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®lje ^ßortlanh (ßbseruer August 21,2002 Page A5 Lewis and Clark: A Multicultural Adventure Epic journey recast on film for 200th anniversary now showing at the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry The Corps o f Discovery is challenged by the unpredictable Missouri River. The expedition was a multicultural journey with two white Army officers, a black slave and an Indian making up the primarygroup. At the dawn of a nation, two courageous captains of the U.S. Army led a mission of 31 explorers from the mouth of the Missouri River to the Pacific Ocean and back. Scientists, natu ralists and adventurers, Meriwether Lewis and W illiam Clark pushed their Corps of Discovery - which included a heroic Native American woman, Sacagawea, and an African American slave named York - to the limits of physical endurance to expand the boundaries o f the country's knowledge about the land to the west. To celebrate the 200'h anniversary of this epic- journey, the Oregon Museum of Science and Captains Lewis and Clark discover mass herds o f buffalo in the Great Plains, as part of their great journey west. Industry’s Omnimax Theater is showing the documentary film, “Lewis & Clark: Great Journey W est” until March 2()03. Narrated by Jeff Bridges, the film chronicles the grueling journey through thick forests and raging rapids, over towering peaks and plunging precipices - a treacherous 8,000-mile trek that was survived thanks to the grace and generosity of the Native Americans who inhabited this unmapped land. For a listing of show times, call O M SI’s Omnimax Theatre Hotline at 503-797-4640 or go online to the museum’s website atwww.omsi.edu. $1,000 A WEEK FOR AS LONG AS I LIVE. I’M NOT TAKING ANY CHANCES. School Supplies Donated The Salvation Army will again distribute school supplies to hundredSof low-income fami lies and their children. “It’s important for children to begin the first day of school with confidence,” says Captain Kenneth Hodder, divisional commander of The Salvation Army Cascade Division. “When we hand them a backpack filled with school sup plies, you can see their faces light up. Being prepared for school gives them the confidence to succeed.” The distribution will take place at The Salva tion Army Moore Street Worship and Commu nity Center on North Williams on Aug. 27 from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. In order to receive a new backpack and school supplies, families must qualify and pre-register. No walk-ins will be accepted. Families needing assistance may call 503-239-1226. If you would like to volunteer to help, call 503-234-0825. O r e g o n L e a d s S ta te s in H u n g e r (AP) — Six out of every 100 households in Oregon are going hungry, the highest rate in the nation, according to a new study. It is the second time in three years Oregon has been named as the hungriest state in the nation. Oregon also ranks as the third worst state in terms of food security, according to the study released Thursday by the Food Security Insti tute at thé Center on Hunger and Poverty at Brandeis University in Massachusetts. “By any calculation, there are too many hun gry people and that's unacceptable,” said Pam Curtis, a health policy adviser in the office of the governor. At the root of the problem, state and local officials said, is Oregon’s stubborn recession, which has produced the highest unemployment rate in the country. Even those with jobs said they are struggling. Researchers used population and U.S. D e partment of Agriculture food security data to show the percentage of households in each state considered “hungry” or “food insecure. A hungry household is one whose members often feel pain because of a lack of food. A food- insecure household is one whose members don’t know where their next meal is coming from. A ccording to the study, 6.2 percent o f O r egon households were in a state of hunger from 1998 through 2000. the period covered by the. study. It showed 14.3 percent of Oregon households were food-insecure— the third highest rate after New Mexico and Texas. African Americans Find Adventure at Sea Queenie Samuel o f Portland (left) enjoys African attire night with her new friend, Pat, on board the Carnival ship Destiny. BONUS DRAWINGS GUARANTEE GRAND PRIZE WINNERS. HURRY. FIRST PROMOTION ENDS JULY 30. lu c k y - for un To he eligible forthe drawn«, all prizes must he claimed at the Lottery ottice hy 5 00 p.m. on iidyr 31.2002 Overall odds M i Litetime Cart prize paid annually hlw it ha tito ase or redeem. Be a smart fliyer Know your limit Problem Camhiiiig Helpline. 1000 M7-0133. Lucky lor LHe is dram daily. Claimant he horn a March IB, 2002 drawing or later purchase "Thanks for not blowing smoke at work, Oregon.” I used to work outside. Used to smoke, too. Been inside working in this warehouse for fifteen years. Quit smoking about that time. But every time someone else would light up, I’d smell that smoke in the air. And I’d just want to get away. That was before the Oregon Smokefree Workplace Law. Now smoking doesn’t work in Oregon. And I’m breathing a whole lot easier. If you’ve got questions, please contact us: Information About The Law • Toll free 1866-621-6107 • www.healthoregon.org/tobacco • Your county health department Oueenie Samuel of Portland has just completed the 11lh annual sail ing of Festival at Sea, a cruise spe cifically conceptualized for Afri can Americans. The itinerary included- San Juan. Puerto Rico, St. Thomas VI, Guadeloupe, Barbados, Trinidad, Tobago, and St. Marteen. The C arnival ship D estiny hosted 3,000 African Americans from across the USA. who gath ered to have fun, visit the ports of call, and enjoy headline entertain ers such as The Isley Bros., Jeffery Osborne, Yolanda Adams. A.J. Jamal and Damon Williams. The cruise also featured m id night buffets, comedy shows, ca- I s in o s , sp a s h o p p in g , ja z z lounges, old school grooves, on and on. Samuel said an African attire night and a formal black and white dress night were regal. She said the mixing, meeting and sharing time with a capacity crowd of fellow black Americans was an experience to behold, nothing like a trip or visit to Africa. “This was pure pleasure. Every body was there for the same rea son, to have fun,” Samuel said. Q ueenie encourages fellow residents to jo in her on the cruise n e x t y e a r by c o n ta c tin g w w w .festivalatsea.com or cal 11 - 800-466-2719 for information. Oregon Tobacco Quitline • 1-877-27O-STOP • 1877-2NO FUME (Spanish) • TTY: 1-877 777-6534 If you have a disability and need the matenal in an alternate format, call 503731- 4273 (TTY: 5 0 3 7 3 1 ^ 0 3 1 ). 9 4
