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a retreat and emotional break.
Escort Charged
with Extortion, Theft
Stonefly Maidens, a Portland-based group, got
involved several years ago and is raising money for
A scandal in late October involving a young
escort named Cody Castagna led to the resignation
an upcoming retreat back to Rock Springs Dude
Ranch in Bend in October 2008.
of Washington state Rep. Richard Curtis, R-La
Rebecca Young, a lesbian Stonefly Maidens
Center, after the public learned the two had a sex
member, participated in the last retreat. She said,
ual encounter in a Spokane hotel room.
“Anyone who has had breast cancer can apply, but
Curtis alleged that Castagna stole his wallet
it’s nice to outreach to our community so there is
and tried to extort $1,000 from him after the two
more awareness that this opportunity for survivors
had sex. Castagna told a different story, saying
exists.”
that the money was for prostitution, not extor
Participants can expect a slow-paced weekend
tion, and that he was holding the wallet as
that involves a resort stay, a day of social activities
“collateral” until he got the cash he was rightful
and workshops on fly-fishing particulars such as
ly owed.
knot tying and rod casting.
Castagna was charged Dec. 12 with three
Carol Gleason of Salem was diagnosed with
counts of second-degree theft of a credit card, one
breast cancer in June 2003. After five surgeries and
count of second-degree extortion and one count of
chemotherapy through August 2004, she is now
conspiracy to commit second-degree extortion.
cancer-free. The medical assistant and volunteer ski
Robert H. Fletcher, Brandon D. Burchell and
patroller attended the retreat.
Castagna’s brother Joseph L. Castagna are being
“Part of the retreat is to mentally figure out
charged with second-degree extortion and conspir
where you are in your journey,” said Gleason. “I fig
acy to commit second-degree extortion. Bond has
ured that I was pretty well recovered and there’s
been set in Spokane County Superior Court at
nothing holding me back in life.”
$7,500 each, according to The Associated Press.
Gleason said that she and her partner of two
From left, Carol Gleason, Rebecca Young and Wendy Callander built camaraderie with breast
cancer survivors through fly-fishing.
years live an active, outdoorsy life filled with boat
Group Casts for Recovery
ing, fishing and snowshoeing.
I’d get lessons. That was years ago. 1 finally got
do something, even if it’s as mundane or easy as fly
lessons,” she said.
fishing. The workshops give you the energy to get
When a group of women gathered in October at
Wendy Callander, a physician from West Linn,
Rock Springs Dude Ranch in Bend for a weekend
also attended the retreat in October. She was diag
Callander now plans to join the fly-fishing club
of fly-fishing and pampering, it wasn’t just a love of
nosed with stage-four breast cancer in March 2005,
and wants to become a member of the crew that
the outdoors that brought them together. It was
which means her cancer is terminal.
takes other survivors fishing.
their experience with breast cancer.
back into things again and renew your life.”
For more information visit www.stonefly
maidens.com and www.castingforrecovery.org. ©
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“When you’re sick and dealing with breast cancer,
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fishing. “I kept casting the fly in the tree and my
it’s a very vulnerable position,” she said. “This work
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