Jean Gerich’s legacy transcends her death in a hit-and-run rampage through a Portland neighborhood
Family thanks all who reached out to help her: “We lost our mom violently, but we also know that a community was traumatized.”
Updated on Feb 02, 2021;
Published on Feb 02, 2021
Jean Gerich, 77, was killed Monday, Jan. 25, after she was hit by an SUV in Southeast Portland, police say. The driver of the SUV went on to hit at least 10 other people, mainly pedestrians.
Jean Gerich wasn’t one to sit home.
Between her passion for hiking in Portland’s wooded parks, her weekly Pilates classes and the water volleyball matches with her team “The Plunkers” at the retirement home, Gerich was usually on the move.
Mr Johnsâ grandfather settled at Johns Landing beside the Noosa River 128 years ago, kicking off the familyâs guardianship which was faithfully fulfilled by Mr Johns and his best asset, wife Pat. This idyllic Johns Landing setting on Noosa River was a magnet for hundreds of campers during the holidays.
Their love of the land and caring nature has resulted in Johns Landing being transformed from farming parcels to a favourite camping site, a safe refuge for local down-and-outs and now an environmental refuge.
âI donât own anything out there, but Iâve still got the rights to use two sheds (on site),â Mr Johns said from his retirement villa in Noosa Outlook.
Mr Johnsâ grandfather settled at Johns Landing beside the Noosa River 128 years ago, kicking off the familyâs guardianship which was faithfully fulfilled by Mr Johns and his best asset, wife Pat. This idyllic Johns Landing setting on Noosa River was a magnet for hundreds of campers during the holidays.
Their love of the land and caring nature has resulted in Johns Landing being transformed from farming parcels to a favourite camping site, a safe refuge for local down-and-outs and now an environmental refuge.
âI donât own anything out there, but Iâve still got the rights to use two sheds (on site),â Mr Johns said from his retirement villa in Noosa Outlook.
On the market: Two houses on one lot can shelter extra family, home offices or paying tenants
Updated Jan 09, 2021;
Posted Jan 09, 2021
2264 N.W. Kearney St. in Portland’s Northwest District is listed by Kathleen O’Donnell of O’Donnell Group Realty.O’Donnell Group Realty
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Families housing multi generations and people working at home who want privacy are finding that a residential property with a main residence and a smaller, self-contained apartment can serve their needs.
Advocates and real estate agents say a legal, compact second home adds to the property’s value and can pay for itself over time, by consolidating family finances or drawing rental income.
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Here Comes Santa Claus: A Dispatch From Meier & Frank’s Santa Land in 1987 Think it’s easy to play Santa? Think again. De. 22, 1987. (WW archives)
To Bob Travis, playing Santa is serious business. Really. This year, Travis, a U.S. Bank employee, is moonlighting as Santa Clans at department stores and shopping centers in the Portland area. He fills in when the real Kriss Kringle can t make it to town because of production problems at the North Pole. Now, the role of Santa may not require the steady hands of a surgeon, the analytical abilities of a trial lawyer or even the rhetorical skills of a politician, but, according to Travis, there is an awesome responsibility that goes with the territory of white beards, red suits and ho-ho-hoes. This job takes nerves of steel, Travis says.