Summer Bulletin Board
From Taylor Meeks 7-16-2019
OREGON STATE WRESTLING ALUMNI NEWS
Wednesday, July 15, 2019
DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS CONTACT: Evan Hooper
Beavers Wrestling Alum Ken Noteboom Passed Away
CORVALLIS It
is with a heavy heart that we pass along this information to all of you
that former Beavers wrestler Ken Noteboom, a 1959 Oregon State
University graduate, passed away at his home in Junction City in late
June.
Noteboom
was a four-year wrestling lettermen for the Beavers and an avid
supporter for the OSU wrestling program. In 2013 he was presented with
the Martin Chaves Lifetime Achievement Award at Oregon State University.
Noteboom graduated as the president of his senior class, and created
and co-chaired a Blue Ribbon Committee designed to ensure the perpetuity
of the storied 103-year-old Beaver wrestling program.
Noteboom
also organized class reunions for 45 years, and co-chaired the Class of
1959 Golden Jubilee Committee that raised funds for the CH2M HILL
Alumni Center labyrinth highlighting key OSU events, plus an endowed
scholarship: the first class to make two 50th reunion gifts.
A
retired banker, Marine, and former president of the Albany and Junction
City Chambers of Commerce and the Albany Boys and Girls Club, Ken lived
near Junction City, OR.
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| Ken Noteboom |
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| photos courtesy of John Dustin |
From Joe Drucker 7-16-2019 Transpac Update:
This is the 1st boat to sink ever in the race since 1906. Garrett did the graphics on her a few days before the race. We thought our forefathers had a tough time navigating the world. John (who owns Gladstone's restaurant in Long Beach) has to leave his boat with his crew and hit the lifeboats (the boxes on the stern), Roy Disney on his boat Pyewacket picks them all up and head back to Long Beach sharing a BBQ Rib dinner that night. Rough!
Full story and some cool pics of the big boat start. The 80 or so boats left are half way there. The boat Gar's on blew out a big sail late last night, with a smaller sail they are lucky to hold 8 knots.. Sails run anywhere from $5k to 50k+ and typically half the boats lose one or two. In '79 we lost a sail under the boat and I was shocked when my uncle smirked and said it's like throwing $10k into the water. That was my salary per year at that time. Most guys hire a crew or put their boats on a freighter to get them back home around the world, another $50k. Keeps a sail makers and nautical industries alive and well. Don't ever buy a boat!
https://2019.transpacyc.com/
The Race Blogs on the website shows some insight as to why these guys do this stuff, guess it's like golf or tennis:
Day 4 Morning Check In
July 16, 2019, 0800The crew of the mighty Argo got over their onboard international social challenges yesterday by finding common ground in their hatred for Mountain House Breakfast Skillet freeze dried food. Honestly, freeze dried eggs just shouldn't be a thing. Just like the sport of cricket.
Day 3 Morning Check In
July 15, 2019, 0800The Frenchman aboard was angered by the lack of Bastille Day celebrations on the mighty Argo. He has locked himself in the aft cabin with a bottle of Malbec and the staysail sheets. The Brits are still not talking to the Americans after our tea dumping incident on Saturday evening. The Americans are okay with this.
Day 2 Morning Check In
July 14, 2019, 0800Tea time was interrupted last evening when the brain trust on board opted for multiple sail changes as we worked into the NW winds. The brits onboard were not happy. One of the Americans threw the rest of the tea over the side.
https://2019.transpacyc.com/
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