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®lje ^ortlanh (©bserurr December 25. 2002 Page A9 S ports SÖUL TMP $5 Cover Show lim e: 9 pm loco» C p,essi»"! by Doors Open at 8pm Every Thursday Starting Nov. 1 4 featuring The Repravation Band & Master of Ceremony — Wone Poets interested in at Bookies —► pcrfoiming call 503- 358 3247 A n^'ledtìe, h ìw / wm a J nni o far ti\e A l “‘’ » V“ ,<,n Production Dean’s Beauty & Barber Shop 3 DOLLARS OFF Tuesdays through Thursdays Senior Citizens days are Tuesday 215 N.E. Hancock St., Portland, OR (303)282-2920 BA R BER S: A.D. Williams Richard Edwards T yrone Frazier (new stylist) W A I .K - I N S W ELCOM E PRESS 4 U RLS SPECIAL S ii» — This Special ends a t the end o f February — P eninsula L ittle L eague Application for Board, Committees & Manager/Coach Positions Be the “U” in Your Community: Looking for a few dedicated people! The Peninsula Little League of Portland is now accepting applications for Board members. Committee members, managers, and coaches to oversee the 2003 baseball and softball season. Applications are being accepted for all League positions. If you are Interested in being considered, please complete the following and return it to Peninsula Little League, P.0. Box 11581, Portland, Oregon 97211 or by fax to 503-284-1910 Notre Dame forward Jacqueline Batteast drives the lane around Colorado State guard Elizabeth English in route to a 46-45 Irish victory Monday in South Bend, Ind. Batteast scored 18 points and had 10 rebounds. (AP photo) N am e:____________________________ ________________ ____ Address: .................................................................................................. State/Zip C o d e :_____ _______________________________________ Major League Baseball Door Opens (A P )— Major league baseball is still on the wish list of many Oregon lawmakers and political leaders this holiday season. Officials in Portland and the W ashington, D.C., area were con tacted last week as Major League Baseball considers relocating the Expos. The team is the collective property of league owners, who want to sell it and move to another city by the 2004 season. Portland Mayor Vera Katz said she would get “directly involved” with any effort to bring the team to the city and would revive a stadium financing bill. State Sen. Ryan Deckert, D- Beaverton, who spearheaded an effort to bring a team to Oregon in 2001, said he would lead a similar fight when the 2003 Legislature opens Jan. 13. Deckert said he has met with baseball backers the last few days and the proposal would be the same as the one that fell short in 2001 — a revenue bond backed by income taxes to be paid by future major leaguers in Portland. Katz said she would work with the Oregon Sports Authority after Another $100,000 for Spring Sports The Oregon Sports Authority Foundation has announced a $75,000 pledge to help save Port land In te rsc h o la stic L eague spring sports programs. An additional $25,000 is ear marked to develop a workable, long-term solution to ensure that a viable plan for school sports programs throughout Oregon is in place prior to the next school year. The support marks the largest single donation in the history of the foundation and puts the PIL in position to successfully com plete its spring sports fundraising campaign. P ortland n ativ e and NBA player Damon Stoudamire earlier pledged to donate $250,000 for spring sports, nearly half the amount needed to save Portland Public School’s athletic depart ment budget in the current year. the holidays to bring the Expos to would boost income tax revenue in a Portland and persuade the Legisla state that depends heavily on per ture to approve the financing — all sonal and corporate income taxes. The recruiting effort would stand by Major League Baseball’s “soft” a better chance if it was backed by deadline of late February. a wealthy investor, supporters say, But she emphasized the cost but attempts to attract a big corpo would be a key factor. “I' ve said loud and clear we will rate name have failed in the past. Tim Grewe, Portland's chief ad not sacrifice city services,” Katz ministrative officer, said the city said. Any use of other taxpayer money doesn’t know yet if the baseball is “not in the cards,” Deckert added. proposal is realistic. “The mayor’s got an open mind He argued that the proposal would result in a net gain for the state on this issue," he said. “But until budget because the jobs created by we look at the numbers we w on't the stadium construction project know.” Executive Buys NBA Expansion Team Robert Johnson (AP) — Business know-how, a passion for basketball >yid a com m itm ent to C harlotte. R obert Johnson had exactly what the NBA wanted, and now the billionaire is on his way to becoming the first black majority owner in major pro sports. T h e le a g u e o f f ic ia lly a n nounced last week that Johnson was its choice to buy the N B A ’s new est expansion team , select ing him over a group that included Larry Bird. “You can’t be com petitive any where in this w orld if you ignore good, quality talent,” Johnson said. “That decision was made some 50 years ago when B ranch Rickey brought Jackie Robinson into baseball.” The 56-year-old Johnson is the billionaire founder of Black Enter- tainment Television. Pending ap proval of the 29 NBA owners, he will pay $300 million to become the owner of the league's 30th team, which will begin play in the 2004-05 season. “Bob Johnson deserved to get this franchise based on who he is, not what he is,” Phoenix Suns owner Jerry Colangelo said when Johnson was introduced as the man who will bring the NBA back to North Caro- Una. The new team, not yet nick named, will replace the Hornets, who left Charlotte for New Orleans last summer. Fight Draws Suspensions, Fines (AP) — Golden State W arriors forw ard C hris Mills is suspended for three gam es w ithout pay by the N BA after fighting with the Trail B lazers’ Bonzi W ells. O fficials say M ills went after W ells in the locker room , and blocked the Blazers’ bus after Fri day n ig h t’s game. R asheed W allace has been M i l l s ’ s u s p e n s io n b e g a n fined 15-thousand for trying to w ith last n ig h t's gam e at S a c ra m ento. He w ill also m iss gam es go after a fan who had throw n a a g a in st T o ro n to and the LA wad of gum at him. NBA senior Vice President Stu C lippers. W ells was suspended for tw o Jackson says a review of the vid gam es for throw ing a punch at eotape showed that W ells was Mills, which the Blazers won 113- the only participant who threw a punch. to-111. Phone N u m b er:____________________________________________ Email:____________________________________________________ Occupation:— ____________________________________________ Organization affiliations:______ _________________ ________ I am interested in serving on the Peninsula Little League Board/ Committee/Manager/Coach or Umpire because: My primary community interests are: For more information call 503-702-7043 or visit our web site www.peninsulalittleleanue.org and complete our volunteer appl ¡ca tion. Thank you for your support. U N IO N PACIFIC ( U p RAILROAD Union Pacific has openings for the position of Train Service Personnel near Portland. OR A train service employee is responsible for the safe movement of freight trains and switching of cars in the yards. This Is not a typical 40 hour-a-week opportunity: the position consists of variable and irregular work hours. Train service employees work weekends and holidays on an ’on call’ basis. 24 hours a day. seven days a week.Personnel must be available to report to work 90 minutes after notlfica tion. Work is constantly performed out of doors, involving exposure to all weather conditions travel is required and the employee may be away from the home terminal several days at a time. Applicants must be a minimum of 18 years of age, have 2 years of full-time work experience after leaving high school, or have an associate s degree. Must be able to read and comprehend regulations and instructions in English, as well as possess good oral communication skills. Candidates must be able to dlscnmmate between colors, and must successfully pass a reading compre Pension exam, a physical ability test a physical examination (which includes drug testing) and a background investigation. Apply now for priority consideration! 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