The Winged M, May 2021

M U LT N O M A H AT H L E T I C C L U B

Make Yourself at Home Life at MAC is Made to Order PA G E 2 8

Community Conversation: Diverse Voices Share Stories PA G E 3 6

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Multnomah Athletic Club’s mission: Enrich lives, foster friendships, and build upon traditions of excellence in athletic, wellness, and social programs.

MAY 2021 | VOL. 110 No. 5

Marcus Davi, Bennett Garcia-Davi, and Erik Garcia joined other MAC families in April to celebrate the start of spring.

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FEATURED

28 | New Kids on the Block Whether it’s athletics, networking, socializing, or a good meal, new members find there’s much to love about MAC.

36 | Keep the Conversation Going Members and staff from the Asian American Pacific Islander community share common and individual experiences.

COMMUNICATIONS STAFF Stephanie Cameron Director Adam Linnman Communications Manager Julia Omelchuck Graphic Designer/ Ad Services Coordinator

CLUB NEWS

WELLNESS

9 | Faces of MAC 11 | Member Events 13 | Youth Grant Initiative 15 | MAF Tributes 19 | In Memoriam 25 | Messages to Moms

58-60 Instructor Spotlight By the Numbers

CULINARY

Kelly Robb Marketing Manager

26-27 Mother’s Day AAPI Wine Dinner

Jake Ten Pas Copywriter

EVENTS

Allyson Wilinski Content Manager

48-52 Columbia Sportswear Equipment Auction

AT H L E T I C S

62 | Ski 64 | Tennis 66 | Pickleball 68 | Karate 69 | Functional Fitness

5 | President’s Column 7 | GM’s Column 54 | Scrapbook 70 | Walk Across America 72 | Amended Bylaws 75 | Advertiser Index 76 | MAC Marketplace 78 | Tell Your Story

ON THE COVER The Milnes and Harveys, who recently became MAC members, already have favorite menu items at the Sports Pub. Photo by Craig Mitchelldyer

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PRESIDENT’S COLUMN

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A PLATINUM CLUB

President

Robert Torch Vice President

Chase McPherson Secretary

Reidun Zander Treasurer

Stephen Brown Trustees

Nathan Ayotte Kyle Goulard Mike Mathews Richard Maxwell Alison Rosenblum Irma Valdez Katherine O. VanZanten Marilyn Whitaker General Manager

Charles Leverton Business Unit Leaders Business Services

Matt Abraham Athletics and Engagement

Jason Amos Communications

Stephanie Cameron Club Operations

John Sterbis

Ways to Reach MAC

hen my family and I first joined MAC as nonresidents in 2008, one of the most important aspects of the club for us was the deep sense of community. From the beginning, the feeling was undeniable. I knew instantly that we had found another place to call home.

Robert Torch PRESIDENT

Over the past few months, that community feeling has been returning to the club as we welcome more and more members back. Familiar faces have been resuming their MAC routines, and new members are experiencing what my family did years ago, and are bringing an energy back to the building.

Nowhere was that more apparent than on MAC’s Stadium Terrace on a Friday night in April when the Portland Thorns took the pitch at Providence Park for a match against Kansas City. This was the first time in about a year and a half that the beloved Thorns played in front of their home fans. Even though there were only a few thousand supporters in the stadium, and even fewer on the terrace, the atmosphere was nearly overwhelming.

Attending Timbers and Thorns games is one of our most cherished family activities.

Susan was with me at the match last month, as was our son, Charlie. Our daughter, Isabelle, was on our minds, but we knew she was probably watching the match online from Barcelona.

Soccer has always played a big part of my life, from my high school days to playing in college at the University of Buffalo, and it’s a passion I have shared with my family.

During the 13 years we resided in North London, we lived only two miles away

from Arsenal’s home stadium. We attended almost every Arsenal home fixture, along with visiting just about every football stadium in the greater London area.

Isabelle and I reveled in the gameday atmosphere. Every match felt like a celebration, with supporters expressing their unwavering love for their home team loudly and passionately. Thousands of people from every imaginable background would come together to share in the feeling of unity, all connected by their affection for their club.

This is the same sense of community, fellowship, and connection I feel when I walk through the front doors at MAC. The club continues to be our extended family, and it still warms my heart to be part of such a special place.

It’s amazing how sports and competition can bring people together. The Timbers and Thorns are the perfect example of this.

They are the pride of Portland, and we are so fortunate to have them playing in our own backyard.

It’s civic pride that makes me so passionate about our hometown. It’s also why the board and I remain committed to exploring ways that MAC can assist the city of Portland overcome some of the challenges it currently faces. We’ve reached out to the Portland Business Alliance offering our support, and we’re hoping to play a significant role in the upcoming Portland Rose Festival. The effort is gaining traction among the MAC community, thanks to the efforts primarily of the Member Events and Community Relations committees.

The past year has been difficult for all of us, but I know collectively that we have the strength and vigilance to get through this together. I am optimistic about the future.

I’m also looking forward to the day when the Stadium Terrace is once again overflowing with members, staff, and their families, all in solidarity with their scarves up supporting our hometown clubs.

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MANAGER’S COLUMN Committee Chairs STANDING

Athletic Brad Miller Budget and Finance Steve Brown Communications Debbie Koesel DEI Grant Yoshihara Diversity Admissions Chris Gong House Jack Phillips Member Events Sheri Anderson Membership Ron Fraback Property Spencer Raymond BOARD

Food & Beverage Rachael Seeger Human Resources Steve Brown Land Use Dwight Terry Technology Soren Andersen SPECIALIZED

Arts Catherine Blanksby Community Relations Vivian Solomon SPORT

Basketball Mark Plumlee Climbing Reniera Eddy Cycling Steve Getsiv Dance Cinzia Corio-Holman Early Birds Bill Zander Fitness & Decathlon Blake Anderson Golf Darin Vick Group Exercise Shawn DiGruccio Gymnastics Sara Vanderhoff Handball Brian Lee Karate Mark Twietmeyer Outdoor Activities Program Sue Rimkeit Pickleball Mark Jansa Pilates Irvin Handelman Racquetball Georgette Blomquist Ski Doug Lindgren Squash Byron Gaddis Swim Ken Meyer Synchro Lisa Girard Tennis Nicole Mather Triathlon & Running Ryan Chiotti Volleyball Nikki Metcalf Walking & Hiking Suzanne Zarling Water Fitness Chris Bathurst Water Volleyball Dinda Mills Yoga Daureen Morris EVENT

20s/30s Grant Wiater Balladeers Jon Lee Culture and Style Maria Bruce Family Events Lindsey Hern Holiday Decorating Bridget Connolly MelloMacs Amy Johnson Social Activities Ryan Chiotti

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rom my office at MAC I can see the children of our community scuttle to their next dance, competitive climbing, or tennis class in the sanctuary that is our second home. They leave Charles Leverton behind a world GENERAL MANAGER filled with dangers, real and perceived, and enter a world where all possibilities exist. Within the walls of the club, they regain their independence and a sense of normalcy. They navigate our halls in search of dreams only children are brave enough to dream: “I want to be the next Naomi Osaka. I want to be an Olympic gymnast. I want to be the greatest….”

Within the walls of the club, children regain their independence and a sense of normalcy. They navigate our halls in search of dreams only children are brave enough to dream.

I watch as our marvelous coaches, Front Desk team, At Your Service crew, and the dining staff bring a smile to each of their faces. A team united in a singular purpose: to bring these children joy and a semblance of independence. They continue to overcome the odds to surprise and delight all of us with their ingenuity, commitment, and kindness. Supported by our silent heroes, the facility crew, the housekeeping staff, our kitchen team; they have created a sanctuary of hope. It is this unrelenting pursuit of service that fills our staff with the type of satisfaction that can only be derived from bringing joy to another human being.

It is exciting to see the team continue their steady progress towards a full club opening and we are feeling hopeful that we will see a far more permissive environment during late summer and fall. Meanwhile, we look forward to celebrating Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month with all of you. Our Asian Pacific Islander employee network leader, chef April Ramos, has partnered across our organization to plan some exciting food options and speakers.

Service is a familiar companion in my life. As a veteran, with numerous combat deployments, I have had the honor of seeing some of the finest humans — from all walks of life, races, and creeds — prove that service to others remains the pinnacle expression of human compassion. These soldiers leave behind the comforts of home to help strangers thousands of miles away.

They laugh, cry, and fight together for something that they all believed was worth defending. I have seen them bond so deeply that they would call one another brother and sister, despite their very different experiences. I have also seen some of them make the ultimate sacrifice.

This month, as we approach Memorial Day, many veterans and their families, including my own, will remember the smiles and laughs of those great men and women who gave their lives to protect our freedoms. We, like so many others, will lay flowers at the graves of our fallen, enjoy a barbecue (weather and COVID permitting) with some close friends, and share stories to honor their sacrifice.

MAC will also honor these heroes.

During the week prior to Memorial Day, each restaurant will display a table dedicated to our fallen soldiers. I ask you to join me in my gratitude for MAC’s Sergeant Sean Fennerty and his family, who are a vital part of our MAC family. I ask you to join me in my gratitude for John Pelham, who we honor annually with a racquetball tournament in his name. I ask you to join me in honoring their sacrifice and that of so many others by living life to the fullest.

“This We’ll Defend.”

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FACES OF MAC Some might be satisfied with the athletic accomplishment of competing for Team U.S.A., but not club member Elizabeth Wiita.

The former MAC Synchro star developed an even deeper passion while traveling abroad as an ambassador for artistic swimming: Eradicating global health disparities.

“At Barnard College of Columbia University, I worked in an electrochemistry lab for three years investigating kidney stones that form from buildups of cystine, an amino acid found in the human body, and designed a tool to sense them,” she recounts.

Wiita would go on to earn her degree in chemistry, yet another step toward her most recent milestone, being named one of the 24 recipients of the prestigious Gates Cambridge Scholarship.

As the old saying goes, “It’s not the destination, it’s the journey” and the road to this honor was paved with research designed to improve global health at every step. “After college, I collaborated on an ongoing geochemistry project in Cambodia to engineer sensors for arsenic levels in rice and drinking water. High levels of arsenic are poisonous to humans. Cambodia’s groundwater welling system has steadily increased in levels of the tasteless toxin in the past few decades.

“Then, as a Fulbright Scholar in Romania, I engineered renewableenergy sources, called biofuels, to mitigate the health consequences of climate change,” she continues. “I am now pursuing a master’s in chemical engineering at Columbia University as a National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellow, exploring how proteins and synthetic materials can alter cellular structures.”

Wiita is looking forward to enacting change as a part of the Gates-Cambridge community in October. “At the University of Cambridge, I will investigate the transportation of nucleic acids into cells to find better ways of targeting human health issues, such as viruses and cancers, found in those environments. This research will improve therapeutics and vaccines.”

The newest member of the club community might not be addressing issues of international importance, but that doesn’t mean he doesn’t give a hoot. He’s a barred owl, so that’s kind of his thing.

Dubbed Hooty by MAC’s maintenance staff, the tiny trespasser was leaving pellets all over the pavement outside the Athletic Entrance, puzzling employees as to the proper course of action. He’d been camping out roughly 40 feet above the nearby deck, which made curbing his habits or politely suggesting he find a new home both tricky propositions.

Fortunately for Hooty, and bird watchers, MAC decided to not just let him stay, but to roll out the welcome mat.

Maintenance Manager Pat Fetsch stepped in and offered to procure an owl box, which his team attached to an adjacent tree and filled with cedar chips.

“He has become our de facto mascot not for his tell-tale droppings, but his skill for controlling the ground rodents in the adjoining hillside,” Fetsch explains. “So, we hope we made a good deal with Hooty that he can continue to manage the rodent population as long as we provide a cozy new red cedar box home on the hillside conifer. We like our chances he will settle into his new digs.”

“We are making lemonade!” says Housekeeping and Laundry Services Manager Elaine O’Flynn. “Housing the homeless owl, finding ways to work with nature, and using his hunting skills to our advantage. It’s a win-win. Now, we just need to train him to not poop on the bricks. Even if he is endangered.”

When asked for a response to Fetsch and O’Flynn’s comments, Hooty looked thoughtfully into the distance before turning his head and responding with a simple, “Who?”

All of these good works sprang from a combination of factors in Wiita’s upbringing here in Portland. Her teachers and mentors at the Catlin Gabel School inspired her to pursue passions in a variety of subjects, and attending a liberal arts college allowed her to explore humanities and social sciences alongside chemistry. Wiita says this interdisciplinary education taught her crucial perspectives on how research could improve the world.

“My experience balancing MAC, Team U.S.A., and school taught me the importance of discipline, determination, and time management in achieving a long-term goal,” she adds. “I still frequent pools around the globe and return to MAC whenever possible to reconnect with athletes and coaches. I am forever grateful for the mentorship I received and would not be where I am today without these incredible people. In particular, Lucie Svrcinova, who continues to inspire me.”

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Meet Member Events Sheri Anderson Member Events Chair sanderson.chair@themac.com

COMMITTEE MEMBERS: Dana Baioni James Bruce Rachael Brumund Amy Chandler Sandra Cost Mary Di Orio Brad Krupicka Alex Page Mary Kay Rodman Ashley Vachal

The Member Events Committee supports community building at MAC. Primarily, our role is to assist the seven social committees — Balladeers, Culture & Style, Family Events, Holiday Decorating, MelloMacs, Social Activities, and 20s/30s — with events that inform, entertain, and involve members throughout the club.

Our focus for the coming year is on the role MAC plays in the greater Portland community. Despite the challenges of the past year, many of us see Portland as a city that can and should offer opportunity, creativity, diversity, and the freedom

We also select honorees for the annual McAlpin Award, which recognizes outstanding commitment to the social activities of the club, and the Al Tauscher Award, which recognizes outstanding teen and junior MAC members.

Our focus for the coming year is on the role MAC plays in the greater Portland community.

The events individual committees coordinate are among the great attributes that set MAC apart from athletic clubs that soley have equipment and spaces to exercise. They bring people together and develop community. Watch this space for more information and opportunities to be involved with these committees and their events.

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MAF’s Youth Grant Initiative Evolves with the Times Pandemic-imposed challenges and constraints wind up impacting the process in positive ways

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s is the case with so many things, the Multnomah Athletic Foundation’s Youth Grant Initiative (YGI) looked different this past year. The successful program, established in 2017, recruits seventh and eighth graders from across Washington, Multnomah, and Clackamas counties to actively participate in the nonprofit world — specifically in the grant-making and grant-awarding process. In past years, the students met in person six times each fall, and worked together to determine and recommend organizations to receive $5,000 of community grant funding from the foundation. Due to COVID-19, meeting face-to-face was not an option this time around, so all grant-related activities took place online.

At first, moving the entire process online, which includes interviewing multiple student candidates and several virtual group meetings driven by collaborative discussion, seemed daunting. But in reality, the perceived constraints actually initiated new dynamics with far-reaching results.

For starters, thanks to the online process, it was easier for individuals to apply. In the past, approximately 12-15 individuals expressed interest, and 8-10 were selected to participate. This year, 60 students applied, and volunteers interviewed each candidate virtually. Due to the high number of quality applicants, the foundation decided to create two teams, each comprised of 12 people, which basically doubled the number of participants, and doubled the impact of the grant funding to $10,000.

Additionally, moving the application process online allowed MAF to connect with a larger and more diverse pool of applicants, which, in turn, helps create a grant-awarding process that reflects more points of view.

It came as no surprise that the middle schoolers easily adopted a virtual format.

Those more comfortable speaking in front of their peers had no trouble interacting via video meetings, while those less inclined to speak on camera embraced the sidebar chat function. Susan Hale — past foundation board member, current volunteer, and an original YGI organizer — led one of the two groups, and was impressed with the Continued on page 15

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Continued from page 13 students’ ease with the technology. “These kids really made great use of the meeting platform, and in particular, the chat function, which was often lit up with input from participants. I was also impressed with how thoughtful, supportive, and responsive the kids were to each other’s comments.”

Moving the application process online allowed MAF to connect with a larger and more diverse pool of applicants.

Student participant Sophia Stiles, a 14-year old eighth grader at Holy Redeemer Catholic School in North Portland explains that she “liked the chat function since it allowed me to think more deeply and collect my thoughts before I shared them with the group. I felt less on-the-spot, and was more comfortable expressing my opinion than if I was in person.” She adds, “Also, during our online meetings, I felt all the cohort members were more focused and super attentive, plus everyone was respectful and kind when we disagreed.”

Not only does this new take on a timetested initiative tap into the spirit of the times, it also reflects the foundation’s evolving DEIJ (Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, Justice) statement, which is characterized by creating opportunity, encouraging diversity and inclusivity, and fostering team dynamics and cooperation.

Overall, what at first seemed limiting actually proved to foster a more expansive YGI experience, and ultimately helped create positive outcomes. “Things went surprisingly well, and as a result, we’re considering a hybrid approach for next year — one that combines the best of in-person interactions with virtual elements,” says Hale. “Plus, the online aspect makes it easier to scale the initiative in the future.

The 2020 YGI was a truly transformative experience for all involved.”

—Laurie Harquail Online applications for the next YGI cohort, starting in September 2021, are now open through May 28 at MultnomahAthleticFoundation.com.

MAF Tributes Honor someone special or memorialize someone who has passed away by making a tribute gift to the Multnomah Athletic Foundation. Tributes fall under one of five designations: memorial, anniversary, get well, birthday, or recognition. To make a contribution, contact MAF Executive Director Lisa Bendt at 503-517-2350 or lisa@MultnomahAthleticFoundation.com.

May tributes are listed below, with the honored individuals’ names in bold.

Mehdi Akhavein (memorial)

Anne Jubitz Munro (memorial)

Lynn and Ron Gotcher

Steve Biles

Gloria Mighell

Bud Lewis (memorial)

Ione Clair (memorial)

Gabee and Barbara Acee

Mort and Mary Lang Bishop

Sheri Andersen

Ann Blume

Diana Kemper Callaway and George Callaway III

Diana Kemper Callaway and George Callaway III

Lee Emery

Lynn and Ron Gotcher

Martha Godfrey Dixon

Molly and Matt Horton

John Cook Jr (memorial)

Diane Lewis

Gary and Laurie Cook

Nels Lewis, Debbie Olds-Lewis, Jordana Lewis, Ingrid Lewis-Rocks

Gerald “Jerry” Exley (memorial) Larry Brown Colleen and Geoffrey Burke Jerry and Olivia Froebe Tom and Sue Marineau Larry and Marilyn Reiling Barbie and Burke Rice

Nancy Gretze (memorial) Larry Brown

Gloria Mighell Ron Neiger Craig Ruble Julie and Peter Stott Paul and Dawn Trimble

Milo McIver (memorial) Larry Brown

Gene Sayler (memorial) Tom Repp

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Learn more at MultnomahAthleticFoundation.com.

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IN MEMORIAM Christopher James Bjork June 21, 1968-March 5, 2021 Christopher James Bjork, a beloved husband, father, friend, and neighbor, passed away peacefully surrounded by his family on March 5 after suffering a massive stroke. For the countless number of people who loved him, an unfillable void has been created.

Life for Chris centered around his family – his wife Allison and their three sons Anders, Henry, and Geordie and beloved dog Willie. He was, in turn, the center of their universes. Every decision he made started and ended with what would be best for their tribe of five.

Chris is also survived by his brother, David and sister-in-law, Michelle; niece, Merritt and nephew, Gunnar; his mother, Ann Barker and her husband, Ed; stepmother, Drenna Bjork and other loved extended family members. He was predeceased by his father, Jim Bjork.

Chris was unconditionally up for a good chat. The running laugh was that while he may not have remembered all the actual names of people he came into contact with, more importantly he remembered small, significant details and would keep continuous conversations streaming at coffee shops, grocery stores, dog parks, and neighborhood walks.

He counted his friends as blood relatives, the Oregon Ducks as his family, the Foo Fighters as the greatest band ever, and sharing stories over a nice cold Coors Light (or several) as the best way to live.

And he lived large. Whether it was unexpectantly taking up guitar lessons and surprising his staff with a midday concert, coming at you with the heartiest of fist bumps, pulling his infamous “Montana Exit,” or calling for one last “Final Final” at the end of a great evening, Chris always made everyone around him laugh until they cried.

A member of the proud South Eugene Axemen community, a youth sports coach, a beloved member of the Blazers staff in the early 1990s, and a lifelong Ducks fan, he loved, and mentored, his many sports families. He most recently worked for Learfield-IMG College as a director of business development, and his tenure working either directly with or for the University of Oregon lasted over 26 years.

After starting off with his usual banter in a recent meeting, Chris suddenly waved his hand and said: “It comes down to this, I just want to be a good human.”

Mission accomplished, Chris. You were the best human among us. You taught us all how to take care of one other, lessons we need now more than ever. Our new mission, inspired by your love and your light, is “Be Like Chris.”

For those who would like to make a contribution in Chris’ honor, an Oregon Duck scholarship fund has been established in his name. Gifts can be made online at goducks.com/BjorkScholarship, or via mail by sending a check made out to the Duck Athletic Fund with memo: In honor of Chris Bjork, and mailed to the Duck Athletic Fund Attn: Lauren Kaufman, 2727 Leo Harris Parkway, Eugene, OR 97408).

For additional questions, please call Callie Wagner on the Duck Athletic Fund team at 541.346.5371. A celebration of life will be held at a later date due to current COVID restrictions.

Ione S. Clair Jan. 25, 1933-March 6, 2021 Ione Scott Clair, 88, loving mother, grandmother, and friend to all, passed away Saturday, March 6, 2021, in her Portland home. Born January 25, 1933, in Hood River, Oregon, to Tom and Emily Scott, Ione grew up on the family property outside Hood River. She attended Hood River Elementary and graduated from Hood River High School in 1951. She graduated with

a bachelor’s degree in school-based speech therapy from the University of Oregon in 1955. Ione often talked fondly about her Kappa Alpha Theta college sorority sisters.

She met her future husband Harry (Buzz) Clair III while attending the University of Oregon. They married on June 22, 1957.

Ione and Buzz explored the world together.

A MAC trip to Turkey, India, and Thailand was a favorite. They loved their two boys and took them on many adventures as well.

Ione traveled through life with Buzz until his December 2015 passing.

Ione, a hard worker, served as a schoolbased speech therapist after college.

Motherhood led to a hiatus from employment to raise her boys. Later, she worked in the Mountain Park Racquet Club Pro Shop, where she fostered countless friendships. Whether working, raising her boys, or volunteering, Ione touched the lives of all around her. She loved life and people making the world a brighter place.

Ione believed in giving back to the world via volunteering. One of her early volunteer experiences was in the Portland Junior League where she served as president. She chaperoned for the Rose Festival Court. She volunteered at Trinity Episcopal Church in the altar society, and recently, she served meals weekly to community members in need. She also spent time weekly working in the Portland International Rose Garden.

Ione walked up the hill with her clippers to trim the rose bushes.

For decades, Ione arrived at her beloved Multnomah Athletic Club before 5 a.m. to enter as the doors opened. Her morning routine included water aerobics, exercise machines, and classes. On Fridays, she shared her weekly trivia challenge questions in the Stretch Room. Daily, she provided “vitamins” to the Beauty Bar ladies, spreading good will and wishes for a great day.

As a long-serving Early Bird Committee member, Ione was known for her baked goodies and special sparkle. Her love of Continued on page 21

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Continued from page 19 MAC led to volunteering for countless events such as family parties, where she would help MAC children create treasures, or chaperoning at MAC youth dances. For years, she helped with holiday decorating, but after retirement, she joined the committee helping to transform MAC into a holiday wonderland. In 2018, Ione was awarded the prestigious McAlpin Award for her extensive Multnomah Athletic Club volunteering.

Humble always, she jumped with surprise when her name was called. A well-deserved honor from the club she loved.

Throughout her life, Ione was known as a gracious hostess. She treated everyone as an honored friend whether you were a sorority sister, a junior league member, a princess, an unhomed person, or a MAC member.

Famous for her warm welcome and smile, guests at her recent birthday party enjoyed a peek at her loving smile when she briefly lifted her mask.

Later in life, Ione loved spending time in Hawaii and along the Oregon Coast. The coast reminded her of cherished weekends at Rosemary’s house on the split at Salishan with MAC friends. She lived each day to the fullest with a contagious joy. She left behind a legacy of giving, loving, and helping. She attributed her long life to a commitment to keep moving. Ione loved her family and friends. She made a positive difference, always and everywhere.

Ione was preceded in death by her parents, Tom and Emily Scott; sister, Sally Davis; and husband, Harry (Buzz) Clair.

Ione is survived by her sons, Chick (Vera) and Mitchell (Lori DeGidio) and grandsons, Harrison (Samantha), and Patrick.

In lieu of flowers, remembrances may be made to the Multnomah Athletic Foundation in Ione’s name: MultnomahAthleticFoundation.com/giving/

Lindsey Horenblas April 6, 1949- April 4, 2021 Dr. Lindsey Waine Horenblas was born in Toronto, Canada on April 6, 1949, the middle son of Rachel and Murray Horenblas.

He played basketball and saxophone and served on student council at Bathurst Heights High School, where he was captioned in his 12th-grade yearbook as “The Friendly Giant”, an apt description that remained relevant throughout his life.

Lindsey received his medical degree from University of Toronto in 1974 and was a graduate of the first Emergency Medicine residency at McGill University in Montreal in 1979. He relocated to Portland, Oregon, when he was recruited as director of emergency medicine at St. Vincent’s Hospital and Medical Center.

During the subsequent 36 years, until his retirement in 2015, Lindsey not only personally provided care to thousands of patients, but also took pride and satisfaction in fostering the development and wider recognition of what was then the young specialty of emergency medicine.

He was an assistant clinical professor of emergency medicine at Oregon Health Sciences University and volunteered there in the interview and selection process of applicants to the Emergency Medicine Residency program. Lindsey was also active in the administrative and business aspects of medical practice. He was a founding partner and first president of Western Oregon Emergency Physicians, Inc., a specialty-specific corporation that grew into Oregon Emergency Physicians, Inc. and is currently the state’s largest independent emergency physician corporation.

Throughout his career, Lindsey practiced what he taught: dedicate yourself to providing the best care to all in a professional and caring way. His keen interest in helping the underserved was exemplified by his work with Project Erase and medical relief trips all over the world. As a longtime leader of the medical community and good friend to countless Oregonians, Lindsey will be greatly missed.

Lindsey led a rich and active life guided by curiosity, compassion, ethics, humor, loyalty, and a tremendous sense of adventure. He traveled extensively and pursued many activities throughout his adult life.

Over the years, tiddlywinks, running, saxophone, basketball, Scuba diving, tennis, cycling, hiking, fly fishing, bridge, billiards, and various overly competitive versions of online Scrabble were just some of the ways he shared time with people he cared about.

He befriended strangers everywhere he went, was always there when people needed him, and was profoundly dedicated to, and adoring of, his family.

Lindsey passed away suddenly of natural causes on Sunday, April 4, 2021. He was 71 years old. He is survived by his loving wife

of 33 years, Geri Cullers; children, Dara Horenblas, Lian Horenblas (Aaron Eades), Isaac Horenblas, and Tess Horenblas (Nick Zarnowski); brothers, Richard and Glen Horenblas; uncle and aunt, David and Caryl Himelfarb; and countless devoted friends. Donations in his honor can be made to the Jewish Federation, Oregon Food Bank, and Outside In.

William Eugene ‘Bill’ Mulflur March 23,1926-Jan. 5, 2021 William Eugene ‘Bill’ Mulflur passed away peacefully in Portland on Jan. 5 at age 94 of natural causes. He was born to Florence (Pendergast) and William Mulflur in Saranac Lake, New York, on March 23,1926.

Bill graduated from Saranac Lake High School as an accomplished athlete, playing football, baseball, and running track.

As a senior he was awarded the prestigious Loyalty Award for his support and contributions to the school and students.

Bill joined the U.S. Army, and upon returning he enrolled in Canisius College in Buffalo, New York, earning a degree in history. While in college he met the love of his life, Happy. They were married in 1950 and enjoyed 65 years of marriage together.

Happy died in 2015.

After college, his organizational skills and love of numbers helped him secure a position as the assistant general manager for the Buffalo Bisons professional baseball team. In 1955, he and his young, but growing, family followed the team’s general manager to Portland where he joined the Portland Beavers baseball club in the same position. In 1959, he began what would become a memorable 23-year career at the Oregon Journal newspaper as the executive sports editor. In 1982, he was named deputy sports editor for the merged Journal and The Oregonian. He also wrote a weekly column in the Catholic Sentinel, including a touching article about his daughter Claire when she passed away. Bill was the editor of The Winged M magazine for many years and as always enjoyed writing about local athletics.

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Continued from page 21 sports with coaches, athletes, and officials.

Over the years he developed a passion for golf — writing about it and playing throughout the state and the Pacific Northwest.

He enjoyed watching his grandchildren’s sporting events and for years organized a family golf tournament. He was a longtime member of the Multnomah Athletic Club, Prineville Golf Club, and Columbia Edgewater Country Club.

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He is survived by children Ann (John) Matschiner, Tom (Cindy), Steve (Yolanda), Mary Lou (Martha) Mulflur-White, Joan (Ron) Youngberg, and Lisa McQuilliam (Kevin); grandchildren, Edson, Krystin, Jessika, Kara, Amy, Andrew, Jill, Tommy, Nicolas, Maddie, Claire, Tommy, William, and Lindsey; and great-grandchildren, Bradley, Sarah, Hannah, Emma; Mason, Hudson, Kai, and Nash. He was preceded in death by his son, Mike and daughter, Claire.

Charitable contributions in Bill’s memory may be made to the Evans Scholars Foundation. A celebration of his life will be held at a later date.

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Starting at age 15, she traversed the country with the famed “Cody Kids,” the championship team of girl swimmers sponsored by the Multnomah Athletic Club.

She won 15 national titles over eight years, culminating in a silver medal in the 1948 Olympics for the 100-meter backstroke.

Later, she lived around the world with her husband, Gordon Edwards (deceased). She built a new life in 1974 with her children in Portland. She was a dedicated mother who took pride in her independence, creativity, and intelligence. She delighted in reading, especially The Oregonian, biographies and political books, and collected contemporary Portland art.

She died peacefully at home and has rejoined the earth at River View Cemetery.

She is survived by her children, Christopher and Ann Edwards; her son-in-law; and two grandchildren.

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My mother never fails to be there for her four kids when they need her most. She’s always been a fun and loving mom who wants the best for her children. It’s hard to imagine what she’s been through with this many kids, but she never quits and loves us no matter what.

When school shut down she took in my entire family and helped remote school my kids. As a former teacher and an incredibly loving grandma, she was such a blessing to our family. Her love and support carried us through this time. It was so special for us to be able to spend so much time with her this year. In addition to helping with remote school, she gave all three kids piano lessons and read to them every night. This is just one example of how she shows up for her kids and grandkids regularly.

We are so thankful for her. Happy Mother’s Day, Mom!

—Sebastian I know taking care of four kids and working full time is no small feat. You somehow stay calm under pressure and get everything done. Not only do you logistically finish everything that is asked of you, but at the same time you manage to make each of us feel loved, cared for, and heard. You listen to us and are there for us even when it’s draining and long and not easy. I have no idea how you do it all and stay sane, but you do! You are a supermom. Thank you for being you. Happy Mother’s Day! —Bella My mom is a fantastic judge of character, a perfect sounding board for any problem I’ve ever had, and a pro at getting out the toughest stains. She loves all four of her kids like I’ve never seen anyone love something, and I know that I can’t even begin to comprehend everything she’s done and sacrificed for me. Love you, mom. Have a great day and a great everyday, because no one deserves it more than you.

—Alexandre My mother is absolutely inspiring. She does almost all the laundry and still has time to take care of us. I could not ask for someone better than her to be my mom. She is an overall role model. I love her with all my heart.

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Erica Chiotti I love my mom because she helps me when I’m hurt and scared. My favorite thing that my mom does for me is she makes the tasty food that I eat every day. My mom makes me laugh by telling funny jokes. I love my mom because she plays the best music. My mom makes me feel special because she tells me she loves me every day. I love my mom because she loves going on bike rides with me. What I like best about my mom is that she loves me no matter what. My mom helps me understand something when I’m confused or stuck on a problem. I love that. My mom likes to bake cookies, cupcakes, and brownies in the kitchen with me. I love that my mom gives me really good book suggestions. I love that my mom always greets me with a big smile in the morning.

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Theresa Lovett My mom has always been the glue in our family.

Her care and compassion ensure that everything is kept on track. Whether it’s an extra toothbrush on a family vacation or single handedly dealing with a flooded basement, she always manages to save the day. Although we don’t tell her often enough, she means the world to us. To have such a loving, strong, funny, and compassionate mom is a gift. Our gratitude, though present throughout the year, is not expressed often enough. Thank you, mom, for everything you do.

—Kathryn and Peter Lovett

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To-Go Menu Heirloom Caprese Salad heirloom tomatoes, fresh mozzarella, basil, aged balsamic, arbequina olive oil Ravioli spring vegetables, pea pistou

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A MAC tradition returns this summer. Don’t miss Chef Oswalt’s take on the Spanish delicacy of chicken, shrimp, clams, and mussels with saffron rice.

Bar Manager Roni Pervezi serves sangrias, and other cocktails, to pair with this delicious dish. Reserve a seat at themac.com/dining.

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Lunch: 11 a.m.-2 p.m.

Dinner: 4-10 p.m.

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The Sports Pub offers its entire menu to-go for members who want to eat before and during Thorn and Timbers matches. Beginning approximately 90 minutes prior to each match, staff is available outside the Reading Lounge to take to-go orders. Members may also call ahead to have takeout orders ready upon their arrival. Please call 971-867-0353 to place an order in advance.

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Club appeals to range of ages and appetites, even during challenging times

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f there’s one lesson the last year has taught again and again, it’s that few things in life are constant. Sailing the swells and calms of pandemic life has taught everyone to have sea legs, and to appreciate each day for its opportunities. While Multnomah Athletic Club has been as much at the mercy of prevailing health trends and corresponding mandates as everyone else, something becomes crystal clear when speaking with members who’ve joined in recent years.

There is no bad time to come aboard the good ship MAC. New opportunities for athletic challenge, social connection, and educational engagement depart daily, and this community remains a safe port even in a storm.

Longtime members may more acutely feel the changes inherent in the challenges of COVID, but for those acclimating to club life for the first time, it’s the opportunities that stand out. From sharing a meal created by MAC’s top-tier chefs to taking a class in its exercise facilities, from bonding over a good book to the opportunity to help steer the culture of the club through committee service, new members have found as much to love as those who joined before them.

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Ryan, Amanda, Caroline, and Chloe Harvey became MAC members in March 2020.

Flexible Future, Compelling Present “My husband and I didn’t go to college here, so we don’t have that U of O, Oregon State, or Lincoln High tie that so many people in Portland seem to have,” Amanda Harvey says. “Joining the club was just one way to make the world a little bit smaller.”

She and her husband, Ryan, graduated from California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, and University of Virginia, respectively, and met after Amanda moved up from San Diego 14 years ago. Both work in the finance industry, with Ryan specializing in investment consulting, and Amanda’s current endeavor exemplifying the self-determination suited to this time of societal upheaval.

“You caught me on a crazy day! I just started my own financial planning and wealth management firm, and today is my first day.

I’m so jazzed right now!” she says, laughing, during her interview.

Uplevel Wealth is an investment firm focused on working with women professionals and families, and as Amanda points out, “MAC is the perfect place to find people like that.” The club’s reputation for being a networking hub is well-established, but she says that the allure of its offerings runs so much deeper than business.

“The incredible athletic facilities are kind of a given, and I love being part of a place that’s just a one-stop shop for anything that I could be interested in doing or learning or trying. We’re both busy professionals. If I think, ‘Oh, I want to try squash,’ I don’t have to go out and try to find a special club to do that. I remember seeing stand-up paddleboard yoga, and thinking, ‘Well, that sounds amazing.’ I think that it’s important to keep your brain elastic and find opportunities to try new things. That’s what I look forward to!”

The horizon beckons, as it does for so many these days, but the Harveys also have found plenty to savor in the moment. Friends of former Board of Trustees President William Lee and his family, Amanda recalls an eerily quiet dinner in the Sports Pub right after they were admitted in late March 2020. “You remember that time, when we were all thinking, ‘Should we be out? Should we be home?’ We were just so excited that we were finally officially members!”

Shortly after, the club closed for the first time due to COVID restrictions, but Amanda says that what she saw come out of that only reinforced her feeling that joining was a smart move.

“We were really impressed with the pivot to virtual offerings! It was so apparent how hard everybody tried to make the best of the situation. Soon, we were watching magic shows with our kids, and decorating cupcakes virtually. Anything that we saw that looked interesting, we participated in it because we were desperate to have some activity in our lives.”

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Continued from page 29 When the club opened again, they eagerly took advantage of that, too. The Harveys went swimming with their daughters, Caroline and Chloe, and attended Crab Fest indoors, even though that MAC tradition felt strange after months of not eating out. More recently, Amanda and Ryan tried their first strength and conditioning class in the Outside Fitness Zone.

“Maybe that’s a benefit to us being so brand new, in that we didn’t have a routine that was established over the past 20 years. We were able to pivot pretty easily just because we didn’t have any set expectations.”

“It’s really cool to be a part of something that’s been around for such a long time, but is also capable of change,” she says. On the other hand, Amanda is excited to experience some things first-hand as a member. Seeing her two daughters playing with other children at MAC feels like it will be a sign of things returning to normal.

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“For us, it will be really nice once some of the family activities are available again. That’s what we really want to do, is be able to have classes for the kids and take part in Family Fridays.”

Praise from Those Who Know If any couple could be critical of the club’s culinary and athletic array, it would be Adam and Tia Milne. The former owns Old Town Pizza & Brewing, as well as Baby Doll Pizza, and the latter is a training program design and delivery lead at Nike. Quite the contrary, though, both have nothing but praise for MAC’s food and fitness offerings.

“The filet at 1891 is one of the best in town, better even than some local steakhouses,” Tia says. “We think the food is really great quality in general, and for a very reasonable price. Because Adam’s in the restaurant industry, going out has been in the DNA of our relationship for the entire time that we’ve been together. One of the things that we realized with the pandemic is that we both really need a break from cooking at home.”

The Milnes didn’t join MAC just for the food, but it certainly sweetened the deal. After participating in a couple of tap takeovers in the Sports Pub, one of the club’s chefs asked if they’d ever considered entering the club’s lottery. They had not, but given their experiences with Sports Pub manager Dana Wold and the rest of the club’s Food & Beverage staff, they decided to apply on a whim, thinking they wouldn’t get in.

“It’s the closest fitness facility to our house. We have a freshman at Lincoln, and so it would be an opportunity for him to get involved. It’s a great way to meet people in the community and also, for us, to hopefully expose people to Adam’s beer on a more regular basis,” Tia explains. “We were like, ‘Yeah, sure. We’ll join the lottery, whatever. People wait for five years to get in! What’s the harm?’ Then we ended up getting number 20 in the lottery.”

January of 2021 wasn’t the steadiest of financial times for those in the restaurant industry, but the Milnes wanted their youngest, Max, to have the chance to enjoy the club before he was out of high school. They took a chance and have zero regrets.

In addition to making the most of outdoor dining in The Bistro in late winter and spring, Tia has taken to working out in the Outside Fitness Zone and new Fitness Room. She sometimes comes to the club as many as six times a week, and thus far is a fan of classes such as Yoga Strength and MAC Strong, as well as just doing her own routines throughout the facilities.

Through connections she’s made at the club, including with General Manager Charles Leverton and former Board of Trustees Treasurer Sandy Moore II, Milne linked up with two other related groups for which she feels a deep affinity. The first was Multnomah Athletic Foundation, and in March, Tia participated along with other leaders from around Portland in a panel discussion in honor of International Women’s Day. Continued on page 33

Tia and Adam Milne joined the club earlier this year.

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She also joined the ad hoc committee searching for MAC’s next athletic director, which like MAF, makes great use of her knowledge of, and passion for, athletics and fitness. As a person of color, she’s further interested in assisting with the club’s current Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion efforts, and sees her commitment to bettering herself as dovetailing nicely with the kind of fairness in access that allows others the same opportunities.

“I think that MAC is an excellent facility, and regardless of color, shape, size, what have you, you should have an opportunity to take advantage of the great things that are being offered there,” she says.

“I was like, ‘Okay, I want to be part of the change.’”

There are many aspects of the club that she likes just the way they are — among them is the way she’s felt welcomed by staff. “We really love Roni at The Bistro. We love Jorge in the pub. In addition, I want to give a shout out to the folks who work at the front desk. Everyone is really nice and accommodating, and they smile a lot. Adam and I take the approach of, we really want to get to know the employees in addition to the members, because they’re part of the experience, too.”

Well Worth the Investment Some members are born into MAC or join with their parents as children. Others jump in as young professionals or new parents, looking to make a better life for themselves and their families. But for Dr. Geoffrey and Julie McCarthy, the impulse to merge their lives with that of this community came later.

“I don’t know what triggered the decision, but I play squash and have always competed in the league matches at MAC. Finally, I decided, it was worth the investment,” Geoffrey, who goes by Geff, says. “The social aspect was appealing, too, and all the facilities and everything that’s available.”

After 35 years as an officer in the military, McCarthy is a man who chooses his words carefully and doesn’t dole out praise unnecessarily. He also bucks the stereotype that this club is a playground only for the wealthy. “I used to joke that MAC was the only lottery that I couldn’t afford to win. I’m a retired Air Force guy with 13 years left on my mortgage. It’s a significant investment for someone who’s trying to climb up into the middle of the middle-class.” A slight grin tugs at the corners of his mouth.

Speaking by Zoom, McCarthy gestures off camera. “Everybody on our street’s a member. In fact, that house over there belongs to past president Phil Brown. They’re all very good friends.” Getting to know so many members before joining might have influenced McCarthy’s decision, but he says he also was swayed by the idea of joining a community made up of such a huge range of ages and backgrounds.

“We’re pretty old, and greatly prefer to be around younger people. We have five kids and 10 grandchildren, who are scattered.

None of them live here. It’s nice to be around other families.”

Julie and Geff McCarthy have been MAC members for just over two years.

During his service career and as chief medical officer of the Veterans Integrated Service Network No. 20, representing Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, and Washington, Geff and Julie always had access to plenty of facilities and programs, including golf courses, gyms, and sports leagues. They never really had to think about becoming part of a community like MAC’s previously. Now that he finds himself belonging to “the world’s best country club with no golf course,” he seems happy with his decision to join.

The morning of his interview, Geff enjoyed a late breakfast at the Sports Pub, and he reports, “The service was great.” The dining options at MAC continue to impress him, and more importantly his wife, the tougher food critic in the relationship.

“We really like the restaurant, 1891, for several reasons. First is the ambience and the thoughtful, elegant design of the place. The second is that the food is very good compared to other restaurants, and my wife is a very good cook. You can feed me anything just about, but she’s a genuine foodie. I can only take her a few places, and we both like MAC. Lastly, it’s important for us that a place is quiet enough to talk, and it is. The booths in the back are quiet enough to have a decent conversation with friends. Also, prices are in line with a better stretch of local restaurants.”

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Continued from page 33 In addition to the pull of food, squash offerings, and fitness facilities, McCarthy says he has found serving the club via Membership and Squash Committees — both in his first two years as a member — rewarding. “I’ve always felt the duty to participate in leadership opportunities, to contribute,” he says. One way in which he feels he’s made an impact was by helping the club to revamp its sexual abuse policy.

“It was important that we started with the previous policy and expanded it.”

Geff and Julie have also found kindred spirits in the History and Literary Book Clubs, both of which meet monthly. “Chet Orloff is supremely knowledgeable, being a professor of history, and he’s also very enthusiastic. The History Book Club selects a year’s worth of books together, and it’s nice having a voice in that process. In the Literary Book Club, the discussions are always very rich.”

Although some other members in the McCarthys’ age group decreased their use of the club over the past year out of an abundance of caution, Geff says that hasn’t been much of a concern for him. “I’m a doctor. I know how to interpret the scientific literature, and I know how to analyze the risk. The MAC has done everything properly conservatively. It was simply following the guidance from the CDC, the World Health Organization, and the governor’s mandates. It’s very safe there.

All along, even before I was vaccinated, I was going to exercise classes.”

“MAC has done everything, I would say, close to perfectly. I can’t think of anything they have omitted,” he says. “It’s relaxing, reassuring, and rewarding that we’re able to use the club during the pandemic.” WM

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Asian Americans and a Pacific Islander share stories of common humanity, hope for the future

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n her last day as chair of MAC’s Diversity Admissions Committee, Jenny Kim had a conversation both like and unlike any she’d had before.

It certainly wasn’t the first time she’d spoken with a group of Asian American and Pacific Islanders about their experiences as U.S. citizens and inheritors of traditions of varying degrees of familiarity to their fellow Americans. But it was the first time she’d done so specifically for the purposes of sharing these thoughts, feelings, and stories with her fellow club members.

“I suggested a panel discussion where we can have a conversation, because I think our varied experiences, cultural backgrounds, and personal histories have a lot to say about who we are and how, even though we’re often viewed as one lump of ‘Asian Americans,’ we’re very different. Our languages, our food, our religion, how we associate with our heritage, and so much more, can vary.”

“It’s very important to get these different perspectives out there and help people to understand it’s not all about a homogeneous grouping. Everybody has different stories from their own background, from their own experiences, within the Asian community, the African community, and the European community,” adds former Board of Trustees President Grant Yoshihara, who didn’t take part in the discussion, but took a moment to thank everyone for their participation.

It’s a very particular moment for the AAPI community, as the shorthand goes for Asian American and Pacific Islander. Yet in some ways, it’s also indicative of a long history of being viewed as outsiders by individuals and even this country as a whole. On March 16, eight people were killed in a mass shooting in Atlanta, Georgia, six Continued on page 38 MAY 2021

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Continued from page 37 of them Asian women. This follows a year of increased hate crimes targeting Asian Americans across the country, coinciding with the COVID pandemic.

In recent months, several unprovoked attacks have been captured by phone or security camera, including a 65-year-old woman being savagely beaten in New York. Here in Portland, a number of businesses in the “Jade District” have been vandalized. These are a few examples of what Americans of Asian descent are currently facing, and while members of these communities are staunch in their refusal to let such experiences define them, it’s impossible to have a conversation about the current state of affairs without referencing them.

Similarly, they reflect a long history in the United States of viewing fellow citizens as “others,” from exploitation and abuse during construction of the country’s railroads, to the internment camps of World War II, to the anti-Japanese sentiment that was prevalent here in the late 1980s and early ’90s.

Kim is very aware of the country’s past and actively involved in its present. On March 26, she participated in a worldwide vigil she helped organize along with other national AAPI leaders, for

It’s very important to hear different perspectives. Everybody has different stories from their own background, from their own experiences. —Grant Yoshihara the victims of the Atlanta shooting, and roughly a week before that, was interviewed by The Oregonian as a representative of the Korean American Coalition. The focus of the following conversation touches on past, present, and prospective future, and includes members Margueritte Kim and Radhika “Rad” Desai, as well as employees Kaulike Souza and April Ramos. The latter, who also leads MAC’s Asian Pacific Islander Employee Network as part of the club’s Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion efforts, first suggested a story highlighting May as AAPI Heritage Month, several weeks before the Atlanta killings reinforced the need for a deeper dive into the events of the previous year and beyond.

Jenny Kim: To get started, and since we haven’t actually met each other, I would like to have you all give us your name, personal pronouns, and individual and family backgrounds, such as your ethnicity, immigration history, and/or religion. Introduce yourself as a member of this community to MAC folks.

My name is Jenny Kim. I am an immigrant. I came to the U.S. from South Korea when I was 14 years old. Jenny Kim is not my given name. It’s a name that was chosen because my given name was hard for people to pronounce. That’s one way that I became quite Americanized — giving up my initial name and taking up this name, Jenny. I have been in Portland since 2001, and I have two daughters who were born here. The way that I introduce myself and I teach

my kids to introduce themselves is that, first and foremost, we’re American of Korean heritage. I think that’s very important because, with the way that we look not being white, we’re constantly being viewed as perpetual foreigners and immigrants.

Margueritte Kim: I’m Margueritte Kim, and my maiden name is Vu. I was born in the U.S., but the rest of my family, my four siblings and my parents, were naturalized. They immigrated here in 1975.

We’re Vietnamese by heritage, my pronouns are she and her, I have three little boys, and my husband is Korean. I grew up as Roman Catholic here in Portland.

What I’ve found most often, and it almost became a game with my friends and I in college, is that when we would go out to eat somewhere, I would always be asked, “What are you?” I was like, “Well, a woman and a human.” My Caucasian friends never got asked that.

No one was like, “Are you Irish?”

Radhika Desai: Radhika Desai is my given name, and I’m an American born here. My parents immigrated in 1975 to Ohio and then came to Portland about 15 years ago. I followed them here. My pronouns are she/her, I was raised Hindu, and I still kind of incorporate it into my life. I feel like it’s more of a culture than, per se, a religion. I’m married to a Caucasian American, and we have a newborn, a little boy. I haven’t had a chance yet to tell him how to introduce himself or what the world’s going to be like. All of this is very helpful, and I’m always thinking about what his world will be like.

When I come across a non-Indian and, most of the time, an American Caucasian, I identify as American Indian. The first thing I’m asked, before “What do you like to do?” or even, “Where are you from?” is, “Oh my gosh, what’s your favorite curry to cook?” or, “What’s your favorite Indian restaurant?” or things like that. So, normalizing diversity is important, I think.

April Ramos: I’m April Ramos. My family are Chinese immigrants to the Philippines. On my dad’s side, it was him that immigrated, and my mom was the second or third generation born in the Philippines. She had me here in the U.S. and then took me back home while I was a baby to grow up in the Philippines, and I didn’t move here until I was in my twenties. So, I’ve been very confused all my life, how to associate to my Chinese heritage. Am I Filipino or am I American? I’m never quite sure. Whenever it was convenient, I was one thing. Here in Portland, for me, it’s always, “Pardon me, what are you? Where are you really from?” When I say I’m Filipino, it’s “Oh, my uncle used to know this Filipino.”

Everybody knows a Filipino. I’m not sure if they’re trying to make small talk or make a connection, or just want to say something.

I grew up Roman Catholic, like Margueritte, because the Philippines was a Spanish colony. I am also married to a native Portlander Caucasian guy, and I feel like I’ve kind of lost myself and made a lot of white friends, trying to find my space here in Portland.

Kaulike Souza: I am Kaulike Souza, and my pronouns are he and him. I’ve been at MAC for 13 years. I am Hawaiian, Chinese, and Portuguese, and I grew up in Hawaii. The Portuguese side of my family immigrated to Hawaii around the 1850s, and my Chinese ancestors came slightly earlier in the 1800s. My dad was born seven days too late to be born in the territory of Hawaii. I was born and raised in Hawaii, so I grew up in a very Asian-centric population.

Those cultures and traditions were very prevalent, and it was probably the Hawaiian traditions that were least prevalent.

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Continued from page 38 I was fortunate to be a youth during kind of a new Hawaiian Renaissance. Nineteen ninety-three was the 100-year anniversary of the overthrow of the Hawaiian kingdom, and recognizing the Hawaiian heritage became a huge focal point for me when I was around 7 years old. It became very important for us to recognize our Hawaiian heritage because so much of it had been lost post-American takeover in the 1890s. Even as a veteran, I introduce myself as Hawaiian first because that is so much a part of who I am. I’m often confused for Hispanic. When I first moved here as a child, we lived in Cornelius, and I would ride the city bus to school. People would speak to me in Spanish, like native speakers, and I would get criticism from them for not knowing how to speak Spanish. I would try to tell them that I’m not Spanish, I’m Hawaiian. When I went into the military and was in Texas for the majority of my active-duty career, I was still getting that. That pushed the Hawaiian aspect of my upbringing even more to the forefront.

A lot of times, I overcompensate by wearing uniquely Hawaiian gear, always repping the Hawaiian flag, just so that people know that I am Hawaiian. But I also was born and raised Catholic. I’m non-practicing now. I have one son. He is a very fair-looking Hawaiian-Chinese boy. His mom is mainly Scottish. She’s eight generations in Oregon.

JK: It’s interesting hearing your perspectives, and I think that one common theme that we all experience is the concept of being viewed as perpetual immigrants and outsiders somehow. As U.S.-born Americans, I’d like to ask what you think about the current events or the climate of this country or community in the past year. Has it changed the way you relate to other people around you and how you view yourself as a person in the community and raising your children?

MK: It’s been a sad time. The last two weeks, especially, brought up a lot of feelings. I don’t want to say I suppressed anything, or dilute how I felt. I wouldn’t say it was an active trauma because it was just something I lived with. Like April said, and you said, Jenny, they keep asking, “What are you?” It always felt like they didn’t trust you.

Then it becomes, “Are you not proud of where you come from?”

That’s not it at all. It’s just not my first identity. That’s not how I want to introduce myself to you. With my boys, we love food in our family, so they associate identity with like, “Well, the Korean side of us loves spicy food, and the Vietnamese side of us loves noodle soups.”

We tried really hard to strike a good balance of honoring both traditions. I talk to them a lot about when I was growing up. If my parents packed me a rice cracker, or Botan rice candy, or something with a distinctive smell – anything that was not cheese or PB&J — there was a lot of, “What is that?” Even now, when I get to pack my kids’ lunch again for school, I find myself pausing, like, “I was going to pack a nori packet, but …” Then I thought, “What? I don’t care.

He loves nori, so I’m going to pack it.”

It stays with me, this is unwanted attention that I have shied away from my whole life, to the point where I sometimes avoid going to certain groceries. It wakes up all of those memories. I identify as American. First, I was born here. I was raised here. But there are stark differences. I didn’t have potato salad until college, at which point I was like, “Mayonnaise and potatoes? Why?”

Sometimes we as Asian Americans buy into the concept that we’re this group of people who don’t like to complain or rock the boat. —Jenny Kim My kids are still young enough. They’re 13 and 12 and 11. I find a lot of joy in seeing them grow up because everybody loves Asian food now, it’s super cool to have. When we have Lunar New Year and they get red envelopes, they’re growing up in a society where these kinds of stories and traditions are more mainstream. They are proud of it and they can talk about it.

They don’t have to go through what I did, which was explaining a lot of it. “Well, it’s lucky money, and you have to show respect to your elders.” Their school has done a good job of celebrating all of that. Their Indian friends, they have a chapel devoted to Diwali, and we have one for Hanukkah. I am really happy that they are being exposed to lots of different cultures, as well as their own, and that they don’t have that same kind of stigma, that they don’t see it as unwanted attention the way I still do.

JK: I’m going to ask Kaulike to speak a little bit about what Margueritte just said. I was laughing hard about the potato salad.

Hawaiian is interesting because you have this culture of European, like heavily Portuguese, and Chinese and Japanese, and the food shows. Hawaiian food is very much of that, “mix up everything.” As you said, Hawaii has this history of having people mixing together, also.

Then you come to Portland, which is usually, in the media, dubbed as the whitest city in America. What was that like for you?

As a native Hawaiian who is of mixed race, do you have a perspective that you want to share with people?

KS: When I moved here, I was 11 and going into sixth grade at a private Catholic school. Growing up in Hawaii, even in private education, I looked like everybody else. It was very similar. We had two kids who were Caucasian in class.

When I came to Oregon, I was one of three brown kids in class.

And also Hillsboro in the mid-90s was very Caucasian. I had a thicker Hawaiian pigeon accent when I moved, and I got made fun of because I answered a lot of my own questions. “Oh, so we’re going to play football at recess? Yeah?” The kids there were like, “You sound like you have a German accent,” and I was just super confused.

The first day of school, I was super nervous to begin with, and then, they had me talk about being from Hawaii. I was shocked at some of the stereotypical questions I was getting asked because we were sixth graders at this point, and it was private schooling. My cousins back home always talked about how only the smart kids go to private school, and I was getting asked questions about living in a grass hut. It was completely innocent, as far as I know. They also talked about changing money, and I’d say, “You realize that Continued on page 42

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Continued from page 40 Hawaii is a state? We’re not even just a territory. It looks like this [Oregon], but a different kind of green. We have warm beaches, and the sun’s out a lot, but for the most part it’s very similar. And we have a Safeway.”

I didn’t understand how kids just didn’t know. That was strange.

Margueritte talked about foods and eating things that are different, and I didn’t really have that because when I would take leftovers, it was stuff that was super common, Hawaiian barbecue-type stuff.

Everyone was, “Oh, that smells really good.” I was like, “Yeah, my dad made it.” It would be Kalbi or Kalua pork and stuff like that. It was a lot more accepting in that regard.

But every once in a while, there’d be some question about things from the 1800s, and I was like, “It’s 1996!” Being in middle school, my mindset wasn’t always positive to begin with. I kind of came in with a chip on my shoulder, because I didn’t want to move here. I

I want my son to know that he can cook whatever he wants and smell that way wherever he wants, and it’s going to be okay. —Rad Desai was hitting a groove back home. I was popular in fifth grade, and a lot of my classmates liked me. Then I moved here, and I was a stranger. I didn’t want to get to know people either because all throughout my teenage years, the only goal I had was to get back to Hawaii. That’s where I wanted to be.

I wanted to be with my cousins and my friends from back home.

I wanted to feel like I belonged again. We were in a different economic status from most of the kids that went to this school. I was the only one who lived in an apartment, and it was a small apartment, and both my parents worked. A lot of those kids, the mom was always home because they could afford that kind of a thing. Going to birthday parties at kids’ houses, I was always thrown for a loop because of the economic differences. It was a really tough transition.

You mentioned Portland being often portrayed as the whitest city. I looked back at articles that talked about some unsavory things about Oregon’s history and laws that made Oregon as white as it is.

Those applied to Hawaiians and people of Chinese descent. Oregon was the last state to ratify the 14th Amendment. It makes me think.

Muslims, and people who look like me were targeted and felt unsafe.

Those experiences and feelings get brought up during this time.

It’s really sad, like Margueritte said, that we have made so much progress, it feels like, but now we’re stepping back so many miles.

I’m feeling sad and scared for my community, for my people, for my friends.

I can definitely relate, being raised in Ohio in the ’80s and early ’90s, to taking lunch to school that was different and kind of smelled funny. “What’s that?” I’m not ashamed of it. I don’t want to shy away from it, but there is this innate or natural reaction to think, “Oh, well, that’s going to smell. If I cook that, if I don’t close the laundry room door, my clothes are going to smell when I go to work tomorrow,” that kind of thing. I want my son to know that he can cook whatever he wants and smell that way wherever he wants, and it’s going to be okay.

I’m not avoiding the news. It’s my responsibility to know what’s going on and support the community however I can, educate those who are willing to listen, and diversify the community. I know many non-Caucasians who are coming to Oregon and staying here. I think it’s important to educate the willing Caucasians who are here — and there are so many, in Portland especially ­­— about culture and not making assumptions and judgments. As Kaulike said, some people don’t know any better or they’re not educated enough, but they’re willing to learn.

JK: April, anything that came up that you wanted to share?

AR: For me, whatever Kaulike and Rad experienced in their youth, I experienced in my twenties. People are like, “Wow, you speak English well. You barely have an accent. How did you learn English?” We learn in English. We’re very Westernized, actually, in the city. I was also mistaken to live in a hut. No, we have tall buildings, too. We have concrete and steel and all these modern materials.

I don’t have family here in Portland. Everybody is back home in the Philippines, watching the news, and everything is extra amplified, and they’re all telling me to be careful. I kind of live in this bubble that I don’t see any of it first-hand, fortunately.

A lot of what we experience are microaggressions. Even in my small group of friends, where I can confidently say they don’t really mean it, and it comes out as a joke: “Asians don’t drive well, they’re good at math.” All these little things that didn’t seem harmful are now starting to make me think, “Oh wait, I should know better. I should stop. I shouldn’t be joking about this because it’s teaching people the wrong thing.” It’s hard to accept that it’s partly my fault helping that kind of joking along.

With all of these current events, I was talking to my husband about being asked “Where are you from? and “No, where are you really from?” It’s the first time we’ve had that kind of conversation, where I had to explain to him why that’s not cool.

JK: Thank you for sharing all that. April and Rad, do you have any thoughts that you want to share about how you have been feeling with the recent events, as Asian American women? Are you keeping track of what’s going on? Is it better to kind of check out and not follow things?

We happened to be watching a Blazers game, and Jeremy Lin was explaining why it’s not cool. I said, “See, it’s not just me telling you that. Somebody else is telling you that’s real.” And he got it. We’ve known each other for 14 years. I’ve worked at the MAC for 15 years, and this is just now coming up for us.

RD: I would just briefly speak about that. A lot of people don’t believe that Indians are Asians, but we’re Asian. Now, however, East Asians and South Pacific Islanders are being targeted more so than Indian Asians. So, I want to empathize with you all, and the community. I kind of liken it to 9/11, right? After that incident, Indians,

MK: You bring up a good point, April. I’ve had the same thought.

Have I been permissive about that in terms of allowing and laughing at the joke? Not saying, “That’s not cool.” Not explaining how that made me feel, because it became part of my identity. Have I been part of the perpetuation of something that I really don’t like, just for the sake of, “Well, that’s how they identify with me”?

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People don’t mean any harm by it, clearly, but it is harmful. Then, small microaggressions like that become bigger, much more problematic things. That makes me think of something my mom said, and this is something that makes me sad. This was earlier on during the pandemic. I told my elderly parents “Stay home. “I’ll go to New Seasons to get that.”

My mom said, “Well, I don’t want you to go either. Someone might attack you.” I was like, “What are you talking about? Have you been watching the news too much?” My parents had the news on all day, I mean, 24/7. “Mom, no one’s going to attack me.”

Then, in recent weeks, my mom brought it up: “See, I told you, and it’s not funny.” It made me think that maybe I do need to be more vigilant. Even though I brushed my mom off and we teased her about it, it’s happening in the world, and it’s scary. A lot of you have probably had this experience: Many of my friends have reached out and said, “I’m thinking about you. Are you doing okay? I’m just checking in.” I have to remind myself not to say, “I’m okay, I’m fine.

It’s sad, but I’m fine.” I’m not okay, and it’s okay to respond that way.

JK: Have you heard of model minority myth? Sometimes we as Asian Americans buy into the concept that we’re this group of people who don’t like to complain or rock the boat. We do our part, and we want to be good Americans, do well in school, do more work, and work hard at jobs. Somehow, we can fit in and we can be accepted. As a parent, I try to tell my girls not to be that way. I told them, “If somebody comes to you and speaks to you inappropriately, or is making fun of you, you have to speak up for yourself, right? You have the power to speak out for your own self-interest.”

That’s hard because I think our own community, we encourage each other not to speak about it. As an example, I belong to several organizations, one of which is the Korean American Coalition, a national nonprofit civil rights and advocacy group. I spent a week, working day and night, organizing remotely for a vigil for the Atlanta shooting victims and their families, happening in Atlanta.

It was a well-attended, amazing event. My specific role in the organization was to reach out to community partners like the National Organization for Women, Japanese American Citizens League, the Muslim community, the Hindu Foundation. We were trying to reach out to as many partners as we could to say, “Please support us and add your name as an important organization to support this vigil and to join us in this time of sadness, to support one another as immigrants, refugees, communities of color, marginalized communities in general.”

The folks that I had the most difficult time talking with were not necessarily folks who were advocating for civil rights. For example, the National Organization for Women are not made up of a majority of people of color. They were very supportive. They added their name right away. I had a hard time talking to Korean American groups and some Asian American groups, because they’re like, “No, we don’t want to put our name on there. Because this is not a hate crime.” They didn’t want to admit that it was a hate crime.

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Continued from page 43 It was incredibly painful for me that people in our own community were not supporting each other. Because again, as a mother, as an Asian woman, I personally have been sexualized. Sexualization of Asian American woman is racism. That’s still hate. But we have this belief in community; our parents and our grandparents and our community members say, “No, don’t make a fuss. You don’t want to be seen this way.”

We were told to downplay our own pain and discomfort, and I think it’s important that we bring it up and we talk about it and we teach our children to stand up for themselves and for other people.

It’s been really hard. It can happen anywhere.

My husband was born in the U.S. I came here when I was younger, and I’m definitely more American than Korean. We used to go backpacking and go on road trips, and we never had any doubts that this is our country. Then, in the last couple of years, my husband and I started feeling a little bit nervous when we were going to rural parts of Oregon to go backpacking or hiking. My husband would sometimes say ­— when we were stopping by in a random little town in a diner, and he would see trucks, with certain flags or certain signs, “Hey, do we want to go walk into this restaurant with our children?” He didn’t even have to explain, but it was implied.

Are we going to be attacked? Can we walk into this diner with a bunch of men who could approach my husband and harass him for no reason. The sad reality is that, growing up, yes, there were those microaggressions and things, but it wasn’t as blatant, in your face. I feel like in the recent years, it’s become more accepted that people can act out discrimination and hate.

This may not be something that people are aware of. I think a lot of our friends, members at MAC, and people around us in Portland think that Asian Americans don’t face racism. A lot of people assume that we fly under the radar. How do you feel about that?

April, you mentioned your conversation with your husband.

Do you feel that, now that you’ve had this conversation with your husband, you could have this conversation with your colleagues and other people, if they say something or act a certain way?

AR: I think so. Especially with the current climate. If there was some good time to start this, it would be now. Let people know, “Okay, joke’s over. It’s time to have this serious conversation, and it starts there.” It starts small. It starts with my husband. It starts with a small group and then, hopefully, blossoms. There’s no quick fix; it’s constant work.

JK: Rad, you brought up a point. I am incredibly intentional when I bring people together to always include Indians, to have representatives from the Hindu religious group, as well as Muslim Indonesians. We were trying to include someone here who was a Muslim Asian American, as well, but it was not easy to find a member. As you mentioned, people always talk about Asian Americans as East Asians, not including Indian Americans, and Indian Americans are Asian Americans too. What would you like to say to folks not as knowledgeable about Indians as a culture?

RD: I believe that the model minority idea that you mentioned is prevalent in the Indian community too. We do well, we work hard, and we are good at math, like April said, or we’re all doctors. I’m not a physician. We don’t all fit into this tiny category. Again, it’s all about education and, like April said, starting in our close circles and then it branching out, like a ripple effect.

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I think having conversations with your family, close friends, who don’t think it’s that serious right now, to let them know it is. Look at what’s happening in the world, look at how much more comfortable people are expressing these really extreme and scary views. We’re regressing.

With all of these respectable, modern-minded members — we’re talking about the MAC community — how do we express that we want to be viewed not as this model minority who cannot experience racism, which is not true at all?

It’s a big work. It’s not going to happen in the next five or 10 years.

Just have small conversations, and then let those have a ripple effect.

Talking and communicating, that’s important. That’s what I would ask for.

JK: Kaulike, do you have anything you want to add?

KS: I definitely feel like conversations need to happen. Even within my own family, my mother, who’s half Hawaiian, half Chinese, she doesn’t understand why the casual joking is wrong. In Hawaii, almost every joke is race-based. Part of fitting in was joking around with everybody. It’s almost ingrained in the culture at that point. Look at a lot of social media from Hawaii. It’s perpetuating those stereotypes. She knows what racism is, but it’s so ingrained into her.

Conversations start small. It starts with a small group and then, hopefully, blossoms. There’s no quick fix; it’s constant work. —April Ramos It’s defeating before the conversation even happens. The previous administration only made things worse because it kind of opened the flood gates to be like, “It’s okay.” This is acceptable because my president is doing it. How about not calling coronavirus the China flu?

How much would it help if we had not done that and created even more paranoia that Asian people are the source of this virus? How far that could have gone in preventing this tragedy.

Like you had mentioned earlier, the sexualization of Asian women, that goes back generations, and it’s fantasized to the point where it makes trying to break down those barriers very hard. That’s me as a male, looking at it and seeing what’s going on around me. I’ve heard other men talk about things and had been disgusted, but then also not wanting to make waves.

It’s disheartening when I try to have conversations with my own parents, and I can’t make any headway because it’s their norm. My father, he’s fairly conservative to begin with, and even though he’s pure Portuguese, he looks very Caucasian. He experienced racism when we first got here, him working especially in the kind of conservative, paramilitary organization that is the fire department. He’s been desensitized to a lot.

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Continued from page 44 JK: Even though it shouldn’t be, race has become a political topic. Do you disagree? It wasn’t our choice to be part of this, but we are dragged into this just because of our skin color, just because of our ethnicity. And as many of you have mentioned, I am fearful for my children. I am fearful the way that things are changing. We have regressed so much, all the work that has been done in the last 50 years, with the progress we’ve made in this country for women’s rights, civil rights in general, people with disabilities and LGBTQ. I feel like we’ve regressed and that there was this huge tide that’s coming in to undo a lot of the good work that we’ve done, and this is going to not impact just us, but our children in the future. It’s going to impact their lives in schools and as they’re getting jobs and entering into the workforce.

As members and staff who spend a lot of time at MAC, that’s one community that we can have this conversation with. We can’t necessarily impact, let’s say, curriculum at our school. We could, but that takes a lot more time, with legislative work and lobbying. In our private community, do you have suggestions, ideas, and wishes that you would like MAC as an organization, and the community, to take?

Rad, you just joined the Diversity Admission Committee, which was basically the only group in the entire MAC that had the word diversity, anything to do with race, anything like that. It was created specifically to increase racial diversity of membership at the club.

In the last year, with a lot of the attention around the Black Lives Matter movement and interest in this social justice concept, there was a lot of desire by the membership to do more with diversity, equity, and inclusion. One of the recommendations that the Diversity Admissions Committee made was to create this new ad hoc committee called Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, to eventually

Update from the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee

become a full-fledged major committee, focused on all aspects of the club, whether it may be how we hire staff, or how we train our staff to be more aware of their own implicit biases when they work with each other and with members and guests. Same thing with our members, about how we run programs and marketing. For example, if you look at a lot of our advertisement in The Winged M, the pictures are of white folks, right?

We’re trying to be more reflective of the communities that we’re in. Yes, Portland is usually defined as the whitest city in America.

But as many of you have mentioned, it is becoming more diverse and younger. A lot of people of color are moving here, so we’re trying to plan ahead. MAC is a 130-year-old club, but we can’t say, “Oh, it’s history,” and keep things the way that they are. I’d like to hear perspectives from those of you who have been working at the club for, you said 13, 15 years, to see if things have gotten better?

AR: On the staff side, we also just started multiple Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion networks. When it was getting started, I very hesitantly volunteered to be the network leader for the Asian Pacific Islander community. Speaking of equity, when we look at staff, where are all the people of color situated? Are they on the bottom?

Are they at the top? Are they at the middle?

When you’re in the bottom, you don’t feel like you have a say, you probably don’t want to have a say. You’re like, “Just tell me what to do. I’ll just do it.” When we don’t have representation and we don’t have that amplified voice, we’re just going to keep getting stamped down further into the bottom. So, I feel like I made the right choice by joining the group.

Hopefully other people see this as a good thing. “Oh, I can speak up, too,” or, “I can be part of this network to help pave the way for other people.” I don’t think I have the answers, but I can just keep the conversation going.

JK: I think it’s wonderful, April. I think one thing that we all agree is that all of us need to speak up more. One of the charges that the new DEI Committee has is the experience of the staff. Having representation in all aspects of the management and different departments is very important for any organization when you want to be truly DEI-focused. And I’m hoping that some of our feedback would go to that committee, and they could make recommendations on how to make that happen more.

In March, the Board of Trustees approved moving the DEI ad hoc committee to standing committee status. With this change, the DEI Committee is well-positioned to advance MAC’s initiatives to improve diversity, equity, and inclusion for all club members.

We know that the common thing is that people at the top tend to be white, usually older male. Is that really that they’re more qualified than any of the other folks? I don’t know if I buy that. So then, how do we make sure that people have pathways to rise up through any rungs?

• The committee will work closely with the board, other committees, and staff to evaluate and advance MAC to achieve a more welcoming and inclusive environment for everyone.

MAC is a member-run organization. Margueritte and Rad, when you join committees and you participate in the decision-making and make recommendations, that’s how we can change the club.

• A more detailed report on the results of the member Inclusion Survey, which was highlighted in the April Winged M, has been made available to members at themac.com.

Additional DEI Committee updates will be delivered through The Winged M, MAC’s website, and weekly emails.

Stay tuned!

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We can probably have this conversation for a lot longer, but a lot of people have to go. So, I’m going to say, thank you very much again for joining and for being honest and sharing your very personal stories. WM This conversation was edited for length and clarity.

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Columbia Unlocks the Outdoors for Everyone 7-8 p.m. Thursday, May 13

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oin a virtual conversation with Robin Mahguib, store manager at the Columbia Sportswear flagship in downtown Portland.

Learn about getting outdoors, great gear, and Columbia’s spring collection featuring their latest sportswear technologies.

Don’t miss out on the chance to win a free gift. All attendees receive 30 percent off their entire purchase when they visit Robin at the flagship location (911 SW Broadway). Offer expires May 30. There is no cost to attend the event. Register at themac.com using event code

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EVENTS

Stay connected virtually while in-person gatherings are still restricted inside the club.

Select May and June events and classes are listed here. Check the MAC@Home webpage for a complete list, including Athletics & Wellness and Culinary offerings.

Tuesday, May 3 Mother’s Day Family Craft Kit Pickup

Sunday, May 9 Mother’s Day Brunch at 1891

2-4 p.m.

Trust 1891 to put the perfect touch on mom’s celebratory feast. A prix fixe menu is available for adults and children, and features family-favorite flavors, including vegetarian options. Reserve a seat at themac.com/dining.

Looking for a Mother’s Day gift for the kids to give mom on her special day?

Look no further! MAC Family Events Committee has selected the perfect craft.

Pick up everything needed to create a personalized, tulip hand-print tote bag.

The craft gift kit is available for $18, includes all supplies, and can be picked up from the Turnaround in plenty of time to complete it by Mother’s Day! MOM002

Wednesdays, May 5-June 9 Virtual Dance Workshop 7-8 p.m.

This class introduces students to lyrical and contemporary dance through basic techniques, imagery, and the use of creative ideas incorporating different styles such as modern, improvisation, and classical ballet.

No dance experience is required. The only thing necessary is an open mind. DAN0505

10 a.m.-1 p.m.

Timbers vs. Seattle Sounders Noon Mother’s Day craft kit contains all the suppies to make a hand-print tote bag.

Saturday, May 8 Mother’s Day Brunch To-Go 10 a.m.-noon The club has everything needed to celebrate Mother’s Day deliciously and in style. Pick up meals for adults and kids in the Turnaround, and consider adding on a lovely floral arrangement. Last day to reserve is May 5. See menu on page 26.

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Tickets for home games go on sale at noon about one month prior to the game date.

Visit themac.com/group/pages/timbersthorns. All matches are subject to change

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Tuesday, May 11 Bud Lewis Blood Drive 9 a.m.-7 p.m.

Donate blood in a safe environment at MAC, and honor the late Bud Lewis.

Register near the Main Entrance between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. Tuesday, May 4 or sign up at redcrossblood.org (search for macclubpdx).

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MAC Equipment Auction, Take Two Tuesday-Thursday, May 18-20 Don’t miss the second auction of MAC fitness equipment happening May 18-20. View the selection in-person at the Outside Fitness Zone May 16 and 17 between 6 a.m. and 7 p.m. or online any time beginning May 16.

Bidding opens at 8 a.m. May 18 and closes at 8 p.m. May 20, so act fast!

Purchased equipment must be claimed and moved from club property within 30 days. Any remaining equipment will be donated to the community through the Multnomah Athletic Foundation.

This auction includes curated fitness boxes with items pictured here.

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Wednesday, May 12 Virtual Professional Business Networking 7:30-9 a.m.

This monthly gathering allows MAC members the opportunity to discuss their business-related challenges and successes in a casual, comfortable setting. Register at themac.com or contact At Your Service at 503-517-7235. The cost is $5 to register and receive the Zoom link. PRO103

Monday, May 17 Brain-Based Project Management Class 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.

Those who take the April 20 Time Management class are invited to this follow-up course. Learn how to support the brain so it can more easily tackle work and personal to-do lists. A Zoom link is provided after registration. AEC134

Portland Timbers midfielder Diego Valeri

Thursday, May 20 Wood Burning Class

Tuesday, May 25 Evening Literary Group

6:30 p.m.

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7 p.m.

The book chosen for May is God’s Shadow: Sultan Selim, His Ottoman Empire and the Making of the Modern World by Alan Mikhail. Contact Chet Orloff for more information: chetorloff@gmail.com or 503-805-5461.

Try the centuries-old art of pyrography, aka wood burning. This virtual class provides all the tools and instruction participants need to make a beautiful set of coasters!

No experience is necessary. CRAFT103

This month’s book is A Mountain of Crumbs

by Elena Gorokhova. Contact Martha Dixon at jollyology@aol.com.

Virtual History Book Group

6-7 p.m.

Wednesday, May 19 AAPI Winemakers Dinner

Board of Trustees President Rob Torch and General Manager Charles Leverton lead the discussion. A Zoom link is included in the email confirmation. There is no cost to attend. MEV221

6-8 p.m.

Join Sous Chef April Ramos as she welcomes Asian American Pacific Islander winemakers from Et Fille and Shiba Wichern. The menu highlights seasonal Oregon produce and features auxerrois, rose, and viognier from both wineries, The cost, including wine pairings, is $75 per person. The last day to make a reservaton is Monday, May 17. WINE19

May 31- June 20 Spring Decathlon & Pentathlon

Saturday, May 22 Timbers vs. LA Galaxy 12:30 p.m.

Tickets for home games go on sale at noon about one month prior to the game date.

Visit themac.com/group/pages/timbersthorns. All matches are subject to change

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Wednesday, May 26 Quarterly Live Q&A

The Fitness & Decathlon Committee invites members to participate in events at home, at the club, or both. For more information and to register, visit themac.com and use quick event codes SDM SP21 and SDW SP21 for the decathlon and SPM SP21 and SPW SP21 for the pentathlon.

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Wednesday, June 23 Grill Night at the Bistro

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Wednesday, June 9 Virtual Professional Business Networking

5-9 p.m.

Another MAC tradition returns to the Bistro. Special dry-aged steaks and seafood grilled to order. Don’t miss out. Reserve a seat at themac.com/dining.

7:30-9 a.m.

This monthly gathering allows MAC members the opportunity to discuss their business-related challenges and successes in a casual, comfortable setting. The cost is $5 to register and receive the Zoom link.

Saturday, June 26 Timbers vs. Minnesota United FC 7:30 p.m.

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Visit themac.com/group/pages/timbersthorns. All matches are subject to change

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Paella Night at the Bistro 5-9 p.m.

Thursday, June 10 Winestock 5, 6, & 7 p.m.

Winestock has moved from April to June.

Sample wines of the world and purchase favorites at discounted prices. The cost is $20 and includes light hors d’oeuvres.

This event is for ages 21 and older. Sign up for one of the three sessions held in the Turnaround. STOCK001

Saturday, June 12 Bench Press Competition 10 a.m.

The Fitness & Decathlon Committee challenges members to flex their muscles at this event, held this year in the new Strength Room. All genders are welcome. There is no registration fee. Sign up at themac.com.

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Saturday, June 19 Timbers vs. Sporting Kansas City 7:30 p.m.

Tickets for home games go on sale at noon about one month prior to the game date.

Visit themac.com/group/pages/timbersthorns. All matches are subject to change

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Monday, June 21 Virtual History Book Group 6:30 p.m.

The book chosen for this month is 1419: New Revelations of the Americas Before Columbus by Charles C. Mann. Contact Chet Orloff for more information: chetorloff@gmail.com or 503-805-5461.

Tuesday, June 29 Evening Literary Group 7 p.m.

This month’s book is The Lying Life of Adults by Elena Ferrante. Contact Martha Dixon at jollyology@aol.com.

Hit the Trails in May Join the Walking & Hiking Committee for the following outings this month. Register at themac.com using the quick codes provided.

May 4

9 a.m.-noon Duniway Park Lilac Walk WH0504

May 11

10 a.m.-noon

Historic Champoeg State Park WH0511 May 18

9 a.m.-noon

Iron Mountain Trail WH0518

May 25

9 a.m.-noon

Ganer Ridge to South Waterfront WH0525

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On April 4, the Turnaround was transformed for a springtime festival that included a circuit of activities and games to engage families safely outdoors.

1. Thomas and Russ Hansen, Alison and Benton Hansen, Kathy Hansen, Jacob Hansen, and Dr. Lisa Kakishita 2. Chase McPherson and Rob Torch 3. Jamuary, Damila, and Israel Axley 4. Capri, Josh, Jack, Xander and Shalene Caldwell 5. Colin, Charlotte, Sara, Cooper and Ryan Cotton 6. Abigail, Lexi and Andersen Paul 7. Ryan, Audrey and Erica Chiotti 8. James, Andrew, Eloise and Rosalind Lindsay 9. Kenneth, Nicolas, Sonia and Zachary Hughie

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Rounding out International Women’s Week events in March, female leaders from the MAC community lead a series of conversations via Zoom.

11. Member and staff participants shared their personal #ChooseToChallenge pledges

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Inspired by the popularity of the Holiday Craft Kits in December, the Family Events Committee created a spring kit with five crafts, including decorating a sweet treat.

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WELLNESS

Fitness and Wellness Staff Shines A monthly spotlight on MAC instructors and programs

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rom personal trainers and Group Ex instructors to massage and physical therapists, MAC’s Fitness and Wellness staff works to keep members healthy, no matter the global health circumstances.

While longstanding relationships have been built over the years, there have been personnel changes and new offerings added over the past few months. Learn more about the diversity of programs offered, connect with new faces and reconnect with familiar ones.

Emma Johnson’s lifelong commitment to the exploration of movement has led to teaching yoga, Pilates, and ballet classes that awaken the senses with acceptance for the present moment. Emphasizing mindfulness — through breath awareness — her classes investigate how to release stress, and strengthen the body for inner (and outer) balance while encouraging playfulness.

With a focus on alignment and creating space in the body (with self-compassion, always), Johnson’s classes open the heart, soothe the mind, and heal the body.

Matt Walsh leads energetic Fitness classes that bring an intense workout while emphasizing functionality. His programs can be tough, but he makes students’ enjoyment a top priority. Walsh brings individualization to every class, encouraging students to keep moving with him to do what they can, even if it’s not everything. Known for his versatility around the club, Walsh has worked in a variety of roles at MAC for nearly a decade, from assisting members at the front desk and At Your Service to joining the Fitness department in 2015. Along with his skill for recognizing faces, he brings a background in physical education and community health, along with his passion for fitness and wellness, into every class.

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By the Numbers: Staying Healthy “Energy cannot be created or destroyed, it can only be changed from one form to another.” —Albert Einstein

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instein confirmed a belief long held by numerous cultures that the same energy that destroys is the same energy that creates. It has been just over a year since the MAC shut down for the first time in Katarina Simko HEALTH & WELLNESS its 130-year history.

COACH A lot was ripped apart but it also gave opportunity for new things to be created.

Many members are aware of the many updates and pivots around fitness options that have occured over the past 12 months, including the creation of the Outdoor Fitness Zone, the addition of on-demand and livestream Group Exercise classes, and the opening of the new Fitness Room.

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One thing many may not have realized is that MAC’s facilities and housekeeping staff have also been working hard on clubwide updates to help keep us all healthy by reducing common touch points. And these changes will remain in place post-COVID. For me, Wellness encompasses the idea that destruction and creation are intimately connected. Wellness is about being able to be creative, pivot, and be resilient. You may have felt a lot of destruction in your routine, family, business, or body recently. Now is a great time to realize that energy can shift into innovation, creation, and growth. MAC’s Wellness team is here to help in mind or body. Don’t hesitate to reach out to wellness@themac.com if you’d like help in creating transformation.

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The Truth About Heartburn Heartburn, a symptom of acid reflux and GERD (gastroesophageal reflux disease), affects more than 60 million Americans monthly and more than 15 million people worldwide are on prescription medications to block the production of stomach acid.

These medications, in a class called proton pump inhibitors (PPIs), do relieve the discomfort of heartburn, but can also cause some negative side effects.

Stomach acid, or HCL, is one of the first steps in digestion. HCL activates digestive enzymes, which start breaking down food and leech all those important vitamins and minerals from one’s diet. Dampening this process can lead to the compromised absorption of nutrients, including vitamin B12, calcium, iron, zinc, and magnesium.

Those nutrient deficiencies can lead to a whole host of ailments such as osteoporosis, anemia, cardiovascular disease, tooth decay, and depression. PPIs also can change gut microbiota and lead to small intestinal bacterial overgrowth.

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One 2019 study showed a 17 percent higher death rate among people on PPIs and the cause of death was cardiovascular disease, stomach cancer, and chronic kidney disease. According to a 2020 study these meds may also increase the risk of various chronic health conditions including diabetes by 25 percent. These risks are highest for people who took PPIs for long durations. That’s important, because PPIs were approved only for short-term use of no more than two weeks. Sadly, many people take these medications for a much longer time because they simply don’t know what else to do! PPIs don’t fix the underlying problem, they suppress the symptoms, but the root cause is not addressed.

If you are someone who has heartburn and has to be on PPIs just to get a decent night’s sleep, I strongly encourage exploring alternative treatments. In my practice, I often look for hidden food intolerances or sensitivities. I look at a patient’s gut microbiome and can offer specialty testing

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to get a thorough understanding of how the gastrointestinal system is functioning. Most importantly, I analyze a patient’s diet and diet hygiene (timing of eating and portion size). And while I’m addressing the root cause of heartburn, I am also treating heartburn naturally using licorice, chamomile, ginger, L-glutamine, marshmallow, and slippery elm. I strongly encourage you to talk to an expert before experimenting yourself. If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out to me at drlindseysnelson@gmail.com.

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ATHLETICS

A Winter Season for the History Books T

here is no question that the 2020-2021 ski and ride season was the most unusual and challenging in the program’s history. A pandemic struck the world and cast life as we know it into doubt.

The timeline for getting back to normal was anyone’s guess. Most youth sports and programs were forced to shut down, and many children were unable to participate in the sports that they love and so desperately need for growth and development. When it became clear in the fall that outdoor sports would go on, we counted ourselves among the lucky.

This season, all meetings and interactions were moved outside on the snow. Athlete drop off and pick up occurred at a specified outside MAC Meeting Area. Time was built in before and after training for coaches to debrief with parents on athlete progress and allow time for questions. Masks or face coverings were required anytime athletes and parents were grouping up with coaches, entering lift lines and mazes, or when unable to spread out from one another in a safe manner. We encouraged families to pack lunches and eat at their vehicles.

MAC’s Ski & Snowboard program was brought back to life in September, leaving a short window of time to plan for what would undoubtably be a very complicated and challenging season to pull off. Staff and committee members put in countless hours learning COVID-19 rules and guidelines at ski resorts across the Pacific Northwest, and worked especially closely with our resort partner, Mt. Hood Meadows. Programming, which had been grooved and running like clockwork for years, had to be re-imagined, re-written, and re-invented to fit the world’s new requirements.

Most days our U.S. Ski & Snowboard/FIS Team athletes operated just like summer camps on the glacier, bringing packs with food and water out on hill and taking a break at the top of the training venue each day.

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Although we were a little apprehensive as to just how well this “all outside, all the time” stuff would work given Pacific Northwest weather, it turned out to be a beautiful change to the program.

We saw parents, athletes, and coaches sitting outside enjoying the

(top) Hailey Cordry, FIS team athlete; James Lindgren and Christian Gilster; Greta Lindgren, USASA regional champion, first place Skier Cross, first placeHalfpipe, second place Rail Jam, and third place Slopestyle.

weather whatever it was, chatting with one another over a packed sandwich and bottle of water. Although we were physically distanced from each other, in a way, it brought everyone closer together.

At the beginning of the season it wasn’t clear if racing and competitions would go on as planned or if MAC families would be comfortable enough to join us amid such uncertainty. The one thing that the coaching staff, the committee members, and parents all agreed on was that the most important thing was getting athletes on the snow again, doing the sport that they love with their teammates and friends. Parents wanted to see their kids smile and enjoy life again. Coaches wanted to see their athletes continue their development and keep making strides in their skills, competitions or not. If all we ended up doing this year was training and race simulation at home, we’d be happy. As it turned out, we were able to have a modified competition season and get in as much racing and competitions as we would have any other year!

Despite all the programming changes, question marks regarding races and competitions, and the general uncertainty surrounding this unprecedented winter, I was struck by something while going through photos and videos from this season — how normal they all looked! There are photos of coaches teaching their athletes how to jump; pictures of teammates goofing around in the parking lot during lunch or making snow angels on a powder day; a video of the Freeride Team bombing lines down Heather Canyon; and a photo of our U12 Girls team in their race suits, arm in arm posing for the camera at a ski race. I realized that in the face of all the uncertainty, we gave these kids a “normal” ski and ride season. I could not be prouder of this community for coming together to make it happen for the athletes.

—Justin Rackley, MAC Ski & Snowboard program director

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Center Court Spotlight on Coach Marco Pineda A journey of passion, dedication, and empathy comes full circle Pineda admits that his tennis career was never an easy road. “When I was in middle school, I lost more matches than I won, but I wasn’t discouraged. Something inside me made me want to work harder. I did not want to let my parents down. I wanted to keep improving. Taking ownership of my play and investing in myself to get better made a huge difference. I learned to expect a lot of myself.”

He found plenty of opportunity and inspirational talent while building his skills in the highly competitive Southern California tennis scene. “When I was in high school, my dad took me to watch college matches, which motivated me to think, ‘I want to play college tennis too.’”

Making personal investments in players helps players invest in themselves.

— Marco Pineda Pineda is the first person in his family to attend a university. “I am proud that I not only attended college but that I was given an athletic scholarship to play tennis!”

Tennis opened the door for him to attend Gonzaga University and thrive in a highly competitive Division 1 program.

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he next time you see MAC Tennis Pro Marco Pineda on the court, look for that spark in his eye. That spark says a lot about his personal story — one that includes sacrifices and the dedication necessary to improve as a player and as a person.

Born and raised in Southern California, the son of immigrant parents, Pineda remembers the first time he and his father walked out on a local tennis court just to have some treasured father and son time.

He was five years old. This moment started his remarkable tennis journey, which changed his life forever and provided him opportunities he and his family had only dreamed of. “My dad introduced tennis

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to me, and I gravitated to it in a big way.”

Pineda recalls. “I learned that quality time on the court meant something. I did not have professional trainers or coaches, just my dad and I hitting together at the local public tennis center. I was committed to making the most of every time we would play.”

As a young teen, he took personal responsibility for his momentum in the sport. “My dad never signed me up for tournaments; that was my responsibility. I only asked my parents for checks to enter tournaments.“ Pineda continues, “I entered almost any and every tennis tournament I could find in the area.”

Thanks to mentors who supported him through many of the adversities a first-generation college student faces, he flourished. “I was surrounded by mentors and an academic advisor who make a huge difference in my life beyond the court.”

Pineda took full advantage of his quality education at Gonzaga. By his senior year, he was an ITA Academic All-American as well as a West Coast Conference All-Academic Award winner. “I took pride in balancing the tennis side of life with the academic side.”

Pineda soon learned that his passion for the game spilled over into other areas of his life. After graduating, he stayed on as assistant coach and continued his education at Gonzaga, eventually earning his master’s degree. Pineda’s enthusiasm to teach and coach the game became as important as

playing it. “I picked up the passion of being a college coach and helping other student athletes along the way. I wanted to give back and help others as I was helped.”

When Pineda moved to Portland to be an assistant at Lewis & Clark University, he and the head coach started a junior tennis academy. His ability to relate to players through coaching nourished his passion to give back to the game. “I discovered that through developing a trusting relationship with my players I could provide them with a roadmap, give them a path to enjoy their game, and compete at whatever level they wanted.”

MAC Head Tennis Coach Paul Reber hired Pineda three summers ago and promoted him to Associate Head Coach of Junior Tennis last winter. “Helping kids develop their personal goals for the game and eventually reach their dream is really exciting to me. I see myself in some of these young kids.” Pineda loves to teach, to inspire, and have fun with the players he coaches. “I want to help create a place at MAC where kids (and adults) who enjoy playing tennis can meet their passion and have fun with no limitations on how far they want to progress in the game.”

Pineda’s philosophy is simple: “Making personal investments in players helps players invest in themselves.” He goes on, “As a love for the game and more dedication to improve develops, the importance of structure and self-discipline are the necessary ingredients to help players want to improve and grow into the game.”

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Pickleball Levels Up Popular sport is granted committee status For MAC members who regularly traverse the Main Gym, the rhythmic sound of pickleball play has become increasingly common over the last several years. Its central location has undoubtedly added to the growing popularity at MAC, as many give pickleball a try after watching the laughing, chatting players on the courts.

Additionally, during COVID, the outdoor pickleball court attracted members, including many racquet sport players who had not previously tried pickleball.

The Board of Trustees’ February decision to grant pickleball committee status went into effect on April 1. Committee status is important because it will enable the sport to offer more options to more members, from beginners clinics to intramural leagues and tournaments. It will also allow for inter-club exchanges and developmental funds will provide support to competitive MAC players traveling to tournaments. Additionally, the prospect of having a pickleball pro on staff in the future is appealing to many MAC players who are largely self-taught.

(Thank you, YouTube.)

Pickleball is the fastest growing sport in the country right now. Why? It’s easy for almost anyone to pick up, it can be a great workout, and, above all, it’s fun. As Board President (and pickleball player) Rob Torch explains, “At MAC, we’re always trying to balance existing programs with new options that appeal to the broadest possible range of members. Pickleball is attractive to older people as well as young families, and there are options for competitive athletes as well.”

Mark Jansa, the committee’s first chair and a 25-year veteran of the sport, is thrilled to navigate pickleball’s initial road as a MAC committee. He wants to reach new player groups, including kids via classes, and increase pickleball offerings outside of the regular weekday work day. Scheduling will, of course, be done in conjunction with the other sports that use the Main Gym.

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One of the Pickleball Committee’s goal is to get more kids like Brooklyn Sharpe out on the court.

“Pickleball is relatively easy to learn, but it is difficult to master,” adds Jansa. “There is always room to improve.” Accordingly, the committee will work on developing a rating system so experienced players can compete against equally matched opponents and help continue to develop the competitive aspect of the sport at MAC.

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Seven Karate Students Promoted to New Belt Levels One year into the “new normal” of practicing karate in living rooms and garages, MAC Karate is proud to announce that its students have continued to grow in their training. Seven karate-ka (practitioners) promoted to new belt levels amid all-virtual classes. Six students promoted to purple belt — the unofficial designation between beginning and intermediate levels, and one to brown belt — the designation for advanced students.

Previously, belt tests were held about every two months; they were crowded events with up to 50 students from Japan Karate Federation Ryobukai NW

(JKFNW) regional dojos, along with a number of other karate-ka, friends, and family on hand to cheer on test candidates. As COVID-19 restrictions stretched into 2020, like many other aspects of life, JKFNW experimented with a virtual testing format so that students could continue to grow in their practice and work towards goals ­— something that helps keep many of us motivated.

The key components of the test remain the same: students must demonstrate a proficiency in their belt level’s kihon (punches, blocks, kicks, stances), kata

(choreographed patterns of movements), and kumite (sparring). The kihon and kata sections are essentially unchanged, with smaller Zoom break-out rooms for each belt level to run through drills called out by the black belts who administer the test and score techniques. The kumite skill set is now a shadowboxing format, because karate-ka cannot have any contact even while wearing masks. Students have the option of “sparring” against a heavy bag or other physical target, or they can work against an imaginary opponent. Just the same, the intention is to show both varied and logical combinations of technique, control, and power in executing techniques, and stamina as more advanced students spar for longer periods.

In March, as COVID-19 restriction began to ease, JKFNW offered the option to test in person for the first time in more than a year. Only test candidates and examiners were allowed in the dojo, with assigned times for each skill level to minimize the number of people inside. The flow of the test was also adjusted to accommodate standard masking, spacing, and cleaning protocols, along with a continued ban on sparring between people. Students were given the option of testing in person or remotely via Zoom. Even with the restrictions in place, all students chose to test in person.

The last 12 months have proven to be an especially challenging time to maintain training goals, and these karate-ka are commended for improving their technique and promoting: Third Kyu (Low Brown) Carol Pausz Sixth Kyu (High Purple) Rubi Foster

Ninth Kyu (Low Blue) Don Olivia For more information about MAC’s Karate program, contact karate@themac.com.

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SUMMARY OF PROPOSED CHANGES TO AMENDED AND RESTATED BYLAWS OF MULTNOMAH ATHLETIC CLUB RELATING PRIMARILY TO NEW PATHS TO MEMBERSHIP AND STREAMLINING THE CURRENT MEMBERSHIP ONBOARDING PROCESSES February 26, 2021 The Club’s existing Amended and Restated Bylaws (“Bylaws”) are presently amended through November 11, 2020. The purpose of these proposed amendments to the Bylaws are two-fold: (i) to permit a third path to membership by allowing Membership Committee directly to recommend prospective members to the Board of Trustees under one or more new policies developed and/or adopted by Membership Committee and approved by the Board of Trustees (such amendment to provide more flexibility in adding prospective members to the Club’s membership waitlist, which is decreasing faster than anticipated due to member resignations running at a much higher rate than normal because of the COVID-19 pandemic); and (ii) to streamline the new member onboarding process by allowing for an electronic link to the list of prospective new members to be provided to current members for their review (rather than requiring a hardcopy of such names to be included within monthly billing statements) and by shortening the time period for members’ review of the prospective member list from 30 to 15 days.

Accordingly, Section 2 of the Bylaws relating to Members and Memberships is proposed (as amended) to read as shown below.

Pursuant to Section 13.1 of the Bylaws, an invitation is hereby made to MAC members to comment on this proposed amendment withing 90 days of such amendment being posting on the Club’s website and bulletin board.

Please direct any comments to board@themac.com.

2. Members and Memberships.

2.1. Membership Classes. The Club has the following membership classes: Individual Resident; Individual Nonresident; Family; Nonresident Family; Junior; Intermediate; Athletic; Social; and Courtesy. The Board from time to time may establish, change, or abolish membership classes or categories within membership classes. For the purposes of these Bylaws, the rights of an Individual Resident shall apply equally to the elected adult member(s) of a Family membership and the rights of an Individual Nonresident shall apply equally to the elected adult member(s) of a Nonresident Family membership.

2.2. Admission of Members.

2.2.1. Admission of members is under these Bylaws and under policies, procedures, and rules established from time to time by the Board. Only the Board may approve membership in the Club.

2.2.2. Except as otherwise provided in these Bylaws, recommendation for membership may be presented only by an Individual Resident or Individual Nonresident member who, at the time of presenting the recommendation, has been a member without suspension for the immediately preceding year, who has known the nominee well for at least three years or is the applicant’s spouse as recognized under Oregon law, and who continues as a member without suspension until the Board has extended an invitation for membership to the applicant. Trustees may not propose an applicant or be a reference.

2.2.3. Except as otherwise provided in these Bylaws, recommendation for membership through the Diversity Admissions Program may be presented only by an Individual Resident or Individual Nonresident member who, at the time of presenting the recommendation, has been a member without suspension for the immediately preceding year, and who continues as a member without suspension until the Board has extended an invitation for membership to the applicant. Trustees may not propose an applicant or be a reference.

2.2.4. Except as otherwise provided in these Bylaws, recommendation for membership may be presented by the Membership Committee (described below) under policies, procedures and rules approved by the Board.

2.2.5. The Membership Committee (described below) must review applications for membership and recommend action to the Board. If the Membership Committee recommends approval of an application, the Club

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must post a notice on the Club website and bulletin board with the name of the applicant, the names of those proposing and seconding, and the date of the application. The Club must also enclose or attach the names of all applicants with the monthly statements mailed or emailed.

2.2.6. The Board may not take action on an application until the applicant’s name has been posted for at least 1530 days. The Board must then review and vote on the application. Two adverse votes reject an application. On the request of any Trustee within 65 days of rejection of an application, the Board must vote a second time.

2.3. Honorary Members. Honorary membership is a category of Individual Resident membership. An Honorary membership is the highest tribute from the Club to an individual for unusual and distinguished service rendered to the Club. It may be granted to any individual, member or nonmember, other than a past Club President, only upon unanimous vote of all Trustees. Only one Honorary membership may be granted in any one year.

Honorary membership is for life, but subject to resignation, suspension, and termination. Honorary membership entitles the Honorary member to all privileges and rights of membership of the Club and exempts the member from any obligation to pay dues.

2.4. Admission of Athletic and Social Members. Any member, including a Trustee, may propose a person for Athletic or Social membership. The Board will adopt policies, procedures, and rules for review and action on applications for such memberships.

2.5. Members’ Rights and Obligations.

2.5.1. All members have the same rights and obligations except as set forth in law, the Articles of Incorporation, these Bylaws, or any policies, or rules approved by the Board.

2.5.2. Members have the following rights, limitations, and obligations: 2.5.2.1. Voting. Except as provided otherwise by law, the Articles of Incorporation, or these Bylaws, only Individual Resident members may vote.

2.5.2.2. Dissolution. Only Individual Resident and Individual Nonresident members are entitled to dissolution rights as prescribed by the Club’s Articles of Incorporation.

2.5.2.3. Redemption. No member may redeem a membership.

2.5.2.4. Transfers. No member may voluntarily or involuntarily pledge, encumber, or transfer a membership or any right arising therefrom.

2.5.3. Except as provided in the Articles of Incorporation or these Bylaws, the Board must establish the member fees, assessments, and dues.

2.5.4. A statement of account must be mailed, emailed, or otherwise provided to each member on or about the first day of each month. All member indebtedness to the Club is due on the 25th day of that month. A two percent late fee will be levied on all account balances 30 days or older.

Members are subject to delinquency procedures if the account is not paid by the 10th day of the following month. Members may be suspended or terminated because of delinquent accounts.

2.6. Resignation, Suspension, and Termination.

2.6.1. A member may resign. Resignation must be in writing. Resignation does not relieve the member from obligations to the Club incurred before resignation.

2.6.2. An Individual Resident, Individual Nonresident, Intermediate, or Junior member may not be expelled, suspended, or terminated except under procedures which are fair, reasonable, and carried out in good faith.

Separate procedures apply for discipline, suspension, and termination of all other membership classes. From time to time, the Board may adopt rules for such procedures. Members may be suspended or terminated without hearing because of account delinquency. All members are subject to immediate but temporary administrative suspension by the General Manager in exceptional circumstances.

2.7. Retiring Officers. A lifetime single member dues exclusion will be granted to the past President upon leaving office after serving a full term.

The Vice President, Treasurer, and Secretary, upon leaving office after serving a full term, will be granted Preferred Status as defined in the Club Rules, and pay dues established for that category.

Club Reservations Experience Improved on Mobile Devices

Making a reservation via MAC’s mobile app or mobile browsers is now much simpler!

Instead of multiple steps to find an open spot, available slots are easy to see. More enhancements to the reservation system and member experience are in the works.

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My Unconfirmed Death

By Roland Haertl

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n Friday, March 23, 2001, Mark, whom I knew since his grade school days at Ainsworth in the 1960s, took his mother and the rest of his family to Mexico on vacation.

On the plane, his mother started to read The Oregonian and, as some of us do, focused in on the obituaries almost immediately. “Roland Hartl died,” she said. Mark and his mother started talking about me. His daughters asked, “Who is Roland Hartl?” whereupon Mark and his mother started to tell “Roland Hartl” stories to the girls.

On Saturday, March 24, 2001, I walked into MAC for a handball match. At the check-in desk Hans, just leaving the club, looked at me and laconically said, “I am so glad you are alive!”

“What are you talking about?” I asked.

“I called Bill this morning about a match for Tuesday or Wednesday noon. He said he could not play on Tuesday noon since he was going to Roland Hartl’s funeral services.”

I shouted, “NOOOOO!” Then, ”How is the name spelled?”

“Well, it’s in The Oregonian, Roland K. Hertel, HERTEL.”

“Wrong guy,” I said.

I changed into my court gear and descended to the handball gallery. I looked down into one court. Both players in the court looked up at me and said, “It’s the phantom!” After the encounter in the entrance lobby, this started to make sense.

After the match, I crossed paths with Bob as he entered the club. “I did not believe Bill when he called me this morning about your death,” he said.

On Sunday morning my home phone rang. When I answered, the voice at the other end said: ”I did not believe the paper and had to check it out.” It was Bill from Tucson.

I regret not going to my “own” funeral services on Tuesday, March 27 to see if any of my no-spellingskilled friends attended to pay their respects.

On March 30, I ran into Mark at the club after his return from Mexico. When he saw me alive in the flesh, he was stunned. We had a few laughs. I had gotten the better end of the story.

I should have asked him which Roland Haertl stories he had told his daughters.

Roland Haertl has participated in Tom Hallman’s Tell Your Story writing class for two sessions. “Even close friends didn’t have the spelling of my name correct in their minds.

That’s why Mark’s mother, who knew me since the 1960s, could get the obituary confused!

Phonetically it comes out the same whichever spelling one applies. As an aside: In 1969, I counted 32 different spellings in correspondence using my full-name combination.”

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MAY 2021

10 Years of Extra Time When I was diagnosed with incurable cancer, my life expectancy was ‘years, not decades.’

And yet I stand here today, 10 years later, filled with hope.

Thanks to the unwavering commitment of my care team at Providence Cancer Institute, I’m thriving and embracing every day, every adventure as a bonus.

– Joanne Warner

You can hear Joanne’s story at Creating Hope on May 19. The virtual event will support world-class research at Providence. Your gift will help write the next chapter as we work to finish cancer.

Register for free today at ProvidenceFoundations.org/CreatingHope