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Shortstop Wins
MVP Award
Texas Rangers shortstop Alex
Rodriguez makes a running
throw to retire Atlanta
Rodriguez won the
American League M ost
Valuable Player award in
American League voting
announced Monday.
(AP photo)
A published report indicated that W ells sw ore at
C heeks, prom pting the coach to bench him for the
rem ainder o f the M avs gam e.
“ I’m ju st getting tired o f it,” C heeks told K G W after
practice T uesday. “I ’m fed up w ith it.”
“I'm very happy to extend my
contract w ith the B lazers,” said
Cheeks. “Obviously, its nice to know
the organization has confidence in
my abilities as coach. I’m excited
about our future as a team and an
organization and I'm kxiking forward
to b ein g ap arto fit. Portland isagreat
place to coach and live."
Former Blazer Johnny
Davis to take Magic reigns
the team hotel in Salt Lake City after
O rlando lost to Utah 90-88.
T h e M ag ic w o n its se a so n
opener but then lost 10 straight
gam es, the NB A ’s w orst record this
seaso n .
Community Livability
Begins At Home
science-based and will have a long
term analytical capacity but wi II also
C o rp ., re c e n tly v is ite d R an ce m a tc h th e c o m m u n ity ,” said
Spruill, directorof the Albina Youth W ickham. “There are a lot o f ways
O pportunities School, to discuss youcan measure comm unity livabil
his concerns on the M ississippi ity and environmental health. W e're
involving the comm unity because
corridor.
To Spruill, trash in alleyw ays we want the results to be meaningful
and rental properties w ere m ajor and scientifically andcultu rally com
petent.”
problem s in his neighborhood.
S p ru ill a n d T a y lo r d is c u s s e d
T h e a s s e s s m e n t te a m is
how m o re p u b lic tra s h b in s an d s la te d to c o lle c t d a ta o v e r th e
e d u c a tin g p ro p e rty o w n e rs an d n e x t s e v e ra l w e e k s an d a n a ly
h o ld in g th e m re s p o n s ib le fo r sis is e x p e c te d to ta k e as lo n g
th e a p p e a ra n c e o f th e ir p r o p as six m o n th s.
e rty c o u ld so lv e so m e o f th o s e
“ O u r a p p ro a c h c o m e s fro m
p ro b le m s.
th e g ra s s ro o ts c o m m u n ity le v e l
"T here needs to be a system in w ith th e b e lie f th a t w e w ill h a v e
place and not ju s t a on ce-a-y ear lo n g e r -la s tin g , s u s ta in a b le s o
lu tio n s by in v o lv in g th e c o m
cleanup,” said Spruill.
PA CE partners say that ed u ca m u n ity in s te a d o f th e s o lu tio n
tion is as m uch a part o f their pro g o in g aw a y w h en th e g ra n t is
gram as taking soil and air sam ples. g o n e a n d th e m o n e y g o e s
"W e want to have tools that are a w a y ,” W ic k h a m said .
con tin u ed
Youthline (Teen Helpline): 877-553-TEEN
T he W hitaker W arriors w ent un
defeated. 11-0, in route to their
Nov. 9 cham pionship in the Po
lice A ctivity L e ag u e's 7,h and 8,h
grade division o f youth football.
T he northeast P ortland team 's
reco rd w as in c o rre c t in last
w eek’s edition. W e regret the
error.
Bonzi Wells
Blazer Head Coach Maurice
Cheeks
Inn.
Linea de Ayuda (Spanish): 877-515-7848
San Franciso Giants' Barry Bonds
connects for a solo home run on a
pitch from Colorado Rockies
starting pitcher Darren Oliver in
this July 10 photo. Bonds won his
record sixth National League MVP
award Tuesday, becoming the first
player to get the honor in three
consecutive years. (AP photo)
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Coach Fired After
Losing 10 Straight
(A PI — Doc R ivers was fired as
coach o f the O rlando M agic, o ff to
its worst start in its 15-year history.
Rivers said general m anager John
G abriel inform ed him o f the d eci
sion M onday night in a m eeting at
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Whitaker
Champs
11-0
Blazers Extend Cheeks’ Contract
The Portland Trail B lazers last
week announced the signing o f
Head C oach M aurice C heeks to a
o n e - y e a r c o n tr a c t e x te n s io n
through the 2005-2006 season.
"M aurice is an essential m em ber
o f the Trail Blazers and the Portland
com m unity .’’said Blazers President
Steve Patterson. "A s this organiza
tion m oves forw ard, it is im portant
to ensure that M aurice is our head
coach. W e are excited to have
M aurice be a part o f the future o f
this franchise.”
C heeks w as nam ed P o rtlan d 's
l()‘h head coach on June 27. 2001,
after having served seven seasons
as an assistant coach w ith the Phila
delphia 76ers. He recently earned
his 100,h victory as a head coach
and ow ns a 103-68 record in ju st
over tw o seasons at the helm o f the
Blazers.
OREGON
PARTNERSHIP
Bonds Earns
Sixth MVP
Award
Bonzi Wells
Suspended
The Portland Trail B lazers suspended guard Bonzi
W ells T uesday for tw o gam es w ithout pay for co n
duct detrim ental to the team and taken aw ay his title
as co-captain.
Blazer President Staeve Patterson said the penal
ties were a result o f W ells' m ost recent actions during
the third period o f M o n d ay ’s 105-98 loss at D allas.
“ W e have said all a lo n g th at w e ex p ect o u r
players to co n d u c t th e m se lv e s in a re s p o n sib le
and p ro fessio n al m an n er b o th o n and o ff the
c o u rt,” P atterso n said . “ R esp ect fo r th e fan s an d
fellow em p lo y ees is e ssen tial co n d u ct for all m em
bers o f the P ortland T rail B lazers. W e w ill ho ld
p layers re sp o n sib le fo r th e ir b e h a v io r and w e
believe this is the a p p ro p ria te c o u rse o f actio n at
this tim e. F u rth e r v io la tio n s w ill resu lt in stiffer
p e n a ltie s.”
November 19. 2003
He entered the N BA coaching
ranks after a long and distinguished
career as player in the league. The
first 11 years o f his 15 as a player in
the league was with Philadelphia,
before going on to stints w ith San
A ntonio, New Y ork. A tlanta and
New Jersey. He retired in 1993 as
the leag u e 's all-tim e steals leader
and was fifth on the career assists
list. C heeks led the 76ers in assists
in all 11 seasons he played in Phila
delphia and also topped the team in
steals in each o f his first 10 years.
He shares the NBA Finals single
game record for most steals in agam e
with six, and he shares the single
gam e playoff record for most steals
with eight. He was selected to the
N B A 's A ll-Defensive Team four
times and played in four All-Star
games. He w asam em berofthe76ers
1983 W orld Cham pionship team.
T he Ford Super-D uty trucks
are still num ber one in sells over
C hevrolet and D odge com bined.
Ford is adding new option pack
ages for the F35O, such as an FX4
off- road package. King R ancho
package and a 6.0L diesel engine.
The standard package for the F35O
starts at $35,855 plus destination
ch arg es.
The new 6.0-1 iter diesel engine
iscleaner, m oreefficient and brings
m ore pow er and reduced em is
sions. It is m ore pow er than the
7.3-liter diesel engine. Though
sm aller, the 6.0 diesel is rated at
550 pounds per foot o f torque at
2 0 0 0 rpm while the 7.3 literengines
brings 525 poiunds per foot o f
torque at 1600 rpm. Ford has added
spice to the pot w ith a new five-
speed autom atic as an option to
the standard six-speed transm is
sion on other Ford Super Duty
trucks. T hese new and revised
pow er trains are first-class. H ow
ever, G M and D odge still offer a
betterch assis w ith new er designs.
Ford has alw ays had a great
ex terior look that catches the eye.
The running boards m ade it easy
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though it is not the family sedan, it is
a great option for the ever-changing
active lives o f a fam ily’s needs.
The F35O handles great on the
freew ay w ithout a lot o f bouncing
o f lanes. T here was little vibratibn
going o v er bum ps o r railroad
tracks. T he steering is precise but
with the length o f the truck it w as
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Ford Super Duty trucks continue
todominate the truck market because
of the great l< x)k and capabilities.
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