step into spring 2011

Supplement to

The Omak-Okanogan

County Chronicle

April 13, 2011

By Brenda StarkeyThe Chronicle

REPUBLIC – Garden pests eat,trample and otherwise kill gardenand ornamental plants.

So, getting rid of them is atopic of interest to most who workin the yard or garden.

Public enemy No. 1 is the deer,according to Master Gardener AnnMiller.

Republic gardeners have towndeer that are used to people andfear very little – a specialannoyance, she said.

Basically, anything that movesquickly or makes loud sounds willdeter deer, Miller said. But thosedeterrents have to be changedregularly because deer get used tothem and lose their fear.

An 8-foot-high fence can alsokeep deer out, and gravel aroundthe bottom of a fence is alsohelpful even with a shorter fence,she said. The deer don’t likeunstable ground, and gravel tendsto slide and move around.

There are plants that deer don’tparticularly like, but if they arereally hungry, they tend to eatwhatever is available.

There is also commercial deerrepellant, she said. And silverribbons blowing in the breeze tendto scare them off.

Rabbits are the second pests onMiller’s list.

Hardware cloth will deterrabbits, she said. Trapping them islegal, but releasing them may notbe.

Slugs get the No. 3 spot on herlist.

But they don’t seem to be a bigproblem in the area, Miller said.

Slugs don’t like copper, so ifthere are slugs, copper objects will

keep them away from a specificarea. Snakes are also good, andcan help turn the soil.

Next is the aphid, which willdestroy plants.

Slow release nitrogen fertilizercan deter them, or they can beeliminated with a strong stream ofwater, she said. Pruning affectedleaves or branches is anothersolution, but pruned branchesshould be burned to keep fromallowing the aphids to move fromone part of the garden to another.

Ladybugs are the naturalenemy of aphids.

These beneficial insects can bepurchased, but the trick is to keepthem from flying away, accordingto information from OkanoganCounty Master Gardener DebbieMorris.

If ladybugs were collected intheir feeding stage, they will stayaround if there is enough to eatand drink.

One adult ladybug will eatmore than 1,000 aphids, she said.The ladybugs should be releasedin the evening after watering thearea with a sprinkler.

Foods like simulated honeydewmixtures keep them from movingon.

The fifth pest is the caterpillar,the original eating machine, Millersaid.

But not all caterpillars are bad.It is important to be able to

distinguish the good ones that willturn into butterflies, Miller said.The bad ones can be hand-pickedand used for fishing bait.

Next up is the mole, which candestroy the ground underneathplants.

Moles also eat plants. Traps are the most reliable way

of rounding up moles. Someone

with a mole problem can find ahill or weak spots in the groundthen locate tunnels in that area,Miller said. The traps should beplaced in the tunnels.

The ground chuck, marmot orwoodchuck is another problemspecie.

Chicken wire can deter thesecritters, which seem to appear inlate April or early May.Commercial products are alsoavailable at garden stores.

Other pests are:• The Japanese beetle – it will

eat all plants, but an infestation isvery short term, Miller said. Handpicking them is the best way to getrid of them.

• The beetle bunch – insectsincluding squash bugs, cucumberbeetles and other hungry beetlesare another group. Millerrecommends removing them byhand. Use soapy water to rid thegarden of beetles.

• Squirrels – they usually seekfood containing liquids to quenchtheir thirst. A nearby water sourcemay help prevent squirrels frombecoming a problem. But if theydo become pests, try marigolds,red pepper and mothballs, Millersaid. Cats are also a squirrel’snatural enemy.

• Guinea hens are a goodanimal to keep around, if you livein an area where they arepermitted.

Miller recommends a flock ofthree — they love stink bugs andalso act as guard birds.

Gardeners who want to attractgood critters to their property can

try ladybug houses, bee houses,bat houses, butterfly houses andbee skeps.

A moist area will also attractfrogs and salamanders, whichdevour insects, she said.

Certain plants also act asattractants to bees and butterflies.The most attractive plantingsinclude brightly colored flowersand sweetly scented herbs.

Morris recommends gardeningpublications available at the localextension office or online atpubs.wsu.edu and informationonline at www.spokane-county.wsu.edu/spokane/eastside.

— 2011 Step Into Spring, The Omak Chronicle, Omak, Wash.

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OMAK – Call it fluff.Call it chub.Call it love handles.Call it whatever you want– it’s

there, and summer is coming.It can’t be hidden behind the

winter coat anymore. The time hascome to start getting rid of it.

So… Um, what’s the plan?If the plan is to lose 50 pounds

by June 1, it’s too late. Short of a fad diet, it’s difficult

to lose a lot of weight in six weeks. But “you can notice a

difference in six weeks,” MelodyWilliams said.

Williams is a trainer atEvolution Fitness in Tonasket. Ahealthy, realistic weight-loss goalis 1.5 to two pounds per week, shesaid.

Lydia Hamilton, manager atNorth Cascades Athletic Center inOmak, explained it inmathematical terms – each poundrepresents 3,000 calories.

If a person starts with a 2,000-calories-per-day diet andeliminates or exercises away 500calories, they can lose up to twopounds per week.

Sounds easy enough, right?“Take in less and do more,”

Hamilton said. Well, for a lot of people, it’s

easier to put it off until tomorrow. “There isn’t an easy answer,

and the older we get, the harder itis. But the older we get, the moreimportant it becomes,” said RobDezellem, the manager ofHealthbeat Fitness Center inBrewster.

Weight loss requires discipline,both in pursuing an exerciseprogram and changing diet,Dezellem said.

It starts with commitment. “Ideally you want to be working

out three days per week,”Hamilton said.

Exercise doesn’t have to meanregular visits to the gym.

“The simple thing to do is startwalking,” Hamilton said. It’ssimple, but it still has to be work.”

“The secret is working hardenough,” Williams said.

“Hard enough” will be differentfor different people. Williams saidtrainers use a 1-10 scale todetermine the intensity of physicalactivity.

People who want to improvetheir cardiovascular functionshould be in 6-9 range, she said.

(That’s working hard, but not sohard it’s difficult to breathe.)

“Your nine is going to bedifferent from my nine, but it’sstill a nine,” Williams said.

Any exercise helps, even if it’sonly parking at the back of theparking lot. “Make it a point towalk. Make it a point to move,”Dezellem said.

But even the hardest workdoesn’t help that much without aproper diet.

In fact, Dezellem estimated,“80 percent (of weight loss) is theway we eat.”

“Lean proteins, lots ofvegetables and fruit, wholegrains,” Hamilton said. “You can’treally go wrong with vegetables,”Williams said, adding peopleshould realize the body also needsprotein, found in lean meats, dairyproducts and whole grain breads.

If a person is eating enoughprotein, it aids in burning fat, shesaid.

Williams said people shouldpay attention to how much theyeat.

“Portion is a big, big thing forAmericans,” she said, suggestingdividing the plate into fourquarters, with one half beingvegetables, one quartercarbohydrates (potatoes, pasta,corn) and the other quarterprotein.

Sticking with the routine canbe the hard part, but when itcomes to exercise “people staylonger if they work out in groups,”Hamilton said.

There’s also the option of atrainer.

People who employ a trainershould ask for references andcertification, although certificationis not a panacea, Williams said.

When a person is talking topotential candidates, “you startwith asking questions,” she said.

Trainers are trained fordifferent kinds of fitnesscustomers – athletes, seniors,injury rehabilitation and weightloss, among others. The trainer’straining should fit the customer’sneeds and the trainer should beable to design a program thatworks for the customer.

Dezellem said whatever exercisea person chooses, it should besomething they like to do.

Experience is a good indicator;“nothing like that experience,”Williams said. “Kind of likedriving (instruction).”

Williams said there is a simpleway to tell when it’s all working:“Muscle doesn’t jiggle.”

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Manager Lydia Hamilton, Omak, and club members Karen Gilreath, FishLake, and Julie Martin, Okanogan, work the machines at NorthCascades Athletic Club, Omak.

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Firefighters check fire lines duringthe Fish Hatchery Road fire lastAugust.

By Brenda StarkeyThe Chronicle

REPUBLIC – Homes with fireretardant roofing and defensiblespace are much more likely tosurvive a wildfire.

Defensible space is a greenzone or large buffer of irrigatedvegetation surrounding a housethat helps protect the structurefrom a wildfire.

The recommended defensiblespace ranges between 30 and 200feet away from outer walls,depending on the slope of the landand vegetation type, according tothe Ferry County Extension office.

Low tree branches should betrimmed, dead vegetation shouldbe removed and continuous densecover plants and shrubs should bebroken up.

Another tactic is to use fireretardant plants in the landscape.

The Fish Hatchery Road fire,which charred 667 acres northeastof Republic, was also a test of afuels reduction program.

A Western States FireManagers program provided a 50-50 cost share grant to reduce fuelsin 400 acres of land.

Forest landowners providedlabor as their part of cost sharing,according to spokeswoman SarahFoster of the Type 2 incidentmanagement team for the fire.

Republic Fire Chief TomLindsey, whose firefightersdefended structures in the firearea during the initial response,said his men told him homes withdefensible space were much easierto protect from fast-moving, wind-fanned flames.

Although the flames rippedthrough a populated area,threatening nearly 80 homes, onlyone out-building was destroyed.

The fire was easier to fight inareas where there had been fuelsreduction, Department of NaturalResources Highlands District FireManager John Foster said at thetime. Firefighters can stand andfight a fire that stays on theground, as it did in the fuelsreduction area.

When trees are torching –burning to the top and fire isjumping from tree to tree – asthey did in untreated areas, thatall changes, he said.

Fire is more apt to spread whentrees are torching, especially inwindy conditions because bits ofthe burning branches can be

carried into a new area and startanother fire, he said.

Emily Burt, Ferry CountyExtension forester, who workedwith the Forest Service and DNRto promote and educate the publicabout the program, said shewatched the fire from a hill andcould tell which areas had fuelsreduction.

“It was really interesting for meto sit there and watch it (firereduction treatment) work,” shesaid.

In a recent study of the175,000-acre 2006 Tripod Fire,U.S. Forest Service and Universityof Washington scientists foundfuel treatments also helped protectolder trees desirable for timber.

Comparisons in the studyfound the Tripod Complex Firekilled more than 80 percent oftrees in stands without treatment,while in stands with thinning andfuel treatment 75 percent of treeswith diameters larger than 8inches survived.

Defensible space information isavailable from the OkanoganCounty Conservation District at509-422-0855 Ext. 127 or from theFerry County Extension Office at509-775-5225 Ext. 116.

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THE GREAT OUTDOORS –Local wildlife photographers havea lot of tips and suggested hotspots for catching that great shotof area fauna.

Photographer Tom Reichnerfell in love with wildlife and scenicshots when he first visited Omakfrom his home state ofPennsylvania in 2006.

On the way, he and a friendvisited Yellowstone and otherparks, taking photographs.

Reichner said his two-weekvisit in the Okanogan Valleyturned into a three-month visitbecause he couldn’t get enough ofthe area’s scenery andphotographic offerings.

“By the time I moved, I wastotally obsessed withphotographing wildlife,” he said.

That obsession turned into apursuit of publication.

“I realized that the only way Icould justify spending so muchtime at it would be if I could earnsome money doing it,” he said.

In the last couple years,Reichner has published well over100 photos.

One of his favorite publicationsis Ducks Unlimited – he has a fewshots in the 2011 calendar.

His portfolio also includes Deer& Deer Hunting magazine, and aChristian children’s publication,Nature Friend.

Some photos have been fromout of the area, but many comefrom the Okanogan Valley. His topspots vary depending on thespecies he’s looking for.

Looking for waterfowl? Try theconfluence of the Methow andColumbia rivers. Bighorn sheep?Head for Loomis. Moose? Searcharound Armstrong Meadowsoutside Nespelem, he suggests.

This region is well-known tothe Audubon Society because of itsvariety of birds, whichphotographer Heather Findlay isalso familiar with.

Findlay has been in theOkanogan area since 1996 and abirding enthusiast for 10 years.

With others of like minds,Findlay often travels to find thebest spots for the best shots.

Varying from season to season,Findlay said there are more than270 bird species to be seen inOkanogan Country.

Dedicated birders maintain theofficial list of birds seen each yearin the area.

Some favorite local areas are:Cassimer Bar, where the

Okanogan and Columbia riversmeet. It’s a great place for ducks,loons, geese, herons, pelicans and

other waterfowl. Cameron Lake Road offers a

variety of raptors, owls, sparrows,grouse and more.

The Chelan Ridge south ofPateros is a hawk migrationobservation area.

“The Okanogan area is verypopular with visiting birders, andmany people travel here especiallyto see particular birds,” Findlaysaid.

Findlay said all one needs forbirding is binoculars, a birdidentification book and the propersupplies one might normally takefor any excursion.

Any camera will do.Reichner said he sometimes

spends a whole day in the field, sohe packs plenty of food and water,as well as thermoses of coffee.

Because his strategy ofteninvolves hiding in one spot forhours at a time, Reichner includessupplies for creating a blind, suchas zip ties and camouflage.

He especially wears camouflageto hide from other people, not

animals. He has had shots ruined when

other tourists see him takingphotos, rush out to snap theanimal, too, and scare it away.

To take care of a camera,Reichner suggests bringing amicrofiber cloth for cleaning, amini screwdriver and sparebatteries. An extra memory cardor two is also a plus.

Maybe more than anything, thewildlife photographer needspatience.

Reichner said he often waits forhours before the right animal inthe right setting comes along.

“Usually, I am unable to doanything to get the animal to posecorrectly, but not for lack oftrying,” he said.

Findlay said she also makessure to follow the birding code ofethics: Respect nature and do notharm wildlife.


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Okanogan and Ferry counties have multiplefarmers’ markets for residents and visitors to enjoy.

BridgeportSometime in late June, the Bridgeport market will

begin its 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Friday run inFireman’s Park, at the intersection of 10th andColumbia streets.

Market manager Verla Groeneveld said she iswaiting to see how the spring goes and will start whenproduce is ready. She is also looking for morevendors, especially crafters and hot food sellers.

Groeneveld is inviting local musicians withoriginal music to come, play and sell CDs.

Interested vendors can call Groeneveld at 509-686-3875.

OkanoganThe Okanogan market kicks off May 7 and runs

from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturdays through October.Until produce comes in-season, most of the

market fare will be hot foods, crafts and “lots ofplants to get your garden going,” new marketmanager Julia Cousins said.

The market is in Legion Park, next to theAmerican Legion Hall, 860 N. Second Ave.

Last year, it had a peak of about 35 vendors,organizer Rick DeLap said.

OmakOmak’s market opens June 21, and runs from 3-7

p.m. every Tuesday through October at the CivicLeague Park at the corner of Ash and Central.

Cousins is also the new market manager for Omakand can take calls for both markets at 509-826-0457.

DeLap said the Omak market has about 15vendors with a wide range of fruits, canned goods,coffee and some prepared food.

A general meeting for the Omak and Okanoganmarkets will be held at 6 p.m. April 26 at theOkanogan Public Utility District auditorium, 1331 N.Second Ave. DeLap said potential vendors andanyone interested in the market is welcome to attend.

OrovilleMay 7 will kick off the Oroville market, which will

operate from 9 a.m. to noon every Saturday throughOctober on library grounds, 1276 Main St.

The market is organized by the Library Board,with members taking turns acting as on-site marketmanager, spokeswoman Barbara Pollard said.

Various handmade or homegrown items will beavailable.

Pollard said last year was the largest ever both forvendors and crowds.

“It was a very vibrant and active market,” she said.Tonasket

Beginning May 19, Tonasket’s market will be from3-7 p.m. Thursdays through Oct. 20 at Triangle Park,where Western Avenue and U.S. Highway 97 meet.

The Tonasket market is forming its own non-profit, coming out from under the umbrella of theCommunity Cultural Center this year, steeringcommittee member Steven Sweeney said.

The market also has a new Web site,www.tonasketfarmersmarket.com.

The market is the same, otherwise, except forexpanding its space to accommodate more vendors,Sweeney said. Last year, a peak day saw 79 vendors.

Market master is Matt Wells, who can sign up newvendors at 509-486-8803.

TwispThe Twisp season began April 9 and will close Oct.

29, running from 9 a.m. to noon every Saturday inbetween.

An increased interest led to new vendors last year,bringing the average to 60, with a peak week of 77,organizer Nancy Lince said.

Because of the growth, the market boardcontracted with the town of Twisp to use the grassyCommons Park next door to the community center,201 S. Highway 20, for more space.

A new web page is under construction to makeinformation and applications available online forprospective vendors, Lince said.

WinthropBeginning May 29, the Winthrop Market will run

from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sundays near the WinthropBarn off state Highway 20.

The market is hosted by the Winthrop Chamber ofCommerce and will enter its third season this year,organizer Joanne Uehara said.

The last two seasons have had good participationfrom vendors, with more craftspeople than farmers,Uehara said. Last year was larger than the first, andorganizers hope to draw even more.

“We are still in a fledgling stage, but there isenthusiasm for this market,” Uehara said.

Crafts range from bath salts to artwork to jewelryand more. Some vendors sell plants and starts. Acouple food vendors round out the variety.

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Shoppers search for goodies at the Okanogan Farmers’ Market last October.

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Getting gardens growingCheryl Schweizer

The Chronicle

OMAK – Seed catalogs startedarriving in January.

And since then, gardeners havebeen eagerly awaiting thatmoment when they could getoutside and get down and dirtyplanting, weeding and fertilizing.

That day is here.Ferry County Extension agent

Don Fagerlie said he alwaysthought it was impossible to growstone fruits in the Republic area.

“One guy, he proved me wrongand got a couple of peaches rightin Republic,” he said.

It took about five or six years ofloving care of those trees, but theguy got peaches, he said.

Unfortunately, the trees didn’tlast.

That’s the problem with raisingfruit trees in the high elevations ofFerry County, Fagerlie said.

Many varieties are susceptibleto winter damage and are frequenttargets for gophers and mice.

“Usually about the time theystart bearing, they die on you,”Fagerlie said.

Gardeners who want their ownwatermelons may be out of luck.

“We have a really hard timematuring watermelons aroundhere,” Terry Williams said.

Williams, Omak, is a landscapedesigner and graduate of theWSU-Okanogan County ExtensionMaster Gardener program.

In the Brewster-Bridgeport-Pateros area, gardenersknow notto plant until the snow is offBillygoat Mountain. In the Omak-Okanogan area, it’s the snow offOmak Mountain.

Gardeners don’t dismiss thatadvice.

“There’s definitely a lot ofcultural knowledge that I think isreally valuable,” Master GardenerMary Kiesau of Winthrop said.“It’s definitely handy to talk toyour neighbors.”

“That’s a corn-tomatoes-peppers kind of date,” Williamssaid. Tomatoes, peppers and corndon’t like cold; broccoli and peasare better able to survive chillyspring days.

Most seed packages have achart on the back, estimating thenumber of days it takes the plantto reach maturity.

In Okanogan and Ferrycounties, it’s a good idea to payattention to those charts, and pickthe varieties with shorter growingseasons, Kiesau said.

Fagerlie said gardeners inFerry County should add 20 to 30percent to those estimates in the

higher elevations to compensatefor cooler nights.

Gardeners can get a head starton Mother Nature by startingplants inside or a greenhouse.

Williams said people startingplants indoors need lights – thebrighter the better. Insufficientlight means wimpy plants moresusceptible to cold.

The soil should be around 50degrees to ensure plant survival,Kiesau said.

A gardener can check whetheror not the soil is ready by pickingup a handful and squeezing it,then tapping it, Fagerlie said. If itcrumbles, it’s ready to work. Ifnot, wait a few days.

Impatient gardeners waste a lotof time trying to work soil that justneeds a few more days, he said.

“It doesn’t take a whole lot toget there (to 50 degrees)” this time

of year, Kiesau said – a cold frameworks, as does a layer of blackplastic.

This is about the time of yeargardeners can start acclimatingplants, setting them outside for afew hours in the afternoon andbringing them inside at night.

Okanogan County MasterGardeners offer the benefit of theirexperience to others from 9 a.m.to noon every Tuesday andThursday from May to October atthe WSU-Okanogan CountyExtension Office, Room 101 in theOkanogan County Courthouse.

Plant and insect clinics beginTuesday, May 3.

Master Gardeners also attendfarmers’ markets in Okanogan,Oroville and Tonasket during thesummer and fall to answerquestions and look at problemplants and bugs.


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BARGAINVILLE – Attentionyard and garage shoppers!

With yard sale season startingup, sale-goers and sale-throwerscan have a much better experienceif they follow a few tips fromseasoned veterans.

Bridgeport resident June Pricesaid her tips for goers andthrowers overlap – the best yardsales are the most organized.

If a sale-thrower wants toattract a serious shopper, a sloppysign won’t do.

If Price drives by a sale, shelooks for neat piles andorganization – if things are tossedaround on the ground or piled onblankets, she doesn’t stop.

“I want to see a yard sale that isnicely set up,” she said.

She’s also less likely to buy ifshe has to ask prices foreverything, so clearly markedprices are important.

And to be fair to all shoppers,sellers never allow early birds,Price said.

When advertising in localnewspapers, list prominent itemsand give an idea of what a shoppercan expect.

“Am I going to go out of myway for a yard sale that says ‘lotsof stuff’?” she said.

If possible, Price said it’salways a good idea to hold a multi-family yard sale.

It’s worked for many years forSkyview neighborhood residentsin Omak.

Every year, neighbors holdtheir block-long yard sale.

Organizer Kendra Bartell saidnine or 10 of the 16 houses in thecul-de-sac join in every year.

Bartell said she sends out anotice in May to get the date set soeveryone can participate.

Advertising the sale is huge,Bartell said, noting many bargainhunters like the convenience ofparking in one place and walkingfrom house to house taking severalsales in.

For any sale-thrower, Bartelladvises being ready when thedoors open and the sale starts –sale-goers will be waiting.

An “Antiques Roadshow”watcher, June Konz of Republic isalways on the look out for thatgreat bargain.

As a sale-goer, she makes aplan before heading out, grabbinga newspaper and figuring herroute.

Konz said she typically plansher way to save on mileage,finding the biggest ones with theitems on her list and going fromnearest to farthest.

And she starts early, wanting tobe among the first to shop.

“You never know what youmight miss,” Konz said.

It could be the perfect gift orthat treasure no one knows isthere.

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Baby finds a soft place to play while a shopper sorts through piles ofclothing at last year’s town-wide yard sale event in Pateros.

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