The Willamette Valley Wineries Association celebrated the conclusion of the third annual Willamette: The Pinot Noir Auction on Saturday, April 7 at the Allison Inn & Spa in Newberg, OR, where 81 lots of Willamette Valley wine sold to the national and international trade for a record setting $737,000, exceeding the 2017 auction totals by 56%. The sale brought in over $800,000 including revenue from ticket sales and sponsorship. All money raised will fund future marketing and educational initiatives of the Willamette Valley Wineries Association.

The auction presented 78 lots of one-of-a-kind Pinot noir wines and three collaborative lots of Chardonnay from the 2016 vintage. Each wine was produced in quantities of five, 10 or 20 cases, and will only be available to the public through resale by the winning bidder.

“The 2018 auction exceeded our highest expectations. There was tremendous enthusiasm among the trade for the Willamette Valley region, as well as for the 2016 vintage, which we expect to go down in history as a benchmark year for Oregon,” said Laurent Montalieu, 2018 auction chair and owner and winemaker for Soléna Estate and Hyland Estates.

Overseen by veteran wine auctioneer Fritz Hatton, the excitement in the room was palpable. Opening bids throughout the auction were greeted by a flurry of raised paddles, resulting in frequent bidding wars and rapid price escalation. Anxious vintners watched on from the back, cheering for bidders to “do it” in moments of hesitation.

Now in its third year, the 2018 auction saw a 13% increase in winery participation from 2017, which was more than offset by the 48% increase in attendance by registered bidders. The auctionwide average price paid per lot was $9,099, up 33% from the prior year, with an average bottle price of $124.

The top selling Pinot noir came from winemaker Maggie Harrison and Antica Terra. The 5-case lot produced entirely from the Antica Terra Vineyard, sold for $33,000. The collaborative Chardonnay, “Nautical Dawn,” produced by Bethel Heights and Walter Scott Wines, fetched $12,000 for a five-case lot.

The top five auction lots were:
Lot 26: Five cases of Antica Terra “Alder Creek” Pinot noir: $33,000
Lot 82: Five cases of Zena Crown Vineyard “Barrel and Foot” Pinot noir: $24,000
Lot 11: Five cases of Alexana Estate Winery “By A Landslide” Pinot noir: $20,000
Lot 83: 10 cases of Hyland Estates “The Perfect Pair” Pinot noir: $20,000
Lot 75: Five cases of Bethel Heights “Vesper Bell” Pinot noir: $19,000

At the conclusion of the auction, 2019 co-chairs Eugenia Keegan and Shirley Brooks offered a tribute to Elizabeth Chambers of Chambers Cellars and Silvan Ridge, and winemaker Patricia Green of Patricia Green Cellars, who sadly both passed away this year.

The 2019 Willamette: The Pinot Auction will be held April 6. Attendees are licensed wine sellers, including retailers, restaurateurs and wholesalers. For more information or to request a ticket, visit www.willamettewines.auction.

About The Willamette Valley Wineries Association
The Willamette Valley Wineries Association (WVWA) is a non-profit industry association dedicated to achieving recognition for Oregon’s acclaimed Willamette Valley as a premier Pinot noir-producing region. Currently, the WVWA has nearly 250 members representing wineries and tasting rooms throughout the Willamette Valley region from Portland to Eugene. To learn more about The Willamette Valley Wineries Association visit: willamettewines.com

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Release ID: 261979

Lois Tozar of State Records called the “Fear and Loathing” Zine interview superb and detailed, and warned that copies of the State Records release of Travis Pike’s “Watch Out Woman” b/w “The Way That I Need You,” both songs taken directly from the optical soundtrack for the 1966 cult movie, “Feelin’ Good,” while still available, are now in short supply.

Travis first posted his salvaged music clips from the 1966 movie “Feelin’ Good” on YouTube in October 2016, and since then he’s been interviewed and reviewed numerous times on blogs and music magazines like Shindig, Goldmine, and Ugly Things. His recent celebrity having led to so many interviews, I asked Travis if he felt like he might be repeating himself.

“Not really,” he replied. “Even when I’m being introduced to a new audience, the interviewer gears his questions to their unique interests. Most recently, the focus has been on my sixties music, but now, my more recent works are being discovered, too. When you think about it, I’ve worn a number of hats in the entertainment industries, and I’ve always been a storyteller. At seventy-three, I’ve no end of stories to tell – and some of them improve with each telling.”

The two most recent interviews in Psychedelic Baby, and now in Fear and Loathing, have run to 20 or more pages, so I asked him if he was concerned about a modern audience’s short attention span.

“Not really,” Travis answered. “I trust the interviewers to know what will work with their audiences. Readers like to read, especially when it’s about their favorite subject – and if that subject is music, they should find these interviews both informative and entertaining. When the interview is conducted via email, I take time to research my replies for accuracy, and provide enough material to allow the interviewer, or editor, to select what they want and trim it down to the size.

“Lenny Helsing, for his Travis Edward Pike Story for “Psychedelic Baby,” wanted to know about my most memorable live performances, so I sent him stories of several, thinking he’d select the ones he thought would most interest his readers. Apparently, Lenny thought they would all be of interest.

“When Andy Pearson and I began working on his piece for “Fear and Loathing,” I was under the impression it would be serialized and published a section at a time, over a period of months, so I was surprised when it appeared online, all at once. Andy’s in-depth interview explores my musical history, and my subsequent entertainment industry activities as well. And he closed it with excellent reviews of several of my properties currently in release!

“Andy also picked up on the way so much of my early career was linked, if not dictated, by my automotive misadventures. Frankly, I had never considered my career from that perspective.”

For anyone who hasn’t read any of Travis’ previous interviews, his first published song was the title song for “Demo Derby,” his father’s 28-minute action featurette, about a NASCAR-sanctioned motor sport competition, centered on smashing up cars for entertainment, with prize money for the driver of the last car still running.

Terry Hagerty
Los Angeles, California

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Release ID: 261977

Tilley and the Shining Star, a new book by Mary Harvey, has been released by Dorrance Publishing Co., Inc.

Tilley is having trouble at school. The kids tease her and her new friend Judd because they do something at lunchtime that no one else does: they pray. As the teasing grows more unbearable, Tilley’s dreams of a kingdom with a shining star turn to nightmares, and the shining star begins to grow dim. What can she do to stop the kids from their hurtful bullying? How can she and Judd pray in peace?

After many years of reading scripture, Mary Harvey was led by the Holy Spirit to write this book so that young children today might be comforted by talking to Jesus through prayer. No matter what, the strength and light of His love for us will never dim.

About the Author
Mary Harvey is a Christian grandmother enjoying life in the Texas hill country. She has written several spiritual poems, many of which have been published in poetry books, as well as two unpublished screenplays. She also loves drawing portraits of friends and family, or the occasional Elvis or John Wayne.

Tilley and the Shining Star is a 30-page paperback with a retail price of $16.00. The ISBN is 978-1-4809-5260-7. It was published by Dorrance Publishing Co., Inc of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. For more information, or to request a review copy, please go to our virtual pressroom at www.dorrancepressroom.com or our online bookstore www.bookstore.dorrancepublishing.com.

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Dorrance Publishing

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Release ID: 261834

Willy the Wave, a new book by William Boccalatte, as been released by RoseDog Books.

This story, Willy the Wave, was originally written for children. However, the more the author shared the story with adults, he discovered they, too, could learn some of the deeper aspects from the life of Willy. Therefore, the intent is to bring your mind to a child-like state and let Willy the Wave share some of his wisdom with you.

The fundamental purpose of this story is to reveal to you there is another sense of perception that we human beings can discover for ourselves.

Willy shows us when we quiet down our thinking we can experience the buzz of that eternal presence. Is not that what Jesus, Moses, Krishna, Gandhi, Mohammad, and others have tried to reveal to mankind?

About the Author
William Boccalatte was born and raised in Connecticut, graduated from Weaver High in the late 1950s, and then earned an associate’s degree in electronics from Hartford State Technical Institute. Mr. Boccalatte met the girl of his dreams in 1969 and has been married forty-seven years. They have traveled the world and finally settled in Charlotte, North Carolina, after living eight years in Versailles, Kentucky, the most beautiful thoroughbred country in the USA. He is also very much interested in photography, sketching, oil painting, and writing.

Mr. Boccalatte had a spiritual awakening and now has a passion to share this amazing phenomenon with others. That is how this short story about a wave that lives on the ocean reflects to other waves his magnificent discovery.

Willy the Wave is a 36-page hardcover with a retail price of $24.00. The ISBN is 978-1-4809-7858-4. It was published by RoseDog Books of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. For more information, or to request a review copy, please go to our virtual pressroom at www.dorrancepressroom.com or our online bookstore at www.rosedogbookstore.com.

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Jessica Stillwell
RoseDog Books

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Release ID: 261807

Salary.com, the leading SaaS provider of cloud-based compensation data and analytics, today announces the opening of the participation period for the annual US and Canada National Salary Budget Survey.

As the marketplace changes and competition intensifies, it’s increasingly important for organizations to stay current and proactive in their salary budget planning. Salary.com recognizes that it can be a challenge for HR and compensation professionals to make effective macro salary budget recommendations without accurate data around how their competitors are budgeting to support their requests.

To address this universal need, Salary.com offers HR and compensation professionals critical insights into the budgeting practices of more than 1,200 diverse companies annually via their US and Canada National Salary Budget Survey. Now in its eighth year, Salary.com’s US and Canada National Salary Budget Survey offers participants both a top-level overview of budget trends and full access to the complete survey results. The company offers the survey results to participants free of charge.

“We’re excited to open participation in our annual US and Canada Salary National Budget Survey, and to do so with no paid membership requirement or fee to participate,” said Chris Fusco, Senior Vice President, Salary.com.

“We feel this allows for a broader scope of results, so survey participants can feel confident the information gathered truly reflects a breadth of competitors in their industries. At Salary.com, we pride ourselves in providing participants with an array of accurate and complete budget insights, so they can make the absolute best decisions for their organizations based on reliable, insightful data gathered directly from their peers.”

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Salary.com is the leading SaaS provider of cloud-based compensation market data and analytics. Founded in 1999, the Company serves approximately 4,000 business-to-business customers worldwide with its market-leading CompAnalyst platform, designed to accelerate compensation workflows and improve efficiency. Through its Salary Wizard and consumer website, Salary.com delivers continually updated, reliable market pay data and career content to hundreds of thousands of consumers each year. The Company is committed to helping organizations drive company success by aligning compensation practices with recruiting, performance and development initiatives through easy-to-access data and meaningful insights. For more information, please visit the company website at www.salary.com.

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Release ID: 261923

PSI Dawn, a new book by J. Patrick Conlon, has been released by Dorrance Publishing Co., Inc.

Set a little over 300 years in the future, PSI Dawn is a novel for adults, young and old, in a time when society seems to have gone haywire and is bent on self-destruction. Wendy Winston, the mayor’s daughter who is an intern with the FBI, is pressed into emergency service. With help from Pat and others she has to use her enhanced psychic abilities to solve the problems of governmental corruption and religious fanaticism to save themselves, humanity, and the solar system. The collision course that follows has more twists than a dozen roller coasters!

About the Author
J. Patrick Conlon was born into a military family. Since high school, he has been an avid reader of science fiction. Also, he learned many useful skills as a youth: to this day, he makes much of his own clothing. After graduating, he joined the Army and began a 24 year career there. He retired, attended college, and became a teacher.

He taught 7th grade writing and discovered an interest and flair for writing, book production, and poetry. He published some of his writings in Texas Voices and other places. After retiring from teaching, Conlon was hired at the local Veterans Affairs Medical Clinic to manage volunteers. He decided to write a short story for Science Fiction Magazine but -after several hundred thousand words-realized he had a novel. PSI Dawn was born to be followed by PSI Invaders, PSI Teddy Bears, and PSI Explorers.

PSI Dawn is a 384-page paperback with a retail price of $23.00. The ISBN is 978-1-4809-5239-3. It was published by Dorrance Publishing Co., Inc of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. For more information, or to request a review copy, please go to our virtual pressroom at www.dorrancepressroom.com or our online bookstore www.bookstore.dorrancepublishing.com.

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Dorrance Publishing

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Release ID: 261841

The Runs and Errors of a Baseball Mom’s Life, a new book by Annie Loney, has been released by Dorrance Publishing Co., Inc.

Annie Loney gives a peak of what it is like to be a Major League Baseball player’s mother. This book is not only of interest to fans of baseball, but also to mothers. Loney shares her own problems and difficulties in life that has made her a stronger person. She also shares stories about her son and how he became a professional baseball player. This story is an example of strength and the struggles a person goes through to gain the happiness they deserve.

About the Author
Annie Loney is a mother and wife. She was in the business world for ten years until her son was born. Loney then joined the field of teaching, which she still currently enjoys. She is the mother of a Major League Baseball player. Loney would like to pass on her family’s history to future generations. Her life story is an example of how the times are changing.

The Runs and Errors of a Baseball Mom’s Life is a 56-page paperback with a retail price of $19.00. The ISBN is 978-1-4809-4946-1. It was published by Dorrance Publishing Co., Inc of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. For more information, or to request a review copy, please go to our virtual pressroom at www.dorrancepressroom.com or our online bookstore www.bookstore.dorrancepublishing.com.

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Dorrance Publishing

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Release ID: 261792

Faithbuilders Series #1, a new book by Emilia Casillas, has been released by RoseDog Books.

Emilia Casillas has a personal relationship with Jesus Christ. She believes faith is an intangible muscle that can be developed to become a more stable and healthier soul. But her spiritual life was not always so grounded. It all started at the early age of five. She held on to a shameful secret deep in herself for many years. She swore to herself that she would take it to the grave, where no living soul could ever find out. As Casillas struggled to find freedom from her past, due to the abuse she experienced, her battles with feelings of entrapment, her fears, and social anxiety got out of control.
Such feelings of entrapment lead Emilia to the arms of Jesus Christ, her savior. On this path her faith began to soar higher than ever before. The sudden grace of her heavenly father began to manifest in her life. God’s hand was at work day and night, healing the broken pieces from her mind, heart, and emotions that no self-help book or counselor could ever do.

Through the years, Emilia’s relationship with her omnipresent best friend, Jesus, has become a daily, tangible force in her life. There is a power in prayer. Jesus stated all you need is faith the size of one mustard seed. She likes to say, “You only need one mustard seed to make a whole lot of mustard.” Spending time in God’s word is never time wasted. Every trial leads to a testimony. In the Bible, the book of Romans 12:2, it says, “Do not be conformed to the world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind.” The life struggle is challenging, but so much more is your faith, because “Jesus restores stronger than your past.”

About the Author
Author Emilia Casillas attends the Cause Church in Brea, California, hosted by Pastors Bob and Sherry Reeves. She works as a massage therapist in the city of Whittier.

Faithbuilders Series #1 is a 30-page paperback with a retail price of $9.00. The ISBN is 978-1-4809-7741-9. It was published by RoseDog Books of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. For more information, or to request a review copy, please go to our virtual pressroom at www.dorrancepressroom.com or our online bookstore at www.rosedogbookstore.com.

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Dorrance Publishing

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Release ID: 261803

Everyone planning to launch a landing page for the effective promotion of the personal brand, new product or service, consider using the Advanced Landing Page Creation Bundle from MotoCMS. This is the ultimate pack of tools that are needed to bring your landing page design to the web with the minimum investment of time and effort.

As part of the special limited-time offer, you can download the bundle for $39 on March 26 – 31, i.e. at the 88% discount from the original price of all item added to the pack – $320. What’s inside?

The downloading the bundle, you will get:

5 landing page MotoCMS themes;
1-year hosting;
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The bundle will be useful for startups, business owners, webmasters, online marketing agencies, etc. There are no restrictions in regards to the number of times that you can download it during the promo period. Both personal and commercial use of the items included in the bundle are allowed.

Now, let’s take a closer look at what’s inside.

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There are 5 landing page templates included in the bundle – 3 of them include both admin panel and HTML/CSS versions, 2 others are niche-specific skins pre-loaded with MotoCMS builder.

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AppRiori is a multipurpose mobile app landing page template. The fully responsive layout is optimized for the flawless performance in all web environments. This is a premium-quality theme featuring regular free updates. There are several pre-designed layouts that you can choose from. The intuitive MotoCMS admin panel allows you to tweak the layout of the landing page code-free. HTML/CSS version will be appreciated by the more experienced webmasters.

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Mars is intended to be used for startups and small business projects. It includes the drag-and-drop admin panel and a selection of pre-designed theme elements that can be added to the landing page layout code-free. The theme is intended to be used by the beginners and pros alike. This is a multipurpose theme featuring several ready-made layouts that you can use for the launch of your startup project.

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Marketing agencies, SEO specialists, and everyone who deals with the online promotion of business and personal projects will use this theme to their benefit. This is a multipurpose landing page template featuring several pre-designed layouts of the landing page, as well as the fully editable design. You can tweak the page code-free. This is when MotoCMS page builder will come in handy. HTML/CSS version is also bundled.

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This is a niche-specific landing page theme. It will be the ideal starting point for conference and events sites. The fully responsive layout is intended to adjust to all screen sizes and resolutions on the fly. The theme features literally everything that you will need for the seamless customization of the layout and quick start of your business.

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This is one more niche-specific landing page template that is included in the pack. With its help, you can create stunning landing pages promoting books and editorial services. The clean and refined design is intended to present your venture in a smart and appealing matter. The theme is loaded with the drag-and-drop admin panel from MotoCMS.

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As the name implies, the bundle contains everything to the creation of a smart landing page, without the need to search for any third-party services.

Thus, the bundle includes a 1-year hosting plan for your personal or business landing page. There is no need to invest extra cash in the respective services or search for the reliable hosting provider on your own.

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Thanks to SEO audit, you can get a better understanding of the performance of the landing page. You will be provided with the clear reports about the things that perform well and should be better optimized.

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In addition to the pro customization features, the bundle includes rich graphics suited for the promotion of your online project through social media channels.

Icons set includes 60 fully editable PSD icons
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Release ID: 261681

The Obvious Secret: A Discipleship Journey to Christian Maturity, a new book by Bruce C. Steffens, has been released by Dorrance Publishing Co., Inc.

The Obvious Secret explores the various major beliefs of the Christian faith from a logical and analytical standpoint. It is intended for two purposes. First, it is a resource to develop Christian discipleship curriculum for teachers and instructors. Secondly, it is self-study resource for seekers, new believers, and even established believers. It contains a systemic approach to understand the “why” of what we believe and then helps one to establish and deepen a personal relationship with God. The book is not intended to tell someone what to believe, but rather to give the logical reasons related to belief topics and allow a person to discover the truth of the belief for themselves. However, without a vibrant relationship with God, all the understanding of God’s principles and truths are academic. A mature disciple is the person whose best friend is God and who helps those around him or her to know God’s love and create their own relationship with God.

About the Author
Bruce C. Steffens is an ordained minister. He accepted Jesus Christ as Savior over forty years ago and has focused on furthering his relationship with Christ. He is married to his high school sweetheart and has two sons in the ministry and five granddaughters. Over the years he has taught adult Sunday School at several churches. He is currently an associate pastor. He is also a retired professional engineer with an analytical mind. He spent twelve years as a US Coast Guard rescue pilot and aircraft maintenance officer. Bruce graduated from Purdue University with a Master of Science in aerospace structures. His thirty-five year civilian employment was with large aerospace related companies, analyzing the mechanical design of aircraft parts and sensor systems. Bruce’s lifetime hobby has been working with boys, first in Boy Scouts and for the last thirty years with Royal Rangers, a denominational boy’s group. He has enjoyed nature study, camping, hiking, and related outdoor activities, mainly leading boy’s events.

The Obvious Secret: A Discipleship Journey to Christian Maturity is a 552-page paperback with a retail price of $22.00. The ISBN is 978-1-4809-5157-0. It was published by Dorrance Publishing Co., Inc of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. For more information, or to request a review copy, please go to our virtual pressroom at www.dorrancepressroom.com or our online bookstore www.bookstore.dorrancepublishing.com.

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Jessica Stillwell
Dorrance Publishing

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Release ID: 261967