The Winged M, April 2017

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

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‘MIRACULOUS’ LEADERSHIP President Bob Radler’s vision for MAC. -24

CAMP GUIDE Summer camps and classes. -insert

An incredible journey out of the darkness. -28

COMEBACK

A tragic accident and a remarkable recovery. -32

NO LIMITS

Seven summits, five months, one mission. -50

MY HERO

Reflections on a mother’s love. -54

Inspiration Stories of strength and resilience

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Contents FEATURED THIS MONTH

27 | Inspirational Stories 24 | Meet the New President 50 | Beyond Limits REGULAR FEATURES

82 | Closing Thoughts 11 | Faces in the Club

COMMUNICATIONS STAFF: Kevin Gaboury

Communications Coordinator

Lisa House

Advertising Sales Rep

Michole Jensen

Communications Director

Jenna Miller

Web Coordinator

Julia Omelchuck

Graphic Designer/Ad Services Coordinator

Joseph Palazzo

Electronic Graphic Designer

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A D MI N I STRATIVE

ACTIVITI ES

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19 | 2017 MAC Lottery 12 | Culinary Corner 16 | House Committee 21 | In Memoriam 17 | MAF Honorariums 7 | Manager’s Column 5 | President’s Column 9 | Sports Shorts 18 | Survey 18 | Transportation

44 | 20s/30s 44 | Balladeers 44 | Book Groups 42 | Culture and Style 45 | Family Events 45 | Junior Events 46 | Listen and Learn 46 | MelloMacs 47 | Networking 47 | Seniors 40 | Social Activities 48 | Theater 49 | Thorns Tickets 49 | Travel

72 | Blood Drive 72 | Cycling 72 | Early Birds 64, 72 | Exercise & Decathlon 72 | Handball 62 | Personal Training 68 | Swimming – Juniors 75 | Synchro 76 | Tennis 66 | Triathlon & Running 77 | Volleyball 58 | Walking & Hiking 60 | Wellness Program 78 | Yoga

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81 | Advertiser Index 14 | Calendar of Events 79 | MAC Marketplace

ON THE COVER This month, we bring you inspirational stories of members who have overcome obstacles and emerged stronger. One of them is Paola Dooly, pictured, who was struck by a car and suffered a traumatic brain injury. Read about her ensuing physical and spiritual journey, along with several others, starting on page 27. Cover photo by Craig Mitchelldyer.

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ADMINISTRATIVE PRESIDENT’S COLUMN

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President Robert Radler Vice President Marlis Miller Treasurer Laura Martin Secretary Todd Husband

Trustees David Brezinski John Helmer III D’Anne O’Neill Grant Yoshihara Rebecca Frinell Cameron Hyde Tanya McGee Sandy Moore Committee Chairs 20s/30s Emily Owens Athletic Kyle Goulard Balladeers John Wykoff Basketball Scott Dougherty Budget and Finance Scott Stevens Culture & Style Judith Arnell Cycling Jim Laird Dance Kathy Allcock Diversity Admissions Christo de Villiers Early Birds Susan Hale Exercise & Decathlon Bill Cordano Family Events Kayla Casebeer and Tony Cirino Golf Darin Vick Group Fitness David Horstkotte Gymnastics Lee Rumaner Handball Andy Kangas Holiday Decorating Margaret Lender House Tanya McGee Junior Events Alison Buchholz and Ava Klash Junior Programs and Facilities Eric Wilson Karate Don Dominguez MelloMacs Amy Johnson Member Events Teri Simpson Membership Sandy Moore Merrymacs Dinda Mills Outdoor Activities Program John Patridge Pilates Cheryl Hammond Polar Bears Don Morris Property William Lee Racquetball Kurt Lender Ski Brandon Hayes-Lattin Social Activities Tracy Sailors and Jennifer Strait Squash Matt Bassist Strategic Planning Vivian Solomon Studio Fitness Ann Gerson Swimming Scot Sullivan Synchro Lisa Girard Tennis Chris Graham Triathlon & Running Ryan Chiotti Volleyball Teresa Dira Easton Walking & Hiking Sue Stonecliffe Water Fitness Wendi Menashe Yoga Janet Filips and Meris Gebhardt

ne of the most enjoyable aspects of MAC for me is the congeniality I find at the club.

Most MAC members truly follow the “foster friendships” part of the club’s mission statement. My family Robert Radler has had the pleasure PRESIDENT of developing friendships with many MAC employees and members. Every one of those MAC friendships is founded on respect.

Conversely, I have been dismayed during my time on the board to learn about members who do not respect other members or staff or who violate the rules of conduct. We have club rules for how members should interact with employees and other members.

I invite you to read them. They can be found easily on the club’s website. Simply scroll to the bottom of the home page. Under the “membership” heading, in the lower right-hand corner, click on “club rules and bylaws.”

The House Committee is responsible for monitoring and enforcing these rules of conduct. The House Committee investigates alleged infractions of the rules of conduct and presents its findings and recommendations to the board.

The House Committee enforcement actions often involve disrespectful behavior. For example, members have been disciplined for inappropriate comments and inappropriate physical contact involving MAC employees and members. Sadly, these types of House Committee issues appear to have increased over the past several months.

The House Committee and the board have had to sanction members with suspensions and even expulsion.

I am realistic enough to recognize that very few of you will want to read those rules, and here is where I can give you some advice.

A general guideline that seems to work for me has been to treat each situation how I would expect my mother to do so. With my mom, it was always about respect for other people. Mom had five children in five years. One set of twins “helped” with that timing. She had no patience for shenanigans and dealt with inappropriate behavior

quickly and efficiently. If one of us treated someone without the utmost respect, we got that mom “look,” and we were required to apologize. From there, the sanctions went to timeouts and beyond. Mom did not tolerate any excuse for being disrespectful. We often see members using alcohol as an excuse for bad behavior. That excuse would not have worked for my mom, and it does not work at the club.

The sanctions for behavior unbecoming a member or abuse of a member, nonmember or staff under the MAC rules of conduct follow a very different path than my mom’s sanctions for disrespect. There is no mom “look” or scolding. Instead, the minimum sanction for behavior unbecoming a member is a two-month suspension, and the minimum sanction for abuse of a member, nonmember or staff is a three-month suspension.

The maximum sanction for these violations is expulsion from the club.

A general guideline that works for me is to treat each situation how I would expect my mother to do so.

The House Committee expends a tremendous amount of time and effort addressing violations of the rules of conduct. That time and effort are necessary for maintaining the values and mission of the club. It is sad to see how the actions of a very few disrespectful members can have a very large impact on the victims, who are dedicated, hard-working MAC employees and respectful members who simply want to enjoy their time at the club.

The House Committee and the members of the Board of Trustees often feel sorry for some of the members who engage in disrespectful behavior and are sanctioned.

We often are familiar with the sanctioned member, and we know how much that person’s life revolves around MAC. We recognize how difficult it is for a member who is suspended or expelled. I assure you that the board does not make those decisions lightly.

When you find yourself about to say or do something here at the club that my mom (or your mom) would find disrespectful, please think better of it. WM APRIL 2017

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ADMINISTRATIVE MANAGER’S COLUMN

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General Manager Norman Rich nrich@themac.com Facilities Director/AGM Elsa Lemoine elemoine@themac.com Senior Executive Assistant Melania Oppat moppat@themac.com Executive Assistant Lindsay Halley lhalley@themac.com Security Manager Dennis Wright dwright@themac.com Controller Heather Bulloch hbulloch@themac.com Purchasing Manager Barry Kaufman bkaufman@themac.com Acting Athletic Director Lisa Virtue lvirtue@themac.com Gymnastics Manager/Acting AAD Meg Doxtator mdoxtator@themac.com Aquatics Manager Jason Amos jamos@themac.com Dance Manager Laura Haney lhaney@themac.com Court Sports Manager Dan Baggett dbaggett@themac.com Fitness Manager Darrell Duvauchelle dduvauchelle@themac.com Outdoor Manager Chad Failla cfailla@themac.com Squash Manager Ashley Read aread@themac.com Tennis Manager Paul Reber preber@themac.com Youth Programs Manager Cathy Heinke cheinke@themac.com Marketing Director Jen Scott jscott@themac.com Communications Director Michole Jensen mjensen@themac.com Communications Manager Tony Roberts troberts@themac.com Maintenance Manager Larry Shoop lshoop@themac.com Housekeeping Manager Tony Arrington tarrington@themac.com Food & Beverage Director Cameron McMurry cmcmurry@themac.com Executive Chef Philippe Boulot pboulot@themac.com Catering Manager Dorcas Popp dpopp@themac.com Human Resources Director Alison Beppler abeppler@themac.com Member Services Director Josie Henderson jhenderson@themac.com Guest Services Manager Christine Natonek cnatonek@themac.com Member Events Manager Abby DenUyl adenuyl@themac.com Membership Manager Dave Hanna dhanna@themac.com Member Services Asst. Manager Kevin Pollack kpollack@themac.com Mporium Manager Tonya Mitchell tmitchell@themac.com www.theMAC.com

ur staff is the heart of our clubhouse. It is the blood, sweat and tears of our organization. We have thousands of cumulative years of experiences collectively among our team. While vast experience and Norm Rich GENERAL MANAGER longevity can be a wonderful asset, it also can be a liability. We always want to improve and avoid getting stuck in a rut.

There are always new and better ways of improving our buildings and our programs.

We cannot improve without believing that we can be better.

In my years working in the corporate world, we always wanted to grow sales, increase productivity and improve the returns on investments. The club industry, however, prides itself on improving its “return on service.” We want to be the most member-friendly organization we can be while creating and maintaining great facilities.

Our members have a great deal of say, and make some wonderful suggestions on how to improve the club. I pride myself and our team on bridging the wants and needs of members and staff with a balanced approach. I have asked our Board of Trustees to create a draft of a strategic plan that gives us a roadmap to our longterm future. It is the common wisdom of the partnership between members and staff that allow for the best thoughts, plans and ideas to advance. We have existed successfully for 125 years, and it is the job of our board and staff to continue to lead the club, ensuring we get even better at the things we do well and improve upon what is not working. Committees have always had a big role in sharing wants, needs and ideas with management and the board. A reluctance to admit shortcomings is a fault. Admitting a shortcoming can be a formula leading to future successes.

communications, helping us stay in touch with members and finding the best ways to communicate everything the club has to offer. We are our own worst enemy when we fail to clearly communicate with membership. It’s not for the lack of trying; rather, we offer so much that it’s difficult to promote it all. The total number of members has remained the same for nearly 20 years, but over the past several years, the number of members entering the club has risen significantly. This positive trend tells us more members are enjoying the club on an everyday basis. Jen will look at data as we begin to have discussions on future strategic planning. Hard numbers help us determine where we should spend capital and operational funds.

We currently are interviewing for our new athletic and wellness director; we have changed the title to be more inclusive of wellness. We have two excellent internal candidates and some outstanding external ones. I am uncertain where this journey will lead, but I know we will fill this position with an outstanding director who will partner with committees, athletes and staff for the betterment of our club. We also have given Elsa Lemoine additional responsibilities, promoting her to the combined role of facilities director/assistant general manager. She will serve as acting general manager when I am out of the building or unavailable.

We are realigning some departments to bring similar activities together by providing more services to our members. More specifically, we are merging member events and catering into one unified department, managed by Abby DenUyl, who will partner with Dorcas Popp to create even better member events and parties or business meetings. At Your Service will soon assist in member billings and member account inquiries, making a trip to the fourth floor Business Office obsolete.

We will continue to realign departments to ensure we are being as member-friendly as possible. Watch for future enhancements to benefit members in the next few months.

New Direction

Finally, in April, we will partner with ride-share service Lyft in an effort to reduce parking congestion around the club.

Members will receive discounts on rides to and from the club, and can receive a discount for signing up for the service. For more details, see page 16. WM

I want to thank our directors staff for their partnership and picking up extra responsibilities over the past several months as we realigned job duties that fit best within our organization. We welcomed Marketing Director Jen Scott, who will oversee all

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ADMINISTRATIVE SPORTS SHORTS

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n April 3, the Athletic Committee, in partnership with Athletic Services and thirdparty vendor Medallia, launches the new electronic Athletic Excellence Survey. The purpose of this survey is to gauge an ongoing Lisa Virtue pulse of member satASSISTANT ATHLETIC isfaction of facilities DIRECTOR and overall programming in athletics. Members will be selected at random to receive a survey. To be selected, you must have an email addresses on file with the Membership Department. Update your profile to include your email at www.theMAC. com, or call At Your Service at 503-517-7235.

Please take five to 10 minutes to complete the survey if you are selected to do so.

The goal is to receive approximately 100 responses per week. See page 16 for more information on the Athletic Excellence Survey.

Surveys vs. Sounding Boards Surveys at MAC have a different purpose than sounding boards. Surveys are deployed to provide us with a comprehensive snapshot of member satisfaction, while sounding boards offer a means for members to provide specific feedback on a situation, facility or program that may warrant immediate attention. Oftentimes I am asked, “What happens to my sounding board?” I would like to discuss the process of addressing concerns from sounding boards.

The life of a sounding board 1. A member fills out a sounding board and drops it off at one of the several locked boxes or to At Your Service.

2. A designated staff person compiles paper versions and delivers them to the Executive Office.

3. The Executive staff disperses them to the appropriate director(s).

4. When a member indicates he or she would like a response, directors ask the appropriate supervisor to respond to the concern/comment. The response is recorded.

5. When the member does not check the box for a response, the sounding board is reviewed and documented.

6. The Board of Trustees are provided a packet each month of all sounding boards and the respective responses (if any) to review. WM

Club Scoreboard Honoring MAC members for placing first, second or third in state, regional, national or international athletic competitions, or members who have qualified for nationals in events that qualify for championship funding.

Sport 61st USHA National Juniors Tournament, Tucson Racquet Club, December 27-30 1st, Singles – Austin Biddle WAC Classic, Seattle, WA, January 13-15 1st, Open Singles – Matt Steele 2nd, Open Singles – Sean Steele 1st, Open Doubles – Matt Steele, Conor Casey 2nd, Open Doubles – Sean Steele, Josh Bateman Jake Plummer Bash, Coeur D’Alene, ID, January 24-26, 2017.1st, Open Singles, Matt Steele.

1st, 65 Singles – Steve Grow

The Winged M relies upon individuals and committees to submit event results for the Club Scoreboard. To submit an item: Fill out a Club Scoreboard form providing the athlete’s name, sport, event, date and standing (first, second or third place) and submit the form to Athletic Services. Forms are available in Athletic Services.

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FACES IN THE CLUB MAC masters swimmers Hailey Bambusch and Daemon Anastas won first place in the mixed team category at the California SwimRun 22 km in San Diego on Jan. 22. Originating in Sweden in 2006, Swimrun is a competition in which teams of two people swim and run a total of 22 km (about 13.7 miles). Courses typically have several swimming and running sections. Bambusch and Anastas (team name The Oregonians) finished in 2:25:47, edging out two teams from California. “Most of the credit goes to Hailey,” Anastas said. “For her first Swimrun in some pretty cold and windy conditions without proper attire, she really kicked butt.”

To submit information for Faces in the Club, contact Communications Manager Tony Roberts at 503-517-7220 or troberts@themac.com.

MAC fitness instructor Linda Spaulding was recently promoted to Group Exercise supervisor. She brings an exercise science degree from Oregon State University, plus 33 years of on-thejob experience, including 29 years as manager of employee health and wellness with Horizon and Alaska Airlines, and 21 years teaching group fitness at MAC. She’s particularly proud of her long-running “hi-energy” boot camp and newly added SpinSanity. Spaulding has been involved with many causes, including the American Cancer Society’s Making Strides Executive Committee, American Heart Association’s Worksite Wellness Summit Board and the Oregon State Alumni Advisory Board.

Tucker Scroggins was invited to spend a week training with the U.S. Ski Team in Aspen, Colorado in February. He had a stellar season while skiing for both MAC and Central Catholic High School. As a sophomore at Central, he won the overall Oregon State High School Champion Title.

He also won the Oregon State High School Slalom title. Tucker is also a first year U19. During his first International Ski Federation series at Schweitzer Mountain last month, he grabbed two move-up awards, and was .01 seconds from qualifying the US Nationals in giant slalom. Scroggins just packed his skis and grabbed his cleats for baseball season. He is hoping to also grab a varsity letter in this season at CC.

Kaylee Sugimoto, 14, was the top-scoring girls gymnast at the 2017 MAC Open. Although this is her first season competing with the MAC Gymnastics team, she’s been competing at gymnastics meets in the Pacific Northwest for the past six years. She said she’s admired the spirit of MAC teams at past meets, and is proud to now be a part of the team. “Now that I’m up close, I see why MAC gymnasts are the best,” she said. “They are very welcoming and have a great attitude and spirit.

It’s great to be part of such an awesome vibe.”

Sugimoto loves competing and says there’s nothing like the adrenaline rush before a routine.

For the third year in a row, Judie Simpson won the women’s division of the annual Winter Blitz Fit competition, a five-week contest in which members earn points for athletic and fitness activities. Simpson scored 473.75 points, and was also second overall.

Fitness runs in her family.

Growing up in a large family of athletes, her parents encouraged health and fitness. Her husband, Jeff, who was also a collegiate athlete, serves on the Athletic Committee.

Her youngest daughter, Zoe, just completed another successful year alpine ski racing with the Mount Bachelor Sports Education Foundation, and her older daughter, Cydney, is an avid runner and plays intramural sports at the University of Oregon.

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David Harding won his record sixth Winter Blitz Fit overall title this year.

He put in several fourhour sessions and averaged nearly two hours of exercise per day as he scored 602 points. He hopes the work will pay off as he works to qualify for World Duathlon Championships. Harding says he likes to set goals when he exercises, so the Winter Blitz Fit is perfect. Harding has been putting in many hours of cardio for most of his life.

He started running at age 15 and ran cross country and track in college. He’s run in 27 Hood to Coast Relays, running with the winning team five times, and has run 17 marathons and one ultra-marathon.

He also has won eight USA Masters National Track Championship gold medals.

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CULINARY

Joe’s Manager Tara Cederquist and Joe’s Sous Chef April Ramos are leading the charge on new menu items like the halibut quinoa bowl, below. Joe’s closes on Monday, April 10 for renovations and reopens Tuesday, April 25.

Joe’s Gets a Spring Makeover B eginning Monday, April 10, MAC’s busiest dining area closes for a two-week spring makeover that includes new décor, menu items and equipment.

Joe’s opened on the basement level in 2009 in place of MAC’s Snacks to provide delicious, grab-and-go, food and drinks.

Through the years, the café evolved to focus on fresh and healthy food, as well as convenience. With nearly 200,000 orders filled each year. “Joe’s is definitely a powerCameron ful outlet in a small package,” says Food & McMurry Beverage Director Cameron McMurry.

FOOD & BEVERAGE Over time, the café equipment and design DIRECTOR has become dated and worn. As more food is prepared in the Joe’s kitchen area, more power, and a better layout are necessary to keep up with the volume and variety of food produced daily.

In addition to updated décor and equipment, Joe’s Manager Tara Cederquist and Joe’s Sous Chef April Ramos are leading the charge on new menu items such as a halibut quinoa bowl, asparagus panini and strawberry salad. There are also plans to feature healthy options for youngsters. MAC dietitian Tysen Christensen is providing assistance with ingredients and nutrition information.

“Having young talent who are passionate about the food and have a wholehearted desire to find the highest quality sustainable

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ingredients is very rewarding,” says Executive Chef Philippe Boulot.

During the two-week closure, from Monday, April 10 through Monday, April 24, members can purchase grab-and-go items in the Sports Pub as well as beer, wine and cocktails to go in cups, as long as members enjoy them on club premises. For those who want to take a favorite beer home, there are convenient Winged M growlers.

“We look forward to the opportunity to increase member satisfaction, with new offerings for every taste,” says McMurry. WM

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The annual Oregon Beef Council Dinner is Thursday, April 13.

Chehalem Wine Dinner

Easter Brunch

Chehalem (shuh-HAY-lum) Vineyards is led by Harry PetersonNedry and his daughter, Wynne. Harry began his winemaking career in Oregon in 1980 and was one of the first to recognize the potential for exceptional winemaking in the Willamette Valley. His Ridgecrest Vineyard was one of the first in the area aimed at producing world-class pinot noir. Ten years later, he founded Chehalem Vineyards with a goal of producing wines with a hands-on approach but with respect for each wine’s unique terroir. Today, Harry has handed the reins over to Wynne who, with her degree from UC Davis in Viticulture and Enology, continues to create high quality wines.

Enjoy the annual Easter feast in The Ballroom Sunday, April 16. Seating times are available from 9 a.m.-2 p.m. The menu includes an omelette station, prime rib, bourbon maple glazed salmon, charcuterie platter, seafood display, MAC’s famous cinnamon rolls, and much more. The cost is $40 for adults, $15 for children ages 5-11 and free for ages 4 and younger. (prices are inclusive).

The wines for this special dinner at 6 p.m. Thursday, April 27 in 1891 East have been carefully selected by Certified Sommelier Rian Strong, and the menu, with the express purpose of highlighting the wines, has been designed by Executive Chef Philippe Boulot and Executive Sous Chef Phil Oswalt.

Breakside Beer Dinner Sous Chef Deanna Bascom creates entrées to pair with selected beers from Breakside Brewery from 5-9 p.m. Thursday, April 20 in the Sports Pub. Call 503-517-7215 to reserve free child care while you dine.

1891 Saturdays Whether you desire the traditional Prime Rib Buffet or like the variety of Supper Club, 1891 has something for everyone on Saturdays.

Meet your girlfriends for cocktails or treat your spouse to a date night dinner in 1891, and receive free child care. Call 503517-7215 to reserve free child care while you dine.

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Mother’s Day Brunch Buffet Enjoy a delicious brunch buffet at MAC to celebrate mom Sunday, May 14.

Seating times are available from 9 a.m.-2 p.m. The cost is $40 for adults, $15 for children ages 5-11 and free for ages 4 and younger (prices are inclusive).

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Oregon Beef Honors Ox Chef at MAC Dinner

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he Oregon Beef Commission honors Chef Greg Denton, executive chef and co-owner of Ox and SuperBite, during its annual dinner at the Multnomah Athletic Club Thursday, April 13.

Denton, along with his wife and restaurant co-owner Gabrielle Quiñónez Denton, has achieved rock star chef status over the past five years with the rise of Ox. The Argentinian-influenced restaurant cooks local meats and fish over a hand-cranked grill that smolders near the entrance of the intimate space in Northeast Portland.

Denton has crafted a menu heavy on beef, which he prepares with the MAC culinary team. The evening starts with passed appetizers that include smoked beef tongue with onion rings and crab aioli; spicy beef tartare; and barbecue beef short rib with smoked rhubarb sauce, endive and bleu cheese. The first course is beef tenderloin tataki, and the main course is grilled prime rib with braised oxtail Bourguignon.

The Oregon Beef Council started its Chef of the Year program in 2012 to help ranchers get to know and honor some of Oregon’s top chefs. In 2014, the commission presented the award to Executive Chef Philippe Boulot.

The commission now holds its annual dinner at MAC. In addition to a menu crafted by the honored chef, the event offers the opportunity for members to meet and chat with farmers who provide beef for the event and to restaurants around the state.

The event costs $60. Register online or call At Your Service at 503-517-7235. WM FB677 APRIL 2017

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APRIL 2017 CALENDAR OF EVENTS PICKS OF THE MONTH

Fit Zone Family Friday

Golf Expo

Fake News vs.

Real News

Thursday, April 6, 6 p.m.

Thursday, April 27 6:30 p.m.

Visit the club’s newest athletic space.

Try out the latest gear and technology during this kickoff event.

Portland news anchor Dan Tilkin shares insight into the industry.

No registration required.

No registration required.

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Friday, April 7, 6-8:30 p.m.

MAC Gyms

Saturday, April 1

Friday, April 7

Thursday, April 13

Date Night, 1891, 5-9 p.m.

Registration opens for Summer 2017 camps and classes, 7 a.m.

Bill Sullivan Presentation: Hiking in Southern Oregon & Northern California, 7-9 p.m.

Portland Thorns FC vs. Houston Dash (preseason), Stadium Terrace, 7:30 p.m.

Sunday, April 2 Senior Tea Dance, Lownsdale, 3-5 p.m.

Summer Camp Preview Family Friday, Gyms, 6-8:30 p.m.

Friday Focus, Studio Two, 6:45-8:15 p.m.

Oregon Beef Council Dinner, 6 p.m.

Friday, April 14

Saturday, April 8

Early Birds Easter Egg Hunt, 5:45 a.m.

Tiny Tots Open Gym, Main Gym, 9 a.m.noon

Timbers vs. Atlanta United FC tickets on sale, 10 a.m.

Duplicate Bridge, 12:30 p.m.

Bench Press Competition, E&C Room, 10 a.m.-1 p.m.

Court Sports Family Friday, Gyms, 6-8:30 p.m.

Squash Club Championships through Thursday, April 13

Prime Rib Buffet, 1891, 5-9 p.m.

Saturday, April 15

Sunday, April 9

Portland Thorns season opener vs.

Orlando Pride, Stadium Terrace, noon

Monday, April 3 MAC Toastmasters, 7 a.m.

Parenting Class: New Parents, 11 a.m.-noon

Tuesday, April 4 Listen & Learn – The Art of Experiential Travel, 6:30-8 p.m.

Monday, April 10

Wednesday, April 5 Senior Happy Hour, Sports Pub, 3-6 p.m.

Thursday, April 6 Golf Expo, The Ballroom, 6-8 p.m.

Portland Timbers vs. New England Revolution, 6 p.m.

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Balladeers Annual Concert, The Ballroom, 2 p.m.

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Joe’s closed for renovations through April 24 MAC Toastmasters, 7 a.m.

Supper Club, 1891, 5-9 p.m.

Portland Timbers vs. Sporting KC, Stadium Terrace, 7:30 p.m.

Sunday, April 16

Trivia Night, 7-9 p.m.

Easter Brunch, The Ballroom, seating times fom 9 a.m.-2 p.m.

Wednesday, April 12

Easter Egg Hunt, West Gym, 2 p.m.

Senior Happy Hour, Sports Pub, 3-6 p.m.

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Children of all ages are welcome to attend the Easter Egg Hunt at 2 p.m.

Sunday, April 16 in the West Gym.

Monday, April 17 MAC Toastmasters, 7 a.m.

Parenting Class: New and Expecting Moms, 10-11 a.m.

Duplicate Bridge, 12:30 p.m.

History Book Club with George Vogt, 6:30 p.m.

Tuesday, April 18 Going Beyond: A World Record Breaking Journey, 6:30 p.m.

Wednesday, April 19 Senior Happy Hour, Sports Pub, 3-6 p.m.

Portland Timbers vs. Vancouver Whitecaps, Stadium Terrace, 1 p.m.

Sommelier Saturday, 1891, 5-9 p.m.

Sunday, April 23 LC Invitational Swim Meet, 50-meter Pool, 7 a.m.-6 p.m.

Singles Meet Up, 26 Founders, 4 p.m.

Monday, April 24 Joe’s reopens Senior Brunch, Sports Pub, 9-10:30 a.m.

Wednesday, April 26 Senior Happy Hour, Sports Pub, 3-6 p.m.

503-517-7500 Aquatics Office 503-517-7235 At Your Service 503-517-7525 Athletic Services 503-517-7200 Business Office 503-517-6600 Catering 503-517-7215 Child Care 503-517-7220 Communications 503-517-7570 Court Sports Office 503-517-7522 Dance 503-517-2315 Executive Office 503-517-7535 Fitness Office 503-517-7515 Group Exercise Hotline† 503-517-7560 Gymnastics Office 503-517-2350 MAF 503-223-6251 Main Club Line 503-517-7265 Member Events 503-517-7280 Membership 503-517-7290 Mporium 503-517-7574 Outdoor Department 503-517-7548 Personal Training 503-517-7585 Squash Office 503-517-7592 Tennis Office 503-517-2335 The Salon †Phone number is a recording.

Reservations 503-517-6630 1891 503-517-7578 Baseball/Lacrosse Cage* 503-517-7599 Handball/Racquetball* 503-517-7264 Massage 503-517-7265 Member Event* 503-517-7584 Squash* 503-517-7590 Tennis* *Available online at theMAC.com

Gymnastics Backflip Clinic, Gymnastics Arena, 7-8:30 p.m.

Thursday, April 27

CLUB HOURS

Thursday, April 20

Fake News vs. Real News, 11:30 a.m.

Monday through Friday 5 a.m.-11 p.m.

Breakside Brewery Beer Dinner, Sports Pub, 5-9 p.m.

Chehalem Vineyards Wine Dinner, 1891 East, 6 p.m.

Jersey Boys, Keller Auditorium, 7:30 p.m.

Saturday, April 29

Friday, April 21

Wibit Open Swim, West Pool, 12:452:15 p.m.

LC Invitational Swim Meet, 50-meter Pool, 4-8 p.m.

Fit Zone Family Friday, Gyms, 6-8:30 p.m.

Saturday, April 22 LC Invitational Swim Meet, 50-meter Pool, 7 a.m.-6 p.m.

Portland Thorns FC vs. Chicago Red Stars, Stadium Terrace, 1 p.m.

1891 Specials, 1891, 5-9 p.m.

Sunday, April 30 MelloMacs Spring Sing-Along, The Ballroom, 3-5 p.m.

Saturday 6 a.m.-11 p.m.

Sunday 6 a.m.-9 p.m.

Information MAC requires passwords for members and guests to join its wireless networks.

The passwords are available at the At Your Service department, Front Desk, Exercise and Conditioning Center Desk, and online at theMAC.com.

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ADMINISTRATIVE HOUSE

Selfies in the Sauna?

Think Again.

Electronic devices have become our constant companions, but there are times and places for using them. A quick and friendly reminder of where and how they may be used at MAC is a good refresher for everyone.

Please be a considerate MAC member and also share these policies with your guests.

Fellow members don’t want to be a captive audience to third-party cell phone conversations, and chances are, you don’t want them to be, either.

The electronic device rules extend to all personal electronic devices, including, but not limited to, cell phones, smartphones, mp3 players, tablets, gaming devices and laptops. Members or guests in violation of the electronic device use rules are subject to discipline by the House Committee.

Members are responsible for any violations by their guests.

Chatty Charlie We all know him. The cell phone in his hand, even in the steam room and locker room, is intrusive in more ways than one.

You missed the last Timbers goal on the Stadium Terrace because of his nonstop play-by-play commentary to someone on the phone.

• No devices in any “wet areas,” including restrooms. Not only do fellow members expect absolute privacy, but also having to replace a phone that fell in the whirlpool is no fun.

• Conversations are allowed on the Stadium Terrace unless there is a stadium event. Charlie’s buddy can watch the highlights on TV.

Busy Betty Her “private” business deals are common knowledge around MAC, but only from animated conversations in the Cornerstone Lounge.

• Quiet conversations may take place in specific areas like hallways, lobbies and phone banks. Members or guests receiving calls on an electronic device in a restricted area must move to an area in which conversations are allowed to continue a conversation.

• Internet browsing, texting and watching anything on a screen are permitted in all areas except “wet areas.”

There are still several areas of the club where cell phones are off limits.

Video Vic Vic is more dedicated to watching cat videos than doing homework when in the E&C Gallery. His earbuds are usually sitting on the kitchen counter at home.

• While in the club, all electronic devices must be off or in silent/mute mode.

Watching a video? Put in earbuds.

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ADMINISTRATIVE Quarterly House Committee Sanctions The House Committee enforces rules of conduct for members and guests by investigating infractions and recommending sanctions to the Board of Trustees. Recent House Committee actions approved by the board are listed below.

• 39-year-old senior member with nine years tenure was suspended for two months for behavior unbecoming a member. The guests of this member were disruptive and uncooperative with requests by staff members. The member was found in violation of damaging property/vandalism and is required to pay for the repairs to the reciprocal club’s guest room.

• A 14-year-old junior member was suspended for two months for behavior unbecoming a member. The member used inappropriate language that was discriminatory and of a sexual nature, when addressing two young members.

• An 89-year-old senior member was suspended for two months for behavior unbecoming a member. The member hit another vehicle in the parking garage and left the premises without leaving a note or notifying security to provide information to the other vehicle owner.

• A 10-year-old junior member was suspended for one year for theft or attempted theft. The junior stole food items from Joe’s.

• A 61-year-old senior member was suspended for four months for behavior unbecoming a member. The member told a member and guest not to stand in their current location in a studio for a group exercise class because it was their spot.

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ADMINISTRATIVE TRANSPORTATION

Give Your Commute a Lyft!

ATHLETICS SURVEY

New Survey Will Help Measure Member Satisfaction Review will help determine future athletic program priorities

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eginning in April, the club introduces a new electronic survey to gauge member satisfaction throughout the year.

The goal of the survey is to gather ongoing member feedback on a variety of club services as well as a few specific programs. The process begins with an email and survey link sent to a random sampling of adult members. Members have a specific amount of time to complete the survey and will receive a reminder before the deadline. The goal is to get up to 100 responses each week.

The survey takes only a few minutes to complete and the questions cover a wide variety of club services plus some specific questions about MAC athletic programs. If a member ranks a service or program low, he or she may be contacted by staff to learn more about the experience.

The survey is a follow-up to the Athletic Excellence Survey (AES) conducted by the Athletic Committee two years ago. The AES was highly customized and provided insights to the specific programs, but the results were limited and only measured a short period of time. In addition, participation in the survey

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was good, but lower than the club average survey response.

In 2016, the Athletic Committee agreed the AES was valuable, but instead of facing another narrowly focused survey, the committee thought that gathering more ongoing information about the club and athletic programs would be more useful.

The survey system is designed by Medallia and is used in clubs across the United States to help monitor the pulse of member satisfaction. Because the survey is used by many other clubs, some of the questions may not match exactly with the names of MAC’s services, specifically the multiple food and beverage outlets.

The survey does not replace Sounding Boards, which are currently how members identify specific issues or complaints. The survey also does not replace class or event evaluations or seasonal athletic surveys. The Medallia system is expected to provide more robust information about members’ satisfaction with the club and identify any concerns or issues sooner rather than later.

Overall, the cost is low and the system will be evaluated after one year to determine its effectiveness. WM

The club is implementing a threemonth trial program to help encourage members to take the ride-hailing service Lyft to MAC. This trial period begins Saturday, April 1, and continues until Friday, June 30. The purpose of this trial program is to reduce demand on our overtaxed parking facilities. New users may receive $10 off their first two rides ($5 each way). Existing users receive $3 off each ride during this trial period.

The promotion codes are available on the website and by calling or visiting At Your Service.

There are many advantages of using Lyft. Lyft provides a convenient door-todoor service in a friendly, relaxing atmosphere. Just think, no parking hassles and no walking from the main garage or overflow lots to the clubhouse. The average ride in Portland costs between $8 and $10. There is a feature in the Lyft app that shows the estimated price of the fare, including the discount provided by this promotion in advance. This provides the user with the fare and the charge amount before taking the ride.

Don’t have a smart device? No problem! At Your Service can assist you in taking advantage of this promotion by having it billed directly to your MAC account. There are lots of reasons to leave your car at home. Why not give your commute a Lyft!

Parking Problems?

Take MAX to MAC Taking MAX and TriMet is a great way to contribute to the quality of the environment and avoid overcrowding in the MAC Parking Structure.

The club provides incentives for members and guests to use Portland’s convenient public transportation when commuting to the club. At Your Service issues members and guests a complimentary one-zone return trip ticket in exchange for a valid transfer receipt dated the same day.

MAC is served by the King Hill MAX Light Rail Station at Southwest 18th Avenue and Salmon, and many bus routes.

For more information, contact At Your Service at atyourservice@themac. com or 503-517-7235. WM

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ADMINISTRATIVE

In Memoriam Harold Olaf Brevig Sr. June 1, 1923-Dec. 2, 2016 Senior member Harold “Hal” Brevig Sr. passed away Friday, Dec. 2, 2016, from agerelated causes. He was 93.

The youngest of seven, Harold was born in Fortuna, North Dakota. He spent his early years having the run of Crosby, N.D. On his own, he moved to Portland at the age of 14 and stayed with his brothers, Fred and Paul, in a studio apartment. He attended Commerce High School (Cleveland) and supported himself delivering papers and various summer jobs.

He excelled scholastically and found he had a talent for bookkeeping. His senior year of high school he was elected student body president.

Harold attended the University of Oregon.

However, his studies were interrupted by service in the U.S. Army during World War II. Following the war, he completed his studies with a degree in accounting. He became a CPA and eventually became a partner at what is now Price Waterhouse Coopers. Following his time there, he established his own office where he acted as an adviser to local businesses together with accounting work. He was also the lead partner in business ventures including Larsen Electronics and Gamber Johnson, a computer parts manufacturer. He maintained an office until the age of 85.

In the late 1940s, he met his future wife, Lois, when she sold him a copy of The Joy of Cooking at the book section of Meier & Frank. Despite this purchase, Hal would only master the cooking of bacon and popcorn.

Shortly after this encounter, Lois moved to San Francisco, but Hal was not deterred. He courted her long-distance and made several trips to San Francisco (and sent an early morning singing telegram). They eventually married and shared almost 60 years together in their home in Portland Heights. They had four children: Harold Jr., Gretchen, Peter and Ann. Lois passed away in 2009. In his later years, Harold barely slowed down. He constantly looked for trips to take, ate well and enjoyed the world around him. He lived a very full life. Harold served on the board of several organizations, including the Civic Theater.

He was a long-term member and served on various committees and was president of the University Club.

Hal had a 60-year membership at Multnomah Athletic Club where he also served on a variety of committees and eventually acted as treasurer. Hal had many friends and was a mentor to those looking for guidance in business ventures and financial advice. He was very generous with his time and resources.

Throughout his life, he had an intellectual curiosity and was a consummate reader on far-reaching subjects. Nothing gave him more pleasure than a full box of See’s dark chocolates and a good book to read.

Harold is survived by his four children, eight grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren, as well as his beloved Scottish Terrier, Duffy. We wish to extend our gratitude to his long-term caretakers from Home Instead.

In lieu of flowers, please make donations to Oregon Public Broadcasting.

Kirby S. Fox April 13, 1941-Feb. 22, 2017 Senior member Kirby Fox passed away peacefully on Feb. 22, 2017, at his home in Portland at the age of 75, surrounded by family after a recurrence of pancreatic cancer.

Born in Ontario, Oregon, on April 13, 1941, he was the third of five children of Florestine Landreth. Raised in Baker City, he excelled at sports and attended Gonzaga University on voice and ROTC scholarships.

He served in Korea as a civil affairs officer for the Army, where his work with a local orphanage was recognized by the Korean government.

Kirby then worked for Boeing for several years before returning to Gonzaga for his MBA, where he met his wife of 27 years, Sherry.

After holding a broad array of executive roles, he founded his own business, Excell, which pioneered the concept of executive peer groups on the West Coast and helped shape some of our region’s best known companies. Kirby could often be found exercising early in the morning at the Multnomah Athletic Club, of which he was a proud longtime member. Kirby loved to spend time with his family and his dogs, watch Gonzaga and Blazer games, and spend time tending plants in his greenhouse.

He is survived by his children, Jessa Fox and Matthew Fox, sister Kathie Gallardo, brother Matthew Landreth, and his two beloved dogs, Tank and Panda. At his request, there will not be a service, but the family asks you to view a video memorial and share your memories of Kirby at http://memorialwebsites.legacy.com (search Kirby Fox). Please direct any donations to Holt International at www.holtinternational.org. The Fox family wishes to extend a special thank you to Legacy Hospice and all of Kirby’s friends and neighbors for helping to make his last days happy and peaceful.

Carl Kubin Dec. 9, 1929-Feb. 23, 2017 Senior member Carl Kubin passed away on Feb. 23, 2017. He was 87.

Carl was born in Vienna, Austria, to Joseph and Hella Kubin. His family fled the Nazis in November 1938.

Arriving in the United States shortly after his ninth birthday, Carl became as American as any man could be. He was a patriot and wore his new citizenship on his sleeve. His entire family worked hard as immigrants, and then as citizens, to make their lives better and to better the lives of others.

Carl decided early on that because he was now an American, he would no longer speak his native German. So, he always replied in English to his parents’ conversations in German. He proudly attended Independence Day parades in Hillsboro as long as he could drive. He maintained lifelong friendships with chums from his early days at Cipole School in Sherwood, Washington High School, and the University of Oregon.

Carl got a job at the Multnomah Athletic Club in his late teens. He later became a member and proudly celebrated 50 years of membership in 2009. He also was a board member of Hospice (now Hopewell) House, and the President’s Inner Circle at PSU. Carl obtained a master’s degree in biology from the University of Oregon, which was of remarkably little use in his chosen career as a stockbroker. His career spanned decades, ending with Smith Barney Shearson. He was an expert in market trends and opportunities and proud of the millions of dollars in investments he managed for others, including chairing the Portland State University Investment Advisory Committee.

Having seen poverty and hard work firsthand, Carl was a very generous donor to many causes including the University of Portland, Portland State University (where he endowed a scholarship in the names of his parents), the University of Oregon, and the Salvation Army, among many others. When asked why he gave so much to the Salvation Army he often remarked, “Those are the people who need it the most.”

Carl paid his substantial taxes proudly, saying, “We live in the greatest country in the world. We have to pay for it.” Having seen tax rates as high as 90 percent in the 1950s, he had little sympathy for those who complained about paying income taxes.

Carl married Lois Patricia Graf in 1956.

They later divorced. Thereafter, Diana Laird was his beloved companion and friend for more than 20 years. Carl is survived by three children, Gregory Kubin, (Debbie) of Portland, Patrick Kubin (Jill) of Longview, Washington, and Melanie (Chris) Hampton of Portland, nine grandchildren and six greatgrandchildren. He was preceded in death by a son, Daniel Kubin.

Remembrances may be made to the Joseph and Helen Kubin Scholarship Fund at Portland State University or the Salvation Army. WM APRIL 2017

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From the Archives After contracting polio, Nancy Merki (1926-2014) took up swimming at age 8 to strengthen her body against the disease.

Merki began to thrive in the pool with the coaching of Jack Cody, and the girl who once struggled to walk became one of the country’s top amateur athletes. She set various American records at the Amateur Athletic Union National Championships in 1939. She later met with President Franklin D. Roosevelt at the White House and continued to set AAU records in the 1940s.

Due to World War II, the Olympics were not held in 1940 and 1944, when she was at her peak, but she was able to compete in the 1948 Summer Games in London, reaching the finals for the women’s 400meter freestyle. Merki was inducted into the Oregon Sports Hall of Fame as an inaugural member in 1980.

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MEET THE NEW PRESIDENT

Robert Radler

by Tom Hallman

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hen the president of the Multnomah Athletic Club is selected each year, it’s a glorious moment.

You’re a big deal at the annual meeting, getting handshakes all around, and it dawns on you that you’re now part of history, part of something bigger than any one leader. Your portrait soon will hang on the wall of photographs featuring past presidents.

Then, like a hangover, reality sets in.

“Within six hours of being named president I was getting emails,” said Robert Radler, this year’s president. “I was asked about the budget, money for arts, committee make-up, athletic team fees, social groups and how the floors were slippery in the men’s locker room.”

Welcome to the big seat.

Unlike some private clubs, where the president is little more than an honorary position, the MAC president, while an unpaid volunteer, is expected to lead an enterprise with a $38 million budget and a membership and staff that, combined, equals the size of a small Oregon town.

Radler was told by outgoing President Janice Marquis that he’d “have a handful coming.”

“She was right,” Radler said. “I get about 40 emails a day on MAC business.”

On a recent Friday, after spending the early morning working out, Radler was in the Sports Pub, sitting in a booth with his laptop and answering mail and planning what he wanted to accomplish during his term.

Steering the club Time is precious. The term is but one year and there is no re-election. Board members cycle off and new ones join, meaning everyone must be brought up to speed and quickly work on a clear mission.

Nationally, some private clubs have struggled because member leaders failed to realize the forces working against them: Changes in membership, not just in age but in how members view the club and what role it plays in their lives.

Revenue and costs also are an issue. And there are demands for more space, as well as buildings and infrastructure that need to be maintained or replaced.

Running the club as president is akin to speeding around the oval at the Indianapolis 500. A television viewer thinks it looks easy, not much harder than merging onto U.S. Highway 26 on the way to the coast. Of course, that’s not the case.

Honestly, most MAC members would be hard-pressed to explain what one president did differently than any other president. But the president is that race car driver. A mistake sends the car careening into a wall at 190 mph.

Members should rest assured a good man is at the presidential wheel. Radler understands the private club world.

Growing up in Wisconsin, his parents were members of Milwaukee Athletic Club. Radler and his wife, Barbara, joined MAC 20 years ago, and his sons were active in the

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competitive swim program. Radler became friends with other swim-team parents when he chaired the Swim Committee, volunteered at meets and accompanied the team to its annual meet in Pendleton. The Radlers’ two sons, Mark and David, are now grown up and living outside of Portland, but their father continues to spend time at the club with other swimteam parents.

Radler wants his own team to focus this year on a strategic plan, which he said fits his personality, one shaped by the give-and-take of a legal career. He went to college at Iowa State before earning a law degree at George Washington University in Washington, D.C. He moved to Portland after graduating from law school. Most of his career involved workers’ compensation defense. He recently retired from a firm he co-founded, Radler, Bohy, Replogle & Conratt, LLP. While now retired at 59, Radler approaches his presidency as if he were preparing for court.

“I want us to have a plan,” he said. “What do we want, and how do we accomplish it?”

The very size of the club, along with the committee system, makes change incremental. Radler said it is easy for the president, the board and club management to “get dragged into the weeds” and then spend time on details – Should one committee get $3,000 less to spend this year? – that distract from more critical decisions.

“With broad member input, it’s possible that nothing gets done,” Radler said. “You can get too many opinions. We need to identify what we want to accomplish, and then find ways to measure our progress.”

Radler believes strongly in research and data analysis: “Where is the club going? We can’t just guess.”

Radler said he wants club leadership to focus on four questions this year: What are the changing demographics of the metro area?

Where are those people living?

What does the club need to continue to attract young members?

What will future needs be?

He plans to examine those four questions as would a lawyer.

“What are the relevant facts?” he asked. “Facts make the case clear. Then the case must be tried.”

As if speaking to a jury, Radler has a message for all club members.

Older members: “You are not forgotten. But your children and grandchildren will be coming here one day. What do they need and want?’

Family members: “Make use of this club. Try everything from taking classes, to exercising in the weight room, to joining group trips. Build roots.”

Young, single members: “You are not forgotten. We will be working on plans to keep you here, and to show you the value of a membership.” WM

MICHOLE JENSEN

“Make use of this club. Try everything from taking classes, to exercising in the weight room, to joining group trips. Build roots.”

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PAOLA DOOLY

Back from the Brink When a car struck Paola Dooly at 30 mph, it left her with a traumatic brain injury and post traumatic stress disorder. Confined to a dark room and facing deep depression, she made choice. She found a way to heal through an intense physical and spiritual journey that took her to unfamiliar territory and helped her recover.

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by Tony Roberts

Thursday, Feb. 5, 2015, started out as a typical day for Paola Dooly. Temperatures hovered in the mid-40s and light rain fell as she pulled her bike over at Southwest 18th and Salmon. Just after noon, the two-dozen cyclists taking part in the Portland Lawyers Group Ride approached, and Dooly eased into the front row with her friend, attorney Bart Brush. The twice-weekly ride, a 25-year tradition, is short on women and novices. But that didn’t stop Dooly, a newcomer to road riding. She wanted to get fit, and the Lawyers Ride promised a spirited pace. After a few months, she was already a regular.

The group rode in two rows northbound on 18th Avenue as it approached the intersection with Northwest Everett.

Dooly, in the front, saw the traffic counter reach nine seconds, and turned her head to see if the entire group would make it through the intersection. She woke up four hours later in the trauma center.

••• For Dooly, the day was supposed to end on a high note.

She had an afternoon meeting at Wieden+Kennedy to sign a contract to supply her proprietary green juice blend to the ad agency.

Her company, Green Temple, was a lifetime in the making.

She grew up in Canada to parents with an idyllic relationship, and a mother who eschewed refined sugar, cooked with brewer’s yeast and shopped at co-ops.

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“This was in the early ’70s ” Dooly says. “She wasn’t a hippie, but she was extremely curious about things. So I grew up in this type of world.”

After school, Dooly moved to Portland and became employee No. 5 at Tazo Tea, where she learned how to build a business. She carved out a niche helping emerging brands earn national distribution. Along the way, she developed a serious juicing habit.

She watched her mom and sister juice for years, but didn’t dedicate herself to the craft until she watched Fat, Sick and Nearly Dead, the 2011 documentary about an obese, overmedicated man who drops over 100 pounds and overcomes a litany of medical conditions by drinking green juice. It helped make Dooly a believer, and initially, she just made batches for herself.

“I wanted to create the densest nutrition I could put in my body, because I believe we are built to heal,” she explains.

“Our body is like a machine. If we’re not taking care of our machine, it’s going to be harder for the body to heal itself.”

When faced with a weekly furlough day at work, she used the extra time to start selling her juice to friends and acquaintances. Then she took a few jars to a party hosted by a good friend who worked for Weiden+Kennedy. She met an executive bogged down by the pressure of her high-stress job. Dooly, ever the optimist, gave her a jar of juice and told her she would check back in with her in an hour to see if she felt better.

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Dooly Continued from page 28 An hour later they reconnected, and the woman told Dooly, “I’m so much better, thank you, and I want you to bring it to the agency.”

Dooly did juice demos at Weiden+Kennedy’s Portland headquarters, and within six months, was regularly providing juice to a dozen senior-level people.

“They consume it everyday because it makes them feel better and helps them perform better at their jobs and gets them into a great routine,” she says. “When I started my company, I saw people binge fasting. I’m not a fan of binge fasting. For me, logic says what you do everyday contributes to your health. It has to become a routine.”

Over the course of the next year, Dooly and key Weiden decision makers crafted a plan for the agency to partially subsidize her juice for employees. She never made it in to sign the contract.

••• The car that hit Dooly was traveling at 30 mph when it ran a red light. It struck her near the hip, throwing her up and over the vehicle. As she slid off the car, her head slipped into the wheel well and the speeding tire slammed here skull into the ground.

She was unconscious for four minutes. Her fellow cyclists thought she was dead.

Hours later, she woke up in the hospital looking at the face of attorney Scott Kocher, who was on the ride and accompanied her in the ambulance to the trauma center.

“He’s wearing his bike gear and his face is white as a ghost, and he’s stressed and he’s strained. He told me that nothing was broken, but I had a brain injury,” Dooly. said. “I reached up and felt my head and my skull was so swollen. I was freaking out.”

Attorney Ray Thomas founded the lawyer’s ride and has represented cyclists in Oregon for decades.

“Her helmet was more smashed than any helmet that I’ve seen in 30-plus years of law practice where the person lived through the accident,” Thomas says. “It was just crushed.”

Despite the severity of her accident, Dooly didn’t stick around the hospital very long.

“The next day, I wanted to go home.

I was getting a bunch of drugs and they

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Dooly and her energy healer, Don Augustine, hiking at 14,000 feet high in the mountains of Peru. Despite the weather, Augustine always hiked in sandals. were doing nothing for me,” she remembers. “I went home and for the next twoand-a-half months I was living in a dark room with no music, no reading, no computers, no stimulation of any kind.”

••• Dooly has long red hair that belies her Irish roots – her Italian first name is actually an homage to her godmother. She doesn’t ride on the road much right now, but it’s clear she’s not skipping workouts.

She bounds down the stairs with ease on

a recent morning, and shares her story in a restaurant that quickly gets noisy. There is chatter from surrounding booths, music that’s just a touch too loud and a surprise crash when a stack of plates topples over. In other words, she’s in a minefield of potential triggers for someone who has suffered a brain injury. But she’s not frazzled in the least. The casual observer would have no idea she had suffered a traumatic brain injury two years prior.

She was in a much darker place right after the accident occurred, and was

seeing multiple doctors and specialists in an effort to heal. But she was suffering deeply from debilitating post traumatic stress disorder. On top of that, she was isolated, with only occasional trips out of the house for appointments. She went from a full life that she loved, to one of complete darkness and spiraled into a deep depression.

“I was depressed (a common side effect of PTSD), and my doctor just wanted to give me pharmaceuticals. I would be in bed most of the day, and just get up for an appointment and to make my kids something super simple for dinner,” she says. “I didn’t want to talk to anybody, I didn’t reach out to my friends because it was just such a difficult time and I didn’t want people to know I was in such a dark place. I was embarrassed and didn’t know what to do.”

One of the few people Dooly confided in was her sister, Lynn Dooly-Marek, who lives in Toronto.

“I could not visit her as we live far away and I was unable to leave my teaching job,” Dooly-Marek says. “I listened, which is all I could do, and let her know I was there for her. She would call up in

treatments, and started to feel better. Well enough, in fact, to occasionally ditch her sunglasses, which had been glued to her face for nearly four months.

She traveled to the Sacred Valley and to Machu Picchu, where she shared her story with a Western woman who tipped her off to the sacred energy healers of the Q’ero tribe. The Q’ero are direct descendants of the Incas who moved to high elevations when the Spanish invaded South America. They have lived there, with little outside disruption, ever since.

After a conversation with one of the few English-speaking members of the Q’ero, she connected with Don Augustine, one of the tribe’s 15 healers.

After one of his ancient energy healing sessions, Dooly felt so good, she extended her trip by two weeks to allow for more sessions.

“To the Q’ero, a trauma is anything that scares you so badly that a piece of your soul or your spirit is literally scared out of your body and goes into the earth for safety. To them, that’s what PTSD is,” Dooly explains. “Western medicine typically treats it with talk therapy or medication or time, and those things don’t work

Out of this debilitating accident, my life has completely changed, and I’m grateful for these incredible experiences. despair just to talk.”

After two-and-a-half months, Dooly’s doctor told her she would need at least another eight weeks in a dark room because she was so “symptomatic.”

“I said, ‘Hell no, I’m not going to survive. I can’t live like this for two more months,’” she says. “That’s when I decided to do some more things to help me get better.”

She remembered a National Geographic spread she read several years before about Amazon healing centers. In two weeks, she had checked in with all of her providers, and had her friends help her get stable enough for a journey to South America. Four flights and two boats later she arrived deep in the Peruvian Amazon.

For six weeks, she lived in a small hut with a thatch roof and mosquito netting.

She would leave her space for meals and listened to guided meditations for eight hours each day. She took plant medicine

very well, because we’re not approaching it from the correct angle.”

By the time Dooly returned home, she felt like she was cured of her PTSD. She gained more than just wellness from the trip – she has a new circle of friends.

Dooly became close with Augustine and his family, and on a return trip several months later, his son, Santos, asked Dooly to be the godmother of his baby daughter.

Dooly brought her own son, Owen, along, and the families bonded. Augustine even invited Dooly to be his apprentice, and learn the Q’ero ways of healing, which have been practiced for thousands of years.

For Dooly, energy healing and traveling to Peru was a critical part of the healing process, but not the only part. She also credits the work of her many doctors and specialists here in Portland – she saw chiropractors, physical therapists, a naturopath and others. She simply believes it’s critical for people to take their health into their own hands.

“I took full responsibility for it and I tried everything I possibly could to get better. I didn’t just leave it up to my doctor at OHSU,” she says. “I see it as a kind of health and wellness puzzle.

Western medicine is just one of the pieces that I used to get better, but I used lots of other pieces in the puzzle too.”

••• While Paola isn’t spending much time riding on the roads, she would like to get back on her bike. Specifically, she wants to ride Cycle Oregon in September. The seven-day tour of the state is challenging, but provides a protective, supportive environment. She’s been hitting MAC’s Spin Studio hard to get back into riding shape.

She hasn’t been back to the Lawyer’s Ride yet, but she’s certainly welcome, according to Thomas, the ride’s founder..

“One day, we had a pretty good turnout and knew that she was at home recovering and we all rode over to her house. There were a lot of tears that day.

All these riders came over and just wanted to be with her,” he says. “I don’t know if miraculous is the word you use, but this is pretty close to a miraculous recovery.”

Dooly is still making green juice for her regular customers, but she’s not sure if she can return to her pre-accident aspiration of supplying dozens of jars daily for one company. The work is laborintensive, and Paola says the juice-making process is difficult to scale up. She’s OK with that. While she has the occasional memory lapse, she has returned to most of the high-functioning activities she was doing before her accident.

“It’s good to have my sister back,” says Dooly-Marek, who still speaks with Dooly every other day or so.

And Dooly has plans for the future, even if her green juice dreams never get as big as they might have. She continues to be trained in Q’ero energy healing, and would like to be trained in tribal healing practices from around the world. She’s a believer.

“My mom always said, ‘When something bad happens, you’ve got to create something positive out of it.’ I feel like I’ve been able to create something positive out of this,” she says. “Out of this debilitating accident, my life has completely changed, and I’m super grateful for all of these incredible experiences I’m having that I would not have had if I hadn’t gone through the depths of hell.”

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WILLY SCROGGINS

A Return to Form A tragic accident near Government Camp left Willy Scroggins battered, broken and unable to ski. Throughout a two-year recovery, he stayed focused on a return to masters ski racing. His stubborn perseverance paid off.

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Willy Scroggins remembers his first thought as he regained consciousness, his car lodged into a snowbank and pointing the wrong way on Highway 26 near Government Camp.

“A woman was trying to get me out of the car, and she had pair of scissors to cut my seat belt,” he recalls. “In my head, I’m thinking, ‘What are you doing to my car? Do you know how much these are to replace?’”

The seat belt, it turns out, was the least of his worries. Had Scroggins been fully alert, he would have seen flames shooting out of the hood of his car, which only slightly resembled the intact Infiniti SUV it had been only moments before. His body was pinned against his seat by the SUV’s drive shaft, which was thrust forward when an oncoming driver lost control of his car and veered into Scroggins’ lane. The other driver was 100 yards down the road, dead from his injuries.

••• Scroggins has a deep connection to MAC skiing. He was one of the first coaches hired after the club started a ski program in the late 1990s, and served on the Ski Committee for years. His son Tucker is currently one of the club’s top-ranked skiers, and his brother Jesse coaches at MAC. Oddly enough, he first came to MAC as an athletic member in gymnastics in the 1970s, just after he stopped ski racing.

“It wasn’t a hard decision,” Scroggins says of hanging up his skis in the ’70s. “My younger brother was three inches taller than me. I started high school at 4-foot-10, 75 pounds. I didn’t like getting beat at skiing by my little brother.”

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Scroggins didn’t get back on skis for nearly 15 years. In 1990, his brother took over the Mitey Mites children’s ski program at Mount Hood, and asked Scroggins to join him.

“I started skiing with the kids and doing the drills they had to do, and relearned the sport from the bottom up,” Scroggins says.

That led to more coaching opportunities, and Scroggins eventually got back into racing. He competed locally until 2000, then branched out into regional competition. In 2001, he went to his first masters national championship and placed third in his age group. He went to every ensuing championship until 2011.

••• Scroggins’ rescuers wound up cutting his seatbelt and getting him to a safe spot where he could wait for an ambulance.

The photos of his car after the accident, which occurred in March 2011, show a vehicle charred and battered. His body didn’t fare much better. He had a broken ankle, broken femur, broken ribs and a brain injury. He spent 10 days in the hospital as he suffered from hyponatremia – low salt levels in the blood.

“My salt levels got really low. That’s what they were most concerned about,” Scroggins says. “If they allowed me to go home I could kill my whole family and not even know it. You start hallucinating.”

When Scroggins did get home, he spent over a month resting in dimly-lit rooms so his brain could heal. The entire Continued on page 35

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Scroggins, above, has some fun during a morning run at Timberline.

Right, from top, his SUV in the scrapyard after the accident, on the podium at Big Sky in 2013, his MAC parking sticker survived the crash.

Scroggins Continued from page 33 time, he kept a goal in mind. He was told he could try weight-bearing activities after eight weeks, and when he had his scheduled appointment with an orthopedic surgeon, he asked if he could go skiing.

“He said, ‘you can ski if you want to, but it will probably hurt like hell,’” Scroggins recalls. “That weekend I was sliding around and watching local races.”

For a lifetime skier, the pain in his leg was a small price to pay for the chance to be back on the mountain. And Scroggins wasn’t content to just slide around the hill.

He started a rigorous rehabilitation routine in MAC’s Exercise and Conditioning Room.

He fueled his motivation reading books by Lance Armstrong, who famously recovered from cancer, and skier Hermann Maier.

The latter nearly lost his leg in a motorcycle

It was surreal. Everything hit me as I came across the finish line in the super G. accident, and fought back to win a world championship and two Olympic medals.

“Between having the club at my disposal and my kids being younger, I could take them to class and I would work out for a couple of hours five days a week,” Scroggins says. “By the next year I was pretty much back in form, but technically I wasn’t there.”

The year after, 2013, was a different story. Scroggins won the downhill, super G and the overall in the U.S. Ski Association Masters National Championships in Big Sky, Montana. He skied in the 50-54 age group, one of the most competitive in the field. Not that it mattered, since he beat everyone in every age group.

MAC member Andrew Vetterlein often races with Scroggins, and was at Big Sky during the masters championship.

“I remember him dealing with the rod in his leg and feeling like he couldn’t quite get his body in the right position for some of these turns. He was struggling with that but he wouldn’t hold anything back,” he says.

“It takes the youngest and the most athletic guy to beat him, and sometimes, even they can’t catch him.”

For Scroggins, the victory was the culmination of an incredible comeback.

“It was surreal. It hit me as I came across the finish line. I knew I had left everything on the hill, and the run itself felt so good that I just knew that I couldn’t do any better,” he says. “When the last competitor came in .17 seconds back, I had tears welling up in my eyes. You put all of this effort into getting back to where you were, but you don’t know if you can get there. If you do, it’s just a flood of emotions.” WM APRIL 2017

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The Survivor on Duty MAC Manager on Duty Andrew Mechow battled, and beat, prostate cancer.

by Kevin Gaboury

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f you show up at the club in the early morning hours, just before sunrise, you’ve probably met Andrew Mechow. The amiable, always-smiling manager on duty leaves his house in Vancouver at 3:15 a.m. to make sure MAC is ready to open at 5 a.m. sharp.

But there’s something you may not know about Andrew: He’s a survivor.

Mechow, 52, was diagnosed with prostate cancer in 2012, shortly after starting his job at MAC. Finding out was, more or less, a fluke, he says.

“I was just feeling lethargic,” he said. “I went into my primary care doctor and said, ‘I’m trying to get back in shape, but I’m just exhausted all the time, I have no motivation.’ I thought I was just being lazy.”

Doctors found elevated levels of PSA (prostate-specific antigen) in his bloodstream, and after several months of testing, his urologist told him he needed surgery because the cancer was beginning to spread.

The devastating news made him reflect on his life, especially his now 12-year-old daughter, Ashley.

“We go through challenges on a daily basis in life, but nobody wakes up and says, ‘I’m going to have to face cancer today,’” he says. “So it makes you think about your life and think about, have I done all that I can do?”

His initial treatment and recovery lasted around 30 days and luckily, he did not have to undergo radiation or chemotherapy.

He said the support of MAC members and coworkers, especially

MAC General Manager Norm Rich, kept him going through his treatment. One member who had also experienced prostate cancer took Mechow to a cancer support group at OHSU on his days off.

“It was one of the most reassuring things I’ve ever gone through,” he said. “Really, MAC was more or less my family as they checked in on me.”

Mechow is not one to stay silent, so he’s used his experience to spread awareness of the disease and inspire people to get checked.

Every Wednesday, he wears a pink shirt and is more than willing to share his story with anyone who asks. It also eliminates the need to figure out what he’s going to wear that day.

“I want people to ask me why I wear it because to me, it gives me the opportunity to tell you what I went through, and maybe you can find that inspiration to find somebody who you love enough to say, ‘Go get checked,’” he said.

Pink Wednesdays have caught on with many MAC members, and he even made pink shirts for the Early Birds a few years back.

Mechow has been cancer-free for about two years and still has to visit the doctor periodically to get tested. The longer he’s cancerfree, the less frequent the appointments.

Along with a new outlook on life and its challenges, his experience with cancer has also given him a newfound appreciation for his job at MAC and the people he interacts with on a daily basis.

“We have such a unique club,” he said. “It’s such a tight-knit membership that we should share all our stories. People don’t realize there is a lot of people going through things they need help talking about.” WM APRIL 2017

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ADAM WICKHAM

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Club Scrapbook 1. MAC gymnast Michael Smith warms up for a day of competition at the annual MAC Open gymnastics meet.

2. Kaylee Sugimoto flies high off the vault as Coach Rob Petit spots the landing during the MAC Open.

3. Austin Kirk competes on the pommel horse at the MAC Open.

4. During the opening reception of the annual Member Art Show, Leslie Ann Butler stands with her mixed media on canvas, Varied Sins.

5. Scott Tuomi stands with his photograph, Sands of Time.

6. Chloe Blixseth, Coco Blixseth, Lauren Miller and Eva Risch pose with their artwork: Chloe, a mixed media on canvas, Untitled; Coco, acrylic on canvas, Sunset; Lauren, mixed media on canvas, The Art; and Eva, mixed media on canvas, American Bird.

7. The Child Care Department’s Donuts with Dads event brought MAC dads together with their children in several MAC Child Care venues. Pictured here are Jack and Matt Edlen in the Junior Lounge.

8. Khloe and Scott Jenkins relax at Middle MAC during the Donuts with Dads event.

9. Hank and Joe Mabe enjoy some donuts in the Junior Lounge.

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AC T I V I T I E S

SOCIAL ACTIVITIES

Singles, Cinco de Mayo and Trivia Night Singles: Meet and Mingle in a Fun Setting

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oin MAC singles age 40 and older for this fun, low-pressure, speed-dating-style event in 26 Founders at 4 p.m. Sunday, April 23. The event is facilitated by Molly Anderson, MAC’s dynamic trivia hostess who also is experienced in this type of event.

Participants should arrive promptly at 4 p.m. and grab a drink and snacks for some brief mingling. Anderson will then facilitate guided chats with prompts, which invite attendees to mingle with multiple new members for a designated time period. This ratio may not be an even one man to one women split. The event allows members to express interest in someone in a non-intimidating manner.

The price is $20 for members and $24 for guests. The cost includes one house drink and snacks.

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Cinco de Mayo Fiesta Olé señores y señoritas! It’s time to shake your maracas, don your sombreros and spice up the night for the fiesta of the season, from 7-10 p.m. on Friday, May 5, in The Ballroom.

This hot, Latin American-inspired party features live music from Son de Cuba, a band that blends different

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rhythmic beats of classical and modern Latin American music to exude energy and happiness, encouraging everyone to dance. The party also features salsa instruction, tequila tasting and some fun, south-of-the-border-inspired surprises. The price of $20 for members and $24 for guests includes traditional Mexican food options.

And, of course, a no-host bar with drink specials is available.

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Trivia Night Looking for a great way to meet people? The Social Activities Committee invites adults age 21 and older to attend Trivia Night from 7-9 p.m. on the second Monday of the month in front of the Sports Pub. Preformed teams of up to six are welcome, but we also can pair you with a group. Singles are welcome. The night is hosted by Molly Anderson, who runs Quizzical Empire and hosts various trivia sessions throughout Portland. Please ensure that your entire team signs up upon registration. Drinks and food are available for purchase from the Sports Pub. The cost is $8 for members and $10 for guests. Registration opens one month prior to the event.

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ACTIVITIES

CULTURE AND STYLE

The Real Story Behind Fake News A re you having trouble deciphering fake news versus real news?

Take a look behind the scenes with Portland news anchor Dan Tilkin, who provides insight into the industry. He will tell you how to spot fake news and how social media circulates news. He will show what real news gathering and storytelling entails, and will discuss journalistic integrity and fact finding.

Tilkin anchors the KOIN 6 News at 4 p.m. with Jennifer Hoff, and continues to produce award-winning investigative reporting.

Tilkin is one of the longest tenured reporters in Portland. Tilkin has been uncovering and gathering news here since 1997. He has earned numerous accolades, including an Edward R. Murrow

Award for his investigative reports. Tilkin began his broadcast career in 1993 in Yakima, Washington, before moving on to Eureka, California, that same year. In 1994, he moved to KSBY in San Luis Obispo/Santa Barbara, before coming to Portland.

Tilkin attended the University of Washington as a Washington Scholar. He received a bachelor of arts degree in political science/ journalism.

This luncheon event is from 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Thursday, April 27. The cost to attend is $26 for members and guests.

Register online at www.theMAC.com or call At Your Service at 503-517-7235.

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Change the Way You Interact With Others Join Vanessa Van Edwards, owner of Science of People, as she presents her new book, Captivate, The Science of Succeeding with People, on Thursday, May 11.

Van Edwards will share a wealth of valuable shortcuts, systems and behavior hacks for taking charge of interactions at work, at home and in any social situation. You also will learn more about decoding people. This is the first comprehensive, science-backed, real-life manual on human behavior and a completely new approach to building connections. When you understand the laws of human behavior, you can get along with anyone, and your influence, impact and income will increase as a result. What’s more, you will improve your interpersonal intelligence, make a killer first impression, and build rapport quickly and authentically in any situation – negotiations, interviews, parties and pitches. You will never interact the same way again.

Van Edwards is a behavioral investigator at her human behavior research lab, Science of People. She is a professional people watcher – speaking, researching and cracking the code of interesting behavior hacks for audiences around the world. She is a columnist for Entrepreneur and the Huffington Post. Over 120,000 students have enrolled in her popular courses on Creative Live and Udemy. She’s been featured on NPR, CNN, Forbes and USA Today.

The event is from 6:30-8 p.m. The cost is $15 for members and $18 for guests and includes dessert and coffee. Her books will be available for purchase at the event. Register online at www.theMAC.com or call At Your Service at 503-517-7235.

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ACTIVITIES 20S/30S

Network with Other Young Professionals Grow your network and hone your networking skills. Learn business and networking tips and receive advice from established MAC members in a variety of industries.

This emerging group hosts the follow-up to September’s event when they meet at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 10. A host from the 20s/30s Committee welcomes attendees and nametags are provided. Professional business attire is suggested. Don’t forget your business cards! The cost is $5 for members and $7 for guests.

For more information or to register, visit theMAC.com or contact At Your Service at 503-517-7235.

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BALLADEERS

Annual Spring Concert on April 9 Kicking off at 2 p.m. Sunday, April 9, in The Ballroom, the Balladeers’ Annual Spring Concert features soloist Eric Asakawa – a MAC member and graduate in vocal performance from Pacific University – and musical material new to the group including show

Honoring childhood and educating for life with an emphasis on: Applied Academics Inquiry Leadership Service

tunes from South Pacific, Sweeney Todd and The Music Man. The concert is followed by a reception.

In past years, this concert has proven a popular event, and last year’s 75th anniversary edition drew high praise. Admission is free and it is open to all.

Brothers, Sing On! The Balladeers, in concert with young men’s singing groups and choirs from the greater Portland area, sang to a full house at the University of Portland’s Buckley Center in February. The afternoon culminated with more than 120 singers delivering rousing renditions of the title song and the Balladeers’ signature closer, It’s Hard to Be Humble.

–Jon Lee

BOOK GROUPS

Justice, Loss and Love in ‘Light Between Oceans’ The Light Between Oceans by M. L. Stedman is an exquisite, unforgettable and deeply moving novel, and is the Evening Literary Group’s selection for April.

Tom Sherbourne returns to Australia after World War I and takes a job as a lighthouse keeper. He brings his young, bold and loving wife, Isabel, to the isolated island of Janus

Enjoy the annual Easter Egg Hunt in the West Gym Sunday, April 16.

Rock. Their attempts at having a family fail, but a grieving Isabel hears a baby’s cry on the winds from the sea. A boat has washed ashore carrying a dead man and a living baby. They claim her as their own and name her Lucy.

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ACTIVITIES Join the evening readers at 7 p.m. Tuesday, April 25, to discuss this novel, which has been made into a motion picture.

–Martha Godfrey Dixon

This monthly gathering is the brainchild of MAC Archivist George Vogt, who leads a lively, enriching and historically significant discussion on a different book each month.

April’s focus is The Last Indian War: The Nez Perce Story, by Elliott West.

Vogt is the retired executive director of the Oregon Historical Society and has spent the majority of his life exploring and preserving important elements of our country’s history.

The History Book Club meets at 6:30 p.m. every third Monday. Join the group at its next meeting on April 17. For more information, contact Vogt at gvogt@themac.com.

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FAMILY EVENTS

Annual Easter Egg Hunt in West Gym Bad weather? No problem. The Easter Bunny is planning ahead this year with an indoor Easter egg hunt at 2 p.m. Sunday, April 16, in the West Gym. During this fast-paced event, children are divided into age groups.

The Easter Bunny is on hand for photos.

Guests are allowed as spectators, but only members may participate in the complimentary event. Bags are provided for children.

Please register all members attending the event. Register at theMAC.com or call At Your Service at 503-517-7235.

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Eighth Grade Farewell Junior Dance This last dance of the school year is a private party for eighth-graders only. On Friday, June 2, members and their guests have the Ballroom all to themselves as they soak up the nostalgia of one last Junior Dance.

Member and guest registration opens one month prior to the dance at 8 a.m. Tuesday, May 2, for this dance only. Only one guest is allowed per member. All reservations must be made under the junior member’s name or member number.

Register online at theMAC.com or contact At Your Service at 503-517-7235.

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LISTEN AND LEARN

Experiential Travel and Marriage MAC holds Listen and Learn lectures on a variety of topics. Lectures are $5 for members and $7 for guests, unless otherwise specified.

From Tourist to Traveler: The Art of Experiential Travel 6:30-8 p.m. Tuesday, April 4 Who hasn’t marveled at pictures from Condé Nast Traveler magazine and pictured themselves lying on a beautiful beach? The real question, however, is how do you like to travel? As a tourist or as a traveler? In this presentation by Antimo Cimino, founder of VoomaGo and expert on Italy, participants learn about experiential travel and how the tourism industry is changing to be more responsive to consumer needs. It now offers a vast array of travel options, but choosing between the possibilities can be daunting.

Cimino shares knowledge, guidelines and tips on how to create a memorable vacation abroad, including how to engage with locals, get behind the scenes, immerse in the local lifestyle and more.

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Love and Marriage: Insights from a Biblical Scholar 6:30-8 p.m. Tuesday, May 23 Counselors, therapists and religious leaders have plenty of insight to offer in terms of what makes for good relationships and marriages. But have you ever consulted a biblical scholar about it?

Far from being straightforward and clear, the Bible has quite a range of examples of what marriages look like or who can enter into them, and even why people marry. University of Portland Professor Dr. Jennifer Bird sheds new light on key biblical passages often referenced in this conversation, as well as on a few relevant ones that are overlooked.

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For more information, call Member Events at 503-517-7265. Register online at www.themac.com or call At Your Service at 503-517-7235.

MELLOMACS

Sing Along to Your Favorite Movie Classics Songs from popular movie classics will be featured as part of the annual MelloMacs Spring Sing-along from 3-5 p.m. Sunday, April 30. This year, it’s a fun event for the

whole family with an energetic At the Movies theme, during which members and guests alike can sing with the chorus and enjoy an interactive afternoon. If your child’s face lights up to Beauty and the Beast or you find yourself tapping along with Singing in the Rain, this celebration is sure to delight.

The Spring Sing-along is the largest and a much-anticipated annual MelloMacs event, filled with some catchy fan favorites from all eras and a new prop-filled twist that promises to be a grand time for the whole family. A light reception follows the show.

ACTIVITIES There is no charge for this event, but registration is requested.

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Networking Group Meets in May Share current business trends, novel ideas and insight with Portland professionals and MAC members at the bimonthly MAC Professional Business Networking meeting.

The group meets from 7:30-9 a.m. in an informal format over coffee, on the second Wednesday of every other month. The next meeting is May 10. The cost is $5 for members and $7 for guests.

Register online at theMAC.com or contact At Your Service at 503-517-7235.

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Get More Out of Your Mobile Device MAC offers a variety of programming for seniors. Each month, we highlight a few of our favorites in this space.

Apple Mail, Contacts and Calendar 2-4 p.m. Tuesday, April 25 Apple’s Mail, Contacts and Calendar apps work together to make iPhones, iPads and computers powerful productivity tools. This class takes an in-depth look at these apps and how they interact with one another. Topics include: navigating the mail app, attachments, making folders and filing emails, creating new contacts and assigning them to groups, adding birthdays and related names to contacts, how Siri leverages contact information, adding calendar events, and using multiple calendars to color code your events. Students are encouraged to bring iPhones, iPads and even laptops.

The cost is $45 for members; $54 guests.

Join us for the next two events in our Lunch & Learn series, designed to provide education and insight for those considering a move.

Both events are on Thursdays at 11:30 am in our Information Center located at 5150 SW Griffith Drive in Beaverton.

April 13: Making Choices in Downsizing

presented by professional organizing expert Elaine Krestam

April 27: Staging and Prepping Your Home

presented by Realty Trust Group brokers Amy McMahon and Trish Greene

There is no cost for these events, and lunch will be provided.

Seating is limited; please RSVP by the Thursday prior to the event.

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Senior Happy Hour and Brunch Enjoy Senior Happy Hour in the Sports Pub from 3-6 p.m. every Wednesday. Senior Brunch is scheduled from 9-10:30 a.m. on the last Monday of each month just outside the Sports Pub. No registration required; just show up!

Athletics Athletics offers a number of seniorfriendly events every month. This month, check out Bill Sullivan’s discussion on New Hikes in Southern Oregon (page 58), and learn more about synchronized swimming (page 75).

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Have questions about senior activities or feedback you’d like to share? Contact member Nadja Lilly at ndlilly@icloud.com

THEATER

A Journey Through Foreign Lands Members of all ages experience the Broadway Across America series at Keller Auditorium. Motor coach transportation is included for all shows and departs MAC 30 minutes before each performance.

An American in Paris (order by April 15) 7:30 p.m., Thursday, May 18, $89 An American in Paris is the new hit musical about an American solider and a mysterious French girl, both yearning for a new beginning in the indomitable European city in the aftermath of war. Acclaimed directorchoreographer and 2015 Tony Award-winner Christopher Wheldon brings the magic and romance of Paris into perfect harmony with orchestrations of unforgettable works from George and Ira Gershwin.

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ACTIVITIES TICKETS

Thorns Home Opener is Saturday, April 15 Cheer on the Thorns as they take on the Orlando Pride during their home opener at noon Sunday, April 15, at Providence Park.

MAC’s 300-seat Stadium Terrace provides a great vantage for all events held in the stadium. In general, there is no charge to experience the energy and excitement of the Thorns. Select Thorns matches will be ticketed and charged and members will be notified in advance. For more information, contact At Your Service, AtYourService@ themac.com or 503-517-7235.

TRAVEL

Eight Days in France with MAC Escape to the chic and sumptuous south of France for a taste of the good life with fellow MAC members from Wednesday, Oct. 11, to Wednesday, Oct. 18.

• Settle in for seven nights surrounded by 17 picturesque acres in the foothills of the Alpilles range. Experience luxury, beauty and hospitality at a historic five-star château.

• Enjoy a gourmand’s pick of quintessential French delicacies. Taste dishes from local vendors and dine at Michelin-starred restaurants.

Roll up your sleeves at a cooking class and forage in an herb garden with a master chef.

• Enjoy Provence’s spectacular countryside.

Explore charming hilltop villages set among fields of lavender. Taste wonderful French varietals at artisan wineries.

• Head out on an adventurous expedition to the Camargue Nature Reserve. View its wetland flora and fauna, black bulls, pink flamingos and wild white horses. Learn about the people and customs of this remote and distinct corner of France.

• Indulge your senses at the Lourmarin market. Discover the hidden gems that are Uzés and Les Baux.

• Special group rate from $5,795 per person based on double occupancy in U.S. dollars.

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BEYOND IN 2008, DOCTORS TOLD COLIN O’BRADY HE MIGHT NEVER WALK AGAIN. LAST YEAR, HE SHATTERED ONE OF THE WORLD’S TOUGHEST ENDURANCE RECORDS.

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ome people spend years trying to reach the summit of Mount Everest, the world’s highest peak. For Colin O’Brady, Everest was one stop on a fivemonth itinerary that included trips to the North and South Poles, and climbing the highest peak on each continent, an incredible endurance feat known as the Explorers Grand Slam. Last year, O’Brady shattered the record for completing it by nearly two months. Along the way, he set the speed record for climbing the seven summits, and raised money and awareness for organizations that combat childhood obesity. All before Memorial Day. Brady shares his story during a special presentation at MAC at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 18.

Brady grew up in Southeast Portland, the son of outdoor-minded parents, and swam and played soccer in his youth. He went on to swim at Yale, and after earning

a degree in economics in 2006, set off on a trip around the world.

He almost didn’t make it back.

After dinner at a beachside restaurant on a tiny island in the Gulf of Thailand, O’Brady’s server produced a rope soaked in kerosene. Flaming jump rope, it turns out, is a common pastime on the beaches of southeast Asia. It didn’t end well. The rope became entangled with O’Brady’s leg, and were it not for a mad dash into the ocean to drown the flames, he may not be here today.

He wound up in an unfamiliar hospital with an unthinkable diagnosis: “You might not walk again.” In a semicoherent state, and with his mom – who had rushed to the country to be with him – by his side, O’Brady made a promise. “I’m going to do a triathlon.”

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Going Beyond: A World Record-Breaking Journey Endurance athlete Colin O'Brady discusses his incredible journey from the trauma unit to the top of the world – and around it – during a special evening at MAC on Tuesday, April 18. O’Brady explores the value of perseverance, reaching beyond perceived limits and breaking through self-imposed boundaries. He also discusses his ongoing efforts to inspire children and fight childhood obesity. This event is open to all ages and costs $7 per member/guest. The event is co-sponsored by the Culture and Style Committee, Multnomah Athletic Foundation and Outdoor Activities Program. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Register at www.theMAC.com. MEV672

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LIMITS DENALI / 20,310' / MAY 27 EVEREST / 29,029' / MAY 19 NORTH POLE / 482' / APRIL 19 ELBRUS / 18,510' / MARCH 10 CARSTENSZ / 16,024' / MARCH 4 KILIMANJARO / 19,341' / FEB. 9 ACONCAGUA / 22,841' / JAN. 31 VINSON / 16,050' / JAN. 17 SOUTH POLE / 9,301' / JAN. 10

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Clockwise from top, Brady at the South Pole, standing in the Shadows of Mount Manaslu, on the slopes of Mount Kosciuszko with fiancée Jenna Besaw.

A curious pledge, perhaps, since he had never attempted a triathlon and never run or cycled competitively. But to O’Brady, it made sense, given the unacceptable diagnosis.

“I remembered hearing about the Ironman as a kid, and the triathlon stood out to me as being big,” he recalls. “I was being told I might never walk again, so I decided to take the approach that, ‘Not only am I going to walk again; I’m going to thrive.”

We caught up with O’Brady while he was traveling in Canada, speaking to elementaryschool students about achieving their dreams.

The burns pivoted my life in a big way. I thought I would end up in a financial career, but during my recovery phase, I completed a triathlon, and wound up winning the Chicago Triathlon. That opened the door to life as a professional athlete, and for eight years I raced in 25 countries in six different continents and represented the U.S. all over the world.

Growing up in Portland, we had access to amazing wilderness. Both of my parents are pretty avid outdoors people. As a kid, they took us out hiking, backpacking and riding mountain bikes. As I got into my teenage years, I was fascinated with mountaineering and had the chance to climb Hood, South Sister and do some other climbing in the Cascades.

I took a semester off in college for a National Outdoor Leadership School course. It was my first deep dive into mountaineering. I was not a highly accomplished mountaineer before setting off on this project.

It was kind of a hobby of mine, but stepping up to the likes of Everest and Denali, they were bigger mountains than I had climbed.

No one climbed Everest in 2014 due to the avalanche that killed 16 sherpas, and in 2015, because of the earthquake in Nepal.

We were trying to raise sponsorship support after that. So, no one had climbed Everest the previous two years, and you’re trying to climb Everest and complete eight other expeditions.

From the time I summited Everest to Just getting to the start line was a big being at the base of Denali was 100 hours. push. It took nearly one-and-a-half years It was a massive whirlwind of activity to make to plan it. My fiancée, Jenna Besaw, worked it work, and when we got to a base camp at with me full time. We worked 80 to 100 hours 14,000 feet, a huge storm came in and was per week trying to plan this thing for a full going to sit there for a week. We decided to year. And even with all of that planning, you go out in this really bad storm have to be adaptable. In each of these places, they have their Not only am I going to and see if we could make it to own set of rules and red tape walk again; I’m going to the summit a day before the weather got even worse, so I and permits you need to get. could get the seven summits We spent a year working with record. people and trusting them and hoping things would be the The people who love me way they said they were when had legitimate concerns we got there. Sometimes they weren’t. about my health and safety. I told them I

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There were a lot of setbacks along the way. I got delayed at the North Pole due to fracturing ice, and because of that, I was the last person to arrive in Everest base camp. I had three weeks to climb Everest instead of eight weeks, and had to make two separate attempts, which, in and of itself, can be rare.

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was not going to make any decisions differently than I normally would on other mountains. The truth of the matter is, looking back, there are a few instances where I pushed the envelope much further than I would have on a normal day. That day on Denali stands out.

In the back of my mind I was saying, 'You’re

trying to do something no one in history has ever done, it’s not going to come easy.'

We dreamed up this whole thing around 2014. I was racing triathlons, and I thought, ‘You know, this is great, I love it, and being a professional athlete is my lifelong dream, but it feels pretty self-serving at this point.’

I wanted to do something with my athletic ambitions that was exciting for me but has a much larger impact in the community.

I’ve always had a passion for mentoring kids and inspiring them to get outside and be healthy and set big goals. Over the course of my life, I’ve had some great mentors with my coaches and my parents. That’s really in the bedrock of this project; to inspire and engage with as many kids as possible. Not to say, ‘Hey, look at me!’ But to say, ‘Hey, I’m an example of someone who set a big goal and is going to work as hard as possible to achieve it.’ We like to ask, ‘What’s your Everest? What do you want to accomplish?’

Tickets for O’Brady’s talk are $15, with proceeds benefiting his nonprofit, Beyond 72.

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Speaking from the Heart: A Mother’s Love Personal Trainer Erin Zintek’s mother suffered a massive heart attack just days after Erin was born.

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always knew my mother was special. But just how special was an important lesson I learned early in life. On Aug. 1, 1985, only eight days after I was born, my mother had a massive heart attack.

She had just returned home after a walk with my father on a warm summer evening in Wisconsin. My nana and grandpa on my mother’s side were in town for my birth, and to watch my sister and I for the weeks following. My mother started feeling strange. As she was heading down the staircase to be with my father, pain began in her left arm and traveled to her chest. My father saw the fear in her eyes, and immediately took her to the hospital. It was at that moment that our family’s strength would be tested.

A woman in her 30s and in good health was an unlikely candidate for a heart attack, so she was sent home. On the way home, the pain worsened and she began to vomit profusely. She grasped at the seat of the car, struggling to breath. Back in the emergency room she was stabilized and admitted to the cardiac intensive care unit. She had suffered a heart attack.

A few days later, she was doing better and holding me in her hospital bed. It was then that she suffered a second, more serious heart attack. This attack did more damage to her heart and an intra-aortic balloon pump was inserted to help her heart pump blood. By this time, my father had reached out to the rest of my mom’s family in Michigan.

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My father explained to my mother that her condition was more serious than anyone had thought, and that my sister, him, and I would pray for her in heaven. She shook her head no. It hadn’t crossed her mind that she could die.

Because the breathing tube had prohibited her from talking, my mother communicated via chalkboard. She asked about having bypass surgery, but the doctors explained that it would not improve her condition. On Aug. 8, my father mentioned a heart transplant. My mother wrote on the chalkboard, “People don’t live.” He took her hand and said, “Yes they do, yes they do.” This was the first time throughout the entire ordeal that my mother cried.

At the time, transplants were still experimental. Her condition needed to improve for her to be an acceptable candidate, and on Sept. 14, she had shown enough progress to be sent home. She was in and out of the hospital several times until a donor heart was found. On Oct. 24, she was going in for a routine check-up, and was not feeling well. At the appointment, the doctors told my parents they had a heart. After a few private moments together, the nurses, physicians and technicians worked non-stop to prepare her for the transplant. My mother said it went so quickly she had no time to be nervous. She knew this was her only chance to see my sister and I grow up.

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We experienced life through a lens so complicated and yet so beautiful.

We were fortunate enough to make almost all of those goals. I moved to Portland in the winter of 2009 to start a career in a city where I knew no one. As I struggled to navigate my pathway and live my dream, and support myself while doing it, my mother’s health took a turn for the worse. In mid July, I received a call from my father telling me it was time to come home. My mother had been admitted into the ICU and was in critical condition. Frantic and frightened I got on the next flight to Milwaukee. Spending countless hours that ran into days in the hospital, my then boyfriend and now husband, sister, and father and I did what she taught us; we stayed positive and hopeful.

Erin Zintek reflects on her mother’s resilience after a heart trtransplant.

My mother passed away on July 29, 2009, five days after my 24th birthday.

Thrown into a tsunami of grief, I have learned that I am grateful. Grateful for the full life our family was able to live because of her. Grateful that we cherished every moment, that every conversation was a gift, every breath riddled with hope and humor. We were able to experience life through a lens so complicated and yet so beautiful. I miss her every single day, and ache for her in times of confusion, sorrow, elation and happiness. Although she was unable to make it to my wedding day, I felt her presence and spirit there.

She was a soul that glowed in the dark.

Her vigor, will to survive, and passion to love freely is always within me and all around me. I said I didn’t know how special my mother was, and maybe I am still finding out.

–Erin Zintek is a MAC Dance Coach and Group Exercise Instructor WM

Heart Walk 2017 Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States, and cardiovascular disease claims more lives than all forms of cancer combined. Someone in the U.S. has a heart attack every 34 seconds. MAC Wellness is proud to partner with the American Heart Association for the Heart and Stroke Walk on May 20, 2017. Join the “MAC Members” team and help us reach our goal.

Need a little more incentive? MAC Members are competing against staff to see who can raise more money. If we beat our goal, MAC’s Executive Team will take turns wearing a huge heart suit around the club. Can’t walk on May 20? Find someone to walk in your place or sponsor a fellow walker.

Sign up at the Wellness events page at theMAC.com. WM

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ATHLETICS

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William Sullivan discusses new treks in Southern Oregon during his annual visit to MAC.

New Hikes in Southern Oregon and Northern California Oregon hiking expert William L. Sullivan returns for his annual visit to MAC at 7 p.m. Thursday, April 13. In his presentation, he shows photos and talks about hikes and intriguing sites featured in the new, completely revised fourth edition of his book, 100 Hikes/Travel Guide: Southern Oregon & Northern California. The day before his talk, on Wednesday, April 12, Sullivan co-leads a hike in the Portland region with Walking and Hiking member coach Debbie Bauer. Look for details in the April Journey, Walking and Hiking’s monthly online calendar of events.

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It is quite likely that no living Oregonian has seen more of the state’s trails than guidebook author William Sullivan. But Sullivan’s deep knowledge of the state goes beyond its outdoor treasures. Over the past three decades, Sullivan has amassed a diverse catalog of fiction and nonfiction – from guidebooks to mystery novels – all with Oregon as a common thread. The Eugene resident discusses hikes in Southern Oregon during his upcoming talk at MAC, but there’s a pretty good chance he will also veer into the many oddities – D.B. Cooper, the exploding whale and more – that make Oregon unique. We caught up with Sullivan while he was preparing his upcoming presentation for the club.

People know you’re an authority on Oregon hiking, but the same day you speak at MAC, you’ll also give a free talk at Hoyt Arboretum on D.B. Cooper and Oregon’s folk heroes. A few days later, you’ll discuss the Rajneeshees at a talk at Powell’s Books. You’ve developed a pretty eclectic repertoire.

Novels came first. My degree is actually in creative writing and my father was the editor of the newspaper in Salem. I grew up interested in writing, but I didn’t want to follow him into newspapers. That seemed like too much work. So I started writing historical novels, and it turns out, it’s hard to sell your first original novel. It was almost out of desperation that I did a 1,000-mile walk across the state and wrote two books about it. Listening to Coyote, the first book, is about the people I met along the way, and adventure and introspect. The other is a guidebook to wilderness.

That branded me as a hiker, and I like that, but it isn’t all I do. I really like to alternate.

You’ve also published a couple of memoirs, five novels and a book of short stories, in addition to your guides. Is there a particular style of writing you prefer?

I like the variety. If all I did was write hiking books it would get old. If all I did was write novels I would get out of shape. You know, winters are long, and you can only ski so much, so that’s a good time to pull out the typewriter and do some fiction. We also have a log cabin (that he and his wife built) where we hang out in the summer, and that is an excellent place to write. We’re 1.5 miles from a road, and have no electricity, so we don’t get many visitors. I get some of my best writing done there.

Your work is so closely tied to Oregon. Would you be doing this if you lived somewhere else?

No. You’re right, it is tied into Oregon, and this is a choice. I studied at Cornell in New York, and I could have stayed there and aimed at being a national author, but I really like Oregon, so I decided instead to become a regional author.

I’ve never seen anything quite like your 100 Hikes guidebooks. You eschew the typical topographic map in favor of hand-drawn renderings of a hike that are remarkably accurate and easy to follow. How did you develop that style?

The maps look distorted but they are, in fact, traced off of topographic maps, and I do the field work to make sure everything is in the right place. I do two things to make the maps easy to follow. I turn it to make the high point at the top of the map so as you look at the map, it looks like you’re going uphill. Then I distort the horizon – not the trails, not the roads – and that gives it the look of a bird’s eye view.

Tell us a little bit about your upcoming talk at MAC, New Hikes in Southern Oregon.

I’ll be talking about a new GPS system you can use with your phone to download maps for free to use with your cell phone when you go hiking. Also, my brother developed an app that works with my books and is free and has gotten better and faster and will tell you what is blooming on any trail in Oregon down to two seconds.

I’ll talk about Crater Lake. For the first time ever in the park’s 100year history they have released a trail plan, and it is in fact based on the one I recommended to them after I wrote a guidebook and was so mad that the park is designed for cars! All of the best real estate is taken by the road built 100 years ago.

Any hikes you haven’t done yet but are on your list?

In October, they opened the Timberline Trail around Mount Hood. It had been closed for a decade due to glacial washouts, and just before the snow fell last year, they finished it, but no one has been able to do it yet. There are no maps of it, but it will be a featured hike in the new printing of 100 Hikes in Northwest Oregon. It turns out Google Earth sent a satellite over the area in the 10 days between when the trail was finished and when the snow fell, and you can see every switchback.

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How to Survive Spring Allergy Season

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he foot clinic primarily caters to senior members who are no longer easily able to care for their feet or should not because of medical issues.

A registered nurse provides maintenance care for problem nails, corns and calluses. Athletes with ingrown toenail issues or problem calluses may also find relief.

(Plantar fasciitis or neuromas are better addressed by a podiatrist.) Many current clients are finding good results with their nail fungus using toenail tonic tested in a clinical study. It is a safe, effective and affordable blend of antifungal essential oils. The foot clinic is held on the first and third Monday and Tuesday of each month.

Registered Nurse Sara Genta runs foot clinics throughout the Portland area, and is a certified foot-care nurse. Genta enjoys community health nursing, focusing on challenges to both the elderly and the diabetic populations.

Cancellations must be made 24 hours in advance, or members will be charged.

Contact At Your Service at 503-517-7235 to make an appointment. The cost for a halfhour appointment is $38. WM

EATING WELL Spring has sprung, and in the Pacific Northwest, that means it is salmon season.

Salmon is a great source of omega-3 fatty acids. Omega-3 fatty acids are polyunsaturated fatty acids that may help lower cholesterol levels and support heart health. Salmon is also a great source of protein and B vitamins. Here is an easy and inexpensive way to reel in omega-3s.

Recipe makes: 4 patties Ingredients

Preparation 1. Mix all of the ingredients except the cooking spray in a medium-size bowl.

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I found that taking allergy medications when symptoms first appear does not prevent an attack or completely stop the sneezing and watery eyes.

Instead, I’ve learned you need to prepare before allergy season hits.

I start my pre-hay fever treatment in February with nightly saltwater or saline nasal rinses and increased antioxidant support (start with 250 mg Vitamin C).

Once considered a home remedy with questionable value, saltwater nasal rinses are now a mainstream recommended treatment for nasal congestion, chronic sinusitis and chronic rhinitis. Neti pots, squeeze bottles and regular saline nasal sprays are all viable options.

Regardless of the vehicle, it is important to get the saltwater up your nasal passage. I personally think neti pots can be slightly more difficult to operate, but I have many patients that love them. You can make your own saline solution or you can buy it prepackaged.

Salt water rinses effectively wash away and clear allergens that have taken up residence in your nose. The saline or saltwater rinse can also help break up thick mucus, which can lead to nasal congestion and/or a sinus infection. If you have ever had a sinus infection, you know how miserable it can be. Finally, rinses help moisturize the nasal passages, which makes them a good treatment year round – allergies in the spring and dry mucus membranes during the winter season.

Salmon Cakes

1 cup salmon ¼ cup panko ½ cup finely chopped red onion

2 tablespoons chopped fresh dill, or 1 teaspoon dried

1 egg, lightly beaten

1 tablespoon reduced-fat mayonnaise

2 teaspoon horseradish vegetable oil cooking spray

April flowers, unfortunately, also bring seasonal allergens. As a sufferer myself, I have learned how to survive hay fever season without locking myself indoors.

2. Form into four equal-size patties.

3. Coat a medium nonstick pan with the cooking spray; heat over medium heat.

4. Cook the salmon cakes on both sides until golden brown. *Garnish with fresh-squeezed lemon Nutritional Facts: serving size 2 patties, calories 270 kcal, total fat 10g, saturated fat 2.5g, protein 30g, carbohydrates 15g, and dietary fiber 1g.

–Tysen Christensen, MS, RD, CPT WM

I have one final note for those of you who haven’t tried nasal rinses because you remember getting water up your nose. The key with rinses is the saline, which does not cause burning or irritation. Warm water is even more soothing. I’ve learned that I would rather take the few minutes for the rinse then spend the day sneezing and blowing my nose!

If you have any questions, concerns or ideas for articles email Lindsey Nelson at lnelson@themac.com.

–Lindsey Nelson, naturopath WM

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Knockout includes boxing instruction, heavybag work, instructor mitt work, plyometrics and interval training. During the class, the Team Training Room is dimly lit with highenergy music to help you keep up with a fastpaced class for 55 minutes. Classes are limited to 12 people and are based on a first-come, first-served basis.

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Round 2 classes Round 2 classes include boxing instruction, heavy-bag work, instructor mitt work, plyometrics and interval training, but is only for those who are currently in the program or who have boxed before. These fast, loud and dimly-lit classes introduce defensive moves, such as slipping and parrying, kicks and more boxing-specific cross training. Classes are limited to 12 people and are based on a first-come, first-served basis.

When: 9 a.m. and 10 a.m. Tuesdays, April 4 through June 6; 6:30 a.m.

Wednesdays, April 5 through June 7 Cost: $25/class with a 10-week commitment required To register, contact Molly Sparkman at msparkman@themac.com or 503-2236251, ext. 851. WM

Boxing Leads to Career in Fitness Learning to box at the Knott Street Gym 13 years ago was life-changing for Molly Sparkman. She quickly learned boxing was the fuel she needed to get excited about nutrition.

It ultimately sent her down the path of becoming a professional trainer. Over the past eight years, Sparkman has used Western boxing and kickboxing as a tool to inspire a healthy lifestyle and confidence in her clients at MAC. Sparkman puts her clients through the paces and trains them like a boxer preparing for a fight, with sparring and interactive and defensive drills. In addition to training, she also ran MAC Fit, a successful weight-management and health-improvement course, for five years. WM

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DECATHLON

The MAC Decathlon: Staying Fit for Life Member Dunbar Carpenter has been doing the Decathlon for more than 15 years. He shares his story.

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have been a MAC member for about 35 years. During the first 15 years or so I was at the club, I walked past the posters announcing the Decathlon and showing the scores of participants with considerable interest and curiosity. But I was intimidated by what seemed a daunting undertaking. I had never lifted weights, and hadn’t shot a free throw in the 30 years since high school.

I estimated my pull-ups would top out at about five. I did exercise fairly frequently, but mostly did aerobic activities like running. I still skied seriously, and had an interest in kayaking and mountaineering.

After a decade of walking past those scoring posters, I asked a member of the Decathlon Committee, Paul Trimble, what the event was like. He talked about how much those entering the contest enjoyed the experience, and that everyone struggled with the range of required events. Those completing the contest have to perform at least three events in three domains: speed (as in running), skill (think free throws or jump rope), and strength (as in bench press or push-ups). Most people were good at some events and not so good at others, and, he said, the camaraderie among all who tried was probably the most valuable benefit of participating.

So in my early fifties, I started shooting a few free throws and tried to figure out how to use the Smith machine for the bench press.

Can old, or at least middle-aged, dogs learn new tricks? I signed up for my first Decathlon, hoping to avoid being embarrassed. Trimble was right. The friendliness, the general sense of doing something challenging, the shared misery of the 2,000-meter row, and above all, the encouragement offered by all the experienced decathletes I met, made the undertaking more than worthwhile. It was simply a lot of fun. That first year was a learning time, in which I tried events I had never done before. The rowing machine is torture, but offers a really fine workout if you stay with it. Jumping rope is surprisingly aerobic if you do it for two minutes straight (and yes, childhood skills do return if you give them a chance). I found lifting weights was actually enjoyable if I, starting from scratch, went about it gradually. I did get stronger. Participating in the Decathlon that first year shifted my

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workouts, as I broadened my range of activities to prepare for the next year. That was a huge benefit – I was nudged out of my comfort zone, and that has changed my workouts ever since. And I formed friendships among the regular participants that get reinforced every time I see one around the club. I was a novice that first year, but was truly welcomed.

I believe anything I can do to keep stirring my interest in exercising is important. The Decathlon gives me something to shoot for – a moderate but steady goal – during the rest of the year.

There has long been evidence that exercise benefits physical health, but there is a rich and accumulating body of research in the last 10 years about the benefits of physical activity on mental health.

This is particularly true as we age, where evidence mounts that exercise benefits mental acuity and memory, wards off depression and other forms of disinterest in life, and energizes rather than depletes us psychologically. I am grateful to the Decathlon, and to the Decathlon Committee members who devote so much time to organizing and scoring the various events, and to my fellow participants who join me in negotiating our sometime successes, and in encountering our inevitable, often humbling, limits.

Setting Records Dunbar turned 70 this year, and set four records in the 70-74 age group category. He currently holds 15 age-group records accumulated over the last 15 years. During that decade and a half, he has entered the Decathlon every year but one (due to injury), and has won his age group 13 (to be checked) times. His favorite events are the jump rope and the shuttle run. Perversely, as he’s aged, he seems to like pull-ups. Three years ago, his son Joseph happened to be in Portland in May, joined him in the Decathlon, and set an age group record in the mile for 20-24 year olds.

Dunbar is married to Jan Carpenter, and they have two sons who grew up learning skills at MAC. He is a clinical psychologist and Jungian analyst, with a private practice in Portland. He has a considerable interest in the relationship between body and mind, and between physical and emotional health.

Read more about this year’s Decathlon on page 72. WM

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BARKLEY HEDINGER

AN IRON WILL Friends, doctors and other competitors told Barkley Hedinger that her body wasn’t built to withstand the rigors of an Ironman Triathlon. Then she finished three in one year.

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any MAC athletes achieve tremendous feats on the national stage. Add Barkley Hedinger’s name to the list. Her athletic pursuits began with competitive swimming at MAC. She now competes on the world stage in triathlon.

We caught up with Barkley earlier this year so she could share her story.

Tell me about your journey to Ironman World Championships in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii.

My goal to qualify for Kona started after a difficult divorce four years ago. Becoming an Ironman was on my bucket list, plus I found humor in my first triathlon being a full distance Ironman. Six months after I started training, I learned I had underestimated the magnitude of my goal. I developed a stress fracture and was forced to take several months off. Then, shortly after I started training again, I crashed on my bike. Because of some brain trauma, I had to take more time off and postpone my first Ironman.

Eventually, I refocused and completed Ironman Coeur D’Alene in June 2015, in 106 degree weather. After a 10th place finish, my addiction to the sport took on a life of its own, as did my Kona dream.

With my goal race being Ironman Texas last spring, I trained harder than I knew I could until I developed more stress fractures in February 2015. This time, I had outdone myself. I had three fractures. Why stop at one, right? I took several months off, growing more and more frustrated with each day. In June of 2016, three weeks out of a boot, I decided to ‘test my leg’ at the Blue Lake Triathlon. I secretly hoped to prove to myself I was healthy enough to compete at Ironman Coeur D’Alene in August, the final race of the season to qualify for Kona.

Many friends encouraged me to accept my body couldn’t handle Ironman. The universe was sending me a clear message to find a different path. All the doubt did was fuel my fire. I dove headfirst into an eight-week training block. For some reason, the more absurd and unlikely a goal is, the more I want it. (Of note, at Blue Lake, Hedinger won the female division) Aug. 21 was my second Ironman in Coeur D’Alene, Idaho. I fortunately placed an unlikely second in my age group and punched my ticket to Kona. My race number was 222 – no joke. I remember thinking they had made a mistake at the finish line when they announced I qualified. It was a race I will treasure forever.

Kona was six weeks later. Unfortunately, my recklessness had caught up with me and I had a significant calf injury

from Coeur D’Alene. I was only able to run 9 miles in the month leading up to Kona. My only goal became finishing. I wanted to feel that sacred feeling I had heard so much about running through the finish on Ali’i drive.

The Kona course proved to be the toughest in the world.

The ocean swim was combat swimming. I was dunked, punched, elbowed and had my ankle pulled repeatedly.

The bike course lived up to its reputation, with terrifying winds. I’m certain it isn’t safe to ride a bike where there are windmills!

Although my first performance at World Championships was less than I hoped for, it was the most rewarding race of my life. It was the first time I have ever cried crossing a finish line.

Because I didn’t expect to qualify for Kona, I had already signed up for Ironman Arizona in November, six weeks after Kona. Completing three full Ironman races in 12 weeks seemed impossible after breaking my leg earlier in the year, so of course I had to try. I raced a personal best in Arizona, with a 10:33 finish time.

What are your goals this season? Another Kona attempt, and if so where will you compete?

My next race is Santa Rosa 70.3, but I will also race an Ironman in Whistler, B.C. where I will try to qualify for Kona, although hills are not my strength.

Did you bring any support people with you to Hawaii?

My mom and children come to my races. They love hanging out in Ironman Village and make for amazing cheerleaders on race day. My 14 year old, Hayden, carries my gear and swam in the ocean with me in Kona. I feel so lucky to have athletic sons that support my goals and take them on as their own.

Any advice for athletes pursuing big goals, injured or otherwise?

I guess it would be more of something I learned about people. I have learned from Ironman that people love to tell you what you can’t do when you’re embarking on something difficult and unlikely, possibly from the fear and limitations they experience in their own lives. I have even had doctors tell me my running career was over. When I am in pursuit of a goal, I have to acknowledge my fear, but not let it win. My pathway is likely not the most advisable, but sometimes you just have to throw caution to the wind.

–Kelly Schmidt WM

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MAC graduating seniors, from left, John Kennedy, Nicholas Niehaus, Nathan Nguyen, Eleanora Kemp and Laurel Kemp.

SWIMMING

Graduating Seniors Reflect on Time at MAC T his year, the MAC swim team has one of its largest graduating classes. All of them are successful students and accomplished athletes. Coaches asked them to share their feelings about being a part of MAC’s swimming program for a large part of their young lives.

much credit to these other athletes, I must express my gratitude to the amazing coaching staff who planted and watered the seeds of greatness in all of us. Thank you to all of the dedicated minds and bodies who sacrificed their time to create such an amazing program that strives to optimize the potential in all of us.

Kate Westlake

Nicholas Niehaus

Growing up as an athlete at MAC has exposed me to opportunities and lessons that extend far beyond the pool. After 11 years, I can quite easily say that the people who have trained with me, coached me and supported me along the way have become my second family. Together, my teammates and I endured sets, practices and competitions that tested both our physical and psychological limits. With the phenomenal guidance of all the coaches, our work was transformed into a balance of self- and communal-betterment. But beyond the athletic aspect were the memories made and bonds created that made my experience at Multnomah Athletic Club so special. Laughter, frustration, motivation and inspiration were all things that we swimmers reflected upon on a daily basis.

Not only did my teammates and I share in moments of exceptional performance, but we taught each other the self-discipline and ambition that was needed to reach that point. While I do give

Being a part of the MAC swim team has been a central element of my identity. It has introduced me to some of my best friends, provided me with the opportunity to learn from extremely experienced and wise coaches, and contributed immensely to the development of my character.

I would not be the person I am today without the friends I made on the team. Both my current and former teammates have been an incomparable group, offering incredible support for one another so that there is true camaraderie among us. I am still in touch with those who retired from the sport and those who have gone on to swim in college. I can’t quite express what great friends all of them continue to be.

One of the most impactful effects of my time swimming with MAC has to be the helpfulness and knowledge of the coaches. I Continued on page 70

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More than 50 of MAC’s competitive youth swimmers, from all age groups, qualified for regional and national competitions this year. Read more about how those swimmers fared during competition in the May edition of The Winged M. Continued from page 68 started swimming with MAC four years ago with Coach Gary, and I have since moved on to the senior squad, where I practice with Coach Alex. Their support over that time has been unwavering and unmatched, and I have tried my hardest to learn from them and apply their lessons to my own life. They’re really so much more than just my swim coaches, since they’ve taught me so much about the capacity within myself to be responsible, successful and confident in everything I apply myself to. Also, Alex and I frequently have great chats about the things we see in the world, from patterns in human nature to home construction!

Laurel Kemp On a personal level, being on the team has taught me a lot about grit. By being tenacious and motivated in the pool, I’ve trained those skills so that I can use them in other areas of my life as well.

The team has offered an invaluable support system with my teammates. Since we face challenges together on a daily basis, we can understand each other deeply enough to provide support where it is needed.

Eleanora Kemp As a member of the MAC swim team, I have a lot to be grateful for: amazing and inspiring coaches, fun practices and especially my teammates, who are my closest friends. Over the past seven years, swimming has taught me a lot about myself, and has played a key role in some of my favorite memories. Coming to practice every day, sometimes twice, has taught me the value of hard work and perseverance. It’s not easy getting up at 4:45 a.m. to jump into a cold pool, but achieving my goals at the end of the season, and getting to go to big meets with my team, makes it totally worthwhile.

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One of my favorite memories is getting to spend five days in Clovis, California with the team for our championship meet at the end of every long-course season. It’s always super hot, but we swim well and cheer for each and every race. Overall, my experience on the MAC team has been wonderful and unforgettable. It will be sad to leave my coaches and teammates at the end of this year, but what they have taught me will help me through college and beyond.

Nathan Nguyen As much as swimming is an individual sport, I know I would not be the same person I am today without the support of my team.

Few people ever experience the extra little lift a team can provide in those moments when you need it the most.

I will always be grateful to have met the coaches and teammates with whom I have created so many vivid memories. From the crazy Canada meets to the terrifying triple practices, these intimate relationships have helped shape me into me. I have learned countless lessons in humility, hard work and self-belief that will stay with me for the rest of my life. Coach Alex and Coach Gary gave me something that no one else would. To have been given the opportunity to take part in something far greater than myself truly embodies the magnitude of this team throughout my life.

John Kennedy I am grateful for the opportunities the MAC swim team has given me. I have been able to grow as a person by learning the values of hard work and dedication that are crucial aspects of the team. The friendships I have made and skills I have learned while being on the team will stay with me for the rest of my life.

Swimming for MAC has made a huge impact on who I am and has been a fantastic experience. WM

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EARLY BIRDS

You’re Never Too Old for an Egg Hunt The Early Birds Easter Egg Hunt is a traditional celebration just before Easter each year. All Early Birds, their guests and any other MAC early risers are invited to walk, run or drive to the Washington Park Rose Garden, where the Easter Bunnies will be waiting between 5:45 and 6:45 a.m. Friday, April 14. There will be Easter eggs hidden among the miniature roses. All the eggs will be filled with Easter goodies, but there also will be a few special treasures for some very lucky egg hunters. Beverages and several culinary delicacies will be served. This will be a great way to finish a run, walk or other morning workout. Everyone is welcome. No reservations necessary.

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EXERCISE AND DECATHLON

Become a Part of Event’s Rich History

The MAC Decathlon is about history, tradition and dedicated people, such as: • David Harding, who just completed his 21st straight decathlon.

• Larry Brown, who has competed in this event since 1989.

• Dunbar Carpenter, who since 1988 has competed 15 times and won his age group 11 times.

• Peter Kavanaugh, whose family has accompanied him to almost every decathlon banquet over the 22 years he has competed.

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From left, blood drive volunteers Greg Marshall and Bud Lewis with Court Sports Manager Dan Baggett. The blood drive is now named after Lewis.

BLOOD DRIVE

From Now On, Give Blood for Bud “Blood drive! Can you help us?”

There’s a booming voice that rings through the MAC lobby every May and November.

For decades, Bud Lewis has volunteered with MAC and the American Red Cross, asking fellow members to take the time to save a life or two by giving blood. “The person who receives that blood doesn’t get to say ‘thank you’, so I will say ‘thank you’ for them,” Lewis says.

In May, the annual blood drive will be named the Bud Lewis Blood Drive – or “The Bud Drive” for short. For a man who has given so much and taken so little, take a moment out of your schedule this May to stop by, shake his hand and sign up for a time slot.

Save the date today!

Registration Register online at www.redcrossblood.org, or stop by the MAC Lobby or Athletic Entrance from 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday, May 23, and Wednesday, May 24. Donations take place from 9 a.m.-7 p.m. Tuesday, May 30, and 7 a.m.-5 p.m. Wednesday, May 31.

Interested in volunteering on a registration day? Contact Linda Spaulding at LSpaulding@themac.com or 503-517-7550. WM

• Nick Munly and Bill Cordano, who have completed all 43 decathlons since the event’s inception in 1974.

• The three men who have contributed their ideas and souls to this event: Bud Lewis, Paul Tremble and Bret Moshofski.

In 1979, the Women’s Decathlon was created. Over the years some of the outstanding competitors have been: Kathy Wentworth, Candy Putterbaugh, Lisa Yost, Sara Warner and, more recently, Jennifer Galloway, Terri Cook Saunders, Miriam Bitte, Alicia Ahn and Janet Schroer.

Now it is time again for old and new participants to test their skills and develop new friends in this year’s 44 MAC Decathlon.

The three-week classic decathlon runs from Monday, May 1, through Sunday, May 21.

Participants complete at least 10 of 18 events,

and are scored by a volunteer or Weight Room staff member. For more information, call Fitness Coordinator Matt Walsh at 503-517-7543.

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Handball Players on a Winning Streak MAC handball players have been racking up wins this season. Athletic Member Austin Biddle started a victorious string by winning the A Singles class for 19U players at the USHA National Junior Championships, held in Tucson. With his win, Biddle capped a great junior career and served notice for Continued on page 74

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ATHLETICS Handball Continued from page 72 the next level of competition – intercollegiate handball. Enrolled at Minnesota State in Mankato, Biddle has joined a powerhouse team and is already ranked in the top 25 for collegiate players.

A strong group of MAC players travelled to Seattle to play in the WAC class at the Washington Athletic Club. MAC players dominated. Brothers Sean and Matt Steele battled through the open singles bracket to meet in the final round, where Matt prevailed.

They went at it again in Open Doubles. Matt teamed up with Conor Casey and Sean partnered with lefty Josh Bateman. The four are good friends. All played collegiate handball at Pacific University, where they now serve as assistant coaches. They know each other’s game and blasted all the way to a tiebreaker, with Conor and Matt prevailing in an exhausting match that entertained the enthusiastic WAC crowd. Stephen Stenberg teamed up with his brother to reach the open doubles semifinal.

Shortly after the MAC sweep at WAC, Stenberg reached the finals of the open singles division at the Jake Plummer Tournament in Idaho and took second place. Steve Grow

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Ever wonder how synchronized swimmers rise above the water? Visit a class to find out more about this and other synchro skills. won the 65 age group using his tried and tested combo of elusive serves and outstanding offense. David Steinberg managed to avoid the distraction of coaching 10 college players from Pacific at the tournament, run by the former NFL quarterback, to team up with a partner for the title in the 50 doubles.

Troy Peterson partnered with a young pro to reach the semi-finals of the pro/am division.

Steinberg then teamed up with Matt Steele to win the open class of the 2017 Boxer Doubles Invitational, pulling out a tough win over Stenberg and his partner.

Casey and Mike Steele lost a second place finish in B Doubles when Steele missed a kill shot at match point that would have won the tiebreaker. The extenuating circumstances were that the elders had a combined age of

ATHLETICS 136 years to the college players’ combined age of 40. They’ll get ‘em next time. Other MAC players also put on a good show for the collegians, including Andy Kangas, Casey, Todd Zilbert, Sean Steele and Bateman.

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Wonder How Synchro Swimmers Do That?

If you’ve ever watched a synchronized swimming event and wondered how those swimmers stay at water level with their legs in the air, or how they wave their arms in the air without sinking, you’re not alone. It all boils down to two basic skills they learn from the beginning of their training: eggbeaters and sculls.

The eggbeater kick is an important skill to master for a synchronized swimmer. It is a form of treading water that allows for stability and height above the water while leaving the hands free to perform arm motions. It involves spinning your legs like an eggbeater while in a seated position. An average eggbeater height is usually around collarbone level. Eggbeater is used in all arm sections, a piece of choreography in which the swimmer is upright, often with one or both arms in the air. Swimmers also use the eggbeater skill during boosts and lifts to help propel them out of the water. Swimmers start learning this skill immediately, as it takes time to build up their muscles, get the rhythm correct and learn how small movements can make a big impact. It is an incredible workout in itself.

Sculls are hand movements used to propel the body, and are the most essential component to synchronized swimming. The support scull is used most often to support the body while a swimmer is performing upside-down and is the first scull taught.

The support scull or American scull was invented by Marion Kane Elston and propelled the sport to new heights. The sport was transformed from water ballet to the athleticism of modern-day synchronized swimming.

The support scull is performed by holding the upper arms against the sides of the body and the forearms at 90-degree angles to the body, with hands facing the bottom of the pool, like holding a tray. The forearms are then moved back and forth while maintaining the right angle. The resulting water pressure against the hands allows the swimmer to hold their legs above water while upside down.

Try either of these skills the next time you’re in the deep end of the pool. You may have a whole new appreciation for those synchronized swimmers you watch perform!

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ATHLETICS Synchro Continued from page 75 Come watch MAC’s synchronized swimmers give a shortened performance that they will be taking to competitions this year at the next Exhibition Event in the West Pool.

Check www.theMAC.com for dates.

If you’d like to try either of these skills during a beginner class or practice, or to learn more about the world of synchronized swimming, contact Lucie Svrcinova at 503517-7513 or LSvrcinova@themac.com –Audra Galler

TENNIS

City League Tradition Continues “Yes!” “Ugh!” “Help!” For over 250 MAC women, these are some of the sounds of City League Tennis. From September through May, the Greater Portland City League hosts 1,584 matches in the Portland area at 17 facilities. City League was founded in 1981 by a group of women who wanted a friendly tennis competition among local tennis clubs.

City League was formed with a mission to promote, advance and encourage the sport of competitive tennis within the greater

MAC’s Portland City League teams have won a number of championships over the years. Register for the leauge now through May 30 in the Tennis Office.

Portland area. The goal remains the same today: to develop friendship, sportsmanship and good fellowship among members.

Presently, City League has grown to include tennis clubs with teams from as far

away as Salem, Hood River and Vancouver, Washington. Over 1,900 women compete in 11 divisions (A through K) that play on Tuesday and Wednesday afternoons. Points are awarded for each set won and tallied

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ATHLETICS throughout the year. The winner in each division is awarded the chance to move up to the next highest division, along with a team banner and a small prize. The league is governed by a board of 12 members, each representing a participating club. Bylaws, rules, match format and scoring have been developed that are unique to City League.

Being part of a City League team is more than just a competition on a Tuesday or Wednesday afternoon. The teams, while competitive, are like family and support fellow members in times of need. There have been many instances when tragedy or sickness struck a teammate, and the team rallied to support her. Many teams host social gatherings off the court to celebrate their tennis season but also will raise funds to support local non-profits or grassroots programs promoting tennis.

MAC women have a large presence in City League, fielding 11 teams with over 250 players. Tennis coordinator Robin Franklin recalls that in the early days, MAC had six teams and the schedules were done on paper. Today there is a dedicated coordinator at MAC and a sophisticated website that tracks schedules, points, rosters and statistics for every player.

Head Coach Paul Reber is looking forward to his first season coordinating City League. As the league and participation grow, so do the management and complexities for team coordination. The tennis department will host a meeting for captains and players to improve communication and help share best practices for a successful competition season from 5-6:30 p.m. Monday, May 1.

The meeting will communicate the team formation process and changes to look for this year. This gathering is designed for anyone involved with team leadership, but will be open to all City League players. Registration is required.

Any new players to City League can be added to a team in May. Please contact the Tennis Office and complete a player registration form prior to Tuesday, May 30. If a player currently is on the waiting list for the 2017-18 season, she must fill out this new form. Players will be placed on an appropriate level team if space allows.

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20 of each of their respective divisions, and our developmental teams are competing strong. Several teams traveled out of state for a President’s Day tournament to Seattle or Las Vegas. In Seattle, MAC’s 12-1 and 12-2 teams took first and third place, respectively, in the silver bracket. MAC’s 16-1 team took second place in the gold bracket.

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Cinco de Mayo Art and Meditation Tour To celebrate Cinco de Mayo, MAC Yoga Instructor and Portland Art Museum Docent Jennifer Holzapfel-Hanson leads an interactive art tour culminating in a 20-minute meditation from 6:45-8:15 p.m. Friday, May 5. The theme of the tour is the five koshas, drawing on the number five from the holiday.

Just as we have five senses, and there are five elements – earth, water, fire, air and ether – yoga philosophy says we have five layers to our being, called the koshas. These include the physical body, the breath, the mind, inner wisdom and our nature of pure bliss.

In this walking tour through the club (dress code applies), we will discuss and engage with five artworks around these constructs. The evening will encourage a new way of seeing art and appreciating the club’s art and artists from the Pacific Northwest, and will shine a light on how art can help illuminate our own self-understanding.

Art, like meditation, can reflects that which cannot be expressed in words. Slowing down and looking closer brings us to a deeper level of awareness and reflection of our own true nature. Please register at www. themac.com.

–Jennifer Holzapfel-Hanson WM

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Email ads to classifieds@themac.com or fax ads to 503.517.2382 or call 503.517.7220.

The deadline is the 5th of the month prior to publication.

It is the responsibility of the advertiser to review his or her ad for accuracy before the 10th of the month of publication. The publisher pays for any mistakes in the first classified ad but not beyond the first month of publication. Any compensation is limited to the cost of placing the ad.

TOASTMASTERS – Professional development promised. Career advancement a guarantee. Polish your delivery every Monday, 7-8 a.m.

C L A S S I F I E D S EQUAL HOUSING OPPORTUNITY All real estate advertising in The Winged M is subject to the Federal Fair Housing Amendments Act of 1988, which makes it illegal to advertise “any preference, limitation or discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, national origin, handicap or family status, or an intention to make any such preference, limitation or discrimination.”

CELEBRATE A BIRTHDAY AT MAC – Fun activities, music and more created specifically for your child. Our trained MAC party team will lead all the fun and handle everything from setup to cleanup. For more information visit www.

MACbirthdays.com or by calling 503-517-BDAY.

BRIDGE TOURNAMENT TUESDAYS – A weekly bridge tournament resumes Sept. 20 with duplicate-style bridge. Tournament is hosted by members for members. Partners are required and cost is $2 per person with entry fee divided among top winners. Check-in for the tournament is at 9:45 a.m. and tournament duration depends on participation. For more information, call Al Neish at 503292-7559 or Marthel Porter at 503-246-1171.

JOIN MACORPS VOLUNTEERS – Support the club’s mission of fostering friendships and bridging traditional communities within the club through volunteer service. For more information, contact At Your Service, 503-517-7235.

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READERS WELCOME! – MAC Morning Book Club meets on the second Thursday of the month at 10 a.m. Evening Literary Group meets on the fourth Tuesday of the month at 7 p.m. Contact Member Events at 503-517-7265 or go to theMAC.com for more information.

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The advertising deadline for June space reservation is Monday, May 1.

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MAC MARKETPLACE SUNDAY CHILD CARE – Child Care now offers Sunday service. Reservations are required and drop-ins are accommodated if space allows. Hours: 8 a.m.-noon (during school year only). Regular Child Care fees apply. Contact 503-517-7215 or Childcare@themac.com for reservations.

Services PET/HOUSE SITTER – MAC member, age 24, PSU grad. 503-816-4899, faithcarlsmith@gmail.com.

For Sale PALM DESERT – By owner, desert luxury & convenience, reduced from $345k to a bargain price of $289k. Palm Desert Tennis Club, 20-acre gated community. 3 BR, 2 BA, adjacent to Ironwood & Big Horn, high above the desert floor w/great view.

Original developer’s residence along with other tennis greats, including Rod Laver and Jack Kramer.

Includes land fee simple and fully furnished with garage. Call Randy Francis, 503-625-5081 or 503469-8424.

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Call or text Kathy at 503-961-4330.

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BLACK BUTTE – 3 BR, 2.5 BA just steps from pool/tennis and bike paths. VRBO.com/772258 SUNRIVER – Comfortable house, walk to SHARC, sleeps 9. 503-231-7497 or www.vrbo.com/198725

BROKEN TOP-BEND CONDO 3 BR, 3.5 BA. Close to pool/tennis. 503-708-9081.

BLACK BUTTE RIDGE CABIN – Cozy 3 BR with big rock fireplace, 503-645-2366.

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BLACK BUTTE RANCH – Very nice 5 BR, 4 BA home. Rents for $295/night + fees. Call 503-2326357.

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BLACK BUTTE RANCH SM47 – Executive home available. 4 BR, 3.5 BA close to Big Meadow bike path and South Meadow pool/tennis. Sleeps 10.

Internet, hot tub, bikes. www.BBR-SM47.com.

SUNRIVER – Fremont Crossing, 2,200+, 3 BR, 3.5 BA, 2 masters, slps 8, all amenities, access to The Cove, Sage Springs. Hot tub, p-pong, bikes, no smkg/pets. 503-706-8886.

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MAC MARKETPLACE BEND – Large townhouse blocks from the Old Mill.

Perfect couples getaway w/2 ensuite bedroom Sleeps 6. 541-249-5673 or norsetower@gmail.com.

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GEARHART – Beautiful beach retreat at Highlands G.C. Ocean view, golf & tennis, 4 BR, 3.5 BA, Call 503-636-2182.

MANZANITA – Luxury 4-bedroom home. South end of town across from Nahalem Bay State Park. www.beachhousemanzanita.com MCA #577 SURF PINES OCEANFRONT – 4 BR/3 BA, sleeps 16, large deck, hot tub, great beach access.

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Out of State PALM DESERT – Now taking 2017/18 reservations – luxurious 4,500 sf view home surrounds large pool on ½ acre of grounds. 4 BR, 3½ BA, casita, pool house. Beautifully & fully furnished. Golf cart. 5 blocks to El Paseo. Sleeps 11. www. desertlilyoasis.com. Cindy Banzer, 503-709-7277, cbanzer@eastpdxproperties.com.

MAUI MAALAEA SURF – KIHEI – Exquisitely furnished beachfront condo. Sandy beaches, swimming pool, tennis. 2 masters, 2 BA, townhome.

Questions, rates & availability – contact: ted@haltonco.com, www.haltonmauicondo.com MAUI/WAILEA EKAHI – Deluxe 1 BR 2 BA condo. Ocean, mountain & garden views. Spring dates avail. Fully renovated. Call 503-292-2420.

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Foreign COSTA RICA – Featured in the March 2011 issue of Travel and Leisure magazine. Lush gardens, quiet, small resort on Pacific Ocean in village setting. Shelling, fishing, hiking, horseback jungle tours. Pool and full kitchens. Wonderful architecture. “The best in Costa Rica” rating. Call 503365-2872. www.tambortropical.com 10% discount to MAC members.

PARIS APARTMENT – At Notre Dame. Elegant 2 BR, 2 BA, in the heart of Paris. 503-227-3722.

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Closing Thoughts Anticipating retirement and time to spend writing, Martha Dixon signed up for Tom Hallman’s Write Your Story class two years ago. Her first attempts were jerky, disjointed and uninteresting. She took baby steps, and has watched her writing grow and flourish.

Born and raised in Portland, Dixon recalls days in the old club of the 1940s and 1950s. Her parents both edited The Winged M, so words made up part of her life early on.

She finds writing classes touching and full of heart, with so many wonderful writers who share so willingly their stories and skills.

Retired now, she hopes to start down the path of “collecting rejection slips” by sending in essays to various magazines!

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OOGA, OOOGA went the horn. And the sound of the bell rang out as the bright Michigan yellow Willys Jeepster headed down the street.

It was the car of my last two high school years and it was loved!

And it could be loud! It came equipped with the cow bell, but Mother had the San Francisco cable car ringer installed. Oooga, Oooga, clang, clang, clang – a symphony of joyful noise tooting about town.

Partial to SF, Mother felt the cable car sound would remind her of that lovely costal city. I don’t remember how she came to own this brightly colored prize. It was far more garish than she was; maybe because it was a convertible she wanted.

Ragtop it would be called today, but the top actually had to be lifted off and put away, which didn’t happen very often. Side window curtains were zipped onto the two doors and roof; it leaked air like a sieve. It was often a cold and windy ride even with the heater going full blast.

Clanky metal doors and hard leather seats, it held about six people – two up front and four crowded into the back bench seat.

Yellow. Bright, bright yellow made it distinctive for its time. It was built to resemble a World War II Army jeep but prettier.

Technically it was Mother’s car, but once my driver’s license was obtained, she mostly walked the mile to and from work, and I commandeered this bright treasure to transport myself and several friends to school and home again. Wherever I went, she went.

Friday nights in the mid 1950s, we would pile into the car and of an evening “drag Broadway,” OOGA-ing and ringing the bell as we cruised the main street of town. We met lots of boys this way, but our favorite sport was to pick up a car of guys from the east side of town, lead them up into the west hills and get them lost on the side streets we knew in our neighborhood, then head back to Broadway gathering up another bunch of easy marks.

Sometimes we managed to lose three or four cars on a given night! Girlish giggles filled the interior satisfied with our prank.

Fair game those guys; the car a beacon, an excellent trapper!

I was probably not as well known as the car. It commanded attention and comments. When I pulled up to some friend’s, house the parents would look worried; mine was not the standard teenage car others had. Since we were never arrested or caused too much trouble, they relented and let their children ride with me. Parents mostly were unaware of our Friday night shenanigans.

But the car was the prize indeed. It was not my “first” car, but the first one I drove and felt I owned. I don’t even remember riding

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in the car when Mother was the driver. Generally, she favored the two-tone sedate Buick, which was far sturdier and vastly more comfortable than the Willys Jeepster. Perhaps she did buy it for the kids. I had it until leaving for college when it fell claim to my sister who had a year left at Lincoln.

But I remember so well my last ride as the driver. It was at the beach about three days before moving to Eugene. My best friend and I drove from Gearhart to Seaside, clanging the bell and OOOGA-ing the horn. We had the top down and were headed for the arcade where the fortune-telling lady sat encased in the glass window waiting for our quarters so she could pick the fortune that foretold our future. A game we played weekly during vacations at the beach. Mostly we asked about boys! And often spent many quarters.

The car sat parked by the side of the road waiting for us, a bit tarnished but still bright. Edging down the street, I took a good look at my old buddy. I wanted to see her and remember her for the last time. We always called the car “her” and always referred to her as “the Jeepster.”

“I’m going to take the Jeepster, Mom,” I cried out time after time.

In the warm summer sun, she showed her age; after all she was produced in 1948 and it was now 1958 – ten good years she served. The headlights could have used a washing, the leather seats showed the wear and tear of many, many rides. She had a grill and a chrome bumper, which had lost the gleam of newness. And without her cloth top, she looked just a bit forlorn, bald perhaps, like something essential was missing. I noticed for the first time there were no hubcaps on the wheels. Had there ever been any? Or were they lost on some teenage frolic around town? Intact still the spare tire, hinged just in case on her rear end. The one original part of her still factory-ready, never used.

I looked at my friend, actually at both friends. Nostalgia engulfed me. Gently, I opened the driver’s door, got in, sat down, felt my hands on the well-worn steering wheel for probably the last time, turned the key, put her in gear.

We headed toward home where she would be turned over to my sister’s command. Good for another 10 years?

I pulled the horn’s handle.

OOOGA, OOOGA she went, for me, my last time.

–Martha Dixon WM

Who am I? Who am I becoming?

Why am I here?

How does the world work?

How could the world work better?

How do relationships and communities function?

What is the value of difference?

What is the role of beauty, imagination and feeling in life?

What can we do about injustice and suffering?

Who or what is God? How can one relate to God? What is a good life?

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