Image provided by: University of Oregon Libraries; Eugene, OR
About The skanner. (Portland, Or.) 1975-2014 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 15, 2012)
Bids & Classifieds Advertising deadlines 12:00 Noon Monday Hours: Monday - Friday 8:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. To place your ad, email advertising@theskanner.com Book Review: To the Mountaintop — My Journey through the Civil Rights Movement by Charlayne Hunter-Gault By Kam Williams Special To The Skanner News FAMILY SELF-SUFFICIENCY COORDINATOR The Housing And Community Services Agency (HACSA) of Lane County is accepting applications for a full-time position as Family Self-Sufficiency Coordinator, who pro- vides case management services to program participants, in our Springfield office. Salary $2,592.53 to $3,683.84/mo. Posting & application may be obtained at www.hacsa.org or at 177 Day Island Rd, Eugene. Completed application packet must be received by 4:00 PM, February 21st, 2012. Resumes will not be accept- ed. EOE/ADA 2-15-12 RIVERSIDE TERRACE APARTMENTS 200 SE Riverside Drive Sheridan, Oregon 97378 503-843-3807 T.D.D. 800-735-2900 riverside@hayc.org Riverside Terrace is now accepting applications for one and two bedroom apartments. If you would like to receive an application, please call, or come to the office. Office Hours are: Monday-Friday 10:00 am to 2:00 pm Riverside Terrace is an income based elderly, and/or disabled/handicapped facility. This institution is an equal opportunity provider. 2-15-12 jobs • businesses • opportunities bids/classifieds to place an ad call 503-285-5555 or 206-233-9888 C harlayne Hunter-Gault is an accomplished reporter who, over the course of an enviable career, has won a couple of Emmys, a Peabody Award and been named the Journalist of the Year by the National Associa- tion of Black Journalists. While many might recognize her as a veteran television news correspondent from her stints at CNN, PBS and NPR or as a writer whose pieces have been published by the New Yorker and the New York Times, most folks are probably unaware of her critical con- tribution to the dismantling of the Jim Crow system of segregation during the Civil Rights Era. In 1961, one of the bloodiest years in the integration movement, she and a classmate, the late Hamilton Holmes, became the first African-Americans admitted to the Univer- sity of Georgia when the NAACP won a lawsuit filed on their behalf. A few days later, accompanied by their parents and attorney Vernon Jordan, the pair negotiated their way to the school’s registrar’s office through a menacing gauntlet PORTLAND DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS (RFP) # 11-12 Read the rest of this story online at www.theskanner.com City of Portland Bureau of Technology Services INFORMATION SYSTEMS ANALYST IV – SECURITY SPECIALTY Hourly Wage: $32.02 - $42.84 ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY INITIATIVE – MICROENTERPRISE SERVICES The Portland Development Commission (PDC) is seek- ing sealed competitive proposals from qualified and experienced non-profits to provide Economic Opportuni- ty Initiative-Microenterprise services throughout Portland, as outlined in RFP # 11-12. The full RFP can be downloaded from the PDC website at www.pdc.us on or after February 10, 2012. A voluntary pre-proposal meet- ing for the RFP will be held on February 16, 2012, at 10:30 AM (Pacific) in the PDC first floor Commission Conference Room at 222 NW 5th Avenue, Portland, Ore- gon. Instructions for attendance at the meeting can be found in Section 6.3 of the RFP. Proposals must be received no later than March 23, 2012, by 2:00 PM (Pacific) at 222 NW 5th Avenue, Portland, OR 97209. Fax, oral, or email proposals will not be accepted. Direct all questions regarding this RFP to Linda Andrews, 503- 823-3261 (direct) or andrewsll@pdc.us (email). PDC encourages participation of M/W/ESB firms in this and all contract opportunities. We honor the many accomplishments of African Americans. of raucous whites shouting racial epithets. Although the two new students had good reason for fear and trepidation about being left alone on a hostile campus in the heart of Klu Klux Klan country, they never let the intimidation get the better of them and went on to graduate from the college. To the Mountaintop: My Journey through the Civil Rights Movement is a moving memoir which elo- quently recounts their historic achievement in glowing detail. This fascinating autobiography covers a half-dozen piv- otal years in Charlayne’s life, the period from 1959 to 1965. 2-15-12 The City of Portland, Bureau of Technology Services, is seeking an Information Systems Analyst IV – Security Specialty who will be responsible for providing opera- tional and design support for a variety of security platforms within the City that include firewalls, SSL VPNs, IPS (wireline and wireless), web gateways, vul- nerability and penetration testing tools, and two-factor authentication platforms. For additional, more detailed information or to apply online, visit http://www.portlandoregon.gov/jobs/. Women and minorities are encouraged to apply. The City of Portland is an Equal Opportunity Employer. 2-15-12 INVITATION FOR BIDS The Vancouver Housing Authority is receiving bids for Project “201204 – Valley Homestead” until 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, March 8, 2012 at the Vancouver Housing Authority front reception desk, 2500 Main Street, Van- couver, Washington 98660 at which time all bids will be opened and read aloud. This project is partially financed through the Community Development Block Grant Program with funds from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. The contract will require the payment and tracking of fed- eral wages thru Davis-Bacon and shall be subject to the regulations of the Department of Labor and Department of Housing and Urban Development. A MANDATORY site walk-through will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, February 23, 2012. The address is 4921 NE Hazel Dell Ave., Vancouver, Washington 98663. Meet in parking lot outside the building. Brief Work Description: Work includes replacement of exterior windows and entry doors, and interior modifica- tions to bathrooms and other interior spaces, including mechanical and electrical upgrades. Specifications are available at Precision Images - www.precisionimages.com and may be viewed at our Main St. office and local plan centers. Bids may be mailed, or delivered, to Pam Haynes, Vancouver Housing Authority, 2500 Main Street, Vancouver, WA 98660. Technical questions may be directed to Terry Harder at 360-993-9511. Bidding paperwork questions may be directed to Pam Haynes at 360-992-0217. The Vancouver Housing Authority is an equal opportuni- ty employer, and offers economic opportunities for low and very low income persons. 2-15-12 Caldwell’s, Hennessey, Goetsch & McGee Funeral Home Von D. Bailey Funeral Director 20 NE 14th Avenue Portland, OR 97232 503-232-4111 Fax 503-231-1586 von.bailey@sci-us.com February 15, 2012 The Portland Skanner Page 11
