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Community Lens for Oct. 13
Rob and Sharon Egan sent this photo taken at the Peninsula Park & Rose Garden in Portland, Oregon.Over Memorial Day weekend there visited their son, Garrett, who lives in Vancouver, Washington. “Through the roses, you can see part of the Portland skyline and Mt. Hood, ” they wrote. The rose garden has over 600 varieties of roses with over 10,000 rose plantings in this 4.5 acre garden. The garden was established in 1917. The Pacific Northwest is a beautiful area with beach and rivers and forests.
Calling amateur photographers!
Have you taken a great picture that you’d like to share with the world? One with action, great lighting and/or interesting subjects? E-mail it to communitynews@ajc.com. Please no selfies, for-profit promotional pics, group shots or anything you wouldn’t want your grandma to see.
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A Midwesterner by birth, but a Southerner by heritage, Arlinda Smith Broady has a combination of solid values, easy-going charm and unrelenting thirst for knowledge that makes her a not only a dedicated journalist, but a compassionate community member. She seeks truth and justice, but is just as eager to spread good news and share a witty story.
