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Section SANDY. OREGON THURSDAY JULY 10 1980 The Srindy Post Sports and Recreation Sports events slated during the festival Jim Smith of Gresham enjoys a leisurely day of fishing in the sun at Trillium Lake on the slopes of Mt. Hood. Trillium the spot for lazy fishermen The fish weren’t biting much at T rillium Ixike, Monday, yet no one seemed to be complaining very much. It's hard to be in a bad mood at a place like that. T rillium Ixike is in a postcard setting just beneath the slopes of Mt. Hood. The lake is about four miles past the turnoff to Timberline Lodge — two miles down Highway 26 and two more on a side road. On just about any summer day, even a cloudy one, there will be people fishing at Trillium , named after the flowers which dot the landscape. Most of the time they won’t catch much, or if they do, it will be fresh out of the hatchery and not very big. T rillium Lake is fairly shallow and doesn’t appear to be able to hold the 10 and 15-pounders that Lost Ixike or Timothy Lake may contain. Jim Sm ith drove up from Gresham for the day and hadn’t had a bite. He said he had tried “ just about everything but worms,’’ and nothing seemed to work. Other people were using worms and having no better luck. Most of these people were dc.?jng in the sun. A few rubber rafts and canoes paddled across the lake. Motor boats are not allowed. There is a campground at T rillium Ixike for those who need more than a day’s vacation. It is now open and the snow is completely gone from the area (snow level is at ap proximately 5.000 feet). The camp ground cost $3 each night. Several trails originate from the T rillium Ixike area just as many cross country ski trails crisscross the area in the winter. Trail maps are available at the Ranger Station in Zigzag. T he road to T rillium Lake is in good condition and casual bicyclist have been known to explore the area. Later in the summer, the T rillium Lake area is one of the best huckleberry picking spots around Mt. Hood. Huckleberries are usually ready for picking in August. A number of small, Forest Service roads meander through the country surrounding T rillium Ixike. Some are old logging roads and some lead to trails, campgrounds and other recreation spots, such as Veda Lake. A variety of wildlife can be found near T rillium — if one leaves the main road. Rabbits, deer, squirrels and an occasional bear can be seen on the ground while several species of birds patrol the air. Hawks, owls and other predators are fairly common to the area. Flower lovers have their best luck in the spring, right after the snow has melted. A number of wild m ountain flow ers, as w ell as rhododendrons and, of course, trillium s can be found. Maps and information about all facets of the T rillium I^ike area can be found at the Zigzag Ranger Station. But regardless of the hobby, otudoor recreationalists are certain to find T rillium I^ k e a nice place to spend a summer day. Even if the fish aren’t biting. Swan song of pro track came on Mt. Hood field There was almost as much action in courts of law during the Olympic Trials as there was on the track as former professional track stars battled to win a place to compete against the amateurs At the center of the controversy was the defunct International Track Association, a pro circuit that folded its Port-a-Pit for the final time on a rainy evening m Gresham four years ago. The ITA was the brainchild of Mike O'Hara, a sports entrepreneur who had been previously involved with professional volleyball. O’Hara was convinced pro track was a coming entity and that given the proper promotion and direction, the ITA could become a major sport, surpassing its amateur counterpart. At first it seemed like a can’t-miss proposition With backing first from a breakfast cereal company and then from other corporate entities. O’Hara signed up such athletes as Kenyan distance runner Ben Jipcho, pole vaulters Bob Seagren and Steve Smith, shotputter Brian Oldfield and hurdler Rod Milburn. The idea was for a solid nucleus of top athletes to build around with top amateurs joining up later. A fter two unmemorable indoor seasons. ITA took its act outdoors in the summer of 1976 One of the meets on its tour was scheduled for Portland, but by the time the tour arrived, it was on shaky financial footing “ Oregon is kind of a hotbed for track,” said Jim Puckett of Mt. Hood Community College, which ended up hosting the ITA meet. “ It was their first year outside and they had a whole series of meets planned We had the only place in the Portland area that would hold at least 4,(DO people.’’ And so ITA made its fateful journey to Gresham Puckett remembers the date clearly “ It was Aug 25,” he said “ We decided to schedule it then because we figured it wouldn't rain in August.” But rain it did, holding the crowd down to about 1,500 and making con ditions virtually impossible. Oldfield, the lone shot competitor, had flung the 16-pound ball a world-record 75 feet weeks e a rlie r. On this occasion, however, he not only failed to approach that mark but was disqualified for spinning out of the circle, unable to maintain his footing on the rain-slicked surface. Seagren was absent but Smith went out of the pole vault on the opening height of 16-0 Ed Lipscomb, who had once competed for Reynolds High School, won the event at 16-6. Milburn ran a 13.62 in the high hur dles and high jumper John Raditch took that event with a leap of 7-0 between passes of a squeegee on the high jump approach. At the conclusion of the meet, O’Hara announced that the Gresham meet would be the final ITA competition of the season. I^ater meets in Minneapolis, Cleveland and Boston were cancelled due to lack of financing and although O’Hara was confident the ITA would be back the following year, it never put on another meet “ The problem with pro track then was that they took a small group of athletes and had them competing over a period of tune,” said Puckett “ They had the same people competiting against each other all the time The guys weren’t getting paid enough and their times weren’t as good as a let of amateur athletes The athletes themselves were left out in the cold. They couldn't go back to amateur status immediately anCjhere was no longer a pro circuit For s tme it was the end of their track career. The sporting world seems to slow down in the summer, but fishermen and baseball players are going to get some company this week. The Sandy Mountain Festival has a full slate of sporting activities scheduled. A lready, scores of people have competed in Tuesday’s Bike Derby and the Choker Softball game held Wednesday. Those were ju s t the beginning. Also on tap are the Barlow T rail Long Rifle Shoot, the (Almost) 10-Kilometer Run and the Bed Race. The road run is scheduled to begin at 9 a m. Saturday. The event began last year on a course that didn’t quite measure 10 kilometers (a little more than six miles) and the (Almost) tag was added. The same is true this year. The course w ill begin at Camera Connection on Pioneer Boulevard, sponsors of the event. It w ill follow a loop south of Sandy and return to Camera Connection for a total of about five miles. The course is a hilly one and should test the stamina of the entrants. But Steve Slaboda of Camera Connection said that many have been tested by the entrance fee of the race. “ Most people that have come in have registered,” he said, “ but a couple couldn’t afford the $7.50. We were told that all entrants had to wear current Mountain Festival T-shirts. Those sell for $5.50 and we added a $2 entry fee which w ill go right back for prizes and gift certificates for the run. “ No one seemed to want to donate anything this year and we couldn’t personally afford to chip in a couple of hundred bucks,” Slaboda added. “ But out of the $7.50, you get a shirt and the rest goes right back into prizes.” Slaboda added that if entrants already had a 1980 festival shirt in which to compete, the entry fee would only be $2. People can register for the run at Camera Connection or by mailing in their fee to the store at P.O. Box 185, Sandy, OR 97055. A different type of event is certain to get a record number of entries. The Long Rifle, or Black Powder Shoot, is scheduled for July 12-13 at the Sandy Grade School athletic field, and every year the event has grown in popularity. A number of events are on the agenda of the shoot this year. The card split, axe and clay pigeons, a quick load shoot, a Hawkens shoot, a bob cat shoot and a string shoot are among the regular events. But a number of special events are on tap as well. They include a cannon shoot, pistol and revolver competition, a costume contest and a keg throw. Prizes, including trophies and pistols, w ill be awarded to winners of the various events. The shoot w ill begin at 10:15 a.m. both Saturday and Sunday, but registration w ill open at 8 a m. those days. Competition in the regular events w ill cast $5 per day and special events w ill cost $1 each. The Bed Race w ill take place at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, a prelude to the parade. Five-person teams w ill race a bed on wheels down Pioneer Boulevard to the finish line by Taco Time. The race w ill begin near Camera Connection. During the race, the five must rotate positions at each of the four stops so that every member is a passenger at one time. The passenger must wear a night shirt or some kind of sleepwear, according to Rick New, of News’ Union 76, sponsors of the event. The only other rule is that the wheels used must not exceed 14 inches in diameter. News’ 76 won the championship last year and w ill be back to defend its title. Other challengers include the Sandy girls softball team and the Mt. Hood M udders. For information on entering the Bed Race, contact News’ 76 at 668-7880. Paola’s grabs junior league playoff spot The competition was fast and furious Tuesday at the Sandy Grade School track. The Sandy Community School put on its annual Bike Derby as part of the Sandy Mountain Festival and the event drew many participants. See ad- ditional photos in Section I. Bike Derby Swarms of kids take to their wheels If you didn't know what was going on, Tuesday, you’d think there were some pretty weird kids living in Sandy. People that happened by the Sandy Grade School track Tuesday morning saw a small army of kids on bicycles, two and three wheelers of all kinds Some wore motorcycle helmets, some adorned their rides with ferns and one boy had to carry his tricycle because it wouldn't move. All were on hand for the Bike Derby, an annual event of the Sandy Mountain Festival. A couple of hundred turned out for the races and any time that many kids are in a small area, chaos is bound to result But the staff of the Sandy Community School kept things in order and everyone went away liappy — especially the winners Lisa Amundson won the bicycle decorating contest with a carefully arranged display of ferns that would make a florist green with envy. In the one-lap sprints, < had f oie won the hoys seven-and-under competition while Julie Turner took the girls race. Jason Dillon and Wesley Kelley each won heats in the 8-9 boys race while Fred 1’ierce took the 10-speed com petition. K arri Freeman won the 8-9 girls race. In the two-lap event, Shanna Daniels won the 10-12 girls Mike Turner, Jamie Tuttle and John Skinner each took a heat in the boys race. Bob Fullin won the 10-speed competition And in the tricycle competition, the winner was Albertina Dubrawsky Paola’s Pizza Barn clinched a playoff berth in Junioer American League play last week with a 13-12 comeback win over Troutdale. Sandy rallied for eight runs in the bottom of the fourth and last inning to win the game Tony Hale drove in the winning runs with a single. The wui raised Paola’s record to 10-5-1, third best among American League Juniors In Midget American play, Sandy Truck Line kept its playoff hopes alive with an 18-9 win over Orient, Wed nesday. Sandy rapped 18 hits, including three apiece by Roger Moore, Jr. and Dale Boyd to pace the attack Boyd came on in relief and shut down Orient in the last two innings to pick up the win on the mound The victory raised Trvvk Line's record to 7-5-1.
