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Opportunity Lands
On Oregon’s Shore
Unique contest gives participants chance to win rare piece
of Oregon coastline property and help fight breast cancer
ers B ruce and D ebi D urkee are
hold in g a c o n te st to give aw ay
th eir N ew port ocean front m otel,
ap p raised at $ 1 m illio n , right o ff
o f scenic H ighw ay 101, on a for
ested b lu ff ov erlo o k in g the Pa
cific O cean.
It’s a chance o f a lifetim e to win
nearly three acres, overlooking
four m iles o f p ristin e O regon
coastline, com plete w ith a 12 unit
m otel - for a m ere $ 150.
C o m p le te w ith v ie w s o f
Y a q u in a
H e a d
lig h t
h o u se
a n d d i-
r e c t
b each
access,
the motel
has pan-
o ra m i c
v ie w s ,
la rg e
ro o m s
and u n
b e a ta b le
scenery.
“ U n
like other
c o n
te s ts ,
th is r e
ally is a
chance
o f a life
tim e for
so m e
lu c k y
w in n e r,”
s a i d
A view from high above shows the ocean as seen
B ru c e
D u rk e e .
from the Driftwood Village Motel.
O p eratin g y our ow n business,
o w n in g a piece o f p rim e p roperty
w ith p ristin e ocean view s or w in
ning so m eth in g w orth $ 1 m illion
- i t ’s the s tu ff d ream s are m ade
of. A nd h elp in g in the fight
a g a in st b reast c an cer is the stu ff
liv es are touched by.
N ow co n test h opefuls have a
ch an ce at w inning all three, plus
have an o p p o rtu n ity to support
b re a st c an cer research.
D riftw o o d V illag e m otel o w n
“ For less than w hat m any people
spend playing lottery gam es over
the co urse o f a year, and w ith
m uch b etter odds o f w inning, this
co ntest not only offers a great
prize, but an opportunity to live a
dream .”
T o e n te r , c o n te s t h o p e fu ls
need to com pose a w ritten
essay o f no m ore than 200
w ords on the su b je c t, “ I
w ould like to own the D rift
w o o d V illa g e M o tel b e
c a u s e ....”
Essays should be sent in
w ith an o ffic ia l en try form
and S I 50. The D urkees have
set a goal o f collecting 7,500
entries.
As entries over 7,500 up
to 10,000 w ill be donated to
A m erican C an cer S ociety to
h elp in the fig h t a g a in st
b reast cancer.
Entry fees w ill be returned
if a su fficien t num ber o f e n
tries are not rec e iv e d by the
co ntest d ead lin e. Sept. 30,
2001. If and when 10,000 en
tries are receiv ed , the co n
test w ill end and w in n er w ill
be selected.
D riftw ood V illage M otel
E ssay co ntest is reg istered
w ith the O regon A ttorney
G e n e ra l’s o ffic ia l co n test
W eb site can be found at
w w w .driftw oodcontest.com .
C om plete co n test rules
and in fo rm a tio n a lso are
available by w riting to D rift
w ood M otel C ontest, 1215
NE Lakew ood, N ew port, O r
egon 97365 or by callin g 1-
866-ESSA YYES (377-2993).
NAACP Meets
Saturday
The next General Membership
meeting o f the Portland Branch.
NAACP, is scheduled for Saturday,
Oct 28 at 10 a m. at Bethel AME
Church, located at northeast 8"’ and
Jarrett.
Scheduled items to be considered
include, a report from the Nominating
Committee in preparation forelection
o f officers in November.
Y our participation is welcome and
needed.
If you are not yet a Portland
NAACP branch member, you canjoin
at the meeting, or receive member
ship inform ation by calling the
NAACP’s phone message line at 503-
284-7722.
Tax Return
Volunteers Wanted
a s s is ta n c e — in d iv id u a ls w ith
lim ited incom es, the elderly, the
d is a b le d a n d n o n - E n g lis h
speaking persons.
T his unique program p ro
vides vo lu n teers w ith a triple
ben efit: tax law k n o w led g e,
co m p u ter sk ills, and the o p p o r
tu n ity to help others.
For m ore info rm atio n , c o n
tact the IRS T ax payers E d uca
tion O ffice, (503) 326-6565, or
w rite IRS Taxpayers E ducation,
1220 S.W. Third Ave., M/S 0180,
Portland, OR 97204
Ify o u like helping others and
w ould enjoy prep arin g tax re
turns, here is an o p p o rtu n ity to
receive v aluable train in g and
provide a com m unity service as
well.
AARP T ax-A ide and the IRS
w ill provide free training on
basic tax law and electronic fill
ing to people w ho v o lu n te e r for
the T ax-A ide program .
D uring the ta x -fillin g season
this w inter, tax-A ide volunteers
prepare returns at con v en ien t
locations for people w ho need
Neil Kelly
HOME
REPAIR TEAM
WE RE ON CALL FOR ALL YOUR SM A LL JOBS.
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DECK REPAIR & INSTALLATIONS AND MORE...
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A Neighborhood Business Since 1947
Contact John Frazier, Sr. tor a tree estimate.
503-288-7461
www.neilkelly.com
OR CCS »1663 WA REG »NEILKCI ,8702
FIRST ANNUAL AFRICAN AMERICAN
HOME BUYING FAIR
Do you want to own a home? Do you have questions
about how to get there? If so, come to a FREE FAIR where
you can learn about:
• Overcoming Barriers to Homeownership
• The ABC’s of Home Buying
• Understanding Your Credit
• Working with a Real Estate Professional
v o ic e
• Working with a Mortgage Lender
Saturday, October 28
11:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Self-Enhancement, Inc.
3920 N. Kerby, Portland
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with Eschelon. Without attending another workshop.
Brought to you by the African American Home Buying Fair Committee: Black United Fund; City
Commissioner Ertk Sten; Emergence Foundation; The Enterprise Foundation; Equity Group, Inc.;
Fannie Mac; Geneva s Shear Perfection; HOST; H U D ; A Miracle Mortgage. Inc.; New Hope Church;
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