December 0 4 . 2002
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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
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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
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Registration is available at The C enter for
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copal Cathedral will use journal w riting to
jo u rn a l w ritin g g ro u p s since 1968. In
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Jazz M usician, Postal Worker Dies at 87
D A V ID S H E L L S P E N C E R — Funeral
services were held Nov. 23 for David Shell
Spencer who died Nov. 17,2002 at the age
o f 87.
M r. Spencer w as born to Ed and Nancy
Spencer on M ay 1, 1915 in A ugusta, Ky.
He grew up in D etroit, M ich. A fter gradu
ating, he began a career as a ja z z m usician
playing piano and organ all over M ichigan
and up and dow n the E ast Coast.
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D uring W orld W ar II, D avid served as a
m usician for the U nited States Navy and
was stationed at bases all over he country.
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com pose music.
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he began his career w ith the U .S. Post
O ffice. D avid w as a very dedicated em
ployee, receiving m any aw ards for superior
perform ance and attendance.
He retired from the
Postal Service in 1992
a fte r ju s t u n d e r 30
years o f service. He
also continued his m u
sical career perform
ing here lo c a lly for
m any years.
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from Metro
“The really bad news would be
‘no,’ and we haven’t heard that
yet,” Leary said.
If the word does turn out to be
“no,” there is still a chance for a
smaller market of about 37,000
square feet.” Wooley said. 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.