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You know how when you buy a new car, you suddenly begin to see that same car everywhere? This is how I felt when I first thought about doing an issue dedicated to families with special needs children. I first felt a nudge from the Lord last Fall. I don’t think I knew anyone at the time that was affected by special needs. Not anyone that played a significant role in my life anyway. But as I felt that nudge, these families began popping up everywhere. God quickly went to work and I suddenly felt like the outcast to all these new people I was coming in contact with. It started with a mom in my bible study that had a special needs daughter. I would get to hear her worries and concerns, her prayer requests, her frustration, her love for her children, her joy as she celebrated victories with her daughter. I was in complete awe of her life as a mama and how complicated it can be. After I got to know this mom a bit, more people started trickling in. A speaker at a conference I went to, a photographer doing a fundraiser for Autism, Episodes of Parenthood and Grey’s Anatomy that were significant, a random woman I had never met seeked me out to talk to me about the private practice she was starting for special needs children (and also that she was nominating me for Wenatchee World’s 30 under 35.... even more random!). A speaker at our MOPS group, a mom I met on Facebook and ended up going to Kentucky with for four days. A speaker at the conference we attended while in Kentucky. Then, when leaving Kentucky, I missed my flight and ended up having a two hour conversation with a woman who had recently lost a child with special needs. I began to wonder how many times I have encountered amazing moms like these women before my eyes were opened. And let me tell you-- putting this issue together has really opened my eyes. The perspective I have gained from researching for this issue has been incredible. The stories I have been so grateful to hear. The people I have met. Amazing people! I hope that this issue brings you some new perspective and opens your eyes as well. God has had his hand all over this issue! I hope you feel moved to either volunteer somewhere that benefits special needs children, or maybe have a conversation with a parent you may know now, but may be avoiding the topic. Or maybe you will gain empathy and will gain wisdom on how to build these parents and kids up and encourage them. That, my friends, would be an incredible gift during this Holiday season. God Bless you.
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Special Needs Resources
10 Ways to Encourage a Special Needs Mom (when you aren’t one)
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7 Things You Don’t Know About A Special Needs Parent About 6 million kids in America receive special education, according to the U.S. Department of Education. One out of every 10 children under the age of 14 has some type of special need, which includes any physical, cognitive, or medical disability, or chronic or life-threatening illness.
My 3-year-old son Jacob is one of them.
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e has a disorder of the 18th Chromosome. The 18th Chromosome has various named disorders, including Ring 18 and the more well-known Trisomy 18 (which affects Rick Santorum’s daughter, Bella). My son has the more rare 18q-. Only 1 in 40,000 Americans have Chromosome 18q-, which means that less than 7,800 Americans are affected by this disorder.
Because of this disorder, Jacob has had serious medical and developmental issues. He has had heart surgery, kidney tract surgery, bronchoscopies and endoscopies, slept with an oxygen tube, and has had dozens of medical tests and sees numerous specialists. We’ve been in and out of hospitals and doctors’ offices since he was three months old. He also has severe developmental delays and receives speech therapy, occupational therapy, physical therapy and behavioral therapy. Raising a child with any disorder, condition or special need, is both a blessing and a challenge. A challenge for the obvious reasons, and a blessing because you don’t know the depths of victory and joy until you see your child overcoming some of those challenges (sometimes while smiling like a goofy bear). Chances are that you know a special needs parent, or you may be one yourself. As a special needs parent, I often don’t share my feelings on this aspect of my life, even with my closest friends, so I decided to compile a list here with the goal of building understanding (I was largely inspired by this beautiful post, authored by another parent to a child with a chromosomal disorder). I don’t claim to speak for every special needs parent out there, but from the ones I know, some of these are pretty universal. Parenting is already an exhausting endeavor. But parenting a special needs child takes things to another level of fatigue. Even if I’ve gotten a good night’s sleep, or have had some time off, there is a level of emotional and physical tiredness that is always there, that simply comes from the weight of tending to those needs. Hospital and doctors’ visits are not just a few times a year, they may be a few times a month. Therapies may be daily. Paperwork and bills stack up, spare time is spent researching new treatments, positioning him to sit a certain way, advocating for him in the medical and educational system. This is not to mention the emotional toll of raising a special needs child, since the peaks and valleys seem so much more extreme for us. I am always appreciative of any amount of grace or help from friends to make my life easier, no matter how small, from arranging plans around my schedule and location, to watching my son while I am eating.
1. I am Tired
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“Raising a child with any disorder, condition or special need, is both a blessing and a challenge. A challenge for the obvious reasons, and a blessing because you don’t know the depths of victory and joy until you see your child overcoming some of those challenges (sometimes while smiling like a goofy bear).”
It’s a hard one for me to come out and say, but it’s true. When I see a 1-year-old baby do what my son can’t at 4 years-old (like walk), I feel a pang of jealousy. It hurts when I see my son struggling so hard to learn to do something that comes naturally to a typical kid, like chewing or pointing. It can be hard to hear about the accomplishments of my friend’s kids. Sometimes, I just mourn inside for Jacob, “It’s not fair.” Weirdly enough, I can even feel jealous of other special needs kids who seem to have an easier time than Jacob, or who have certain disorders like Downs, or autism, which are more mainstream and understood by the public, and seem to offer more support and resources than Jacob’s rare condition. It sounds petty, and it doesn’t diminish all my joy and pride in my son’s accomplishments. But often it’s very hard for me to be around typical kids with him. Which leads me to the next point...
2. I Am Jealous
It’s lonely parenting a special needs child. I can feel like an outsider around moms of typical kids. While I want to be happy for them, I feel terrible hearing them brag about how their 2-year-old has 100 words, or already knows their ABCs (or hey, even poops in the potty). Good for them, but it’s so not what my world looks like (check out Shut Up About Your Perfect Kid). It’s been a sanity saver to connect with other special needs moms, with whom it’s not uncomfortable or shocking to swap stories about medications, feeding tubes, communication devices and therapies. Even within this community, though, there is such variation in how every child is affected. Only I understand Jacob’s unique makeup and challenges. With this honor of caring for him comes the solitude of the role. I often feel really lonely in raising him.
3. I Feel Alone
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I worry that I’m not doing enough. What if I missed a treatment or a diagnosis and that window of optimal time to treat it has passed? I worry about Jacob’s future, whether he will ever drive a car, or get married, or live independently. I am scared thinking of the hurts he will experience being “different” in what’s often a harsh world (not to mention that I fear for the physical safety of the person who inflicts any hurt upon my son). I am scared about finances. Finally, I fear what will happen to Jacob if anything were to happen to me. In spite of this, my fears have subsided greatly over the years because of my faith, and because of exposure to other kids, teenagers, and adults affected with Jacob’s disorder. When I met some of these amazing people at a conference last year, the sadness and despair that I was projecting onto Jacob’s future life (because it was so unknown) melted away when I saw the love and thriving that was a reality in their lives. The fear of emotional pain (for both me and Jacob) is probably the one that remains the most.
4. I Am Scared
“retarded,” “short bus,” “as long as it’s healthy... “ I know people usually don’t mean to be rude by these comments, and I probably made them myself before Jacob. But now whenever I hear them, I feel a pang of hurt. Please stop saying these things. It’s disrespectful and hurtful to those who love and raise the kids you’re mocking (not to mention the kids themselves). As for the last comment, “as long as it’s healthy,” I hear a lot of pregnant women say this. Don’t get me wrong, I understand and share their wishes for healthy babies in every birth, but it’s become such a thoughtless mantra during pregnancy that it can feel like a wish against what my son is. “And what if it’s not healthy?” I want to ask. (My response: you will be OK. You and your child will still have a great, great life.)
5. I Wish You Would Stop Saying...
I have been challenged and pushed beyond my limits in raising my son. I’ve grown tremendously as a person, and developed a soft heart and empathy for others in a way I never would have without him. But I’m just like the next mom in some ways. Sometimes I get cranky, my son irritates me, and sometimes I just want to flee to the spa or go shopping (and, um, I often do). I still have dreams and aspirations of my own. I travel, dance, am working on a novel, love good food, talk about dating. I watch Mad Men, and like a good cashmere sweater. Sometimes it’s nice to escape and talk about all these other things. And if it seems that the rest of my life is all I talk about sometimes, it’s because it can be hard to talk about my son. Which leads me to the final point...
6. I Am Human
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My son is the most aweinspiring thing to happen to my life. Some days I want to shout from the top of the Empire State Building how funny and cute he is, or how he accomplished something in school (he was recently voted class president!). Sometimes, when I’m having a rough day, or have been made aware of yet another health or developmental issue, I might not say much. I don’t often share with others, even close friends and family, the depths of what I go through when it comes to Jacob. But it doesn’t mean that I don’t want to learn how to share our life with others. One thing I always appreciate is whenever people ask me a more specific question about my son, like “How did Jacob like the zoo?” or “How’s Jacob’s sign language coming along?” rather than a more generalized “How’s Jacob?” which can make me feel so overwhelmed that I usually just respond, “Good.” Starting with the small things gives me a chance to start sharing. And if I’m not sharing, don’t think that there isn’t a lot going on underneath, or that I don’t want to.
7. I want to talk about my son/It’s hard to talk about my son
“I may have it tough, but in many ways, I feel really blessed.”
Raising a special needs child has changed my life. I was raised in a family that valued performance and perfection above all else, and unconsciously I’d come to judge myself and others through this lens. Nothing breaks this lens more than having a sweet, innocent child who is born with impairments that make ordinary living and ordinary “performance” difficult or even impossible. It has helped me understand that true love is meeting someone (child or adult, special needs or not) exactly where he or she is -- no matter how they stack up against what “should be.” Raising a special needs child shatters all the “should bes” that we idolize and build our lives around, and puts something else at the core: love and understanding. So maybe that leads me to the last thing you don’t know about a special needs parent... I may have it tough, but in many ways I feel really blessed. Reprinted with permission from the Huffington Post on March 9, 2012
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Special Needs Resources
Resources
Use this resource guide as a
starting point for all special needs families in our Valley
By: Janelle Bersch MSW Early Childhood Coordinator North Central Educational Services District When your child is developing differently than other children or he or she has special needs, it can be difficult to find the support your family may need. State agencies, local agencies, medical insurance – all of these systems can be confusing and challenging to find what you are looking for! Parents know their child better than anyone else and advocating for your child’s needs is a necessary skill. A good starting place is your child’s primary care physician. They can connect you with many community resources. Here are some resources for children with developmental concerns.
Private Therapy Providers
Early Intervention –
Refer to the resource list below if you need more information. This is not an exhaustive list of the resources in our community, but a good starting point! Children’s brains develop at a rapid rate during their first years. Please do not give up – there are several options and professionals to assist you!
Services to children Birth-36 months of age Anyone can refer to early intervention if they have a concern in their child’s development. Early Intervention looks at a child’s speech and language development, motor development, self-help skills, social emotional skills, and cognitive skills. Every child is assigned a Family Resources Coordinator or FRC to guide the family through the early intervention process. A child is eligible for services if they have a 25% delay in any of the areas mentioned above or if they have a diagnosis with a high probability of developmental delay (for example a diagnosis such as Down syndrome). If the child is eligible for services the FRC develops an Individual Family Service Plan or IFSP. Early Intervention provides services to eligible children and families in a variety of settings – in their homes, in child care, in preschool or school programs, and in their communities. Please go to www.del.wa.gov/esit for more information about this state program.
School District Special Education Services – For Children ages 3-21
Children with concerns in their development that impact their education can be referred to their school district’s special education office for a screening or a “Focus of Concern.” Children with disabilities who are determined eligible for special education and related services are entitled to a Free Appropriate Public Education (FAPE). Services are provided to eligible students according to an Individualized Education Program (IEP) in preschools, elementary, and secondary schools, or other appropriate settings. Contact your district’s special education office or your child’s teacher if you have concerns!
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Private therapy is an option for some families. This service is typically funded through private insurance or state Medicaid. Private therapists may include occupatio occupational therapy which addresses fine motor, adaptive and sensory development, physical therapy which addresses gross motor development and/or speech therapy which addresses the speech and language needs of a child both expressive (what the child is saying), receptive (what the child understands) and the quality of language.
Resource List
Chelan Douglas Early Intervention – For all children residing in Chelan and Douglas County b-36 months of age, (509)664-3781 Grant County Early Intervention – (509)765-5809 Okanogan County Early Intervention – (509)826-5094
School Districts
Wenatchee School District Special Education – (509)663-7117 Eastmont School District Special Education – (509)884-8333 Cascade School District Special Education – (509)548-4004 Cashmere School District Special Education – (509)782-2710
Therapy Providers -
Insurance and State Medicaid plans are accepted at most provider locations. Check with the specific provider for more information *Able Kids Occupational Therapy – (509)393-0097 *Achieve Center – Speech and Physical Therapy – (509)888-2505 CanDoKids Occupational Therapy – (509)886-8033 Central Washington Hospital Rehab Services – (509)665-6156
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*Children’s Talk Shoppe Speech Therapy – (509)670-3838 *Helping Hands Occupational Therapy – (509)670-8752 *Helping Hands Speech Therapy- (509)670-8423 *Lake Chelan Community Hospital Therapy – (509)682-8523 Ohana Occupational Therapy – (509)888-7435 Alatheia Riding Center – (509)630-8710 (* indicates therapists that are contracted Chelan and Douglas County b-3 early intervention providers) Chelan/Douglas Health District Children with Special Health Care Needs (CSHCN) – This program helps families with resources and linkages to community services including family support, care coordination, and health information. Cari Hammond and Lupita Espinosa (509)886-6423 fax (509)886-6449
Funding and Support for Children with Disabilities
Developmental Disabilities Administration – (509) 665-5354 County Developmental Disabilities – (509)888-2377 Supplemental Security Income1-800-772-1213 or ssa.gov
Parent Support/Information
Wenatchee Special Needs Parent Group – 3rd Tuesday of every month – please email WenatcheeSNPG@gmail.com Autism Support Group – (509)679-2171 – supporting families with children with Autism. Meets the 2nd Thursday of each month at the Achieve Center. 7pm and free childcare is offered Cashmere Parent Support - 2nd Thursday of each month at Vale Elementary library in Cashmere from 7pm - 8:30pm Parent Help 123– www.parenthelp123.org –info about health & developmental services throughout the state of Washington Family Health Hotline – 1-800-322-2588 – free developmental screenings and information about medical resources Washington State Sensory Disabilities Services – Info & resources for parents of children who are blind/visually impaired, hearing impaired or have multiple impairments. www.wsdsonline.org
Mental Health Services –
To address concerns with children’s behavior or for parenting assistance Children’s Home Society – (509) 663-0034 Catholic Family and Child Services – (509) 662-6761 Columbia Valley Children’s Behavioral Health Services – 662-4296
This Parent Support Group is a brand new group in Wenatchee and began in September of this year. There is currently a support group for parents with children on the autism spectrum, and a support group that meets in Cashmere (please look to the left of this page to find out specifics), but Wenatchee was lacking a support groups for parents with children who have diverse diagnoses. “Our children are all very unique, our journeys are all different, but we find common ground in our joys and challenges”, as Beth, the facilitator, states beautifully. A support group did exist in the past in Wenatchee, but it has been some time since then. A current need for a group was seen and thus, the birth of the group began. The purpose of the group is to build community for parents, guardians, caregivers, and relatives of children with special needs in the Wenatchee area. Also, to provide a place to experience support, encouragement, be listened to, and to share resources, knowledge, and ask questions. The agenda of each meeting is simple - new attendees share briefly about their child, offering as much or little information as they choose, then each parent gives a brief update on their child and situation since the last meeting in a round table format, then the second hour we either discuss a predetermined topic of interest or we host a guest speaker who shares about his or her expertise and allows time for questions and comments. We will have guest speakers about every other month. This month, a local occupational therapist will be sharing information on topics that parents have expressed interest in knowing more. The group is also open to Spanish speakers. An interpreter is available, if needed. The group meets the third Tuesday of each month during the school year, at Washington Elementary Library, from 6:00pm-8:00pm. There is no childcare provided and the group is open to parents, caregivers, and anyone in need of support related to children with special needs. In addition, a Facebook group called “Wenatchee Special Needs Parent Group” has also been started in order to communicate information about meetings and offer a forum outside of the meetings to ask questions and share resources. Currently, there are 38 members, and an average of 10 people who attend the meetings. If you are interested in joining the Facebook group, please feel free to look them up and request to be added. If you want more information on the support group, please email WenatcheeSNPG@gmail.com
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Friendship
ways to Encourage a Special Needs Mom (when you aren’t one) By Aprille
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t was the summer of 2010 and I and my two best online friends, Kathryn and Sara were expecting our little boys. We had met on Christian Military Wives and were all due within a 2 month time-span. We shared pregnancy photos and excitement at the birth of our precious boys. We had a lot in common – our boys, difficult birth experiences, and trouble breastfeeding. But, in time, it became apparent that God had different paths for us to walk. As our boys now approach their 4th birthdays, we still have a lot in common. But now Kathryn and Sara spend their
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days taking their boys (who have both been diagnosed with autism spectrum disorders) to special therapies so that they can learn to talk and eat–while I take my son to play dates, listen to him sing his ABCs, and watch him wolf down food like it’s nothing. Over the last few years we have all struggled with this thing called motherhood, but Kathryn and Sara have also had to adjust to the life of a “special needs mom.” As their friend, it’s been hard to know how to help. What to say, what not to say. How to encourage them. How to embrace the gift that God has given me
and rejoice in my healthy, neuro-typical son while not undermining the struggles that they go through on a daily basis. I know I haven’t been a perfect friend. And I’ve probably made a lot of mistakes. But they are gracious and our friendships have endured even the worst of my blunders. This is a compilation of advice that I’ve received from them, others, and some things I’ve learned the hard way. While some of it is autism/sensory processing disorder specific (because that is what I have been exposed to the most), I hope that this will encourage women who know special needs moms of all varieties.
Express That You Care That you care about her as a person, as a fellow mom who is just like you. That you care about her child and the special needs that her child has. Ask her regularly how she is doing, and in a way that she knows that you really mean it. Listen and let her know that it’s okay for her to vent, even if you don’t fully understand what she is going through.
Don’t Forget That She’s a Mom and a Woman – Just Like You Are. While she may sound like she’s speaking an alien language sometimes and spend her days running between doctors offices and therapy appointments, she still has the whole struggle of normal motherhood going on – the diapers, the laundry, the grocery shopping, the taking care of her husband. Treat her like a normal mom, not some freak of nature.
Include Her AND Her Special Needs Child. Invite them to playdates and birthday parties. Take her out for coffee and invite her to your girls’ outings. Sit with them at church. I know it may be awkward. You might not know what to do or say. Your children may not know how to act around her child. (And her child may not know how to act around yours.) You may have to sit down with your children and talk to them about her child’s special needs. Warn them about potential behaviors that they might expect or might consider to be mean. (Children with autism or sensory disorders may hit or push because they are seeking stimulation, not because they are being mean.)
Learn Her Language.
they will be much more understanding of your mistakes than if you had kept your distance.
She might speak in acronyms like IEP, ABA, ASD, and SPD. Ask her what they mean – or Google them (like I just had to do with ABA because I forgot what it meant…)
Ask Her Questions. You will probably never fully understand her life, but at least try to show an interest in what she goes through on a daily basis. Try to understand her child’s diagnosis or special need, and what it means for their lifestyle. You may ask a dumb question, but, again, trying to understand and floundering a little will probably mean more to her than if you had pretended that there were no special needs or kept your distance.
Keep Advice to Yourself.
You don’t have to be a special needs mom to learn about special needs.
This is probably where people make some of the most hurtful comments to a special-needs mom. By offering unwarranted and sometimes uneducated or simply irrelevant advice. Most of these moms have spent HOURS if not days of their life researching their child’s diagnosis and treatment options. So the chances of you coming up with some new thing they have never heard of and that actually might work for their child is pretty slim. (I know…I know…your pastor’s wife’s cousin’s son has autism and is on a gluten free diet and it’s working for him. But that’s him, not your friends son. She’s probably aware of that option, has looked into it, has talked it over with her doctors, and decided to take another route. Now if you bring it up, she feels like she has to explain away why it’s not something she is doing and may feel badly when you don’t understand.)
It might be stressful. You and your children will probably make “mistakes” when interacting with her special-needs child. But you will never learn how to act around them unless you try. And I promise you, that taking the time to do so will mean so much to them that
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have a melt-down at Chick Fil A) may be similar to what you have gone through with your child, it is one thing in a whole lineup of difficulties that go along with having a special-needs child. Therefore, it is not the same.
Trust that she is the best mom for her special needs child that she can be and has her child’s best interests in mind – and she just might know a thing or two more about her child than you do.
Refuse to compare your child’s development to hers.
or started walking – and your child did it 10 months ago – keep. your. mouth. shut. and simply rejoice with her. These things were huge deals for you when they happened, but they are even bigger deals to moms of a special needs child! Their child has overcome huge obstacles to get to that point that your child never had to overcome.
When she announces that her child finally said a sentence, or went potty,
Don’t invalidate or downplay her hardship by saying “oh, my child does that too.” Maybe your child does throw a fit at dinner or hate to put on shoes or wear bandaids. Kathryn says this about the subject: “…most of the time anything that might be normal for someone is else is far far worse for an autistic child. When people say stuff like that I guess I feel like they don’t think my child is autistic or that my claims are valid.” Remember that while her frustration of the day (whether it’s giving her specialneeds child a haircut or watching him
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What I want other Moms of typical kids to know, more than anything, is this: that yes, it is HARD, hard hard, when your kid is different, and to pretend it is not hard is a lie. But, at the same time, that we WANT to be included, involved, accepted, and to make life as normal as possible for our children, even if we’re not sure ourselves how the day is going to go!”
~Sarah Fleming .
Simply “Rejoice with them that do rejoice, and weep with them that weep.” Offer tangible help. Offer to babysit and ask the questions or get the education needed to know how to babysit her child. (Sara has trouble finding a sitter because most people don’t know how to use a feeding tube and won’t take the time to learn.) Offer to take her a meal. Come over and help her clean or catch up on laundry. Pick her up some groceries.
This sort of help is hard if you are separated from your friend by a distance. Consider sending your long-distance special needs mom friend a care package with her favorite candy, a good book, maybe a cute outfit for her special-needs child, gift cards, or money. Often families of a special needs child are under a huge financial strain as they try to provide the best care and therapies for their child that they can. They don’t have a lot left over for extras like Starbucks, eating out, or new clothes.
Pray for her and her child. Pray for healing for her child or improvement in her child’s functions and behavior. Pray that God would bring friends into her life who understand her life so that she wouldn’t be lonely. Pray for her marriage as it is probably going through far more strain that you could ever know. Pray for her to have strength and grace to get through each long, exhausting, difficult day.
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Horse P ower Physical therapy. Occupational therapy. Speech therapy. Behavioral therapy. Psychological therapy.
by Nikki Cox
Some of these, sometimes all of these, are on the calendar regularly for people with special needs. In addition to these more commonly used therapies, there are also all kinds of branches and different takes on therapy to accommodate to each individual and what works best for them. Did you know there was even such a thing as Lego Therapy? Me neither. I have never been an “animal lover”. I love animals, but only from afar. I have especially never been too fond of horses. From afar, yes. They are beautiful and the idea of horses is always nice. But I am not a lover of flies and in my experience, where there are horses, there are flies. Lots of flies. But somehow, horses have always found a way to be in my life. From a distance, of course. My best friend growing up had horses. Another good friend was obsessed with the young adult book series, “The Saddle Club”. And I am always drawn to movies about horses; my favorite being ‘Dreamer’. My brother married into a horse loving family and now owns some crazy number of horses (really, it’s crazy… it’s somewhere in the teens!). My sister-in-law trains horses and gives riding lessons. I have always had neighbors with horses. I think the first full sentence my almost two year old learned was “Are the horses out today?” Every time we turn onto our street, my girls ask this. And every time we are getting close to arrival at Grandma’s house, my girls squeal with delight because they see the horses in the neighboring pasture and this means they are closer to Grandma. I have only ridden a horse twice in my life. And I have fallen off of a horse twice in my life. And half of those times, I fell right into a large lump of horse poo. You can imagine my delight… But, yet again, I can’t keep from loving them. When I had heard there was an equestrian therapy center opening in Wenatchee, I think I may have cried. Even though I may not be a horse expert, I did know about the Horse Power. And the thought that someone else knew about that power and wanted so desperately to share it just brings me to tears. Every time I would read about, watch, or listen to experiences, I knew the power that horses have. It is an indescribable sense of calmness. It amazes me how
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a horse can take someone during his or her worst day and turn it around in an instant. It’s like they hit the ‘restart’ button in these riders and they are able to think nothing negative while on that horse. While riding alone can be therapeutic, what hippotherapy has taught us is that when coupled with other types of therapy, the result can be astronomical! The benefits of hippotherapy include the following: •relaxing tight muscles •increasing balance •building muscle strength •sharpening hand/eye coordination •gaining a sense of body-awareness •gaining a sense of self-control •gaining a sense of self-confidence •improving communication •improving concentration •improving socialization •improving patience •improving fine motor coordination •improving sensory integration
Alatheia relies heavily on their volunteers as it takes up to four volunteers for each rider. If you are interested in volunteering with Alatheia, I promise you won’t regret it! For more information on how to get involved, please contact Nancy at 630-8710 or through their Facebook page or website, www.alatheiaridingcenter.com
When you take advantage of all of these benefits and work with the rider on these skills while they are riding, you can see dramatic results. Stephen Voorhies, a doctor that oversees care for one of Alatheia’s riders, said “What I saw was one of the most remarkable things I’ve seen in over 35 years in practice”. Alatheia Riding Center has been providing equine-based therapy since 2011 and serves riders of all ages, from 3 to 74. They provide service to clients that have the following: •Cerebral Palsy •Down Syndrome •Speech Impaired •Vision Impaired •Spina Bifida •Brain Injury •Mitochondrial Disease •Rett Syndrome •Eating disorders •Developmental Delay •Autism Spectrum •Sensory Issues •Multiple Sclerosis Nancy Gretta, founder of Alatheia, loves what she does. Her love of horses, coupled with her love of children, inspired her to start this non-profit business. As she says, “You cannot come and watch these peoples’ experiences on horses and not be profoundly moved by what you see.”
I have seen and I have been moved.
To learn more about the equine-based therapy that Alatheia offers, please visit their website at www.alatheiaridingcenter. com where you can read all about them and watch several videos as well to hear just a few of their stories. November/December 2014
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CRPS
CRPS: The Silent Killer with No Cure by TJ Franklin Sidebar written by Emily Brault
Do you or your child play sports or are you very active? If you answered yes you will want to listen up. CRPS (Complex Regional Pain Syndrome) is a very painful, life changing disease that can stem from an injury or from compound pressure such as gymnastics. Imagine the pain you feel when you have an injury and now imagine that pain never going away. Your injury heals but your nervous system is still telling your brain you are hurt. Your body continues to try and protect itself, which causes swelling, color changes, burning and freezing feeling in the affected limb as if having frostbite.
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I struggled with my weight. At my heaviest I was 200 pounds, right after my second child. After our fourth child I was at 175 pounds. Two years ago I made a commitment to be healthy and fit. What started out to be a far fetched goal ended up turning into so much more. Working out became FUN. My husband and I joined a gym and this became our quality time together and not much later the whole family would join in on some of the fun. We later competed in a Warrior Dash and the Bavarian Battle with plans of many more runs for next summer. I joined a running group and went from a slow mile to six miles! I started to train for a 10k and had 3
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TJ Franklin, on the right, and Emily Brault, left, have both been recently diagnosed with CRPS and they just so happen to be neighbors!
My name is Emily Brault. I am 12 years old and this is my CRPS story: It all started May 1st of this year. I woke up and my left foot was swollen, it hurt to walk and it felt weird. The night before I had done track and gymnastics, and my foot didn’t hurt then. I just thought that there were huge calluses on my foot, but there were none. So I went to my parents, who both had the same reaction: “We should take her in.” I hate going to doctors appointments, but I was going to have to learn to like them. I couldn’t walk, so my dad was my ride to the car and the walk-in clinic. The doctor we saw there told us to go home and watch it to see if it got worse or turned purple. Luckily my neighbor had crutches for me to borrow so I went to school like any other person my age would do, except I got to leave my classes early and I chose a friend to carry my things and leave early with me. Everyone was saying how lucky I was, but I didn’t think so. Off to the doctors office I went. After school, my foot wasn’t purple but it was ice cold. My mom got me into the pediatrician who then took us over to orthopaedics to get and x-ray. They found no obvious fracture. He then performed tests to see if there was a really small fracture, but there wasn’t, so he referred us to a rheumatologist. The next day, we saw a rheumatologist, and he sent me to get a blood test. One thing I hate more than doctors appointments is
other races planned. I was doing a lot of hiking and had plans for future all day hikes that would push my limits. I found a passion in boxing. I was looking at going back to college to become a personal trainer and a boxing coach. My future seemed to be coming together. However, one year ago I had an accident smashing my foot and it changed my life forever. I got in to see a foot doctor right away with my foot turning purple and cold. The x-rays showed I had a lisfranc fracture, 2 metatarsal fractures a sprained ankle and diagnosed with CRPS type 1. I was given a boot and a referral to see a Physical Therapist. I was also given Gabapentin meds at this time to help with sleep and pain. Soon after, I took myself off this medication and later other meds as well because they had a terrible side effect. Not that I would have gone through with it, but suicide was always on my mind. This was not only affecting me but my whole family as well. The fact was, the house was falling apart, the kids were always needing me for something I was no longer able to do, my husband was having to take on so much more than he already does and it was all killing me. I did not want this to bring them down too. This disease is ranked the highest on the McGill pain index. That is higher than natural childbirth (which I have been through 3 times) and cancer. It is so very sad how many do take their own lives because of this disease.
blood tests and shots, so this was a horrible day for me. Luckily there was nothing wrong with my blood, no viruses or anything. The rheumatologist set up an appointment for me to get an MRI; I was nervous and didn’t know what to expect so my parents explained and comforted me and came with me to my first (and hopefully last) MRI. The MRI didn’t show anything wrong with my foot or ankle either. I had done just about every test possible except one, a bone scan. Sure enough, this last test is what it took for the doctor to make a diagnose. After two weeks of being in and out of doctors appointments, I was diagnosed with Complex Regional Pain Syndrome, CRPS. He told us that I needed to walk on my foot right away. So I used the crutches but I walked mostly. I started physical therapy right away and I also started going to a psychologist for pain management. The reason psychology is helpful is because CRPS is a syndrome where your brain misinterprets how much pain you have. By the end of June, my foot was all better but my knee was now hurting and we discovered that the nerve disorder can move all around your body. I also have the CRPS in my right thumb. All these doctors helped with so much and they are a big part of my chronic pain syndrome. I am also thankful to the doctors at Children’s Hospital in Seattle. Even though I really wish I could forget that I have this nerve disorder, unfortunately I never will, as there is no cure and it will just be a matter of trying to manage this pain for the rest of my life.
My CRPS has traveled from my left foot to my right hand and to my ears. CRPS can also start to attack your bones and your inner organs. I have already shrunk 2 inches in height. I continue to do a number of therapies each week to help keep the CRPS from progressing. This past year I am so very thankful for my faith and my family. Living with a chronic pain condition, there is no choice, you have to put yourself in front of the pain in order to live.
Millions live with disease yet doctors are not being informed. This has been around since the civil war! November is awareness month and there is a Color
The World Orange Awareness hike up Saddle Rock Nov. 2nd at 1pm.
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Art Is... For Kids! by Marlene Farrell photos by Dzhan Wiley
Leavenworth is like other small towns. For kids needing something to do afterschool, there is soccer, volleyball, football. That is all well and good, but what about the child that longs to create something from her imagination? In this, Leavenworth has an advantage. Perhaps due to the awe-inspiring mountains, Leavenworth is a hub for professional artists. Now Icicle Arts, the nonprofit organization, which is in the process of rebranding itself Artis, is tapping into that well of artistic knowledge for its Art Academy. The Academy allows families to plug into art classes that fit their children’s schedules and interests. Students take a one-month, once-a-week class that focuses on a certain technique, such as mosaic, animation, or photography. Students learn from the best—professional artists who excel in that medium, but who also have a teaching background. The September class was a showcase of children creating, innovating, and interpreting—skills we expect children to acquire but they rarely get to practice within structured learning settings. The theme was banner making with Patti Erikson. Patti came up with the idea because she loves to paint murals. She wanted kids to have a chance to do something on a large-scale. The banner, to
be hung in their bedrooms or elsewhere, could serve as a message for themselves or for their family and friends. Patti said, “I want them to explore art in their own way. It’s supposed to be fun.” Each child had a long strip of canvas to cover with wide swaths of paint or fine detail. After painting they added glitter glue, feathers, beads, and stickers. First grader Macy grabbed some feathers, but rather than glue them to her banner, she started dipping their tips in paint and adding splatter and wispy line details near her words, “Dogs Rock!” All of the 5 to 8 year-olds in the class were matter-of-fact about why they drew what they did. The top of 7 year-old Olivia’s banner had an elaborate pattern, which, under scrutiny, was of upside-down cats. She shrugged off my amazement. The upside-down effect was clearly intentional and to be expected. These kids were immersed in their art and didn’t notice the side benefits. They were taking risks, being innovative with feather brushes. They were defying convention with upside-down cats. They contemplated choices in each step of the creative process, learning what they liked and gaining confidence in their decisions. They were learning to interpret visual information in more ways than one. Seven year-old Cyrus began his banner with a multi-colored face and lots of green paint. From there, he said, “it just kind of happened.” There are several blazing orange balls with thick black lines struck through them. When asked were they fireballs? Basketballs? Eyes? Cyrus said, “They could be anything you want it to be.” And that is exactly what this nonprofit hopes to achieve. Its new name says it all: “Art is…” The Art Academy classes are offered every month for two age groups. Six to 9 year olds meet from 3:15-4:15pm and 10 to 13 year olds meet from 4:30-5:30pm at 11734 Highway 2, Suite C, in Leavenworth. For more information, check out www.iciclearts.org.
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Meet The Family
The Howells
Meet our Cover Kid, Cora, and her family: The Howells! Dennis and Angel have been married for 15 years and have three beautiful kiddos: Grace (12), Harrison (9), and Cora (5). Angel grew up here in Wenatchee and Dennis has lived here since 1997 after growing up in Arkansas. The Howell family attends church at The Living Room Church in East Wenatchee and Angel and Dennis are both involved in children’s ministry there. Dennis works at Stemilt Growers (going on 18 years!). Angel homeschools their two older kids, Grace and Harrison and spends a lot of time taking Cora to therapy appointments. She enjoys Bible Study Fellowship (BSF) and also meets twice a month with a great group of friends for another bible study. Cora, their youngest child, is not a typical child. Less than a year ago, she joined with only a few others in the United States as being diagnosed with Apraxia and drop seisures due to a rare genetic mutation called SYNGAP1. Apraxia is a motor speech disorder. Children with Apraxia have problems saying sounds, syllables, and words. This is not because of muscle weakness or paralysis. The brain has problems planning to move the body parts (e.g., lips, jaw, tongue) needed for speech. The child knows what he or she wants to say, but his/her brain has difficulty coordinating the muscle movements necessary to say those words. Drop seisures are a type of seizure that consist of a brief lapse in muscle tone that are caused by temporary alterations in brain function. The seizures are brief - usually less than fifteen seconds. Most children with this SYNGAP1 mutation have severe abnormalities (mental retardation, severe autism, severe seizures, etc.), and they also are very deficient in expressive language. Cora is fortunate in that she doesn’t exhibit those symptoms, and she is able to express herself and cognitively understands everything communicated to her.
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Cora has speech therapy, occupational therapy, physical therapy and horse therapy each week. For the seizure treatment, Cora is on medication and also a ketogenic diet. The Ketogenic diet is a very strict diet that has specific high fat, low carb ratio. This requires a lot of time on Dennis and Angel’s part, preparing Cora’s meals, as they have to be weighed carefully on a gram scale to meet exact caloric and fat/carb ratio requirements. And then Cora needs to consume the meal in it’s entirety in a certain amount of time. Sound stressful to you? Me too. But Dennis and Angel are amazing and little Cora couldn’t have been blessed with better parents. They have certainly shown that they get their strength from the Lord and they are sure to credit Him when it comes to figuring out how to balance everything. The Howell family is a prime example of God’s Grace and Joy. Dennis and Angel have opened a Facebook page, called Joy Unspeakable, to share their daughter’s story and journey.
When I was little I dreamed about being:
What I love about our family is:
Mom: An Artist. (now I can’t even draw stick figures!) Dad: An engineer
Mom: IWe are growing together in our relationship with God and each other. Dad: Even though we have a lot of challenges, we always make time to pray and spend time together every day.
Now that we have kids...: Mom: I dream of going to yoga classes, having coffee with friends and spending time with Dennis. Dad: I dream of having a hobby that Angel and I can enjoy together (and have time for!)
If I was stranded on an island with one book and one meal, they would be:
My kids surprise me because they:
What’s left on your bucket list:
Mom: They are so flexible! Our schedule is crazy sometimes and they just take it in stride. Dad: They think some really deep thoughts and ask some tough questions that challenge me.
Mom: I don’t even have a bucket list. Dad: All our kids receive Jesus as adults, catch a largemouth Bass over 15lbs, take Angel to Hawaii.
Our favorite family activity is:
Mom: Have trouble staying organized and keeping up with housework. Dad: Need so many things to support a family.
Mom: We like to walk along The Loop trail and explore the river and look for wildlife. Dad: Going to the parks (including the river) to play together. Mom(Angel) is the best at: Mom: Running the house Dad: Being organized with all of the activities and still making time for free time with the kids. Dad(Dennis) is the best at: Mom: Imaginary play with the kids and keeping balance in our lives. I would be all work and no play. Dad: Being flexible and taking things as they come. What’s your secret for balancing it all: Mom: I don’t know that we do balanc eit all. We try to prioritize and do what we can. Sometimes that means not getting it all done. Dad: Angel keeping me organized! ...We just try to focus on the most important thing that we have the ability to do. When the kids are all grown, we will: Mom: I would love to travel and spend time with Dennis. Dad: Enjoy travel, have fun with grandkids, and help others.
Mom: My bible and a burger with fries. Dad: Bible and Pizza from Fire (in Pybus)
Before I had kids, I never thought I’d:
Favorite family hang out in Wenatchee area: Mom: Our friends’ backyard and pool! Dad: Ditto! Our go to place to eat in Wenatchee: Mom: We don’t eat out very much anymore since Cora started the Ketogenic diet. I like South, but the kids would say Red Robin. Dad: Red Robin or Casa Tapatia Our favorite thing about living here is: Mom: I love the changing seasons. This valley is especially beautiful in Spring and Fall. Dad: The outdoor recreation and the scenery, plus all of our friends and family. My favorite thing about Dennis is: Mom: He loves the Lord and his family. My favorite thing about Angel is: Dad: Her strength, wisdom, and love for Jesus and others.
Something that might surprise you about me is: Mom: I don’t really enjoy cooking. Dad: I was homeschooled until I graduated
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Holidays
How to Have a (Relatively) Stress-Free Holiday Season
By Alyssa Chirco
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s joyous as the holiday season is intended to be, the family obligations and celebrations that accompany this festive time of year can be a source of tremendous stress for today’s parents. From questioning our parenting choices at family gatherings to serving holiday dinner at the exact moment when our toddler needs a nap, relatives – even those we love dearly – have a habit of making the holidays more stressful than they need to be.
Wondering how to enjoy spending time with your nearest and dearest this holiday season, while also meeting the needs of your immediate family and keeping your sanity intact? Remember these simple rules for keeping your holidays (relatively) stressfree.
Put Your Own Family First When making holiday plans, encourage your relatives to recognize that disrupted nap schedules, bedtime delays, and pre-mealtime meltdowns are no laughing matter. Be flexible when you can, but also realize that trying to placate extended family members at the expense of your own children is a recipe for disaster. If you normally fly cross-country to see your parents at Christmas but have a newborn this year, ask your family to visit you instead. If driving around town to three different holiday dinners leads to a cranky, sleep-deprived toddler and arguments with your spouse, opt to stay home and celebrate by yourselves for a change. Kids are little for only a short time, and you will soon have the flexibility to accommodate the wishes of your extended family once again.
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Be Smart About Your Schedule Making holiday plans that appease all sides of the family can be difficult, especially if your family is a large one. When trying to come up with a schedule that makes sense, consider the following options: ~Play hostess. Invite all of your relatives to celebrate under your roof. Have the meal catered or plan a potluck if you prefer to avoid cooking. ~Alternate holidays. If there isn’t enough time in the day to spend with both sides of your family, try alternating holidays. Visit one side of the family one year, and the other side the next. Or consistently spend Thanksgiving with one side, and Christmas with the other.
~Ignore the calendar. Who says Thanksgiving has to be celebrated on a Thursday, or Christmas presents opened only on Christmas Day? Celebrate with some of your family on the actual holiday, and plan a second celebration with other relatives at a time that is convenient for you.
Own Your Choices Criticism of our parenting choices (whether real or perceived) is one of the biggest sources of holiday stress for parents of growing children. Christmas dinner may not be the best place for your mother-in-law to share her personal opinion about the best way to feed your baby or discipline your preschooler, but she might do so anyway.
Instead of feeling hurt or offended by such comments, have confidence in your choices and remember your reasons for making them. Master the art of smiling politely and ignoring any unsolicited advice you receive. If you feel the need to respond, the phrase “This is what works for our family” will often suffice.
Dial down the Drama Tensions run high during the holiday season, and long-standing family dynamics can further complicate unpleasant situations. But whatever disagreements you face, refuse to engage in holiday drama. Instead of letting ancient family squabbles ruin your holiday, avoid contentious topics and encourage family members to focus on the happy memories you all share. Remember that humor is often the best tool you can use to diffuse a tense situation. Keep in mind too that your kids are watching how you behave at family gatherings. Set an example you would be proud for them to follow.
Feel the Love Holidays are supposed to be happy occasions, but a positive attitude has to begin with you. Instead of thinking about how your family drives you crazy, reflect on the little things they do that prove how much they love you. You will be happier and enjoy the holidays more when you realize that most relatives genuinely mean well and want what is best for you and your children – even if their words and actions imply otherwise.
Embrace Imperfection The holiday season is never going to be entirely stress-free, especially when relatives are involved. No matter how well you plan or how calm you remain, some aspect of your holiday will inevitably go awry. Kids will have meltdowns. Siblings will argue. In-laws will criticize. But when you learn to let go of unrealistic expectations and embrace the imperfection that surrounds you, you start to realize that sometimes it’s that very lack of perfection that makes the holidays – and your relatives – worth celebrating.
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BreastFeeding Coalition Corner
Overcoming Breastfeeding Barriers Most moms today intend to breastfeed because of the long list of advantages for mom and baby. Yet sadly, at four months, only about a quarter of infants are completely breastfed. Let’s face it, sometimes the first couple weeks can be challenging. It is no wonder that parents frequently decide to breastfeed with considerable doubt about how it will go. This is a time when the cliché “an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure” is definitely true. Preparation ahead of time will help breastfeeding go more smoothly. “How can I prepare for breastfeeding?” you ask. Becoming knowledgeable about the barriers to success will go a long way. Let’s take a look at some of the things that can get in the way because most breastfeeding issues are easily solved and once they are, breastfeeding is one of the easiest and most rewarding experiences in parenthood.
Latch
A major barrier to successful breastfeeding is the wide spread belief that breastfeeding hurts – a lot. Nursing your baby will probably be a little uncomfortable when you first put him/her to the breast. Any more pain than that lets you know that something is wrong – almost always a poor latch. This can be a major cause of breastfeeding issues, because it is painful for mom and can prevent baby from removing the milk effectively which can lead to other problems. Know ahead of time what a good latch looks like and how to achieve it. Most importantly, if someone tells you your latch is fine, but breastfeeding hurts, ask someone else and keep asking until you find someone who will get to the root of the problem. If you have a hospital birth, be sure to request the help of the lactation staff. La Leche League and WIC are also great places.
Milk Production
“I don’t have any milk”, I’m not making enough milk.” These thoughts commonly occur but are rarely an actual problem. Most moms are able to make the perfect amount of food for their baby, but since we don’t see it in a bottle, we lack the confidence that enough milk is there. The best way to ensure a good supply is to breastfeed early and often. Watch your baby, not the clock. This could be every one to three hours, or more often when your baby is growing quickly. The easiest signs to know if baby is getting enough milk are if baby is gaining enough weight and having enough wet and poopy diapers. The biggest obstacle to making enough milk is our next barrier:
Supplementing with Formula
Formula feeding orders the body to make less milk because the less you breastfeed, the less milk you’ll make. If you give a bottle, your baby is also missing out on the very important art of learning how to nurse at the breast. It is called nipple confusion. They are confused by having to learn two methods of feeding and bottles are much easier to get milk from for baby. Nipple confusion is most common within the first month; after that pacifiers can be used and breast milk can be pumped and given to baby in a bottle when needed without interfering with breastfeeding success.
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“Baby is Nursing ALL THE TIME!”
It can be perceived that baby is eating all day. Sometimes, yes, the baby is eating very often. This scares a lot of moms because they think baby is nursing so much because they are not making enough milk. The worst thing to do in this case is to give formula. By putting your baby to the breast, your body is learning how much milk it should make, which helps keep your milk supply high. This is usually more common during the first weeks when baby is learning how to breastfeed. It can also happen during growth spurts. And yes, sometimes babies are “hanging out at the breast” for comfort. Can you blame them? Your baby wants to be connected to you and be in your safe, loving arms. There is no better place. This comfort sucking is good for development as well.
C-Section
C-Sections can make breastfeeding challenging in the very beginning, but it’s still just as possible to breastfeed as it is for vaginal births. Breastfeed and do skin-to-skin as early as possible after the birth and then do it often. Find a position that works best, many moms find the side-lying position or football hold work best. The time after a C-Section is a great time to request the help of a hospital lactation consultant.
Engorgement
Breasts can be become uncomfortably full, especially in the first weeks and when skipping feedings. There are many ways to prevent and treat it. Breastfeed on demand; massage the breast before nursing; warm compress for a few minutes before nursing; take a warm shower and hand express (with the water hitting your back, not breasts); use a cool compress between feedings; hand express or use a manual pump only to remove enough milk to soften the breast, not empty it.
Flat/Inverted Nipples
Many moms deal with this and it is very possible to make breastfeeding work. There are products designed to help such as nipple shields and everters as well as pumps. Sometimes after baby is here, the nipples will come out on their own. The best advice is to get informed and get help while you’re still pregnant.
Going Back to Work
It is very possible to breastfeed after going back to work, in fact it’s the law that an employer must accommodate your need to pump. Ask your boss about how you can make breastfeeding work at work before you go on maternity leave. WIC provides pumps and breastfeediing support if you are a client. Just imagine the excitement for you and baby to have that special bonding time after a long day of work!
Biting
It is a common belief that moms should stop breastfeeding when baby gets teeth. Your amazing milk is still very beneficial long after that point. If your baby is still latched on well, it is difficult for him to bite but if they do, put your finger in his mouth, at the corner and slide it between
the teeth to pull out the nipple. If baby bites, use technique above and take baby off the breast with the least commotion possible and say “No biting.”
Unhelpful Advice
Many people have opinions on how a baby should be fed. Remember, this is your baby and you get to make the decisions. Make sure to educate yourself, so you can be confident you are making informed decisions that are best for you and baby. Knowing the basics of breastfeeding is necessary for a good experience. Lactation help at the hospital or birth center,and La Leche League volunteers are well trained and available seven days a week, which is important if you have a breastfeeding problem on Friday evening. Attending a “League” meeting during pregnancy is helpful and puts you in touch with other breastfeeding moms. WIC is also a great place to get help with planning to breastfeed during pregnancy and breastfeeding support when baby is here. And don’t forget, Central Washington Hospital provides a very informative FREE breastfeeding class. With the knowledge you will gain, you can enter into the relationship with your amazing new baby with confidence. There may be obstacles that can be breastfeeding challenging at times, but they are usually easy to overcome with the right help and information. The rewards you will gain from this beautiful experience will quickly be worth it. After the hurdles are past, breastfeeding becomes one of the simplest and most gratifying parts of parenting. Co-written by: Ina O’Connor, La Leche League Leader Alma Sanchez, WIC Breastfeeding Peer Counselor Samantha Belanger, WIC RD
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Day by Day Calendar Your Guide to FUN in the Wenatchee Valley Note from Nikki: We are ultimately a calendar of events for kid and family activities. However, you will notice that on occasion, I will throw an adult only event in as well. No need to panic, I just feel that sometimes (or rather, a LOT of times!), parents need a date night, moms need a girls night out, or there may be a fundraiser benefiting youth that I feel us adults shoud support. While it is not an enclusive calendar with ALL events happening in the Valley for adults (there are other great publications for that!), this will explain why I throw in a few every now and then. Also, don’t miss the weekly events in a separate box on page 32! We have them placed there so that they don’t jam up the entire calendar, hiding other new events. We hope this makes your planning a little easier as you can go through and highlight, for yourself, the events you want to attend this Fall. Happy Planning and Enjoy!
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 31 Happy Halloween! See page 31 for all the events going on around the Valley tonight!
SATURDAY NOVEMBER 1 Daylight Savings Reminder! Don’t forget to set your clocks AHEAD one hour tonight before you go to sleep! Home Depot Kids Workshop 9am-Noon at Home Depot Free, hands-on workshop for children ages 5-12. Pre-Registration is appreciated at worskshops.homedepot.com This week’s Project: How to Build a Pallet Coaster. Wenatchee Valley Symphony presents Secret Identities 7:00pm at the PAC. Doors open at 6pm for a concert prelude with background information about the fascinating pieces you will hear. 2014 Young Musician Competition winner, Kennadi Hawes will be featured. Tickets start at $18 and are available at the box office, www. numericapac.org or by calling 663-ARTS.
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Tailgating with the Crusaders At Convention Center in Wenatchee. Includes full dinner, dessert auction, silent auction and live auction. Doors open at 5:30pm. Tickets are $30. For tickets, call St. Paul’s Church at 662-8790. Also available at McDee’s Art Center, 6627117 Benefits St. Paul’s school and helps them achieve their academic goals for the 2015 school year.
Wenatchee WILD Home Game 7:05 at Town Toyota Center
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 2 Movie Night @ Munchen Haus Come hang out with Wenatchee Outdoors as they watch family friendly movies and raise money for a great non-profit! Movie for tonight: Brother Bear! Movie begins at dusk. 709 Front Street in Leavenworth. (509) 548-1158 munchenhaus@gmail. com Color the World Orange CRPS Hike up Saddlerock 1:00pm To learn about CRPS, please see the article on page 16 Wenatchee WILD Home Game 5:05 at Town Toyota Center
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 4 Unmake a Bully 7:00pm at the PAC This is a free event— bring your friends and family and raise awareness of bullying and help stomp it out! Students create, write, script, direct, act, produce and film a public service announcement for the world to see. The culmination is a lot of press and a premiere at the Performing Arts Center of their PSA. Wenatchee Schools are excited to bring Un-Make a Bully again this year! You can view last year’s videos at www. dontwaitproject.org/wenatchee.html
Halloween Night
Ride the Miniature Train 1:00pm-5:00pm. Adults $3, Children 12 and under $2. At Wenatchee Riverfront Park, 155 N Worthern St.
Pybus Halloween Costume Contest 4-6pm. There will be Pybus Bucks given away to the top entries in each category. There will also be healthy treats for kids and adults who are dressed up! Judging times and age categories are as follows: 4:30pm for ages 0-5 years, 5:00p, for ages 6-12 and 5:30pm for ages 13-18. Trick or Treat the Ave Wenatchee Avenue in Downtown Wenatchee 3-5pm Trick or Treat safely on the Ave during the daylight, then head to the Carnival afterwards! Halloween Carnival At Wenatchee Convention Center. FREE! 3pm-7pm Come in your costumes, play carnival games, eat treats and enjoy! For ages 10 and under. Trick or Treat the Mall Wenatchee Valley Mall in East Wenatchee. 5-6pm. For ages 12 and under. *no masks please*
Harvest Family Fun Night 6:30-8:30pm at Wenatchee Valley Baptist Church, 650 Crawford Ave in Wenatchee. Games, face-painting, crafts, cake walk and treats galore. Children must be accompanied by an adult. Light the Night In parking lot of Wenatchee Free Methodist Church 5:30-7:30pm. Treats will be passed out from decorated car trunks. Enjoy free hot dogs and hot cocoa around the fire afterwards (while supplies last!)
Fall Festival Kings Orchard Church of Christ 1610 Orchard Ave in Wenatchee. 5:30pm-7:30pm. All ages! Games, face painting, pumpkin roll, hat toss and bowling.
Light the Night Carnival Hosted by Mt View Assembly Church in East Wenatchee 5:30pm, 330 N Lyle Ave 884-8023 Join in for a safe night of food, fun, games, and prizes. Bring a bag to hold all your candy! Wenatchee WILD Game: Halloween Style 7:05pm at Town Toyota Center Free WILD Pepsi shirt for the first 1,500 fans. Wear your costumes and have fun cheering on the hockey team! Tickets prices vary and are available at the box office or online at www. towntoyotacenter.com Haunted Theatre Back from the Dead 6:30pm-midnight @ the National Guard Armory on 5th Street in Wenatchee (next to the college). For ages 10-adult. The Haunted house is double the size and bigger than ever! All tickets are $10 and available at the door. Haunted Yard The Burgess Family will be having their haunted yard again this year. Tons of surprises for Halloween night! 3334 NW Fir Ave in East Wenatchee. Halloween Cosmic Bowling Party 8:30pm-10:30pm at Eastmont Lanes $10/person, includes 2 hours of cosmic bowling and shoe rental Costume contest, raffle prizes, and safe fun!
Trunk or Treat in Cashmere 5:00-7:00pm in the parking lot of the 1st Baptist Church in downtown Cashmere. Cars will be decorated and trunks filled with candy for kids to collect. The event also includes games, a small maze and inflatable big toys. Halloween Party 5:30pm-7:00pm, 200 Cottage Ave in Cashmere. The Wacoka of Cashmere Kiwanis Club will host its annual Halloween party. The event includes games, treats, storytelling, prizes and photos.
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Weekly Events by Day EVERY MONDAY Indoor Park @ Apple Valley Gymnastics, 230 S Columbia in Wenatchee 9:30-11am, for ages 5 and under. $7 per child, $3 for siblings. Kaleidoscope Play and Learn Group A Free, fun and interactive time for the children in your life to learn through play! 10am-11:30 at Cahmere United Methodist Church, 213 S Division in Cashmere. For more information, please contact Jordan Metulis at 662-6761. Story Time 10:30am at Wenatchee Library, 310 Douglas Rd. Questions? Call 662-5021 Indoor Playground 9-11am at the Community Center Social Hall, 504 S Chelan nin Wenatchee. $1/$1.25 per child. The program is designed for toddlers and parents to have a warm place to play during the cold winter months. For more information, call Wenatchee Parks and Rec at 888-3283
EVERY TUESDAY Citizenship Classes FREE; 6:30-8:30p, at Faith Lutheran Church, 224 Benton Street in Leavenworth. Citizenship classes to prepare for the citizenship application & exam. Bi-lingual classes Tuesday nights, Materials provided, English classes are offered simultaneously. Employers inform your employees! Takes place at P.D. Elementary. You can join classes any time! For more info, email office@ faithlutheran.org or call 548-7010. Play Gym 9:30am-11:00am at SPORT Gymnastics, 10 S. Columbia St. For 6 years old and under. $5 per child or $9 per family. Story Time East Wenatchee Library, 271 9th Street. 10:30am Stories, songs, poems, action rhymes. Questions? Call 782-3314
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Story Time 10:30am at Wenatchee Library, 310 Douglas Rd. Questions? Call 662-5021 Pajama Story Time 7:00pm at Wenatchee Library, 310 Douglas Rd. Come in your PJâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s! For all ages! Questions? Call 662-5021 Story Time 1:30pm at Leavenworth Library 700 Highway 2 in Leavenworth Indoor Playground 9-11am at the Community Center Social Hall, 504 S Chelan nin Wenatchee. $1/$1.25 per child. The program is designed for toddlers and parents to have a warm place to play during the cold winter months. For more information, call Wenatchee Parks and Rec at 888-3283
EVERY WEDNESDAY Play Gym 10am-11:30am at SPORT Gymnastics, 10 S. Columbia St. For 6 years old and under. $5 per child or $9 per family. Story Time Cashmere Library, 300 Woodring St. 10:00am Got Questions? Call 782-3314 Story Time 10am at Peshastin Library, 8396 Main St Wuestions? Call 548-7821 Story Time 10:30am at Wenatchee Library, 310 Douglas Rd. Questions? Call 662-5021 Story Time 10am at Entiat Library, 14138 Kinzel St. Questions? Call 748-1517 WVC Hepcats Swing Dance Lesson from 7-8pm, Dance from 8-10pm. All ages welcome! $5/night or $35 year membership. Come as you are and no need for a partner!
Line Dancing 7:00pm at Alt 12 Fitness in Wenatchee. Free for members, $5 for non-members. More info, 289-0125 Indoor Playground 9-11am at the Community Center Social Hall, 504 S Chelan nin Wenatchee. $1/$1.25 per child. The program is designed for toddlers and parents to have a warm place to play during the cold winter months. For more information, call Wenatchee Parks and Rec at 888-3283
EVERY THURSDAY Scottish Dancing 6:30pm at Irish Dance Studio in Wenatchee. All levels welcome. more info, call 6633743 Kaleidoscope Play and Learn Group A Free, fun and interactive time for the children in your life to learn through play! 10:00am-11:30 at Wenatchee Public Library, 310 Douglas St. in Wenatchee. Play Gym 9:30am-11:00am at SPORT Gymnastics, 10 S. Columbia St. For 6 years old and under. $5 per child or $9 per family. Leavenworth Farmers Market 4pm-8pm @ Lions Club Park in Downtown Leavenworth. leavenworthfarmersmarket. org Story Time Quincy Library, 208 Central Ave. 10:30am Preschool Storytime 4:00pm Bilingual Storytime
EVERY FRIDAY Play Gym 10am-11:00am at SPORT Gymnastics, 10 S. Columbia St. For 6 years old and under. $5 per child or $9 per family.
Kaleidoscope Play and Learn Group A Free, fun and interactive time for the children in your life to learn through play! 9:00am-10:30am AND 11:00am12:30pm at Hope Childhood Development Center in Wenatchee. For more information, please contact Jordan Metulis at 662-6761. Baby/Toddler Story Time 10:00am at Wenatchee Library, 310 Douglas Rd. Questions? Call 662-5021 Story Time 11:30am at Leavenworth Library, 700 Highway 2. Questions? Call 548-7923 Nights Out, Lights Out Public Ice Skate @ The Rink at Town Toyota Center. 7pm-9pm $5 admission, $2 skate rental. 667-7847, towntoyotacenter.com
EVERY SATURDAY Play Gym 9:30am-10:45am AND/OR 11am12:15pm at SPORT Gymnastics, 10 S. Columbia St. For 6 years old and under. $5 per child or $9 per family. Famerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Market 8:00am-1:00pm Inside Pybus Market, 7 N Worthen St. in Wenatchee Opening Day: May 10th!! Social Dancing Waltz, Swing, Night Club, Latin, Country. 7:00pm on Saturdays at Mountainview Fitness in East Wenatchee. Beginner lesson until 7:30pm, open dance until 9:30pm, no partner needed. $5. For more information, 630-2947 Indoor Park @ Apple Valley Gymnastics, 230 S Columbia in Wenatchee 9:30-11am, for ages 5 and under. $7 per child, $3 for siblings.
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vocational training representatives at the Connecting the Dots College and Career Expo. For more information call 8882828 or go to wenatcheelearns.com
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 6 Laura Porter presents: The Impact of Adverse Childhood Experiences 4:00pm at the PAC. Free admission. Laura presents cutting edge research sweeping the nation on The Impacts of ACEs. Social Services, Non-Profits, Educators, Medical Professionals, caregivers, Parents, Law Enforcement, and everyone working with children are encouraged to attend. Light refreshments will follow the presentation. Wenatchee High School Music Choral Musical “Hairspray” 5:30pm at Pybus in the main concourse. Students will perform selected songs from their Fall musical, “Hairspray”.
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Successful Breastfeeding 6:30pm-8:30pm at Central Washington Hospital, 1201 S Miller St. Rooms A and B. Free class covering the basics of breastfeeding. Topics include latch and positioning, common problems and troubleshooting, pumping and storing milk, resources for breastfeeding families and more. Contact Joan Slack at 665-6140 or jslack@cwhs.com for more information
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 5 Wenatchee Learns College & Career Expo 8:30am-2:00pm at Wenatchee Valley College. For students 9th-12th grades. Make plans to join local businesses, colleges, universities, military and
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Adult class at Inspirations Ceramic & Art Cafe Catch the Falling Leaves Pipe Slip Class Enjoy an evening of making & mingling with friends. This is an adults only class where you will create a beautiful fall leaf print embellished with a pipe slip technique on the pottery piece of your choice. We are excited to walk you step by step through this gorgeous seasonal project. 6:00pm8:00pm at Inspirations, 400 Ninth Street in Wenatchee. Class Registration Fee, $5 Project Cost: Price of your choice + tax 888-2464 Wenatchee WILD Home Game 7:05 at Town Toyota Center
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 8 Gifts for Cambodia Handmade gifts from Cambodia and America will be sold at the Gifts from Cambodia booth, open from 8am4pm. 100% of the proceeds will go to the YWAM (Youth With A Mission) Battambang, Cambodia Building Fund.
Wenatchee High School Music Choral Musical “Hairspray” 2:00pm at Pybus in the main concourse. Students will perform selected songs from their Fall musical, “Hairspray”. Lowe’s Build and Grow Kid’s Clinic Build a wooden project and get a free apron, goggles, patch and much more! 10am, for kids ages 12 and under. This week’s project: A Science Lab. Pre-registration is appreciated: www. lowesbuildandgrow.com 25th Annual Entiat Chamber Christmas Bazaar 9am-4pm at Entiat High School. Vendors, Food & Fun! Start your Christmas shopping early! For information or for a space, call chairperson, Marie Stenberg, 509-679-6270 Holiday Gift Show 9am-3pm at Wenatchee Valley Senior Center, 1312 Maple St. Mariachi Extravaganza Featuring Mariachi Huenachi and Sebastien de La Cruz, “El Charro de Oro”, Finalist of America’s Got Talent! Enjoy Mexican Taco Plate from 6-7 before the show. Show beings at 7:30pm at the PAC. Tickets are $10/person. To purchase, visit the box office at the PAC, purchase online at www.numericapac.org or call 663-ARTS. For more information on the event, please call Mr. Rivera at 509-3938871 Holiday Open House Wine Walk Noon-5:00pm in Historic Downtown Wenatchee $20 for 14 tastes and souvenir glass. Start locations: Davis Furniture or Pak it Rite www.ncwwine.org or www.wendowntown.org Ride the Miniature Train 1pm-5pm at Wenatchee Riverfront Railway Park, 155 N Worthern St. Adults $3, children 12 and under $2. Veteran’s Day Run: Vets are Free! Questions? Call Scott 662-8502 or Dave 663-2900 Wenatchee WILD Home Game 7:05 at Town Toyota Center
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SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 9 Movie Night @ Munchen Haus Come hang out with Wenatchee Outdoors as they watch family friendly movies and raise money for a great non-profit! Movie for tonight: Fern Gully! Movie begins at dusk. ($5) 935 Front Street in Leavenworth. (509) 548-1158 munchenhaus@gmail.com www.munchenhaus.com Senior Celebration Sunday & Fall Family Carnival Service at 10am, Carnival follows at 11:15am. Come enjoy lunch, bingo, lots of exciting carnival games, a bounce house and so much more! At Columbia Grove Covenant Church, 19 McElmurry Lane in East Wenatchee.
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 11 Happy Veterans Day! Thank a Vet today!
Tickets are $20. Proceeds benefit The Lighthouse Ministries. Buy Tickets at www.towntoyotacenter.com Free Day at all State Parks! No discover pass needed! Parks near Wenatchee include: Confluence Park, Lincoln Rock, Daroga State Park, Squilchuck, and Peshastin Pinnacles. Pybus University: Honor by Listening The story of Veterans and their perspective of past armed conflicts. 7:00pm-8:15pm
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 13 Hairspray the Musical 7:30pm at the Wenatchee High School Auditorium. Adults $18, Students $15 Tickets available at Pak-it-rite, 126 N Wenatchee Ave. and at Wenatchee High home page, whs.wsd.wednet.edu You don’t want to miss it! The WHS Choral Department is known for putting on some amazing productions!
Building 429 Concert We Won’t Be Shaken: The Tour Also Featuring: Love & The Outcome and Cadence. 6:30pm @ Town Toyota Center
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 14 The Second City: the 55th Anniversary Tour Chicago’s comedy powerhouse. The Second City is opening up their vaults to celebrate 55 years of laughter! Be there for this ultimate peek behind the curtain as the superstars of tomorrow present the legendary theatre’s best of the best created by some of the biggest names in the business. It’s the perfect fusion of Second City’s hysterical history; the comically cutting edge future and world famous improve! Tickets start at $25. To purchase, visit the box office at the PAC, purchase online at www.numericapac.org or call 663-ARTS. God’s Not Dead FREE movie night featuring the film, “God’s Not Dead” at 6:00pm. At Wenatchee Valley Baptist Church, 650 Crawford Ave Jay Owenhouse: The Authentic Illusionist 7:30pm @ Town Toyota Center Gifts for Cambodia Handmade gifts from Cambodia and America will be sold at the Gifts from
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Leavenworth Library 700 Highway 2, 548-7821 Story Time: Tuesdays 1:30Pm
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Cambodia booth, open from 8am4pm. 100% of the proceeds will go to the YWAM (Youth With A Mission) Battambang, Cambodia Building Fund. African Children’s Choir Concert 7:00pm-8:30pm at Saddlerock Evangelical Presbyterian Church, 1400 S Miller in Wenatchee This concert is free and open to the public. A free-will offering will be taken at the performance to support African Children’s Choir programs, such as education, care, and development programs. The African Children’s Choir melts the hearts of audiences with their charming smiles, beautiful voices, and lively African songs and dances. The program features well-loved children’s songs, traditional Spirituals, and Gospel favorites. To learn more, go to www.saddlerockepc.org/acc Hairspray the Musical 7:30pm at the Wenatchee High School Auditorium. Adults $18, Students $15 Tickets available at Pak-it-rite, 126 N Wenatchee Ave. and at Wenatchee High home page, whs.wsd.wednet.edu You don’t want to miss it! The WHS Choral Department is known for putting on some amazing productions! Open Gym 7pm-9pm at Apple Valley Gmnastics. For ages 5-15 yrs, $12 for the first child, $8 for siblings
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 15 One Stop Shop Youth Fundraiser 11am-3pm @ Celebration Lutheran Church in East Wenatchee, 801 Eight Street NE, below the Junior High. Get some Christmas shopping done by shopping for unique gifts offered by local specialty vendors, including: Scentsy, Pampered Chef, Jamberry Nails, Borsa Bella Design, Debbie Cockle Hand Crafted Jewelry, Studio K Hair Design, Academic Toolbox, Mary K and much more! And enjoy FREE child care while you shop!
Laugh Riot Comedy Show Featuring Quinn Dante and Duane Goad. Doors Open at 7pm, show starts at 8pm. At the Convention Center in Wenatchee. Must be 21 or older to attend. Tickets are $22 in advance or $25 at the door. Tickets are available at The Buzz Inn East Casino, all Aut-o-Mocha Espresso stands or online at www.laughriot.net
Art Academy Project-based Visual Art classes for kids. New theme each month. Beginning Mosaic, Tuesdays: Nov. 4, 11, 18 & 25/ Modeling Animals in Clay, Tuesdays: Dec. 2, 9, &16 $52 for members, $65 for nonmembers. 3:15-4:15 for 6-9 yrs 4:30-5:30 for 1-0-13 yrs. at Icicle Arts, 11734 US Hwy 2, Suite C in Leavenworth.
Kids Club 11am-1pm at the Wenatchee Valley Mall. Join the club and join the fun! Free events for the kids the third Saturday of every month starting in August. Membership is always free for kids up to age 11 and comes with perks. Members receive a Passport to every event, receive a star for attending, and win cool prizes. Attend 3 events in a row and win a Kid’s Club t-shirt. Attend 6 events and receive a Kid’s Club goody bag. Achieve perfect attendance and receive a certificate and Kid’s Club backpack.
“Chopped” Cooking Competition 10:00pm-1:00pm at Pybus community kitchen. For more information, visit www. pybuspublicmarket.org
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Christmas Tree Lots The Exchange Club Morris Little League Park 1117 Cherry St. in Wenatchee They have done this fundraiser for more than 50 years! All proceeds go to support youth activities in the Wenatchee Valley. Flowers to the Brim 303 Colorado Park Pl East Wenatchee 884-5300 Shelton’s Tree Farm 3085 Mission Creek Rd. in Cashmere, 782-4950 www.sheltonstreefarm.com Begin reserving your tree on November 1st, pick up your tree beginning November 28th! If you call ahead, they will even have it ready for you! Leavenworth Greenhouse & Nursery, 11555 Chumstick Hwy, 548-5814
Hairspray the Musical 2pm and 7:30pm at the Wenatchee High School Auditorium. Adults $18, Students $15 Tickets available at Pak-it-rite, 126 N Wenatchee Ave. and at Wenatchee High home page, whs.wsd. wednet.edu You don’t want to miss it! The WHS Choral Department is known for putting on some amazing productions!
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 16 Movie Night @ Munchen Haus Come hang out with Wenatchee Outdoors as they watch family friendly movies and raise money for a great non-profit! Movie for tonight: Finding Nemo! Movie begins at dusk. (5:00) 709 Front Street in Leavenworth. (509) 548-1158 munchenhaus@gmail.com www.munchenhaus.com Wenatchee Valley Youth Chess Tournament 1:00pm-4:30pm at Pybus. K-8th graders are welcome to participate. Preregister for $10/child includes two slices of pizza and a drink. Registration forms are available at the Pybus info desk,
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Hog Hollow Farm Entiat’s perfect place for Christmas trees. A familyrun, choose & cut Christmas tree farm that provides a beautiful backdrop for a fun family outing. Open every weekend from Black Friday (Nov. 28th) until Christmas. 10am-4pm. Pricing is between $15-$65, and affordable to every budget. Tractor trailer ride (dress warmly), sledding hill, bonfire for roasting marshmallows, gift shop including wreaths, crafts and hand knits, free coffee, cocoa and candy canes. www.hoghollowfarm.net 784-1465 100 Mad River Road in Ardenvoir (10 mi. past Entiat) Christmas Tree Permits If you and your family prefer getting your tree from the woods, here are a few placeds you can pick up your permit. Permits cost $5 per tree Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest Headquarters, 215 Melody Lane, Wenatchee, 664-9200 Or at these locations in Leavenworth: Dan’s Food Market, 1329 Hwy 2, 76 Gas Station, 585 Hwy 2, or 76 Gas Station, 920 Hwy 2
the Wenatchee Library or at Academic Toolbox. More info, please call or text Jen at (202) 258-8084 or email jjsmwn@ yahoo.com
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 18 “Class Act” 6:15pm, free showcase performance at the PAC. Families and friends are invited to attend the Stage Kid’s Showcase performance on the last day / evening of Fall classes, free of charge! It’s the finale of each session of classes, at which each class makes a 5-10 minute presentation of something they have learned and rehearsed during the session. It would be a great time to check out the action and see what you could be a part of!
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 19 Fall Concert Eastmont High School’s Orchestra and Mariachi Band. 7-9pm at Eastmont Junior High Auditorium
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 20 Holiday Spice 7:00pm at the PAC Start your holiday season at the opening event for our 2014 Numerica Festival of Trees, a fundraiser for the Numerica Performing Arts Center. Join us for Holiday Spice – a poignant holiday revue, featuring the area’s best performers, saluting the season in their own talented way. This evening is also when the PAC recognizes the Stanley Lifetime Achievement Award recipients. Tickets start at $25. To purchase, visit the box office at the PAC, purchase online at www. numericapac.org or call 663-ARTS. Childbirth Preparation Series At Central Washington Hospital, 1202 S Miller St. in rooms A & B. Everything you need to know about having a baby. This is a 12-hour course, often referred to as “Lamaze” class. It will prepare you and your birth partner(s) for the physical and emotional demands of labor. Classes will be held Thursday and Friday, 6-9pm and Saturday from 9am-3pm. Contact Joan Slack at 665-6140 or jslack@cwhs.com for more information. Cost is $85
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 21 Hairspray the Musical 7:30pm at the Wenatchee High School Auditorium. Adults $18, Students $15 Tickets available at Pak-it-rite, 126 N Wenatchee Ave. and at Wenatchee High home page, whs.wsd.wednet.edu You don’t want to miss it! The WHS Choral Department is known for putting on some amazing productions! Little Black Dress Party 6:00pm at the PAC Get ready for a girls night out in Paris! The Little Black Dress Party is a night to don your favorite party dress and cute shoes for a ladies-only event of the season. Enjoy small local bites, win prizes, toast with a classy drink, and capture the night with your girlfriends at the photobooth. Then prepare to dance the night with your favorite hits by DJ Greg. The grand prize of the evening will go to the lady with the best little black dress ensemble. Must be 21 or older to attend. From 6-7pm, the ultimate Soiree Cocktail Hour will be happening! Sip a signature cocktail, play fun games with your girlfriends, stop by the photo booth and win some great prizes! Must have a ticket to attend. Tickets are $25. To purchase, visit the box office at the PAC, purchase online at www.numericapac.org or call 663-ARTS. Adult Intro to Fused Glass Class At Inspirations Ceramic & Art Café, 400 Ninth Street in Wenatchee 888-2464 Come spend a couple hours getting creative in a relaxing, adult environment. We will walk you through the basics of Fused Glass. You will get hands on instruction in scoring & cutting glass as well as composition & design. You will make a 6” square base that can be used as a trivet or made into a window hanging. Your piece will be fired in our kiln and available for pick up the following Friday. Class Registration Fee: $5, Project Cost: $22 Night in a Box 3rd Annual Lighthouse Christian Ministries Night in a Box Dinner starts at 5:00pm, box city construction begins at 6:30pm. Help
bring warmth, comfort, hope and joy to Wenatchee’s homeless. You do not want to miss this! Contact Shawn Arington at 509-859-2115 or visit wenatcheelighthouse.org for more info. Fundraiser for the Gospel House. Night in a Box takes place across the avenue from Lighthouse Ministries. Pianist Joe Groves Live 6:00pm-8:00pm at Pybus We promise you’ve never heard piano played like this before.
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 22 3rd Annual Snow Fest Snowmobile and Winter Recreation Event 10am-6:00pm at Leavenworth Festhalle Gear and Raffles, Avalanche Seminar, Food, Pro Rider Autographs, Swap Meet Admission $1.00, includes 1 Raffle Ticket. For more information, contact www. facebook.com/bavarianboondockers www. bavariannoondocker.com 2nd Annual Holiday Artisan Fair 8:00am-5:00pm at Pybus (10am-4pm on Sunday also) Over 40 local and regional vendors including craft, holiday gifts, décor, jewelry, art & more and is FREE for the public. Hairspray the Musical 2pm and 7:30pm at the Wenatchee High School Auditorium. Adults $18, Students $15 Tickets available at Pak-it-rite, 126 N Wenatchee Ave. and at Wenatchee High home page, whs.wsd.wednet.edu You don’t want to miss it! The WHS Choral Department is known for putting on some amazing productions! Cascade Elementary Annual Holiday Bazaar 9am-4pm @ Cascade Elementary For more information, email cascadeelemntarycubspto@gmail.com
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 23 Movie Night @ Munchen Haus Come hang out with Wenatchee Outdoors as they watch family friendly movies and raise money for a great non-
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profit! Movie for tonight: Pocahontas! Movie begins at dusk. ($5) 709 Front Street in Leavenworth. (509) 5481158 munchenhaus@gmail.com www. munchenhaus.com 2nd Annual Holiday Artisan Fair 10:00am-4:00pm at Pybus Over 40 local and regional vendors including craft, holiday gifts, décor, jewelry, art & more and is FREE for the public. “Pack Walk” 3:00pm at Pybus. Wenatchee Valley Fido group meet on the loop trail behind Pybus. (Remember to bring Fido!) 3:00-4:00pm. For more info: info@wenatcheefido.org or call 548-5978 Hairspray the Musical 7:30pm at the Wenatchee High School Auditorium. Adults $18, Students $15 Tickets available at Pak-it-rite, 126 N Wenatchee Ave. and at Wenatchee High home page, whs.wsd.wednet.edu You don’t want to miss it! The WHS Choral Department is known for putting on some amazing productions!
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 27 Happy Thanksgiving! Gobble-Gobble! Turkey on the Run 12K and 5K Rotary Park in Wenatchee Turkey on the Run, presented by Biosports Physical Therapy, is a great way to kick off your holiday season with a fun and fit jaunt in Wenatchee. This annual family friendly event has become a Thanksgiving Day tradition in the community and attracts both residents and people visiting for the holiday. For more details: www. runwenatchee.com Fowl Play 5K A pre-Thanksgiving feast fun family event! Put the Bird in the oven, then come on down to the gazebo. Rain, snow or shine, 9am start. Registration prices are as follows; Adults $25 through Oct. 31; $35 Nov. 1- Nov. 26; $45 Day of race; Grades K-12 $15; Must be registered by Nov 20 for a t-shirt. 9:00am start time at Front
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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 28 Christkindlmarkt The 19th Annual Bavarian-style Christmas Market for the whole family will be held in Front Street Park and also in the Leavenworth Festhalle. On Thanksgiving weekend 2014: November 28th, 29th, and 30th. This popular and celebrated northwest tradition features delicious and authentic Bavarian foods, handmade arts & crafts a lantern parade, Santa Claus as well as the Christkind and St. Nicolas along with other gifts, and family-friendly, Bavarian- and Christmasthemed entertainment! Downtown City Park & Festhalle, 11am-7:30pm www. christkindlmarktleavenworth.com for details. Pybus Market Holiday Lighting Ceremony 5:30pm at Pybus. Be there early—they turn them on at 5:30pm SHARP! Open Gym 7pm-9pm at Apple Valley Gymnastics For ages 5-15 years $12 for the first child, $8 for siblings Black Friday Play Day 1pm-5pm at SPORT Gymnastics Fundraiser for the competitive team. $20 for the first child, $15 for siblings. Wenatchee WILD Home Game 7:05 at Town Toyota Center
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 29 Home Depot Kids Workshop 9am-Noon at Home Depot Free, hands-on workshop for children ages 5-12. Pre-Registration is appreciated at worskshops.homedepot.com This week’s Project: How to Build a Give and Save Bank. Christkindlmarkt The 19th Annual Bavarian-style Christmas Market for the whole family will be held in Front Street Park and also in the Leavenworth Festhalle. On Thanksgiving
weekend 2014: November 28th, 29th, and 30th. This popular and celebrated northwest tradition features delicious and authentic Bavarian foods, handmade arts & crafts a lantern parade, Santa Claus as well as the Christkind and St. Nicolas along with other gifts, and family-friendly, Bavarianand Christmas-themed entertainment! Downtown City Park & Festhalle, 10am7:30pm www.christkindlmarktleavenworth. com for details.
7pm at Central Washington Hospital Front Lobby . Celebrating the holidays after the loss of a baby can be very difficult. Sometimes, remembering your baby in a meaningful way can make the season less challenging. With this is mind, the Footprints On My Heart care team invites you to join in the annual memorial event if you have experienced the loss of a child.
Farmers Market Pancake Breakfast 8am-11am at Pybus $8/person or 4 for $28 For more information, email wvfmccountrystore@charter.net or call (509) 888-8864
Christmas Card Making Join in making Christmas cards for your family and friends. There will be 3 cards to make with step-by-step instructions and examples, plus all the supplies are included. 5:30pm-7pm, for ages 6-18 years old. $5/person. Takes place at Eastmont Parks and Rec Meeting room, 255 N Georgia Ave in East Wenatchee. Register by Nov.21
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SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 30 Christkindlmarkt The 19th Annual Bavarian-style Christmas Market for the whole family will be held in Front Street Park and also in the Leavenworth Festhalle. On Thanksgiving weekend 2014: November 28th, 29th, and 30th. This popular and celebrated northwest tradition features delicious and authentic Bavarian foods, handmade arts & crafts a lantern parade, Santa Claus as well as the Christkind and St. Nicolas along with other gifts, and family-friendly, Bavarianand Christmas-themed entertainment! Downtown City Park & Festhalle, 10am3:00pm www.christkindlmarktleavenworth. com for details. Movie Night @ Munchen Haus Come hang out with Wenatchee Outdoors as they watch family friendly movies and raise money for a great non-profit! Movie for tonight: Frozen! Movie begins at dusk. ($5) 709 Front Street in Leavenworth. (509) 548-1158 munchenhaus@gmail. com www.munchenhaus.com
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Annie Jr. Musical 7:00pm at Riverside Playhouse. Tickets are $12/person. Buy your tickets at seatyourself.biz/stagekidswa or for more information about the performance, visit www.stagekidswa.org
Christmas In The Mountains The Leavenworth Village Voices annual Christmas concert series. Our concerts feature talented guest artists. Come join the Village Voices and get in the Christmas spirit! Sorry, children under age 5 not admitted. Held at Leavenworth Church of the Nazarene, 111 Ski Hill Drive. Tickets available at Leavenworth Chamber of Commerce, 509-548-5807. Adults, $14 Students, $12, Sunday Matinee Family, $28
Childbirth Preparation Series At Central Washington Hospital, 1202 S Miller St. in rooms A & B. Everything you need to know about having a baby. This is a 12-hour course, often referred to as “Lamaze” class. It will prepare you and your birth partner(s) for the physical and emotional demands of labor. Classes will be held Thursday and Friday, 6-9pm and Saturday from 9am-3pm. Contact Joan Slack at 665-6140 or jslack@cwhs.com for more information. Cost is $85 for the series. Living Nativity: Journey to Bethlehem Experience the town of Bethlehem, as it was the night the Christ Child was born. A must-see for your entire family! Call early to reserve your time—reservations fill up quick and though anyone who shows up as a walk-in before 8:30 will be able to go through, the wait time can become extensive. Be sure to dress appropriately for the weather, as your journey through the town of Bethlehem will be outdoors and will last for approximately 30 minutes. Refreshments will be served at the end of your Journey. Tickets available online November 1st. Online Reserved Tours: 5:30pm-9:30pm, Walk-in Tours 5:30pm-8:30pm For more information, visit www.j2bwenatchee.org Wenatchee WILD Home Game 7:05 at Town Toyota Center
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 5 Christmas Lighting Festival 11:00am-6:00pm in Downtown Leavenworth. The first three full weekends in December are filled to the brim with holiday cheer and over half a million Christmas lights! There really are too many fun things to list here. Check out
Living Nativity: Journey to Bethlehem Experience the town of Bethlehem, as it was the night the Christ Child was born. A must-see for your entire family! Call early to reserve your time—reservations fill up quick and though anyone who shows up as a walk-in before 8:30 will be able to go through, the wait time can become extensive. Be sure to dress appropriately for the weather, as your journey through the town of Bethlehem will be outdoors and will last for approximately 30 minutes. Refreshments will be served at the end of your Journey. Tickets available online November 1st. Online Reserved Tours: 5:30pm-9:30pm, Walk-in Tours 5:30pm-8:30pm For more information, visit www.j2bwenatchee.org Annie Jr. Musical 7:00pm at Riverside Playhouse. Tickets are $12/person. Buy your tickets at seatyourself.biz/stagekidswa or for more information about the performance, visit www.stagekidswa.org Kelsey Lockhart & Gavin Mclaughlin Live at Pybus, 6pm-8pm. They are an acoustic duo with a sultry pop feel. They are a crowd favorite for all ages. Wenatchee WILD Home Game 7:05 at Town Toyota Center
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 6 Community Tree Lighting and Free Photos with Santa At The Stanley Civic Center Fountain
Plaza & Wenatchee Convention Center in Downtown Wenatchee. Santa will arrive at 4:30pm. Photos until 6:00pm. Annie Jr. Musical 3:00pm & 7:00pm at Riverside Playhouse. Tickets are $12/person. Buy your tickets at seatyourself.biz/ stagekidswa or for more information about the performance, visit www. stagekidswa.org Ride the Miniature Train Noon-4pm at Wenatchee Riverfront Railway Park, 155 Worthern St. Christmas Run: cost is by donation only. Wenatchee Valley Symphony: Wonderwomen 7:00pm @ the PAC The Symphony will present Rossini’s Overture to L’italiana in Algiers. Previn’s Honey and Rue, based on poetry by Toni Morrison, will feature soprano Kari Ragan. Rimsky-Korsakov’s Scheherazade will also be on the program. Concert patrons may join Music Director and Conductor Nikolas Caoile in the theatre one hour prior to the program for a pre-concert presentation. Tickets start at $18 and can be purchased at the box office, www. numericapac.org, or 663-ARTS. Holiday Craft Bazaar Free entrance! 9:00am-4:00pm at the Wenatchee High School Commons, 1101 Millerdale. Featuring Over 70 Vendors ! All proceeds benefit the Wenatchee High School Golden Apple Band Christmas Lighting Festival 11:00am-6:00pm in Downtown Leavenworth. The first three full weekends in December are filled to the brim with holiday cheer and over half a million Christmas lights! There really are too many fun things to list here. Check out all the details at www.leavenworth.org/ event/3103 It’s A Wonderful Life Performance 8:00pm-10:00pm. A small town hero discovers that his contributions to his friends and neighbors, and the love of his family, are what make life worth living after all. This Frank Capra classic is just
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the thing to complete your Leavenworth Christmas. All performances are at the FestHalle Theater, located one block from the center of the downtown Christmas lighting festivities. Tickets start at $15. Infants and children under 5 are not admitted. For more information, www. leavenworthdummertheater.org Living Nativity: Journey to Bethlehem Experience the town of Bethlehem, as it was the night the Christ Child was born. A must-see for your entire family! Call early to reserve your time—reservations fill up quick and though anyone who shows up as a walk-in before 8:30 will be able to go through, the wait time can become extensive. Be sure to dress appropriately for the weather, as your journey through the town of Bethlehem will be outdoors and will last for approximately 30 minutes. Refreshments will be served at the end of your Journey. Tickets available online November 1st. Online Reserved Tours: 5:30pm-9:30pm, Walk-in Tours 5:30pm-8:30pm For more information, visit www.j2bwenatchee.org
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 7 Christmas Lighting Festival 11:00am-6:00pm in Downtown Leavenworth. The first three full weekends in December are filled to the brim with holiday cheer and over half a million Christmas lights! There really are too many fun things to list here. Check out all the details at www.leavenworth.org/ event/3103 (Sundays have an extra special event: Sunday Cookie Crawl—just for kids 12 and under!)
It’s A Wonderful Life Performance 1:00pm-3:00pm. A small town hero discovers that his contributions to his friends and neighbors, and the love of his family, are what make life worth living after all. This Frank Capra classic is just the thing to complete your Leavenworth Christmas. All performances are at the FestHalle Theater, located one block from the center of the downtown Christmas lighting festivities. Tickets start at $15. Infants and children under 5 are not admitted. For more information, www. leavenworthdummertheater.org Living Nativity: Journey to Bethlehem Experience the town of Bethlehem, as it was the night the Christ Child was born. A must-see for your entire family! Call early to reserve your time—reservations fill up quick and though anyone who shows up as a walk-in before 8:30 will be able to go through, the wait time can become extensive. Be sure to dress appropriately for the weather, as your journey through the town of Bethlehem will be outdoors and will last for approximately 30 minutes. Refreshments will be served at the end of your Journey. Tickets available online November 1st. Online Reserved Tours: 5:30pm-9:30pm, Walk-in Tours 5:30pm-8:30pm For more information, visit www.j2bwenatchee.org SANTA arrives at Pybus In a Helicopter! (Red, of course!) at 1:00pm followed by free PHOTOS from 1:00pm-3:00pm inside
Annie Jr. Musical 3:00pm at Riverside Playhouse. Tickets are $12/person. Buy your tickets at seatyourself.biz/stagekidswa or for more information about the performance, visit www.stagekidswa.org
MONDAY, DECEMBER 8 Wenatchee WILD Home Game 7:05 at Town Toyota Center Neighborhood Toy Store Day Celebrate at YOUR local Toy Store: Academic Toolbox!
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 9 Successful Breastfeeding 6:30pm-8:30pm at Central Washington Hospital, 1201 S Miller St. Rooms A and B. Free class covering the basics of breastfeeding. Topics include latch and positioning, common problems and troubleshooting, pumping and storing milk, resources for breastfeeding families and more. Contact Joan Slack at 665-6140 or jslack@cwhs.com for more information
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 11 Christmas In The Mountains The Leavenworth Village Voices annual Christmas concert series. Our concerts feature talented guest artists. Come join the Village Voices and get in the Christmas spirit! Sorry, children under age 5 not admitted. Held at Leavenworth Church of the Nazarene, 111 Ski Hill Drive.
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Tickets available at Leavenworth Chamber of Commerce, 509-548-5807. Adults, $14 Students, $12, Sunday Matinee Family, $28 Cookie Decorating 5:00-7:30pm $5 per person Join O’Grady’s Pantry & Mercantile at Sleeping Lady in Leavenworth for a sweet evening of holiday cookie decorating. We’ll be keeping the doors open and the fire burning until 7:30 pm. Let us do the cooking, our regular menu will be available and you do the decorating. We’ll have seasonal sugar cookies, frosting, icing, candies and sprinkles, plus we’ll clean up the mess! Questions? Call 574-2123
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 12 Christmas Lighting Festival 11:00am-6:00pm in Downtown Leavenworth. The first three full weekends in December are filled to the brim with holiday cheer and over half a million Christmas lights! There really are too many fun things to list here. Check out all the details at www.leavenworth.org/ event/3103 It’s A Wonderful Life Performance 8:00pm-10:00pm. A small town hero discovers that his contributions to his friends and neighbors, and the love of his family, are what make life worth living after all. This Frank Capra classic is just the thing to complete your Leavenworth Christmas. All performances are at the FestHalle Theater, located one block from the center of the downtown Christmas lighting festivities. Tickets start at $15. Infants and children under 5 are not admitted. For more information, www. leavenworthdummertheater.org Cookie Decorating 5:00-7:30pm $5 per person Join O’Grady’s Pantry & Mercantile at Sleeping Lady in Leavenworth for a sweet evening of holiday cookie decorating. We’ll be keeping the doors open and the fire burning until 7:30 pm. Let us do the cooking, our regular menu will be available and you do the decorating. We’ll have seasonal sugar cookies, frosting, icing,
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candies and sprinkles, plus we’ll clean up the mess! Questions? Call 574-2123 Chance Brothers Bring “CountryCowboy” to Pybus 5:30-8:30pm at Pybus Public Market
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Open Gym 7pm-9pm at Apple Valley Gymnastics For ages 5-15 years $12 for the first child, $8 for siblings Parent’s Night Out 6pm-10pm at SPORT Gymnastics . For ages 4-11. This is a fun night of games, seasonal activities and crafts. Pizza is included. $20 for the first child, $15 for each additional sibling. Have a date night and let your kid(s) have a great night too! Don’t forget to pre-register! These fill up fast, so call 667-1538 to reserve a place for your child.
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 13 Lowe’s Build and Grow Kid’s Clinic Build a wooden project and get a free
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Wenatchee Valley Symphony: The Nutcracker 7:00pm at the PAC The Symphony will present Tchaikovsky’s beloved ballet the Nutcracker, a Christmas classic. Wenatchee choreographer Tracy Trotter will stage the production with local talent. Concert patrons may join Music Director and Conductor Nikolas Caoile in the theatre one hour prior to each program for a Concert Prelude with background information about the Nutcracker. Tickets start at $18 and can be purchased at the box office, www. numericapac.org or call 663-ARTS. 11:00am-6:00pm in Downtown Leavenworth. The first three full weekends in December are filled to the brim with holiday cheer and over half a million Christmas lights! There really are too many fun things to list here. Details are
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at www.leavenworth.org/event/3103 Free Photos, crafts & Pizza with Santa 11am-2pm at the Convention Center in downtown Wenatchee. Christmas Lighting Festival 11:00am-6:00pm in Downtown Leavenworth. The first three full weekends in December are filled to the brim with holiday cheer and over half a million Christmas lights! There really are too many fun things to list here. Details are at www.leavenworth.org/event/3103 It’s A Wonderful Life Performance 1:00pm AND 8:00pm. A small town hero discovers that his contributions to his friends and neighbors, and the love of his family, are what make life worth living after all. This Frank Capra classic is just the thing to complete your Leavenworth Christmas. All performances are at the FestHalle Theater, located one block from the center of the downtown Christmas lighting festivities. Tickets start at $15. Infants and children under 5 are not admitted. For more information, www. leavenworthdummertheater.org Cookie Decorating 5:00-7:30pm $5 per person Join O’Grady’s Pantry & Mercantile at Sleeping Lady in Leavenworth for a sweet evening of holiday cookie decorating. We’ll be keeping the doors open and the fire burning until 7:30 pm. Let us do the cooking, our regular menu will be available and you do the decorating. We’ll have seasonal sugar cookies, frosting, icing, candies and sprinkles, plus we’ll clean up the mess! Questions? Call 574-2123
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 14 Free Photos with Santa 11am-2pm at the Convention Center “Vote For Mary” A Christmas Drama/ Gingerbread House Party 10:00am at Columbia Grove Covenant Church. A story about student homelessness and one person’s naïve attempt to make a difference. Followed by a Gingerbread House making party at
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11:15am! For more information, visit columbiagrove.org or call 884-4001 Wenatchee Valley Symphony: The Nutcracker 2:00pm at the PAC The Symphony will present Tchaikovsky’s beloved ballet the Nutcracker, a Christmas classic. Wenatchee choreographer Tracy Trotter will stage the production with local talent. Concert patrons may join Music Director and Conductor Nikolas Caoile in the theatre one hour prior to each program for a Concert Prelude with background information about the Nutcracker. Tickets start at $18 and can be purchased at the box office, www. numericapac.org or call 663-ARTS. Photos with Santa 1:00pm-3:00pm at Pybus Christmas Lighting Festival 11:00am-6:00pm in Downtown Leavenworth. The first three full weekends in December are filled to the brim with holiday cheer and over half a million Christmas lights! There really are too many fun things to list here. Check out all the details at www.leavenworth.org/ event/3103 (Sundays have an extra special event: Sunday Cookie Crawl—just for kids 12 and under!) It’s A Wonderful Life Performance 1:00pm-3:00pm. A small town hero discovers that his contributions to his friends and neighbors, and the love of his family, are what make life worth living after all. This Frank Capra classic is just the thing to complete your Leavenworth Christmas. All performances are at the FestHalle Theater, located one block from the center of the downtown Christmas lighting festivities. Tickets start at $15. Infants and children under 5 are not admitted. For more information, www. leavenworthdummertheater.org Christmas In The Mountains The Leavenworth Village Voices annual Christmas concert series. Our concerts feature talented guest artists. Come join the Village Voices and get in the Christmas spirit! Sorry, children under age 5 not
admitted. Held at Leavenworth Church of the Nazarene, 111 Ski Hill Drive. Tickets: Leavenworth Chamber of Commerce, 509548-5807. Adults, $14 Students, $12, Sunday Matinee Family, $28
MONDAY, DECEMBER 15 Childbirth Preparation Series At Wenatchee Valley Medical Sleep Center, Conference Room, 1000 N Miller. Everything you need to know about having a baby. This is a 12-hour course, often referred to as “Lamaze” class. It will prepare you and your birth partner(s) for the physical and emotional demands of labor. Classes will be held Mondays for 6 weeks. Contact Joan Slack at 6656140 or jslack@cwhs.com for more information. Cost is $95.94 for the series.
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 17 Eastmont High Christmas Concert 7:30pm in EHS Gym
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 18 Free Holiday Movie Night Showing White Christmas, 7pm at the Snowy Owl Theater, 7409 Icicle Road in Leavenworth. 548-6347. Enjoy the free screening of this Christmas Classic. A successful song-and-dance team become romantically involved with a sister act and team up to save the failing Vermont Inn of their former commanding General. www. icicle.org
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Infant CPR 6:30pm-8:30pm at Central Washington Hospital, 1201 S Miller St. in Classrooms 1 and 2. Cost is $7. Includes infant CPR and choking management. For new parents and their families. Contact Joan Slack at 665-6140 or jslack@cwhs.com for more information.
Christmas with the Columbia Chorale 7:30pm at the PAC Celebrate the season with a very special evening of holiday favorites for the whole family. Daniel Pinkham’s Christmas Cantata, Robert Shaw’s third suite of The Many Moods of Christmas and a brass quartet are just part of this delightful concert. The Columbia Chorale Vocal Ensemble will also perform. Tickets are $20 per seat and available at the box office, www.numericapac.org or 663ARTS.
Open Gym 7pm-9pm at Apple Valley Gymnastics For ages 5-15 years $12 for the first child, $8 for siblings
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holiday cheer and over half a million Christmas lights! There really are too many fun things to list here. Check out all the details at www.leavenworth.org/ event/3103 It’s A Wonderful Life Performance 8:00pm-10:00pm. A small town hero discovers that his contributions to his friends and neighbors, and the love of his family, are what make life worth living after all. This Frank Capra classic is just the thing to complete your Leavenworth Christmas. All performances are at the FestHalle Theater, located one block from the center of the downtown Christmas lighting festivities. Tickets start at $15. Infants and children under 5 are not admitted. For more information, www. leavenworthdummertheater.org Wenatchee WILD Home Game 7:05 at Town Toyota Center
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 20 Kids Club 11am-1pm at the Wenatchee Valley Mall. Join the club and join the fun! Free events for the kids the third Saturday of every month starting in August. Membership is always free for kids up to age 11 and comes with perks. Members receive a Passport to every event, receive a star for attending, and win cool prizes.
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Christmas Lighting Festival 11:00am-6:00pm in Downtown Leavenworth. The first three full weekends in December are filled to the brim with holiday cheer and over half a million Christmas lights! There really are too many fun things to list here. Check out all the details at www. leavenworth.org/event/3103 It’s A Wonderful Life Performance 1:00pm AND 8:00pm. A small town hero discovers that his contributions to his friends and neighbors, and the love of his family, are what make life worth living after all. This Frank Capra classic is just the thing to complete your Leavenworth Christmas. All performances are at the FestHalle Theater, located one block from the center of the downtown Christmas lighting festivities. Tickets start at $15. Infants and children under 5 are not admitted. For more information, www. leavenworthdummertheater.org Photos with Santa 1:00pm-3:00pm at Pybus
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 21 Happy First Day of Winter!! Christmas Lighting Festival 11:00am-6:00pm in Downtown Leavenworth. The first three full weekends in December are filled to the brim with holiday cheer and over half a million Christmas lights! There really are too many fun things to list here. Check out all the details at www. leavenworth.org/event/3103 (Sundays have an extra special event: Sunday Cookie
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Crawl—just for kids 12 and under!) Photos with Santa 1:00pm-3:00pm at Pybus It’s A Wonderful Life Performance 1:00pm-3:00pm. A small town hero discovers that his contributions to his friends and neighbors, and the love of his family, are what make life worth living after all. This Frank Capra classic is just the thing to complete your Leavenworth Christmas. All performances are at the FestHalle Theater, located one block from the center of the downtown Christmas lighting festivities. Tickets start at $15. Infants and children under 5 are not admitted. For more information, www. leavenworthdummertheater.org Gingerbread Factory 3:00pm & 4:30pm at the PAC $10/person. Decorate a gingerbread man and woman to eat or gift this holiday season. Plus, get a photo with Santa! Tickets available at the PAC box office, numericapac. org or 663-ARTS. “Elf” on the Big Screen! 6:30pm at the PAC. $2 Tickets. Holiday family movies at the PAC! Elf is rated PG
MONDAY, DECEMBER 22 “Christmas Vacation” on the Big Screen! 6:30pm at the PAC. $2 Tickets. Holiday family movies at the PAC! Christmas
Vacation is rated PG-13 Living Nativity-Cashmere 6:30pm- 8:30pm @ Cashmere Baptist Church. 103 Aplets Way, Cashmere, WA. 98815. Have some hot drinks and Christmas cookies and experience the birth of our Savior. Find us on FB and go to the ‘event’ tab for more info. FREE Living Nativity-Leavenworth Leavenworth Church of the Nazarene will be having their 34th presentation of the Outdoor Living Nativity. It will be hosted each night at 7, 7:30, 8 and 8:30pm right in front of the church at 111 Ski Hill Drive. Dress warm for the outdoor weather!!!
WA. 98815. Have some hot drinks and Christmas cookies and experience the birth of our Savior. Find us on FB and go to the ‘event’ tab for more info. FREE Living Nativity-Leavenworth Leavenworth Church of the Nazarene will be having their 34th presentation of the Outdoor Living Nativity. It will be hosted each night at 7, 7:30, 8 and 8:30pm right in front of the church at 111 Ski Hill Drive. Dress warm for the outdoor weather!!!
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 25 Merry Christmas!! May you remember the Reason for the Season!
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 23
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 26
“White Christmas” on the Big Screen! 6:30pm at the PAC. $2 Tickets. Holiday family movies at the PAC! White Christmas is not rated
Chloe Grace Local Singer/Songwriter home for the holidays performs 6pm-8pm at Pybus Public Market
Dr. Spruce’s Crazy Christmas Experience. A zany, sticky, interactive, almost totally reverent retelling of the best story ever. Christmas “Eve Eve” evening. 7:00pm at Columbia Grove Covenant Church. For more information, visit columbiagrove.org or call 884-4001
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Living Nativity-Cashmere 6:30pm- 8:30pm @ Cashmere Baptist Church. 103 Aplets Way, Cashmere, WA. 98815. Have some hot drinks and Christmas cookies and experience the birth of our Savior. Find us on FB and go to the ‘event’ tab for more info. FREE Living Nativity-Leavenworth Leavenworth Church of the Nazarene will be having their 34th presentation of the Outdoor Living Nativity on December 22nd, 23rd & 24th. It will be hosted each night at 7, 7:30, 8 and 8:30pm right in front of the church at 111 Ski Hill Drive. Dress warm for the outdoor weather!!!
New Year’s Party/Overnighter At SPORT Gymnastics 6pm-11pm or overnighter 6pm-9am Visit sportgymnastics.com for more information
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WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 24 Living Nativity-Cashmere 6:30pm- 8:30pm @ Cashmere Baptist Church. 103 Aplets Way, Cashmere,
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Take 5
Life’s Not Fair
“That’s not fair!” How many times have you heard that at your house? I’ve heard it plenty in mine. My children say it when they believe someone else got treated better than they did, or when they didn’t get something they want. And while they’re not always correct about the issue of fairness as it pertains to them, they’re right about one thing, at least. Sometimes, life just isn’t fair. Sometimes, 12-year-old girls have babies and leave them in dumpsters, when you and your husband have been trying to conceive for years and haven’t been successful (this was our situation). Sometimes, people treat you badly…and then blame it on you. Sometimes, people who make ungodly decisions and choices seem to prosper financially and in every other way, while you and your family do your best to live the way God wants you to… and yet still struggle to pay the bills. Sometimes, good people get sick. Sometimes, they die. Sometimes children die. Life isn’t always fair. It just doesn’t work that way.
Adam and Eve. But knowing that we live in a fallen, sinful world, and that that’s why life isn’t fair, doesn’t make us feel much better when injustice strikes. So what do we do? How do we deal with life when it seems unfair and we know there’s not much (if anything) we can do about it? Two things. First, we fix our eyes on Jesus. When people disappoint you, fix your eyes on the only One who never will. Contemplate His beauty. Not physical beauty (we’re told that He wasn’t anything special to look at); but the beauty of His character. Let someone’s sin against you remind you to turn your eyes to the only One who will never do you wrong. Let someone’s lack of love direct your gaze to the One who loves you perfectly and permanently. Let someone’s insufficiency point you to the all-sufficient One; let neglect or laziness remind you that Jesus never sleeps; let disappointment in someone’s character make you all the more grateful for Jesus, whom you will only love and admire more and more as you get to know Him better. No, fixing your eyes on Jesus won’t make the pain of your earthly troubles go away—not entirely. But it will comfort you in the midst of them.
We grieve over the unfairness of it all as we suffer. Why me? Why her? Why anybody at all?
Second, we do what Jesus did when He lived in a world full of injustice. We look forward to the joy set before us.
I don’t have the answers, though sometimes I wish I did. I do know that unfairness entered into the world when sin entered in because of
This week’s verse tells us that for the joy set before Him, Jesus endured the cross (the ultimate in unfair treatment by human beings)
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even though He hated the shame of it. In other words, Jesus knew that the cross was going to be cruel, yet He went through it anyway because He knew that set before Him was incredible joy. The same joy is set before us, and you and I need to remember this when we face life’s cruelties too. When life is unfair, remember that in heaven, there will be no more unfairness. No more! When evildoers prosper, remember that in heaven, there will be no more sin. When we don’t understand how or why something could have happened, remember that in heaven, nothing bad will happen ever again. Ever! In fact, we’re told that the joy that awaits us will make the sufferings of this world look like nothing (see Romans 8:18). Can you imagine a joy so great that it will make the pain you feel now look weak by comparison? I can’t fully imagine it either. But…wow! I know it’s really easy to focus on the thing (or person) that hurt or offended us. But the Bible says, Don’t do that! Look at Jesus instead! It’s easy to focus on our pain. But instead, we’re told, Think about the coming joy! No, life isn’t fair. But there is Someone who is. Life isn’t always joyous. But there’s a place that is. Fix your eyes on Jesus—not on your circumstances, or even on other people. And remember the coming joy. Always remember the
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