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A8 Hood River News, Saturday, June 27, 2015 Contributed photos LITTLE LEAGUE ALL-STARS The Hood River Little League All-Star teams head to The Dalles this weekend for their annual double-elimination tournament, with the winner of each bracket going on to the state tournament later this sum- mer. The 10U team, competing in a 10-team bracket, will first face Redmond on June 27 at 8 a.m.; 11U, in a five-team bracket, will play Bend North on June 27 at 8 a.m.; 12U will start out with Redmond on June 27 at 7 p.m.; and 10U softball will face Warm Springs Nation on June 27 at 5 p.m. to start the two-team bracket. 10U All-Star Baseball, left to right: Robert Glassman, Ethan Rivera, Luis Maldonado, Colbey Hughes, Braeden Bellus, Colton Hicks, Matt Bellus (manager), Scott Hughes (coach), Devon Boydston, Kyle Smiley, Hunter Duckwall, Grady Williams, Izaiah Adams, Aaron Aamodt. Not pictured: My- chal Lucas (coach). 11U All-Star Baseball, left to right: Jackson Perkins, Jake Von Lubken, Nathan Van Dooren, Mauricio Diaz, Robert Rowan, Trenton Hughes, and coaches Nathan Duckwall, Erick Von Lubken, Mike Van Dooren, Drew Beam, Hunter Hough, Ryles Buckley, Michael Frost, Cole Duckwall, Danny Trejo. 12U All-Star Baseball, left to right: Taylor Routson, Derek Homer, Ren Tappert, Sebastain Zeman, Andy Foster, Emilio Castaneda, Dan Homer (coach), Thad Routson (coach), Eric Foster (manager), Tanner Fletcher, Harrison Howell, Mason Spellecy, Ian Searcy, Alan Rodriguez, Joe Reitz. 10U All-Star Softball, left to right: Sarah Routson, Gabriella Mooney, Zoe Mansfield, Mariana Santillan, Rachel Smith, Kyra Davis, Tonya Schroeder (manager), Ryan Flory (coach), Julie Stuben (coach), Miyana Robertson, Hailey Stuben, Sienna Davis, Lauraine Smith, and Ximena Santillan. Joined the RUN Continued from Page A7 an accomplished photogra- pher, but was well-known in the valley as an avid biker and runner before running became a popular sport in the 1970s. A Nov. 28, 1974 Hood River News article that profiled Kollas noted that the 65-year-old Odell resident had dedicated himself to “an almost daily ritual… of at least a 10 mile jog or 20 to 30 mile bicycle jaunt.” Or as, Gumm puts it: “It was kind of like Forrest Gump — he just ran and ran.” Kollas was part of a small group of like-minded cross- country enthusiasts, who called themselves the Mid- Columbia Track Club, ac- cording to the event website, and was one of the founders of the July 4 race. Originally referred to as the “July 4th Odell to Hood River Run” (ac- cording to the 1975 timesheets) or the “Mini- Marathon” (according to newspaper clippings of the day), it eventually became known as the Joe Kollas Fourth of July Run, and then received the “Memorial” tag after Kollas’ death in 1979 at age 70 after battling what was called “a long illness” in his death notice that ran in the News. Kollas ran in the 1975 race, posting a time of 1 hour, 21 minutes. At 66, he was the oldest individual to run in the event. Also running in the event that day was Jerry Cranmer (misspelled as Cramner on the timesheet), who, then 20 years old, ran the event in 58:33. Like Kollas, Cranmer was born and raised in Hood River and spent the vast ma- jority of his life in the valley. He eventually took over the operation of the Vagabond Lodge from his family, but like Kollas, was also interest- ed in photography and espe- cially botany, joking in a 1990 Hood River News profile of him that his motel served as “only a front for my arbore- tum.” In high school, he was ac- tive in cross country and eventually came to help orga- nize the Joe Kollas run, man- ning the water stops. Gumm, a longtime friend of Cran- mer’s who took over for him as race organizer in the late 1990s, said that Cranmer was dedicated to the run, sup- porting the event for 25 years. “When he was managing the event, and what most people don’t know, is that he was paying for almost every- thing out of his own pocket,” Gumm remembers. “He always called it a ‘fun run’ because he wanted to encourage as many people to come out and experience the valley and enjoy what he en- joyed his whole life,” she adds. Tragically, Cranmer’s life was senselessly cut short in September 2009, when he was murdered during a rob- bery of his motel. The next year, Cranmer’s name was added to the run, as a tribute to the longtime supporter of the event. Today, Cranmer’s nephew and current owner of the Vagabond Lodge, Grant Polson, helps manage the finances of the event, Gumm says. Though the name has gone through a few changes over the years, the run has pretty much stayed the same. The run still goes from Odell to Hood River on July 4. Race t- shirts, which feature a new design every year, are still “a main part of the event.” It’s certainly become less infor- mal and much larger than the early events, but it’s largely remained a locals- oriented run, with little out- side advertisement of the event as it grows every year. Even in 1980, organizers de- sired a local focus. “We want it primarily as a Mid-Columbia event,” orga- nizer Carroll Davis, who passed away last year, was quoted as saying in a June 26, 1980 edition of the News. “Anyone who happens to ar- rive here is welcome to race, but we’re not going to whole- sale advertise.” Local organizations are also both the volunteers and beneficiaries of the event. The Boosters Club, Hood River County Sheriff ’s Of- fice, the Lions Club, Odell Fire Department, H2Oregon, Matt Rankin Oregon Broker 541-400-0648 209 3rd Street • Hood River mattrankin@remax.net River City Athlete of the Week Chantelle Carter Horizon Christian School HCS junior Chantelle Carter was able to qualify for the Silver State International Rodeo for the second consecutive year after receiving high marks in the cutting, barrels, and poles events at the Washington State High School Rodeo last month. 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