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About The independent. (Vernonia, Or.) 1986-current | View Entire Issue (Oct. 21, 1998)
The INDEPENDENT, O ctober 2 1 ,1 9 9 8 Page 5 RiverCity Speedway closes for winter with “Run What Ya Brung” B y M ike W eber Although it was a non-points race since the C olum bia County Racing Assocation reg ular season ended Sept. 19, . ington drivers posted victories in five of eight main events, including Tim Gosch (B Main), M icki M ears (D Main), Kris French and Paula Tim m ons (W om en’s Main). Portland driv K elso’s Ken Cram was thrilled to get his first win this year as he took the checkered flag in the “Run W hat Ya Brung" main event Saturday, Sept. 26 at River City Speedway. W ash . — W rite in ... MIKE SYKES C olumbia C ounty COMMISSIONER • Sykes, as county commissioner, helped obtain and develop Prescott Beach and Scaponia Park for family recreation. • Sykes was instrumental in helping Vernonia obtain funds to expand the fire hall and pave a path around Vernonia Lake. • Sykes, as assistant manager at the Port of St. Helens, worked with federal, state and local government to obtain funds for dredging the Clatskanie River, then loaned his own D6 Cat to the City of Clatskanie — without charge — to help with the job. • Sykes understands how to bring federal and state dollars back into Columbia County and its communities through grants and cooperative projects. I f it ’ s important to the people of it ’ s important to M ike C olumbia C ounty , S ykes ! W r / te in M ike S ykes ...E xperience is the z D ifference Paid for by the Committee to Elect Mike Sykes, 51230 Bankston Road, Scappoose, OR 97056 ers Robert Jenner and Josh Bainbridge also captured fea ture wins and Candy Brown, Sweet Home, won the Modified Main. This event at the Columbia C ounty Fairgrounds facility consisted of over 100 cars in one com bined class, w ith Sportsman, Street Stock and M odifieds com peting on the quarter-m ile clay oval track. The open-com petition form at fo r the 1998 season finale included trophy dashes, heat races and qualifying, with many drivers competing for the first time ever, such as 16-year old Lisa Liner, St. H elens. Driving her dad’s (Paul Liner) CRMW Chevrolet Monte Carlo, Liner notched a victory in the W om en’s Dash. Many of the rookie com petitors w ere in volved in m ishaps in which some cars were badly dam aged. There were some tense m om ents for one particular driver in the W om en’s Main. Susan Thomas, St. Helens, was involved in a scary colli sion when she spun out in turn one and another car crashed into the driver’s side window with the front end landing just inches from her head. Thomas, whose husband, Gannin, won the Sportsm an Division title with the Ham m ’s Oldsmobile Cutlass that she was driving, was shaken up but fortunately unhurt in the incident. Cram started on the pole position of the 16-car main and quickly moved ahead into a big lead over frontrunner Shawn Dorie, Scappoose. Cram held onto the advantage with his Auto Transm ission Specialist Pontiac Gran Prix and won by five car lengths over Dorie. By taking the runnerup position, Dorie, in the Superior Building M a in tain ance /R ocket Em pire M achine C hevrolet Lum ina, ---- ÔÔTÔB&T- S M T w T F S 4 5 6 7 11 12 13 14 18 19 20 21 25 26 2 7 28 1 8 IE 22 29 2 9 18 23 30 3 10 17 24 3; tied his career-best finish at the speedway. Portland’s Dan Fox maneuvered up from a 14th place start and finished third follow ed by R a in ie r’s Ron G reer and S haw n’s dad, Scott Dorie in fifth. “ It’s great to finally get my first victory and it seems like I’ve been waiting a long time for this,” said Cram, who fin ished 10th in the Sportsman Division. “ I was hoping to finish in the top five, but I had seven DNFs (didn’t finish) and I still made the top 10, so I had a pretty good season.” “Sometimes it takes awhile to adjust to driving a car for the first time, but I figured it out near the end of the race,’ said Dorie, w ho was driving the Lum ina fo r car ow ner Mike Ostoj, St. Helens. “ I finished 16th in the standings which isn’t too bad for my first year in the Sportsman Division.” Though the m otorsports season in the Northwest has concluded, several drivers will continue racing by entering events in California. River City Speedway’s post season aw ards banquet is scheduled for Nov. 14 at the fairgrounds pavilion. For further information on this event call the speedway office at (503) 397-2393. SUMMARY— RUN WHAT YA BRUNG A Dash-Al Cardwell. B Dash-Tim Gosch. C Dash-Robert Jenner. D Dash-Jim Davis. E Dash-Rodney Cook F Dash-Joe Eubanks. Heat 1-Tom Fuller, Tim Bein, Ron Bainbridge, Jon Gower. Heat 2-Jeff Timmons, Joe Eubanks, Doug Janis, Mike Ostoj. Heat 3-Kris French, Brenda Hurley, Jeff Young, Cook. Heat 4-Dan Fox, Mike Hagen, Jeff Brookshire, Micki Mears. Heat 5-Jess Wrakestraw, Pam Glanviile, Tricia Brittain, Ryan Dens. Heat 6-Dan Smith, Mike Sayre, P'ease see page 20 —~BECEMBER SM T W T F S S M T WT F S 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 11 12 13 15 16 17 18 19 20 22 23 24 25 26 27 29 30 7 14 21 28 6 7 13 14 20 21 2 7 28 1 2 3 8 9 10 15 16 17 22 23 24 29 30 31 4 11 18 25 5 12 19 26 .................. VERNONIA Alcoholics Anonym ous Sundays 7:00 p.m., St. M ary’s Church Boosters 2nd W ednesday 7:30 p.m., VHS Library Boy Scout Troop 201 Thursdays 7 p. m. Anderson Park Cookhouse Boy Scout Troop 860 W ednesdays 7:00 p.m., LDS Church Cem etery Beautification Comm . 2nd Thursday 7:00 p.m., City Library C ham ber of Com m erce 2nd Wed. Noon, Lew’s Place Cub Scout Parents Last Tuesday 7:00 p.m .W GS Cafeteria Doll Club 3rd W ednesday 1:00 p.m., Senior Center Elem. Schools Site C ouncil 1st Tuesday 3:15 p.m., W GS Library Girl Scouts Thursdays 6:30-8 p.m., Christian Church Izaak W alton League 3rd Thursday 429-7193, Call for location Lions Club 1st & 3rd Tuesdays 6:30 p.m., Lew's Place Nehalem Valley C ar Club For Info Call 429-4074 Parent-Teacher Assoc. 3rd Thursday 7:00 p.m., W GS Library Preschool Story Hour 10:30 a.m., City Library W ednesdays Senior C enter Directors 1st Friday 1:00 p.m., Senior Center VHS Site Council 1 st Monday 3:15 p.m., VHS Library Vernonia Airport C om m ittee 3rd W ednesday 7:00 p.m., City Library Vernonia Cares Directors 1st Friday 10:00 a.m., U.S. Bank Vernonia City Council 1st Monday 6:30 p.m., City Library Vernonia G range 2nd Friday 7:00 p.m., Grange Hall Vernonia Health C enter 2nd W ednesday 6:00 p.m , 854 Grant Ave. Vernonia Preschool Directors 1st Tuesday 7:00 p.m., 627 Adams Vernonia Planning Com m . 1st Thursday 7:00 p.m., City Library Vernonia Pride For Info Call, 429-1204 Vernonia Ridge Riders Last Thursday 7:00 p.m., W GS Library 2nd Tuesday Vernonia RFPD Board 7:00 p.m., Fire Station 2nd Thursday 8:00 p.m., District Office Vernonia School Board 2nd Monday Vernonia Volunteer Firefighters 7:00 p.m., Fire Station 3rd Tuesday 7:00 p.m., W OEC W OEC Directors MIST-BIRKENFELD M-BRFPD Board M-B Ambulance Assoc. M-B Firefighters Assoc. M-B Rescue M-B Helping Circle Natal Grange 2nd & 4th Tuesday 1st & 2nd Thurs. 1st & 2nd Wed. 3rd W ednesday 2nd W ednesday 2nd W ednesday 7:30 p.m., Main Fire Station 7:00 p.m., Main Fire Station 7:00 p.m., Main Fire Station 7:00 p.m., Main Fire Station 10:00 am, 755-2346 for info. 7:30 p.m., Grange Hall BANKS 8:00 p.m., Methodist Church Alcoholics Anonym ous Fridays 7:30 p.m., City Hall 2nd Tuesday Banks City Council 7:00 p.m., City Hall Banks Planning Commission Last Tuesday 7:30 p.m., Jr. High Library 2nd Monday Banks School Board Sundays, W ednesdays 7:00 p.m., UMC Youth Bldg. Banks Youth Group 1st Thursday 12:30 p.m., Brown Derby Cham ber of Commerce 3rd Monday, odd m onths 7:15 p.m., City Hall Citizen Participation Org 1 st Saturday 10:00 a.m., City Library Friends of the Library 1st & 3rd W ednesdays 7:00 p.m., Methodist Church Lions Club 8:00 p.m., Gun Club 3rd W ednesday Sunset Park Assoc. 7:00 p.m., Jr. High Library W ednesdays TOPS 7:00 p.m., Station 13 2nd W ednesday Tri-City RFPD Board COLUM BIA COUNTY (All meet in St. Helens unless otherwise noted.) W ednesdays 10 a.m., Courthouse Board of Comm issioners 7:00 p.m., Sunset Park Church 2nd Tuesday Citizens for Senior Justice COLCO Transportation 10:30 a.m., Courthouse 2nd Friday 1:00 p.m., Courthouse County Council of Seniors 2nd Friday County Fair Board 2nd & 4th Mondays 7:00 p.m., Fairgrounds 6:00 p.m., 1054 Oregon St. County Parks Comm ission 3rd Thursday 7:00 p.m., Courthouse Emergency Comm. Dist. (9- 1-1) 3rd Tuesday Noon, location call 429-3713 Historical Society 4th W ednesday 7:00 a.m., Vil|'* nn Traffic Safety Comm ission 1 st W ednesday Organizations and meeting dates not listed may be included by calling 429-9410, or by mail to The INDEPENDENT, 725 Bridge Street, Vernonia, OR 97064.
