George Fox University - L'Ami Yearbook (Newberg, OR)

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BLOOD DRIVE Succeeds As Result Of Willing Participants More than 80 pints of blood were donated fall term and over 90 winter term. With a speculated 90 more pints for spring term, the year ' s total dona- tions numbered well over 200 pints. The drive was operated by the American Red Cross, sponsored by the student body; and held once each term. This volunteer program enabled people to re- ceive blood who need it without paying prohibitive prices.

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p SKY DIVING CLUB Students Jump Day They Start Training As a diver hollers Arch thousand two, thousand . . . seven thousand he is falling at 32 feet per second, three thousand feet above the ground. Finally his parachute opens and he dangles, suspended over two thousand feet above the ground and floats toward the earth. Eight students joined the Sky Diving Club this year. This means they have spent four to six hours in training and have jumped at least once. The initial training and first jump cost is around $35; after this the cost is much less. A number of other students have expressed interest in joining. IV i ' ABOVE: Debbie Collins practices jump during ground school training. TOP: Gary Ogier, parachute fully open, slowly descends to earth. ABOVE RIGHT: Gary Ogier carries his massed parachute over his head. RIGHT: Club members Debbie Col- lins, Mike Lehman. Mark Raz, and their instructor. 22 Sky Diving Club

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RAFT RACE Mens Rally Wins In 68 Minutes The 5th annual Willamette River Raft Race was held on a very cold and windy November Saturday afternoon. Nearly 40 participants attempted the three mile course on eleven assorted makeshift rafts. Some dressed for the oc casion in wet suits, while others suffered some exposure, particularly in the two rafts which didn ' t finish. Due to several mishaps, some rafts spent a longer time in the water than was humorous. The race was covered by three televi- sion networks, one for the first time. They noted especially the regretful tra- dition of dropping garbage from a bridge midway along the course with the inten- tion of hitting the rafts as they passed. The first raft to finish at Champoeg State Park was manned by Tim Hatha- way, Larry Henderson, and Mark Thomp- son, representing the rally squad (men) with a time of 68 minutes, just over last year ' s record breaking 65 minutes. ABOVE RIGHT: Mark Thompson catches an egg thrown from the bridge. ABOVE FAR RIGHT: Penn ll ' s Mother Nature, manned by Bill Trumbull, Dan Cobb, Paul Fodge, Mike Lehman, Skip Gray, and Jeff Lindquist. LOWER FAR RIGHT: The winning raft piloted by Boys Rally members Mark Thompson, Lar ry Henderson, and Tim Hathaway. BELOW: Sue Cook, Carla Main, Deanne Field, and Joyce Miller of Ed- wards III North pass up Roger Sargent, Ron Steiger, Robbie Armstrong, and Mark Hermanson. RIGHT: Penn ll ' s Andrea Keister, Lauri Brawn, Michelle Tang ney, and Diana Sheets head for home.