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

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Sunshine, icy water, hard work mark annual Raft Race Some used oil drums. Some used styrofoam. My floor used lumber and tires on our raft. We were busy all week hammering, tying, and strapping to- gether anything that looked seaworthy. I soon found out there was more to this raft race business than just a leisure- ly three-mile float down the Willamette. We were allowed to use oars only. All six of us had to be on the raft when we finished the race, too. But first thing in the water, we tipped over! The bright sunshine didn ' t chase the chill out of the water, either! No one wanted to get back on, but once we did, it was smooth sailing all the way. At least we didn ' t sink, like one unhap- py group. Although the six-year-old record of 65 minutes stood fast, some of my friends, The Kansas Kids, stroked into first place with a time of 80 minutes and 30 seconds for a dinner at Sweet Tibbie Dunbar in Portland. A raft called 2:30 a.m. (which was when the raft was finished) won a trip to the Organ Grinder. The third place crew, The Drifters, were treated to some famous Plush Pippin pie. And of 14 rafts, ours came to dock in tenth place. Boy, did I sleep well that night!

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3 (1) John Cederholm, Steve Morse and Steve Johnson paddle their way down the Willamette River. (2) Unsure of the journey ahead Dennis Knack boards his raft. (3) Pink Stinks is the banner under which Jo Wester, Joanie Snyder, Lois Hantho and Jean Frost sail with pride. (4) Loren Russel, Stan Russell, Randy Kilcup and Dale Bowerman persevere and keep on strokin ' . (5) Ready for a tough race, Phil Barnhart steps aboard his raft. (6) Lori Stark, Kathy Mc- Cormick and Tari Bates smile and point their raft towards Champoeg. (7) Swiftly passing the homemade rafts, professor Pete Snow glides down the river in his kayak. (8) Joanie Snyder happily disembarks from her raft. 10 Raft Race

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I i Jesus, not Jack-o-Lanterns, honored on Halloween What? No Halloween party? Ben Bauer, the activities director, really caught my attention that morning in chapel. But then he went on to ex- plain the unusual announcement. Throughout history. Halloween has been steeped in pagan rituals which honored or appeased Satan and evil spirits. After investigating the nature of Halloween, Ben though it unfitting for a Christian college to celebrate this holi- day. He said he had decided on a Har- vest party that would honor Jesus in- stead of Satan. (I could have cheered!) At the party, John Strutz reinforced this theme by leading us in singing and bringing a devotional. Laura Clark also praised God in song. Cookies and cider were served. Cos- tumes were optional, but many used their creativity to appear in zany dress. Costume judging was decided by au- dience applause. Top winners were the Macy 2 girls, who dazzled us all with their silver foil chocolate kisses costumes and their own rendition of Too Sweet to be True. Making a late entrance but still win- ning the audience ' s approval were Butch Hart, Tim Sherman, Steve Morgan and Mike Ogden. Using balloon grapes, colored tissue paper, and other trappings, they came as the Fruit of the Loom label. Jeanine Wendt and Steve Wolf gur- gled and gooed their way to third place in their baby costumes. The party was a success, and we all discovered you don ' t have to glorify Satan to have fun. 12 Halloween