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Canyon Denali
P ortlAnd o bserver
AutoReview Crew Cab
The 2017 GMC Canyon Denali, with its
starting price of $39,000, is distinguished
with a unique chrome grille and specific
wheels – 20-inch ultra-bright-machined
aluminum wheels with painted accents.
Exterior cues also include tubular
chrome assist steps, a polished exhaust
tip and a standard spray-in bed liner. In-
side, a Jet Black interior features unique,
leather-appointed seats with perforated,
heated-and-ventilated front seats – ex-
clusive content in the Canyon lineup –
along with unique instrument panel and
console trim.
The comforts come with a heated steer-
ing wheel, GMC IntelliLink with Naviga-
tion, an eight-inch-diagonal color touch
screen and phone integration with Apple
Car Play and Android Auto.
Six standard air bags, including fron-
tal air bags, head-curtain side air bags
The
Week
in
Review
Comic Legend Dies at 91
Comedy legend Jerry Lewis,
91, died at his Las Vegas home
on Sunday. The comedian, actor
and filmmaker touched the lives
of many with his life’s work over
the years, including decades as
the former host of the annual
Muscular Dystrophy Association
(MDA) Labor Day telethon.
Cyclist Hits Truck, Killed
10 Sailors Die in Wreckage
Divers began recovering bodies on Tuesday of 10 sail-
ors who died in a flooded compartment of the USS John
S. McCain, a Navy destroyer which collided with an oil
tanker early Monday morning east of Singapore. The
wreckage marks the 4th U.S. warship collision since Jan-
uary.
41 year old Tamar Monhait, a local artist and curator,
died after crashing her bicycle into a garbage truck early
Monday morning near Southeast Taylor Street and Wa-
ter Avenue. Portland Police remind bicyclists to wear a
helmet and have operating lights at the front and rear of
their bikes in low-light or dark conditions.
Powerball Jackpot 2nd Highest
With no winning ticket claimed on Saturday, this
Wednesday’s estimated Powerball lottery will climb to
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for outboard passengers in all rows and
seat-mounted side air bags for the driver
and front outboard passenger combine
with StabiliTrak electronic stability con-
trol, rollover mitigation technology, trailer
sway control and hill-start assist features.
A rear vision camera also is standard.
$700 million, making it the second largest in U.S. history.
The odds of winning are one in 292.2 million.
Mayor Hires 2 Policy Advisors
Mayor Ted Wheeler announced Monday the hiring of two
policy advisors to work on housing and emergency man-
agement policies. Cupid Alexander will work on housing
initiatives and Elisabeth Perez will bring her expertise with
emergency communications, such as Portland’s 911 ser-
vices.
Wildfires Spread Across Oregon
Thousands of Oregonians are preparing to evacuate their
homes as wildfires spread. Firefighting crews have been
working overtime to contain the flames. One of the most
significant, the Checto Bar fire on the southern Oregon
coast resulted from a lightning storm and has grown to
98,000 acres.
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