ERVER PORTL Volum e X X , Num ber 40 October 17,1990 "The Eyes and Ears o f The Community" Oregon Remodelers Association and Emmert International Donate Home Walden New Assistant Pastor of faith Tabemcle PAGE 3 Kool Skool PAGE 4 OPBS Presents Local Color ortland, Or. ~ the Oregon R e m o d e le rs A sso c ia tio n (ORA) announced today it has arranged for a house to be donated to a local housing advocacy group, Homes One Street at a Tim e (HOST). ORA moved the house to the Oregon Convention Center where it will be remodeled during the 1990 Home Improvement & Re­ modeling Show with donated materials and services. Emmert International, a specialized heavy hauling firm in Clacka- mas, donated the house to HOST. “ W e’re proud to be part o f this project to revitalize a Portland neigh­ borhood,” said Rodger Spring, 1990 Home Improvement and Remodeling show chairm an. “ W e hope it will be the first o f m any successes for HOST. ’ ’ HOST plans to create home ow n­ ership opportunities for low to m oder­ ate-incom e families by rehabilitating abandoned houses and by sponsoring new house construction in deteriorat­ ing residential neighborhoods in Port- land. The house will anchor H OST’S first project and will be moved to the House to be Remodelled at Home Improvement and Remodeling Show block and then arrange low -cost loans for their buyers, keeping the monthly ow nership costs equal to m arket rent. HOST has targeted transitional neigh­ borhoods where vacant o r deteriorating houses have begun to create problem s but where it is still possible to create value through cost-effective acquisition and improvement. By rehabilitating houses on both sides of a street, HOST hopes to create a sup­ portive mini-community for its new home- owners. HOST anticipates its projects will: ♦ provide home ow nership oppor­ tunities for families who otherwise might never be able to afford a house; ♦ create strengthened neighborhoods with owners m otivated to m aintain them; and ♦ increase private real estate val­ ues and activity as community percep­ tions o f the neighborhoods change. Em m ert International President Terry Em m ert said: “ HOST is giving hope to fam ilies that might otherwise never have a chance to buy a home. W e’re extrem ely pleased to be a part of this win/win program .” O RA , founded in 1952, is dedi­ cated to prom oting and assuring ethical standards in sales and service for Ore­ gon remodeling consumers. ORA pur­ sues positive, instructive support for consumer protection programs. The 1990 Home Improvement & remodeling Show will run from Octo­ ber 17 to 21 in the Oregon Convention Center. The show hours are: W ednes­ day, O ctober 17, 6:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.; Thursday, O ctober 18,6:00 p jn . to 11:00 p.m .;Friday October 19,11:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m .; Saturday October 20, 11:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.; Sunday October 2 1 ,1 1 :0 0 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. The Home Improvement and re­ modeling show is one of the West Coast’s largest home improvement shows. EMPLOYMENT IN OREGON PAGE 4 Local Boy in Operation Desert Shield PAGE 5 Business Profile now on the new Business page, this weeks profile on Roy Jay regon unemployment rate (sea sonally adjusted) 5.9% up 0.4 from August National unemployment rate (sea­ sonally adjusted) 5.7% up 0.1 from Au­ gust. O regon’s economy has reached a plateau, with employment growth stop­ ping and unemployment on the rise, ac­ cording to figures released today by the Oregon Employment Division. Oregon’s September seasonally adjusted unemployment rate of 5.9% rose 0.4 from the August rate. W hile 5.9% is a relatively low rate for Oregon, based on levels since the 1970s, it is the state’s highest rate since January 1989 and is nearly a full percentage point higher than rates recorded earlier this year. Seasonally adjusted employment in September is nearly the same as the level six months ago. And after taking out the PAGE 8 INDEX News Religion Entertainment His/Hers opinion Locker Room News Around Town Business Classifieds Bids Dont miss the new Business page 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 11 ness were two nondurable goods indus­ tries which have been strong contribu­ tors to Oregon’s economy in recent years. Several pulp and paper products mills decreased their payrolls, combining for a loss o f 200jobs. And rubber and plastic producers showed no job gains from a year ago-this in an industry that has averaged 400 additional jobs per year since 1984. Even food and kindred products, which had been booming this summer, recorded a September employment de­ cline. Activity in this sector is still brisk. Canning and preserving employed 19,700 in September, and even though it lost 1,600jobs over the month, it still is 1,300 above the year-ago level. The trade sector, which declined by 4,100 in September, deserves mention. Because o f the timing of the Portland area food stores strike in August, both temporary replacement workers and regulars returning after the strike were counted as employed. September’s 4,400 employment drop in food stores was entirely attributable to A ugust’s double count Construction, adding 200 jobs, pro­ vided one o f the few bright spots in the September employment statistics. Most sectors within construction held steady or increased slighdy. Pamela A. M attson, Employment Division Administrator, said, “ Unfortu­ nately, it may be time for my division to begin preparing for an increase in the demand for its services, as the slowdown in the nation’s economy begins to show itself in O regon.” NO ON 4 COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP SURGES TO OVER 40,000 MEMBERS T he NO on 4 Committee an­ nounced that over 40,000 O re­ gonians have joined the campaign com­ mittee to oppose Measure 4, which would shut down the Trojan nuclear electricity p la n t “ The 40,000 Oregonians who have joined the NO on 4 Com m ittee come from all walks o f life and from all parts o f the state,” said Roy Hemmingway, Campaign M anager for the NO on 4 Committee. “ These numbers show how broad the opposition is to M easure 4 around the state,: said Hemmingway. “ These O re­ gonians are concerned about the damage the shutdown of Trojan would do to our power supply, our electric rates, and our environm ent.” The NO on 4 Com m ittee was formed in late A ugust to oppose M easure 4. At that time the founding committee was announced, made up o f 66 scientists, physicians, farmers, business people, labor leaders, environmentalists, and other civic leaders. Rescue Mission Seeks Donations W ith the cold w eather and holidays fast approaching, Portland Rescue Mission urgently needs warm winter clothing, blankets and food for homeless men, women, and children. Turkeys, hams, and toys will also be needed for holidays. Donated items can be deliv­ ered to the Mission at 111 W. Burnside or you can call 227-0421 for pick-up. Cash donations can be m ailed to Port­ land Rescue Mission, Box 3713, Port­ land. OR 97208. YOUTH GANG DIVERSION PROGRAM SIGNALS SIGNS OF SUCCESS PAGES Whatever happened to Minority Busi­ nesses Part 2, Is Your government User Friendly effects o f the tem porary em ploym ent of U.S. Census workers, seasonally adjusted employment has remained nearly con­ stant in each o f the last seven months. In September, total nonagricultural employment rose 3,600. But this growth was 7,000 less than that normally ex­ pected at this time o f year. Manufacturing employment declined in every major sector. In lumber and wood products, closures and cutbacks continued to be the most prevalent news. Six mills cut back em ploym ent sig­ nificantly and made up the bulk of the 800 employment decline in this sector. September marked the sixth straight month o f seasonally adjusted em ploym ent de­ clines in lumber and wood products. The sector now em ploys 4,000 fewer than it did one year ago. Adding to the manufacturing w eak­ 25