Portland observer. (Portland, Or.) 1970-current, July 21, 2004, Page 8, Image 8

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July 21. 2004
LOCAL LITTLE LEAGUE ON TOP
QUALITY CLOTHING CARE
3 5 0 8 N . W IL L IA M S
2 DAY SERVICE
* M O S T G A R M E N T S $ 3 .0 0
* L A U N D R Y S H IR T S $ 1 . 2 5
* C O M F O R T E R S $ 1 5 .0 0
D R A P E S & C U R T A IN S
MON-SAT
9:00*6:00
FAST TRACK MARKETING
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Northwest Cooking Woods
100% Mesquite Charcoal, Mesquite Wood,
Hickory, Pecan, Wild Cherry, Oak, Sugar
Maple, Plus Other Woods & Supplies
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Riverside Girls Win Championship
The g irl’s major team from Riverside Little League in northeast Portland celebrate the Oregon Division 1
Championship after Saturday's win against Kenton-Interstate, 13-2. The team from northeast Portland ad­
vances to the state tournament at Alpenrose Dairy in southwest Portland on Friday.
Peninsula
Boys are
Number One
The Peninsula Little League juniors
o f north and northeast Portland
celebrate the Oregon District 1 Little
League Championship after beating
St. Helens, 10-5. Anyone interested
in supporting the team's travel in
the state tournament is encouraged
to drop o ff a donation at B and B T-
Shirts and More, on the corner of
Killingsworth and Vancouver or call
503-249-1810. Checks should be
payable to Peninsula Little League-
Junior All Stars.
For more information, visit
wwW. peninsulalittleleague. org.
Call For Appointment - Ask for Paul
P.O. Box 20741, Portland, OR 97294-0741
503-254-0774
Martin Cleaning Service
Carpet & Upholstery Cleaning
. Commercial & Residential Services
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1 CLEANING AREA
Pre-Spray Traffic Area
T he San D iego Padres, in
conjunction with the Portland
B eav ers, w ill hold an open
player tryout at PGE Park on
T hursday, July 22, at 8:30 a.m.
All interested players betw een
the ages o f 16 and 25 w ho were
$40.00
Small Hall included
CARPET COUPON
1 CLEANING AREA
Pre-Spray Traffic Area
UPHOLSTERY CLEANING
sofa (under 6 f t )
$69.00
Loveseat
$40.00
Sectional
$99.00 and up
Chair or Recliner
$25.00 and up
$5.00 each
CALL FOR APPOINTMENTS
C503J 281-3949
O regon
T he Padres and B eavers will
supply baseballs, batting h el­
m ets and one set o f catching
gear. Players m ust supply all
other playing equipm ent.
Interested spectators are also
w elcom e to attend the tryout.
Shaquille O’Neal to Join Heat in Miami
(WITH SERVICE) $ 7 . 5 0 EACH
Throw Pillows
not drafted this year are en co u r­ sion slip sig n e d by a head co ach
aged to attend.
o r the co m m an d e r o f the L egion
T he cam p is free with no reg is­ p o st th e p la y e r re p re se n ts. All
tration or tryout fees.
p lay ers u n d er the age o f 18 m ust
P lay e rs cu rre n tly p a r tic ip a t­ h av e a w a iv e r sig n e d by a p a r­
ing in A m erican L egion sum m er en t o r leg al g u a rd ia n to p a rtic i­
b aseb a ll m ust h av e a p e rm is ­ p ate.
$40.00
Small Hall included
STAIRS
Major League Tryouts Hosted in Portland
(A P) — T he Lakers and Heat
fin a liz e d a trad e b y se n d in g
Shaquille O ’Neal to M iam i, with
Los A ngeles getting C aron B ut­
ler, Lam ar O dom , Brian G rant
and a first-round draft pick in
return.
“T oday the M iami H eat took a
giant step forw ard in o u r contin­
ued pursuit o f an N BA cham pi­
onship,” Heat President Pat Riley
said in a statem ent. “W e feel that
w e have traded for the best player
in the N B A .”
T h e 7 - f o o t- l, 3 4 0 -p o u n t
O ’N eal transform s into a title
th re a t a fra n c h is e th a t ha;
reached the conference final;
only once in its 16-year history
T he Heat have w on one playofl
series in the past four years anc
w ent 42-40 last season.
“ I never im agined that we
w o u ld a c q u ir e S h a q u ille
O ’N eal,” g uard E ddie Jones
said. “It’sonce-in-a-lifetim e try­
ing to get a player like this guy.
It’s an unbelievable, unbeliev­
able m ove.”
A t 32, O ’N eal is com ing of!
a season w hen he averaged a
career-low 21.5 points, and he
has m issed 15 gam es each of
the past three seasons w ith foot
and leg injuries. But h e ’s an 11-
tim e A ll-Star w ith career av er­
ages o f 27.1 points, 12.1 re­
b o u n d s an d 2.6 blocks, and
h e’s m oving to the Eastern C o n ­
ference, w here th ere’s a dearth
o f dom inating centers.
historical S ociety
Shaquille O'Neal
Mayor Offers Police Reforms
Though details o f the m ayor’s troduced by other commissioner;
resolution are hushed for now, Farris
In the future, the council ma
diversity ex pectations and cal led says Katz will collaborate with alli­ operate more o f a legislative bod
for an end to racial profiling. An­ ance members and Francesconi, if than as individual managers if Com
other proposal presented to coun­ he chooses to remain involved.
missioner Dan Salzman gets sup
cil by the AMA weeks earlier had
F rancesconi’s resolution was port for a resolution he will intro
more bite, calling for the removal blocked last week when Katz and duce. The proposed rule would al
and severe discipline of Officer Ja­ Com m issioner Erik Sten objected low commissioners to work outsid
son Sery, who shot and killed mo­ under city rules that requires com ­ o f the bureaus they administei
torist James Jahar Perez on March missioners in charge o f bureaus to Farris said the mayor would sup
28 in north Portland.
sign off on related resolutions in- port the change.
continued
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