»"» • 4’¥ r ♦ • • w ♦ * 4 •'♦* • ♦ < ♦ * ’»* rv < < « • r * T he P ortland O bserver • J anuary P age 20, 1993 Terminated Urban Homestead Program Aided 192 Portland Families; Other PDC Housing Programs Bolstered By New Federal Funds It w as a program that turned the w hich continues to operate. T he m a­ A m erican dream into reality for many jo r difference: a three year residency requirem ent rather th an the five-year low -incom e Portlanders. T he U rban H om estead Program , requirem ent under the elim inated pro­ a federally-funded effort adm inistered gram . Also at the January 20 m eeting, locally by the P ortland D evelopment C o m m is s io n (P D C ), m ad e the Com m ission voted on acceptance hom eow nership possible for 192 Port­ o f$ 1 .2 m illion in U.S. D epartm ent o f land fam ilies w ho otherw ise could not H ousing an d U rban D evelopm ent funds to im plem ent P D C ’s affordable have afforded their ow n homes. T h at num ber is the final tally housing program s. PDC receives its PD C staff w ill provide in its conclud­ HUD funding in the form o f C om m u­ ing report on the program at the nity D evelopm ent Block G rants ad ­ C om m ission’s m onthly m eeting Janu­ m inistered through the City ’s Bureau ary 20th. The program upgraded neigh­ o f C om m unity D evelopm ent (BCD). borhoods by acquiring vacant homes T his w ill be PDC ’ s 18th year contract­ an d transferring ow nership to quali­ ing w ith BCD to deliver affordable fied hom esteaders who com m itted to housing to Portlanders. A n ad v erse O reg o n S uprem e rehabilitating the hom es-w ith the help o f PD C hom e repair loans-and live in C ourt ruling last year on urban re­ new al bonds, w hich were the source of them for five years. T he pro g ram ’s final report of­ 70% o f P D C ’s funding, d id not affect the H ome R epair, P ortland H om e­ fered this profile o f the program: * 192 vacant and derelict proper­ stead or Rental R ehabilitation pro­ ties in the City w ere acquired and gram s. PD C is the C ity’s urban re­ newal, housing an d econom ic devel­ rehabilitated. * A verage hom eow ner income opm ent agency. “T here has been som e concern w as $15,000 * A verage m onthly paym ent for expressed about PDC housing pro­ gram s, but they are federally funded th e hom es was $250 * 53% o f the hom eow ners were and do not rely on urban renewal financing as other PDC program s do,” w hite; 37% A frican-A m erican * 46% were female heads ofhouse- said A cting H ousing D irector Neyele holds; 51% w ere m inority fem ale H unter. “ I w ant to assure our clients and loan customers that w e have money heads o f households E lim ination o f the program does to lend and have new program s in not end hom esteading in Portland. place to help P o rtlan d ’s neighbor­ T h e City form ed a com panion Port­ land H om estead Program in 1989, hoods.” PDC will be im plem enting HUD ’ s M rs. R obert Brophy (Linda) 761-1523 2605 SE 145th #11 Portland, O R 97236-2650 M rs. K eith Fry (Iris) 4724 N E 90th Ave. Portland, O R 97220 252-4708 M l Hood C om m unity College celebrates H ealth A w areness W eek Jan. 25-28 w ith a health fair and three health forum s. T he H ealth F air will be held Jan. 2 5 -2 6 ,1 0 a.m . - 2 p.m ., in the Tow n and G ow n ro o m . T he them e o f the fair wi 11 be “W alk In to a W orld of W ellness, “ and is intended to offer som ething for ev ery o n e’s health interests and needs. T opics w ill range from drug/ alcohol abuse and recovery, to co n ­ quering fear, to healthy diets and lifestyles. A variety o f exhibits w ill provide inform ation ab o u t local health re ­ sources, interests, activities and p ro ­ viders. D aily door prizes w ill be draw n including a three-m onth health -club m em bership, a cookbook, a m onths supply o f vitam ins and free body fat testing. All attendees will be eligible for the draw ings. O ther offerings w ill include free food sam ples, $7 cholesterol screen­ ings, and $5 body fat testing using the bio-electrical im pedance m ethod. A OES Pre-School/ Kindergarten Visitation Day Set F am ilies seeking adm ission to O regon Episcopal School for pre-kin­ dergarten and kindergarten age ch il­ dren w ill have an opportunity to visit the School, meet teachers and be in ­ volved in activities on Saturday, Janu­ ary 30. A pplications m ust be subm it­ ted by January 28. Please Call OES at 246-7771 for additional inform ation or application packets. "All progress is precarious and the solution of one problem brings us face to face w ith another problem ." Tom Hopkins’ ’’Competitive Edge Selling” How to: Out-Think Out-Perform and Out-Produce the Competition February 8, 1993 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. The Holiday Inn Portland Airport & Trade Center 1-800-486-7586 Call for details Hw />cn/ i'CA'ii/pr A dvertise in the O bserver -, ;v • ' • . 4 p.m. For more in fo rm atio n , contact: Harry Lenhart, PDC, 823-3296. For Homestead inform ation, con­ tact: Frances W alker, PDC, 823-3412 MHCC Hosts Health Fair And Forums Notice G irls P olytechnic, Jam es M onroe, W ashington-M onroe A lum nad Assn. 55th A nnual High School Reunion Them e “T he S chool W e L eft B ehind” E vent A nnual R eunion D inner D ate A pril 1 2 ,1 9 9 3 (2nd M onday) P lace O ur Lady O f Sorrow s School 5239 S.E. W oodstock Blvd., Portland Tim e: 5:00pm - Social H our D oors open at 5:00pm 6:30pm - B uffet D inner Price: $9.50 per person Paid advance reservations m us be received by A pril 5 ,1 9 9 3 . N o tickets at door due to lim ited sealing. Dues: $1.50 yearly alum nae m em bership Total $ 11.00. W elcom e: All form er students & faculty o f girls Polytechnic High School, escorts & friends. A dults only. Inform ation: M .C. H eyerm ann (M arti) 774-8814 5933 SE H arney St. Portland, O R 97206 HOM E Investm ent P artnership Pro­ gram , w hich will fund deferred pay­ m ent loans and 3% neighborhood housing loans for the rehabilitation o f o w n er-o ccu p ied sin g le fam ily homes; rental housing developm ent loans for non-profit organizations developing affordable rental hous­ ing; and deferred paym ent renova­ tion loans for ow ners for rental prop­ erties w ho agree to provide afford­ able rents for a mi nim um o f five years in designated neighborhoods. The P ortland H om estead Pro­ gram will continue acquiring vacant homes in need o f repairs and tran s­ f e r r in g th e m to lo w -in c o m e Portlanders. T his year the program w ill renovate 30 vacant properties for new hom e ow nership, there is a one­ tim e $500 paym ent applied to taxes an d insurance in tran sferrin g the property and the average m onthly paym ent is $375. PDC offers groups ofH om estead hom es periodically throughout the year at H om estead O pen Houses. In­ terested homeowners visit each home, an d due to the popularity o f the pro­ gram , place their nam es in a random draw ing w hich selects the owners. Seven hom es w ill be offered at the next H om estead O pen House sched­ uled for Sunday, January 24 from 1- ‘ variety o f health-related organizations will be represented including W hole­ som e and Hearty Foods and Bungy masters. A variety o f cam pus club representatives w ill provide health in­ form ation as well. Jan. 26-28, selected guest speak­ ers will facilitate free H ealth Forum s, n oon-1250p.m ., in the M H CC C oun­ se lin g C o n fe re n c e R oom (R oom 2162). On T uesday, Jan. 26, Scot Skagerberg from Body Basics will address the topic “Perm anent Fat Loss: T he M issing L ink.” O n W ednesday, Jan.27, Jan B arry-G ertz from Psycho­ logical Services C enter will discuss “C ritical T hinking A bout S tress M an­ ag e m e n t” O n T hursday, Jan. 28, Chris Johnson from the M ullnom ah County HIV O utreach Project will present “EtO H (alcohol) + Sex = A Very W orrisom e E quation!” Johnson d is­ cusses the role alcohol plays in the spreading o f H IV /A ID S. F o r m o re in f o r m a tio n c a ll M H C C ’s H ealth and W ellness Center at 667-7600. An American Ceremony “Ring out the old, ring in the new." These traditional New Year’s words lake on special significance in 1993, as Americans welcome Bill Clinton as our 42nd president on Jan. 20. That dale heralds one of our nation’s few bows to pomp, pageantry and spectacle — the inaugural ceremony. America’s first president, George Washington, was inaugurated on April 30, 1789. The ceremony was simple. Washington took the 35-word oath re­ The U.S. Capitol building decorated for the Bicentennial Presidential quired by Article II, section 1, of the U.S. Constitution to “preserve, protect Inaugural ceremony in 1989, and defend the Constitution of the inaugural speech, both personally each incoming president has put his United States.” He then delivered his and professionally, was given by personal stamp on the proceedings. inaugural address — a ritual that is still William Henry Harrison in 1841. His Over the years, ancillary events such the heart and soul of our present-day speech — the longest on record at as balls, parades and special programs nearly 8,500 words with a two-hour reflecting the style of the incoming inaugural ceremony. The inaugural address is the new delivery time — was deemed “appall­ administration have become a standard president’s first opportunity to share ing” by his friend Daniel Webster. part of the fanfare. Teddy Roosevelt wore a ring con­ his vision of the country’s future with It also cost the president his taining a lock of Abraham Lincoln’s the American public. Most Americans, life. Harrison delivered the speech hair, Jimmy Carter walked the length in frigid weather without the benefit young and old, are familiar with the more stirring presidential ad­ of a coat, hat or gloves. He caught of the parade route to show his com­ dresses. Franklin Delano Roosevelt pneumonia and died within a month munion with the people, and George Bush introduced a “George to George” was able to infuse a Depression-weary of his inauguration. theme to his 1989 inaugural — which Chances are Harrison would not public with hope through his words, happened to be the 200th anniversa­ have been speaking outside if it had "the only thing we have to fear is fear itself.” And John F. Kennedy’s rous­ not been for Henry Clay. The inaugu­ ry of George Washington’s first in­ ing call of "ask not what your country ral ceremony was held indoors — in augural. Flags, seals and music of can do for you — ask what you can the chamber of the House of Repre­ Washington’s era were prominent in do for your country” is one of the most sentatives — until 1817, when Clay, the festivities, and Bush took his oath memorable lines of any presidential speaker of the House, refused to allow of office on Washington's Bible. This Jan. 20, the Clinton admin­ the senators to bring their “undemo­ inaugural address. istration will have the opportunity Less-than-successful inaugural cratic” plush chairs into the House to present its style and vision to chamber for the swearing-in. President speeches include Franklin Pierce’s the nation. And as we look to the James Monroe ended up delivering vain attempts to be heard over a howl­ ing blizzard in 1853 and Rutherford B. his inaugural address from the steps of new year, we will, as Americans Hayes’ equally vain attempts in 1877 the U.S. Capitol building, where it is have done for the past 204 years, look to our president with hope for a to drown out boos and catcalls held today. bright future. 1,1 While the oath and speech have provoked by his disputed election to remained inaugural constants, the the presidency. Probably the most disastrous ceremony has evolved over time, and C 1992, PM Editorial Services MLK Blvd. Business Notice MLK Blvd. B usiness Improve­ m en t A sso c ia tio n a n n o u n c e s its agenda for 1993. A ccording to T ho­ mas Boothe, ch airm an o f the associa­ tion, the priorities o f im plem entation are as follows: Priority I - T he aassociation has already begun to establish a public safety program for the northeastern section o f M LK Jr. Blvd. Priority II - T he association will prov ide business aw areness classes to citizens o f Portland. E nrollm ent starts February 1,1993. Classes will be con­ ducted evenings for the convenience o f those who are at w ork or school during the day. For more inform ation call 288-8569. Priority III - T he association will develop an incentive program to help im prove and attract new business to ( the MLK Blvd. corridor. T he association w ishes to thank those w ho have given us their vote o f j C e le b ra te D iv e r s it y Together as friends and neighbors let’s embrace our similarities while honoring our differences. I confidence. MITCHELL'S & A L TE R A T IO N S Professional and Quality Dry Cleaning •; -