May 16, 2001
(The J4ortlanh O bserver
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Oregonians Battle Off in Junkyard Wars
“ Ju n k y ard W ars’’ is b a c k !!
The en g in eerin g contest o f
hairbrained schem es, incred
ible tools, and lots and lots o f
duct tape. This program gives
tw o te a m s o f to o l- to tin g
g earh ead s 10 hours to see
who can c reate the biggest,
faste st, o r stro n g est w h a t
ever w ith parts they scrounge
out o f a ju n k y ard . The p ro
gram can cu rren tly be seen
on cab le te le v is io n ’s TLC
M ondays, from 8-9 p.m ., and
11 -m idnight (E T /P T ) as well
as S undays at 7 p.m .
O ut o f hundreds o f a p p li
cants, three O regon natives
w ere chosen to com pete in
the sh o w ’s new season. The
H icks fam ily, co n sistin g o f
Sam and his tw o daughters,
Jakey and Anna, will be faced
w ith their first building c h a l
lenge on M ay 16. On M ay
18, the team w ill com pete
th eir c reatio n head to head
w ith th eir opposing te a m ’s
m achine.
F ather and team cap tain
Sam re sid e in S alem . An
outdoorsm an, Sam loves the
w ild ern ess as w ell as re sto r
ing cars. He believ es in the
value o f rep airin g som ething
rath er than ju st rep lacin g it.
Sam and his w ife S hirley o f
26 years, also have one son,
D anny.
Jack ey , the eldest dau g h
te r an d s c a v e n g e r o f the
group, has been involved with
everything from m aking pup
p ets to fen c in g c la sse s to
h a ird ressin g to her current
jo b at G rey M atter D esign.
Jack ey and her h usband Karl
live in P ortland.
A nna also resides in P o rt
land and lives with her brother
and 5-year-old daughter. The
s e lf - p r o c la im e d “ k a ra o k e
q u e e n ” is an anim al control
o fficer. G row ing up, A nna
w ould spend hours in the g a
rage w ith her Dad.
It was there she learned
about the in ’s and o u t’s o f
cars - b leeding brakes, sand
ing, changing oil and rep la c
ing engines.
E ight team s w ill be paired
o f f against one another to
com pete in a single elim in a
tion tournam ent based in a
ju n k y ard in Sun V alley, CA.
The w inners o f each com pe
titio n advance to the next
round, to take on another m e
chanical challenge, and an
o th er team .
The team s are given their
c h a lle n g e s the day o f the
event, along w ith an expert
in the field o f the d a y ’s com
p etitio n . In the past, team s
have had to build everything
from p iloted flying m achines
to steam cars to underw ater
b reath in g equipm ent.
Human-Powered Bikes Race Off for the American Cup
The Am erica Cup 2001 and
“ Hum an Pow er C hallenge” ,
p r e s e n te d by E le c tra th o n
Am erica, in conjunction with
O regon Human Pow ered V e
hicles, invite you to watch, race
and marvel at this forefront
technology. This event will of
fer com petitive racing as well
as a vendor display area for
m anufacturers and supporters
to show their products and help
inform the public about these
transportation viabilities. These
m achines com m only referred
to as recum bents, practical ve
hicles, hand-cycling racers and
exotic stream liners, some o f
the fastest, sleekest human-
powered bikes on Earth, will
face challenges along with their
riders by participating in one or
several race venues. The race
formats will include road rac
ing, tim e trials, drag racing,
200 m eter flying speed trials,
autocross and obstacle courses
(for speed and agility handling),
and much more. This is the
largest race o f its kind on the
west coast.
A dditional fun is an art bike
com petition that will offer “ar
tistic im pressions” o f cycling
sculpture.
T he a rtis ts h av e free
reign to create any form o f
visual rendering based upon
a bicycle foundation, from
simple elegance o f color and
form to dizzying worlds o f
kaleidiscope chaos. There
is no fee for the art bike
event, and cash prizes will
be aw arded.
This free event will be held
at the Portland International
R acew ay on M emorial Day
Weekend, May 26,27 and 28. For
more information, contact Garrett
Headrick at 503/538-0735, or visit
th eir w ebsite online at
www.electrathonamerica.org.
Bus it t o
L in c o ln City.
F ro m th e
R o s e City.
Calling All Girls:
Who is Oregon’s Sexiest?
and attitude. There is no one thing
that m akes a girl sexy. This contest
will not be decided by explic it w ard
robe or typical m odel stereotypes,
and there w ill be no obligation to
danc eor perform any acts other
than proving that you are O reg o n ’s
sexiest girl. There will be
50 contestants and 6 alter
nate girls going through 5
rounds. O nly one finalist
w ill be chosen per round
o f ten girls, narrow ing it
dow n to the w inner among
the top 5. The ju d g es are
the people attending the
contest, so the w inner will
b e -c h o se n by applause
o n ly . C o n te s ta n ts can
choose their ow n attire.
T he girls w ill com pete
Organizers o f the First Annual Oregon s Sexy
Girl Contest are Dwight Minnieweather and fo r the g ran d p rize o f
$ 1 ,0 0 0 an d b e n am ed
Cassandra Taylor.
U nisun invites you to the First
A nnual O regon’s Sexy Girl C ontest
that w ill be held at the A lberta Street
B allroom , located at 1829N .E . 18,h
and A lberta on June 1 and 2 at 9 p.m.
T he 2-day event w ill determ ine
beauty based on looks, their figure
O regon’sofficial SexiestG irl.
D uring the event, DJ Papa
C huck w ill be playing the cuts.
Special guests include J-M ack
from 95.5 FM and Brian Foxworth
o f the L inda H om buckle Band.
The evening w ill start out with
U nisun perform ing their favor
ite tunes. Food and drink will be
available for your enjoym ent.
Sit back and enjoy the live m u
sic, good food and drinks, plus
the lovely ladies.
To register as a contestant,
go to T he M arketplace (Lloyd
CenternexttoG odfather’s Pizza),
between Broadw ay and W eidler
by T hursday, M ay 19, anytim e
betw een noon to 6 p.m . You
m ust be 18 years o f age or older.
For m ore inform ation, please
contact D w ight M inniew eather
at 503/289-2975.
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Friday
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