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¿ « H tííS -J FOCUS © bseruer Page 8 The Miracles Club P o rtla n d , O R - The M irac le s C lu b (lo c a te d on N E. M artin L u th e r K in g /M a so n ) is a n o n p ro fit, so c ia l c lu b for th e “ r e c o v e rin g ” c o m m u n ity an d th e ir fam ily . It w as o p en e d in th e e a rly 1 9 8 0 ’s b y a few m en w ith th e in te n t o f p r o v id in g a “ c le a n a n d s o b e r ” sp a ce . A s a sh a re d c o m m itm e n t, th ey h e ld e a c h o n e a c c o u n ta b le fo r sta y in g o f f o f a d d ic tiv e s u b sta n ce s. T h e ir g a th e rin g c irc le w o u ld o p e n l y s h a r e t h e i r s tre n g th s , s u p p o rt an d h o p e s. It w as in th is k in d o f e n v iro n m e n t th a t fo ste re d th e ir h e a l in g an d g a v e th e m th e im p e tu s to d o th e sa m e fo r o th e rs. T h e M ira c le s C lu b h a s b ee n th a t fo r p e o p le - a p la c e to u n w in d o r g a th e r as a fa m ily to p u t th e ir liv e s in p ro p e r p e rs p e c tiv e as p a rt o f th e ir so c ializa tio n p ro cess. It is open d a ily a n d fre q u e n tly a tte n d e d b y th e m e m b e rs w h o are all in r e c o v e r y . T h e y a re fre e to jo in an o n g o in g su p p o rt g ro u p lik e N a r c o tic s A n o n y m o u s th a t’s c o n v e n ie n tly o ffe re d on site . P h illip Jo h n so n o f N o rth e a s t P o rtla n d is o n e d e v o te d m e m b e r w h o se life h ad b e e n d ra m a tic a lly changed th ro u g h T h e M ira c le s C lu b . H e h a s s u c c e s s fu lly sta y e d d ru g an d a lc o h o l-fre e fo r 6 ‘/ j y e a rs. P h illip c re d its G o d a n d th e s u p p o rt o f th o se in T h e M ira c le s C lu b fo r h is re c o v e ry . T h e d ra m a tic tu r n aro u n d for h im o c c u rre d o n ce he b e c a m e a m e m b e r. P h illip w e n t from b e in g “ d o w n an d o u t” h o m e le s s to h a v in g h is The Miracle club was established in the early 1980’s by a few men with the intent o f providing a “clean and sober " space. o w n h o m e , ru n n in g a s u c c e s s f u l la w n m a in te n a n c e b u s in e s s a n d r a is in g a fa m ily. T h e M ira c le s C lu b is h o ld in g f u n d -r a is e r e v e n ts th a t a re o p e n to th e p u b lic . T h e y p la n o n h o s tin g a c o m e d y sp e c ia l, “ A p p o llo N ig h t” an d “ T h e D a tin g G a m e " . P r o c e e d s fro m th e s e e v e n ts go to w a r d s c o m m u n ity p r o g ra m s th a t w o u ld fu rth e r e f fo rts in h e lp in g re c o v e rin g a d d ic ts . TRAVEL In yet another deal from AirTran, tie airline today announced the xtension o f its G rade “A" fare ale sta rtin g today for travel hrough February 28, 1999. A hree-day advance purchase is re- luired and tickets m ust be pur chased by January 28, 1999. Black- Hit dates are February 12 though -ebruary 15,1999. Grade “A” fares range from $39 o $ 109 one way to all cities AirTran lerves. Some sample fares: Atlanta - Ft. Walton Beach $39Knoxville- MewOrleans $59 A k ro n / Zanton- M iami $99 B oston - Philadelphia $49 C h ic a g o (M idway) - W ashington (Dulles) $59 Newport News/W illiamsburg - Ft. W alton Beach $ 6 9 W ashington (D ulles) - Dallas/Ft. W orth $99 H ouston - Orlando $99 A tlanta - Ft. Lauderdale $69 G reensboro - Tam pa $79 Rules and restrictions: All fares are one-w ay. All fares are non- refundable, and a $45 per person fee applies to any change m ade after purchase plus any applicable increase in airfare. Three-day ad vance purchase required. All tick ets m ust be purchased by Janu ary 28, 1999. All travel m ust be com pletedby February 28,1999. Seats are limited, subject to avail ability and may not be available on all flights. Fares and sched ules are subject to change w ith out notice. Travel is blacked out February 1 2 -February 15,1999. A ir p o rt p a s s e n g e r f a c ility charges o f up to $ 12 are not in cluded. C all y o u r travel ag en t or A irTran at 800-AIRTRAN (800- 247-8726), or visit the A irTran w ebsiteatw w w .airtran.com . US A irw ays will expand its low-fare MetroJet serviceon May 4, 1999 when it adds daily non stop service betw een Chicago M idw ay A iiport and both W ash ington D ulles International A ir port and Baltim ore-W ashington In tern atio n al (BW 1) A irport. U n d e r th e n ew s c h e d u le , M etroJet will operate five daily C hicago M idw ay-W ashington Dulles flights and four daily C hi cago M idw ay-BW I flights. Sam ple fares: Chicago M id way- W ashington D ulles $110 W alkup; $69 Lowest A dvance Fare Chicago Midway-BWI $ 118 w alkup $70 lowest advance fare Fares cited do not include ap plicable $3 airport passenger fa cility charges. Depending on the destination, the lowest advance purchase fares require that tick ets be purchased at least seven or 14 days prior to departure, and may require a minimum one-night stay. All fares are show n as one way. T he lowest advance pur chase fare for travel between BW1 and Chicago M idw ay requires a round-trip purchase. C all y o u r travel agent, or M etroJet at 1-888-M etroJet (1- 888-638-7653). C eleb rity C ru ises celeb rates i t ’s in a u g u ra l E u ro p e c ru isin g s e a s o n th is y e a r a n d T h e T ra v el C o m p an y o ffe rs su b sta n tia l sav in g s o f f b ro c h u re p rice s on 12-day v o y ag e s. T he M ay 1 6 ,1 9 9 9 G reek Is lan d c ru ise from V en ic e to G en o a, Italy b eg in s at $ 1,899. A 1 2 -n ig h t W e ste rn E u ro p e c ru ise , d e p a rtin g Ju n e 7, 1999, s a ilin g b e tw e e n G e n o a an d A m ste rd a m b eg in s at $ 1 ,7 9 9 . C e n tu r y 's Ju ly 3 an d 17 14- n ig h t B a ltic c ru is e s s a ilin g r o u n d -tr ip from A m ste rd a m b eg in s at $ 2 ,6 9 9 . T he Ju ly 31 an d A ug. 14 d e p a rtu re s s ta rt at $2,899. R ates are p e r p e rso n , d o u b le o c c u p a n c y an d in c lu d e p o rt c h a rg e s/ta x e s; a irfa re is a d d i tio n a l. R e serv a tio n s an d a d d i tio n a l in fo rm atio n m ay b e o b tain ed b y co n tactin g T he T ravel C o m p a n y , tel: 8 0 0 -4 8 9 -0 5 2 5 ,or v i s i t i n g t h e i r w e b s it e at w w w .cru ise o u tle t.c o m . 12 N ig h t W e ste rn E u ro p e (G e n o a, Italy to A m ste rd a m , N e th e rla n d s) from $ 2 ,1 9 9 pp A u g u stt 28 K orean A ir is offering new internet fares starting at $498 roundtrip for travel throughout A sia and Far East destinations. Y ou can purchase tickets until January 29; and you m ust begin your outbound travel by F ebru ary 5. T ickets m ust be purchased 7- days in advance o f departure and there is a 30-day m axim um stay allow ed (no m inim um stay). R o u n d -trip fares d e p a rtin g from A nchorage, A tlanta, B os ton. Chicago, Denver, Dallas, New Y ork, N ew ark and W ashington, D C .: $748 Bangkok $748 Beijing $748 Ko Chi M inh City $748 H ong Kong $748 Manila $748 Seoul $748 Singapore $798 Jakarta $798 Kuala Lumpur $998 Bombay R o u n d -trip fares d e p a rtin g from Los A ngeles and San F ran cisco: $598 Bangkok $598 Hong Kong $598 Seoul $648 Beijing $648 Ho C hi M inh City $648 M anila $648 Singapore $698 Jakarta $698 Kuala Lumpur $898 Bom bay R o u n d -trip fares d e p a rtin g from Honolulu: $498 Bangkok $498 Hong Kong $498 Seoul $648 Beijing $648 Ho C hi M inh C ity $648 M anila $648 Singapore $598 Jakarta $598 Kuala Lumpur $798 Bombay