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Page 10 Portland Observer, June 23, 1982 OBSERVER SPORTS Up, up and away in my beautiful balloon by ViA net Easter H ow would you like to feel free, real f r e e .. .free yourself fro m the everyday hassles. Com e fly in a great colorful hot air balloon and we’ll go where the wind takes us. An imaginary adven ture 1,000 feet above the earth. One trip through the atm osphere and you’ll surely catch balloon fever. M y im ag in ary adventure came true when the Parkay Balloon a r rived in P o rtla n d . A flig h t in the Parkay Balloon will just turn your life around. In the U .S . alo ne, 3 ,00 0 active balloon enthusiasts flo at into the skies each year, and the numbers, like the balloons, are on the rise. Early morning is the best time to fly , about one hour before sunset, to avoid dangerous winds and ther mals which are generated by the hot sun which make it d ifficu lt to con trol the balloon. “ W eather is a constant concern for a balloonists,” says Jim Ahern. A day with good visibility and light winds is what the pros look for. I f the w ind is b lo w in g more than 8 miles per hour, it is d ifficu lt to in flate and launch a balloon. T he a ir is heated by propane burners, usually one or two, which are mounted at the mouth o f the en velope. The propane burners are lit; the balloon rises, following the prin ciple that hot air is lighter than cool a ir. W hen the a ir in the envelope cools, the balloon descends. There is no cure for ballooning. You will find that when you return to earthly routines, your head w ill still be in the clouds. Jim Ahern joined the W orld Bal loon C o rp o ra tio n as D ire c to r o f Flight Operations in the fall o f 1978. T o consider jo in in g a school to become a licensed pilot, call or write the Balloon Federation o f America, Suite 430, 821 15th St. N W , Wash ington, D .C .20005. The crew maintains the balloon on the ground while Jim Ahern takes the controls. Ahern has logged almost 600 hours. His first bal loon, the Jolly Roger, was entered in the 1975 world championships in Albuquerque. JIM AHERN Photos: ViAnce Easter GUARANTEED Basketball league organizes Portland— Oregon Congressman Ron Wyden and City Commissioner Charles Jordan have announced the form atio n o f a summer basketball league for Portland youngsters. O perated under the auspices o f the Portland Park Bureau and fund ed through private donations, the league is open to boys and girls be tween the ages o f 12 and 18. Play is scheduled to commence July 6. Sponsors o f the summer league include the Portland Trailblazers, N o rth w est M a rin e Iro n W o rk s , N ik e , F irst In ters tate B ank, and U .S . Bancorp. Each contributeed $ 1,000 to the project. W yden credited the Rev. John Jackson o f the A lb in a M in isterial Alliance with sparking the idea for the project. The league will include three ma jo r divisions: girls, boys and option al coed. There w ill be teams for youngsters 12 and under (limited to youngsters who will be 12 by August 31), 13-15 and 16-18. A ll ages will be determined as o f August 31. P la y o ffs w ill fo llo w the league play beginning August 9 and ru n ning through August 11. Interested youngsters can obtain registration cards at any o f the local park district offices. Cards must be filled out and returned to the office by 5 p.m ., Wednesday, June 30. For more in fo rm atio n , call 248- 4491,231-2300, or 280-7687. 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