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as a young schoolboy, his life-altering experiences during World War II, and his challenges and tri- umphs as a tree fruit grower and marketer. Mathison, founder of Stemilt Growers, died in 2008 at the age of 82. Howell at the Moon Ken Eastwell Tom Mathison Mathison movie previewed S temilt Growers, Inc., Wenatchee, Washington, hosted a preview of a 33-minute video documentary called The Growing Season: Tom Mathisonfor more than 500 Stemilt growers, employees, and associates this summer. The film is a joint project of the Wenatchee Valley Museum and Cultural Center and Howell at the Moon, a video production company based in Wenatchee. It is the second in a series highlighting people who helped shape the history of north central Washington. The film chronicles Mathison’s life and legacy, from the times when he struggled to keep up with other students B Brenton Roy plans to add subtitles to the film and will produce a DVD in order to make copies available to the public. national group Roy chairs renton Roy, owner of Oasis Farms in Benton City, Washington, has been elected chair of the Winegrape Growers of America, a group that represents the national wine grape industry. Roy is a board member and past chair of the Washington Association of Wine Grape Grow- ers. Don Tones of New York is vice chair of the WGA, and Kim Ledbetter-Bronson of California is secretary/ - treasurer. John Aguirre, president of the California Associ- ation of Winegrape Growers, is the WGA’s executive director. www.goodfruit.com GOOD FRUIT GROWER AUGUST 2011 55