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Page B2 lune 16. 20 0 4 S ports SEAHAWKS PLAN PORTLAND VISIT The Seattle Seahaw ks will travel to Portland, Saturday, A ug. 7, to participate in an intra-squad p rac tice and scrim m age at PGF. Park and a day full o f ev en ts and activities for the w hole fam ily. “ W e’re excited to bring the team to P ortland,” said S eahaw ks Head C oach M ike H olm gren. "T h is is a g reat o p p o rtu n ity b ecau se there are not only g reat football fans in O reg o n , but die-h ard S eahaw ks fan s.” T he “ Seahaw ks L iv e” d ate will kick o ff with a G atorade Jr. T ra in in g 1 C am p, open to youth ages 8-15. Participants will have the ch an ce I to w ork hands on w ith S eahaw ks a lu m n i an d lo cal h ig h sc h o o l coaches to leant football fu n d a m entals, techniques and skills. Community Symposium HlWAIDS & The African American Community June 25«4-9pm Self Enhancement, Inc. 3920 N. Kerby Avenue Rasheed Wallace goes to the basket over Kobe Bryant in early second half action of Game 4 o f the NBA Finals in Auburn Hills, Mich. Sunday. (AP photo) * * * * * Symposium Discussion Dinner & Reception Door Prizes FREE TESTING CEU Credits Offered ($30 fee) * 10 show tables/ booths available Rasheed Wallace Leads Detroit in Finals Former Blazer pushes toward championship Call: Ray Shellmire (503) 249-1721 Christy Hauff x259 Sponsored by: Self Enhancement, Inc. * The Portland Chapter o f The Links, Inc. Cascade AIDS Project * New Earth Management, Corp. Multnomah County Health Department * Portland State University Oregon Department o f Human Services HIV/STD/TB Program P U B L IC spread the floor. If Detroit can win one m ore game, perhaps T uesday at hom e, the P is tons w ill be cham pions for the first tim e since 1990 and the third time in franchise history. (A P ) — R asheed W allace was W ithout a doubt, the P istons acquired to put the D etroit Pistons w ould credit W allace for m aking o v er the top - to help transform a their good team great if they can co n ten d er into a cham pion. He just prevent Los A ngeles from w inning m ight do it. its fourth title in five years. W allace h a d p la y o ff-h ig h so f2 6 W hile W allace’s statistics are points and 13 rebounds to lift D e not alw ays im pressive - averaging troit to an 88-80 w in over the Los 12.5 points and 7.9 rebounds be A ngeles L akers on Sunday night, fore G am e 4 - his im pact alm ost giving the Pistons a 3-1 lead in the alw ays is. N BA Finals. T h e6 -fo o t-l 1 pow er forw ard has T he P istons acquired W allace m ade a stingy defense one o f the on Feb. 19 from A tlanta after being best in league history. A nd h e ’s traded by the P ortland T rail B laz m ade an average offense better. ers. W allace also had tw o blocks, “ I think R asheed gives them a lot tw o steals and tw o assists Sunday. o f co n fidence because h e ’s been W hen the L akers tried to com e there before,” K obe B ryant said. back in the fourth quarter, W allace “D efensively, he gives them a big w o u ld n ’t let them. presence. O ffensively, h e ’s able to F ollow ing a basket by B ryant, N O T IC E T O T A L V E H IC L E D IS B U R S E M E N T ! EVERY USED CAR. TRUCK, VAN, SPURT UTILITY, OVER 300 TO CHOOSE FROM, MUST RE DISPOSED OF IMMEDIATELY! $59 D O W N !* PAYM EN TS AS LOW AS $ 7 9 There will be over $2 million dollars ol used cars, trucks, vans and sport utility vehicles ottered to the public with $59 DOWN'* There will be monthly payments as low as $79 per month* on many ot these vehicles Additional vehicles will be arriving daily. LEAVE YOUR MONEY AT HOME... YOU W O N T NEED IT! Only during this three day sale at Thrifty Auto Centers, you may finance your new vehicle with $59 DOWN and PAYMENTS AS LOW AS $79 PER MONTH!* This is made possible due to special arrangements with many national lending insti tutions which have been specifically retained for this event Banks and lenders will be seeking new customers for this three day event. IMMEDIATE DELIVERY! At these low prices, you MUST take immediate delivery of your vehicle Vehicles will not be able to be held on the lot because of consumer demand. You must choose your car. truck, van. or sport utility and take immediate delivery during this three day event! No exceptions will be made Vehicles will be available from the following manufacturers Ford, Lincoln. Mercury, Chevrolet. Pontiac, Nissan, Kia, Mazda, Toyota, Chrysler. Dodge. Jeep, Volkswagen, Honda; along with many others too numerous to mention NO DEALERS ALLOWED! Because of disposal pricing, no dealers will be able to purchase or trade during this three day event. WHAT YOU NEEO TO BRING: * Valid Driver's License * Current Pay Stub or 2003 W2 Form * Copy of Current Utility or Home Telephone Bill * Your Current Vehicle Payment Book 4.09% APR For MONTHS- *4 09% tor 72 monlhs. Or approved credit P E R M O N T H !* ’ *94 Dodge Caravan stk#EO38QA $59 down, $79/mo. TRADE-INS ACCEPTED! lor 60 mos. <§> 4 19 APR, plus lax M e & license Trade-Ins will be accepted during this three day event If you trade your existing vehicle during this three day event, Thrifty Auto Centers will pay off your trade, no matter what you owe! (A portion of negative trade equity may be applied to new loan.) No matter what trade situation, $59 DOWN and as low as $79 THLY PAYMENTS* will still be available to you' Please bring current title, registration and/or payment book Lenders will also require proof of insurance. K BAD CREDIT? BANKRUPTCY? NO CREDIT? Then this sale is for YOU! We have helped thousands of financially troubled customers in the past and we are looking to help you get the vehicle you want... at the price you want to pay To guarantee the success of this event, national lenders will be providing over 14 million dollars In funding for new loans. UPSIDE DOWN IN TOUR CURRENT VEHICLE? W ANT A NEW VEHICLE WITH A LOWER PAYMENT? Don't miss this three day disposal event at Thrifty Auto Centers We want to put you into the car of your dreams, no matter what your current vehicle situation Let us get you out of your current ride and into the car. truck, van or sport utility you really want to drive ALL VEHICLES ON THE LOT QUALIFY! Every single new and used vehicle on the lot qualifies. You will not hear "this vehicle does not qualify" at Thrifty Auto Centers We absolutely must move inventory during this three day sale •All deals or approved credit. Special finance rates, terms and payments will vary by individual vehicle and are on approved credit through dealer s lender Delivery must occur Oder may not be used with pr or sales or any other advertised otter See dealer toi complete details 94 Dodge Catavan stk* E0380A $59 down. $79 /mo tor 60 mos. & 4 19 APR plus $50 administrative tee. title 4 license On approved credit 3 D a y E v e n t! THIS Your trade will never be worth more! A V A IL A B L E NE B r a m SI W F NE Sacramento St Thrifty Auto Centers 2400 NE 82nd Avenue Portland, OR 97220 1-866-887-4444 F R ID A Y SATURDAY & SUNDAY 9:00 am • 8:00 pm Nobody Beats a Thrifty Auto Centers Deal! w hich pulled Los A ngeles w ithin tw o, W allace m ade an alley-oop dunk early in the final quarter. A fter the L akers pulled w ithin three, W allace m ade a jum per. W allace added tw o free throw s, a fadeaw ay ju m p e r and another basket in the final five m inutes to help D etroit m aintain aeom fortable cu sh io n . W allace, w ho becam e a notori ous m em ber o f the B lazers, has quickly becom e one o f the m ost p o p u la r P istons. E ach tim e he touches the ball at T he Palace, the c ro w d s h o u ts in u n is o n : “S h eeeeeed !” “ It feels good w hen they do that,” he said. “ I like that kind o f crow d participation.” W allace w ill be a free agent fol low ing the season. W hile it seem s obvious that he w ould w ant to re turn, W allace has consistently said h e 's not thinking about w here he w ants to play next season. Waterfront Mile Sunday Event promotes health and community T he inaugural W aterfront M ile, an event to prom ote health and com m unity in A m erica's unique dow ntow n districts, w ill take place in the T om M cCall W aterfront Park on T hursday, June 17. The one-m ile running and w alk ing e v e n t sta rts at th e S o u th w e st S alm o n S treet F o u n tain an d fe a tu res e ig h t w av es w ith th e first w ave b e g in n in g at 6 :3 0 p.m . and the last w ave h ea d in g out at 9 p.m . R acers w ill use th e n o rth b o u n d lane o f F ro n t A v en u e and retu rn u sin g th e so u th b o u n d lane o f F ro n t A venue. Prize m oney will be aw arded to the overall top m ale and fem ale run ners and to the top m aster m ale and fem ale finishers. Special divisions include a “C orporate B riefcase D i vision” designed for individuals w ho sim ply throw on their running shoes and com e straight from w ork, a “M ilitary D ivision" for p artici pants w ho race in their m ilitary uniform s, and a non-com petitive “Friends & Fam ilies D ivision" for runners o f any age. Race registration is available on lin e a t w w w .r a c e c e n te r .c o m / w aterfrontm ile and in-person at the Portland Running and W alkingC o., 800 S.E. G rand A ve., until noon on June 16. Race entry fees run $10 per person and $ 15 for day-of-race reg istration. T he entry fee includes a com m em orati ve race series T -shirt, food, m usic and great com petition.
