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Page B6 (The October 20. 2004 ^Jorthutb (Ohseruer #-. *-* #-»- « z-* T. i i *-* . / v L% 4- OLlllg, IS 1 OUl I x lg lR -ven c o n v icted felons cun vote it , , ■ not c u rre n tly in custody o f the O regon D ept. o f C o rre c tio n s. If you are in any o th e r part o f the crim in al ju s tic e system , such as a county ja il, you have not lost yo u r voting p riv ileg e. S ports J Seattle Savors WNBA Championship Title first for city in 25 years a ll in c lu s iv e CRUIZE ZPECIALZ! leave your money at home. Cruise from Los Angeles to Mexico for Spring Break, Family Vacations, Retirement, Honeymoon or Mental Health Breaks! M in i! Martin Luther King Week -- Jan. 17-21,2005 Cruise to Baja and stop at Catalina Island on your way to Mexico Space is limited on Carnival's 4 day ciui*» tor an * outsioe (window)cabin,$156 00, plus tax / S e V x ' A e « (503) 144-0547 S h ir le y A f' H Carnival. j u st m o re / u n . W h it e T r a v e l S e r v ic e FREE HOMEBUYER WORKSHOP Before You Look At Another House, There are 10 Things You Should Know About Buying In Portland “If you don 'I it could cost yon Thousand o f dollars” Stober M. Davis Free Recorded Message (896)592-1133 Ex 09 Direct: (503) 262-2626 Ex 155 Fax: (503) 262-2650 Free Consultations (AP) — Betty Lennox had an other huge night, scoring 23 points to lead the Seattle Storm to their first WNBA title with a 74-60 victory over the Connecticut Sun. At the buzzer, the Storm play ers raced to midcourt fora pileup after the Oct. 13 game while yel low and green confetti fell from the rafters. The Storm claimed the city's first major professional sports championship in 25 years, going back to the SuperSonics winning the 1979 NBA title. It also gave Seattle coach Anne Donovan her first WNBA crown, having missed in 20 0 1 with Charlotte. “It feels great to win a champi onship,” Donovan said. Donovan is the first female coach to win a WNBA title, fol lowing Houston's Van Chancel lor (1997-2000), Los Angeles’ Michael Cooper (2001-02) and Detroit's Bill Laimbeer(2OO3). Lennox, who scored 27 in Seattle's Game 2 victory that evened the best-of-three series, kept her momentum going in the decisive third game. She couldn't seem to miss in the second half. Fans chanted. "Betty, Betty, Betty” when Lennox stepped to the free throw line with 2:35 re maining. She made both shots capping a 33-12 run that stretched Seattle's lead to an insurmount able 71-56. They changed it to "M-V-P. M- 10011SE Division S t #207, Portland. OR 97266 IGUAL HOUSING OPPORTUNITY Your Care Our First Priority Dr. Marceline Failla Ch iro p ra i tic Physician Call for an appointment! (503) 228-6140 We a re lo c a te d at 1716 N.E. 42nd Ave., Portland, OR 97213 (Between Broadw ay and Sandy B lvd .) We specialize in : Automobile accident injuries Chronic headache and jo in t pain Workers Compensation injuries V-P" when she returned to the line with 1:40 to go, and the fans got what they wanted moments later when WNBA commissioner Val Selection Honors Grant Standout (AP)—-The Seattle Seahawks finally got Jerry Rice on Tues day. The trade that sent the great est receiver in NFL history from the Oakland Raiders to the Seahawks was formally an nounced after the league trade deadline passed in the after noon. Seattle gave up a seventh-' round draft choice in 2005 to acquire the 42-year-old Rice, whom they think can help them despite his age. The trade reunites Rice, a 13- time Pro Bowl selection is in his 20th NFL season, with coach j Mike Holmgren. Holmgren was quarterbacks coach from 1986- 88 and offensive coordinator from 1989-91 when Rice was developing into a star with the Advertise w ith diversity in Grant guard and defensive tackle Ndamahong Suh. Portland local Ndamuhong Suh has been nominated to play in the 5lh annual U.S. Army All-Ameri can Bowl, the premier national high school football all-star game in the country, to be played in San Antonio, Texas on Jan. 15. He was one of 4(X) high school football players nationally to be nominated to potentially play in the game. The All-American Bowl will pit the best prep football play ers from across the country in a classic East v. West battle. Suh awaits a personal invita tion to find out whether he will be one of the 78 players selected to play. He is a standout left guard and defensive tackle atGrant High School in northeast Portland. l£l" ^ ì o r t la t t ò (O b s e rv e r C a ll 5 0 3 -2 8 8 -0 0 3 3 PORTLAND’S 1 st ALL BLACK SINGLE’S PARTY FOR GROWN FOLKS!!!! Behind the Nine Ball Top professional female billiard players Jeanette Lee (left) and Allison Fisher will compete at the Chinook Winds Casino Resort in Lincoln City for the national 9 Ball Championship from Nov. 10 through 14. A celebrity shootout with the stars on Nov. 10 will benefit My Sister's Place, a shelter for women and children. For more information, call 1 888-624 6228. FEATURING AN EVENINGOI :SPI. I. DDATINGIAGUARANTEED29DATES), LOCK-N-KEY PARTY AND A RAFFI. EOI PORTLANDS FINI ST BLACK MAN AND FINEST BLACK WOMAN ARE YOU READY? HALLOWEEN SUNDAY OCT. 31 st , 2004 SAVANNAH CARIBBEAN RESTAURANT LOCATED @ 105 NW 3 RI’ BETWEEN COUCH AND DAVIS BEGINNING AT 7:30PM $15 INCLUDES A FULL BUFFET AND ALL MATERIALS FOR SPEED DATING AND LOCK-N-KEY Space is still available! Pre-register at Reflections coffee house located at 446 NE K illingsw orth every Saturday until the slots are Tilled!!! You DO NOT want to miss this!! Restaurant Success Brings Grow ing Pains continued Ql JESTK )NS? E M A fl. PD XBLAC KSING LES@ YAH O O .C O M ORCALL503(274-2510) A Y A II.A B I ESLOTS W IL L BI POS 11 DIN THE K M l 'SSECTIO NO FTH E PORTI .ANDOB- SFRV E R B FG IN N IN G TH E W E E K O F(X 'TO B E R 4nl Y Ackerman told the sel lout crowd of Seattle’s Sue Bird, who scored 17,072 that Lennox was MVP. eight points. “T here’s a reason "W e're not a one-person team we won tonight and that’s be or a tw o-person team ," said cause other people stepped up.” Rice Traded to Seahawks Allied Mortgage “Your M ortgage C onsultant for Life” Seattle Storm guard Betty Lennox passes o ff as Connecticut's Taj McWilliamsFrankiin and Lindsay Whalen defend in the WNBA Final at Key Arena in Seattle. (AP photo) 1 from Metro "W e're okay, we don't always have a big income, but we have steady business," Alem says. "My customers have lost a lot of jobs over the past few years, but things operates an Ethiopian community are picking up again." center located on North Ivy Street He says he is not threatened by at Gantenbein Avenue. the proliferation of other Ethiopian “We bring a lot of people to the or Eritrean restaurants in town. "I area who. except for us, wouldn't encourage my customers to try come here. W e're part of the har other places," he says. He also acter of the neighborhixxi." c I
