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“I want to restore confidence, trust and common sense to the Prosecutor’s office. I am asking for your vote.” These are the solutions Garth Dano can offer…
• 34 years of legal experience to the office of Prosecutor, having handled both criminal and civil cases ranging from contract disputes and water rights to criminal felonies. • Save Grant County taxpayers money by ending frivolous civil and criminal lawsuits. • Work with judges, law enforcement, and court administrators to streamline the court’s calendars so that civil cases are heard as quickly as possible. • Train and mentor the younger attorneys in the prosecutor’s office, in order to ensure proper and fair handling of all cases.
What others have said about Garth Dano…
“As a career trial lawyer, I enjoy watching good lawyers at work. As I approach retirement, I would like to commend a few lawyers who have done exceptional work before the Washington Supreme Court. You are one of those exceptional lawyers.” (Letter dated Dec. 10, 2012) Justice Tom Chambers = Washington State Supreme Court
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“Garth exemplifies the best the legal profession has to offer. Garth Dano, as a human being, as an attorney whose actions should make all attorneys proud to be a member of the legal profession, has my endearing respect for not only taking the oa th of a ttorney, but for living that oath.” Salvador A. Mungia President WSBA (2000)
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We’re in it for the fun Venue Magazine turns thirteen responsibilities would curl up on the couch and watch nothing more demanding than a reality show.
One decade, three years and
one-hundred and fifty-five issues ago, we set out to develop a magazine dedicated to the art and entertainment world and the creative people who keep it flourishing. With this in mind we ventured to share ideas on how to best savor forty-eight hours of a weekend’s worth of fun only to discover the fun never stops. See, you’d think the hard-working people within the 17 communities we serve, while not busy perfecting their daily
Guess again. What the people in our communities do, in fact, is get up, get in and get going. Spare time is an opportunity to experience all that our area has to offer and get acquainted with the exceptional people who live here. So, for thirteen years now, we’ve been placing event after event on our pages, produced to stimulate the mind and please the senses, inviting thousands of people to attend to have a fun time. Music concerts, visual art exhibits, photography, writing, speaking, live theater, dance performances, pageants, dining experiences, wine tastings, golf tournaments,
museums, book reviews, community happenings...we are a vibrant region with a lot of talent and treasure to share. We enjoy telling you about it. So, here comes issue number onehundred and fifty-six, encouraging you to not only mark your calendar for upcoming memories to be made, but also to stay healthy and fit so you can play with us, laugh with us, dine with us, dance with us, explore with us, shop with us, volunteer with us, and grow with us...with vigor. Hey, we’re in it for the fun and we want you to come along!
-Melea Johnson
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SATURDAY OCTOBER 11Th 1-5PM DOWNTOWN MOSES LAKE, WA Pick up your glass in Sinkiuse Square on Oct. 11th
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Get involved! Local artists, wineries & downtown businesses needed. Call 509-764-1745 or go to www.mlbacares.org to get involved. Another great event brought to you by the Moses Lake Business Association. For more information on this event and others happening in LakeTown Landing, Moses Lake’s downtown shopping district go to www.mlbacares.org or call 509-764-1745. Follow ‘MLBAcares.org’ & ‘LakeTown Landing’ on Facebook. Support your downtown, become a member of MLBA!
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The Somewhat Interesting History of
Halloween article/Venue Magazine
his month, happiness appears to come in the Tform of tons upon tons of chocolate, billions of
those tiny candy corns, and caramel covered popcorn balls and apples. Halloween is without question one of America’s sweetest holiday traditions with billions of American dollars spent on sugary delights. And what are you going to wear? The costumes have no limits with endless new ideas cropping up every year. With all of the ghouls and ghosts running around hand in hand with angels and fairies it’s hard to really know why we do this, where “trickor-treat” came from or how pumpkin carving became known as the best October American pastime to include heaps of giant squash guts, oversized knives, and a box of white wine. Read on, friends, and learn how the happy holiday during which you gorge yourself on candy sweets has its roots intertwined with the ominous winters of old Western Europe, the Druids of Celtic fame, and the Roman Empire who once had it all. It should be noted that this “history” was stolen from various Internet websites and should certainly not be used as reference in any school paper. Dates, names, theories, and spellings should all be researched on your own time.
beginning of the cold, dark winter months ahead. On the day before the new year the Celts celebrated Samhain (Sow-in) during which time they believed that the spirits of the dead returned to wander the earth and possess the bodies of the willing and unwilling alike. The Druids of the era built huge bonfires around which ceremonies of sacrifice and prayer to Celtic deities were had. Hearth fires would be extinguished so to make homes appear cold and uninviting to the spirits, while costumes, usually consisting of animal heads and furs, were donned to confuse the spirits of fleshy identity. Those Celts were clever, weren’t they? Following Samhain, hearth fires would be relit from a common source, the Druidic fire which burned in the middle of Ireland at Usinach.
The Roman Empire had conquered the majority of the Celtic territory by 43 C.E. In the proceeding 400 years a cultural amalgamation resulted when two Roman holidays combining with the afore mentioned Celtic holiday of Samhain. One of the Roman holidays is thought to be Feralia, celebrated in late October by the Romans, as a day commemorating the passing of their dead. Another would be a day celebrating Pomona, the Roman goddess of fruit and trees. (The apparent With that said, here is the somewhat interesting symbol of Pomona, the apple, is thought to have history of Halloween: some bearing on why “bobbing for apples” is a Halloween tradition.) Ancient Origins By 800 C.E., Christianity had spread Roughly 2000 B.C.E. Celtic festivities began (aggressively) into Celtic lands. In what is to permeate what is now know as the United regarded as a move to displace the pagan festival Kingdom, Scotland and Northern France. of the dead with a church sanctioned holiday,stPope The Celtic New Year began on November 1 Boniface IV officially declared November 1 as st, signifying the end of the harvest year and All Saints’ Day. All Saints’ Day, or All-hallows,
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was a day to honor all Roman Catholic saints and martyrs. The day before All Saints’ Day become known as All Hallows’ Eve and eventually Hallow E’ve by the Irish. Nearing 1000 C.E., the Roman church would make November 2nd All Souls’ Day to honor the dead. Together all three holidays, All Hallows’ Eve, All Saints’ Day, and All Souls’ Day, become knows as Hallowmas. Evolution of Modern Tradition During All Souls’ Day in England it became common practice for the poor to rove from door to door begging for “soul cakes,” small pastries, in return for prayers for the household’s recently deceased. The tradition was encouraged by the church and eventually replaced the ancient practice of leaving food and wine for wandering spirits of the dead. “Going a- souling,” as it was referred to, was soon adopted by children who would visit neighboring homes in hopes of getting food and money. The act of dressing in costume for Halloween stems from both Roman and Celtic traditions. During a time of widespread stigmatic spiritual dogma and outright fear of that which is dead the idea of spirits coming back to ravage the souls of the living was hardly a comforting one. People of the era believed they would encounter less than benign deities if they left their homes during Hallowmas. To counter any such spiritual mishmash during the festivities, party goers would dress up in masks, animal furs, and perhaps whatever else they could get their hands on to deter spiritual possession.
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Jack-O-Lantern The story of the Jack-O-Lantern is perhaps the most fun of all Halloween lore. It goes something like this: According to Irish folklore there once was a man named Jack, a notorious drunk and town trickster. Jack was once able to trick satan into climbing a tree and then trapped him in it by carving a cross in the tree’s trunk. Jack made a deal with the devil that if he never tempted Jack again he would let him down. The devil agreed. After Jack died he was neither admitted into heaven because of his evil ways, nor into hell for tricking the devil himself. Rather he was forced to walk the eternal darkness with nothing but a single burning ember set inside of a hallowed out turnip. Poor Jack. No good trick goes without some manner of resentment. Later, American immigrants found that pumpkins housed embers/ candles much better than turnips. The boxed white wine came much later in the history of Halloween. Halloween in the Americas Rigid Protestant beliefs prevented widespread Halloween celebration in early New England times. However, during Ireland’s potato famine of 1846, millions of immigrants flooded the shores of the East coast, bringing with them the second most popular holiday in American culture. (In terms of monetary expenditures, of course.) Young Americans began roaming from house to house on the eve of October 31 st asking for food, money, and other treats. The practice became know as today’s “trick-or-treat” tradition. By the turn of the century Halloween become most commonly celebrated with parties for the young and old alike, defining it more and more as a purely secular holiday. Halloween began losing much of religious and superstitious overtones that helped shape the holiday nearly four thousand years ago.
Happy Halloween
Have a safe and sweet holiday this October! VM
Read this entire magazine online while the kids sort their candy.
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Downtown Trick–or–Treat Event Third Avenue & Sinkiuse Square • Moses Lake
October 31st • 5-7pm
Another fantastic event brought to you by the MLBA. Like ‘MLBAcares.org’ & ‘LakeTown Landing’ on Facebook. 509.764.1745 • mlbacares.org
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37TH PREMIER SEASON 2014-2015
Columbia Basin Allied Arts
Live performances held @ Wallenstien Theater
SEASON TICKETS AVAILABLE NOW!
CALL 509-793-2059
Spokane Symphony Broadway’s Next H!t Musical Tayla Lynn The Four Freshmen
OCT. 18, 2014
OCT. 25, 2014
NOV. 29, 2014
JAN. 24, 2015
FEB. 5, 2015
Spokane Symphony
Cashore Marionettes
“SnowFall” The Four Freshmen
Missoula Children’s Theater
Broadway’s Next H!t Musical
PREMIERE 7pm
GREEN TURTLE 7pm
PREMIERE 7pm
GREEN TURTLE 3pm & 7pm
PREMIERE
person: Moses Lake Chamber of Commerce PURCHASE InOnline: www.brownpapertickets.com
TICKETS: Phone: 800-838-3006
Information: 509.793.2059 • columbiabasinalliedarts.org
7pm
MAR. 14, 2015
MAR. 21, 2015
GREEN TURTLE 7pm
PREMIERE 7pm
Junie B. Jones
Tayla Lynn
Support provided by Moses Lake & Grant County Tourism Commissions
Big Bend Wallenstien Theater COMMUNITY COLLEGE
6989 College Parkway, Moses Lake
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About the Spokane Symphony This season marks its
69th year
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The Spokane Symphony continues a long tradition as the largest and most active professional performing arts organization in the Inland Pacific Northwest. The 70-piece professional orchestra performs for more than 150,000 listeners each season and provides a wide variety of exceptional educational experiences. The orchestra presents critically acclaimed performances featuring some of the world’s most respected soloists. The orchestra is led by Eckart Preu, the outstanding Music Director, who has taken the orchestra to the next level of artistic achievement. He was selected from a field of more than 200. He is assisted by Resident Conductor Morihiko Nakahara.
The Symphony performs more than 60 concerts this year. The regular season includes a 10-concert Classics series with performances on Saturday evenings and Sunday afternoons, and the Symphony with a Splash, an informal Friday night series of 3 concerts. These are held at the beautifully restored Martin Woldson Theater at the Fox. In addition, the Symphony gives a series SuperPops concerts, including the popular Holiday Pops, at the Theater. The Symphony also presents The Nutcracker Ballet, a holiday tradition for many families in the Inland Northwest, at Martin Woldson Theater at The Fox with the State Street Ballet from Santa Barbara, California. A highly successful Chamber Soiree Series
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Columbia Basin Allied Arts
Live performances held @ Wallenstien Theater
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Presented by: Columbia Basin Allied Ar ts Sponsored by: Agri/Com Appraisals & Columbia Colstor
OCTOBER 18, 2014 | 7:00PM person: Moses Lake Chamber of Commerce PurChase InOnline: www.brownpapertickets.com
tICkets: Phone: 800-838-3006
Information: 509.793.2059 • columbiabasinalliedarts.org
Support provided by Moses Lake & Grant County Tourism Commissions Wallenstien Theater 6989 College Parkway, Moses Lake
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moves this year to the Georgian Room of the Spokane Club. The orchestra also performs several community and educational concerts during the season. Originally incorporated in 1945 as the Spokane Philharmonic, it became the Spokane Symphony Society in 1962. The 2003-2004 Season marked the premier of a new Youth Exploration Series - Symphony YES! In addition the Symphony performs numerous educational and family-oriented programs. Each summer, the Symphony is featured at the Festival at Sandpoint, Idaho and as a further outreach; Classics, Symphony with a Splash and Chamber Soiree concerts are broadcast on 91.1 KPBX-FM. The Spokane Symphony is dedicated to cultivating new audiences. The educational activities offered by the Spokane Symphony include performances and coaching by Symphony musicians in area public schools. Free music education resources and concert tickets are made available to schools and community centers. The Spokane Symphony is also breaking new ground in the field of distance learning with their work using Internet2. A non-profit organization, the Spokane Symphony is governed by a 25-member volunteer Board of Trustees. The Symphony also enjoys the generous support of the more than 300-member Spokane Symphony Associates, the Orchestra’s volunteer organization. Experience this rare local appearance as they perform “Music of Dances from Around the World” including the Blue Danube Waltz, Brahm’s Hungarian Dance, Scott Joplin’s Entertainer and Tchaikovsky’s The Waltz of the Flowers.
Membership available to employees & immediate families of: PUD’s & Municipal Corps or Grant, Kittitas, Okanogan & Douglas Counties; employees of cities of Ephrata & Soap Lake.
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Annual
holiday street tree friday, nov. 14th . 4-6pm Sinkiuse Square (corner of Third Ave. & Ash Street downtown)
Bring your kids & grandkids to enjoy this fantastic family tradition! They can light one of the trees on Third Avenue!
For more information go to mlbacares.org!
Follow MLBAcares.org & LakeTown Landing on Facebook!
another great event brought to you by the
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“When people get out of law school they follow their passions. My passion is public service. My passion is prosecuting criminals.� ~Angus Lee
PROVEN TRIAL LAWYER Angus is the only candidate with experience in criminal prosecution. He personally prosecuted over 1000 cases and has obtained convictions in over 90% of his jury trials, including multiple complex murder trials, and trials involving sexual assault, domestic violence, burglary, guns and drugs. PROVEN LEADER Angus led Marines in Iraq and was awarded the Purple Heart, the Combat Action Ribbon, and the National Defense Medal. He has proven he can lead under pressure. He fought for our Country and now he fights for a safer Grant County. PROVEN MANAGER Angus is the only candidate with experience managing, leading and mentoring a team of 14 deputy prosecutors to fight crime and keep our families safe.
Re-Elect
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Paid for by Friends of Angus (R). Donations can be mailed to PO BOX 10, Moses Lake, WA 98837
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Columbia Basin Allied Arts
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Bringing Art to Life “Amazing...a once in a lifetime event...”
amazing powerful –Sunrise Theater, NC
“A powerful theatrical evening.” –University of Notre Dame
GREEN TURTLE
“This collection of puppet vignettes, set to
Sponsored by: Columbia Colstor & REC Fund well-chosen music, is Donation a simple but brilliant
Presented by: Columbia
production that carries the audience through a range of feelings...I can’t recommend Basin Allied Arthis tsshow highly enough.”
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–Calgary Herald
OCTOBER 25, 2014 | 7:00PM person: Moses Lake Chamber of Commerce PurChase InOnline: www.brownpapertickets.com
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CBAA presents:
Cashore Marionettes A Green Turtle Performance for the whole family He’s only a man, with just two arms and two hands! But Joe Cashore works miracles with only the slightest pluck and pull on strings that bind him to more than a dozen of his “Cashore Marionettes,” characters brought to life in a mesmerizing puppet show. From the moment a tiny music stand appears on a small, square stage, we are drawn into “Maestro Janos Zelinka’s” engrossing violin rendition of Ralph Vaughan Williams’ “The Lark Ascending.” And can it be true that a pintsized marionette “playing” a slice of music could capture our imaginations and suspend our disbelief even as the puppeteer stands in full view of the audience manipulating too many tensile strands to count? Yes, and Cashore’s “maestro” is only the first of many marionettes to move through scenes set to classical music and collectively titled “Life In Motion.” (The daily performance, with one intermission, alternates with “Simple Gifts,” a shorter lineup.)
It is a measure of Cashore’s engrossing artistry that even as we see him pitch and yaw the elaborate apparatus that controls each character, we soon forget about the man and fix our attention instead on the hypnotic, languorous movements of the marionettes. Cashore, who has traveled the world for more than 20 years performing with his handcrafted string puppets, reintroduces us to an art form that goes back to ancient times. In Cashore’s talented hands, the marionettes perform feats far beyond the wooden, jerky mimicry we might expect from mere toys. In sync with the music, each character acts out a narrative with smooth and subtle grace — an acrobat on a swing, a caveman making a fire, an elephant in the wild. Cashore paces his 90-minute show slowly and deliberately. Still, the brief story arcs animated by each marionette capture a range of human emotions and keep the audience transfixed. Toddler-age children in the audience laughed loudest at the frequent funny moments (ever see a marionette
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A wonderful world of breath-taking magic is created by one man and his exquisite marionettes.” – Center for Puppetry Arts, Atlanta “The range of movement truly has to be seen to be believed and even that might be pushing it.” – The Toronto Sun
“…beautifully constructed and move with such realism.” –Los Angeles Times
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Continued from page 23 “moonwalk?”), but even my 10-year-old son pronounced the show “hilarious” and “amazing” by turns. Though Cashore introduces each sequence in a voice that has all the spark of your eighth-grade science teacher’s, the skill he demonstrates as he moves a hobo’s toe, a horse’s ear and “Johnny Lobotomy’s” fingers on a guitar casts a spell that’s impossible to shake. Working solo, Cashore must focus on one marionette at a time, which invariably turns the show to sequences brimming with spiritual solitude. But the stark beauty of a boy flying a kite or a mountain climber mastering a peak (here, the puppeteer himself) distills our primal, human need to make a mark and shout out our human yearning. Let computer trickery take you and fake you some other day. Pure, simple and beguiling, the “Cashore Marionettes” are the real deal.
“Music for any Occasion”
Weddings~Corporate Events~Music & Sound~Business Meetings~Sound for Fairs & Festivals Class Reunions~Bar-B-Ques~Halloween Parties~Pool Parties~and More!
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12th Annual
Saturday, October 11, 2014 11-3 pm Quincy Valley Historical Society & Museum Along Highway 28 Quincy
An educational and free event! Hands-on history, music & good, old-fashioned fun! Old-Time Skills to Enjoy: Washtub Laundry Candle Making Robe Making Corn Shelling Wood-Fired Baking Crocheting Spinning Barnyard Animals
Butter Churning Quilting Treadle Sewing Pioneer Games
Plus: Vintage Model A Truck & Tractor Hay Rides! And New this Year: Flint-Knapping & Gold-Panning! “Down The Road” Bluegrass & Americana Music 11:30-1 Old-Fashioned Hymn Sing in the Pioneer Church 1:30 “Lena, Pioneer Girl” Book Signings by author Karen Murray & Illustrator Kindra Ankney Readings in the Pioneer Church German Sausage Lunch Available - St. Paul Lutheran Sagebrush Mercantile with new items! Paid for by Generous Donors & Friends of the QVHSM Advertising Provided by City of Quincy Tourism Funds Visit our website at www.qvhsm.org Call us at (509)787-4685 and leave a message for more info.
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INTRODUCING
the “Children of the Quincy Valley” 5 book series
“Lena, Pioneer Girl” – tells about real-life Lena Weber, whose family settled here in 1902. On sale at the festival ...GET YOUR COPY AUTOGRAPHED! Both the Author and the Illustrator will be at the Harvest Festival to sign your book. The other four books are in research stage and will be available within the next 2 years. - Wanapum Boy in the late 1800’s (with the coming of the railroads, ranchers and white explorers) - Ruby, Town Girl - tells the story of a Quincy town girl here in the 1930’s before the water, and when the dream of the Grand Coulee Dam was right around the corner. - Another book will be about a Japanese-American young man who came here right after Pearl Harbor with his family, from Woodinville, where they were truck farmers. They escaped the internment camps that way. Based on real-life Mike Mano from Quincy. - A final book will be about a Hispanic young man, based on the Cecilio Garza story, a man who came here with his family in the 1950’s, swam the Rio Grande, etc.
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It’s time again for the 37th Annual Mennonite Country Auction & Relief Sale (MCA), at the Menno Mennonite Church grounds on October 4, 2014. Since 1978, when the sale was first started, over $2.5 million dollars has been raised for Mennonite Central Committee (MCC) and their projects of peace, relief and development around the world (www.mcc. org). The preparation for the sale grounds starts on the Sunday before the sale, with the tent going up; kids as well as adults helping. Friday, people start gathering to start the setup of the booths, awnings, stage, tables, and chairs. Friday evening there is a meal provided (contributions for the meal go to the sale) for those who helped during the day. Saturday events start with breakfast at 7:00 a.m. until 9:00 a.m., with the booths opening at 10:00 a.m. Some of the booths include: Ten Thousand Villages, Country Store (homemade baked goods and garden produce), Quilter’s Corner Plus, Great Gatherings, freshly made New Year’s Cookies, homemade ice cream and pies, freshly made apple cider, apple butter made in a copper kettle, Amish cheeses from Ohio, sausage, Christmas hams, and bacon made in Montana, sausage and hamburger sandwiches, BBQ ribs,
African ground nut stew, a hummus plate, and the Etcetera and Crafts booths. Parking will be different this year, so watch for directions. There will be coffee mugs and water bottles with a special design on them for sale. The “Penny Power” this year is to gather pennies, and other coins, to help MCC with the Philippines Typhoon Haiyan relief project. Pennies will be collected in the churches prior to the sale, with an opportunity to give your change on sale day also. More information can be found on MCC website at: www.mcc.org/stories/rebuilding-philippines. Activities for the kids include a Kids Booth, bounce house, a basketball shoot, and cotton candy. At 10:30 the pastors will explain “Who are the Mennonites?” in the church sanctuary and answer any questions. At noon the auction starts with the traditional auctioning of the “loaf of bread” that will be used for the following day’s worship service communion. Quilts, handcrafted items, collectables, quilts, four tickets to the U of W /WSU Apple Cup, two tickets to the Seahawk / Rams game Dec. 28, more quilts, and other items of interest, are just a few of the items
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at the auction. Did I say quilts? Some of the quilts come from the MCC Quilt Room, Ephrata, PA, others come from Canada, and local quilters as well as quilters from other states. After the sale is over, many help with the teardown of the booths, and cleanup of the grounds. Sunday there will be a special worship service in the tent (weather permitting) with guest speaker Seth Leamon, Administer Director of the West Coast MCC. After the service there will be a light meal provided, and those who need to leave can have their meal “to go”. The tent comes down and things are packed away for next year’s Mennonite Country Auction & Relief Sale.
For latest information and pictures of some of the auction items and quilts, go to MCA’s website at: www. mennonitecountryauction.mennonite.net or google Mennonite Country Auction. Call Menno Church at 509-659-0926 or 509-347-6847 or email the church at: mennopastor@scml.us for more information or questions. Batik Squares 57 x 77 Hand quilted Top purchased in Berne, IN Quilted & donated by Joanne Sprunger, Seattle, WA
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Red Door Affordable Elegance for You and Your Home
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It’s not too early to start thinking “holiday season.” We have tons of decorating ideas for the season as well as many unique items that would make perfect Christmas gifts. (Yes, Virginia, people are already shopping for Christmas!) Red Door is truly a store of the unique. Primarily an upscale consignment store with over 460 consignors, we get in new things almost daily. New additions can range from the mundane, like carnival glass or enamelware, to the exotic, like a 100 year-old Chinese wedding bed or wax from a 1600s Spanish galleon; to the must-haves, like a red leather couch, elegant vanity, or a tall pie safe. We love our store and think you will, too!
collectibles
antiques
decor so much more!
116 West Third Avenue Moses Lake, Washington
art
Hours: Wed. – Fri. 11am-5pm Saturday 10am-5pm
Red Door consigns jewelry, antiques, home decor, art, and furniture. We also reddoorml@gmail.com carry new furniture, home decor and jewelry. Basically, Red Door offers a Like us on whopping 5,200 square feet of one-of-a-kind treasures. Owners: Lisa Boorman, Jan Thacker, Kyleigh Boorman &Alex (front)
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Respite Care • Adult Daycare • Family Education Support Group Services • Safe & Secure Community
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Dance is an expression o f t he soul. It conve ys jo y and sadness, love and hat e, anger and compassion. Every dance is a unique act of personal or collective expression. If you enjoy aesthetic movement and are open to new experiences, we’d love to hear from you. Our instructors are accomplished dancers from a variety of personal and professional backgrounds. Ballet Academy of Moses Lake offers high-quality classes for all ages and different levels, from beginner to advanced. With something for everyone, we look forward to welcoming you here!
Ballet Academy of Moses Lake
230 W. 3rd Ave Moses Lake, WA 98837
Phone: 1-509-750-4922 Alt Phone: 360-620-4735 balletacademyofml@gmail.com www.balletacademyml.com
Ballet Academy of Ephrata 59 Basin Street SW Ephrata, WA 98823
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YOU ARE INVITED to experience a special holiday tradition in dance THE NUTCRACKER Performances at the Moses Lake High School Theater Nov 29th and Dec 13th. Show times are at 1:00pm and 6:00pm. All tickets are $10 and are available at our studios starting Oct 30th.
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Masquers Theatre A M A J A P E TH E M GA A FUN FILLED MUSICAL
Directed by Holli Bosnar, Assisted by Eric Van Woert
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Pajama Game at Masquers
Rehearsals are under way for Masquers’ fall musical. Throughout the theatre in the evenings you can hear the sound of show tunes like Hernando’s Hideaway, Steam Heat, and Once a Year Day For those of us who remember the fifties, it transports us back to the days of peg pants and crinoline slips. The main action takes place within the confines of the Sleep Tight Pajama Factory, with all of the drama of the factory workers trying to get a seven and a half cent raise. Of course there is romance and conflict, and a general good time. Director Holli Bosnar and assistant director Eric Van Woert are capably in charge, keeping the pace going with this high energy show,while Merie Walker plays the piano and helps the singers to stay in tune and on time. Featured are some of the most talented actors at Masquers such as Jeremy Hansen, Stephanie Moore, Cheri Barbre, Darryl Pheasant, and Justin Rowland as well as new comers, Adam Zaleski and Jessica Stredwick
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Fairy Tale Christmas Stacey Bresee will be directing the annual Children’s Christmas play. She is looking for some talented kids to play the parts. “This play has a large cast,” says Stacey, “so we will need a lot of children.” The story includes a variety of fairy tale characters ranging from Snow White and the Wicked Witch to the Three Little Pigs and The Big Bad Wolf. Auditions will be at 2PM on Saturday and Sunday, Oct 4 and 5. Performances will be at 7 PM, on Friday, Dec 5 & 12, and at 2 PM on Saturdays and Sundays, Dec 6, 7 and Dec 13, 14.
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Nutritional Supplements:
Where do I start? There is no doubt about it; we have become a nation of quick fixes. Western culture in general has become increasingly inpatient. With the rapid advances in science and technology, we want what we want and we want it yesterday. We want to be able to pop a pill, press a button, or drink a potion and have immediate results. I mean let’s face it; you all remember how excited you use to get when your computer modem bing-dong-spit-and sputtered. This was the glorious sound of dialing into the World Wide Web. Now we complain when our fiber optic Internet even dares to think about buffering. Yet we use to wait patiently for our dial up to load a page. This same immediate results culture has never been more present in the fitness industry as well. Specifically the nutritional supplement industry, also known as Vitamins, Minerals, and Supplements or VMS. In 2012 VMS produced about $32 billion in revenue from nutritional supplements alone. It is expected to top $60 billion by 2021. The fact is that supplements have gone mainstream. They use to be consumed by just the
By Ben Ormond / 3-d fitness - Certified fitness trainer
meatheads and gym rats. Now even desk jockeys and soccer moms are downing this stuff, many without even knowing what they are ingesting. Next to the “how do I get a six pack” question, the most popular is “What supplements do I need to take”. I have honestly had new patrons come in with their very first question being “what do I need to take” before they even ask about joining the gym or hiring a trainer. It’s this wonderful world of social media and creatively misleading marketing. According to the adds you can take magic weight loss pills to reveal a slim tummy, or drink certain concoctions to make your muscles explode through your shirt in a way that would make the hulk jealous. Oh and there is my favorite, you can have shredded six pack abs with just 5 minutes of exercise a day. I wish! So to help you navigate this colossal market of nutritional supplements I want to offer a little free advice. I mean there are over 50,000 dietary supplements on the market, and it can be a tad bit overwhelming. So where do you begin? For most of you my advice is simple.
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DON’T. Seriously, most of you out there don’t need them; need being the key word. However I do recognize the difference between need and want. So for those of you who want them, here are some basics. Let’s start with the very basics of nutrition, a multivitamin. With today’s over processed and mass produced foods, most of us do not get all the proper vitamins and minerals our body needs. So get yourself a good multivitamin. If you’re a woman, make sure you buy one specifically for women. Your bodies have different needs than mine. Same thing for senior citizens. Another thing we don’t get enough of in our modern diets is fish oils. Omega 3’s to be specific. We simply don’t eat enough wild fish to receive all the health benefits of fish oils. It is great for heart, joint and brain health. So grab some fish oils when you are vitamin shopping. Also while we are on the topic of joint health, another investment in your joints is glucosamine and chondroitin. Some believe these help with joint pain and osteoarthritis. Now other than the above, about the only other supplement I recommend to most of my clients is protein. This is simply because for those working to maintain or gain muscle it is very difficult to take in enough protein through diet alone. You can only eat so much chicken breast and eggs. For most of you a good whey protein shake post workout will do the trick. There are other types of proteins out there but they are for specific issues and if you need them you will know it. These really cover the basics that the average gym goer would need. Then there are all the others… The conundrum of magic pills and potions that have you believing you are only one gulp away from being the next Ahhnold Swartzeneygarrr. So briefly here are a few other supplements…Preworkouts have you believing that after one sip your veins will be bulging through your skin as you workout with laser-like focus resulting in insane results. Probably not, but you may get a better pump, tachycardia and itchy ears. Next creatine monosomethinate says you will get better pumps, increased strength and endurance resulting in unbelievable results. At the very least your muscle cells will retain more water making you look bigger. Speaking of bigger, let’s not forget the mass gainers. Advertising suggests that a little of this will be the equivalent of Popeye chugging spinach with resulting enormous muskles. Nope, but you will intake many extra calories and if you work out really hard some of that may turn to muscle, if it doesn’t settle in on your hips first.
Oh and of course the weight loss category. I promise you there is NO MAGIC PILL. Those thermo genic fat burners will not make the fat scream as it leaves your body. Then there are the shakes. There are too many to name and I am not saying they are good or bad, but if you reduce your daily intake down to a liquid diet twice a day and a sensible meal at dinner you will lose weight. It’s called caloric deficit. It’s not magic. The same thing will happen if you reduce your calories by cutting out crappy food and eating sensible portions. In all seriousness when it comes to supplements, the fewer the better. With proper nutrition and a little help from vitamins and maybe some protein you should be good. The main problem is the supplement industry is not regulated by the FDA or anyone else for that matter. A recent article in the New England Journal of Medicine stated that supplements have been found with such ingredients as “new stimulants, novel anabolic steroids, unapproved antidepressants, banned weightloss medications, and untested Viagra analogues”. I saw one supplement that actually listed “bull testes” in the ingredients. In fact the FDA reports over 50,000 health problems a year are due to dietary supplements. A good friend of mine almost died because his liver shut down due to all the supplements he was pouring into his body. Kinda ironic that his quest to be healthier almost killed him. To sum it up, there is no genie in a bottle that will miraculously transform you into cover model material. There is only hard work, dedication, and a balanced diet. Most of you could benefit from a good multi-vitamin and fish oil supplement. If you are a regular gym goer, a good protein shake may benefit you as well. Other than that, venture in at your own risk. At the very least, do your research. Talk to friends, read and search for unbiased reviews. Despite being unregulated there are many reputable companies that go above and beyond to be healthy and safe. As a last resort if you have a specific question let me know and I will try to find you an answer. This month’s Fit Facts was requested by Lisa, one of our readers, and my client. If you have a fitness or nutrition question you would like answered in Fit Facts, feel free to email me at 3DFitnessML@gmail.com or submit your question on our Facebook page at www. facebook.com/3DFitnessML.
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Senior Project a Legacy to Help Others By Jan Thacker
It is in their junior year of high school that students begin thinking of their mandatory senior project. For Daniella Aronsohn, who was 16 at the time, the project idea came to her in a flash after attending a Buddy Walk for Down syndrome people in Tri-Cities. “We were driving back and I told my mom that would be a good project,” she said recently. She quickly got it accepted by her school advisors and they also approved having her mother, Kerry Aronsohn, serve as mentor. The Buddy Walk was established in 1995 by the National Down Syndrome Society to celebrate Down Syndrome Month in October and to promote acceptance and inclusion of people with Down syndrome. It has grown from 17 walks to more than 250 across the country. They are easy to attend, but Daniella and Kerry Aronsohn found out that organizing one was an enormous project. Aronsohn’s Buddy Walk project took an overwhelming amount of time to plan and it also took a great deal of money. “I was a poor broke person, but my parents put a ton in,” Daniella said. Besides the traditional walk, there were games, cookie decorating, an art center, guest speakers, musicians, high school cheerleaders and soccer teams, and -- best of all for the Downs participants, dancing on stage. To say it was a whopping success is an understatement. Over 350 people were registered and at least an additional 50 unregistered people participated in the walk. For Daniella, putting together the first such walk for Moses Lake was a project of passion. Her fiveyear-old brother, Gevin, has Down syndrome and he is the light of her life. “He’s my best friend,” Daniella said, adding that while she’s close to all of her five siblings, Gevin holds her heart. “He and I are really close.” In the months since that first Buddy Walk a lot have things have taken place. Under Kerry Aronsohn’s leadership, The Down Syndrome Society of Grant County (DSSGC) has been founded and an ample board of directors appointed.
Columbia Basin Buddy Walk September 27th at McCosh Park 3-6 p.m.
Author, Jan Thacker
The organization’s stated mission is “to provide opportunities, education, advocacy, and support to individuals with Down syndrome and their families, as well as encouraging public awareness and involvement with the Down syndrome community.” The major project for the group is, of course, the Columbia Basin Buddy Walk. This year’s event, from 3-6 p.m. September 27 at McCosh Park, will include more booths, games, silent auctions, door prizes and activities, as well as free food for all registered
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participants. There will also be live music, dancing with DJ Luke Clark, and involvement by many well known Moses Lake citizens. A portion of the walk will entail walking down Third Avenue. Daniella Aronsohn is disappointed she will be off attending her fi rst year of college during this year’s walk but she is excited and humbled to know that what started as her senior project has been expanded. She said being there last year was a monumental experience. “I started out wanting to bless them but it was the other way around. I was the one who was blessed. I benefitted most and it helped me realize a lot about myself and about people with Down syndrome, what they can and can’t do,” she said. For people who know the story of DSSGC and the Buddy Walk, it is quite amazing to realize it was all started by a 16-year-old Moses Lake high school student. What a legacy to leave to the community.
Daniella Aronsohn and her brother Gevin
ENDNOTE: For more information and registration email: cbbuddywalk@ gmail.com. Find them on Facebook at: Columbia Basin Buddy Walk, or see the website at: dssgc.org. Alex
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Her Path to Becoming a Pediatrician: Karen Lindberg, MD By Annie Bruce Dr. Karen Lindberg has been a pediatrician at Confluence Health for over nine years. She’s known to many families in the area as one of the most caring doctors they’ve ever met. Venue Magazine wanted to know why? What do you enjoy about pediatrics—what’s important to you in your field? “There are many things I love about my career. First of all, is the time I get to spend interacting with some adorable, animated, funny, smart, and entertaining kids. Important to me is the responsibility I carry as an advisor, decision maker, and care giver for the health and well-being of these children. I love being able to become an important part of the children’s lives along with their families.” Can you describe your journey into medicine? “I entered college with many dreams but limited direction. I obtained a Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration with a concentration in marketing. But fresh out of college, I still had the drive to continue my education. I was also curious and enjoyed being challenged. My first, and most vivid, memory of becoming interested in medicine was thumbing through a Life magazine article that detailed fetal development from inside the womb with photography. I was awestruck. Fast forward through a number of months, much thought and consideration, plus a combination of the right circumstances, I re-enrolled as a post-baccalaureate student. I spent two years pursuing the science prerequisites that I needed to complete for application to medical school. I persevered through that, and matriculated (transferred) into medical school in my later twenties as a non-traditional student. Did you have much family support? “I grew up in Western Washington and it is where I met my husband. He has supported me throughout my education; first traveling to Wisconsin for medical school at the Medical College of Wisconsin in Milwaukee and then to pediatric residency in Kalamazoo, Michigan at the Kalamazoo Center for Medical Studies under Michigan State University.” What holds your interest in medicine, outside of pediatrics?
Eric and Karen Lindberg and their children, Cole and Elise
“Ever since my first inclinations toward medicine, I have continued to be interested in the combination of both the art and science of medicine through theory and practice. Medicine is deeply rooted in science, but as a practicing physician it is important to me to always remember the humanistic component of it. I strongly believe that the physical, emotional, relational, practical, and greater societal aspects of practicing medicine are always intertwined with the basic science. I have been in practice now for almost ten years. Although at times difficult, it has been an extremely gratifying position to hold.” How do you balance your demanding profession, with your other priorities? “Finding balance between time needed with my patients and demands of indirect patient care responsibilities, and my own needs as a mother, wife, and woman have been challenging in practice. I have enjoyed the pleasure of many understanding and devoted patient families throughout my personal and professional growth; and I am forever grateful to them for the opportunity to share in their lives. They are no doubt a part of who I am today that I am proud of!” What are your interests outside of work? “I love children, laughter, friendships, dogs, music, baking, creativity, the arts, and outdoors. In my free time I try to enjoy all of the above, as well as living out and sharing my faith in Jesus Christ through the blessings and changes I’ve experienced in my life.”
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Our Eyes Are On You By Annie Bruce After twenty-five years as a crime prevention specialist, asset protection and security guard, I am at all times alert to shoplifting activity in a store when I’m out shopping myself. Yes, my eyes can spot it a mile away and I make sure the shoplifter knows I am watching. Prevention of loss involves us all. According to shoplifting statistics and the NASP more than $13 billion worth of goods are stolen from retailers annually in the United States: this is more than $35 million per day. The ratio for shoplifters is
one out of every eleven people. The prevention of theft is different in every setting and the cost to support a good prevention program can be overwhelming for small businesses. There is no typical profile for a shoplifter. Approximately 25 percent of shoplifters are kids, 75 percent adults and 55 percent of adults say they started shoplifting when they were kids. We all owe it to our community to help in the diversion of theft, but a person must be careful. There are a ton of rules regarding loss recovery, and many thieves know them. If you see someone stuffing items in a purse or backpack or pocket, the best thing may be to tell a store employee what you just witnessed and allow them to handle it accordingly. Or, you may simply make a comment out loud bringing attention to the theft to thwart it. The fact is, the longevity of our community businesses are directly affected by shoplifting loss and prices eventually have to be increased to cover the losses. No one wants this to happen. It is more than a small problem. As a community we can help to prevent these losses. Let’s all keep an eye on it.
Diverting theft testimony “Are you kidding me,” I said sarcastically, “Are you really going to put those two bras and jewelry in your purse like its ok?” The young lady looked at me and looked around the local clothing store and said, “Ah, do you work here?” I replied, “You tell me, do I? Customers paying are paying for your theft. Are you out of your mind? Put them back, or I’m calling the cops. It’s your call lady, but my suggestion is if you can’t buy it, then leave it.” Several other customers walked past us and some giggled, some looked shocked and others just acted like it never happen. The two bras and the jewelry were returned where they belonged.
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Should my real Estate agent hold my house open for the public? Why do Sellers want their home held open? Sellers often ask their agent if they will hold their home open for the public to have access. This is an obvious avenue to get buyers into the home without being escorted by an agent. Buyers that are opening up their search to new neighborhoods without telling their agent and those just starting their search will have a chance to see the inside of your home. Should an agent hold a home open to the public every weekend? NO! If a home is held open every weekend, it can appear to the neighbors and the public that it is damaged in some way. This can encourage lower offers. Always hold it open the first weekend. The Seller should then discuss the traffic and remarks from the weekend with the agent to decide if it will be beneficial to hold it open in the 3rd or subsequent week. When is the best time for an open house? Public Open Houses can be anytime during the week. Of course, the customary time is Sunday from 1 PM to 4 PM but, is this the best time? Maybe not. In the winter it gets dark early and in the summer we’re out on the boat or going to the waterpark. Also, we should look at the location to decide when there be the greatest chance for traffic. Is the
home in the route of the parents dropping off or picking up kids at a school? How about on the way to the soccer field? Take advantage of the opportunity. Who really benefits from an open house? Statistically, the chance to sell your house because of an open house is less than 5% (NAR). There is a greater chance that the agent would pick-up a good buyer client. So, why should you let your agent hold your house open? Simple, we all work together. A Buyer may go through an open home like yours in another neighborhood and not buy that one. The agent will show that Buyer your home because it meets the Buyer’s needs. The Buyer likes your home and buys it! As you can see, holding houses open to the public can be a great opportunity. There are plenty of Buyers out there wondering through neighborhoods looking for houses on their own. If your agent finds a Buyer for your house … You Win! If another agent finds a buyer for your house … You Win! Be proactive ask your agent to hold your house open. Maybe the Buyer will just walk in off the street. It’s just good business.
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BBCC Trustee Blakely gets regional award B
ig Bend Community College Trustee Mike Blakely is the recipient of the 2014 Pacific Region Trustee Leadership Award. Blakely, a retired Quincy agriculture and diversified occupations teacher, last May received the Washington Trustee Leadership Award from the state Trustees Association of Community and Technical Colleges. The state trustees then nominated him for a regional award from the Association of Community College Trustees (ACCT). This is the first time a BBCC trustee has earned a regional award from the ACCT. As recipient of the Pacific Region Leadership Award, he is one of seven finalists for the national award to be announced during the ACCT convention in Chicago on October 22. Blakely has served as a BBCC Trustee for 10 years and is nearing the end of his final term. “Mike is always reaching out to students in his
community, especially talented low-income and minority students who might not think college is possible,” said BBCC President Terry Leas. “He often personally brings new students to campus.” Blakely has been active in Olympia as a trustee regularly meeting with legislators to make sure they know the importance of community colleges to the state’s economy and quality of life. A 40-year Grant County resident, Blakely has ties to Future Farmers of America, the Quincy Leadership Roundtable, the Columbia Basin Sheep Producers, the state Agriculture Education Task Force, and many other organizations. “He doesn’t miss an opportunity to brag about BBCC students and staff,” Leas said. “Much of the recognition BBCC has received in recent years is due to Mike taking the time to write and promote nominations for awards and honors.” Two of the past three years Blakely nominated students for state Transforming Lives Awards. When they received top honors, Mike and his wife Myrna coached them on how to tell their stories to more than 150 other trustees. He is regularly on campus, writes many scholarship recommendation letters, attends nearly all BBCC Foundation fundraisers, and especially enjoys student recognition events. When a generous donor started a new scholarship fund to helped students deal with short-term financial emergencies, nobody understood the concept better than Mike. He established a relationship with the donor, and personally directed students to the emergency assistance that kept them in school. Photo caption: BBCC Trustee Mike Blakely, center, regularly interacts with and encourages students in the Student Success Center. From left are students Miraclejoy Curtis, Hilda Alvarado, Jazmin Ballardo, and Rosa Santillan-Chagollan.
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