Portland observer. (Portland, Or.) 1970-current, September 17, 2003, Page 9, Image 9

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    Septem ber 17. 2 0 0 3
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V isits
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N ational celebrity Sm okey Bear
w ill greet visitors at the Forest D is­
covery C enter m useum from 2 to 3
p.m. Sunday, Sept. 28.
Sm okey B ear has been w orking
for over 50 years to rem ind A m eri­
cans o f the im portance o f outdoor
fire safety and w ildfire prevention.
V isitors w ill have the opportu­
nity to learn m ore about Sm okey,
take their picture w ith him , and talk
w ith Forest Service start'.
The Forest D iscovery C enter is
located directly across from the O r­
egon Zoo in W ashington Park. A d­
mission is $5 for adults, $4 for seniors
and S3.50 forchildren 5 -18. Children
4
an d
under
a re
fre e .
For m ore information, call 503-228-
1367 or visit www.worldforvstry.org.
Bill Cosby to Get Bob Hope Award
Snoop Dogg Coaches Son’s Football Team
(A P) — T h ere’s
no punch line here:
Bill C osby w ill be
ho n o red w ith the
Bob Hope Hum ani­
tarian A w ard at this
m o n t h 's E m m y
A w ards.
“ Bill C osby, like
H ope, has not only
m ad e A m e ric a n s
laugh over a long
career, but he has
also used his star­
dom to shine a light
on s tre n g th e n in g
(A P )— T o h isfan s, he’sap io n eer-
ing rap artist, to authorities w ho have
tangled with him , h e ’s a felon. But to
players and parents in the O range
C ounty Junior All A m erica Football
League, h e 's ju s t coach Dogg.
“T eaching kids is som ething fun,”
said Snoop D ogg, w ho w atched Sat-
the fam ily values w hich m ake our
country great,” N ational A cadem y
o f T elev isio n A rts & S ciences
Chairm an BryceZabel said in a state­
m ent W ednesday.
C o s b y ’s te le v isio n su ccess in­
c lu d e s th e g ro u n d b r e a k in g “ I
S p y ,” w h ich in th e 196 0 s becam e
Oxbow Park Prepares for Salmon Fest
A fish te n t fo llo w s th e th e m e o f th e a n n u a l S a lm o n F estiva l S a lm o n c o m in g to O xbow R e g io n a l Park in O ctober.
N a tive s a lm o n in s p ir e s p e o p le to p r o te c t its h a b ita t a t th e 2 0 th A n n u a l S a lm o n F estival. T he fe s tiv a l a t O xbow R e g io n a l Park is
from 1 0 : 3 0 a .m . to 5 p .m . o n O ct. 1 1 a n d 1 2 . T he fe s tiv a l fe a tu r e s a W y-Kan-Ush-Pum village, th e S a lm o n N a tio n W e lc o m e
C enter, g u id e d s a lm o n view in g s, c ra fts, m u s ic a n d a wild s a lm o n b a rb e q u e . A d m is s io n is $ 7 p e r veh icle. For m o r e in fo rm a tio n ,
call 5 0 3 - 9 7 9 - 1 8 5 0 .
photo courtesy of M etro
urday night as his so n ’s R ow land
H eights R aiders defeated the H un­
tington B each D olphins 18-0.
“I give them a lot o f strength and
vision,” said the rapper, w ho is a form er
football player and who attended aclinic
to becom e certified as a coach.
“I am falling in love with these kids,”
he added.
Parents and players alike said they
w ere im pressed w ith S n o o p 's dedica­
tion to his 8- to 10-year-old charges.
D o lp h in s te a m m om J e n n ife r
G utierrez w o n ’t let her son listen to
S n o o p ’s m usic, but is happy to see
him at the gam es.
S n o o p D ogg
Bill C o sb y
th e first d ra m a to
f e a t u r e a b la c k
a c to r, and th e hit
1980s
f a m il y
s itc o m
“ The
C o sb y S h o w .”
He has su p ­
p o rted ed u c a tio n
th ro u g h d o n a ­
tio n s to co lle g e s
and sc h o la rsh ip s
a n d th e H e llo
F riend-E nnis W il­
liam C o sb y F o u n ­
d a tio n , n am ed for
h is s o n , E n n is ,
w ho w as killed in 19 9 7 , the a c a d ­
em y said.
C o sb y , 66, is the seco n d r e ­
c ip ie n t o f the a w ard g iv en by the
acad em y in h o n o r o f H ope, w ho
d ied in July at age 100. T alk-show
ho st O p rah W in frey re c eiv ed the
in au g u ral aw ard last year.
Breakup Reported in
Storybook Romance
(AP) — B e n A ffle c k a n d J e n n ife r
L o p ez, th e m o s t o v e r e x p o s e d
c o u p le o n th e p la n e t, w ere
s u p p o s e d to e x c h a n g e w ed d in g
vo w s S u n d a y - b u t in s te a d th e re
w a s a r e p o r t th a t th e y h a d
e n d e d th eir tabloid-chronicled
s to r y b o o k ro m a n ce.
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