The Slice' Paper Throwing Contest
A troop of former paper carriers, some Spokesman-Review, some from other places, showed up Saturday, May 30, 2009 to demonstrate their technique and compete at the invitation of The Slice column and writer Paul Turner. There were different techniques for carrying, folding and throwing newspapers, skills from a different era.
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Paul Turner greets competitors in the courtyard of the Spokesman-Review building during the The Slice's paper throwing contest Saturday, May 30, 2009.
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Former paperboy Tim Groh demonstrates how to fold a "book", a shape which throws well, Saturday, May 30, 2009 in the Spokesman-Review building before The Slice' paper throwing contest.
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Former paperboy Tim Groh demonstrates how to fold a "book", a shape which throws well, Saturday, May 30, 2009 in the Spokesman-Review building before The Slice' paper throwing contest.
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Former paperboy Tim Groh demonstrates how to fold a "book", a shape which throws well, Saturday, May 30, 2009 in the Spokesman-Review building before The Slice' paper throwing contest.
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Former paperboy Tim Groh demonstrates how to fold a "tomahawk", a shape which throws well, Saturday, May 30, 2009 in the Spokesman-Review building before The Slice' paper throwing contest.
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Former paperboys Randy Peterschick, left, and Tim Groh reminisce about their experiences Saturday, May 30, 2009 in the Spokesman-Review building before The Slice' paper throwing contest.
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Here is a cross-section of newspapers folded by newspaper delivery people:, from left, the "tomahawk", the "book" (three in the middle) and the "sushi roll". Veteran paperboys demonstrated these during the The Slice's paper throwing contest Saturday, May 30, 2009.
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Former paper deliverer Gladys Hjortedal Johnson checks the rules Saturday, May 30, 2009 in the Spokesman-Review building before The Slice' paper throwing contest.
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Former paperboy Bob Wright chats with competitors Saturday, May 30, 2009 in the Spokesman-Review building courtyard during The Slice' paper throwing contest. He delivered the Spokesman-Review from 1944-48.
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Former paperboy David Thorin Saturday, May 30, 2009 in the Spokesman-Review building courtyard during The Slice' paper throwing contest.
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Randy Peterschick tries an underhand toss Saturday, May 30, 2009 in the courtyard of the Spokesman-Review building during The Slice' paper throwing contest.
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Al Lundbeck raises his hands after making a successful toss Saturday, May 30, 2009 in the Spokesman-Review building courtyard during The Slice' paper throwing contest.
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Former paperboy Wes Ackerman smiles after successfully throwing a paper in a bin Saturday, May 30, 2009 in the Spokesman-Review building courtyard during The Slice' paper throwing contest. Ackerman is blind.
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Former paper boy Wes Ackerman gets a hug from his wife after he successfully threw a newspaper into a bin May 30, 2009 in the Spokesman-Review building courtyard during The Slice' paper throwing contest. Wes Ackerman is blind.
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J.B. Morrison, a former paperboy from Hawai'i, tosses a paper wrapped in what he calls a "sushi roll" Saturday, May 30, 2009 in the courtyard of the Spokesman-Review building during The Slice' paper throwing contest.
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Former paperboy Tomas Lynch folds a paper Saturday, May 30, 2009 in the Spokesman-Review building courtyard during The Slice' paper throwing contest.
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Al Lundbeck, a delivery veteran of the Grit, Coeur d'Alene Press, Spokane Chronicle and Spokesman-Review tosses a "book", a tightly folded paper about the size of a paperback, towards a target in the courtyard of the Spokesman-Review building during the The Slice's paper throwing contest. JESSE TINSLEY jesset@spokesman.com
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Mike Carlson, a former paperboy, prepares to toss a "tomahawk"-folded newspaper towards a target in the courtyard of the Spokesman-Review building during the The Slice's paper throwing contest Saturday, May 30, 2009. JESSE TINSLEY jesset@spokesman.com
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Wes Ackerman, Archie Oestreicher and Randy Peterschick, all former paperboys, carefully fold their newspapers before throwing them towards a target in the courtyard of the Spokesman-Review building during the The Slice's paper throwing contest Saturday, May 30, 2009. The style of folding for flight characteristics was varied and hotly debated.
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Ken Yuhasz, a former paperboy, prepares to toss a newspaper towards a target while riding a bike in the courtyard of the Spokesman-Review building during the The Slice's paper throwing contest Saturday, May 30, 2009. He didn't have to compete on a bicycle, but Yuhasz wanted to try it the way he did it as a kid. JESSE TINSLEY jesset@spokesman.com
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Former paperboy Louis Varns Saturday, May 30, 2009 in the Spokesman-Review building courtyard during The Slice' paper throwing contest.
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Archie Oestreicher tosses a newspaper Saturday, May 30, 2009 in the courtyard of the Spokesman-Review building during The Slice' paper throwing contest.
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Competitors applaud the efforts of an opponent Saturday, May 30, 2009 in the Spokesman-Review building courtyard during The Slice' paper throwing contest.
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Writer Paul Turner, center, thanks c ompetitors Saturday, May 30, 2009 in the courtyard of the Spokesman-Review building after The Slice' paper throwing contest.
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Former paper boy Bob Wright throws a paper Saturday, May 30, 2009 in the Spokesman-Review building courtyard during The Slice' paper throwing contest.
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Tim Groh, a former paperboy, prepares to tosse a "tomahawk"-folded newspaper towards a target in the courtyard of the Spokesman-Review building during the The Slice's paper throwing contest Saturday, May 30, 2009. JESSE TINSLEY jesset@spokesman.com
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Paul Turner, left, shakes hands with Gladys Johnson, a former paper delivery person, in the courtyard of the Spokesman-Review building at the end of the The Slice's paper throwing contest. Johnson was the only female to compete.
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Paul Turner, center, poses for a picture with competitors Saturday, May 30, 2009 in the courtyard of the Spokesman-Review building after The Slice' paper throwing contest.
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The competitors (from left) Ken Yuhasz, Tim Groh, Al Lundbeck, Archie Oestreicher, Wes Ackerman, J.B. Morrison, Bob Wright, David Thorin, Louis Varns, Mike Carlson, Gladys Johnson and Randy Peterschick toss a paper at the camera in the courtyard of the Spokesman-Review building at the end of the The Slice's paper throwing contest Saturday, May 30, 2009.
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