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Portland Parks & Recreation’s Multnomah Arts Center (MAC) is benefitting from a generous donation to its jewelry and metalworking classes. Tom Temple, an artist from Bend, gave specialized equipment and tools worth $20,000 to the MAC’s metal arts program. The retired teacher dropped by the Multnomah Arts Center last summer. “I was looking for a school where my tools and equipment would enhance their metalworking program,” says Temple. “MAC had an environment that was welcoming, encouraging, and where students feel safe to take risks and explore their unique designs. Excellent instruction was demonstrated by the quality and fine ...
Homeowners contemplating landscaping projects frequently turn to Better Business Bureau for information on companies and industry tips. In the last three years, BBB has raked in 83,553 inquiries on "Landscape Contractors" in Alaska, Oregon and Western Washington. Another 34,710 inquiries have piled up on local "Lawn Maintenance" companies. "When hiring a full-service landscaper, gardener or lawn mower, consumers have to be willing to do the dirty work to find the right professional for the job," said Robert W.G. Andrew, CEO of BBB serving Alaska, Oregon and Western Washington. "No one wants to pay hard-earned money for patchy projects or rip-off results." Take the hard work ...
The Washington State Department of Financial Institutions (DFI) is pleased to announce is taking part in a groundbreaking new “Elder Investment Fraud and Financial Exploitation Prevention Program” that will work with medical professionals in Washington to detect cases in which older state residents either are being scammed or are in danger of being ripped-off by an investment con artist. The program will educate the large number of medical professionals in Washington who see older people in their practices about how to spot older Americans who may be particularly vulnerable to financial abuse. The goal is to refer suspected investment fraud ...
Battered retirement accounts, diminished home values and lack of personal savings are shattering the retirement confidence of middle-income Baby Boomers, the latest study released by the Bankers Life and Casualty Company Center for a Secure Retirement SM (CSR) reveals. The CSR’s Middle-Income Boomers, Financial Security and the New Retirement study, which focused on 500 middle-income Americans between ages 47 and 65 with income between $25,000 and $75,000, found that nearly one-third (21 percent) of Boomers have not seen any rebound in the value of their retirement accounts, 16 percent report owing more on their mortgage than their home is worth, ...
National Park Service Director Jonathan B. Jarvis said the Senior Pass and the Access Pass will still be available at national parks, "But the option of receiving a pass by mail may better suit some people.” The Senior and Access passes provide admission to, and use of, federal recreation sites that charge entrance or standard amenity fees. Pass users also receive a 50% discount on some amenity fees for activities like camping and launching a boat. They are available to citizens and permanent residents of the United States age 62 or more or ...
January 19, 2012 | No Comments | sw washington
Portland Parks & Recreation’s Multnomah Arts Center (MAC) is benefitting from a generous donation to its jewelry and metalworking classes. Tom Temple, an artist from Bend, gave specialized equipment and tools worth $20,000 to the MAC’s metal arts program. The retired teacher dropped by the Multnomah Arts Center last summer. “I was looking for a school where my tools and equipment...
January 3, 2012 | No Comments | Puget Sound
…by Lisa Schmidt and Dr. Tiffany Reiss, Director, Exercise Science and Wellness, Bastyr University… It’s that time of year again: another New Year, and another promise to meet the same old goals. Studies show that the most common New Year’s resolutions are to lose weight, exercise more and quit smoking. It is human nature to set our goals high, but if you fall short on your diet and...
January 5, 2012 | No Comments | Oregon
CORVALLIS, Ore. – Best known as the “father of the birth control pill,” chemist and novelist Carl Djerassi will visit Oregon State University for a speech and performance on Thursday, Feb. 2, at 7:30 p.m. The free, public event will be held at the Construction and Engineering Hall of OSU’s LaSells Stewart Center, 875 S.W. 26th St., Corvallis. Djerassi, a professor emeritus of chemistry at...
January 17, 2012 | No Comments | living
Legacy Keepers, the only single provider of audio sets, book and video legacy services with a nationwide network of personal historians, announced the launch of its new service that enables consumers to preserve their legacy in their own words. Through a team of talented personal historians, designers, filmmakers, editors and other creative professionals, Legacy Keepers takes a unique approach to...
January 3, 2012 | No Comments | Legal issues
By Terry Lee, Attorney at Law A Durable Power of Attorney is like having a quart of oil in your trunk when you are taking a long car drive. You may not need it, but if you do, you are glad you planned ahead. The purpose of this article is to help you understand what a Durable Power of Attorney is and to encourage you to execute one on your own behalf. A Durable Power of Attorney is a legal document...
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