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Christmas Fiesta Held For Needy
On Wednesday December 22,
at S tC harles C hurch, U nited G ro ­
cers and the P o rtla n d P o lic e
B u re a u ’ s S u n s h in e D iv is io n
jo in e d forces w ith 15 other groups
and launched a C hristm as Fiesta
fo r 400 u n d e rp rivile g e d , p rim a ­
r ily spanish-speaking ch ild re n .
A ll C hildren from the C u lly neigh­
borhood in northeast P ortland
were in vite d . T h is was the o n ly
o p p o rtu n ity fo r m any ch ild re n
fro m im poverished fa m ilie s to
celebrate the ho lid a y in festive
style.
A n in te ra ctive d in n er co n ­
sisted o f b u ild -yo u r-o w n burritos,
d o -it-y o u rs e lf trai 1 m ix, and deco-
H appy New Year
Mike Ragsdale Opens
Campaign Headquarter
In Down Town Portland
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Dora Asana
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US West Presents Check
To Commissioner For
$10,000
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9 -P o w e ll
1 2 -B a rb u r B lv d .
12-Sandy B lv d .
14- H a w th o rn e
15- M t. T a b o r
15-NYV 2 3 rd A ve n u e
1 9-G lisan
19-W o o d sto ck
3 3 -M c L o u g h lin
5 7 -F o re st G ro ve
Clinton Administration
Awards $411 Million In
Homeless Grants
President C lin to n and H U D Secretary
H enry G . C isneros today announced the a llo ­
cation o f nearly $411 m illio n in H U D grants
earm arked to increase assistance to homeless
fa m ilie s and in d iv id u a ls across the country.
The D epartm ent o f H ousing and U rban
developm ent awarded 187 grants to 44 states
to ta lin g $410,988,720 m illio n .
O f this to ta l, $298 m illio n was awarded
in Shelter Plus Care assistance. T h is program
w ill p ro vid e fiv e to ten years o f rental assis­
tance to state governm ents and p u b lic or
F ir s t In te rs ta te B a n k N o rth w e s t R e ­
g io n has h ire d a n e w M a n a g e r fo r the
tio n ; p re v io u s ly she w as a C R A (C o m ­
m u n ity R e in v e s tm e n t A c t) L o a n O f fic e r
Indian housing authorities to pro vid e perm a­
nent housing fo r homeless fa m ilie s in w h ich
P o rtla n d C o m m u n ity L e n d in g C e n te r.
D o ra A s a n a s u p e rv is e s L e n d in g C e n te r
s ta ff, o rig in a te s lo a n s and is re sp o n sib le
f o r c o m m u n it y o u tre a c h a c t iv it ie s .
“ W e are c o m m itte d to m a k in g the
d re a m o f h o m e o w n e rs h ip a r e a lity fo r
lo w and m o d e ra te in c o m e c u s to m e rs ,”
fo r P a c ific F ir s t B a n k . A sana v o lu n ­
teers h e r tim e o n the A d v is o r y B o a rd o f
at least one ad u lt is disabled.
A n ad d ition a l $ 113 m illio n was awarded
the P o rtla n d N e ig h b o rh o o d A s s o c ia tio n
and the M a r k e tin g C o m m itte e o f the
P o rtla n d H o u s in g C e n te r. A ls o , she is a
under the Section 8 M oderate R e h a bilita tio n
Single R oom O ccupancy Program . These
awards w ill p rovide ten years o f ren,al assis­
m e m b e r o f the O re g o n M o rtg a g e B a n k ­
tance fo r single room occupancy units that
m ust be rehabilitated to meet H U D 's housing
s a id A s a n a . “ W e ta k e the tim e to w o rk
w ith fa m ilie s and e x p la in the h o m e b u y ­
ers A s s o c ia tio n .
T h e L e n d in g C e n te r o p e n e d in D e ­
c e m b e r 1990 and is lo c a te d at 5 7 3 0 N E
in g p ro c e s s .”
A s a n a jo in s the b a n k w it h a w e a lth
M a r tin L u th e r K in g Jr. B lv d in P o rt­
la n d . F ir s t In te rs ta te B a n k 's N o rth w e s t
units: 2,425 SRO and 9,310 Shelter Plus Care.
o f e x p e rie n c e in h e r c o m m u n ity . M o s t
R e g io n has assets o f S 10.5 b ill io n and
re c e n tly she h e ld the p o s itio n o f C o m m u ­
o p e ra te s 313 b ra n ch e s and b a n k in g o f ­
causes and solutions are clear. W e have con­
fronted and continue to co n fro n t, bigger p ro b ­
n ity D e v e lo p m e n t C o o rd in a to r fo r N o r th ­
fic e s in
east C o m m u n ity D e v e lo p m e n t C o rp o ra -
M o n ta n a , and A la s k a .
O re g o n , W a s h in g to n , Id a h o ,
q u a lity standards.
These grants willprovideassistance to 11,735
“ Homelessness is not unsolvable. Its
lems o f greater c o m p le x ity in this country:
cancer, A ID S , a ir p o lu tio n , to x ic waste clean
up. W e can face this one,” Cisneros said.
The PABC Helps Low-Income Housing And Energy Projects
Y esterday, the P rivate A c tiv ity B ond
C om m ittee approved o ve r S i 30 m illio n in
fE A R
5- ln te rs ta te
8- N E 15th A ve n u e
personnel took part in a
Christmas party for
area youngsters this
holiday season at St.
Charles Church
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4- Fessenden
First Interstate Bank Hires New Manager
Cultural Recreation Band
A Symphony Of Fun -
Thara Memory Makes A
Difference
T r i- M e t is a d d in g special la te -n ig h t
buses on these ro u te s:
4 -D i vision
ra te -yo u r-o w n cookies. U nited
4 Our military
Who Will Care For Our
Children?
SSI supplement And
Medical New Program
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w h ile ,” sit id B ob Post, T ri-M e t deputy gen­
eral manager. “ W e hope the co m m u n ity
w ill lake advantage o f these free rides.”
President Bill Clinton
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Around The Educational
Scene: ProF McKinley
Burt On A Closer Look At
Our Education System
Rides are free on T ri-M e t buses and
M A X after 6 p.m . on New Y e a r’ s E ve to
encourage people to celebrate safely.
T ri-M e t w ill also add la te -n ig h t ser­
vice on M A X and 15 m a jo r bus lines. The
last M A X train leaves Pioneer Courthouse
Square at 2:54 a.m. and the last buses leave
the P ortland T ra n s it M a ll about 2:30 a.m.
“ I f we can save a life o r help prevent a
needless accident, this e ffo rt is w e ll w o rth ­
Grocers p rovided a ll o f the food
and a b ilin g u a l Santa to w hom
kid s co u ld w h isp e r th e ir C h ris t­
mas wishes in Spanish. Some
w ishes came true rig h t there w ith
toys fro m 115 fo u r-fo o t-ta ll stock­
ings donated by U nited Grocers.
F our hundred ch ild re n cre­
ated th e ir o w n b u rrito s, tra il m ix
and cookies. Santa C laus reigned
over the proceedings fro m a huge
throne on stage, where kid s sat on
his lap and had th e ir photographs
taken fo r free. Hundreds o f toys
were given to delighted ch ild re n .
Students fro m a nearby grade
school perform ed the Nutcracker.
Rainbow Coalition Looks
At A Homeless Couple’s
Perspective This Holiday
Season
Tri-Met Free Rides
New Year’s Eve
bonds to finance lo w -in c o m e housing around
the state and to assist in the b u ild in g o f tw o
in n o vative energy pro d u cin g fa cilitie s. These
bonds w h ic h p ro vid e a lo w cost fin a n cin g ,
dem onstrate a so lid p u b lic -p riv a te partner­
ship that benefits O regonians.
“ I am pleased that the Treasury can p lay
a ro le in im p ro v in g the q u a lity o f life o f
O regonians. The housing projects w ill help
lo w -in c o m e fa m ilie s attain th e ir dream and
p ro vid e fa m ily-w a g e d jo b s. The tw o energy
projects w ill create jobs in M o rro w C ounty
and the C latskanie and C o lu m b ia counties,
help p ro vid e O regonians w ith cheaper elec­
m um econom ic benefits to the citizens o f
O regon. The bonds are ty p ic a lly used fo r
econom ic developm ent, housing, education,
redevelopm ent, p u b lic w orks, energy, waste
m anagem ent, and transportation. The tax
exem pt feature helps to provide a lo w cost
fin a n c in g o f these projects. Each year the
State has S150 m illio n o f private a c tiv ity
bum s plant waste at the James R iv e r p u lp and
paper m anufacturing fa c ility in W auna, O r­
tenants, w ith at least 40% o f the u n its a v a il­
able to tenants who make less than 60% o f the
egon. The burning o f the waste w ill produce
steam to generate e le ctricity and fo r thermal
m edian income.
$3 m illio n , the C ity o f Portland's D evel­
use at the plant. The e le c tric ity w ill be sold to
B P A and other u tilitie s . The p la n t w ill also
help reduce the strains on O regon’s la n d fills .
opm ent C om m ission w ill issue bonds to help
bonds to allocate.
$10 m illio n , the Port o f M o rro w w ill use
these bond proceeds to help fund a po rtio n o f
The Private Activity Bond Committee
approved the bonding authority for the
following projects:
the construction o f a so lid waste disposal
fa c ility , and local d istrict heating o r co oling
system fa c ilitie s, at the C oyote Springs Gen­
$65 m illio n , Oregon H ousing and Ser­
erating Plant. The project w ill p ro vid e steam
fo ra food processing p la n t and w ill contribute
to the jo b and tax base in M o rro w C ounty.
v ic e D epartm ent w ill make mortgage loans o r
issue m ortgage credits certificates to firs t tim e
tr ic ity , and reduce la n d fill strains,” H ill said.
hom e buyers w ith median incomes o r less.
These program s address the ongoing need fo r
C onstruction is to begin in 1995 and co m ­
The P rivate A c tiv ity Bond C om m ittee,
a ffo rd a b le single fa m ily housing fo r b clo w -
pleted by late 1995.
$10 m illio n , the C ity o f Eugene w ill use
w h ich a representative o f the State Treasurer
sits on, approves the issuance o f private a c tiv ­
m edian incom e residents in Oregon.
$44 m illio n . The Western Generation
the bond proceeds to help w ith the construc­
tio n o fa 1 62-unitapartm entcom plex in South
ity bonds b y local governm ents. These tax
exem pt bonds are designed to provide m a xi-
A g e n cy w ill issue bonds to finance the con­
s tru ctio n o f an e le ctric generating pla n t that
Eugene, where vacancy rates are less than
1%, The project w ill be fo r m ixe d incom e
p ro vid e affordable housing fo r households
earning up to 80% o f area median incom e.
T h is p ro je ct represents the firs t lo w e r incom e,
new construction apartment b u ild in g in D o w n ­
to w n Portland in m ore than ten years. The
p ro je ct consists o f construction o f a ten-story
h igh rise to w e r near Portland's South Part
B lo cks, p ro v id in g 122 units o f lo w -and m od­
erate-incom e housing. The S3 m illio n w ill be
used tow'ard the S3 m illio n w ill be used to­
w ard the S10.2 m illio n total cost fo r the
com plex.
Ite m 7.5: R esolution to accept a fifth
group o f nominees to the M e tro C om m ittee
fo rC itiz e n Involvem ent. This resolution w ould
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Perspectives- Health Plans:
Another Year Of Uncertainty?
Cultural Recreation Band: A
Symphony Of Fun
A Look Back At Sports, 1993
Arrested Development Spares
A Dime For Homeless
The state o f Oregon has carved itself a
definite niche in the evolution o f
American health plans.
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"The students were amazed to discover
some o f the ol' timers who helped build
the community they now live in ...”
We all would love to watch "Air”
still rule the NBA fo r Michael,
because not many black athletes
can go out on top.
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Acclaimed, Grammy winning band and
Emmi Record Group donate $54,000from
"M r. Wendal” royalties.
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