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Page A5 April 17, 2002 Siblings Torn by Abuse Need Adoption S' ( Three sisters and a brother need a loving, adoptive home. L o o k in g fo r an in stan t fa m ily ? T h ese fo u r delightful c h il d re n m ay be ex actly w h at you are lo o k in g for. A ish a , S te p h a n ie , A b a g a il a n d C h ris to p h e r are fo u r s p e c ia l sib lin g s w h o a re lo o k in g fo r a c a rin g an d lo v in g h o m e. T h e y h a v e a stro n g s ib lin g r e la tio n s h ip an d h a v e b e e n to g e th e r a ll o f th e ir liv e s. T h e y w e re p la c e d in fo s te r c a r e d u e to p h y s ic a l a n d s e x u a l a b u se . A ish a is a lo v ely y o u n g girl w ith b ro w n h a ir an d ey es. S he has a g re a t sm ile w ith d im p les. A ish a e n jo y s m u sic, c lo th e s an d anim als. A s th e o ld e st ch ild o f th is sib lin g gro u p , A ish a c a re d fo r her y o u n g e r sib lin g s as best as she co u ld w h en h er m o th e r w as not th ere to care fo r them . A n ad optive fam ily w ill hav e to help her g iv e up th e d e sire to p arent ÂVâfiâJÈ Dennis Payne (left) shares his thoughts on a future for Portland's Memorial Coliseum, with David Knowles, a development and project management planner. an d h e lp h e r to c o n tin u e to b eco m e a 13 -y ear-o ld . In all, th e se ch ild re n are a c lo sely b o n d ed H isp an ic sib ling g ro u p . T h e a d o p tiv e fa m ily n eed s to u n d erstan d that b e c a u se o f th e ir p a st, they h av e p ro b le m s tru stin g o th ers and th at they c an relate su p e r ficial at tim es. T h ey all stru g g le w ith e m o tional p ro b lem s related to th eir p a s t. H o w e v e r, th e y h a v e m ad e g reat strid es in o v e r c o m in g th ese p roblem s. W ith love, p atien ce, re a s su ran ce an d so m e th erap y , an ad o p tiv e fam ily co u ld h elp th e s e c h ild re n c o n tin u e to g ro w . O u r reco m m e n d a tio n fo r the ad o p tiv e fam ily w ould be th at th ey h e lp the children m ain tain th eir H ispanic c u l tu re. F o r m o re in fo rm atio n , call T e rry B e tts , a c a s e w o rk e r w ith th e state o f O reg o n at 5 0 3 -6 4 8 - 8 9 5 1 , e x te n s io n 6035. St. Stephen School Your prayers are answered. You can afford private school. Enroll your child for St Stephen's 94th year now! photo by M ark W ashington /T he P ortland O bserver Ideas Shared for Future Use of Memorial Coliseum All-Day Kindergarten & Grades 1-8 Active Before & After School Day Care Plans range from destruction to new multi-level sports complex Call 503 235-7040 by L ee P erlman T he P ortland O bserver W hat should be d one w ith P ortland’s beloved glass box? Saturday, m ore than 150 people took the tim e to give their tw o cents on the m atter. A s part o f a study on the best future use o f M em orial C oliseum , consultants held an open house at the 170,000 square foot facility to hear public input on proposals for the site. T he city ow ns the 42-year-old auditorium , but it is operated by Paul A llen’s O regon A renaC orp. as part o f a lease agreem ent for building and using the adjacent Rose Garden. The corporation also has the right to propose an alter native use for the site. A ccording to recent studies, in the next few years it will cost $8 million in seismic upgrading.over d u e m a in te n a n c e an d h a n d i capped access im provem ents to keep the building useable. Last year’s R ose Q uarter Study c o n c lu d e d th a t m o s t o f th e b u ild in g 's current uses as a sports facility, auditorium and m eeting/ exhibit space could be accom m o dated by other venues such as the Rose G arden, O regon Convention C enter and Expo C enter. O ne preferred schem e is to tear the building dow n and redevelop the surrounding area on a m ore pedestrian scale. “T here are tw o huge, loom ing structures there, and it seem s that one o f them should go,” said Ingrid Stevens, a m em ber o f the study group. O ther proposals call for retain ing at least the outer shell o f the coliseum and building four levels o f sports activities inside. These w ould include sw im m ing pools, b ask e tb a ll, te n n is and so ccer courts, an ice rink, aerobic facili ties and a 100-foot clim bing wall. The idea has attracted a num ber o f supporters, including Alan Peters, ow ner o f the nearby P ort land C onference C enter and a mem ber of the Lloyd District C om m unity A ssociation. “T his is a Portland idea created by a Portland organization," he told a L loyd D istrict m eeting re cently. “W hat other city can offer tw o athletic facilities o f this size right next to each other?” The construction o f M em orial C oliseum forced the rem oval o f a residential com m unity o f more than 400 houses, m ost o f them occupied by A frican A m ericans. D ennis Payne, w ho grew up in that com m unity, w ould like to see a m useum in the area co m m em o rating the vibrant m usic that was p e rfo rm e d in se v e ra l o f the n eighborhood’s black estab lish m ents o f the time. On the multi-sports facility pro posal Payne says, “It’s an inter- •> Culturally Diverse A ll Faiths Welcome Full Curriculum Now, a Credit Union for You Come Join With Us Get more out of life they choose, liquor agents will also be allowed to open their stores on New Year’s Day, President’s Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Veteran’s Day, Thanksgiving, Christmas and other legal holidays. ‘‘Since S unday/holiday sales are optional, we urge consum ers to contact their local liquor store to see if they’ll be open or not,” said Rick Ripley, co-director of O LC C store o p eratio n s. “Our agents are indepen dent business people, so some will choose the option of opening Sundays and oth ers will remain closed. It depends on whether it pen cils out for them financially to be open.” Jefferson Hosts Community Forum Jefferson High School will host a parent and com m unity forum M onday, April 22, to let parents and the com m unity know w h at's been happening this school year. The n e w ly s e le c te d J e ffe rso n p rin c ip a l, L arry D ashiell, will attend. School staff will share in form ation about the progress they have m ade in attaining stu d en t a c h ie v m en t g oals. Tiie school also w ants input into plans for next year. P aren ts and co m m u n ity m em bers are invited to attend the forum . C hicken and ribs dinners will be provided for 150 people at 6 p.m. C hildcare and pizza will be provided for children.. » • Free Checking Accounts • Savings Accounts • Term Investment Accounts • Individual Retirement Accounts ■ Holiday/Tax Club Accounts • Youth Club Accounts • Low cost loans: - Signature Loans Auto and Truck Loans RV, Motorcycle and ATV Loans Boat and Personal Watercraft Loans Home loans, firsts and seconds Home Equity Lines o f Credit • A ll deposits insured by an agency o f the Federal Government Serving all who live, work, worship or attend school in the Portland communities o f A rbor Lodge. 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The bill, passed with an emergency clause, was de signed to raise an additional $3 million in revenue for the state general fund during the 2001 -2003 biennium. OLCC has written a tem porary rule to open its 237 stores for business on Sun days and holidays, reversing a rule that kept them shut tight for almost 70 years. If esting idea.” O ther proposed uses for the coliseum include an am usem ent park, an “extrem e sport” or indoor soccer facility, an indoor garden and conservatory, a public m ar ket, o r an am phitheater o f 7,5(X) seats. (The co liseu m currently seats 12,000.) O ne o f the strongest political reasons for retaining the building is that it w as originally built as a veteran’s m em orial. The building has tw o w alls on its low est level dedicated to veterans o f W orld W ar II and the K orean W ar. T he city is pledged to retain the walls, orcreate som e other m em o rial, in a m ore prom inent location, regardless o f w hat happens. Som e veterans say that is not enough, that the building itself is the m e m orial and m ust be preserved. O ne o f these is G il Frey, w ho w ants the coliseum refurbished and retained as is. "T he coliseum served 500,(XXl p e o p le la s t y e a r ,” h e s a y s . “500,000! Y ou c a n ’t ju st ignore those figures,” Frey said. Citizens for Better Transit wants the area to be a mass transit center for two MAX light rail lines, Amtrak, and future high-speed regional rail and com m uter rail lines. A nother possible use for the space is a headquarters hotel to serve large con v en tions or a college cam pus. 4226 SE Taylor, Portland (Located in the Hawthorne District - 3 miles from down town) jq g ? 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