• • ¡ 9 ’ 9- ,.♦ -.. ' ’< • ; .. - / • - . r* Tz •. .* • * /• * u / r ».« •» *■ i . MMbOMML • .4 ... ¿ i*, P age A6 ___ ___ Groundbreaking Ceremony Scheduled For Beaverton Retirement Community 1 * • . . L e isu re r Care and B rig id I Flanigan have teamed up to develop la new assisted li ving retirement com- Iinunity, Canfield Place, to serve the Ineed o f seniors in the Beaverton larea Canfield Place has received Ithe underwriting for construction land related costs and w ill be owned I by the Canfield Place General Part- Inership. The principals are Brigid iFlanigan, responsible for the devel- lopment coordination o f the project, land Chuck and Karen Lytle, whose Ifirm , Leisure Care, w ill manage the | property. The ground breaking ceremo- In y is scheduled for Wednesday, No- Ivember 8 at 1:30 p.m. at the future IsiteofC anfield Place, 14570 South- Iwest Hart Road (at the intersection l o f M urray Boulevard and Hart | Road), Beaverton. This 5.6 m illion dollar project I is the first assisted living retirement Icommunity developed in Beaver- Iton Canfield Place joins another I Leisure Care/Brigid Flanigan assist- led living community in the Portland . . . . area, Markham House, which opened in March 1995. “ We are very excited about this project,” stated Chuck Lytle, presi­ dent and CEO o f Leisure Care. “ We The Organizing Project’s View On The Homeless I * An immediate moratorium on police sweeps. The current p olicy and action amounts to “ Keep’em moving.” What stereotypes move this action? Is this not similar to “ cleans­ ing?” 2, Temporarily relax zoning and/ or building codes to allow a night shelter on the East Side. This shelter would: a. Be temporary, perhaps in an emp­ ty warehouse, for the cold weather b. Accommodate 200 persons, in­ cluding couples and their children. c. Provide for pets and storage o f possessions. i Establish day shelters on both the East Side and the West Side a. Cracking people out o f shelters at 5:30 AM, forcing them to stay on the street all day, is cruel and unnec­ essary “ punishment" for the loss o f entry-level jobs and SRO rooms over the past ten years. b. The current situation just drives people back and forth across the Burnside Bridge, in the cold, and sends people to St. Francis Dining Hall, which is not equipped as a shelter, since it provides meals for 300+ people each afternoon. _ _ Kafoury Grant Recipients Commissioner Gretchen M ille r Kafoury announced today the Com­ munity Initiatives Small Grant pro­ gram recipients for Fall 1995, o f­ fered through the Bureau o f Housing & Community Development. She also announced the opening o f the next round o f funding through the Initiatives Program. Ten p ro je c ts w ere chosen through the Community Initiatives Small Grant Program, which receives its funds from federal Community Development Block Grant dollars received by the City. Projects selected for funding include: • Commission On Aging. Spe­ cial Advocates for Elders Program. Volunteer corp to provide housing related liaison services to elders re­ siding in senior housing facilities. $11,487. planned by the com m unity’s pro­ gram director The general contractor for this project is Walsh Construction Com­ pany o f Portland. The architect is are committed to bringing high qual­ Curry Brandaw Architects o f Sa­ ity retirement living, with a caring lem. Both o f these companies were environment to the seniors in the involved in the development o f Beaverton area.” Markham House. The estimated Canfield Place, which w ill be time o f construction is ten months, one o f the finest retirement commu­ therefore the anticipated openings nities in Oregon, w ill offer luxury is summer 1996. Additional infor­ living to seniors. It is a month-to- mation is currently available by month rental community where the contacting B ill Fenner, Leisure Care residents’ independence is enhanced Operations D irector at (503) 626- with assisted living services. The 5100, or write to Canfield Place, c/ beautiful, two-story community w ill o Leisure Cart, 3 2 5 -1 1 8th Avenue have 88 studio, one- and two- bed­ S.E., Suite 300, Bellevue, Wash­ room apartments. Elegant, nutritious ington 98005. meals w ill be served restaurant-style Leisure Care Inc., a Bellevue, three times daily in the magnificent • F irs t U n ite d M e th o d is t Washington-based leader in the re­ atrium-style dining room. The com­ C hurch. Fund first year o fa d ire cto r tirement housing industry, owns/ munity w ill offer many other features manages 25 retirement communi­ and amenities, including a beauty ties throughout nine western states. salon, library, and activities room. Leisure Care is owned by Chuck Weekly housekeeping and linen ser­ Now that the weather is getting and Karen Lytle who have over 29 vice w ill be provided for residents, as colder and fireplaces are beginning to years experience in the retirement well as transportation and activities be used, the Oregon Department o f community industry. Agriculture has some advice that should strike a “ cord” with any one who has been short-changed during firewood purchases: Make sure the The following items should be • Cook on a camp stove or barbe­ delivery measures up. part ofyour winter emergency kit: “ Measurement o f firewood is al­ cue only outdoors. • A flashlight, with fresh batter­ • I f you own a generator, use it to ways a concern this time o f year,” says ies. , power specific items, not the entire Ken Simila, administrator o f O D A ’ s Measurement Standards Division. • Candles, holders and matches. house. • A battery operated radio and When calling Pacific to report “ There is a right way and a wrong way windup or battery powered clock. an outage, please let the customer to sell and purchase firewood.” • Some food that doesn’t need Inspectors with the Measurement service representative know i f your heating. lights are out or just dim, whether Standards Division administer Ore­ • Anextrasupplyoffresh batteries. your neighbor’s lights are on and if gon’s weights and measures laws • I f the lights do out, Talton sug­ you can see any damaged poles or which require accurate representation gested the follow ing: downed wires nearby. Also, it’s help­ ofquantity in commercial transactions. • Keep doors to refrigerators and ful to leave your porch light and one The inspectors investigate complaints freezers closed as much as possible. indoor light on, so you and repair made by the buyer when it comes to • Keep candles away from drap­ crews w ill know when service is re­ winter fuel like firewood. Calls from eries or other flammable materials. consumers are already trickling in. stored. However, there are some basic ways for buyers to protect themselves. “ The one most important thing is to make The social service agency Central C ity Concern has promoted sure the quantity is represented in terms Richard L. Harris to serve as its new executive director. o f a cord,” says Simila. H arris has w orked fo r the n o n -p ro fit group since 1979, most That’ s great, but what the heck is rece ntly as d ire c to r o f chem ical dependency services and hous­ a cord? ing. He replaces Deborah W ood, w ho resigned a fte r fiv e years as A cord is defined as 128 cubic executive d ire c to r. feet when the wood is stacked up. That Officials said Harris w ill bring a wealth o f experience and expertise could be a four foot high stack, four to the new position. feet wide and eight feet long. Or it “ Central C ity Concern is an innovative housing organization,” could be a two foot high stack, eight Harris said. “ Combining low-income housing with recovery services has feet wide and eight feet long. Just so it dramatically decreased the problems o f homelessness.” all stacks up to 128 cubic feet. The organization is also moving to new administrative offices at 2 “ It’s not a pickup load, a truck N.W. Second Ave. load, or some other undefined or not Central C ity Concern operates the Hooper Detoxification Center on legally recognizable unit,” says Simila. Martin Luther K ing Jr. Blvd., the CHIERS van, the Portland Addictions “ A pickup load could be anywhere Acupuncture Center on Southwest Morrison and owns or manages 1,042 from a quarter o f a cord to a full cord units o f low-income housing. It also runs a jo b training and placement depending on the size o f the pickup." program. Don’t wait to stack it up I f you position for the Goose H ollow Fam­ ily Shelter. $11,297. • Franciscan Enterprise. Devel­ opment o f tot play area in the King neighborhood $8,445. • Neighborhood Pride Team. Home business planning and train­ ing project to assist Brentwood- Darlington residents in starting home businesses. $9,975. • O u te r Southeast Business C o­ a litio n . Continue action planning for the Lents target area. $12,000 • P o rtla n d C o m m u n ity R ein­ vestment In itia tive s |P C R I|. Plan­ ning project for cooperative child care p ro je c t fo r PCRI tenants. $10,000. • P ortland Housing C enter. De­ velop landlord and tenant education and training materials. $10,000. • Reach C om m un ity Develop­ ment. Community Builders Program Develop volunteer pool to do repair work for senior and disabled neigh- borhood residents. $12,000. • Southeast Uplift. Inner South­ east Com m unity Plan organizing project. $9,750. • Vestpocket Community Cen­ ter. Capital improvements to St Francis Park $ 18,500 Kafoury also announced that ap­ plication materials for the spring cycle o f Community Initiatives are now available. Applications for this round w ill be due in late January and project selection w ill take place in March 1996. The Community Initiatives Small Grant Program makes one time only grants o f up to $20-000 to non -profit organizations to carry out activities which benefit low and moderate in­ come people. Projects are required to provide matching resources o f cash or in-kind and volunteer support. For further information or a copy o f the application packet, contact the Bureau o f Housing & Community Development at 823-2375. Don’t Be Left With The Short End Of The Stick No Doubt About It, Winter Has Arrived No doubt about it, winter has arrived. Snow in the mountains, wind and rain at lower elevations — and that pile o f leaves clogging the storm drain are a sure sign that it ’s time to settle in for the storm season ahead. Pacific Power reminds area res­ idents that it’ s also time to review preparations for the possibility o f an unexpected interruption in electrical service. “ Although we try to provide re­ liable electric service no matter what th» weather, the best way to handle tlfe unexpected is to be prepared,” i>janager Carl Talton said. (Tlje |ílortlatiíi 00hscruer Harris Hired By Central City Concern ered, pay the deliverer a little extra to stack it up for you. I f you start to use the firewood before it is measured, there is no way to prove you might have been shortchanged. A bill o f sale is also very impor­ tant. “ As a minimum, you should ob­ tain a receipt which lists the quantity, the kind o f wood purchased, the sell­ er’s name, an address, and a phone number,” says Simila. Oregon law states that any time firewood is advertised or offered for sale, the ad must specify list the quan­ tity in terms o f cords or fractions o f cords. “ Most newspapers in Oregon are aware o f that legal requirement for representing firewood and w ill not print an ad that does not specify the amount in cords or fractions o f cords,” says Simila. I f someone tries to sell you fire­ wood but does not offer it in terms o f cords, that could be a tip o ff that they are really just trying to sell you a bill o f goods. “ It is possible you might get an honest del ¡very not measured in cords,” says Simila. “ It is very likely, though, that the reason they are not selling it to you in cords is because they are not delivering the amount you might think you are getting.” Be alert and don’t be afraid to report any suspicions to O D A ’s Mea­ surement Standards Division. Even if the sale is based on cords or fractions o f cords, remember to stack it up and measure it. I f you think you’ve been shortchanged and the seller can’t or won’t correct the problem, contact the department. Usually, 90% ofthe prob­ lems can be resolved between buyer and seller. The other 10% ends up involving ODA which, in turn, takes the matter to the Oregon Department o f Justice. Criminal penalties can re­ sult from firewood fraud. Fabric Depot THE LARGEST. 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