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@Andrew__Muse & His Tiny Home Adventures

Andrew and his puppy Kicker

By Lori Kimbel

Twenty seven year old Andrew Muse is living a life full of adventure and excitement. A life many would love to have just a taste of. Traveling the country with his Golden Retriever, canine companion, Kicker, Muse is seen with a genuine smile with each new-found, adrenaline-charged quest, and Kicker is right alongside him in almost every video or photo posted to Instagram @Andrew__Muse.

Muse is famous…Instagram famous. With 30.2 thousand followers, Muse and Kicker always have a great photo, or video to share with their adoring fans. Traveling around in their 4 x 4 adventure van, jumping out from time to time to go snowboarding, kiteboarding, rock climbing, or hiking, these two constant companions are anything but boring. Their adventures will soon be released by GoPro with Season two of Tiny Home Adventure, which is set to be release by Fall 2016.

But wait! This story doesn’t start here. Yes, it’s still in the beginning stages, after all Muse is just 27 and has a lifetime of adventures waiting for him, but this is more like Chapter 2, or maybe even Chapter 3. Chapter 1 was spent growing up in Massachusetts with his mom and sister where Muse would spend hours in the woods building forts and exploring.

“I wanted to get further west and ride bigger mountains with more snow than what I was used to on the east coast,” said Muse. “I’d never been further west than New York, so I started traveling just after high school. My dream was to be a Heli-ski guide, so I moved out west and started taking avalanche courses and this and that. I bought a GoPro about five years ago and started creating edits. I learned how to take videos, edit them and turn them into something that people would want to watch, and then I got hooked up with Rossignol as a snowboard athlete, and I also got sponsored for kiting.”

Chapter 2 began when Muse1 purchased a 1976 truck camper for $500 and began remodeling it. Kicker of course was not even a thought in his mind; Booter was his

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Cruise The Gorge

When Its Hot, Its Hot!

When its Really Hot, It’s Cruise the Gorge Classic Car Extravaganza!

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he major annual car show and get-together in the Gorge was this past weekend. And not only did the thermometer spike at 100°, there were

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GO! Local Gets Smart

Gorge-wide buy local campaign partners with Chinook Book to make it easier for residents and visitors to locate and support local businesses

In anticipation of the holiday shopping and giving season, Gorge Owned is partnering with local businesses and Portland-based Chinook Book (www.chinookbook.com) to increase the economic impact of its GO! Local program.

Chinook Book, a 16-year-old program of Celilo Group Media, utilizes a smartphone app to educate and motivate consumers to patronize locally-owned and eco-minded businesses. With more than 40,000 users in the Portland market and 105,000 nationwide, the program recently expanded into the Willamette Valley.

Given its close proximity to Portland and its strong independent business community, the Columbia River Gorge was a great next step, says Carrie Treadwell, Chinook Book Vice President and Oregon Market Director. “Chinook Book creates a com-

munity where good people and businesses come together to create a better economy.

The Gorge community fits naturally into this philosophy,” says Treadwell.

“We are thrilled to be partnering with a wellknown leader in the ‘buy local’ business community,” says Rebecca Thistlethwaite, Gorge Owned Executive Director. “The primary goal of this partnership is to make it as easy as possible for people to find and spend money with locally owned businesses. A secondary goal is to drive loyal customers from the Portland Metro to the Gorge during the off-season, when local businesses could use an extra boost.”

Starting Nov 11, 2016, the first 5,000 customers patronizing GO! Local participating businesses will have the opportunity to receive a free download (valued at $15) of the Chinook Book full-access mobile app, which gives them access

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Wow! What a summer!

I hope your summer has been every bit as fun as mine has. This past Saturday I attended the annual Timber Tiger Lodge party, which takes place on the side of the Elkhorn Mountains, overlooking the entire Baker Valley. The food was fabulous, the band was amazing, the dancing, of course, was a blast, and the time spent with friends was invaluable.

This summer has definitely been action-packed for me and I feel extremely blessed to be living a life that involves so much joy. A life that would not be possible if it weren’t for the advertisers that support this paper and the readers that continue to pick it up off of the newspaper stands and read it, some offering suggestions for improvement and others just sending along a message, or two of encouragement. Thanks to everyone involved in The Gorge Business News, including Marc Robins who continues to put out quality articles that not only inform, but also entertain.

There were a couple of events I covered over the last couple months that were just amazing. One was Kiteboarding4Cancer, an event that raised more than $194,000 in a single weekend. I was lucky enough to be one of the volunteers, which gave me the opportunity to meet many of the people involved. Look for my article on this event as well as an article on Rob Chimelak and also Andrew Muse, two people I met while attending the event.

Pendleton Bike Week was my other favorite event of the summer.

The creation of Erik Folkstad, Pendleton Bike Week was one of the most enjoyable events I have ever gone to. The people were all very friendly, the bikes were beautiful and some were so unique it was a wonder people could create such machines. Three Dog Night entertained the crowd in the Happy Canyon Arena and the Seattle Cosacks stunt team performed each day. If you haven’t seen the Seattle Cosacks you are missing out; they were amazing.

Of course I can’t leave out the time I spent with family this summer.

To kick off the summer one branch of our family met at Barton Park, then later in the summer another branch of the family met at Lake Sutherland, Washington. My dad and I drove to Lake Sutherland together, stopping along the way at Egg & I Road, where he grew up. Some of you may remember the books Egg & I about Ma and Pa Kettle. My dad lived across the street from the family the book was written about and he used to be babysat by Pa Kettle, who would show up in a suit and tie. It was very special to hear so many of my dad’s childhood memories as we drove down Egg & I Road together. I trip I will cherish forever. Of course waiting at the reunion were many wonderful people that I have so many childhood memories of. My cousins and I were able to sit around the campfire for three nights reliving old memories and making new ones in the process.

Closer to home more family memories were being made on camping trips, meteor shower watching, wildflower gathering, fireweed jelly making, and hiking with my husband, my daughter, her husband and their children. They were even lucky enough to see a moose in the northeast Oregon mountains.

Yes, this has been a summer to remember in so many more ways than one. Once again, I thank you for picking up this paper and spending time within its pages. Feel free to email me article suggestions, comments or complaints. I read them all and appreciate every one.

Until next time Carpe Diem! (Seize the Day) Lori

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Oregon’s Top Ag Commodities Enjoy a Strong Decade

While Oregon agriculture’s overall growth curve has slowed down in recent years, certain crops and livestock commodities have enjoyed a very healthy increase in production value over the past decade. In fact, only one commodity in the top 20 has recorded a decrease over the 10 year period and that drop is very small.

Newly released statistics from USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) provides a preliminary picture of 2015’s crop and livestock value of production. The numbers indicate that Oregon agriculture continues to be a major contributor to the state’s economy with an overall production value expected to be in the neighborhood of $5.4 billion– similar to the preceding two years.

The value of agricultural production in Oregon last year includes a top ten list with familiar names. Onions returned to the list while hazelnuts dropped out: (1) Cattle and calves, $914 million (2) Greenhouse and nursery products, $894 million (3)

Hay, $604 million

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Milk, $474 million

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Grass seed, $383 million

(6)

Wheat, $217 million

(7)

Potatoes, $176 million

(8)

Pears, $152 million

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Wine grapes, $147 million

(10)

Onions, $125 million

Oregon produces more than 220 agricultural commodities, so there are always winners and losers any given year. Several top ten commodities dropped in production value in 2015, but still show strong gains over a 10 year period. For the second year in a row, cattle and calves tops the list with a production value of $914 million, which is slightly down from 2014. However, over a 10year period beginning in 2005, the value has increased 71 percent.

Wheat field near Athena, Oregon The cattle industry tends to be cyclical and the strong prices enjoyed the past couple of years are weakening in 2016. Nonetheless, cattle and calves is expected to be a mainstay at or near the top of all commodities in the foreseeable future.

The greenhouse and nursery sector has steadily recovered from the nation’s economic recession shortly after the commodity reached above the billion dollar mark in 2007. Greenhouse and nursery’s production value hit a low point of $667 million in 2010.

The industry is now fairly close to where it was a decade ago, at $894 million– a 3 percent increase from 2005.

Hay saw a near $100 million decrease in 2015 compared to 2014. However, the commodity remains solidly in the number three position in Oregon and has actually increased in production value the past 10 years by 70 percent. Similarly, milk recorded a big drop last year of more than $180 million, but has increased 32 percent since 2005. Like greenhouse and nursery, the grass seed industry suffered greatly during the recession but is now back to where it was 10 years ago, recording a 2 percent increase since 2005 to $383 million.

Wheat prices continue to decrease the crop’s value, which also saw a drop from 2014 to 2015. However, wheat is still 20

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percent higher in production value than it was 10 years ago. The pendulum has swung widely over the years. Five years ago, wheat’s value was $441 million– twice as much as last year’s figure.

Potatoes remains in 7th place among Oregon’s top commodities and recorded a slight increase in 2015. Potatoes was also 7th in 2005, but the value has increased 36 percent since then.

Pears moved up to 8th after showing a healthy gain in 2015. Going back 10 years, that increase has been a remarkable 108 percent. wine & grapesEasily the most astonishing growth over the years has been the wine grape sector.

Just 10 years ago, the production value stood at $36 million. In 2015, it topped $147 million– a whopping 308 percent increase from 2005. No other Oregon agricultural commodity has seen a higher increase.

After dropping out of the top 10 for a year, onions has returned after a moderate increase in production value this past year to $125 million, exactly where it was 10 years ago. Gone from the top 10 is hazelnuts, which saw a large decrease in production in 2015.

Nonetheless, its value has grown 50 percent from 2005.

Also outside the top 10, there are three commodities that have shown triple-digit percentage increases over a 10 year period.

blueberries_in_fieldBlueberries remains a shooting star among Oregon crops with a slight bump in 2015, but a huge jump of 246 percent since 2005. Last year’s production of 96.9 million pounds harvested is a record in Oregon and the second consecutive year the value has topped $100 million.

The other two growth commodities include eggs and apples. Egg production value last year skyrocketed to $116 million, which is a 131 percent increase from 2005. Coincidentally, the value of production for apples has also increased 131 percent over that same 10 year period, even though the number is only $44 million. The growing interest in ciders is one possible reason for the recent higher number.

The only Oregon agricultural commodity in the top 20 to actually lose production value in the past 10 years in Christmas trees. Still, the decrease is only 2 percent and the production value of Christmas trees last year was actually $20 million more than in 2014.

Overall, the swings in production and prices for Oregon crops and livestock have not been tremendously dramatic, with a couple of exceptions. The top 10 and even the top 20 generally contains the same names with a few changes in ranking. Look for that to continue when statistics for 2016 are tabulated.

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Classics

Cruise the Gorge

Continued from Page 1 some of the hottest Pacific Northwest’s classic, restored, chopped and pampered automobiles all centered at The Dalles.

The Mid-Colombia Car Club annually sponsors one of the Gorge’s largest car shows in the summer with events that included Saturday’s spectacular “Show ‘n Shine in the Shade”, The Neon Cruise concert on Friday evening rocked by three bands and ending with the “Cruise” to close the event. This year’s event was piggybacked with a car rally in Dufer which included 2/8th mile drag racing on Sunday.

This year’s Cruise the Gorge was set apart from the past Shows since it featured by far the largest number of car entrées: Typically, the Cruise presents about 250 cars but this year is notable in the club’s 21 year history for sponsoring nearly 300 vehicles. Moreover, enthusiasts came as far away as Springfield and Joseph, Oregon to participate.

The other truly notable difference is that the club hosted special guest, Dennis Gage, star and co-producer of My Classic Car—one of the top rated programs on the SPEED channel.

Now in its 16th season, My Classic Car highlights major classic automobile shows and collections

with some episodes focusing on prolific car collectors and celebrities’ autos such as talk show star, Jay Leno. Broadcasting the Cruise the Gorge extravaganza of cars to over million homes where Gage and his program are well known, his attending our show heightens the whole, publicity aura around the Mid-Columbia Classic Car Club, its cars and certainly its members. Thank you Mr. Gage

I’ve been a member of the Mid Columbia Gorge Car Club for three years. It sports a membership of 122 full-time collector enthusiasts mostly from The Dalles and the surrounding areas.

The Club provides members a way to share and enjoy their love of cars, to cruise and socialize with one another and share repair and parts sources and stories. As Club President, Jake Grossmiller said, “We welcome any type of car to the club and for the $20 per year membership fee, it’s a great social organization for auto enthusiasts!” The club meets “officially” mid-month at Spooky’s for its regular membership event. It also sponsors or organizes at least one additional event or outing each week for members to both socialize and show-off their vehicles. Of course, the Cruise the Gorge show is the big, annual exhibition.

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Gorge Owned Local Gets Smart Continued from Page 1 to nearly 1 million coupons in 10 markets (Portland, Willamette Valley, Seattle, San Francisco and more). The coupons will be valid for one full year.

A recent independent survey of more than 170 people found that Gorge residents are more likely to shop with locally owned businesses as they are big-box stores. The respondents cited preserving the character of our towns, convenience and supporting their neighbors as the top reasons for shopping locally. Not surprisingly, online retailers ranked highest on the list of places where people shop. That’s where initiatives like GO! Local play a valuable role, says Miko Ruhlen, owner of Hood River Hobbies.

“These days, it is so easy to point, click and buy products online without thinking about it,” says Ruhlen. “We think this and other Gorge Owned initiatives help people understand the value of keeping their dollars local and understand the benefits of shopping at locally-owned businesses that give back to the community and preserve the character and vibrancy of our town.”

Katie Swanson, manager of the Portland Footwise store, says that partnering with the Chinook Book over the last decade has been “wildly successful” at bringing new, loyal customers in the door. Footwise has four

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store locations throughout Oregon, including Hood River.

GO! Local is the Gorge’s only region-wide “buy local” initiative. It’s a core program of Gorge Owned, a membership-based organization helping people in the Gorge invest in a strong local economy, healthy environment and vibrant community.

GO! Local aims to boost local spending by raising awareness about the benefits to the community when people shop locally and donate to local charities.

And it’s working. Since launching the program in 2009, more than 200 businesses and thousands of customers have participated in various campaigns, documenting more than $100,000 in local spending. “We are looking forward to better tracking the impact of the campaign through this new partnership with the Chinook Book,” Thistlethwaite says.

“That’s one of the biggest benefits to participating businesses.”

Businesses interested in placing a special offer in the Chinook Book can sign up at GorgeOwned.org/LOCAL or attend an open house at Marley’s Corner Pub on Wednesday, Sept. 14 from 6:00 – 7:30 p.m. Representatives from Gorge Owned, Chinook Book and the business community will be on hand to answer questions and sign up businesses. Marley’s Corner will provide light refreshments.

GO Local is made possible with the

support of presenting sponsor Centerpointe Community Bank, platinum sponsors Harvest Market and Wet Planet Rafting and Kayaking and gold sponsor Columbia Gorge Title.

Gorge Owned will officially launch the GO! Local-Chinook Book app Nov. 11, 2016 at its annual GOvember party at Kickstand Coffee & Kitchen.

LEARN MORE What: GO! Local Open House Where: Marley’s Corner, 1216 C St, Hood River, OR 97031 When: Wed., Sept. 14, 2016, 6:00 - 7:30 p.m.

More info: GorgeOwned.org/LOCAL About Gorge Owned

Gorge Owned is a 501.c.3 member-supported organization with a mission to help people invest in a strong local economy, a healthy environment and a vibrant community in the Columbia River Gorge. With more than 200 individual and business members, GO! delivers year-round programing that aims to create a strong sense of place and ownership in the Gorge community. Programs include the Sense of Place lecture series, Gorge Green Drinks, GO! Local, GO! Solar, and the Tod J. LeFevre Sustainability Awards. Learn more, donate or become a member, at GorgeOwned. org.

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Health

Nature is a Great Healer A

s part of an improvement project emphasizing good health, Columbia Basin Care is creating a park for residents, families, and staff.

Beep! beep! beep! That’s the music of construction as Columbia Basin Care dramatically improves its outdoor space with the creation of a park featuring a picnic pavilion and wheelchair-friendly pathways.

The park is a one-acre parcel of land adjacent to the nursing home, bordering Webber and 10th streets. Lined with mature trees, the area has remained largely un-

developed and under-utilized. The new space will include a picnic shelter with kitchen area, new and enhanced pathways, fresh lawn and new plantings.

The new park will include a picnic shelter with kitchen area, new and enhanced pathways, fresh lawn and new plantings.

The outdoor space will serve as an amenity for residents, their families, and staff. The pavilion and lawn area will be an ideal setting for popular resident activities, such as bocce ball and painting classes. In addition, the outdoor space will offer op-

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portunities for physical therapy sessions.

“Fresh air is good for the body and mind,” says Aubree Olmstead, executive director of Columbia Basin Care. “We’re excited to offer our residents and their families a beautiful setting where they can gather, relax, and enjoy the outdoors.”

Griffin Construction is general contractor. Completion of the park is expected by October 2016.

The park project continues substantial upgrades completed in 2015. That major renovation created a new exterior, an expansive courtyard, walking paths, garden space, and specially-designed areas for practical applications of physical and occupational therapy.

Columbia Basin Care, located in The Dalles, is the region’s only community-owned, notfor-profit skilled nursing facility.

Founded in 1964, Columbia Basin Care has served the community for over 50 years, and is one of the city’s largest employers, with a staff of over 80 people.

As a nonprofit, the facility is run by a volunteer Board of Directors, comprised of individuals who live and work in The Dalles. While Wasco County owns the building and grounds, Columbia Basin is an independent compa­ny with local control and decision-making authority. As a non-profit, there are no owners or investors, and funds are dedicated to facility upgrades and staff improvements to increase quality of life for residents.

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Energy

Inslee Announces $12.6 Million in Clean Energy Fund Grants

Gov. Jay Inslee recently announced $12.6 million in Clean Energy Fund grants to five utilities in Washington. The governor made the announcement in Seattle at the Northwest Regional Clean Energy Innovation Partnership Workshop hosted by the University of Washington and the Pacific Northwest National Lab. At the event, the governor joined U.S. Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz and U.S. Sen. Maria Cantwell to discuss the Pacific Northwest’s role as an international leader in developing the technologies to power a growing 21st century clean energy economy.

The grants will fund projects proposed by Avista, Seattle City Light, Orcas Power and Light, Snohomish County Public Utility District and Energy Northwest. The utilities and their partners will match the state funding at a minimum ratio of 1 to 1.

“With these awards, our leading utilities will demonstrate

how to integrate battery storage with solar energy and stand-alone energy systems, train the workforce to build and maintain these systems, and lead the industry into the clean energy future,” Inslee said.

The Clean Energy Fund strengthens Washington’s position at the forefront of a clean, low-carbon energy future.

Through the fund, the state invests in technologies that save energy, cut costs, reduce emissions and create good-paying jobs.

“Gov. Inslee and the state of Washington continue to champion clean energy innovation.

Driving innovation is at the core of how our country maintains its leadership in developing clean, low-carbon energy technologies,” said Moniz. “I was pleased to join the governor to highlight innovation, as the Department of Energy is an active partner with Washington and many other states to enhance the U.S. energy security,

climate resilience and economic leadership.”

“We know the future will look different as new technologies continue to change the energy landscape. Today, customers are buying, installing and using distributed energy resources, and actually participating in the grid,” said Heather Rosentrater, Avista vice president of energy delivery.

“We are committed to ensuring our system will be flexible enough to meet the changing expectations and future needs of consumers.”

PROJECT SUMMARIES

Avista of Spokane will pilot a “shared energy economy” model that allows various energy assets — from solar panels and battery storage to traditional utility assets — to be shared for multiple purposes, including system efficiency and grid resiliency. It will demonstrate how the consumer and utility can each benefit.

Seattle City Light will create a microgrid at a designated emer-

gency shelter, powered by solar energy. During an emergency, this stand-alone power grid will keep fire stations, community centers and communication networks operating.

Orcas Power & Light will deploy a community solar system to extend the life of the island’s underwater electricity supply cable.

Snohomish Public Utility District will combine battery storage, microgrid and solar technologies, connecting this integrated technology to the electric vehicle fleet. It will demonstrate how to leverage batteries in cars to store and use renewable energy.

Energy Northwest will bring together its 28 utilities with labor leaders at IBEW Local 77, Quanta Services/Potelco and the UW Clean Energy Institute to create a battery and solar competency training facility in the Tri-Cities.

This facility will prepare workers for clean energy jobs of the future.

What do we live for if not to make life less difficult for each other? ~George Eliot

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Tiny Home Adventures Continued From Page 1 Amazing footage is

sidekick back then. Like Kicker, Booter was a Golden Retriever and he too was more like a best friend than a pet. While remodeling the camper Muse decided to film the entire process. Tiny Home Adventure Season One was born and can be found on Vimeo at https:// vimeo.com/andrewmuse88

“Every two weeks I’d release an edit,” said Muse. “I did all the editing and all the filming.” I’m sure Booter helped keep him on track and entertained while Muse worked away on his computer.

When Muse was not remodeling his camper, he was finding ways to boost the adrenaline that coursed through his veins.

Rappelling off of a bridge, long boarding for miles, snowboarding, and white water rafting were just a few of the activities that kept his body in a naturally induced state of euphoria.

Of course Booter fed off of Muse’s excitement and was a willing participant in almost every activity.

It’s hard to put into words what this young man and his friend Booter are all about.

So please stop reading this, pull out your smart phone and check out some of these links https://vimeo.com/andrewmuse88 https://www.youtube.com/channel/ UCxrtaro4GiqPIYmIwnlpIsQ/videos to get a feel of what a typical day in the life of @Andrew__Muse is all about. Like the old 60’s song, Andrew Muse was ‘born to be wild’ with his dog Booter at his side of course.

“My real dream was to become a professional athlete,” said Muse, “but I just didn’t

really have the foundation and the skill set to get there, so content creation kind of became the way for that to work. Assuming that it would have some value with brands I could live the kind of lifestyle that I always wanted, but never really thought possible. This is really working toward something that I didn’t think was realistic. I’ve gotten little nuggets and rewards along the way that made me think maybe this will work, so I decided to really push for this athlete, content, creator thing and I just buckled down and started focusing on it.”

And focus on it he has.

“The first Tiny Home Adventure project and the whole remodel process really showed me how hard I could work,” said Muse. “I would wake up at about six in the morning without an alarm and I’d work until about 12 o’clock at night. That was a pretty big eye-opening experience. If I’m passionate about something, and I have a vision, I can work super hard and it doesn’t feel like work at all.”

Season one of Tiny Home Adventure can be seen on YouTube as well as Vimeo.

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captured by Muse. You won’t be disappointed if you check it out.

“I filmed season one in six months with 12 episodes; it was the wildest and craziest adventure ever.”

Of course with every great story comes great tragedy. After filming the final episode of Tiny Home Adventure, Muse and Booter headed toward home. Two hours before reaching their destination, at 60 mph, Muse slams into the back of a semi that was going just 40 mph. His truck and tiny home were destroyed. Everything he owned lay scattered along I-15 in Utah. Digging through the rubble he found Booter, he was severely injured and died in Andrew’s arms.

“At the scene of the accident I literally lost everything I owned that was in the truck camper.

It destroyed my truck, my camper, I had no money and I lost Booter. I would have done anything if I could have kept Booter around.”

Life at that moment and for the days and weeks to follow felt like it was beyond repair for Muse. His best friend, his constant companion, was gone. His career, which relied heavily on the comradery of the two together, seemed to be over.

“The paramedics who were on the scene of the wreck were trying to make small talk about climbing and this and that and I was just sobbing and I didn’t want to talk to anybody. One of the firefighters came over and put his arm around my shoulders and said, ‘Dude I get it man, I’ve lost dogs and it’s like the worst thing.’ He had compassion to the situation. You could tell he was the only person that really got it. I really connected with this firefighter and he knew nothing about me and I knew nothing about him, so I asked for his contact information so I could show him what Booter and I were doing. I told him we had a really special bond and we had this series we were filming together. So we kept in touch for a few weeks and then he called me up randomly about two months later and said I have an interesting opportunity for you. I lost a dog tragically when I was your age and I ended up with a new dog and it really helped me through the situation. We breed dogs, we breed Golden Retrievers and Labradoodles and if you want a dog you are welcome to the pick of the litter. That’s how Kicker came into my life. It was a small world experience with a firefighter and a family who are the kindest people.”

Chapter 3. Life is beginning to feel more like an adventure again.

“Kicker’s been great,” said Muse.

“He’s been super healthy and I put him in a lot of interesting situations whether it’s in snow or water. He just goes everywhere with me. He’s been snowboarding, kiteboarding. He just kind of lives the same life I do and seems to enjoy it.”

Muse is back in the thick of adventure seeking.

Recently Muse participated in the Kiteboarding4Cancer event in Hood River. One project he took on was to paint a kiteboard that would later be auctioned off to raise money for the event.

“This was my first year participating in Kiteboarding4Cancer and being active in it. I

just saw last year what a fun positive event it was, so I decided to paint a board and try and contribute as much as I could.”

Once again life dealt Muse a blow.

“The second day I was painting my board I got a phone call from my mom saying she had just been diagnosed with cervical cancer,” said Muse. “So it become something that at first it was like, ‘okay I’ll do this because it’s nice and I want to be part of this cool event and help raise money’, to like, something that was a lot more serious to me. It made things feel like a lot more close to home. Thankfully the situation with my mom had about as good a prognosis as possible. She had surgery and they were able to remove everything and there is just a small chance that it could return.

So that was nice. During the Kiteboarding 4 Cancer event everything was still in the air and we weren’t sure how bad it was and so it was pretty scary. It’s terrifying when it happens to you and it’s super sad and scary.”

The Kiteboarding 4 Cancer event raised $194,000 in a single weekend. “It’s insane how much money they were able to raise and how many good people they bring together,” he said.

So what does the rest of the book of @ Andrew__Muse look like? Only time will tell, but so far things are looking pretty good.

Once Muse arrived home after his car accident he was trying to figure out what he was going to do with his life. He had gotten a job offer to be the video coordinator for the US Ski Team, but he had planned on coming home and figuring out how to make season two of Tiny Home Adventure sustainable if possible. He was totally broke, his equipment was gone and

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AndrewMuseProductions.com he’d lost his business partner. It was beginning to look like he would have to take the position with the US Ski Team simply because it seemed like his only option.

Life had other things in mind for Andrew.

“The community and my current sponsors totally rallied around me. I set up a crowd source funding page where I barley expected to raise $2000. What happened next was absolutely astonishing. I had hundreds of people that reached out and told me how inspired they were from my lifestyle and connection with Booter and how they wanted me to pick myself up and continue what I was doing. The website raised over $23,000 is less than 48 hours, which allowed me to be able to consider rebuilding and continuing down the road I had worked so hard to build.”

To top that off another dream came true after opening an email from GoPro.

“GoPro reached out to me and asked if they could pick up season two,” said Muse.

They wanted to know how much Muse would charge.

“So I gave them a number that was close to what I would be making with the US Ski Team and they accepted it. Is was a pretty crazy email to have GoPro hit you up and say, ‘hey, there are so many opportunities for us to work together our head is spinning’…I was like, ‘is this real?’”.

Muse has sent more than 50 hours of footage to GoPro and season two of Tiny Home Adventure should be available online by this fall.

“I would like to do Season three,” said

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Muse. “There is talk of either going to New Zealand, South America or Europe, or a sailboat trip in the Caribbean. Who knows we are just trying to get the season two off the ground and hopefully get a good response from people and if it does well than hopefully we will continue to travel the world and see a bunch of cool stuff and inspire some people to really do some cool stuff as well.”

Of course Kicker will be right by his side.

“My goals for the future are to continue this lifestyle of doing what I love and

inspiring people to do the same. That’s kind of my big thing. I really like to inspire people and tell them you can do what you love, and make a career out of it if you are really willing to work hard enough and make sacrifices, like superficial sacrifices. I feel that for an exceptional life you have to be willing to go down a road that most people haven’t gone down and take the risk to get there. I think inevitable you can be successful if you are willing to work hard enough and be willing to put enough of positive energy into it,” said Muse.

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Hood River

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Kiteboarding 4 Cancer Raises $194,000

By Lori Kimbel The 10th Annual Kiteboarding 4 Cancer event in Hood River was pure success. Raising over $194,000 in a single weekend, the event continues to grow in popularity for kiteboarders as well as spectators.

The event had 230 kiteboarders participate and approximately 3,000 spectators. On hand were 80 volunteers to help make the event run smoothly.

“This event was extra special not only because it was our 10th Anniversary, but many of our beneficiaries (cancer survivors who have attended Camp Koru, for which Kiteboarding 4 Cancer fundraises) were at the event celebrating our 25th camp and their own journeys surviving cancer. This allowed many of the event participants to talk to them, ask questions, and meet a face to the cause,” said Organizer Tonia Farman.

The Columbia River at Hood River is the perfect place for the event. A kiteboarder’s paradise with just the right temperature of water, just enough wind, and just enough blue sky and sunshine to add to the sport.

“Next year we will do it again,” said Farman. “We don’t change it too much now here, because we have learned what works and what doesn’t. We just try and improve on it year after year. We try to get better bands and make the event more inclusive to families, kids, and locals who wouldn’t normally spend a day at the waterfront.”

Things may stay the same, more or less, in Hood River, but big changes are in the future, an additional kiteboarding event in San Francisco.

“We are adding a San Francisco Kiteboard 4 Cancer in 2017. We will still have the event here in Hood River, and always will, but we are excited to expand the great vibes and stoke to other communities eager to kiteboard for a great cause,” said Farman.

Next years Kiteboarding 4 Cancer event in Hood River will take place July 14 - 16. Dates for San Fransisco have not been scheduled at this time.

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What’s Your Story?

Rob Chimelak

By Lori Kimbel

Rob Chimelak, board member of

Athletes4Cancer and active volunteer at the Hood River Kiteboarding 4 Cancer event, was diagnosed with stage three testicular cancer in October of 2012, at the age of 29. It was then and there that he decided he was going to take on cancer and keep ‘kicking butt’, and not give in to the terrible disease.

“While going through chemotherapy I realized how many people had touched my life,” said Chimelak.

Before cancer became part of his everyday life, Chimelak was athletic. He participated in running, lifting, and obstacle course events.

“I wanted to get back into it, but my body just wouldn’t let me.” He said. “My doctors wanted me to accept it, but I refused to accept it.”

Chimelak applied for and was accepted into Camp Koru #19 in Maui, Hawaii.

“Every patient is looking for a sense of normalcy and that is what they find at Camp Koru,” said Chimelak.

Camp Koru is an adventure retreat program that empowers young cancer fighters and survivors. It is a camp run by survivors for survivors. The camp is for those who were diagnosed between the age of 18 and 39, and they

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accepts those as old as 44. Camp Koru offers a place for healing, where young fighters and survivors can experience achievements and life renewal through active outdoor activities in the ocean or in the mountains. The camp last from three to six days and is free to cancer survivors.

The camp helps survivors find direction as well as life renewal.

“It is difficult to try and find your own identity as a young adult transitioning from high school to college, or college to the real world, but throw in trying to deal with cancer…It puts your life into a spin. At Camp Koru you get to deal with nature and focus on the spirit of one team,” said Chimelak.

After being diagnosed with cancer Chimelak felt as if he needed to be the glue that held everyone together. The experience was traumatic, not only for himself, but those around him including his mom, dad and sister. “I had to be the rock,” he said.

The surgeries he had to endure required him to be awake. The cancer was eating him from the inside out, both mentally and physically. The toll it was taking on his body as well as his mind eventually festered into cancer-induced PTSD.

“I was in denial about it for a long period of time,” said Chimelak, “but eventually got treatment for the PTSD. Through it all I learned not to focus on the medical aspect of the dis-

ease, but rather an overall awareness of helping others. I had to quit thinking about where am I going to be and when is this going to happen again. So now I do a lot of one on one cancer patient mentoring and I give survivors and their family’s emotional support.”

Chimelak offers advice to those who have had loved ones diagnosed with cancer.

“Regardless of how far you feel like you are being pushed away, shower them with love as much as possible. Create little moments to make both of you feel special. Don’t dwell on why me, keep looking forward.”

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Investments

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Cocktails for Two Many

by Marc Robins CFA

Nearly two decades ago, I was the CEO of Moonstruck Chocolate for about a year. The Robins Group had been associated with the upstart Chocolatier helping to raise money, give guidance and on a more personal note sponsor and co-finance the “new” Chocolate Café that opened on 23rd Avenue in Portland’s Pearl.

By far, it was one of the best and most fun projects I was ever associated with.

That’s where the fun ended and the work began. Let’s just say that one of those “Too Many Cooks Spoil the Soup” situations occurred with a revolving door attached to the CEO’s office and “help” from well-intentioned, but divisive relatives confused the growth strategy and…..Well, let’s just say I was to rebuild the balance sheet or sell the assets.

Did I mention 9/11 of 2001? Well, let’s just say my executive role was cut short. I had to sell the biz (which was not so good) and my, and my family’s, beloved store (which was a great thing)was sold to the buyer.

But everything is a learning experience. We learned about confections, brand, retailing, egregious profit margins…. everything. Our “learning” taught us about providing consumers with a “substance” with a great profit margin that was craved but not addictive. Please forgive me if I say, I learned that chocolate to post-menopausal women is practically as addictive as coffee and cigarettes.

That brings us to our stock pick of the month. Eastside Distilling is an upstart craft distiller out of Portland, OR that just about has the whole formula for cracking the consumer distilled spirits market down pat: A good product, Brand, good (not great) profit margins, marketing, and distribu-

tion…critical factors for creating a very successful product and company.

They now produce 14 different, award-winning bottled spirits, which includes Burnside Bourbon, Burnside Bourbon Oregon Oaked, Barrel Hitch American Whiskey, Barrel Hitch Oregon Oak American Whiskey, Portland Potato Vodka, Below Deck Rums, Cherry Bomb Whiskey, Holiday Peppermint Bark Liqueur and other offerings. You get the idea though. Their spirits offerings are very diverse, well thought of by “experts”, and best of all being well received by a desirous market. And, they’re tasty. I’m not a connoisseur, but the master distiller, Mel Heim, performs unbelievable magic that is appreciated by experts in some of the most discerning markets.

Let’s focus on that “market” and the Company’s relatively recent success. This stuff (and I happen to like their products but wish they produced a quality gin) is selling like hotcakes. Last year, they generated $1.7 million in topline revenue up 60+% from 2014.

Given case volume, this little newcomer ranked third in Oregon’s line-up in spirits producers.

Additionally, the rate of growth is more startling when you consider Eastside had an extraordinarily weak balance sheet and no free working capital. But more on that below.

The other point that I failed to mention that is critically important for this story is practically all of 2015 sales were done in just the state of Oregon. That has changed. A new partnership with a major spirits distributor, Eastside now has market access to 20 states including some of the top, distilled spirits consuming regions. Sales are being made into NY, CA, NV, WA, and of course Oregon but also another 15 states are on the verge of ramping

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demand. For instance in the last quarter where the period’s net, top-line was up 66%, sales outside of Oregon amounted to 41% of the whole versus the second quarter a year-ago where it only contributed 5%. One should expect the new markets to not only add to sales breadth but ramp individually with volume over time. Three is no reason why any of the listed states couldn’t individually exceed the sales volume of Oregon as demand in Oregon also grows. In addition, there is already thoughts of selling their brown spirits into Canada and Asia.

Now, the bad news. Up until June, Eastside was a company that had grown out of its balance sheet.

Let’s say, “Things were tenuous.”

Indeed, the shares that were selling at $2.28 just over a year ago had hit a low of a nickel. Outside investors have entered with well over $2 million with fresh

cash in equity and debt completely rebuilding the balance sheet. Is it well? No, but the patient is much better, but still losing money.

This is a very risky stock venture—and consider this seriously before making any investment, but the Balance Sheet is far “less worse”, the product sales should actually accelerate their pace, Eastside is coming into their seasonally stronger part of the year, and it appears that the operation could break-even late next year. Eastside shares are a wild speculation here, but certainly a company and stock that deserves careful scrutiny and surely watching.

Robins and his family are shareholders of ESDI and has done some consulting for the firm. In addition, ESDI attended his Robins Equity Round-up last Fall where the company presented, acted as a sponsor and helped host the Kickoff Bar-B-Que.

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Wine & Wildfires

Grape Vines Exposed to Smoke to Test Taint From Wildfires

By Maegan Murray, WSU Tri-Cities

Smoke taint study equipment runs the length of a hoop house of wine grapes at the WSU Prosser research center near WSU Tri-Cities.

Wine grapes may appear fine after a harsh wildfire season. But if grapes have smoke taint, the finished wine may taste and smell awful – an unpleasant surprise for growers and wine lovers alike.

“The aroma you get from smoke taint in wine is not a pleasant campfire aroma,” said Tom Collins, Washington State University Tri-Cities assistant professor of viticulture and enology. “The best-case comparison is smoked fish, but it can be more like ash tray.”

Changes in chemical composition.

In a new study, Collins is exposing vines to smoke to better understand how the chemical composition of grapes changes. He wants to Fred Burke, a science teacher at Chiawana High School in Pasco, Wash., helps set up smoke taint study know how much smoke it takes equipment in a hoop house at the WSU Prosser research center. Burke is participating in the regional Partners in to create smoke taint in wine Science program funded by the M.J. Murdock Charitable Trust. grapes and wine, as well as Collins said.

Replicates exposure from wildfires,” he said. how to lessen the problem.

“California had an issue wildfires

The first year of trials will

Fred Burke, a science with it from the 2008 vintage,” he

In either case, the probdemonstrate smoking methods, teacher at Chiawana High School said. “Washington has had issues lem can be identified by chemical followed by research on how in Pasco, Wash., helps set up with smoke-affected wines as testing during the winemaking variables like fuel source, grape smoke taint study equipment in a well. It’s enough of a problem we process. variety and time of year impact hoop house at the WSU Prosser need to look at it more closely.”

There are ways to remove the severity of smoke taint. research center. Burke is partici Smoke taint is created free compounds from the pating in the regional Partners in by compounds in the smoke that wine, but no effective ways Science program funded by the bind with sugar molecules to form to remove glycosides, Collins M.J. Murdock Charitable Trust. glycosides. said.

He uses a smoker to pump fumes “When present as glyco “In the lab, you can into a hoop house with 60 riesling sides, you cannot smell the smoke hydrolyze the glycosides by vines. A second house of vines in the grapes,” Collins said. “But heating the wine at low pH, acts as a control. He is doing the because wine is acidic, these glybut that is only for analysis,” same study on cabernet grapes. cosides break down, releasing the he said. “It’s not a commercial He will examine samples of smoke compounds. Over time, the practice.” leaves and fruit, then make wine smoky aromas become apparent.”

Most research that has from the grapes for chemical He said there is evidence that the been done so far is based on analysis. same thing happens when a perhigh intensity smoke for short

Taint is invisible on the son drinks the wine. periods of time. It is hard to leaves or fruit, but appears when

“When the enzymes in smoke a vineyard for an exwine is made, influencing aroma your mouth break down these tended period of time because and aftertaste. Severity of taint glycosides in wine, they release of heat buildup, Collins said. depends on the number and size the free compounds as you taste

“What we are trying to of wildfires in a season, as well it,” he said. “Some of these wines replicate here is low intensity as movement of smoke. Not all don’t smell that bad, but when smoke for an extended period wines made during severe fire you taste them, you get an ashy of time, which is more typical seasons are tainted with smoke, character in the aftertaste.” of actual smoke exposure from

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Energy

10,000 Homes and Counting: Energy Trust of Oregon Achieves Energy Savings with Home Efficiency Rating More than one-third of all newly built homes in Oregon have an EPS

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s of this month, more than 10,000 homes have now been rated with EPSTM, an energy performance rating tool developed

by Energy Trust of Oregon. The rating is only given to homes built at least 10 percent better than Oregon’s energy code and provides an easy way for homebuyers to assess a home’s energy performance, including estimated energy costs and carbon footprint.

Energy Trust launched EPS to help homebuyers see the behind-thewalls features that improve a home’s energy performance and factor energy efficiency into their search for a house. The number of EPS-rated homes has

increased every year, from 300 EPS-rated homes built in 2009 to more than 2,500 homes built in 2015.

Many factors contribute to a home’s EPS, including the level of insulation and the efficiency of heating and cooling systems, appliances and lighting. Third-party verifiers inspect all homes, confirm proper installation of the energy-efficient features and use energy modeling software to provide a numerical score. Scores range from zero to 200, with zero being the most efficient.

The average EPS home is built 20 percent above code and saves homebuyers $500 a year in energy costs compared to similar sized homes.

“In this housing market where costs continue to rise, homebuyers can be confident that an EPS rated home will be comfortable, durable and will help save

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money on utility bills,” said Lizzie Rubado, program strategies manager at Energy Trust.

The large and growing number of EPS homes demonstrates how Oregon home builders have embraced efficient homes, including developer Legend Homes.

“In a home that we want to be serving its occupants well a hundred years from now, we think it is important that we get the systems behind the walls correct,” said Mike Goodrich, vice president at Legend Homes. “EPS allows us to work with our Energy Trust consultants to design efficient systems and homes, verify those systems are installed properly during construction and then physically test each home to see how the installed systems perform.”

“EPS, for the first time in Oregon, gives homeowners a reliable gauge with which they can

compare the anticipated performance of a home they intend to purchase with other homes on the market,” Goodrich said.

To learn more about the features of newly built EPS homes, or to find an EPS-rated home you can tour, visit www.energytrust. org/smarthomebuyer.

Energy Trust of Oregon is an independent nonprofit organization dedicated to helping utility customers benefit from saving energy and generating renewable power. Our services, cash incentives and energy solutions have helped participating customers of Portland General Electric, Pacific Power, NW Natural and Cascade Natural Gas save $2.3 billion on energy bills.

Our work helps keep energy costs as low as possible, creates jobs and builds a sustainable energy future.

Learn more at www.energytrust. org or call 1-866-368-7878.

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Oregon Unemployment Rate Rises to 5.2 Percent in July O

regon’s unemployment rate was 5.2 percent in July, an increase from June’s rate of 4.8 percent. The rate has risen from a record low of 4.5 percent in the three months of March, April and May. Oregon’s labor force, which reached a record high of 2,058,000 in July, has grown rapidly in recent months as the number of people employed grew along with growth in the number of unemployed. Oregon’s unemployment rate remained close to the U.S. unemployment rate, which was unchanged at 4.9 percent in July.

Oregon’s payroll employment added 3,800 jobs in July after a revised gain of 1,900 in June. Several service-providing industries expanded rapidly, while the two major goods-producing industries contracted. July gains were largest in health care and social assistance (+2,100 jobs);

professional and business services (+1,600); leisure and hospitality (+1,200); transportation, warehousing and utilities (+1,100); and other services (+1,000).

Meanwhile, the industries with the biggest declines in July were manufacturing (-1,200 jobs) and construction (-1,100).

July’s job gains were a bit weaker than the average job gains of the past 12 months. This may have to do with recent months’ weaker trends in manufacturing and construction. Manufacturing lost 800 jobs, or -0.4 percent, over the past year. Despite July’s losses, construction still added 7,500 jobs, or 9.2 percent, since July 2015. Professional and business services grew rapidly as well, adding 15,700 jobs, or 6.9 percent, over the past 12 months.

Other services was third fastest, growing by 4,100 jobs, or 6.7 percent. Four other industries each expanded by between 3.4 percent

and 4.1 percent over the past 12 months: transportation, warehousing and utilities (+2,400 jobs or 4.1%); leisure and hospitality (+7,100 jobs or 3.7%); health care and social assistance (+7,600 jobs or 3.4%) and private educational services (+1,200 jobs or 3.4%).

All numbers in the above narrative are seasonally adjusted.

The Oregon Employment Department and the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) work cooperatively to develop and publish monthly Oregon payroll employment and labor force data.

The estimates of monthly job gains and losses are based on a survey of businesses. The estimates of unemployment are based on a survey of households and other sources.

The Oregon Employment Department publishes payroll employment estimates that are revised quarterly by using em-

ployment counts from employer unemployment insurance tax records. All department publications use this Official Oregon Series data unless noted otherwise. This month’s release incorporates the January, February and March 2016 tax records data. The department continues to make the original nonfarm payroll employment series available; these data are produced by the BLS.

For help finding jobs and training resources, visit one of the state’s WorkSource Oregon Centers or go to: www.WorkSourceOregon.org.

Equal Opportunity program — auxiliary aids and services available upon request to individuals with disabilities.

Contact: (503) 947-1794. For the Deaf and Hard of Hearing population, call 711 Telecommunications Relay Services.

Brown Names Kay Erickson as Director of the Oregon Employment Department

Governor Kate Brown today announced the appointment of Kay Erickson as the Director of the Oregon Employment Department, effective August 16, 2016, pending confirmation by the Oregon Senate. She served as the agency’s acting director since January.

“Kay’s considerable management experience helped her transition quickly and maintain stability at the Employment Department, and I appreciate her willingness to step up when I needed her,” Governor Brown said. “Moving forward, I know I can count on her to be an innovative and collaborative leader for the Employment Department in providing critical services and information to employers, job seekers, and policy makers.”

“I recognize and appreciate the diversity of Oregon’s economies and its people,” Erickson said. “As the Director of the Oregon Employment Department, I am committed to serving all of Oregon.”

Erickson has more than 20 years of experience successfully managing business operations, spending much of her professional career in the private sector, mostly in printing and distribution. Prior to her appointment at the Employment Department, Erickson served in leadership roles in management, budget, and finance with the State of Oregon.

Erickson’s 12 years with the Department of Administrative Services included a variety of roles. Early in her public service career, Erickson ran the state’s centralized print production facility and most recently she served as the state’s Budget Manager, leading the team of policy and budget analysts who provide counsel and support to the Governor. Erickson also spent four years at the Department of Consumer and Business Services as the department’s Chief Financial Officer and a member of the executive leadership team.

Both in the public and private sectors, Erickson has built her career on collaboration, stakeholder involvement, providing excellent customer service, and fostering innovation.

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100 Years of Happy Canyon

The Happy Canyon Pageant is a show depicting the settling of the American West, beginning with a portrayal of the Native American way of life prior to the arrival of the white man, continuing with the arrival of Lewis and Clark, followed by the prairie schooners of the pioneers of the Oregon Trail and concluding with a reenactment of a frontier town’s rollicking main street mishaps.

The actors are members of the community, mostly volunteers, and include many Native Americans from many different tribes, who travel from all parts of the northwest to participate in what for many is a longstanding family tradition.

September 14th-17th 2016 Show begins promptly at 7:45 p.m. Price: $10.00-$17.00

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