T he P ortland O bserver • M ay 26, 1993 CLA SSIFIED S • 503-288-0033
Grand Opening Sale
Metro Exposition Recreation Commission
NO CREDIT • BAD CREDIT • WHO CARES
Portable Canopied Grid System
Portland Civic Stadium
Portland, Oregon
Bids due 1:00 pm, June 4,1993
IN HOUSE FINANCING FOR EVERYONE*
Lot #1
8 5 Ford Tempo
LOT #2
LOT #1
FORD EXP.
8 3 LINCLON TOWN CAR
FULL POWER • NICE CAR
Nice Nice Car
RED & READY
$2495
Lot #1
Lot #2
79 AMX
8 1 mere Cougar
v-8 • Auto Fuawlcss
I LOT #2
Sunroof V-8 Black
74 CHEV 3 / 4 P.U.
YOU NEED ONE THIS NICE
$1795
$1495
No M ore D isappointments
If You Are Turned Down For In-House
Financing (By US) ...w e ’ll give you
$ 1 0 0 0 CASH TODAY!
LOT #1
LOT #1
LOT #2
81 DATSUN 2S0ZX TURBO
8 1 BUICK RIVIERA
83 TOYOTA CELICA
AUTO LOADED
FULL POWER
AT CUSTOM WHEELS
$2995
$2995
$2495
LOT #2
LOT #1
84 CHEVETTE 4DR
8 4 T-BIRD
LOT #2
6 8 VW BUG
AUTOMATIC • ONE OWNER
V 8 LOADED RED
AUTO CASS. MAGS
$1495
$1995
$1995
WOODSTOCK AUTO WHOLESALE
LOT #1
771-4161
Ad Expiro* 5 /2 6 /9 3
i Downpayments |
5 2 0 5 SE Foster
LOT #2
331-0216
3 2 2 5 NE Union (MLK)
Request For Proposals
P age B7
BIDS - 503-288-0033
Invitation To Bid
The Metropolitan Exposition-Recreation Commission (Metro
ERC) is soliciting bids for a PORTABLE C ANO PIED GRID
SYSTEM to be located at the Portland Civic Stadium,
Portland, O regon. Sealed bids will be accepted at the
M etropolitan Exposition-Recreation Com m ission Adm inis
trative O ffice's Reception Desk, Holladay Office, at 777 N.E.
M artin Luther King Jr. Blvd., until 1:00 P.M. PDT June 4,
1993, at which time they will publicly opened and read. Bid
envelopes m ust be clearly marked as BID: Portable C ano
pied Grid System, Portland Civic Stadium.
Port Of Portland
Career Opportunities
Assistant, Airport Operations
Plans & Projects
Aviation/PDX Operations
Closing Date: June 4,1993
If interested and qualified, apply in person at the Port of Portland
Employment Office, 700 NE Multnomah, 14th floor. Applicants
residing outside the Portland Metropolitan area and physically
disabled applicants may request application materials by calling
(503) 731-7400. Preemployment drug screening is required. All
applications must be received by 5 p.m. on the closing date.
Information about career opportunities with the Port can be
obtained by calling the Job Hotline at (503) 731-7480.
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Port of Portland
This project consists of provision of an indoor/outdoor
Portable Canopied Grid System for non-exclusive use on
Artificial Turf and Track at Portland Civic Stadium.
Bidding Docum ents may be exam ined after May 2 1 ,1 9 9 3 ,
at the Adm inistrative O ffices of the M etro ERC, Oregon
Convention Center, 777 N.E. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.,
Portland, O regon, M onday through Friday between the
hours of 9:00 A.M. and 4:30 P.M.
Copies of the bidding docu ments may be obtained at no cost
from the sam e office. Potential bidders may contact Mark
Hunter, Adm inistrative Representative for additional infor
m ation, phone number, (503) 731-7827.
Each Bid m ust be subm itted on the prescribed forms and
accom panied by a bond as described within the bidding
docum ents, in a am ount equal to ten percent (10%) of the
am ount of the total Base Bid amount.
M etro ERC reserves the right to accept or reject any or all
bids, In whole or in part, or waive irregularities not affecting
substantial rights.
AN O PTIO N AL PRE-BID CO NFERENCE for all bidders will
be conducted on May 28, 1993 at 10:00 A.M. PDT the
Portland Civic Stadium Main Office, through Gate # 13 at the
corner of S.W. 20th & Morrison Street, Portland, Oregon.
Employment
City Of Portland
Environmental Specialist-to $48,152/yr-(Closes 5/28/93)
For more info/closing dates call (503) 823-4573
(24 hr job information).
TDD (503) 823-3520
A City of Portland application is required.
For applications and instructions, contact:
Bureau Of Personnel
1220 SW 5th Ave, First FI.
Portland, OR 97204
apps also available at:
Urban League
10 N Russell, Portland 97227
Minorities, females and disabled encouraged to apply
Paragon
Entry Level
Commissioned Installer
Marketing
Great opportunity available to an
The Port Of Portland
enthusiastic, self-motivated in
Representative
Survey Services
dividual to sell and install cable
Liberty
Northwest, a leading,
Proposals for the Port of Portland Survey Services will be
services. Qualified applicant
multi-line insurance company,
received by the Manager, Contracts and Procurem ent, of
must have a high school di
The State Of Oregon, Departm ent Of Human Resources,
is recruiting for an Entry Level
ploma or equivalent, valid driv
the Port of Portland, 700 NE M ultnom ah Street, 15th Floor,
S enior and Disabled Services Division, Is Issuing a Re
Marketing Representatives.
ers license and good driving
Portland, Oregon, (mailing address: P.O. Box 3529, Port
quest For Q ualifications (RFQ) for a Business D evelop
We are seeking an enthusiastic,
record, bondable, excellent
land, Oregon 97208) until, but not a fte r5 p.m., June 4 ,1 9 93 .
m ent C oordinator for the A ttendant Registry Program.
self-motivated individual to so
customer relations skills, able
The intent of this RFQ is to obtain the services of a qualified
licit and service new and exist
Description:
to lift 75 lbs, able to work in high
ing policies in our small busi
coordinator
with
experience
in
Business
Adm
inistration
Provide survey services involving land or property surveys
heights or ladders/poles up to
ness program.
and
Development,
Advertising,
and
Public
Relations.
and provide support to design and construction survey.
40 feet. Previous sales experi
Qualified applicants must pos
Interested
parties
may
request
further
Information
or
cop
ence and experience working
Please direct technical questions to Don Conwell at 731-
sess a Bachelor's degree and/
on ladders or related field
ies
of
the
request
for
qualifications
by
calling:
7380.
or equivalent three to five years
strongly preferred. Pre-employ
Cindy Miller
prior business office experience
Proposal docum ents may be exam ined at the above Port
ment physical examination and
S enior and Disabled Services Division
to include customer service
offices. Copies may be obtained by prospective proposers
drug screening Is required. We
500
Sum
m
er
Street,
4th
Floor
and/or sales experience. Busi
at no cost from C ontracts and Procurem ent (above address)
offer an excellent training pro
Salem, O regon 97310-1015
ness insurance experience
or by calling 731 -7593.
gram, commission based sal
helpful. Sales aptitude, math
(503) 378-8103
ary, and great benefits. Please
Port Of Portland
ematical skills and dem on
Proposals
must
be
received
no
later
than
5:00
P.M..
apply at: 3075 N.E. Sandy Blvd.
Ron Stempel, Manager
strated oral, written, interper
Tuesday. June 8, 1993.
Portland.
Contracts & Procurement
sonal communication skills re
We are an Equal Opportunity/
Incom pliance with the 1990 Am ericans with Disabilities
quired. General property and
ADA Employer
Act. The RFQ is available in audio or large print format.
casualty lines license or the
ability to obtain within 60 days
Planner (Senior)
of hire required. Valid driver’s
G raphic Artlst-Creatively driven Responsible for current planning
license and own transportation
and staff supervision. Requires
artist for hands-on position.
or method to provide required.
three years experience in land
Requires minimum two years
Second language skills helpful.
use planing and bachelors de This position provides a competi
experience, extensive print ad-
gree in related field. $2,706
v e rtis in g b a c k g ro u n d and
tive benefit package and sal
monthly plus excellent fully paid
strong print production manage
ary.
benefits. Obtain City employ To apply, send resume with cover
m ent skills. P ro ficie ncy in
both
o
f
us
’
Smart
lo
oking
u
n
ifo
rm
s
’
lay
w
ith
Leadership
A
woman
says
BY PROF. MCKINLEY BURT
ment application and return it
Mackintosh Desktop Publish
letter to:
T he e n th u sia stic response to w ith a legend that to ld exactly w hat that, “ not one o f those’ a ctiv is m 'o rg a -
completed before 4:00pm June
ing (Pagemaker, Illustrator,
Liberty Northwest Insurance
vve
did,
b
rig
h
t
distin
ctive
safety
hel-
nizations
w
ith
’
economic
dcvclop-
o u rS in a ll Business’ advisories in d i
25, to City of Ashland person
Photoshop). Working knowl
Human Resources 061-93
cates not only a receptive audience o f mets and beepers A fte r a lecture about m ent’ on their stationery is about black
nel, 20 E.Main Street, Ashland, 825 NE Multnomah, Suite 1900
edge of broadcast designs plus.
com m unity people who are w ell aware “ slouching, pim p w alks and leaning people operating a business or creat-
OR 97520. (503) 482-3211. An
Must be willing to take direction
Portland, OR 97232
Equal Opportunity American
o f a pressing need fo r “real” economic on th in g s", we were o ff on a sales tour in g jo b s - I doubt i f these new Ebony
as well as give creative input.
Equal
Opportunity Employer
Protection Act Employer.
development (fo r P rofit), but w ho re o f a prom ising industrial area. We Carpetbaggers even own their own
Salary commensurate with abil
alize there are some big voids in the d id n ’t get very far. E ntering a hard- drawers.”
ity and experience. Send re
Education
Emptoyment
I fin d it d iffic u lt to quarrel w ith
ware store to purchase some brackets,
Multnomah Education
sumes to Craig A. Miller, Ad
in fo rm a tio n delivery system
Senior Economist
vertising & Promotion Manager,
Service District
R ight o ff the top, 1 w ould repeat we were eyed by every contractor and the lady, it is shameful that after doz
(356-0593-PL)
ens o f years o f begging, m arching,
KPDX FOX 49, P.O. Box 49,
the comments o f one reader w ho was business person in the place
Job Information
(This position is subject to
Portland, OR 97207. No Phone
H aving read the back o f our u n i hooping and h o lle rin g ; some groups
rig h tfu lly concerned about “ appear
Hotline
final adoption of the 1993-94
Calls. EOE
ances” , He w ould rem ind us o f that form s and suneyed our mobile unit have not advanced one step, toward
fiscal
year
budget.)
257-1510
m
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themselves
fin
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su
ffi
(the
best
lo
oking
vehicle
in
the
park
term taken from psychology , the "H alo
$33,679-$47,398
257-1518
TDD
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and
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Account Manager
E u ffe e ct";
Current openings as of 5/14/93
(Closes June 18,1993)
>r); an attache case (law yer or other side and introduced himself. He was a than that big outdoor thermometer on Outgoing, motivated person with
rofessional); a belt fu ll o f tools (elec- supervisor fo r the m ain contractor o f the bank One reader responds that
exc. selling skills, 2 years exp. This position will assist in devel DIRECTOR, SPECIAL EDUCA
oping and implementing a GIS
TION & INSTRUCTIONAL
in media sales or agency ac
rician-craftsm an). In other words, the Portland L ig h t R ail Project, and “ W ith these people, it is a ll about Me
SERVICES
240 day position-ap-
based
land
use
and
transporta
count work desired. Resumes
ook the part, for that alone can inspire the very next day my young frie n d had and p u b lic ity --o f those three groups
tion
modeling
system,
and
in
plication
deadline:
5 PM 6/1/93
to
Steve
Newman,
Local
Sales
;onfidencc from the ’ getgo’ - look the a contract o ffe r to clean and m aintain you got real estate fo r in the 1970 s M r.
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and
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Apply
in
person
M-F
8-11:30
AM.
Mgr.,
KPDX,
PO
Box
49,
Port
a number o f pieces o f equipment. T h is B urt, two have lost it and another has
>art!
econometric,
demographic
and
^
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Opportunity
Employer
land, OR 97207 by Friday, May
I remember that a few years ago 1 kept us so busy that firs t m onth we o n ly h a lf o f it now. A ll o f them were
activity models for the Portland/
& Drug Free yyork piace
28.
No phones calls. EOE
prov
ided
w
ith
an
economic
founda
vrote o f the “ Steam clean” business I d id n 't get tim e to scope the airport,
Vancouver metropolitan area
Public Notice
THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK
lioneered in central Oregon d u rin g
he 1950’ s. It was very detailed and
parked an enthusiastic response from
i young black man w ho realized w hat
was s a y in g -th a t for an amount o f
:apital much less than the price o f a
tew car one could get started in a
ucrative enterprise where the only
im its were one's energy and a b ility to
nnovate. It was pointed out that the
’ ortland area was always open to in i-
docks and superm arkets-and more tion that should have seen them to
forw ard and acquire the entire blocks
good prospects. A ll s till there!
their locations. T h e ir ’ grand
T h is was to be the young m an’ s around
parents m a ju s x n a la n o iv „ n nan in c
did ju s t that and w ith h a lf the
business and I go, only a m in im u m parents'
resources and no M in o rity Loans! Its
wage to help ou, on my pension M y a n u g lv g a m c ”
purpose was to create a successful
V t a f is quite true and th is new
model I could use to persuade a fo r- adm inistration contrary to the expcc-
Pendleton. Ore . for the Portland Rose
w ard-looking and perceptive com m u tations o f many is obviously inca- annual Fcstival/Pcndleton Round-Up
n ity agency
let me b u ild a realistic
v.’ to
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economic development structure fo r p a b le o f d e live rin g new roundsofcash cxch^
’ * d J Cour1
o u , youth. T hu ouc mistake I w ould a n d e m ,H e n ,« .0 .1 » ,m e re ,!, B u k .
visitors embarked on a tour o f the
Pendleton Underground. Follow ing the
tour. D u ff Severe, o f Severe Brothers
saddlery in Pendleton displayed his
» X
t f lea,her and c iX n i.m a d e
iative.
I was so impressed w ith his cont-
n itm e n t that I agreed to show h im the
opes, equipm ent to buy, potential
mstomers to call upon, and where and
low to advertise, etc. I knew that
¡ucccss here would make a beautiful
not make again w ould be to fait to
t i n g in the needed soc,al-e,no,lonal
saddles Severe is know n fo r his fine
c„ hsmansh,p ,, „ d has gee,, fealured
Jcm onstration model w hich could
jngender sim ila r enterprises 1 took
my 60 year-old body out there w ith
trim everyday for almost a month,
jo in g a hands-on th in g w ith every
aspect o f the project from designing
in d cra ftin g a sm art-looking mobile
can to purchasing safclv equipment
And to the library for researching
industry needs
But. above a ll. “ We Looked The
Part" because I persuaded him to buy
support our young people must have
in our present daiigcrouscnvironm ciit.
O ur buddi ng y oung entrepreneur w as
ovc rw helmed by an i n flu x o f cash a nd.
drugs In six months his business was
gone—and later, his life
As I look over the many responses
to this scries, I fin d that far from
despairing, there should tie more con
fidence than ever in a black (and
w hite) reservoir o f talent, am bition
and innovation out there in our com
m u n ity- and find m yself more com
pelled than ever toward b u ild in g a
viable "economicdevelopment " struc
ture. There seemed to be an almost
unanimous opinion that the problem
b<x" 11 le arning game o r m
vvelland la m m uch belterequipped,o
deal w ith these p c o p lc -o r better vet.
w ith new people who have seen the
h a n d w ritin g on the w a ll I ’ m on my
jo b . so let me hear from you: there is
more opportunity out there than you
can shake a stick at. G ive me a call
(284-7080).
1 hope I d id n 't confuse too many
w ith my statement about buildi ng “ non
fa m ily ” business structures I was sim
ply p o inting out that people who arc
not related can operated v lablc, closely
held cooperative business structures
as w ell as those successful "A sia n
fa m ilie s." O f course a fam ily enter
prise is an excellent vehicle for eco
nom ic development M ore next week
Senior Court Travels To Pendleton
S I» » » o f - L c l e t B u c k !" was val d ig n il.ir.e s gave a shot, presenta-
heard as the Portland Rose Festival lion as mementos are exchanged among
S cn.orC ourt.thcirchapcronsandRosc thecourts.
F e s tiv a l d ig n ita r ie s tra v e le d to
A fte r bre a kfa st, the P ort and
J?;
' „
,c om p inied bv the
Pendleton The groups toured M u lt-
in the January. 1991 issue o f N ational
nomah Falls and enjoyed a co m p li- Gcographic.
N ext a boxed lunch was served by
men,ary breakfast a the M u ltn o
the
Cookie
Tree D eli o f Pendleton
mah Falls Lodge N ext stop was a tour
before
departing
fo r Portland
o f the M a ry h ill Museum o f A rt in
The
purpose
o f the trip was to
Goldendalc. Wash
strengthen
comm
unity
tics and en
Upon a rriva l in Pendleton, the
courage
future
relations
between the
courts exchanged greetings at the
Rose
Festival.
Pendleton
Round-Up
Pendleton Round-Up Grounds The
and
Happy
Canyon
Associations
The
next stop was B aker's Bar M Ranch
to Ir , out for Rose Fest.val pnneess.
They must have a g ra d e ^ " « a v e ra g e
o fa t least 2 T 5 , and have good c.t.zen-
g irls are then judged on leadership,
scholastic achievement, schoo a cttvi-
ties, c iv ic in vo lve m e n t, v o lu n te e r
projects, com m unication skills, poise
and appearance. A panel o f judges
selected by Ihc Rose Festival Associa
tio n narrows the applicants dow n to a
small group o f finalists, usually six.
The student body then votes by secret
b allot to select the school’ s Rose Fes
tiva l princess
Each princess is awarded a schol
arship o f $2,100 by the Rose Festival
Association
The Queen's Coronation w ill take
place Thursday evening. June 3 at
8pm at C ivic A u d ito riu m in P ortland
The 1993 Portland Rose Festival
Rose
Festival
Senior
C
ourt
committee
for live country music, western-style
is June 3 - June 27, and the U S Bank
is
headed
by
volunteer
chairwom
an.
barbecue, horseback rid in g and stage
Joncllc F a irch ild She is a resident o f Rose Festival A irshow Presented Bv
coach rides
G M C T ru ck is July 1 6 -1 8 T h is y c a r’s
The next m orning, the groups Lake Oswego
Festival theme is “ A m ong M y Souve
Each
o
f
the
14
high
schools
w
ith
in
gathered for a buffet breakfast at the
n irs.”
Portland
city
lim
itó
inv
ites
senior
g
irls
Pcndlcton/Rcd L io n Inn Rose Fcsti-