Freeman High School Booster Club -- Fans and Supporters

Freeman Fans and Supporters,

Welcome to another exciting year of Freeman Scottie Athletics! We, the Booster Club, are always thrilled with the excellent community support of athletics at Freeman High School. You can continue to show that support by becoming or continuing to be a member of the FHS Booster Club!

Booster Club is formed of parents, grandparents, friends, teachers, alumni and businesses from and serving the community whose purpose supports Freeman High School athletic programs: baseball, basketball, cheer squad, cross country, football, golf, soccer, softball, tennis, track & field, volleyball, and wrestling.

Revenues come from membership dues, concessions, Harvest Hoops, and other fundraising events. Typically at the end of the school year coaches from each sport may submit items needed that the school district is not eligible to support to the Booster Club Committee for consideration to purchase.

Some of the projects we have sponsored include: baseball tarps/bags, football coaches headsets, tennis rebounder, cheer mats, new gym scorer’s table, spinner/training bike, volleyball bags, golf bags, baseline concussion testing program, wrestling mats rolling carts, senior athletic scholarships and many more.

Members of the Booster Club are honored with their name on display on the FHS Booster Club banner in the high school gym. Meetings are at the High School on the 2nd Monday of each month at 6:30 p.m. You are free to join us at the meetings.

Please call me to help with Concessions: sport(s) (509) 291-3721

The membership sign is in and will be up in the blue gym soon! It’s not too late to turn in your form and have your name up on the board. Please fill out the membership form and return to FHS. Membership dollars are used to buy the “extras” for all FHS athletic programs.

Please help us continue to support our athletes! Didn’t get a chance to help with concessions during the fall? We can use your help during basketball & wrestling matches. Please call Shelly to volunteer. 720-6460.

2011 -2012 Booster Club Officers: President: Shelly Glidewell, V.P. OPEN, Treasurer: Lisa Burke, Secretary: Jennifer McGarity, Membership: Heidi Rudy, Concessions Manager:OPEN, Board Member: Lori Jordan, Board Member: Donna Phipps, Past Presidents: Debbie Maine & Jennie Barrong, and Athletic Director - Brian Parisotto.

We invite everyone to get involved! Please consider joining the booster board.

Questions: Call Shelly 720-6460, Booster board.

YOUR MEMBERSHIP MATTERS – THANK YOU!

Make checks payable to FHS Booster Club and send with your student or mail to:

Freeman High School Booster Club

S 14626 Jackson Rd

Rockford, WA 99030

FHS Class of 2012 Fundraiser for Senior All-Nighter Party.

Planning is currently underway for Freeman High School Senior All--Nighter Party for the Class of 2012

Fundraising is underway, with raffles held at athletic events: at the basketball game Saturday, Dec 10 for both a quilt and a pair of handmade glass Christmas candle sticks.

We will also be having a raffle for an iPad. Tickets will be sold at the Basketball tournament (12/27-28), Wrestling tournament (12/29), and the Cheney (1/3), Colville (1/10) and Lakeside (1/13) basketball games.

Drawing will be January 13th at the Lakeside game. Finally, if you have old jeans you would like to donate to be used in the making of the quilts, please send them to school and let the secretaries know they are for the Sr. All-Nighter. (509) 291-3721

Mandolin Featured in Concert at Dahmen Barn , December 10, 2011

                    509-229-3655

RE:     Concert featuring mandolin at the Dahmen Barn on December 10

On Saturday, December 10 at 7:30 pm at Artisans at the Dahmen Barn, Richard Kriehn from Colton, will be joined by Dave Snider and Tim Williams playing an acoustic mix featuring the mandolin, but also including fiddle, bass, guitar and harmonica. You will hear Brazilian, jazz, bluegrass, folk and swing. They play a few originals, but mostly obscure covers: Amazing Rhythm Aces, Robert Earl Keen, John Prine, David Wilcox. The cost is $8 at the door.  Richard has played with Tim since 1985. Dave is new to the group.

Richard Kriehn is an Instructor and the academic advisor for the School of Music at Washington State University. He teaches Guitar Class, Intro to Music Technology as well as private lessons in mandolin, violin and guitar. Richard has performed with the Washington-Idaho Symphony, Arkansas Symphony, Alabama Symphony, Boise Philharmonic, Nashville Chamber Orchestra and has toured the United States, Canada and Japan with Nashville recording artists Michael Peterson, Aaron Tippin and Travis Tritt. While touring/ living in Nashville, Richard was also a member of "1946", the Nashville Mandolin Ensemble and transcribed four mandolin books for Mel Bay Publishers. Starting in 2010, Richard has become a regular performer for Garrison Keillor’s A Prairie Home Companion, which boasts 3.5 million listeners, every weekend. Richard lives in Colton, Washington with his wife Danette and their three children.

Artisans at the Dahmen Barn is in Uniontown on highway 195 in the big white barn behind the famous iron wheel fence.  The non-profit creativity center is open Thursday through Sunday from 10 am to 6 pm.  There is no daily admission fee and the building is fully handicap accessible.  Information:  www.artisanbarn.org or 509-229-3414.

Richard may be reached at:  richardkriehn@gmail.com

Freeman FFA Fundraiser - "Scotty Christmas" Wreaths - December 9-15, 011

"Scotty Christmas" Wreaths For Sale Dec 9th - Dec 15th   $15 for a 12" or a 14" wreaths To Purchase: Contact Mr. Hayter or Mr. Hays or Supports all FFA Students & Programs (Livestock, Horticulture, Trap and Conservation) an FFA Student Limited Number!! Freeman Fundraiser Freeman FFA Fundraiser

Fairfield Old Fashioned Christmas

Saturday December 3, 2011

Fairfield, Washington

Christmas Trees sold at Railroad tracks (support kids for camp)

Pictures with Santa - Bank of Fairfield 10 am

Bake Sale - Museum

Craft Vendors - Community Center 9 am—3 pm

Free Children’s Workshop - Community Center 10:30—2

Variety of Entertainment - Community Center 12—3

Door prizes hourly

Raffle Tickets sold at door

Bring donation for food bank for a free raffle ticket

For more information call City Hall at 283-2414

Appetizers, Drinks & Dance featuring

SPARE PARTS

8:00—10:00 pm Community Center

$10.00 per person

ROAD TRIP DOWN HIGHWAY 27 FOR CHRISTMAS BAZAARS

THE FREEMAN STORE (specials!)

BERTHA & BRAMBLES behind the Freeman Store

HURD MERCHANTILE – VINTAGE BLOSSOM

ROCKFORD UNITED METHODIST CHURCH (10AM-2PM)

ROCKFORD COMMUNITY CENTER – behind RUMC

(To be a vendor in the RCC Bazaar & make extra holiday money,

contact the RCC at 291-3605)

FAIRFIELD COMMUNITY CENTER

(To be a vendor call Cheryl at Town Hall 283-2414)

TEKOA at the Catholic Church

ROSALIA Christmas Bazaar

At the Community Center on Whitman St 

6th annual Holiday Gift Gala at the Dahmen Barn, December 3, 2011

On Saturday, December 3, 2011 from 10 am to 4 pm, Artisans at the Dahmen Barn is holding its 6^th Annual Holiday Gift Gala.

 

In addition to the 23 resident artisans and more than 100 consignment artists represented in The Shop, 19 visiting artists will have their creations available.

 

This is an opportunity for one-stop shopping for gifts for men, women and children of all ages.  In addition to art and fine crafts made by local people, The Shop carries books and DVDs about the region by local authors, plus lots of gift cards and stocking stuffers.

 

Choose from the many specialty food items made from Palouse products.  Gift baskets are available and custom gift baskets may be ordered.

 

Our resident artisans work in a wide variety of mediums and sell their unique creations from their studios.  Go to the December 3 calendar listing on the event page at http://www.artisanbarn.org/ for more details on the Gift Gala.

Artisans at the Dahmen Barn is a 501c3 non-profit artisan center located in Uniontown in the big white barn behind the famous iron wheel fence.  The fully handicap accessible facility is open Thursday through Sunday from 10 am to 6 pm.  There is no daily admission fee.  Information:  http://www.artisanbarn.org/ or 509-229-3414.

Swing Music at the Dahmen Barn November 26, 2011

Swing music at the Dahmen Barn November 26

The Hog Heaven Big Band is beginning its 6^th year of playing at the Dahmen Barn with their November 26^th performance.  Enjoy swing tunes from the 20s to the 40s by listening or dancing.  The cost is $8 for a couple, $5 for a single and no charge for children 12 and under.

The 16 member band has been playing on the Palouse for decades.  Go to http://www.hogheavenbigband.com/ to see their schedule of local gigs.

Complimentary dance lessons are available at the Barn beginning at 6 pm – just drop in!  Those wishing to stay for the swing dance pay the admission fee.

Artisans at the Dahmen Barn is a non-profit creativity center on highway 195 in Uniontown, in the big white barn behind the famous iron wheel fence.  There is no daily admission fee to the handicap accessible building.  It is open Thursday through Sunday from 10 am to 6 pm.  Information:  http://www.artisanbarn.org/ or 509-229-3414.

Rockford Community Center Has Vendor-tables Available

The RCC Christmas Shop is less than 2 weeks from now. Vendor tables are only $10 and we still have a few spots open. 

Thanks for your help!

Laurie Benson
Rockford Community Center

"Dracula: The Twilight Years" at Garfield, Wash., December 11, 2011

Garfield-Palouse High School Drama presents:

"Dracula:  The Twilight Years"

on Sunday, December 11th, at 2pm and 7pm on the stage in Garfield.

The play is a spoof, poking fun at the recent vampire craze.

Cost is $6 per person. 

We hope to see you there!

Contest Coming Soon!

Give-away coming soon!

10 winners will receive iolo's System Mechanic(R).

Watch for upcoming details to win this $49.95 prize.

Blown Glass Holiday Ornament Workshop Registration Deadline November 27, 2011

Here’s your opportunity to spend a day in a working glass blowing studio in Clarkston creating your own holiday heirlooms on Saturday, December 3, 2011 from 10 am to 4 pm.

Learn how to draw molten glass from the furnace, apply color and decoration, and blow and shape your own unique ornaments.

This is a fun way to get into the holiday spirit.

This workshop, for ages 16 and older, is sponsored by Artisans at the Dahmen Barn. The cost is $99 and includes all materials. 

Registrations must be received by November 27, 2011 can be made online using the registration form at the top of the calendar page at http://www.artisanbarn.org/ or by calling 509-229-3414.  Enrollment is limited, so plan to register early.

Bob and Kathy Kernan live in Clarkston, Washington where in 1995 they founded their glass blowing studio Sky River Glass. They specialize in hand-blown glass art inspired by the Venetian style of glassblowing.

Bob and Kathy gained their formal training beginning in 1996 in Seattle, Washington at the Seattle Glassblowing Studio. Since then they have continued their formal training through the years with Darren Petersen, Randy Walker, and Andrew Kuntz in Alberta, Canada, and Bennett Jordan in Seattle.

Artisans at the Dahmen Barn is in Uniontown on highway 195 in the big white barn behind the famous iron wheel fence. The non-profit creativity center is open Thursday through Sunday from 10 am to 6 pm. The building is fully handicap accessible and has no daily admission fee.

Thorn Creek Express Band to Play at the Dahmen Barn, November 19, 2011

Four talented brothers from Genesee ranging in age from 13 to 17 are making a name for themselves as the Thorn Creek Express band.

They play Western, Country, Old Time, Bluegrass and Gospel, featuring songs from Hank Williams, Flatt & Scruggs, Bob Wills, Johnny Cash, Charlie Daniels, Alabama, and Dierks Bently along with Irish and old time fiddle tunes. They will be playing at Artisans at the Dahmen Barn in Uniontown on Saturday, November 19 at 7:30 pm. Admission is $7 at the door. Their music is fun for all ages.

The boys have been home schooled on the oldest homestead along Thorn Creek. The original cabin dating back to 1870 still stands along the creek and was the first mail drop for the pony express in the Thorn Creek Territory, hence the bands name Thorn Creek Express. The band gives credit to their beginnings to the Banana Belt Fiddlers of Lewiston who gave them much encouragement and a place to perform. However, their first "real" band performance was at the Dahmen Barn four years ago when they played for a few art openings.

For the past two years, wanting to do for others what the Old Time Fiddlers have done for them, the boys have started a group which they call the "Young Old Time Fiddlers" with the intent to encourage young musicians to come perform with them at Royal Plaza Retirement Center once a month.

For the past 4 years the band has been playing mostly in the Lewis-ClarkValley and on the Palouse. They regularly play at the Café Sage and Moscow Co-op along with being featured guests on the Western Heritage Show on KRLC. Most recently they performed for the Endicott fourth of July celebration, and will be appearing at the Nez Perce County Fair in Sept.

Lucas is 17 years old and has been playing the bass and guitar for 4 years; he also plays classical piano.

Austin is 15 years old and started taking fiddle lessons at the age of 7 and also plays mandolin, guitar, and piano.

Tyler, also 15 years old, first began playing piano at the age of 7, followed by guitar at the age of 9. Two years ago he added the mandolin.

Carson, age 12, soon to be 13…Has been playing the fiddle since the age of 8, but recently has fallen in love with the banjo which he has played for one year. He also takes piano lessons.

All the brothers have added vocals to their bio this past year and continue to work on developing their voices and harmonies.

Artisans at the Dahmen Barn is on highway 195 in the big white barn behind the famous iron wheel fence. The non-profit creativity center is open Thursday through Sunday from 10 am to 6 pm. The building is fully handicap accessible and has no daily admission fee. Information: http://www.artisanbarn.org/ or 509-229-3414.

Trish Vieira Cheese Classes at On Sacred Grounds Coffee Shop

Trish Vieira returns to On Sacred Grounds Coffee, 12212 E Palouse Hwy, Valleyford, Wash., for two beginning cheese classes; November 8, 2011: How to make yogurt & mozzarella, and on November 12, 2011: How to make Irish cream, cottage cheese & ricotta.


$35 per class and includes hand-outs, samples, 2-hour lecture, drinks, snacks, and more. Email: OurPeaches@aol.com for details.

Palouse Halloween Haunted Houses Plus ...

If you’re into getting spooked, or watching other people get spooked, then Haunted Palouse is the place to be. Tonight and tomorrow night.

Downtown Palous, Wash. 2 Haunted Houses, 1 Spooky Shady Lane trail, food vendors, and street entertainment.

Ticket sales begin at 7 pm in the drive-thru of Palouse’s AmericanWest Bank. Cash or check only.

Dress warm and watch out behind you!

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Registration due November 7 for Master Wood Artist Len Zeoli Workshop

Experienced wood turners may create gifts for Christmas during a one week open workshop. No minimum class size, maximum 5 students per day. The cut off for registrations is November 7, 2011.

Registrations may be made online using the form at the top of the calendar page at http://www.artisanbarn.org/ or by calling 509-229-3414.

Master wood artist Len Zeoli will open his workshop in Uniontown the week of November 13 to 19 to those with experience who wish to make turned gifts for Christmas. The shop will be open from 9:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. each day at a cost of $20 per day.

This is ideal for the many past students of Len’s where they may take the skills they have learned and put them to use making gifts for friends and loved ones. Those who studied with Len have first dibs on space, but anyone with some turning experience is welcome.
Len Zeoli has been working with wood since he first made his own toys as a child.

Wood has always been for him a readily available material that possesses lots of personality and possibility.

Len will be available for assistance for the entire week to help participants make this Christmas a special time when they can be proud of their accomplishments.

All tools are provided. Wood for most projects will be available at a nominal charge or participants may bring their own supplies.

His professional career in woodworking began in 1978 when he set up his first shop where he taught himself cabinet and furniture making.

Not satisfied with just buying lumber, Len immersed himself in the idea of wood as material, falling and milling trees that would one day find their way into his finished work.

This is nowhere more true than in his bowl turning, where he has focused on turning green wood. Many years of learning by doing have given him a sense of how to begin at the beginning and to persist through process to a finished piece.

Len has a special place in his life for those who want to learn how to work with wood, and is desirous of sharing his hard earned knowledge to help his students move in satisfying and productive directions.

Artisans at the Dahmen Barn is a non-profit creativity center in Uniontown located in the big white barn behind the famous iron wheel fence off highway 195. The three level building is fully handicap accessible and has no daily admission fee. It is open Thursday through Sunday from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.

Tim Grimm, Songwriter and Actor to Perform at Dahmen Barn October 30, 2011

Tim Grimm coming from Indiana to perform songs about rural life

On Sunday, October 30, Tim Grimm will be performing at the Dahmen Barn in Uniontown. Tim’s songs are full of the rural rumblings that have shaped his life—rich with descriptive details, and sung with warmth and intimacy—recognizing the inextinguishable national romance with the idea of the family farm and the vanishing landscape of rural America. The performance begins at 7:30 p.m. and costs $10 at the door.

Tim Grimm is an award-winning songwriter and actor on stage and screen. In the late 1990s, Tim left Hollywood and a successful acting career (co-starring for two seasons in the NBC drama, Reasonable Doubts and in several films), to focus his life on his family and his art.

He grew up in the woods and small town settings of southern Indiana, son of schoolteachers and grandson of farmers, and his return home was a conscious choice to live a life of significance rather than one of “success’. He now lives with his wife and sons on an 80 acre farm close to where he grew up.

Tim has performed in theatres and coffeehouses around the United States, as well as significant Festivals, including the Kerrville Folk Festival, Wildflower Festival, Fox Valley, the Pawtucket Arts Festival, the Indiana Festival at Conner Prairie and each September he hosts the Driftwood Valley Music Festival in Indiana.

He has filmed three major motion pictures this past year, including The Express, with Dennis Quaid, and Public Enemies, with Johnny Depp and Christian Bale.

Drawing and Painting Landscapes, Registration Due October 28, 2011 for Two-Day Workshop at the Dahmen Barn

On Saturday, November 5^th and Sunday, November 6, Spokane artist Wes Hanson will conduct a workshop for adults with beginning or intermediate skill levels from 10 am to 4 pm at the Dahmen Barn in Uniontown. 

Titled “Drawing and Painting Landscapes in Watercolor”, the cost for the two days is $110.  Students bring their own materials which are listed on the calendar page at http://www.artisanbarn.org/.

Registrations must be received by October 28, and may be made online using the form at the top of the calendar page or by calling 509-229-3414.

Students will learn how to simplify landscape scenes and draw them in unified compositions, apply and manipulate watercolors in various ways, and paint landscapes that have strong designs, values, and vibrant colors.

Draw and paint along with the instructor as you learn how to control watercolor pigments. Be helped by him as you develop your own subjects.

Instructor Wes Hanson has painted watercolors for thirty-five years and teaches drawing and painting to adults for Spokane Art Supply and NorthIdahoCollege. His paintings are displayed at the DeniseOliverGallery in Harrison, Idaho and the Dahmen Barn in Uniontown, Washington.

He is an active member in Watercolorists of the Inland Northwest and is a member of the American Watercolor Society and the National Watercolor Society. He demonstrates painting products for Jack Richeson & Co., a major art supply company.

Annual Turkey Harvest Dinner at Rockford, October 19, 2011

 The annual Turkey Harvest Dinner is October 19, 2011, 5:30 - 7:00 p.m. at Rockford United Methodist Church, 217 S. 1st St. Dinner is served in the basement. $8.00 for adults, and $4.00 for children. Everyone welcome!

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Hog Heaven Big Band plays music from the swing era on the 22nd

On Saturday, October 22 from 7:30 to 9:30 pm, the Hog Heaven Big Band will play music from the swing era for dancing or listening at the Dahmen Barn in Uniontown.  The 16 piece band has been playing monthly since the grand opening 5 years ago this month.  The cost is $8 for a couple, $5 for a single with children under 12 free.  Complimentary dance lessons begin at 6 pm, so just drop in.  If staying for the swing dance, the admission fee applies.

Artisans at the Dahmen Barn is a non-profit creativity center in the big white barn behind the famous iron wheel fence just off highway 195 in Uniontown.  The facility is open Thursday through Sunday from 10 am to 6 pm.  There is no daily admission fee and all three floors are fully handicap accessible.

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