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SUMMER
CAMP
HARLEM
GLOBETROTTERS
TOUR SOUTH
AMERICAR
The H arlem G lo b e tro tters
continued their successful month
long tour o f South A m e rica this
weekend draw ing over 40,000 fans
to four sold out shows in Sao Paulo,
B ra zil T h e Globetrotters have
drawn over 110,000 fans to their
games since this tour began in
Bucaram anaga, C olu m b ia on June
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The team had to turn aw ay as
many as 2,000 people at each o f
the shows in Sao Paulo Fans in
side the arena witnessed exciting
Globetrotter basketball where in
one game Globetrotter rookie cen
ter G lo ve r Jackson had a literal
rim -shattering slam dunk where
his head and arms soared above
the rim and then he broke the
backboard. T h is dunk caused an
injury to him requiring 13 stitches
to his right shoulder A t the end o f
the game the next day, guard Barry
"H ig h R ise ” H ardy shattered a sec
ond backboard with a high -flyin g,
m ystifying dunk. H ardy was not
injured, how ever, the standing
room only crowd o f nearly 12,000
lingered in the arena for nearly 45
minutes after the game had ended.
“ The fans in C olu m b ia, M ex
ico aftd B ra zil have been very re
ceptive to G lobetrotter basket ba II,”
Harlem Globetrotters owner and
chairman Mannie Jackson said who
attended the games in Sao Paulo.
“ They experienced the true essence
o f our new game w hich is a new
generation o f talented athletes and
su perio r fa m ily entertainm ent.
W ith the overw helm ing response
we have had from the people there,
we are currently m aking plans to
return this Fa ll and next Sp rin g .”
T h e H arlem G lo b e tro tters
were asked to extend the tour four
games but the team concluded this
current tour in R io De Janeiro on
Sunday, Ju ly 2, before more than
20,000 fans.
The Harlem Globetrotters are
the most popular fam ily entertain
ment show in the w orld as they
have performed for over 100 m il
lion people in 113 countries in the
past 69 years.
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THE U.S. SUPREME COURT RULING
ON STUOENT ATHLETE ORUG TESTING
It w ill not be long before a typ
ical day at school for m illio n s o f
m iddle and high school kid s w ill
involve being herded to the bath
rooms and forced to urinate in front
o f someone they probably d o n ’t even
know. They are to be tested that day
for illegal drugs. The highest court in
the land has made it perfectly clear -
at least six o f the most honorable
justices have. G o to school and you
can be tested for illegal drugs; at any
time and for no other reason than the
luck o f the draw.
The inevitable outcome for many
yo ung people who do have a drug
abuse problem ? T h e y w ill stay away
from school. A w a y from the "guard
ian and tutor o f children” as Justice
S c a lia waxed so eloquently. A w ay
from those who could help - i f only
they could be trusted - into the arms
o f those who exploit. A ga in we are
fightin g a public health disaster with
cops, judges, and total intolerance. It
ju st keeps getting worse.
H um an fo lly asid e fo r the m o
m ent. I ’ d lik e to th a n k S c a lia and
h is fiv e o th er h y p o c r it ic a l and
h y s te ric ch u m s fo r ju s t g iv in g
the a n t i-p r o h ib it io n m ovem en t
th o u sa n d s, p e rh a p s m illio n s , o f
y o u n g and e n e rg e tic a c t iv is t s .
T h e y w ill not be k id s fo re v e r,
they w ill not s u ffe r th is in d ig n it y
w ith o u t p ro te st. T h o s e o f us w ho
w o rk in the m o ve m en t m ay w e ll
lo o k b a ck upon this d a y, and v ie w
it as a w atersh ed o f su p p o rt for
the e ra d ic a tio n o f d ru g p o lic ie s
that s im p ly do m ore harm than
go o d .
Kidsational Summer Sundays
The Squ are’s new series w ill
please kid s o f all ages.
Sum m er Sundays w ill have a
whole new appeal for parents who
are looking for som ething new, e x
citin g and different to do with the
kids. Kid sational Sum m er Sundays
is a new summer series produced by
P io n e e r C o u rth o u s e
S q u a re .
Kidsational Sum m er Sundays w ill
offer interactive, educational, infor
mational yet fun program s for c h il
dren to enjoy with their parents.
Generously sponsored by Port
land Putt, Kid sational Sum m er Su n
days kicked o ff on Sunday, Ju ly 9th
with Science and Nature D ay. O M S I
took over The Square from noon
until 5:00 PM with overw helm ing
science & nature displays.
Fo r the kinder and gentler audi
ences, M acaw La n d in g Foundation
featured some o f nature’s most beau
tiful, co lorfu l and intelligent anim als
- macaws.
The Square’ssecond Kidsational
Sum m er Sunday w ill be Heritage
D ay on Sunday, Ju ly 30 from noon
until 5:00 PM.
The Oregon H isto rical So ciety
w ill be teaching children how to pan
for go ld, how to wash clothes with an
old fashioned wash board, and how
to make yarn dolls. Entertainment
w ili be provided by the O H S ’s Fo lk
A rts fo lks and the Portland Sto rytell
ers G u ild .
K id sa tio n a l Sum m er Sundays
1995 w ill continue on August 13th
and 20th (Sund ays, o f course) with
Health and A thletics D ay and Art
D ay. Artquake w ill feature a special
M onday edition o fK id sa tio n a l Sum
mer Sundays as part o f its festivities
on The Square on La b o r Day.
A s w ith a ll S q u a re events,
K id satio n al Sum m er Sundays is free
and open to the public.
KILTED CELEBRITIES TOSS
KEGS FOR CHARITY
Portland area celebrities and
o n-air personalities Jo e B e cke r,
Steve Barlestein, Paul Lin nm an and
Anne Schatz (w earing kilts, no less)
w ill vie to see who can throw and
empty keg the furthest on Thursday,
Ju ly 13, at 1 p.m. at Portland B rew
ing C om pany, 2730 N W 31st A v e
nue. The event w ill help k ic k o ff the
Portland Scottish H igh lan d Gam es,
and Portland B rew ing w ill donate
$500 to the winners favorite chari
ty-
“ M ac” M acTam ahan, Portland
B re w in g’s president A le Meritus,
w ill be on hand to ju d ge the com pe
tition. Jim M cG o ld rick, a partici
pant in the Portland H igh land games,
w ill coach the participants on prop
er form and technique.
“ ” It occurred to us that one o f
the m issing events at the Scottish
H ighland Gam es is a celebrity keg
toss, and w e’ve rushed to fill the
Join in the
Anniversary
Celebration of
(E l| e
void,” said T o n y Adam s, Portland
Brew ing President and C E O . “ And
i f Lia m Neeson and Mel G ib so n can
wear kilts, w ell, so can the partici
pants in this event.”
The public is welcom e to at
tend the event.
The 43rd Annual Portland Scot
tish H ighland Gam es w ill take place
on Saturday, Ju ly 15 from 9 a.m .-9
p.m. at Mt Hood C om m unity C o l
lege.
Portland Brew ing C om pany,
located at 2730 N W 31st Avenue in
Portland, was formed in 1983 to
produce handcrafted ales for the
Portland beer market. To d ay, Port
land Brew ing Com pany brews and
bottles M acTarnahan's A le , O re
gon Honey Beer, Wheat Berry Brew
and Portland A le as w ell as a variety
o f tap specialty and seasonal beers
for distribution throughout the West
ern states.
CLIFF HANGER
TO NBA LABOR TALKS
m K eijo Hl NTER
T h e y have nerve Just when
our pulses start to calm the state
ment came
O n June 30, N B A C o m m is
sioner D av id Stern announced the
first w ork stoppage in league histo
A re you kid ding? Unfortunate
ly, they were not H ours after a
clim atic draft, the N B A announced
that it w ould add itse lf to the list o f
w o rk stoppages in p ro fe ssio n al
sports.
The stoppage came in the form
o f a player lockout after the expira
tion o f an agreement made between
the players and owners last October.
A N N IV E R S A R Y
A t the heart o f the dispute are
the salary cap, player m obility and a
luxury tax for the league’s highest
paid players. Som e players believe
the tax would hinder m ob ility as
w ell as lim it salaries.
W hat does this all mean for
fans? Besides a few grim aces, no,
much - for now anyway.
T h e lo c k o u t c o n v e n ie n t ly
comes during the o ff season, but
prohibits players from practicing
with their teams and brings a pre
mature end to the summer leagues.
The real effects o f the lockout
remain to be seen, but w ill certainly
surface when game t ime rol Is around
this fall.
SH O O TO U T
F O R C H R IS T !
^ .lo r t la n h
Enter the 5th James Boozer Golf Tournament, and win this 1995 BMW convertable.
5th Annual James Boozer Golf Tournament
Saturday, July 15, 1995 • Tournament Begins @ 8:00 AM
Gletulovcer Golf Course • 14015 NE Glisan St. • Portland, OR 97230
C L U B
Self Enhancement Summer
Camp students pause for
special ceremonies as Tony
Hopson, president of the
organization, receives a
$15,000 Ronald McDonald
Children’s Charities grant from
Sal Muscardin, owner of the
downtown McDonald's at 9th
and Alder. Muscardin told the
group he was rooting for their
success. “I started as a French
fry cook at McDonalds and now
own a store. I'm sure you will do
even better," he said.
(Photo by Michael Leighton)
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P ortland O bserver
G olf Pro: Mike Niece • Format: Modified Scramble * Limited To First 150 Players
Dinner at Emanual Hospital Atrium • 501 N. Graham • Portland, OK • 7:15 PM
Trophies & Prizes • Hole In One Contest • Door Prizes • Silent Auction
Name_____________________________________________
□ $ 75.00 for 18 Holes
□ $100.00 for 18 Holts with Guest Celebrity
A ddress______________________________________________
□ $265.00 for 18 Holes per Foursome
City/Statc/ZJp_________________________________________
VISA/MC # _____
Sigilline _______
Saturday, July 15, 1995
2:00 pm to 5:00 pm
FREE Fried Chicken & Grilled Hamburgers
Speaker: J.W. Friday
Morning Star Church
Trophies and Prizes
W IN a Walkman, basketball,
Entry Fees
l’honc(s)_____________________________________________
THREE-PO INT S H O O T-O U T CONTEST
128 NE Russell,
Exp. D»te
Entry Fee
Includes
Dinner
For T\vo.
10% Discount
i f received
by June 19.
or music cassette!
M ICHA EL JO R D A N
H IG H L IG H T V ID E O
Come for a fun time: ages 9 - 20 plus
for info, call Danny at 249-3750
all participants must stay for complete program for food
Questions??? Contact Kimberly Money at 321-5119. Please make checks payable to: Omega Boys & Girls Club.
Mail entry form with payment to: Omega Boys & Girls Club • P.O. Box 11771 • Portland, OR 97211.
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