October 22.2003
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Area residents are invited to cheer on four
Asian Elephants at the Oregon Zoo when
they receive a special Halloween treat on
Friday (left). Oct. 24 at 10 a.m. Elephants
Pet. Shine. Rose-Tu and Chendra will receive
a 936 pound pumpkin to squash and eat.
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Curtis Jackson o f the group
"50 Cent" raises the award
for the best American pop
rock male artist during the
Oct. 12 World Music Awards
ceremony in Monaco
50 Cent Wins
Haunted Castle is New Zoo Thrill Ride
at Monaco
Other events include a costume ball and sleepover
Music Awards
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The O regon Z o o has some
th in g fo r everyone this H a llo w
(AP) — Rap superstar 50 Cent
was the big winner at the W orld
Music Awards in Monaco, tak
ing home five prizes including
best-selling artist o f the year,
w hile Norah Jones won the prize
fo r best-selling pop female art
ist.
Eminem, Justin Tim berlake
and Russian g irl duo t.A.T.u.,
‘ were among the many o ther
winners at the event held Sun
day night in the tiny Riviera prin
cipality o f Monaco.
R u s s ia 's
pop
sensation
t.A.T.u. won three awards, in
cluding best-selling pop group,
w hile rapper Eminem was hon
ored as best-selling pop/
rock artist and best-sell
ing pop/rock male artist.
Best-selling dance art
is t a w a rd
w e n t to
Tim berlake.
The big winner was 50
'C e n t,
w hose
m usic
mares come to life .
"T h e ride is fille d w ith te rro r
and e xcitem ent; scary images
een season.
special H allow een ZooSnooze,
sleepover at the zoo.
pop up fro m every d ire c tio n ,”
T ig e r Ball attendees w ill be
zo o ’ s new th r ill ride, D ra cu la 's
say s T o n y V ecchio. Oregon Z oo
greeted by spooky décor and DJ
Haunted Castle. The frig h te n
director. "Y o u re a lly feel every
spun dance music in the zoo's
in g feature opened o v e r the
turn, d ro p and fa ll."
Cascade Crest Banquet Center.
weekend and runs through Sun
Riders begin th e ir te rrify in g
The Oregon Zoo promises a tantalizingly and terrifying Halloween
with its new ride, Dracula 's Haunted Castle.
count is available i f the c h ild 's
D ra c u la 's H a u n te d C astle
A costume contest w ill be held
castle ride and g o o n a n ig h ttim e
plays fro m I I a.m. to 4 p.m . in
w ith prizes such as a behind-the-
safari to u r featuring bats, e l
parent is attending the zo o 's
the S im E x -Iw e rk s sim u la tio n
scenes encounter w ith the tigers.
ephants, bears, tigers, w olves,
T ig e r B all. C h ild re n may w ear
to u r on a dark, storm y night
theater across fro m the A m u r
A dm ission is $.35 per person in
and a candy treasure hunt. A f
their H allow een costum e to the
outside the fo re b o d in g castle.
T ig e r e x h ib it. T icke ts are $4 in
advance, o r $4( ) at the d i tor, w hich
ter a continental breakfast and a
ZooSnooze. C h ild re n must be
T w o huge, wooden doors creak
a d d ition to regular zoo adm is
includes horsd’ oeuvres. I w odrink
visit to t he birds o f prey, kids w ill
p re-registered to attend. F o r
open and an eerie lo o k in g bu tle r
sion.
tic k e ts and adm ission to the
have a front row seal to watch
fu rth e r in fo rm a tio n o r to regis
the keepers g ive the anim als
ter, call 5 0 3 -2 2 0 -2 7 8 1.
For m ore in fo rm a tio n , v is it
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a ppears. A f t e r an o m in o u s
A d u lts can celebrate H a llo w
w a rn in g , the audience is trans
een at the T ig e r B a ll dance party
The ZooSnooze is fo r c h il
ported through secret passage
fro m 8 p.m . to m id n ig h t on F ri
dren seven to 11 to e n jo y a pizza
special treats.
C o s t f o r th e
w ays where th e ir w orst nig h t-
day. O ct. 3 1, w h ile kids enjoy a
dinner, experience the haunted
ZooSnooze is $40. A $10 dis-
haunted castle.
H a llo w e e n
MEIER & FRANK
draws on his dangerous
past w hen he h ustled
crack in a gritty neigh
borhood o f N ew Y ork
C ity, where he grew up.
The
ra p p e r
w on
awards fo r best-selling
pop male artist, best-sell
ing R & B artist and best
selling new artist.
Jones, whose fo lksy,
sensuous voice earned her
five Grammys earlier this
year, w on her second
award for best-selling adult
contemporary artist.
R o b b ie
W illia m s ,
Shakira and D ido were
other winners.
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