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J une 2,1993 • T he P ortland O bserver
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O jc JIortíanh QfMiaerUer
Oliver Joins ESPN’s
Sportscenter
Pam O liv e r w ill jo in ESPN in
m id-June as a Houston-based corre­
spondent fo r SportsCenter and the
n e tw o rk ’ s various other news and in ­
fo rm a tio n program m ing, it was an­
nounced today by Steve Anderson,
E S P N ’ s m anaging editor
O liv e r has been a sports anchor/
reporter since 1992 at K H O U -T V in
H ouston where her daily assignments
included covering the Houston O ilers
and the Houston Rockets P rio r to
that, she worked at W T V T -T V in
Tam pa, Fla, as a sports reporter/an-
chor (1991-92) and a news reporter/
anchor (1990-91).
“ W eare extremely impressed w ith
her news background w hich w ill com ­
p lim e n t a ll o f our SportsCenter pro­
g ra m m in g ,” said Anderson “ We ex-,
pect Pam to become an im portant
a d d ition to our s ta ff ”
O liv e r said, “ It is a dream come
true. I have always wanted to w ork in
sports and the only place to be is
ESPN.”
She began her broadcasting ca­
re e r as a re p o rte r/p ro d u c c r fo r
V ibrations, a m inority' affairs program
a t W F S U -T V in T a lla h a s s e e ,
Fla. (1984-85) She then moved on
to W A L B -T V in Albany, G A as a
p o litic a l/n e w s reporter (198 5 -86 );
to W A A Y -T V in H u n stville , A la.
Gambling Report
Upsets Jordan
“ Whoever saw me at la m o r at
2 30am, I ’d lik e to see them in person
I ccnainly w ill lay a law suit on them
1 was not out that late 1 got my eight
hours o f sleep." M ichael Jordan was
referring to the rum ors that he hail
spent the evening in A tla n tic City
p rio r to number two game o f the p la y­
offs He also denies that he stayed too
late and lost $5,000.
It had been reported that Jordan
took a lim ousine to B a lly ’ s Grand
casino and was there as late as 2 :30am
playing blackjack in a private area
Jordan reportedly loves to gamble
One o f Jordan’ s fans was quoted as
saying,’ The w ay Jordan plays basket­
ball, he can darn w e ll do w hat he
pleases.”
Pam Oliver
as a space/science/military reporter
and host o f D ia lo g , a com m unity
and m in o rity affairs program (1986-
88); and to W 1 V B -T V in Buffalo,
N Y . (1988-90) as a news reporter/
anchor.
O liver, 32, graduated w ith a bach­
elor o f arts degree in jo u rn a lis m from
F lorida A & M U n ive rsity in 1984 The
D a lla s, Texas n a tive earned A ll-
A m erica honors six times as a mem­
ber o f the R attlers’ w om en’ s track and
fie ld team and holds the school’ s mark
GOT A HOT
SPORTS
STORY CALL
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PORTLAND OBSERVER
'The Eyes and Ears ol the CcmmunlY'
Office: (503)200-0033
Fax«: (503)200-0015
in the 400 meters.
Bank Of America Slam ‘N Jam ’93 To
Benefit Oregon high School Sports
Bank o f Am erica and the Port­
land T ra il Blazers, w ith the strong
endorsement o f its players and coaches,
recognizing the importance o f high
school athletics, have chosen to pro­
vide direct support by donating the net
proceeds from Bank o f Am erica Slam
‘ N Jam ’ 93 to support h ig h school
sports throughout Oregon. Toyota and
Gatorade are presenting sponsors o f
Bank o f A m erica Slam “ N Jam ’ 93.
“ I t ’ s im portant that a ll young
adults have access to h ig h school
sports,” said B lazers head coach
R ick A delm an. “ T h is is o nly a short
term solution, but it establishes a sig­
n ific a n t p la tfo rm in the e ffo rt to
help get h igh school athletics back
on the rig h t track. Bank o f Am erica
Slam ‘N Jam guarantees a m in im u m
donation o f $100,000 to Oregon high
school sports and th a t’ s a great start.
In the com ing weeks. I ’ ll be sending
out a personal letter to businesses
across the state to jo in in the effort to
help support Oregon high school ath­
letics.”
The Confederation o f Oregon
School Adm inistrators (C O SA) Foun­
dation w ill receive all donated funds.
A ccording to W a lly Scales, vice-presi­
dent o f special events, an advisory
com m ittee is being formed to estab­
lish policies and crite ria to define the
qualifications for distribution o f funds.
Businesses and concerned citizens
interested in adding th e ir support can
make a donation to: Help Support
Oregon H igh School Sports, COSA
Foundation, 707 13th Street SE, Suite
100, Salem, OR, 97301. C OSA is 501
(c)(3) n o n -p ro fit organization and a ll
donation are tax deductible.
The 4th annual B ank o f Am erica
Slam ‘ N Jam w ill take place outdoors
at P ortland’ s C iv ic Stadium on Satur­
day, August 21 Gates w ill open at
3pm and basketball events w ill get
underway at 7pm. T h is year’ s event
w ill be h ighlighted by an N B A Celeb­
rity Classic basketball game featuring
Portland T ra il Blazers players and
other players from around the league.
A n o th e r h ig h lig h t w il l be a
3-point Shootout w ith some o f the
best long-range artists in pro basket­
ball participating in a “ w in n e r take
a ll” contest w ith a prize o f $5,000 on
the line.
O ne lucky amateur basketball
enthusiast w ill also have a chance
to compete in the 3 -p o in t contest
and a shot at the $5,000 prize. A
statewide 3-point q u a lifyin g tourna­
m e n t fo r “ h o o p s te rs ” 18 ye a rs
and older w ill be held at designated
h ig h schools th ro u g h o u t O regon
on Saturday, August 7. A n y p a rtic i­
pant w ho successfully scores three
c o n s e c u tiv e 3 -p o in t N B A fie ld
goals w ill w in tw o tickets to Bank o f
Am erica Slam ‘ N Jam and qualify’ fo r
the fin a l e lim in a tio n tournam ent o f
C iv ic Stadium’ d u rin g the day c u lm i­
nating in the 3-point Shootout.
Bank o f A m erica Slam ‘ N Jam
w ill conclude w ith the Oregon A ll-
Star Jam, w hich w ill feature the ta l­
ents o f some o f the areas finest m usi­
cians. Local musicians Tom G rant
and C urtis Salgado w ill showcase their
talents in solo performances in the
afternoon , p rio r to the Classic. A
spectacular firew orks display w ill con­
clude the days event festivities.
Ticket prices start at $ 13 fo r adul ts
and $8 fo r kids 18 years and younger
(ticket prices are subject to user fees
and service charges a ll tickets are
reserved). A host o f interactive bas­
ketball activities s im ila r to the N B A s
Jam Session w ill be available on the
fie ld at C iv ic Stadium Field passes
are available fo r $10 and are required
to access the fie ld at a ll times.
A free shuttle service to C ivic
Stadium and free parking w ill be pro­
vided at Consolidated Freightwaysand
Good Samaritan Hospital.
Two To Graduate
From Tree Of
Learning
Tree o f Learning H igh School
w ill present diplom as to C hris G atrell
and E m ily K ellas on Wednesday, June
9, 7:30 p.m. at the Jesuit H igh School
C ultural A rts Center. 9000 S. W Bea­
verton Highway.
T h is is the last year the private
alternative h igh school fo r students
w ith learning disabilities and special
educational needs w ill need to use
"borrow ed” quarters fo r th e ir closing
ceremonies The school moves to a
new $1.3 m illio n b u ild in g on the Je­
suit campus in the fa ll
Kate Finklca. Tree o f Learning
Pro Bound?-Jeff McInnis (left) and Keith Booth (right), two of the
nation's top college basketball recruits, measure up against the
competition during the Annual McDonald's All American High School
Basketball Game, held recently in Memphis, TN. For 17 years, the
McDonald’s All American Basketball Team has included the
country's finest high school seniors, many of whom now rank among
the game 's greatest at the pro and college levels. McInnis and Booth
join a list o f “who s who" including Michael Jordan, Patrick Ewing and
Shaquille O'Neal, who were former members of the team. Proceeds
from this year's event will benefit the Ronald McDonald House in
Memphis, a home-away-from-home for families of seriously ill
children being treated at nearby hospitals.
alum, w ill be the featured speaker In
ad d ition to the tw o graduates, 11 other
students w ill say farewell as they tra n ­
sition back to mainstream education
The students and the schools they
w ill attend arc: Angela B ig lin , Tigard.
A arcn K ovaric and Ian O ’ B rien, Je­
suit; Tony L e tticrc and Sid Olsen,
Beaverton; Ian Mcston. West Lin n ,
V in h N g u y e n , W ils o n ; E m ily
O ldcm cycr, A loha. Jamal Poe. Cen­
tral C atholic and Peter Prov ost. South
Salem Erica C oulter has not decided
w hich school she w ill attend next
year
Mark ryant, A Fan Favorite
BY JOHN PHILLIPS
M ark Bry ant has som ething that
Buck W illia m s, Jerome Kersey, Terry
Porter, K e vin D u ckw o rth o r C lif f
Robinson docs not
have W ha, is it? A
fan club O n ly F o l­
low Blazer Clyde
D re xlcr has a local
fan c lu b at G I.
Joe’ s.
The
M a rk
B rya n t Fan c lu b
was started o n ly
three weeks ago by
D o n a n d M ik e
Mehner. Don has
been a b ig fan o f
M a r k ’ s since his
ro o k ie
season.
Then A fte r M ark
had his best year
ever th is season,
Mark Bryant
Mehner wanted to
show ju st how b ig a fan he was. Now
he is the president o f the club and
lo oking fo r new members a ll the tim e.
Bry ant took over the starting cen­
ter jo b fro m D u ckw o rth on M a rch 17
in a game w ith the Phoenix Suns He
went on to average 9.4 Points, 4.9
rebounds and 22.6 minutes in the last
22 games o f the season. He shot 54.8
(120-219) from the fie ld d u rin g the
fin a l 36 games. Posted season highs o f
19 points versus the Los Angeles C lip ­
pers on M arch 26 and 12 rebounds
versus the Golden State W a rrio rs on
A p ril 20. Bry ant also charted double-
doubles at Dallas (11 Points, 10 re­
bounds) on January 5 and versus the
W arriors (11 pints, 12 rebounds) on
A p ril 20. The Blazers were 17-7 (.708)
in games in w h ich B ryant started.
Played a h ig h o f
34 minutes in tw o
contests. Scored in
double figures on
15 occasions and
g ra b b e d d o u b le
d i g it re b o u n d s
three times.
In
c o lle g e
M a rk was a firs t
team A ll-B ig East
s e le c tio n a fte r
leading Seton H a ll
U n ive rsity to its
First-Even N C A A
T o u rn a m e n t
B erth in 1988. He
a v e ra g e d 2 0 .5
points and 9.1 re­
bounds as a senior
were m arried in July, 1988. M a rk
enjoys music, sw im m ing, and going
to movies, but most o f a ll he loves to
w orkout liftin g weights. H is summers
are spent in New Jersey, p laying bas­
ketball w ith ex-college teammates and
en route to eami ng the Haggerty Award
as the top player in the N ew Y o rk C ity
area. Had career highs o f 38 points
and 18 rebounds versus V illa n o v a in
his senior year. M a rk w as also a mem-
beroftheU .S. W orld U niversity Games
team that competed in Y ugoslavia in
1987, and was o n ly the seventh rookie
in Portland T ra il B lazer history to
earn an opening-night starting as­
sig n m e n t and firs t since M y c h a l
I feel it co fild not happen to a
better guy. M a rk B ryant is a class act,
a great role model fo r young kids and
is very m uch lik e d by his peers. H is
teammates ca ll h im , “ B ig D addy.”
Thompson in 1978.
B ryant majored in com m unica­
tions at Seton H a ll and is interested in
the broadcasting fie ld after his career
in the N B A He and his w ife Shelley
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have a fan club, I ’ m glad I can now say
I have one” said B ryant. I hope it can
grow to be a very b ig one.
I f you w ould lik e to be a member
o f the M a rk B ryant Fan Club, ca ll Don
o r M ik e M ehner at 249-8198 o r go by
the home o f the fan club at 4th-N -G oal
Sports Card at 6017-N E Sandy Blvd.
in Portland. I f you jo in , you w ill get a
M a rk B ryant Fan C lub T -S h irt, a Cer­
tificate ofP articipation signed B y M a rk
B ryant and a mem bership card D u r­
in g the season there w ill be a news
letter going out to a ll the members.
The cost to jo in is $25.00 dollars.
So we at The Portland Observer
w ould lik e to take our hats o f f to “ B ig
Daddy” , M a rk B rya n t fo r m aking ev­
ery one around h im feel lik e a better
person.
Y o u can meet M a rk B rya n t on
Sunday, June 6, at 6 P.M . at the home
o f the M a rk B ryant Fan C lub, 4 th -N -
Goal Sports Cards 6017-N .E . Sandy
B lvd. I ’ l l be there and I hope to see
you.
Trail Blazers And Oregon Arena Corp.
Award $10,000 Grant To Help PCC
Students Stay In School
m ille d to helping re vita lize north and
northeast Portland and that means
supporting efforts o f residents w ho
are unemployed and underemployed
to gain the s k ills necessary to earn a
respectable liv in g .”
Scholarship recipients were se­
lected on the basis o f outstanding at­
stay in school.
“ A d u lts who have been unem ­ tendance and successful com pletion
ployed or under employed often have o f studies w h ile enrolled in the S kills
a d iffic u lt tim e getting a toehold on Center, and a desire to continue th e ir
the first rung o f the career ladders,” education.
Dr. Don M cIn n is, executive dean
said S kills Center D ire cto r Randall
Blakely. "T h is grant w ill help our o f P C C ’ s Cascade Campus, said the
students stay the course and enter $10,000 grant fro m the T ra il Blazers
w ill provide both scholarships and
college o r apprenticeship tra in in g .”
Five students were awarded the stipends to students on an on-going
firs t scholarships, $600 each, d u rin g a and emergency basis. Stipends w ill be
special com pletion ceremony for S kills granted to S kills Center students over
Center students on M ay 28 M arshal the course o f th e ir tra in in g fo r jo b -
G lickm a n , senior vice-president fo r related expenses such as transporta­
the T ra il Blazers and Oregon Arena tio n ch ild care, tools and appropriate
Corp., and G e o ff Petire, senior vice clo th in g
O th e r special guests inclu d e d
president o f operations fo r the T ra il
O
ffice
o f C om m unity College Ser­
Blazers, made the presentations to
Prentis M cK inney. E ric Moore, Tracie vices Deputy C om m issioner Debbie
Judic, C liffo rd Johnson and C harlie L in co ln and Portland Police Bureau
Moore, Jr., a ll n orth and northeast Lieutenant John Hren, who works w ith
at-risk youth and w ith residents o f the
Portland residents.
“ Speaking on b e h a lf o f G e o ff Iris C ourt Project in N o rth Portland.
Twenty-seven students received
Petire, the Portland T ra il Blazers and
Oregon Arena C orporation vie w our certificates o f com pletion in b u ild in g
com m unity agenda as an opportunity construction trades, business cle rica l
and a responsibility,” said G lickm an. and G E D programs. F a m ily, friends,
“ One o f our top prio ritie s is re in ­ instructors and students fille d the
fo rcin g the im portance o f staying in T e rre ll H a ll a u d ito riu m on P C C ’ s
school and b u ild in g a solid foundation Cascade Campus to support and cel­
through education We are also com- ebrate th e ir com pletion.
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The Portland C om m unity C o l­
lege S kills Center, a com m unity part­
nership program, has recently receiv ed
$10,000 fro m the P o rtla n d T ra il
Blazes, Inc. and Oregon Arena Corp,
to help students com pleting construc­
tion and business cle rica l programs
F o llo w in g the stock m arket crash
o f 1929, the Hoover A d m in istra tio n
u rg e d —and m any in d u s trie s and
unions a d o p ted-w ork-sharing. F or
example, the U nited States Steel C or­
poration in 1929 had 224,980 fu ll­
tim e employees. The number shrank
to 211.055 in 1930 to 53.619 in 1931,
to 18,938 in 1932, and to zeroon A p ril
I, 1933. A ll w ho rem ained on the
wage.
C u rricu lu m includes a hands-on
approach and a competency-based
education. Students may take courses
in w o rd processing, office occupa­
tions, spreadsheet applications, con­
struction fra m in g , trades math, level­
ing and plum bing, electricity and other
p rinciples o f technology.
In a ddition, students receive ba­
sic s k ills and professional develop­
ment education, courses w h ich pre­
cede entry in to the core programs.
Since its iñeeption in 1989 from
fu n d in g provided by lottery dollars
and general fu n d in g fro m Portland
C o m m u n ity College, the program has
successfully recruited and trained or
placed over 2000 residents fro m north
and northeast m etropolitan Portland.
Special Note: A m other and son
entered the S k ills Center program to­
gether and graduated fro m the pro­
gram. Zoey W h ite C a lf and L a C ro ix
W hite C alf, N ative Am ericans, re­
t
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ceived business-clerical com pletion
certificates. Please contact Susan Here­
ford in Public A ffa irs at PCC, 244-
6111, ext. 4421, i f you w ould like
assistance.
Baseball All League
Teams 1993
First Team
Name
Year
Robert K innec
T im C o n klin
Joel Green
Jesse M a rtin
Steve G ciszler
Grayson Pounder
D e rrick Johnson
.Marcel Southwell
payroll on this last date were part
tim e, and they were only h a lf as n u ­
merous as those on fu ll tim e in 1929,
according to The Am erican W orker, a
U S Departm ent o f Labor publica­
tion.
D u rin g S pring o f 1933, President
D Roosevelt launched tw o programs
to revive business and increase em ­
ploym ent The N a tio n al Recovery
A d m in istra tio n allow ed businessmen
to fix prices and allocate production
quotas through codes o f “ fa ir compe­
titio n ” and w ithout regard to the a nti-
tm st laws. The codes also set m in i­
mum wages and m axim um hours o f
employment The Public W orks Pro­
gram constructed m ajor capital im ­
provements, according to The A m e ri­
can W orker, a U S. Departm ent o f
Labor publication
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The PCC S k ills Center, located
on the Cascade Campus, is a partner­
sh ip p ro g ra m w ith the N ortheast
W orkforce Center, the Private Indus­
try C ouncil and the State o f Oregon
E m ploym ent D iv is io n to help recruit
tra in and place unemployed and un­
deremployed adults in jobs at a fa m ily
Portland Public Schools
Department of Athletics
Spencer Conway
Shawn McG overn
B ria n M cM ahon
Bate W illia m s
M .V .P M a rk Burke
Jonn Fulkerson
K e vin Sjuc
T ony M o n g c lli
Brad L in n
School
M a rsh a ll
M adison
M adison
W ilso n
M arshall
M adison
Cleveland
G rant
L in co ln
M adison
W ilson
F ra n klin
Jefferson
W ilson
Cleveland
F ra n klin
F ra n klin
Position
Pitcher
Pitcher
Pitcher
Pitcher
Catcher
Catcher
O u tfie ld e r
O u tfie ld e r
O u tfie ld e r
O u tfie ld e r
O u tfie ld e r
Shortstop
F irst Base
Second Base
T h ird Base
U tility
Designated H itte r
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P.I.L. Baseball Co-Coaches O f The Year
Jeff Erdm an o f Madison & JcffH o lla m o n o f Roosevelt
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He is very happy to have a fan
club. “ N o t many players can say they
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