The Winged M, October 2018

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

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Website Gets a New Look – page 10

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Contents FEATURES

28 | Ready to Launch Winter sports, from skiing to volleyball.

38 | Preserving the Gorge

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MAC members help protect their favorite place.

Early Birds play bocce and sip bubbly.

MARKETING COMMUNICATIONS STAFF Sam Fama Marketing Communications Coordinator

Jared Grawrock Digital Marketing Manager

Kennedy Kim Project Manager

Julia Omelchuck Graphic Designer/Ad Services Coordinator

Joseph Palazzo Electronic Graphic Designer

Kelly Robb Marketing Manager

Jen Scott Marketing Communications Director

Jake Ten Pas Copywriter

Allyson Wilinski Managing Editor

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CLU B N EWS

WELLNESS

5 | President’s Column 7 | Manager’s Column 9 | Faces in the Club 10 | Website 15 | MAF 19 | Holiday Decorating 19 | Member Services 21 | Tickets 22 | In Memoriam

62-65 Open House Healing Focus

CU LI N A RY 24-27 Celebrating the Harvest Dining Events

ATHLETIC S 68 | Dance/Gymnastics 70 | Climbing 72 | Handball 72 | Pickleball 74 | Karate 74 | Racquetball 74 | Triathlon & Running 75 | Personal Training 76 | Pilates 76 | Fitness

EVEN TS 46-60 Holiday Fashion Show Veterans Breakfast Calendar

ON THE COVER 66 | Scrapbook 80 | Scoreboard 83 | MAC Marketplace 85 | Advertiser Index 85 | From the Archives

Mckenzie Walker, Quinn Albright and Hailey Cordry represent MAC on the slopes.

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CLUB NEWS PRESIDENT’S COLUMN

W President Grant Yoshihara Vice President D’Anne O’Neill Treasurer David Brezinski Secretary John Helmer III

Trustees Connie Dunkle-Weyrauch Rebecca Frinell William Lee Holly Lekas Tanya McGee Sandy Moore II Marianne Brophy Ritchie Michael Silvey Committee Chairs 20s/30s Chris Merz and Cassie Heller Athletic Nathan Ayotte Balladeers Jim Bruce Basketball Paul Noonan Budget and Finance Dave Brezinski Culture and Style Sydney Baer Communications Alison Rosenblum Cycling Jim Laird Dance Kelli Christian Diversity Admissions Maryam Zare Early Birds Beth Earnest Exercise and Decathlon Bill Cordano Family Events Meredith Williamson Golf Darin Vick Gymnastics Stewart Worthington Handball Todd Zilbert Holiday Decorating Zita Nyitrai House Lorne Dauenhauer Karate Erin Murtagh MelloMacs Susan Kirschner Member Events Jean Malnati Membership Carol Robertson Outdoor Activities Program Joanne Siegel Pilates Irvin Handelman Property Steve Barragar Racquetball Gary Berger Ski Brian Bogatin Social Activities Mary McGrane and Maryam Zare Squash David Spiro Studio Fitness/Yoga Daureen Morris Swimming Ken Meyer Synchro Audra (LaFave) Geller Tennis Brad Miller Triathlon & Running Alyson O’Brien Volleyball Julie Richards Walking & Hiking Laura Foster Water Fitness Steve Watson Water Volleyball Guerry Bethell theMAC.com

elcome to October! This month’s Winged M highlights some of the many seasonal opportunities available to members of all ages: A winter sports preview, traditional events such as Winestock, Grant Yoshihara the high-energy PRESIDENT Children’s Halloween Party, and of course, the always sold-out Holiday Fashion Show.

Private Club Observations The Board of Trustees, the Executive Management Team, and many committee members have spent this year moving forward with implementation of the Strategic Plan.

Many of you recently participated in surveys and focus groups designed to collect more detailed information that will help drive the details of the plan’s execution. Another element of our information gathering has been learning more about trends impacting other private clubs.

Thanks to modern medical advances, increasing personal health awareness, and economic stability, clubs are seeing that Baby Boomers are more active using club facilities than prior generations. At MAC, we’ve seen an increase in the level of participation in athletic programs, fitness classes and general physical-fitness activities. This data will drive us to improve our membership offerings in these areas.

It’s also interesting to learn how activityspecific trends have impacted the privateclub business. A prime example is the private golf-club industry, which has been challenged with declining membership for more than a decade. In response, there are now broad national initiatives to evolve the game, making it more fun, accessible and family friendly.

The success of the Top Golf enterprise could fuel future interest in the private golf-club experience. My takeaway: We need to recognize broader industry and generational trends when we evaluate and evolve our program offerings.

The majority of private clubs are very focused on achieving two critical goals: providing a high-quality experience that evolves to meet changing member interests, and understanding how to attract new members to sustain the club’s existence. Historically, MAC has focused on attracting/retaining

younger families, and this should continue to be a priority. But we also need to consider that the local population we draw our membership from is evolving rapidly. Retirees moving to the area, single professionals looking for athletic and social opportunities, and people from diverse backgrounds are all demographic segments we can’t ignore.

The MAC Community The value of a community is maximized when people are engaged, thoughtful and collaborative in making it vibrant and sustainable. I think of MAC as a community that draws its strength from both members and employees. Sometimes, it can be a bit divisive when we focus only on personal interests in specific activities or programs. However, many of my observations this past year have reinforced the strength of our community.

An initiative launched by the 20s/30s Committee not only brings friendly technology support to older members, but creates long-lasting relationships. I’ve also seen staff and members jump in to support those who need emergency medical assistance. Outside the club, supporting the Goose Hollow Days Street Festival in September improves MAC’s image in the larger neighborhood.

The value of a community is maximized when people are engaged, thoughtful and collaborative in making it vibrant and sustainable.

Finally, it’s important to remember that employees are a huge part of the club. They are instrumental in delivering the experiences we desire. Taking the opportunity to acknowledge their efforts helps strengthen and sustain a positive MAC community and culture.

One important way members acknowledge staff is through the Annual Holiday Fund, which awards employees a year-end bonus based on number of years of service.

Your contribution to this fund will be on your November statement unless you call the Business Office and opt out. Thank you for supporting and acknowledging our MAC employees.

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CLUB NEWS MANAGER’S COLUMN

I General Manager Norman Rich Director of Operational Efficiency Melania Oppat Safety and Security Manager Jeff Miller Community Relations Manager Mary Fetsch Finance & Accounting Director Lindsey Bakker Purchasing Manager Barry Kaufman Athletic and Wellness Director Elsa Lemoine Basketball Manager Dan Baggett Dance/Gymnastics Manager Jason Striplin Fitness Manager Darrell Duvauchelle Outdoor Manager Chad Failla Racquetball Manager Hank Marcus Squash Manager Ashley Read Tennis Manager Paul Reber Volleyball Manager Lea Petock Wellness Manager Will Cath Youth Programs Manager Jenny Robinett Marketing Communications Director Jen Scott Managing Editor Allyson Wilinski Facilities Director John Sterbis Maintenance Manager Steve Bell Housekeeping Manager Jeff Soulis Food & Beverage Director Cameron McMurry Executive Chef Philippe Boulot Food & Beverage Manager Matthew Carter Events & Catering Manager Abby DenUyl Human Resources Director Alison Beppler Member Services Director Lisa Virtue Mporium Manager Tonya Mitchell Member Services Manager Christine Natonek Membership Manager Kevin Pollack

h ave written more than 130 columns for The Winged M since joining MAC in 2007. Preparing to write this month’s column, I diagnosed myself with extreme writer’s block. As my deadline loomed, I finally had an amazing Norm Rich idea: the member-staff GENERAL MANAGER partnership.

MAC staff is here for the benefit of our members, and we work hard to make members’ experiences extraordinary whenever possible. Most members have positively impacted staff lives too. As I walk around the club, I feel honored to witness interactions between and among members and staff. Just today I watched My MAC

MAC staff is here for the benefit of our members, and we work hard to make members’ experiences extraordinary whenever possible.

Playschool begin its school year. Children were anxious and sad to leave their parents for a few hours. But by the end of their first week, they’ll begin to settle in. Within a few weeks, they will be responding well, loving their teachers and enjoying their time at MAC. By graduation, many of these kids will have become lifelong friends. Some of their preschool experiences will be remembered and relived with fellow members and friends throughout their lives. MAC teachers learn each year from student interactions and put new lessons in place to engage their students.

Leadership Development Over the past couple of years, we have reorganized departments and challenged our talented staff to extend themselves further.

We have made a conscious effort to train and develop staff from within and promote them whenever possible. Two years ago, we started a Leadership Development Program (LDP), which selected several managers to learn, explore and challenge our Executive Leadership Team (ELT) to share their expertise and help them become best-of-class managers. I am proud of our progress. The team had a final opportunity to impress ELT with a year-end project, and they did not disappoint!

They pushed the ELT to extend further on sustainability, and we will! The LDP’s successes and accomplishments will be celebrated later this month.

Career Opportunities Some examples of MAC staff taking advantage of career opportunities over the past couple of years include: Matt Carter moving from Catering operations manager to Food and Beverage manager; Belinda Potts from Business Office administrative assistant to Athletic bookkeeper; Jason Striplin from Aquatics manager to Gymnastics/Dance manager; Tim Larkin from swim coach to head swim coach; Grayson Farnsworth from Purchasing clerk to staff accountant; and Kian Ghorbani-Elizeh from At Your Service specialist to AYS supervisor. Many more promotions were earned by staff all year long. We are making opportunities available to those who work hard and want to earn the chance for advancement.

Legacy Members I am proud to share that our oldest daughter has moved back to Portland and been approved for her own MAC membership.

She will make lifelong friends here. It will be a place she can work out, socialize, and enjoy after-work hours. I encourage those turning 26, who are transitioning off family memberships, to consider their own memberships. Legacy members get one shot for membership, after which they need to enter the lottery and take their chances sometime in the future. The wait can be long and unpredictable. I have met way too many former intermediate members who want to re-enter membership and cannot because their number was not drawn.

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FACES IN THE CLUB Lifelong MAC member Chris Farrington recently stepped up to help with the club’s sustainability efforts. A graduate of, and competitive rowing team member at, Catlin Gable School and Brown University, he earned his master’s degree in fine arts from USC’s Film School. Farrington and his wife returned to Portland in 2012 and co-founded the production company Voxity. They have two children, Alexander and Katharine, and hence are passionate about the future of the club and planet. Farrington is the founder of Production Professionals for a Sustainable Planet (PPSP), an alliance dedicated to environmentally friendly production practices. He’s passionate about bringing together climate-change-conscious MAC members to assist with the club’s Green Team initiatives, such as reducing towel usage and plastic waste, and adding a “green energy” option to membership dues. “Get involved at the club,” he advises. “Your voice can make a difference!” On that note, Farrington invites other members to contact him to see how they can help at taggart77@hotmail.com.

To submit information for Faces in the Club, contact Allyson Wilinski at 503-517-7222 or awilinski@themac.com.

MAC Personal Trainer Josh Bjornstad was named Instructor of the Year earlier in 2018, a title that is well-deserved according to teammate and Group Exercise Supervisor Linda Spaulding and member Amy Caplan. “The Studio Fitness Committee is excited to award Josh the Joan Harmony Award, which exemplifies the high standards that Joan Harmony exhibited as an instructor,” says Caplan, a member of the committee. Bjornstad has been part of the Group Exercise team for more than four years.

Prior to joining the club staff in 2002, he earned a bachelor’s degree in exercise physiology from Portland State University.

He is a certified personal trainer through the National Strength and Conditioning Association, he is TRX certified, and also is a Cross Fit 1 Trainer. He specializes in weight loss, sport-specific training, strength development, and endurance events.

Climbing Assistant Coach Chi Harris was one of two coaches selected this summer to serve as an apprentice assistant coach for the USA Youth National Coaching staff. The pick represents a huge honor for him and for MAC’s Climbing program. Harris recently returned from Youth World Championships. A native of North Carolina, he’s been coaching and route setting for more than a decade, and climbing for more than 15 years. Harris is a certified American Mountain Guide Association guide, Wilderness First Responder, USA Climbing coach and Level 1 route setter, as well as holding a position on the coaches committee for USA Climbing. When not getting his thrills on a rock wall or face, he gets them hiking and riding his motorcycle.

MAC Handball players Dr. Ed Grossenbacher and Jean Kastner won world and national titles at the 2018 combined World Championship/U.S. Handball Association National Championships in Minneapolis.

Grossenbacher is the club’s most decorated handball competitor, with wins dating back to the 1988 World 50+ Singles title in Australia. He has the coveted U.S. Handball Association title of Grand Master, meaning he’s also one of the most decorated players in the world.

Grossenbacher was inducted into the State of Oregon Sports Hall of Fame as a two-sport Masters Athlete (basketball and handball) in 2004. His 2018 World/National 80+ Singles title caps what can only be called an incredible handball epoch. At the other end of the spectrum, Kastner won her first World and National titles this year, competing in the 35+ Women’s Singles. She is at the beginning of what looks to be an amazing career, and her fellow handball enthusiasts at the club are looking forward to her future successes with great interest. “The MAC Handball community is so lucky to have Ed and Jean as members, and we are so very, very proud that we do,” says Handball Chair Todd Zilbert.

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On Monday, Oct. 8 theMAC.com gets a fresh new look!

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WHAT TO KNOW l The old website will be unavailable the evening of Sunday, Oct. 7 while the changeover is made to the new site.

Please plan ahead. l Know your password. You will be required to change your password to access the new site. l If you forgot your password, At Your Service can reset it. l These Quick Start guide pages will be available from At Your Service and on the website as a PDF. l Staff will be in the Main Lobby mid-day and late afternoon Oct. 8-12 to answer questions.

Both the mobile version of the website and the app are much easier to use. Download the app and take theMAC.com with you wherever you go.

l Staff will also be at Family Friday on Oct. 19 to answer any questions.

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Find the club’s featured events at the top of the Events page.

Search for events using a Quick Register number or browse using filters.

Sort results by date, alpha or availability.

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View a PDF of current classes and camps.

Search using filters to find classes by age, topic or date.

Read a brief description of each event in the search results before registering.

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CLUB NEWS

A Legacy of Inspiration Fay Sasser scholarships honor MAC employees It’s not entirely accurate to say that Fay Sasser inspired a generation of MAC members and employees. With 44 years of service at the club, she probably inspired something like two or three generations.

Sasser worked at MAC’s front desk, and knew the names of virtually every member, along with their children. She provided a personal touch members still talk about today.

She was also humble, and made it clear that she was not interested in a party when she retired in 1997. Instead, the Multnomah Athletic Foundation awards employee scholarships bearing Fay’s name each year.

Sage Friedman There is a banner on Sage Friedman’s wall, written in the sure hand of a preschool teacher, that says, “I want to be a biologist.” It’s a message that still rings true as the Franklin High School graduate heads to college at State University of New York.

“I hardly knew what a biologist was, but I loved handling rough-skinned newts, and I spent hours peeling apart owl pellets, hunched over the congealed balls of hair long after classmates lost interest,” she recalls. “Over time, instead of growing out of that interest with nature, I only became more fascinated.”

Friedman, whose mom, Miriam Wolf, works in the Exercise & Conditioning Room at MAC, parlayed her interest in nature and conservation into two summers of trail building and maintenance with AmeriCorps, and a job as a camp counselor for ReWild Portland, where she taught

wilderness and homestead skills. Now she’s looking forward to making her mark in a field that is still often dominated by men.

“When I imagine myself as an adult, I can’t divorce myself from this snapshot of a confident woman, clad in Carhartt, identifying some plant species or carefully looking through a microscope,” she says.

“While I have never had grandiose goals to cure cancer or fly to the moon, I have always wanted to leave the world better than I found it.”

Scarlet Inches Next year at this time, MAC lifeguard Scarlet Inches expects to be working as a nurse in the neonatal intensive care unit of a major hospital somewhere along the West Coast. If that sounds like a demanding job, rest assured, Inches is prepared.

And not just because she’ll be graduating from Linfield College with a nursing degree in December.

Fay Sasser To help pay her for school, Inches has at times worked as a lifeguard at MAC, pool manager at Waverly Country Club, and a part-time nanny, putting in up to 80 hours per week. When she’s not working, she is volunteering. Over the past few years, she has taken a medical mission trip to Kenya, helped organize a blood drive, and volunteered at area running races and hospitals.

Inches also has her sights set beyond short-term goals. She would eventually like to earn a master’s degree in hospital administration, and go back to Kenya to help communities in need.

“Success is meeting the goals I have set out for myself. It’s not about monetary gain, it’s about making a difference in the lives of my patients and my family,” she says. “Success is being prepared when an opportunity arises. Success is finally being able to take care of my parents the way they take care of me.”

Danielle Kershner During a nearly decade-long career in water safety and water fitness, Danielle Kershner learned what she liked best about her work – teaching and working with kids.

“It only seems natural that I would work in a job that allows me to do both,” she says.

To that end, Kershner is working toward a degree in behavioral and social sciences that will allow her to counsel atrisk youth.

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

This month’s tributes are listed below, with the honored individuals’ names in bold.

Floyd Bennett (memorial) Family of George Henderson Jackie Smith (recognition) Shirley and Dr. Herb Semler Lynda Ramsey (memorial) Pam Welch Edward S. Beall (memorial) George and Molly Spencer Sean Dooney (memorial) Ron Neiger Dr. Ed Grossenbacher (recognition) Martha Dixon

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Continued from page 15 “When you’re young, the cards can get stacked against you if don’t have the proper opportunities and support to grow,” she says. “I would love to learn more about helping children starting at a young age.

Every life is filled with possibilities, and I want everyone to have the tools to succeed in their lives.”

Kershner, who works in MAC’s aquatics department, has been around pools since she was a teenager, lifeguarding; teaching water fitness; at one point, working as an aquatics director; at another, setting up a program to teach lifeguard skills in rural communities. After earning a degree at Portland State University, she plans to take that energy into her new career.

“Success after school will be measured by how many people I can reach and help afterward,” she says. “I just want the ability to help those in need. Especially children who do not have the same opportunities as others due to family conflict, poverty, or other emotional or traumatic events in their lives.”

Marissa Montejano Anyone who knows Marissa Montejano through MAC, probably associates her with the pool. She came to the club as an athletic member, is currently a part-time synchro coach, and as a seven-time synchro national champion, is in the club’s Gallery of Champions.

But her passions go beyond swimming.

Outside MAC, Montejano is known for her work with speech and hearing services.

She earned her undergraduate degree in the field from Portland State University, and has worked and volunteered in speech clinics there and at OHSU. She was also a team leader at Camp Yakety Yak and Camp Kiwanis, helping campers with communication goals, and has contributed to multiple research articles while working in labs at PSU and OHSU. This year, she heads back to PSU as a first-year master’s student in the Speech-Language Pathology program.

“I plan to work as a speech-language pathologist, specifically working with children with autism with a focus on social communication and play skills,” she says.

Montejano thinks the lessons she learned balancing work, school and athletics over the past several years will serve her well as she embarks on a new chapter.

“Success for me is being able to make a contribution to my community. As a Portland native, I want to make a difference locally by working with clients from all different backgrounds,” she says.

“Success is giving others a voice to feel empowered in their daily lives to pursue their goals, to connect with others, and to enjoy life.” u Inspired by the stories of these remarkable MAC employees? You can contribute to the Fay Sasser MAC Employee Scholarship by contacting MAF Executive Director Lisa Bendt at 503-517-2350 or lbendt@multnomahathleticFoundation.com.

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CLUB NEWS HOLIDAY DECORATING

MEMBER SERVICES

’Tis the Season to Volunteer!

New Locker Room Concierges

The Holiday Decorating Committee invites all members (and nonmember guests) to help deck out MAC in this year’s holiday theme — ­ Merry and Bright. The committee seeks volunteers who are willing to work hard and have fun while making the club sparkle for the holidays. Volunteers ages 10 and older are welcome to sign up for either a 9 a.m.-noon or 1-4 p.m. shift. All-day participation is fantastic, too! Those younger than 13 must be accompanied by an adult. This is a great opportunity for juniors to earn volunteer service hours.

Ladies may have noticed a few new faces in the basement-level Women’s Locker Room. Earlier this summer, a Locker Room Concierge position was added to the Member Services staff.

The concierge has three main roles: enforcing locker room rules; providing the coffee/beverage service; and monitoring the locker room to ensure that it is clean, safe and organized. One of three concierges will attend the locker room from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. weekdays, 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturdays, and 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Sundays.

There have been questions and concerns raised about the financial impact of adding a new staff position. Although the position is new, the impact to the budget is limited.

A Housekeeping position was originally budgeted for, but instead of hiring that person, customer service professionals have been added to the Member Services staff.

The hope is that transitioning the role from Housekeeping to Member Services will yield an improved member experience. Be on the lookout for more information on the Locker Room Concierges in next month’s Winged M.

9 a.m.-noon, 1-4 p.m., or 9 a.m.-4 p.m.

Friday, Nov. 23, through Monday, Nov. 26 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 2, and Thursday, Jan. 3 (un-decorating)

Complimentary breakfast and lunch are offered each day. A briefing is held at 9:15 a.m. on Friday and Saturday. Register online or call At Your Service at 503-517-7235.

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Attend two University of Oregon home games this season, and the Civil War battle against Oregon State University, without having to drive! MAC members can take advantage of the club’s charter bus experience on the following dates: Oct. 13: Washington Huskies ODB001 Nov. 3: UCLA Bruins ODB002 Nov. 23: Oregon State Beavers (Civil War game, Corvallis) CWB003

The bus departs MAC and arrives roughly one hour prior to kickoff. (All game times are determined by PAC-12.)Tickets to the game are not included. Personal beverages and snacks are allowed on the bus. The price is $35 per person. Members are welcome to bring guests.

To register and secure a seat, please visit theMAC.com or contact At Your Service by phone/text at 503-517-7235 or atyourservice@themac.com.

Named after MAC’s first president, the McAlpin Award has been given to the club’s most dedicated volunteers for nearly 30 years.

The prestigious honor is presented to a person who has shown exemplary dedication, leadership and service in social activities at MAC and beyond. The Member Events Committee is currently accepting nominations for the person who epitomizes the ultimate volunteer.

Nomination forms and criteria can be found on the MAC website. Submissions must be received by Friday, Dec. 7, and can be made by an individual, a group or a committee. Members may also call 503-5176605, email mwilliams@themac.com or stop

by Events & Catering and leave information with Megann Williams.

TriMet has officially kicked off its effort to close the Kings Hill/SW Salmon St. MAX station. We’re working with our community partners to make the case to keep it open. Weigh in: hello@trimet.org or 503-238-7433.

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CLUB NEWS Tickets Now Available for a New Broadway Season Tickets are on sale now for the 2018-19 season of Broadway Across America. Visit theMAC.com or call At Your Service at 503517-7235 for tickets. Reservations are firm; cancellations or reductions in party size are not allowed. Motor coach transportation is included for all shows and departs MAC 30 minutes before each performance.

The King and I 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 10: $108 MEV702 Come From Away 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 28: $108 MEV703 Disney’s Aladdin 7:30 p.m. Thursday, April 4: $113MEV704 2 p.m. Saturday, April 6: $118 MEV705 School of Rock 7:30 p.m. Thursday, May 23: $108 MEV706 Wicked 7:30 p.m. Thursday, July 18: $122 MEV707 Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 15: $108 MEV708 2 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 17: $108 MEV709

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MelloMacs Sing Their Way Around Town The MelloMacs continue their mission of community outreach to assisted-living facilities with a new music program featuring songs from the classic TV show American Bandstand. MAC members are invited to join rehearsals from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Monday evenings in the third floor Activities Classroom.

No registration is required. For more information, contact Amy Johnson at amy@bscjb. com or Amber Schlossmacher at aschlossmacher@themac.com.

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Balladeers Perfecting Holiday Songs ’Tis the season to join the Balladeers Men’s Chorus. The group typically has one rehearsal or singing gig in the community each week, most often on Thursday evenings, with a meet-up in the Sports Pub before or after for social fun and conversation.

Male MAC members are welcome to drop in on a rehearsal, 7:15 p.m. Thursdays in the third floor Activities Classroom. No audition is required to join. Call Karl Wetzel at 503421-4089 or email wetzelkarl@hotmail.com for more information.

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In Memoriam Edith Yerke June 23, 1921-July 9, 2018 Edith “Ede” Demmon Yerke passed away peacefully on July 9, 2018, soon after her 97th birthday. She was born in Portland on June 23, 1921, the eldest of five children, to an Oregon railroad man and his bride from Galveston, Texas. Her father was a bridge inspector for Southern Pacific Railroad. As a result, she had a lifelong love of trains and enjoyed many a rail journey, beginning as a child traveling back and forth to Galveston to visit grandparents during the summer.

She graduated from Franklin High School, where she met her future husband, Fred, and went on to graduate from St. Helens Hall Junior College. During World War II, she worked as a switchboard operator at Union Station, typically the graveyard shift.

This meant she took the street car from her home at Mt. Tabor, then walked alone over the Broadway Bridge at midnight. She and her colleagues were known as “Hello Girls,” after the famous World War I female switchboard operators. Following the war, she lived in Cambridge, Massachusetts, for three years working as a secretary in the physics

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department, while Fred attended Harvard Law School.

Ede referred to herself as a “professional volunteer,” beginning with her years working for what is now The ARC. By far her greatest challenge and success was raising a special needs child. During the 1960s and ’70s, when some people said special needs children should live in an institution, she fought for their right to live a full and independent life.

She spent many years fundraising and serving on committees for The ARC. This work paved the way for special education in public schools and the creation of organizations such as Edwards Center, Inc. For many years, she was a Camp Fire Girl Leader for developmentally disabled girls, including at summer day camp, and won a national award for her service. She was also a Boy Scout Leader for handicapped boys, until the program became managed by special education professionals. Ede volunteered at MAC and her children’s schools. She supported Albertina’s Kitchen by cooking twice a month for 20 years, until retiring at the age of 80.

Ede and her husband lived off NW Skyline Boulevard, where they raised three children.

She was devoted to Fred, who passed away in 1985, and supported him throughout his career as a trial lawyer at what is now Miller,

Nash, Graham & Dunn. Ede was an avid seamstress all her life, sewing and altering clothes, and later finding great pleasure making dozens of colorful patchwork quilts.

Last year, at the age of 96, she made one last quilt with the help of her good friend, Sue. During her active years, Ede was a strong athlete. She worked out at MAC, and especially enjoyed aqua aerobics; bowled for decades in a weekly league; and played a decent game of golf into her 80s, having formerly been a member of Portland Golf Club and Astoria Golf and Country Club. She was an avid bridge player most of her life. Up until a few years ago, she played regularly at MAC and loved hosting her bridge foursome at Surf Pines, where they played from dawn to dusk.

Ede was an ardent sports fan — basketball, football and baseball — and relished repeatedly beating her son and grandson at March Madness.

Ede is survived by her siblings, Norma and Russell (Kathy); children, John (Kathryn), Dee and Ann (Graham); her grandchildren, Grant (Jilian), Brooke (Aaron) and Adam (Evangeline); eight great-grandchildren; plus two grandchildren and four great-grandchildren in England.

Please send donations in her memory to Edwards Center Inc.; P.O. Box 6269, Aloha, Oregon 97007-0269; edwardscenter.org.

CLUB NEWS Alan Jennings Beard Feb. 8, 1942-Aug. 9, 2018 Senior family member Alan Jennings Beard died Aug. 9 from complications of Lewy body disease, a form of dementia. He was 76.

Alan was one of the original founding partners of GBD Architects, and was a fellow in the American Institute of Architects. His influence and work over many decades not only helped shape the city of Portland, it inspired future generations of architectural leaders.

He was a man who always reveled in taking time to guide and mentor young people in the profession. As a partner at GBD, he was generous with his projects, passing them along so that others could grow and be successful.

He was gracious, incredibly kind, and had a natural sense for what was beautiful. He was elegant and filled every room he entered. He never judged anyone and saw only the best in people. He was politically astute and knew how to navigate many stakeholders, create compromise, and make the reality better than the vision. This skill helped GBD grow and prosper as he navigated throughout the city.

GBD is a very successful firm built on the principals Alan embraced: those of respect, generosity and mentoring individuals to succeed.

His vision of Portland was of a place where everyone had the chance to participate.

Neighborhoods were created to be shared — businesses and nonprofits living side by side to the betterment of both. The Brewery Blocks and the Gerding Theater at the Armory are examples of that vision.

Alan grew up in a suburb of Seattle with his parents, brother and two sisters.

He attended Washington State University, where he earned his degree in architecture.

He moved to Portland shortly after graduation and worked for legendary architect Saul Zaik at the architectural firm Skidmore, Owings and Merrill. Later he joined the firm of Rudat Boutwell and Partners, which later evolved into GBD architects.

More than anything, Alan knew how to be a father. He cherished his wife and children, and his love for them was deep and unqualified. He felt sheer joy and delight in spending time together and showered them with his full attention. At the mere mention of their names, his face would light up and his eyes would shine. His favorite pasttime was spending a month each summer on the Mediterranean in his wife’s native Spain. He would play endless rounds of soccer games in the village square

with his children and other neighborhood youngsters.

Despite his illness, the witty, humorous Alan that everyone knew and loved was never gone. He was merely stripped down to the bare bones of what made him the most kind, gentle, steady, hilariously witty, handsome, decent man he had always been. And through his disease what truly shone through was the essence of his soul.

Alan is survived by his wife, Anamaria; his children, Alan and Gabriella; as well as his former wife, Linda Sievers, and their two daughters, Chris Beard and Cara Bolles. His son Clark predeceased him.

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CULINARY

Wild Style From mushrooms to game, October at MAC is a celebration of Oregon’s natural harvest

By Jake Ten Pas

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hilippe Boulot might be an Ernest Hemingway character who clawed his way off the page and into the world. When the exFrench Navy Seal isn’t pushing MAC’s culinary team to the peak of Northwest-infused classical cuisine, he prowls Oregon’s wildest places in search of flavors as fierce as the terrain.

Whether it’s a shotgun, fishing pole or bucket in his hand, Boulot is a chef with a very direct connection to the land. He fishes the John Day and McKenzie, hunts the high desert of Eastern Oregon, and picks wild mushrooms in the Gifford Pinchot National Forest.

At the end of the day, all of that adventure comes home to roost on the menus of MAC’s restaurants. In September, his flavorful offerings also were on display at Feast, Portland’s preeminent food and drink festival, and this month they show up at Roost, a Celebration of the James Beard Foundation at the Nines Hotel.

For as lavish as his lifestyle sounds, nobody can accuse MAC’s executive chef of resting on his laurels. Each season, he sets off anew to reassess the regional bounty and bring the boldest of it back home.

“October in Oregon is the best time for ingredients,” he says with a French-inflected musicality. “You have stone fruit, you see late berries, huckleberries, wild mushrooms and all the vegetables are still available. Actually, the pick of the season for tomatoes in Oregon is pretty much October. That’s when they ripen. You have albacore tuna, you have shrimp, you have a run of salmon. October 15 is the opening of the hunting season, and that’s when people start to forage and have a different mood.”

October is also when flavors from both Oregon and the eastern seaboard come rolling into the club. Lobster Fest is a tradition that members have long savored without, perhaps, realizing the scale of the club’s consumption of crustaceans.

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CULINARY CULINARY CALENDAR

Thanksgiving Options Open for Reservation Lobster Fest 5-9 p.m.

Tuesday, Oct. 2Wednesday, Oct. 31 The Lobster Festival returns to 1891! The daily dinner special is $55 for two pounds of Maine lobster with potato gratin and broccolini, not including gratuity. Additional lobster specials served throughout October include popcorn lobster with spicy aioli, lobster baked potato with spinach salad, New England-style lobster roll, and lobster bisque. For reservations or to learn more, call 503-517-6630.

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t’s never too early to talk turkey – and MAC’s culinary team is serving up scrumptious options to help families get their feast on!

Turkey To-Go Pre-order a delicious Thanksgiving meal prepared by MAC’s culinary team, ready for pickup at 10 a.m., noon or 2 p.m. on Thanksgiving Day, Thursday, Nov. 22.

Order online (FB694) or call At Your Service at 503-517-7235.

Thanksgiving Buffet A classic buffet is a delicious way to celebrate Thanksgiving at MAC. Reserve your table online (FB695) or call At Your Service at 503-517-7235.

Private Dining Thanksgiving Share a traditional Thanksgiving meal with the whole family with none of the cleanup.

Reserve one of our private dining rooms for a traditional Thanksgiving dinner and let the MAC catering team handle the rest. Call Matt Carter at 503-517-6602 to make a reservation.

Kiyokawa Apple Harvest

Winestock 2018

3-7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 26

5:30 p.m Friday, Oct. 12

Kiyokawa Family Orchards in Parkdale (just south of Hood River) has been supplying MAC with produce for more than a decade. This month, owner Randy Kiyokawa brings more than 40 varieties of apples and pears to the club for the annual harvest event.

Kim McClaskey and her team at Southern Glazer’s Wine and Spirits return with a stellar selection of wines from the West Coast and beyond.

Fill a basket while enjoying fresh spiced cider, specialty cider cocktails, caramel apples, and fresh-baked pies in the Main Lobby. No registration is required. Call At Your Service at 503-5177235 with questions.

On this night only, MAC members can purchase showcased wines for belowretail prices. Additionally, orders will be sorted and ready for pick up with drive-through service in the Turnaround. The cost is $18 for members; $20 for guests.

FB692

Ancestry Brewing Beer Dinner

RESTAURANT FALL HOURS 1891:

5-9 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 18

TUE-FRI 11:30 a.m.-2 p.m. and 5-9 p.m.

SAT 5-9 p.m.

MAC Sous Chef Deanna Bascom crafts a special a la carte Sports Pub menu to pair with beers from Ancestry Brewing. Free child care is available; call 503-517-7215 to make child-care reservations.

Dinner reservations are not accepted.

MACtinis: TUE-SAT 4-9 p.m.

Joe’s: MON-FRI 6:30 a.m.-9 p.m.

SAT & SUN 8 a.m.-7 p.m.

Sports Pub: MON-FRI 6:30 a.m.-10:30 p.m.

SAT 11:30 a.m.-10:30 p.m.

SUN 11 a.m.-4 p.m.

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CULINARY Wild Style Continued from page 24 Chef Boulot buys almost 3,000 pounds of lobster for the month-long celebration. “On the West Coast, and definitely in Oregon, we are the largest consumer of Maine lobster in one month,” he says.

Adding, “Lobsters are flown in every day, direct to our kitchen. There are two cooks who specialize in cooking the lobster. All day long, that’s the only thing they do.

And we sell them in 1891 using multiple recipes. The main one is a classic grilled lobster with butter, au gratin potatoes and perhaps broccolini. Something very simple, very traditional.”

Another club tradition that falls in October is the Kiyokawa Apple Harvest, which shines a spotlight on MAC’s primary purveyor of organic apples, peaches, cherries and pears. This year’s extravaganza of color and sweet-tart tastes is set for Friday, Oct. 26. From apple pie to alcoholic spiced cider, members can sample more than 30 varieties of the fruit fresh from Kiyokawa Family Orchards.

“Randy Kiyokawa is my favorite purveyor. We’re already starting to use his apples, and you’ll see different recipes coming up based on the varieties that come in each week. They are all super delicious,” Boulot says.

Even as he extolls the virtues of MAC’s farm-to-table produce, it’s clear to see that Boulot’s true passion lies in the untamed places, where wild things grow and a good bird dog is the best friend a man can have.

Chef’s hunting partner is named Tache, for the spotted muzzle that suggests a hipster’s facial hair. Boulot and Tache stalk pheasants and chukars whenever the opportunity arises, and also deer and other wild game with the founder of another MAC vendor business, Nicky USA. “In the fall season, I like to serve game meat. There’s a traditional venison dish, wrapped with Applewood-smoked bacon, and wild huckleberry sauce,” he says.

“Then we’ll do a big promotion for wild boar game on October 30.”

Boulot also has the more stationary quarry of wild mushrooms in his sights, and he makes the most of their season by working them into as many dishes as possible on MAC’s menus. “Mushrooms are going to be everywhere. We start with chanterelle and porcini. We’ll do yellowfruit chanterelles, certainly matsutake mushrooms, and some black trumpet.

And in late October, we have our hedgehog mushrooms.”

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(top) Chef Boulot with Tashe; (bottom) with Geoff Latham, founder of Nicky USA. Add to that the variety of root vegetables available in October, as well as butternut squash and pumpkins, and fall is a time of bounty for vegetarians as well as meat eaters. Chef points to a wild mushroom pasta that is particularly popular among club-goers.

“There’s a slew of stuff that we will do.

Everything that comes around that feeling of wild mushrooms, wilderness and the outdoors will come into play in the food and what we make,” he says. If that means he has to spend a little extra time outdoors around this time of year, so be it. It’s a wild life, but someone’s got to live it. Smiling, he agrees, “Oh yeah, it’s beautiful.” WM

COURTESY DOMAINE DROUHIN

CULINARY

French Soul, Oregon Soil Domaine Drouhin Wine Dinner in 1891 6 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 25 While Domaine Drouhin has been in the Willamette Valley for 30 years, the Drouhin family’s commitment to wine goes back more than a century to 1880. At age 22, Joseph Drouhin moved from Chablis to Beaune, France, with aspirations of creating quality wines bearing his family’s name. Over the next 100 years, Joseph’s

descendants made their own contributions to the legacy of the Drouhin name, acquiring partial ownership in many of Burgundy’s top Cru vineyards and venturing to Oregon.

In 1988, Veronique Boss-Drouhin, a fourthgeneration winemaker, produced the first vintage of Domaine Drouhin Oregon (DDO).

Known by her family as the “guardian” of the Drouhin style, she has worked tirelessly to carry on her family’s reputation for quality wines. In addition to overseeing the production of DDO wines, Boss-Drouhin was recently appointed winemaker for all

wines bearing the Drouhin name, including Maison Joseph Drouhin in Burgundy.

The wines of DDO are meticulously crafted to showcase the terroir of each vineyard site and allow for the fullest expression of pinot noir and chardonnay.

Experience DDO’s new project, Rose Rock, at an exclusive wine dinner with a custompaired menu. The cost is $85 per person (plus gratuity and labor surcharge). Space is limited to 30 seats. Call 1891 at 503517-6630 or At Your Service at 503-5177235 to make a reservation.

MAKE ANY MEAL SPARKLE

Like any great wine, a quality bottle of champagne — such as Boizel’s Brut Reserve — can enhance any meal. Brian Cronin of Champagne Boizel offers three great ways to enjoy Boizel without any pretense: BOIZEL AND FRIED CHICKEN —

“Something that’s salty and crunchy and fried is great with things that are sparkling. They go together like peas and carrots.”

BOIZEL AND EGGS BENEDICT —

“You want to have a great brunch? Get some eggs benedict, maybe with some fresh crab, and Champagne would be beautiful with it!”

BOIZEL, CAVIAR, AND CHIPS —

“You get that salty crunch with a bit of fattiness from the crème fresh. I had it with a great Brut and it’s one of the happiest things I’ve had in my life!”

C hampagne Experience BOIZEL

AT MAC

6-9 P.M. | THURSDAY, NOV. 1 | READING LOUNGE

Indulge yourself with a selection of fine champagnes from it’s creators.

Special guest Gabriel Faÿ from Champagne Boizel guides you through the unique styles and variations of this classic libation. Chef Boulot and his team create a special menu of small bites paired specifically to each of the wines featured. Come and experience this exclusive and unique event. Price $75 per person (inclusive). Register at theMAC.com FB686

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MAC ALPINE SKI TEAM FEELS THE NEED FOR SPEED

MIKE JULIANA

BY JAKE TEN PAS

Ben Schindler at the Meadows Challenge.

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THRILL SEEKERS FIND THE STRUCTURE NEEDED FOR SUCCESS UNDER THE GUIDANCE OF ONE OF THEIR OWN

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n 2020, the 1986 blockbuster Top Gun finally gets a sequel.

The once rebellious, tower-buzzing Maverick is set to take on the role of flight instructor. Even those with an unquenchable “need for speed” eventually find their place in the system, it seems.

Justin Rackley, the head of MAC’s ski program, is a bit of a maverick himself. The Lake Oswego native started skiing at the age of 2, and has been chasing the adrenaline rush of ripping turns ever since.

“It’s all about the feeling for me. Carving the ski on a firm and grippy groomer, feeling the G-force against your body; we call that ‘Hero Snow’” he says, sounding distinctly like a fighter pilot.

“There’s nothing like the feeling of arching a ski going 55 miles per hour!”

If that sounds like a somewhat hedonistic attitude for the head of a youth sports program to take, consider two other important points. One, Rackley has an incredibly orderly mind, and prides himself on creating great programs. In five years, he has built the MAC Alpine Ski and Freeride Team into one of the best in the country, earning the rare Bronze certification that US Ski and Snowboard awards to roughly 10 percent of the clubs in the country.

Two, who better to train a new generation of speed demons than one of their own? Rackley is intimately acquainted with the rush of the downhill, and has learned to apply the brakes enough to plot the best course forward. As he’s worked to create a culture of excellence that fits the standards of the national governing body for Olympic skiing and snowboarding, keeping a clear understanding of what drives participation in the first place is crucial.

“Structure is what everyone needed,” Rackley says. “You can’t necessarily measure ‘culture,’ but it’s felt. [MAC Alpine Ski] needed a drastic overhaul after the 2012 season. Now, we’re a positive club, developing youth as competitors and people. The more we invest in the program, the more it pays dividends in the long run with what we see in the athletes.”

And those athletes who resemble a young Rackley? “I’ll take the kid who’s ‘full-send’ and fearless and help refine them,” he says.

“I’m so pumped to see them at the start of a race, hooping, hollering and clicking their poles together. That’s when I know we did our job. They’re driving the train now.”

Pizza vs. French Fries Ben Schindler is all aboard when it comes to barreling down the tracks. A sixth grader at Oregon Episcopal School, he started skiing at age 3, and joined the MAC team around age 5. A tween after Rackley’s own heart, his eyes get big when he talks about racing down a mountain.

“I love speed,” he says, seemingly fighting the urge to rock back and forth in his chair with excitement. “This year, I actually get to start Super G, which is even bigger than GS. Basically, you get to go fast. Really, really fast.”

For those who aren’t competitive skiers, “GS” stands for Giant Slalom, which makes “Super G” Super Giant Slalom. Schindler has competed in both these events, and also takes part in MAC’s Freeride program. But it’s clear that ski racing, specifically the faster the better, is his true love.

“My parents would always tell me to do pizza,” he says of his early years, which saw him riding the Magic Carpet, a conveyorbelt-like lift for kids at Mt. Hood Meadows. “I’d say, ‘I don’t like pizza. I like French fries!’ And then I’d shoot down the hill.”

Pizza? French fries? Those are layman’s terms for wedged or parallel skis that allow kids to control their speed, or not, as they learn technique on the mountain. Many a child has preferred the speed inherent in the parallel fry formation, but far fewer are able to turn that fondness for fast-paced descent into the kind of form that wins races against adversaries who know what they’re doing.

Schindler, on the other hand, has steadily improved since joining the team, and got his first win this past year in the Giant Slalom event at the Meadows Challenge. “I worked really hard,” he says of the preceding season, and he would advise other kids considering getting into ski racing to do the same. “Never give up.

That’s kind of something that everyone says about everything, but it’s true. Keep hope alive, and don’t doubt yourself.”

For inspiration, he looks to skiers Ted Ligety and Lindsay Vonn, particularly the latter for the way she reflects his own tendencies. “This year I never got second, third, fourth or fifth. I either got disqualified or did really well. [Lindsay] either crashes, which I did, or she gets first. I don’t like to play it safe.”

Growth vs. Fixed When Quinn Albright pushes herself to ski faster, she isn’t necessarily doing it for the rush of the speed or even to outpace an opponent. The Grant High School sophomore does it to ensure she never stops improving as a competitor or a human being.

“You have to have a growth mindset,” she says. “Having a fixed mindset is not going to get you anywhere, and it’s really hard when you see other people getting better around you and you’re still stuck in one place. But it’s all individual.”

Entire academic papers have been written on the subject of “growth vs. fixed” mindset, but to boil it quickly down, the former means that believing you can get smarter leads to an understanding that effort and experience lead to higher achievement.

“You’re always pushing yourself, trying to find the little things that will click to make you go that much faster,” she says. “Sometimes it’s overwhelming, but if you can figure out a mindset where you can still be competitive and just work on yourself, then it’s really beneficial.

So, while Albright might refer to “other people,” she’s actually paying the closest attention to her own performance. “I think when you focus too much on other athletes, you get distracted from your own skiing. I know I’m definitely guilty of it, but I do so much better when I’m just focused on myself.”

That type of thinking has led her to be ranked eighth in the country for her age group in Downhill, and to be an influential member of the MAC Alpine Ski Team She also competes in three other events: Slalom, Giant Slalom, Super G. Not too shabby for someone who self-describes as “not naturally amazing.”

“It’s taken a lot of focus and time to build that skillset, and I’m definitely not the best, but that means I have things to work on,” she says. That’s meant getting fit in the offseason through three days a week of dryland training, which encompasses developing speed, agility and strength. “You have to have the strength to be able to make a clean turn, but you need to make those turns fast.”

All of this is in service of reaching Western Regionals in Sun Valley this year, Albright explains when pressed for a specific goal. Supporting that goal is the real motivation of knowing that she drove herself as hard as she could to get there. When ski season starts again, she’ll be on the mountain five days a week, and she wants to make the most of it.

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7am Paddle out.

11 am Hang out.

HEAD OUT. STAY IN. PAC I F I C C I T Y, O R E G O N | H E A D L A N D S LO D G E .C O M

10a m Soak in.

6p m Take in.

(left to right): Quinn Albright and Luke Cordry

Ski Team

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“This season is definitely about focusing more on myself,” she says. “Last year, I was a bit distracted, but if I can work harder on changing things in my skiing, I think I’m capable of doing better in the competitions.”

Man vs. Mountain Like every young person featured in this story, Luke Cordry got into skiing through his family. His mom put him and his sister, Hailey, in lessons when they were 4 years old, hoping they would love the sport as much as she does. Now, Hailey competes with the MAC Alpine Ski Team, and Luke hits the mountain with the MAC Freeride team.

Whereas Alpine events tend to emphasize speed and competition, MAC’s Freeride Team takes a more holistic approach. Under the supervision of Member Coach Ben McKinley, kids learn to navigate just about every part of the mountain using a variety of techniques.

“We’re not like the ski team. We go and look for steep places with a lot of powder, or some days we just go really fast, and other days we’re jumping off rocks and just having a really good time,” he says. While there are Freeride competitions, where entrants are graded on their lines, skills and executions of tricks, to hear Cordry describe it, MAC’s program is much more focused on process and experience than measurement.

That means learning not just how to ski well and have a good time, but also how to survive when things go wrong. Avalanche safety and coping with adverse conditions, including when skiers finds themselves out of bounds, also are part of the program. How

much oxygen, and hence time, might someone have if they find themselves in a tree well, for instance? These sorts of practical survival skills are all included. “Be safe, and don’t be dumb,” Cordry says, summing up his learnings with a smile.

Of course, being 13 years old, what really fills him with joy is finding new obstacles to overcome. For him, success is defined one challenge at a time.

“Maybe after you do something big, like jumping off Ram’s Head, which is a pretty big cliff, and you land it with really good form that they’re telling you to do, that’s probably when you know that you’re doing everything right,” he says.

Describing McKinley, Rackley and the rest of the coaches, Cordry says, “They’re good role models and they’re a lot better at skiing than we are. There’s a lot to learn from them.”

Spoken like a true wingman. Smiling again, he adds, “All of us are easy to motivate. That’s mostly because we just want to go!

They ask us if we’re going to send it, and then we do it.” WM

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MAC Volleyball holds tryouts for the forthcoming season on Sunday Nov. 4 and 11.

MAC jrs Volleyball Is a Family Affair Teamwork is word one for the squad that attacked nationals last season

By Jake Ten Pas

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iley Hackett had tears streaming down her face when she walked out of Detroit’s Cobo Convention Center in June.

The MAC jrs 13U volleyball team had just been eliminated from the 2018 Girls’ Summer Junior National Championships, and she was feeling at least partially responsible for how the season ended.

As her mom, Robin, walked with her, she asked her daughter, “How do you feel about volleyball now?” Riley turned to her and answered, “This makes me love the game even more.”

When sports commentators talk about snatching victory from the jaws of defeat, they typically refer to a win on the court. A lot of wins led MAC’s U13 and U14 teams to Detroit, but listening to Riley and Robin recount this triumphant response to a heartbreaking loss, that metaphor takes on an even more inspiring connotation.

When MAC Volleyball holds tryouts for the forthcoming season on Nov. 4 and 11, another batch of young competitors will have the chance to know Riley’s feeling of love for the game. For her, it started four years ago, when she was nine years old and new to MAC. At age 13, she feels lucky

that head coach Lea Petock gave her a shot in the first place, allowing her to develop into one of the most essential players on the team.

“The biggest thing we’re trying to teach is being selfless,” Petock says. “You have more fun when you’re being selfless, and if you learn to work hard together, that will take you further as a team. Riley is the epitome of selflessness.”

Petock says Hackett is “first in, last out” at most practices, says she’s a great representative of the club as a whole because of her work ethic and her ability to be a great teammate. “You have to have some skill, but what’s going to take you really far is a great work ethic and attitude. It’s just a bonus that she’s also a pretty good player!”

For her part, Hackett defers the credit to her coaches, teammates and mom, without all of whom she says any victory would not only be impossible, but meaningless.

“It really gives you that chance of feeling like a family and working together,” she says of the program. “You have to trust each other and help, give courage to each other and cheer everyone on because that’s what everything’s about.”

Robin echoes this sentiment: “The way they run this program is so great, and I talk to volleyball moms from other clubs, so I know what’s going on out there. I feel the love that she has for [the game]; she would not have that without that feeling of family.”

If Petock has succeeded in building a club culture within MAC that’s capable of developing can-do attitude into winning talent, she herself is focused on getting another kind of chance. For far too long, she feels, members have felt the need to take their kids outside the club to give them the best shot at a successful volleyball experience. Finally, now, she feels like the program is getting to a place where staying at MAC is a very viable option for competing at the highest level.

“Success means people enjoying their season, but it also means setting the standard for next year to be a really competitive club,” Petock says. “There’s success in the competitive world, and success in growing the love of the game.”

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Continued from page 35 Listening to the two Hacketts talk about their experiences with the MAC program, it’s clear that both definitions of success have been met.

“When I first started, I was looking to have fun and get better,” Riley says. “I got better over time, and now I’m here. I’m still trying to get better, but I’m getting to the point where I’m happier and more confident with myself. The connections with my teammates, and just overall enjoying myself and winning games and playing hard with them is what it’s all about.”

“You watch these girls, especially at regionals and the tournaments later on in the year. You see just this smooth, fluid motion,” Robin says. “There is no, ‘You got that point,’ like in basketball. Sure, you get a kill, or you get an ace. But it’s the fluid motion of the team working together that is truly impressive to watch.”

That deep bond running through the squad didn’t happen by accident. After the team rosters were drawn up last season, Petock brought in a dance instructor to teach the girls to do the dance from Michael Jackson’s Thriller, as well as a sports psychologist to offer pointers on how to work together most efficiently. She even did away with the team’s old MVP award, instead replacing it with a Best Teammate designation.

The result was another successful season, building on the wins of the previous three. In her eighth year at MAC, Petock definitely sees the fruits of her and her coaching staff’s labors. “Our coaches are passionate about the game, and they love teaching and playing. I’ve been working hard to get people into those roles who want to stay and work hard themselves, and I feel like I have accomplished that.”

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“For me, watching this from the parent perspective, I see the coaches showing again and again that, ‘Hey, this is a family.

This is a unit. You guys have to work as a unit,’” Robin says.

Evidently that lesson took root, because the team made a “really tough” showing at nationals according to Petock. Her U14 team finished 26 out of the 64 best teams in the country, and Riley’s U13 team came in 45th in its age group. Regardless of rank, though, all involved view the experience as reinforcing of all for which they’d worked so hard.

“It’s really just about helping out my team and making sure that we get the point without me making it harder for them,” Riley says. “That’s what I want, to help out my team so that we can get better together.” WM

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Giving Back to the Gorge MAC members raise more than $5 million to preserve the wonder of their favorite place

By Jake Ten Pas

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he word “snowflake” has gotten thrown around a lot in the past two years, and usually not in a very friendly fashion. Some use it to denote frailty or taking easy offense, especially when referring condescendingly to someone of an opposing political persuasion.

Not MAC members Debbie Asakawa and Gwen Farnham, though. When “snowflakes” land on their tongues, they bring not a chill, but the warmth of love and awe. To them, a snowflake is both ephemeral and indicative of the eternal. Its uniqueness is to be cherished because of both its fleeting nature and its part in the ongoing natural order.

Each day in the Columbia River Gorge is a snowflake, and Asakawa and Farnam have made it their business to help preserve this magical, mystical place for future generations. As part of the multiyear Preserve the Wonder campaign for the Friends of the Columbia Gorge, they raised more than $5 million to protect an area spanning 85 miles on either side of the Oregon-Washington border.

“When I cross over into the scenic area, that snowflake starts falling, and it doesn’t touch the ground until I cross back into Troutdale,” Asakawa says. “I’m in the Gorge over 100 days a year, and every single day, there’s just a thrill when you first get your sight of Beacon Rock. It can be the weather, it can be the wind, it can be the sun, it can be the temperature, it can be the wildflowers …”

“The clouds! Oh my God,” adds Farnham.

“Or the ice on the waterfalls,” continues Asakawa. “I love the whole day, but there is always some cool moment — and it might be a little, teeny thing; it might be a big vista — but I call that my ‘snowflake moment.’”

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Being There Listening to the two of them describe the Gorge might be the next best thing to being there. Actually, make that the second-to-next best thing. Asakawa also is an enthusiastic photographer, and her photos tell the story better even than their nearreligious testimonials. As evidenced by the images accompanying this article.

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Friends of the Gorge Continued from page 39 along for the ride has proven an effective tool for fostering appreciation of the Gorge’s stunning environmental range.

The way travel writer, hiking guru and fellow MAC member Laura Foster sees it, “Debbie is a powerhouse. She has been known to take newcomers to the Gorge, show them some of its spectacular places in her quietly enthusiastic way, and they come back home and write five-figure checks to Friends of the Gorge, to preserve and protect the land.”

“For me, it’s a spiritual experience,” Asakawa says. “Sometimes I feel as if the Gorge is my source of oxygen, it has enriched my life so much. I’m always happy to share our passion and gratitude with others.”

Farnham tells a very powerful tale of what the Gorge has meant to her. “Within a three-year span, I lost three parents, a best friend, and a marriage, and so there was a lot going on. There was more than I could handle,” she says. “I would take what I call grief, and I would take it out to the Gorge.

“And the Gorge could take that grief and transform it into the most magical energy and joy for me. And there’s just no place on this Earth that I’ve experienced yet that has the power to do that. And I talked about that in the video.”

Circle of Friends Farnham refers to a video on the Friends of the Columbia Gorge website in which she and Asakawa speak beautifully of what its many sacred places mean to them.

For the duo, Duncan Creek is particularly hallowed ground, but the entirety of the Gorge’s span is filled with spaces that have the potential to change people’s lives. It’s all worth fighting for, and they see themselves as simply the current incarnation of that effort to steward this land.

“Friends of the Gorge started in 1980,” Farnham explains. “Our mission is around preserving and maintaining the National Scenic Area. It goes all the way from the Sandy River out to the Deschutes River.

So, it’s our job and our honor, I guess, to help protect that.”

“I never got to meet Nancy Russell, but I’ve met a lot of her contemporaries who have been supporting us for decades,” Asakawa says. “And I am so grateful for an opportunity to meet these people and be able to thank them. What drives a lot of our development work is just thanking these people for what they’ve done.

Every time I have my snowflake moment, I’m filled with gratitude for all the people who’ve come before us.”

To quote the Friends’ website: “It is safe to say that no individual has had such a lasting and profound impact on a Pacific Northwest landscape as Nancy Russell (1932-2008) has had on the Columbia River Gorge.” Those interested in learning more about the group’s nearly 40-year history, including Russell’s role in its formation, would do well to check out their history page. It outlines the pioneers of preservation who came before Asakawa and Farnham, while also making the group’s continuing relevance abundantly clear.

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Friends of the Gorge Continued from page 41 Yet, the history of conservation stretches so much further back than that.

“Simon Benson, of the Benson Bridge and Benson Hotel, gave the land all around Multnomah Falls, that was his forest,” Asakawa explains. “He paid for the bridge to go across Multnomah Falls – that was all his generosity, even before Nancy Russell. It’s been a lot of years, decades and decades of giving to the Gorge so there’s public access.”

In September of 2017, the land that Benson donated, and so much more, was threatened by a wildfire that ravaged the Gorge. For the Preserve the Wonder campaign, which was launched in 2015, the devastation not only changed the land members were fighting for, but also their approach to how best to care for it moving forward.

Fire and Rescue “There was a huge spike in membership and interest in the Gorge, and it was Friends of the Gorge that probably received the lion’s share of the calls,”

Farnham says of this past fall. “Our challenge was to take all those new, interested people, let them know what we do, and engage them either in the campaign or in stewardship or all the things that we do.”

If the slim upside of such a catastrophic loss of delicate ecosystems and natural beauty was reinvigorated public passion for protection, the Friends have worked hard to parlay that awareness into maximum benefit for the region.

Engagement can take many forms, from acting as guardians of native species as they regrow to educating the public about steps they can take to lighten their impact on the land. It also means aiding the communities rocked hardest by the destruction, whether they’re made up of western pond turtles or small business owners dependent upon Gorge tourism.

Friends of the Columbia Gorge runs several planned “play-and-stays” each year, where participants spend a weekend eating in local restaurants, listening to speakers and appreciating all that the area has to offer.

“You’ve got economic development that comes with all those people coming to visit wineries or local restaurants or hotels,” Farnham says. “They’re leaving money in the Gorge. We go, we have lunch, we stay, we hike, and we make sure that when we hike, we stop and spend money.”

Ultimately, Friends hopes to create a 200mile trail that circles the Gorge and allows nature-lovers to hike from town to town, staying in local lodging and having an experience like European travelers enjoy.

The group also has partnered with the Oregon Zoo to cultivate 50-plus acres of Turtle Haven, and recently acquired another 25 acres around Coyote Meadows and Lyle Peak. “When a property goes on the market that fits our criteria, we’ll purchase it,” Asakawa says. “Sometimes a government agency will ask us to step in and purchase it. They don’t have the money, but it’s on the market now and it may not be on the market for another 100 years.

So, we will hold it, we’ll make improvements on it, and then they may later buy it from us.”

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Step Up There’s no shortage of opportunities to join this massive conservation effort. In addition to continuing to raise funds for the acquisition of preservation of lands, volunteers are always needed for a variety of ongoing work in the field.

One such opportunity revolves around the Trailhead Ambassador program.

“People walk up and they’re like, ‘I want to hike this trail. It’s closed. Where else can I go?’ The first thing [ambassadors] do is walk them over to the boot brush,” Asakawa says.

It turns out those boot brushes aren’t just for wiping mud off footwear before getting back in the car. They actually help to remove the seeds of potentially invasive species that could overwhelm native undergrowth still recovering from the fire. It’s one person at a time – working to develop a culture of ‘leave no trace,’ hiking etiquette and responsible enjoyment of the Gorge,” adds Asakawa.

If Farnham had her way, visitors also would consider alternate means of transportation for getting to the Gorge, as

Six Tips to Hike the Gorge Right When setting out for an adventure in the Columbia River Gorge, follow these simple recommendations for maximum enjoyment and minimum environmental impact.

1. Before starting a hike, use the boot brushes provided at all trailheads. Some may be hard to find, but they are there.

2. Bring a map and a device that can indicate position on the trail.

GAIA is an inexpensive iPhone app that will track your route on the trail.

3. Read about the trail before beginning the hike. The Friends of the Columbia Gorge website has a description, map and driving directions for all Gorge trails. It also notes which trails are closed because of the fire.

4. Wear and bring multiple light layers of clothing.

5. Be prepared to spend more time on the trail than anticipated.

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Friends of the Gorge Continued from page 43 well as visiting on less-trafficked days of the week. With more than 100 people moving to Portland each day, there’s a real opportunity to reset general consensus in an effort to stop hikers from “loving the Gorge to death.” Asakawa points out the group’s new transportation initiative, which includes a shuttle service to and from popular destinations.

“I want the future generations to not only have the Gorge to enjoy, the way we enjoy it, but I want to encourage young people to give and give back, and to get out there and do things,” Farnham says.

“In the past couple of years, the message I get from a lot of groups is to think locally. That’s what is so cool about the Gorge; you can think locally. I can wrap my arms around it,” Asakawa offers. “You can drive from one end to the other, but yet it has all this diversity, all these diverse issues, and with our advocacy work, with the oil and coal trains, it had national implications as well.”

As much as both women are very aware of the large-scale and long-term implications of their work, at the end of the day, it’s also extremely personal. “I live to hike, and I think Debbie does even more so,” Farnham says. “It’s my church. It’s like the greatest therapist you could possibly ever have.”

“Every day out there is a gift to us, and it’s full of gifts,” says Asakawa. “I guess you unwrap the gift you need that day. I have the opportunity to give back — I’ll call it more a privilege than an opportunity, even. It truly is a privilege to do the work we do.” WM

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New this year, both dates, Tuesday, Dec. 4, and Wednesday, Dec. 5, feature a luncheon and a dinner show.

Reservations for a full table of eight are billed to the member who makes the reservation unless the names and member numbers of each person in the party are given at the time of booking.

Meal choices must be provided at the time of booking. The two choices are filet of steak au poivre and albacore tuna loin charmoulah (includes pine nuts) or forest mushroom crepes (GF/vegan).

There is a one-month cancellation policy for this event. If you are unable to attend for any reason, you are responsible for your tickets and/or finding someone to take your place.

The cost to attend the event is $60 per member/ guest. To register, go the theMAC.com or call At Your Service at 503-517-7235.

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EVENTS Louis Vuitton, a name synonymous with iconic style and modernity, offers a complete range of luxury products from leather goods and ready-towear to shoes and accessories. A piece of Louis Vuitton luggage has always been the quintessential tool in the jet-set traveler’s arsenal, and Louis Vuitton continues to express iconic pioneering spirit and inspirational panache, all rooted in the soul of travel.

This year’s show features a variety of boutiques and retailers from the Portland area, including the following: Adorned in Grace is an ethically minded boutique featuring one-of-a-kind wedding gowns, formals, veils and accessories. All proceeds promote awareness and prevention of sex trafficking as well as crisis prevention for trafficked victims.

Anthropologie is an enduring fashion hub for women looking for a curated mix of clothing and accessories that reflect their personal style.

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Dazzle has something for a wide variety of occasions and looks, from elegant and sophisticated to unique and artsy. With eclectic clothes for all body types and a wide array of handcrafted jewelry, Dazzle has been a staple in the Portland fashion community for decades, charming visitors to NW 23rd with its signature giant horse on the corner.

Dressing Vintage specializes in haute couture from the 1970s and ’80s. This motherdaughter team focuses on mint condition, museum-quality designer pieces and caters to clientele worldwide, including Hollywood blockbusters such as American Hustle.

Foundation is fashion + philanthropy. The boutique stands as much for ease, fashion-forward style and elegance as it does for helping effect change in the world. Each quarter, Foundation researches and carefully selects a nonprofit to whom it donates 100 percent of its profits.

Garnish offers unique clothing styles in sizes 0 to 16.

Designer and owner Erica Lurie is dedicated to creating versatile, figure-flattering designs for all body types. Limited-edition pieces, attention to detail and thoughtful fashion-forward designs help make shopping at Garnish a personalized experience.

Nordstrom for Men highlights two special designers: Hugo Boss and Hickey Freeman.

Boss is world renowned for its versatile collections of modern yet classic styles for business, leisure and formal events.

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the ideals of beautiful tailoring and consistent quality with its collection of impeccable suiting crafted from the finest materials.

Sabina’s Style aspires to offer women the best shopping experience. With contemporary styles from designers like Milly, Trina Turk and Black Halo, this boutique in the Pearl is popular among women who expect more from their fashion.

Shop Adorn carries beautiful brands in a hip environment.

The Portland boutique offers personal styling and a unique selection, including Prairie Underground, Velvet, Hudson and Maison Scotch.

Makeup mogul Trish McAvoy and her team of northwest artists, including protégé Brice Terrible, provides makeup for all the models. McAvoy gives guests a taste of luxury with door prizes and beauty exclusives curated for the event. Attendees may also book future appointments and customized consultations after each show.

Chachi Hair Salon teams with some of Portland’s top stylists to bring their fashion show and photo shoot experience to life via the canvas of runway models. After the show, attendees may also schedule personal consultations or appointments with stylists.

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Veterans Recognition Breakfast 8-9:30 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 7

I Watched Over My Brother The honor of serving as Tomb Guard at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier

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erving as a Tomb Guard at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier represents the pinnacle of honor for Gavin McIlvenna.

“Their sacrifice demands we be as perfect as possible,” he says. McIlvenna carries valor and honor in his heart, and he lives each day with conviction and pride, knowing he guarded brothers who gave the ultimate sacrifice. This dedication to serve continues to guide his life as an Oregon State Trooper and as president of the Society of the Honor Guard, Tomb of the Unknown Soldier (SHGTUS).

McIlvenna’s lengthy and impressive list of military awards and medals includes a Legion of Merit and Bronze Star, as well as one of the rarest badges awarded in the Army: the Tomb Guard Identification Badge. Second only to the Astronaut Badge, serving as a Tomb Guard is one of the mosthonored posts in the Armed Forces. So few attain the position that McIlvenna’s drill sergeant at Fort Benning said he’d probably never meet anyone wearing the badge.

Since its creation in 1921, the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington National Cemetery has been our nation’s most sacred and revered shrine. It remains a hallowed place where our grateful nation can grieve, remember and honor.

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The Tomb Guard Platoon is part of the 3d United States Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard), which is the Army’s official escort to the President, and the only platoon specifically directed by Congress.

Dating back to the Revolutionary War, it is also the oldest active military unit still in service. In 1948, the Old Guard moved to Washington, D.C., where it took over the current duties of guarding the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.

McIlvenna took an unusual path to get to the Tomb Guard Platoon. He joined the Army during his freshman year of college, hoping to fly, but his tendency toward motion sickness meant that wasn’t in in the cards. But, keeping his spirit of adventure in full gear, he became a paratrooper in Vicenza, Italy, serving with the 3rd Battalion 325th Airborne Battalion Combat Team (ABCT) and later with the historic Pathfinder Company of the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault).

While overseas he had the rare opportunity to serve with two former Tomb Guards, one of whom convinced him to leave the 1st Battalion, 508th ABCT to volunteer for The Old Guard with the hope of being selected for training as a Tomb Guard.

As an infantryman with an impeccable service record, McIlvenna got noticed.

He submitted his Tomb Guard packet to the regiment, and immediately started to a three-year tour of duty at Fort Myer, adjacent to Arlington National Cemetery.

He was assigned to the 1st Presidential Marching Platoon, performing joint missions with all U.S. Armed Forces for parades and heads of state visits. However, with respect to his ultimate goal to serve as a Tomb Guard, he was told “You’ll never get there.” At 6 feet, 4 inches, McIlvenna is at the exact upper limit for a Tomb Guard’s height specifications. At his height, there was only one spot open . . . and it was occupied. But three weeks later, he got his chance and packed his bags with no real idea of what was in store over the next seven months and 10 days of intense training.

Gaining entrance into the platoon involved three intensive tests; memorizing the answers to more than 189 questions; knowing the location of over 250 graves in Arlington; and reciting 12 different poems verbatim — with no mistakes. Preparing a uniform for each shift meant learning the processes for rouging medals (removing and buffing one’s medals to perfection after each shift) and for buffing shoes, which can take more than four hours. Per shoe.

Per shift!

The Department of Defense lists 1,597 Americans unaccounted for in Southeast Asia. According to the POW/ MIA Accounting Agency, there are more than 2,200 missing from World War I and 1,015 Oregonians still missing from various conflicts.

As president of the SHGTUS, McIlvenna continues his devotion to his fellow Tomb Guards. He and his wife, Amy, carefully coordinate reunions, secure representation at Tomb Guards’ funerals, and ensure meaningful in-person remembrances on each anniversary of every Tomb Guard’s death. As McIlvenna so aptly states, “We truly believe a soldier never dies until he is forgotten. Tomb Guards never forget.”

MAC is proud to welcome Gavin McIlvenna as the keynote speaker at this year’s Veterans Recognition Breakfast, 8-9:30 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 7. MAC veterans are hosted; MAC non-veteran members are $25 and guests are $25.

Registration is required. For more information, call Staige Davis Hodges in Events and Catering at 503-517-7273.

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EVENTS The Events pages include athletic, social, culinary and cultural events happening in October and November.

Monday, Oct. 1 Duplicate Bridge 11:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m.

Bridge players convene to play every other Monday at MAC.

Tuesday, Oct. 2Wednesday, Oct. 31 Lobster Fest The Lobster Festival returns to 1891.

See page 25 for details.

Friday, Oct. 5 World Food Festival

Thursday, Oct. 4

C. E. S. Wood – A Portland Renaissance Man 7 p.m.

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earn about the fascinating life of one of Portland’s most influential cultural figures. Cultural historian Laurence Cotton introduces and contextualizes the documentary he co-produced: C.E.S. Wood: Frontier Humanist. The 30-minute film focuses on the Portland icon, civic activist, political radical, poet, painter and bon vivant best known for saying “Good citizens are the riches of a city.”

Wood (1852-1944) was one of Portland’s most influential cultural figures, straining the confines of a conservative city. A West Point-educated blue-blood, he came West as a young Army officer and fought in the Nez Perce War of 1877. Wood settled in Portland in the 1890s and became a successful corporate lawyer who, with his wife Nanny, rose to the top of local society.

Despite ties to corporate clients, he considered himself a progressive and ran an unsuccessful campaign for the U.S Senate in 1906. He championed progressive causes, including the initiative, referendum and direct election reforms. In 1908, he resigned from the Oregon Bar Association when it refused to admit a black attorney.

He supported the Industrial Workers of the World, and defended noted radical Emma Goldman and birth control advocate Margaret Sanger when their right to speak in public in Portland was challenged.

Woods was also a patron of of the arts and the enviroment. He helped establish the Portland Art Museum, where some of his paintings are on permanent exhibit; he wrote publicly in favor of an annual Rose Festival; and criticized the destruction of old growth forests, which, he noted, were succumbing to “the worst of all microbes, the dollar.”

At 58 and estranged from Nanny, Wood fell in love with poet and suffragist Sara Bard Field. Thirty years his junior, she divorced her husband and moved to the Bay Area with Wood — a move that scandalized Portland. They built a home in Los Gatos, where they lived the rest of their lives, hosting writers, painters and radical activists, and supporting liberal causes.

The Wood family has a multi-generation connection to the Multnomah Athletic Club. And just uphill from MAC is the Portland Garden Club, built on the site of the Wood’s home. Some of Nanny’s legendary garden still thrives there. Son Erskine Wood’s home, built in 1907, stands next door, on Southwest Kings Court.

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7-10 p.m.

For one night only the Social Activities and 20s/30s committees transform the Ballroom and Reading Lounge into five countries offering freshly prepared food and drinks from around the world.

Sample delicious offerings from Greece, Vietnam, Morocco and Peru. And don’t miss the German Beer Hall in 26 Founders. Tickets are $30 for members and $35 for guests.

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Family Friday 6-8:30 p.m.

This week’s theme is Court Sports.

Saturday, Oct. 6 Gearhart Golf Getaway 1 p.m.

The annual event is open to MAC members and guests. GO630

Sunday, Oct. 7 Family Cycling Ride 8:30 a.m.

Ride the Family Man trail at Post Canyon in Hood River.

EVENTS Monday, Oct. 8 Trivia Night

Monday, Oct. 15-Sunday, Oct. 21 Team Decathlon + Party

Wednesday, Oct. 18 Senior Happy Hour

7-9 p.m.

Challenge yourself, engage in friendly competition and have fun in the process. In the Team Decathlon, two teammates each compete in five of the following events: 50-yard swim, mile run, bench press, 1,000-meter row, bike, pull ups, free throws, vertical leap, pushups and two-minute jump rope. It all goes down in the Exercise and Conditioning Room. Past participants are encouraged to find a teammate who’s never competed! Everyone’s hard work is celebrated with a party at the week’s end. Register at theMAC.com. TD018

4-6 p.m.

Monday, Oct. 15 Duplicate Bridge

This week’s theme is Team Pride. Come decked out in a favorite team’s gear.

11:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m.

Sunday, Oct. 21 Timbers Game

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Tuesday, Oct. 9 Synchro Masters Fall Exhibition (West Pool) 7 p.m.

Friday, Oct. 12-Saturday, Oct. 14 Handball PDX Classic 2-10 p.m.

History Book Group

The tournament takes place at the club’s Handball and Racquetball Courts and continues on Saturday from 7 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. and Sunday from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.

6:30 p.m.

Friday, Oct. 12 Winestock 5:30 p.m.

Taste a stellar selection of wines from the West Coast and beyond. See page 25 for details and how to register.

Saturday, Oct. 13 MAC Climbing Competition 6:30 a.m.-6:30 p.m.

Sunday, Oct. 14 Wellness Open House 8 a.m.-5 p.m.

Join the good vibes in Studios One, Two and Three. See more info on page 62.

Monday, Oct. 15 Children’s Holiday Party Registration opens 10 a.m.

Don’t miss the annual Children’s Holiday Party, featuring crafts and games, cookie decorating, and a live performance by the MelloMacs and MAC Company dancers.

Santa will be on site for professional pictures for an additional cost. Socialize with fellow MAC families. Ride the holiday train in the Turnaround. Parents can visit the no-host bar for a mimosa or Bloody Mary! This event is complimentary for members. No guests, please. Registration is required and three sessions are available. MEV441

The History Book Group discusses John Dower’s Embracing Defeat: Japan in the Wake of World War II, which covers the occupation of Japan by the Allies between August 1945 and April 1952. The group meets every third Monday. For more information, contact group leader Chet Orloff at chetorloff@gmail.com.

Join the monthly gathering at the Sports Pub. No registration required.

Ancestry Brewing Beer Dinner 5-9 p.m.

See page 25 for info.

Friday, Oct. 19 Family Friday 6-8:30 p.m.

Watch the Timbers play Real Salt Lake from the Stadium Terrace. Kickoff TBA. GETTY IMAGES

Adults 21 and older are invited to attend Trivia Night in front of the Sports Pub. Sign up with a team or come as an individual; singles are welcome. Molly Anderson from Quizzical Empire hosts. The entry costs is $8 per person for members and $10 for guests.

Tuesday, Oct. 16 Miracle Moments in Notre Dame Football 6:30-8 p.m.

Author Michael R. Steele’s new book, Miracle Moments in Notre Dame Fighting Irish Football, provides a comprehensive overview of the plays, players, coaches, championship teams, Heisman winners and alltime records of this beloved institution.

Join him for a Listen & Learn presentation covering the p r o g r a m ’s storied history. Cost is $5 for members, $7 for guests.

Register online or call At Your Service at 503-517-7235. MEV369

Monday, Oct. 22 Mark Bitterman: The Essence of Salt 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m.

Enjoy a salt-centric meal with Mark Bitterman, world-renowned speaker and James Beard Award–winning author of Salted: A Manifesto on the World’s Most Essential Mineral. His second book, Salt Block Cooking, again pioneered new concepts in cooking, leading the charge into the culinary adventure of cooking on salt blocks.

The cost is $26 for members, $29 for guests.

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EVENTS Tuesday, Oct. 23 Evening Literary Group 7 p.m.

Friday, Oct. 26 Kiyokawa Apple Harvest

Monday Oct. 29 Senior Brunch

3-7 p.m.

9-10:30 a.m.

See page 25 for details.

In the Sports Pub. No registration is required.

Join the Evening Readers for a special night with Joyce Cherry Cresswell, author of A Great Length of Time. Based on true experiences during the American Civil War, Cresswell’s award-winning novel tells the story of a female doctor assigned as a nurse to a hospital ship. Members and their guests are always welcome.

Duplicate Bridge 11:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m.

Wednesday, Oct. 31 Gingerbread House Decorating Registration opens 10 a.m.

Thursday, Oct. 25 Pitch Tournament 5:30 p.m.

The Social Activities Committee invites members and their guests to join a MAC Pitch Tournament. The cost is $45 for members, $53 for guests, and includes a light buffet, nohost bar and a $10 buy-in. Buffet opens at 5:30 p.m. and play begins promptly at 6:30 p.m. Cash prizes are awarded to the first, second and third place teams.

Basic knowledge of Pitch, as well as a partner, are required to play in the tournament. Partners must sign up together. Register at theMAC.com or contact At Your Service at 503-517-7235.

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6-8:30 p.m.

The Family Friday and Family Events Committees combine forces at this Super Heroes Halloween extravaganza! In addition to the usual Family Friday fun, look for laser tag, crafts, a costume parade and, of course, lots of candy! The event is complimentary, however, the guest athletic fee does apply toward admission. Registration is required.

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Mporium Ladies Night Happy Hour Fashion Trunk Show 3-7 p.m.

Junior Dance 7 p.m.

Calling all middle schoolers! The Junior Events Committee will be voting on a theme soon for the first junior dance of the school year. The cost is $15 for members, $17 for guests. Contact Lauren Allison, lallison@themac.com, with questions.

Thursday, Nov. 1 Dia de los Muertos Celebration Featuring Edna Vasquez 6-9 p.m.

Join the Culture and Style Committee for an evening of celebration honoring deceased loved ones during Dia de los Muertos. The event features authentic Mexican music from a renowned artist, traditional cuisine, a mezcal tasting and a signature mezcal cocktail. From 7 to 8 p.m, the celebration features Edna Vazquez — one of the first female mariachi vocalists and vihuela players in the Pacific Northwest. Ticket price includes heavy hors d’oeuvres, mezcal tastings and one drink ticket. The cost is $45 for members, $49 for guests. MEV676

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See page 27 for details.

Saturday, Oct. 27 Wibit Open Swim

Friday, Oct. 26 Early Birds Halloween Spook Run/Walk

12:45-2:15 p.m.

Aquatics antics in the West Pool.

5:45-6:45 a.m.

Walkers and runners leave the Turnaround by 5:30 a.m. and head three miles to historic Lone Fir Cemetery (SE Morrison St. and 26th Ave.) for delicious Halloween treats. Opt to wear a frightening costume to impress or scare the other ghosts and goblins. Return on foot, hitch a ride back with host spooks or take TriMet (Bus #15 stops at SE Morrison and 20th).

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Families attending the Holiday Open House on Thursday, Nov. 29, can test their decoration aptitude on pre-constructed gingerbread houses. Kits cost $25 and there are two seating options: 4:30 and 6:30 p.m. CEV101 / CEV102

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Sunday, Oct. 28 Ski Orientation/Ski Gear Swap 4:30-7 p.m.

Orientation takes place in Ainsworth/ Lownsdale; Gear Swap is in 26 Founders.

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Thursday, Nov. 1 Boizel Champagne Experience 6-9 p.m.

Special guest Gabriel Faÿ from Champagne Boizel guides you through the unique styles and variations of this classic libation. Chef Boulot and his team create a special menu of paired small bites. See page 27 for more information.

Diversity Committee Open House 6-9 p.m.

An opportunity for members considering nominating a Diversity Admissions candidate to showcase what MAC has to offer, learn more about the program, and meet members of the committee. Please contact Member Services at 503-517-7284 with any questions.

Saturday, Nov. 3 Litter Lifters

Monday, Nov. 5 Duplicate Bridge

9-11 a.m.

11:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m.

Join fellow memebers to help clean up the Goose Hollow neighborhood.

Monday, Nov. 5 Mother Daughter Tea Registration opens 10 a.m.

Save the date for the Mother Daughter Tea, 11:30 a.m.- 1 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 16, in 1891. Dickens carolers and Mrs. Claus will be on hand to entertain and delight the ladies! Reservations accepted through At Your Service only by calling 503-517-7235.

The cost is $28 for adult members and guests, $15 for child members and guests.

Friday, Nov. 2 Family Friday 6-8:30 p.m.

This week’s theme is Bingo Night.

Twuesday, Nov. 6Wednesday, Nov. 7 Civil War Blood Drive 8 a.m.-7 p.m.

Do your part to help in the Excercise and Conditioning Gallery.

Tuesday, Nov. 6 Christmas Ship Parade Dinner Cruise Registration opens 10 a.m.

Get the best view of the 2018 Christmas Ship Parade aboard the Portland Spirit. The holiday dinner cruise 7-9:30 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 18 is open to all ages and features a three-course dinner, non-alcoholic beverages and live entertainment. There is also a full-service bar. Please note only the first level of the boat (where the music, food and drink are located) is wheelchair-accessible via ramp. There is no elevator between levels.

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OREGON EPISCOPAL SCHOOL

OPEN HOUSES GRADES 6 TO 12 (Parents and Students)

Sunday, October 14 1– 4 p.m.

PRE-K TO GRADE 5 (Parents)

Wednesday, October 17 6–8 p.m.

Ask about our Flexible Tuition Program.

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TRUST THE RESEARCH For the second time, we have been selected for the Chambers High Net Worth guide – a London-based, independent research directory of the world’s leading high net worth managers and trust companies.

It’s a trend.

MAC members get discounted tickets to Rose Quater events, including family shows, special events and sports.

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Trail Blazers tickets coming soon!

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A new investment seminar at Multnomah Athletic Club:

All About Successful Investment Returns Saturday, October 20th, 9-10:30 a.m.

rosequarter.com/mac MAC promo code: RQMAC

Space is limited. Please call to RSVP.

Joe Eberhardt Managing Member Ravensview Capital

503.714.1393 www.RavensviewCapital.com

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EVENTS Tuesday, Nov. 13 Blue Zone Lifestyle

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Wednesday, Nov. 7 Veterans Recognition Breakfast

9 a.m.

8-9:30 a.m.

This year’s keynote speaker is Gavin McIlvenna. See page 48 to learn more about him and how to make reservations for the event.

Members-Only Night at Domaine Serene Wine Lounge 6-8 p.m.

MAC members are invited to an exclusive VIP event at the brand-new Domaine Serene Wine Lounge in downtown Portland. Tickets include a prestige tasting flight, light appetizers, entertainment, a bottle of Domaine Serene ‘R’ Rose to take home, as well as glasspour discounts. The Wine Lounge is located in the Sentinel Hotel at 1038 SW Alder Street. Reservations are required. Tickets cost $75 per person and space is limited. 21+ only. MEV740

Thursday, Nov. 8 Trail of Tears Talk with Reverend Allen Buck 2-4 p.m.

In honor of Native American History Month, the Rev. Allen Buck, a member of the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma and pastor of Wilshire United Methodist Native American Fellowship, shares the story of the Trail of Tears and answers questions. A social hour with a no-host bar and traditional Native American music follows. Registration is required, but the event is free to members and guests. MEV375

Ski Movie Night 5:30 p.m.

The 2018 ski film All In features an equal number of male and female athletes, the first of its kind in ski cinema.

Friday, Nov. 9 Family Friday 6-8:30 p.m.

It’s Wear-Your-Favorite-Color night.

Monday, Nov. 12 Family New Years Registration opens 10 a.m.

Ring in 2019 at the MAC Family New Year’s Party on East Coast time (6-9:30 p.m.) with lavish food, DJ, dancing and entertainment!

See the November Winged M for more details.

Trivia Night 7-9 p.m.

Adults 21 and older are invited to attend Trivia Night in front of the Sports Pub. Sign up with a team or come as an individual; singles are welcome. Molly Anderson from Quizzical Empire hosts. The entry costs is $8 per person for members and $10 for guests.

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Join Elizabeth Eckstrom, M.D, professor and director of geriatrics at OHSU, for a conversation about healthy aging. A recent sabbatical took Dr. Eckstrom around the world to Blue Zones — regions with some of the highest numbers of people older than 100. She shares her experiences, as well as tips and tricks for living a long, healthy life.

The cost is $5 for members, $7 for guests.

Register at theMAC.com. MEV370

Wednesday, Nov. 14 Business Networking 7:30-9 a.m.

The bimonthly MAC Professional Business Networking Group is moderated by Dave Hanna, facilitator and principal at Viewpoint Strategic Facilitation. The cost is $5 for members, $7 for guests. Register at theMAC.com or contact At Your Service at 503-517-7235.

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Ever Wild: A Lifetime on Mount Adams 7 p.m.

Mountaineer and professional photographer Darryl Lloyd shares stories of exploring Mount Adams.

Thursday, Nov. 15 Gilgamesh Brewing Beer Dinner 5-9 p.m.

In the Sports Pub. No reservation required.

Friday, Nov. 16 Family Friday 6-8:30 p.m.

Pull out the neon and leg warmers, this week’s theme is the 1980s.

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We’ve been proudly protecting our furry friends and finding them loving homes since 1868.

Thank you for helping us help them. oregonhumane.org

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Saturday, Nov. 17 Racquetball High School League 11 a.m.-5 p.m.

Boo-tiful Halloween at Mporium Bewitching items abound!

Four local high school teams (including Lincoln and Jesuit) compete at MAC to kick off the season.

Monday, Nov. 19 Duplicate Bridge 11:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m.

History Book Group 6:30 p.m.-8:30 p.m.

Wednesday, Nov. 21 Early Birds Turkey Trot 5:45 a.m.

Thursday, Nov. 22 Thanksgiving Dining at MAC Buffet and private dining options are available. See page 25 for details and how to make a reservation.

Store hours: Weekdays 8 a.m.-7 p.m.

Weekends 9 a.m.-2 p.m.

Saturday, Nov. 24 Wibit – Open Swim 12:45-2:15 p.m.

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4848 SW Humphrey Blvd | $3,200,000

4220 SW Greenleaf Drive | $2,800,000

23077 SW Newland Road | $2,475,000

Dennis Laird

Laurie Whittemore

Christy MacColl & Marsha Henry

503.317.7972

503.805.9738

503.789.8030

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2890 NW Ariel Terrace | $2,175,000

4911 SE 33rd Avenue | $1,999,000

293 S Ocean Avenue | $1,999,000

Sohee Anderson

Dana McKillop

Dana & Craig Weston

503.708.3458

503.348.1808

503.738.2838

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2835 SE Carlton Street | $1,745,000

891 Nita Avenue | $1,550,000

1568 N Ocean Avenue | $1,350,000

Aimee Virnig

Katy Walsta Smith

Katy Walsta Smith

503.803.7678

503.309.3306

503.309.3306

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4035 SW Downs View Court | $1,350,000

1456 Pacific Drive | $1,070,000

2405 NE 26th Avenue | $995,000

Cary Perkins

Melissa Eddy

Rene Susak

503.720.4455

503.440.3258

503.449.2313

EVENTS Janet L. Roberts, MD Kerianne McKeon, PA-C

Nisha S. Desai, MD Eileen McNulty, PA-C

Medical | cosmetic | Hair Loss | Laser | Skincare Accepting new patients!

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Saturday and Sunday, Nov. 24 & 25 Holiday Tea in 1891 Details coming in the November issue of The Winged M.

Monday Nov. 26 Senior Brunch 9-10:30 a.m.

Call 503.223.1933

In the Sports Pub. No registration is required.

2525 NW Lovejoy Suite 400

Tuesday, Nov. 27 Evening Literary Group

visit us at pdxderm.com Proud to be part of the mac community for over 30 years!

7 p.m.

Thursday, Nov. 29 Holiday Open House 4-8 p.m.

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The Holiday Decorating Committee invites all members to the annual kickoff party for the holiday season — and one the most magical evenings of the year at MAC! Activities include gingerbread house decorating (registration required, see Event listing on Oct. 31), caroling, shopping at the Mporium and entertainment from the Balladeers, MelloMacs and MAC dancers and the annual tree-lighting ceremony. No registration is required.

Thursday, Nov. 29 & Friday, Nov. 30 John Pelham Memorial Tournament of Champions The day-long competition takes place in Handball/Racquetball Courts 1-10.

Friday, Nov. 30 Family Friday 6-8:30 p.m.

Tonight is a Superhero Party. WM

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132 NE Laurelhurst Place | $950,000

8770 SW Birchwood Road | $950,000

01803 SW Comus Street | $898,000

Aimee Virnig

Laurie Whittemore

Dennis Laird

503.803.7678

503.805.9738

503.317.7972

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PORT L A N D

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4033 SW 57th Avenue | $895,000

3231 NE Hoyt Street | $875,000

2530 SW Scenic Drive | $749,000

Eleonore Reiter

Rene Susak

Laurie Whittemore

503.320.5628

503.449.2313

503.805.9738

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3724 N Massachusetts Avenue | $625,000

456 D Street | $649,500

3015 NE Weidler Street | $645,000

Aimee Virnig

Dana & Craig Weston

Aimee Virnig

503.803.7678

503.738.2838

503.803.7678

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1200 N Marion Avenue | $624,900

3289 NE Klickitat | $599,900

Daphne Cooluris

Dana & Craig Weston

Dennis Laird

503.705.9463

503.738.2838

503.317.7972

WELLNESS

MAC WELLNESS OPEN HOUSE 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 14

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here’s been a surge of good vibes coming from MAC Wellness recently. The growing department has been finetuning its programs and expanding its services to further enhance the physical and mental well-being of all MAC members.

On Sunday, Oct. 14, Wellness hosts its inaugural family-friendly Open House. From 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., MAC instructors will lead a range of classes, many of which focus on ways to get well and stay that way. Look for Marma point instructions, yoga, meditation, lectures on digestion and healthy eating, stress management workshops, free 30-minute chair massages and kids’ classes.

Outside vendors and organizations will be on hand to provide demonstrations and assessments. Representatives from Skin by Lovely will share information about sunscreen, injectables and facial rejuvenation, and members can learn about cryofacials and take a peek inside a cryo machine provided by CryoPDX, Portland’s first state-of-the-art cryotherapy clinic.

Everyone who attends any portion of the Open House is eligible to win a door prize of gift packages donated by the Yoga Committee. Light refreshments and samples of healthful foods will be available beginning at 12:30 p.m. in Studio One.

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All classes are free and do not require registration, but come early to secure a spot. Email wcath@themac.com to registor for a free chair massage or naturopath demonstration. Appointments are made on a first-come, first-served basis and massages take place between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 14.

For more information, contact Wellness at wcath@themac.com or stop by their offices, located on the south side of the Exercise and Conditioning Room. The good vibes are contagious!

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here’s a saying in the beauty business that goes, “Your face is the outfit you wear every day.” MAC members strive for excellence in mind, body and spirit, but despite the increasing ubiquity of injectables such as Botox, putting on your “best face” can be a daunting proposition.

Fear of being viewed as vain, or of looking “frozen” or “done,” are common reasons why some members say they’ve avoided taking the same proactive approach to their face as they do their body. Finding a partner as committed to your face as you are can alleviate that fear. With time, trust and expertise, you can wear it well for the rest of your life.

“I just want everyone to be the best version of themselves,” says MAC member Lovely Laban, GNP-C MSN, the name, face and soul of Skin

by Lovely. Skin by Lovely is certified by Allergan as one of the top-10 most experienced clinics in America for “non-surgical facial aesthetics.”

For those unfamiliar with that phrase, it refers to Botox and other injectable treatments, dermal fillers, and topical skin care.

While the science behind those practices is of the utmost importance to Lovely and her staff, they measure success more organically.

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s we watch our beloved Portland grow into more of a bustling metropolis each year, I find myself eternally grateful for the majestic natural beauty that surrounds this city for hundreds of miles. When I’ve had enough of the traffic, the devices and my endless to-do list, I flee to the outdoors to unwind, recalibrate and find relief from the absurdities of modern life that hijack my peace of mind. Thankfully, the natural world provides a bounty of gifts for the weary city-dweller, from the fresh oxygen of an evergreen forest to the healing ions of the salty ocean air to the balancing electromagnetic field of the bare earth. Science is beginning to explain these healing forces of nature that tree-huggers like myself have always sensed.

In my healing practice, I often encourage clients to spend time in nature.

Specifically, when they are overwhelmed by their life circumstances, whether from their inner world or outer, I ask them to carve out time in their schedule to lay on the earth. New, and not-so-new studies reveal that when there is contact between the body (bare skin in particular) and the ground, an ionic exchange happens between the two that can help to bring balance to ailments in the body such as inflammation, tension and pain. This electromagnetic practice, known as Earthing, can be a crucial part of healing and a cultivation of happiness. Time by the ocean, mountains, and waterfalls offers a similar

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benefit. Not only is the beauty of these landscapes pleasing to our eyes and spirit, but the air itself is filled with thousands of negative ions that boost serotonin levels and help the body neutralize free radicals.

How might your life shift if you began to rely upon the natural world for assistance in your own healing and well-being?

I have been using the practice of Earthing to help me to heal a recent injury.

There I was, happily resting in a hammock over a rocky creek bed with my sweetheart, when the rope of the hammock broke and we both landed with tremendous impact.

The center of my tailbone came down squarely on a large rock beneath me. Yes, ouch! Upon my return to the city, the pain from this trauma stayed with me for many days and was not getting any better.

So, I decided to take my own advice and went to a favorite sandy beach along the Columbia River to rest on the earth and let the ions work their magic. I lay in the sand for several hours on a hot afternoon with no blanket or beach towel, surrendering fully to having the sand all over my skin. Its warmth was soothing to my aching body, and much to my delight, the next morning I welcomed the first noticeable relief from the pain of my impact, a testimony to the simplicity of the healing we can glean from the natural world.

Another healing aspect of nature we can all enjoy is the vibration of its sounds.

The songs of birds and insects, the lulling rhythm of waves, the fall of rain, and the

deep rumble of thunder all have a noticeable calming impact on the human nervous system. These sound vibrations, which are frequently heard in relaxation music, help us find the peace of the natural world, instead of the busy torment of the modern mind.

I invite you to take a break in these coming days (and regularly for the rest of your life) from the productivity-focused demands of modern living. Gawk at the mountains, stand under a waterfall, lay next to the ocean in complete surrender.

The next time you’re feeling overwhelmed, overworked, exhausted or low in spirit, get thee to the forest, mountains or rivers!

If you only have a few minutes, a mindful walk in a nearby park or a pause in your busy day to enjoy your own backyard can do wonders to shift your reality. And if you’re feeling in need of some extra nature love, I dare you to hug a tree. There really is something to it. Just make sure you watch out for sap!

For more in-depth information about the healing electromagnetic field of the earth, check out the book Earthing by Clinton Ober, Stephen Sinatra and Martin Zucker.

—Angelle St.Pierre Angelle St.Pierre is a sound healer, bodyworker, yoga teacher, and advocate of well-being and has served MAC members in the massage department since 2015.

WELLNESS

Strength for Breast Cancer Survivors Noon-1:15 p.m.

Wednesdays, Oct. 17 & 24 October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and the unfortunate reality is that one in eight women still have a lifetime risk of getting the disease.

Breast cancer survivors know the physical and emotional pangs of living with this disease. It is a journey that not only weakens the body, but also the spirit. There is much discussion about recovery and post-surgery experiences, specifically exercise and gentle healing.

Exercise post-surgery helps survivors gain muscle balance, relax during stressful treatment periods, and potentially ward off any recurrences of the disease. Doctors often have prescribed post-surgery exercise to assist with physical and mental recovery.

Yoga instructor Kimmie Brunke and Weight Room Supervisor Nancy Petit are teaming up to help post-surgery survivors regain their power. Their two-day experiential series introduces gentle exercises for those currently being treated or who have completed treatment for breast cancer.

Participants learn restorative yoga postures, breath work and meditation to help facilitate deep relaxation during stressful and uncertain periods.

The poses and exercises are intended to restore functional range of motion, flexibility, balance and strength. It is recommended that breast cancer survivors be six weeks post-surgery and have a physician’s consent releasing them to return to gentle exercise. All movement exercises will be adapted to meet each participant’s needs.

For more information regarding the series, please email npetit@themac. com or kbrunke@themac.com.

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Club Scrapbook Early Birds Bocce and Bubbles Party MAC’s early risers walked, ran and cycled to Pomarius Nursery in Northwest Portland to play bocce ball, sip mimosas and partake of morning treats. They also took advantage of an exclusive discount on plants.

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Outdoor 3-on-3 Basketball Tournament This annual MAC tradition brought together approximately 54 players for an evening of round-robin competition at Strohecker’s Park. Teams of three battled for supremacy, with organizers choosing the lineups. The thrilling final game went into late hours, with the champs John Triesch, Rei Jensen and James O’Hanlon winning 11-10. A delicious buffet kept spectators and players well-nourished.

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MACorps Supports My New Red Shoes MAC partnered again with My New Red Shoes to collect and distribute brand-new athletic shoes to kids in the local community, helping them kick off their school year in style. The drive culminated with the Pack for Pride event held in 26 Founders. A volunteer group packed over 1,000 pairs of shoes, with MAC members contributing more than 70 pairs to the cause.

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Under the Stars: 20s/30s Summer Soireé MAC’s 20s/30s group dressed up and showed up for a Midsummer Night’s Dream-meets-chic-club theme party on the Second Floor Terrace and surrounding event spaces.

Members and their guests mingled and danced on an outdoor dance floor, and enjoyed drinks and appetizers.

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Dance and Gymnastics Merge, Find Fearless New Leader Fresh from leading Aquatics, Jason Striplin is ready to stretch himself with new disciplines

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hange can be daunting, even when it’s ultimately for the best.

This summer, MAC lost two iconic department heads when Dance Manager Laura Haney and Gymnastics Manager Meg Doxtator left the club to pursue other professional opportunities.

Any MAC member whose life was touched by either will tell you that there’s no replacing vibrant personalities like theirs.

Before their departures, it was announced that the two departments would merge, a decision that just makes good sense from an organizational standpoint. Mirroring the club’s recent moves to create a comprehensive support framework across all of its Athletics & Wellness programs, this sort of consolidation will look familiar to those who’ve followed the evolution of the Aquatics, Fitness and Outdoor departments.

There’s no doubt that dance and gymnastics are two distinct disciplines, each with its own rich history, athletic standards, artistic ideals and nuances that only an expert can fully appreciate. It’s also difficult to deny the commonalities between them, and the ways in which dance and gymnastics departments complement each other, draw from similar talent pools, and align in terms of values and philosophies.

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Athletic & Wellness Director Elsa Lemoine pointed out as much in an email announcement of the merger in early June “Though we will operate as one department, members can rely on the same personal working relationships that you have had in the past,” she added. “You will still be working with the same people, and you can depend on the same quality of programs.”

Leading this new combined department is former Aquatics Manager Jason Striplin. He has built a reputation as a clear communicator and leader who inspires the best in his employees, both for the club’s members and themselves as professionals.

While Striplin freely admits that he has a fair amount to learn about both dance and gymnastics, he also expresses a zeal for doing so. Fortunately, he has an amazing team of experts working under him — coaches, coordinators and instructors with a deep awareness of both their disciplines and MAC’s passionate communities.

Striplin’s first day in his new role was Aug. 19, and he was kind enough to welcome The Winged M into his office the next day. As he worked to unpack boxes and settle into his new home, he cheerfully answered the questions put to him about the opportunities that lie ahead:

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Winged M: What is your favorite dance style?

Jason Striplin: I love dancing to hip-hop and something with a really cool, strong beat and lyrics I can go along to. But I also remember going with Synchro to New York two years ago for their Junior Olympics competition. I went to my first Broadway show while I was there, and I was quite honestly floored with ballet.”

WM: What is the most important lesson you learned from your years leading MAC Aquatics?

JS: Two things. The first is the value of frontline staff. Over the last few years, we invested a lot of time, energy and resources on things such as having guest speakers and resume-writing classes for staff. It’s paid off quite a bit. Aquatics has a great culture and it’s a good team that gets good reviews from members and internal partners. It was very eye-opening: If you put energy into the frontline, it comes back twofold, which I think is really cool.

The second is that building good relationships with the committees can be so, so valuable. They have been the ambassadors of policy, messages, initiatives and ideas that I had with my team.

They had confidence that my staff and I would take care of things so, then, when we bounce ideas off of them, they get excited and they’re open with feedback. We’ve been able to move the needle quite a bit on getting members and staff engaged together.

WM: What opportunities are you most excited about now that you’re leading Dance and Gymnastics?

JS: I think the most exciting thing is that because the merger is so new, there’s so much potential for collaboration and creativity and team building. The prospect of learning the ins and outs of the two crafts is really interesting to me.

WM: What’s the commonality between these two sports?

JS: There’s a common thread across all athletics of building a family of friends, coaches and teammates. And the network extends across the city, state and country with other athletes who share your passion.

WM:How much are you relying on the veteran coaches and instructors in the programs to deepen your knowledge of specifics?

JS: I can’t physically be the subject matter expert in everything.

In aquatics, Lucie [Svrcinova] ran Synchro, and Alex Nikitin knew the science behind competitive swimming. I know enough about each of those things to help support them, but I think it’s empowering for staff to know that I don’t know everything, and I’m not afraid to admit that. The first thing I did when I started in this new position was say, “You guys are the experts. You are the professionals in dance, and you are the professionals in gymnastics.” I depend almost entirely on their expertise, knowledge and experience to help guide the next chapter of the department in this merger, which think has been very refreshing for them . . . sometimes it takes a new set of eyes to look at things a little differently.

WM: What challenges are you facing?

JS: When Elsa said, “We want you to be the guy,” I said, “Okay” and two things immediately crossed my mind. One of them was the MAC Open, and the other one was the annual [dance] recital. I think that both Laura and Meg did terrific jobs organizing and getting those events really well attended. Meg gave me great advice on this; she said an event is an event. You planned your wedding. You planned swim meets. Size is size, but you have to get equipment, volunteers, and an army of people to run it. Just run it like you would any other event. I think that that was a little reassuring, but that I think is going to be challenging simply because I will be learning and doing at the same time.

WM: Did you come into the department with a bunch of new ideas, or has it been more about listening, learning, and then implementing?

JS: It’s been listen, learn and sponge it all up. I’m absorbing information, and giving guidance where I can. Just last week we sent out new dance agreements to parents and students. Previously they were called contracts, and there had been some frustration from members around that. An agreement is more of a consensus builder and expresses the idea that we are partners in an experience. One of the important things I’ve learned here is that members just want to be heard. WM

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An Historic Showing at Climbing Nationals Over the course of four days, MAC athletes fought their way toward the coveted national champion title

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n July, MAC’s climbing team descended on Atlanta, Georgia, for USA Climbing’s Sport and Speed National Championships. The competition draws the best climbers from around the country, vying for the top spot in their categories.

With only the top 50 athletes from each category invited to compete, it’s no easy task to get there. This year, 16 MAC athletes were invited — the most ever for the club — making MAC one of the largestrepresented teams in attendance.

The first day of competition was comprised of both Speed and Sport climbing qualifiers. Eight MAC athletes advanced to the Speed semifinals, and the 12 competing in Sport fought hard to ensure they earned a spot in the semifinals.

Day two began with Speed semifinals, where MAC climbers put up some of their fastest times ever. Of note, both Molly Glad and Brett Walker put up personalrecord times, climbing the 15-meter wall in 12.31 and 8.31 seconds respectively. Five

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of the eight MAC Speed climbers qualified for a spot in the finals.

That afternoon, MAC’s Sport climbers pushed hard during their second qualifiers route, but, ultimately, only four advanced to the semifinals.

The third day of competition opened with the Sport semifinals. At this level, athletes must on-sight their route, which means they must climb without being able to see anyone else, and with only a few minutes to preview and plan.

Tori Siegel, Jack Urness, Brett Walker and Tejal Deenadayalu displayed great strength and mental fortitude, but in the end only Walker and Deenadayalu advanced to finals in first and fourth qualifying positions, respectively.

The Speed finals brought some of the greatest successes in MAC climbing team history. Reeder Smith, competing for the first time at the National Championships, finished fifth, one position away from making the US Team. Caden Reedy also

finish fifth, with Aidan Schenk right behind him in sixth. Brett Walker finished seventh, his best placement in Speed climbing over his eight-year tenure competing for MAC. Emma Wetsel, who was on the US Team last year for Speed climbing, finished in ninth.

The competition culminated with the Sport climbing finals. Both MAC athletes who competed showed the spectators what it meant to be among the top in the nation. Unfortunately, a slip on each of their routes lead to a drop in their final positions. Walker would finish fifth, and Deenadayalu, who like Reeder was competing at the event for the first time, finished 20th.

After scores of the nearly 100 participating teams were tallied, MAC took 8th place in Speed, 12th in Sport, and 10th place overall — the highest team ranking in the club’s history at a national champtionship competition.

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Pickleball Is for Kids, Too

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Live Life to the Fullest There’s a Steppenwolf song lyric — “It’s never too late to start all over again” — that’s epitomized by MAC member Otto H. van Walstijn. If you don’t see van Walstijn, all 80 plus years of him, working out in MAC’s Exercise & Conditioning Room, you might find him playing handball, racquetball or tennis, or on the ski slopes. Some of these athletic endeavors have been lifelong avocations, but handball and racquetball became integral parts of his life as a septuagenarian.

Born in Laren, Netherlands, van Walstijn came to the United States as a young man in 1961, settling in Coos Bay, Oregon. His career path took him into civil and structural engineering, and he has maintained a consulting office in Portland since 1978.

Watching him play handball reveals a man who cannot possibly be 80-some years old. He is spry, agile, quick and possesses a large portfolio of serves and shots. He is not to be taken lightly. Perhaps his most outstanding feature in a game, shared with one other MAC player, is a wicked backhand shot done shoulder high.

Opponents make the mistake of reading his posture or footwork when, out of nowhere, he pulls out the backhand shot into a front corner to end a rally. It’s his signature shot, and many players are still wondering how he does it. It works so well because he conceals

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it to the last second, appears to be out of position, then pulls the trigger and the ball angles steeply into a corner and dies. Frankly, it’s a demoralizing shot for his opponent.

Let it be known, he is no fan of cheap hinder calls, but he’s a forgiving soul. Van Walstijn loves the camaraderie of the game and doesn’t dwell on the score. The takeaway is that van Walstijn is willing to venture into new territory, improve his skills and enjoy life to the fullest.

The MAC handball community has recently added several new players who are improving their game through mentoring by veteran players. Of note are Don Fitchett (out of rugby) and Mark Norman who, like Otto, also is a racquetball player. The MAC Handball community hosts challenge play Monday, Wednesday and Friday afternoons, and Sunday mornings on Courts 1-4. It’s never too late to start all over again! u Upcoming tournaments include the second annual Portland Classic, to be held at MAC on Oct. 12-14, followed by the Pacific University Invitational in Forest Grove. Numerous MAC players have helped the college program over the years by attending this event, and Coach David Steinberg hopes that tradition continues. Steinberg, for his part, lead a contingent of five MAC players to the 2018 World Handball Championships in Minneapolis in late August, and two won world titles: Ed Grossenbacher and Jean Kastner. (See their profiles on page 9.)

While it’s already a hit with middle-age and older sport enthusiasts, pickleball is also a sport well-suited to teens and young adults.

In 2014, NBC News declared pickleball “the fastest growing sport in America.”

The sport began on Bainbridge Island in 1965, when a group of kids at a neighborhood gathering created a makeshift game using homemade paddles, whiffle balls and a short net. Soon they were completely immersed, surprising their parents who became equally intrigued and joined in. Simple rules were introduced, making the game easy to teach to new players.

There are three main elements to pickleball, other than rules and techniques: Flexibility Courts easily can be set up in existing sports venues. At MAC, pickleball is played on the Main Gym basketball courts. No need to build new designated courts. There are always members looking for a game. Pickleball games are played on a drop-in basis. No need to arrive on time.

No need to stay until the end. And if plans change, no need to show up at all. Easy!

Sociability Games are relatively short, lasting 15-20 minutes. Once a game is over, players rotate, mixing up the teams and skill levels, for a new game. By the end of a session, participants have met and interacted with many players with different styles of play. Spontaneous laughter is a key ingredient of the sport at MAC. Since it’s played on a smaller court, some crazy, funny things happen regularly, most often at the net.

Quick Competence Most players (of all ages) pick up the game very quickly. It is a fast-paced game, excellent for hand-eye coordination and volley skills. Kids and teens are encouraged to play and grow into the sport.

At MAC, novices are taught by other members. During the fall, beginners play predominately on Mondays and Wednesdays while intermediate/advanced players take to the courts on Tuesdays and Thursdays.

Drop-in time for all days is 12:30-3:30 p.m. in the Main Gym. Paddles and balls are available for use. Stay tuned for information on the first MAC Pickleball Tournament.

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New Member Coach MAC Karate welcomes Sensei Ted Chapman, its first new member coach in almost ten years. Chapman has been working with MAC’s Karate program for the last few months, providing specialized instruction for students who are preparing for promotion and tournaments; teaching beginners the fundamentals of karate; and helping students who need to improve specific skills. “One of the hardest things for me to see is wasted potential, so I try to encourage and nurture student growth whenever I can,” he says.

In any karate class, there is a wide range of skill levels. Chapman has been impressed by the mentoring he’s seen senior students offer, as well as the responsiveness of the junior students. He’s also noted that the younger students (who can be easily distracted) demonstrate excellent technique and proficiency.

This was especially apparent during the promotion (test to advance a belt level) this summer, where “Sensei Ted” recalls, “All MAC students were able to focus and rise to the challenge when it was most important.”

Chapman’s 40 years of training began in college. He started karate because the tennis classes were full and it seemed more interesting that weightlifting. He figured he could learn some “cool moves” and get good exercise at the same time. He never imagined that he might someday earn a Sandan, third-degree black belt. He notes that the family-like camaraderie that exists in Japan

RACQUETBALL

Many Opportunities to Play Racquetball Intramurals are in full swing, with matches held Thursday evenings for all skill levels. Players who have missed matches are running out of time to make them up, so make court reservations now at theMAC. com. Regardless of your game schedule, come down Thursday evenings to enjoy the beer, wine and snacks that are provided for intramural participants. Subs are always welcome and needed. Contact Gary Berger or Kurt Lender Berger with questions: gary.berger@ intel.com or kurt.lender@intel.com.

The Annual Turkey Shoot tournament is planned for 5 p.m. the Monday before Thanksgiving. Winners get a turkey! On Thanksgiving morning, enjoy casual play

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A Summer of Successes

Karate Federation Northwest (MAC Karate’s parent organization) is unique in the martial arts world and helps keep him engaged in the sport. u MAC Karate’s next seven-week beginner class starts Tuesday, Nov. 6. For more information on the karate program, contact Bill Plapinger at bplapinger@themac.com or visit theMAC.com.

KAB012 u MAC Karate’s annual wreath sale fundraiser happens in October. Proceeds support tournament costs, guest instructors and other activities. The sale ends Friday, Oct. 26. Email scott97225@ aol.com for orders or questions.

and a social atmosphere at a potluck breakfast that should tide you over until the big meal later in the day.

The women’s racquetball program expanded significantly over the last few months, thanks in large part to dedicated member coaches who help with instruction 9-11 a.m. on Sunday mornings. The courts are reserved during this time for female members; newcomers are always welcome. No experience necessary.

The new ball machine, located in the common areas of Courts 7-10, has proven to be a great help during both individual and group practice. For information on drills that can improve your game, contact one of MAC’s skilled member coaches. Their contact information is posted outside the Racquetball Lounge on the subbasement level.

Summer race season provided MAC triathletes opportunities to show off all their training and discipline up and down the West Coast and as far east as Ohio for USAT Nationals.

In May, Amy Henderson claimed the top spot in her age group, and fourth female overall, at Ironman Santa Rosa, setting the bar for the season and earning a coveted world championship slot in Kona, Hawaii this month.

Early June brought out more than 10 MAC members to race at the annual Blue Lake Triathlon in Fairview, Oregon. Jenni Bertapelle finished second overall in the sprint distance, and Mic Desserault claimed the top of the podium in his age group. Several other club members ventured farther north to Victoria, British Columbia, for the Ironman 70.3. Barkley Hope finished in the top five in her age group and Emily Lightcap in the top 10.

At the Pacific Crest Sports Festival in Sunriver, member coach Lauren Binder was a top-five female finisher in the Aquabike (1.9 mile swim, 58 mile bike). A handful of MAC members participated in multiple races, with Desserault claiming second in his age group at the 70.3-mile distance.

Amazing performances continued in July, first at the Hagg Lake Triathlon, where Amy Henderson placed third overall in the Olympic; Dave Preston and Alyson O’Brien picked up age group wins; and Lina Reiss also finished on the podium. Later, despite sweltering temperatures, Rick Benevento and Emily Lightcap enjoyed their first Ironman finishes in Whistler, BC. In August, Annie Davis Usher took to the trails to help put on the Xterra off-road triathlon and came away with third place in the female pro category.

MAC members also teamed up and represented the club in the six-person Hood to Coast Pacific City relay in May and the two-day, 12-person Hood to Coast relay in August. Congratulations to all those who raced and proudly sported the Winged M! Interested in joining MAC’s swim, bike and run community? All experience levels are welcome. Contact Darrell Duvauchelle with questions, dduvauchelle@themac.com.

ATHLETICS Personal Training Gets Results A 2016 study by the International Health and Fitness organization (IDEA) found that 75 percent of people who exercise are not getting the results they want, but of the 25 percent who are getting results, 90 percent are working with a personal trainer.

Just getting started?

The thought of starting a new exercise program without any assistance can be intimidating, and learning how to use all the equipment can be confusing. Set up a free consultation with MAC Personal Training Supervisor Andy Shupp to learn about the benefits of personal training.

Not getting results?

Dave Preston, Alyson O’Brien and Lina Reiss at the Hagg Lake Triathlon.

It’s common to feel like the amount of effort being put into a workout isn’t matching the reward. That’s where a personal trainer shines, showing clients how to get results more effectively and in less time. Whether it’s a new exercise regime or modifying a current workout, trainers can take individuals to a higher level of health and fitness with a program based on an their current lifestyle and desired goals.

Having difficulty sticking to a program?

Between 70 and 80 percent of people discontinue their exercise program after two or three months. Personal trainers help clients stick to a program, and won’t let them break their commitment to it.

Athlete or a weekend warrior?

Many people dream of competing in an athletic event. With a personal coach, that dream can become a reality. Whether training for a 5-km fun run, a full marathon, a triathlon, a ski race, or simply working to improve a golf or tennis game, a trainer provides a plan for success.

Suffering from an injury?

Injuries can be a major setback to a training program. A personal trainer works in conjunction with an individual’s healthcare professional to develop a safe rehabilitation program.

For more information or to get started with a personal trainer, contact Andy Shupp at 503-517-7548 or ashupp@ themac.com

Three Surgeons, One Goal Helping patients achieve beautiful results and improved self-confidence.

• Cosmetic & Reconstructive breast, body and facial surgery • CoolSculpting—Freeze your fat away!

• Vectra XT State of the Art 3-D Breast Imaging • Skin rejuvenation with lasers, peels and the NEW ZO skin care line from Dr. Obagi

portlandplasticsurgerygroup.com 503.292.9200 H. Daniel Zegzula MD • Shannon P. O’Brien MD • Yale S. Popowich MD

Certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery Members of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons

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ATHLETICS Fall Fitness Classes Pilates for a Healthy Back 10-11 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 13 Studio One MAC Pilates showcases its mat classes and reformer studio equipment in a special hour focused on strengthening and supporting the back. Pilates instructors and trainers provide an in-depth look at the back and teach exercises that help increase flexibility and stability. The class is complimentary and staff will be available to answer questions.

For more information, contact Babs Dalbey, Pilates coordinator at bdalbey@themac.com.

Foam Rolling 101

Core & Posture 101

3-5 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 24 Location TBD

1-3 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 24 Location TBD

Noon-2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 27 Team Training Room

2-4 p.m. Saturday Oct. 27 Team Training Room

This two-hour, hands-on workshop and lecture breaks down how foam rolling releases and lengthens muscles, disperses adhesions, increases flexibility and strength, speeds workout recovery, boosts performance, and can alleviate pain and correct dysfunctional movement patterns.

This workshop teaches participants how to work all the muscles of the core correctly and functionally.

Functional Balance & Fall Prevention 2-4 p.m. Friday, Oct. 26 8-10 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 30 Location TBD This interactive workshop focuses on balance, how and why it changes with age, and what exercises can functionally improve it. Participants learn why preventing falls is critical and how they can better prepare to stay active and agile. u For more information or to register for Core & Posture, Foam Rolling or Balance & Fall Prevention classes, contact Michelle Damis at mdamis@themac.com.

The Oregon Clinic Welcomes Portland Dermatology Quality care Portlanders have relied on since 1960, located in the Pearl District.

We’re proud to welcome The Oregon Clinic Portland Dermatology to our group of 270 specialists dedicated to providing personalized, compassionate medical care to every one of our patients. With over 30 specialties at 60 locations in Oregon and SW Washington, we deliver the latest advances in everything from allergy treatment to oncology and urology.

Want to learn more? Visit oregonclinic.com/PortlandDerm

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C AT E R I N G

It’s not too early to book your

Holiday Celebration Company Parties and Gatherings with Friends and Family This holiday season, let us do the dishes. From lavish receptions to festive themed parties and intimate dinners, your options at MAC are beyond what you imagined.

Book Your Party Contact Events & Catering at 503-517-6600 or Events&Catering@themac.com.

Space is filling up fast; book your party soon.

The Retreat, Links & Spa

Free Golf With Your Overnight Stay *

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Wells Fargo Advisors is a trade name used by Wells Fargo Clearing Services, LLC, Member SIPC, a registered broker-dealer and non-bank affiliate of Wells Fargo & Company.

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ATHLETICS SCOREBOARD Honoring MAC members (representing MAC in competition) 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.

MAC’s first ever USTA 10.0 Mixed Doubles team placed 2nd after regular season and advanced to the Pacific Northwest sectionals in Sunriver in July. MAC was the only private club to participate at this level.

Member Numbers: Walk Across America Mileage Walk Across America is a national program where members can create annual mileage goals, with end-of-year rewards. The idea is to set a mileage goal that is reasonable, attainable, challenging and motivating.

The program begins Jan. 1 and runs through Dec. 31, but members may enroll at any time throughout the year. Send mileage to Claire Galton at candzgalton@gmail.com.

Mileage as of Sept. 10, 2018

(Pictured left to right): Amy Juppenlatz-Sweet, Eric Pickard, Bo Johnson, Nicole Mather, Andrew Nilsson, Alicia Hunt.

Not pictured: Frank Lippy, Annie Borus, Arianna Fardanesh, Christie Post, Paul Reber

West Portland Physical Therapy Clinic llc We Love Dancers!

Please welcome Lena Thieme, our newest dance medicine specialist.

She dances professionally and has been a dance medicine physical therapist around the world. Her unique expertise treating and preventing dance related injuries will help keep you moving both on and off the stage.

1630 SW Morrison Street | (503) 227-7774 | www.wpptc.com An independent physical therapist owned and operated practice

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Hal Broughton 24,261 Sally Broughton 18,075 Ann Durfee 41,180 Claire Galton 39,052 Dan Hoffa 3,864 Shannon Leonetti 76,496

Harriet Maizels 20,043 Linda Opray 16,889 Dee Poujade 7,467 Carrie Stucky 23,605 Barbara Wetzel 23,550

Welcome to your next

ADVENTURE EXPERIENCE ACTIVE-ADULT RETIREMENT LIVING IN PORTLAND’S WEST HILLS: • Live among Pinot Noir vineyards with breathtaking views • Exercise at the Health & Fitness Club • Dine with friends at The Sterling Room, Charley’s, and Swede Hill Public House • Make yourself at home in a beautiful and spacious cottage, vineyard, or lodge home • Enjoy convenient access to downtown • • • • •

Outdoor amphitheater Community greenhouse Bocce ball and pickleball courts Rooftop Terrace Award-winning Full Life Wellness & Life Enrichment Program™

Club membership is available to members of the public ages 50-plus!

Offering a continuum of services to fit your needs: • • • • •

Independent Living Assisted Living Early Dementia Support Memory Care Home Care

THE {FULL } LIFE AWAITS AT TOUCHMARK! LEARN MORE: 503-946-5427 • TouchmarkPortland.com

1817192 © Touchmark, LLC, all rights reserved

Best Rates In Town

Corporate Team Building Extreme Adventures

Ask about our MAC Wine Tour Specials!

“Say NO to DUI and YES to JMI!”

MAC MARKETPLACE 2018 CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING RATES Member rate $10.75 per line, $10.75 for a border Member business rate $19.50 per line, $19.50 for a border Non-member rate $19.50 per line, $19.50 for a border

C L A S S I F I E D S

Services

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.”

WINDOW CLEANING – Free estimates. 35+ yrs residential exp. Call Ed Howard, 503-866-2423 SIMPLE & JUST – A new non-profit resale shop in NW Portland invites MAC members to donate, shop, or volunteer. We sell better brand men’s & women’s clothing w/profits supporting local charities. 2325 NW Westover Rd. Portland, OR 97210

Announcements

Email ads to classifieds@themac.com or call 503.517.7227.

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

FOR SALE – Gearhart Greens Condo #516. 2 br/2bath w/golf course frontage. 25% ownership for $76,500. Contact: Julia Radditz, TOTEM Properties 503-367-9024

RESIDENTIAL CLEANING – 971-404-0825 Experienced, reliable & pet friendly

MAC SHOE SERVICE – Now is the time to check your shoes and bring them in for repair and refurbishing. Leave your shoes in the dropbox and if you have questions, call Andrey 503358-7954.

Central Oregon

CONDITIONS FOR ADVERTISING It is the responsibility of the advertiser to review their ad for accuracy. 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.

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

For Sale

ONLINE AND INTERACTIVE View current and past issues of The Winged M at www.thewingedm.com.

ONE BLOCK TO MAC – 1BR condo, 1 1/2 baths, top floor, city/south views, owner @ $555k. 503-254-6556

A utomotive Sales – Vol vo Douglas Galloway

Outside Sales and Leasing | Fleet Sales

503-810-7555 Doug.Galloway@HerzogMeier.com •MAC LEGACY MEMBER – 55 YEARS •MAC PRESIDENT'S AWARD WINNER 2005

A s sisted L iv ing & Memor y C are

F i nanc i al Advi s o r To find investing-life balance, work with a professional Patrick Niedermeyer

Vice President – Investments 971-978-4621 | niederpt@wellsfargo.com https://home.wellsfargoadvisors.com/niederpt Investment and Insurance Products: u NOT FDIC Insured u No Bank Guarantee u MAY Lose Value

Wells Fargo Advisors is a trade name used by Wells Fargo Clearing Services, LLC, Member SIPC, a registered broker-dealer and non-bank affiliate of Wells Fargo & Company.

F i nanc i al Pl anni ng & Inve s t m e n t s Ted Ferguson, CFP®, CDFA™

Assisted Living & Enhanced Memory Care Unit

Chris McGehee/Owner Conveniently located in Raleigh Hills, providing our special residents with quality care and services 24 hours a day.

4815 SW Dogwood Lane 503.297.3200 • susan@rhliving.com

C onstruction

Senior Portfolio Manager CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER Professional

(503) 248-1309 edward.s.ferguson@ubs.com Wrenn/Ferguson/Heath Group UBS Financial Services, Inc. 5285 SW Meadows Rd, Lake Oswego UBS Financial Services is a subsidiary of UBS AG.

Ins ur anc e

Jim Pittman Objective Insurance Advice Since 1970

(503) 542-4085

www.icspdx.com

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MAC MARKETPLACE Coastal

www.BlackButte182.com

Visit website to appreciate. 4 BR/2.5 BA on Big Meadow Golf #16. Sleeps up to 12. Gourmet kitchen, big screen TV, oversized hot tub, spacious deck, bikes. 503-246-2601 or Byron@ AdvancedMedSystems.net

OCEANFRONT HIGHLANDS AT GEARHART Gated area. No smoking. No pets. 503-688-6867.

BBR – GM 43, vrbo390500. 503-246-0489.

VACATION HOME SWAP WANTED – Member to trade time in our beautiful ocean view Seaside 2 bdr/2 bath condominium for Black Butte, Sunriver, or other. (503) 799-0405

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.

SUNRIVER – Quelah 3 BR, 2 BA, private pool, spa & tennis courts. 503-892-9993. DCCA #762.

BEND – Large townhouse blocks from the Old Mill.

Perfect couples getaway w/2 ensuite bedroom.

Sleeps 6. 541-249-5673 or norsetower@gmail.com BLACK BUTTE RANCH – Vacation home, $325./n GM252, 13614 Prince Pine. Sleeps 8.

1st fairway of Glaze Meadow Golf Course.

Barbara Crawford 503-297-3769 VRBO 347918

GEARHART – Beautiful and spacious 4 BR, 3 BA, sleeps 8+. Near beach, park, golf, tennis.

Gourmet kitchen, TV room, Wi-Fi, great deck/ yard. 503-292-4000, jim@whittgroup.com www.gearharthouse.com

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.

I n surance Solutions

SUNNY VACATION CONDO – Ironwood CC, Palm Desert, Calif. 1,300 sq. ft., 2 BR, 2 BA. Quiet, Quaint, Quality, 8 steps to poolside. $4,000/mo, $1,500/wk. Call or email for availability. Deb Montrose, 503-531-0405, debbirm@aol.com RANCHO MIRAGE – Sunrise CC. 2 BR, 2 BA, tennis & golf equity mbr. Rent monthly. No pets/ smkg. 503-629-9999 PHOENIX ARIZONA – 2 condos available in the same complex. Newly remodeled, 2BD, 2BA, gated entry, pools & tennis. Call 503-358-7720.

View VRBO-514320 and 697895. 3 night min.”

PALM SPRINGS – Sunrise Villa 2br/2bath, fully furnished. Steps to heated pool/shared garage/ Adj Mesquite Golf course. Available: Nov/Dec/ Jan/Mar/April. NO S/P, 30-day minimum. $3,250/ mo. 503-720-6005 jenejo@aol.com CHRISTMAS IN PALM DESERT – 1 BR luxury condo in Westin Desert Willows 12/21-12/28 503-975-6300

Phys i c al T he r apy

Serving Northwest businesses and families for over 35 years!

Jay Jensen PT, ATC

James J. Hisatomi, CIC President

office hours:

American Benefits, Inc.

Mon.-Thurs. 7 a.m.-7 p.m.

Friday 10 a.m.-6 p.m.

Complete Insurance Solutions

Commercial | Condos | Benefits | Home, Auto, Life

503-292-1580 www.abipdx.com

4800 SW Griffith Dr., Suite 300, Beaverton | Fax 503-467-4960

Investment Adviser Representative PERSONALIZED RETIREMENT PLANNING Joe Eberhardt

Managing Member Ravensview Capital 503.714.1393 www.RavensviewCapital.com

Na t uropath

MAC Naturopath 503.517.2341 • lnelson@themac.com

Live Well

www.drlindseynelson.com

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appointments:

PT

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THE MAC

503.272.8785 ptatthemac.com

R e s i de nti al R e al Es tate Cindy Banzer

Principal Broker | PMAR Master’s Circle

503-709-7277 cell www.cindybanzer.com

cbanzer@eastpdxproperties.com Proud 32 year MAC member

LICENSED IN OREGON & WASHINGTON

R e s i de nti al R e al Es tate

Lynn Marshall | Real Estate Broker Licensed in Oregon for over 30 years Hasson Company, Realtors® | PMAR Master’s Circle 503-780-1890 | lynnmarshall.hasson.com | lynn@hasson.com Multi-Generational MAC Member

MAC MARKETPLACE PALM SPRINGS – Sunrise Villa 2br/2bath, fully furnished. Steps to heated pool/shared garage/Adj Mesquite Golf course. Available: Nov/Dec/Jan/ Mar/April. NO S/P, 30-day minimum. $3,250/mo.

503-720-6005 jenejo@aol.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

PALM DESERT ESTATE – 1/2 acre Private Yard w/ 40x40 ft Pool 4Bd 4Ba Main house w/ 2Bd 2Ba detached Casita-Next to El Paseo 4k SF designer furnished interior-Perfect for groups & Families palmdeserthousepdx@gmail.com Text/Call 503-516-2530

MAUI WAILEA EKAHI – Deluxe 1 BR, 2 BA condo w/ocean, mountain and garden views.

Fully renovated. Call 503-502-3244

Foreign

Hawaii

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

KONA, HAWAII – Lovely oceanfront 1 BR condo.

Tennis, oceanside pool/spa. Great view.

503-780-3139. For photos, email: nanevin@aol.com

CHARMING PARIS APARTMENT – Superb location. www.rue64.com. Contact bvderaymond@gmail.com

BIG ISLAND – Private 3 BR, 3 BA home with pool on 2.7 acres overlooking Kailua-Kona. Call 714824-1957 or visit www.keauhouhideaway.com

PARIS – B&B on Rue Cherche Midi near Invalides. $150/night. 503-801-6084

Cruise in a new direction The Winged M classifieds drive members to use your services, buy your stuff, or rent your vacation home. Place your ad today!

WAIKOLOA – Oceanfront 2 BR, 2 BA. Club w/ pool, fitness, tennis, bball, golf disc. 503-629-9999

ADVERTISER INDEX (W)HERE ................................................. 4, 22 ACTIVE AUTOBODY................................... 71 ALLEN TRUST COMPANY.......................... 55 ARTISTS REPERTORY THEATRE............... 21 ATIYEH BROTHERS.................................... 34 CASCADE SOTHEBY’S INTERNATIONAL REALTY .................................................. 20 DEVINE BATH.............................................. 79 HEADLANDS COASTAL LODGE & SPA...... 30 HERZOG-MEIER......................................... 36 HOYT REALTY GROUP............................... 18 JAGUAR LAND ROVER PORTLAND........... 88 JIM FISHER VOLVO.................................... 73 JMI LIMOUSINE.......................................... 82 JOHN H. ZUBER CONSTRUCTION, INC.... 33 WARD, JOHN P........................................... 21 JUDITH ARNELL JEWELERS...................... 49 KELLEY DULCICH PHOTOGRAPHY.......... 58 LANDYE BENNETT BLUMSTEIN................ 45 LARRY & CO................................................. 8 MAISON INC............................................... 32 MATIN REAL ESTATE.................................... 2 NIFELLE DESIGN........................................ 53 NORTH POINT WEALTH ADVISORS.......... 43 NORTHWEST WOMEN’S CLINIC............... 60 NW DERMATOLOGY INSTITUTE................ 60 OREGON HUMANE SOCIETY ................... 57 OREGON EPISCOPAL SCHOOL ................ 54

NIEDERMEYER, PATRICK........................... 79 PIENOVI PROPERTIES.................................. 6 PORTLAND FACE DOCTOR....................... 65 PORTLAND PLASTIC SURGERY GROUP.. 75 PORTLAND SPIRIT..................................... 45 PROVIDENCE REGIONAL FOUNDATION .. 87 RAVENSVIEW CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC.......................................................... 55 REALTY TRUST URBAN............................. 16 ROCHE BOBOIS ........................................ 40 ROSE CITY VEIN CENTER.......................... 23 SEMLER HEALTHPERKS............................ 65 SILVIES VALLEY RANCH............................ 78 SKIN BY LOVELY........................................ 63 TERWILLIGER PLAZA................................. 42 TETHEROW ................................................ 44 THE CLOSET FACTORY............................. 33 THE OREGON CLINIC................................. 76 TOUCHMARK ....................................... 59, 81 TOWER OCULOFACIAL PLASTICS............ 14 UBS FINANCIAL SERVICES........................ 21 WEST PORTLAND PHYSICAL THERAPY CLINIC, LLC............................................ 80 WEST SIDE ELECTRIC................................ 71 MCMATH, GLENN....................................... 37 LAURICK, MACEY ...................................... 33 STEEN, MJ.................................................. 37 WINDERMERE REALTY TRUST............ 59, 61

C L A S S I F I E D S

Classified Ad Rates: Each line = 35 characters Members: $10.75/line Members’ business: $19.50/line Non-members: $19.50/line The deadline is the fifth of the month for the following month’s issue.

Submit ads to:

Marketing Communications 503-517-7220 classifieds@themac.com

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From the Archives

A Bavarian Feast M

AC members, some wearing Bavarian-style hats, celebrated Oktoberfest at the club on Oct. 16, 1963. Nearly 500 people enjoyed the buffet, prepared by German-born Chef Billy Arnold, as well as dark German beers.

Vic Meindl’s trio provided the music, while a group named the Peasant Dancers guided members in performing traditional Schuhplattler and Ländler dances. Flight bags and table lamps donated by Lufthansa were awarded to the four best dancing couples.

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Chef Arnold emigrated from Germany in the 1920s and served as MAC’s head chef from 1953 to 1965. He brought his culinary expertise to Oktoberfest buffets and other special events, and added German influence and dishes such as schmorbraten to the club’s menus. Due to Arnold’s culinary preferences, and the prevalence of other German-speaking staff, the kitchen was often referred to as “Little Germany” during his years at MAC. ­—Luke Sprunger, club archivist

Julia Toub, M.D. Medical director, Providence Epilepsy and Neurodiagnostic Services Education and training • Undergraduate: Brandeis University • Medical school: Albany Medical College • Residency/fellowship: Cleveland Clinic

Where did you grow up?

New York state

Why Providence?

Providence provided me with a unique opportunity to create a patient-centered epilepsy program, making the most advanced, cutting-edge seizure therapies accessible to all patients.

What’s your dream for Providence?

Foremost, it’s to create a state-of-the-art interdisciplinary epilepsy program that addresses the unique medical, social and psychological challenges facing patients with seizure disorders.

We also work to increase epilepsy awareness among patients, caregivers and the general public, with a goal of de-stigmatizing this common disease that often is misunderstood.

What are your hobbies?

Traveling, knitting, and spending time with friends and family.

What are some major achievements at Providence?

Our epilepsy program has grown from a single doctor to a proficient team of epileptologists, nurses, psychologists and surgeons. Through collaborative efforts, we’re able to offer innovative treatments to

To learn more, visit: ProvidenceFoundations.org/brain

patients with disabling seizure disorders, improving their quality of life and in some instances even rendering them seizure free. Our center is now one of only two nationally accredited epilepsy centers in Oregon. As our program continues to grow, we can extend our services to even more patients in need.

Who were your mentors?

Though not neurologists, my own physicians who cared for me as a child motivated me to pursue medicine as an adult. Today as a practicing physician, I’m inspired by my patients, their families and my colleagues.

Why does philanthropy matter to your work?

Philanthropy allows us to create a truly patient-centric program where we can develop services tailored to patients’ needs. The unpredictable nature of epileptic seizures makes it difficult for patients to be gainfully employed. They often struggle with cognitive limitations and mental health challenges, which create additional socioeconomic barriers. Our generous donors make it possible to provide exceptional care to ALL patients, providing them with hope for a brighter future.

RANGE ROVER VELAR

STUNNING AND LUXURIOUS BY DESIGN

Beyond the legendary capabilities that come with 70 years of Land Rover heritage, the new Range Rover Velar has been named 2018 World Car Design of the Year at the World Car Awards.

Combining avant-garde design with time honored engineering excellence, the new Range Rover Velar is the latest iteration of the Official Vehicle of the Northwest Experience.

Visit Land Rover Portland to experience the all new Range Rover Velar.

Land Rover Portland A Don Rasmussen Company 720 NE Grand Avenue 503.230.7700 landroverportland.com