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luly 3 0 .2 0 0 3 ®l|c JJnrtlanb (Bbseruer Page B6 S ports Beavers Plan Friday Night Fireworks end o f the season w ill be fo llo w e d by a great fire w o rks show. “ In a survey o f our fans, it is clear As the Portland Beavers continue to battle fo r the N orth D ivisio n title in the P acific Coast League, the action continues to heat up o f f the fie ld as July 4 game at PGE Park,” said M ark Schuster, president and general man ager o f the Beavers. The fire w o rks shows, w ill begin w e ll w ith Tuesday’ s announcement that people re a lly enjoy post-game fire w o rks and w o u ld like to see more ap pro xim ately 15 m inutes after the that F riday hom e games through the shows lik e the one that fo llo w e d the conclusion o f each game. M LeBron Victory Stance MARTIN CLEANING SERVICE Baylor Coach Reflects on Player’s Murder Carpet & Upholstery Cleaning Commercial and Pealdenclal Services | CARPET CLEANING ($2S each area) | (A P ) — E v e r since one o f his • 2 A reas o r m ore, S m a ll H a ll Free, Pre-Spray T r a ffic Areas • S ta irs ...........................$ 1 .5 0 each p laye rs vanished six weeks ago and UPHOLSTERY CLEANING a form erplayer was S ofa (u n d e r 6 ft.) $69 S ectional Lo vese at T h ro w p illo w s $5 each $49 charged w ith m u r d e r, B a y lo r $99 & up r I CARPET COU PON I _ I 1 Cleaning Area I Pre-Spray Traffic Area J) I I (Hall not included) U n iv e rs ity ’ s bas ketb all coach has been w o nd erin g i f [ „ , , _ Patrick Dennehy he missed any signs that such a tragedy 3 D was about to unfold. "W h a t yo u do is you second-guess y o u rs e lf," coach Dave B liss said M o n nf) day. "W e re there things that had in d i cated to us that this situation may have the o p p o rtu n ity to occur?” The decom posed body o f Patrick Dennehy, a 6 -fo o t- 10 center, was found I UPHOLSTERY COUPON- ] last Friday nigh t in a fie ld 3 m iles south I Sofa (under 6 ft.) o f tow n and was id e n tifie d Sunday. C a rlton Dotson, w ho played basket Ç 1 1 QQO 1 4^ 1 1 V ! Loveseat & Chair ba ll at B a y lo r last season, was arrested last week in his hom e state o f M aryland. Dotson, 21, remains ja ile d w ith o u t bond, aw a itin g e xtra d itio n to Texas. ( Al l FOR APPOINTMENTS 5 0 3 -2 8 1 -3 9 4 9 Investigators recovered a 9m m pistol, shell casings and w hat appeared to be D ennehy’ s shoes near his body. M u lti-M illio n $ Service S ummer R erun W ednesdays 8:00-9:00 PM P rudential Join globe-trotting jazz vocalist Rebecca Kilgore, in her weekly radio series featuring conversations with musicians working in today's jazz world. Each installment brings you an interview with a noted jazz musician as her guest, taped on location anywhere from Portland to Switzerland, plus excerpts from the guest's representative recordings N o rth w e s t PropertMM Northwest Properties 1730 NE 10th Ave. Portland, OR 97212 CELL 503 267-7586 LeBron Ja m e s a tte m p ts to k e e p th e b a ll aw ay from L a m a r O dom on S u n d a y in Los A ngeles. The re c e n t high s c h o o l g ra d u a te h a d 2 8 p o in ts h e lp in g th e ro o k ie s to a 1 2 7 - 1 2 3 victory. Jam es w as s e le c te d 1 s t o ve ra ll in th e 2 0 0 3 D ra ft b y the C le ve la n d C avaliers. (AP Photo) Blazer Critic Negotiates to Sideline Boycott Threat t i j An Independently owned and operated member of Ttie Prudential Real Estate Affiliates, Inc. B la zer P re s id e n t S teve P ate rson furthe r by announcing a boycott o r candidates, in c lu d in g e x-B la ze r M aurice Lucas. A fric a n Am ericans are hired in de cisio n -m a kin g positions. Burke began his crusade fo r d i versity in the Blazers’ fro n t o ffic e But the p e titio n and the boycott com m unications dire cto r fo r the Blazers. "W e bel ieve our hiring prac are on hold since Patterson agreed tices m irro r the dem ographics o f to keep race in m in d when m aking future h irin g decisions. the c ity o f Portland and are re fle c weeks w ith an Internet petition stud ded w ith signatures o f fo rm e r pro management team is made up o f w om en and m in o ritie s.” " I get 1,500 em ails a day, m any from season ticket holders,” said Burke. A fric a n A m ericans in leadership po sitio ns. T o contact Burke o r sign the p e t it io n , send e - m a il to B urke took his pe tition a step to change the Blazers w hole nega- "M r. Patterson sees that he needs m l m continued fro m Front selected by a C itizens A d v is o ry Committee. O fth e grants aw arded in June, the PDC received a clean-up grant Avgust 2 6:30 pm: & most of all FUN!! A i m BOOT ANO SOUL m e n t o c c u p y in g the b u ild in g tested p o s itiv e fo r h ig h co n ce n tra tio n s o f heavy m etals and lead. O th e r p ro p e rtie s, such as the Seven C o m e rs D isa b le d H o us in g site, near the in te rs e c tio n o f L u th e r K in g , Jr. B lv d . The p ro p e rty , ow ne d b y E rw in sion Street, w i ll begin de con ta m i Southeast 2 0 ,h A ve n u e and D iv i n a tio n assessm ent as e a rly as September. P r o t e c tio n T h e G ra n t p ro p e rty w o n ’ t be A gency. F o r the past 20 years, the p ro p tou ched u n til G ra n t p e rm its the c ity to de co n ta m in a te it o r u n til e rty was used to re co ve r pre cio us m etals fro m liq u id s , ore and p ro s o lv e d in fe d e ra l co u rt. cess waste and m ay have been used to e x tra c t lead fro m b a tte r ies. The E P A de te rm in e d that the pro pe rty posed an im m in e n t threat to hum an he alth and the e n v iro n m ent. Sam ple o f dus, and a ir c o l I le c te d at th e s ite and b lo o d samples fro m a homeless encam p fo r $ 2 00 ,0 00 fo r the G ra n t W a re house site at 3368 N .E . M a rtin E n v ir o n m e n t a l Contests i M a u r ic e L u c a s f o r B I a z e rs G M @ hotm ail.com . Polluted Sites Targeted for Cleanup lie n against it, in fa v o r o f the Entertainment a m w o rk fo rc e ,” said M ik e Hanson, Patterson a chance to turn around the Blazers workforce by hiring more fessional athletes, actors and A f r i can-Am erican leaders. G ra n t, has $1 m illio n abatem ent ) u iu ! UUy, c o m m itte d to h irin g a diverse tive o f the co m m u n ity at large. In fact, more than ha lfthe T ra il Blazers 3 on 3 Tournament in Downtown Hillsboro Headliner ers spokesperson. “ The Blazers are 100 percent B urke said he's w illin g to give or toll (503) 64«-1102 c m that it reflected the Portland co m m un ity at large, according toa Blaz "econom ic sanction” against Blazer home and away games u n til m ore www.mainstreetmadness.org Th» r«p«iutie>v_ organization “ too w h ite ," but said team’ssixthgeneral m anager,over lo o kin g a list o f A fric a n -A m e ric a n Get your team together and register at: f(je e « .» e w In a conversation w ith Nash, Patterson even called the Blazers C ontroversy sparked when the Blazers hired John Nash as the Saturday 8 am - 8 pm • Sunday 8 am - 5 pm tn « i r o » t * « a u t o i t o u chance.” Steve Patterson m et w ith Blazers’ August 2-3,2003 G.I. JOE'S “ Y o u can’ t change 10 years o f exclusion o ve rnight,” Burke said. “ As long as 1 got people ta lk in g and th in kin g , I ’ ve got to give the man a negative p u b lic ity when President by reaching 60,000 people in three Job + Drive License=Car Loan Choose From 520 units Call Now: 971-570-1233 "Local Call” Burke said he does not have a speci fic demand o r tim e lin e to hold Patterson to his w ord. T he T r a il B la ze rs n a rro w ly avoided a b oycott and backlash o f critic R.C. Burke to address accusa tions o f racial exclusion. You A re Approved Blazers,” said Burke. R .C uti T he P ortland O bserver wtesfa@pru-nw.com Need a... Car? Van? SUV? Truck? Bad Credit? Need Credit? between the co m m u n ity and the by J avmee pru-nw.com YOU ARE APPROVED! I f You: ti ve image from the B lazers side and the business side, to b u ild a bond Team president pledges new commitment to diversity the e ig h t-y e a r-lo n g la w s u it is re L o s in g th is gra nt w o u ld be a m a jo r d e fe a t fo r re sid e n ts o f n o rth e a s t P o rtla n d w h o have seen the G ra n t W arehouse as a c o m m u n ity eyesore fo r m ore than 20 years.