Foothills Magazine - March 2021

WENATCHEE u LEAVENWORTH u CHELAN u AND ALL OF NORTH CENTRAL WASHINGTON

March 2021

Photo Contest Issue

Winning images from the region

EDITOR’S LETTER

A little

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side from a four-year window to attend Eastern Washington University in Cheney, I’ve spent my entire life in North Central Washington. I have no regrets about that because I believe this part of the state is a great place to call home.

That doesn’t mean I know all there is to know about the region. I guess you can include me on the list of people occasionally guilty of taking life in NCW for granted. We go about our business with our heads down, trying not to draw any unnecessary attention as we fall in love, raise our families and work our daily 9-to-5.

Partly out of a desire to satisfy my own curiosity, I asked Wenatchee World staffer Madeline Happold to pen a regular feature for Foothills that we’re calling Landmark. It will focus on some of the region’s features, places and activities that some of us long-timers might no longer appreciate or find as interesting as we once did. Why Madeline? Besides the fact that she’s a sharp journalist, I liked the idea of picking someone new to our area to write this feature. She moved to Wenatchee from the Midwest last year, so it should be fun to view our region through her eyes.

The first Landmark feature focuses on Capt. Alexander Griggs, the steamboat captain who made a name for himself in the Midwest before moving to North Central Washington in the late 19th century. The bronze statue of him walking to work, which can be found at the foot of Fifth Street in Wenatchee, is one of my favorite art pieces along the Loop Trail.

This month’s issue also includes a bright fashion feature from Erin Rebar, who writes about the transition from winter to spring. She includes some helpful wardrobe tips for our female readers.

We also welcome Sharon Jordan back to our pages after a three-year hiatus. Sharon previously wrote for Foothills under the name Sharon Altaras before taking some time off to raise her family. I’m happy she’s writing for the magazine again. For this issue, she interviewed local radio icon David “Dave in the Morning” Herald, who’s been a DJ on NCW airwaves for more than 40 years and counting, including the past 14 years for Sunny FM and its “greatest hits” format. For the record, she asked Dave to choose his favorite between The Beatles and The Rolling Stones. You’ll find his answer on Page 9.

As a reminder, starting with this issue, Foothills is switching from a bi-monthly print schedule to a mostly monthly format so we’ll be out with another Foothills in one month.

Until then,

Marco Martinez, editor foothills@wenatcheeworld.com

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Contents 32 W inning frames T op shots from annual Photo Contest

8 Dave in the morning

Sunny days for dean of NCW radio scene

46 Beyond the bottle

AVAs help tell a wine’s unique story

14 L ocal history

L andmark feature begins with Capt. Griggs

18 Trendy transition

Winter-to-spring wardrobe suggestions

24 The Swakane

Rehabilitating a canyon’s natural habitat 6

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54 Wine reviews

Barb Robertson shares her notes on four bottles

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STORY BY SHARON JORDAN

Dave Herald works the morning shift at Sunny FM in mid-January.

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PHOTOS BY LUKE HOLLISTER

SPEED ROUND Dutch Bros or Aut-To Mocha?

Aut-To Mocha. If Dutch Bros gets on the air, maybe it’ll be a tie. (laughs)

Dave Herald

Dusty’s In-N-Out or EZ’s Burger Deluxe?

EZ’s Burger Deluxe. The genuine deluxe Tillamook cheeseburger, to be specific.

Smitty’s Pancake House or Country Inn Family Restaurant?

Probably Country Inn. I like both, but I like Country Inn since they’ve been around as long as I have.

The Beatles or The Rolling Stones?

Rolling Stones Bob Dylan or Bob Marley?

Bob Dylan Favorite local cover band?

The PreFunc What’s something that might surprise your listeners to learn about you?

I have a twin brother in Seattle.

Favorite downtime activity?

I enjoy running, working out.

Herald’s Sunny FM-themed coffee cup is always half full.

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f anyone can claim to have a finger on the pulse of the Wenatchee Valley, it’s longtime local DJ David Herald.

The host of “Dave in the Morning” on Sunny FM (KCSY), Herald has had an eclectic career in radio, with duties that include sales, management and market expansion.

Through it all — for 45 years — he’s also been on air, cueing up hit music and engaging in friendly banter with members of the community. You’ve likely listened to his rock, pop, or oldies sets while you grocery shopped, made your coffee or rushed your kids

off to school.

Herald, 69, is married to Wenatchee City Councilwoman Linda Herald. He started Sunny FM in 2007, with partners David Bauer and Kent Phillips.

After DJing two years at a station in the Tri-Cities just out of college, he moved to Wenatchee in 1976 to work for local businessman Jim Corcoran. Herald was hired as sales manager at KWWW-AM, and also hosted a show called “On Air” as Dave Conrad, a stage name.

Herald is quick to mention late Wenatchee radio personality Don

Name a song that you’ve heard so frequently, you can no longer listen to it.

“Don’t Worry, Be Happy” by Bobby McFerrin Bernier, who he deems “the grandfather of rock ‘n’ roll in the Wenatchee Valley in the late ’50s, ’60s and ’70s.”

Bernier spent more than 35 years on air, including at least a decade and a half at stations with Herald. These days, it’s hard to find someone who has Herald beat in terms of studio time.

“David is a great guy and I have known him for over 40 years,” says Phillips, who also serves as program manager at Seattle-area station Star 101.5 FM (KPLZ), and has been an onair personality for 41 years in Washington.

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Dave Herald and partners David Bauer and Kent Phillips started Wenatchee’s Sunny FM radio station in 2007.

“He may be one of the longest running radio talents in a market in the state, certainly in Wenatchee,” Phillips notes of Herald, adding: “No one keeps these records, so this is just a guess.”

In a socially distanced phone interview, Herald answered a slew of light-hearted questions and also shared some deeper thoughts on being the voice that’s kept people company in their homes, cars and cubicles all these years.

In this undated photo, Herald interviews thenGov. Gary Locke during the Washington State Apple Blossom Festival. Locke was governor from 1997 to 2005.

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What does it take to make a truly great DJ? Is it a voice? A personality? And are DJs made or born?

I think DJs are made. I think they need to make sure they have the pulse on their community, so they can relate to the people that live in the community and sort of become their friend. Having a great voice is not No. 1. It’s how real you are, how real you sound, and how you relate to your listener and to the community, and how you help them get through their day. A lot of people wake up to “Dave in the Morning” … We’re their normal reality, and if we’re not there, there’s something wrong in their lives.

What are the ingredients of the perfect set?

You want to play a format — in our case the greatest hits — where people will stay with you; we call it ‘time spent listening.’ The key is to have people listen as long as they can to create good ratings. I have prob-

Herald prepares to go live on air in Sunny FM’s studio in downtown Wenatchee. ably 3,000 songs I can choose from, including what we call core songs, rotations — also tempo groups versus single voices. … Our demographic is supposed to be 35 to 64, but we have younger listeners, too. Everything old is new.

What career accomplishment makes you most proud?

Back in the ’80s when Kent Phillips was our news director, I told him: ‘You know, we’re gonna own a radio station when I’m 40.’ He

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There are no turntables at Sunny FM. Song are played from a computer. The station features hits from the 1960s, ’70s and ’80s.

2015). We wanted her to come on to tell the community what was happening, what the escape routes were. We totally broke format. I remember the electricity went out. Dave Bauer, my partner, and I were up there sleeping in cots in the broadcast center in Twisp, operating the radio station via a generator, using propane tanks. And we set up a hot spot through Verizon, which enabled us to connect to our studio to play songs and commercials, to access our programming.

What advice would 2021 Dave Herald give to 1976 Dave Herald?

Dave Herald hangs out in his Sunny FM office in downtown Wenatchee after finishing the morning broadcast on Jan. 15. laughed. In 1990, he and I bought the radio station from Jim Corcoran. So I guess that was kind of a fun point.

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and everyone in between. In all of your time doing interviews, what moment or moments stand out to you?

Probably the most significant person we had on the air was the mayor of Twisp (Soo Ing-Moody) while it was about to burn down (in August

I would say probably to kick back a little more and enjoy a little more social life than I did, and probably to spend a little more time with my family.

Take me back briefly to a morning when you woke up and the world seemed changed? How did you feel being the person everyone was listening to?

In 1980 when Mount Saint Helens blew up, no one really knew what was going on. It was a Sunday and I was down at the radio station. The news radio station was on autopilot.

So, even though we were a Top 40 station, we were instantly connected to the PUDs, the police department, all the agencies. And we became sort of the conduit as to what was going on. It was an ‘aha’ moment: we’ve got a lot of people listening to this 1,000 watt radio station. Even today, if there’s a fire, it’s common knowledge that we will man the radio station.

You’ve spent the bulk of your career expanding radio in North Central Washington, including a deal last year to take over programming and marketing for a 100,000 watt Grand Coulee station. What makes this area of the state so special?

I think being in a somewhat small area, versus Spokane or Seattle, the people are very connected and real. People from all over are moving to this pristine area, and it’s not the weather; it’s the people — they open their doors to you. North Central Washington is known for if someone’s in need — whether from a wildfire or a storm or a plane crash or whatever it may be — we’re here to help out.

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LANDMARK STORY BY MADELINE HAPPOLD PHOTOS BY LUKE HOLLISTER

The impact of Captain Alexander Griggs is commemorated with a statue in Wenatchee’s Riverfront Park. A statue of Griggs can also be found in Grand Forks, North Dakota, a community which he helped found in the 1800s.

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Captain Alexander Griggs Every day, Captain Alexander Griggs walks to work. He dons a smile, bronzed skin and a top hat. One arm is extended, hand giving a thumbs up, the other curled around a stack of books and a model steam boat. He stands at the foot of Fifth Street, facing toward Sternwheeler Plaza,

on his way to another day of work at Wenatchee’s famous shipyards.

You may have passed him as you strolled on the Loop Trail or spent an evening sitting on the Hard Hat Winery patio. If not, you still have the chance — Griggs won’t make it to the office.

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The “Captain Alexander Griggs Walks to Work” statue can be found at the foot of Fifth Street in Wenatchee.

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Photo courtesy of Wenatchee Valley Museum & Cultural Center

Captain Alexander Griggs

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he “Captain Alexander Griggs Walking to Work” statue — created by sculptor Richard Beyer and artist Cheryl Wrangle — is part of the City of Wenatchee’s public art collection. The cast bronze sculpture was donated by the North Central Washington Museum in 1997, according to Wenatchee World archives. The push to immortalize Captain Griggs in Wenatchee history was the project of local historian Bill Layman, who helped raise funds for the statue by hosting a one-man theater performance of Griggs’ life.

Griggs’ story starts along the Ohio River in Marietta, Ohio, where he was born in 1838. He received his steamboat license at the age of 19, and began piloting steamboats on the Upper Mississippi and rivers in Minnesota. In 1870, after sailing along the Red River one cold winter night, Griggs and his crew found their boats had frozen in the river overnight. The crew built a

cabin for shelter on a nearby shore, and one shelter soon turned into a small municipality.

The town was platted as Grand Forks, North Dakota, in 1875. Griggs helped establish the city’s first bank, the Grand Forks Roller Mill and the Griggs House hotel, according to the Grand Forks Historic Preservation Commission. Griggs’ influence on the town is also immortalized in a statue outside the county courthouse.

So, how did Griggs get from North Dakota to Washington?

His partner in the steamboat business, railroad magnate James J. Hill, convinced Griggs to go West for new business ventures. Griggs moved to Washington in 1892 to form the Columbia and Okanogan Steamboat Co., settling in current-day Brewster.

He brought his profession with him and became the first man to operate a steamboat on the Columbia River.

Along with moving mail and cargo,

Sculptor Richard Beyer’s detail work includes the captain’s belt buckle.

sternwheelers were the main transportation for travelers to get upriver. The boats could see up to 13,000 passengers a year, according to Wenatchee World archives.

In 1900, Griggs and his family moved to Wenatchee, where he lived until his death in 1903. He is buried in a private mausoleum at the Wenatchee City Cemetery.

In the decade following Griggs’ death, the steamboat business would be surpassed by the Great Northern Railway as the primary mode of transportation. Griggs’ statue in Sternwheeler Plaza is a memoriam to one of Wenatchee’s first trades.

While the steamships may be gone, Griggs’ legacy as one of the founding members of Wenatchee — and Grand Forks — is sealed in bronze. F

The distinctive thumb-up on the Griggs statue created by Beyer and artist Cheryl Wrangle.

Sources “New Sculpture for Riverfront” The Wenatchee World archives, Aug. 13, 1996 “Captain’s statue celebrates river days” The Wenatchee World archives, April 17, 1997 Grand Forks Historic Preservation Committee: wwrld.us/captgriggs

A walker is seen through the legs of the Griggs statue in Riverfront Park in mid-January.

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Ready for a new season

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FASHION

STORY AND PHOTOS BY ERIN REBAR

Turn the wardrobe page from winter to spring Above: To instantly take your wardrobe from winter to spring, opt for soft colors and lightweight fabrics.

Left: A good pair of comfortable sneakers is a must-have spring item. They are light enough for a sunny day, but can still keep your toes warm (and dry) if the weather takes a turn.

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s winter turns to spring and the weather gradually warms, many things change. Birds begin to sing, rain falls and the landscape, long barren, begins to green. The natural world isn’t the only thing to make the transition from winter wonderland to spring oasis. As the weather shifts, our wardrobes have no choice but to follow suit.

There are many different elements to consider when putting together your wardrobe for a new season. Fashion, after all, reaches beyond the bounds of trends and personal preferences to re-

flect our lifestyle, culture and climate.

Most of us can still expect to spend a lot of time at home this spring. We should take this into consideration when planning our spring wardrobes.

You don’t need a closet full of work attire and party dresses if most of your time will be spent at home. Instead, opt for comfy yet stylish choices that will keep you feeling great while you work (or play) from your living room.

The weather is another consideration. Spring is a transitional season, and for our wardrobes, that means we need to be prepared for anything.

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Add a light-wash denim jacket to your wardrobe for a style-choice that instantly says “spring.”

Light layers Dew-clad, chilly mornings, sunny afternoons and midday rain showers: you can expect to see any of these — or perhaps all of them — on a spring day. Because of this, layers are the name of the game for spring fashion. Think lightweight cardigans, breezy kimonos and unbuttoned buttonups.

Muted colors are perfect for spring, so try filling your wardrobe with creams and whites, pastels, and soft grays. Not a fan of pastel? Bright, cheery colors are also trending this spring. Just keep in mind the overall color palette of your wardrobe, that way you will be able to build more outfits with a single piece.

Not sure what to do with that cardigan or flannel once it comes off? Try styling it tied around your waist or, for a preppy touch, draped over your shoulders.

Light-wash denim jacket A lightweight jacket is vital for those days when your cardigans just aren’t cutting it, but it is too warm for a winter coat. Denim jackets are a perfect choice for spring. To increase your springtime vibes, choose one in either light-wash denim or plain white.

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Take a cue from nature and add some floral dresses to your wardrobe this spring.

A comfy floral dress Floral prints are a classic for the spring, and they are trending in a big way this year. What better place to take advantage than with the perfect spring dress?

Dresses can be uncomfortable, but they don’t have to be. Since you will probably be spending more time at home than out on the town, choose something in a stretchy or otherwise non-constricting fabric so you can curl up on your couch in style. Toss on a pair of leggings underneath if the weather (or your house) isn’t quite warm enough to let your legs go free.

The perfect pair of comfy jeans Loose-fitting, light-wash denim is currently ontrend, but don’t give away your skinnies just yet. The key here is all about comfort — nobody wants to hang out at home in a tight pair of jeans all day. So if you are looking for a new pair of jeans this season, be on the lookout for a pair that rivals your favorite pair of sweatpants. Look for soft, stretchy fabric with a loose or forgiving fit to make your denim dreams come true.

A pastel skirt Bright colors may be trending this year, but pastels are a springtime classic. A breezy, pastel-colored skirt is a great choice for any wardrobe. Choose one in a color that complements the other items in your closet.

A go-to pair of sneakers Heels may be fun for a night out, but nothing can beat the perfect pair of sneakers as a go-to shoe. Sneakers are great for transitional weather because they are light enough for sunny days while keeping your toes covered on cold or rainy ones. They are also easy to slip on for a quick trip to the store, and comfortable enough to wear on a socially distanced stroll in the great outdoors. F

A comfy pair of light-wash blue jeans is a must-have for any spring wardrobe.

Pastel-colored skirts are a classic for spring.

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OUTDOORS STORY AND PHOTOS BY LESTER BLACK

Saving the Swakane A Wenatchee canyon rebounds with vitality

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o an untrained eye, the strawcolored grass underneath Ron Fox’s feet looks as unremarkable as frost on winter’s morning. But to Fox, a wildlife manager for the state Department of Fish & Wildlife, those strands of grass poking through a crunchy layer of snow in the Swakane Canyon tell a story of environmental permanence rarely seen in the Wenatchee area.

“This is well established grassland — it’s not going anywhere,” Fox said on a cold January morning, the low winter sun barely cresting over the canyon’s wall. “If they burn, they will just come right back. And

now there’s sagebrush coming in — that belongs here.”

Fox has spent the last eight years bringing native plants to the Swakane Canyon, a rugged gorge just 10 miles north of Wenatchee. It’s the latest phase of a nearly 60-year effort to rehabilitate the natural habitat of the Swakane. Homesteaders came to the canyon in the 1890s and removed native grasses and shrubs in favor of invasive crops, rerouting the creek for irrigation, allowing herds of cattle to graze and damage the land, removing most of the valuable trees, and overhunting the native bighorn sheep till they disappeared.

The Waterville Plateau can be seen east of the Swakane Canyon, behind a line of former homestead farms along the canyon floor that have been restored with native plants.

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California Bighorn Sheep, first re-introduced to the area in 1969, graze on grassy slopes surrounding the Swakane Canyon.

The Swakane’s steep slopes offer demanding hiking and great views of the surrounding canyon.

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Now, the canyon is riding a wave of successful preservation efforts. Over 100 acres of former homestead farmland have been restored with native grasses and eight acres of riparian lands have been planted with native trees. There are now an estimated 15,000 to 18,000 mule deer that overwinter in the area, offering exciting wildlife viewing in the fall as male mule deer compete for females. The canyon’s flock of California Bighorn Sheep, first reintroduced to the area with nine sheep in 1969, now number over 150 animals with the Swakane rams known nationally as a prized hunting trophy.

Native bird populations have also recovered thanks to habitat restoration, with over 133 species of birds observed in the canyon including wintering bald eagles, golden eagles and a rebounding peregrine falcon population. The canyon has become a “fantastic” place for bird watching, according to Joe Veverka, a member of the North Central Washington Audubon Society.

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“In the Swakane, you feel like you could be a hundred miles from anywhere and you’re just over a ridge from Wenatchee,” Veverka said, adding that seasonal bird migrations in the canyon gives him a rare perspective in our modern digital world. “It really ties you to these cycles that people have lost touch with over the years.”

The Swakane’s diverse habitat descends from high-elevation stands of aspen trees north of Cashmere to the dry sagebrush steppe of the Columbia River Valley near Rocky Reach Dam. The efforts to save the Swakane are largely thanks to the canyon’s proximity to the dam. The Chelan County Public Utility District agreed in the 1960s to pay for surrounding environ-

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The State Department of Fish and Wildlife keeps a small set of work equipment for continuing maintenance of the restored lands in the canyon. mental cleanup to remediate the environmental impacts of damming the river, and the state used that money in 1967 to buy over 10,000 acres of private land to create the Swakane Unit

of the Chelan Wildlife Area. More recently, the PUD spent nearly half a million dollars on habitat restoration in the canyon since 1990, according to the utility.

“I thank the Chelan PUD all the time, because they’ve provided the funding to really make this place right,” Fox said.

The canyon has long-attracted recreational target shooting and DFW is in the process of building a new permanent target shooting complex in the lower canyon, with both a rifle range and a planned pistol range surrounded by large berms. All target shooting in the canyon will be restricted to the new shooting range once construction is completed, a move that will hopefully reduce the amount of shooting-related trash in the canyon, according to Adam Neff, the president of the Wenatchee Sportsmen’s Association.

“Recreational shooting is fun but it also seems to be a pretty bad blight on the landscape, in that a lot of shooters just don’t clean up their mess,” Neff said. “So I think having a dedicated range up there is just great.”

Fox said construction of the new shooting range should begin sometime in the spring, bringing a new chapter to the Swakane’s successful conservation story. F

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FOOTHILLS PHOTO CONTEST

Picture this Photo contest winners capture special moments

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ore than 200 entries were submitted for the 2021 Foothills Photo Contest. Judges met Jan. 21 to pick winners in three categories — Landscape, Candid and Posed. More than half of the entries were for the Landscape category.

Contest rules required that entries be shot in North Central Washington during 2020. A sincere thanks is extended to all photographers who submitted an entry for this year’s contest.

THE JUDGES Wenatchee World Photo Editor Don Seabrook, World photographer Mike Bonnicksen and Foothills photo contributor Paul T. Erickson reviewed all entries. They did not know the name of the photographer or caption information as they selected the winning images.

FIRST PLACE, LANDSCAPE Photo by LESLIE BIGOS, East Wenatchee My two sons visit while walking through Waterfront Park in Leavenworth last fall.

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Judges’ comments So much of good landscape photography is about lighting, composition and balance. We picked this image as the first-place winner because we saw all of these present in this quiet moment. The positions of the trees, the groups of people and the stream of light coming through the image made this photograph work. We were impressed that the photographer found this tranquil scene in a busy park setting.

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SECOND PLACE, LANDSCAPE

Photo by CHARLEY COCKBURN, Wenatchee This is a photo of one of many abandoned buildings on the Waterville Plateau on a moonlit summer night. The long exposure reveals the separation and depth in the clouds and stars that might not otherwise be so obvious.

Judges’ comments Technological advances in photography has certainly helped photographers create images that once were nearly impossible to capture, but that doesn’t take away from the effort it took to make this photograph. We love the way the clouds obscure part but not all of the starry sky. The details in the old homestead can still be seen but are muted by the evening light. The photographer put the horizon on the lower third of the frame — something many of the entrants can learn from.

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THIRD PLACE, LANDSCAPE Photo by DALE BLAIR, Wenatchee This photo was taken along the White River Trail (north of Lake Wenatchee). I found an interesting tree backlit along the trail. I decreased my aperture of my lens to f/32 to turn the sun into a starburst. The camera was on a tripod with the shutter at 1/15 sec. The “mesh-like” appearance of the backlit needles of the tree as well as the focal point, the starburst, are very interesting. I converted the image to black and white to capture the contrasting tonal qualities of the dark forest and the bright sun peeking around the tree and illuminating the branches.

Judges’ comments This photographer knows something about back lighting and how it can make a simple photograph very dramatic. We like the texture of the needles of the trees as the sun illuminates their edges. The sun spot is positioned in a good location in the frame where its rays are near the frame of the photograph but not outside of it.

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SECOND PLACE, CANDID Photo by PETER BAUER, Winthrop I was astonished to learn that otters ice fish; they keep holes in the ice open with their teeth, then dive through those holes to fish. As the water temperature drops, the fish swim slowly and thus are easy to catch. At least the otters weren’t having any trouble. I was sitting on the ice myself waiting for the otters to appear and they obliged. This photo of the otter just emerging and supporting itself on the edge of the ice amuses me. The scene is immediately understandable and the otter looks so innocent, somehow belying its predatory nature.

Judges’ comments Not everyone can find this subject and most photographers wouldn’t think to get such a low angle but both work to create a picture worthy of hanging on a living room wall. Using a strong telephoto lens and open aperture, the foreground and background are made blurry. Putting the otter at the left of the frame while it looks left creates the correct composition and balance. Well done.

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FIRST PLACE, CANDID Photo by ANDREA DAVIS, Wenatchee This photo is of my family and dog taking a walk on the last day of December.

I like the lighting and how my son is looking back at my dog while he’s being pulled in a sled. I used my 70-200 mm lens to capture this image.

Judges’ comments We are taught to shoot photographs tight, illuminating distractions, but it’s good to break this rule when the mood of the resulting picture is magnified by the surroundings. The judges liked the body language of the man pulling the child as he leans into his task. The dog following is unsure if it should continue or walk back home. The fence posts create wonderful leading lines to the subject and the snowed-over orchard trees provide a simple, yet telling backdrop. Finishing the photograph as a grayscale image makes it simple and direct.

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THIRD PLACE, CANDID

Photo by BRENDAN MORRISON, Wenatchee This photo was taken on the Wenatchee River near Confluence State Park. My girlfriend and I paddled upriver, timing our outing so we would reach a small island on the Wenatchee River just as the moon was rising. I hopped out onto the island with my camera while my girlfriend paddled into position under the rising moon. I used my zoom lens to try to compress the image and increase the size of the moon in the frame. I love the way the moonlight reflects off the water and the overall blue tones from the light just after sundown.

Judges’ comments This is the perfect time for this image. Twilight provided just enough ambient life to provide details in the image and at the same time moonlight reflecting in the water.

We like the setting sun reflecting off the windows in the houses in the background.

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FIRST PLACE, POSED

Photo by ANDREA DAVIS, Wenatchee

Judges’ comments

This is a photo of my son, Jax, playing in the snow. I happened to catch this image of a “photobomb” of my dog, Monster, in his sunglasses. I used a 50mm portrait lens for the close up image. It turned out to be a neat effect!

As with any portrait, lighting is a key component. The soft, reflective light off of the snow fits the youthfulness of the subject. The reflection of the dog, what the boy is looking at, elevates this to a first-place image.

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SECOND PLACE, POSED

Photo by SARAH FRAZIER, Wenatchee First snow filled day of 2020. Nothing like a child’s excitement.

Judges’ comments We can sense the connection the photographer was trying to attain with the subject in this image. Instead of just looking at the camera, the child is interacting by blowing snow toward the lens. Difficult to manage, the exposure is right on.

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THIRD PLACE, POSED

Photo by DAVID HECTOR, East Wenatchee This is a reflective mirror portrait taken in my studio. I love this shot due to the direction of her eyes and how it seems that two directions come into as one.

Judges’ comments The photographer had at least one of the judges fooled — “Is that a twin?”— in this photograph of a model next to a mirror. The striking pose and highlights of her hair help give this image an award.

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HONORABLE MENTION, CANDID Photo by KEVIN FARREL, Leavenworth I take photos of insects to reveal nature’s secrets.

This bumblebee seems right at home in the rose, but there are many flowers to visit so this brief activity is strictly business for the bee. While it’s in front of my camera, I get to see how the perfect little claws at the end of each leg grab and hold on to the filaments. The bee’s big dark eyes remind me of the mirrored lenses in my sunglasses, reflecting the bright pink and yellow colors. After a quick check for nectar and pollen, the wings activate and it’s off to the next flower.

Judges’ comments The judges liked the splash of green of the leaf at the bottom of this photograph, something unusual when we see close-up images of flowers — and bees. The stamen bending under the weight of this bee and the detail of the bee’s fur make this a winning image.

HONORABLE MENTION, LANDSCAPE Photo by PHIL MARINO, Peshastin Another beautiful day skiing on Mount Stuart. I love how the backlighting lights up the powder cloud and adds an element of speed to the photo as Matt Holland makes his way down the mountain.

Judges’ comments Backlighting and positioning the spray of snow in front of the shaded parts of the scene makes this image pop. Including sun in the frame can be tricky but this photographer pulled it off.

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HONORABLE MENTION, LANDSCAPE Photo by PAULA ZANTER-STOUT, Othello This is a photo of a windmill with gorgeous beams at sunrise in July 2020. I enjoy a good challenge and COVID sure provided that last year. So I turned one challenge into another by showing up at sunrise most mornings to watch the sun come up. This particular morning did not disappoint and features spectacular sunbeams shooting up from the horizon into the sky.

Judges’ comments The judges have a hesitation about rewarding images of sunsets unless there are other elements in the photograph that help create interest. We like the simple silhouette of the windmill, the highlighting in the clouds and that bunch of sunflowers in the lower left of the frame. They all add to the visual effect of the photograph beyond the color of the sunset.

HONORABLE MENTION, POSED Photo by BRENDAN MORRISON, Wenatchee This photo was taken up near Beehive Reservoir over the summer. My girlfriend and I were on a drive up near the reservoir one day when we noticed a field of lovely purple flowers. We hopped out of the car and took some portraits using the shade of the trees to create an even light in the afternoon sun. I really like the different out of focus layers the zoom lens gives to the photo and the splashes of purple from the flowers. The warm tones also remind me a lot of the warmth of summer even as the fall days get cooler.

Judges’ comments This traditional portrait has the soft lighting to match the field of flowers and the model’s clothing. Just enough depth of field brings what’s important to the image in focus.

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HONORABLE MENTION, CANDID Photo by ANDREA DAVIS, Wenatchee This is a photo of my son and niece wiping out sledding near Mission Ridge. I captured it using my16-35mm lens. It was fun to see their expressions as they crashed!

Judges’ comments The judges like the synchronized feel as the children fell from their sled in this image.

The photographer captured the moment as their faces showed fun but trepidation for what was to come.

HONORABLE MENTION, POSED Photo by SARAH FRAZIER, Wenatchee Pigtails & Sunshine. I shot this photo of a girl gazing out the window during spring 2020.

Judges’ comments Details sometimes are as powerful as traditional portraits. Good backlighting and just a spot of color highlight the little tufts of hair. The separation of light and dark adds mystery to the photograph.

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The structure of

good wine is rooted in the land

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The Benches Vineyard, Horse Heaven Hills, has a breathtaking view.

THE VINE

COLUMBIA VALLEY AVA

An aerial view over the Ancient Lakes AVA, which is part of the larger Columbia Valley AVA.

This story begins a semiregular series on North Central Washington’s five American Viticultural Areas.

Future stories will focus on Wahluke Slope, Lake Chelan, Ancient Lakes and Royal Slope AVAs and some of the wineries that produce wines from grapes grown in those areas.

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hat is it that makes that wine you love so unique? A wine so distinctly different from others — even others made from the same grape varieties — that you want to return to it again and again. Just like you would if it was a place — a beautiful place and time that seared within you an intoxicating memory..

Place does play an important role in why wines taste the way they do. That’s why Washington’s vast Eastern Washington grape-growing area is carved up into an increasing number of distinct areas, known as American Viticultural Areas, or AVAs. Washington has 16 AVAs. All but one are on the east side of the Cascade Mountains. One stretches into Oregon, another into Idaho.

There are five AVAs in North Central Washington. They are Columbia Valley, Wahluke Slope, Lake

Chelan, Ancient Lakes and Royal Slope.

The huge Columbia Valley AVA covers much of Central Washington. It encompasses four other smaller AVAs in NCW, as well as five more in the southern part of the state. With more than 11 million total acres and close to 60,000 acres of vineyard, the Columbia Valley AVA accounts for 99 percent of all wine produced in Washington, according to the Washington State Wine Commission, the organization that oversees and promotes the state’s wine industry.

There are about 100 wineries in the NCW region, more than 1,000 wineries in the state, and the overwhelming majority of them can claim the Columbia Valley AVA as their vineyard source.

Some can also claim one of the region’s four smaller AVAs on their label as well.

At least 85 percent of the grapes used to produce a wine must come from vineyards within the AVA for the wine to use the AVA designation on its label. If, for example, a wine was made with 50 percent grapes from the Ancient Lakes area and 50 percent grapes from the Lake Chelan area, it couldn’t be labeled as either, but it could call itself a Columbia Valley AVA wine.

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The DuBrul Vineyard can be found in the desert-like area of the Rattlesnake Hills AVA in Yakima County.

Top: Cabernet Sauvignon grapes are sorted at Dunham Cellars in Walla Walla, which is part of the Columbia Valley AVA footprint.

Right: The Yakima River winds its way through the Red Mountain AVA west of Richland in this aeriel photo.

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COLUMBIA VALLEY AVA’S MASSIVE FOOTPRINT

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The Columbia Valley AVA encompasses 99 percent of wine grapes grown in Washington state. It contains North Central Washington’s four AVAs — Wahluke Slope, Royal Slope, Ancient Lakes and Lake Chelan — within its border, which stretches into Oregon.

WASHINGTON’S AVAS Ancient Lakes

Puget Sound

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Rattlesnake Hills

Columbia Gorge

Red Mountain

Columbia Valley

Royal Slope

Horse Heaven Hills Snipes Mountain Yakima Valley Lake Chelan Lewis-Clark Valley Wahluke Slope Walla Walla Valley Naches Heights

Knowledgeable wine lovers look for AVA information on wine labels that can guide them to more information about where grapes for the wine came from, the area’s wine growing characteristics and sometimes how the wine was made.

The French have a term for the relationship between place and wine called terroir. The term can also be used for other agricultural products grown in a specific area. Terroir — loosely translated as terrain or “a sense of place” — describes the notion that grapes — and often other produce — of a certain place are influenced by the combination of geology, land contour, exposure to sun, soil, climate and even micro-organisms specific to the site.

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A glacial erratic rests in a barren spot in a Walla Walla-area vineyard.

Old vines are seen here at Sagemoor Vineyards near Pasco.

The concept is held in strict esteem in France and other European wine grape-growing areas. Growing districts there, called appellations, are tightly regulated for grape varieties, and growing and winemaking practices. Familiar appellations include Bordeaux, Burgundy, Chardonnay and Champagne, names that refer to regulated wineproducing areas. French wines labeled 50

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as Bordeaux, for example, must be made only from certain grape varieties grown in a specific region of Southwest France.

Surprisingly, appellations weren’t devised in France until the 1930s, even though wine culture has been married to French life for centuries, according to Hugh Johnson and Jancis Robinson’s World Atlas of Wine. The regulations

were required because of shady winemaking and blending practices after French vineyards had to be replanted due to disease.

Regulations were first established for Chianti Classico in Tuscany in the 1400s, but Italy’s system of geographical wine regulations didn’t become official until 1963.

Washington AVAs are very recent and not nearly as regulated as those in Europe, at least not yet, said Cameron Fries, owner of White Heron Cellars near Quincy. AVAs designate a specific geographical area as defined by land contour, geology and climate, but don’t attempt to regulate what grapes or practices are used in making the wines.

“We are very young. Things will evolve,” said Fries, who has been an avid promoter for NCW wines since attending viticulture schools and apprenticing as a winemaker in Switzerland in the early 1980s. Fries was one of Washington’s early winemakers. He started making wine for Champs de Brionne Winery in 1986. That Quincyarea winery, owned by Vince and Carol Bryan who started The Gorge Amphitheatre, closed in 1993 with the sale of the concert venue. The Bryans kept the vineyards and opened Cave B in 2000.

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attention to our growing area,” Fries said. “AVAs are important because each growing area is going to have an influence on the wine it produces.

In France, there is no word for winemaker. The vineyard is primordial. It is the land, not the winemaker, that is important.”

The U.S. Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau approved the AVA designation in 1980. The first Washington AVA was the Yakima AVA in 1982, followed two years later by the huge Columbia AVA that includes Yakima.

But there were few Washington wineries back then. Fries remembers there were 56 when he purchased land for his own winery in the late 1980s. Now there are more than 1,000 Washington wineries. The state is the nation’s second-leading wine producer, behind California, which has 10 times as many wineries.

For sure, AVAs are a form of branding, a way of labeling wines that boast of the unique qualities of vineyards that grow under very specific geologic and climate conditions. But regions must back up their AVA applications with hard science that reveals why grapes grown in the area have distinct qualities that influence the resulting wines.

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Harvest time in the Red Mountain AVA, which is a sub-appellation of the Columbia Valley AVA. The Columbia Valley, although huge, is tied together as a growing area by similar climate and a series of cataclysmic geological events caused by the Missoula Floods 15,000 years ago.

The ice age floods raced across Eastern Washington and along the Columbia River for 2,000 years, scouring the land and leaving trails of sand and silt, gravel and fertile slackwater sediment over volcanic basalt bedrock.

The semi-arid region is of similar latitude to European wine growing areas and receives consistently warm summer temperatures for a long growing season. Irrigation is provided by the Columbia River and its tributaries, the huge Columbia Basin Project and wells. More than 50 grape varieties are grown in the Columbia Valley. Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Chardonnay and Syrah are the leading varieties.

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COLUMBIA VALLEY AVA • Established in 1984 • Washington’s largest viticultural region, covering 8,748,949 acres in Washington, represents a full third of Washington state’s land mass. Columbia Valley is a cross border AVA, totaling 11,308,636 total acreage.

• The Columbia Valley contains 99% of wine grapes grown in Washington state, 59,234 acres.

• Columbia Valley’s vast size allows for a number of meso- and micro-climates.

• Vineyards are planted on predominately south-facing slopes, increasing solar radiation in summer and promoting air drainage in winter.

• R iesling, Merlot, Chardonnay, Syrah and Cabernet Sauvignon are the most widely planted varietals.

• G rowing season of 180-200 days with annual rainfall averaging 6 to 8 inches.

• The Columbia Valley contains the American Viticultural regions of Red Mountain, Yakima and Walla Walla Valleys, Wahluke Slope, Rattlesnake Hills, Horse Heaven Hills, Snipes Mountain, Lake Chelan, Naches Heights and Ancient Lakes within its borders.

• With the exception of Lewis-Clark Valley, Puget Sound and Columbia Gorge, all other growing regions in Washington are subappellations of the Columbia Valley.

Source: Washington State Wine Commission

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UPON FURTHER REVIEW

A TASTE OF NCW WINES WITH BARB ROBERTSON

Ancestry Cellars 2018 Reunion Chardonnay, $27

Sigillo 2018 GSM, $36

Skagit Cellars 2019 Sauvignon Blanc, $23

Chardonnay comes in many styles. People are usually familiar with the dense, creamy and almost sweet version that comes out of California. That style can almost taste like vanilla pudding in a glass. On the opposite spectrum, Chardonnay from the Chablis region of France is an elegant, steely and lean version. The Reunion mixes these two styles. There is fresh acidity from the Granny Smith, crispy pear and citrus elements, yet it has a softness that brings a silken element to the mouthfeel. The grapes are sourced from the Clos Chevalle Vineyard on Lake Chelan’s south shore; Ancestry’s tasting room is in beautiful Manson. Salmon and fettucine immediately come to mind as pairings …. maybe even together?

The GSM acronym is for Grenache, Syrah and Mourvèdre.

It’s not necessarily in the order in terms of dominant varietal in the blend. This wine is 40% Grenache, 40% Mourvèdre and 20% Syrah, and boy is it yummy. I’m not sure if I’ve ever mentioned that GSMs are one of my favorite wines.

Strawberry jam and raspberry pie silently swirl out of the glass and surprise your senses with their intensity. Although fruit forward, florals and spice lend complexity and interest on the palate. This would be great with lamb, gyros, pizza and even barbecue. By the way, Sigillo is Italian for seal, and Seal is the last names of the owners. You can visit their tasting rooms in Snoqualmie and Chelan.

Mount Vernon is the home of this wine’s production, but the winery’s tasting rooms are in La Conner and Manson. You certainly couldn’t go wrong visiting either tasting room. The grapes come from the Four Lakes Vineyard (Chelan, Roses, Wapato and Dry lakes) above Manson. The aromas of lime Popsicle and grapefruit blend well with the white peach and minerality found on the palate. It provides fresh, zingy entertainment in your mouth. Food friends include goat cheese, pesto, chicken and seafood.

Due to its palate-cleansing nature, it is also perfect as an aperitif wine.

Barb Robertson City: Wenatchee Credentials: Earned advanced certification through Londonbased Wine and Spirit Education Trust; currently working toward higher-level diploma through WSET. Earned degree in marketing from Central Washington University. Owned The Wine Bin retail shop in Wenatchee for five years, as well as the Mission Street Bistro Wine Bar for 14 years. Has worked 54

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in the Northwest wine industry for more than 15 years, including sales, production and marketing. She is currently a wine industry specialist for Saxco International packaging company.

Was a judge for the 2011-18 North Central Washington Wine Awards competition, the 2017-20 Cascadia Wine Competition and Wine Press Northwest’s 2020 Platinum Judging.

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This Cab Franc has the pleasant notes of our surrounding grass and sage hillsides with wild strawberry blended in. The structure is easygoing and supple with additional flavors of roasted sweet pepper and Mexican hot chocolate. The peppy acidity makes it an ideal partner with tomato-based foods.

Cioppino, lasagna or chili are some suggestions. Keep an eye out for this winery; they are starting to win multiple awards out of the gate.

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