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March 18,1992 ..The Portland Observer...Page 5 • • PGE Filing Could Result In Lower Rates Church N o m i United Ito Our Friends Ila visione Birthdays in March Portland General Electric Co. (PGE) on Thursday, March 12, filed a request w ith the Oregon Public U tility Commission (OPUC) to reduce the rate at which it recovers costs associ ated w ith the outage o f the Trojan Nuclear Plant. The OPUC had allowed PGE to recover 90 percent o f the re placement power costs incurred be tween Nov. 1, 1991 and the recent restart o f the plant earlier this month. In itia l estimates fo r the cost o f power purchases for that period were $35 m illio n . However, high perfor mance at PGE’s Beaver Combined- C y c le C o m b u s tio n T u rb in e and Boardman Coal plants, as w ell as pru dent power purchases and the second warmest w inter in Oregon history, re duced costs to about $25.1 m illio n . I f approved, beginning A p ril 15, 1992, residential and farm customers w ill see a price reduction o f about 0.5 A u MpnX.XZ ? * z I Spring Jorum ' 9 :3 0 - 1 2 : ik > MAbl.uKY AVKNUK CIIIUSTIAN CIIUHCII 126 N o r lh En.M A lh r r l.i, Freida Murray is a long standing member of St. Andrews Church, O re g o n F a ir S h a re , U rban League and St. Andrews Quilters Club, plus she's a great great grandmother, wow! Army Stay-ln-School/Stay- Off-Druas Month Them e EXI’bOKIMII WKbUU’ItlHti : THE HEATITUbES S p e n k c r - R e v . U r n is c l l o l l ( III-i s t i m i C liu r r li i n liri-K m , B is v ip jp s Governor Barbara Roberts w ill pro- claim A p ril 1992 A rm y Stay-In-School/ Stay-Off-Drugs M onth in Oregon. The proclamation to recognize the A rm y ’ s efforts to encourage young people to be a ll they can be by finishing school and staying o ff drugs, was pre sented to M aj. Eric C. Simpson, Port land Recruiting Battalion Commander, March 11 at the Capitol Building in Salem, Oregon. The A rm y chose Stay-In-School/ Stay-Off-Drugs as its 1991 theme to express its emphasis on an educated and drug-free workforce. The program was so successful, it was continued into 1992. E v e r y b o d y W elcom e P lcfiM e B r i n g a F r ie n d C o p ic R Happy Birthday from all your family and friends! or Wo l l ij p r uti: A v a i l a b l e BLACK UNITED FRONT MARCH AGAINST RACIST VIOLENCE Happy Birthday! Susan W oolwine Happy Birthday! From W hitne, Deonta, Family and 4 yrs. Camille Buchanan, Friends From Mom,Dad, Ä Family 11:30 A.M . SATURDAY, APRIL 4, 1992 From Nike Shoe Store 3044 N.E. M arlin Luther King Blvd. (assemble in tho parking lot behind Nike’s store) to a rally at Alberta Park, N.E. 22nd and Kllllngsworth. ■ k " '" i í a t < Adults facing thechallenge o f caring for an ill parent or spouse may find support in the "A dults Caring fo r Parents or Partners" support group which meets on the third Thursday o f each month at St. Vincent Hospital and M edical Center. Meetings are at 1 p.m. in the Pastoral Services conference room on the second floor. The A p ril 16 topic is "Skin Care" for the frail. Follow ing the half-hour presentation,participants are welcome to discuss their concerns and share ideas. The program is free o f charge, although preregistration is required by calling St. V incent Hospital's Health Resource Center, 291-2655 RiverPlace .. You are invited to attend: BRANCH ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEETING North Portland Branch Library 512 N. Killingsworth, Portland, OR (503) 248-5394 A P A R T M E N T S D owntown's W aterfront N eighborhood Wednesday April 1 7 p.m. FIRST MONTH FREE RENT* Large Elegant R oom s-Form al Dining R oom -B reakfast Room Sunroom Tucked Away Off Bedroom With Lots O f Storage Three Large B edroom s-Tw o Baths Upstairs—Powder Room On Main Impressive Extra Large Living Room With Italian Tile-Fireplace. Hardwood Floors Thru-Out. Natural Woodwork. Basement Has High Ceilings. Also Houses Double Car Garage. Furnace Is Gas With Air Filter, Also AC. Sprinkler System. Built In 1929. Approximately 2450 SQ. FT. Lot 6098 SQ. FT. Slate Roof. Taxes: 3,770.18 $265,000.00 Sales Associates Florence Shannon - 775-2151 Nancy Marcus - 775-6632 Office: 775-4699 Professionals 100, Realtors 4111 S.E. Woodstock Ave. Portland, OR 97202 Photo by Dave Lawton Public Notice BRAND NEW APARTMENTS WITH RIVER VIEWS, CITY VIEWS, AND GARDEN VIEWS. ’ First month free rent with I yeor lease 1 BEDROOMS FROM $680 1 BEDROOM + STUDY FROM $805 2 BEDROOMS FROM $975 braiding and weaving Wigs and Beauty Supplies We will meet or beat anyone’s prices. Sales and Promotional items excluded M rs . C ’s W ig s a n d B e a u ty S u p p ly 707 N.E. Fremont Portland, Oregon 97212 (503) 281-6525 Open: 11:30 - 6:00 Tues thru Saturday » , Secured garage parking included in rent Easy move-in: Credit check and deposit. If you are disabled and you need accomodations. please call 248-5492. Please provide as much advance notice as possible to allow us to better serve you. Open Daity at SW Montgomery' and SW Harbin- Way Mon - Fri, 9 AM to 5 PM Sat & Sun, Noon to 4 PM Cornerstone (503) 228-1800 Residential Camp Odyssey Seeks High School Youth Oregon a state o f equality and justice fo r a ll its peoples. The goal o f Camp Odyssey can best be expressed in the words o f the campers themselves. “ The experience was the most memorable and intense thing in m y life. I discovered m yself as w ell as other cultures and became life long brothers and sisters w ith fellow Camp Odyssey people....” and “ Camp Odyssey w ill affect me the rest o f my life. I ’ ve learned the most important thing is to realize who I am, what I am, and to be proud o f that....” Applications can be obtained from high schools, churches, organizations or by contacting Ecumenical M inistries o f Oregon, 0245 S.W. Bancroft #B, Portland, OR 97201 (503) 221-1054. Applications need to be returned to Ecumenical M inistries by A p ril 15, 1992. Wholesale to the Public 35% to 50% off 100% Human Hair 16" from $15.95 and guide students toward establishing and achieving positive goals. The A rm y produced tw o video tapes which are being provided free o f charge to interested schools and com m unity groups. The firs t tape, “ Tough D e c is io n s ,” show s students w ho dropped out o f high school and how it affected their futures. “ Gen. Powell Talks To Kids” is designed for a younger audience and has Gen. C o llin Powell reinforcing the Stay-In-School/Stay- Off-D rugs message. Posters, banners, and public ser vice announcements are also available to reinforce the Stay-In-School/Stay- Off-Drugs message. ’ v ' Xl Adults Caring For Loved Ones Find Help In Support Group Magnificent Laurelhurst percent. Commercial and industrial customers’ price decreases w ill be about 3.3 percent. Under PGE’ s filin g , the newprices would be effective u ntil M ay 31,1993, when PGE estimates it would com plete the recovery o f the allowed $22.6 m illion. In other action, PGE has filed for a price increase to collect $ 1.4 m illio n during the next year fo r exceeding its energy efficiency goals. I f approved, this would increase all PGE custom ers’ prices by about 0.2 percent (10 cents per month for residential cus tomers using 1,000 kilow att-hours per month) effective A p ril 15. I f both requests are approved, the net effect is a 0.3 percent decrease fo r residential and farm customers and a decrease o f 3.1 percent fo r commer cial and industrial customers. Presentation For Caregivers-And Health Professionals At Good Samaritan Ecumenical M inistries o f Oregon and the American Leadership Forum has announced the opening o f recruit- men t fo r the 1992 Camp Odyssey .S ixty youth w ill be selected to participate in a week long process, examining the diversity o f people that exists in O r egon. The curriculum o f the camp con sists o f looking at the issues o f racism, sexism, anti-semitism and homophobia to discover how people w ill use these issues to stereotype others and separate them from themselves. W hile at the same camp the teenagers w ill have an opportun ity to discover that even though they may look different on the outside they all share the same kinds o f feel ings, fears, and aspirations for their futures. From this they learn that diver sity is not a weakness to be fared. Rather it is a strength to use and make “ A Hospice Program: Caring for the T erm inally 111 Person” w ill be dis cussed at a presentation fo r caregivers and health professionals. The program w ill be held at Good Samaritan Hospi tal & M edical Center on Wednesday, A p ril 15, 7-9 p.m. in Peterson H all A uditorium , 2255 N .W . Northrup. The presenters w ill be Marie Mann, a registered nurse; T im Zoebelin, a social w orker, and Diane Bagues, a pastoral care counselor w ith the Hos pice Program o f the V isiting Nurse Association. The program w ill clarify what hospice is, how to access hospice. Medicare benefit criteria, and how the hospice team works. There w ill be time for questions and answers from the audience. For more inform ation, please call Good Samaritan Education & Fam ily Support Services at 229-7348. I 9 . î t*
