Foothills Magazine March-April 2012 by The Wenatchee World

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Still oaring S Art on the Avenues in its 18th year

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orking in a downtown location is one of the joys of working at The Wenatchee World/Foothills Magazine. After 14 years, I still find my work interesting and worthwhile, plus I’m surrounded by good people who work in every phase of the newspaper and magazine’s production. Still, I sometimes feel the sudden urge to get away — not Bruce Springsteen’s “got-a-wifeand-kids-in-Baltimore, Jack; I-went-out-for-a-ride-and-I-never-went-back” get away, but instead what I like to call a 20-minute-sabbatical. And that’s where the downtown work location comes in so handy. My walking sabbaticals sometimes take me to Caffe´ Mela or Bella Bistro for a cup of inspiration. I occasionally venture over to Plaza SuperJet to buy a Milky Way or Twix. Most often, though, I walk to get fresh air and take in the sights and bustle of the busy downtown core. My short walks almost always take me down First Street, toward Riverfront Park. Along the way, I encounter the wonderful works that are part of the Art on the Avenues collection. In this issue, former Wenatchee World reporter and editor Steve Maher, one of the original Art on the Avenues instigators, tells the story of how the art collection began and how it continues to grow into what is now a Wenatchee Valley hallmark. It’s hard to imagine our sidewalks and walking paths devoid of public art. Each uniquely crafted piece tells a story. We all owe a debt of gratitude to those volunteers who helped start the public collection, as well as those who continue their work today. I extend a personal thank you to Art on the Avenues board member Steve Lachowicz for providing many of the images included in the spread.

Marco Martinez, editor

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Contributors Sharon Altaras is an amateur sociologist, wannabe motorhead and fashionista. She enjoys walking the neighborhoods of Wenatchee, and recently traveled the country in an RV with her dog. As a journalist, she’s covered North Central Washington’s courts, Washington state’s businesses, and has helped launch an eco-conscious fashion magazine.

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Mike Irwin’s eclectic spring mix

Gary Jasinek, who writes about Wenatchee B&Bs in this edition, likes the notion of great food in the morning in quaint and friendly surroundings. But when he travels, he usually opts for more commercial facilities. He has this thing about sharing bathrooms.

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Steve Maher, a former editor and reporter at The Wenatchee World, was one of the founders of Art on the Avenues. He has completed a dozen marathons and 27 half-marathons. He is a partner in RunWenatchee LLC, which puts on the Lake Chelan Marathon and Half-Marathon, River Run in Wenatchee, Red Devil Challenge near Cashmere and Turkey on the Run in Wenatchee.

M.K. Resk cannot sit idle for long. Consequently, she is a Wenatchee-based writer, teacher, performer, volunteer, athlete and traveler. For more on her current projects and escapades, visit her at freespiritedfreelancer.wordpress.com. Mike Bonnicksen has been a photographer at The Wenatchee World since 1984. When not behind a camera working, Mike can often be found enjoying the region’s beauty and the world in general in the form of hiking, biking, motorcycling and scuba diving. Wenatchee World photo editor Don Seabrook enjoys learning about and photographing all aspects of life in North Central Washington. He graduated from Eastmont High School and earned a communications degree from the University of Washington. He maintains the longest-running blog at wenatcheeworld.com called Living Images. Kathryn Stevens, owner of Atlas & Elia Photography, merges her years of professional experience in photojournalism with her love for natural-light portraiture to specialize in fine-art wedding and family photography. Using surrounding environment and emotion of her clients, she creates images that tell a personal story. See her latest thoughts and shots at blog. atlasandelia.com. 4

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By Mike Irwin

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Presidential profile

Kelly Gillin

Here’s our two cents: Famed Lincoln Rock only sort of looks like the profile of the 16th president on the ubiquitous penny. Heresy, isn’t it? But the truth is that Abraham Lincoln silhouetted on a basalt cliff north of Wenatchee must have had a nose job (it’s bobbed) then tripped down the Capitol steps and flattened his bony brow and tufty beard. His lips also look pursed in a permanent “oops.” Otherwise, it’s a perfect likeness. But you be the judge of this local attraction, first made popular 114 years ago by steamboat crews on the Columbia River. Best vantage point of the presidential profile is from (who’da guessed?) Lincoln Rock State Park’s viewing monument, which includes peeping tubes aimed straight at ol’ Abe.

Something fishy in Rock Island

Cheer the Apple-sex

Most days, folks in the Wenatchee Valley wouldn’t dress in costumes and cheer marching bands to celebrate a sex organ. But for 93 years, the annual Washington State Apple Blossom Festival has put the region’s angiosperms front and center, proudly parading the fruit’s flowering reproductive structure istockphoto.com/hadynyah right down main street along with the mayor and teenage royalty. And for good reason. Not only are they beautiful, but the valley’s gazillions of buds and resulting flowers miraculously turn into apples — the pomaceous product that feeds the billion-dollar industry that keeps our economy, um, fruitful. (This year, the Apple Blossom Festival runs April 26 through May 6.)

Even without a hook, line and sinker, you can catch fishing fever at the always-packed Kids Fishing Day in Rock Island. Held in April, the free event at well-stocked Pit Pond (OK, the name needs work) provides hours of angling action and reel-’em-in instruction for kids ages 15 and under. Local sports and civic groups provide daylong loans of rods and reels along with hot dogs, burgers and drinks through mid-afternoon. Really, there’s nothing like the excitement of a 5-year-old girl yanking in a 4-inch fish that she thinks is Moby Dick. For info, call Rock Island City Hall, 884-1261, or visit FishingMagician.com, the website of local sportsman Dave Graybill, an organizer of the event.

Give me Liberty or give me ...

If you’re blowing over Blewett and crave a taste of Liberty, then definitely make the two-mile detour to what’s known as a “living ghost town.” The historic gold-mining community of Liberty, nearly 140 years old, features a road lined with old stores and miners’ cabins (many converted to private homes) that still has the feel of a oncebustling boomtown. Park and stroll past board-and-batten buildings that long ago included a post office, assay office, doctor’s office and dance hall. Also check out the arrastra, a 1976 replica of an antique mill wheel for pulverizing ore. Liberty’s about 40 miles southwest of Wenatchee just off Highway 97 (Blewett Pass Highway) near Milepost 153. Mike Irwin

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Grain growers looking up

Kathryn Stevens

Follow any pigeon flock ’round and ’round in South Wenatchee, and you’ll see they’re likely to land 14 stories straight up, atop the area’s tallest structure — the Central Washington Grain Growers’ concrete grain elevator. Dates aren’t exact, but construction of the 140-foottall behemoth was likely completed in the late 1940s to act as a holding facility for wheat grown mostly on Badger Mountain. Sixty years later, the 223,000-bushel tower serves the same purpose, now with a newer 283,000-bushel steel grain bin attached. Wheat farmers from Badger Mountain, as well as Waterville, Mansfield and other plateau communities haul their harvests by truck to the facility to await the next rail cars out of town. If you visit, remember the pigeons. Umbrellas could be useful. F

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Wheels of Wonder

Story By Sharon Altaras photos By Mike Bonnicksen

Rick and Karen Morehouse with the 1968 half-ton short-bed Chevy pickup they’ve restored. Some of their other projects can be seen in the background.

‘Never Quite Done’ Morehouses still tweaking 1968 pickup 8

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t was the color that first caught Karen Morehouse’s eye. The bright teal made the vintage Chevrolet pickup stand out. A former city of Leavenworth service vehicle, the 1968 truck had been revamped by Marlin Kruiswyk, who runs Mission Creek Auto Body in Cashmere. Kruiswyk repaired the body, gave the vehicle new wheels and tires and painted it before putting a “For Sale” sign on it and parking it at the edge of a Texaco lot in 2002.

Karen and her husband Rick drove by it several times and finally decided to take a test drive. “Although we weren’t looking for another toy, Karen was very drawn to it,” says Rick. “Enough had been done that it could be driven and enjoyed right away,” Karen adds. “I have always liked pickups; this seemed like a perfect fit.” Kruiswyk recalls buying the rig at a Chelan County auction almost two decades ago.

The custom bed is finished with a cherry wood bottom and upholstered panels. “It was all kind of ugly looking, really ugly looking. It had a big lumber rack on the top, and big tool boxes on it and a mismatched front end,” he says. “I bought it and drove it home, and my wife wouldn’t ride with me.” Kruiswyk made the truck beautiful again, but he had his heart set on an older, rarer vehicle, so he put it up for sale. When the Morehouses bought it for $5,500, the truck had a stock 327 engine, positive traction rear end and a three-speed transmission with steeringcolumn controls. After about a year, they decided to continue the improvements with a new intake manifold and carburetor, electronic ignition, dual exhaust system, valve covers and other assorted chrome. “Several of these items were on Karen’s Christmas list, and Santa came through,” says Rick. A carpenter by trade, Rick fashions many of his parts by hand and does nearly all the work on the couple’s automotive projects. The duo also drive a 1969 Mercury Cougar and 1967 Chevrolet El Camino, in addition to a 2000 Ford F-150 pickup for Rick, and a 1986 CJ-7 Jeep favored by Karen, and a 2008 Ford Edge. They are part of the Wenatchee Valley Cruisers Car Club, whose members convene at Tom Dick & Harry’s Fabulous Burgers in Monitor, or

Vehicle: 1968 half-ton, short-bed, step-side Chevrolet pickup Owners: Rick and Karen Morehouse of East Wenatchee. He retired in January as carpenter for the Eastmont School District. She is a retired office manager for Cascade Natural Gas in Wenatchee. Future projects: 1969 Mercury Cougar convertible, 1952 Pontiac Sedan Delivery and a 1957 1.5-ton Chevrolet flat-bed truck.

caravan to local car shows. “I always give Rick a bad time as being the Ford man who has to work on my Chevy, and for some reason he has the ’67 Chev. El Camino, but he is a Ford man at heart,” Karen says. When Karen requested power steering after three years of driving the truck, Rick constructed a custom bracket to hold the pump. When new taillights were on her wish list, he suggested ones from a 1953 Chevrolet and manufactured brackets to mount them in. He’s also installed a cherry wood bed to replace the old plywood one — Karen’s favorite improvement. Other custom modifications include swapping the front bench for bucket seats and relocating the gas tank from inside the cab to beneath the bed. The truck’s three-speed transmission has been switched to a four speed with controls on the floor for “more shifting fun,” Rick says. This year, he’s hoping to put in a five-speed transmission “for better roadability” and fabricate a new console for the truck’s interior. “You think you get them to where you want them, and then you see something different,” Rick says. “You’re never quite done.” When it comes to the truck, Karen is the one who first fell for it, and her vision holds sway. “Sometimes an idea pops up and we discuss it, but I get the final vote on ‘yay’ or ‘nay,’ ” she says. F

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John Page, left, and Dan Smith, both of Chelan, participate in the annual Audubon Christmas Bird Count around Chelan.

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ome people will drive hundreds of miles to see a gull. Case in point: This winter, people from as far away as Canada have traveled to Loomis north of Tonasket to glimpse a rare arctic gull that has only been seen once before in Washington state. But for others, bird watching means nothing more than taking a glance at

the occasional stray sea gull perched confusedly on a lamppost in a North Central Washington parking lot or city park. Why do some people flock enthusiastically to birds? For a flurry of reasons — from artistry to a love of nature — it seems. If you are interested in becoming an aviary buff but don’t

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Get started Newbies can learn a lot from the NCW chapter of the National Audubon Society. Local branch president Mark Oswood says the group has long been a go-to organization for birdwatching. The group offers programs, bird walks, an informative website and a newsletter. Beginners are always welcome, Oswood says, and it is essential to bring a pair of binoculars and a field guide. Birding can provide life-long learning opportunities. “The learning curve for birding is a gentle but long slope,” according to Oswood. “You can learn the fundamentals of birding in a few hours and identify some common birds, then devote the rest of your life to layering on new skills. You can be a solitary or social birder and there are festivals, workshops and classes,” he adds. New bird enthusiast Chris Baguley has always admired birds but didn’t know much about them. She is an avid Master Gardener and outdoor-activity lover, so her existing knowledge of flora and fauna made birding a natural fit. She is in familiar company. “The few people I’ve come in contact with in the few bird outings I’ve been on are also plant and outdoor ski and hiking enthusiasts. They seem to have similar interests, “Baguley notices. Recently retired, Baguley has more time to pursue her birding interest. With local biologist and naturalist Susan Ballinger’s support, Baguley has

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A merlin falcon sits in a tree in Riverwalk Park in Chelan. joined local birding expeditions. She has found Ballinger and other experienced birders in the area to be extremely useful resources. East Wenatchee birder Ja net’ Crouse says expert birders are great teachers and are like traveling guidebooks. Crouse took up birding in 2000 when she moved to the area and started walking the Apple Capital Recreation Loop Trail regularly. She and her husband have become avid birders and revel in the special things they see every day. Resources

If your interest in birds is taking flight, find out more about the North Central Washington Audubon Society at ncwaudubon.org. For more information on the Leavenworth Bird Fest, visit leavenworthspringbirdfest.com. Look for other local bird festivals, including the Chelan Ridge Hawk Migration Festival (September, in Pateros) and the Othello Sandhill Crane Festival (March). Details about Heather WallisMurphy’s upcoming bird journal workshops can be found at icicle.org. 12

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“One summer I watched ospreys on the pipeline bridge raise a young osprey blown off course and teach the raptor to fish. Oh yes! I will never forget seeing an eagle or an osprey dive into the Columbia and catch a fish,” Crouse recalls. Fellow East Wenatchee trail walker Art Seibert never expected to be a birder. He was simply looking for a way to test out a new camera, and he found the birds along the river were great subjects to photograph. Seibert and his wife began consulting birders along the trail on their daily walks. They were soon hooked. Over the past several years, they have gained knowledge from the Audubon Society and online through Cornell University’s ornithology program. Now the Seiberts enjoy admiring and identifying the birds they see. Art’s favorite sighting was discovering a turkey vulture perched high in the branches above the river near the 19th Street trail entrance. He was equally thrilled to capture the moment on film.

Artistic opportunities Indeed, artists of varying mediums from photography to drawing to

dancing will find opportunities to explore the area’s plentiful birdcentered activities. Birding can also be a terrific source of inspiration for writing and music. An excellent local expert on birding and artistry is Leavenworth biologist and artist Heather Wallis Murphy. As a retired U.S. Forest Service biologist and successful wildlife artist, Wallis Murphy is uniquely suited to convey her talents and knowledge of the natural world. She is offering several upcoming bird journal retreats through Icicle Creek Center for the Arts. “We are all very excited to offer a lengthy program where artists and nature scientists can gather together to delve more deeply into the ‘art of birding,’” Wallis Murphy says. “The sweet twist here is there will be musical concerts as a part of each workshop,” she adds. Wallis Murphy is also a very involved Leavenworth Bird Fest volunteer. The 10th-annual festival, designed to introduce people to birding, will be held May 17-20 this year. According to Wallis Murphy, the fest will include several new events this year. Among them: a professional visual arts show, several bird-art field trips, a Dancing With

Birds performance (which connects birds, culture, dance and conservation), and a Song Bird Concert. Bilingual offerings and Latino-focused programs are also in the works.

Birdwatching for pure joy Oswood describes the new birdwatching experience as finding your backyard, “a microcosm of the world, with migratory birds arriving and departing, nests built and young birds fledged.” The bird expert explains that many birders keep a “Life List,” a growing list of birds they see. The list often adds up quickly for new birders, which is exciting. Oswood says many birders’ most memorable moments are adrenaline-infused, “like playing the territorial song of a bird with your iPod and having an enraged male bird rocket out of a tree, fly up your nose, and embed itself in your sinuses.” His own birding highlights tend to be reflective and subdued. Oswood recalls an instance many years ago with his father at a small lake near Quincy. “It was fall, at the peak of the waterfowl migration southwards. The cloud ceiling was maybe 25 feet above the ground and the lake was apparently the emergency airport for grounded waterfowl,” he says. “It was like having the entire waterfowl section of the field guide — the ducks, geese and swans — condensed and alive before us,” he remembers. Oswood wants people to know that birding can bring enjoyment wherever you go. “Birding anywhere generates collateral joy; a mink slinking along a river bank, a pulse of wind corrugating a lake surface, a sphinx moth nectaring at a backyard flower,” he muses. “We don’t have to go to the abyssal seafloor or deep into a cave to see birds. They are everywhere, even in our own yards and parks,” the enthusiastic bird ambassador says. “Birds are one of our planet’s greatest hits.” F

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Recipe courtesy of The Best Bite restaurant in Cashmere 3 large Italian sausages Olive oil for cooking 10 eggs 2 cups whole milk 1 tablespoon Italian seasoning 1 tablespoon hot sauce (we use Cholula) 1 teaspoon coarse sea salt 4 or 5 large croissants, sliced on a diagonal, about 1/2-inch thick 1 cup grated Parmesan cheese, divided 1 (10 oz) bag frozen chopped spinach, thawed and drained of excess moisture (if you prefer fresh spinach, use about 4 cups; sauté and drain of excess moisture) 1 1/2 cups grated Jack cheese, divided 10 slices of bacon, cooked then roughly chopped or crumbled Step 1: Remove the casings from the sausage; break meat up into small pieces and brown in a skillet with a little olive oil. Drain and set aside. Using a mixer with the whisk attachment, whisk eggs on mediumhigh until light and fluffy. Add milk, Italian seasoning, hot sauce and salt. Continue to whisk on medium-high until double in volume, about 5 minutes. Set aside. Step 2: Reserve 6 nice full slices of croissant and set aside. Lightly grease a 10-inch round deep-dish pie pan. Like a puzzle, line the bottom of the pie pan with a single layer of the sliced croissant pieces. Cover croissants with 1/2 cup of the grated Parmesan cheese. Distribute the spinach evenly on top of cheese. Place the cooked Italian sausage over the spinach then cover sausage with half of the Jack cheese. Top with another layer of the sliced croissants. Pour 3/4 of the egg/milk mixture over the

strata, making sure to evenly coat all of the croissant slices. Step 3: Place reserved croissant slices in a single layer in a cake pan and pour remaining egg/milk mixture over the top. Cover and place in the refrigerator. Step 4: With oven at 400 degrees, place strata on center rack of oven and bake for 30-35 minutes. Remove from oven. Sprinkle with remaining Jack cheese and crumbled bacon. Arrange reserved croissant slices like flower petals on top. Return to oven and bake for another 15-20 minutes or until the top layer of croissants are golden brown and egg is set. Let strata rest for 5 minutes or so. Slice strata in wedges as you would a pie; top each piece with some of the remaining Parmesan cheese and Enjoy! Notes: This is a very easy recipe. Some people prefer to assemble a strata the night before they plan to serve it, which is fine. Because the croissants are so light, it really is not necessary for this strata to sit overnight, but if time is an issue, assemble the strata through Step 2, cover lightly with foil or plastic wrap and place in refrigerator. Place remaining egg/ milk mixture in a covered container and the reserved 6 croissant slices in a Ziploc bag to keep fresh, and place in the fridge. In the morning, continue starting with Step 3 and

Restaurant: The Best Bite Owners: David and Teresa Shahbaghlian Location: 201 S. Division St., Cashmere Hours: Open for lunch and dinner Tuesday through Saturday. Phone: 782-2222 Website: thebestbite.net Restaurant description: The Best Bite is a warm and friendly Dine-In/Take Home family-owned restaurant which features signature burgers made from daily in-house ground beef, house-made veggie patties, seasoned ground turkey and local buffalo. Not to be missed are the specialty sandwiches of in-house brined corned beef for their Reuben, roasted leg of lamb slider, the “BLACT” (Bacon, Lettuce, Avocado, Cheddar and Tomato), slow-roasted pork shoulder Cuban and New York hot Pastrami — all served on local Sure to Rise breads. Daily made-from-scratch soups and chili, fresh salads with house-made dressings, strata, sweet potato fries, dairy-free, wheat-free, vegan choices, nightly dinner specials, plus local wines and freshbaked desserts round out the unique dining experience that is The Best Bite.

bake as directed above. This recipe is also very versatile — you can add layers of whatever suits you in between the croissants. At The Best Bite, we also make a Vegetarian Strata by omitting the bacon and using one large Portobello mushroom, sliced and sautéed, in place of the sausage. You could also use two medium zucchini, or a small eggplant, both sliced and sautéed. Browned ground turkey makes a lighter “meat” version. Want just cheese? Also a good choice. Try cheddar, feta, goat or fontina. Make it Florentine by using just spinach, Jack and Swiss cheese. It is really endless. At Thanksgiving, another family favorite is making our strata with the leftover bread or meat stuffing and cranberries. Serve your strata with a side salad or soup and make it a meal. It really is a Strata that you can make your own. Have fun with it! F March / April 2012

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Will to Run Marathoners take it one step at a time

he four or five months of training that goes into prepping for a marathon is a trip beyond the comfort zone. Your constant companions are named Motivation, Focus and Will Power. Even more so in the Wenatchee Valley when the marathon in question is in spring or early summer, which

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many are — May is the top month for marathon events in the United States. So how do local long-distance runners aiming for, say, the Wenatchee Marathon (April 21), the Sunflower Marathon in the Methow (May 12) or the Winthrop Marathon (June 10) adapt to the bitter cold and snow and ice of late winter and get their mileage and training in?

The determined become flexible. “Training for a marathon here in the winter is definitely doable,” says Wenatchee runner George Velazquez. “It adds a bit of a challenge in terms of getting outdoors and getting your long runs in. But you have other alternatives.” Instead of doing all of their runs outdoors, local marathoners hit the

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treadmill for tempo and speed work. Or they maintain their cardiovascular fitness by tossing in a cross-country ski at Leavenworth or an indoor cycling spin class at a Wenatchee gym. Or they hit the weights and improve their core strength. And as always, they look for breaks in the weather to get outside. “What has worked for me is to follow a (training) plan but be willing to be flexible as life happens, and it will,” says Wenatchee’s Stephanie Cosina, who will participate in the fabled Boston Marathon on April 16. “Sometimes I have to move my workouts around in order to meet the needs of my family, and sometimes they just don’t happen at all.” Velazquez says he prefers the

treadmill for shorter runs or speed work. He typically spends 45 minutes to an hour on the machine. “You can dial it in and really set your specific pace for your race goal,” says Velazquez, who is planning on doing the Yakima River Canyon Marathon in late March. “A lot of people can’t handle a treadmill. It’s a mental block for them. But for me, I don’t have to worry about the ice and snow, stop signs, traffic signals, dogs. I can really focus on the day’s goal.” Although it will never replicate running on pavement, a treadmill’s settings can be tinkered with to provide a more real-run experience. “Your form tends to change when you are running on a belt,” Cosina says. “Changing the incline levels helps to mimic outdoor running. To compensate for the lack of wind resistance, I raise the incline to at least 2 to 3 percent and think about leaning slightly forward from the ankles.” Still, the outdoors beckons — and for good reason. From mid-February to mid-March, those targeting an April or May marathon are likely putting in anywhere from 30 to 55 miles a week and doing a long run of 12 to 18 miles. Ever try to run 18 miles on a treadmill? Fitting in at least two outdoor runs a week — even if on a coating of snow or ice — is essential for another reason as well: Your body must get used to the pounding it takes when running on solid ground. “Running is running,” says SET Coaching’s Jason Jablonski, who is Cosina’s coach. “A treadmill doesn’t do it. It’s soft, uniform. Go out and run on the pavement and it’s not even close. “Get the gear so you can go outdoors and run,” he says. Depending on the temperatures on any given late winter day (or early spring, for that matter), local runners may wear several layers of shirts, tights, a jacket, gloves, and a hat. Another equipment option during winter are rubber Yaktrax cleats that can be stretched over the sole of a

Area runs

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arriet Bullitt is owner of Sleeping Lady Mountain Resort near Leavenworth, as well as owner of Icicle Broadcasting, which includes radio stations KOHO in Leavenworth and KOZI in Chelan. Her mother, Dorothy Stimson Bullitt, founded KING Broadcasting in Seattle, of which Harriet and her sister later assumed ownership and eventually sold. Among many other things, Harriet has been a pilot, scuba diver, flamenco dancer, raiser and rider of Icelandic horses and benefactor for many environmental and arts causes. She recently donated $100,000 to an effort to legalize and tax marijuana in Washington state. This interview was done entirely by text message. Words in parenthesis, except in the answer to the marijuana and grandfather questions, were not part of the original texts.

You seem so active all the time. So, is Sleeping Lady kind of an ironic name for your resort? It’s named for the mountain ridge above. It has a calming effect on me. And it goes with the place. You know, serenity.

Harriet Bullitt

Speaking of calming effects, how did your friends react to your decision to give money to the marijuana legalization effort? Everyone I heard from (including some I hardly know) approved heartily. “Right on Harriet.” Any who don’t approve don’t tell me. Probably talk to each other.

Nobody harshing that mellow, I guess. What kind of music do you listen to most? Favorite musician?

Considering your reputation for philanthropy, can you see it coming when someone is about to ask you for money?

I was going to guess Jersey Shore. Honestly, how do you feel about Leavenworth’s Bavarian thing? I love Leavenworth. Bavaria is fun.

Yes.

Opera, classical and Triple A on KOHO. Musician today, Jack Johnson (folk/rock), classical Schubert, piano jazz, George Shearing.

Sure, plug KOHO. Do you enjoy being a bit unpredictable? It’s not on purpose but, yes, I like attention.

Your grandfather (C.D. Stimson) was a big lumberman. Is that weird for someone as environmentally active as yourself? He was an outdoorsman. Hunted birds and fly fished (with one arm). He lived during Teddy Roosevelt’s time. Environmental action as we know it today was unknown then. If he were living today I believe we’d be sharing views. He’d be appalled at the loss of forest, air and water pollution, overcrowding and nuclear waste. All that didn’t exist in his day.

Then you know I was about to hit you up for five bucks? Kidding. You’re married to a guy 37 years younger than you. How can he be expected to keep up? He just told me that. He’s complaining that he doesn’t keep up. He hopes he’ll get older faster.

You’re known for being a competitive fencer. Ever use that skill in everyday life? Yes. Competitive fencing is a great conditioner for dealing with people every day. Assertiveness, respect, reading body language, learning that the difference between champion and second place is so small. Physical conditioning, of course. It’s exhausting. Feeling the confidence of being able to be No. 1. And that it’s always transitory. A beautiful sport.

I get your point. Groan. Do you have a favorite TV show?

Do you still do some flamenco dancing? Regrettably no. Just enjoy the music and seeing shows.

Your mother, and now you, were powerful women in a male-dominated time. Did that create difficulty for you at times? My mother was a strong influence in my life. Being a woman in a man’s world of business was a disability in her day. In her life she set an example of how a woman can have advantages and get past the demeaning attitudes she encountered. She learned. Did her homework. Persevered. Never trying to look masculine, always feminine, never seductive. (She) was a great judge of character and selector of people who could help her. She outsmarted many men in an unobtrusive way and eventually won respect. Her mantra with us kids was “rules are for breaking but principles, never.” Times have changed. I’ve enjoyed respect from men and never experienced any gender handicap. Sometimes, I wish I could have played golf or enjoyed team sports but that doesn’t matter anymore. Life is good.

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ART ON The avenues

“Gold Rush” by Walter T. Matia, Dickerson, Md., bronze, owned by city of East Wenatchee

“Crouching Man” by Kevin Pettelle, Sultan, bronze, owned by city of Wenatchee

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“Harvest Moon Ball” by Georgia Gerber, Clinton, Wash., bronze, owned by city of Wenatchee

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he sculpture garden in Wenatchee’s Riverfront Park is getting some love. Visitors run their hands over the smooth bronze. Others do some serious hugging. Kids dance around the artwork as only kids can. Just another day for the longstanding Art on the Avenues outdoor sculpture exhibit. “It’s a nice venue to show the talent, particularly with the sculptures close to the river and the backdrop that the river and East Wenatchee provide,” says Ken Parker of Salmon Arm, B.C., who stopped with his family while biking to pose for photos with the sculptures. It’s not the first visit to Wenatchee for Parker, his wife and their daughter and granddaughter. It’s also not the first time they’ve stopped to take in the state’s sculpture capital. “For us, this is a destination,” Parker says. Now in its 18th year, Art on the Avenues’ year-long show is heralded as one of the more unique exhibits in the Northwest. The 2011-12 showing features 83 sculptures — a mix of abstract and realistic creations — including 50 permanent pieces owned by the organizing group, the cities of Wenatchee and East Wenatchee, a business, or a private party. In 2004, the permanent collection numbered just 22. Impact? Think back to pre-1995 when Wenatchee’s urban core was as barren of artwork as the wheat fields to the east. Now consider the multitude of sculptures found today on street 24

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“Ann Louise” by David Wright, Amherst, Wis., bronze, owned by Art on the Avenues, sponsored by Wenatchee Valley Medical Center corners, in parks and in nooks-andcrannies. From artless to artful. “This is a perfect example,” says Art on the Avenues board member Steve Lachowicz as he watches Parker and his family interact with “To Life,” a 5-foot-tall bronze by Whidbey Island’s Sharon Spencer. “People putting their

kids on it. People taking pictures. It happens all the time.”

achowicz, who has been involved in the program since 2000, attributes the group’s success to having “consistent caretakers over the years” — a notion seconded by Sultan sculptor Kevin Pettelle, whose art has

been a part of the exhibit since the first year in 1995. “Most programs I have been involved in have a burn factor of about five years before the organizers start losing steam,” Pettelle says. “This group, however, has many of the original founding members still active, and if anything, has gained momentum and dedication.” The start can be traced to a visit Wenatchee’s Jim Snyder took in 1994 to Grand Junction, Colo., where a similar outdoor exhibit was in place. Snyder returned and passed on the tip to interior designer Adele Wolford, who then assembled a committee of likeminds. The concept was simple: Create spots to hold sculptures, convince artists to loan their works, buy at least one piece a year for a permanent collection, and encourage the sale of others — so artists would consider returning the following year. It didn’t take long for the idea to gain favor. The city said OK to art being displayed on sidewalks and in parks. The late nationally acclaimed painter and sculptor Bill Reese and his wife, Fran, recruited artists from around the country to take part. Herman and Susan Raley, Stephen McGurn, R.C. Harris, Dave Smith and Pat Brown handled the task of installing art and pedestal alike. The Raleys also made the first contact with Grant County farmer Craig Steele, who would end up donating an estimated $10,000 worth of columnar basalt to serve as pedestals for the artwork. By the end of the first exhibit, three sculptures had been acquired for a total of $17,000: Margaret Grant’s “Listen ... La Lune,” Richard Beyer’s “Coyote Reading a Candy Wrapper” and Shirley Thomsen-Smith’s “Hidden Spring.” That number would grow each subsequent year. Since 1995, more than $250,000 has been spent buying sculptures for the community, according to one Art on the Avenues estimate. Raley, who left the group in the late

“Labyrinth” by Ada Riley, Wenatchee, brick path, owned by Art on the Avenues

In the schools

rt on the Avenues’ main thrust is exhibiting sculptures, but it is equally proud of its Beauty of Bronze program in the Wenatchee School District. Each year, roughly 500 fifth-graders create their own bronze sculptures after receiving training. The pieces are displayed at Art on the Avenues’ annual recognition reception in the fall. The idea for the program came from Arts on the Avenues member Jeanette Marantos after prodding from fellow member Adele Wolford that “we do something for kids,” Marantos says. Support today comes from the school district, PTSAs, state Arts Commission, Wenatchee Valley Museum & Cultural Center, Wenatchee Arts Education Consortium, the Robert B. McMillen Foundation and Puget Sound Energy. Sultan sculptor Kevin Pettelle, who instructs the students each year, says he’s not aware of the program being replicated anywhere else in the country. He considers it one of the most important things he does, in part because combining the school program with Art on the Avenues “brings the experience full circle.” “By the time the students finish the fifth grade, not only have they become familiar with the fundamentals of art, they have been exposed to the importance that art plays in their community,” he says. — Steve Maher

1990s, says he’s pleased but not surprised by the success. “They seem to have some really good perseverance,” he says. “Art on the Avenues was the first program of its kind that I had been involved in and the first of its kind in the Northwest,” adds Pettelle. “I continue to hear from other cities starting similar programs with eyes

based on Wenatchee. ... The program should not only be measured in terms of local growth but how it has inspired others.”

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“Coyote” by Dan Klennert, Elbe, Wash., found metals, owned by city of Wenatchee

Sculptures are shipped to Wenatchee and then, if not bought, shipped back a year later. The annual walking-tour brochure and the group’s website are labors of love — and all about getting every last detail right. The biggest issue facing the nonprofit group, though, isn’t so much nuts and bolts but rather fundraising. Art on the Avenues operates on roughly a $20,000-a-year budget, and every dollar is typically spent on such items as insurance, installation, printing, marketing and at least one sculpture a year, which the organization’s bylaws require. The money comes mainly from sponsorships. Of late, the group has set up an endowment fund through the Community Foundation of North Central Washington. It also is encouraging people to sponsor artwork or sculptures as a memorial to those who’ve passed on. 26

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“What better way to honor someone?” Lachowicz says. Meanwhile, thanks to a growing permanent collection, the group continues to study expansion. Lachowicz says East Wenatchee is being eyed. Other likely spots: The foot of Fifth Street along the waterfront, downtown Wenatchee and the sculpture garden. The downtown core holds 54 sculptures as part of the 2011-12 exhibit. But Lachowicz says there is room for more. “It’s the vision we initially started with,” he says. The popularity of the sculpture garden —created in 2008 and located near the east end of the pedestrian bridge that links Riverfront Park with the Stanley Civic Center Plaza — is so pronounced that a brochure rack needs to be refilled every week. “The trail converges here. It’s a wonderful spot,” says Mary Ann McNair, the group’s president. The group also is pondering the idea of placing pieces at local wineries. “But we’re all volunteer, so if we get spread too far, it makes the job even more difficult,” Lachowicz says. Feedback is important to Art on the Avenues. And the feedback they receive tells them they are on the right path — and have been for some time. McNair helped staff an Art on the Avenues booth last summer during the First Fridays event in downtown Wenatchee. “People expressed how much they enjoy having the pieces around,” she says. “It adds life to the street corner. And people like to touch them.” She also recalls what she heard at the annual artists reception in June. “Several artists said Wenatchee is ahead of many other communities,” McNair says. “We’ve got public art on display. We’re encouraging artists to come. And we’re encouraging people to see it.” For more: www.artontheavenues.org

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heck out that guy over there. He’s in a hole.” I’m the one in the hole — about 5 feet deep and 3 feet across — in Wenatchee’s Memorial Park. It’s the spring of 1995. And it’s getting tight and moist as I pound away with a pry bar at the dark, rocky soil, drenched in sweat from head to toe. I’ve already come across the remnants of a brick or two. And now I have visitors. “Whatcha doing?” says the man, towering over me with two young kids in tow just outside what is now the Apple Blossom Festival office in the park. “It’s for the new sculpture exhibit in town, Art on the Avenues,” I respond. “We’re bringing in basalt to serve as pedestals for the art, and one of them is going here.” “How ya getting out of there?” offers up one of the kids. “Not sure.” “You sure you’re not an inmate?” Before I can answer, the three shuffle off. I stand there in my hole. The grass lawn at eye level. All alone.

How you can help

Make a donation by sending a check to P.O. Box 3325, Wenatchee, WA, 98807. Submit a sculpture for consideration if you are an artist, or notify artists about the annual exhibit. Purchase a sculpture for the community. Sponsor a pedestal. Pick up a walking tour map and check the sculptures out.

By Steve Maher

Gotta Dig This An inmate, huh, I say to myself with a chuckle. I wipe the dirt caked in sweat off my forehead and get back to work.

t was 16 years ago that I dug by hand a dozen holes for the initial Art on the Avenues outdoor sculpture exhibit. As a founding member, I had other duties, too: organizing, planning, marketing. But holedigger was my forte. Because we were using columnar basalt for pedestals — some as tall as 8 and 9 feet — the holes had to be deep and narrow. I still recall the meeting when it all went down. Eyes traveled around the room. They soon settled on the only 30-something in the group. “Steve, would you mind?” So off I went a week later, a shovel, pick and pry bar as my main tools. The going was quick at first. And then it would slow down as I went deep, deep, deeper. Some of the holes descended 5 or 6 feet.

One of my first jobs was outside the Washington Trust Bank branch on South Wenatchee Avenue next to the Morris Building. The only spot a sculpture could go was inside a small flower garden, bordered by short walls, right next to the front door. This was going to be one tight squeeze. I chose a Saturday afternoon to do my doing. The bank would be closed. My pickswinging wouldn’t cause a fuss for bank customers. What didn’t dawn on me was the attention a man digging a deep hole at a bank’s front door would generate. I was about 3-feet deep when the first Wenatchee police officer arrived. The second wasn’t far behind. I knew what was coming next. “Whatcha doing?” the cop wanted to know. By this time, motorists on the Ave. were slowing for a look. I explained my presence as best I could. I pulled out some ID from my car

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parked in front. I suggested they call the mayor or the bank for confirmation. “Yeah, I’ve seen him digging at other places,” the second cop said. “He’s legit.”

hen I wasn’t trying to shed a reputation as a possible bank robber, I often felt I was on an archaeological dig. At the foot of First Street, I ran into brick from a long-forgotten street. At Centennial Park, remnants of old bottles turned up. I was frequently on edge about striking a pipe. Or something worse, although I wasn’t sure what. My day job was business editor at The Wenatchee World. On several occasions, I encountered sources of mine — or, perhaps it should be said, they encountered me — as I toiled in the late afternoon and early evening. Deep in a hole. Lost deep in thought. Pounding, chipping, picking away. “Whatcha doing?” they would ask. The tables were turned for interviewer and interviewee. My story would spill out like an oil geyser in Texas, getting better each hole I dug.

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The 2012 collection Including photographs of this year’s new additions

9. Remergence

16. Dreamcatcher No. 1

By Carole Turner, Portland

By Lawney Reyes, Seattle

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By Ross Matteson, Olympia

By Chuck Fitzgerald, Puyallup

Bronze, owned by City of Wenatchee

$6,000, stainless steel and poly

11. Sunrise

Sponsored by Coast Wenatchee Center Hotel

2. Stone Sutta By Daniel Michael, Olympia

By Leo Osborne, Anacortes

Bronze, donated to City of Wenatchee by Wenatchee Central Lions Club

$4,530, steel and stone

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By Mark Stasz, Bellevue, Idaho

$12,050, stainless steel

71. Captain Alexander Griggs Walks To Work

50. Cat Dreaming Fish

73. Convergence

By Richard Warrington, Cheney

$3,000, granite

Cast aluminum, owned by City of Wenatchee

Steel and stone, owned by AOTA

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By Richard Baker, Ellensburg

By David Wright, Amherst, Wis.

By Kevin Pettelle, Sultan

$4,000, stainless steel, painted steel

Marble, owned by City of Wenatchee

Bronze, owned by AOTA Sponsored by WVMC

Bronze, owned by the City of Wenatchee

Pedestal sponsored by Chelan County PUD

77. Pile of Russels

80. Gold Rush

83. Souls in Stone

By Georgia Gerber, Clinton

By Walter T. Matia, Dickerson, Md.

Bronze, gifted to Wenatchee Valley Humane Society

Bronze, owned by City of East Wenatchee

78. The Giver

81. Cloud Dancer

By Sharon Spencer, Greenbank

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Art on the Avenues

Compiled By Marco Martinez photos By Steve Lachowicz and Marco Martinez

Picking the Pieces We asked Art on the Avenues board members to tell us about their favorite piece, along with an explanation of why. Hereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s what they told us:

Steve Lachowicz Although my favorite tends to change with my mood, most often I come back to Pre-Mathematics by Bernard Hosey â&#x20AC;&#x201D; the large sphere at the riverfront. I like pieces with texture, and the angles that come into play with the assorted bars are always interesting to me, even as shadows on the ground. I also like the precision of numbers, and having the piece be within onequarter inch of perfect round speaks to the craft of the artist and his technique.

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Barbara Wilson I love the new lady at Riverfront Park wth her arms out in Welcome. I think she symbolizes Wenatchee — how we welcome new people to this valley. With the background — the river and East Wenatchee hills — it’s a fabulous, fabulous, piece.

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Ada Riley My favorite piece in the collection is Ancient Traveler, by Leo Osborne. We have several other pieces by this artist, but this piece touches me. I am fascinated with the technique he uses for his pieces. The original is carved from a piece of burl wood and then molded and bronzed. The burl portrays the ancient feel to this very creative and beautiful turtle. My first exposure to Leo’s work was actually one of the wooden burl pieces —the lion Sunrise, also in our collection. It is amazing.

Mary Ann McNair

Thad Brewer Anniversary is my favorite sculpture because of the interactive nature of its design as a large moving wind chime. Adele did a marvelous job of placing it at its current location of Palouse Street and Wenatchee Avenue.

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My favorite sculpture? A tough question as there are several I really enjoy for different reasons. If I must pick only one … Great Blue Heron by Walter Matia, located near the fountain in the Stanley Civic Center Plaza. Walter Matia is a trained biologist, and, as a keen observer of birds and other wildlife, he translates his observations into his art. My office is near the plaza and I have long admired this silent sentinel. I truly came to appreciate it on Make a Difference Day as I cleaned and polished it. It was as if a living creature had been caught and encased in the bronze. The plumage and features of the bird are there to admire as it clings to a chunk of rough wood. Sited near the fountain’s cement pools, it adds to the realism.

Jeanette Marantos Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s hard to choose a favorite, but at present, my pick is Kevin Pettelleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 7-foot-long foot, Ped, which we commissioned with help from the Icicle Fund. I love the sweet curl of the toes, the protruding vein, and the prints on the sole, which are modeled after the faint swirls of new hair on his infant son. It makes me smile every time I visit our Sculpture Garden, another accomplishment that makes me very happy indeed.

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If you make me pick just one, it would have to be Guppo the Clown. I had the privilege of spending many summers growing up traveling with the Wenatchee Youth Circus. I was so excited when this piece was placed. It looks exactly as I remember Guppo in center ring. Not only is the likeness exact, but it honors Paul Pugh, a man who has done so much for the youth of this community. He is still going strong in his 80s.

My favorite piece in our collection is the statue of Capt. Griggs at the bottom of Fifth Street. I feel that the Griggs piece contributes to our collection both in the quality of the life-sized bronze, as well as its historical significance to the Wenatchee Valley. Capt. Griggs fascinates those who delve into that exciting time in our past, and I am transported in time to the smoke and bustle of the steamboats whenever I see his figure striding toward the water, model boat under his arm. F

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ravelers who opt to lay their heads down in bed-andbreakfasts expect certain things they wouldn’t find in your typical chain motels. Instead of rooms labeled by numbers in the triple digits, a mere handful of guest quarters, each with a fanciful name. No bulk cereals dispensed from mechanical chutes, but delicious multi-course hot breakfasts prepared, perhaps, by someone with established culinary chops. On the walls, no mass-produced bland art and industrial-color paint. Instead, décor with an emphasis on quaint. Roses and lace, quilts and antiques, tastefully displayed in a home with Victorian architecture. And instead of impersonal service from indifferent front-desk help,

actual interesting conversation with a personable host with, let’s say, a British accent. Oh, and they might have to share a bathroom. In Wenatchee, those visitors can find lodging at any of three bed-andbreakfasts that would meet typical B&B expectations — but whose locations probably would not. Instead of pastoral settings, spectacular views or tucked-away seclusion in fairy-tale woods, these accommodations, picturesque though they themselves may be, are within a block of, respectively, a tattoo parlor and nursing home; a Safeway and professional offices; and a hospital and tract-home neighborhood. The proprietors of each of these businesses say their decidedly unwhimsical neighborhoods don’t

A bedroom at Nuzzeling Doves Farm on Crawford Avenue in Wenatchee.

hurt business; in fact, they’re a boon to a clientele who may appreciate the convenience of a practical, morecommercial location. t the Apple Country Inn, 524 Okanogan Ave., Angela and David Lawrence say most guests find their South Wenatchee placement an advantage. “They like being within walking distance of downtown restaurants and the Loop Trail,” Angela said. Just once has the location been an issue — a couple who had booked via the Internet arrived only to say they wouldn’t be staying because they disliked the neighborhood. Perhaps they were allergic to tattoos, or churches. Those enterprises occupy buildings across the street, and Colonial Vista is a half-block to the south. The Inn had been a B&B for 10 years before the couple purchased it, sight unseen, from their home in England in 2009, with only the word of their Realtor and some longtime Wenatchee friends to go on. The intercontinental real estate transaction was complicated by, among other things, a wildly swinging pound/dollar exchange rate, a British Airways strike, the intricacies of immigration law and the involvement of the Hong Kong branch of a British bank for a property in North Central Washington, USA. But they made it work. And now the former 28-year firefighter and his wife, who together raised 83 foster kids in England, are enjoying a steadily increasing occupancy rate (around 25 percent in 2011) and guests who keep coming back. They return to the home with six bedrooms (named, of course, after apple varieties) for the décor and convivial hosts and for the hearty breakfasts. Those are supplemented at least in part by what David calls the couple’s

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The living room of the Apple Country Inn on Okanogan Avenue in Wenatchee. At right, Apple Country’s claw-foot tub and the Fuji room. Most of the artwork found throughout the house has been collected over the years by owners, David and Angie Lawrence, shown at left. “market garden” in East Wenatchee, though he bemoans the comparative poor quality of the American bacon. In England, they’re accustomed to better, apparently. Like anyone whose business is their home, the Lawrences struggle to find time off. Angela hasn’t been out of

the valley for months, she said. They fear turning away customers to take a vacation of their own because the enterprise needs to be showing growth when their visa comes up for renewal in a couple of years. “Then we’ll take a couple of weeks off,” Angela said.

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The living room at IvyWild Inn and Bed and Breakfast is flanked by large, leaded windows. The IvyWild’s Gracie room is decorated with an ornate sleigh bed, below right. The IvyWild is filled with many ornate details, like this door handle to the Nico room, below left. Richard, a restaurateur who has plied his trade in Los Angeles, at an inn in Montrose, Switzerland, and a winery in Wenatchee, says catering is actually a bigger part of his current business than providing lodging. Breakfasts, as you’d expect from a foodie like Richard, are the inn’s calling card. “I always try to be inventive,” he said. A recent a.m. repast included baked eggs with Parmesan cheese, waffles, thickcut bacon. Biscuits are made fresh (“I’m a from-scratch kind of guy”). And of course, omelets. “In L.A., I was known as the omelet guy.” Richard also extols the benefits of his inn’s location, where folks can pop 40

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over to the supermarket for provisions or down Fifth Street for a few handy restaurants. “Plus, when you step out back, there’s really no street noise, and it’s a charming setting.” Charming enough that the Ivywild hosted 10 weddings last year. Three of the inn’s four rooms (there’s also a fifth for overflow guests on the third floor) are named after the Kitoses’ daughters, Lulu, Nico and Quinn. The fourth room is called Gracie — “We ran out of daughters, and it was either name it after a friend or have another kid,” Richard said. Richard said the Ivywild, and B&Bs in general, tend to draw well-traveled guests who like the intimate feel and enjoy conversation with the proprietors and other guests. Still, knowing that American customers are less comfortable sharing bathrooms, the Kitoses converted two of the inn’s four rooms to include en-suite bathrooms.

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Nuzzeling Doves Farm is decorated throughout with antiques, like this radio console and lamp in the living room. Owner Lynn Zediker, below, works to make the place “not so city-y.”

inding a stranger in the bathroom is no concern at Nuzzeling Doves Farm, a 1909 former farm house on Crawford Street within view of Central Washington Hospital and surrounded by newer tract homes. Owner Lynn Zediker offers her B&B to only one party at a time. Guests have the run of two bedrooms and a bathroom upstairs, and a sitting room and dining room downstairs. Zediker occupies a downstairs addition

that includes a large kitchen, living area, bathroom and bedroom. As for the Farm’s location, she tries to promote the fact that it’s close to the hospital, and also near the end of town closest to the Ridge. She’s working on the 0.9-acre yard, which includes a barn and water feature, to make it feel “not so city-y.” Zediker bought the home, which formerly was a rental property owned by the hospital, in April 2010 with no thought of turning it into a business. But she soon realized she was using only part of the downstairs most days, and around September of that year decided to repurpose it as a B&B. Nuzzeling

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Doves Farm opened in December 2010. Zediker is no stranger to the hospitality business. With her former husband, she owned and managed Smallwood’s Harvest in Peshastin, but sold the business to her daughter in 2010. She also owns three vacation rental homes in the upper valley. Having customers in your home is another thing, though. “You always keep your home clean because you don’t know when someone’s going to show up,” she said. “You’re always aware someone’s in your home.” Opening the B&B “wasn’t a money thing,” she said. “I’ve always been a

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‘Flavor Flavor Flavor’ Stemilt Creek Winery lets its grapes do the talking

Stemilt Creek Winery heritage blend wines. From left to right: Transforming Traditions (a Cabernet Franc); Caring Passion (named in honor of Tom “TK” Mathison); Sweet Adelaide (named in honor of Adelaide Sherwood Mathison); A Day’s Work (named in honor of Thomas Cyle Mathison); Nettle Rosé (named in honor of Marie Antoinette Mathison); and Boss Lady (named in honor of Adelaide “AJ” Mathison). Each wine (besides Transforming Traditions) has a photo of the family member for whom the wine was dedicated. Each wine’s character is based on the character traits of the family member.

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yle Mathison points out the window at a breathtaking vista high above the Wenatchee Valley as his four-wheel-drive pickup crawls up the steep vineyard road overlooking the Columbia River far below. “The steep hills shed the cold air,” Mathison says about the rolling rows of grapes in one of the state’s highest elevation vineyards at 1,400 feet above sea level. “We have a shorter season up here, but I think that’s what gives the grapes something different — more character.” Compost made from orchard waste nurtures the vines and adds complexity to the grapes, he says. Character is an apt one-word description of Mathison and Stemilt

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Creek Winery, owned by Kyle and his wife Jan. Like the rugged land the Mathison family has farmed for five generations, the small winery produces only small lots of honest red wine that is true to its basic elements of volcanic soil, spring water and mountain air. Jan unsuccessfully urges her husband away from the steep, icy orchard roads that offer the best views. Kyle, with his signature pony tail and western shirt, is as at home in his pickup as an old cowboy in the saddle. Jan is more at home in the winery, surrounded by sturdy oak barrels, she admits. Assisted by Jamie Reyes, she makes the wine from the grapes her husband grows. But what she does in the winery has everything to do with what’s done in the vineyard. “I’m a minimalist,” she says. “I don’t have to do a lot to the juice because my husband knows how to grow anything, including really good grapes.” The key to quality, she says, is keeping yields low and letting the grapes hang as long as possible to develop intense flavors.

Stemilt Creek Winery owners Kyle and Jan Mathison at their home on Stemilt Hill. Keeping things simple is essential to preserving the character of the land and its unique climate, she adds. “It’s all about flavor, flavor, flavor.” The Mathisons recently began blending a line of heritage wines to match the rich character of pioneer

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From left, Alan Walker, Andrea Whitaker and Jon Skoglun taste wine in late January at the Stemilt Creek tasting room in Wenatchee. “A Days Work” blends Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and cabernet franc into a bold and sturdy Bordeaux style in honor of Kyle’s great grandfather, Thomas Cyle Mathison. He came from Scotland to homestead the land in the late 1880s. The smooth, Merlot-based “Caring Passion” represents Kyle’s father, Tom “T.K.” Mathison, a legendary figure in Washington’s fruit industry and known for his confident honesty. Their newest label, “Transforming Traditions,” is a rich Cabernet Franc signifying Kyle and Jan’s venture to plant grapes on Stemilt Hill’s former orchard land. “The family gets together to taste wines and make the blends,” notes Kyle. “It’s been fun to think about a person and how the wine should taste.” Stemilt Creek Winery’s general manager, Becky Driscoll, helped design the labels using old photos from the Mathison family album. The Mathison name is well known in the tree fruit industry. Kyle is one 46

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of the nation’s largest growers of sweet cherries. His father, T.K., started Stemilt Growers, one of the nation’s largest shippers of cherries, apples and pears. Kyle and Jan’s oldest son, West, is president of the Wenatchee-based company. Planting grapes and making wine, Kyle says, is another way of trying something new. “I have an inquisitive mind. I like trying new stuff.” Kyle winds his truck through acres of cherry orchards, apple orchards and rows of blueberry bushes. The blueberries, he says, will come out this year. After 10 years, they haven’t paid their way. At 19 acres, the vineyards, situated at three locations, make up only a small part of the ranch. Stemilt Creek specializes in high elevationgrown Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Syrah. The vines grow on special rootstock Kyle ordered from British Columbia to withstand the hill’s cold winters. The oldest vines are 10 years old, and there’s been very little winterkill. The hills get intense sunlight

in the summer, enough to make up for the shorter growing season, he said. The winery produces only about 1,600 cases of wine a year, most of it sold through Stemilt Creek’s wine club and at tasting rooms in Leavenworth and Wenatchee. They’re also served at several local restaurants. The wine isn’t a big moneymaker at this point, he says, but it doesn’t have to be. It contributes something more lasting. Like the heritage labels that go on every bottle, the wine is all about great character and creating remarkable memories. “We have cherries, but they’re picked and they’re done so quick. We wanted to make something that lasts,” he says. Memories are the reason why they started making wine nearly a decade ago when they would visit Napa tasting rooms and open bottles of great wine to mark special occasions. “My goal is to make wines,” Kyle says “that will create memories for others and make them want to come back and drink them again and again.” F

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Kamari 2008 Black Label Reserve Malbec, $35

I confess, I will have good memories about this wine because I busted it out while my daughter was visiting from England. We all shared a small glass as they pestered me about what flavors I was picking up. I jotted down a few notes … such as bright acid, strawberry rhubarb pie and cherries. After that, I turned my wine brain off and just enjoyed the evening. The next day, I sat down with a glass. It had changed slightly, the texture had softened and the wine opened up, revealing jammy fruit. I also detected malted milk balls, cedar and mineral notes. It was still drinking well on the third day. This wine has good, solid bones, and, because of the acidity, it plays well with food. Estategrown Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Cab Franc make up the blend. A great wine to enjoy after A Day’s Work.

The Blending Room by WineGirl Wines, Manson A deep almost brooding nose leads with dried plum and then on to boysenberry, rose, roasted beef and pencil shavings. The palate reflects the nose with deep plum, berry and rose, however there is also a bitter cocoa lingering in the background and on the finish. This wine creates an image in my mind of a young royal contemplating life while out in his formal European rose garden. Malbecs can take on many forms and this one is on the lighter side, with soft tannins, a medium body and nice acidity that gives it elegance.

Barb Robertson bio City: Wenatchee Profession: Restaurateur and account manager for Sysco food service Credentials: Earned advanced certification through London-based Wine and Spirit Education Trust; working toward higher-level diploma through WSET. Earned degree in marketing (public relations and business administration) from Central Washington University. Owned The Wine Bin retail shop in Wenatchee for five years. Has worked in the Northwest wine industry more than 10 years, including distribution, sales, production and marketing. One of the judges for the 2011 North Central Washington Wine Awards sponsored by Foothills magazine in collaboration with Wine Press Northwest.

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t wouldn’t be winter without the Wenatchee Valley Museum & Cultural Center’s annual Winter Wine Gala. This year’s version — the ninth — featured winning wineries from Foothills Magazine’s 2011 NCW Wine Awards, as well as food from a long list of caterers that included Inna’s Cuisine, Ivy Wild, Visconti’s and Cured. The happy crowd wandered the museum’s two main floors to sample outstanding wine and food. Live music on both floors added to the scene. Here are some photos from the event.

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The deck of Tammy and Brett Moad’s home in Highland Estates in East Wenatchee is visible wood in other areas of the main floor. What’s more, there’s a built-in bench for sitting down and changing shoes. The Portland architect also created space for a four-car garage, including one bay that’s 12 feet high — perfect, Brett said, for storing a boat they may buy in the future.

The Moads moved into their home on Sept. 26, the day after their home was featured in the annual fall tour sponsored by the North Central Homebuilders Association. Brett is a district manager with the Bonneville Power Administration.

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takes up 1,500 square feet. There is also 1,000 square feet in unfinished storage space in the basement. On the main level is 2,500 square feet of space, which includes a master bedroom, a dining room, a great room, the kitchen, a guest bedroom, the laundry room and the craft room. “This is our perfect ranch house on a daylight basement,” Brett said. There is also a large, covered deck that faces south so the Moads get winter sun but are protected from the sun during the summer. They also placed a glass window on the west side of the deck so they’d have protection from the wind. The Moads hired Brian Harper of Harper Homes to build their house, and say they couldn’t have had a better building experience. “This builder is an artist,” said Brett. “I gave him free reign, and he just did it and it turned out gorgeous.” The Moads are particularly pleased with how the dark wood in the dining

Even the refrigerator blends into the cabinetry. room wainscoting is continued in the ceiling beams, the kitchen island and the entertainment center.

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The front entrance of the Moad home starts the pine wood theme found throughout. For the home tour, Walker’s Furniture in East Wenatchee staged the house with pieces that the Moads wanted to buy and ones that, because they fit so well in the house, the couple purchased after the tour. Among other highlights of the house are: ◆◆ Acid-stain concrete flooring in the main daylight basement room. “It’s cheaper than carpet and I liked the look of it. I like the imperfections,” Tammy said. ◆◆ Pine ceilings over the great room and the deck. ◆◆ A rock water fountain that greets visitors near the front door. ◆◆ Hickory floors in the dining room, entryway and kitchen and craft room. ◆◆ Cherry cabinets in the kitchen that offer pull-out spice racks on both sides of the cooking area. The Moads say they love everything about their home and its location. “It’s out in the country, but it’s still close in,” said Tammy. “We’re five minutes to stores, and it’s so quiet out here,” said Brett. F 54

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