August 2016
Volume 24, Issue 8
The Center News
Newsletter of the Community Cultural Center of Tonasket
~ Back by Popular Demand! ~
The 17th Annual
Garlic Festival
Live Music All Day Long!
August 26th and 27th, 2016
History Park on the River in Tonasket
Festival Hours on Friday: 12-8
2 to 4
Garlic Classes: Growing, Braiding, Cooking
2 to 8
Beer/Wine Garden
4 to 6
Family Activities
 dessert walk  face-painting  dunk tank  gunnysack races
 hula hoop contest  water balloon toss  pie-eating contest
 prizes!
6 to 8
Dance to Music by North Half
Festival Hours on Saturday: 10-6 pm
11 to 1
Garlic Classes: Growing, Braiding, Cooking
12 to 6
Beer/Wine Garden
4 to 6
Family Activities
 dessert walk  face-painting  dunk tank  gunnysack races
 hula hoop contest  water balloon toss
 pie-eating contest  prizes!
See article on page 3
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The Center News
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
Tuesdays and Thursdays
9:00-4:00
For info on building rentals,
contact Valerie Braman
at (509) 486-0365
The purpose of the
Community Cultural Center,
a non-profit organization,
is to provide a safe and
cooperative multi-purpose
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.
The Center News
is published as a service to the
members of the
Community Cultural Center.
Sam Howell, Editor
newsletter@communityculturalcenter.org
Acceptance of advertising does not
indicate endorsement by the CCC of
the product or service offered.
The Center News
August Highlights
Mondays and Thursdays (except the 8th) from 6 to 7 pm
Zumba
Tuesdays and Fridays from 9 to 10 am
Pound Fit
Tuesdays from 10 to noon
Children’s Playgroup
Sunday the 7th from noon to 3
LFW School of Dance - Signup
August 18th from 6 to 8
Candidates Forum – Okanogan County Commissioner
August 19th at 6
Movie Night for Green Okanogan
August 25th from 9 to 11:30
Commodities Distribution
Sharing the abundance…
August 26th and 27th
17th Annual Garlic Festival
Please see pages 1 and 3.
August 26th from 6:30 to 8
Dance Free
August 28th at 3
Free Community Meal
Our Foyer Art Gallery
This month we are displaying
work by painter
Bea Alden
Sharing the abundance…
October 16th
CCC Membership Meeting
Save the date!
CCC Board Meeting August 18 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)
Sarah Gelineau, Treasurer (486-1412))
Janet Culp (486-2061)
Sarah Kaiser, Interim Appointee (322-5031)
Jean Pfeifer, Vice President (486-0617)
Rick Braman (476-3121)
Quill Hyde (560-9520)
Your name here…?
Executive Director
Valerie Braman (486-0365)
The Center News
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~ Memo from the Director of Tonasket’s Big Late-Summer Event ~
Garlic Festival Update
Submitted by Jean Pfeiffer
Edited by Sam Howell
The Garlic Festival, now in its 17th year, promotes the produce and crafts of the greater Tonasket area. Funded
in part by the Washington Tourism Council, it draws vacationers and locals together to experience some local
flavor and just have a good time.
As you know, we were disappointed to have to cancel the 2015 Garlic Festival, just days before the event was to
begin, due to the wildfires that were ravaging our county. We want to take this opportunity to thank the local
businesses who made sponsoring donations, the volunteers, and the vendors who prepared for the event that
didn’t happen.
Garlic grows very well in our climate and soils, and some exceptional varieties of garlic have been developed and
promoted by local gardeners and farmers. Garlic is so universally loved it is an enduring theme for our latesummer festival. Be sure to check out the garlic classes being offered at the Festival (growing, braiding,
cooking) and enjoy the garlic products offered by vendors.
CCC Members: Volunteers are needed for some tasks.
The Garlic Festival in the biggest event of the year and members need to pitch in to make it another big success.
Still needed are volunteers to:
 Take shifts running
o Beer/wine garden,
o CCC booth,
o Dunk tank,
o Buffalo’s food concession;
 Bake things for the dessert walk and to
sell at the CCC booth; and
 Help with advertising, such as putting
directional signs around town on the
event days.
Please contact Jean Pfeiffer 486-0617, or stop by the CCC on Tuesday or Thursday!
~ The cast is mostly chosen but there are still some tasks to be claimed… ~
Tonasket Community Theater Update
Submitted by Sarah Kaiser
The work chosen for this year’s production is One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest by Ken Kesey. Due to popular
demand the show dates have expanded to include a second weekend. Performance dates are now set for Nov
10, 11, 12, 13, 19, and 20.
The cast members so far are: Dayton Edmonds, Doug Leese, Mike Lynch, Alex Eppel, Trevor Rise, Dan Gratrix,
Rob Thompson, Scott Olson, Ken VanderStoep, Will Hughes, Nathan Cardenas, Marile Kunkel, Samantha
Rabenold, Jerusha Mintzer, Lisa Lindsay.
Stage direction is by Sarah Kaiser assisted by Doug Leese with special effects
by Mike Oberg and Eric Meehan.
We need assistance with sets, costumes, promotion, lighting, props and
more. Get involved by leaving your name with the front office at CCC, and
they will pass that on to Sarah.
This is one of the largest ongoing sources of funds for the CCC. As always,
we will be offering individuals and businesses the opportunity to become a
sponsor of the production. If you would like to be a sponsor on any level,
please call the CCC office for details.
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The Center News
Did you know…?
… the Red Apple Inn has generously donated a vacation stay at a Kauai resort…
Once again, Chris Zaferes has promised a week’s paid stay at a studio/hotel room for 2-4 people at Westin
Princeville Resort on October 1 – 8, to the winners of a donation raffle being held now. Tickets are $10 and the
winner will be drawn at the Garlic Festival. See the flyers up around town or check with the CCC office on
Tuesdays or Thursdays.
… our annual membership meeting is October 8th …
Please save the date!
… January is Membership Month …
Get ready… You will not believe this!
… our semi-annual rummage sale is September 23 & 24th …
We just keep having these sales because they are so successful! We’ll start taking donations in September.
… the next 2 CCC board meeting dates have been changed…
The August and September meetings will be held on the third Wednesday of the month instead of the third
Tuesday. Remember, these meetings are open to CCC members, and nonmembers may also attend by
invitation.
… yes, we noticed there was no July CCC newsletter …
Sorry about that!
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