Business Appreciation 2018

Business Appreciation

A supplement to The Omak-Okanogan Couinty Chronicle June 20, 2018

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Bonaparte Resort offers lakeside dining

By Katie Teachout The Chronicle TONASKET – Guests to Bonaparte Lake Resort are guaranteed good eats whether they get skunked lakeside or pull in a feast of fish.

Voted Best Restaurant and Campground by Chronicle readers in 2017, the kitchen features daily specials, including prime rib on Saturday nights.

“I know we have the best prime rib around, so it's best to make reservations for Saturday nights,” said owner Eric Cruz. “We pride ourselves on all our homemade desserts and organic salads. We try to do it right.”

Cruz bought the resort eight years ago, and runs it with his wife, Heather. Their three youngest children are employed there, as are other family members.

“My mother-in-law, Sandy Anderson, cooks all the homemade desserts everyone raves about,” said Cruz. “It's a big family business.”

Bonaparte Lake Resorts is also in the catering business, and can handle off-site events of up to 450

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and evening the bite is on good,” said Cruz. “The initial five to six weeks after the ice comes off, the fish are right there. After that you have to work a little harder, because the lake is pretty deep.”

Cruz said the ice usually comes off the last week of April or first

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Bonaparte Lake Resort owner Eric Cruz serves a sunshine omelet to Jennifer Burns of Cashmere and Dan Boettger of Okanogan. “We are the only lakefront dining in these parts, other than Howard's on the River in Pateros,” said Cruz. people.

Fishing is always good at the

lake, with the state record for tiger trout set there in May 2015 — a

lunker weighing 18.5 pounds.

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Bonaparte Lake Resort features a restaurant, general store with fishing tackle, basic supplies and boats to rent by the day or the hour.

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Resort From Page 2 week of May. “They claim it is the most

diverse lake in the state, fishingwise,” said Cruz.

Three-inch-thick ice makes the lake ideal for ice fishing, and snowmobile and cross country

skiing trails surround the resort.

Trophy bucks frequenting the area make it a choice location for hunters.

The resort features nine

cabins, 25 RV sites and 12 tent sites.

Located halfway between Tonasket and Republic, six miles off Highway 20, the resort sits at

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the base of the 7,258 foot Mount Bonaparte, at 615 Bonaparte Lake Road.

More information is available at 509-486-2828.

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Wilson celebrates 20 years of grooming dogs

By Amber Hedington The Chronicle OMAK — Joey’s Bark N’ Bath, owned by Joey Wilson, is celebrating 20 years in business.

The business caters to dog lovers who don’t have time or would prefer a professional groom their dog.

Wilson grooms small breed to large breed dogs, and includes a bath, nail clipping and haircut in most packages.

After the pooch is fresh and pampered, it gets a bow or bandanna around its neck.

“I don’t usually put bows on my male clients’ dogs, because they want to feel macho and they don’t want their dog looking too girly,” said Wilson.

“I love dogs and most dogs are easy for me to work with,” she said. “I have built up a strong client base, and most of my regular clients will book grooming appointments six to 10 weeks in advance.”

An appointment can take more than two hours, but she said dogs are handled by a professional with the patience to work with dogs and their ever-changing attitudes.

Joey’s Bark N’ Bath is at 121 S. Main St.

Joey Wilson, owner of Joey’s Bath N’ Bark, grooms Shadow, a schnauzer from Twisp.

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Omak PAC continues to dazzle community Venue offers home for local school events, concerts and live theater

By Dee Camp The Chronicle OMAK — In the late 1980s, with a voterapproved bond issue providing funds for district-wide construction projects, a group of arts supporters decided the Omak School District needed more than a middle school auditorium.

Their dream was for a state-of-the-art performing arts center to house musical performances, dance, theater productions and other presentations.

Those arts supporters - both Omak School District residents and people living outside the district - formed the Omak Performing Arts Center Foundation and set about raising money through various projects, including sponsorship plaques on seat armrests and outright donations.

Omak Performing Arts Center, now frequently referred to as “the PAC,” was completed in 1989.

“Something Nasty in the Woodshed,” cowritten by then-Omak music teacher Craig Jensen, likely was the first play staged in the new theater. In 1990, Okanogan Valley Orchestra and Chorus moved its Broadway shows to the theater, starting with “The Music Man.” Since then, the center has hosted everything from musicals to cowboy poetry, conventions to memorial services, community meetings to Chinese acrobats, native dancers to children’s ballet, and everything in between.

Community members continue to support the center by donating to the foundation, which has paid for improvements and helped secure grants, and by sponsoring a variety of professional performances.

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The Omak Performing Arts Center is home to many annual events, including the Washington State Nashville Country Star competition each spring.

Recent work includes improvements to the sound system and new seats.

The foundation board is made up of people from the Okanogan County community, including the Omak school superintendent and a school board member.

Current board members are Livia Millard, president; T. Lewis, vice president; Charlie Arvidson, treasurer; Cari Zachow, secretary; Greg Grillo, immediate past president; Kathy Bone, Kathie Brown, Jim Brucker, Yvette Hill, David Lindeblad and Erik Swanson.

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New seats were installed in the Omak Performing Arts Center during the summer of 2017.

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Omak dental clinic brightens smiles

By Amber Hedington The Chronicle OMAK— For 53 years, Grillo-Robeck Dental has been a leader of oral care in the Okanogan Valley.

Dr. Gerald Grillo originally opened the dental practice, Grillo Family Dentistry, in Tonasket in 1965. He moved the practice in 1972 to Omak, across from the Omak Public Library.

The office relocated to the Shellrock Professional Building near Mid-Valley Hospital a few years later. His son, Greg Grillo, joined the practice in 1999, and they worked together until the elder Grillo’s retirement in 2013.

In 2012, Dr. Troy Robeck joined the dental practice, now known as Grillo-Robeck Dental. The practice offers family friendly services. From the front desk to the dental assistants, hygienists and dentists themselves, the office strives to offer a friendly and compassionate experience throughout the visit.

Children get to choose a surprise from the office’s treasure chest.

Now, Grillo-Robeck Dental offers Netflix screening, so patients can watch videos during appointments. Some consider that a

Jackie Arciniega works in GrilloRobeck’s front office.

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Garden growing: Hughes keeps busy in greenhouse

By Katie Teachout The Chronicle TONASKET — Vada Hughes is winding down her busy spring season providing vegetable and flower plants for area gardners, with additional shipments to Wenatchee.

Hughes owns Hughes Floral, which began with her parents, Ron and Altha Hughes, building a greenhouse in Omak in 1950.

“My sister and her husband (Bill and Aubrey Rotter) were partners with my folks, and I got involved in 1965, after the shop moved to Tonasket in 1963,” said Hughes.

“We had a flower shop, but that closed in June of 2007, and now we just sell plants.

It's all retail from here; the customers come into the greenhouse and pick out what they want.”

Hughes' early spring hours were 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., but she will soon close for the season until next April.

“Everyone's got all their plants now,” said Hughes. She'll begin seeding again in January. “The good Lord willing, we'll open again in mid-April. We took care of things for a lot of years, then my sister's health got bad and the economy had taken a bad turn

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This night sky petunia is a new strain Hughes Floral started carrying two years ago.

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Beth Milton prepares equipment at the Grillo-Robeck Dental office.

Grillo From Page 6 way to de-stress and relax during dental exams. “We get to help the most amazing patients, and we try to give them a personalized experience,� Grillo said. “The secret to our success is in our team, the best group of professional women around. Most of them

have been in our practice for 10 or more years. “Despite having several talented hygienists, our patient base needs better access to cleaning appointments, and we are actively searching for another registered dental hygienist,� he said.

Grillo-Robeck Dental office hours are 8a.m. to 5p.m., Monday through Thursday.

The office is located at 739 Haussler Road.

around here. We were one of the first things people cut out of their budgets, as we are a luxury item.�

Hughes said it's just herself and her business partner, Rich Verbeck, running the business now. “You just have to do what your age lets you. Rich does all the heavy lifting and that's how we continue to operate,� said Hughes, who has enjoyed her years in the floral business. “It was fun growing up around plants and flowers,� said Hughes. “That's how I got my education. I've never gone to a proper school for it,� she said. “I felt real fortunate to be able to come into a career and just learn from my folks and my sister, and trial and error.�

A display of white flowers cascading across her porch reveals the expertise the years of gardening have granted her. “I'm babying these plants for my granddaughter's wedding this June,� said Hughes.

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OVOC strikes a chord in Okanogan Valley Story, photos

by Dee Camp The Chronicle OMAK — Take a school superintendent, high school students from several districts, a minister, a couple band teachers, a retired librarian and a couple natural resources workers and other folks and put them on stage together.

What do you get?

Beautiful music.

Okanogan Valley Orchestra and Chorus, a group of volunteers who love making music, is made up of those individuals and more.

Although the non-profit organization pays its two conductors and coordinator, the rest of the group volunteers.

Its purpose, as outlined in the group’s bylaws, is to present fine music for the people of Okanogan County, opportunities for county musicians to perform, and to promote music education and appreciation.

This year marks the 40th anniversary of the group, also

Okanogan Valley Orchestra conductor Matt Brown leads the audience in a carol during the 2017 Christmas concert.

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OVOC From Page 8 known as OVOC. It started in 1978 as a community outreach program connected to the college program that’s now Wenatchee Valley College at Omak.

Early concerts were in the old gym at Okanogan High School.

In 1981, the group began producing Gilbert and Sullivan operettas along with concerts, and moved to the Omak Cinema stage.

The connection to the college ended when the teacher moved in 1982.

Two years later, the chorus was formed and the groups came under a board of directors and adopted the name Okanogan Valley Orchestra and Chorus. Concerts moved to the then-new Omak Performing Arts Center in 1990, with the first musical there being “The Music Man.�

A youth strings program was established in 1985, and many of those students have moved on to play with the orchestra.

The orchestra generally numbers 30-35 players and the chorus 30-45 singers. A 15member board of volunteers oversees the organization.

Current conductors are Matt Brown, orchestra, and Jonathan McBride, chorus.

Jonathan McBride coaxes notes from members of the Okanogan Valley Chorus during the 2017 Christmas concert.

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Colvins celebrate 10 years of pouring success North county winery grows, bottles own wine near Oroville

By Katie Teachout The Chronicle ELLISFORDE — When Linda Colvin bought property in Ellisforde, between Tonasket and Oroville in the Okanogan Valley, becoming a vintner was far from her plans.

But after planting a “trial run” of grapes for personal use in 2001, the first block of vineyards went in during 2002. They consisted of Syrah, Viognier, Pinot Noir, Merlot, Cabernet Franc and Pinot Gris.

Linda and her husband, Steve, did their first commercial harvest in 2006, with their first sales in 2008 after the reds had a chance to mature in barrels.

Colvin said the name “Esther Bricques” came about as a play on words.

“I noticed there weren't very many women's names in wineries.

So I feminized the word 'ester,' which is the chemical compounds that give

aromas,” said Colvin, whose background is in biochemistry and microbiology. “In the fruit industry, the term is used to measure sugar contents, an indication of ripeness of fruits. And brix, I frenchified that, so it's a play on words.”

This will be the Colvins' 10th year of wine sales, and they now have 19 varieties of wines.

“Ehrenfelser and Riesling will be our ice wines in the future,” Colvin said as she began to describe a process only the most dedicated vintners could endure.

“You leave the grapes on the vine until the first serious cold snap of 15 degrees Fahrenheit for 24 hours,” said Colvin, explaining that in the U.S. the grapes can be picked as soon as the temperature hits 32 degrees. The Colvins adhere to the stricter standards of the Vintners Quality Alliance.

“This is how the Canadians do it. You can pick at 32 degrees, but you won't get the same product.

VQA dictates you pick when the air temperature is 17.6 degrees Fahrenheit. It is miserable cold.

And you have to process them at that temperature, too, which means we have to process them outside in the snow and ice.”

They haven't done an ice wine harvest since 2010.

“We may have to do one this year, as we are almost all sold out,” said Colvin. After processing, the wines sit fermenting for at least a year in a stainless steel tank. “The cold is miserable. It has to be a labor of love,” Colvin said.

Esther Bricques hosts special events throughout the year, including featured musicians every Thursday 10 months of the year outside on the patio in spring and summer months and indoors next to the tasting room in colder months.

The winery's next special event is a dinner theater, with Omak's Dramatic Escapes putting on the comedy “Escanaba in da Moonlight” July 6-7. Tickets are available and include dinner, the show, dessert at intermission and a glass of wine.

Usual summer business hours are from 1-5 p.m. daily.

Another annual event is Sunday afternoons in December with musicians and artisanal vendors from 1-5 p.m. and a 20 percent off sale on wines.

Esther Bricques Winery and Vineyard is at 42 Swanson Mill Road, phone 509-476-2861.

A glass of Syrah rose sits nestled among Syrah vines at Esther Bricques Winery just north of Tonasket in Ellisforde in June 2018.

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Disney theme is staple at Omak eatery Downtown eatery offers breakfast, lunch

By Amber Hedington The Chronicle OMAK— Walt Disney-themed dining is going strong for 34 years and counting at Magoo’s restaurant, 24 N. Main St. Owner Sandy Baines offers a warm dining experience with a welcoming environment to all ages.

Magoo’s serves old-fashioned American comfort food with quick service.

The staff goes above and beyond to make sure customers have an excellent dining experience.

The atmosphere is children friendly and has a Disney themed decor throughout the restaurant.

There is a moving train that goes around the ceiling of the restaurant on a train track.

“Our busiest times are around 7:45 a.m. and 12:15 p.m.,” Baines said.

Magoo’s restaurant is open 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday through Saturday, and serves breakfast and lunch.

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Patrick captures life frame by frame

By Dee Camp The Chronicle OKANOGAN — Tim Patrick Photography, established in 1988, offers photos to mark the major events in people’s lives.

Patrick photographs sports teams, events, graduations, families, high school seniors, school dances and business portraits.

He said that since he’s been photographing families, weddings and high school seniors for the past 30 years, he is working on photographing the next Patrick generation.

“I have some customers that I have photographed as high school seniors. Then I photographed their wedding and now I am taking their children’s pictures,” he said.

In the spring months, Patrick is busy with youth soccer, youth baseball, middle school and high school sports team and

Patrick also has a passion for sports action photography and is the official photographer for the Omak Stampede.

“I have a great time shooting the events at the Omak Stampede and I’m still fascinated by crazy action of the Suicide Race.” Patrick said.

His studio is located at 506 N. Fifth Ave., Okanogan, and can be reached at 509-422-4401. He’s on Facebook at Tim Patrick Photography, Okanogan WA.

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