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About The independent. (Vernonia, Or.) 1986-current | View Entire Issue (July 5, 2001)
Page 4 The INDEPENDENT, July 5, 2001 "• ........ . '■ ' ' Business Notes ; ■' i ’ ’ a& •• ; ______ _____ X- Dan Rodriguez is new owner of Vernonia Family Dental practice Though many people were sorry to see local dentist Scott vanDyken return to Port Ange- Daniel Rodriguez, D.D.S. les to work with his father, they can relax with the knowledge that his replacement is just as comfortable to work with. Daniel R. Rodriguez, D.D.S., purchased Vernonia Family Dental and is now practicing here three days per week. He works two days each week in Raleigh Hills with his brother, Robert, who is also a dentist, and who will work in Vernonia from time to time. The brothers attended ele mentary school in Sandy and high school in West Linn. Daniel earned a Bachelor of Science degree from Portland State University, then attended Creighton University School of Dentistry in Omaha, Nebraska. He and his wife, Sarah, have a 15 month-old daughter, Sarah. Patients who knew van Dykens’ staff will be happy to know that the same friendly faces will greet you, at the same place in the Vernonia Credit Union building. The phone number will also remain unchanged. This photo has just a sampling of the 80 plus motorcycles whose riders and passengers en joyed good weather and a ride in the hills while participating in a Poker Run. The Lyon’s Den was one of the stops on the day-long activity. Mortgage funds for rural housing After gaining 11 years of experience working with contrac tors in the Hillsboro area, Troy Jerman of Vernonia has opened his own electrical contracting business, Century Electric LLC, for commercial, residential and industrial ap plications. Jerman can be reached at 503-429-4218, or look for the Century Electric ad in The INDEPENDENT Service Directory. New Food Stam p application form simpler, more user-friendly Access to food assistance has become easier for thou sands of low-income Oregoni ans with the statewide intro duction of a new, two-page ap plication for the Food Stamp Program. Since mid-June all Adult and Family Services (AFS) offices have been using a new two-page application for people requesting food stamps or daycare assistance. This re places the longer ten-page ap plication previously needed to apply for all AFS programs. Oregon is one of the hungri est states in the nation, and ex cessive paperwork is cited most often by anti-hunger ad vocates as a barrier in access ing food stamps. The short ened application was produced through a collaborative effort between AFS and anti-hunger advocates, including the Ore gon Law Center, Oregon Food Bank, Oregon Action and the Oregon Hunger Relief Task Force. The simplified process has been successfully tested in several AFS offices over the past eight months. Several state and county agencies are also distributing the new appli cation as a community re source for clientele. The new application is one of a number of changes made in the Food Stamp Program during the past year. Outreach efforts, improved customer service at AFS offices, and the recent expansion of guidelines regarding client resources have combined to increase the number of Oregon households receiving food stamps by over 22 percent between May 2000 and May 2001. Not only does this increase bring enrolled food stamp households back up to pre-wel fare reform levels, it brings an additional $2.9 million in feder al food dollars into the state each month. People wanting more infor mation about food stamps can call Oregon SafeNet, a health and human service hotline, Monday through Friday, at 1- 800-SAFENET (723-3638). USDA Rural Development recently announced that con gressional legislation now per mits Guaranteed Rural Hous ing (GRH) loans to be used for refinancing both existing guar anteed loans and refinancing USDA Section 502 direct sub sidized loans. The change pro vides an opportunity for guar anteed loan borrowers and di rect subsidized borrowers with satisfactory payment histories, to take advantage of lower in terest rates. “With interest rates at their current low levels, many rural Oregonians with GRH and di rect subsidized loans have an excellent opportunity to refi nance those mortgages at pos- • sibly lower interest rates,” said Rural Housing Program Direc tor Stan Schmidt. The Guaranteed Rural Housing program is used pri marily to help eligible buyers purchase homes in rural Ore gon with no down payment and 100 percent financing. No monthly mortgage insurance is required with the loan and clos ing costs may be included. To be eligible for the pro gram, homebuyers must meet income guidelines, show the ability to repay the loan and demonstrate a history of meet ing obligations. Eligible income limits in Oregon for a family of four range from $60,400 to $64,250, depending on the county. Participating lenders make the loans, which are then guar anteed by the Rural Housing Service of USDA Rural Devel opment. Sufficient funding au thority is available for the guar antee program. For more information, call 503-414-3335. Run with Extra Confidence with Chevron DELO 400 ™ PLUS MOTOR OIL The name you trust for: • Gasoline • Diesel Fuel • Oils • Solvents • Additives • Greases Protect your Deck with Wilcox & Flegel SHINGLE OIL $329/GALLON $1645/FIVE GAL BUCKET Chevron CALL CFN (503) 429-6606 WILCOX & FLEGEL 720 Rose Avenue • Vernonia
