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A2 Hood River News, Saturday, May 23, 2015 Soroptimist honors trio Women of Distinction: Ann Frodel, Allyson Pate and Tami Swanson Photo by Patrick Mulvihill KNIGHTS BATTLE with bamboo-like rattan swords at the Society for Creative Anachronism’s medieval tournament, hosted last weekend at the Hood River County Fairgrounds. ARMED AND CHIVALROUS Medieval tournament graces fairgrounds By PATRICK MULVIHILL News staff writer Before a backdrop of mod- ern houses and irrigated or- chards, an ancient battle raged at the Hood River Coun- ty fairgrounds last weekend. Knights and maidens from the Society of Creative Anachronism took over the site to host a grand scale tour- nament — nearly 800 people attended over the weekend, said local coordinator Jeremy Tate. This year marked the first time the Columbia Gorge shire, Hauksgardr, hosted an SCA tournament. Members of the Northwest kingdom, An Tir, traveled from as far as British Columbia and South- ern Oregon. Tate, known as Marco Valentino by his medieval col- leagues, leads the local shire of 15 people. The group meets at the Hood River County Li- brary every first Thursday of the month, and practices com- bat at May Street Elementary — though they hope to relo- cate to the waterfront park in the near future. Tate described the Society for Creative Anachronism as a combined social event and creative outlet. “You get to do anything you want, that you can think of in the middle ages, and you get to share your artistry with as many people as you would like to.” The international medieval society boasts 100,000 mem- bers in the U.S., Canada, Aus- tralia and several countries in Asia. Urhdal explained that the SCA requires “an attempt” at pre-1700s garb and etiquette, which could span from an- cient Roman times to the Re- naissance. However, it’s less about strictly adhering to his- tory and more about joining in social camaraderie. “There aren’t any stocks or gal- lows…we’re in it for the fun,” said Uhrdal. Allyson Pate, Ann Frodel and Tami Swanson are winners of Soroptimist International of Hood River’s 2015 Women of Distinction Award. The three women will be introduced at an awards luncheon in their honor on May 27, from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Best Western Plus Hood River Inn Gorge Room. Due to hotel parking lot construction, guests are encour- aged to car pool. Tickets are $24 and available at Waucoma Bookstore until noon on May 26. “Ann has participated in the community for over 25 years and in 2006 became one of the founders of the Waterfront Community Park Association (WCPA), with the goal to fund and build a new park on the Columbia River. To this day, Ann still serves as WCPA chair,” wrote Jacquie Brown Barone in her nomination. Allyson Pate’s nominator, Karon Peterson, said, “Allyson served seven years as chair of the Commission on Children & Families, on the Citizens’ Review Board for Foster Children and assisted in the formation of our area’s warming shelter. What really makes her de- serving of this award, however, is her develop- Allyson Pate Ann Frodel Tami Swanson ment eight years ago of the Give Them WINGS program. Through her other work, she realized that young men who were formerly in foster care, homeless and unemployed and with little hope of success needed a place to live, learn life skills, job skills and make the life-altering changes needed to become self-confident, healthy, responsible members of society.” Tami Swanson’s nominator, Nancy Johan- son Paul, said, “In 1990, young mother Tami (Russell) Swanson volunteered to organize a New Parent Services play group in Cascade Locks. Twenty-three years later, it is still meet- ing every Tuesday, and Tami is still coordinat- ing it. Tami has facilitated parenting classes in Cascade Locks, Hood River and The Dalles. In 2000, Tami was hired by New Parent Services as a Healthy Start Home Visitor, meeting with young parents having their first baby, many who are at risk for child abuse or neglect. She has mentored over 150 families, many who were raised in abusive and neglectful homes.” living with alzheimer’s an education program by the alzheimer’s association Living with Alzheimer’s: For Caregivers – Late Stage June 5 | 1:30 to 4 p.m. Hood River Valley Adult Center Multipurpose Room 2010 Sterling Place, Hood River, OR 97031 In the late stage of Alzheimer’s disease, caregiving typically involves new ways of connecting and interacting with the person with the disease. Join the Alzheimer’s Association Oregon Chapter for this class to hear from caregivers and professionals about resources, monitoring care and providing meaningful connection for individuals with late-stage Alzheimer’s and their families. 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