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Page 2 Portland Observer, January 14, 1982 METROPOLITAN St. Johns Fair Share solves skating dilemma by Bonnie Seal For Kimo and Ariannc Tichgelaar, ages 16 and 1.7, roller-skating is a fa vorite pastime. Like a large number o f other youths in St. Johns, they would like to have a chance to skate year-round, but for years, the near est public skating rink has been over an hour away by T ri-M et, and w in ter weather condition s o fte n p ro hibit outdoor skating. S tarting at the end o f January, there w ill be at least one n ig h t a week when Kim o and Arianne and th e ir peers w ill no longer have to board tw o buses in an h o u r-lo n g hike across Portland to skate. The James John School gym w ill be open fo r ro lle r-s k a tin g on F riday nights through a mutual agreement between St. Johns Fair Share, the P ortland Park Bureau, and James John School. Sarah Tichgelaar, president o f St. Johns Fair Share, estimated the gym w ill hold between 25 and 40 skaters, and said there w ill be a m inim um charge, probably fifty cents, to help with the maintenance o f equipment. According to Ms. Tichgelaar, the opening o f the gym to roller skaters culminates a year-long effort on the part o f St. Johns Fair Share to es tablish roller-skating in the area. The idea fo r a skating fa c ility originated w ith Fair Share member Verdeen E k h o ff, who, in the past, had served as a volunteer at a skat ing fa c ility at Portsm outh School, which closed several years ago. the tennis courts is "o ve r and above "T h e re were so many people we expectations in that a re a ." He ex had to turn them away,” she recalls. plained that the present tennis court “ There’ s nothing fo r kids to do in surfaces w ould not be appropriate the w inter tim e. The only activities fo r skating, and there w ould be a in this area are the pinball machines large cost to re-surfacing the flo o r, and the movie theatre.” and that the b u ild in g had o n ly F air Share circulated a p e titio n enough fire exits fo r the 21 to 25 and collected over a thousand signa people it is now expected to h old. tures su pporting the fa c ility . The C hanging it in to a skating area group held a p u b lic m eeting, and w ould bring in a larger num ber o f sixty persons attended. Later, the people, and require more fire exits. organization sponsored a Skate-a- The group considered eleven Thon in C olum bia Park, and man other sites, but they were either too aged to collect over $200 in spite o f small, had too many posts, or had bad weather and the fact that half o f already been leased, said Eckhoff. the participants did not collect their A fte r continual negotiations with money. A ccording to Ms. E k h o ff politicians and park bureau execu and Ms. T ichgelaar, this showed tives, it was determined that the gym strong com m unity support fo r the at James John could be used on F ri project. day nights d u rin g the w in te r Eleven d iffe re n t sites were con months. sidered, but a ll were e ither to o sm all, had too may posts, or were “ O ur original intent was to have already being leased fo r other p u r something that could be open three poses, said Ms. Tichgelaar. nights a week, and we w ould have The target site fo r the project had liked to have found som ething the been the St. Johns Racquet Ball size o f a skating r in k . ” A t this p o in t, M s. T ichgelaar claim s the Center. According to Ms. Tichgelaar, group's main objective is to “ prove the racquet center lost $10,000 last that there is interest.” year. “ The tennis courts are too ex Both Ms. Tichgelaar and Ms. Ek pensive for the people in St. Johns, h o ff said they are pleased to get the and there is not enough interest in use o f the James John gym, but u lti tennis here,” she said. The group mately hope for a site that w ill hold felt that the space would be o f more a larger number o f skaters. use to the people o f the community i f it were turned into a skating rink. They plan to continue looking for Rich Gunderson, recreation d iv i other sites. “ We are not looking at sion manager for the Portland Park just the racket center. I f something Bureau, said the tennis courts are comes available , we are d e fin ite ly not losing money, and that use o f open to it.” Surplus cheese available to low-income persons Incom e Energy Assistance Program. To be eligible, individuals or families must have incomes at or below 125 per cent o f the poverty level according to guidelines established by the federal government. S urplus A m erican pasteurized cheese - about 10 train car loads - w ill be available fo r distrib u tio n to low income individuals and families in early February. E lig ib ility c rite ra i fo r cheese is s im ila r to that used in the Low A three-member fam ily would be eligible if its income wre $8,838 per year or less; a single in d iv id u a l w ould q u a lify i f his incom e were $5,388 per year o r less. C entral referral telephone numbers w ill be published later in January. 77 BATH TOWEL M A R A T H O N 'T O W E L ENSEMBLE Solid color sheared terry towels with coordinated accent dobby border Bath towel Hand towel Wash doth HI ORI PAPER TOW ELS Sltonq and thirsty lor quirk cleanups AEG *9 * S J 77 4 27 1 97 j oy f ii POLYESTER THREAD All purpose thread 200 yd spools, m white black or fashion colors G e rb e r ¡U H tm w m t u :: m :: m x u x IIÜ M K M K t lt ! h k u :: m : cm » Ü M K M Ü M llll 6.47 G E R B ER D ISPO SABLE N U R SE R BOTTLES Pkq ol 100 tits all nurser holders presterilized oz and ml markings REG 2 57 BASKETHAM PER A hamper or clothes basket ventilated lilt cover asst colors REG 8 97 STACKING STORAGE BINS Organize and conserve space in every room cho ol colors REG 4.77 MISSES TERRY TOPS Poly collon V or c rew neck styles scalloped Itoral tom white blue aqua peach lemon S M 1 REG 7 97 CANVAS H A N D B A G S Large and roomy double short handles basic colors assi styles R EG 6 97 10,o.®1 Cathedral Park, located under the ramps of the St. Johns Bridge, adjacent to the Willamette Riv er, is the result of years of community organizing and planning (Photos: Richard J. Brown) FLO W ER A VEGETABLE SEED PACKETS H O USEHOLD SPRAY BOTTLE DELSEY BATHROOM TISSUE A wide variety to choose from in this Michael- Leonard selection 16 oz container heavy duty sprayer REG 1.47 Pack ol 4 rolls soil bathroom tissue assl pastel colors REG 1 27 TRASH CONTAINER FLAIR PENS 6 gal capar ity snap lock cover metal bail with plastic grip asst colors REG 8 97 Choose pomi guard or ultra line lip-. REG 89* Kaiser expands Montana facility A 43,(XMl square fo o t, $4.3 m illio n a d d itio n to the Kaiser Prmanemc Medical offices at 3414 N. M ontana opens January 15th, adding several new health services at that location. The building now has space fo r up to 62 health professionals. New services o ffe re d at the Montana facility are mental health, oncolog y, home health, a llergy, cancer counseling and eye care. The new fu n c tio n s add to existing services at the Montana Avenue site: in te rn a l m edicine, p e diatrics, derm a to lo g y, alcohol tre a tm e n t, and a n c illa ry services such as laboratory, x-ray and pharmacy. Most o f the new services have been transferred from tow facilities which arc being phased out: Kaiser- Pcrm anente Broadw ay M edical O ffices, 2606 N .E. Broadway and the Mental Health Center, 20th and Sandy. New lab equ ip m e n t, the most sophisticated available, provides a 12 parameter complete blood count in 40 seconds. These results provide quick in fo rm a tio n to physicians about in fe c tio n s , leukem ias, anemias and bleeding disorders. The changes at the M ontana Avenue fa c ility com plete another step in e stablishin g a Kaiser- Permanente medical campus in the In lc rs la lc -M o n la n a area. The campus plan includes the Region's adm inistrative o ffice building now under construction on an adjacent site, the 3 7 -d o cto r Interstate M edical O ffic e rs and the Kaiser- P crm ancnlc “ T ow n H a ll” Education and Conference Center. (STA N D A R D I SIZE BED PILLO W S Polyester liberti» »oral cotton cover corded edge SALE Standard Queen King 4 97 6 47 7 47 PHOTO ALBUM PLA STIC MILK CRATES 10 sell adhesive sheets 20 pages spi R F G 1 <97 Pag” aSS* covo' rt*” MQns Versatile storage cubes use stacked or side by side choico ol colors REG 7.47 The Kaiser-Permanente Medical Care Program builds and staffs its own facilities to provide health care for approximately 252,(XM) member in the Portland/V ancouvcr/S alcm area. Store Hours Mon.-Fri. 9am-9pm Saturday 9 am ® pm Sunday 10 am -8 pm O V E R 330 STORES TH R O U G H O U T TWELVE W ES TER N STATES 8310 N. Ivanhoe St. in St. Johns next to Taylor's Thrlftway and the King s Table O UR POLICY: II lor any reason advertised items are not in slock ram choc k s , are available on request Items which are limited Io quantities in stock and ¿ « n n o tjb ^ e o r d e r e ^ r ^ lir s ^ o m e jlir s ls e r v e r l^
