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North Portland
Candidates Forum
North Portland residents will be able to
meet all candidates running in North Port­
land for Oregon House District 17 and
Senate District 8 seats. The forum will be
held Monday, April 29 from 6:30 to 9 p.m.
at Peninsula School, 8125 Emerald Ave.
The event is sponsored by the Neighbor­
hood Associations of North Portland.
Prices Hit Highest Point
Since Gulf War
Asthma, Allergies
Parents Support Group
To Meet
WalkAmerica
Portlanders can walk for someone they
love on Saturday, April 27, at the Lewis
and Clark Chapter of the March of Dimes
B irth D efects F o u ndation’s 26th
WalkAmerican. The 20K, 10K and 3K
walks will begin and end at the Rose Quar­
ter Commons. The 20K and I OK walks
begin at 8 a.m. and the 3K mini walk begins
at 9 a m.
Operation E.A.S.Y. Benefit
Operation E.A.S.Y. (Efforts Aimed at
Sensitizing You), a non-profit program for
at-risk youth in Portland public schools,
will hold their l()th Anniversity Benefit,
Thursday, April 25 from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m.
at the Bijou Cafe, 132 SW Third. The
event will include hors d ’ oeuvres, live
entertainment and sales. Proceeds go to
benefit the program. Contact 230-2378.
Luncheon for Domestic
Violence Center
A luncheon for the Domestic Violence
ResourceCenterwillbeM ay 1 from 11:30
a.m to 1:30 p.m. at Tuality Health Educa­
tion Center at 334 SE 8th Ave, Hillsboro
Holocaust survivor Alice Kern wilfspeak.
All proceeds will benefit the shelter. Call
357-1193 for reservations.
News Media Discussions
Those interested in critiquing the news
media are invited to join a series of discus­
sions at Reflections Books and Coffee,
446 NE Killingsworth, Wednesdays from
7 to 8:30 p.m. The sessions are a part of an
adult education class sponsored by Red
Rose School. Topics include news cover­
age ofN orth/N ort heast Ne igh borhoods and
what can be done to encourage better cov­
erage. Sessions will continue until May,
29.
Parenting Tools Offered
H Stephen Glenn, family psychologist
and author, will lecture on “Developing
Capable People” Monday, April 29, at St,
Anne’s Chapel on Marylhurst Campus.
Glenn will offer tools to give children
skills to live successfully in today’s world.
The program is recommended for parents,
family members and child care providers.
Call 697-9765 for more information.
Multnomah County
AIDS Prevention
Multnomah County is involved in a
program to help drug users protect them­
selves from AIDS. They are seeking peo­
ple who use Heroin, Cocaine or Metham­
phetamine to answer some questions. All
information is confidential and partici­
pants will be paid for their time. For more
information call 248-3651 and ask for Jack.
Potters Exhibit
The Oregon Potters Association will
hold their annual spring exhibit April 26
through 28 at the Oregon convention cen­
ter. The show will feature work from more
than 200 members. Hours are Friday and
Saturday from 10 a m. to 9 p.m. and Sun­
day from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. There will be an
artist awards ceremony and reception Fri­
day from 6 to 9 p.m.
SUBMISSIONS: Community
Calendar information will be given
priority if dated two weeks
before the event date.
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A support group for parents with chil
dren with asthma and allergies will meet
Monday, April 29 at 7 p.m. at Lake Os­
wego Baptist Church, 4565 SW Carman
Drive. Monday’s topic will be “Moral
Support Night.”
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The 38th annual Ebony Fashion
Fair, Friday, April 19, at the
Convention Center presented
Portanders with the opportunity to
view the latest in styles from Saint
Laurent to De La Renta. The
“worlds largest traveling fashion
show" was sponsored by Links,
Inc, a national service organization.
Proceeds from the show go towards
local organizations. During the
presentation scholarships were
awarded to local youth. Sarah
Barnes, Ikeya Hillman, Ayanna
Howard-Townsend, Damian
McCarthy, Tony Melson, Nicole
Mitsch, Renee Stephens, Renesa
Tucker and Renee Watson received
scholarships for their educational
achievements. Ebony Fashion Fair
models Tifiany Kilbride, Anesha
Johnson and Nicole Franklin
showed “The Power o f Color"
(above) in fashion and in style and
Trene Craig (right) models a colorful
outfit at the event.
PDC Approves Housing Projects
he Portland Development Com­
borhood.
mission, at its regular monthly
The three-story building, designed to rein­
meeting, approved loans for two
force the residential character of the neigh­
N o rth /N o rth east Portland housing
borhood, will feature a pitched roof, articu­
projects that will add a total of 73 new
lated dormers, and residential windows. It
affordable rental housing units to the
will have attractively landscape grounds with
Albina and Boise neighborhoods.
a secured entrance and a secure outdoor
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GBC, Inc , a non-profit group comprised
of directors o f the General Baptist Conven­
tion of the Northwest, will develop the first
project, a 64-unit apartment complex in the
area of N.E. Garfield and N.E. Fremont
Streets. The complex will be targeted toward
seniors earning 60 percent of median income
who wish to live in a multi-family complex
with their peers and still remain in the neigh-
courtyard. The ground floor lobby area will
feature a fireplace, a recreation/activity room
with kitchenette, a library and a multi-pur­
pose room for tenant meetings or activities.
Through the Rental Housing Develop­
ment Loan Program, PDC is providing a
$400,000 loan for the $4.5 million project.
Other financing is being provided by the
Network for Oregon Affordable Housing
(NOAH), First Interstate Bank, a Housing
Trust Fund Grant, Oregon Affordable Hous­
ing Tax Credits and Low Income Housing
Tax Credits.
Housing Our Families,Inc. will build the
second project, called the Betty Campbell
Building, on the corner ofN Mississippi and
N. Shaver in the Boise Neighborhood. The
three-story, wood frame building will feature
nine housing units and 2600 sq. ft. of com­
mercial space. Housing Our Families will be
the anchor tenant leasing 1800 sq. ft. and sub­
leasing the remaining 800 sq. ft. to another
retail business.
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Portland Skater Receives Grant
E
ight year old Figure Skater, Brit­
tany Christian, a fourth grade
student at Portland Adventist
Elementary School, was selected as the
recipient of a Travel and Training Grant
funded by Ocean Spray
Cranberry, Inc. through the Women’s
Sports Foundation.
The foundation, created by Billy Jean King
and supported by such champions as Donna
de Verona, Wyomia Tyus and others, is ded­
icated to provide grants tu a sp iiin g ath le te s
with successful competitive records who have,
in the eyes of the Foundation, the potential to
achieve higher performance goals.
Over 145 individuals and teams applied
Brittany Christian
for this grant. Brittany was one of 39 recipi­
ents. I he Women's Sport Foundation wants
their grant to help Brittany reach her goals, as
past grants have helped Skaters, Kristi
Yamaguchi and Michelle Kwan.
Brittany, representing the Lloyd Center
Ice Skating Club, started competing at the
age of 5. From 1993 through 1995 she won
eight First Place, two Second Place and two
Third Place Awards out of twelve events.
Brittany recently competed in the 1996
Spring Festival Competition, held at the
Dorothy Hamill Ice Centre in Portland, in
which she won First Place in the Technical
Event against 11 girls and Second Place in
the Light Entertainment.
The American Automobile Association
reports gas prices in Oregon have jumped
more than 10 cents per gallon in the last three
weeks. The statewide average price for reg­
ular unleaded miniserve stands at $ 1.367 per
gallon, compared to $ 1.265 just three weeks
ago. This is the highest gas prices have been
since December of 1990, just before the start
of Operation Desert Storm when the price of
gas soared to $ 1.444. Today’s price is only 7
cents below that record high. The last time
Americans saw such a steep increase in pric­
es was when Iraq invaded Kuwait in August
of 1990. In three weeks gas prices jumped an
average of23 cents per gallon.
Today’s prices are much higher than they
were during the "gas shortage” of the mid to
late 70’s when prices at times, soared as high
as a dollar per gallon.
Prices in the Western United States con­
tinue to be higher than any other region of the
country. The average price of regular unlead­
ed full-serve in the West is $1.612. That’s
nearly 14 cents higher than the national aver­
age of $1.474 and 24.3 cents higher than
Oregon’s mini-serve price.
Hawaii has the highest full-serve and self-
serve prices at $ 1.947 and $ 1.599 respective­
ly. California has the second highest full-
serve price at $ 1.686 per gallon, while Neva­
da has the second highest self-serve price at
$1.404 per gallon. Washington’s full-serve
price ranks third highest in the West at $ 1.262
per gallon for regular unleaded gas.
While gas prices normally increase about
the end of May for the summer travel season,
reliable sources tell AAA that prices may
drop by June or July.
Oregon and New Jersey are the only states
that prohibit self-serve.
New Jersey mini-serve prices are nearly
22 cents lower than Oregon’s. Adjusting for
Oregon’s higher state gas taxes, the price of
fuel in Oregon is only 8.4 cents higher than
New Jersey’s.
Oregon’s state gas tax is 24 cents per
gallon; New Jersey’s state gas tax is 10.5
cents per gallon.
Over the last two months gas prices have
increased an average of 11 cents per gallon
nationwide.
To help ease the economic effects of the
gas prices, the American Automobile As­
sociation offers the following suggestions:
• Keep tires properly inflated. Under­
inflated tires cut fu el economy
• Accelerate gently. Maintain steady
speeds
• A car with an automatic transmission
generally uses more gasoline than a car with
a manual transmission
• Radial tires reduce rolling resistance,
usually a fu el savings o f 5 to 10 percent
• Do not purchase mid-grade or premium
gas unless it is recommended by the vehicle's
manufacturer or is needed to prevent knock­
ing in an older vehicle.
• Use the air conditioner only when abso­
lutely necessary
• Don t let the vehicle idle for more than
a minute. Idling consumes half-a-gallon to
one gallon oj gas per hour and wastes more
gas than restarting the engine
• Check the engine oil level when buying
gas
• Combine errands into one trip or go to
one location to take care o f as many errands
as possible.
• Avoid excess weight by carefully pack­
ing the vehicle
• Periodically calculate the vehicle's fu el
economy performance A loss o f fu e l econ­
omy could mean mechanical trouble
First Annual Oregon Day Of Service Set For Saturday
n Saturday, April 2 7 ,1 9 9 6 , thou­
real grassroots effort of empowering indi­
sands of Oregonians through­
viduals and communities to collectively set
out the state will join together
aside one day a year to volunteer and unite
in the first annual Oregon Day of Service.
themselves as community stewards and prob­
The day concludes National Volunteer
lem solvers.
Week 1996.
“The expression 'thinking globally
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‘ I oday, more than ever, people are com­
ing together to make a difference in our lives
and communities,” organizers say. “This is a
and acting lo cally ’ will be put into ac­
tion on this special day. We are an­
nouncing this day in hopes to inspire
and unite all citizens young and old to
make a difference in their own neigh­
borhoods—the sky’s the lim it.”
Organizers are asking Origonians to vol­
unteer with a local service organization to
show support for service. They also suggest
people initiate and organize a community
service project; or contact the ODS Volun­
teer Referral and Clearinghouse Hotline
To get involved, call 1-800-826-4865, c/
o Oregon Comm ission for Nat iona I and Com-
munity Service, and ask for the latest copy of
the Oregon Day ofService Update This will
include a listing of all the service projects
across the state.
The event is organized by a steering com­
mittee comprised of citizens, community
based groups and state government.