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3H}e Jìortlanò (ßbsemer Page B6 Surtía lût M a y 0 8 ,2 0 0 2 S poms /M ETM o in nt u n i t u a I c n h a r Dog Racing Season Begins continued f rom Metro College Exam Practice Tests K aplan T est P rep w ill be h o lding a free P S A T and S A T Practice T est ev en t for pro sp ectiv e co lleg e applicants. T he ev ent will be from 9 a.m . until 12 p.m . on Saturday, M ay 18 at the P ortland K aplan C en ter, located in the G alleria B uilding, 60 0 S.W . 10"’ A ve. Ste. 402. King Neighborhood Association G rants for $ 3 0 ,000 to $ 5 0 ,0 0 0 are now availab le to low and m oderate incom e renters to buy h om es. R enters m ust currently live in the follow ing neighborhoods: P ortsm outh, K enton, A rb o r L odge, B ridgeton, P iedm ont, O verlook, H um boldt, K ing, Boise, and Eliot. Call the P ortland C o m m u nity L and T ru st fo r m ore in fo rm atio n at 5 0 3 -493-0293. Annual PCC Plant Sale W ondering to get m om fo r M o th e r’s D ay? P u rchase som e plants for the occasion at the annual P C C Plant S ale at the R ock C reek C am pus green h o u se, 17705 N .W . S p rin g v ille R oad, from 8 a.m . - 6 p.m ., T hu rsd ay th ro u g h S aturday, M ay 9 - 1 1 . C all 503-614-7255. Lead Awareness Forum A C om m unity L ead A w aren ess F o ru m w ill be h e ld on T h u rsday, M ay 30 at the K ing E lem en tary S chool, 4 9 0 6 N .E . 6 lh A ve., from 6 p.m . - 8 p.m . F o r m ore inform ation, call Janice L ew is at 503-823-2354. Radical Women Meeting The dogs are off and running on opening day o f racing at the Multnomah Greyhound Park near Gresham. The dog racing seasons runs through Oct. 12. For more information on schedules and dates, call 503-667-7700. P hoto bv D avid G iezyng /T he P ortland O bserver R adical W om en hosts B irgit N ielsen, w riter and translator, w h o traveled to M e x ic o ’s b o rder reg io n and v isite d a m aquiadora and F actor X, a w o m e n ’s rights o rg anization. N ielsen w ill report on the im pact o f N A F T A and the im pending F T A A on w om en laborers and th e ir org an izin g against inhum an w orking conditions. T he m eeting w ill be on W ednfesday, M ay 8 ,7 p.m . at the B read and R oses C en ter, 810 N. K illingsw orth. T he m eetin g is free and open to t he public. C all 503-240-4462. Griffey Lashes Out at F ans, Media Mallory Ave. Christian Church Dr. F rancis C ress W elsing, au th o r o f the psy ch o lo g y book “T he Isis P a p e rs” w ill be in P o rtland at the M allory A ve. C hristian C h u rch , 126 N .E . A lberta, on M ay 18 at 6 :3 0 p.m . Dr. W elsing w ill be speaking on black m ental health, b lack inferiority concepts, the w hite suprem acy system an d the co lo r co n cep t o f G od. T o purch ase tickets, call Jero m e or S chaw na T a n n e r at 503-288-5331 o r 503-289-3490. Injured star says hometown treats him worse than Seattle ( AP) — Ken Griffey Jr. is tired o f how h e ’s being treated in his hom etow n. The injured C incin nati Reds outfielder lashed out M onday at the way fans and the media have kept him in the spot light since he cam e home in a February 2000 trade with the Se attle M ariners. W ith Griffey hurt again, some fans are questioning w hether the trade was w orthw hile. “I get consisten tly beat up for no reason,” G riffey said, sit ting in his locker after batting practice. “It’s been happening since the very first day I got here, and I’m tired o f it. You try to bend over backw ard to do the right thing, and it ju st seem s to get throw n in my face. “I cam e here to play baseball. I took less money. 1 d id n ’t whine or an y th in g , and this is the thanks I get? I d o n ’t need th at.” G riffey tore the patella ten- don in his right knee on A pril 7 and is on the d isab led list. T h ere’s no target date for his return, w hich is expected som e tim e in the next few weeks. Since he agreed to a nine- y e a r,$1 16.5 m illion contract to play in his hom etow n, G riffey has repeatedly bristled at all o f the attention he gets. He had been in more of an upbeat mood this season - until M onday. Part of his anger resulted from a television station poll asking w hich p lay er should sit the bench when G riffey is able to play again. G riffey w as one o f the four choices, and 74 percent o f the fans picked him. The Reds w ent on a w inning streak and m oved into first place in the NL Central after G riffey got hurt, but had lost four in a row head in g into M o n d ay ’s gam e against M ilw aukee. Griffey considered the televi sion poll just another example of Ken Griffey Jr. says he is unhappy with the way he has been treated by fans and the media since returning to his hometown in a trade from Seattle. how he’s mistreated in Cincinnati. “I don’t think anybody has even given me a chance to know who I am and my personality,” Griffey said. “I’m the person that gets beat up the most - for what? For no reason.” Griffey said he ’ s been treated worse in C incinnati than he was in Seattle. Carlisle Wins NBA Coach of Year Front Office Likes Trailblazer Core (AP) Rick Carlisle won the NBA Coach of the Year award on Tuesday after leading the Detroit Pistons to the Central Division title in his first year with the team. Carlisle led Detroit to 50 wins — 18 more than last season - and its first division title since 1990. He played in the league for five seasons and was an assis tant coach for 11 before getting his first head coaching job this season. “This isn 't an award for me. This is an award for our fran c h is e ," C arlisle said. “I ’m humbled to win this and be among this type of basketball royalty, but I couldn’t have done it without the players and the staff and their hard work.'* The Pistons lead the Boston Celtics 1-0 in their best-of-seven Eastern Conference semifinal series. Game 2 is Wednesday. Detroit started 14-6, then lost 13 o f 16 games, before bounc ing back and finishing the sea- (A P) - W hat will the Portland Trail Blazers look like next year? I t’s a n y b o d y 's g u ess, but team o ffic ia ls say they are happy w ith the co re o f this y e a r’s ro ster. O ne big q u e s tion is w h eth er th e y 'll keep g u ard B onzi W ells. W ells becom es a restricted free agent soon. This year he « Rick Carlisle son with a 33-13 run. His honor is the latest for the Pistons. Ben Wallace was the Defensive Player of the Year and a third-team All-NBA choice, while Corliss Williamson was the top sixth man. Cliff Robinson was voted to the second-team All-Defense team, and Zeljko R e b ra c a m ade the second-team All-Rookie team. The last Pistons coach to win the award was Ray Scott in the 1973-74 season. . 1 111,11 STATE FARM averaged career highs in points, rebounds, steals and m inutes played. So re-signing W ells is a top Blazers priority. Bonzi says he w ants to stay in Portland. Portland m ust now come up with an offer, and other teams will be able to make offers too. Portland says it w ill match any other offer made. I (5 0 3 )2 8 6 -1 1 0 3 FAX: (5 0 3 )2 8 6 -1 1 4 6 INSURANCE COMPANIES HOME OFF1CES:BLOOMINOTON, ILLINOIS ERNEST J. HILL, JR. Agent 6 5 2 7 NE MLK, Jr. Boulevard Suite A Portland, OR 9 7 2 1 7 Get Connected!! PSU Defense Dominates The defense dominated as the Viking football team put on a short, 40-play scrimmage Saturday at Stott Community Field. It was the sec ond formal scrimmage of the spring for Portland State as it prepares for the annual Spring Game on May 11. Safety Benjamin Tucker, a junior- to-be, picked off a tipped pass on the third play of the scrimmage and returned it 35 yards for a touch down. The Spring Game will take place next Saturday at Lake Os wego High School. Kickoff is at noon and admission is fire. I ' ......... ‘M OFF.: .i *- T-i—i it n Need a Telephone at Home ? TlmeToeetAÇeilPhone? Wn(Yà>flhinn»N»toflad(? CaAMinbonuhMnnafen? vwyvnoosvr — naYBR»! CmtWdtlOde«? NwlMkM? HwOiUarflm, WeOfltrNhnMabPaduee ThaFMHtSaNtoe-StoSdqa YouCaiKMpYaurtMtkflte NtMMtanFm.NaCndlltaq’d. RatM«Low«46CM(iNrMkue GetFiwCtfWalk« VHnt, ’ « « M m CMForOaMb EXTREME RACING M uitnomah G reyhound P ark M ay 3 - O ctober 12 (MvBy Rioni, Sont AMfetcNnwAppty Available O nly At: Simply Cellular & Telephone Reconnections 0040 NE Sandy Blvd., Suite 100B Portland, OR 97213 5 0 3 -2 8 0 -8 0 0 0 503-667-7700 f I I
