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The Merchant Of Venice
May Locate On Alberta
I he M erchant o f Ven ice may soon
be com ing to the Texas Lounge on
Northeast A lberta Street. Franciscan
Enterprise, a n o n -p ro fit corporation
concerned p rim a rily w ith p ro vid in g
low-cost affordable housing, is ne­
gotiating w ith ow ner J e ff Parks fo r
purchase o f the form er night spot at
Northeast 17th Avenue and A lberta
Street. The purchase and renovation
is being underw ritten by a private
grant, Franciscan Executive D ire c­
to r Karen V oice says. She hopes to
com plete the sale by m id-July.
The agency plans to add six apart­
ments to the three existing units on
the second flo o r. They w ill use part
o fth e 7,700 square feet on the ground
flo o r fo r their own offices, now lo ­
cated in the top h a lf o f a duplex at
4826 N.E. Eighth Ave. The rest w ill
be leased fo r retail use.
A t a June I com m unity planning
session fo r the A lberta Street R evi­
talization Project, w hich Franciscan
Enterprises is p a rticipating in, resi­
dents were asked fo r possible uses
fo r the space. Several suggested The
Merchant o f Venice, a popular pizza
and Italian food restaurant once lo ­
cated at 1432 N .E Broadway. The
restaurant closed last year when ow n ­
er Jim Boche and the owners o f the
Albers B u ild in g co u ld n ’ t agree on
lease renewal terms.
“ Broadway has lost a lot o f its
luster fo r me,” Boche says.
“ When you d rive down the street,
you see one race o f peop le, and pretty
much one class. It isn’t c u ltu ra lly
diverse.”
On the other hand, he says, this
part o f Northeast A lberta Street may
be too “ d iffe re n t” fo r com fort. A
Bottles And Cans For Homeless Fund
Stores p a rticipating in the " B o t­
tles and Cans fo r the Homeless
F und Campaign jo in e d n o n -p rofit
at a press conference July 2nd at
Friendly House.
an in tim id a tio n factor.
“ O n ce y o u
b rin g
in
homeowners and open businesses on
I he "B o ttle s and Cans fo r the
Homeless Fund” urges people to
donate their plastic bottles and alu­
the street, that w ill go away. I firm ly
believe that in tw o years this w ill be
minum cans for The Homeless Fund
a viable com m ercial street.” In the
meantime, he says, he w ould need to
form a "partnership” w ith Franciscan
V oice says that her agency is lo o k ­
ing a, a daycare center and a caterer
Franciscan Enterprise has been in
operation since 1987, and u n til now
has concentrated on p ro vid in g lo w ­
come here come hell o r high w ater.”
Right now, however, he says, “ T his
is s till a pretty scary place at n ig h t.”
cost rental housing. They manage 47
housing units, and another 58 are “ in
the works somewhere" in projects
Several new businesses have opened
in the last three years to the east and
ranging from concepts to buildings
as possible Texas tenants i f the M e r­
chant o f Venice does not locate there.
to m ove people from shelters into
permanent housing,” said K afoury
M oney raised from the campaign
w ill be distributed to n o n -p rofit
I his is the first time such a wide
range o f stores have jo in e d togethei
agencies by the Oregon C om m uni­
ty Foundation to support housing
placement programs.
to support a comm on cause, helping
homeless people find housing.
To hang the first ‘ d ro p ’ or sheet o f
paper choose an inconspicuous cor­
ner and measure out from it 2 inches
less than the w idth o fth e paper. Use
up the pattern to match the first drop
and butt their seams together. Gently
but firm ly press them together, and
To fit wallpaper around window
and door moldings cut overlappin
wallpaper w ith a scissors at a 45 d t
w ork out any a ir bubbles behind the
a spirit level or chalk line to strike a
plum b line w hich yo u ’ ll use to align
the first sheet o f wallpaper.
paper w ith the smoothing brush. You
want the paper to butt tig h tly but not
overlap.
gree angle. It’s called a re lie f cu
because it helps ease the paper aroum
A lig n the first drop o f wallpaper
on the plum b line leaving excess at
the top and bottom. Use a sm oothing
brush to remove air bubbles and creas­
Use a seam ro lle r to seal the edges
in place; d o n ’, press too hard w i, the
es. The paper w ill wrap around the
corner about 2 inches so use the
sm oothing brush to w ork the paper
into the corner. You w ill finish the
now being rehabilitated or built. The
lexas w ill be their first mixed-use
"D o n a tin g yo u r plastic bottles
and alum inum cans can help fight
homelessness by p ro v id in g non­
p ro fit agencies funding they need
A lb e rtso n ’s, D urst’ s T h irftw a y,
Food For Less (P ow ell St ), Fred
M eyer, N ature’ s Fresh Northwest,
Plaid Pantry and Safeway are loca­
tions where bottles and cans can be
dropped off.
Wallpaper Cutting Maneuvers
Enterprises and others to locate in
this space. “ I can’t take all the risk
and put up all the money by m yself,”
he says.
resident o f Northeast F ailing Street
him self, he says, “ I ’ d re a lly like to do
th is , and I lo v e the p e o p le in
Franciscan Enterprises. I'd like to
believe that my customers w ould
west, but “ there are seven o r eight
blocks that are a desert.” C rim in a l
agencies and Portland C ity Com -
missionerGretchen M ille r Kafoury
and row dy elements hang out there,
he says. “ This is their turf, and there’s
fo llo w in g .
jo b at this corner.
project.
I'o hang the rem
ic n id aining
iiiiiig drops
urops line
nne
a comer. Finesse the wallpaper closi
to the m olding and use a straight edgi
o r a broad knife to hold it tightly in th<
comer between the m olding and wall
then trim the waste away a razorcutter
ro lle r o r you can squeezes ou, too
much o fth e adhesive.
1 o cu, wallpaper around an outle
o r sw itch plate cover first turn o f f ,h<
e lectricity to the room. Hang papei
To trim excess paper at the cei I ing
and flo o r m olding use a razor blade
cutter and a straight edge o r broad
knife. H old the tool between the
blade and the w a ll and cut firm ly w ith
the razor cutter.
tne
over the opening and then cut out ar
‘ x ’ across opposite comers. Cutaway
the excesj ‘ v ’ shape pieces and trim
the opening
opening
tne
Structural Considerations for Installing Plumbing Pipe Indoors
Installing
p ip
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in g
g indoors
indoors means
means
Installing p
having to deal w ith structural barri
ers. In w ell designed homes, most
plum bing can be hung below the
ce ilin g jo ists, either in a s o ffit near
the center beam o r in a u tility room
w ith a dropped o r exposed ceiling.
But on most jo b s, y o u ’ ll be faced
w ith the problem o f cutting into struc­
tural timbers. K n o w in g w hich tim ­
bers can be disturbed and how much
you can safely cut from them be­
comes im portant.
The first th in g you must do is
determ ine whether the tim bers in
home’sdesign,them
orebearingw
alls
home's design, the more
bearing walls
are required.
In more cases than not, y o u ’ ll be
able to run your drainage lines along
the center beam o fa house, ju s t under
the flo o r jo is t. Y o u can then branch
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stud, especially when d rillin g fo r I-
1/2 o r 2 inch pipes.
much lum ber as you can at the edges
o f the studs. As w ith joists, avoid
notching studs. In most cases, you
w o n 't be able to save tw o-thirds o fa
In fact, the hole fo r a 2 inch pipe
w ill leave barely 3/8 inch rem aining
o n e a c h s id e o fa 2 x 4 inch stud. This
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is unavoidable, but make your hole
as small as you can. Figure the
outside diameter o f the pipe plus I /8
inch fo r expansion As for sole plates
and top plates, you can usually cut
exposed o r boxed in as a finished
so ffit.
question are load bearing o r not. In
many cases, o nly the outside w alls
and the w a ll above and below the
more than the center one-third o f a
flo o r jo is t.
center beam support the structure.
O ther than that, the w in g w alls on
either side o fa stair may carry a load,
The top and bottom thirds must
rem ain intact. I f the pipe w ill take
too big a bite out o f the jo is t, y o u 'll
have to fin d another way. Ify o u m u s t
not load bearing. As a rule, the more
cut the center o f a jo is t, make the cut
as close to a support w a ll as possible
N ever, under any circum stances
notch the bottom o f a jo is t.
nail a protective strip o f »licet meta
over that area to shield it from dry
w all nails.
unconventional and spread out a
When it comes to d rillin g pipe
Even if you haven’t
SAVED A LOT
for a home,
you've probably saved
It's not easy saving up to buy a home
ENOUGH.
Make Your House Kid Safe
these days. But with the FH A, it
isn’t as hard as you’d thinly. Because
M aking a house a safe environment fo r kids isn’ t d iffic u lt, it ju s t requires you
taking a look at it from a different perspective - a little k id ’ s. W ith no inhibitions
and boundless energy infants and little ones can find a typical house a very
dangerous one. Here’s some suggestions and guidelines to consider to adapt your
house so it’ s a safety zone, even fo r toddlers.
with an I'H A loan, you could get
into a home of your own with a down
In the kitchen
Stove: A dd guards fo r the burners and covers fo r the knobs so only you can
turn on the gas o r electricity. When yo u ’ re cooking turn the handles o f ¿he pans
payment as little as a few months
away from the range front so it can’t be reached.
C abinets: Install guard latches to the lower cabinets (any that kids can reach)
so the contents are o ft limits. Empty one o, the lower cabinets and make i, jus,
fo r ju n io r where his/her favorite toy things are stowed.
rent. And you don ’t need a perfect
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credit record or a high-paying job
Telephone co rd : Get a shorter phone cord or add a hook high on the wall to
hold a long cord so a child can’t get it caught around his/her neck o r trip on it.
In the bathroom
House/Down Payment
• D on’t ever leave standing water in a bath tub.
• Close the toilet w ith its lid after using. Get a lid lock to secure it.
Add locking guard latches to the cabinet or drawers so medicine and cleaning
supplies are out o f reach.
• Install aground-fault circu it interrupter (G F C I) on the electrical outlets near
the vanity.
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• Install slanting grab bars for the shower, tub and toilet so they can be reached
by everyone in the house.
• Prevent accidental bums by installing pressure-balanced tem perature-lim it­
ing controls for the shower, bath tub and sink.
Throughout the house
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• Remove all electrical and m ini-blind cords so they're out o f reach.
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• Keep poisons, chemical cleaners, medicine and cosmetics in locked cabinet
• D o n ’t use a long tablecloth that hangs down where a child can pull it.
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or lender for details. Or ju st call
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• Keep any furniture that can be clim bed on away from windows, stove and
ironing boards.
• As soon as a child can reach a crib mobile, remove it.
• Seal o f f a fireplace w ith glass doors.
• D o n 't use thumb tacks to hang anything on a w all near a baby's crib
• D on’, pu, a crib on a w all where the electrical service panel or fuse box is
located; it could be a hot spot i f there’s an electrical fire
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a homeowner.
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• Keep windows closed and locked when kids are around. For ventilation open
the top sash o f double-hung windows.
cut any electrical wires between the door and the cabinet
upon the house
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• Add an automatic night light and smoke detector.
• Choose nonslip flooring
• Put beds and furniture away from windows so kids can’t clim b out o f them.
• I f yo u ’ re disposing o f an old refrigerator, remove the doors, unplug it and
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fact, depending
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• Install the shower head on a sliding bar so it can be adjusted fo r everyone in
the house.
• Install gates at the top and bottom o f all stairways.
• Cover unused electrical outlets w ith plastic plugs.
to qualify. In
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those w ithout concern. I f pipes wi
lay w ith in 3/4 inch o fth e face o f stuc
up into the jo is t spaces and travel
above c e ilin g level to the fixtu re lo­
cations. The line along the center
beam can then share a space w ith the
furnace duct and can either be left
In any case, a few guidelines ap­
p ly when c u ttin g into structural lu m ­
ber. As a rule, you should never cut
as may some w alls on low er floors
that run perp e n d icu la r to c e ilin g
joists. W alls running parallel w ith
flo o r and ce ilin g jo is ts are generally
holes through vertie».
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holes through vertical studs, leave as
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U.S. Dept. of Housing and Urban Development