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VOTED BEST WINDOW COVERINGS
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VOTED BEST PLACE FOR AUTO DETAIL Proud to be a premier Lincoln dealership in the Ellensburg, WA area. From the moment you walk into our showroom, you’ll know our commitment to customer service is second to none. Whether you need to purchase, finance, or service a new or pre-owned Lincoln, come to Kelleher.
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VOTED BEST GROCERY STORE Consistent quality, freshness, selection and service guaranteed.That’s what distinguishes Super 1 Foods! Store Hours: 5am - Midnight Pharmacy Hours: Mon-Fri: 9am - 7pm • Sat: 9am - 6pm • Sun: Closed
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Lathrop, Winbauer, Harrel, Slothower and Denison, LLP Family Law, Real Estate, Criminal, Corporate and General Practice. Thank you for voting me Best Attorney. It is a privilege and honor to serve such a great community.
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Dr. Myron Linder and Dr. Sandy Linder graduated from Palmer College of Chiropractic. They have been practicing for 25 years, specializing in a wide range of the latest adjusting techniques. Linder Chiropractic is located next to CWU, within walking distance for students. We are accepting new patients! Call to schedule an appointment.
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Dr. Fuller, Fuller voted best veterinarian, practices both large and small animal medicine with special interests in avian, exotic and wildlife medicine. Ellensburg Animal Hospital is the longest-serving (since 1951), most experienced (75 years of collective experience) and best equipped veterinary hospital in Kittitas County. Trusted by generations to provide compassionate, quality care for their pets, horses and livestock.
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C.W. BARBERSHOP VOTED BEST BARBER SHOP C.W. BARBERSHOP
Open 6 days a week, C.W. Barbershop, tops the category again this year. Kelsey Schmidt has owned the shop since 2007 and takes pride in her wide variety of clientele; from baby’s first haircut, to old timers, locals and students. Kelsey enjoys the barbershop atmosphere where she considers her customers her family and has learned that an important part of her job is being a good listener. Drop in, you’re always welcome.
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ere are a few upcoming events in Kittitas County. For a full list, go to the Daily Record’s online calendar at dailyrecordnews.com.
Suncadia Harvest Festival When leaves start to fall and clouds come rolling in, the Suncadia Harvest Festival is the place to be. The event is in its 12th year and features several free events as well as paid ones at the Nelson Dairy Farm. Oct. 1-2 and 8-9, Suncadiaresort.com
Cascade Crest 100 The Cascade Crest is a 100-mile trail run that takes racers on a journey through the Cascade mountain range. In its 18th year, the course runs as a clockwise loop starting at the Easton Fire Station and has a time limit of 32 hours. Aug. 27-28, cascadecrest100.com 8 KV Living
A bullfighter provides an alternate target to the bull to distract it from harming the rider.
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A bullfighter’s primary duty during the rodeo is to protect cowboys The Ellensburg Rodeo will present from the 1,500-pound animals. a special Bullfighters Only event They distract the bull and provide during Friday, Sept. 2, performance an alternate target, keeping the on Labor Day weekend. bull away from the rider. It requires The event will showcase some of quick reflexes — both mentally the nation’s top bullfighters and and physically. bulls doing what they do best. The rodeo runs Sept. 2-5. Fans likely will see the bullfighters flip and/or jump a bull, he said.
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The pace of life changes in Kittitas County in the summer. Ellensburg gets quieter after Central Washington University finishes in mid-June, and it takes less time to drive across town or get through the grocery store. Meanwhile, trails and campgrounds in Upper Kittitas County are busier. Now is the time to explore Lake Cle Elum, plan a berry picking expedition near Salmon la Sac or float the Yakima River. So far this summer, my family has explored Manastash Ridge and the sand dunes at Echo Basin. Neither is recommended in the heat of high summer, but I would recommend the Ingalls Creek Trail off Highway 97 near Blewett Pass. The wildflowers were in abundance over Memorial Day weekend, aided no doubt by the Hansel Fire that burned through the area in 2014. Several articles in this edition of Kittitas Valley Living were written by Central Washington
University students in Jennifer Green’s magazine writing class. We enjoy working with up-and-coming writers, and it’s always great to see what student journalists produce. Two of those stories focus on CWU students doing interesting things. Jeff MacMillan wrote about Zach Chedester, a CWU sophomore who is on the Seattle Cossacks motorcycle stunt team. Simone Corbett wrote about Ashtyn Mann and Hannah Barclay, who came up with a new wine label in partnership with the Ellensburg Canyon Winery as part of a class last fall. The business venture immediately took off, and it will be fascinating to see where it goes. We’re also pleased to share a story from Monica Mersinger, who writes the “Looking back” local history column each Tuesday in the Daily Record. She researched the history of three historic homes in Ellensburg that have found new life as businesses. Wherever your summer takes you, we wish you happy trails.
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Editor: Joanna Markell Writers: Jeff MacMillan, Monica Mersinger, Simone Corbett, Victoria Shamrell, Bailey Williams Photographers: Brian Myrick, Jack Lambert and Hall Anderson Designers: Matt Carstens Publication of the Daily Record 401 N. Main St. Ellensburg WA 98926 509-925-1414
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ost 18-year-old college freshmen struggle to balance class work, study time and extracurricular activities. Zach Chedester has all of these on his plate, plus every few weeks he climbs 25 feet or more in the air to perch on top of a person’s shoulders, who is sitting on another person’s shoulders, who is driving a 1940s-era motorcycle. Now that's a balancing act. Chedester, who will be a Central Washington University sophomore this fall, is the youngest and newest official member of the Seattle Cossacks Motorcycle Stunt and Drill Team. His debut performance as an official riding member came in May at the Red Horse Diner in Ellensburg. But it's a role he's been preparing for his entire life.
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Zach’s father, Sam Chedester, has been a member of the Cossacks for decades and is the team's captain. The Seattle Cossacks hearken back to a bygone era of the motorcycle drill teams of the ‘30s and ’40s, performing stunts that require skill, creativity and a lot of guts. The team, which has three members from Kittitas County, has made appearances all over the world in its 75 years of existence, appearing at a World’s Fair, the Cannonball Run Endurance Race, the world famous Sturgis Motorcycle Rally and the popular TV show “America’s Got Talent,” to name just a few. “What other 18-year-old gets to perform in front of thousands of people every weekend doing something he loves, alongside people who are my extended family?” Zach said.
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From an early age, Zach demonstrated his desire to be a part of the team and follow in his father’s tire tracks. His family remembers his early interest in motorcycles, especially his father’s 1949 Harley Davidson, but what truly caught his family's attention were his attempts at performing the stunts he saw the Cossacks do on a weekly basis.
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“When he was about 4 years old he would drive around the cul-de-sac blowing his whistle and sticking his arm out to mimic our drills,” his father said. “He would spend hours out there blowing his whistle to the point one neighbor complained about his excessive whistle blowing and asked if we would take it away from him. I proudly gave him a much louder whistle the next day.” Zach, who is from Lake Stevens, always enjoyed watching the team’s performances. He would review Cossack videos and then re-enact the performances with his toys. He said he always expected he would one day have the chance to be out there with his dad, performing with the team. “As a kid I would always dart out to my dad’s bike after shows and sit on it,” Zach recalled. “I can remember people would always come and ask me if I was going to do this when I grew up. I can remember I would always answer yes. It’s all I’ve really ever wanted to do.”
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It’s one thing to want to be on the Cossacks team. It’s another to be qualified and accomplished enough to
perform the complicated stunts the team is known for. “I neither encouraged nor discouraged him as it was something he really wanted to be a part of,” Sam said. “He had been going to the shows since he was an infant and showing a real interest in going with since he was about 10 years old.” Zach's opportunity came in May 2012, when he and one other man were appointed as the first Seattle Cossacks' apprentices in the team's decades-long history. “It was an honor when they decided to let us apprentice and I was excited to prove myself," Zach said. "I remember the first show I did as an apprentice and how nervous I was. The first stunt was the high-dive, where I climb up and do a head stand on another guy. I was as nervous as could be. I climbed up to do the stunt and I just couldn’t get it. I just couldn’t think and my nerves really got to me.”
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While nerves got to Zach in the beginning, he now understands that he can’t control everything and has to just go with the flow. If you fall off the bike, you have to get back on. “Honestly sometimes the bikes are loud you can’t hear the calls and someone moves early and we fall," Zach said. "But you can’t let it get to you. We all have bumps and bruises and injuries, but that’s just what we do, we get up
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Members of the Seattle Cossacks Motorcycle Stunt Team perform for the crowd along Pearl Street during the Ellensburg Rodeo Parade in 2013
and do the stunts.” Accidents are surprisingly rare. The stunts performed by the Cossacks take many years to master. The team practices weekly to stay up on their performance skills, and each member maintains his own 1940s era Harley Davidson. Team members don't earn salaries; performance fees go to maintaining the bikes. Zach does all this on top of his responsibilities as a student. Zach said college life is pretty standard for him. “I eat, I go to class, I do my homework, and I have this unique little hobby. Everyone has one, mine just involves me climbing
on other guys who are driving 1940’s motorcycles.”
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Zach beams with pride when he talks about the team, but he's not boasting and isn’t the type of guy who seeks out a spotlight off the bike. The team comes first, a sign of the values his family has instilled in him. “It makes me very proud to see Zach out here,” Sam said. “This is my 25th year performing with the team and I was Zach’s age when I first got involved with the team. I am proud that young men, like Zach and our other apprentices, will keep this team going to our 100th anniversary and beyond.” n
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Historic homes get new life as businesses in Ellensburg By MONICA MERSINGER | Photos by BRIAN MYRICK
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Take a tour of downtown and you’ll see several “painted ladies,” a term originally coined in San Francisco for its colorfully painted historic homes. Several of Ellensburg’s historic homes have been repurposed to play new roles in the commercial world — they are painted ladies at work. Three examples of repurposed historic homes now used as commercial sites are the Farrell house, the Gray house and the Driver house. All were given loving restorative care by their owners.
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The Driver home at 609 N. Main St., is perhaps the best example of a painted lady at work in Ellensburg. Today the building houses the Kittitas County Chamber of Commerce, the Ellensburg Rodeo office and serves as a visitor center in Ellensburg. The home was built in 1910 by Dr. Arthur Damman, a local veterinarian who purchased the property from the Clymer family, according to historical information collected during efforts to restore the building in 2000 and from the Kittitas County Historical Museum. Damman operated his practice from the house as well as his livery stable on the adjacent property. Louis (Lo) and Emily Driver moved into the house as renters around 1935. Emily borrowed $500 from a local businessman, Clarence Fitterer, and built a small breakfast and lunch counter on the south section of the property and called it Driver’s Lunch. She operated the business until the early 1960s. The Drivers purchased the property and house from Dr. Damman for $9,700 in
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The Gray House, at 606 N. Main St., is one of the oldest homes in the Ellensburg area on July 15. Built in 1888, the home once served as both home and office for Dr. Paschal Gray, a prominent local physician, and his wife Agnes. Now the Gray house serves as the Guesthouse Ellensburg, with two large suites available for guests visiting the area
1944, and raised their daughters, Pam and Nancy. The Driver family made the house the center of hospitality for many years on rodeo weekend, hosting many family and visitors including Gene Autry and Slim Pickens. Lo Driver was on the Rodeo Board of Directors for 32 years, serving as president in 1958-59 and was a longtime posse member. He also competed in cow cutting exhibitions for many rodeo performances. Daughter Nancy was Rodeo Queen in 1967 and the Driver clan was inducted into the Rodeo Hall of Fame in 1999. Living space for the Driver family was originally on the main floor and basement with bathrooms on each of the levels. There were five apartments for college students with a shared bath on the upstairs floor.
Fire protection systems were added to the historic home in the initial remodel to commercial use. Today the Ellensburg Rodeo and Chamber of Commerce maintain their individual offices and work together on upkeep of the historic home. “The chamber and rodeo have had a very long, positive relationship since we shared offices in the old Antlers Hotel years ago,” said Chamber CEO Jim Armstrong. “Air conditioning was a welcome element when we remodeled, and the storage is really utilized. “There is always something that needs to be maintained in a historic house. But we budget for it and it’s been fairly easy to deal with.” Ellensburg Rodeo General Manager Megan Meeks said the Driver home offers a welcoming feel for visitors to the community.
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Award-winning wine,, local craft cr beers, and savor ory appetizers, appetizers Gård Vintners has been voted ed Kittitas C County’ss Best B Winery three years running. Founded ounded in 2006, the boutique winer winery serves a wide variety of estate white & red ed wines sour sourced from their family vineyard located on the Royal Slope. Family owned & operated, the Gård name, meaning “farm or estate,” originates from their Scandinavian heritage. Ellensburg tasting room available for group meetings or special occasions, as well as live music throughout the month.
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The Driver home, standing at the corner of Seventh Avenue and Main Street, is perhaps the best example of a painted lady at work in Ellensburg. Today the building houses the Kittitas County Chamber of Commerce, the Ellensburg Rodeo office and serves as a visitor center in Ellensburg.
ABOVE: The Farrell house at 409 N. Water St. was built around 1908 by James E. Farrell, and his family lived there into the 1940s. The home received a Progress Through Preservation Award from Historic Ellensburg in 2005 for restoration and reuse. The current tenant is Evergreen Home Loans. RIGHT: The Gray House, at 606 N. Main St., is one of the oldest homes in the Ellensburg area. 20 KV Living
The National Trust for Historic Preservation identified the Driver home as a distinctive destination in 2007.
Gray house
The Gray House, 606 N. Main St., is one of the oldest homes in the Ellensburg area. It was built in 1888 and once served as both home and office for a prominent local physician Dr. Paschal Gray and his wife, Agnes. In addition to his work as a physician and optometrist, Dr. Gray served on the Ellensburg City Council and was elected mayor of Ellensburg in 1897 and 1898. He also served as the county’s first public health official. His tenure in city service was marked by a crackdown on
local gambling. The house was built on Lot No. 2 in Ellensburg’s first platted neighborhood in 1888. The house was built for Dr. Gray by William O. Ames. Their substantial home on Main Street served as their residence from the time of their arrival in Washington Territory in 1888, until Dr. Gray’s death in 1904, according to information from the Kittitas County Historical Museum and research completed for the home’s inclusion on the National Register of Historic Places. Today the Gray house is the Guesthouse Ellensburg, with two large suites available for visitors to the area. The beautiful Queen Anne Victorian home is owned by Cathleen and Gordon Wollen and managed by innkeeper Sue Ledbetter. It was renovated approximately 15 years ago with new utility systems and other modern conveniences. Ledbetter said the walls are more than 12 inches thick. “Even in the harshest of winter weather,
it’s cozy in this house,” she said. The rooms are spacious, with two suites offering both a sitting area as well as a bedroom area in each suite. Prior modern uses of the Gray house included Meadow Lark Farms gift shop and guest house and Ellensburg WineWorks. A second entrance off the porch may have served as an entrance for patients when Dr. Gray practiced medicine in the house. Ledbetter said the guesthouse is popular, with visitors from all over the world. It is usually booked well in advance for major events like Jazz in the valley, the rodeo, rugby tournaments and concerts at the Gorge Ampitheatre. “We are listed in many travel books in foreign countries and visitors make a point of stopping and staying here,” she said. Ledbetter has been an innkeeper for other historic properties and is used to managing maintenance on historic homes.
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“A lot of folks visiting remember the Driver family and recognize the rooms in the house. They remember happy times here,” she said. “It’s always been the location of a fun, happy place, and we think we are continuing that tradition using the house as a welcoming center for our community.”
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But, because of the upgrades, there’s little difficulty in managing the Gray house. Dr. P.P. Gray (as he was known) and Agnes came to the fledgling town of Ellensburg after a five-year residence in Honolulu, Hawaii, where they moved for his health following their marriage in Illinois in 1883. Within just a few years, the couple had fully integrated themselves into the life of the community. Each in their own way made significant contributions to the development of the town. During his 16 years in Ellensburg, Dr. Gray served as a general practitioner and optometrist. Upon his death in 1904, his obituary described Dr. Gray as genial and kind, painstaking and studious. His practice was apparently large, and took him into many homes throughout the Kittitas Valley. Gray originally established an office downtown in a business block until the Great Fire of 1889 destroyed the entire district. A report on the losses suffered by individuals and companies in the fire lists Dr. P.P. Gray with a loss of $500. After the fire, Dr. Gray hung out a shingle at his home on Main Street. This sign appears in an early 1890s photograph of the house. Whether the doctor’s office remained in the home for the duration of his life is uncertain. The Guesthouse Ellensburg is currently up for sale and may, yet again, be repurposed into another use.
Farrell house
The Farrell house at 409 N. Water St. was built around 1908 by James E. Farrell, and his family lived there into the 1940s. The Farrell family was in the theater business in Ellensburg for many years. James E. Farrell owned and operated both the Isis and Colonial theaters on Third Avenue. After his death in 1920, his wife, Thilda, ran the business. Later their son, Clarence, took over and expanded the business, according to information from the Kittitas County Historical Museum and Daily Record archives. Patrick and Theano Haberman, current owners, carefully restored the home, which was used as apartments in early 2000. The Habermans removed aluminum siding and repainted the original wood exterior. A second story dormer window made of aluminum and original to the house was replaced with an exact copy of the original with great care. The home’s interior was made suitable for office space. The woodwork inside and the thick molding are extras. The home received a Progress Through Preservation Award from Historic Ellensburg in 2005 for restoration and reuse. The current tenant is Evergreen Home Loans. Senior loan officer Tara Brown said it is nice having a business in a historic home. “Customers like the home feeling, plus we get the benefit of having a full kitchen to use,” she said. “It is more interesting to be in an historic home than doing business than a brick and steel office.” n 22 KV Living
Fred L. Breckon collection, Ellensburg Public Library Clarence Farrell, pictured in 1941, was born in Ellensburg in 1894. He owned the Audion and Midstate Theaters in Ellensburg and also served on the Ellensburg City Council. His family lived in the Farrell house on Water Street for many years.
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he town of Ellensburg was first settled in 1870, but was not formally established until John Shoudy filed a plat in 1875. Shoudy named the town "Ellensburgh" after his wife, Mary Ellen. The original 80-acre townsite encompassed 24 blocks between First and Seventh avenues, from Water to Pine streets. Block 8 was set aside for future courthouse construction. Shoudy offered home sites for sale for $2 each, and commercial lots for $10. At the peak of this thriving economy, John Shoudy sold an undeveloped lot to the Clymer family which later became the location of the Driver house in 1910. Lot No. 2 was sold to Dr. Paschal Gray and his wife, Agnes, in 1887. They had their home built in 1888 prior to their arrival from Hawaii. The 1880s was a decade of rapid growth in Ellensburg. In 1883, Kittitas County was separated from Yakima County, and Ellensburg was designated the county seat. The town incorporated, franchised telephone, gas and electric utilities, and constructed a public fairgrounds. Already an important supply center for the territory's north central interior, the completion of Northern Pacific's transcontinental rail line through town in 1886 assured Ellensburg of a direct link to markets and manufacturing centers to the east and west. Intense real estate speculation ensued, coupled with a full-scale building boom. In 1887 some 73 new homes were built, and the following year, another 225 were completed. A great many of these
new dwellings were built within the bounds of the original townsite plat, close in to the commercial district. William O. Ames came to Ellensburg in 1881 from the Klickitat region to the south, and he served as the town's first school teacher. He left teaching after only a year or two and, by 1888, was operating a saw and planing mill at the corner of Fourth and Water Streets in partnership with Jack McCarthy. The Polk's Directory of 1890 lists the Ames & McCarthy Lumber Co., with 10 employees, at the corner of First and Ruby. No Ames-owned lumber yard or planing mill appears on Sanborn Insurance maps for 1897 or thereafter, so it is likely that he discontinued that part of his business during the depression of the mid- 1890s. His career as a builder, however, continued until his death in 1924. William Ames, at times in partnership with his brother Stanley, and later with his son Earnest, were responsible for the design and construction of many of the most substantial homes in Ellensburg. William Ames own home, built in 1885, still stands two blocks away from the Gray House at 109 E. Sixth Ave. This Queen Anne style dwelling is expansive and exuberant, and retains good physical integrity both inside and out. It too is one of the few period homes still standing that was in the original plat of Ellensburg. Ames is known to have built Ellensburg's Carnegie Library, as well as the Northern Pacific
roundhouse at the rail yard west of town (rebuilt again by Ames after destruction by fire). His business sustained great losses in the Great Fire of 1889, with projects then under construction in the downtown. The extent of his involvement in building at the State Normal School (now Central Washington University) or with other institutional structures in town, is implied. Ames' homes of the 1880s and 1890s are known for their particularly rich, creatively designed, and carefully executed woodwork, combined with the vertical proportions, multiple roof forms, and asymmetry of the period. Ames obituary credits him with "many of the old time residence and business blocks of the present city." Historic sources used for this article include the 1997 Register of Historic Places, the Department of the Interior, Daily Record archives and a history of the Driver House.
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New Ellensburg wine label a partnership between CWU students, local winemaker
Basic Bitch Wine Co. “We picked the pink one because we wanted something girly, and we were kind of chatting and we thought of the name Basic Bitch,” Mann said. While their brand’s name stirred laughter in the classroom, Cox saw potential in the idea. Already looking to create a second label that would reach a different marketplace, what sold Cox on the idea was the women’s ability to utilize social media to further the brand. “They put it out to their friends on Taking root Facebook and got like 50 likes in an Mann, a digital journalism mahour," Cox recalled. "I just thought, jor, and Barclay, who majored in elementary education, met Cox in a ‘Yeah, this is a good idea.’ And I wine marketing class last fall. Mann didn’t want to sit on the sidelines, and Barclay both decided to pursue so we formed an LLC.” “It was fate,” said Mann. a global wine studies certificate as an opportunity for a supplemental Harvesting a business In January, the team’s LLC bevocation and additional income post-graduation. The two graduated came official. Cox already had wine from CWU in June. on the shelf ready to go, and the For Cox, who’s been in the wine women asked a friend to design the industry for 17 years, the class brand’s labels. offered a broader perspective on Now, the brand has seven wines marketing. available for purchase. Among them The class project was to create a are Rieslings (“Basic,” “Biggie,” and mock wine brand from scratch. The “Little”), a Cabernet Franc (“Boss professor began by giving students Ass Bitch”), and a red blend (“Hotposter paper to brainstorm branding mess Heartbreak”), to name a few. ideas. They came up with the name Mann says “Basic” has been their hat do you get when you mix two Central Washington University students and a veteran Ellensburg winemaker? A fine blend of ambition, experience and local flavor. Ashtyn Mann and Hannah Barclay united last fall with Gary Cox, owner of Ellensburg Canyon Winery and Cox Canyon Vineyards, to begin a dream they didn’t even know they had. What started as a class project in the Global Wine Studies program has launched into a full-blown business.
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bestseller. Locals can now find Basic Bitch Wine at Ellensburg’s Grapes and Crepes, where bar manager Stephanie Milne said it is selling well. “The Riesling is like biting into a nectarine. It is so, so fruity and really, really good,” Milne said. While “Basic” is a favorite among men and women, Milne said her personal favorite is the Cab Franc because of its tropical notes. “That’s a varietal that is really popular this year, especially in the summertime. I love that it’s super fruity, very sweet — in a good way — you can just kind of see yourself drinking it during the day.”
Crushing and pressing
The team was able to see its hard work pay off at a “Galantine’s Day” launch party in February, held at the 420 Loft Building in downtown Ellensburg. “(We) sold a boat-load of wine, got like 150 likes on Facebook, people just loved the concept,” Cox said. The team looks back on the first event as a learning experience because it opened their eyes to the logistics that go into running a successful business. “When we first started this and Gary said, ‘Oh we can sell $1,000 at a Farmers Market a week,’ in my
mind I was like, ‘Oh, that’s straight profit,’” Barclay said. “I had no idea all the little bits that go into it and wasn’t thinking any of the legalities of it.” On top of managing a new business, Barclay and Mann also juggled college coursework with additional jobs and NCAA sports through the end of the school year. With the wine commitments and obligations from school, Barclay said she often felt like she was living a double life. “It’s a lot of time management, and my spare time — I don’t really have spare time,” she said. For the average college senior, having every weekend of the last quarter of the year booked with work might not sound ideal. But Barclay and Mann didn’t seem to mind. “I love this, it doesn’t feel like a job because I love what I’m doing,” Barclay said. Mann said her passion for the company has made the juggling act well worth it. “There hasn’t really been a moment where I’ve wanted to stop because I’m so passionate about it and I really, truly believe in it,” she said.
Bottling and selling
Moving forward, the team is counting on farmers markets to make most of their sales and increase exposure, especially in the Seattle area. Mann decided to stay in Ellensburg after graduation to work on the business. “Right now we’re all about getting publicity and getting our name out there,” she said. The feedback from customers is
CWU graduates Hannah Barclay, left, and Ashton Mann present their wine at an event in April. They formed an LLC with Gary Cox, owner of Ellensburg Canyon Winery and Cox Canyon Vineyards
overwhelmingly positive. “When they (customers) come up to us and say that they like our wines or they think that what we’re doing is amazing, and they think our ideas are creative, that inspires me,” Barclay said. In the short amount of time since the team created the LLC, Cox said he’s been impressed with the growth the women have accomplished.
“They’ve got a PhD in the school of hard knocks,” Cox said. The trio expressed hope to one day open a storefront/tasting room. By that point it’ll practically be a family business. “I’ve learned to love these two like my family,” Mann said with a laugh. “We’ve gone through a lot together and I think it’s just been a great experience.” n KV Living 25
Faith and family The story of Anderson Family Farm
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n old fashioned white wash basin sits to the side of the Anderson Family Farm booth at the Kittitas County Farmers Market, while Mary Anderson takes a gallon jug of water and fills up an old silver pot. A customer holds her hands over the basin and Mary scoops a small tablespoon of salt scrub onto them. Mary explains the ingredients in the scrub: salt exfoliates and rich oils to renew cell growth and nourish the skin. She pours out water again and the customer marvels at how soft her skins feels. It’s a scene that happens every Saturday at the farmers market and it speaks to the care and personal attention the Anderson family puts into its products and business. Rick Anderson and his wife, Kimberlee, started Anderson Family Farm in 2011 when he was laid off from his job as a corporate program manager. “We had made soaps and lotions on the side before, and when I got laid off we decided to look into pursuing it as a business,” Rick said. It wasn’t easy at first since Rick and Kimberlee had to come up with their own formula for their products. That’s when their Christian faith came into play. “We prayed a lot and we asked the
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Rick and Kimberlee Anderson hold goats on their farm
Lord to lead us in both the decision making and lead us down the right path,” Rick said. “It took two or three months of prayers and formulating and adjusting the formula to find the right one.”
Farm country
The Andersons, who moved to Ellensburg in 2006, felt the location was naturally a good place for a farm. Ellensburg is centrally located and it’s easy to get to other Washington cities. In addition to the farmers market in Ellensburg, the Andersons also go to the Roslyn Farmers Market, the Pybus Market in Wenatchee and special shows in
the Tri-Cities and Spokane. “We love the small town aspect of Ellensburg and that it’s a great environment,” Rick said. “We love living here.” Daughters Mary, 18, and Millie, 15, run the Kittitas County Farmers Market booth for the farm. They help throughout the whole process, from making the products to labeling them and then finally selling them. “The selling is probably one of my favorite parts about the business,” Mary said. “I have met a lot of new people and I’ve made a lot of friends through the market.”
The family farm is 16 acres, and the Andersons raise goats. Goat milk is used in many of the family’s products. Millie said there’s always something going on at the farm, whether it’s goats to milk or babies to feed. She said her favorite part of living on the farm is “the animals and the routine of it all.”
Lavender and mint
The Anderson Family Farm products include soaps, lotions, body butter, salt scrubs, bath salts and lip balms. They have seven different scents that include lavender, bergamot, lemon rosemary, rose geranium, mint and vanilla bean, as well as an unscented flavor called pure. All the labels have a classic black and white theme with a stylized A.
A selection of products from the Anderson Family Farm on display at the Kittitas County Farmers Market in July
“We have a lot of people drawn to our products because of the rich moisturizing feel but (they) can’t
take any scent, so the pure scent allows everybody to experience our products,” Rick said.
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The first product created for the business was the lotion. The lotion comes in either an eight ounce glass bottle or small two ounce bottle that is good for traveling or placing in a purse. “My favorite (product) is probably our lotion because you can use it at all times,” Mary said.
Customer reactions
Over the years Rick said they haven’t received a lot of negative feedback, but one area there is a challenge is customer suggestions. Often a customer will ask them to make a new product or a new scent and it’s difficult to try to live up to that expectation. Over the years Rick said he has realized that they can’t take everybody’s suggestions since they are already so busy with
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ABOVE: Mary and Millie Anderson greet customers from the Anderson Family Farm booth at the Ellensburg Farmers Market in July. RIGHT: A selection of soaps from the Anderson Family Farm on display at the Ellensburg Farmers Market
the products they have now. Both Mary and Millie have a great relationship with customers, and are on a first name basis with many of them. Melissa Irwin, a Central Washington University student who tried out the salt scrub at the market, said she loved it. “It kind of was like a rough texture — like a rocky feel or kind of sandy — when I was rubbing my hands together. My hands feel really
smooth now, like all the dead skin was scrubbed off.”
The Future
Over the next five years, Rick said he wants to try to increase the farm’s online footprint. Right now they have a website where their products can be bought and shipped. They have sold their products across the United States and six different countries. “We can only be in one or two farmers markets at a time. We want
to expand our online presence and have more of our products bought online and shipped to many different states,” Rick said. The farm has brought more than just professional rewards. “The challenge of building our own business is we had the opportunity to problem solve together, my wife and I,” Rick said. “We just asked the Lord when we came to the bumps in the road and addressed them.” n KV Living 29
Let’s be frank A quick guide to cooking, preparing and enjoying the perfect hot dog By Bailey Williams | Photo by Hall Anderson
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he summer season brings mosquitoes, swimming and barbecues. It also brings a whole lot of hot dogs. July is National Hot Dog Month, and consumption reaches its peak in the U.S. between Memorial Day and Labor Day, according to the National Hot Dog and Sausage Council. Here are some quick tips from local experts for the perfect dog:
What to do
Selection of a good hot dog is key. Top local choices include Super 1 in Ellensburg, or Owens Meats or Glondos in Cle Elum. The bun, cooking method and condiments are equally as important. “Always grill the bun! For me a toasted bun is crucial to an awesome hot dog,” said Robbie Goninan, manager of Ellensburg’s Hot Diggity Dog. Goninan suggests cooking hot dogs just a little bit longer than one might think. “I like to char (or) sear the hotdog, it gives a crispy texture when 30 KV Living
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you bite into it,” he said. The National Hot Dog and Sausage Council advises people to avoid applying condiments to the bun, and to instead always “dress the dog.” It’s recommended that condiments be applied in a certain order: wet condiments first, like ketchup and chili; then chunky condiments like relish and onions; and cheese and spice last on top.
Combinations
Goninan said the Seattle Dog is his customer’s favorite combination. A Seattle Dog is a hot dog
topped with cream cheese and smothered with grilled onions. Hot Diggity Dog customer and Central Washington University student Brita Brongil said her favorite combo is cream cheese and jalapenos. “I add the cream cheese because it brings the heat down,” she said. “And I like how it tastes with the salty hot dog.” Goninan has his own special combination. “Personally my favorite is any hot dog that has a toasted bun, cream cheese, cheddar and barbecue sauce,” he said.
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