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I Offer good only witn I Mary and Marla ILLUSIONS' 1311 Lincoln Willamette Towers Bldg □ PERMS customized tor vour ha*r type Wuaatcanmionet SOT oc etc 54/00 v Z/.aD LOOP ROOS • SPIRALS •ncKKjr*.' OfxMrtXVtT* • uT & «C$6000 HAIRCUTS s39.95 JintSuOP. tfvjmpoc i tOrt*t>Omp' $15 00 *7.00 I I I I I J-ILLUSIONS • 345-1810 j Don Ongejarv Mlda E«f* Vw »ft**?* G«o. \i M*r* C irnwr- C*fu | I Good through November 16. 1990 _ I FALL CYCUNC SPECIALS Rhode Gear fanny pack ueg $19%) $8.00 Rhode Gear winter gloves $15.00 Panaracer Timbuk II kevlar <reg si9ooi $15.00 Zefal fenders <reg $22 so» $19.00 Cateye halogen light <reg tie 50) $15.00 1991 BRIDGESTONES ARE HERE AT PRE-SEASON PRICES! 24®0 Aider • 342-6155 J 152 W. 5th • 344 4105 Glasses/Con tacts/Exams Complete lab on premises for fast service rainbow optics 343-3333 7h6 E. 13th Ave., Eugene Ono block (rum U ot O Free parking m back I lour-. Mon I ri Sam-7pm Sat Kam-^pm 35T COMMUNITY Photo bv Andre Ranirn Families such as Donna Wiseman and her one-year-old daughter Barbara Head make use of iMe County‘s Family Shelter House, which will be renovated starting in November. Family shelter improves housing By Brian Bloch Emerald Reponer Renovations are set to begin soon on the 22-unit Family Shelter House for the homeless and will include the addition of six units to the facility. The shelter, located at 969 Highway 99 North, received $340,000 in Community Devel opment Block Crant funds in late September for the remodel ing and is now looking for a contractor to handle the con struction. Bids open Thursday when the Lane County Housing Au thority will review estimates for the project anil turn the hid decision over to county com missioners Don Williams, community services director for the lane County Housing Authority and Community Services Agency, said he hopes to get a building permit by Nov 1 and have the project completed In early |an uarv. Renovation of the existing units will cost approximately $213,000, including the re placement of doors, windows, floors, exterior siding and the addition of more effii ienl heat ers, bolter plumbing and tire walls in the attics. “Basically, we're bringing things up to code unit by unit." Williams said. Each existing unit will be renovated as it becomes vacant, allowing for continued use of the facility throughout the pro ject, said Linda Dawson, com munity development coordina tor for the Eugene Planning and Development Department. In addition, three mom units currently being used for storage and laundry facilities will t>e remodeled to occupancy stan dards. Williams said, bringing the total numlxT of units up to H after the renovation. Six new units will also t>e added to the site at a cost of $127,00(1 as part of the renova tion project, expanding the shelter's service ability. "That will be an additional six families off the streets this winter." said Teresa Taylor, f amily Shelter House program manager. Taylor said the 20-year-old shelter program is available to homeless families with at least one child under 1H for a maxi mum stay of 60 days, although the average stay is around 30 days. The program not only offers emergency food and shelter for homeless families, but also pro vides crisis intervention coun seling. housing search work shops. child care, need evalua tions. advocacy and referral programs and goal-setting as sistance - all free of charge. “We like to go beyond just being a band aid." Taylor said. " We help families address the issues that caused them to be come homeless and get them into permanent housing." I-ust year the shelter provided temporary housing and assis tance to 24t> homeless families, accounting for 825 individuals - more than half of whom were children, she said. Many of those families, she said, became homeless for eco nomic reasons even though they included full-time wage earners. Taylor said federal funds have also been secured to ex pand the facility's internal pro grams. including child care, and should be available around jan. 1. Citibank’s Consumer Services Group — International — Management Associate career opportunities available in our Asian and Middle Eastern Divisions for 1991 graduates who have language fluency and legal authorization to work in these areas Join Citibank's Consumer Services Group-International to discuss our business and career opportunities in the Asia-Pacific and Middle Eastern Regions Presentation: Please bring your resume RSVP Carol Daly 6-3370 Reception following 228 Chiles Hall Wednesday, October 17,1990 7:00pm 128 Chiles Hall Because you want to succeed.... CfT1BAN<OCITICORP Take a timeout from your textbooks... Read the ODE'S FOOTBALL EDITION • Friday, October 19 • Complimentary gift wrap with your purchase at the UO Bookstore.