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July 14. 2010 il'1' Portiani» (Obstruer Ethos Selected to Manage IFCC building, which is owned by PPR and located on N. Interstate A v enue, had long struggled with fi nancial instability and had to fold last spring w hen the city could no longer afford to prop them up. The IFCC has given m any art ists, especially m inorities, a place to hone their craft before going on to great things locally and, for som e, nationally. PPR evaluated the application o f each nonprofit com peting for the space with an eye on how well they would fulfill this function, ultim ately deciding that Ethos was best qualified. "Ethos has a long history o f fostering m ulti-ethnic, m ulti-cul tural program s, education, and perform ances, which is exactly w hat we hoped to be able to con tinue at IFCC," said Parks C om m issioner Nick Fish in a prepared statem ent. Under the tw o-year renew able Will foster diversity in arts Portland Parks and Recreation has entered into an agreem ent with Ethos to m anage the Inter state Firehouse C ultural Center, a historic building that has been a launching pad for m any artists in Portland's art scene. Ethos operates a m usic educa tion program based in north Port lan d ta rg e tin g d isa d v a n ta g e d populations, and has served sev eral thousand students since it opened up in 1998. The nonprofit beat out three other organizations vying to take control o f the cen ter, which was founded in 1982 by form er Portland Parks C om m is sioner C harles Jordan, the city's first African Am erican city com missioner. The form er o p erato r o f the contract with the city, Ethos will work w ith com m unity partners to incorporate all o f the arts into the IFCC building, and establish pan els that will select two resident theater groups a year, visual art ists, dance instructors, and m usic instructors. A pplications for serving on these panels can be found on Ethos' w ebsite once the contract is form erly approved by C ity Council, which is expected to hap pen on July 14. Ethos will also rent out the facilities to sm aller arts groups looking for exposure. Ethos was selected because o f its prior success operating two buildings on North K illingsw orth Street, and for its financial stabil ity. The new contract, som e costs previously covered by the city will now be covered by Ethos, like the paying for utilities and routine m aintenance. I True Vine Missionary Baptist Church Com e see the Power o f the Holy Spirit Low em ission vehicles to go on Line 72 Congressman Earl Blumenauer joined Federal Transit Administra tion Deputy Administrator Therese McMillan andTriMet General Man ager Neil McFarlane Friday to an nounce that TriMet is slated to re ceive $2 million in federal funds to buy new low-emission, high-effi- ciency hybrid buses. The funds will be used to pur chase four hybrid buses and will operate on one o f T riM et’s busi est routes, Line 72-K illingsw orth/ Sunday M orning Sunday School 9:30 AM Sunday Worship Service 11:00 AM M ission M inistry M onday Evening 6:30 PM W ednesday Evening Bible Study 6:30 PM “COME AND SEE THE * BIBLE COME TO LIFE” We Invite Everyone to come, Enjoy and be a part o f a Worship Experience LOCATION: 4735 N. COMMERCIAL AVENUE PORTLAND, OREGON 97217 CALL: (503)335-3035 and m inority riders and those w ith o u t a c a r th a n th e b us system wide. TriM et G eneral M anager Neil M cFarlane noted that updating the bus fleet is a top priority. The new hybrid buses will fea ture low -floor accessible board ing, lower exhaust em issions and noise levels, feature autom atic stop announcem ents and CCTV security cam eras. Bus delivery is expected in about 20 months. H ybrids cost about 40-50 per cent m ore than a new bus, but the new technology has resulted in a 20 percent gain in fuel efficiency. F uneral H ome Our First Priority Holy Spirit in Action Dr. Raymon H. Edwards, Sr., Pastor and Sister Lucy Ellen Edwards, 1 st Lady (503)282-2422 To Place Your Advertisement C ontact: P hone: 5 0 3 - 2 8 8 - 0 0 3 3 Fax: 5 0 3 -2 8 8 -0 0 1 5 e-mail: classifieds@portlandobserver.com T erry F amily Your Care Com e H ear the Bible Taught The Gospel Preached TriMet to Buy Hybrid Buses 82nd Ave. FTA selected T riM et’s com petitive proposal because it will im prove the environm ent for riders as well as for residents. “ By investing in this project, the O bam a A dm inistration is en suring that people in the Portland area have a cleaner, safer, and m ore reliable way to get to work, to school and to doctor's appoint m ents," said M cM illan. 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