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May 31, 2000 (The JIortíanb (Observer portimi í> Haye .45 Family Living <F>bi s— ä ».» New Neil Kelly showroom to open with a splash] Not everyone is working less and making more COMRIBI rEDSTORY EXIT 292 EQR T he P ortland O bserve b This Old House star^Steve Thomas3headlines a weekend long series o f events June 2-4 celebrating the opening of Neil Kelly Company’s new westside showroom. The showroom is located at 15573 SW Bangy Road, Suite 100, in Lake Oswego (exit 292 off 1-5). The events get underway Friday, June 2, when Governor Kitzhaber will perform a ribbon cutting to dedicate the new building, which has been constructed as a model o f sustainable building practices and exem plifies the G overnor’s recently announced sustainability initiative. Throughout the weekend, visitors can enjoy cooking demonstrations by professional chefs and 15-minute info breaks on a variety o f home-related topics ranging from planning media centers to choosing cabinets to financing home improvement projects. All weekend long there will be free refreshments, special activities for the kids and door prize drawings, as well as the opportunity to help choose a new name for the sustainably-constructed building that houses the new showroom. Anyone attending the event is invited to submit name suggestions, which capture the essence of the building’s architecture and environmental sensibility. After the weekend celebration, the names will be reviewed ft». BONITA ROAD <T IG A R D KJ NEIL KELLY COMPANY and the person submits the name selected will receive | a free night, with dinner for two included, at Salishan | Lodge on Oregon’s coast, courtesy o f the building owners, Neil Kelly company, Blazer Development and CES NW. With more than 50 years in business, Neil Kelly is the largest and one o f the oldest desigrvbuild remodeling contractors in the Northwest. Recently the company became the exclusive Portland-area supplier o f Renewal by Andersen, an innovative, full service | replacement window product. Library’s Summer Reading Program Starts June 1 CON F R IB L IE D STORY E Q R T ii t P ortland O bserver i Beginning June 1, kids and young adults can visit any Multnomah County library to sign up for Summer Reading 2000. This year’s Ticket to Tomorrow! game encourages players to read with galaxies o f awesome activities, amazing books and stellar prizes. The program ends Aug. 31, and all prizes must be claimed by Sept. 1,2000. All Tickets toTomorrow! Participants are encouraged to attend the free performances and workshops at the library this summer. Arts and crafts, music, live anim als, book club, puppets and storytelling will entertain children o f all ages. Attractions include O M SI’s mobile planetarium, Harry Potter parties and the out-of-this world artwork o f David Wiesner. Another main attraction is the free Oaks Park Summer Reading Kick Off Party on Friday, June 16, from noon- 8 p.m. Kids and young adults can sign up for summer Reading at the party, where allTicket to Tomorrow! Players will receive a free 10-ride bracelet to Oaks Parks attractions. CUMRIULILDMQKI ($16,600). The difference in median an n u al w age b etw een th o se Oregonians who worked one quarter in 1998 and those who worked four is substantial ($940 versus $25,056). Part o f the sizable difference can be explained by the difference in median hourly wages. Those who worked one calendar quarter in 1998 had a median hourly wage o f $8.00, while those who worked four quarters eamedamedian hourly wageof$ 13.94, a 75 percent difference. Differences in median hourly wage, however, account for a relatively small portion of the difference in median annual wage between Oregonians who work one o f four quarters. According to Helvoigt, “The median numberofhours worked during 1998 appears to be much more important factor in explaining the difference between the annual median wage o f EUR T i l t P P M I,A NI> O bserver (G o carts, g o lf and gam es not included; all height requirement enforced.) Readers play Tickets to Tomorrow! In one o f three ways. “Read To Me” is for children to whom books are being read, and “Read on my Own” challenges readers entering grade 6 and under. The “Young Adults” game is for young people mark off rockets on their game boards, progressing through “space stations” and earning prizes. Readers earn prizes as they complete each o f the four required levels o f reading. Religion Based on data from the Oregon Em ploym ent D epartm ent, m ost people who earn more money also work more. “I, seems reasonable to expect that, in g en e ra l, th o se individuals who work more also eam more money,” said Ted Helvoigt an economist with the Employment Department “What is surprising is the extent to which this is true.” Helvoigt said 64% of Oregonians covered by unemployment insurance worked in each o f the four calendar quarters in 1998. The remaining 36 percent were evenly divided between working one, two, or three calendar quarters. Only the median income of those Oregonians who worked four calendar quarters was abovethe 1998 poverty guidelines fora family offour those who worked one calendar quarter and those who worked four.” Oregonians who were employed all four calendar quarters in 1998 worked a m edian o f 1,842 hours. In comparison, those Oregonians who worked one calendar quarter in 1998 worked a median o f 112 hours. "Although no information is available re g a rd in g the dem o g rap h ic characteristics o f the workers, many o f those Oregonians who worked only one quarter were probably students and older retirees. Still, lack of year- round employment opportunities, especially in Oregon’s rural areas is likely to be a reason why many Oregonians work only part o f the y e a r,” H elvoigt said. “ Fam ily obligations and a lack o f necessary work skills may also be factors keeping some Oregonians from maintaining year-round employment. Oregon’s teen pregnancy rate declines CON TRIBE r EDSTORY C QNTRIBUTEPSTQ B1 A dolescent Proonannu P™. Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention ______ , . approach . can achieve the goal. We eor T m £ P qbw vni ) O bserv ER Action Agenda 2000. “This comprehensive approach is critical to our success. No one need all strategies and all groups to work together to achieve our goal,” says Weeks. O reg o n ’s effort to reduce teen pregnancies are paying off. A new report from the DepartmentofHuman Services’ Health Division shows the state has significantly decreased the rate o f teen pregnancies. From 1994 through 1998 the Oregon teen pregnancy rate decreased 9 percent. The 1998 rate is 17.2 pregnancies per 1,000 females ages 10-17, compared with 18.9 In 1994. “Oregon’s teen pregnancy rate didn’t decrease by accident. It happened b e c a u se m any people and organizations throughout the state have worked hard in their local communities,” says DHS Director Gary Weeks. To help state agencies and local communities continue the downward trend the Department o f Human Services has released an updated sta te w id e p la n , the O regon Congratulations! t Congratulations for all o f your w ork Heidi E. Turner, from your fam ily 1 Oth annual family camp planned CONTRIBUTED STORY Plans are underway for the tenth 1 anniversary Parenting for Peace and Justice family camp. The camp will take place June 29 - July 2, at the Aldersgate Conference Center near Salem. The theme forthisyear’scamp will be “a watershed experience: the wonder o f creation.” Water rituals are at the hear, o f faith life. Water runs through Sacred Scripture. W ater integrates meals. Water can also leave one humbled by its power. Family camp, on this tenth anniversary, lifts upconnections to water and will help particip an ts deepen respect for creation. The Parenting for Peace and Justice family camp nurtures and empowers families for “a little more justice and peace in our hearts and social structures.” The large group sessions will be facilitated by Jim and Kathy McGinnis and by the Alejandro and Mary Aguilera-Titus family. These sessions include “a taste o f our c o n n e c tio n s w ith w a te r,” “ an experience with the council o f all beings,” and “in harmony with water: deepening our care for creation.” These sessions will help participants become aware o f the ways we nurture and care for creation and feel nurtured by creation, encourage listening to the life forms of the earth, and will take a look at the life o f St. Francis of Assisi and how his harmony with creation deepened throughout his life. Kathy and Jim McGinnis are the founders and co-directors o f the Institute for Peace and Justice. Based in St. Louis, MO, it is an interfaith not- for-profit corporation promoting peace, justice, and care for the earth through education, social action and prayer. They are also the founders and co-coordinator o f the Parenting for Peace and Justice Network, with local coordinators in more than 100 U.S. and Canadian cities and in Australia, the Philippines and Brazil. Jim is the director o f Organizing for Families Against Violence Advocacy Network, and co-author o f the Family Pledge o f Nonviolence and other family resources. The Aguilera-Titus family is returning to Oregon for this year’s family camp. Alejandro and Mary live in Silver Spring, MD with their three children Renata, Daniela and Jonathan. Alejandro serves as the associate director o f Hispanic Affairs with the National Conference o f Catholic Bishops. He is a past d irecto r o f the A rchdiocese o f P o rtla n d ’s O ffice for H ispanic Ministries. Mary works part time with Families Against Violence Advocacy Network. The family camp will begin on Thursday evening, June 29. There will be time forrecreation, storytelling, song, campfires and a talent show. Father Loren Kerkof, OFM, will celebrate Mass on Saturday evening, and an ecumenical prayer and worship service will take place on Sunday morning. The family camp is co-sponsored by se v e ra l g ro u p s in c lu d in g the Archdiocese o f Portland Offices of Justice and Peace, Family Life, Hispanic Ministries, and Office for People for Disabilities, the Black C a th o lic L ay C a u c u s, C lark Foundation, Ecumenical Ministries o f Oregon, Jesuit Volunteer Corps NW, Maybelle Clark MacDonald Fund, Metanoia Community, Mount Angel Abbey and Seminary, Peace w ith J u stic e D iv isio n : U nited M ethodist Church, Peacemaking Unit: Presbytery o f the Cascades, Oregon FellowshipofReconciliation, Oregon Peace Institute, Our Lady of the Lake Parish (Lake Oswego), Rose E. Tucker Trust, Steps to Success - PCC, T rappist Abbey o f Our Lady o f Guadalupe, TRM Copy Centers, and the University o f Portland. Aldersgate Conference Center is located l5minutessoutheastofSalem. A ccom m odations are cabins furnished with one double bed and bunk-style or single beds. Childcare is provided for children under the age o f three during the large group sessions. Some scholarships are available for families with economic need. Formore information and registration contact the Office o f Justice and Peace, Archdiocese o f Portland, 2838 E. Portland, OR 97214,503-233-8361, mspeekfn archdpdx.org. Due to a lim ited am ount o f space, early registration is recommended. With Homebuyer Protection Plan, you get . the riant loan, a LUN1K1BUIEDSIURY On Saturday, June 3rd at 5:00 St. A n th o n y ’s C hurch w ill hold a D edication C erem ony for local sculptor, M agrath’s 9 ’ tall bronze sculpture o f the Resurrected Christ which decorates their altar. S,. Anthony 's located at 3560 SE 79'h, in Portland, is a new Churchdedicated to care for the elderly. The church opened its doors in June bu, until this Lent their altar was bare. Father M ich ael M aslo w sk y , o f the Archdiocese o f Portland, oversaw the construction o f the church and the selection o f the artists, but the c h u rch w as in the m iddle o f construction before he discovered Magrath. Michael Magrath. a local sculptor and supervisor for the Reed C o lle g e sc u lp tu re stu d io , was employed part time with a painting contractor, plans for St. Anthony’s and throughout the church he noticed pedestals labeled with “sculpture to be done by others” Wondering who exactly “others" w ere, M agrath contacted Father Maslowsky with a proposal for pieces. The church initially offered Magrath the Stations, but based on the overwhelmingly stro n g re c e p tio n the S tatio n s received when the church opened in June they decided to have him do the Resurrection as well. The church is currently negotiating with Magrath on the commission o f a life-sized Madonna fortheirgrotto. A scale miniature o f the piece can be seen in the studio by appointment fair price & □ thorough appraisal. Church honors work of local sculptor with ceremony IO R I IIL P o R I LAND O B S tR ' LR HUD'S FHA K n o w w h a t y o u 'r e g e ttin g in to When you buy a home with a loan from HUD's FHA, you get a lot more than a good rate. You get HUD's FHA Homebuyer Protection Plan. Every FHA home loan requires a detailed appraisal by an FHA-approved appraiser. If any problems are found, you'll know about them before you close. HUD and FHA have helped over 30 million Americans build their dreams. We can help you, too. 6 1 8 0 0 H U D S -F H A w w w .h u d .g o v