Our community raised over $14,113 dollars for Ema Porter.  Thank you to the many people who spent countless hours organizing tonight’s event and to everyone who opened their hearts and wallets.

By: Tim McElravy, Camp Director Lake Wenatchee YMCA Camp
 You are invited to a Spaghetti Feed Dinner and fundraiser to benefit Ema Porter. Ema is 19 years old and last month was diagnosed with Lymphoma. Ema’s dad Tom Porter is the Maintenance Manager at the Lake Wenatchee YMCA Camp, and Caretaker up at Trinity.  Three weeks ago, Ema moved back home to live with her parents to battle this cancer. She has no medical Insurance and already the bills for her first chemotherapy treatment are piling up.

Please join us for an evening of food, fun, fellowship and fundraising as our community helps provide love and support to the Porter Family. Ema is in good spirits and is looking forward to beating this cancer. We have an opportunity to help her.

The Spaghetti Feed is Saturday May 12 from 5-8 pm at the YMCA Camp Lodge. Cost is $10/Adult and $5/child (12 and under). Activities include a Silent Auction with lots of items and Raffle Prizes donated from area businesses.

Tom and his family have lived here at the YMCA Camp Since May 2009 where he has served as our Maintenance Manager. Tom’s wife Katy works at Steven Pass and together with their daughters Kaylee and Ema have donated many hours of volunteer service at camp as well as in our community. The Porters have been involved in the Cascade Quest Sled Dog race, have given countless hours of volunteer service at Y-Camp and co-own/run the Leavenworth Dog Sled Adventurers Company with the McElravy and Parson families. Tom recently became the Caretaker at the Trinity Mine site and now splits his time between the YMCA camp and Trinity.

We do ask that you RSVP in advance either on Facebook or at the number/email below and let us know how many people you’ll be bringing. Please pass this along to your friends and family. If you are unable to attend and/or if you would like to donate directly please contact Tim McElravy Camp Director at 509.763.9622 or at tmcelravy@lwycamp.org

Plan now to attend this years Dual Sport event. Trophies. Prizes, cash drawings, Great Food and friends.

Additional Information.

Entry Form.

Washington State Parks is in the midst of an extraordinary transformation of programs and finance. As we enter our second century of service, we find ourselves mightily challenged by the task of stewarding an amazing legacy of natural, cultural and recreational resources turned over to our care by previous generations.

During the past five years, State Parks has shrunk the system from 121 to 116 parks, has reduced staff by approximately 200 FTE and has reduced its operating budget by 25%. In the same five years,  our funding has decreased from a decades-long funding level of about 70 percent general fund support, to 42 percent last biennium and about 12 percent currently. General fund for State Parks is expected to be at zero in the next biennium.

The 2011 budget proviso passed by the legislature and signed by Governor Gregoire, gave clear direction to the agency:

By August 1, 2012, State Parks must submit a report to the Office of Financial Management detailing its progress toward the goal of making the parks system self-supporting and outlining any additional statutory changes needed for successful implementation.

With our “Centennial 2013 Plan” set for a strategic update, and our 2013-15 budget submittal needed on the heels of the above proviso report, State Parks is going to reach out to the public to help us chart our course forward. Ten public meetings are scheduled throughout the state in May and June. In addition, we want to talk with you, our stakeholders, to better understand your questions, suggestions and concerns, so we can provide you the best information we have about the choices we face in programs and finance. The information gained will be used to help us develop a larger transformation strategy intended to be the successor to the Centennial 2013 Plan.

To structure the public outreach effort, State Parks has come up with three alternative “thematic visions” for the future of our system. The alternatives are:

Theme 1: Parks as an Enterprise

Theme 2: Parks as a Community Non-Profit

Theme 3: Parks as a Public Conservation Asset

Each thematic alternative will be described in some detail and discussed at the public meetings, where we will ask a number of critical questions for your consideration. Each theme details an approach that could close the gap between program costs and park financing. But these are only “themes.” Outlining our choices in this fashion will allow us to broaden our thinking about what we most value about  our magnificent park system and how best to sustain it over time. The themes also provide a meaningful structure for public comment now and in the future.

The State Parks and Recreation Commission website (http://www.parks.wa.gov/Beyond2013/) is your source for understanding how best to participate in this upcoming public outreach effort. I would like to meet with you and your group on the phone or in person if possible to talk about the critical choices facing the park system and to hear your thoughts on directions you think we should take. Please let me know how State Parks can best meet your needs for information in the coming months.

Thank you so much for your attention and interest in your Washington State Park system.

Regards,

Daniel Farber

Strategic.Planning@parks.wa.gov

For several years we and quite a number of Lake Wenatchee folks have belonged to the Wenatchee Concert Association and consider it to be a great value.  The performers are all touring professional musicians and we have been thoroughly impressed with the caliber of entertainment this series has brought to our area. The concerts selected for a season vary in their nature from tenor soloists to ensembles to pop music groups, etc. Next seasons 6 concerts, for example, feature a five-member male vocal group performing music from the 60’s on,  a countertenor soloist, a classical violinist, a 10-member Motown group, a pianist providing an evening of Floyd Cramer (recently deceased)  piano music  and a chamber music trio.  Most concerts are at the Wenatchee  High School auditorium, a very comfortable venue with good acoustics.  Adult memberships for the entire season are $55.00 and are now available for next season.   For more information contact Arlene Jones at 509-884-6835 or submit checks and name/address information to Wenatchee Community Concert Association, 1530 N. Astor Court, East Wenatchee, WA 98802.

By: Jason Lundgren, Executive Director, Cascade Columbia Fisheries Enhancement Group

The objective of the White River Fish Habitat Project is to accelerate floodplain recovery and enhance in-stream habitat in the lower White River (RM 2-6), downstream of Sears Creek bridge, and upstream of the Little Wenatchee Road bridge. This will be ac-complished by installing vertical wood pieces in spe-cific locations where it is expected to collect and in-crease the retention time of wood that is currently floated quickly through the system. Due to historical (continue to announcement)

This event was started in 2008 as a way to get together, have a little competition with our favorite foods and have fun. We are going to have the Free Raffle again this year. All the raffle items are donated by friends, local business, and family. If anyone has items they would like to donate to the Free Raffle, it would be very much appreciated, it could be just about anything- hats, tee-shirts, gag-gifts, re-gifts, etc.

Host: Tony Loomis
Type: Barbeque
Date: Saturday, August 25th, 2012
Time: 7:00am – 11:00pm
Location: Lake Wenatchee Airport A.K.A. Rec-Club
Street: Chiwawa Loop Road
Phone: 4253445353
Email: lwcookoff@aol.com

HELLO TO ALL,

Attention- Cook-offers, Potluckers and Friends. We have had a lot of questions about the Judging and Entry Times and such, so we thought we’d better get the information out.

First and Foremost: This is an Open and Free event. Everyone is Welcome.

HISTORY:

This event was started in 2008 as a way to get together, have a little competition with our favorite foods and have fun.

If you want to come, you can cook onsite during the day, cook at home, or buy your dish from any store, restaurant, or business and bring it to this event.

NEW THIS YEAR you must bring something so that their will be enough food to go around or pay a fee.

We are going to have the Free Raffle again this year. All the raffle items are donated by friends, local business, and family.

If anyone has items they would like to donate to the Free Raffle, it would be very much appreciated, it could be just about anything- hats, tee-shirts, gag-gifts, re-gifts, etc. NOTE: It is just for fun and sharing.

JUDGING:
As with the first four years we will have 4 or 5 Judges, judging the Beef, Chicken and Pork. We are going to have the crowd judge the Chili, Potluck Dish and the Dessert.

The judges will score each entry as follows- Appearance with a score of 1-9, Tendernace 1-9, and Taste 1-19. (Taste has the biggest impact on the overall score).

Each person who shows up will receive 1 colored ticket when they arrive and can vote on which Chili entry they like by dropping their ticket in the bucket next to the Chili entry they like.

Each person who shows up will also receive 1 score card to judge the Potluck and Dessert dishes, scoring from 1-9. Score cards will be turned in after Dinner.

No one has to enter their dish in the competition , but they MUST sign-in if they want to try to win a trophy.

TROPHY’S:
There will be a trophy for each division. Best Beef, Best Chicken, Best Pork, Best Chili, Best Pot-luck, Best Dessert
Grand Champion- There will be a trophy for the person with the highest combined score, which may come from one or several divisions. You can enter as many divisions as you want to, but can only enter 1- dish per division.

ENTRY TIMES:

Chicken turn-in time will be from 4:30pm to 4:45pm

Pork turn-in time will be from 4:45pm to 5:00pm

Beef turn-in time will be from 5:00pm to 5:15pm

NOTE: These are approximate times and could change due to the unknown number of entry’s and the fact that we are doing this for FUN!

Chili contestant should have their entry out for tasting by about 4;00pm

Potluck and Dessert contestants should show up by 5:45 as DINNER is at 6:00pm

Free Raffle will be after dinner.

Trophy’s will be awarded at the end of the event.

We hope that this helps to explain this event, if there are any questions feel free to email us at – lwcookoff@aol.com

Come make this a fun event!

We would like more people to come and cook during the day (Starting this year if you don’t cook on-site your dish will automatically be entered in the Pot-Luck division.)We also want to start some tournaments during the day like Beer Pong and Golf Drives etc?

Regards

Tony

SPONSORED BY: A-RAE’S RV & BOAT STORAGE  15331 HWY 99, LYNNWOOD

Visit with District Staff about Fire and Prescribed Burning, Vegetation Management (timber) and a host of other topics. Have questions?…this is an opportunity to find the answers. Flyer

Per the forest service, under story prescribed burning will start on Tuesday May 8th. The complete press release can be found here: Natapoc_Ridge Prescribed Burn

By: Carol Pierce
Judy Knell, the owner/operator of “Judy’s Hair Place” in Plain (509-763-7010), is back at work. She was in a head-on collision up on Stevens Pass this winter after another vehicle crossed into her lane. Bruised and battered, she has fought back from the physical injuries and continues in physical therapy. However, her business was also injured due to her inability to see clients for a number of weeks. Now that she’s back in her shop working on hair, business is lacking. The driver that hit her was uninsured and it will take a lot of time for any settlement. So if you’ve been a customer of Judy, think about scheduling an appointment soon.