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N o rth w e s t N a tu ra l To
Hold P u b lic R e s o u rc e
P la n n in g M e e tin g s
Northwest Natural Gas Company
is holding three Integrated Resource
Planning Meetings: in Portland on
August 23, in Salem on August 24
and in Eugene on August 25. The
public is encouraged to attend
This is the u tility ’ s second Inte
grated Resource Plan (IRP) or Least
Cost Plan
Both the Oregon Public U tility
Commission and the W ashington
U tilities and Transportation commis
sion require local distribution com
panies to develop biennial long-term
resource plans The plans evaluate
resource planning strategies for serv
ing the company’ s core customers at
the lowest possible cost. These strat
egies take into account customer re
quirements and growth forecasts, cur
rent and future gas supply options.and
conservation options
The first public meeting w ill be
held in Portland on M onday, Aug 23,
from 7-9pni in One Pacific Square’s
4th floor Hospitality Room, 220 NW
2nd Avenue in Portland’ s O ld 1 ow n.
The second meeting w ill be held
in Salem on Tuesday, Aug 24, from
7-9pm at the Northwest Natural Gas
Salem O ffic e A u d ito riu m , 3123
OPB A ugust P le d g e D rive
"Q uite simply, this really is pub
lic television and our members ac
count for out largest single source o f
income, contributing 49% o f our rev
enue,” according to Helen Kennedy,
Oregon Public Broadcasting s mem
bership di rector " It is especially grati
fying that so many families have af
firmed their support foi public televi
sion and for the value it contributes to
Broadway , NE.
The final meeting w ill be held in
Eugene on Wednesday, Aug 25, from
7-9pnt at the Northwest Natural Gas
Eugene O ffic e A u d ito riu m , 790
Goodpasture Island Rd
Anyone who wants to receive a
summary o f the draft 1993 Plans
should send a letter w ith their name
and address to: Director, Leas, Cost
Planing, Northwest Natural Gas Com
pany, 220 N W 2nd Ave., Portland,
OR 97209
their quality o f life
And families are the key to this
year's August pledge drive w ith pro
gram s to charm everyone fro m
Lanza’ s turbulent life is profiled
through excerpts from his most popu
lar film s
Saturday. August 21.7:3<)pm The
Judds Their Final Concert After 14
number-one country records and
countless awards. Wynnona and
gust pledge 1993.
Friday. August 2 0 .9:35pm How
Ordinary People Do Extraordinary
Things W ith Dr. Robert Kriegel.
K rieg el presents forw ard-looking
theories on excelling under pressure
and stress reduction.
Saturday, August 21,6pm M ario
Lan za: T he A m e ric a n Caruso.
costs.
“ Since it was instituted more than
10 years ago. the regional exchange
has prov ided real benefits to Pacific's
customers,” said Lorenzini. “ In fact,
prices to our customers dropped by as
much as 20 percent w hen we started
theexchange But.overtim e.Pacific's
relative costs have decreased, w hile
Bonneville’s havecontinuedtoclinib.
which reduces the credit available to
customers.”
This year. Bonnev ille faced sig
nificant cost increases related to fish
and w ild life protection, resource ac-
Monday, August 2 3,9:10pm The
50’ s: Moments To Remember. Many
o f the performers that made the 1950s
fabulous come together, including
Tresa Brewer, Rosemary Clooney.
Frankie Lane and Pattie Page
Oregon Public Broadcasting is
the public television and radio net
work serving Oregon and southern
lines.
G A guidelines are complicated
and detailed, and you’ ll only find
basic inform ation here. I f you or
your doctor have questions, call Le
gal A id ’s Welfare Rights Hotline at
241-4111. Under the G A guide
lines, your health problem may be
physical or mental, or both. Physi
cal problems include those that
would make you ill or cause you
pain by liftin g five pounds or sitting
and/or standing fo r four hours. You
also qualify i f you can’t use at least
one hand or are nearly blind, even
w ith glasses. In addition, you can
get G A i f a doctor says your physi
cal problem could be cured by medi -
cation or therapy allow ing you to
work w ithin 60 days, or it is imm e
quisition and poor water conditions,
which have caused the agency to raise
its rates Lorenzini said the result for
Pacific Power’ s residential and small
farm customers is a big reduction in
the exchange credit previously passed
through to them.
For an average residential cus
tomer who uses 1.000 kilowatt-hours
per month, the proposed 6.2 percent
increase w ill raise m onthly b ills by
about $3, or 10 cents per day. Cost per
kilowatt-hour w ill go to 4.667 cents
from 4.343 cents for the first 300
kilow att-hours consumed, and to
5.152 cents from 4.828 cents for ad
ditional kilowatt-hours.
Small farm and irriga tion cus
tomer increases w ill a ?rage 6.9 per
cent. Customers who have questions
about the impact o f this proposed
increase should call the local Pacific
Power office.
Housing O ur Families w ill be
hosting a Neighborhood Party on
Sunday August 22,1 -4pm at Unthank
Park, corner o f N. Kerby and Failing.
T he p a rty is to ce le b ra te the
organization’ s recent acquisition o f
the Colonial Park Apartments and to
kick o ff their rehab and revitalization
projects in the apartments and sur
rounding community. The event w ill
feature free food and cold drinks, live
entertainment, an open mike ja m ses
sion for local bands, fun activities for
children including face painting, a
raffle w ith exciting prizes like a Red
Lion getaway package, and more.
Neighborhood residents w ill also have
an opportunity to nominate their house
to be painted for free in Housing Our
Families’ up coming Painl-a-Thon
days. The report must state why you
diate life threatening, cannot be con
can’t w ork and should include any
trolled w ithout treatment and would
proof the doctor may have o f your
get worse if you worked.
health problem. The doctor should
You may also get G A for a mental
include in the report a diagnosis, a
or emotional illness i f you have at
prognosis, (how long your recovery
least two o f the follow ing conditions:
w ill take), medical records, exam
a hard time concentrating or fin ish
results and other documentation o f
ing tasks on time: severe problems
your disability and an explanation o f
being or working w ith others; severe
how your illness meets G A guide
lim its on yourdaily activities; or times
lines. The report must be signed by a
when work or work-type situations
medical doctor (M .D .), doctor o f os
make your symptoms or problems
teopathy (D.O.), psychiatrist (M .D .)
worse. You also qualify i f you’ re a
or psychologist (Ph.D.) and sent to
danger to yourself or others or you
SDSD.
cannot take care o f your basic needs.
Proving you deserve G A takes a
And you can get G A i f a doctor finds
lot o f work, but SDSD must help you,
drug or alcohol problems keep you
as w ell as pay for your doctor visits.
from working. But you’ ll have to get
Legal A id can also help by giving
treatment for your addiction i f pre
your doctor a form that makes fillin g
scribed, provided such treatment is
out the report easier. SDSD may ask
available.
for more time i f your doctor delays
G A pays $268 in cash for one
sending in the report. I f denied GA,
person, less i f you’re living with some
you must be notified in w riting, which
one. Some health care isalsocovered,
is called a denial notice. I f you get
but during hospital stays, only doctor
one, cal, Legal A id ’s Welfare Rights
bills are paid.
Hotline a t2 4 1-4111 right away to get
To apply for G A , you must go to a
legal
advice and find out about a
Senior and Disabled Services D iv i
hearing.
sion (SDSD) branch office. I f unable
Multnomah County Legal Aid
to go because o f health problems,
Service provides legal advice and
SDSD can mail an application or
representation to low-income people
send someone to your home. You can
livin g in Multnomah County having
also ask someone else to apply for you
welfare problems. Appointments may
at the branch office. Y ou’ ll have to
be made by calling our North/North-
fill out several papers, and apply for
east Community Law O ffice (on the
benefits through Social Security.
Portland Com m unity College Cas
After applying, you’ ll need to see a
cade Campus) at 295-9494.
doctor w ho’ ll have to w rite a report
saying you cannot work for at least 60
rig h ts advocate and founder o f
“ Drummers and Dreamers; Judy
Smith, fem inist and publisher o f
Blue Stocking; and Jordana Sardo.
anti-OCA activist and Organizer for
Portland Radical Women Come toast
the defiant new wave o f women s
leadership The festivities begin at
2:00 p m on Sunday. August 22 in
Open Mon. - Fri. 9:00am to 5:00pm
Saturday 10:00am to 2:00pm
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C a le n d a r
Announcement
In Honor Of Women’s Rights Day
"T h ird wave feminists: We Are
The Leaders W e’ve Been W aiting
For.' Everyone is invited to celebrate
Women's Rights Day Join in a dis
cussion o f the deteriorating social
and econom ic co n d itio n s w hich
compel women to become the lead
ers everyone needs. Speakers are
Lisa Clav, .African-American human
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Legal Aid S e rie s 1 4 : G e n era l
A s s is ta n c e
Finding a job is challenging
enough for the average person. But
for those stricken w ith physical or
mental health problems, the real
challenge is being able to work at
all.
For disabled people, there is Gen
eral Assistance (G A ), a welfare pro
gram that provides cash fo r those
disabled and unable to work for at
least 60 days. T o qualify, you must
be 18 years or older, have less than
$50, not be eligible for A id to Fam i
lies w ith D ependent C h ild re n
(A D C ), and be either single or a
childless couple. You must also
suffer physical or mental health
problems that keep you from w ork
ing, as w ell as meet the G A guide
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P a c ific P o w e r R a te H ik e
As a result o f the Bonneville
Power A dm inistration’ s recently an
nounced rate hike. Pacific Power said
Friday that its residential prices could
rise by 6.2 percent.
Pacific Power filed w ith the O r
egon Public U tility Commission to
pass through the increase to residen
tial and irrigation customers affected
by the BPA rate hike I f approved, the
increase would take effect Oct. 1
The proposed increase would be
the first time the u tility ’s prices have
increased for six years.
“ In 1987, we made a com m it
ment to our customers to hold the line
on prices for at least five years." said
Paul Lorenzini, PPpresident. “ I t ’s
been six years and our prices have
actually fallen 8 percent. However,
the magnitude o f Bonneville's in
crease requires us to pass increased
costs through to our customers.”
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Naomi ended their musical partner
ship with this moving performance.
Sunday. August 22.2 to 10:30pm
Healing And The M ind W ith B ill
Moyers Marathon The acclaimed
broadcast journalist hosts a marathon
o f his recent five-part series on heal
preschoolers to grandparents
Here are the highlights for Au
One o f the BPA programs that
w ill be affected by the agency’ s rate
hike is the “ regional exchange,” un
der w hich Pacific’s residential and
small farm customers have received a
credit that reduces their power costs.
The credit is based on the difference
between BPA's prices and Pacific's
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Fri/Sat. 7:00 am to 4:00 am
Sun 9:00 am to 9 0 0 pm
PROGRAM 'I
The force’ is w ith Franklin
High physics teacher How ard Adler
when he gets back to school this
year
Adler spent three weeks in a
special U S. Department o f Energy
(DOE) summer program, learning
a ll about the universe—how it
works, its basic particles and forces.
He plans to use his first-hand in
formation about high energy par
ticle physics and astrophysics to
energize students in his classroom
this vear.
Adler was one o f 45 high school
teachers from around the United State
selected to participate in the Topics in
Modern Physics National Institute
(TM P) held at Fermi National Accel
erator L aboratory (F e rm ilab ) in
Batavia. 111. Fermilab is home o f the
world s highest energy particle accel
erator, the Tevatron.
TM P participants joined in ses
sions w ith Fermi physicists that dem
onstrated how phy sicists understand
the small and complex w orld o f sub
atomic structure as well as the im
mense cosmos. Many hands-on
labs and activities were designed
to link the Fermilab experience to
classroom activities that partici
pants w ill use w ith their own stu
dents.
Fermilab is one o f several spe
cial research facilities operated by
DOE as part o f the United States
high energy physics program.
For more information, please
contact Lew Fredrick, director,
Public Information Office, Port
land Public Schools. 331-3304.
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The Oreagon narcotics Enforce
ment A ssociation presented the
Police Activities League (P A L) w ith
a donation o f $3,000 to help w ith
its prevention efforts for youth in
the community on August 11, 1993,
at the Portland State U n ive rsity
campus PAL and PSU are in a jo in t
effort offering the National Youth raising campaign w ith the ONEA
Sports Program, a five-week sports donation “ Pal is at a critical stage in
and e ducational cam p fo r lo w - its development right now," said PAL
executive D irector M aura W hite
income youth.
PAL. which is a collaboration o f
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