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F re e O p e n
P la y S w im
S e s s io n s
BUCKMAN
Wednesday 1:05pm -2:25pm
COLUMBIA
Thursday 12:40pm - 2:10pm
CRESTON
Munday 1:00pm - 2:30pm
DISHMAN
Thursday 1:10pm - 2:40pm
GRANT
Wednesday 1:55pm -3:25pm
MLC
Munday 1:15pm - 2:45pm
MONTA VILLA
Tuesda 1:00pm - 2:30pm
MT. SCOTT
Thursday 12:00pm - 1:25pm
PENINSULA
Tuesday 1:00pm - 2:30pm
PIER
Friday 1:00pm - 2:30pm
SELLWOOD
Wednesday 2:40pm - 4:10pm
WILSON
Thursday 7:45pm - 9:05pm
The Betty Furd center that has
rehabilitated the Legendary Darryl
Strawberry has released him and he
has already signed w ith the San Fran­
cisco G iants and plan s to replace right
fielder W illie McGee, because o f an
injured achilles tendon.
“ E v ery o ne d e se rv e s a n o th e r
change, ju st like I’m about to do with
D arry l,” says the m anager, D ust
Baker. “W e plan on having him up
and ready by All-stars in later July.”
The G iants .241 batting average is
not im pressive but hopefully with
Avoiding Injury
With Extra
Pounds
For years m edical researchers
have been trying to figure out why
black women are less likely to suffer
hip fractures than white women. N ow ,
doctors at the University o f Pennsyl­
vania School o f Medicine believe the
reason is weight. Black women tend
to weigh more and new research sug­
gests the extra weight works to m ake
the bones stronger and protects from
the devastating impact o f hip frac-
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Strawberry in the line-up that aver­
age should sky-rocket.
“I ’ve missed the com petitiveness
and want to get back into the game
and help the club go to a pennant­
winning season,” said Straw berry.
He baited .259 from 1983 to 1991 and
will be paid the least o f $109,000 pro­
rated to about $63,000.
Darryl Strawberry who hasn’t
spoken publicly since April about his
drug problem will start his condition­
ing program as soon as possible. And
he will be back in action real soon.
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Have sports announcements and information
published in The Portland Observer.
Mail to: The Portland Observer P.O. Box 3137, Portland, OR
97208 or FAX: (503) 288-0015
Yukon lack Arm
Wrestling
Championship
The Y ukon Jack W orld Ami W res­
tling Championships will muscle then-
way through Portland, OR on June 28-
30. The region’s strongest men and
women will battle biceps at The Refec­
tory (1618 NE 122nd SL, Portland) for
pride, glory, charity and a chance to
qualify for the Y ukon Jack W orld Arm
W restling Championsh ips in San Fran­
cisco, CA on August 26,1994.
The Portland regional cham pi­
onship, which is part o f the 26-city
Y ukon Jack W orld C ham pionship
series, is open to everyone 21 years o f
age and older and will benefit the
O regon Chapter of the National M ul­
tiple Sclerosis Society. Each $5 entry
fee, for which com petitors receive an
official t-shirt, will be donated to MS.
Y ukon Jack will m ake a m atching
donation o f all entry fees.
The double elim ination tourna­
ment, which gets underw ay at 8:30
p.m . sharp (with registration begin­
ning at 7:00 p.m .), is supervised by
the Am erican Arm W restling A sso­
ciation and features four separate di­
visions. There will be three m en’s
w eight classes — 160 lbs and under,
161 -1 9 0 , and 191 lbs and over - and
one w om en’s open division.
W inn ing com petitors on J une 28
and June 29 will m eet in the regional
finals on June 30. O verall winners
will capture $200 and advance to the
W orld C ham pionships, w hile second
place finishers w ill earn $50.
In addition to the four regional
cham pions being crow ned on June
30, a special bouncer/bartender com ­
petition will also be staged beginning
at 8:00 p.m. to determ ine which Port-
land-area bar is the hom e o f the stron­
gest biceps. All men and women ages
21 and over arc invited to com pete on
behalf o f their bar for bragging rights.
In ad d itio n to P o rtla n d , the
Yukon Jack W orld Arm W restling
Cham pionships will m uscle their way
through M inneapolis, A lbuquerque,
Denver, Colorado Springs, Seattle,
Tacom a, Baltimore, Richm ond, C hi­
cago, M ilwaukee, Tam pa, O rlando,
New Haven, Hartford, Springfield,
Detroit, San Diego, Boston, Provi­
dence, Syracuse, Buffalo, Rochester,
East Rutherford, N J, and Sacram ento
before culm inating in a nationally
televised sports spectacular in San
Francisco.
For entry inform ation, call the
Yukon Jack hotline at 800-229-4758.
Y ukon Jack Canadian Liqueur is im ­
ported by Heublein Inc., Farm ington,
CT.
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An artist's rendering shows the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum “Diamond Theater,
nearing completion of construction. The theater is part of a simulated ball field,
complete with special lighting and board fencing. Visitors sit on bleachers with murals
on either side and look out to a diamond featuring multi-screen video in which former
players talk about what it was like to barnstorm in the Negro Leagues.
(¡Dbsertrer challenges.
The
the following businesses to this year’s 4th Annual 1994 James Boozer Memorial Golf
Tournament:
• The Skanner Newspaper
• The Oregonian
• U.S. Bank
• 1st Interstate Bank
• W illamette Weekly
• American State Bank
• Safeway Corporation
• Portland Police
. KBMS Radio
• Portland Community College
The James Boozer Memorial Golf Tournament in honor o f the late James Boozer a man who
was highly regarded in the community for his dedication, contributions, and the compassion and
concern he showed for the young people of Portland.
For more information call: Kim Maney at 282-9173 or voice mail at 321-5052
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MEET OUR
DESIGNATED
DRIUERS
Mario Andretti
tures.
Kids Lift-Off
KUNG On Burger
King Balloon
Saturday, at Cook Park in Tigard,
50 inner-city children were chosen to
ride on the only 400 pound ham ­
burger in the world - Burger King
C orp.’s five-story hot air balloon in
the shape o f the com pany’s flagship
W h o p p e r sa n d w ic h . T h e p o w e r
“launch” was sponsored by the Port­
land Trail Blazers as part o f the Rose
Festival.
B u rg e r K in g la u n c h e d T h e
W hopper H ot A ir Balloon G reat
American Tour to coincide with the
40th A nniversary of the fast food
giant as well as the introduction o f an
expanded line o f W hopper sand­
wiches. Portland is the 19th city along
the balloon’s 41 city cross-country
route.
The balloon is piloted by Mark
Jo h n so n , o w n e r/o p e ra to r o f T he
A erostation in C olorado Springs,
Colo. Johnson has piloted balloons
for more than 10 years in Redm ond,
W ash, Phoenix, Ariz. and Louisville,
Ky.
W hen fully inflated, the balloon
can hold 1,712,195 W hopper sand­
w iches. It measures 64 feet tall, 55
feet wide and 65,000 cubic feet in
size. Fifteen-hundred square yards of
fabric and 384 hand-sew n sesame
seeds com prise the mammoth meal,
and it requires 20 m inutes to inflate.
THE OREGON GREATS
FOOTBALL CAMP
The Oregon Greats Football Camp originally scheduled
for Saturday, June 18, 1994 at Whitaker Middle School is
being postponed and rescheduledfor some time in August. For
further information contact Herman L. Brame evenings and
weekends at 287-7873.
Scott Goodyear
AI Unser, Jr.
Don’t miss the thrills and
excitement as the PPG
Indy Car World Series
returns to PORTLAND
INTERNATIONAL RACEWAY
Emerson Fittipaldi
Nigel Mansell
TEXACO. H A V O U N E ,
This big weekend has it all! Indy Cars!
Plus Firestone indy Lights,
SCCA Trans-Am,
Dodge/Shelby Pro Series and
the Saturn/USCF Bicycle Race!
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