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December 0 4 . 2002 ®J|t sportiani* (©bseruer Page B2 Super Development Inches Forward R eligion Art Auction Benefits HIV Services E c u m e n ic a l M in istrie s o f O regon’sH IV Services will hold an art show and silent auction, featuring an eclectic mix o f art by local and not-so-local artists. The event will be on Sunday, Dec. 8, from 12 p.m. to 2 p.m „ at A insw orth United C hurch of C hrist, 2941 N.E. A insw orth (entrance in back o f church, o ff the alley). From h alf to 100 percent o f the proceeds from every auc tion sale will go directly to the Daily Bread Express, a program th a t d e liv e r s m e a ls to homebound Hl V/A1DS patients, and the HIV Day Center. O pened in 1989, the center p ro v id e s c o u n se lin g , m e a ls, laundry facilities, show ers, h y giene supplies, clothing, tele phones, com puters and m any other services to low -incom e individuals living with HI V/AIDS. Currently, HIV Services meets the needs o f nearly 400 indi viduals. Last year, approximately 37,000 m eals w ere provided. For more inform ation, contact L ow en B erm an at 5 0 3 -4 6 0 - 3822. Ecum enical M inistries o f O r egon is a statew ide association o f 17 C hristian denom inations in clu d in g P ro testan t, R om an C atholic and O rthodox bodies w orking together to im prove the lives o f O reg o n ian s th rd u g h theological education and d ia logue, public policy advocacy and com m unity m inistry p ro gram s. continued REM EM BERING ASIA BELL Sheree Bell and Steve Bell, stepmother and father o f murder victim Asia Bell, com fort her oldest son Kawontaye Bell, 10, during a funeral service on Friday. Hundreds filled the seats and aisles at Allen Temple Church to mourn for Bell. The wife and mother o f four, was killed by gunfire on her front porch o f her north Portland home on Nov. 20. photo by W ynde D yer /T he P ortland O bserver Minister Offers Journal Writing Help Personal journal w riting has been used degree in S p iritu al D irectio n from a Je nation and the pow er o f dream s. for centuries as a prim ary tool for psycho F o rste r F reem an, a sem i re tire d m in is suit sem inary and has taught spiritu al lo g ical and sp iritu a l d isc e rn m e n t and te r w ith sta n d in g in the P re sb y te ria n d ire c tio n at the U niv ersity o f San F ra n grow th. N ow a six w eek w orkshop at the Center C h urch and the U n ited C h u rc h o f C h rist w ill lead this w o rk sh o p . H e has receiv ed c isc o . 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By com parison, the new ly rem odeled Safew ay and D rug on M artin Luther King Jr. Boulevard and Ainsworth is 30,000 square feet. • H ouse purchases: The largest scheme involves the purchase and removal of six single-family homes on Northeast Garfield Street. The Vanport partners say their offers have been “entertained” by five of the owners, but they have yet to make a deal with any of them. Leary emphasized that no property would be condemned for the project, and that all six houses must agree to sale for the project to proceed. “If we hear yes six times and no once, it’s no,” Leary said. • County property: Multnomah County owns the northern end of the designated area, the site of the senior center and other community services. W ith o u t c itin g sp e c ific s , W ooley says the partners have received a letter from the county that “says what they feel they need to move from this space.” “It has been a long, drawn-out process, but it should be,” Leary said. Gesturing around him at the senior center he added, “An asset like this building must be dealt with very carefully.” Leary said that while a modified scheme would contribute to the community, the original plan would be “an opportunity to deliver what the visioning process called for all along - the restoration o f the economy in this community with this as the engine. It’s an opportu nity for business ownership, espe cially by minorities.” C onversely, Scott Eaton of Gerding-Edlen said, the smallest scheme would “not have the mag nitude of the larger plan, but maybe you ’ d like it better. It would gener ate less traffic.” Traffic has been a community concern, and W ooley conceded, “One thing we have to come to terms with: If you want develop ment, you get other things.” Traffic consultant Mike Bauer said that to mitigate traffic gener ated, the partners hope to get the city to install left-turn refuges on N o rth e a s t A lb e rta and Killingsworth streets at Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard. They also hope to re-align Northeast Sumner Street at MLK so that it lines up with the street on the east side o f the boulevard. W ooley said the project is also trying to be sensitive to residents on the west side of Garfield, which she said is a “lovely residential street.” Answering a concern by homeowner Mabeeh Dawan, she said that well-designed row houses would be built on the east side of the street. O ne resident suggested that in n e r n o rth e a s t a lre a d y had enough groceries. L eary replied that the com panies the partners talked to “saw this as an oppor tunity to serve an underserved area. They w ouldn’thave reached that conclusion if they found the com petition daunting.” A n o th e r re s id e n t, T a b ith a T urner, said, “ I agree w ith Mr. Leary. None o f the other stores cater to our needs.” She added that in lieu o f a m arket, a “family- o rie n te d r e s ta u ra n t” w as an unm et com m unity need. Leary responded, “W e need to get this financed, and for that we need an anchor that has fi nancial muscle. R estaurants are am ong the least viable b u si nesses” for this purpose. A m ar ket w ould also be “a traffic gen erator that other retails thrive off o f,” he said. The Vanport team said that the final shape o f the project should be determ ined in four to six m onths. “W e’ve been very busy, but we d o n ’t have many answ ers for you tonight,” W ooley said.
