Page 5 Portland Observer May 4, 1989
News Around Town
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» LOOKING FOR
COMMUNITY
MEETINGS ■
CALENDAR
HOUSES IN ALL
THE RIGHT
PLACES
The Housing Authority o f Portland
(HAP) is searching for vacant aban­
doned houses in your neighborhood.
Last fall, HAP received a grant through
the D epartment o f Housing and Urban
D evelopm ent (HUD) to buy and reha­
bilitate 60 vacant or abandoned houses
and place them on its rent rolls for low
income families. Your help is needed in
identifying three-bedroom houses that
could qualify for purchase and renova­
tion under the guidelines o f the grant.
The purchase o f homes is closely
linked with the City of Portland’s Neigh­
borhood Revitalization Project and the
findings of the C ity’s Vacant and A ban­
doned Buildings Task Force. Besides
adding to the pool o f affordable subsi­
dized housing, the goals the project
include upgrading vacant housing and
bringing it back into use as family
housing.
HAP has already obtained options to
buy 17 houses and hopes to all 60
optioned by this fall. To qualify for
purchase through the grant program,
houses have three bedroom s, less than
1,600 square feetof finished living area,
and need some rehabilitation. Houses
m ust be in the City o f Portland, situated
on an improved public street and be
served by the m unicipal sew er system.
They also m ust have been vacant since
O ctober o f 1988. HAP will buy houses
through institutional foreclosures and
from private owners at a fair market
value, depending on the quality, size,
condition, and location o f the property.
Sellers o f qualified vacant or aban­
doned houses will find H A P’s purchase
process to be som ew hat different than a
private two-party sale. First, the prop­
erty is offered to H AP at a negotiated
price. The agency proceeds to survey
and appraise the properties and inspect
for such things as energy efficiency and
pests and dry rot. Before a purchase is
com plete, the local HUD office m ust
approve each house as qualifying under
the grant guidelines. Once approval is
given, H AP initiates closing on the
properties.
One strong advantage to the seller is
that H AP will pay cash at closings,
which are expected to begin in July.
“ It’s an opportunity for owners to be
relieved of a house they no longer want
or can no longer care for,’’ Clark said.
“ If the house qualifies, the owners don’t
have to put another penny into it, and
then are paid in cash for the sale.”
If you have a three bedroom vacant
house you would like to sell, or know
about an abandoned house on your block,
please call H A P’s D evelopm ent T ech ­
nician A nne Bluestein at 255-1065.
You do not have to have a real estate
agent to sell your property to HAP, but
fe e n se d real estate agents are encour­
aged to contact the Housing Authority
¡(they have a qualified property listed.
PSU
I FOUNDATION
ELECTS BOARD
MEMBERS
. . (Portland , OR)— Two new board
jhem bers have been elected to the Port­
e n d State University Foundation, an-
jjounccd Lee Koehn, President o f the
éo ard .
L ouis B oston is P resident o f
G resh am
C h ry sle r-P ly m o u th ,
Inc..Boston has held that position since
1987. Prior to joining Gresham C hrys­
ler Plym outh, he was the ow ner of
Boston Marketing Group in Syracuse,
New York. He received his BA from
W est V irginia State and attended the
Executive G raduate School o f Business
Adm inistration at University of M ichi­
gan.
Roberta M cEniry is Senior Vice
President o f Investor/corporate C om ­
munication at Benj. Franklin Federal
Savings and Loan Association. M cE­
niry, a CPA and Certified Internal
Auditor, was Director o f Corporate
A udital Benj. Franklin until 1987 when
she was promoted to Senior Vice Presi­
dent. McEniry graduated from Portland
State University with a BS in Business.
PORTLAND OBSERVER
"The Eyes and Ears of the Community"
The Portland Cable Access Board of
Directors will hold a special Meeting
on W ednesday, May 3rd at 7:00 pm to
discuss and take public testimony on
the proposal received from the City
Attorney on the proceeds from the sale
o f Roger Cable TV.
The meeting will take place at 2766
NE Union Avenue.
HARRIET TUBMAN
CELEBRATION
H arriet Tubm an Middle School
located at 2231 North Flint Avenue will
begin their Celebration o f International
W eek
A c tiv itie s
M ay5,
1989.C ulm inating activ ities will
com m ence at 9:15 AM, May 5, 1989,
with more than eighty (80) high school
and college students who are attending
Portland high schools and colleges. These
guests will be representing their native
countries from continents around the
world. These students will share their
cultural, religious and ethnic back­
grounds with Tubman students.
Our theme this year is “ E Pluribus
U num ” - “ O ne o f M any” :
May 43th at 9:30 our guests will
include 2 groups from one o f our feeder
schools - King. The choir directed by
Miss G ifford and the Gymnastic Team
under the direction o f Cheryl Ritchie.
Special M usic - Mr. M ichael Bishop
and friends.
Parents and friends are w elcome to
one or all o f these Inter-national week
programs.
DR. VERNE DUNCAN - DIRECTOR
OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION, STATE
OF OREGON W ILL BE OUR
FEATURED SPEAKER, M A Y 5,1989
AT P: 125 AM.
"P eace Education” is the topic of
the Oregon peace Institute Speakers
Forum, Thursday evening, May 18, at
7:30 pm, Fifth Floor, G alleria, 921 SW
Morrison Street Portland.
The speaker is Dr. Matthew Prophet,
Superintendent Portland Public Schools
since 1982.
Following a distinguished military
career Prophet turned to education. He
served as Deputy Superintendent in the
Lansing (M ichigan) School District for
six years and as Superintendent for four
years just prior to coming to Portland.
AFRICAN
CULTURAL
NIGHT
DUE AT PSU ON
MAY 19
Hon. Yusuf Usman, Nigerian Consul
General to New York, will be the featured
speaker Friday, May 19 during an African
Cultural N ight at Portland State
University.
The evening is scheduled to begin at
6:00 pm in the third-floor ballroom of
Smith M emorial Center (on *SW
Broadway between M ontgomery and
Harrison Streets).
The address by the Nigerian consul
on the “ Need for African Soldiarity”
will accom pany a dinner, African art
exhibit, fashion show featuring African
clothing, and dancing to a reggae band.
PSU ’s Association of African Students
is sponsoring the event to help promote
social, political and cultural exchange
about African related issues between
the university and the community at
large.
Tickets may be purchased at the door at
$4.00 general and $2.50 student. Children
under 12 may attend without charge.
For further information, contact Felix
Nnaji at 464-4452.
BY Dan Bell
He hold a doctorate in educational
supervision and administration from
Northwestern University, a m aster’s
degree from Roosevelt University, and
a bachelor’s degree from the University
of Omaha.
,
T his m eeting is open to the public
w ithout charge.
The Oregon Peace Institute focuses
on educating O regonians on issues of
the nuclear arm s race and peaceful
conflict resolution on personal, local
and global levels.
Sam W atson local musican and pro­
ducer is definitely a man with a plan and
the talent to im plem ent it. This native of
Fort Lauderdale, Florida, who moved to
Portland 2 years ago has accumulated
the expertise to sell and produce hisow n
high quality cassette.
Playing music since he was nine
years old, his is adept at playing guitar,
bass guitar and piano. He focuses his
energy primarily on piano and voice.
Upon his release from the service he
played with the ‘Florida M anna’ which
was a pop oriented group and ‘Rainbow
Colored D ance’ a straight ahead Jazz
group. During his tenure with groups he
became involved in the production
aspect of the music industry. He worked
with such notables as the ‘Bee G ees’-
Saturday Night Fever album.
The prim ary catalyst that helped
Sam to become a producer, cam e after
working on an album project that failed
to com e to completion. This episode led
to him starting his own production com ­
pany , called ‘W atson’, in a renovated
room in his Florida home. After num er­
ous bureacratic obstacles encountered
while working with his advertising and
public relations agency, he decided to
move to Portland.
Oregon Commission on Black Affairs
— in cosponsorship willi —
Sclf-Enhanccmcnt
Youth Gang Taskforce Portland Public Schools
Minority Youth Concerns Action Program
— Presem —
Straight Talk & Frightening Realities
YOUTH ANTI-GANG FORUMS
FORMAT:
Skits
Ex-gang member forum/panelist
Anti-gang rap (performed by panelist)
DATE
PLACE
T IM E
A pril 26
W h itak er M iddle School
5700 N E 39th
1:30 - 2:45 pm
Self-E nhancem ent Spring Rally
W hitaker M iddle School '
5700 N E 39th
M ay 3
M ay 10
T ubm an M iddle School
2231 N. Flint
After a hiatus o f 15 m onths, and with
the encouragem ent o f friends and ac­
quaintances, he elected to pursue an­
other try in the music industry. W ith this
in mind he secured a position at Bac­
chus, and later went on to produce his
just released cassette “ .Session-O ne”.
“Session-O ne” is blues tinged, with a
variety o f styles that has a little bit for
everybody, covering blues, ballards,
and pop.
Another unique aspect o f this artist is
his business acumen in executing the
production and marketing o f his cas­
sette, utilizing local artists and facili­
ties. He is making quite an impac ton the
local m arket
“Session-One” is available at ‘The
H ouse
of
S o u n d ’,
‘M usic
M illenium ’,’Budget & T apes’.as well
as other major music retailers in the
Portland area.
Interested musicans would be well
served to contact Mr. W atson because
he has indicated a desire to be a ballast
to buoy other deserving artists thru his
recording company “A ZO N E”.
For further information contact:Dan
Bell (503) 288-0033.
MRS C’S WIGS
WHOLESALE & RETAIL
HUNDREDS OF WIGS
FOR YOUR EVERCHANGING LIFESTYLES
(School Assembly)
NAOMI SIMS • BORNFREE
• MICHAEL WEEKS
7:00 - 9:00 pm
B ETTY CABINE
PROPRIETOR
AND OTHER NAME BRANDS
T U IS-5A T
9:30 - 10:45 am
lli3O-6rOC
(School Assembly)
For more information, call:
OCBA 378-2969, SEI 249-1721
’Alccna Boozer 280-5783, Jimi Johnson 280-2600
Lonnie Jackson 981-9531
COMMUNITY LEADER
SELECTED TO HEAD
HOUSING PROGRAM
The Housing Authority of Portland
(HAP) took another step toward a stronger
promotion o f the com m unity spirit in
its developments by selecting community
activist Benjamin Priestley as its new
program director for Low Rent Public
Housing. Priestley has worked with
H A P’s 6,000 residents for five years as
the Tenant Services Coordinator and
began his new position April 17,1989.
Priestley ’ s intense involvem ent with
the community, his broad knowledge o f
social services, and knowledge of HAP’s
housing program s will help make him a
strong m anager for H A P’s Low Rent
Public Housing Program.
“ He’s good with people,” Executive
Director Donald E. Clark said. “ Ben
will be able to combine his strong network
o f social services with the housing
program and help develop options for
al, residents.”
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Commission Meeting
Date: May 10, 1989
Place: The Portland Bldg., 11th Floor
1120 SW Fifth Avenue
Portland, OR
Time: 9:30 a.m.
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Commission meetings are open to the
public. A complete agenda is
available at PDC. Call 796-5300.
PDC is the City of Portland's urban
renewal and economic development
agency.
SMOKEY ROBINSON
REVEALS HOW
INFIDELITY
AND DRUGS
DESTROYED HIS
MARRIAGE
Veteran recording artist Smokey
Robinson tells how an extramarital affair,
an illegitimate child and increasing drug
dependency threatened his musical
career, and led to the breakup o f his
marriage, in the May EBONY.
In a revealing excerpt from his auto­
biography, the famed Motown singer
who charted numerous hits both as a
solo artist and with The M iracles, ex­
plains why his life took a downward
turn after the death o f his father. “ It
was hard to admit it,” Robinson says,
“ but with him gone, I felt frightened. I
w asn’t sure what would happen to m e.”
Robinson also explains how the birth of
a son outside o f his marriage resulted in
his subsequent drug use and the divorce
o f his wife o f 30 years, Claudette.
Having rejected the help of rela­
tives, friends and even longtime mentor
Berry Gordy, Jr., Smokey reveals how
finding the Lord helped him make his
m iraculous comeback from near self-
destruction.
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