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14 • JUNE 2015
The Current
From Texas teacher to market manager Bill King enjoys investing time, talents into growing Millwood tradition By Sarah Robertson
CURRENT CONTRIBUTOR
Farmers market season is upon us, but don’t tell that to Bill King, market manager of the Millwood Farmers Market. While most enjoy the seasonal tradition of farmers markets, it is a year-round effort to organize and coordinate the colorful booths, entertainment and tasty treats. With the help of his wife and No. 1 volunteer, Teri, King makes sure the market comes off without a hitch every Wednesday from late May through September. “Bill gets along with people that nobody else gets along with; he just gets along with everyone,” Teri says of what she believes is the key to King’s success as market manager. King also has a lot of experience work-
BILL KING Favorite restaurants Five Guys Burgers & Fries, Aracelia’s, Timber Creek Buffet
Favorite events Millwood Farmers Market, Chataqua in Chewelah and Colville Rendezvous
Favorite activity Visiting and riding his horses
Favorite thing about living in Spokane Valley The change of seasons (though the native Texan is not a big fan of snow)
ing with markets, events and festivals. The Kings owned a barbecue food truck in Texas and still make and sell candies through their business, Wash House Candies. King is a native Texan, born in Del Rio. He lived there all his life before deciding
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CURRENT PHOTO BY SARAH ROBERTSON
Bill King, pictured with his wife, Teri, is a longtime educator who is in his second year managing the Millwood Farmers Market.
Education Briefs Walker receives Focus Award University High School senior Kelsi Walker was one of four area students selected to receive a Focus Award scholarship of $2,000. The award was presented by STCU and the Community Colleges of Spokane Foundation to students excelling in career and technical education. Walker plans to attend Spokane Falls Community College and then possibly pursue international business and marketing at a university.
Liberty Lake Kiwanis announces scholarship recipients The Liberty Lake Kiwanis Foundation recently announced the winners of their 2015 scholarships. A total of $10,000 was awarded to two former recipients and 15 high school students from the following schools: Former recipients: Haley Feider, University of Montana; Kelsey McCune, Eastern Washington University Central Valley: Trevor Brown, Olivia Clark, Courtney Lauer, Spencer Miller, Kathryn Munro, Abby Mae Pederson, Jenna Vasquez East Valley: Aubrey Cameron, Connor Ramm, Kathryn Sinn Spokane Valley: Gleb Liashedko, Leon Trotskiy University: Kellan Walls West Valley: Hannah Dedera, Gian Mitchell
Students join honor society Two local students were recently inducted into The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi. Andrea Gonder of Spokane Valley was initiated at Michigan State University,
and Kristopher Arnold of Otis Orchards was initiated at Boise State University. These students are among approximately 32,000 students, faculty, professional staff and alumni to be initiated into Phi Kappa Phi each year.
Seattle Pacific University Winter Dean’s List; 3.5+ GPA
Peplinski recognized by college
Spokane Community College Winter honor roll; 3.0+ GPA
During its annual Honors Day program in April, the University of Cumberlands (Williamsburg, Ky.) named Melissa Peplinski of Spokane Valley to Who’s Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges. In addition, Peplinski was one of 43 undergraduate students named as Hutton Scholars during the May commencement ceremony.
Colleges honor local students The following students from the Valley area were recently recognized by colleges for their academic performance or meeting graduation requirements. Information was provided via press releases submitted from schools or parents. Belmont University Spring Dean’s List; 3.5+ GPA Spokane Valley: Conner Haidle
Emporia State University (Emporia, Kan.) Spring 2015 graduate Veradale: Tami Chapman, master of Library Science
George Fox University (Newberg, Ore.) Spring Dean’s List; 3.5+ GPA Newman Lake: Allison Momb Spokane Valley: Kristen Simpson
Oregon State University Spring graduates
Spokane Valley: Nicole M. Craigmile, bachelor of arts, cum laude,
sociology; Philip Dilse, bachelor of science, computer science; Mac P. Ovenell, doctor of pharmacy, pharmacy.
Liberty Lake: Nicholas Arnold Potter Otis Orchards: Megan Marie Fridley, Sarah Suzanne Fridley Spokane Valley: Emily Kaye Barkley, Emily Joy Winter
Greenacres: Johannah Brown, Emily Cabiad, Kevin Cao, Alec Doyle, Collin Geffrey, Matthew Howerton, Madelyn Klus, Alissa Maughan, Cody Sherrodd, Jordan Sowers, Mackenzi Taylor, Sydni Thomas, Valeriy Titov, Andrew Upton, Brian Wickstrom Liberty Lake: Jason Biggs, Reagan Biotti, Kelsey Bliss, Kelly Campbell, Adam Christensen, Danielle Cosper, Nicole Crist, Shenice Gillespie, Patrick Grady, Amy Guarisco, Tyler Gumm, David Hunton, Keith Hyle, Kaila Jones, Mallory Jones, Jamie Kappler, Diana Karptsov, Trapper Lee, Michael Marcus, Anton Melendezramirez, Jeromy Murano, Janelle Nguyen, Chad Ohl, Roman Oleynik, Jonathan Pool, Jaclyn Robinson, Tyler Scherf, Charlcie Sherrill, Michael Sherry, Kendyl Spencer, Brandon Stalker, Andrew Stewart, Heather Sutton, Daniel Taylor, Alicia Thornton, Lydia Tombarelli, Jessica Unruh, Sarah Vogel, Peter Welzig, Ashley Westegaard Spokane Valley: Sheldon Ahrendt, Maya Anger, Mccormick Anger, Michaela Arnold, Taryn Avena, Alona Burlakov, Nadine Burton, Elena Butov, Casandra Calvin, Tesslin Chambers, Austin Cook, Darren Corneliusen, Kimberly Curran, William Currier, Angelina Dedkov, Courtney Dixon, Nicholas Dyk, Stacey Emmerson, Mark Hankins, Richard Harrison, Katrina Hartzog, Sarah Mellem, Kaila Monaghan, David Morrison, Alexandra Morton, Nathen Osterholm, Jeffrey Paulus, Ashley Pearson, John Pearson, Eric Perry, Tracy Pierce, Kristen Portch, Wendy Pugh, Susan Quintana, David Rodriguez, Angelica Shcherbina, Riley Sine, Antony Sizov, Kristina Sizov, Samantha Slinkard, Kathrin Suprunchik, Erin Szott, Alexandria Vargas, Jessica Warren-Downey, Scott Webb
Spokane Falls Community College Winter honor roll; 3.0+ GPA
Greenacres: Cristina Burgess, Madeline Ewers, Laura Filardo, Jeremy King, Jared Krafft, Zakary Longoria, Sydney Martin, Trevor Peterson, Rachael Pursch, Adrienne Roberts, Emily Sharp, Victoria Simboli, Kaelyn Yandt Liberty Lake: Jessie Angle, Shawn Buck, Amanda Chandler, Mindy Curry, Chase Davis, Stephen Ertel, Seiji Furukawa, Amber Gimlen, Kathleen Hagmann, Noah Huth, Kelsey Long, Brittni Ludington, Claire McMichael, Trevor Mitchell, Jessica Neihoff, Stefanie O'Brien, Karissa Olson, Kyle Pagliaro, Christopher Pittella, Jordyn Sandford, Hong Sun, Cody Tibesar, Rhiana Whitehead, Bryan Wilson Mica: Christopher Hutton, Andie Olson Newman Lake: Michelle Deroetth, Lance Dickinson, Nicholas Hallowell, Paige Halvorson, Amanda Hutchins, Cassandra Ohl, Stef Spence-Marchand, Josue Torres, Jaia-April Xiong Otis Orchards: Becka Barrows, Alex Barry, Jessica Finney, Ashley Hamilton, Jacob Johnson, Robert Johnson, Kodiak Kunder, Sarah Lawrence, Ashley Marlow, Chad Mathias, Nicholas McMillan, Garrett Newbill, Anthony Pfau
Rockford: Jesse Kitterman, Aja Ellis, Amelia Van Voorhis Spokane Valley: Debra Acosta, Abdullah Alnajrani, Kellie Anderson, Nicholas Anderson, Nathan Anselmo, Seth Ashley, Shawheen Azizi, Michelle Ball, Heather Bauer, Brandon BeckGmeiner, Danielle Bennett, Natalie Benson, Palvi Bhatia, Ashlee Bishop, Brielle Bishop, Robin Bishop, Grace Blanchard, Robert Bonga, Noah Boyd, Rebecca Bramel, Anthony Brines, Cory Bromley, Daniela Brown, Dakota Brownfield, Brittany Bruegeman, Kendra Bruno, Teresa Brynestad, Jill Buckner, Mathew Bueckers, Trevor Burgess, Ashley Burke, Amanda Calhoun, Kori Carlquist, Kelsey Carrigan, Abriana Clark, Zawatti Clark, Allia Clemente, Jose Clemente, Cynthia Cobbs, Natasha Coleman, David Collins, Katherine Conley, Sarah Cope, Kylar Cory, Sarah Cottam, Erin Cowan, Benjamin Crocker-Beck, Tatiana Crumb, Madison Curtis, Tuan Dang, Serene Daniel, Alice Davies, Amanda Davis, Kara Degroff, Justine Del Medico, Dominica Devaney, Megan Diaz, Katrina Dorscher, Brittany Dugger, Jessica Dunning, Trevor Dzedzy, Stephen Eggers, Samuel Eschenbacher, Kristin Everhart, Zeke Farr, Karen Febus, Alexander Feliciano, Jessica Feliciano, Trent Ferster, Alexandra Figueroa, Karalynn Foo, Abigail Ford, Leslie French, Jay Friedman, Dane Frobe, Jessica Gaynor, Stefanie George, Christina Gerardy, Kimberly Gomez, Lauren Gordon, Nathanael Grady, Jamie Gray, Kathryn Hamilton, Tracy Hamilton, Kendra Hamm, Mackynzi Harm-Mcelfish, Derek Heaslet, Kathleen Hidlebaugh, Krystyl Hilts, Ashlee Hodl, Brandon Hoffman, Joshua Hombel, Isaac Hood, Christopher Hubbard, Nichole Hudson, Heather Jackson, Danyelle Jassman, Kimberly Jeffreys, Kylee Johnson, Amanda Jonquet, Ian Josquin, Enrique Juarez, William Kahler, Garret Kenney, Katie Kienke, Susan Kimble, Moriah Knowles, Krysten Kole, Alexander Lahman, Caitlyn Langley, Cassidee Lawrenson, Stephanie Leberman, Cami Lee, Samantha Lee, Alicia Levins, Kaylee Lines, Jonathan Lollar, Kevin Lonam, Jeffrey Long, Aaron Lyon, Garett Major, Bethany Marquette, Blake Marsh, Analisa Martin, Sara Martin, Elijah Matney, Erica Matney, Taylor Mauzy, Demetre McClain, Corey McGowan, Walter McNeilly, Zachary McWilliams, Brandon Melnick, Sarah Melvin, Holly Merrill, Cassandra Miles, Adam Miley, Shaun Moeller, Alejo Moreno, Taylor Morris, Judy Morrow, Mallory Munns, Tyffanie Myers, Ala Nasco, Nathan Navarra, Megan Nelson, Melissa Nelson, Lacey Nordby, Hailey Ortiz, Leah Pape, Trent Parkey, Olha Pavlovska, Sarah Pearl, Teagan Pease, Charles Pickett, Bethany Piehl, Kydell Postels, Gabrielle Powers, Ciera Price, Justin Redman, Adrianna Reyes, Elizabeth Rich, Amilya Riehle, Whitney Robinson, Sarah Rodgers, Jeffrey Roe, Cheyanne Rogers, Stephen Ross, Natalia Rudenko, Kjora Sande, Jodie Scalf, Karly Schuh, Jared Seckel, Davyd Shkurat, Amber Shults, Cedric Siegel, Breanna Sigmon, David Slater, Austin Sloan, Kayla Snider, Riley Sobosky, Adrienne Stansberry, Lydia Stewart, Bethiah Streeter, Jacqueline Swanson, Richelle Swinkels, Randall Sylvester, Cabrian Taggart, Simon Taylor, Kyle Taylor-Nunley, Marissa Terry, Meagan Thew, Quentin Thomas, Ashlee Thompson, Kelley Thorne, Stephanie Thrasher, Tanner Tietjen, Katrene Tokarenko, Gwynn Tougas, Allison Towey, Ryan Tucker, Luke Tyrrell, Brittany Vens, Allen Verhage, Katherine Wardsworth, Amanda Warren, Richard Weatherbee, Oryanna Weidner, Katy Welte, Frederick West, Christopher Whitmire, Daniel Willard, Anthony Williams, Rochelle Witter, Corri Woods, Scott Worley, Zijian Xu, Joshua Yang, Travis Yocom, Daniel Zabora Valleyford: Cherish Atkinson, Silas Uhder Veradale: Jacob Burgess, Rachel Burk, Tina Dowling, Justin Ellery, Timothy Lister, Angela Lucas, Jennifer McCoy, Rudolph Panasyuk, Daniel Ritz, Anna-Marie Shuster, Matthew Troxel