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pril showers bring May showers but March has flowers, too. We have been enjoying daffodils, primroses, early azaleas and one lonely tulip by the house. Most importantly we are enjoying the return of the Rufous humming bird! Speaking of humming birds, it seems that many people in the Lewis River area have been feeding the Anna’s humming birds all winter. Some of you have even rescued ‘frozen’ hummers. Earle Knowles brought in his frozen sugar water feeder, sat it on the counter and a poor ‘frozen’ hummer fell off onto the counter. Picking it up and cupping it in his hands it soon began to wiggle, waking up from its torpid state. That is a sleep state they go into to protect themselves from the cold. Seeing as the Knowles family have a number of cats in the house, Earle had to let it go out into the cold. He was sure that it came back the next day to the warm sugar water. Another friend found a seemingly dead hummer on the porch under their frozen feeder. She picked it up and brought it into the house with the feeder. Holding the tiny hummer in her hands it, too, came back from ‘the dead’.… What would you do with a hummer on a cold winter night? Carol decided to keep her little bird safe in her bathroom. When releasing it into the confines of the bathroom it flew up and settled on a plastic flower arrangement. Husband Jim was talked into putting up a sugar water feeder in the bathroom plus a sheet in the doorway to keep out their one cat. What fun it was to have a real live humming bird living in the bathroom for a few days. When it warmed up a bit outside it was released to fly free. I have received numerous such calls and am proud to know the Lewis River area folks are kind, thoughtful and wonderful. We love each and every one of you. Keep up the good work. My sugar water mix is one part sugar to 4 parts water. I put the sugar in a glass measuring cup, pour boiling water over it, mix well until the sugar is dissolved, let it cool and then put it into the feeder. At this time of year before many flowers are blooming I add an extra teaspoon of sugar to the mix. When flowers are up it is back to normal mixture. Enjoy the humming birds and thanks again for your empathy for our feathered friends.
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IN THIS ISSUE The Review — April 2014, Vol. 12, Issue 4
5 Stepping Stones Spring brings a By Pat Stepp profusion of flowers— the best can be found 6 Our Garden Guide at The Tulip Festival and the Hulda Klager 8 Garden Insects Lilac Gardens— By Nora Garofoli among many others! 10 Religion: She’s with 2 Hummers! Me… On the Cover
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Around Town Over the Garden Gate: Potatoes are a No-Brainer By Cheryl Spaulding
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WHAT’S HAPPENING Hulda Klager Lilac Gardens to Open Tour the beautiful gardens and the historic 1880s Victorian Farm Home of lilac hybridizer, Hulda Klager. During Lilac Days 2014, the Farm Home will feature “Sewing Time in Yesteryear”. April 19, through Mothers’ Day May 11; 10am to 4pm daily; $3. Children under 12 free. Lilac plants available for purchase. Gift shop with many lilac inspired items. Grounds are wheelchair friendly; Historic Home does not have wheelchair access. Video tour of Hulda’s Home in wheelchair-friendly Historic Potting
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Boy Scout Breakfast Benefits Troop This year before the annual egg hunt at Horseshoe FOLK Book Sale! Lake in Woodland, let Boy Scout Troop 531 feed your Friends of the Library—Kalama are having a book family! We know how stressful it can be to get ready for sale on April 18 from 10–5 in the city hall chambers a big event. Let us help! April 19th from 8 a.m.–10 a.m., (320 1st street,Kalama). Come and refill your supthe Boy Scouts will be serving pancakes, sausage, juice ply—$1 for hardbacks and 50 cents for paperbacks, and coffee at the VFW Hall located at 434 Davidson in plus, your purchase helps support the library! downtown Woodland. The cost is $4 per person or $14 for a family of four. Tickets are available at the door. St. Timothy’s Spring Craft and Garden Sale Spring Craft and Garden Sale at St. Timothy’s in Please come fill up with delicious food and send a Boy Chehalis: Come join us Saturday, April 26th, from 9 am Scout to Summer Camp. to 3 pm for our annual Spring Craft and Garden Sale at Thank You! From Scout St. Timothy Episcopal Church located at 1826 SW Snively in Chehalis. Friendly Neighbors Garden Club Troop 531 & VFW 1927! will offer expertly grown vegetables, herbs, perennials, Woodland VFW Post 1927 & Boy Scout Troop 531 shrubs, trees, and unusual plants. Baked goods and pie by teamed up for the annual Poppy Drive Fundraiser for the the slice will be available for purchase. Talented local Veterans of Foreign War. This year the two-day effort craftsmen will have their art for sale. Our annual event, raised more funds than ever before! Because of your Spring in Bloom, provides all proceeds raised by the generosity more Veterans will be assisted with utility church to go to those in need through donations to various bills, rent, food, home improvements and other needs they may have. WHAT’S HAPPENING—cont’d on page 9 Since 1922 the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States has conducted this distribution event to raise funds for its charitable programs on behalf of the Your dream home deserves needy and disabled veterans. This year part of the money an experienced builder— raised during the fundraiser will go to the Wound
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he humble potato has often been the salvation of human kind around the world. The Cambridge Royal History of food reports the potato (solanum tuberosum) is now the fourth most important world food crop, surpassed only by wheat, rice, and maize (corn.) In [the last] five centuries, this diverse and adaptable tuber has spread from its original South American homeland in the high Andes to all elevations, in all temperate regions, of all the continents. In the course of its history, the potato adapted, and was adopted, as a survival crop on all continents. In Europe, it was originally an anti-famine food but then became a staple. By Cheryl Spaulding In Africa and Asia, it has been a vegetable or co-staple crop. The potato has been credited with fueling the Industrial Revolution in eighteenth-century Europe but blamed for the mid-nineteenth-century Irish famine.Now that is quite a resume for what is considered to be a everyday, common food product. The potatoes we eat are starchy tubers that swell during the growing process and become larger as the top half of the plant matures. Out of sight out of mind, potatoes grow underground and you never really know how you’re doing until you harvest. A usual method of planting potatoes is to dig a four-inch deep trench, plant the seed potatoes in the bottom, one foot apart (eye side up, please) and then shovel the dirt back in as the plant grows, covering about a third of the plant. When the plant starts to blossom, it means the plant has begun forming new potatoes in the soil. If you use the box methods for growing, once your plants reach about a foot tall you can remove the bottom boards from the box, reach in carefully and pull out a few new potatoes at a time. (Be sure to replace the bottom boards after each removal.) Unless you steal all of them during the growing season, in the fall you should end up with a box of spuds. Your plants will dry out faster grown in a container than in the ground so a routine watering schedule is especially important. Equally important is to not drown your plants and then let them dry out. Repeating that unfortunate cycle throughout the growing season is a guarantee that you’ll grow knobby, scabby potatoes, one local grower says.
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1. Always buy certified disease-free seed potatoes from a trusted source. Planting potatoes from the grocery store is a gamble. Besides a disease problem, potatoes, like many grocery store vegetables, are treated with a growth inhibitor to keep them from sprouting. 2. Don’t plant your potatoes where tomatoes or eggplant were grown the year before. These are in the same family as potatoes and can attract similar pests and problems. 3. Plant in full sun to partial shade, keep the top growth growing and feeding the tubers 4. Choose your variety carefully. Depending on the variety potato plants grow at least 2 feet tall, but the actual size of the potatoes will vary widely with variety, from large baking types to tiny fingerlings. Hint: The texture of potatoes, even more so than the flavor, is very variable from variety to variety. 5. Fertilize with 10-20-20 fertilizer at planting time as well as at least twice more during the growing season. 6. Routine watering and annual crop rotation is very important
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Your potato crop is ready to be harvested when frost kills the tops. Or, in the absence of frost, you can cut off the tops, wait 10 days to two weeks for the skins to firm up and then dig up the plants, sorting the potatoes from the soil. Hint: Once your potatoes ready to harvest, if your soil is wet don’t leave your potatoes in the ground any longer than necessary or they will rot. New potatoes are tender potatoes so harvest carefully, by hand or with a shovel. Turn the soil over and search through for each starchy treasure. Keep in mind the tubers can branch out and digging in with a fork is a sure fire way of stabbing a potato or two. It’s true, potatoes are relatively inexpensive to purchase so why grow your own? For one thing growing your own is the best way to ensure they will not have been exposed to excessive chemicals to offset their growing problems. Plus you’ll have a lot more varieties to choose from. Russet (baking) potatoes and smooth skinned potatoes like reds, white, yellow and Yukon Gold potatoes dominated the market, but there are actually over 1,000 different varieties of potatoes available for growing.
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survived the Ides of March and St. Patrick’s day unscathed, so it is time to go fast forward and see what “Follow every rainbow, BY PAT STEPP © Copyright 2013/2014 Spring can bring. It does bring dancing. I was watching Until you find your dream.” that extravaganza of hope for the aging, “Dancing with the Stars”. It featured Billy Dee Williams, 77, of “Star Wars” Daring to challenge myself to excel in areas where I have no skill gets me out of bed as well as Diane Nyad, 64, who swam from Cuba to Key each morning! I do know my limitations, however. I might not be ready to go on West last year on her 5th try. She, too, wants to try to dance. This mature woman and I have one thing in common: We like to swim across bodies “Dancing with the Stars” just yet, but I question whether some of this year’s contesof water. She swam 52 miles. I have swum 52 miles and more, but it took me more tants that were picked are ready, either. I have been dancing all my life. I believe mine was one of the hoppiest Bunny Hops time. (It took me 200 visits to a pool to win a Red Cross 50 Mile Badge.) Admittedly, at our class reunions. I won 3rd Prize in the Slow Twist contest at a Native American I only swam a quarter of a mile each time, but I did it without flippers. I also swam across the North Fork of the Lewis River, another lake whose name I convention in the ’90s. And when we go out dancing at the local truck stop to hear our cannot remember, and Speelyai Bay in Lake Merwin when I lived in the Yale Valley. favorite Western band people, I dance a Western version of the Twist. My most recent dancing triumph was doing a soft shoe routine with a real dancer onstage at our sumMost recently, I am swimming laps in an athletic club in the Big City. In my 50 mile project I was joined by friends, one a water ballet swimmer and the mer review last year. My partner is teaching International Folk Dancing at the Luepke other a mountain climber who used swimming as part of her training regimen before Center each Tuesday. I should go back to his class. Like Diane, the long-distance she climbed Mt. Kilimanjaro. I hope to find other swimmers to compete swimming swimmer, I might still get a shot at the Mirror Ball Trophy. “Where there is life, there is hope!” laps as I did 45 years ago. So far I have not met people to challenge at my new club. April Fool! While it may not compare with Diane’s feat, the swim across Speelyai Bay to Blue Heron Beach is a quarter of a mile total. I feel inspired to find another lake to
Library Adds Streaming Video, Music, Audiobooks to its Online Collection As with all library resources, there’s never a fee.
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he Fort Vancouver Regional Library District has recently purchased several new subscriptions to add to its growing collection of electronic resources for library cardholders: Hoopla® offers thousands of movies, television shows, music albums and audiobooks, all available for mobile and online streaming. Patrons can check out up to 12 titles a month. Once checked out, movies and television shows remain available for streaming for three days; full music albums are available for up to seven days; and audio books remain available for 21 days. Hoopla’s robust collection is drawn from major Hollywood studios, record companies and publishers. Selections can be played on smartphones, tablets or computers. Hoopla use requires only an FVRL card number and is available at http://www.hoopladigital. com via browser, Android or IOS. Freegal Movies and Television Service offers a collection of popular motion pictures and television shows, viewable on personal computers or portable devices. FVRL cardholders can select up to three items per week, with each item remaining available for streaming for two days. Each cardholder can check out a specific title once every six months. There are 23 movie categories, including action and adventure, comedy, family, horror, instructional, sports and Western. The URL to access the service is https://fvrl.freegalmovies.com; users log in with their FVRL library card barcode number. Freegal also offers free mobile apps for cardholders, available at the Apple® App Store and Google Play®. Freegal Music Service has two new enhancements: there now is a streaming option for hundreds of music titles and music videos that are available for up to three
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and along with it the opportunity to view field after field after field of tulips, daffodils and other painterly delights, the season offers us all a chance to get out of the house and breathe deep as the earth renews itself. One of the best ways to celebrate the coming of spring is a leisurely drive to one (or many!) of the spring displays available in the magnificent gardens of the area. We’ve gathered a list of some of those well worth visiting, so get out the camera and the walking shoes. Put one some layers of clothing for the changeable temperature ranges of spring and see what nature has to offer!
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Elk Rock Garden, the garden of the Bishop’s Close 11800 SW Military Lane, Portland, OR. Open daily 8:00 am to 5:00 pm. www.elkrockgarden.org The Garden of the Bishop’s Close, known as Elk Rock, was created over a period of many years, beginning by the purchase of the 13 acres in the 1890s by Mr. and Mrs. Peter Kerr. The house was designed to resemble a Scottish manor house and took two years to complete. The extensive gardens were planned by Mr. Peter Kerr, a project which he enthusiastically worked on during his time. In 1957, when Mr. Kerr died at the age of ninety-five, the property was given to the Episcopal Bishop of Oregon with the stipulation that the garden be open to the public. Wooden Shoe Tulip Farm 33814 S. Meridian Rd., Woodburn, OR 97071; Phone: 503-634-2243. www.woodenshoe. com/tulip-fest. Festival hours: March 28th– May 4th from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Over 40 acres of tulips only 45 minutes from Portland or 30 minutes from Salem. The Wooden Shoe Tulip Farm’s favorite time of the year is when the tulips bloom! There’s nothing like the colors of the tulip fields in the spring and every year is different at the Tulip Farm since they rotate their varieties throughout the fields every year. Admission is by vehicle: $5 per bicycle or motorcycle, $10 per carload, or $20 per
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only see a few varieties of Long horned beetles in my yard, but I find them very curious with their long antennae and wide range of colorings and markings. The main time we will see them is in the adult beetle form. When they are in their young larval form they are deep in some old dead tree or stump or log, chewing away and helping with the initial stages of the all important recycling process. As adults the long horned beetles search out the umbrella shaped family of o vLI flowers to sip nectar and eat pollen from as they search out ST K o OR n O ow andGL YA OF another approND AR PHOTO S BY NORA priate dead or downed tree of the right flavor for their family to begin again in. When they are dining is a good time to watch them as they are very intent on their meal. I can see why, as some varieties only have a short time to get their work done. That time as an adult can be a few days to only a few months. Nearly all the beetles in the Cerambycidae family could be considered helpful or at least neutral as opposed to being a pest insect. There are a few that attack live trees, but not very many of the group do that. A few that have a bad name include the Elm Borer which has made quite a disaster of many elms throughout the United States. The Asian Longhorned Beetle is a recently accidental import that is causing a lot of problems here now. It attacks a wide variety of healthy hardwoods, taking about two years to kill the trees during its larval life cycle. Areas with the most damage by this bug are around Chicago and Long Island, New York. The method of stopping them being used is to cut down and remove many of the possibly afflicted trees. The larva of the long-horned beetles are known commonly as round headed borers and thus create round tunnels in the wood they work in. Enzymes within their gut help with the digestion of the wood particles which is a different system from what their cousins the termites use. Termites use a symbiotic relationship with protozoans in their gut to help with the break down of the wood fibers. The other wood boring beetles, the Buprestids are known as flat head bores. They
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are a more metallic colored than the long-horned beetles. They are sometimes known as jewel beetles due to their shiny, sparkling shells. The members of this family also prefer dead wood for their nurseries. I tend to see more of the long-horned beetle group up at my parent’s home in the foothills of the Cascades. There are many more of the types of wood this group of beetles needs what with windfall trees and many broken branches and damaged brush that needs recycled in a forest of the large size around that neighborhood. When these beetles are eating at the Queen Anne’s lace flower heads they are so focused it makes it easy to study them and take many pictures of them. It is fascinating to see how the sunlight interacts with the structure of their exoskeleton and how they move about and feed on the nectar and pollen. There is usually a wide variety of other insects working those flowers at the same time. The Oregon Fir Sawyer is a member of the long-horns who live around our area. They are a very dark colored beetle about an inch or so long with antennae about three times their body length. They prefer the usual downed or dead conifers but favor pines the most. Another member that I have seen but once is the Banded Alder Borer. They have a showy black and white stripe pattern across their body and very long antennae. They are about an inch long. They are active during the day and for some odd reason seem to be attracted to fresh paint. The larva bore in many types of wood besides just alder; willow, ash and maple to name a few. They range from Alaska to California and over to the Rockies. There is even a species of long-horned beetle that mimics a bumble bee. They also live in the Pacific Northwest and prefer to bore into the roots and lower portions of dead standing trees in the evergreen family. This summer I will again be checking to floral arrays for more long-horned beetles and other insects to add to my collection of pictures. Just one of the great ways to spend a summer day here in the amazing Pacific Northwest.
TOP LEFT: This is a Banded Alder Beetle from my old insect RIGHT: One of long-horned beetles of the Cascade foothills.
collection. It is a little damaged, but still gives an example of this amazingly costumed fellow. And those “horns” ! TOP It is busy having a snack of Queen Anne’s Lace nectar or pollen. LOWER RIGHT: A long-horned beetle who came to visit my garden. It is resting on a large annual Morning Glory leaf. I haven’t isolated what long-horned beetle it is specifically, but it is probably one of the Flower Long-horned beetles in the Letura genus. They are common in our area of the PNW. BOTTOM: This may be an Oregon Fir Sawyer, but I am no expert. It is for sure a member of the long-horned beetles. It is just one of many insects I saw that day enjoying the foods found at the Queen Anne’s Lace buffet.
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obert Clyde Keith, born March 3, 1949, passed away on March 7, 2014. He was just 65 years old. He was preceded in death by his parents, John and Edith Keith, two brothers, Gene and John, and two sisters, Beverly and Dorothy. He is survived by a son, John Keith, a daughter, Erin English, and a sister, Lorraine Lahti. Also, seven grandchildren, three great-grandchildren, many nieces and nephews, and his good friend Linda. OBITUARIES Robert loved the outdoors, canoeing on the river, and visiting with friends and family. Heserved his country as a Marine and was a veteran of the Vietnam war. Robert was a wonderful person, always willing to help you. He had a great sense of humor and could make anyone laugh and forget their troubles. He will always be missed. Robert was laid to rest on March 19, 2014 at the Frank Able Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, please donate to Paw-NClaws Thrift Store.
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local community programs. For more information, contact Nancy Simms at 360-748-6510 or k_nsimms@msn.com. Boaters Education Class Offered Do you need your boater’s card? The Cowlitz County Sheriff’s Office Marine Division will begin hosting an Adventures in Boating certification course. Classes are open to any individual who needs to obtain a Washington State Boaters Education Card. Classes will run the 2nd Saturday of every month from 8 a.m.–4:30 p.m. The next class is scheduled for April 12th, 2014. Classes will be held at the Cowlitz County Search and Rescue Building, 1800 Western Lane in Kelso. The cost for the class is FREE. To Register: Contact Deputy Jordan Spencer at 360-577-3092. Registration deadline is the 1st Saturday of the month. This one day class will certify you to operate a vessel in the state of Washington. Reminder: All vessel operators age 59 and younger must have a Washington Boaters Education Card to operate a vessel in Washington State. For additional information and resources, check out www.boatered.org. Whakiakum Chamber Salmon Derby Coming Up! April 5th and 6th mark the weekend to “Hook the Hawg!” during the Cathlamet, Washington’s Salmon Derby! All proceeds go towards a Wahkiakum High School Scholarship! There will be great prizes and custom rods and reels to see. Tickets are $20 for adults 17 and over and $10 for youths aged 11 to 16 years of age. Kids age 10 and under are FREE. For more information about this great event contact the Wahkiakum Chamber of Commerce at 360-795-9996. Volunteers Needed Woodland Mobile Meals is in need of volunteer drivers. Meals are picked up at the America’s Family Diner on Lewis River Drive at 10:45 along with recipients names and addresses. Delivery usually takes a little over an hour. If you are interested in assisting with this outreach to seniors program please call Moze Meeker at 225-6501 or June Jones at Woodland Real Estate 225-8278. Substitute drivers are urgently need for October 3–11. Deliveries are in the Woodland, WA, metro area. TOPS #1129 Meets in Woodland The TOPS #1129 Group meets at 9:00 a.m. on Tuesdays for their weigh-in and meeting at the Woodland Community Center located at 782 Park Street. For more information contact Delores at 360-606-6434.
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$2.95, Indian Curry Chicken Salad, $2.95, Sesame Ginger Calamari, $4.95 as well as others loom fruits, vegetables, herbs and flowers all grown by organic methods. Couple all this treats for the diner on a budget. ‘Cheap Food’ is available daily 3:00 pm–5:30 pm, Monday with outstanding food and first-class service and I think you’ll agree that this culinary through Saturday 8:30 pm–9:30 pm, Sundays, 8:00 pm to 9:00 pm. experience couldn’t have been any better. When it comes to food this restaurant seems I’m not a vegetarian, I think you can tell. I’ve never met a steak I didn’t like. But for my to have it all. I can’t wait to return. See you there! vegetarian friends there is a lively menu complete with appetizers like Vegetarian and Seasons and Regions Restaurant, 6660 Jalapeno Jack Quesadilla with black beans, red onions, green peppers and pepper jack SW Capitol Hwy, Portland, OR 97219. cheese grilled in a chipotle flour tortilla garnished with sour cream and salsa fresco, $6.95, 503-244-6400. Open Monday thru Friday Baked Brie and Roasted Garlic featuring imported brie baked with roasted garlic, roasted 11:15 a.m. to 9:30 p.m., Saturday 9:00 • All New Washers and Dryers including red peppers and Kalamata olives, served with pita bread, $6.75, just to name a few. a.m. to 9:30 p.m., Sunday 9:00 a.m. to 40 pound machines • Se Self Self-serve lfl serve or We We’ll e ll do iitt fo forr yo yyou! u! The vegetarian menu also features soups, salads and café meals such as Tofu Vegetable 9:00 p.m. Cheap Eats Everyday menu Enjoy our wonderful deli and Stir-fry, $7.90, Roasted Vegetable Focaccia Sandwich, $7.90, and delicious sounding pasta 3:00 to 5:30 p.m. as well as Monday thru espresso bar while doing laundry! dishes such as Vegetable Pasta Marinara featuring grilled zucchini, mushrooms, tomatoes Saturday 8:30 to 9:30 p.m. and Sunday and onions sautéed in a marinara sauce with cavatappi pasta and topped with parmesan, 8:00 to 9:00 p.m. Mention this ad & receive— $9.75, and Roasted Vegetable and Basil Pesto Alfredo, featuring grilled zucchini, mushThey don’t take reservations but you % OFF SPRING CLEANING! rooms, onions, tomatoes, sautéed in a basil pesto cream with fettuccini, pine nuts and can call a half an hour before your estiCleaning with TLC freshly grated parmesan, $9.95. Who said vegetarian dishes are boring? mated arrival time and they will put your 780 N. Frontage Road, 360 But wait there even more! A kids menu, a gluten-free menu, a cocktail and beer menu name on their seating list. Kalama, WA 98625 and a sweet treats menu. I can’t resist a little after dinner sweet and they had me at Raspberry Crème Brule, featuring Raspberry preserves baked with a vanilla egg custard and finished with a caramelized sugar crust & whipped cream, $4.95. All their soups, sauces, dressings, spice blends, and 1501 Guild Road, Woodland desserts are made in-house by Seasons & Regions Chefs Hours: M-Sat., 10–6; 360 Closed Sundays and are available to-go. DOWN TO Speaking of to-go, when you are in the area and you EARTH just don’t feel up to going Satellite TV inside, take advantage of WWW.REMNANTFARMS.NET that ‘curlers and fuzzy slippers take-out window’ at Seasons & Regions and get yourself something special! If that wasn’t enough to catch your interest, 233 Davidson Ave. Woodland, WA 98674 Heirloom Ridge is Seasons & Regions’ own 13-acre • Carpet • Ceramic Tile • Installation supplies farm on a ridge-top outside • Pad • Countertops • Hardwood INTERNET of Estacada, Oregon. The • Vinyl • M arble, Granite, Stone • Laminate Flooring 119 NE 1st, Kalama farm is run by Chef Greg Mon.-Fri., 9-5 • Sat. 9-2 Sales & Installations www.kalamatv.com Locally Serving and his wife Farmer Wanda. 673-2950 owned and Woodland They provide the restaurant (360) Serving: Cowlitz, Lewis, Clark operated since 1994 & Columbia Counties Since 1982. with fresh and unique heir-
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“By this the love of God was manifested in us, that God has sent His only begotten Son into the world so that we might live through Him.” —1 John 4:9 NASB
real Lori is driven and prone to work-a-holism. If that’s what Roman soldiers did back then, I would have done it, too, like a good soldier. When the soldiers finished nailing Jesus up and skewering Him so He could slowly suffocate to death, they gambled for His clothes. I would have been right there gambling, too, wanting my fair share of memorabilia. Jesus was nothing to them but He was a famous Jew that was on the I wish I could say that I would have stayed list to die, apparently because He was claiming to be “the One whose coming with Jesus, through thick or thin. I am brokenwas foretold through all the ages”. Being good with crafts, I probably hearted to realize it, and mortified to admit would have been the one that made the sign that was put it, but the truth be told, had I been there over Jesus’ head that read, “THIS IS JESUS THE KING when God sent His only begotten Son, in the OF THE JEWS”. flesh, into the world, the real Lori Anderson If I was there and wasn’t a soldier but instead would not have been found with Jesus. was one of the thieves also being crucified, I Had Lori been the Virgin Mary, I fear I would have laughed when told think I would have been the sarcastic and bitI would have a child without “knowing” a man. I would have said, “Yeah, ter thief, the one that said, “Are You not the right...”, when told to name the child Jesus and that the child was the Son of Christ? Save Yourself and us!” I wish I could God sent to save the world. I would have run off tittering and Facebooked the crazy say I would have been the thief that shut up the encounter. mouth of the scoffer by saying, “Do you not BY LORI ANDERSON even fear God, since you are under the same If I was born on the other side of the camel tracks and was a wealthy and powerful “religious leader”, no doubt I would have accused the grown up Jesus vehemently (out sentence of condemnation? And we indeed are of fear he was taking my audience and my power). How do I know this? The real Lori suffering justly, for we are receiving what we Anderson can be quite selfish and self-serving. deserve for our deeds; but this man has done nothing wrong.” If I was there then, and wasn’t the chosen Mary or a power crazed “religious leadHow I wish I would have been that thief, but the truth of the matter is, the real Lori er”, but instead was counted amongst the common folk, no doubt I would have fol- would have lost all hope, given up, and given in to bitterness. But this thief, Wow! He lowed Jesus—to see what amazing stunt He would do next! I would have clapped and defended Christ and boldly asked, “Jesus, remember me when You come in Your kingwhistled when He changed the water into wine, whooped and hollered when He made dom!” I would have scoffed when Jesus promised the repentant thief, “Truly I say to the blind man see, the lame man walk, and the dead man come to life. I would have you, today you shall be with Me in Paradise.” FREAKED OUT when that poor guy’s shriveled arm popped out with a brand new Had I been there when the darkness fell upon the land, and the earth shook, and the hand at the bidding of Jesus! I would have been screaming, “Did you see that? HOW rocks split apart and the heavy, floor-to-ceiling veil (the one designed to keep the comdid He do that!? What an amazing show!” I wish I COULD say instead that I would mon folk out of the temple and away from God) was torn in two, and the tombs have LISTENED to Jesus and put His Words into practice but the real Lori Anderson opened, and the dead people were popping up like daisies, I would have died of a heart is distract-able, forgetful, and easily entangled in the busy-ness of life. Unless some- attack and totally missed when the soldiers keeping guard over Jesus became very thing AMAZING caught my fleeting attention the real Lori would not have remem- frightened and said, “Truly this was the Son of God!” bered the Words. If I was one of the ladies that followed the body of Christ, I would have wept bitIf I had been there when the religious leaders arrested Jesus, I, too, would have terly when they rolled a large stone against the entrance of His tomb. I would have denied any knowledge of Jesus. I would have left Him alone to face His accusers out vehemently questioned everything I had ever heard about the love of God and His of fear for my own life. When they told everyone that Jesus was a bad guy and thiev- promises. I would have wondered angrily what good it was to try to be good, to ing, murderous Barabbas wasn’t, I can safely say I do not believe I would have believe, to have faith, to pray, to have hope. believed them, but the real Lori Anderson is cowardly and fearful of the opinions of If I had been there when the “religious leaders” demanded the tomb be guarded to people. I’m pretty sure I would NOT have tried to defend Jesus when everyone called prevent Jesus from “rising from the dead” and the entrance be sealed, I would have for His crucifixion and the release of Barabbas. thought them crazy and paranoid. And when another earthquake hit and an angel, If I had been there, at the cross, I do not think I would have joined everyone in glowing like lightening, came from heaven and rolled away the stone like it was nothtaunting Jesus. I do not think I would have been brave enough to try to stop the taunt- ing, I, too, would have been paralyzed with fear like the soldiers and the women who ing either. I just would were there. have cried like a baby at If I had been there when the angel said, “Do not be afraid; for I know that you are Holy Week & Easter Schedule what the soldiers were looking for Jesus who has been crucified. He is not here, for He has risen, just as He doing. said.” I hope at this point I would have left with “fear and great joy” like the people Holy Thursday — 4/17/2014 St. Joseph If I was a soldier, I there did. 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theme will be “Sewing Time in Yesteryear”. And rumor has it that the garden staff may also be welcoming author Jane Kirkpatrick during their festival, so fans of her books should check the website for details about her visit. The lilac gardens surround the restored home of Hulda Klager, a self-taught horticulturist who created many of the strains of lilacs we take for granted today. The 1880s victorian farmhouse is open to the public and the surrounding grounds are a testament to Mrs. Klager’s work and to the efforts of the garden society members who care for the gardens year round. The scent of lilac pervades the grounds and the many specimen trees, rhododendrons, azaleas, and other “instruments” in the symphony of color and perfume complete the scene. Definitely worth the visit.
The picturesque buildings on the campus make a great photo backdrop, if you can get a shot in around all the crowds. Tom McCall Waterfront Park, Portland, OR Downtown Portland, along Naito Parkway, Portland, OR; flower blooming period is approximately early to mid March through Mid April. For more information contact the Portland Parks and Recreation at 503-823PLAY (7529) or visit their website at www.portlandoregon.gov/parks At the north end (near the Steel Bridge) of this 30+ acre park, located along the banks of the Willamette River in Portland, Oregon is located a stand of 100 ornamental cherry trees. The trees link the rest of the park northward to the Friendship Circle, a collaboration by sculptor Lee Kelly and composer Michael Stirling. From a wide concrete circle rise a pair of 20-foot stainless towers from which emanates music based upon traditional and contemporary Japanese instruments. The sculpture commemorates 30 years of the Sister City relationship between Sapporo, Japan and Portland.
Lakewold Gardens 12317 Gravelly Lake Drive SW, Lakewood, Washington 98499; Phone: 253.584.4106, Toll Free: 1.888.858.4106. www.lakewoldgardens.org. Entry is by admission. Please check website for details. Located in Lakewood, Washington, Lakewold’s rare and native plants, State Champion trees, and over 900 rhododendrons, 30 Japanese maples are highlighted by beautiful statuary. A Washington State The Portland Japanese Gardens historic landmark, Lakewold’s Georgian611 SW Kingston Avenue, Washington style mansion and historic architecture sit Park, Portland, Oregon 97205; Phone: on ten acres of garden beauty. 503-223-1321, www.japanesegarden.com; Cherry blossoms in Tom McCall Waterfront Park, Portland, Oregon. attributed to flickr user Special this year is a joint effort by the atul666. this file is licensed under the creative commons attribution-share alike 2.0 generic license. 5.5 acres of Japanese tranquility just above Lakewold caretakers and the Washington State Chapter of the American Society of downtown Portland. Interior Designers which resulted in a “Designer Showhouse” program to take place April 3–21 in the Wagner House mansion at the gardens. The Showhouse program is subject to Five traditional gardens and a ceremonial teahouse, all perched on a hillside high above special pricing and hours. Please see their website for details. downtown Portland provide a Japanese experience without the expense of a trip to Japan. In the spring, the flowering cherry trees and azaleas bring the grounds to life—what a way Chase Garden to start off Spring! The garden was proclaimed “the most authentic Japanese garden out16015 264th Street East, Orting, WA 98360; www.chasegarden.org. Open Fridays, side of Japan” by the Japanese Ambassador to the United States, Nobuo Matsunaga. Saturdays, and Sundays from April through October, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Entrance fee: $5 See their website for the many events available throughout the year. per person. Chase Garden, sits on a bluff overlooking the Puyallup River valley and features spectacular views of Mount Rainier. One of sixteen Garden Conservancy preservation projects across the country, it is noted for its beauty and originality. Emmott and Ione Chase devoted more than forty years to building this landscape, creating one of the best exam• Cage-free Kennels ples of mid-20th century Pacific Northwest design. Japanese-inspired ponds and bridges surround the house • Dog-Park atmosphere • A/C in Summer and a colorful meadow mimics the wildflower fields on • Heated in Winter • Most breeds accepted Mount Rainier. Native shrubs, trillium, and vanilla leaf • Licensed and very affordable! abound in natural woodland settings of Douglas fir stands. • Pick up and drop off service available The four-and-a-half acre garden provides a grand Come let your dog run with the pack! overlook of the river valley 4821 Green Mtn. Rd. • Kalama and a breathtaking view of Mount Rainier. 360
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’m in love! No, really I am! Recently we were in the Portland and decided to look for a place to stop for lunch. We knew we wanted some place small and homey—no chain restaurants, please. We discovered Seasons and Regions, 6660 SW Capitol Highway in Portland, Oregon. This restaurant is a little gem nestled in the foothills of Portland. Seasons and Regions specializes in fresh northwest seafood and shellfish plus a whole lot more (what’s not to love there.) Seasons and Regions’ seating is limited to a few tables and several booths inside the restaurant. They recently opened a covered seating area called The Patio with several more tables. Add to that a small, well-equipped bar and an even smaller bakery case. All in all, Seasons and Regions is totally charming, with an eclectic feel. What we tried: Since the weather is still on the chilly side we decided to start with soup. My dining companion chose ‘the soup of the moment’—Tomato Basil Soup, which she said was wonderful. The soup had a rich tomato flavor and a creamy texture but none of that bite of acid that sometimes comes along with tomato soup. ($3.95) I decided to try a bowl of ‘the soup of the day’—a traditional Irish soup made with red potatoes, russet potatoes, garlic, fresh herbs, and cream, simmered in a rich chicken stock with carrots, celery, onions, & leeks, topped with fresh parsley and crispy leeks. Oh my goodness was that good! Both soups came
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with a small plate of fresh bread for dipping, if you like. ($4.75) For our entrée my dining companion chose the Baked Brie Cheese, Roasted Garlic and Pita Bread. Imported Brie, baked with roasted garlic cloves, roasted red peppers, and Kalamata olives, served with fresh herb grilled pita bread, all from the appetizer menu. She said it was perfect for a small appetite. She said the brie was soft and creamy, the roasted peppers and olives deliBY THE DIVA GASTRONOMIQUE cious. It all made for a perfect lunch. ($6.95) For my entrée I chose the Smoked Salmon & Avocado Salad from the appetizer menu also. This salad features a moist salmon fillet balanced with capers, avocado, red onions, cucumbers and tomatoes on a bed of seasonal TLAND, OR greens with fresh dill dressing. The salmon was smoked in-house and was delicious. The salmon paired perfectly with the remaining ingredients. Our selections were just right for a small appetite. ($11.95) What we didn’t try: Some many menu items, so little time! I think our next visit will be for brunch which is served Sunday mornings, from 9 am to 2 pm. My dining companion liked the sounds of The Chef’s Favorite from the brunch menu which features housemade chicken apple sausage, poached eggs and potato pancakes served with apple sauce and fresh raspberry scone. ($7.95) I plan to indulge myself with their Hang Town Fry featuring Willapa bay oysters fried golden, scrambled with eggs, bacon, spinach, mushrooms and topped with fresh grated parmesan, served with rosemary red potatoes and raspberry scone. ($9.90) But that is not all. In addition to its standard menu this little restaurant with a reeaaallly big menu also offers daily a ‘Cheap Food’ menu with items like Poblano Quesco Fundido,
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