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Page 6 Section II Portland Observer, February 4 , 1982 Notice of HCD Hearing Leading the double life by Nathaniel Scott As the hot debate o f creationism vs. e vo lu tio n careens throu g h o u t many cham bers, halls and rooms across the n atio n , we have in our midst those who further mystify the beauty o f life : M eet the identical twins. Shelly and K elly K u rn ey, 18, Snoopy and Teddy Bear collectors, know ledgeable about Irish fo lk dancing and one-tim e participants in track for Saint M ary’s Academy’s Blues T ra c k T ea m , now strive to break the tape in scholastic endeav ors. Kelly, the taller by one inch, and Shelly, the older by two minutes, are studying business and special educa tion respectively, at Portland Com munity College, Sylvania Campus. Shelly has a p p ro x im a te ly 25 Snoopies in her collection and Kel ly’s collection o f Teddy Bears is ap proximately 20. F or abo u t three years they did Irish fo lk dancing, p erform ing at such places as the N eighbor F a ir, the yearly Saint P a trick ’ s Day Pa rade, the L lo yd C enter, S h riner’ s H o s p ita l and fo r senior citizen homes. But about a year ago they gave up dancing because Kelly was running track at Saint M a ry ’s Aca demy. “ I cracked 13 seconds in the 100 meters,” she said. H er position was third leg in the relay. H er spe cialty was the hundred meters and 400 relay. They said, ‘ ‘Being twins is kind o f like having a small am ount o f KELLY K U R N E Y SHELLY K U R N E Y (Photo by Joh n H e ffe rin ) ESP.” Shelly can always sense whe ther or not Kelly has done good or bad on examinations. They also have had a couple o f the same dreams and gotten the same scores on examinations; their food and recreation is pretty much the same and their preference in mu sic is Disco-Soul. “ O f cou rse,” K elly said, " w e don’t share the same taste in boy friends. 1 look for looks, honesty, consideration, involvem ent and someone aspiring fo r a c a re e r.” Shelly said, " I like ’ em ta ll, dark and handsome with a definite goal in life ." Born in August under the astrolo gical sign o f Leo, they said, “ We are those honest lions— honest but inde pendent!” " I like P C C but the fo u r-y e a r- schools’ social life is better,” Kelly said. “ You’d get to know more peo ple.” Shelly said, “ I feel the same but I also think when I leave here, 1 will be prepared for a four-year-school. PCC prepares you to go o n .” The twins also spoke about being twins. Kelly said, “ The positiveness A public hearing has been scheduled before the Portland City Planning Commission on the City's proposed Housing and Community Development (HCD) Program for next fiscal year (198283). It will be held Tuesday, Feb ruary 16 at 7:30 pm, 621 S W Alder, Room 200. This will be the first of two public hearings before the annual application for Community Development Block Grant funds is submitted to the Department of Housing and Urban Development on June 1, 1982. o f being twins is you always have a friend; someone you can count on and tru s t.” T he negative aspect, they both agreed, is “ always having people treat you as the same person instead o f an individual.” Shelly said changing identity and playing tricks on people is fun. And she recalled how she, unbeknownst to a teacher, took Kelly’s place in a home economics class when they were in the 8th grade and baked cin namon rolls, and when Kelly came some 30 minutes later to sample the pro d u ct, " th e teacher was aston ished.” They both agreed that the Black com m u nity goes lacking in some areas. " W e should have a counsel ing center in our community where teenagers can go,” Shelly said. " A place to keep the young people o ff o f the streets.” Kelly said, " I thin k the general apathetic feeling has to do with the parents and the c om m u nity.” She added that Black teenagers need to look at who they are and realize that they can be som eb o d y.” Shelly added, "B lac k teenagers need peo ple to believe in th e m — m ore re sponsibility. They should set their goals and go for it.” The twins, Shelly and Kelly, ap peared on Lou Rawls* Parade o f Stars Telethon as phone operators. A T V series about twins starring them would be fine, and " W e a l ways say we can handle anything that comes our way. And nothing can stop us from succeeding in life.” If you are not able to attend, or would like to provide your comments in ad vance, send written comments directly to the Planning Commission: Portland City Planning Commission 621 SW Alder, Room 200 Portland, Oregon 97204 Please identify the material as regarding the February 16 HCD hearing. Further information or copies of the budget summary are available by call ing the Bureau of Community Development at 248-5360. Charles E. Olson HCD Program Manager Second Notice of Hearing Notice is hereby given that a public hearing will be held by the Tri-County Metropolitan Transportation District of Oregon (Tri-M et) at the Tri-MEt Administration Building, 4012 S.E. 17th Avenue, Portland, Oregon at 10:00 a.m ., Monday, February 8, 1982, for the purpose of considering a project for which Federal capital assistance under Section 3 of the Urban Mass Transp o rtatio n A ct of 1964, as am ended, is being sought, generally described as follows: The project includes construction of a Tri M et Customer Assistance Office in the Pioneer Courthouse Square between 6th and Broadway, and Yamhill and Morrison Streets in downtown Portland. THe office would be between 2,000 5,000 square feet in the below grade arcade. The estimated project cost is 1500,000. This project will be programmed in the FY 82 and FY 83 annual elem ents of the Transportation Im provem ent Program for the region. No persons, fam ilies, or businesses will be displaced by this project. This project is to be located within the Pioneer Square Development which is currently underway and as such will have no add itio n al sig nificant environm ental im pact. The project is undergoing review by the A-95 clearinghouse. Cell Talk by Asmar A bdul Seifullah aka Joe West *40404 “ Black on B la c k -W a ll to W a l l - Three Deep and Growing— Deeper by the D a y !” The swelling ranks o f Black prisoners at the Oregon State Penitentiary is reaching proportions that transcend imagination. Every body and their first cousin is pre sently confined behind the dingy grey walls o f Oregon State Peniten tia ry . I f y o u 're wondering what happened to old so and so— no he is not in Seattle or L. A . The odds are that he can be found among the rising number o f Black prisoners in carcerated and singing the blues at Oregon State Penitentiary. Chances are that if there is someone missing, someone you h adn’ t given much though to before now, they’re prob ably doing time. Th ey’ re probably one o f the countless brothers and sisters trapped w ithin the crim inal justice system. N atio n ally there is a crackdown on crime. Legislatures are legislating stiffer laws and criminals, especially Black criminals, are serving longer prison terms. Prison terms have al ways been a sore point w ith Black prisoners because in our opinion and in the opinion o f people who have studied the adm inistering o f crim inal justice in A m erica, Black prisoners serve more tim e fo r the same kinds o f crime that other com m it. N o t only do Black prisoners serve more time but there are fewer support services available to Black prisoners after release. The system simply is not designed to accomo date, service or treat Black felons. Consequently convicted Black fel ons are returning to the community less capable o f dealing with the rig- ors o f society than they were when they left. This is a com m unity problem in that if convicted Black felons don’t receive the kind o f treatment that is necessary for them to return to the community and be productive, they will return to crime and therefore be a com m unity problem in terms o f Black on Black crime. Some o f the many problems that Black prisoners face in dealing with the system are: A parole system that stresses time as opposed to rehabilitation— it is also a common thought among Black prisoners that the Parole Board should take into account social con ditions when deciding the length o f prison terms for m inority inmates. The lack o f h alfw ay houses in the Black com m unity for returning Black inmates. There is a definite need for more m in o rity persons working inside the criminal justice system. This input has to be on every level o f crim in al justice; courts, enforcement, prison, transi tion, parole and probation. We have to be cognizant o f every level o f criminal justice that affects the lives o f Black people. And there is a par ticu lar need fo r the Black com m unity to get involved in ju venile justice. One o f the most appalling facts concerning criminal justice in Amer ica is that the system does all it can to incarcerate Blacks but it does very little to free us o f the afflictions that cause us to become involved in crime. The social and economic con ditions that con trib u te to crime seem to be beyond the sphere o f concern o f the crim inal justice sys tem. w maintenance o f the law It ’ s important to remember that to- must at some point begin to include the equalization o f social and eco nomic conditions surrounding crime and its influence on all o f our lives. The substance o f crim e has invaded the very core o f the Black com munity. O ur children are emu lating the crim in al m en tality in every way available to them . The role models they aspire to are the pimps on the corner; they mim ic their walk and their talk and in many cases they sincerely believe that crim e is the only avenue that w ill lead them out o f poverty and into the riches o f the white world. day’ s ju ven ile o ffender is to m o r row's convict and we must do all we can to divert the young people o f our community away from the woes o f crim e. I t ’ s tim e to attack the m oral im plicatin o f crime in the Black com m unity, i t ’ s time to set some examples that don’ t lead our children to prison walls, it’s time to make the system responsible for the conditions it perpetuates that keep the Black com munity on its knees. We must stand up and demand the changes that will allow the Black com m unity to become a part o f America. A copy of the grant application for the project is available for public inspection at the Tri M et Office, 4012 S.E. 17th Avenue, Portland, Oregon. John R. Post Director, Engineering end Contracts CITY OF PORTLAND INVITATION TO BID Sealed proposals will be received in Room 412, City Hall, Portland, Oregon 97204 for items detailed herein until 2:00 P .M . on the dates indicated. Advertisement For Bids For Storm Windows Notice is hereby given that the Housing Authority of the County of Clack amas, will receive sealed bids until 2:00 P.M . on February 8, 1982 for supply 8nd installation of storm windows for 100 units of housing in Oregon City. Bids shall be addressed to D. Robert Miller, Housing Authority of the County of Clackamas, 2889 S.E. Hillside Street, Milwaukie. Oregon 97222. Bidders are invited to attend the bid opening at the above time and place. No bids will be received or considered after that time. Bid security in the amount of five percent (5) is required in accordance with the Instructions to Bidders. The contract documents may be examined or obtained at the Housing Authority at 2889 S.E. Hillside Street, Milwaukie. Phone 656-8272. This project is financed through Housing and Urban Development, and is subject to regulations of the Departments of Labor and Housing and Urban Development. Attention is called to federal provisions for Equal Employment Opportun ity, Affirmative Action, HUD Section 3 Requirements, and payment of not less than the minimum salaries and wages as set forth in the Documents. No bid will be received or considered unless it contains a statement that these provisions will be met. i want At the hearing, Tri-M et will afford an opportunity for intersted persons or agencies to be heard w ith respect to the social, econom ic and environmental aspects of the project. Interested persons may submit oral or written evidence and recommendations with respect to the project. Plans and specifications may be obtained at the above address. For addi tional information telephone buyer at number listed. When Bid Surety is required, proposals shall be accompanied by a certified check, cashier's check or a bid bond, payable to the City of Portland for an amount not less than ten percent (10% ) of the aggregate amount of the bid as guaranty that the bid shall be irrevocable for the period specified in the proposal. Said bond to be forfeited as fixad and liquidated damages should the bidder seek to revoke his offer for any reason not authorized by law and not consented to by City within the irrevocable period, or neglect or refuse to enter into contract and provide a suitable bond for the faithful perform ance of the contract, in the event the said contract is awarded to him. NON -D ISC RIM IN A TIO N : No proposal or bid will be considered unless the bidder is certified as an EEO Affirmative Action Employer as prescribed by Chapter 3.100 of the Code of the City of Portland. All bidders not currently certified should file the required documentation witn the Contract Compli ance Division, Room 209, City Hall, 1220 S W Fifth Avenue, Portland, Ore gon 97204, 248-4696, at least five (5) days prior to the Bid Opening. Failure to achieve certification by the Bid Opening Date and Time shad result in the return of your Bid Unopened. BID NO. 62 70 77 78 79 Ram has the signal that keeps you in constant touch. Providing direct dial, tone alert, tone voice, and mobile telephone service. *74« ^«o^Z «/ 713 S W 12th A m .. Portland. OR 97205 224-1507 80 81 DESCRIPTION BID OPENING DATE Furnish 3 Street Flusher Trucks. For information call Duane Gullixson, Buyer, 248-4004. 10% Bid Surety Required. 02/18/82 Furnish Estimated 2 Vacuum Type Street Sweepers. For inform ation call Carlton Chayer, Asst. Purch. M gr., 248 5374. 10% Bid Surety Required. 02/09/82 Labor, Material ft Equipment to Remove Old Carpet ing Et Install New Specified Carpeting at Civic Audi torium . For inform ation call Harold Vaughan, Pur chasing Agent, 248-5375. 10% Bid Surety & Special Prequalification by 0 2 /2 2 /8 2 Required. 03/02/82 Furnish Management & Operation of Portland Auto P o rt. For In fo rm atio n call C arlton C hayar, Asst. Purch. Mgr. 248 5374. 10% Bid Surety Required. 02/16/82 Labor, Material & Equipment to Construct 60-lnch W ashington County Supply Line, Phae II, approx. 6273 fe e t in le n g th . For in fo rm atio n call C arlton Chayer, Asst. Purch. Mgr. 248-5374. 10% Bid Surety ft Prequalification of Bidder Required. 02/23/82 Furnish & Install Parking Control Equipment for M or rison Park East Facility. For Information call Carlton C h ayer, A sst. Purch. M g r ., 248 -5 37 4. 10% Bid Surety Required. 0 2/1 6/82 Furnish ft Install Parking Access 6 Exit Control Sys tem at Portland Auto Port. For information call Carl ton Chayer, Asst. Purch. M gr. 248-5374. 10% Bid Surety Required. 0 2/1 6/82
