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h M b SS r D *** j P age B 5 T he P oru and O bserver • N ovember 13, 1996 (Tl)£ tlanb hsvruer Growing amaryllis turns black thumbs green Arriving home from work can be more fun on dark evenings if giant, gorgeous amary 11 is flowers greet you when you walk in the door. Sometimescalled Hippeastrum by horticulturists, amaryllis bulbs are sold this time o f year in a variety of stores and in mail order catalogs. These large lily bulbs produce thick, tall (up to 18-24 inches) stems rapidly. About eight to 10 weeks after planting, they produce huge trumpet-shaped blooms in white, pink, red, crimson, salmon or stripes. After blooming, long green strap shaped leaves appear. With a little special care, an amaryllis bulb may be coaxed to bloom year after year “They are one o f the most gor geous flowering house plants,” said Ross P enhallegon. h o rticultural agent with the Oregon State Univer sity Extension Service A new am a ry llis bulb can make even the worst gardener feel talented Eor the first timer, amaryllis bulbs are commonly available in planting kits with growing instructions, a pot and peaty soil. If you have grown an amary llis before, you may want to try a more e x o tic v a rie ty , o fte n so ld as unplanted bulbs from nursery cata logs. W hether amaryllis bulbs are in Specially-assessed open houses The State Historic Preservation Office is announcing November 1996 open house dates for properties list ed on the National Register o f His toric Places and receiving property tax relief under the state’s special assessment program. The list, which is distributed monthly, is also available through the State Historic Preservation O f fice and certain participating cham bers o f commerce, historical societ ies, assessor’s offices and local land marks offices. Underthe special assessment pro gram, a property’s assessed value is frozen for 15 years for purposes o f shoot emerges, the plants will grow rapidly if w atered freely. When the pot becomes well filled with roots, Penhallegon recommends ap ply ing a dilute, complete liquid fer tilizer The stalk will grow toward the sun or light source, so rotate the pot reg ularly to avoid having leaning stems. Stake the plant of the stalk grows more than 20 inches tall, taking care not to injure the bulb Then sit back and enjoy the show. One to three huge blooms per stalk will last for several days, especially if the plant is kept in a cool room, especially at night. Central City Concern receives grant local property taxes. Owners ofcom - mercial properties may reapply for an addition 15 years. In return for this benefit, owners ar required to hold an annual open house for the public. The open house must be held at least one day a year for a minimum o f four consecutive hours between 9 a m. and 9 p.m. Owners may choose any day o f the year except state observed national holidays. To obtain further information on this program contact the State His toric Preservation Office, 1115 Com mercial St. NE, Salem, OR 97310- 1001; telephone: 378-6508 ext. 227. Housing Department awards millions for affordable housing The Oregon Housing and commu nity Services department (OHCSD) has awarded more than $6.5 million in grants and tax incentives to 18 affordable housing developm ents around that State. The awards are the result o f the Fall Consolidated Funding Cycle, a process through which developers can access a number o f programs with a single application form. The State housing Council ap proved the awards at their October 24, 1996 meeting in Eugene, O re gon. The Council, with a statutory a kit or not, they have no root until they are planted in soil and have access to sun and a little water. Find a well-draining pot about one inch bigger in diameter than your bulb. Fill the pot two-thirds full with rich, porous soil, preferably with some peat moss and compost. Plant the bulb, keepingthe upper one-third o f the bulb exposed Water sparingly until growth appears to avoid root rot. Use no fertilizer until good roots appear Keep the plant at about 60 degrees in a shaded area until bloom ing, then move into the sun. New' growth will appear a few weeks after planting. When a green requirement to approve awards and loans above $100,000, serve as the policy board for the Department, and sets affordable housing goals for the state. The money will be used by both non-profit and for-profit developers for new construction, acquisition and rehabilitation activities. The units created as a result o f this funding cycle will remain af fordable for an average o f 45 years. O H CSD holds two Consolidated Funding Cycles each year, in the Spring and Fall. Central City Concern has been awarded a federal grant to evaluate the effectiveness o f Alcohol and Drug Free Community (ADFC) housing as a prevention to home lessness for chemically dependent individuals. The one-year grant is through the Homeless Prevention Project, a collaborative program o f the Cen ters for Mental I lealth Services and Substance Abuse Treatment. It will provide $95,000 over the next 12 months and is renewable for two additional years. In the first year o f the grant. Central City Concern w ill prepare a manual identifying and describing the therapeutic elements and inter vention processes that contribute to the success o f continued housing stability and participation in recov ery programs. Inaddition,CCC will develop a plan for evaluating the effectiveness o f the ADFC model. The Estate ADFC will be used as the model forevaluation. The52-unit community has been located in the Estate Building since 1984 It serves nearly 250diverse individualsayear. Most residents of the community are referred from the Hooper Center, the major publicly funded detoxification program,and the Glisan Street Shel ter for Men and Women. All Estate ADFC residents must be alcohol and drug free and be involved in a treat ment program as a condition living in the community. The Estate ADFC is the first step in the rehabilitation process o f breaking the cycle o f homelessness for substance abusers. Individuals reside in the Estate ADFC from three to six months, and move from there to a permanent ADFC at the Sally M cC racken or M ark O. Hatfield Buildings. The program received national attention with a visit from Tipper Gore, wife o f Vice President Al Gore, in 1995. Representatives from communities throughout the coun try have visited the ADFC’s in Port land since 1979 The organization owns and manages nearly 1,050 units o f low income housing, pri marily in Portland’s Old Town. In addition, for 15 years it has man aged Hooper Detoxification Center a Jobs Program and the Portland Addictions Acupuncture Center. Call 503-288-0033 to advertise in Wljc ^Inrtlanò (O lisciliex* Do you want to buy a home? Desea usted compraruna casa? Are you confused about how to buy a house? If your income is close to $1,500 per month or more. The Portland Housing Center has Home Buying Class es (Translator available). Day o f Caring volunteers from Tektronix, Inc. put a finishing coat on the Early Childhood Center at Neighborhood House, Inc. Free home repair H ousing O u r F am ilies and Christmas in April are working in partnership to repair and improve homes o f low-income, elderly or disabled people in your neighbor hood This is a unique opportunity for home-owners who are unable to afford essential repair work to re ceive free assistance. We will or ganize skilled and unskilled volun- teers, donated materials and supplies, and will repair, paint, or clean-up approximately 10 houses in the area. If you answer “yes” to any o f the following question, please call Kim at 335-0947 ext. 302. ♦ Do you live between N. Fre mont. N. M ississippi N. Skidmore, N. Williams? ♦ Are you low-income, elderly or disabled homeowner '’ * Is your home in need o f im provem ent or repairs ? This is a community effort made possible by the hard work o f neigh borhood residents volunteering their time to help others. For more information about how you can get involved with this ex citing project call Housing Our Families at 335-0947 start making a change today! Ested usted confundido sobrecomo compraruna casa? Si sus ingresos mensuales son cerca dc $ 1500, o mas, per mes, The Portland Housing Center tenemos clases enespanol sobre como comprar una casa (Hay traductores disponibles). Dondc: PCC Cascade Cam pus, 705 N. Kiliingsworth, Terrell Hall Saia# 122, cuando: Sabado Noviembre 16, 1996 de 9:00am a 4:00pm roc P omi ? m COMMISSION Unsure if you can afford to buy a home? Find out what it takes to buy a house by attend ing free classes about home loans, home buying, and home ownership. The classes provide an overview o f the home buying pro cess using bank financing. Some o f the questions addressed in the sem inars are: ♦ What do I do i f I have bad credit, or no credit at all? ♦ What home price can I afford? 1 ♦ What would my monthly pay ment be? ♦ How much down payment would I need to have? ♦ How do I know i f a house is in good condition? What i f it needs repairs? ♦ What do I need to know after I 'm a homeowner? The class is designed for lower income home buyers, who are buying J their first house in the City of Port land. These classes are held each month. To register call 282-7744. Classes scheduled for Novem ber evenings are on Tuesday & Thursday, 6:30 pm-8:30 pm, No vember 7th, 12th and 14th and for December all day Saturday class the 7th at 9:00 am-4:00 pm. at PCC- Cascade Campus, 705 Killings- worth, Terrell Hall, Room 122. CO M M ISSIO N MEETING Date: November 20,1996 Place: PDC 1120 SW 5th Ave., Suite 1100 Commission Conf. Room Portland, Oregon Time: 9:00a.m. Commission meetings are open to the public. A complete agenda is available at PDC or by calling 825-5200. Citizens with disabilities may call 825-5252 or TDD 8X5 6868 for assistance at least 48 hours in advance. PDC is the City of Portland's urban renewal, housing and economic d ev elo p m en t agency. Notice Of Cancellation of Public Hearing Notice is hereby given that the public hearing previously scheduled to be held by the Tri-County Metropolitan Trans portation District of Oregon (Tri-Met) at 3:30 p.m., W ednes day, November 20, 1996, at the Portland Building, 1120 SW 5th Avenue, 2nd Floor, Room "C” , will not be held because no requests for a hearing were received. The hearing would have been held for the purpose of consid ering grant applications requesting capital assistance from the Federal Transit Administration. One project under consideration is the Banfield Light Rail Communications Retrofit project. This project will make im provements in the communication and control components of the existing MAX system to make them compatible with the new Westside line. Partial funding for this project was ap proved by FTA in February 1996. Tri-Met proposes in this grant application to seek FY97 fixed guideway modernization formula funds of $647,373 federal ($809,216 total) to com plete the project. The other project under consideration is the replacement of approximately 9 40ft. transit buses and 25 minibuses used for fixed-route services. Section 5309 bus funding of $4,962,500 federal will be requested for this project, which will cost a total of $6,203,125 including 20% local match. While formal public testimony will not be taken on the appli cation at this November 20,1996 meeting of Tri-Met’s Board of Directors, the meeting is open to all. The applications are available for inspection at the Tri-Met Grants Department, 4th floor, 4012 SE 17th Avenue, Portland, Oregon. Bruce Harder, Executive Director Finance and Administration Request For Qualifications Building Commissioning Notice is hereby given that Oregon State University (OSU) is seeking to engage a firm to provide commissioning services for the Forest Ecosystem Research Laboratory, which will begin construction in the summer of 1997. The construction project includes a new research building of approximately 97,270 gsf, which will house College of Forestry offices, classrooms, laboratories, a state-of-the-art VAV air condi tioning system, fume hoods, laboratory utilities, chillers, cool ing towers, etc. The construction period will be approximately 2 years. The request for Qualifications (RFQ) document may be obtained from Facilities Services, Oregon State University, 100 Adams Hall, Corvallis Oregon 97331 -2001, phone (541) 737-7694. Or you may Fax your requests to (541) 737-3724. Firms interested in this commission shall submit three (3) copies of their completed RFQ no later than 5:00 PM local time, December 3, 1996. Submittals received after that date and time will not be considered. Mailed copies should be addressed to: John Koch, Facilities Services, Oregon State University, 100 Adams Hall, Corvallis Oregon 97331-2001. Hand deliveries to: John Koch, Facilities Services, Oregon State University, Adams Hall, 606 SW 15th Street, Corvallis Oregon, 97331 -2001. Funding Proposals Sought Self-Development of People Committee In 1996 the Self-Development of People committee granted $50,000 to support people in Oregon who want to address oppression caused by poverty or social systems and want to take charge of their own lives. You can help spread the word to groups that might qualify for funding: • There is no application form • Deadline for proposals is January 8, 1997. • Funded groups must initiate, control, and benefit from the project. • Grants usually do not exceed $10,000. • Workshops for potential applicants will be held in Portland, Eugene, and Southern Oregon on or about November 20th. For further information contact: Steve Mathison-Bowie, SDOP Chairperson (541)345-8724 simb@aol.com Sponsored by the Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Sub-Bids and Material Quotes Requested Sanitary Sewer Interceptor “F” City of Vancouver Bids to us by 5pm Nov. 11th 1996 (Bid Date: Nov 12,1996) Moore Excavation, Inc. MOORE EXCAVATION, INC. P. 0. Box 30569 Portland, OR 97294-3569 Phone: (503) 252-1180 Fax (503) 408-8119 We are an equal opportunity employer and request sub-bids from disadvan taged, women, and emerging small business enterprises. CCB#28397 Television Full-Time Production Engineer w/Benefits. Production & Stu dio Experience; Maintaining UFH TV Transmitters, Micro- wave Systems, FCC Logs KNMT-TV 24 Equal Opportunity Employer (503) 252-0792 "US Postal Service The Port land Post Office is accepting applications for the 1996 hol iday season Perfect for col lege students on holiday break $9.00 per hr. Applica tion packets are available at the State of Oregon Employ ment Division, 1433 SW 6th Ave, M-F, 8-5." J
