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August 21,2002 Page A6 Ken Berry Named Principal at Meek Elementary School K en B e rry , w ho has served as an assistant prin cipal at W hitaker Middle School, has been appointed the principal at Meek El em entary School for the up com ing school year. He will replace Jam es Brannon, who has agreed to serv e as the p rin c ip a l at Boise-Eliot school along with Eileen Isham. Berry is an experienced and successful educator having served as the assistant princi pal at W hitaker and as both vice principal and interim principal at Jefferson High School These assignm ents, along with his classroom teaching experience equip him to be the principal at Meek, school district officials said. FREE C H EC K IN G - as good as it g e ts . No m o n th ly m a in te n a n c e lee ' • No m in im u m balance Earns a dividend Megan Twilegar (far left), directs activities inside her new Pistils Plant Nursery at 2811 N. Mississippi while the crews in front of her start construction on a building for the business. The venture is made possible in part with financing from the Portland Development Commission. SAVING MONEY TODAY» Babe. tMdgcRm . BwfcmM *, CMMhRl »Me. O w T i*i>, C w w m lb we«t «* 11" A w n t t oiUMUi« IWvtrMW. Dnwwiwn W rtlW l. C<4u«b.«, tio tM Hollo*. HumboWt IrvIngVM. Ken*. Kent!. NurthwcH IM ib o d NorthwiH Induteul Portland OU rbwit. O w fk x *. Pearl Dntrtci ncdmoni Phrttand < otkgr-Ccwade (amp«* Portland State IJnivcnttv Rwtx mouth. Sabin. St John«. Sulbvao'» O a k *. In iv m rty erf Portland Voivcrutv Part. Vrraon. and Wtmdlawn Y<wt leUrn.ll» .miMrd u> 11 Ml, ( M l b> the '.•n o n »I < ird il I won Adn»w«tr»i«w. • I V (Mn«rnineni A frn c i < WILLAMETTE I Federal Credit Union 2151 N W Front Avenue Portland, Oregon 97209 (S ojizot «»« tsaai aooassa A frican A m ericans arc dying at liiiiher rales than nliites lioin smoking related diseases. The former Oregon Food Bank warehouse at 3808 N. Williams Ave. will become the future home o f Kinesis, a manufacturer o f bicycles parts. The Portland Development Commission provided financing to the business, which is moving from northwest Portland and expects to employ 40 people by the end o f the year. P hotos by M ark W asiiington /T he P ortland O bserver A’ v c / i ’ PDC Financing Supports Businesses for Inner City 45,000 A frican A m ericans (He fmm Bicycle parts builder and nursery earn support m e n ta lly frie n d ly a g ric u ltu re and K in e s is , a m a n u fa ctu re r o f b i We want to grow businesses locally, which is especially important in a time o f recession. business practices. — Fred Atiemo, PDC Business F inance Manager, , p a rtn e r w ith o th e r fu n d in g re o f n o rth and northeast P ortla nd sources. P is tils c o n trib u te d th e ir o w n w ith c y c le parts, w ill go in to fu ll-s c a le b ic y c le p ro d u c tio n and m ove to new fa c ilitie s in north Portland w ith lo a n assistance fro m the P ortla nd D e ve lo p m e n t C o m m issio n . H e adquartered in T a iw a n . K i nesis hus been o p e ra tin g on N o rth w est N ic o la i fo r lO y e u rs a n d w illb e m o v in g to 3808 N . W illia m s , the fo rm e r O rego n F ood B an k w a re h o u se . T h e n e w lo c a tio n is w ith in P o rtla n d 's E nterprise Zone, an area nursery is designed to lo o k s im ila r to a p u b lic park, and the c o m p a n y's presence w ill h e lp re v ita liz e the n e ig h b o rh o o d . P is tils c h o ice to P D C s Business F ina nce P rog ram ob je ctive s: to he lp increase c o m m u n ity d e ve lo p m e n t a c tiv ity and w id e m ix o f business types and sizes.” o f the lo t. o b ta in e d u g ra n , fr o m p e o p le and, w ith the expansion, g ro w in g business that eum e to S u s ta in a b le PD C fo r some fin a n cin g assistance. th e ir re ta il b u ild in g , a lo u n fr o m P is tils P la n, N u rse ry is another e m p lo ye e s by the end o f the year. Started a year ago by tw o sisters the C ity o f P o rtla n d O ff ic e o f D e v e lo p m e n t f o r the C a sca d ia R e v o lv in g Fund Jo b cre a tio n and business re w ith ba ckgro und s in h o rtic u ltu re . te n tio n arc the m a in o b je c tiv e s o f P is tils ' ow n e rs bo ug ht u s m a ll un u n d o n e fr o m P D C . "P is tils is a p e rfe ct e xa m ple o f u P D C 's B usiness Finance Program . im p ro v e d lo t at 3 8 1 1 N. M is s is fu n d in g p a rtn e rs h ip ." said Peter “ W e w u n t to g ro w businesses sip pi as the site fo r th e ir c h e m ic a l- Englander. P D C B usiness Finance free re ta il p la n , nursery. o ffic e r. "W e w a nt to help b u ild lo c a lly , w h ic h is e sp e cia lly im p o r ta n t in a tim e o f re ce ssio n ," said T h is is the firs t urban plan , nu rs c o m m u n ity w e a lth and have the Fred A tie m o , P D C Business F i e ry in P o rtla n d and the ow ne rs, a b ility to lin k businesses w ith n u w o rk M eg an and A m y T w ile g a r, p la n to m erous resources - not ju s t those th ro u g h o u t the c it y assisting a educate the p u b lic about e n v iro n that P D C o ffe rs ." nance M a n a g e r. “ We House Splits on Kitzhaber Vetoes ( A P I — T he House on T uesday sure means a $50 m illio n cut in state S im m o n s, R -E lg in . ad jo u rn e d the s p lit on O o v . John K itz h a b e r's school sup po rt, unless la w m a ke rs session b e fore the House c o u ld vetoes o f tw o school fu n d in g b ills , fin d a w a y to p lu g th e h o le . re co nsider that b ill, o v e rrid in g one and u p h o ld in g the K itz h a b e r plans to c a ll a f if t h spe ve to o f a second b ill. c ia l session soon, p o s s ib ly w ith in special session to he lp e lim in a te T h e ch a m b e r o ve rro d e the ve to tw o w eeks, because an A u g . 29 an $8 60 m illio n b u dg et s h o rtfa ll. o f a m easure that a llo w s school b u d g e t fo re ca st is e x p e c te d to K itz h a b e r opposes the a cco u n t d is tric ts to b o rro w ugainst $267 p ro je ct u n o th c r d ro p in state re v in g and b o r r o w in g ta c tic s and m illio n in fu tu re state school aid w a nts la w m a ke rs to raise taxes in pa ym en ts, b u t u p h e ld K itz h a b e r's enue. T he votes w ere the fin a l actio n re je c tio n o f a b ill to use bond b o r on the b ills . T h e Senate o ve rro d e stead. T h e spe cia l session was the ro w in g to raise $50 m illio n fo r state the pu ym en t s h ift ve to on a 2 2 -6 fo u rth one th is year, se ttin g a sch o o l aid. cou nt on F rid a y and d o e s n 't act on record, and K itz h u b c r says he p ro b the b o n d in g b ill because the House ab ly w ill c a ll a f if th session b y ea rly refused to repass it. Septem ber. K il zhaber aides have said a fo re It re q u ire d 4 0 votes fo r a veto o v e rrid e . T he ta llie s w ere 4 3 - 16 to o v e rrid e the scho ol d is tric t b o r O n F rid a y , the H ouse fe ll one v o te th e cast to be released A u g . 29 is lik e ly rid e the b o n d in g b ill. g o v e rn o r's ve to o f the b o n d in g to sho w a d e c lin e o f as m uch as m easure. H ouse S peaker M a rk $2(X)m illion. I I s h o rt o f o v e r r id in g don't have to Prevention works. It's never too late to quit. Ask your doctor about smoking related diseases today. j^s our African American Health Coalition, Inc. 2800 N. Vancouver Avenue-Suite 100 Portland, Oregon 97227 Phone: 503-413-1850 www.aahc-portland.org Made possible by the Cantara for Dlaaaaa Control and Pravantion (CDC). . , / / / B o th b ills w ere passed in a June ro w in g m easure and 3 8 - 2 1 to o v e r- T h e death o f the b o n d in g m ea * m ove in to an u n d e ru tiliz e d n e ig h b o rho od p e rfe c tly f it tw o o th e r b u sin e sse s. K in e s is c u rre n tly e m p lo ys 32 e xp e cts to increase in size to 40 smoking related diseases. P istils w ill b e ne fit the urea as the fu n d s to w a rd the d e v e lo p m e n t in v e s tm e n t in c e n tiv e s fo r year about I h h l,< I I ’ I '< K tfs news or M ' o ^ v e you probably unì» ® b « t«‘’ i 't i U ! i i l l . ’ I I I . I I I ! 1« »I ' » I \ » I » « »111 I I
