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Page 10...The Portland Observer...April S, 1992 1992 Draft Speculation Begins NIKE, Z100 and The Blazers “ Bust A Bucket” for Boys and Girls Clubs BY BILL BARBER C* afe I < W > ft z. -Kir"! <71 * games. The cassette and tee-shirt are also available through mail order care of: Portland Trail Blazers, Catalog Depart ment, 818 S.W. Broadway, Portland, OR 97205. A $4 postage and handling payment must accompany all mail or ders. The cassette sells for S4 and the tee-shirt for S 15. Cassettes will also be available at record outlets throughout Oregon and southw'est Washington. Net proceeds from the sale of cas settes and tee-shirts will be donated to the Boys and Girls Clubs of Metropoli tan Portland. The Boys and Girls Clubs of Portland are local affiliates of the Boys and Girls Clubs of America, work ing to help youth of all backgrounds, with targeted interest and concent for those from disadvantaged circum stances. The goal of the Boys and Girls Clubs is to help these youngsters to develop qualities needed to become responsible citizens and leaders. “NIKE knows how to connect kids through sports, and so do the Boys and GirlsClubs, which is why we’ vechosen them for major support both locally and nationally for several years now,” said Virginia Hensen, NIKE’s public affairs director. “ Kids need a place to go for recreation, but they get more than that at the Portland C lubs-they get the love and support of caring adults. It’s great to work with the Blazers players and the talented crew at Z 100, who really want to do something for these kids.” " B u s t a b u c k e t ! (w h o 'd a d u n k it? B la z e r d u ty d u p e rsunkitslam'ngeezitkillerthreesitgroup! •getit! gotit! good!)” Cookin’ lyrics, mass hysterics and a whole lot of fun are in store in the latest song about the hottest team in the National Basketball A ssociation’s Western Conference, the Portland Trail Blazers. Blazers players Jerom e Kersey, T erry P o rter, Kevin D uckw orth, Buck Williams and Lamont Strothers have teamed up with NIKE, radio per sonalities Dan C la rk and Tony M artinez of the Z100 M orning Zoo, Dan Reed of the Dan Reed Network and members of Nu Shooz and U.Krew to produce “ Bust A Bucket,” a cas sette about the Trail Blazers and their high-flying brand of NBA basketball. The cassette will receive extensive air play on Z100. The flip side of the cassette features a second play off theme song, “Blazers Are In The House.” NIKE has produced a “Bust A Bucket” tee-shirt to support the cassette project. The cassette and tee-shirts can be purchased atN IK E T ow n andBlazers on Broadw ay in downtown Portland. The two products can also be pur chased at NIKE’s Portland Factory Store on Martin Luther King Blvd., the NIKE Airport Store, the NIKE Store in Eugene, the Red Hot and Rollin’ kiosk at Clackamas Town Center and at mer chandise stands at all Blazers home “Bust a Bucket” was the brain storm of ZlOO’s Clark and Martinez. Clark, Martinez, and Bob Lambie of NIKE wrote the lyrics on the title track. “In the three years we have been working on these cassette projects I have never been as pleased as I am with ‘Bust a Bucket’,” said Martinez. “All the help we received from NIKE and Bob Lambie was terrific. The player partic ipation was incredible. Those guys did a great job. Each year it just gets better and better.” Internationally renowned record ing artist Dan Reed of the Dan Reed Network sings lead vocals on “Bust a Bucket.” Reed, a Portland native, most recently opened for the Rolling Stones on their European tour. Tracey Harris of Portland’s Nu Shooz sings lead vo cals on “Blazers Are In The House.” Also singing lead and background vo cals on both songs was H akim Muhammad and J. Mack of the Port land-based rap group U.Krew. Addi tional vocals were performed by the Trail B lazers players and Ebony Morris, Kiauna Nelson, Andy Holmesand Frank Yeggins of the Boys and Girls Clubs of Portland. John Smith of Nu Shooz con tributed his composing and recording talents to the project. The project was engineered by John Chamberlain, who’s most reccntengineering credits include Michael Jackson’s “Dangerous.” The 1992 People's Rose Festival 6TH A N N U A L I he he alth and safely ed u ca tio n progra m for kids ages 4 to 1 2 K id S a f e I t s F U N ! It s FREE! SA TU R D A Y, A P R IL 1 1 9 am to 1 :3 0 pm At KID SAFE, children have serious fun learning safety skills that m ight help save a life. Hands-on classes in: CPR; Babysitting; Fire Safety; First Aid; Poison Prevention; M aking Emergency Calls; Electrical Safety; Traffic Safety; Drug & Alcohol Awareness; & Personal Safety. May 29th- Friday, Lloyd Center- Coronation ot the Rose Queen May 30th- Saturday Fun Run and Starlight Parade (Peace Flotilla weekend) June 3rd- Wednesday Junior Parade. Holtywod District (ships arrive) June 6th- Saturday Rose Parade 3 L O C A T IO N S : Space is limited. Call by 4/8/9? Lunch avaiMbW for 5 0 C Children 9 a n d u nder m ust be acco m p an ied by an ad u lt SPO NSO RED BY: r NOPTMWiST OSTEOPATHIC M ED IC AI FOUNDATION ¿EAS TM O R ELAN D HOSPITAL ■ Mount Scott Elementary School 11201 SE Stevens Road •Ockley Green Middle School 603, N. Montana ■ Reedwood Friends Church 2901 SE Steele The NBA season has not even come to an end, yet fans are already talking about who might be picked up by the Portland Trai 1B lazers o ut of this years draft. Il happens every year, usually the day after the NCAA tourna ment. First, fans discuss the players who have contracts expiring this season. Danny Ainge, Mark Bryant, Wayne Cooper, Robert Pack, and Ennis Whatley, are all on the list this year. Second, who is available in college? The man who has his finger on the pulse of the draft situation is Blazer’s Director of Player Personnel Brad Greenberg. He was a team scout in Portland for two years before taking that job. Greenberg completed the acquisition of Buck Williams and Danny A inge and d rafted C liff Robinson and Alaa Abdelnaby. He was also the man that offered the chance of a lifetime to a kid who was totally overlooked in the draft...Robert Pack. “You hope to find a player who is capable of becoming a ‘top eight’ guy,” Greenberg said. “Someone who will be in the natural rotation, on a winning team .You can findguyswhocan make the roster; but you look for guys who can make an impact on a good team. You try to separate those guys who can play in the league from those who can contribute on a regular basis on a good team in the league. You have to evalu ate the draft regardless of where you're picking. You have to evaluate which players could be legitimate prospects, who could make a difference, and who could still be available by the time it is your tum to pick. You also have to determine if it is necessary to move up Labor Commissioner, Civil Rights Groups to Decry Hate and Bigotry in Oregon Labor Commissioner Mary Wendy Roberts, head of the state’s civil rights agency, invited area civil rights groups to join her for a news conference at Ecumenical Ministries on Tuesday, April 7 to decry hale and bigotry in Oregon, and to announce a Civil Rights Forum scheduled for later this month. In January, Commissioner Roberts sounded a call to minority groups to wage a war against a “coal ition of hate.” As an example, Roberts referred to the prospect of a David Duke presidential campaign in the state that would find followers among those who arc preju diced against minority groups. “Duke is a symptom of a very ugly disease af fecting ourcountry,” says Roberts. “We can’t wait another minute to stand to gether and let our opposition to all hate and bigotry be known.” Commissioner Roberts’ Advisory Council on Civil rights will also an nounce a Forum on Civil Rights that will help them set a civil rights agenda lor the next decade. Among those joining Roberts for the news conference were Rodney Page, Ecumenical Ministries (Chair of the Advisory Council); Barbara Hernandez, Northwest Regional Educational Labo ratory; Dr. Darryl Tukufu, Urban League; Lori Wimmer, Commission on Women; Amazoncs Olivilla, Com mission on Black Affairs; Ed Washing ton, NAACP;Chinh Lieu, International R efugee C enter of O regon; Luis Machorro, Metropolitan Human Rela tions Commission; Kccston Lowrey, Right to Privacy; Sharon Hill, Phoenix Rising and Raleigh Lewis, Civil Rights Division Administrator. UNJONZAVENUE^ >GEASSzCQZMPANY> Public Notice Wholesale to the Public 35% to 50% off 100% Human Hair 16" from $15.95 bra.ding and weaving Wigs and Beauty Supplies We will meet or beat anyone’s prices. Sale:. and Promotional items excluded. Mrs. C’s Wigs and Beauty Supply 707 N.E. Fremont Portland, Oregon 97212 (503) 281-6525 Open: 11:30 - 6:00 Tues thru Saturday LORRAINE HLAVINKA All Types of Auto Plate and Window Glass Storm Doors and Windows 4709 NE Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd Portland, Oregon 97211 Woman-Owned Phone 249-5886 1/ «•J. • F » ’’ » to get a player who may not be available later." Brad Greenberg sees about 100 college games a year. “Keith Drum, the Trail Blazer’s scout, who lives in Chapel Hill, NC, also sees about 130 college games a year. Bucky Buckwalter and Goeff Petrie also get out to sec some games late in the season. We also go to the All-Star Games because you get to see a lot of the best players compete against each other." The Blazer’s playercvaluation sys tem is a study in siate-of-the-art com puterized sophistication. It is not sim ply stat sheets on points, assists and rebounds. The Blazers rate the pros pects on a one to five scale. Here is a sample of some of the questions: Does he have court awareness? Is he funda mentally sound? Is he a team oriented player? Is he a mentally lough player? Can he handle the ball versus pressure? Does he have good vision with the ball? Is he active and aware on defense? Does he deflect or steal passes? Can he bother a ball handler full court? Can he contain his man in the scoring area? You would have to agree that the Trail Blazers are looking for some rather specific answers to several hundred questions. It is not just a shot in the dark guess when it comes time to make their choice in the draft. The fact is, Brad Greenberg says, “We may see a player more than 15 times during his college career. It isn’t all just scoring, or aver age points per game. 11 is a combination of things. Skill level in a lot of areas of the game, intangibles, feel for the game. Physical attributes arc very important because it is a very physical league. If a guy can’l run or jump but he can shoot real well he is not going to be able to compete." “We try to not only paint the pic ture of a player in regards to narrative offensive-defensive com m ents to project the guy, we also try to grade him in as many areas as we can,” Greenberg offered. “We grade him as to how we feel he will do in the NBA level. Docs he have the ability to play in the NBA ... Will he be able to break into the starting rotation on a success ful team within a three year period?” They can look into their computer da tabase for a ranking of all the players by position. They can also select a group of questions like: NBA potential, physi cal attributes, shooting and scoring, intangibles like mental attitude toward the game offensive skills as a scorer, offensive skills as a play maker, defen sive potential rebounding. Then they double-check every single question of the players prioritized in that group out of the hundreds of prospects on file. It is a big job but it doesn’t stop there. The Blazer player personnel people also put together a player profile that will address a players athletic history, an off-court profile, a history of his injuries, and comments of sources who arc familiar with the player. “We try to get a feel for these prospects as players and as people,” said Greenberg. “You try to find enough good play ers that you like, then you hope one of them is still there when it is your pick. Then you may get a call right before you pick from another club that wants to make a deal. You have to be ready for any ev en tu ality ,” concluded Greenberg. It looks like all the profes sionals arc not necessarily playing on thecourt. Some of them are competing on a computer. Miller Reserve Now Available in Oregon Consumers in Oregon and eight other states now can enjoy the all-barley draft- beer taste of Miller Reserve and Miller Reserve Light as Miller Brewing Com pany expands distribution of the above premium beers. In addition to Oregon, the Cold- Filtered1"’ beers are available in Alaska, California, Colorado, Minnesota, Nevada, northern Illinois, Washington and W is consin. Test-marketing of Miller Reserve began in May 1990 in select markets, and Reserve Light was added in late 1990. The test markets were expanded to in clude Denver; Knoxville, Tenn.; and Santa Barbara, Calif.; in mid 1991. Chi cago and Minneapolis were added last fall with Reserve on tap, and bottles and cans became available in these two mar kets in March. “During the nearly two years of test- market experience, we were told by beer drinkers they really enjoy the all-barley taste of Miller Reserve and Miller Re serve Light,” said Jeff Rea, new products development director. “The Reserve brands oiler a distinct point of di fferencc for consumers as com pared to established brands in the above premium category. We feel Reserve and Reserve Light afford us a great opportu nity in this market segment,” he said. As evidence of its distinctive fla vor, Miller Reserve Light was a medal ist at the 1990 Great American Beer Festival in Denver. Even its packaging conveys the uniqueness of the beers. In 1990, Miller added 20 perfectly contoured facets to the traditional long-neck bottle and also developed a faceted can. Miller created a distinctive gold- and-black label for the bottle, resulting in a dramatic product presentation that won the Clear Choice Award from the Glass Packaging Institute and Packag ing magazine in 1991. When combined with a high-sided six-pack carrier for the bottles, these design elements offer a complete package that has the look and feel of elegance. Miller’s innovative blend of the old andnew isreinforcedinMillerReserve’s advertising theme: “Beer as rich in taste as it is in history.” Television, outdoor advertising and point-of-sale material will support the brands. Miller is a wholly owned subsidiary of Philip Morris Companies, Inc. Princi pal beer brands include Miller Lite, Miller Genuine Draft, Miller Genuine D raft L ig h t, M iller H igh L ife, Lowenbrau, Magnum, Meister Brau and Milwaukee’s Best. Miller also produces Sharp’s, a non-alcohol brew. ‘We Are Family Celebration’ The family of today is different from the family in which many of us grew. Today two working parents, grand mothers raising their grandchildren, single parents, and step-families all com prise what is known as todays’ families. For many, a family member may not even be a blood relative. One’s family may even be friends, which have em braced us as human beings or teammates with whom we interact on a regular basis. A family member is the person or group of persons who believe in you as a whole individual and support your whole being, spirit and soul. These were some of the thoughts which brought together a group of citi zens tocclcbratcchildren and their fami lies. Great Start looked at what made a family strong and realized that it in cluded the following—health, identifi cation, recreation, recognition and safety. We realized that we were speaking of re defining "family,” “at-risk” and “suc cess.” Wc know we need to recognize and to incorporate the value of inlcr- gcncralional relationships. As with anything with a purpose values needed to be thought through. In keeping with the true purpose of Family Week Celebration the following values evolved. First, and foremost, children and their families are primary in this celebration. Anil second, all activities associated with the celebration are to be volunteer driven and heartlelt. Their vision is simple: We envision a week of celebration which encom passes a focus by the community and the media on the many different kinds of families. There will be a “contest” for children to describe their family either in writing or by drawing. All children will be declared a first place winner and their names will appear in the Oregonian. The art work created by our children will be exhibited throughout Multnomah County. There will be neighborhood parades led by children. Wc will have a major family celebration at Peninsula Park and other selected parks or neighborhoods. They envision businesses becoming aware of the value of families, and schools and neighborhood associations celebrating that value. They envision resources be ing coordinated in such a way as to maximize the experience and well-being of all families in Multnomah County. In the year 2000, Great start envi sions an extended family which has evolved from the coming together of people of many different cultures and races to support, accept and nurture one another. What they hope to do is plant the seeds today which will enable us, and prepare our children, to meet our present and future societal demands. The Theme: We Are Family. The Vision: A bet’er today and tom orrow for our children and their families. They ask you to join us in this cel ebration. • «5 ■ •' . ■ ' W
