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OKANOGAN VALLEY GAZETTE-TRIBUNE | AUGUST 7, 2014
OKANOGAN VALLEY LIFE Washington still good place to call home A week into August, already, and it is HOT, HOT, HOT! We were away a few days and most places we were the thermometers were getting a work-out, reaching to elevations way beyond the norm. As we were in the areas of many rivers, both large and small we saw many rafters and tubers having fun. As one drives along the Columbia and Snake rivers and others, it seems unreal that many states have real water shortages. Although there have been devastating fires in our area, Washington is still a pretty good place to call home. But gas was lots cheaper in Idaho. A visit with Elaine Burton, Clayton’s sister, was the purpose of this outing. Now, I think we are pretty much caught up visiting family. She lives in Clarkston,
Watch out for pirates near Curlew SUBMITTED BY MARIANNE KNIGHT HIGHLANDS CORRESPONDENT
Well so far so good. As far as I know it all went through and everyone received what they were supposed to. Have you ever been confronted by a three-year-old pirate? Just the fact that I am asking you this question you know that I have. Let me set the scene. The day was Thursday, in the midafternoon, at the campground at Black’s Beach, at Lake Curlew. The day was beautiful,with blue skies and white clouds and the sun was shining and it was warm. The family was all gathered for their yearly 10 days at the lake. A couple of days before they had a rainstorm or two, to cool off from
Oroville seniors plan Stampede Breakfast SUBMITTED BY DOLLY ENGELBRETSON OROVILLE SENIOR CENTER
Omak has their Stampede starting Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday next week while right here in Oroville the Senior Center is sponsoring a Stampede Breakfast with Center President James Gutschmidt who will be serving up pancakes. and probably eggs, bacon and coffee and/or juice, while the Center ladies will bring their baked goods to sell. Should be fun. He starts serving at 9:00 a.m.
Preparing for the upcoming fair SUBMITTED BY JOSEPH ENZENSPERGER
Summer gardens are in full swing here in Oroville and hopefully everyone is getting a healthy dose of local homegrown vegetables and fruit. We had a productive monthly Grange meeting on Wednesday, July 16, with 11 members and two guests in attendance. This is the Oroville Grange news update. If you haven’t heard, the Oroville grange is creating a professionally produced, monopoly style board game with local businesses, organizations, institutions and individuals, filling up the spaces on our “North Valley-opoly” board game. Cindy Nelson is heading up the effort this month and planning to stop by many local businesses to seek their involvement and support. It is a fundraiser for the Grange and our Scholarship fund. Okanogan County Fair is coming up Sept. 3 through Sept. 7. Ideas and creative energies are needed to put the Grange Fair entry together. The first working group meeting will be held at the Oroville Grange on Aug. 6 at 10 a.m. (prior to this 8/7 issue of the Gazette-Tribune ). Please contact Betty Steg 509-4763878 if you would like to get in on this fun activity. The Grange is continuing to improve our Kitchen facilities at the Oroville Grange at 7th and
Wash. and only a river divides her from Lewiston, ID. She has multiple health problems but still manages, somehow, to be in her own home. To drive through Pateros and parts nearby, is sad. To burn sagebrush is one thing but to totally destroy homes and the entire furnishings, sometimes pets, is a whole different story. No amount of insurance money can replace the photos and other collectibles, but life has to go on. The weekend of Aug. 9th the annual Omak Stampede will be held. On Aug. 9 in Oroville the Senior Citizens will be having a Stampede breakfast and bake sale. The menu will be the usual good things like sausage, eggs and pancakes and serving will be from 9 a.m. until 1 p.m. Cooks from our
HILLTOP COMMENTS the 90-100 degree heat that it had been the week before. I must tell you here just what family this is. Most of the families (yes, more than one) are Merrits and they have been camping here for more than 20 years. The rest of the campers are significant others and close friends. It is quite a sight to see. A cook tent, then at least a dozen tents, scattered near by along with chairs for sunbathing or napping. There were also a couple of picnic tables that had been pushed together for cover because of the previous rain. You might be asking how are we related to this group? Our daughter is married into this large family. I found a spot at the end of one of the tables and made myself comfortable. When, out of nowhere came this bundle of
OROVILLE SENIOR NEWS and will stop at 1 :00 P. M. So come and browse our book store and bazaar table and take home a jigsaw puzzle. On the Aug. 15, Harold Rounds and his guitar playing buddy, Mike Chapple, will be here to provide us with some music. Harold plays bass and Mike plays the guitar. They both sing. They will join us for lunch and then play and sing for us afterward. Linda Heagy will be with us on the Aug. 5 to share more information on strokes and its mostly devasting effects on the
OROVILLE GRANGE NEWS Fir streets. Several local market bakers are considering use of the kitchen one to two days a week. This will help the Grange serve our community and support our building. It was decided to charge $20/day for use of kitchen. Contact Betty Steg 509-4763878, if you are also interested in renting our Baking Kitchen. The Grange Flea Markets will continue but more help is needed to organize participants, bring in goods, create advertising and in general, “Make it happen.” If you want a regular Monthly Flea Market, as a vendor or a shopper, please consider getting involved
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energy, up from a nap and ready to take over the ship, with his brown, talking pirates sword. His name is Chase and he not quite three feet tall, but talks all of the time and if you don’t understand what he is saying he will repeat it again and again ‘til you do. He started out as a happy Pirate and then ARRRGH! he wanted to walk the plank. And did, time after time. He would climb up on the bench of the picnic table and jump of the end. In climbing back up one time he ended in my lap and found that was not going to work and leaned back and looked me right in the eye and said “Get Off My Ship” and proceeded to hit me on top of my head with his talking sword. ARRRGH! This is a happening that I will soon not forget. ARRRGH! The next big events to happen on our Hilltop will be on Aug. 30 with the Hot August Nights in Chesaw and the Quilt Show in Molson. Until next week.
body. On the Aug. 12, an in-home care company from Spokane will share the benefits of their company with us. Laura Smith is the moderator. Tillie Porter will be sharing more computer information for us on Aug. 26. In fact, she could be sharing computer information with us monthly. She is very knowledgeable and before retiring, taught at Northwest College. She is more than willing to share with us. Pinochle Scores for Aug., 2: Danny Weitrick won the door prize; Nellie Paulsen had the most pinochles and Coralie Vansant was high scoring lady while Ed Craig was the high scoring man, again.! Is it just good luck or do you think there is an element of skill involved? More next time!
in this fun and useful community event. Our next Flea Market will be Aug. 16 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Everything on the tables will be fresh because the Oroville Grange donated our previous Flea Market inventory to victims of the Carlton Complex Fire. Tables are $5, space available. Give Betty a call if you can help or donate 509-476-3878. Our next meeting will be on Wednesday, Aug. 13 at the Oroville Grange, located on the corner of 7th and Fir. It will begin with a family oriented dinner prepared by Grange member, Jessica Russell, at 6 p.m. This dinner will provide a social community atmosphere and solve the problem of getting in a meal before the Grange Meeting at 7 p.m. Bring the whole family. We would like more young families in our organization. All Donations benefit the Grange.
COMMUNITY CALENDAR Vacation Bible School in Loomis
Romancing the Desert
LOOMIS - Vacation Bible School is set for Aug. 4 through Aug. 8 (Monday through Friday) from 9 to 11:30 a.m. at the Loomis Community Church, Main Street in Loomis, Wash. All children, ages three through 12 are welcome to this free VBS. The theme is “Moses Called By God.” Games, stories, crafts and music will be included in the program. For information or rides call 509 223 3902.
OSOYOOS - On Saturday, Aug. 9 the Osoyoos Desert Society will once again be hosting its popular fundraiser, Romancing the Desert. The event showcases the area’s unique desert habitat along with the gourmet delights of local restaurants and wineries. This year’s Romancing, held under a full moon, celebrates a ‘Moonlight Serenade’ theme and features wine and food tastings along the Desert Centre’s iconic boardwalk, a specially-themed guided tour, main course dishes, dessert, the musical stylings of ‘Sax Among Friends’ and a silent auction. Proceeds support the Osoyoos Desert Society’s habitat conservation efforts. Tickets at $65 per person and are available by calling 250-495-2470 or emailing mail@desert.org.
Phillips and Pollard Perform at Winery OROVILLE – John Phillips with his quitar, harmonica and vocals will join Steve Pollard with guitar and percussion at Esther Bricques Winery’s Tasting Room Patio Thursday evening, Aug. 7. Their tunes cover the familiar spectrum, with lots of toetapping, and even some singing along. Doors open at 6 pm. Light refreshments are available. Esther Bricques Winery is located at 42 Swanson Mill Road, Oroville. For more information, please call the winery at 509-476-2861.
Food Bank Fundraiser Concert “The Sack of Hammers” will perform Saturday, Aug. 9, 7:00 p.m. at the Community Cultural Center of Tonasket as a fundraiser for the Tonasket Food Bank’s purchase of the former Sarge’s Burger Bunker. This will give the Food Bank a permanent location. A purchase agreement has been signed, but this continued effort will allow for the completion of the purchase with a final balloon payment within two years. The group includes Tonasket’s Steve Kinzie as well as musicians from Seattle and Phoenix.
Oroville Farmers’ Market OROVILLE - The next Oroville Farmers’ Market will be Saturday, Aug. 9 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. The Oroville Public Library is presenting this market on Saturday mornings through Oct. 25. The 2014 season also features three Community Yard Sale and Flea Market dates: Aug. 2 and Aug. 30. New vendors are welcome and your booth fee helps support the Oroville Public Library. For more info call 509-476-2662.
Ukulele Club TONASKET - The new Ukulele Club will meet Tuesday, Aug. 12 at the community Cultural Center in Tonasket from 6-8PM. Everyone welcome for ukulele playing and singing. For further information call Reba 509-5604502.
OHA Geology Tour Okanogan Highlands Alliance hosts its fourth geology tour on Saturday, Aug. 16, led by a team of speakers that each brings a different emphasis. This outdoor tour will touch on three major geologic processes that have shaped this area: glaciation, terrane accretion and volcanic activity. This is primarily a driving tour, though there may be some hiking on steep slopes and uneven terrain in order to get a closer look at certain sites. Preregistration is required: contact Julie Ashmore at 509-476-2432 or julie@okanoganhighlands.org. Details as to time and place to meet will be provided upon registration.
Clothing Exchange OROVILLE - The Fifth Annual Clothing Exchange will be held on Aug. 16 at the Church of Latter Day Saints in Oroville on N. Hwy. 97. The exchange is from our house to yours. The hours are from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. There will be clothing for all ages from infants to adults. So come early.
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Oroville Food Bank OROVILLE - The Oroville food bank operates every Thursday from 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., excluding holidays, in the basement of the Seventh Day Adventist Church. For more info, call Jeff Austin at (509) 476-3978 or Sarah Umana at (509) 4762386.
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Senior Center will be making an assortment of “goodies” for sale. Proceeds go to the general fund to help with everyday expenses. If people were meant to “pop out” of bed we’d all sleep in toaster’s, so get up, some way and join your friends and neighbors for breakfast at the Senior Center. At 11 a.m. Saturday morning, Aug. 9, a memorial will be held for Ellen Roberts at the United Methodist Church. She was a member for 79 years, doing everything from teaching the young to the adult Sunday School Classes or any other position when there was a need. Ellen would have been 104-years-old on Aug. 8, was very alert, still busy doing crossword puzzles, reading, especially her Bible, enjoying visiting with family and friends, always with a pleasant
smile, until an unfortunate fall, which more than 20 years. It was good to have she couldn’t recover from took her life. Dean Brazle back with us after being She was a lady that we didn’t want to absent for a while and some new faces say goodbye to. Definitely from Canada. one to pattern your own life Seventy-seven years ago, after! in remote Montana, two tiny How sad for the family baby girls were born. The two that came to Veranda Beach of them (together) weighed for a week of rest, relaxfive pounds and were kept ation and fun, to have it end warm and cozy by being so suddenly with the tragic placed on the oven door drowning, as the head of a of the kitchen range. They household leaving his wife grew up to be Dee Patterson and three young children and Doris Reynolds and and as of last Sunday his the Oroville community is body had not been recov- THIS & THAT graced by these lovely ladies. ered. Last Sunday they celebrated Also at this same date the Joyce Emry their birthdays at the United drowning victim at Palmer Methodist Church, serving Lake had not been located. ice cream and cake to their Proving once again that we must live friends, looking lovely in identical floeach day to the fullest as we do not know ral print dresses. Do they look alike? what tomorrow might bring. You bet they do! As we grow older, It seems we are having more and work seems a lot less fun and fun seems more folks come to the Senior Center a lot more work! for lunch. Maybe it is too hot to cook at Gary, our editor, has had more foot home or maybe the word is continuing troubles than he deserves. Hopefully this to spread that we have great meals there, last procedure will be effective and he thanks to the cooks, who have been there can put away the crutches for good.
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