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8:00 p.m. NORMAN SYLVESTER BAND

Sat - July 16, 2011 Noon-8pm

Noon: Mike Winkle2:00: Weber Iago/Dave Valdez

Chamber-Jazz Ensemble4:00: Warren Rand6:00: PORTLAND JAZZ QUINTET

Fri - July 17, 2011 Noon-8pm

Noon: Grant Richards2:00: Barbara Lusch4:00: Patrick Lamb6:00: TOM GRANT

SEE MORE ON PAGE 3 See More on Pages 4 & 5

Over the years, I’ve

often recalled theforced annex-ation of the Cityof St. Johns toPortland. I’ve

used many examples of how it hap-pened, why it occurred, and I stillcontinue to locate bits and pieces ofthe event that tell an intriguing sto-ry of deceit, betrayal, and hostility. Without understanding that defin-ing event, it’s impossible to compre-hend current day St. Johns. If you’renot steeped in that history, you’ll

St. Johns … 1941By

Jim Speirs

HistoricalEditor

St JohnsReview

In 1940Henry JKaisersignedanagree-mentwith theBritishgovern-ment tobuild 31cargoships toaid thatcountryin theirwareffort.Afterscoutingseveralsites,Kaiserchose tocon-struct anew shipbuilding yard in Portland and on May 19, 1941, his OregonShipbuilding Corp. launched the first Liberty ship, The Star of Oregon. Inthis picture it is launched into the Willamette River from Swan Is.

never truly know who you are, orwhere you came from. While never taking on the hugeand grisly characteristics of the CivilWar, a fleeting comparison can bemade. For an American to call them-selves an American, they must have(at least) a passing knowledge of theCivil War; without that, your iden-tity becomes muted, your sense ofwho we are is lost, and you’ll neverbe a real citizen. The same can besaid for St. Johns; while never ap-proaching anything similar to themagnitude of the war between the

states, we had a civil war of our own,it was very real, and it continues tohave an influence, and take a toll. I fully understand that nobodyalive today was a part of the annex-ation process. Still, it’s our history,and we should acknowledge it whenlooking at events that continue tomold the community. If you don’tcomprehend that equation, then itbecomes impossible to fully knowthe neighborhood we call home. The events that were shaping thathostile take-over are now a centuryold, but the lingering results contin-ue to be a part of the St. Johns story.Our community still struggles forbalance, and our fight to maintainour independent identity is oftenused against us. Unlike the CivilWar, the St. Johns saga is not one ofsecession (although the idea of se-ceding from Portland has found anaudience in our community severaltimes since 1915) but one of forcedannexation. The lengthy and trueaccount of this relationship to Port-land is a book in itself, however,what I want to do in this article is toallow readers to glance into a win-dow of time, and to witness the veryreal emotions that was part of St.Johns’ in late 1941. There are so

many sad stories, it would take vol-umes to cover, but through it all, thespirit of the true founders of ourcommunity can be witnessed in thegenerations of folks that continue tofight for the health, vitality, andbeauty of this marvelous peninsula. Most often, we associate ship-building with Henry Kaiser and theincredible activities that surround-ed the seminal events that took placeduring the war years. The legend-ary tsunami of production is the sto-ried narration of families, books,and movies. Nowhere is this heri-tage more pronounced than in St.Johns. The celebrated and roman-ticized activities are recalled in near-ly every aspect of our community;the tales of the war effort, KaiserTowns, “dirty Japs”, (and pleasedon’t call me a racist! In 1941 that’swhat they were labeled and if you’reold enough to remember, that wasone of the kinder references to theJapanese) Liberty ships, childhoodsweethearts, and a sense of purposeseep from oral and written recollec-tions of nearly every citizen whoexperienced the events and lived inSt. Johns. However, if we confine ourselvesto this narrative, we limit our un-derstanding of the times and thearea; we tend to encapsulate thingsthat are convenient, while overlook-ing some items that are just as ger-mane.

“St. Johns 1941”Continued on Page 3

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By Barbara QuinnChair, Friends of Cathedral ParkNeighborhood Association

On Saturday, July 9th communi-ty members can catch up on the lat-est on the Superfund Clean Upwhile enjoying a Field Day andGelato Social at Cathedral Park. Allare welcome to meet near the park’sboat dock from noon to 3pm. Therewill be fun activities for all ages,free Jet Boat rides and free gelatofrom Legong Gelato in St. Johns.The Field Day is sponsored by thePortland Harbor Citizen’s Adviso-ry Group (CAG), made up of agen-cy, industry, and citizen stakehold-ers. The Portland Harbor site is thelargest Superfund site in Oregon,and encompasses the WillametteRiver and adjacent land for 11 milesbetween the Fremont Bridge andthe Columbia River. The first draftof a feasibility study to address rem-edies is due this fall when thingswill be shifting into high gear as de-cisions are made about who will beresponsible for work. Though northand northwest Portland neighbor-hoods fronting the river are partic-ularly affected, the river is commu-nity property belonging to all citi-zens. It could be likened to a pub-lic street. When garbage piles up, itaffects everyone. Only in this casethe garbage is toxic and can’t beseen readily. Companies started dumpingchemicals or allowing chemicalrunoff from their properties in theearly 1900s. At that time there werefew regulations. Rather, it was gen-erally thought the river was an in-finite-capacity disposal area. By the1970s, the most obvious problemswere addressed, yet the type ofchemical runoff necessitating theSuperfund listing has been less easyto address. It’s caused by movementof ground water that picks up andcarries toxins toward the river and

Portland Harbor Superfund Clean Up moves into high gearCitizen’s Advisory Offers Field Day

deposits them mostly in sedimentson the bottom. PCBs, DDT, phtha-lates, PAHs, Dioxins and furans, toname a few, have been detected inhigher concentrations in the sedi-ment creating ‘hot spots’ due toyears of deposits. Unfortunately,the sediment is also where the chainof river life begins. The small ani-mals living there are food for cray-fish and bottom feeding fish that arein turn food for larger fish and riv-er mammals, birds and humans.

ous stages of researching the sourceof their groundwater pollution,finding its path to the river and ad-dressing it with a solution. In somecases the pollution will be treatedand neutralized, in others a wall willbe created to block access to the riv-er. The two largest, most profitablecompanies, Gunderson andSchnitzer, have yet to begin re-search even though a feasibilitystudy draft describing solutions isdue in a few months.

at Cathedral Park would be safe,and swimming, boating and fishingwould be harmless. Linnton resi-dents feel the same way. North andnorthwest Portlanders are the areasmost affected because they have themost contact with the river. Citizenscan make their hopes heard bywatching the process and givingfeedback. CAG meetings are every secondWednesday, 6-8pm at the BES Wa-ter Lab, 6543 N. Burlington. Every-one is welcome to attend.

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Nominations are now being accepted forthe 26th annual Spirit of Portland awards. Ifyou know of an individual or group who hashelped make Portland a better place to live,work, study, pray or play, nominate themfor one of the 2011 awards. Celebrated since 1985, the Spirit of Port-land award ceremony is an important wayfor the city to recognize and celebrate thosewho make a positive difference in our com-munity. Each year, there are 20 to 30 win-ners in various categories. The exact date,time and location for 2011 Awards ceremo-ny is not set, but the event will be held earlyin November during the evening and at avenue in the community so more people canattend. Nominations are due in the Office ofNeighborhood Involvement by 4 p.m. Fri-day, August 5. Nomination forms are avail-able at the Office of Neighborhood Involve-ment (ONI), 1221 SW Fourth Ave, Room110, Portland OR 97204, or at the sevenneighborhood district offices. They can alsobe downloaded from the web at Spirit ofPortland 2011:w w w . p o r t l a n d o n l i n e . c o m / o n i /index.cfm?c=29024), also linked from Com-missioner Amanda Fritz’s frontpage on:www.portlandonline.com/fritz. Nominations may be made in the follow-ing categories:

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Dear Editor, Now that school is out I’m seeing many younger kidswalking the streets with nothing better to do than, well,walk the streets. When I was a kid we loved summer be-cause there was always something to do. We FOUND thingsto do. We had fun. We created our own fun. I’m saddened that these menacing looking teenagers haveno creative thoughts, no ambition, don’t know how to dressfor summer, and can find nothing to do but glare and darepeople to cross their paths. When will the US come to the realization that kids aren’tneeded to help with summer crops anymore and that weshould have year-round schools. Maybe a better questionis, when will the governemtn realize that these low-lifesare the future of this great country. It starts when they’retoddlers. But if their parents don’t care, I guess nobodyelse will either and we’ll continue to go downhill. Wakeup American.H. B. Horlberg------------------------------------------------------------

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The always exciting RobbieLaws will be opening the Fri-day Night Blue’s Festival at6:00 p.m. sharp! Laws is one of the most dec-orated and in demand bluesguitarists in the Pacific North-west. He has been honoredwith 18 Portland CascadeBlues Association MuddyAwards, seven of which werefor ‘Best Electric Guitarist”,the ‘Best Blues Act 2010’award from the Seattle basedWashington Blues Society and most re-cently, the ‘Outstanding Achievementin Blues’ award from the PortlandMusic Association in 2011. Having played with guitar legendsfrom Albert Collins to Ronnie Earl,Laws is an internationally recognizedBlues Guitar Master who has thrilledfestival and concert audiences for over15 years with his sheer technical prow-ess on the guitar, his soulful voice, im-pressive stage presence and likeable

Laws playin' the Portland Waterfront BluesFestival 2010. (Robbie Laws Bigger Blues Band /

photo by Henry Galvedon)

ARE YOU READY TO HEAR SOME BLUES?Robby Laws &Norman Sylvester perform Friday Night

personality. Laws possesses the in-herent ability to authentically con-vey styles such as nineteen forties,jump swing, traditional countryblues, Piedmont, Delta, early Tex-as and Chicago, yet is comfortableplaying uptown jazz as well as pro-gressive rock. Laws has shared the stage with along list of great legends and hasperformed at many notable bluesfestivals as well as being a regular

favorite at arguably the best andsecond largest blues festival inthe United States, the PortlandWaterfront Blues Festival.Throughout his career, he hasreleased five recordings includ-ing the most recent ‘RobbieLaws Live’ which has been re-ceiving rave reviews and no-table airplay up and down theWest Coast, including Alaska.All of his previous recordingshave been awarded “Best Re-cording of the Year” in the Pa-cific Northwest. He has taught private and

group lessons to hundreds of sat-isfied students over the years, andenjoys putting together specialguitar workshops, although per-forming is truly where his heart is.His mission is to keep the bluesalive and available for generationsto come. “Each generation leavesa fingerprint on the music” saysLaws. “It’s about keeping the mu-sic fresh and viable for the nextone”.

Laws Performing 6-8pm Sylvester Performing 8-10pm

Norman Sylvester in thePark.From: http://normansylvester.com/Gallery.cfm

Robby Laws:

NormanSylvester: Norman “The Boogie Cat”Sylvester is one of the mostengaging showmen aroundthe Northwest. Every venuecalls on his band for spectac-ular music and entertain-ment! The Band has shared thestage with BB King, BuddyGuy, James Cotton, JuniorWells, Otis Clay, Tower ofPower, Five Blind Boys ofAlabama, Peter Framptonand many more NationalTouring Stars, but on Fridaynight, July 15 audiencemembers at Cathedral Parkwill have the opportunity tohear his passion when he andhis band take to the stage at8:00 p.m.

St. Johns’Proper Eats

offers local music On Friday, July 15 ProperEats, 8638 N. Lombard will behosting the following musicentertainment:7pm Friday, July 15: Stump-town Jug Thumpers7pm Saturday, July 23: JackiWheeler7pm Friday July 29: Arnaz For more information callBethe at 503-445-2007.

SAVE THE DATE!July 20th, 2011

6:30 pm 8:00 pmThe St. Johns Main StreetCoalition Annual Meeting

and Recognition Event Food and fun are guaranteed! Attend the St. Johns Main Street Co-alition as it introduces new membersof the Board of Directors, recognizesall the volunteers who have made somuch happen and celebrate the ac-complishments of this past year. Formore information contact the St. JohnsMain Street offices about how to getinvolved. Or email Holly Heidebre-cht at holly@stjohnsmainstreet.org

If you haven’t yet had a pretzel atDavid Gluth’s farmers’ market booth,Urban German, I highly recommend it.The pretzels are golden brown, firm onthe outside and chewy on the inside,and like all of David’s menu items, theyexemplify the passion and care withwhich David approaches his enterprise. A native of Berlin, Germany, Davidworked in Berlin farmers’ markets from1990 to 1999, where he gained experi-ence in everything from food handlingto customer service. He says that he“liked the markets for their specialatmosphere…all the different kinds offood stalls, but also the neighborhoodfeeling.” And he liked the relationshipsthat he created with the customers. The idea for his own farmers’ marketbooth came to David when he movedto Portland last year. “Portland has cre-ated a market culture”, he says. “Thepeople are curious and open to newkinds of food here and there are lots of

With Nearly a Decade of Knowledge Gleaned from Berlin Farmers’ Markets, aPortland Transplant Opens Urban German at the St. Johns Farmers’ Market

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hot food vendors that areawesome. When it comesto food, Portland is just ob-sessive and I love that.” After researching Port-land-area markets and foodcarts David created a busi-ness plan. His main priori-ty was to create authenticGerman food that he couldmake using ingredientssourced from Oregon andWashington. He wanted tobe able to create afford-able, delicious comfort food in the Ger-man tradition. And it seems that Davidhas succeeded. All of his dishes arehomemade and hand selected. He makesthe Bratwurst and Bierwurst using Car-lton Farms meats, the pretzels are hand-made in a German bakery in Medford,Oregon, and David makes thesauerkraut and red cabbage coleslaw byhand.

David wanted to share his recipe forUrban German Sauerkraut with you.But he also recommends coming to theSt. Johns Farmer’s Market to try thesauerkraut braised on the grill and piledon top of a Bratwurst or Bierwurst. Dav-id feels that people who come to themarket should have a “happy, positiveexperience” and he’d love to see that avisit to the market is part of a family’sSaturday routine.Urban German Sauerkraut4 cups chopped green cabbage1 teaspoon caraway seeds3 tablespoon sugar1 yellow onion, dicedLard (or olive oil, if you prefer a health-ier but less authentic option)4 juniper berries1 teaspoon dried vegetable seasoningOR ½ cup of vegetable brothSalt and pepper to taste Add the cabbage to a large pot of wa-ter and boil for 20 minutes. Drain andplace in a large bowl. Add carawayseeds and sugar. Fry the onion in lardand add to the large bowl. Add juniperberries and vegetable seasoning. Mix tocombine. Add salt and pepper to taste.

By: Gentiana Loeffler,manager@sjfarmersmarket.com

July 15, 2011

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The Portland Jazz Quintet came together originally to be a part of a series of concerts atPortland State University in the fall of 2005. Although they played only one rehearsal andone 50 minute set, they all realized there was something special about the sound of theirgroup. Dick Titterington (on the trumpet, flugelhorn), Rob Davis (tenor, soprano sax), GregGoebel (piano), Dave Captein (bass), and Randy Rollofson (drums), are the perfect combina-tion of technical skill, youthful exuberance, and perfect chemistry. Audience members will have the chance to enjoy them as the fabulous group they are butalso when each musician performs their solos – truly moments worth savoring. This groupknows how to groove. Don’t miss them as the final act Saturday evening at 6:00 p.m.

Michael Winkle will be joined by Mar-cus Harbaugh on piano, Craig Snazzelleon bass and Marty Higgins on drums.Winkle is definitely comparable to thegreatest male singers past or present andhis choice of singing material is broad.His accompanists are some of the best inthe jazz field and they exude the stylesof Chet Baker, Mel Torme, and JamesBrown. His jazz is excellent and his soul-influenced prowess is endearing. Hats offto Michael and his group for being TRUEromantics. Winkle said, “This group has beenplaying together quite a bit and I am sopleased with how we have come togeth-er.

This dynamic bandfeatures Brazilian pianistWeber Iago and DavidValdez, one of the bestsaxophonists in theNorthwest. Iago was born in Rio deJaneiro, Brazil and in theearly 80’s moved to U.S.in order to pursue his in-terest in Jazz. Iago hasspent all of his musicallife researching differenttypes of sounds, ulti-mately dedicating mostof his endeavors to unit-ing elements of Classi-cal, Jazz and Brazilian

Michael Winkle Weber Iago/Dave Valdez Chamber-Jazz Ensemble

Music. Weber has performed extensively as a solo artistand sideman in Italy, Luxembourg, Italy and New York,Japan and the Czech Republic. In 2009, Weber Iago’sCD in duo with Jovino Santos Neto, received a LatinGrammy nomination for Best Instrumental Album. Saxophonist David Valdez relocated from New York

City to Portland in 2000. He has performed at majorJazz festivals throughout the U.S., Europe, Asia, in-cluding the Monterey, North Sea, Boston Globe, SantaFe, Telluride, and PDX Jazz festivals. Don’t miss this act! Their style is something you’llremember and want back at the Festival again.

2:00 p.m. SaturdayNoon Saturday

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Born in Albany, Oregon in 1953 and raisedin Salem by jazz-loving parents, Warren Randstudied saxophone after high school withSonny king, Rich Halley and Jim Pepper.Later teachers include Marc Copeland, LeeKonitz, Bob Newman and Gary Peacock. Rand has performed extensively with re-gional and national musicians in jazz andR&B: Denney Goodhew, Sonny King, JamesKnapp, Jay Thomas, Ron Steen, Gordon Lee,Mel Brown Sextet, Nancy King and GlenMoore, Dave Storrs, Robert Cray, JimmyWitherspoon, Albert King, Lluyd Jones andD. K. Stewart. The special sounds of Rand will begin at4:00 p.m. Don’t miss him!

Warren Rand4:00 p.m. Saturday

OM GRANT - Closing Sunday 6:00 p.m.

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The Barbara Lusch story begins and continues in Portland, Oregon with many amusical adventure in between. She learned to love the jazz standards from hergrandmother, and grew up singing with her sisters and gained experience and nationalexposure in network television series, daytime soaps, sitcoms, films and commercials,as well as in the theater. She is much more than the playful, intimate voice taking us back in time. As bandleader,she hires musicians who will compliment her interpretations of the vintage pop music sheperforms. As producer, she looks for a particular balance of favorite standards and lesswell-known numbers – adding her unique musical style and storytelling flair. It’s acombination that leaves her audience wanting more. Don’t miss this wonderful talentwhen she enterains the crowd, Sunday at 2:00.

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Since being introduced to the piano and the world of jazz at the age of 8, Grant isalready playing professionally and has released his first album, Extra Step. Born and raised in Portland he has received praise from the Jazz Society of Ore-gon and many of the area’s top musicians. In 2004, Downbeat Magazine awardedhim the 27th Annual Student Award for Solo Instrumentalist in the Junior HighDivision. He won yet again in 2005, this time for the 28th Annual Student Award forBest Jazz Arrangement. Grant was awarded his third Downbeat Student Award in2006 for Best Jazz Arrangement in the high school division. He also won an Out-standing Performance Award for composition in the high school division. Grant also participated in the Metropolitan Youth Symphony Jazz Orchestra, forwhich he was presented with the Most Outstanding Musician Award in 2004. He is

Master pianist, and accomplished singer and songwriter TomGrant is Portland’s pride. His sophisticated use of the SmoothJazz, which he helped to pioneer, always brings large audiences toeach of his performances. Raised in a small town in Oregon and raised in Portland, Tom’sfather was a tap dancer and taught him drums and piano. Theyoften listened to jazz in the family’s record store. Not yet realizingmusic would be his life, Tom took a high school teaching job rightout of college. He has performed on the Tonight Show and has had four numberone albums on Adult Contemporary and Smooth Jazz charts. He isa polished entertainer that touches listeners because of his subtle,skillful music. When performing, listeners can hear the perfectcombination of improvisational jazz fusion which has propelled him to thetop. Don’t miss his highly anticipated performance as he closes out the 2011Cathedral Park Jazz Festival Sunday evening.

Grant Richards - Noon on Sunday

Patrick is one of those extraordinary performers who combine raw talent, and energy with asingular ability to captivate an audience with his charm, sincerity and pure magnetism. Hisfocus as a songwriter and performing artist is “Old School” R&B, Soul. He combines the influ-ences of Funk, Soul, R&B, and a flavor of Jazz to create his own unique sound as a performerand a songwriter. Patrick has been honored with numerous awards starting with an acclaimedbest soloist performance at the LionelHampton Jazz Festival, resulting in aperformance with Lionel Hampton. Hehas won 3 Muddy awards voted on bythe NW music community, and recent-ly was a finalist in the Rockstar Mix ItUp contest. In addition, to his musicbased awards, Patrick’s production com-pany was given the Spirit of Portland &the Caring Heart award for his contri-butions giving back to the community.In 1996 and 1997 Patrick was invited toperform at the White House during theholiday Congressional VIP Tours andwas in attendance at “The Peace onEarth Celebration,” leading to a meet-ing with President Clinton. Patrick hasbeen solidly and consistently recognizedby his peers and community as a worldclass talent.

Patrick Lamb - Sunday 4:00

the pianist for the Portland Youth Jazz Orchestra, which is composed of many of thebest high school students in the area and also has played with the Beaverton Arts &Communications Magnet Academy Jazz Ensemble, which under the direction ofDr. Thara Memory, has won several prestigious competitions. Together, they per-formed at the Cheonan/Beaverton Sister City Festival in South Korea to help pro-mote relations between the two countries. Grant’s own band, The Grant RichardsTrio, plays regularly around Portland and also performed at the 2005 Portland JazzFestival. With performances ranging from the Schnitzer Performing Arts Center and JimmyMak’s to Cheonan, South Korea, Grant is an up and coming talent in both the localand worldwide jazz scenes.

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January 19, 1936 – June 23, 2011 Robert (Bob) Warren Stuelpnagel, 75, passed away peacefullywith his family by his side on June 23, 2011. Bob was born in Portland, Oregon on January 19, 1936. He grad-uated with high honors from Jefferson High School in 1954 andPortland State University in 1958 with a Master of Science degree.After graduation, he served in the Army and finished his six yearsof duty in active reserves of the Oregon National Guard.

Remembering Joanne, RHS gradGathering planned for July 17 at RHSJOANNE BERGLUND

By Jim Speirs My cousin Joanne Berglund (Miller) diedlast spring. That, of itself, is probably notthe type of earth shattering news that willget anyone’s attention. Just another death,you might say; and to most outside observ-ers, you’d be correct. After all, Joanne was74 years old and had been having health is-sues for some time. Joanne’s passing is not“history” in the way that most of my writ-ings develop, but it is memorable for the leg-acy and impact that she had on those aroundher. Joanne was always the person who demonstrated benign wisdomand understanding. She was soft-spoken, but her words and obser-vations were crystal clear…her ability to see folly in others waslaser-like; she had the capacity of making many of us look silly. She wasn’t mean or cynical, but her knack pointing out reckless-ness was uncanny. Compassionate and sage…Joanne could always be counted on tosee things in ways that made sense…and in a way others overlooked.Where some of us hesitated; when family members stumbled, Joanneseemed to always reveal a simple gift for understanding and clarity. Joanne helped me. She never made fun of me, even when my ques-tions were less than lucid. If Joanne was the family wizard, then Iwas the family screwball and “black sheep!” Here’s a very early example, and it’s the first real discussion that Irecall having with her. My uncle (Joanne and John’s dad…cousinJohn Miller, RHS 1962…Joanne, 1955) was immensely talented withhis hands. As a kid, it seemed like Uncle Hugh could do/build/repair anything! Anyway, in the mid-fifties, Uncle Huge built (orexpanded, I can’t recall which) a bedroom for cousin John in thebasement of their Curtis Street home. The room was beautifully fin-ished in knotty pine, and I was always envious of my cousin everytime I stepped into his room. But as a very young boy, the use of theword knotty pine disturbed me. Here’s why, and I’m paraphrasingover six foggy decades; but this is how my discussion with Joannewent. Me: “Why is Johnny’s room going to be ‘naughty?” Joanne: “That’s the kind of wood that dad wants to use, it’ll be realpretty when he’s done.” Not following my thinking, and hesitating as she watched me,Joanne continued; “you seem sad, what’s the matter?” I fumbled for words. “Has Johnny been ‘naughty?” Joanne said: “naughty, you mean like bad?” “Yeah,” I said, being worried that my big cousin, who I looked upto as my hero, was in some kind of trouble. “No, no,” Joanne said, as she quickly understood my childish con-fusion, “Johnny’s fine, it’s just the type of wood that dad’s gonna’use in Johnny’s room.” I still didn’t completely understand. “Why can’t Uncle Hughy usenice pine then? Why does Johnny’s room have to be naughty?” Joanne took my hand and led me to the basement of their house.The knotty pine that was to be used was stacked in a corner (as bestthat I can recollect) and Joanne proceeded to carefully explain whythe knots in the wood were the source of the name knotty pine, andthat my cousin John was not being punished. It was a great relief to know that my big cousin was not in somesort of purgatory and that his life would now have meaning, for howcould a boy expect to mature properly if his whole room and worldwas NAUGHTY? I remember Joanne being patient and purposeful when she tookhours to properly put tinsel on Christmas trees at both her house andat my parent’s home. She would become exasperated at John andme; we had no talent or desire to be of much help, and we would pileugly handfuls of the holiday glitter on the fresh cut trees. Our effortsat “helping” Joanne were purposely sabotaged. There was a methodto our madness. It wasn’t a conspiracy as such, but both John and Iknew that a frustrated Joanne would soon fire the pair of us; wewere hopeless…devoid of any talent or patience for hanging tinsel.Joanne would soon scream and chase us both out of the room! Shehung one piece at a time, hour after hour, serenely giving the treebalance, beauty, and cheery grace. To this day, I’ve never been able to smell a Christmas tree withoutthinking of Joanne. The only time I ever remember seeing Joanne with what appearedto be questionable emotions was when I left for Vietnam, in the fallof 1966. At my parent’s house, she hugged me, and said all shecould…”take care, and we’ll be together soon.” She hesitated, al-most stumbled for words; “soon, you’ll be back, and we’ll all gettogether.” One last thing. Like many of us who went to Roosevelt, Joannenever really left the school. She was a RHS girl to the end, so it’sonly fitting that her husband Frank and the rest of the family hasarranged a gathering at Roosevelt for Joanne. For those of you whoknew Joanne (RHS class of 1955) please feel welcome to visit withher family and honor her memory on Sunday, the 17th of July, from1-4 pm at our school. Joanne is gone now, but for those people who were fortunate enoughto have known her, Joanne will always be present in spirit.

Obituary-In memory of family & friendsof Oregon (First Interstate Bank) and worked his way from tellerto computer programmer over the 35-yeartenure of his career there before retiring in1994. Bob is survived by his son David(Francesca), son Ron (Heather), daughterHeidi (Nick), 5 grandchildren with one onthe way, and former wife Janet. He waspreceded in death by his father Arthur Stu-elpnagel and his mother Leona Stuelpna-gel. Bob was an active member of TrinityLutheran Church, as well as a committedmember of multiple groups at Rolling Hills Church. He enjoyedvolunteering, hiking and biking, taking photographs, growingaward-winning roses, researching his family ancestry, and spend-ing time with his family and friends. His unwavering relationship with God was apparent and guidedhim throughout life. He had a strong work ethic, a kind heart, anda quick smile. Bob was truly loved by many people. He will bemissed by all those fortunate enough to have known him. A service will be held at 1 p.m. Wednesday, June 29 2011 atTrinity Lutheran Church, 5520 NE Killingsworth Street, Portland,OR 97218. Contributions can be made in his name to Shriner’sHospital for Children in Portland.

JOHN STONEBURG

By Beverly Raya Moved to Heaven, not gone away. Thoughts of you we have eachday . Gone to God in that silent land, you walk with angels, hand inhand. all your dreams and all your plans, no more to do, we under-stand. Memories now rush our minds, up in Heaven we know you’refine. Born in Portland 67 years ago, John was a Roosevelt grad, classof 1962. He was a Chief Information Officer at Tuality Hospital.He leaves behind his darling wife, Malinda; two adorable daugh-ters, Darcie and Tracy; two grandkids, Dylan and Drew, who headored. John was a special friend and neighbor to me for years. he im-pressed me deeply for who he was. Such as, one day he stoppedtraffic on Willamette Blvd to allow a mother duck and babies tocross the street. He is loved.

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Francis M Miller Jr. passed away June 11, 2011 in Portland. A pri-

vate family interment was held at Willamette National Cemetery Survivors include son Richard Miller, daughters Diana Matheny,and Debra Simpson, brothers Paul Miller, and Raymond Miller, andsister Dorothy Burns, 9 grandchildren and 7 great grandchildren.Francis was preceded in death by his parents Francis Miller Sr. andKatherine Miller, his wife Mary Miller, and his brother Donald Miller.In lieu of flowers donations can be made to the Disabled American

Veterans, P.O. Box 14301, Cincinnati, OH 45250.

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About the Author: Jim Speirs is a lifelong resident ofNorth Portland, 4th generation. Heis a published author and enjoys writ-ing about North Portland’s history.He was a teacher of Political Scienceat Portland Community College andChemeketa Community College andtaught the politics of World War II,Viet Nam, and Korea at both colleg-es. He still lives and works in NorthPortland. He has three published books:“Death In Spades” and “Tales ofNorth Portland I & II ” (from his St.Johns Review articles) which areavailable for purchase at Copy Pi-lot, West Coast Fitness, OrleansCandle and Kenton Station. Morenovels and Tales of North Portlandbooks are currently in the works. His articles may not be republishedwithout the permission of the author.Send info/comments to: PO Box83068, Portland, Or 97283

Continued from Page 1St. Johns 1941 A fascinating snapshot of St. Johnsis contained in an article that ap-peared in the Oregonian, just weeksbefore Pearl Harbor. So let’s try andrecreate the mood and the era, forthis is who we are!1941 By late 1941 it was assumed thatAmerica would enter into the warthat had consumed Europe, and theFar East. The Germans, conduct-ing Operation Barbarossa, were atthe gates of Moscow. England wasreeling from the “blitz” and the Jap-anese were raping and plunderingChina and nearly all of SoutheastAsia. Although the U.S. was not inthe fighting, American industry wasgearing up for the coming storm.

ing long before America entered thewar; the community experiencedmassive maritime production priorto the arrival of Henry Kaiser, andthe outbreak of America’s direct in-tervention in the global conflict. (What is now Swan Island was ashipbuilding area years before Ore-gon was even admitted into theunion. The first fabled Star of Ore-gon was launched from the islandin 1840 by pioneers who then sailedit to California in order to bring backcattle to the Oregon Country. It was100 years later in 1940 OregonShipbuilding launched a secondStar of Oregon liberty ship fromSwan Island.) During this ear the factorieshummed day and night, and the pay-checks flowed but some of the sameproblems that haunt St. Johns today,

were a part of life in November,1941. It’s interesting to see theweave of criticism that was part ofthe journalistic flair of the day, andcompare it to ongoing challengesthat our community continues toface. It’s also intriguing to see thereference to what was clearly be-lieved to be the source of the diffi-culties – the forced annexation ofthe City of St. Johns to Portland. The Sunday Oregonian, Novem-ber 23, 1941 is a treasure trove ofinformation about St. Johns. It musthave been a fascinating time. Warwas in the air, and while Americadidn’t know it, our entry into theconflict was only two weeks away.The Japanese Imperial Fleet had al-ready set sail, and radio silence in-sured that the armada would travelundetected in the Northern Pacificthen pounced on Pearl Harbor on theseventh of December. Headlines to that Sunday paperread; “St. Johns: $800,000 aweek…but no boom.” The article opens with this para-graph: “THESE ARE DAYS whenbusinessmen in St. Johns—-thatrugged arena of labor and indus-try, the lunch bucket bailiwick on thetip of Portland’s peninsula — fairlycry for the good old days when St.Johns was a city all by itself.” Thearticle goes on to say that 12,000shipyard workers at the OregonShipbuilding yards (near currentday terminal four & six) were pro-ducing $73,000,000 worth of shipsannually resulting in a local payrollof about $800,000 a week! All nearthe heart of St. Johns! Burgard Street extends from thewest end of St. Johns out to the pro-duction grounds of Terminal fourand Terminal Six. If a person didn’tmake a concerned effort to locateBurgard Street, you probablywouldn’t even know it exists. The

St. Johns was the hub of shipbuild-

vast shipyard parking lots wereoverflowing with cars and workers;the end of each shift saw a line ofautomobiles that stretched over4,000 feet from the riverside pro-duction terminals to St. Johns. How-ever, even with all this commercein our backyard, St. Johns business-es were cut out of the equation inwhat community leaders called “re-venge” and “betrayal.” At the time, Jersey Street and Lom-bard was the same route through thecentral business district of St. Johns.The west entrance to St. Johns was(then and now) St. Louis, whereworkers from the shipyards wouldnaturally drive straight into themany small businesses that made upthe community. This was a perfectfinancial “feed” for St. Johns; thou-sands of fat paychecks were gener-ated in our community, the poten-tial for growth and wealth was enor-mous. If St. Johns had remained an inde-pendent entity, at that time, it wouldhave been the fourth largest city inOregon! Then, in a provocative and (somesay) planned effort to disrupt theprosperity of St. Johns, the City ofPortland abruptly erected trafficsigns that directed cars from theshipyards into detour routes awayfrom the St. Johns business district!Money and paychecks that had beencashed and spent on the Lombard/Burgard connection was now divert-ed to streets that made it difficult toenter downtown St. Johns. Thestreet (Lombard/Jersey) became aone-way avenue, with automobiletraffic going from east to west. Merchants were furious!

Part II in the July 22nd issueof the St. Johns Review