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Portland Observer, April 17, 1985, Page 7 f SPORTT A L K • SPORTTALK SOUL FOOD Youngsters tumble at King School ___________ by Koben Lothian King School has Portland's only tumbling team for elementary age children. The 31 youngsters from pre-kinder garten through 5th grade get to gether after school two days a week for practice sessions in the school cafeteria. W ith guidance from coach Cheryl Richey, the children practice by run ning five laps each and then they perform hand springs, somersaults, cartwheels and back twists on long mats stretched across the floor. With bright blue and red uniforms donated by Nike, the tumbling team w ill peform Friday at I.aurelhurst School and Saturday, A p ril 20th at Lloyd Center at about noon for Teacher’ s Day. The team will travel to King's sister school in Cascade Locks for another performance on May 10th. They have also performed during halftime at University o f Portland games, and they may soon pcrlorm during a Trail Blazer halftime. Third grader Sabrina Warren, 9, said her favorite moves are "ones that make me go backwards." especially back handsprings. " I like it because I like it,” she said about tumbling. W illiam James Holloway, 7, a first grader, did a back twist o ff the spring board followed by a round-off back aerial. "These are pretty d ifficu lt moves, especially considering their age,” said Richey. "1 have kids in the first grade that aren't supposed to have that much upper body strength, and they are muscling through these moves.” Richey said she started the tum bling program in 1977. This year over 300 children tried out, she said. “ 1 have kids coming to me all the time asking if they can jo in , but unfor tunately there’s not enough room for them a ll." The program emphasizes “ feeling positive and good about themselves.” said Richey, rather than competition or expert gymnastic skill. In order to join the team, the chil dren write a contract with their teach ers that says they w ill not neglect their schoolwork, she said. The youngest tumbler is 4-year-old Quaylaunda Kane. Her three broth ers and sisters, “ the Kane gang,” arc “ all excellent tumblers,” said Richey. Richey said her first tumbling team had 17 boys and three girls, but now there are more girls than boys. “ The girls lend to do more Ilex moves and the boys tend to do more muscle moves," she said. I I I I I I I ♦ I I I I I I I I ♦ EMMA'S KITCHEN Tamales Hot dogs Bar B-Que Ribs Hamburger Cheeseburger Homemade Soup French fries Grilled Cheese Sandwich Eggs, Bacon Sausage Fried potatoes Grits D inners Cook's Choice 1329 N.E. Fremont • 281-2560 Tues. - Sat. 6 a m. -12 a m.. Sunday 1 p m. -12 a m. « Closed Monday ■ S p e c ia l C o u p o n No Check* Two views of the King School tumbling team, the only one of Its kind at the elementary level i i J C U R L S $35°° F Relaxera Perm $20 00 mbs aaaa ! JANAE HAIRSTYLE Î 4711 N. In te rs ta te I 249-8440 Announcing wide area paging coverage without the wide area price. (Photo: Richard J. Brown) The paging people who have always brought you selection and service now bring you one of the widest coverage areas In Portland Plus one big advantage: Our competitors charge you for "extended coverage." RAM Includes it as standard bill of fare. Premium coverage without a premium price Because at RAM. we believe your pager Is only as good as Ihe area It reaches. -1 5 0 7 *74e P e& fiief “ RAM Broadcasting of Oregon, Inc , 713 S W 12th Avenue National Association for the Advancement of Colored People 284 7722 A Public Service ol the Support Ihe March of Dimes Purlland Otuerver The Duke Report — Portland's '' * tem porary News Show, o u r journalistic focus is youth, neighborhoods and Portlanders o f color. Sunday, M o n d a y , Thursday and Friday 9:00 p .m . -9 :3 0 p .m . CHANNEL 23 CHANNEL Magic Johnson, the highest paid basketball player In the NBA. has found the *2 5 million showplace of his dreams, reports the May Ebony. It took a ten-month long seerch for the Loa Angeles Lakers’ Wf> million man to find hla Ideal homa nestled In the hills of Bel Air. en ex clusive Los Angeles suburb. Magic’s Tudor-style “castle" has five bed rooms. five baths. a three-car garage, a heated pool, a Jacuzzi, a sauna, a disco-style party room, and an indoor basketball court that doubles as a racquetball and volleyball court. Magic has also followed the tredltlon of the "fancy hotels" by nam ing rooms In honor of special people in his life. One room is named the Christine Room (after his mother) and another is named the Isiah Room (for his friend Isiah Thomas). Magic has many more things he wents to put in his dream homa Says the 2S-yeer-old bachelor. "It's the kind of house that's so big, you can do almost anything in, so It's hard to find an end to Ideas for It." Support our PORTLAND advertisers ' OBÜER VER i t »..VuSi» k Jr' . V. *.*■* '• ,- -
