The INDEPENDENT, August 4, 2005
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Next St. Helens River City Speedway race scheduled for August 13
Helens Police Department offi-
cer. It was the first ever B main
win for Moss, 37, a third-year
competitor who drives the
Heller Enterprises/Cage Of-
froad Chevrolet Malibu. Holma-
son won the modified B main
while driving his Emmert Mo-
tors/Mountain View Electric
open-wheel race car.
Rainier’s Greg Greer led the
first eight circuits of the modi-
fied main until Fox passed him
on the inside of the back
straightaway and led the re-
mainder of the 40-lap race with
his Malar Performance En-
gines/Northwest Competition
Motorsports open-wheel style
racer. Fox, a 23-year motor-
sports veteran, has his sights
set on winning his first Colum-
bia County Racing Association
title. It would be the second
championship of his career, as
Fox won Portland Speedway’s
street stock division in 1984.
“Everything’s been going
pretty well and this is my last
season, but I wouldn’t even be
able to compete without the
tremendous amount of spon-
sorship from Tony Malar, who
really does a fantastic job work-
ing on the motor to keep it run-
ning in such excellent condition
for every race,” said Fox, the
current division leader.
“I’m just elated to get my first
sportsman win, especially since
I had a DNF (did not finish) in
the last race (July 9) and then
dropped a few positions in the
point standings,” said Williams,
who led from start-to-finish with
done.
Why am I telling you this?
Because if you don’t know
about it...you should. And if you
do know about it, you should be
doing something to help.
There are approximately
300,000 in refugee camps, and
over 4,000 children in orphan-
ages. Their education is suffer-
ing because most of their
teachers were killed. The annu-
al income is $180. And AIDS is
rampant.
If you are thinking, “I am only
one person, what can I do?”
then you are exactly the person
I want to talk to! I used to think
that too! And YOU CAN DO
SOMETHING! I know, the news
is saturating us with the Sudan,
tsunami victims, and the miss-
ing girl in Aruba (all newsworthy
to be sure). But what about
Rwanda? They are STILL
struggling after 11 years. We
turned our backs on them then.
Will we continue to do so?
Please, learn about Rwan-
da. Get online, look it up, and
see for yourself what true hor-
rors they faced. Educate your-
selves. Do whatever it takes to
make YOUR voice heard! Write
to our Senators, to the Presi-
dent, anyone who will listen to
you. What would it be like to
“walk in their shoes?” Sounds
scary, doesn’t it? Would you
want someone to help you...
your loved ones? I think you
would. We have Freedom,
something that many people
don't have. We need to be
good stewards of our freedom.
Africa may seem “far away,”
but really, this world is so small,
and it keeps getting smaller.
Look into your heart, your spirit
and ask yourself...what can I
“let go of” so that someone may
simply live. I know it CAN be
done. Let yourself be a part of
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Letters
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and academics program de-
signed to work with after school
activities and education to rec-
ognize boys for achievements
in sports and certain academ-
ics. It’s a great companion to
fall and spring sports, as well
as any art programs offered lo-
cally. The list of possible
achievements is long! They
also teach conservation, recy-
cling for example, and the
Leave No Trace philosophy for
outdoor activities.
As both pack and dens we
take many field trips. Some this
year included: Wintering Over
Reenactment at Ft. Clatsop,
Snow Day at Mt. Hood, Ft. Van-
couver, Silver Falls, Multnomah
Falls, Rockaway Beach for a
Kite Derby, and many others.
As a pack, community service
projects this year [included]
Scouting for Food for Vernonia
Cares, SOLV, a tree plant at
Anderson Park, Goodwill Good
turn, and a Leaf Rake for the
Scout Cabin.
We are currently recruiting
boys in grades 1-5 and parents
interested in helping in leader-
ship. Adults are needed for
Grade 1 Leader and Co-
Leader, Grade 2 Leader, and
Grade 3 Co-Leader
There may be other opportu-
nities outside of leadership
available.
Boys don’t have to attend
public school to be in scouts.
Our group consists of children
from public, private and home
schools.
Call 503-429-5109 evenings
if you are interested in register-
ing your child or becoming a
leader.
I would also like to extend a
thank you to everyone who has
supported scouting. We appre-
ciate everything you have
Nicole Larke
3rd grade Den Leader
Vernonia
Genocide in Rwanda
calls for our help
To the Editor:
In April 1994, Rwanda (lo-
cated in Africa) experienced
one of the most horrific atroci-
ties known to man. Genocide.
In the first two weeks 250,000
Tutsis were killed. The most
concentrated killing in world
history. Killing 3 times faster
than the Nazis did in the Holo-
caust.
The weapon of choice was
a machete, it has been heard,
that one militant said, “Killing
with a machete is exhausting,
so we need to work in shifts.”
Women were violated in vari-
ous ways, then killed. Some
managed to survive, but were
left with the words, “I am not
going to kill you now, but you
will die of sadness,” ringing in
their ears. People were burnt
alive and family members went
so far as to turn each other in.
Local radio told the Tutsis to
find shelter in churches, stadi-
ums, and schools. That only
concentrated them so they
were easier to kill. The Tutsis
held the Hutu militia at bay by
throwing stones and sticks at
them, so the Hutu returned with
machine guns and grenades.
According to Human Rights
Watch, by the end of April, “the
worst of the massacre had fin-
ished. About half of the Tutsi
population had been mur-
dered.” Over the 100 day mas-
sacre, approx. 1,000,000 peo-
ple had been killed. Around
94% of the victims were Tutsi,
the others were moderate
Hutus.
his STC Racing Parts/Alliance
Automotive Camaro. “The car
was running great, with perfect
handling in the corners and it’s
sure been a good season, the
best of my four-year career.”
Cherington, the defending
mini stock champion from Van-
couver, overtook Warrenton’s
Mark Guindon on lap 19 and
led the remainder of the 40-lap
main with his Circle H Enter-
prises/Dusty’s Machine Shop
Datsun 210. Nusom, from Gre-
sham, took the lead in the
street stock main after passing
Rainier’s Jon “Razor” Gillett on
lap 18. Nusom took a com-
manding advantage in the
Tom’s Auto & Performance Ca-
maro and won by half a lap
over Gannin Thomas of St. He-
lens. Fordyce grabbed the lead
on lap nine of the women’s race
and stayed up front to notch her
second win in the Discount
Race Car Parts Monte Carlo.
The 10th event on the 14-
race CCRA schedule is the
Budweiser Race August 13,
featuring the Northwest Street
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