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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
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“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.
They were Iverson’s first public
com m ents about his off-the-court
troubles last sum mer.
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Ainsworth Holiday
Home Tour
T h e p u b lic is in v i te d b y
A insw orth E lem entary School to
tour five prestigious Portland
H eights properties on T hursday,
Dec. 5 from 9:30 a.m. to 2:30p.m .
in an event to benefit A insw orth
E lem entary School. T his years
tourfeatures a 8,000 square-foot
national historic registry hom e, a
1917 C olonial Re vi val, a R oscoe
H em enw ay D utch C olonial, a
1932 E nglish T u d o r and the h is
toric A scension E piscopal P ar
ish. T ickets are $20 p er person
w hich can be ordered by calling
503-916-6288.
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 .
F or m ore inform ation, call 503-
528-5633.
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d ay , D ec. 9 and T u e sd a y , D ec.
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