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•; .i . * T he P ortland O bserver • O ctober 12, 1994 P age AS ®1|C >4 ^ a r tla n h Observer Homeowners Group Names Members Eight new m em bers have been selected to serve on the HOST (Home Ownership a Street at a Tim e) Development board. The non-profit corporation is dedicated to creating low-cost, ow ner-occupied hom es within Portland’s inner city neighbor hoods. The new board members are John Eskildsen, president U S. Bank of Oregon; Don Saltzman, M ultnom ah C o unty c o m m is sioner; Ed W ashington, Metro counselor; Martin Kehoe, presi- dent of The Kehoe Co.; John Gronewold, executive vice presi dent, Portland Board of Real tors; Roger Brathwaite, district manager of professional services fo r H e w le tt-P a c k a rd C o .; Michael Kern, account manager, TB WA Switzer W olfe; and Cliff Engel, president, Engel M arket ing. “That we are able to add such a distinguished group of professionals to our already ca pable board is an indication of the exciting growth we are plan ning for HOST in the future,” said Howard Nolte, HOST ex ecutive director. Since 1991, HOST has cre ated 34 affordable home ow ner ship opportunities for low and moderate income families. Groups Unite To Clean Neighborhood Spruce Up Day Set For Inner North/Northeast Inner North and Northeast Port land residents have tea m e d up w ith tw o n o n -p ro fit com m u n ity d e v e l o p m e n t c o rp o ra tio n s to sp ru c e up th e ir n e ig h b o rh o o d s. H o u sin g O ur F a m ilie s and N o rth e a st C o m m u n ity D e v e lo p m en t C o rp o ra tio n , in c o n ju n c tio n w ith th e B o ise N e ig h b o rh o o d A sso ciatio n and re sid e n ts o f the B oise and K ing n e ig h b o rh o o d s, w ill c o o rd in a te clean up and r e c y c lin g e ffo rts S atu rd ay in th e B o is e N e ig h b o r h o o d a n d th e W alnut Park H ousing C orridor. B oise area resid en ts w ill be encouraged to clean up their a l le y w a y s, p o rc h e s, a ttic s , back yard, and streets and bring their junk and debris to four c o lle c tion site s. P a rtic ip a n ts w ill be able to disp o se o f bulky item s (like old m attresses and broken fu rn itu re), yard debris, household hazardous w aste, tires, and a p p lia n c e s. In an effo rt to prom ote re c y cling and prevent the d isposal o f item s that can be re -u se d , there w ill be bins fo r recy clab le m a te ria ls, a firew ood exchange, and pick-ups o f re -u sa b le fu rn itu re , c lo th in g , and h o u se h o ld item s w hich will be given to ch arity . T his in n o v ativ e p ro je c t was planned and org an ized by re s i d e n ts o f th e B o ise a n d K ing N eighborhoods w orking in p a rt n ersh ip w ith H ousing O ur F a m i lie s and N o rth e a st C o m m u n ity D evelopm ent C o rp o ra tio n . S upport and a ssista n c e w ere ; •* X * t ». ä • i » .r / ::v . .$ • ' — - k. • J also provided by M etro H a z a rd ous W aste, N o rth east C o alitio n o f N eighborhoods, C ity o f P o rt land Bureau o f H ousing and C o m m unity D evelopm ent, M e tro p o li tan D isposal and R ecy clin g C o r p o ratio n , E astside R ecycling, and T he Arc. T he clean-up is o n ly for re s i dents o f the targ et neig h b o rh o o d s and particip an ts w ill be re q u ire d to bring a coupon w hich w ill be deliv ered door-to-door before the ev en t. • £ • : i •< - A » > NOtiWesr Test Detectors, Save Lives Test Your Detector For Life is the theme for National Fire Preven tion Week to highlight the lifesaving potential o f working smoke detec tors and the importance of keeping them working, according to Oregon State Fire Marshall Bob Panuccio. Oregon firefighters responded to 52 residential fire fatalities last year. 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