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www.goodfruit.com GOOD FRUIT GROWER MAY 1, 2014 7 Jennifer Witherbee, the foundation executive director, said the new program was initiated by CWU. "The idea came to CWU when they were reaching out to alumni and the tree fruit industry for support. That's when they learned about WAEF and what we do," she said, adding that Dalton Thomas of Oneonta Trading Corporation was instrumental in encouraging CWU to team up with the tree fruit industry's foundation. "CWU is the first university that's teamed up with the Apple Foundation," Witherbee said. "It's also the first outside, nonprofit foundation that CWU has developed a tuition program with." The tuition program will help WAEF scholarship donors and students better lever- age awards for a greater impact and strengthens CWU's relationship with the tree fruit industry, said Scott Wade, CWU's advancement executive director in a news release. Among the first students to receive a CWU tuition waiver was Cecilia Moreno, a 2012 graduate from Cowiche's Highland High School who also received her initial WAEF scholarship. Moreno is taking courses at CWU in public health. WAEF will send out letters this spring informing students of their CWU tuition waivers. Clore Center hires Reddout T he Walter Clore Wine and Culinary Center in Prosser, Washington, has hired its first tasting room manager, a significant step in the opening of the long-awaited center. April Reddout was hired in March and represented the center at the statewide Taste Washington in Seattle on March 29-30. Reddout gained wine industry experience during her stint as the sales and marketing director for Heaven's Cave Cellars in Prosser, Washington. She managed all aspects of the winery's tasting room and assisted with the winery's "Make the Dash Count" Foundation. Her duties at the Clore Center will be to manage the tasting room and launch the center's programs. The recently opened center, situated on 24 acres overlooking the Yakima River, features a tasting room showcasing a rotating selection of Washington wines. Wine and agricultural-themed exhibits are being developed, along with wine and culinary programs. The learning center, named after Dr. Walter Clore, a Washington State University horticulturist credited as being the father of Washington's wine industry, promotes Washington wine and food products. 509/662-6931 www.cameronnursery.com 1261 Ringold Rd., PO Box 300 • Eltopia, WA 99330 We ship nationwide, so please call for price and availability! Order 2016 Trees NOW PAUL TVERGYAK 509-669-0689 ptvergyak@genext.net CONTRACTS for 2015 and beyond! Custom Contracted Apple, Pear, Cherry & Peach Trees ✔TOP QUALITY ✔VIRUS TESTED ✔VERY COMPETITIVE PRICING HIGHEST QUALITY FRUIT TREES ! Call for: • TREES • ROOTSTOCK • INTERSTEMS • BENCH GRAFTS • SLEEPING EYES • ROYALTIES April Reddout