Portland observer. (Portland, Or.) 1970-current, July 18, 2018, Page Page 8, Image 8

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July 18, 2018
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Care
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Serving Oregon and Washington
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Home Office, Bloomington, Illinois 61710
Ernest J. Hill, Jr. Agent
4946 N. Vancouver Avenue,
Portland, OR 97217
503 286 1103
Fax 503 286 1146
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Bringing Kids to Nature
Bricenda Avila leads a group of campers on an overnight at Eagle Creek. She is a youth leader in
the Oregon Zoo’s Urban Nature Overnights program, which this year celebrates 18 years of actively
engaging historically underrepresented Portland-area youth in outdoor recreation and conservation
in partnership with the U.S. Bureau of Land Management, Forest Service and other community
partners.
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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.
Trail Blazers youth basketball coaches and partners offer basketball clinics, classes and contests
at the annual Rip City 3-on-3 tournament. The annual event returns to the Rose Quarter, July 28-29.
Team registration closes on Friday, July 20.
Blazers Plan Rip City Fun
Youth line up for
a 3-on-3 tourney
Area youth are lining up to play
in the annual Trail Blazers “Rip
City 3 on 3” basketball tourna-
ment presented by Les Schwab
Tire Centers coming to the Rose
Quarter campus the weekend
of July 28-29, featuring basket-
ball clinics, classes and contests.
The team registration deadline is
Friday, July 20 by visiting ripci-
ty3on3.com.
The Blazers are partnering
with Positive Coaching Alliance,
an organization whose mission is
to transform youth sports culture
into a development zone where
all youth and high school athletes
have a positive, character-building
experience that results in better
athletes and better people.
During the tournament, PCA
will host 30-minute Chalk Talks
for parents, coaches and athletes
focusing on the benefits of build-
ing a positive culture in youth
sports. Tournament attendees un-
der the age of 14 can take part in
Nike youth clinics hosted by Trail
Blazers youth coaches focusing
on learning specific basketball
skills and drills.
Other events taking place the
weekend of the tournament in-
clude the Toyota Youth Skills
Challenge; a 3-Point Contest
and Sprite Slam Dunk Contest.
Rip City 3-on-3 will utilize a
tournament format consisting of
pool play beginning Saturday
morning, leading into exciting
single-elimination playoffs on
Sunday.
The tournament will feature 52
courts staged throughout the Rose
Quarter campus, with a variety
of divisions for male and female
players available for registration.