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Habitat For Humanity
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What To Do When Cold Threatens Water Pipes
T w e n ty -fiv e H abitat fo r H u m a n ity
funds o r m aterials to b u ild hope and
a ffilia te s have fo rm e d a n o n -p ro fit
qu estions, E v a 's son M ic h a e l, ra is
hom es fo r fa m ilie s lik e E va H ird m a n s
in g his hand, asked i f H F H had ap
S upport O rg a n iza tio n ca ll H abitat fo r
H u m a n ity O regon
c a ll 1-8OO-772-8392.
p ro ve d flo o r plans fo r his hom e.
H abitat fo r H u
E v a H ird m a n d id n ’ t c o n s id e r her
m a n ity is a n o n -p ro fit, volunteer, non-
S tartled and pleased by the question,
s e lf one o f the people that H E H w o u ld
denom inational C hristian housing m in
the B oard in fo rm e d the H ird m a n s
be able to help. H e r husband had
istry that bu ild s hom es fo r lo w -in co m e
that they w o u ld have an answer w ith in
been in ju re d on the jo b several years
a week.
To Prevent Freezing Pipes
s lig h tly sm a lle r than a p e n c il w id th
Bureau m ay be able to help C a ll
W h e n fre e z in g te m p e ra tu re s
sho uld be s u ffic ie n t.)
C ustom er Service at 823-7770 o r
th re a te n w a te r pipes, p r o p e r ty
T o T h a w fre e z in g P ipes:
our 24-hour em ergency num ber 823-
ow ners can ta k e som e s im p le p r e
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4874.
c a u tio n s
to
p re v e n t
f r e e z in g
pipes:
• O pen cup bo ard doors in the
kitche n and bathroom s. W ater lines
ago and E v a was s u p p o rtin g the fa m
able to o w n a hom e. H a bita t fo r H u
W ith in the w eek, the H ird m a n s
ily . She s in c e re ly fe lt that there were
m a n ity since it began in 1976 has b u ilt
were chosen to be the firs t fa m ily fo r
fa m ilie s w h o were in m uch worse
in te rn a tio n a lly 35,OOOhomesof w h ich
the G rants Pass H F H . D u rin g the tim e
shape than hers. H e r frie n d fe lt d i f
119 hom es are located throu gh ou t
that the Hirdmans volunteered their time
fe re n tly and d e te rm in e d to he lp Eva
O regon. The Support O rganization w ill
to give to HFH beyond the required volun
and her fa m ily , she s u b m itte d her
raise funds fo r the local a ffilia te s and
teer hours. Eva feels strongly that HFH
nam e to H F H . E va and her fa m ily
provides a renew al o f the sp irit and
dryers, heat lam ps o r e le c tric lam ps.
I f Y o u r P ipes A r e B ro k e n :
T h a w in g w o n ’ , be fast, but it w ill be
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safe. D o not leave pipes unattended.
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Shut o f f the w a te r and the
w ater heater.
D o n ’ t use an open fla m e o r an
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I f yo u are unable to fin d the
in these areas are fre q u e n tly located
e le c tric arc w e ld e r to th a w frozen
shut o f f va lve , o r have w a te r le a k
in outside w a lls. L e a vin g the c u p
w a te r lines. B o th can cause fires.
ing in the house fro m a bro ken p ipe ,
board doors open a llo w s pipes be
fa m ilie s w h o w o u ld otherw ise not be
I haw the lines safe ly. Use h a ir
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W hen home p lu m p in g pipes are
we can help y o u shut o f f the w ater
hind the cupboards to get m ore
frozen, there is often w ater available at
heat.
C a ll o u r 2 4 -h o u r em ergency n u m
one faucet bu, not another. I f there is
ber 8 2 3 -4 8 7 4 fo r assistance.
• Let c o ld w a te r run in faucets
farthest fro m the street. ( A stream
no w ater at any faucets, the problem
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m ay be in the street and the W ater
T o R e pa ir the bro ken p ip e ,
yo u m ay w a n t to c a ll a plum b er.
“The ftirn-of-the-Century American Home”
increase p u b lic awareness. H abitat fo r
s h o rtly th e re a fte r w ere c a lle d and
H u m a n ity w o u ld lik e yo u r help in help
hope although the prim a ry m ission o f
in fo rm e d that they w ere one o f six
in g others. I f yo u o r y o u r organization
H F H is to e lim in a te p o v e rty housing
Lovers o f o ld and h is to ric hom es
fa m ilie s to be in te rv ie w e d b y the
hom es m ost p o p u la r d u rin g th is p e ri
and a llo w eve ryon e a sim p le , decent,
F o u rsq u a re w o u ld ’ ve w o n hands
and gardens w ill once again be tre a t
od o f a rch ite ctu ra l e cle cticism . H o w
place to liv e .
do w n . T o d a y we d o n ’t g ive them
ed to an entertain in g and in fo rm a tiv e
was the a rch ite ctu ra l design and d o
m uch tho ugh t, but Foursquares [O ld
series o f w e e k ly lectures d u rin g the
m estic c u ltu re o f O regon im pacted
P ortla nd S tyle houses] are the go od
1 Ith A n n u a l H P L O W in te r Lecture
by th is firs t w ave o fa rc h ite c tu ra l and
Series and H om e T o u r sponsored by
te c h n o lo g ic a l m od ern ism ? Speakers
the H is to ric P reservation League o f
include:
w o u ld like to participate in donating
bo ard . W h e n asked i f they had any
The Recipe For Spicing Up Any Room Is In
Your Pocket
Add a dash o f elegance to any room
orentryw ay. Install a door-in-the-wall
w ith a Pocket Door Frame K it.
A standard sw in g in g door takes
eight to ten square teet in its open
ing arc. E lim in a te c lu tte r and beau
t ify rooms by fre e in g up that space
w ith a Pocket D oor Frame K it.
A pocket door can be in sta lle d in
any ro o ril o f y o u r home. T h e y ’ re
e sp e cia lly convenient fo r w a lk -in
closets, bathrooms, pow der rooms,
bedroom s, between a kitchen and
d in in g room o r in doorw ays that
o n ly need to be closed occasionally.
The Johnson Pocket D oor Frame
K it is designed to e lim in a te the
pro b le m s tra d itio n a lly associated
w ith a d o o r-in -th e -w a ll.
The k it has a box-shaped track
and convex rails w hich make it im
possible fo r the hanger wheels to
ju m p o ft. Special key hole slots a l
low you «Co remove the track w ith
out tearing out a w a ll.
T h e re ’s a unique h anger-clip sys
tem w hich enables you to remove
the door fo r p a in ting o r staining a f
ter the d ryw a ll and trim are in place.
The k it also has se lf-a d ju stin g an
chors to a llo w fo r se ttlin g w ith o u t
d istu rb in g the h o rizo n ta l alignm ent
o f the header and track.
To keep the fram e stra ig h t and
provide a rig id surface fo r attach
in g w a ll m a te ria ls , the Johnson
pocket d oor frame is equipped w ith
steel sides and back p la tin g. This
also helps p re ve n t d ry w a ll n a ils
fro m p e n e tr a tin g the s tu d and
scratching the pocket door. You can
put in a pocket door frame w ith basic-
hand tools. Make it easy on yourself
and get a k it like the Johnson Hard
ware model w hich comes w ith all
hardware components, in clu d in g a
preassembled track and header. A ll
you supply is the door.
A carpenter can install the pocket
door frame in about 10 minutes. F ig
ure a little more time fo r a handyman.
I f you decide to in sta ll privacy
locks, look for designs like those from
Johnson Elardware w hich fit stan
dard pre-bored doors. You can in
stall them w ith o u t c u ttin g the door
and in va lid a tin g the m anufacturer’ s
w arranty.
For more in fo rm a tio n on how to
add more zip to your entry way re c i
pes w ith Pocket D oor Frame K its,
W rite to Pocket D o o r Ideas, L.E .
Johnson Products, In c., P.O. Box
1126, E lkh a rt, IN 46515.
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James M assey and S h irle y M a x
g in n in g W ednesday, F ebru ary 21 in
w e ll, series keynote lecturers and
Eugene and T h u rsd a y, F ebruary 22
authors o f House S tyles in A m e ric a ,
in Portland.
w ill k ic k - o f f the event in Eugene and
The A la d d in T heatre at 30 17 SE
P ortland w ith a slide lecture on house
M ilw a u k e e w ill be the site o f the
s ty le s o f the tu r n - o f-th e - c e n tu r y
T hursd ay e v e n in g P o rtla n d series
(1 8 9 5 -1 9 1 5 ). “ I f a c o m p e titio n fo r ”
w ith doors o p e n in g at 6 p.m . fo r a
m ost p o p u la r new house type was
pre-lecture event fe a tu rin g sponsor/
held am o ng the b u rg e o n in g m id d le
speaker e x h ib its , books sales and
class o f the e a rly 20th ce n tu ry, the
ne ig hbo rs o f the su b u rb s -s e n s ib le ,
Foursquare the husband and w ife
team w ill discuss o th e r styles such as
the Q ueen A nn e, the A rts and C rafts,
the P ra irie and the C ra ftsm an , p o p u
la r to the do m estic land scape o f the
firs t decade o f the 20 th cen tury.
F o r m ore in fo rm a tio n o r to o rd e r
tickets, please c o n ta ct the H P L O o f
fic e at (5 0 3 ) 2 4 3-1 923 .
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