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2006 Toyota Prius
Oregon’s All-Star Football Game
Les Schwab
Bowl Friday
at PGE Park
N in e fo o tb a ll p la y e rs from
th e P o r tla n d I n te r s c h o la s t ic
L e a g u e a n d a lin e m a n fro m
P o r t l a n d ’s C e n tr a l C a th o lic
H ig h S ch o o l fo rm p a rt o f the
lin eup fo r th e N o rth a ll-sta r team
in F rid a y ’s O re g o n L es S c h w a b
B ow l.
T h e s ta te ’s p re m ie r su m m e r
fo o tb a ll g a m e ta k e s p la c e F ri
d a y , Ju n e 2 3 at 7 p.m . at P G E
Tested Vehicle Information:
Price: $24,679 (Base $21.725);
Engine: 4 cylinder. 1.5 liter disp,
wt, DOHC SEl; Transmission:
Automatic variable gear ratio.
John Sheffield
P ark , d o w n to w n . G a te s o p en
w ith a fan festiv al at 4 :3 0 p.m .
O n ce the Shrine gam e, this 4A
high school gam e pits the best o f
graduating seniors from the N orth
against the South. M any o f the
p layers w ill becom e future c o l
lege and N FL stars.
T e a m s are c h o se n in ea rly
spring and spend the w eek prior
to the gam e p racticin g and e n jo y
ing m any team -b u ild in g events.
R e p re se n tin g P o rtla n d h igh
sc h o o ls are b ac k s H o sek i K ofe
o f J e ffe rs o n ; Jo h n S h e ffie ld o f
L in c o ln , A lex G re e n o f B e n so n
a n d L a m e t r i u s D a v is o f
R o o s e v e lt; lin e b a c k e r M ic h ae l
Jo h n s o n o f L in c o ln ; lin e m e n
Jo s e B e rn s te in o f G ra n t a n d
V in n ie C o la s u rd o o f L in c o ln ;
r e c e iv e r s P a tric k L ex o f
F ra n k lin a n d C o ry D u n n o f C e n
tral C a th o lic .
De La Salle North Achieves at Track
The De La Salle North Catholic
girls track team ended a rew arding
season this spring by finishing
T hird in state and bringing the
record and finished second in the
N orthw est C o n fere n ce D istrict
phy.
The Knights finished the dual track meet, seven points shy o f the
meet season with a school best 7 - 1 d is tr ic t c h a m p io n s P o rtla n d
school its first w om en’s state tro
Lutheran.
D e L a S a lle ’s4 X 100 relay team
ofC'aren Sims, D aedraC arline, T if
fany Owen and Catherine Sims were
state cham pions in that event for
the second year in a row. C atherine
Sims finished second in both the
4(X) m eters and 200 meters. Tiffany
O w en also finished third in the 100
meters.
The De La Salle North
Catholic girls track
team is framed by
coach Dennis Carline
(left) and coach
Dough Strong. Players
seated (from left) are
Tanika Russell,
Tiffany Owen, Daedra
Carline, and Morgan
Wood. Players stand
ing (from left) are
Leigh-Anna Morgan,
Michelle Perea, and
Caren Sims.
Congratulations
Wilson!
W ilson High School iscelebrating their
first state baseball championship in the south
w est Portland school’ s 49-year history.
W ilson beat W est Salem , 7-0 in the June
4 c la ss4 A title gam e. T heT rojans finished
the season with 24 consecutive w ins and a
28-3 record.
K athleen C arr
T he T oyota Prius is m ore than
a car. It’s a phenom enon. It's p ro o f
that m ore people than T o y o ta
im agined w ant to drive cars with
s ig n if ic a n tly im p ro v e d fu e l
econom y and radically less en v i
ro n m en tal im pact. T o y o ta has
boosted production to keep up
with the dem and, and the 2(X)6
model benefits from the addition
o f new advanced airbags and other
safety technology plus new co m
fort and convenience features.
T he Prius is rated 60/51 mpg
C ity /H ig h w a y by the fed e ra l
governm ent’s Environm ental Pro
tection A gency, with a C om bined
rati ng o f 55 m pg. You ’ re more I i kel y
to see less, m aybe 41 to 48 mpg.
D on’t blam e the m anufacturer for
th e
d if f e r e n c e .
H y b rid
pow erplants do well in EPA test
ing and your driving style will
determ ine your mileage.
Standard features include au
tom atic air conditioning with a
m icron filter, fabric upholstery,
pow er w indow s, door locks and
heated outside m irrors; rem ote
keyless entry; cruise control; a
tilting steering wheel with redun
dant clim ate and audio controls;
interm ittent front and rear w ipers;
and a six-speaker A M /FM /CD ste
reo. The T oyota Prius is sim plic
ity. with graceful, fluid lines that
make it look futuristic. The pinched-
dow n nose is helpful for knifing
through the air with little resis
tance. T he q u arter panels and
doors are sleek and clean . The sole
character line is a tasteful indenta
tion in the low er region o f the
by
Alex Green
d o o rs, visu ally co n n ectin g the
creases m arking the low er limits o f
the w orking area o f the front and
rear bumpers. The Prius is surpris
ingly room y inside. The seats are
com fortable for com m utes and
short w eekend trips. The cloth up
holstery looks durable to hold up
to the everyday chores o f life.
Prius gets its pow er from a gaso
line engine supplem ented by an
electric m otor. In a bit o f hyper
bole. T oyota calls the com bination
the H ybrid Synergy Drive. Hybrid
it is, synergistic it isn ’t, not by the
strictest definition o f the word,
w hich would mean that the total
pow er output w ould be more than
the sum o f the outputs o f the gas
and electric m otors individually.
T his is not the case. T he Hybrid
Synergy Drive does, how ever, rely
on the electric m otor even more
than the system in the first-genera
tion Prius, w hich is how T oyota
was able to m ake the Prius larger
and more practical w ithout co m
prom ising its low em issionsor fuel
econom y. The current m odel is 30
percent cleaner than the squeaky-
clean first-generation (2002-03)
Prius. T oyota claim s the Prius pro
duces about one-tenth as m uch
pollution as the average new car.
Som e have described T o y o ta’s
hybrid system as an electric m otor
with gasoline engine assist, and
H onda’s system as a gasoline en
gine with electric m otor assist.
T he T oyota Prius sets a stan
dard for environm entally friendly
transportation. It also delivers ex
trem ely good fuel efficiency for a
four-seat car with an autom atic
transm ission. W ith the high prices
o f gasoline these days you m ight
w ant to think hard about the future
and the vehicle that you next pur
chase.
State Perm *
World Cup on Big Screens
Tw o Portland Parks and Recreation
community centers are currently offer
ing big screen telecasts o f all W orld
C up soccer m atches with free adm is
sion through the final match on Sunday,
July9.
English telecasts are at the Matt
D ishm an C om m unity C enter, 77 NE
Knott St. Spanish telecasts are at the
St.Johns C om m unity Center, 8427 N.
C entral St.
The Parks Bureau expects th o u
sands of fans toenjoy the festive, fun-
filled experience in this first-of-a-kind
com m unity project.
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