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Celebrating Life at Diamond Lake and Sacheen Lake

Volume 4, Issue 5

August 2015

Smoky hazy summer days

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ummer is winding down, although it sure doesn’t feel like it. Raging fires throughout the region are causing smoky air, and temperatures aren’t showing any signs of dropping anytime soon. If you want to see what kind of winter is forecast, check out Bob Lutz’s column in this issue of Lake Life. The climatologist from Sacheen Lake is predicting more warm weather.

Also in this, the final 2015 issue, get an update on the Sacheen Lake sewer system that is nearing completion.

We take a look back with some historic photos, and see kids and grown ups alike recreating on the lakes.

Finally, there are some tasty recipes in the back that will spice up your Labor Day holiday weekend.

We hope you enjoy this issue of Lake Life. We will see you next season!

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Air quality throughout the region has been adversely affected by the several fires in the area, coupled with an air inversion. This photo was taken Sunday at Diamond Lake. Health officials are advising people to limit their outdoor activities when the air is so smoky.

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SACHEEN LAKE – People have started connecting to the new Sacheen Lake sewer system, with 71 lots connected the third week in August.

“I’m getting positive feedback from the people who are hooked up,” says Gary Garrett, Sacheen Lake Sewer and Water District Commissioner.

So far nobody has received a bill but that will change.

Garrett says the $25 monthly maintenance and operations charge will be retroactive to when the service started.

The larger charge, the 20-year monthly assessment to pay for the $13.4 million system, is still not pinned down, although Garrett says it still appears it will be in the $130-135 a month range. “We

won’t know until the project is completed,” he says.

District commissioners made the decision to haul the sewage to Newport until the lagoons are ready. It will be treated in Newport’s wastewater system.

The district contracted with S&L Underground of Bonners Ferry to haul the sewage for $30,000 plus 35 cents a gallon, says district manager Shelia

Pearman. S&L contracts with Newport to have the sewage treated.

As they were out of work, that was cheaper than the $181,000 it would have cost to have S&L go home and remobilize when there was more work, said Kevin Koesel, head engineer for the project.

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As I am writing this I can look out my east window and see dark storm clouds that are taking needed rain out of the Elk area and off somewhere northeast. Why is this a problem?

Because without rain native plants dry up and no longer provide nectar for the bees to gather. Additionally some of my neighbors’ wells have lower (or non-existent) water levels and they quit watering their gardens thereby eliminating more nectar sources. But I am getting ahead

of myself (and doing some whining as well).

Nectar is bee food If you are around beekeepers much you will hear them speak longingly of the “nectar flow.”

But just what does it mean and why is it so important?

According to a compilation of several sources, the best definition of the “nectar flow” is the time when a large majority of plant material is blooming and, weather permitting, those busy forager bees are gathering this excess sugar water produced by the plants to carry back to the hive. It is kind of like hitting the Dollar Store just as the latest goods are being delivered; the shelves are full and you can really stock up.

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main sources of food for the bees, a good supply is necessary to their survival. In this area of the world, the nectar flow usually starts when the dandelions and the serviceberry bushes bloom (could be as early as April or as late as the end of May these days) and is pretty much done when the tansy and knapweed finish blooming (as early as the end of August or as late as early October). It also important to know the nectar flow has a formula – temperature plus water plus plants minus wind.

Around here the first thing that has to happen is the temperature needs to move considerably above freezing (say a nice 55 to 60 degrees). We need to have a good snow pack and copious Spring rain. This not only helps Spring nectar flow but gives a huge boost to Summer/Early Fall nectar flow.

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Then we need a lot of plants that produce blooms: dandelion, serviceberry, Oregon grape, snowberry, clover, mint, tansy, wild rose, and hawthorn to name a few natives. Then there are borage, lemon balm, asters, lavender, poppies, sunflowers, veronica, willow, herbs, and fruit trees to name a few in the garden.

Once again the weather has to cooperate so we don’t get an unexpected killing frost or off the chart heat (think 100 plus degrees). And then there is the wind.

What kind of effect could wind have? Let us think back a mere year ago and all that firewood we now have because of wind.

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for the bees. We need wind to cool down those overly hot days but, as with many things, we need it in moderation. So, assuming all these components come together, how does nectar flow influence honey production?

The spring nectar flow is to give the bees that survived winter an opportunity to rebuild their numbers after a long period of keeping the queen warm and fed. Their numbers are small and depending on how much food storage they had at the beginning of winter they may be weak. They have exhausted the pantry and are now waiting for the resupply at the Dollar Store.

when you would rather have steak, if you get my drift.

So from the time the dandelions bloom until about the end of June (or sometimes July) the bees are restoring their food supply and raising thousands

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Who to Contact Diamond Lake Water & Sewer Dist.

509-447-4660 Fax: 509-447-0180 172 South Shore Diamond Lake Road, Newport, WA 99156-9300 Operates water and sewer systems around Diamond Lake.

Commissioners (six-year term): chairman Bob Graham (2017), Secretary Richard Swan (2016), Ray King (2019) Commissioner stipend: $70 per meeting Board meets on the first and third Wednesday at 10 a.m. at the district office.

Office open 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Monday-Friday. Maintenance hours 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday-Sunday.

In addition, they can be reached by telephone after hours for emergencies.

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509-447-4641 Mail: 8272 Fertile Valley Rd., Sacheen Lake, WA 99156 Located at Sacheen Lake in southern Pend Oreille County, the Sacheen Lake Sewer & Water District is in the process of constructing a sewer collection and treatment system that will serve the majority of the lakefront properties. The district also continues to work on lake water quality and lake level issues as well as milfoil control.

The district also owns and maintains the Myers/Harter Sanctuary, located near the corner of Highway 211 and Fertile Valley Road.

Commissioners: position 1 Perry Pearman (2017), position 2 Gary Garrett (2015), position 3 Peggy Johnsen (2019) Commissioner stipend: 0 District manager: Sheila Pearman Commissioners meet at Sacheen Lake Fire Station, Highway 211, on the first Wednes-

day of the month at 7 p.m.

South Pend Oreille Fire & Rescue Serving south Pend Oreille County including Diamond Lake, Sacheen Lake, Deer Valley, Camden and Fertile Valley areas Chief: Mike Nokes 509-4475305 Annual salary: $62,930 Commissioners: Gary Wilkey 509-447-0744, Randy Miller 509-292-8065, Galen Hansen 509-292-9458, Karen Johnston 509-939-7714, Harry England 509-936-0524 Commissioner stipend: $100 per meeting Commissioners meet the third Thursday of the month at 7 p.m. at Diamond Lake Station.

Diamond Lake Station is staffed 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday-Friday.

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Pend Oreille County Commissioners 509-447-4119 District 1: Karen Skoog, member (2016) District 2: Mike Manus, vice chairman (2018) District 3: Steve Kiss, chairman (2016) Four-year terms Annual salary: $53,148 Duties: Serve as chief legislative and executive body in county; including, but not limited to, approve taxes; adopt a balanced budget, operate budgets under control of appointed department heads; oversee public roads and works; counseling; planning of unincorporated areas; and other services which are not clearly the responsibility of another elected official. Appoint citizens to commissions and boards; represent the county locally,

regionally and statewide on various boards such as public health and economic development.

Mail: P.O. Box 5025, Newport, WA 99156 Board meets every Monday and Tuesday at 9 a.m. in commissioners’ office, main floor of the courthouse.

Clerk of the board: Elizabeth Braun Office hours: 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday

Pend Oreille County Community Development Department 509-447-4821 Mike Lithgow, director Responsible for county land use, growth management planning and the county park system. Also responsible for the review and approval of various development and construction permits, such as building permits, shoreline development permits, subdivision and mobile home park and recreational vehicle park approvals. The park board meets the third Wednesday of every month at 2 p.m. in the Cusick Community Center.

Mail: P.O. Box 5066, Newport, WA 99156 • Planning Commission Rob Payne, Judy Ashton, Paul Edgren, Don Comins, John Stuart, Noris Boyd Meets on the second Tuesday of each month at the Cusick Community Center for business, and on the fourth Tuesday of each month for workshops, starting at 6 p.m.

• Park board members: Sam Nicholas, Greg Jakeman, Dave Gruver, Ken Timmreck, Don Comins, Mark Bender, Jeanetta Taylor The park board meets the third Wednesday of every month at 2 p.m. in the Cusick Community Center.

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Contact Pend Oreille County Noxious Weed Control Board 509-447-2402 Fax: 509-447-6477 Charged with ensuring the control of noxious weeds in the county. The weed board office is located in the courthouse annex 418 S. Scott Ave., and is open from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Monday-Friday.

Mail: P.O. Box 5085, Newport WA 99156 Board: Dist. 1 Warren Koontz, Dist. 2 Wes Bailey, Dist.

3 Vacant, Dist. 4 Joe Sherman, Dist. 5 Vacant The board meets every even month on the second Wednesday at 2 p.m. in the weed board office.

Weed coordinator: Sharon Sorby Email: ssorby@pendoreille. org

Natural Resource Conservation (USDA) 509-447-4217 Fax: 855-847-5495 P.O. Box 280, Newport, WA 99156 Located at Newport post office, Room 110.

Resource conservationist: Mark Simpson

Pend Oreille Conservation District 509-447-1155 Website: www.POCD.org Office is located at 121 N Washington Ave. in the back of the building Acting Director: Andy Huddleston Board of Supervisors: George Stuivenga, Treasurer Michele Mausen, and members Randall Leestma and John W. Floyd Board meetings are held the second Wednesday of the month at 9:30 a.m. except July when there is no meeting.

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By Bob Lutz Climatologist

SACHEEN LAKE – I don’t know about you, but a little snow or ice about now would feel really good after such a blazing hot summer. Too bad we can’t have the seasons mixed up a bit, with a little heat one day, and snow the next. Oh wait a minute, that’s what we call spring around these parts.

OK, so a little test for you that follow my summer articles. Do you remember where I told you that our local red squirrels were building their nests this past spring? And, what that might mean for our summer weather?

Think about it and I’ll have the answer for you at the end of this article.

Now onto the meat (mmmmmmm-mmm MEAT) of this commentary, which will include what my pee-brain thinks the upcoming winter might bring to us here in our little corner of Washington state. Whether you love winter or hate it, most will probably welcome that first day of cool, refreshing air once it arrives.

Our patterns this summer were like none we have seen in quite some time. In fact, some records broken this season were older than the day – well, maybe not quite that old, but we certainly saw 100-year-old records fall with the brutal heat this season. As of this writing, we have had 31 days over 90 degrees with five of them soaring to over 100, which I don’t have to tell you is quite unusual for south Pend Oreille County.

Other than thunderstorm activity, precipitation days have been far and few between. The

combination of heat and dry weather has resulted in one of the busiest fires seasons in recent memory – and – one grumpy climatologist as well. (No, I am not a big fan of the heat at all, though a fan is exactly what saved my hide this summer.)

Lutz As far as I am concerned, there was one main culprit that caused all the drama this summer. It is that monster pool of unusually warm water in the Eastern Pacific Ocean, which some have so lovingly named “The Blob.” This area of warm water was observed late last year and has only expanded in coverage in recent months. It currently extends from southern California all the way to the Gulf of Alaska. This phenomenon has resulted in a nearly stagnant area of high pressure, which has essentially blocked most of the major Pacific storms from entering the West Coast.

In addition, the primary air circulation around the high has been from a rather warm southerly direction and I don’t have to tell you what that did for us over the past few months.

So the big question is, will this phenomenon stick around for the upcoming winter season like an unwelcome ground squirrel? (Yes, I’m still mad at those things.)

Well, I think the short answer is yes. While there is still a lot of uncertainty as to why this warm water developed in the first place, most climatologists agree that it will be very slow to dissipate. In addition, the El Nino (warm water phenomenon in

the equatorial Pacific) continues to strengthen.

Oddly enough, many long range models are in surprisingly good agreement that this particular El Nino cycle will become rather strong for the upcoming winter season. All this points toward another warmer than normal winter for the Pacific Northwest as an active subtropical storm track will likely keep us under the influence of the milder Pacific marine air mass.

While there will no doubt be some colder periods mixed in, I think that by the time it is all said and done, the overall average temperature will come in well above normal.

Precipitation amounts on the other hand are still the big unknown as some strong El Nino events could be rather moist. The fly in the ointment, (and it’s the mother of all flies) is this larger pool of warm water just off our coast. Persistence tells me that we’ll probably see more of the same; however, I should point out that this warm water event in the Eastern Pacific is unprecedented in “recorded” history so it’s really a wait and see thing.

Now, back to this squirrel business. For those of you that follow my summer articles on a regular basis, you know that I have a particularly keen interest as to what our local red squirrel does to prepare for the upcoming seasons. In one of my earlier articles, I told you they were building their nests at the base of the trees, instead of up higher in the trees like they normally do. One could only conclude that this was because they wanted to capitalize on the cooler ground See weather, 23

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We have begun to commission our sewer system.

If you have not yet made your electrical connection to the control box, please do so ASAP.

Sewer collection The contractor has pressure tested all the main lines and is ready to start hooking residences up to our sewer system. As a matter of fact there are already several homes on line.

In order to keep the contractor progressing, the Board has signed a service contract with S&L that will

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Grinder pump connections There are only a handful of grinder pumps and service lines left to install. These are mainly installations that require one day turnovers for one reason or another. The contractor will likely begin with those, provided the property owner has connected his/her electrical to our control box.

They will then begin converting from septic tanks to our grinders, likely on the backside of the lake where there are fewer full time residents.

Decommissioning of the septic tanks will start when there are clusters of connected systems on line, which will allow the contractor to clean out several tanks, crush the lids and then rehabilitate the property.

Electrical connections

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If you have a control panel on your property it is important that you get your connection made. The contractor will likely be able to pass you by one time, but if your electrical service is not connected the second time he comes around to install, he will be instructed to go ahead with the conversion.

It will be your responsibility to make that connection prior to using the system.

Your old septic system will at that point be disabled. For the past year we have encouraged everyone to get these connections made, please do not wait any longer.

Requirements for the control panel are 30 amp 220 volt service with No. 10 four wire conductor. Also, remember that it will require inspection by the State Electrical Inspector.

Due in part to the installation of the underdrain to our lagoons, the treatment plant is behind schedule.

The contractor there has begun construction of the headworks building that will house the electronic brains to our system as well as the screening elements. We will be installing a by-pass of the headworks building that will allow us to accept sewage prior to the headwork’s completion.

Once the headworks elements are complete, we will pump the sewage that has been collected back into the headworks where it will then be screened before going back out into the lagoons. We hope to see installation of the fencing around the application area as well as on top of the dikes in the near future. This fencing is intended to prevent trespass of both human and four legged creatures.

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Residents of the Sacheen Lake Water and Sewer District gathered to dedicate the Myers/Harter Sanctuary public park. The project, which includes picnic tables, a dock and interpretive trail, was funded by the Department of Natural Resources Aquatic Lands Enhancement Account and the residents of the water and sewer district.

Myers/Harter Sanctuary dedicated at Sacheen Lake DNR grant, lake residents provide public nature park funding From The Newport Miner Aug. 16, 1995

SACHEEN LAKE – Residents of the Sacheen Lake Water and Sewer District gathered last Saturday to dedicate the Myers/Harter Sanctuary public park.

The park was dedicated in memory of Betty Myers and Warren Harter, who were remembered as “true stewards of Sacheen Lake.”

Myers was active in the district and helped with the petition drive to form it.

She also started the Ladies of the Lake group. Harter, among other things, gave the county the land so Highway 211 could be built.

“We appreciate the things both families have done for the lake,” said district managing secretary Sheila Pearman at the Dedication.

Members of both the Myers and Harter family were present at the dedication.

“It’s nice that the people can get out and do this,” said Alde Harter, Harter’s wife.

“Dad cared a lot about the land and the lake. He was very conservation-minded,” said Harter’s daughter, Jeanne Kopp. “He would have appreciated this a lot. This area meant a lot to him.”

The park area includes public restrooms, a dock for pedestrian access to the

lake, picnic tables, some playground equipment, volleyball court, horseshoe pit, a parking lot and an interpretive nature trail with signs telling about the watershed and plant growth. There is also a swimming area, but no lifeguards are on duty.

The park was funded through dollars from the Department of Natural Resources Aquatic Lands Enhancement Account and the residents of the water and sewer district.

The public access sits on about 5-1/2 acres, which were part of the old Sacheen resort. This area was a campground before.

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There were some 2,800 people attending the camp, including about 800 adults. Here they give the scout salute during closing ceremonies Friday.

DIAMOND LAKE – Last week Pend Oreille County gained the equivalent of another city, with some 2,800 Latter-day Saints Scout campers attending a five day camp at Diamond Lake.

“We incorporate scout values and gospel teachings,” said Craig Nelson, one of the 700 adults at the camp. “Hopefully the scouts will have a life changing event from this.”

The Columbia River Priesthood Encampment included scouts from Moses Lake, Quincy, eastern Oregon and the Tri Cities, among other places. Spokane is a different group.

Every couple years there is a big scouting event at Diamond Lake. The last one was in 2012.

The camp was for Boy Scouts, aged 12-19, although Webelo Scouts were allowed to attend the last day. Webelos are younger boys.

Jackson Yates, 11, of Quincy was one of the Webelos who attended the camp Friday. He said he enjoyed the warrior course, an obstacle course.

Kaiden Verkist, 16, came from Milton-Freewater, Ore., to attend.

“I like the shotgun shooting,” he said. He already had plenty of merit badges, so he didn’t try for more. He is about to get earn his Eagle Scout status.

Seth Kelly, 12, of West Richland was attending his first camp.

He attended with his brother, Holden, 15.

“I liked the swimming,” he said. Kelly earned three merit badges

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An old fashioned bucking barrel was one of the activities. The rider attempts to stay aboard the barrel while the others make the thing bounce and sway in an attempt to unseat him.

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Spirits were high Friday night at the wrap up ceremonies.

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five day camp during camp – badges in swimming, fingerprinting and emergency preparedness.

The scouts also performed a couple of service projects while they were here. They painted the grandstands at the Newport Rodeo Grounds and helped with build a retaining wall for the Priest River Lamanna High School football field.

The camp had 42 field activities for the boys to participate in – things like mountain biking, a wall and zip line and rifle shooting. There were also high adventure activities for the older boys, things like a mountain biking skills challenge, black powder shooting and rock climbing.

Campers were organized into wards, congregations from their home areas and set up camps with their ward’s names.

The camp was staffed by three physicians, Nelson said.

“We had a few stitches but nothing too serious,” he said. He said a dislocated shoulder was the worst injury.

The camp cost $185 to attend.

“We try to keep it competitive with other camps,” Nelson said.

The camp had regular camping activities but a big part of the camp was devoted to daily studies and devotionals, with twice a day studies and sharing.

In addition to providing spiritual guidance, the camp was mainly about getting away from modern distractions.

“We told them to leave their electronics at home,” Nelson said.

That meant no cell phones, laptops or video games. “One of the benefits is it gets young men out doing something instead of playing video games.”

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These two campers square off for some bubble wrap Sumo wrestling.

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This camper prepares to launch a basketball at a target using a slingshot.

The band took to the stage for the closing ceremonies.

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The sewage is hauled in 5,000 gallon containers, Pearman said. It costs about $1,700 to have the 5,000 gallon tanker haul to Newport for treatment.

The plan is to have the sewage be piped to the two 5.3 million gallon lagoons, located a mile north of Sacheen Lake off Rocky Gorge Road.

The lagoons are lined and ready, Koesel said.

The lagoons will be used to treat the sewage with aeration – using air to treat the sewage. In warm weather, it will take about 30 days to treat the sewage in the lagoon. That will extend to 180 days in the winter. The third lagoon will hold 13.2 million gallons and will be a storage lagoon.

Pearman says the lagoons will start accepting sewage in September. At first the sewage will go by pipe directly to the lagoon, but Koesel says when the 800 square foot headworks building is completed later this fall, the sewage will

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Construction on the headworks building is underway. It should be completed this fall.

go through the headworks system first to remove plastics and other non organic matter.

The plan was for everything to come online more or less all at once, Koesel said. But when workers discovered they had got into the groundwater when digging the lagoons, the project got a couple months behind while the groundwater situation was resolved.

In addition to time, the groundwater problem cost $1.26 million to fix. To pay for

it, Sacheen Lake Sewer and Water District commissioners increased the size of their no interest loan from Ecology to $7.29 million, up from $6 million.

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The treated effluent will end up irrigating the nearby forest. That won’t happen for at least a year, as the effluent has to be built up and be treated first.

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completed in 2015.

The plan is to have everyone connected by fall, says Koesel.

He says there are still about 200 to go.

Some people haven’t had much work done yet, partially because they need to run a wire between their house and the pump control. That takes a licensed electrician and costs about $500.

Workers are still breaking up the old septic systems, Koesel says. That involves taking out all the sludge, breaking the tank lid and filling the tank with gravel and crushing it, so there is no void left.

“It’s a safety issue,” Koesel said.

Some aren’t happy with the idea of taking systems offline before the new system is fully functional.

Jill Short said she and her husband and another family put in their own system in 1995. Short says the system is functional and preferable to trucking to Newport.

Short has long said that the sewer system is too expensive.

She points out that even with the $13.4 million system, there will still be about a mile of the lakefront not served by the sewer system.

District commissioners reduced the size of the LID

after Short and others sued and won in Superior Court, forcing the district to refigure the size of the LID. Short said the commissioners took some large landowners out and resubmitted the LID, which was approved.

Short said she doesn’t want her system decommissioned before the new one is in, especially since she hasn’t had the electrical work done yet. If the old system were decommissioned, she would be without sewer service.

It might be an expensive system, but if all goes well, nearly 400 lots will be hooked up by the end of 2015. Some 270 of the lots have homes.

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Whether watching at home or at the stadium, big games provide ample opportunities for entertaining and nothing brings friends together like grilled dishes, flavorful sides and delicious drinks.

For many, watching the game is only half the experience. The tailgate is the main event and the fun and rivalry it brings is just as important as watching the game. Just as players work hard to prepare football formations, fans are just as focused on preparations for the big party.

When it comes to planning your tailgate menu, grilled fare is always a winning choice.

While beer has historically reigned supreme as the game day beverage pairing, more fans are looking to mix things up. Here are some tailgate pairings sure to score big with guests at your next game day

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• Beef

Classic selections such as juicy ribs and hamburgers are common fixtures on many tailgating menus. Try creating your own marinades with ingredients like honey, sweet chili sauce, ground ginger or Creole seasoning. Put a personal spin on classic hamburgers by serving them with interesting toppings like cherry chutney, smoky chili or creamy beer cheese.

For side options, consider slow-cooked baked beans, jalapeno cornbread muffins or crunchy slaw tossed with a fresh lemon dressing. Bring out the richness of red meats with a glass of Yellow Tail Big Bold Red, which serves up flavors of dark fruits, a hint of spice and bold oak notes.

• Chicken Whether its wings or sandwiches, chicken is typically on the game day menu, but that

doesn’t have to mean boring.

Add some extra zing to everyone’s favorite white meat with a spicy curry rub or Asianinspired marinade blend. Serve these dishes with a side of cucumber or cold pasta tossed with roasted red pepper, mozzarella and cherry tomatoes.

Not sure of a beverage selection? Pair your poultry with a sweet moscato or bottled sangria.

• Seafood Some fans may need a break from the fried foods that grace the tailgate spread. Give guests the option of lighter fare with grilled seafood entrees such as salmon filets with avocado relish or grilled tequila-lime shrimp skewers. As a side, pair your favorite seafood selections with easy-to-grill veggies like corn, zucchini and yellow squash. Refresh your palate with a glass of crisp white wine such as Yellow Tail Pinot Grigio, which features refreshing green apple and pear flavors.

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for themselves, then the beekeeper starts adding “supers.”

According to Michael Bush of Bush Farms Beekeeping, the Latin meaning for the word “super” is “above.” So anything “above” the brood boxes is called “supers.”

We are now into the summer nectar flow; the one the beekeepers looking for their own supply of honey have been dreaming about. The bees, however, think they are still collecting for the colony. Although we are seeing knapweed and tansy in the fields and alongside the road, many of the other plants (elderberry, serviceberry, Oregon grape for instance) are in the fruiting stages.

Once a plant reaches the fruiting stage it no longer produces nectar. Also we are having very little rain. Water is what pushes the nectar the plant does not need for itself out to the flowers (and in some cases the leaves) and makes it available for the bees to gather. So no matter how many flowers you might see it doesn’t mean the nectar is available for the bees to collect.

(A year like this makes me wish I were keeping bees in a garden friendly residential area.) A lot of this situation is due to the extra early spring many were so pleased to see.

So will there be an Early Fall nectar flow? It is hard to say. The weather patterns have become unpredictable and we could just as easily get a foot of snow or more 100 degree days. My two hives each have two supers.

When I checked the bees, the northern hive was well stocked for winter in the two brood deeps and had a super about half full.

The southern hive was not as well stocked for winter in the brood deeps and wasn’t even considering the supers. I would love to see a strong rainfall and a late bloom that could change the picture but I am not in charge.

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In small bowl, mix onion marinade ingredients. Pour marinade into resealable plastic bag and add onion strips. Let marinate for 30 minutes.

For sauce, place egg yolks, vinegar and water into stainless steel bowl and vigorously whip until mixture is thickened and doubled in volume. Place bowl over sauce pan containing barely simmering water (just below boil), making sure bottom of bowl does not touch water. Whisk continuously, making sure eggs don’t get too hot or they will scramble. Very slowly drizzle melted butter into mixture while whisking rapidly until mixture thickens and doubles in volume. Remove from heat and stir in remaining sauce ingredients.

Build charcoal fire for direct grilling. Place onion strips in grill basket and cook directly over hot coals (approximately 450°F), stirring often for 5 minutes or until onions brown and start to soften. Remove onions from grill and set aside.

Place English muffin halves directly over hot coals for 2 minutes or until toasted.

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leave it up to God. I just recently took a drop spindle spinning class and at the end the instructor said the class was more about gaining an appreciation for the way wool for knitting and crocheting is made than learning how to spin wool. Hopefully learning what it takes to produce the honey for your biscuits (and how tenuous a process it is) will give you greater appreciation for all honey.

The Backyard Beekeepers Association continues to grow.

We are now meeting at the Deer Park Library (208 E Forest Ave.) on the third Thursday of the month. We are planning a field trip to commercial and hobby apiaries in September. And if this column hasn’t completely discouraged you from keeping bees, we are having Beginning Beekeeping classes in October. The cost will be $30 and class size is limited so if you are interested give me a call at 509-292-0326.

Pat McGinty is the former Center Manager at Spokane Community College’s Newport branch. She and her husband, Jim, live in Elk, where she raises bees.

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temperatures as I suspected – that they suspected – that it was going to be a particularly hot summer. Well what do you know, they called it right again.

By the way, our squirrels have just started to cut cones off the trees which is a month later than when they started last year. Bet it’s going to be a mild fall too. Okay, consider yourself informed, (or at least marginally entertained) and whatever the weather brings this upcoming winter, remember to stay safe.

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be required in order to serve Mt. View. Sewell Engineering has marked the route that we would like to use in order drill under the property so they can visualize its impact. It is our understanding that they are now considering possibly developing the property and are working with the County on their side. We hope to know in the near future if Phase II can proceed. As of yet only preliminary engineering has been done with no site visits or defined engineering approved by Ecology.

Milfoil Both diver and surface surveys for milfoil were completed in June. Using the GPS information gathered, Aquatechnex, our applicator, has determined that approximately 12 acres will need to be treated. Last year’s double dose treatments seem to have been very effective. As of this writing, a date for application has not been set. Notices will be mailed out at least 10 days prior to treatment. If your property is within the treatment area or its buffer zone a notice will be posted on your property prior to application.

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Thanks to all who volunteer for the willingness to take on this dirty and dicey task.

Those pipes can sure be slippery. This work is done under a permit from the Department of Fish and Wildlife. Without permit in hand, no one is authorized to do the work.

Thank you Don Hill, and your many volunteers.