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Judge: commissioners had authority to close Three Devils Road to the public Ruling still pending on whether related trial is warranted By Marcy Stamper
The Okanogan County commissioners had the prerogative to close Three Devils Road as part of their manage-
Photo by Marcy Stamper Judge John Hotchkiss
ment of the county’s road network, according to Douglas County Superior Court Judge John Hotchkiss. But Hotchkiss is still evaluating whether a jury trial is warranted to determine if the commissioners’ decision had been unlawfully influenced by their business and personal ties with members of the Gebbers family, who operate the company that requested the road be closed. At the hearing in Okanogan County Superior Court on Friday (Sept. 18), Hotchkiss heard testimony from attorneys for Okanogan County, Gamble Land and Timber, and Chiliwist Residents & Friends, a citizen group that is challenging Gamble Land’s efforts to have the county close 3 miles of the road to the public. Gamble Land petitioned the county in February to close the road to protect their adjoining property from trespassing and vandalism. The Chiliwist Residents say the road provides an important escape route in case of fire and is a way to access public lands. They filed the lawsuit in June after the county commissioners voted 2-to-1 to close the road. See ROAD, A3
Photo courtesy of Emily Buzzard Bayne Buzzard, age 5, coaches his Nigerian Dwarf goat, Noodle, on his debut at the fair. “He’s just the sweetest goat,” said Bayne’s mother, Emily Buzzard.
The county fair — from pearls to swine Annual event, delayed by fire, runs through weekend By Marcy Stamper
Methow Valley News file photo A small cabin on Flagg Mountain has been the focus of controversy and a lawsuit.
Controversial Flagg Mountain cabin will apparently be moved New location could resolve legal battle By Don Nelson
The owners of a small cabin on Flagg Mountain near Mazama apparently have begun the process of moving the structure to a nearby site from
which it won’t be visible from the valley floor, according to communications provided to the Methow Valley News this week. Moving the cabin would seem to resolve a lawsuit over its location, and perhaps assuage Mazama-area residents who have been unhappy that the
Senior pride Members of the Liberty Bell High School class of 2016 — Danny Rodriguez, Claire Waichler, Skyler Fitzmaurice and Ella Hall — add their class year to the stylized mountain lion face they painted on the school’s water tower. Photo by Laurelle Walsh
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It’s easy to imagine why a pig — which can easily gain three or four pounds a day at 6 months of age — would not be thrilled about being on a diet. But some kids who’ve been raising pigs and other livestock all summer now have to monitor the animals’ weights because the Okanogan County Fair was postponed while the fairgrounds were still in use as a fire camp. Needless to say, the animals just keep growing. “They’re taking them on walks, running them around the pen. They’re a bit cranky,” said Suellen White, leader of the Methow Valley Cascaders 4-H Club. To compensate for the additional growth, fair livestock managers increased the upper weight limits and also reduced the low end, since animals that were evacuated may have lost weight from the stress, said White. The 68th-annual fair is Thursday (Sept. 24) through Sunday (Sept. 27). Most events are still happening at the same time as published in the fair book, but you can find the latest updates on the fair’s website at okanogancounty. org/fair. Call (509) 422-1621 for more information.
Pigs on rations
There are 17 kids from the Methow Valley taking pigs to the fair this year and, while some of the animals are well within the range, others are getting rationed feed. The pig being raised by White’s 8-year-old granddaughter Emma White already weighed 325 pounds two weeks ago, five pounds above the cut-off, said White. “I hope they’re on the Weight Watcher plan — to make it on the scale,” said Emily Buzzard, the 4-H project leader for rabbits. Buzzard’s family also raises purebred Berkshire pigs on Benson Creek. “There are so many factors that go into it — it’s more complicated than throwing food in to the bin and saying, ‘grow,’” she said. Having a pig, steer or sheep outside the weight range doesn’t mean kids can’t show their animal at the fair, since there are special under- and over-weight classes. Kids get to show their animals in the ring and can get premium money for them. The main difference is that they won’t be able to sell them through the fair’s market sale, said White. The weight range is selected primarily to produce desirable sizes of pork chops and other cuts. The flavor and texture will be just as good for a pig out of the weight class. This is finish fat that the butcher would trim anyway, said Buzzard. “They’re just losing that extra jiggle that isn’t necessarily needed,” she said. Other Methow Valley kids will be
showing rabbits, poultry and goats at the fair. Buzzard’s 5-year-old son, Bayne, is taking his Nigerian dwarf goat, Noodle.
Other talents
Methow Valley residents will also be displaying their talents in other arenas. Linette Grayum is entering a dress she knitted from unspun Icelandic wool. “Working with the unspun yarn was a new exercise for me — it was really fun,” said Grayum, who plans to make a jacket this winter from the leftover yarn. Unspun wool poses challenges since it splits and tears easily, but it is incredibly warm and more resistant to rain and wind than spun yarn, said Grayum. As soon as she finished the dress last winter, she put it on and went out for a ski as snow was falling. “I got pretty warm pretty fast,” she said. Grayum has been knitting since she was a child, but has taken on more ambitious projects in recent years, designing her own patterns and making lacy shawls, one of which she will show at the fair. “It’s really relaxing and therapeutic,” said Grayum. “I always take a small project when I’m backpacking — like a hat — to work on while sitting on a crag. It’s an addiction for me.”
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The date change had little effect on fair vendors and entertainers, according See FAIR, A3
Jamie’s Place says farewell to one of its founders Brandenburg will be stepping down as administrator
By Laurelle Walsh
Sheila Brandenburg, founder and chief administrator at Jamie’s Place adult family homes in Winthrop, is stepping
Photo by Laurelle Walsh Sheila Brandenburg, standing left, here with Angie Ochoa, Mallory Brandenburg and Sue Peterson, is leaving her post as chief administrator and nurse at Jamie’s Place.
down from her leadership and nursing roles in the organization. Brandenburg cites personal and family responsibilities as reasons for her departure, but said she “may be involved with Jamie’s Place in some capacity” — such as a seat on the board of directors — in the future. “This has been a huge, personal, wonderful journey,” Brandenburg said. “I’m invested in seeing this place succeed and continue to grow.” Although her resignation is effective Sept. 30, Brandenburg figures she will have wrapped up her job by the end of the year, she told the News. “I’m dealing with a lot of issues that the families here have been dealing with,” said Brandenburg, whose father is a resident at Jamie’s Place. “I want to spend more quality time with him … but it’s hard to be the daughter, the boss and the RN and deal with all these roles at once,” she said. “I’m really good at this with other people, but not so much on my own.” Helping her brothers run their father’s See BRANDENBURG, A3
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Wednesday, September 23, 2015
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Reports on severity of burn damage, erosion threats due next month By Ann McCreary
Field studies to assess damage from recent wildfires on state and private lands in Okanogan County have been completed, and a report on potential erosion threats is expected early next month. A Burned Area Emergency Response (BAER) team began work on Sept. 11 and spent four days on the ground evaluating burn severity and damage caused by the Twisp River Fire, Okano-
gan Complex, Tunk Block and North Star fires. The multi-agency team, led by the Okanogan Conservation District, will use the field studies along with satellite imagery and other tools to evaluate threats to life and property. The report will also recommend ways to reduce risk and restore the landscape. As Methow Valley residents learned last summer in the wake of the Carlton Complex Fire, wildfires significantly increase
Twisp accepting comments on proposal to build in floodplain By Ann McCreary
Public comment will be accepted until Thursday (Sept. 24) on a proposal to build a house on the 100-year floodplain in Twisp. An application for a floodplain development permit has been submitted to the town by Pete and Jennifer Day of Twisp, who propose building a single-family residence on an undeveloped parcel across Highway 20 from the Idle-A-While Motel. The property is just upstream from where the Twisp River enters the Methow River. Because the proposed construction would take place in shoreline and critical areas and within the floodplain, the development must comply with the town’s flood damage prevention ordinance. That would require that “the first habitable floor is one foot above the 100-year flood level,” said Kurt Danison, Twisp town planner. The town’s critical areas zoning ordinance, which regulates development in the floodplain, states a “preference not to build in it,” but relies on the town’s flood damage prevention ordinance to guide construction in the floodplain “if certain mitigation standards are met,” Danison said. The property owners hired a Wenatchee environmental consulting firm to conduct a critical areas analysis, including determining the presence of wetlands and appropriate buffer zones for wetlands. “Basically it identified one spot on the property that met all the critical areas regulations,” Danison said. The property owners also conducted a State Environmental
the risk of flooding, erosion and debris flow. The aftermath of wildfire can also harm water quality, increase the spread of invasive plants, and create hazards from falling trees and rocks. “We are cautiously optimistic about regeneration occurring naturally on the landscape, especially on rangeland,” said Leslie Michael, a soil scientist with the Conservation District. “However, some areas will need more intervention.” The 12 members of the BAER
team include soil scientists, hydrologists, archeologists, engineers, foresters, fish biologists, range specialists and GIS technicians. P r ivat e la ndow ner s a re encouraged to contact the Conservation District to fill out a wildfire intake form and get on a list for a free site assessment to evaluate their recovery options and potential erosion or flash flood risks. The district can be contacted at (509) 422-0855 or www.okanogancd.org/fires.
A similar interagency study team has been assembled by the Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest to conduct assessments of national forest lands burned in central Washington. The assessment will include federal lands burned in the Twisp River and Black Canyon fires in the Methow Valley, as well as the First Creek and Wolverine fires in the Chelan area and the Lime Belt fire west of Omak. Not all national forest land
District 6 raising rates on Winthrop fire protection contract
Policy Act (SEPA) checklist for the proposed development. The proposed house would have a 1,000-square-foot footprint. An old roadbed leading east off Highway 20 to the building site would be improved and 200 yards of gravel would be needed for the road improvement, according to documents on file in Twisp Town Hall. To comply with the town’s f lood damage prevention ordinance, the house would have to be elevated on stilts or have a foundation wall with openings that could be opened in a flood event, Danison said. The property is in a singlefamily, high-density residential zone. The proposed development prompted concerns by Methow Valley Citizens Council (MVCC), which planned to submit comments, said Lorah Super, MVCC director of operations and communications. “It would be a precedent of concern, allowing construction in the floodplain,” Super said. After the comment period closes on Sept. 24, Danison will have 10 days to make a decision about whether to issue a floodplain development permit and make a SEPA determination. “I expect by the end of the month the town will make a decision with conditions or deny it,” Danison said. An appeal period follows the planner’s decision, he said. Project infor mation is available at Town Hall. Comments are due by 4 p.m. on Sept. 24.
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skirmishes over who was eligible to bring suit, the remaining plaintiffs were Steve and Kristin Devin of Mazama. The defendants were the cabin’s Seattle-based owners James Dow, Tom and Jeannie Kundig, and Ben Rand. Tom Kundig is a world-renowned architect whose works include the Rolling Huts on Highway 20 between Winthrop and Mazama.
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so-called “hanging hut” can be seen from much of the upper Methow Valley. According to a Sept. 14 email from one of the cabin’s owners, a new foundation has been excavated and other preparations are underway to begin moving the cabin in mid-October. The email was sent to the cabin owners’ Seattle attorney, Ralph Palumbo, and copied to David Bricklin, the Seattle attorney who represented former owners of the cabin’s site in a lawsuit alleging that the structure violated private covenants prohibiting any building that would be visible from the valley floor. A member of Move the Hut, a nonprofit organization formed in 2013 to back a legal challenge to the cabin, forwarded the email to the News. Calls to Palumbo and Bricklin on Tuesday (Sept. 22) were not returned. The cabin has been controversial since it was built about three years ago on the ridgeline of Flagg Mountain. The suit was initially brought in 2013 by several former owners of the 10.5-acre site on which the cabin is built, who cited what they claim are binding covenants prohibiting any structure that compromises views from the valley floor. After a series of courtroom
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In a ruling last October, Okanogan County Superior Court Judge Chris Culp agreed that the cabin violates the property covenants and that “removal of the hut from its current location is the only remedy.” Palumbo said at the time that his clients would likely appeal Culp’s ruling. But rumors have been circulating that the two sides in the dispute were still hoping to reach a resolution that could involve the cabin’s owners purchasing some nearby property. Culp’s 21-page decision went into considerable detail about the history of the cabin and the applicable covenants, which were established in 1987, and refers to testimony offered during the trial. The parties were not able to reach a settlement before or after the trial. “Defendants violated the covenants by building the hut as and where they did … This [building the cabin on the ridgeline] was not an innocent act,”
before the current contract expires at the end of this year, Gaines said. The contract proposed by the district would increase from the current annual amount of $44,000 to $47,080 in 2016.
building the hut as and where they did … This [building the cabin on the ridgeline] was not an innocent act. — Okanogan County Superior Court Judge Chris Culp in his 21-page decision
Culp said in his decision. Culp noted that the covenants were written “in a way that would preserve those things important to them: the aesthetic beauty of the valley and environmental considerations which make the Methow Valley what it is. […] the covenants were intended to protect both current parcel owners and property owners with a direct line of sight to Flagg Mountain.” Culp, who toured the cabin site during the trial, said that “from plaintiff’s property, especially the Mazama Ranch House [which the Devins own], the hut cuts dramatically into the skyline. It does not attempt to blend
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Wednesday, September 23, 2015
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Linette Grayum’s dress, knitted from unspun Icelandic wool, allowed her to ski in warmth — and style.
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to a spokesperson for the fair. Three music acts — The Wicks, Jessica Lynne, and Sam Platts and The Kootenai Three — had to cancel, but others have added extra performances. Several local favorites were also able to join the line-up, including the Company Band, Rust on the Rails, and Olivia De La Cruz. Other bands include Hippies on Vacation and Lace & Lead. Storyteller Dayton Edmonds will also be on hand. The date change has freed up the schedule of the Wool Busters’ “legendary longhorns.” Look for two of these gentle bovines as they ride them around the fair for photo ops. The fair — being run by a restructured committee this year — is also adding a new Head and Horns department for taxidermy exhibits.
There’s also a bigger truckand-tractor pull this year, plus the well-loved “low-rider” (Dachshund) races, which alternate with horse races on Saturday. Other regular highlights include L-bow the Clown; floriculture; a best-dressed rabbit contest; quilts; and pickles, jams and baked goods. Look for displays of poise from animals large and small in the rabbit agility contest and a performance by dancing horses. K ids can compete in a pole climb sponsored by the Oka noga n County P ublic Utility District. Other competitions include pie-, corn- and watermelon-eating. The later fair date may have some impact on students, who are now two weeks into the school year and athletic season, said White, a former superintendent in the Methow Valley and Odessa school districts. “We might have to have a little homework tent for the kids,” she said.
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out-of-state business in his absence is another challenge that is pulling her away, Brandenburg said. “I watch families struggle with these kinds of issues all the time,” she said.
A residential model
Brandenburg has been involved in every aspect of Jamie’s Place — operated since 2013 by Methow Valley Family Home Center Association — since its beginnings in 2006. “We are very appreciative of Sheila’s amazing service and care,” board president Sue Peterson said. “She was helping this place grow even before we opened.”
Three Devils Road is a steep, primitive road that leads from the Chiliwist toward the Loup Loup summit and the Methow Valley. Gamble Land uses the adjacent property primarily for grazing and logging. In court filings, Barnett Kalikow, the attorney for the Chiliwist Residents, argued that more than three decades of real estate dealings between County Commissioner Ray Campbell and Daniel Gebbers and others in the Gebbers family imply collusion and conspiracy and violate the appearance-of-fairness doctrine. Before being elected as commissioner, Campbell owned and operated real-estate companies in Pateros and Twisp. Kalikow also pointed to personal ties between Campbell and Gebbers. For example, Campbell delivered the eulogy at Daniel Gebbers’ funeral last year, he said. “In Mr. Campbell’s defense, your honor, this is a very small county. Anyone in business 35 years will have relationships,” said Sandy Mackie, a special deputy prosecutor representing Okanogan County in the landuse aspects of the case. “But no one has shown a personal, direct financial interest that could otherwise taint his decision.” “I assume that if you have done 30 years of business with
Brandenburg was a nurse with Okanogan Home Health and Hospice, when the The Cove board of directors asked her to help them develop a residential model for the elderly in the Methow Valley. While researching options, Brandenburg learned of the Green House Project, a nationwide model for licensed, elder-centered homes, and The Cove set out to build one in Winthrop, the first — and so far only — Green House in the state of Washington. Working within the restrictions of state and federal requirements for adult family homes, in 2007 The Cove opened its first six-resident home — Jamie’s Place — with Brandenburg as chief administrator and RN. In February 2009 a second home — Mountain View — opened next door. “It’s no longer realistic for Jamie’s Place to be solely administered by one person,” Brandenburg said. The board has restructured the position, for
someone, you would disclose that,” said Kalikow. The Chiliwist group contends that the commissioners also should have disclosed private communications with Gamble representatives before they took up the road-vacation request. Kalikow’s brief asserts that the county’s relationship with Jon Wyss, the government affairs director for Gebbers Farms and a relative by marriage, also raised questions about improper influence. Wyss had a contract with Okanogan County in 2013 to advise the Public Works Department about personnel and financial matters, said Kalikow. The commissioners’ task is to decide which road placement is in the best interests of the county, not in the public interest, argued Thomas O’Connell, the attorney for Gamble Land. But Kalikow argued that the commissioners’ decision was made following a request by a private party for that party’s own benefit. The question of closing Three Devils Road did not originate with the county as a standard policy matter, he said.
County officials differed
While the commissioners made the final decision about the road closure, they had their hearing examiner, Dan Beardslee, take public input and gather facts. Citing “compelling” evidence about the importance of the road as an escape route from wildfire
Page A3 an important fire escape “compelling,” but said the commissioners were entitled to make the decision and the court does not have jurisdiction to review it. People can turn to the ballot box if they’re unhappy with the commissioners’ decision, he said. Kalikow said he and his clients are trying to figure out their next move. “We’re all hanging fire, waiting to see what the judge decides on the conspiracy or appearance-of-fairness issues,” he said. The case has attracted considerable interest, particularly among residents of the Chiliwist area, which burned severely in the Carlton Complex Fire last summer. About 60 people were in court to listen to the proceedings on Friday. Mackie and Kalikow say they expect Hotchkiss will rule within a week as to whether to hold a trial on the collusion and conspiracy allegations. Depending on the outcome of a jury trial — if one is called by the judge — the commissioners’ resolution to close the road could be upheld or overturned for wrongful conduct, said Mackie. Three Devils Road will remain open until Hotchkiss lifts the injunction he imposed in June. The Chiliwist Residents posted a $10,000 bond as he required. Hotchkiss is hearing the case because both Okanogan County Superior Court judges recused themselves.
and as a way to reach public land, Beardslee recommended in May that the road remain public. In June, the commissioners reviewed Beardslee’s recommendation and a report by the county engineer that found that closing the road would neither benefit nor inconvenience the public. Campbell and Commissioner Sheilah Kennedy determined the road was useless and voted for the vacation; Commissioner Jim DeTro opposed it. The Chiliwist Residents also charge the commissioners with violating the appearance-of-fairness doctrine. “Looking at this list of interwoven relationships between the County and Gebbers interests, we can honestly say that listing [in the legal brief] the standards set for the appearance of fairness is almost superfluous,” wrote Kalikow. Kalikow argued that the commissioners should have followed the hearing examiner’s recommendation. “That’s why you have hearing examiners — to find facts. Courts give deference to the person who heard the evidence — it’s basic jurisprudence 101,” he said. He argued that the case law cited by the attorneys as precedent dealt with roads in urban areas — where closing two streets does not cut off all emergency exits — and is not applicable in a remote area with just a few roads. Hotchkiss said he, too, found the argument that the road was
which two people — nurse practitioner Kevan Coffey and administrator Jim Grinnell — have been hired to fulfill the duties. Coffey started her job last week, and Grinnell is expected to start by the first of November. Jamie’s Place also recently identified the need for two house managers, whose responsibilities will include quality assurance and staff support. Certified nursing assistants Angie Ochoa and Mallory Brandenburg (Brandenburg’s daughter) took over those roles at the beginning of September. Looking ahead, Brandenburg, who has taught for several years in the nursing program at Wenatchee Valley College, said she hopes to help the college develop a program for home care aids who wish to continue their education to become certified nursing assistants. “I want to help people who start out at the entry level to work up to more career possi-
bilities,” Brandenburg said.
Celebration and capital campaign
Jamie’s Place invites the community to celebrate the contributions of Sheila Brandenburg at a retirement party on Oct. 2 at 7 p.m. at the Winthrop Barn. The organization will also launch a capital campaign at the same event. October starts a year-long fundraising campaign with the goal of raising $600,000 to pay off the mortgages on Jamie’s Place and Mountain View homes. According to capital campaign literature, without the mortgage burden Jamie’s Place will be able to offer “sustainable wages” to its caregivers, keep its facilities in good repair and continue to offer both Medicaid and private-pay rooms for its residents. For more information, call 996-4417.
Okanogan County Farm Bureau Commends The Okanogan County Commissioners Job Performance Okanogan County Farm Bureau commends Commissioners Sheilah Kennedy, Ray Campbell and Jim DeTro for their tireless efforts in safeguarding and promoting the health, safety and welfare of their constituents and Okanogan County. Their outstanding leadership before, during and after two of the most devastating firestorms ever to befall our state is above reproach and sets the standard for elected offices everywhere. The current Okanogan County Commissioners have challenged state and federal agencies to acknowledge that Washington RCWs trump status quo policies and procedures. Commissioners Kennedy, Detro and Campbell have demanded state and federal coordination with Okanogan County from their first day in office. The people of Okanogan County actually have had an impact and influence on what happens in their county at the local, state and federal level. Their efforts have borne fruit and received high praise from the state and federal incident command teams and private citizens battling the flames that consumed our county and agricultural lands for two years in a row. During both fire storms the commissioners have been the boots on the ground from day one, personally following through on any issues or problems until they had a solution or answer for the people of Okanogan County and have often been the first to step forward and lend a hand before it was even requested. Commissioner Campbell even pulled and rolled fire hose to assist the fire departments as they were in such need. The Commissioners have always prioritized Okanogan County citizens and the County itself above themselves. Commissioners Kennedy and Campbell have never taken the in-county travel pay that is in their benefits package. Furthermore, all three of the Commissioners opted out of the salary increases for their positions that was voted in prior to Kennedy and Campbell’s election to office. They have spent countless hours in Olympia and meetings across the na-
tion fighting for the needs of Okanogan County and our agricultural lands and natural resources. Some of these battles included: -Ensuring funding was included in the state capital budget to rebuild local water systems and 911 infrastructure damaged during the Carlton Complex fire. -Compiling testimonies and supporting documentation for legislation that would have brought control and oversight of wildfires back to the local level. -Attending daily fire briefings in Chelan and Okanogan every morning at 6 AM and 10 AM and at 8 PM; all while crisscrossing back and forth across the entire county addressing citizens’ needs and getting direct input from them on how best to address the fire issues. -Instantly starting the legal process and working with state and federal legislators on legislation and government programs and policies to get our county’s citizens back in their homes and their livestock out on the lands as soon as possible. Not only have the commissioners done a great job during the fires, but they have also tackled some very difficult issues that the county has been facing for a number of years due to limited budgets. As all of us in Okanogan County know, budgets are very tight and we all have to watch what we spend and save. This is no different for the County Commissioners who ran for election on the fact that accountability and managing the county like a business would return. In so doing, the commissioners and other elected officials have: 1.) Accounted for positions that have been budgeted for but never filled. 2.) Asked departments to justify employee pay increases within budgets that have already run through their reserves. 3.) Asked departments to justify why rates for services should be raised to pay for employees’ pay increases when the taxpayers (who fund the paychecks and pay the increased rates) are already struggling and do not
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receive those same benefits themselves. 4.) Asked departments to justify why and how the county departments can complete jobs cheaper, better and more efficiently than the private businesses— since the county depends on those businesses and their
employees to provide a large portion of the county budget. 5.) Asked departments to justify why public inclusion and process have not occurred over the years regarding public assets. 6.) Balanced the county budget without taking the
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that started over 10 years ago. While not all decisions of the commissioners have been popular, this set of commissioners had done a great job in the opinion of the Okanogan County Farm Bureau Board who represents 900 member families.
Opinion
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Wednesday, September 23, 2015
No Bad Days
Thanks for being there In case I don’t say it often enough (and who does?), thank you. The reader support and positive online commentary about our fire coverage during the past month has been gratifying. We appreciate being appreciated, in part because it validates what we’re doing for the community, and in part because it motivates us to keep improving. Journalists are like that — it doesn’t take much patting on the head to make us feel worthwhile. As I’ve noted before, last year’s fires forced us to learn some important lessons about how social media can best Don Nelson be used to inform a community with reliable information during a crisis. Early on, we shifted to frequently posting news and information items on our Facebook page because it was the fastest way to get material out to a wide audience, especially when other means were sketchy or not available. The metrics for our “like” and “share” functions told us how many people we were potentially reaching, and what information was most important to them. For us, Facebook isn’t about cat videos or links to oddball curiosities. It’s an important communications vehicle, in part because we chose to use it that way and our readers responded. When the tragic Twisp River Fire blew up a little more than a month ago, we quickly ramped up our Facebook presence. Again, our criteria were that anything we posted had to be verifiable or attributable to a reliable source. We also will link to other sources we think are credible. It’s turned into a symbiotic relationship: We’ve trained people to look to our Facebook page as our live daily “newspaper,” and you’ve trained us to keep it current and useful. Here’s where the “thank you” part comes in: We could not make our coverage as valuable without your help. The community’s input, feedback, commentary and expectations are all part of the process now. There are a lot of journalism pundits out there who preach the digital communications gospel as if it were the only way to salvation, and lament that rural outposts like this one just don’t get it. Conversely, I think most of them don’t have a clue about how community journalism at its best really works. We were doing “interactive,” “citizen journalism” and “hyper-local” long before the terms were adopted by bigger news organizations that were trying to figure out a way to survive. “Digital” is just another means of delivery that we have embraced to good effect. One thing I didn’t expect from all this is that many people have done more than say “thank you.” We got a $20 bill in the mail, along with a card, suggesting we use the money for coffee or beer (we will neither confirm nor deny how it was spent). Another generous couple gave us a gift card for the Twisp River Pub, which I used to take the entire staff to lunch. And lots of folks have spontaneously contributed to our generator fund, including my sister Kris Harvey and my mom Jean Wilson, who may remember something about me being afraid of the dark when I was growing up. Now we have a generator, which we haven’t had to use yet. The day may come. Did I mention the gasoline fund? Just kidding. We’re good to go. We’re still learning how to best use the many means of information distribution available to us. We want to be as timely and efficient as possible given our limited resources. Ultimately, however, the goal remains the same for us as it has for more than 112 years: to serve the community as a conduit, connector and collaborator in creating a dependable information source. We couldn’t do it without our subscribers, advertisers and online fans. Thanks.
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Box 97: Letters to the editor
Methow Valley News
By Tania Gonzalez Ortega
A distraction
Dear Editor: It has been 10 years since Al Gore wrote his masterpiece of environmental hysteria, An Inconvenient Truth. The years go by and not much changes, the rain still falls and the grass still grows. One outcome of Al’s work is the creation of federal funding for research intended to support the idea that human activity causes global warming. Global warming is studied by analyzing weather data and air chemistry. Climate change is a separate idea. Climate change integrates all of scientific information and notices that the earth has been mostly frozen for a million years with short inter-glacial warm periods every 100,000 years or so. Humans have been believers in climate change for a long time. When things get wet we build stilt houses or move to higher ground. When things get dry we build irrigation systems. It is just that simple. The debate about human-caused global warming is a distraction from the work at hand. We need to build water projects to replace the lost snowpack in the western states. Creating fear of CO2 in order to pin blame on villains is all theater. Al Gore, you are nothing if not entertaining, and thanks for all the light bulbs. Dan Aspenwall Winthrop
The full scope
Dear Editor: If Jim Pigott really wanted “to keep an open mind about” the Army’s helicopter training plans (My Turn, Sept. 16), he could have started by actually reading the proposal (“scoping document”). And instead of criticizing the Methow Valley News editor for not providing enough facts in his Aug. 5 editorial, he might have tried reading the editor’s fact-filled July 23 editorial and various detailed News stories. The Army isn’t proposing a helicopter training program to save lives in time of wildfires. It wants to use the North Cascades to train pilots to fight in Afghanistan and other foreign wars. Whether or not you sup-
port the United States’ foreign war policies, it simply isn’t relevant to the immediate question: Where should the mountain helicopter training take place? One also wonders where Mr. Pigott came up with the idea of “occasional inconvenience.” The News reports and the scoping document itself point to potentially many thousands of mostly nighttime, very low-elevation overflights and landings on 365 days per year. I applaud the News and its editor for thoroughly examining the Army documents and providing the Methow public with information we need to send public comments on this ill-conceived proposal. Randy Brook Twisp
My Turn By Tim Lewis
Where Tom was, that was home
Some people have funerals when they die. Though the word funeral technically is synonymous to “memorial service,” the sounds suggest two completely different notions. The word “funeral” sounds like a dirge — dark, quiet, sober, half-emotionless, half-weeping (not crying, not sobbing, not shedding tears, but weeping). It may fit some end-of-life ceremonies and may fit some people. But not Tom Zbyszewski. I think Tom would prefer something at a merriness level between a memorial service and a wake. Sometimes avoiding the “funeral” mindset can be tough. Over the last couple weeks I’ve found myself slipping into a pensive, quiet mood immediately upon returning to college. I was walking slower, eating less, spacing out more — lethargic. I felt hollow. Something was missing. And then, I saw a transcript on Facebook (where else?) of Tom’s salutatorian speech from my — our — graduation. And when I read it, I felt at home. Well, Tom missed a spot in his speech, something Tom never did. He was thorough. But above Tom’s thoroughness was his humility, and of course as he talked about how he felt like he was at home around all of us — his classmates — his omission was of course, himself. Home was Tom’s most direct siblings, his yappy dogs biting your ankles. Home was frantically asking Tom questions prior to math and physics exams, and hugging him
when scoring well. Home was Tom, of all people, visiting me at the county fair and taking a keen interest in the poultry I showed. Home was getting nasty glares from Knowledge Bowl judges at our sniggering and less-than-appropriate jokes. Home was deferring to Tom on questions with 5 seconds to answer. He was always creative enough to come up with something in literally no time. Home was beating Tonasket’s No. 1 team with Duncan and Saunders. Home was complaining to Hubbard when Tom wasn’t on my team. I was always a greedy and selfish captain. Home was high fives with every correct answer. Tom was always an excellent high-fiver. Home was philosophical lunchtime discussions in the library. Home was dueling calculus puns — it wasn’t just integreat, it was integrand (Tom never did follow that one up — the only time I ever out-punned Tom). Home was cross-room banter and a one-upsmanship contest to find the goofiest current events article of the day. Home was yet more sniggering and yet more less-thanappropriate jokes in Spanish II — and Spanish III. Tom-o was classy, but Tom still had a little adolescent side about him. Home was going to The Merc and watching Tom ham it up. Home was Tom’s satisfied smirk when he left me speechless. Home was hours upon hours of Sarah Palin jokes and reliving last night’s “Colbert Report.” Home was bellowing “TOM-O” every morning in the hall, and Tom’s calm, quiet response
of “Hey Tim” or “Tim-o.” Home was Tom bragging about Whitman’s two-week spring break. Home was nodding and smiling respectfully and lying just a little as Tom talked enthusiastically about “Star Trek.” Home was not being able to properly spell Zbyszewski consistently until high school. Tom’s still listed in my contacts on my phone as Tom Zdowihfiskublsikdruilkski. Home was the class of ’13 gathering to remember Tom. Home was knowing Tom was laughing hysterically every time a media outlet has mispronounced Zbyszewski the last couple weeks. How many ways can you mispronounce Zbyszewski? Home was the 2-minute rainbow the day after Tom died. Home was comforting and being comforted by Jen and Ski. And home is (present tense) all of these memories, and many, many more. Home is sharing them. And home is knowing that Tom’s spirit is with us now and will be forever. I stopped by Zbyszewski’s on my way to Pullman, and Ski said what we all were thinking: “It sucks.” And Ski’s right. It sucks. But what would’ve sucked more is if we had never had the experience of Tom Zbyszewski. Home is where Tom is now. And home is where we all are now. Cheers, Tom-O … cheers. Tim Lewis graduated from Liberty Bell High School in 2013 and is a student at Washington State University. He has been a firefighter the past two summers.
My Turn
PSFA has profound impact on education
By Hannah Hogness
This past year, I had the amazing opportunity to serve as a student board member for the Public School Funding Alliance (PSFA). I moved to the Methow Valley during my fifth-grade year at Methow Valley Elementary School, so I was no stranger to the support offered by PSFA when I was invited to join the board. However, I didn’t know how vast this support was in this community until I became a board member, and I was surprised to see that many other members of this community don’t know the extent of PSFA’s impact. Many people know some of the basic elementary school involvement, such as the Spanish classes where we learned ‘La Cucaracha’ and made “bate-bate chocolate,” or the elementary school violin program that gives third-graders a chance to learn music. But for me personally, PSFA really impacted me through Mary Ann Bailey. Mary Ann is the college counselor at Liberty Bell High School and her position is supported through PSFA. Without the leadership of PSFA, this position may never have been implemented for the high school community. I was completely lost on where to start my college applications during the first few months of my senior year. Every time I was overwhelmed, creatively blocked, or simply needed someone to help
keep me going, I found myself gravitating towards Mary Ann’s office. She always laid things out in the simplest way. She gave me feedback that made each of my college applications the strongest it could be, and she offered me additional resources to help with my essays. But most of all she was always happy, smiling, laughing and encouraging. She made me feel reassured and comfortable with all the change in my life. And in my opinion, that’s exactly what a college counselor should be doing: keeping you sane and comfortable about your future. Without the ongoing support of this position from PSFA and the funding to keep Mary Ann Bailey’s position, I would not have had this senior high school experience.
Many programs supported
PSFA’s board of directors works hard each year to raise money to pay for college advising and many other things that help students and make school more interesting. In the high school that includes helping pay for a coordinator for the annual Close Up trip to Washington, D.C., and scholarships for students who can’t afford to pay the full amount of the trip. I know for many students in my grade, this was their first cross-continental travel, and for some, their first time on an airplane at all! PSFA also pays for a coordinator for the tutoring program for Liberty
Bell students, who get academic help from volunteer tutors. In addition to Spanish and violin at the elementary school, PSFA helps fund the Let ’Em Ride program at Moccasin Lake Ranch, where special needs students have a chance to ride horses and increase their self confidence. As a board member, reading this application gave me a great sense of accomplishment to know these programs were made available by the very organization I was working with. This year PSFA is going to help start a new robotics club for elementary students, which will be a great way for kids to learn about science and technology. I know my brother would have gone ballistic for an opportunity like that in his elementary years! And of course there is the schoolyard garden, and Methow Arts plays and performances, all made accessible through PSFA support. As a student who both served on the PSFA board and benefited from the programs PSFA funds, I am grateful for the support our community gives to help students and our public schools. I’m off to college this fall (thanks for your help, Mary Ann!) and hope that other students will continue to have the opportunities I did through support from PSFA. Hannah Hogness, co-valedictorian of the Liberty Bell High School class of 2015, is a freshman at Seattle University this fall.
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Wednesday, September 23, 2015
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Arts & Culture
Arts briefs Weekend events
• RightNow Improv presents a comedy show to benefit the Methow Valley Interpretive Center on Friday (Sept. 25) from 7 – 9 p.m. at the Education Station, TwispWorks. Admission is by donation. • A community potluck, with music by folk duo Squirrel Butter and square dancing, will be at Twisp Valley Grange on Saturday (Sept. 26). Cost is $5 with a potluck dish or $10 without a dish; kids under 6 are admitted free. The potluck begins at 6 p.m. followed by music at 7 p.m. • The Paradosi Ballet Company, a professional Christian ballet company based in Tacoma, presents “Forever” at The Merc Playhouse in Twisp on Sunday (Sept. 27). Admission is by donation. There will be shows at 3 p.m. and 7 p.m.
Three artists featured in D*SIGNS Gallery exhibit in Twisp By Ann McCreary
A contemporary art exhibit featuring industrial painter Steve Ward, sculptor Jason Briggs and installation artist Squeak Meisel will open with a reception at D*SIGNS Gallery in Twisp on Saturday (Sept. 26) from 6 – 8 p.m. Meisel, a nationally recognized installation artist and Washington State University sculpture professor, has created a painted piece that will fill the Spartan Art Project travel trailer, which will be
parked in front of the D*SIGNS gallery on Glover Street. Meisel will give a talk about installations and public art during the reception at 7 p.m. The opening reception will offer wine tasting by Glover Street Market and food catered by Suekii Cornwall. Exhibit curator Matt Armbrust said he was interested in bringing together artists known locally, regionally and nationally. Methow Valley artist and firefighter Steve Ward has been on the fire lines all summer. Ward works with carbon steel,
which he coaxes into art by cutting, welding and bending. He is self-taught and untraditional, and said he is most comfortable trying new things. Creating each piece of art is taking a chance, he said. “If I had some formal training, I’d be horrified with what I do and not do. I would feel my work is wrong,” Ward said. Donna Keyser, D*SIGNS owner, said Ward has created new work for the exhibit, and she has invited owners of his art to loan pieces for the exhibit so that it will
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T he Oka noga n Va lley Orchestra and Chorus has begun its 2015-2016 concert season and is looking to add more members. No auditions are necessary. The chorus holds rehearsals on Mondays at 7 p.m. at the Omak High School music room, directed by Johnathan McBride. Orchestra rehearsals are Tuesdays at 6:30 p.m., with Don Pearce conducting, also at the Omak High School music room. T h is season’s musica l will be The Addams Family, with auditions being held in November for the May performances. The first concert will be on Oct. 18, at 3 p.m. at the Omak Performing Arts Center. For more information, call (509) 560-3828 or email cloudedkitten@msn.com.
Art raffle for resource center
The Pateros Community Resource Center is conducting a fundraising art raffle featuring works by Virgil “Smoker” Marchand, with drawings for the three items scheduled for Oct. 13. Raffle tickets are $5 each and can be purchased by calling Mark Miller at (509) 733-1876 or Grace Larsen at (509) 670-1381.
Photo courtesy of D*SIGNS Gallery Abstract ceramic sculptures by Jason Briggs will be part of the D*SIGNS Galley exhibit opening Saturday.
Rescheduled Mountainfilm On Tour screens this weekend By Laurelle Walsh
An evening of award-winning documentary films comes to Winthrop this weekend, with the return of Mountainfilm On Tour. Originally scheduled in August and cancelled due to the Twisp River Fire, the touring film festival returns to the Methow Valley on Saturday (Sept. 26), at 7 p.m., with three hours of select films screened under the stars at Winthrop’s Mack Lloyd Park. Tickets are $15 for adults, and $10 for youth 18 and under. Seating and ticket sales start at 6 p.m. Seating is on the grass. Organizer Paul Smotherman, of event sponsor North Cascades Mountain Hostel, recommends
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bringing a blanket or low-back chair and warm clothes. This is Mountainfilm’s third year in Winthrop, with 15 selections from the 2015 Mountainfilm festival in Telluride, Colorado. “The films will include daring adventure pieces, inspiring environmental films and humorous human-interest stories,” said Smotherman. “All sure to impress.” One such film is Force, a documentary full of impressive climbing footage filmed over five years of expeditions on Patagonia’s Fitz Roy Massif, which straddles the border between Argentina and Chile. Force follows climber and photographer Mikey Schaefer on his quest to put up first ascents on Fitz Roy’s seven
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summits. And in a completely different vein, California: Paradise Burning is a particularly timely piece that portrays the human and economic fallout from years of drought in California’s Central Valley, as the region’s agricultural base collapses. Other highlights of Saturday’s festival include The Fisherman’s Son, Chris Malloy’s profile of Chilean big-wave surfer Ramon Navarro, and his work to preserve the rugged coastline of his home; Gnarly in Pink, a short film about little girls who shred on skateboards; The Important Places, in which filmmaker Forest Woodward recreates a 28-day raft trip down the Grand Canyon with his father; Afterglow, a cin-
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provide a retrospective on his work as well. Briggs creates ceramic sculpture that could be described as abstract, surreal and erotic. “Though my objects contain strong visual references, I am more interested in the implied tactile ones; the things that stir in me a compulsion to touch,” Briggs said in an artist statement. “Beyond other external inspiration lies this basic, primal impulse. I recognize — and act upon — a profound desire to push, poke, squeeze, stroke, caress, and pinch.” Meisel’s work includes permanent public art installations across the Northwest, as well as temporary installations and performance art. “The artworks I make grow out of an improvisational dialogue between materials and space. Working predominately as an installation artist or sculptor, I adopt commonplace objects or signifiers and give them new life as a mark within the format of a space,” Meisel said in his artist statement. “In recent years many of my installations have been accompanied by sound. Within these installations, sounds function as an influential element in the development of the physical work and usually play as part of the work throughout its display,” Meisel said. The exhibit continues through Oct. 31. After the opening, the Spartan Art trailer with Meisel’s installation will return to its home base at TwispWorks, while art by Briggs and Ward will be on display at D*SIGNS through Oct. 31. Gallery hours are Wednesday – Saturday 10 a.m. – 3 p.m.
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ematically profound ski flick filmed in the backcountry of British Columbia and Alaska; and many more. A portion of this year’s ticket
sales and “schwag raffle” will go to www.firehero.org/donate/ Twisp-river/. For more information, go to ncascadesmtnhostel. com or call (509) 699-0568.
METHOW VALLEY
CITIZENS’ COUNCIL Join us at the Twisp Grange on Thursday, October 1, 7 - 9pm. We will share information, answer questions & help you prepare your comments regarding the Army’s proposed Off-Base Helicopter Training Areas in the Methow Valley.
Join. Volunteer.
Lear n more at www.mvcitizens.org
997-0888
Hank & Judy Konrad & Family would like to say THANK YOU to Amy, Carlan, Jackson, Robin, Megan, Kelly, and all the staff, Weinstein Beverage Co., and all the businesses that donated gifts for our 40th anniversary. We couldn’t live in a better community or have better customers.
If you have no insurance, the cost is $30 for Adults, payable that day.
We hope to serve you for years to come.
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What’s Happening
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Wednesday, September 23, 2015
WedneSday SePT. 23
Meetings, etc.
WINTHROP LIBRARY: Story time. Free. 996‑2685. 1:30pm MUSIC: The Apostles at Mick & Miki's Red Cedar Bar, Twisp. Free. 997‑6425. 7‑9pm
and other weekly things Wednesday 9/23 MV SCHOOL BOARD: Meeting in the school district office. See agenda: www. methow.org, click “school board and staff.” 996‑9205. 5:30pm AWANA: Games, songs and story time for 3‑year‑olds to 6th graders, at Cascade Bible Church, Twisp. 977‑8312. 7‑8:30pm MV EAGLES AERIE #2584: Meeting at Eagles Hall, Twisp. 997‑8133. 7pm
ThurSday SePT. 24
BLOOD DRIVE: American Red Cross blood drive at Winthrop Barn. (800) 733‑2767. Noon‑5pm IMPROV: RightNow Improv theater group practice for all levels at the Interpretive Center at TwispWorks. By donation. 341‑4900. 5:30pm PICKLEBALL: Everyone welcome to play pick‑ leball at Twisp town park. Free. (760) 885‑4907. 5:30pm
Thursday 9/24 SPINNERS & WEAVERS: Meets at 137 Old Twisp Highway. 997‑5666. 1pm FOOD BANK: “More than just food” at The Cove, 128 Glover St., Twisp. 997‑0227. 1‑4pm FIREFIGHTERS DISTRICT 6: Training and meetings at local fire halls. 997‑2981. 6:30pm
Friday SePT. 25
Photo courtesy of the Squirrel Butter Facebook page
Whippin' up some Squirrel Butter Squirrel Butter will perform after a potluck at the Twisp Valley Grange on Saturday.
SaTurday SePT. 26
GRAN FONDO WINTHROP: Long‑distance cycling event. $65. rideviciouscycle.com. 8am PICKLEBALL: Everyone welcome to play pickleball at Twisp town park. Free. (760) 885‑4907. 8:30am METHOW VALLEY OFF-ROAD DUATHLON: Combined mountain bike and foot races on Sun Mountain trails. 40K/20K and 20K/5K courses. $35‑$75. (206) 940‑4507 or www.northcascadesmountainhostel.com. 9am FARMERS MARKET: At MV Community Center, Twisp. Free. 996‑2747. 9am‑noon CIDER SQUEEZE: Methow Conservancy’s annual cider squeeze at Sabold residence on Twisp‑Winthrop Eastside Road. Free. 996‑2870. 2‑4pm MUSIC: Marc Holm at Methow Valley Ciderhouse, Winthrop. Free. 341‑4354. 3‑6pm AFTER THE BURN PARTY: Local musicians invited to jam at Community Cultural Center, To‑ nasket, followed by community dinner and music by the Randy Battle Bluz Band. Dinner $10; music by donation. 486‑2061. 3pm jam session, 6pm dinner, 7pm music EXHIBIT OPENING/ARTISTS’ RECEPTION: Meet Jason Biggs, Steve Ward and Squeak Meisel at opening of a new exhibit at D*SIGNS Gallery, Twisp. Free. 997‑0255. 6‑8pm MUSIC AND POTLUCK: Folk duo Squirrel But‑ ter performs, followed by square dancing, at Twisp Valley Grange. $5 with potluck dish; $10 without; kids under 6 free. 6pm potluck, 7pm music ALT FOLK/R&B: Saint John and The Revelations at Old Schoolhouse Brewery, Winthrop. Free. 996‑ 3183. 7pm Methow Valley
(Between Twisp & Winthrop)
Sunday, September 27th Hymns, Scripture & Prayer 8:30 am Customary Worship Service 10 am
Sunday SePT. 27
WINTHROP MARATHON AND HALF MARATHON: A qualifier for the Boston Marathon. $70‑$90. Register at winthropmarathon.com. 8am AMERICAN LEGION PICNIC: Winthrop American Legion Auxilliary hosts potluck picnic at the American Legion Hall on Bridge Street, Twisp; meat and beverages provided. eugene100@ centurytel.net. Noon‑2pm BALLET: The Paradosi Ballet Company, a profes‑ sional Christian ballet company based in Tacoma, presents “Forever” at The Merc Playhouse, Twisp. By donation. 997‑5428. 3pm and 7pm NORTHWEST HISTORY: Archeologist and anthropologist Bob Mirendorf talks about “Trade, Travel and Ancient Salish Crossings of the North Cascades” at MV Interpretive Center, Twisp. Free. 997‑0620. 5pm
TueSday SePT. 29
TWISP LIBRARY: Story time and craft project. Free. 997‑4681. 1:30pm SOUTH AMERICAN BIRDS: Learn about bird‑ ing and bird conservation in South America at Twisp River Pub. Free. 996‑2490. 7pm
WedneSday SePT. 30
WINTHROP LIBRARY: Story time. Free. 996‑2685. 1:30pm MUSIC: The Apostles at Mick & Miki's Red Cedar Bar, Twisp. Free. 997‑6425. 7‑9pm
Vv Gift Cards Available!
www.methowvalleyunitedmethodistchurch.umcchurches.org/
Open EVERY DAY through October 31st Thursday, September 24th
Old Time Folk
Squir�el Butter
Friday OCT. 2
SENIOR DANCE: Hottell Ragtime Jazz Band at MV Senior Citizens Center, Twisp. Free. 997‑7722. 12:30‑2pm MUSIC: Rico Stover and Joe Marver perform at Twisp River Suites. Free with reservation. 997‑0100. 5:30‑7:30pm FREESTYLE DANCE: Open to anyone who loves dancing, at The Studio, Twisp. $5. 996‑2017. 5:45‑ 6:45pm SHEILA BRANDENBURG RETIREMENT PARTY: At the Winthrop Barn, with music by Wild Mountain Nation. By donation. 7pm
Drama/Crime/Biography Starring Johnny Depp, Benedict Cumberbatch, Dakota Johnson
Animated Adam Sandler, Andy Samberg, Selena Gomez
Fri: 6:15, 9:15 • Sat: *3:15, 6:15, 9:15 Sun: *3:15, 6:15 • Mon-Thurs: 6:45
122 Min
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The InTern
997-9292
Nursery care available
OCT. 2 – 3
RUMMAGE SALE: Community Cultural Center of Tonasket hosts its fall rummage sale. 486‑2061. 9am‑4pm each day
Hotel Transylvania 2
Rev. Donald A. Ford, AM Worship & Children’s Sunday School 10 a.m.
IMPROV: RightNow Improv theater group practice for all levels at the Interpretive Center at TwispWorks. By donation. 341‑4900. 5:30pm COUNTRY/COWBOY MUSIC: The Notable Exceptions at Sun Mountain Lodge. Free. 996‑2211. 6pm FIRE ACTION REVIEW: Okanogan County commissioners host a review of recent firefight‑ ing actions at Agri‑Plex Annex, Okanogan County Fairgrounds. 422‑7206. 6:30pm HELICOPTER TRAINING PROPOSAL: Public meeting to discuss the U.S. Army’s proposal to conduct helicopter training exercises in the North Cas‑ cades, at Twisp Valley Grange. Free. 997‑0888. 7‑9pm
Black Mass
89 Min
PG
108 N. Main
Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials
Action/Sci-Fi/Thriller Starring Dylan O’Brien, Kaya Scodelario, Thomas Brodie-Sangster Fri: 6:15, 9:30 • Sat: *3:00, 6:15, 9:30 121 Min PG13 Sun: *3:30, 6:45 • Mon-Thurs: 6:45 136 Min PG13
Comedy Starring Robert De Niro, Anne Hathaway, Rene Russo Fri: 6:45, 9:45 • Sat: *3:45, 6:45, 9:45 Sun: *3:45, 6:45 • Mon-Thurs: 7:00
Fri: 6:30, 9:30 • Sat: *3:30, 6:30, 9:30 Sun: *3:30, 6:30 • Mon-Thurs: 6:30
Adult $9.00 • Child $6.50 • Matinee $6.50
Saturday 9/26 DEMOCRATS MEET: 7th Legislative District Democrats will meet at Pep‑ per Jack’s Bar & Grill, Grand Coulee. 276‑7070. 10:30am
ThurSday OCT. 1
Now Digital
Friday 9/25 DOCTOR: Free health care to uninsured people 18 and under at The Country Clin‑ ic, Winthrop. Appointment: 996‑8180. SCHOOL RETIREES: Okanogan County School Retirees’ Association meets at Koala Street Grill, Omak. 422‑2954. 11am PILOTS' POTLUCK: At Twisp Airport. 997‑8141. 5:30pm BINGO: Play at Eagles Hall, Twisp. 997‑8133. 6pm
MON TWISP BAK A E NN
Monday 9/28 COUNTY COMMISSIONERS: Open meeting, Okanogan County Admin. Bldg., 123 Fifth Ave. N., Okanogan. 422‑7100. 9am‑5pm ELECTRIC CO-OP: Board meeting at the OCEC office, Winthrop. 996‑2228. 3pm GAME NIGHT: Darts, cards and free pool at Eagles Hall, Twisp. 997‑8133. 5:30pm Tuesday 9/29 WINTHROP KIWANIS: Meets at the Winthrop Barn. 997‑1086 or 997‑5666. 6:30‑7:30am TOPS: Take Off Pounds Sensibly at MV United Methodist Church, between Twisp and Winthrop. 997‑2242. 8:30‑10am LADIES GOLF CLUB: Meets at Bear Creek Golf Course. 341‑4228. 9am COUNTY COMMISSIONERS: Open meeting, Okanogan County Admin. Bldg., 123 Fifth Ave. N., Okanogan. 422‑7100. 9am‑5pm NOXIOUS WEED CONTROL BOARD: Commissioners’ hearing room, County Courthouse in Okanogan. 422‑7165. 4pm Wednesday 9/30 WOMEN RECOVERING FROM ADDICTION: Support group at Room One. 997‑2050. Call for time CLOSET QUILTERS: Open studio, 309 Highway 20, Twisp. Free. 997‑7020. Noon‑5pm FAMILY PLANNING CLINIC: At Room One, 315 S. Lincoln St., Twisp. 997‑2050. 1‑5pm
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Wednesday 10/7 WOMEN RECOVERING FROM ADDICTION: Support group at Room One. 997‑2050. Call for time CLOSET QUILTERS: Open studio, 309 Highway 20, Twisp. Free. 997‑7020. Noon‑5pm FAMILY PLANNING CLINIC: At Room One, 315 S. Lincoln St., Twisp. 997‑2050. 1‑5pm
Please include the name of event, a short description, September 23/time, address, cost and phone number.
Deadline: Fridays at 5pm *all phone numbers are 509 area code except where noted
Join us as we honor
Sheila Brandenburg
for her years of service to Jamie’s Place
& Kick Off our CAPITAL CAMPAIGN Friday, October 2nd • 7:00pm at
TWISP MEDICAL CLINIC Monday – Friday 8am – 5pm Closed for lunch 1pm - 2pm (509) 997-2011
The Barn in Winthrop
Music by Wild Mountain Nation-8pm Beer & wine available • Coffee & desserts provided Casual Western Theme with a Best Boots Contest Suggested $20 donation at the door.
Family Health Centers and Methow Valley Family Practice have joined forces!
Annual Cider Squeeze Fu n ily Fa m Fre e
Thursday – Friday 7am – 6pm Closed for Lunch 12pm - 1pm (509) 997-0922
201 N. Hwy. 20 (509) 997-6822
Tuesday 10/6 WINTHROP KIWANIS: Meets at the Winthrop Barn. 997‑1086 or 997‑5666. 6:30‑7:30am TOPS: Take Off Pounds Sensibly at MV United Methodist Church, between Twisp and Winthrop. 997‑2242. 8:30‑10am LADIES GOLF CLUB: Meets at Bear Creek Golf Course. 341‑4228. 9am COUNTY COMMISSIONERS: Open meeting, Okanogan County Admin. Bldg., 123 Fifth Ave. N., Okanogan. 422‑7100. 9am‑5pm
Submit your event to: Calendar@MethowValleyNews.com
Open Daily 6-3 509.997.5030 ~ Downtown Twisp Free Internet Access
Saturday, September 26th
Twisp River Pub
Monday 10/5 COUNTY COMMISSIONERS: Open meeting, Okanogan County Admin. Bldg., 123 Fifth Ave. N., Okanogan. 422‑7100. 9am‑5pm SPEAK FRENCH: Revive or improve your French in Hank's deli. 997‑6242. 4:30‑5:30pm GAME NIGHT: Darts, cards and free pool at Eagles Hall, Twisp. 997‑8133. 5:30pm WINTHROP BARN: Board meeting. Info: 996‑2117. 6pm BEAVER CREEK CEMETERY: Board meeting at Cascade Center, 125 Hwy. 20, Rm. 2. 997‑3569. 6:15pm
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TWISP DENTAL CLINIC
8:00pm • No Cover
Friday 10/2 DOCTOR: Free health care to uninsured people 18 and under at The Country Clin‑ ic, Winthrop. Appointment: 996‑8180. PILOTS' POTLUCK: At Twisp Airport. 997‑8141. 5:30pm BINGO: Play at Eagles Hall, Twisp. 997‑8133. 6pm
FOR A MORE EXTENDED CALENDAR, VISIT
7:30pm • No Cover
Open Mic Night
Thursday 10/1 WOMEN, INFANTS & CHILDREN: WIC help with nutrition, health care and food. Room One, 315 S. Lincoln, Twisp. 997‑2050. Call for hours SPINNERS & WEAVERS: Meets at 137 Old Twisp Highway. 997‑5666. 1pm FOOD BANK: “More than just food” at The Cove, 128 Glover St., Twisp. 997‑0227. 1‑4pm FIREFIGHTERS DISTRICT 6: Training and meetings at local fire halls. 997‑2981. 6:30pm MV BACKCOUNTRY HORSEMEN: Meeting at MV Senior Center, Twisp. 997‑4802. 7pm ATV CLUB: ATV recreation, trail & camp‑ site maintenance, and roads discussed at Eagles Hall, Twisp. 996‑3321. 7pm
FOR AA, NA & SIMILAR MEETINGS, SEE HEALTH DIRECTORY
& All Musicians Welcome
PRAYER SHAWL MINISTRY: at Twist‑ ed Knitters in TwispWorks. 997‑0233. 2‑5pm AWANA: Games, songs and story time for 3‑year‑olds to 6th graders, at Cascade Bible Church, Twisp. 977‑8312. 7‑8:30pm
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United Methodist Church
MOUNTAINFILM ON TOUR: Select films from Telluride MountainFilm Festival under the stars at Winthrop park. $10‑$15. 699‑0568. 7pm
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MUSIC: Rico Stover and Joe Marver perform at Twisp River Suites. Free with reservation. 997‑0100. 5‑7pm FREESTYLE DANCE: Open to all, at The Studio, Twisp. $5. 996‑2017. 5:45‑6:45pm ROCK AND ROLL/BLUES: Sista Otis Duo at Old Schoolhouse Brewery, Winthrop. Free. 996‑3183. 7pm BENEFIT FOR INTERPRETIVE CENTER: RightNow Improv presents a comedy show to benefit the MV Interpretive Center, at Education Station, TwispWorks. By donation. 342‑4900. 7‑9pm
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Save the Date! Saturday, September 26th 2 - 4 pm
Hope you’ll mark your calendar and join us Methow for a celebration of this amazing community! Conservancy
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Methow Valley News Wednesday, September 23, 2015
Sports & Recreation
SportS thiS week
9/24: Girls soccer @ Bridgeport, 4 p.m. 9/24: Volleyball @ Bridgeport, 5 p.m. 9/25: Football @ Columbia Hunters, 7 p.m. 9/26: XC: Trojan Invite @ Mill Bay Golf Course in Manson, 10 a.m. 9/26: Girls soccer hosts Omak, 1:30 p.m. 9/29: Girls soccer hosts Oroville, 4:30 p.m. 9/29: Volleyball hosts Okanogan, 6:30 p.m. *Game dates and times often change. Please check the school website, www.methow.org, for the most up-to-date information.
LBHS varsity volleyball team on track with wins over Oroville, Pateros After opening the season with three straight losses, the Liberty Bell High School varsity volleyball team rebounded with consecutive victories last week. On Saturday (Sept. 19), the Lady Lions edged out a tough Pateros team in a series of hard-fought games to win, 3-2, at home. The scores were 18-25, 26 -24, 2 4 -26, 25 -2 0 a nd 19 -17. I n t he deciding game, Liberty Bell fought back from a 12-7 deficit before scoring the final three points to claim the match.
The win followed a 3-0 Liberty Bell victory at Oroville on Thursday (Sept. 17). On Sept. 15, the Lady Lions came within a couple of points of winning their first match of the season, but fell to Tonasket, 3-2, at the Liberty Bell gym. The scores were 27-25, 14-25, 26-24, 20-25 and 17-15. The Lady Lions were scheduled to host Brewster on Tuesday (Sept. 22) at 5 p.m., then travel to Bridgeport on Thursday (Sept. 24).They will return home next Tuesday (Sept. 29) to host Okanogan at 6:30 p.m.
Mountain Lions fall to Inchelium, 26-10, in home field debut of 8-man football By Don Nelson
Liberty Bell High School’s home field debut in its first year of eight-man football ended with a 26-10 loss to Inchelium on Friday (Sept. 18), but coach Steve White said he’s satisfied with his team’s progress. “The game was very competitive. The boys did great. I could not be prouder,” White said. “We got our first look at a well-established eight-man football program. It was a learning experience for myself and our players. Now we can go back and start preparing for the Columbia Hunters.” A Liberty Bell drive early in the game ended at the one-yard line with a score. But the Mountain Lions got on the board first when Derek Alumbaugh
tackled Inchelium’s quarterback in the end zone for a safety. The Hornets scored the next 26 points before Liberty Bell put up points again in the fourth quarter when quarterback Alumbaugh tossed a touchdown pass to Andrew Reggiatore, and Jacob McMillan then ran for a twopoint conversion to make it 26-10. A late Mountain Lion drive ended close to the goal line. “He is an extraordinary athlete,” White said of Alumbaugh. “We are lucky to have him.” The coach also cited the play of Zane Herrera. “He is the best lineman we have, and always gives 100 percent on every play,” White said. Liberty Bell travels to Columbia on Friday (Sept. 25) for a 7 p.m. kickoff.
Sports briefs Lots of traffic this weekend
There will be lots of running and biking around Winthrop this weekend thanks to several major events, so be on the lookout for them on local roads, streets and trails. • The Gran Fondo Winthrop, a long-distance cycling event, is on Saturday (Sept. 26) a 8 a.m. It’s a 90-mile course that begins and ends at the Winthrop Barn, and takes riders as far as Conconully; rideviciouscycle.com. • The Methow Valley Off-Road Duathlon, which offers combined mountain bike and foot races on Sun Mountain trails, is also on Saturday, beginning at the Chickadee Trailhead at 9 a.m.; www.northcascadesmountainhostel.com. • The Winthrop Marathon and Half Marathon will be on Sunday (Sept. 27) beginning at 8 a.m. at the race starting point, many miles north
of Winthrop on a U.S. Forest Service Road. The point-to-point races end at the Winthrop Barn; winthropmarathon.com.
Campfire restrictions eased in national forest
Campfire restrictions have been reduced on national forest lands in most areas of the OkanoganWenatchee National Forest, the U.S. Forest Service said in a press release. Campfires will be allowed in metal or cement fire rings in most developed campgrounds that are open to public use on all OkanoganWenatchee ranger districts except for the Naches Ranger District. The reduction in campfire restrictions is due to recent weather changes and cooler nighttime temperatures, the Forest Service said. Campfires will also be allowed at most summer home sites and other areas under special use permits.
Photo courtesy of Erik Brooks the Liberty Bell varsity cross-country team took eighth place overall at the Spokane meet. From left, eli nielsen, geza Sukovaty, peter Aspholm, tim Daley, emerson worrell, Ben klemmeck (who took first place) and Carter Dornfeld all competed in the 5,000-meter race.
Liberty Bell’s Klemmeck tops the big schools at Anderson Invite By Don Nelson
Liberty Bell High School senior Ben Klemmeck powered to a firstplace finish in the varsity boys’ 5,000meter race at the Runners Soul Erik Anderson Invite in Spokane on Saturday (Sept. 19), besting runners from 14 other schools including several in larger enrollment classifications. Liberty Bell was eighth overall in the varsity boys’ competition with 214 points, the highest finish among the 1B/2B schools in the meet. West Valley of Spokane was first with 73 points. Klemmeck, who finished fourth in the 1B/2B state meet last year as a junior, won at Spokane in 15:46.10, a marked improvement over the 17:07.2 he ran the week before, while taking first place in the varsity boys’ 5,000m race at the Moses Lake Invitational. Eli Nielsen in 15th, Emerson Worrell in 58th, Carter Dornfeld in 66th and Peter Aspholm in 94th also scored points for the Mountain Lions. Liberty Bell’s Novie McCabe also recorded her second consecutive victory, claiming first place in the girls’ junior high 1.5-mile race with a time of 9:07.73. The Lady Lions took six of the
first 12 places in the race, with McCabe followed by Gretta Scholz in third, Liv Aspholm in fifth, Lindsay Worrell in sixth, Lena Nelson in ninth and Keeley Brooks in 12th. Coach Craig Herlihy said the Mountain Lions and Lady Lions “performed marvelously” especially considering that the team had arrived in Spokane on Friday and camped out overnight. “We had fun, it was good for team bonding,” Herlihy said of the camping experience. Herlihy said Klemmeck again ran a smart strategic race, hanging with a pack of front-runners until he began to break away at about the two-mile mark. “He pulled away and never looked back,” the coach said. “It was a very commanding performance.” Herlihy also cited the performance of freshman Athena Milani, who took 12th place in the varsity girls’ 5,000m race. “She gets stronger as the race goes on,” he said. And Herlihy was pleased with how well both the boys and girls junior high competitors ran. “They were all running real smart,” he said. Herlihy said the Mountain Lions’ overall strategy of not going out too fast continues to pay off. “In a 3-mile race, you have time to make it up,” he said.
Photo courtesy of Erik Brooks mountain Lions michael mott and Lazo gitchos competed in the freshman boys’ 5,000-meter race and finished about one second apart.
Lady Lions shut out Manson, fall to Tonasket in soccer matchups
Liberty Bell finishers, runners Soul erik Anderson invite
VArSity BoyS, 5,000 meterS Senior Ben Klemmeck, first, 15:46.10 Sophomore Eli Nielsen, 15th, 17:00.05 Freshman Emerson Worrell, 58th, 18:21.05 Junior Carter Dornfeld, 66th, 18:39.71 Freshman Peter Aspholm, 94th, 20:16.68 Senior Geza Sukovaty, 95th, 20:23.03 Sophomore Tim Haley, 96th, 20:23.83 VArSity girLS, 5,000 meterS Freshman Athena Milani, 12th, 21:03.07 Freshman Icel Sukovaty, 25th, 22:03.00 Sophomore Mia Stratman, 26th, 22:04.10 Freshman Ava Mott, 29th, 22:09.25 Junior high BoyS, 1.5 miLeS Seventh-grader Ian Delong, ninth, 9:20.78 Seventh-grader Travis Grialou, 10th, 9:36.28 Seventh-grader Andrew Kominak, 28th, 11:52.83 Junior high girLS, 1.5 miLeS Eighth-grader Novie McCabe, first, 9:07.73 Eighth-grader Gretta Scholz, third, 9:54.76 Seventh-grader Liv Aspholm, fifth, 10:05.93 Seventh-grader Lindsay Worrell, sixth, 10:35.72 Seventh-grader Lena Nelson, ninth, 11:18.68 Seventh-grader Keeley Brooks, 12th, 11:44.10 Seventh-grader Eva Weymuller, 14th, 11:57.14 Seventh-grader Annika Libby, 12:37.98 Junior VArSity BoyS, 5,000 meterS Junior Cameron Quinn, 70th, 21:17.08 FreShmAn girLS, 5,000 meterS Sage Borgias, 10th, 25:42.39 Johanna Vollmer, 12th, 26:22.04 Larkin Lucy, 15th, 27:59.01 FreShmAn BoyS, 5,000 meterS Simon Studen, 16th, 20:36.85 Lazo Gitchos, 41st, 22:39.87 Michael Mott, 44th, 23:34.02 Sam Neitlich, 49th, 24:58.74 Zach Strong, 51st, 25:24.78 Ian Dornfeld, 52nd, 25:27.74
Help restore Maple Pass alpine areas this weekend
By Don Nelson
The Liberty Bell High School girls’ soccer team was edged 1-0 by a tough Tonasket team on Saturday (Sept. 19) after shutting out Manson, 6-0, two days earlier. The Lady Lions lost to Tonasket on the Liberty Bell home field by virtue of a penalty kick. Otherwise, coach Lincoln Post said, Liberty Bell played well against a powerful opponent. “We expected Tonasket to be a strong team,” Post said. “I was very proud of the way our team played. Tonasket plays a physical game and our team held their own.” “It was not one of our prettier games,” the coach said. “It was more of a battle.” Post said Tonasket will likely be one of the most challenging opponents the Lady
“You will feel better about your race if you finish strong as opposed to getting passed.” Liberty Bell travels to Manson on Saturday (Sept. 26) for its next competition.
Photo by Marcy Stamper the Lady Lions (in white) lost a hard-fought contest to tonasket on Liberty Bell’s home field.
Lions face this season. At Manson, the Lady Lions were led by senior Aden Jones, who scored three goals. Adding one goal each were senior Claire Waichler, junior Cassidy Butler and sophomore Mackenzie Woodworth. A home game against Entiat scheduled for
Tuesday (Sept. 22) was cancelled because Entiat is not fielding a team this year. The Lady Lions will play at Bridgeport on Thursday (Sept. 24) and will host Omak on Saturday (Sept. 26) at 1:30 p.m. Oroville will visit Liberty Bell next Tuesday (Sept. 29) at 4:30 p.m.
The public is invited to help plant thousands of alpine plants on the high reaches of the Maple Pass trail this weekend, Sept. 26 and 27, in a restoration program sponsored by the National Forest Foundation and the U.S. Forest Service. High use and cross-country travel along this popular trail have severely damaged fragile plants, including heather communities that took 10,000 years to become established. Participants will meet at 9 a.m. both Saturday and Sunday at the Maple Pass Loop trailhead in the Rainy Pass picnic area before hiking up. The Forest Service has also granted special permission for participants to camp overnight in previously disturbed areas near the pass to minimize travel time
to and from the planting areas. Camping is normally prohibited to minimize damage to the environment, and the camping areas will be rehabilitated on Sunday. Participants should bring long pants, work or hiking boots, warm layered clothing including gloves and a hat, extra water, lunch and snacks. The Forest Service will provide gloves, hard hats and tools. Overnight campers should bring their own camping supplies, including tent and sleeping bags, dinner for Saturday and breakfast for Sunday, cooking utensils, headlamp and a change of clothes. To register for the event go to nff.wildapricot.org/widget/ event-2010584/Registration. For more information contact Natalie Kuehler at nkuehler@nationalforests.org, or call 996-4057.
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Wednesday, September 23, 2015
Hank’s recognized for years of service to community, staff
Hank and Judy Konrad, owners of Hank’s Harvest Foods in Twisp, were surprised last week by a delegation from the Washington Food Industry Association bearing balloons and an award for community service for 2015. “The award recognizes lifetime community service — but, especially, for the past two years during the wildfires, when the store was so very important to the community, citizens, firefighters and law enforcement. They were the heart of bringing the community together and fighting this together,” said Jan Gee, president and CEO of the food association, who came to Twisp to bestow the award. Hank said the award came as a complete surprise when the group showed up. “Judy doesn’t get the recognition she should — I wouldn’t be able to do the things I do without her,” said Hank. Judy handles employee benefits and government regulations for the store. The award also honors a store’s com m itment to its employees. Hank’s currently has
Methow Valley News
Carlton teen injured in one-car accident A Carlton teenager was injured late Thursday (Sept. 17) in a one-car accident on Highway 153 about 4 miles east of Twisp, the Washington State Patrol reported. Lily Anna Stoothoff, 16, was southbound at about 10:30 p.m.
when she swerved to avoid a deer in the roadway and the pickup truck she was driving crossed the road, went into a ditch and rolled over, the State Patrol said. A spokesperson at Mid-Valley Hospital in Omak, where
Stoothoff was transported after the accident, said Friday afternoon (Sept. 18) that Stoothoff had been released from the hospital. Stoothoff was alone in the vehicle and was wearing a seatbelt, the State Patrol reported.
River safety sign to go in at Winthrop park By Laurelle Walsh
Photo by Marcy Stamper Hank and Judy Konrad were surprised last week by an award for community service from the Washington Food Industry Association.
58 employees at the store and the nearby mini-market, almost all full-time. Some have been there for 35 or 40 years, according to Hank. “Last year, three or four employees lost their homes in the fire, and they were all at work the next morning,” he said. Gee commended Hank for his generosity in lending cash for gas
or hotels to people evacuating from the fire, as well as to others in need over the years. Hank said he is usually repaid, although it can be years until people are back on their feet. The Washington Food Industry Association represents 90 percent of independently owned stores in the state and has 480 members, said Gee.
The Winthrop Town Council has approved a proposal by Methow Salmon Recovery Foundation to erect a public information sign near the Methow River access area behind the Winthrop Barn. Chris Johnson, president of Methow Salmon Recovery Foundation (MSRF), presented council members at the Sept. 16 meeting with a proposal to build a covered structure that would house a river recreation safety sign, similar to three already erected at Twisp Ponds, Old Twisp Highway and Witte Road. The signs are intended to signal that public access is available at that location and to provide river safety and restoration informa-
tion to river users, Johnson said. The signs, originally designed by King County Parks and Recreation, are the same as others erected by the Yakama Nation at popular river put-in and take-out sites; however, MSRF’s signs are placed under a covered structure with an installed bench, Johnson said. The graphics “give a consistent statewide message that is recognizable by river users,” Johnson said. “We want people to be engaged with the river but we also want them to be safe,” he said. Johnson said his organization would like Winthrop’s sign to be placed near where people unload rafts in the Barn parking lot and the river put-in area. Any additional recreation information the town would like could
also be included, Johnson said. The proposed signage is consistent with existing park planning, town planner Rocklyn Culp told the council. The council approved the sign proposal pending determination of the structure’s location. The public hearing scheduled that evening for an amendment to the Fresh Greens conditional use permit was postponed at the applicant’s request, Winthrop Clerk Michelle Gaines told council members. Fresh Greens owner Austin Lott requested the postponement when he learned that the mayor and one council member would not be present for the Sept. 16 hearing, according to Culp. A new hearing date has tentatively been set for Oct. 21, she said.
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GOOD ALFALFA HAY, large bales approximately 1300lbs/ bale @ $175.00 a ton. There are 200 tons available. Contact: Ben Adams @ 509-681-0181 or Joyce Adams @ 509-989-0411. 22 FULL SIZE SIMMONS couch. Very good condition. No rips or tears. Sandstone color. $125 OBO. 509-997-6767. 20 ALFALFA/HAY $200.00 a ton. Mazama, WA. 509-996-3814home or 509-322-6330-cell. 20 14.............................YARD SALE
YARD SALE: IRRIGATION 2” hand lines, large valve and filter, 6’ fence for table saw, power tools, poly pipe, charcoal/smoker BBQ (heavy duty), 6 burner gas range, partially finished cabin and more. 246 Twisp-Carlton Rd., 8 miles south of Twisp on left. Saturday (26th) only from 8am-2pm. 20 20......................... REAL ESTATE
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AFFORDABLE, SWEET HOME for sale in Heckendorn. 2 BD, 1 BA, W/D. 800sf, energy efficient. $179,000. Call Mike at 996-2155. 21 411 KENNISON, WINTHROP. 3BD, 1.75BA, 1960sf., 1/3AC, R-2 duplex zoning, 960sf garage, views, $360,000; 360-8201427. 20 123 CASTLE, WINTHROP. Fixer-upper, 2BD, 1.75BA, 1850sf, carport, 5,000sf lot, B-2 commercial zoning, $199,000; 360-820-1427. 20 OFFICE SPACE AVAIL. in Chewuch Professional Bldg., Winthrop. High-speed internet, fiber optics, conference room, PLUS gorgeous river views and common kitchenette. 509.996.2820. 25
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2BD, 1BA, ENERGY efficient, covered parking. $990 month. First, last and deposit. 509-6702646. 20 HOUSE FOR RENT/SHARE near Twisp. 2BD, 1BA, W/D. 208-985-0406. 23 LOG CABIN-2 BED 1 BATH. 4 miles from Twisp. Against national forest. Very private. $750 a month. Call for info 509-9972477. 20 CONFLUENCE GALLERY AND Art Center: office space available for rent. Perfect for non-profits, professionals such as attorneys, therapists, massage practitioners, artists and others seeking a quiet space with natural light. Office 206 is 135 sq. ft., asking $165/month, utilities included. Request 1-year-lease (negotiable). For additional details and viewing, contact David Wright 509.996.3681 or Salyna Gracie, 509.997.2787. 21 3 BEDROOM, 2 BATH HOME with sunroom and shop in Mazama. Fenced, set up for horses, large pole barn to store RV and other toys. Great views. $1500 month. Lease starts about October 1. 509-429-1111 or m2rea@centurytel.net. 20 SPACIOUS FURNISHED STUDIO apt in Edelweiss. $525/mo, plus utilities. Great views of Mt. Gardner/Valley. Avail. NOW. 425.789.9599. 20 3BR 2BA HOUSE on 2 acres, Edelweiss. W/D, great views, deck, shared garage - $1050/ mo., plus utilities, community pool. Available NOW. 425-7899599. 20 RENT ROOM 7 OFFICE SPACE in MV Community Center. $410 per month includes utilities, w/one year lease. 509997-2926. 21 31........................ EMPLOYMENT
CLASSIC TOWING & CLASSIC Mt. Cabby are looking for a part time driver for towing and shuttle service. Most of the driving will be on an “on call” schedule, however, most shuttles are prearranged. Towing experience preferred, but willing to train. Great part time job! Must have clean driving record and pass a WSP background check. To obtain an application, please call Classic Towing at 509-997-2333 and ask for Ty or Jeremy. 23 FREESTONE INN, LOCATED in Mazama, WA is currently seeking Guest Services and Jack’s Hut staff. This is a full time position with benefits and a starting wage of $12/hr. Previous retail or Front Desk experience is a plus, but not required. Applicant must be flexible, creative, and have the ability to work as a team as well as independently. Shared housing options may be available as well. Please apply in person, or forward resumes to cmiller@freestoneinn.com. 509996-3906. 23 COOK WANTED. UP to 40 hrs/wk depending on experience. Must be reliable, punctual and a team player. Please apply in person at 3 Fingered Jack’s in Winthrop. 20
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LEGAL NOTICE IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF OKANOGAN TIMOTHY W. BURKE, D.O.P.C. PENSION PLAN DATED JANUARY 1, 1991, TIMOTHY W. BURKE, TRUSTEE, Plaintiff, -vsRANDY M. MARTIN, a single person, Defendant, No. 15-200360-9. SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION The State of Washington to the said Defendant to be served by publication: RANDY M. MARTIN, a single person: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to appear within sixty (60) days after the date of the first publication of this Summons, to wit: within sixty (60) days after the 9th day of September, 2015, and defend the above-entitled action in the above-entitled Court, and answer the Complaint of the Plaintiff, and serve a copy of your answer upon the undersigned attorney for Plaintiff, Peg R. Callaway of the Law Office of Callaway & DeTro PLLC at the address below stated; and in the case of your failure to do so, Judgment will be rendered against you according to the demand of the Complaint, which has been filed with the Clerk of said Court. The object of this action is to reform the real estate contract between the parties to correct the legal description of the contract pursuant to boundary line adjustment and to correct scrivener’s errors for real property located in Okanogan County, Washington, and legally described as: commonly known as The Blue Spruce Motel, 1321 Methow Valley Hwy, Twisp, WA 98856; Abb. Legal Desc.: TAX 104 SW NE SE C#86-3-00152-8 33-2217; TAX 258 PT NW SE C#86-300152-8 33-22-17, Okanogan County Assessor’s Acct. Nos.: 3322170104 & 3322170258. DATED this 2nd day of September, 2015. CALLAWAY & DETRO PLLC: By: /s/ Peg R. Callaway, WSBA #13786, Attorney for Plaintiff, 700-A Okoma Drive, Omak, Washington 98841 Published in the Methow Valley News September 9, 16, 23, 30, October 7 & 14, 2015. LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF ADOPTION OF ORDINANCE NO. 673 (TOWN OF WINTHROP, WASHINGTON) NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Town of Winthrop has adopted it’s Ordinance No. 673, which in summary, amends the 2015 Budget for the Town of Winthrop. Said ordinance may be examined at the Winthrop Town Hall during regular business hours or a copy will be mailed upon request. This notice is given by order of the Town Council and pursuant to R.C.W. 35.27.300. Dated this 17th day of September, 2015. Michelle Gaines - Town Clerk- Town of Winthrop, Washington. Published in the Methow Valley News September 23, 2015. LEGAL NOTICE Chechaquo Ranch – Mazama Ranch House PDM 2015-5 Application & Threshold SEPA Determination An application for a planned development modification has been submitted in order to rezone and subdivide a portion of Commercial Tract B of Chechaquo Ranch PUD in order to accommodate future development including existing lodging, touristresidential & seasonal housing, and creation of 6 lots and an area designated as open space.
The property is 2.67 acres located within the Community of Mazama, WA. The physical address is 10 Country Road. Tax parcel numbers: 6540000103, 8809400302. Project comments must be submitted in writing or attend the public hearing. The public hearing for this project is not yet scheduled. Project comments and SEPA comments will be reviewed separately. SEPA Comments must be submitted in writing no later than 5:00 pm October 7, 2015. According to Washington State Environmental Policy Act regulations, Okanogan County Planning and Development issued an environmental determination of nonsignificance (DNS). Failure to comment by this date denies a party standing to appeal the final SEPA determination. Information is available at the Office of Planning and Development. Direct questions and comments to: Ben Rough, Senior Planner, Okanogan County Office of Planning & Development, 123 5th Ave. N, Suite 130, Okanogan, WA 98840, (509) 422-7122. Published in the Methow Valley News September 23, 2015. LEGAL NOTICE Okanogan County Notice of Final Decision Project: Potter Variance 2015-3. Decision: Approved. Reconsideration Deadline: September 16, 2015. Appeal Deadline: October 7, 2015 The Okanogan County Hearing Examiner approved the above-noted project. Within 14 days of the publication date, aggrieved parties or agencies may make a written request for a motion to reconsider pursuant to OCC 2.65.130Within 21 calendar days of the publication date; parties with standing may appeal this decision pursuant to RCW 36.70 C. Within. Published in the Methow Valley News September 23, 2015 LEGAL NOTICE Okanogan County Notice of Final Decision Project: Speer-Osborne Variance 2015-4. Decision: Approved. Reconsideration Deadline: September 16, 2015. Appeal Deadline: October 7, 2015 The Okanogan County Hearing Examiner approved the above-noted project. Within 14 days of the publication date, aggrieved parties or agencies may make a written request for a motion to reconsider pursuant to OCC 2.65.130Within 21 calendar days of the publication date; parties with standing may appeal this decision pursuant to RCW 36.70 C. Within. Published in the Methow Valley News September 23, 2015. LEGAL NOTICE Notice of General Election Okanogan County, State of Washington: Tuesday, November 3, 2015 A General Election will be held in the below mentioned districts for the purpose of submitting to the voters for their approval or rejection the following issues and candidates: Initiative Measure No. 1366; Initiative Measure No. 1401; Advisory Vote No. 10, Advisory Vote No. 11, Advisory Vote No. 12, Advisory Vote No. 13; Hospital District No 1, Commissioner Pos 2; Hospital District No. 1 - One-Year Levy, Hospital District No 1 - Levy Lid Lift; Town of Twisp, Mayor; Town of Twisp, Council Pos 2; Town of Twisp, Council Pos 3; Town of Twisp, Council Pos 4; Town of Twisp, Council Pos 5; Town of Winthrop, Council Pos 3; Town of Winthrop, Council Pos 4; Town of Winthrop, Council Pos 5; Methow Valley School District No 350, Director Pos 1; Methow Valley School District No 350, Director Pos 3; Methow Valley School District No 350, Director Pos 5; Cemetery District No 1, Commissioner Pos 3 District No 2, Commissioner Pos 1; Fire Protection District No 6, Commissioner Pos 1.
The registration deadline for online registrations, mailin registrations and transfers is October 5, 2015. Any qualified elector who is not registered to vote in the State of Washington may register to vote in person at the Auditor’s Office up to and including October 26, 2015. You can register or obtain registration forms at the Auditor’s Office, on line at www. vote.wa.gov, and Department of Licensing. The Okanogan County Auditor’s Office, 149 3rd Ave N, Room 104, at the County Courthouse, will be open so voters may obtain replacement ballots, drop off voted ballots, obtain provisional ballots, and use the Accessible Voting Units, at the following times: Monday – Friday 8:00 AM – 4:30 PM, October 16 – November 2, 2015 On Election Day only, November 3, 2015, 8:00 AM 8:00 PM. Drop boxes are in 3 locations around the county: Tonasket – Tonasket City Hall/Library Complex, 209 S Whitcomb Ave, Tonasket. Omak – Next to Police Station, 8 N Ash, Omak. Pateros -180 Pateros Mall in parking lot, Pateros. Drop boxes will close at 8:00PM on Election Day. Voters needing additional information or assistance with voter registration forms or voting may call (509) 422-7240. Voters unable to use the mailin ballot may use the Accessible Voting Unit available at the County Auditor’s Office. Ballots require sufficient first class postage and must be postmarked by the day of the election. Check with your local Post Office for deadlines to have your ballot postmarked properly. For additional information on the election or regarding voter registration: v o t e .w a . g o v/o k a n o g a n , myvote.wa.gov, local newspaper, radio, and TV, www.pdc.wa.gov. Meetings of the Okanogan County Canvassing Board are open, public meetings and shall be continued until the activities for which the following meetings are held have been completed. Canvass Board meetings are held in the Okanogan County Auditor’s Office, 149 3rd Ave N, Room 104, at the County Courthouse, in Okanogan. Friday, November 13, 2015 at 11:00 AM to determine the status of any provisional or challenged ballots. Tuesday, November 24, 2015 at 11:00 AM to canvass the votes cast and certify the election This notice is in accordance with RCW 29A.52. Dated at Okanogan, Washington this 4th day of September, 2015. Laurie Thomas, Okanogan County Auditor and Ex-Officio Supervisor of Elections By Mila M Jury, Chief Deputy and Certified Election Administrator Published in the Methow Valley News September 23, 2015. LEGAL NOTICE METHOW VALLEY IRRIGATION DISTRICT NOTICE OF SPECIAL MEETING The Board of Directors of the Methow Valley Irrigation District will conduct a special meeting at 7:00 PM on Wednesday, September 23rd at the River Bank Office, 206 Glover Street, in Twisp, WA. The business to be transacted is as follows: discussion and action on documents concerning the West Headgate; discussion and possible action concerning the B&B Road lateral; budget amendment to allow repairs to the east canal. Dated this 21st day of September 2015 by the order of the Board of Directors of the Methow Valley Irrigation District. /s/ S. Strieby, Secretary Published in the Methow Valley News September 23, 2015.
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METHOW VALLEY SCHOOL district is accepting applications for the following positions: JH assistant wrestling coach, HS head wrestling coach, HS assistant wrestling coach, HS head baseball coach, HS assistant girls’ basketball coach, HS assistant softball coach and HS assistant boys’ soccer. Please apply using Fast Track online application program at www.methow.org/employment. Methow Valley School District, 18 Twin Lakes Rd. Winthrop WA 98862, (509) 996-9205. Positions open until filled. EOE. 22 JOIN OUR TEAM: The Methow Valley News is in need of a sharp-eyed, detail-oriented, analytic proofreader to carefully read and correct our pages before they go to press. Ideal candidate can balance the micro details with a macro page view. Proficiency in writing and editing preferred; knowledge of Methow Valley communities and personalities is a huge plus. Adherence to deadlines and ability to work under pressure are required, as is the ability to tolerate (and hopefully participate in) weird newsroom humor. Can you recite the entire Associated Press Style Guide? No? How fast can you learn it? This part-time job requires about 8 hours on Tuesdays, typically 11 a.m. – 7 p.m. Other proofreading tasks (like special publications) have a more flexible schedule as long as we beat the deadline. The potential exists for other duties and more hours, depending on the successful applicant’s abilities and interests. The previous proofreader expanded her contributions to include reporting, writing and photography. We’d love to hear what you’ll bring to the team. Send resume, cover letter and appropriate work samples to frontdesk@ methowvalleynews.com, or to P.O. Box 97, Twisp, WA 98856. No phone calls, please. 25 JAMIE’S PLACE AFH is seeking individuals who would like to join a great team of caregivers. HCA or CNA license preferred but not necessary for initial hire. Some costs to be covered for committed team members obtaining HCA or CNA certifications. Immediate evening and night shift openings. Please call 509-996-4417 or visit www.jamiesplacehomes.org to download an application from our employment page or to view our video. 23 STATEWIDE ADS EVENTS-FESTIVALS PROMOTE YOUR REGIONAL EVENT for only pennies. Reach 2.7 million readers in newspapers statewide for $275 classified or $1,350 display ad. Call this newspaper or (360) 515-0974 for details. MISCELLANEOUS SAWMILLS from only $4,397.00MAKE & SAVE MONEY with your own bandmill- Cut lumber any dimension. In Stock, ready to ship! FREE Info/DVD: www. NorwoodSawmills.com 1-800-5781363 ext. 300N LEGAL SERVICES DIVORCE $155. $175 with children. No court appearances. Complete preparation. Includes custody, support, property division and bills. BBB member. (503) 772-5295. www.paralegalalternatives.com legalalt@msn.com ADOPTION Stay at home mom & devoted dad, married 11 yrs, long to ADOPT newborn. Financial security, happy home. Expenses paid. Denise & Jason. 1-800-392-2363 ADOPTION: Affectionate Devoted Married Caring Lawyers Joyfully await Miracle Baby. Excited Grandparents too. *Expenses paid.*1-800-5637964* BUISNESS OPPORTUNITY FRUIT STAND Orchard for sale. Coulee Dam. 63 acres. 5 tax lots. 3000 sq. ft. fruit stand. 15 acres irrigated, many fruit varieties, equipment. Inventory included. $485,000. 509.633.0133.
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Learn and dine with MV students at party, farmers market and harvest lunch By Laurelle Walsh
Classroom in Bloom — a program that teaches Methow Valley School District students about organic gardening, soil science, nutrition and more — is hosting an open house and party at the school garden on Thursday (Sept. 24) from 4:30 – 6 p.m. The public is encouraged to meet the staff, sample appetizers prepared by students, and “tour the garden before frost, while it still looks great,” said Executive Director Kate Posey. Ingredients for the appetizers will be harvested from the Classroom in Bloom (CIB) garden and prepared by students in the program. The three-quarter-acre CIB garden is located behind Methow Valley Elementary and Liberty Bell Junior/Senior High School near the high school track. Two more CIB events are on the schedule next week: a “mock” farmers market; and a 100-percent locally sourced lunch in the school cafeterias. The student-run farmers market takes place at the garden during school hours on Wednesday, Sept. 30, and Thursday, Oct. 1. Parents and community members are invited to “buy” gardengrown produce from the farmer/ students who have planted, tended and harvested the vegetables. Mock farmers market sessions will run from 10:30-11:30 a.m., 12:15 – 1:15 p.m., and 2:30-3 p.m. both days, with an additional session run by home school students
from 9:30 – 10:30 a.m. on Thursday. October also kicks off the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Farm to School month. CIB is partnering with the school kitchen on Oct. 1 to prepare a lunch made from all-local ingredients: from homemade hamburger buns and locally raised beef to potato salad, veggie wrap and fresh pluots. Ingredients are sourced from CIB and area farmers and ranchers including Gebbers Farms, Bluebird Grain Farms, Plow Horse Produce, Sunny Pine Farm and Willow Brook Farm. Visitors are welcome to join the kids at lunch on Oct. 1, which runs from 11:15 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. at the elementary school and from 11:50 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. at the high school. Cost is $3.25. For planning purposes, head cook Laura Wottlin asks guests to RSVP in advance at the school office: 996-2186 (elementary); 996-2215 (high school). “Our district is unique in that we have a scratch kitchen on site,” Posey said. “A lot of districts just bring in prepared food and reheat it.” “I am very proud of the lunches we serve here,” said Wottlin. “Not too many people realize that we bake all our own bread. We have been told by delivery people that we are the only ones they have seen that use all the equipment in the kitchen because we are not just heating and eating,” Wottlin said. “Our cooks work very hard
release. These changes were effective Thursday (Sept. 17): Zone 680 will go to IFPL 1 and Zones 675, 609W and 609E will go to IFPL 2. Zones 678W and 684 in the Methow Valley and Tonasket Ranger Districts were lowered to level 2. Under precaution level 2, woodcutters are able to cut wood in the higher elevation areas of
Cider Squeeze on Saturday
The Methow Conserva ncy’s a n nu a l Cid e r Squeeze will be on Saturday (Sept. 26), once again at the home of Dave and Marilyn Sabold on Twisp-Winthrop Eastside Road. The free event will be from 2 – 4 p.m. Bring jugs to take home fresh-squeezed cider from a historic press. For more information, call 996-2870.
Give plants, get plants
If you have plants or trees you can donate to fire victims, bring them to the Okanogan Valley Farmers Market at American Legion Park, Second and Harvey Streets in Okanogan, on Saturday (Sept. 26) from 9 a.m. – noon. Fire victims can pick up free plants from 3 – 5 p.m. Call (509) 422-2456 or (509) 422-2229 for more information.
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Photo courtesy of Classroom in Bloom Amelia Evans totes an armload of corn harvested from the Classroom in Bloom garden. Produce such as this will be part of the “harvest lunch.”
with an extremely limited budget to create freshly prepared meals for our kids,” said Posey. They also incorporate into those meals nearly 2,000 pounds of CIB-grown produce annually, she added. A nd t he C I B “Sensor y Kitchen” encourages students to prepare and taste foods they may never have tried, like sorrel,
USFS lowers fire precaution levels for woodcutters D u e t o r e c e n t we a t h e r changes and cooler nighttime temperatures, Industrial Fire P recaution L evels ( I F PL), which gover n woodcutting and other industrial activities in the national forest, have been lowered, allowing family woodcutters to cut firewood in the Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest, the U.S. Forest Service said in a press
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the forest that are open to woodcutting, but they need to shut down their saws by 1 p.m. and remain at the site for one hour to watch for possible fire starts. Under precaution level 1, woodcutters can cut wood all day long but must also remain at the site for the one hour. For more information, visit https://fortress.wa.gov/dnr/ifpl/ IFPL.aspx.
The Okanogan County commissioners are hosting a public meeting on Oct. 6 at 6:30 p.m. to hear comments about firefighting actions during the recent fires. The meeting will be held at the Okanogan County Fairgrounds Agri-Plex Annex. For more information, call (509) 422-7206.
beet greens, kohlrabi, nasturtium flowers and watermelon radishes, Posey said. “Kids develop a personal relationship with food when they start eating the produce that they’ve grown and harvested.” For more information on Classroom in Bloom, go to its Facebook page or website, www. classroominbloom.org.
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Gary and Patty Walker will once again host the Kids’ Pumpkin Fest at their farm near Carlton on Oct. 3 from 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. The
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File photo by Darla Hussey Pumpkin Fest will feature harvest-themed games.
free event is at 233 Gold Creek Loop Road, off of Highway 153. There will be a pumpkin patch, games, prizes, hayride, refreshments and country store. For information, call (509) 923-2399.
Harvest Carnival
Mazama Com munity Church will host a Harvest Carnival including a soup cook-off on Oct. 4 from 2 – 4 p.m. The free event will include a bouncy house, bobbing for apples, potato cannon, cider press, facepainting, caramel apples, and hot dog roast. Bring a crockpot of your favorite soup. The people’s choice winner will receive gift card to the Mazama Store. For information, call 996-2089.
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The annual car seat roundup will be on Oct. 14 from noon4p.m. at the Hank’s Harvest Foods parking lot in Twisp. Have children’s car seats checked for safety, and bring unsafe/unused/expired car seats for recycling. Call 997-4013 for information.
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Bird conservation and birding in South America Lucila Castro, an Argentine conservation biologist and bird expert, and Peter Morrison of the Pacific Biodiversity Institute (PBI) i n Wi nt h rop wi l l t a l k about the birds of South America, which has some of the most important bird
THURSDAY, SEPT. 24: Breakfast pizza; teriyaki chicken with rice and vegetables; ham sandwich deli option. FRIDAY, SEPT. 25: Muffin, cheese stick; bean and cheese burrito, enchilada sauce, Spanish rice; soup and homemade roll deli option. MONDAY, SEPT. 28: Blue bagel, yogurt; meatball sub; taco turkey wrap deli option. TUESDAY, SEPT. 29: Breakfast pizza bagel; biscuit and gravy, sausage patty; turkey sandwich deli option. WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 30: Granola, yogurt; chili cheese baked
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conservation opportunities in the world, and discuss birding hotspots at the Twisp River Pub on Tuesday (Sept. 29). The free presentation, sponsored by PBI, begins at 7 p.m. For more information, call 996-2490.
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Saturday was the start of the Winter Sale, and what a turnout we had. People were lined up at 8:30 a.m. waiting for the door to open. There were great bargains, and if you missed it on Saturday there is still plenty to choose from. We were all saddened by the news that Elva Scott passed away. She was a longtime member, on the board, took care of the rummage room, and wore many other hats at the center. On Saturday, someone was remembering that she was the one who started doing the winter sales many years ago. If anyone could tell a side-splitting story, Elva could, and the stories were true about her life. Rest in peace, Elva — you deserve it. We all missed you when your health kept you from the center. Our condolences to her family. Now it is time to look forward to Jodie’s “spooktacular” Halloween Sale, which starts Oct. 10. Check out our new stove and oven in the kitchen. No more smells of gas — it’s great. Gift basket day is this coming Friday. Be there for lunch to get your name in the drawing. The Thrift Store is open on Saturdays during Farmers Market
hours. The shop is also open Monday, Thursday and Friday from 9 a.m.–3:30 p.m. The Senior Center is located next to the Methow Valley Community Center on Highway 20 in Twisp. Lunch is served at noon by the Okanogan County Transportation and Nutrition Program on Monday, Thursday and Friday. The suggested donation for lunch is $3.50 for seniors over age 60; the cost is $8 for those under 60. Annual membership dues are $1.25. Transportation is available locally for the senior lunch program, and for monthly trips to Omak/Okanogan the second Tuesday of the month and to Wenatchee the third Tuesday of the month. Call the Senior Center at 997-7722 for additional details.
Lunch menu THURSDAY, SEPT. 24: Spinach lasagna, Caesar salad, pears, garlic bread, ice cream. FRIDAY, SEPT. 25: Roast beef, potatoes and gravy, mixed vegetables, tossed green salad, fruited Jell-O with topping. MONDAY, SEPT. 28: Baked fish with lemon pepper, roasted red potatoes, trio vegetables, coleslaw, Mandarin oranges, garlic bread, brownie.
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Norman L. Shaw
Norman L. Shaw Norman Lee Shaw passed away on Aug. 31, 2015, at his home near Brewster, surrounded by family. He was born on March 26, 1947, to Norman and Nellie (Burgess) Shaw. He grew up in the Methow Valley at Gold Creek, attending school at Pateros. When he turned 18, he joined the Navy, serving as a signalman on destroyers off the Vietnam coast for four years. In 1976, he married Nina Davis and together they raised two children, Jeremy and April. Norman lived in Winthrop in the late 1970s, bartending at Sam’s Place. He also worked for several packing sheds in the Brewster area, hauled camp trailers across the United States and up to Alaska and for the past seven years he worked at the Chelan Wal-Mart in the Lube and Tube Express department. He is preceded in death by his parents Norman H. Shaw and Nellie R. Shaw, and one brother, Thomas A. Shaw. He is survived by his wife, Nina Shaw; his son Jeremy Shaw; daughter April Shaw Roa; four grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews. He is also survived by a brother, Robert W. Shaw of Brewster; and three sisters, Laura Irene Shaw of East Wenatchee, Susie Gardner of Winthrop, and Edith Herrera of Bridgeport. A memorial service will be held at the American Legion Hall in Brewster at 1 p.m. on Saturday (Sept. 26).
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Lloyd Bjerge, 99, died Aug. 20, 2015 in Brewster. He was born on May 2, 1916, in Creston, Illinois. Services for Lloyd will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 3, at Methow Valley United Methodist Church on Highway 20. Precht-Harrison-Nearents is in care of arrangements.
Elva Scott moved to Twisp in worked hard to raise her daugh1994 to care for her aged mother ters in challenging circumstances, and fell in love with the Methow but she always retained her sense of fun and mission Valley. Here, she of caring for others. found the comWhen Elva worked munity where she at San Jose State belonged and the University’s bioltrue friends who ogy lab, she’d bring filled her life with joy snakes, lizards, and and meaning. Elva baby birds home passed away peaceto her curious and fully on Sept. 14 at fearless toddlers, Harmony House in teaching them early Brewster, four days about gentleness before her 79th birthand respect for the day. Thanks to the wonders of Mother good folks at Jamie’s Elva Scott Nature. Later, when Place, Elva was able to remain in the valley close to her her girls were pre-teens and teens, friends and family for the last few Elva ran the remedial education years. She was blessed to be taken enrichment program at Pacific Grove High School. care of so well. Elva made many contribuElva and her husband, Ed Dunkin, moved here from Ore- tions to the local community. gon, but she was a fifth-generation For many years she served as California girl who was born treasurer of the Methow Valley and raised in Steinbeck country, Senior Center Association and where she brought up her four ran the Rummage Room there. daughters. Elva loved to walk the She was an enthusiastic and beaches, explore the tide pools, dedicated worker who helped and commune with the sea otters. transform it from a little thrift Elva took her four girls camping shop to the happening place it is in the wild Big Sur redwoods, today. Before the valley had recywhere she had camped with her cling, Elva rode her bike around grandparents and parents when cleaning up the countryside and gathering recyclables to take by she was a little girl herself. Elva held many jobs and the carload to Chelan. She loved
attending the valley’s many arts and cultural events. Elva was a lifelong learner who read constantly and was always adding to her large and varied library. She was a spiritual person who studied world philosophies, comparative religion and cultures, and metaphysics. Together with her “sisters and brothers of the heart,” Elva formed a meditation group that met weekly for fellowship, study and discussion of the members’ wide-ranging interests. Elva was a loving and compassionate person who graced the lives of her family and many friends. Elva was preceded in death by her husband, Ed Dunkin; parents Phyllis Cross and Charles Scott; and her brother Norm Scott. She is survived by her brother Donald O. Scott and his wife Audree; her daughters Ronda Ruffridge (Rob), Julie Wambold (Robbie), Jeri Loper (Ron), and Tina Moore; her granddaughter Karissa Loper; and her five nieces and nephews. Friends wishing to honor Elva might consider a donation in her name to the Lookout Coalition, Jamie’s Place, The Methow Valley Senior Center, or other deserving organizations of your choice. A local celebration of Elva’s life will be announced in the future.
Dora Jean Darling (Liebl) Dora/Mom succumbed to her to Seattle, where she met her first battle with cancer on Tuesday, husband, Norman Keith Darling Sept. 15, 2015. Mom’s life was (March 1942-March 1992). They lived in various divided into four cities in western chapters: Washington: Bal• Mom was born lard, Bothell and in Seattle on Nov. Bremerton. Sum2, 1941, and grew mers and hunting up in the Methow season were spent Valley. “You can in the Methow Valtake the girl out of ley visiting with the valley, but you family and particicannot take the pating in various valley out of the outdoor activities. girl.” Everything Together they had mom did in her life revolved around Dora Jean Darling (Liebl) two children, Bryan (Paula) of Spokane, what she learned and experienced while growing and Kevin (Darcalyn) of Alexanup in the Methow Valley. She dria, Virginia; and two grandchilcooked from scratch, canned dren, Keith and Mikayla. • In 1994, mom married Paul fruits and vegetables, sewed most of her clothes, quilted and James “Jim” Pedersen (October crafted, and always had cook- 1936-July 2010). They lived in ies in the freezer for kids and Woodinville, Wenatchee, and grandkids. Mom is survived by Seattle. Jim had three children: her sister Georgetta (Gary) of Lee, Scott (Erin) of Seattle, and Vancouver, Washington, and her Traci of Lake Stevens, Washington. While married to Jim, mom brother Joseph of Winthrop. • After high school, she moved picked up a new hobby: traveling.
They traveled to Europe, Mexico, and enjoyed a cruise to Alaska. Jim had four grandchildren, who became a part of mom’s family as well. • In 2013, mom moved to Woodburn, Oregon, where she concluded her story. It did not take long for her to find a group of friends and neighbors who rounded out her life. She created a warm and stylish home in which she hosted many dinners and parties. She celebrated every holiday with many handmade decorations, as well as delicious food and drinks. Throughout life, mom had many friends that she touched and who touched her, and even though she grew away from some of them as she moved on to other chapters in her life, all of her friends were never very far from her thoughts. There will be a family graveside service at a later date. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Gentiva Hospice: www. gentivahospicefoundation.org.
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Wednesday, September 23, 2015
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Photo by Bob Spiwak Crews are back at work on the salmon rehabilitation project at the old Fender Mill site.
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The fact that the Cutthroat Classic had to be rescheduled from August to September due to fires didn’t deter about half of the 400 original entrants from returning this past Saturday to complete the 11-mile race, which goes from Rainy Pass up 2,000 feet in elevation to Cutthroat Pass and then down 2,300 feet in elevation to the Cutthroat Trailhead. Upon reaching the end of the knee-slamming race, most runners are relieved to call it a day and head back down to Mazama for some refreshments and music. But not runner Ben Nelson, who ran the race, reached the Cutthroat Trailhead, and then turned around and retraced the route right back to Rainy Pass for a 22-mile day. Either he forgot something back at the start line, or he is building up his knees for a punishing run in his future. About 150 people ended summer with a good laugh on Sunday afternoon, watching Liberty Bell High School graduate Toby Childs and the two other members of his improv group, the Peter Comedy Trio, perform at The Merc Playhouse. All Western Washington University alumni, the three actors met while performing with the campus improv troupe, the Dead Parrots Society. It’s always fun to see what homegrown Methow kids are up to once they’ve flown from the nest, and it’s especially great when they return to share their talents with the community that helped raise them. It was Zen sand garden time at the Winthrop ice rink over the weekend, as a crew of volunteers raked sand and leveled the site in preparation for pouring concrete before the weather gets too cold. True, it was a little more rigorous than your typical desktop sand garden, and the raking was methodical and precise as opposed to meditative and artistic, but the meditation and artistry will come this winter when skaters can swoop and glide to their hearts’ content with a steady supply of ice underfoot. Most of us probably haven’t put much thought into ice lately — we’ve been more interested in rain — but come winter we’ll be glad to have a more reliable ice rink. Volunteers are needed in the next few days to finish up the leveling, lay down plastic and foam layers, and then fasten rebar. Call or text Laurie Ulmer at (509) 341-4416 if you are available to help.
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Elva Scott was my first Twisp pal, my Canyon Street neighbor when I moved to the valley in 1999. She and her husband,
It’s a sunny Monday, and that time of year when driving to the east from Mazama to West Boesel can be hazardous. The sun blasting into the windshield all but obliterates forward vision, even with the shades down. But it will pass, depending on the time of day, in a week or so. The traffic over this weekend may well have exceeded that of Labor Day. There was a lot going on in town and the gorgeous weather brought the out- oftowners here in droves. The White Buck auction certainly provided a goodly Ed Dunkin (she took back her maiden name after Ed’s death), became my fast friends. When I’d call on the phone, Ed called out to Elva, “It’s Sally down-thestreet.” And so I became part of the Twisp community. Elva Scott didn’t wake up from her afternoon nap at Harmony House in Brewster on Sept. 14. She would have been 79 on Sept. 18. I want to believe she is off on another remarkable journey. I wish I had recorded Elva’s story. She shared her tales about her mother, her father and grandparents. Her happiest stories were about her four daughters. I was the East Coast schoolteacher, who had lived a fairly conventional life. Elva seemed the central character in
Photo by Sally Gracie Mary, Nancy and Elva (right) mimic the three wise monkeys.
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Enid Gobat Shaw has lived in the Methow Valley for 99 years. During Enid’s lifetime, women earned the right to vote, jazz joined the great migration north to Chicago, Martin Luther King Jr. marched for civil rights, a man walked on the moon, planet Pluto was discovered, Prohibition introduced the cocktail, polio was eradicated, 17 U.S. presidents took the oath of office, and Alaska and Hawaii became the 49th and 50th stars on our national flag. Born and raised in Pateros, Enid celebrated her 99th birthday last week. When asked about her favorite memories, Enid’s face lights up. “My childhood couldn’t have been better!” Her family lived in a meadow on the upper reaches of Watson Draw. “The place had everything,” she said. “We had a corncrib, you don’t see those anymore. And a workshop for the men. Our barn used to be the first schoolhouse, before they
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built the new one. There were a lot of trees. A creek, the wild horses would come down and drink from the creek. There were so many horses!” Enid and her siblings rode their own horses to school. The horses stayed in the lower part of their converted barn. The haymow was in the second story. “We slept in the hay loft the night our house burned down,” she said. Enid was 3 years old when their house burned, and she clearly remembers the day. “My mother was doing the laundry in the kitchen, when she smelled burning and ran to the front room,” Enid recalled. “We did not have much furniture, so we did not lose a whole lot.” The family slept in the hayloft that night. They lived in the house across the road until her father built a new, smaller house. “At that time there were no trucks in the valley to haul hay, everyone did it by horse and wagon. In the winter, we used sleds,” Enid said. She recounted the winter they slid hay bales across the frozen river to feed the cattle. The family had 50 range cows and 22 milk cows. They made their living by selling the milk and cream. “Times change,” Enid said, “now they raise other types of cattle, just for the meat, not the cream.” The family got its first car when Enid was a sophomore in high school. She clearly remembers nearly every detail about the car. When asked if she drove their new car, Enid laughed and slapped her thigh, “Oh no! I did not drive until after my children were grown!” The town of Pateros changed dramatically in her teen years. “There was too much grain. So the government paid
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share of people; the re-scheduled Cutthroat run had the Mazama parking lot and beyond plumb full of cars; and two school buses were headed toward Winthrop as we drove toward Mazama. I think they were empty. All week, and several weeks prior to that, the Mazama Store was inundated by rock climbers. They were part of a group that were in training to become guides, along with some who were just there for the climbing. What was unusual was that they began to appear from several directions even before the store opened at 7 a.m., when Rudy Peterson turns the sign to “open.” There was a small fire at the Yellow Jacket area off Goat Creek Road near the snow park. We’re told it only involved a couple of acres and was quickly quashed by a pair of water-dropping helicopters. With the river as far down as it is, the question arose of where there was adequate water to dip from. We were told by a local resident that it came from near the Lost River bridge. Special thanks to Don and Dana Davidson for helping extricate our car last week. I pulled off the highway at the
boat put in/take out near the Methodist church and immediately bogged down into very loose sand and gravel. With their help shoveling and pushing, we got out. That surface has for many years been solid, but sure isn’t now. If you are going to turn off, stay on the paved area next to the river. We did a survey of the salmon rehab project being conducted by the Yakama Nation at the old Fender Mill site. The endeavor had been shut down because of fire danger for almost two weeks because of the danger of sparks, not only from the motorized equipment, but more so from sparks emitted during the digging. The job re-commenced last week, and there is now a continuous wide ditch from about where part of the old mill once stood, which runs approximately due east and then curves southward to meet another ditch that leads to the river. In short, it appears the culvert-like pipes will soon be placed, 40-foot logs will be at the sides, and where open areas are planned for spawning there are already tree root systems lying in the ditch. These are to create a natural habitat in which the salmon prefer to make love.
an Oprah novel; her childhood seemed romantic, the stuff of popular memoirs. I told Elva all my secrets, my story. Those childhood days were gone for both of us, and for Elva, her continuing intellectual and spiritual goal was a search for the answers to life’s big questions. I wasn’t there yet, but I was drawn to Elva’s calm and her ability to live in the moment. (When we all get together to remember Elva, other friends will share stories about Elva’s spiritual life.) I was, as I said, Elva’s pal, and we shared a fondness for more mundane things. We didn’t miss one of Jane Orme’s students’ melodramas at the elementary school. Sometimes I threatened Elva that I would move to another seat if she couldn’t put a lid on her laughter. We shared books. Elva read both literary and popular fiction, but her bookshelves were filled with self-help, spiritual and metaphysical titles. Elva loved to go to the school Christmas concerts in the gym at the high school, always telling me how, during her mother’s last years, she had taken her to those concerts. We went to TOPS meetings and misbehaved, socializing until Marian Court rang her bell to calm us down. We went to plays at The Merc Playhouse and attended Thanksgiving dinner at the Methow Valley United Methodist Church. Elva was great company. Until 2015, Elva came here to my house for Christmas brunch with my kids. She was the friend I asked to drive me to Wenatchee the night before my early
morning neck surgery. She was a dear friend to me. Five years ago, Elva and I went to Spokane to see the live performance of “A Prairie Home Companion” with Garrison Keillor. That was the first time that I saw my good friend confused and anxious. She suffered several periods of illness, including a recurrence of shingles, before she was ultimately diagnosed with Alzheimer’s. Those of us who love Elva watched her lose her abilities to care for herself. At Jamie’s Place, she and I were still able to communicate, and she shared stories — some that I had heard before, some new. We even went to Omak to see a movie together a couple of months ago. A friend said that I have been losing Elva for years. That’s true, but death makes the loss final. Elva was a dear friend to me. My heart goes out to Ronda Moore and Rob Ruffridge of Twisp and to Elva’s other three daughters, her granddaughter and her brother and sister-inlaw. Read the book and join your friends at the Twisp library for a discussion of The Mockingbird Next Door by Marja Mills. Copies are available at the library. The book is the 2015 selection for Columbia River Reads, sponsored by North Central Regional Library. The program is on Oct. 1 at 6 p.m. Bring along your copies of To Kill a Mockingbird and Go Set a Watchman to share your ideas about those books as well.
Photo by Joanna Bastian Enid Gobat Shaw turned 99 last week. She and her dog, Lady, live in Carlton.
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Seattle, before settling down on Lower Beaver Creek. Dick worked at the McFarland Creek sawmill. Enid raised their five children: Marshal, Lynn, Jim, Warren, and Wendy. Today Enid lives with her dog, Lady, in a quiet corner of Carlton, near her family. Happy Birthday, Enid! Lower Valley: Joanna Bastian, (509) 341-4617 or MethowJoanna@gmail.com