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Festival Entrance

Weekend Festival MapR Restrooms1 Festival Entry, First Aid2 Volunteer Check-In3 Discovery Hunt4 Gyotaku - Fish Printing5 Festival Sales Booth6 Sidewalk Chalk Art7 Costume Parade Area8 Salmon Storytelling Tent9 Creativity Corner Art Tent

10 Sardis Raptor Center/Birds of Prey Exhibit

11 Discovery Garden12 Recycling Station13 Exhibit Area14 Rolling Rivers15 Make Tracks16 Inspirations from Nature Art17 Main Stage18 Food Court19 Trout Viewing20 Arts & Crafts Booths21 Kayak, Snowshoe & Archery Demos22 Outdoor Recreation Exhibits/Stage23 King Sized Aquarium24 Fish Tagging Trailer25 Pedal Go-Karts26 Salmon Viewing27 Migration Golf28 Salmon Maze29 Native American Village30 Nature Trail

Publisher: Bill ForhanAd Manager: Carol Forhan

Editor: Ian DunnArt & Production: Annette Shacklett

Ad Representatives:Lindsay Timmermans and Carol Forhan

Writers and photographers:Leavenworth National Fish Hatchery, U.S. Forest Service,

The Leavenworth Echo staff

Cover Design:Based on the 2010 poster by Candice Dillhoff, which includes drawing by Grace Rodriguez

©2010 The Leavenworth Echo

Wenatchee RiveR

Salmon FeStivalo-FiSh-al Publication

Published by NCW Media Inc.The Leavenworth Echo

Cashmere Valley RecordLake Chelan Mirror

Okanogan Valley Gazette-TribuneQuad City Herald

P.O. Box 39, 215 14th Street, Leavenworth, WA 98826509-548-5286 • www.leavenworthecho.com

Directions to the festival

1 2 7 9 0 F i s h H a t c h e r y R o a d , Leavenworth.

Take U.S. Hwy. 2 to Leavenworth, Wash. At the west end of town, by the Union 76 station, take Icicle Road for two miles. Turn left onto East Leavenworth Road to the entrance on the right.

Salmon Festival Shuttle ScheduleSaturday & Sunday, Sept. 18 & 19

Departs Downtown

LeavenworthArrives Fish

HatcheryDeparts Fish

Hatchery

Arrives Downtown

Leavenworth

10:00 a.m. 10:10 a.m. 10:30 a.m. 10:40 a.m.

11:00 a.m. 11:10 a.m. 11:30 a.m. 11:40 a.m.

12:00 p.m. 12:10 a.m. 12:30 p.m. 12:40 a.m.

1:00 p.m. 1:10 p.m. 1:30 p.m. 1:40 p.m.

2:00 p.m. 2:10 p.m. 2:30 p.m. 2:40 p.m.

3:00 p.m. 3:10 p.m. 3:30 p.m. 3:40 p.m.

4:00 p.m. 4:10 p.m. 4:30 p.m. 4:40 p.m.

The Salmon Festival Shuttle will run from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday. The shuttle will stop at the town park in front of the gazebo and will bring you right to the front entrance to the festival.

Make it easy for yourself and ride the FREE shuttle to the festival!

For the safety, health and enjoyment of all Salmon Festi-val visitors, please leave your pets at home. If you need a place to keep your pet while you enjoy the festival please con-tact Leavenworth Pet Lodge for

accommodations at 509.548.4719 or at www.Leavenworthpet-lodge.com.

Service dogs are allowed into the festival.

Thank you and we certainly appreciate your cooperation.

Pet policy at Salmon Festival

2010 Wenatchee RiveR Salmon FeStival Sept. 1, 20102

We invite you to join us for the 20th anniversary of the Wenatchee River Salmon Festival, Sept. 18 and 19 in Leavenworth, Wash. Our focus is connecting people with nature. The festival has attracted thousands of people of all ages and cul-tures since 1991, for a unique annual outdoor celebration highlighting the return of the salmon to our Pacific Northwest rivers.

The surrounding forest and rivers are part of our lives and held close to our hearts and provide shelter and sustenance for birds, fish, countless animals, flow-ers, trees, and all of our Co-lumbia River communities. We depend on these same waters to provide electricity, irrigation for crops, liveli-hoods for fishermen, and a place for families to play, picnic, camp and hike. It’s the successful blend of people and partners, natural resources, science and education, an abundance of recreational fun for all that has built the Salmon Fest into the outdoor education model it is.

Our theme this year is “Fins, Feathers, and Family Fun.” A new and exciting menu of hands-on activities and “edu-tainment” gives visitors a special opportunity to discover and appreciate the complexities of the natural world surrounds them, and the opportunity to share the cultural

and artistic significance of salmon to all people. Need some ideas for getting your kids out-

doors? Bring them to Salmon Fest and we’ll get you started on some new adventures they will never forget! The two of us thank you, our Wenatchee Valley communities and schools, sponsors, volunteers and festival staff, for an outstanding 20-year run!

Join us as we head into a new decade of more Salmon Fest fun!

Corky Broaddus, Executive Director and Betsy McIndoe, Festival Director

The Salmon Festival orga-nizers would like to thank our spawnsors, community contribu-tors, volunteers and all those that have given of their time to support us. Without their con-tributions, this event would not

be possible.As we celebrate our 20th anni-

versary, we would also like thank our spawnsors and contributors throughout the years that have made the festival a favorite in the Upper Wenatchee Valley!

Saturday - September 18On the Main Stage11 a.m. - Dana Lyons - Singer/

songwriter with environmental theme

11:45 a.m. - Gene Tagaban - Na-tive American storyteller and musician

12:30 p.m. - Special announce-ments

2 p.m. - Cody Beebe and the Crooks – High energy rock n’ roll

3 p.m. - Reptile Man, Scott Petersen – Live reptile presentation

On the Hatchery Grounds (check at activity site for schedule)

Giant Salmon Tent: Storytelling by Gloria Roberson and Tracy Faulkner

Outdoor Recreation exhibits and demos

Watch Chalk Art being created by local artists on the sidewalk in front of main hatchery building

Animal Costume Parade Sardis Raptor Center Presentations

and DisplayAt the Tribal VillageOngoing – Drumming, dancing,

singing and exhibits1 – 3 p.m. - Cape Fox Dancers,

Native Tlingit dance troupe and Gene Tagaban, Native American storyteller and musician

Sunday - September 19On the Main Stage11:45 a.m. - Gene Tagaban - Na-

tive American storyteller and musician

1 p.m. - Dana Lyons - Singer/song-writer with environmental theme

2 p.m. - Announcements, Auction winner, Volunteer of the year

2:30 p.m. - Reptile Man, Scott Pe-tersen - Live reptile presentation

On the Hatchery Grounds (check at activity site for schedule)

Giant Salmon Tent: Storytelling by Gloria Roberson and Tracy Faulkner

Outdoor Recreation exhibits and presentations

Animal Costume Parade Sardis Raptor Center Presentations

and ExhibitAt the Tribal VillageOngoing – Drumming, dancing,

singing and exhibits (check for scheduled times)

1 – 3 p.m. - Cape Fox Dancers, Na-tive Tlingit dance troupe and

Gene Tagaban, Native American storyteller and musician

Saturday and Sunday ActivitiesGyotaku: Capture your Salmon

Festival experience in the same manner that Japanese fisher-men once recorded their daily catch, by making a fish rubbing (gyo=fish, taku=rubbing). After the fish is painted, paper is care-fully pressed over it for a color-ful, lasting print. Sponsored by Chelan PUD

Migration “mini” golf: Play a round of miniature golf while learning about the migration of salmon – it’s not so easy! Sponsored by Wilbur Ellis

Native American Village: In this village, you will have the opportu-nity to observe the First Peoples’ lifestyle in action, including bead work, basket making, the prepa-ration of salmon using traditional methods of baking and drying and drumming and dancing. Sponsored by Chelan PUD and Bonneville Power Administra-tion

Salmon Storytelling Tent: In this colorful 30-foot long nylon inflat-able salmon tent, hear Native American legends conveying the importance of salmon, wild-life, and rivers to their culture from a creative and imaginative storyteller. Sponsored by U.S. Forest Service and U.S. Fish and Wildlife

Salmon Maze: In this 40 by 40 foot barrier-free maze, experience the many challenges of aquatic life and migration when you discover yourself as salmon, hatching and struggling to survive. Meet preda-tors along the way as you go through the salmon’s amazing life cycle. An activity sheet is given to each participant to complete. Sponsored by Bio - Oregon

What’s Hatching? Take a guided hatchery tour by a hatchery employee and learn about the salmon’s life cycle, see live salm-on eggs, discover how fish are aged, and watch the yearling salmon eat lunch.

Eye to Eye with Our Local Fish: Gaze through the crystal clear waters of this large aquarium and see freshwater fish up close. Learn more about our local fish species with a “user friendly” identification process. Spon-

Salmon Fest Activities and Entertainment Schedule

Spawnsors make it happen!

Directors welcome festival goers

Corky Broaddus and Betsy McIndoe.

sored by Chelan PUDDiscovery Garden: Students from

the Cascade Discovery Program (alternative high school located on fish hatchery grounds) dem-onstrate horticultural practices in their beautiful garden.

Exhibits: Many agencies and orga-nizations in our community share information through “hands on” interactive activities. The Mid-Columbia Fish Resource Office, Wenatchee Fly Fishers Associa-tion, Audubon Society, to name a few that will be joining us for this salmon celebration.

Discovery Hunt: Kids can partici-pate in a discovery hunt to test their knowledge of our natural resources. Answer questions, collect 10 stamps and win a prize! Sponsored by Costco

Creativity Corner Art Tent: Express yourself by creating your own salmon art with glue, paints, glit-ter and a lot more! Professional artists will help you find your creative side! Sponsored by Big R Stores

Costume Parade: Everyone is invited to dress in colorful cos-tumes of birds, insects, wolves, and other creatures and “fly, hop, crawl, swim or walk” in a short parade down Chinook Avenue.

Salmon Run (Sunday only): Par-ticipate in our popular adult 10K run, or 5-kilometer walk, or kids can try the small fry race. All races take place in the beautiful Icicle Creek watershed. Sign up time 8 a.m. at the hatchery. Sponsored by Mt. Stuart Physical Therapy

Make Tracks: Create your own plaster tracks. Learn about the animals and their distinctive foot prints.

Outdoor Recreation Exhibits and DemosConnecting People to Nature!

Join us at the outdoor recreation exhibit area. Find everything you need to get started on a journey discovering the great outdoors. Presentations on kayaking, fly fishing, pedal carts, bicycling, hunting, snowshoeing, rod build-

ing and more. Get your questions answered about where to go, what to do and how to find it in the Cascades!

Chalk Art: Watch art come alive on the sidewalk with colorful chalk! Local artists donate their time to create nature related pictures. You can see it happen live on Saturday morning.

Inspirations from Nature: Regional artists exhibit their work and offer hands on art projects and workshops. Join them for some creative exploration and feel free to ask the artist about their own inspirations from nature!

Rolling Rivers: Find out what a watershed is. Set up your own watershed and then watch the water turn on and race through the “features” you have made. Hands-on learning experience for all ages.

Don’t miss the great food court, and arts and crafts booths.

See www.salmonfest.org for ac-tivities and entertainment that are added late.

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As fall begins to roll in and salmon start coming upstream, it is time to revel in our beautiful surroundings.

A perfect way to celebrate our watershed and contribute to its environmental health, as well as your own, is to participate in the 8th annual Salmon Run/Walk. This is a fun family oriented activity geared for all levels of exercise enthusiasts.

The Salmon Run is a coopera-tive effort hosted by Mt. Stuart Physical Therapy, Balance Point Health and Fitness, U.S. Forest Service, and the Leavenworth National Fish Hatchery. Held Sunday, Sept. 19, registration is from 8 to 8:45 a.m., with races beginning at 9:30 a.m.

For kids, the Salmon Run features a Small Fry Obstacle Race for kids 5 and under, led

by Frannie and Frankie Fish, and Sammy Salmon. The “small fry” can experience some of the barriers salmon face while running, climbing, and crawling with their fellow fry through the course. The next age group is the “Smolts,” a 1-kilometer race for ages 6 to 13 on pavement, over obstacles and through the fish hatchery.

For adults, a 5-kilometer run/walk is offered through the hatchery grounds, on trails

or pavement, that wind along the hatchery grounds, onto Icicle Road, and then back at the hatchery.

After the race, a prize drawing takes place following the awards ceremony. Many local businesses contribute to this drawing.

The Salmon Run is more than just a run. It is a community ef-fort of many upper valley agen-cies and businesses. The aim is to provide a good, healthy, and fun atmosphere for all ages.

Profits from the race are donat-ed back help support year-round outdoor education activities for the festival.

What a great way to kick off the last day of the Salmon Festival!

For information on the races call Mt. Stuart Physical Therapy at 509-548-3133, or e-mail Claudia at [email protected]

Come and join in on the fun, you still have time to train for the event!

Outdoor recreation is an in-creasingly important activity for kids and their families. Get-ting connected with nature and the outdoors is a priority of the Salmon Festival and its partners

and spawnsors.The 20th anniversary of Salmon

Festival will see the largest rep-resentation of outdoor recreation exhibits in the festival’s history. There will be more for families

to see and do than ever before. Kids will be able to participate in activities such as casting a fly, ride a pedal cart, shoot a bow and arrow, learn about local wildlife, learn personal safety, and much, much more.

The exhibits in the outdoor recreation area will provide a sampling of the kind of fun that can be had by participating in outdoor activities. You won’t want to miss the fun hands-on activities at this year’s festival. Please check the outdoor rec-reation site (or activity site) for scheduled presentation times.

See other pages in this publi-cation or www.salmonfest.org activity information.

Salmon Run is not just for runners

Smiles and giggles all around at the Salmon Festival. There will be plenty of recreational opportunities for all. In fact, this year there are more recreation exhibits than ever before at the festival.

Recreation opportunities abound

Did you know a female spring Chi-

nook salmon carries more than 4,000 eggs?


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2010 Poster WinnerOne of the unique aspects of the

festival is utilizing creativity, art, and community involvement, and this is applicable for kids as well. Since its beginning, the Wenatchee River Salmon Festival has held a poster contest, open to all north central Washington third grade students. Posters are judged on the basis of creativity, artwork, slogan and theme.

This year the grand prize win-ner of the 2010 Wenatchee River Salmon Festival Poster Contest is Grace Rodriguez, a student from Beaver Valley School in Plain, Wash. Rodriguez created the win-ning poster (featured on the cover of this publication), selected from 839 posters from 25 North Central Washington schools. The posters focused on this year’s theme “Fins, Feathers & Family Fun.”

Rodriguez’s poster is a major part of the “O-FISH-al” festival promotional announcements for the 20th Wenatchee River Salmon Festival, distributed throughout the region.

Congratulations also go to the 2010 Runners-Up: Rebecca White-hall from John Newberry Elemen-tary, Wenatchee and Joseph Long of Upper Valley Christian School, Leavenworth.

All winners receive specially printed T-shirts featuring their artwork, and their teachers receive certificates for art supplies, cour-tesy of McDee’s Art Center.

2010 Scholarship WinnerThe festival believes in support-

ing education, especially for those who are continuing their studies in natural resources.

The Nancy Duree Natural Re-source Scholarship is a $1500 scholarship offered annually to a North Central Washington gradu-ating high school senior, who is continuing their education in a natural resource field.

The scholarship is named in honor of Nancy Duree; one of the founding Salmon Fest Core Team members who believed strongly in helping local youth understand and develop natural resource man-

agement skills. This year’s recipient is Kodi

Jones. Jones is a graduating senior from Cle Elum/Roslyn High School in Cle Elum, Wash. She will enter Washington State University this fall with a major in wildlife biol-ogy.

Festival Director Betsy McIndoe said, “We are proud to honor Kodi with this scholarship and wish her the best of success.” Many highly qualified applicants applied for the scholarship, “Kodi was selected because of her academic record, personal essay, community service, recommendations and strong leadership abilities,” said McIndoe.

Local artist, Lori Aylesworth, made a special salmon image, using oil pastels, that will be auctioned at Salmon Fest. Proceeds will benefit the festival. Prints of the image will be available for sale, with procceds also going to the festival.

Inspirations from Nature features local and regional artists using several different mediums, including chalk art, like Steve Platt’s pictured here. The interactive exhibit allows visitors a chance to meet and talk with the artists.

Kodi Jones

Inspirations from Nature

Now in its fourth year, In-spirations from Nature will feature four regional artists demonstrating their art forms and offering activities for fes-tival visitors. The artists will explore art in the context of our natural environment and show how they are inspired by it. This interactive exhibit will give visitors the chance to meet and talk with artists, and will offer children the opportunity to make their own art to take home.

Heather Murphy will be presenting mini-workshops on nature journaling, Candice Dillhoff and Teri Zimmerman will offer creative activities, and Lori Aylesworth will dem-onstrate original oil painting and pastels, with works in progress. All artists will have examples of their artwork on display.

Students make posters, receive scholarships


We’re ALL over the web

By Chelsea GorrowStaff writer

Chamber member Bill Lynn says he

will, without a doubt, be out of busi-

ness in two years if Steve Demarest

continues playing amplified music at

his beer garden, Der Hinterhof. But if

Der Hinterhof cannot continue playing

amplified music at a decent level, above

57 decibels, Demarest says he too will be

out of business.Both sides were discussed at the Aug.

5 Chamber of Commerce board meeting,

which turned out to be a sticky situation

with the board caught in the middle.

But after 90 minutes of discussion, the

Chamber of Commerce decided not to

By Ian DunnEditor

The good news for the Cascade School

District is the enrollment doesn’t seem

to be declining as it has for the past 10

years, resulting in severe budget cutting

year after year. The bad news is, with

less support from the state, the district

is again in budget slashing mode for the

upcoming school year. New Cascade School Superintendent,

Steve McKenna, briefed the school board

on the 2010-2011 budget at a budget hear-

ing on July 26 at the school district board

meeting room. With $334,000 to cut out of the budget,

McKenna and staff did what they could

to whittle it down. In the end, he left the

budget $134,000 short of balance, hoping

the board and administration could pro-

vide insight on the remaining cuts. “I really felt like we have gone in and

worked the budget over and cut as much

as I feel comfortable cutting without the

benefit of the administrative team to sit

down and say how we are going to con-

tinue to streamline this budget so we are

not affecting the fund balance we have

at this time,” McKenna said. The goal for McKenna is to keep the

reserve fund at it’s present level. Unless

McKenna, the board and administration

can figure out what to cut, the $134,000

will come out of the reserve fund. He could have presented the board

with a balanced budget, but McKenna

felt that was not the best course of action

at this time.

“I could have come in here and been

more positive about what I think rev-

enues are going to come in at and given

you a balanced budget,” he said. “But I

really want to create a transparent situ-

ation where it’s just there. It’s is what

it is. It’s going to be a very challenging

year.”McKenna said he wants to work with

the administrators and board in a trans-

parent way to face some of the difficul-

ties facing the district to see if they can

come up with any solutions. When forming the budget, McKenna

said they underestimated reserves, look-

ing very conservatively at enrollment.

He also says they are overestimating

expenditures, all in hopes of not coming

up with any surprises down the road.

“This is really is a time of fiscal chal-

lenges and difficulties in the state,” he

said. “I think it’s a different mindset

where you get a balanced budget and

you monitor it and everything is hunky

dory. We are really now entering into a

By Ian DunnEditor

Sockeye season at Lake Wenatchee

came and went in a matter of days last

week. The season was only open for

three days, Aug. 1, 2 and 3. Even though

the season was a short one, it marked

a milestone for the fishery at Lake

Wenatchee. Typically, a sockeye fishery at Lake

Wenatchee would happen every four

years or so. But this is the third straight

year there has been a fishery. “We’ve had three in a row, and that’s

unprecedented for Lake Wenatchee,”

said Dave Graybill, the local fishing

expert known as the Fishing Magician.

“Obviously something good is happen-

ing. Good escapement over the dams.

Good ocean conditions. Next year, it’s

the fourth year of the cycle so it’s highly

likely we’ll have a season next year.”By all accounts, the sockeye fishing

was very good at Lake Wenatchee. “It was really good,” said Bob Stroup,

Icicle Valley Chapter, Trout Unlimited,

who was there all three days. “There is

still a lot of fish in the lake. Everyone I

know caught fish. It was good fishing and

the fish were in beautiful condition.”The fishing was so plentiful many are

thinking the season may be extended.

A season on Lake Wenatchee opens

when some 27,000 or so sockeye pass

Tumwater Dam. As the sockeye con-

tinue to trickle over the Tumwater Dam,

Graybill believes an extended season is

warranted. “It peaked at 3,000 fish per day. Now it

has tapered off to 700 per day,” he said.


Ray Laramie had an idea. And he donated $200 to get it started. Train passen-gers, who stop and lodge in Leavenworth, will get a gift pack of everything we always seem to forget on vacation.

“Last meeting, I showed a welcome packet that I thought may be put togeth-er,” Laramie said. “The packet would

be ‘Brought to you by the BVBA’ and

then followed by a list of sponsors and

then anyone who sponsors that packet

or helps sponsor it, would get their

name there. And I am willing to commit

the first $200 to that project.”A razor, toothbrush, toothpaste, face

wipes, and other items will be pack-

aged up and handed out, with a map

of Leavenworth and Bavarian Village

Business Association (BVBA) sponsors

included.“We had a great idea that was given

to us, and that was ‘Why do we not put in a disposable camera’ so people can take pictures of their trip? We’re talking about that and maybe buying them in bulk will help us,” he said.Laramie estimated the cost

to be between $1.75 and $3 per packet. The number of packets would be estimated, Laramie said, after talking with Mayor Rob Eaton about the train’s average number

of riders. During festivals, such as

Oktoberfest and Christmas Lighting,

the packets will likely not be provided

because of the sheer numbers of people

utilizing the train. But Laramie added,

the group would “see how it goes.”The packs would be free and

Leavenworth Shuttle and Taxi has

agreed to pass out the packs, Laramie

said, in exchange for their name on the

sponsorship list.“People love free,” said Bruce Lane


Need a haircut? Your nails done? Or a facial? Get all of this for the price of purely your dona-tion, plus shop at the neighboring yard sale, Saturday, Aug. 14 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The donations from both events

go to a local nonprofit organiza-tion, Africa Unveiled, founded by the owner of Blossoms Salon in Leavenworth, Marlene Blossom.

“What we do as a nonprofit is educate orphan children in Kenya, Africa,” Blossom said of the grass roots organization.

“We have put kids in school now since 2003. And not only has it de-veloped just taking orphans and putting them in boarding schools, now we have a school that has 264 children that parents are actually paying for their children to go to this school so it’s allowing us to bring our orphans home from boarding school so that they can grow up in their own village.”

To attend the school, the cost per student is usually $365.

One of those orphans, Bill Sa-woyo, has grown up through the Africa Unveiled school in Kenya, and some big doors have opened for him since then.

“A little bit does a lot and goes a long way,” she said. “One of our orphans is coming to the United States. Here’s a young boy that we have put through school that has had such a high grade aver-age that he got an invitation to the best school in Kenya and so for the last three years of his high school career, and the Ro-tary actually provided his high school income because it was a much higher cost, and he has now graduated and a woman from Outward Bound, a wilderness nonprofit organization, where they take a lot of kids learning to live in the wilderness, has

invited him to come. And he is the first international student that has ever won a scholarship to go there.”Outward Bound’s program

will be held in Mazama but his trip was delayed until this week, because Harvard University asked him to come to the oldest institution in the United States to be tutored for an upcoming ad-missions test this fall. If Sawoyo passes the test, he will receive a four-year scholarship.“He’s an incredible human be-

ing, and at 14 years old, he wanted to be a lawyer because there was no justice and he wanted to

be a doctor because he couldn’t handle how many babies die daily for ridiculous reasons and he has seen it in his own village,” she said. “Now he’s 19 and it’s been re-ally an incredible journey. What we’ve done as a community al-ready makes this a success story. Look at what it’s already done for someone. I mean, it’s a miracle, really. He has an opportunity to go to Harvard and that really blows me away. And we as a com-munity has done that. So all I can do is be appreciative of those who have supported this so far.”

Demarest, Lynn square off over noise ordinance

Cascade School District grapples with budget

Lake Wenatchee sockeye season

comes and goes, and comes againFree gifts to be given to Amtrak riders, lodgers

Fun at Kids’ Fishing Day

With brother Kaston looking on, Teyva Dilon of Leavenworth shows the fish

she caught during Kids’ Fishing Day last Saturday at Kids’ Fishing Pond in

Leavenworth. Some 30 kids attended. Prizes were awarded for the biggest

fish. Trout Unlimited volunteers were there to help the children.

take a stance on the noise ordinance,

which was passed and later vetoed by

the City last month. The Chamber Board

is asking Executive Director Nancy

Smith to attend tonight’s city council

study session, open to public comment,

at 6 p.m. and give a statement on behalf

of the chamber.“I’d like to make a motion that Nancy

Smith represent the Chamber of Com-

merce at the Wednesday, the 11th,

meeting with city council to discuss the

noise ordinance,” said Teri Miller, board

member.The motion passed, however, Lynn,

also a board member, and board mem-

ber Cary Sanger voted against Smith’s

statement at the meeting, while Board

Member and City Councilman Michael

Molohon abstained from the vote. Lynn

said he felt that by even remaining neu-

tral but supporting a task force it was

still picking sides.“This is a bigger issue than you and

I. This issue is bigger than us, Bill,” De-

marest said. “It will be here long after

you and I are gone.”Demarest attended the meeting, after

a discussion he had with Smith, where

she invited him to address the board

himself. He asked the chamber to take

a stance, given the ordinance will affect

the commerce of the town, and to ask

the council to form a task force, taking

meter readings at music venues in town,

before making a decision.“This noise ordinance would affect

a business like mine, it would effect a

business like Uli’s, the Festhalle, the

gazebo, the Munchen Haus, any other

place that has amplified music, either

live or recorded,” Demarest said. “I

think it involves the Chamber of Com-

merce because amplified music, either

recorded or live, is a form of commerce.

It does provide an activity for people who

are visiting here, it provides revenue for

people playing the music. We had one

act that came from Seattle and we did

an informal survey of our audience that

afternoon and there were 30 people who

drove over from Seattle just because that

band came to our venue to play.”Demarest said they are not just taking

tourism dollars at Der Hinterhof, but

are contributing to town by bringing in

tourists. He said he cannot live with a

57 decibel level, and if that is readopted

Africa Unveiled helps Kenyan man earn scholarship to Harvard

“I could have come in here and been more positive about what I think revenues are going to come in at and given you a

balanced budget. But I really want to create a transparent

situation where it’s just there. It’s is what it is. It’s going to be

a very challenging year.”— Steve McKenna, Superintendent

The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife re-opened the sockeye season

at Lake Wenatchee last Saturday. Anglers can expect the sockeye season to

remain open through the weekend.

Ray Laramie

Bill Sawoyo

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Piestrup Bros. design T-shirtsThis year’s T-shirt design was

specially created by local artist Spencer Piestrup for the 20th anniversary of the festival. Hav-ing grown up in Leavenworth, Spencer certainly knows what the festival is about. “This is my first year designing the artwork to be used by Salmon Festival for their T-shirts. I started out as a grade school child submitting my artwork in competition for the Salmon Festival poster design. And now this year I produced the original artwork for the fes-tival shirts. It is a great source of community honor and pride to be able to participate in Salmon Festival.”

Piestrup combined different aspects of the festival into one dynamic graphic. The T-shirts promise to be a big seller and collectors’ item.

Spencer, and his brother Phel-

an, will have the T-shirts available in a variety of colors, short and long sleeve, adult and kid sizes.

A visit to Salmon Fest is not complete without buying a festi-val T-shirt to remind you of the wonderful time you had here. This year is super special…it’s the 20th anniversary of the festival!

Get double for your money—not only are you getting a cool shirt, but your purchase helps students within our communi-ties. Proceeds from the sale of Salmon Fest T-shirts go toward scholarships for students in North Central

Washington communities, as do contributions from our Booster Club.

Enjoy this original 20th year design!

Short-sleeve Ts are $15 and long-sleeved T’s are $18


565 Highway 2, Leavenworth, WA

A Tule Mat Longhouse is the new prominent feature of the Na-tive American Village during this year’s 20th anniversary celebra-tion of Wenatchee River Salmon Festival. A longhouse, typically made with Tule (bulrush) mats for the walls, was the preferred housing structure for the Native Columbia River people.

This summer, WSU 4-H Eco-Stewardship Program youth worked with tribal partners and staff from U.S. Fish & Wildlife and The U.S. Forest Service col-lecting and preparing lodgepole pine to create the framework for the structure. The program

will continue with tribal elders teaching the youth firsthand, how to harvest and prepare the na-tive Tule reeds for weaving into mats. These mats will become a permanent part of the longhouse exhibit.

This year’s Tule mats are on loan from the Wanapum and other Columbia River peoples

and will be replaced with the mats created by participants in the Eco-Stewardship Program.

The longhouse has been de-signed to allow for easy trans-portation to other locations for various educational and cultural programs throughout North Cen-tral Washington. Chelan County PUD is a co-collaborator with WSU, with the hatchery provid-ing assistance with interpretive and educational content.

The WSU Chelan County Ex-tension 4-H Eco-Stewardship Program, in collaboration with the Leavenworth National Fish Hatchery, received funding from the 2010 Pacific Region Fisheries Program to create the Tule Mat Longhouse. This is the first phase of a three year proposal expand-ing the Native American Village exhibit.

From: Oregon Indians: Culture, History and Current Affairs, 1983, Oregon Historical Society Press.

The longhouse, typically made with Tule (bulrush) mats in the Columbia Plateau area, was the preferred housing structure of the Cayuse and nearby tribes. Interlocking poles of lodgepole pine formed a strong frame for the house. Two poles, stretched hori-zontally across the top, formed a ridgeline for the lodge and added further stability. The next step was to cover the entire structure with Tule mats. The lodges were warm in the winter and cool in the summer. In wet weather, Tules swelled with moisture not allowing rain to leak through. In dry warm weather, the Tules shrank allowing air to move through structure, cooling it. Dirt piled along the bottom gave more insulation. Several families lived in one longhouse, so there were entrances all along the sides. Each family had an area in the longhouse; typically their fireplaces were set eight to ten feet apart.

Native American Village adds Tule Mat Longhouse

Photo submitted by 4-H Eco StewardshipIt was a collective effort to build the Tule Mat Longhouse this summer, as youth from the tribe, and WSU 4-H Eco-Stewardship program worked together to put together the structure.

Photo submitted by 4-H Eco StewardshipThis past summer, the WSU 4-H Eco-Stewardship program worked with tribe members, and staff from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife and Forest Service to collect a prepare the lodgepole pine to construct the Tule Mat Longhouse.

Frank, Frances, and Sammy Salmon have been hugged by 100,000 kids since the festival began.


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The Salmon Mazeat the

Wenatchee River Salmon Festival

Scott Petersen, The Reptile Man

One of Salmon Fest’s favorite performers is back! Scott Peters-en, zoologist and educator, will present his cast of live reptiles and teach his audiences about the importance of all animals in the balance of nature. Scott has per-formed for over 800 schools in the Northwest and has appeared on Disney’s nationally televised “Bill Nye, The Science Guy”, Channel 5 “Evening Magazine”, KOMO TV, “Northwest Afternoon” and “Town Meeting”, Q13 Kids Club, and was featured in Ranger Rick Magazine. This is an exciting, in-teractive and educational show.

Cody Beebe and the Crooks

Cody Beebe and the Crooks are a 7-piece, progressive Americana band from Seattle. Formed in 2009, the group combines Beebe’s aggressively percussive acoustic

guitar style and the diverse mu-sical experience of a strikingly creative and cultured band. Cody Beebe and the Crooks blend rock, blues, and country with an artis-tic integrity that is intriguing and unforgettable.

Cody Beebe of Selah, Wash.

began his singer/songwriter career in 2004 when his song “Remember My Name” received honorable mention in the VH1 Save the Music Foundation song-writing contest. Also, Beebe won first prize in the 2005 Washington State University Acoustic Battle of the Bands. In 2007, his songs were featured on the syndicated Fox television show, Jackson Horn. He has released two solo albums, Verbs (2006) and Much of Anything EP (2008).

“Perfect for tapping toes and getting a dance on,” writes Chris Senn on Melophobe.com

Band members are Cody Beebe - vocals, acoustic guitar, Joe Catron - djembe, percussion, Greg Floyd - guitar, Chris Green - drums, Eric Miller- bass gui-tar, Aaron Myers - piano, keys, and Tyler Paxton - harmonica, banjo.

Photo from Pictoscribe bEYoNDthEWebYea at Flickr.comGrammy Award winner, Gene Tagaban, dances at Salmon Fest.

Cody Beebe and the Crooks

Scott Petersen holds a reptile

Wide variety of entertainment at Salmon FestivalGene Tagaban

Gene Tagaban is an accom-plished and gifted storyteller, actor, dancer, musician, trainer and speaker. Gene brings his tales to life with the use of tradi-tional flutes, drums and rattles,

dance and movement, and with impressive masks and regalia.

Tagaban’s programs empha-size the lessons one gains and how one learns to be a better person through stories. Stories are more than entertainment, they teach. Tagaban says, “The

spirits of our ancestors, who have much to teach, live in stories as well as in songs and dances. These lessons involve the role of humans in the natu-ral world and the importance of family and lineage in one’s own identity.”

Sardis Raptor Center

This is a rare opportunity to see a variety of some of our most fascinating birds, up close, while learning about their habitats and roles in the environment. A variety of live birds, including

owls, hawks, falcons and eagles, some of which are trained to the glove for “Hunters of the Sky.” All birds are residents of Sardis Raptor Center and have injuries that prevent their return to the wild.

Sardis Raptor Center is the largest birds of prey center in

the Northwest and specializes in rehabilitation of endangered or threatened species, includ-ing eagles, while continuing to provide emergency trauma care for all other species of raptors. A continuing primary goal of Sardis is to release fully rehabilitated animals back into the wild.

Cape Fox DancersCape Fox Dancers are mem-

bers of the Tlingit Indian tribes. Sixty members strong, they

drum, chant and dance. Perform-ing traditional dances such as the Dance of the Killer Whale and the Welcoming of the Chiefs. The Cape Fox Dancers wear colorful

fringed blankets, white fur caps with ermine (a small weasel) tails, and wooden masks of ra-vens, eagles, bears, and wolves.


Wenatchee River Salmon Fes-tival has awarded the 2010 Mary Ware Memorial Volunteer of the Year Award to Pete Peterson of Wenatchee, Washington.

Festival executive director, Corky Broaddus said, “We are pleased to announce Pete Pe-terson, as our 2010 Volunteer of the Year. Pete has been involved with the festival for almost two decades, and without people like him, Salmon Fest would not be what it is today.”

The Mary Ware Memorial Volunteer of the Year Award is

a special volunteer recognition named for Mary Ware, one of the festival’s most dedicated and special volunteers, who passed away in 2007.

Broaddus said, “One way we can say ‘Thank You’ is by hon-oring those special people who make a difference.”

Peterson was nominated be-cause of the many, various ways he has helped the festival—from helping create and build the native plant display and pond at the front entrance, demon-strating how to create metal

art to hundreds of students and guests, staffing and updating the First Aid Unit, to wearing a fish costume for hours on end. Broaddus added, “Pete’s an all-around ‘nice guy’ who just quietly completes the million and one details that need to be done.”

Over 400 people a year vol-unteer to help the Wenatchee River Salmon Festival come to life.

Salmon Festival has an annu-al attendance of around 10,000 people.

Pete Peterson named Volunteer of the Year

Photo by icicleriverphotography.com submitted by Salmon FestPeterson puts the finishing touches on metalwork that he made for a nature-inspired entry gate

Thanks to a grant from the U.S. Forest Service and a partnership with the Friends of Northwest Hatcheries, there is a new giant aquarium at the festival. Salmon Fest used to have a large aquar-ium, but it was privately owned and is not available anymore. The grant provided the means for the festival to obtain its own, portable teaching aquarium. The king-sized aquarium is custom built by Koffler Boats Inc., Eugene, Ore., is 33 feet long, has a depth of 54 inches and holds 2,050 gallons of water.

Come and look eye-to-eye with native fish species and learn how to identify fish, also learn about

their habitat, water quality re-quirements and more. A biologist will be on hand to answer ques-tions and offer more in-depth in-formation on our aquatic friends

and resources. Take a break, have a seat and

get a glimpse of what lives in the depths of the lakes and rivers of our watersheds.

That’s great you say, but what, is a GoPAW?

The Go Play Outside Alliance of Washington (GoPAW) is an energetic group of people who share a common goal of re-connecting youth and families with outdoor recreation and Washington’s hunting and fish-ing heritage. What this means to Salmon Fest, is the addition a new partnership and some new wonderful outdoor activities that you can experience at the festival.

GoPAW hosts events that encourage kids and families to enjoy hands-on outdoor rec-reation experiences. Member organizations come together to provide youth and adults with opportunities that communicate the relevance of fish and wildlife, habitat management, and con-servation in a fun way.

GoPAW teaches outdoor skills, stewardship, and ethical outdoor

behavior. This year, GoPAW is delighted to take part in the Wenatchee River Salmon Festi-val and will present three new activities that are fun for all ages. This is a small preview of the new partnership coming to the 2011 festival, when GoPAW will host a full Adventure Expo that is expected to draw thousands of participants from throughout Washington.

In partnership with the Wash-ington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) since 2005

supported by grants from the Weatherby Foundation and the Rocky Mountain Elk Founda-tion, GoPAW has sponsored Youth Outdoor Adventure Expos for school children in Yakima, Longview, Tri-Cities, and Lacey. In 2010, GoPAW contracted with WDFW to co-ordinate the state-wide Kids Fish-In program.

GoPAW is a ten-year-old, federally-recognized, 501(c)(3) non-profit organization made up of representatives of local and statewide outdoor recreation groups, educators, interested individuals and families, and liaisons from the USFWS and WDFW. GoPAW is funded by voluntary dues, grants, and donations made by individuals when they purchase their hunt-ing and fishing licenses.

For information about mem-bership, activities or becoming involved, visit their Web site at www.GoPAW.org.

Festival announces GoPAW!

New giant aquarium installed


1. Do “The Tour”, the Hatch-ery Tour that is. With over 170 acres, this is one of the largest hatcheries in the world. You’ll help feed the fingerlings, learn how fish “tell” their age and discover the incredible journey these fish undergo.

2. Stroll along the “chalk walk” and watch the beautiful and original Chalk Art being cre-ated by local artists before your very eyes.

3. Ready, set, swim (actually it’s a run)! Do the Salmon Fun Run, there’s an adult 10-kilome-ter run, or 5-kilometer walk. Kids enjoy the small fry race. All races take place in the beautiful Icicle Creek watershed.

4. Yummy!…don’t miss the delicious assortment of food available from Salmon Fest’s Food Court. From Kettle Korn to Salmon dinners, it’s all “yum” from here.

5. Be inspired. Gene Tagaban, an accomplished storyteller, dancer, musician and speaker. His beautiful masks and native regalia both awes and teaches us lessons about our role in na-ture.

6. Love the out-of-doors? Come see the latest in outdoor recreation activities and equip-ment. Presentations will be held throughout the weekend, from bicycles to kayaks and climb-ing.

7. Get up close and eye-to-

eye with the locals, fish that is….check out the 2,100 gallon Aquarium, stocked with native fish. You’ll learn how to identify the different fish and what their habitat is like.

8. Celebrate this 20th festival event with an original special watercolor print by local artist Lori Aylesworth. The artwork was created especially for the festival and is a collector’s item, done in beautiful pastel colors.

9. Tap your feet and laugh and sing as Cody Beebe and the Crooks take the main stage. The 7-member Crooks can be de-scribed as country, funky, bluesy and Americana, but perhaps mostly as roots rock!

10. Listen to world entertain-er, Dana Lyons. The singer/songwriter is best known for his dynamic performances and outrageous hit songs: “Cows with Guns,” “RV”, and “Ride the Lawn.” A global radio and web-hit star!

11. He’s Baaaaccck! Scott Pe-tersen, Reptile Man is a first class act with his cast of live reptiles. Scott has been featured with Bill Nye, The Science Guy; Channel 5 “Evening Magazine”; KOMO TV; “Northwest Afternoon” and was featured in Ranger Rick Maga-zine.

12. Enter the 30-foot inflated Salmon Tent and let the story tellers whisk you away into the world of Native American

legends about Coyote and other forest friends.

13. Are you a wise-old owl? Meet live, special, winged crea-tures from Sardis Raptor Center and learn how the “Hunters of the Sky” survive.

14. Go shopping! There are all sorts of wonderful nature inspired Arts and Crafts to choose from, and this year there’s a special piece of original art to be had.

15. You don’t want to miss get-ting the 20th festival T-shirt and other festival items that will be on sale.

16. Visit the Native Ameri-can Village. Follow the smell of delicious salmon, cooked the traditional way and listen for the drums and songs to lead you to this village located in a sacred spot next to the river. The Cape Fox Dancers return as special guests this year—don’t miss their unique and special dances.

17. Here’s a Salmon Festival classic! Get your brush and paint a fish. That’s right, learn the ancient Japanese art of Gyotaku and make your own fish print to take home that’s suitable for framing.

18. Fore! Try for a hole-in-one by playing Migration Golf. All ages enjoy navigating this unique course set around the hazards that salmon face.

19. Be amazed…that’s right, navigate the a-maze-ing Salmon Maze. A specially designed bar-rier-free maze that challenges you to outsmart predators and perils as you learn about salmon migration.

20. Do a “high five” salmon style with our mascots Frank and Frannie. They love to give hugs and they’re the biggest walking salmon you’ll ever see! Big and little kids love these guys.

This is just a small sample of the many fun things to see or do at Salmon Fest.

20 ideas for having fun…Dana Lyonscomes to Salmon Fest

Singer-songwriter Dana Lyons is appearing at the Salmon Festival this year. He is well known for his spirited performances and catchy tunes. Find out more about him at www.cowswithguns.com.

Salmon returning to the Wenatchee River travel 500-miles and over seven dams from the Pacific Ocean to get to their place of birth.


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The Leavenworth Fisheries Complex has been awarded $452,959 from the Bureau of Rec-lamation and the American Re-covery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 for a construction project.

The project, to be completed by Belsaas and Smith Construc-tion Company from Ellensburg, is for a second pollution abate-

ment pond at the Leavenworth National Fish Hatchery.

“The pond will give us more flexibility on how we treat our ef-fluent. The pond is used to settle our solid waste,” said Deputy Complex Manager Steve Croci. “The waste will enter the pond and be able to settle so it doesn’t go into the creek. Having two ponds will allow us to dry one up, go in there and scoop out the solid waste, and then put it to

beneficial use.”Beneficial use of the waste in-

cludes fertilizer for local farmers and gardeners, Croci said.

“Having two ponds will also al-low us to shut one off at different times and increase our retention time,” Croci said. “If you have two ponds it gives it a longer time to settle. It will increase our opera-tional flexibility to remove some of the waste products.”

The project has been in the

making for more than a year, before Complex Manager Dave Irving came to the area. However, Irving is caught up and ready to go with construction, that will take approximately 100 days and will begin at the end of July.

“This really helps us because it doesn’t come out of our station funds and it really doesn’t come out of the Bureau of Reclamation funds. It’s comes out of funding that was provided through this act, so it’s a real help for us to be able to have this pollution abatement pond to increase our abilities really to function better here and to treat effluent that we have. It’s a real plus for us,” Irving said.

He said they had these same kinds of funds for their intake structure, and if they could have somehow worked through some of the problems that occurred with that, it would have been a big plus, too.

“But in the process, it has to happen pretty quickly because they want the money back into in the economy, we have to have things ready to hit the ground and we were still not all lined up and we passed the date. So we’re glad to have this.” he said.

In May of last year, the grant was awarded to the hatchery because the hatchery’s need for additional pollution control and effluent water management has been on a list of needs for a

little while, Croci said. To ap-ply through normal procedure, he added, it could take three years or more to get it on the books. But the opportunity to apply through the Bureau of Reclamation and the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act approached and the Leaven-worth Hatchery jumped at the opportunity.

“What we’re essentially build-ing is a mirror image of the one that’s out there,” Croci said. “To get the funding the projects sort of had to be ready to go and this one worked out well because we had the designs and drawings. They just had to be tweaked a little bit.”

The site of the abatement pond also happens to be the site of an old gun club, which Croci said used lead shots. But the lead levels should not be a worry, he said.

“There’s definitely lead out there but it’s at such low levels that it’s not of concern in the work area where we’ll be disturb-ing. We’ve done several tests and studies and it’s well below what would be considered even the most stringent lead contamina-tion levels. But there are areas beyond the work area that are higher and we don’t know the complete extent of the lead con-tamination. We’ve taken some samples but we need to take more.”

New abatement pond now under construction

Photo submitted by Leavenworth Fish Hatchery

This aerial photo of the Icicle Valley includes the Leavenworth National Fish Hatchery and Sleeping Lady. A new abatement pond is now under construction at hatchery.



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