Page 4 The Portland Observer
Community
Tennis
Association
Formed
On Monday April 8th, 1991 the
Irving Park Community Tennis Asso
ciation was established to meet the
growing needs of the citizens of the Irv
ington, Boise-Elliot, Peninsula, Alberta,
and W oodlawn Park communities.
Summer Tennis Camps, Youth Devel
opment Tennis Programs, Adult & Senior
Tennis Leagues and Programs are a
few of the services that this organiza
tion will offer. The IPCTA will also act
as a Community Advocate for greater
utilization of the Portland Tennis Cen
ter, Park Maintenance at Irving Park,
and Networking with other agencies
and Social Services to insure that the
recreational needs of these communi
ties are being heard and acted on.
Other agenda items included the
appointment of Temporary Officers to
serve until membership increases. Don
Johnson will serve as President; Kelly
Chatman, Vice-President; Maceo Pet
tis, Treas; and Bruce Watts, Secretary.
The first two items approved by offi
cers was the summer Tennis Camp at
Irving Park and the First Annual Irving
park Clean-Up Day. The IPCTA pro
poses a joint effort by the Irvington
Community Association, the Boise -
Elliot Neighborhood Association, the
Portland Park Bureau and the members
of the IPCTA. The day for this event is
Saturday, June 15th, from 10:00a.m. to
11:00 a.m. Following the clean-up there
will be a Tennis Carnival which will
serve as a Kick-Off to the Tennis Camp
and for other summer park activities,
such as the Reading Tree and the Irving
Park Summer Recreational Program.
Hot-Dogs, Burgers, and prizes will be
available for participants.
If you are interested in joining the
IPCTA or serving as a volunteer for the
Summer Camp, Tennis Carnival, or
Clean-Up Day then please attend the
next IPCTA on Monday, May 13th,
6:30 p.m. at the Augustana Lutheran
Church, 2710 NE 14th Ave.
May 1, 1991
BY:ULLYSSESTUCKER,JR.
Tiante Tims (Right End) was all smiles Tuesday April 16th at the Memorial
Coliseum. Tiante got the chance to work as a guest ball boy during the
Blazers matchup against Houston. Way to go tiante! Photo by veronica Green
portkwvd
GO BLAZERS!
trail Wozerz
Business Network Grows In
Popularity And Attendance
The well known commercial slogan
“ membership has it’s privileges” , cer
tainly applies to the growing number of
business owners and professionals that
are rapidly joining Oregon Business Net
work.
Davis And Cooper: Old Timers
Holy Redemer Student Guest Ball Boy
ism and the opportunities that they have
allowed us” , said a Tigard, Oregon
Walter Davis and Wayne Cooper
have been in the National Basketball
Association for a combined twenty-
seven years. Neither has won a champi
onship ring. Both men are sitting on the
edge of a dream. Each agree that the
dream has to be accomplished this season
because neither will likely be with the
Trail Blazers after the 1991-92 season.
Despite their limited roles and
playing minutes, both men are happy to
be a title contender and playing the
game they love. Davis, a five time
NBA All-Star and rookie o f the year
(1978) has had the toughest adjustment
to the team. Sporting a career scoring
average of 21.6 ppg, his point produc-
tion/minutes dropped to 6.2 and 13.7
per contest. Still, the career lows have
not affected his attitude or work ethic.
“ My attitude is one where I am
glad to be here” , said Davis, who spent
most of his playing career in Phoenix
and Denver before coming to Port
land.” I’m willing to do anything to
help the team become better. I think ev
eryone would like to play more, but I
accept my role. When I get in there for
a few minutes, all I can do is give it my
best. I try to stay ready.”
Until his 16 point out burst against
the Houston Rockets two weeks ago,
Davis had been struggling with his
shooting touch and tentative in the
Blazers offense. He was told by coaches
to relax, to keep shooting, and more
importantly , to keep his head up. Jer
ome Kersey is a Davis believer.
“ Walter is getting back into the
rhythm of things” , said forward Jer
ome Kersey. “ People expected him to
come right in and wham, just go at it
like he’s been doing all these years.
You have to understand that he’s in a
new system and it requires a different
type of physical conditioning. In Den
ver, all he had to do was run, set up, and
look for his shot. We have a different
system here. Now, I really believe that
he is more comfortable. You can see it
in his shot.”
A native of Pineville, NC and a
member of the 1976 U.S. Olympic team,
Davis agreed with Kersey ’s assessment
May is Motorcycle Safety
Awareness Month
Governor Barbara Roberts has
declared May as “ Motorcycle Safety
Awareness Month” and asks that all
Oregonians join in on this observance.
Over 196,000 Oregonians ride
motorcycles, scooters, and mopeds for
pleasure or as a basic means of trans
portation. The governor’s Motorcycle
Safety Advisory Committee and the
Team OREGON Motorcycle safety
Program arc asking all highway users
to “ SHARE THE ROAD” . Last year
motorcycle fatalities dropped by 44%
from the previous year. Let’s keep that
trend going in 1991. TEAM UP!! To
gether we can make Oregons’ high
ways safer and more pleasurable places
to drive and ride.
The D isabilities A dvisory Coalition
is offering free
Last Tuesday evening,at the Port
land Travelodge Hotel, the network spon
sored another three hour “ opportunity”
meeting which drew hundreds of atten
dees, that were greeted by the current
reigning Miss Oregon U.S.A., Olga
Calderon, from a cross section of O re
gon business categories as well as major
corporations. The standing room only
crowd enjoyed what other business and
lead organizations have been attempt
ing to do for years...provide an effective
and popular forum for networking, leads
and customer referrals at an inexpensive
printer. Members and participants are
motivated also by the fact than OBN
sends out checks and makes cash pay
ments regularly to their members that
refer new members. “ Its like winning
the lottery every month” says, Johnny
Counterfit, a well known national im
pressionist and entertainer, who has
quietly garnered incentive payments from
OBN, as a member, for referring and
getting other local businesses and pro
fessionals to join the organization.
(Facilitated by professional counselors)
PEER SUPPORT GROUPS
For Persons with Disabilities
Their Families, Friends &
Significant Others
Meetings will be held from April through September 1991
on the 1st and 3rd Saturdays of each month
2:30 - 4:00 p.m.
Hilyard Community Center
2580 Hilyard St. Eugene
Call DAC at 485-7718 for information on transportation op
tions and to reserve interpreters for the hearing impaired.
Youth Needed
for Litter Patrols
Other reasons for the growing popu
larity of the one year old organization
are numerous including a menu of bene
fits and opportunities that range from a
group dental plan to the use of the OBN
corporate limousine for an business or
personal occasion.
Many attendees and first time guests
were overly excited about the OBN con
cept. “ This is much better than anything
that we have attended ever before” said
a business owner from Beaverton. “ We
dropped our membership in several busi
ness and convention associations this
year and stayed with Oregon Business
Network, because of their professional
Operations Officer, indicated that Ore
gon Business Network memberships are
open to anyone in business, a profession
or even those who have a part time
business or working out of their homes.
OBN is truly unique and exciting in its
first year of operation. You won’t find
any boring speakers, chicken dinners,
high priced breakfast meetings or poli
tics being played here. It’s pure and
simple...if you are looking to increase
your sales, contacts and referrals, OBN
is a must! It’s a high energy operation
headed by Portland business entrepre
neur, Roy Jay.
OBN also operates a convention
and tourism division for which hun
dreds of calls per week from visitors arc
received on a special toll-free line and
referring them to OBN members and
other local businesses.
The nextOBN meeting date has not
yet been set, but those who wish to
receive membership details or be on the
mailing list should call 244-5794, Ext.
66 for complete information.
The Oregon Highway Division is
hiring for the state’s youth litter pa
trols.
The division wants to hire 375
persons to pick up trash along state
highways this summer. Litter workers
also will be eligible to work during
Christmas and spring breaks, accord
ing to Sharon Cumbic, litter patrol
coordinator.
Crew members earn $5.67 per hour
and must be 16 to 20 years old. Crew
chiefs will receive an hourly wage of
S6.16and must be at least 18 years old,
with a good driving record and valid
driving license.
Interested youths have until April
30 to apply at a local state Employment
Division office.
Please submit a brief note
about your commmunity proj
ects, events, and happenings,
espically pertaining to children
activities.
Walter Davis
Wayne Cooper
of his adjustment to the team. “ With
me, being a jump shooter, you have to
be in good shape. For awhile, I wasn’t
playing much and I didn’t feel that
comfortable going up on my shot. I
was floating one way or the other.
Once I got into shape, felt stronger
straight up on my jump shot, it had a
much better chance of going in ,” he
said.
When Wayne Cooper, a former
teammate of Davis in Denver was not
expected to score big points or play big
minutes when he signed as a free-agent
in 89-90. Cooper’s job is to play good
post defense, back up center Kevin
Duckworth, and like Davis, provide
additional leadership during the stretch
run. Waller Davis job is to score points.
“ Two different roles,” said Cooper.
A first round draft pick out of New
Orleans University by Golden State in
1978, Cooper has played in Dallas,
Utah, Denver, and this is his second
go-around in Portland. He has always
been an excellent shot blocker and re-
bounder. “ We have to win the cham
pionship at all cost” , said Cooper.
“ This is the year that it has to get done.
I feell that it will get done. Everything
is falling in place for us. It’s a great op
portunity to be in this position because
it does’nt happen for alot of players.
Some players have great careers as
All-Stars and never get a chance to
play in a championship game. When I
look back over my career, I feel as
though I’ve had a good career and to be
able to gel the ring in the end would be
the ultimate. I have nothing to prove
and only one goal left, the ring."
Cooper acknowledged that he is
worried about his number being called
as much as it was in the past and he
stays mentally prepared to play. Both
Cooper and Davis put in extra work
outs
to
m aintain
com bat
readiness. ’’Cooperand Davis are going
to be very valuable to us in the play
offs” , said coach Rick Adelman.
Davis smiles when he thinks about
two, old, longtime friends ending up on
the same roster as their careers come to
an end. “ We have known each other a
long time” , he said. “ It would be nice
to win the championship together.”
Though Davis has been in the NBA
(14 years) a year longer than Cooper,
he believes that his body is in better
shape and laughs when teammates call
him the old man of the Blazers. He
pointed the finger at Coop and jokes
about his older body. “ H e’s a guard” ,
said Cooper. “ Walter doesn’t know
anything about playing down in the
hole where you get beat up a lot. My
body has been bad for ten years. I was
just telling the younger guys that ear
lier. I’m just glad to be here” .
So are the Blazers, their fans, and
of course, his “ old friend” Walter,
who wants a championship too!
Coming Up On
“Jesse Jackson”
Saturday, May 4 and Sunday, May 5,1991
Butt Out?
Smoking: Should We
ers and refuse to hire them? What rights
More and more businesses, indus
tries and governments are banning
smoking in public places and in private
companies. Both advocates and oppo
nents are mobilizing over the issue: can
companies discriminate against smok-
do smokers have in 1991? Guests in
clude Susan Allsop United Smokers
Association; Brcnean Dawson, Tobacco
Institute; Ahron Leichtman, Citizens
Against Tobacco Smoke; Kathleen
Scheg, Action on Smoking and Health.
Racism & Tracking
in the Schools:
The Selma Experience
Featured Speakers:
Hank and Rose Sanders
Thursday, May 2nd, 7:30 pm
Westminster Presbyterian Church
Fireside Room (enter on Hancock street)
1624 NE Hancock
Education tracking in schools short
changes many students. Particularly hard
hit are children from working class
families, students of color, and those
from poorer neighborhoods. What do
we have to learn from the Selma expe
rience about tracking and inequality in
the Portland schools?
Hank and Rose Sanders arc leaders
in the struggle against tracking in Selma
Alabama. They have successfully used
the time honored tactics of boycotts
and picketing to illuminate the injus
tice of the tracking system.
Hank Sanders is the first African-
American State Senator elected in
Alabama since reconstruction. He was
also Co-chairman for the Jesse Jackson
campaign in Alabama in 1988. Rose
Sanders is Co-chair of The Campaign
for a New South.
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