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Remembering Mid-County places, faces & with photos worth thousands of words
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In our July 1996 story, “Will Herrington: The super coach who generates enthusiasm,” we included a front-page photo of the man and some of his team members. In this photograph, Herrington is surrounded by three of the members of the Portland Shockers; from left to right they are Amy Selzer, Heidi Nutter and Andrea Joachims.
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A memorial stone and plaque remembering those in law enforcement at the Multnomah County Sheriff’s Office who died in the line of duty stands in front of the Sheriff’s Office at the corner of Northeast 122nd Avenue and Glisan Street in Portland. This photo was taken in January 1999.
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The date was March 1994, and the place was somewhere in a warehouse in Mid-County. The event was a practice session for Elvis impersonator Elvis Nagle, playing with a former shining star in the entertainment business, drummer “Sexy” Rex Plew. Memo photographer Rich Riegel will never forget standing right in front of the band snapping photos while the group blasted out a ZZ Top-style version of “Viva Las Vegas.”
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In what is a previously unpublished photo, Jane and Jack Baker, both active in civic affairs in Mid-Multnomah County, posed in their Mid-County home for the Memo in September 1990.
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The East County Coordinating Committee, a group of civic activists in Mid-Multnomah County, formerly gathered during the Christmas holiday season for a cordial evening repast and an opportunity to exchange ideas. ECCCO was not a neighborhood association, but rather a way for those active in neighborhood affairs to connect with city, county and state officials. Mayors, police chiefs, you name them, they came when ECCCO beckoned. Shown talking are, from left to right, Midland Library Manager Carolyn Schell, Dorothy Smith and Sharon Owen in December 1995.
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A triumphant Nina Sponberg spreads her arms in a gesture of full flight freedom for our cover story on the Women in Transition program at Mt. Hood Community College. The story, titled “A woman in transition,” appeared in our January 1992 edition.
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In our January 1993 story, “Small restaurant has big secret,” we featured the Runge family: From left to right, patriarch Ivan Runge and his “children,” Shelly and Jeff. In the article, we spoke of Ivan Runge’s American Broiler restaurant at Northeast 102nd Avenue and Glisan Street, and also of Runge’s fame as an owner and the top chef at Rose’s Restaurants. Simply put, Runge built Rose’s reputation for good food and pastries.
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In May 1993, the Parkrose Middle School Pacers are shown as part of that year’s annual Gateway Area Business Association Fun-O-Rama Parade.
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