The Majors A’s competed with the Majors Yankees at Forest Home Park Tuesday night and in the bottom of the third inning, A’s pitcher Ryan Behnke hit the ball out of the park and into 6th Avenue with bases loaded.
The A’s were ahead 8-3 and Behnke’s impressive hit opened up their lead to 12-3. Impressive. What’s more impressive is that it was his second home run of the night — and fans reported it all happened in the same inning!
Folks, anything can happen in baseball.
Congratulations, Ryan.
KEIZER, OR — A local Little League traveling team called Camas Red swept a Junior Baseball of Oregon (JBO) tournament on Saturday winning all four games and leaving the competition stunned.
The Camas Little League traveling team, with one additional player from a separate league, is coached by Jeff Mansur, John Blair and Dave Ferres, and operated independently of Little League this weekend.
The boys managed to keep their spirits and strength up for an entire day of baseball that started at 8 am and and didn’t end until after 6 pm.
The JBO tournament, sponsored by Keizer Youth Sports Association, invited the Camas team to compete. And compete they did.
The Camas team struggled early against Hillboro’s Liberty team to adjust to the larger fields, longer baselines, and early lead-off rules. But once they got their momentum, they just kept going.
Liberty got the early lead, but Camas would have none of that, as Jake Blair lead a third inning rally that would propel them to a 12-3 win.
Next up, was a game against hometown favorite Keizer. Camas was behind by the fourth inning (7-4) and rallied at the bottom of the fourth to come ahead 10-7. The lead didn’t alleviate the pressure as tournament rules call for a game cutoff at 2 hours, 15 minutes. That time was closely approaching, and if the final inning isn’t completed the score would have reverted back to the 7-4 Keizer lead. It was a very unusual display.
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| The Camas Red team swept a JBO tournament this past weekend, winning four games in a single day. |
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| Jimmy Peebles drops a bunt against Keizer on Saturday. He got 2 RBI during this game. |
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| Joey Schnell gets a base hit. |
Camas got through the inning and shut down Keizer to win 10-7.After a lunch break and time to rejuvenate, Camas faced Corvallis at 2:30. Corvallis was competitive and Camas looked flat for a few innings, but came alive in the third inning and won 10-8. Eli Ferres hit a home run that went way over the fence.
By 5 pm, Camas looked a little tired but still in good spirits. There was still enough pitching left and Camas won 13-2, with Josh Mansur closing.
Worn out, but still smiling the team celebrated at their trophy presentation and enjoyed a Mexican dinner at Los Dos Hermanos, Keizer.
“We’re really proud of this team,” said Jeff Mansur. “In Little League, we draft players individually in competition with other managers. JBO doesn’t do that. They hand-pick their teams and they usually stay together for several years. They had the advantage. It was a good day.”
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| Jordan Geigenmiller is safe at home on a steal against Keizer JBO. |
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| With so many fields in one park, foul balls flew everywhere. |
Last week, schools across the nation were abuzz with the release of “Best High School Rankings” by U.S. New & World Report magazine. The Best High Schools rankings, which are available online only, are produced in conjunction with the American Institutes for Research (AIR), one of the largest behavioral and social science research organizations in the world.
With the data release, U.S. News published detailed information on more than 21,000 public high schools, including school-specific data on enrollment, ethnicity, location, school type and results of state assessment proficiency tests and Advanced Placement and International Baccalaureate tests. Using some of this data and a comprehensive methodology, the schools were given a college readiness index score, with the top scoring 4,805 schools receiving a gold, silver or bronze medal and – in the case of gold and silver schools – a numerical ranking.
Residents, businesses, churches and students had trowels in hand this Sunday scurrying around the streets of downtown Camas. Pushing wheelbarrows, installing hoses, planting flowers and pulling weeds never looked so fun and community oriented. Hosted by the Downtown Camas Association (DCA), Journey Church and the members of the National Honor Society at Liberty Middle School, families and business leaders took over the streets and sidewalks early Sunday afternoon.
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| Several volunteers gathered at Downtown Camas to beautify the area. |
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| Children receive instruction on how to set plants into the flower beds. |
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Hard at work.
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CAMAS, CHS Theatre — Before I tell you about Skyridge Middle School’s presentation of “Thoroughly Modern Millie” I need to be transparent: I’m not a theatre critic, or an art critic for that matter. I don’t have the credentials. I don’t have the pedigree, but I do know talent when I see it.
The play’s director, Sylvia Manzo, does have the credentials — and her skills clearly bring out the best in the talents that her students personify in this production.
“Thoroughly Modern Millie” is a musical filled with wonderful dancing, singing and acting, and these youth are able to capture the playwright’s vision with style, wit and incredible timing.
Skyridge’s version of “Millie” stars Brooke Moltrum as “Millie Dillmount” — the play’s namesake, who clearly shows she knows what she’s doing with an amazing voice, dance and acting skills. She had many scenes with love interest “Jimmy Smith,” played by Jonah Schmidt, who has his own motives, which are revealed in the production’s final scene. Schmidt demonstrated wit and great timing, as well.
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| “Jimmy Smith” played by Jonah Schmidt and “Millie Dillmount,” played by Brooke Moltrum act out a scene at Friday’s performance. |
Natalie Schmid showed off her range playing the role of Mrs. Meers as she worked to manipulate tenants and control Ching Ho (placed by Forrest Myers-Power) and Bun Foo (Quinn Barret) throughout the performance. Myers-Power and Barret showed off their comedic chops and dance skills as they made the audience laugh multiple times. Myers-Power used his Chinese language skills to bring a layer of depth to his character. And credit has to go to the costume designers and make-up artists because I’ve known Barret since he was two years-old and didn’t realize it was him until I received a program AFTER the play.
Claire Green did a fantastic job portraying “Dorothy Brown” who had her own interests and motives, which were also revealed in the final scene. Amy Osterhage gave such life to character “Miss Flannery” as did JT Tumanuvao in his portrayal of “Trevor Graydon,” who played Millie’s boss.
Much credit also goes to the supporting cast as they clearly worked hard to prepare for the multiple scenes, which combined comedic timing with dance and song. Very impressive.
This is Manzo’s final show and curtain call as she retires in June after 44 years of teaching. She has directed 10 plays at Skyridge and currently works as a guidance counselor at the school. This production is a great way to end this part of her career.
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| “Thoroughly Modern Millie” had many good singing and dancing scenes. |
The play’s last two performances are Saturday at 2 and 7 pm, at CHS Theatre.
Well done, team.
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| These actors quickly endeared their characters with the audience. From left: Quinn Barret as “Bun Foo,” Natalie Schmid at “Mrs. Meers” and Forrest Myers-Power as “Ching Ho.” |
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| Director Sylvia Manzo with Claire Green who played “Dorothy Brown.” |
Starting Saturday, May 4th from 3:30 – 5:00 pm, East Clark County’s new Genealogical Indexing Group will meet at the Camas Library once a month.
Instruction will be given each month on how to successfully participate in the FamilySearch indexing program at FamilySearch.org. Anyone interested in helping with family history is invited to be a volunteer indexer. Participants will need to bring their laptops to download the indexing software, and the library will provide wifi.
FamilySearch indexing is the process of reading digitized versions of physical records—such as passenger lists, census, vital, probate, and church records—and typing the information they contain into an online searchable database. Through this work, indexing volunteers make it possible for members and other family history researchers to easily locate their ancestors’ information on the Internet. Since the introduction of FamilySearch indexing in 2006, over 800 million records have been digitized.
The Granite Mountain Records Vault in the mountainside above Salt Lake City now contains nearly two and a half million microfilms from 110 countries and principalities. Very little of the information contained in these films is available online. FamilySearch indexing creates indexes to this information and makes it available to everyone on the Internet in nine different languages.
The FamilySearch indexing software was designed for busy people who have only short blocks of time to devote to family history work. Monthly get-togethers will focus on questions and participants will learn tips through work sessions.
Beginning in June, meetings will be held the second Saturday of each month, 3:30 – 5:00 pm at the Camas Library.
For questions, please contact Jennifer Johnson at 360-607-5061 or email her at [email protected]
Come experience the song, dance and fun that is Skyridge’s production of “Thoroughly Modern Millie.” The show premieres at CHS Theatre on Thursday, April 25 at 7 pm.
The show continues on Friday and Saturday at 7 pm with a special matinee on Saturday at 2 pm.
When Kate Braidwood entered the Scion “Motivate” contest the last thing she had in mind was really winning.
But win she did.
Braidwood, co-owner of Wonderheads touring theater company, would ultimately win a brand-new Scion xB, $10,000 cash, and a business mentorship.
VIDEO INTERVIEW: This is a short interview with Kate and her husband (watch at 720p HD).http://youtu.be/0Uhq1j55vNs
It’s been a fun ride.
“I am so stunned and pleased by what’s happened,” said Braidwood. “When we entered the contest we had to write about our company and make a video about who we are. We sent it to Scion and were one of 50 semi-finalists that got invited to a conference in Southern California.”
Launched in October, the Motivate program drew applications from all over the country that described individuals’ variety of entrepreneurial goals and efforts around art, fashion, music and film. A panel selected 50 semi-finalists to participate in a three-day workshop last month in Santa Monica, Calif. with leading entrepreneurs covering topics such as growing sales, establishing a physical space and online development. The participants incorporated new insights learned into their Motivate entries and final winners were chosen.
Out of thousands of entries, Kate was only one of 10 talented and passionate young entrepreneurs who won. Other winners included authors, publishers, a backpack manufacturer, designers, artists and musicians.
All winners will be individually paired with a relevant business mentor for future career-building and had their choice of any Scion vehicle. The remaining semi-finalists each received a $1,000 grant and left the workshop with helpful industry knowledge that they can apply to their business moving forward.
“We’ve learned so much and winning the prize, it means the world to me and my business,” said Braidwood. “I won the Scion xB and that will make a huge difference for my company. It’s a touring theater company, and we’ll be able to tour safely and fit everything we need to in our car.”
Other winners planned to use the new vehicles as part of their marketing efforts by wrapping them with custom designs. Winners already had plans for how they would invest the prize money back into their businesses, including new equipment and increasing their online presences.
“The Motivate winners live and breathe the passion Scion hoped to find and elevate through this first-ever program for young entrepreneurs,” said Scion Vice President Doug Murtha. “These individuals’ continued success is what we wish for all of our customers, who continue to show us they relate to forging their own paths and creative expression. In its 10 years, that passion remains part of the Scion story.”
Kate co-owns her touring company with husband, Andrew Phoenix. You can learn more about their business at www.wonderheads.com
You also learn more at www.scion.com
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| Kate Braidwood and her husband, Andrew Phoenix show off their new Scion xB. |
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| Kate lives in Portland, OR, but spends six to eight months touring the United States with her theater company. |
OK, so those that know Chef Tim McCusker realize this is no Cinderella story. Though facing a three-time champion in Chef Peter Echeverio would be a daunting task for anyone. If you have the pleasure to know either of these gentlemen, then you understand that both are accomplished chefs, but moreover, both are wonderful people in our community.
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| Camas Iron Chef Judge’s Choice winner — made by Team McCusker. |
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| Team Echeverio’s primary dish. His team won the People’s Choice. |
The annual event supports the Camas Education Foundation – a group dedicated to enhancing the lives of all students in the Camas School District. Run completely by volunteers, the group is closing in on one million dollars in grants funded for innovation throughout Camas schools over the past fifteen years.
Chef Peter Echeverio, husband of Camas School Teacher Heidi Echeverio at Helen Baller Elementary, has held the title of Camas Iron Chef three times. With the clock ticking away constantly behind you, a talented opponent on the other side of the kitchen and a new crew each year, knocking down an Iron Chef hat-trick was no easy task to be sure.
This year, the culinary challenger was Chef Tim McCusker, owner of Harvest Restaurant in historic downtown Camas. A self-described gastronomic mad scientist, McCusker is known for creativity and flat-out ingenuity in the kitchen. Teamed with Helen Baller Principal Aaron Parman (that’s right, Heidi Echverio’s school), community member Karen Kennedy and Camas High student Rachel Greene, McCusker rarely seemed rattled in this battle of cuisine.
Echeverio’s team, Dorothy Fox Elementary principal Cathy Sork, community member June Greene (the makings of a Greene family feud) and Hayes Freedom High School student Scott Lakey were equally unflappable. Chef Echeverio’s calm was ever present as he paused frequently to speak to the crowd, discussing the ingredients and his methods throughout preparation.
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| Dessert from Team McCusker. Delicious! |
This year, a few curve balls were thrown at the venerable contenders. The first, was including a separate dish for the People’s Choice Awards. Fifty lucky participants would get to enjoy a sample of the chefs’ handiwork and cast their assessment in this new category. Secondly, an optional “secret ingredient” was sprung on the kitchen crews. Assorted flavors of Sparkling Ice by Talking Rain was chilling in a bucket of ice. Then, the big moment. The main ingredient – Black Truffle Coppa (dry cured cappicola – a type of artisan Italian ham) courtesy of The Beautiful Pig.
The timer was set and the teams dashed into action, filling skillets and buckets full of the required ingredients and accoutrements. The chefs pulled their teams in close and began mapping out their meals and assignments. The light hearted chiding began almost as quickly as the cooking did. Chef Tim and Chef Peter enjoyed the day offering their assistance to one another’s team, slapping a “bathroom this way” sign pointing towards a team’s kitchen and suggesting the other had supplied the secret ingredient itself. As an observer, it was obvious each chef’s talent and experience afforded them a level of calm and confidence that prevailed all of the way to the one minute warning which came with both teams comfortably finished with their platings.
Chef Echeverio employed expert techniques with his dishes, injecting solid flavor across his meal. Even walking past his station, you were greeted with aromas that instantly whet your appetite. He noted he had his own secret ingredient – locally owned Choffy, a roasted and ground cocoa bean. This rich, pure ground chocolate was rolled into his herbed cheese roll and looked as delicious as it tasted.
In the other kitchen, Chef McCusker was full swing into his mad-cap science kitchen genius using a fire extinguisher to instant-chill a batch of homemade ice cream. Yes kids, this does work, just make sure you use a spare fire extinguisher. McCusker’s team seemed as surprised as the audience with the dramatic technique but went quickly to work to complete the concoction, wafts of carbon-dioxide smoke pluming in the air.
Mayors Scott Higgins and Sean Guard were on hand with Karen Lasher (who started the CEF-sponsored Iron Chef competition four years ago) to judge the proceedings. But before they were afforded their taste buds and voices, it was the People’s Choice Award. Chef Echeverio presented a coconut rice and chicken with fingerling potato. The flavors were perfectly orchestrated throughout the dish and were a big hit with the crowd.
Chef McCusker’s fire extinguisher turned kitchen appliance coconut/pineapple ice cream (including bonus ingredient Sparkling Ice) was dished out over a sweet savory capicola and peach relish. When the results came in, Echverio’s flavor ousted McCusker’s ingenuity by one single vote. Scoreboard: People’s Choice Award goes to Chef Ecehverio and team.
The main event began with the challenger’s presentation. “I was excited to see the secret ingredient. It is a great protein,” McCusker admitted. Thin slices of Coppa were seared under pressure of a ladle to form little ham cups. Adding bacon, balsamic vinegar, blue cheese to spiced candy pecans finished with a Dijon sauce, Chef McCusker conducted his team to strike a flavorful balance. Using Sockeye Salmon as a secondary protein, chef included a salad made of shredded apple, Navidi’s Jalapeno Salt, cucumbers and red peppers. Knocking the flavor out of the park, McCusker added a vinaigrette made from Strawberry Sparkling Ice whisked with sugar, pepper, salt, honey, oil and vinegar. Hungry yet? We aren’t done.
Next up, reigning champion Echeverio’s squad. Chef Echeverio shared his modus operandi, “I came in with a basic meal pre-planned, hoping to accommodate a variety of proteins with the secret ingredient in mind.” Veering from the expected, Echeverio’s team focused the judged meals on an opening appetizer and a dessert. The “Camas Board Appetizer” was the primary usage of the main ingredient. Show cases a wide variety of flavors that were selected to create taste bud harmony, the coppa was served with a Choffy and herb cheese log and beautifully display of seasoned veggies. For the capper, a Choffy Chocolate Mousse with raspberries was served alongside a Sparkling Ice Bellini with blended raspberries and peaches.
When the judge’s votes were tallied, only one of these great chef’s and their teams could wear the crown…err…apron. A Taste of Camas shocker, Chef Echeverio’s reign came to an end, only moments after winning the People’s Choice. Chef McCusker used all of his years of experience, globetrotting and culinary genius to command a convincing win.
If you have ever met either Chef McCusker or Chef Echeverio or enjoyed a meal prepared by either, then you would know that this day had all winners and no losers. Just two great chefs, great men with dutiful teams, giving back to the community and the schools in the Camas School District.
“It’s always been such a great event,” shares Chef Echeverio. “Both teams did great. I really liked the family and kids oriented activities this year. I hope to see the event expand on that next year.”
Chef McCusker was equally charmed by the Taste of Camas Iron Chef event — “It was a great show – exciting, tense, fun. I had a great team to work with. I think they lied to me. They each claimed to not be very experienced, but they worked the kitchen with great knowledge, even knocking the dishes out before time ran out.”
As for the fire extinguisher ice cream, “Yeah, I love that. The thing is, with some old extinguishers, they weren’t grounded very well. You get a little shock when you discharge them. Principal Parman took it very well.” He added, “I was honored. I can’t wait until next year.”
I couldn’t agree more, I have my fork ready.
Congratulations Chef McCusker and Chef Echeverio. Great job Camas Educational Foundation.
Three-time Iron Chef Peter Echeverio is chef at New Season’s Market in Fisher’s Landing in Vancouver.
Iron Chef Tim McCusker is the owner and executive chef at Harvest Restaurant, 401 NE 4th St., Camas WA 98671, 360-210-4037, [email protected].
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