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The final weekend of Waterfront Village June 3 - 7 brings fun, sun and fantasy.  Dress to impress as a princess or pirate and get in FREE to Waterfront Village on Sunday June 7th.  Best-dressed costume participants will receive prizes given away at 3 p.m. on the Dex World Rhythm Stage. Full Schedule of Events for Roses Weekend . . .

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Gordon, 9, one of the youngest members of the WNBA Seattle Storm Dance Troupe performs at the 10th Anniversary Stormin the Lake Fan Fest at Green Lake in Seattle.

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Jaloni Garner, 9, Markell Jackson, 5, and Taylor Corrine Benton, 6, try to determine if a burning marshmallow is undergoing a physical or chemical reaction May 30 at the 23rd Annual Ron McNair Camp-In at the Pacific Science Center in Seattle. The event which is presented by Blacks in Science (BIS), under the direction and leadership of Dr. Millie Russel gives underprivileged kids and kids of color an opportunity to explore the science center after the public has gone home. 

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Jefferson High School celebrated its Centennial with three days of events  last week, culminating in a multi-class alumni reunion on Saturday. Here, graduates and friends convene on the steps of Jefferson on Saturday. . . .


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Singing Happy Birthday to her father, Pastor Mary Overstreet-Smith helps friends and relatives welcome her father's 105th new year. Left to right: Pastor Mary Overstreet-Smith, family friend John Brant and Elder John Hart. . . .

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Services for Spring Yvonne Sims are Thursday, June 4, at 11 a.m., at Vancouver Avenue First Baptist Church.
Born March 29, 1953 to Ora Lee Martin and Frank Sims in Portland, Spring attended Woodlawn Elementary school and Adams High School. She was preceded in death by her parents; a brother Henry Lee Martin; a sister Sherry Sims-Glass; a great-niece Cody Lynn Hatfield; and the love of her life Thomas Perry Martin and his son Sean Martin. She is survived by her children . . . .

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The host of BET's "My Two Cents," Bryonn Bain travels to Portland Friday, June 5, to perform his new work, "Lyrics on Lockdown," from noon to 1:30 p.m. at the Multicultural Center,  Smith Memorial Student Union room 228, Portland State University. Bain will also talk about how he uses hip hop, spoken word and art to address prison issues. Wrongfully imprisoned during his second year in Harvard Law School, Bain wrote The Village Voice cover story . . .

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The Oregon film and media industry made itself visible at the Oregon State Capital to support Senate Bill 621, which increase the Production Investment Fund WATCH THIS VIDEO

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At least three King County residents have reported to local hospitals with a life threatening illness, likely caused by the use of cocaine contaminated with a drug used to treat animals, health officials reported Thursday.

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Weekly Previews That Make Choosing a Film Fun

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