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Amanda Lewis and Nick Lapp are engaged to be married May 18, 2013, at First Presbyterian Church in Portland.

The bride-to-be is the daughter of Donald and Nancy Lewis of Gresham. Amanda is a 2007 Gresham High School graduate and a 2011 Oregon State University graduate. She is a financial specialist and a volleyball coach at Pendleton High School.

The groom-to-be is the son of Michael and Kristin Lapp of Pendleton. He graduated in 2007 from Pendleton High School and in 2011 from OSU. Nick is an IT operations specialist.

For the first time in its 28 year history, the “Keep the Dream Alive” celebration held every year on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day is coming to the east side.

The tribute is from 11a.m.-6 p.m. Monday, Jan. 21, at the New Beginnings Conference Center, 3300 N.E. 172nd Avenue just off Sandy Boulevard in Gresham. The event includes civic and social speakers, performances, awards, art and food.

The Wallace Medical Concern — a volunteer organization that provides neighborhood-based health services for the uninsured — also is honoring Dr. King's memory with a community health fair, complete with free screenings, workshops, information and resources. from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. at its Gresham location in the Rockwood Building, 124 N.E. 181St Ave.

PORTLAND, Ore. -- Prosecutors have reached a plea deal with a Corbett man accused in a hit-and-run that killed a motorcyclist in Southeast Portland last summer.

Officials confirm that 42-year-old Brian Leymaster is expected to go before a Multnomah County judge Friday afternoon for a change of plea hearing.

Leymaster is charged with second-degree manslaughter, failure to perform the duties of a driver, reckless driving, recklessly endangering another person, DUII and second-degree criminal mischief.

The crash occurred Aug. 25, 2012, at about 7:45 p.m. According to Lt. Derrick Peterson, a spokesman for the Multnomah County Sheriff's Office, 60-year-old Gar Riggs of Sandy was riding a 1999 Yamaha motorcycle in the 39100 block of Southeast Gordon Creek Road when Leymaster’s Dodge Ram pickup truck crashed into Riggs head-on.

Investigators believe Leymaster was intoxicated when he crossed into oncoming traffic and hit Riggs. His blood-alcohol level has not been released.

According to the Outlook Online newspaper, Leymaster reportedly left the scene, but was arrested the following day.

Gordon Creek Road was shut down for about five hours while investigators conducted a crash reconstruction of the scene.

Family members have said Riggs had a passion for motorcycles.

“He loved it,” said Jason Frazier, Riggs’ nephew. “He loved riding motorcycles.”

The change of plea hearing is scheduled for 4 p.m. Friday.

Owners hope to complete project by spring 2014

Despite the obstacles and fleeting hope, Geoff Thompson is finally taking the initial steps toward restoring the View Point Inn, a historic building in Corbett that was ravaged by fire in July 2011.

“In life we all lose faith and hope at times, but I never gave up faith,” said Thompson, who’s owned the inn since 2004. “You don’t give up on a property like this. You don’t give up on a dream like this. And that’s why people like me succeed in the end, because we never give up.”

At the inn, which overlooks the Columbia River Gorge, engineers and architects are crawling into every nook and cranny in order to evaluate the extent of the damage and the cost of the restoration, Thompson said.

Money from an insurance settlement will fund the project, which, Thompson said, will be complete in spring 2014.

He added that the structure will need a new roof, and there is significant interior damage. Reconstructing the building’s shell should be complete by Labor Day, and then the focus will move to the interior next winter.

For more than a year, though, Thompson wasn’t sure if he’d reach this point.

He said he relentlessly battled with insurance and mortgage companies before receiving a check for an undisclosed amount on Nov. 26.

“Insurance companies have two departments,” Thompson said. “One department is the department that takes your money. And the other department is the department that denies your claim. So maneuvering through those departments can be difficult at times.

“Every day ... we beat down the insurance companies and mortgage companies, and finally a check was released.”

While Thompson refused to release the settlement amount, he said it would be enough to cover the estimated $1.6 million rebuilding cost.

“It’s guaranteed I’ll be able to complete it,” he said. “What’s salvageable is salvageable, and we’re going to save every drop that we possibly can. Everything that’s original, everything that we can save, we’re going to. We’re going to rebuild it to exactly like it was when it was built in 1924.”

Thompson said his patience and hope were fading while trying to reach a settlement, but having the funds to start construction was significant for the owner.

“If you were giving birth to a child and you were in the delivery room and you were holding your child coming out of your partner’s body — this is everything to me,” Thompson said. “I’ve done many things in my life. I’ve had many successes, many accomplishments, many failures. Rebuilding the inn is everything to me. The land and the inn are in my heart and soul.”

The View Point Inn is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and was featured in the movie “Twilight.”

“To rebuild this inn for my community, for my integrity, my dramatically slandered character, to be able to right a wrong and leave this inn rebuilt for generations to come is a dream come true,” Thompson said.

Councilors talk about replacing chili with National Night Out

While no decisions were made, Fairview councilors on Wednesday discussed the fate of the town's Chili on the Green Festival.

The discussion came during a council work session prior to the council meeting.

Members of the council expressed concern about stretching the city's thin budget to accommodate the festival and even suggested the idea of replacing it with National Night Out, a cheaper event last held in 2011.

“We're going to see what would work best for us in our financial climate,” Councilor Tamie Arnold said.

Fairview Mayor Mike Weatherby appointed Arnold and council president Lisa Barton Mullins to examine the options and report their findings during the next city council meeting on Feb. 6.

The festival, sanctioned by the International Chili Society as a district-level cook-off, has been held by the city in September for six years and offers family friendly entertainment, musical guests, arts and crafts vendors and more.

Weatherby, however, was not optimistic that the event would continue this year.

He said it would likely take a person, group or organization to provide the funds needed to allow the city to continue holding the festival.

He added that the last time that was attempted, it was a “disaster.”

The festival was canceled in 2011 when the city was faced with similar financial limits. And this year, councilors opposed to the festival cite 2010 — when the festival cost $20,000 — as a reason to cancel it again.

“When the budget is so tight, I don't know why we would budget $20,000 for a party,” councilor Steve Prom said during the work session.

But other councilors believe events like the chili festival are important for Fairview.

“Community events are pivotal and vital for community members," Arnold said. “We need community events.”

One councilor also added that the chili festival was the only community event where local businesses could advertise.

The most foreseeable alternative discussed during Wednesday's work session was bringing back National Night Out, a neighborhood crime and drug prevention event.

The council was concerned that National Night Out, a two-hour event, didn't offer the same amount of family friendly entertainment as the all-day chili festival.

But they talked about taking some of the features from the chili festival, such as an inflatable bouncing house and rock climbing wall, and incorporating those into Nation Night Out.

“Even if we couldn't put on the chili festival, it would be a great addition to National Night Out,” Barton Mullins said.

During the meeting, Weatherby stressed the importance of making a decision quickly since the chili festival is held in September while Nation Night Out takes place in August.

Dave Dahl of Dave’s Killer Bread spoke to nearly 750 students and staff members at Clear Creek Middle School on Friday, Jan. 11, telling his life story and underscoring the importance of good decisions.

“Usually I’m talking to people quite a bit older than you, so I’m a little scared,” Dahl joked. “It’s really an honor to be here sharing with you young folks.”

Dahl was a meth addict and convicted felon who spent 15 years in prison for drug crimes, armed robbery, assault and other convictions before he was released from Snake River Correctional Institute in Ontario in 2004. When his brother Glenn gave him a second chance, Dahl was able to return to his family’s bread business, NatureBake, and co-found his now popular Dave’s Killer Bread line out of Milwaukie.

He shared his story openly with students, showing them a video that chronicled his journey from prison inmate to bread company president. He landed on the name “killer” because in his day, it was slang for something awesome and amazing.

“A lot of people will say, ‘Dave, you’re so successful,’” Dahl said. “Success is not about money. I wouldn’t have been successful if I hadn’t learned the lessons I learned way before I had money. The lesson of humility taught me I was OK as myself.

“Success is not about my car,” Dahl said. “It’s about being able to give back and hoping I can maybe inspire at least one of you to do what I’ve done. It’s about spending time with my daughters and granddaughter.”

In prison, at age 38, Dahl learned the value of education and said his life totally changed. After battling depression for years, he asked for help and got the medication he needed.

“I went to school to learn computers, got out and made some bread, and the rest is history,” Dahl said. “It’s about really learning to accept yourself and working really hard to be what you want to be.”

Students, who were bursting with questions for Dahl — from what prison was like (it “sucked”) to what Dahl’s favorite bread was (Franz white bread, he joked) — were excited about the assembly.

“He was really able to turn his life around,” said Drue Woods, an eighth-grader. “If someone is in a deep hole, they can get out.”

For Ivan Perez, also an eighth-grader, hearing Dahl’s story reminded him of his mother’s struggles in prison. He said he was glad Dave’s Killer Bread offered employment opportunities to formerly incarcerated people — 30 percent of the Dave’s Killer Bread staff are former inmates.

“He was a very big inspiration,” said Kelley Bastin, another eighth-grader. “He sounds like a good guy, and he gives me a push on to succeed.”

Shellie Valpiani, a seventh-grader, said she had looked forward to the assembly for days and thought Dave’s Killer Bread was delicious.

“It’s inspiration through all this, he came out and succeeded,” said Korbin Williams, a seventh-grader.

The presentation was organized by Kris Voss-Rothmeier, a Clear Creek social studies teacher, as a positive behavior program designed to inspire students, help them overcome peer pressure and accept if they need help.

Linda Gayle Johnson

Dec. 30, 1950-Jan. 12, 2013

East County resident Linda Gayle Johnson died Saturday, Dec. 12. She was 62.

A service will be held at a later date. Gresham Memorial Chapel is handling arrangements.

Spc. Michael Kim Pritchard

May 16, 1986-Jan. 13, 2013

Spc. Michael Kim Pritchard, a 2005 Gresham High School graduate and active duty soldier stationed at Ft. Carson, Colo., died Sunday, Jan. 13. He was 26.

A service will be held at a later time. Bateman Carroll Funeral Home is handling arrangements.

Contributions in Michael’s name may be made to the Wounded Warrior Foundation.

Larry Baggett

Aug. 13, 1947-Jan. 14, 2013

Portland resident Larry Baggett died Monday, Jan. 14. He was 65.

A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 22, at Abernethy Center in Oregon City.

Larry was born Aug. 13, 1947, in Thomasville, Ga., to James Braxton Baggett and Jean Cranfield.

He served in the U.S. Army for three years during Vietnam, receiving two Bronze Stars and the Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal.

On July 1, 1977, Larry married Ivy Parsons in Portland. Larry worked as a truck driver and loved collecting vinyl records.

He was preceded in death by his sister, Joyce Baggett. Larry is survived by his wife; sons, Rick Baldwin and Rob Baldwin; daughter, Shelley Beach; foster children, Jake Timney, Matthew Baggett, Cameron Lee and Dylan Baggett; and four grandchildren.

Family Memorial Mortuary is handling arrangements.

Mary Louise Dart

June 3, 1927-Jan. 8, 2013

Gresham resident Mary Louise Dart died Tuesday, Jan. 8. She was 85.

No public services will be held. Private inurnment will be at Willamette National Cemetery in Portland.

Mary was born June 3, 1927, in Portland to James and Cora (McGuire) Baker.

Mary was raised in Gresham and attended Gresham High School. On July 19, 1947, she married Charles Dart in Portland.

If she didn’t know about a subject, Mary would go to the library and read up on it. She only finished her sophomore year of high school but you would never know it.

Mary was preceded in death by her husband and her daughters Laurie and Cathy.

Survivors include daughters Angela Harp of Vancouver, Wash., Cynthia Shepherd of Portland and Charlene Siegfried of Portland; 11 grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren.

Bateman Carroll Funeral Home is handling arrangements.

Verva Dean Park

March 18, 1937-Jan. 2, 2013

Gresham resident Verva Dean Park, 75, died Wednesday, Jan. 2.

A memorial service was held Saturday, Jan. 12, at Good Shepherd Community Church in Boring.

Verva was born March 18, 1937, in Shirlee, Ark., to Raymond and Goldie Harness. She was married for more than 50 years to Leonard Park before he died in 2011.

Verva spent many weekends at the bowling alley with her family. She also liked garage sales and crossword puzzles.

Verva was preceded in death by her husband and son, Dennis Park. She is survived by her children, Doreen Robinson of Camas, Wash., Diane Ruhnow of Springfield, Kelly Wilkerson of Gresham and Timothy Park of Salem; 12 grandchildren; and 19 great-grandchildren.

Bateman Carroll Funeral Home is handling arrangements.

Paul Benson Fitzpatrick Jr.

Sept. 20, 1944-Jan. 9, 2013

Boring resident Paul Fitzpatrick died in Gresham Wednesday, Jan. 9. He was 68.

A memorial service was held Saturday, Jan.12, at Sandy Funeral Home.

Paul was born Sept. 20, 1944, in Portland to Martha Louise (Harper) and Paul Benson Fitzpatrick Sr. He graduated from David Douglas High School in 1963.

On Aug. 9, 1975, Paul married Myrna Davis, at St. Luke’s Episcopal Church in Gresham. Paul worked for Rogers Construction and Portland Road & Driveway, where he became superintendent until his retirement in 2006.

Paul enjoyed woodworking, photography, oil painting, pottery and building custom furniture.

Survivors include his wife; sons, Jeffrey Fitzpatrick of Portage, Mich., Trevor Fitzpatrick of Battle Ground, Wash. and John of New York, N.Y.; and six grandchildren.

Sandy Funeral Home is handling arrangements.

Gene B. Ius

May 16, 1929-Sept. 5, 2012

Gresham resident Gene B. Ius died Wednesday, Sept. 5, after a long illness. He was 83.

No service was held.

Gene was born May 16, 1929, in Portland to Italian immigrants Louis and Ida Ius. He lived all his life in Portland and attended Ascension and Benson High schools, graduating from Benson in 1948.

He and his wife, Joan, were married Aug. 13, 1950, in Portland and had three children. Gene worked as a diesel mechanic for Consolidated Freightways and Safeway stores, retiring after 28 years in 1985.

Gene enjoyed fishing, hunting, camping, playing poker, his vegetable garden and Las Vegas. He looked forward to family get-togethers and good Italian food, especially spaghetti and ravioli.

The family would like to thank the Kaiser Hospital infusion and oncology departments for their support.

Rose City Funeral handled arrangements.

Janet Lynn Green

Sept. 13, 1949-Jan. 8, 2013

Gresham resident Janet Lynn Green died Tuesday, Jan. 8. She was 63.

At her request, no services are planned, but a party will be held in her honor at a later date.

Janet was born Sept. 13, 1949, in Seattle. She was raised in Oregon and graduated from Molalla High School in 1967.

On Jan. 26, 1985, she married Larry Green. She was an emergency room unit secretary and a Realtor.

Jan loved spending quality time with family and friends, including co-workers at Portland Adventist Emergency and those she met at Lake Merwin Camper’s Hideaway.

Janet is survived by her husband; daughters, Monica of Issaquah, Wash., and Kristi of Vancouver, Wash.; son, Aaron of Chancellor, Ala.; sister, Jodi of Portland; brother, D.J. of Enterprise; and eight grandchildren.

Crown Memorial Center is handling arrangements.

Audrey Allum

May 20, 1925-Jan. 13, 2013

Gresham resident Audrey M. Allum died from a stroke Sunday, Jan. 13. She was 87.

No services will be held at her request. Remembrances may be sent to the National Stroke Association.

Audrey was born May 20, 1925, in Minneapolis to Harold and Jennie Peterson. She was raised and educated in Peoria, Ill.

Audrey married Marvin Allum on Aug. 26, 1944, in Carlisle, Pa. After living throughout South Dakota and Oregon, they moved to Gresham in 2010 to be closer to family.

Audrey enjoyed sewing, quilting, needlework, knitting, cooking and gardening. In her later years, she enjoyed playing card and word games.

She was preceded in death by her husband and daughter, Linda Heath. Survivors include her daughter, Marsha Carriker of Gresham; four grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.

Arrangements are being handled by Davies Cremation & Burial Services.

Shirley Louise Caddy

May 5, 1924-Jan. 8, 2013

Shirley Louise Caddy was born on May 5, 1924 to Bernice (Sue) and Vance Hewitt in Longmont, CO. She died on January 8, 2013 in Legacy Mount Hood Medical Center surrounded by family members.

Shirley moved with her family to Compton, CA in 1931 and on to Bakersfield, CA in 1940. She married Raymond Seal in 1942 and they had a daughter, Mary Lou, in 1944. She and Ray divorced in 1947 and she moved to Oregon later that year.

Shirley met Thomas (Tom) Caddy in 1949 and they were married in 1951. They had two sons, Thomas J. in 1953 and Steven V. in 1955.

Music was her passion early in life. She played the piano, organ, trombone and harmonica and sang in the Pleasant Home Methodist Church choir. She and Tom played dances for many years with a family dance band.

Shirley was a talented artist, working with oils and china. She loved fishing, deer hunting, sewing, crocheting, knitting, and most sports. She was famous for her “ten cents for the first fish” when she already had one on. She was a “people person” with many friends and a strong family focus.

Shirley was preceded in death by her parents and son, Steven. She is survived by her husband, Tom, daughter, Mary Lou Anderson, son, Thomas, sister, Phyllis Updegrave of Seattle and brother, Bob Hewitt of Gresham. Survivors also include grandchildren, Tamra, Deanna, Mathew, Brian, and Scott plus seven great grandchildren.

No service is planned at this time.

Sandy Funeral Home is handling the arrangements.

Bernice E. Chinn

October 10, 1914 - January 12, 2013

A Gresham resident Bernice E. Chinn died January 12, 2013, she was 98. At her request she will be cremated and inurnment will be at Cliffside Cemetery in Sandy, no services will be held.

Born Bernice E. Ireland on October 10, 1914 in Kansas City, MO. the daughter of William and Bessie (Pavey).

She married Mansford W. Chinn on Mar. 14, 1933. The family moved to L.A., CA. in 1944, then to Gresham in 1985. She worked at See’s Candy from 1962 to 1966; then at French Hospital in Medical Records from 1967, retiring in 1979.

Bernice enjoyed sewing, cooking, knitting, refinishing antique furniture, gardening and much more.

She was preceded in death by her husband Mansford, son, Thomas Chinn, grandsons, Thomas Estes and Michael Orr, five brothers, Bill, Forrest, Russell, Kenneth and Roy Ireland.

Bernice is survived by her daughters; Virginia Dodson, Linda Chinn, sister, Thelma Lauerman, daughter in law; Elizabeth Chinn Schreiber, grandchildren, and great grand children.

Robert Raymond Tisdale

March 25, 1923 – January 11, 2013

Robert Raymond Tisdale was born to William and Catherine Tisdale in Woodhaven, New York, on March 25, 1923. After graduation from Jamaica High School in Jamaica, New York, he served in the United States Navy from 1941 to 1945 in World War II, with honorable discharge on December 16, 1945, in Bremerton, WA. He then attended and graduated from Multnomah School of the Bible in Portland and later Western Washington College.

On June 17, 1952, he married Twylah Kimble at Mount Vernon, WA. Three sons joined their family: George, Bobby and Mark. He taught school in Everett, WA, for 3 years, followed by 27 years of teaching 5th grade students at Roosevelt, Cleveland and Lincoln Schools in Mt. Vernon, WA. At the same time, he taught Driver’s Ed at the high school. During his career, he was a member of the Washington Education Association and National Education Association.

Bob enjoyed camping, fishing and traveling with his family. He was faithful to the local church and committed to missionary endeavors. He cared deeply for his wife and family, enjoyed his grandchildren and lived to help people in any way he could.

He was an active member of Emmanuel Baptist Church in Mt. Vernon for 45 years, serving as Missionary Committee Chairman, Sunday School Superintendent, teacher and deacon. When Bob and Twylah moved to Gresham in 1996, he became an active member at Wood Village Baptist Church.

Bob’s earth life concluded on January 11, 2013, while visiting in Prescott, Arizona. Continuing life without him is his wife, Twylah; two sons: George (Brenda) and Mark (Judy); seven grandchildren: Elizabeth, Jonathan, Mary Grace, Ethan, Matt, Tori and Jessica. He was preceded in death by his son, Bobby, in l972.

Memorial Services were scheduled at Wood Village Baptist Church and at Emmanuel Baptist Church. In lieu of flowers, memorial gifts can be sent to YD Adventures, P.O. Box 486, Burlington, WA 98233.

Something new, something unusual — a shootout for the Portland Winterhawks, and the team's first loss in 15 games.

Both happened Friday night at the Rose Garden, as the Hawks failed to tie the franchise record for consecutive wins (15).

Lethbridge outscored Portland 2-0 to clinch the shootout, the Hawks' first of the season. Lethbridge improved to 2-6 in shootouts.

Nic Petan and Ty Rattie missed their shootout attempts for the Winterhawks, while Remi Laurencelle and Reid Duke scored for the Hurricanes.

Portland coughed up a 3-0 lead, which it had built by midway through the second period before the crowd of 9.005.

After a Lethbridge rally, Petan scored his 30th goal of the season at 12:50 of the third period to put the Winterhawks back on top, 4-3.

The Hurricanes forced overtime after Sam Mckechnie tied the score with a power-play goal at 14:03 of the third period.

Hurricanes goaltender Ty Rimmer made 43 saves. Portland's Mac Carruth stopped 29 shots.

Portland forward Brendan Leipsic had a goal and an assist, extending his point streak to 13 games. He scored his 29th goal of the season.

Rattie and Petan each had two assists, and Portland also got goals from Tyler Wotherspoon (his eighth) and Oliver Bjorkstrand (17th).

The Winterhawks fell to 37-5-1-1, while Lethbridge improved to 22-20-1-5.

The Hawks have 76 points, seven more than the No. 2 team in the Western Hockey League Western Conference (Kelowna, 33-10-2-1).

Portland has two games in the next three days. The Winterhawks will be on the road to face Seattle at 7 p.m. Saturday, then will play host to Spokane at 3 p.m. Monday with the curtains open at Memorial Coliseum.

The Centennial boys swim team made a rush late in the meet, but couldn’t quite catch Central Catholic during an 89-81 loss Thursday afternoon.

The Eagles took an early lead when Blake Suh picked up first-place points in the 200-yard medley.

But Central rushed back behind a huge effort in the freestyle sprints where it outscored Centennial 25-7. Armani Dirks led a 1-2-3 Rams’ sweep in the 100 free to put Central up by 18 points midway through the meet.

The Eagles picked up wins in the last three races of the day, but it wasn’t enough to catch Central, which had secured the dual victory going into the final relay.

Central Catholic won the girls meet 94-68 — it’s first dual win in four years.

Look for expanded meet coverage in the Tuesday, Jan. 22, print edition.

View a photo gallery from the meet at …

http://daveball.exposuremanager.com/g/jan17_cc-cnt_swim

Christine Sinclair and Alex Morgan head the list of seven players allocated to the inaugural Portland Thorns FC women's pro soccer team Friday.

Portland resident and former UP star Megan Rapinoe wound up with the Seattle Reign, along with U.S. goalie Hope Solo and others. Rapinoe, however, has signed with Lyon Feminine, a team in France that is seeking its third consecutive UEFA Champions League title. She is expected to miss the early part of the new National Women's Soccer League's season.

U.S. star Abby Wambach, who also lives in Portland, will play for the Western New York Flash.

Also allocated to the Thorns were U.S. midfielder Tobin Heath and defender Rachel Buehler, Canadian goalkeeper Karina LeBlanc and Mexico's Luz Saucedo and Marlene Sandoval, both defenders.

“We couldn’t be more excited. We have a great foundation to build on," Thorns coach Cindy Parlow Cone said. "These seven players bring so much to Thorns FC. We are going to be a competitive and exciting team.

"Is it time to hand the hardware over? No. But it’s a great foundation for us to build a championship team around.”

The NWSL chose locales for 55 players whose salaries will be paid by their national governing bodies. Each of the eight teams wound up with three U.S. players, two players from Canada and two from Mexico, with the exception of the Western New York Flash, who got two players from each country.

Sinclair, from the University of Portland, has starred internationally for Canada over the years and recently was named her country's top female athlete of 2012, when she led the Canadians to a bronze medal at the London Olympics.

Morgan has been a standout forward, as well, and a key contributor to the Olympic champion U.S. women's national team. Morgan, 23, was voted U.S. female soccer player of the year for 2012. She led all U.S. scorers with 28 goals and a team-high 21 assists.

Sinclair ranks third all-time internationally with 143 goals in 190 appearances for Canada. She trails Mia Hamm (158) and Abby Wambach (152).

Buehler, 27, has earned 98 caps with the U.S. national team, playing in 50 of the 52 matches over the past two years. She had one goal and a career-high four assists in 31 games last year.

Heath has 60 U.S. caps and started four of the squad's six Olympic games.

LeBlanc, 32, has made 103 appearances in goal for Canada.

Sandoval is 28, and Saucedo is 27. Sandoval was a backup for Mexico in the 2011 Women's World Cup, while Saucedo started in two of three matches.

The Thorns, whose home games are set for Jeld-Wen Field, will stock the rest of their roster soon.

“We have the draft coming up next week, and we’ll be looking to get top college players," Parlow Cone said. "We’ll be looking to sign free agents around this core group. We’ll be a very pressure-oriented group with high intensity, and I’ll look for players who fit into that style that I want to play.

“I’m hoping that we’re a very dynamic and productive team. We have great attacking players, and we want to play a possession style. We’re going to be a dynamic team offensively, and I think the Portland fans are really going to enjoy watching these young women play.”

If this were a time of plenty, we would strongly advocate that the city of Fairview maintain its support of the Chili on the Green, a popular event for this East County community. But we understand the City Council's hesitation at providing financial support during a time of a financial hardship.

While the council has not officially voted to sever funding for Chili on the Green, it was less than enthusiastic about spending the money. The idea has been suggested that the city of Fairview pull the plug on chili in favor of replacing it with National Night Out, which are small events that connect neighbors with neighbors and with fire and police officials.

We are not convinced such a move would be in Fairview's best interest. Here's why.

While there's nothing wrong with National Night Out events, they are — at their very nature — beneficial only for individual neighborhoods. Think of National Night Out as block parties.

What this won't do is pull people from Gresham, Troutdale, Wood Village or Northeast Portland to a community event in Fairview. National Night Outs don't provide your community with a marketing opportunity to invite visitors who bring expendable income and who potentially patronize your small businesses.

While we understand why the City Council would want to resist spending public resources on Chili on the Green, we think it's important for all of Fairview to ask if this event is worth saving, even if it means others take over its planning and operation.

Perhaps the West Columbia Gorge Chamber of Commerce, or a local service organization, or even a group of volunteer residents, would be interested in taking on this event as a public service opportunity.

It works in other communities. In Sandy, for example, the Sandy Area Chamber of Commerce earns a significant amount of its operating income from its Music, Fair and Feast, which coincides with the Sandy Mountain Festival, operated entirely by a group of dedicated community volunteers. In both cases, these events are independent of the local government.

It's worth exploring if the Fairview community is dedicated enough to chili that it's willing to take this festival off the shoulders of the local government.

Perhaps, too, Fairview is at a crossroads, where it needs to ask if Fairview has the emotional attachment to “chili” that will allow for long-term support of a community event. Perhaps Fairview should consider other themes, such as the area's long agricultural history with berry fields, or the importance of railroads to the early years of development in East County.

No matter what, it would be a shame to let Fairview fall off the radar in terms of an entertaining visitor opportunity.

Rachel Edie leads Open Door with 23 points.

TROUTDALE — A hot start to the second half helped the Open Door girls basketball game put away Friday night’s 60-49 win over Portland Waldorf.

The Huskies took an eight-point lead into halftime, but that margin would grow before the teams came back to the court. Waldorf coach Terry Smith-Harris was hit with a technical foul on his way to the locker room, and Open Door’s Rachel Edie sank a free throw.

Open Door hit three of its first four shots in the second half, building a 40-24 lead after Amanda Powers came off the bench and converted a follow-up shot under the basket. Emily Sunderland hit a 3-pointer, and Edie scored on a fastbreak earlier in the scoring spree.

The Huskies would maintain a double-digit margin into the game’s final minute.

Open Door (5-5) moved into a tie with Waldorf for fourth place in the Valley 10 with a jumble of four teams battling for the league’s last two playoffs spots heading into the final weeks of the regular season.

Look for extended game coverage in the Tuesday, Jan. 22, print edition.

View a photo gallery from the meet at …

http://daveball.exposuremanager.com/g/jan18_waldorf-open_door_girls_hoops

The Reynolds girls swim team put a scare into St. Mary’s before falling 92-78 in a Mount Hood Conference dual Thursday afternoon.

The Raiders found themselves within four points midway through the meet after Christy Hartenstein and Emily Barnett combined for a 1-2 finish in the 500-yard freestyle. Hartenstein won the race going away, lapping the entire field just over the halfway mark, while Barnett gradually worked her way from last place up to second. She passed St. Mary’s lead swimmer on her final stroke in the 10-lap race, touching in .05 hundredths ahead.

Reynolds added another 1-2 finish by Abby Maricle and Adrienne Herzog in the backstroke to slice the margin to two points with two races remaining.

The meet came down to the final event with Reynolds needing a rare sweep in the 400 freestyle relay to pull off the win.

The Raiders led the way through the first three laps before Rory Kearns put St. Mary’s into first place on the anchor leg to secure the Blues’ victory.

Look for expanded meet coverage in the Tuesday, Jan. 22, print edition.

View a photo gallery from the meet at …

http://daveball.exposuremanager.com/g/jan17sma-rey_swimming

University of Oregon fans are waiting to hear what the Ducks will do for a head football coach now that Chip Kelly has decided to leave for the NFL Philadelphia Eagles.

Kelly told Oregon players the news Wednesday morning, after agreeing to terms with the Eagles.

He will be the Eagles' 21st head coach in franchise history.

Kelly met with Eagles owner Jeffrey Lurie, team President Don Smolenski and General Manager Howie Roseman in early January after the Ducks dismantled Kansas State in the Fiesta Bowl. They met for almost nine hours in Arizona, with both sides engaging in a wide ranging, enthusiastic discussion of everything from football philosophy to management and organizational values and ideas. The conversations continued until Kelly decided he wanted to remain at Oregon, according to the Eagles organization.

Still, Eagles staff said Kelly continued to evaluate the opportunity to work for the Eagles in the NFL.

“Chip Kelly will be an outstanding head coach for the Eagles,” Lurie said Wednesday. “He has a brilliant football mind. He motivates his team with his actions as well as his words. He will be a great leader for us and will bring a fresh energetic approach to our team.”

Oregon athletic director Rob Mullens said last week that the Ducks were "ecstatic" that Kelly was going to stay at the U of O after interviews with the Eagles, the Cleveland Browns and the Buffalo Bills.

Mullens said he had a plan for securing Kelly's successor and confirmed that offensive coordinator Mark Helfrich was to have been a candidate for promotion.

Kelly, 49, was 46-7 in four seasons as Oregon coach. He led the Ducks to BCS bowl games in each of the past four seasons.

Eagles forward Megan Dailey hits seven 3-pointers during the teams 50-47 win over Barlow

The Centennial girls basketball team found the hot hand Friday night, and Megan Dailey delivered a 50-47 win over Barlow.

Dailey opened the second half by swishing three straight shots from beyond the arc, so it was no surprise when the ball found her in the corner of the court with the game tied and less than a minute to play.

Dailey didn’t hesitate.

She launched her critical shot from in front of the Centennial bench, and the Eagle parents were off their seats celebrating before the ball ripped through the net for the winning points. The 3-pointer, her seventh of the night, put Centennial in front 48-45 with 0:48 on the clock.

Barlow answered with a quick two at the other end, but a pair of free throws by Chelsey Miller moved the lead back to three with less than five seconds to play.

The Bruins connected on two long passes to get the ball downcourt for an attempt at a tying 3, but the off-balance shot flew well off target.

Look for expanded game coverage in the Tuesday, Jan. 22, print edition.

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Sheriff Dan Staton will not make immediate changes

In the wake of proposed national legislation intended to curb gun violence, Multnomah County Sheriff Dan Staton on Thursday, Jan. 17, released a statement that he will not begin enforcing any laws that have not yet been passed.

Staton's announcement comes one day after President Barack Obama formally announced his proposals to reduce gun violence, including a ban on military-style assault weapons and high-capacity magazines.

Law enforcement officers around the country have objected publicly to the proposal, including Linn County Sheriff Tim Mueller, who called it unconstitutional.

He also said he would not enforce any federal regulations.

Staton said he has a procedure for evaluating and understanding any new legislation that affects Multnomah County residents. He would go through the same due diligence before enforcing any new gun control laws.

“I do not ... plan to make any immediate change of policy or practice with regard to recent reports I have heard of gun control measures proposed by elected officials locally or nationally,” he wrote.

Staton added that if laws are passed, he will evaluate the regulations before choosing to enforce them.

“No change in the practices of this office will come without both a clear understanding of the measures proposed or enacted into law, or a chance to hear back from the citizens of Multnomah County regarding these proposals,” Staton wrote. “Nor do I believe that a fast-tracked approach will be effective in improving what is a very complex issue in our country.”

Staton also discussed his obligation to support the Constitution, privacy rights for concealed handgun holders and create tougher screening for gun licenses.

“The first line of my oath of office is that I will support the Constitution of the United States, and I have and intend to continue to do that very thing,” he wrote. “I support the rights of citizens granted by the Constitution, and have worked hard to ensure those rights are protected."

Last month, mass shootings locally at Clackamas Town Center and nationally at a grade school in Newtown, Conn., spurred the gun control debate.

Staton said he's aware that local citizens are eager to see steps taken to prevent further violence.

“I am personally shocked and saddened by the recent events that have brought these issues front and center, and I will be engaged with my fellow elected officials, public safety partners and the citizens of this county as we thoughtfully consider what measures might be taken to curb the violence seen in these recent events,” he wrote.

TUESDAY, JAN. 22

Wood Village City Council — 6 p.m., City Hall, 2055 N.E. 238th Drive. For more information, call 503-667-6211.

Fairview Planning Commission — 6:30 p.m., City Hall, 1300 N.E. Village St. For more information, call Devree Leymaster at 503-674-6206.

Troutdale City Council — 7 p.m., City Hall basement, 219 E. Historic Columbia River Highway. A public hearing will be held on the comprehensive land use plan map and zoning district map for the Edgefield North Property regarding economic development. Call 503-674-7237 or visit troutdaleoregon.gov.

Damascus City Council — 7 p.m., City Hall, 19920 S.E. Highway 212. Call 503-658-8545 or visit ci.damascus.or.us.

Troutdale Selection Committee — 6 p.m., City Hall basement, 219 E. Historic Columbia River Highway. Conducting interview with applicants interested in serving on city committees. For information, call 503-674-7237 or visit troutdaleoregon.gov.

Gresham is the proud owner of a missing 3-acre link in a 2-mile stretch of largely publicly owned land that happens to be prime salmon habitat.

City councilors on Tuesday, Jan. 15, agreed to pay $112,500 for the 2.87 acres of land at 1835 S.E. Liberty Ave. along Johnson Creek.

The city plans to use the property to improve the creek's water quality, which will improve the already impressive fish habitat there, said Steve Fancher, Gresham's director of environmental services.

The property is between Hogan and Reneger roads near the Springwater Trail, and is the missing link in a stretch of nearly 2 miles of property along Johnson Creek that is almost entirely publicly owned by Gresham, Metro or both.

“This particular property is significant because it helps fill a bit of a gap,” Fancher said. “And this particular stretch has some of the best salmon habitat on it.”

“This is exciting,” said Matt Clark, executive director of the Johnson Creek Watershed Council. The council's watershed action plan 10 years ago identified this area of the creek as having the highest quality salmon habitat of all of Johnson Creek.

Volunteers in recent years have found coho carcasses in the creek in Gresham and near the city's western edge.

“We know that there are spawning salmon being found around this section of Johnson Creek, so protecting it is very important,” Clark said.

Plus, steelhead and rainbow trout have been found in other parts of Johnson Creek and its tributaries, including one near Reed College, he added.

“Salmon are using the site, and juvenile coho salmon do use it year-round,” Fancher said. “So it's providing good habitat now. It has potential to be even better, and it happens to be in this 2-mile stretch of prime salmon habitat in Gresham.”

Owning the property also makes it easier for the city to maintain a nearby section of the Springwater Trail.

The creek, as creeks do, has moved or meandered over time. “And in a couple places it has gotten very close to the Springwater Trail on this property,” Fancher said. Any closer, and the creek will erode soil next to and possibly under the trail, creating a scenario in which the trail could collapse.

“We try to identify those before they happen and do some geo-engineering along the creek banks to help keep the creek from moving closer to the trail and move it away from the trail a bit,” Fancher said. But in order to do that work, the city either has to own the land or get costly, difficult construction easements from private property owners.

Eroding soil also produces sediment that is bad for the creek's water quality, Clark said.

Purchasing the property fills the gap in 2 miles of almost entirely publicly owned land, “making a uniquely large-scale floodplain reconnection and fish habitat enhancement project possible in the future,” according to the city council packet.

The property includes an 800-square-foot house built in 1930 that is prone to flooding due to being in the flood plain. It is in such bad shape that it does not add significantly to the property's value, so the city plans to remove it. The house also is a suspected source of bacteria in Johnson Creek because it is still connected to a septic field next to the creek. Demolishing the house means the septic system can be decommissioned. This, coupled with improving vegetation on the creek banks, also will improve water quality and fish habitat.

Money for the purchase is from the 2006 Metro bond that voters approved to protect green spaces and preserve natural areas. Of Gresham's $2.6 million share, $400,000 is budgeted to improve Johnson Creek habitat. The city plans to use $50,000 of the earmarked funds to stabilize the creek banks where the it has meandered.

St. Henry Catholic Church rings in its 100th anniversary

When President John F. Kennedy Jr. was assassinated Nov. 22, 1963, the first bells in East Multnomah County tolled at St. Henry Catholic Church.

The church filled a few hours later for a requiem Mass, where Father Augustine Meyer said, “Only through prayer, love and charity will we heal the wounds.”

Today, the church that began in January 1913 is home to at least 1,500 families and remains a leader in the religious community, with involvement in numerous ministries including Zarephath Pantry and St. Vincent de Paul.

“There’s a marvelous core of folks who form the spirit of this parish,” Father Charles Zach said. “It’s a very special time to highlight who we are.”

Sunday, Jan. 13, a 100th anniversary Mass and open house drew 735 people, including former priests and Archbishop John Vlazny. The event featured a museum display with decades of relics — photos, songbooks, baptism and wedding gowns, newspaper clippings and devotional items — including artifacts unearthed from a 1988 time capsule.

“People were very taken with seeing themselves as children — seeing the legacy of the parish and how it connects to the whole Gresham community,” Father Zach said. “This is a church of volunteers. There are a lot of fingers connected with the community.

“It was important for people to see so many returning pastors and clergy. You really don’t see it as a work force, you see it as family,” he said.

Early beginnings

The first St. Henry service was held Jan. 1, 1913, above the Gresham Drug Store at the site of the current Jazzy Bagels on the northeast corner of Main Avenue and Powell Boulevard, led by the newly appointed Rev. Henry Bruenagel. Its first church, on Northwest First Street, which cost $800, was blessed Sept. 21, 1913.

A succession of additions came when the 1,378-pound bell tower arrived in 1914, when the sanctuary and sacristy were added in 1915 and when the parish house was constructed in 1918.

“I sense the same zeal and commitment that moved your parish founders to build and sustain a place of worship for the community still prevails,” Vlazny, the archbishop of Portland, wrote in a letter to St. Henry before the 100th anniversary event.

Al and Ben Olbrich, now St. Henry members in their 90s, were baptized by the original Rev. Bruenagel and are among the members of six founding families who remain involved in the parish today.

“It’s rather impressive to look back,” said Father Zach, the 10th pastor at St. Henry who came to the parish in 2009 from Junction City. “In 1912, Gresham was a town of 500. By the time we got to building our school and new church, the population was between 5,000 and 10,000. Today, our population is upwards of 100,000.”

From the 90-somethings down to the infants, St. Henry is now a largely multiethnic parish with members from Indonesia, Samoa, Nigeria and Kenya. Father Zach said the church wants to welcome more Latino families as one of its pastoral goals.

“We’re a melting pot at St. Henry, but we’re really missing the multicultural wealth of the Mexican community,” Father Zach said. “There’s a saying that ‘We’re going to be integrated in heaven.’ It’s time we start here.”

A new church and school

In 1951, Sisters of the Immaculate Heart of Mary told St. Henry they would staff a Catholic grade school at the church. The next year, the church was remodeled, with an imported wooden crucifix and bronze tabernacle added. A school, auditorium and convent were built in 1953.

St. Henry transitioned to a modern building more fitting of the downtown Gresham neighborhood in 1964; Father Meyer called it a “house of God” rather than a temple or cathedral. Members have called the building home for nearly 50 years.

On Sept. 25, 1969, St. Henry made the front page of The Gresham Outlook when it announced it would dismantle the 56-year-old church and one of Gresham’s oldest landmarks, which hadn’t been used since the new church was completed.

The school operated until 1971, when the Superior General of the Sisters of the Immaculate Heart of Mary determined they no longer were able to support the St. Henry school because of a severe personnel shortage.

The 2013 centennial

time capsule

As St. Henry rounds out its centennial celebration in July — the church decided to span the festivities over the course of a year— it once again will bury a time capsule, this time with 100th anniversary mementos.

“It’s nice to see this correlation of where the church was to where it is — to see the camaraderie among different parishioners,” said Angie Eckroth, a museum coordinator for the centennial celebration.

“I love the atmosphere and the people of St. Henry’s,” said Ilene Burkhardt, another planning member for the centennial celebration who organized the luncheon.

Kevin Williams, a young member and the time capsule committee chairman who became affectionately known as “The Digger” after bringing up the 1988 capsule, will do the honors of burying the 2013 capsule, a hermetically-sealed vault provided by Bateman Carroll, at a picnic in July on church grounds.

“We go back over the 100 years and think it was the Stone Age,” Father Zach joked. “In 100 years they’ll think this was the Stone Age. The capsule will celebrate this era.”

Something new, something unusual — a shootout for the Portland Winterhawks, and the team's first loss in 15 games.

Both happened Friday night at the Rose Garden, as the Hawks failed to tie the franchise record for consecutive wins (15).

Lethbridge outscored Portland 2-0 to clinch the shootout, the Hawks' first of the season. Lethbridge improved to 2-6 in shootouts.

Nic Petan and Ty Rattie missed their shootout attempts for the Winterhawks, while Remi Laurencelle and Reid Duke scored for the Hurricanes.

Portland coughed up a 3-0 lead, which it had built by midway through the second period before the crowd of 9.005.

After a Lethbridge rally, Petan scored his 30th goal of the season at 12:50 of the third period to put the Winterhawks back on top, 4-3.

The Hurricanes forced overtime after Sam Mckechnie tied the score with a power-play goal at 14:03 of the third period.

Hurricanes goaltender Ty Rimmer made 43 saves. Portland's Mac Carruth stopped 29 shots.

Portland forward Brendan Leipsic had a goal and an assist, extending his point streak to 13 games. He scored his 29th goal of the season.

Rattie and Petan each had two assists, and Portland also got goals from Tyler Wotherspoon (his eighth) and Oliver Bjorkstrand (17th).

The Winterhawks fell to 37-5-1-1, while Lethbridge improved to 22-20-1-5.

The Hawks have 76 points, seven more than the No. 2 team in the Western Hockey League Western Conference (Kelowna, 33-10-2-1).

Portland has two games in the next three days. The Winterhawks will be on the road to face Seattle at 7 p.m. Saturday, then will play host to Spokane at 3 p.m. Monday with the curtains open at Memorial Coliseum.