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ur “Road Less Traveled” story in August’s issue seemed to hit a chord for at least one reader. She wrote to us in response to the article, wondering why we cut the article off without continuing on down to Longview and Kelso by way of the Westside Highway? We took up her challenge and this month we visit the Westside Highway branch of the Road Less Traveled alternative to the I-5 craziness that can sometimes drive us out of our minds.

Recalling the August issue, we exited the alternate route at the freeway onramp at the Vader/Winlock exit (59) and returned to a more sedate stretch of the freeway. For those wishing to continue the alternate route, we roll back to the city of Vader,

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The Cowlitz River meanders much of our route this time. Here, families catch the last of the summer rays as they play in the drought-lowered water.

INSET: One of Castle Rock’s Dahlias.

where the road then being traveled, the Winlock-Vader Highway, tees into the Highway 506 on the outskirts of Vader proper. Just a stone’s throw from the left turn that puts you onto Highway 506 is a place to gas up, if needed, and get some grub at the Little Crane Cafe, a Vader eatery which garnered almost five stars on the Google Maps opinion board and four-plus stars on Yelp for this Americanfare cafe. That done, you mosey through town along 506 until just past the sign that says “Good bye!”. The next intersection will be where you turn right onto Westside Highway and start your journey on this new leg of the alternate route to the I-5 freeway. This is a pretty scenic spot, as intersections go, where pride of ownership ROAD LESS TRAVELED—cont’d on page 2

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shows in the homes and grounds nearby and a quick peek to the east rewards you with a view of what’s left of Mt. St. Helen’s crown. Travel quickly puts trees in the way of that gem, but the neat fields and view of horses cropping grass with their goat companions helps the blood pressure continue its downward trend. Pay attention to roadsigns and you’ll see imagination-stirring names such as “Enchanted Valley Drive” and “Tara Lane” (remember Scarlett’s plantation home from in the Civil War setting film “Gone with the Wind”?). And for the history buffs, there’s “Old Olequa Crossing Road” which is not too distant from Olequa Creek which doesn’t appear to have been big enough to need a crossing, but, who knows? Hmmm, wonder if ABOVE: This quiet patch on the Cowlitz River provided a stretch of fly-fishing there’s a story from history there? heaven for several trying their hand.

Past the land of enchantment, the road turns to parallel train tracks, an industry which has long years in the wild Pacific Northwest, Vader not withprovided the means for many a town to have sprung up over the standing. Just a short distance down this fairly straight stretch I was luckily able to catch a shot of a freight train crossing the bridge over DURING CONSTRU the Cowlitz River in a PARK AND CTION setting scenic enough for EN any photo spread (see IN BACK O TER F page 7). The road conSTORE tinues and, unlike the train tracks, does not cross the Cowlitz but instead parallels it, crossing many creeks which descend to the Cowlitz riverbed lowlands which can be ED glimpsed through the trees SUGGESTIC ! as you motor along.

RETAIL PR E At the time of my trip, road construction was taking place and I found myself first in line while waiting for the alternating traffic pattern so familiar to this situation. It was a good wait, but I passed the time chatting with flagger Jay who chatted with me about movies, other construction sites, and provided a translation (on occasion) of the garbled instruction he was receiving over his radio. Finally it was deemed safe to go and we moved along. The detour turned out to be a lucky one as it put me onto Chapman Road, ostensibly for a short distance, until the point where the road signs moved to put us all back onto the Westside Highway again. Being the original non-conformist, I decided to see what Chapman Road had to HYUNDAI NISSAN offer and was I well FORD LINCOLN rewarded! A half-mile or more down the road and a sweep around a right-hand curve rewarded me with a view of a strech of the

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IN THIS ISSUE The Review — October 2014, Vol. 12, Issue 10

On the Cover The Road Less Traveled: Hwy 411

By Gloria Loughry

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10 Religion: The ABCs

By Lori Anderson

11 Restaurant Review: Teri’s Restaurant

By Diva Gastronomique

Around Town 12 SW Washington History: African Over the Garden Gate Americans in the

By Cheryl Spaulding Northwest Stepping Stones

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By Pat Stepp

5 Garden Insects

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WHAT’S HAPPENING Woodland’s Annual Make A Difference Day is Coming Up! The date this year for Make a Difference Day is Saturday, October 25, 2014 from 9am-1pm. There will be free donuts and coffee provided before and Burgerville provided afterwards. For more information, contact McKenna Mulder and Gracey Trice with the committee for Make a Difference Day or the City of Woodland’s Public Works department at 360-225-7999.

Annual Salvation Army Christmas Center Benefit The 46th Annual Salvation Army Christmas Center Benefit will be held on Thursday, November 6th in the garden room at Calvary Community Church in Longview. For info. contact Diane Searing at 360-423-8022 or Beverly Gilmore at 360-577-6060. An English style high tea will be served at 2 p.m. with a fashion show, musical entertainment, and a silent auction. Tickets may be reserved now at $15.00 each.

We need volunteers to dress dolls which are now available at no cost other than the purchasing or sewing of clothes for the doll, which may be Barbie fashion dolls or vinyl baby dolls or porcelain dolls of varied sizes. These dolls will be contributed to The Christmas Center as gifts for disadvantaged children. All funds from this philanthropic project hosted by Epsilon Sigma Alpha will be donated to the Salvation Army for purchasing a variety of children’s Christmas gifts from board games, sports equipment to clothing, which enables needy parents to shop for their children at no charge at the Christmas center. This benefit always sells out so tickets are unavailable at the door. It is an event which opens the Holiday season for area people who look forward to it enthusiastically each year.

For further info. contact Bev at 360-577-6060 or Diane at 360-423-8022.

Boat Operator Certification Course Due to high demand the Cowlitz County Sheriff’s Office Marine Division will be hosting another Adventures in Boating certification course. Classes are open to any individual who needs to obtain a Washington State Boaters Education Card. All vessel operators age 59 and younger must have a Washington Boaters Education Card to operate a vessel in Washington State. The next class is scheduled

for October 11th at the Cowlitz County Search and Rescue Building, 1800 Western Lane in Kelso. To register contact Deputy Jordan Spencer at 360-577-3092 or spencerj@co. cowlitz.wa.us. Deadline to register is October 8th. The class is FREE. Grow Your Own Apples!

Have you ever considered growing your own apples?

Would you like to learn more about what it takes to do so?

Join WSU Master Gardener Karen Palmer as she walks you through the proper choosing and care of apple varieties for our area. This class will cover space requirement, planting techniques, pruning, general care, pest management and other topics. This is a free workshop offered Saturday, October 11 at 11am. It will be held at the Battle Ground Community Library located at 1207 SE 7th Way, Battle Ground. No registration is required. For more information, email Erika Johnson: erika.d.johnson@wsu.edu That Good Ol’ Gospel Music!

The Classic Gospel Sons will be performing at the Woodland Presbyterian Church, 756 Park Street, Woodland, WA, on Sunday, October 19th, at 4:00 PM. A freewill offering will be taken. Refreshments following. Everyone welcome. For more information, contact the church at 360-225-8941.

The Classic Gospel Sons decided to use only keyboard and pure four-part harmony to bring a fresh clean sound of praise and worship to the church today. As a result of this decision, attendees to their concerts comment on their “golden harmony”, and tight harmonic vocals.

It should be a great program for one and all!

Mall Adoption Events for the Humane Society of Cowlitz County.

We are at the Three Rivers Mall in the former Fibre Credit Union space on Friday and Saturday, the 3rd weekend of every month.

We will have cats and dogs for adoption. All of our furry friends are micro-chipped and current on shots; all cats, and many of our dogs are already spayed/neutered. For a complete list of all adoptable animals at the Humane Society please direct individuals to www.cowlitzhumane.com or www.petfinder.com.

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Planning the Fall & Winter Garden

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all is the season of reflection… and dedication to your craft as a gardener, reflecting on your successes and failures in this summer’s garden and dedication to your next garden. But to begin you must take care of the garden’s soil. Without a good foundation your garden is not going to successfully produce the crops. Growing multiple crops in one year means you must reintroduce nutrients into the soil before each season’s growth. Adding generous amounts of nutrients helps to build that link to

By Cheryl Spaulding success. If you haven’t tested your soil in several seasons take the time to have that done now. Those results will give you the information necessary to rebuild the nutrient level in your soil.

Fall and winter gardening is an excellent solution to keep the tilth and fertility of your soil at peak levels. And as an added bonus the vegetables you produce cost a fraction of what you would pay at the supermarket.

However, the key to fall and winter gardening is first knowing the average first killing frost date. I know that seems to change each year but USUALLY our first “killing frost” happens late in October but I’ve seen it as late as mid-November. Another to key successful fall and winter planting in Southwest Washington is the use of cold frames, hot beds and greenhouses.

Early maturing crops are those that produce in about 30 days. Plan on root crops like chives, bunching onions, radishes and leafy crops like broccoli, leaf lettuces, spinach as well as lawn seed.

None the less, if you are not planning to plant a fall vegetable crops at least grow a cover crop to protect the soil (tilth) in your planting beds. If I know I’m not going to have the time to do fall or winter crops I cover all my outdoor planting beds with at least 6 to 8 inches of horse manure, which is then tilled into the soil in early spring.

Now I realize not all gardeners have access to that much horse manure so compost does the trick as well.

Other ways of extending your growing season are windbreaks, south facing walls, and cloches. You can add 10 to 15 degrees of warmth to your fall and winter garden by taking advantage of windbreaks and walls. The south-facing wall of your home, shed, or greenhouse are great for constructing temporary structures that use the passive solar energy of the sun.

Cloches (small temporary structures of glass, plastic or floating row cover) provide an elevated warm climate around your winter row crops. They can best be described as portable green houses of various designs that work with solar energy to warm the immediate row or plant they are placed over. These range from stiff wire or wooden frames holding glass panes, to clear gallon-size plastic bleach or pop bottles with their bottoms removed.

However, keep in mind that all cloches have two drawbacks to consider. First, on bright sunny winter days they have to be manually ventilated to prevent excessive heat build up. Second, poorly constructed or “stakeddown” cloches can become kites during winter windstorms.

Cold frames are permanent structures that lengthen the growing season.

They are an excellent way to grow fall, winter and

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early spring crops. Cold frames provide protection from strong winds, elevate the daily and nighttime temperatures around the plants, and protect frost-sensitive vegetables or flowers. They are easy to build and the vegetables and flowers in them should require minimal care. In short season areas, a cold frame will allow you to start seeds up to 8 weeks earlier than you can outdoors.

You can use an old glass or plastic window of any dimension for the top of a cold frame. The ideal cold frame is built about 18 inches at the back and 12 inches at the front. The slope allows rain to run off and affords a better angle for gathering the sun’s heat.

Your cold frame should face south for maximum exposure to sunlight. Also select a location with a slight ground slope to provide adequate drainage away from the frame.

To provide ventilation, partially open your cold frame during sunny, warm weather.

During cold snaps, cover the cold frame with burlap, a tarp, or a heavy cloth to provide extra warmth.

Hot Beds are cold frames with some source of bottom heat. That heat can come from electric heating cables, however, an old-fashioned hot bed ( my favorite) is constructed using a 1.5 foot layer of decomposing manure covered with at least 6 inches of soil in the bottom of the cold frame as the source of heat. Either way the hot bed remains frost-free during the winter. (Garden hint: In this case [an old-fashioned hot bed] any fresh manures can be used.)

And finally we come to greenhouses. There are perhaps as many designs for greenhouses as there have been imaginative gardeners. Greenhouses how been around for hundreds of years, first providing fresh vegetable and tropical fruit for the rich and famous. Unheated greenhouses are great for raising seedling crops of many of the most delicious leafy and root vegetables. Heated greenhouses are also used for raising tropical plants and extending the growing season to year round.

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was traveling home from Salem on the Cascade 500 looking out the window at newly disced fields. A soft rain fell after a long hot spell. I was thinking about the call of the

BY PAT STEPP © Copyright 2013/2014 sea that summons me to join others to walk its beaches during the last days of summer. I had joined my friend for a f “The sea does not reward those who mini-vacation on the Oregon Coast. are too anxious, too greedy, or too It was the second time I had impatient.

One should lie empty, open, gone on an ocean-side trip with my choiceless as a beach—waiting for girlfriend of 46 years. Before we a gift from the sea,” left I had been thinking of a trip we took together 20 years ago. She had invited me to accompany her from Ashland to San Diego to meet the moving van at her new place.

That trip began with a snow storm that stranded us in a motel for two days while waiting for the pass over the Siskiyous to open. The scheduled day of departure we awoke to find deep snow and the parking lot a sheet of ice. By the day two we fought “cabin fever” by taking walks in the snow.

By the time Siskiyou Pass was clear we had passed our compatibility test at the motel. The sunny trip down the California coast in her sports car was a great adventure. We beat the moving van.

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oths come in a wide range of colors, shapes, patterns of color and sizes. Even mimicry of other insects is not left off their m list of techniques to use for safety and surli vvival. One I puzzled over for awhile was mimicking something in wasp family, a yelm low jacket wasp. I could see from the picture lo I had taken that it was definitely trying to fool o v predators with it’s well designed marking. I am pretty sure any K ST oFOLI OR n ow andGL YA is a type of moth called a Riley’s Clearwing moth. off this it th Many M thi RO ND A PHOTO S BY NORA family of moths mimic several of the wasp and hornet family and tend to fly during the day. Several of them are pests as well such as the Squash Borer Moth and the Peachtree Borer Moth. They do a right fine job of their copying of these other insects, too. They are about the same size as their models, but not armed like them. They just hope that any predators that chance a glance at them will assume the worst, choosing to move on to a different menu choice.

Even as caterpillars many varieties use disguises for protection. Many of the geometer moth larva look and can act like small twigs. This works great for them since most of the plants or shrubs they like to eat have twiggy branches.

Even in their adult winged moth form the disguise continues. Coloring on the wings of many moths enables them to fade into the bark of the trees or plants they favor for a food source.

Other types of moths even have a second level to their disguise if blending in doesn’t work. They have developed flashy bright colors on their underwings that appear as they fly off when threatened. That quick flash of bright color, be it orange, pink, or yellow, as the moth flies away is hopefully enough to startle a predator and make it think twice about following that moth.

A few of the Sphinx moths use this lower wing color and also large eye spots as a scare tactic against predators. As caterpillars, members of this group have a large horn on their behind for a deterrent giving them the common name of hornworms. Other Sphinx moths use the camouflage method of coloring for their safety, some in gray shades, others in tans and browns. The White-lined Sphinx of this group is a common one and quite large. It has swept back wings with a cream and dark gray patterning. It has the pink coloring on the lower wings. It can hover while sipping nectar from flowers, sounding and looking much like a humming bird.

Even the cutworm family of the moths have quiet markings of gray, brown, black and bits of other colors that help them hide in the mulch and debris. They may cause a lot of destruction some years with their voracious eating as hungry young caterpillars, but I still appreciate the delicate artwork of their wings as adult moths.

Even though moths have sort of a bad reputation as pests they are an important part of this large system we live in. They provide a food source for birds and other small animals along with other insects such as wasps and other predatory critters.

Many moths aid in pollination duties and the caterpillars could even be in the recycling group as they eat the weeds and other vegetation.

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White-lined Sphinx Moth. One of these had me quite fascinated at dusk one evening long ago as it sipped nectar from petunias while hovering like a hummingbird.

BOTTOM: This is a gorgeous example of a dark colored Dart Moth. We disturbed it while moving some firewood in which it had taken refuge.

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My favorite guide, The Kaufman Field Guide to Insects of N. America, says these Riley’s Clearwing Moths live mainly in the southeastern states. I will have to check this out some more.

This one may have been checking out new territory.

TOP, RIGHT: This example of a lighter colored Dart Moth is a bit beat up. It’s lower wing edges are tattered, but he still blend in well with the debris on the ground here.

ABOVE, RIGHT: Here is an example of the colored under-wing that some moths use for frightening a predator.

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As I was evaluating our time together, I realized that this time, we were more relaxed and visited places we remembered from our youth. We stayed at Rockaway Beach where we had both come as children. We frequented antique and shell shops along the way as we drove to Lincoln City, which now contain seven districts named for the little towns that we remembered. The trip ended in Salem where I caught the early morning train.

Having grown up in the Willamette Valley, I always feel like I am coming home when I see the fields stretching out even though I moved away almost 50 years ago.

As the train prepared for a stop in Oregon City, I saw ripe blackberries on thickets of vines next to the tracks.

Then, graffiti appeared on concrete and railroad cars in a railroad yard as the train slowed for the stop. I saw a billboard that asked: “Have you tried the very best?”

As if answering the question, I decided that going to the beach before dawn our first morning there was the very best. The weather was warm with no wind and the Twin Rocks on the horizon were illumined by the rising sun. Walking barefoot along the tidelines was both soothing and restorative.

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Cowlitz which seemed to be a favorite hangout for flyfishermen and women and I pulled over to take a photo while a gent clambered to the top of the bank, equipment in tow, on his way back to his rig.

I followed Chapman as it pleasantly toured through a small spread of homes and then quickly re-joined the highway where a long straight stretch began to bring me to civilization. The sight of the Castle Rock High School on my left (home of the Rockets, by the way), let me know that I was not far from this small-town burg and at the intersection just a quarter-mile away, I had come to a decision-gate. Go straight ahead and follow the Westside Highway or turn left and take Highway 411 into Castle Rock proper? I’d never been to either, so I took the straight path, and gazed wistfully left as I passed the intersection. Another time.

I chose not to stop at the Four Corners General Store on this turn through the area and motored on down the straight stretch. A curve of the route took us over Delemater Creek where Delameter Road gives access to the Cowlitz River shoreline. The landscape turned populated-rural, with an increase in housing den a large city must be coming up. The outskirts of Kelso/Longview, I surmised. Another curve b around where I was able to snap our cover photo. The river was low with the summer’s hot cond families at play in the sand and water below the bridge. The hillsides were dotted with the yellow sion of the fall change, partly brought on by lowering nighttime temperatures and the stress of hea had long endured. Overhead, the clouds were bringing the first hints of possible rainfall later tha come sight.

From here the trek was as easy as could be, no matter the direction you w low along and soon you’d be able to turn left to find your way back to the and go into downtown Kelso and Longview proper. It was here I decided to dear reader, explore that part tha TOP LEFT: Descending dusk made this of Castle Rock. fall-touched foliage pop out of the I quickly whipped back up to darker trees behind it. We have our own my steps, hoping to snap a few version of “fall colors” which can be as pretty and surprising as any other missed them before. I had to m locale’s. was approaching and it wouldn’t VARIOUS, THIS PAGE: Spots of Dahlias and shooting in the dark. I spun awa large baskets of mass plantings made back to the intersection where H my trip through Castle Rock a real the Westside Highway and took pleasure. straight stretch down into Longv TOP RIGHT: These relics of the past already. Four Corners Farm & G provide a lesson in the equipment of yesteryear in addition to the photo-ops left and I made a quick stop. Her many seek.

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nsity giving a hint that rought a sudden view ditions and there were wing of leaves, our vert and drought the trees at week. It was a wel-

wanted to go. Just fole freeway or turn right o circle back and, yes, at I’d gone by: the city

o Exit 59 and retraced w photos where I had ove quickly as sunset t be long before I’d be ay the miles and came Highway 411 intersects my left, foregoing the view which I had taken Garden came up on my re were the beginnings

of the flowers of which the reader spoke in her letter! Masses of beacon-red Begonias were accented by purple and white flowers which lit up the arid landscape with a flash.

Old farm machinery, rusting in place, made a great photo opportunity. The flowers were beautiful and a rewarding sight.

The road continued Eastward, crossing Whittle Creek, and passing the now-quiet fairgrounds on the right. Another bridge took me over the Cowlitz River again, marking the border to the town of Castle Rock. Highway 411 became Main Street as I made my way into town where masses of flowers flourished everywhere, bedecking streetlights and signs, businesses, the City Hall, and homes alike. The reader was right—a great deal of effort had gone into dressing up the town with masses of flowers everywhere.

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TOP LEFT: This train came almost as if on cue! The framework of trees and foliage made a calendar photo.

ABOVE: The new tips of this holly tree glow with the evening sunlight.

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Beatrice Cannady was a civil rights activist in the Portland area, and was also a newspaper editor and publisher. photo courtesy oregon historical

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The New Age paper was published in Portland beginning in 1896.

taking stands against segregation, lynching and other sociopolitical issues.

Beatrice Morrow Cannady was the first African American woman to graduate from an Oregon law school. She was married to Edward Cannady, editor of the Advocate, and she eventually became assistant editor and then publisher of the newspaper. She was an ardent civil rights leader in the Portland area and delivered hundreds of lectures to high school and college students.

The New Age newspaper began publication in 1896 in Portland, and like the Advocate, focused on many racial issues of the day.

Edited by founder Adolphus D. Griffin, the paper strove to foster a sense of community for the African American residents of the greater Portland area. Griffin left Portland in 1907, and the paper ceased to exist.

Mayfield Webb grew up on the East Coast, but relocated to Portland in 1955, where he studied law at Lewis and Clark College. His wife was a nurse and civil rights activist. Webb served as president of the local NAACP chapter, and was heavily involved

ABOVE: George Washington founded the city of Centralia, Washington, and did much to help the town’s citizens. This portrait graces the side of a bank building in downtown Centralia.

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Vanport, Oregon was a federal housing project begun in 1942 just outside the Portland city limits. Built primarily to house workers for shipbuilding concerns during World War II, the makeshift city held over 42,000 residents at its peak. Only three sections of the project were available to black residents. Oregon’s first black teachers and policemen worked in Vanport.

To read complete versions of the above vignettes, and to explore more fascinating African American history, visit www.BlackPast.org. You can also catch some of Quintard Taylor’s lectures on UWTV; check your local listings.

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e are surrounded by Grim Reapers and I for one am happy about that.

Why should we all be happy about that? It would be a stinky world without them so that is why we all should be thankful when we see them at work. Who are the Grim Reapers? They are crows, eagles and Turkey Vultures who keep busy cleaning up road kills. I’m sure that there are other creatures that do this important job but the TV (turkey vultures) are at the top of the list.

Woodland has a number of TVs on the job. Bruce and I recently took a drive to the Woodland Bottoms area to see what new birds we might spot. As we drove toward the railroad bridge with the railroad to our left and fields to the right we spotted a very large brown bird on a fence post ahead. Slowing down we soon realized that it was a TV and on the next five fence ABOVE, RIGHT: A posts there were other similar birds. There were six TVs quietly waiting and look- pair of Turkey ing over the fence.

Vultures pose Knowing that there must be some animal that had died or was dying we slowed for the camera. by doug down to see what it might be. Right away we spotted a black and white cow look- photos schurman ing quite dead near by. At first it seemed dead but all of a sudden she lifted her head a little so we knew she was still alive. I wondered why the vultures were there as they usually come after death when the animal was producing a smell.

We turned around and headed for the Donald brothers’ farm to ask if anyone there knew about the dying animal. Mr. Donald was just leaving his house to check on the cow. It seemed that she had just had a calf that was dead at birth. As night was coming on he wanted to see if she would get up and head to the barn before dark. When she would stand up the afterbirth would fall to the ground and that was what the TVs were waiting for. They wanted to clean up the area before dark.

These birds are as big as an eagle (26 to 32 inches) and are a blackish brown color. TVs have a small naked red head. They are excellent soarers and float in the sky with wings stretched in a shallow V. Some have been spotted between Woodland and Kalama nesting up on the rocky cliff area.

We have seen the smaller black vulture with a black head in Arizona and Mexico. These 23 to 27 inch birds have white patches on the tips of their wings. You can see these white patches as they soar overhead. South of the border where they have no human cleanup crews these birds take care of lots of creatures that have been hit by cars. They are greatly appreciated.

As you can tell we appreciate these grim reapers and I’m sure you do too now that you know just why they are here.

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any people suffer but not many know why. Is it due to a lack of problem solving skills? Is it for something “done or not done”? Or is there another reason? The topic of suffering is too huge for us to cover. However, if we learn the basic ABCs of ‘dealing’ with suffering, we may find it easier to handle when we go ‘through’ suffering, then we can help others when they go through suffering, too. Remember, God requires us to do something to help others when they are suffering, not just say, “Be well, be fed, be warm!” but to actually DO something concrete to help.

However, we must see if we can determine why there is suffering first. If we misunderstand why there is suffering we may, with our words and actions, perpetuate, ratherr than help stop the cycle. Remember, suffering can come upon us all ll for many reasons. Here are three common ones.

1. We can suffer for doing something wrong.

BY LORI 2. We can suffer for doing nothing at all.

ANDERSON 3. We can suffer for doing something right.

1. We can suffer for doing something wrong.

My mother suffered for doing something wrong.

Mom died at the young age of fifty-five of lung cancer. On her deathbed did she shake her fist at God? No. She knew that (from a very early age) she made a conscious decision to smoke. Yes, the advertising was pushy, the peer pressure great, but ultimately it was her decision. No one repeatedly put a cigarette in her mouth and MADE her smoke. She did that herself.

I was very angry for a long time about Mom’s death. I blamed so many, but the truth was, it was Mom’s fault she died.

So, what should I have done? Blamed her for my misery in watching her die?

No! That would have been a waste of time. Mom knew she was to blame (and she spent her last five months trying to convince her children and grandchildren to either give up smoking and/or never, ever start so they could avoid the pain AND not give others the heartache.)

What God required of me was mercy and kindness towards Mom. Make her favorite foods. Make her comfortable. Do the things around the house she could no longer do for herself, that sort of thing. Mom did not need preaching, education on health and smoking, disdain, more cigarettes, or even money. She needed my time, my help and my love.

Sometimes we or someone we know may be suffering because of doing something wrong. Maybe their money went for drugs and not for food, formula and diapers. (Firm love is required! Don’t perpetuate the addictions YET don’t let the innocent suffer! It’s a thin line to walk, but there it is.)

Maybe being in “the wrong place, at the wrong time, with the wrong crowd” finally caught up with us and brought us down. If this is the case with your loved ones, you may need to put on your ‘poker’ face and not be shocked and disgusted with what you find. (Did Jesus pull away in disgust? No, he gave us the best example of how to firmly show God’s love to people.)

If self-inflicted-suffering is the case with you, then the response is the same. God says to turn from our sins and sin no more.

So, we wrong do-ers need to: Ask for and accept God’s mercy, love, and forgiveness (ask Him! He’s just waiting to give it!), be brave and say “NO!” to the enemies! (Satan, this world, and our flesh!), and call out to God for help to walk God’s way, (through prayer and surrounding yourself with others who are walking God’s way).

2. We can suffer for doing nothing at all.

Apathy is a maddening thing. More often than not, suffering comes from what we should have done and did not do. I know some men who should have guarded their affections, and protected their families. They did not, and as a consequence, they suffered the loss of their families. I know some kids who got arrested with their shoplifting buddies. They are suffering because they should have done or said something against su the shop-liftin shop-lifting plan, and they should have seen the character of their “friends” and CHANGED CHANGE FRIENDS, but, they did not! I know some people who are addicted to pornography.

They are suffering because commitment, satisfaction po and real intimacy intima is out of their reach as a result of their addiction. They should have guarded their eyes, their minds, and their hearts, but they did not. gua The list of suffering because of apathy goes on and on. And aapathy is so hard to handle because something could have been ddone. It’s more than just the apathetic person who suffers needllessly, and, most of the time, apathetic people remain apathetic!

If you know someone who is suffering for things they should hhave done and did not do you might find that they may not care, tthey may not try. They may not want advice or help.

If so you should: Ask for God’s mercy, love, and forgiveness for them, be an example to them and say “NO!” to the enemies (Satan, this world, and our flesh!) yourself! Call out to God as your friend and ask Him to help your friend walk God’s way (and remember to walk God’s way yourself).

3. We can suffer for doing something right…

Sometimes grandparents find themselves raising abandoned grandchildren. They are doing the right thing by not turning their backs on their grandbabies. Suffering happens as a result because money is tight, tensions are high, and their older bodies struggle to keep up.

Sometimes men and women are left to raise their kids alone. They suffer for doing what’s right when they deny themselves their own pleasures to provide for and protect their children.

The very best example of suffering for doing something right is Jesus Christ.

He lived a blameless life, yet died a gruesome death on the cross blamed for things He did not do. The Bible says He willingly paid the debt we all owe. It was because of the things we do wrong that Jesus chose to die. He knew we would be forever separated from God because of those things. Jesus also knew God loves us and wants to be with us forever but the bottom line is, God is a just and holy God and He WILL NOT live with a sinful and corrupt people sentenced to die for their wickedness.

God asked Jesus to take our place. Jesus loved God AND us so much He chose to obey and do it! Jesus chose to die for us—pay our penalty, and break the curse of sin and death on our behalf. Jesus chose to make us right with God so we could live forever with Him! Jesus definitely suffered for doing the ultimate “right thing”.

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eptember saw the quiet opening of salad were ‘okay’ but the steak was cooked Teri’s Restaurant, (formerly JT’s perfectly.

Steak and Fishouse) at 3225 Ocean I selected Salmon Picatta featuring a fresh Beach Highway, Longview, Washinggrilled sockeye salmon filet served over angel ton. The night we visited the restaurant hair pasta and finished with a lemon caper dill the parking lot was filled to overflowbutter sauce and tomatoes ($17). It seemed to ing and since we didn’t have reservame the chef was little heavy-handed with the tions we were a little concerned. But sweet pepper in the Chicken Tortilla soup but we were welcomed warmly and seated otherwise the soup and salad were ‘okay’. On immediately. The newly renovated resthe other hand my salmon picatta was exceltaurant is large and open with two levlent with the salmon moist and creamy and

BY THE DIVA GASTRONOMIQUE the lemon dill sauce perfectly seasoned with els of seating decorated in soothing notes of soft browns, burgundies and just the right kiss of lemon. golden wood tones.

When our waiter brought the dessert tray for our What we tried: I began our visit to Teri’s inspection we selected one Crème Brule to share, assumRestaurant by requesting a Scotch Martini from the ing it was made from the classic recipe. Unfortunately it bar. Martinis are very popular right now so you can was not. Much to our disappointment the custard was L O N G V I E W , W A imagine my surprise when our waiter returned and chocolate instead of the classic vanilla and to make matasked how to make the drink. I explained a Scotch Martini is nothing more than a version ters worse appeared to be thickened, making it almost cake-like. And to compound of the Classic James Bond style martini with Scotch substituted for the Vodka. Well, the the insult to this classic French dessert chocolate chips were added as well. bartender was up to the task and created a very good drink. Next we selected pan seared Despite our disappointment in the dessert the next time you are ready for a fine sesame crusted rare Ahi tuna topped with fried won tons and wasabi and sesame ginger dining experience in Longview, Washington, I recommend you give Teri’s Restaurant dipping sauce from the appetizer menu ($12). The tuna was cooked perfectly which is a try. The service is excellent, the atmosphere inviting and the food delicious. often not the case in other restuarants.

Teri’s Restaurant, 3225 Ocean Beach Highway, Longview, Washington. 360From the entree portion of the menu my dining companion chose the Steak Imperial, 577-0717. Open Tuesday thru Thursday 11 a.m. to 9 p.m., Friday thru Sunday 11 twin 4 oz top sirloin steak filets topped with a Dungeness crab blend, finished with a.m. to 10 p.m. Reservations are recommended. melted Swiss and sauce Béarnaise, accompanied by Chicken Tortilla soup, a green salad with house-made vinaigrette dressing, and mashed baby reds ($21). He said his soup and

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I continued through town to the main intersection where Highway 411 takes a sharp left on its course back to I-5. Following this turn, I meandered past even more flowers and noticed on my left a small park sandwiched between Front Avenue NW and Harrison Avenue (Highway 411 in disguise while it goes through Castle Rock) which sported a patch of Dahlias surrounded by low-lying white mounds of flowers. The Harry S. Truman park was nestled along the banks of the Cowlitz River and I took note of a long stretch of walking trail that provided a level, clean footbed for joggers, meanderers, and, fishermen, apparently, as I noted while a gent parked, grabbed his gear (including a very large net—wishful thinking?) and headed across the walking trail and down the slope to the river’s edge. (Take note readers, that, according to the maps I’ve found, this walking path continues for quite a ways along the top of the dike next to the Cowlitz River.) As I stopped to take a picture, I overheard two men in a boat on the river discussing the poundage of a salmon taken from the same stretch. Hmmm… should I bring my fishing gear next time? I paused to savor the color show as the sun went below the hills in the west, sparking the clouds with pinks and oranges and then made my way to my car. A quick trip up the hill and over the train tracks placed me at the I-5 freeway almost directly at the top of the rise. What could be more convenient than that? With the clean streets and masses of flowers, Castle Rock could just become the next destination for folks who are looking for small-town pleasures with I-5 convenience and a sense of pride the decor conveyed.

This trip, we had two choices, either of which served a perfectly good purpose and got us where we were going. And even if we don’t have the spray of color Autumn brings to the Adirondacks, we have our own version which can be enjoyed on the many byways between Seattle and Portland.

Do you have a favorite Road Less Traveled? Drop us a line the old fashioned way (by U.S. Mail) to PO Box 244, Woodland, WA 98674 or by way of the Internet at editor@reviewmediagroup.com and let us know about yours. Who knows, you might just see it here, in the pages of The Review.

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frican Americans are an often understudied and ing influential African-Americans, “forgotten” or underappreciated segment of our history. A decade little-known blacks, and cities and landmarks releBY KAREN L. JOHNSON ago, Quintard Taylor, the Scott and Dorothy Bullitt vant to black history. The website is today known as Professor of American History at the University of BlackPast.org.

Washington, saw an opportunity to publish information One section of BlackPast.org is titled “African on blacks in America, and how they contributed to our American History in the West” and presents vignettes region’s beginnings and ongoing development. about people, places, institutions, churches, events, Taylor (and assistant George Tamblyn) first posted and groups. Several of these vignettes deal with resource material on his UW faculty website in 2004. southwest Washington and northwest Oregon.

Additions and improvements over the years enhanced Included are the following: site navigation and scope of the project. What started as a fairly small endeavor has George Bush came west in 1844 to escape prejudice in Missouri. Hoping to settle since ballooned to a veritable online encyclopedia of black history in the U.S. and in the Rogue River area, Bush discovered that Oregon had recently passed a black indeed around the world; over 500 contributors have written over 3,000 entries describ- exclusion law. But in those days, law enforcement rarely ventured north of the Columbia River, so the Bush family traveled north to help found what would become Tumwater. Bush was unable to secure a donation land claim due to his skin color, so friends and neighbors petitioned Congress to allow Bush to own land. In 1855, a special Act of Congress gave Bush the right to his claim.

Although Bush’s original house is long gone, a memorial to him stands just south of the Olympia Airport.

George Washington was named for the first U.S. president, but did not enjoy many of the rights that his eponym did. Like Bush, Washington came west to escape discriminaQuintard Taylor, UW Professor and tion. He and his “adoptive” parents, the founder of BlackPast.org.

Cochrans, eventually settled south of Olympia photo by joe mabel, 2008. and platted a town now known as Centralia.

Washington, again like Bush, was not allowed to own land, but many people in the area supported him and petitioned the government to let him own real estate. Washington was known far and wide as a generous man who came to the aid of newly arrived settlers and townspeople who had fallen on tough times.

Centralia, Washington was first settled by George Washington and fellow Oregon Trail pioneers. First platted in 1875 and named Centerville, the small town eventually became known as Centralia. Several African Americans contributed to Centralia’s growth, and it is now the largest city in Lewis County.

Rebecca Groundage Howard was born in Philadelphia in 1827. By 1859, she and her husband moved west to the fledgling city of Olympia, where Rebecca took over a restaurant and hotel. She was well known for her fine food and accommodations. After her death in 1881, her estate was valued at $6,200, which in today’s money would 1015 Pacific Avenue • Woodland amount to almost $150,000.

McCants Stewart was the eldest son of an important southern black leader. Stewart 360 obtained a law degree at the University of Minnesota, and in 1902 came to Portland to M-F, 7–7 • Sat, 8-5 • Sun, 9-5 practice law. He stayed until 1917, but was unable to make a financial go of his chosen OFFER EXPIRES 10/31/2014 OR WHILE SUPPLIES LAST! career, due to the small number of African Americans in the Portland area. He did, however, help establish the Advocate newspaper. He later moved to San Francisco, and committed suicide in 1919.

The Advocate newspaper was established in 1903 in Portland, by Edward Cannady, McCants Stewart, and other black colleagues. The influential paper became known for

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