FRIDAY, OCTOBER 30, 2015
THE BAKER COUNTY PRESS — 7
Outdoor Rec / Sports
Special Olympics athletes do
well at regional competition
Lions Club
installs fitness
equipment on
Parkway
Submitted Photo.
L-R: Tommy Huntington, Caitlyn Calaway, Janet stout, Sherri Koeff, Paula Moe, Jennifer Glerup and Mela-
nie Rhodes. Paula and Melanie are the coaches.
BY GINA K. SWARTZ
Gina@TheBakerCountyPress.com
On Sunday, October 25,
2015, the Baker County
Special Olympics Aquat-
ics Team competed in the
Aquatics Fall Regional
Games at Mt. Hood Com-
munity College in Gresh-
am, Oregon.
In all, 10 teams made
up of 12 Oregon counties
competed.
A regional meet in
Corvallis with teams
representing the remain-
ing Oregon Counties will
be held and a quorum will
then determine which, if
any Baker County com-
petitors will be invited to
compete in the State meet
held November 21, 2015 at
THPRD Howard M. Ter-
penning Aquatics Center in
Beaverton, Oregon.
The Baker County
Team, which has been
attending the games for
fi ve years in aquatics, is
composed of fuve com-
petitors fi ve-year veteran
Sheri Koeff, second-year
competitors Jennifer
Glerup, Janet Stout and
Caitlyn Calaway and fi rst
time competitor Tommy
Huntington.
The team members were
involved in a variety of
events that included the 25
yard freestyle and 25 yard
backstroke as well as the
50 yard freestyle and 50
yard backstroke. Glerup,
Huntington, Stout and
Calaway also competed in
a team 4x25 yard Medley
Relay in which they placed
3rd, gaining a bronze
medal.
The Aquatics Team is
coached by YMCA aquat-
ics director Paula Moe and
Melanie Rhodes.
Practices for the swim-
mers usually begin about
“Eight weeks before the
meet, but a lot our com-
petitors are also on my
USA swimming team,”
said Moe.
With the scheduled
upcoming pool resurfac-
ing and installation of new
sand fi lters closing the
facility in November.
Moe explained, “Once I
know who will be com-
peting we will go to La
Grande (to continue train-
ing.)”
Moe wanted to remind
our community of two up-
coming events—fi rst, the
“Serve It Up Hot” event
on Thursday, November 5,
from 5-8 p.m.
This fun event has local
fi refi ghters serving at Bar-
ley Brown’s with 100% of
all the tips going to support
local Special Olympics
teams.
A friendly competition
between the Baker City
Police Department, who
hosts Tip- A-Cop in the
spring also benefi ting the
local Special Olympics
teams, and the Baker Fire
Department has ensued.
Then on November 7,
2015, at Desert Lanes in
Hermiston the Bowling
team will be competing in
regionals for that event.
Moe also said, “We are
always accepting donations
as well.”
The Knights of Colum-
bus recently contacted
her and made a generous
donation.
She also urges, “Visit
our website soor.org/baker
county or call me directly
if you have any questions
at 541.910.0591.”
Moe also invited anyone
who may want to be-
come an athlete or knows
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Results from the meet for
the Baker County Team
were as follows:
Sheri Koeff
25 yard Freestyle - 3rd
place, Bronze medal
25 yard Backstroke-3rd
place, Bronze medal
Jennifer Glerup
25 yard Freestyle - 2nd
place, Silver medal
25 yard Backstroke - 6th
place
Janet Stout
50 yard Freestyle - 5th
place
50 yard Backstroke - 5th
place
Tommy Huntington
50 yard Freestyle - 1st
place, Gold medal
50 yard Backstroke - 1st
place, Gold medal
Caitlyn Calaway
50 yard Freestyle - 3rd
place, Bronze medal
50 yard Breaststroke - 1st
place, Gold medal 4x25
yard Medley Relay Team -
3rd place, Bronze medal
Jennifer Glerup, Janet
Stout, Tommy Huntington
and Caitlyn Calaway.
Submitted Photo.
The Lions Club installed exercise along the parkway
near Kirkway for public use.
Baker City has a new way for residents to add to their
exercise routine, thanks to the collective efforts of the
local Lions Club, the Leo Adler Community Fund, and
many other local contributors. A group of Lions recently
installed exercise equipment next to the Leo Adler Me-
morial Parkway near the Baker Sports Complex.
The equipment in the Leo Adler Fitness Zone, includes
elipticals for low impact running in place, leg press
machines and a rowing machine, as well as stations for
push-ups, sit-ups, and pull-ups. While they are similar
to equipment found in fi tness centers, all are specifi cally
made for outdoor use.
A $3,500 Leo Adler grant and donations from lo-
cal clubs, businesses and individuals were used to fund
the project. Natural Structures gave a 15% discount on
the equipment and staff time to guide the installation.
The City provided the light pole, excavation, and wood
chips for the area, and Oregon Trail Electric Coopera-
tive installed electrical service to the pole for a light and
surveillance camera.
The Lions club contributed $1,000, and club members
poured concrete and put the equipment in place. Lions
member Blake Marlia, who wrote the Adler grant request,
coordinated the project. Lion Steve Fiddler made the
sign.
Seventeen other sponsors contributed from $250 to
$1,000. A list of those contributors will be posted at the
Fitness Zone.
Ladies
golf and
bridge
scores Sno-Park permits
available now
The season year end
Quail Ridge Ladies Bridge
Winners were:
1st Della Steele
2nd Janice Smull
3rd Zena Edwards
4th Dianne Ellingson
5th Judy Karstens
6th Lavelle Wodcock
7th Marlene Cross
8th Margo Kenworthy
Sign-up
encouraged
Baker County will
use its mass notifi cation
system, Code Red, to alert
residents of any weather
advisories, including those
during debris, fl ooding,
etc.
If you have not signed
up for Code Red, please do
so by going to the Baker
County Consolidated
Dispatch center website
baker911.org.
Oregon’s Sno-Park program helps provide snow
removal at about 100 winter recreation parking areas
(Sno-Parks) around the state. Sno-Parks are in most of
Oregon’s mountain passes and in most ski, snowmobile,
and snow play areas. A list of Sno-Parks is available at
www.tripcheck.com under “Travel Center.”
If you park in a Sno-Park from Nov. 1 through April
30, you need a valid Sno-Park permit displayed in your
vehicle near the lower left corner of the windshield. Park-
ing in a Sno-Park without a permit may result in a fi ne.
There are three types of permits:
• $25 seasonal permit;
• $9 three-day permit good for three consecutive days;
and a $4 daily permit.
All DMV offi ces and many permit agents at winter
resorts, sporting goods stores and other retail outlets sell
these permits. Private agents can charge an additional
service fee. A list of permit agents is available at www.
tripcheck.com under “Travel Center.”
The seasonal permit is also available by mail from
DMV. Send a written request with your return address,
phone number and a check or money order to DMV,
Vehicle Mail No. 1, 1905 Lana Avenue, Salem, Oregon
97314.
Sno-Park permits issued by California and Idaho are
honored in Oregon and Oregon permits are honored in
those states.