Polk County
Sports
Polk County Itemizer-Observer • August 10, 2016 8A
QUICK HITS
Registration for
golf tourney open
DALLAS — Registration
is open for the Dallas Quar-
terback Club’s 22nd annual
golf tournament on Aug.
20.
The 18-hole, four-person
scramble begins at 9 a.m.
at Dallas Golf Club. Check-
in begins at 8 a.m.
Cost is $55 per player for
Dallas Golf Club members
and $60 for nonmembers.
The price includes green
fees, lunch, starter pack
and prizes. Mulligans will
be available for purchase
(limit two per person).
Space is limited to the
first 13 teams.
Contests for longest
drive, most accurate drive
and putting will also be
available.
Money raised from the
event benefits Dallas foot-
ball programs.
For more information:
Dallas Golf Club, 503-623-
6832.
PHOTO COURTESY OF SHANNON SNAIR/ for the Itemizer-Observer
Shannon Snair first joined Bike MS in 2013, a few months after her younger sister, Nora, was diagnosed with MS.
Hitting the road
Cross Creek
men’s club results
DALLAS — Cross
Creek’s men’s club results
for Aug. 2:
Low gross/low net
Gross: 1, Derrill Weaver,
38; 2 (tie), Jim Schroeder,
Wayne Weathers and Roy
Speelman, 40.
Net: 1, Larry Hatcher,
32; 2 (tie), Bob Bennett
and Bob Bennett, 33; 4
(tie), Doyle Cornman, Brian
Halin and John Hopkins,
34.
OSAA to use three
referee crews for
state playoffs
POLK COUNTY — The
OSAA Executive Board ap-
proved the use of three-
person officiating crews
for 6A, 5A and 4A basket-
ball playoffs beginning in
2017.
The expansion will af-
fect early round playoff
games at high school sites
and state quarterfinals
through state champi-
onship games.
Schools and leagues
will have the option of
using two- or three-per-
son crews during the reg-
ular season, provided local
official associations are
able to cover the games.
Sisters find strength, inspiration through Bike MS
By Lukas Eggen
The Itemizer-Observer
Bike MS
MONMOUTH — As a
child, Shannon Snair made it
a point to protect her
younger sister Nora from all
she could.
In June of 2013, Nora en-
countered something that
not even big sis could tackle.
“My 26-year-old sister
woke up feeling strange,
slightly numb and really
clumsy,” Shannon said.
“Over the course of the next
two days, muscle weakness
spread throughout the left
side of her body until it was
essentially paralyzed.”
Two days later, she re-
ceived an emergency brain
biopsy when doctors discov-
ered Nora had acute sudden
onset of tumefactive multi-
ple sclerosis.
“I have always watched
out for my little sister, but
• Bike MS raised $585,000
for MS research.
• For more information:
main.nationalmssociety.org
/site/TR/Bike/ORCBi-
keEvents?pg=entry&fr_id=2
7007.
PHOTO COURTESY OF SHANNON SNAIR/for the Itemizer-Observer
Shannon Snair, right, has taken part in Bike MS every year since 2013.
Obstacle course nears completion
The 1.5-mile route will feature multiple fitness stations to challenge people
Eight Western
track athletes
earn honors
MONMOUTH — Eight
student-athletes from
Western Oregon’s track and
field team earned all-acad-
emic team honors from the
United States Track and
Field and Cross Country
Coaches Association.
Seniors Josh Hanna and
Justin Larson and sopho-
more David Ribich earned
recognition for the men,
while seniors Emmi Collier
and Stephanie Stuckey,
junior Nicole Maurmann
and sophomores Amanda
Short and Suzanne Van De
Grift earned honors for the
women’s team.
this disease was a bully I
couldn’t protect her from,”
Shannon said.
Shannon could have let
the diagnosis devastate
her.
Instead, it inspired her.
“One day, while (Nora)
was still in the hospital, I
got on the internet and did
some research about MS in
Oregon and realized Bike
MS was right around the
corner and located right
here in Monmouth,” Shan-
non said.
See BIKE, Page 9A
By Lukas Eggen
The Itemizer-Observer
LUKAS EGGEN/ Itemizer-Observer
A balance beam is one of many different workouts to try in Independence.
INDEPENDENCE — A 1.5-mile
obstacle course stretching from the
Independence Dog Park around the
soccer fields is nearing completion.
Installation of fitness stations
began earlier this year and Justin
Hedlund, a project coordinator, ex-
pects the rest of the stations to be
finished later this year.
“I hoped to have it completed last
month, but it has been a much
longer process than anticipated,”
Hedlund said. “At this point, I would
say it is about 60 percent complete.”
Once fully finished, the course
will feature 12 fitness stations that
will challenge those looking to spice
up their run or walk in the park.
Hedlund said, to date, the balance
beam, hand-over-hand ladder, vault
walls, over-under logs, parallel bars,
and push-ups/pull-ups/rows have
been installed.
“There has also been a consider-
able amount of work done to spread
chip mulch along the trail,” Hedlund
said.
The tires for the tire flip and tire
agility stations, box jumps, lateral
hop, lateral run and burpee/crunch
stations still need to be completed.
The final piece will be course sig-
nage in English and Spanish and in-
clude a QR code for video examples.
Hedlund was chosen to help lead
the project, with the goal of offering
a fitness trail system where people
of varying experience and ability
could get in a good, but challenging
workout.
See COURSE, Page 9A
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Enjoy the Lions Club Car Show in the
park, then join us for an evening of fun!
Family friendly event
by donation,
free to veterans
and their families!
Independence Elks
Lodge Café & Memorial Garden
289 S Main St, Independence
Use C St entrance and park at rear of building.
Friday
Aug. 12
to
Thursday
Aug. 18
Matinees are all shows before 6pm. New pricing for matinees are:
Adult $7.25 Children $6.75 • Senior $7.00
Pricing does not reflect 3D showings.
SECRET LIFE OF PETS (Digital) (PG)(12:25 2:40 4:55)
BAD MOMS (Digital) (R)
(12:30 2:45 5:10)
SAUSAGE PARTY (Digital) (R)
(12:35 2:50 5:05)
PETE’S DRAGON (Digital) (PG)
(12:10 2:35 5:00)
SUICIDE SQUAD (Digital) (PG13)
(1:20 4:10)
JASON BOURNE (Digital) (PG13)
(1:35 4:25)
NINE LIVES (Digital) (PG)
(12:50 3:05 5:15)
STAR TREK BEYOND (Digital) (PG13)
(1:30 4:15)
7:10 9:20
7:35 9:50
7:25 9:40
7:20 9:40
7:05 9:55
7:15 10:00
7:30 9:35
7:00 9:45
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