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November 25, 1992...The Portland Observer...Page 7
Adelman Gets 200th Victory
'Jens of
thousands of people
will need blood during
the holidays.
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BY ERIC NOON
The Portland Trailblazers kept their
undefeated record in tact with two vic­
tories this last week. As of Tuesday,
morning the Blazers are the only
undefeated team on the road and one of
two undefeated at home.
Friday’s 104-99 victory over the
improved Sacramento Kings, was a
lackluster win at best. Cliff Robinson
led all scorers with 21 points, as the
Blazers almost let the Kings steal vic­
tory in the closing minutes. Saving the
Blazers, was the Blazer bench outscoring
their opponents 52-25, in route to an­
other fine performance.
Sunday night, it was the boys from
Motown;, the Detroit Pistons, in town
seeking a win or some semblance of
defense after getting spanked 138-101
up north against the Seattle Supersonics
the previous night.
The game had early Motown over­
tones, as the local act the Arnold Broth­
ers (from Detroit) sang the National
Ant;hem. But those didn’t last long as
the Blazers let the Pistons know whose
house they were in early, with a 25-19
first quarter lead.
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An Open Letter To
Our Community
photo by Veronica Green
Rod Strickland grabs one of his ten rebounds Sunday night as the blazers
beat Detroit 115-90. Strickland added 11 points and 13 assists to notch
the first triple-double of his NBA career.
Dear Neighbors and Friends:
We’d like to invite you, your
family and friends to join us in a
fun filled, exciting Vacation Bible
School (VBS) program that will be
held June 29 to July 3rd and 4th,
1992. Time 6:00 PM to 7:30 PM.
This year’s them is Go Tell it
on the Mountain (Son Mountain).
W e’re located at Church of Christ;
3908 NE Mallory, Portland, Or­
egon, 97211.
Everyone will benefit from at­
tending VBS. Call if more infor­
mation is needed. T here’s no
charge. Ask for Pat at (503) 281-
3330.
HAVE A HAPPY
AND SAFE
THANKSGIVING
mine which schools will be selected.
Portland-area m iddle schools interested
in holding a Stay in School assembly
are asked to submit their request in
writing to : Traci Rose, Team Liaison,
Portland Trail Blazers, 700 N.E. Mult­
nomah,Portland,OR 97232-2172. All
requests must be postmarked by Tucs-
day, December 1, 1992.
“Throughout the season, Trail
Blazer players will be joining me as we
visit area middle schools to stress the
importance of staying in school and
getting a high school degree,” said Jones.
“If we can instill pride and self-esteem
in some of these young people I know
we can make a difference in the drop­
out rate.”
Jones brings his message home
through a simplebutdirectprescntation
of outlining the letters of the word
pride-”P” stands for Positive Mental
Attitude; “R” stands for RESPECT; “ I”
stands for Intelligent Decision Making;
“D” stands for Dreaming Dreams and
“Il fell good, I ’ ve been waiting along
time to get that opportunity.” Smith said
on scoring his first points. Smith’s reac­
tion on the crowd hounding him to score;
“That’s all right, I wanted to score, now
I can go out and relax a little.”
Not to be left out of the bench effort.
Rod Strickland’s around play gave him
his first career triple double, with 11
points, 10 rebounds, and 13 assists. Asked
about his 10 rebound game as a point
guard;
“I was up among the leaders in that
category last year.” Strickland said. “I
let him have a couple of those, he’s not
that big yet.” Robinson added.
And for all the big Bill Laimbeer
fans, Laimbeer had as many fouls as
points...six.
Tonights’ game against the Phoenix
Suns should be the Blazers biggest chal­
lenge of the early season. With the bench
stepping up, the way they have so far,
and the consistent defense from every­
body, the Blazers should give the Round
Mound of Rebound, and the S uns a game
to remember. The game is on FREE T. V.
(KGW CH 8) at 6:30 or 1190 KEX on
your AM radio dial.
Rep. Gordly Attends Anti-
Apartheid Conference; South
Africa Violence Focus Of Meeting
Blazers Join In Stay In School
Awareness Effort
Recently former NBA player Nick
Jones of the Portland Trailblazers vis­
ited three Portland middle schools as
partof the NBA National Stay in School
Awareness Day. The NBA effort was
organized to encourage students to stay
in school and complete their high school
education. The Blazers were joined in
this observance by the other 26 NBA
team s,allof which participated in simi­
lar rallies across the country.
Jones, the Blazers’ community
activities coordinator, visited Gregory
Heights, Vernon and Femwood middle
schools where better than 1300 students
heard the Stay in School message. NBA
National Stay in School Awareness Day
is a joint initiative of the NBA, its
teams, the National Basketball Players
Association and the National Basket­
ball Coaches Association.
Over the course of the 1992-93
season, Trail Blazer players will make
eight appearances at Portland middle
schools. A future drawing will deter­
Rick Adelman’s 200th career vic­
tory came rather easily from there on in.
The 115-90 final score was reflective of
the great defensive intensity, including
17 steals, which in turn led to the open
court transition game were the Blazers
usually flourish.
For the third strait game reserve
forward, Robinson led the Blazers in
scoring with 20 points. Robinson has
shot .683 from the field (28-41) the last
three contests and seems to be overflow­
ing with confidence.
“I’m just out their taking advantage
of my opportunity,” said Robinson, “I
just wasn’t to keep improving my game,
if the shots there I’ll shoot and if not I’ll
move the ball.”
With the Blazers in command going
into the fourth quarter, Adelman called
on his men at the end of the bench (the
rookies). Tracy Murray came fired up,
and sank 2-3 from three-point range
while scoring 13. Dave Johnson and
Reggie Smith also played some min­
utes, and made the best of it. Smith
tipped in his first NBA bucket as the
crow d chanted, “R eggie, R eggie,
Reggie”, in the closing seconds.
Goal Setting; “E” stands for Effort in
Education.
T ra d itio n ally B lazer p lay ers,
coaches and front office staff participate
in the NBA’s National Stay in School
Awareness Day, but this year’s date
coincided with the NBA Hall of Fame
Game in which Portland took on the
Charlotte Hornets in Springfield, Mas­
sachusetts.
The NBA Stay in School program-
now in its fourth year-utilizes current
and former NBA players and coaches to
encourage young people to earn a high
school diploma. The program’s na­
tional chairman is NBA Hall of Famer
Bob Lanier, who has spent the last three
years traveling the country giving stu­
dents a message of pride and self-es­
teem. Lanier has visited more than 300
schools to date, working with players
from every NBA team. As a group,
NBA players have made more than 5000
visits to their local schools in the last
three years.
including Jesse Jackson, Rep Maxine
Waters, Sen. Howard Wolpe, Corretta
Scott King, Randall Robinson (Direc­
tor, Transafrica), and Mayor David
Dinkens.
Gordly participated in a workshop
panel on violence in South Africa. She
said the panel cAme up with three gen­
eral points:
• Violence is aimed at destabilizing
the liberation forces in South Africa.
• The violence is orchestrated by
the South African regime, particularly
by the security forces.
• There is no such phenomenon as
“black on black” violence. The vio­
lence is political with the objective of
strengthen ing the hands of the apartheid
forces.
Gordly said activists will be urging
President-elect Clinton to reimpose US
economic sanctions on South Africa.
She noted most conference attendees
“The thing we’ve got to do locally
and nationally is raise awareness about
the violence that is increasing in south
Africa.”
Rep. Avel Goidly, D-Portland,
brought that message back to Oregon
after participating last week in a na­
tional conference in support of a demo­
cratic South Africa. Gordly was invited
to participate in the conference as a
representative of Portland’s American
Friends Service Committee. The gath­
ering was held November 13, 14, and
15 in New York City and was sponsored
by the African National Congress and
leading anti-apartheid organizations in
the United States and Canada.
Rep. Gordly described the event as
a “phenomenal experience.” She re­
ported Nelson Mandela sent a video
taped message, and all the leading rep­
resentatives of the US anti-apartheid
movement addressed the conference
expect Bill Clinton to be receptive to
reimposing the federal sanctions. The
activists feel sanctions will pressure the
South Africa government to sit down
with ANC and negotiate for a new con­
stitution leading to a democratic South
Africa.
Gordly restated her commitment to
reimposing Oregon’s sanctions. “People
at the conference were very, very pleased
that we Were going to do it,” Gordly
said. “People were disappointed when
Oregon lost its sanctions in the last
legislative session.”
Rep. Gordly, along with Rep. Gail
Shibley, D-Portland, and Rep. margaret
Carter, D-Portland announced last Au­
gust plans to submit legislation to reim­
pose the Oregon Divestiture Program
aimed at South Africa. Gordly said the
sanction legislation will be targeted for
support by anti-apartheid groups in Or­
egon.
Portland Observer encourages our readers to write letters
to the editor in response to any articles we publish.
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The 2nd annual fund raising event
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day, November 19, at the Bijou Cafe,
132 SW Third Avenue in downtown
Portland. Operation EASY is a program
that provides counseling, tutoring and
special activities, including field trips
for students from neighborhoods in
Northeast and Southeast Portland. The
program targets youths from 5th through
8th grades who may lack the extra
support from home and school that is
the necessary foundation for building
productive lives.
Dr. Dapo Sobomchim, founder and
director of Operation EASY, and vol­
unteers spend time six days a week
counseling and tutoring the students.
The time, care and love they contribute
is now paying off in improved behav­
ior, grades and self-esteem.
Dapo and the Board of Directors of
Operation EASY needs your financial
and volunteer assistance to help in­
crease opportunities for the students.
Call Dapo Sobomchim at 282-0727
or 230-2378 or Kathryn Durheim at
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