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Portland Observer
CLASSIFIEDS
Data Processing
Every time we at NIKE set a new
performance record in the ath
letic footwear and apparel indus
try, we also set new goals. Be
cause when it comes to achieve
ment, there is no finish line --
only new milestones to be won.
NPORPBA
Programmer Analyst II:
Business Applications
Responsibilities: Support all Foot
wear Production systems and
users in the development, main
tenance and enhancement of all
computer applications within as
signed areas.
Qualifications: College degree or
equivalent experience in Com
puter Science or Business; 2-3
years com puter programming
experienceor related experience
in s y ste m s/d a ta pro cessin g ;
DOS, Windows and PC experi
ence required; prefer knowledge
of MAPPER, Database, Banyan
vin e s, M S -W ord, Excel and
UNIX; good communication skills
required.
NIKE offers competitive salaries,
excellent benefits, and the satis
faction of working for as world-
recognized leader, for immedi
ate consideration, apply in per
son or send your resume indicat
ing the appropriate title and job
code (NPORPBA) to NIKE Inc.,
Employment Center, 3700 SW
M urray Blvd, Beaverton, OR
97005. Equal Opportunity Em-
i ployment.
‘ 1977
O ldsm obile C utlass S uprem e,
2Dr., Auto, Air Con, Alpine AM/
FM, CD Pull-Out, 93 Tags, Runs
and Drives Great, White With
Black Interior, $1300.00
‘ 1977
Chevrolet Concourse, 4 Dr. Auto,
Stereo, Perfect Transportation,
93 Tags, $600.00
‘ 1978
Cadillac Seville, Two Tone, Wires,
Air, Runs & D rives Perfect,
$850.00
‘ 1971
Datsun 240Z, 4 Speed, Blaupunkt
Stereo, Runs and Drives Great,
93 Tags, Mags, New Radials,
Red on Black, $850.00
‘ 1966
Lincoln Continental, Suicide Doors,
Beautiful Collectors Item, Com
pletely Stock, Must See to Be
lieve, 1993 Tags, New Radials,
Many Options, $2450.00
‘ 1979
Plymouth Volare, 2 Dr., 4 Speed
AM/FM Stereo, Great Economi
cal Car, 93 Tags, White With
Red Interior, $900.00 OBO
Drafters
Machine Design
2 years AutoCAD experience on
material handling and conveyor
design.
Cartographers
2 years AutoCAD experience with
mapping.
Bridge Designer
AutoCAD experience on concrete
slabs, steel structure, highway
bridges a plus.
For consideration on these and
other openings, please call:
297-8037
Advertising
Employment
»Bids/Sub-Bids
Sub-bids & Material Quotes
Requested
Invitation For Bids (Solicitation No.
92-11)
Sub-Contractors & Suppliers are invited to submit quotations for the following:
Phase 4 Expansion Solids Processing
The P ortland D evelopm ent C om m ission will receive sealed Bids
Rock Creek AWT Plant
Unified Sewage Agency of Washington County
for:
N.E. A irport W ay Phase II Landscaping
Hillsboro, Oregon
Bid Date: 04/02/92 02:00 PM
Guy F. Atkinson Construction Company
P.0. Box 593, South San Francisco, Califormia 94083
until 2:00 p.m . P acific S tandard Tim e (PST) on W ednesday, April
1, 1992, a t its offices located at 1120 S.W. Fifth A venue, Suite
1100, Portland, O regon 97204-1968, at which tim e and place all
bids w ill be publicly opened and read aloud. A m andatory prebid
conference will be held on W ednesday, March 25, 1992 at 2:00
p.m. at the M ultnom ah E ducation Service D istrict Building at
11611 N.E. Ainsw orth Cir. (N.E. Ainsw orth and N. E. A irport W ay)
in A uditorium E. A jobsite to u r will be held follow ing the m eeting.
Docum ents m ay be obtained from the Portland Developm ent
com m ission by paym ent of a refundable dep o sit of $100.00.
Inquiries and bids should be directed to Marlin Brinkey, 823-3239.
Telephone: (415) 876-1000 Fax: (415) 876-1143
Our representatives will be at:
Best Western Hallmark Inn
3500 NE Cornell Road Hillsboro, Oregon 97124
Telephone: (503) 693-7766, (503) 693-1130, (503) 693-1051
Fax: (503) 693-7763, (503) 648-6780
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. This solicitation is especially directed to
qualified small business,minority business,disadvantaged business, and women
business enterprises.
All bidders m ust file for prequalification no later than April 1 ,1992,
1:30 pm, in accordance with the Instructions to Bidders, and O RS
279.039(1), in the follow ing C ity of Portland categories: Irrigation
and S prinkling S ystem s (C atagory 27), Drainage (C atagory 28),
Landscaping (C atagory 29), Park Im provem ents (C atagory 30).
H o s p ita lity W orks!
Prevailing w age rates as set forth in the C ontract D ocum ents m ust
be paid on the P roject. The b idder m ust be licensed under O RS
468.883. No bids for a construction contact shall be rendered or
considered by the C om m ission unless the bidder is registered with
the C onstruction C ontractors Board or licensed by the State
Landscape C ontractors Board.
Hotel or R estaurant M anagem ent . . .
A Career for People Who Like Working With People
Z " Z h e hospitality
business is
/
thriving in
Oregon. It’s
closely tied to travel and
tourism, our second-
largest industry. Job
prospects and earning
potential for new man-
agers are excellent and
expected to increase
steadily over the next
decade!
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Each bid m ust contain a state m e n t as to w h e th e r the bidder is a
resident bidder as defined in O R S 279.029. The C om m ission m ay
reject any bid not in com pliance with all prescribed public bidding
procedures and requirem ents, and may reject fo r good cause any
or all bids upon a finding of the agency it is in the public interest
to do so.
The Portland D evelopm ent Com m ission is com m itted to acting
affirm atively to encourage and facilitate the participation of E m erg
ing Small Businesses (ESB), Minority Business Enterprises (MBE),
and W om en Business E nterprises (W BE) in C om m ission projects
and operations. Responsible bidders m ust com ply with estab
lished goals in this project as stipulated in these bid docum ents.
JOB Shoppers, Inc.,
“Engineering, All Disciplines"
5319 SW Westgate Dr. #146
Portland, OR 97221
No Fees/Fax 297-8030
Equal Opportunity Employer
Portland D evelopm ent com m ission
PORTLAND
Christian F. S teinbrecher
M anager, construction M anagem ent
ICz
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PCC offers an associate
degree in Hospitality
Management with
emphasis on either hotel
or restaurant manage-
ment. Learn innovative
management methods
and gain experience with
local practicum place-
ments.
Call us! Our program
advisor will be glad to
discuss options with you.
Financial assistance is
available.
C O M M U N IT Y
COLLEGE
Take Charge of Your Future
Call Bill Hadley
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PORTLAND OBSERVER
Educational
Services Aide
Class No. 265-0392-ZO
(Full-time temporary)
Metro Washington Park Zoo
$7.61 /hr.
The Metro Washington Park Zoo
is recruiting for an Educational
Services Aide (Summer Youth
Supervisor) to assist the A s
sistant Volunteer Coordinator
in training and supervising 150
teenage (13-18) volunteers in
the areas of public interpreta
tion, animal handling, and en
richment programming; track
volunteer performance and
e v a lu a te ;
lead
yo u th
leaderhsip program and plan
enrichment activities ; plan and
lead group social activities for
volunteers. Must have experi
ence working with teenagers
and have experience and/or
training in environmental/pub-
lic interpretation; experience
in outdoor education/leader-
ship; ability and willingness to
interact positively with zoo vol
unteers, staff and visitors. Ap
plications and job announce
ments can be picked up at:
Metro Personnel Office
2000 S.W. First Ave.
Portland, OR 97201
Resumes will not be accepted.
AA/EEO Employer
Electrical Engineer
The Washington Water Power Company
W W P, a diversified energy services com pany, provides natural
gas and electricity to custom ers in eastern W ashington, northern
Idaho, and part of O regon and northern C alifornia. The com pany
provides e lectricity to m ore than 252,000 custom ers and natural
gas to nearly 160,000 custom ers through W W P and an operating
division known as W P Natural Gas.
This E lectrical E ngineer will develop designs for the com p an y’s
electric distribution system by selecting routes, m aterials and
tools to m eet com pany and custom er needs in a tim ely and
econom ic m anner; w ill analyze existing distribution feeders and
develop plans and budget item s for im provem ents to correct
existing or expected w eaknesses; will evaluate line m aterials,
perform econom ic studies for construction alternatives, w rite
m aterial specifications and interpret construction codes; will w ork
closely w ith other engineers and with construction personnel in
the field.
Requires: B achelor's Degree in electrical E ngineering and at
least 2 years w orking experience in electric distribution with a
utility. P.E. license in electrical engineering is desirable.
W W P offers a com petitive salary, excellent benefits, and a
challenging w o rk environm ent. W e are located in “Spokane,
W ashington, a com m unity w ith affordable housing, a fine school
system and easy access to fishing, hiking, skiing and other
outdoor recreation.
Q ualified candidates m ust obtain and subm it a W W P application
form along with a resum e and salary history no later than April 3,
1992, to:
Washington Water Power - Emp. Department
P.O. Box 3727
Spokane, WA 99220
Equal Opportunity Employer
METRO
Television Engineer
>sition available May 1,1992, for
maintenance engineer in Port
land. Oregon Public Broadcast
ing network serving Oregon and
Southwest Washington. Re
quires minimum of four years
broadcast experience or experi-
ence/education mix, plus profes
sional credentials. Salary range
$2,305 to $3,066 per month with
excellent benefits package. For
application materials, including
job description, call (503)293-
1900, ext. 2065, or write: Per
sonnel, Oregon Public Broad
casting, 7140 SW Macadam Av
enue, Portland, Oregon 97219.
Request for application must be
received by Friday, March 27,
1992.
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Emanuel
Scholarship
Announced
Katz Asks Governor For
More State help in
Fighting Portland Gangs
activity, including the State Gang Strike
Task Force, the Gang Prosecution Unit,
and the Gang Resource and Interven
tion/team (GRIT). The Legislature has
allocated an additional $2 million to the
state Children's Services Division for
intervention and prevention programs.
Katz also praised Roberts for her work
on gang issues in 1991.
"During the 1991 Legislative ses
sion you and I worked together to help
Portland by funding community pro
grams aimed at addressing street vio
lence and drug activity," Katz wrote.
Because Katz believes some of the so
lutions must come from state govern
ment, she is asking Roberts to again
step in to help stem the spread of gang
violence.
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Emanuel Hospital and Health Cen
ter announces that it will award four
$100 college scholarships for high
school students intending to study for a
career in a health-related field. The
scholarship is available to students who
reside in North/Northest Portland and
who have a high school GPA of 2.75.
The scholarship is renewable and
may be used for tuition and other col
lege fees for up to four years of college.
The student should intend to pursue a
career in an accredited medical pro
gram on a full-time basis and the area of
study should be a healthcare career that
is represented at Emanuel. Minorities
are encouraged to apply.
Application deadline is April 10,
1992. Applications arc available in the
Portland high school counseling of
fices. For more information, call Jan
Shea in Emanuel Community Rela
tions, 280-4630.
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in private schools.
“We were very poor, but my mom
had a lot of pride. She pushed me to be
somebody and instilled a sense of pride
in service to my country and fellow
man,” he says.
He always wanted to be an air
borne ranger. In 1959 he applied to
West Point but was not selected, the
first of a string of disappointments that
later proved to be fortuitous. He stayed
in Lake Charles and was part of the first
integrated class at McNeese State Uni
versity. His lifelong interest in medi
cine led him to a pre-med major. He
also enrolled in ROTC.
Getting married and having three
children while still in school left little
time for his rigorous pre-med studies.
He switched majors to medical technol
ogy and graduated in 1966 as the first
black commissioned officer from the
ROTC program at McNeese.
His destiny was taking shape.
His first job was as a laboratory
officer at Ft. Rucker, Al. It was 1967;
George Wallace was running for Presi
dent. He approached the assignment
with some trepidation, but he quickly
earned the respect of his military and
civilian co-workers. One year later,
when he inquired about being trans
ferred to Vietnam, his Army career
manager in Washington told him all the
laboratory manager slots were filled.
His adviser suggested an assignment
with the U.S. military blood program at
Camp Zama, Japan.
His destiny was bom.
The blood bank in Japan provided
blood to Vietnam and other U.S. mili
tary bases in the region. He organized
blood collection teams which traveled
to every military based in the Pacific.
The assignment peaked his interest in
making blood banking a career.
“I started thinking that giving blood
was probably the noblest thing a person
could do,” he says. “I’d see people on
the edge of death, and after a couple of
units, they started looking pretty good.”
Polk says blood banking was also the "
perfect match between military plan
ning, operations, logistics and medi
cine, all of which I love.”
With Vietnam winding down, he
left Japan in 1972 and enrolled in gradu
ate school at Bowling Green University
to learn more about blood banking. After
earning a Masters in immunohematol-
ogy and blood bank management, and
working for a few years as laboratory
manager at Ft. Hood, Texas, his career
entered the fast lane.
It was 1978 and the Pentagon
wanted a reemphasis on war readiness.
Unfortunately, if war did break out, the
U.S. military blood program in Europe
had fallen into disrepair. The corporate
knowledge of military blood banking
had retired along with much of the top
brass in the post-Vietnam era. The
military brought in the one person who
could fix the system: Tony Polk.
Suddenly, the bright young man
from Lake Charles, La. was commander
of the U.S. blood bank for all of Europe.
While designing blood processing
and distribution systems for his own
country, he began meeting with the
heads of blood banks for the other 15
NATO countries who were also plan
ning for the possibility of war. After his
European command, he accepted a one-
year assignment as coordinator of the
NATO blood program. His job: design
a system to have all the NATO blood
programs work together if war erupts.
“Most of what we have in the intra-
operability between NATO partners in
blood transfusion is due to Tony’s far
sightedness,” says Col. Michael Tho
mas, commanding officer of the British
military blood program, who has known
Polk for 15 years. “He is a man of great
integrity who will fight for what isright.”
His back-to-back assignments in
Europe left him with an impressive re
sume and a reputation, in military ver
nacular, as a “can do” kind of person.
Unbelievably, when he returned to
the U.S. he was assigned to a non-blood
position. He admits the assignment
“stuck in my craw.” That was before the
then-Assistant Secretary of Defense for
Health Affairs, Dr. Bud Mayer, heard
him speak about blood banking. After
the speech. Dr. Mayer sought out Polk
and told him: “1 want you to come work
for me. I want you to be in charge of the
DOD blood program.”
Polk says that he has seen his share
of racism, seldom has he experienced
overt prejudice.
“I’ve been fortunate, with one ex
ception. My physics professor at
McNeese State told me he didn’t like
my kind and that I would fail his
course. He was rig h t”
While he feels blood bankers have
come a long way since his boyhood
days of seeing blood labeled by race,
he wants more African-Americans to
be blood donors.
“The biggest problem is that the
American blood industry does not know
how to recruit blacks and other minori
ties. Our efforts are geared towards
middle-class whites. We don’t have
enough African Americans as recruit
ers or in executive positions. Maybe if
people read this article and see that a
black is part of the executive team,
they will begin to listen to what the Red
Cross has to say when they ask for
blood. Blacks, like everyone else,
need to feel a connection.”
He wonders if the commonly held
myth surrounding Dr. Charles Drew’s
death, an African-American pioneer
in the Red Cross blood program whose
method of separating plasma from
blood saved thousands o f lives in
WW1I, has turned off some blacks
from donating. Dr. Drew died in 1944
after an automobile accident.
“I think it’s an absolute falsehood
that Dr. Drew died because the local
hospital refused to give him blood.
After reviewing the facts, I feel doctors
did every thing they could to save his
life,” he says.
Today, Polk is embarking on a
whirlwind tour of the Red Cross Blood
regions. He is visiting 12 centers in 14
days. He says he doesn’t mind the
breakneck schedule. After 25 years,
he says he is used to the pace.
Headed out the door for the air
port, he says, “I needed a new chal
lenge. This was an opportunity I
couldn’t pass up.”
Sounds like something a “can do”
kind of person might say.