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Heavy Load Benefits Area Kids Personal Stories of Recovery
O reg o n ian s from all w alk s o f
life are telling th eir p erso n al sto ­
ries o f ad d ictio n an d reco v ery
th is m onth to in c re ase p u b lic
u n d ersta n d in g o f th is d ise ase
an d su p p o rt fo r trea tm e n t.
“ A lco h o l and d ru g a d d ictio n
c o n trib u tes to c o u n tle ss so cial
p ro b lem s, from ch ild ab u se to
p o o r p u b lic h e a lth ,” say s B ar­
b ara C im ag lio , w h o h ead s a lc o ­
hol and d ru g p rev e n tio n and
tre a tm e n t fo r the O re g o n D e ­
p artm en t o f H um an S erv ices.
“W ith o u t th ese ad d ic tio n s, o u r
ag en cy , O re g o n ’s larg est, co uld
p ro b ab ly cu t its $ 4.2 b illio n a n ­
nual b u d g et in h a lf.”
S ep te m b er is d e sig n a te d n a ­
tio n a lly as "re c o v e ry m o n th ,”
an o p p o rtu n ity to learn from
th o se w h o o v erc o m e th e ir a d ­
d ic tio n an d to re c o g n iz e th o se
w h o h elp them .
“ W e ’ve a sk ed a g ro u p o f O r­
eg o n ian s w h o h av e u n d erg o n e
su ccessfu l trea tm e n t to step fo r­
w ard an d sh are th e ir sto rie s,”
C im ag lio says.
S p ecial a c tiv itie s d u rin g the
m onth in clu d e a c a m p a ig n o f
b illb o a rd s an d rad io ad s to p ro ­
m ote a h elp line run by th e O r­
eg o n P artn ersh ip , and o u treach
to m in o rity , re lig io u s and o th e r
com m unities.
Oregon Tribes Share Diversity
Lawrence Brown o f Kaiser Permanente and Stevie Dwyer o f Beach Elementary School, 1710 N.
Humboldt, unload boxes o f donated school supply items, everything from colored pencils to
crayons, backpacks, brushes and rules. Children attending school at four north Portland
elementary schools received help with needed school supplies thanks to the generosity of
Kaiser Permanente employees and members. About 95 boxes of the supplies, including many
backpacks, were donated at several Kaiser Permanente buildings. The materials were
distributed Thursday at Ball, Beach, Clarendon and Humboldt elementary schools.
photo B v M ark W ashington /T he P ortl and O bserver
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5325 N Williams Avenue, Portland, Oregon 97217
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T e le v is io n lif e s ty le s g u ru
M artha Stew art learned about the
lifestyles and living fashions o f
native A m ericans during a sum ­
m er visit to the O regon coast.
Leaving the East C oast w ith a
10-mem bercrew, she spent 5 days
filming for a one-hour television
special on the w ild and scenic
Rogue and Illinois rivers.
M artha explored canyons and
forested headw aters, spending a
day kayaking.
She and her crew were treated
to traditional baked salm on and
fry bread, cooked by Agnes Baker-
Pilgrim and h er son K eith T aylor
and family.
Baker-Pilgrim , an E lder o f the
C onfederated T ribes o f Siletz, is
one o f the last surviving descen­
dants o f the First N ation People,
the T akelm a Indians, w ho lived
along the coast for 22.000 years.
After taking her first bite o f
salmon, cooked on redw ood sticks
around a fish pit in the sand on the
river's bank, M artha said it was
“ ...th e best salm on I’ve ev er
tasted."
A gnes jo k e d an d said that
M artha should “throw aw ay her
frying pan,” and change to the
traditional cooking m ethods that
the First Nation Takelm a had used
for thousands o f years.
T he tribal eld er said she felt
honored to introduce Stew art to
traditional w ays o f cooking.
An authentic canoe was carried
to the river for M artha to be given
a ride in, which she was really de-
Meals-On-
Wheels Eyes
New Kitchen
Agnes Baker-Pilgrim, an elder o f the Confederated Tribes o f the
Siletz, explains the significance of her buckskin dress and the
materials used in the native attire to Cooking and Home TV
personality Martha Stewart.
to see-a w oven baby basket, ce­
dar baskets, w oven baby rattles,
necklaces, hair ties, medallions and
various other w oven and beaded
articles. The television special is
tentatively scheduled for mid-Sep­
tember.
lighted to do, tribal leaders said.
G eorge Fence, a full-blood In­
dian o f Selm a, Ore. along with
G ray Eagle and other T akelm a In­
dians constructed the canoe.
At her request, B aker-Pilgrim
brought out artifacts for Stew art
Loaves and Fishes, the M eals-
O n-W heels People, has kicked o ff a
capital cam paign for a new central
kitchen. “D elivering M ore than a
Meal,” is the theme o f the drive, reflect­
ing the fact that in addition to serving
nutritious meals. Loaves and Fishes
provides social contact, education,
volunteer experience and resource
referrals.
Parents Face
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Saturday, September 15, 2001
11 a.m. - 2 p.m.
North Portland Branch Library’s
back yard '
512 N, Killingsworth St.
VOLUNTEERS
ARE NEEDED!
Contact Arleta Ward at 503-988-5470.
SEPTEMBER EVENTS
Thursday, September 6
THE JIMMY ROBB BAND
Blues
Thursday, September 13
OBO ADDY
Master drummer from Ghana
B enefit n ig h t for H O M O W O A frica n A rts & C u ltu res
in the C o urtyard R esta u ra n t
Sunday, September 16 • 6pm
TALL JAZZ CD RELEASE PARTY
Ode to a Vibes Generation
Kennedy School Theater • $10 cover
Thursday, September 20
JOHN COLTRANE BIRTHDAY TRIBUTE
featuring
BRYAN DICKERSON & FRIENDS
Assistance and donations generously provided by:
Powell 's Books, McDonalds, Scholastic, Borders,
and Reflections Bookstore.
Thursday, September 27
JACKSTRAW
Bluegrass
U n le s s o th e r w is e n o te d , s h o w s b e g in a t 7 p m in t h e G y m n a s iu m ,
a n d a ll a g e s ai,e w e lc o m e a t n o c o v e r c h a r g e .
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Low w ages in the
child care industry and
stric ter state re g u la ­
tions have greatly co n ­
trib u te d to th e d e ­
cre ase d n u m b er o f
child care providers in
the Portland m etropoli­
tan area, but the d e­
m and for child care is
growing, state officials
and child care experts
say.
In 1998, die state o f
Oregon had 10,500-reg-
istered child care pro­
viders. But this year,
only 7,500 registered
child care providers ex­
ist, said Tom Olsen, ad­
ministrator o f the state’s
child care division.
W ithout stronger fi­
n a n c ia l in c e n tiv e s ,
O lse n ex p e c ts ev en
few er providers next
year.
“I know so many
ch ild care providers
w ho have had to get
out o f the child care
business and find a job
that w ould give them a
ste a d y m o n th ly in ­
c o m e ,” s a id S a ra h
P earm in e, p ro g ram s
coordinator for a hous-
in g
d e v e lo p m e n t
agency working to pro­
vide financial incen­
tives in addition toqual-
ity child care by state
certified providers.