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Joe Watt Canyonand John Wayne Pioneer Trail goodlowland rides for late spring

We have had a really strange spring as far as weatheris concerned! So, that’s why I’m going to take myreaders on lower and familiar trails. It could still snowin the high country, and even at this writing, there is alot of snow where I would normally go. We’ll start with a fun place to go that opens on May 1.That is Joe Watt Canyon in the L.T. Murray Recre-ational Area. I always go to the Joe Watt Canyon be-cause it is fairly close and it’s also on the Manastashside of the valley which usually means there is lesssnow! You can camp overnight if you like and there isyear-round stock water in the creek when you go

through the gates. Once inside the cyclone fence andgates, you can pick where you’d like to ride. There areno marked trails, but trails are easy to see. There arealso dirt roads (green dot) for riding. The campingarea is pretty open, so you can always see it or turnaround and let your critter “find” its way back to yourrig!

There is also a “Fun Ride” scheduled at Joe WattCanyon and sponsored by the BCHW Alpine LakesTrail Riders on May 15. It used to be called a PokerRide, but things change!

Directions:Drive east on I-90 from Cle Elum. Turn off at the Thorp exit wherethe FRUIT stand is located. Turn right and then right again atThorp Cemetery Rd. That’s the siding road that goes along thefreeway. Turn left at Watt Canyon Rd. and continue driving to theend of the road past a couple houses. You can park before thefence or go through the gates and drive into the meadow area tocamp. Please note that the L.T. Murray is owned by the Depart-ment of Fish & Wildlife and all of their rules apply. No parkingpermit is required.

The other place that is safe to go this month is any-where on the John Wayne Pioneer Trail. It is alsocalled the Iron Horse State Park. So, when you ridethere, be sure to adhere to all the State Park rules. Thebeauty of the JWPT (Iron Horse State Park) is that itstretches for 110 miles through some of the most gor-geous and diversified country in Kittitas County! Youcan pick the countryside you’d like to ride throughand access to the trail is easy. If you can legally park,do it, otherwise go to trailhead parking in your area.There is no parking permit required, but you do needto get a FREE trail permit when crossing through mili-tary land (Army West to Army East, about 20 miles.There is no one allowed to cross the dam anymore,but you can go to the Idaho border – first, you mustcall ahead and get the combinations or keys for gatesalong the trail. It’s also a good idea to remember thatthe only stretch that is maintained (facilities for camp-ing) is the 110 miles inside Kittitas County. You can goto any of the eight trailheads in our county.

Directions:All of these directions are for when you’re driving east on I-90. Amap will help you find them. The first is “Hyak” off of Exit 54 on I-90. The second trailhead is “Easton” and is off of Exit 71. Thenthere is the South Cle Elum trailhead which can be reached byturning at Exit 84. From there you can go to Exit 101 and reachthe Thorp trailhead. The next trailhead is off of Exit 106 (Ellens-burg West at the Kittitas County Fairgrounds) and then to the Kit-titas Trailhead which can be accessed off I-9- from Exit 115. Thereyou can go to the Army West (same Exit 115) Trailhead which is inthe desert area and requires a FREE trail permit at the kiosk onsite. Once you go there, it’s another 20 miles until you get to theArmy East trailhead near the Columbia River.

A funrepeat

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“Trail Mix” is a description of a Cascades area trail from the perspective of an actual user.

TRAIL OF THE MONTH

The Joe Watt Canyon is a wonderful place to bring your horse. Theterrain is diversified, with rolling hills, forest, ridges, rocks or norocks. And there is stock water in the creek. Janie McQueen photo

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“From My Hands to Yours”: This book is a really good for teaching

you and for training a horse. It’s writtenby Monty Roberts, who began his horsecareer as a boy. He used to gather up wildhorses and train them for riding (breakthem the traditional way) and then theywere sold. He then went to Nevada to helpcapture wild horses in 1948. There, he dis-covered so much about a horse’s communi-cation in the wild that he disagreed a greatdeal with the previous“cruelty” he had wit-nessed. So, Monty spent every chance hegot observing the wild horse, and developedthe “language of equus” that he has used totrain over 12,000 horses. Monty’s motto isthat he is always learning. “A good horsetrainer can get a horse to do what he wantshim to do. A great horse trainer can get ahorse to want to do it.”

The book, “From My Hands to Yours”, is wellwritten and has lots of illustrations and color(as well as black and white) pictures to helpwith your learning and Monty’s credibility. Thebook was written as a teaching tool and you’lluse it often, but, be prepared to really read this book fromcover to cover, over and over, because it isn’t light reading!You’ll learn so much from Monty’s book that your horse willLOVE you and you’ll love your horse!“I did not create my training concepts. I only discovered whatnature already had in place.” – Monty Roberts

Visit Monty Roberts online at his website: www.monty-roberts.com

“Hearts of Horses”: The “Hearts of Horses” is a novel written by Molly Gloss. It’s

set in the mountains of northeast Oregon and is about a girl,Martha Lessen, who lived during World War I. That was a timewhen women were just “coming into their own” because mostof the younger men were off to war.

Martha was probably one of the very first “horse whisper-ers” and prided herself in the knowledge that she knew howto “break a horse” without hurting it – unlike her father! So,she left home, riding her horse and she had two horses on alead rope while they were saddled with the tools of her trade. George and Louise Bliss are the first family that Martha cameacross on her quest for a job doing just that – breaking horses.In fact, there were a lot of gals that were now working

ranches and things that used to be“man’s only” work. Martha liked thatbecause she’d always been a tomboyand NEVER wanted to get marriedor have children.

It was George Bliss who had thefirst idea for Martha to ride a “circle”to neighboring ranches while shebroke their horses. “Well, here’s anidea I’ve been thinking up,” Georgesaid, “I was talking to Emil and W.G.[other ranchers with horses tobreak] and I told them we hadMiss Lessen here, breaking them tobeat the band.”

George figured that she couldeasily find work (she had alreadyfinished his two horses) on theother ranches and suggested sheride a “circle”pattern to theother ranches where she wouldtrade off horses to put “miles” onthem. She had 14 horses in train-

ing and rode to seven ranches. Shewould trade off the horses so they were ridden every other day.

Well, I won’t tell you the entire story, so I’ll suffice it to saythat it’s one of those easy reading novels that you wish wouldnever end!

“A Cowgirl Remembers When”: If you just can’t sit still long enough to read the other books,this book is ideal, because it’s chock full of short stories aboutthe author’s growing up years in Washington. There isn’t actu-ally a story over 10 pages, and that’s unusual. It’s written byDawn Nelson, who was raised on a cattle ranch in WashingtonState. I met Dawn at the “Spirit of the West Cowboy Gather-ing” in Ellensburg this year and she is a delightful person. “A Cowgirl Remembers When” is easy to read and you’ll lovereading about Dawn’s early life on the ranch and all of hershort stories are TRUE! The book is written in three sectionsso you’ll never get lost and is laced with a few real-life photo-graphs! It is also one of those books that you can put downand resume reading later, if you’d like. But, if you’re like me,you can’t wait to read the next story, so you just keep on withit! It will be a good one to read now that the weather is betterand you want to spend more time outdoors.Visit Gray Dog Press Bookstore to find “A Cowgirl RemembersWhen” http://www.graydogpress.com/bookstore/

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by Jim FossettChip’s a 17-year-old, quarter horse, a bay,

which, if you’re a greenhorn, means his bodyis burnished with reddish brown overtones,and he’s black around his mane, tail, earedges, and lower legs. But Chip’s more thana horse, he’s the trusted friend of a youngThorp woman who reluctantly, after the tenyears Chip’s been in the family, has to put him up for adoption.It’s a goodbye-thing, as you might imagine, bringing love and ne-cessity head-to-head in a battle where necessity wins.

“I’m 19 years old,” said Chip’s owner, Lacey Wuesthoff. “I’min college, now. I work in my mom’s soup factory and helpwith the family rafting business. In August, I’m headed for Chileto study abroad, if everything falls into place. I have no time.The best case scenario for me, would be to find him a homewith kids, but any loving owner would be wonderful.”

Because of a hoof injury Chip picked up on a ruggedmountain ride, an injury not unlike carpal tunnel, as Lacey’smom, Ninon, explained it, he can travel uphill – but he can’tget back down.

“Chip loves children. He’s very tolerant of a variety ofchildlike behaviors and he’s perfect for indoor and outdoorarena riding, and flatland excursion, which is how young rid-ers start out.

“We got him when I was nine-years old, from the Owensin Cle Elum. I rode him with the Cle Elum Pony Club, in thePeoh Point area.

“After I had him for a year, I never used a saddle, becauseI trusted him. Nothing can spook him. He’s calm and level-headed no matter what happens. Tarps blowing up in thewind scare most horses. Not Chip.”

Ninon, tells this story.“We went on a pack trip two days after we had him.“The second night we camped and then went up to a high

lake over a really steep, treacherous trail. Chip’s a small horse,

a little over 14-hands, and there were huge boul-ders and rocks in our way.

“As he was climbing, his back hoof slid andhe belly flopped on a boulder – legs splayed.He couldn’t reach the ground.

“The kicker is, where most horses would havepanicked – Chip didn’t. He just regained his foot-ing, got back up, and calmly moved to the trail.

“He’s the kind of horse that’ll ride three miles up a hill,letting me grab his tail so I can get up the hill behind him.

“I dunno. I just feel like he’s our best horse.”Ninon went on to tell another story characterizing what

it is about Chip that makes it difficult for the family to partwith him.

“Above Wenatchee, I was off Chip, leading him, makingour way down this really steep cut.

“At one point he was moving faster than I was, so ratherthan trample me, he lowered his head and literally pickedme up with his snout to gently move me out of the way. Thenhe went ahead of me and kept on going.

“I just stood there at the side of the trail, stunned an ani-mal would do something like that. None of my other horseswould have done that.”

Chip was Lacey’s first big horse and the two quickly be-came best friends.

“Early on I could ride him backwards, and I was smallerthen, so he would put his head down, pick me up, and letme slide down to his back.

“You know, most horses get their share of bumps andbruises, cuts and scrapes over a lifetime, but Chip’s shownthis amazing amount of tolerance for all that.

“Like I said, his tolerance bridges to young children. As akid, I remember having friends of every sort over to thehouse to play with him. They’d jump on him, run under him,pull his tail, and he put up with it all, loving the contact.

“Yes. I’ll truly miss him. We all will.”

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HOW DO YOU SAY GOODBYE to some-one you’ve loved – and trusted – thebetter part of your childhood? LaceyWuesthoff brushes quarter horse Chip– trusted friend of an entire Thorpfamily, who isn’t exactly your normalhorse, as Lacey will tell you. As willmom, Ninon. Jim Fossett photo

Sayin’ goodbye

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by Nola Forster,WSU Extension Master Gardener

If you ask urban gardeners about horses and gardens theymight imagine a horse standing in the middle of the veg-etable garden nibbling the parsley or maybe stripping fruitand leaves off the backyard apple tree. They would sayhorses and gardens don’t mix. So I went to my friend BarbYoung, owner of Fourteen Carrot Farm in Ellensburg. Barbis a Horsewoman Extraordinaire and a Kittitas County Mas-ter Gardener; she would say a complete garden should al-ways have taste treats and forage for the horses.

Research trials indicate horses crave variety. It turns outthat horses have quite discerning palates with a wide rangeof taste preferences. Barb referred me to an article writtenby Tracy Williams who, along with Deborah Goodwin PhDand a team of British researchers, conducted taste test trialson a number of horses.

According to Goodwin many horses experience “dietarymonotony” through domestication. If you watch horses in thewild they will consume up to 50 types of forage as they roamand graze. The team tested 15 flavors historically and currentlyused to flavor horse feeds all over the world. The top two fa-vorites are fenugreek and bananas followed by cherry, rose-mary, cumin, carrot, peppermint and oregano in that order.

Fenugreek you say? Trigonella foenum is a member ofthe bean family and is traditionally used to flavor Indian cur-ries and other foreign dishes. Fenugreek is an annual herbgrown as a spice, a leafy vegetable and for forage. It growsabout 2 feet tall, has 3-part leaves that resemble clover andwhite to purple pea-like flowers that become long slendergreen pods in late summer.

If you’d like to grow fenugreek, plant seeds in full sunwith well-drained, organically rich soil and regular water.Plants fruit about 4 months after germination. Dig up the

whole plant and hang it upsidedown to dry. The leaves are com-monly used dried and the seedshave a maple or vanilla taste andshould be stored in an airtightcontainer after harvesting.

Bananas are rich in potassiumand high in energy, they don’tgrow in our climate zone but inother countries they are a staplehorse treat like apples and car-rots are in the United States.Cherries and apples, however,

grow happily in Kittitas County. If you plan to give cherriesto horses though, be sure to remove the pits and stems first.Barb reminds me that, as with any change in diet, proceedvery gradually.

Orchard trees grow best in deep, well-drained soils. Theyneed at least 4 feet of soil above any impenetrable layers orwater table to give them adequate root development. Fruittrees require full sun and regular water, especially when thetrees are young, their roots are not developed enough to ab-sorb much water at a time.

In the Herb GardenCumin is also an annual grown from seed, but it requires

a long hot summer and is mostly grown in Mediterranean cli-mates; but rosemary, peppermint and oregano are herbscommonly grown our area. All are considered perennials,but in our climate zone rosemary must be brought indoorsduring the winter to survive.

Buy rosemary transplants in the spring and it will growfast in our hot summer sun and provide a harvest of rose-mary leaves until the first hard freeze. Rosemary grows inpoor to moderately fertile soil; it requires full sun and well-drained soil.

Oregano majoricum, also called hardy marjoram and Ital-ian oregano, is a short-lived perennial. It grows in poor tomoderately fertile soil. It also likes alkaline soil, which wemostly have east of the Cascades. Plant in full sun with well-drained soil; do not let the roots sit in wet conditions. Inearly spring trim old flowered stems clear to the ground.

Mentha piperita or Peppermint grows in sun to partshade, spreading rapidly by underground stolens and it

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Gardensfor

Horses?BARB YOUNG of Fourteen CarrotFarm in Ellensburg, who is also aMaster Gardener, believes ingrowing horse munchies in hergarden. She practices “carrotstretches” with her horse Donny,an exercise that helps with mus-cle tone. Young dips her carrotsin fenugreek powder for an extraflavor boost for Donny. Fenu-greek is one of the two top fla-vors that horse like.

Nola Forster photo

attracts bees. Grow from cuttings, as it will not breed truefrom seed. Locate peppermint in rich, moist soil and give itregular deep watering; add moisture retaining compost tothe growing area. It will live happily around ponds or foun-tains. It can become invasive but it can be grown in con-tainers to restrict spread.

Speaking of ContainersBarb has obtained several large barrels and plans to grow

a variety of herbs that she knows her horses like and somethey might like. Calendula for example, sometimes calledpot marigold (although it isn’t really a marigold), has beauti-ful yellow and orange flowers. We use it to decorate homesalads, but it is also good for horses because it has anti-in-flammatory and anti-fungal properties; it helps with diges-tive inflammation and it also aids in skin problems.

When the herbs are large enough to withstand some nib-bling, she will place them just within reach of the horses, onthe other side of the fence. So they won’t pull the plants outby the roots she will try anchoring chicken wire in the potsso the plants will grow through it and only the tops will beavailable to the horses.

Carrot StretchesOK, now to carrots – a treat for horses we all can relate

to. Barb dips her carrot in fenugreek powder to give it anextra flavor burst. She tells me that “in the industry” it’s acommon practice to urge the horse to stretch the head forthat special carrot treat to help keep muscles toned, just likehuman athletes do before a workout. It is especially goodfor old or injured horses that don’t get the exercise that theyshould. In the photo Barb shows carrot stretches with herbeige buckskin named “Don Bunnell,”grandson of “Doc Bar,”whom she lovingly calls Donny.

Carrots are a cool season crop; grow in full sun on light,stone free and fertile soil. Rake the soil until the soil particlesare fine before sowing the seeds; they will grow straight ifthey don’t have to bend around objects. Carrots need verylow nitrogen levels so don’t rotate the crop to where peasgrew the prior year; peas and legumes fix nitrogen in the soilso that’s where your beets and potatoes might go.

While we are talking about the vegetable garden, if yougrow a cover crop a good one to grow in fall is buckwheat.

Buckwheat is an antioxidant and for grazing horses it’s a richsource of calcium, potassium, magnesium and iron that helpsbuild blood cells. You can share the buckwheat with thehorses and turn the rest under to build up the soil for plant-ing the vegetable garden following year.

The End ProductWe can’t talk about horses and all the good things to feed

them unless we address what comes out – horse manure.Here is where gardeners everywhere perk up and also mayexperience a twinge of envy of their farmer-gardenerfriends. Composted horse manure, if managed correctly, canbe a wonderful addition to the garden soil; it will build goodsoil structure and texture, and increase the soil’s moistureholding capacity. Be sure to locate your compost pile awayfrom nearby streams, ditches, wetlands and residences so ni-trates that leach out of the pile will not leak into ground orsurface water.

A well-managed compost pile will reach temperatureshigh enough to kill fly eggs and larvae as well as parasitesand bacteria and weed seeds in manure. Your pile should beat least 3 feet high to get to those temperatures. Be carefulnot to overheat the pile, temperatures over 160 F may alsodestroy the beneficial organisms needed for decomposition.

Next, keep up good airflow, if your pile is very large youmay need a tractor to turn the pile at regular intervals, espe-cially during the first weeks after building the pile.

Moisture must be managed as well. Heat and airflow gen-erated during composting and our hot summer sun can evap-orate water quickly. Water it down with a garden hose whenyou turn the pile. If it becomes too wet during the short rainyseason turn the pile and cover it with a tarp until it quits rain-ing. If the pile gets too wet it will become heavy and com-pacted, smell bad and slow the decomposition process.Check it by taking a handful from the middle of the pile andsqueezing it. It should feel like a damp wrung-out sponge.

For your gardening questions contact the WSU MasterGardener offices anytime and a Master Gardener will returnyour call. The Diagnostic Clinic is open May through Sep-tember, Tuesdays 11:30 am - 2:30 pm at the WSU ExtensionOffice, 507 Nanum Rm. 2, Ellensburg; Phone: (509) 962-7507Upper County Toll Free: (509) 674-2584.

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her parents bought 150 acres of land overlooking the Tean-away River in Cle Elum, for the equine facility they later built.Shannon’s mom, Barb King, LOVES everything that has to dowith the Middle Ages, and because Shannon’s folks actuallyown the place, it was natural for it to be called something likeDragonwood (dragon was for the middle ages – wood was be-cause the property is in the woods). In fact, when, as a family,they used to camp on the property before the horse facilitywas built, Shannon (only thirteen years old) and her momwould unload their horses and ride, pretending they werefrom that era and play Middle Ages games on horseback!

Today, Shannon is a John Lyons schooled horse trainer. Sheis truly a horse communicator and believes in training people(horse owners) as well as their horses. She takes studentsthrough her Horse2Human® courses with the ease of a pro-fessional. Participants are expected to do the classroom aswell as the round pen work, whether they are horse owners,or training with one of her horses.

Shannon does clinics and training at Dragonwood. TheKing family also board and breed horses, and even host wed-dings. (For more information about the facility, visitwww.dragonwoodbreeding.com or call 509-674-5961.)

Most of the teaching takes place in the large indoor arenaon site. She has written material to learn as well and studentsneed to go home and practice, practice, practice!

Another “King”, my own horse King, and I participated inone of these clinics earlier this spring. Shannon is a goodteacher and a good teacher knows that when people are learn-ing, questions arise. Just ask her. That’s how we learn faster.

Notice that HORSE is before HUMAN in Shannon’s trade-mark Horse2Human® equation! Yes, that’s right, Shannon be-lieves in subtle contact with the horse, and students mustlearn the “language of horses” or they simply won’t progress.

She demonstrates ways to communicate correctly with thebig animals.There is much to learn. Like what does Shannonmean by “indirect” and “direct” rein? What is a “hip-over” exercise?

In addition, she also teaches how to be safe when riding.“You can always do the ground work that you learn from thesaddle!” shared Shannon. And getting the groundwork is diffi-cult for most people. It’s really important to remember thatthe horse must memorize everything PHYSICALLY first. Notonly does the human need to know where the horse’s feet areplaced at all times, but to be reasonably safe with the horse,it’s important to make sure that the horse knows to THINKabout their own feet.To learn more about her program, visit Shannon online at:

www.horse2human.comThe following is an excerpt from an article she wrote that

touches on Shannon’s philosophy about her work with horsesand their humans:

Excerpt from:The Next Step… By Shannon King

... The next step in the evolution of man’s passion for thehorse is Relationship Training.While incorporating many ofthe techniques of Natural Horsemanship, Relationship Trainingtakes the next step. Relationship Training goes beyond teach-ing the horse and into the realm of the horse teaching thehuman! The horse and the human are teaching and learningfrom each other - together.

How many times have we heard the story of the personwho takes their horse to what they believe is the best trainerin the world, only to find that two weeks after the horse re-turns home, the performance of the horse with their human isright back where it was before! The reason is because a criti-cal component of training - the RELATIONSHIP - is missing.Would it not seem reasonable that the human undergo thesame intensity of learning the horse does?

It is a recognized fact that a horse will perform at the samelevel that their human performs. If the human’s performanceor skill level does not improve, why would we think that ahorse’s would?

The key advancing component that evolves RelationshipTraining beyond that of Natural Horsemanship is the Human!At lower levels, the human is involved in learning at the samerate that the horse is and the human begins training to be per-ceptive and listen to what the horse is saying. At higher levels,we begin to learn directly from the horses’ behavior or ac-tions. A horse can and does “talk” to their human. If we listen,we will understand and begin to improve personal traits suchas focus, consistency, anger management, confidence, willpower, and we will gain personal satisfaction and empower-ment and heal the wounds and scars of our soul. The result ispositive both for the horse and the human. The positive resultcan ultimately be demonstrated by achieving higher levels ofperformance together - horse and human.

Is this method for everyone? Probably not. Have you spentas much time improving yourself as your horse has? The nexttime you are on a trail ride and eat dirt, or in the arena whenyour horse won’t settle down or perform a certain maneuver,you might just ask yourself - is it me?

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Of Kings, Woods,Horses and ...

DragonsSounds like something straight out of a medieval tale, doesn’t it? Well, when Shannon King was a little girl,

By Janie McQueen

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Timeless spring rituals of Kittitas County

Cattlemen bringhistory to life

NEWBORN CALF shown seconds before it got up and walked theplanet for the very first time.

BILL JOHNSON cuts a mom and her calf.

NOT FAR AWAY from this open pasture is the City of Ellensburg andI-90, one of Washington’s busiest highways. Tranquility prevails overthe pasture and - a tradition nearly as old as the hills themselves - cutting calves, as demonstrated here by cattleman Sam Kayser.

By Jim Fossett

In Kittitas County, ranch hands still have a hook on therack to hang their dusty, weather-beaten hats. Still visiblein the valley are horizon-kissing flats of bunchgrass andnetworks of mountain-fed streams that stitch together theminds and souls of cattlemen on horseback. Still breath-ing are sweet spots on the open range, where you can, eventoday, sit quietly away from I-90, soak in the sun, tran-scend to the slower pulse of Mother Nature, and watchcowboys and cowgirls work their herds. And zooming inon the county’s portrait of modern age cattle ranchers: Stillgrowing is a half century-old patch of cottonwoods, not far

f r o mF a i r v i e wRoad in El-l e n s b u r g ,still stub-b o r n l yh e r d i n gbald eaglesto its craggylimbs, whilehalf-centuryr a n c h

owner Sam Kayser and his cutting horse still stubbornlymove mothers and calves toward pastures set aside asspringtime nurseries. On horsebackwith Kayser this time of year are CleElum’s Bill Johnson and Sharon Alm-berg, two equally stubborn ranchhands who refuse to let go of a countytradition that tracks to the days beforethe county was ever mapped andnamed. Why do they do it? Because,as they will tell you: The work stilltastes good.

SAM KAYSER, SHARON ALMBERG and BILL JOHNSONpersistently hold on to the cattle ranching tradition

SAMKAYSER

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INNOCULATIONS,to protect eachcalf, are givenalong with thebrands.

MAY • 2010❖ SATURDAY, MAY 1

Kittitas Audubon Society First Saturday Bird Walk, 8:00 a.m., meet at Irene Rinehart parking lot near Ellensburg. Most walks run 2 hrs. Everyone welcome. For info, visit www.kittitasaudubon.org.

WA State Fly Fishing Conference (May 1-2),Kittitas County Events Center, Ellensburg. For more information, call 1-800-426-5340.

❖ MONDAY, MAY 3Cascade Field & Stream Club, 7:00 p.m. at Sunset Cafe in Cle Elum. Info: call 509-674-1714.

❖ WEDNESDAY, MAY 57th Annual “Planting the Seeds for EMS”luncheon with Gardening with Ciscoe.For info, contact Life Support, 509-304-5055.

❖ FRIDAY, MAY 7Swauk-Teanaway Grange Mother’s Day Tea.Swauk-Teanaway Grange 1361 Ballard Hill Rd., Cle Elum. Contact: Judy Doolittle, 509-674-9539.

❖ SATURDAY, MAY 8Ellensburg Wine Festival, Ellensburg.Call Ellensburg Chamber, 1-888-925-2204.

❖ THURSDAY, MAY 13Alpine Lakes Trail Riders (ALTR) chapter ofBack Country Horsemen of WA, 7:00 p.m. at the Roslyn Riders Clubhouse off State Route 903. For info, call Dana Bailey, (509) 304-8701.

❖ MAY 14-15-1638th Annual Ellensburg National Art Show & Auction, Kittitas Co. Fairgrounds, Ellensburg.For info, call Western Art Assoc., 509-962-2934.

❖ SATURDAY, MAY 15Alpine Lakes Chapter - Back Country Horseman of WA Poker Ride, riders out 9 a.m. - 12 noon from Joe Watt Canyon. For more info, call Karen Bailey, 509-426-1998 or visitwww.alpinelakesbchw.com.

❖ MAY 21 - JUNE 6John Wayne Pioneer Wagons & Riders Assoc.29th Annual Cross State Ride. For more info, call Kathy Cowin, 360-886-1729 or visit www.jwpwr.org.

❖ FRIDAY, MAY 28‘Final Friday’ Live Music & Art Walk5:00 - 9:00 p.m., downtown Roslyn.For more information, call 509-649-2551

❖ SATURDAY, MAY 29Easton Memorial Day Parade, Festival andCar Show, downtown Easton. For more info,call Chuck White, 509-656-0180.

❖ SUNDAY, MAY 30Roslyn Riders Annual Poker Ride, riders out9:00 a.m. - 12 noon from Playfield off Hwy. 903.For more info, call Griffins 509-674-2404 or Maria Fischer, 509-304-8701 or mariaf@bmi.net.

❖ MONDAY, MAY 31Memorial Day service, 10:00 a.m. at theCle Elum Veterans Cemetery. For more info, call Cle Elum City Hall, 509-674-2262.

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State Horse Park breaksground in Cle ElumIn early April 2010, after a quarter century of planningand fundraising, crews assembled at the site of what willbecome the Washington State Horse Park – and brokeground. The site is on Ranger Road, in Cle Elum, and bythe time you read this, patches of forest will have beencleared for buildings, stalls, arenas, and parking lots. By Au-gust, the Park’s $3.5M Phase One build will be completeand 26-acres of the 112-acre project will be readied tohost a first event.

What’s in store for the Horse Park’s soft opening inAugust? The Cowboy Mounted Shooters.

Then in September the Park is to host an event withArabian Region 5, an association encompassing Alaska,Washington, Northern Idaho and Western Montana. Alsoin September the Washington State Horse Park Founda-tion will host a Poker Ride. Solbakken said tentativelybooked are a Pony Club Polocross and a breed show withthe Irish Draught Horse Society. Then in June 2011, thePark is to feature the Region III American Vaulting Asso-ciation Championships.

The Washington State Horse Park will become aworld-class venue, hosting breed shows, western compe-titions, hunter-jumper shows, dressage competitions,three-day events, and combined driving and competitivetrail riding.

On the drawing board are plans to connect the HorsePark to the Coal Mine Trail east of the site and to the IronHorse State Park to the south.

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Four legends ofthe silver screenget their first-class stamps ofapproval tomor-row when thePostal Service is-sues the Cowboysof the SilverScreen stampsand stampedpostal cards. Thestamps honorfour extraordi-nary performerswho helped make

American Westerns a popular form of entertainment —Gene Autry, William S. Hart, Tom Mix and Roy Rogers.

”The Postal Service has a long-standing tradition of hon-oring men and women who have helped define our great na-tion,” said James C. Miller III, of the U.S. Postal ServiceBoard of Governors. “Today, we continue that tradition bycelebrating the ‘Cowboys of the Silver Screen’ — William S.Hart, Tom Mix, Gene Autry and Roy Rogers — four ex-traordinary performers who helped make the AmericanWestern a popular form of entertainment. They rode the sil-ver screen nearly a century ago, and decades from now, ourgrandchildren and great-grandchildren will talk about themwhen discussing the history of film, radio and television.”

Stamp artist Robert Rodriguez of Los Angeles, CA, cre-ated the artwork under the direction of art director CarlHerrman of North Las Vegas, NV.

“We are delighted that the Postal Service selected thesepopular stars for the ‘Silver Screen Cowboys’ series,” saidNational Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum PresidentCharles Schroeder. “Each of these fine actors took seri-ously the values they would model in their film careers.Collectively, they used their considerable talents to makethe American Western movie a popular and inspirationalform of entertainment. We at the National Cowboy Mu-seum believe they did something of lasting importance,and we hope these beautiful stamps remind folks every-where to revisit their message. It surely remains relevantto our culture today.”

Have stamp idea? Visit www.usps.com/communica-tions/organization/csac.htm to learn the criteria for sub-mitting your ideas in writing.

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State Trust Lands Map availableCommissioner of Public Lands Peter Goldmark announced the release of the popular map of Wash-

ington and its 3 million acres of state trust lands. “The State Trust Lands map features not only the statetrust lands, but locates major parks, natural areas, federal forests and other public ownerships and is auseful resource for Washington’s citizens and visitors,” said Commissioner Goldmark. Both sides of the24” X 41.5” map are filled with information. Typically updated about every five years, the map can beviewed online at www.dnr.wa.gov/BusinessPermits/Topics/Maps/Pages/major_public_lands_map.aspx.Or order the map online for $3.50 or pick up a free copy at one of DNR’s regional offices throughoutthe state (locations are listed on www.dnr.wa.gov ).

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sponsored youth group12. Saint-Sa‘ns’s “__ Macabre”13. Rainbow shaped18. Owl’s call22. Tag sale caveat27. School org.28. Typewriter type29. Calendar page30. Wrath31. Kitchen worker’s rag32. Director Preminger33. Tit for __35. Sturm __ Drang36. UK airmen39. Whopper of a story

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THE WORD ‘BARBECUE’ MAY DERIVE FROM THEWORD ‘BARABICU’ FROM THE TAINO PEOPLE OFTHE CARIBBEAN, MEANING ‘SACRED FIRE PIT.’

Roslyn Riders May 29 – Meet in Eas-

ton for the Easton Parade,scheduled for noon.

May 30 – MemorialDay Weekend Poker Ridestarts at 9:00 a.m., at theclubhouse on 70 MartinRoad in Roslyn.

July 3 – Meet in CleElum at 9:00 a.m. for theFourth of July Parade.Then at noon, meet at theclubhouse for Fourth ofJuly Play Day.

September 5 – Meet atRoslyn Park, at 11:30 a.m.,for the Coal Miners Parade.

For more info logon towww.roslynriders.com---------------

Back CountryHorsemen ofWashington September 17 thru 19,2010, Back Country Horsemenwill host a Leave No Trace,Train The Trainer event atthe Middle Fork of the Tean-away, near Cle Elum. Formore information contactJane Byram via email, LNT-jane_3@hotmail.com.---------------

Washington Prize Rides

May 15 – Alpine LakesChapter Ride, Joe WattCanyon, contact Karen

Bailey (509) 304-8701, orlogon to www.alpinelakes-bchw.com.

May 21-June 6 – JohnWayne Pioneer Wagonsand Riders cross-stateride, www.jwpwr.org.

May 30 – SunsationsMounted Drill Team, Nile,old sawmill site nearNaches, contact Val (509)952-4183, or email vsip-pola@aol.com.

June 5 – EllensburgRodeo Posse, contact PunkBender (509) 925-5215, oremail punk@eburgchev.com.

June 6 – Eastern Wash-ington AQHA Prize Ride,Silver Ridge Ranch, Eas-ton, logon to www.silver-ridgeranch.com.

June 12 – WenatcheeChapter Steak Ride, EagleCreek, Leavenworth, con-tact Darlene Walton (509)663-8615, or email wal-tonbd@clearwire.net.

June 26 – TreasureHunt at Silver RidgeRanch, Easton, logon towww.silverridgeranch.com

June 26-27 – Celebratethe Horse, Puyallup Fair-grounds, logon to www.cel-ebratethehorse.org.

July 16-18 – OlympicChapter Western DreamRide at Flying HorseshoeRanch, Cle Elum, contact

Lynne Smith (360) 895-0127, or email ilu-vbrnds@wavecable.com.

August 7 – C-B’s Char-ity Ride at Silver RidgeRanch, logon to www.sil-verridgeranch.com.

August 27-29 – AQHAGolden Harvest CharityRide 2010 at Flying Horse-shoe Ranch (near CleElum), contact Tina La-guna, or email ranchola-guna@msn.com.

Oct 2 – Silver RidgeRanch Charity Ride, Playday on Sunday, Easton,www. silverridgeranch.com.---------------

Dates not to missKittitas County 4HFor more info logon towww.co.kittitas.wa.us/exten-sion/4hProgram.asp – or –http://4h.wsu.edu..

Riding LessonsKittitas County 4-H’ers areinvited to take riding lessonsfrom Patience Grant andNancy Harcus at BloomPavilion in Ellensburg. Datesare June 1, 8, 15, 22, and 29.July 6, 13, 20, 27, and Au-gust 3, 10. All lessons areconducted from 4-6:00 p.m.There are a variety of open-ings for various skill levels.For more info contactBrandy Siekawitch at 509-962-7507.

4-H Training DaysYakima County 4-H LightHorse Training School willbe held Friday, June 18through Sunday, June 20at the Central WashingtonState Fair Park in Yakima.For more info visithttp://4h.wsu.edu.

4-H Dates to RememberJuly 5, 19, 26 – MondayNight Riding at the RodeoArena in Ellensburg, from7-9:00 p.m.July 16-18 – 4-H HorsePre-Show at the BloomPavilion in Ellensburg,from 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.August 19-22 – KittitasCounty Junior Horse Fairat the Bloom Pavilion andRodeo Arena in Ellensburg.September 2-6 – KittitasCounty Fair.September 26 – 4-H HorseRecruitment Show atBloom Pavilion in Ellens-burg. For more info logonto http://4h.wsu.edu.

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