Jl,e 'Jtlnrtlanò (S)bsertfcr February 8. 2006 Page B5 BLACK HISTORY MONTH and the American Experience C lassifieds /B ids B usiness Advertise with divei dt\ in P o 11 la n h (O b f.. Call .C IO N Career Fighting Scam Artists Ends PARKING FACILITY Operator °*F C O ^ HOUSING REHABILITATION SPECIALIST $4,017 $4,882 / month Closes February 17, 2006 MOSQUITO CONTROLCOOROINATOR $4,326 - $5,258/ month Closes February 24, 20006 Immediate full and part-tim e openings. Seeking dependable, well-groomed, positive Individuals. $8,50 + starting wage Overtime/ advancement potential Medical & Dental. 40lk avail. Drugtest/ Background check Apply 12:00-l:00PM, Mon, Wed, Thurs & Fri; 3:00-4:00PM Tues. City Center Parking, 130 SW Stark. Portland. .............. SR MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES COORDINATOR $4,017 - $4,882 / month Closes February 17, 2006 L ife W orks SR PROGRAM COORDINATOR Check our website for a complete list of positions: www.lifeworksnw.org N Disability, Aging, & Veteran Services $4,775 - $5,803 / month Closes February 17, 2006 O R T H W I S T Mental Health Therapist N Portland Provides adult outpatient mental health services to individuals, couples and groups. MA req in human service field. TEMPORARY PARK AIDE $9.50/ hour Open Continuous Call (503) 846-8606/TTY (503) 846-4898 for information or see our w ebsite: w w w .co.w ashing ton.or.us. County application and supplemental application forms required. Women, minorities, and peop le w ith d is a b ilitie s are encouraged to apply. Adolescent Milieu Counselor On Call N Portland Provides group and m ilieu tre a tm e n t se rvice s to severely emotionally disturbed adolescents in a day treatment setting which services culturally d ive rse youth in N Portland. Potential to move to full-time. Req BA and exp with SED adolescents. APPLY TO: Washington County Human Resources Division 155 N. First Avenue, Suite 320 Hillsboro, OR 97124 Construction crime investigator retires $ I ()(),()()() bond. B ic k fo rd , w h o w as f e a tu r e d on “ A m e r i c a 's M o st Bruce Buffington, C hief Enforcement W a n te d ,” w as c o n ­ O fficer in the Special Investigations Unit v icted o f scam m ing at the O regon State C onstruction C on­ the eld erly , by o v er­ tractors Board has retired. ch arg in g for shoddy B u ffin g to n started at the C C B as a roofingjobs. Bickford S p e c ia l I n v e s tig a to r in 1992. T h e w as nev er licensed as agency has co m p lete ju risd ic tio n to a c o n tra c to r in O r­ pursue and in v estig ate civil and crim i­ eg o n . nal crim es related to the co n stru ctio n The arrest cam e af­ in d u stry . ter a tip from a C alifor­ Since 2(X)I, Buffington has overseen Bruce Buffington nia police agency led the successful prosecution o f over 100 him to ac ar repair shop civil and crim inal cases. in Puyallup, W ash. Buffington coordinated the A m ong his m ost su ccessfu l co n v ictio n s capture with the assistance of W ashington law w as that o f Bill Bob B ickford w ho w as on the enforcem ent. Bickford iscurrently serv in g a2 6 run for th ree years a fte r ju m p in g bail on a month prison term. B uffington is still w aiting for the arrest o f G ary M andes, a scam artist su sp e cte d o f bilk in g th o u san d s o f d o lla rs from eld erly citiz en s for asp h alt seal co a tin g jo b s. B uffington’s law enforcem ent career was preceded by w orking as an Investigator in C alifornia during the 1970’s. He worked fo ra firm where the well-know n attorney Johnny Cochran was a partner. H ¡scarcer in law enforcem ent and interest in public safety w on't end when Buffington leaves the CCB. He will continue as a volunteer in the Beaverton Police D epartm ents Loss Preven tion Program. Additionally, Buffington, an avid cyclist, started a non-profit bicycle safety organization called NW Bicycle Safety Council. The group hosts safety events, sponsor rides and hosts cable television program s dedicated to public safety and cycling education. Newspaper Veteran Leads Association West Coast Black Publishers elect president The West Coast Black Pub­ lishers Association has elected a new president. Les Kimber, a founding mem­ ber of the organization, said his priorities in the position will be to ensure that member publica­ tions receive their fair share of the multi-billion dollar newspa­ per advertising budgets from U.S. corporations that African Am erican new spapers have in many cases been unfairly denied. W CBPA has 22 m em ber newspapers, including the Port­ land Observer, with more than 34 editions published in 18 mar­ kets encompassing the states of Arizona, California, Nevada, Oregon and Washington. Kimber began publishing the California Advocate Newspa­ per in Fresno, Calif, with his wife Pauline in 1967. He is also Prevention Specialist N Portland E n e rg e tic and in d e p e n d e n t person to provide alcohol/drug prevention services for children and families living in low income Revenue and Taxation S p e c ia lis t I housing communities. Includes The Revenue Bureau License & fam ily goal setting, mentoring, Tax D ivision is re c ru itin g for school liaison work and operating Revenue and Tax Specialist Is who a fte r sch oo l program for are responsible for handling cash; elem entary and middle school providing business license and students. BA/BS in social work or incom e tax custom er service human services. Knowledge of assistance; performing data entry a lco h o l/d ru g prevention. Bi­ and d ocu m e n t m an age m e n t lingual (English/Spanish) a plus. services for bureau, City, and other People of color encouraged to jurisdictions; operating a variety of apply. office equipment and machines; and p ro v id in g b u re a u -w id e Interested applicants may e-mail resumes to hr@lifeworksnw.org. program o p e ra tio n a l and mail to: LifeWorks NW, 14600 re g u la to ry su p p o rt w hile maintaining strict confidentiality. NW C ornell Rd, Portland, OR 97229 Attn: Human Resources To Place Your Duties range from perform ing or fax to: 503-690-9605. Please problem solving in basic business Classified Advertisement include in your cover letter the license or income tax programs Contact: Kathy Linder p o sitio n fo r w hich you are to assisting in regulatory program Phone: 503-288-0033 applying. To learn more about p ro ce sse s u sin g e xte n siv e Fax: 503-288-0015 LifeW orks NW please visit our communication and referral skills. e-mail: classifieds@ web site at www.lifeworksnw.org. The position requires a working portlandobserver.com Equal Opportunity Employer knowledge of business math/ p ra c tic e s, go ve rn m e n ta l programs/codes, English spelling and grammar, keyboarding, data This is a summary of Calendar Year 2006 Amendment No. 1. The e n try and w ord p ro c e s s in g City of Portland proposes to amend its FY 2005-06 Action Plan as software and data systems for follows: license application and tax return processing. This recruitment will A. Add a new activity: $8,000 of Community Development Block initially be used to fill one limited Grant (CDBG) funds to Native American Youth Association for term full time in the License & Tax the Native American Home Buying Fair. Division and 10 temporary Revenue B. Allocate an additional $8,653 CDBG to Rose Com m unity and Tax Specialists Is vacancies in D e ve lo p m e n t C o m m issio n fo r Le n ts H o m e o w n e rsh ip the Personal Income Tax Program. Development. Some positions may require a valid C. Allocate an additional $7,000 (CDBG) funds to Northwest state drivers license. Housing Alternatives for the Weidler Commons Rehab project. D. Allocate an additional $3,737 (CDBG) to Cascadia Behavioral Ap pro xim ate M onthly S alary: Healthcare Housing for the Pigsah/Harriet Court Rehab project. $2,470 at entry to $3,214 demands that we work together for a better society.” “WCBPA ful­ p resid en t o f K im ber fills the legitimate Kimber & Associates, a press and com ­ national marketing firm m u n ic a tio n s which develops media needs of our com­ buys for over 200 Afri­ munity. We are can American newspa­ the new spapers Les Kimber pers across the nation. that print the sto­ Kimber has been an active ries and images about the hard­ and respected b u siness and ships and struggles of our people community leader at the local, along with messages of hope regional and national levels. He and progress.” formerly served for eight years Founded in 1971 as a trade as a Fresno City Councilman association for African Ameri­ and has been an effective advo­ can ow ned n ew sp ap ers, cate for equality and economic WCBPA serves the western re­ developm ent in the A frican gion of the United States, the American community in C en­ fastest growing region in the tral California. country with a combined circu­ “I am honored to have this lation of 600,000 with a weekly unique opportunity to head up readership of more than 1.9 WCBPA,” Kimber said. “Our million. newspapers are the most effec­ WCBPA serves a culturally tive way for corporate America diverse market in which African to tap into the purchasing power Americans expend more than of African Americans. Realism $200 billion per annum. To learn more about this position, or to apply online, visit our website at www.ci.portland.or.us/jobs/ or pickup an application at 1120 SW 5,h Ave. Portland, Oregon 97204 bv N icole H ooper T he P ortland O bserver A complete description of the amendments can be found at: www.portlandonline.com/bhcd/index.cfm7cM1262. To request a hard copy of the complete proposed amendment, for further information or to comment on these proposed amendments, contact Beth Kaye by mail, phone or email at Bureau of Housing and Community Development, 421 SW 6'\ Suite 1100, Portland, OR 97204, 503 8 2 3 -2 3 8 8 , T T Y (5 0 3 ) 8 2 3 -6 8 6 8 , bkaye@ci.portland.or.us by M arch 6 ,2 0 0 6 . ÌZÙtazii iBaxtrzi ¿Strofi Here when you need usi cD c KB© O L liliB & © K » COMMUNITY SHOPPING WI-FI HOTSPOT A.D. Williams 213 N.E Hancock Portland, OR 97212 9 am-8 pm Tuaa.-Sat. Shop 503 ?az Z920 Cell 503-308-4488 QUICK COPIES Michael E. Harper, Sr. • rart ra a « A jwilsonassoc@yahoo.com CORNER OF FREMONT & N. 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