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
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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
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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
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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.
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