Open track meets headline summer
By MELODY WARD
Of the Emerald
Several road runs and all
comers meets are scheduled for
the summer and early fall for those
joggers who enjoy running with
others in a festive, non
competitive atmosphere. The
events are organized so that a
person’s only real competition is
himself or herself.
‘‘These events are strictly for
entertainment and recreation,”
says Wade Bell, Oregon Track
Club president. Several road runs
are sponsored by the Oregon
Track Club and they also sponsor
the all-comers meets, which the
Track City track club assists in
running.
An all-comers meet duplicates
a regular track and field competi
tion. Beginning the first weekend
after July 4, meets will be held on
Thursday and Friday nights at
Hayward Field for five straight
weeks.
‘‘We run everyone from one to
13 years old on Thursday nights
and everyone from 14 to 100 on
Friday nights,” Bell says. "If
someone was 101, I'd let ’em run.”
Bell, who has fired the starting
gun at every meet for nine years,
says every track and field event
except the hammer is featured at
the meets. However, younger
children are not allowed to partici
pate in throwing events.
The most popular events, ac
cording to Bell, are the long jump
and the 70 yard dash. But lots of
joggers test their speed and en
durance during the mile runs.
Separate “heats” are run accord
ing to age group (14-15, 16-17
and 18 plus). Participants run as
fast as they can, like any regular
race.
In the other mile event, ribbons
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are awarded to those persons
who come close to or match their
predicted times. If the time is right
on, the person gets a first place
ribbon, one second off second
place, two seconds off third place,
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and three seconds off forth place.
Four heats are run according to a
maximum time for each, so that
entrants are running with persons
of similar ability.
Participants pay an entry fee of
50 cents, which covers them for
three events. Bell says the fee
covers the cost of ribbons. Oregon
Track Club members can partici
pate without charge.
Seven local road runs are
scheduled for the summer and
early fall. Several more may be
organized as the summer pro
gresses in conjunction with various
festivals, so keep an ear open to
news of their occurence. Some
require pre-registration, but most
just demand a nominal fee and
promise an opportunity to run with
other avid joggers through scenic
territory.
• Butte to Butte, 10 kilometers.
The big event for runners on July
4th, this run features a cross-town
course from Spencer’s Butte to
Skinner’s Butte, with a red, white,
and blue tee shirt awaiting
finishers.
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Participants must pre-register
and pay a $3.50 entry fee. The
race kicks off at Spencer’s Butte
junior high. This event drew 1100
runners last year, and is expected
to draw close to 2000 this year.
• Bohemia Mining Days 13 Mile
Run. The half marathon starts in a
scenic rural area south of Cottage
Grove and will be held in conjunc
tion with the Bohemia Mining
Days celebrations.
The advance entry fee, due by
July 12 is $4. Late entries will be
$5, and runners may register the
day of the race by 830 a.m. Run
starts at 9 a.m. Arrangements
have been made to transport
runner’s clothes from the starting
line to the finish.
• John Craig Memorial, 10
kilometers. A scenic trip along the
McKenzie Pass, this race also fea
tures T-shirts for all finishers and a
$3.50 entry fee. August 6.
• OTC-Nike Marathon, Sep
tember 10. Already closed due to
enthusiastic pre-registration, but
interested persons are welcome
to watch.
For more information and entry
forms for these and other road
runs, contact Lary Simpson at
Sugar Pine Ridge, 345-5584.
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“The significant cost of Trojan is
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says Santee. “It costs almost as
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The cost of replacing this power
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“If the plant remains shut down,
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lost revenues.”
Hearings are scheduled for
September, 1978, on a 23.6 per
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At least eight persons have
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ifications. They include: Eugene
Rosolie of Portland, representing
the Coalition for Safe Power;
David McCoy of Grants Pass;
Nina Bell and Stephen Willingham
of Portland; John Kulberg of
Sauvie Island; Marjorie Kundiger
of St. Helens; Sharon McKeel of
Portland, and Linda Werner of
Deer Island, representing the
Columbia County Environmental
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The Columbia County Environ
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Trojan plant, asserts that any
costs incurred in reinforcing the
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passed along in rate hikes to the
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If the NRC holds hearings on
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