The Current

COLUMBIA RIVER VOLKSSPORT CLUB

Volume 3, Number 8 August 2003

OFFICERS

President – John Fiebiger (503) 533-4106 (jfieb@aol.com)

Vice President – Joe Kelly (ibwalking@msn.com)

Secretary – Karen Kelly (ibwalking2@msn.com)

Treasurer – Mike Koonce

Membership Chairman – Shelley Young (503) 642-4372 (jyoungx@home.com)

Member at Large –Jerry Young (503) 642-4372 (jyoungx@home.com)

Newsletter Editor – Debbie Miller (503) 655-0005 (purpprez@teleport.com)

Historian – Jill McLean (360)944-5051

Next Meeting is : Wednesday August 13, 2003 in the Wister Morris Conference Room in the Good Samaritan Hospital. This is a SPECIAL meeting to plan all the events for next year. Pizza will be served and the meeting start time is 7:00pm. We want and need your input so please try to attend.

Note from the President: I want to thank all the club members who helped at the walks, did ads and brochures, prewalked routes, anything and everything, etc. Everyone did a great job and made the summer walks again a great success. CRVC has a great reputation for putting on good, quality walks and walkers really enjoy our walks and what we do. A lot of that comes from the hard work and cheery disposition of our club members. Without you, it wouldn't get done!!! John

WALK REPORTS:

We started the summer on June 8 with our annual Post Rose Parade Walk with 420 walkers. At the last minute we found out that the float viewing area was going to be moved from the Rose Garden area to the parking area by the Lloyd Center so we had to scramble to revise part of the walk route. But none-the-less, everything worked out and most walkers enjoyed the new route.

Our next walk the 10 K as part of the Trifecta Walk with the Roamers and the Cedars Milers, saw 179 walk the new Johnson Creek Pathway to Oaks Park and back.

Then came the Hot July Wednesday Night Pub Walks and they were hot, hot and hotter!!
-176 walked the Cornelius Pass Roadhouse walk - Shawna Langley of Aloha won the New Balance shoes.
-192 walkers joined with us, at the Lucky Lab on Hawthorne. Unscheduled entertainment included , a bazillion dogs and their owners. There was a special attraction later on as two jugglers did a little practice session on the patio. CRVC tries to do things different!!! Catherine Otto from Portland won the shoes.
-151 walked the area around Multnomah Village, again on a very warm evening. Marna Tisdale of Portland was the shoe winner.
-91 walkers joined us on the hottest night as we walked from the Fulton Pub. Becky Forsythe of Battle Ground won the shoes.

Up coming walks

October 11-12 there will be 2 walks out of the Southwest Community Center near Multnomah Village 2 walks and 2 days to walk them.

December 20 for our annual Christmas Boat Walk.

2004 Year rounds are:

Sellwood 3 walks

Crown Jewel walk – Pittock Mansion

Columbia River/Jantzen Beach

Grotto

2 Lake Oswego Walks – Marylhurst and Skyline

Boardman

AVA Oregon – Southwest Washington Calendar of Events

8/9/2003 Walk Start : Wizard Falls Hatchery Camp Sherman Host Club: Mossback Volkssport Contact : Jane Rodin, (541) 344 - 9155

8/15/2003 - 8/16/2003 - Walk 10km Start : Timber Linn Park, Albany Host Club : Albany Fitwalkers Contact : Phoebe Harison, (541) 926 - 1735

8/16/2003 Walk 5/11km Start : Jones Creek Campground - day use area

Event City: Tillamook Forest Host Club : Cedar Milers Contact : Ruth Cummings, (503) 646 - 1323

8/23/2003 - Walk 10km Start : Mill Creek Park, Aumsville Host Club : Silverton Walk Abouts

Contact : Sharon Todd, (503) 873 - 2353

8/30/2003 - 9/2/2003 - Walk 10km Start : Portland General Electric Host Club : Ponderosa Pathfinders Contact : Becky Forsythe, (503) 736 – 5543 Start : PGE, 3700 SE 17th Avenue, Between Powell and Holgate, Portland, Oregon

9/6/2003 - 9/7/2003 - Walk 10km Start : Hillside Manor - Traditions - McMinnville

Host Club : McMinnville Mac Trackers Contact : Margaret Forster, (503) 864 - 3517