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Free sand and bags available to flood victims in Oregon by HomeBase warehouses.


IRVINE Irvine, town, Scotland
Irvine (ûr`vĭn), town (1991 pop. 32,507), North Ayrshire, SW Scotland, on the Irvine River estuary. Industries include iron and brass foundries. Other products are chemicals, electric goods, and clothing.
, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 20, 1996--Free sand and bags are available to flood victims in the greater Portland area at HomeBase home improvement warehouses, HomeBase President Allan Sherman
Not to be confused with the songwriter Al Sherman (1897-1973).
Allan Sherman (sometimes incorrectly Alan or Allen), November 30, 1924 – November 20, 1973, was an American musician, parodist, satirist, and television producer.
 announced Wednesday.

This emergency sand bag project is a community service sponsored by HomeBase, in cooperation with Sakrete of Pacific Northwest Inc., which is donating the sand. In addition, HomeBase is donating the bags to the assistance effort.

HomeBase locations participating in the program are: 1260 Lancaster Drive, S.E., in Salem; 1950 N.E. 122 Ave AVE Avenue
AVE Average
AVE Alta Velocidad Espanola (train between Madrid and Seville)
AVE Alta Velocidad EspaƱola (Spanish: High Speed Train)
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. in Portland; 11055 Southwest Canyon Road in Beaverton; 9300 S.E. 82nd St. in Clackamas; and 11505 N.E. Fourth Plain Road in Vancouver.

Committed to meeting the needs of the local community, HomeBase currently operates 84 locations in 10 states. With headquarters in Irvine, HomeBase is one of the Western region's leading chains of home improvement warehouses. The company is a division of Natick, Mass.-based Waban Inc. (NYSE NYSE

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