THE SANDPOINT WEST TEAM
Don Helander: Sandpoint West Owner
Hometown: Denver, Colorado
Ultimate Fitness Goal: Swim the Long Bridge in under an hour
Personal Idiosyncrasy: Life long Denver Bronco fan..
What I like most about Sandpoint: Driving across the Long Bridge says it all
Something I eat when nobody is looking: Soda pop
Wellness Motto: Quickest way to finish a workout is to start it..
Hometown: Denver, Colorado
Ultimate Fitness Goal: Swim the Long Bridge in under an hour
Personal Idiosyncrasy: Life long Denver Bronco fan..
What I like most about Sandpoint: Driving across the Long Bridge says it all
Something I eat when nobody is looking: Soda pop
Wellness Motto: Quickest way to finish a workout is to start it..
Sue Helander: Sandpoint West OwnerHometown: Vallejo, California
Ultimate fitness goal: Swim Long Bridge at least once, Complete a Long Distance Bike trip (2-3 days)
Personal idiosyncrasy: Have a problem with misplacing my keys!
What I like most about Sandpoint: Outdoor recreation opportunities and like minded enthusiasts
Something I eat when nobody is looking: Hand in the cookie jar, Cookies
Wellness motto: Use it before you lose it
Gina Woodruff: Office ManagerHometown: Ashland, Oregon
Ultimate fitness goal: Hike 50 miles into the 'chinese wall' in Montana's Bob Marshall Wilderness area and roller skateski all the way up schweitzer road.
Personal idiosyncrasy: i think i can dance like madonna, but really i'm a big dork
What I like most about Sandpoint: The trees and trails
Something I eat when nobody is looking: Crisco, yum!
Wellness motto: Stay humble. don't brag about your exercise accomplishments. Do it for yourself.
Victoria Carman: Group Exercise Coordinator, Customer Service Representative and Personal TrainerHometown: Tri-cities Washington
Ultimate fitness goal: I would like to hike in the Grand Canyon
Personal Idiosyncrasy: Depends on who you ask :)
What I like most about Sandpoint: The pace of life and the endless opportunities of activities.
Something I eat when nobody is looking: a spoonful of peanut butter
Wellness motto: Our body is an amazing design which works with cause and effect, what you put into it is what you will get out of it.
Bill Allen: Maintenance DirectorHometown: Nikiski, Alaska
Ultimate fitness goal: To be downhill skiing when I'm in my 70's.
Personal idiosyncrasy: Can't go to bed with dirty dishes in the sink.
What I like most about Sandpoint: How giving and caring the people are.
What I eat when nobody is looking: corndogs and milk shakes.
Wellness motto: "Can't" means you don't want to.
Mike Brosnahan: Aquatics DirectorHometown: Oak Harbor, Washington
Ultimate fitness goal: Every year ski as many days as I am years old. And, ski AND sail on my birthday.
Personal idiosyncrasy: I hate wearing long pants, shoes and socks!
What I like most about Sandpoint: Pretty much everything but mostly skiing in the winter and being on the lake all summer long:)
Something I eat when no one is looking: Juicy fruits and Mounds bars (it is my dark secret).
Wellness motto: Eat good food, get outside often and make the most out of every breath.
Nikia Hansen: Customer Service Representative
Hometown: Sandpoint, Idaho
Ultimate fitness goal: To run a marathon, WELL:).
Personal idiosyncrasy: Love to organize!
What I like most about Sandpoint: Blues and greens in the mountains, lakes and streams.
Something I eat when nobody is looking: 'Organic Cheese Curl's chips. YUM!
Wellness motto: You'll get out of something what you put in to it.
Hometown: Sandpoint, Idaho
Ultimate fitness goal: To run a marathon, WELL:).
Personal idiosyncrasy: Love to organize!
What I like most about Sandpoint: Blues and greens in the mountains, lakes and streams.
Something I eat when nobody is looking: 'Organic Cheese Curl's chips. YUM!
Wellness motto: You'll get out of something what you put in to it.
Gregory Lee Smith or Greg: Certified Personl Trainer, Group Exercise Instructor and Licensed Massage TherapistHometown: Sandpoint, Idaho
Ultimate fitness goal: 24 Hours of Schweitzer Solo (ski race), 24 Hours Round the Clock Solo (mountain bike race), 24 Hours of Starvation Ridge Solo (offroad motorcycle race), all in one year!
Personal idiosyncrasy: I am a typical Gemini with two sides. I'm an extreme athlete and a caring massage therapist. I enjoy pushing people to their physical limits (making them sore) and I enjoy giving them relief through massage (making them less sore). I'm clean but, unorganized. I'm flexible enough to put my foot in my mouth, figuratively, not literally. I like spinach and sour patch kids. The list could go on but I'll stop there.
What I like most about Sandpoint: Sandpoint is located on the edge of awesome Lake Pend Oreille which is surrounded by awesome mountains including Schweitzer ski resort and all of this equals lots of outdoor activities right out of my back door! We live in a special place on this earth and I'm thankful everyday.
Something I eat when nobody is looking: Lemon drops
Wellness motto: Push your limits! Go fast, take chances!
Betsy Murdoch: Customer Service Representative
Hometown: Worthington, Ohio
Ultimate Fitness Goal: Still tele-skiing at 65, 70...
Personal Idiosyncrasy: Shoe laces have to be tied PERFECTLY EVEN
What I like most about Sandpoint: It is an amazing community of folks, topped with beauty and recreational opportunites
Something I eat when no one is looking: Anything I can; standing in front of the fridge with the door open
Wellness motto: Eat well
Michelle Sadewic: Personal Trainer
Hometown: Portland, Oregon
Ultimate Fitness Goal: Ironman before I'm 40...Ok before I'm 45!
Personal Idiosyncrasy: Listed alphabetically or chronologically?
What I like most about Sandpoint: Watching the seasons change across longbridge.
What I eat when nobody is looking: CHOCOLATE!
Wellness motto: Exercise for your mental health, the rest will come.
Karen Seashore: Yoga instructor
Hometown: Brigham City, Utah
Ultimate Fitness Goal: Ultimately, to stay fit and active. Specifically, a beautiful backbend, an easy handstand, and a non-stop run down Uleda every year,
Personal Idiosyncrasy: I am addicted to doing the NYT crossword every day.
What I like most about Sandpoint: The list would be shorter if you’d asked “What don’t you like.” I love the people (they feel like “my people”). I love the country roads for biking, Schweitzer for skiing, the lake for everything, the casual ease of living here. The icicles, the moose, the wild sweetpeas, Dierdre’s bread & Jim’s sweet corn.
Something I eat when no one is looking: green olives forked right out of the jar
Wellness motto: Move, Breathe, Smile.
Ken Callison: Janitor
Hometown: Sagle, Idaho (grew up in Glenns Ferry, ID)
Ultimate fitness goal: Lose at least 25lbs ...... 4 times
Personal idiosyncrasy: When I get really mad or frustrated I bite my left hand.... Have done it all my life
What I like most about Sandpoint: The people and the laid back way of life. The beauty of the mountains and lake.
Something I eat when no one is looking: Dry oatmeal and sugar mixed
Wellness motto: You got to keep moving.
Hometown: Sagle, Idaho (grew up in Glenns Ferry, ID)
Ultimate fitness goal: Lose at least 25lbs ...... 4 times
Personal idiosyncrasy: When I get really mad or frustrated I bite my left hand.... Have done it all my life
What I like most about Sandpoint: The people and the laid back way of life. The beauty of the mountains and lake.
Something I eat when no one is looking: Dry oatmeal and sugar mixed
Wellness motto: You got to keep moving.
Carol Ballard: Yoga Instructor
Hometown: Cincinnati, Ohio
Ultimate Fitness Goal: still doing handstands at age 90
What I like most about Sandpoint: migrating snow geese, moose tracks in my yard, swim-read-swim at City Beach, "putting in" at the drift yards, skiing at Schweitzer when the snow is sparkly like diamonds, our community of wonderful people who share in a love of the outdoors as well as the joys and struggles of life
Something I eat when no one is looking: scrambled egg sandwiches on white bread with too much mayo
Wellness motto: keep smiling and singing your song
Personal idiosyncrasy: I like driving German-made cars