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December I. 2010
Holiday Lights Bring Delight
c o n t i n u e d f r o m fr o n t
o f the p o w e r o f sta n d a rd h o lid a y
lig h ts, an d a b o u t 10 p e rc en t o f the
p o w e r in m in i-lig h ts.
S o u n d s o f the seaso n w ill re ­
so u n d th ro u g h o u t the E lep h a n t
P laza, w ith m ore than 100 schools,
c h u r c h e s , p ro f e s s io n a l g ro u p s
an d local d a n ce tro u p e s p e rfo rm ­
ing h o lid a y m u sic al se le c tio n s.
T h e T u a la tin V alley M o d el R a il­
ro ad C lu b is c o n tin u in g its p o p u ­
lar m o d el tra in e x h ib it in the E l­
e p h a n t M u seu m .
C o stu m e d a n im al m a sc o ts and
e lv e s w ill p ro v id e e n te rta in m e n t
as w ell as fun p h o to o p p o rtu n i­
ties. V isito rs can sh ak e han d s w ith
P isco P e n g u in , p o se fo r p ic tu re s
w ith S a n d y S ea O tte r, and m eet
R u d o lp h the R ed -N o se d R ein d ee r
an d m an y o th e rs.
Som e o f the z o o ’s favorite an i­
m als will be visible at night as w ell.
G uests can visit sea otters, polar
bears, penguins, m ountain goats,
leopards, tigers, som e prim ates and
elephants in their exhibits.
T h e C a sc a d e G rill w ill be o p en
d u rin g Z o o L ig h ts w ith its re g u la r
m en u item s and sp ecials. A friC afe
an d fo o d c a rts th ro u g h o u t th e zoo
w ill a lso p ro v id e h o lid a y tre a ts
an d w arm b e v e ra g e s.
Z o o L ig h ts h o u rs are S u n d ay
through T hursday, 5-8 p.m . and
Friday through Saturday, 5-8:30
p.m. Z ooL ights will be closed Dec.
24-25. Z ooL ights package tickets,
w hich include adm ission and a
train ride, are $ 10.75 for adults (12-
64), $9.25 for seniors (65 and older),
$7.75 fo r children (3-11) and free
for children 2 and under. A d m is­
sion-only prices are $9 for adults,
$7.50 for seniors, $6 for children
and free for children 2 and under.
SMITH
'An all-out tap sensation
. . . intoxicating. "
-The New York Times
THUR-SAT
DEC 2-4
N E W M A R K THEATRE
7 :3 0 P M
America's Hottest
Tap Dancers
& Live Band
bird
ticketmaster
1-800-745-3000
Information & Groups
503-245-1600 ext. 201
Military Finishes Report
T he m ilitary released a report T u e s­
day on the im pact o f repealing the
policy banning gays from serving
openly in the m ilitary, finding that
w hile som e service m em bers su p ­
port the ban, allow ing gays to serve
openly w ould not have long-lasting
n eg ativ e co n seq u en ces.
Support for Unemployed
O regon Senators
J e ff M erkley and
R on W y d e n on
M o n d a y jo in e d
27 o f th eir c o l­
leagues in calling
for a yearlong re­
new al o f u n em ­
ploym ent benefits fo r m illions o f
out-of-w ork A m ericans. B enefits
for 2 million unem ployed A m ericans
are set to run out in D ecem ber.
Hit Hard by Recession
A stu d y o f 150 m a jo r m e tro -a re a
e c o n o m i e s a r o u n d th e w o r ld
sh o w s th a t P o rtla n d p lu m m e te d
fro m a p re -re c e s s io n ra n k o f 4 5 th
to its w o rst re c e s s io n -e ra ra n k o f
139th. It w as o n e o f the s te e p e st
d e c lin e s am o n g m e tro a re as, a fte r
L as V e g as. .
U0 goes Smoke Free
W ith a $ 1 m illio n g ift, the U n iv e r­
sity o f O re g o n w ill fu n d a H e alth y
C a m p u s In itia tiv e to m ak e the
sch o o l sm o k e an d to b a c c o free. A
c e s s a tio n a ss is ta n c e p ro g ra m w ill
be o ffe re d to stu d e n ts, te a c h e rs ,
an d s ta ff to e ase in to the im p le ­
m e n ta tio n n ex t fall.
Smith Picks Staff Chief
M ultnom ah C ounty C om m issioner-
E lect L oretta Sm ith on M onday a n ­
n o u n c e d th e
appointm ent o f
v eteran policy
a n d p o litic a l
a d v is o r C h ris
W arner as her
c h ie f o f staff.
W arn er c u r­
r e n tly s e r v e s a s G o v . T e d
K u lo n g o sk i’s senior transportation
adviser.
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R e p u b lic a n le a d e rs in C o n g re ss
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