NOTICES
Farm Loans Available for Women and Minorities
Join The
Mourning
Project
We’ll gather in mourning at 7 p.m.
on Feb. 5 and on the first Thursday of
each month at the Japanese-American
Memorial Plaza at Waterfront Park
in Portland, Ore., for a half-hour
candlelight ceremony. Please join us.
We gather to honor and to grieve
for all the dead of war, for all those
who died on 9/11 and since then in
Afghanistan and Iraq. None of them,
soldiers or civilians, willing or not,
could escape the demands and forces
that destroyed them.
We cannot put aside the burden of
these lost lives by assigning guilt and
PORTLAND, Ore. - The USDA’s
Farm Service Agency (FSA) recently
announced that loan funds are available
to help qualified women and minorities
buy and operate family-sized farms
and ranches.
FSA reserves a portion of its loan
and loan guarantee funds each year to
assist socially disadvantaged applicants.
“Both targeted and non-targeted
loan funds can be used to help members
of socially disadvantaged groups buy
and operate farms,” said Larry Frey,
FSA’s Oregon state executive director.
Frey said that socially disadvan
taged groups are those whose members
have been subjected to racial, ethnic,
or gender prejudice because of their
identity as members of the group without
regard to their individual qualities. For
the purposes of FSA’s loan programs,
innocence. They are gone and we failed
and to ourselves so that we may
find the strength to continue to seek
peace and continue to demand an end
to the killing.
For more details, call 503-344-5084,
e-mail info@TheMoumingProject.org,
or visit www.TheMoumingProject.org.
NEWPORT, Ore. - Oregon Coast
Aquarium youth volunteers recently
collected nearly 50 pounds of trash
along the Yaquina Bay estuary trail. The
youngsters’ haul included a tire,
numerous plastic and glass bottles,
plastic bags, pieces of rope, and lots of
Styrofoam. In addition to the usual
debris, they also collected leather
Kenney Handles Indian Legal
Matters at Portland Law Firm
Kell, Alterman, & Runstein, L.L.P.,
has announced that Brett V. Kenney has
joined the firm. His practice will focus
Brett V. Kenney
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years. For those applicants who have
at least one year of experience in
managing or operating a farm or ranch,
operating loan funds are available to
help with the purchase of livestock,
machinery, and equipment, as well as
annual production expenses.
So far in FY2004, FSA has made
33 loans and loan guarantees to women
and minorities in Oregon, totaling more
than $1.3 million.
People who would like to learn
more about FSA’s programs of assist
ance to women and minorities are urged
to contact their nearest USDA service
center. The centers are listed in
telephone directories under “United
States Government, Department of
Agriculture.” Further information also
is available on the Oregon state FSA
Web site - www.fsa.usda/or/.
Youth Volunteers Dive In for a Cleaner Estuary
to stop their slaughter. But we can
try to bring comfort to the bereaved
socially disadvantaged groups are
American Indians, Alaska Natives,
African Americans, Hispanics, Asian
Americans/Pacific Islanders, and women.
“There are growing concerns over
the future of agriculture,” Frey said.
“Having access to available targeted
and non-targeted funds will help assure
that women and minorities have an
opportunity to own and operate farms
and ranches.”
FSA’s loans and loan guarantee funds
are available to individuals and entities
that are primarily and directly engaged
in farming and ranching on family-sized
operations. Farm ownership loan funds
are available to help qualified individ
uals purchase a farm or ranch.
To qualify, the applicant must have
participated in the business operation
of a farm or ranch for at least three
on Native American legal matters, busi
ness transactions, and estate planning
and administration.
Kenney previously was with Legal
Aid Services of Oregon, Native Amer
ican Program, from 1997 to 2003.
A native of Oregon, Kenney
received his J.D. from Notre Dame Law
School in 1992. He also studied in the
Concannon Program for International
Law, London, England, in 1990-91. He
earned his bachelor’s degree in
sociology (urban studies) from Portland
State University in 1989.
Kenney is a member of the Oregon
State Bar, U.S. District Court, and U.S.
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.
Kell, Alterman, & Runstein is
located at 520 SW Yamhill, Suite 600,
Portland, OR 97204; 503-222-3531.
February 2004
gloves, a blanket, an unused packet of
ranch dressing, and a Reebok shoe (size
12, right foot), in case you’re missing it!
“As an institution dedicated to
marine conservation, we feel it is
important to raise
public awareness of
the numerous eco
systems beneath
the surface of the
water that are being
destroyed by marine
debris. For most
people, cleanup
starts on the land
and ends at the
water’s edge. We
need to change that
way of thinking,”
Elaine McCracken, Youth Programs
coordinator for the Oregon Coast
Aquarium, said. “Supporting the efforts
of these young environmentally
conscious volunteers helps us bring this
message to our visitors.”
Not everything the youth volun
teers picked up was trash. They also
found a message in a plastic bottle. The
message was from Amanda, an 11 - or
12-year-old girl visiting Oregon. It reafl:
“Hi, I'm Amanda. I like the mall.
I'm 11 years old turning 12 on Sept. 5.
I’m in Oregon right now. I've moved so
much times I don't know where I was
horn. Why don’t you call this number
or send something and tell me what
state you're in, how old you are, and
other things about you.”
There also were several drawings
of fairies and a house below the message.
To join the Youth Volunteer
Program, contact McCracken at
541-867-3474, ext. 5312.
For more information about the
aquarium, visit www.aquarium.org or
call 541-867-3474. Its marine education
specialists have developed a curriculum
of 32 classes and programs for schools
with students from preschool through
the 12th grade. Self-guiding school
materials also are available. Additional
educational activities and download
able lessons can be found at
www.aquarium.org/education/.