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Horn Player to Perform in Memorial Concert
French horn player Stephen Slater will
perform in the Sixth Annual Sister Mary
Faustina Memorial Concert on Tuesday,
June 7 at 7:30 p.m. in St. Anne’s Chapel at
Marylhurst University.
The program will include works by
Beethoven, Alec Wilder, Daniel Schnyder
B ids
and a theater-inspired piece by Arthur
Kampela—a composer often referred to as
a Brazilian Frank Zappa. Marylhurst pi
ano faculty member Cary Lewis will ac
company.
Stephen Slater is Teaching Artist with
the ensemble Tales & Scales in Evansville,
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"The Nothing Without You”
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Norful ’ s busy schedule of ap
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Trumpet Awards.
Sealed Bids for the University Housing - Building Management Systems
Project, university of Oregon, will be received by the Oregon State
Board of higher Education at U of 0 Facilities Services Dept.,
Conference Room #2,1295 Franklin Blvd. (physical address), 1276
University of Oregon, Eugene, OR 97403-1276 (mailing address),
until 4:00 PM, PST, Wednesday, June 15,2005. Bids thus received will
be publicly opened and read aloud by the Undersigned or his
designated representative.
Briefly, the work includes the installation of control systems for the
new livinglearningCenter project and four existing residence halls
at the UO.
Bidding documents may be examined at the UO Facilities Services
Dept., Eugene Builders Exchange, Eugene; Daily Journal of
Com m erce plan Center, M cGraw-Hill Plan Center, and Reed
Construction Data, Portland; Oregon Contractors Exchange,
Clackamas; Central Oregon Builders Exchange, Bend; Douglas
County Plan Center, Roseburg; Medford Builders Exchange,
Medford; Salem Builders Exchange, Salem; and Valley Plan Center,
Kent, WA.
Prime bidders and subcontractors may obtain one set of bidding
documents at Central Print and Reprographic Services (Mark), 47
West 5th St., Eugene, OR 97401541-342-3624, upon receipt of a
refundable deposit of $100, with a check or money order mad
payable to the UO. Deposits will be refunded for documents returned
in “good condition withintendaysaftertheopeningofbids. After that
date the checks will be deposited by UO.
A m andatory Pre-Bid conference and w alk-through has been
scheduled for Wednesday, June 8,2005@ 10:00 AM, PST at UO Walton
Hall Conference Room, University of Oregon main office, 1593 E.
15th Ave.
All bidders must comply with ORS 279C.800 -279C.870 relating
to prevailing wage rates. All bidders must be registered with the
Construction Contractors Board at the time of bid submission.
Bids will be received on a lump sum basis for all of the work. No
bid will be considered unless fully com pleted in the manner
provided in the Division B “Instruction to Bidders” upon the Bid
Form provided and accompanied by bid security. Any and all bids
may be rejected for good cause upon finding that it is in the public
interest to do so.
Oregon State Board of Higher Education
By: Daniel A. Williams, Vice president for Administration
Eugene, Oregon
The Center for Spiritual
Development features three
well-known authors and
speakers in the Christian
tradition, Marcus Borg, Sr.
Joan Chittister and John
Dominic Crossan, in a sum
mer seminar titled, “Mysti
cism, Empowerment and
Resistance.”
This sem inar will take
place at Trinity Episcopal
C athedral, 147 N.W. 19,h
Ave. from June 15 to 17.
Participants will meet all
three days from 8:30 a.m.
to 4 p.m. with presenta
tions by the speakers, dia
logue and question and re
sponse periods each day.
To register for this event
or for more information,
contact The Center office
at 503-478-1218.
Oregon University System
Prisoners Win Religion Lawsuit
(AP) — The Supreme Court
on Tuesday upheld the constitu
tionality of a federal law requir
ing state prisons to accommo
date inmate religions.
Justices unanimously sided
with Ohio inmates who had
claimed they were denied access
to religious literature, ceremonial
items and time to worship.
Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg
said the 2000 law, which was
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The Oregon University System (OUS), on behalf of its seven
universities, is seeking proposals from individuals and firms
working as Construction Contractors interested in entering into an
existing Retainer Agreement program, which OUS institutions may
use to acquire construction services pertaining to renovation, repair,
and/or improvement projects. The Retainer Agreement program
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not limited to, the following: carpentry, masonry, painting, electrical,
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Gospel Artist
Smokie Norful is
captured live in his
first concert DVD.
Honoring
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founding member of the award-winning
quintet Tonic Brass and soloist with the
Aurora Symphony Orchestra.
This event is free and open to the pub
lic. For m ore in fo rm atio n , em ail
rnusic@marylhurst.edu or call 503-699-
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dance, w hich he describ es as
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Slater formerly served as second horn
of the Boulder Philharmonic Orchestra,
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