The Winged M January 2017

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

JANUARY 2017

Applications accepted beginning Thursday, Jan. 5.

See page 18.

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

JANUARY 2017 | VOL. 106 No. 1

A PLATINUM CLUB

Abby and Wynne Lenneberg at the Playschool Holiday Concert.

Contents FEATURED THIS MONTH

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29 | Banquet of Champions 18 | MAC Lottery REGULAR FEATURES

48 | Club Scrapbook 82 | 125 Essay 11 | Faces in the Club

COMMUNICATIONS STAFF: Kevin Gaboury Communications Coordinator

Lisa House Advertising Sales Rep

Michole Jensen Communications Director

Jenna Miller Web Coordinator

Julia Omelchuck Graphic Designer/Ad Services Coordinator

Joseph Palazzo Electronic Graphic Designer

Tony Roberts Communications Manager

Call Communications at 503-517-7220.

The Winged M (USPS 483-210) is published monthly by Multnomah Athletic Club at 1849 SW Salmon Street, Portland, Oregon 97205. Telephone the club at 503-223-6251. Advertising from members and nonmembers is accepted by The Winged M. The deadline for space reservation is the first of the month preceding issue date. Advertisers in The Winged M are not endorsed by Multnomah Athletic Club unless otherwise noted.

For questions concerning mailings and subscriptions, call 503-517-7276. Subscription: $1.50 per year paid through club dues. Periodicals postage is paid at Portland, Oregon. POSTMASTER: Send change of address to Multnomah Athletic Club Member Services, 1849 SW Salmon Street, Portland, Oregon 97205. ©2017 Multnomah Athletic Club.

For advertising information, contact Lisa House at 503-517-7220 or lhouse@themac.com

A D MI N I STRATIVE

ACTIVITI ES

ATHLETIC S

17 | 125th Anniversary 25 | At Your Service 25 | Business 21 | Capital projects 12 | Culinary 24 | Executive 26 | In Memoriam 27 | MAF Honorariums 7 | Manager’s Column 25 | Membership/Dues 5 | President’s Column 9 | Sports Shorts 23 | Trustee candidates

40 | 20s/30s 41 | Balladeers 42 | Book Groups 42 | Culture and Style 39, 43 | Family Events 43 | Listen and Learn 45 | Member Events 45 | Networking 37 | Seniors 46 | Social Activities 47 | Theater 47 | Trail Blazers

70 | Aquatics 72 | Blood Drive 72 | Early Birds 54 | Exercise & Conditioning 74 | Fitness 64 | Golf 73 | Handball 75 | Merrymacs 75 | Personal Training 76 | Racquetball 60 | Ski 76 | Squash 77 | Swim – Juniors 66 | Synchro 68 | Tennis 77 | Triathlon & Running 78 | Volleyball 62 | Walking & Hiking 56 | Water Fitness 52 | Wellness Program

81 | Advertiser Index 14 | Calendar of Events 79 | MAC Marketplace 62 | Member Numbers

ON THE COVER Now is the time to offer your family and friends the chance to become a MAC member. MAC’s memership lottery opens Thursday Jan. 5, and the deadline for early birds applications is Wednesday, March 15. See page 18 for more details.

Next month in The Winged M: • The New Faces of Squash • MAC Open JANUARY 2017

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ADMINISTRATIVE PRESIDENT’S COLUMN

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President Janice Marquis Vice President Linda Higgons Treasurer Scott Stevens Secretary Mike Wells

Trustees

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

ach year, the club goes through a lengthy budgeting process that sets the annual capital and operating expenditures for the following year. While this process culminates with the Board of Trustees formally approving the Scott Stevens budget in November, TREASURER the process starts back in April, when staff and member committees start forecasting their budgetary needs, wants and desires. All requests by staff and committees are vetted through a thorough process of meetings by the club’s Athletic, Property, and Budget and Finance committees before finally being presented to the board for final approval.

There were many unique elements to this year’s budgeting process. As many of you may know, the state of Oregon has embarked on a plan to raise Oregon’s minimum wage through a series of annual increases. The first increase, of 50 cents per hour, went into effect this past July and didn’t affect the club budget due to MAC’s current, self-implemented minimum wage of $10.10 per hour. However, next year’s mandated increase jumps from 50 cents to $1.50 per hour, bringing Portland’s minimum wage to $11.25, which will affect MAC’s operational budget for 2017 and for many years to come. These annual mandated increases will continue until Portland’s minimum wage reaches $14.75 by 2022. The club has also increased its full time equivalent headcount (FTE) from 305.16 in 2016 to 320.88 for 2017 to support club programs and operations.

Also affecting club operational budgets for 2017, club property taxes increased by 17 percent compared to the previous year.

While the club is going through the process of appealing the 2016 property tax bill, the outcome of the appeal will not be known until well into 2017.

These are just two of the many issues that club staff and committees dealt with in forming the 2017 budgets. To give a little perspective, last year, club dues rose by $12 to $268.25, or 4.47 percent; while 2015 dues rose by $12.25, to $256.25 or 4.78 percent. Despite the aforementioned budgetary challenges, the club is budgeting a smaller increase, and 2017 Senior Family Dues will rise by $10 to $278.25, or 3.72 percent.

The club capital budget also went through a rigorous vetting by member

Monthly Dues Breakdown

Athletic – $111.57 Capital Funding – $55.49 Administrative and Net All Other – $33.97 Membership Services – $17.96 Information Services – $12.93 Property Taxes – $12.56 Human Resources – $8.04 Operations and Maintenance – $7.99 Food and Beverage – $7.72 Security and Parking – $7.01 Communications – $3.01

committees and staff. There were two major capital projects finishing in late 2016: the remodel of the Women’s Locker Room and the Youth Programs Realignment, affectionately known at the Tetris project for its may moving parts, which were partially funded using dollars earmarked for the 2017 capital budget.

The completion of these two important capital projects reduced the annual spending target to $3,880,531. With this adjustment, the approved capital expenditures for 2017 is $3,809,882, $70,649 below the 2017 adjusted target.

A few of the more noticeable capital projects for 2017 will be: improvements to the outdoor dining experience for Splash & Sunset Bistro; continued work on improving the MAC website and look for the addition of a parking control system to better inform members of parking availability in real-time.

This new parking system also will allow the club to better track parking demand.

In closing, I would like to thank the dozens of members and staff who worked so diligently in analyzing and adjusting this year’s capital and operational budgets. The club’s staff has done a wonderful job refining and improving our complex budgeting process, which is one of the reasons we were able to reduce the increase in dues. And special thanks to Controller Heather Bulloch, and this year’s Budget and Finance Committee and Budget Subcommittee Chair Nathan Ayotte for all their hard work. WM JANUARY 2017

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ADMINISTRATIVE MANAGER’S COLUMN

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

n February, we end a celebration that took 125 years to earn: our 125th anniversary. We celebrated in many memorable ways, partied in other ways, and voluntarily offered community service in 125 different ways. We hosted Norm Rich GENERAL MANAGER national and regional athletic tournaments and championships and hoisted trophies and banners in celebration of our victories.

We practiced athletic excellence in some 26 sports.

Our club has existed for 125 years, and I am proud to partner with members and staff to make our club better every day. We are proud of our accomplishments and always look forward to exceeding members’ expectations. Our future is bright, and I know we are poised to continue for 125 or more years.

I am often reminded how big we are and how many members we have served during our history. It started in 1891 by 26 Founders playing football and continues today with 26 sports that compete, play, win and celebrate.

To commemorate our history, Catering Operations Manager Matt Carter built MAC’s clubhouse out of Legos, all 23,000 of them, and later decorated the model to celebrate the holiday season. Thank you, Matt, for not only throwing great parties, but for your labor of love for members.

In late September, Nancy Herpers and her committee planned and executed a spectacular party called the 125 Ball. The club hosted 1,060-plus members, and the committee partnered with Member Events Manager Abby DenUyl and her team, Chef Philippe Boulot and his culinary crew, and Carter and his banquet staff to create the best party I have had the pleasure to have a small hand in during my 10-year career at the club. This party was a tribute to our members and our staff, who worked hand in hand to create a party that will be talked about for many years.

I am proud to recognize Kirsten Leonard, Cathy Hart and my wife, Valerie Rich, who reached out to 125 organizations to garner partnerships and relationships for members and committees to volunteer in a program, which became known as MAC Reach. Hundreds of hours were volunteered

by members to organizations that serve our communities well. Thanks for the generous gift of time and money to these organizations, benefiting thousands living within our reach.

Board transition February also is the time the club transitions its board. The club’s officers (one third of the board) have served their three years and usually many years of committee service. I want to thank our officers – President Janice Marquis, Vice President Linda Higgons, Treasurer Scott Stevens and Secretary Mike Wells – for their hard work and countless hours of service and dedication to making a great club even better! Special thanks to spouses Tony, Glenn, Annica and LeAnn for allowing your loved ones to serve and give of themselves the time required to lead an active membership.

It was not all work for our Trustees; they played, partied and hosted, served as Master of Ceremonies and volunteered to serve their communities. The board accomplished much this year: It oversaw the renovation of the women’s locker room, renamed the former Men’s Bar to 1891, oversaw the difficult transition of the website to a transactional platform-based system, and implemented the plan to complete the Tetris project, making the club more friendly for junior members. These initiatives were on top of balancing the budget, selecting future capital expenditures, attending board meetings, and spending hundreds of hours on club business.

These extraordinary gifts cannot be measured appropriately, nor be reimbursed; they will be recognized around the club for a very long time. When you have the opportunity to reach out to Janice, Linda, Scott or Mike, please share with them your appreciation for their service. Your reasonable dues would be less reasonable without trustees’ gifts of time and service to the club.

Please remember to attend the Annual Meeting at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 7, to hear officers’ reports, celebrate their service and meet the new nominees for the board – Sandy Moore, Cameron Hyde, Rebecca Frinell and Tonya McGee. It will begin our 126th year of service to our members and will mark an equal amount of time members have volunteered to give philosophical direction for management to act upon. We enjoy the challenge and the partnership!

Happy New Year! WM

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appy New Year!

This time of year often seems to draw out audacious goals for one’s fitness resolution. This year I would like to suggest you try a different approach – to work toward your goal incrementally.

Ed Stoner ATHLETIC DIRECTOR In a recent blog post, Adidas’ Director of Brand Marketing for Football and Baseball, Jeremy Darlow, mentioned a concept derived from a Freakonomics podcast focused on the value of how slow and steady wins the race. It noted, “much progress, if not most, throughout history, has really been from a series of incremental gains.” The podcast also noted many managers “are charged with building a fortifiable brand over time.”

The “over time” is the important part of the quote in our instant gratification, resultsoriented society. Patience and a specific goal that one builds to incrementally, over time, can be an extremely effective process with positive results.

Fitness results are generally no different. Those of you just starting out might find some sizable gains right off the bat because you have not done anything recently. Although you likely will not drop 30 pounds in a week or two (at least not in a healthy way from basic exercise and nutritional adjustment). Those already engaged in a fitness regimen also should remember, anytime is a good time to marginally augment your routine to work through a seeming plateau. Regardless of whether you are starting today or already working toward your goal, most physical change is from consistent work over time. You are not likely to run a marathon tomorrow if you have not trained accordingly. So, whether you are starting your New Year’s resolution from scratch or looking to change up your existing habit, this year, keep more of a longhaul perspective in your plan. Rather than go for the quick home run, which may lead to injury or disappointment, this year, keep in mind your primary goal and try adjusting your approach incrementally over time to achieve your desired outcome.

I look forward to seeing you around the club this month beginning or continuing to work toward your fitness goals. WM

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

Gymnastics Oregon Compulsory State Championships, Springfield OR, Nov. 19-20 Level 3 1st UB, 2nd all-around, child B – Jaedynce Poole, 1st vault, 3rd UB, 2nd BB, 1st FX, 2nd all-around, child C – Anne Phillips 1st vault, 3rd BB, 3rd FX, 3rd all-around, senior A – Maia Rheingold 2nd BB, 3rd all-around, junior C – Maggie Posner 3rd vault, senior A – Chloe Kitchin Level 4 1st BB, 1st FX, 3rd all-around, child B – Paisley Sterrett 2nd UB, 2nd FX, 2nd All-Around, 3rd Vault, junior A – Susanna Kramer 1st FX, 3rd All-Around, junior B – Bailey Murphy, 1st FX, senior A – Elizabeth Griffin 1st FX, senior B – Violet Gullung Level 5 1st FX, 2nd Vault, 3rd UB, 2nd all-around, senior – Paloma Hopson The Winged M relies upon individuals and committees to submit event results for the Club Scoreboard. To submit an item: Fill out a Club Scoreboard form providing the athlete’s name, sport, event, date and standing (first, second or third place) and submit the form to Athletic Services. Forms are available in Athletic Services.

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Paul J. Duwelius, M.D. Orthopedic surgeon Research director, Providence Orthopedic Institute Education and training • • • •

University of Notre Dame Creighton University Creighton University Medical School University of Nebraska Orthopedic Residency • University of California-Davis Orthopedic Trauma Fellowship

Why Providence?

I wanted to develop a total joint practice at Providence St. Vincent, which I believe is the best total joint hospital in the region.

We are leaders in the fields of total joint arthroplasty and total joint surgery.

What’s your dream for Providence?

My dream has been developing the Providence Orthopedic Institute during the past six years. The institute includes a region-wide total joint registry, clinical outcomes research and orthopedic education.

What are your hobbies?

My wife Sarah and I recently spent three months on a sabbatical, hiking in New Zealand and mountain biking in Idaho, Wyoming and Montana. We like spending time with our three children, Maureen, Connor and Maggie, and our grandchild, Zoe. I also enjoy fly fishing, bird hunting and biking.

Learn more: ProvidenceOregon.org/ortho

What’s a great experience you’ve had at Providence?

My best experiences all relate to the people here. My partners are amazing, and we work together to provide the best patient care. I’m incredibly grateful for people such as Carolyn Winter in the foundation and Janice Berger in hospital administration who have supported the development of the orthopedic institute.

Why does philanthropy matter to your work?

Without philanthropy, we wouldn’t have a nationally recognized institute that publishes quality research, educates orthopedic residents and fellows, and provides the best care for our patients. Philanthropy has allowed us to hire surgeons and researchers who are national leaders in their field.

Anything else you’d like to share?

Just that I want to express my gratitude for the people who support us. We’re far ahead of the national average for length of stay and discharge disposition – and this improved care is largely funded by philanthropy.

FACES IN THE CLUB MAC Member and dentist Dr. Bob Gill recently published Mel Renfro: Forever a Cowboy. The book represents the culmination of a six-year odyssey for Gill, the self-proclaimed “novice 78-year-old sports historian.” After putting together a 38,000-word draft, he secured a deal with a publishing house to collaborate with a well-known sportswriter. After the writer reneged on his contract, Gill took on all research and writing of the book, tracking down photos and material from historical archives, sitting down for interviews with Renfro, and even contacting legendary NFL quarterback Roger Staubach to write the forward. Gill credits Tom Hallman’s writing classes at MAC in helping him gain the confidence and skills to finish the book. Renfro is a native Oregonian and member of the NFL Hall of Fame. He played football and ran track at the University of Oregon, and spent 14 years playing for the Cowboys’ vaunted “Doomsday Defense.” In addition, Gill was recently honored with the MAC Handball Sportsmanship Award. It was a most deserving recognition, according to fellow handball players, as he is always gracious and complimentary on the court and around MAC.

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

Adrian Vege was recently awarded with MAC’s Stephanie Turner Teaching Award. Vege was born and raised in Oregon, and started lifeguarding at MAC before his senior year in high school. Though he never participated in swim team, his work as a lifeguard inspired him to master all four strokes, and he found himself swimming before each of his lifeguard shifts.

That led to an interest in teaching. Vege started teaching beginners while also taking private lessons to hone his skills.

He eventually landed a job teaching private and group lessons at Waverly Country Club, and is now an instructor at MAC. He says, “The kids are by far the best part about teaching. Nothing is better than seeing how excited they get before passing a level.”

Scholar athlete Rose Pflug was named to the Oregon School Activities Association All-State first team for girls soccer.

This is the second consecutive year the Sunset High forward earned the honor. Pflug, a senior, helped lead Sunset to the OSAA Girls 6A State Finals, notching the team’s lone goal in a 2-1 loss to Sherwood.

Pflug also excels on the hardwood. The point guard has earned AllState honors three times, while also earning AllStar honors on the club circuit playing for the Clutch Players. Pflug takes international baccalaureate classes at Sunset.

She holds a 4.0 GPA and will play basketball at Pepperdine University in Malibu next year.

Kasey Stavig, a freshman at the Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, was recently named to the 2016 Mountain West’s All-Newcomer Soccer Team. The Sunset High School graduate, who was also recruited by West Point, played in her first college game just three days after basic training, during which she endured six weeks cut off from communication, enduring physical, mental, combative and marksmanship challenges while adjusting to military life. Cadets are not allowed to sit at any time while awake – lights out is at 11 p.m. and wake-up is at 4:30 a.m. The defender tallied two assists in her second college game. Stavig lettered in soccer, track and lacrosse while at Sunset.

Harvard Senior Max Rich wrapped up his college career in November with three major awards. He was selected first team All Ivy League at left tackle, won the Joseph F. Wolf Outstanding Lineman of the Year Award, and was selected to the AP AllAmerica third team. Rich was also named to the New England Football Writers’ All-New England team, was a William V. Campbell Trophy semifinalist, a National Football Foundation National Scholar-Athlete Nominee, and was selected to Eastern College Athletic Conference FCS All-Star team. Rich graduates with a degree in economics in the spring. The Crimson went a combined 35-5, winning three Ivy League championships, during Rich’s time at the school.

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Stephanie Turner Teaching Award winner Jessie Bohner came to MAC about a year ago, but her love for swimming dates back much further.

As a 7 year old on her first swim team, to venturing into the sport of triathlon after college, and now to instructing members of all ages at the club, her love for the water has endured.

She enjoys helping others learn and refine their swimming skills while instilling confidence in each student. Originally from the Chicago area, Bohner is happy to call Portland home. When she is not teaching swim lessons, you can find her teaching water exercise classes here at MAC. In addition, she is a certified yoga instructor. In her free time she enjoys hiking, skiing and sipping on a good cup of coffee.

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CULINARY TASTE AND TECHNIQUE Award-winning chef Naomi Pomeroy knows that the best recipes are the ones that make you a better cook. A 20-year veteran chef with four restaurants to her name – including the acclaimed Beast in Northwest Portland – she learned her trade not in fancy culinary schools but by reading cookbooks. From Charlie Trotter to Alice Waters, Pomeroy cooked her way through the classics, studying French technique, learning how to shop for produce, and mastering balance, acidity and seasoning.

Join MAC’s culinary team as they host Pomeroy for a guest chef cookbook dinner with Pomeroy at 6 p.m. Friday, Feb. 10.

Experience unique dishes taken directly from the cookbook. The cost is $75 and includes a copy of the book. The couples price is $130, and includes one copy of the book.

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CULINARY CULINARY CALENDAR

Tara Cederquist and April Ramos are adding more healthy choices to the menu in Joe’s.

New Leadership Takes the Helm at Joe’s

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AC’s culinary team recently promoted two longtime employees to leadership positions at Joe’s, with Tara Cederquist taking over as manager and April Ramos as sous chef.

Cederquist is an Oregon native and has worked in the restaurant business since she was 15. She has worked nearly every position in restaurants, ranging from small family to fine dining. Cederquist’s passion has always been cooking, and her drive to develop in the culinary world led her to Chef Philippe Boulot and MAC. She originally was hired as a line cook at the club. Within a few years, she was promoted to manager of Joe’s.

Ramos is of Chinese-Filipino heritage and was raised in the Philippines. She moved to the Bay Area 11 years ago, and to Portland a year later. While attending the Western Culinary Institute, she found a part-time prep cook job at MAC. Ten years later, she has worked in every kitchen position in the club and is now Joe’s sous chef.

Joe’s is a family place we all know and love. Here, friends and family gather to eat, chat, relax or do homework. The restaurant is also a go-to for athletes of all ages to fuel their workout. With this in mind, Cederquist and Ramos have a vision for Joe’s to highlight menu items that are organic, sustainable and seasonal. They want to provide food choices that support members’ well-being. The Joe’s team is always striving to help support athletes and fitness buffs with their active lifestyles, while satisfying members with fresh out-of-the oven favorites and sweet treats prepared by our in-house pastry team. WM

Crab Feed MAC’s popular Crab Feed returns twice this winter, from Tuesday, Jan. 24, through Saturday, Jan. 28, and from Tuesday, Feb. 21, through Saturday, Feb. 25, from 5-9 p.m. in 1891. Executive Chef Philippe Boulot sources the best Dungeness crab available. The culinary team serves crab in a wide variety of dishes, from all-you-can-crack-and-eat, to pastas and much more. The cost of the Crab Feed is $49.56, inclusive. To make a reservation, call 503-517-6630.

Worthy Beer Dinner

One Sweet Cooking Class

$18.91 Menu Specials

Enjoy a tap takeover with Bend’s Worthy Brewing Company during the next beer dinner in the Sports Pub on Thursday, Jan. 19. Pub chefs take over the menu and prepare a special a la carte menu to pair with Worthy beers.

The beer tasting menu is available from 5-9 p.m. No reservations required. Free child care is available.

Executive Chef Philippe Boulot and Sous Chef Dax Erickson demonstrate how to make a romantic Valentine’s Day meal to share at 6 p.m. Monday, Feb. 13. Recipes and samples are provided. The cost is $100 per couple and includes demonstration, ingredients for the meal, light appetizers and wine.

To celebrate the opening of 1891, Executive Chef Philippe Boulot and Executive Sous Chef Philip Oswalt create delicious menu offerings for $18.91, during the month of January.

Look for old classics like prime rib and razor clams at this special pricing.

Reserve child care at 503-517-7215.

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To make a reservation, call 503-517-6630.

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JANUARY 2017 CALENDAR OF EVENTS PICKS OF THE MONTH

Winter Blitz Jan. 9 through Feb. 12 E&C Room Track your activities to score points in this friendly competition.

Banquet of Champions Thursday, Jan. 19 6-6 p.m.

Celebrate athletic excellence at the final event commemorating the club’s 125th anniversary.

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Monday, Jan. 2 1891 Grand Opening, look for $18.91 specials in 1891 all month long, 5-9 p.m.

Holiday Un-Decorating, 9 a.m.-4 p.m.

Racquetball-HS League Match, Courts 2-10, 10 a.m.-7 p.m.

Date Night, Free Child Care when you dine in 1891, 5-9 p.m.

Sunday. Jan. 8

Tuesday, Jan. 3 Holiday Un-Decorating, 9 a.m.-4 p.m.

Swim Team Tryouts, 50-meter Pool, 4-5 p.m.

Sunday Happy Hour, Sports Pub, 11 a.m.-4 p.m.

Senior Tea Dance, 3-5 p.m.

Monday, Jan. 9

Wednesday, Jan. 4

A Look at MAC’s Past Tuesday, Jan. 17 6:30-8 p.m.

MAC archivist George Vogt presents a captivating look at MAC’s storied past.

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Saturday, Jan. 14 U16 Jr. Volleyball Tournament, West Gym, 8 a.m.-6 p.m.

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

Tiny Tots Open Gym, West Gym, 9 a.m.-noon

Sunday, Jan. 15 Sunday Happy Hour, Sports Pub, 11 a.m.-4 p.m.

Tuesday, Jan. 17

West Coast Swing workshops, Wednesdays through Jan. 25, 11 a.m. or 6:30 p.m.

The Winter Blitz begins and runs through Sunday, Feb. 12

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

Trivia Night, 7-9 p.m.

L&L: A Look at MAC’s Past with George Vogt, 6:30-8 p.m.

Thursday, Jan. 5

Wednesday, Jan. 11

Wednesday, Jan. 18

MAC begins accepting applications for the 2017 lottery, more details at www.MACLottery2017.com

Friday, Jan. 6 Family Fridays, gyms, 6-8:30 p.m.

Junior Dance, The Ballroom, 7-10 p.m.

Saturday, Jan. 7

Thursday, Jan. 12 Balladeers “Manuary” Open Rehearsal, Activities Classroom, 6:30 p.m.

Friday, Jan. 13 Fun Meet, 50-meter Pool, 4-6 p.m.

Family Fridays, gyms, 6-8:30 p.m.

Gymnastics Meet, Gymnastics Arena, 8 a.m.-1:30 p.m.

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

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

MAC Lottery Open House, 5-7:30 p.m.

Thursday, Jan. 19 Banquet of Champions, Ballroom, 6-9 p.m.

Worthy Brewing Tap Takeover, Sports Pub, 5-9 p.m.

Friday, Jan. 20 Dance Family Friday, gyms, 6-8:30 p.m.

IMPORTANT MAC PHONE NUMBERS Phone No. Department

Enjoy regular Family Fridays on Jan. 6 and 13, with a special dance-themed Family Friday on Jan. 20. All events are from 6-8:30 p.m. in the gyms.

Saturday, Jan. 21 U12 Jr. Volleyball Tournament, 8 a.m.-6 p.m.

Racquetball-HS League match, Courts 2-10, 10 a.m.-7 p.m.

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

Crab Feed, 1891, 5-9 p.m.

Saturday, Jan. 28 MAC Winter Cage Classic 17, Main and West Gyms, 8 a.m.-noon

Sunday, Jan. 22

Wibit Open Swim, West Pool, 12:45-2:15 p.m.

Sunday Happy Hour, Sports Pub, 11 a.m.-4 p.m.

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

Crab Feed, 1891, 5-9 p.m.

Tuesday, Jan. 24

Sunday, Jan. 29

Crab Feed, 1891, 5-9 p.m.

Sunday Happy Hour, Sports Pub, 11 a.m.-4 p.m.

Wednesday, Jan. 25 Water Fitness Open House, Sun Deck Pool, noon-2 p.m.

MAC Winter Cage Classic 17, Main and West Gyms, noon-6 p.m.

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

Monday, Jan. 30

Water Fitness Open House, Sun Deck Pool, 4:30-6 p.m.

Senior Brunch, 9-10:30 a.m.

Crab Feed, 1891, 5-9 p.m.

My MAC Playschool Open House, 6-7 p.m.

Tuesday, Jan. 31 My MAC Playschool Registration Day, 10 a.m.

Thursday, Jan. 26

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

CLUB HOURS

C&S Carolyn Wood Luncheon, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m.

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

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

RESTAURANT HOURS

Sunday 6 a.m.-9 p.m. (new closing time)

1891:

MACtinis:

MONDAY-FRIDAY 11:30 a.m.-9 p.m.

SATURDAY 5-9 p.m.

MONDAY-SATURDAY 4-9 p.m.

Joe’s:

MONDAY-FRIDAY 6:30 a.m.-10:30 p.m.

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

SUNDAY 11 a.m.-4 p.m.

MONDAY-FRIDAY 6:30 a.m.-9 p.m.

SATURDAY/SUNDAY 8 a.m.-7:30 p.m.

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

Sports Pub:

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

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LIVE IN THE COSMOPOLITAN Don’t miss your opportunity to live in the Cosmopolitan, a new level of luxury in the Pearl District The best of all worlds converge; nature, entertainment, convenience, culture, sophistication and the views you have been dreaming of.

Stroll through the adjacent city parks, Tanner Springs and the Fields.

Restaurants, theaters, book stores, shops and galleries all at your doorsteps or just a Streetcar ride to your designation. Your car, in the rare event you need it, awaits in an owner-only private garage.

European Oak and Travertine flooring. Solid quartz kitchen and bath counters. Italian Pedini cabinetry. Miele Appliances. Grohe Fixtures.

Fully appointed Fitness Center. Community Room, Guest Suites on call for your visitors and 24-hour Concierge Services.

Four available condominiums on floors 19 through 27. Prices ranged from $999,500 to $1,864,000.

SALES CENTER SHOWROOM OPEN 10-5 M-f, 11-5 S-S or by appointment

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125th Anniversary January Events A look at MAC’s Past with George Vogt: Tuesday, Jan. 17 from 6:308:30 p.m. – Learn more about MAC’s rich history during this Listen and Learn from the club’s archivist.

Banquet of Champions: Thursday, Jan 19 at 6 p.m. – A night celebrating the club’s finest athletes, including the 2016 national champions and the nominees and winners of the Mel Fox and Joe Loprinzi awards. Tickets are still available, contact At Your Service.

MAC Volunteer Heroes by Kirsten Leonard, MACREACH Barely able to stay in her seat, 12-yearold Nicole Prall eagerly talked about volunteering at Hilltop Preschool, an early home to both her brother Grant and herself. As evidenced in our time together, Nicole makes friends easily and counts former Hilltop Principal Anna Busbee as one of her best. Nicole helped Busbee and the teachers prepare school materials and clean the classrooms.

Similar tasks were the focus for Nicole and her mom, Teresa, at Bridlemile Elementary. Teresa describes classroom support during late openings and after school as “our time together.”

Earlier this year, Nicole was featured in The Winged M for her participation on the support team of the Portland area Davis Cup competitions. She can tell you everything about the US Tennis Team vs.

Croatia.

Nicole Prall is active volunteering in the community as well as a skier, tennis player and tap dancer, and former indoor rock climber at MAC.

In addition to volunteer tasks and top academics, she is part of MAC’s U-14 Ski Team.

Nicole has a love of the slalom race and winning third place at her first race “years ago.”

Her MAC history includes rock climbing (ended by a leg broken while skiing), swim, tap and the tennis team. She now takes private tennis lessons at MAC and “hits there,” while participating in regional tournaments.

Grant is in his final year at Hilltop and Nichole is thinking about what’s next. At MAC, there are father daughter dances, tennis, skiing and “maybe” some junior dances. She notes that 7th and 8th grade hold community service requirements, and hopes that she can work at the Oregon Humane Society while maintaining support of her school and family. Nicole, at only 12, is quite the volunteer. Wow.

Know of a MAC volunteer hero?

Email k.h.leonard@comcast.net

125TH ANNIVERSARY SPONSORS SILVER

BRONZE Coca-Cola • Ferguson Wellman Capital Management • Maletis Beverage • Moss Adams • Pacific Seafood Group Phillips & Company • Peter Richter, Miller Nash Graham & Dunn • Sunset Audi • Tonkon Torp LLP • Woodruff-Sawyer Oregon

CLUB 125

Members who donated $1,000 to support 125th Anniversary events and activities • Scott & Linda Andrews • Kim & John Bradley • Stan Baumhofer • Brown Bottle Society • Diana & George Callaway • Maynard Chambers • Robin & John Costic • Doug & Paula Dawley • Jamie Daigle

• Sarita Dua • Anne Victoria Duden • Richard Horswell • In memory of Cornelia P. Flynn • Skip & Patsy Frank • MacGregor Hall • Stu Hall • F. Robert “Bob” Hedges

• John Herman • Nancy & John Herpers • Honoring David Horstkotte’s year at MAC • William Jones, III • McAlpin Award Recipients • Win McCormack • Men of the Board

• Marlis Miller & Dennis Thompson • Robert L. Moir • Roscoe Nelson III • Kandis & Bob Nunn • James Perkins • Julie Reiersgaard • Randi Reiten • Sarah & Chris Remy

• M. Burke Rice • Jordan Schnitzer • George Spencer • Trustee/anonymous • Victor Petroff • Women of the Board

Contact John Herman, MAC125th@theMAC.com for sponsorship opportunities. See the At Your Service desk for a Club 125 underwriters form.

Application Entry Period Opens Jan. 5, 2017

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pportunity knocks. In this case, it’s the opportunity to give your friends and family a chance at MAC membership through the club’s Lottery.

The lottery is a uniquely MAC way to solve a uniquely MAC problem – we are one of the nation’s only private clubs that faces such high demand that we maintain a wa it l ist for potent ial members . The membership size is limited, and rather than let the waitlist grow to an unmanageable length – frustrating potential members in the process – we create a new waitlist through a lottery every few years. The waitlist is only tapped when there are membership vacancies at the club. The 2017 Lottery is the club’s 11th.

MAC is special because our members are special. Know any friends or family you think would enjoy the club and make us even better? Reach out to let them know what a wonder f ul place t he club is , encourage them to apply, and let them know the window for submitting an entry form is brief.

By the numbers We use the lottery as a way to manage the demographics of the club. The club’s strategic plan calls for an emphasis on attracting and retaining younger members, and the lottery supports that goal by giving higher odds of

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being drawn to younger applicants. In 2014, the emphasis was on applicants under the age of 35. The Ad Hoc Lottery Committee and the Trustees agree that for 2017, 40 is the new 35.

Resources available to help you reach out to friends and family MAC has a number of ways to help you and your friends and family learn about the club to help you decide if MAC is a good fit.

Below are a number of resources available to assist you with your research. We encourage you to share them with potential applicants.

• www.2017MACLottery.com • 2017 Lottery brochures

KEY DATES • Entry period opens: Thursday, Jan. 5 • Early bird deadline: Wednesday, March 15 • Final entry deadline: Friday, May 19 • Lottery draw date: Thursday, June 8

DRAW CATEGORIES • 131 individuals under 40

• MAC Facebook page: Multnomah Athletic Club

• 180 families under 40 (based on the age of the youngest adult on the application)

• Lottery video

• 123 individuals 40 and older

• MAC Instagram account: @TheWingedM

• 295 families 40 and older

• A FAQ sheet about the 2017 Lottery

• Open Houses and Family Fridays • Complimentary athletic guest passes (Waives $14 fee.)

To pick up brochures, complimentary athletic passes or find out more, visit the At Your Service Desk or the Member Services Office.

TO APPLY More information and 2017 Lottery application instructions and entry forms are available at www.2017MACLottery.com.

Give your friends and family the opportunity of MAC membership!

Additional chances to be drawn in the lottery All entrants who submit a completed entry form with sufficient payment will automatically receive one ticket. Additional tickets may be awarded for the following: • Completed entry form with payment prior to the March 15 early bird deadline

How do I propose someone?

Because MAC is a not-for-profit club, applicants cannot apply on their own.

A member must propose each lottery entrant. Application instructions and 2017 Lottery entry forms are available at www.2017MACLottery.com.

To enter the lottery, applicants must submit a completed form, along with a $75 non-refundable application fee.

• Prior lottery participation without having ever been drawn No more than three total tickets per entry can be awarded.

Initiation fees and next steps for those drawn in the lottery The 2017 Lottery drawing takes place Thursday, June 8. On that day, those

individuals drawn will be placed on the wait list for their respective intake category in the order they are drawn. Entrants and their proposers will be notified within a week to let them know if they were drawn, and if they were, their draw number.

The 2017 Lottery initiation fees are $11,500 for a family and $5,750 for an individual. The lucky folks who are drawn on June 8 must submit a completed membership application and a minimum of one-third of the full initiation fee by Monday, July 24. For families, one-third of the full initiation fee is $3,800, and for individuals it is $1,900. The receipt of the completed membership application fee and one-third initiation fee deposit secures the lottery applicant their place on the waitlist.

When their number comes up on the waitlist, lottery applicants are processed for membership just like any other applicant (legacies, spouse). Once they have been approved for membership and pay the remaining two-thirds of their initiation fee (payment plans are available), they are eligible to join the club.

Visit www.2017MACLottery.com for more information about the lottery, or stop by the At Your Service or Member Services Office. WM

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ADMINISTRATIVE

The Youth Programs Realignment project includes a new Fit Zone in the West Gym area.

New Fit Zone Highlights 2017 Projects T

he club is undertaking several capital projects that aim to improve youth programs, club technology, parking and more during 2017. Here is an overview of the projects.

app. This phase is due to be complete in spring 2017. Subsequent phases include enhanced functionality, new technology integration and improved mobile solutions.

Youth Programs Space Realignment

Sundeck Doors Replacement

This project – the biggest slated for 2017 – is in progress. The Youth Programs Space Realignment project aims to improve the youth member experience by optimizing space on the second floor. The project scope includes the Junior Weight Room (future FitZone), Teen Lounge area on the E&C Gallery, Athletic Offices and Conference Room, additional restrooms, batting cage and associated storage.

President Janice Marquis has appointed members to an ad hoc committee to oversee the planning, design and construction of the project.

More news about the scope, schedule and budget are published during the project as milestones are reached.

Additionally, $3.8 million is invested in other smaller capital projects in 2017. Some of those projects include:

Fall – low level of member disruption, $188,150 The Sun Deck Pool glass-door system is vintage 1968. These doors, which open to the lower Sun Deck, will be replaced.

Technology Platform Improvements All year long – no member disruption, $500,000 This initiative will replace/improve the existing platform with a more comprehensive solution. Key elements of the new platform include improved back-office and front-office functionality, improved member experience, ability to leverage new technologies, and delivery of a web experience to handheld devices, among other improvements. The project is planned for multistep execution.

The first phase includes upgrading the Northstar back office and web platfrom to the current versions and rollout of a simple mobile

Small Weight Room Remodel Summer – Small Weight Room closure of four to six weeks, $132,941 The project includes new flooring (includes asbestos abatement), paint, lighting and ceiling.

Joe’s Upgrade Spring – Joe’s closure for two weeks, $95,709 The flooring of Joe’s is scheduled to be replaced this spring. During this, time various repairs and upgrades will be performed to the ceiling, lighting, furniture and booths.

Gym Lighting Replacement Spring – low level of member disruption, $75,378 The lights in the West Gym, Main Gym and Climbing Gym will be replaced.

Various Energy Management projects All year long - no member disruption, $56,000 Installation of new building controls and migration to standard controls network. WM JANUARY 2017

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V A L L E Y C AT H O L I C S C H O O L

EXCELLENCE IN EVERYTHING. OPPORTUNITY FOR EVERYONE. Located on a beautiful campus in the heart of Beaverton, Valley Catholic School welcomes students from pre-kindergarten through 12th grade.

Formerly known as St. Mary of the Valley, Valley Catholic is located at Murray Blvd. between TV Highway and Farmington Road in Beaverton.

WITH A PROUD HISTORY DATING BACK TO 1903, VALLEY CATHOLIC OFFERS:

Admissions information for pre-K through 12th grade classes at valleycatholic.org

Award-winning academics

Championship athletics

Superb fine arts, including a renowned music school for children and adults

JOIN US ON JAN. 29 as our Early Learning, Elementary & Middle Schools host their 2017-2018 Open Houses.

2017 BOARD OF TRUSTEES CANDIDATES The Nominating Committee has selected four candidates for the 2017 Board of Trustees to help lead the club for the next three years. This year’s candidates have extensive experience participating in MAC activities and working within the club’s committee system.

The candidates are presented and voted on at the 2017 Annual Meeting held Tuesday, Feb. 7.

All resident senior, life and honorary members are invited. No reservations are required.

Rebecca Frinell

Cameron Hyde

Tanya McGee

Sandy Moore

Account manager Travel and Transport Inc.

Architect and business owner Soderstrom Architects

Age: 48 MAC member since 2002

Age: 63 MAC member since 1979

Director Elder at Home Operations Providence Health and Services

Real Estate Broker, Company Founder Bellmoore Realty LLC

MAC background: Ad Hoc 5-Year Member Survey; Ad Hoc Lottery; Communications; Family Events (chair); Holiday Decorating; Member Events; Nominating; and Strategic Planning

MAC background: Ad Hoc Women’s Locker Room Project; Ad Hoc Third and Fourth Floor Remodel Project; Ad Hoc Major Capital Projects; Ad Hoc Property Utilization; Exercise and Conditioning (chair); and Property (chair)

Goal yet to be achieved: Safari in Africa and learn to fly a plane MAC mentors: Darcy Henderson, Kim Sisul, and D’Anne O’Neill Favorite cause: Oregon Food Bank

Age: 54 MAC member since 2005

Age: 44 MAC member since 2010

MAC background: Ethnic Diversity (chair); Family Events; House (chair); and Membership (chair)

MAC background: Ad Hoc Men’s Bar Renaming; Diversity Admissions (chair); Ethnic Diversity; Golf; Membership (chair); and Volleyball

Goal yet to be achieved: 100 years old

Goal yet to be achieved: Run a full marathon

Goal yet to be achieved: Retirement

MAC mentor: Dana Lloyd and Barbara Ueltschi

MAC mentors: Dwight Terry and Todd Husband

MAC mentors: Bud Lewis and Joe Loprinzi

Favorite cause: Help is Here: When Someone You Love Has Dementia

Favorite cause: Children’s Healing Art Project (CHAP)

Favorite cause: Planned Parenthood

Most influential book: The Five People You Meet in Heaven

by Mitch Albom

Most influential book: Collapse - How Societies Choose To Fail Or Succeed by Jared Diamond

Favorite music/musician: Eric Church, Adele and Pink

Favorite music/musician: INXS

Favorite city: Sydney, Paris, Rome and New York

Favorite city: Chicago

Most influential book: The Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein Favorite music/musician: Rhythm and Blues/Funk Tracy Chapman and Van Morrison

Most influential book: Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking by Malcolm Gladwell Favorite music/musician: John Legend Favorite city: Houston

Favorite city: Paris

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ADMINISTRATIVE EXECUTIVE

Amendments to the Bylaws of Multnomah Athletic Club Posting effective Jan. 1, 2017.

Proposed by the Board of Trustees on Nov. 2, 2016. Changes highlighted in red.

In accordance with Section 13 of the Multnomah Athletic Club Bylaws, the Board of Trustees posts the following proposed amendments to the Bylaws. The proposed change is indicated by underline (addition) and strikethrough (deletion) as shown below.

As provided in the Bylaws, after a posting period of 90 days on the Club website and on the Club bulletin board and after concomitant publication in The Winged M, the proposed amendments become effective upon the affirmative vote of three-fourths of all trustees then in office. Member comment may be addressed to the Executive Office, attention Norm Rich, General Manager. Comments will be accepted during the 90-day posting period ending January 31, 2017.

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

Section 4.3.3. The Board must appoint members to the Nominating Committee no later than September 30 of each year and must designate one member of the Nominating Committee as chairperson. The Nominating Committee must be composed of nine members: one member who was President of the Club within the previous ten years; one member who was an officer of the Club other than President within the previous ten years; and seven Adult Resident members of the Club. Trustees may not serve on the Nominating Committee. The Club must post the names of the members of the Nominating Committee on the Club website and bulletin board within five ten business days after appointment.

Section 6.2. The General Manager Chief Financial Officer is the Club’s Tax

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Representative unless another employee is designated by the Board. The Tax Representative has the limited duty and authority to manage and report on all tax related matters of the Club, including signing all Club tax returns, but is not an officer of the Club.

Section 8.1.1. The Club will have the following standing committees: Athletic, Budget and Finance, Communications, Diversity Admissions, House, Member Events, Membership, and Property, and Strategic Planning. The Board from time to time may establish or dissolve other committees.

Section 8.5.

Communications Committee. The Communications Committee must recommend and monitor policies and procedures involving internal and external club communications. The Communications Committee must have not fewer than eight Adult Resident members. As authorized from time to time by the Board, the communications activities of the Club may be divided into various categories under the direction of one or more subcommittees, which will be under the direction of the Communications Committee.

Section 8.12. Strategic Planning Committee. The Strategic Planning Committee must recommend and monitor the Club’s strategic plan. The Strategic Planning Committee must have not fewer than eight Adult Resident members, five of whom must be members at large serving five-year terms and three of whom must be Trustees, one from each class. The President must annually appoint at least one Adult Resident member for a term of five years and must appoint one Trustee from the firstyear class for a three-year term.

TRANSPORTATION

Conserve and Save, Take MAX to MAC Taking public transportation is a great way to contribute to the quality of the environment and avoid overcrowding in MAC’s Parking Structure.

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

For more information, call At Your Service at 503-517-7235 or visit theMAC. com. WM

ADMINISTRATIVE MEMBERSHIP

Family $176.50

Board Approves 2017 Dues The membership dues approved by the Board of Trustees are effective Jan. 1, 2017.

Please note, the finance charge on overdue balances is going from 2 percent to 3 percent effective Jan. 1

Dues category

Monthly Fee

Resident Family: Age 30 & older $278.25 Under 30 $153.05 Resident Individual: Age 30 & older Under 30

$194.75 $107.15

Senior Preferred Tier 1 – age 70 with at least 30 years of senior membership Individual $154.45 Family $220.65 Tier 2 – age 75 with at least 35 years of senior membership Individual $137.95 Family $197.15 Tier 3 – age 80 with at least 40 years of senior membership Individual $123.55

Tier 4 – age 90 with at least 50 years of senior membership Individual $ 82.35 Family $ 117.65 Nonresident Family Age 35 & older Age 30 thru 34 Under 30

(Quarterly fee) $333.90 $292.20 $160.65

Nonresident Individual Age 35 & older Age 30 thru 34 Under 30

(Quarterly fee) $233.70 $204.45 $112.50

Intermediate Semi-annually

$139.13

Contact Membership at 503-517-7280 for more information.

AT YOUR SERVICE

Opt Out of Paper Statement at MAC Have you ever had your monthly statement lost in the mail? Or take forever to arrive? Take the Postal Service out of the equation. Opt out of mailed statements and opt in to emailed statements. The club mails over 115,000 member statements annually, and effective July 1, all members who receive

a mailed statement will be charged $1 per statement. We want to help the club save money, have you receive your statement faster via email and save a few trees along the way.

Contact the Business Office at 503-517-7200 or Membership at 503-517-7280, or stop by AYS the next time you are in the club for assistance with your request. Thank you in advance for supporting this sustainability initiative at the Club.

AT YOUR SERVICE

A Convenient Dry Cleaning Option Members may now drop off their dry cleaning at lockers on the third floor of the Parking Structure, just outside of the turnstile.

Simply drop your clothes off in an available locker by noon, and they are ready by 2 p.m. the next weekday. There are instructions inside the door on securing the locker.

The service is offered through Portland Cleaners. First-time users should register for the service through At Your Service, or at www. pdxcleaners.com/register. Members receive 30 percent off their first order.

For more information, rates and help with registration, contact At Your Service at 503517-7235 or atyourservice@themac.com. WM

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ADMINISTRATIVE

In Memoriam Thomas T. Georges III March 3, 1951-Nov. 13, 2016 Thomas T. Georges III died Nov. 13, 2016 in Portland. He was 65.

He was born March 3, 1951, to Helen and Tommy Georges Jr. in Portland. Thomas was owner of Room by Room Inc. He is survived by his wife, Linda Bean Georges; sister, Pamela Georges (John); aunt, Joyce Perlman; brother-in-law, Dan Bean; niece, Michelle Schaeffer; nephew, Alec Bean; and mother-in-law, Edie Bean.

Memorial donations may be made to Congregation Beth Israel, Cedars Sanai, or the American Cancer Society. Please share memories at FuneralAlternatives.org.

Barbara Feldman Goldsmith April 25, 1925-Sept. 12, 2016 Barbara (Bobby) Goldsmith passed away peacefully at age 91 on Sept. 12, 2016. She was born in Portland to Madeline and Gus Feldman. Her grandfather, Philip Feldman, was the founder of the Mt. Hood Soap Co. Bobby attended Catlin Gabel and Lincoln High School, and Dominican College in California. She married her childhood friend and the love of her life, Alan Fleischner Goldsmith. They were married 51 years.

Bobby was a renaissance woman and a lady of all seasons. Bobby and Alan traveled the world together, riding camels among the pyramids of Egypt, swimming in the Arabian Sea in Goa, India, dining on the beach in Mexico, dancing under the stars to “Moon River,” driving the Alaska (ALCAN) Highway, horseback riding near Sisters, attending the Pendleton Round-up, cocktails at Gin Ridge, picnics on Big Beach, and the list goes on.

Bobby gave of her time endlessly to the Portland Art Museum, European-American Art Council, World Affairs Council, and the Asian Art Council, where she was a board member and on the Activities Council. She was responsible for many parties and receptions at the Portland Art Museum where she lent her skills, good taste, and graciousness.

Mrs. Goldsmith was a founding member of Women of Good Samaritan, a preferred member of Multnomah Athletic Club, and the University Club since 1975, volunteering with the Ladies Entertainment and Library Committees.

And, of course, raising her four children, helping them with their schooling, sports activities and the PTA. Bobby was a gourmet cook who loved to entertain.

Bobby is survived by her children, Peter (Michelle), Anne, Julie and Tim (Jennifer);

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and three grandchildren. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests contributions to Women of Good Samaritan, Devers Eye Institute or the Portland Art Museum.

Steven Jeffrey Greenberg July 14, 1945-July 10, 2016 Senior Family Member Steve Greenberg passed away on July 10, 2016. He was 71.

Steven Jeffrey Greenberg was born in Newark, New Jersey on July 14, 1945. He graduated from Weehuahic High School in 1963 with honors and went on to attend NYU Leonard N. Stern School of Business, graduating in 1967 with degrees in both business and accounting. He was a member of Beta Alpha Phi. After NYU, Steve entered the Naval Academy to become a naval aviator. He flew an A-6 Intruder attack aircraft and completed 125 sorties flying off the aircraft carrier USS Ranger during the Vietnam War. Upon returning from his Naval career, he retired at Whidbey Island, Washington, at which time, the Pacific Northwest became his home. Subsequent to this move, he moved to the Portland area to pursue an MBA at the University of Portland. Starting his career in finance, Steve worked with First State Bank and went on to manage and operate a number of small business banking companies, which developed into a long-term career with the Moss Adams Accounting firm. Steve served as the marketing manager at Moss Adams for over 20 years.

Steve enjoyed his membership at the Multnomah Athletic Club in the pool, spinning, running and other athletic and social activities.

Steve, his wife, Cathi Howell, and their family and friends were lucky to spend as much time as they could at their beach home in Manzanita, where they were among a handful of bathers at the first Polar Plunge. Steve enjoyed kayaking and fishing in the Nehalem estuary. They also enjoyed gathering a group of beach friends for a “film discussion” and dinner because Steve loved films. When Steve retired from Moss Adams, he attended the audio documentarian program at Duke University, at which time he began interviewing and collecting the stories and histories of over 90 WWII veterans. He shared a special gift for bringing these stories to life, gifting them to the families of the veterans, leaving those lucky enough to have met with him CDs of their recounted life experiences that will be cherished by their families for decades to come.

A few years ago, Steve took a drawing class and became enthusiastic about drawing

people’s portraits, including everyday community friends who walked by his open-air garage studio. He would take their pictures, create a portrait and gift it back to them.

Steve also loved travel, Ashland’s Shakespeare Festival, a good political discussion and all things bicycle. Steve was a glider pilot, golfer, hiker and backpacker.

Always interested in people, he made friends wherever he went.

With the love of his family and friends, and by his own extraordinary grace and acceptance, Steve survived cancer far longer than his doctors had forecast. He is survived by his wife, Cathi Howell; sister, Ann Greenberg Small of New Jersey; three adult children, David and Jonathan Greenberg and Hadley Howell Van Vactor; five grandchildren; and an extended blended family.

Contributions in Steve’s memory can be made to Rosemary Anderson High School (portlandoic.org) or the I Have a Dream Foundation (ihaveadreamfoundation.org).

Petter Moe Aug. 22, 1933-June 6, 2016 Senior member Petter Moe passed away peacefully at his home on June 6, 2016. He was 82.

Petter was born in Ankenes, Norway, to Signy and Rolf Moe as the youngest of four siblings – Thorlief, Soren, Lizzie and Petter. He remained very close to his family, his nieces and nephews, and to his childhood friends until the end.

In 1959, Petter received his MA in architecture in Denmark before moving to Portland with his wife, Lise. He quickly established himself as a talented interior designer.

He began his long career in Portland working as a furniture sales representative before founding his own interior design company, Petter Moe Interiors.

Petter always recognized that people can create marvelous things when they work together toward a common goal. He was a longtime member of Rotary International in Portland and hosted several Rotary Scholarship recipients from around the world in his home. For many years, he volunteered at the Ronald McDonald House, where he made and served breakfast while honing his skills as a magician to the delight of the children who stayed there. He was also a frequent flier at the Red Cross and was incredibly proud to receive his 9-gallon pin after many years as a regular blood donor.

Petter volunteered at Norse Hall in Portland, where he perfected the art of serving coffee while telling jokes at the monthly

ADMINISTRATIVE pancake breakfasts. He soon stepped into a leadership position to become the president of the Grieg Lodge, serving two terms.

Petter brought an innovative and collaborative approach to problem solving, increasing revenue, making improvements to the Norse Hall, and securing the cultural activities at Grieg Lodge that bind us all together as Norwegians.

Petter enjoyed traveling and visited Norway many times over the years, making firm friends wherever he went. No matter where he went, Petter never met a stranger.

He also was an artist and a musician. He painted landscapes and seascapes that reminded him of northern Norway where he grew up, layering images of high mountains and deep seas with images of the midnight sun and northern lights he saw as a child. Petter adored playing his beloved piano, which he did right up until he passed away. He was also a deeply competitive bridge and cribbage player, spending many happy hours playing with friends.

We will remember Petter always for his kindness, generosity, sense of humor and his immense style and creativity. He was a favorite with all who knew him and he will be greatly missed. Petter is survived by his three children, Anniken, Tine and Marcus; one grandchild, Talen; his cousins, nieces and nephews in Portland and Norway; and his family at Norse Hall. Donations in lieu of flowers may be made to the Portland Rotary Scholarship Fund or Norse Hall. WM

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MAC celebrates athletic excellence every day.

But once each year, members gather to honor the best of the best – our champions, heroes and finest athletes – at the Banquet of Champions. This year, the banquet also serves as the last major event in a yearlong celebration of the club’s 125th anniversary. To celebrate, we’ve added a few new twists to the evening.

The 2017 keynote speaker is sports broadcaster and the voice of the Portland Thorns, Ann Schatz. She interviews a panel of world class MAC athletes, including Olympic gold medalist Carolyn Wood, professional climber Timy Fairfield, and former NFL quarterbacks Cade McNown and Neil Lomax. The panel will explore the evolution of sport with “how we started, where we have been and where we are going.” During the banquet, the club also honors its national and world champions, and announces the annual Mel Fox Amateur Athlete of the Year and Joe Loprinzi Inspirational Award winner. Turn the page to read more about our speakers and the finalists for these awards.

Everyone is invited to be inspired at this year’s banquet, held Thursday, Jan. 19. No-host cocktails start at 6 p.m., followed by dinner at 6:30 p.m.

Register online at theMAC.com or call 503-5177235 by Monday, Jan. 16.

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KEYNOTE SPEAKER

Triumphs and Challenges Broadcaster Ann Schatz talks about breaking into the broadcasting boys club, and discusses the evolution of sport with an all-star panel at this year’s Banquet of Champions.

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nn Schatz did not exactly receive a warm welcome when she first arrived in Portland in 1989 to join KOIN-TV as its first female sports reporter.

“I knew not a soul in Portland, Oregon, or this area of the country,” she said. “It was a huge step for this ‘mama’s girl’ and very difficult at first. I was not greeted with open arms by many of the viewers and, boy, did they let me know!”

But she stuck it out, and with help from her colleagues at KOIN and other local stations, made it through the first difficult year and many more, working at the station until 2005.

Schatz will speak about her triumphs and challenges as a female broadcaster and the evolution of sport at the 2017 Banquet of Champions at MAC on Jan. 19. She will also interview world-class MAC athletes Carolyn Wood, Cade McNown, Neil Lomax and Timy Fairfield at the event.

Growing up with three brothers in Omaha, Nebraska, Schatz’s love of sports began early in life. She graduated from Creighton University with a degree in journalism in 1980 and, on a prayer, applied to the three major networks in the Omaha area.

“I was an athlete, I knew what it took, I knew the nuances of most sports, and my dad encouraged me to apply for jobs in a field I knew very little about,” she said.

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She was hired at KMTV that summer, becoming the first female sports reporter/anchor in the Omaha market. After reading David Halberstam’s book The Breaks of the Game, about Bill Walton and the Trail Blazers’ 1977 NBA championship, she became a Blazers fan from afar. When she heard about an opening at KOIN, she immediately applied.

Schatz said the highlights of her career so far include covering the Blazers’ 1992 championship run, her one-on-one interview with Michael Jordan, and her interview with golfer Nancy Lopez following her devastating loss at the 1997 U.S. Women’s Open.

“Her post-round interview is something I’ll never forget,” she said.

“It taught me how to conduct myself with grace and class when the outcome was devastating and heartbreaking.”

Post-KOIN, Schatz has called sporting events for CBS College Sports Network, FOX Sports Net and ESPN, including coverage of the 2014 Winter Olympics. She has also covered the WNBA Playoffs, the U.S. Women’s Open, and is the voice of the Portland Thorns.

When Schatz is not covering sports or working as a motivational speaker, she keeps a low profile, spending time with her partner and their dogs, working out and having coffee with good friends.

ATHLETE PANELISTS

Timy Fairfield

Carolyn Wood

Cade McNown

Professional Climber

Olympic Swimmer

NFL Quarterback

At age 47, Timy Fairfield is still tackling routes that daunt climbers half his age. A veteran of the U.S. National Climbing Team, the rangy climber with long, blonde hair is one of just three North American men to win a professional international rock climbing competition (Clamecy International Bouldering Open, France, 1997) and is the only American to win professional-level international events in all three disciplines of the sport (lead climbing, speed climbing and bouldering). On rock, he has climbed some of the most challenging routes on the planet in North America, Europe and Asia.

As a climbing coach at MAC, Fairfield’s training and knowledge helped MAC’s Climbing Team win its first regional championship in 2011, according to former Head Coach Peter Julia.

“There are few professionals in the climbing industry that I have met who have so much passion, knowledge and experience in the sport of climbing today,” Julia said.

Fairfield was born in Oceanport, New Jersey, and grew up in Albuquerque, New Mexico. He currently resides in Phoenix, Arizona. His many nicknames include “Shralpmaster,” “The Ayatollah of Rock ‘n’ Rolla,” and “Sick Puppy.”

In her recently released memoir, Tough Girl: An Olympian’s Journey, Carolyn Wood writes, “I needed to tap into the strength of that stubborn kid who wouldn’t learn to swim until she had to and wouldn’t stop once she got started. A physical challenge, I reasoned, would get me back in touch with the gutsy girl I remember once being, the tough one who resolved to work hard and ended up winning Olympic gold.”

A lifelong MAC member, Wood entered the national consciousness at age 14, when she won a gold medal in swimming at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome.

Her 4x100-meter freestyle relay team set a new world record in the event, and Wood was the youngest member of the U.S. Olympic team to medal. Following the Olympics, she returned home to finish high school and later attended the University of Oregon, earning her BA in English in 1967. She taught English at Beaverton and Wilson high schools and now prefers the yoga studio to the pool.

In her revealing memoir, Wood discusses her life as a gay woman in a lessaccepting time, and her 500-mile trek along Spain’s Camino de Santiago, an effort to reconcile the end of a decadeslong marriage and reconnect with the tough girl of the book’s title.

As signal caller for the UCLA Bruins from 1995-98, Cade McNown set several records, many of which still stand today. He remains the Bruins’ career passing yards leader with 10,708 yards, and holds the singles-game passing record at 513 yards.

He is also the only UCLA quarterback to go 4-0 against crosstown rival USC and is a two-time All-American.

In his final season with the Bruins in 1998, he won the Johnny Unitas Award for the top senior quarterback in college football and finished third in balloting for the Heisman Trophy. That season, he led UCLA to its 12th Rose Bowl appearance.

McNown was drafted 12th overall by the Chicago Bears in the 1999 NFL Draft. In his two seasons with the Bears, he passed for 3,111 yards, and was also a member of the Miami Dolphins and San Francisco 49ers.

He retired in 2003.

A graduate of West Linn High School, Portland-born McNown lives in West Linn and is senior managing director of Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors, L.P., an investment management firm. In 2009, he was inducted into the UCLA Athletics Hall of Fame.

Neil Lomax NFL Quarterback Regarded as one of the greatest quarterbacks in St. Louis/Arizona Cardinals history, Neil Lomax now lives in Lake Oswego, where he grew up and played high school football.

A self-professed “golf nut,” Lomax is the president of ProMax Event Management and has served as offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach for Tigard and Tualatin high schools.

Prior to his professional career, Lomax was a standout college player for the Portland State University Vikings. As a starter, he set 90 NCAA records, including a game in which he threw for seven touchdown passes in a single quarter. In his final season in 1980, he passed for 4,094 yards and 37 touchdowns.

He was selected in the second round of the 1981 NFL draft by the then-St. Louis Cardinals and played in two Pro Bowls, 1984 and 1987. His nine-year career with the Cardinals was cut short by a hip injury. He retired before the 1990 season.

Lomax and his wife, Laurie, have four children, Nick, Ali, Jack and Mitch. He was inducted into the Oregon Sports Hall of Fame in 1993 and the College Football Hall of Fame in 1996.

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Sanjay Bedi is, quite possibly, the hardest working man in MAC racquetball. He returned to the game in 2011, shortly after joining MAC. While his stature as a player has risen dramatically in that time – he’s currently ranked No. 42 in Oregon – it’s his work with the program that truly stands apart.

Bedi joined the Racquetball Committee in 2011, and now runs the Club Singles and Doubles championships, and helps run the fall, winter and spring leagues. He also assists in running the annual Tournament of Champions, a pro-am tournament that brings the eight best players in the world to MAC. In 2012, he was recruited to coach the Lincoln Racquetball Team, comprising 60 players. In 2013, he took over as head coach on a volunteer basis and led the team to several notable achievements, including a state title for the boys and national titles for boys doubles. And did we mention he has a day job? Bedi recently stepped down as head coach to focus on serving as athletic director of Benson High School, but still serves as a volunteer assistant coach at Lincoln.

“Sanjay embodies the success of the MAC racquetball program. It is very rare when a great player will take the time to help any and all others who are lower level or beginner players. Sanjay not only does this but enjoys it,” says Racquetball Pro Hank Marcus.

Most gymnasts start their careers in the sport when they are 5 or 6 years old. Phyllis Johnson started hers when she was 58.

No matter. The year Mary Lou Retton won gold at the 1984 Summer Olympics, Johnson started spending as much time asshe could in the MAC’s gym. She stood out amid the toddlers, 10-year-olds and tweens. The kids loved it; here was a grownup tumbling, turning and falling – just like them.

Phyllis’ dedication to the sport so inspired MAC’s gymnastic community that they created two awards bearing her name: The Phyllis Johnson Inspiration Award and the Phyllis Johnson Scholarship.

Even after Phyllis stopped competing in 2000, she worked out in the gym regularly.

She got to know new generations of gymnasts, cheering them on every year at the annual gymnastics banquet.

Unfortunately, on the way home from this year’s banquet, Phyllis fell down the flight of stairs leading to her apartment. She fractured three vertebrae, broke her pelvis and bruised her head and rib cage. To complicate matters, her lung was punctured as she was being intubated for surgery.

Phyllis was in and out of intensive care for weeks. One physician said most people her age would not have survived the fall. Phyllis, though, is not like most people her age. She is now out of hospital and recovering nicely.

In fact, Phyllis is doing so well that she’s working out again. You’ll likely see her if you stop by the MAC gym.

Andrea Percic knows a thing or two about hard work. She motivates her teammates to go beyond their limits. Percic cheers everyone on during competition as well as practice. Younger swimmers look up to her. She works with them, demonstrating skills for them in the water.

She is also MAC Synchronized Swimming’s top swimmer, and she was ranked No. 2 in the country in the 13-15 age group. Percic was selected to compete with the National team in the Duet and Team events at the biggest international competition for her age group; the Comen Cup. Percic also helped MAC’s oldest team last season, when she swam up to 18-19 age group. Her team won the Regional Championship and qualified for the Junior Olympics. Andrea is very easy to work with, and she is liked by her teammates as well as coaches.

Percic was drawn to the water early.

She started swim lessons when she was 11 months old, and started ballet when she was 4. A year later, her mother told her she could combine those two disciplines in the form of synchro, and she’s been participating ever since.

Percic has also won the MAC Synchro team’s inspiration award. It is voted on each year by fellow swimmers.

The Joe Loprinzi Inspirational Athlete Award is named for the Portland fitness pioneer who worked as a trainer at the MAC for 60 years. Loprinzi competed for MAC in weight lifting in the 1930s, and was offered a job as a weight lifting assistant in 1937. He worked at the Club until his retirement in 1997.

Known for his warm personality and dedication to helping others achieve their fitness goals, Loprinzi headed the physical fitness department; taught weight training, calisthenics and squash; gave massages; and initiated fitness programs that improved countless lives. He started a women’s weight-training class and advocated for a new weight room at MAC. But one of his biggest fitness successes was jogging. Starting with a handful of organized jogs in the early 1960s, Loprinzi organized outings like the Zoo Run and the Halloween Run, which attracted as many as 500 runners. Those who ran 100 miles received a plaque, and those who tallied 1,000 miles – “joe’s Joggers – received a trophy and one of Loprinzi’s famous red sweatshirts.

When he retired, MAC’s Loprinzi Wing was dedicated in his honor. The Loprinzi Award was first established in 1988. After a lifetime of inspiring and encouraging countless people to make physical fitness a part of their lives, Loprinzi passed away in 2009 at the age of 95. His legacy lives on in this award – many of the nominees over the years credit Joe as an inspiration.

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MEL FOX AMATEUR ATHLETE OF THE YEAR

Golden Masters Basketball

Dylan King Tennis • Age 19

Swimming • Age 16

Basketball • 55-plus

➤ 1st Place, OSAA High School 6A State Singles Championship ➤ 1st Place, PIL District, Singles Championship (2nd year in a row) ➤ Undefeated during 2016 high school season (only loss in 2015 was in state final) ➤ OSA Oregon H.S. Player of the Year ➤ National Tennis High School All-American (2nd year in a row) ➤ 1st place, Oregon State Championships, Open Mixed Doubles ➤ 1st place, Washington State Championships, Open Mixed Doubles ➤ Now plays for Yale

➤ 5th in 100-meter Butterfly at Junior National Championships ➤ 54.53 is 32th fastest time ever in history of USA swimming for 15-16 year olds and within Olympic Trials time cut ➤ Ranked No. 3 in the USA among 15 year old boys ➤ Selected to attend the USA Swimming National Select Camp ➤ Won 2016 Mel Fox Award

➤ Age 55+ ➤ Won PCAC and NACAD ➤ Won National Association of Club Athletic Directors Tournament Through leadership from coaches and players at key times, and while dealing with the challenges and adversity due to injuries to several players throughout the season, the MAC Golden Masters basketball team demonstrated true sportsmanship, teamwork and determination to win both the PCAC and NACAD championships this year. The team did not lose a game in either tournament. This was the fifth-straight NACAD championship for the 55-plus Golden Masters team, a feat never previously accomplished.

The Golden Masters didn’t just win against teams in their age group. During Portland City League games early in the season, they often faced off against players two or three decades their juniors, and still won the majority of the games.

While the team cruised through the PCAC Tournament with double-digit victories in every game, their win streak nearly came to an end in the NACAD final. Down by two with a few seconds left in a physical game against Washington Athletic Club, forward Michael Holton found center Mike Brohoski under the basket for an easy bucket to force overtime. In overtime, several players demonstrated their leadership by stepping up to take (and hit) key shots and free throws down the stretch to secure the Golden Masters’ fifth national championship.

King had lost one tennis match from the beginning of his junior year until he took the court of the OSAA 6A State Singles Finals in May. It just so happened that match was against his friend, teammate, and the same opponent standing before him. This time, King came out the victor, beating Grant teammate Andrew Finkelman in their second consecutive finals meeting, and capping off a stellar tennis career that saw King rehab from a back injury that kept him out his entire sophomore year.

King’s accomplishments aren’t limited to the court. He was recently nominated for the USTA PNW Scott Eden Sportsmanship Award. The award is given to a male and female junior in the Pacific Norhtwest who demonstrates qualities of sportsmanship and personal character. King was the team captain and MVP at Grant, where he was valedictorian. During his senior year he volunteered as a coach with the Portland After School Tennis & Education program, and volunteered with Junior General Tennis Camp during the summer months.

What they’re saying “Dylan treats all the kids in my program with the same respect. I know he is looked up to by the younger kids for his work ethic, sportsmanship, excellence in the classroom, and just his overall coach ability.

The way Dylan carries himself and treats other people is a role model for me as a father in the things that I want to teach my own children.”

–a Grant High School coach

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Van Mathias

How do you top a record-breaking performance that helps earn you MAC’s coveted Mel Fox Amateur Athlete of the Year Award? In Van Mathias’s case, you do the same thing the next year, but in a different event. Van set a major mark in the history of Oregon Swimming and at MAC last summer when he finished fifth in the 100-meter butterfly at Junior National Championships in Minneapolis, Minnesota, last summer. It’s the highest finish by a MAC swimmer at this level of competition in nine years. His time of 54.53 is a Senior National qualifying standard Mathias’s season was not without adversity. He started feeling sick in the spring of 2016, at the end of the shortcourse season. The illness carried over in the long-course season, and he was eventually diagnosed with mononucleosis six weeks before the end of the season.

While most swimmers might have bowed out and waited to return next year, Mathias and his coaches established a training plan based on how he felt each day, constantly evaluating his condition. The move paid dividends in the end.

What they’re saying “We were treading into uncharted waters while aiming to hit a bull’s eye by the end of the season. The odds were completely against him. However, to his credit, he did a spectacular job following the plan to a T, and did not let bad luck distract him or crack his confidence.

-MAC Head Swim Coach Alex Nikitin on Mathias’s training while recovering from mononucleosis

MEL FOX AMATEUR ATHLETE OF THE YEAR

Bess Waldram

Brett Walker

Tennis • Age 19

Climbing • Age 17

➤ 1st Place, OSAA High School 6A State Singles Championship ➤ Undefeated 2016 high school season ➤ Ranked No. 1 PNW USTA Women’s Open Singles ➤ Ranked No. 1 PNW USTA Mixed Doubles ➤ OSA Oregon H.S. Player of the Year ➤ National Tennis High School All-American ➤ 1st place, Oregon and Washington State Championships, Open Mixed Doubles ➤ 1st place, Adidas Open Championships, Women’s Doubles ➤ Full scholarship to play at Notre Dame

➤ 1st at Cascadia Bouldering Regional Championships ➤ 2nd, Division 1 Bouldering Championships ➤ 4th, USA Youth Nationals Bouldering Championships, securing position on Youth National Team ➤ 1st, speed and sport climbing, Cascadia Sport and Speed Regional Championships ➤ 2nd, speed, 3rd, sport, Division 1 sport and speed championships

The wins have come often for Bess Waldram, but they haven’t always come easy. During her high school career at Jesuit, she suffered a torn meniscus, a stress fracture in her tibia, and a torn labrum that forced her to serve underhand during the OSAA state final her freshman year. They were serious injuries – though you would never guessed from reading her results. Waldram’s second consecutive OSAA 6A singles championship in May capped an undefeated high school season. She also reached the No. 1 ranking among open women players in the Pacific Northwest.

Waldram’s resume off the court is equally impressive. She earned a 3.92 GPA and was a member of the National Honor Society while taking a rigorous schedule and juggling travel to national and regional tournaments. Waldram has held a number of leadership positions with the National Charity League, an organization that focuses on the development of leadership, philanthropy, and cultural education within the community of Portland. As a Charity League member, Bess volunteered at many Philanthropies including Project Lemonade, Streetlight Shelter and others.

What they’re saying “Bess went above and beyond in showing kindness to our team’s players after the match. This is a true testament to sportsmanship at its finest. It also says a lot about the graciousness of a young woman with a whole new world ahead of her.”

-letter from an opposing coach

Walker started climbing competitively when MAC’s program was in its earliest stages. Back then, the sport competed with football and basketball for his attention. Eight years later, he’s one of the most successful climbers for his age group in the Pacific Northwest.

Walker confidently plays the role of leader to his teammates and peers. He has also befriended competitors across the country, both in the U.S. and internationally. Brett has proven to be a strong leader both on the wall, and within the team. He is a motivated student and athlete.

Brett is motivated to be the best he can possibly be, both in school and in athletics. His focus is impresssive. Climbing did not come easy to him at first. He started as a middle-of-the-pack climber, and only through hard work and dedication did he rise to his current level, competing with the best youth climbers in the country.

What they’re saying “Brett continues to accomplish firsts for this young MAC program. This year, he became the first MAC athlete to hold a world ranking and repeat as a U.S. Team member for the Youth National Team. His individual athletic accomplishments are historical mile markers for the club and our program. His success continues to be a big catalyst for the growth of our younger athletes and the entire MAC climbing community.”

-MAC Head Climbing Coach Drew White

The Mel Fox Amateur Athlete Award is named for a man who grew the Multnomah Athletic Club’s athletic programs substantially over nearly two decades as Athletic Director and later General Manager.

Mel Fox was born in 1930 in Los Angeles, California, and was associated with athletics his whole life and cherished the challenge of competition. He was a high school standout quarterback at Franklin High School in Portland and later departed for Linfield College, where he played quarterback for legendary Wildcats Coach Paul Durham. After college, he coached the Shrine High School All-Star football game, which he had captained in 1948.

Fox joined MAC as Athletic Director in 1967. During his 15-year tenure, club membership doubled and individual membership participation in athletics quadrupled, all while the club was in the midst of a major, threephase expansion. Fox’s forte was his uncanny ability to respond to member suggestions or complaints, and he was known as a motivator of people and programs. His dedication to the MAC was evident in his election to president of the National Association of Club Athletic Directors in 1973.

Fox was named General Manager of MAC in 1982 and began implementation of a plan for organizing the various facets of club programs on a sound financial basis.

However, he passed away suddenly in 1984 at the age of 54. His lifelong dedication and service to the Multnomah Athletic Club lives on in the award that bears his name.

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njoy live music by Jim Brown and His Orchestra from 3-5 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 8. The band has been playing the Portland area for decades, specializing in well-known tunes ranging from the 1920s to the present, and blending a pleasant, not-too-loud, coordinated sound. Enjoy a variety of dance rhythms, including foxtrot, swing, waltz, Latin-American and rock-and-roll. Their style evokes that of the “big-band era” ballroom-dance bands. Come to dance, sit, listen or socialize!

Bob and Nancy Laughland, the club’s ballroom dance instructors, will be on hand to teach a few dances to those in attendance.

Everyone is welcome, singles and couples. The cost is $12 or $15 for guests, and includes live music, tea and cookies. A no-host wine bar will also be available.

They also form friendships. Lasting 45 minutes, the class is a favorite of all ages and abilities, from 20s on their way to tennis matches to 90-plus folks, keeping as active as possible.

Participants leave a little taller, more in touch with their bodies, relaxed – and flexible.

–Ben and Louise Jones

Senior Educational Classes Please see the Winter Class Guide for information on the following classes that may be of interest to seniors: Mixed Media Art Studio, Watercolor Basics, Up-cycled Jewelry Making, Climate Change from A to Z, PreGame Your Goals, iPhone and iPad Fundamentals (Levels 1 and 2), No Car? No Problem, Getting Around Portland with Ease, AARP Smart Driver, Ireland for Travelers, Bridge, Mah Jongg, and more.

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Mark the calendar for Senior Happy Hour in the Sports Pub from 3-6 p.m. every Wednesday.

It pays to be flexible. Flexibility is a characteristic of successful people.

It pays to keep the body flexible, too. Athleticism is increased, everyday tasks are more pleasant, falls and injuries are avoided, and pain is reduced.

At 10:05 a.m. every Monday, Wednesday and Friday, members meet in Studio Two to stretch. The class, aptly named Stretch for Life, teaches participants the practice of stretching. Under the expert guidance of Kimmie Brunke and Val Stegall, class members release joints, lengthen muscles, improve posture and relieve stress.

Connect with email group Not in the senior email group? Join now. MAC will email you about any upcoming senior activities. Sign up at theMAC.com under your profile or contact At Your Service at 503-517-7235 or atyourservice@themac.com.

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

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SING-ALONG There's no place like MAC! Grab your broomsticks and ruby slippers to be whisked away to the Land of Oz for the fifth annual sing-along on Friday, Feb. 3.

This family-friendly event in The Ballroom draws crowds of 200 or more. It’s a true sense of community, as the audience actively participates. The Wizard of Oz is shown on two screens with scrolling lyrics. Impromptu performances from club members are featured on stage, and members also receive a favor bag which aids in participation. Dressing up is more than welcome.

Doors open at 6:30 p.m. and the movie begins at 7 p.m. Participants are encouraged to eat dinner beforehand at the Sports Pub or 1891. The cost is $7 for members and $9 for guests and includes popcorn and a favor bag.

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ACTIVITIES 20S/30S

Clean Out Your Closet for a Cause The 20s/30s Committee celebrates MAC’s 125 years in the community by giving back with their fourth annual clubwide business clothing drive in January. As the holidays come to an end, it is important to continue the spirit of giving and goodwill into the new year. Do your part by donating clothes for Dress for Success and Best Foot Forward.

These local organizations help individuals get back into the work force by eliminating the obstacle of finding proper interview and work attire.

All club members are encouraged to clean out their closets and bring both women’s and men’s business clothing and shoes to the club in January. The goal of Dress for Success is to provide women with a complete outfit to help them feel confident during a job interview. The Best Foot Forward program provides apparel for men seeking or starting a job that requires suits or business casual attire. Currently the organization is especially in need of men’s shoe donations. The right clothes can make a world of difference in getting the job and becoming self-sufficient.

Appropriate clothes to donate include suits,

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Beginning on Tuesday, Jan. 3, members may drop clothing donations off at the At Your Service center. The hours of At Your Service are from 7 a.m.-7 p.m. Monday through Friday, and 8:30-5 p.m. Saturday

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and Sunday. Both organizations offer a tax writeoff.

The 20s/30s Committee also encourages others to get involved. Members in their 20s and 30s are invited to volunteer for various shifts, helping to organize or deliver donations. For questions or to volunteer, please contact Nicole Greider at 503-517-7270.

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ACTIVITIES Art Collecting: Getting Started Learn from Elizabeth Leach’s 35 years of experience in the regional, national and international art scene. Leach is owner of Elizabeth Leach Gallery, established in 1981 in Portland. Join the 20s/30s Committee and the Arts Subcommittee for this co-sponsored event on Thursday, Feb. 23. A no-host bar is available beginning at 6:30 p.m., with an artist presentation beginning at ach 7 p.m., followed by Elizabeth Le conversation. Cost is $5 for members and $7 for guests and includes light hors d’ovueres.

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It’s a Balladeers New Year The holidays are behind them, but for the Balladeers men’s singing group, the good times just keep on rolling.

Don’t look now, but it’s “Manuary!” On Thursday Jan. 12, the Balladeers invite club members to join them and two of their fellow men’s singing groups, Tsunami and Splendid Audacity, for song and drink by the piano outside the Sports Pub. They start around 6:30 p.m., then head upstairs for an open rehearsal in the Activities Class Room at 7:15 p.m. Come find out what the friendly noise is all about.

Let’s play ball!

The Balladeers have been invited to sing the national anthem for the Portland State Vikings vs. Montana Grizzlies basketball game on Thursday, Jan. 19 in the PSU Stott Center.

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Save the dates The Balladeers are preparing new material and brushing up old favorites for their annual multi-group Brothers Sing On! concert at 3 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 12, at the University of Portland Buckley Center. At 2 p.m. Sunday, April 9, they take to the risers in The Ballroom for their annual spring concert.

Those interested in the group should drop in on a rehearsal at 7:15 p.m. Thursdays in the third-floor Activities Classroom. There are no auditions required. Contact Mandy Beasley at mbeasley@themac.com or 503517-7272 for more information.

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The 1960 U.S. Women’s Olympic Swim Team, including member Carolyn Wood, who speaks about her new book at a luncheon on Thursday, Jan. 26.

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BOOK CLUBS

History Book Club with George Vogt This monthly gathering is the brainchild of MAC archivist George Vogt, who leads discussion on a different book each month.

January’s focus is Last Call: The Rise and Fall of Prohibition, by Daniel Okrent.

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

History Book Club meets at 6:30 p.m. every third Monday. Please join the group at 6:30 p.m. Monday, Jan. 16.

Evening Group Reads ‘Nightingale’ for January

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The Evening Literary Readers discuss Kristin Hannah’s The Nightingale in January.

Set primarily in France during World War II, this is a story of two sisters struggling to survive in post-war France.

Vianne and Isabelle are sisters but not friends. Their lives have taken different turns after the death of their mother and their father’s transformation into a distant and withdrawn parent. Without the war they may have never come together as adults.

The Nightingale is woven through with twists and turns, full of compassion, suffering,

romance and constant danger. It might be fiction, but it’s historical fiction, based thoroughly on fact and human experience.

Join the Evening Literary Readers to discuss this New York Times best-selling author at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 24. All readers are welcome.

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CULTURE AND STYLE

An Olympian’s Journey: Carolyn Wood MAC’s own Olympic gold medalist, Carolyn Wood, shares her story of triumphs and challenges at a special lunch presentation presented by the Culture and Style Committee on Thursday, Jan. 26. Wood, a native Portlander and lifetime MAC member, won a gold medal in swimming in the 1960 Olympics at the tender age of 14. She recently published a memoir: Tough Girl: An Olympian’s Journey, which details her life story.

The cost for the luncheon is $26 per member and $28 per guest. The event is from 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Register at theMAC.com or call At Your Service at 503-517-7235.

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ACTIVITIES For the Love of Chocolate Savor the many sides of chocolate at a special luncheon on Thursday, Feb. 16.

Enjoy an inquisitive and lip-smacking look at chocolate, and what makes it so tempting and satisfying. With a menu featuring chocolate in many forms and presentations from local Portland chocolatiers, enjoy a tasty and informative lunch presentation. Sample tastings are included and assorted chocolates are available for sale. The cost is $26 per person and the luncheon is from 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m.

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

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FAMILY EVENTS

‘Kindie’ Rocker Mo Phillips Plays at MAC Portland entertainer Mo Phillips brings his sweet, lo-fi kindie rock vibe to MAC Sunday, March 5. His thoughtful lyrics fit the tunes and make the music a charming experience for adults and kids alike. Described as quirky and powerful, Phillips and his two accompanists play a blend of pop country and rock with positive messages for children (and adults!) of all ages. The cost is $9 per person (parents and children) and includes a small snack for everyone. Doors open at 10 a.m. and the performance is from 10:30-11:30 a.m.

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LISTEN AND LEARN

History and Geology Lectures MAC holds Listen and Learn lectures on a variety of topics. Lectures are $5 for members and $7 for nonmember guests, unless otherwise specified. For more information, call Member Events at 503-517-7265.

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ACTIVITIES Listen and Learn Continued from page 43

A Look at MAC’s Past with George Vogt 6:30-8 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 17 This presentation, first offered to commemorate MAC’s 125th anniversary, is back by popular demand as a Listen and Learn.

MAC Archivist George Vogt presents a captivating look at MAC’s storied past. See historic photos of how the club parallels the times. Look at the changes in MAC’s architecture, social events, athletic events, past times and membership from its inception in 1891 through present day. There is no cost.

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Dynamic Geology of the National Parks of the Pacific Northwest 6:30-8 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 22 The National Park System just celebrated its centennial anniversary and is undeniably part of U.S. heritage. Our country has 59 parks, and six of them are in the Pacific Northwest: Crater Lake, Mount Rainier, Olympic, North Cascades, Redwoods and Mount Lassen. All are connected geologically, tied together by the tectonics of the Juan de Fuca plate which is being subducted

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Learn about the geological events that shaped the Northwest’s national parks at a February lecture. Above, Diablo Lake in North Cascades National Park. under North America from the ocean floor off of the coast. Join Professor Scott Burns of Portland State University as he discusses the exciting geology of these parks.

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Six Signs It’s a Scam 9-10:30 a.m., Tuesday, March 7 This is a presentation you can’t afford to miss. Financial fraud schemes have many

common elements. Ellen M. Klem, Director of Consumer Outreach and Education from the Oregon Attorney General’s Office presents on how to spot a scam and the latest frauds being used in 2016. She also teaches how to say “no,” hang up the phone, and shut the door. Ms. Klem’s mission is simple – to prevent financial harm to Oregonians, especially older adults.

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ACTIVITIES MEMBER EVENTS

Honor an Inspirational Teen Member The Member Events Committee and Multnomah Athletic Foundation sponsor the Al Tauscher Junior and Teen Recognition Award. They are seeking nominations for outstanding juniors and teens for 2017. The Al Tauscher Award recognizes positive behavior among teen and junior members of MAC, with an emphasis placed on overall participation in school and community rather than singular excellence.

A recognition dinner is held in the spring to recognize the winners of the award. MAC’s president presents certificates to each winner.

New this year, MAF provides a $300 donation for each winner to direct to one of the Foundation’s community grant recipients. All winners also are featured in The Winged M. Here is what makes a great nominee: • Inspirational to others.

• Participates in regular and extra-curricular school activities.

• Contributes time and energy to community programs.

• Demonstrates characteristics of leadership.

• Demonstrates characteristics of an essential team player.

• Maintains a high grade-point average in school • Participates in MAC social and athletic activities • Junior candidates must be enrolled in grades six through eight; teen candidates must be enrolled in grades nine through 12.

This is a great opportunity to give positive reinforcement to the accomplishments of MAC’s outstanding younger members.

Forms are available at theMAC.com, MultnomahAthleticFoundation.com or in the Member Services Office. The deadline for nomination form submission is Friday, Feb.3.

For more information, contact Nicole Greider at ngreider@themac.com or 503-517-7270.

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Business Networking Kicks Off New Year Start off the new year sharing current business trends, novel ideas and insight with Portland professionals and MAC members at the new bimonthly MAC Professional Business Networking meeting. Formerly known as MACNet, this professional networking event has undergone a “business rebranding” of its own. Every other month, Continued on page 46

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Networking Continued from page 45 enjoy lively discussion while focusing on professional connections and potential business practices that can increase your knowledge and build tangible results. Members and their guests are invited to participate in the club’s business connection conversations, hone their networking skills, and meet other MAC professionals, from 7:30-9 a.m. in an informal format over coffee. A moderator keeps discussion moving and the focus on the entire group.

MAC Professional Business Networking group meets the second Wednesday every other month, and meets next on Wednesday, Jan. 11. The cost is $5 for members and $7 for guests.

For more information, contact Dave Hanna in Member Services at 503-517-7281.

To register, visit theMAC.com or contact At Your Service at 503-517-7235.

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Looking for a great way to meet people?

The Social Activities Committee invites adults age 21-plus to attend Trivia Night on the second Mondays this winter from 7-9 p.m. in front of the Sports Pub. Preformed teams of up to six are welcome, but sign up solo or with a smaller group, and we can place you with a team. Singles welcome! The night is hosted by Molly Newman, who runs Quizzical Empire and hosts various trivia sessions throughout Portland. Participants play general trivia questions for cash and other small prizes in teams of up to six participants. Please ensure that your entire team signs up upon registration.

ACTIVITIES Drinks and food are available for purchase from the Sports Pub. Cost is $8 for members and $10 for guests. Registration opens one month prior to the event.

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THEATER

Enjoy ‘Finding Neverland’ at Keller Join MAC members for another season of incredible entertainment at the Keller Auditorium. MAC group tickets are on sale now for 2017 shows. Seats are assigned in the order of reservations received, so reserve early to guarantee the best seats. Motor coach transportation is included for all shows and departs MAC 30 minutes before each performance.

Finding Neverland 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 5 1 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 8 Directed by visionary Tony winner Diane Paulus, Finding Neverland tells the incredible story behind one of the world’s most beloved characters: Peter Pan. Playwright J.M. Barrie struggles to find inspiration until he meets four young brothers and their beautiful widowed mother. Spellbound by the boys’ enchanting make-believe adventures, he sets out to write a play that will astound London theatergoers.

Call At Your Service at 503-517-7235 for tickets or reserve online at theMAC.com.

TRAILBLAZERS

VIP Games – One Left This Season!

Order VIP tickets to the Blazers game against the New York Knicks at 7 p.m.

Thursday, March 23. The game includes the Courtside Kids experience,. The first 20 children whose parents call in will highfive the Blazers on their way onto the courst for warmups.

To avoid transaction fees and to take advantage of MAC group pricing, reservations and payments are made directly to the Portland Trail Blazers. Tickets are available at multiple price points.

Order at rosequarter.com/macvip.

Password: MACVIP. For more information contact Lauren Oyadomari, Trail Blazers Group Sales Manager at 503-963-3957 or lauren.oyadomari@trailblazers.com. The order deadline is Friday, Feb. 17. WM

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Club Scrapbook PHOTOS BY TIM GUNTHER UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED

1. Holiday decorators install lights on a garland.

From left are Diana Pearce, Constance Hammond, Joann Jeub, Ione Clair, Judith Perry and Bridget Connolly.

2. Jean Malnati, Luanne Stoltz and Mary Kay Rodman craft a bow for decorative gifts.

3. Josiah, Travis and Merrick Quarles enjoy the Youth Programs’ Playschool Concert.

4. Kate, Grey, Reece and Ben Jelline attend the Playschool Concert.

5. Local floral designer Leanne Kesler, left, is joined by Judith Arnell, Marjorie Carson and Becky Jones at the Culture and Style event, Holiday Foliage: Bespoke Style.

Kesler presented ideas for creative holiday floral arrangements.

6. Owen and Eric Simpson choose from a variety of Kiyokawa Family Orchard apples at November’s Apple Harvest.

7. Mporium Buyer/Manager Tonya Mitchell, center, is joined by local apparel designer Katy Hadad and local accessories designer Lisa Heydet during the Holiday Fashion Show.

8. The well-attended Holiday Fashion Show included, from left, Lauren Strobbe, Cyndi Brigham, Missy Adams, Robin Pinkstaff, Kandi Prince, Molly Spangler, Tracie Willis and Heidi Dunahugh.

9. Lisa Waltos, Ramona Harrington, Becky Lang, Lisa Roach, Molly Bordonaro and Lisa Handley gather at the Holiday Fashion Show.

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Holiday Open House The Holiday Fashion Show is one of the most magical evenings of the year at MAC. This year, the Holiday Decorating Committee focused on the 125th Anniversary of MAC through their theme, 125 Years of Holiday Magic. Members joined in four hours of festivities, highlighted by the annual Tree Lighting Ceremony. Activities included gingerbread house decorating, caroling, shopping at Mporium, cookies and hot chocolate, a holiday balloon artist, and musical entertainment from the Balladeers and MelloMacs.

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10. Tyler, Jaime and Amanda Drake 11. Ryan and Charles Turner 12. Amanda Rau, Ava Klash, Maisie Alexander, Elliott Bush and Hailey Belli 13. Lee, Jake and Ryan Vandegrift, with Jean Josephson 14. Harris, Doug, Harper, Dawnn and Gram Eikenberry 15. Kirsten, Ella, Maggie and Steve Forsberg

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New Head Pro Paul Reber comes to MAC from Eugene Swim & Tennis Club after coaching the University of Oregon women’s team.

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The Complete Coach

Paul Reber

MAC’s new head pro has coached players at every level, from youth to elite college teams to seniors. That makes him a perfect fit for MAC.

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AC Head Tennis Pro Paul Reber is no slouch on the court. He won a Canadian national titles in singles and doubles in high school, and earned a full ride to play at Arizona State University. But even from an early age, he felt the tug of coaching.

“I started coaching when I was 15. I’ve always enjoyed watching people get better,” he says. “When I left college, I thought I’d be into the competitive aspect, but I’ve turned that competitive part of the game into watching people get better.”

Tennis “nerd” Reber joined MAC in August after stints coaching at the Eugene Swim & Tennis Club, the University of Oregon and Arizona State. But that first coaching job, at age 15? That came during his high school years in Canada, when he immersed himself in all things tennis.

Reber and his family moved from the Vancouver suburbs north to the mountain town of Kamloops when he was in third grade. It was “a great place to grow up,” but didn’t offer the same tennis opportunities for Reber and his brother, who were budding young players. Beginning his sophomore year, he moved back to Vancouver and lived with a host family.

“I was essentially living on my own. I did my own laundry, ate breakfast on my own, and had dinner with the family,” he said.

“I was a nerd in high school. My only friends were in the tennis community.”

Those friends happened to be some of the best players in Canada. One year, Reber’s practice group earned seven of the top eight spots in the country. He had all the motivation he needed to succeed. Reber’s parents offered to fund his high school tennis years in Vancouver, but told him he would need to earn a scholarship – or pay his own way – to go to college in the U.S.

From a Devil to a Duck Reber starting talking to college coaches when he traveled to the U.S. while playing for the Canadian Davis Cup Junior Squad during his senior year.

“I hit it off with the ASU coach. When I left Canada in January, there was two feet of snow, and in Arizona, I got a sunburn watching a tennis match. I decided that was where I wanted to go to school.”

Reber played all four years in college, and served as team captain his senior year. The team was ranked as high as 13th, and he got to spend practice time scrimmaging the No. 1 player in the country, Sargis Sargsian, who went to school at Arizona State and eventually turned pro, reaching the ATP top 50.

His transition to coaching, however, took place after a pinched nerve sidelined him after his senior season. He needed to work

20 hours in the athletic department to keep his scholarship, so he worked as an assistant for the women’s tennis team. He wound up keeping the job for a decade.

“The job found me, and I’m really thankful that it did. I coached 10 years there,” Reber says. “The head coach at ASU, she’s probably the most respected coach in the country, so being with her I was able to network and meet a lot of people.”

Reber left Tempe in 2006 to take the head coaching gig at the University of Oregon. He ran the program for eight years, and while he loved teaching, the traveling started to wear on him, especially as he and his wife, Dana, welcomed two sons, Owen, now 8, and Griffin, now 4. There were matches and tournaments across the country, and recruiting trips that took him even further afield.

On one trip to Sweden, he spent more time traveling than he did on the ground visiting a recruit.

When he bumped into the general manager of the Eugene Swim & Tennis Club in 2014, and she mentioned they were looking for a director of tennis, it was a pretty easy decision for Reber.

“It was still a lot of long hours, but I was in my own bed every night. When it came to family life it was a heck of a lot better,” he says. “It could still be about winning, but it was also about helping people have fun and get better.”

Moving on to MAC Moving to a bigger club was a natural step for Reber, and it just so happened that the big club up the road – MAC – had its first opening for a head pro in more than three decades, after the retirement of Wayne Pickard.

“Paul brings a wide array of experience to MAC, having been the head pro at the Eugene Swim & Tennis Club, as well as the University of Oregon Women’s Head Coach,” says Athletic Director Ed Stoner. “He has an energetic approach to teaching tennis coupled with an interest and ability to effectively teach everyone from beginners to high-caliber players. I’m confident he will help MAC Tennis continue to grow and thrive.”

Reber takes over a program that is wildly popular. He’s not looking to make wholesale changes, but he thinks there are some small steps that can help MAC tennis move forward. He championed adding new striping to courts 1-4 to create smaller, 36-foot courts within a court for juniors (see page 68).

He’s also looking to establish classes geared toward beginners in the 55-plus range. In the long run, he’d like to see more people playing tennis, even if there is a court shortage.

“It’s short-term pain for long-term gain,” he says. “I’d like to increase the number of people we have playing here so its even more obvious that we need more courts.”

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WELLNESS

Find Balance in the New Year Chakra Workshop

The MAC Wellness Department kicks off the new year with classes designed to help members get focused and fit

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hysical change is the No. 1 resolution people make. We hear it constantly – “this year I am going to get rid of that beer gut,” or “2017 will be the year I tone up my legs” – but rarely do we hear any goals about balance, stress relief or education. MAC Wellness is here to promote a balanced lifestyle. This January, we host a variety of workshops that help bring balance to your life.

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➤ Fridays, Jan. 13 through Feb. 24, noon-1 p.m., Team Training Room ➤ Instructors: Kimmie Brunke and Lisa Buchmiller ➤ Cost: $245 for full seven weeks Explore the chakras through pranayama, meditation and asana in this seven-week workshop. Whether you are new to yoga or looking to deepen your practice, this workshop will explore the healing energy points in the subtle body.

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Yoga-Pilates Flow Workshop ➤ Wednesdays, Jan. 11 through Feb. 8, 9:30-10:30 a.m., Team Training Room ➤ Instructor: Emma Johnson ➤ Cost: $155 for full five weeks This workshop is the beautiful pairing of two revered movement practices: Pilates and yoga. It’s core-focused and pulls

from the ancient asanas of yoga as well as the core-centered movement of Pilates to cultivate grace through strength and balance. Johnson helps you flow through the fundamentals of both practices to cultivate a centered, focused mind, body and heart.

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Pilates 101 ➤ Wednesdays, Feb. 1 through Feb. 22, 11 a.m.-12:15 p.m., Team Training Room ➤ Instructor: Erin Zintek ➤ Cost: $124 for full four weeks If your wellness goal is to become more connected to your breath and body, then Pilates is the perfect solution. This class welcomes those who are new to Pilates or want to reconnect to their fundamentals.

Learn how Pilates always has a focus on the core, which includes abs, upper legs and glutes, and will have you engaging every muscle and using parts of your body

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ATHLETICS you never knew existed. Pilates will give you flexibility, deep muscle strength and coordination to improve in your everyday life, or your specified sport. Come join us for an exploration of body and self, and leave with a workout you can do by yourself in your own home.

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TaKeTiNa ➤ Tuesdays, beginning Jan. 10, 1:30-2:30 p.m., Studio Two ➤ Cost: Free, on going drop-in class Everything we are happens first in the body. Every choice we make, happens first in the body. We are rhythmic beings.

Rhythm provides predictability, flow, a sense of belonging and trust. Rhythm creates life as we know it in our daily lives.

Some days we flow. Other days we are a bit off. Rhythm and movement offers a safe environment to explore just how we do things, how we make decisions, and how we make choices. Come explore yourself and these issues through the process of rhythm and movement. Stand in a circle together, step, clap and sing. Experience improved balance, mental acuity and a deeper sense of self, and have fun as you learn. No registration required.

Want to keep up to date on all MAC Wellness news and activities? Opt in to the Wellness email group at theMAC.com, under the My Profile section. Can’t find it?

Call At Your Service at 503-517-7235 for assistance. WM

Benefits of B Complexes Patients often ask me what types of vitamins/supplements I recommend. I occasionally recommend a B complex that has been methylated. As in, they contain methylcobalmin (b12), or methylfolate (folic acid). B complexes are great for energy, helping with stress, healthy function of muscles, nerves and heart, plus so much more. So why do I recommend they be methylated? The answer is a brief physiology lesson.

The lesson starts with MTHFR. No, it’s not a dirty word.

MTHFR is short for methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase. It is an important enzyme that adds a methyl group to folic acid (B9). Methyl group being CH3 (one carbon and 3 hydrogen atoms). The addition of the methyl group by the hard work of MTHFR, makes B9 activated or made bioavailable. Since B9 is key to cellular function, such as the repair and synthesis of DNA and RNA, it is imperative that folic acid is properly activated. If it isn’t, many dysfunctions and ailments could be the result.

One key function of 5-MTHF (activated B9) is the donation of its methyl group to homocysteine (a common amino acid found in meat) so that it maybe converted into methionine, which produces other important amino acids. Without 5-MTHF, the body stores homocysteine. High levels of this homocysteine have been linked to an increased risk of heart disease. (See Tysen’s article for folate rich foods below.)

With all the advances in decoding the human genome, they are finding that there are tworelatively common genetic mutations that affect a person’s ability to methylate - to make 5-MTHF. This in turn may affect the body’s ability to methylate homocysteine.

Normally testing for the genetic mutation is not needed, but your doctor may order if you have high homocysteine levels.

But instead of worrying if you have the genetic mutation, consume a diet low in red meat but high in leafy greens and fruits; and if you’d like to add a B complex to the regimen, make sure it’s methylated.

Any questions, concerns, requests? Email me at lnelson@themac.com

–Dr. Lindsey Nelson WM

EATING WELL Folate (folic acid) is an important component of the diet and is very important for a healthy pregnancy. Some excellent sources of folate-rich foods include oranges, avocado, spinach, romaine, broccoli, peanuts, enriched grains and fortified cereals.

One serving of this salad has a quarter of your daily folate intake per serving.

Spinach, Orange and Avocado Salad Ingredients Servings 4

1 navel orange

6 oz. bag baby spinach leaves

1 avocado cut into wedges

2 tbsp. finely chopped shallots

2 Tbsp. seasoned rice vinegar 1 Tbsp. vegetable oil 2 tsp. minced peeled fresh ginger 1/2 tsp. Asian sesame oil Preparation 1. Whisk last 5 ingredients in large bowl.

Season to taste with salt and pepper. Set aside.

2. Peel and cut orange into 1/3-inch rounds; cut rounds crosswise in half. Add spinach to dressing; toss to coat. Add avocado and orange; toss gently. Enjoy your folate!

Nutritional Facts for one serving: calories 150, fat 10g, protein 3g, carbohydrate 13g

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inter Blitz is a five-week program beginning Monday, Jan. 8 through Sunday, Feb. 12. The purpose is to help members develop regular exercise habits, learn new ways to exercise and foster friendships. Habits built during the five weeks can last throughout the year, resulting in members who are happier, healthier and having more fun.

• Participants must keep track of their exercises, date, time and point conversion on weekly log sheets in the E & C Room. A staff member must initial each entry.

You earn points by working out at MAC. Each time you work out at the club, you log exercises and points. Exercises earn points based on the time spent and activity recorded. Prizes are awarded for those who earn the most points in each category, but everyone who earns at least 100 points will be entered in a drawing for a $100 MAC gift certificate.

• Each participant earning 100 points is entered into a drawing for a $100 MAC gift certificate.

There is an entry fee of $20 for each participant to pay for prizes and refreshments at a party after the Winter Blitz.

Winter Fitness Blitz rules: • All exercises and fitness activities must be performed at MAC. One-half of all points must be earned in the Exercise and Conditioning Rooms (this includes the main E & C Room, Small Weight Room, Stretching Room, Spin Room and Ledge).

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• The table showing time-to-point conversions for each type of exercise is available at the Center Desk, and at the bottom of each weekly scorecard.

• Entry categories include men and women in three age groups: Young Adult (under 39), Adult (40-64), and Senior (65 and up).

• Prizes are awarded for top overall man and woman, and first and second man and woman in each age group.

• Prizes are presented and the drawing is held at a celebration party, TBA. Sign up at the table at the E & C Room, online at theMAC.com or call Fitness Coordinator Matt Walsh at 503-517-7543.

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Health Benefits Without the Impact MAC water fitness classes are helping members from all walks of life get fit, stay flexible and build new friendships

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rowing tired of your current workout routine? Maybe you’ve reached a plateau and are no longer seeing changes in your body. Consider coming to the pool to try out one of the 57 water fitness classes MAC offers. The wide range of classes vary from gentle, soothing Aqua Yoga, to strength and rehabilitation with Adaptive Aquatics and Water Pilates, to hardcore, “not your grandmother’s water exercise class” with Deep Water Aerobics and Cardio H2O. There is something for everyone, at every fitness level.

The Water Fitness Department holds an open house Wednesday, Jan. 25 at the Sun Deck Pool. There are two sessions to accommodate various schedules, one from noon-2 p.m. and a second from 4:30-6:30 p.m. This will be a great opportunity to learn more about the diverse range of water fitness classes, benefits and why you need to be in the water!

History of Success There is evidence of water being used as therapy and exercise dating back centuries, when Greeks and Romans used hot baths for healing powers and recreation. In the 1920s, Franklin D. Roosevelt used water as therapy to treat his polio. During the 1950s, fitness expert Jack LaLanne developed and televised an exercise program that was performed in water to help relieve the stress and pressure of gravity on the body. By the 1990s, water fitness was gaining momentum and becoming a popular form of exercise for those looking to ease impact on joints and bones while still working the cardiovascular and circulatory systems at a high level.

Members staying active Here are a few reasons why MAC members choose to take their workout to the pool: Katie Bray, an active mother of three young children, has been a MAC member her whole life. Through the years, she’s enjoyed yoga and dance/aerobics classes. For the past year and a half she Continued on page 58

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Water Fitness Continued from page 56 has attended deep-water aerobics classes.

Bray explains, “The schedule works great for me. I can be in the pool at 8:30 a.m., get an efficient 45-minute workout, and be showered and at my desk by 10 a.m.”

Bray also appreciates the versatility of the class: “I love how I can make the workout as hard or as easy as I want it to be – most days I put my head down and work hard, but sometimes it’s nice to take it a little easier and enjoy the company of the other great people in the class.” To Bray, the biggest benefit of the workout in the water is that it works her whole body – core, arms, legs, cardio and strength. “I’m feeling really strong and love the definition I’m seeing in my arms and shoulders.”

Anne Young has been involved in a variety of classes since she joined MAC in 1972. For 20 years, she was very involved in the yoga program, which she still supports, and has enjoyed Pilates, Evolution and the weight room. After Young had two knee replacements, she discovered that water fitness was friendly on her joints.

“Now I can get a great cardio workout with no joint stress. And muscle toning in the water is such a plus!” Young said

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that there are many aspects of the class she enjoys, “I have lost 12 pounds, met wonderful friends, and most of all, after an early morning class, I have lots of energy for the rest of the day.”

Larry McKinney has been a MAC member for 21 years and has taken water fitness classes for more than seven years.

McKinney has Parkinson’s disease and uses water fitness to help combat its symptoms.

Hhe takes several different classes, including Balance H20, Adaptive Aquatics and Water Walking. Water fitness classes help keep him active, with the added benefit that exercising in the water removes his fear of falling. McKinney said, “While those benefits are obvious, the not-soobvious is the camaraderie and the joy of friendship with this group of positive people.”

Kathryn Clifford, Water Fitness Committee member, is a strong advocate for water classes. Clifford always takes two back-to-back classes. One class to target her cardio and the other to build strength, like Cardio H2O followed by Water Pilates.

Backed by science There is scientific evidence supporting many health benefits of water exercise.

Benefits include an increase in endurance and muscle strength, improved flexibility, reduced blood pressure and stress on joints, and cardiovascular stamina. The resistance of the water is 12 times greater than air, allowing resistance in all directions of movement, known as double concentric muscle action. It also will challenge muscles that are not as easily targeted on land. As the water lessens the effects of gravity on the body, it becomes easier to move through a wider range of motion, improving flexibility. The hydrostatic pressure of the water assists the heart to work more efficiently. The compression of the water pushes equally on the body to help blood flow back to the heart to enhance cardiac function, decrease training heart rate and lower blood pressure. Hydrostatic pressure also decreases any swelling or edema in the body, helps joint stability and reduces lactic acid buildup in muscles.

Start off the new year by adding water fitness to your workout routine and see what the water can do for you in 2017.

Class schedules can be found on the website, in the basement level hallway or outside the entrance to the Sun Deck Pool. WM

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Winter Beckons – Answer the Call Enjoy trips for the family or just adults, along with weekend or midweek ski buses to Mount Hood

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AC’s Outdoor Department offers a winter sport for everyone. Visit www.theMAC.com to see additional oppurtunities for snowshoeing, ski racing and more.

Sun Valley for adults Saturday, Jan. 28-Saturday, Feb. 4, 2017 The Mt. Hood Gang invites MAC members to renew old memories or build new ones in Sun Valley. Native Americans called it Magic Valley, a place of healing. There is something for everyone.

Sun Valley has wonderful skiing, cross-country trails, snow shoeing, shopping and relaxing by the fire or in heated pools. This is an adult trip. A welcoming party is provided by Sun Valley with three gatherings before dinner at the Harriman Cottage. Optional activities include a dinner at Galena Lodge on Wednesday and lunch at the Round House on Friday. Non-skiers can ride the gondola to lunch. The gracious Sun Valley staff does a fantastic job of making your visit a grand experience. The trip was established by MAC’s B. Mary Inkster, and is now led by her son, Jim. Visit www.mthoodgang.com for more information.

Sun Valley for families Saturday, March 25-Saturday, April 1 What do winter, world class skiing, snowboarding, Nordic touring, skate skiing, snowshoeing, ice skating, outdoor swimming,

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indoor bowling, sleigh rides and culinary excellence have in common? Sun Valley, Idaho – where each member of your party can find an adventure.

Join members and their families for the annual Spring Break trip to Sun Valley. This year’s trip runs Saturday, March 25 through Saturday, April 1. Contact Outdoor Manager Chad Failla at cfailla@themac.com or 503-517-7574 for more information.

Midweek Ski Bus Thursday, Jan. 5-Thursday, Feb. 23 Take a midweek jaunt from MAC to Mount Hood Meadows on a chartered ski bus every Thursday in January and February.

Members may purchase four-week packages for January or February in advance to guarantee a seat on the bus. Walk-on riders must purchase a spot on the bus online at www.skihood.com/parkandride.

For more information, contact Susie Niedermeyer Neighbors at susie.neighbors@gmail.com.

Sunday Ski Bus Feb. 5-26 For four consecutive weeks in February, head to Mt. Hood Meadows with family and friends with ease. The Sunday Ski Program offers something for everyone, from kids to adults.

Choose between The Sno-Blaster Program for children in first through eighth grades, lessons, or just ride the bus. Contact Outdoor Manager Chad Failla at cfailla@themac.com or 503-5177574 for more information. WM

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WALKING & HIKING

A Lake District Hiking Holiday Enjoy a week of hiking in the English countryside with MAC Walking and Hiking

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alking in the English countryside is an idyll that appeals to many. From gentle lakeside strolls and woodland walks, to hikes amid the towering peaks and sawtoothed ridges of the Langdale Pikes, England’s Lake District has much to offer walkers and hikers. Join members of MAC’s Walking and Hiking group this May for a weeklong English holiday that includes daily walks guided by local, experienced leaders, and seven nights in a historic country house, Monk Coniston. Beatrix Potter once owned the home, which is now leased from Britain’s National Trust. Monk Coniston overlooks Coniston Water, a 5-mile-long, glacially carved ribbon lake.

The holiday begins with arrival (and afternoon tea) at Monk Coniston on Saturday, May 20, and ends after breakfast on Saturday, May 27. Walks are graded “easier,” “medium” and “harder.” Each evening, walk leaders describe the next day’s walk options, after which, guests can make their choices.

The tour is offered by HF Holidays, a century-old British company specializing in outdoor holidays. The cost is 819 pounds (about $1,000) per person for either a double-occupancy or single room, and includes seven nights’ lodging, all meals, and daily guided walks. This represents a special, discounted rate for groups. Group size is limited to 23 participants. Airfare and ground

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transportation to and from the Lake District are not included.

Information on car rentals and public transportation from London is provided by HF Holidays.

Questions? Contact Dee Poujade of the Walking and Hiking Committee, at traveling.mimi@gmail.com or 503-310-5577. For more information about the area, see www.hfholidays.co.uk. WM

Member Numbers Walk Across America Mileage Mileage as of October 2016 Hal Broughton 23,107

Dan Hoffa 2,868

Sharron Schneider 13,760

Sally Broughton 17,231

Shannon Leonetti 71,872

Nancy Sergeant 23,484

Ann Durfee 38,273

Harriet Maizels 17,163

Jean Sidman 2,3743

Kathleen Elliot 4,084

Don Morris 4,277

Carrie Stucky 19,629

Claire Galton 36,519

Linda Opray 14,821

Barbara Wetzel 21,420

Toni Greening 14,869

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The Multnomah Athletic Foundation is a 501 (c) 3 public charity.

Your contribution may be tax deductible.

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Shake up your offseason routine with yoga, personal training, or any number of suggestions from the Golf Committee.

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here is a reason sports have off-seasons. It offers athletes the chance to retool, rebuild, recover from injury, recharge one’s batteries, and even develop a new mental approach to life on and off the course. Here, are some off-season ideas to incorporate some new fitness, nutritional and mental activities into your weekly life-routine and, eventually, to put some spark into your golf game when the sunshine returns in the spring.

Put the exact amount of potato chips you actually wish to eat into a bowl instead of eating from the bag (do the same with ice cream). Put off consuming extra winter beer and wine calories until the spring, after you’ve played nine or 18 holes with your friends. Drink smoothies in the morning before you head off to tame the lions each day so you can get in your daily helpings of fruit and leafy greens. Get to the Exercise and Conditioning Room and hire a trainer to help you strengthen your body. While you are in the E&C Room, get on the cardio equipment while you’re taking in a ballgame or a book on tape. Take group fitness classes (Max Force and Evolution PDX are great). Take

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non-advanced/non-intermediate Hatha, Yin, Gentle, Restorative or Basic yoga classes from our awesome lineup of MAC yoga instructors for injury prevention, flexibility, balance, strength and stamina. Practice conscious breathing for 15 minutes when you wake up each morning. Take a rock climbing class or get in some rock climbing during open climbing times. Get a standing desk or spend less time each day sitting when working or reading the paper or reading your news or social feeds. Play table tennis to keep and improve hand-eye coordination. Take dance classes to work on your timing, rhythm and fluidity. Practice putting indoors on a hard surface. Go to the driving range, but don’t hit your driver. Take a few, sporadic lessons throughout the winter from a golf professional to work on the one or two things that most frustrated you last season. Get ready for the MAC Golf season opening kickoff event next spring to coincide with The Masters golf tournament!

–Brett Hyland WM

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SYNCHRO The Masters Synchro 20-29 Age Group Team won gold in Arizona. They include, front row from left, Nikki Berlin, Nicole Langley, Michelle Tillman, Iliana Torres; back row from from left, Jen Sterrett, Lydia Kirkland, Kate Dulgeroff, Marissa Montejano.

Synchro Swimmers Shine in Arizona MAC Masters win big against some of the best teams in North America

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ctober was a big month for masters synchronized swimmers.

The masters swimmers headed down to Oro Valley, Arizona, for the U.S. Masters Synchronized Swimming Championships.

MAC teams competed with teams from across the country and Canada. The weather was agreeable, the water temperatures perfect, and MAC swimmers dominated, not only in medals and ribbons but with cheering support for one another in the stands.

Here are the results:

U.S. Masters Synchronized Swimming Championships Figures 1st, 30-39 A - N. Berlin 5th, 20-29 A - M. Tillman Duets 2nd, 30-39 - J. Sterret, M. Kraus
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Langley-Peralta 3rd, 20-29 - M. Montejano, M. Tillman 2nd, 40-49 - J. Cavagnaro, L. Kirkland Team/Combo 1st, 20-29 - N. Berlin, K. Dulgeroff, L. Kirkland, N. Langley-Peralta, M. Montejano, J. Sterret, M. Tillman, I. Torres 2nd, 35-49 Combo - N. Berlin, K. Dulgeroff, N. LangleyPeralta, M. Tillman, J. Cavagnaro, J. Guyler, J. Miller, J. Vigeland, L. Kirkland, J. Sterrett 6th, 50-59 - J. Cavagnaro, M. Kraus, J. Miller, J. Vigeland, M. Stavropoulos 8th, 50-59 - J. Aponte, A. Cleve, K. Kelsall, J. Kruse, A. LaFave, N. Larsen If you like swimming and are interested in trying this yourself, MAC Synchro would love to have you! No experience is necessary, just a love of the water. There are morning and evening times to suit every schedule. WM

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Two All New Editions of Tennis U. The Doubles Club Championship was a hit. Get ready for next year’s edition with a Tennis. U. on doubles, or another on training tips using the new court lines

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he 2016 MAC Doubles Club Championship in November was a fun and competitive event. A total of 135 members competed and battled for the title of club champions. The round robin draws allowed for a lot of tennis and socializing in-between matches. The lounge, filled with spectators and players alike, was buzzing all weekend. It was a fun and entertaining time for everyone involved.

Thank you to all the players, spectators and committee members who made the tournament a success. To our champions, who are listed below, congratulations, and enjoy your title. Start practicing now for the next doubles tournament in 2017!

Women 5.0 Champions Laura Walker / Becky Holzman

Finalists Amy Cooney / Gretchen Sturm 6.0 Champions Yoko Moore / Sarah Robertson

Finalists Jeanette Thomas / Shelly Bigley 7.0 Champions Julia Hall / Lee Rahr

Finalists Catherine Leedy / Stephanie Campbell 8.0 Champions Sally Lovett / Sally Sterling

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Christian Casebeer / Jesse Inkpen Tony Humpage / Pat Herbst Tom Turnbull / Jim Ringelberg Jock Vondeling / Dave Mittelstadt Riley Wilson / Elliot Nuss Dan Larsen / Brian Ward

New Short Court Lines and January Tennis University The MAC junior program has some exciting changes coming this winter. The junior tennis program will get a fresh new look by implementing the Short Court Tennis Program developed by the U.S. Tennis Association. Several attributes of the game are modified so children can learn and enjoy tennis faster than ever before. The new MAC program will feature equipment designed for juniors such as shorter tennis racquets, reduced net heights, low compression balls and appropriate short-court lines.

The Tennis Committee unanimously approved the decision to add short court lines to courts 1-4. Courts 1-4 had 36-foot and 60-foot lines painted in November. Many other clubs and public courts in the Portland metropolitan area already have short court lines included on their courts. The new lines are noticeable, but do not stand out against the regular tennis court lines.

The new court sizes are also a great training tool for adults.

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Short court games using the red ball will be played at the conclusion. MAC’s Tennis department is excited to have more juniors playing tennis faster with greater enthusiasm and success.

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Mixed Doubles Tennis University and Tournament in February Just in time for Valentine’s Day, find a sweetheart to play tennis! MAC Player Coach and Wimbledon Champion Jonathon Stark and Head Coach Paul Reber are coaching a mixed doubles Tennis University on Feb. 13. Learn mixed doubles strategy and helpful hints for a successful partnership. Tennis University runs from 7-8:30 p.m. on tennis courts 1-2.

There is a half-hour lecture and instruction session beginning at 7 p.m. on court one followed by on-court play from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. There is no cost, but sign-ups are required.

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Learn mixed doubles tips and successful strategy at the February Tennis U. The mixed doubles tournament will run from Thursday, Feb. 23, to Sunday, Feb. 26. The club mixed doubles tournament is one of the most popular tournaments hosted at MAC. The $20 entry fee includes balls, T-shirt (if you haven’t played a tournament yet), snacks, pizza party with beer, and fun competition.

Combined USTA NTPR ratings will determine your playing level at 5.0, 6.0, 7.0, 8.0, 9.0 and above. Match times will be held Thursday night, Friday night, throughout Saturday into the evening and Sunday morning. The round robin format will allow for more matches than a traditional draw. Come join the fun and competition for the Mixed Doubles Club Championship. The tennis department apologizes in advance for any disruption to either women’s open play Thursday evening or men’s open play Saturday.

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The Man Behind the 50-Meter Pool

By Jenn Director Knudsen He drove a Porsche to a job teaching government at Wilson High School. Of course his students loved him. He also coached swimmers at the high school and, later, at MAC. His athletes loved him, too. Their sentiments had very little to do with Ray Conlon’s wheels.

Conlon, who had an enormous impact on MAC’s aquatics program, lost his battle with cancer on Oct. 2. No public funeral was held for Ray, a private man. He’d been a member of the U.S. armed services, serving in Okinawa, and he was an accomplished swimmer himself. His district championship record hovers around 26.

Ray’s former students, athletes, colleagues and friends fondly remember him and will mourn the loss for some time.

Ray’s special gift was to recognize talent in people, talent that may not have even been obvious to them.

A 1972 Wilson graduate, MAC swimmer and former MAC President’s Award winner Jeff Gudman – both a student and swimmer of Conlon’s – recalls “his good humor in all situations. … He knew how to get the best out of his swimmers.”

“Every student wanted to be in Ray’s class,” remembers another Wilson swim team member, Graham Colton, 71, who as an adult, interacted regularly with Conlon through the club’s aquatics program.

“Ray was a positive influence on many MAC members. Everyone liked Ray, and he, in turn, was a friend to everyone,” Colton says.

Ray became the consummate go-to swim coach during an era of turnover at the club, remembers MAC’s Head Swim Coach Alex Nikitin, who was Ray’s friend for 20 years.

“He stepped in [first in 1962] every time when the team was ‘in between’ head coaches,” Nikitin says of Ray. “His deep knowledge of coaching various levels, and understanding of club politics, intricate team dynamics, and many different people who were influential and involved in decision making, that’s what held the MAC swim team together.”

Former MAC Swim Coach Ray Conlon, left, shares a moment with current Coach Alex Nikitin.

Nikitin credits Conlon with the existence of the 50-meter Pool. He says Conlon lobbied the Swimming Committee and Board of Trustees tirelessly on the importance of having a 50-meter Pool for a swim team yearning for greatness.

“Looking back a half a century, I can only admire such level of foresight,” the head coach says.

In addition to his political adroitness, Ray captured the hearts and vigor of his young athletes. In a 2009 article titled Ray Conlon, The ‘Go To Guy in honor of the club swim team’s 100th anniversary, he said, “Good coaches always continue refining their fundamentals. Who will win the meet? I bet on the team that has been trained best on fundamentals. And those are developed through the quality of day-to-day work.”

Gudman, the Wilson High School swimmer, remembers, “He knew how to get the best out of his swimmers.”

Nikitin agrees, noting Ray did that for swimmers of all ages, himself included.

“Ray’s special gift was to recognize talent in people, the talent that may not have been obvious to them. Even before they knew it themselves, he’d point them in the direction of developing their talents. It happened with many of his swimmers, and also with me,” Nikitin says.

Indeed, Conlon is credited with launching certain swimmers to the top of their sport, including Carrie Steinseifer, a 1984 Olympic gold medalist, and Brad Bachulis, whose picture adorns MAC’s storied Wall of Champions.

Reflects Nikitin: “He was a remarkable man. I miss him.” WM

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ATHLETICS BLOOD DRIVE

Inspired to Save Lives With Blood Drive When members are unable to sign up for the blood drive, our response is, “If you can’t, find someone to give in your place.”

One member, Missy Gerber, did just that this past November. Gerber recruited her fellow members and office mates to donate and made it a family affair. It is inspirational members like Gerber that make me proud to organize the drive twice a year.

Gerber wasn’t the only inspiration. MAC members and staff joined forces to save lives and compete in the Civil War Blood Drive.

On Nov. 8 and 9, donors were encouraged to give blood for the Oregon Ducks, Oregon State Beavers or for a school of their choice.

In probably the only competition they will win all year, the Ducks came away the victor with the Beavers being beat by only one vote by the “other” category. All in all, 125 units were donated over the two-day drive.

That blood could be used to save up to 375 lives. MAC Wellness is eternally grateful for the efforts of staff and members who encouraged, volunteered and donated to this great cause.

–Keri Donovan

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EARLY BIRDS

Sample a New Workout This Season Mix up your new year workout with another Early Bird Sampler Class at 5:30 a.m.

Friday, Jan. 27. Join for an all-new 75-minute workout combining new formats (for this time of day), Kickboxing with Michelle, Evolution

with Erin, and Power Yoga with Linda. Your muscles and lungs will thank you!

FITNESS

Swing into the New Year With Boxing With the newly remodeled Team Training Room equipped with heavy bags, now is the

ATHLETICS time to start shedding pounds in one of two new boxing classes. No experience or equipment is necessary, just show up ready to learn the art of Western boxing, and get a great workout in the process.

Boxing is fantastic for cardio, an unbelievable stress reliever, and sure to increase your self-confidence. You’ll also increase your coordination and muscle tone while you’re at it.

The Boxing for Fitness classes include boxing instruction, heavy bag work, instructor mitt work, plyometrics and interval training.

The Knockout class will be a similar workout, but dimly lit, with high-energy music, and faster pace. Both classes will run for 55 minutes.

Classes are taught by MAC Personal Trainers Molly Sparkman and Nick Trubachik. Sparkman has taught one-on-one boxing at MAC for eight years. Trubachik is a NCAA All-American decathlete who trains high-level athletes at MAC. Classes start the week of Monday, Jan. 16, and go through Monday, March 20. Cost is $25 per class, with a 10-week commitment required. Classes are limited to 12 people, and are offered on a first-come, first-served basis.

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HANDBALL

Tallying Wins in Regional Tournaments The handball tournament season has started in earnest, and MAC players are making their usual impact. With the consistent help of the Alten Handball foundation, Pacific University sponsored its annual Boxer Singles Invitational in early October, and the top spots were all claimed by MAC players.

Aaron Garner took first in the Open, defeating Matt Steele, with Josh Bateman capturing the Open consolation top spot. Steve Grow showed the collegians a thing or two on his way to the A title.

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ATHLETICS Handball Continued from page 73 last event. Steele defeated an up-and-coming Bateman for the Open final title 21-14, 21-15, then Steele teamed with hard-hitting Conor Casey to win a narrow victory over Bateman and his partner, Dave Steinberg, in a great match, 21-19, 21-17. Conor’s Dad, Mike Casey, parlayed his lefty game through the tough C bracket, eventually snagging second place. Mike Steele played B doubles with a Pacific University player and missed second place by two points, being on the short end of a 20-21 loss and a 10-11 tiebreaker.

MAC handball Coach J. D. McLandrich has done yeoman’s work to direct the Fall Intramural event, running over seven weeks.

At this point, the Steele brothers – Matt and Sean – lead the Open bracket, with Aaron Garner not far behind. Bateman holds a strong lead in the A group, with Andy Kangas making a strong showing. The ageless Dave Delaney commands the Senior group, with lefty Craig Trull nipping at his heels. In the B Senior group, Marty Boozer holds the lead over a highly competitive Greg Howell. Dean Duncan has the lead in the Masters group, holding off another lefty, Bob Evenson. Mike Steele and Mike Casey (what is it with all the lefties?) had to have a playoff to determine

MAC handball players closed out the year at the Irv Alten Handball Classic. the Masters B winner; Steele won that by a whisker, then stayed in the hot tub for two days trying to recover.

The fall season ended with a very demanding (brutal sounds better) one-day tournament. Garner and Sean Steele put on a great Open final, displaying an amazing array of power shots and unbelievable retrieves, showcasing the game when players

with pro experience tangle. Garner eventually won, but Steele made a good showing.

Dave Delaney and Craig Trull decided to call it even for their final match, then used their remaining energy to attack the beer and pizza. Dean Duncan blasted through his bracket to meet his son, Brian, and they went to a tiebreaker, with dad prevailing by one point. Brian’s game has developed

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Next up: the R. O. Smith Tournament in Salem. MAC players will surely make a good showing once again.

MERRYMACS

Group Celebrates with Annual Luncheon Fun and camaraderie were the order of the day for the MerryMacs and guests at the group’s annual Christmas party in December.

A decorated tree laden with gifts added to the festive look of the room. The tables were covered with white tablecloths and red napkins, and the centerpieces were glowing silver and white lanterns surrounded by holly. A moment of excitement occurred when a lamp accidentally tipped over, but it was quickly doused with a glass of champagne.

After the chef’s special salmon luncheon, everyone enjoyed choosing a gift from under the tree. Mary Alicia Scott and Mary Hilbers organized this special event. The MerryMacs play water volleyball at 10:30 a.m. on Mondays and at noon on Fridays in the West Pool. Join us and have fun in the water.

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Is Personal Training Right for You? Did you know that IDEA, the International Health and Fitness organization, released a statistic that found 75 percent of people who exercise are not getting the results they want?

But out of the 25 percent of people who are getting results, 90 percent of them are working with a personal trainer. Personal training helps you get results.

Are you just getting started?

The thought of starting a new exercise program without any assistance can be intimidating. Learning how to use all the equipment can be so confusing. Set up a free consultation with Personal Training Supervisor Andy Shupp (see below) to learn the benefits of personal training and find out which Personal Trainer is the best fit for you to ensure success in health and fitness.

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ATHLETICS SQUASH

MAC Players Head East for Fall Competition It’s been a busy fall for tournaments. A group of MAC women traveled to Stamford, Connecticut, in November for the U.S. Women’s Team Squash Championships.

Otherwise known as the Howe Cup, it is the United States’ largest squash event for women and has been an annual event since 1928. Under the team names Squashlandia West and Squashlandia North, they battled it out against teams from Boston, Washington D.C., Texas and New York. “We had a great time and all improved,” says Amy Gaddis about the tournament. Portland players who participated included Gaddis, Donna Wax, Natasha Seeley, Wendy Whitsell, Gretchen Wagner, Gwen Rudolph, Sarah Bott, Becky Hillwig, Joan Ahlberg, Kaija Perkiomaki, Marcia Wood and Carol Robertson.

Members of the racquetball community recently mourned the death of Ralph Davis (front row center), the last surviving founder of the Golden Masters

Personal Training Continued from page 75 trainer can set you up with an efficient and structured fitness program based on your current lifestyle and desired goals.

Having difficulty sticking to your program?

You’re not alone – 70 to 80 percent of people quit their exercise program after two or three months. Your Personal Trainer will help you adhere to your program consistently.

When you schedule an appointment with a trainer, you make a commitment to yourself – a commitment your trainer won’t let you break.

Are you an athlete or a weekend warrior?

Many people dream of the challenge of completing an athletic event. With your own personal coach, that dream becomes a reality.

Whether you are training for a 5K fun run, a marathon, a triathlon, a challenging hike, or just training to improve your golf or tennis game, your trainer will provide you with a plan for success.

Suffering from an injury?

An injury can set you back. You have the choice of doing nothing or taking an active role in feeling better. Your trainer will work with you and your health care professional to develop a safe rehabilitation program. Your trainer will assist you on your road to recovery.

For more information or to help you get started with a personal trainer, contact MAC Personal Training Supervisor Andy Shupp at 503-517-7548 or GetFit@themac.com.

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RACQUETBALL

Remembering Ralph Davis From the Golden Masters Corner, “Coach” Ralph Davis, the last original founder of the Golden Masters MAC group (age 65-plus) passed away in 2016. He was 96.5 years young. An overflowing memorial service was held in the Lownsdale Room in August, with Bob Gill giving a ringing eulogy and Carol Robertson filling in details and anecdotes of his long career in athletics and coaching. At the age of 80, Davis and fellow MAC player Bruce Kelley won the Huntsman World Championship in 2001.

They are now listed on the Championship wall on Court 10. “Coach” was such an inspiration to us all, and truly a legend in his own time!

Also, we welcome Alan Resnik as a new frequent player.

Come to the courts With the start of the new year and resolutions, make your way down to the courts to play racquetball. We are in the middle of our winter intramural league and will be starting the spring season in March. Racquetball will also host the Club Doubles Tournament this month from Monday, Jan. 23, through Wednesday, Jan. 25. There will be openings for mixed doubles and men’s and women’s.

We would also like to welcome and thank all new players that joined in 2016.

Oregon Singles Championship MAC hosted the Oregon Singles Championship and the Oregon Silver for Juniors. Winners were as follows: W 3.0 – 1st, Joan Ahlber, 2nd Rhea Nelson, consolation Donna Wax; W4.0/5.0 – 1st Logan Greer, 2nd Kaija Perkiomaki, 3rd Katherine Johnson; M Open – 1st Mauricio Sanchez de la Paz, 2nd Will Gruner, 3rd Brian Greenleaf; M5.0 – 1st Sean Ryan, 2nd Gordon Lam, Consolation Logan Greer; M4.0 – 1st Erik Galindo, 2nd Kaija Perkiomaki, consolation Will Williams; M3.0 – 1st David Sefton, 2nd Javier Padilla, consolation Peter Bloch; M50+ – 1st Sean Ryan, 2nd Alex Burt, Consolation Paul Gamble; M40+ – 1st Sean

Professional squash returns to MAC with the Oregon Open.

Ryan, 2nd Matt Bassist, Consolation Josh Hilton. In the Oregon Silver, MAC winners included: GU15 – Hana J. Nakamura-Daya (first) and Maxine Von Der Heyden (second); BU13 – Ethan Morehouse (first); BU15 – Rowan Schnebly (first); BU17 – Alec Spiro (first) and Vaughan Siker (second).

Oregon Open Don’t forget the upcoming Oregon Open.

Some of the top players in the world compete on the MAC squash courts from Monday, Feb. 27, through Saturday, March 4. There are opportunities for corporate sponsorships, family passes and individual tickets are available. As in past years, pro players will join in junior clinics and are available for lessons. Families can host players. Contact

ATHLETICS Anders Giltvedt (giltvedta@gmail.com) with questions.

SWIM

Team Gives Thanks as it Looks Back We here on the MAC swim team like to reflect on what we are thankful for. Looking at this current season, we have been so blessed to be able to create so many opportunities for young and upcoming athletes. We appreciate all of our newest additions and the enthusiasm, passion, smiles and goofiness they bring to the team. We are so grateful for our Fun Meets.

They reveal how supportive and helpful our older athletes can be to our newer ones. They also allow the younger swimmers to continue their advancements within the MAC swim school, while performing their best Michael Phelps impressions in the pool. Here are what a few swimmers said they were thankful for: “I am thankful for all of my friends on the team because they make swimming fun!

I am thankful for all of the MAC coaches for putting so much of their time and effort into other people’s success. I am thankful for being a MAC swimmer, because swimming has helped me to not only get stronger, but to also grow as a person in my everyday life. I am thankful for the MAC because it offers many options for us to improve our capabilities as swimmers, and as overall athletes.”

–Beau Lonnquist, 13 “I am thankful for my teammates because they are always supporting me and cheering for me at the end of my lane. I am thankful for my coach, Cyndy, because she pushes me to my limits. I am thankful for dryland and Coach K, because it is really hard and gives me an extra workout to make me stronger. I am thankful for the MAC because it has such an awesome swim team and pool.” “ I am thankful for swim team and for the opportunities to improve as an athlete, to compete, to learn from great coaches, and to build lasting friendships.”

–Karli Lonnquist, 12 “I am thankful that Cyndy gives part of her day to the swimmers to be their coach.

Her yelling makes me want to swim faster and improve my technique.”

–Graham Inman, 11

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Break Through Into the New Year Happy New Year! Congratulations are due to several MAC athletes who achieved outstanding results in 2016. First, in Continued on page 78

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TriRun Continued from page 77 October, Hope Barkley and Dave Preston traveled to Kailua-Kona on the big island of Hawaii to compete at the Ironman World Championships. Just qualifying for this race is a huge accomplishment. Also, Annie Usher competed in the XTERRA Championships in Hawaii, the National Triathlon Championship and the World Duathlon championship – amazing work, Annie!

Moving forward, in 2017 the Tri/Run committee has more fun activities and events to keep you moving and on track to be fit and healthy. The annual kickoff meeting at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 24, is open to all MAC members and is a great place to get questions answered for those interested in delving into running or multisport events. We discuss the upcoming competitive year and key races the club will focus on, unveil the new racing kit design with samples available to try on, and Coaches Linnea Alvord and Lauren Binder offer expert advice. Bring your friends, training partners and questions, and get involved!

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MAC junior club volleyball is off to a great start. In total, nine teams were formed for ages U12 (3), U14 (3), U16 (2) and U18 (1). This year, each team will have between 10 and 12 players and will be supported by two coaches. The MAC junior volleyball teams participate in the Columbia Empire Volleyball Association (CEVA) Region. CEVA is one of 40 regions of USA Volleyball, and represents the state of Oregon and Southwest Washington.

The season started in December with a friendly tournament, giving teams a chance to play competitively before the CEVA qualifying tournament scheduled in January. Throughout the season most teams will play in two weekend tournaments each month. One tournament is a friendly tournament, the other is a CEVA Power League Tournament, which impacts each team’s ranking. MAC has a very strong junior volleyball program and often has teams in the top rankings. Most of our teams also will travel to one or more tournaments. Some of the cities we will travel to this season include Corvallis, Seattle, Reno, Las Vegas and Denver. Mark your calendars, MAC hosts three junior volleyball tournaments on Saturday, Jan. 14 (U16), Saturday, Jan. 21 (U12), and Saturday, March 4 (U14). WM

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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.

PALM DESERT – By owner, desert luxury & convenience, reduced from $345k to a bargain price of $295k. Palm Desert Tennis Club, 20-acre gated community. 3 BR, 2 BA, adjacent to Ironwood & Big Horn, high above the desert floor w/great view.

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

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

Wanted

SUNRIVER – Comfortable house, walk to SHARC, sleeps 9. 503-231-7497 or www.vrbo.com/198725

MANZANITA WWW.745BEACH.COM Beautiful home on the beach! 6 BR, 4.5 BA, WiFi. Walk to town, city park and golf.

MANZANITA – Luxury 4-bedroom home. South end of town across from Nahalem Bay State Park. www.beachhousemanzanita.com MANZANITA – Newer 3 BR, 2 1/2 BA + loft, 2 blks from beach. Sleeps 8 max. No pets, no smoking. Home theater system. 503-297-7971.

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The advertising deadline for March space reservation is Wednesday, Feb. 1.

MAC MARKETPLACE SURF PINES OCEANFRONT – 4 BR/3 BA, sleeps 16, large deck, hot tub, great beach access.

Fun for families. 503-869-7575.

Out of State

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.

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

PALM DESERT – Still available March 2017 – luxurious 4,500 sf view home surrounds large pool on ½ acre of grounds. 4 BR, 3½ BA, casita, pool house.

Beautifully & fully furnished. Golf cart. 5 blocks to El Paseo. Sleeps 11. www.desertlilyoasis.com. Cindy Banzer, 503-709-7277, cbanzer@eastpdxproperties.com.

MAUI MAALAEA SURF – Exquisitely furnished beachfront condo. Sandy beaches, swimming pool, tennis. 2 masters, 2 BA, townhome. Boni Halton, 503-789-0990. www.haltonmauicondo.com

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, $650/wknd, $350/nt. Call or email for availability. Deb Montrose, 503-531-0405, debbirm@aol.com.

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

PALM DESERT – Silver Sands Racquet Club home, beautifully updated, all tile & granite, 2 master suites, great mountain view, 1,400 sf, steps to pool and spa. $3,500/mo. Rena Tarum, 503-701-4440, rena.tarum123@gmail.com for availability & pictures.

Hawaii KONA, HAWAII – Lovely oceanfront 1 BR condo.

Tennis, oceanside pool/spa. Great view.

503-675-6220. For photos, email: nanevin@aol.com.

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Foreign

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

SEE 13TH CENTURY FRANCE – Monflanquin, on “100 Most Beautiful Villages in France” list, 3 BR, 2.5 BA townhouse/large view roof terrace. $165/night. 503-224-8341 or angelawykoff@gmail. com

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ADVERTISER INDEX (W)HERE INC........................................................ 2, 4

OHSU SPORTS MEDICINE...................................... 8

AAA OREGON AUTOSOURCE.............................. 77

OLSON & JONES CONSTRUCTION...................... 55

AUDI BEAVERTON................................................. 43

OPPAT, SCOTT....................................................... 78

BASSIST, KRYSTIN................................................. 69

OREGON EPISCOPAL SCHOOL........................... 45

BENZ, LIBBY..........................................................40

ORGANIZERS NORTHWEST................................. 47

CASCADE SOTHEBY’S INT’L REALTY.................. 61

PACKOUZ JEWELERS........................................... 71

CHEERFUL BULLPEN............................................ 70

PARISH & COMPANY............................................. 69

CLOSET FACTORY................................................. 45

PIENOVI PROPERTIES............................................. 6

EXERCISE EQUIPMENT NW.................................. 75

PORTLAND CITY PROPERTIES............................. 25

EYE DEPARTMENT................................................. 78

PROVIDENCE REGIONAL FOUNDATION.............. 10

FRENCH AMERICAN SCHOOL............................. 67

RAINBOW LAMPSHADE SHOP............................. 78

HERZOG-MEIER..................................................... 44

REITER, ELEONORE.............................................. 42

HOTEL DELUXE...................................................... 73

RICKLES, BETSY.................................................... 36

HOYT REALTY GROUP.......................................... 16

ROCHE BOBOIS..................................................... 59

INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL, THE........................... 46

ROSE CITY ROWING CLUB................................... 24

JACKSON, BECKY................................................. 75

SKINNER LAW........................................................ 84

JOHN H. ZUBER CONSTRUCTION, INC.............. 27

STEEN, MJ.............................................................. 27

JUDITH ARNELL JEWELERS................................. 32

TETHEROW............................................................ 65

KELLEY DULCICH PHOTOGRAPHY..................... 77

TOUCHMARK......................................................... 41

LARRY & CO........................................................... 47

TOWER OCULOFACIAL PLASTIC SURGERY....... 20

MAGILKE, DAVID MD............................................. 73

UBS FINANCIAL..................................................... 43

MALKA DIAMONDS................................................ 38

UNIVERSITY OF PORTLAND................................. 83

MCCULLOCH, DREW............................................ 40

US BANK PRIVATE CLIENT RESERVE.................. 46

MULTNOMAH ATHLETIC FOUNDATION............... 63

VALLEY CATHOLIC SCHOOL................................ 22

NEIL KELLY............................................................. 28

WARD, JOHN P....................................................... 70

NIFELLE DESIGN.................................................... 72

WEST PORTLAND PHYSICAL THERAPY CLINIC.. 74

NORTHWEST ACADEMY....................................... 42

WINDERMERE STELLAR....................................... 57

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125 The Club’s Unsung Heroes

T

he man with the most familiar voice in the club works in a back office. You can reach him easily. But to meet him, you must find your way to a windowless space near the concierge station.

I spent an hour with him, and left realizing I know little about the lives and stories of the people who work here each day. To know something beyond a name and a face enriches all of us, and reminds us that MAC is not just an outstanding institution, but a community.

While writing about MAC’s history, I’ve learned about programs, the facility and the board and committee structure. I’ve also been able to talk with many employees.

I suggest you do the same.

••• If you call the club in the morning, you connect with Aurelio Torres. For most people, he is the club, the person who gives the initial impression about what this place is all about.

Torres is our telephone operator. His day starts at 6:30 a.m., and he is genuinely happy to take your call, answer a question or transfer you to the appropriate extension. He does that, on average, 100 times a day.

And he never loses his patience.

He loves his job. He’s 41 and has worked at MAC, off and on, since 2004. He considers himself a lifer.

“Multnomah Athletic Club. This is Aurelio speaking.”

Once his call is completed, he swivels in his chair, extends a hand and smiles broadly. He wears a tie, dress shirt and slacks, and polished black shoes. I ask why; he is, after all, answering a telephone. His reply tells much of what you need to know about Torres.

“I’m old school. When I came in for my interview, I was wearing a tie. It shows respect for the job. Coming to work is a pleasure. I’m not just saying that either.”

He grew up in Orange County, California.

His father was a cop with the Los Angeles Police Department.

“This was the 1980s,” Torres said. “Gangs were growing, and it was scary. My father

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wanted administrators to provide officers with more firepower. They were going up against people who had automatic rifles. [Eventually] my father decided to retire.”

His father and his second wife bought some land outside of Medford and Torres spent summers on his father’s ranch. The city boy learned to love nature.

He stopped the story as the phone rang.

“Multnomah Athletic Club. This is Aurelio speaking.”

Torres started in retail in Los Angeles, then in the hotel industry making room reservations.

After his sister moved to Portland, Torres followed and became her assistant at a computer distribution company.

Once here, he decided to look for another job. He saw an advertisement for a job at MAC, applied and was hired. He made the position his own, combining efficiency with respect.

“I use my name with every call because it’s about respecting the caller,” he said. “I’m here to assist. It’s also about respecting the club.

People have been coming here for decades, for generations. It’s not just a habit, but a tradition.”

Torres has been taking care of his elderly mother, who was battling health issues, and his brother, who has disabilities. His mother recovered, and is now on her own. His brother lives with Torres.

For breaks, he turns to the outdoors.

“Every year, for my birthday, I have an outdoor adventure,” he said. “When I turned 40, I took two weeks. I hiked at Crater Lake, went to Bend and then to Palm Springs.”

He turns away.

“Multnomah Athletic Club. This is Aurelio speaking.”

••• At some point, nearly every member makes her or his way to the Mporium. Next time you’re there, greet Cookie Tohl, a sales associate. She’s been working in the shop for 18 years. She remembers the exact date – Sept. 8.

“It was sunny and beautiful. I walked in and was overwhelmed by the facility. Longtime members don’t realize what a grand impression this place makes.”

Aurelio Torres and Cookie Tohl are two of the many employees who help make MAC a special place.

“I started work,” she said. “Every person I met that day, from customers to employees, was so warm and friendly. It was a good start, and it’s been good every day since.”

Tohl was born and raised in Tillamook. After raising her children, she went to work at Blue Heron French Cheese Co. Housed in a former dairy barn, the business sells cheese and gifts.

She came to Portland when her daughter moved to take college classes and find opportunities not available in the coastal community.

“I got the job here,” Tohl said. “What’s wonderful is that the manager is so supportive. She’s a boss, but not a boss; you know what I mean.

I’ve been on buying trips for MAC and I’ve met vendors. I help the manager and also get to work with window displays. It makes me feel good when we hear compliments about the shop.”

Tohl’s hobby is work.

Blue Heron liked her work so much that they asked her to come back on the weekend.

So she puts in a 40-hour week at MAC, and then spends Saturdays at Blue Heron.

“Work is in my DNA,” she said. “When I grew up, everyone had chores in the family.

We went to school, but also had responsibilities at home. My father was a logger. It was very hard work, and we learned from him. I’d say work is a necessity.

She shudders at the word “retirement,” refusing to give her age.

“I’m 29, but you can bump me to 39,” Tohl said with a laugh. “I’m going to keep working.”

She said her friends ask her why she continues to work.

“I tell them the Multnomah Club is special,” she explained. “The place, the people. I’ve made friends, members and co-workers, which will last a lifetime.”

Two of many. Get to know a few on your own.

–Tom Hallman Jr. WM

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