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he Dog Days of summer are presenting us with some of the best weather we could ask for — great for barbecuing, baseball, berry picking and basking in the shade. For gardeners, it’s a time for a “lazy, hazy routine of maintenance,” according to Northwest Gardner Nancy Chennault. Except for watering, which is vital. Check out her Top 10 garden tips for the Dog Days of summer (page 14). There’s an interesting story behind summer’s sultry days becoming known as Dog Days. To make sense of the night sky, the ancients imagined images in star patterns now known as constellations. They saw bears (Ursa Major and Ursa minor), twins (Gemini), a bull (Taurus) and dogs (Canis Major and Canis Minor ). The brightest of the stars in Canis Major (the big dog) is Sirius, which also happens to be the brightest star in the overall night sky. Sirius, “the dog star,” is visible in the southern sky during January, but in the summer it rises and sets with the sun. During late July, when Sirius is in conjunction with the sun, the ancients believed that its heat added to the heat of the sun, creating a stretch of hot weather. They named this period
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Dog Days, summer stars, stunning Mt. St. Helens of time — the 20 days before the conjunction to 20 days after — “dog days” after the dog star. Of course, we moderns now know that summer’s warmth is caused by the tilt of the sun, not from added radiation from a faraway star.
The conjunction of Sirius with the sun varies some with latitude and due to the gradual drifting of the constellations over time they are not in exactly the same place in the sky today as they were in ancient Rome. Today, technically, Dog Days occur July 3 to August 11. But the term is loosely applied to the long, hot days of July and August.
Along the itinerary, I was also impressed by the number of non-local visitors clustered at the viewpoints and climbing the 361-step “staircase” for a stunning view of the crater from Windy Ridge. People are coming from around the globe to see Mt. St. Helens and its marvelous display of spectacular devastation followed by renewal.
Views from the top Karla Dudley’s story (page 19) describing her and David Bell’s recent jaunt to Windy Ridge at Mount St. Helens inspired me to take a closer look. Ned, Perry, our German house guest, Daniel (see page 5 and 29) and another family friend and I drove the Longview-Randle-Windy RidgeCougar-Woodland-Longview loop in early August.
May I suggest you invite some friends, fill your gas tank and pack a picnic? Get an early start and stop for breakfast in Randle at the Mount Adams Café, a charming, sparkling clean oldfashioned diner. Continue on toward Windy Ridge and take a lunch break at one of the picnic areas along the route, and on the final home stretch, grab a beverage at the Cougar Bar & Grill. I recommend their jalapeño poppers, a fitting ending to a day devoted to visiting a volcano, don’t you think?
The landscape around Mt. St. Helens has changed since the time many of us formed nostalgic memories of camping, hiking and huckleberry-picking, but it’s coming back. I was amazed, seeing Spirit Lake with my own eyes. It looks more like the pre-eruption “original” than I expected.
Columnists and contributors: David Bell Dr. Bob Blackwood Nancy Chennault Karla C. Dudley Melanee Evans Amy Fischer Daniel Kellner Suzanne Martinson Laurel Murphy Ned Piper Perry Piper Alan Rose Kari Rushmer Randy Sanders Paul Thompson
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The historic Columbia County Courthouse in St. Helens, viewed from the Columbia River. Photo by Perry Piper. Gazpacho photo by Miguel Garcia Saaved - Fotolia.com. Geranium photo by Nancy Chennault. Mt. St. Helens from Windy Ridge photo by David Bell.
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However you fill your Dog Days, may your summer continue to erupt with enjoyment.
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Book Review ~ All the Light We Cannot See / Bestsellers List
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Farmers & Community Markets
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Miss Manners
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My Slant: Summer Quiet by Melanee Evans
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Tom Myklebust on Sports: Local football outlook
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Northwest Gardener ~ Top 10 garden tips for Dog Days
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Cooking with the Farmer’s Daughter: Summer soup
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Man in the Kitchen ~ Three favorites for the grill
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Out & About ~ Windy Ridge at Mt. St. Helens
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Let the People Drink Wine by Randy Sanders
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The Beehive: A flawlessly humming factory
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Movies: A Most Wanted Man; Lucy
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Lower Columbia Informer ~American Brothers
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Columbia River Dining Guide
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Huckleberry Picking in the Gifford Pinchot Forest
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The Spectator ~ Seafood and huckleberries
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Letter to the Editor Community theatre Kris and I just returned from a fun little production of Pirates of Penzance down in Scappoose which you mentioned in the June CRR. Thanks for alerting us. Community productions have such heart. It was a blast — and a unique way to celebrate Kris’ birthday.
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Luncheon of the Boating Party
While the Phillips Collection is very extensive, this is the only Renoir that Duncan Phillips ever bought; his succinct reply to the renowned collector Dr. Albert Barnes (who bought many Renoirs) as to why Phillips had only one, was, “It’s the only one I need.” Ironically, just this past week, I was in the home of some dear friends who are moving to a smaller place. On their wall was a print of just the woman (Aline Charigot, later to become Renoir’s wife) holding a dog. I admired the print and told them of my love for the painting. Several days later, I got a call asking me to come by for something. Guess what I now own? What a joy! Bruce Eyer Longview, Wash.
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he Longview Outdoor Gallery (LOG) sculptures have been temporarily relocated to the 1200 and 1300 blocks of Commerce Avenue. This will make way for the Longview Downtown Streetscape project, which will add new sidewalks, trees, lighting, benches and rain gardens on Commerce between Broadway and Vandercook Way. The art will be re-placed in permanent locations once the project is finished in late December. LOG invites the community to vote for their favorite sculpture, to be purchased for the City’s permanent collection. The nine eligible sculptures for this year’s voting are located in downtown Longview. View the sculptures online under the “Art for Sale” link at www.longviewlog.org.
Brochures and paper ballots are available at a number of downtown locations including: Broadway Gallery, Teague’s, McThread’s, The Merk, Longview Library and City Hall. A ballot box is located at Broadway Gallery, 1418 Commerce Avenue. You can also vote “Tah-Da” by C.J. Rench, at 1338 Commerce, near the electronically at www.surveymonkey.com/s/ corner of Broadway and Commerce. Photo by Daniel Kellner. FPPJ986. Voting ends on September 30, 2014. LOG representatives lead sculpture tours the first Thursday of every month at 6pm in conjunction with Broadway Gallery’s First Thursday event. The Longview Outdoor Gallery aims to provide a rotating exhibit of outdoor sculptures and to acquire new pieces for the City of Longview’s permanent art collection. For more information, contact Laurel Murphy, 360-673-3866 or lamurphy@ kalama.com.
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What the war did to dreamers, laments a character at the end of Anthony Doerr’s new novel, All the Light We Cannot See. It’s 1944 in occupied France, a few weeks after the D-Day invasion. Marie-Laure LeBlanc is a sixteen-year-old French girl who is blind. Werner Pfennig is
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Trajectories of the human soul It strikes Werner just then as wondrously futile to build splendid buildings, to make music, to sing songs, to print huge books full of colorful birds in the face of the seismic, engulfing indifference of the world—what pretensions humans have! Why bother to make music when the silence and wind are so much larger? Why light lamps when the darkness will inevitably snuff them? When Russian prisoners are chained by threes and fours to fences while German privates tuck live grenades in their pockets and run? ~ from All the Light We Cannot See
an eighteen-year-old German soldier. Their lives are about to converge in the historic walled town of Saint-Malo. The story then jumps ten years earlier, and in brief, alternating chapters, we follow Marie and Werner through their childhoods and adolescences as they make their way to a rendezvous in the future neither could have imagined. Marie loses her sight at the age of six, but her devoted father, who works at the National Museum of Natural
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History in Paris, finds creative ways to help her compensate for the loss, and she develops a curious and active mind. Werner and his younger sister, Jutta, are orphans in Germany as Nazism rises around them. Werner has a fascination and aptitude for mechanical things, and he builds radios from discarded junk. With these, he and Jutta entertain themselves listening to programs. Because of this technical aptitude, Werner is sent to an elite school for Hitler Youth, where he devises the equipment and methodology to “triangulate” and identify the location of another radio transmitter’s signal.
fighters in Eastern Europe. As the Germans prepare for the Normandy invasion, Werner is sent to France to locate the French resistance’s radio signals. And the scene is set. When Marie and Werner’s lives at last converge, we see what they cannot: their personal stories trailing behind them like the tails of two comets. What we call destiny may be sensing the way one has come before it happens, and glimpsing the trajectory of the soul working backwards in time. •••
With the outbreak of war and the Germans’ advance on Paris, the museum attempts to safeguard its greatest treasures. Marie’s father is entrusted to take with him and hide a large exquisite diamond, called the Sea of Flame. He and Marie depart for the small seaside town of Saint-Malo in Brittany, where they stay with Marie’s eccentric great uncle Etienne. Hidden within his house, Etienne has a radio that he uses to send messages for the French resistance. The Wehrmacht has successfully used Werner’s skill to locate and destroy the radio transmitters of the resistance
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Late guests, bonding with food servers, what inheritance? 1. DEAR MISS MANNERS: My mother was from the South, and accordingly she impressed upon me the fine art of entertaining guests in one’s home. I love to cook, and I truly prefer to cook dinner for friends over meeting at a restaurant. My problem is that, invariably, every guest feels that an invitation for 6:30 can mean 6:45 or 7 p.m. This literally happens over and over again. What I don’t understand is that people never do this to a restaurant. Right now I am sitting at my computer at 6:47 waiting for a guest who was supposed to be here at 6:30; she texted me at 6:25 saying she was just leaving her home, and from her latest message, she is still another 12 to 15 minutes away. Needless to say, the dinner is completely overcooked. What should I say when inviting guests to dinner? Should I ask people to call an hour in advance if they know they will be late? Should I only cook food that can sit in the oven for an additional hour without being ruined? Give up inviting people to our home? I would think it was a not-so-subtle commentary on the quality of my cooking if I didn’t get besieged with requests for my recipes. GENTLE READER: Miss Manners is loath to question the hopes of Southern mothers, good cooks and hospitable hosts, and she lacks sympathy with tardy guests. But you sound in need of a drink.
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It doesn’t have to be alcohol, and you don’t even have to drink it yourself. But you could save yourself angst by providing the usual half-hour in which those who arrive on time are served drinks and small nibbles. Now please stop tearing your hair out; it might get into your beautifully cooked food. Miss Manners is not absolving the latecomers; she is going to teach you to retrain them. When you issue invitations for 6:30, you should add, “We will be sitting down to dinner promptly at 7.” Not only will this warn the stragglers, but it will relieve those who time their arrivals to avoid the endless cocktail hours to which other hosts have subjected them. You will have timed your food accordingly and should serve it at the announced time. Guests who arrive later should be seated then, and told graciously, “I knew you would want us to go ahead.” Lest you feel rude about doing this, Miss Manners assures you that there is distinguished precedent for this. That Southern gentleman George Washington insisted that official dinners over which he presided would be served at the announced time, explaining that delay would upset the cook. In your case, you know that to be true. 2. DEAR MISS MANNERS: My mother passed away recently, and my brother, my sister and I miss her terribly. It is amazing to me the number of people who ask me if she “left us anything” — referring to any inheritance. What’s a polite response that will let people know they are out of line? GENTLE READER: “She left us orphaned.” 3. DEAR MISS MANNERS: Is there an acceptable way for a gentleman to introduce himself to a lady whose acquaintance he wishes to make, in a public place like a museum, store, bar or restaurant? GENTLE READER: You mean other than by social media, hook-up apps and offensive one-liners? cont page 10
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very late summer after a flurry of doings, my hammock welcomes me to climb into its outstretched smile. I crush lavender for a pint of lemonade, flip off my flip flops, then melt into the macramé of quiet. Quiet. The unadorned portal to peace. The unsung heroine of modern day cacophony. The field where questions find answers, and effort becomes ease. Ah, summer! The season of timelessness and rest. When we toss troubles in the lake like skipping stones, and lie on our backs watching clouds float by until twilight and beyond. For many of us however, just as we relax into our suspended silence, our peace is disturbed by the roar of the lawnmower, the blare of a radio, and the racing thoughts of all we must do to prepare for fall.
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Planting fall flowers. Fertilizing before the first frost. Cleaning the gutters. Back to school shopping. Carpool arrangements. Family calendars. Projects at work. Before we know it, we’re rolling out of the hammock, racing to get busy and lamenting with Shakespeare that the lease of summer doth, indeed, hath all too short a date. Or does it? While we cannot take the fullness of blue skies, lit evenings, ripe berries, and blooming dahlias into next year, is it possible that we can carry with us the same divine sense of peace and rest? Can we, likewise, still hear the wisdom from the conch shell of our soul that we are going to be okay no matter what happens?
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There is a pervasive belief in our culture that our experience of life happens from the outside-in. That our inner state of wellbeing and happiness is determined by whether our preferences are met by the outside world. We sometimes believe, for example, that other people, the weather, the events on our calendar, our possessions, and our life circumstances determine our emotional experience. But from everything the great philosophers, theologians, poets, thinkers, and sages have been pointing to for millennia, our emotional experience of life actually happens from the inside-out. In other words, the way we are feeling in this very moment has nothing to do with anything on the outside. We don’t feel the wonder and bliss of our favorite season, we “feel” our thinking about that season. This is why your neighbor loathes summer ants and children’s chalk art on the pavement, while you see both as intriguing creatures at work and play. Or why one person dreads the crisp air and expanded schedule of autumn, and another person stirs with excitement and anticipation. The only difference in these examples is the thoughts each person believes to be real, and the feelings that inevitably come with those thoughts. The truth is, a thought is just a thought. Like clouds in the sky, they come and go and there’s nothing we have to do with them. Just because a cloud looks like an elephant, doesn’t
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Miss Manners commends you on your desire to forgo these regrettable practices and indeed prove yourself to be a gentleman. As you seem to frequent interesting places, you could endeavor to strike up a conversation that relates to them — an opinion or a recommendation — and see where it leads. Just please be aware of social cues indicating absence of interest or of a mate. It occurs to Miss Manners that unwanted attention and lack of social graces are likely what have made the other methods so prevalent. 4. DEAR MISS MANNERS: What is the correct thing to do if you are to attend a baby shower, but then you have a funeral for a family member (a not-close in-law) happen at the same time? Attend the already RSVP’d shower or the funeral? GENTLE READER: The funeral. Miss Manners recognizes few excuses for canceling a social commitment, but death is a legitimate excuse. No one will think you have abandoned the shower for something that promises more fun.
5. DEAR MISS MANNERS: When my husband and I dine at a restaurant, if the waiter does not give us his name upon greeting us, my husband will ask for it. My husband then proceeds to introduce us to the waiter, saying, “I’m Joe, and this is Jane.”
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“I like some vegetables,” Ace said, eyeing his plateful of spaghetti and meatballs prepared by Michael’s wife, Saralie, and me. She was once my roommate in Champain-Urbana, Ill.
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“Name one,” I said. “I like salad,” Ace said. So Michael, a man of action, concocted The Plan. He grabbed a piece of typing paper, sat down at the dining room table and began to write. As befits a sports-lover, Michael drew up a classic championship bracket, the difference being the entries were not basketball teams, but vegetables. I can’t remember them all, but I know there was corn, potatoes, peas, broccoli and perhaps Brussels sprouts. Carrots and lettuce — always benign
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Ace squirmed. “You want me to eat broccoli?” “It’ll be fun to see which vegetable wins,” Michael said evenly. Ace held out his hand and turned to the bracket hanging in the kitchen hall. “Give me the pencil.” With a firm grip, he wrote in POTATOES as the foreordained winner. I married him anyway. Truth was, I had my own struggles learning to like any vegetable outside of two big Cs — corn and carrots. Even peas were a problem. My farmer father didn’t like vegetables, either. His mother, who fed five children from a large farm garden, also probably tried to entice her only son. Dad was a “drugstore cowboy,” which is to say he loved horses and hot fudge sundaes, which we enjoyed at the drugstore counter when we went to town on Saturdays. I loved my dad; ergo, I hated vegetables. Now I don’t. What she learned in school I had an epiphany my senior year of college when I shared an apartment with three other young women. I was the odd girl out, because the other three thought no dinner plate was complete without a vegetable. I would have settled for a slab of buttered bread, but no. cont page 25
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Cool the gazpacho to room temperature and chill overnight. At the same time, chill the soup bowls. Serve the soup cold and topped with crisp croutons. To make the croutons: Cut day-old homestyle or Italian bread into bitesize squares. In a frying pan, saute the cubes lightly in butter, a few at a time, until lightly browned on all sides. Remove from the pan. Cool on paper towels. Store in an airtight container. Serves 6 to 8. Note: To easily peel the tomatoes, drop them, one by one, into boiling water for 10 to 20 seconds. Remove with metal tongs. The skins will slip right off. From The Fallingwater Cookbook, Elsie Henderson’s Recipes & Memories, by Suzanne Martinson with Jane Citron and Robert Sendall
OUT • AND • ABOUT MAN IN THE KITCHEN
Good to grill
By Paul Thompson
Three summer favorites
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hat could be better on a balmy evening than a backyard barbecue? Fire up your grill and invite the neighbors for a sure-to-please potluck featuring one of my three all-time favorites. Tandoori Chicken 1 chicken, whole or cut-up 1 /2 cup tandoori paste 1 /2 cup plain yogurt Remove the skin from the chicken. Cut each breast-half in half and slash all the meaty pieces (breasts, thighs and legs) so they’ll more readily accept the marinade. Mix the paste and yogurt, place with the chicken in a plastic bag and fondle it until the chicken parts are evenly coated with the marinade. I double-bag to prevent leakage. Refrigerate for 8 hours or overnight.
Ta n d o o r i paste is readily available from many specialty food stores in the Portland area. Some Indian restaurants have grocery stores on the side and many also rent Bollywood videos. OR you can make Tandoori Paste in your kitchen. Here’s a recipe: Tandoori Paste 1 tsp. cayenne pepper 2 tsp. garam masala spice blend ½ tsp. salt 2 tsp. ground coriander seeds 1 tsp. turmeric 1 tsp. cumin ¼ tsp. fresh-ground nutmeg ¼ tsp. ground cloves 4 cloves minced garlic 2 Tbl. minced ginger 2 Tbl. lemon juice, fresh Mix together all the above; blend in: 1 Cup Plain Low-Fat Yogurt
Grill over medium heat outdoors, or bake in a 350º oven. When I grill this outdoors, I smoke it with apple or cherry wood chips. Choose your smoke. Keep it legal. I’ve bagged up and marinated enough Tandoori Chicken the night before a cookout to serve 50 people. They devoured it, even the finicky eaters.
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the removal of bones an easy process. The two cooked filets, lying side by side, look beautiful, and are ready to be sauced. A hollandaise or béarnaise sauce moves your dinner into the high end category. Salt, pepper and a final brush with melted butter works, as well. Surround the fish with slices of lemon and aromatic Italian parsley just before serving. Crush the parsley with your hands to bring out its full aroma.
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OUT • AND • ABOUT
On the grill
Pork is often short on flavor, except for the outside cuts, my favorites. I embed slices of garlic in slits cut along the sides and ends of the roast, adding a subtle garlic flavor. I baste the roast with garlic butter, as well, during cooking. They are good companions.
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Pork Roast on the Grill With courage, I can walk past a standing rib beef roast at the meat market. They are so large and require planning a formal dinner with guests. But the equivalent bone-in pork rib roast is of more modest proportions and equally delicious.
Pork shoulder roast nearing perfection.
I prefer the bone-in roast because the bone adds moisture and flavor to the roast. And I’d rather cook it on an outside grill, moving from hotter areas to cooler ones as needed. The aroma wafts among your guests, whetting their appetites.
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If you want a head start, put the roast, uncovered in a 320ºF oven, and cook until a meat thermometer reaches 155160º. Then move the meat to the grill and continue cooking until it reaches 165-170º internal temp. Let rest for 10 minutes or so before serving thin-sliced portions. Usual accompaniments for pork include chutney, applesauce, or even sauerkraut. You can dress the platter with sliced oranges and lemons, and a sprinkle of fresh chopped Italian parsley. But for summertime dining al fresco, why not
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be more adventurous and serve grilled fruits? Not only will they provide a tasty tang to complement the pork, but they make a visual treat, as well.
Grilled pineappple basted with brandy and brown sugar
Watermelon, papaya, peaches, pears and pineapple can be sliced and grilled on their own, and almost any fruits can be chopped, seasoned, combined and cooked into a compote (using a shallow pan on the grill keeps the cook — and the fun — outside). Experiment with mustards and marinades, basting sauces and rubs to create your own unique dish. Poppyseed dressing, brown sugar and lime juice, a splash of brandy, a dash of Wasabi? ... the possibilities are endless. Just like summer, we can wish. Bon appetit! Paul Thompson, CRR’s Man in the Kitchen since 2004, lives in Longview.
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n these glorious s u n n y summer days, I often reminisce about Mt. St. Helens before it erupted. I remember car trips to Spirit Lake when I was a child. We would pack the Packard with a picnic lunch Looking toward Spirit Lake and Mt. St. Helens from Windy Ridge. Photo byPerry Piper and blankets and set out early in the day for the long drive to “the mountain” (me in the back seat with my dog and a book, both my parents By Karla C. Dudley chain smoking in the front seat... no seat belts). I still miss the crystal clear waters of Spirit s u c c e s s i o n p h o t o s Lake, the colors of the wildflowers on the Plains of o f t h e e r u p t i o n s Abraham and the feel of the trail under my feet on photographer Gary the lakeside path to Harmony Falls. I’m sure many Rosenquist took just are like me. We’ve adjusted to the new landscape at before making a quick the mountain but sometimes still yearn for what was e s c a p e d o w n t h e lost on May 18, 1980. Getting acquainted with our mountain. “new” Mt. St. Helens, however, promises interesting Those famous giant experiences and fun times, too. matchsticks On a recent sunny day, my hiking partner, David, As we wound higher and I decided to drive to the Windy Ridge area of and higher into the the Mt. St. Helen’s Monument. Neither of us had blast zone, I again visited there before. felt a pang of sadness, viewing all the dead Indian Paintbrush in bloom. Three sides of Mount St Helens are available to the trees still lying side Photo by Daniel Kellner. public. Windy Ridge, at 4,000 feet elevations and on by side in the same direction 34 years later. It is still hard to imagine the power of an event causing such devastation. We stopped at the Harmony Basin Viewpoint and Trail to see the northeast end of the “new” Spirit Lake — with its dramatic mat of floating logs and debris. The day of the eruption a massive landslide hundreds of feet thick sent waves 850 feet high across Spirit Lake, pulling timber into the basin. At the viewpoint, a one-mile trail descends 700 feet to the shore of the lake.
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the northeast side of the volcano, offers the highest and closest view of the mountain (other than if you climb it). If you go, be sure to allow enough time to appreciate the trip and stop at the many interpretive signs along the way. We drove to Randle on Highway 12 and turned right on to SR 131. Be sure to check your gas gauge in Randle. There are many attractive stops on the road. The Iron Creek picnic area offers a lovely hike and waterfall view along the Cispus River. At Bear Meadow you can see reproductions of the four quick
After our walk to the lake, we returned to our car to continue up to Windy Ridge. Signs along the way brought back memories. cont page 20
Longtime companions (and after Sept 13, husband and wife) Karla Dudley and David Bell, pictured here on a kayaking trip in Skagit County, Washington, enjoy exploring the Pacific Northwest. They live in Longview.
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The Donnybrook stop offers stunning views. I was remembering the little campground called Donnybrook that we passed through on the way to Harmony Falls, years ago. The end of the road is Windy Ridge (36 miles from Randle).
Spirit Lake, with its “floating forest” of logs. Photo by Daniel Kellner.
It is worth the many twists and turns. The 360-degree views of Mt. St. Helens, Mt. Adams, Mt.Rainier and Mt. Margaret, along with a full view of Spirit Lake and the “floating forest” take your breath away. And if you want to go a little higher yet, you can climb the 361 steps to the top of the hill where you are just five miles from the crater. During our time there, we heard a great interpretive talk by a park ranger. Parking is ample and there are restrooms. A 361-step path at Windy Ridge rewards visitors with a straight-on view of Mt. St. Helens’ crater 5 miles away. Photo by Daniel Kellner. All performaces – except for the North Coast Big Band Concert in the Park – will be held at the
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Let the People Drink Wine
Randy Sanders on wine & the good life
Buddha Kat Pinot Noir A wine ‘fatter, bigger’ Randy.Sanders@live.com than expected
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orrie Dillie explains just why she bought Wasson Brothers winery: “I figured I would save money buying a winery than paying retail.” Not knowing a thing about producing wines, she loaded up her two fat Siamese cats and her two kids and left “cold, dark, Alaska” for “beautiful Oregon.” She re-named the winery after her cats and hired Joshua Rude, a young winemaker who describes making wine as “one of the principal passions in his life.” He even checked out a book back in 7th grade that had wine-making recipes.
Rude was educated at the Viticulture and Enology program in Walla Walla and then cut his teeth in Sonoma, California, before finally ending up in the Willamette Valley to work and study cool climate grapes, which would be the much hailed Oregon Pinot Noir. In full disclosure, I am not a big Pinot fan. That’s hard to admit, for a wine enthusiast who writes a wine column and lives where Pinot Noir is just as huge as bicycles, weirdness and all foods gluten-free. Pinot is a wine with deep complexities. It is floral, it explores your palate. I
have enjoyed a Pinot or two, but I really prefer wines that I can chew. I tend to gravitate toward the big Italian wines: salacious Super Tuscans, jammy Nebbilos, magnificent Montepulcianios, and deep, dark Sicilian Nero d’ Avola, with its grape so dark, it’s almost black. During a recent pouring, I quickly noticed there was nothing at all resembling my favorite tastes. I figured this would be a short evening, I would taste a few to be friendly and be on my way. I had a delightful Barbara (an Italian from Piedmonte) in my stash at home that would be perfect for the summer evening watching the sunset on the deck. But something went awry as I tasted this Buddha Kat Pinot. It was unlike any other I had ever tasted. There was that complex, pretty, run-through-
the-fields-in-slow-motion Pinot experience, but like those two fat Siamese cats of Lorrie’s, it was fatter and bigger than what I was usually expected from a Pinot. Hmmmm, I thought, I need more! It was at that point that I suspended the “tasting” and ordered a glass. Tasting Notes A smokey, chewycherry thing happening that was more like a Syrah. Wild flowers, with faint perfume but with some leather. It was tart, but chunky. I bought two bottles that night and enjoyed one on my deck and saved that Italian for another sunset. Buddha Kat Winery 17020 Ruben Lane Sandy, Oregon Buddha Kat Wine Bar 37 N Edgewood St, Seaside, OR 503-739-7023
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A flawlessly humming factory Barely contained chaos draws new beekeeper to the hive Story and photos by Kari Rushmer
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ome say beekeepers are a cross between farmers and crazy people. This question of sanity surfaces momentarily whenever I hang my head over a box full of 50,000 venom-filled, flying insects. Book knowledge and a little experience tells me they aren’t likely to erupt into my face in a stinging frenzy, yet that nagging “what if?” thought lingers. Kari Rushmer lives in Longview. She earned a BA degree from University of Puget Sound, majoring in business and creative writing.
Last fall, my husband and I bid on, and won, a beehive at a church fund-raising auction. The ensuing winter was spent reading Beekeeping for Dummies and The Beekeepers Bible, painting hive boxes and waiting for spring when our bees would arrive in a 5-frame box known as a nucleus hive, or “nuc.” We had little knowledge and no experience, but we had a beekeeping mentor, a lovely spot in the garden, and a desire to learn.
What makes a sane person keep bees? Unfortunately, I am one of the roughly 30 percent of the population who has a moderate “allergic” reaction to bee stings. (Experts estimate less than 5percent of the population is severely allergic.) My one sting of the year – resulting from a wayward bee becoming trapped at knee-level in an unsecured pant leg – caused a solid week of significant swelling, itching and pain. With this sort of reaction, and the possibility that future stings could cause increasing reactions, the sanity question seems logical. W h a t makes a sane person want to keep bees? Apart from the obvious benefits of pollination and earthfriendliness, and the enjoyment of products from the hive, there is a certain pleasure in watching bees. Observing the comings and goings of these insects is reminiscent of staring into a crackling campfire. The beehive is both order and chaos. They are a jumbled, frenzy of bodies, clambering over one another frantically. Simultaneously, they are a flawlessly humming factory, constructed of perfectly formed, translucent cells, glistening with honey, packed full of carefully sorted pollen, and teeming with brood in a well-tended nursery. Bees are, for the most part, gentle creatures, far too busy about their own business to go looking for trouble. A typical hive of bees must fly 55,000 miles and visit millions of flowers to produce one pound of honey. As with so many of God’s cont page 25
Photos, clockwise from top: Italian honeybee foraging in the oregano blooms; a sample of the Rushmer family’s first honey harvest; a wild swarm that had taken up residence in a relative’s carport; Josephine Rushmer, age 10, toting an empty “deep” to the hive in order to expand their living space; a pristine honey frame with its cappings freshly removed.
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perfect creations, the deeper you look, the more you see. The complexity and order of each detail, from the structure of their hive to the waggle-dance they perform to direct other foraging workers, is endlessly fascinating. The reality is that the beekeeper is the only superfluous part of this perfectly designed system. Honeybees don’t require human intervention in order to do what they do. Though as a firstyear beekeeper, I’ve given my hives a look every week or two throughout spring and summer...not because the bees need it, but because undying curiosity and repeat experience is a great teacher. Rickey Fyffe, my friend and beekeeping mentor, describes it as the difference between a bee-haver, who simply HAS bees, and a beekeeper, who just keeps messing with the bees. I am certainly a bee-keeper, though I aspire to “bee-haveing” in the future. A summer of learning In the meantime, it’s been a summer of learning. My humble hive has, alarmingly, swarmed no less than three times, owing to over-crowding (a rookie mistake, but also a sign of a healthy hive). We captured all
three swarms and started new hives, thereby turning one hive into four and necessitating additional hive construction. In observing our friends’ hive inspections, we have learned to recognize and treat a host of bee problems, including parasites, virus and infestation. I have assisted in two extractions of honeybees who had taken up residence in local carports. Best of all, I participated in my first honey harvest. One of my hives produced “surplus” honey in its first year (the bees need to store 60 to 80 pounds of honey just for themselves in order to survive the winter). Our five extra frames of capped honey yielded 20 pounds of honey for our enjoyment! Certainly the reward of this sweet, liquid gold, draws me to beekeeping. But perhaps it is the barely contained chaos that draws me to the hive. The picture of order, veiled in complete disarray, is certainly relatable to a stay-at-home mother of three, ranging from preschooler to teenager. Maybe too, if I am honest, I like the idea of those 50,000 worker bees slaving away for my benefit. After all, each one of those fuzzy, winged girls expends her entire life cont page 31
Farmer’s Daughter cont from page 16
Because we each pitched in five bucks a week for food (yes, it was a long time ago), I wanted to get my fair share. Little by little, I tasted vegetables Monday through Thursday. On weekends, as my grandmother would say, we “pieced” our meals. Grazing, some call it. Vegetables were a revelation to me. They weren’t the squishy kind that came from cans in the ‘50s. Theirs had texture and flavor, especially when I drowned them in butter. (We might have had a tight budget, but no girl who grew up on a dairy farm would countenance margarine.) It was a time of compromise. The healthy threesome got their greens; I got my sweets. “Dessert at every meal?” they chorused. “Every meal,” I argued. Asparagus anyone? Corn? Through the years, Ace has made minor concessions. He will eat, even enjoy, asparagus cooked by a fine restaurant chef. (There are two ways to distinguish good restaurants: the way they treat their staff and their vegetables.)
The vegetable dilemma remains a challenge. Sometimes, I notice Ace carefully spooning up the beef stew and — magically! — a cooked carrot seldom appears on his plate. I’ve seldom seen him happier than the day a front-page newspaper story proclaimed that a scientific study showed that some people are born with genes that guarantee they’ll hate broccoli. Science, ha! Nor has Ace shared my enthusiasm for corn on the cob, that delicious dessert masquerading as a vegetable. “How many ears shall I cook for you?” I ask. “You can have my share,” he says magnanimously, adding in the presence of friends, “Suzanne’s mother used to cut the corn off the cob for me.” He doesn’t share my passion for hot fudge sundaes or horses, either. No matter. He’s still my drugstore cowboy. ••• Suzanne Martinson, who lives in Kelso, called on her husband to taste-test the recipes in “The Fallingwater Cookbook,” and he ate a generous serving of the gazpacho without complaint. He also loves BLT’s — heavy on the bacon.
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Eighteen years ago, while studying as a pre-med student, I developed terrible low back pain. The pain became so intense that I could no longer handle sitting in class. I began standing through 26 hours of classes per week. After considering surgery (that was the only option, according to the surgeon) I decided against it. A friend of mine convinced me to give a chiropractor a try. The chiropractor did an exam, took some X-ray films, and then “adjusted” my spine. The adjustment didn’t hurt, it actually felt good. Within two weeks, my low back pain was gone, my seasonal allergies were much better and I had tons more energy. It worked so well that I changed my major and went to chiropractic school myself. Dr. Darin Shook, my husband and practice partner, became a chiropractor because of the tremendous results he experienced with severe chronic sinus infections. He changed his major to chiropractic mid-way through his studies to become a medical doctor. Simon, our 11-year-old son, received his first chiropractic adjustment the day he was born. Simon never suffered from colic, ear infections, asthma, allergies or any of the other problems that plague most children. He is a healthy, welladjusted boy. Marco is our youngest son. He is 8 years old and possibly the happiest boy I’ve ever met. When Marco was born, he immediately had difficulty regulating his body temperature. The pediatrician kept checking on him, telling us that he would have to remain in the hospital for up to two weeks if his temperature didn’t start regulating itself immediately. His first chiropractic adjustment was, therefore, immediately after
Another way to save...studies show that chiropractic care can double your immune capacity, naturally and without drugs. The immune system fights colds, flus, and other sicknesses. So you may not be running off to the doctor as much. Studies show that many people actually pay less for their long-term overall health care expenses if they are seeing a chiropractor. his birth. Within an hour, his body temperature was normal, and we went home the next day. A few weeks later, Marco was experiencing labored breathing; his pediatrician told us that he had RSV, a condition for which children are usually hospitalized. Marco was adjusted regularly, and a few days later, he had amazingly, completely recovered. Several times a day people thank us for helping them get rid of their health problems. But we really can’t take the credit. Our confession is that we’ve never healed anyone of anything. What we do is perform a specific spinal adjustment to remove interference on the nervous system, and the body responds by healing itself. With chiropractic, we get tremendous results; it’s as simple as that! It’s strange how life is, because now I’m caring for numerous newborns and children (as well as their parents). Also they come to us with their headaches, migraines, neck, arm and shoulder
Great Care at a Great Fee If you bring in this article by Sept. 15, 2014, you can receive our new patient exam for only $25. That’s for the entire exam that includes neurological, orthopedic and range of motion tests, with X-rays (if necessary)…there are no hidden fees here. This exam could cost you $250 elsewhere. And, further care is very affordable and you’ll be happy to know that our office specializes in family health care. You see, we’re not trying to seduce you to come see us with this low start-up fee, only to then make it up with high fees after that. Further care is very important to consider when making your choice of doctor because higher costs can add up very quickly. “It shouldn’t cost an arm and a leg to correct your health!” You should know a little about our qualifications. That’s important so that there’s no misunderstanding about the quality of care. Dr. Darin and I are cum laude graduates of New York Chiropractic College. We’ve been entrusted to take care of 2-hour-old babies to pro athletes who
you may know. After practicing in New York for 2 years, we moved our practice to Longview and have been here for 12 years. We just have lower fees so more people can get the care they need. Dr. Werner has been working with us for 5 years. Having over 20 years experience as a chiropractor and anatomy professor, he is a great source of knowledge and wisdom for our practice members. Our four wonderful massage therapists, Diane, Kim, Amy and Matt, have each been practicing for 9 years. They are trained in Swedish (relaxation), deep tissue and pregnancy-related massages. Our Office Manager, Julianna, and our Chiropractic Assistants, Chelsea, Debbie, Skylar and Jill, are really great people. Our office is both friendly and warm and we do our best to make you feel at home. We have a wonderful service at an exceptional fee. Our office is called Advantage Chiropractic & Massage, located at 1312 Vandercook Way in Longview. Our phone number is (360) 425-6620. Please call one of our wonderful assistants today to make an appointment. We can help you get well and stay well. Yours in Health, Dr. Anik St-Martin P.S. When accompanied by the first, I am also offering a second family member this same examination for only $15. Your time is as valuable to you as ours is to us. That’s why we ask that you take advantage of our offer only if you are truly serious about your health. Federal Law excludes Medicare participants from receiving this discount. Customary fees must be charged. We do bill Medicare and work with Medicare patients every day. Worker’s compensation claims and personal injury claims are excluded from receiving this discount. We do bill worker’s compensation and personal injury claims and work with these patients every day.
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Outings & Events
Performing & Fine Arts Music, Art, Theatre, Literary
Stageworks NW presents “Laughter on the 23rd Floor” Sept. 12-28 Written by Neil Simon Directed by Jennifer Cheney
It’s 1953 in the writers’ room of the Max Prince Show (comedy variety show) with hysterical characters based on real-life comedy writers of the era. Contains strong language/subject matter.
Fri & Sat 7:30pm • Sun 2pm For tickets and more info, visit stageworksnorthwest.org
1433 Commerce Ave, Longview
Live Music Scene around the River For music schedule, go online or call the restaurant or bar
The Bistro 1329 Commerce Ave, Longview 360-425-2837 • Music Thurs 6–9; Fridays 6–10, Sats 6–9 thebistrobuzz.com The Birk Pub & Eatery 11139 Hwy 202, Birkenfeld, Ore 503-755-2722 • thebirk.com
FIRST THURSDAY • SEPT 4 Downtown Longview Broadway Gallery Artists reception, 5:30-7:30 pm. Music by Bill Price 1418 Commerce Ave. www.the-broadway-gallery.com
Broderick Gallery Fine contemporary art from England, Cuba and South America, along with George Broderick’s and other artists’ paintings. Tues-Sat, 10am–5pm or by appointment. 1318 Commerce, Longview, Wash. Info: 503-703-5188. www. broderickgallery.com
Broderick Gallery Artists reception 5–8 pm 1318 Commerce Ave. 503-703-5188 www.broderickgallery.com Longview Outdoor Gallery 1200-1300 blocks, Commerce Ave. Free lighted, guided sculpture tour by LOG board member, 6pm. Meet at Broadway Gallery. McThread’s Wearable Art /Lord & McCord ArtWorks Artist’s Reception 5:30–7:30pm. 1204/1206 Broadway 360-261-2373 mcthreadswearableart.com Teague’s Interiors Art Gallery 1267 Commerce Ave. 360-636-0712 Artists Reception 5:30-7pm
Goble Tavern 70255 Col. River Hwy, Rainier 503-556-4090 • gobletavern.com The Mansion 420 Rutherglen Rd, Longview 360-425-5816. rutherglenmansion.com Fri 5-7 pm Winetasting Buffet $25 Porky’s Public House 561 Industrial Way, Longview 360-636-1616 facebook.com/pages/Porkys-CafeLounge/11041404898298
To find where your favorites are playing: Raeann raeannphillips.com phillipspettitr@facebook.com Avi avimuzo.com avimuzo@facebook.com Fred Carter FredCarterLive@facebook.com or www.fredcarterlive.com
To list your music venue here, call Ned Piper, 360-749-2632
Koth Gallery August: Rosemary Scandale, C i v i l War co s t u m es , unifor ms a nd memorabilia. Sept: Mirabelle Hobson (photographs). Mon, Tues, Thurs 10-8, Wed 10-5, Fri 10-6, Sat 12-5. Longview Public Library, 1600 Louisiana, Longview, Wash. 360-442-5300. LCC Gallery at the Rose Center Exhibit by Li Tie, through Aug 20. Gallery hours: MonTues 10am-6pm, Wed-Fri 10am-4pm. Lower Columbia College, 15th & Washington Way, Longview, Wash. 360-442-2510. McThreads Wearable Art Through August 30: Ms. Marie (jewelry, handmade cards), Heather E. Phillips (fascinator hats). Sept: Billie Bevers (beaded purses and knitted accessories). Reception. Sept 4, 5:30– 7:30pm. OpenTues-Thurs 11-5, Fri 12-6pm. 1206 Broadway, Longview, Wash. 360-2612373 or mcthreadswearableart.com. Teague’s Interiors Chalk Paint 201 Workshops. Call for info. 1267 Commerce Ave, Longview, Wash. Info: 360-636-0712.
Cassava 1333 Broadway, Longview 360-425-7700 Live music first Friday. Check Facebook. Flowers ‘n’ Fluff 45 E. Col River Hwy, Clatskanie, Ore. 503-728-4222 Live Music Friday evenings clatskanieflowersnfluff@gmail.com
Broadway Gallery Artists co-op August: Mike Patnode (photography), Kit Melton (Indian art), Denise Simpson (oil paintings), Gini Smith (paintings). September: Lijah Hanley (photography), Mary Fortner (jewelry).Mon-Sat 10-5:30. Artist reception Sept. 4, 5:30-7:30pm. Music by Bill Price. 1418 Commerce, Longview, Wash. 360577-0544.
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Tsuga Gallery Fine arts and crafts by more than 30 area artists. Thurs-Sun 11–5. 70 Main Street, Cathlamet, Wash. 360-7950725.
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Lord & McCord Art Works Works by Jan Dalen (metal inflexions), Gary Bevers (wood turning), Ken Knodell (fused glass), Michael Metz (ceramics), Linda McCord (paintings). Artists’ reception Sept 4 7, 5:30-7:30pm. Open Tues–Thurs 11–5, Fri noon–6. 1204 Broadway, Longview, Wash. 360-261-2373.
Limited selection available Columbia River Reader’s office 1333 - 14th Ave. Longview, Wash. Mon-Wed-Fri • 11- 3pm
Laughter on the 23rd Floor written by Neil Simon. Sept 12–28. Fri, Sat 7:30pm; Sun 2pm. Strong language. Longview Theatre, 1433 Commerce Ave., Longview, Wash.Tickets $13. Purchase online at stageworksnorthwest.org or call 360-6364488.
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Art in the Park Sat, Aug 16, 10–5. Hemlock Plaza, Lake Sacajawea Park, Longview, Wash. Fine handcrafted art in its many forms: paintings, photography, jewelry, pottery, fused glass, etc. Info: Mary Fortner 360-274-5844. Call to Artists: Miniature Art Show & Contest The Broadway Gallery is sponsoring a community-wide art event. The art can be made of any medium, but must follow Guidelines for Miniature Art, available at The Broadway Gallery, 1418 Commerce Avenue, Longview or by calling 360-5770544. Work must be dropped off by end of Aug for Sept display. Jazz & Oysters featuring Cory Weeds Quartet and Cherie Blues Sunday, Aug 17, 12-5pm, Wilson Field, Sandridge Road, Ocean Park, Wash. $25. Info: 800-838-3006 or watermusicfestival.com. West African Sculpture from the Mary Johnston collection through Nov 15. Includes masks, sculptures and other objects from peoples of West Africa. Maryhill Museum. Open daily, 10am–5pm. Admission adults $9, seniors $8, youth 7-18 $3. Located off highway 97, 12 miles south of Goldendale, Wash. Info: maryhillmuseum. org.
HOW TO PUBLICIZE YOUR EVENTS IN CRR List your non-commercial community event’s basic info (name of event, sponsor, date & time, location, brief description and contact info) and email to: publisher@crreader.com Or mail or hand-deliver to: Columbia River Reader 1333-14th Avenue Longview, WA 98632 M-W-F • 11–3 or use mail slot
Deadline: Submissions received by the 25th of each month will be considered for inclusion in Outings & Events listings in the next issue (published the 15th of the month), subject to timing, general relevance to readers, and space limitations.
FREE OUTDOOR CONCERTS 13 Nights on the River
Concerts at the Lake Longview, Wash.
Hot Summer Nights on the Plaza • Woodland, Wash.
Aug 14 Michael Allen Harrison Aug 21 Sweetwater Aug 28 Cooper and the Jam
Aug 14 Ants in the Kitchen
Aug 15 Half Step Down Blues
6–9pm Thursdays, St. Helens Columbia View Park, Olde Town, St. Helens, Ore. Info: 13nightsontheriver.org
6–8pm Thursdays, Martin’s Dock, Lake Sacajawea Park, Longview, Wash. Bring blankets, low-backed chairs. Picnics OK, food available. No alcohol. Info 360-442-5400.
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Blues /Soul / Rock ‘n’ Roll
7–9pm Fridays, Hoffman Plaza, downtown Woodland, Washington. Bring lawn chairs. Alcohol-free. Info: revitalizewoodland.org
Outings & Events
Recreation, Outdoors, Gardening History, Pets, Self-Help Cowlitz County Museum “Building the Columbia River Highway: they said it couldn’t be done, Thurs Sept 4 7–8pm . Special Exhibit: Badges, Bandits and Booze, a History of Law Enforcement in Cowlitz County. Open Tues-Sat 10 am–4 pm. 405 Allen St, Kelso, Wash. www.cowlitzwa.us/ museum. Wahkiakum County Historical Society Museum Extensive logging, fishing and cultural displays. Open 1-4pm, Thurs-Sun. 65 River Street, Cathlamet, Wash. For info 360-795-3954. Castle Rock Exhibit Hall Permanent collection of old-time logging displays, Mt St Helens exhibits and North Cowlitz County memorabilia. Open Wed–Sat, 10–4 thru Sept, 10–2 Oct–April. 47 Front Avenue NW, Castle Rock, Wash. Info: 360-274-6603. R Square D Square Dance Club Summer schedule: 2nd and 4th Wednesday, 7pm for plus, 7:30pm for mainstream with rounds. Kelso Senior Center, 106 NW 8th Ave, Kelso, Wash. $5 per person. More info: Annie Tietze, 503-750-5301. Tech 101: Love your devices! Free beginner level class on Mac and Android smart phones, tablets, etc. Fri., Aug 29, 10-11:30am, Longview. Limited space. Pre-registration required. Presented by Perry Piper. Info/ registration: 360-270Loose Goose Hot Air Balloon Rally Aug 1617, Evergreen Aviation & Space Museum, 500 NE Captain Michael King Smith Way, McMinnville, Ore. 15 hot air balloons. Sat schedule: 5:45am Sunrise balloon lift off; 7:30am Breakfast in the Space Museum (Adult $27, Child $22, Senior $25, includes access to Museums). 9am Museums open; 5:15pm food, wine/beer booth, craft booths open; 6pm concert by Frank Messina Band; 8:15pm – Night Glow event with lit hot air balloons rising to the sky at sunset. Sunday: 5:45am Sunrise Balloon lift-off. Info: 503434-4185 or visit www.evergreenmuseum.org Squirrel Fest 2014 Aug 16, 9am10:30pm. Craft and food vendors, parade at 10am, stage shows, music, beer and wine garden ($2), fireworks at 10:30pm from top of Monticello Hotel. The Civic Circle, Broadway and Washington Way, Longview, Wash. Info: lvsquirrelfest.com or call 360-430-0273. Washington State International Kite Festival Long Beach, Washington. Mass ascensions, lighted night fly, kite ballet, family fly, fireworks, etc. Info: kitefestival.com. Wings & Wheels 10–5pm, Aug. 23. Scappoose Industrial Airpark, 34020 Skyway Drive, Scappoose, Oregon. $5 Admission $ 20 cap for families (2 adults and 4 children max). Airplane rides, cruise-in for motorcycles, trucks, military. Classic cars, antique aircraft, model train exhibit. Food, artisan booths. No pets, please (except service animals).
place settings. More info: Tom Anderson, 360-423-5726. montanapicnic.com or Facebook (Montana Picnic). Country Pancake Breakfast in the Park Sat., Aug 30, 8–11am Grays River Valley Community Center at Johnson Park. Pancakes, sausage, cheesy eggs, coffee, tea, milk $5 Donation supports activities at the center. State Route 4, Rosburg, Wash. Info 360-465-2310. Wooden Boat Festiv al Aug 30-31, Elochoman Marina, Cathlamet, Wash. Exhibits, parades, racing, rubber duck races, salmon derby, chili/chowder cook-off. New microbrewery (Drop Anchor) located at the Marina. Registration open for boats, vendors and campers. Info: Elochoman Marina, 360795-3501 or jleaportdist1@centurytel.net. Friends of Skamakowa Wine Tasting and Live Auction Sat Sept 13, 6:30–10pm. Skamakowa Grange, next to Fairgrounds on East Valley Road off SR 4. Tickets $20 singles, $35 for two, $5. Discount if purchased in advance. Available at Elochoman Marina, Cathlamet Bank of the Pacific, Skamakowa Store or Vista Park office. For more info call Jill Hatier at 360-795-8675.
Lewis and Clark saltmakers return! August 15-17 • 5pm Friday to 3pm Sunday • Seaside, Oregon
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ho would think boiling water could be so interesting? The Saltmakers Return to Seaside in a sojourn into history where visitors can meet and talk with men of the Lewis and Clark Corps of Discovery as they make salt for their return trip. Pacific Northwest Living Historian interpreters will set up a camp on the beach in south Seaside at the west end of Avenue U and make salt from seawater in a first-person historical interpretation of the 1806 winter salt making operation of the Lewis and Clark Expedition. After a brief orientation, the public is encouraged to walk into the camp and visit with members of the expedition who will be making salt by boiling seawater over a fire. This popular program attracts about 2,000 visitors each year.
For more information, call Lewis and Clark NHP, Fort Clatsop at (503) 861-2471, ext 214 or the Seaside Museum & Historical Society at (503) 738-7065.
Columbian Toastmasters at the Village Inn, 535 S. Columbia Highway, St. Helens. 12:05–1:05pm Thursdays. Increase your interview skills, give a better presentation, lead a seminar or increase confidence, leadership skills. Toastmasters is a nonprofit with a proven program. Info: Natasha Parvey, 850-377-7867 or natashaparvey@gmail.com, or visit http://6421.toastmastersclubs.org/
Kelso Highlander Festival Invites you to come and experience a
“Wee Bit o’ Scotland” Sept. 13 & 14, 2014
Entertainment by:
Highland Dance Competition, Highland Team Games, Heavyweight Events Fun Run/Walk • Bagpipe Bands Scottish Vendors • Food Gathering of the Clans Kirkin’ Service Scone Baking Contest Silent Auction • Iron Horse Rally Pancake Breakfast at Sons of Norway Hall Arm Wrestling Contest • Parade Kilted Klassic Golf Tournament
Ride & Rock Aug 23. Scenic poker run to Mt St. Helens, followed by 5 Live Benefit concert featuring Raeann Phillips at Bethany Vineyards, Ridgefield, Wash.. Concert & BBQ dinner $25. Benefits Doernbecher Children’s Hospital. Info: curideandrock.org, facebook. com/curideandrock. Montana Picnic Sunday, Aug. 24, 11–3. Horseshoe Lake Park, Woodland, Wash. Lunch 12:15pm. All are welcome, whether from Montana or merely fond of Montana. Free fried chicken, coffee, tea & soda. Bring
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Movies
Windy Ridge
‘A Most Wanted Man’ meets ‘Lucy’
Beauty beats up all the beasts; Seymour Hoffman’s final lead role
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The drive down the road brought more great views. Since we like “loops,” we turned right at the main road, continued our drive south past Cougar, and joined I-5 at Woodland. This long day trip full of stunning views, soothing waterfall sounds, and forest fragrances left us renewed and re-fueled for another few weeks.
By Dr. Bob Blackwood
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nton Corbijn made a fine character study with George Clooney as a hitman preparing for his last assignment in Italy in “The American” (2010). He has done it again with Philip Seymour Hoffman as a battered contemporary German intelligence officer in “A Most Wanted Man,” a film based on a novel by John Le Carré. What kind of a man is Hoffman’s Günther Bachmann? He is a workaholic. He doesn’t have a life; he has a job. He talks to people in all walks of life gathering information. He is paunchy, smokes incessantly, enjoys alcoholic beverages, and often looks like a member of the walking dead. Suddenly, he discovers that an active political dissident (half Russian, half Chechen) from the USSR, underplayed well by Grigoriy Dobrygin, has moved into his city, Hamburg, though he has no passport. Why did he come there? An idealistic lawyer (Rachel McAdams) who helps immigrants takes an interest in the undocumented man with a past. We discover the former dissident may collect a 10,000,000 Euro inheritance. Also, Gunther discovers that a U.S. intelligence officer, well-played by Robin Wright with a mixture of professional
Scarlett Johansson plays not only the smartest person on the planet but also the most powerful in Luc Besson’s “Lucy.” Photo: Universal Pictures.
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he 1970s tale of we humans only using 10% of our minds has been scoffed at by modern science, which claims we use all we have if we are lucky. In any case, in Luc Besson’s “Lucy,” we see Scarlett Johansson, as a drug courier, receiving a huge jolt of consciousness when she inadvertently ingests a large amount of a new drug. Slowly, she knows more, then she strikes back at her gangster connections and makes this an action picture. Finally, she has almost godlike powers—we are in Stanley Kubrick’s “2001,” almost. I know; you’re thinking, “Isn’t being the most beautiful young actress on the screen enough for her?” No, and let us leave off any sexist comments, please. What we do see is an action film with beauty beating up all the beasts. There. You wanted it; Besson gave it to you.
concern and imperial strength, is now his partner. When she refers to his previous experience on operations with American partners, Gunther says simply, “They didn’t end well.” Yes, there is some action here, but it is an actors’ picture. Willem Dafoe, as a clever banker, appears to help the former dissident. When the dissident does collect his inheritance, he determines to give it all to charity. Of course, there is always a hitch. You will find yourself totally within another, darker world, which grows darker as the film progresses. This is the last film in which Hoffman is the lead actor. H o w e v e r, h e will make an appearance in the next two “Hunger Games” films.
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Dr. Bob Blackwood is CRR’s regular movie reviewer. He taught with CRR’s “Man in the Kitchen” P a u l T h o m p s o n a t Wr i g h t College. Now retired, he lives in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
If you go: Windy Ridge 14-stop Itinerary Driving directions: From Randle, travel south on State Route 131 until the road forks (1 mile). Stay to the right, traveling on SR 131 which becomes Forest Road (FR)25 (1 Mile). Travel south on FR 25 to FR 99 (19 miles). Turn right on FR 99 and drive until it terminates at Windy Ridge (16 miles). The road is usually snow-free by the end of May and remains open through October. The road closes each year due to winter snowfall from November to May. A Northwest Forest Pass, available at USFS Cowlitz Valley Ranger Station, 10024 US Highway 12, Randle, and from self-serve pay boxes at viewpoint stops along the route, is required. If you have a National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands Senior Pass, enter the number on the permit form and avoid paying the $5 fee. Info: whitepassbyway.com Take an easy hike from the Windy Ridge parking lot A“4-mile ramble” to the end of the old ash-blasted logging road — used by people fleeing the eruption — offers some of the finest views in the entire Mt. St. Helens Monument, according to Washington Trails Association website, citing the hike described in Dan Nelson’s The Mountaineers Books. Info: http://www.wta.org/go-hiking/ hikes/windy-ridge •••
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By Perry Piper Seeds for tomorrow ~ American brothers
rowing up in an only-child household, I heard my peers at St. Rose School often expressing their envy of my seemingly blissful lack of sibling rivalry, fights over what TV channel to watch and day-to-day arguments. Getting closer to adulthood, however, and certainly into my college years, I watched as those same bitter siblings developed a fantastic support network for one another. This usually isn’t possible with many friends you make, or even romantic partners since they come and go. But for the first time in my life, I am getting a taste of what having a sibling could have been like. Daniel Kellner is a 15-year-old German boy staying with us for the month of August. He’s not an exchange student per se, b u t r a t h e r, a member of the Eichler family who has kept in touch with my father all Daniel Kellner his life. Daniel’s grandfather, Gottfried, traveled to America as Longview’s first foreign exchange student to attend RA Long High School for a year. He was hosted by the family of my dad, Ned Piper, who was then about Daniel’s age.
In recent travels to Europe, my dad enjoyed a reunion with Gottfried and my mom and I got to meet him and other family members in Germany. But
Daniel, that nice German boy across the alley, calls me “die schwarze Katze.” Whatever does he mean? ~ Smokey
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To m a k e D a n i e l ’ s experience in America as authentic as possible, we prepared a room for Daniel and me to share, like brothers. He is speaking to us exclusively in English and he’s already discovered baseball, golf and root beer floats.
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He took pictures at Mt. St. Helens for this issue of the Reader, and got to experience Spirit Lake, just like his father once did, but before the 1980 eruption. Before he heads home for Deutschland, Daniel will have visited my brother Rees’ family in Salt Lake City, toured Portland on Segways, gazed upon the Pacific Ocean and begun unraveling the mystery of why Americans call dollars “bucks.” I think traveling overseas and staying with a host family is a paramount journey we all should strive for. It forces us to re-evaluate what we find “normal” about our homelands and what might be done better in other countries. Traveling instills a sense of global citizenship and can plant seeds of humility in the face of ever-growing national zealotry and ethnocentrism.
Everything you need for your BACK TO SCHOOL List! At the same time, I must say that I’ve come to re-affirm my love for this collection of United States we call America as my first and forever place I’ll call home. I am proud to aid in the joining of American and German culture and I hope our fun days now will lead to a lifelong friendship where Piper and Eichler/Kellner families send future generations to continue the tradition. See related story, page 5. ••• Perry Piper lives in Longview and works as CRR’s production manager/photographer and technical consultant. He serves on the Southwest Washington Symphony Board of Directors and volunteers for HOPE of Rainier. He enjoys learning about emerging and evolving technologies.
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Clatskanie Drive-in 150 SE Truehaak Indoor & outdoor seating. Fabulous fast food. Burgers, shakes and MORE! M-Sat 11am –8pm, Sun 12–6pm New ownership. 503-728-3815.
Flowers ‘n’ Fluff Coffee Shop 45 E. Columbia River Hwy Wine Tasting, Dinner & Live Music Fridays 5:30–8:30pm. Unforgettable scones, On-the-go breakfast & lunch. Coffee Shop M-F 5:30am–6:30pm; Sat 7am–6pm; Sun 8am–6pm. 503-728-4222
Fultano’s Pizza 770 E. Columbia River Hwy Family style with unique pizza offerings, hot grill items & more! M-Sat 11am–10pm; Sun 11am–9pm. 503-728-2922
Ixtapa Fine Mexican Restaurant 640 E. Columbia River Hwy Fine Mexican cuisine. Daily specials. The best margarita in town. Daily drink specials. Sports bar. M-Th 11am–9:30pm; Fri & Sat 11am–11:30pm; Sun 11am–9pm. 503-543-3017
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Evergreen Pub & Café 115-117 East 1st Street Burgers, halibut, prime rib, full bar. 503-556-9935. See ad, page 9. Goble Tavern 70255 Columbia River Hwy. (Milepost 31, Hwy. 30) Food, beer & wine + full bar, Live music. 503-556-4090. See ad page 9.
Hometown Pizza 109 E. “A” St. Take-and-bake, Delivery, To-Go and dine-in. Lunch Buffet M-F 11–2. Open daily 11am; close M-Th, Sat 9pm, Fri 10pm. 503-556-3700
Luigi’s Pizza 117 East 1st Street, Rainier 503-556-4213 Pizza, spaghetti, burgers, beer & wine. See ad, page 9.
Kelso Grounds for Opportunity 413 S. Pacific Ave. 360-703-3020 Wed–Sun 7am–3pm Breakfast and Lunch available all day. See ad, page 24
Longview
Conestoga Pub
M-Tues 11–4, W-Sat 11–5 1338 Commerce Ave., 360-577-5658 Serving Mediterranean fare for lunch and local farm fresh food for dinner. Reservations recommended for dinner. See ad, page 27.
El Tapatio 117 West “A” Street, Rainier Authentic Jalisco cuisine from scratch. Full bar. Karaoke Fri & Sat 9pm–2am Riverview dining. Sun-Thurs 11am–10pm; Fri-Sat 11–11, Bar til 2am. Karaoke. 503-556-8323.
Bowers Down W-Sat 5–8
Gyros Gyros
Cassava
1333 Broadway. 360-425-7700 Locally roasted espresso, fine teas, fresh pastries daily, smoothies, beer & wine, homemade soups. Breakfast and lunch.
Country Folks Deli 1329 Commerce Ave., Longview. Opens at 10 for lunch. 360-425-2837
The Bistro
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Mary’s Burger & A Shake
4503 Ocean Beach Hwy, Longview. Gourmet burgers, hot dogs & more. Prices range from $7.50–12.50. Home of the Mountain Burger. M-Th 10:30–7, Fri -Sat 10:30–8, Sun 10:30–6. 360-425-1637. See ad, page 23.
1210 Ocean Beach Hwy., Longview Fish & chips, burgers, more. Beer & wine. 360-577-7972
Sunshine Pizza & Catering 2124 Columbia Blvd. Hot pizza, cool salad bar. Beer & wine. See ad, page 10. 503-397-3211
Bertucci’s
2017 Columbia Blvd., St. Helens Mon–Fri 9–5; Sat 10–4. Breakfast sandwiches, deli sandwiches, espresso, chocolates. See ad, page 10. El Tapatio 2105 Columbia Blvd., St. Helens Authentic Jalisco cuisine from scratch. Full bar. Karaoke Fri & Sat 9pm–2am Sun-Thurs 11am–10pm; Fri-Sat 11–11, Bar til 2am 503-556-8323
Scappoose
Morenita Tacos
25196 Alston Rd., Rainier 503-556-4213 11 beers on tap, cocktails. Open daily 11am. 503-556-9753 See ad, page 9.
Cornerstone Café 102 East “A” Street Microbrews, wines & spirits Prime rib Friday & Sat. Open M-F 6am–8pm; Sat-Sun 7am–8pm. 503-556-8772
Hop N Grape 924 15th Ave., Longview M–Th 11am–8pm; Fri & Sat 11am–9pm; Sun 11am–7pm. BBQ meat slow-cooked on site. Pulled pork, chicken brisket, ribs, turkey, salmon. World-famous mac & cheese. 360-577-1541 See ad page 28.
St. Helens
Restaurant & Wine Club
1329 Commerce Ave., Longview (alley entrance). Fine dining, happy hour specials. wine tastings. Tu-Sat open 5pm. See ad page 31.
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1045 - 14th Ave. Dine in or take out. All fresh ingredients. Tortas and green sauce are our specialties. Mon-Sat 11:30am–9pm; Sun 11:30am–6pm.. 60-425-1838.
Porky’s Public House 561 Industrial Way, Longview Slow-roasted prime rib Fri & Sat, flat iron steaks, 1/3-lb burgers, fish & chips. 28 draft beers. Full bar. 360-636-1616. See ad, page 6.
Fultano’s Pizza 51511 SE 2nd. Family style with unique pizza offerings, hot grill items & more! “Best pizza around!” M–Th, Sat 11am–10pm; Fri 11am–11pm; Sun 11am–9pm. Full bar service ‘til 11pm Fri & Sat. Deliveries in Scappoose. 503-543-5100
Ixtapa Fine Mexican Restaurant
Rutherglen Mansion 420 Rutherglen Rd. (off Ocean Beach Hwy. at 38th Ave.), Longview Open for dinner Fri– Sun, Friday wine tasting, Sunday brunch. Full bar. 360-425-5816. See ad page 12.
Teri’s 3225 Ocean Beach Hwy, Longview. Fine dining, Happy Hour. Full bar. Specials, fresh NW cuisine. 360-577-0717. See ad page 31.
Castle Rock Links on the Corner
4858 West Side Hwy 5am–8pm, 7 days Fresh soup daily. Burgers, deli, chicken, clam chowder on Fridays breakfast, pizza. Daily lunch & dinner specials. 360-274-8262 Parker’s Restaurant & Brewery 1300 Mt. St. Helens Way Exit 49 off I-5. Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner. Home of the Rockin’ Burgers, hand-cut steak; seafood and pasta. Restaurant 8am–9pm (‘til 10pm Fri & Sat); Lounge 11am– midnight. 360-967-2333
33452 Havlik Rd. Fine Mexican cuisine. Daily specials. The best margarita in town. Daily drink specials. M-Th 11am–9:30pm; Fri & Sat 11am–11:30pm; Sun 11am–9pm. 503-543-3017
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Fire Mountain Grill at Hoffstadt Bluffs Visitor Center. 15000 Spirit Lake Hwy fmgrill.com Burgers, sandwiches, beer & wine. 360-274-5217.
Woodland The Oak Tree 1020 Atlantic Ave., Woodland. Full lunch, breakfast and dinner menu. Fresh from scratch cooking. Great happy hour menu. Sun 7am–9pm, M-Th 8am–9pm, Fri-Sat 7am– 10pm. 360-841-8567
Beekeeping cont from page 25
force, a mere six or seven weeks in the height of summer, to generate 1/ 12 of a teaspoon of honey, literally working herself to death. As I circulate in my home, picking up the same infinitely dirty socks and washing my millionth load of dishes, I kind of want to give that hard-working little honeybee a fist-bump and say, “I feel your pain, sister.” •••
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GRAB A BUCKET
It’s huckleberry picking time!
Foraging in the Forest to garbage and waste regulations. Rakes or mechanical devices for berry harvest are not permitted. A map issued with permits shows areas opened to commercial harvest. Violation of any regulation for commercial harvest is subject to a citation and fine. Berries may be picked from many places in the forest, except the legislated Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument, legislated Wilderness Areas, and the
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ermits for commercial huckleberry harvesting on the Gifford Pinchot National Forest are available now. Anyone harvesting huckleberries for personal use is allowed three gallons free of charge per year and no permit is required. For larger quantities or if you plan to sell berries or berry products, such as jams or fruit-leather, a Commercial Special Forest Products Permit is required, available at local Ranger District or Monument Headquarters. Under Washington State law, commercial buyers and sellers of huckleberries must register their sales transactions. Commercial permits are $40 for 14 days, or $75 for a season. A maximum of 14days camping per site is allowed, subject
“Handshake Agreement” area in the Sawtooth Berry Fields, all shown on a map issued with the permits. The 1932 “Handshake Agreement” designated an area within the Sawtooth Berry Fields for the “exclusive use of Indians during the huckleberry season” in order to gather their traditional food. The public is asked to respect this agreement and observe signs indicating which areas are reserved for tribal use.
Berry harvesters are asked not to park in main travel ways, be cautious with campfires and cigarettes and carry a survival kit. Parking in some developed sites requires a Northwest Forest Pass. For more details, visit the Gifford Pinchot National Forest Passes and Permits page at http://www.fs.usda.gov/main/ giffordpinchot/passes-permits.
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the spectator by ned piper
Seafood and huckleberries
I
had my heart set on a dinner of fresh-caught rainbow trout, fried in a sizzling skillet over a campfire, but happily settled for boiled crawfish and huckleberry stew, instead. It was back in the second summer our family spent at the Longview YMCA camp at Spirit Lake, with its spectacular view of Mt. St. Helens. I was 13 years old, so that must have been in 1953. Dad was the camp director. Mom, Dad, sister Janey, brother Perry and I lived in the director’s cabin at the camp’s west end. Nice accommodations for a rustic camp in Gifford Pinchot National Forest. During the various regular camps (boys’ camp, girls’ camp, family camp, etc.), we pretty much stayed at the campsite. During the times when no camp was scheduled, we got to boat, swim and hike at will. One beautiful warm day during one of those off weeks, Dad suggested we hike up to Meta Lake, a small lake nestled high in the hills behind Spirit Lake at the end of a five mile hike. I loved Meta Lake. The Forest Service had built an open-air, covered shelter for campers when the weather got nasty. There were also a few fire pits for campfires and a spacious area for groups of campers to put up tents or spread out their sleeping bags under the stars.
Dad invited one of the counselors who had arrived early for the next session. He was an Ivy League college student who had heard about the opportunity to spend a few weeks in the Pacific Northwest as a volunteer counselor. The three of us left the YMCA camp mid-morning, hiked east past the Portland YMCA Camp to the trailhead to Meta Lake. It took several hours for us to wind our way through the trees on the switchback trail. When we arrived, we were pleased to find a raft, possibly constructed by the Boy Scouts. After setting up camp, we broke out our fishing gear, boarded the raft and poled to the middle of the lake. We started catching trout almost
immediately. To keep them fresh, we tied them to a fishing line and lowered them into the icy cold water. When the fish stopped biting, we poled back to shore, mouths watering and eager to taste the trout we’d caught. Arriving at our campsite, Dad pulled the fishing line out of the water. Instead of finding eight fat trout on the line, we discovered a dozen crawfish clinging to our catch. They had eaten away every bit of meat from the trout skeletons. We were shocked. Making the best of it, Dad suggested we dine that evening on crawfish, sometimes called crawdads; cousins to the lobster. I took a bucket and foraged the edges of the campground for huckleberries. We added sugar and water to the bucket and boiled up the finest stew I’ve ever eaten. And a lovely complement to our delicious crawfish cuisine. ••• Ned Piper has served as a PUD Commissioner for 20 years. He enjoys the good life in Longview.
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WHAT’S
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I
t’s been 14 years since the Port of Longview last hosted the annual Association of Pacific Ports conference, and so we were excited at the prospect of doing it again this summer from July 20-23. Here was a chance to showcase the pride we have in our area’s natural assets, starting with the Columbia River – a deep-draft, navigable waterway that has created economic benefits for the entire region since the 1920s. By hosting a conference, we could share with other ports how we operate, handle new regulations, create jobs and protect the environment. And we could learn how other ports are doing business. We were eager to show visitors our world-famous volcano, and not just for its awe-inspiring crater. On their trip to Mount St. Helens, conference delegates learned about the havoc the May 1980 eruption wreaked on local river systems and how the sediment from the volcano continues to impact the shipping industry today. We were proud to reveal that rather than be crippled by these challenges, the Port of Longview instead has risen to the rank of thirdlargest operating port in the state. The conference was also good from a tourism standpoint. When they weren’t in meeting rooms, delegates got to soak up Southwest Washington’s stunning natural beauty: its lush greenness, rugged hills, vibrant wildflowers and massive trees. They whipped out their cameras for Longview’s squirrel bridges, wooden squirrel statue and Shay Locomotive. They admired the heavy tree canopy that shades the city’s Old West Side neighborhood and inquired about the prices of the large, historic homes facing Lake Sacajawea. We’re confident the delegates will return to their cities with increased knowledge and pleasant memories of this conference – and perhaps encourage their friends to pay Longview a visit the next time they’re in the Pacific Northwest. ••• Contact Amy at afischer@portoflongview. com or call 360-425-3305. Read more about the port at www.portoflongview.com.
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