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November 20. 2002 Page B6 ^iommunity le n d a r S torts /METRO Winter Wonderland Light Show E njoy the N o rth w e s t’s b ig g e st lig h t show fro m the c o m fo rt o f y o u r ow n c ar at the T h riftw a y W in ter W o n d erlan d light show th is y e a r at th e P o rtla n d In te r national R acew ay from Nov. 28 th ro u g h Jan . 1. T h e sh o w fe a tu res 4 0 fully an im a te d d isp lay s c e n e s , 25 v e h ic l e d r i v e - th ro u g h arc h e s a n d 12 th em ed d isp la y areas. T h e rac e w a y is o pen S u n d ay th ro u g h T h u rs day from 5 p.m . to 10 p.m . and F rid a y an d S a tu rd a y n ig h ts until 11 p.m . F o r m ore in fo rm a tion, call 503-821-4342. Woods Won’t Boycott All-Male Augusta Tiger Woods tells reporters he's still in favor of permit ting women to play at the all-male Augusta National Golf Club. (AP Photo) (A P )— T ig er W oods h a s n 't ch an g ed his m ind a b o u t p lay in g at th e a ll-m ale A u g u sta N atio n al G o lf C lu b d e sp ite a j N ew Y ork T im e s ed ito ria l c a llin g on him to sk ip the M asters. “A s I ’ve said b e fo re, ev e ry o n e is en title d to th e ir o w n o p in io n ," W o o d s said T u esd ay in M iy azak i, Jap an . H e is in Jap an fo r th is w e e k ’s D u n lo p P h o e nix to u rn am en t. “I think there should be w om en m em b e rs ,” W o o d s said. “ B ut it’s n o t up to m e. I d o n ’t have v o tin g rig h ts, I ’m ju s t an h o n o rary m e m b e r.” T h e e d ito ria l, p u b lish e d M o n d ay , su g g e ste d th at W o o d s n o t p lay at the M a s te rs n e x t y e a r b e c a u s e o f A u g u sta ’s all-m a le m em b ersh ip . “A to u rn a m e n t w ith o u t M r. W o o d s w o u ld sen d a p o w erfu l m essag e that d isc rim in a tio n is n ’t g o o d fo r the g o lf ing b u sin e ss,” th e ed ito ria l said. A u g u sta N atio n al d e c lin e d c o m ment. Montana State Upsets PSU in Final Game (A P) - M ontana State overcam e num erous injuries and an early defi cit to upset nationally-ranked P ort land State 28-26 on Saturday. F reshm an T rav is Lulay passed for 288 yards and three touchdow ns and ran for anoth er score Saturday as M ontana State rallied from a 17- 0 first-quarter deficit, despite m iss ing several key players. P ortland State, ranked 21st in N CAA Division I-AA, had achance to tie the gam e w ith a 2-point co n version follow ing R yan F u q u a’s 2- yard touchdow n run with 1:37 left, but was penalized for delay o f gam e on its first attem pt. F uqua dropped a pass on the V ikings’ next try. “G etting a lead and then losing it has been the story o f o ur season,” said P o rtlan d S tate co ach T im W alsh. “T he defense and special team s had a chance to put the gam e aw ay and they d id n ’t.” Portland State (6 -5 ,3 -4 Big Sky) had its last possession on its ow n 2-yard line with 27 seconds rem ain ing, but failed to m ove the ball. M SU safety Kane Ioane intercepted Juston W o o d ’s desperation pass as tim e ran out. Portland State, once considered a playoff contender, lost three o f its final four gam es. CPR and First Aid Classes Bonds Wins Hitting Contest San Francisco Giants slugger Barry Bonds (left) and Hideki Matsui o f the Yomiuri Giants share a laugh after a home run hitting contest Friday at the Tokyo Dome. Bonds beat Matsui, who is a free agent and is looking to sign with an American team. (AP photo) Jones, Ruiz Set for March Fight (A P) — L ight heavyw eight cham pion Roy Jones Jr. will move up to heavyw eight to fight W BA cham pion John R uiz in M arch, while Evander Holyfield will meet C hris B yrd next m onth, prom oter D on K ing announced recently. H olyfield, bidding for a fifth world heavyw eight title, will face Byrd, the No. 1 challenger, for the vacant IBF cham pionship D ec. 14 at C aesars B oardw alk in A tlantic C ity, N.J. The Jones-R uiz fight will be held M arch 1 in L as Vegas. Jones has been criticized in re cent years for fighting little-know n opponents am ong the light heavy w eight ranks, and his m ove to heavyw eight had been rum ored for some time. Jones’ prom oter, M urad M u h am m ad , said it w as h is fig h ter’s dream to step up in weight. “R oy is ecstatic about fighting for the heavyw eight ch am pion ship o f the w orld,” M uham m ad said. “He is taking a m ajor risk, and he know s that. R oy says th at’s w hat separates the men from the boys.” Grant Girls Win for Good Grades T he G rant H igh School g irls’ cross country team took the top aw ard for the highest grade point average (3.98) o f eight team s h o n ored in the fall edition o f the D airy Farm ers o f O regon A cadem ic A ll (Elje JJortlaiiò(©bsertier t b c 'W I 7 1 onWeb w w w .p o r t la n d o b s e r v e r .c o m As it quickly becomes more and more an electronic world, The State program released by the O r egon State A thletic A ssociation. “W e are proud to jo in the Dairy Farm ers o f O regon in recognizing this team s for its trem endous ef forts in the classroom ,” said Tom Iverson: Police Targeting Him (A P )— Phi ladelphia 76ers guard Allen Iverson is afraid police are targeting him and he might want to leave the city, according to pub lished reports. “1 want to be in Philadelphia, but I’m scared to be here," the N BA star told The Philadelphia Inquirer and Portland Observer endeavors to meet the needs of our readers and P h ila d e lp h ia D a ily N e w s in T u esd ay ’s editions. “ I ’ve heard about police officers toasting to A llen Iverson’s next felony con viction,” Iverson said. 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Friends of Trees Leadership Training P a rtic ip a n ts w ill learn a b o u t p la n tin g an d c a rin g fo r trees, u rb an la n d s c a p e e c o lo g y as w ell as how to o rg an ize, inspire and lead g ro u p s o f v o lu n te e rs at tw o tra in in g s in D ecem b er. T h e N e ig h b o rh o o d T re e s p ro g ram tra in in g is on S a tu rd a y , D ec. 7 from 9 a.m . to 3 p.m . at the B e th esd a C h ris tia n C h u rch lo cated at 109 N E m erso n . P a r tic ip a n ts in th is tra in in g w ill h e lp b u ild co m m u n ity th o u g h the p ro te c tio n an d e x p a n sio n o f urban fo re st an d by fo s te r ing en v iro n m en tal stew ard sh ip th ro u g h s tre e t tre e p la n tin g p ro jects. O n S a tu rd a y , D ec. 14 from 9 a.m . to 3 p.m . at th e S u n n y b ro o k S e rv ic e C e n te r at 9101 S E S u n n y b ro o k B lvd. in C lackam as, atten d ees can learn how to e n h a n c e d e g ra d e d u r ban n atu ral a re a s th ro u g h the p re s e rv a tio n o f b io d iv e rsity , im p ro v e m e n t o f w a te r and a ir q u a lity and the p ro te c tio n o f n ativ e p lan t an d an im al s p e cies. F or m ore inform ation, call 503-282-8846 ext. 12. Auditions for ‘Hair: The Musical’ 3 2 1 3 NE MLK JR BLVD "sas' CALL503-288-9180 The A m erican R ed C ross w ill be o ffe rin g se v e ra l c o m m u n ity safety classes at the N orth P o rt land T raining C en ter located at 3131 N V ancouver A ve. O n F ri d ay , N ov. 22 from 9 a m . to 1:30 p.m. a C PR for Professional R es cuers class w ill teach C P R and use o f A ED s fo r public safety personnel, lifeguards, athletic train ers, em erg en cy response team m em bers, first aid station m em bers and health care profes sionals. O n Saturday, N ov. 23 from 8:30 a.m . to 3 p.m . S panish Standard First A id w ill teach em ergency response, care for an adult w ho has stopped breath ing, C PR, how to recognize signs o f a heart attack and how to co n trol bleeding for Spanish speak ers. O n Sunday, N ov. 24 a class on C om m unity C PR w ill teach recognition o f em ergencies, use o f the EM S system and response to breathing and cardiac em er gencies in adults; children and infants from 8:30 a.m . to 4 p.m . 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