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About Portland observer. (Portland, Or.) 1970-current | View Entire Issue (May 17, 1979)
YWCA schedules home buying w o r k s h o p 'f a J S K T HARRY WARD Ward honored Three major awards in the areas o f human rights, service to education, und teacher rights have been an nounced by the Oregon Education Association. The awards are an an nual event o f the association which includes 23,5(X) teacher members. Winner o f the Ed Elliott Human Rights Award is Harry Ward, chair person o f P ortland’ s Com m unity C oalition lo r School Integration. Five Hood River citizens received • Service to Education Awards fo r their roles in w orking to bring teachers and school board members to a lair settlement during the Hood River strike last fall. The Dick Barss Teacher Rights Award went to Glenn Harrison, a Central Linn teacher. Ward was honored for his lifelong dedication and work to improve the quality o f life for Portland minori ties. He has been active in Portland’s school integration projects and ser ved on the M etropolitan Human Relations Commission. Earlier this year he received the Russell Peyton Award from that commission. Four o f the Hood River winners served as citizen observers during the strike negotiations, which included an all night session. They are Richard Nafsinger, publisher o f the H o o d R iver News; B ill Baker, manager o f K IH R radio; the Reverend R'Dean Sm ith, a local minister; and State Representative Wayne Fawbush. The fifth Hood River citizen honored with a Service to Education Award is Pat Lucas, the parent who was responsible for seeing that hired security guards were removed from school grounds. When some guards violated d is tric t policy against wearing arms around school children, Mrs. Lucas personally went to the school board and documented the violations. H a rriso n , w inner o f the Dick Barss, Teacher Rights Award, received the highest honor the OEA bestows on one o f its own members. He was cited fo r his efforts on behalf o f other Oregon teachers. Iro n ic a lly , H arrison, him self recently won a battle for his own rights. He was fired four years ago by the Central Linn School district after he had taught there for fifteen years w ith consistently excellent evaluations. The case went all the way to the Oregon Supreme Court which upheld the Em ploym ent Relations Board ruling that Harrison had been fired for his association- related activities. The district was ordered to re-instatc Harrison with full back pay earlier this year. N A A C P m eets •. I I The Vancouver Branch o f the N AAC P w ill hold its Annual Tea Sunday, May 20th at the P.U.D. Building located at 1200 Vancouver Way, just o ff M ill Plain, between 1:00-5:00 p.m . The Educational Committee will have a program to commemorate the historic Brown vs. Board o f Education rendered in 1954 which desegregated the public schools The public is invited to at tend and participate. Interested in current books about African Liberation? Visit: JOHN REED BOOK STORE In the Dekum Building 619 S.W 3rd Avenue Sixth Floor Or Call: 227 2902 Many ol o f the homes the City o f Portland is ’ ’recycling” are in north and northeast areas o f the city. A workshop on "H o m e Buying for Moderate and Low Income Women” on May 19th at the D ow ntow n YW CA, t i l l S.W 10th Avenue, could be a help to single, Black women, heads o f households, living in these areas and needing practical information. The workshop, sponsored by the YWCA Women’s Resource Center, the Oregon Feminist Federal Credit U nion, Northwest Neighborhood Federal Credit Union, and Technical Assistance for Community Services, has been designed to provide useful information for women who often face discrimination and difficulty in acquiring the know-how to become homeowners. Workshop hours will be from 9:30 a.m. with registration and coffee, u n til 4:00 p.m . Fee w ill be $l donation donation and and free free child child care care w w ill ill be be provided. No pre-registration is required for adults; however, reser vations must be made for each child by ca llin g 223-628I, ext. 70. Workshop participants w ill supply own lunches and lunches for their children. To open the workshop, experts will focus “ Choosing a Home” dis cussion on: the home buying market, what realtors do, appraisals, earnest agreements, neighborhood con siderations (Zoning, schools, city planning), and how to make an o f fer/bargain. From 11:00 a.m, to noon, “ Pay ing for a Home,” Part I, w ill cover: understanding loans and interest, shopping for lenders: banks, saving and loan companies; special loan programs: loan to lenders FHA, GI; state-owned homes; and city-owned homes. A question and answer period w ill precede lunch. From m From 1:30-2:30 p.m., “ Paying for a Home,” Part 2, will delve into loan applications, buying on contract, joint purchases and closing costs. Following a break, the workshop will continue on “ After You Own a Home” with information on topics such as insurance, property taxes, ef fect o f welfare (liens), remodeling and upkeep costs (Portland Develop ment Commission loans), and in come tax consequences. Concluding the workshop will be a discussion on the pro’s and con’s of home buying. Among the women presenting the workshop w ill be those with much professional experience in issues of home buying and ownership and several women who have had recent experience in home buying. Present ers w ill include C indy C om fer, lawyer w ith C om m unity Law Project; Jean DeMaster, Technical Assistance to Community Services ____ consultant; Pat Dutcher, insurance agent with Bennett Insurance Com pany; Chris Farley, contract pur chaser; Mary Forst, lawyer; Ann Kohler, YWCA Women’s Resource Center staff member; Peg Malloy, M arcia R u ff and Andrea Vargo, Northwest Neighborhood Federal Credit Union directors; Donna Mc Carthy, Oregon Feminist Federal Credit Union staff member; Glenda O ’ C onnell, loan o rig in a to r o f People’s Mortgage Company; Esther Zacher, Raincountry Realty Inc. broker; Mary Zinkin, contract pur chaser; Jan W hitlatch o f 1st N ational Bank o f Oregon Real Estate Division; and Marcie W in dow, city planner. Gospel singer visits Portland Shirley Caesar, nationally known Gospel singer who has won three Emmy awards as the nation’s num ber one Gospel singer, will be at Ben son School auditorium, 12th and Ir ving, May 19th at 7:30 p.m. in per formance with the Caesar Singers. Also on the program will be the A ll City Mass Choir, under the direc tio n o f Mrs. W illie Faye Innis. Tickets for the W HD production are $5.50 in advance and $6.50 at the door. A ll reserved seats have been sold. Tickets and fu rth e r in fo r mation can be obtained at Stevens and Son, Lloyd Center; G lo ria ’ s Record Shop, 532 N.E. Alberta; and the House o f Sound, N. Williams. Call 281-3621 for information. WHETHER OR NOT YOOR LIGHTS GO ON SHOGLUTT DEPEND (Ml IF”s. “ If ’’ we get enough rainfall and snowpack... “ I f” all generating plants stay on-line with out breakdown... “ I f” w e’re able to buy power w hen we need it from California, Canada or elsewhere... “ I f” growth in elec tric use doesn't surprise us.. Then, we might be able to avert an electrical energy crisis. But the chances of critical Northwest electric shortages grow everv day. The “ if ”s of today can too easily become the “can t’ s of tomorrow. And that prospect has us worried. the kilowatts needed to meet the region’s growth. Some new genera tion of electrical energy is required. It cannot come from our rivers; they’re already strapped to capacity. Needed new gener ating plants are lagging at least three to six years be hind schedule. Why? Conflicting environmental reports. Layers upon lay ers of red tape.The list goes on andon. The result? Your electric supply is in jeopar dy and vour electric costs are going to skyrocket. Delays are adding tens of thousands of dollars each day to the cost of building new plants. Last Winter You Almost Ran Out of Electricity. We Need Your Help. Last w in ter’s ex treme cold spell put un The indecision and precedented demands on hesitancy about building the region’s electrical gen needed electricity generat erating system. ing facilities cannot con At the height of the tinue without serious con cold snap, the added elec sequences. tricity demand was like W ill you be able Io heal your home the next few winter»? Keep K h o o li and Job» running through he You can help. next Bve year»? Right now. It depends on "IF "». The w eather Population growth And on whether i suddenly having to serve / e ll Our decision makers have be allow ed to build needed generating facilities before it's too late. 16,000 more families. — tough jobs sorting through We just barely met the of meeting not only peak Pacific Power’s system. the many difficult energy peak requirement. power requirements, but day- FACT: Pacific Power’s issues. We had to buy costly in, day-out electrical needs. 10% share (248,000 kilowatts) You depend on electric power from California and of the Washington Public ity for your economic security, Canada. Power Supply System's gen You’re Outgrowing and com fort. We had to borrow heav Your Electric Supply. erating units is less capacity Write to your elected ily on stored hydro energy. than our annual residential and appointed officials urging Then, to refill depleted reser FACT: Over 90% of the heating demand. positive action for the electric voirs. we had to gamble on newly-buill homes in Pacific That kind of growth ity you need. Participate in precipitation that might not Power ’s Northwest service says loud and clear that the energy decisions. Learn more have come. area are using electricity for region’s present supply of about electricity supply and But last winter's scare space and water heating. electricity can’t keep up with demand. was just the prologue to an Heretofore, that percentage your demand. After all, you’re the even greater problem facing was slightly over 40%. one footing the bill...a bill that the Northwest the difficulty FACT: In 1978, new res grows larger with every delay. Conservation is Critical, idential connected load was But It’s Not Enough. more than our 80% capacity share of the 330,000 kilowatt I, is simply not possi WYODAK plant in Wyoming... ble, however urgent the need the newest coal fired plant in for conservation, to "save” all The People a t Pacific Power
