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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Better yet, you could seek the advice o f M r. Al McGilberry in boxing,
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