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P o r t l a n d O b s e r v e r A u t o R e v ie w
News and reviews on new motor vehicles
2009 Fiord
Escape Hybird
Limited FWD
The Escape Hybrid is the
most fuel-efficient model, but it's
also the heaviest, by 300 lbs. It
uses a new, larger 2.5-liter four-
cylinder engine linked to an
electric motor. The net result is
virtually guilt-free acceleration
similar to that of a V6. As a full
hybrid, the Escape Hybrid can
provide truly guilt-free opera­
tion by running solely on elec­
tric power in low-load condi­
tions. The Hybrid uses a con­
tinuously variable transm is­
sion, also known as a CVT that
optimally matches the power
and gearing. Standard safety
features include front and side
airbags for the front seats and
side-curtain airbags that cover
both row s, four-w heel disc
brakes, ABS and tire pressure
monitoring. The Hybrid also
offers a convenient AC outlet
for pow ering sm all devices
such as a laptop.
Besides the powertrains, the
structure o f the Escape has
been beefed up through in ­
creased use o f high-strength
steels in the frame rails, A-pil-
lars, and cross members. With
Specifications: 2.5L IA Atkinson cycle engine; ECVT automatic transmission; 34city mpg, 31 highway mpg; MSRP $29,645.
the newly added rear anti-roll
bar taking over most o f the
body-control duties. Ford en­
gineers were free to retune the
rear shocks and springs to fo­
cus more on ride quality and
handling. Driving away the
updated models felt quieter and
more solid than the older units
which almost sounded tinny by
comparison. On the hybrid,
Ford wanted to eliminate the
horrible, spongy actuation for
the regenerative brakes so they
would feel more in line with
regular hydraulic brake sys­
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Providing Insurance and Financial Services
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Home Office. Bloomington. Illinois 61710
Michael E Harper
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We m oved to our new location at:
9713 S.W. Capitol, Portland, OR
503-221-3050
Fax 503-227-8757
Leisure Hour Jr. Golf Program
Open Enrollment 2009
Final Registration
Sunday, March 8, 2009 2pm - 5pm
For New and Returning Members and Mentors
38OO.NE Mallory
Portland, Oregon
tems. Ford has succeeded; in
fact, the hybrid’s brakes are
leaps and bounds better.
The '09 Escape is available
with F o rd 's next-generation
navigation-and-infotainm ent
setup that includes Sync and
available Sirius Travel Link, the
latter of which offers real-time
w eather radar m aps, sports
scores, and m ovie listings.
Travel Link also does a whole
bunch of other cool stuff such
as locating the cheapest and
closest gas stations and link­
ing with the navigational sys­
ENTERTAINMENT
Marriage and
Bachelorhood
Andrew Foster and Stephanie
Heuston star in ‘Company,' Stephen
Sondheim's classic and
groundbreaking musical about the
difficulties o f marriage and bachelor­
hood. Directed by Corey Brunish with
shows Friday and Saturday at 8 pm.
and Sunday at 2 p.m. through March
1 at the Scottish Rite Center, 1512
S.W. Morrison St.
Jamaican Images, Journals
‘Fire Man’ Bring Fresh Focus
Fee for Jr. Golfers Age 7 - College
$ 15.(X)for 1 Child per Family
$25.00 for 2 Children per Family
$40.00 for 3 Children per Family
$55.00for4Children perFamily
Fee for Mentors
$20.00
Additional Fee for Uniform Per Person
If you have any questions, please call
(503) 936-8568 Debbie Moaning
or
(503) 320-0123 Angie Harri s
I
Truth” tour. Personally, I'd go
with the option of fresh from the
cattle farm leather. I’m told bo­
vine exhaust is the real culprit
behind global warming anyway.
The 2009 Escape Hybrid of­
fers buyers an earth-friendly
alternative to regular SUV's. Its
hybrid system provides re ­
duced em issions, increased
mileage, while still providing all
the normal useful SUV features.
Purchasing a hybird vehicle
also offers extra incentives at
tax time ($3,000 according to
Ford’s website).
down (taking time out to remove
the headrests), and you end up
with 66 cubic feet of storage.
Ford rates maximum towing ca­
pacity at 1,(XM) pounds, prop­
erly equipped.
Just because you can never
be too green, the seats are
stuffed with soy-based foam,
rather than your run of the mill
petroleum-derived cushy stuff.
They are also upholstered with
recycled fabric, which may or
may not include material donated
from clothes worn by A1 Gore
during his “An Inconvenient
Arts
' v h im
Applications will be available to download at our website on
www.eteamz.com/Leisurehou13rgolf/
$25.00 which includes Ha, and Shirt
tem to get you there, or hook­
ing up with your cell phone to
make restaurant reservations.
The system will let you watch a
DVD (while parked, of course),
rip MP3s to the 10-gig hard
drive, and upload family pho­
tos to use as wallpaper.
Inside, the Escape is as com ­
fortable as ever for someone 72
inches tall. You should be able
to fit three kids in the back or
three adults for shorter trips.
With the second row of seats
up, there is 28 cubic feet of
space availab le. Fold them
AnthonyB
Jam aican “Fire M an”
Anthony B will bring his
p o litic a l m essage and
Reggae sound to Portland
during a performance Fri-
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SPINACOLUMN
day, March 6 at 9 p.m. at
Berbati’s, 10 S.W. Third
Ave.
Anthony B uses sharp
lyrics to confront injustices
to the poor and oppressed.
He has performed in the
Caribbean, North America,
Europe and Africa.
Tickets are available at
B erb ati’s and online at
ticketweb.com.
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more than half of the chil­
dren have lost one or both
parents to a devastating HIV
epidemic.
Created by Julie Resnick,
ZoomUganda is sponsored
by the Harambee Centre, a
non-profit organization based
in Portland that connects
people in the U.S. with people
and cultures of the African
continent.
Gallery hours are Monday
through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to
8 p.m. and Saturday from
8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Proceeds
from ZoomUganda benefit
St. A ndrew 's S econdary
School in Matale.
The lives of 12 orphaned
girls from Africa are authen­
tically revealed through the
photographic im ages and
jo u rn a ls they share in
Zoom U ganda, on display
through Thursday, March 5
in the Buckley Center Gal­
lery on the U niversity of
Portland campus, 5000 N.
Willamette Blvd. The exhibit
is free and open to the pub­
lic.
ZoomUganda brings a dis­
tant community into sharp
focus through the eyes and
thoughts of a dozen orphans
living in the southern Uganda
community of Matale, where
..JHH An ongoing series of questions and answers about America's natural healing profession
Peninsula Little League 2009
Dr. Billy R. Flowers
Part 8. CONSTIPATION:
The backing up of body’s sewage system.
: Nothing has ever really bowels regularly, bu, never com­
helped my constipation. pletely eliminate everything in
our colon (large intestine). This
What can Chiropractic possi­
causes the colon to back up and
bly d o ’
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two, three or even four bowel
movements after the first ad­
justments on his or her spine.
A man with FBSS (failed back
surgical syndrome) went home
and had 12 bowel movements
that nigh,. And he claimed he
w a sn ’t even c o n stip a te d !
W hateverquestions you might
have about health and healing,
you'll find tha, Chiropractic is
often the answer. Call us for an
appointment today.
: As a natural form of heal­ spread toxic poisons through­
ing, there is much a Chi­ out the body. This can lead ,0
everything from sinusitis ,0 al­
ropractic and the improved
lifestyle we recommend can do lergies to arthritis.
to remove the immediate dis­ Chiropractic can help to allevi­
tress and long term health haz­ ate this problem by gently turn­
ards of constipation. Bu, be­ ing nerves back on in the colon
fore we begin, you should un­ and small intestine. It is not un­
d erstand that constip atio n common for a patient ,0 have
takes two approaches. The first
is the tight, sometimes painful
feeling in the lower back area.
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Phone: (503) 287-5504
when we seemingly move our
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(Serving the Youth of Inner North & Northeast Portland ages 5-14)
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