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ook what spring brought. Fresh perspective. Close your eyes and free your feet from furry boots and spread your toes. Enjoy a seemingly weightless walk.

Breathe it in. Spring is here.

Can you feel it? Like hugs your friends give you when you need one... like raindrops falling... like a silent day where your thoughts turn to gratitude because you know you are very, very fortunate in the overall scheme of unfortunate events happening in the world.

Can you smell it? Like a fresh bouquet of flowers that speak beauty and perfection... like fresh air that makes you want to go outside and sleep in the sun... like alfalfa in the fields with its richness that nourishes our livestock.

Can you hear it? Like everyone’s heart beating, making one big positive sound... like laughter of little children...

like voices singing... like no bad words spoken... like friends greeting friends they perhaps have not seen much of over the cold winter months.

Can you see it? Like new babies just born yesterday...like a puffy cloud floating above without worry of weather... like the brilliant colors appearing... like new life, new growth, new beginnings... like something beautiful that goes away but has come back, once again.

Can you taste it? Like the barbecued chicken just taken from the grill... like fresh foods from mother earth... like the wonderful once-a-year treats at the community festivals... like the sweet words of kindness.

Oh yes, this new season announces itself with wonder and brings with it the motivation to balance our lives... to embrace each other... to lift up our families... to overcome obstacles... to live our values... to fight for our beliefs... to live by example... to reach out to wisdom and knowledge... to seize each moment and make it the best possible.

- Melea Johnson April 2016

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Okanogan County Fairgrounds Saturday, April 30 9am – 4pm

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very Spring the Vintage Faire gals and over 70 vendors transform the Okanogan’s dusty county fairgrounds into a vintage wonderland. There are three large buildings including the beef barn, busting at the seams with quality furniture, repurposed goods, enamelware and farm junk that vendors hoard away and save just for the show. Started back in 2011 by gals that loved a good flea market, they decided to put one on in their very own backyard. Now as they prepare to host their 6th show, they are anticipating over 3000 happy shoppers and vendors from all around the PNW and Canada.

In addition to shopping you can spend the afternoon lingering in the Blue Ribbon Bar, enjoying a cowgirl lemonade or a tall frosty.

Or you can wander towards The Breadline Cafe’s breakfast/lunch counter. Both are great places to meet up with friends and share your recently purchased treasures.

Each year, the Vintage Faire chooses a little theme from the Vintage world to celebrate, this year it’s the road trip. They’ve got promotional travel posters and postcards around the Pacific Northwest and expect to see lots of great travel memorabilia among the offerings from vendors this year, including old postcards, globes, and maps. There will also be glampers on display as they make the road trip to the Faire. Join in the fun by making a road trip of your own to the Okanogan this April.

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The Vintage Faire takes place at the Okanogan County Fairgrounds, 175 Rodeo Trail Road, Okanogan, WA. Ample parking is available at the fairgrounds. Come for the day if you are close to the Okanogan, or if you are interested in spending the night, you can find phone numbers, group rates and more information on the Vintage Faire website.

Tickets are available at the gate for $5. The website, www.thevintagefaire.com features information such as directions, lodging options, and vendor applications.

Or you can contact the Vintage Faire gals directly through their facebook page: The Vintage Faire, or through their email: thevintagefaire@gmail.com.

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n April 22, people around the globe will observe, individually or collectively, Earth Day. Since the spring of 1970, Earth Day has been an annual clarion call for responsible stewardship of the environment, influencing public policy and encouraging sustainable lifestyle practices that will ensure the planet remains habitable for humans and non-humans alike in the years and millennia to come.

For forty-five years, Earth Day has banded people of every nationality, race, color and creed together for a common cause that affects us all.

Every year, on the same day, Earth Day offers us a reminder to take care of the planet we call home, a home we share.

Despite different views, we seem to have reached nearly unanimous recognition that the concept of sustainability has become, well, mainstream. That’s not just good for the Earth; it’s good for us.

Earth Day gives us a nudge to examine our individual impact on our shared habitat. A day on the calendar to take action, however small, that has a positive impact on our environment.

Earth Day offers us a reminder that the human race has housekeeping responsibilities. And while we may make a tradition of “spring cleaning” in our homes, we don’t only vacuum the floor and take out the trash once a year. When it comes to maintaining a healthy home, every day is Earth Day.

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1. Learn to Recycle

There are many benefits to recycling, such as reducing waste sent to landfills, conservation of natural resources like trees, water and minerals, reducing the pollution caused by the collection of new raw materials, and saving energy.

2. Pledge to plant

Researchers at the Davey Institute found that urban trees and forests are saving an average of one life every year per city because of the particulates that they remove from the air.

3. Turn off the lights

About 15% of a home’s energy consumption comes from lighting.

Turning off the lights when not in use not only saves you money, but reduces fossil fuels burned for energy production.

4. Eat less meat

Nearly one-fifth of all man-made greenhouse gases worldwide are produced by the meat industry.

5. Start composting

More than a billion pounds of uneaten food are thrown away every year. This food waste can be turned into soil instead.

6. Adjust your water heater

The average water heater wastes energy heating water to temperatures that are too hot for human use. Save energy by adjusting the thermostat.

7. Stop using disposable plastic

Plastic doesn’t go away, it just breaks into increasingly smaller pieces. Every piece of plastic ever made is still with us today.

8. Buy local produce

The average grocery store produce has lost 45% of it’s nutritional value by the time it has been transported to the store.

Add all of the greenhouse gases produced by transportation, and eating produce grown closer to home starts to make a whole lot of sense.

9. Unplug unused appliances

Billions of kilowatt hours of electricity are wasted in homes every year by appliances that aren’t on, but are still consuming energy.

10. Stop receiving junk mail

More than 100 million trees are chopped down each year to make the paper for junk mail. In the United State alone, nearly 4 million tons of junk mail are produced each year. http://www.directmail.com/directory/mail_preference/

11. Recycle your old electronics

Every year, thousands of old electronic devices are thrown into landfills, polluting the environment with materials like lead, mercury, and cadmium. These items can be recycled instead.

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his shoot was simple, fun and bright! And bright is one of spring's buzzwords, along with blossoms and bare skin. Actually, the shoot was a little miserable. The wind was blowing and the rain was falling... on us, the clothes and the cameras. However, we got out of there with awesome photos, and for that, I am thankful.

As for those buzzz words… let’s review.

Bright – Different skin tones call for different shades of color. I was once in a department store and one of the sales ladies told me I had a drab color palette. It didn’t feel like a compliment. It took me years, some research and a few fashion whoopsies to realize she was right. This season there are wonderfully rich colors (which I follow at pantone.com), like gems on a cloudy day, that will look good on any skin.

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Blossoms – Wear them, grow them, arrange them on your table!

Blooms are amazing and range from absolutely feminine to completely bizzarro (check out a protea flower). I like to have them everywhere.

Bare skin – I love letting my skin breathe in the fresh air! I start with the ankles in early spring, arms, legs, back, and eventually a little abovethe-button belly in the hot summer months and generally avoid showing parts of the body that has cleavage (on top or bottom). My mom always told me no one buys the cow if the is milk free - leave a little mystery, ladies!

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A tale of two book stores ‌and a library

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When the books came up from the basement no one was surprised: rumors of the cache had circulated the region for more than a quarter millennia: it was awe that permeated the event.

The store fronts along Basin Street had changed significantly, as had the street and all which and whom traveled it, for that matter.

Residents of Ephrata - and the world - were absolutely connected, with everyone and everything at their fingertips.

Personalized education courses, professional opportunities, love connections, health plans and shopping trips were all conducted from the private comfort of home.

On this day, however, a good story, or many of them, brought people out from behind their screens.

The street-level properties had been renovated over the years. Stores became internet cafes and tech-repair shops, and eventually building-sized advertising boards that flashed reminders, updates, special deals, the news and occasional nature scenes. The basements had remained untouched until now.

At one time in Ephrata, in the early 2000's, three book stores were open within a block of each other, including one which was not really a store and was actually the library.

Over time, the use of books declined as digital media became more accessible and accurate. Then-owners were unable to shed the vestiges of respect for the volumes and so instead of throwing the books away, hauled them to the basement where they sat for a very long time.

Some 200,000 titles were brought out of the basement, piled in the street, loaded into a truck and taken to a museum in Washington D.C. Funny thing, they weren't even good books - they were the ones everyone had left behind. The good ones had been bought up when they were easy to find and collected privately. They were read over and over - pages delicately turned until they came loose, spilled on, dropped out of moving vehicles and ran over, eaten by beetles or chewed by a teething pup. The good books were ruined, lost or hidden in the back of apartment closets until they were thrown away.

Of course, their stories were saved. It was the physical thing, a cover and back cover with everything in between bound together with glue and string. It was the notes and doodles and underlines. It was the dog ears and broken

bindings. It was the shelves on the wall full of reminders of all the heroes, tragedies, poems and recipes that inspired lives. Is there value in that? Will we miss it when it’s gone? oday...

When I realized the lack of book stores I started wondering, 'Well, isn't it inevitable that they will disappear?'

The answer is yes, most likely. Eventually, books and the stores that sell them will dissolve into the vast space of the internet and present themselves on the small (or large) screens on our devices.

Don't worry! Although it has begun, we won’t be losing our books anytime soon, and there are several well-doing businesses in the Basin to prove it.

There are only a few books stores left in Grant County, including The Bookery and Dog Eared Books, both located on the same block in Ephrata. Other stores, including Hastings, the Moses Lake Museum and others carry an intriguing although limited number of books. The North Central Regional Library is also a great resource for books and a branch is located in almost every town in the county.

There is a wonderful energy in the shelves of Dog Eared Books. Its towering shelves are reminiscent of the iconic book stores in classic tales like the Never Ending Story, the Pagemaster, or Flourish and Blotts from Harry Potter. Every title quivers in anticipation for the chance to tell its story. There is no way I will read every title on those shelves, however, whose numbers have almost reached 70,000. Some of the patrons shopping there looked like they were trying, with literal armfuls of old westerns, mysteries and romances balancing precociously on the way to the register for checkout.

Owner Heather Garces said their motto says it all - 'Buy. Read. Trade.' She encourages people to read the volumes, return them for credit and grab a few more. Customers often bring in romance and mysteries to trade in, and her best-(re) sellers include the Wheel of Time series and Goosebumps.

Garces is happy to order anything she can find online, as well.

Caitlin Davis recently became the new owner of The Bookery. She said the menu, including author-inspired salads and sandwiches, remains the same, and their gift items are simply irresistible. Long-time employee Jamie Long, fills the book shelves. Long said their selection is chosen from Top 40 lists that include fiction, non-fiction, special interest and children books.

The two businesses are able to work together to serve all their patrons by sending new-book buyers to The Bookery

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and used-book seekers to Dog Eared Books. If they together cannot help, there is also the Ephrata Public Library, located across Basin and on the other side of Rock Park, which often has access to all but the oldest or most obscure books, Garces said.

The owners of both stores are aware of the transition from paper to digital media forms, but are not concerned: business is steady. Long said millennials are the least book-y demographic and more focused on devices, while

those older and children are still reading pages. Garces' customers like to remind her that a book is softer than a tablet to sleep on!

Both stores also carry titles by local authors.

For more information, visit The Bookery on Facebook and Dog Eared Books at www.DogEaredBooks.biz or on Facebook.

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Big Bend Community College Foundation invites you to the Basin’s 15th Annual premier wine dinner and auction May 21, 2016

Cellarbration! for Education

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BBCC Foundation event ‘Cellarbrates!’ 15 years C

ellarbration! for Education has raised more than $1 million for student scholarships at Big Bend Community College in its first 15 years from the generosity of local donors and organizations.

But the event’s founders worried in 2002 it might flop.

Black tie optional. $100 per plate. Fine wine paired with a gourmet meal. The college foundation board didn‘t know if this type of fundraiser would be well received. It had not been tried in Moses Lake.

John Allen of Vino Wine Shop in Spokane was hired as a consultant to convince a skeptical board that local college supporters would attend such a fundraiser, and that it would be successful.

“We didn’t know if people would pay $100 a plate for dinner. We didn’t know if local people would dress up. We certainly didn’t know much about fine wine and gourmet food,” said Paul Hirai, BBCC Foundation board member.

Some on the board could not understand how anyone could justify spending $100 for a single bottle of wine, which Allen said happened a lot at similar events.

The first Gourmet Wine Dinner and Auction sold out at the Moses Lake Golf and Country Club and raised $25,500.

The foundation board learned there were quite a few local people looking for the opportunity to dress up for a special dinner paired with Washington wine.

Today the annual goal is to raise $100,000 in the larger venue of the Masto Conference Center. The name was changed to Cellarbration! for Education, and more than 200 people can attend.

The duo of John Allen and Butch Milbrandt of Milbrandt Brothers Vineyards has been with the event since its inception. Milbrandt sources most of the wine for the

event. Allen leads the wine tasting with Milbrandt every year.

Pairing the wine with the executive chef’s five-course dinner is an annual ritual. The rights to participate in the wine/food pairing are sold at auction.

The event involves a lot of wine bottles in brown paper bags to hide their identity during tasting. The committee also makes suggestions to the chef for the presentation of the courses.

The organizers decided to feature only Washington wines for the dinner to support the thousands of acres of wine grapes grown locally and the steady stream of new wineries opening across the state.

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Entrée Filet Mignon Medallions with Boursin, Thyme, & Applewood Smoked Bacon Yukon Gold Mashed Potatoes with Madeira Mushrooms & Gorgonzola Compound Butter with Fresh Snipped Chives Milbrandt Estates 2012 Merlot Table Sponsors - Powers 2012 Horse Heaven Hills Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon

Dessert Flourless Chocolate Dome with Milk Chocolate & St. Julian Cherry Wine Mousse and Macerated Cherries with Sweet Merlot Reduction Whidbey’s Washington 2011 Ruby Port

“We sell wine from round the world at auction, but we serve only Washington wines for the dinner,” said LeAnne Parton, Executive Director of the BBCC Foundation.

Much of the success of the event can be attributed to the high energy of auctioneer Chuck Yarbro, Jr., and his family.

The Yarbros have worked every event, know the audience, and squeeze the bidders for every dollar.

“When Chuck Yarbro, Jr. is wearing a tuxedo, wiping sweat from his brow while working the bidders, and telling them ‘It’s only money’, you know you are going to have a good night,” said Parton.

“When out-of-town visitors see the show and ask where we found Chuck Yarbro, Jr.,” said Parton, “we just say he is local.”

The purpose of all the work is to raise money for the Foundation Scholarship Fund. In 2002, the fund was in danger of being depleted. Without fundraising focused on the fund, scholarship awards would have been drastically reduced.

Fifteen years later the Foundation Scholarship Fund has grown so that it can provide scholarships for at least one graduating senior from the 19 high schools in the college’s service district (larger schools get more than one), scholarships for returning students who have been out of school for a while, and scholarships specifically for students in professional/technical programs.

The event also raises approximately $10,000 each year for a special fund to help BBCC students in good standing deal with financial emergencies, so they don’t have to drop out of school.

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Welcome to

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The 2016 Flood Fest event and 50th Anniversary Celebration is on Saturday May 14th from 11am - 10pm. he day will include distinguished speakers on geology, geography, and wildlife; exhibits and the Visitor Center's 50th anniversary celebration. The public is invited to a walk through the shrub-steppe to look at habitat, geology, and other features near the visitor center and at Sun Lakes - Dry Falls State Park.

Dry Falls Visitor Center outdoor theater (the side of our white square building..., an impromptu drive-in theater) start time is ~9:00 PM, sunset is at 8:40 PM. Short 2-Minute Geology videos will be shown before the main event and movie. The movies are courtesy of talented

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cinematographer, Tom Foster, and C.W.U. Geology professor, Dr. Nick Zentner.https://www.youtube.com/user/ hugefloods/videos Veteran employees of Dry Falls Visitor Center, past & current Washington State Park Commissioners, and possibly a past governor are some of the honored and distinguished guests of honor; plus of course...., the 100 of thousands of people who have visited over the last 50 years too!

Two confirmed special guest, Central Washington University professor, Dr. Karl Lillquist, and U.S. Forest Service Wildlife Biologist, John Rohrer, will be here.

• Professor Karl Lillquist (http://www.cwu.edu/ geography/karl-lillquist), is going to discuss life as a boy

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growing up in Coulee City as he played, explored, and worked in the shadows of the upper and lower Grand Coulee, and will also lead a geomorphology/geology/soilsoriented field trip sometime after lunch.

• Wildlife Biologist, John Rohrer (http://ncascades.org/ discover/north-cascades-institute/instructors/john-rohrer) is going to show & tell (i.e., live snakes, animal skulls/ pelt, from shrub steppe and the high desert). Discussing a variety of important animals and some of the unique work he is currently doing that focuses on rattlesnakes and using radio telemetry tags to find their wintering den sites, patterns of travel, and mortality based upon habitat and environmental change.

Confirmed groups: • Ice Age Flood Institute - www.iafi.org • National Park Service - Lake Roosevelt NRA • Bureau of Reclamation - Grand Coulee Dam Visitor Center • U.S. Forest Service • Central Washington University • WA Department of Fish & Wildlife

The Lower Grand Coulee chapter of the Ice Age Flood Institute is hosting their members and any interested members at 11:00 AM to discuss what their group does to promote the Ice Age Flood story, geology, and exploration along the entire 4 state route of the Ice Age Floods National Geologic Trail (http://www.iafi.org/trail.html).

All the other groups listed above will have booth space, interpretive information, and souvenirs to provide to visitors.

Here are some excellent links with historical & current information about the park and surrounding area: • http://www.spokesman.com/guides/grand-coulee-iceage-brutalism/ The rock wall, with 40 pillars, heavy anchor chain, and the iconic Vista House (gazebo with cat walk); built in the early years of WA State Parks, during the Great Depression.

• http://www.ifiberone.com/news/stateparks-ranger-discusses-the-history-of-dry-falls/ youtube_71d949ee-3c95-11e5-bf3e-2bebc4dd42a9. html Reporter, Jeff Chew, of iFiberoneNews, out of Ephrata, interviewed me last summer for this online article and video.

• Tune car radio to AM 1580 for historical information on the Coulee Corridor Scenic Byway, Grand Coulee Dam, and Dry Falls - Sun Lakes State Park. The radio signal is best/strongest just north of the Blue Lake D.O.T. Rest Area on Highway 17, east/ west Highway 2 near the town of Coulee City, and just south of Steamboat Rock State Park on Highway 155. The transmitter is a low powered solar device that transmits above Dry Falls State Park 24/7/365 days a year with a very well done repeating public information/education segment.

Dry Falls Visitor Center outdoor theater (the side of our white square building..., an impromptu drivein theater) start time is ~9:00 PM, sunset is at 8:40 PM. No-host popcorn, refreshments, and of course ice cream are available from our awesome concessionaire, Dan Arnold, owner/operator of Top Chef Concessions, located conveniently near the visitor center.

Short 2-Minute Geology videos will be shown before the main event and movie. The movies are courtesy of cinematographer, Tom Foster, and C.W.U. Geology professor, Dr. Nick Zentner. https://www.youtube.com/user/ hugefloods/videos Folks are encouraged to stop by, sign our guestbook, log onto our social media sites, and provide their story, their memories, and their thoughts of visiting the Dry Falls Visitor Center and Dry Falls State Park on Saturday May 14, 2016. My desire is to inspire folks to help repair what we have, provide feedback and suggestion on the new visitor center, and inspire folks to return again to help keep the area clean, taken care of, and enjoyed for another 50 years!

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Parkinson's

By Judy Baker

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pril has been noted as Parkinson’s Awareness Month. According to the facts, approximately 60,000 Americans are diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease each year, and this number does not reflect the thousands of cases that go undetected.

An estimated seven to ten million people worldwide are living with Parkinson’s disease and there has not been a determined cure, however, there is a super amount of information available regarding the disorder.

According to research, Parkinson’s disease is a chronic and progressive movement disorder that involves the malfunction and death of vital nerve cells in the brain, called neurons. Some of these dying neurons produce dopamine, a chemical that sends messages to the part of the brain that controls movement and coordination. As Parkinson’s progresses the amount of dopamine produced in the brain decreases, leaving the individual unable to control movement normally.

In Moses Lake the hearts of many people have created a Support Group and they meet at Samaritan Hospital on the fourth floor at 12:45 every 2nd Monday of the month.

The Parkinson’s Support Group in Moses Lake shares information, provides mutual support, discusses coping skills, shares educational information and provides a safe and non-threatening place to get together with people who understand as well as are dealing with the challenges and the victories of Parkinson’s. Following the local support group meeting a free Educational TeleHealth Presentation is presented also at Samaritan Hospital at 2pm.

Another support service available in Moses Lake is Physical Therapy. Steve Roylance and David Jensen at Columbia Physical Therapy are introducing a program called LSVT- BIG. This is a type of therapy that is designed for people with Parkinson’s and other neurological conditions.

“You have Parkinson's” Let's hear from local people who have heard these words.

Sandee Estoos

“Do you remember hearing those words for the first time? No one is ever prepared,” states Sandee Estoos.

“My husband Norm and I heard these very words about ten years ago. We started with getting on the internet and researching, asking questions, trying to find the neurologist that would be a good fit with us. Once we found our Doc, we started in! We found out that early motor signs of PD can be subtle, and individuals with these symptoms may not need medical attention for several years. Early motor symptoms in PD usually involve one side of the body for a few years before spreading to the other side. Typical early signs can be mild rigidity that is only noticeable when walking or running, when one arm does not swing as much as the other. Decreased facial expressions can develop.

Voice may soften which patients’ sometimes first notice with singing, playing a wind or brad musical instrument, or public speaking. Handwriting can also become smaller and more illegible, and patients may notice increased difficulty signing their name. In the early stages and middle stages of the disease course, many patients endorse mild cognitive symptoms such as more difficulty multitasking, and short term working memory issues such as remembering a phone number or a shopping list. We discovered several people in Moses Lake and around the area with Parkinson’s and decided to form a support group. We have found out that we are all walking in the same shoes. It is good to know you’re not alone. If your family member or someone you may know has PD, family members and care takers are all invited. It’s an informative time. After getting this information about PD my husband and I decided to take one step one day at a time. The last ten years has passed quickly.

He is on good meds, sees his neurologist every three to four months, gets lots of exercise, rest and eats a healthy diet.

Would you like to connect with another person in a situation similar to your own . Each person is different. Bring a friend and come join our Peer-to-Peer Parkinson’s support program,” Sandee encourages.

Joanne Syre

“I want to encourage anyone affected by Parkinson’s to reach out to others in the same boat,” stated Joanne Syre.

“I was diagnosed in 1997 and at the time Moses Lake was short on specialists. Dr. Leiv Kvamme referred me to Wenatchee Valley Clinic and they referred me to the University of Washington. I have been fortunate to have had neurologist, Dr. Phillip Swanson for over 35 years.

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dditionally, one of the most joyful volunteer support activities in our community is the sing along chorus group called, “Whispering Hope”, made up of people who are diagnosed with Parkinson’s, spouses, family members, care partners, friends and volunteers. Mary Froese is the awesome piano player for this group and they meet on Wednesdays to either practice at the Moses Lake Presbyterian Church or travel to different elder care facilities in Moses Lake to perform and share the talent and love to these retired people. It’s a gift to the singers, as it is a great exercise to strengthen voices and contribute to our local community. If you know someone or are someone who would be interested in the support programs offered or would like to join our sing along group please contact any of the following people to gain the information you need. Stephen E Syre at (509) 765-6498 or ssyre@ donobi.net, Sandee Estoos at (509) 760-8801 or normanandsandee62@gmail.com, or Dee Schwab at (509)750-6728 or dolschwab@gmail.com.

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We are learning a lot about what works and what doesn’t, “she stated. “We are a group of people that care for each other and help spread the word. Moses Lake’s support group offers encouragement and help to patients, spouses, families, care partners and friends. There is no need to face Parkinson’s alone and we would love to have you join us.

One thing that is helping me to be stronger and feel better is daily swimming. Myself and my care partner go as often as possible to a local pool in Moses Lake and after swimming 20 laps a day and doing a half hour of exercises in the pool we hit the hot tub and not only to relax, but continue to do voice exercises and joint exercises. My Physical Therapist agrees that I am getting stronger in my movements and it is a delight. Swimming is one of the best exercises that have helped me to grow in strength and maintain, “she remarked.

Kathy Snyder

“Being part of the Parkinson’s Support group has been very helpful to me,” Kathy Snyder affirmed. “I see some in the group that have more problems with Parkinson’s than I do and some with less. It helps all of us to be together and to help each other. We share anything new we have learned about the disease and what meds we are on. I feel very fortunate not to be crippled by my disease and it was such a surprise to me when I was diagnosed in 2008. I try to concentrate on the things that matter and be thankful for my life. The positive things going for me are (my husband) who is my caregiver, my great physicians, our group and my medications.

One of the most important things that are helping me is my exercise classes. My choice is Jazzercise which I try to attend five times a week. It’s fun and productive and it keeps my muscles loose and helps with balance and coordination.

I leave with good feelings and my Neurologist said exercise is as important as the medications I take and I think she is correct,” Kathy detailed.

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“I was diagnosed with a Parkinsonian Tremor on May 28th, 2013 by a very positive Movement Disorder Specialist,” Dee Schwab, shared. “He encouraged me to stay active to slow the progression of symptoms. Pedaling for Parkinson, is a great program and I use it to relieve stiffness,” Dee commented. “Forty minutes a day pedaling a bike at 80 to 90 RPM’s creates a deep brain stimulation that relieves symptoms. I also am planning on applying to be a part of a Michael J. Fox ongoing research in which I would wear a wrist tremor monitor that can track people’s movements and how they manage the condition,” she expressed. “Our local support team is very important to me and others in our community.”

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s I write this, it's pouring outside, and the

By Jan Thacker forecast calls for more drizzle. This is the season for fanciful weather. Is it winter?

Is it spring? Does Mother Nature know? One day is warm enough for a sweater, the next day you’re dragging out a parka. One day you stand still in the middle of the sidewalk and let the blessed warmth of the sun flow over your face, the next day you’re hunkered over trying to keep out the frigid wind from the north.

This is the time of year when you can start out wearing boots and end up going barefoot; when you can start out wearing capris and end up buying a pair of cheap sweatpants at Walmart so you don’t freeze your tush. It’s when you can go into a store when it’s genuine spring and come out an hour later to genuine sleet. It’s using the windshield washers one day and scraping off ice the next.

For the decades we lived in Alaska, spring was an exciting time of year. Gone were the 60-below days of winter and the endless months of darkness and it was time for breakup. Breakup! When we lived in the bush village of Bettles above the Arctic circle, it meant watching the Koyukuk River breaking up enormous slabs of ice the size of house foundations churning and lurching and shoving each other out of the way on the quest to move south.

The sounds of cracking and banging ice was deafening and within hours it would be over and the river water running smoothly and serenely.

Most of our years were in North Pole, outside of Fairbanks. Our house, at 1225 St. Nicholas Drive and just down from the famous Santa Claus House, was at the end of a long driveway. For weeks during breakup we had to park at the end of the driveway since it was now full of sea-deep wallows and slushy holes. Twice a day we slogged in our breakup boots through the mushy eroded snow and water on the side and prayed the slush didn't go over the top. Even more, we prayed we didn't run headlong into the cow and calf moose that called our land their land. The sapling birches were too scrawny to climb and the boots to clumsy to run in. If it happened my only hope was that it would be in the morning when I was too grouchy to put up with much guff.

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...or is it?

But, no matter where you live, things could always be worse. I read once about a group of people wintering in the South Pole in the 1960s who were so bored that they watched the film “Cat Ballou” 87 times. People in another group, after tiring of the westerns, Disney features and porno films on hand, spliced them altogether into their own production and adopted a vocabulary based on their creation. The new language was so bizarre that relief crews arriving in the spring could barely understand them.

Anyway, we’re having some mighty iffy weather right here in Moses Lake and I’ve outlined the differences below:

You think it’s going to be spring so you buy a summer wardrobe. You find out it’s not spring when three months later the tags are still on the clothes.

You think it’s going to be spring so you go on a weightloss program so you can fit into a bikini. You find out it’s not spring when you lose all the weight, look great for two weeks and then gain it all back. And it’s still not spring.

You think it’s going to be spring so you get out your favorite lawn chair. You find out it isn’t spring when, two months later, you still haven't sat in it..

You think it’s going to be spring so you plant 20 flats of petunias. You find out it isn’t spring when they reach a height of 18 inches and have only a few leaves left.

You think it’s going to be spring so you clean like a crazy person. You discover it isn’t spring when the house slowly turns back into it’s normal mess and there’s still no sign of spring on the horizon.

You think it's spring one sunny day when young lads on skateboards clatter down the cobblestone sidewalks on Third Avenue. And you know it isn't spring when the next day it's freezing and everyone trudging down the street is wearing a parka.

And finally, you think it’s spring so you whoop and holler and grin and marvel at the tulips and narcissus and even the crabgrass that pokes bravely up out of the earth. And you look at the warm sun and the greening hills and realize that God's miracle has happened again. This time you know it's spring.

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Our Town opens Friday, April 22 and runs through Mother’s Day, May 8.

Directed by Cliord Bresee

Evan Spurline plays the Stage Manager Laura is Emily Webb Andrew Covarrubias is George Gibbs

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r “This is the way we were: In our growing up and in our marrying,

and in our living and in our dying.” -- Thorton Wilder

Director, Clifford Bresee Talks About “Our Town”

“It is rumored that every single day, for more than 75 years now, audiences somewhere are hearing these words from Thorton Wilder’s Our Town. Our Town is one of the true classics of American Theater that has stood the test of time and continues to speak to audiences today. The Pulitzer Prize-winning story tells of life in a small American town through the everyday lives of its citizens, and in so doing explores the questions of human existence with great realism and acuity.

While the show may be familiar to many, I am re-imagining how the story will be told on the Masquers Theater stage.”

“I have such a deep respect for Wilder’s script. It is important to me to avoid doing a nostalgic period piece of some mediocre show so many have either done or seen in high school.

Instead I really want to convey a meaningful story worth telling in a fresh and relevant way. I intend to present an intimate, inventive and imaginative new staging of this American classic in such a way that audiences leave having seen and heard the story for the first time.”

Performances: Friday & Saturday 7:30 PM April 22-23, 29-30, May 6-7 Sunday Matinees 2:00 PM April 24, May 1 & 8 Tickets: $14, available online at www.masquers.com

Directed by Joanne Bracht Holli Peterson will be playing Ace Valentine, the fearless female detective in Matthew Weaver’s comic thriller, Aces are Feverish. She is the feature in this world premiere show. Other actors are Adam Zaleski, Andrew Covarrubias, Nick Mahoney and Jeffrey Ames.

Aces are Feverish will open at 7PM on June 17 and run for three week ends with Friday and Saturday performances at 7:30PM and Sunday performances at 2 pm., with the last performance on July 3 For more Information go to www.masquers.com or visit us on Facebook

Central Basin Community Concert Association 2016-2017 Concert Series - 62nd Season

Portratis of America

starring George Bugatti Tuesday, September 27, 2016 - 7:00 pm

“I invited George to sing with me in concert. He’s one of my favorites…”

– Tony Bennett

Derik Nelson & Family

Tuesday, March 14, 2017 - 7:00 pm

Signature sound features velvety three-part vocal harmonies only a family can deliver

Concerts held at Wallenstien

Tenoré

Thursday, November 3, 2016 - 7:00 pm

“Tenoré will blow you away from the first listen…”

– Brett Manning

Cherish the Ladies

Irish Folk Ensemble Monday, April 24, 2017 - 7:00 pm “An astonishing array of virtuosity.”

– Washington Post

Performing Arts Center

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Doors open half hour before curtain time. Admittance by Season Pass

Artists & Dates Subject to change. Reciprocity Agreements with: Most Live On Stage Associations

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“Motorsports Fun In Grant County”

Jerry’s Auto Supply Racing Series presents:

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A Free Family Saturday Event

Bird Friendly Day

Sat. May 7 10:00am - 2:00pm

Locations: Moses Lake Museum & Art Center, Civic Park & the Moses Lake Public Library

Join the museum for a fun multi-partner event to help encourage appreciation of wildlife and natural habitats.

Learn how to identify local birds and start your own backyard habitat. Free crafts, booths, activities and a LIVE birds of prey presentation by Blue Mountain Wildlife!

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Brought to you in partnership by the Moses Lake Museum & Art Center, Central Basin Audubon Society, Moses Lake Public Library (NCRL), Grant County Sheriff and Home Depot.

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he Basin community is welcome May 7 to Bird Friendly Day at the Moses Lake Civic Center and Park, sponsored in part by the Central Basin Audubon Society and hosted by the Moses Lake Museum & Art Center.

Festivities will include free crafts and outdoor activities that teach how to identify local birds, start your own backyard habitat and revisit the value of wildlife. Additionally, Blue Mountain Wildlife will be showing off their live collection of feathered friends in the Civic Center Auditorium.

Area Audubon member, and 3rd generation bird-watcher, Margaret Schiffner, said the event is geared toward children and their adults. “We want to attract children because they’re the next stewards of conservation. At the same time we need the support of the parents because they will be the ones supporting the kids,” she said.

Last year’s event received recognition through the Washington State Audubon Society, who presented it at a national Audubon meeting.

Schiffner said it is a national, if not world-wide, effort to encourage children to take interest in local ecological efforts. “Because the thing is, the natural habitats, the wildlife habitats, are being destroyed... We’ve got to support the birds with backyard habitats so they have food,” she said.

Free Family Saturday is held the first Saturday of every month, usually in the Museum classroom. Paper, glue, stickers, puff balls, googly eyes, yarn, paint and/or any supplies you can imagine are used to make all sorts of crafts and critters. Like all Free Family Saturdays, Bird Friendly Day is one component of a constant effort from the Museum and its affiliates to provide compelling programming for the entire family.

Be sure to keep up with all the Museum’s events on our website at www.moseslakemuseum.com or on Facebook.

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We do catering and boxed lunches.

Desserts, espresso and paninis are our speciality! Did we mention that everything, from soups to desserts to salads, is made from scratch?

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May 8th 9am–3pm Slow Roasted New York, Ham, Fresh Alaskan Salmon, Seafood, Breakfast, Pastries, Desserts, Pasta, French Toast, Fresh Fruit & More!

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Saturday's 8 AM to 1 PM Locally grown fresh produce, artisanal crafts, plants, gourmet food items, on site prepared foods and entertainment for the whole family with live entertainment weekly.

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EBT/SNAP, credit and debit cards accepted at the market cashier.

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Small Town Charm ...at its best

Visit us online at www.VisitRitzville.com for a complete list of our festivals and events!

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When Callie is away from work she enjoys living an active lifestyle with her boyfriend Gary and their dog Hank, a 4 year old German Shorthair Pointer. She loves spending time outdoors, hiking, boating, fishing as well as traveling to new places. A lot of their activities are shared and enjoyed with family and friends.

Callie is here to help make your homeownership dreams come true and looks forward to assisting you in the process. Whether you are a First Time Buyer or looking to Refinance she will help you achieve your goals. She is excited to be in this industry and can’t wait to meet all of her future clients!

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