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Free “Shanghai” public tours offers
an up-close look at Portland’s river
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E ditor in Chief,
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Charles H. W ashington
Editor
Larry J. Jackson, Sr.
Copy Editor
Jo y Ramos
Business Manager
G ary A nn Taylor
Creative Director
Shawn Strahan
Members o f Headwaters to Ocean
(H20) will be “Shanghaiing” new
crew at this year’s BITE festival on
August 12 and 13 at Tom McCall
Waterfront Park. H 2O Crew w illbe
offering free public boat tours o f
P o r tla n d ’s w o rk in g h a rb o r
throughout the weekend-long event.
Shanghai! Tours o f the Working
Harbor are H 2O ’s fun and free boat
tours designed to get river lovers o f
all ages out on the W illamette for an
in-depth look at Portland ’ s working
river. If you’ve wondered w hat’s
inside those huge ships, wondered
how so many Idaho french fries
reach their destinations around the
world, what life is like for a tug boat
Fortiani» (Observer
captain, or if you simply want a
look at a huge ocean vessel from
water-eye level, don’t miss these
tours.
H2O will offer its popular free
Shanghai!Tours during The Bite
festival at W aterfront Park in
Downtown Portland on Sat. Aug.
12 and Sun. Aug. 13. Trip times
each day are 11 am, 1:30 pm and 4
pm. Each tour is approximately two
hours long and will travel down
river along the W illam ette and
include a rare glimpse behind Swan
Island. Trips are open to all ages on
a first-come, first served basis.
To get Shanghai’d, report to H 2O ’s
sign-in center at Ankeny Dock in
sign-in center at Ankeny Dock in
Downtown, Portland, just south o f
the Burnside Bridge, to receive an
admission pass. All tours are aboard
the USCG-certified vintage wooden
tugboat Captain Conner, owned and
operated b /H 2O . Trips depart from
Ankeny Dock.
Since it began operating programs
in 1996, H2O has taken more than
10,000 students, decision-makers
and members o f the public out on
the C olum bia and W illam ette
Rivers. The group operates from
the Columbia River Bar to the Gorge
and on the W illa m e tte , w ith
programs ranging from student field
trips, teen leadership overnight
voyages, tugboat/kayak adventures
in the L o w er C o lu m b ia and
Shanghai! Tours for the public.
B ook
trip s
o n lin e
at
www.h2ocean.org.
H 2O ’s major supporters include
Port o f Portland, City o f Portland
Environmental Services, Columbia
River Foundation and Americorps/
N o rth w e st S erv ice A cadem y.
Additional support is provided by
Cascade General, Bank o f America
F o u n d a tio n , and in d iv id u a l
donations.
F o r m ore info rm atio n , please
contact H2O at 503/228-9600, or
v is it
its
w e b site
at
www.h2ocean.org.
Bones & Brew national
cook-off will benefit new
agencies in 2000
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Hundreds o f volunteers are needed for the Bones & Brew
National Invitational Cook-off, slated for September 8, 9, and
10. This is the eighth year for this event which will support two
o f O regon’s oldest and most successful social service agencies
- Albertina Kerr Centers and The Boys & Girls Aid Society o f
Oregon. These two agencies, which provide critical programs
and services for children, teens and adults, have partnered on
other fund raising events and look forward to the opportunity to
strengthen an already good working relationship through Bones
& Brew.
Festival organizers launched Bones & Brew, a national barbecue
competition and beer festival, at Holladay Park in NE Portland
eight years ago. The event’s popularity has brought it across the
riverto Tom McCall Waterfront Park, where it will close out the
sum m er’s calendar o f waterfront event on September 8 ,9 , and
10. The festival fetures award-winning barbecue ribs served up
by rib cookers from across the country and beer supplied by
locally-owned Bridgeport Brewery and W einhard Brewery.
Other Bones & Brew entertainment includes live music, a kids’
corral with petting zoo, a beer-tasting tent, and cooking
demonstrations.
To make Bones & Brew a success, Albertina Kerr Centers and
The Boys & Girls Aid Society must recruit hundreds ofvolunteers
to work at entry gates, beer tents, and other areas o f the festival.
Individuals and groups who are interested in volunteering at this
fund raising event should call The Boys & Girls Aid Society at
503/222-9661.
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