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Page 8 October 26, 2016 Happy Birthday Beejay Love the Washington family C annon ’ s r ib e xpress 5410 NE 33rd Ave, Portland, Or Call to Order: 503-288-3836 Open (hours) Sun-Thurs: 11a-8p Fri-Sat: 11a- 9p Cannon’s, tasty food and friendly neighborhood atmosphere. Avalon Flowers 520 SW 3rd Ave., Portland, OR 97204 • 503-796-9250 A full service flower experience Cori Stewart-- Owner, Operator • Birthdays • Anniversaries • Funerals • Weddings Open: Mon.-Fri. 7:30am til 5:30pm Saturday 9am til 2pm. Website: avalonflowerspdx.com email: avalonflowers@msn.com We Offer Wire Services The Portland Trail Blazers celebrate National Junior NBA Week by hosting a basketball clinic last week at the Blazers Boys and Girls Club on Northeast Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard, Pictured (back row, from left) are Boys and Girls Club of Portland adult leaders Hannah, Imani and Omar and (front row, from left) youth participants King, Simone and Jaden. Blazers Basketball Clinic The Portland Trail Blazers celebrated National Junior NBA Week Thursday by hosting a basketball clinic at the Blazers Boys and Girls Club on North- east Martin Luther King Jr. Bou- levard. Blazers youth basketball staff worked with kids enrolled in the club’s Leadership Leagues for a fun-filled event to share ath- letic and leadership skills that the youth will be able to use on and off the court. In addition, the kids, parents and coaches involved were thanked for their commitment and athletic leader- ship. Boys and Girls Clubs across the country, including Portland benefit from a Blazers and NBA partnership with Buffalo Wild Wings and its Team Up for Kids mission to improve sports pro- gramming, teaming up to ignite a passion for sportsmanship and a sense of belonging among youth. Weekend of Fun at the Zoo Trick-or-treaters can fill their In keeping with the zoo’s mis- bags with goodies and learn about sion, Howloween aims to be edu- wildlife Saturday, Oct. 29 and cational as well as fun. Scavenger Sunday, Oct 30, when the Oregon hunts and activities are themed to teach kids about animals around the world, and their habitats and Takoda plays on a giant pump- adaptations. Kids can collect treats kin at the Oregon Zoo’s Black and prizes at the different stations, Bear Ridge. The zoo gets a provided in part by FedEx Ground head start on Halloween with and Safe Kids. special events for the animals Throughout the day, visitors and trick-or-treat visitors on can watch the zoo’s enrichment Saturday, Oct. 29 and Sunday, team provide animals with hol- Oct. 30. iday-themed treats like jack-o’- lanterns stuffed with snacks. En- Zoo holds its annual “Howlow- richment items, such as a passel of een” celebration from 10 a.m. to pumpkins provided by Al’s Garden 3 p.m. on both days, a free event Center, help keep the zoo’s animals with zoo admission. mentally and physically engaged. Awesome Girl Cops Wanted Girls in our community are en- couraged to have a great time with female officers while learning about their jobs at a “Girl Cops Are Awesome” event on Thurs- day, Oct. 27 from 3:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. at the Rosewood Initia- tive, 16126 S.E. Stark. Female officers from the Port- land Police Bureau will be on hand to answer questions from attendees who might be interest- ed in a career in law enforcement. Attendees are invited to come as their favorite super hero. Boys can come, too. The job recruiting outreach comes as the Police Bureau seeks applicants for entry and experi- enced police officers. If you are interested, visit joinportlandpo- lice.com
