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Portland Observer
Thursday. December 4. 1975
^hintzcii Beach Center
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Isle
of
Values
It’s a choo, choo Christmas
at J. B.C.’s newest-Tony’S
As every present hunting
“Santa" knows, nothing is
more certain to make a small
boy's eyes sparkle on
Christmas morning than that
time tested gift W gifts an
electric train.
1 Wimlsung
John Denver
2. Rock Of The Westies
Elton John
3 K.C. Sunshine Band
4. Greatest Hits
Elton John
5. One Of These Nights
Eagles
6. W ill O The Wisp
Leon Russell
7. The Hungry Years
Neil Sedaka
8. Captain Fhntaatic
Elton John
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Mark Rothert, manager of Tony’s hobby shop, inspects an electric train set
decorated for the Bicentennial. The shop opened recently at the Center.
For electric train buffs
intent on realistic detail,
Tony’s offers a huge selec
tion of accessories. Minia
ture cars, depots, water
towers, trees, road crossing
signals, streets lamps, and
an endless variety of other
9Tjessortes , are available^*
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Shoppers are invited to
inspect special wood kits so
true to life that they include
^infinite detail like tiny coffee
pots and individual pieces of
furniture.
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Tony's Hobby Shop, new
est store at Jantzen Beach
Center, features one of the
largest, most varied selec
tion of electric trains avail
able in the Portland area.
Mark Rothert. manager, and
G a ry C a n a z z i in v ite
shoppers to inspect Tony's
special Christmas time stock
of electric trains, including
the 027. ”H 0 ". “N ”, and ”Z"
scale models.
Shoppers ran
choose from streamliners,
vintage passenger trains,
heavy duty freight trains,
and military trains.
To
celebrate its seventy-fifth
a n n iv e r s a r y , th e G ra n
daddy of ele ctric tra in
makers Lionel is offering a
special kit that includes
vintage passenger cars and
an old time steam engine
complete with lights, whistle
and smoke.
D J’s
Sound City
Another major feature at
Tony’s is an enormous selec­
tion of plastic kits. Available
are all types and brands of
imported and domestic kits.
Imported brand names in­
clude A irfix , H^sagawa,
Heller. Frog. Tamiya. Re-
velle of Japan among
others. Included among tbe
plastic kit offerings are
many historical and present
day military airplanes, and
ships. Also in stock are
miniature military figures,
vehicles, and many exciting
accessories, such as bridge
guard posts, observation to­
wers, and the like.
Other plastic kit offerings
include such car models as
dune buggies, d rag ste rs .
m i d custom cars. Hobbiests
can also find historical mo­
dels such as the Pocher
• Ita lia n made) M ercedes
Benz model with 2.300 parts,
including a set of roll up
windowns. Vintage plastic
ship models are in abun­
dance also. Shoppers will
find Spanish Gallions. En
glish Man 0 ’ W ar. and the
U.S.S. Constitution.
Advanced modelists de
siring a challenge as well as a
possibly important future
investment can choose from
a variety of imported Danish
wooden ship models. Only
the keel and bulk heads come
completed in these kits. The
rest of the models' struc­
tures must be completed by
the hobbiest from mechani
ra lly outlined s tru c tu ra l
parts included in the kit.
These kits also include such
detailed items as rigging and
brass fittings. Though in a
higher price line
about
$100 total
an attractively
completed model can bring
the hobbiest a sale price as
high as $1,500.
Shoppers looking for
novelty will find miniature
stationery steam engines.
The engines are activated
with a special pellet causing
stored water to boil and
build a head of steam.
The
engines are powerful enough
to generate power for such
av ailab le accessories as
small lights and machines.
T he yo u ng er hobbiest,
ages four to ten years old,
ran enjoy easy to manipulate
snap together kits.
Tony’s also features such
crafts items as paint by the
number sets, niacrame kits,
wine making kits, string art
kits and ya rn
decore.
Another interesting item is a
selection of “doodle art"
posters. These do it yourself
posters come with a printed
outline picture to be filled in
with colored ink pens, pro­
vided in the kit.
M ark and Gary can offer
customers the benefit of
year’s of experience. Mark
has worked for the parent
store for about nine years
and has had about a year's
experience with a major
hobby supplier in Portland.
Gary has had about a year
and a half with a Vancouver
hobby shop he is a
member of the Oregon His
torical Model Society, and
has been an avid modeler for
ten years.
Season’s
fun at
J. B.C.
Enjoy the Yuietide fun
scheduled at the Center
Music and song are the order
of the day when area school
and organization groups en
tertain. Check listing below
for dates and hours.
December 6th, 13th and
20th
Music by Salvation
Army Band. Two hours of
each of the above afternoons.
The following are singing
groups:
December I5lh. Ijik e Os
wego High School, 1:15 p.m..
Roosevelt High School, 6:00
p.m. Reynolds High School,
7:00 p.m.
December 17th. Humholt
School, 11:30 a.m.
December 19th
Young
ston School, 11:30 a.m.
December 22nd. Estacada
Junior High, 10:00 a m.
The G ift
of
HOLIDAY SAVINGS:
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Buy 2 5 0 tables and get
100 Tabs. FREE
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Spaghetti!
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Mon. - Sat. 8am - 6pm
tastiest pizzas
L- the fam ily!
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Visit the new
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pizza to go.
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Bartoering
A. Styling
Lower level, Thunderbird Motor Inn
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EVERY WEEK
A Super S aver
M e n ’s & Ladies’
Suits $1.99
Reg. $2.50
JANTZEN BEACH
Posters
Paraphernalia
Electronic gear
Harmonicas
LAUNDRY A
DRY CLEANING
.and many, other gift ideas.
Ask our friendly clerks.
COIN-OP & PROFESSIONAL
B ehind the S a fe w a y s to r e
N. JANTZEN DRIVE 2M-2852
1190
3 Locations*.
Jantzen Beach 283-2506
Washington Square 620-3773
East port Plata 775-6691
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Service Directory
call
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under $ 6 .0 0
Now
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Rick Wells,
Steve Potts,
Jim Jasperson
=£ Brass Pole, or polishes
S f “ off a Hipbooter. "'.«S
two of the zaniest. 'js
8 , 0 0 0 gift ideas
Albums
Tapes
Patches
Pock T-Shirts
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greets kids of every age at Jantzen Beach Center.
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