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Review has St. Johns Bridge Photo Contest for 2015

Who doesn’t like to see pictures of North Portland’s majestic St. Johns Bridge. It’s provides views we never tire of seeing, whether its sunny, rainy, foggy or snow-covered. Therefore, the Review would like to encourage peo-ple to take and send more pictures to the paper for publication this year. Photos may be used as a Masthead on the paper, as a Photo of the Week, or throughout the paper, depending on availability of room and/or size of the picture. At the end of 2015 (most likely in November,) the pictures will be voted upon by readers for which photo you liked the best. The winner will receive a $100 cash prize from the Review. Pictures must be:*Sent in high resolution (200+) and sent to reviewnewspaper@comcast.net or reviewnewspaper@gmail.com (only) in JPEG or PDF format. * Pictures may be cropped (by the Review) to fit the paper’s perimeters. For photos appearing in the Masthead they need to be vertical more than hori-zontal. Masthead pictures are 10.25” across, and 3” to 5” tall. Pictures of the Week can be vertical or horizontal and any size.* Pictures appearing in the paper belong to taker of the picture, but the Re-view has the right to use them in current and future issues. * Color pictures are preferred, but outstanding black & whites may be used.* Photos used in 2013 and/or 2014 may be sent and used again. * If multiple photos are sent at one time by a photographer, the Review will use judgment for the picture (or pics) we think will print best in the paper. * Since this is a first, these rules may change during the year, or more sug-gestions and rules added. (We’ll learn as we go.)* One vote per person. Voting begins in November where all the year’s pictures will be re-shown. The first photos are on this issue’s Masthead and page 8 for Photo of the week.

(Disclaimer: Pictures appearing in the paper are reformatted to tiff’s at 600 resolution for printing presses. After placement in the paper and being 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.)

PHK Development announced at the end of December that work is nearing completion on its latest *LEED Platinum housing project, Marvel 29, located at Philadelphia and Ivanhoe, where the Our Daily Bread Restaurant once stood. Mar-vel 29 developers say, “we have provided future residents with a neighborly, comfortable setting that celebrates its historical sur-roundings including the nearby St. John’s Bridge, whose timeless aes-thetics are reflected in the build-ing’s design.” The name, “Marvel 29” came as an inspiration from the St. Johns Bridge. “Marvel” refers to the bridge because it is a design/architectural marvel and the number “29” refers to the cop-per spires - 29 being the chemical

number for copper. PHK Development said they strived to fill the neighborhood’s housing gap with modern rentals by receiving input from the St. Johns Main Street Coalition, which ensured their development re-spected the small-town spirit of the area. “We asked what people wanted and what they valued, and we incorpo-rated their feedback into the design,” said Patrick Kessi, president of PHK Development and former area resident. “In the end, it’s not just our project; it’s built with, and for the community.” Kessi graduated

from the University of Portland and as a student, lived in the St. Johns area. The four-story multifamily hous-

ing features 165 residential apart-ment units, as well as 1721 square

Marvel 29 plans Open House for communityBy Gayla PattonSt. Johns Review

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Propane Plant may bring jobs & revenue but with it, concerns

By Eric DyckVice president for marine terminals for Pembina (Dyck has led Pembina’s Safety, Secu-rity and Emergency Response group for three years and was instrumental in building the enhanced safety culture program at Pembina where “Safety Starts with Me” and “Zero by Choice” programs/initiatives were developed. He also oversees the company’s Ed-monton Control Center.)

Pembina chose Portland for its propane export facility, and we

hope Portland will choose us as a valuable and trustworthy neighbor. Our company is 60 years old

The Project: Pembina Marine Terminals, Inc. (Pembina,) a subsidiary of Pembina Pipeline Corporation (PPC) is proposing to construct and operate a propane terminal facility and marine terminal at the east end of the Port of Portland’s Terminal 6 in North Portland’s Rivergate District for the export of propane. The facility is at the same berth used to import and export cars. Pembina said they plan to ship surplus, already processed Canadian propane by rail to Portland and export it to Asia Pacific markets at a rate of two ships per month. The high-grade, cleaner burning propane Pembina will export will be used largely as a substitute in Asia for coal and oil. The Portland facility will consist of four railheads, two large storage tanks and a closed-loop, elevated piping system to transfer liquid propane from rail cars to the storage tanks and ultimately to ships designed to trans-port propane. The Propane would be unloaded, chilled and stored for up to 15 days in above-ground, refrigerated holding tanks, before being loaded to a propane ship for export to global markets. The site would not accommodate handling and shipment of crude oil or liquefied natural gas. The project is being designed for a minimum of 25 years of service, with the expectation that it will run beyond that time period. The proposed in-service date, subject to regulatory and environmental permit approvals, is schedule for 2018.

---------------------------------------------The following two articles, one from community activist Barbara Quinn and the other from Eric Dyck, vice president for marine terminals for Pembina, will give their personal and/or professional views of the project. With this format, readers can form their own opinions about the project. To respond to this article send an email to: reviewnewspaper@gmail.com or write to: PO Box 83068, Portland, OR, 97283. Letters can also be dropped off at Review’s physical office at Cathedral Park Place, in the lockbox provided outside the door: 6635 N. Baltimore, #261, by the restaurant. For more information, or to weigh in on the issue, there is a planned hearing about Pembina’s proposal before the Planning and Sustainability Commission on Tuesday, January 13, at 1900 SW 4th Ave., Room 2500A, from 12:30pm to 4:30pm.========================================================================

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Circulation Manager: Ginger Harris; Assist Circulation Mgr: Roger Meyers.Lead writers: Gayla Patton and Barbara QuinnContributing Writers: Jackie Larson, Jim Moulton, Michael VerboutPhotos: Jim Moulton, Marshall Snyder, Jackie Larson

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2015 Review IssuesIssue # Date Out: Holiday: Article/Ad Deadline 1 January 9 December 31 (Pembina/Marvel 29) 2 January 23 January 143 February 6 (Valentines Day) January 284 February 20 February 115 March 6 (St Pat’s Day) February 256 March 20 March 117 April 3 (Easter) March 258 April 17 (Earth Day) April 89 May 1 (Mothers Day) April 2210 May 15 (Memorial Day) May 611 May 29 May 2012 June 12 (Father’s Day) June 313 June 26 (4th of July) June 1714 July 10 July 115 July 24 July 1516 August 7 July 2917 August 21 August 1218 Sept. 4 August 2619 Sept. 18 September 920 October 2 September2321 October 16 October 722 October 30 (Halloween) October 2123 Nov. 13 November 424 Nov. 27 (Thanksgiving) November 1825 Dec. 11 December 226 Dec. 24 (Christmas) December 15

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North Portland MeetingsThe following free listings are meetings for North Portland organizations.

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ARboR Lodge NeighboRhood AssN: Meet on the 3rd Thursday each month, 6:30-8pm, Kenton Firehouse, 2209 N. SchofieldAmeRicAN LegioN, st. JohNs post #98 Meets 4th Tuesday, 11:00 AM, St Johns Community Ctr. 8427 N. Central. Contact Gerald 503-289-0855boy scout tRoupe 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 Mondays at 8pm, Port Yacht Club, 1241 NE Marine Dr. cub scout pAck 52: Meets Mondays at St. Johns Christian Church, 8044 N. Richmond.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. Burlington.FRieNds oF pieR pARk: meetiNg: Third Monday, 6:30pm at St. Johns Community Ctr., 8427 N CentralhAydeN isLANd NeighboRhood NetwoRk: Meetings: 2nd Thursday, 7pm, at former HIYC, 12050 N. Jantzen Dr. on Hayden Island.iNteRstAte coRRidoR busiNess AssociAtioN: General Meeting: 1st Wed. every 3 mos., 8-9am @ Nite Hawk Restaurant, Rosa Parks Way & Interstate 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 Rd. NoRth poRtLANd LANd use gRoup: Meets 4th Thursday of the month at Kenton Firehouse, 8105 N Brandon. 7pmoccupy 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 Christie’s Restaurant, 5507 N. Lombard. General public is welcome to attend meetings to learn about the club. There will be a guest speaker at most meetings. Questions—con-tact 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. Contact: Mark Wells: markwells@portlandoregon.govst. JohNs boosteRs: Gen Meetings 3rd Tues at Central Hotel, 7:30-8:30. Meal provided. Board meetings:1st Tues at 7pm at Central Hotel. st. JohNs LioNs cLub: Meets 1st & 3rd Tuesdays each month at Patti’s Deli, downtown St. Johnsst. JohNs mAiN stReet: Meets at 8250 N. Lombard. Fore more info go to: stjohnsmainstreet.orgst. JohNs NeighboRhood AssociAtioN: General Meeting is 2nd Mon. at the St. Johns Community Ctr, 8427 N. Central.uNiveRsity pARk busiNess AssociAtioN: Meets in 2014: 2/25; 4/22; 6/24; 9/23; 11/18 at 7pm at Darcy’s 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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Cathedral Park NA invites neighbors to first meeting in 2015 The first meeting in 2015 for Friends of Cathedral Park Neighborhood Association is planned for Tuesday, January 13, 7pm at the Portland BES Water Lab on 6543 N. Burlington Avenue. Topics to be discussed will be the Marvel 29 project and Environmen-tal issues. Everyone is welcome to attend.

Story & Photos by James Moulton

The “c3” stands for Connecting Creators and Communities and is located at 7326 N. Chicago in St. Johns where they opened their doors July 2012. In their words, “We support: arts by creating op-portunities for exploration and collaboration; healing through therapeutic processes that promote self-actualization; excellence by recognizing individuals who lead by example”. In concrete terms, their projects include: providing support and a gallery for a Blue Moon Staff Show, a collaboration with Pulp and Deckle, and NW Film Center

c3:initiative - a new look at and old issue

School of Film, and a number of other gallery shows. Another project, under the um-brella of “Artists in Residence,” is a collaboration since 2013 with

ERNEST, a group of artists cur-rently based in the San Francisco bay area. This project is to bring discussion of the disposition of the Wapato Jail facility to the fore-front as the Bonds that funded it will be paid off in a bit over a year, in 2016. If you’re not familiar with Mult-nomah County’s Wapato Jail story, it is a jail that was constructed to be a short term holding facility, located near the Smith & Bybee lakes and was completed in 2004, 10+ years ago. Original funding

was provided for its construction, but none for staffing, so it has nev-er housed a single prisoner in its 525-bed capacity. It has been me-ticulously maintained, and looks like it was just completed, both inside and out. Because it was funded with County Bonds, many restrictions concerning its use will expire when they are paid off. The c3: - ERNEST collaborative project’s results will be a video, a publication, and a symposium in the fall of 2015 when the video will be screened. On December 13, 2014, scenes using volunteers were filmed, with other filming over several days. While there, the volunteers were given a short tour of key parts of the facility. The Wapato Jail is no strang-er to film crews, as segments of “Leverage” and “Grimm,” as well as many other advertisements and public service spots were shot there. When the Bonds are satis-fied, much more extensive use as a filming location would be permit-ted or even conversion to perma-nent sound stages. (Thank you c3: initiative and ERNEST for the complete access given this photographer.)

The front of the Wapato Jail

Extras given tour of a dormitory of a area.

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By Jennifer Park

Golden shovels ceremonially broke ground on a new transit-ori-ented development project in Ken-ton last week, bringing to life a vision born a decade ago. For developers Mary Hanlon and Jim Meyer, who purchased the land 10 years ago but were un-able to move forward during the recession, the groundbreaking is a celebration of the partnerships that helped begin the project. The planned four-story mixed-use building, tentatively dubbed The Kenton, will be home to 57 studios, one and two-bedroom apartments, and a ground floor restaurant space. “This neighborhood really lacks rental units,” said Megan Watts, member of the Kenton Neighbor-hood Association. “So the fact of the matter is it’s nice to have some apartments in the neighborhood. Especially of quality.” She added, “And there’s density for the busi-ness district, so you have more support of that, and that’s a huge deal.” The corner property sits just 300 feet from the Kenton MAX station, and is within a four-block radius of 64 small businesses, Hanlon said. The Metro Transit-Oriented Development program focuses on prompting development that encourages increased transit rid-ership. The financing assists in offsetting costs associated with design elements that incorporate TOD goals. The TOD design el-ements of The Kenton, including more apartments and a mixed-use building design, are projected to generate 17,000 additional transit trips annually, producing about $840,000 in fare revenues over 30 years. “These communities were driv-en historically by the existence of transportation systems,” said Met-ro Council President Tom Hughes. “We’re sort of going back into his-tory now by supporting this type of development with investment in light rail and other kinds of trans-portation systems.”The TOD funds granted to the project total $350,000, just 3.8 percent of the more than $9 mil-lion total project budget. In addition to TOD design ele-ments the property sits within the

Kenton Conservation District and the Denver Street Historic District, which each hold their own require-ments for design of new develop-ment. “We went through a historic de-sign review which is great,” said Kurt Schultz of SERA Architects. “We’ve really been working hard to make sure that the project fits within the neighborhood, the way it expresses what Kenton is all about. It is not a cookie cutter de-sign.” “The North Portland boom is happening,” said Bryan Suereth, Executive Director of Disjecta, a local contemporary art center that calls Kenton home. “I think this

Groundbreaking celebrates new development in Kenton

development is an example of that but a very good example, where if this sets the precedent we’re in good hands.” Metro Councilor Carlotta Col-lette praised Kenton as an example of how neighborhoods can devel-op transit, grow, and keep unique local personality. “We can keep our neighborhood charm, we can keep the character that we love, and still build and bring new people in, and put new people to work; over 100 jobs just because of this project,” Collette said.

Jennifer Park can be reached at jenni-fer.park@oregonmetro.gov

Metro Councilor Carlotta Collette with SERA Architects design rendering

SMART (Start Making A Read-er Today) has announce a new K-2nd grade after-school program at Sitton Elementary. The school, however, needs 20 more volun-teer readers to serve the many K-2ndafterschool students, who could benefit from participating in the SMART program at Sitton. SMART reading will be on Tues-

days and Thursdays from 3 – 4 PM. Sitton Head Start is located at 130 N. Smith Street in St. Johns. New volunteers can sign up on-line: www.getsmartoregon.org or call the SMART program office at 971-634-1628.

Sitton School’s SMART program

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Continued from Page 1: Marvel 29PHK launches Spirit of

ST. JOHNS GRANT CONTEST

PHK Development, the developers of Marvel 29, is sponsoring a grant contest for the community of St. Johns. The company is asking the community to support the small town spirit everyone loves by contributing to a pool fund and voting for the St. Johns business they feel embodies the spirit of the neighborhood. PHK and Marvel 29 will match every dollar donated up to $1,500. The winner will be announced at Marvel 29’s Grand Opening party on Thursday, January 15th. The public is invited to celebrate. To donate and vote, visit www.marvel29.com

Photo of a one-bedroom unit’s living and kitchen area

feet of retail space on the ground floor. Studio, one and two bedroom apartments will lease starting in the $800/mo. range and extend to $1600/mo. There will also be live/work units available for which the cost of leasing will vary. Apartments come unfurnished. Building amenities include a courtyard with a gas fireplace and BBQ spaces, a pet grooming room, a fitness center, a club lounge, a gaming area, and a gourmet demonstration kitchen. The building also features gated underground storage and parking for cars and bicycles, electric ve-hicle charging stations, controlled building access, a business center, and a rooftop ter-race. To celebrate Marvel 29’s completion PHK Development is planning a commu-

nity-wide Open House on January 15 where food, drink, and live music by local St. Johns band the Tipsy Ramblers will perform. This event is open to the public and will be from 4-7pm.

*(LEED: Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design, is a green building cer-tification program that recognizes best-in-class building strategies and practices. To receive LEED certification, building projects satisfy prerequisites and earn points to achieve different levels of certification. Prerequisites and credits differ for each rating system, and teams choose the best fit for their project.)-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Portland Parks & Recreation say the #1 park in Portland for en-gaged couples to get married in is Cathedral Park. As the New Year began those wishing to be first on the list stood in line for hours to make sure they got the park venue and date they wanted. Many said they think the setting of the St. Johns Bridge arches, the river and beautiful trees and shrubbery make it the number one desired choice. For 2015 standing in line (some most of the night on New Year’s Eve) was necessary but Park per-sonnel say next year online reser-vations will be available. Prices vary for each park.-----------------------------------------Did you know the St. Johns Re-view is Portland’s oldest commu-nity newspaper and is currently entering its 112th year of steady publishing. -----------------------------------------Did you know the correct pronun-ciation for Adidas, located on N. Greeley? It was named after its founder Adi Dassler, pro-nounced AH-dee Dahs-ler. So cor-rectly it is said:AH-Dee-Dahs, not as most people say: uh-dee-dis. Take a lesson.....-----------------------------------------Did you know when this newspa-per comes out that there are just 349 days until Christmas!! Time to shop!! Get that tree now!! You know how quickly it arrives. -----------------------------------------Did you know next year (2016) is a leap year? -----------------------------------------Did you know if you mouth the word: “Colorful” to someone it will look like you’re saying: I love you. Try it. -----------------------------------------Did you know that technically the almond is not a nut at all, but really the pit of a fruit related to peaches, plums and apricots?-----------------------------------------Did you know a baby octopus is about the size of a flea at birth?-----------------------------------------Did you know babies born on Jan-uary 1st are said to be the luckiest people throughout their lives. -----------------------------------------Did you know a jiffy is an actu-al unit of time? It’s 1/100th of a second.-----------------------------------------Did you know it takes about eight minutes for sunlight to travel from the sun to the earth. -----------------------------------------

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Mr. Adi Dassler(Adidas photo)

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cars on the road each and every day (Hart Noecker www.blueore-gon.com). In our growing climate crisis, is it acceptable for Portland leaders to be throwing their sup-port behind such damaging fossil fuel infrastructure? Opens the Door to Other Fuels? Pipelines can be shared. Some pipelines are “dedicated” pro-pane systems, in which propane is the only product moved in the line. Others are “batch” systems, in which more than one product is moved, in series, through the pipeline. Since Pembina deals in the transport of other fuels such as crude oil, it is appropriate to ask if they will eventually begin mov-ing and storing other fuel products along with propane at the site. Though the Port of Portland has said it will not transport crude oil “at this time,” more transparency with the community is needed.Treatment Onsite? Propane terminals use a vari-ety of methods for treating and conditioning the propane they re-ceive and store, prior to delivery to distributors and end-users. The methods employed are dependent on the condition of the propane at that location and on facility capa-bilities. The methods of treating propane at the proposed site have not been specified. What are they? Will there be other chemicals used to treat the propane before ship-ment? More transparency is re-quired.Environmental Zoning Besides the problem with un-stable siting of the terminal, only after months of discussions cul-minating in an agreement did offi-cials from the Port of Portland and City realize the zoning at the site does not allow a hazardous mate-rials pipeline. The environmental overlay zone was put in place in 1989 to protect sensitive wildlife, prevent erosion and protect views of the Columbia River. Unde-terred, Mayor Hale’s office has an-nounced it is working on a quick, “fairly minor change” to code to accommodate the Canadian com-pany, making the plan seem all but a done deal. Such a change could affect all environmental zones and open the door to pipelines and storage of volatile products on oth-er environmental sites. Alternate tweaking of code suggested by the City could also open a Pandora’s box of problems.Public Input Changing the code to accom-modate the project allows public feedback and requires approval from the Portland Planning and Sustainability Commission and the Portland City Council. Mayor Hales has called the project “great news” for the city but it’s not great news for north Portlanders if it is not safe, and so little thought has been given to its carbon footprint and other important issues. There will be a hearing about Pembina’s proposal before the Planning and Sustainability Com-mission on Tuesday, January 13, at 1900 SW 4th Ave., Room 2500A, from 12:30pm to 4:30pm. All are encouraged to attend to testify or learn more.

*Fracking, or hydraulic fracturing, is the process of extracting natural gas from shale rock layers deep within the earth. Fracking makes it possible to produce natural gas extraction in shale plays that were once unreach-able with conventional technologies.

responsibility as a good neighbor very seriously wherever we operate.Here are some of the ways we in-tend to be a good neighbor in Port-land:• We declined any form of public subsidy or tax abatement, even though our proposed site at the Port of Portland’s Terminal 6 is in an ex-isting enterprise zone. Our project will stand on its own financial feet.• We will consult with the St. Johns Neighborhood Association and other North Portland neighbor-hoods on ways we can demonstrate being a good neighbor. For ex-ample, we will push for construc-tion jobs to go to men and women who live in North Portland and will make North Portland our first source when we recruit people for permanent jobs at our facility.• We are negotiating a Letter of Understanding with the Columbia Pacific Building and Construction Trades Council as a way for Pembi-na to tap into Portland’s extensive pool of skilled workers and who share our company’s commitment to workplace safety. Both sides are working to sign the LOU by the end of 2014.• We will create and work with a community advisory committee to observe construction of our facili-ty, view incident training sessions when the facility is operational and offer advice on how we can contribute to community improve-ment.• During the next 18 or more months when we seek numerous permits for the terminal, we will use the community advisory com-mittee as a forum to update people on progress and listen to concerns and questions.• Our design plan for the facility will include shoreline restoration and mitigation, based on the advice of local conservation and environ-mental groups.• The Environmental Protection Agency and others list propane as a clean fuel. Portland school buses run on propane, which is cheaper, more fuel-efficient and less pollut-ing than alternate fuels.

• Our facility will be built and op-erated to strict construction codes and safety standards. Our control room operators, including the men and women who will man controls for this facility, have the license to stop any operation if they question its integrity or safety. We don’t re-sume operations until the person on the controls is satisfied the problem has been rectified or concern ad-dressed. This is a Pembina operat-ing standard.• We lease all the railcars we use. We only lease US DOT 112J rail-cars, which meet top safety speci-fications. When a railcar reaches about six years of service, we re-place it with a new, latest safety standard railcar.• Our proposed Portland facility will be designed and built only to export propane. The facility will be a closed-loop system, with liquid propane transferred from railcar into holding tanks and then into large storage tanks before being loaded by elevated pipe to ships. There will be no on-site process-ing of propane. In fact, the propane shipped through our Portland facil-ity will never see the light of day.• The facility is in an area zoned for heavy industrial use, with access to an existing berth and rail and through the Port of Portland, which has an excellent safety record. The facility will use a long, thin piece of property that is now partially used to export and import cars. In Canada, Pembina operates ex-tensive facilities similar to the one we will build in Portland. The only difference is transferring propane by pipe to a ship. We have ex-perience in designing and safely operating these facilities. We are very proud of our historical safety record and our safety-first culture, which starts with dedicated em-ployees and contractors from con-struction to operations.We look forward to the day when our St. Johns neighbors can join us for a barbecue on our site to see what we do and how we do it. Of course, we will use barbecues fu-eled by propane.

By Barbara QuinnBarbara Quinn has lived in the St. Johns neighborhood for 28 years. Her community volunteerism efforts include: Organizer of the first annual walk-to-school day at James John, ad-visor for the St. Johns Plan, past chair for Friends of Cathedral Park Neigh-borhood Association, advisory for the Superfund, and organizer and current Executive Director of Friends of Bal-timore Woods. By day she is employed as owner of Wild Oaks Native Plants. She also has a regular column in the Review called, “Between Our Rivers.”

Pembina Pipeline Corporation of Canada, the City, and Port

of Portland officials have formed an agreement for an immense propane terminal in St. Johns on the banks of the Columbia River. Pembina owns and operates pipe-lines that transport conventional and synthetic crude oil, natural gas liquids, and byproducts such as propane produced in western Can-ada tar sands by *fracking. Buoyed by the possibility of huge profits, the company may not have fully assessed the appropriateness or safety of the proposed site. The City and Port, heavily focusing on tax revenues the deal could gener-ate, may have also failed to assess the site for storage of up to one million gallons of the volatile fuel in eight separate tanks and its pip-ing onto ships bound for Asia. In fact, it is not clear whether the issue of the flood and earthquake hazard zones present on the site have come up in months of talks between the company and local of-ficials (http://mov.oregonexplorer.info/hazards/HazardsReporter/). According to chief scientist Ian Madin with the Oregon De-partment of Geology and Mineral Industries, Rivergate lies on san-dy soil saturated with water, as does much of the Columbia Riv-er floodplain. He said if an earth-quake of 6.0 or stronger struck the vicinity, it could cause catastroph-

ic ground movement and liquefac-tion at Rivergate. Pembina has not detailed any seismic protections in the plan and a spokesman declined to answer questions about earth-quake preparedness or any other concerns opponents raised. (Mike Francis, 9-2-14; Kelly House, 12-26-14, Oregonian). Yumei Wang of the Oregon De-partment of Geology and Neigh-borhood Emergency Team volun-teers have long warned of dangers from existing tanks of volatile fuels on the Willamette riverbank below Forest Park that would be unsafe in a major earthquake as is expected within 50 years. “The river could be ablaze literally if all of that petroleum is going into the water,” said Tom Fahey, of Siltronic Corp. (Mike Zacchino, Oregonian, 9-21-13). For politi-cal reasons, largely related to cost, many of the large powerful com-panies that own the tanks are not being required to retrofit them. It begs one to ask, “Do we need to be exposed to more risk by placing new unsafe tanks of fuel in inap-propriate locations?” While enormous profits are to be gained from the operation, mostly going out of the country, an agree-ment without thought given to the conditions on the site could leave residents to deal with problems caused by one million gallons of explosive fuel in an unsafe situa-tion. Cleaner Fuel? Though often cited as a “clean-er” fuel, propane is one of many hydrocarbons that are produced through the processing of natural gas and the refining of crude oil, both of which are found and ex-tracted from underground reser-voirs through fracking. The pro-posal outlines the development of a 37,000-barrel-per-day export fa-cility at a cost of about $500-mil-lion that would require a full unit train of propane per day, an opera-tion not without risk itself. 37,000 barrels of propane a day is the equivalent of 9,883 tons of CO2, or the same as putting 867,138

Photos (courtesy Pembina) shows the location planned for the Project. The large forested area is the West End of Hayden Island.

Project steps. (Photos courtesy Pembina)

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NORTH & NORTHEASTPOLICE INVESTIGATE DEATH AT A LLOYD CENTER HOTEL News Release: Portland Police BureauPosted on FlashAlert: December 28th, 2014 3:40 PMOn Friday December 26, 2014, at 10:44 a.m., North Precinct officers respond-ed to the report of a deceased female at the DoubleTree Hotel Lloyd Center, located at 1000 Northeast Multnomah Street. Homicide detectives ask for the public’s help as they investigate the homicide of 24-year-old Ashley Renee Benson. Detectives have learned that Benson was a victim of sex trafficking but it is not clear if that is directly re-lated to her death. She was discovered deceased in a stairwell. The Oregon State Medical Examiner conducted an autopsy and determined that she died of homicidal violence. Anyone with information about this case should

contact Detective Michele Michaels at (503) 823-0692, Michele.michaels@portlandoregon.gov; or, Detective Bryan Steed at (503) 823-0395, bryan.steed@portlandoregon.gov. ---------------------------------------------SHOOTING IN PIEDMONT NEIGHBORHOOD News Release: Portland Police BureauPosted on FlashAlert: December 24th, 2014 10:00 AMOn Wednesday December 24, 2014, at 2:20 a.m., North Precinct officers responded to the report of gunfire outside McDonald’s, located at NE Martin Luther King Jr. and Colum-bia Boulevard. Officers arrived at the scene and located broken glass from a vehicle but no other evidence of gun-fire or victims. A witness reported a vehicle leaving the area that may have been related to the shooting. At NE 42nd Avenue and Killingsworth, a K-9 Officer spotted a vehicle matching the description and initiated a traffic stop. Officers contacted five people inside the vehicle, including two gang asso-ciate. Two of the vehicle’s windows were shot out but nobody inside the car was injured. Officers responded to a report of a shooting with a victim on the ground in the parking lot of the McDonald’s at NE MLK/Columbia. Officers found broken vehicle glass at the scene, but no shell casings, blood or other ev-idence that anyone had been injured. The Gang Enforcement Team will follow-up the incident with further in-vestigation. The Portland Police Bureau Gang Enforcement Team and Gun Task Force are continuing to actively inves-tigate gang and gun crimes in the City of Portland. Anyone with information about gang and/or gun crimes in the City of Portland is encouraged to pro-vide information to the Portland Police

Bureau’s Tactical Operations Division at (503) 823-4106. Tips on gun crimes can be emailed to GunTaskForce@portlandoregon.gov. If you see a gun crime in progress, call 9-1-1.---------------------------------------------BASHFUL BURGLAR ARRESTED-CHARGED W/ TWO BURGLARIES IN PORTSMOUTH News Release: Portland Police BureauPosted on FlashAlert: December 23rd, 2014 4:00 PMOn December 19, 2014, a North Pre-cinct patrol officer contacted 25-year-old Debbie Ann Stevenson riding her bicycle on N. Lombard Street and Fortune Avenue. The officer suspected Stevenson as possibly being involved in a prior burglary where a neighbor took a photo of the suspect, nicknamed “The Bashful Burglar” on the Police Bureau’s CanYouIDMe page. As the officer was talking to Stevenson, a man drove up and told the officer that Stevenson had just stolen clothing from the laundry room of a nearby apartment complex. The officer took Stevenson into custody and located the victim’s stolen clothing in Stevenson’s backpack. Further investigation by the officer revealed that Stevenson was the woman in the photograph, taken by a neighbor after she burglarized a fire-damaged home in the 7900 block of North Clarendon Avenue on De-cember 8. Stevenson was booked into the Multnomah County Jail on charges of Burglary in the First Degree and Burglary in the Second Degree. There are several open cases that need the public’s help to identify sus-pects, persons-of-interest or critical witnesses. Information about these cases can be viewed by visiting http://www.portlandoregon.gov/police/can-youidme/ ---------------------------------------------AROUND THE CITYTWO TEENS ARRESTED FOR MULTIPLE ARMED ROBBERIESNews Release: Portland Police BureauPosted FlashAlert: Dec 29 2014-7:30 AMPortland Police Bureau Robbery de-tectives have charged two teens with a series of pedestrian robberies that occurred late Friday and early Satur-day in SE Portland. 17-year-old Jo-von Marcus Heath and 15-year-old Michael Antone Miller were booked into the Donald E. Long Juvenile De-tention Home on charges of Attempted Aggravated Murder, Robbery in the First Degree (six counts) and Robbery in the Second Degree (six counts).

This investigation started on Friday December 26, 2014, at 8:17 p.m., when East Precinct officers responded to the report of a pedestrian robbery with shots fired in the area of South-east 80th Avenue and Flavel Street. Officers contacted the 13 and 16-year-old male victims who told police that the suspects approached them and demanded money. As the victims ran away, one of the suspects fired several shots at them, striking only a parked car. As officers were investigating this incident, another robbery was broad-cast with suspect descriptions match-ing the description of the first robbery. The second robbery was reported at approximately 10:10 p.m. and oc-curred at Southeast 97th and Foster Road. The suspects, one armed with a handgun, demanded money from the three victims, taking one of their wallets. The victims in this robbery were a 20-year-old female, a 20-year-old male and a 19-year-old male. As officers were investigating the second robbery, an unknown person called 9-1-1 to report another robbery but did not stay on the phone long enough to provide additional information. At 12:35 a.m. on Saturday December 27, officers responded to the report of a fourth robbery near Southeast 112th Avenue and Powell Boulevard. The 19-year-old male victim provided good suspect descriptions to 9-1-1 and officers quickly arrived in the area, lo-cated the suspects and took them into custody without incident. Officers re-covered a handgun that is believed to be the gun used in the robberies. East Precinct officers, Gang Enforcement Team officers and Robbery detectives worked collaboratively to collect evi-dence, and interview victims and wit-nesses in this robbery spree, resulting in these arrests and charges. Heath and Miller will be arraigned in Multnomah County Juvenile Court. Detectives would like to hear from anyone with information about these robberies or any additional victims. Victims or witnesses may contact De-tective John Russell at (503) 823-823-0836, john.russell@portlandoregon.gov ----------------------------------------------SHOOTING AT TOMMY’S TOO ON FOSTER ROADNews Release: Portland Police BureauPosted on FlashAlert: December 23rd, 2014 11:21 AMOn December 22, 2014, at 10:07 p.m., East Precinct officers responded to

Tommy’s Too bar, located at 10335 SE Foster Road, on the report of a shoot-ing. Officers and medical personnel arrived and located a male adult vic-tim suffering from life-threatening injuries. The victim is 54-year-old Craig Mat-thew Desmarais, who was in critical condition the time of this report. No further suspect information is avail-able and detectives are continuing to ask for the public’s help in this inves-tigation. Detectives have learned that he was shot during an apparent rob-bery of the business. Detectives have a very limited suspect description at this point. The suspect is described as an unknown race male wearing all dark clothing. Anyone with information about this robbery and shooting should contact Detective Kristina Coffey at (503) 823-0696, kristina.coffey@port-landoregon.gov; or, Detective Mark Sponhauer at (503) 823-0416, mark.sponhauer@portlandoregon.gov. ----------------------------------------------NAKED MAN ARRESTED AFTER STEALING OFFICER’S TASER DURING STRUGGLENews Release: Portland Police BureauPosted on FlashAlert: December 22nd, 2014 4:30 PMOn Monday December 22, 2014, at 12:36 p.m., North Precinct officers re-sponded to NE 13th Avenue and Mult-nomah Street on the report that a man was exposing himself to some young children. The caller provided police with a description and the first arriving officer found the suspect standing in Holladay Park and noted that the sus-pect had removed all of his clothing. The officer contacted the suspect who began aggressively advancing towards the officer, who unholstered her Taser. The suspect was able to close the dis-tance to the officer and struggle with her over the Taser, ultimately ripping it from her grasp. The officer was able to remove the cartridge before the suspect had control of the Taser. The officer called for cover as the suspect tried to get into the patrol car, but it was locked. The suspect remained in the park as cover officers arrived and he surrendered to officers without in-cident. The suspect, 32-year-old Lu-narness Mendoza, was booked into the Multnomah County Jail on charges of Assaulting a Public Safety Officer, In-decent Exposure and Theft in the Sec-

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Joseph Bernard Kent Joseph Kent, 86, passed away peacefully Dec. 11, 2014. Joe was born in Crookston, Nebraska on November 4, 1928. His family moved to Portland, Oregon in the early 1940’s, where he graduated from Roosevelt High School in 1947. He was an employee of Standard Oil Company until 1962, when he established Oilco, Inc., a heating oil and petroleum distributorship. Retiring in 1983, the company was sold to Star-Oilco. He was preceded in death by his parents Leo and Ella; son James; sisters Jean, Patricia and Maryann; and brother Robert. He is survived by his loving wife Kay; daugh-ter Jean of Florence, OR; broth-er Kenneth of Woodburn, OR; step-daughter Michele (David) Chamberlain; and step-son Mi-chael (Debra) Grigsby. Grandchil-dren Sean, Brian, Aaron, Jennifer, Vanessa, Cindy, Ryan (Jennifer) and Amy (Michael). Great-grand-children Kayden, Ian, Mason, and Kinley; and numerous nieces and nephews. Joe was an avid golfer who en-joyed many happy years play-ing with friends as a member of Columbia Edgewater. As a sea-son-ticket holder since 1972, he was a consummate Trailblazer fan. Joe will be remembered for his infectious sense of humor. Being with him always guaranteed a smile and a laugh. All have been touched at some time by his kind-ness and generosity. He will for-

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ond Degree. Additional charges may be added at a later time. The officer was treated and released at a Portland hospital for minor injuries. Officers noted that several people in the area appeared to be filming and/or taking pictures of the incident but did not re-main at the scene to talk to police. Anyone with footage or photos of the incident is asked to email it to Sgt. Todd Tackett at North Precinct, todd.tackett@portlandoregon.gov. ----------------------------------------------TEENS ROBBED OF IPHONES AT SE 94TH AND DIVISIONNews Release: Portland Police BureauPosted on FlashAlert: December 22nd, 2014 12:11 PMOn Monday December 22, 2014, at 10:35 a.m., East Precinct and Transit Police Division officers responded to the report of an armed robbery at SE 94th Avenue and Division Street. Re-sponding officers were flagged down at 92nd and Division by the two vic-tims, both teen-aged males. The vic-tims told police that they got off of a TriMet bus and the three suspects also got off of the bus. The victims told police the suspects demanded their iPhones and that one of the suspects told them he had a gun. No gun was displayed or seen and the suspects ran away with the victims phones. Several officers searched the area but did not make any arrests. The suspects are described as African American teen males. One suspect was described as 5’8” tall, 170 pounds, wearing a red sweatsuit. Anyone with information about this incident is asked to contact Robbery detectives at (503) 823-0405.----------------------------------------------TWO SUSPECTS ARRESTED AFTER CAR CRASH, THROW-ING BOTTLES AT POLICE -

RIFLE FOUND IN VEHICLENews Release: Portland Police BureauPosted on FlashAlert: December 29th, 2014 10:49 PMOn Monday December 29, 2014, at 9:58 p.m., East Precinct officers re-sponded to SE 119th and Market on the report that a vehicle crashed into a median and two males were stum-bling outside the car in the Mill Park Neighborhood. As officers were en route, the caller reported that the males got back into the car and were driving away westbound on Market Street and pulled into a driveway just West of Portland Christian Grade School. An officer arrived in the area and could see two males running, then report-ed that they were throwing bottles of beer. None of the bottles struck the of-ficer, who coordinated arriving cover units into the area. Both males were located in the area and arrested by of-ficers. A search of the vehicle revealed several car stereos and a rifle. No officers or suspects were injured during this incident and the circum-stances leading to the crash remain under investigation. ----------------------------------------------DRIVER OF STOLEN CAR ARRESTED AFTER LEADING POLICE ON PURSUIT - DAMAGES 4 PATROL CARSNews Release: Portland Police BureauPosted on FlashAlert: December 30th, 2014 11:11 AMOn Tuesday December 30, 2014, at 3:37 a.m., a North Precinct officer re-sponding to the report of a stolen car spotted a similar vehicle at NE 82nd and Webster Street. As the officer at-tempted to stop the vehicle, the driver sped away northbound on 82nd, to-ward the Portland International Air-port. As the pursuit neared the airport, several officers, including officers from the Port of Portland Police De-

partment, attempted to stop the vehicle by using a Pursuit Intervention Tech-nique (PIT), and later a box-in. The suspect was able to maneuver the ve-hicle around the patrol cars, damaging two of them in the process, as he con-tinued driving westbound on NE Cas-cades Parkway near Alderwood Road, driving on the sidewalk and damaging a third patrol car and a hotel shuttle van. Port of Portland Police were able to effectively deploy Spike Strips to deflate the tires of the suspect vehicle, but the suspect continued driving on a frontage road to 82nd Avenue. Offi-cers again attempted to PIT and box-in the vehicle, but the suspect was able to drive out of the attempted stops, dam-aging a fourth patrol car. The suspect drove into a fenced parking lot where he exited the vehicle and ran away. Multiple officers, including a Police K-9 Unit, coordinated an area search and successfully apprehended the sus-pect. Further investigation found that the car was not related to the original stolen car call, but was a different, unreported stolen car. The suspect, 24-year-old Andrew Eric Kunkel, was booked into the Multnomah County Jail on charges of Unlawful Use of a Motor Vehicle, Possession of a Stolen Motor Vehicle, Attempt to Elude by Vehicle, Attempt to Elude on Foot, and four (4) counts of Criminal Mischief in the First Degree. Neither Kunkel or any officers were injured during this incident.----------------------------------------------PF&R RESPONDS TO ELECTRI-CAL FIRE IN A HIGH RISE News Release: Portland Fire & RescuePosted on FlashAlert: December 30th, 2014 11:21 AM

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On Dec/ 30 at 7:02 AM Portland Fire-fighters were called to a fire alarm at a residential high-rise building in downtown Portland (255 SW Harri-son St.) When firefighters arrived they received reports from residents noting smoke in some of the hallways. The incident commander called for addi-tional units to respond to the scene. Firefighters began searching for the source of the smoke and working to evacuate residents. Due to the ex-treme cold residents were sheltered in the buildings lobby. Fires in high-rise buildings require a very specialized re-sponse with additional personnel. Due to increasing smoke and the number of residents fire commanders called for a “Second Alarm” bring more personnel and equipment to the scene. The fire was located in an electrical vault on the 21st floor. Firefighters were able to hold the fire at bay using specialized extinguishers but the fire couldn’t be extinguished until electricians could cut power to the unit. As soon as the fire was located and isolated firefight-ers began working to remove smoke from the building. Residents were let back into their apartments as soon as the situation was deemed stable and safe. The vault affected floors 21-23 and those units will be without pow-er until it can be repaired. The power company shut down the affected vault and firefighters were able to extin-guish the fire. Fire investigators and the power company have determined that the cause of the fire was electrical and damage estimates are at $100,000 so far. This fire is a good reminder that residents should immediately evacuate a building when the fire alarm sounds. Plan your escape route before an emergency and avoid elevators.---------------------------------------------BANK ROBBERY INVESTIGATION IN PEARLNews Release: Portland Police BureauPosted on FlashAlert: December 31st, 2014 11:29 AMOn Wednesday December 31, 2014, at 10:56 a.m., Central Precinct offi-cers responded to the report of a bank robbery at Chase Bank, located at 1239 Northwest Couch Street. Offi-cers arrived in the area and contacted employees who told police that the suspect entered the bank, implied he had a gun, and demanded money. Af-ter obtaining an undisclosed amount of cash, the suspect left the bank and was last seen walking eastbound on Couch Street. Several officers checked the area but did not locate anyone match-ing the suspect’s description. The sus-

pect is described as a white male in his 30s, 6’1” tall, medium build, blonde hair, facial hair stubble, wearing all dark clothing. Anyone with informa-tion about this robbery is asked to contact Detective Brett Hawkinson at (503) 823-1080, brett.hawkinson@portlandoregon.gov; or, the Portland office of the F.B.I. at (503) 224-4181.----------------------------------------------PF&R RESPOND TO A CAR INTO THE RIVER News Release: Portland Fire & RescuePosted on FlashAlert: December 31st, 2014 11:36 PMOn Dec 31 at 7:30PM firefighters were called to NE Marine Drive. Dispatch-ers received a report of a vehicle veer-ing off of the road and into the river. Firefighters arrived and were able to see what appeared to be headlights in the water approximately 25’ from shore. Fire crews searched along the banks to determine if anyone was able to escape the vehicle and swim to shore, but no one was found. Rescue boats from several agencies searched the river and confirmed that there was a vehicle in the water. The Multnomah County Sheriffs Dive Team entered the water and recovered a body from the vehicle, the individual was pro-nounced dead at the scene. No one else was found in the vehicle. Any ques-tions regarding the cause of the crash or the investigation should be referred

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