to the idiots who were speeding and spinning around with their snowmobile down Reed College Place [in Eastmoreland] during the snowstorm on February 8th:
Okay, we can all agree. Snow is fun. Especially when we’ve gone years without it. But don't be stupid. Your snowmobile not only polluted the rare, quiet winter scene with noxious fumes and racket, but you endangered yourselves and your neighbors by skidding around at high speeds on Reed College Place. It's a miracle you didn’t hit a tree, a parked car, a dog-walker, or a child playing in the snow.
At about the same time, several cross-country skiiers were serenely working their way north down a neighboring street. Talk about Yin and Yang!
Portland City Code 20.12.170 Section D clearly states: “No person shall operate any motorized vehicle ...in any Park, except on Park roads or in designated vehicle parking areas, or by permit.” The City of Portland owns the Reed College Place parkway, and considers it a “park”, even though the Eastmoreland Neighborhood Association spends thousands of dollars every year to maintain the grass and keep the linden trees properly pruned and healthy.
The next time we’re hit with a snow storm, if you have energy to spare, how about offering to shovel your neighbors’ sidewalks instead of cutting cookies on your snowmobile? Just a thought.
Kimberly Koehler
via e-mail
“Sellwood Gap” on Springwater Trail
Editor,
The city is planning to complete the Springwater Corridor by developing the Sellwood Gap. I live about one block away from this stretch. Currently the Sellwood Gap consists of a gravel strip along the railroad tracks that is used by bicyclists and pedestrians. The
Springwater Corridor is already a magnet for illegal campers and criminals. I am opposed to plans for building gathering spaces and growing edible plants that would make the Sellwood Gap more attractive to criminals. Instead, I suggest paving the gravel strip, putting up a fence to protect travelers from the railroad traffic, and planting a few trees in the open areas. That would match the corridor's design to the North. It would be inexpensive and require little maintenance.
Robert Rubenstein
via e-mail
Tenino traffic still needs addressing
Editor,
Last spring, the residents on Tenino Street, with support from other neighbors and PBOT, agreed to the installation of a traffic diverter at the corner of S.E. 15th and Tenino, as an attempt to manage one of many cut-through traffic issues. Unfortunately, a vocal minority sabotaged the process by bombarding the City with disparaging letters, ultimately forcing the City to back down to the pressure. Since then the residents on Tenino have continued to experience personal property damage and the loss of yet another beloved pet at the hands of passing motorists.
Tenino Street is not unique. On December 24th, a third grader was struck by a car on the corner of 13th and Spokane while crossing at the crosswalk. He was bruised, but thankfully, OK.
It’s time that the residents of Sellwood support one another in efforts to make the streets safer for animals and kids – and not turn against one another, causing the City to back away.
It’s time that PBOT and the City of Portland take a serious look at the ongoing cut-through traffic issues in Sellwood. As more apartments go up in Sellwood, and Clackamas County traffic increases, it is more urgent than ever. We need to act now before the next accident ends in tragedy.
Sherri Selter
S.E. Tenino Street
Interesting construction on S.E. 52nd
Editor,
Starting in 2012, the Apostolic Church summer visitor cabins included a newly-built, two-story model, near the spot where a fallen tree had hit cabins the previous winter. Slowly but surely, more and more of the old cabins are being replaced by these intriguing new structures. The work is plainly visible on S.E. 52nd just south of S.E. Duke.
I would be eager to read about the history and dating of the original cabins and the materials and assembly work sources of the new cabins, their amenities, "green-ness" if any, new vs. old occupant capacity, utilities, etc.
There is a fair amount of recent news about micro-apartments and other small housing. Of course the Apostolic units are only for two-week summer stays, but the principle is similar. And demolition / infill is in the news; here is a small scale example en masse.
Larry Gooding
S.E. 47th Avenue
Not the owl advertised
Editor,
I suspect I will not be the first person to point out that the owl pictured on page 23 of the February issue appears to be a Barred Owl, not the much rarer Spotted Owl. It’s an easy mistake to make and a nice photo regardless!
Jeff Marks
S.E. Liebe Street
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Break-ins in Westmoreland and Sellwood?
Editor,
There seem to be a lot of break-ins lately. This one (see photo) happened January 22nd at 7216 S.E. 18th Avenue. They took a backpack which had some camping equipment in it. And I left the vehicle unlocked by accident a month ago and someone took a knife out of my center console. And I had a friend who lives on the bluff who had someone pilfer her unlocked car last night. I filed a police report but thought I would pass this along.
Jason Burns
via e-mail
Concerned about construction of “big houses”
Editor,
I am concerned about what is happening in our neighborhood. Lots are being split, apartments are going up – to build more housing, to have more people in the neighborhood, but with not enough parking space.
I have lived in the same house in Sellwood for 19 years, so I have seen how much the neighborhood has changed. Even our own street has changed – with different owners, our own and other growing families, neighbors passing away, and friends moving out.
But this time I am concerned about a specific site. Originally there was a proposed house to be built on 1144 S.E. Miller Street by Ostercraft which would have been completely out of place for our block: A modern home with flat roof, to be painted dark colors [and to be sold] at $800,000. Not a real fit for this historic street full of 100+ year old homes.
After neighbors contacted the realtor and the developer of this site, we had high hopes of working together – they offered to get together with the concerned neighbors. But now, those hopes have been shattered. The developer has started another design already, and after a short phone conversation has made it clear that he does not care about the neighbor's input, he just needs to make a profit. This translates into a very large home for a smaller-than-normal lot, with no personal space for the neighbors on both sides, or for the new owners coming in. Privacy, light, and so much more, are at play here. This, as many other large constructions are also changing the fabric of our block, of our neighborhood.
We bought our house 19 years ago because we liked what Sellwood had. The character, the old homes, the slow pace, the quiet streets, the parks, the library (in its old spot on S.E. Milwaukie back then), and even with the old Thriftway store where now New Seasons Market is.
Most of the changes have added in a positive way to our neighborhood. Some have combined, and kept the old with the new. I think that it is the history of our neighborhood that gives Sellwood the character that it has now.
S.E. Miller is a beautiful street indeed. We would love to preserve it, as we would also like to preserve the rest of our neighborhood: A quaint modest neighborhood, that we hope it can remain as that.
Marcela
via e-mail
Editor,
Living in Sellwood over the past year with my husband and two children I have come to understand quite a bit about why it has proved so challenging to purchase a home in this neighborhood since we began looking in 2012.
There are so many reasons why this is a worthwhile community to root into & raise a family... [But] I would like to encourage awareness of the way Sellwood is growing and being monopolized by corporate developers taking down potentially historic houses and things along these lines.
The houses that they are building instead are not only far beyond [the budget of people like us, but] they are also sometimes built without the charm we value in the neighborhood. It is worth renting and waiting, as we are and as we know many other people have also done; it's kind of part of the fun finding a home for sale in a neighborhood that has HOMES not just houses.
My grandmother Patricia Leslie has lived in this community since 1950 with wonderful and rich stories to share – of how her mother Anmarie and father Cameron Borthwick sold their house to her and her husband Dick Leslie, how my stepmother was born in what was once the Eastmoreland Hospital (now a part of Reed College) and how their home has held four generations inside..My grandmother Patricia also has been a dedicated reader of THE BEE for over 30 years.
I want to read more stories from the roots of my community, and from people like my grandmother who have turned to THE BEE to stay current and informed on the business and growth locally.
Crystal Anoushiravani
13th and Miller Street
Begs to differ
Editor,
Just wanted to correct some misinformation in your [February] article highlighting Tamara Rubin. Dyslexia is not caused by lead poisoning. If you are interested, check out the research documented at www.interdys.org.
L. Reynolds
via e-mail
Art Week at Reed College
Editor,
On March 5-9, 2014 Reed College will host Reed Arts Week (RAW) 2014, its annual visual and performance arts festival. This year’s RAW will engage the theme of DAEMON as a point of departure for featured installations, workshops, performances, and lectures from national and local artists. All events are free and open to the public.
Some of this year’s featured artists include Trisha Donnelly, Antoine Catala, Oliver Laric, Lucas Blalock, Erik Wysocan, and Ginny Cook. These artists have been featured in solo and group shows at the New York MoMA, MoMA PS1, San Francisco MoMA, Palais de Tokyo in Paris, France, the Venice Biennale, and much more. Geneva Jacuzzi, a Los-Angeles based musician will also be performing at the event, along many other local musicians.
For more information please visit our website: http://reed.edu/raw/2014. I invite BEE readers to attend.
Chloe Jones
via e-mail
It’s “Taiwan”
Editor,
I enjoyed THE BEE’s piece, “Fifth Place” about the boy who competed “in world competition”. As a fan of Oaks Park, and Taiwan, it drew together this unlikely combination of places for me. Having just returned from Taiwan I also was amused by the yellow duck, which one can now see everywhere in that super-trend-oriented culture.
However, I take issue with calling Taiwan “China” (as per the 3rd paragraph). That's like calling Canada “America”! While it's technically correct, it's misleading and inappropriate for common use. If you [search online for] “China”, you'll find this distinction: “This article is about the People's Republic of China. For the Republic of China, see Taiwan.” The Peoples Republic of China is of course mainland China. The name “People’s” would suggest this is the more democratic of the two entities, while the opposite is far more accurate. Taiwanese are understandably sensitive and also proud of their identity as Taiwanese. I’m sure any of your readership from Taiwan, as well as those of us who care about Taiwan (and geographic accuracy), will appreciate a correction in your next issue.
Tim Klassen
S.E. Gladstone Street
via e-mail
Good guy simply made a grave mistake
Editor,
Your lead article [February BEE] about the “grave robber” was pure sensationalism. I thought grave robbers stole corpses. Your one-sided article could have been much improved by adding some balance. For example, you could have reported that Mr. Kelley has a perfect record during the 20 years he has driven a TriMet bus. You also could have mentioned that Mr. Kelley has been a law-abiding citizen and that his behavior was an aberration.
You could have researched his “friend” who ratted him out to the police and caused him to pay an enormous price. If you had watched any of the TV segments about this incident, you would have seen these self-proclaimed “friends” were people desperate for their 15 seconds of fame.
Finally, you could have interviewed other neighbors who believe that Chris is a basically good guy who made a mistake, for which he is very contrite and is paying a heavy price.
Helen W. Slater
S.E. Harney Street
About the February editorial
Editor,
Re: “MAX and the fate of three buses”, the February BEE editorial: You’re far too lenient with these faux public servants. While all this infrastructure upgrading goes on, delayed traffic circulation throughout the city is costing local business millions, not to mention commuter inconvenience. To be clear, we're pleased the work’s getting done. Management, however, seem to lack the sense with which they were born. Why not give us a break and schedule crews to work at night when [they are] tearing up the streets – the way it’s done in metropolitan centers around the civilized world? One can easily imagine a half-dozen excuses for not working at night, but like the Harold Street Station, don’t hold your breath for an honest public discussion.
Jackie T. Gabel
S.E. Knapp Street
Keep pets indoors at night
Editor,
Just wanted to send a quick note to report that my wife and I saw a coyote crossing Holgate at S.E. 28th Place on Saturday evening, January 18th, around 8 pm.
Thanks,
Tobin Bottman
via e-mail
[EDITOR’S NOTE: They’re out there – and coyotes are notorious for hunting at night, and are considered responsible for the deaths of a number of cats in Inner Southeast Portland over the past couple of years. Smaller dogs are at risk as well. A word to the wise.]
Fundraiser coming up
Editor,
I am a Cleveland High School parent and foundation board member. We realize that by spring many parents who have been generously supporting their children's schools in myriad ways have grown somewhat weary of traditional fundraisers. This year, we thought we would try something new: A Mardi Gras in April event.
While any profits after expenses will go to the Foundation, which raises funds to pay for teachers, our main goal is for parents, school staff, and community members to come together and enjoy a little bit of Bourbon Street here in Portland!
There will be New Orleans style food, prizes, jazz music, and lots of fun. Tickets are $25 in advance ($30 at the door), on sale at CHS – or you can obtain yours by emailing: mwest1962@comcast.net. The event is 6 to 9 pm, Saturday, April 5th, at St. Philip Neri Church Carvlin Hall, 2408 S.E. 16th Avenue. We hope to see many BEE readers there!
Mary Gay Broderick
via e-mail
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Proud of CHS graduate
Editor,
Kendra Wisely, who graduated from Cleveland High in 2010, has received All-Midwest Conference (MWC) Soccer Honors. She received all conference honors, and tied for the conference lead with 10 assists this season, averaging 0.56 per game. She started all 69 matches played in her four seasons at Cornell College in Iowa, and was the team's leader in the midfield. She contributed five goals – including one game-winner – this fall, and ranked third on the team with 20 points. Kendra was tied for 22nd in the nation for assists at the Division III level. She served as team captain, and helped guide the Rams (9-8-1 overall, 4-5-1 MWC) to their first winning season since 2002 under third-year head coach Kirsten Russell.
Cheryl Hollatz-Wisely
via e-mail
“Fix A Leak” this month
Editor,
Many of us have ignored the sound of a trickling stream coming from our toilet, or maybe we’ve chosen to overlook those small, slow drips from a bathroom faucet or kitchen sink. After all, how much water do they really waste? According to the EPA, more than 1 trillion gallons of water leak every year in homes across the U.S. That’s enough water to sustain the population of Los Angeles, Chicago, and Miami combined – each year. With Fix a Leak Week right around the corner (March 17-23), there’s no better time to check your home for leaks and make every drop count.
To help you save water and money, the Regional Water Providers Consortium—a group of 20+ regional water providers plus the regional government Metro – is offering free indoor water saving kits to customers who reside in the Consortium service area. Available from March 1 through March 22 (while supplies last), the kits include a bathroom faucet aerator, kitchen faucet aerator, high efficiency showerhead, shower timer, toilet leak-detection dye tablets and a toilet fill-cycle diverter. For more tips to help you discover and repair leaks during Fix a Leak Week and beyond, visit the Consortium online at: http://www.conserveh2o.org.
Erin Merz
via e-mail
Woodstock plant sale coming
Editor,
The twenty-year-old tradition of a Woodstock Neighborhood Association pre-Mothers’ Day Plant Sale continues this year on Saturday, May 10th. In recent years, all of the plant sale proceeds have been used to support a Partnership Agreement between Portland Parks and Recreation and the Woodstock Neighborhood Association (WNA). The Agreement allows the Community Center to remain open and active by turning over the responsibility for routine maintenance of the Center to the WNA. Funds from the Plant Sale help to pay for custodial services and supplies, chemicals for the boiler, and for expenses associated with grounds keeping.
Generous gardeners in the community donate most of the plants offered. Donations often include perennials that needed dividing, or volunteer seedlings from plantings of previous years. Sometimes, as gardens are being redesigned, people have contributed plants they are replacing. Some of the plant categories we have been able to provide are: perennials (many varieties – some quite special), vegetable starts, herbs, native plants, ground covers, grasses, houseplants, and small trees and shrubs.
Contributions for the Plant Sale can be dropped off at the Woodstock Community Center, 5905 S.E. 43rd, on Friday, May 9th, between noon and 7 pm. Anyone needing empty pots or an earlier drop-off time should call me, Terry Griffiths, at 503/771-0011 (or e-mail: treeterry@yahoo.com).
Again this year a group of volunteers will create hyper-tufa planters for the sale. We are in need of Sedums and other appropriate plants to fill those pots as soon as we can get them. If you have Sedums that have spread enough to share, please contact me and we will send a small posse out to collect them.
Thank you neighbors and gardeners. You have been unbelievably generous throughout the years.
Terry Griffiths
Friends of the Woodstock Community Center Volunteers.
Woodstock Bible class
Editor,
Did you know you can bring the Bible into your child’s public school education? And did you know there is a current class in place for Woodstock Elementary that meets at Trinity Fellowship on Wednesdays from 1:25-2:25 pm? And yes, it’s all legal! This class operates under Oregon’s Released-Time Bible Education program called PREP4Kids, celebrating its 30th anniversary this year. These classes bring hope and purpose to public school kids with the message of the gospel, operating within the Oregon legal statute ORS 339.420. Students from 26 elementary and 2 middle schools in Multnomah, Washington & Clackamas Counties are currently participating in Bible classes through PREP4Kids, from Gresham to Banks, as well as Oregon City to Sherwood. But so many people don’t know this opportunity exists. It’s one of Portland’s best kept secrets. For more details on the Woodstock class, for more class locations, or for downloadable permission slips, go online to: http://www.prep4kids.org.
Suzie Davis
via e-mail
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Dorothy A. Pierce
March 18, 1917 - February 18, 2014
Dorothy Ashby Hunter was born March 18, 1917 in Montreal, Quebec. She graduated from Washington High School in Portland in 1935, and married Merle Pierce in Portland in 1937. She was a longtime resident of the Woodstock neighborhood.
Dorothy and Merle were members of the Happy Rockers Square Dance Club in Gladstone for many years. She was the registrar for Portland Council of Camp Fire Girls until her retirement in 1982. Dorothy was a member of All Saints Episcopal Church in Woodstock, where she managed the Mustard Seed Thrift shop until 2009, when she moved to the Beaverton Lodge Retirement Residence.
Dorothy was preceded in death by her husband Merle, and by her brother John Hunter. She is survived by her daughters, Carol Thoreson of Henderson, Nevada; and Janet Jackson (Ken) of Forest Grove, Oregon; by her grandchildren, David Thoreson (Christina), Daren Jackson (Cory), Michael Thoreson, and Krista Jackson DeSanno (Bryan); and by four great-grandchildren.
A memorial service was held at All Saints Episcopal Church on February 21. Donations in Dorothy’s memory may be made to her church, or to Camp Fire Columbia.
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