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lanuary 19.2005
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Hangin’
Tough
QUAKE
Quakers
psyched for
p layoffs
by J aymee R. C u n
T he P ortland O bserver
Despite an inconsistent start to
the season. Franklin’ s women’ s var­
sity basketball Coach Floyd Hall
has high hopes for his team.
“So far the season’s had its ups
and downs. We beat some teams
we never beat before and we lost to
some teams w e’ve never lost to
before,” he said.
His attitude is positive about the
team 's recent loss in a Seattle tour­
nament against Franklin of W ash­
ington.
The Washington team, which is
ranked 10Ul in the state, beat the
Franklin Quakers by only ten points.
Hall maintains a positive outlook
on the Q uakers’ season. "The tour­
nament was an excellent experi­
ence,” he said. “We played against
some very' high quality teams. It
was just a great time.”
Although Hall says academics
is very important to him, so is a
good time. He doesn't describe him­
sh ip team at B enson H igh
School, individually placing
th ird in the long ju m p and
eighth in the triple jum p. She
also ran the leadoff leg o f the
state cham pion 4x100 m eter
relay team.
Senior Ena Shemi is one o f
the most prolific track athletes
on the roster. The senior en­
ters the season as a record-
holder in eight events.
“Ena is one o f our captains,
and has been a leader for us at
the Big Sky cham pionships,”
said Tolbert. “She has won the
Big Sky cham pionship before,
and there is no reason it w o n 't
happen again.”
On the m en’s team, middle
distance, long hurdles, and long
sp rin ts are p ro je c te d to be
strong events.
T he P orti , and O bserver
self as a strict coach.
“We try to teach them the basics
o f basketball play. 1 d o n ’t try to
dictate every situation orevery little
move they make. 1 believe they ’ re in
high school one time and I want
them to have a good tim e,” he said.
Poised for playoffs, the team is
currently 5-3 in league and 8-5 over­
all. The team h asn 't reached play­
offs in 12 years, and is playing to
that goal.
“If we can pull it off, it’ 11 be a great
little story for the school,” said
Hall. “W e’re just keeping our fin­
gers crossed.”
(AP) — The Philadelphia Eagles ad­
vanced to their fourth straight NFC cham ­
pionship game Sunday with a 27-14 romp
past the inept M innesota Vikings. They
will also host their third conference title
game in a row, a league record, when they
m eet A tlanta on Sunday. The Falcons
routed St. Louis 47-17 on Saturday.
The AFC cham pionship m atchup is a
] rematch o f a Halloween game in Pitts­
burgh, when the Steelers beat the New
England Patriots. Judging by their play
last weekend, the Patriots (15-2) seem
| ready for another Super Bowl trip, and
Ena S h e m i
the Steelers (16-1) seem lucky to be ali ve.
The Patriots advanced by taking apart
Indianapolis 20-3 and Pittsburgh sur-
i vi ved against the New York Jets 20-17 in
overtime.
In October, Pittsburgh won 34-20 to
end the Patriots’ record 21-game w in­
ning streak. The Patriots beat the host
Steelers in the 2001 AFC title gam e, then
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cation and basic human rights.”
She suggests that no one would
o f their positions and actions,” “disagree that the inequalities o f
Snyder said. “ However by bring­ our society have not been re ­
ing this work to Reed, we are cer­ solved since 1967, when the Pan­
tainly drawing attention to issues thers were founded. Social and
o f social justice, race, poverty.edu- political concerns have been the
from Metro
fo cu s o f a rtistic p ractices for
hundreds o f years and this work
should be seen in that co n text."
Pirkle Jones w ill be giving a
short slide lecture and talk at the
southeast Portland college at 6:30
p.m. on Feb. 9. T here will be a
sp e cia l re c e p tio n o u tsid e the
Cooley G allery follow ing the talk,
with the gallery open late to v iew ­
ing the exhibition.
For m ore in fo rm atio n , visit
http//w eb. reed.edu/gallery or call
503-777-7790.
Rwanda: After the Struggle for Peace
continued
from B5
T he bloodshed and property
destru ctio n o f a decade ago has
passed and the country is slow ly
returning to its form er self, in
centuries gone by, lush m oun­
tainous green forests w ere full o f
the haunting and feared m oun­
tain gorillas. Intelligent but p ri­
vate, they eluded hum an capture
M ark W ashington /T he P ortland O bserver
Brothers Meet on
Opposing Teams
H o o p s is all-in-the-family for b ro th ers D aniel Collins (left), a
fre sh m a n player for Grant High S ch o o l, a n d B e n tle y Collins,
a fre sh m a n player for J e ffe rso n . They re ce n tly fa c e d o ff a t a
g a m e a t Grant.
fo r c e n tu rie s th ro u g h m ig h t, struggle betw een Rw andan tribes
speed, and cunning. T oday they has kept visitors from this region.
T he restoration o f the tourism
are a threatened species.
N ational parks and reserves industry is absolutely critical in
are helping to protect R w anda’s h elp in g R w anda in o b ta in in g
w ildlife and m ountain ju n g les. m uch needed funds to com bat
L uxurious resort com plexes such poverty and health crises, such
as Lake Kivu are slow ly restoring as the AIDS epidem ic. M ore than
faith in tourism . The rainforests a h alf a m illion m en, w om en, and
are also an international attrac­ children in the country have HIV
tion. U nfortunately, the ongoing o r AIDS.
N ew E ngland P atriots w ide re ceiver D avid G ivens re a c ts a fte r
sco rin g a third q u a rter to u c h d o w n a g a in st th e Indianapolis C olts
on w ay to h is te a m ’s AFC divisional p la y o ff victory. (AP p h o to )
won their first o f tw o Super Bowls
in the last three years.
The last tim e the Falcons (12-5)
m et the E ag les (1 4 -3 ) in the
postseason two years ago, Phila-
delphia won a night gam e 20-6.
REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS
Metro
Regional Parks and Greenspaces
Public Access Facilities Design &
Engineering at the Mt. Talbert Natural Area
RFP#05-1129-PKS
The Regional Parks and Greenspaces Department of Metro, a
metropolitan service district organized under the laws of the State
of Oregon and the Metro Charter, located at 600 NE Grand Ave.,
Portland, OR 97232-2736, is requesting proposals for Design and
Engineering Services for Public Access Facilities at the Mt. Talbert
Natural Area. Proposals should be addressed to the attention of
Glenn Taylor, Regional Parks and Greenspaces, and are due no later
than 4:00 p.m., on Thursday, February 17.2005 in Metro’s business
offices at 600 NE Grand Ave., Portland, OR 97236.
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en tire fa m ilies a n d
m ulticultural crow ds a t a
B lack P a n th e rs rally in
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c o n tra st to m a s s m ed ia
im a g e s a t th e tim e d e p ic t­
ing th e o rg a n iza tio n 's
m e m b e r s a s th u g s,
crim inals or d a n g ero u s
su b v e rsiv e s.
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Pats Await Steelers, Eagles Get Falcons
Season Promising for Viks
The Viking track and field
team plans to climb in the Big
Sky Conference standings this
year.
Head Coach Kebba Tolbert
said the youth o f this year's
team could be the determ ining
factor betw een an excellent
year and a good year season.
The w om en’s team is fairly
well rounded in all events, with
a lot o f talent residing in sprints,
hurdles, and jum ps, allowing
the team to crosso v er in a
num ber o f events.
J u n io rs
K e rry -A n n
Blackwood and G ayle Imran,
s o p h o m o re A sh le y Q u ay ,
freshm an A ntionette Payne are
som e o f the com petitors who
will crossover for the Vikings.
Payne was a m em ber o f the
O regon 4A state cham pion­
m o r o by M ark W ashington /
Girl's varsity C oach Floyd Hall with his Franklin Q uakers.
W ith in c re ase d e ffo rts on the
p art o f th e U n ite d N a tio n s and
local R w an d an se c u rity fo rc e s,
the c o u n try is far sa fe r th an it
w as 10 y ea rs ag o . T h is s itu a ­
tion is c o n tin u in g to im p ro v e. If
you lik e to tra v e l, p ut o n e o f
R w a n d a 's W ild L ife S a fa ris on
y o u r list. It is an a d v e n tu re o f a
lifetim e and so m e th in g you w ill
n ev er fo rg e t.
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A non-mandatory pre-proposal conference will be held in Rooms
370 A and B at Metro, 600 NE Grand Ave., Portland, OR, on February
1, 2005 from 10:00 am - noon.
Mt. Talbert Natural Area is located east of 1-205 and south of SE
Sunnyside Road with it proposed main entry located at SE 117
Avenue and Sunnyside Road in Clackamas County.
Metro is seeking a m ulti-disciplinary consulting team that
possesses a combination of creative and technical expertise
including: bridge engineering, parking lot and trail design;
landscape architecture; signage; wetland delineation; and
permitting, with professional experience on projects of a similar
nature, and verifiable references from previous projects.
Details concerning the project and proposal are contained in the
RFP 05-1129-PKS. Potential Proposers may obtain proposal
documents by contacting Regional Parks and Greenspaces at 503-
797-1870 or via our website at http://www.metro-region.org/
pssp.cfm?ProgServlD=22.
All information submitted by Proposers shall become public record
and will be subject to disclosure under the Oregon Public Records
Act, except those portions of the proposals for which Proposers
request exception from disclosure consistent with O reg'T aw.
All proposals must conform to the RFP format and be complete
including the use of any required forms. Metro may accept or
reject any or all bids, in whole or in part, or waive irregularities not
affecting substantial rights if such action is deemed in the public
interest.
Metro and its contractors will not discrim inate against any
person(s) based on race, color, national origin, sex, sexual
orientation, age, religion, physical handicap, political affiliation or
marital status.
Metro extends equal opportunity to all persons and specifically
encourages minority and women-owned businesses to access and
participate in this and all Metro projects, programs and services.
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