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February 7, 2018 Page 15 Eagles Win Epic Super Bowl C ontinueD from P age 7 the trophy was presented to owner Jeffrey Lurie. Later, fans danced along with the “Gonna Fly Now,” the theme from “Rocky,” the city’s best-known fictional underdog. The Patriots (15-4) seemed ready to take their sixth champi- onship with Brady and coach Bill Belichick in eight Super Bowls. Brady threw for a game-record 505 yards and three TDs, hitting Rob Gronkowski for 4 yards be- fore Stephen Gostkowski’s extra point gave New England its first lead, 33-32. Then Foles made them forget Wentz — and least for now — with the gutsiest drive of his life, includ- ing a fourth-down conversion to Ertz at midfield. Foles has been something of a journeyman in his six pro seasons, but has been spectacular in four ca- reer playoff games. He finished 28 of 43 for 373 yards and three TDs. The combined 1,151 yards were the most in any modern NFL game, and Brady’s 505 were the most in Community Reading Project any playoff contest. The 40-year- old master finished 28 of 48 and picked apart the Eagles until the final two series. It was such a wild game that Foles caught a touchdown pass, and Brady was on the opposite end of a Danny Amendola throw that went off his fingertips. Eagles coach Doug Pederson brought home the championship in his second year in charge. Beli- chick is 5-3 in Super Bowls and his teams have only a plus-4 overall margin in those games. C ontinueD from P age 10 available through libraries across Multnomah County, including e-books and audio books. High schools and organizations serv- ing youth will receive about 2,000 of those copies. Hamid will speak on Thurs- day, April 5 at 7:30 pm at the Ar- lene Schnitzer Concert Hall. This event is presented by Literary Arts; tickets are available from Literary-Arts.org. “Exit West examines many of the questions – of safety, fate, belonging, otherness – that surround us today,” said Direc- tor of Libraries Vailey Oehlke. “Moshin Hamid takes concepts that we sometimes treat in ab- stract or clinical terms and wash- es them in humanity to help us think and feel differently. Exit West is an incredible work.” Mohsin Hamid is a Pakistani writer. He is the author of four novels and his writing has been featured on bestseller lists and adapted for the cinema. Together, we do good things. TM This page is sponsored by Oregon Lottery R February 2018 C alendar MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY February is Black History Month . Famous and influencial black individual’s birthdays throughout the month are included below. Also see listings throughout the year at http://www.blackintime. info/black-birthday-monthly.html 5 Weatherman’s Day Disaster Day Henry “Hank” Aaron, 1934- (Co- median, actor) 12 Arsenio Hall, 1956- (Actor, Comedian) Abraham Lincoln born, 1809 (16th President) 19 President’s Day William “Smokey” Robinson, 1940- (Grammy-winning Music Legend) 26 “Fats” Domi- no, 1928-2017 (best-selling R&B artist) 6 Monopoly Board Game Goes on Sale in Stores, 1935 13 7 Charles Dickens born, 1812 Laura Ingalls Wild- er born, 1867 FRIDAY SUNDAY 3 4 1 2 Nat. Freedom Day Robinson Crusoe Day Langston Hughes, 1902-1967 (writer) Groundhog Day William Artis, 1914- 1977 (ceramacist and sculptor) 8 9 10 11 Alice Walker, 1944- (Pulitzer Prize-win- ning author) Toothache Day Umbrella Day Leontyne Price, 1927- (Award-win- ning operatic soprano) National Inventors’ Day (In honor of Thomas Edison’s birthday) White T-Shirt Day 17 18 Gary Coleman, 1968-2010 (Actor, 1970s and 1980s television child star) 14 15 16 Frederick Douglass, 1818-1895 (Ex- slave, abolitionist, statesman) Valentine’s Day Brian Holland, 1941- (Songwriter & Record Producer) Susan B. Anthony born, 1820 Chinese New Year - Year of the Dog Levar Burton, 1957- (Actor and Televi- sion peronality) 20 21 22 23 John Glenn Orbits Earth. 1962 Sidney Poitier, 1927- (Acadamy award winning Actor) Malcom X Assassi- nated (1965) Nina Simone, 1933- 2003 (musician, civil-rights activist) George Washing- ton born, 1732 Julius Erving, 1950- (boxing champion in 6 catagories) International Dog Biscuit Apprecia- tion Day U.S. Flag raised at Iwo Jima (1945) 27 28 Marian Anderson, 1897-1993 in Port- land OR (opera singer) Polar Bear Day Public Sleeping Day Charles A. “Bubba” Smith, 1945- (NFL player. actor) Mardi Gras Emmett J. Scott, 1873-1957 (Chief aide to Booker T. Washington) SATURDAY Elizabeth Blackwell born 1821 (1st female doctor) Dennis Edwards, 1943-2018, R&B Singer Random Acts of Kindness Day Michael Jordan, 1963- (Basketball Superstar) 24 Steve Jobs born, 1955 Create a Vacuum Day Rosa Parks born, 1913 (civil rights leader) Pluto, Discovered, 1930 Toni Morrison, 1931- (Nobel & Pulitzer Prize author) 25 Quiet Day Donald Quarrie, 1951- (Olympic gold medalist sprinter)