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let’s go plogging

Kevin Farrell loves to run, and he hates other people’s litter. So, he picks up as he goes

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Live performance and lecture/demonstration of Rachmaninoff’s 24 Paganini Variations interspersed with clever arrangements and parodies of his most beloved works. With Lisa Bergman and Jerry Borshard, Duo Pianists.

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14 why move? why idaho?

Lance Stegemann always expected to move to a more rural area... and he found very rural — and low cost — Idaho

16 spring time is fun time

Spring has sprung and Cary Ordway has a couple of great recreation ideas for lucky residents of NCW

18 master gardeners

Getting their hands dirty is part of the assignment for these helpful folks

20 and now for something different

Builder found an empty lot in a developed area, and decided to not play it safe... a decision that pleased the buyers Art sketches n Doll artist Nicole West, page 28 n Photographer, designer and store owner Kayme Clark, page 30 Columns & Departments 6 A bird in the lens: Pretty Lazuli Bunting is passing through 9 Pet Tales: Dogs go hiking 24 June Darling: How to grow older better 26 The traveling doctor: Rethinking cholesterol 27 Meet our native plants: Sagebrush Buttercup 29-34 Arts & Entertainment & a Dan McConnell cartoon 35 Bonnie Orr: Cooking with broccoli rabe 36 History: Early newspaper couple circulated around 38 That’s life: 1,000 miles on in-line skates May 2018 | The Good Life

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layer cake of color By robert spradlin

It was late

spring when I got the alert that there might be a visible aurora borealis, so I packed up my gear and headed to my favorite spot on the plateau, the old Highland Schoolhouse.

Sometimes photography is a bit like a Rolling Stones song: You don’t always get the shot you want, but…

I saw this gorgeous layer cake of color, the new wheat bearing witness to the night shooing the day away, and immediately began scrambling for a composition.

All my gear was ready to go and it didn’t take long to get the image. This light, these colors, were gone three minutes later.

I stayed there till the wee hours and never did see that aurora. I didn’t mind a bit. Being out there doing what I love was more than enough.

I am a Wenatchee based por-

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trait photographer, specializing in pet photography. Senior and family portraits and professional headshots are also available.

If you’re interested in seeing more of my work, visit robspradlinphotography.com, and be sure to swing by Radar Station Gallery at 115 S. Wenatchee Ave. to catch a few of my fine art prints.

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On the cover

The Good Life Editor Mike Cassidy took this photo of Nicole West and two of her sexy fantasy figures: At left is Lollipop Sugar Rush and on the bento box is Num Noms Unicorn Girl.

See Nicole’s story on page 28.

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there is one thing this dad has learned, it’s: “I’ll do it later, Dad,” means nothing will happen.

So, in my best dad voice I’m saying: “Do it now, child.”

editor’s notes

MIKE CASSIDY

Calling for stories about dads We dads are under appreci-

ated.

We don’t get the shout-outs from the big, burly football players from the sidelines who seem to only be able to yell “Hi, Mom!” or the thoughtful presents from our kids (“Cool, a tie and slippers… again.”) or the requests for helpful parenting advice from our children now raising our grandchildren.

Not that we didn’t give great parenting lessons — my daughter reminded me this weekend I did let her drive a pick-up over fallow farmland when she was only eight and her feet couldn’t fully reach the brake pedal. I think she was saying this as a can-you-believe-that? negative, whereas I saw it — and still see it — as part of her childhood that prepared her for being bold in the world.

We dads have a tough job.

Who’s going to say: “You’re all right, walk it off,” if not us?

Who’s going to say, “Those training wheels are slowing you up, let’s take them off,” if not us? And who’s going to say to a daughter, “Listen, I want you home at midnight and I don’t mean five minutes after midnight.”

I’m not really complaining because being a dad is a ton of fun (except for when I had to be the hammer around discipline time). You get to see these little guys and girls grow and stretch into fine human beings that you are glad to give to the world — like a gift to the future of the human race.

Still, while quiet pride and the satisfaction at a job done well have their place, it would be wonderful to believe our kids do remember the fun stuff, right?

So, let’s do this: We are inviting readers to tell stories about their dads… maybe some tender moments, maybe some tough moments, maybe some outright ridiculous moments.

Send us your stories as emails… 300 to 500 words long or so. Attach a digital photo or two if you have them.

We’re looking for stories we can share with our readers in the June issue. We’ll choose one of the stories to reward with a $100 gift certificate to your choice of one of our advertisers.

Get these stories into us no later than May 7. Really, though, get writing now. Because if

I was looking for stories for this issue when I thought of Lance Stegemann, who has written about running a mule train for the U.S. Forest Service and building a chicken tractor for his yard. “I wonder what he is up to?” I pondered.

A quick exchange of emails

revealed he did have a story… he and his wife, Barb, have moved to Idaho.

For why in the world an outdoors guy like Lance would move from what many consider to be God’s Country around here to the rurals of Idaho, check out his story on page 14.

Dad’s advice can solve some problems and cause other problems. Use it wisely and enjoy The Good Life.

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Lazuli Bunting passing through on spring migration T

By Bruce McCammon

...we are likely to hear these birds before we see them.

he Lazuli Bunting is a seasonal visitor to north central Washington.

They arrive as part of the spring migration and mix in with Grosbeak, Chat, Orioles and Tanagers to throw vibrant colors across our landscapes.

This male Lazuli Bunting shows off his rich mating colors — a deep Bruce McCammon blue head, is retired, colorpumpkinblind and enjoys orange breast photographing the birds in north cenand white belly. You can tral Washington. see a bit of the white stripe at the top of the wing.

With a stout beak, this bird eats seeds and insects. They are about five to six inches long with a wingspan of eight-and-a-half to nine inches.

They forage at various heights in trees and shrubs but will perch and sing on exposed

branches.

This bird was photographed about two miles up Number Two Canyon Road in Wenatchee in May 2017.

As is often the case, we are likely to hear these birds before we see them. We can often find birds by sound and then find them visually.

You have a big advantage identifying a bird if you know a variety of bird songs or calls.

There are several apps for smart phones or devices that provide help to identify birds and which include bird songs.

A great resource on the web is https://www.xeno-canto.org.

We are really fortunate to experience a diversity of bird species during spring migration.

The Lazuli Bunting is always a bonus bird to hear and see.

Listen carefully as you hike or ride area trails.

If you see a Lazuli Bunting, stop for a moment and appreciate its beauty. It’s a great find any time you can see one. Good luck.

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WHEN YOU LOVE TO GET OUTDOORS, BUT CAN’T STAND OTHER PEOPLE’S LITTER

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By Marlene Farrell

n the months he’s not skiing, my husband, Kevin Farrell, goes for a daily run before or after work. A couple years ago, he added a new element once a week.

On Wednesdays, Kevin doesn’t just jog, he plogs.

Plogging is a term combining jogging and “plocka upp” from Swedish for pick up, in this case, litter.

As the name implies, the trend of plogging is popular in Europe and catching on in the U.S. Kevin, however, started picking up garbage long before he heard the trendy name.

Kevin loves running for its own sake. He said, “I need exercise to keep my body tuned and to live a healthy life.”

Incorporating plogging didn’t happen suddenly for Kevin. “It’s been a progression for me to get to the point of picking up garbage once a week.”

Running gives Kevin time to think. “Years ago, I thought, ‘What can I do to keep my neighborhood clean?’ If I don’t want to look at the litter along the sides of the road, I realized I would have to be the guy to do it.

“At first I was hesitant. I think people in general feel too superior to pick up anyone else’s garbage.

There seems to be a stigma associated with it.

Now I know not to worry. Maybe if someone sees me, he thinks, ‘I should do that too.’”

Only a small segment of the population actually litters. “I learn about the litterers from the

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types of garbage I find — beer cans, cigarette butts, fast food containers, plastic wrappers and cellophane,” Kevin said. “This stretch of road is a collection site for 16 oz. cans of Budweiser with Clamato. I often find four to five a week, as if someone has a habit of drinking one and throwing it out the window every day.”

Kevin purposely plogs on garbage collection days. He scans the road, the ditch and bushes as he runs. Seeing a flash of unnatural color, rusty metal, or flapping plastic, he darts off the road to collect the bit of detritus where it’s smashed into the gravel or tangled in some branches.

He might gather up to eight beer cans in his hands. “I don’t need to carry a bag, because I’ll consistently find a plastic bag somewhere on the route.” When he passes a garbage can or recycling bin, he drops in a load and keeps running. “I like to think my neighbors are pleased that I’m cleaning up their property and putting it in their can.”

Other than washing his hands when he gets home, he doesn’t worry much about contamination. That’s not to say that even Kevin has exceptions. “I’d only

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pick up a diaper if I’ve got a plastic bag. I find beer cans that have been used as spittoons.

I don’t realize that until I’m holding one, so I carry it, but it grosses me out. The only thing I intentionally left on the ground was a condom and, even then, I contemplated if I should have taken care of it just so I wouldn’t have to see it again.”

I’ve gone plogging with Kevin, and I was impressed with how quickly we could fill a bag of garbage.

With a bit of practice, I developed a search image for the unnatural, whatever was too shiny or sharp edged or bright to be a leaf or a rock. It was fun, and it made me happy.

We ran the few miles a bit slower, but we also covered extra ground with the collecting detours.

I realized if the millions of American runners picked up a few pieces of trash every week, it’s amazing to imagine what an impact it could make on the landscape and for wildlife.

Plastics take hundreds of years to decompose, and can easily be transported by the rain into creeks and rivers.

However, Kevin reminded me, “You don’t have to run to pick up garbage.” Ignoring litter doesn’t make it go away.

“Picking up litter is for the greater good,” said Kevin, adding that plogging is a nice start to his Wednesdays.

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“Somewhere over the rain-

bow .. two girls and two dogs” — Emily and Abby Danko with their dogs Leo and Major take a break midway through a 14-mile hike Saturday, April 14 in Wenatchee’s Foothills Trail Systems.

Emily, a school teacher in Renton, was visiting during her spring break. Abby is a freshman at Wenatchee High School.

Horse Lake Road and a rainbow sheltered Wenatchee are in the background.

“It was a loonnnng hike for my girls,” said mom and photographer Selina Danko. “I am training for another 205 mile race in August — so they got a little taste of my training Saturday.

“The Foothills trail system is a good place to start April train-

And here you have Kira, She

belongs to Tom and Tami Lenny.

She is quite a hiker, but seems to really like hiking in the snow the most. (This is a recent picture, taken on a hike on the Devil’s Spur trail.)

She loves to go boating with us

too, and she doesn’t know it yet, but she’s going to learn to ride on a paddleboard with me this summer.

Being part Husky and Shepherd, makes for a fun combination.

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ing for these long distances as the trails are free of snow.

“I will be hitting the higher elevation slopes as soon as weather permits.”

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By Kathleen Miller

n early April, with three women and two dogs, I hiked to the summit of Mount Sauer in Peshastin, gaining 2,000 feet in elevation over three miles.

With every 1,000 feet in elevation that we gained, the colder the temperature and winds got.

This is a steep hike.

For lunch, we sat on large rocks at the summit, in freezing wind blowing off snowfields in the mountains. One of the women forgot to bring a jacket, so I loaned her a down sweater with a hood. I was warm in a Mountain Hardwear stretch down jacket. When hiking, it’s important to be prepared.

Sunshine broke out in the afternoon. Hooray! Wildflowers were starting to bloom: Bluebells, Yellow Glacier Lilies, delicate Spring Beauties and more. This hike has spectacular views of the Enchantments and Glacier Peak.

For the Sauer’s Mountain hike, the Washington Trails Association warns hikers: “Please be aware that Sauer’s Mountain is on private property and is made accessible thanks to the property owner who built it.

In early spring, it can often be crowded, so if the parking area is full, please try another hike in the area, and come back another time when there’s room to park.

“This hike is on private land (hence the name Sauer’s Mountain). Please be respectful of this when hiking and take extra care to observe leave-no-trace practices. There is no camping allowed at the trailhead.”

To get to the trailhead, go through Peshastin, follow the North Road and make a right before the cemetery on An-

derson Canyon Road. Drive 0.7 miles to the trailhead on the left side of the road. Park your car on either side of the road.

See the website at www.wta. org/go-hiking/hikes/sauermountain.

The Sauer’s Mountain hike is not safe for small children.

In some places, there are steep

The Enchantments, top, Bluebells, middle, and Spring Beauties, left.

drop-offs and the trail is very narrow.

Dogs must be leashed at the beginning of the trail because hikers’ dogs killed several of Mr. Sauer’s chickens. When the trail turns into Forest Service land, the regulations say: “Dogs must be leashed or under firm voice control.”

There is a donation box at the trailhead.

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Glacier Lilies are found along the trail up Mount Sauer.

Don’t slog in the bogs...

After graduating

from the University of Michigan at age 21, I moved to Washington State to climb mountains and stayed.

I fell in love with hikKathleen Miller ing and backpacking.

Hiking is an uplifting and transcendent experience for me. I feel grounded and centered high in

That’s my Dad!

the mountains.

In 2017, I set a personal record by hiking 326 miles with over 62,000 feet of elevation gain. My women’s hiking group has boiled down to three strong hikers. Gro Buer, Karen Clarke and I hike each Tuesday. In the winter, we keep going on snowshoes and micro-spikes.

“Don’t slog in the bog; get high on the ridges!” has been my hiking motto since age 21.

“What’s the point of killing yourself to get up to a high ridge or peak, and you can’t see squat in the fog, rain and clouds?” I reply when people ask if I hike in Western Washington. Seattle-area trails are terribly overcrowded. So, ssssh... don’t tell anyone! Hiking trails are usually sunny on the east side of the Cascades.

— by Kathleen Miller

Write us a brief story – 200 to 500 words or so – telling us of a favorite moment with your Dad. Send along a digital photo, too.

We’ll choose one of the writers for a $100 gift certificate to any one of The Good Life’s advertisers from the past year.

But be quick… the deadline is May 7.

As Dad might say, don’t wait for tomorrow when you can do it today!

Send photos and stories to: editor@ncwgoodlife.com Selected stories may be published in the June issue of The Good Life.

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Crazy fun and a history lesson all in one nearby outing

Mountain biking along the Caribou Trail in Sun Lakes State Park. The Caribou Trail was a historic north-south route extending over 800 miles that was first used by Native Americans, then fur traders, then gold seekers headed to Barkersville, British Columbia. A new brand of rovers still use it.

First came the massive lava flows, then the crashing floods, now the hikes, swimming and perhaps cliff diving

by Andy Dappen Hiking, biking, canoeing, swimming, fishing… and cliff jumping?

Sun Lakes – Dry Falls State Park near Coulee City offers a menu of relatively tame outdoor outings highlighted with a few dashes of craziness.

That seems appropriate given that most of the region’s geologic history has been relatively tame, except for the occasional dash of extreme craziness.

The first dash of craziness was the fissure flows and eruptions during the Cenozoic Era about 16 million years ago that laid down the many layers of basalt that cover this landscape.

Then, between 13,000 and 15,000 years ago, came the real

craziness — the catastrophic Ice Age Floods that raged through here between 40 and 100 times during a 2,000-year period.

These floods sculpted and scoured large portions of Central Washington, including the cliffs and lakes of this state park.

The floods were caused by the Cordilleran Ice Sheet that dammed rivers in western Montana and backed up Lake Missoula, a Great-Lake-sized body of water.

When the rising lake level would reach a depth of about 2,000 feet, it would eventually float the ice dam enough to cause a catastrophic release of water. Then floods that were hundreds of feet high, with volumes of an estimated 9.4 cubic miles of water per hour, would rage at speeds of 50 to 60 miles per hour toward the Pacific Ocean.

Much of the water generally followed the course of the Columbia River but, 15,000 years ago, the Okanogan Lobe of the Cordilleran Ice Sheet had also dammed the Columbia River and that had diverted the

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Columbia through the Grand Coulee, which was a far less conspicuous drainage then.

All this water from the draining Lake Missoula, however, greatly accelerated the sculpting of the coulee we see today.

At Sun Lakes – Dry Falls State Park, the biggest cataract in the world formed as water that was hundreds of feet high, flowed over basalt cliffs that were also hundreds of feet high.

Great plunge pools formed below the cliffs and, with so much water flowing so violently, the maelstrom of currents below the falls would cut into the cliffs, undercutting them.

This cutting action might move the cliffs, forming the waterfall upstream as much as a 100 feet per day during these great floods. This same process lengthened the lakes forming below the falls at the same rate.

This was geology taking place at light speed.

In this quiet, desert landscape, the juxtaposition of so much water flowing with such violence is nearly impossible to visualize now.

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Deep Lake, about 1.6 miles long, formed quickly during these floods as the cliffs at the eastern end of the coulee containing the lake were undercut by these periodic floods that might rage for five or six days every 50 years.

In the same manner, the carving of the horseshoe-shaped cliffs that now contain Dry Falls Lake and Green Lake was greatly accelerated by these short, periodic floods.

These cliffs have a 4-mile perimeter and are 350 feet high.

What terrifying sight it must have been when water, hundreds of feet deep and flowing at 50 miles per hour, plunged into this colossal toilet bowl.

Regardless of your recreational proclivity — whether you’re a boater with beer coming for obliteration or a poet with pen coming for alliteration — take some time to visualize the chaotic, aquatic cataclysm that created these scars in the crust of this basaltic landscape.

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Deep Lake, sculpted by the colossal ice cream scooper of the Ice Age Floods.

A trail bordering the south shore provides an easy, scenic hike for 0.75 miles.

Farther on, a much more “exciting” non-maintained path wanders onward.

The continuation is not for the inexperienced, the faint of heart, or young children — in places a misstep can plunge you over a 50-foot cliff.

while not officially sanctioned and definitely qualifying as stupid fun, people come here to cliff jump along the northwest end of Deep Lake.

Access: Whether driving south from Coulee City or north from Soap Lake, follow State Highway 17 to milepost 92.5 and turn east into Sun Lakes-Dry Falls State Park. Drive 1.3 miles (about 0.15 miles past the Sun Lakes-Dry Falls Campground) and turn left on a paved road signed for such destinations as Dry Falls Lake, Perch Lake, Delaney Springs, and Deep Lake.

In another mile you’ll reach

a Y in the road. A left turn will take you to Dry Falls Lake in 1.75 miles, while a right turn will take you to Deep Lake in 1.5 miles. At Deep Lake there are toilets and a boat launch for small boats (no motors larger than five horsepower).

A Discover Pass is required for all parking areas.

This story also appears on Wenatcheeoutdoors.org — the site covers such topics as hiking, biking, climbing, paddling, trail running and skiing in the region. Specific trip options for hikers, mountain bikers, paddlers, and fishermen are listed in the WenatcheeOutdoors guidebooks.

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A large herd of elk graze in the foothills above Kamiah, Idaho.

Why move?

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By Lance Stegemann

ne day while my wife Barb and I were outside catching up on some yard work at our Wenatchee home, she just blurted out, “Let’s sell our house!”

You can imagine the surprise look on my face when I heard that. I had to ask her again if I was actually hearing her right.

Barb is a Wenatchee native born and raised. She had lived in the same house for nearly 30 years. I was comparatively a newbie and had only lived in the Wenatchee Valley for nine of those years.

It has been a great place to live with so much to do and see. It has the perfect blend of seasonal changes that allow for plenty of activities and the community itself is very welcoming, even for those new to the area.

One of our first concerns was where exactly would we go?

Could we afford to stay here in Wenatchee or did we need to look at some other options?

I had talked about moving out of town to a rural setting for some time, but the opportunity just never seemed to present itself. The current boom in lo-

Lance from a story in the April 2016 issue of The Good Life about operating a mule train for the U.S. Forest Service.

cal real estate prices added another hurdle in which we weren’t quite prepared to negotiate.

Wanting to purchase a place with a little more acreage had pretty much come to be impossible.

That’s when we began to start thinking outside of the box.

What if we just move somewhere completely different?

That was a concept we had never seriously considered and it soon became the spark that fueled our curiosity of what other options might be possible.

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Barb plays with the dogs near the Clearwater River. She said: “We wanted rural and rural we got.”

When I first started researching various locations on the internet, there was one particular town that stood out from all the others. It had weather similar to Wenatchee, plenty of Forest Service and state land in which I could find work (since I had previous work experience with the U.S. Forest Service out of Leavenworth), and it was situated next to a major river, much

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like where we already lived.

Best of all, there appeared to be lots of acreage available and most properties looked to be within our budget.

The town of Kamiah — a town of 1,239 people in central Idaho situated among rolling foothills that lead out toward the Camas Prairie to the west and the steep forested mountains of the Selway-Bitterroot to the East

somewhere beyond the city limits — it was only a matter of time.

We wanted rural and rural we got. My sister and one of her long-time male coworkers were looking at a map to see exactly where we were moving to. He simply stated, with a slight air of bewilderment, “Wow, there’s nothing out there... she must really love him.”

I definitely agree. There are some things missing out here you might tend to take for granted when living in a larger town. There are no shopping malls, department stores, sushi bars, franchise espresso stands, traffic lights, or even traffic for that matter.

It’s a lifestyle of modifications to say the least, but keeping that in mind, Lewiston is “only” a mere hour and a half away.

“Wow, there’s nothing out there... she must really love him.”

— seemed to have it all.

Since much of what has been a big part of my life — spending the bulk of my time outdoors and enjoying everything that lifestyle has to offer — it was not a hard choice for me to make.

Barb, on the other hand, had a slightly different point of view.

I knew weather was a definite deal breaker for her and she was not going to live somewhere that more resembled the arctic than the mild temperatures of the Wenatchee Valley.

There had to be a grocery store, paved roads, and some means of health care that didn’t require a two-hour drive in order to get there.

With that said, Barb shares some of her own thoughts at the time.

Barb

So now I get to relate my own journey from life-long Wenatchee resident to Kamiah newcomer as I sit here in my ever present slippers, fleece and flannel blanket (since the cost of power in Kamiah is three times that of Wenatchee) it’s what is needed just to stay warm in this place.

When we decided last year to take on this new adventure, I had already been taking some time off from my permanent job as a registered nurse and took temporary employment working for my family in their annual cherry harvest.

Spending that time with my family was priceless. It was like a big reunion of sorts, with lots of good stories, inside jokes, and the chance to have some funloving laughter with relatives I don’t get to share near enough time with or visit as often as I’d

The chicken tractor powers on in idaho

Me

Lance Stegemann was on

the cover of the March 2014 issue of The Good Life, standing proudly next to his chicken tractor he built over the winter.

Chicken tractors are used by backyard chicken ranchers because they are easy to move, corral the chickens in a contained area and offer easy access to the eggs.

“I made some modifications to the chicken tractor,” Lance wrote in an email about his move to Idaho. “It looks even a little sharper with new matching red bicycle wheels and some trim paint.

“It almost went with the new

owners who bought our house, but I ended up breaking it all down and assembled it back together with some new paint and wheels when we got down here.

“That chicken tractor has gotten me a lot of mileage, and plenty of compliments on its design.”

like.

Also, the paycheck from the cherry harvest was handy as one of the riskiest decisions we decided to make, on this new move, was leaving Wenatchee without having any jobs lined up in Kamiah. We got more than a few odd expressions from friends and family over that one.

Typical of Lance though, he immediately began networking once we got settled in, and managed to secure employment within a couple months of our arrival.

For anyone who knows Lance, they know he’s always been a rural kind of guy. I always knew that someday we’d be moving

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After the big move in October of 2017, we are just now getting settled into this place we now call home.

Spring has arrived at last and we find ourselves taking frequent hikes with our two Australian Shepherd dogs as we begin to familiarize ourselves with these new surroundings.

The landscape thrives with abundant wildlife, and we frequently encounter deer, elk, wild turkeys, eagles, hawks and other small game. It is not hard to see why the Nez Perce hold this region in such high regard.

As the days quickly pass into months, we continue to learn more about where we live all the time. That’s something we both really enjoy, no matter where we happen to find ourselves. It’s the people, the culture and the history that make each place so uniquely different.

Wenatchee will always be part of what we consider home, that is especially true for Barb, but at present, we are thoroughly enjoying this new adventure in our life and where it continues to take us.

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Much more than golf $2.9 million means big changes coming to Wenatchee Golf and Country Club

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he venerable Wenatchee Golf and Country Club once again is at the top of its game with a $2.9 million renovation designed to make it a full-service entertainment center rather than just a golf club.

In other words, it’s not your father’s country club anymore.

Of course, your father will still enjoy the 18-hole golf course as much as ever -- a course dubbed by longtime local golfers as “the best secret in the world” because it is so challenging and situated on East Wenatchee property that offers amazing views of the valley. And avid golfers can’t beat the nearly instant tee times they’re able to snag when comparable courses in other cities make you plan much further ahead.

But country clubs nowadays have to offer much more than great golf to attract a younger age demographic that is bombarded with other potential uses for their entertainment dollar. According to General Manager Rob Clark, recent studies have shown that prospective members don’t even

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The lounge is also family-accessible and, in fact, the Country Club really wants the entire family to enjoy the facilities. For example, there now will be both men and women’s cardrooms. The renovation also includes a new fitness room, a frequent request from the under-50 crowd.

The new restaurant design utilizes the part of the building with west-facing views

The club already has 60 new members who have signed up just since Feb. 1. Clark is excited to see that younger people are joining and the average age already has been brought down from 64 to 57. The club has gone from 19 intermediate golfers to 100. In addition to the renovations, a new pricing system has helped to attract more young people because prices are lowest for the youngest members -- the theory being the financial pressures are greater while members are still raising a family.

rank golf in the top five things they look for when considering an investment in a country club membership.

“That was an eye-opener for us,” Clark said, adding that the Country Club’s golf-centric amenities are part of the appeal, but it’s the other revisions that are going to make the club “everyone’s number one choice for entertainment.”

At the top of the list of improvements is an all new lounge/casual restaurant along with a dining room that has received a new makeover. The restaurant has a modern contemporary look, but also pays homage to the history of the club by displaying the original documentation of the club.

The full-service restaurant serves breakfast, lunch and dinner as well as alcoholic beverages. For those who want fine dining, a major new kitchen now makes it possible to focus on a variety of gourmet offerings.

But studies show the under-50 crowd also wants the option of more casual fare and the club’s menu will offer reasonably sand-

“It’s just going to be a whole new culture and experience,” Clark said. “We’re excited to showcase the new improvements.”

wiches and other cuisine easy on the pocketbook. In general, appetizers will run $6 to $10, regular menu items from $8 to $18 and dinner from $15 to $40.

A great place to enjoy a casual visit is the lounge, where the major focal point is a new bar that faces south/southwest, allowing patrons to soak up the valley’s panoramic views that stretch from Mission Ridge to Leavenworth. The visual experience is enhanced by an open architectural design that offers giant view

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If you’re considering a membership, Clark says all you need to do is run the numbers. You’ll save money in the long run, make new friends and benefit from the club’s camaraderie.

“If you’re an avid golfer it really does pencil out to be a member,” he said. “If you play 50 to 60 rounds of golf a year, the choice is pretty easy that you should be playing here.”

For more information on the Wenatchee Golf and Country Club, please visit www. wenatcheegolfclub.org or phone 509-884-7105.

master gardeners in maintaining several demonstration gardens on both sides of the river, conduct plant diagnosis clinics and give Third Saturday workshops at

By Jaana Hatton the Community Education Garden. The list goes on — and on. ave you ever Susan Copner, a retired stopped to admire the nurse, has been a Master Xeriscape Demonstration Gardener for 13 years.

Garden at Wenatchee’s “I live on Wenatchee Riverfront Park and wonHeights which is difficult dered who maintains it? to garden,” Susan said The healthy collection about her initial interest of 40 plants demonstrates in the program. “I needed a water-wise landscape help.” ideal for our region.

When she joined the The Xeriscape is one of Master Gardener organithe many display gardens zation, she found help, a designed, planted and meaningful activity and continuously maintained made new friends. Suby the Washington State san was president of the University (WSU) Chelan organization in 2017 and County Master Gardenthis year she is in charge ers. of the raised beds at the Now are you curious to Community Education know who they are? The Garden.

Master Gardeners are a “We have an intergroup of volunteers who national theme for the love being outdoors and raised beds this year,” playing in dirt. Besides Susan said. the simple joy of makThe 10 raised beds will ing things grow out of feature typical culinary Susan Copner, Lynn Palmer and Bobette Bush inspect the raised beds at the Community Eduthe soil, they also like to plants from Italy and cation Garden in Wenatchee. sprinkle seeds of knowlScandinavia, for example. edge in the community.

As a matter of fact, they are Gardener is required to volunThe public can learn what grows According to Jennifer Marquis, not only gardeners but also teer 100 hours of community well in South America or in Euthe Master Gardeners Chelan/ botanists, landscape specialists, education over two years before rope, to mention a few, and what Douglas County Extension coor- environmentalists and most they are fully-bloomed and the plants look like. dinator, “they teach sustainable of all, educators. They do it for certified.

“This Community Garden is landscape management for the free, for the love of all things The Master Gardener activopen for people to visit at any protection of natural resources.” natural — including us. ity first started in the Chelan/ time, not only during workThat is way beyond making In order to be educators, they Douglas region in 1996. The shops,” Susan said. “I think the tomatoes grow. first need an education themorganization pruned the roses public doesn’t know that.”

The Master Gardeners can selves. A new volunteer must in front of the Chelan County Al Murphy entered the Master help you diagnose plant diseastake the Basic Training Course Courthouse for the Salmon Gardener program because his es, assist in garden layout plan(no push-ups required) with festival. wife, Nancy, did. ning or give advice on fire-wise the WSU. After completion of Now, 22 years later, the local “I was hesitant at first,” Al landscaping. the course the sprouting Master Master Gardeners participate said. “I thought you had to have

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Resources and advice

The Wenatchee Convention Center is going to be a hub for gardeners on Sept. 26-29 where the “East Meets West — Sharing Our Roots” event takes place. They keynote speaker is Adam Schwerner from the Disneyland Resort in California.

Find out more at www.sharingourroots.org.

It can save a homeowner — or a landscaper — a lot of frustration and money if they seek advice before tackling a yard project. There is free advice to be found, just call Jennifer Marquis at 667-6540 and she will guide you in the right direction.

Their office is located at the WSU Extension building on 400 Washington Street, Wenatchee.

The website is http://chelandouglas.wsy.edu/mg/.

The Master Gardener Program released a guidebook “Fire Resistant Plants for Chelan/Douglas County Washington” a few months ago. It is free and user-friendly with color photos of the featured plants.

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Al Murphy and his wife, Nancy, man a Master Gardener table at the Pybus Public Market Fire-Wise Day in March.

a lot of pre-existing knowledge, like in a university, to enter a ‘masters’ program.”

Al soon relaxed as the classes started and he realized the lessons took off from root level. As a previous forester, he did have some accrued credits in his back pocket, though.

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Jaana Hatton is a freelance writer who lives in East Wenatchee with her husband and son. She enjoys digging in the dirt. Her big project this year is transforming their newly acquired property into a fire-wise yard with mostly native plants.

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landscaping, giving workshops and lectures to the point it is almost full-time work. Only, he doesn’t regard it work — it is his passion.

“I give workshops to homeowners’ associations, to private people, and at various community events.”

He is keeping up with the required volunteer time quite well: Al exceeded the 100 hours within the month of January this year. In 2017, he offered over a 1,000 hours of volunteer hours in Master Gardeners program.

He is not tired, not one bit. He is enthusiastic. On March 10 Al was at Pybus Public Market with his wife Nancy to answer people’s questions about fire-wise landscaping. They were like pollinators of smart landscaping, leaving a dusting of information on anyone who came by.

“The best part of this work is when my words turn into somebody else’s actions,” Al said.

“The message got through.”

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ABOVE: Ken Stevenson: A building contractor since high school.

RIGHT: These trapezoidal windows let in plenty of light to the main living area. The upstairs master suite windows and balcony afford an even bigger span of riverfront and east mountain views.

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ome builder Ken Stevenson said of his newly-constructed house, its modern lines easily distinguishable from its surrounding Craftsmen-inspired neighbors, “I figured if somebody was buying a place here in Wenatchee they might have looked at 10 that day just about the same, and this would be a nice change.”

He was right. Just one day after a tour of this house for our The Good Life feature, a willing buyer was brokered-up with the willing seller, and a match was made.

“Trying something different” can be a risky premise in most housing markets, and Ken’s house was a “spec house” on a “slot lot,” meaning he designed and built it before he had a buyer, and the building site was in between established houses,

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Though it’s not much higher or larger than its neighbors, the shed-roof style modern home with its strong diagonal lines offers an alternative style on a street of similarly spacious craftsmen-inspired houses.

not on a development plat.

It was a bold move on Ken’s part, but with buyers with new tastes relocating from urban centers and a seller-friendly

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balance of inventory, a modern house that stands out from the neighborhood’s established look has an even chance.

Particularly if it’s thought-

The main floor living area is truly “open space” – there’s no separation of this luxury kitchen from the sitting area with its fireplace and full windows

“That gives the owner a lot of choices — for a studio or media room, or maybe for a teenager or an aging parent” fully designed and built to high standards. And then there’s the old “location, location, location” rule.

After a day of skiing in 2016, Ken was cruising Wenatchee looking for good building sites, and this one grabbed his attention. Though the street is serene, it is just a short drive to north Wenatchee’s main thoroughfare and connecting highways. The steep, small lot was perfect for a professional problem-solver.

“I always buy the lot first, then sketch the design, so I know exactly how things will fit. I never go hunting for a lot, house plans in hand.”

He gave his sketches to his architect for a fast draft; Ken tweaked it, got a final blueprint, and started right in that summer. “Oh, and of course I made

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changes as I went whenever I wanted to.” the clothes and towAt 2,280 square feet els come from”) where (excluding the garage), two bedrooms share a the house has conservahallway-opening bath. tive square footage but (“Putting in a ‘Jack and seems more spacious Jill’ or continental bathinside — and is bigger room would have taken in cubic feet — mostly up valuable room space,” because of the tall Ken explained.) cathedral ceiling and He’s very confident the three discrete levels. about his choices. Ken Another space-adding has been building most factor is the amount of of his life — ever since daylight pouring in and his Lynnwood High the monochromatic wall School shop class Buildfinish, an uninterrupted A-Home project won flow of soft gray from state and he put “buildlevel to level. ing contractor” under Ken made some nohis senior yearbook table adjustments to this picture. project as the structure A school-year framing and the traffic flow cojob gave him enough alesced. collateral to buy his first A large open family house at age 19, and he room one short flight never looked back. down from the main Most of his projects floor became a more in the last 30 years have flexible three-room been on the west side of suite, a living room with The builder chose a sophisticated monochromatic palette for the entire house, punctuated in the state, but he recenta small bedroom and places like this deluxe bathroom with chocolatey swirls and eye-catching black and white tile ly moved full time to a bath. “That gives the work. house he’d purchased owner a lot of choices — He rotated the kitchen sink windowed front of the house. He years ago in Leavenworth, and for a studio or media room, or situated the compact laundry he’s here to stay. He likes the maybe for a teenager or an aging from the typical back wall view to the island facing the big room upstairs (“That’s where all weather, the pace, the skiing, parent,” he said.

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Buyer: ‘This one feels special’ Builder Ken Stevenson said

“something different” was what he was going for with his new house in north Wenatchee, and that’s exactly what buyers Lisa Toran and her husband Miguel Uriostegui, with their 18-month old daughter Audrey, were looking for.

“We had been stalking the MLS and Zillow home postings and sales for several months,” said Lisa, “and saw about 14 houses in our recent short three-day trip to Wenatchee… I love the character of the older homes downtown, but we weren’t ready for the renovation projects at this point in our lives, so a newer house really appealed to us.”

Lisa said she and her family are happy to move to the Pacific Northwest and closer to their extended families in California, after 10 years on the East Coast. She will work at Confluence Health as an Epilepsy specialist, the first one in the area.

A happy coincidence is that most of Lisa’s strong positive reactions of the home were a mirror-image of what the builder was proudest of when he finished it last month: windows, roofline, and especially the people.

He said, “I paid the City of Wenatchee’s fee for a temporary power pole while I was building — thought it would be a few weeks. They came out the very next morning to set it up. Wow.” Ken said the neighbors have been great through this process.

Noise and mess were inevitable, but he kept them informed and welcomed them on site. (And he covered his dirt piles with plastic sheeting for dust control.

Not mandated, just nice).

Even being new to the area, Ken, working as Builderman Construction, found good subcontractors for counter and tile work, doors and millwork, HVAC (Moonlight, Door-toDoor and Climatek, respec-

extra suite, color scheme, materials, and especially the balcony and its views.

“Most new houses had a more ‘cookie cutter’ feel, but this one feels special,” said Lisa. “I was a little concerned that maybe it stuck out too much in the neighborhood, but all my concerns were erased. This house is truly something you need to see in person, from the inside, to fully appreciate. The ad said exactly that, and I thought that was some throw-away realtor phrase, but it’s very true.

“We plan to make the downstairs space into a playroom for our daughter, as well as a TV room. The bedroom and bathroom down there make a perfect office and guest room. We’ll keep the colors, as they fit the aesthetic of the house, and we plan to make it our own with furniture and decor, and colorful art to add additional lightness and contrast to the space.”

This fortuitous combination of a builder taking a risk and family knowing their needs was aided by listing agent Perrin Cornell of Century 21 and selling agent Kay Stevens of Premier One.

tively). Last summer, he said, “I was a little light on the framing crews — most of the good guys get hired up by April. Or,” he mused, “maybe I’m just getting too old to work so hard!”

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In the master suite, the almost-square tub looks out on the river and the rising sun. Capturing river views in this developed neighborhood prompted the design of a tall tri-level home on the hillside lot.

At age 56, he maintains economy and quality control by doing most of his own work, from foundation and framing to finishing, design and décor, hiring crews or subs when warranted.

He prefers good quality custom cabinets and appliances, engineered wood floors, and granite, color-matched woodwork, and marble and quartz surfaces that

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look and feel luxurious.

One particular point of pride is the big east-facing balcony off the second-floor master bedroom, a well-placed favorite feature. “Turns out,” Ken realized, “It’s perfect for morning coffee in the sun and then a cool shady spot to enjoy the evening.

I guess I knew that, but, man, it sure came out nice…”

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Why do some people continue to grow and thrive so much better and longer than others?

At 80 I believe I am a far more cheerful person than I was at 20 or 30, I most definitely would not want to be a teenager again….

— Author Henry Miller

Here are six things I noticed about her, how she lives, and what I think contributes to her feeling so good about life.

Healthy regimen. Jane feels healthy and exceedhis month I turn 68. ingly grateful to be able I’ve enjoyed my 60s. I to be active. She walks never notice myself wantevery day. Jane believes ing to be younger, but I her good genes help, but do catch myself looking she says she doesn’t abuse ahead at people in their herself. She sleeps well 70s, 80s, and 90s, and and eats a healthy diet wondering if I want to go (as I write this I notice there. her eating a mixed green I try to imagine what it salad and tomato basil will be like. I do see some soup. Fie on my deepvital people, but othfried fish and chips). ers appear withered and Gratitude, positive despondent. I’m asking emotions, being presmyself a couple of quesent to life’s little pleations. sures despite ailments.

Why do some people Jane stretches regularly to continue to grow and help with arthritis in her thrive so much better and neck; she looks out over longer than others? You Jane Hensel — “a beautiful, feisty, 91-year-old smart cookie” — is inspiration for June Darling. the mountains and says might think that it’s all to herself, “My gosh, how about better genes, but studies could I be so lucky?” aging, for example, are more someone I’d like to be like when of Danish twins have nixed that. likely to recover from a disabilJane reminds me to think I’m in my 90s. Use this person’s Researchers say they have an ity, have lower blood pressure; life to show myself that thriving about our sewer and water. “Can answer, but it’s hard to believe. you imagine living where you have less stress, better physical is quite possible.

People who age well have a posi- balance, and even higher cogniStep 2 — Have lunch with him don’t have clean water?” she tive view of aging. That sounds asks. Jane says she feels blessed tive functioning! or her and find out everything nuts. What does it even mean? to live in a great community and Okay, then, supposing those I can about what it’s like to be As I delved into the research, gorgeous region where she takes researchers are correct, that it him or her. it turns out that people who “joy in being alive.” matters greatly about how we Step 3 — Note what seems to have a positive view of aging Positive memories without feel about aging. How do we be contributing to him or her agree with statements like: my suppressing sadness and loss. craft a good attitude about getdoing so well. identity is not defined by my If you spend time with Jane, ting older?

Step 4 — Steal ideas to start age, wisdom comes with age, you’ll note that the word “blessI couldn’t find research which applying to my life right now. and as people get older they are ing” pops up a lot. She says she gave me definitive answers It took me three seconds to better able to cope with life. was blessed with a family of four there, so I came up with my own land on who I wanted to be This rosy way of seeing aging wonderful sons — one died unapproach. when I grow up. My friend, Jane starts to impact all sorts of outexpectedly when he was 45. She Step 1 — Find a person in his Hensel, is a beautiful, feisty, comes as early as midlife. has daughters’-in-law, grandchilor her 90s who is living the 91-year-old, smart cookie. BasiPeople with positive views of dren, great grandchildren. good life. This person should be cally, I love and admire her.

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What I learned from Jane is that we can be engaged, full of wisdom and laughter, and thriving in our 90s.

Though she grieves her husband who died recently, she reflects on how very fortunate she was to have had an “affirming” husband. “How miraculous this all feels for a woman who was an only child,” she says.

Hobby. Years ago, Jane’s father-in-law suggested that she might want to have an engaging hobby which could keep her interested and active. Gardening gives many people pleasure her father-in-law suggested. She took his advice and continues to enjoy it.

Social life and use of personal strengths. Jane loves people, but she clarifies that she’s not trying to get along with everyone — some people are just too difficult. (This attitude of enjoying people but being prudent about who to invest time in

is common for people who age well.) Earlier in her life she used her love of people to talk with them and match them up with homes as a real estate agent.

Jane loves music. Each year she buys a season’s ticket to the Performing Arts Center productions and to Columbia Chorale performances. She usually gets one for someone else too. Jane doesn’t wait around for someone to invite her, she takes the initiative and attends every single event.

When I called to set up a time to have lunch with Jane, she had to look closely at her schedule because she has all this “wonderful stuff to do” which also includes church activities, bridge, book club, and even quilting though she doesn’t quilt — “it’s great fellowship,” she says.

Worry about the future. Jane characterized her grandmother, Mary Jane, as a bit of a worrier who thought about various bad future scenarios. She lamented that she wasn’t sure how she might handle them.

Mary Jane’s husband passed on this advice to her, “Mary Jane, when we get to that river, there will be a bridge.”

Jane used that advice through-

out her life, particularly when she was dealing with the death of her husband, Robert.

The death of a beloved mate was unknown territory, fraught with questions and concerns.

Jane reminded herself that when she got to that river, there would be a bridge which allowed her to be at peace. “That may sound like Pollyanna,” she says, “but I do believe it.”

What I learned from Jane is that we can be engaged, full of wisdom and laughter, and thriving in our 90s. It probably helps to have a healthy regimen, gratitude for life’s pleasures, engagement with activities and people we enjoy, and a way of maintaining some inner peace.

You can use Jane’s story to help you imagine a good life in your nineties. Let it nudge you to start preparing for it right now. Then you won’t need to worry. The bridge will be there for you when you get to that river.

Now go enjoy the May sunshine and flowers and take joy in being alive in this gorgeous valley.

How might you move up to The Good Life by having a positive attitude toward aging and

preparing for it right now?

June Darling, Ph.D. can be contacted at drjunedarling1@gmail.com; website: www.summitgroupresources. com. Her bio and many of her books can be found at amazon.com/author/ junedarling.

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jim brown, m.d.

Rethinking cholesterol: Aim even lower Last year I had a wake-up

call.

I was having some mild breathing issues so my excellent internist ordered a chest X-ray that suggested my right diaphragm was not working the way it should. The next step was some tests with a pulmonologist, and then a cat scan of my chest.

There was no evidence of anything life threatening; however it did show that I had calcifications in my coronary arteries, which I knew is not a good thing to have.

I have never had any cardiac symptoms; I exercise a lot, eat reasonably well, keep my weight and body mass index down and have always had low cholesterol and an excellent HDL (high density lipoprotein) cholesterol level.

I figured at my average pulse rate, my heart has been working very well for me beating an average of 31,536,000 times a year.

I wanted to keep that wonderful pump going as long as possible.

My internist suggested I start a statin drug. I was a little surprised as I thought my cholesterol was excellent. He did point out that my LDL (low density lipoprotein) level was too high

— above 100.

Shortly after this I ran into a good friend of mine who is a terrific cardiologist. He said he would look at my cat scan and told me it is not uncommon for men at my age to have some calcifications in the coronary arteries.

He did strongly agree with my internist that I should be taking a statin drug. He mentioned he has been taking a statin for over 20 years with a goal to keep his LDL level below 40.

I have been taking a statin for about two years now with no side effects and have brought my LDL down to a respectable level.

Cholesterol itself is not a bad thing. It is actually extremely important for our health.

It is a fatty substance that occurs naturally in the body and performs several vital functions.

It helps make the walls of the cells in our body and is the basic material for many of our hormones including testosterone and estrogen.

It is important in making bile salts that help us absorb and digest fats.

Our body makes the cholesterol we need in our liver.

On the other hand, LDL cholesterol is the so-called “bad” cholesterol, because it is the fat that is associated with the build

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up of artery clogging plaque.

This build up can cause narrowing or blockage, which affects the blood flow to our vital organs, especially to our heart and brain. The result can lead to a heart attack or stroke.

Cardiovascular disease is the number one killer of Americans.

The main issue is not how much a person weighs, but how much body fat they are carrying around. A person might be heavy but be in great condition having little body fat.

Excessive body fat and obesity (having an elevated body mass index or BMI) are associated with higher LDL and lower HDL. Americans, especially those with large abdomens that contain primarily fat, are way too common. These are also the people who are at a greater risk for developing type two diabetes.

A good site to calculate your own BMI or body mass index is: www.smartbmicalculator.com.

Over the past 20 years as the evidence against LDL cholesterol accumulates, the acceptable or ideal levels are becoming lower and lower.

Whereas a level of 100 was once considered to be acceptable, many cardiologists and internists now are recommend-

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ing the target level be 50 and no higher than 70. My cardiologist friend’s goal for himself was a level of 40, and that is my goal, too.

Some patients wonder what, if any, are the risks of taking statin drugs.

Statin drugs work by slowing your body’s production of cholesterol. They have been remarkably safe.

Early on, there was some concern about how they might affect the liver, so people getting these drugs had liver function blood tests done to see if there were any problems. This is no longer done because it is considered unnecessary.

About 5 percent of patients on statins complained of muscle pain, soreness or muscle fatigue.

This is the same percent of patients with these complaints who were taking a placebo.

Side effect complaints seem more common in people who are taking multiple medications for lowering cholesterol level, and also in those who are female, over age 65, and who have a small body stature, who drink too much alcohol (over one drink for females and two for males), and in anyone with liver or kidney disease.

These are my personal opinions as well as reviews of the literature from nationally recognized experts.

If you have any of these issues or concerns, I strongly recommend you discuss them with your own physician.

Jim Brown, M.D., is a retired gastroenterologist who has practiced for 38 years in the Wenatchee area. He is a former CEO of the Wenatchee Valley Medical Center.

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By Jaana Hatton

ou may have noticed these little wildflowers as far back as the end of March.

The bright yellow blooms of the diminutive (3-4 inches) Sagebrush Buttercup (Ranunculus glaberrimus) are hard to ignore. It grows on dry soil in sunny locations, such as our hillsides.

The name ranunculus means “little frog” and “glaberrimus” translates to “the smoothest.”

Jaana Hatton is a I warn you, freelance writer and a Wenatchee though: don’t area resident since touch this 2013. She grew up smooth little free as a bird in froggie — it the woodlands has toxic of Finland and continues to be properties. enchanted by all Sagebrush things living and Buttercup wild. contains acrid oil which may damage the liver and the kidneys, blister the skin and bring on vomiting. It is no wonder the Okanogan-Colville Indians applied a little flower power to poison coyote bait.

They also rubbed the plant on arrow points for an added nasty effect.

Now, take this flower and dry it: everything changes. Suddenly it’s a beneficial herb.

Used dehydrated, Sagebrush Buttercup can relieve the discomfort of bruises and arthritis. It can even be used in lice removal.

One source (www.wildflowersand-weeds.com) stated it may help stimulate mild paralysis.

The Okanagan-Colville Indi-

ans knew this long before we did, as they used Sagebrush Buttercup poultices to cure all manner of aches.

If you want to meet Sagebrush Buttercup up close and personal, look for an herbaceous (no woody growth) plant with usually five bright yellow petals and a stalk 3-4 inches tall in dry terrain. The leaves are elliptic or ovate, 3-lobed.

They bloom from late March until early May, maybe even longer. The plant remains green all through the growing season.

If you inspect it again in the fall, you will find the new buds all set for next spring. >> RANDOM QUOTE

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Trinket Faerie Queen

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K, OK — this is not your mother’s doll collection. You might not have gifted your third-grade niece with one of them. Possibly you don’t have one on your shelf. But you could…

If you do want to own one of these hand-sculpted fantasy figures, you can see hundreds on Wenatchee artist Nicole West’s scintillating website.

Keep in mind that she has sold every single one of them already.

She displayed her work in galleries and shops for 10 years, then starting in 2004 found more success using an eBay auction site, where current prices range

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one-of-a-kind gift, were willing to pay very well, so she continued perfecting the line.

For her, that growth meant more than tapping her prodigious imagination, or adding to her costume, prop and hair ingredients (a myriad collection that fills many bins and storage drawers) or blending the perfect mix of tinted clay.

It also meant studying the skeletal and muscle groups, spending 10 workshop days with an expert whose class included surgeons. It meant going back to her own fascination with portraiture and refining individual features, especially the eyes.

Nicole said, “I always start with the eyes — where is she looking — that determines everything about the posture.”

Nicole works with her materials on a pedestal in the center of her tiny studio, adding and smoothing layers of polymer clay onto a slim, flexible wire armature. Sometimes items like corsets and shoes are sculpted too, “but the rest is various antique fabrics, silks, Tibetan lamb hair, leather and such,” she said.

(And tassels, jewels, ribbons, feathers, fur, sequins, moss, buttons, lace…)

ABOVE: Nicole realized that her home studio, which had formerly been bare and spare, would be more inspiring if she dolled it up a little.

RIGHT: Behave, Bettie

from $499 for a six-inch “teacup fairy” to beyond $1,600 for the largest and most intricate ones, most only nine inches tall.

She said she will never replicate any of those past individual creations, but perusing them online can acquaint you with themes in her repertoire.

Yes, the majority are decidedly sexy. Many are fantasy/fairieland figures, and some are simply lovely figurines that could grace the mantle of any home.

But when Nicole first tapped the vast market for displayable erotic, “pin-up” figures 20 years ago, she found that those collectors, as well as people seeking a

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“I usually take from four days to a week on each figure, and I just do one at a time.” she explained. “And when I get started I really don’t like to stop — I’ll work 10-12 hours a day.”

When the figure is completed to her exacting satisfaction, it’s safely baked in her home oven, not a kiln. She adds the non-clay flourishes. She photographs it, posts it on eBay and waits — rarely for more than a few days — for the reaction, and the high bid.

Nicole handles all her own orders, packing them (bubblewrapped to the max) and mailing them to collectors all over the world.

The figurative sculptures are not really dolls. Dolls you can dress and play with; their limbs move. These are art pieces, and much more fragile,” Nicole explained. “My ‘girls’ have traveled to Australia, South Africa, Japan, and Russia. They’re all over Europe and the United States.”

The popularity of her sculptures gives Nicole, as she approaches 50, the freedom to explore her other art interests.

She collaborates with Cashmere fantasy artist Aimee Stuart (in The Good Life April 2017) on multimedia projects and also paints, makes jewelry and has started needle felting. As a former horsewoman, she’s even found a non-art outlet that’s extremely satisfying, volunteering with equine therapists at Alatheia Riding Center.

Her small apartment reflects her creativity, with just enough glitz and eye-catching glitter and Michael Parkes prints on the walls. Naturally the three vertical glass display shelves are filled with figures — not hers, but from artists she admires.

“I’m big on Alice in Wonderland and Yellow Submarine stuff,” she said.

Nicole’s parents recognized her creativity early (“As a toddler I would bite animal shapes out of toast,” she remembered, “and of course I saw animals in the clouds…”) and made sure

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growing up in Los Angeles that she had good exposure to art in school and out.

As a child, she sculpted professional quality carousel horses.

In the early ’90s she considered a career in special effects art but kept going back to variations of figurative sculpture.

Nicole did suffer a fallow period for a while working a high-stress job as a security dispatcher in the basement of a big Nevada casino. “I felt robbed of my purpose in life. It breaks my heart thinking of how many artists are out there working in a job they hate…” she said.

Encouragement from her then-boyfriend to quit her grueling job and to start sculpting again, Nicole said, “got me back into ‘hopeful.”

With that hopefulness, she gratefully indulged her imagination and her love of the fantastical. She started making hyperrealistic clay figures, one at a time, dressed to the nines – or not – and her art life took off on a new confident track.

They may not be the dolls you grew up with, but Nicole has found an art market that keeps her busy hand-crafting these racy, lacy, fairy-tale fantasy girls and sending them out into the world.

To see more of Nicole’s work, visit www.instagram.com/nicolewest_ fantasyart/ or www.pbase.com/ nicolewest

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Wenatchee Paddle Club, every Tuesday, 9 a.m. open paddle, Tuesdays and Thursdays, 5:30 a.m. masters crew rowing, Wednesdays, 6 p.m. novice kayak paddle group, Saturdays, 7 a.m. masters crew rowing. Info: wenatcheepaddle.org.

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Wenatchee Farmers Market comes indoors, every Saturday, 9 a.m. – 2 p.m. Pybus Public Market.

Jam at the Crow, 7 – 10 p.m.

Every first Sunday. The Club Crow in Cashmere, 108 1/2 Cottage Ave. Cost: free.

A bit of Broadway and all that jazz, 4/27, 7:30 p.m. Columbia Chorale live performance.

Wenatchee High School Auditorium.

Upper Valley Running Club Run, every Tuesday, 4:30 – 6 p.m. check in time. Maps available for a marked 3 mile trail route. Run or walk. Participate 10 or more times and earn a run club tech tee. Sleeping Lady Mountain Resort. Info: sleepinglady.com.

Upper Valley Nature Walk at Ski Hill, 5/2, 30, 6/5, 2 – 5 p.m.

Join Connie McCauley to explore Ski Hill area, looking at wildflowers, birds and wildlife. Meet at the Ski Hill parking lot, 10701 Ski Hill Drive, Leavenworth. RSVP hillary@ cdlandtrust.org or 667-9708.

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First Friday Events Include:

Weekly Club Runs, every Thursday check in between 4:30 and 6:30 p.m. at Pybus Public Market south entrance. Either a 5k or 10k walk or run on the Apple Capital Recreation Loop Trail. Complete 10 weekly runs and receive a free shirt. Cost: free (other than a smile).

*Tumbleweed Bead Co., 5/4, 5-7 p.m. Refreshments served. 105 Palouse St. Cost: free. Info: tumbleweedbeadco.com.

2 Left Feet, every Thursday, 7 – 9 p.m. 2 Left Feet is a loose organization of local dance enthusiasts who would like to see more dancing in the Wenatchee Valley. Beginner lesson at the top of the hour followed by carefree social dancing. No partner necessary to join in the fun.

Dance style will be 1940s swing with a bit of salsa, blues, waltz or tango thrown in. Pybus Public Market. Cost: free. Info: pybuspublicmarket.org.

*Robert Graves Gallery, 5/4, 5 – 7 p.m. Info: robertgravesgallery.org.

Game Night, every 4th Friday.

Board games, card games or any games you bring. Open to families and all ages. Hosted by Pacific Crest Church. Pybus Public Market.

Cost: free. Info: pybuspublicmarket.

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*Two Rivers Art Gallery, 5/4, 5 – 8 p.m. Featuring artist Jan Cook Mack. Meet the artist and see why she is considered one of the finest Northwest artists. Plus over 50 local artists providing a new show for May and June. Music by jazz duo Patric Thompson and Glenn Isaacson. Wines by Cougar Crest Winery Complimentary refreshments. 102 N Columbia, Wenatchee. Cost: free.

Info: 2riversgallery.com.

*Wenatchee Valley Museum and Cultural Center, 5/4, 5. – 8 p.m. Juried Art Show. Light refreshments. Info: Wenatchee.org.

*Mela, 5/4, 5 – 8 p.m. 17 N. Wenatchee Ave. Cost: free.

Hillside House Concerts: LeRoy Bell and his only Friends, 5/4, 5. Live performance by Terry Morgan, Daniel Walker and Bill Ray. Cots: $40. Reservations: mshendricks @hotmail.com.

Lake Chelan Chamber Awards Dinner, 5/4, 6 – 9 p.m. Dinner, awards presentation, a wine pull and evening of socializing. Sorrento’s Ristorante. Cost: $45. Info: lakechelan.com.

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}}} Continued from previous page Leavenworth Rockfest, 5/5, 7 a.m. 5/6, 2 p.m. This two-day event will include Der Klettergarten (Boulder Competition), climbing clinics, Icicle Canyon cleanup, stewardship projects, campground climber competition, official central cascade premiere of Uncharted Lines, a film by Alex Kahn and Paul Robinson and more. Fromm’s Field, Leavenworth. Info: leavenworthrockfest.com.

Sleeping Lady Bird Walk, 5/5, 19, 8 a.m. Meet at the gazebo in the organic garden at Sleeping Lady.

Bring your binoculars and join in the full hour and a half walk with leader, Heather Murphy, a local wildlife biologist, nature journalist and artist. Watch flower-pollinating-birds such as the Rufous and Callipe Hummingbirds. Search the aspen stands for sock-nests of Bullock’s Orioles. May see Whiteheaded Woodpeckers or the American Dippers bobbin on river rocks and feeding on underwater insects.

Peer into an Osprey’s large stick nest. Info: sleepinglady.com.

Sunset Gala and Art Show, 5/5, 6:30 - 9:30 p.m. Lake Chelan Arts Council is hosting a semi-formal Sunset Gala at the new Sunset Marina. Jerry McKeller’s newest sculpture, created for the marina, will be displayed. Beverages by local wineries, hors d’ oeuvres and brews by Beyond Creative Catering. Live music. Cost: $80. Tickets at Chelan Chamber office. Info: artinchelan.com.

Frequency Ensemble, 5/5, 7 p.m. Frequency is a Seattle-based ensemble and a modular chamber music group, breaking into different parts to present solos, duos and trios, while also expanding with renowned guest artists to perform in a variety of formations.

Canyon Wren Recital Hall. Cost: $22 advance or $24 at the door. Info: icicle.org.

Wenatchee Riverfront Railway train,5/5-6, 1-5 p.m. Ride the mini train. 155 N Worthen, east end of the railroad pedestrian bridge.

Cost: $2.

Art Lovers Sunday, 5/6, 10 a.m.

– 4 p.m. Meet and visit with local artists who are actually practicing their craft. Pybus Public Market.

Cost: free. Info: pybuspublicmarket. org.

The buzz about bees – bees and disease: why and how to treat them, 5/7, 6 p.m. You can plant bee forage, follow pollinator-friendly pest management practices, control varroa mites in your hives and spread the word about bee health.

Come learn more about keeping bees healthy. Barn Beach Reserve, Leavenworth. Info: wenatcheeriverinstitute.org.

Photography 101 Workshop, 5/8, 6 – 8 p.m. Learn to shoot manual mode. The main purpose of photography and video is to tell a great story. Dig into form vs content, and learn tips on how to look at things more creatively. Instructor: Charley Voorhis. Milepost 111 Banquet Room, Cashmere. Cost: $39. Info: taylor@voortexproductions.com.

The Columbia Rolls on: A vision for the future, 5/8, 6 – 9 p.m. Speaker panel discussion highlights the history, status and opportunities related to the historic Columbia River Treaty and its renegotiation. Panelists include Chelan County PUD General Manager Steve Wright, “A River Captured” author Eileen Delahanty Pearkes and John Sirois of the Upper Columbia United Tribes. Wenatchee Valley Museum and Cultural Center.

Info: wvmcc.org.

Fence Removal at horse Lake Reserve, 5/9, 15, 9 a.m. – 3 p.m.

Enjoy wildflower season and great views while helping remove hazardous fencing. RSVP Neal, neal@ cldlandtrust.org.

Photographing Spring Landscapes in NCw, 5/9, 6 p.m. In this class walk along an intermediate hiking trail (Glacier View Trail) and capture the wildflowers that spring has to offer, as well as capture the ridge line of the Central Cascades.

The class will explore focusing, shallow depth of field, as well as shooting landscapes and sunset light. Suitable for all ability levels.

DSLR or mirrorless camera suggested. 4.4 miles round trip with 1.800 feet of elevation. Cost: $39.

Info: voortexjourneys.com/workshops/springlandscapes-in-ncw.

Horse Lake Reserve eBird Monitoring Project, 5/10, 6/14, 7/12, 8/16, 9/20, 10/11, 11/8.

Meet at 6 a.m. at the end of the pavement on Horse Lake Road to carpool up the gravel road. Walk a 5-mile route, stopping at 7 points to conduct 10-minute counts. All data is entered into eBird. Learn

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Keeping her eyes on the world local designer keeps a clear focus on family, foreign travel and photography

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o celebrate their 1999 graduation from Eastmont High School, Kayme and her boyfriend Dustin went on an adventure: a month-long trip to Europe with her parents, Dale and Kathy Lambert It was a natural combination.

The couple had been friends since (her dad’s) history class and Dustin Clark was later her dad’s star student. But here’s the kicker. Kayme said, “I planned the whole thing myself — I’d never been before, but I was really good at organizing things,” said the now very experienced trip planner.

The European vacation was instructive in at least two ways.

First, Kayme vowed never again (she had to try it once) to book a prearranged sightseeing tour. Second, she learned she and Dustin — they later married — are both eager and compatible travelers. That graduation trip started a soul-satisfying saga of hitting the road, or the air, whenever the spirit moves them.

“I’ve been so fortunate,” she declared, “that Dustin and I have been able to travel together for the last 20 years.” He’s a writer, she’s a photographer; they’re both historians. Having time and money at the same time — a predicament of most young couples — was solved with forethought, and every trip had a focus.

Kayme, at 37, doesn’t travel to the far East, Europe and Africa just for the sensual pleasures of exotic locales. She’s a dedicated

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photographer of photo-journalistic architecture and landscapes, mostly culturally significant and historic sites as well as endangered animal species.

Some of her favorite subjects so far?

Walls — as in the Great one of China, and Hadrian’s in Scotland. And the houses of Parliament in London, the summer palace in Beijing, the numerous classical structures still extant in the Roman forum. She’s documented wild tigers and rhinos.

Elephants are a passion; she photographed them in Tanzania in 2014 assisting her young nephew on a feature film.

“I’m not an art photographer,” she said. “I do appreciate beautiful photos, but my objective is to show people exactly what the scene is, not just my creative perspective.”

Avoiding the temptation to editorialize, she has found success marketing her photos for educational and editorial publications — and as fine art prints as well.

Aside from taking family snapshots, Kayme hadn’t used a camera much until she aimed her little Olympus point ’n’ shoot at Kittitas Valley irrigation systems for a Central Washington University class project.

Soon after, as one of 16 students chosen nationally for a National Science Foundation Grant. She documented environmental history in China. “The people were always friendly, hospitable and welcoming,” she emphasized.

After graduating with honors in geography and history in

Kayme’s photography often focuses on distinctive architectural icons. An extended stay in Italy yielded hundreds of pictures destined for a travel book; this is the Grand Canal in Venice.

Kayme Clark poses near a favorite themed display in her downtown shop where some personally-selected items, like the vintage African elephant sculpture, are one-of-a kind discoveries.

2003, Kayme launched a working life that over the last 15 years has synthesized her talents and her passions.

Her first step was to invest in good digital photography equipment. Since then, she’s enjoyed a multifaceted career working first in conjunction with her family’s East Wenatchee educational

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A successful family project (from Kayme’s family of writers historians, designers and publishers), Washington: A State of Contrasts is still a best-seller in many Washington school districts.

arose closer to home, and they both worked for a few years on the Lamberts’ two secondary level textbooks: The Pacific Northwest: Past, Present and Future and Washington: A State of Contrasts.

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whole-family project. Father and son-in-law wrote the entire text and mother did editing and image acquisition, but the all over design, the visual presentation of the book from color and graphics to cover and endplates, to page layout and chapter headings to index was Kayme’s work.

She said, “This textbook is my greatest achievement — I am really proud of the collaboration.”

While she was completing textbook designs for Directed Media, growing her photography business (with the addition of marketing and website design) and continuing world travel, Kayme collected and sold antiques and art objects.

All the while she dreamed of opening a retail venue, online and/or downtown, with a focus on gardening and home décor.

And gifts. Fashion accessories and jewelry. And kitchenware.

And her own thoughtfully-garnered antiques and collectibles.

In 2017 she took the leap, opening Mulberry Manor (in the former Palmer’s Shoe Store site) with its artfully and everchanging cubbies chock full of …all the above.

Though she’s still in the photo and design business, acquiring goods for the store and perfecting their display consumes her time now.

And, “I probably won’t be traveling as much for a while,” Kayme said. “I really need to be here — to make sure I meet everyone who comes in, to make sure the store looks just the way I like it.”

Travel, business, photography, design — with her trunkful of talent, Kayme, the well-organized woman who characterizes herself as an explorer and an adventurer at heart, hopes she can find a way to do it all.

You can see Kayme’s photo gallery at kayme.clark.com and learn more about her shop at mulberrymanorboutique.com.

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Trail Construction at Horse Lake Reserve, 5/10, 3 – 6 p.m.

Help build a new trail. Roughly 1.5 mile trail will be built by hand and will access new terrain and new views. RSVP Olivia, Olivia@ cdlandtrust.org., 667-9708.

2018 Cruise Show 5/10, 1-5:30 p.m. Come to AAA Wenatchee’s first Cruise Show. We will be featuring presentations from three cruise lines: Royal Caribbean, Celebrity Cruises, and Azamara as well as our popular Packing Workshop with Kathleen Collum. Come take advantage of reduced deposits to lock in specials, extra shipboard credit, Travel Store discounts, and door prizes including a $100 Delta certificate. AAA Wenatchee, 221 N. Mission, RSVP 665-6299.

Manson Apple Blossom Festival, 5/11, 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. Parade, street fair quilt show and much more. Downtown Manson. Cost: free.

Maifest, 5/11-13. Maifest is a German tradition when villagers would gather to celebrate the arrival of spring by planting flowers, playing music and games, and raising a maipole. The pole would be decorated with sausages, cakes, flowers, ribbons and villagers believed that dancing around it would bring good luck and wealth to the village. Come join the Bavarian fun. Downtown Leavenworth. Info: Leavenworth. com.

Young Life Golf Classic, 5/11, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. Annual golf tournament to benefit Christian outreach to local teens. Highlander Golf Course. Info: Bill Dooley 630-2327 or Kyle Eberth at kyle.eberth@ gmail.com.

NCW Eco Challenge, 5/11, 25. The NCW Eco Challenge is a community-wide competition for Chelan and Douglas county residents. Participants challenge themselves to try new, environmentally – friendly behaviors for two weeks. You choose the behaviors you want to commit to doing (from dozens of options) and report your progress online daily. In addition to learning how to reduce your carbon footprint,

you have a chance to win valuable individual prizes and cash for the non profit agency of your choice.

Info: ncw.ecochallenge.org.

Alice DiMicele, 5/11, 7 p.m. Alice is a singer/songwriter and acoustic guitar player that seamlessly works jazz/blues phrasing and R & B and rock and roll rhythms into a broadenedolk/roots/Americana sound she calls Organic Acoustic Groove.

Snowy Owl Theater. Info: icicle.org.

G.S. Long co. Hell on Hooves Roughstock Rodeo, 5/11-12. Six events each night. Bullriding, barrel racing, saddlebronc, bareback, bull poker, mutton bustin plus pony rides and mechanical bull rides.

Town Toyota Center. Cost: $20.

Info: towntoyotacenter.com.

Friends of the Wenatchee library book sale, 5/12, 8 a.m.

– 5 p.m. Thousands of books priced from 25 cents to $2. All proceeds benefit community literacy projects including the children’s summer reading program. Pybus Public Market.

Dahlia Tuber Sale, 5/12, 8 a.m.

– 2 p.m. NCW Dahlia Society is selling tubers at low prices. They will also be there to offer tips and answer questions about growing and caring for dahlias. Pybus Public Market. Cost: free. Info: pybuspublicmarket.org.

Grand Coulee Geology Tour, 5/12, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. Cost: $40-$45.

The Grand Coulee Ice Age Floods tour loop begins in Soap Lake and continues north to Lake Lenore Caves, Dry Falls Interpretive Center, Sims Corner, Electric City, Banks Lake, Northrup Canyon, Coulee City, Summer Falls, and Ephrata. In the afternoon the tour will have a stop near Northrup Canyon and travel south through Coulee City to Summer Falls. The last stop will be at “Monster Rock” on the Ephrata “Expansion” Fan. This area was visited by the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in the 1990’s prior to sending rovers to study Martian landscapes.

Info: 61981.blackbaudhosting. com/61981/GrandCoulle-Tour.

River Ramble, 5/12, 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. Learn how wildlife and plants are a vital part of traditions that have been passed down from the vibrant peoples who once thrived along our rivers. Rocky Reach Dam. Info: Suzanne.hartman@chelanpud. org.

Historic Walking Tour, 5/12, 10 a.m. The Railroad and Mill walk will take you along the Wenatchee River to see where the mill and

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logging took place during the 1890’s-1927. Upper Valley Museum, Leavenworth. Cost: $5. Info: uppervallerymuseum.org.

Leavenworth Charm Walk, 5/12, noon. Enjoy a charming walk through Leavenworth while enjoying all the Maifest activities. Bring your Mom, sister, best friend and daughter to wander through participating merchants and collect your charms to create your custom charm bracelet. Cost: $20 per bracelet and all proceeds benefit the Cascade Medical Foundation’s fundraising project for new lab equipment. Register 11:30 at Cascade Medical Hospital. Info: leavenworth.com.

Mother’s Day at Methow Park, 5/13, 1 – 4 p.m. Celebrate Mother’s Day at the park from supporters of Leavenworth Spring Bird Fest.

Bi-lingual event for the whole family. Create an artistic master piece, go on a mini-bird adventure and enter to win a prize. Methow Park, Wenatchee. Cost: free. Info: wenatcheeriverinstitute.org.

Justice for all-law day awards and benefit lunch, 5/14, 11:30 a.m. – l p.m. This lunch celebrates the significant contributions to the rule of law in our community and our collective investment in the principle of justice for all. Supreme Court Justice Steven Gonzalez will keynote on

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the separation of powers. The Chelan Douglas Bar Association will present five awards recognizing attorneys and community partners whose work bridges the justice gap. All proceeds ensure that lowincome individuals and families in our community can access justice by receiving free, civil legal help to navigate overwhelming legal problems. Wenatchee Convention Center. Cost: super ticket, $60 includes lunch and sponsors 1 hour of free legal services or lunch ticket $35. Info: cdcvas.org.

Mythbusters, 5/14, 6 – 7:30 p.m.

Join Fostering WA staff for a mythbusters class where they dispel the myths about who can become a foster parent and fostering in general. Wenatchee School District Office, 235 Sunset Ave. Cost: free.

Info: Hayley Stoebner 322-1191.

Advance care planning workshop, 5/15, every third Tuesday, noon – 1 p.m. Who will speak for you if you couldn’t speak for yourself to help make future medical decisions? Gain an understanding of advance care planning and the role of a healthcare agent. Get assistance in completing your own advance directive. Confluence Health Sleep Study Center, 1000 A N Miller. Cost: free. Info: Tamera Steffen 662-1511.

Photography 101 Workshop Series, 5/15, 6 – 8 p.m. In this series

Apple Blossom Events

For more information, see: www.appleblossom.org.

Blossom and Brews, 4/26 – 5/6. Memorial Park. Beverages from Icicle Brewing Co., Badger Mountain Brewing, Deschutes, Iron Horse, Columbia Distributing, Jones Winery and more will be featured at the beer garden during the Festival. Cost: $1 cover charge.

Memorial Park Food Fair, 4/26 – 5/6. Delicious food from lunch through dinner with many tasty treats. Memorial Park.

tour historical homes

This is one of the homes on Historic Home Tour, a tour highlighting homes and properties listed on the Wenatchee Register of Historic Places and homes of historic significance in the Wenatchee Valley. The original owner occupants of this Tudor Revival-style home were Charles W. and Lillie A. Finlayson.

Charles was the president of the Columbia Valley Printing Co. Records indicate the home, at 129 S. Franklin Avenue in Wenatchee, was constructed in 1929. Current owners are Jim and Ivy Murray. Cost of the tour is $20. For info, visit wenatcheevalleymuseum.org or call 888-6240. you will learn tips on how to look at things more creatively: the big WHY. Instructor Charley Voorhis.

Cost: $39. Info: taylor@voortexproductions.com. or 393-4650.

Environmental film and lecture series: The Garden, 5/15, 7 p.m. The Garden follows the plight of a 14-acre community garden at 41st and Alameda in South Central Los Angeles, the largest of its kind in the United States. Started as a form of healing after the devastating L.A. riots in 1992, the South Central Farmers have since created a miracle in one of the country’s most blighted neighborhoods by growing their own food, feeding their families and creating a community. When the property is sold to a wealthy developer, the farmers organize, fight back and demand answers.

The film explores and exposes the fault lines in American Society and raises crucial and challenging questions about liberty, equality and justice. Wenatchee Valley Museum and Cultural Center.

Mountain Home Preserve eBird Monitoring Project, 5/17, 6/28, 7/19, 8/30, 9/27, 10/18, 11/15. Meet 6 a.m. at the Safeway store in Leavenworth. Susan Ballinger will pick up carpoolers in Wenatchee at 5:30 a.m. at the Penny Road Park and Ride. Walk 2.2-mile route stopping at 5 points to conduct 10-minute counts. Info: susan@cdlandtrust. org or 667-7820.

Leavenworth Spring Bird Fest, 5/17-20, 8 a.m. Witness the vast array of migratory birds in the midst of peak wildflower season.

Birding and wildlife experts lead educational and recreational field trips in spectacular habitats. Also enjoy wildflower walks, art events and family activities. Barn Beach Reserve. Info: wenatcheeriverinstitute.org.

Beyond the orange doors at the YWCA, 5/17, noon – 1 p.m.

Learn about how the YWCA is on a mission to make a difference. Light lunch catered by a local restaurant, meet and greet, informational session and a look inside the homeless housing facilities. Cost: free. 212 First Street. Info: Julia 662-3531 ext.

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Bird Fest Art Exhibit, 5/17, 5 p.m.

This juried exhibition will serve as an opportunity for a diverse range of artists in the four county area of North Central Washington to display their work in the Snowy Owl Theater during the bird fest. Info: wenatcheeriverinstitute.org.

Bird Fest Sip and Paint, 5/17, 6 – 8 p.m. Learn to paint your own step by step painting alongside family and friends. All supplies provided to complete your own Red-wined Blackbird. Acrylic painting on 11x14 inch canvas. Local wine by the glass, aprons provided. The Barn @ Barn Beach Reserve. Cost: $35.

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Gesa Credit Union Entertainment Stage, 4/26 – 5/6. Live entertainment at Memorial Park.

Cost: free.

Funtastic Shows Carnival, 4/27 – 5/6. Town Toyota Center parking lot. Cost: $40 wrist bands includes unlimited rides, three game tickets and a food item.

All Service Club and Community luncheon hosted

by Kiwanis, 5/2, noon – 2 p.m.

Speaker Dan Lewis, a now retired 27-year KOMO TV news anchor.

Over the years Dan interviewed many world leaders, athletes and celebrities. Wenatchee Convention Center Grand Ball Room.

Guys and Dolls, 5/2-5 and 9-12, 7:30 p.m. 5/6, 4 p.m. 5/12, 2 p.m.

Music Theatre of Wenatchee’s Apple Blossom musical. Hailed as the perfect musical comedy, this award winning classic gambles with luck and love under the bright lights of Broadway. Directed by John Mausser and Tiffany Mausser. Numerica Performing Arts Center. Cost: $15 - $29. Info: numericapac.org.

Apple Blossom Golf Tournament, 5/3, 9:30 a.m. – 4 p.m.

Highlander Golf Course.

Arts and Crafts Fair, 5/4 – 6.

Memorial Park.

Lake Chelan Wine and Jazz Festival, 5/17-20. This four-day festival offers ticket holders a musical tour through the Lake Chelan wine valley. Visit 10 venues, see 15 jazz bands and taste wines from the Chelan AVA. Cost: $75 advance or $85 at the door. Shows at the Riverwalk Pavilion are free. Info: chelanwinejazz.com.

Disney’s Aladdin Jr., 5/17-19, 6:30 p.m., 5/19, 1 p.m. 5/20, 3:30 p.m. and 7 p.m. Kids live performance.

Numerica Performing Arts Center.

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Tour de Bloom Bicycle Race, 5/4, 8:42 a.m. The route will go from Plain around the Chiwawa Loop Road, past the airstrip, up North Shore Dr, returning to Plain on the Lake Wenatchee Highway and Beaver Valley Highway and ending on top of Beaver Hill on the Chumstick.

Classy Chassis Parade & Car Show, 5/4, 6:30 p.m. Eastmont Community Park. Parade goes down Grant Road to Wenatchee Valley Mall Parkway to Ninth St. 5/5, noon – 5 p.m. Car show at Eastmont Community Park.

Kiwanis Pancake Breakfast, 5/5, 6 -10:30 a.m. Triangle Park and Pioneer Middle School.

Apple Blossom Run, 5/5, 8 – 10 a.m. Apple Bowl/Triangle Park 3 on 3 basketball tournament, 5/5, 9 a.m., 5/6, 5 p.m.

Wenatchee Valley College.

Stemilt Growers Grand Parade, 5/5, 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. Starts at Apple Bowl goes down Orondo turns left on Mission and stops on 5th St. Wenatchee Riverfront Railway train, 5/5-6, 1-5 p.m. Ride the mini train. 155 N Worthen, east end of the railroad pedestrian bridge. Cost: $2.

Rugrat Nation 3 on 3, 5/5, 2 – 6 p.m. Rugrat Nation is a specialized co-ed event for player’s k-3rd grades with specialized rules to enhance player’s basic basketball fundamentals. Pybus Public Market.

Apple Pie and Dessert Bakeoff, 5/6, 10 – 11 a.m. Washington State Apple Blossom Festival Office.

Pybus Art Lovers Sunday, 5/6 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. Meet some of the valley’s most talented artists.

Cost: $13-$19. Info: numericapac. org.

Catharine Gill, Focus on line and gesture, 5/18, 19, 9:30 a.m.

– 2:30 p.m. Learn to capture not just the beauty of the trees along the Wenatchee River, but also their strength and wildness, in the mixed media of watercolor and pastel pencil. Barn Beach Reserve. Cost: $85. Info: wenatcheeriverinstitute. org.

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}}} Continued from previous page Lake Chelan Lions Golf Tournament, 5/18, 8 a.m. Chance to win a new Buick, 26 rounds of golf at 5 different local golf courses, chance to win $1M, $100,000 and $25,000, 2 night accommodation and dinner for two at Campbell’s Resort, $100, Bear Mountain Ranch Golf pro shop gift certificate, executive wine and tasting at Hard Row to Hoe Winery and many more prizes. Bear Mountain Ranch Golf Course. Cost: $125 per person. Info: lakechelanlionsgolf.golfregistrations.com.

Spelling Bee fundraiser, 5/18, 5:30 – 7:30 p.m. Work with a hive (table) of eight to spell words correctly and advance in a spelling competition for adults, after an evening of dinner with wine.

Also included are a silent auction, live auction, and dessert auction supporting free English classes at the Literacy Council of Chelan and Douglas Counties. Pybus Public Market Events Center. Cost: $60.

Info: literacycouncilcd.org.

Song Bird Concert, 5/18, 7 p.m.

Live performance by The Marlin Handbell Ringers. Snowy Owl Theater. Info: marlinhandbells.com.

NCW Tech and STEM showcase, 5/19, 9 a.m. – 1 p.m. Join GWATA, Apple STEM Network and school districts around NCW for a showcase of how teachers, administrators, students and businesses are helping integrate technology into the classrooms and their plans for the future. Pybus Public Market.

Cost: free. Info: pybuspublicmarket. org.

Girls on the Run of Columbia Valley, 5/19, 10 a.m. – noon. 5k begins at Pybus Public Market. Run, walk, powerwalk or skip. Bring the kids, your family and friends. Prizes awarded for best costumes. Info: Carolyn.larkins@cvch.org.

3rd Saturdays in the Garden: Getting your Garden Started, 5/19, 10 a.m. - noon. Start with tested preparations, proper tools, and irrigation strategies. Offered by the Master Gardeners at the Community Education Garden, 1100 N. Western Avenue, Wenatchee. Cost: Free.

David Allen Sibley, 5/19, 7 p.m.

He knows every North American bird: by its shade, by its tilt, by its

habitat, by its male, female, and juvenile plumages. It’s only natural; he’s the son of a Yale ornithologist and has been birding since his childhood in Connecticut. Snowy Owl Theater. Info: icicle.org.

Lake Chelan rotary 10k, 5k and 2.5k vineyard challenge and fun run, 5/19. Four vineyard runs.

Silent auction, hot dogs with all the trimmings and face painting.

Info: lakechelanrotary.org/vineyardchallenge.

Hiking Challenge, 5/19, 9 -11 a.m.

Improve your health, be a part of a team, take home prizes and enter to win one of the many grand prizes at the end of the hiking season.

Apple Capital Loop Trail – Pybus.

Info: cdlandtrust.org.

Spring Barrel Tasting, 5/19, 20.

Taste future releases straight from the barrel. Info: lakechelanwinevalley.com.

Flirting with air: writing poems about birds, 5/20, 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. In this session, share close readings of some contemporary poems that evoke and explore our featured cousins through language, including poems from the anthology illustrated by David Sibley, Bright Winds and then begin writing poetry. Barn Beach Reserve.

Cost: $15. Info: wenatcheeriverinstitute.org.

Foster Care Fair, 5/20, 1 – 4 p.m.

Learn about how to become a foster parent, the support/services available for foster parents, and/or volunteer opportunities to support the fostering community. Pybus Public Market Event Center. Cost: free. Info: Hayley Stoebner 3221191.

Adult Piano Retreat Faculty Concert, 5/20, 5 p.m. Live performance with Lisa Bergman and Jerry Borshard, duo pianists. Snowy Owl Theater. Info: icicle.org.

Historic Home Tour, 5/20. A tour highlighting homes and properties listed on the Wenatchee Register of Historic Places and homes of historic significance in the Wenatchee Valley. Wenatchee Valley Museum and Cultural Center. Cost: $20 advance or $25 day of. Info: wenatcheevalleymuseum.org.

Macro Photography Workshop, 5/23, 3 – 5 p.m. This class starts with small objects on a table and explores close focusing and shallow depth of field. Pybus Public Market. Cost: $39. Info: voortexjourneys.com.

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Hiking 101 (bilingual event), 5/24, 6 – 7 p.m. Do you love the outdoors?

Want to learn more about how to hike safely on our local trails and be prepared? Join Team Naturalize, the Land Trust, and the Leave No Trace Subaru Traveling Trainer at the Saddle Rock Trailhead to learn about what to bring, what to do if you see a snake or bear, how to take care of our local trails and more. Cost: free.

Info: cdlandtrust.org.

First Responders & Veterans Social, 5/24, 5:30 -6:30 p.m. Lake Chelan Chamber of Commerce would like to invite all veterans, first responders and their families to a social hour to thank them for their services. Lake Chelan Chamber of Commerce and Visitor Center. Cost: free. Info: lakechelan.com.

Memorial Day Parade, 5/24, 7 – 8 p.m. Downtown Chelan. Cost: free.

Info: lakechelan.com.

Northwest Alphorn Workshop, 5/25-27, 8 a.m. An alphorn workshop and retreat for players of all abilities. Includes a Saturday virtuoso concert and Sunday participant recital. Icicle Village Resort. Cost: $225. Info: Thomas Tilton, 548-3494.

Red Bull World Champion Pump Track Qualifier, 5/26, 9 a.m. Only two qualifying events in the US and Leavenworth Pump Track at Enchantment Park will be the west coast site. Qualifier events will take place around the world ahead of the grand final Sept. 7 in Lenzerheide, Switzerland. Register: redbullpumptrackworldchampionship.com.

Time Warp – Back in time vintage van show and shine, 5/26, 10 a.m. Best ’60s or ’70s attire costume contest, trophies and awards. Hot Rodzz Espresso at Pybus Public Market. Cost: free. Info: Warren or Patty Scott 679-5533 or hotrodzzespresso@gmail.com.

Spirit of the Alps, 5/26, 7 p.m.

An evening of alpine folk music and folklore featuring three North American Alphorn Masters along with ensembles AlpenFolk and Bavarian Brass. Snowy Owl Theater.

Info: alpenfolk@frontier.com.

Wenatchee Riverfront Railway train, 5/27, 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.

Ride the mini train. 155 N Worthen, east end of the railroad pedestrian bridge. Cost: $2.

Memorial Day Flag Ceremony, 5/28, noon. This moving and somber ceremony will include an invocation and a short history of Me-

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morial Day. Taps will be played, and an honor guard will conduct the firing of three volleys to honor the fallen. Ceremony and Color Guard are presented by VFW Post 3617 and the honor guard is provided by American Legion Post 10. A benediction will conclude the ceremony.

Pybus Public Market. Cost: free.

Info: pybuspublicmarket.org.

Last Tuesdays Artists, 5/29, 6/26, 5 – 7 p.m. Open to all interested artists, painters, drawers, sketchers, photographers, sculptors, printmakers, weavers, writers, musicians… it’s all about joining with other fellow artist to create your own work during a 2-hour session. Canyon Wren Recital Hall.

Cost: free. Info: icicle.org.

Chef Fest, 5/30, 31, 6/1, 2. Leavenworth. Events include: * 5/30, 6 – 8:30 p.m. Blue Spirits sneak peek – learn how to make cocktails and sneak a peek at Leavenworth’s newest distillery before its open to the public. * 5/31, 6 – 9 p.m. Suds and sliders night with brewmaster Grant Stoebner at the Fresh Burger Café with pairings made with local beers plus a dessert slider course. * 6/1, 7 – 9 p.m. – The Hot Stove Society. Top chefs from Seattle’s Tom Douglas Restaurants group will guide cooking demos and tastings in the Icicle Ridge Winery. * 6/2, 6 – 9:30 p.m. – Main Event at Icicle Creek Center for the Arts’ Snowy Owl Theater starring six chefs battling it out for your vote in the Chef Showcase and the annual Appetite for the Arts Live Auction.

Info: icicle.org.

Monthly movie on the big screen: Top Gun, 5/31, 6:30 p.m.

Numerica Performing Arts Center.

Cost: $3. Info: numericapac.org.

The Reverend Peyton’s Big Damn Band, 6/1, 7:30 p.m. Live performance from an amazingly well crafted, controlled explosion of talent, the range and depth of the music performed by this trio is remarkable says the American Blues Scene. Numerica Performing Arts Center. Cost: $11 - $25. Info: numericapac.org.

Cruizin Chelan Classic Car Show, 6/1-2. All day. Coupes, sedans and street rods plus Pacific Northwest Pro Classic BBQ Competition. Tasting sample $2. Downtown Chelan. Info: cruizinchelan. com.

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Broccoli rabe: Easier to grow & cook The Brassica family has

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Drain the pasta and mix it into the frying pan.

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Early newspaper couple circulated around George Blair parked his

wagon on the main street of Ellensburg where his horse, “Old Sam,” could get a drink and a meal.

Blair pulled back the tarp uncovering a load of his Wenatchee Valley peaches and put up the for sale sign.

It was the fall of 1890 and one of his customers that day was Frank Reeves, the young publisher, along with his wife Belle, of Ellensburg’s first newspaper, The Ellensburg Register.

They had moved from Post Falls, Idaho earlier that year where they both taught school and Frank worked part time for the Spokane Spokesman newspaper.

During his time with the Spokane paper, Frank met Judge Thomas Burke and Morgan Carkeek, Seattle businessmen and developers, who were trying to raise interest in their new town site on the Wenatchee Flat.

They told Reeves that a newspaper in the town was needed.

With the group was Judge George Turner boosting the new town of Ellensburg. Judge Turner said the new town needed a democratic leaning newspaper.

The Reeves decided on Ellensburg and by the summer of 1890 they were publishing their weekly paper.

Just months later George Blair and his peaches came to town.

Belle Reeves recalled the story of the peaches in a 1913 Wenatchee Daily World story.

“Frank bought some and, on finding out they came from Wenatchee, said he wanted to go to that place.”

The following spring he sold the Ellensburg Register, packed a few things and headed over Colockum Pass.

Belle stayed behind for a

Wenatchee’s first newspaper publishers, Frank and Belle Reeves. Photo from Wenatchee Valley Museum & Cultural Center 005-74-284.

week then came over with their belongings and the metal type they kept back from the sale of the Register.

During that week Frank went to Waterville and bought a “Washington hand press” from L.E. Kellogg when his paper, The Big Bend Empire, merged with the Waterville Emigrant.

Frank hauled the press down the Corbaley Canyon Road and crossed the Columbia on the ferry to Wenatchee.

Belle was waiting with the type and on May 17, 1891 she set that type for the first issue of the town’s first newspaper, the democratic leaning Wenatchee Advance.

The Reeve’s arrival in Wenatchee swelled the white population in town to 108, too small to create much news. Belle said, “When we first came here we had to write about the hills as there was nothing else to write about.”

That was not entirely true.

The Wenatchee Development Company, headed by Judge Burke, Morgan Carkeek and other Seattle investors, wanted

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“When we first came here we had to write about the hills as there was nothing else to write about.” to move the existing town, “Old Town,” from the Miller and Springwater intersection a mile south to a location along the Columbia River adjacent to the proposed route of the Great Northern tracks.

There was strong resistance to the plan.

In exchange for a small building and lot in the new town the Reeves had agreed to use their “democratic” paper to promote the town move. They were successful.

Belle and Frank Reeves published the Advance for two years before selling the paper to O.B. Fuller and L.E. Kellogg, the man who had sold them the press from Waterville.

Frank and Belle moved to Leavenworth and started that

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town’s first newspaper, The Leavenworth Times.

Belle recalled “the newspaper business in that small community did not prove to be very profitable so it was necessary to have several sidelines.”

She was elected recorder for the District of Leavenworth.

Since the town sat on the dividing line, the Wenatchee River, between Kittitas and Okanogan Counties, Belle recorded deeds and mining claims and sent the papers off to either Ellensburg or Conconully depending on which side of the river the transactions occurred.

Belle had learned short hand during normal school in Kansas.

She was hired to take depositions for the Leavenworth Justice Court.

In the 1896 state election campaign she was correspondent for the Spokane Spokesman and the Seattle Post Intelligencer charged with taking down and reporting on political speeches. She also taught short hand to Leavenworth school students.

In 1900, Chelan County was formed with Wenatchee as the county seat.

The Reeves sold the Leavenworth Times and moved back to Wenatchee.

Frank opened a law office. He had gotten a law degree in Kansas before he and Belle married in 1899 but he couldn’t practice because he was not yet 21.

His practice in Wenatchee was an immediate success. He was the first elected prosecuting attorney for the new county and served two terms.

In 1914 he was elected to the state legislature from Chelan County, a life-long democrat in a strong republican district.

On a Friday, three days before the election, a group of Belle’s friends, unhappy with the available candidates, proposed that Belle run as a write-in candidate. She won...

By the early 1920s Frank Reeves had given up the law business and turned his attention to managing their 100-acre orchard.

With the burden of her occupational sidelines lifted, Belle became involved in a long list of social and community service groups from the Good Templars

and the Whitman School PTA to the Wenatchee Garden Club.

In her words she became “a joiner” until “there were no more days or nights in the month.”

All that joining led to her election in 1922 to the state House of Representatives from Chelan County.

On a Friday, three days before the election, a group of Belle’s friends, unhappy with the available candidates, proposed that Belle run as a write-in candidate. She won and went on to serve eight sessions until February of 1938 when Governor Martin appointed her to complete an unfinished term as Secretary of State.

She was elected to the office in 1940 and re-elected in 1944 by the largest vote ever cast for a public official in the state of Washington. Belle Culp Reeves died in office in 1948 at the age of 78.

Frank Reeves never saw those successes of his wife.

In 1933, while sitting in the House Chamber in Olympia listening to his representative wife deliver a speech to the legislature, a sudden heart attack took his life.

Historian, actor and teacher Rod Molzahn can be reached at shake. speak@nwi.net. His third history CD, Legends & Legacies Vol. III - Stories of Wenatchee and North Central Washington, is now available at the Wenatchee Valley Museum and Cultural Center and at other locations throughout the area.

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t started off innocently enough… our 21st wedding anniversary.

There was an overnight stay at Sun Mountain Lodge, where we had spent part of our honeymoon. There was an awesome dinner with an awesome view of the valley below. And then, there was our usually awesome anniversary gift exchange.

I don’t want to brag, but I thought my gift to my wife Marsha that year was absolutely amazing. I had collected 21 rings, one for each of the 21 years of marriage, and hid them in little ring boxes all around the well-appointed hotel room.

Each ring was carefully chosen by shape, color stone, or design element to represent a momentous event from each of the last 21 years, and each box contained a little note that told why this ring was chosen.

Her hunt for them was wonderful fun. Her delight in remembering each year’s special event was exactly what I had hoped for. Her gratitude was appropriate for the event.

But it was her gift to me, or should I say us, it turned out, that led down the slippery slope to… dun, dun, dun, daily exer-

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She had gotten us in-line skates, Rollerblades. And, Wenatchee by golly, had a trail, a paved loop trail that beckoned.

We started skating on weekends and stayed many months on the west side of the loop where it was relatively flat and, if something went wrong, you could just dive into the grass along the trail.

We then began to venture across the river to the east side of the loop where we learned to jump snakes crossing the trail and to avoid gravel in summer and leaves in the fall.

We learned where roots had made speed bumps on the trail, and which bridges you had to “step” onto to avoid the lip created by the settling earth.

Eventually, the whole 10-mile loop took us one hour to navigate.

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Marsha works nights as an RN at the hospital. In those days I was working from home for an office in Illinois, so work slowed down for me around 3 o’clock here in the West.

My wife and I soon developed a routine. Marsha would get home and go to bed about 8 in the morning. I would wake her up at three and we’d be on the trail by 3:30. We’d skate the entire loop and be home before 5 p.m.

I’d cook dinner while she cleaned up. We’d eat my delicious meal, and she’d head off to work about 6:30 pm. Then I’d go back into my office and finish up for the day. It was a well-oiled machine. But there were rules too.

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crazy. And there had to be cold diet coke waiting at the end or we just might as well not go at all. These were all very important and rarely violated.

Our odyssey climaxed in 2001.

February was unusually warm and we actually made our first loop trip that month. March and April were not too wet so we skated often. Of course the wind blew quite a bit like it always does here in the spring, but we were unusually tenacious even when the west winds blew right in our faces.

In June we realized we were skating almost every day. We were wearing out wheels and brakes at a rapid pace.

Summer arrived and it wasn’t too hot that year so, on we skated. Then, sometime in July, Marsha tallied up the 10-mile daily trips. We had covered over 850 miles. What if we could make 100 loops this year? That would be 1000 miles.

That was when we relaxed our strict standards about temperatures and cokes. It was on.

Now every day the skates carried us swiftly through the parks on the west side, past the busy wetlands, over the bridges, and through the wilds of the east side.

Every day we met and enjoyed the smiling faces of other loop users, experienced the glory of the changing seasons, admired the trail art and PUD flower gardens all along the way.

It was a wonder “full” experience. Oh, and the 1,000 miles… no sweat.

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