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I 4 SANDY (O re ) ROST Thun July 5. 1 *7 * (Sec 9) MHCC Masters' meet set Friday Sandy River a threat to rafters F eelin g p re tty sm ug about y o u r new m e m b e rsh ip in the Soon a fte r hum ans discovered a cool r iv e r was a nice place to be on a hot day, sw im m e rs, ra fte rs , canoers and in n e r-tu b e rs began flo c k in g to the Sandy River. W ith in the past few years, how ever, the volum e of boaters has increased d ra m a tic a lly , c re a tin g p ro blem s C harles D iecko. p a rk m anager at M u ltn o m a h co u n ty's Oxbow P a rk , said safety and litte r in g problem s have increased p ro p o rtio n a lly State M a rin e Board re g u la tio n s state each person ab oa rd a flo a tin g c ra ft m ust have a life ja cke t and the c r a ft cannot be overloaded Of the fiv e d ro w m n jp in M u ltn o m a h county this y e a r.tw o w e re on the Sandy M i l t - .1 M o n th A* £ R iv e r Dennis S tew art of the M ultn om a h County R ive r P a tro l said the m ain cause of d ro w n ing is the lack of life ja ckets and proper et^n pm e nt " I t 's a problem because you ca n 't m ake people w ear life jackets, and in n e r tubes and some v in y l ra fts are not m eant fo r • « • M * > L a " r iv e r u se ." The stre tch of the Sandy R iv e r between Dodge P ark and Oxbow P a rk is dangerous, said D iecko. and boaters who a re im p ro p e rly equipped fre q u e n tly fin d them selves sw im m in g " A lot of people put in the riv e r in canoes and they e ith e r lose th e ir canoes or s p lit up and we have to do a ir rescues W hat people do n 't know can h u rt them, and D iecko added people who d o n 't have experience ra ftin g or don't know the r iv e r a re the ones who get into troub le R ive r T ra ils of T ro u td a le ren ts heavy-duty rafts, and ow ner M a ry E dgley said none of her pro p e rly -equipped renters has been in vo lve d in an accident. "W e 'v e had people who w e re n 't w e a rin g th e ir life jackets and were throw n in. but oth erw ise we ha ven 't had any problem s " R ive r T ra ils ra fts have six a ir cham bers, so if the ra ft gets punctures, it w o n 't sin k In n e r tubes and thin- skinned ra fts are dangerous in w h ite w ater, said Edgley. " I f you a re ru n n in g rap id s, you should be on som ething tha t is durable I f y o u 're not. that s when accidents happ en ." said E dgley .And when people are tossed out of th e ir boats, they shouldn't try to rescue the boat — they should save them selves fir s t, Edgley added The cold w a te r can be the rea l d a n g e r." In the stre tch between Dodge and Oxbow, there are five m a jo r rap id s, and it should only be atte m p te d w ith heavy-duty ra fts , said D iecko " I t ’s d e fin ite ly out of the ? L ? fi * The number of rafters, canoers anti inner-tubers on the Sandy has increased dram atically includ e a r iv e r m ap. w ith descriptions of the distance, flo u tin g tim e and experience level re q u ire d fo r each t r ip T his guide is the only in fo rm a tio n on Sandy R ive r i it v it in g lh»- COUnt> r iv e r pa tro l gives slide presentations to schools and yacht clubs, but has no oth e r ed uca tion al device C o m m u n ity c o lle g e s o ffe r w h ite - w a te r classes, but the m a jo rity of le a rn in g w ill a lw a ys take place on the riv e r the h a rd w a y . litt e r the banks a ll the way to T ro u td a le , and D iecko said state em ployees clean thx* r iv e r about e ve ry two weeks "T o o m any people leave garbage on re a lly nice beaches The garbage situ a tio n is re a lly g e ttin g out ot h a n d ," said D iecko. who is also a m em b er of the N a tu re C o nse rvatory Task F orce The task fo rce is try in g to c o rre c t problem s on the Sandy by p rin tin g riv e r guides. "W e put tog ether the guide fo r people who w ant to r a ft fro m Dodge to Oxbow and fro m Oxbow to Dabney (S tate P a rk » ," said D iecko. The guides, w h ich a re a v a ila b le at Oxbow P a rk. question fo r canoes U n fo rtu n a te ly , added D iecko, Dodge P a rk is not m ain ta in e d by its owner, the c ity of P o rtla n d , and no one is at the park to enforce safety re g u la tio n s Since there a re no park em ployees, va n d a lism runs ram p an t. F rom de pa rtu re at Dodge P ark, careless boaters Story, photo courtesy of The Gresham Outlook. 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The P ioneers’ reco rd dropped to 1-13. The oth e r fo rfe it cam e at the hands of M ilw a u k ie last M onday S a n d w ic h e d between the fo rfe its w ere a 17-0 loss to Barlow and a 15-5 loss to P a rk rose Sandy coach C u rtis Heath said tha t he intends to pay back both the B a rlo w and M ilw a u k ie b a s e b a ll p ro g ra m s the m oney it lost on the fo rfe its . The Pioneers were never re a lly in the gam e against The - «aner fju eate do me woo Ma«*, new t6 oz 'firnt xxay me » • \ r Snoopy" Auto Air W a lte r "T h a n e ” Baker, an O lym p ia n in 1952 and 1956, w ill ru n In the 100 and 200 B arlow lust Wednesday The B ruins, scoring in each (rf the fir s t fou r innings, ro lle d to a 74) lead, then put the game aw ay w ith a seven run sixth in nin g D alan Askew knocked in two runs in the icxirth for Sandy w ith a single to rig h t fie ld on a h it and run play Ray Snell wxs 2 fo r 4 anti Bangs had an R B I sln flle "We ha d v e r y li t t l e h ittin g ." Heath said " T r o y Bangs double in the fir s t in n in g was about our only th r e a t." But it w as S a n d y ’s defensive lapse that k ille d its chances Sandy p itch ers gave up 14 hits to the Broncos and the Pioneers c o m m itte d seven e rro rs to give the gam e aw ay Dave C u rra n went 2 fo r 3 and R ick F r y rapped a double in the seventh txit pone w ere w ith men on base The Pioneers had only fou r h its in the gam e A ga in st P arkroae F rid a y , Sandy once ag ain fe ll prey to the b ig in n in g The Pioneers, tr a ilin g 6 2 going in to th e ir half of the fo u rth , put tog ether th re e runs to close the gap to one But the roof fe ll in on Sandy in the last tw o fra m e s as P a rk r o e exploded fo r nine runs to ice the v ic to ry "W e played gix>d h u ll u n til b a s ic a lly th e s e v e n th in n in g ," H eath said "W e did some good things h ittin g and ru n n in g , stealing But we d id w h a t we have a ll ye a r, gotten m en on tiase w ith o u t g e ttin g them in " H A K M IW 211 307 3 -1 7 14 0 SAND Y (MX) 000 0 0 4 4 PARKKO M *: 203 103 6 15142 SAN D Y 101 300 0 5 9 . ♦ J : w. 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L e t's put it this way W hen P o r tla n d 's C o llis te r W heeler was born, B e n ja m in H a rris o n was Just co m p le tin g his te rm as the 23rd president of the U nited States The HO ye a r old W heeler w ill be ru n n in g in the HM) m eters (w h e re his best tim e of 1978 was 21 fla t) , the ja v e lin (6 9 ()i. the discus (65 0) und the long Jump (7- 6). Now doesn't that m ake you w ant to get up and run unother y a rd ’’ T his one w ill m ake you feel even b e tte r Lo uis Peresenyi, fro m M o n te re y, has entered the trip le ju m p , long ju m p , pole va u lt, shot put. ham m er th ro w , discus, high Jump and, ju s t fo r go<id m easure, the 110-yard hurdles Peresenyi is 71. B a k e r is 47. T he 1977 N u tto n a l A A U M a s te r 's A th le te of the Year, 77 year- old H e rb e rt Anderson, w ill com pete in the pentathlon Josiah P ackard o l I n F ra n cisco w ill ru n in the loo, 200 and 400 F ro m 1970 74 P a cka rd , now 75, held his age gro up 's w o rld records in the three events P aul S pangler, an ho yeur- old fro m San t in s Obispo, C a lif , w ill show at Hood S pangler holds the 78 . 79-, un d HO-year o ld s w o rld records In the M a ste r’s m uruthons Also c o m m itte d a re E d A ustin, 49, the 1975 W orld M u ste r's Cham pion, I ’ hil B ra d le y, 45. 1977 78 Pan A m e r ic a n M a s t e r 's c h a m p io n , and Huns B ru h n e r, U S N a tio n a l M a ste r's cham pion in the 400 m eters fro m 1978 78 Jam es Holm es. 48, 194H stute h ig h s ch o o l po le v a u lt cha m pion w h ile com peting fo r G resham High w ill lx- on hand, as w ill Ralph Sutton, who in 1952 and 1953 won tin - P a c ific 8 ja v e lin c h a m p io n s h ip w h ile at O regon State One of the m ore e xcitin g events should lx- the 1A H00 m eters, p ittin g La w re nce M e a rs a g u in s t P ete R ic h a rd s o n M e a rs , of G unnison. C o lo , Is past M a ste r's cha m pion of the D rake. Kunsas and Texas relays, and in 1975 was W orld M a ste r's cha m pion in the 1A 800. R ic h a rd s o n w as th e N a tio n a l A A U M a s te r 's cha m pion in 1975 78 Opening cerem onies w ill he at 3 p m F rid a y , w ith •« ••It beg i n n m g im m e d ia te ly a fte rw a rd and c o n tin u in g at 10 a m . S atu rday and 3 p m Sunday Barlow forfeit puts Sandy losing streak at 6 games T hings have not been going w e ll fo r the Sandy High le g io n have b a ll team Gates 50-Ft. Nylon-Reinforced Hose ng by MUenftau^ Polishing Cloth »nd cWh from ttw rourtry » »arti»vj *nd rmw Coowv m ,/»y fM<z» M w X fry f® * 8 » r ir r i z •? 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