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Granville Key» (left) is congratulated by Wally Scales (right) of the Trail Blazers tor
his winning essay in the BASICAvia Write On' program Teacher Jim Mears
(middle) told Granville about the contest
Kids take charge of the world
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I h c e ssa y s
h av e been c o llected . read, rated and
read so m e m ore. Finally, the resu lts ot
the “ W n tc O n " c o m p etitio n .ire in '
M ore than 2 0 ,0 0 0 kids in the
P ortlan d area p articip ated in the
B A S K ' essay co n test, sp o n so red by the
T rail B lazers and AVIA A thletic
F o o tw e a r C o m p a n y in asso c ia tio n w ith
Young A m e ric a n T h eir topic ? " I f you
w ere in ch arg e o f the w o rld , w hat
w o u ld y ou w ant to do'.’"
A aron H arrison, a n in th g ra d e r at
Five O ak s In term ed iate S ch o o l in
B eaverton, p laced First in his grade
level. A aro n h a d su g g estio n s for
m akin g the w orld a b etter p lace that
include rep lacin g w ar w ith tin tc tnal
bicycle races.
K atie S h o t/b a rg e r, a fourth g rad er
at Forest H ills S chool in L ak e O sw eg o .
w rote a p o em in the sam e sty le as
pop u lar ch ildren s au th o r Judith Viorst.
K ane started her poem by w riting: "It I
w ere in charg e ot the w o rld /l'd can cel
rainy Saturday s/Lim .i b e a n s w o u ld be
ex tin ct/S isters w ould be n iccr/and I
c o u ld have a c a t."
G ra n v ille K eys, a fresfunan al G ram
H igh S chool m P ortland. had a few
m o re se n o u s ideas “ I w rote that I
w o u ld w ant to m ake p eace in the
w orld; d e stro y all the m issiles and
n u clear bo m b s, I Ip «ml the |*x»r. find
a place for them to live and help them
get jo b s."
Essay w inners ea c h received an
a u to g rap h ed basketball and tw o t ic k e t s
to a B lazer gam e. K evin D u ck w o rth ,
this y e a r's B A S IC c h a in n a n and cen ter
for the B lazers, held a pre gam e
recep tion for all the w inners.
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WIN A DINNER FOR TEN!
Find your way through the spaghetti maze to the meatball, and you oould win a dinner for
you and nine friends’ Complete the maze, fill out the entry blank and send it to
Spaghetti, c/o Young American, P.0. Box 12409, Portland, OR 97212.
All entries must be reopived by May 16, 1966 Winners will be notified and sent certificates by
mall
Some kids already
know what drugs and
alcohol can do. but
what about your
friends7 Help them
and yourself by visiting
the Kids Know plitdgi
center at Beaverton
Mall and Mall 205
A public ervi, e program
sponsored by the
International Council of
Shopping Centers
MALL
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April 27 April 30
Rap Contest - Friday, April 29 at 7:00 pm
Poster and speech contest
Drama scenes and special speakers
102nd & S E Washington
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BEAVERTON MALL
Saturday. April 23, 10 am
6 pm
Entertainment and 16 non profit
groups will be on hand to answer
any ot your questions
3205 S W Cedar Hills Blvd
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