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June 05 2021
A century and a quarter in Sellwood and Westmoreland can be traced by following one family
Westmoreland in the 1950s and 1960s found young people spending their Saturday afternoons at the Moreland Theater, while mom and dad played cards with their next-door neighbors, and when teenagers went dancing in sock hops at the local high school. And everyone went to church on Sunday.
For a ten-year-old girl like Marcia Singer, that was a time to appreciate the burst of colorful flowers and wonderful smells that came from Crantford s Flower Shop on the corner of S.E. Milwaukie Avenue and Bybee Boulevard…a time to ride bikes with neighborhood girlfriends to summer concerts at Sellwood Park…and to rise early in the morning for ballet and tap dance classes at the Sellwood Community Center at Spokane and S.E. 15th.
Portland woman s mask tree wins her a new Mazda
Ursula Hood hangs her handmade facemasks from the branches of a tree and gives them out all over Portland; her daughter nominated her for the award Author: Christelle Koumoué (KGW) Updated: 1:30 PM PST March 4, 2021
PORTLAND, Ore. Wearing a mask for protection is nothing new for Ursula Hood. She received a kidney transplant in 2011, and doctors recommend she wear PPE to avoid any complications.
“Ever since then, whenever I’m in any crowded space I’ve always worn a mask just to protect myself, said Hood.
When COVID hit she saw an opportunity to share from her experience. We all have to give back to each other, we have to help each other out, said Hood. I’m super grateful for my donor and I was just thinking, well, how can I help the community?”