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Portland Observer June 29, 1900 Section II Page 5 Sport Talk INVITATION TO BID Call For Bids N O R W A Y PASS TRAIL GIFFORD PINCH O T N A TIO N A L FOREST. S K A M A N IA CO .. W A Seeled bids for Construction of Norway Paas Trail. Gifford Pinchot National Foraat. Skamania County, W ashington. IFB No R6-3-83-98c, will be re- carvad until 10:00 a m ., local time, on July 28, 1983, by the Connecting Officer, Gifford Pinchot National Foraat, 500 W est 12th Street. Vancouver, Weehington 98880 Tha IFB may ba secured from thia addraaa or by calling tha Contracting Officar at (206)006 7537 Tha project consists of contruc tion of 1.36 miles of trail. W ork includada clearing, grubbing, excavation, ona ( I I typical log stringer bridge. stream ford crossings, switchbacks, water bars, and culvert installations Tha Government's estimate range is laaa than »25.000 Thia IFB ia totally set-aside for amall business labor aurplua area concerns Bonding ia raquirad. A pre bid maating and tour of tha protact araa ia achedulad for July 14, 1963, at 10:00 a.m Interested bidders should maat at baginning of tha projact which can ba reached from Randla, W aahmgton, by proceeding south on Foraat Road 25 for 8.75 milaa to tha function with Foraat Road 20. than proceed on Foraat Road 26 for approximately 10 3 milaa to tha begin ning of tha projact. Call For Bids PRECOM M ERCIAL T H IN N IN G A N D SLA SH DISPO SAL Sealed bida for Precommercial Thinning (046 acraal and Slaah Disposal (40.36 acres). 6 Bid Itema, Solicitation No. R6-3-83-101a will ba received until 11:00 a m ., local tima, on July 27. 1983. by tha Contracting Officar, Gifford Pinchot National Foraat, 500 W aat 12th Street. Vancouvar. Wash ington 96660 Thia bid may be aecured from that address Bonding la re quired. Thia procurement ia totally set aside for amall business-labor aurplua area. A pre-bid conference and tour ia scheduled for July 13, 1983, at 9:30 a.m ., local time, at the Packwood Ranger Station, Packwood. W ashington. BRINDERSON CORPORATION ia bidding tha TR I-C ITY SEWERAGE T R EA TM EN T PLANT C LA C K A M A S C O U N TY, OREGON by Ron Sykes Sports Editor It's celebration time for (he Houston Rockets and all of Houston town. The time is here and by virtue o f winning a coin toss on M ay 19th for the right to draft No. I Houston, as expected, celebrated as they called 7-4 Virginia center Ralph Sampson the nation's premier choice. Thousands o f frenzied basketball fans gathered at the Felt Forum and occupied the far reaches o f this fabled arena as the 1983 N B A draft unfurled. And the following is a re view o f how it went There were very few surprises in the first round. After Houston’s selection it was Indiana's turn. The club was set at forward with Clark Kellogg, last year's pleasant surprise. At center was Herb W illiams who played strong throughout the *82-'83 season. It was said all along that Missouri’s 6-11 center Steve Stavanovich would be coach Jack McKinney's selection, and he was Stavanovich, 6-11, 240 pounds showed great improvement last season . . i t was said that he im proved his agility over the past sum mer, and with his good shooting touch caught the eye o f most NB A scouts. Steve's lack o f aggressive ness could relegate him to the power forward spot. He's incredibly good when facing the basket and could very well figure to play alongside Herb W illiams. Should help Picking third were the Houston Rockets. A fter grabbing big Ralph, the Rockets chose 6-7 Rodney M cC ray from the University of Louisville. Houston, winners o f only 14 games last season, had a few holes to fill. And they did. M cCray, 6-7, 220 pounds averaged 16.6 PPG and 8.6 rebounds Rodney is a very skillful player, an excellent passer with very good shot selection. D on't let the 16.6 scoring average mislead you. McCray is a complete team player, totally unselfish, the kind of player to complement Sampson A very good selection. San Diego made no bones about the fact that they wanted a guard. W ith a front line o f Bill W alton, Michael Brooks and Terry Cummings they're well set up front — that is if they can get a clean bill o f health on Cummings and big Bill. "W e 're looking for backcourt help," said San Diego General M a n ager Paul Phipps, but our policy is to draft the best available player, no matter what position he plays. The Clippers did just that in announcing Arizona State's Byron Scott as the fourth pick of the first round. Scott, 6-5, 210 pounds, is listed as a shoot ing guard. Byron averaged 13.3 PPG and 3.9 rebounds. Scott is big and strong with unlimited shooting range. His strong point right now is offense, but he is projected as a sturdy defender as well. Should join former Arizona State guard Lionel Hollins in the backcourt. Scott's shooting touch should relieve a lot o f pressure on the Clipper front line. " W e need another big player, a ccnler/forw ard. W e're also looking at point guard and a shooting fo r w ard ," said Chicago G M Rod Thorn. W hat’s left. Rod? What Chicago got was Sidney Green, 6-9, 215 pound forward from Nevada. Las Vegas. Green averaged 22.1 PPG and 11.9 rebounds. One can easily see that those are tremendous stats. Sidney showed tremendous on July 20th at 4 p .m .. aa a General Contractor, and ia soliciting Sub-Bida from Sub-Contractors and Supplier?. Minority, wom an-owned and amall buainaaa concerna are expressly invited to submit quotations Please call John Fry for further information and plan availability at 714-752-6100. W e are an Equal Opportunity Employer. Notice of Public Hearing Notice ia hereby given that a public hearing will bo held by the Tri-County Metropolitan Tranaportation District of Oregon (Tri-M at) at tha Portland Building, 1120 S .W . 5th Avenue, Second Floor, M aating Room "C " at 10:00 a .m ., Monday, July 25, 1963 for tha purpose of considering applies tion to the Urban Maas Transportation Administration for funding for pre liminary engineering (P.E.), preparation of a final environmental impact statement (FEIS), community involvement and financing activities for the Sunset Light Rail Transit (LRT) Projact. Tha Sunset LRT line would consist of a two-track, twelve-mile rail link between dow ntow n Portland and Washington County. The route would begin with a track connection to the Benfield LRT line in downtown Portland, then proceed westerly, parallel to the Sunset Highway and Highway 217 to Beaverton. In Beaverton it would run alongside the Burlington Northern Railroad and thence through open countryside in Washington County as far as 186th Avenue. The total projact coat for P .E., FEIS, community involvement and financing activities is »1,499,286. The proposed funding is available from tw o sources aa follows: 1) the initial application is for »600,000 of Interstate Transfer Funds (Title 23 U .S .C . 103(e) (4)). with »88,236 local share (total »688,236) and 2) tha re maining »911.060 is to be included in the FY '84 Program of Projects and application for funds available under Section 9 of tha Urban Mass Trans portation Act of 1964, as amended (»728,840 - federal; »182,210 - local). No persona, families or businesses wB be displaced by the activities covered by this grant application. The protects included in this application are claaaaa of action which are categorically excluded because they do not involve any significant environ mental impacts. The special needs of the elderly and handicapped related to this project will be addressed through incorporating their input under the Community In volvement portion of the project. The projects are currently under review by the A-96 Clearinghouse and will be included in the FY '83 annual element of the Transportation Improve ment Program A statement of Tri-M et's propoeed charter bus service is available for in spection at the Tri-M et Administration offices. Tri-M et will not be engaging in school bus operation. There will be no direct impact on private transpor tation enterprise by this project. improvement his senior year He became a demanding rebounder while developing his shooting skills. Green played center for Coach Jerry Tarkamans* Runnin* Rebels but should have little difficulty switching to power forward. NB A scouts consider Green much like Phoenix's all-pro power forward Maurice Lucas. The future is bright for Green. Golden State used the sixth pick to select Purdue's 6-10 center Russell Cross. This being the first real surprise o f the draft. W ith the ever improving Joe Barry Carroll established in the middle, many N B A scouts thought the Warriors might go for a rebounding forward. This could very well be their think ing in grabbing Cross. Cross 6-10, 243 pounds is a good shooter (17.7) and sharp rebounder (7.4). His de cision to go pro surprised many scouts. He is very aggressive and if he rebounds from his knee surgery, he should do quite well. Mostly an inside player. The Dallas Mavericks picking 9th and l lt h continued their solid building program by making two ex cellent choices. “ W e'd like to come away with some big names but picking 9th and I Ith you can’ t be too choosy," be moaned Norm Sonja, Maverick G M . What they came away with was Dale Ellis, 6-7, 200 pound small fo r ward from Tennessee. Ellis is a good shooter and fair rebounder. He averaged 12 PPG from the field while garnering near ly seven boards per game. Ellis led a terrible series in H aw aii, which soured some NB A people. But one series doth not a season make. Ellis can play. Dallas will be a strong contender. Only a center away. The other Dallas pick was Derrick Harper, a sharp-shooting under classman from Illinois. Harper was a last minute declaree for hardship, but will help the Mavericks. The Portland Trailblazers, d raft ing I4 lh , chose Houston's Phi Scamma Jama fraternity member Clyde Drexler, After entertaining thoughts of drafting Minnesota’ s 7-2 center, Randy Breuer, cooler heads pre vailed and the Blazers selected (he 6- 7, 210 pound Scamma Jama. Clyde averaged 13.9 PPG and 8.7 boards for the N C A A runners-up Houston Cougars. " O u r primary need is at center,” said Stu Inm an, “ but we'll probably put power forward and point guard on hold.” That they did, and wisely so. Drexler is a tre mendous athlete, one who reminds so much o f " D r . J .” The 6-7 fo r ward from Houston is at his best in an open court; has tremendous speed and quickness; is an under classman that will just get better. Could move to the big guard posi tion, handles the ball exceptionally well. Correction R A L P H S A M P S O N : H o u s to n 's N o. 1 pick T h a B lack U n ite d F ro nt an n o u n caa a V o te rs ' R e g istratio n D rive. Sunday, July 3rd, from 4 p.m. until ? at Geneva’s Lounge, 4228 N. W illiams, featuring Gene Diam ond. Ron Steen T rio, Sonny King, Thara M em ory, Shirley Nanette, M arian M ayfield and many more. NAACP (Continued fro m Sect. I Page /J equal justice has moved from the legal arena to that of social policy. The role o f the N A A C P will depend on its ability to develop strategies to seek equity from the nation's economic system. In our article on W illy Ribbs, winner of the Rose Cup, we said Ribbs was the only black driver on the circuit. We overlooked Paul W illiams, 36, o f Eugene. W illiams, who primarily races Datsuns, has participated in the Rose Cup for five years but did not enter this year due to injuries. Sorry for the omission, M r. W illiams! M AR K ARM STRONG Armstrong joins ER The Exposition-Recreation C om mission has recently hired M r. M ark Armstrong as the new Sales Public- Relations Director. His duties will consist prim arily o f booking, m ar keting and advertising on a local and national level. M ark comes to Portland from the Arizona Veterans M em orial C o li seum in Phoenix where he worked for three years as Administrative Assistant and is a graduate o f (he University o f Maine. " I am very ex cited to have the opportunity to work in such a successful city, state, and building com plex," says the new director. Allen Temple sponsors run The Allen Temple C .M .E . Church, located at 4236 NE 8th, is sponsoring a 5 mile Trithon on July 9, 1983. This event will be held at Adams High School and Fernhill Park which intervenes with the track and school grounds. It is called a tri thon because you may ride your bike, jog, or walk. A ll o f the fun will start at 10:00 a.m . and last until all participants have completed their task. Proceeds from this event will go to Allen Temple C .M .E . Church to help assist their youth and young adults at the 1983 Annual C onfer ence that will be held in Seattle, Washington in August. For pledge sheets, please call Glenda Gay 281- 6601, 297-8311, Lillian Jenkins 285- 0089, or call the Allen Temple Church 297-0261. There will be d if ferent food booths set up through out the park such as, barbecue din ners, baked goods, and all sorts of soft drinks. A ll food items will be for sale. BUF conference (Continued fro m Sect. I Page /> The BU F is also expanding its international relations— building relationships with other nations. Visitors from Grenada and African liberation movements have partici pated in previous conferences The continuing oppression against Black Americans gives this country one of the worst Human Rights records in the workd, Herndon said, and international support for United Nations action is being sought. The convention will be held on July 21st to 30th at Vancouver Avenue First Baptist Church. A ll persons o f African descent are invit ed to participate. A n In te rd e p e n d e n c e D a y " C a lib ra tio n an d Pot Luck Plcni sponsored by a coalition o f peace groups will be held in Laurclhurst Par on July 4th, from noon to 3:00 p.m. There will be jazz. folk, and ethm music, as well as speakers. For info, call 641 -8915. ★ NOW OPEN * At the hearing, Tri-M et will afford an opportunity for interested persons or agencies to be heard with respect to the social, economic and environmen tai aspects of the projects. Interested persons may submit, orally or in writ ing, evidence and recommendations with respect to the project. NEW-BEAUTIFUL Rent Subsized Hi Rise Living A copy of the application for a Federal grant for the proposed project, the Transit Development Plan for the area, and statement of proposed charter service are currently available for public inspection at Tri-M et, Planning and Development Division, 4012 S.E. 17th Avenue. Portland, Oregon. D ow ntow n John R. Post, Director Engineering & Contracts Property tax (C ontinuedfrom Sect. I Page i / Three specific changes in income tax deductions and exclusions are de signed to accomplish this. A reduction in deductions on Ore gon returns for federal taxes paid from the present »7,000 to »3,000 will raise $33 million. Another »20 million will be raised by reducing from 60 percent to 30 percent the allowed long-term capital gains exclusion. Allowance o f only 90 percent — rather than the present 100 percent — for business loss deductions in Oregon returns w ill raise »16 mil lion. The »236 million already set aside in the budget for the 30 percent tax relief program will be used for the remainder. * Designed for Seniors and handicapped * Qualified Applicants pay only 30% of their income * 162 units completely refurbished * Most modern fire b security systems For information call. . . . PARK TOWER 731 SW S A LM O N Ö 227-3367 THE •EEPtR PfOPU. 713 S.W. 12th S lrM t Call 224-BEEP for • fr M demonstration. I
