Polk County News
6A Polk County Itemizer-Observer • June 29, 2016
Monmouth Fitness under new ownership Fourth: Dallas to have
line music, food and
fireworks
By Emily Mentzer
The Itemizer-Observer
Continued from Page 1A
In Dallas, the festivities begin at 5 p.m. at Roger Jordan
Park. The celebration, called Freedomfest, is shorter than it
has been in the past, with no sanctioned barbecue contest
taking place in the morning and afternoon.
But that doesn’t mean Dallas residents have to leave town
to celebrate the country’s birthday.
Delicious food trucks — Black Rock BBQ, El Pique and JT’s
Food Truck — will be serving dinner, and Johnny Wheels and
the Swamp Donkeys will take the entertainment stage at 5:30
p.m.
The Dallas Fire Department will launch the fireworks
show at dusk.
eMILY MeNTzeR/ Itemizer-Observer
Former owner John McGonegal, left, will hand over ownership of Monmouth Fitness
to longtime manager, Tony Jeffries.
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our layout,” he said. “It used
to be they never saw the in-
side of our club until they
took a tour.
Monmouth Fitness is tak-
ing advantage of that by of-
fering membership sign-
ups online.
But even the most trendy,
up-to-date gadget doesn’t
replace the sweat factor. To
help members stay motivat-
ed to exercise, Jeffries or-
ganizes fun challenges,
some with big rewards such
as a free year’s membership.
“Because it’s Olympics
this summer, we’re going to
have a MFC Olympics,” Jef-
fries said. “Different days
will be different programs.”
While owning Monmouth
Fitness was not what he
thought he’d be doing — Jef-
fries had plans to tend bar in
a resort Idaho town — he is
glad he decided to make
Monmouth his home.
“We’ve taken over this
club after managing it for 14
years, and we’re going to
keep it the clean, family
friendly place it’s always
been, with added updates,”
he said.
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try music. We’d lift to Tim Mc-
Graw and George Straight. I
had full classes, but I wasn’t a
great instructor.”
The club offers about 35
classes a week, from yoga to
spinning, aerobics and
zumba to interval training.
Interval training — similar
to CrossFit — is one current
fitness trend Jeffries has no-
ticed. Another is the increas-
ing technical gadgets people
use to connect to their
health. New equipment will
help club members make
use of such gadgets.
“I have people who have
three or four trackers,” Jef-
fries said. “It’s great for
them. Then, I have people
like John (McGonegal) the
ow n e r w h o s t i l l u s e s
Notepad on the computer
because he won’t learn
Word.”
The technical trend ex-
tends far beyond wrist-
wearing devices. The inter-
net and social media play a
much larger role in the gym
world than it did when Jef-
fries started in 2001.
“Now people look at
videos of our classes online,
middle of that.”
Baby-sitting services are
available, and placed near
the back of the gym near the
Main Street entrance. Even
that area will get an update.
“We’re going to bring in
some new stuff, give it a re-
freshed look, make it more
inviting for the kids,” Jeffries
said. “It gets used by a lot of
moms and dads. We proba-
bly have 25 or 30 kids that are
in there on a weekly basis.”
Jeffries used to teach
classes, but is grateful to
have more skilled instruc-
tors at the club now.
“I had no experience,” he
said. “I wasn’t into aerobics,
so I would just put on coun-
The Frugal Shopper!
MONMOUTH — The
Monmouth Fitness Club
will be getting some new
paint and techy equipment,
but it will still be the same,
comfortable haven for
those seeking fitness.
Tony Jeffries, longtime
manager, will take owner-
ship on Friday.
“We’re going to do some
updates right away,” Jeffries
said.
Jeffries has been with
Monmouth Fitness from
the beginning, joining the
club in August 2001, before
it even opened its doors.
“I was going to college
here at Western and signed
up here,” he said. When the
club opened in September
2001, there weren’t any
other gyms to choose from.
When he graduated from
WOU with a degree in phys-
ical education — non-
teaching emphasis — what
is now called exercise sci-
ence — the manager at
Monmouth Fitness hired
him on as a fitness director.
“I was in charge of classes
and the personal training
and the floor,” Jeffries said.
“They were just trying to
figure that stuff out.”
Placement of equipment
can make a difference in
someone’s fitness routine, or at
least increase the experience.
“You want a comfortable
entrance,” Jeffries said.
“We’ve got a women’s area
to allow a more private ac-
cess. You want your cardio
equipment next to your
weight equipment — you
don’t want classes in the
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Falls City: Parade and
potluck scheduled for
Saturday afternoon
Continued from Page 1A
The traditional festival and parade also were in search of
a person or organization to take over coordination.
With little time to organize, Britton wasn’t able to coordi-
nate all the features of Independence Day past — such as
vendors — but the holiday is no longer in danger of going
unnoticed in Falls City this year.
“It’s just kind of like a community celebration,” Britton
said. “We hope everybody gathers and has a good time by
the river.”
Community Celebration
What: Falls City Independence Day parade and potluck.
When: July 2 with the parade at noon and potluck begin-
ning at 1 p.m.
Where: Parade on North Main Street; Potluck at Fay Wil-
son Park, or Lower Park.
For more information and parade entries: 503-787-2700.
Week five of building your emergency kit
POLK COuNTY — The American Red Cross has designed
a 24-week calendar to build a two-week home disaster kit.
The following is the fifth week. The I-O will occasionally
supplement the checklist with tips from local experts. To
see other weeks, go to www.polkio.com.
Week 5
• 2 gallons water*
• 2 cans fruit*
• 2 cans vegetables
• 2 cans meat
• 3 rolls toilet paper
• extra toothbrush
• Travel-size toothpaste
Additional: Special foods for special dietary needs.
Action Steps:
• Identify escape routes from house for all family mem-
bers.
• Identify safe places to go in case of fire, flood, earth-
quake, or other local disasters.
• Practice a drill for each of your plans.
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