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rejection of partnered LGBT ministers to the The first-, second- and third- place winners in willing tolerance of them. We see this decision as division E were Revivals, Club Papi and Man Ray interim. Full inclusion and acceptance are still Mufflers. For division D the winners were Diamond down the road, hut the dam of discrimination has Divas, Crush and 13 Nice Girls. For division C the been broken.” winners were Honey Buckets, Changes and Girl on Don Mueller, chairman of the Portland metro Lutherans Concerned chapter, added, “Sometimes Girl. the spirit moves more slowly than we’d like, but Zimmer commented, “All in all, this was a good year and the weather held out and everyone had we’re deeply grateful for this step away from fear fun.” and secrecy.” For more information visit www.lesbiancommu nityproject.org. Hundreds of Lesbians Play Softball Organizing the 22nd annual Lesbian i Community Project Women’s’Softball Tournament Portland Hosts Tennis Tourney was a lot like making Thanksgiving dinner. a part of life. Sporting events can provide common For millions of people the world over, sports are “It takes a long time to prepare the meal and ground and help people connect outside a bar then b<x)m, a half-hour later the meal has been atmosphere. The weekend of Aug.-31, Portland will eaten and it time for a nap,” said tournament direc host the 17th Rose City Open. Team Portland tor Nancy Zimmer. Tennis, a group striving to promote tennis in the Fund-raising ntmbers have not yet been tallied queer community, is organizing the event. The Spankus team moved from the Lesbian Community Project's recreation softball category to division E and came in sixth place. The women vow to return to next year's tournament. or reported, but approximately 600 women played Although Pete Sampras and Vanessa Williams on 36 teams Aug. 4 and 5 at Brush Prairie Softball might not be in attendance, 93 players from four raising efforts such as a raffle of items and servic Team Portland Tennis meets from 8 a.m. to Field in Brush Prairie, Wash. countries and all parts of the United States will be es donated by local businesses will be divided noon Sundays at University of Portland’s tennis Center. between Esther’s Pantry and Our House of courts. "I think it’s important to give people alter The Honey Buckets team ran the Homerun Derby audience participation event. competing at the Portland Tennis Festivities begin Aug. 31 at Boxxes, 1035 S.W. Portland, two charities offering services to people natives to relying on bars to meet other gay people, Joan Lease of the Bandits from Corvallis won Stark St., which will host the Draw Party, where with AIDS. and we encourage straight people to come, too. the Barb Martin Award. Martin, an encouraging players will check in and collect their materials “Last year we raised around $3,000. This year They’re welcome in the Rose City Open as well. and uplifting LCP softball enthusiast who played while experiencing some of Portland’s nightlife. we’re hoping to raise somewhere between $4,000 and We want to get everyone involved and playing for the Furies, died of cancer approximately 20 Hobo’s, 120 N.W. Third Ave., will host a Sept. 2 $5,000,” said tournament director Kody Leonard. together.” years ago. Lease was honored with the award for banquet where raffle prizes will be distributed and Events will be held in divisions ranging from A, being an all-around good sport. players will get a chance to mix and mingle with which is for beginners, to D, which is where the one another off the courts. best of the best compete. Depending on registra No serious injuries occurred, although several stitches were administered for balls missing gloves and flying into cheeks and chins. Player registration starts at $85. Money collected from registration fees and other fund- For registration, information and a full schedule of events, visit www.teamportland-tennis.org. © tion, mixed doubles will allow men and women to By A lex B aldino , J aymee R. C uti and J ulie compete together and against one another. 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