Portland observer. (Portland, Or.) 1970-current, October 17, 2007, Page 15, Image 15

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    October 17. 2007
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Cannon’s Ribs
Presents
Reggie Houston • Janice Scroggins
Appearing Every Sunday
5 pm - 8 pm
5410 NE 33rd Ave.
Shopping Center of New Seasons
The Oregon Zoo s Asian elephants receive a 750-pound pumpkin to celebrate Halloween, courtesy of
the Wilson Family Farm.
Zoo Hosts Howling Good Time
Families can trick-or-treat and
learn more about wildlife during a
special Halloween weekend, Satur­
day. Oct. 27 and Sunday. Oct. 28.
An intriguing scavengerhunt will
direct kids to easily accessible activ­
ity stations throughout the zoo in
order to collect candy or prizes. The
zoo's enrichment team will get into
the spirit of things, providing jack-o-
lantems, ice treats, paper-mache bats,
and feed-sack or cornstalk scare­
crows for the animals. Throughout
the weekend, the animals will receive
pumpkins for special treats.
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Phone
All Clubs Annual Dance
Berry Battles Color Line
Saturday, October 20, 2007
9:00pm~ 1:00am
Says race still an issue in Hollywood
Actress Halle Berry may have to win an Academy Award for best
won an Oscar, but she says she is actress, winning the 2(M)2 Oscar for
frustrated at still having to con­ "Monster’s Ball."
In the movie industry. Berry said,
vince movie studios of her ability
race is "always an issue - slowly it's
because she is black.
"It doesn't matter that I have an changing."
"Not having a chance is what I
Oscar, an Emmy, a Golden Globe
and a Silver (Berlin) Bear,” Berry, can't live with at this point in my
who is pregnant with her first child, career, I think I have earned that."
said during an interview at a Man­ she said.
For the moment, the 4 1 -year-old
hattan hotel to promote her new
movie "Things We Lost in the Fire." actress is concentrating on becom­
"I shouldn't have had to try so ing a mother, something she said
hard to be considered. I should filming "Things We Lost in the
have to stop convincing studios I Fire," opening Saturday, Oct. 19,
am right for it - it should be on my helped her realize she was ready for.
"Som ehow through playing
acting merit," she said.
Berry was the first black woman Audrey and having such close
Killy Webb Lodge #1050
The Elks
6 North Tillamook
Portland, Oregon
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Halle Berry
connection with the children and
dealing with the children as a
mother I realized... this was some­
thing that I was really meant to
do," Berry said. "I needed that in
my life, like I needed the air to
breathe."
Donation
$10.00 per person
D.J. Papa Chuck
Hors d'oeuvres
No-Host Bar
4 - $25 Raffles
Must be present to win!
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