extra! (B1,2 - Sept. 10, 2009)

Greenacres recipe tops lentil contest

The winner of the 2009 National Lentil Festival’s Legendary Lentil Cookoff during the festival at Pullman was Herbed Lentils & Rice submitted by Betty Fulmer of Greenacres. Second place went to Rhubarb Lentil Crisp submitted by Julie Schneider of Pullman. The third place award went to B-L-T Dip submitted by Janice Elder of Charlotte, N.C.

The cookoff is a national competition and this year’s competition had 93 entries. The preliminary round was in late July, and the top six recipes were taken to Reaney Park during the festival for the public tasting. The first 400 tasters in the park judged the recipes.

Preliminary winners also included Maple Chipotle BBQ Lentil Pizza submitted by Viviane Levine of Summerfield, Fla .; Savannah’s Sweet Potato Lentil Fritters, submitted by Jane Harrison Ashworth of The Woodlands, Texas; and Not Your Mother’s Jelly Roll submitted by Wilma Page of Richland.

The Old Post Office Wine Gallery Restaurant of Pullman will feature some of these recipes on their rotating menu.

The 2009 National Lentil Festival Legendary Lentil Cook Off Recipe Booklet is now available at the Pullman Chamber of Commerce for $4. Add $1.25 postage to get one in the mail.

Bank Left to exhibit Selene Santucci oils

Nationally celebrated artist Selene Santucci from Pullman will be featured in a solo exhibition of her oil paintings on the second floor of The Bank Left Gallery in Palouse Sept. 12-30. Selene is an intuitive artist who paints from memory and imagination. This is reflected in her use of color and abstract forms. The opening reception will be Sept. 12 from 1 to 5 p.m. with live music by Lauren Rosenkranz and Mike Edmondson.

Art opening tonight at WC Winery galley

Gerri Sayler and Stephanie Miller will open a collaborative art installation at the Wawawai Canyon Winery gallery on the Moscow-Pullman highway tonight, Thursday, Sept. 10 from 6 to 8 p.m. During the opening reception, educator and artist Quentin DeWitt will perform an eclectic percussion soundscape created to echo the installation’s theme. The evening festivities will also include complimentary wine tasting.

Constructed of twine and cardboard, “Furrows” plays off the winery barn’s architecture and evokes serpentine curves of Palouse wheat fields. In addition to the installation, Sayler will exhibit small sculptures and collages for a show entitled “Twinings,” in the newly re-opened gallery.

The works will be on display through Oct. 15.

Club & Youth Groups

Patchin’ People quilt group will meet Monday, Sept. 14, 1 to 3 p.m. at Concordia Lutheran Church, NE Orchard Dr., Pullman. All interested in quilting are invited.

Included are plans for the year, show n’ tell, quilt block activities, and introduction of the “getting acquainted” theme. For more information, call Nancy Mack in Pullman.

Teen winners at Tekoa library

Lisa Harper and Eleri Kimball were among 11 high school students who participated in the teen summer reading program at Tekoa library. A total of 155 book reviews were submitted by the participants, according to Tekoa library branch manager Patti Gatherer. Elerie Kimball won this year’s grand drawing prize, two tickets donated by Silverwood Theme Park. Lisa won a cell phone charm and classic car calendar. Jennifer Harper won a heart shaped window keepsake.