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HOUSING AUTHORITY OF
PORTLAND
HOPE VI EM PLOYM EN T AND
TRAINING SERVICES
C lassifieds
Metal Chain-link
Fence Erector
First Black to Own NFL Team
(AP) - A rizona businessm an the cash portion of any franchise
Reggie Fowler agreed to buy the purchase.
M innesota Vikings in a deal that
Fowler brushed aside questions
would make him the N FL’s first about pressing for a new stadium
black owner.
and rejected any thought of mov
Fow ler declined to say how ing the team.
much he would pay for the team.
‘‘We want to focus today on
Published reports and a rival bid just acquiring the team,” he said at
der, put the price at about $625 a news conference.
million.
The 46-year-old Fowler owns
A sked about becom ing the Spiral Inc., a diverse Chandler,
league’s first black owner, Fowler Ariz.-based company that supplies
said Monday that he thought it grocery stores with bags, cups,
was “a great thing” and not that containers, labels and janitorial
big a thing. He said race didn’t supplies.
figure in negotiations.
Arizona b u sin e ssm a n Reggie
League rules require 24 o f the 32
Fowler is introduced a s the
owners to approve a sale. The NFL
n ew ow ner o f th e M innesota
also mandates that a general part
Vikings. (AP photo)
ner must put down 30 percent of
Boys Basketball
P hoto provided by P ortland T railblazers
H onorees Nnam di Anyakwo and Fanta Kimara p o s e on
eith er sid e o f Trail Blazer S e b a stia n Telfair, along with the
Portland Bridgebuilders, during half-tim e o f th e recent
Portland Trail B lazers vs. Sa cra m en to Kings g am e.
page for the W ashington State
House of Representatives. She is
also a member of the NAACP
Proposals are requested from knowledge of variety of hand
qualified firms to provide self- tools:
sufficiency advancement services • At least 1 yr. experience
focused
on
em ploym ent installing and repairing metal
preparation, motivational training, chain-link fencing:
skill-specific training, and/or job • Read and write English to
placement services for families com m unicate with sta ff and
relocated from Columbia Villa, follow written instructions;
• A valid driver’s license and a
Portland, Oregon.
good driving record:
The Housing Authority of Portland • Pass a criminal background
(HAP) will accept proposals until check and physical exam.
3:00 PM Pacific Time, Friday, $10.00/hr, full time days, seasonal.
February 25, 2005.
A pply in person at 6437 SE
Division between 7 AM and 3:30
The RFP is available from 8:30 AM
to 4:30 PM, Monday through PM. Questions call (503) 823-
Friday, at the HAP office located
at 135 SW Ash St., Portland, OR
97204, Fifth Floor.
Teens Honored for Black History Month
The Trail Blazers, in partnership
with the Portland Bridge Builders,
continue a month-long celebration
of Black History by honoring teen
agers Nnamdi Anyakwo and Fanta
Kimara.
Anyakwo is a senior at Jefferson
High School and is in the top 10
percent of his graduating class. In
addition to being involved in many
school activities and Bridge Build
ers, Anyakwo volunteers with Up
ward Bound, Mount Olivet Baptist
Church and Legacy Hospital. He is
in the University of Portland Mini
MBA Program.
Kimara is a member of the Na
tional Honor Society and is the V ice
President of the Imminent Ladies of
Virtue Club. With an interest in
government and politics, Kimara
participated in student government
as a Senator and a St. M ary’s Am
bassador, as well as serving as a
REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS The success applicant must have:
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An optional
pre-proposal
conference will be held on Friday,
February 4, 2005, at 10:00 a.m.
at the Housing A u th ority of
Portland, Lower Level Meeting
Room, 135 SW Ash St., Portland,
OR 97204.
Police Officer
$3,510 to $4,480 per month.
For ap p lica tio n in form ation ,
HAP encourages participation of please visit the City of Lake
web
site
at
disadvantaged, minority-owned, O sw ego
women-owned and em erging www.ci.oswego.or.us Or, call the
small businesses in this and all City’s pre-recorded jobline at 503-
635-0256. Application deadline
HAP projects.
is 5:00 p.m., February 25, 2005.
RFPcontact: Jackie Blyn, Contract
Equal Opportunity Employer.
Specialist, 503-802-8533.
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