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Columbia Basin Cancer Foundation

Moses Lake Savor the Basin Ephrata Pioneer Day Quincy FCAD / Balloon Festival Odessa Deutschesfest Royal City Sip of the Slope Soap Lake Masquers Theater

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Thank you for joining us under the blue moon.

July 31, 2015 Friends of the Lower Grand Coulee once again gathered at Westmont Park Rose Gardens for an evening among the roses and our 3rd annual fund raising dinner. The donations and participation of attendees to the sold out event help to further the development and support of projects meant to enlighten and enrich the Lower Grand Coulee experience.

Photos by Mary Ann Brown

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A message from John Martin “As President of the non-profit, I would like to thank our tireless board, our committee members, our generous guests and donors, Cloudview kitchen for donating their facility and the many hard-working, eager volunteers who helped us raise our financial goal to fund our next project. We are hopeful that our event next year can accommodate more guests so that everyone who is interested in our cause can be part of it.�

For information about our current projects, please refer to our website: friendsofthelowergrandcoulee.org

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iving in the pool, she did a few little flutter kicks to position herself in a freestyle crawl toward the finish on the other end of the lane. My (then) five year old daughter was in her first 25 yard race on the swim team. I sat on the bleacher breathing in tandem as her little arms reached for the next water to pull and push herself through. But, she got off course, veering back and forth in her lane and after running into the ropes her momentum was broken, and so was her enthusiasm. My heart sunk.

Her being so young, she didn’t know how to tell me she had water in her goggles, and couldn’t see.

Every so often, I find out something so remarkable it changes the way I look at things, forever, and when my now 32 year old daughter and I reminisced about her swim experience as seen (or not seen) through her little eyes, it amazed me. You see, her goggles simply needed to be adjusted for her to have the vision to reach her goal on that day. I never knew.

We don’t know how other people view things, exactly, and we can not completely understand their thoughts to which inner reality and external life both contribute, recording mile markers of a journey they are on. We can only be interested. Really interested in where they wish to go, so we

can perhaps help them along the way, knowing we can’t see what they see, but we maybe can see something important they don’t.

We all have a course set and we all breathe in the pockets. Distortions of a clear line of sight happens, daily, with distractions and problems that rough the waters around us and allow worry or fear to seep in. But, we can stay on course if we want to. We can find what we want, adjust our vision to clearly see it, explore under and beyond it, and conquer.

Diving into the lake, I did a few butterfly kicks before settling into a freestyle crawl and pointing myself toward a first buoy a half mile out. I was racing in my first openwater swim I had been training for. I was focused on spotting the feet of the swimmers in front of me, knowing (in all aspects of life) it is important to be in the protection of others who purpose to go in a same positive direction.

But, I got off course, and veered to the left, and I was no longer picking out feet. I felt vulnerable and uncertain of my ability to finish the race. It was scary. I wondered where I was going to end up? It was then I heard a voice coming from a kayak saying, “I can see you need to go to the right.

Stay on course, you are OK.” I was relieved and settled into an even pace, knowing I was not alone and others were there to help simply adjust my vision.

Once the day was done, I was anxious to share my swim story with my daughter, and we laughed together when she said, “Ma, did you have water in your goggles?

- Melea Johnson

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Venue Magazine, PO Box 820, Moses Lake, WA 98837 509 431-3573 Melea Johnson / 509 760-0503 Sue Tebow info@thevenuemag.com / thevenuemag.com /

On the cover:

Angel Kneedler, Columbia Basin Cancer Foundation, Executive Director Photo by: Robin L. Green

FARMER CONSUMER AWARENESS DAY September 12, 2015

Quincy High School Festival Grounds

Our farm to your table!

- Fabulous Food - Great Entertainment - Veteran’s Memorial Wall Plaque Dedication- 9:30 a.m.

- Parade - 10 a.m.

- Local Tours - Car show / Tractor Pull - Produce Sale - 9 a.m.

- Petting Zoo/Kids Games - Chef Extravaganza & Balloon Fest FCAD weekend

and

Moses Willey Band

Visit our website for event schedule: www.quincyfarmerconsumer.com

In 1981, a local farmer, Dennis Higashiyama, was working on his tractor and listening to America’s favorite radio host, Paul Harvey, have a conversation about the necessity of farming and farmers. The woman in this conversation expressed her opinion by saying, “I don’t understand why we need farmers, don’t they know we can just go to the grocery store and buy what we need?”

Local farmers were outraged. In our region we live in a world of agriculture and are familiar with the faces of the hardworking families who bring food to our table (and our stores), however, this conversation illustrated clearly how farmers and consumers had drifted apart – leaving many people with little or no understanding about how food actually arrives on their grocery shelves.

Because of this, on the second weekend in September, every year, the Quincy Valley community prepares a unique celebration called Quincy Farmer-Consumer Awareness Days (FCAD), which educates the consumer on the farm to market process.

For farmers, FCAD is an opportunity to show the fruits of their labor and demonstrate the tools and techniques used in their work. For the public, the event has tours of area processing plants and farms, displays of farm equipment, informational and commodity booths, and a farmers market. The event profiles our local farm families, our abundant farmlands and the businesses that are determined to stay on the cutting edge to provide the very best food possible.

So, the next time you say, “Pass the potatoes, please,” remember the dedicated farmers at the heart of our rural communities. We at VENUE Magazine encourage you to bring your whole family to the Quincy Farmer Consumer Awareness Day(s) Celebration and get acquainted with our local people who bring us fresh foods from the earth.

To them, we say thank you!

You are a part of the land you work A showcase of the farm and ranch lifestyle is celebrated in our region with county fairs; the Quincy Farmer Consumer Awareness Days; the rodeos; the auctions; the posted signs along the highway labeling the crops in the field; the farmer’s markets; and community festivals in all our region.

It goes without saying our region is largely agriculturally based and life on the farm is shared in conversation with a large part of our population. There is a sense of pride and credibility in the conversations about growing up on a farm. And if you listen you will find that most of these families would trade nothing for the lessons learned - lessons that produce strength of character and solid foundations for generations. (writing below is by unknown author) As a child growing up on a ranch or farm you learn to go to bed early so you’ll be able to saddle up in the moonlight for an early-morning cow gathering. You learn never to turn your back on a cow. Never step in front of a two-year-old colt. Know the best route to the watering hole. Know what plants horses shouldn’t eat. If you get bucked off, get right back on. Let company ride the nice horses.

You learn how to pick out a socket wrench, an open-ended wrench, an adjustable wrench, a washer, and “this size bolt” from a five-gallon bucket of rusty tools at any time. Be ready to fix the fence.

Don’t have a smart mouth.

You were born knowing how to drive a truck and tractor. You learn to pull a 24foot goose-neck stock trailer, and learn to back it up. Don’t get anything stuck in the mud. You know how deep it is, before you cross it. Never play around farm machinery, like feed-grinders and tractors, and other pieces of equipment that have power takeoff and/or blades.

You know the different sounds the hay equipment makes: which ones are normal, which ones mean you’re tearing something up. You don’t take an hour lunch break when you’re cutting hay, ever. If there’s rain in the forecast, don’t take a break at all.

You treat your cows like they’re your babies and your horses even better. Never get between a mama cow and her baby calf, and never get behind a bull. Never leave the gate open. Know how to read a pregnant cow. Know how to work a 3am calf-pulling.

Know where the flashlights and batteries are for the same event. Never forget to check first calf heifers, and be able to count cattle even when they’re bunched up in a herd. Know how to read cow buyers at an auction.

You learn that daddy can fix anything, and mama is productive. You learn to help in the family garden; milk the cows; feed the animals and get all assigned chores done before going out to explore and play.

You learn how to give and take and respect.

You learn to be grateful for a new day; the next sunshine; the progression of the crop in the field. You find a sense of complete beauty in your surroundings and find peace in the silence of a still morning.

You prepare for harvest; physically, mentally and with high hopes for the rewards of dedication. You are part of the land you work.

VENUE Magazine offers sincere appreciation of our ranch and farm families. We say thank you for the strong roots you plant for our communities, our families, our children– our grandchildren – our great-grandchildren.

Photo by Sue Tebow

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Saturday, September 12 and Sunday, September 13 – Morning Launches Presented by Quincy Valley Tourism

Photos by Hoku Kim

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orning launches begin at 6:00 am or just at sunrise at a location outside of Quincy to be announced. 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 and are weather permitting at the discretion of the pilots.

SCHEDULE FOR YOUR EVENING

6:00 PM Food vendors and beer garden open at Lauzier Park 7:00 PM National Anthem and Sponsor recognition 7:30 PM American Fool takes the stage (a John Cougar Mellencamp tribute band) 8:30 PM BALLOON NIGHTGLOW will light up the sky – have your cameras ready!

Directly after... Northwest Pyrotechnics Association will display spectacular fireworks.

(See next page) 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! In accordance with Washington State Liquor Laws only alcohol purchased at the event is permitted. Violators will be removed.

All events are weather permitting.

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Inspiration

“I’m passionate about fireworks because they’re fascinating beyond belief.

The idea that you can take simple materials, paper tubes and chemicals, and create such awe-inspiring art in the sky just fascinates me to no end.

And unlike other media, where artistic expression takes some sense of permanence such as sculpture and painting, I find the ephemeral nature of the fireworks effect painted against canvas, which is restored to the tabula rasa black sky slate is also fascinating that it’s very much an experiential art.

It’s for the moment.” ~John Steinberg, M.D. 2007 PGI 2VP / shared from npaclub.org

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The Reiman-Simmons House Quincy, Washington

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1904 historic farmhouse listed on the Washington Heritage Register THE PIONEER DREAM The story of the family who built the ReimanSimmons House is the story of many immigrants to America at the turn of the 20th century.

With the offer of free land, they came here to seek a better life. From German Russians, to Japanese and Ukranians who settled here in the early years, to the more recent arrivals from Mexico, South America and even Iran, the Quincy Valley is a melting pot of people in the sagebrush desert.

This story, this dream, diverse, yet so similar for all who came, is a story that we want to tell through the restoration of this home. THE CHURCH The Pioneer Church was also built in 1904 by German-Russian immigrants. It was an immigrant chapel open to all denominations for the first 3 years, then chartered as a Lutheran Church in 1907.

Samuel Reiman, builder of the House, was one of the carter members. The Church has a very unique barrel-vault embossed tin ceiling inside, with original woodwork, floor and bell tower.

The original location was a few blocks away and it was moved to this site in 2006, saved from deterioration by the St. Paul Lutheran Church in Quincy. Their congregation gifted the Church to the Historical Society in early 2008 and it reopened its’ doors in 2010.

This beautiful venue provides the facilities for weddings, family gatherings, business meetings, reunions, club meetings and more.

Harvest Festival coming Saturday, October 10

The Quincy Valley Historical Society 415 F Street SW / PO Box 1003 – Quincy, WA 98848 (509) 787- 4685 / officeqvhsm@gmail.com / gvhsm.org /

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New Exhibit

Prairie Roses:

Pioneer Fashions of the Quincy Valley Just one example is a wedding dress that was worn by a Quincy bride in the early 1900’s.

photos by Robin L. Green

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Beverly Mayer and Harriet Weber

Savor 3rd Annual

Tasting Event Please join us at this extraordinary event combining the LOVE of all things local with a COMPASSION for people!

Enjoy an evening featuring local wineries, breweries, distilleries and foodies along with LIVE music from Time Flyer.Â

brought to you by

Columbia Basin Cancer Foundation is a 501(c)3 organization dedicated to support for local cancer patients from diagnosis and beyond.Â

Artwork by Artist JJ Carsey Assembly and Design by Fru.ition Photography

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Faces of Cancer F A powerful and beautifully created magazine in support of the friends and family in our own community who face cancer.

Publishing September 2015 Content choreography by Cynthia Dano Photography by Robin L Green What is it like to heroically fight a battle that terrifies everyone? How can we best help someone in the process when we can not comprehend it, really? What do our loved ones fighting cancer really want us to know? We asked them. Their stories will surprise you.

Real people. Real stories. Real truth.

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Columbia Basin Cancer Foundation

What do they do, actually, to help our friends and family members who are fighting cancer?

We want to help you with the road ahead office hours are Monday-Thursday 10am-2pm ​please call our office today to see how we can help 509-764-4644 we are located at 1031 W. Broadway Ave, Moses Lake Gas Vouchers

If you or your loved one has been diagnosed with cancer there is a good chance that you will have to travel out of town for your treatments. One of our goals is to make it easier for cancer patients to get to treatment, thus providing some financial support through treatment.

Wigs & Head Coverings

Our office features a wide variety of donated wigs, hats, scarves, bandanas, and more for our current cancer patients. We have caring volunteers that are available to help you pick out that perfect wig or hat.

Educational Materials

Our office features many free pamphlets from numerous creditable cancer organizations including the National Cancer Institute, American Cancer Society, Susan B. Komen and Breast Friends. We also have many books that are available for check out that cover a wide range of cancer topics as well as inspirational stories of courage and determination.

Dietary & Health There are many side effects that come as a result of cancer treatment that may

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require specific supplements. We offer assistance in any nutritional expense that is inquired while going through treatment. We have a cancer Nutritionist from Confluence Health come and speak to clients about diet through treatment. We do our best to keep up to date nutritional reading material available to cancer patients.

Free Bus for Cancer Patients

At times we know our patients will travel to Confluence Health in Wenatchee for radiation therapy 5 days a week for an average of 6 consecutive weeks. The Columbia Basin

Cancer Foundation supports the PEOPLE FOR PEOPLE Health Express Shuttle that takes patients from the Confluence Health in Moses Lake to their appointments in Wenatchee.

Monthly Support group

Support group is open to patients and caregivers. Every 3rd Monday of the Month 5:30pm Moses Lake Senior Center 608 E 3rd Ave. Moses Lake

Family photos

Shannon Michelle Photography donates her time to capture beautiful images for cancer patients and their families.

Outdoor Clean up Day

In the Spring and Fall the local 4-H chapters volunteer their time for our clients helping with outdoor projects.

Lending Library

Along with our educational materials our office also features a wide variety of books just for fun.

Angel Kneedler, Executive Director

columbiabasincancerfoundation.org / facebook.com/cbcfoundation info@columbiabasincancerfoundation.org

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Tough Enough to Wear

Pink The Columbia Basin rodEo AssociAtion is proud to pArtner uP with the Columbia Basin CanCer FoundaTion.

Mike Harris from Moses Lake Roundup and Angel Kneedler from Columbia Basin Cancer Foundation

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hursday night’s rodeo is dedicated to “Tough Enough to Wear Pink”, a program about increasing awareness of breast cancer. Most PRCA rodeos including the National Finals in Las Vegas dedicate one night to this cause. We’re not Just “cowboys in pink shirts”. The Columbia Basin Rodeo Association committee is taking this program a step further to include a presentation to honor lost loved ones and celebrate those who have won their battle, and to raise money for the Columbia Basin Cancer Foundation.

The release of 200 pink balloons is a tradition and a powerful memorial that brings out emotion in even the toughest cowboys. We have chosen to support the Columbia

Basin Cancer Foundation in our community to help local cancer patients with financial burdens, counseling, support groups, medical advice and many other services. The Moses Lake Round-up rodeo will continue to support Thursday night’s “Tough Enough to were Pink”. We would like to thank the Columbia Basin community for coming to our rodeo and supporting this important cause.

Mike Harris Chairman Tough enough to wear Pink Moses Lake Roundup

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August 18 – 22, 2015

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Moses Lake C h a m b e r of Commerce

We are accepting 2015 nominees “Ag Hall of Fame” We would like to honor and recognize distinguished individuals that have made significant contributions to the agricultural industry and our community.

To nominate your farmer go to www.moseslake.com/halloffame.html, or stop by the Chamber’s office

324 S Pioneer Way • Moses Lake, WA 98837 •509‐765‐7888 •www.moseslake.com • informa�on@moseslake.com

Membership available to employees & immediate families of: PUD’s & Municipal Corps or Grant, Kittitas, Okanogan & Douglas Counties; employees of cities of Ephrata & Soap Lake, Columbia Basin Hospital and Ephrata School District.

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here are no shortcuts to anyplace worth going. Take your time. Be still. Listen. Wait. Schedule time to rest. On purpose. Running flat out to accomplish a certain something is not the most important if the sacrifice along the way is too great, damaging your closest relationships, or your own personal health, or your ultimate happiness.

Instead, take ample time to capture every moment that is good, and be grateful for it. Spend tranquil time becoming clear in your choices. Hold on tight to your family. Put your focus on loving others where they are at and letting them know the love that will not leave them there.

Bask in the sunshine. Let it warm you. Listen to the birds. Let their melodic call soothe you.

Smell the freshness. Let it rejuvenate you. Watch the setting sun and notice the vivid color patterns of otherworldly quality, never the same way twice. Let it amaze you. Quietly. ~Melea Johnson

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Dry Falls On Hwy 17, near Coulee City

In the heart of the Grand Coulee lies one of the natural wonders of North America—the Dry Falls cataract.

This 3.5-mile-wide chasm of basalt, with a drop of 400 feet, was left high and dry thousands of years ago as the last of several Ice Age floods swept through the Grand Coulee. This is one of the most extraordinary landscapes to be found along the Ice Age Floods National Geologic Trail.

The Visitor Center

Next door you will find the Dry Falls Visitor Center, which features indoor exhibits highlighting the Ice Age and early human history of the region. The center also features a comprehensive bookstore—a must stop for those looking to learn more about the Ice Age floods story.

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Photography by Jerry Kayser

Concessions – Drinks – Ice Cream For information please contact Dry Falls Visitor Center at 509-632-5214 www.parks.wa.gov

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Take time to enjoy what’s right in front of you.

photo courtesy of Lenae Haugen

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The Sip of the Slope Wine Tasting Event, Dinner and Auction is a fundraiser for the beautification of Royal City. All funds will go to the Ahlers Street special project, planting trees and placing benches on the road that leads up to the school, creating an inviting walking path. We have a walking path now, but after this project is complete, we will have trees to bring us shade and beauty. A welcome addition to our town. We hope you will come join us for a memorable evening and to help us plant a future. ~Lisa Villegas

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Italy Trip O rientation October 29 th, 2015 5:30 pm at The Mos es Lake Chamber o f Commerc e

Come Travel With Us!!

Trip Dates: October 1-15th, 2016 Rome Amalfi Coast Florence Venice

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SEASONED DIRECTOR, RANDY BROOKS BRINGS A THRILLER TO MASQUERS THEATER

“Sweeney Todd has won 8 Tony Awards, so you can bet there is more to it than just another blood bath. In fact there will not be any blood at all,” says director Randy Brooks, “but that doesn’t mean it will be sanitized away.

It is still the same story of the barber you wouldn’t want giving you a close cut.”

Starring as Sweeney Todd will be Daren Vernon, who is well known in local community theatre circles. Veteran Masquers actress, Cheri Barbre will play the part of Mrs. Lovitt, Sweeney’s partner in unsavory activities.

Also included in the cast is Darryl Pheasant as Judge Turpin, Andrew Covarrubias is Perilli, Justin Rowland plays the Beadle, Adam Zaleski plays Anthony, Kennadi Hawes plays Joanna, Jeffrey Ames is Tobias and Carol Boyce is the begger woman.

“We are just getting started with rehearsals,” says Brooks, “but I am very excited about the talent that has turned out for the show. We have some very good singers, and some who knew the music before they auditioned. It is great to have Mere Walker on the piano and Stephanie Moore as the vocal coach. This will be an exciting show, and not what some people have assumed it would be.”

Performances of Sweeney Todd will be 7:30 P.M. Friday and Saturday, Oct. 23-24, 30-31, Nov 6-7, 13-14 and 2:00 P.M. Sunday matinees, Oct 25, Nov 1, 8, 15.

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What is your medium?

Shawn Erin, Moses Lake Museum Visitor Services

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lthough there is no need to choose, for many of us one type of artistry is easier to create than others.

Do you like to paint? Do you like to construct baubles or utilitarian structures? Maybe you make music. Or write. Or make magic in the kitchen.

For all mediums of art there are high forms, and then there is the place where we begin.

The creative process is not always easy to come upon by oneself. Often we need a muse or a teacher to help us take the first step on our artistic journey.

The MAC has several opportunities for learning all sorts of arts and crafts, from painting, to sculpting with clay or paper mache, tie dye, doodling, making masks or sandals or lace.

You are encouraged to begin your creative process with the MAC, a wonderful resource for local arts, crafts and community. See you there! *Registration is through Moses Lake Parks and Recreation. More information can be found in the 2015 Parks and Rec. brochure, or online at www.cityofml.com.

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elissa Cole, mixed media artist on display at the Moses Lake Museum July 10 thru September 11 (Now & Then: Past and Present Flora, Fauna, & Figures of Moses Lake), said although art was a staple in her childhood, she has opted to take classes to learn new mediums in the past.

To her, the creative process is beneficial for all people to experience. “People often say, ‘I can’t even draw a stick figure,’ but being creative and doing creative things is helpful for many aspects to one’s life. They should experience what it is to be creative whether it’s gardening or cooking.”

Cole paints, molds and puts the mundane together artistically, creating pieces that seem to vibrate with life. Her pieces reflect her experiences traveling around the world as a child and her explorations as an adult, especially underwater, with her husband.

She said it is important for her to bring nature to the urban environment. Her style includes dotted designs, distinctive borders and an abundance of textures which is found “in the artwork of almost every culture from Mexico to Africa,” she said.

Her exhibition at the MAC includes a mosaic workshop which will be a hands-on opportunity for the community to participate in her creative process.

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2015 Season is Open!

Open Daily 10am-5pm • Sunday 1-4pm

Est.1970

CLOSED WEDNESDAY

GUIDED TOURS PROVIDED DAILY UNTIL 4pm

The Historical Village comes to life at

LIVING MUSEUM Saturday, June 13

PIONEER DAY Saturday, Sept. 26

OPEN THROUGH SEPT. 30

h Grant County g HistoriCal MuseuM 742 Basin Street NW • EPHRATA • 754-3334 PAID FOR BY GRANT COUNTY TOURISM

Big Bend Cooperative Preschool A non-profit organization Children and parents learning together—because parents are a child’s first teacher

By participating in our parent operated cooperative program, you will have opportunities to observe and assist your young child in exploring and learning through teacher directed activities. Based on a developmentally appropriate and proven educational model, this is a unique hands on experience for both you and your child.

Our program is designed to facilitate children’s social and emotional development, gross and fine motor skills, and cognitive development. Typically, parents are in the classroom once a week and attend a business/parent education meeting once each month, as well as participating in fundraising activities. This helps keep our tuition very reasonable, and gives us the opportunity to participate in the classroom with our children. Our motto is “Learning though Play”. We would love to share our program with you!

Toddler Program (18mo +) 9:15am-11:15am Mon or Wed, $42/month 2-day Preschool (3 & 4 years) 9:15am-11:15am Tues & Thurs, $60/month 3-day Pre-Kindergarten (4 & 5 years) 12:30pm-3:00pm Mon, Wed & Thurs, $75/month REGISTRATION AUGUST 24, 6:00-8:00pm & AUGUST 25, 10:00am –12:00pm *Registration $45 *2nd child from the same family gets 1/2 off registration and tuition *$35 Discount for referring new families *Opt out fundraising fee offered Contact us today to arrange a free visit for you and your child!

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This policy includes but is not limited to racially, religiously, or sexually non-discriminatory administration by the school admissions, scholarship programs, and extracurricular activities that are a part of the school’s regular program and similar activities.

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Nightm Back to School

By Jan Thacker

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ne time our son, Scott, said to me, “I had the worst nightmare last night.” In his dream he couldn’t get his high school locker open. As the minutes clicked by he became more and more frantic, pounding and beating on the door. The halls emptied as he desperately continued to try and get it open. Then he woke up.

I listened to his tale and nodded my head knowingly.

It was déjà vu. In fact, I had just discussed this very subject a few days earlier with his sister, Lisa, who still has nightmares about not being able to find her classes and tearfully running from room to room, each one filled with seated kids who stare at her. Sometimes she’s naked and everyone snickers as she flounders through the school.

My sister, Judy, has nightmares about going to school naked too, although no one, except her, seems to mind. She tries to cover herself up with her schoolbooks but it doesn’t work. She can’t find her locker and then she finds out a term paper is due. In her madness to get the paper done, she rushes around trying to find paper and a pencil sharpener.

I have my own personal school nightmare where I can’t remember what my classes are or where they’re located.

I can’t even find the office to get information. It’s like wandering through purgatory. In other dreams I suddenly realize that the school year is half over and I haven’t

attended a single math class and I can’t graduate. I always wake up panicked and disoriented and then realize how wonderful it is to be 60-something-years-old and beyond school. Ahhh.

Probably everyone has similar nightmares and isn’t it odd that school, and conforming to rules and schedules, had such an impact on us that we would have lifelong sleepdisruptive terror about it? It’s odd that it all seems to hinge on lockers, lost classrooms and missing papers. Because everyone who graduated in my generation knows that the real nightmare was in the clothes.

Women my age, who graduated in the ‘60s, should wake up screaming at the horror of having to wear garter belts and seamed nylons every day of the school year.

Kids today should applaud the dress code they have and be grateful they can actually wear jeans and sweatshirts. We wore dresses. Or skirts and sweaters. Or skirts and blouses.

(Are they even called blouses anymore?)

Sometimes we wore penny loafers but mostly we wore white canvas tennis shoes that we scrubbed with a toothbrush and Comet each night before applying a layer of white shoe polish. It was tribal code that tennis shoes should glow in the dark.

On dress up day (where some girls actually wore strapless Scarlett O’Hara-type prom dresses with hoops and guys wore suits) we wore spiked heels and rhinestones.

On Sundays we wore gloves and hats to church and no female would have ever gone to church in pants. EVER! It would have earned us a place in Hades for sure.

In the early years of the decade we wore tight perms, little makeup and looked like prissy little schoolmarms.

Within a half dozen years the styles had changed. Our hair was ratted to lofty heights on top with grandiose flipped ends and then sprayed to helmet hardness with Rave hairspray. We wore rollers to bed and sometimes used juice cans for that big-curl look.

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We wore false eyelashes and carefully outlined our eyes with wide black Cleopatra lines. We wore thick makeup and carefully daubed our lips with white Tangee lipstick.

The finishing touch was a black dot for a beauty mark on one cheek and a choking dose of Emeraude or Sandlewood perfume. We were cool.

For their part, the neat guys wore black polished loafers with white socks, button-down shirts, and jeans. Their hair was short on the sides, with ears showing, and longish on top.

I can’t imagine what would have happened if someone had entered our hallowed halls with a belly ring, orange spiked hair, low-rise jeans and a spaghetti-strap top that ended just south of the peek-a-boo lace bra. It would probably have gotten the same Back to the Future reaction as someone coming to school today wearing what we wore when I was in junior high: mid-knee length skirt, white blouse with short puffy sleeves, sweater with a pearl and chain sweater-guard, saddle oxfords with white socks, and a stinky kinky perm given to us by mom.

Fashion trends... No wonder so many of us need counseling.

“It’s odd that it all seems to hinge on lockers, lost classrooms and missing papers. Because everyone who graduated in my generation knows that the real nightmare was in the clothes.”

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olumbia Basin Allied Arts is thrilled to announce the hiring of Ciara Shuttleworth as our new Executive Director. Ciara attended Chief Moses Junior High School for 8th Grade, and ran cross-country and track while a student at Moses Lake High School (Class of 1996). She holds an MFA in Poetry from University of Idaho, a BFA in Painting/Drawing from San Francisco Art Institute, and a BA in Art Studio from Gustavus Adolphus College. Ciara joins CBAA with a strong administrative background from working in San Francisco fine art galleries and as the Programs Manager for Executive Education at University of Idaho. Her poems have been published in The New Yorker, The Southern Review, the Norton Introduction to Literature, and other journals and anthologies. Ciara looks forward to reconnecting with old friends and meeting new ones at CBAA’s performances.

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38TH PREMIERE SEASON 2015-2016

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An early dinner at SIMMER Moses Lake’s SIMMER is the newest addition to my list of favorite restaurants in Grant County. But there is still some room for improvement.

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By Joe LaRosee, Certified Executive Chef / Culinary Arts Instructor

ver the last year, I have heard many great things about the food and atmosphere at Moses Lake’s Simmer restaurant, but I have also heard some grumbling about inconsistences in dishes and service. I am the kind of guy that takes other peoples restaurant experiences with a grain of salt whether they liked it or not. I would rather make my own opinion based on my taste buds.

This is my experience dining alone at 4:30 p.m. on a Tuesday.

I parked right next to the restaurant on Division and Broadway and was immediately hooked by the smell of the wood fire grill. I actually stood on the sidewalk for a few seconds in the hundred degree heat just to take it all in. So good.

I was greeted at the front door by my server and seated at a table suited for two against an exposed brick wall. Right above my table was a hanging chalk board listing all the local purveyors used at the restaurant. Really cool to see.

First I ordered the crispy Pork Belly ($13) with pickled cherry marmalade and mustard sauce. The pork belly itself was cooked very well. Crispy on the outside and juicy tender on the inside. The cherry sauce was balanced on its own, but was a bit overpowering with the pork. It was a simple fix. Scrape half the sauce off and it becomes a dish I will be going back for again and again.

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Next I ordered the Garden Risotto ($15). It was a generous portion of creamy arborio rice with the classic flavors of Italy mixed with local cherry tomatoes and ground husk tomatoes giving it a Grant County flair. The kale garnish was the only thing that didn’t make any sense on this dish. Just seemed unnecessary and did not add anything flavor wise to the dish.

For my entree I decided to go with what I love the most. Rib Eye Steak ($28). One of the most flavorful of all the steaks was sure to be a knockout cooked on the wood fire grill.

Unfortunately the steak was just good, not great. It was cooked to a perfect medium rare but lacked seasoning and even a hint of that “smoke” flavor you would expect from an open wood flame grill. However, this steak did have the star of the evening for me right next to it. The chimichurri was fantastic! Something so simple and clean as herbs, garlic, onion, oil, vinegar and citrus can be so hard to get right. I have been making chimichurri for years and this was the best I have had.

To finish my meal I ordered the mint and honey Creme Brulee. It was served in the coolest little jar and was delicious. The sugar was perfectly caramelized on top to form a candy crust and the whipped cream was clean and not too sweet. The dessert was ever so slightly under set so it resembled pudding more than a proper custard but I didn’t mind. The flavor made up for it.

Overall, my experience at Simmer was very good and I would very much suggest it to my friends. If Simmer can find a way to balance the flavors of all thier dishes as well as the chimichurri, they will be very hard to top. 4.5 out of 5

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Hospice and palliative care... how they differ

By Dorothy Heikell, Patient Care Representative for Assured Hospice of Moses Lake

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ast month, I wrote a little bit about my family’s experience with end-of-life planning and opting for hospice care. Since then, I realized my story might have raised more questions than answers. So, this month, I will provide additional details and perspective to these questions and others I have received when speaking with folks in our community.

As healthcare professionals, we sometimes forget that the terminology and language we use every day are not commonly known to our friends and family. To that end, I’d like to share the basic definitions of palliative care and hospice care and then address a few common questions about the two.

Palliative care is specialized medical care for people with serious illnesses. It focuses on providing patients with relief from the symptoms and stress of a serious illness. The goal is to improve quality of life for both the patient and the family. Many palliative care programs coordinate providers and disciplines with doctors, social workers, chaplains and home health staff members. Palliative care can be provided at the initial diagnosis or at any point in time during the course of treatment for a serious illness. However, while the patient can continue to seek and receive curative treatment such as surgery, chemotherapy and general radiation while receiving palliative care, there can be many limitations

to the scope of this type of care. For example, individual services, medication and equipment such as a hospital bed or a wheelchair are all billed separately. The patient and family may continue to receive numerous individual billing statements and must continue to make visits to clinics as well as arrange for their own equipment and medication needs. Many of these services are not covered by Medicare, may require co-pays or may not be covered at all.

Furthermore, spiritual care, which many families consider essential during a serious illness, is largely up to the patient and family to pursue independently. As a result, spiritual needs may take a back seat to the day-to-day management of medical appointments and transportation to and from the patient’s care team.

Hospice care is focused on providing physical, emotional and spiritual support as well as improved quality of life for the patient, family and caregivers. Here in Grant, Adams and Lincoln counties, Assured Hospice provides hospice care for a patient when his or her doctor believes that the patient’s life would be limited to six months if the illness follows its natural course. Many people have improved quality of life and live more comfortably with hospice care and support. It is important to note that hospice neither Continued on page 74

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Continued from page 73 hastens nor postpones the natural dying process. Instead, the hospice team focuses detailed attention to the dying process as it affects the patient and family.

Hospice care is an elected benefit for which the patient signs an informed consent during the admission process.

This form states that he or she knows and understands the limitation of life by the illness and will not be seeking curative measures such as surgery or chemotherapy while on hospice. This also means the doctor who has offered hospice as an option has discussed the diagnosis with the patient. However, a patient can discontinue hospice services whenever they like by signing a simple form –also an informed consent –and involves a process much like a hospital discharge.

This brings me to some commonly asked questions.

Where is Assured Hospice’s facility? Assured Hospice is not a facility where a person can reside during hospice end-of-life care. The primary location for our hospice care services is the home setting. For many patients, the familiarity of home offers a great sense of security and comfort. Hospice care can be given anywhere a patient lives, including nursing homes and assisted-care facilities.

Isn’t hospice just for cancer? No, within the last decade, Medicare has expanded the benefit to include other illnesses that progress to a point where treatment is not effective or is damaging to the patient’s quality of life. These include illnesses related to heart disease, strokes, failing kidneys and liver as well as HIV and AIDS. Neurologic disorders such as end-stage Parkinson’s disease, Lou Gehrig’s disease, Alzheimer’s Disease and other forms of dementia are also included.

Why would a patient and family choose hospice care?

One example of a differentiating hospice benefit is that of follow-up bereavement care for the family and loved ones after the terminally ill person has passed away. This support is maintained through phone calls, mailings, support groups and personal interaction for 13 months. There are no charges for this care, and many families find it to be an invaluable resource to help support to maneuver through the first year – first anniversaries, first Christmas, first birthday, first Valentine’s Day, just to name a few. In my own experience, I found those days to be difficult and isolating.

Having a support group to look forward to, where others are experiencing life moving forward, and being able to help those same people can make life after loss more pleasant.

My wise mentor says, “All hospice care is palliative, but not all palliative care is hospice care.” For more information about Assured Hospice of Moses Lake, please call 509.766.2580.

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