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September 19, 2001
Football, Weekend Events Pay Tribute to Vanport
W hat do you get w hen you
com bine the pioneering spirit o f
the N orthw est w ith the spice
and soul o f the South?
A flavorful w eekend o f food,
fun and football.
This w eekend will honor the
fighting spirit ofV anport, a com
m unity com prised o f m any Af
rican Am ericans that was lo
cated north o f C olum bia Boule
vard and was lost m a flood in
1948.
ThefirstannualV anportFoot-
ball Classic culm inates in an
exciting gridiron battle between
tw o nationally ranked teams.
The gam e will kickoff Satur
day at 6 p.m. at PGE Park,
featuring Tim W alsh and his
Portland State V ikings vs. the
Grarnbling State Tigers and their
coach,
D oug
W illia m s ,
SuperBowl XXII M VP. I
The world famous Grambling
State M arching Band will en
tertain the crowd throughout the
game, including an exceptional
hdlf tim e perform ance.
Performing at Super Bowls
and appearing on national com
mercials, spectators will see why
the Grambling State Marching
Band has captured the hearts and
souls o f people around the world.
Area residents can also spice
up their noon hour Friday when
the “baddest band in the land”
holds a preview perform ance
and pep rally at Pioneer C ourt
house Square, dow ntow n.
The band will also perform in
northeast Portland on Saturday
from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m ., starting
a m arch from the Youth O ppor will begin a new tradition o f
tunity Center, 3034 N.E. M artin spicy, soulful Septem bers cel
Luther King Jr. Blvd. and con ebrating history, diversity and
tinuing to Irving Park, a few football.
A nother pre-gam e celebra
blocks away.
Portland State officials hope tion takes place Friday at 7 p.m.
the classic and all its activities at the Portland Expo C enter in
north Portland. M usical guests
and entertainm ent com bined
with step perform ances will cre
ate an energy packed evening
celebrating the true spirit ofcom -
munity and diversity.
A Vanport M em orial B an
quet will be held Thursday at 7
p.m. at the O regon C onvention
C enter Grand Ballroom.
The banquet will honor the
contributions o f the citizens o f
Vanport City as well as the
origins o f Portland State U ni
versity.
Honored guests will include
Vanport survivors and local civil
leaders.
The world famous Grambling
State Marching Band, left, will
perform Friday at noon at
Pioneer Courthouse Square
and during the first annual
Vanport Football Classic at 6
p.m. Saturday featuring the
Grambling State Tigers and
Portland State University
Vikings.
In 1948, the great city o f Vanport and all it offered was washed
away in the flood of 1948, the legacy o f Vanport College lives
on today in Portland State University. And although the mix o f
cultures challenged the regions prejudices in the 1940s,
Vanport City helped to create the roots o f diversity the city of
Portland now celebrates.
1st glnnual
VANPORT
FOOTBALL CLASSIC
September 20 -22,2001
Vanport City, built on the flood
plains of the Columbia River
Slough, provided more than
jobs to thousands o f wartime
laborers working in the local
shipyards. Vanport offered
many the opportunity to leave
the poverty and inequities of
the South to pursue a better
life in the Northwest. In
addition, Vanport was also a
huge social experiment with
it's own fire department,
libraries, police and schools,
including Vanport College.
Portland State Vikings
vs.
Grambling State Tigers
Sept. 22, 2001 • PGE Park • 6pm
H a lf time Fntr rta iiiin c n t
¿Featuring the WORLD FAMOUS
Grambling State Marching <&and
For game tickets: 1-888-VIK-TIKS
Adults: $24.50 «Youth $15.75
VFC proceeds to benefit the United Negro College Fund
Right Address
Needed for
Kicker Check
The Oregon Dept. o f Rev
enue wants to make sure
th at th is y e a r’s k ic k e r
checks get to Oregon tax
payers in plenty o f time for
the holidays. In 1999, over
15,000 taxpayers had their
checks delayed because o f
incorrect mailing addresses.
“T axpayers w ho have
moved since filing their 2000
returns need to give us up
dated addresses. W e’d like
to know about the name
changes, too,” said Dandy
Bradley, the departm ent’s
kicker project manager.
Taxpayers may send their
changes o f address to Ad
dress Change, Department
o f Revenue, PO Box 14600,
Salem OR 97309-5049.
They should include their
Social security numbers and
in the case o f joint returns,
indicate i f the address change
is for both parties.
They may also change
addresses by calling 1 -800-
356-4222. Spanish speak
ers may call 503-945-8618.
The surplus checks, com
monly known as the kicker,
are tax refunds the state
sends to individuals when
tax collections exceed offi
cial estimates by 2 percent
or more.
The refunds are sched
uled for mailing by Dec. 1.
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