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6 Wednesday, September 4, 2019 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon Man caused Sisters athlete earns silver at world championships $60,000 in one,= Banning reflected. <I By Jim Cornelius had knee surgery two years ago and at that time thought damage at Jennifer Banning of I9d never lift competitively Sisters took a silver medal again 4 and here I am.= in the Wo rld Ma ste rs Banning is passionate Crater Lake Championships weightlifting about lifting. in Montreal, Canada, <It9s not easy,= she told National Park tourney last month. The Nugget. I love it because In a back-and-forth bat- 4 mostly I love it because I Editor in Chief C R AT E R LAKE NATIONAL PARK (AP) 4 An Oregon man caused over $60,000 in dam- age while driving off-road at Crater Lake National Park. Park officials said Friday that Even Metz, of Grants Pass, paid $200 for the dam- ages in a section of the park called Pumice Desert, after his insurance company paid the full damage assessment costs. Officials say Metz entered the desert in July 2018, and while his friend took pictures, drove in circles that dug ruts 12 inches deep and caused widespread vegetation mor- tality. Officials say at least 15 species of native plants were destroyed. The Pumice Desert once was a glacial valley that was buried by pumice during the eruption of Mount Mazama, a Cascade peak that imploded and left behind Crater Lake. Officials say the park has seen an increase in vehicles illegally driving off-road. Officials say the restora- tion process is costly and takes years. tle with Hawaiian Loretta Kikuchi, Banning briefly held the world records in two lifts in the 50- to 54-year-old 55 kg (121.25-pound class). The Olympic weightlift- ing tournament combines the best of each lifter9s totals in two events 4 the snatch and the clean and jerk. Banning9s 126 kg (277.782 ) total put her in a strong second-place finish behind Kikuchi9s 134 kg (295.42 pounds) total and ahead of the 100 kg (220.462 pounds) bronze medalist. Banning was able to accomplish a bodyweight snatch of 55 kg 4 a signifi- cant benchmark in Olympic lifting 4 and a 71 kg (156.53-lb.) clean and jerk. Banning, who coaches weightlifters in Sisters at Indomita Fitness, has com- peted for several years, hav- ing started Olympic lifting in 2013. She previously recorded a bronze-medal fin- ish at the worlds in Denmark in 2014 in her fourth meet ever. She has achieved <best lifter= and first-place fin- ishes at nationals and in the Pan Am tournament. The Montreal meet was special. <I9m pretty proud of this INDIGO COLLECTION Nature + Geometry 541.549.6061 | 311 W. Cascade Ave. love how I feel.= She says she loves the challenge of applying tech- nique and lifting well. And there9s nothing subjective about achievement in the sport. <It doesn9t lie,= she said. <You either lift it or you don9t. When you do, it9s pretty exhilarating.= The sport has expanded over the past couple of decades to include more and more women 4 and people of an astonishing range of ages. <I saw 80-year-olds lift- ing, and I plan to be that 80-year-old someday,= she said. Banning also thrives on the competitive aspect of the sport. <Some people like that pressure and tension and it fuels them 4 or they don9t,= she said. For everyone, she says, the physical and mental aspects of lifting build <resiliency for everyday life.= The training regimen for elite-level competition is demanding. Banning trained four times a week. She noted that the club she lifts for is Drive Barbell Club in Bend, run by Adam PHOTO PROVIDED Jennifer Banning of Sisters won silver in a record-breaking World Masters Championship competition in Montreal, Canada, last month. Hamilton, who is also her coach. Banning offers fitness and nutrition coaching through her own Indomita Fitness in PIZZA Sisters. <That9s the Italian for fierce and unbeatable,= she said. For information visit www.indomitafitness.com. • CALZONE • SALAD • BEER & W I N E NOW SERVING e! c Pizza by the Sli Pizza, Beer & Wine Delivery, too! SHULERS’ PIZZERIA www.shulerspizzeria.com 442 E. Hood Ave., Sisters • 541-549-1960 Hours: Tuesday-Saturday 11 a.m.-8 p.m. • Sunday 12-7 p.m.