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October 27, 2004
Farewell to Disjecta
CaCcCwett ’s
Co Conia C Ciuipef
20 N.E. 14,h Avenue
Portland, Oregon 97232
(.503) 232-4111
The Pie-aiTailgCineilt Concept
Denyse O. Teterson
Dear Family Member:
Denyse Peterson represents limerai homes and cemeteries in the Portland Metro
politan area. Many families have a difficult time getting through all the associated
decisions, questions, grief and financial responsibilities that follow when a love one
dies. Denyse’s resjMHisihility is to provide information. Pre-arranging lessens the
burden before the time of death with challenges such as emotional overspending,
indecision, haste and worry.
Our personal planning guide can lx* a great benefit to loved ones. Overall, pre
arranging will benefit families tremendously.
File pre-arrangement Dignity Memorial providers are honored to help families in
our community with your funeral and burial needs.
Representing these fine funeral homes:
• Caldwell’s Colonial Chapel
• Sunnyside Chapel it Memorial Gardens
• Lincoln Memorial Park& Funeral Home
• Hennessey, Goetsch & McGee Funeral Directors
• Gateway little Chapel of the Chimes
• lincoln-Willamette Funeral Directors
• killingsworth little Chapel of the Chimes
photo by
M ark W ashington /T he P ortland O bserver
Disjecta director Bryan Suereth (clockwise from top), Creative Director Paul M iddendorf and
Chelsea Moshe take down artwork in preparations for a move to the northwest Pearl District.
• Ross Hollywood Chapel
• Skyline Memorial Gardens it Funeral Home
Northeast Portland loses arts space
BV J aymee R. C uti
T he P ortland O bserver
from the A lberta arts and shop
ping d istric t to o th er parts of
N ortheast Portland is losing n o rth e a st P o rtla n d w en t so u r
Dijecta, an arts and entertainment w hen his building w as sold out
space known for em bracing diver from under him.
sity at 116N.E. Russell St.
Now he’s relocating to a larger
D is je c ta D ir e c to r B ry a n bui lding in the Pearl District, with a
S u ereth ’s dream o f bridging a gap renewed energy to broaden the
venue on a national scope.
“ I make this claim confidently,
that Disjecta has shown some of
the most diverse programming in
the city, from queer culture to Afri
can-Am erican culture to neighbor
F o r m o re inform ation o r to sch ed u le an ap p o in tm e n t,
please call D enyse P eterso n at (503) 232-4111.
hood events to scrap reuse to the
jazz programs we do,” Suereth said.
“We had a broad slice o f people
com ing through here, representing
different ethnicities and age ranges,
utilizing it as a com m unity re
source.”
D isjecta will hold a farew ell
party at its northeast location on
S aturday, O ct. 30, beginning at
10 p.m. The costum e party in
cludes m usical guests Pink Scare,
The Old H aunts and The D oors
o f P erception.
Warren Guidry
o f north Port
land is awarded
the Merchant
Marine Expedi
tionary Medal
for his service
to our country.
M ark
W ashington /
T he P orti . and
O bserver
photo by
Local Merchant
Marine Honored
T he M e rc h an t M arin e E x p e Iraqi F reed o m . He w as n o m i
d itio n a ry M edal w as rec en tly nated fo rth e aw ard by the M ili
aw ard ed to W arren G u id ry , a tary S ealift C o m m an d o f the
m e rc h a n t m a rin e from n o rth D ep a rtm en t o f th e N avy.
P o rtlan d fo r his se rv ic e to o u r
T h e m edal is p re se n te d to
c o u n try in the g lo b a l w ar on m en and w om en w ho serv e as
terro r.
m a rin ers on U n ited S tates flag
G uidry w as recognized for his v essels in su p p o rt o f o p era tio n s
p a rtic ip a tio n in O p eratio n E n in v o lv in g the U .S. m ilita ry and
d u rin g F reed o m and O p eratio n o u r n atio n al in te rests.
Public Housing in Crisis
and chooses not to restore full fund
ing to the program.
by lowering standards to smaller
Section 8 is the largest housing
bedroom sizes, using gross figures assistance program in the country.
in income calculations or adopting Locally, it provides rent assistance
an across-the-board $25 minimum to nearly 8,000 households in
rent contribution for even the low Multnomah County.
est income levels.
In April, the U.S. Department of
The need for Section 8 public Housing and Urban Development
housing assistan ce is great in froze Section 8 funding for local
M ultnom ah County. M ore than housing authorities.
7,000 households are currently on
“We will use reserves to cover
the waiting list to receive rental our shortfall in 2004. but we can’t
assistan ce. W hen the list last continue to pay for program opera
opened for one week during Sep tions out o f funds that are ear
tember 2002, the Housing Author marked for true em ergencies,” said
ity of Portland received 8,900 appli Steve Rudman, HAP’s executive
cations.
director.
The $700,000 annual shortfall
For a full report of the proposed
could continue into 2005 if Con cuts to Section 8 and the Housing
g re ss
a d o p ts
th e
B ush A u th o rity o f P o rtlan d , v isit
adm inistration's Section 8 proposal www.hapdx.org orcall503-802-8501.
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