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North Portlanders Sought
For Enhancement
Committee
Mike Shimensky Blazer MVP In December
have tw o fin e ba llplayers on the in ju re d
reserved lis t yet to be heard fro m . Ennis
W hatley and L a m o n t Strothers were
both placed on In ju re d reserved back
on Oct. 31. W h a tle y had a fractured
rig h t ankle and Strothers was sidelined
w ith back spasms. “ The players are a ll
The M e tro p o lita n Service D is tric t
is lo o kin g fo r residents o f N orth P o rt­
land to f i l l vacancy on the N orth P o rt­
land Enhancement C om m ittee. The
appointee w ill f i l l the unexpired term
o f M ichael V ernon, w ho resigned in
N ovem ber. The term runs through
dations how to spend the m oney gener­
ated fro m a 50-cent-per-ton surcharge
on disposal o f garbage at the St. Johns
great about the treatments. T h e y show
up on tim e fo r o u r therapy sessions and
fo llo w the treatm ent regim ens. Then-
pros. They w a n t to play.
He doesn’ t lik e to take c re d it fo r
keeping the Blazers p h ysica lly able to
play. M ik e w ill te ll you, “ the players
L a n d fill. The next round o f fundings
are such fin e young athletes and in such
begins in the spring.
com m ittee members m ust liv e in
e xce lle n t physical shape the healing
process is greatly accelerated. C o n d i­
tio n in g is an im p o rta n t part o f the B la z ­
ers T ra in in g p ro g ra m ,” he continued.
“ A t the T ra il B lazers, i f a player does
n o t play at least 20 m inutes d u rin g the
game, they have to do a c o n d itio n in g
w o rk o u t a fte r the game, before they go
Decem ber 1992.
The seven-m ember
com m ittee,
established in 1987, makes recom m en­
the N o rth Portland enhancement area
between the W illa m e tte and C o lu m b ia
rivers and between Interstate 5 and
Interstate 405. N eighborhoods include
St. Johns, Cathedral Park, Portsm outh,
U n iv e rs ity Park, K enton, A rb o r Lodge
Mike Shimensky, trainer for the Portland Trail Blazers.
and O v e rlo o k.
The deadline is Jan. 10. A p p lic a ­
tions are available at the Peninsula
BY BILL BARBER
M ik e S him ensky has to be the
players choice fo r M V P this m onth. I f
you aren’ t an a vid P ortland T ra il Blazer
fan you are p ro b a b ly saying: W h o is
N eighbors O ffic e , 2410 N . Lom bard,
o r at M e tro Center, 200 SW F irst Ave.
Questions should be directed to K atie
D o w d a ll, M e tro ’s com m unity enhance­
M ik e Shim ensky?
M ik e Shim ensky is the tra in e r fo r
m ent coordinator.
the P ortland T ra il Blazers. S him ensky
is p ro b a b ly one o f the busiest men in
Lifeguard Course Set
the N B A rig h t now . M ik e m ay not be
the M o s t V a lu a b le P layer on the T ra il
Blazers b u t this D ecem ber a lo t o f the
basketball stars w o u ld aw ard h im the
M o st V a lu a b le Person A w a rd . D ecem ­
ber has been an unusually “ p h y s ic a l”
Portland Parks and Receation pres­
ents a N a tio n al P ool and W aterpark
L ife g u a rd course, Decem ber 26, 27,
and December 30, at Metropolitan Learn­
ing C enter Seim P ool, 2300 N W G li-
san. P articipants in the course m ust be
m onth fo r the home to w n team. Several
players on the team have been banged
up in one fo rm o r another. B la ze r fans
have not heard much from Ennis Whatley
w ho is on the m end w ith a fractured
ankle. N o r have they had the o p p o rtu ­
n ity to w atch L a m o n t Strothers w ho
at least fifte e n years o f age.
A fte r c o m p le tio n o f the course,
participants w ill receive a life g u a rd
ce rtifica te fo r the state o f Oregon.
Those w ho q u a lify also w ill be
considered fo r Portland Parks sum m er
life g u a rd positions. Starting salary fo r
lifeguards in the sum m er o f 1992 w ill
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be $5.75 an hour.
C ost o f the course is $60. T o
register o r fo r m ore in fo rm a tio n ca ll
the p o ll at 823-3669.
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so ta T im b e rw o lve s, he had led the team
in scoring and rebounds a fte r the firs t
quarter, and it looked lik e another 20
can repeat the icin g process several
tim es, b u t o n ly about 20 m inutes at a
tim e. “ Y o u get that advice fro m one o f
p o in t n ig h t was in store. Then it hap­
pened. D u ckw o rth had to leave the
game w ith a sprained ankle. Y o u could
see the pain registered on D u c k w o rth ’ s
face fro m the top ro w o f the coliseum .
D uck was done fo r the night. “ M agic
M ik e ” w ent to w o rk in the lo cke r ro o m .
B y the end o f the game the treatm ent
was halted and K e v in D u ckw o rth le ft
the best in the business.
In the sports w o rld , a lo t o f praise is
slashed around to an a w fu l a lo t o f
people. I t ’ s part o f the game. M ik e
S him ensky lets com plim ents about his
w o rk ro ll o f f his back lik e the p ro v e r­
b ia l w ater on a ducks back. Shim ensky
is in a p o istion we w o u ld a ll lik e to be
in. He like s his jo b he is good at it and
the coliseum under his ow n pow er w ith
he like s the people he w orks w ith . They
respect his ab ility. T hat’ s about as much
as the average man can expect o u t o f
life . T h a t’ s m ore than m ost o f us get.
H e seems to p re fe r to stay o u t o f the
ju s t a h in t o f tenderness in his rig h t
ankle.
The lis t o f in ju re d players on the
T ra il Blazers is o n ly m a rg in a lly shorter
has been hampered w ith back spasms.
B oth men have been on the disabled lis t
than the “ healthy lis t.” T e rry P orter
since O ct. 31.
K e v in D u c k w o rth , had to leave the
T im b e rw o lve s in the th ird quarter w ith
a sprained ankle. Since K e v in D u c k ­
Jerome Kersey has been dealing w ith a
N E W Business
1. A s you may k n o w , several resi­
dents o f N /N E P ortland have been a f­
fected by the D o m in io n C a p ito l Issue, a
very large num ber w ith in K in g N e ig h ­
borhood. M a n y m ay lose th e ir homes
that they have invested large am ounts
o f m oney in. A p p ro x im a te ly 20 o f
these residents have united to file a
la w s u it against D o m in io n C a p ito l.
H ow ever, there is a shortage o f funds
required fo r retainer fees on a c o n tin ­
gency basis fo r lawers. T hey are asking
fo r o u r help. K in g N eighborhood has
donated $150 along w ith letters o f sup­
port. I f you w o u ld lik e to m ake a dona­
tio n , co n trib u tio n s can be sent to:
0492.
2. CITIZENS TO R ETA IN NORTH
P R E C IN C T
C la rice W h ite , C h a ir addressed the
K in g N eighborhood A ssociation and
asked fo r support fo r th e ir proposal in
w h ic h they are advocating to take a
p ro tio n o f N o rth P recinct and a po rtio n
o f East Preinct and redraw the bounda­
ries to use the M L K N eighborhood
Board voted unanim ously to support
th e ir proposal.
F o r m ore in fo rm a tio n , contact
C la rice W h ite 289-5187.
R o d n ey G ets N ew S tre e tlig h ts !
N E R odney A venue w ill get a new
stre e tlig h t ju s t N o rth o f A lb e ria . T h is
is being accom plished thanks to ne ig h ­
bors b rin g in g this and other concerns to
our attention. A lso , fo r those on R o d ­
ney near Em erson, you w o n ’ t be in the
dark too long cith e r. A broken lig h t
w ill be replaced in the next fe w weeks
also. Once again, w e arc here to en­
hance o u r neighborhood. W e have
been able to make changes due to re si­
dents c a llin g in th e ir concerns i f yo u
have concerns yo u w o u ld investigated,
please contact Jcanine C laar, Enhance­
m ent C om m ittee C h a ir, 281-9005.
C a rs P a rk e d O n C u rb s
T o date K in g N eighborhood Asso­
cia tio n has had 41 p a rkin g cita tio n s
issued to vehicles parked on curbs w ithin
o u r boundaries. These cita tio n s range
fro m $16-$24 each. Please park on
streets o r in drivew ays. Y o u w ill not
o n ly be a vo id in g cita tio n s, but also
h e lp in g to make o u r streets safer and
more appealing by slowing traffic down,
w ic h is one o f the goals fo r the E n ­
hancem ent C om m ittee.
has a m ild sprain on his le ft ankle.
sprained rig h t ankle fo r weeks. D anny
A in g e is s till troubled by a rig h t knee
strain and don’ t fo rg e t the Blazers s till
lim e lig h t. N e xt tim e you are at a P o rt­
la n d T ra il Blazers game g ive M ik e a
“ T hum bs up.” H e ’ l l p robably be to
busy w o rk in g on someone to ta lk...b u t
he’ l l k n o w , that you kn o w he is an
MVP.
Need A Car?
For a $3.00 donation to Community
Care you could be in a drawing to re­
ceive a like new 1971 Oldsmobile in
good condition; everything works, inte­
rior like new, and in the process you
will be helping Community Care pay
outstanding bills.
Community Care needs food and
Money; won’t you please help us help
the community.
Please bring all your donations to The
Phone 249-5886
woman-owned
tio n a ry b ic y c le .”
M ik e had some advice to kid s w ho
p lay sports w hen they get injured. “ Ice
dow n an in ju ry as soon as possible. Y o u
News From The
King Neighborhood Association
N ic k A lb e c h t, A tto rn e y
R oger T illb e ry , A tto rn e y
C /O D o m in io n C a p ito l Case
1123 S W Y a m h ill
P ortland, Oregon 97205
I f you have further questions, please
contact B rad & W e n d y Peters, 257-
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w o rth is not bothered by the p a in fu l
g ro in p u ll that Shim ensky was treating,
P ortland fans arc starting to see the
“ o ld D u c k ” they rem em ber. In the
M o n d a y n ig h t game against the M in n e -
home. T hey u su a lly have th e ir choice
o f the Stairm aster, n e a d m ill o r the sta­
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