We’re fortunate to have a genuine pro photographer in the Sumner neighborhood, and she came to take photos at our Neighbors Night Out barbecue on August 3.
Thanks, Katana, for taking and sharing such gorgeous shots!
Join us for litter patrol tomorrow, Saturday, August 28
August 27th, 2010 · Cleanup, health
The last Saturday of each month is the day the Sumner Association of Neighbors (SAN) in NE Portland goes out on litter patrol! Join us tomorrow — August 28 — for some instant gratification as we beautify our streets.
Where and when: We meet at 10AM at the CNN office, 4415 NE 87th (side door of the fire station), between Sandy and Prescott. We supply orange vests, rubber gloves, garbage bags and those pickup pincher tools. We go for two hours max, and dump anything we collect in the CNN dumpster.
I toured the neighborhood last weekend setting up signs for the garage sale, and found a few hotspots that need our attention:
- North end of NE 91st (near NE Sumner)
- North end of NE 89th (near Killingsworth)
- North end of NE 82nd (at NE Webster)
- Around the intersection of NE 82nd and NE Prescott
- Along NE Going St
- Along NE Prescott St
- NE Sandy around NE Prescott
In other words: There is no shortage of areas to cover this month.
Last month, with just a few of us, we covered the following areas: NE Sandy from NE 87th to NE 85th; NE Prescott and NE Going from NE 82nd to NE Sandy; NE 87th from NE Sandy Blvd to NE Emerson.
Picking a name for the ‘litter patrol’
At our most recent neighborhood meeting, the topic was raised for a permanent name for the litter patrol. ‘Litter patrol’ was just a description more than a name for the group who does the beautification.
An long list of possible names was shared by our neighbor Heather (who wrote the essay ‘Inside litter‘), and here are the vote-getting contenders:
- Sumner Pride – three votes
- Sumner Litter Patrol – two votes
- Sumner Litter Zappers – two votes
- Sumner Litter Busters – one vote
- Sumner Rubbish Urchins – one vote
What’s your opinion? If I can figure out how to post a web poll on this site, I’ll do it. (I may have to set it up on Survey Monkey.) Leave a comment, or email us at sumner.neighborhood@gmail.com.
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Sidewalk installation underway on NE 82nd
August 26th, 2010 · transportation, trees
Here’s a couple photos of the sidewalk being installed on the west side NE 82nd. One of the workmen said he thought they’d be completely done next week.
Asked whether some of the trees so close to the street on east side of NE 82nd — for example at NE Humboldt St –would stay, he said he didn’t know. But he knew some instructions said to leave specific trees, and said he thought some that are set back a bit would stay because the right of way is narrower on the east side of the street. He noted that it’s faster and easier for them, the sidewalk installers, if the trees stay.
For more about the sidewalk project, see NE 82nd sidewalk project begins in late July.
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Results: Sumner neighborhood opinion survey
December 12th, 2009 · fun, san
You and your neighbors have spoken! Unveilled at the Holiday Gala on Dec. 3, the results of the Sumner Association of Neighbors (SAN) survey are released!
Thanks go to the many people who helped to deliver the survey door-to-door from July to October. Volunteers knocked on about 800 doors to say hello to neighbors and to ask them to complete and return the survey. Thanks are also due to the more than 100 households who returned the survey. About a third of respondents completed the survey directly online. The rest delivered the paper survey to the CNN office at the fire station on NE 87th.
You can see the full survey results (43K PDF file).
In brief, here are survey highlights:
- Years in Sumner: Respondents were almost evenly split among three groups: 1 to 5 years, 5 to 20 years, and 20+ years.
- Awareness: Most respondents were aware of SAN and about half had heard of Central Northeast Neighbors (CNN), the nonprofit that helps neighborhood associations in this part of Northeast Portland.
- Boosting neighborhood involvement: About a third of respondents suggested ‘More outreach and events’ but about half had no suggestion.
- Neighborhood events you want: Respondents picked the annual neighborhood cleanup as the most popular neighborhood event (73%). The next three most popular events were neighborhood garage sale (45%), a litter patrol (40%),
and the Halloween party for kids (39%). - What Sumner values: Respondents said they value ‘A safe place to live’ (90%). That was the top response by a wide margin. The next two closest responses were ‘Privacy and quiet’ (55%) and ‘A sense of community’ (49%).
- Sumner needs: Two answers tied for the top slot: Parks and sidewalks. Each response got 59%.
Looking ‘inside’ the numbers, responses varied somewhat depending on length of residency in Sumner neighborhood. The good news is that we have a really nice mix of long-time residents and newer people. This can pose a real opportunity for boosting involvement.
For example, two of the top events — the annual cleanup and the Halloween party — have been held in Sumner for years. The other two favorite events — neighborhood garage sale and litter patrol — are new events that we’ll need to plan and stage for the first time.
For more details about how responses varied, see the survey results with the breakdown by length of residency in Sumner (43K PDF file).
These survey results pose new opportunities and challenges for SAN and Sumner neighborhood residents. It’s exciting to have such clear priorities expressed by our neighbors.
Please review the results, think about what you’d like to be involved in, join our email list, and be ready for new possibilities in 2010!
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Successful Sumner cleanup filled seven dumpsters
May 28th, 2010 · Cleanup
On May 15, the Sumner Association of Neighbors (SAN) held our annual yard debris cleanup. Neighbors brought scrap metal, yard debris, furniture, and lots of other non-toxic stuff — enough to fill seven dumpsters full: One metal, one yard waste, and five assorted junk.
We had a group of young men that SAN chair Eugene Muir recruited to help out and, I (Scott the vice chair) for one am very grateful for their help. We also had a variety of Sumner neighbors help out, and we want to extend thanks to them also.
Ronda (our secretary and treasurer) has been vacation, but I will update this post with names & a profit/loss figure when I get those details.
We had several people tell us they didn’t hear about the cleanup via newsletter, though we did send postcards to our (limited) list of neighbors. It’s true we don’t have full coverage for the quarterly newsletter, which is delivered by hand door-to-door, and volunteers are needed.
If you missed our cleanup, but you have stuff to dispose of, I found notice that the Woodlawn neighborhood — in close-in NE Portland — is holding their cleanup tomorrow, May 29. I have a few items to dump, so maybe I’ll see you there.
A final reminder: Tomorrow — Saturday May 29 — is also our monthly litter patrol. Come join us at 10AM for an hour or two of beautifying the neighborhood. We meet at the side door of the fire station at 4415 NE 87th Ave.
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NE 82nd sidewalk project begins in late July
May 30th, 2010 · transportation
Construction of sidewalk on both sides fo NE 82nd Avenue from NE Prescott St to NE Alberta St is set to begin the week of July 25, according to an update from the Portland Bureau of Transportation.
Note: The dates quoted are subject to change.
Start on the east side of NE 82nd Ave at Alberta, work southbound to Prescott. Move to the west side fo NE 82nd Ave, work northbound.
- Week of July 25: Begin Clearing and Grubbing and General Excavation
- Week of August 1: Begin Construction fo sidewalks, drivewsays and corners
- Week of Sept. 12: Complete construction
The winning contractor is D & D Concrete and Utilities of Tualatin. The NE 82nd sidewalk installation is part of a broader project installing sidewalks around Portland. Other segments include parts of SE 82nd, NE Glisan, and SW Barbur Blvd.
Project manager April Bertelsen attended our March neighborhood meeting to give us details about the project, which is funded by federal stimulus dollars (officially known as the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009).
For more information, see the sidewalk infill project page on the Portland Bureau of Transportation website.
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Planning & traffic focus of June 15 Sumner meeting
July 22nd, 2010 · crime, grotto, land use, parks, planning, transportation
Meeting minutes of the June 15, 2010 meeting of the Sumner Association of Neighbors (SAN):
Guest speaker: Eric Zajac of the PPD. Confirmed that patrol officers were here last time. Said it was a quiet month in Sumner, with a notable exception fo one resident robbed at 3AM in his driveway, by two armed men who mistakenly thought he had a pot growing operation.
Zajac also discussed city budget cuts, meaning fewer walk-in hours at police precincts, but not patrol cuts. He said crime is down nationwide but Forbes cited Portland as the nation’s third lowest crime city.
Guest speakers: Debbie Bischoff, senior planner with Portland Bureau of Planning and Sustainability, and Bill Barber, neighborhood planner with Central Northeast Neighbors.
Debbie and Bill covered a lot of ground. Big picture: Debbie said there hasn’t been planning done for this part of Portland for 20-30 years. She added it was on her top 5 list for planning in this part of town. It would include things like signal timing, sidewalks, and crosswalks. She said she’d advocate again for this part of the city to get a planning update. For example, the Eastside MAX planning done in 2009 — which describes the SAN lot as a possible park — has been stalled. Two completed examples are the Cully/Concordia plan and the East Portland Action Plan.
Here are more highlights:
- Equity and 20-minute neighborhoods are the themes of the in-progress city master planning process.
- Speedbumps – Cost $2500 apiece, and currently the city has no matching funds available to match funds raised by neighborhood residents. However, when bike boulevards are planned, that is also an opportunity to get things like speedbumps and crosswalks installed. Full self-funding could be an option, but the city Bureau of Transportation would need to be contacted, so they can do traffic impact surveys.
- Prescott and Sandy – NE Sandy Blvd used to be ODOT but now city responsibility.
- Planning – There are two statuses for planning: The existing zoning and the ‘comp plan’ which covers future usage. Urban renewal areas, funded through the city’s Portland Development Commission (PDC), cover only 15% of the city. It’s the biggest tool (ie source of funding) for improvements.
- Sidewalks – Anythign designated as a ‘local’ street — and that includes most residential streets in Sumner — would require a “local improvement district” to add sidewalk. Basically, residents would agree to tax themselves to build and pay off the sidewalk construction over time. Like speedbumps, the city has no funds to match neighborhood sidewalk funding — except in urban renewal districts such as Gateway.
- Truck traffic – Some complaints about commercial traffic on NE 89th and about specific Columbia River Crossing options that could leave the I-205 (Glenn Jackson) bridge un-tolled & thereby increase traffic on neighborhood streets. Debbie suggested we ask for traffic mitigation or at least for a traffic volume check.
- City transportation contact info:
- Complaint line: 503-823-SAFE
- PBOT speedbump guy Will Stevens, and freight planner Bob Hilyard: 503-823-4000
Old Business
Two items:
- SAN barbecue for Neighbors Night Out – Date confirmed: Tuesday, August 3 at 6PM in CNN parking lot.
- SAN garage sale set for Saturday, August 21. Sign up sheets were passed around.
New Business
Maywood Park city councilor (and Sumner resident) Jim Akers provided a few updates about the BMX bike area off NE Skidmore and NE 92nd:
- A mama coyote and two pups were sighted in the area, so keep your pets in at night if possible.
- ODOT and The Grotto have blocked off part of the property, due to insurance liability. No tresspass orders are being enforced by state police, Multnomah County Sheriff’s and Portland Police, so don’t go over there.
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Tips from our local guru for the Aug 21 garage sale
August 4th, 2010 · garage sale
Our Sumner neighborhood garage sale is just over two weeks away — on Saturday, August 21. There is still time to sign up online or by email at sumner.neighborhood@gmail.com.
(Don’t worry about the $5 registration fee…we’ll deal with that part later.)
With the garage sale date fast approaching, here are some basic tips from our local garage sale guru, Scott on NE 89th. His recent garage sale — together with some neighbors across the street — was a pretty big success around the Fourth of July.
Garage sales start weeks ahead of the sale. Here are some tips that work for me.
1 – Open up your address book on your computer and email everybody in it. You will be surprised a t how many people will say ‘Can I bring this over?’ Say yes if they open up their email address book (play it forward).
2 – Make a list of things you want to put in the sale. Start a gathering area to put sale stuff.
3 – Get pricing tag sale stuff and banners. The dollar store in Hollywood has a lot of this.
4 – Sell pop or candy, lemonade, whatever. But make sure to buy stuff you like in case it does not sell.
5 – Take a mental picture of what your sale will look like. Take a count of how many tables you will need.
6 – All border streets should have signs up two weeks before the sale.
7 – All stores and businesses should have flyers.
8 – Set your sale up a day before the sale. Put sheets or blankets to cover your tables overnight and keep expensive stuff inside.
9 – Ask police for an extra patrol the night before the sale.
10 – After the sale is set up, take pictures and make an ad on Craigslist. If no camera, make a listing anyway. If no computer, go to the library. There are computers and people that will help you.
11 – Have a flyer that you can leave with anyone anytime.
12 – Remember, most of all, to have fun. Be in your yard during the sale. Make a day out of it. Smile and wave as people drive by. If you’re not there, they will not stop and look at your goods.
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Food & fun draw neighbors to Sumner barbecue
August 5th, 2010 · cnn, food, fun
A cheerful and friendly crowd turned out for the Sumner Association of Neighbors (SAN) annual barbecue Tueseday night. Like other Portland neighborhoods, SAN holds its barbecue on Neighbors Night Out — the anti-crime holiday — each August.
At least 50 people of all ages made their way to the Central Northeast Neighbors office on NE 87th for some burgers, hot dogs, pop, chips, and even some home made treats. The weather was great, and neighbors came early and stayed put to chat and make new friends.
Caption: SAN chair Eugene Muir serving burgers
Fire station #12 firefighters cruised by in their truck, and Portland Police — including neighborhood response officers Eric Zajac and Amanda McMillan — attended.
Quite a few revellers were new to Sumner neighborhood, and it was great to have them attend. Our neighborhood survey last year showed about a third of our residents are new to Sumner within the last five years. It’d be great if we can keep bring ‘em in.
Caption: Tots enjoying creative time at the annual Sumner neighborhood barbecue
SAN wants to thank CNN for offering the use of their parking lot for this event. It was a great central location for neighbors to walk to from both sides of NE Sandy Boulevard.
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Guest article: Inside litter
August 14th, 2010 · Cleanup, health
The following is a guest column by Sumner neighborhood resident Heather Somohano.
Pretending not to notice, a Big Red chewing gum wrapper sifted through my fingers to the curb. Usually, I pick up my stuff. But I didn’t feel like it. Ok, it was mindless. I never thought of myself as a garbage spreader.
Banana Moon Pie box, Gold Bond athletes foot, brown knit mitten, Sutter Home wine, breath germ fighter, ink pen spring, and Pall Mall cigarettes slosh along the gutter where my wrapper tumbles among plenty of glass.
Walking through our neighborhood, you don’t feel good.
You plan to meet your lady at 87th and Prescott. You see her under the maple tree. Something jams. She starts to laugh as she points to the thing stuck on your flip flops. And now there’s no way that you can feel cool or awesome. Lifting your foot, you see a Wendy’s french fry container caught on your heel. I don’t have the most finesse either. I tend to clunk into bits of wire. Stumble. Get an interesting pattern of black oil on my faded Keds.
Periodically, I grumble to my husband how much I don’t like the garbage in the neighborhood. On a winter’s evening, I reluctantly went with him to a neighborhood meeting. He wanted to find out what was going on in the neighborhood. Committee signup sheets were being passed around. There was a dull ache in my stomach. I am not a natural joiner. You look like a doof if you don’t sign up for something. They were in great need of help. You couldn’t hide.
Someone said something about a litter patrol committee. Paused, well, are you going to be real? Or a whiner? I had my pen perched. I thought, “You don’t really have to do this. You can sign. Not go.”
Last Saturday morning of every month, litter patrol kicks butt. 10:00am to noon, it’s time to scoop the neighborhood. I sat slumped on the couch. I don’t want to get up. I thought, “We don’t want people to dump on our neighborhood. We are not nothing.” Simmering anger flowed into, “it does not have to be this way. We can change what is happening in the neighborhood.” In one rolling motion, I stood up from the couch.
For me to do anything, it has to be creative. While we pronged cups, we talked about Black Eyed Peas, Nirvana, Santana, Johnny Cash, Curtis Salgado, Ray Charles, and Led Zeppelin. Dave Matthews Band. I think that Ravelle put industry sounds to music. We ambled onto our families and how large the tomatoes will get this year.
Of course, we thought of fun names for litter patrol. We continued litter nabbing because it is instant change. Plus it’s easy. We looked behind us at the sidewalk free of glass, cups, debris. My bag gorged with a Henry Weinhard bottle which still had beer floating untouched. Disjointed bulges swelled from colorful cardboard garage sale sign, Dreyers java ice-cream carton, folded paper of map directions sketched in blue ink to Glisan, jigsaw puzzle piece depicting sun-bleached trees, and purple hair tie. As we moved, we batted around dreams for the neighborhood. A park, coffee shop…
As we covered blocks, we met people.
An old man pointed to a bolt in the gutter. A woman dropped her orange juice bottle into my bag.
A bicycle rider fanned quickly by calling, “Good!”
Silent, a mom and her daughter added a piece of paper to my hoard from a nearby gate.
A woman with a showy white poodle exclaimed, “Oh, boy! You’re picking up litter. I pick up litter too.”
I asked her, “Is there any garbage that you want to deposit?” As she handed me her grande frappuccino, she warned, “It still has some whip cream in the bottom.”
Later, while I picked up some flower pot shards, I saw that I had 2 blocks to go to N.E. 82nd. They are the most cluttered. A bunch of stuff sprawls through your mind. “How can we make this simpler? How can you eliminate trash? “Secured garbage cans. It is only a momentary solution.
The ultimate is thought. It is us or rats. It is fresh or stench. It is green or pollute. Green is the idea that really got me. How can you claim to be a green city, if you litter? Trash is more likely to be recycled if we put it in our own recycle bins.
When I reached N.E. 82, I asked a guy ”Do you got a favorite piece of garbage that you want to get rid of?”
“I don’t understand.” He answered surprised.
”My bag is heavy. I can only pick up a few more pieces of garbage. Which garbage do you want to get rid of most?” He bent over to a pair of large Big Gulp cups laying next to the telephone pole.
Getting s w a g g e r.
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Helesview principal is guest speaker at Sumner meeting Tuesday night
August 15th, 2010 · helensview, san
Longtime principal at Helensview High School, Kris Persson, will be joining us as guest speaker for the Sumner Association of Neighbors (SAN) meeting on Tuesday night, August 17.
The meeting starts 7 PM in the Central Northeast Neighbors (CNN) office, 4415 NE 87th Ave (side door of the fire station between NE Sandy and NE Prescott). Social time starts at 6:30 with light refreshments (coffee, donuts, etc.).
Helensview High School is the former Sumner Elementary School located at 8678 NE Sumner Street (Google map). It is operated by the Multnomah Education Services District (MESD) as an alternative high school. Each Halloween, they open their doors to allow SAN to hold its annual Halloween party, which this year will be its 39th year (I think).
Here is an overview of four programs Helensview provides to students, according to the MESD 2008-09 Accountability Report:
Helensview Phoenix – Pregnant and Parenting Student Services: [52 students] Phoenix provides services to youth between the ages of 12-21 who are pregnant and/or parenting and identified as at risk and requiring individualized programming, prenatal and parenting instruction.
Helensview RISE – Re-entry into Successful Education: [46 students] RISE provides an opportunity for youth ages 12-21 who have dropped out of school or who are experiencing chronic attendance/behavioral issues to receive individualized instruction, specialized support services (drug and alcohol counseling, gang intervention) within a context of jobs and careers.
Helensview Turnaround/Pride: [72 students] Turnaround/PRIDE provides individualized academic, social services and job training for students ages 12-21 identified as at-risk and who have not had success in other conventional or alternative settings.
Trellis: [83 students] Trellis serves students ages 12-21 who are on probation, parole and/or returning from state correctional facilities, both juvenile and adult.
Students from each of the MESD member districts in 2008-09:
- Centennial – 14
- David Douglas – 34
- Gresham-Barlow – 7
- Parkrose – 14
- Portland – 160
- Reynolds – 23
Here are a few facts about Helensview High School from the 2010-2011 MESD budget:
- Total staff: 24.53 (down about six positions from 2009-10)
- Instructional services staff: 22.15
- Contracted services staff: 2.38
- Operating expenditure: $1,831,973 (down about 4% from $1,916,116 in 2009-10)
- Staff salary: Principal, $96,268
- Capital improvement items:
- Helensview CCTV Upgrade ($25,000): This project will convert the existing CCTV system to an IP based, DVR system which will be stored and maintained by MESD. Security monitoring will continue to be contracted out. [$50,000 spent in the previous two budgets.]
- Helensview Office ($54,000): Restructuring of the Helensview workspaces for better utilization and greater workflow efficiency.
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Community garden tour slated for Monday, Aug 30
August 18th, 2010 · fun, gardening, planning
In our neighborhood survey last summer, Sumner residents expressed interest in a community garden. This spring a group of PSU students partnered with Central Northeast Neighbors (CNN) to create the gardening portal GardenNet on the CNN website.
Now Sumner residents have a chance to see how community gardening is done in nearby neighborhoods. On Monday, August 30, Sandra Lefrancois and Bill Barber of CNN will be leading a tour of community gardens in the CNN area. According to Bill:
The purpose of the tour is to promote healthy, affordable food for the neighborhoods, to be informative and create awareness.
The tour is scheduled to start at 6pm at the Rigler Community Garden at NE 52nd and Prescott and will include stops at a proposed garden at NE 47th and Sumner, a yard share example at NE 57th and Simpson, and Hacienda’s garden near NE 60th and Tillamook. It will be a 2 hour tour that can be easily done by bicycle (round trip distance is about 3.5 miles). We are also in the process of finding a van or two. If you plan to attend please let me know if you will be bicycling or if you need space in a car or vanpool.
You can contact Bill at 503-823-2883.
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Sumner garage sale map & flyer now available!
August 20th, 2010 · fun, garage sale, san
Tomorrow is the day: Our first neighborhood garage sale!
Ten households signed up, and now you can download your copy of the Sumner map of garage sale locations!
This map only shows those who officially signed up for the garage sale sponsored by Sumner Association of Neighbors (SAN) tomorrow Saturday, Aug 21.
But it appears that other garage sales will be held around the neighborhood tomorrow also. So keep your eyes peeled. And happy hunting!
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Helensview principal talks about education, safety and parks
August 24th, 2010 · helensview, san
Longtime principal at Helensview High School, Kris Persson, discussed the school, its program and students, and the possibility of making some part of the schoolyard into a park as guest speaker for the Sumner Association of Neighbors (SAN) meeting on Tuesday night, August 17.
Kris gave an oveview of Helensview and what they do. She explained that Helensview is operated by the Multnomah Education Services District (MESD) as an alternative high school for at-risk students from all over the county.
Helensview High School has been open for about 17 years in the former Sumner Elementary School located at 8678 NE Sumner Street (Google map).
Kris said they have 320 student slots at Helensview, that students have classes during somewhat overlapping schedules, and that no more than 80 students are on site at any one time.
Kris said the retention rate is 87 percent, and that they graduate 100 students per year. However, Helensview does not show up in graduation rate or test score data because those performance stats are “cross enrolled” to their various originating school districts where their scores are included.
Students range from 12 to 21 years old. The school operates four programs including a program for students who are pregnant or have small children (with a nursery on site) and one for students who are out of jail on probation. Persson said their staff include a psychiatric nurse, a clinical therapist and a drug and alcohol counselor.
Talk turned to safety, and how groups of students walk betwen the bus stop on NE 82nd and the school down the center of neighborhood streets several times a day. Persson explained that they have staff at the bus stop and along NE Alberta Street to mind the students along the 8-10 block walk.
Daily schedule at the school includes 7:30 AM breakfast for younger students with classes from 9AM to 2:30 PM. Those students can stay onsite until 5 PM as needed. For students 18-21, there are two shorter sessions. One from 10 AM to 2:30 PM and the other from 3PM to 6PM.
Though run by the MESD, Helensview High School property itself is leased from Parkrose School District. Persson said their lease is up in two years and that she hopes to renew for another 10 years. She also noted that the MESD has expressed interest in buying the property.
When last year’s neighborhood survey was raised, in which residents expressed interest in a park, Persson said that that has been a neighborhood interest since she joined Helensview 15 years ago. She also said she is willing to discuss development of a park in the schoolyard with SAN, Parkrose School District and Portland Parks.
Finally, Persson invited to call the school if they have questions or issues. The number is 503-262-4150. She also said that they have a coffee shop at the school run by students that is open for coffee lovers from 3 to 3:30 PM.
For more background about Helensview and its programs, see our post preceding the August SAN meeting.
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Sandy Blvd shut at NE 95th for police situation
August 26th, 2010 · crime
Not in Sumner neighborhood, but as close as any of us want to see it.
Around lunchtime, the US Marshals Service came to an address on NE 95th between Sandy and Prescott — on the other side of the I-205 overpass — to take a guy into custody for a shooting in Vancouver last week. After some shooting, reinforcements arrived from the Portland Police SERT team and at least one helicopter to assist in the standoff.
Sandy Blvd was shut at the Parkrose Transit Center. Local buses were re-routed and the MAX train was not allowed to stop at the Sumner/Parkrose station.
Anyway, they took the guy to the hospital & it seems that Sandy its I-205 exit were opened back up around 2PM or so. Lots of traffic cutting through the neighborhood in the meantime.
Pick your favorite source here: Oregonian, KATU, KGW, KOIN and KPTV.
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