Everybody who ever went to Bridgeport School (and their parents) and everybody who ever worked at Bridgeport School are being invited to an all school reunion Saturday, June 7, which is also Bridgeport Daze weekend.
Bridgeport Daze activities-the parade, the annual FFA barbecue in Firemen's Park-will be followed by a dinner for reunion participants at 6 p.m. in the Bridgeport Elementary School Cafeteria. Cost of the reunion dinner is $10; organizers are asking for advance registration. People who want to register or who want more information can contact Celeste Bush, (509) 686-5656 days or (509) 686-0319, evenings.
PATEROS
Apple Pie Jamboree meeting next week
Organizers of the annual town celebration, the Apple Pie Jamboree, will hold a planning meeting next Tuesday, May 27 at 6 p.m. at Pateros City Hall. All interested Pateros residents are invited.
BREWSTER
Kindergarten graduation next Thursday
Students in Connie Becker's kindergarten class will graduate with all the pomp and circumstance appropriate to the occasion next Thursday, May 29 at 7 p.m. in the sanctuary at the Community Log Church in Brewster. A reception will follow at the Glessner Annex.
The church is located at 501 West Indian Avenue.
Class of '78 plans reunion
Organizers of a 30-year reunion for the Brewster High School class of 1978 are asking classmates to register in advance. The reunion is scheduled for Saturday, August 23, beginning with a barbecue at 11 a.m. in the Wenatchee city park. Brewster alumni who want to register or who want more information can contact Jody (Mulloy) Lane, jlane2332@charter.net or Diane (Almond) Davis, run4rox@hotmail.com.
REGIONAL
Shoreline plan comment meeting May 28
Douglas County residents are being invited to comment on a proposed new shoreline master plan during a public hearing Wednesday, May 28 at 6 p.m. in the auditorium at Eastmont Junior High, 905 8th Street in East Wenatchee.
Bridgeport Planning Commission members will be on the panel; the shoreline plan update will set the shoreline development standards Bridgeport, East Wenatchee, Rock Island and unincorporated areas of Douglas County. Copies of the plan are available at Bridgeport City Hall, the Douglas County Public Services Building, 140 19th Street NW in East Wenatchee or online at www.douglascountywa.net.
Driver Safety class for senior citizens
A driver safety class for seniors will be offered Wednesday and Thursday, May 28 and 29 from 1 to 5 p.m. at the Omak Senior Center, 214 North Juniper Street, Omak. The class, sponsored by the AARP, will cost $10. People who want to register can contact the senior center, (509) 826-4741 or instructor Keith Davis, (509) 422-3787.
Weather spotter training scheduled
People who want to volunteer as "weather spotters" are being invited to training Thursday, May 29 from 4 to 6 p.m. at the Transportation and Land Services Building, 140 19th Street NW in East Wenatchee.
Weather spotters provide temperature, wind, cloud cover, barometric pressure and other weather data to the National Weather Service; those reports can't be duplicated any other way, according to a press release from Douglas County Emergency Management.
No previous experience is necessary; the training is free. Spotters are not required to have weather instruments but they are helpful, the press release said. Weather spotter reports are added to radar, satellite and other data and have enabled the weather service to issue more timely and accurate warnings in cases of hazardous weather events, the press release said.
People who want more information can contact Mike Dingle, Douglas County Emergency Management in East Wenatchee, (509) 884-0941.
The Methow Conservancy will sponsor a workshop for people who want to learn more about using plants native to the Methow River Valley Tuesday, June 3 from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Methow Natives nursery, 19 Aspen Lane near Winthrop.
Methow Natives owner Rob Crandall and other botanists will talk about native plants, how to spot and care for them, and their uses. The nursery is located about three miles south of Winthrop, about one mile north of the smokejumper base on the Twisp-Winthrop East County Road. People who want more information can contact the conservancy at (509) 996-2870, ask for Mary.
Canning gauge check June 4
Home canners can get the gauges checked for their pressure cookers Wednesday, June 4 from 12:30 to 3 p.m. at the WSU-Okanogan County Extension office, Room 101 at the Okanogan County Courthouse in Okanogan. Gauges can be dropped off prior to the gauge check.
Canning experts with the extension office recommend checking the gauge every year, since that's a crucial component of successful canning. An inaccurate gauge can result in food that is unsafe to eat, said Margaret Viebrock, an extension educator with WSU-Douglas County extension.
'Guys and Dolls' auditions June 7 and 8
Auditions for the Chelan Valley Players production of "Guys and Dolls" will be held Saturday and Sunday, June 7 and 8, at the Chelan Valley Independent School, 216 North Emerson Street in Chelan. Saturday's auditions begin at 9:30 a.m.; they start with vocal auditions, followed by script reading and dance. Callbacks will be Sunday, beginning at noon. "Guys and Dolls" is the story of what happens when a small-time New York gambler meets a girl from the Salvation Army. There are 16 speaking and/or singing roles, plus a chorus. There are no parts for grade school age children, however.
A copy of the script is available at the Chelan Public Library.
Producer of Merit applications available
Young people who want to participate in the "Producer of Merit" program at the Okanogan County Fair can pick up the applications now at the WSU-Okanogan County Extension office at the Okanogan County Courthouse.
All young people raising beef, pigs or lambs are eligible for the program, which is designed to strengthen the "knowledge, ability and skill as a feeder, manager and exhibitor of livestock," according to an extension office press release. Participants must meet all the requirements for entering livestock at the fair along with the program requirements, which include educational displays and community service. People who want more information can contact the extension office in Okanogan.
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