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February 5, 2016 Seaside Signal seasidesignal.com 7A Little Free Library DXFWLRQWREHQH¿W reading outreach PHOTOS BY KATHERINE LACAZE/SEASIDE SIGNAL The Sunset Empire Park & Recreation District is hosting a six-week Pickleball series on Saturdays through Feb. 20 at the Camp Rilea Training Center gymnasium. Alice Lane (left), of Seaside, is coaching. Seaside recreation district offers pickleball program Saturday sessions held at Camp Rilea, open to the public R.O.C.C. There will also be a si- lent auction of items do- nated by local businesses and artists. R.O.C.C. pro- vides free library cards for kids in Clatsop Coun- ty who are not served by a city library. The R.O.C.C. program also runs a countywide sum- mer reading program and courier services between Clatsop County schools and public libraries. For more information call the Astoria Public Library at 503-325-7323, the Seaside Public Library at 503-738-6742, or the Warrenton Public Library at 503-861-3919. DINING on the NORTH COAST Great Restaurants in: By Katherine Lacaze GEARHART SEASIDE CANNON BEACH Seaside Signal Pickleball — a sport that is gaining popularity for its accessibility to athletes of all levels — doesn’t have a lot, or really anything, to do with pickles. It’s a sim- ple volley game, similar to a slow-moving version of tennis that uses shorter paddles, a light perforated plastic ball and a badmin- ton-sized court. Community members on the North Coast can learn more about the game, thanks to a new program being offered through a partnership of the United States of America Pickle- ball Association and the Sunset Empire Park & Rec- reation District. The program, held at the Camp Rilea Armed Forces Training Center gymna- sium, started Jan. 16 with demonstrations and instruc- tions. It’s not too late to get in on the fun, though. The group is meeting every Saturday from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. through Feb. 20. Seaside’s Alice Lane provides coaching on be- half of the USAPA. She started playing pickleball about 12 years ago while visiting Palm Springs, Cal- ifornia. She was introduced to the sport there, then bought rackets and balls for herself and has kept playing ever since. Lane said the sport is easy to learn, “so much eas- ier than tennis.” Lauren and Paul Fisher, of Seaside, who play tennis recreationally, agreed after SOD\LQJ IRU WKH ¿UVW WLPH Jan. 23. “I thought it was great,” Lauren Fisher said. “I think anybody could come in and have fun.” Pickleball provides a faster learning curve. Un- like tennis, where a person must play a lot before it be- comes enjoyable, “you can have fun very quickly,” she said. Pickleball also is de- signed to be a social game, Lane said. With three courts, the Camp Rilea gymnasium is a good facility for a com- munity program, she added. She also was given storage space in the building for the duration of the program. The Little Free Library DXFWLRQ WR EHQH¿W UHDG- ing outreach takes place Thursday, Feb. 11, from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Seaside Convention Center. The Astoria, Seaside, and Warrenton libraries will hold an auction of Little Free Libraries and a fundraiser to support Rural Outreach in Clat- sop County. For the past two months, folks on the North Coast have been building Little Free Li- braries that can be set up in neighborhoods as com- munity book exchanges. The Little Free Libraries will be auctioned off, and all proceeds will go to Lauren Fisher, of Seaside, got her first taste of pickleball for during a session Jan. 23 at the Camp Rilea gymnasium in Warrenton. Excellence in family dining found from a family that has been serving the North Coast for the past 52 years Great Great Great Homemade Breakfast, lunch and pasta, Clam but that’s dinner steaks & Chowder, not all... menu,too! seafood! Salads! Seaside • 323 Broadway • 738-7234 (Open 7 Days) Cannon Beach • 223 S. Hemlock 436-2851 (7am-3pm Daily) Astoria • 146 W. Bond • 325-3144 Discover Patty’s Wicker Cafe on the Beautiful Necanicum River Alice Lane, of Seaside, provides pickleball in- struction on behalf of the United States of Amer- ica Pickleball Association during the Sunset Empire Park & Recreation’s program. The public is welcome to play for a drop-in rate of $5 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturdays through Feb. 20. Barney McCallum, the trio of friends created rules for their game. There are two theories regarding the name’s ori- gin, and it is possible both are true. McCallum claimed the Pritchard family chose to name their newly invent- ed game pickleball, because their cocker spaniel, Pick- les, often ran off with the ball. Pritchard’s wife, Joan, claimed she started “call- ing the game pickleball because ‘the combination of different sports remind- ed me of the pickle boat in crew, where oarsmen were chosen from the leftovers of other boats,” the website states. The sport caught on in the community, among neighbors and friends. In 1972, a corporation was What’s in a name formed to protect the new Pickleball originated sport, the website states. in the Seattle area in the The United States of Amer- 1960s. Joel Pritchard, a ica Pickleball Association, congressman at the time, organized in 1984, is now and his friend Bill Bell WKH RI¿FLDO SURPRWHU DQG wanted to play badminton governing body for the with their two families, but game, which has experi- WKH\FRXOGQRW¿QGHQRXJK enced a tremendous in- adequate equipment. They crease in popularity over improvised, replacing the the past few years. badminton rackets with In pickleball, the ball is wooden ping-pong paddles served underhand, without and using perforated plas- bouncing it from the court, tic balls. With the help of and diagonally to the oppo- Lauren Fisher during a pickleball game Jan. 23. The Sunset Empire Park & Recreation Dis- trict is sponsoring a pickleball program that goes through Feb. 20. nent’s service zone. Points are scored by the serving side only and occur when the opponent fails to return the ball or hits the ball out of bounds, also known as faults. The serv- er continues to serve, alter- ing service courts, until the server faults. A game is won by the ¿UVWVLGHWRUHDFKSRLQWV but will continue until won by a two-point margin. who work during the week. The district wanted to sponsor the pickleball pro- gram because it is a good recreational activity for participants of many ages and something fairly new to the area, Smith said. Only one site in Seaside is listed on the USAPA website as a place to play, and that is at Thousand Trails’ Seaside RV Resort. Lane said she believes offering pickleball pro- Pickleball on the grams and courts — which North Coast have the same dimensions as doubles badminton The Seaside recreation courts — in the local com- district covers liability in- munities will make this re- surance for the program and gion even more of a desti- Lane pays rent for the facil- nation area. ity. In the summer of 2015, “The Oregon coast al- the district offered a few ready is a destination point sessions of pickleball on and this will be another at- Wednesday mornings for traction,” she said. about a month at Seaside In order to increase the Heights Elementary School sport’s presence in the area, for people of all ages. “we would need people to The district is always come out and try it for the looking for ways to “en- ¿UVW WLPH´ 6PLWK VDLG$I- gage the community more,” ter people try it once, they especially during the winter are likely to play again, she months when outdoor ac- added. WLYLWLHVDUHPRUHGLI¿FXOWWR Balls and paddles are provide, Fitness and Spe- provided. The cost is $5 per cial Events Manager Grace person for three hours of Smith said. They decided play; only cash is accept- to hold it on Saturdays for ed. Camp Rilea is located the winter program to make at 333168 Patriot Way in it more accessible to those Warrenton. BREAKFAST & LUNCH MONDAY thru FRIDAY 6AM to 2PM Great Atmosphere • Great Food • Great Prices 600 Broadway Suite 7 & 8 • 503.717.1272 WANNA KNOW WHERE THE LOCALS GO? • Breakfast • Lunch • Dinner • Lighter appetite menu • Junior Something for Everyone menu Fish ‘n Chips • Burgers • Seafood & Steak Friday & Saturday - Prime Rib Lounge Open Daily 9-Midnight All Oregon Lottery products available BEST BREAKFAST IN TOWN! 1104 S Holladay • 503-738-9701 • Open Daily at 8am MAZATLAN M E X I C A N R E S TA U R A N T Phone 503-738-9678 1445 S. 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