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Oregon Arts Commission Awards Career Opportunity Grants to 10 Oregon Artists

(PORTLAND, Ore.) - The Oregon Arts Commission announces 10 awards totaling $13,623 in the competitive Career Opportunity grant program. These awards provide support to individual artists who seek to take advantage of important opportunities to advance their careers through the development of artistic, business or professional skills. These may include exhibits in national and international venues, participation in conferences or workshops to expand their knowledge base.

Christine D'Arcy, the Arts Commission's executive director, observes "This investment in Oregon's artists helps stimulate creative activity throughout the state, and it's important to maintaining artists' creative small businesses. Many of the projects funded in this round will promote the work of Oregon artists around the world."

John Yeon`s Visitors Information Center Listed in National Register of Historic Places

(PORTLAND, Ore.) - Located in Governor Tom McCall Park, John Yeon’s Visitor Information Center is Portland’s latest entry in the National Register of Historic Places.

Constructed in 1948, the Visitors Information Center is a singularly unique example of the work of recognized master architect John Yeon. One of Oregon’s most famous architects, Yeon is known as a pioneer of the Northwest Regional style of architecture. His Information Center is his only non-residential building still in existence, and was included as one of only 43 buildings in the Museum of Modern Art’s prestigious 1953 “Built in U.S.A.: Post-War Architecture” exhibit along with works by other know architects, Frank Lloyd Wright, Walter Gropius, Philip Johnson, and Richard Neutra.

Now is a Great Time for Fall Color in Oregon

(SALEM, Ore.) - Whether you're a nature lover, photographer, or just like getting your exercise in the great outdoors, right now, as the days shorten and nights grow cooler, Oregon's rural and urban forests are starting out on an amazing transformation. This is a great time to take in the beauty of Oregon's fall colors.

Whether hiking along a trail, driving through Oregon's back roads or taking time out with the kids to enjoy a favorite city park, trees such as big leaf maple, red alder and dogwood all catch our eye with their brilliant hues and colors.

Robot Showdown At OMSI

Student Demos And Scrimmage Showcase Real-World Robotics

(PORTLAND, Ore.) - Don't miss the edge-of-your-seat excitement of robots battling it out at the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry (OMSI)! Experience the thrill of victory and pounding defeat as high school robotics teams from throughout Oregon and Vancouver gather at OMSI for a day of mechanical madness at the FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) Robotics Showcase.

Families are encouraged to come get an up-close look at these 120-pound student-designed robots in action (and even test one out) in OMSI's Auditorium from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 23. Entry to this event is included with regular museum admission.

Fugitive Melvin Anthony Murray Located and Taken into Custody

(LAKE OSWEGO, Ore.) - Melvin Anthony (Tony) Murray was taken into custody without incident at a Hotel located at 4911 NE 82nd Avenue, Portland. Lake Oswego Police Detective Lee Ferguson followed up on several leads and located Mr. Murray staying at the location.

Explore your creativity in OMSI`s new exhibit-design zone

OMSI's Design Zone Exhibit Postponed to November 20th 2010

(PORTLAND, Ore.) - What does it take to create an addictive and fun videogame? How many beats per second does a DJ need to get bodies moving on the dance floor? What goes behind creating a roller coaster or a skate park that produces the most fun and biggest thrills? Discover the secrets behind how videogame developers, music producers, roller coaster designers, and other creative problem solvers do what they do in the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry's (OMSI) new exhibition, Design Zone, opening October 23, 2010. Design Zone is presented at OMSI through the generous support of sponsors TriQuint Semiconductor and Mentor Graphics and will be on exhibit through May 30, 2011.

Portlands Alder Elementary - the nation`s first dreamer school ribbon cutting celebration

The Dreamer School will serve as a new educational and community change model

(PORTLAND, Ore.) - The "I Have A Dream" Foundation – Oregon has selected Alder Elementary School as the First Dreamer School in the nation. Please join us for the ribbon cutting ceremony, on October 5, 2010 from 1 to 3pm at Alder Elementary, which is located at 17200 SE Alder Street in Portland. The welcome tour will begin at 1 pm. A ribbon cutting with remarks from Senate Mark Hass, Chair of the Senate Education Committee and Mayor Sam Adams will be begin at 2pm.

St. Mary`s Academy Teacher Kathy Mitchell Named Oregon Art Educator of the Year

Using art to educate and inspire students is a winning combination.

(PORTLAND, Ore.) - The Oregon Art Education Association (OAEA) named St. Mary's Academy art teacher and alumna Kathy Mitchell as the 2011 Oregon Art Educator of the Year. Mitchell will receive her award at the OAEA's fall conference on October 8 at the Portland Art Museum and be nationally recognized at the National Art Education Conference in Seattle in March.

Honored and humbled by the recognition, Mitchell attributes her success to a thriving and supportive fine arts department at St. Mary's where 56% of current students are enrolled in one of 15 art electives including Concert Choir, Music Theory/Composition, Piano Ensemble, Marian Singers, Dance and Theatre, among others.

Portland Police Investigate Stabbing In NW Portland

Detectives are responding and will continue the investigation.

(PORTLAND, Ore.) - This evening, Tuesday September 28, 2010, at approximately 9:21 p.m., Portland Police officers responded to the 600 Block of Northwest 10th Avenue on the report of a stabbing.

Officers arrived in the area to find the 31-year-old male victim bleeding from the neck with a stab wound. The victim was transported to OHSU with a non-life-threatening injury.

Portland Police Investigating Homicide Downtown Victim Identified

(PORTLAND, Ore.) - Portland Police Homicide Detectives have confirmed the identity of the homicide victim from early Sunday morning as 19-year-old Andre Dupree Payton of North Portland. Payton died of a gunshot wound after the shooting early Sunday at Northwest 2nd Avenue and Couch Street.
Detectives have interviewed more than a dozen witnesses so far in the investigation but still need to talk to more people. Officers responding to the original shooting scene estimate that there was 100-200 people on the street at the time.

At this point in the investigation, Detectives can say that more than a dozen gunshots were fired and that some of those shots hit cars and buildings in the area.