S eptember 28, 1994 • 1 he P o ro . and O bserv er
P age A 6
African American
Contractors’
Summit IV
In recognition o f M inority E n
terprise D evelopm ent W eek (O cto
ber 10-15), A frican A m erican co n
tractors will join representatives from
M ETRO , the Port o f Portland, O H SU
and the D epartm ent o f A dm inistra
tive Services for the A frican A m eri
can C ontractors’ Sum m it. T his event
is the fourth in a series o f discussions
on w ays that state and local govern
ment can w ork with A frican A m eri
can contractors to increase the level
o f participation on public projects.
G o v e r n o r ’s A d v o c a te F ay e
Burch describes the M ED w eek sum
m it as “an opportunity to take the
plan o f action developed at the pre
ceding sum m its and to im plem ent it
in th e m a rk e tp la c e .” An A frican
A m erican C ontractors’ Com m ission
will be created to oversee the im ple
m entation o f the action plan and to
w ork proactively w ith m ajor con
tractors and other service providers
to ensure that A frican A m erican co n
tractors obtain com petitive access to
construction opportunities.
T he sum m it will take place Sat
urday, O ctober 8, 1994 from 10:00-
2:00 p.m . at Jackson H all R oom 104,
Portland C om m unity Cascade cam
pus, located at 705 N. K illingsw orth.
Lunch, catered by D oris’ Cafe, w ill
be available for $5,00. The event is
sponsored by the O ffice o f M inority,
W om en and Em erging Sm all B usi
ness, T he N ational A ssociation o f
M in o rity C o n tra c to rs o f O re g o n
(N A M C O ), the Black C ontractors’
A lliance (BC A) and the U nity B reak
fast Com m ittee.
To learn more about the sum
mit, please contact Katy King,
OMWESB at (503) 378-5651.
Businesses
Earn As For
Efforts
A P o rtlan d ban k and a book
store are helping schools during a
tim e o f funding crisis, according to
Portland school officials.
W ashington M utual is giving
$10,000 to the school district as a
result o f its sum m er putting contest.
S chool p rin cip als, S u p erin ten d en t
Jack B ierw irth and State Superinten
dent o f P ub lic Instruction N orm a
Paula will be on hand W ednesday to
accept the donation.
Pow ell Books also is turning a
new page in funding ideas.
D uring the m onth o f N ovem ber,
P ow ell’s will donate 10 percent o f
the price o f books and other m er
chandise to Portland public school
libraries if the custom er asks the cash
MHCC Courses
Offered To Help
Job Seekers
Weekend Classes
Help Business
People To Better
Serve Customers
Hood Community College is
offering a number of courses this tall term
specifically designed to help people get
jote. Students can take classroom courses
or independently study courses to learn at
their own pace.
Courses offered include "Getting A
Job,” ‘Locating Your Job,” “Developing
Your Resume” and “Interviewing Tech
niques.” Courses begin as early as Sept 27.
Others begin in mid-October and mid-
Specialized w eekend classes to
help business people learn how to
deliver better custom er service and
im prove team w ork are being offered
fall term at Mt. Hood C om m unity
C ollege.
T hese specialized cou rses are
designed for business peo p le who
desire to im prove their o rganization’s
quality, team w ork and custom er ser
vice and are being offered on w eek
ends to help participants avoid buys
weekday schedules.
In tro d u ctio n to T o tal Q u ality
M anagem ent will be offered Friday,
O ctober 7 from 6 p.m . to 10 p.m . and
Saturday, O ctober 8 from 8:30 a.m.
to 5 :3 0 p.m . T he course will exam ine
the principles and concepts o f TQ M
as applied in a variety o f organiza
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November.
These courses will help students ana
lyze the personal skills they can offer to an
employer and investigate the ideal job for
their skills, abilities and interest. Students
can leant how to conduct a successful job
search, including preparinga resume, cover
letter and job application; how to prepare
and follow-up on a job interview; investi
gate resources for successful career plan
ning, and more.
For more information on these
courses call MHCCs Career Planning
and Placement Center at 667-7432.
Eddie Morgan
Reward Grows
The reward fund started alter the May
29 homicide of Eddie Morgan has now
grown to over $10,000. The fund is located
at the U.S. Bank of Northeast 42nd Avenue
and Alberta Sreet
Morgan was known as the “Mayor of
42nd Avenue.” He was shot and killed
early on a Sunday morning as he stood at a
bus stop in front of the hank.
No arrests havebeen made in connec
tion with the homicide. Detectiv es believe
that individuals in the community have
information that could lead them to the
suspects. It is hoped that these people will
come frowaid to assist police in resolving
this case.
tion program .
Introduction to W orking on a
T eam will be offered Friday, N o
vem ber 18 from 6 p .m . to 10 p .m . and
Saturday, N ovem ber 19 from 8:30
a.m . to 5:30 p.m . The course dis
cusses the nature o f self-directed work
team s, their needs, their use and ben
efits to an organization.
All courses will be held in room
2653 on M H C C s main campus at
26000 S.E. Stark Street in Gresham.
For more inform ation call Jim
Russell, associate dean o f Business
and Computer Technology, at 667-
7197.
MacLaren Opens New
Detention Center
A n ew c o tta g e fo r ju v e n ile
o ffe n d e rs
has
opened
at
M a c L a r e n T r a in in g S c h o o l in
W o o d b u rn , a c c o r d in g to th e sta te
C h ild r e n ’s S e rv ic e s D iv is io n .
T h a y e r C o tta g e w a s r e n o
v a te d to c o m p ly w ith /,c u r r e n t
s a fe ty a n d s e c u r ity c o d e s . T h e
s tr u c tu r e o p e n e d F rid a y as an
in ta k e an d e v a lu a tio n c e n te r fo r
y o u th c o m m itte d to c lo s e c u s
to d y .
T h e f a c ility w as p a r t o f a
le g is la tiv e E m e rg e n c y B o a rd r e
q u e s t in Ju n e th a t a s k e d fo r $ 1 .4
m illio n o f th e s ta te ’s g e n e ra l fu n d
a n d 34 s ta ff p o s itio n s to o p e ra te
5 0 a d d itio n a l s e c u re c lo s e c u s
to d y b e d s at M a c L a re n .
“ T h is e x p a n s io n s h o u l d a s
s i s t in a c c o m m o d a t i n g i n
c r e a s e d n u m b e r s o f y o u th b e
in g c o m m itt e d f o r s e r io u s law
v io la tio n s ,” sa id B o b J e s te r , a c t
ing s u p e rin te n d e n t o f M a c L a re n .
“ If w e h a v e m o re b e d s , w e are
n o t f o rc e d to r e le a s e so m e o f
th e se k id s to th e c o m m u n ity b e
f o r e t h e y ’v e c o m p l e t e d t h e ir
Case #94-39
T h e W a s h in g to n
je w e lry , including the jew elry they
w ere w earing. A s the suspect ran
C o u n ty
to his vehicle, the m ale victim .
S h e riff s D epartm ent, in co o p era
tion w ith C rim e S toppers, is ask
ing for your help in solving a
residential arm ed robbery.
On Sunday, June 1 2 ,1994,
a couple, living in the 22500
B lock o f S.W . F rances Street, in
H illsboro, adv ertised jew elry for
sale in the Sunday paper. O n S u n
d ay m o rn in g , a su b je c t, w h o
claim ed he w as calling from the
Portland area, telephoned the couple
and questioned them about their je w
The bullet m issed the suspect,
b u t h it a n d s h a tte r e d th e
p assen g er’s d o o r w indow o l the
suspect vehicle T he suspect and
the victim then fired several shots
at each other, but n either m an was
hit.
The suspect is described as a
white male, 35 to 45 years of age,
6’ tall, 170 to 190 pounds, with a
deep voice, collar length “salt and
pepper’’ hair, brown eyes, a mus
tache, and a two to three day’s
growth of beard. The suspect’s
mustache and beard are also de
scribed as hav ing a “salt and pep
per’’ appearance.
elry.
In the evening the subject called
again. T his tim e he told the couple he
w as en route to their hom e, b ut it
w ould take him aw hile to get there as
he w as com ing from Portland. At
approxim ately 9:30, the subject ar
subject produced a large caliber hand-
su n and dem anded all the victim s
rived.
A vuei
fter looking
the
luuMiig at the
Hi»- je w elry , —
T he suspect vehicle is described
as a black 2-door, sim ilar in style to
a 1989 D odge ________
D aytona.
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give your name. Call Crime Stoppers at (503) 823-HELP.
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AFL-CIO Applauds Push For Democracy In Haiti
_ .
T he AFL-CIO , which has spent
m any years trying to assist the fledg
ling unions of Haiti, m ade the fol
lo w in g c o m m e n t on P re s id e n t
C linton’s initiative:
H aiti’s reign o f terror m ust be
brought to an end. Every day brings
reports o f new atrocities com m itted
by the gangsters w ho have seized
control o f that country. H aitian citi
zens are being terrorized, beaten and
m urdered. Their institutions, includ
ing their dem ocratic trade unions,
are being destroyed.
W e are particularly outraged at
the widespread persecution o f trade
union leaders in Haiti, including the
m urder earlier this week of Charles
Jean Baptiste, a m em ber o f the Judi-
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,
tt
cial Com m ittee o f the Teachers Union
(C N E H ).
"We are particularly
outraged at the wide
spread persecution of
trade union leaders in
Haiti..
The international com munity has
expressed its outrage at the Haitian
m ilitary’s overthrow o f a dem ocrati
cally-elected president and its brutal
rep ressio n o f the H aitian people.
T h o u g h econom ic sanctions have
brought the country to an economic
standstill, the dictators in Port-au-
Prince care only about maintaining
their stranglehold on power.
n
—
i o h t t to
n 1
President
Clinton ic
is r right
in
sist that these thugs either relinquish
authority or face m ilitary action to
rescue the H aitian people. C apitulat
ing to the dem ands o f unrepentant
killers and accepting their violent
rule o f a neighboring country' would
not be in A m erica’s best interest.
Behind the resolute leadership
of the United States, the international
com m unity has the opportunity to
restore dem ocracy and the rule of
law in Haiti. W e continue to hope
that the H aitian generals will see the
light, depart peacefully and allow
H aiti’s elected civilian leaders to re
turn. But w e are also convinced that
only the genuine threat o f force of
fers hope that they will do so.
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Introduction to C u sto m er Ser
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28 from 6 p.m . to 10 p.m . and Satur
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