The Enterprise - White Salmon, Washington

Art, competitions, sewer system make news

Trout Lake News for Feb. 28

February 26, 2013

Remember to attend the community council meeting on March 6 at 7 p.m. at the school in the home economics room for the discussion of the possibility of constructing a sewer system in the area of Trout Lake zoned rural center. There are flyers placed around town in key spots that contain a map of the rural center area. The proposal raises interesting questions such as: what are the implications of building a sewer system; where would it be placed; where would it discharge; what organization would manage it and how would it impact the lives of property owners in the zoned area? Attend the meeting and bring your questions. This is the chance to learn more about the proposal and possibly influence the content.

The Trout Lake Festival of the Arts has issued its call for art. The festival will be in a new location this year, Farmgate Homestead which is located on Little Mountain Road. The location has a 1918 Craftsman Farmhouse, a covered bridge and a view of Mount Adams. Just a beautiful spot in which to enjoy the art, live music and food offered by the festival. It will be held July 13 and 14. Artists interested in applying to be juried into the event can go to the website www.troutlakefestivalofthearts.com for information and a copy of the application. Alternatively contact Laurie at 395-2294 or via email at tlartscouncil@gmail.com. Applications must be received by April 9.

The Trout Lake Business Association has formed a committee to oversee the replacement of the welcome to Trout Lake sign located in the turn-out past the school. The committee is chaired by Barbara Hansen. It will be contacting local artists to ask for ideas for the sign and is also looking for ideas from community members. If you have ideas, designs, opinions or whatever contact Barbara at 395-2266. All input is welcome.

The Trout Lake Youth Athletic Association is signing up kids interested in playing Little League Baseball. Enrollment is open until March 8. Contact Dennis at 3959056 or via email at TLYAABaseball@gmail.com.

The young folks in Trout Lake are involved in interesting competitions. The members of the Robotics Team are working hard to be ready for the meet in Portland on March 7. The Destination Imagination Teams are also working hard to be ready for the DI competitions. The teams will be giving a presentation on March 6 at 2:25 p.m. at the school. And as this is written on Sunday, Candice Ballard is competing in the Miss Teen Portland pageant. The pageant judges modeling skills, interviewing skills and personality. Involvement in these activities is a testament to the energy and creativity of the students and provides really positive publicity for Trout Lake and our school.

The Trout Lake Community Foundation will begin to accept donations April 1 this year. They have been searching for new storage locations so there would be a place to keep donated stuff until the sale. Some locations have been found but they want to finish the search before accepting donations. So hold those valuable donations just one month more then bring them on. The drop off is as usual the TLC Accounting/Glacier Springs office. For more information contact either Page at the Hardware store (395-2773) or Coralee at Glacier Springs (395-2218).

Oh, and a correction. The films being shown at the Grange this week are sponsored only by Cascade Wellness Clinic. The Farm2School program is not a sponsor. We regret the error.

The Trout Lake Saturday Market group will be meeting on Monday, March 7, at 7 p.m. in the grange hall. All interested popel are invited. Cooks in the kitchen top provide a light breakfast and lunch are needed for the 2013 season. The season will open June 29 and last until Aug. 31.