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Blazers Stop Heat, Extend Winning
503-241-1113
888S.W. Fifth Avenue. Portland
BIDS/SUB BIDS
Public Notice
Worksystems, Inc., on behalf of the Region 2 Workforce Response
Team, is soliciting Concept Applications for projects that support
the retention and growth of living wage jobs and a skilled workforce.
$570,000 is available for employers to help pay for training and
nearly $375,000 is available for capacity building. To be eligible,
an applicant must be a business, association or consortia of
businesses with employees located in Multnomah, Washington,
and/or Tillamook counties.
DEADLINE: March 30, 2004.
Please visit www.worksystems.org for Concept Applications and
details on funding priorities and eligibility. For additional information
please c o n ta ct: A n d re w M cG ough - (5 0 3 ) 478-7371 or
WRT@worksystems.org.
Equal Opportunity employer/program.
Auxiliary aids and services are available upon request to
individuals with disabilities.
Warner Creek Correctional Facility
Lakeview, Oregon
Bid Date: March 4,2004 At 2:00 P.M.
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C O N S T R U C T IO N P O R T L A N D
437 N. COLUMBIA BLVD. - PORTLAND, OREGON 97217
Phone (503) 978-0800 * Fax (503) 978-1031 * CCB#84045
We are an equal opportunity employer and actively seek participation
from Small, Small Disadvantaged, Minority, Women-Owned, HUB Zone,
Service Disabled Veteran-Owned, and Veteran-Owned Business
Concerns
Public Notice
W orksystem s, Inc. (W SI) is pleased to announce an open
solicitation to select providers of high-quality employment and
training services for adults residing in Multnomah and Washington
Counties and the City of Portland. Services m ust lead to
unsubsidized employment. Approximately $2,800,000 is available
based upon anticipated funding levels which may increase or
decrease depending upon the W orkforce Developm ent Act
allocation. Services are to be provided July 1,2004 through June
30,2005. At its discretion, WSI may extend contracts for services
through June 30, 2006.
The Request for Proposal (RFP) will be available on the WSI website
at http://www.worksystems.org/contractor/contractorinfo.htm on
March 8, 2004.
Late surge gives
Portland
control
(A P)— ThePortlandTrail Blaz
ers found a way to do what nobody
else could lately - stop Dwyane
Wade and the Miami Heat.
Zach Randolph scored 22 points
and pulled down 12 rebounds, and
Derek Anderson added 20 points
to lead the Trail Blazers over the
Heat 89-81 Monday night in Miami
The Blazers won their fourth
straight and snapped Miami's four-
game winning streak.
Damon Stoudamire added 18
points as Portland evened its record
at 28-28, the first time the Blazers
have been at .500 since Dec. 31.
“Tonight was a grind-it-out
game," Portland coach Maurice
Cheeks said. "We had good perfor
mances from a lot of guys. W e’ve
been trying to get to .500 all year,
and now we are here. Now we have
to stay there.”
Lamar Odom led the Heat with 25
early in the fourth.
The Blazers outscored the Heat
30-17 in the fourth quarter, includ
ing a 14-0 spurt at the start.
Shareef Abdur-Rahim’s comer
jum per gave Portland its first lead,
65-64, since early in the second
quarter. Stoudamire’s second 3-
Portland Trail
pointer in die run provided a 73-64
Blazers' Darius
Miles scores over lead.
Miami Heat's
Meanwhile, the Heat missed their
Lamar Odum in
first six shots from the floor. The
the first half
drought lasted five-plus minutes
Monday in Miami. until Odom converted a three-point
play with 6:54 left.
(AP photo)
The Blazers, who started a four-
game road trip, hope to make a run
at a playoff spot in the competitive
West.
“W e’re ju st trying to push for
w ard," center Theo R atliff said.
“W e’re at .500? T h at'sh o w much
I look at the standings. I don’t
really look at them. We ju st know
that every gam e is im portant, and
points. Wade, the Eastern Confer
Portland took control with a w e’re trying to get everybody on
ence player of the week after lead surge that extended from the third the same page and be com peti
ing Miami to three double-digit quarter into the fourth. Down by 10 tive.”
wins, finished with 12 points on 5- points, the Blazers rallied late in the
The Blazers are 8-2 in their past
of-15 shooting.
third and built a nine-point lead 10 road games.
Girls Basketball Playoffs Begin A Victorious Start
continued
Benson falls,
Jeff, Lincoln
stay alive
Catholic in a game on Wednesday.
Other PIL teams still in playoff
contention are Grant, Lincoln and
Jefferson, all with games sched
uled on Wednesday.
Grant faces NcNary on the road,
The Benson Techsters girls bas- Jefferson plays Clackamas at home
ketbal I season came to an end Mon and Lincoln hosts St. M ary’s.
day as they suffered a defeat to
Also Wednesday, the Jefferson
Churchill, 60-47 in the preliminary boys basketball team will play Lin
state playoff brackets.
coln in the Portland Interscholastic
Benson needed the win to ad League final. The game at Jefferson
vance in the State 4A Girls Basket is scheduled at 5:30 p.m. to be fol
ball Championship. With the vic lowed by the girls playoff game at
tory, Churchill now plays Central 8p.m.
from Metro
structor and ESL teacher.
Although Victory has not yet
implemented an arts and music pro
gram, the school year is heavy with
field trips and creative activities.
To date, students have visited
Franklin High School, the Oregon
Museum of Science and Industry,
and studied tide pools at the Or
egon coast. Upcoming field trips
include a trip to see the Hewitt
African-American art exhibit and
the Native American Center at the
Portland State Uni versify campus.
Alcohol and
drug addiction
is color blind...
Interested parties are required to attend a mandatory Bidder's
Conference held on:
Thursday, March 18,2004
10:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon
The Westin Hotel
Alder Room, 2nd Floor
750 S.W. Alder, Portland, OR
gender neutral...
Only those parties attending the mandatory Bidder’s Conference
will be eligible to compete for funding.
All funding opportunities are available at http://worksystems.org/
contractor/contractorinfo.htm. To be notified by email of funding
opportunities, please email: lmickelson@worksystems.org and
indicate that you wish to be added to the procurement notification
list. If you have additional questions regarding procurement,
please call (503) 478-7300.
Equal Opportunity employer/program.
Auxiliary aids and services are available upon request to
individuals with disabilities.
CALL FOR NEW
Minority Business Owners
...and targets
all ages.
The school also published a book
of student poetry with a recital at
Reflections Bookstore in north
east Portland.
Victory students recently took
the California Achievement Test,
besides the Oregon exam, and are
school officials are awaiting re
sults to help judge the success of
their program.
“Victory is looking for volun
teers for various jobs including
hall monitors, physical education
assistants, and people to read in
classrooms. To volunteer or ap
ply as a student, call 503-249-2003.
Racism Persists
in Housing
Market
continued
from Metro
lending,” Peoples said.
She describes predatory lend
ing as loan with a high interest rate
and hidden fees tacked on.
"Studies have shown the aver
age victim of predatory lending will
be African American, live in a low-
income neighborhood and is more
likely to be elderly. People who
don’t speak English well are also
often victims o f predatory lending
because they d o n ’t understand
home buying terms," she said.
Officials at HUD insist that the
public’s fair housing rights should
be protected, and have set up a
hotline for those believing they have
been discriminated against while
seeking housing.
"Housing discrimination hurts
everyone, from the victim, real es
tate agents, banks; it impacts ev
eryone in society,” Peoples said.
“It’s a very egregious act so w e're
working along with the Department
of Justice to be sure we eradicate
this form of racism.”
The HUDhotline is8(X)-669-9777.
Complaintscan also be made on the
Internet under the fair housing
header at hud.gov.
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City of Portland.
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or
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