November 2017 Volume 23, Issue 11 Newsletter of the Community Cultural Center of Tonasket ANNUAL AUCTION THIS SATURDAY, OCTOBER 28! This year s auction promises to a smash! Our community has come together to bring you an array of wonderful auction items such as: Mariners tickets with dinner at Pike Brewery; a watercolor by Ted Moomaw; an autographed poster of Jack Black and so much more! Doors open at 4:30 and silent auction bidding begins at 5 pm. A hearty dinner of spaghetti and meatballs, garlic roll and salad will be prepared by Jerry Bradley at 6:00 pm. Dinner is $12 for members and $15 for non-members. The live auction begins at 7 pm with approximately 30 items. All proceeds from our annual auction benefit CCC operations throughout the winter. EARTHSHIPS NOVEMBER 7 AT 6 PM Whether you re interested in permaculture, off-grid living or sustainability, you ve probably heard about Earthships, the sustainable off-grid home made primarily of old tires, bottles, cans and cardboard. For a deeper dive into how they are designed and built and a closer look at the various self-sufficient systems of an earthship (heating/cooling, etc), please joins us for an informal but informative presentation on these wonderful sustainable buildings. The presentation will include stories and personal observations from various builds and a photographic tour of some of the custom earthship homes of the Greater World Earthship community in Taos. HISTORY SERIES CONTINUES NOVEMBER 15 at 6 pm On July 28, a pack train of 160 miners heading for the silver mines of Kimberly BC were ambushed in Tonasket s own McLaughlin Canyon. Join us a for a lively discussion about the historic build up to this event, how it unfolded and how it ended up affecting both the natives and new settlers to the region with James Moore and Carol Ogilvie. Snacks will be available by donation. THE CCC IS NOW OPEN THREE DAYS A WEEK! Monday 9 am to 3 pm; Tuesday 9 am to 4 pm and Thursday 9 am to 4 pm. We will be closed October 30 to recover from the auction!
Page 2 Newsletter of the Community Cultural Center 411 S. Western Ave. P.O. Box 664 Tonasket WA, 98855 (509) 486-1328 info@communityculturalcenter.org Regular office hours are Monday 9:00-3:00; Tuesdays and Thursdays 9:00-4:00 For info on building rentals contact Tracy Vance at (509) 486-0365 The purpose of the Community Cultural Center, a non-profit organization, is to provide a safe and cooperative multipurpose public facility to support the arts, education, recreation and other activities that foster family, community, environmental, and economic health; and encourage diversity, cooperation and tolerance. is published as a service to the members of the Community Cultural Center. Tracy Vance, Editor newsletter@communityculturalcenter.org Acceptance of advertising does not indicate endorsement by the CCC of the product or service offered. November Highlights Tuesday, November 7 Earthships with Steve Fardys FREE 6:00 8:00 Wednesdays November 1, 22 and 29th Dream Work Class FREE 6:00 7:30 pm FREE Wednesday November 15 History Series McLaughlin Canyon FREE 6:00-7:30 pm Thursday November 2 Blood Drive Noon to 5:00 pm Thursdays Poetry Explosion FREE 6:00-7:30 Begins November 9 The Work of Byron Katie class FREE 6:00 7:30 Thursdays November 16 Commodities Food Distribution changed due to Thanksgiving! Fridays Mountain Mama Yoga Class 12:15 12:45 Sunday, November 19 Tibet Discussion with James Moore FREE 6:00-8:00 pm Free Community Meal Sunday, November 12 and 26 at 2 pm Dance Free November 24, 6:30 pm Upcoming Events for 2017 Annual Auction and Dinner Fundraiser October 28 OHA Presentation November 3 Dinner at 5:15 pm, presentation at 6:30 PM 23 rd Annual Holiday Bazaar December 1 2:00 pm to 8:00 and December 2-10 am to 4 Elephants in the Coffee Screening December 17 $5 at the door 2 4 pm CCC Board Meetings Tuesday, November 21 at 6pm in the CCC Front Room All CCC members are welcome. Non-members may also attend, by invitation from the board. Draft minutes are posted in the CCC foyer. If you wish to address the board regarding an issue or suggestion please contact the CCC office to be added to the agenda. Board of Directors James Moore, President (486-1429) Jean Pfeifer, Vice President (486-0617) Sarah Gelineau, Treasurer (486-1412) Rob Thompson (486-1061) Sarah Kaiser, Interim Appointee (322-5031) Quill Hyde (560-9520) Brian Sanderson, Interim appointee (486-1803) Executive Director Tracy Vance (486-0365)
Page 3 Okanogan Highlands Alliance presents: Climate Vulnerability and Forest Management in the West One Stick at a Time Film Screening & Discussion For the last year, Kent Woodruff, a retired US Forest Service biologist from Winthrop, has been engaging people across the west in discussions about what we can do to soften the impacts of climate change. As our already dry landscape and water resources become impacted by climate change, this topic will be increasingly relevant to our ecological and human communities. Kent worked for 41 years as a wildlife biologist. He is concerned that all the resources we manage, including forests and rangelands, streams and rivers, roads and trails, sensitive plants, and our important recreation areas are all facing stress from climate change that increases each year. A new level of cooperation and conservation planning is needed in order to prepare for shifts in the intricate balance of ecological relationships. Now is the time to protect the biodiversity that makes our region so unique. On Friday, November 3 rd, Kent will share an independent film about the climate adaptation work that he has done with beavers, and the attempts of others in Washington to find some solutions to the impacts that continue to become more intense. Community members will learn what biologists are doing in the Methow valley, and the film will serve as a conversation starter to encourage sharing of thoughts about what can be done to make our landscapes more resilient to climate change. Event at a Glance When: Friday, November 3rd, at 6:30 pm. (Dinner benefiting the Community Cultural Center (CCC) at 5:15 pm, followed by the presentation with tea, coffee and desserts.) Cost: Presentation is free; dinner is $8 for CCC members and $9 for non-members; desserts by donation (benefit for the CCC). Where: Community Cultural Center of Tonasket, 411 S Western Ave Menu: Teriyaki Chicken over Rice (with a vegetarian option) Salad with Sesame Ginger Dressing Garlic Bread (Meal coordinated by Brian Sanderson)
Page 4 THE VIEW FROM THE TOP OF THE STAIRS From Tracy Vance, Executive Director It s been a busy few weeks here at the CCC! Our TheaterSports event was a resounding success. The troupe loved our audience energy and there was talk of doing it again. There were a lot of people that made donations so that students from the area could attend the show for free. The next weekend, we had great donations and the volunteers worked tirelessly to bring the fall rummage sale into being. Thank you to everyone who helped with these events! Have you been by the center lately? Our new look has begun! We are so grateful to have Bob Thompson doing this amazing project for us. We can still use volunteers, so please give me a call if you can help. We have a new, fancy grate on our alley window thanks to Bob Raymer! Isn t it artistic and fun? I m new to this community and I have been blown away by the kindness, diligence and generosity that I have experienced at our events. I am grateful to be a part of this community and I brag about how great we are everywhere I go! Do you have a story you d like to tell about the CCC s history? Maybe you have something to share about how your time here has impacted your life? I would like to feature these stories about the center in newsletters. I am open to submissions of any kind-typed, hand-written or shared orally so that I can transcribe them. Please contact me so I can include YOUR story! NOVEMBER CLASSES We have two on-going classes that will be continuing through November. The first is The Work of Byron Katie with Stef Skupin. Byron Katie s work has a simple, replicable system for freeing ourselves from the thoughts that make us suffer. These classes are in the back room on Thursdays from 6 to 7:30. We also have Dream Work with James Moore available on November 1, 22 and 29 from 6 to 7:30. James Moore will also be presenting a discussion on his recent trip to Tibet on November 19 from 6 pm to 8 pm. James will share photos and insights gleaned from this amazing journey! Poetry Explosion with Tracy Vance begins Thursday November 9 from 6 pm to 8 pm. This class will help you Connect with your deepest creativity through exercises and selected poetry recitations to create dynamic, personal poetry. All poetry created in this and the spring class will be included in a poetry anthology to be published by the CCC in 2018. The class is free but class size is limited to six participants. Please pre-register by calling 486-0365 by November 7. Finally, we have Copper Window Art with Bonnie Pleasants on November 18. Have fun creating these unique art pieces for you home with copper wire and items you collect. There is a $15 material fee for this class due to the cost of copper wire. This class is limited to six participants and is nearly full. Please call 486-0365 to register.
Page 5 HOLIDAY BAZAAR DECEMBER 1st and 2nd Mark the Date! This year s Holiday Bazaar is being held during Winterfest on Friday December 1 st, from 2pm 8pm and on Saturday December 2 nd from 10am 4pm. Applications are now open for vendors to reserve a space. Over 30 local artists and vendors will feature their handcrafted items. The front room will have ornament making or other fun projects for kids. Volunteers are being sought to help serve salad and soup or chili from the kitchen. Contact Sarah Gelineau, 486-1412, for questions or information. DOCUMENTARY COMES TO THE CCC DECEMBER 17 Documentary film maker and professor Dr. Tom Grant will be screening his new documentary Elephants in the Coffee at the CCC on December 17 from 2 to 4 pm. Dr. Grant was raised right here in Tonasket. He has won more than 10 national awards for his reporting, including two dupont-columbia Awards, often referred to as the Pulitzers of broadcasting. He worked 30 years as a journalist in television and newspapers before earning his Ph.D. at the University of Idaho. Dr. Grant holds a bachelor s degree from Washington State University and a master s degree from the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism in New York City. He was the Mike Wallace Fellow for Investigative Reporting at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor in 1997-98. Grant spent much of his journalism career in Spokane, Washington. In 1995, he won the George Polk Award for courage in reporting for a long series of stories about a group of people falsely accused of child abuse. Ultimately, 18 innocent people were released from prison. In addition to film making, he is a professor of journalism at Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College in Tifton, Georgia. Elephants in the Coffee shows how the growth of coffee plantations in southern India led to deadly conflicts between humans and elephants. Now these conflicts are forcing the world s largest land mammal into the world s largest cages. The screening will be followed by a question and answer session with Dr. Grant. Admission price is $5.00 and dessert and tea will be available by donation.
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