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CLASS1PIEDS/BIDS
HEALTH SERVICES SPECIALIST
- COMMUNITY ORGANIZER
M u ltn om a h C o u n ty H ea lth
D e p a rtm e n t is s e e k in g an
e xp e rie n c e d
C o m m u n ity
Organizer. This is a Management
Level position. The Community
Organizer will be responsible for
providing general and specific
technical assistance concerning
all a s p e c ts o f c o m m u n ity
organizing theory and practice to
the staff of Poder es Salud/Pcwer
for Health, a collaborative project
funded by the Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention (CDC).
The Com m unity O rganizer will
provide guidance and support as
the Community Health Workers
and community members design
and conduct organizing efforts to
im p ro ve c o m m u n ity h e a lth .
Annual salary range is: $31,480
- 44,064annually(0.8FTE). Apply
by December 6, 2002
WASHINGTON COUNTY
Assistant Veterans' Service j Officer
$ 2,821- $3,429/ month
Closes December 9, 2002
Fingerprint Identification Technician
$2,555 $3,107 / month
Closes December 9, 2002
Mental Health Services Coordinator
I - Developmental Disabilities
$3,038 $ 3,6 92 /m onth
Closes December 9, 2002
Public Health Nutritionist
$3,353 - $4,075 / month
Closes December 9, 2002
Senior Community Health Nurse
$4,293 - $5,217 / month
Closes December 13, 2002
Call (503) 846-8606/TTY (503)
846-4898 for information or see
our
w e b s ite :
www.co.washington.or.us. County
application and supplem ental
For further information about the a p p lic a tio n fo rm s re q u ire d .
M u ltn o m a h C o u n ty H ea lth Women, minorities, and people
D e p a rtm e n t, v is it us at: with disabilities are encouraged
www.co.multnomah.or.us/iobs/. to apply.
Application materials and formal
APPLY TO:
jo b a n n o u n cem e n ts are also
Washington County Human
available in person or by mailing
Resources Division
a s e lf-a d d re s s e d sta m p e d
155 N. First Avenue, Suite 320
envelope requesting application
Hillsboro, OR 97124
form s to: M ultnom ah C o u n ty
Human Resources Division, 1120 Classfled Ad
SW 5th Avenue, First Floor Lobby, Write Around Portland (WRAP) is
PO Box 14700, P ortlan d OR, recruiting two people to become
97293-0700. Assisted access to Americorps*VISTA members. One
M u ltn o m a h
C o u n ty
jo b m em ber w ill plan events and
in fo rm a tio n and w eb s ite is
develop a PR strategy for our
available at Multnomah County community writing program and
Libraries.
the other will provide outreach for
Hispanics Demand Police
C hief’s Resignation
Leaders fault Kroeker for honoring officers
involved in shooting death of immigrant
(AP) — Infuriated by Portland
Police Chief Mark Kroeker’s deci
sion to award medals to two police
officers who killed a mentally ill
Mexican immigrant, Oregon His
panic leaders are weighing whether
to demand the c h ie f s resignation.
“People have described his ac
tions as another slap in the face,”
— Dulce Parra, cousin of Mejia Pool,
said Gail Castillo, executive direc
a mentally ill man killed by Portland Police
tor of the Hispanic Metropolitan
Chamber of Commerce in Portland.
“We are very shocked that the chief
Kroeker said Monday that he ciated Press they didn’t know any
made these gestures at a time when didn’t mean to offend the Hispanic thing about the medals awarded
community by awarding the med and that they were bewildered and
the family is still grieving.”
Castillo said she and other lead als last week, and that his actions angry by the decision.
ers have asked for a meeting with were misunderstood.
“They don’t deserve medals
But members of Jose Santos because they took som eone’s life,”
Mayor Vera Katz, and held a pro
test rally Tuesday downtown.
Mejia P o o fs family told the Asso said Dulce Parra, M ejia Poot’s
They don’t deserve
medals because they took
someone’s life.
(AP) — “Can I see your ID?”
The question is one the average
Oregonian might get asked five
times a day — in an airport, at the
bank, or in a store while buying
beer.
But many Hispanics arrive in the
state without any U.S.-issued form
of identification. And they often
unwittingly buy illegal identifica
tion cards.
On Thursday, Oregon Attorney
General Hardy Myers announced
the filing of a court action against a
W ilsonville com pany that sold
these cards through a Spanish lan
guage magazine.
“New residents in our state must
R eligion
Ring in the holiday spirit with Mt. Hood Ballet
Academ y’s 10th Annual performance of Christ
mas With The Nutcracker. The production fea
tures over 40 students from the Gresham based
Ballet Academy.
Performers range in age from four to 18. Some
local adult dancers will also perform. The produc
tion is entirely supported through donations, spon-
T R l© M E T
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be cautious when it comes to pur
chasing any form of identification
in order to establish credentials,”
Myers said. “These cards are mere
novelty items and have absolutely
no legal effect.”
The cards were advertised and
sold through “Puertolandia,” a bi
monthly Spanish-language magazine
Thanksgiving Crusade
The Liederkreis Choir of Portland will be per
forming Christmas songs from ‘The Old W orld’
sung in their original languages at 3 p.m. on Sun
day, Dec. 1, at the Kenton United Presbyterian
Church, located at 2115 N. Lombard.
The concert will feature classic Christmas songs
from Austria, Germany, Holland and Switzerland.
The Lerchen Children’s Choir will also participate.
For more information, call 503-231-1421.
Pastor Donald Foster Sr. and the St. Paul Church,
2859 N.E. Rodney St., will host the annual City-
Wide Thanksgiving Crusade with conductor
Leon Brewer Jr. and guest speakers Rev. Herbert
Lee of Grand Rapids, Mich, and Rev. Bennie
Moore of Portland. Events are planned nightly
at 7 p.m. from Thursday, Nov. 28 through Satur
day, Nov. 30andat 3:30p.m. on Sunday. Dec. 1.
introducing
t j rL a n ( J © s
Unlimited Christian Enterprises,
Portland’s own Urban Gospel Network,
where you can Order:
Video taped sermons of Bishop T.D. Jakes. Juanita
Bynum and others; Christian-based Movies; Gospel
Comedy; Current Top 20 Gospel Music C D ’s and
Cassettes; Urban Gospel Rap Music
For information please call:
com
503.287.0998 or 503.860.5793
PO Box 5364 Portland. OR 97228
C h om oko ta C o m m u n ity Collogo prooonto
The Port of Portland is an
Equal Opportunity Employer
& 0 0 p e l
M etro
SMALL WORKS
REQUESTFOR
QUALIFICATIONS
Qualifications due by 5:00 p.m., Friday, December 27, 2 00 2.
The City of Camas has established by ordinance a Small Works
Roster for Public Works projects estimated to cost $200,00.00
or less. Qualified contractors who are interested in being included
on the 2003 Small Works Roster should submit a Contractor's
Qualification Form to the City of Camas, Attention Ronda Syverson,
at 616 NE 4th Avenue, PO Box 1055, Camas, Washington 98607.
Contractor Qualification Forms are available at the Camas Public
Works Department.
The areas of work included on the roster are general contracting,
underground utilities, asphalt paving, cement concrete, building
construction, com m unications, earthwork/rock excavation,
landscape/irrigation, fencing, boring, tapping, guardrail, electrical,
mechanical, plumbing, and well drilling. All contractors will be
required to provide proof of insurance and statement of bonding
capacity. Questions should be directed to Ronda Syverson at (360)
834-3451.
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S ponsor by KB J
(K elly , B rown & J ohnson )
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Information about career opportunities with the
Port of Portland can be obtained by calling the Job Hotline at
(503) 944-7480. Hearing impaired applicants may call TDD,
(503) 944-7485. Applications are available by visiting the Port's
website at www.DortDortlandor.com or by calling (503) 944-7400
or by visiting the Port's office, located at 121 NW Everett Street,
Portland.
sors and student fundraising activities. Lively sets,
colorful costumes and the beauty of dance are sure
to captivate young and old alike.
Performance times are Friday. Dec. 6 at 7 p.m.,
Saturday, Dec. 7 at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. at Parkrose
High School Theater located at 12003 N.E. Shaver.
Advance tickets are available at Ticketmaster by
calling 503-224-4400.
Old World Songs
The wages of sin is
death, but the free
gift of Cod is
eternal life in Christ
Jesus our LORD.
Career O pportunities
owned by Joma Enterprises. For $35,
hundreds of consumers got a lami
nated card that included a picture,
the word “Oregon" prominently dis
played and the symbol of an eagle
similar to the United States govern
ment seal. The advertisem ents
claimed the cards were “completely
legal and valid for five years.”
Ballet Academy Presents Nutcracker
© b i t u a r p
PORT OF PORTLAND
cousin. “Are the police saying that
it’s his fault? All this means the
police are just accepting the error.”
Police shot and killed M ejia
Poot at a psychiatric hospital on
A pril 1,2001, after he broke free
o f his restraints and charged o f
fic e rs w ith a m etal p ipe. A
M ultnom ah County Grand Jury
and an internal police investiga
tion later cleared officers Jeffrey
M. Bell and Christopher A. Davis
o f any w rongdoing.
On Monday, the Latino Network
circulated e-mails calling for Kroeker
to step down.
Kroeker said regardless of any
calls for his resignation, he didn’t
plan to step down.
Attorney General to Hispanics: Watch out for fake IDs
v o lu n te e rs and c o m m u n ity
involvement. Benefits include: a
m o n th ly s tip e n d ,
$ 4 ,7 2 5 EDW ARD BENSON: Edward Benson
s c h o la rs h ip m o n ie s, loan died Nov. 15,2002, at age 87.
deferrals, monthly bus pass, basic
Mr. Benson was bom June 15,1915,
health care and child care if in W ater Valley, Miss. He was a factory
eligible. Send resume and cover worker in Mississippi before moving to
le tte r to WRAP, 917 SW Oak Portland in 2000. His wife Sylveria died
Street, #220, Portland, 97205 or
in 1997.
to w ra p m a il@ te le p o rt.c o m .
Survivors include his daughter,
Applications due on December
V eterie; sons, W illie, H erm on and
2nd. Positions begin in January.
J.B.; sisters, Elnora W right, Lavara
Butler, M attie Booker, Izellar Ligon
and Essie O liver; brothers, the Rev.
T.H Austin and Jessie W illiam ; and
grandchildren.
We are se e kin g an Executive
A rrangem ents by K illingsw orth
Immediate full and part-time open
Director, Finance & Administration Little Chapel o f the Chimes.
ings. Seeking d ep en dable, w ell-
for TriM et, P o rtla n d ’s public,
groomed, positive Individuals.
mass-transit system. Candidates
$8.00 + Starting wage
m u st be p ro ve n , su c c e s s fu l
Overtim e/advancement
fin a n c e
e xe c u tiv e s
w ith
•
potential
s ig n ific a n t
m anagem ent
Medical & Dental,
experience in government finance
401K avail.
positions. Experience w orking
Drug test/Background Check
w ith p u b lic p ro c e s s e s and
New hires must have acceptable
budgeting is desirable.
documentation to confirm both
identity and eligibility to work.
If you qualify, please contact The
Apply 12:00-12:30 PM, Tues P rin g le C om pa ny, 6441 SW
& Thurs at
Canyon Ct., Suite 200, Portland,
•; .
City Center Parking
OR; (503) 221.0048, or email
130 SW Stark, Portland
TriMet@pringleco.com.
M u ltn o m a h C o u n ty H ea lth
Department is actively recruiting
persons from various ethnic and
cultural backgrounds to enhance
s e rv ic e
to
our
d iv e rs e
communities. Bilingual/bicultural
candidates are encouraged to
apply. An Equal Opportunity Employer.
Police Chief Mark Kroeker
to
Admission« Lead, Portland
Center for the Performing Arts
- $12.81/hour, PT, Deadline 12/
06/02. Leads the activities of the
Admissions staff (Ushers, Gate
Attendants, Elevator Operators,
Checkroom Attendants) during.
S o lve s s e a tin g and p a tro n
p ro b le m s, c o m p le te s pa yro ll
inform ation, labor statem ents,
souvenir inventories and other
documentation required in the
performance of duties.
Required application m aterials
a v a ila b le a t: M e tro H um an
R e so u rc e s , 600 NE G ran d
Avenue, Portland, OR 97232.
R e su m e s a re not a c c e p te d .
Please call (503) 797-1570 if you
would like application materials
m ailed to you. Web address:
www.metro-region.org
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