December 31. 2003 Page A 8 B ids /C u \ ssifieds Miracles Club 10th Year Anniversary Organic and natural markets confident continued Columbia County Department of General Services Columbia County Courthouse, 230 Strand Street, ST. Helens, Oregon In the M atter of Contracting for Engineering And Architectural Services for the Design of A Solid Waste Transfer Station and Household Hazardous Waste Collection Facility In REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS Columbia County TO A L L IN TER ES TED P E R S O N S : Columbia County, Oregon is requesting proposals for design and Construction of a new solid waste transfer station. The site for the station has been acquired by the County. Schematic layout drawings have been developed and will be used as a general guideline for the design. The p roje ct is estim a te d to be a p p ro xim a te ly $2,000,000. Proposals will be received until 4:00 pm., January 23, 2004. The Director of General Services is the person designated for receipt of proposal. Proposals must be mailed or delivered to and received by the designated time at the Department of General Services, Columbia County Courthouse, Room 158, 230 Strand Street, St Helens, Oregon, 97051. The proposals received will be reviewed by an evaluation committee. The most qualified firms will be invited to an interview for final selection. Design firms without experience and knowledge in the design of solid waste transfer stations will likely not be selected. The complete Request for Proposals for design services may be seen at, and copies obtained from, the Department of General Services, Columbia County Courthouse, Room 158, St Helens, Oregon, 97051; telephone number 503-397-2100. The County reserves the right to waive minor informalities in the proposals received. The County may also reject any proposals not in compliance with all prescribed requirements and may, for good cause, reject any or all proposals upon a finding by the County that it is the public interest to do so, This project will be funded in part with a financial award from the Special Public Works Fund, funded by the Oregon State Lottery and administered by the State of Oregon, Economic and Community Development Department. Featuring Ocean 503 January 3, 2004 starting 7:00pm until Where: Miracles Club 4069 NE M.L.K. Blvd $10.00 General Admission $7.00 Treatment $5.00 Children Dress to Impress Food Available 50/50 Raffle Come Celebrate our 10th year at the Miracles Club!!! For contracting opportunities with the City of Portland and for valuable information on how to do business with the City, please log on to the Bureau of Purchases Web Page: www.portlandonline.com/omf/purchasing C it y o f P o r tla n d Multnomah County, the City of Portland and the City of Gresham are in the process of developing their Action Plans for fiscal year 2004-05. These Action Plans will describe how federal funds, including CDBG, HOM E and othe r housing and com m unity development resources, will be used in the coming year to address the objectives established in the approved Consolidated Plan 2000-2005. Before issuing proposed FY 2004-05 Action Plans, the jurisdictions want to give local residents and providers the opportunity to present information and views on housing and community development needs and priorities. The hearing will be at the Housing and Community Development Commission meeting on: Wednesday, January 7 ,2 0 04 ,5 :30 p.m. The Multnomah Building, Board Room, First Floor 5 0 1 SE Hawthorne, Portland All comments received at the hearing will be considered in preparing the jurisdictions’ FY 2004-05 Action Plans. HCDC will also accept written comments through February 4, 2004. Please address written comments to HCDC, c/o City of Portland, 421 SW 6th Aven u e , P o rtla n d , OR 9 7204 or sen d th e m to bkave@ci.Dortland.or.us. A summary of public comments will be Included in the final plan document. The hearing is accessible to people with mobility impairments. Please notify Ruth Benson, Bureau of Housing and Community Development, (503) 823-2392, (503) 823-6868 (TTY) at least seven days before the hearing if you need interpretive services. For more information, please contact Beth Kaye, Bureau of Housing and Community Development, City of Portland, at (503) 823-2393 or bkaye@ci.portland.or.us. S ocial S ervices Full tim e Y o u th A d v o c a t e needed for a lternative school providing GED and employment training for youth ages 16-21. Responsibilities include providing ca se m a n a g e m e n t to 2 5 -5 0 program participants, organizing ed uca tio na l and re crea tio n a l a ctivitie s, co o rd in a tin g youth services with external program partners, and managing program paperwork. The position also in v o lv e s e s ta b lis h in g yo u th a c a d e m ic a n d c a re e r g o a ls , su p p o rtin g th e a cq u is itio n of ' » those goals, and monitoring and re p o rtin g p ro g re s s . P re vio u s experience working with at-risk, d is a d v a n ta g e d yo u th and p ro fic ie n c y w ith c o m p u te rs p re fe rre d . S ta rtin g range $26,500-$28,500 per year with e x c e lle n t b e n e fits . P osition clo se s 1/7/04. S ubm it cover letter and resume attn: Operations Mgr, Youth Employment Institute, 1704 NE 2 6 ’\ P o rtla n d , OR 97212. We value diversity and are an equal opportunity employer $250 to $500 a week Will train to work at home Helping the US Government file HUD/FHA mortgage refunds No experience necessary Call Toll Free 1866-537 2906 4 t Police Officer The Port of Portland is recruiting for Police Officers. The position is responsible for the protecting of life and p ro p e rty w ith in the ju ris d ic tio n of P ortla n d In te rn a tio n a l A irp o rt (P D X ), ensuring public convenience and well-being while traveling through airport facilities, and responding to needs of airport tenants in a prompt and professional manner. Minimum requirements are: Must be citizen of the United States of America, must be 21 years of age, must possess high school diploma or GED, and must possess or be able to obtain a valid Oregon or Washington State driver’s license be hire date. Only On-Line Will Be Accepted: To complete an application visit our w eb s ite at www .p o rto fP Q rtla n d .c o m . Applications received after Friday, Ja n u a ry 9, 2004 m ay not be considered. The test date is January 24,2004. Test assignm ent time and other inform ation will be sent via email so you m u st in c lu d e an email address with your on-line. How the cow became infected initially baffled officials, since the p ra c tic e o f fee d in g an im al byproducts to other cows, the pre sumed transmission o f the illness, was banned in 1997, according to Dalton Hobbs, an administrator with the Oregon Department of Ag riculture. The infected cow was found to be bom in Canada four months before the countries banned using brain and spinal cord tissue in cattle feed, officials said. Safety rules improved continued from Front almost two weeks before test re sults showed that it had mad cow disease. -Prohibiting air injection stun ning of cattle, a pre-slaughter prac tice that can disperse brain tissue. -Stricter controls on automated carcass stripping systems to better insure that spinal cord tissue isn’t nicked. -Creation of a national animal identification that would enable officials to respond faster to an outbreak. The agriculture secretary called the regulatory changes “very ag gressive actions.” She said they should not impose any hardship on the cattle and meatpacking indus tries, nor consumers. “I d o n ’t expect an increase in the price to consum ers,” she said. "The num ber o f cattle that enter the food su p p ly c u rre n tly as dow ner anim als is very sm all.” Veneman acknow ledged that banning dow ner anim als from slaughter m eans they w o n ’t be tested for the presence o f mad cow disease. She said officials are looking for other ways to test those at-risk anim als but added that d o esn 't necessarily m ean on- the-farm testing. Gene Bauston, president of the New Y ork-based anim al rights group Farm Sanctuary, which has been suing the governm ent for years to try to stop the use o f dow ned anim als for food, said the changes were huge. “T his is a good th in g fo r a n i m a ls a n d a g o o d th in g fo r p e o p le ,” said B auston. “T h ese an im als are m ade to su ffe r h o r rib ly , h um ans are put at risk, and th ere has n ev er been an ex cu se fo r th is p ra c tic e .” B u re a u o f P u r c h a s e s 1120 SW Fifth Ave, Room 750, Portland OR 97204 503-823-6855 Legislator Won’t Run Democrat to finish term in 2004 P rogram T echnician Notice of Public Hearing on Community Needs from Front Public Employees Retirement System Rep. D eborah K afoury, the Democratic leader who represents north and northeast Portland in the P ro g ra m T e ch n ic ia n 1 State Legislature, has announced PERS covers n e a rly 3 00 ,00 0 Immediate full and part-time open that she will not seek reelection in m e m b ers and a d m in is te rs ings. S e e k in g d ep e n d a b le , w ell- the upcoming May Primary for retirem ent, d isability benefits, groomed, positive Individuals. House District 43. health insurance and deferred $8.00 + Starting wage Kafoury served as House Demo compensation plans statewide. Overtime/advancem ent cratic Leader during the conten The purpose of this position is to potential tious special legislative sessions serve as Customer Service Center Medical & Dentai, o f 2002 and during the long and (CSC) specialist/coordinator and 401K avail. tumultuous 2003 regular session. Oregon Retirem ent Plan (ORP) Drug test/Background Check She recently gave birth to her sec subject matter expert; provide New hires must have acceptable ond child, a boy. technical support; participate in documentation to confirm both “I’m thankful to the people of my program planning and serve as a identity and eligibility to work. district for giving me the opportu specialist in drafting language for Apply 12:00-12:30 PM, Tues nity to serve them in the House,” a d m in is tra tiv e and b u sin e ss & Thurs at the three-term incumbent said. “I’m rules, including analysis of impact City Center Parking grateful to my Democratic col on agency. Salary range: $2,664 - 130 SW Stark, Portland leagues for the honor and privilege $3,698/month, DOE. EOE/AA. To of serving as caucus leader. We review the job description for CH R IS TIAN BASED CO M PAN Y is stood up for the principles and A n n o u n ce m e n t # LE3 0 1 0 9 7 , seeking PT/FT Reps. And Sales values that have made Oregon great including minimum qualifications, Managers in the area. and I know w e’ll have a chance to o b ta in th e a p p ro p ria te jo b G enuine business opportunity work together again.” a n n o u n ce m e n t fro m yo u r working from the comfort of your First elected in 1998, Kafoury Em ploym ent Departm ent field home with our 18yr-old debt-free served two terms on the House office, the state job website at and stable company. Great pay Revenue Committee. This year, she and unrivaled benefits! If you can successfully pushed the “Parents PERS Human Resources at (503) train, inspire and be a leader, call As Scholars” bill, which enables 4 3 1 -8 9 0 5 . C lo s in g d a te is 1 -8 8 8 -6 4 0 -7 3 1 6 recipients of Temporary Assistance January 8 ,2004 at 5 pm. o r o g o l@ m s n .c o m to Needy Families to count college Ö PORT OF PORTLAND C a re e r O p p o rtu n itie s 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 visit ing the Port’s office, located at 121 NW Everett Street, Portland. The Port of Portland is an Equal Opportunity Employer CALL FOR NEW Minority Business Owners If you perform Construction Work or Construction Services and if you have a new business or recently formed a business in the last 2 years and are Interested in doing future work with the City of Portland. 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She has also sponsored and passed incentives for businesses to pro vide affordable childcare. “Though I’ve decided to leave the Legislature at the end o f my current term, I plan to continue helping people get positive results from the Legislature, particularly those vulnerable Oregonians who have suffered most from the recent recession,” Kafoury1 said. C h in e s e G a r d e n to F i x L e a k The City o f Portland and the permitting. general contractor for the Port The G arden will be closed to land Classical Chinese G arden the public during the repair pe have reached an agreem ent to riod. repair a long-standing leak in the M ore than 500,000 have vis G arden Pond. ited the G arden since it w as “I am extrem ely pleased the opened in Septem ber 2000. City and Schom m er were able to The G arden cost $14 m illion am icably reach this agreem ent. to construct. 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