Thank you to Laurie Tippit for the great photos. Results will be posted soon.

All photos by Maggie Nielsen

Thank you letter submitted by Alexis McDonald

The Friends of the Scott Valley Swimming Pool would like to thank everyone who was involved in helping make the Poolside Luau a successful fundraiser to help save the Dotty Olson Pool. We were able to raise $9,500 which along with other fundraiser’s and donations has made it possible to keep the Dotty Olson Pool open to the public next summer!

We could not have accomplished this without all of the support and hard work from our wonderful community! Also, the support shown from those outside of our Scott Valley community was amazing! Thank you to the numerous individuals and businesses for making so many wonderful donations to the live and silent auctions. We could not have done it without each and everyone of you! Thank you to the entire fundraising crew, who donated so much of their own time and energy. You know who you are!

I would like to acknowledge a select few by name who went above and beyond in an effort to make the fundraiser successful: Bob and Linda Ward of Bob’s Ranch House, Hap Munson of M & M Party Rentals, Dave and Vicki Harrison of the Alderbrook Manor, Scott Valley Bank, and Laura Tippit. Please forgive me if I forgot to mention anyone else! We look forward to working with everyone again in future fundraisers to help keep the Dotty Olson Pool open!

Photo by Stan Krute

Submitted article

The Rachel Hanna Swim Olympics will be held on Saturday, August 20 at the Dotty Olson (Scott Valley) Community Swimming Pool in Etna, beginning at 11:00 am. There will be games for all ages and the finale of the day will be the ever popular Biggest Splash Competition. There are also sportsmanship awards. The event is free for everyone. Ribbons are given out to all participants. The pool snack bar will also be open.

There are games and races for all ages. The younger swimmers ages 8-and-under can participate in the Coin Wish Pond, Duck-In Duck-Out race, and Underwater One Breath race. For the more advanced swimmers there will be a variety of races and other fun games. Among the more popular events are the Tee-Shirt Relay race, the Diving competition and the favorite Biggest Splash contest. Ribbons are awarded in all games and age groups.

There is a special award given to one competitor for Best Sportsmanship and the winner of this award will have his or her name added to a plaque that remains in the Scott Valley Community Pool throughout the year. Several ribbons will also be awarded to competitors who exhibit kindness and good sportsmanship throughout the day.

You may also come to just to enjoy the free swim day without competing in the races or games. For more information please call 467-5232 or 467-5468.

The main focus of this event is for families to spend the day together and just have fun, laugh, and play. We hope to see everyone at the Rachel Hanna Swim Olympics on August 20!

Photos by Sarah Gross taken at the County Swim Meet on Wednesday, August 7, 2011 in Weed, CA.

Katie Eiler from SVST turned in the best individual performance by a Siskiyou County swimmer, finishing second in the 17-18 girls division.  Jacob Gross from YST and Wyatt Monday from SVST had the best boys finishes. Gross was third in the 11-12 boys division, and Monday was third in the 13-14 boys division.

Siskiyou County top-10 individual finishes

6 and under girls

10th Jenna Justice, SVST

6 and under boys

10th Joseph Stein, SVST

9-10 boys

10th Mason Justice, SVST

11-12 girls

4th Bailey Fisher, YST

10th Tunji Wolfe, YST

11-12 boys

3rd Jacob Gross, YST

13-14 girls

7th Kendall Nielsen, YST

10th Kaitlyn Solano, YST

13-14 boys

3rd Wyatt Monday, SVST

8th Mac Wessell, SVST

15-16 girls

8th Aly McEwen, SVST

15-16 boys

5th Michael Lawe, YST

17-18 girls

2nd Katie Eiler, SVST

Thanks again to Maggie Nielsen for her fantastic photographs.

The host Yreka Swim Team finished second at the 8^th annual Yreka Swim Team Invitational held at Ringe Pool over the weekend. Yreka posted 552 points to the winning Weaverville Swim Team’s total of 920.50. The Scott Valley Swim Team Sharks were third with 460 points. South Siskiyou Swim Team finished fifth with 83 points. The Red Bluff Tritons were fourth (396), and Sun Oak Aquatics Redding was sixth (52.50).

Top Siskiyou County Overall Individuals

Girls

6 & Under
3. Emma Hanna, YST
4. MiaMichelle Morris, SSST
5. Jenna Justice, SVST
5. Angel Rozicki, YST

7-8
5. Sydnie Frisbie, SSST

9-10
3. Korie Peacemaker, YST
5. Ashley Fisher, YST

11-12
2. Tunji Wolfe, YST
3. Bailey Fisher, YST
4. Nichelle Laffoon, YST
5. Rebekah Kimball, YST

13-14
3. Kaitlyn Solano, YST

15-16
1. Aly McEwen, SVST
2. Janelle Jaegel, SSST
3. Ashton Weed, YST
4. Darby Hanna, SVST

17-18
1. Katie Eiler

Boys

6 & Under
4. Joseph Stein, SVST

7-8
5. Matthew Spearin, YST

9-10
4. Mason Justice, SVST

11-12
3. Jacob Gross, YST
4. Tad Weed, YST
5. Connor Lawe, YST

13-14
1. Wyatt Monday, SVST
2. Mac Wessell, SVST
3. Gar Weed IV, YST

15-16
3. Michael Lawe, YST
5. Spence Bruhns, YST

17-18
No Siskiyou County top Individuals

Note: more photos are coming soon courtesy of Maggie Nielsen.

This is just a taste of Yreka Swim Meet action. We’ll have some sweet photos from Maggie Niesen in a couple of days, as well as results.

Thanks to Maggie Nielsen for the great photos.

Scott Valley Swim Team Sharks Aly McEwen (l) and Katie Eiler both finished second in their respective divisions. Eiler set four pool records.

It was smoke on water last weekend at the Anderson Swim Meet, as Shark Katie Eiler set four pool records at the meet held at West Valley High School. She also finished second overall in the 17-18 Girls Division.

Scott Valley Swim Team Highlights

Katie Eiler 2nd place overall 17-18 girls with 66 points
She broke 4 pool records: 50 & 100 Freestyle and 100 & 200 Breaststroke

1st place
100 breast
100 fly
50 free
200 breast
100 free

2nd place
200 IM
200 free
100 back

Aly McEwen 2nd place overall 15-16 girls with 59 points

1st place
100 breast
200 breast

2nd place
200 IM

3rd place
200 free
100 back
200 back
50 free

4th place
100 free
500 free

Jesse Mullin 3rd place overall 11-12 boys with 44 points

1st place
50 breast

2nd place
100 IM

3rd place
50 fly

4th place
100 breast

5th place
100 free

6th place
100 back

Kendall Nielsen 13-14 girls

2nd place
100 Breast
200 breast

4th place
200 IM
200 free
100 free

5th place
50 free

6th place
500 free
200 back

7th place
100 back

Dani Eiler 13-14 girls

6th place
200 breast

7th place
100 breast

Darby Hanna 15-16 girls

3rd place
100 breast
200 breast

7th place
200 free
50 free
100 free

Thane Forrester 13-14 boys

8th place
100 fly

Ethan McDonald 6 & under boys

5th place
25 freestyle

Girls relay team 13-18
2nd place 200 medley: Kendall N., Katie E., Aly M., Dani E.
2nd place 200 freestyle: Kendall N., Aly M., Darby H., Katie E.

Also competing were Emmaline Forrester and Mikayla Wilson in the 11-12 Girls Divison