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TWO ITEMS: Make workouts a game with PCC ''Urban Recess'' class
Photos and story by James Hill
PORTLAND, Ore. ‘V Workouts a bore? Then let the games begin. With a Portland Community College non-credit class, the park is your gym and freeze tag is your routine. Urban Recess brings back all the games you used to play as a kid ?{ freeze tag, dodge ball, goofy soccer, kickball and more ?{ and turns them into muscle-toning aerobic workouts in the park. Instructor Teri Smith keeps you moving and burning calories for an hour and a half, with enough variety to put the focus on fun instead of exercise. The five-week class will take place from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Tuesdays, May 11 through June 8, at Willamette Park, located at Southwest Macadam Avenue and Nebraska Street. Cost is $45.For more information, contact PCC Community Education at 503-731-6622.###Scale the face of nature with PCC rock climbing classPORTLAND, Ore. ‘V Oregon”s terrain offers so many stunning rugged peaks ?{ why not get a view from the top by scaling up the sides yourself? With an upcoming non-credit course offered by Portland Community College, you can. Beginning Rock Climbing: Outdoor is the perfect course for beginners to learn to ”conquer the rock.” With hands-on instruction that will challenge you both mentally and physically, the class will cover all the fundamentals, including top roping, knots and harnesses, and anchors and belay systems. Instructor Dave Wright will conclude the class with an overnight trip featuring a full day of climbing at Smith Rock. ”I was nervous at first, but the class taught me all the basics and I felt confident to climb and belay with my partner,” said past student Suzanne Moore. The three-session class will be held from 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesdays, May 26 and June 2, and conclude on Saturday, June 5, with a 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. climb. Students will meet in Room 127, at Riverdale High School, 9727 S.W. Terwilliger Blvd; information about the included fieldtrip will be discussed at class. Cost is $79.For more information, contact PCC Community Education at 503-731-6622.
About James Hill
James G. Hill, an award-winning journalist and public relations writer, is the Director of Public Relations at Portland Community College. A graduate of Portland State University, James has worked as a section editor for the Newberg Graphic... more »