Candace Bonner, M.D. 67 3158

   The high school cross country ski racing teams are up and skiing-thank

   you to Debra Carrus, Dan Silvernail, Jan Buschman, Mark Merkens, Les

   Hedquist, and Janice Peterson for donating or loaning gear (we still

   need skate length poles) to make it possible. A really big thank you to

   Robert Buschman and Mike Bogar and Dick Fay and the other Teacup Nordic

   club teachers for putting in so much time to teach the kids to ski. And

   thank you to the businesses who are supporting the teams: Sunnyside

   Sports in Bend for helping the league get off the ground with its early

   Fall discounts on ski gear, and its rental and wax discounts, Otto's in

   Sandy, our long time Mt Hood cross country headquarters, for the great

   general support and rental and wax discounts, and the Mountain Shop

   right here on NE Braoadway, where Jeremy Rooper has been our Portland

   guardian angel, and has not only donated skis and boots but given us

   maximum discounts to buy the skis and boots we still needed, as well as

   wax and rental discounts. And thank you most of all to Jinny Martin, who

   continues to work tirelessly to get kids on skis on snow.

   Anyone out there with a high school age member of the family can still

   get a team started at his or her school. Rodney Lee (292-0016) can tell

   you how. It was great to see so many kids on cross country skis last

   weekend!

   Thank you all,

   Candace