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I am thankful for pumpkin donuts, hand-print turkey crafts, audio books for the commute to and from work, a smile on my son’s face, a joke told in my daughter’s little voice, and the help around the house my husband contributes.

And pie. Thanksgiving always makes me thankful for pie. Here’s a very old family recipe for chocolate pie. I remember visiting my great grandma Payne a few years ago, and she made this pie for me and my cousin. At this point, she could hardly see, but the pie turned out perfect–meringue, crust and all. The Kitchen Sync is a great place for any and every one of your (or you favorite cook or baker’s) needs. I always bake my special pies in a lovely blue ceramic pan from that shop.

Grandma Payne’s Pie Filling:

4 eggs (yolks for pie, save whites for meringue)
1 c sugar
1 t vanilla
2 c milk
2 T flour
2Tcornstarch
3-4 T cocoa (although we’ve recently played with this and added up to 1/2 C cocoa or melted in 4 oz of dark chocolate. Excellent!)
2 T butter
dash of salt

In a heavy sauce pan, mix sugar, flour, cornstarch and cocoa.

In a bowl, beat the egg yolks a little, and then add the milk. Gradually add this to the dry ingredients. Cook on med low, stiring constinually. When the mixture is thick, add 2 T of butter and vanilla and a good dash of salt.

Put this mixture into a pre-baked pie shell, then add meringue (or whipped cream, if you don’t like–as my grandpa called it–calf slobber).

This will make one pie; in our family, we make a triple batch for two full pies and a small bowl for tasting.

What are you thankful for?

Join us as Gil Sparks, employment and labor law attorney with Ogden Murphy Wallace, PLLC, delivers his annual employment law update.  This presentation is targeted to provide managers and supervisors with  the newest updates and day-to-day information on current employment and labor laws that affect their jobs.

This year’s topics include:

• Medical Marijuana
• National Labor Relations Board and Weingarten changes
• Social Media
• To request a topic or submit a question, visit our Facebook page at www.facebook.com/AVHRA to join the
  discussion.

When:          Thursday, December 8th, 2011
Doors Open  11:15 AM
Lunch and Program 11:45-2:00 PM

Where:        Wenatchee Convention Center,
121 N Wenatchee Avenue

Cost:   Mail your payment to be received by December 2nd for reduced cost of:
$45.00/members , $55.00/non-members (Buffet Lunch included).
Submit payment to:
AVHRA, P.O. Box 4489, Wenatchee, WA 98807-4489

Pay at the door for cost of $55.00/members and $65.00/non-members (Lunch included). (Approved for 2.0 HRCI credits)
Please make reservations with Christy Tomlinson at 662-5071 or email at ctomlinson@cashmerevalleybank.com no later than Friday, December 2nd.

AVHRA’s annual silent auction to benefit the SHRM Foundation will be held during the program.  The Foundation funds research, publications and education to advance the HR profession and enhance the effectiveness of HR professionals. A drawing for a SHRM membership will also be held during the program.  This membership automatically qualifies you for membership in AVHRA.

Please confirm your attendance with Christy Tomlinson at 662-5071 or email at ctomlinson@cashmerevalleybank.com by Friday, December 2nd.
Program approved for 4 recertification credits.

Since the AARP named the Wenatchee Valley one of its “Best Places to Retire” in late July, requests to the Chamber for relocation information have spiked.  Here are the numbers:

Average monthly relocation requests, Jan – July 2011                     30

Relocation requests, August 2011                                                            107

Relocation requests, September 2011                                                      91

While the number of requests fell in September from the month before, the rate was still 3 times higher than the monthly average this year prior to our Valley making the list.  Traffic to the relocation page at the Chamber website, wenatchee.org, has also seen a similar spike.

The major component of the relocation information provided to requesters is the Membership Directory and Relocation Guide which is published by the Chamber annually.  Copies of the Guide are available at the Chamber offices, 2 South Mission, and are a conveninet guide to Valley facts and Chamber members.

October , 1-5 PM

Confluence Technology Center, 285 Technology Center Way, Wenatchee

Exhibits of how technology is being put to use in businesses! Come for tours of Van Doren Sales, AgroFresh, M&M Productions.

Drawings every 30 minutes!

Here’s a link to a fantastic article and photos featuring “Lush Ohme Gardens” in
the Seattle Times.

Now that autumn is coming, Ohme Gardens will be changing rapidly. Stop by for another visit to see the seasons pass from summer to winter. The gardens close October 15.