trial date set for oquist/svendsen case May 5, 2008
Posted by Charles Noble in : crime, add a commentFor those of you who were friends, colleagues, or acquaintances of Angela Svendsen and Kjersten Oquist, who were killed by a drunk driver driving the wrong way on I-5 on February 12, 2007, you may be interested to know that the trial dates have been set for the defendant, Fivea Sharipoff, who has one prior DUII conviction.
I received this information via Janet George and Kelly Gronli today:
Trial for the accident is set and looks like the date is going to stick. The trial is scheduled for the first week of June. The dates are June 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 9 and 10. The trial will start each day at 9 AM. The Linn County Courthouse is located at
300 Fourth Ave SW
Albany, Oregon 97321
I don’t know which court room the trial will be in but people will be able to find out if they just look on the sheet at the top of the stairs. This is a small courthouse and the listing will include the defendant’s name, Sharipoff. Parking is on the street and there are many spots a couple of blocks away that you don’t have to pay for. Any support would be greatly appreciated. -this via Kelli Gronli
Note: as many court dates have been in the past have been rescheduled multiple times, every attempt will be made to post any changes here to this current trial schedule as soon as possible.
a stark reminder October 12, 2007
Posted by Charles Noble in : the orchestra world, add a comment 
ghostBikeBurnside-1.jpg, originally uploaded by BikePortland.org.
In the bicycling community, there is a special way to remember cyclists who are killed while riding, and to remind motorists and cyclists alike to ride/drive defensively. It’s called a “ghost bike”. Painted white, often installed late at night, it is an eloquent reminder of the high cost of not being aware of your surroundings as a driver or rider.
You can find information from the BikePortland.org about the latest bicycling fatality collision which occurred at West Burnside and 14th Thursday afternoon. A 19 year old design student, Tracey Sparling, was crushed under a cement truck as it made a right hand turn.
