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(The JJnrtlanb (Dbscruer Page A6 September 03. 2003 Focus Rapper Accused of Avoiding Lawyer Bill Missy Elliott s ‘Work It’ Honored ( A P )— A law firm has su ed im p riso n ed rap ipogul M arion “ S u g e” K night, alle g in g he sold Jaw s drop w ith M adonna, Spears and A guilera kisses o r g av e aw ay p ro p erty to av o id p a y in g m ore th an $ 1 4 0 ,0 0 0 in c o u rt-o rd ered a tto rn ey fees. ’ T h e law suit K n ig h t h a sn ’t p aid the deb t and h as sold o r tran sferred at least fo u r p ro p erties in the L os A n g eles area fo r little o r n o co m p e n satio n to friends to “ h in d er, d e la y o r d e frau d " Marion “Suge" Knight h is creditors. Bonded * CCB » «2 10 2 • IBEW Local 4« A A Missy Elliott accepts the MTV Video o f the Year 4ward for “ Work It" during the MTV Awards at New York's Radio City Music Hall Thursday, August 28, 2003. She is surrounded by people who collaborated on the video. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson) Conversion of (use boxes to Circuit Breakers are our specialty. (A P) - M issy E llio tt’s “ W ork It” A s usual, the m ost m em orable w on tw o aw ards, including video m om ents had nothing to do with ofthe year, while Justin Timberlake, the m oonm en trophies. Tw enty years after the first M T V C oldplay and B eyonce had three apiece at the M TV V ideo Music V ideo M usic A w ards, not much A w ards. has changed - M adonna still m akes The 71-year-old Johnny Cash, jaw s drop and cheeks blush. Just nom inated seven tim es for “ H urt,” like her first tim e, the superstar w on once. upstaged everyone at the 20th an- Give us a caH today. / Electrical C ontractor* \ C O M M E R C IA L & R E S ID E N TIA L Ed Wilson, President 5 0 3 7 7 5 -5 3 1 1 AMPERE ELECTRIC 7 5 0 0 SE Division Portland, OR 9 7 2 0 6 DOMINIQUES^ HAIR DESIGN *Teresa, Owner & Stylist *Deborah, Stylist *Horace, Barber 2 8 6 -3 7 5 8 222 N. Killingsworth 97217 (Vancouver) S alm i F estival limes Special glasses help a group see native salmon swim upstream at Oxbow Regional Park. The salmon tours will take place during the 20"‘ annual Salmon Festival on Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 11 and 1 2 from 1 0 :3 0 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the park east o f Portland. The cost is $7 per vehicle. The festival celebrates the return o f Sandy River Chinook salmon, inspiring people to value and protect native salmon and their habitat. Festival high lights include guided salmon viewings, environ m ental exhibits, a rts and crafts, music and a salmon barbecue. 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B e sides the bum p-and-grind num ber by M adonna, Spears and A guilera, there w as 50 C en t’s perform ance o f “ P .I.M .P .” - and a bevy o f half- naked w om en. “T oday is the anniversary o f M artin L uther K ing’s ‘I H ave a D ream ’ speech - isn ’t it nice to see that his dream has finally com e true?” cracked host C hris Rock af ter 50 and com pany left the stage. ■MHaaMaaanaaMBMaawHaaMNaMMaawaNaRMi WHERE THE HEAL TH OE YOUR HAIR COMES FIRST! • S o fa (u n d e r 6 ft.) $69 • L o v eseat $49 nual event, only she had help T hurs day night from the latest genera tion o f video divas, Britney Spears and C hristina A guilera. Pro v ing they’v eco m ealo n g w ay from their M ouseketeer days, the young pop tarts gave a gyrating, w rithing tribute to M adonna to open the show . D ressed in the sam e kind o f w hite bustier w edding dress M adonna w ore w hile perform ing “ Likea Virgin’’during M T V ’s inau gural aw ards broadcast in 1984, Spears and A guilera sang a cover o f the not-so-innocent tune. Then, w hile M adonna sang her new “ H ollyw ood” in a m asculine, all-black gro o m ’s outfit, she shared I I Bobby Brown and council LaTisha Dear listen to charges during a court probation hearing. The singer was ordered to undergo another drug assessm ent and sentenced to 14 days in ja il. (AP photo) Whitney to Brown: ‘Stay Strong Baby’ (A P) — B obby B row n w as ordered to serve tw o w eeks in jail w ith credit for the five days h e ’s already spent behind bars, after being arrested for allegedly violating his probation from an earlier drunken driving conviction. “ I apologize for being back in your court and taking your tim e. I have no reason, I am a hum an being,” B row n told the sentencing ju d g e last w eek in D ecatur, Ga. His w ife, W hitney H ouston, arrived halfw ay through the hearing and sat tw o row s behind Brown. A fterw ard, the G ram m y-w inning singer and actress told reporters that she told Brown to "stay strong, baby.” PIZZA AG O GO We Deliver! A go going to North Portland, Swan Island, The Pearl, NW, and Downtown... When you want it HOT + You gotta have it NOW! Mariah Linden Broker vK W V *.'O W «~* < N \ \ \ \ \ T V l \ \ Y V t t J 0 N '< O '« V » 'r '' • •»:<» •.« • • f t mnnahlinen <Zoregonrealty.com Cellular 503 309-8778 Office 503 254-0100 Fax 503 252-6366 Shirts come o ff during a scene from the smash Broadway musical comedy “ The Full M onty" coming to Portland's Keller Auditorium from Sept. 9 through 14. Tickets are available through Ticketmaster or by calling 503-790-ARTS. 10005 SE Stark St Portland Oregon 97216 Become a community * radio hero! 5 0 3 *3 3 5 .0 3 0 0 3 24 0 N. Williams Ava @ Cook Street Donate some o f your Valuable time The level o f commitment is up to you. Volunteers are needed to answer phones October 23—28 Get involved... Call 503-792-7607 I Wally Tesfa Residential Salsa Star has Baby Boy Jazz Legend Performs at MHCC & Commercial Realtor E«» Multi-Million $ Service Prudential Nortfiwnt Proporti** Northwest Properties 1730 NE IOth Ave. Portland, OR 97212 CELL 503 267-7586 wtcsfafttipru-nw.com pru-nw.com An Independently owned and operated member ot The Prudential Real Estate Affiliates. Inc. Singer Marc Anthony and his wife, Dayanara Torres, have another boy in the family. (A P) Singer M arc A nthony and his w ife D ayanara M uniz are new parents. 4 M uniz, gave birth to Ryan A n thony Aug. 16 in N ew York. The couple have a 2-year-old son, C ristian, and A nthony has a 9- year-old daughter, A rianna, from a previous relationship. A nthony, w hose real nam e is M arco A ntonio M uniz, m arried D ayanara T orres, a form er M iss U niverse, in a Las V egas civil cer em ony on M ay 10,2000. They were briefly separated in 2002, but in D ecem ber they renew ed their vow s in a lavish cerem ony at O ld San Ju an 's Roman C atholic cathedral in Puerto Rico. M uniz, 28, is a native o f Puerto Rico. A nthony, a salsa and pop singer w hose hits include “ I Need to K now ," w as bom in N ew York C ity to Puerto R ican parents. The 34-year-old also has acted in sev eral film s, including “ B ringingO ut the D ead." G ram m y nom inatedjazz vocal ist, M ark M urphy will be provid ing an evening o f outstanding m usic at the Mt. Hood C om m unity C ollege Theatre on Sept. 26. M urphy has enjoyed a prolific 40-year recording career. He w as discovered by Sam m y D avis Jr. and has com posed and sung lyr ics w ith such legendary artists as M iles D avis, C harlie Parker and Herbie Hancock. Rex Reed declares M urphy to be “the best m ale ja z z singer in the business." G eneral adm ission tickets are $12 and student tickets are $6. School groups o f 10 or m ore are $5 each. T o reserve tickets, call 503- 491-6969.