April Newsletter

Information Without Opinion
AROUND ASOTIN
VOLUME 4 ISSUE 3
APRIL 2014
HAVE YOU SEEN THEM???
The City of Asotin received a grant from CERB (Community Economic Revitalization Board) for
street furniture. In addition to 9 benches and two picnic tables we will be sporting 3 bicycle racks as
well. The City will be having a photo session to send to CERB to thank them for the funds for this
great addition to our community. These beautiful benches were designed by Andrew Tuschoff,
Graphic Design Specialist from LCSC (his father was James Tuschoff a former Mayor of Asotin). The
design was cut by Aqua Jet of Grangeville and they were fabricated by Randy Dean.
Come sit, chat and enjoy these unique pieces of art.
COME PARTAKE OF
THE ASOTIN COUNTY
FAIR & RODEO
CITY OF ASOTIN TO BEGIN
FUNDRAISERS TO SUPPORT
Pro West April 19th @ 6 pm & April RESTORATION OF MARINA
20th @ 2 pm
Local Rodeo Evenets: April 18th @
6 pm & April 20th @ 1 pm
Parade: April 19th 1:00 p.m.
Jake and Mary Schlee will be the
Grand Marshals
Come and support the City, Fair weekend, at the
concessions stand located at the Historical
Community Center..
Meetings
Concessions begin on
City Council Meeting 2nd
Thursday and will be open
& 4th Monday at 5:30 p.m.
through Sunday afternoon.
Fair 25th, 26th, & 27th
Hot Dogs/Chili Dogs
Cattlemen & Cattlewomen‟s BBQ
Baked Potatoes, with fixin‟s
At Bennett Pavilion at
Chips
4:30 p.m.to 7:00 p.m.
Cowboy Breakfast April 26th
Pop/Water/Coffee/Hot
Chocolate/Cider
6:00 a.m.to 9:30 a.m.
Pickle on a Stick
Popcorn
Lions Club Meeting 2nd &
4th Tuesday at 7:30 p.m.
School Board 4th Monday
of the month at 7:00 p.m.
Asotin County Museum
3rd Thursday of the month
at 6:00 p.m.
Asotin Days 3rd Wednesday of the month at 5:30
p.m. City Hall
AROUND ASOTIN
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Coming Soon: An Introductory Class in Spey Casting
Spey casting with two handed rods
has become an attractive fly fishing
method for catching steelhead in
recent decades. The method is effective because it 1) requires little
back space to develop a forward
cast, 2) it avoids wasting time making false casts and in some instances retrieving the running line,
3) facilitates long casts with little
effort, and 4) is very effective in
controlling the line for a proper
presentation of the fly. In view of
this rising popularity of Spey casting an introductory class in Spey
casting will be offered free to those
residing in the City of Asotin or
the surrounding area as part of the
City‟s ongoing program to provide
activities of interest to the greater
community. The class size will be
limited to the first five students to enroll.
Those that participate in the class can
expect to develop or extend their beginner skills by absorbing the explanations,
observing the demonstrations, and practicing various casts. In a simple step-bystep process, this three-hour class will
cover 1) Spey casting fundamentals and
terminology and 2) the underhand casting method as applied to both the overhead and Spey style casts. As time permits, some of the simpler Spey casts will
be taught to include their setups, backcasts, and forward casts. Students will
then practice these casts under the guidance of the instructor.
The class is scheduled to convene at the
Asotin beach on Saturday, the XX of
May beginning at 9:00 AM.
Bring your Spey casting equipment, protective glasses, waders, boots, full brim hat, and
rain gear. Limited Spey casting
equipment is available to loan
for those not having the casting gear. Those seeking to enroll or wishing additional information contact John Claassen at (509) 243-8958 or at
steelheadjohn@tds.net.
John Claassen has been Spey
casting for eight years and has
administered the Spey casting
instructional program at the
Idaho Fly Fishing Expo
(NIFFE) for three years.
ASOTIN LIONS CLUB EASTER EGG HUNT--SUNDAY 20TH 12:00 AT ASOTIN CITY PARK
Jake Gosse has been the medalist in the first two golf matches.
Congratulations Madeline Eggleston for being named KLEW TV Prep Athlete of the Week.
Douglas got his SAT score back and he did quite well. I asked him who he should thank and he said Mrs.
Beggs helped him a lot in English.
THE SCOUTS HELP OUT
Asotin School Greenhouse
Opens Tuesday
Tuesday, April 15th is the
first greenhouse opening of
the year. We have a great
selection of hanging
baskets, bedding plants,
geraniums, wave and easy
wave petunias, and
vegetable starts.
Always buy 3 get 1 free of
like price!
Scoutmaster Rick Isley,Boy scout
Zane Isley(12), Cub Scouts Tegan
Isley (7)and Owen Heley (7) smile
at the Lions Club April Breakfast!
To the delight of the 170 people who came to the Lions Club
pancake breakfast last Saturday, April 6, members of the Boy
Scout troop and Cub Scout Pack led by Scoutmaster Rick Isley of
Asotin waited tables, refilling coffee and bringing fresh butter and
hot syrup. It was great to see the boys in their crisp uniforms and
the photo shows their pride in what they were doing. Rick says
the scouts will be participating actively in the community, including helping in the Asotin Cemetery cleanup Saturday, May 17th.
He is inviting anyone interested in joining either the Boy Scout
Troop (boys age 6th grade to 18) or the Cub Scout Pack (boys 1st
grade through 5th grade) to contact him at (509) 552-9610.
Meetings for the Cub Scouts take place at the Asotin Methodist
Church on Mondays at 6pm and Boy Scouts meet on Friday evenings. The Asotin Scouts will have a booth at the Asotin County
Fair.
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MANY KUDOS!!!
Rick VanPelt built a sandwich signboard for the Fair, donating not only his time but also all the materials....and
then Joanne Stevenson donated her time and skills in painting it . Thanks to both of them!!!!.......and then Four
generations of Dan and Tere Schlee's family (JBARS Ranch) were spotted last Saturday again picking up litter from
Critchfield Road back to Asotin along Riverside Drive. In fact, the Grand Marshals of this year's Fair,. Jake and
Mare, were pushing the strollers of their great-grandchildren as part of the cleanup crew. The family picked up 37
garbage bags of litter. What a great thing to do for the town when we will be having all the visitors attending Fair
and Rodeo events the next few weeks!!....and then there is Rainey Parot, 14 yr old 8th grader at Asotin School,
who was spotted volunteering at the Asotin County Library and helping with book cleanup and repair during her
Spring Break. Kudos to you, Rainey! What a great town....makes us all proud, doesn't it???
FCCLA
Hi all- here's an FCCLA update from our WA State Leadership Conference:
Stanzi Hay ran for state office. Unfortunately, she did not make it. She did, however, place in the top 20 nationally for her Chapter Website and will continue to compete at Nationals. She also evaluated Promote & Publicize.
Julia Todderud earned GOLD on her Advocacy project and placed 3rd in the state which means she has qualified for Nationals.
Tommy Loop evaluated Parliamentary Procedure, Madison Howard evaluated Food Innovations, Alyssa Willis
evaluated Hospitality, Tourism, and Recreation, and April Bennett was a Room Consultant for Chapter Service
Project Review.
Congratulations Dirk Whitmore for being named Mr. AHS. Erik Loseth won the HE-Ley Award (1st runner-up)
and Cody Johnsen won the MAN-drus Award (2nd runner-up). Tyler Watson won the spirit of Mr. AHS. Thank
you to all the helpers, participants and senior girls for making this a fun community event.
The second grade classes have been studying space and planets for the past three weeks. We concluded our study
with the play The Little Lost Astronauts. We had a great turn out by family members to watch and encourage
their students. They all did a great job and learned lots! Way to go Second Grade!!!!!
CEMETERY CLEANUP MAY 17th!!!
The Memorial Day
Cemetery Cleanup will
take place in the Asotin
Cemetery Saturday, May
17th, beginning at 9 AM.
Bring rakes,
wheelbarrows, shovels
and clippers and
especially, if you have
one, a weed-eater!
Sandwiches and water will
be available and cookies
too!
Memorial Ceremony
The American Legion
Clarkston Post 246 will
hold a formal Memorial
Day Ceremony Monday
May 26 at 11:00 a.m.at the
cemetery, during which
they will install a new flag.
All are invited to attend
and participate.
Kindergarten Screening
May 1st and 2nd
If you have or know of a student turning 5 by
August 31, 2014
Please call Judy 243-4146 for an appointment.
You‟ll need to bring your student‟s birth
certificate, immunization records and proof of
residency.
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ASOTIN UNITED METHODIST WOMEN’
ANNUAL BAKED GOODS SALE
FRIDAY
April 18, 2014
9:30 am - 12:00
Downtown Asotin
Old City Hall
Atty Jane Richards Office
130 Second Street
Great Opportunity to get your
Delicious, home-baked goodies….
Pies, cakes, cookies, rolls, etc…..
For your easter celebrations!
See you there!
Happy Easter
These are the OVERALL winners at the Speech, Spelling, Math Contest in Oakesdale
1st group- Maia Dykstra winner in
Persuasive Speech
6th group- AaLea Kolb
3rd group- Terin Judy, Eliot Davis, and
Sam Dickerson winner in Impromptu
Speech
4th group- Madi Sharpe winner in Spelling
FFA
Congrats to the livestock and meats team for a strong showing on March 29 in
Moses Lake despite missing several students. The livestock team finished 5th
(out of 25 teams) with Chandler Teigen placing 4th and Brian Strobel placing 8th
individually (out of 140 members). Big "atta boys" to Sam Hedding and Hunter
Gordon for doing really well in their first event. The meats team was missing
four-year members Neil Landrus and Erik Loseth because of baseball. As it was
we finished 6th as a team (out of 12) and Chandler Teigen was 3rd high
individual.
MUSIC DEPARTMENT
All bands and choirs at Asotin Elementary and Asotin Junior-Senior High received “ Outstanding” ratings at
district music festivals in March.
Outstanding is the top score on the Southeast Washington newly adopted rubric. High school band even received one score of 80,a perfect rating, out of the two judges. One hundred and eighty one 5th - 12th grade
musicians participated.
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This article appeared in the Ruralite Magazine/Clearwater Power, written by Lori Mai
Recipe for Success
As a young boy growing up on a primitive cattle ranch in Cedarville, California, Warren Benner learned a valuable lesson
that would later help him become a resourceful Asotin businessman. One day, some pigs had escaped their pen. He and
his grandpa chased them back, then proceeded to fabricate a
homemade panel from discarded old boards and baling wire
so the pigs would stay put. “See Warren,” his grandpa said
upon completion of the task, “I just taught you how to make
somethin‟ out of nothing.‟”
The wisdom of that incident stayed with Warren through his
college days in Portland where he met and married his wife,
Teresa and both worked at Costco while he attended Western
States Chiropractic College. To help pay rent and make ends
meet, Warren managed an apartment complex and cleaned
unkempt mobile home parks. “I had just gotten my doctor‟s
degree, and there I was scrubbing behind toilets,” he says.
“But that was the sacrifice I made, because I had a family to
feed. We started from the bottom of the barrel.”
In 1997, Warren and Teresa moved their four children to
Asotin, to be near Teresa‟s hometown of Lewiston and take
advantage of the opportunities offered at a small school.
Upon arrival in Asotin, Warren says they “hit the ground running, and it‟s been a blur ever since!”
Although he originally transferred with Costco, Warren left that job and spent two years working construction
management until he and Teresa founded 2K Land Development, LLC - named for the year 2000 in which it was
established. 2K is primarily a property management and real estate development business that acquires land for the
purpose of building multi-unit residential complexes. “Everything we build, we rent,” Warren says, “so the best
bang for our buck is a multi-unit development.”
Boasting a near perfect occupancy rate, 2K currently owns over 50 upscale duplexes and townhouses in Asotin
and Lewiston, which Warren also manages. He theorizes that a secret to 2K‟s success is that a tenant can reach
him directly and isn‟t routed through a corporate property management company‟s layers of personnel. “When
someone calls with a problem, I say, „okay, I‟ll be right there.‟ Ninety percent of the time I can troubleshoot the
situation and fix it myself.”
In 2006, a commercial building in downtown Asotin became available on the market. Warren coveted it but was
unsure what to do with it. He and Teresa had always dreamed of owning a coffee shop, so Warren researched
whether such a venture would thrive in that location near the school, court house and post office. He randomly
parked outside the building, studied the number of cars and people in the area, and noted that as many as 500 folks
per day stopped into the post office directly across the street.
Warren then wrote a business plan and concluded that a bakery/coffee shop would make an ideal tenant. 2K
purchased the building; the Benner‟s hired an experienced baker; and they carefully chose a name based upon
people‟s penchant for daily routines such as drinking a cup of coffee. Soon, “Daily‟s Bakery, Deli, Espresso” was
in operation for coffee, breakfast and lunch.
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Cont. from previous page:
Warren then wrote a business plan and concluded that a bakery/coffee shop would make an ideal tenant. 2K purchased the building; the Benner‟s hired an experienced baker; and they carefully chose a name based upon people‟s
penchant for daily routines such as drinking a cup of coffee. Soon, “Daily‟s Bakery, Deli, Espresso” was in operation for coffee, breakfast and lunch.
Daily‟s quickly gained a reputation for quality products, outstanding employees and impeccable customer service.
Due to its rising success in Asotin, Warren and Teresa seized the opportunity in 2011 to launch a second Daily‟s a
few miles away in a prime Clarkston location. They affectionately refer to it as D2 and patterned it after the original Daily‟s (D1) on a larger scale. It opened to a steady stream of customers, which almost immediately created a
need to enlarge the original space.
Presently, bakers prepare gourmet donuts, pastries and baked goods from scratch each morning in Asotin and
transfer a supply to Clarkston, where a private coffee roasting company, Rivertown Coffee Roasters, resides on
site. While Warren manages the bookkeeping and supervises a staff of 22, including three managers at both locations, Teresa oversees the quality of product that is prepared and served to guests.
A stickler for using only the freshest ingredients, Teresa developed the menu to include a variety of delicious
soups, sandwiches and salads - such as the wildly popular chicken salad - based on her own recipes. “This is my
recreation. It‟s fun,” Teresa says of her role.
“People come in all the time from other areas who say they don‟t have anything like it,” she adds. They would
like to see us expand, but that‟s more than we want to do right now.”
The Benner‟s feel that Daily‟s does have considerable potential for the “right people to take it to the next level.”
“It‟s not a big corporation where pastries are brought in from an outside source, and it‟s not a fast-food or a fulltime restaurant,” Teresa says. “Daily‟s is its own little niche. It‟s a small concept that‟s big.”
In addition to managing 2K and Daily‟s, Warren and Teresa maintain a variety of professional and personal interests. They love spending as much time as possible at their homes by the Snake River near Asotin and in McCall
with their 9-year old son, four grown children, and four grandchildren.
Warren serves on the school board for the Asotin School District and is president of the Asotin County Fair auction sales committee. Teresa is involved in the community and enjoys healthy activities like running. Together, they
raise cows and pigs for local kids to show at the annual county fair. They also have chickens, a cat, a dog, and a
large garden.
FCCLA State Conference
and Nutritional Field Trip
to the University of Idaho