Portland Area Community Picnic
Aug. 29, 2013
Portland Area Office
Cookie Fernandez (right) works on a
craft project during the picnic.
Katy Holland, Nicole Mortenson and Damian Robledo also attended the picnic
Courtesy photos
Third place winner Andrew Johanson (third from right) accepts the first place prize
in the dessert contest for his brother, Michael, during the Portland area community
picnic. Andrew took third place in the contest.
Vicki Ekstrom (front, right) took second place in the dessert contest. She’s pictured
here with Verdene McGuire (front, left) and judges (I to r) Anna Renville, Adam
Caba and Sharia Robinson.
8th Annual Native American
Housing to Homeownership Fair
Strengthening Family, Community and Culture
Through Our Homes
NAYA Family Center • 5135 NE Columbia Blvd., Portland, Ore.
Oct. 12*11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
American Indians have lower rates of homeownership across all tiers of income and experience vast
disparities in loan rejection rates and percentage of personal income spent on housing. This fair is an
opportunity for community members to learn about renting and home-buying best practices, meet repre
sentatives of organizations that provide rent and homebuyers’ assistance and guidance, and learn about
financial wellness, gardening, the HUD Section 184 Indian Home Loan Guarantee program and more.
This fair is an opportunity to help our community re-establish our rightful homes. While many
people will celebrate Columbus Day, we will celebrate “recovery from discovery.” A free lunch will be
available, along with children’s activities and a cultural performance. Raffles will take place throughout
the day. Prizes will be announced at a later date.
Current sponsors of the event include HomeStreet Bank, Wells Fargo Home Mortgage, Portland
Housing Bureau, Eagle Eye Inspection and City of Portland - Your Sustainable City.
NAYA Family Center’s mission is “to enhance the diverse strengths of our youth and families in
partnership with the community through cultural identity and education.” More than 40,000 American
Indian, Alaska Native and First Nations individuals live in Portland, the ninth largest urban Indian
population in the U.S.
NAYA has provided a range of social services to people of all ages for nearly 40 years. Roughly
1,500 children and 600 families are served by NAYA annually.
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October 2013
Community input invited during
LCSD superintendent search
Public input is being gathered from community mem
bers, educators and students in the search for a new Lincoln
I County School District superintendent.
The current superintendent, Tom Rinearson, will
retire at the end of this school year after serving for the
past decade.
Community meetings are planned for Oct. 8 in Lincoln
City and Toledo and Oct. 9 in Waldport and Newport. All
four community meetings will start at 5:30 p.m. and will
take place at the high schools in the respective communities.
In addition, an online survey will be available on the
school district website (lincoln.kl2.or.us) for two weeks
f beginning Oct. 7.
Consultant Greg McKenzie of Window to Leadership
LLC and an associate will facilitate the meetings and gather
information about the qualities and qualifications needed
in a new superintendent. They also will gather information
from student leaders and LCSD staff during both days.
I look forward to meeting with Lincoln County
residents, McKenzie said. “I have a long history here 1
and was the consultant during the search for the current
superintendent. This is an important task and I am pleased I
to be a part of it.”