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2016 Farmer-Consumer Awareness Day Table of Contents

Festival is a lesson in the farm-to-table relationship Welcome to the 36th annual FCAD festival, an event that celebrates -- and spotlights -- that special connection between a farmer and a consumer. While FCAD is a day packed with fun, it never strays from that important mission that festival founders initiated nearly four decades ago.

This publication serves as a guide to not only the festi-

val and all its events and programs but also as an annual reminder of what makes the Quincy Valley so successful and prosperous. It is our hope that you not only enjoy FCAD (one of the best celebrations in Quincy, if we do say so ourselves), but you also learn a little something about agriculture. Or, better yet, develop a deeper appreciation for the farmers who bring food to your table.

How it all got started.................................................................................................

Complete calendar of events ................................................................................ ..

So much to choose from! .......................................................................................

2016 Farm Family of the Year ..................................................................................

Farming is big business ..........................................................................................

2016 Honorary Farmer............................................................................................. .

Seeing Red ................................................................................................................

We’re top potato .......................................................................................................

Take an FCAD tour ...................................................................................................

Put your farming IQ to the test ................................................................................

All hot air and fireworks ..........................................................................................

A statewide picture of agriculture ...........................................................................

We love a parade! .....................................................................................................

Award-winning wineries ..........................................................................................

Recreation plans coming together .........................................................................

Brothers are budding businessmen .......................................................................

A community barn raising........................................................................................

2016 Success Summit in Quincy ............................................................................

Recognizing our veterans .......................................................................................

Try these winning recipes .......................................................................................

The 2016 Farmer-Consumer Awareness Guide is produced by the Quincy Valley Post-Register, a weekly newspaper covering the Quincy Valley.

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It all started with a seed

Quincy’s largest community festival marks 36th anniversary The start of Quincy’s Farmer-Consumer Awareness Day, as we know it today, started in 1981.

A Quincy Valley farmer at the time, Dennis Higashiyama was listening to the late radioman Paul Harvey, who was having an on-air conversation with a female listener. The woman thought greedy farmers were the ones to blame for the high cost of food and the consumer was paying for it.

She went on to say that people didn’t need farmers anyway, because they could get their food at the grocery store.

Higashiyama, who in addition to being a farmer was also head of the Central Washington Farm Crops Association, didn’t like that some people had no idea where their food came from. People were out of touch with the food-to-consumer process, from how crops are grown and harvested to how food is processed and then delivered to the grocery stores.

At that point, Higashiyama decided the local community had to step in and do something.

So he and other farmers in the area began discussing various ideas for a festival -- a festival that would showcase the role farming has in a consumer’s daily life. Such an event would edu-

cate people about the work that goes into getting food into local grocery stores.

The festival was named Quincy Farmer-Consumer Awareness Day, and was set for Sept. 12, 1981.

The first festival featured exhibits by various crop associations, implement dealers and dairymen. There were tours of the local food processing plants. Food vendors displayed locally grown and processed foods. The school district even volunteered the use of its facilities and buses for the

tours, and attendees were able to buy fresh fruits and vegetables from the local farmers.

“Our goal is to feed the nation and world and all who farm deserve congratulations,” Higashiyama said that day. “The people who worked with me on Farmer-Consumer Awareness Day have done a job that will echo around the country.”

Celebrating its 36th festival this year, FarmerConsumer Awareness Day, known as FCAD by locals, continues to shine a light on the relationship between the farmer and the consumer – and how closely linked the two groups are. The annual event has grown to also include a grand parade, live entertainment, fireworks, a hot air balloon show and many other activities.

FCAD also has become recognized in Olympia. Gov. Jay Inslee in August proclaimed the weekend as Farmer-Consumer Awareness Days, honoring the state’s No. 1 industry and the contributions made by farmers and consumers to the state’s economy.

FCAD organizers invite the public to join in the festivities on Sept. 10, and, most importantly, to celebrate the role that agriculture plays in maintaining a strong local economy.

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O C N R S U E M M E R R A F AWARENESS DAY EVENT SCHEDULE

FRIDAY SEPT. 9

6PM - Chef Extravaganza at White Heron Cellars, 23832 Fine Wine Road above Trinidad

SATURDAY SEPT. 10

All activities are at the QHS festival grounds unless otherwise noted

GEOLOGY SHOWCASE

Sunrise - Balloon launch at Lauzier Park (weather permitting) 7AM - Beat the Beast 2K/5K/10K registration at Mountain View 7-10AM - Lions Club Kick-Off Breakfast at QHS cafeteria Presentations & videos are at the QHS Performing Arts Center. (Subject to change.)

8AM - Beat the Beast begins at Mountain View Elementary School 8:15 & 4PM- Video: Desert Garden 11:30PM-Lower Grand Coulee Chapter 9AM - Warm up & set up for onstage entertainment (15 min.) of the Ice Age Floods Institute monthly 9AM - Car show and tractor events registration at QHS grounds; 8:30AM- Talk & Video: David McWalter, meeting parade registration downtown Interpretive Specialist at the Dry Falls 12:15PM- Talk & Video: David 9AM- 4PM - Food, exhibits, quilt show and produce sale in the Visitor Center will talk about Dry Falls.

McWalter will talk about Dry Falls and high school gymnasium and on the FCAD grounds 9AMTalk by Ken Lacy, “The Oldest present a video featuring Nick Zentner, 9AM - Veteran’s Memorial plaque dedication at Memorial Park Coulee.” Will speak about Glacial Lake geology professor at CWU. 10AM - FCAD Grand Parade through downtown Quincy Missoula, the ice-age fl oods & the geo1PM Talk by Ken Lacy, “The Great 10 - 6PM - Rally in the Valley co-ed volleyball tournament logic features found around the Quincy Escape.” Ken will tell about Glacial Lake begins at high school baseball field Valley. Ken will lead a tour by bus to the Missoula, the Ice-Age floods & the geo11AM - Tractor events begin after registration Moses Coulee & Palisades area. logic features found around the Quincy 11AM - Children’s activities and petting zoo begin 9:30 & 1:30PMVideos: Frenchman Valley. Ken will lead a tour by bus to the 11AM & 2:30PM - Moses Willey Band onstage Coulee (5 min.), & The Great Floods, Ancient Lakes/Potholes Coulee area.

11AM - 3PM - Quincy Rotary barbecue begins Cataclysms of the Ice Age (15 min.)

2PM- WSU Raptor Club Presentation 11:30AM - Car Show judging begins 10:30AM- Video: The Great Floods, with live birds of prey & a description NOON - Farm Family of the Year & Honorary Farmer onstage Cataclysms of the Ice Age (15 min.) of each one.

12:10 & 1:30PM - Jason Brown Band onstage 3:30PM- Video: Ice Age Floods, 12:30 - 1:15PM - Corn and potato cook-off entries due in QHS cafeteria 11 & 3PM- Video: Desert Garden (15 min.) followed by “Interactive Catastrophic Transformation of the 1PM - Fire Department Burn Demo Agriculture” (10 min.)

West (30 min.).

Cloggers perform onstage 1:30PM - Cook-Off judging begins Note: Interactive Agriculture will present information and test each attendee’s knowledge of agriculture.

3:15PM - Clown & Awards onstage

TOURS

Dark - Northwest Pyrotechnics Association fireworks show at Lauzier Park

Sign up and meet for all tours in front of the high school at the bus turnaround.These are free tours and are first-come- first-served.

SUNDAY SEPT. 11

9AM - Moses Coulee 10AM - Cruisin’ the Crops 11AM - Quincy Fresh Fruit

6AM - Balloon launch (weather permitting) at Monument Elementary School

NEW THIS YEAR: Helicopter tours! They are $40 a person for 10 minutes.

Call Krysta Sorto to sign up at 509.398.6967.

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FCAD packed with family fun

Start day off with a beast of a run, end it with fireworks in the park As the 2016 Farmer Consumer Awareness Day draws closer, event committee members, sponsors and participants are gearing up for what is going to be a great community event.

Make the most out of the day by joining in some of the day’s many planned activities. A full schedule of events is on page 5 of this publication.

Chef Extravaganza As a prelude to FCAD, White Heron Cellars in Trinidad hosts its Chef Extravaganza Friday evening. The event, which begins at 6 p.m., is a cooking showcase that features only fresh ingredients grown in this area. This year, chef Thomas Didra, owner of the successful Dueling Irons Restaurant in Post Falls, Idaho, and a Quincy High School graduate, will be doing the cooking.

Cameron Fries, owner of White Heron, spends his time searching for fresh, local ingredients grown within the Quincy Valley region. The tapas-style plates in the past have been created using local apples, potatoes, trout and other tasty delights. The cost is $25 a person for the all-youcan-eat plates.

At the Chef Extravaganza, sit down and enjoy great food and wine and a wonderful view overlooking the Columbia River while listening to live music. Mugsy’s Groove, purveyors of Cascade Mountain funk, will perform at the event.

White Heron Cellars is at 23832 Fine Wine Road N.W. To get there, head north on Highway 28 for about seven miles past Quincy. Take a right onto Stuhlmiller Road.

Recipe Contest and Cook-off Over the years, the FCAD recipe contest and cook-off has showcased the best recipes around.

Participants must use corn or potatoes (or both) in their yummy creations, which are dropped off at Quincy High School for judging.

BEAT THE BEAST Fun Run/Walk

There’s a category for most everyone who wants to participate in the Beat the Beast fun run and walk.

The contest has a new starting time this year.

To give cooks more time to prepare their entries, participants have from 12:30 to 1:15 p.m. to drop off their entries at the QHS cafeteria. Look for the cook-off banner above the sign-up table. All entries remain anonymous until they are judged.

Recipes can be entered into one of three categories: main dish, side dish or salad, and a bread or dessert. Ribbons and cash prizes are awarded to the top three entries in each division. First place wins $50, second place wins $30 and third place wins $20. Winners are announced onstage at 3:15 p.m. The cash prizes can be picked up either at the cook-off booth or at the Quincy Valley Chamber of Commerce Information booth at FCAD.

2k, 5,k, 10k

IN MEMORY OF BEN HORNING

Sept. 10 at 8am

Late registration 7:00am at Mountain View Elementary.

Registration forms and information available at www.beatthebeastrun.com Thank you Farmer Bean & Seed!

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Look for a recipe book full of past winning recipes for sale at FCAD. Beat the Beast 2k, 5k, 10k Fun Run/Walk Get up and moving on FCAD by joining in the Beat the Beast 2k, 5k and 10k Fun Run/Walk.

Hosting the event again this year is the Ben Horning Community Assistance Foundation.

All proceeds from this event go toward the foundation and back into the community. The foundation was started several years ago by Kathleen and Phil Horning in honor of their late son, Ben, who loved sports. They are looking forward to hosting this event as part of FCAD this year.

The run begins at 8 a.m. at Mountain View PO Box 668 119 F St. SW, Quincy www.quincyvalley.org (509) 787-2140 Fax (509) 787-4500

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SATURDAY, SEPT. 10 & SUNDAY, SEPT. 11 – Morning launches presented by Quincy Valley Tourism.

Morning launches begin at 6:00 am or just at sunrise at Lauzier Park unless otherwise posted. Please refer to the website below for update. The public is welcome to come watch as balloons lift off. There are no rides sold at this event & are weather permitting at the discretion of the pilots.

FRIDAY, SEPT. 9 & SATURDAY, SEPT. 10 At Dusk Northwest Pyrotechnics Association will display spectacular fireworks at Lauzier Park (main show on Saturday).

Bring your lawn chairs or blanket to sit. Please make sure to dress for changing weather conditions. The fireworks are spectacular but please know they are very loud and some people have found ear plugs work great! NO DOGS PLEASE!

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ALL EVENTS ARE WEATHER PERMITTING (wind or extreme heat, this includes the night glow)

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Elementary School. Late registration is 7 a.m. to 7:45. Cost for the 2k is $15, or $50 for a family of four. Cost for the 5k and 10k events is $20, or $65 for a family of four. You can register online at www.beatthebeastrun.com. Awards will be given to the top three winners in each races’ divisions.

er.com. Registration begins at 8 a.m.

Parade entries line up on the first block of B Street between K&W Glass and the Quincy City Hall. The parade route heads south down Central Avenue and then continues east onto E Street Southeast, ending at Quincy Junior High School.

Lion’s Club Breakfast After working up an appetite from the fun run, why not refuel with a delicious breakfast?

Year after year, the Lion’s Club of Quincy serves up a delicious pancake breakfast during FCAD. Breakfast includes pancakes, sausage, hash browns and juice or coffee. Proceeds from the sales will go to fund the Lions Club scholarships for some lucky QHS seniors next year.

The Lion’s Club breakfast is held inside the Quincy High School cafeteria. Breakfast is 7 to 10 a.m. Cost is $5 a person.

Tractor Events After the parade is over, head over to QHS, the heart of the FCAD activities, to see the antique tractor show.

The tractor grounds are adjacent to Washington Tractor. There you’ll find tractors from 1960 or earlier.

Tractor pulls have been a longtime tradition at FCAD; however, there won’t be any this year because organizers didn’t have a sled available to them.

“We’ll have it back next year,” promised Jim Buys, longtime tractor pull organizer.

In the meantime, come enjoy the antique tractors. Organizers were expecting to have a “slow tractor” race as well, Buys said.

Veterans Memorial Ceremony Now that you’ve had your pancake breakfast, head on over to Memorial Park (off of F Street, across from the Quincy Valley Chamber of Commerce) for the annual ceremony commemorating those folks who have served or are serving our nation in the armed forces.

This year, 51 new plaques will be placed on the Quincy Valley Veterans Recognition Wall. The veterans memorial also has been expanded this past year, with local volunteers and businesses

The FCAD Grand Parade kicks off at 10 a.m. in downtown Quincy. coming together to add more commemorative walls to the park.

Ceremony starts at 9 a.m.

FCAD Grand Parade The sidewalks fill up fast for the FCAD Grand Parade, which starts at 10 a.m.

Every year the parade features some 50 entries.

Participants who are in the parade or have floats can register online at www.quincyfarmerconsum-

Quincy Valley Lions Club In conjunction with

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Harvest Maze & Pumpkin Patch

FCAD Vendors This year FCAD will feature nearly 80 vendors, about 30 of which will be set up on the QHS grounds. Booths will range from beauty and health to agriculture and business.

And, when you get hungry, just check out the wide variety of food booths. There will be barbe-

Celebrating the farming heritage of the Quincy Valley!

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Motorcycle and Work in Progress, to name a few.

Judging starts at 11:30 a.m., and winners will be announced on stage around 3:15 p.m.

Jason Brown and Greg Valentine return to the main stage on the FCAD grounds at Quincy High School. cue, hamburgers, hotdogs and tacos.

Car Show The FCAD Car Show, hosted by Quincy Rotary, is also back for 2016. Money raised goes toward Seattle Children’s Hospital and Quincy youth programs.

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Registration for the car show begins at 9 a.m.

Cost is $20. The show is on the FCAD grounds, near Washington Tractor.

There will be several categories represented for judging. These categories are as follows: Pre1940s, 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990 and newer, Trucks and Big Trucks, Rat Rods, Imports,

Don’t miss out on what Lauzier Park has to offer!

Join us for the FIREWORKS extravaganza and balloon glow on Farmer-Consumer Awareness Day weekend this year at Lauzier Park!

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Onstage Entertainment Back by popular demand this year are the Jason Brown and Moses Willey bands.

Jason Brown, a seasoned country artist who is back for his third FCAD, grew up in Iowa and was influenced by the music all around him at home and in church on Sundays. Brown brings a personal touch to his songs that he delivers with conviction. He will be joined on stage by fiddler Greg Valentine.

The Jason Brown Band performs at 12:10 and 1:30 p.m. on the main stage on the QHS campus.

Brown will perform an acoustic set with Valentine.

Also taking the main stage on Saturday will be the Moses Willey Band of Coeur d’Alene, Idaho.

The band performs at 11 a.m. and 2:30 p.m.

Formed in 2012, Moses Willey has been taking the Inland Northwest by storm with its stirring harmony and hard-driving, high energy sound.

The band plays bluegrass music infused with folk, Appalachian and Americana. It also will play some original pieces, showcasing the band’s unique style.

Members of the Moses Willey band are Michael Lee Hicks, mandolin and vocals; Don Kinghorn, guitar and vocals; Don Saladin, banjo; Tony Far-

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ing equipment for the club and helping to fund club trips.

The produce sale features the best of what Quincy has to offer. People looking for the fresh produce are encouraged to attend the morning sale early – the produce sale starts at 9 a.m. – because it will go quickly.

ris, bass; and Phillip Brown, fiddle.

Quilt Show When exploring the FCAD grounds and the vendors area, make sure to stop in the high school cafeteria to walk among the quilt show entries.

The FCAD quilt show spotlights an age-old hobby. Take some time to pick out your favorites. At this quilt show, the public judges the entries.

Quilts are judged according to three categories: took the most work, favorite colors and overall favorite.

For those quilters who submitted an entry, pick up your submission after 4 p.m. on the day of FCAD. Children’s Activities Who said farm work isn’t fun?

Every year, between 300 and 400 children come through the kid’s activities area at QHS and have fun with games and activities that are farming- and agriculture-related.

There will be games, arts and crafts, and more. The activities are age appropriate for children from 3 to 6 years old.

Parents are encouraged to participate with their children.

Don’t forget to check out the annual FCAD car show, near Washington Tractor.

Rally in the Valley Volleyball is a fun sport for people of all ages, and FCAD hasn’t left it out of the schedule. Come participate in this year’s Rally in the Valley co-ed volleyball tournament on the QHS baseball field.

This is a double-elimination style tournament, with the winners playing until the final two best teams are left standing. The tournament begins

at 10 a.m. and runs through the day.

Registration begins in the morning and continues until 11:30 a.m. Four to six people can sign up on a team.

Entry fee is $10 a person. Games are on the high school baseball field.

FFA Alumni Produce Sale When in Quincy at FCAD, do as the locals do and buy some fresh produce to support the FFA Alumni Club. The funds go toward purchas-

WSU Raptor Club The Washington State University Raptor Club progrom is new this year at FCAD. At 2 p.m. in the QHS Performing Arts Center, the exciting show features birds of prey, including owls, hawks, eagles and falcons.

The raptors used in the educational program were once injured or sick and then rehabilitated at WSU. Fireworks at Lauzier Park The fireworks show will be two nights -- Friday and Saturday -- with the main show on Saturday.

The fireworks show, put on by the Northwest Pyrotechnics Association, is a part of the Quincy Balloon Festival, which is held at Lauzier Park. Events also include live music, t food vendors andWe;ve a beergot garden.

Both shows begin at dusk.

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Farm Family of the Year

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Farm Family of the Year

‘I love to watch stuff grow’

Ottley family of George to be honored at this year’s FCAD events

Dean and Gloria Ottley, the 2016 Farm Family of the Year, will be honored at noon on the FCAD main stage. Photos by Sebastian Moraga/Post-Register.

GEORGE – Well into his 10th decade of life, and eighth of farming, 92-year-old Dean Ottley simply cannot quite let go of the habits he collected during his time running the family farm.

He still gets up earlier than most of us dread to, he still looks at farms with an expert eye, and he still plants anything he can in the back and front yards of his house, including watermelons and dahlias.

The list of things he has planted is as long as the view from his backyard onto the acreage he owns. Beans, peas, sweet corn, onions and, of course, potatoes.

“I grew about everything I wanted,” he said.

A native of southern Idaho, Dean has been in the George area since before Elvis was a skinny teenager. He first arrived in 1955, and already had farming blood cruising through his veins. Both his grandfather and father farmed in Idaho.

More than half a century later, Dean and his wife Gloria find themselves the patriarch and matriarch of another group of younger farmers, including his son Gary and Gary’s children.

Gary does the farming now, which has taken much of the workload off Dean’s shoulders. There’s still work to do, just not as much as there used to be.

Owning a family farm has never been a breeze, Dean said, but starting a family farm is more difficult than it used to be.

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Farm Family of the Year “Mostly because of the size of the operation you have to have to make it economical,” he said. “You have to have a lot of acres to pay for $100,000 equipment.”

Nowadays, he added, a post-secondary education is key to succeeding as a farmer.

“I only had a high school education and you could not get by with a high school education, hardly, nowadays,” he said. “So many things (like) herbicides and pesticides, all of those things, and how they interact with each other, you need at least a college education. That’s one of the first things.”

Then, he quipped, “find some financing” and be prepared to hear from Olympia. “(We’re) getting too many rules and regulations,” Dean said. “We didn’t have those kinds of things when I started farming. You just did what you needed to do, without asking permission.”

Still, if given the chance to start all over again, Dean said he would not change a thing. Gloria, on the other hand, would change a few things about being a farmer’s wife. Sort of.

“We are together a lot,” she joked. “And that could be good, or bad.”

Gloria and Dean have been married for almost 37 years. Along with Gary, they have a son who’s a high school teacher and coach in Nevada, a

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Farm Family of the Year

The George farmer is putting his skills to growing dahlias now on the family farm. daughter who is a nurse in Quincy and another son who’s an accountant in San Ramon, Calif.

Dean professes total contentment that only one of his children caught the farming bug. And, he said, he would have been just as content if Gary had been something other than a farmer.

It’s tricky to look out the window and not start analyzing the state of the family acres, run by Gary who lives up the road from dad, Dean said.

“It was hard not to get involved and say, ‘I think you should do this this way,’” Dean said.

And if mistakes happen, well, that’s how one learns, said Dean. “Sometimes mistakes are the greatest teacher,” he said.

Not surprisingly, Dean said he still never misses a chance to learn something new or grow something new. He learned about dahlias on a trip to the dentist in Wenatchee about a decade ago. The dentist grew the flower across the street from his office, and got Dean started. Now Dean’s backyard fence is decorated by a long row of various dahlias. At one point, Dean had as many as 80 varieties growing.

Dahlias need to be dug up in the fall and put in storage, then replanted the next year. A lot of work for almost anyone, let alone a 91-year-old.

But Dean digs it.

“I love to watch stuff grow,” he said.

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Food Processing Industry Gross Sales and Employment by County

Pend Oreille*

Whatcom

San Juan

$1 billion - 1,991 jobs

$2 million 79 jobs

Okanogan

Ferry*

$11 million 181 jobs

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$8.9 million 65 jobs

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Clallam

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$15.7 million - 93 jobs

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Kit

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$1.3 billion 1,801 jobs

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Washington is: • The U.S. leader in potatoes grown for processed foods such as french fries.

• The leading U.S. producer of apple juice and a leader of grape and berry juices.

• The second-largest premium wine producer in the U.S. with 850 licensed wineries.

Clark

Skamania*

Benton

$617 million 2,314 jobs

$1.9 million

Whitman* $2.1 million

Garfield*

$398 million 2,622jobs

Yakima

$1.17 billion - 2,458 jobs

Cowlitz

Adams

$68 million 971 jobs

Lewis

$156 million - 404 jobs

$710 million 925 jobs Top 10 counties in food processing sales are GOLD - Food processing includes foods and beverages

Kittitas

Pierce

$363 million 582 jobs

Wahkiakum*

$775 million 1,307 jobs

$903,000

Grant

Thurston

Pacific

Many food crops grown by Washington farmers are sold to independent food processors or are used by grower cooperatives for processing.

Spokane

Lincoln*

$6.9 billion 11,917 jobs

$40 million 444 jobs

$75 million 558 jobs

Douglas* $3.7 million

King

$70 million 222 jobs

Mason

Chelan

$100 million 400 jobs

Walla Walla

$1.1 billion 1,882 jobs

Columbia* $407,000

Employs 40,000 people The Washington State Department of Agriculture licenses nearly 3,000: • Food and milk processors • Milk producers • Food storage warehouses • Custom meat facilities • Egg dealers

Stevens*

$630 million - 1,436 jobs

Island

$17.05 billion industry

Asotin* $880,000

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Rooted to Eastern Washington Sandison says he’s a ‘fan’ of the Columbia Basin

Derek Sandison is not your everyday bureaucrat. Nope. He knows what it’s like.

“I remember it was a lot of work,” he wrote in an email from Olympia.

It, in this case, was the vineyard Sandison owned and ran in Ellensburg almost 20 years ago.

Planting, training, trellising – Sandison has done it.

“Ultimately, it got too difficult to hold a fulltime job and keep my vineyard,” said Sandison, who followed his day job all the way to the state capital, where he heads the Washington State Department of Agriculture.

Sandison, FCAD’s 2016 Honorary Farmer of the Year, said he still holds a soft spot for Central Washington and, in particular, the Columbia Basin, of which he declares himself a fan.

“As a kid, we used to go there from Port Angeles for vacations and it made a huge impression on me, especially the tremendous production and infrastructure there,” he wrote in an email, adding

“When I visit now, I feel a lot of pride and a great deal of gratitude that I was able to make a significant contribution to the expansion of the Columbia Basin Project through my work on the Odessa Groundwater Replacement project.”

The former head of the state’s Department of Ecology, Sandison has a unique perspective on land issues in this state, from both a conservation standpoint and a farming standpoint.

As head of the Office of Columbia River at Ecology, the focus was on developing water supplies, Sandison wrote. Now at WSDA, “our support goes beyond water. Of course, water is vitally important to agriculture and I am still a passionate advocate for assuring adequate water supplies,” he added. “Due to the broad sweep of issues here, we don’t have the luxury of focusing on just one aspect of the industry.”

Derek Sandison, director of the state’s Department His position as the leader of the state’s departof Agriculture, will be honored onstage at FCAD as ment of agriculture allows him to witness the the 2016 Honorary Farmer. sometimes contentious relationship between the

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“We recognize that it can be challenging for family farms,” he wrote. “At WSDA we advocate for farmers, focusing on understanding the regulatory issues facing them and helping to identify solutions.”

Nevertheless, Sandison relishes the work that takes him to ag country a good 45,000 miles per year.

“It does consume my thoughts,” he wrote. “The health and viability of the industry, including the food processors. That’s why I fought so hard to secure additional water from the Columbia River for the Columbia Basin Project.”

At the same time, even for a veteran such as himself, the job came with a bit of a learning curve.

“While I was already pretty familiar with many facets of agriculture, some issues have been new to me,” he wrote.

One such issue was how to control invasive pests like the apple maggot and the gypsy moth, he wrote. Another such issue was the constant back-and-forth of trade relations.

“Working with the International Marketing Program, and going on overseas trade missions was an eye-opening for realizing how complex,

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"Yes, most know of us for our apples, but Washington’s top crops include wheat, potatoes, hay, cherries, grapes and hops. ...But no matter what the crop is, Washington agriculture products are known literally around the world for their premium quality."

Derek Sandison, WSDA director & 2016 Honorary Farmer fragile and important trade relations are” for the state and its ag industry, he added.

Such extensive traveling has helped him spread the gospel of Washington Ag in a broad range of forums, almost as broad as the number of crops grown in the Evergreen State. By his count, Washington farmers produce around 300 crops.

“Yes, most know us for our apples, but Washington’s top crops include wheat, potatoes, hay, cherries, grapes, and hops. We produce more mint than any other state and our hops supply most of the country. But no matter what the crop is, Washington agriculture products are known literally around the world for their premium quality.”

That reputation includes, of course, wines, a small point of pride for the former vintner.

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“The attributes in our state such as location, latitude and climate produce very high quality grapes that make wines with great character,” he wrote. “Washington ranks second in the nation for premium wine production and 40 percent of the grapes were planted in the last 10 years.”

Asked if the winery boom was something he foresaw during his days as a winemaker, his answer leaves no room for doubt.

“Absolutely!” he wrote. “We have the right conditions to produce world-class wines.”

Sandison, along with the 2016 Farm Family of the Year, will be honored at noon on the FCAD main stage.

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Researchers say multi-hued netting could benefit apple production Researchers on at least one project in the agricultural community of Quincy are seeing red. And blue.

And an off-white tint called pearl.

Washington State University tree fruit scientists have gotten the green light to test the effects of colored orchard netting stretched over 12 acres of Honeycrisp apples west of Quincy.

Findings are still preliminary, but one year and two harvests into the three-year study have shown the colored netting — installed in three hues — has measurable effects on soil, trees and fruit that could benefit an apple grower’s bottom line.

Among other results, testing has shown that colored nets “affect the quality of light, scattering it, diffusing it,” researcher Stefano Musacchi told a gathering of around 70 growers and fruit industry representatives recently at a WSU-sponsored orchard netting field day. “And that (diffused light) could be effective in manipulating tree and fruit growth.”

Many growers in the state have used white netting for years to protect delicate fruit from hail and extreme sun, said WSU researcher Lee Kalcsits, who with Musacchi led Wednesday’s tours under the colored canopies.

“They began seeing other (growing and production) benefits from using the nets, but those benefits were all anecdotal,” he said. “Now we’re testing.”

Scientists are testing the effects of colored orchard netting on 12 acres of Honeycrisp apples near Quincy. Photo by Mike Irwin/Wenatchee World.

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In 2015, researchers installed the colored netting on a McDougall & Sons plot of Honeycrisp, a low-vigor apple variety that requires attention and tweaking to produce the highquality fruit that’s so popular with consumers. Sensors monitor air and soil temperatures, wind speed and light intensity.

The entire netting structure cost around $18,000 an acre, said Kalcsits, “but this is the Cadillac of orchard netting — poles, supports, wiring, and the netting itself are all first rate. And labor is included in that figure.” He said less expensive netting structures are available.

Kalcsits said the WSU research team has focused on three main objectives: how the overhead netting affects the orchard environment (soil, temperature, moisture, wind), how trees respond to changes in environment (growth and photosynthesis) and how fruit reacts (size, color, maturity) to those environmental changes.

A year of testing indicates that colored nets “fine-tune” the overall effects of netting, increasing some aspects of production and reducing others, said Kalcsits.

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lower branches. wDirect sunlight — often strong and harsh — can cause a tree to “shut down” its photosynthesis and fruit-nurturing processes. Trees outside nets typically reduce photosynthesis on hot days around 11 a.m. in order to conserve water.

Photosynthesis in trees under nets has been measured to continue longer each day. wUnder nets, tree and fruit growth have shown increases of 16 percent to 18 percent. wTesting under the nets shows little change in air temperature or humidity. The nets don’t affect the air, but instead reduce the sunlight — energy — reaching the trees and fruit. wOutside the nets, ground surface temperature on a very hot day can easily reach 90 degrees or more. High soil temperatures can put stress on root growth. Under the nets, surface temp can be reduced by 5 to 7 degrees. wOutside the nets, sunburn

on fruit can reach 25 percent in some orchards. Under the nets, sunburn measures from 5 to 8 percent. wMore specifically, trees under the pearl (off-white) netting have shown robust growth in lateral branches, reduced light stress and increased photosynthesis. Under blue nets, leaves seem to grow slightly thicker and tree vigor improves. Under red nets, fruit color seems to improve. wWhether psychological or physical, one effect from colored netting is that fruit pickers say conditions under blue nets feel cooler than under red nets. Red looks hotter and therefore seems so, researchers surmised. wBird damage to fruit is reduced under netting. “For some reason,” said Kalcsits, “birds don’t like to be under a canopy.”

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Grant County produces more potatoes per acre than any county in U.S. Signs around Grant County pay repeated homage to a single factoid: No county in the United States produces more potatoes.

With spuds being a longtime staple of the American table, that’s quite an achievement. Nevertheless, the question arises: If we are top in potato production, does it mean we have bypassed Idaho?

Our neighbor to the east has long tied its identity to spuds. Even Idaho’s license plates have carried the slogan “famous potatoes” for decades.

As expected, the answer of whether we or Idaho are No. 1 is a complicated one. Idaho produces more acres of potatoes than any state in the country, so they have larger production.

However, Washington produces more potatoes per acre than any place in the world.

“Idaho beats us in overall volume because they have more acres than Washington state does,” said Rex Calloway, a potato farmer from Quincy and chairman of the Washington State Potato Commission. “Idaho has done a lot of advertising for many, many years, so people think of potatoes, they think of Idaho.”

"We know that we are a very good potato-producing area, and we are very proud of what we do here. A lot of people in the world know that Washington state produces very good potatoes here."

Rex Calloway, Quincy farmer & chairman of the Washington State Potato Commission Washington and its rich, deep, volcanic soil are fertile grounds for potatoes. The soil, combined with a growing season long on dry heat (as opposed to humid) and short on days of extreme heat or cold keep the potatoes near the top of the crops in Grant County and around the state.

In addition, even the hottest of days tend to have much cooler nights. That big differential helps cool down the ground and allow the potato to recover and grow some more at night.

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Children get a lesson in potatoes from an FCAD crop tour of Blakal Packing and VanDyke Farms. While Idaho overall produces more potatoes than any state in the country, no county in the country beats our own Grant County when it comes to top production per acre.

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“The potato is one of the most nutrient-dense vegetables out there,” he said. “There’s more potassium in a potato than in a banana, and everybody thinks of bananas as very high in potassium.

An eight-ounce potato has more potassium.”

Schaapman, a potato farmer from Quincy, said that people have lost weight following a strict diet of potato-eating. Chris Voigt, director of the Washington State Potato Commission, received nationwide press after dropping 21 pounds on an all-potato diet for two months, Schaapman said.

Even after years of digging for them, Schaapman still loves to eat them.

“To dig ’em right out of the field and then go out and cook ’em, that’s one of the best parts of the day,” he said.

With that kind of commitment to the spud, will we ever see a potato slogan on Washington license plates? Hard to say, Calloway said, adding that while Washington tubers may not be on license plates, they are filling other types of plates in dining rooms all over the world.

“Us growers of potatoes in Washington state, we know that we are a very good potato-producing area, and we are very proud of what we do here,” he said. “A lot of people in the world know that Washington state produces very good potatoes here.”

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This program has been in Quincy for 5 years now, serving as many as 140 children each week (the children are identified by school counselors, with their identities only known to the school).

Each bag of food costs an average of $3.50, with an annual budget of $16,000 per school year. To date, we have been funded by donations from individuals, local churches and service clubs. But, we can’t rely on these donations forever. With your help, we can continue to provide this service. Please consider this need and give us your assistance as you are able.

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Try a tour this FCAD It’s a bird….it’s a plane….it’s a tour of FCAD? Yep, this year, the tours offered during Farmer-Consumer Awareness Day will include helicopter rides over the Quincy Valley and its fertile land.

Krysta Sorto, who has been organizing the tours for four years, said she added the helicopter tours to bring something new to the mix.

Tours will go to packing sheds, farms, orchards and to places that appeal to the rockhound in all of us, taking advantage of the rich geology of the Quincy Valley, plus the helicopter tours, which start at Lauzier Park. All other tours leave from Quincy High School.

The helicopter tours are $40 a person, with a minimum of two people in a helicopter. Bus tours are free.

Sorto feels lucky to be able to be part of the community, especially when she sees the signup sheet to the tours on FCAD day and sees people from Arizona and Texas leaving their John Hancock, she said.

Tours start and end outside Quincy High School. First tour starts at 9 a.m. and the last tour starts at 2 p.m Tours include: 9 a.m., Moses Coulee; 10 a.m., Cruisin’ the Crops; 11 a.m., Quincy Fresh Fruit; noon, Quincy Foods; and 1 p.m., a geology tour titled Great Escape.

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Sorto, whose senior project at Quincy High School involved participating in FCAD, said she is open to mentoring other seniors for their senior project, the same way people mentored her in her last year of schooling, which was also her first year with the tours.

“I have always loved agriculture,” says Sorto, who hails from a family of orchardists.

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TEST YO U R FA R M For many of us who have attended an FCAD Grand Parade in the past, there comes a time toward the end of the parade lineup when a special tribute to the farming community hits the streets.

It’s that time when the massive tools of the farming trade – the harvesters, combines, sprayers and more – squeeze through Quincy’s downtown streets, giving parade-goers an impressive up-close and personal view of the high-tech – don’t forget expensive –machinery used on today’s farms.

But just what are these machines that look like

LOW-TILL HARROW: This may be a tricky one for some of you. That’s because a harrow, like a disc, is also used in the pre-planting process to break up the soil.

COMBINE: These big guys may just be the face of the Quincy Valley. Combines are used to harvest grain crops, including wheat, oats, sunflowers, corn, soybeans and more.

FLUFFER: OK, fluffer is just our cutesy name for these V trellises. They are used to fluff Timothy hay prior to it being harvested.

HIGH-SPEED DISC: If you’re planting row crops, you need one of these babies. Prior to planting, a disc is used to till the soil, loosening and aerating it. This disc is the high-tech model. It can go a mighty 10 mph.

FORAGE (SILEAGE) HARVESTER: This is a tool used by our friends who grow corn. As it goes through the corn fields, it grinds corn stalks into sileage.

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something out of a “Transformers” movie, with their spiked teeth and scary claws? And what possibly could they be used for here in the Quincy Valley?

With some help from our friends at Washington Tractor and SS Equipment, we put together a brief test for you.

Take a look at the photos of the farming implements we have here and try to match them up with their descriptions.

The answers are at the bottom of the page.

It’s our hope that the farm implement test gives readers a little insight into the world of agriculture.

VINEYARD/ORCHARD TRACTOR: Isn’t this one cute?

This wee one, which is an Italian model, is capable of maneuvering its way through orchards and vineyards.

WHEEL RAKE: This is one of those pieces of machinery that, quite frankly, looks a little scary, with all that sharp metal and rotating stuff. A wheel rake is used in the hay harvesting process. It’s an efficient piece of equipment, combining two windrows into one. (If you don’t know what a windrow is, that’s another test.)

DISC RIPPER: This sounds scary – doesn’t it? Like Jack the Ripper. This is a disc that’s used for the heavy duty tilling.

SEEDER: Used in the planting process, a seeder both drops the seeds and then covers it up with soil. Towed behind a tractor, the high-tech seeders of today can so up to as many as 48 rows at a time.

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Hot air & fireworks

Watch the balloons at sunrise, take in the fireworks show at dusk

Full of hot air?

You bet, said Kent Bacon.

One day a year and for hours on end.

Bacon and his wife Kim are organizers of the Quincy Valley Balloon Festival, which has become one of the staples of Farmer-Consumer Awareness Day. The festival started eight years ago, and it began with a need to do something with hundreds of acres of land Bacon owned at the time – a sod farm. The couple started a party business on the big, green expanse, and to promote it, they added the festival.

Since that first year, the balloon festival has grown to attract thousands of people to Quincy.

Bacon has since sold the sod farm and moved the festival to land near Lauzier Park and Monument Elementary School, but the balloons have remained a popular draw.

Last year alone, the festival attracted people from as far as Boston, Bacon said. This year’s event will include music on the community stage at Lauzier Park. Food vendors and a wine garden open at 6 p.m.

The balloon festival has been overshadowed a little by the fireworks show from the Northwest Pyrotechnics Association, of which Bacon is a member. There will be two nights of fireworks that Friday and Saturday evening at dusk, with the main event on Saturday.

The Saturday fireworks show starts right after

the popular Nightglow event, when the hot air balloons are illuminated on the ground for a stunning effect. (Just in case, the fireworks and balloons sit a quarter-mile apart.)

“Safety first,” Bacon said. “We have never had someone getting injured. Maybe a wood sliver.”

Neighboring residents with pets aren’t crazy about the fireworks finishing off the daylong festival at Lauzier Park, but there are ways around that, Bacon said.

“If you got dogs, get some tranquilizer or some Prozac, or a mother-in-law who lives a ways away who can watch them overnight,” he quipped.

The festival is much work, but never more work than that first edition, eight years ago. Bacon describes the first festival as the “best three days of slave labor that Kim and I have ever done.”

About 2,500 people attended that festival. Since then, the numbers have doubled.

“We have done it enough years now that we know what we have to do and it’s a lot easier, but it’s still a lot of hours,” Bacon said, rolling out the proverbial red carpet to anyone interested in volunteering or sponsoring either the hot air balloon

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Sponsors who donate $650 or more get a complimentary hot air balloon ride. Sponsors who donate $649 or less get entered in a drawing for a hot air balloon ride. No rides are sold at the event to the public.

“Once they get their sponsor a ride, they can take other people,” Bacon said of the balloonists. “And so far, most of the balloonists have said, ‘Hey, we need three passengers,’ and we go looking for volun-

teers on site.”

This year, Reno, Nev., hosts a hot air balloon festival on the same weekend as FCAD, so that might mean fewer balloons in Quincy, Bacon said. The high-water mark was 13 balloons. This year, the festival may attract six or seven.

Morning launches begin at 6 a.m. or just after sunrise at Lauzier Park.

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The Quincy Valley Balloon Festival, which calls Lauzier Park home, will have music in the evening as well as the Nightglow, when the balloons are illuminated on the ground for a stunning display. Fireworks shows will be on both Friday and Saturday, with the main event on Saturday.

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$5 million 706 farms

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• 160,000 employed in agriculture and food industry • Ranks No. 1 in U.S. production in 11 commodities: Red Raspberries

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$121 million 1,837 farms

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Pierce

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$122 million 1,336 farms

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$69 million - 1,006 farms Hay, Cattle, Apples

Cowlitz

$29 million 492 farms Fryers, Nursery/ Greenhouse, Berries

Mason Clark $41 million

$51 million 377 Farms 1, 929 farms Aquaculture,

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HOPS - $202

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$183million 897 farms

$150 million 2,501 farms

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$132 million - 1,647 farms

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POTATOES - $792

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King

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Stevens

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Snohomish $139 million 1,438 farms

$8 million - 221 farms

• 12% of Washington’s economy

Cattle, Milk, Aquaculture

$11 million - 536 farms

Jefferson

Apples, Cherries, Pears

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$11 million 377 farms

• $51 billion overall value of food and agriculture industry

$5 million 255 farms

$287 million - 1,449 Farms

$272 million - 1,074 farms

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Okanogan

Skagit

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Pend Oreille

Milk, Raspberries, Blueberries

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• 37,249 farms

WHEAT - $1,014

$326 million - 1,483 farms

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Garfield

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Columbia

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$437 million - 943 farms Cattle, Wheat, Apples

$48 million 211 farms

Wheat, Barley, Dry Peas

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The festival, held on Aug. 27, drew a large crowd to the Town Toyota Center, with more than 600 people attending.

Wineries from the Columbia Basin shined in the competition, bringing home high marks in a number of categories. They were: wBeaumont Cellarsw Gold: 2014 Cabernet Franc. Silver: 2013 Reserve Merlot, 2013 Reserve Petit Verdot, 2015 Tempranillo and 2013 Reserve Syrah. Bronze: 2014 Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon, 2014 Zinfandel and 2015 Riesling. wCave B Estate Wineryw Gold: 2012 XXVII Cabernet Sauvignon and 2015 Roussanne. Silver:

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Bronze: 2013 Barbera, 2013 Sangiovese, 2013 Syrah and 2015 Cuvee Blanc. wErrant Cellarsw Silver: 2013 Cabernet Sauvignon, 2014 Sangiovese, 2014 8/05 Red, 2014 Henry’s Red, 2014 Raven’s Red, 2013 Syrah and 2015 Patio White. Bronze: 2014 Cabernet Franc, 2014 Malbec, 2013 Merlot, 2014 Syrah and 2015 Wanderer’s White. wJones of Washingtonw Double Gold: 2014 Chardonnay, 2015 Sauvignon Blanc and 2015 Riesling. Gold: 2015 Rose of Syrah.

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Crescent Bar’s past, present and future will be celebrated during a special public open house during the FCAD weekend.

The open house is 4 to 7 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 9, at Crescent Bar Island on the grassy park area east of the store.

Everyone is invited to attend the event, being held by Grant PUD to showcase the upcoming plans for the development of renovated recreation amenities in the Crescent Bar Recreation Area. Free refreshments will be served.

“We wanted to hold the event on the same weekend as Farmer-Consumer Awareness Day in Quincy because Crescent Bar is such a vital part of the Quincy Valley,” said Grant PUD spokesman Chuck Allen. “This is a great opportunity for anyone interested in Crescent Bar and recreation opportunities on the Columbia River to attend and learn more about the history of Crescent Bar and our exciting plans to improve the area.”

Part of the open house will include photos and graphics highlighting the history and activities that have shaped the Crescent Bar area, as well as conceptual drawings and graphics illustrating Grant PUD’s plans for upcoming public recreation improvements at Crescent Bar. The PUD’s recreation development plans include: • Public RV campsites • Improved vehicle and trailer parking • Full restroom and shower facilities • Trail system • New commercial spaces

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At only 24 and 20 years old, Mitchell and Brady Karstetter just may be two of the youngest business owners in the Quincy Valley.

The brothers and business partners have owned their own farming operation since 2011, when Mitchell was just barely starting college and Brady high school.

BAM Farms grows hay, beans and berries and also does custom straw work. The brothers recently entered into a contract to farm some property for the Port of Quincy, and they operate a forklift rental business on the side.

The budding businessmen are positioning themselves to be among the future leaders in agriMitchell, left, and Brady Karstetter of Quincy. cultural in the Columbia Basin.

Mike Wallace, the brothers’ ag teacher at and hard work ethic needed to pursue their pasQuincy High School and FFA advisor, is not sur- sion, he said. prised. Even in high school, the boys had the drive “During the summer, you never see them clean

or rested,” Wallace joked. “I like seeing that dedication paying off for them. These guys have earned every bit of it.”

The sons of Kent and Lisa Karstetter, Mitchell and Brady were raised on the family farm outside Quincy, where their love for the life of farming took root.

“We’ve been working on the farm since we were young and have learned to really appreciate the life in which we have been raised,” said Mitchell, a 2010 QHS graduate.

So they knew, when they started their own business, farming brings long, hard and hot days, with some time to play on the river or in the mountains.

“Although, we are learning that there’s less time for playing when you have hay,” said Brady, a 2014 QHS graduate.

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I looked forward to and when Mitchell was a college freshman and "We live in an area that has so many opportunities and it’s thrived in Mr. Wallace’s ag classes. ” Brady a high school nice seeing so many of our classmates and friends also choose Brady tells others stufreshman. At the time, dents who may be strugmiddle brother Austin to come back to work and live in the area." gling in high school to was in on the advennot rule out college. ture. The boys named Mitchell Karstetter, “College has been a the farm after themQuincy farmer & co-owner of BAM Farms whole new world for selves -- Brady, Austin me,” he said. “I take and Mitchell. However, only a few classes every Austin, who attends the day and I’m getting to University of Idaho, has “We were able to pay dad back after the first major in something I’m really interested in. I love since decided to pursue other interests. year and also purchase some of our own equipthe ag program I’m in at U of Idaho and am doing “My brother and I are total opposites, but that ment,” Brady said. works in our favor,” Brady said of partnering with To make sure they were off to a successful well. My advice for students who are struggling Mitchell. “We complement each other.” start, Mitchell also sought advice from some vet- like I did is don’t give up and keep college as an The brothers started a business because they eran farmers in the area. option.” wanted to try something on their own -- from As for the future of BAM, Mitchell sees many “We are so lucky to have been raised in a town start to finish. They asked their father to rent them opportunities for growth in the Quincy Valley for where neighbors and farmers are willing to help some open land. Kent also loaned the boys some not only BAM but other young professionals like each other,” he said. money for rent, water and hay equipment.

The brothers, who were both active in FFA, said he and his brother.

He agreed to help only after his sons present“We live in an area that has so many opportunithat QHS prepared them well for college. Howed a business plan -- and promised their parents ties and it’s nice seeing so many of our classmates that education would come first. (Mitchell earned ever, high school wasn’t always easy for Brady.

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New museum building, Work on new ‘heritage barn’

Leaders at the Quincy Valley Historical Society & Museum say there’s something missing on its popular heritage site.

On the museum grounds stands the Reiman-Simmons House, a symbol of family life in early Quincy.

Also there is the Pioneer Church, which stands for the deep faith that was important to the area’s first families.

So what’s missing?

Historical society board members would like to see a barn built at the back of the property that celebrates and displays agricultural artifacts from the No. 1 source of livelihood for pioneering families – and many families today. A community heritage barn, as it is being called, also would serve as an educational center, community event venue and a family history center.

The addition of the barn would make the property complete, said Gar Pilliar of the historical society.

“We need this to understand where we have come from as a community,” added Harriet Weber, the project’s manager.

Looks like the museum -- and the community -- are going to get what they wish for.

With the recent nod of approval from a statewide review committee, the historical society is moving forward with its plans to build the heritage barn and pay tribute to the area’s rich agricultural history.

In August, representatives of the local historical society attended a “ranking and evaluation” meeting in Yakima where the statewide committee reviewed, or rejected, each of the grants submitted to the Washington State Historical Society’s Heritage

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exhibits to pay tribute to area’s ag roots

to begin this winter Capital Projects fund. The committee ranked 38 of the proposed projects from one to 38, with No. 1 given the highest priority.

The Quincy project, which proposes building a barn between the Reiman-Simmons House and the historic Pioneer Church that would display agricultural artifacts as well as serve as a community gathering space, was ranked No. 16, said Weber. The committee also recommended the project get its full funding request of $201,000, she added.

Next up, the state Legislature this spring must approve the $10 million allocation, which it has done for the past 20 years, Weber said. The Heritage Capital Projects fund allocates $10 million in grants every two years to capital projects that “demonstrate significant public benefit in the form of heritage interpretation

and preservation,” according to the WSHS website.

At a ranking of 16, that’s a solid position for the project, Weber said.

So much so that plans are to begin work on the site’s infrastructure this winter. The project should break ground in the spring and be completed by end of 2017, she said.

“I think our odds are very, very good,” said Weber. “I have no reason to think we won’t get the funding.”

The community heritage barn would serve several functions in the Quincy community. The largest area at the barn’s center is a 1,700-squarefoot event space that would be used as an educational area or for such community events as a farmers market. It also could be used by people for family reunions, receptions or other events. That area would include a catering kitchen.

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The community heritage barn will include several rooms. The largest area at the center will be an educational and community space. Another section of the barn will house a museum-quality archive. It may also include a family history center. And the third section will be dedicated as an agriculture exhibit space with hands-on interactive displays and working models.Graphics provided by the Quincy Valley Historical Society & Museum.

Another section of the barn would be built as a museum-quality archive to house the historical society’s collections, including the photo collection of photographer Otto Henderson, who documented Quincy in its early years. Near the archive area would be a family history center that would be open for public use.

Another area of the barn would be dedicated as an agriculture exhibit space with hands-on, interactive displays and working models. There are even plans to move vintage farm equipment into the space.

With the heritage grant monies, the project has secured about $422,000 to complete the project, Weber said. Along with the $201,000 state grant, the barn will be built with $150,000 donated by the city of Quincy (the city owns the property that the museum sits on) and $60,000 from a variety of private and business donations. The project also received money from the Webb and Millie Jones Charitable Trust and an anonymous donor, as well as in-kind donations of labor and materials, Weber said.

Mayor Jim Hemberry said this project is a long time coming.

“I think it will be an asset to the community when it’s done,” he said.

Weber, who was joined in Yakima by the historical society’s president Pam Barrow and its vice president Pilliar, said she became teary-eyed when review committee members spoke of the dedication that has been shown in the small community for these museum projects. It was “compelling” to them to see the city’s investment in the project and the mix of donations from both farming families and companies such as Yahoo and Microsoft, Weber said.

Weber added that she is grateful for the support from those people who believe in the project.

“We appreciate the trust the community places in us,” she said, speaking on behalf of the historical society. “We will do our best to ensure this is a lasting legacy to agriculture in our community.”

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‘Seeding Success’ in Quincy The Initiative for Rural Innovation & Stewardship will be showcasing a variety of success stories when it teams up with partners to convene the seventh annual NCW Community Success Summit in Quincy on Nov. 15.

“Seeding Success, Growing ONE Community” is scheduled for 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Quincy Junior High School in Quincy.

Designed to celebrate successes and to fuel networking and collaboration across Grant, Chelan, Douglas and Okanogan counties, the summit will spotlight many of the unique qualities and success stories that define the host community of Quincy, including George and the Trinidad area. IRIS is particularly interested in gathering a mix of stories that address community, environment and economic successes and that have the potential for being replicated in another community.

Some of the stories IRIS is working to gather for the summit include those about how we are increasing the health and connectivity of our lands and waters. Summit participants will have a chance to learn how communities in our region are working to improve the quality of their rangelands and to make their homes and watershed more resilient to the effects of wildfires.

Other stories will look at how we’re using cross-generational and multi-cultural relationships to foster ownership in our communities and grow opportunities for jobs. The bilingual preschool in Quincy along with the GREAT program of the Quincy Police Department will be featured, as will the Quincy Valley Leadership Group and the Ancient Lakes AVA – all models that could inspire others to take similar actions in their own communities.

Another group of success stories will explore increasing access to health care and diverse educational opportunities. Quincy’s network of community health workers and the Back to School Health Fair in Quincy, hosted by the Quincy Community Health Center, are two of the FCAD 2016

nity Choice, Wenatchee Valley College, The Wenatchee World, Molina Healthcare, Quincy Community Health Center, Port of Quincy, The Nature Conservancy of Washington, Quincy Valley Historical Society, Deliciosos Tamales and the Bureau of Land Management.

stories that IRIS also plans to highlight as part of this year’s summit cycle.

The public is invited to submit additional success stories from Quincy and the greater region by visiting www.irisncw.org, where they can download the Success Story Exchange template or fill it out online.

To build on the last summit in Waterville, IRIS is working again with the local school district in Quincy to engage a team of faculty and students in all aspects of the summit.

Quincy students will help identify successes in their community to share with summit participants and be among the presenters sharing success stories. They also will work with resource experts to facilitate roundtable discussions in English and Spanish on issues common to all communities across the region.

Other aspects of the summit will include a locally prepared lunch, live music and a photography exhibit at the Quincy Public Library titled “A Picture of Health in NCW.” Opening on Sept. 29, this show will celebrate how people are nurturing well-being at the individual, community, and environmental levels. All are welcome to share photos and captions for this show at www.pictureofhealthncw. org.

Event planners anticipate that more than 160 people from Quincy and across the region will participate in the summit this year.

IRIS is proud to acknowledge the following sponsors for this year’s event including the City of Quincy, Port of Douglas County, Commu-

For more information contact the IRIS office at 509-888-7374 or irisncw@gmail.com. An agenda and registration information will be posted on the IRIS website by midSeptember.

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Quincy High School is where most of the action will be during FCAD. In the school’s cafeteria, attend the Lions Club pancake breakfast and then browse the nearby quilt show (top left). Vendors, as well as the FCAD cook-off (bottom left), will be set up throughout the school’s gymnasium. And on the QHS grounds you’ll find everything from the Rotary barbecue (top) to tractor events to main stage entertainment. A full schedule is on page 5.

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The veterans memorial in Quincy will be unveiled this FCAD with a new name and a new look.

Now called the Quincy Valley Veterans Recognition Wall, the memorial has been expanded over the summer through a volunteer effort led by local veterans groups and Sabey Construction Inc. That effort include the construction of four additional double-sided walls to the commemorative display.

The annual FCAD ceremony, which includes the community’s first look at the new nameplates that have been added to the walls, will be at 9 a.m. on Saturday.

This year, 51 names of veterans both living and past will be added to the walls. The walls are meant to honor all Quincy Valley veterans, not just those who have passed away, said Mark Owens, a local volunteer who works closely with the recognition wall. That’s why the name was changed; because there was some confusion about who could be placed on the wall, he added.

Earlier this year, Sabey Construction Inc., the in-house construction arm of Sabey Corp., partnered with local veterans organizations to build and install the major improvements at the park, which also include lighting. Additional improvements will include benches, sidewalks and landscaping.

Organizers also hope to put up brass plaques on the ends of the new walls to recognize people and businesses that have contributed to the wall, said Phil Anderson, also a volunteer.

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Veteran Phil Anderson of Quincy speaks at last year’s ceremony at Veterans Memorial Park.

This year’s ceremony starts at 9 a.m. at the park, located off of F Street near the Quincy Valley Chamber of Commerce.

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Located off of F Street across from the Quincy Valley Chamber of Commerce, Veterans Memorial Park was dedicated in 2007 and was originally built, in large part, with funds provided by Yahoo. The original walls had been filled up with the commemorative nameplates, so more space was needed.

Owens said he is pleased with the results.

“It has been extremely gratifying getting the four new walls up,” he said.

At this year’s ceremony, Sabey Construction is expected to present a check for about $12,000 to the chamber on behalf of the Veterans Memorial Park.

The money will be used in part to pay for more veterans’ nameplates in the future, Owens said.

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Cooking Contest: Top 2015 Recipes

Sharing favorite recipes spotlighting local ingredients is a longtime FCAD tradition. This year, the Corn and Potato Cook-Off returns, challenging local cooks to give it their all with two of the Quincy Valley’s – and consumers’ – favorite crops.

Dishes can be dropped off between 12:15 and 1:15 p.m. at the cook-off table at Quincy High School. Judging will take place at 1:30 p.m. Dishes can be entered under one of three categories: main dish, side dish or salad, and bread or dessert.

Ribbons and cash prizes are awarded to the top three entries in each division. First place wins $50, second place wins $30 and third place wins $20. Winners will be announced onstage at 3:15 p.m. The cash prizes can be picked up either at the Cook-Off booth or at the Quincy Valley Chamber of Commerce Information booth at FCAD. The cook-off is sponsored by ConAgra/LambWeston and National Frozen Foods.

For a taste of some of last year’s winning dishes, try these recipes in your own home.

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Cut tomatoes in ½-inch slices, drain on paper towels, sprinkle with salt.

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2015 Side Dish/Salad: First Place Potato & Yam Galette By: Mary Ortbal 6 Tbs butter ½ cup brown sugar 1 Tbs minced fresh ginger

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1 Tbs grated lemon peel ½ tsp salt 1 ½ lb small potatoes, sliced ¼ inch thick rounds 1 ½ lb small yams, peeled, sliced ½ inch thick rounds ¼ cup flour Prep ovenproof pan with foil and non-stick spray.

Melt butter. Add brown sugar, ginger, lemon peel and salt. Stir until sugar dissolves.

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Bake for about 1 hour, rest for 10 minutes and invert onto plate.

2015 Side Dish/Salad: Second Place Roasted Potato Salad By: Mike Carlson Salad: 3 lb red potatoes, either halved or quartered, depending on size 5 Tbs olive oil, divided, plus a drizzle for the baking

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Crisp the bacon in a large frying pan, remove the bacon to drain on a paper towel. Reserve 4 Tbs bacon drippings for the vinaigrette. When cool, chop into small pieces.

To caramelize the red onion in a medium pan set over low heat, add the remaining 2 Tbs olive oil; when hot, add the sliced red onion and toss to coat; caramelize the red onions on low heat for about 20 minutes, until a caramel color and softened. Once onions are caramelized, add a pinch of salt and remove from heat. Set aside.

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Assembly: To a large bowl, add the roasted red potatoes, caramelized red onion, the bacon and the vinaigrette; toss well to completely combine. Serve warm or cold. Garnish with parsley.

2015 Side Dish/Salad: Third Place Vegetable Salad By: Mary Ortbal 1 can whole kernel yellow corn, drained (or fresh) 1 can white corn, drained (or fresh) 2 cups frozen peas, thawed Half a medium red pepper, chopped 6 green onions, thinly sliced 2 celery ribs, chopped 2 carrots, chopped ½ cup sugar ½ cup vinegar ¼ cup vegetable oil 1 tsp salt ¼ tsp pepper Mix all vegetables together. Put sugar, vinegar and vegetable oil in pan and heat to a boil. Take off heat and cool. Mix thoroughly with vegetables.

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Process flour, sugar and lavender until lavender is broken up and combined. To the lavender mixture, stir in salt, baking powder, cornmeal and corn flour.

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