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Keeping it real with at-risk youths
Free Sports and M ovie
Night
Buckman SUN School and Portland Parks
and Recreation will present a free family
sports and movie night on Thursday, July
20 at Buckman’s south field area, 320 SE
16lh. There will be a potluck at 6 pm.,
followed by Sports and Games, and then
at dusk the movie Tarzan, will be shown.
For more information, call Diane at 916-
6233.
2nd Annual N/NE
Community Festival at
Kenton Park
If you missed it last year, the PROPER
Event is returning to the historic Kenton
Park for its second continued year.
E x p e rie n c e n o n sto p m u sic and
performance arts showcase with poetry,
storytelling, drama and dance. Enjoy food
and fun with new friends, games and prizes
for all. Establish relationships through the
information alley for whole person healing
(financial, legal, educational, mental,
spiritual booths, it goes on). Call Pastor
Tyrone Sampson, director at503/286-1488.
Brandon Brooks, a national basketball
phenomena is a college-bound graduate
from Jefferson High School’s Class o f
2000. He will be attending Arizona State
University this fall.
Camp Ky-o-Wa Offers Fun
for All Kids
Camp Ky-o-Wa, a summer day camp for
children ages 5-11, serves children with
and without disabilities. Three one-week
sessions are being offered: July 17-20,
July 24-27, and July 31-August 3. The
camp is located at Roslyn Lake Park, near
Sandy, OR. Bus transportation to and
from camp is provided from Portland and
Gresham. Activities include swimming,
fishing, boating, trampoline, songs, field
games, and many other fun activities. Cost
is $ 115 for residents o f Portland, $ 173 for
non-residents. There is limited scholarship
money. Call 823-4328.
Women and Sports
Join Radical Women forapublic discussion
about women and the politics o f sports.
Special video clips will be shown from the
film, “We Got Next,” highlighting the
in au g u ral seaso n o f the W o m e n ’s
National Baseketball Association. The free
meeting will be on Wednesday, July 12,7
pm., at the Northwest Neighborhood
Cultural Center, Lower Level, 1819 NW
Everett, Portland. Call 503/228-3090.
Summer Tennis Camp
This summer Kids N ’ Tennis, Inc. will
sponsor two tennis camps. One will be
held at Irving Park and the other at the St.
Johns Racquet Center. Both camps will
offer a series o f three sessions for you to
select from. All sessions that will start
have ju st begun w ith program m ing
running Monday through Thursday. The
Irving Park camp is for beginners to
advanced players (check registration form
for times). The camp at St. Johns is for
Tournament Players (Junior “A ” and
Champs). Call 503/823-3629 or 503/823-
3630.
Billy Moore guides youths in his "Life After Sports "program at S elf Enhancement Inc.
b i J ü ï -R amus
When you’ve been to the top in professional
basketball, you get to be around teammates
and opponents who are NBA’s (Never Been
A n y b o d y s), jo k e s B illy M oore. His
assessment is brutally honest and right on
target. For young men who dream o f making
it “big” in professional basketball, his dramatic
and outspoken style will either offend or be
ju st the right w ake-up call they need.
U nfortunately with thousands o f young
hoopsters nationwide seeking the “brass
ring”, only a little over400 make it to the NBA
For Moore, ’keepin’ it real with kids' helps to
break down their negative attitudes and
redirect their lives so that they balance playing
sports with gaining a solid education.
Billy’s class within SelfEnhancement’s Senior
M en’s Camp 2000 is aptly called, “Life After
Sports” . He along with other instructors and
supervisors rotate as mentor/instructors to
give a well-rounded approach to helping
g ro u n d young m en. T hey lead d a ily
discussions with topics ranging from peer
pressure (positive and negative) and the
im p o rta n c e o f fam ily to m an h o o d
responsibilities and the role o f community.
Giving hope to disadvantaged kids is M oore’s
life passion. He also works at THE KIDS IN
PROGRESS HOUSE which is a supportive
self-help program that provides a holistic and
nurturing environm ent. His clients are
described as those having an “I don’t care”
attitude about their self-destructive nature or
raised without compassion or understanding
that is necessary to cope with the many
situational crises that life can present.
B illy was re c ru ite d in 1988 by S e lf
E nhancem ent Incorporated as a living
testament to at-risk youths that life has
options. Tony Hopkins, president o f SEI
recognized how catalytic and phenomenal
Billy is as a motivational speaker that he has
for the last five years, chosen him to research,
design and implement a “life after sports”
curriculum. For many o f his students, he is a
lesson in values and life processes. As part o f
his weekly sessions during the Senior M en’s
Camp, he involves teenage boys in a “gut
check” where they look inside themselves to
understand their inner dynamics.
Brandon Brooks, rated by basketball league
critics as one o f the Top 5 Point Guard players
in the country, took his “Life After Sports”
instructor’s example and message to heart.
Once considered a problem student at Grant
High School with little hope o f going to college,
Brandon “buckled down” because o f the
positive mentorship o f people like Billy Moore.
He especially liked Moore’s way ofkeepin’ it
real by not “sugar coating” the realities o f
getting into the NBA. Making it to that level
is “a long shot for anybody,” explained
Brooks.
In the last two years, this All-Star player from
Jefferson met the m inim um academ ic
requirements to pass his courses and do well
enough on college exams to be accepted at 5
major universities throughout the country.
This fall, he will be attending Arizona State
University, majoring in Television Production.
Thirty years have come a n d gone, b u t i t is time to return home
The Jefferson High School
Class o f 1970
will be celebrating their 30 year reunion on August
23, 26 and 27, 2000. Memorabilia night will be on
Friday, August 25 with a dinner and dance at the Red
Lion Thunderbirdon Saturday, August 26. On Sunday,
Save On Your Water/Sewer
Bills!
The summer garden season is upon us,
and soon after: high water and sewer bills.
Learn how to keep these bills lower by
attending a free W ater Conservation
Workshop. We will discuss the changes
in the water and sewer bill that give you
more control over your bill. Call the
Community Energy Project at 503/284-
6827 with questions or to register.
Nicki Nosaki
The Comedic Tragedy of
Macbeth
Six On Shakespeare p resents “The
Comedic Tragedy o f M acbeth”. This
original comedy version o f the play, found
in the Bard’s lost “Port Folio”, follows the
hilarious hijinks o f the am bitiously
impaired Thane ofGlamis as his quest for
the crown goes horribly awry. Will the
most notorious and cursed play have its
day? W ill the brave actors survive
th e a tric a l su p e rstitio n s? F in d out
Thursday-Saturday, July 13 - August 5,8
pm. at the Miracle Theatre, 525 SE Stark.
Tickets are $10 general/$8 students and
seniors. Call 788-8558.
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Woodrow Cretin, Tony Warren, Victor Williams
August 27, there will be a picnic at Oaks Park. I f you
are a classmate interested in attending, please call
Ralph at 249-1721X290 before July I, 2000. We are
planning a fu n event. We hope to hear from you soon!!
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