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‘City of Roses’

Special EditionSee inside pages 4-8

A military that looks more like the diverse population of the United States is reflected in the armed forces and civilian

military staff from the Army War College in Carlisle, Penn.

Bolstering DiversityMilitary ‘can’t gofast enough’ toincrease numbersBY KAREN PARRISH

The armed services "can't go fastenough" to increase diversity, Navy Adm.Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefsof Staff, told a group of senior militaryleaders Monday.

Bolstering diversity across the militaryrequires fast, direct action, Mullen told theAir Force Diversity Senior Working Group,comprised of more than 50 general officersattending a session in Washington D.C.aimed at increasing diversity across thearmed forces.

"There isn't anybody sitting in this room... who won't look back 10 years from nowand say, 'I wish we could have gone faster,'"the chairman said. "There are some thingswe should have done better, more risks weshould have taken to get this right. Andthe demographics are pretty daunting."

Mullen said his boyhood in small-town,middle-class California didn't show himmuch of the world. When he came home fora few weeks of vacation in August 1965

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Oregon Soars to No. 1 in AP Poll

Oregon’s LaMichael James, a national Heisman Trophy contender,

leads the nation in rushing with 169 yards per game.

National spotlightshines on Ducks

Known for its ever-changing, often outrageousuniforms and a point-a-minute offense, Oregonnow has a new distinction: No. 1 team in thecountry.

The Ducks climbed to the top spot for the firsttime Sunday, moving up one position during an offweek after previously top-ranked Ohio State lost31-18 at Wisconsin on Saturday night.

"We don't have to talk about rankings withthese guys," Ducks coach Chip Kelly said in atelephone interview. "Whether we're No. 1 in thecountry or 101 it won't affect how we prepare."

"But the only important thing is to be No. 1 in amonth and a half on Dec. 5."

That's when the final BCS standings come out.The first came out Sunday night and had Oklahomafirst with Oregon second and Boise State third.

In the AP poll, which is not part of the BCSstandings, Boise State also moved up one place toNo. 2. Oklahoma jumped three spots to No. 3,passing No. 4 TCU. Auburn moved up two spotsto fifth, while the Buckeyes dropped to 11th.

Oregon becomes the 43rd team to hold the No.1 ranking in the AP media poll, which dates to 1936.The last time a team was No. 1 for the first time wasalmost 20 years ago to the day, when Virginia roseto No. 1 on Oct. 14, 1990.

The Ducks with their Heisman Trophy con-tender LaMichael James, who is leading the nationin rushing at 169 yards per game, will try to keeptheir No. 1 ranking when they play at home againstUCLA on Thursday night.

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Week inThe Review

Jobless Rate UnchangedOregon's seasonally adjusted un-employment rate was 10.6 percent inSeptember, unchanged from Au-gust. The rate has been between10.5 and 10.7 percent for the mostrecent 11 months.

Missing Boy FoundLok ChanteMarcellay, 11,was found safeand unharmedin Washingtonon Thursday.Marcellay wentmissing two

days earlier after getting off of hisschool bus in front of his northPortland home. The circumstancessurrounding his disappearance arestill being investigated.

OHSU Doctor on BreastCancerPanelDr. BrandonHayes-Lattin,a professor atmedicine atOHSU, hasbeen named tothe Centersfor Disease Control committee onBreast Cancer in Young Women.The group will be developing initia-tives to increase knowledge of breasthealth and breast cancer, particu-larly among those under the age of40 and those at heightened risk.

Delana Maxwell

(center), nutritional

education speaker

at Saturday’s

Wellness Village,

joins African

American Health

Coalition staff

members Sandra

Meucci (left) and

Edith Forthan.

PHOTO BY

MARK WASHINGTON /THE PORTLAND

OBSERVER

Vital Health Screenings NeededSaturday marked the African

American Health Coalition’s 15thannual Wellness Village, an eventthat has been providing vital healthscreenings and health and wellnessinformation to the community.

More than 200 attended the all-day event, and more than 100 uti-lized the complimentary vision,blood pressure, hearing, dental, footexams, and blood glucose (for dia-betes) testing. Also offered wereimmunization and flu shots, andnutritional education seminars.Forty-seven health-related vendorsprovided information on insurance,health care, local hospitals, andmedical clinic services.

Sandra Meucci, internal evalua-tor at the African American Health

Coalition, said the Wellness Vil-lage has changed over the years tobetter suit changing health needs,“addressing what we know to bethe major health care concerns af-fecting the community.”

The Wellness Village followedFriday’s 6th annual Health Dispari-ties conference, which focused ondiabetes.

Sally Norby, the executive direc-tor of the American Diabetes Asso-ciation, shared information aboutcauses and preventative measuresto use against the disease. Diabe-tes has negatively affected AfricanAmericans more than any otherpeople – diabetes-related mortalityin African Americans is twice thatof white non-Hispanics, and 2.7times greater than Asians.

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A Mother’s Plea

PHOTO BY MARK WASHINGTON /THE PORTLAND OBSERVER

Salina Harris (center) speaks out against youth gang violence. A mother of gang-violence shooting

victim Andre Payton, she was joined at Friday’s news conference by Mayor Sam Adams, Police Chief

Mike Reese, District Attorney Mike Shrunk and other officials who announced the reintroduction of a

gun task force to recover and reduce the availability of firearms to youth and felons.

Gang violencebrings unifiedresponse

“I never thought I would stand-ing here as the parent of a murderedchild,” Salina Harris told reportersduring a news conference Friday innortheast Portland. Harris is themother of 19-year-old AndrePayton, who was killed downtownon Sept. 26 in a drive-by shooting,the victim of gang violence.

“Our children who grew up to-gether are now shooting at, injuringand murdering each other,” she said.“As a community we need to helpthe police stop this violence.

Harris was joined by Mayor SamAdams, Portland Police Chief MikeReese, Multnomah County DistrictAttorney Mike Schrunk, acting U.S.Attorney Dwight Holton and other

officials, who jointly announced theformation of a new gun violence-focused police task force.

Payton’s death – and a relatedgang shooting following his funeral– are a part of an increase in Port-land-area violence; more than 70gang-related shootings have beenreported in Portland so far this year,an increase over 2009’s 68 incidents.The new Portland Police Gun TaskForce will work toward reducing gunviolence through the recovery ofillegally possessed firearms.

The Gun Task Force was also cre-ated to work alongside the recentlyresurrected Portland Police Bureau’sGang Enforcement Team, which hadbeen disbanded 3 years ago due tobureau budget cuts. The Gang En-forcement Team – which includes theGang Violence Reduction Team(GVRT) that is in charge of both shoot-ing cases – investigates gang-relatedshooting and violence crimes, but is

not focused on gun-specific crimes.Combined, the units are investi-

gating all aspects of gang activities,from prevention to apprehension,to better serve victims and familiesof gang-related crimes, like Harris.Despite dozens of witnesses to herson’s death, no suspects have ma-terialized.

Harris urges witnesses to theshooting to come forward. The Afri-can American Chamber of Commerceof Oregon, in partnership with theOregon NW Chapter of National Or-ganization of Black Law EnforcementExecutives are offering a $1,000 re-ward for information leading to thearrest and conviction in Payton'smurder.

“As a community, it is our re-sponsibility to come together to helpthe Police solve these crimes andprevent future violence,” Harris said.“I want to be the last member of themoms of Murdered Children Club.”

Obama Campaigns for KitzhaberPresident Barack Obama is arriv-

ing in Portland Wednesday, Oct. 20to headline a campaign event forOregon gubernatorial candidateJohn Kitzhaber.

The Democrat and former two-term governor is hoping to boostsupport with the president’s pres-

ence. Kitzhaber is in a tight raceagainst political newcomer andformer Trail Blazer Chris Dudley.The latest poll results showKitzhaber is leading Dudley, but byonly two percentage points.

The candidates faced off in theironly televised debate last week,

focusing on their proposals to fixOregon's economy and high unem-ployment rate.

The Obama-Kitzhaber rally, heldat the Oregon Convention Center, isslated to begin at 6 p.m., with thepresident arriving via Air Force Oneat 5:30 p.m.

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Don’t Ask,Don’t TellSuspended

(AP) -- A Pentagon spokes-woman says recruiters have beentold that they must accept gay ap-plicants, following a federal courtdecision striking down the ban ongays serving openly in the military.

Spokeswoman Cynthia Smithsaid Tuesday that top-level guid-ance has been issued to recruitingcommands informing them that themilitary's "don't ask, don't tell" rulehas been suspended for now. Re-cruiters also have been told to in-form potential recruits that the mora-torium could be reversed at anypoint.

Last week, a federal judge or-dered the military to stop enforcingthe 1993 law banning openly gayservice members. The Justice De-partment is appealing the decisionand has asked for a temporary stay.

GraduateStartsNavyCareer

Navy Seaman Alexandra E.Erickson, a 2007 graduate of WilsonHigh School and the daughter ofTerri S. Rathbun of Lewiston, Idahoand James M. Erickson, of Portland,recently completed U.S. Navy basictraining at Recruit Training Com-mand, Great Lakes, Ill.

During the eight-week program,Erickson completed a variety of train-ing which included classroom studyand practical instruction on navalcustoms, first aid, firefighting, wa-ter safety and survival, and ship-board and aircraft safety. An em-phasis was also placed on physicalfitness.

The capstone event of boot campis "Battle Stations". This exercisegives recruits the skills and confi-dence they need to succeed in thefleet. "Battle Stations" is designedto galvanize the basic warrior at-tributes of sacrifice, dedication,teamwork and endurance in eachrecruit through the practical appli-cation of basic Navy skills and thecore values of honor, courage andcommitment.

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Bolstering Diversitycontinued from page

after his first year at the U.S. NavalAcademy, he saw the Watts sectionof Los Angeles aflame with raceriots.

"I'm 15 miles from Watts, and it isburning down," he said.

The 1960s and 1970s put a glaringlight on race and civil rights issuesin America and the American mili-tary. As a young military officer,Mullen said, he learned early to fo-cus on people's individual capabili-ties.

"Even back then, from my per-spective, what I was trying to dowas put the best talent together toget the job done," Mullen said.

When he became chief of NavalOperations in 2005, Mullen said, hemade diversity a priority.

"When you're taking on a very,very difficult challenge like this andtrying to change your institution,you can't go fast enough," he said.

Mullen said he focused his di-versity goals for the Navy on twoareas: minorities and women.

"That's where the leadership wasreally critical, and we were not doingvery well," he said.

Now, Mullen said, the Navy hasa number of female one-star officerswho are competitive for the future.

"We know how to make [generalofficers]," he said. "We've beendoing it a long time, and it's actuallypretty simple. You put them in theright jobs, and if they do well, theyget promoted. And a really interest-ing dynamic that was going on inthe Navy in 2005, Mullen said, was:"Who is putting people in jobs?"

When he looked into it, Mullensaid he found that the people mak-ing officer assignments for the "hot"career paths were white males.

"There certainly wasn't much ofa path for those that couldn't breakthrough. Almost overnight, once Iknew that, and we started to diver-

sify our assignment officers ... all ofa sudden, records that were just asgood as any other records startedsurfacing," he said.

His senior leaders regularly re-ported to him on their progress inincreasing diversity, Mullen said.

"We measured ourselves on that... and if there were senior officersthat weren't doing this, they wereleaving," he said. Mullen said he

A diverse group of students at the Naval Air Station in Meridan, Miss.

now keeps a magazine on his deskwith a cover photo of three Navythree-star admirals, all black, so thateveryone who visits his office cansee it.

"Three or four years ago, youdidn't see that [senior-level diver-sity] in the Navy," Mullen said.Today's minority rolemodels, he said, pro-vide important ex-amples of success toyoung military offic-ers.

Without such rolemodels "you're not go-ing to make it, no mat-ter what programs wehave or how much wetalk about it," the ad-miral said.

The drive for diver-sity in the military istalent-driven, Mullensaid. Shortly after hebecame chief of Naval Operations,he recalled addressing a diversityconference comprised primarily ofyoung officers. Mullen thought hehad a strong message for them, buthis message came back at him dur-ing the question-and-answer pe-riod.

"This young Coast Guard en-sign asked me, 'What about that allwhite-male staff you just walked inhere with?'" Mullen said. Two yearsafter hearing that ensign's ques-tion, the admiral said he gatheredhis personal staff.

"I stood back from that andlooked ... and I think I was the onlywhite guy in the room," Mullen said."It was all women and minorities.And what really struck me that daywas how disappointed I was inmyself that it took me so long. Be-cause this was the best talent, themost talent, I'd ever seen in a room... person by person."

Diversity is all about opportu-nity, Mullen said.

"This is not about bias or any-thing like that. This is: 'Here's thejob, here's your opportunity -- sinkor swim,'" he said. "There was waytoo much not getting the opportuni-

ties, for whatever reason: institu-tional, systematic, how we wereassigning people, you name it. Itjust wasn't going on. And again, weknow how to do this, because weknow what it takes to get promotedin our system."

The military services and the of-ficer ranks cannot re-main effective if theyveer away from thenation's demographicmakeup, Mullen said.By 2040 or 2050, hesaid, white males willbecome a minority seg-ment of the U.S. popu-lation. But the serviceacademies, which lastyear graduated theflag-officer class of2040, do not reflect thatreality in their currentclass enrollments,which are less than 50

percent -- and in some cases less than25 percent -- minorities and women.

"The leadership has got to thinkabout it, from my perspective, alongthose lines," Mullen said. "And thenbe very hard on ourselves: Are wemaking progress?"

Increasing diversity within theDefense Department's military andcivilian workforces isn't magic,Mullen said.

"It's a lot of hard work," he said,noting increasing diversity requirescommitment by the leadership.

"And, more importantly," he con-tinued, "the opportunity for us as amilitary to just grow stronger andstronger and stronger, which wemust do over the course of the next10, 20, 30 years."

The American military, like Ameri-can industry, has to work harder toincrease diversity, the chairmansaid.

"There are a lot of things we canlearn in terms of those who havedone this before," Mullen said. "Inthe end, for us, I think it's going tocome down to some very basicthings."

Karen Parris writes for theAmerican Forces Press Service.

Navy Adm. Mike Mullen

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Armed Services meet enlistment goals

U.S. Navy recruits stand at attention during training at The Great

Lakes Recruit Training Command in North Chicago, Ill.

Men and Women Joining the MilitaryNew figures show that the mili-

tary services have just completed abanner year for recruiting and reten-tion.

The services met their overall re-cruiting numbers and exceeded quali-tative goals, Clifford Stanley, theundersecretary of defense for per-sonnel and readiness said last week.

The Air Force recruited 28,493Airmen, topping a goal of 28,360.The Army had the highest recruit-

ing goal with 74,500 new Soldiers,and it recruited 74,577. The Navyhad a goal of 34,180 Sailors andrecruited 34,140. The Marine Corpsrecruited 28,041 young men andwomen on a goal of 28,000.

All of the reserve componentsmade their fiscal-year goals, withthe exception of the Army NationalGuard. The Army Guard intention-

ally missed its recruiting goal tostay within end-strength limits.

The services also set qualityrecords with 100 percent of the re-cruits in the Army and Marine Corpshaving a high school diploma. In theAir Force, the percentage with atleast a high school diploma was 99percent and in the Navy, 98 percent.

While the high unemploymentrate has helped spur recruiting, itwas not the biggest reason young

men and women decided to join themilitary, Mr. Stanley said.

"As we look at where we are rightnow in terms of the challenges fac-ing us, it's more to it than theeconomy," he said. "To a person --serving their nation, doing it withhonor, being patriots -- seems to bethe recurring theme that comes upevery time we look at and talk to

those who are wearing a uniformtoday, and we're still proud to havethat in our active and our reservecomponents, and our Guard."

Mr. Stanley said the propensityof Americans to enlist is higher than

it has been in the past.Still, he said, there are difficul-

ties.Only three of every 10 Ameri-

cans in the prime recruiting group of17 to 24 years of age are even quali-fied to enlist, he added.

Many candidates, he said, are

disqualified for medical, educationalor conduct reasons.

Also, he added, the military andprivate industries are in competi-tion for these prime recruits.

"Recruiting is always going to bea challenge," Mr. Stanley said. "It'sstill a challenge."

Deployment toAfghanistan

Navy Petty Officer 1st ClassShawn M. Richardson, a 1992graduate of Madison HighSchool, recently began an al-most five-month deployment toAfghanistan.

Richardson is assigned toNaval Mobile Construction Bat-talion 133, a unit whose primarymission in Afghanistan will beproviding construction supportto improve the living and work-ing quarters for the 30,000American troops needed in thecountry.

The battalion historically pro-

vides responsive military con-struction support to Naval, Ma-rine Corps, and other forces inmilitary operations; constructsbase facilities; and conducts de-fensive operations as requiredby the circumstances of the de-ployment situation.

In times of national emergencyor disaster, the battalion also con-ducts disaster control and re-covery operations in the UnitedStates, including emergency pub-lic works functions.

Richardson joined the Navyin April 1996.

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Veteran completes Oregon to Maine Run

Pounding Pavement to Honor Troops

Mike Ehredt, of Hope, Idaho,

celebrates the completion of

his 4,425-mile coast-to-coast

run from Astoria, Ore. to

Rockland, Maine.

(AP) -- An Army veteran whopounded the pavement from coastto coast to honor the nation's fallen

troops finished his grueling jour-ney in rain and high winds on Fridayin Maine.

Mike Ehredt of Hope, Idaho,placed a flag in the ground everymile along the way to honor militarypersonnel killed in Iraq.

The 49-year-old extreme runnerkicked off his journey on May 1 inAstoria, Ore., averaged about 29miles a day and took only four daysoff. All told, he ran 4,425 miles.

Howling winds and sheets of rainaccompanied his finish on theRockland waterfront, where sup-porters gathered wearing brightyellow T-shirts emblazoned with"Thanks Mike!"

The operation ran with militaryprecision. Ehredt kept to his sched-ule and stayed with a different fam-ily every night. He suffered no kneeor hip problems, which often plaguedistance runners. He didn't evenlose any weight. Each morning, hepopped a couple of painkillers, andhit the road.

Ehredt hatched the idea for thecoast-to-coast run three years ago.And it took three years of planningto pull it off. It took 4,424 small flagsand 1,000 feet of yellow ribbon tocreate the tributes, each bearing thename of a service member, that heplaced on the ground at 1-mile inter-vals.

Along the way, Ehredt wentthrough 19 pairs of trail-runningshoes, drank 40 gallons of choco-late milk (one quart a day) and con-sumed 668 Aleve (two each morn-ing and night).

Though he didn't personallyknow any military personnel killedin Iraq, Ehredt said he felt a kin-ship that all former service mem-bers feel and wanted to honor thefallen. And many were moved byhis gesture. A mother from Ala-bama drove 28 hours to Coloradoto be there when he placed a flaghonoring her son, he said.

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St. Francis Day

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Today is my luckyDay Navratri Make A Wish Today

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Express Your LoveWeek Drive Fast Today

United Nations Day

International Forgive-ness Day

Mother in law Day

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Play With Your KidsToday

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Gift Someone FlowersToday

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Energy Trust of Oregon offers energy-saving freebies to help

utility customers cut energy costs during the fall and winter

high-use months ahead.

Representatives from the Cityof Portland, TriMet, and Metrorecently gathered to open a newbike garage on the Portland StateUniversity campus and to tourthe new facility.

Currently 75 percent of PSUfaculty, staff, and students usetransportation that doesn’t rely

on single-use automobiles to getto campus with bicycling themost rapidly growing mode ofstudent transportation.

The city provided $200,000 infunds to help build the bike ga-rage as part of its commitment toalternative transportation andits partnership with PSU.

The new bicycle garage uti-lizes "double decker" parking inorder to maximize space and in-cludes an eco-roof.

PSU now has over 2,000 bikeparking spaces on campus andplans to continue to add moretransportation alternatives tomeet demand.

Making changes to save en-ergy at home is easier than ever. Infact, it can even be free.

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“There are many no-cost and low-cost energy improvements that canhelp make a difference right away,”said Marshall Johnson, residentialsector manager, Energy Trust.“These are things everyone can checkoff their list to help reduce energycosts before winter weather sets in.”

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Rocket Composter Boosts Recycling

Erin Stanforth (right), sustainable practices coordinator for Portland Community College, shows off

the rocket composter to staff and faculty at its unveiling ceremony on the Rock Creek Campus in

northwest Portland.

Device is thefourth of itskind in country

Portland Community College isproving that composting and creat-ing an effective closed loop recy-cling system isn't rocket science.

Last week, the college's RockCreek Campus joined a select fewinstitutions of higher learning in theUnited States in improving itssustainability by unveiling its newrocket composter. The rocket, whichwill help recycle post-consumerwaste, is the fourth of its kind in theU. S., the only one west of the Mis-sissippi River and the lone rocketcomposter in the country being usedfor post-consumer waste like plas-tic and paper service ware.

"We really walk the talk," saidRock Creek President David Rule."People talk about sustainability,but PCC, and Rock Creek in particu-

lar, are really doing it. “The composter was entirely a

student-driven process."A lot of us have been looking

forward to this day for quite awhile,"said Jeff Christian, studentsustainability volunteer. "It repre-sents technology that isunderrepresented and fairly new inthe United States."

In essence, the rocketcomposter is a self-contained,continuous-cycle compostingunit, Christian said. It allows dailyfeeding of service ware and theharvest of compost. To speed upthe process, it regulates water,temperature and humidity to fa-cilitate four stages of the break-down of the compost.

The Rock Creek Campus alreadyhas an award-winning loop systemfeaturing red worms that break downleftover food scraps. But as Chris-tian said, the 40,000 worms in thecampus composting bins have theirlimitation and cannot break down

plates. Before the rocket composter,the campus had to send all of itspost consumer waste to the locallandfill.

As a benefit to student learning,the rocket composter, which is along metal cylinder, will have a datalog computer on it to monitor realtime sampling of conditions inside itfor use in biology, environmentalscience, chemistry and landscapetechnology classes to further theirresearch.

By creating four stages of micro-bial decomposition, the rocket isable to compost faster and in greatervolume than other technologies. Itwill fit well into the Rock CreekCampus's loop system where stu-dents grow produce in the campus'learning garden for use in cafeteriaand then recycling pre-consumerfood waste using a compostingworm bin. The loop is completed, orclosed off, by using the compostproduced by the worms to fertilizethe garden.

Chris Jackson

Promoting Good Soil, WaterA north Portland resident who

sees the promotion of good soiland water as major factors in thelivability and stability of localneighborhoods is a candidate forthe East Multnomah Soil andWater Conservation District in theNov. 2 vote-by-mail election.

Chris Jackson, has lived in thecity since 1983. He has worked inthe Portland Bureau of Environ-mental Services as an electronicsystem specialist for the past 15

years. His job duties include in-spection work at soil and erosionprevention sites. He is continu-ing his professional education byenrolling in the Clean Water pro-duction program at ClackamasCommunity College.

Jackson said he would like tosee more micro farmers and com-munity gardens in the metro area.Another priority is encouragingthe building of well-designed, soilerosion controls.

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Concert Promotes World Peace

The dance band Brothers of the Baladi perform Sunday, Oct. 24 in a benefit for world peace and

understanding.

A benefit for world peace andunderstanding will bring anevening of Middle Eastern andWorld Music to the Woods, 6637S.E. Milwaukie Ave., on Sunday,Oct. 24 at 8 p.m.

The Brothers of the Baladi willperform music from their Grammynominated CD, Just Do What’s

Right. One of Portland’s finestBelly Dancers, Justina, will per-form as well as the ‘Pan Mediter-ranean World Beat-nik group,’Negara.

The Brothers of the Baladi arenoted as a great dance band thatcovers Arabic, Turkish, Persian,Armenian, North African, Reggae

and Latin music in addition to theirown original compositions.

The benefit concert celebratesthe 9th Annual Daniel Pearl WorldMusic Days, a global network ofevents to promote peace and un-derstanding through the languageof music in a united stand againstthe culture of violence

Essence ofExpression

Bassist and composer Avishai Cohen is considered a jazz vision-

ary for bringing jazz and ethnic music to wider audience.

PDX Jazz, the presenting orga-nization of the Alaska Airlines/Horizon Air Portland Jazz Festivalpresented by U.S. Bank, an-nounces the debut appearance ofbassist/composer Avishai Cohen.The Tel Aviv-based recordingartist is set to perform at theWinningstad Theater on Satur-day, Oct. 23 at 7:30 p.m.

Cohen will make his Portlandarea debut as a leader in supportof his latest project, Aurora. Theworks represent a certain essenceof expression, as Cohen usesvoice as a direct and powerfulvehicle for his emotions.

Singing in Hebrew, English,Spanish and Ladino, the musicintersects at the crossroads ofmany cultures, Arab-Andalusianand Hebraic. It tells the story ofdesert Bedouins and speaks oflife, love, youth and freedom.

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The family-friendly adult hu-mor shows will feature TommyTwimble, Leapin LouieLichtenstein, and Curtis Carlyle.Friday and Saturday shows are at7:30 p.m. with Sunday shows fea-turing a 2 p.m. matinee.

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Exploring Race, Gender --This fall, the Hoffman Galleryof Contemporary Art at Lewis &Clark College presents an exhibit inves-tigating the work of Alison Saar, the artist whorecently created a campus sculpture of York, the slave inthe Lewis & Clark expedition. Saar is known for heremotionally candid exploration of African culture. Thegallery is open Tuesday, through Sunday, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Civil Rights Era Comes to Life -- Playwright anddirector SusanBanyas was inthird grade in1954 when shesaw her “col-ored” school goup in flames.The HillsboroStory, playingthis month at theArtists Repertory Theater, downtown, brings what shesaw and its 50-year aftermath to the stage.

Muralist Art Exhibit -- Worksby the late community artistand muralist Charlotte Lewisare on display at the NorthPortland Library, NortheastKillingsworth Street and Com-mercial Avenue. Sundays, 1:30- 3:30 p.m.; Tuesday, noon-4:30 p.m.; Wednesdays, noon- 7:30 p.m.; and Fridays, noon-5:30 p.m.

Cornfield Maze Tradition -- The Portland MAiZe at thePumpkin Patch on Sauvie Island is open daily throughthe month of October with the usual physical andmental challenges of previous versions. For more infor-mation, visit portlandmaze.com or call 503-621-7110.

Salsa, Hip Hop and Dreams -- ‘In the Heights,’ a newmusical about the hopes and dreams of the Latinocommunity in New York’s Washington Heights. Theproduction is the winner of four Tony Awards, includ-ing Best Musical. Performances opened Tuesday andcontinue through Sunday, Oct. 24 at Keller Auditorium.

Vintage Hollywood -- The glamour and horror of Vin-tage Hollywood is splashed across the Portland Center

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King Farmers Market -- The King Farmers Market isback each Sunday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. through Oct.31 at Northeast Seventh Avenue and Wygant Street,adjacent to King School Park. Food stamp users canreceive up to $10 in matching tokens.

Mel Brown Live -- Portland jazz giant Mel Brownperforms at Salty’s on the Columbia every Friday andSaturday night. Known as the “Gentleman of Jazz,”Brown has a career spanning over 40 years.

Mexican Equestrian Culture -- The Oregon HistoryMuseum presents its newest exhibit Arte en laCharreria: The Artisanship of the Mexican EquestrianCulture. Over 300 stunning objects, many dating fromthe late 1800s, offer a unique view of the culturesurrounding the charro or Mexican cowboy.

Norman Sylvester Band -- Boogie Cat NormanSylvester and his band perform Saturday, Oct. 23 atthe Candlelight, 2032 S.W. Fifth Ave.; Friday, Oct. 29at the Gemini Pub in Lake Oswego; and Saturday, Oct.30 at the Tillicum in Beaverton.

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Music Millennium Free Shows -- The Music Millen-nium, 3158 E. Burnside, hosts in-house live perfor-mances. Enjoy free music and the opportunity to meetartists. Call 503-231-8926 for a schedule.

Antiques and Collectibles -- The Portland Antique &Collectible Show returns to the Expo Center, Oct. 30and 31. The show features hundreds of exhibitorbooths with turn-of-the-century furniture, antiquetoys, Victorian décor, vintage clothing, garden an-tiques, wacky memorabilia, estate jewelry and more.

Discount Admission -- OMSI visitors pay only $2 perperson for general admission on the first Sunday ofeach month as well as discounted admission of $5 tothe Planetarium, OMIMAX Theater and USS Bluebacksubmarine.

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Eve Crane takes us back to the 60s with her historic photograph

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Photographer RetrospectiveWhen Eve Crane walked into

the A'Kasha Gallery inBeaverton with her portfolio,owner Steve Smith said he feltlike he was looking at buriedtreasure.

Crane's stunning black-and-white images take us inside someof the 1960's most intimidatinggroups. She relied on her goodeye, great timing and well-con-nected friends, like Black Pan-ther leader Eldridge Cleaver, totell her what was going on andwhere, so she could go there andtake photos.

With subjects like the Hell'sAngels, Huey Newton, BobbySeals and David Hilliard, herphotos reveal the heady excite-ment of turbulent times. Fortyyears later, Eve herself is thesubject of a retrospective.

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Reuse Art:Masks of Incognito

A group of guest artists havecreated masks of reclaimed materi-als as part of a masquerade galafundraiser for the local recyclingand reuse organization SCRAP.

Masks of Incognito represent theinnovation and variety inspired byartists’ use of reclaimed and recycledmaterials. Transforming discardedmaterials such as leather scraps andzippers, milk jugs and metal springs,

vintage piano keys and clock partsinto masks, the 25 artists have cre-ated works to transform the face andcharacter of a mask wearer.

The masks will be on display inSCRAP’s Re:Vision Gallery, 2915N.E. Martin Luther King. Jr. Blvd.during the month of October andthen auctioned at SCRAP’sfundraising masquerade ball at theOregon Zoo on Oct. 28.

Jackson Videos Coming Out(AP) -- Michael Jackson's com-

plete library of videos is being re-stored and rereleased, as well as anever-released clip for his song"One More Chance."

The "Michael Jackson's Vision"boxed set is due out on Nov. 22 andincludes 4 1/2 hours worth of mate-rial, including the full version of"Black or White," which was cutshort after its initial release due toviolent imagery and Jackson's gyra-tions.

Jackson made a short film for thesong "One More Chance," but itwas never released. He was chargedwith sexual molestation in 2003, rightaround the time the single was re-

leased. He was acquitted in thatcase.

Other videos include MartinScorsese (Scor-say-zee)-directed"Bad" and his most famous video,"Thriller."

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Election Rewards and NeglectWill we berewarded forour vote?BY WILLIAM REED

The Novemberelections will becomethe most expensive inAmerican history.Estimated to cost $5billion or more, the2010 Midterms will bethe biggest test of public opinionsince the 2008 White Houserace. In the final stretch of theelections, President Obama andthe Democrats are leaning onthe black vote big time. Will webe rewarded if we vote in bignumbers or just be part of theparty’s base that continues be-ing neglected and taken forgranted?

If you voted for Obama, heneeds you to vote now for aCongress that will help him getthe legislation that he promised.

Over the past months,Obama has reachedout to African Ameri-can voters to urge thatthey participate in thesemidterms like they didin 2008. But shouldn’tblacks be exercisingcaution about simplyvoting Democratic for

President Obama without mak-ing any demands of them?

After black voters fulfilledtheir “dream” of seeing a blackperson in the White House, thereseems little else in the processfor them. Black party partisanshave succumbed to emotional-ism, symbolism, and are so ex-cited to have a black president inthe White House that their only

idea about political activism isabout how to keep him there.

But fewer blacks are expectedto vote in the midterm electionsthan did in 2008 because theynow feel President Obama doesnothing for them. The Obamapeople are talking loud and sayin’nothing when they claim a needto finish the plan that black vot-ers elected Obama to put inplace. Nowhere along his trekto the White House did Obamaever promise to do anything forblacks. While other groups tendto agitate and vote for directbenefits, blacks tend to vote onlyto exercise that right.

What better time could therebe for blacks to exercise theirself-interest and start telling poli-ticians: “no benefits, no votes”?They’d do better than before byusing the Hon. Elijah MuhammadRule for enlightened self-inter-

est: “Enter politics, not to besubservient but to go for thatwhich is in our self-interest be-cause it is necessary for us tobecome politically powerful inorder for us to change the realityof our lives.”

“President Obama neglectsto explicitly address race-spe-cific issues” says black activistDr. Ron Daniels. He says,“Blacks should mobilize for themidterms but understand thatsimply voting Democratic andfor President Obama withoutmaking demands bankrupts ourballots.”

Vice President Joe Biden saysthe party’s base should "stopwhining." This is more of a yourresults are your own damn fault;get off your butt and go to work,a tuff-love approach that bothBiden and Obama have takentoward blacks. In further defini-

tion of his remarks, Biden says,"Those who … didn’t get every-thing they wanted in this elec-toral cycle, it’s time to just buckup here, understand that we canmake things better … but notyield the playing field to thosefolks who are against everythingwe stand for."

Blacks may need to stop whin-ing, but they definitely need tomove against what the Demo-crats “stand for.”Blacks need tostop being political pawns. Withpoverty rates at an all-time high,black unemployment numbers atdaunting levels, and no changeon their education, employmentor economics, it’s curious thatblack support for Obama is vir-tually unchanged at 91 percentsince his inauguration.

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Closure andother changeswere not easyto makeBY CAROLE SMITH

Last Tuesdaynight the PortlandSchool Board mademajor decisions thatwill shape our high schools fordecades to come:

To establish seven commu-nity schools, guaranteeing ev-ery student, no matter wherethey live, equitable access to acommon core program includ-ing rigorous college prepara-tion, academic support, worldlanguages, technology, the artsand career learning.

To build on Jefferson High

School’s strengths and loca-tion to develop a powerful fo-cus school that offers studentsthe opportunity to earn collegecredits even as they completehigh school.

To close BizTech, Paulingand Renaissance Arts acad-emies, the three smallschools on the MarshallCampus, to strengthen ourhigh school system as awhole, as the remaining high

schools will have higher studentnumbers and stronger programs.

These were not easy recom-mendations for me to make, norfor the board to decide. PortlandPublic Schools has not closed ahigh school in almost 30 years,even as our high school enroll-ment dropped by more than 2,500students in the last decade aloneand our budgets were cut re-peatedly.

Over the last two years aswe have discussed our highschools, Portlanders have showntheir passion for their neighbor-hood schools, their dedication totheir students and a strong de-sire to deliver better results forall students across the district.They have offered their sugges-tions, their support and their con-cerns throughout this effort.

The plan that emerged isstronger because of the contri-butions from our students,teachers, school staff, familiesand friends in the community.I thank you for your engage-ment in this effort.

The work is not done. Plan-ning moves quickly to implemen-tation and I know we must beunrelenting in our attention tocarrying out many further as-pects of the plan.

Six years ago, Marshall High

School undertook a difficult tran-sition from comprehensive highschool to small schools. Marshallleaders and staff were able tocreate close knit school commu-nities with clear identities wherestudents and their families feltthey belonged and many stu-dents realized their potential.Every moment of the impas-sioned testimony at last week’sboard hearing from students,families and community mem-bers was a tribute to their ef-forts. We owe our Marshall stu-dents and staff concentratedsupport to ensure a successfultransition to new high schools.

We will implement the coreprogram at our communityschools, and we will work withschool leaders to provide neededflexibility in the face of an uncer-tain budget. We will developplans for career learning at all

schools, and for specific careerinterests at Benson High. Wewill bring forward a resolution tomake Harriet Tubman Leader-ship Academy for YoungWomen a stand-alone focusschool for the first time.

We will work with theMarshall community to establishnew high school attendanceboundaries, and with theJefferson community to finalizeplans for the dual enrollment area.And we will confirm the mea-surements against which we willjudge our success in this effort.

One chapter in our High SchoolSystem Design has closed. Ilook forward to the next phase –and to greater success for ourhigh schools and students acrossthe district.

Carole Smith is the superin-tendent of Portland PublicSchools.

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Poverty on the MarchLosing politically tothe power eliteBY WILLIAM A. COLLINS

The standard of living in theUnited States is unfortunately go-ing down. Not so much for topearners.

The harshest blows, as usual,fall farther down the ladder. Now that thefinancial industry has finally re-grasped thelevers of government power, most citizensare watching their income, assets, and networth dribble down the drain of corporateprofit and economic mismanagement.

You'll recall, for example, that Congresshas lately made it very difficult for anaverage family to declare bankruptcy andstart life afresh. Now those folks are morelikely instead to remain forever poor.

Congress has also greased the skids forAmerican jobs to skitter overseas, and foremployers here to import both high- andlow-skilled workers to siphon off jobs fromdomestic payrolls. In the name of thrift, ithas chiseled as well on unemployment, foodstamps, housing, child care, and most othersocial services. Only military expenditureshave spiraled upward unimpeded.

Even the courts haven't been spared.Spending on legal services programs forthe poor has been slashed, making it

easier for lenders, employers, hos-pitals, landlords, and other credi-tors to run roughshod over theirlegal rights. There is a whole newindustry assisting employers in le-gally challenging the validity of un-employment claims by fired work-

ers. That helps the boss hold down hisunemployment tax rate.

One result of such conniving is thatcountless families have been forced todouble up, much as they did at this pointin the last century. While this painfulsocial condition supplies a wealth of de-licious material for TV sitcoms, it's acrummy way to live. But what else canyou do when a beloved part of your clanis foreclosed or evicted for inability topay the rent?

At the very foot of the ladder, life isworse yet. Families simply break up.Junior and Sis are sent off to live withGrandma or Aunt Dolly, often separately;while Mom bunks in with more distant kinany place she can find a job. For Dad, ifthere is a dad, jobs are often either un-available or unremunerative.

Health deteriorates too. Quickly. Evenemployer-sponsored care is now so expen-sive that many can no longer afford it. Andmore and more employers are hiring work-ers as independent contractors so that theynot only avoid health costs, they avoidSocial Security. Plus the governor of mycompassionate state, Connecticut, just ve-toed a bill to require paid sick leave. Conse-quently the poor will continue to have towork sick and infect us all.

There was a time when our nation en-joyed higher aspirations. Having survivedthe Depression and World War II, andhaving gotten Europe back on its feet, wesought a better life for ourselves. For awhile we got it. Now, however, we havelost political control to "the power elite," asC. Wright Mills termed it many decadesago.

Apparently, rampant poverty is onceagain acceptable, if that is the price societymust pay to support Wall Street avarice andeternal war. Even Social Security andMedicare are under attack. If you aren'tpoor yet, you'll probably get your chancesoon enough.

OtherWords columnist William A.Collins is a former state representativeand a former mayor of Norwalk, Conn.

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RELIGIONTouching Hearts and SoulsDianna Wade-Coleman

Donnell WattsSunrise: Jan. 30, 1975Sunset: Oct. 5, 2010

A funeral for Donnell Watts washeld Oct. 12, 2010 at Calvary ChristianChurch.

He was born on Jan. 30, 1975, toLatanga Watts. He graduated fromJefferson High School with the Class of1992.

Donnell worked at the Post Office, Liago’s Food Mart, andalso held various other jobs, but the most important job he hadwas working at Straight Way Services, where he gave backsome of life’s experiences. The community was blessed “by hispresence.”

Donnell leaves behind his wife, Jamila Watts; his children,Sheldon Watts, Nehemiah Watts, Malia Watts and NevaehWatts; Isaiah Allen, Robert Two-Two, Christopher Two-Two,and Brianna Allen, who love him and will miss him dearly.

Donnell’s parents, Latanga Watts and Jerry Farmer, are alsoleft to cherish his memory, along with a host of siblings Donyelland Kristen Langston, Robert Johnson, Deco Langston,Chantell Langston-Nichols, Aaron Briggs, Sparkle Farmer,Terry Langston Jr., La Wanda Langston, Dedrick Langston, LaMonica Langston and Angela Langston.

The family expresses their heartfelt thanks to Miss MarciJackson with the Crisis Response Team; Pastor and SandraMinnieweather of True Vine Family Worship Center; Davidand Katie from Caldwell’s, Hennessey, Goetsch & McGeeFuneral Home; and the many others who have helped themthrough this difficult time of sorrow.

In Loving Memoryrecent assignment was with theadult services division with theAfrican American program.She enjoyed working with herclients and wanted the best forthem all and did all she could tohelp them succeed.

She was passionate about her work with the localcommunity. She worked with the Institute on DomesticViolence, engaging African Americans in roundtablesand conferences. At the workplace she was full oflaughter, kindness and always willing to help her fellowco-workers. At the office, she was the “glue” that heldthings together. She made friendships that became anextended family to her.

Diane’s beautiful smile had a wonderful affect oneveryone she met. She was well respected and made apositive impact on her community, her workplace, herclients, her family and friends.

She leaves to cherish her memory, her daughter,Alexandria Ioane; mother Rebecca Tayvies; brothersJerry Wade, Arthur Lee Coleman Jr. Daniel Coleman,Jermaine Tayvies, Michael Tayvies, Travis Gamble,Nate Roberts, Carl Green, Stefan Jones, and Erik Mont-gomery; sisters Terrie Coleman, Annamae Coleman,Angie Coleman, Maryanne Coleman, and a host offamily and friends.

She was an explosion of life, and all who knew and lovedher will miss her, but will never forget that beautiful smile,joyous laughter and her caring spirit. Arrangementsentrusted to Terry Family Funeral Home.

A funeral was held on Oct. 15, 2010 for Dianna Wade-Coleman at Mt. Olivet Baptist Church.

On Oct. 15, 1967 the world was blessed with a specialgift named Dianna Jean Wade-Coleman, born to RebeccaTayvies and Arthur Lee Coleman in Port Chester, NewYork. This beautiful “diva,” with a heart of gold, would goon to touch the hearts and souls of everyone she met.

Diane, as she was called by friends and loved ones, wasdedicated to the Lord on Jan. 14, 1968 at Zion Temple. Shereceived her evangelist certification in 2004 from PraiseChapel in Anaheim, Calif. She later joined Mt. OlivetBaptist Church, where she was involved in Cell Ministry.She loved and delighted in the Lord; He reigned in her life.

Diane attended Highland and Chapman Elementaryschools and graduated from Jefferson High School in1985. She received her Associates Degree from WesternBusiness College. She also received her certification asa Drug and Alcohol counselor in 1995.

On, April 25, 1988, Diane’s pride and joy, Alexandria,was born. She was proud of her beautiful daughter andinvested her life into being a wonderful and supportivemother. She was an excellent role-model to her daughterand her many “adopted” children.

Diane began her work career at Danner Boot Factory.She also worked for Volunteers of America ResidentialCenter and Turning Point Residential Treatment Center atColumbia River Corrections Institution.

She began her service with Multnomah County in 1999.She worked as a drug and alcohol specialist for thesheriff’s office in the jail intervention program. She be-came a parole and probation officer in 2000. Her most

Remembering Betty Jean BarrForever will I love youYou will always be my baby girlAs I sit with Angels I look down at youand point proudlySee… see her… over there, that’s her!

I am always along side you…Sometimes you can feel meA brush against your dress, a breeze on your face…That’s when I kiss youYou have always kept me in your mind and heart

Thank you…I love you baby girlBye…

Betty was an inspiration and my memories of her continue to be a partof my daily walk. The one thing, I remember most of about her is her smileand her loving attitude as she helped others whenever called upon. ForGod loves a cheerful giver – 2 Cor 9:7.

In memory of our mom,Natalie, Carey and Catrina (baby girl)

Focused andDeterminedShevette Bonner

A funeral for ShevetteBonner was held on Oct. 5,2010 at First AME ZionChurch.

She was bornShevette MercedesDomingue in SanFrancisco, on March20, 1963. In 1969 shemoved to Portlandwith her mother andtwo brothers. Sheattended Abernathy

Elementary School and graduatedfrom Cleveland High School in1981.Shevette enlisted into the AirForce Reserves, where she foundher love of travel. Some of heradventures included Japan, Guam,Hawaii and Alaska.

In the early 80s she enjoyed danc-ing and hanging out with her friends.

One of Shevette’s favorite jobs wasbeing the birthday announcer atFerrell’s Ice Cream Parlour!

While traveling to Japan shemet Bobby Bonner. They weremarried on Dec. 28, 1992.Shevette’s beautiful baby boy,Anthony John Bonner, was bornon July 4, 1993.

Shevette was a determined andfocused woman. While raising herson she was able to finish college,learn how to drive, and buy her

own home.Besides being survived by her

son, and her two brothers, JohnDominguez Jr. and Marquis An-thony “Tony” Domingue, she wasblessed to have an amazing ex-tended family. Shevette was trulya good friend, keeping in contactwith many friends for 30 plus years.She was an amazing mother, sisterand friend. She will be missed.Arrangements entrusted to TerryFamily Funeral Home.

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(Between Broadway and Sandy Blvd.)

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Invitation to BidFor HVAC Upgrades at City Owned Buildings (An American

Recovery and Reinvestment Act Funded Project)

The Purchasing Administrator of the City of Salem will receive sealed

bids at the Contracts & Procurement Division, 555 Liberty Street SE,

Room 330, City Hall, Salem, Oregon 97301, until, but not after 2:30

p.m., (Local Time) Tuesday, November 23, 2010, at which time said bids

will be publicly opened and read in the Public Works Conference

Room 325, City Hall, for the project specified herein.

WORK DESCRIPTION: This project provides for HVAC Upgrades at City

Owned Buildings. Project is expected to start January 2011, and is

expected to be approximately 6 months in duration.

PROCUREMENT DOCUMENTS: General Contractors interested in bidding

on this project may receive one copy of the specifications and other

bid documents at the office of Contracts and Procurement Division,

555 Liberty Street SE, Room 330, Salem, Oregon 97301 (503 588

6136) or have the bid documents mailed by submitting a request to

www.cityofsalem.net/BidRequest. Contract terms, conditions, and

specifications for this project may be reviewed at this office from

8:00-12:00 Noon and from 1:00-5:00 PM until the closing date.

Any Contract awarded as a result of this bid solicitation will involve

the use of American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, Public

Law 111-5 (“ARRA”) funds and will contain special terms and

conditions for compliance with ARRA requirements. By submitting a

bid proposal on this project, Bidder specifically agrees to comply with

each of the terms and conditions contained within the bid documents

and further, Bidder understands and acknowledges that the Federal

stimulus process is still evolving and that new requirements for ARRA

compliance may still be forthcoming from the Federal government

and the City of Salem. Accordingly, the successful Bidder, as

Contractor, specifically agrees that both it and subcontractors will

comply with all such requirements during the contract period.

PRE-BID CONFERENCE: A Mandatory pre-Bid Conference will be held

on October 26, 2010 at 10:00 AM, that will last approximately 1

hour and will be held at City Hall, 555 Liberty Street SE, Salem OR

97301, Parking Level by the Elevators..

The Specifications and Drawings will be available at the Mandatory Pre-Bid

Conference.

BID SECURITY: Bid security in the amount of 10 percent of the bid

must accompany each bid in accordance with the Instructions to

Bidders.

AWARD: The City of Salem reserves the right to reject any or all bids,

to waive informalities, and to postpone the award of the contract for

30 days.

HUMAN RIGHTS: It is the express policy of the City of Salem that no

person shall be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits

of, or be otherwise subjected to discrimination under any program or

activity on the grounds of race, religion, color, national origin, sex,

marital status, familial status or domestic partnership, age, mental

or physical disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, or source of

income as provided by Salem Revised Code Chapter 97, Title VI of

the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and other federal nondiscrimination

laws. The City’s complete Title VI Plan may be viewed at (http://

www.cityofsalem.net). Contracts for work under this bid will obligate

the Contractor to comply with all applicable requirements of federal,

state, and local civil rights and rehabilitation statutes, rules and

regulation.

The City will provide ADA accommodations upon reasonable request

to the Purchasing Administrator.

The City of Salem is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer.

CONTRACTOR DISCLOSURE: Prior to award, Contractor will be required

to provide answers to the five questions stipulated in Salem Revised

Code (SRC) 2.380(b).

PREVAILING WAGE RATES: The Prevailing Wage Rates for Public Works

Contracts in Oregon subject to BOTH the State PWR and Federal

Davis-Bacon Act (comparison of the higher of federal and state rates)

apply to this project. Prevailing Wage Rates and necessary forms are

available at http://www.boli.state.or.us/.

If applicable to this project, contractor or subcontractor must be

licensed under ORS 468A.720.

TECHNICAL QUESTIONS: Inquiries concerning the contents of the bid

specifications should be directed to Steve Hamilton, at 503-589-

2185.

BID/CONTRACT NUMBER: 101075

BID CLOSING/OPENING: Tuesday, November 23, 2010, at 2:30 p.m.

(Local Time)

CLASSIFIEDS/BIDS

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City of Portland

Utility Program Manager

FFD: 10/25/10 4:30 PM

Approx Mo Sal: $5,484 - $7,337

Manages the Utility Franchise/

License program for the City of

Portland. The UPM participates in

policy development, setting office

priorities and strategic planning as

part of the senior management

team and reports directly to the

Deputy Director for OFCCFM.

For more info and to apply

online go to http://

www.PortlandOrgegon.gov/jobs or

contact Keri Caffreys, Sr.

Employment & Development

Analyst, 503-823-4034

keri.caffreys@portlandoregon.gov An

Equal Opportunity Employer

Advertise with diversity in

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Call 503-288-0033

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Portland Development CommissionThe Urban Renewal Agency for the City of Portland, Oregon

Portland is internationally recognized for its quality of life, distinctive

neighborhoods, and robust transit system. Playing a key role in

keeping Portland, Oregon, one of America’s most livable cities is the

Portland Development Commission’s mission. PDC is the City’s

urban renewal agency, charged with bringing together resources to

achieve Portland's vision. We’re currently looking for qualified

individuals to complement our workforce for the following positions:

146101 Sr. Budget Analyst

192101 Sustainable Services Division Manager

PDC values diversity in its work force and is committed to Equal

Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action.

Apply online at www.pdc.us/about_pdc/jobs

Portland Development Commission, 222 NW 5th Ave.,

Portland, OR 97209

Jobline: 503.823.3463

United Way of the Columbia-Willamette

has an opening for an Accountant

to provide support to the Director

of Accounting to ensure integrity

of the GL, and to research and

resolve operational issues related

to AR and third-party processors.

Additional info: www.unitedway-

pdx.org. Forward cover

letter and resume to

employment@unitedway-pdx.org.

Reference Job #4000. Position

closes 10/24/10. An Equal

Opportunity Employer.

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PORT OF PORTLANDPossibility. In every direction.TM

CAREER OPPORTUNITIES

The Port of Portland is a regional government operating airports,

marine terminals and industrial parks in the greater Portland

metropolitan area, to fulfill its mission of providing competitive cargo

and passenger access to world markets while enhancing the region’s

quality of life.

To view current job openings and to access the application form,

visit the Port’s website at www.portofportland.com or call the job

hotline at (503) 415-6002.

The Port of Portland is an AA/EEO employer committed to workforce

diversity and affirmative action.

Advertise

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Star Park is looking for individuals

with excellent customer service

skills and a positive attitude to join

our team of parking facility

operators. Positions include:

Attendant, Traffic Director, Cashier,

and Valet, with Opportunity for

advancement. No experience

necessary, must be dependable.

8.50+/hr, medical, dental, 401k

w/match, sick & vacation pay.

610 SW Alder Street Suite 1221

Portland, OR 97205

www.star-park.com

October 20, 2010 Page 21

Volunteers to Serve on Portland City Auditor’s

Independent Police Review Division’s CITIZEN

REVIEW COMMITTEE

The Independent Police Review (IPR) division receives and screens

complaints about Portland Police Bureau (Police Bureau) officers.

The Citizen Review Committee (CRC) is a nine-member advisory

board to IPR. The City Auditor and IPR Director are seeking three

volunteers to serve three-year terms, positions commencing on

February 10, 2011.

Committee members hold public appeal hearings of community

or Police Bureau member complaint investigation decisions. CRC

members also participate in reviews of IPR complaint-handling

procedures and make public recommendations for improvement.

They also assist the IPR Director in making policy recommendations

to the Police Bureau and make recommendations to IPR regarding

case handling and internal policies. IPR has the authority to

investigate, mediate, dismiss, or refer complaints to the Police

Bureau. IPR oversees investigations, analyzes complaint patterns,

and conducts policy reviews.

Candidates must be Portland, Oregon residents or business owners

with a lack of real or perceived conflicts of interest for or against

law enforcement. Applications must be received at the IPR office

in City Hall by 5:00 pm on Wednesday, October 20, 2010.

Delivery can be done by: mail or in person at 1221 S.W. 4th Avenue,

Room 320, Portland,

OR 97204; e-mail at crc@portlandoregon.gov; or fax at 503-823-

3530. Questions, please call IPR’s main line 503-823-0146.

ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDLewis Integrative Science Building

BP #2 – Building Package

University of Oregon

Eugene, Oregon

Advertisement for: Lewis Integrative Science Building – Bid Package #2

Lease Crutcher Lewis, LLC, serving as the Construction Manager/

General Contractor (CM/GC) for the University of Oregon is soliciting

bids for the construction of the Lewis Integrative Science Building in

Eugene, Oregon. Terms and conditions of the bid are outlined in

Lease Crutcher Lewis, LLC (CM/GC) “Invitation to Bid”, dated October

18, 2010, attached to and made a part of the Contract Documents.

Bids will be received at the offices of Lease Crutcher Lewis, LLC, (CM/GC),

600 SW 10th Avenue, Suite 310, Portland, Oregon 97205, until 3:30 PST,

Thursday November 11, 2010 at which time the bids will be publicly opened

and read aloud. Proposals shall be clearly marked “Lewis Integrative Science

Building: Bid Package #__”

The total building construction cost is projected to be approximately

$46 million.

The scope of work for Bid Package #2 includes, site concrete,

landscaping, masonry, precast, metal fabriation, finish carpentry,

laboratory specialties, sheet metal, curtainwall, glass, roofing,

interior finishes, and fire sprinklers for the construction of a new 4

story 100,000 sf. science building for the University of Oregon.

A non-mandatory pre-bid conference for all bidders, will be held on October

26th at 9:00 am at the jobsite conference trailer on University of Oregon

Campus at the corner of Agate and Franklyn Blvd. (approximate address for

reference is 1440 Franklyn Blvd, Eugene, OR 97403). There is no parking

onsite.

Contract Documents and the Invitation to Bid may be reviewed at

the following locations beginning July 8th: Lease Crutcher Lewis,

LLC (CM/GC)/Portland, OR; Construction Data & News/Portland,

OR; Daily Journal Plan Center/Portland, OR; Eugene Builders

Exchange/Eugene, OR; Willamette Valley Builders Association/

Tangent, OR; Oregon Assoc. of Minority Enterprises/Portland, OR;

Oregon Contractors Plan Center/Clackamas, OR; Salem Contractors

Exchange/Salem, OR; S.W. Washington Contractors Assoc./

Vancouver, WA.

Contract Documents may be purchased (non-refundable) in its

entirety or in part from Precision Images, (503) 274-2030.

Plans can also be viewed online via the following link:

www.bxwa.com.

Instructions: www.bxwa.com , Click on Posted Projects, Click on

General Contractor Project Areas, Click on the State of Oregon, Click

on Lease Crutcher Lewis, Click on Portland Office, Click on Projects

Bidding, Click on UO Lewis Integrative Science Building

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All proposers must comply with the following requirements: Prevailing

Wage Law, ORS 279C.800-279C.870, Licensed with Construction

Contractors Board ORS 671.530. Bidder shall indicate Resident

Status per ORS 279A.120. If Required, Bidders must obtain business

licenses to perform work in the City of Eugene prior to mobilizing on

jobsite.

Bids will not be considered unless RECEIVED by 3:30 p.m. PST on November

11, 2010, and fully completed in the manner provided by the “Instructions to

Bidders”.

“NOTICE OF REQUIREMENT FOR AFFIRMATIVE ACTION TO ENSURE

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY (Executive order 11246)”.

Lease Crutcher Lewis, LLC (CM/GC) is committed to taking

affirmative action to encourage and facilitate the participation of

minority, women-owned, and emerging small business enterprises

(M/W/ESBE) in State projects and encourage Subcontractors to

provide similar opportunities for their subcontractors / vendors.

LEASE CRUTCHER LEWIS, LLC, (CM/GC)

Mark Butler

CLASSIFIEDS/BIDS

House Manager, Portland Center for

the Performing Arts, PT, entry:

$19.33/hr. Deadline: 10/26/10.

This opportunity is open to First

Opportunity Target Area (FOTA)

residents - Columbia Boulevard on

the north; 42nd Avenue on the

east; the Banfield Freeway on the

south, and North Chautauqua

Boulevard on the west, whose

total annual income does not

exceed $25,000 as an individual,

or $40,000 for an entire

household, for the past 12

months.

To access the complete job

announcement and required

application materials, visit our

website at www.oregonmetro.gov/

jobs and go to the FOTA jobs page

or pick up a complete packet at

Metro Human Resources, 600 NE

Grand Avenue, Portland.

AA/EEO Employer

HVAC Technician, Oregon Zoo, entry:

$21.95/hr, FT. Open until filled.

Assistant Transportation Modeler,

Research Center, $50,069 -

$67,047 annually. Deadline: 10/

26/10.

Elephant Curator, Oregon Zoo,

$66,305 - $92,188 annually.

Deadline: 10/26/10.

Lead Financial/Budget Analyst,

Planning and Development,

$66,305 - $92,188 annually.

Deadline: 10/29/10.

To access the complete job

announcement and required

application materials, visit

www.oregonmetro.gov/jobs, or

pick up a complete packet at

Metro Human Resources, 600 NE

Grand Avenue, Portland

AA/EEO Employer

Advertise with diversity in

The Portland Observer

Call 503-288-0033

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Page 22 October 20, 2010

Sweet Str eet Food Carton the corner of MLK and Lombard

Monday - Saturday, 11:00am - 9:00pmWednesday Special: 3 Wings $2.00

Friday Special: Rib Sandwiched Beef or Pork $4.00call 503-995-6150 to place order

THE LAW OFFICES OF

Patrick John Sweeney, P.C.

Patrick John SweeneyAttorney at Law

1549 SE LaddPortland, Oregon

Portland: (503) 491-5156Hillsoboro: (503) 615-0425Facsimile: (503) 244-2084Email: Sweeney@PDXLawyer.com

Part 24. Osteoarthritis: you needn’t befrightened about a frightening problem anymore

Flowers' Chiropractic Office2124 N.E. Hancock Street

Portland Oregon 97212

Phone: (503) 287-5504

Q: I have been having a lotof pain in my neck. The

doctor said that it was osteoarthri-tis and that I would have learn tolive with it. What is your opinion?

A : As you might know,there is a tremendous

amount of health research goingon today Much relates to the spineand nervous system. You mightask your doctor if he has read thelatest study on osteoarthritis. Thestudy showed that there was nocorrelation between the amountof osteo-arthritis and the amountof pain a person suffers. In fact it

has been found that pain and osteo-arthritis are both caused by the sameproblem. Mechanical stress on thebone and joints is the biggest causeof pain and also the cause of thatdeformity of the joint your doctorcalls osteoarthritis .

In Chiropractic we evaluatewhere the joint and bones are

stresses. Our chief purpose thenis to remove the stress or irrita-tion from the joint (and nerves)– not only to reduce pain but toallow the bones to be as healthyas possible as well. If you havejoint pain, isn’t it time youstepped up to , effective Chiro-practic?

Dr. Billy R. Flowers (above center) and his skilled staff are ready to help those in need.

HEALTHMATTERS

The invasive Pokeweed plant takes root in Portland gardens. All parts of the plant are toxic to people.

Toxic Pokeweed a Growing ProblemSeedlings ofinvasive plantdevelop quickly

Portland property owners are re-porting more sightings of pokeweed,an invasive and poisonous plantrelatively new to the area. Pokeweedis native to the southeastern UnitedStates, and is also found in the Mid-west and all along the East Coast.Now it’s popping up around thePacific Northwest.

Pokeweed grows from a large,carrot-shaped tuber to a three toeight-foot tall shrub with reddishstems and bright green leaves. Ithas white blooms in summer thatdevelop into clusters of dark berrieswhen the plant matures in late sum-mer and early fall. Seedlings de-velop quickly, and become difficultto dig up after two or three years.

Birds often eat the berries andcarry the seeds to new locations,including natural areas. Left un-checked and unmanaged, pokeweedcan form dense patches and over-

whelm native vegetation.Although birds seem to be im-

mune to the berries, every part ofthe pokeweed plant is toxic topeople. Some people eat parts of

the plant (poke salad is an ex-ample). But preparation is trickyand ingesting improperly preparedpokeweed can cause severe nau-sea, or even death.

If you spot pokeweed on yourproperty, you should clip the berryclusters or blooms and put them inthe trash, not in your yard debriscontainer.

The city of Portland’s Early De-tection/Rapid Response programmay be able to help with removal.The early detection staff is map-ping known plants, removing ber-ries from those plants, and re-searching more pokeweed man-agement methods.

If you think you’ve seenpokeweed growing in Portland, oryou think it’s growing on your prop-erty, call the early detection pro-gram at 503-823-2989.

For more information, visit the 4-County Cooperative Weed Man-agement Area website at4countycwma.org and click on“Weed of the Month,” or downloada pokeweed fact sheet atportlandonline.com/bes/pokeweed.

October 20, 2010 Page 23

Get ready for Back-To-School with

our beauty productsOur original store hasrelocated to a biggerand better facility!

5408 NE M.L.King Jr. Blvd.

Portland, OR 97221

Tel: 503.335.0271

Mon-Sat: 9am-7pm

Sunday: 11am-5pm

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H E A L T H W A T C HMaternity Water Workout -- Helping new moms regain muscle tone,strength, and flexibility, all in the support and freedom of the water. Call503-256-4000 for more information.

Senior Aerobics -- A low-impact workout geared specifically towardseniors. Call 503-449-0783 for current schedule.

Osteoporosis Screening -- An ultrasound bone density screening withpersonalized education; fee $30. To schedule an appointment, call 503-261-6611.

Mind Body Health Class -- Learn and practice techniques to help youimprove your mood, health and wellbeing, including effective ways tomanage difficult emotions and chronic stress or illness. Registration is $70for Kaiser Permanente members and $95 for nonmembers. Call 503-286-6816.

Red Cross Certification -- The Oregon Trail Chapter Red Cross now offerscredits to helps professionals maintain licensing or certification. For acumulative list, visit pdxinfo.net.

Tenderfoot Care -- Treat your feet with a soak, nail trim, buffing andmassage from a licensed nurse at one of six clinics or at your home. Call503-251-6303 for more information.

Free Body Basics -- This physician recommended class is appropriate forall ages and health conditions. Plan to attend this one-session class andlearn the simple guidelines for safe exercises, including stretching. Call503-256-4000 to register.

Families with Mental Illness -- A free, 12-week course for people whosefamily members live with mental illness is offered at Emanuel Hospital, Mt.Hood Medical Center and Providence Medical Center. The course hasbeen described as “life-changing” by former participants. Registration isrequired by calling 503-203-3326.

Managing Chronic Hepatitis C -- Third Wednesday of each month at 5p.m. The informative session is led by a registered nurse to help youmanage side effects of medications and dosage preparations and admin-istration; doctor referral required. To register, call 503-251-6313.

Better Breathers -- An asthma educational support group meets on the1st Tuesday of the month from 1:15 p.m. to 2:45 p.m. at Adventist MedicalCenter. For information, call 503-251-6830.

Cardiac-Rehab Exercises -- A medically supervised exercise program forpeople dealing with heart conditions. For information, call 503-251-6260.

Page 24 October 20, 2010

FOOD

How to Roast Pumpkin SeedsIngredients:• 1 1/2 cups raw whole pumpkin seeds• 2 teaspoons butter, melted• 1 pinch salt

Directions:1. Preheat oven to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C).2. Toss seeds in a bowl with the melted butter and salt.Spread the seeds in a single layer on a baking sheet andbake for about 45 minutes or until golden brown; stiroccasionally.Spicy Roated Pumpkin Seeeds

Ingredients:• 3 cups pumpkin seeds• 1/2 cup butter, melted• 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder• 1 teaspoon salt• 1 tablespoon seasoned salt

Directions:1. Preheat the oven to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C).2. In a medium bowl, mix together the pumpkin seeds,butter, garlic powder, salt and seasoned salt until thepumpkin seeds are evenly coated. Spread in an evenlayer on a cookie sheet.3. Bake for 1 hour and 15 minutes, stirring every 10 to15 minutes until toasted. Cool completely on the bakingsheet, then transfer to a serving dish.

Cinnasweet Pumpkin SeedsIngredients• 4 cups pumpkin seeds, rinsed and dried• 1/2 cup margarine, melted• 2 tablespoons brown sugar• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon• 1/4 teaspoon salt• 1/4 cup white sugar, divided

Directions1.Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).2.Combine the pumpkin seeds, margarine, brown sugar,cinnamon, and salt in a bowl; stir to coat the seeds.Spread the seeds in a single layer in a 10x15 inch jelly rollpan.3.Bake in the preheated oven for 15 minutes; stir andreturn to oven for 15 minutes more; remove from ovenand sprinkle 2 tablespoons sugar over the seeds; stir tocoat. Return to oven and bake another 15 minutes beforeremoving again to sprinkle with remaining sugar andstirring. Bake another 15 minutes. Allow to cool beforeserving. Store leftover seeds in an airtight container.

Roasting Pumpkin Seeds