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April 22.2009
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PAL Keeps Youth
Active, Safe
Offers summer leagues
R e g istra tio n is now o p e n fo r the P o lic e A c tiv itie s
L eague o f G reater P ortland youth sum m er cam ps and pro­
gram s. R egistration m aterials are available at palk.ids.org
o r at any PAL C enter. S everal form s have been tran slated
into Spanish.
“We an ticip ate w ith the d istre ssed eco n o m y w e w ill
have m ore fam ilies than e v e r w an tin g to access o u r lo w ­
cost p ro g ram s,” said PAL P resid en t M aura W hite. “We
are doing ev ery th in g we can to raise en o u g h funds to
m eet the increased d em an d .”
A G reater P ortland PAL S po rts C am p w ill be held at
D avid D ouglas H igh School, June 22-26 for youth 8 - 14.
Youth choose a sport for th e w eek w ith o ffe rin g s o f b a s­
ketball, golf, archery, b aseb all, soccer, boxing, racq u et-
ball, m artial arts, bow ling, softball, fishing, cheerleading,
te n n is, and fo o tb all. T he c a m p s are co a c h e d by h ig h
school coaches, police o ffic ers and com m u n ity v o lu n ­
teers. F or m ore inform ation, call S arah B ennett at 503-
823-0250.
T he G reater Portland PAL Youth C enter, 424 N.E. 172nd
Ave., will host sum m er activities from June 29 -A ug 21 for
ages 8 - 1 8 . T h e re ’s also d ro p -in ac tiv itie s, in clu d in g
sports, educational enrichm ent, field trips, arts and crafts,
com puter gam es, teen program s, b illiards, ping pong, and
m ore. P re -reg istratio n is req u ired fo r classe s, p ro jects
and field trips. F or m ore info rm atio n , call M ike Jezew ski
at 503-256-3479.
PAL’s N ational Youth S ports P rogram , July 6 - 31, will
be held on the P ortland S tate U n iv ersity cam pus.
T he spo rts and en ric h m en t p ro g ra m u ses sp o rts in ­
struction and co m petition to rein fo rce th e im p o rtan ce o f
education, enhance self-esteem , and prom ote self respect,
and active and h ealthy life sty le s. B ask etb all, b ow ling,
tennis, golf, hip hop dance, sw im m ing, so ccer and fo o t­
ball are held in add itio n to n u tritio n e d u c atio n and c o n ­
flict reso lu tio n skills. C o n tac t D am on M iller or S arah
B ennett at 503-823-0250.
PAL Youth F ootball tak es to the field from A ug. 1 to
Nov. 11 for youth 8-14. T he p ro g ram fo r kids in the P o rt­
land and R eynolds S chool D istricts g en e rate s m ore than
20 team s and provides a league w ith 4th- 8th grade p ro ­
gram s. P ractices are held on w eekdays, and m ost gam es
are held on S aturdays. C h e erle ad in g is also offered. F or
m ore inform ation, or to v o lu n te er as a coach, call D am on
M iller at 503-823-5785.
F or assistance o r to pick up reg istra tio n fbrm s, drop
by the PAL M ain O ffice at 42 4 N .E. K illin g sw o rth St. or
call 503-823-0250. D iscounted registration fees are av a il­
able to those w ho m eet free and reduced lunch req u ire­
m ents.
Track Star Picks Illinois
Kayla Smith, the reigning 6A
state cham pion in the 100 meter
and 200 m eter dashes, has an ­
n o u n ced p lan s to atten d the
U niversity o f Illinois.
The Benson High School stu­
dent has distinguished herself as
one of the greatest sprinters in
O regon history. She currently
holds the state record in the 200
meter dash at 24.18 seconds.
Thursday, she joined her par­
ents at a press conference to
announce that she would join
the Fighting Illini as her college
o f choice.
Blazers Stumble
in Opening Game
T h e 7 - fo o t- 6 c e n te r Y ao
M ing scored nine o f H ouston's
first 11 points and finished with
24 in the Rockets' 108-81 vic­
tory over the Trail Blazers on
Houston
Rockets center
Yao Ming (left)
backs in Portland
Trail Blazers center
Joel Przybilla during
game 1 o f a first-
round NBA basket­
ball playoff game in
Portland. (AP photo)
Saturday night in Portland.
P o rtla n d
c e n te rs
Jo e l
Przybilla and Greg Oden had no
answ er for the seven-tim e All-
Star from China.
The Rockets led by as many
as 31 points in the second half
and there was sim ply no way
the young Blazers could catch
up.
The tw o team s were sched­
uled to m eet again in Portland
Tuesday night before traveling
to H ouston for gam es 3 and 4
on Friday and Sunday. G am e 5
o f the best o f seven series, if
necessary, will be next Tuesday
in Portland.
Sixteen team s from around
the nation hit the court T hurs­
day, April 30 at 7 p.m. and will
continue playing ball until Sun­
day, May 3 at 6:30 p.m.
This y ea r’s tournam ent will
include a BBQ dinner, turkey
dinner, a snack bar, door prizes
and lots o f fun and entertain­
m ent for the w hole family. The
com m unity is invited to attend
and cheer on their favorite play-
ers and teams.
For m ore inform ation, con­
ta c t
T im
Fuqua
at
tim.fuqua@usw.salvationarmy.org
or call M oore Street at 503-493-
3925.
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co n tin u ed j ^ f r o m A 3
m inority adolescents.
"The cultural thing is a big
piece o f it,” he said.
A good way to deal with the
problem, according to Bailey, is
to streamline the hiring process
so that PPS can diversify its
teaching pool.
He also said that better con­
necting parents to schools is vi­
tal to better serving minorities.
Recently, two charter schools
in Oregon have been under fire.
The Leadership and E ntrepre­
n eu rsh ip H igh S chool m ight
have to close its doors due to
budget constraints and the O r­
egon Connections A cadem y is
being targeted by a bill in the Leg­
islature.
Bailey said he's not too enthu­
siastic about charter schools, but
admits they serve some students
well.
"By god, if someone is doing
a good jo b with kids, what can
we do to not pull the plug on
them?" he said of charters.
Bailey graduated from Grant
High School in 1971. He works
as a reg io n a l e c o n o m ist for
so u th w e st W a sh in g to n . H is
wife, Nancy Abens, teaches art
at Lincoln High School. He has
been involved in a num ber of
volunteer and non-profit initia­
tives to partner with PPS to bet­
ter connect it with parents, stu­
dents and the community.
He will face Pam Knowles in
next m onth’s school board elec­
tion.
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Benson High School's Kayla Smith, a state recorder holder in the 100 meter and 200 meter dashes, joins her parents
to announce that she has signed a letter o f intent to attend the University o f Illinois.
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Technology Program in
Lego Robotics Technology
Presents a
Robotics Demonstration
Sunday: April 26,2009
From 1-3 PM
Philadelphia CMB Church
238 NE Mason St
For information
contact Pastor Clay
at 503-309-6320
Theme:
“N O M O R E
U N G O D LIN ESS”
Friday N ight-Live
Pastor Roy E. Clay Sr.
<4 wife, Lottie M. Clay
At: Bethel AME Church Social Hall
5828 NE 8th Ave Portland O R 97211
503-288-5429 • w w w .bethelam echurchportland.com
April 24,2009 at 7:00PM
Guest Speaker: Apostle Matt Schreiber
Com e C elebrate the Lego R obotics Program.
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April 26,2009
53rd Church Anniversary
Guest Speaker: Bishop H.B. Daniels Jr.
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