» • e October 2,l99I...The Portland Observer-Page 13 1»U .„f Startin g Your B u s in e s s The “ Starting Your Business" seminar will be presented Tuesday, October 15, from 8:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m. at the Beaverton City Hall, Room 2C. In this workshop you will leant the essentials of going into business. This seminar is co-sponsored by the PCC Small Business Development Center and the U.S. Small Business Administration. The cost is $17. To register or for additional information, please call the Small Business Devel opment Center at 273-2828. Professional Pressure Washing and Window Cleaning High Quality ¿Reasonable Rates Residential a Commercial Free Estimates OFFICE OF TH E GOVERNOR i STA TE OF OREGON ,.WT~ proclamation ! y/ Governor Barbara Roberts ☆ Gutters a Windows a Roofs * Storm Windows a Sidewalks a Awnings a Patios a Doors a M oss Removal a Skylights a Driveways a Parking Lots a Screens a Leaf Removal * Pruning of Plants, Trees X f M W f i & 'i " '. ' 7 ' P .O . B ox 1 1 5 8 3 P o rtla n d , O R 97 211 P h o n e (5 0 3 ) 7 2 0 -7 2 7 7 Bonded T h ro u g h D iv e r sity he in no vative spirit a t SAFECO is bu ilt on tho id e a tha t in volve m ent in several a re na s not only e xp a n d s our o p tio n s —it exp an ds yours. This ph ilo sop hy is as true in our p ro d u c t q n d service offerings as it is in our a p p ro a c h to re w a rd in g every em p lo yee. As o n e of A m erica's largest diversified fin a n c ia l corp ora tions, w e offer e xce l lent salaries a n d a n in no vative benefits p a c k a g e . T O ur co m m itm e n t to in no vation a n d diversity is also re fle cte d in th e u n iq ue b le n d of cultures a n d customs in our pe o p le . By ta kin g a n a c tiv e role in e q u a l o p p o rtu nity efforts, w e c a n m ore re a d ily m eet the needs of an increa sing ly co m p le x m a rke tp la ce . To th a t end. w e p a rtic u la rly invite minority, sen ior. a n d d is a b le d a p p lic a n ts to e xp lo re e m p lo ym e n t op po rtu nitie s in a re a s such as claim s, u n d e r w riting. a n d c le ric a l support. In return for your efforts, you c a n e xp e ct a very c o m p e titiv e starting salary, an exce lle nt benefits p a ck- ' a g e . a n d saldry increases b a se d on pe rfo rm an ce. Please forw ard your resume to SAFECO Insurance C om pa nie s. Attn: Personnel, 4101 S.W. Kruse Way. Lake Oswego. OR 97035. SAFECO a In s u re d a L ic e n s e 7 2 8 4 6 Federal Contractor Of The Year Named The Minorily Business Opportu nity Committee of the Portland Federal Executive Board has recently selected Luis Rincon, President of Rincon Re forestation, Inc. of Independence, Ore gon as the 1991 Minority Business Contractor of the Year for the State of Oregon. This award is given annually to honor an outstanding minority-owned business for its superior performance on Federal Government contracts. Rincon Reforestation, Inc. performs reforestation work throughout the State, specializing in tree planting, tree thin ning and fire fighting services on public and privately owned forest lands. In the past year approximately 86% of the firm’s revenues was generated from various Federal agencies. Mr. Rincon established his firm in 1984, starting with three full time em ployees. Over the past seven years, the firm’s revenues have increased to over $1.2 million per year, and the firm’s workforce has increased to over 80 employees. The firm was nominated for this award by the Bureau of Land Manage ment (BLM) in recognition of the out standing work that this firm had per formed for that agency. “ The firm has contracted with our agency for four years and has accom plished all work in a timely manner. Work performance has been excellent on all projects,” said Robert Hansen, Chief of Procurement for the BLM. The Portland Federal Executive Board is an organ ization of top offic ials from the local Federal agencies. This Board was created in 1961 by President Kennedy for the purpose of improving Federal management activities in ma jor metropolitan areas nationwide. The award will be presented at the Annual Minority Enterprise Develop ment Week luncheon on October 3, 1991 at the Red Lion Hotel, Jantzen Beach. WHEREAS: WHEREAS: WHEREAS: WHEREAS: WHEREAS: NOW , THEREFORE, The p u b lic p o lic y o f O re g o n Is th a t all b ra n ch e s o f state g o v e rn m e n t b e lead ers within th e state in p rovidin g to its citizens a n d e m p lo y e e s fair a n d e q u a l opportunities for e m p lo y m e n t a n d a d v a n c e m e n t in program s a n d services a n a in the a w a rd in g o f contracts; a n d The State o f O re g o n supports th e aspirations o f minorities a n d w o m e n to e n te r th e m ainstream o f O re g o n social, political, a n d e c o n o m ic life; a n d The O r e g o n Legislative Assem bly has fo u n d th a t opportunities for full p a rtic ip a tio n in our free enterprise system b y minorities a n d w o m e n a re essential; a n d th a t g reater e c o n o m ic op p o rtu n ity for minorities a n d w o m e n must b e e n c o u ra g e d ; Pam P r o c to r , PARADE • * *,• .'-J. ■ vt ■ o •'■y-* ..-'-'•h' and M in ority -ow n ed businesses c o n tin u e to e m e rg e as a d y n a m ic a n d vital fo rc e in our state - - bringing innovative ideas, p ro d u cts a n d services to our e c o n o m y a n d providing b o th jobs a n d training for thousands o f O regonians; a n d The c o n tin u e d su ccess o f O re g o n 's e c o n o m y d e p e n d s o n the full p a rtic ip a tio n o f all citizens a t every level, for O re g o n takes g re a t p rid e in the a cc o m p lish m e n ts o f our minority en trepreneurs a n d their tre m e n d o u s efforts a n d ach ie v e m e n ts. . . . . , • V \ * ■ I, B arb ara Roberts, G o v e rn o r of th e State of O re g o n , h e re b y p ro c la im S e p te m b e r 22-28, 1991 as MINORITY ENTERPRISE D EVELO PM ENT WEEK . in O re g o n a n d e n c o u r a g e all citizens to join in this o b se rv a n ce . IN WITNESS W HEREOF, I h ereu n to set my h a n d a n d c a u s e the G re a t Seal o f the State o f O re g o n to b e affixed. D o n e a t the C a p ito l in th e City o f Salem a n d the State o f O re g o n , on this d ay, S e p tem b er 12, 1991. T hey D id T heir J ob - and M ore by ••• 1 *• • *? J ’ • '»2 W T i ? . - J i / . - ' v ' ■ * i r ■ -y- B a rb a ra Roberts, G o v e rn o r M A G A Z IN E •zi • • j " W hen you strap that gun and badge ON, YOU KNOW WHAT YOU’ RE FACING," : Ô' .- ¡¿ y says O fficer A lan J ohnson ( l ), with HIS PARTNER, VERNICE BROWN. "B U T 5:' HERE’S HOW WE CAN HELP: you ' ve got a job to do .” WO OFFICERS who THE OFFICE OF T saved a woman from being raped at gunpoint and then shot her as sailant dead in a gunfight in Pompano Beach, Florida, have been named to receive the Police Officer of the Year Award, presented annually by the International Association Chiefs of Police (IACP) and PARADE maga zine. Following the shooting, the two policemen, Vemice Brown and Alan Johnson turned the comer, he said, he Johnson, helped head off a potential saw the muzzle of the gun pointing at confrontation as a crowd of more him and quickly fired three shots. The than 600 gathered in the damp April assailant fell to the ground, one lung night pierced by a bullet. The award, which recognizes the By the time Brown got there, the efforts of the nation’s 500,000 police gunmen, Homer Davis, Jr., was dead. officers, will be presented to Brown Just five days earlier, the muscular 31- and Johnson in Minneapolis on Oct. 8 year old had been released from a Flor at the IACP’s annual convention. ida state prison after serving four years “ 1 thank the Lord that the police of an eight-year sentence for aggra came,” the 26-year old victim said vated assault and kidnapping. He left a later. “ He was going to rape me, bitter legacy in Pompano Beach: a string shoot me and leave me there naked. A few days after the shootout. Brown and Johnson, both 33, were commended in a petition signed by 38 residents of the inner-city neigh borhood where the shooting occurred. “ Clearly, their past efforts to build rapport and trust in the community paid off.” said Police Chief Stanley Tipton. Brown and Johnson were about to go off-duty at 12:30 a.m. last April 6 when a witness showed them where the woman was being attacked in an alley next to an apartment building. As the two officers shouted a warn of violent crimcs-including sexual bat ing, the suspect shoved the shrieking tery, burglary and threat with a deadly woman toward them, fired three shots weapon--which had landed him in jail in their direction and fled. four times over 13 years. The suspect then scaled a 5-foot Minutes after the shootout, more fence topped by barbed wire and ran than 600 onlookers converged. The threat off, with Johnson in pursuit while of a riot always hangs heavily after a Brown circled the apartment build police shootout. “ Just chill out,” Brown ing. The suspect eluded Johnson, but told an onlooker who seemed particu Brown saw him running about 50 feet larly concerned about the event. away and fired, shooting him in the Other officers fanned through the leg. crowd, explaining that “ V.” and “ A.J.” “ He’s dow n!" Brown yelled to had shot a man and that the circum his partner. But the suspect bounded stances were being investigated. Soon, back up and sprinted past a church the word was going around that the yard. Johnson meanwhile, was firing shooting had been justified. Not long on the run. afterward, the crowd dispersed. The assailant slipped behind a As one bystander said, “ Il was a house and climbed onto a fence, where battlefield. He was a bad guy. Vemice he set up a crude ambush. But as and A.J. did what they had to do.” “ I thought it was extremely strange that no one was around,” recalled Lt. Dan Murray, who arrived a half-hour after the shooting. “ I’ve worked this area for 19 years. W ill i a police-involved shooting, a lot of people head to the scene, and they can get enraged and try to start trouble bv spreading facts that aren’t true. ’ Brown and Johnson belong to the police department’s 16-member tactical unit, established by Chief T he crow d co u ld easily have becom e enraged, b u t V em ice B row n a n d A la n J o h n so n - Police O fficers o f the Year - kept cool. • • • < Tipton in 1989. It has significantly reduced street crime, according to the department. Since the April shootout, Ver- nice Brown’s wife, Sherril, calls her husband at work every day via his beeper “ to tell him how much I love him,” she said, especially now that she realizes “he might not come home one night.” As for the dangers they face daily, Alan Johnson, the father of two, puts it this way: “ When you strap that gun and badge on, you know what your're facing. But you’ve got a job to do." “ On the street,” he adds, “ the important thing is surviving, Going home everyday. 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