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®l|e Jîortlanh ©baeruer ■ Page A7 1 extravaganza ■ B L r z z .L ,' N e w Z io n R e v iv a l F u l l G o s p e l C k u r c li Pastor-Willie X Hurst Multi-Cultural Fashion Show & Dinner North Star Ballroom 635 N. Killingworth Ct Portland, Oregon 97217 March 27,2004 ■ H HH 1 Dinner at 6:00 pm) Betty Martin-Extravaganza Coordinator KoKo Edwards - Coordinator For Fashion Show No Children Under The Age Of 14 Please Associate Trainer Max Murphy works with Demetria Ford, a graduate o f an apprenticeship training program, with a hands-on lesson. T IC K E T S N O W O N SALE A T T IC K E T M A S T E R ! in s p ir in g ” - T h e N e w Y o r k T i m e s Housing Authority sponsors The Housing Authority of Port- “Ultimately, wt land pledges to not only help resi- expand our diver dents of public housing, but also to ready apprentice improve the local community. Rudman, executiv Making good on its word, a trade Housing Authorit apprenticeship program prepares a Rudman’s aspi diverse pool ot m inorities and verse workforce c women for careers with the Associ- lumbia project kee ated General Contractors, giving of Portland’s Work participantsadirectpipelinetoopen Training Program, shop apprenticeships. w orkforce diver The demand is great for women projects, the progr; and minorities in the construction 20 percent of all labt field, according to Housing Au- that have apprenti thority specialists. by apprentices fr< Trade in this area is historically tered apprenticeshi a white male profession. It’s a non- The apprentices! traditional trade for ethnic minori- also has great benel ties and women,” said Michael ates. Burch, coordinator for Evening “Anyone who i< Trades Apprenticeship Program. this program, upon The program allows the Hous- given an opportunii ing Authority to connect program carpentry, which is graduates with contracts-on the job. It has great be New Columbia project and other retirement plan ant local construction jobs. wages. I t’s an oi proudly present CfflLDREIl OF UGflnDfl A " u 7 Ñ in9.i! ° Be." u ” B' ° i k Uni,ed ,:un<,- c« « x f e AIDS Project, For Us Northwest, Harqmbee Centro, Urban League of Portland r 20 C h ild re n — Ages 6 to 18— w ho • songs and music o f th e ir East A frican heritage! WEDNESDAY, M A R C H 3 1 , 7 :3 0 P M ^ A RLENE S C H N IT Z E R C O N C ER T H ALL SINGLE TICKETS: $18-40 PLUS SERVICE CHARGE. DISCOUNTS FOR STUDENTS/ SENIORS. PCPA BOX OFFICE AND ALL « ® W » i OUTLETS. 503-224-4400. G R O U PS OF 8 O R M O R E , C A LL 5 0 3 - 2 4 5 - 1 6 0 0 , E X T 2 0 1 . Thanks to Portland Center for the Performing Arts Pygmy goats and polar bears will be featured i tropical paradise-themed events during Spring Break, March 21-28 at the Oregon Zoo. Sponsored by FOOD & PHARMACY C an't take a trip to Fort Lauder dale. Palm Springs or Hawaii for spring break? Why not "go wild” with pygmy goats or party with a pachyderm or polar bear. It’s all happening at the zoo during the first annual Zoo’s Gone Wild cel ebration. March 2 1-28. The zoo animals will enjoy tropi- cal-themedenrichment activities and treats several times throughout each day, such as polar bears breaking open ice treats, meerkats digging bugs out of coconut shells and oran gutans trying on Hawaiian shirts. The zoo is internationally re nowned for its environmental en richment programs. Enrichment is designed to mentally stimulate ani mals by changing their environ ment. The activities also challenge animals with complex tasks that require problem solving. The zoo opens at 9 a.m. daily and is located five minutes from down town Portland, just off Highway 26. The zoo is also accessible by MAX light rail line. General admission is $9, with seniors $7.50 and children $6; kids under 3 are free. Additional information is available on the zoo's Web site at www.oregonzoo.org or bycalling503-226-l561. Madrid Bombings Linked to Extremists Bring your toddy boor and moot our boo hoar stories, moot Smokey Boor and hove a H e p a lM rB o o r" hoepHal for toddy boors* that need Don’t m l« the VIRTUAL PANDA EXHIBIT and our boo Leaders debate root cause of violence * other stuffed buddies are also « (AP) - Police in Madrid, Spai Hundreds o f thousands o f people fill Cibeles Square in Madrid on Friday during a demonstration to protest train bombings in the Spanish capital. (AP photo) 1 have lost th e ir parents to th e A ID S crisis— p e rfo rm th e th rillin g dances since tne attacks, investigators have focused on Zougam, a Mo roccan immigrant who was arrested Saturday with two other Moroc cans and two Indians. Incoming Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero, who was swept into power during elections Sunday, three days after the Madrid attacks, harshly criticized the Iraq war, which was supported by his predecessor, Jose Maria Aznar.
