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Be Sure to Make Spring Break Memorable
At home or
away, it’s
time for fun
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F a S hun N. S tyles
T he P or i land O bserver
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For high school students spring
break is a tim e to have fun. No
m atter how you and y o u r fam ily
spend it, spend it w isely by using
y o u r com m on sense and finan
cial cents. A nd no m atter w hat
clim ate your spring break is in;
hot o r cold, stay safe.
E ven if y o u r spring break is
g ro u n ded to y o u r hom e base,
d o n ’t w orry about w hat other
people are going, don't m ope -
you can still have a fun and
create a m em orable spring break Spring break is a time for high school students to put
away the books and have some fun.
o f y o u r ow n.
Musicians Support JumpTown
With rekindling of
cultural history
The Oregon Music Hall ofFame and the Portland Jazz
Festival, guardians o f the city's vast musical heritage,
have endorsed a proposal to retrofit the Memorial
Coliseum and Rose Quarter area with “JumpTown,” an
entertainment and sports district.
The two groups say the development would rekindle
the eastside neighborhood's reputation as the city's
premier gathering place ofmusic, culture and community.
The venue would advance Portland's music scene with
about 150 free shows a year under a covered outdoor
stage in the Rose Quarter plaza, according to proponents.
The neighborhood's indelible cultural history,
chronicled in Robert Dietsche's book "JumpTown: The
Golden Years o f Portland Jazz, 1942-1957", served as
inspiration for the project's working title. Some o f
the most talented jazz artists who've ever played -
including Duke Ellington, Louis Armstrong and
Thelonious Monk - showcased their talents at
clubs on or near Williams Avenue.
"JumpTown brings a deliberate tie to an important
part o f Oregon's musical history," Marc Baker o f the
Oregon Music Hall ofFam e said. "But the district is
very forward-thinking and inclusive, which is the
Portland way. We see a revitalized Rose Quarter as a
way o f sharing the neighborhood's history with
students to get them excited about new musical talent
to inspire the hall o f fame inductees o f tomorrow."
C urrently, the Trail Blazers and Portland
Winterhawks are partnering on the JumpTown
plans with Memorial Coliseum designed to improve
and enhance the building, while adding new ameni
ties to draw daily community activity.
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S pring break is a great tim e to
surround y o u rse lf in stunning a d
ventures and p articip ate in a c
tivities that y o u ’ve n ev er d o n e
before. T rav elin g in v o lv es g a in
ing real life skills that ch allen g e
students as they grow into adults.
Y ou m ay w ant to take a photo
trip and see som e o f the in cred
ible regions and div erse cu ltu res
o f the Pacific N o rth w est, n e ig h
boring states o r the nation. T alk
w ith y o u r parent, g u ard ian for
p erm ission and com prom ise.
M any students opt out o f the
traditional or perhaps stereo ty p i
cal trips to faraw ay places and
settle for an altern ativ e spring
break. T he ch o ices can ev en
include helping out at ch aritab le
o rganizations and local c o m m u
nity program s.
H abitat for H um anity is an
o rg an izatio n that bu ild s hom es
for fam ilies. A sk th em about
how you can get involved. Som e
o th er things y o u co u ld do w ould
be to tu to r ch ild ren in y o u r co m
m unity. R esearch and co n tact
local c h ild re n ’s o rg an iz atio n s
w here you th in k y o u r talen ts can
be o f use. A lso rem em b er that
p ro g ram s that help the eld erly
an d th o se th at h a v e m ed ica l
needs is a g reat w ay to do so m e
thing m eaningful.
T here are still m any groups o f
people that w ho need assistance
in their everyday lives. T ake a
m om ent in your life to change
theirs. M ake an im pact and posi
tively help to change com m unities
close to hom e and focus on ser
vice. Y ou can gain know ledge,
m otivation, and skills necessary to
m ake a difference in the world.
National Comic
Headed to Oregon
(AP) -W ithout a TV show to do
every night, Conan O'Brien is taking
his act on the road.
The former host o f "The Tonight
Show" has announced a 30-city
theater tour, beginning in Eugene
on April 12.
Sidekick Andy Richter and the
former "Tonight Show" band will
join O'Brien for what he promises to
be "a night o f music, comedy, hug
ging and the occasional awkward
silence."
The "Legally Prohibited from
Conan O'Brien
Being Funny on Television Tour"
will visit theaters in at least 20 states
and two Canadian provinces. Addi
tional dates may be added.
O'Brien quipped: "It was either a
massive 30-city tour or start helping
out around the house."
O'Brien quit "The Tonight Show"
in January instead o f taking NBC's
offer to move his start time back by
a half-hour to make room for "To
night Show" veteran Jay Leno's re
turn to late night from a failed prime
time show.