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em o n ia V o l III No IS Thursday April 11, 19’ « / ju st w ent fo r a w a lk '" Searchers find boy safe and- weli despite rugged terrain W e d n e sd a y A p ril S was a ty p ic a l s p rin g day in O re g o n K a in < h illy b re e /e s . hail and sp ots o f sunshine It was th e day th a t M rs A rt I aubac h o f M is t R o u te w en t to < .ill her son. A rty 4 ' j. in fo r lu n c h on ly to d is c o v e r h im m issing As a ll m o th e rs d o she c a lle d firs t th e n beg an to searc h A n d c o n tin u e d to search fo r o v e r an h o u r in th e r e la tiv e ly is o la te d area sshere th ic k fo r e s t la n d b o rd e rs m o s t hom es " , lo o k e d e v e ry w here I c o u ld th in k o f, M rs I auhac h said and w h e n I c o u ld n t fin d h im I c a ile d A rt h om e By < p m w hen A rt I aubac h a rriv e d at the D ic k B acon h o m e there1 was s till no sign o f th e s m a ll boy 1 aubac h asked B a ro n if he had seen A rty No h e w as t o l d A f t e r I aubac h to ld Bac o n how lo n g a nd fa r his w ifi- and he had searc h e d w ith o u t success. B a con c a ile d the ( o lu m b ia C o u n ty S h e riff's o ffic e and w h ile th e y w a ite d fo r th e d e p u tie s to a rrive , began to o rg a n iz e a searc h p a rty to lo o k fo r A rty I he response was tre m e n clous B a con said I |ust c a ll ed w h e re I knew the1 m en w ill ing to h e lp m ig h t be and w ith in IP m in u te s a whole- c ro w d had a rriv e d As the1 searchers c o n v e rg e d on the- sc ene the- s itu a tio n seem ed o m in o u s lu s t at ross the road H ig h w a y 47 lay the N e h a le m R iver the- attrac liv e m e n a ce th a t parents o f sm a ll boys d re a d b e h in d th e h om e a ste ep h ill c o v e re d w ith thic k brush a nd trees By now the d e p u tie s fro m the s h e riff's d e p a rtm re n t had a rriv e d o n th e sc ene rec e iv e d a d e s c rip tio n o f th e boy red hair w e a rin g a s w e a te r lig h t pants and b o o ts I hey sent o u t a c a ll and jo in e d in the- searc h S everal fo u r w h e e l d riv e s w ere b ro u g h t in to p la y Bac on sending th e m u p th e h ill to lo o k fo r signs o f th e boy O th e rs b e a t th e b ru sh and h u n te d a lo n g the1 riv e r The one1 h o p e fu l tac t the1 (continurd to p *» r S) Above: Arty la u b a c h w ith his m other M rs Art la u b a c h Below: This is the rugged terain where search for missing boy to o k p la c e V e in o n u , O r <»70M Jerry Sanders back home with new guide dog Back h om e w ith k o d a k a h a n d s o m e yellow I a b ra d o r r i'tr ie v e r is loc al re s id e n t le ro m e ( |e r r y l Sanders As a p re v io u s g u id e d o g user Sanders was a llo w e d to go h om e fro m G u id e Dogs fo r the1 B lin d Inc San R afael, ( a lito r ma w ith his new ca n in e part ner a fte r tw o weeks tra in in g in stead o t th e to u r re q u ire d o f a firs t tim e guide* d og tra in e e His fo rm e r g u id e Baron w ho was in ju re d by a h it and run d riv e r has been re tire d to bee o m e th e fa m ily jie t Sanders o p e ra te s a ra d io a nsw ering se rvice o u t o f his hom e fo r th e Assoc ta te d O re g o n lo g g e rs His wife« ( in dy has been m a n a g in g the1 ser v ic e d u rin g his absence An ar d e n t ( Ber w ith the handle1 Sis le g s Sanders is a nxiou s fo r fellow e n th u s ia s ts to m ee t kodak I he1 f r o g V a lle y B reakers and H ills b o ro R ad io Assoc i.i tio n h e ld a d a n ce M a rc h 4 at the- Sunset H a ll in Banks w ith a ll p ro ce e d s g o in g to G u id e ’ Togs to h e lji u n d e r w rite 1 la n d e rs tr a in in g expenses \ lo n g w ith his ro u n d tr ip iirltn e tic k e t Sanders was »resented a c hec k to r $974 by he* c lubs b e fo re le a vin g fo r ( a lito rn ia It gave- me- a tre m e n d o u s k ic k to han d it o v e r to Benny I arsen the1 exec u tiv e dire« to r said Sanders la t h e r o f th re e ages 7. 4 and 2 Sanders said it is hard fo r the1 tw o younge-r « h ild re n to ac « e p t the1 fae t th a t a guide1 d og is n o t a p et But he- said whe-n his fo rm e r d og B a ron 's harness was p u t on the1 kids kn e w the1 d o g was w o rk in g and c o u ld n t be* d istrac te d I he* fo u r - w e e k t r a in in g course1 ,it G u id e Dogs to r the1 B lin d Inc is d esign ed to show the1 b lin d p e rso n how to w o rk to g e th e r w ith his g u id e d og as a w ell-c o o rd m a te d te a m I ac h dog re ce ive s six m o n th s o f s« b o o lin g w h e n a p p ro x im a te ly IS m o n th s o ld and is te ste d d u rin g heavy tra ffic by a lic e n s e d i n s t r u c t o r under b lin d fo ld b e fo re b e in g «on sic I i t ready to serve a txlirie’ master The dogs are in div id u a lly selec te d fo r eac h « lass m e m b e r a fte r the firs t thee«1 days o t o b s e rv a tio n by the (ra in in g s ta tt in ord er to in sure th e best jio s s ib le mate h in size and te m p e ra m e n t to r a w e ll balanc ed team ( .u id e Dogs to r th e B lin d Inc p ro v id e s b o th th e v a lu a b le a n im a l and the in re s id e n t e tr a in in g tre e o t charge1 to the b lin d The non p r o fit sc h o o l now in its (bth year o f servic e is s u jtjio rle d by p riv a te c o n trib u tio n s Time nears for annual stage play Rehearsals are w e ll u nd er way as ac tors and ac tresses fr a n tic a lly " ta lk to th e m s e lv e s as th«*y study th e ir lines t an c an g irls strug gle d to k ic k |ust a b it h a rd e r l»roj)s are mad«1 and scenew p a in te d It w ill soon be tim e to r the- M e lo d ra m a B ut when th e c u rta in goes uj> o n O n ly A n O rp h a n Girl M a y 5 it w ill a ll be w o rth it The1 a u d ie n c e w ill c heer th«1 hero, sigh o v e r th«1 in n o c e n t heroin«1 and lo u d ly b o o th«1 v illa in and in the e nd th e y w ill a ll liv e h a jijn ly e ver aft«‘r Tickets go o n sale at th e V e rn o n ia V a rie ty A p ril 17 w ith re se rve d seats j»ric ed at $2 50 and g en eral a d m is s io n $1 75 th e re w ill b«1 thr«1«1 j»«‘ rfo r mane es I rid ay and S aturday May 5 b w ith d o o rs o p e n in g at 6 (» m to give fo lk s a c hang«1 to b ro w s e a ro u n d th«1 a d d e d at tra c tio n s o f such p la ces as th«* General Stor«1 and Sw eet Shopp«* P e rfo rm a n c e s b«*gin at H p rn S unday th e re w ill be a m atin « 1«1 p e rfo rm a n c e at 2 p rn w ith d o o rs oj)«‘n in g at n o o n f o r an o ld fa s h io n e d th r ill d o go to th«- M e lo d ra m a
