D e c e m b e r 21. 2 0 0 5 _____________________________________ _______ P o rtla n d (©bsettier____________________________ Focus PaS e A 7 DOMONIQUE'S / Hair Stylist Wanted Domonique's Hair Design Cool Nutz Mixtape Party Looking for a Professional Stylist to join our team. DJ Cool (left) and Cool Nutz will perform Friday, Dec. 23 at the Ash Street Saloon. Jus Family Records gets ready for the release o f Cool N utz’s biggest album to date ”1 Hate Cool Nutz,” with a Mixtape Release and Christmas Party, Friday, Dec. 23 starting at 8 p.m. at the Ash Street Saloon, 225 S.W. Ash St. The Voice o f N ortheast Port­ free copy o f the M ixtape. land will be join ed on stage by DJ T ic k e ts a re a v a ila b le at Chill, E-40, Bosko, M aniac Lok w ww.JusFamilyRecords.com and and other special guests. A $10 w w w .ticketsw est. adm ission charge will include a O ver the last two years Cool Contact Teresa at: 503-286-3758 222 N. 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When not on the road p erfecting his live show and spreading the Jus Fam ily G ospel, Cool N utz has been hard at work in the studio creating some o f the finest hip-hop tunes for listeners o f quality music. 1 C LEA N IN G AREA PRE-SPRA Y TRAFFIC AREA (HALL EXTRA C H A R G E) STA IR S (w ith o th e r service) Each A rea $ 3 5 .0 0 $ 1 .5 0 Each A dditional Services ’ AREA & ORIENTAL R U G C LEA N IN G - A U T O / B O A T / R V C LEA N IN G ’ D E O D O R IZ IN G & P E T O D O R TREA TM EN T • S P O T A S T A IN REMOVAL SER V IC E ■ SC O TC H G U A R D PR O TEC TIO N Spirit o f C hristm as UPHOLSTERY CLEANING Victory Middle School students Chantia Williams (from left) and Shade Rogers are served a holiday meal Thursday by Mr. Salton during the school's annual Student Body Presidential Brunch. 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