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Jl!l |J n r tla n ò Qf)bseruer Page AIO September 28. 2005 Knott Street Boxers Enter Hall of Fame sport. It’s having something to be connected to. Everyday, I’m more connected and want to go further with it.” For Cedric Armstrong, a fighter with Knott Street for the past 3 '/ i years, boxing was a tradition passed down to him by his father. Now a father himself, Armstrong said part ofhis motivation in boxing is to give his two children, ages 4 and 5, “the life I never had.” “It helps keep me out of trouble," Armstrong said. ‘T h is inspired me to actually go somewhere in life. I ’ ve been through so much, I’m not going to let anybody steal i, from me.” In the ring, he said, "Nobody can touch me. I feel unstoppable. I love the one on one. Either I’m going to do it or not - it’s all on me.” T he D ow ntow n R um ble w ill be A rm stro n g ’s la rg e st fig h t to date. I t’ll also be a huge tu rn in g point for him , being his last am a te u r fight before he tu rn s p ro f e s s io n a l as a lig h t- m id d le w eight. “I feel like I’ mcarrying the whole state of Oregon with me," he said T hose in terested in support ing the D ow ntow n R um ble car v is it w w w .tic k e tm a ste r.c o m T ic k e ts range from $ 10 to $50 w ith an all-access prem ium pas! at $75. F or m ore in fo rm atio n ca ll coach Ray M ilton at 503 806-1397. • TABLOIDS / .CATALOGS If • MAGAZINES • INSERTS photo by K atherine B lackmore /T he P ortland O bserver Representing two generations o f the Knott Street Boxing Team are (left to right) trainer Chuck Lincoln, boxer Halim Rahsaan, boxer Laura Dalente, trainer Ray Milton and boxer Cedric Armstrong. continued fro m Front Dalente moved to Portland last year from W isconsin, already having a firm stance in the ring. It w asn’t until she started com pet ing locally, though, that she b e cam e as serious about the sport as she is now. “Working with Knott Street has really turned things around for me. Boxing propels me to be healthy, take care of myself, to not put up with bull,” she said. She started off with kickboxing around 1998, a period in her life when, she said, "I was going through hard times and 1 decided I wanted to get in shape.” Eventu ally her interest turned to boxing, noting that the sport carried with it adifferent mentality and set of skills that continually opens her up to more moves. “ Boxing is a lifestyle. I’ve fig ured out how to live that lifestyle and still work 40 hours a week. Not everybody gets addicted to it, but I did. I just keep on learning - I ’m never bored,” she said. “Ev ery time I step in here, it’s a new challenge. L ife’s a fight - every day you wake up, you do som e thing new .” Being a boxer, though, doesn't exempt her from the challenges of also being the only female in the gym. “It makes me strong in life. It’s flipping the script on socially deter mined gender roles,” she said. She continues to fight not only tocom pete with society’s roles and other boxers, but with her own mental and physical state. “ I know I’m challenging myself to the highest degree,” she said. “My heart’s really opened up to the NEWSPAPERS COUPON BOOKS NEWSLETTERS IN HOUSE BINDERY SPECIALIZING IN 4-COLOR WEB PRINTING COATED AND UNCOATED PAPER 1-800-800-7980 • w w w .e a g le w e b p re s s .c o m Lottery profits helped fund the OSU College of Veterinary Medicine.” PROJECT N2 12,903 Andrea Lantis, Fourth-Year Vet Student the OSU College of Veterinary Medicine. It wasn't a dog or a horse In trouble Lottery proceeds to fund the college between 1993 and 1997, The mo assured that the study of veterinary medicine would continue in Oregon - it was the school Itself. The college was serving Oregon weft, graduating restored the health of one of Oregon's most vita l educational and pul 36 new veterinarians each year and contributing to the economy through service-oriented programs. Since that infusion of capital, the college has education, research and public service programs. But Oregon's system of only stayed strong,-it has grown significantly and now includes a fu ll ft higher education had taken a substantia! economic h it and the Veterinary Medicine program was at risk of being eliminated. To remedy thé situation, year program that graduates 48 students each year. Since 1985, more t legislators prescribed a dose of Lottery profits allocating $15.8 m illion in parks and watershed enhancement across the state. C o rv a llis , B enton County in the early 9 0 iih e re w a s anew tf|»«cy at $4 biilion in Lottery profits has gone to economic development, educati 20 Years of Doing Good Things itdoesgoodthings.org 20 OREGON LOTTERY. Lottery games are based on chance and should be played for entertainment only.
