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Disc golf adds variety to date
■ straying tromtne typical
dinner-and-a-movie scene can
be a welcome break for the
pocketbook
By Monica Hande
Oregon Daily Emerald
There’s more to do than eat. Al
though dining is sometimes the
easiest and most practical activity
to partake in on a date, there are
other options, which can often be
a lot easier on your budget.
Sometimes a good game of bas
ketball, tennis or any sport that
suits you, can be a good bet for a
chance to spend time with that
special person. But not everyone
wants to break a sweat in front of
someone he or she is trying to im
press. So, maybe it’s time to get out
of the gym and into a park. West
moreland Community Park, to be
exact, is a great place for a little
game of disc golf.
The park, located on W. 18th Av
enue between Polk and Chambers
streets, is equipped with a nine
hole disc golf course. All you need
is yourself, your date and a couple
of Frisbees. If you’re lucky, you
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ple of discs from a credit card ven
dor around campus, who some
times give out free paraphernalia,
including Frisbees, when you fill
aut a credit card application.
The Westmoreland course con
sists of nine holes, or metal baskets
that stand as targets for the discs.
Each hole — most of which are par
threes — has a starting platform
several feet away. A few of the
holes are even strategically placed
behind trees, which serve as obsta
cles in the
game.
The rules
to the game
are more or
less up to you. If you’re familiar
with miniature golf, you may just
choose to play by those rules.
However, if you’re a stickler for ac
curacy, you could look up the rules
of the World Flying Disc Federa
tion, which can be found at
www.cs.rochester.edu/u/fergu
son/disc/wfdf/wfdf-disc-golf.html.
This Web site will give you com
plete details of professional play,
from player conduct to a glossary
of terms.
However, before you begin your
game, you may want to wander
around the park to get an idea of
where each hole is located. Not
every hole is easy to spot, and
sometimes, the markers are diffi
cult to read because they’re cov
ered with graffiti, which adds to
the somewhat unattractiveness of
the park as a whole. Located in a
commercial neighborhood, West
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solitude one might expect from a
park.
But appearance aside, West
moreland Community Park allows
for a mean game of disc golf.
Considering it’s the end of Octo
ber, you’ll likely be cold and
maybe even wet after you finish
your game. Fortunately, there are a
couple of nearby places to get a hot
cup of coffee. If you’re looking for
something really cheap, there’s 7
11. But if you would like a place to
sit down and talk, there’s a Star
bucks Coffee across 18th Avenue
inside Albertson’s Food and Drug.
Or, better yet, across Chambers
Street is Jamocha’s Espresso Cafe.
The small coffee shop features
Torrefazione Italia coffee. The at
mosphere is rather quiet and cozy
— good for conversation.
And, if you’re hungry and can’t
resist the temptation, Jamocha’s of
fers an appetizer menu including
chicken tenders, fries, onion rings
and quesadillas. And there’s a
small dessert case as well, offering
a limited selection of pastries. In
fact, if you choose to plan your
date for the evening, you’re in
luck. Jamocha’s has an “After 5
Special.” In the evenings, you get a
free cup of coffee when you pur
chase a dessert.
So, instead of engaging in the
typical dinner and a movie, it
could be nice to try something a
little different. A good game of disc
golf and a warm cup of coffee nev
er hurt anyone.
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