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The tax man cometh Doors close on Barney’s Restaurant

By Nevonne McDaniels Staff writer

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Photo by Alison Gene Smith Lambs from the Cashmere Future Farmers of America. Groups were judged for their decorations within the theme, “Barn In America.”

Quilt sewers, veggie growers and fair-goers congregate

By Alison Gene Smith Staff writer

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pples were polished, sheep were sheared, and all over Chelan County, chickens clucked in protest as their nails were trimmed, all in preparation for the 2011 Chelan County Fair, held last Thursday through Sunday in Cashmere.

Alina Cibicki, 17, of Cashmere Future Farmers of America brought her sheep, Gyro, to the fair this year.

“Gyro, like the sandwich,” she

said.

For Cibicki and other FFA members, preparation for showing animals starts as soon as they get them. The animals get high quality feed with lots of protein in it, she said. Closer to the fair they switch over to feed known as “high octane.”

“It’s high in fat and protein to give them a good finish,” she said.

In order to get good muscle definition, Cibicki said many people with flat pens walk their sheep before the fair, but since her pen is located on a large hill,

it wasn’t necessary. The sheep get plenty of definition from running up and down the hill, she said.

On the Monday before the fair, Cibicki said she washed and dried Gyro then took him to get slick sheared on Tuesday which trims the wool very close to the skin. Before arriving at the fair the lamb got another bath and had his hooves trimmed, she said.

Ondra Crow, 15, brought her Serama chickens to the fair from Chelan. The chickens all got baths and had their nails trimmed, she said. For her part, Crow studied

the parts of her chicken along with information and history about the breed.

Crow said she decided she wanted to raise the rare chicken breed because they are cute and have a nicer temperament than many other breeds.

Serana are the smallest chicken breed in the world and were imported from Malaysia starting in 2001, she said. The hens average about 12 ounces and the rooster, 16 ounces.

he doors officially closed on Barney’s Restaurant Aug. 26 with the arrival of state Department of Revenue agents who revoked the business license for “nonpayment of taxes.”

The move does not rule out the possibility that the business, which has been located in Cashmere since before Gary and Virginia Graves purchased it in the early 1980s, will reopen at some point.

“The license was revoked once before, in 2004,” said Mike Gowrylow, spokesman for the state Department of Revenue.

“And they got back in business.”

He said revoking business licenses isn’t the ideal method of collecting back taxes.

“We try very hard to keep them in business. Experience shows it’s better for the business and the employees. And it’s better for the government.

We’re more likely to recover the money. But in some cases, it’s obvious it’s not going to happen so we revoke the business license.”

Gary and Virginia Graves could not be reached for comment for this article.

Gowrylow said once the business license has been revoked, it is a felony to continue to operate.

“The only way they can return to operation is to pay all

the taxes and post a bond equal to six months taxes, to cover in case they fall behind again.

Then they can reopen,” he said.

And that happens fairly often, he said.

The Department of Revenue files 5,000 or 6,000 tax warrants a year.

“In a lot of cases, it gets paid and everything is fine. In some cases, not. We have revocations on a few hundred each year, so out of 490,000 businesses that are registered, it’s a small percentage,” he said.

The other option is someone else steps in and buys the business, but they would have to pay the taxes owed, he said.

Beyond that, the state will continue to try and collect its money, which includes looking at accounts receivable and selling off assets.

“We will continue to try and collect for 12 years,” he said.

Barney’s was licensed as a sole proprietorship. The property at 112 Elberta Ave., Cashmere, where the restaurant is located, also is owned by Gary and Virginia Graves.

The process that led to revoking the business license and closing the doors on Aug. 26 started in January when the state Department of Revenue issued a tax warrant against the Graves for $13,547.34 for nonpayment of taxes. A second warrant was filed in March for SEE BARNEY’S ON PAGE 3

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Hired guns might be an option Cities balk at county’s law enforcement contracts, tactics

By Nevonne McDaniels Staff writer

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ity cops might make a comeback in Leavenworth, Cashmere, Chelan and Entiat.

That’s one alternative being discussed in response to law enforcement contracts drafted and signed by Chelan County Commissioners Monday and sent to the four cities for approval.

Leavenworth City Administrator Joel Walinski said the new Chelan County Sheriff’s Office law enforcement contract for the Bavarian Village reflects none of the concerns discussed during the few meetings held last winter to “negotiate” a new deal.

The new Leavenworth contract calls for a 7.5-percent increase in costs, plus $53,000 to RiverCom for law enforcement dispatch services — covering costs generated by each 911 call. The original contract called for a flat 3.5-percent increase in 2012.

“We’re a long way apart,” Walinski said. “I think the bottom line is if this is where we are, we’re going to need to look at some different models of providing police services.”

One of those is contracting with a different law enforcement entity.

“We have given some thought to joining with other communities to form a city police depart-

ment,” he said. “If another city is paying similar dollar amounts to share officers, it starts to make sense. Creating a municipal police department is an option.”

Other models include hiring contracted security to provide a “presence” to handle the dayto-day concerns, which would reduce the number of deputies needed.

“Most of the policing that goes on is providing directions and assistance and being visible on the street,” Walinski said, “talking with people, directing traffic, being a contact person.”

And that’s something private security could handle.

The deputies could be called in

to handle the big stuff, including writing citations.

In the new contract, he said, “We’re paying $426,000 a year for 336 citations.”

An e-mail from County Clerk Cathy Mulhall last week was the first he heard a new contract had been drafted, let alone about to be signed. His first response was to schedule a meeting with county officials, set for today.

In Cashmere, the contract from the county was on the city council’s agenda for discussion Monday night. Discussion details were not available at press time.

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adio communication and coverage for firefighters has improved since switching from wide band to narrow band frequencies, Chelan County Fire District 6 Chief Phil Moser said. Several upper valley agencies including districts 3, 4, 6 and 9 made the switch during the last week of August in accordance with federal regulations.

The FCC is requiring public safety systems to switch from wide band to narrow band by Jan. 1, 2013. According to the FCC Website, the switch will allow greater channel capacity and support more radio users.

Mosher said the transition was fairly seamless and the change

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has been positive.

“We believe with the new equipment put in, we have better coverage,” he said.

New mountain top receivers were put in at Blag Mountain, Chelan Butte and Lower Badger as part of a simulcast system, he said.

On the old system, when a firefighter pushed the talk button on their radio, they had to select a site to try to get in touch with, Mosher said. With a simulcast system, it is simpler.

“If you push the talk button on your radio, the sites that are in that system will grab your signal.

The site that has the strongest signal will be the one you’re talking to,” he said. “You don’t have to select the site now. You just push the button. You won’t

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know what site you’re talking to and it doesn’t really matter.”

In the past, there has been occasional overlap on the radio between local in Leavenworth and Lake Wenatchee and those in areas like Chelan, Mosher said, causing some messages to become garbled.

“This helps alleviate that.

The plan is to incorporate more mountain tops into the simulcast system to help alleviate that totally, further down the road,” Mosher said.

Funding for the change came partly from the voter-passed one tenth of one percent sales tax RiverCom 911 put on the November 2009 ballot.

“We really appreciate voters understanding that we need to upgrade our systems,” Mosher

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Bill Horner, deputy chief of Chelan County Fire District 3, said he thought it was too early to tell if the new system would be better.

“It’s like apples and oranges,” he said. Horner did say the transition has been smooth and there have been no problems so far.

“There were some dead spots in some areas,” he said, which are now gone.

Part of the change was to get all agencies on the same page, said Keith Goehner, Chair of RiverCom board.

“It basically amounts to a significant upgrade,” he said.

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Sign code to become simpler, more business friendly, says Planning Commission

By Alison Gene Smith Staff Writer

Radio upgrades improve coverage for local firefighters

By Alison Gene Smith Staff Writer

Sandwich board signs on Cottage Avenue direct drivers to Mission Street businesses.

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usinesses in Cashmere will soon be allowed to keep sandwich boards displayed in areas other than around their storefronts if the Planning Commission gets its way. The Commission discussed changes to the city’s sign code, Sept. 6 at a public hearing at Cashmere City Hall.

The discussion centered around sandwich board signs that some businesses have placed in areas other than near their storefront.

Currently the sign code states that a business can only have a sandwich board sign in front of their business and only during business hours.

Commission members agreed businesses should be allowed to continue placing their sandwich board signs

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further away, but with some restrictions.

“The whole reason they’re clustered is they want people to know they’re back there,” Commissioner Jim Wonn said of some businesses on Mission Street. “If they have to put the signs back there, then we lose the business friendly aspect,” he said.

He suggested businesses be confined to placing a sandwich board sign within one block of their property. The other council members agreed one block was a good way to measure, rather than a specific number of feet.

Commissioner John Torrence brought up safety concerns about the signs. On a recent trip to Electric City, Torrence said he witnessed a man in an electric wheel chair trying to

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resident Obama’s speech offered more spending and more debt to fund his “American Jobs Act.” But like all of his programs the title is more about his reelection than actually creating jobs.

What should be clear to anyone who is objective enough to see Obama’s Presidency based on results and not on his rhetoric is he is completely incapable of actually addressing the problem. We can argue about whether that is because he is personally ignorant about how the economy works; or if it is because he has surrounded himself with academic advisors who do not understand; or if his personal agenda to “fundamentally change” America is driving his every decision. The fact remains that he continues to offer “programs” that are fundamentally flawed.

The American Jobs Act is not about jobs. It is about political power and influence. For example, Obama said the AJA “will provide a tax break for companies who hire new workers, and it will cut payroll taxes in half for every working American and every small business.”

Obama and the Democrats already passed a payroll tax re-

Anti-jobs President gives workers another useless promise duction. They reduced the social security tax on employees from 6.2 percent to 4.2 percent – employer contributions were not reduced. Now think about that for just a minute. Social security, that “untouchable entitlement” program that Democrats always attack Republicans for attempting to reform, is now receiving 16 percent less revenue to support it. And now Obama is suggesting another 50 percent cut in contributions to the social security fund. In other words, Obama is suggesting accelerating the bankruptcy of social security in order to encourage small business to cut their payroll tax from approximately 6.2 percent of payroll to 3.1 percent?

If a small business hires 1 new full time employee at minimum wage they will be paying that employee $8.67 per hour (in Washington state) or just over $18,000 per year. Cutting the social security tax in half would save the employer $558 (slightly higher if they include the Medicare tax of 1.45 percent). Would you spend $18,000 to save $558?

This is just political posturing and pandering for votes. It will not encourage any small business to hire a new worker.

Either President Obama is too dumb to understand the math or

he thinks you are too dumb to understand it.

The reality is Obama does not care about American workers unless they are unionized or work for the government. Obama has declared war on private sector employers. Sure he bailed out GM - to save union jobs and change the name to Government Motors. He is working at nationalizing health care. He demonizes the insurance industry, the oil industry, the coal industry and the banking industry. Now his administration is even suing the banks for making loans his own party forced them to make.

Obama has destroyed thousands of American jobs. Think I’m being unfair? Consider this; he shut down drilling in the Gulf throwing thousands of Americans out of work; he has promised to shut down the coal industry; his administration has threatened to shut down tiny Gibson Guitars because they are importing some minor “illegal” wood products; at the same time his administration is suing the state of Arizona for attempting to stop illegal immigration. These illegal aliens are finding work. They are taking jobs “Americans won’t do” and putting pressure on wages keeping them artificially low.

If Obama truly wanted to put

Americans back to work and reignite the American economy he would launch an aggressive plan to develop American energy resources. Drill baby drill will not only solve our energy problems, it will end our dependence on foreign dictators who often support our enemies and abuse their own citizens while lining their own pockets with American dollars.

If Obama truly wanted to put Americans back to work, he would severe his ties to job killing unions and recognize that we must now learn to compete in a global economy. American unions are no longer interested in protecting American workers. They

are interested in protecting their union power. Think I’m wrong?

Just remember the reaction of the union leaders a few year’s back when the Alcoa workers said they were willing to go back to work for Alcoa based on Alcoa’s request for contract concessions.

The union said – no you can’t do that! We hold the contract with Alcoa and we will decide when you can go back to work.

It’s time Americans started looking at the facts and not the rhetoric. The economy is bad.

The politicians either don’t care or don’t understand why. Time to dump the old guard. They have no solutions only promises.

Tragic deaths

More pointless vitriol

Across the nation this week, ceremonies will be held in tribute to the nearly 3,000 victims who perished on 9/11. The 10th anniversary of the attacks will no doubt revisit the grief and despair experienced by the loved ones of victims and sense of loss shared by the nation.

Perhaps it is unfortunate that this week also marks the observance of World Suicide Prevention Day on Sept. 10. Unfortunate because the number of deaths by suicide in NCW continues to rise and this summer saw the most Army suicides in a single month since the Vietnam era. Of the over 34,000 deaths by suicide in the US annually, 20 percent are by veterans. As the survivor of a suicide death, I hope that the honor paid to those lost in 9/11 does not overshadow the tragedy of suicide and lives that can be saved through prevention awareness. For information on risk factors and warning signs readers can go to www.afsp.org.

For those grieving the tragic loss of a loved one to suicide, a series of 6 weekly sessions for survivors will be meeting at the Good Grief Center in Wenatchee beginning Sept. 19. Readers can contact The Good Grief Center at 509-662-6069 for more information.

Once again, I return from vacation to find the letters column dripping with vitriol. Mr. Cowles labels and berates those who disagree with him, but I am unable to tell what topic or comment called forth his wrath. Apparently it has to do with liberals, conservatives, and policy, but I would be able to give more consideration to what he has to say if he offered some specific objections and/or specific recommendations.

I do admit that I support the statement, ‘you can have your own opinions but you can’t have your own facts’, which he objects to. Even a few facts might help define the context of the conversation.

The economy is a current topic of public concern, and perhaps part of what raised Mr. Cowles’ concern. Perhaps his topic is debt (let’s lower it) or jobs (let’s get more of them).

If a person examines the growth of the national debt under various presidents in the last half century or so, the pattern revealed is perplexing, especially considering that it seems to be the inverse of the reputations and declared principles of each party. If a person examines a list of the recessions of the past half century, every president with the exception of Clinton has had one or often two. If a person looks at

• LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Liberal smear tactics It was very amusing and entertaining to read about the liberal fabrications and propaganda spewed forth by C. Burke in the Cashmere Record on 8/31. So, I have spent hours researching the slanderous lies he wrote about some of the GOP candidates.

Rick Perry never proposed that Texas should secede from the Union. What actually happened was that after people shouted “Secede!” at an Austin rally, Rick Perry said that he understood their frustration but added, “We’ve got a great union. There is absolutely no reason to dissolve it. But if Washington (D.C.) continues to thumb their nose at the American people, who knows what may come of that. Texas is a very unique place, and we’re a pretty independent lot to boot.”

In my opinion, if Obama is elected for a second term, I believe there will be a very serious impeachment movement to remove him from office. And, if that fails, many states may consider secession. Obama is 100 percent fraud!

Another untruth you mentioned was over half of the jobs that Texas created was minimum wage. Seventy percent of those jobs created in Texas have wages from $40,000 to $118,000 a year.

If that is what most of the new jobs pay, maybe we should all move there. Texas ranks number 1 in the nation as the best place

to make a living and number 3 as the best place to live. If Texas is so lacking in education, why would it be declared number 3 in the nation as the best place to live?

Did you know that students from Texas won the GEOBEE in 2010 and 2011 out of 5 million students tested each year? GEOBEE is The National Geography Contest hosted by Alex Trebek (of Jeopardy). Google up Tine Valencie, age 13, a 7th grader from Texas, Geography Champion for 2011. Also, you might want to go to the Best Educated State Index (1 is best and 50 is worse) to see where Texas ranks in all aspects of education. Texas ranks 24 out of 50 and here are some other interesting rankings; Washington - 30, Illinois - 32, Oregon - 38, Hawaii - 42, California - 46, Nevada - 48. Oh, no, it looks like the ‘Blue’ states aren’t very well educated. But, we already knew that, didn’t we?

Mr. Burke, you must get all your socialistic propaganda from the denigrating and sleazy website, the Huffington Post! Do you feel like a really big man to berate a woman because she got a date wrong? Who cares about Elvis when we should be finding ways to reduce the debt, creating jobs, solving our economy problems, reducing the size of government, have affordable housing, protecting our borders, reducing gas prices, reduce taxes, more stringent term limits, limit-

ing the powers of corrupt unions, lobbyists, politicians, etc. We cannot afford another four years of Obama who thinks he presides over 57 states and has damaged our country almost beyond repair with his socialist agenda.

The dream team for 2012 should be Rick Perry for President and Marco Rubio for Vice President!

Myra Roy Cashmere

Say it ain’t so!

Where is the feminist outcry united in a single noble ‘roar’ of offended pride demanding an abject apology from leftist leader Jimmy Hoffa who in a national keynote speech slurs all women with a vulgar epithet that comes so naturally to him he’s too ignorant to note its meaning?

Listen ......... si-lence. Where are the righteous indignation, demonstrations, vitriolic condemnation, resolutions, and demands for resignation that would fairly screech throughout the media for a week were the slur uttered by a prominent Republican leader?

Oh Feminism fair and bold, say it ain’t so; tell me thou aren’t just a vapid tool of the political left whose watery convictions of convenience dribble away merely because thou sharest the petty partisan brand of the sexist.

Woe. Is nothing sacred?

William Slusher

Susan Waskey Peshastin

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• PROGRESS REPORT

Proud to invest in America

By Paul Egerman

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love America, and have proudly invested in America. I have invested by building successful businesses employing thousands of American workers. And I have invested in our country by paying taxes.

But our nation loses $100 billion a year to tax dodging by some of our largest corporations and wealthiest people. That’s a trillion dollar hole in our national treasury over the next decade unless we act now to plug it.

Tax dodging companies are disinvesting in our country – not investing in it.

Many U.S. multinational companies use a gimmick called “transfer pricing” – shifting patents to their offshore subsidiaries, for example – in order to pretend they’ve earned their profits in a tax haven like the Cayman Islands, Bermuda or Luxembourg, even though their operations there may be little more than a mail box. What they’re really doing is transferring their U.S. profits offshore and transferring

their tax responsibilities to the rest of us.

In this global version of a shell game, corporations move their profits to offshore shell company subsidiaries; the U.S. parent company reports to the IRS that they’ve made almost no profits, or even lost money on their U.S. operations. These companies are passing the buck to other taxpayers and robbing our national treasury of funds we need.

It sickens me that businesses like mine responsibly paid taxes at the rate of 35 percent on millions of dollars in profits while companies like GE would pay zero percent on billions of dollars in profits. Even worse, they had so many tax loopholes and tax subsidies that Uncle Sam actually owed them money. From 2008 to 2010, GE had $7.7 billion in pretax U.S. profits and $4.7 billion in tax refunds, giving it a negative 61.3 percent tax rate, reports the tax experts at Citizens for Tax Justice.

We need to ask what kind of country we want to have and who is going to pay for it.

I have been fortunate to live

the American Dream. I know my success is due to many factors. I know, for example, as a software entrepreneur, that I would have had no business at all without the government assistance I received for my college education, or the government research that led to the Internet.

It’s obscene that computer and internet companies like Google, Microsoft, Apple and Cisco are part of a coalition clamoring for a tax holiday to “repatriate” profits they shifted to tax havens to avoid U.S. taxes.

It’s obscene that so many members of Congress are willing to legislate austerity for American workers, small businesses and retirees while leaving the door open for big corporations to dodge taxes through tax havens.

We all benefit from public services, infrastructure and research paid for by tax dollars – education and public transportation, the Centers for Disease Control and food safety inspections, roads, bridges and waterways, the Small Business Administration and economic development programs,

police and courts, and the public safety nets, from unemployment insurance to food stamps, that so many depend on in these hard economic times.

Instead of reducing our debt by cutting vital services, we need to close two big tax deficits - the tax haven deficit and the deficit from the Bush tax cuts for the affluent.

Each is worth a trillion dollars over the next decade.

The Stop Tax Havens Abuse Act introduced recently in Congress

by Senator Carl Levin (D-MI) and Rep. Lloyd Doggett (D-TX) would close the loopholes that reward those who disinvest in America and dodge taxes to unfairly boost their corporate treasuries. It should be a no-brainer solution in deficit reduction.

It is simply outrageous that we would ask unemployed and disabled Americans and Medicare and Social Security recipients to sacrifice more while continuing to shower tax savings on millionaires and billionaires who have a larger share of the nation’s income than any time since the 1920’s.

It’s time for Congress to plug the loopholes that allow our largest corporations to avoid billions of dollars in taxes, and it’s time

for Congress to ask our wealthiest individuals, including people like me, to also pay our fair share of taxes. After all, American corporations and wealthy individuals should be proud to support our country and invest in its future.

Paul Egerman, a software entrepreneur, is co-founder and former CEO of the medical information technology company eScription and a member, US Department of Health and Human Services Health IT Policy Committee.

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Community Link Transit schedule changes start Oct. 3 The Cashmere Valley Record staff

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cheduling changes approved

by Link Transit last spring to help balance its budget take effect on Oct. 3.

The changes include putting an end to the trolley service in Leavenworth and Cashmere and eliminating two of the weekday trips on Route 22 — the trip leaving Leavenworth at 6:40 a.m. and the trip leaving Wenatchee at 7:05 p.m. Some other schedule

adjustments have been made during the day.

Routing in Leavenworth also will now end at Icicle River Road and U.S. Highway 2, where it previously operated west of the highway.

In Cashmere, the trolley (Route 33) is out, but a cutaway bus (operating as a new Route 28) will connect Cashmere riders to Olds Station once an hour and cover all of the trolley’s old route except for the Mission Creek/ Tigner Road loop. It will operate

from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. with a twohour gap from noon to 2 p.m.

The new schedule has bigger changes on Saturdays.

Route 22, between Wenatchee and Leavenworth, is cut to five round trips on Saturday and no Saturday service on Route 37 (Plain/Lake Wenatchee) and Leavenworth DART (Dial-A-RideTransportation), East Wenatchee Routes 11 and 12, Routes 20 (Orondo/Chelan), 24 (Malaga), 25 (Waterville), 26 (Ardenvoir).

Other changes impact Chelan

and other outlying areas, as well as downtown Wenatchee and East Wenatchee.

Link is also eliminating service on three additional holidays — Martin Luther King Jr. Day, President’s Day and Veterans Day. Overall the cuts represent a 6-percent reduction in weekday service, a 53-percent reduction in Saturday service and major route realignments for Wenatchee.

Service is being reduced because available operating funds

have decreased about 18 percent in the past two years as the result of the recession.

The bulk of Link Transit’s funding is from a 4/10 of 1 percent sales taxes, which has been severely impacted. In a workshop with the Link Transit Board of Directors in February, staff was directed to come up with a plan that would reduce operating expenses and increase revenue by $850,000 annually. The board approved a mix of service and staff reductions, along with a fare increase, which was imple-

mented in July.

According to a Link Transit press release, the past two months have resulted in an increase in fares of 30 percent over the same two months in 2010, and an increase of 32 percent over the first six months of 2011.

Ridership for July and August is down about 9.5 percent from the same two months in 2010.

The new booklets with the new schedules are available now at Columbia Station in Wenatchee. Or check the Website for maps and schedules at www.linktransit.com. For information call 662-1155.

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navigate around a sandwich board on a sidewalk and fall into the street. He didn’t want to see a similar accident happen in Cashmere.

“I support the sandwich boards, I think they’re cool,” he said. “People got to get back there, but keep them safe.”

Torrence said he was glad the businesses on Mission Street that utilize the sandwich board signs were seeing more customers, partially due to the new pavement on the street.

“It’s really exciting and encouraging,” he said.

Cashmere Planning Director Mark Botello informed the rest of the group he had emailed the changes to the code to area business owners and they reacted positively.

“The sign code isn’t for us it’s for the businesses,” Torrence said. “If they’re all on board it’s good.”

Snapdragon Coffee, on Mission Street has relied on sandwich boards since it opened just over a year ago, said owner Courtney Schill.

Currently, Schill uses three boards to let people know where her shop is.

“Being off the main street, it’s critical,” she said.

Schill said it was her understanding that the city would soon have signage on Cottage Avenue, directing traffic to the businesses on Mission Street, and until then she could leave her sandwich board signs up.

After the official signs were up, Schill said she planned to just have one sign in front of her store, so people would know when she was open.

In meetings with the city and the Planning Commission in the past, Schill said she felt both

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the party control of Congress and relates it to economic metrics, a pattern is difficult to discern. This problem is more difficult than a partisan bumper sticker statement can solve - or even explain.

Regarding income tax, the National Taxpayers’ Union looks at the last ten years (2001-2012) and finds the lowest bracket at 10 percent and the highest bracket at 35 percent; in the Clinton years (a time when we were anticipating a ‘peace dividend’ from the federal budget), the lowest rate was 15 percent and the highest was 39.6 percent; under Reagan (a conservative hero), the lowest rate was 11 percent and the highest was 50 percent. (The very highest during that period is in the 1950s, when the top bracket was 91 percent and the accompanying lowest rate was in the low 20s.) Once deductions and special schedules have done their magic, as is wellknown thanks to Warren Buffett’s comments, millionaires generally

groups were positive toward businesses and understood their predicament.

“They’re trying to find a solution to a new problem,” she said.

Most of the other changes to the sign code were simplifications and cleaning up redundant language.

“House cleaning items,” Botello said, “Things I’ve noticed, administering for five years.” Botello said he wanted the code to be easy to understand and supportive to local businesses.

Commissioners agreed the sign code as it is, is not bad, but it could use some updating.

“People weren’t being chased away, but the last generation of sign code was loaded with a lot of stuff. It’s much more business friendly now,” Wonn said.

The Commission presented its recommendations to the City Council Monday evening, where several business owners said they would be present.

At the end of last week’s meeting, commissioners discussed other issues including requesting a crosswalk at Riverside Drive and Cottage Avenue.

Wonn said he notices a lot of foot traffic and activity along the river, and with the area growing, an additional crosswalk would be needed sooner or later.

“It makes a lot of sense,” Commissioner Bruce Graham said. “We’ve got all kinds of crosswalks here and paint’s not expensive.”

Torrance agreed, saying they should make the recommendation for the crosswalk to public works and the city council.

“We should do it if it benefits the community,” he said.

Alison Gene Smith can be reached at 548-5286.

$11,518.53. Gowrylow said a third was filed in August for $3,138.

The revocation order posted on the restaurant door was dated Aug. 16.

Tax warrants are filed only after state agents try to work with business owners to get caught up on the taxes, which are those “essentially collected by the business and not remitted to the state,” Gowrylow said.

The first step is trying to reach an agreement with the business owner to set a plan to pay the back taxes while staying current on the ongoing taxes. If an agreement is not reached or if the business owner falls behind in the payments, tax warrants are issued.

The license is revoked if the state feels the business owner is unable or unwilling to get caught up, Gowrylow said. The process is not triggered by a particular dollar amount.

In addition to liens filed by the Department of Revenue, liens also have been filed against Barney’s by the state Employment

Photo by Alison Gene Smith The signs on Barney’s Restaurant door were posted by the state Department of Revenue on Aug. 26, effectively closing the business — for now.

Security Department and the federal Internal Revenue Service, recorded at the Chelan County Courthouse.

The Graves, in turn, filed for Chapter 13 bankruptcy protection on Aug. 26, the same day their business license was revoked, ac-

cording to records at the Eastern District of Washington U.S. Banktruptcy Court in Spokane.

Chapter 13, also called a wage earner’s plan, allows a debtor to develop a plan to keep property and pay debts over time, usually three to five years.

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Jones said she received notice last week that the county was signing the contracts Monday and sending them on to the cities, a process that doesn’t lend itself to much negotiation.

That differed from the process discussed by County Commissioner Keith Goehner when he visited Cashmere and Leavenworth city councils last fall. At that time, he used the terms “negotiation” and “dispute resolution.”

Walinski and Cashmere Mayor Gordon Irle reported going to a couple meetings early in the year, but the terms of the contract were not decided then.

“It looked like they were starting with Chelan and working their way to us,” Walinski said. The next thing he knew, a contract already signed by the county commissioners was on the way.

What the cities see as high-handed tactics might be considered a way to force the cities to come to the table.

That’s how Goehner described the situation last fall when the county informed the cities it was canceling the sheriff’s office contracts as of this October.

Then-Sheriff Mike Harum had sent letters to the cities in July 2009 asking the cities to renegotiate the contracts after realizing the law enforcement services agreement had “no provision for enhanced 911 services with the RiverCom regional communications center.”

The estimated overall cost was about $200,000 a year that the county had been covering since RiverCom was established in 2004.

The cities responded that they believed the costs were included in the new contracts.

Creditors listed as of last week include the state Department of Revenue and the IRS.

Nevonne McDaniels can be reached at 548-5286 or reporter@ cashmerevalleyrecord.com.

The new deal

When the county commissioners raised the issue again in 2010, inviting the mayors and city administrators to hash it over, the results were the same.

“They were not interested in negotiating,” Goehner said last year, which led to the county terminating the law enforcement services agreements.

“This is the only recourse we had,” Goehner said at the time.

The letter to city officials dated Oct. 4, 2010, stated, “this termination is being done in order to set an appropriate timeline to meet and resolve the issue of payment for RiverCom dispatch.”

The letter suggested setting up a dispute resolution board to discuss and resolve the issue or renegotiate the full law enforcement agreement.

On Monday, Goehner said the idea of starting the negotiations a year ago was to avoid waiting until the last minute.

“But when you’re looking at increasing a contract, there’s no motivation to start early.

Now we are hoping to get it resolved by Oct. 4,” he said.

Representatives from the cities did not attend Monday’s commission meeting, he said, which was a bit of a surprise. He expects to hear more this week.

“Each city has a little different take on it,” he said.

From the county’s perspective, he said, the contracts are fair because they cover the costs, and the per deputy figure being used is a reduction from where the initial numbers were at.

“The other thing to keep in mind is these figures will be in place for two years. There is

Contracts say deputies cost $155,399 per year A Chelan County Sheriff’s Office deputy — with support services — costs $155,399 per year, the amount used as the basis to determine what each of the county’s four contract cities will pay in new contracts signed by Chelan County Commissioners Monday.

Chelan County Administrator Cathy Mulhall said the contracts depend on how many deputies are being hired by each city. Both Leavenworth and Cashmere, in the past, have paid for the equivalent of three full-time deputies, which would cost $466,000 per year.

The price does not include the RiverCom fees for dispatch services, generated by 911 calls. Annual RiverCom fees for each city are determined by how many calls were received the year before. A rough estimate is $50 to $54 per call, Mulhall said.

For 2011, the total RiverCom fees came to $53,033 for Leavenworth and $39,970 for Cashmere.

Because the contracts being sent to the cities are higher than last year, the county is stair stepping some of the costs, she said.

For the final quarter of 2011, the county is asking cities to pay the old contract amount plus a quarter of the RiverCom fees.

For 2012, the county is charging cities $141,500 per deputy, plus RiverCom fees. The full deputy rate plus RiverCom fees will be charged in 2013. no cost increase factor involved. We feel this covers the true cost of providing the services.

We’re not trying to recapture money from before,” he said.

Nevonne McDaniels can be reached at 548-5286 or reporter@cashmerevalleyrecord.com

• LETTERS TO THE EDITOR end up paying a lower tax rate than their secretaries.

Republicans say that businesses aren’t hiring out of uncertainty over taxes or regulation, or lack of qualified applicants - hard to credit, as taxes and regulations are always uncertain as they are always subject to change, and there are many more applicants than jobs.

The problem is the consumers: they aren’t buying as much as they used to. They aren’t buying because their jobs are uncertain, their retirement savings have disappeared, or they owe more on their mortgages than their house would bring on the market.

They are cautious, and are making do with less in a world where almost 1/10 of their neighbors are unemployed.

The problem is demand. No business will hire if customers are making do with less, if there is declining demand for their goods or services. That is basic economics: when demand falls, amount produced falls and the jobs of those producing products

and conveying them to market disappear. Lowering taxes on businesses and millionaires doesn’t increase demand - rather, business responds to demand, and millionaires have enough money to maintain their buying.

It is demand from the working class that is missing.

These facts do not make a policy. They ask people to think about what a policy should be, taking this information into consideration. How can we increase demand, so that businesses will increase hiring?

Nancy M. Miller Leavenworth

Save the grandchildren Thank you [9/7] for the reference to the CERN research concerning the possibility that cosmic rays may be a factor in climate change. It is an interesting study to read given your comment, “Seems Al Gore and friends have done a pretty good job at building their personal wealth

by selling a green agenda.” We heard this identically from Fox [Faux] News.

In fact, if you read the full report, the CERN researchers themselves caution that their research is yet inconclusive and at most may be one factor among several that influences our climate.

Meanwhile, what is conclusive is mankind daily pumps millions of tons of pollutants into our atmosphere which our world’s scientists have concluded has simply overwhelmed all other natural climate indicators. Sunspots, for example, which it seems historically drove our cyclic cooler and warmer periods, ceased about 20 years ago to have a measurable affect against our accumulating greenhouse gasses.

More here concerning the Republican spin of CERN’s study, particularly by Fox and friends. http://mediamatters.org/research/201108310023 As our world warms because of C02, I would expect free market conservatives to rethink and

retool to take advantage of the entrepreneurial opportunities rather than villainize those who do. Resisting changes needed to reduce C02 because it will “harm the economy” is a horse and buggy mindset and, at the least, a way of saying our grandchildren and beyond don’t matter.

Mark Lindstrom Lake Wenatchee

Support conservation Thank you for covering Senator Patty Murray’s appointment to the deficit-reduction Super Committee. The need for responsible action is clearer now more than ever. With the right leadership, I hope we’ll be able to renew economic growth and reduce our nation’s budget deficit.

Budget cuts must be made to restore the economy, but it’s equally important that conservation programs providing benefits to both our nation and economy, like the Conservation Reserve Program, are properly funded.

Conservation programs provide cost-effective ways to conserve wildlife habitat, prevent erosion, keep drinking water clean and promote outdoor recreation.

In Washington alone, there are 754,000 sportsmen using these resources, who have a $1.4 billion annual impact on our state’s economy and support more than 19,800 jobs. Conservation programs are community investments that benefit everyone.

Potential cuts to conservation not only threaten America’s outdoor legacy, but could hurt countless local economies and small businesses that depend on the outdoor sporting community. Cutting these programs would be a cavalier dismissal of the economic and environmental benefits that they provide.

I encourage Senator Murray to take a fair, balanced approach in the upcoming budget cuts and remember that our precious outdoor resources won’t last forever.

Sam Jefferies Sammamish

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Community • COMMUNITY BULLETIN BOARD Leavenworth

CUB SCOUTS WELCOME Come join the Cub Scouts on Sunday, Sept. 18 Noon to 2 p.m. at the Osborn Elementary Gym to learn more about the scouts and join the fun group. For more information, call Debbie at 548-7703. (er37)

KIDS INVITED TO PARADE All children are invited to participate in the Autumn Leaf Festival Kiddie Parade. Dress up in a costume, decorate your bike or bring your dog in costume. Sept. 24 11:15 a.m. Meet at the Festhalle. The parade proceed down Front Street and to Lions Club Park where Wells Fargo employees will have special treats! (er37,38)

BEWARE THE “NIGHTMARE ON FRONT STREET” Amberleaf Theatre’s slapstick musical revue “Nightmare on Front Street” to perform Sept. 24 at 7 p.m., Sept. 25 at 2 p.m., Sept. 30 at 7 p.m., Oct. 1 at 7 p.m., and Oct. 2 at 2 p.m. at Icicle River Middle School. Cost $6 per person, tickets at the door. Contact Briar Hoper 548-0191.

USED BOOK SALE COMING UP The Friends of Leavenworth Library’s Used Book Sale will be held on the corner of Eighth and Commercial in Leavenworth from Friday, Sept. 23 to Sunday, Oct. 2 during Autumn Leaf Festival and the first weekend of Oktoberfest. The hours are 10 a.m. until 5 p.m. on weekdays, 6 p.m. on weekends. All proceeds from the sale are used to support the Library and encourage reading throughout the community. (er 37,38)

one at her book-signing at A Book For All Seasons, Saturday Sept. 24, 1 to 3 p.m. (er37.38)

PLAIN HONORS THE CIVIL WAR The Washington Civil War Association will present battle re-enactments Oct. 1 and 2 as part of an event celebrating Plain’s 100th birthday and the 150th anniversary of the American Civil War. Admission is $8 for adults, $6 for students and seniors, $22 for a family of four. Activities include a living history demonstration, a tour of Union and Confederate camps, and opportunity to talk with soldiers and civilians about camp life. The battlefield is at 18639 Beaver Valley Road, across from the Old Mill Cafe in Plain.

Battles will be at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. each day. A 9 a.m. worship service is offered Sunday. The event benefits the Plain Pantry food bank and Chelan County Fire District 9. (er37,38)

TAI CHI CLASSES OFFERED Tracy Brulotte is teaching Tai Chi exercise classes most Thursdays from 9:30 to 10:45 a.m. beginning Sept.

22 at RiverHaus, 347 Division St., Leavenworth. A donation of $3-$4 is suggested. Proceeds benefit Icicle Arts. For information call Brulotte at 548-5583. (er37.38)

MOPS STARTS AGAIN The local Mothers of Preschoolers (MOPS) group is starting up again this fall on Sept. 14. They meet at the Leavenworth Church of the Nazarene every second and fourth Wednesday from 9 to 11 a.m. Inspiration, encouragement and childcare provided. For more information, visit leavenworthmops.blogspot.com or call 782-3210. (er36,37)

AFTER SCHOOL SALMON FESTIVAL PROGRAM FUNDRAISER PLANNED The Kodiak Cub Club offers care in

Come to South Restaurant in Leavenworth on Sept. 27 for 10 percent Tuesday. Take your friends and have a great meal while fundraising for The Salmon Festival. South will donate 10 percent of the sales for that day to the festival. (er37,38)

POETRY OF THE “UNDERDOG” In her latest release “Underdog,” acclaimed poet Katrina Roberts considers questions of identity.

Her poems wonder at how individuals through the ages have handled, often with grace, tremendous injustice, and seek to comprehend the mysteries of our perpetual migrations from and toward each other. Enjoy Roberts’ reading at Leavenworth Library, Friday Sept. 23, 7 to 8 p.m., or visit one-on-

a fun, safe and educational environment after school for children in Kindergarten through 5th grade. Open Monday-Friday until 5:30 p.m. Open on early release and days when there is no school. Daily schedule consists of reading, homework time and snack.

Monthly enrichment/project themes.

For more information and to enroll your child, please contact Ammy Snow at 548-2328 or 393-6866. Located at Peshastin United Church of Christ, 8455 Main St, Peshastin. (er36,37)

JOIN VILLAGE VOICES Do you like to sing? Come and join Leavenworth Village Voices, your community’s professionally directed mixed chorus, as we prepare for Christmas in the Mountains, our fourconcert series in December. Practice

is Monday 6:45-9 p.m. at Community United Methodist Church, 418 Evans St. Contact Kathy Lynn, president, 548-9797. (er36.37)

LEAVENWORTH CRUSH FESTIVAL ON TAP The Leavenworth Crush Festival once again brings together dozens of the finest wineries from Washington state to the Bavarian village in Central Washington on Sept. 17. Hundreds of wine lovers will converge on the Leavenworth Festhalle to taste wine, nosh on local foods, bid on silent auction items, listen to the great live jazz of Lenny Price, and stomp grapes. This is a fundraiser for the Leavenworth Civic Center Foundation.

You will even have the opportunity to purchase your favorite wines from the event! The event is from 3 to 7 p.m. at the Leavenworth Festhalle. Ticket prices- $30 for advance purchase and $35.00 at the door. Your ticket gets you in the door, 15 scrip and a souvenir glass. (er37)

MASS CHOIR PRESENTATION PLANNED Symphony of Joy, a mass choir presentation by multiple Wenatchee Valley Churches including a children’s choir of 50 voices, will be held on Oct. 29 and 30. Leavenworth Church of the Nazarene and Wenatchee Free Methodist are anchors. Rehearsals start Tuesday, Aug. 30 at 6:30 p.m. at the Leavenworth Church of the Nazarene, 111 Ski Hill Drive. Leavenworth. Music and practice CD’s will be passed out.

Any church is welcome to join in the rehearsals. (er37)

Cashmere

CASHMERE EXPO CENTER HOSTS DOG SHOW The Wenatchee Kennel Club Dog Show “Apple Harvest Weekend” comes to the Chelan County Expo Center, 5700 Wescott Drive, Cashmere, 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. Sept. 17-18. The show will include 1,200 dogs competing in breed classes, junior showmanship classes and obedience trial classes. The event is free to the public. Sporting and hound breeds will be judged outdoors.

All other breeds and junior showmanship will be judged indoors. Obedience and really will be judged outdoors. For information call 663-4074. (er37)

CHAMBER MEMBERS MEET SEPT. 27 The Cashmere Chamber of Commerce general membership meeting is at 7 p.m. Sept. 27 at the Cashmere Senior Center, 120 Cottage Ave. Jim Fletcher of the Small Business Devel-

opment Center, and a Cashmere City Councilman, will be the guest speaker. The chamber board also is asking members for ideas. For information call 782-7404. (er37,38)

MUSEUM HOSTS APPLE DAYS OCT. 1, 2 The Cashmere Museum and Pioneer Village is hosting Apple Days from 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Oct. 1 and 2, the museum’s annual fundraising event of the year. In addition to entertainment and a bake sale and the opportunity to tour the museum and village, the Friends of Old Mission will select the winning raffle ticket for the Amish quilt. Tickets are on sale now, available at the museum and at various businesses in town. A special dedication of the park also is in the works.

For information, call the museum at 782-3230. (er37,38)

Regional

STUDENT TICKETS AVAILABLE FOR IL CIRCO VIAGGIO Town Auto Group “We Love This Town” celebrates students going back to school with $5 student tickets to the iL CiRCo Viaggio held today at 7:30 p.m at the Town Toyota Center. This award-winning show will captivate the audience with breathtaking acrobatics in a theatrical spectacle that tells a story of a child’s dream.

Adult tickets for iL CiRCo Viaggio are $27, $37 and $47 with $5 off for Senior Citizens. All students are $5! College students, please show ID at the door. Hurry, limited seats available! To purchase tickets or for more information, visit www.towntoyotacenter.com or call 667-7847. (er36.37)

BASIC MEDIATION TRAINING OFFERED You are invited to join the Wenatchee Valley Dispute Resolution Center for our very popular 40-hour Basic Mediation Training.

Do you want to improve your work environment? Help your family resolve conflicts in a peaceful manner? Build relationships with your neighbors?

Enhance your professional skills and become a certified mediator? This fun and highly interactive course will acquaint you with the philosophy, model and skills needed in order to have a working knowledge of the role of a neutral mediator. Second and fourth weeks of October. Registration deadline is Sept. 30.

Visit our web site WVDRC.ORG, email WVDRC@NWI.NET or call 8880957 (er36,37)

GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY TO MEET The Wenatchee Area Genealogical

How to submit bulletin board items Announcements from non-profit groups are published in the Record for two weeks.

Groups can submit announcements by: • Using the online form at www.cashmerevalleyrecord.com • E-mailing them to editor@cashmerevalleyrecord.com (attn: Bulletin Board) • Dropping them off at the Record office at 201 Cottage Ave. • Mailing them to P.O. Box 39, Leavenworth • Faxing them to 548-4789.

Please submit your announcement by Thursday at 5 p.m. at least two weeks before the event. Limit the announcement to 75 words and include contact information.

Society announces its monthly meeting and program: Migration: Finding ‘Normal’ Our ancestors mostly lived and traveled within the context of a family or social group. And these groups had norms and patterns.

We’ll look at the three sections of early America and see what settlement patterns we can discern. What signal was your ancestor sending you if he stayed within, or went outside these norms?

Anne Livingston, Instructor and Library Specialist at Wenatchee Valley College, is our presenter. Saturday, Sept. 17 10 a.m. to noon at Wenatchee Main Library at 310 Douglas St. in Wenatchee. Call 782-4046. (er36,37)

SURVIVORS OF SUICIDE LOSS SUPPORT GROUP TO MEET Good Grief Center is offering a sixweek support group for people who have lost a loved one to suicide. The group will help guide you through the loss and help you understand the why’s. Meeting at Good Grief Center, 1610 Fifth St., Wenatchee. Beginning Monday night, Sept. 19 at 6:30 p.m. For more information, please call 662-6069 or e-mail us at karen.sheppard@goodgriefcenter.org. This group is facilitated by volunteers who have lost a loved one to suicide. This is a great group to be able to talk to someone who understands what you are going through. (er36,37)

VOLUNTEER WANTED FOR THE DSV CRISIS CENTER If you have a passion for helping people in need, and are interesting in volunteering we are looking volunteers to help on our crisis line. Volunteers are the backbone of our agency.

They allow us to provide a 24 hour service to the victims of sexual assault, domestic violence, and victims of crimes. Your caring is important in the healing of our callers. Our volunteers complete 43 hours of state certified training. The training will be held evenings and Saturdays. Orientation will

be held Sept. 20th at 5:30 p.m. at the DSV Crisis Center- 1207 N Wenatchee Ave, Wenatchee. For more information please contact Jessica at 663-7446 or jessiej@nwi.net. (er36,37)

SCORE COUNSELORS AVAILABLE SCORE (Counselors to America’s Small Business) is ready to help you with your business questions or problems. SCORE offers a variety of services from face-to-face counseling, e-mail counseling and workshops.

Counseling is free and confidential and is offered each Tuesday, 1 to 4 p.m. and each Thursday, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at 300 So Columbia St., 3rd Floor, Wenatchee. To make an appointment, call the Chamber of Commerce 6622116. (er36,37)

COMPASSIONATE FRIENDS TO MEET The Compassionate Friends will meet Sept. 14th 7 p.m. at the Grace Lutheran Church, 1408 Washington St., Wenatchee. Residents of Wenatchee, Chelan, Cashmere, Waterville and surrounding areas who have lost a child, grandchild or sibling are welcome. The Compassionate Friends assist families toward positive resolution of grief following the death of a child of any age. We are a national nonprofit, selfhelp support organization that offers friendship, understanding and hope to bereaved parents, grandparents and siblings. We talk, we care and we share. We also have a teen support group. For more information call 6659987. (er37)

INFANT LOSS SUPPORT GROUP TO MEET The Compassionate Friends will be offering an 12 week program Infant Loss Support Group July 6 to Sept.

21 from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at Grace Lutheran Church, 1408 Washington St., Wenatchee. This program is for parents who lost their baby during pregnancy, at birth, or within the 1st year.

We also invite the grandparents. Registration is still open; please call Carol at 665-9987 for more information.

• COMMUNITY CALENDAR Wednesday, Sept. 14 8:30 a.m., Aerobics, Plain Community Church, $1 fee, 763-3621.

8:30 to 10 a.m., Play and Learn Group, Peshastin Head Start, Liliana Torres, 682-6761.

9 to 11 a.m., Mothers of Preschoolers, Leavenworth Church of the Nazarene. 782-3210.

10:30 a.m., Gentle exercise, Leavenworth Senior Center, 5486666.

1 to 3 p.m., Pinochle, Leavenworth Senior Center, 548-6666.

3 p.m., Design Review Board, City Hall, Carrie Seiss, 548-5275.

6 p.m., Icicle Valley Chapter of Trout Unlimited, Kristall’s Restaurant.

6:30 p.m., Youth Program for grades six through 12, Leavenworth Church of the Nazarene, 548-5292.

7 p.m., Alcoholics Anonymous, Leavenworth Senior Center, 5484522, 664-6469 or 425-773-7527.

Thursday, Sept. 15 8 a.m., Leavenworth Chamber of Commerce, Kristall’s Restaurant, Kevin Rieke, president, 548-5807.

Noon, Leavenworth Lions Club.

Kristall’s Restaurant.

Noon, Alcoholics Anonymous, Buckboard Restaurant, 548-4522, 664-6469 or 425-773-7527.

1 p.m., Grandparents raising grandchildren support group, 224 Benton St., Stacy Barnhill, 548-0447.

1 to 3 p.m., Square dancing, Leavenworth Senior Center, 5486666.

1 to 4 p.m., SCORE small business counseling, Wenatchee Valley Chamber of Commerce, 300 S. Columbia St., Wenatchee, call for appointment, 662-2116.

4 to 8 p.m., Der Bauernmarkt, Leavenworth Community Farmers’ Market, Lions Club Park, Eric Link, 548-9048 or 548-5786.

4 to 8 p.m., Fr iends of the Leavenworth Library collects books for the fall sale, Lions Club Park, Ruth 548-1192.

6:30 to 8:30 p.m., Knitting Night with Wooly Bully Yarns. 905 Commercial St., 548-0895.

6:30 to 10 p.m., Cashmere Sportsmen’s Gun Club shooting range, Turkey Shoot Road, Ed Pipkin, 782-3922.

7 p.m., Autumn Leaf Festival Association, Chelan County PUD auditorium, 222 Chumstick Highway, Ed Rutledge, 548-1451.

7 p.m., LWSC Board of Directors, Ski Hill Lodge, 548-5477.

7 p.m., Celebrate Recover y, Leavenworth Church of the Nazarene, 111 Ski Hill Drive, doors open at 6 p.m. for free dinner, 548-5292.

Friday, Sept. 16 8:30 a.m., Aerobics, Plain Community Church, $1 fee, 763-3621.

10:30 a.m., Exercises, Leavenworth Senior Center, 548-6666.

10:45 a.m., Preschool story time, Leavenworth Library, 548-7923.

11:45 a.m., Leavenworth Rotary Club, Kristall’s Restaurant, Bill Forhan, 548-5286.

6:30 p.m., Bingo, Leavenworth Senior Center, 548-6666.

7 p.m., Women’s Alcoholic Anonymous, Leavenworth United Methodist Church, 418 Evans St., 5486851.

7:30 p.m., Alcoholics Anonymous, Plain Community Church, 5484522, 664-6469 or 425-773-7527.

Saturday, Sept. 17 7 to 9 p.m., Jam and Dance Social, Leavenworth Senior Center, 5486666. Public is welcome. No cover charge.

Sunday, Sept. 18 9 a.m., Alcoholics Anonymous, Buckboard Cafe, Hwy. 97, 5484522, 664-6469 or 425-773-7527.

1 or 4 p.m., Church service, Mountain Meadows Assisted Living, 548-4076, call for time.

6 to 7:30 p.m., Nazarene Middle School Youth Group, Leavenworth Church of the Nazarene, 548-5292.

6 p.m., Nazarene High School Youth Group, 128 Prospect Street, 5485292.

7 p.m., Alcoholics Anonymous, Leavenworth Senior Center, 5484522, 664-6469 or 425-773-7527.

Monday, Sept. 19 8:30 a.m., Aerobics, Plain Community Church, $1 fee, 782-3621.

10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Foot care, Leavenworth Senior Center, $23 for appointment, Sue Anez, R.N., 669-0349.

10:30 a.m, Gentle exercise, Leavenworth Senior Center, 5486666.

6 p.m., Bavarian Volkssport Association, Pat Russell, 548-4084.

6:30 to 8 p.m., Upper Valley Free Medical Clinic, Cascade Medical Center, Laurie Peek, 548-7186.

7 p.m., Leavenworth Mosquito District Board, Chelan County PUD building, Jennifer Mullins, 548-3316.

7 p.m., Al-Anon and Al-ateen meeting, Leavenworth United Methodist Church, 548-7939.

7 p.m., Boy Scout Troop 28, Ski Hill Lodge, Betty Palmer, 548-6624.

7 to 9:15 p.m., Village Voices, Methodist Church basement, Gary Thebault, 548-7389.

Tuesday, Sept. 20 8:30 a.m., Bavarian Village Business Association, King Ludwig’s, Cary Sanger, 548-4857.

Noon, Upper Valley Women’s Bible Study, King Ludwig’s, Delores Hall, 548-7803.

1 p.m., Buns, Books and Tea, Peshastin Book Club, Peshastin Library, Kathy Springer, 548-4807.

1 to 3 p.m., Crafts, Leavenworth Senior Center, 548-6666.

1 to 4 p.m., SCORE small business counseling, Wenatchee Valley Chamber of Commerce, 300 S. Columbia St., Wenatchee, call for appointment, 662-2116.

4:15 p.m., Karate, Leavenworth Senior Center, 548-6666.

5:30 to 7:30 p.m., Free dinner, open to everyone, all ages, The Trinity Table, Leavenworth Church of the Nazarene, 111 Ski Hill Dr., 548-5292.

7 p.m., Narcotics Anonymous, St. James Episcopal Church, 222 Cottage Ave., Robert Hendricks, 782-1476.

7 p.m., Alcoholics Anonymous, United Church of Christ, 8455 Main St. in Peshastin, 548-4522, 664-6469 or 425-773-7527.

Ongoing events Leavenworth Library, 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday and Tuesday; 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Wednesday; 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday and 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Friday. Children’s story time, 10:45 a.m. Friday, 548-7923.

Peshastin Library, 1:30 to 5:30 p.m.

Tuesday; 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and 1:30 to 5:30 p.m. Wednesday; 1:30 to 5:30 p.m. and 6 to 7:30 p.m.

Thursday; 1:30 to 5:30 p.m. Friday, 548-7821.

Upper Valley Museum, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday through Sunday, 347 Division St., 548-0728.

Cashmere Pioneer Village and Museum, 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. seven days a week, 600 Cotlets Way, 782-3230.

Tillicum Riders, Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Chelan County Fairgrounds, Cindy Fowler, 662-5984.

Leavenwor th National Fish Hatchery, 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. daily, 548-7641.

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Schools & Sports Running game puts Bulldogs 50-21 over Cle Elum

Football • Sept. 9 Cashmere 50, Cle Elum-Roslyn 21

Cashmere Cle Elum

Coach says players face tackling practice

First downs Rushing yards Passing yards

By Nevonne McDaniels Staff writer

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ith 432 yards rushing and two players in the 130-yard rushing range in Friday’s 50-21 victory over Cle Elum-Roslyn, the Cashmere High School football team’s running game is in fine form.

Tackling leaves something to be desired, though. “We didn’t play great, but we won,� Bulldog Head Coach Phil Zukowski said. “Our offensive running game is awesome. They did a great job. Defensively, we played out of our assignment areas, so that caused some problems. We didn’t tackle well the whole game, especially the kickoff team. That’s something that will be rectified this week.�

Starting quarterback sophomore Casey Ruether had 128 yards rushing, made mostly in the first half. Junior fullback Mahliek Roberts had 133 yards rushing, including a 40-yard punt return in the first quarter to get the Bulldogs on the scoreboard, followed by another touchdown on a 5-yard run.

Extra points by junior kicker Dino Hamilton brought the score to 14-0 before Cle Elum had a chance to respond.

The Bulldogs were put on notice, though, when Cle Elum’s Michael Newman brought home a 95-yard kickoff return. The first quarter ended 14-6.

In the second quarter, the Bulldogs shut down Cle Elum while making three more touchdowns – a 21-yard run by Ruether, a 1-yard run by sophomore fullback Rex Pittsinger and a 10-yard run by Roberts.

Junior Brock Grams followed

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Cle Elum 13 128 146

Scoring plays First quarter:

Cashmere — Mahliek Roberts, 40-yard punt return (Dino Hamilton kick).

Cashmere — Roberts, 5-yard run (Hamilton kick).

Cle Elum — XX Newman, 95-yard kickoff return (Kick no good).

Second quarter

Cashmere — Casey Ruether, 21-yard run (Hamilton kick).

Cashmere — Rex Pittsinger, 1-yard run (Kick no good).

Cashmere — Roberts, 10-yard run (Hamilton kick).

Cashmere — Brock Grams, safety.

Third quarter

Cashmere — Joey Michael, 34-yard run (Hamilton kick).

Cle Elum — Mitchell Milsap, 1-yard run (Jake Gall, 2-point run).

Fourth quarter

Photo submitted by Karl Ruether Cashmere and Cle Elum team captains approach the middle of the field for the coin toss to start Friday night’s game, which the Bulldogs won 50-21. The Bulldogs, pictured from left are Casey Ruether, Caleb Barnes, Mitchell Darlington and Trevor Mashburn. that up with a safety to bring the halftime score to 36-6.

The Bulldogs kept the pressure on Cle Elum quarterback Tyler Kretschman. “He’s probably sore today. He took his hits,� Zukowski said Saturday.

In the third quarter, senior slotback Joey Michael scored following a 34-yard run.

The Warriors countered with a 1-yard run by Mitchell Milsap followed by a 2-point run by Jake Gall. “Their best athlete, Jake Gall, hurt us on the sweeps because we were knuckleheads and didn’t do the jobs we were assigned to do,�

Zukowski said. “But that’s what the pre-season is for.�

In the fourth quarter, Milsap made it into the end zone again

with a 4-yard run.

Grams, who came in for most of the second half as quarterback, scored a touchdown on a 1-yard run for the final score of the game.

Zukowski said he was pleased with both of the Bulldog quarterbacks’ performances. “It was a very good game for Casey,� he said, and Grams got some quality playing time. “Brock is a good quarterback. He would be starting for most teams.

We’re lucky to have quality back up like Brock,� he said.

Kicker Dino Hamilton also had a good game. “He was putting it down inside the 10, the 5, even the end zone.

We’re looking at college kicker quality. He got it in the proper zones. We were pleased with his

kicking. I think he was, too,� Zukowski said The tackling was the problem. “Our coverage was poor. We need changes there. If we don’t fix those, it could cost us a game,� he said.

It was a problem in the first game against Royal as well, he said.

But the practice schedule didn’t allow all the focus the coach would have liked. “It was an odd week for us. We had a JV game on Tuesday, so we only had 17 boys for practice. This week will be a normal week. We will re-emphasize kickoffs and tackling,� he said. “We still have a ways to go. We really do. If you just look at the scores, you’d think we were playing great football.

But we have so much to learn.�

Cle Elum — Milsap, 4-yard run (Lucas Witte kick).

Cashmere — Grams, 1-yard run (Hamilton kick).

Individual statistics Rushing — Ruether (12 carries, 128 yards), Roberts (16 for 133), Michael (9 for 66), Kyle Weiler (4 for 11), Pittsinger (7 for 30), Grams (6 for 24), Jacob Allison (5 fot 13).

Passing — Cashmere: 2 attempts, 1 completion, no interceptions.

Cle Elum: 21 attempts, 12 completions, 1 interception.

Receiving — Cashmere: Mitchell Darlington, 8 yards.

Up next for the Bulldogs is a road game in Connell at 7 p.m.

Friday. “It’s going to be a tough game.

They’re a good team,� Zukowski said.

The biggest challenge is shutting down running back Matt Hadley, a two-time returning state 1A player of the year. “He’s very good. He’s 70 percent of their offense and rightly so,�

Zukowski said.

Cashmere’s coaching staff spent most of Saturday working on that challenge, which translated to the

practice field this week as well.

With the weather expected to cool, a bit, at least the long bus ride to Connell shouldn’t be too bad, which should help the worst part about road trips, Zukowski said. “It can be a long, hot drive. And the visitor locker room is never a quality environment,� he said. “You just can’t let that throw you.�

Nevonne McDaniels can be reached at 548-5286 or reporter@ cashmerevalleyrecord.com.

Gonzalez sets record with double hat trick Bulldogs beat Omak 18-1

By Nevonne McDaniels Staff writer

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ulldog senior Gaby Gonzalez made history for the Cashmere High School Varsity Girls Soccer team early Saturday evening, scoring a double hat trick against the Omak Pioneers — in the first half of the game.

The Bulldogs won 18-1, so plenty of others contributed as well, including freshman Breanne Knishka with a single hat trick of her own and deuces by freshman Tessa McCormick, senior Mackenzi Brunner and sophomores Lauren Johnson and Dani Morseman. Sophomore Tianna Helm scored one goal. “Six goals. That’s the most ever scored by one player in Cashmere,� Head Coach Dennis Tronson said of Gonzalez. “And all in one half. She played defense in the second half.�

The previous record Aleena Davis’s five goals, he said.

Despite the ending score, Tron-

son had concerns with the first 15 minutes of the game, which he described as “ragged.�

Following two quick goals, by Helm and Knishka, the Bulldogs dropped their defenses long enough to allow Omak’s Shawnee Covington to get one past goalie Suzy McCall. “Then they settled in and started playing,� he said. “I was happy to see that.�

Tronson had 18 girls suit up, but only 16 were eligible to take the field. Seniors Donna Hillock and Monique Blanchard were still catching up on missed practices, so had to sit out. They will be eligible to play in Thursday’s game against Ephrata.

He brought up freshman Riley Christensen from the junior varsity to fill in the roster. He needed as many subs as he could get because of the hot weather.

The game start was pushed from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. because of the heat, but the temperature didn’t start to drop until the sec-

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Omak couldn’t seem to clear the ball, which provided the Bulldogs with scoring opportunities they otherwise wouldn’t have had. “Omak did some nice things.

They had three or four girls who passed well,� Tronson said.

But as the heat took its toll, the Bulldog conditioning and speed played a major factor.

With a 9-1 lead at halftime, Tronson used the opportunity to try some new things, including putting his forwards on defense.

Senior forward Mackenzi Brunner had never played defense before. She scored on a nice shot from midfield.

Helm, Gonzalez and Knishka also played defense in the second half. “It was interesting,� he said.

And starting goalie, senior Suzy McCall, took her turn at forward in the final minutes, getting some shots on goal and coming oh-soclose to a goal several times.

Overall, Tronson said he was pleased. “It’s starting to come together,� he said. “Some of the younger players aren’t making good decisions. They don’t see the whole field as well as they could.�

It’s something to work on.

He filmed the game with the new “Sky Cam,� the new video system purchased to go with the new high school grandstands.

The portable system is getting some use by more than the football team. He expects it will be a useful tool. Two goals from Saturday’s game are likely to make his highlight reel, he said.

The first was one of Gonazalez’s goals, which she took off a throw-in. “It was classic. She brought it down, got her foot around it and drove it past the keeper into the back post,� he said.

The second was Johnson’s build off a midfield throw-in, getting past opponents to power it into the net. “That’s something she wouldn’t have done last year. She has the power now,� he said, “a little seasoning. It’s nice.

The Bulldogs faced Cle Elum at home Tuesday evening. Results were not available at press time.

They host Ephrata at 7 p.m. Thursday, under the lights. Then they go on the road against Okanogan on Saturday, Cascade on Tuesday and Ellensburg next Thursday.

Tronson has added a 16th game to the lineup, set for 3 p.m. Sept.

24 at home against 2A Cheney High School. “It will be a good challenge,�

Tronson said.

If the hot weather is an issue, it’s possible the game will be moved to later in the evening.

Nevonne McDaniels can be reached at 548-5286 or reporter@ cashmerevalleyrecord.com

Photo by Nevonne McDaniels Senior Bulldog midfielder Kayla Dosh takes forward toward the end of Saturday’s home game against Omak. Cashmere won 18-1.

Up 9-1 at halftime and battling the hot weather, Coach Dennis Tronson tried some players in new positions with some interesting results.

Soccer • Sept. 10 Cashmere 18, Omak 1

Omak Cashmere

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First half: Tianna Helm 2:00; Breanna Knishka (assist Dani Morseman) 5:00; (Omak) Shawnee Covington 6:00; Gaby Gonzalez (assist Morseman) 7:00; Gonzalez 26:00; Gonzalez 30:00; Gonzalez (assist Helm) 34:00; Gonzalez (assist Helm) 36:00: Knishka (assist Gonzalez) 39:00; Gonzalez (assist

Morseman) 40:00.

Second half: Tessa McCormick (assist Morseman) 42:00; Mackenzi Brunner 43:00; Lauren Johnson (assist McCormick) 48:00; Dani Morseman 50:00; McCormick (assist Helm) 51:00; Johnson (assist Helm) 53:00; Brunner (assist Dosh) 55:00; Morseman (assist Kenoyer) 58:00; Knishka (assist Gonzalez) 78:00.

Shots on goal: Cashmere 38, Omak 4. Saves: Cashmere, Suzy McCall 1, Zelia Zahir 2.

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Photo by Nevonne McDaniels Bulldog captain Gaby Gonzalez gets the jump on an Omak defender during Saturday’s home game. Gonzalez set a team record by scoring six goals in the first half of the game. The Bulldogs won 18-1.

Photo by Nevonne McDaniels Bulldog Breanne Knishka takes a shot on goal during Saturday’s home game against Omak. The freshman starter scored three of the 18 goals the Bulldogs put in the in the net. Senior captain Gaby Gonzalez scored six of those — all in the first half, setting a team record.

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Schools & Sports Bulldog volleyball team falls to Chelan, Omak

Volleyball • Sept. 6 Ellensburg Jamboree

By Nevonne McDaniels Staff writer

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he Cashmere High School varsity volleyball team learned to deal with some heat in the first week of the season, starting with the Ellensburg Jamboree last Tuesday where they worked out some jitters before facing Chelan for the first home match Thursday.

The Goats have been undefeated in Caribou Trail League play for the past two years. The Bulldogs weren’t able to change that statistic, losing in three games.

Head Coach Sharmen Dye said future meetings could end differently.

“Next time we will take them,” she said. “We were a wall on the net. Our defense was outstanding.

We need to work on our serves.

I’m proud of all our players.”

On Saturday, the Bulldogs lost a

heartbreaker against Omak, taking it to five games and battling to the end. Omak won 3-2.

“The intensity was there. We had some unexpected errors, but the girls worked together,” she said, improving with each challenge.

The jamboree last Tuesday was a time for trial and error.

“We got some of the bugs worked out,” she said, but lost to both Kittitas and Ellensburg in the process.

“We really need to work on being more defensive-minded. We’re going to work on that a lot this week. Offensively they are very sharp,” she said.

On Thursday against Chelan, the Bulldogs scored the first point in the first game, but the Goats came back to win, 25-15.

Bulldog Junior Kaylee Caudill worked some magic at the net to keep the Goats guessing whether

she was spiking or tipping and the Bulldogs rallied a 3-point run, but that’s as far as they got in figuring out a way around the experienced Chelan team that includes seven seniors.

The Goats also have two 6-foot-1 players and two 5-foot-10 players, though most of the team’s kills came from 5-foot-6 senior setter Olivia Plew.

In the Bulldog lineup, with one senior, five juniors and four sophomores, sophomore Corine Turner is the tallest at 5-foot-11, followed by juniors Roslyn Green at 5-foot-10 and Caudill at 5-foot-9.

In the second game, Chelan took the lead 3-0 before the Bulldogs found a rhythm to close the gap. The Goats went on a run and had a 19-12 lead when the Bulldogs added some heat of their own to the already warm gymnasium.

They brought the game to within a point, with Chelan leading 19-18.

Photo by Nevonne McDaniels Senior outside hitter Kendra Weiler makes a dig during last Thursday’s match against Chelan, the first home game of the season. The Bulldogs lost 3-0, but found a rhythm they put to use against Omak on Saturday, also at home, to get within range, but lost the fifth game by a hair.

Kittitas def. Cashmere (set scores unavailable) Ellensburg def. Cashmere

Volleyball • Sept. 8 Chelan 3, Cashmere 0

Chelan def. Cashmere 25-15, 25-21, 25-18 Cashmere highlights: Kaylee Caudill (11 serves, 5 kills); Carrie O’Donnell (8 serves), Corine Turner (6 serves), Lisa Cunning, (6 serves), Breanna Lee (4 digs), Kendra Weiler (4 digs).

Volleyball • Sept. 10 Omak 3, Cashmere 2

Photo by Nevonne McDaniels Juniors Roslyn Green and Kaylee Caudill go up for a block against Chelan during last Thursday’s home season opener. The Bulldogs lost 3-0. The Bulldogs lost 3-0, but found a rhythm they put to use against Omak on Saturday, also at home, to get within range, but lost the fifth game by a hair.

The next three points were hardfought. The Goats’ outlasted the Bulldogs, with the match ending in their favor, 25-21.

The Bulldogs took a 4-1 lead in the third game before allowing Chelan to get within a point. The lead changed at least four times until it was tied 18-18. The Goats made the final push without allowing the Bulldogs to get another point, ending with a 25-18 win.

“They were tired. It was a long game. We lost it on the serves,” Dye said.

Lack of effort was not the issue.

“I was worried about Lisa Cunning,” Dye said of the 5-foot-5 junior setter. “She was busted up, flying into chairs and hitting the floor.

She’s OK, but she played hard.”

Caudill also earned some kudos from the coach.

“She played smart at the front,” she said.

In Saturday’s match against the

Omak Pioneers at home, the Bulldogs pushed every point, losing only by two in the first game, 2523. Cashmere won, hands down, the second and third games, 25-16 an 25-13, which boosted the confidence going into the fourth game where the score stayed within two points for most of the game.

The Bulldogs took a 20-16 lead, but the Pioneers whittled it away until the was tied 23-23. Omak got the next two points and the win.

“They were so close on the fourth game,” Dye said. “They are learning about intensity, working on the mental challenge. Taking it to five games is intense.”

In that fifth game, Omak’s cheering squad — including the soccer players who had finished by then — and the hot, humid gym didn’t help the focus. The Pioneers took an early lead, Cashmere rallied and closed the gap, but couldn’t make that last point,

Cava puts art on the front burner for Cashmere students

By Nevonne McDaniels Staff writer

C

astilia Cava was completing the internship required to finish up her bachelor’s degree in hotel and restaurant management when she decided that wasn’t what she wanted to do with the rest of her life.

“I realized I wanted to be working with kids,” she said.

She is getting that opportunity full-time this year, teaching art students at Cashmere High School and seventh and eighth graders from Cashmere Middle School.

She replaces Claudia Elliott, who retired at the end of the school year in June, after 16 years on the job.

Cava isn’t an entirely new face in Cashmere. She had a trial run of sorts two years ago when Elliott took a year’s sabbatical.

At that time, she had just earned her teaching degree at Central Washington University.

The 1999 Wenatchee High School grad finished the coursework for her hotel management degree from Washington State University degree in 2004. In 2007, she started her education studies at Wenatchee Valley College and then commuted to Central Washington University to complete her degree in visual arts education.

She said her interest in teaching came first. The focus on art came later.

“At first I thought I would go with teaching Spanish,” she said, since she is fluent in the language, a skill helped along by her husband, who is from Argentina.

Unfortunately, the classes required to obtain the degree weren’t offered at that time. Art was next on the list, a decision that has since added color, texture, form and more to her life.

Photo by Nevonne McDaniels Castilia Cava stands in front of the Eiffel Tower she made as a birthday gift for herself that now stands in her Cashmere High School classroom. Cashmere’s new art teacher hopes to inspire students to explore new worlds, including those of texture, color and line.

“Now I can teach art and use Spanish, too,” she said.

Her year of filling in for Elliott confirmed her love for the job and allowed her an opportunity to test the waters, using Elliott’s lesson plans, but adding her own twist.

This year, she has more of a sense of ownership of the program. She is using her own lesson plans, for the most part, but keeping bits and pieces from

Elliott’s program, including the charcoal drawing classes, which are a big hit.

And the basics are the basics.

This quarter she is teaching beginning ceramics to the seventh and eighth graders, who walk over to the high school art room.

She said the longevity of that arrangement is in question, which prompted the decision to teach that first. If, next quarter, she has

to go to them, ceramics would be much more difficult.

Her schedule also includes art and ceramics classes for the high school students on which she is putting her mark. One of the first lessons is graffiti, which immediately engages their attention, but also provides an opportunity to discuss the dos and the don’ts, she said.

In the past couple years, since her year-long stint at Cashmere, she has honed both her teaching and art skills, doing substitute teaching for several school districts and running some after school and summer arts programs.

The experience did make it clear that the Cashmere School District is a good place to work, she said. Her own children are now attending school here, as well.

In the past couple years she also has developed her own art, taking inspiration from her experiences and her own imagination.

She has mostly been working in acrylic and oil painting, along with some ceramics, which she would like to expand.

She was the featured artist at a show from November through mid-January at the Icicle Arts Gallery at the Barn Beach Reserve in Leavenworth. It was her first solo show. Titled “Journey to Creativity,” the work explored the her experimentation with form, color, texture and line.

“The show was mostly paintings. I love the ocean and fear it, so I’ve been intrigued with sea creatures. I research and paint them,” she said.

She has participated in several other gallery shows, Gallery 1 in Ellensburg, and at Wenatchee’s Gallery ’76 and at the Wenatchee Valley Museum and Cultural Center.

Last year, she also created an artist bowl for the Empty Bowls

Bulldogs pick up the pace at Ellensburg Invite

By Alison Gene Smith Staff Writer

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ashmere High School cross country performed well at the Ellensburg Invite, Saturday.

Bulldog girls placed third with a score of 75 and the boys came in seventh with a score of 187.

“They ran a pretty good race for the first race this year,” Coach John Durheim said. “The teams that beat them are just better right now. Most of them are big-

ger too.”

Kea Paton was the first on the girls team to cross the finish line, coming in third place overall. She ran the 2.35 mile course in 15:41.

Angela Knishka came in fourth place, finishing in 15:42.

“I thought all our girls had all good races,” Durheim said.

Knishka had health problems for the past two years, and she came back strong, he said.

Sydney Green ran the race in 16:27, coming in 17th place, while Ashton Weddle came in 18th at

16:28. Rounding out the girls, Jozie Kimes came in 34th at 17:50, Umbee Cho was in 37th at 17:55 and Shaina Miller was in 52nd at 19:15.

“I thought the boys ran well and picked up the pace quite a bit,” Durheim said.

Oliver Fernahndez in 32nd place at 13:33, Joe Mackey in 39th at 13:45 and Ricardo Naranjo in 48th at 13:58 stood out, Durheim said.

“They ran great,” he said. “The other guys ran good, but didn’t have fantastic races.”

Drew Van Polen finished in 13:19 in 24th place. Dawson Taylor was in 44th at 13:51, James Stolhammer in 50th at 14:05 and Brock Steele in 69th at 14:54.

In order make it to the top, the teams will have to work hard, Durheim said.

“It’s going to be a long season,” he said. “We’re not going to back off, we’re going to have to work hard every week.”

Alison Gene Smith can be reached at 548-5286.

fundraiser, which was sold at the online auction. It was the third year she participated in that event. Proceeds benefit the food bank in Leavenworth.

She also has organized the Salmon Festival chalk art for the past two years and will continue that, and participate in Empty Bowls again this year.

Omak def. Cashmere 25-23, 16-26, 13-15, 25-23, 15-13

Cashmere highlights: Cashmere highlights: Lisa Cunning (9 serves, ace); Elijah Smith (kill, 5 serves); Kendra Weiler (6 kills, 5 serves, dig); Kaylee Caudill (4 kills, 15 serves, ace); Jaycee Potter (12 serves, ace); Erica Spanjer (3 serves, dig); Corine Turner (3 kills, 9 serves, ace, 2 blocks); Roslyn Green (3 kills, serve, ace, 8 blocks); Breanna Lee (15 serves, ace, dig) ending with a 15-13 Omak win. “[The Bulldogs] kept it together,” Dye said. “They were scrappy and they hustled.”

With two home games just two days apart, practice time was limited, but she expects to be hard at it this week in preparation for the next round.

The Bulldogs take a road trip to Okanogan on Thursday and then on to Tonasket on Saturday.

Nevonne McDaniels can be reached at 548-5286 or reporter@ cashmerevalleyrecord.com.

Her hope is she will continue her own artistic journey and encourage her students to do the same.

She is off to a good start, she said. The art supplies she ordered several weeks earlier arrived Sept.

1, just in time for the first day of school.

Nevonne McDaniels can be reached at 548-5286 or reporter@ cashmerevalleyrecord.com.

CASHMERE SCOREBOARD Bulld o g Fo ot ball Sept. 9

Cashmere 50, Cle Elum 21

upc oming games Sept. 16

Cashmere @ Connell, 7 p.m.

Bulld o g Gir ls S o c cer Sept. 10

Cashmere 18, Omak 1

Sept. 13

Cle Elum @ Cashmere Results not available at press time

upc oming games Sept. 15

Ephrata vs. Cashmere, 7 p.m.

Sept. 17

Cashmere @ Okanogan, 1:30 p.m.

Sept. 20

Cashmere @ Cascade, 4 p.m.

Bulld o g v olleyb all Sept. 6

Ellensburg Jamboree Scores unavailable, Cashmere girls lost to Ellensburg and Kittitas

Sept. 8

Chelan 3, Cashmere 0

Sept. 10

Omak 3, Cashmere 2

upc oming MATCHES Sept. 15

Cashmere @ Okanogan, 6:30 p.m.

Sept. 17

Cashmere @ Tonasket, 6:30 p.m.

Bulld o g Cr oss C ountr y Sept. 10

Ellensburg Invite Cashmere boys placed 7th Cashmere girls placed 3rd

upc oming Mee t s Sept. 17

Highland Invite, 11 a.m.

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Neighbors Runaway Train Opens the Bluegrass Season at Cashmere Coffeehouse Submitted by Cindy Jackson

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he Cashmere Community Coffeehouse blasts off its 11th season at warp bluegrass speed Saturday, Sept. 17, with Runaway Train. This four piece Puget Sound based regional favorite has stage presence, backed up with strong leads, tight vocal harmonies and solid instrumental work.

They will deliver, right to your chair, that traditional bluegrass, driving sound, and are willing and able to push the limits of the

genre with finesse and taste. This is definitely “a don’t miss� band!

So, get ready for a bluegrass blast off with the Cashmere Community Coffeehouse and the energetic and solid bluegrass sounds of Runaway Train, Saturday, Sept.

17, at 7:30 p.m. This evening is sure to launch you into bluegrass orbit and have you primed and ready for a great Coffeehouse season!

Nolan Elwell is mandolin, lead and harmony vocals. Nolan has been a member of Runaway Train since December 2006. He

is originally from Des Moines, Wash. and now lives in Sumner, Wash. with his wife and four kids.

Nolan played for four years with Tacoma’s Knaughty Pine.

Greg Linder, guitar, lead and harmony vocals, is a native of Washington and lives in Union on Hood Canal. He was introduced to bluegrass in 1980 upon attending the nearby Tumwater Bluegrass Festival and the rest as they say, is history.

Kent Powell, bass, lead and harmony vocals, has been a member

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of Runaway Train since August 2005. He is a veteran of bluegrass music having performed for many years with the very popular band Crossfire. That band performed at the Pizza Hut Bluegrass Showdown in Owensborough, Kent. some years back. Kent makes his home in Tacoma, Wash.

Luke Dewhirst, banjo and harmony vocals, is a name you might recognize, and although young by bluegrass standards, Luke is no stranger to bluegrass and can hold up his end of the stage with

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The energetic and solid bluegrass sounds of Runaway Train begin at 7:30 p.m.

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Don Alvin Montgomery passed away at home on Sunday, Aug. 28, 2011. Don was born Jan. 22, 1936 in Goodlett, Texas to Cephas and Thelma (Guthrie) Montgomery.

The family moved to Washington where Don graduated from Renton High School in 1954. He served in the U.S. Marine Corps from 1953 to 1955, then in the U.S. Air Force from 1955 to 1961, and was a veteran of the Korea War. He married Mable Doris Sikes in 1961 and raised two children, Steven and Michelle. He married Debra Larsen in 1984 and had two children, Chad and Dane.

Don was the Radio Technician for the Washington State Department of Transportation until 1991, when he retired. He was active member and past commander of the Cashmere V.F.W Post 64, played Golden Age softball, was a 4-H leader, enjoyed hunting and fishing. Playing along with

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his children and grandchildren was also a favorite activity. Don always had a smile and a good story to share, and was willing to help out anyone in need.

He was preceded in death by his parents, his brother, Henry and sister, Vela. He is survived by his longtime partner, Marlene Peterson of Cashmere; son, Steven James (Penny) of Monroe, Wash.; daughter, Michelle Renee of Cashmere; sons, Chad Taylor (Margo) of Genesee, Idaho; son, Dane Thomas of Cleveland, Okla.; grandchildren, Laken, Arieca and Tarrah Te Velde, Emerald and Clifton Montgomery and Tyler, Kaedan and Logan Montgomery; brothers Kenneth “Dale� and Cephas “Butch�; sisters Hazel “Lou� and DeLois. He was survived by many cousins and nieces and nephews.

Visitation was held at the Cashmere Legion Hall on Sept. 12, 2011.

Following the visitation was a gravside service with full military honors. Lunch was served at the Legion Hall. Memorials donations can be made in his name to the Cashmere V.F.W. Post 64 or to WSU Chelan County 4-H Equine program.

Jones and Jones-Betts Funeral home was in care of the arrangements.

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The musicians will be paid by a one-time hat pass; a suggested donation of $8 to $11 per person will be greatly appreciated. The Riverside Center is located at 201 Riverside Drive, Cashmere, WA. Doors open at 7 p.m. For more information call Marie 548-1230 or Chuck 548-8663. The Cashmere Coffeehouse can also be found on the Web at www.CashmereCoffeehouse.com.

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effortless poise. Runaway Train’s newest member, since October 2009, he is also a member of the Bluegrass Regulators. Luke is proudly sponsored by OME Banjos and is the 2009 Rockygrass Banjo Champion.

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Judges grade chickens on how well they match the breed standard, Crow said. For her Seramas that means having a tail that sticks up and wings that stick down.

Jessica Robertson, 13, who attends Foothills Middle school in Wenatchee brought several silkie chickens to the fair this year. In preparation, she paid special attention to her chickens’ feet, she said. Judges spend a lot of time looking at feet when deciding which gets the blue ribbon, so she made sure her chickens’ feet were clean and toenails carefully trimmed.

Justin Miller, a veterinarian from Cascade Veterinary Clinic in Wenatchee, checked all the poultry entered into the fair on Wednesday. She said she mainly checks for mites and scaly leg disease. If mites or disease are found, the bird is not allowed into the fair. After they are found to be mite-free a state veterinarian does a blood test to check for diseases.

Susan Cooper of Wenatchee has had a garden for the past four or five years but decided to enter several vegetables into the fair this year. Hungarian Hot Banana peppers, red cabbage, yellow crookneck squash, green beans and cherry tomatoes were among her harvest. Cooper said she is also involved in the Master Gardener program and said she has learned a lot from the experience.

“I’ve been a lot more successful,” she said.

Cooper said she hoped her entries would do well but she said a lot of competition.

“There are a lot of nice vegetables here,” she said.

Dorothy Thompson and Nancy Cooper were judging canned goods, preserves and dried goods at the this year.

Thompson said it was her first year judging and Cooper had judged one year before.

“We both sew and can ourselves,” Thompson said. She said they look to make sure each jar is full enough and is carefully presented.

“We look at clarity, color and consistency,” Cooper said.

Meanwhile, Edith Clarida and Phyllis Barnet along with Lorna McGill and Vickie Reister judged quilts.

Judges look at stitching angles, appearance, quality of material and edging along with many other qualities of each quilt, said Alex Schmidt, who was helping set the quilts up.

“We’ve seen a lot more embroidery this year,” Barnet said.

On day-one of the fair, Cliff Dick, a rabbit judge, said he wanted to see that those who had entered had some knowledge of the breeds and handled their rabbits with ease.

“I judge rabbits somewhere just about every weekend,” he said.

Dick said he could tell by the way the entrants handled their rabbits if they had played with them and handled them before the fair.

“If they have ease in turning them over,” he said.

Most of all Dick said he wanted to encourage the kids and have them want to enter next year.

“It’s all about fun, isn’t it,” he said.

Alison Gene Smith can be reached at 548-5286.