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Peidmont residents meet with developers of their future homes
Poems Over
Broadway!
Poem s O ver B roadw ay! Is ou r m onthly
open m ike poetry reading for poets o f all
ages, skill levels and styles W ith an
intim ate, relaxed and non-confrontational
atmosphere, it’s great for first-tim e readers.
Poetry lovers w ill enjoy m eeting and
hearing poets from the area read their work.
T he event w ill be at B arnes & N oble at NE
Broadw ay and 13lhon Friday, February 11
at 7 p.m.
Free Photography
Contest
T he International L ibrary o f Photography
is pleased to announce that over $60,000.00
in prizes w ill be aw arded this year in the
International O pen A m ateur Photography
Contest. P hotographers from the Portland
area, particularly beginners, are w elcom e
to try to win their share o f over 1,300 prizes.
T he deadline for the contest is M arch 31.
T he contest is open to everyone and entry
is FREE. Y ou can visit their w ebsite at
wwwjjKlkUSJiim-
Artists rendering.
Independent
Thinkers Essay
Contest
B arn es & N o b le in p artn e rsh ip w ith
M ercury Sable is pleased to bring you
“T h e Independent T hinkers series”, a
selection o f books celebrating unique
points o f view . In conjunction w ith the
series, w e ’ve created an “ Independent
T hinkers Essay C o n test’. T ell us in 250
w ords or less, w hy you think one o f the
books in the series w as chosen and you
could w in prizes including $25,000 in cash
or a 2000 M ercury Sable and, if you are a
high school student, scholarships and a
m atching grant and a library o f Independent
T hinker books for your school. Please visit
the Independent T hinkers table inside any
B arnes & N oble store for details about the
contest and ask a bookseller about events
related to these books. T he essay contest
w ill be held through M arch 15. Call 503/
283-2800 for m ore information.
3rd Annual Railroad
Show at Powell’s
P o w ell’s B ooks in B eaverton is hosting
the 3rt A nnual Railroad Photography Show
on Saturday, February 26 from 4 to 10 p.m.
T his year’s show prom ises to be the biggest
e v e r. R a ilr o a d in g e n th u s ia s ts from
throughout the region m ake this an annual
p ilgrim age w here photographers from
th r o u g h o u t th e P a c ific N o rth w e s t
show case their w ork. It’s not too late to
sign up as a presentor. I f interested, contact
D an H aneckow at P o w e ll’s Books in
Beaverton, 643-3131.
Grand Floral Parade
Tickets are now available for the Portland
R ose Festival G rand Floral P arade held on
Saturday, June 10 at the M emorial Coliseum
at 10 a.m. Prices are $23, $20 and $ 11.50 (
add $.50 for phone/intem et orders). Call
R o seQ u arterT ick et O ffice at 227-2681 or
any Ticketm aster.
King neighborhood
development nears
completion
T h e K ing N eighborhood A ssociation,
D istrict 1 V ision C om m ittee will m eet
betw een from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. February 7 at
the Key Bank C om m unity Room, located in
the W alnut P ark sho p p in g ce n te r on
N o rtheast M artin L u th e r K ing Jr. to
discuss and finalize a new com m ercial
developm ent strategy. T he strategy will
help shape and revitalize com m ercial
developm ent in their district.
For m ore inform ation about the meeting
call Joan Brown-Kline 503-297-6569.
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Piedm ont residents met the creators o f their
future neighbors last w eek, the developers o f
the R osem ont School property.
A bout 40 people turned out to hear and
q u e s tio n r e p r e s e n ta t iv e s o f W a lsh
C onstruction C om pany, N orthw est H ousing
A lternatives, H abitat for H um anity, A ndrew s
and A nkrom M oisin architects discuss plans
for redeveloping the 7.6 acre form er C atholic
girls school at 597 N. D ekum St. (A nother
partner, HOST Com m unity Development, was
not represented.) T he Portland D evelopm ent
C om m ission acquired the property in 1998,
and agreed to sell it to W alsh. Piedm ont
N eighborhood A ssociation representatives
participated in creation o f the criteria and the
final selection.
T om W alsh said that the team had signed
a M em orandum o f U nderstanding w ith PDC
tw o days before the m eeting, and expected
to com plete andsignadetailed, formal contract
by the end o f Apri 1. They expect to begi n work
on the historic V illa St. Rose convent bui lding
by O ctober 2 and com plete it within a year, he
said. C ynthia W inter, outgoing director o f
Habitat, said her nonprofit organization hoped
to begin w ork on five o f its houses by
April 2. W ork on the rest o f the rest o f the
project is slated to begin April 2001 follow ing
installation o f new infrastructure, W alsh said.
T he project has “continued to evolve”
since the team submitted its proposal, architect
M artha A ndrew s said. T he convent building,
and a fo u r-sto ry ad d itio n , w ill now be
occupied solely by 100 low -incom e senior
housing units, w ith earlier plans for m arket
rate loft housing dropped. T here will still be
18 row house units, som e rentals, and 51
single fam ily structures, w ith 1 Oeach built by
H abitat and HOST, the rest by W alsh. The
single fam ily hom es will be situated on North
D ekum and Bryant streets and Congress
A venue, w hile the higher density structures
will be concentrated in the center o f the site.
N ew extensionsofN orth Borthwickand Kerby
avenues and Saratoga Street will be built into
th e p ro p erty . T h ere w ill be co m m u n ity
facilities, right now “the least defined part o f
th e p lan ,” A n d rew s said, b ut in clu d in g
p la y g ro u n d an d to t lot. F o rm er school
buildings will be dem olished, but as m uch o f
the m aterial as possible w ill be preserved for
re-use.
M uch w ith the discussion dealt w ith the
construction process, w hich W alsh conceded
w ould be "m essy.” D oing the earth-m oving
w ork during w inter m onths should reduce the
am ount o f dust generated he said.
O ne neighbor, H illary Russell, asked, “ Will
there be backhoes at w ork at 7 a.m .? How
m uch sleep will I lose because o f this?”
“V ery little,” W alsh said. W ork will be from
8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on an “aggressive but not
Black History Month
To celebrate the spirit
and perseverence o f the
people throughout
history that have made
the world today and
contributes to tomorrow,
The Portland Observer
will be making a special
commitment to
highlighting them and
their deeds in the month
o f February.
George Washington, a
black pioneer who
donated his land claim to
Centralia Washington,
is believed to have been
the first person to build a
house in that city.
Please see The Focus for
more moments in Black
History.
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(Please see 'H o u sin g ' p ag e 2)
Using the
web to
build your
business
CONTRIBUTED STORY
ior T hl P or r lax d Q bseryer
D anielle Forsyth, C o-ow ner and
President o f Crisis in Perspective
(CIP), I n c. w i 11 be the presen ter at a
w orkshop designed to aid business
ow ners on how to use the w eb to
increase the size o f their businesses.
Forsyth w orks with M icrosoft and
num erous internet, com m erce and
g rap h ic co m p an ies d ev elo p in g
technology and strategic plans and
defining products for the web.
Prior to co-founding CIP, Ms
F o rs y th
h e ld
e n g in e e r in g ,
m a rk e tin g a n d m a n a g e m e n t
positions at H ew lett-Packard and
T ektronix. She has d eg rees in
mathematics, com puter science and
b u s in e s s . S h e s e rv e s on th e
advisory boardso fD riv ew ay .co m ,
and internet storage com pany, and
E lv is & B o n a p a r te , a h ig h
technology branding firm.
D anielle is heavily involved in
P o rtla n d
area
c o m m u n ity
d e v e lo p m e n t an d c h i l d r e n ’s
activities.
W hile the program is aim ed at the
N orth/N ortheast, all are w elcom e.
A continental breakfast w ill be
avai lable and there is no charge for
attendance.
Date: Tuesday, February 15,2000;
7:30am to9:00am .
Location: Billy Reed R estaurant
2808 NE MLK Jr. Blvd.
For additional inform ation, please
call Berta Delman. MLK Main Street
manager, 284-3093.
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