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SmtesmanJoumaVStatesmanJournal.com taav INSSDE TODAY People: Talk-show host Ricki Lake and her husband of nine years file for a separation. 2D Planet viewing: OMSI's Mars Viewing Party may be changed depending on the weather. 2D COMING SUNDAY Fashion: Go back to school wearing the latest fashions not found at major department stores. SECTION What's worth your while this weekend Life editor: Michelle Maxwell (503) 589-6930; mmaxwellStatesmanJournal.com Saturday, August 23, 2003 1 1.1. Thumbsucker' wraps up filming The 130th anniversary of Yaquina Head Light- house will be celebrated today at Yaquina Head Outstanding Natural Area.

The light in the lighthouse first was I illuminated Aug. AW 20,1873. Bureau LIFE V- i i- fry. 3- En of Land Pages 4D-5D Manage-m rangers will lead tours of tfjp the light mm i 1 SB! I THOMAS PATTERSON Statesman Journal STARS: Tilda Swinton stars in the movie Thumbsucker," which is being filmed in Oregon cities such as Beaverton and Tigard. Film reel photos (left) from top to bottom: Lou Taylor Pucci, writerdirector Mike Mills, Vincent D'Onofrio and Swinton.

Keanu Reeves and Benjamin Bratt also star. mm mm Vi '5-- MK MM 0 11 house from 9 to 11 a.m. Self-guided tours of the lighthouse will be from noon to 4 p.m. A flag-raising, Coast Guard honors ceremony and the serving of a birthday cake and coffee will be at 2 p.m., and a historical photo display will be from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Call: (541) 574-3100. CfMMl fl I II Iwwuil Jl You can get all the hot, buttery corn you want at the Aumsville Com Festival today. The event starts 7:30 a.m. with a breakfast at Aumsville Grade School. A parade is at 1 1 a.m., followed by games for children, craft booths, live music and plenty of food.

The event ends at 7 p.m. The festival is at Porter-Boone Park in Aumsville, off Highway 22 east of Salem. Call: (503) 749-1739. wiuuiid Ittij ImjO Johnnie Ray is said to have inspired Elvis Presley. While we at Grade A have no idea whether that is true, we do know he was a world-famous singer who grew up in Dallas.

He died in 1990. Johnnie Ray Days commemorates the man and the legend today in Dallas. The film, "Johnnie Ray, the Man and his Music A Tribute" will be shown at 1 p.m. at the Fox Theatre at 166 SE Mill. Cost: $5.

A temporary Johnnie Ray Museum will be open from 9:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. today In the old Dalton Building. The event is free. A performance of live music will be at 7:30 tonight at the Bollman Performing Arts Theatre, Dallas High School, 1250 SE Holman Ave.

Cost: $10, and tickets are available at the Dallas Chamber of Commerce, 580 Main St. Statesman Journal staff reports for i' 2 'ft 1 1 BY RON COWAN Statesman Journal rt iu seemed a lot like the family unit they play in the film, although not nearly as dysfunctional. "It's really gotten very weird," Pucci joked. "I call Tilda 'Audrey' (her character's name) all the time. "She gets very annoyed by it.

Yes, it feels like they're my parents." The three were in the quarry for a scene involving the staging of a TV show about the adventures of a border patrol in New Mexico. Beaverton, Tualatin, Vernonia, Mount Hood's Trillium Lake and other settings provide the vast amount scenery of the low-budget $3 million film. "Out of the 282 scenes in the film, one scene is in New York," said producer Anthony Bregman of This is That the production company. Writer-director Mike Mills even has moved the setting to Oregon from Minnesota and updated the time to the present, among several changes to the popular book. The story remains focused on Justin Cobb (Pucci) and his parents, Mike and Audrey Cobb, played by D'Onofrio and Swinton.

SEE 'THUMBSUCKER' 2D i TJALATIN A little Hollywood glamour has come to Oregon, and last weekend that glamour found itself roosting in a hot, dusty rock quarry that looked eerily like the set of a cheap science fiction movie. But the movie that brought stars Vincent D'Onofrio, Tilda Swinton, Keanu Reeves and Benjamin Bratt to Oregon is "Thumbsucker," a wry com-ing-of-age story adapted from the Walter Kirn book about a teenager with an oral fixation. The film completes seven weeks of Oregon location work this weekend. "I love this quarry," joked the elegant Swinton in an English accent, far from her home in Scotland and such roles as the time-traveling heroine of "Orlando" and the desperately protective mother of "The Deep End." D'Onofrio is himself a cult figure from films such as "Men in Black" and "The Cell." He also stars in television's "Law Order Criminal Intent." He, Swinton and newcomer Lou Taylor Pucci, 18, rip tfin Itw.tiiiUfcJ SF1QTE From Heather Ross of Salem: John Olivera of Steele's Japan Karate is a true gift to our back Back to school meains to packs "77 But to remain relevant, backpack makers have had to concentrate on far more than the books. So year after year, they engage in some schooling of their own, using student focus groups.

By tinkering with technology and styling, they carefully hone the three Fs of packs: fit, function and fashion. "Kids are more active SEE BACKPACKS 8D carrying everything from scissors and sneakers to skateboards and cell phones. Some have pouches for a CD player, another for CDs and yet another for an MP3 player. Some have holders for water and Gatorade, All have secret places for personal necessities: hairbrushes, jockstraps, lipstick and the rest Oh, and there's space for books, too. is that they look cool and are functional," says Carolyn Knott of Portland, who has to buy packs for sons Joseph, 13, and William, 11.

For popular backpack makers including Jan-Sport, L.L. Bean, Lands' End and Ogio this is peak season. This year, manufacturers are saturating the market with packs designed to suit 40 million students The latest in backpacks focus on fit, function and fashion. BY LORRIE GRANT Gannett News Service Kids want them because they're cool. Parents buy them because they're practical In fact, backpacks may be the only purchases the community.

Earlier this month, he taught a self-defense class free of charge for women. For the women attending, he provided an invaluable introduction and the opportunity to learn more. Thank you, Sensei. To thank or recognize someone, contact us, Attn. Morning Salute, at: Morning Salute, Statesman Journal, P.O.

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Post-North Jetty of the Columbia River. A Franklin's gull also A breeding concentrations and movements are starting to occur, was at Willow Bay on the east side of Sauvie Island. Two Vtt and foraging activity by large groups of many solitary sandpipers and more than 1,000 bank swallows were2coldSPpWNaUonalWUdJifeRefugenearHermis-l yXJ ber of grebes (western and eared) are visible on the north- YOamette Valley: Four pectoral sandpipere were at Ln west portion of Dutchy Lake. White pelicans frequently the Mollala Sewage Ponds. About 15 long-billed curlews 2p are seen, and hundreds of post-breeding white-were seen at Fern Ridge Reservoir near Eugene, u.s.Fish& faced ibis can be found throughout the area, and three remained the next day along with a soli- wildlife Breeding passerines still can be found in good tary sandpiper and a pectoral sandpiper.

Six great FRANKLIN'S GULL numbers near Summer Lake Rest Area and at egrets also have been at Fern Ridge. homestead sites and shelter-break plantings at Central Oregon: A whimbrel was seen at Wickiup Reservoir, the north end of the Summer Lake Wildlife Area where they are Health Fitness Daily Briefing Simple things such as talking and chewing can cause excruciating pain for people suffering from Trigeminal Neuralgia, a neurological disorder that causes lightninglike shocks of pain in the face. Medications are used to control it, but relief often is short-lived. Even surgeries and other treatments used to control the pain can be temporary. The Trigeminal Neuralgia Association has support groups around the country to help patients, their families and the health care establishment To reach the Pacific Northwest TNA Support Group, which meets at Legacy Meridian Park Hospital Community Health Education center in Tualatin, call (503) 650-1984 or visit www.tna-support.org Susan Tom, Statesman Journal EE LIST Top Northwest albums: 1.

"SOFTCORE," Softcore 2. "STRIKEBACK," Strikeback 3. "DEAD BOLT MUSIC," Eric Lovre Lisa LeGros 4. "AITEB," Floater 5. "GIVE UP," Postal Service 6.

"OH, INVERTED WORLD," The Shins 7. "ANCIENT MELODIES OF THE FUTURE," Buift to Spill 8. "THE PRANX," Underground Lair 9. "HOW COME THE KIDS DON'T DANCE?" The Widgets 10. "CAME TESTED," Quiz Ranch Records 20 miles south of Bend.

attracted to the tree and shrub cover. Post-breeding flocks of adult and fledgling swallows can be found feeding and roosting in many marsh areas. A list of unusual or rare birds and fall migrant arrivals, plus area maps, are posted in Summer Lake Rest Area lobby. -Roy Gault, Statesman Journal Southeastern Oregon: Fall migration has started at Malheur National Wildlife Refuge, where a flock of 25 to 30 male western tanagers recently were seen near the refuge headquarters. Black rosy finches are being seen around Steens Mountain.

Southern Oregon: Water birds such as grebes, gulls and.