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Page 14 November 29, 2017 C LASSIFIED /B IDS REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS C-TRAN 2017-35 SHOP SUPPLY SERVICES – NUTS, BOLTS, AND FITTINGS The Clark County Public Transportation Benefit Area (dba C TRAN) is requesting proposals from proposers interested in providing Shop Supply Services. Request for Proposal documents may be obtained from C-TRAN at 2425 NE 65th Avenue, Vancouver, WA 98661; by calling (360) 696-4494; via e-mail to procurement@c tran.org; or accessing our Web page at www.c-tran.com. Under Bid on Projects, or by going directly to the following link:http://www.c-tran.com/about- c-tran/business/procurement Proposals will be accepted until 11:00 a.m., local time, Wednesday, January 3, 2018. L egaL N otices Administrative Technician, full- time , Oregon Convention Center, $20.35 - $27.49 hourly. Deadline date: December 6, 2017 These opportunities are open to First Opportunity Target Area (FOTA) residents: This area includes the following zip codes located primarily in N, NE and a small portion of SE Portland: 97024, 97030, 97203, 97211, 97212, 97213, 97216, 97217, 97218, 97220, 97227, 97230, 97233, 97236, and 97266, whose total annual income was less than $47,000 for a household of up to two individuals or less than $65,000 for a household of three or more. Visit oregonmetro.gov/FOTA for the complete job announcement and a link to our online hiring center or visit our lobby kiosk at Metro, 600 NE Grand Ave, Portland. Metro is an Affirmative Action / Equal Opportunity Employer Metro runs the Oregon Zoo, Need to publish a court document or notice? Need an affidavit of publication quickly and efficiently? Please fax or e-mail your notice for a free price quote! Fax: 503-288-0015 e-mail: classifieds@portlandobserver.com The Portland Observer Oregon Convention Center, Portland Expo Center and Portland’5 Center for the Arts and provides services that cross city limits and county lines including land use and transportation planning, parks and nature programs, and garbage and recycling systems. Visit oregonmetro.gov/jobs for current openings and a link to our online hiring center. Metro is an Affirmative Action / Equal Opportunity Employer Advertise with diversity in The Portland Observer Call 503-288-0033 email ads@portlandobserver.com Steve “Snapper” Jones (right) as a member of the Denver Rockets of the old American Basketball Association in the early 1970s. Steve Jones Dead at 75 Local standout had impact in two pro leagues Steve “Snapper” Jones, former Portland Trail Blazers player, team announcer and later NBA broad- caster, died Saturday after report- edly battling a lengthy illness. He was 75. Known as much for his work on the sidelines as his performances between them, Jones was a staple of the NBA on broadcasts. As a collegiate player, he played for the University of Oregon from 1961- 64, leading the team in scoring during the 1963-64 season. Born in Alexandria, La., but raised in Portland, Jones was a standout player locally at Franklin High School, leading his squad to a state championship in 1959. His younger brother Nick Jones, also a highly-touted player at Franklin and later Oregon, played for the Golden State Warriors and was a member of the Trail Blaz- ers Community Relations staff for several years. Steve Jones played 64 games in a Trail Blazers uniform during the 1975-76 season, averaging 6.5 points per game in what would be his final year as a player. The bulk of his pro career was spent in the American Basketball Association where Jones was a three-time All-Star and played Steve “Snapper” Jones for five franchises. His nine-year ABA/NBA pro career spanned 704 games, with an impressive 15.2 points per game average. His broadcasting resume in- cluded work for ESPN/ABC, TBS, TNT, Fox Sports Net, USA Network and NBC, where he was an analyst for the “NBA on NBC” for more than a decade. Jones was also part of numerous Trail Blazers broadcasting tandems, in- cluding Naismith Memorial Bas- ketball Hall of Fame honoree Bill Schonely. “Steve was as positive and good-natured a broadcasting part- ner as I could have had,” said Schonely of Jones, who would be a broadcasting fixture with the Trail Blazers for 26 years. “He loved to call me ‘Pops’ as a nickname, and we worked very well together on Trail Blazers games during some of the early years of the franchise. He was a terrific guy.” Got Loved Ones You Want to Visit? Coffee Creek, Two Rivers, Snake River, OSP, Deer Ridge, Mill Creek, Federal, OSCI, Eastern Oregon or other institutions? We can Help. Carpool with us on the weekend. Lunch Included. Space is Limited, RSVP required. For More information . . . Call or Text 503-447-6550