MAY l‘W7
VOL. 4 ISSUE
Thrashin’
with safety
Winners go to
Washington, D.C.
Suopiemeni i j Beaver’cn Va!'<?y Times Forest Grove News-Times Gresnarr, Outh * H
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S Al I M O K
I h re e O iv g o n stu-
ileitis recently received word that they
are w inners of .1 national essay contest
Notified by the I s Department of
Education that their essays on tire
Constitution came up winners were
Cam I harp, a lust- grader Imm
( hitario: I ric Quanbeck. a third-grader
from Blachlv. and Jennifer Cox. a
sixth grader imm l anglois
l or then prize, these students are
invited Io loui Washington. D C .to
have luni It at the Ik p l of Education
and to visit ,’iesident Reagan at tire
White House Only one problem
the I S Ik p t of i ducat ion can t pay
their air taie or lodging costs
W lien businessman Bruce I ngel.
president of W 11) Industries. Im .
heard ol the students’ problem, he
offered each one Sl.tMHHoi expenses
"Having grown up in a small town,
said I ngel. "I appreciate what it means
lor a small town youngster to go to
Washington. D C . to meet (tie
president
Then Horizon Au and let America
pitched in with tree round trip tickets
to D.C for the students and their
families.
"This is the latest example o f how
Oregon businesses are quick to
respond to the needs of their students
ami schools." said Verne Duncan, state
superintendent ot public instruction
I lie talented w mners leave tor D C
on May 31. thanks to a businessman
who still remembi'is what it’s like to
be a kid.
A stronaut Jelani Greenidge. 12.
ts
su ited up for h is sim ulated flig h t in the M ercury
Space camp blasts off
lx >R 11 AND. ( >K
Have vou ever
wanted Io go ballistic outside the
envelope ’ Spacellight Academy. the first
one week space camp ot its kind on the
West Coast, may get you started
I .uh day ot i.im p is spent preparing tor
mission day when tlx1 kids blast o il on a
simulated space mission Spaceflight
Academy is sponsored by the Oregon
Museum ol Si nnce and Industiy if ) M s | 1
Pilots ot the 142nd I igtiter Inteiveptor
( ¡roup will explain (lying "outside ol the
envelope Space campers w ill learn what
it means to "go ballistic by studying
supersonic (light equipment \ttei launch
mg mini nxkets. living in the airborne
classm om of a Cessna airplane, experienc
mg zeto grav ity ami the lo n e ol three ( is.
it's time Io suit up tor space
Astronaut campers till the positions ot
astionaul ( ap t omni. Iliglit diivctor. life
sup|x>rt technician, experiments officer,
guidance ami control officer ami space
craft technician I he trainees will use
Mercury. Gemini. Apollo and Space
Shuttle systems and simulators
I ven though these nxkets aren't ivallv
blasted into space, the span1 crew s goal
is a successlul launch, orbit and sale
return to I anh I nexpected problems hap
pen m each mission But with teamwork
ami last thinking, the new can use then
space know ledge loi a successlul mission
POKII AND. OK
fo/inc
Ameiica’s Newsp.i|X‘i loi kids, is
wheelin’ champion livestyle thrashei Bob
Sihmelzei into Portland wheie lie II
amaze fellow skateboarders with his
lucks
Schmelzei. Imm I aguna. California. is
tlx' guy who performed xkalchowid stunts
loi Michael I lox in l i n k t<> tin Iliu m
110111 Mav 2b H. Sihmelzei will be
skating into Portland area schools sln»vv
mg oil Ins freestyle fashion I uianuel
Hospital's liauma leant will accompany
him I hey don t plan 011 Schmelzei hurt
mg himself, but they want to talk about
skalehoaivl safety I uianuel Hospital
knows salety topics don’t always rale * I
but teamed up with Schmelzei. this is a
"totallv rail’ v isit
Most skate parks require the use ot pads,
gloves and helm ets
J
Sailing the seas with Sir Francis
The G olden Hinde was o rig in a lly called the Pelican. It m ay have been a French ship
captured by Drake
PACIFIC OCEAN
Sailing on
the horizon is a ship, but it’s not a
freighter or luxury ship It's a replica
of the (»olden Hinde. «he warship
sailed by Sir Francis Drake wlien he
cruised the Indian ami Pacific Oceans
during the 1500s
Drake sailed for England, and his
around-lhe-world sailing ventures
helped improve his country s navy To
honor Drake a replica of the Golden
Hinde. which means golden female
deer, was built In IM73 the new
( iolden Hinde set sail
A 40 member crew now sails the
ship following Drake's around- the
world course It is also a museum at
sea toi people to visit, Since the first
o l th is yeai. Golden Hinde has been
slowly moving south ilown the West
Coast lor people to lour the famous
vessel
Drake commanded a crew ot 100
men. including several nine-year old
cabin boys A large crew was needeil
because many sailors did not survive
the trip Sometimes tlx* ship relumed
home with ,ust 30 men
I he (iolden Hinde has live levels
ot decks I he top deck is called the
poop deck because when large waves
crashed onio the deck, sailors said they
had been pixiped by a wave
I ife at sea was tough Drake’s men
attacked ships tor their loot ol gold and
silver Operating one ot the ship’s IK
iron cannons was a dangerous job
I ach weighed 1.400 pounds and the
cannon kicked back when tired Some
one standing behind it could be sen
ously hurt, and there were no dixtors
or med re 1 lie on boanl.
The sailors lucky enough to return
home to England with Drake bnnight
back tons ol gold ami silver. I hey were
well paid, up to $2 million each Not
bad lor three years ot sailing the high
seas
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