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n my numerous inter-
actions with sport and
competition, I fre-
quently wonder about the
best answer to the following
question: What is the value
of sport?
Youth sports represent
a market of more than $20
billion per year in this coun-
try. Families with youth
sport participants spend an
average of $693 per child,
per sport, each year, accord-
ing to research conducted
by the Aspen Institute. Con-
sidering registration fees,
equipment, travel, special-
ized instruction, and coach-
ing, you could easily see
how that fi gure would be
surpassed.
Our society goes to great
lengths to foster opportu-
nities for children to recre-
ate, compete and play. In
our community, we are for-
tunate to be able to provide
low-cost or no-cost sport
access through local pro-
viders: Seaside Kids Inc.,
Pacifi c Basketball League
and the Lower Columbia
Youth Soccer Association
all come to mind. but there
are other providers as well.
The abundance of oppor-
tunities and all that accom-
panies that, as well as the
competitive nature of sport
that is prominently featured
in those environments may
be at the root of distract-
ing those involved to forget
Sunset Empire Park and Recreation District
Youth runners James Roehr and Zander Moha at a summer
Sunset Empire Park and Recreation District beach run.
what it’s all about.
For some the value of
competition and winning
is supreme. Development,
equality (in terms of playing
time), sportsmanship and
other potential values can
take a back seat. Others may
prioritize healthy outcomes,
teamwork, and responsibil-
ity or even (gasp!) fun. The
best coaches seem to have
the ability to help harmo-
nize the values of the team
while helping the individual
members of the team have
their goals met.
From my perspective
as a public servant work-
ing in this fi eld, coupled
with my avocation for offi -
ciating and being a parent, I
have observed these values,
play out, sometimes with
uncomfortable confl icts that
directly oppose the idyllic
nature of youth sport.
I’ve seen children as
young as 7 or 8 years old
register a desire to throttle
their opponent, which is one
value (competition) com-
ing to life. I’ve seen parents
and coaches react poorly to
poor play or offi ciating and
lose sight of opportunities
to teach and infl uence. For
every negative experience
there are dozens of positive
ones.
In the heat of the
moment, it can be hard to
maintain our values and not
lose sight of why we want
these experiences for the
youth of our community.
I encourage you to be
mindful of what is the ulti-
mate goal here: we want
our youth to develop, to
learn healthy skills that
will enable them to be suc-
cessful later in life. All the
other objectives might be
nice, but the true essence of
sport simply put, is a vehi-
cle which fosters human
development.
I’ve had countless con-
versations with my children
as they learn more about
teamwork and responsibil-
ity and I’d expect that just
about every parent, grand-
parent and coach has done
the same. Sometimes there
are hard lessons to learn
about what it means to be
part of a team and the need
to occasionally sacrifi ce our
own values and goals for
that of the team or a vision
by a coach for that team.
As the Sunset Empire
Park and Recreation Dis-
trict works to expand our
programming and sport
opportunities available at
the Sunset Recreation Cen-
ter, we are working to facil-
itate more opportunities
for healthy sport, coupling
those with the other off er-
ings in our community.
We encourage you to
come join us for basket-
ball, pickleball, Start Smart
sports or other opportunities
and bring your set of values
to share with us!
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Extended hours at food bank
The South County Community Food Bank will remain open
until 6 p.m. on Thursday, October 21, for the convenience of
working families.
Normal hours are Tuesday and Thursday from 12:45 to
3:45 p.m. The food bank is located at 2041 N. Roosevelt.
Fall fun fest returns Oct. 23
This year’s Fall Fun Fest will be held on Saturday, Oct.
23, from 3 to 7 p.m. at the Sunset Recreation Center at 1120
Broadway. Activities include a cake walk, games, a costume
contest, and a pumpkin decorating contest.
The cost is $2 per child with a $10 maximum for families.
Participants are required to wear masks, and event activities
will use social distancing. Admission to the event will be stag-
gered to assist with social distancing.
To volunteer or serve as sponsor, contact Melissa Ousley at
mousley@sunsetempire.com.
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Wildlife Center hosts virtual fundraiser
The Wildlife Center hosts their 2021 virtual Founder’s
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This annual fundraiser helps raise critical funds needed to
keep the Wildlife Center’s doors open to every wild animal in
need of care. Event access tickets and grand prize raffl e tick-
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prize drawing that will take place during the live-streamed
event on Sunday, Oct. 17, at 6 p.m., hosted by Astoria-War-
renton Area Chamber of Commerce Executive Director David
Reid. The silent auction opens on Oct. 10 and concludes during
the live event.
There will be a separate, live auction on the night of the
event as well as an update from executive director Josh Saran-
paa on all the center has accomplished over this past year, and
things to look forward to in the coming years.
For more information about the center, visit www.Coast-
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The association presented Seaside Kids with a check for
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