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Galanakis working around Pool lift added the clock to open Mario’s at Southern Sports Bar and Grill Prairie YMCA By KELSEY HAUGEN CNA associate editor khaugen@crestonnews.com
A pool lift was recently donated to the Southern Prairie YMCA in Creston to provide individuals with disabilities better access to the swimming pool. The lift lowers a swimmer into the water and, when he or she wants to get out of the pool, will raise up and turn for exiting the chair. In compliance with Americans with Disabilities Act Accessiblity Guidelines, the lift is independently operable by the person using it. “We are excited to be able to offer this to our membership,” said Executive Director Keith Worland.
“This will allow individuals who were unable to get into the pool before to take ad- Worland vantage of a pool exercise program.” While a new pool lift may cost around $8,000, the one now utilized at the Southern Prairie YMCA was purchased used and donated by Creston members Mike and Donna King. The YMCA first secured a grant for more than $5,300 in spring 2016 from South Central Iowa Community Foundation to YMCA | 2A
CNA photo by SCOTT VICKER
Mario Galanakis stands in what will soon be the kitchen area of Mario’s Sports Bar and Grill, located in the building that was formerly The Twilight Zone at 129 N. Pine St. in Creston. The Twilight Zone closed Saturday, and Galanakis has been working 16 hours some days to renovate the interior of the building for his new restaurant.
Opening date to be announced ■
By SCOTT VICKER
CNA managing editor svicker@crestonnews.com
Mario Galanakis knows the ins and outs of the restaurant business after helping his parents with their Greenfield restaurant, The Olive Branch. He’s also familiar with The Twilight Zone in Creston, which his parents
helped open with Danny and Sheri Hayes 32 years ago. So, he has the background needed to transition The Twilight Zone to Mario’s Sports Bar and Grill. The building, located at 129 N. Pine St., closed its doors as The Twilight Zone for the final time Saturday night. “I’ve seen what it (the restaurant business) is like and have a lot of experience, so that’s going to help out a
do it the way I want to do it, we’re going to change a lot of things,” Galanakis said. “I never really planned on doing it, but my parents and Danny and Sheri started this up 32 years ago. It’s something I’ve always kind of wanted to get in, being my dad has been in the restaurant business, but I never really pursued it too hard until here recently.” Since The Twilight Zone
lot,” Galanakis said. “If you haven’t done it before, it’s a lot of work, a lot of time and a lot of prep. You have to put the hours in, but I know that, so it’s going to help out.” Galanakis, 32, with the help of The Twilight Zone’s owner, Danny Hayes, is currently renovating the building. Soon, it will re-open as Mario’s Sports Bar and Grill. “It’s a lot of work, but I think once we get done and
• WHAT WILL YOU BE THINKING AS YOU LEAD YOUR TEAM ONTO
THE FIELD FOR THE FIRST TIME? Dream come true. I was under Bob Myers. He coached me. He passed away this past year. I definitely feel his hand on me as I’m going through this year.
MARIO | 2A
CNA photo by SCOTT VICKER
Pictured is the swimming pool lift recently added at Southern Prairie YMCA in Creston. The lift, which was purchased used and donated by Creston members Mike and Donna King, provides individuals with disabilities better access to the pool.
• WHAT DID YOU LISTEN TO DURING YOUR COMMUTE FROM
CORNING TO CRESTON WHEN YOU TAUGHT IN CRESTON? Linkin Park
• WHO WAS YOUR BIGGEST INFLUENCE IN COACHING? (The Late)
Coach Myers. He definitely let me know I wasn’t going to play college athletics and that I should probably go into coaching. Him, as well as that Creston coaching staff.
• BIGGEST CHANGE YOU’VE TRIED
TO INSTILL IN THE SOUTHWEST VALLEY FOOTBALL PROGRAM: We’ve been going since June. We have film sessions that are mandatory. Weights are mandatory.
• WHICH NATIONAL COLLEGE OR PROFESSIONAL COACH DO YOU MOST ADMIRE? Mel Tjeerdsma from the (Northwest Missouri State) Bearcats
• WHAT’S AN INTEREST OF YOURS BESIDES COACHING/WATCHING
• FAVORITE SPORTS TEAM BESIDES
SPORTS? Exercise and nutrition – I think that’s helped me get these boys ready, too.
SOUTHWEST VALLEY: I’m still a (Creston) Panther. I’ll root for them.
• HOW OLD WERE YOU WHEN YOU KNEW IN THE CLASSROOM: I was demonstrating a squat with khakis on and I split my pants right down the inseam.
• WHAT HAS SURPRISED YOU
• WHAT IS YOUR • FAMILY: Wife,
Amanda; children Kinsey, 3, and Carson, 1
• AGE: 28
ALL-TIME FAVORITE MOVIE? Something like “Remember the Titans” is always a good movie
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ABOUT BEING A PARENT? The difference between my daughter and my boy; that’s been crazy.
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•MOST EMBARASSING MOMENT
YOU WANTED TO TEACH AND COACH? Probably junior in high school. I’ve always known I wanted to be a coach since coach Myers told me I was done growing.
ANTHONY DONAHOO
Southwest Valley head football coach CNA graphic by SCOTT VICKER
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