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hether you are a fan of those top-dollar My dining companion chose the Elk gourmet burgers or prefer yours “old Cheeseburger, with fries and a drink. He school style” (with ketchup and a pickle) said his Elk burger was very good—one there is a hamburger for you. Hamburgers that he would go back for again. We were are one of the quintessential American meals. the only ones in the restaurant so naturally From independent “mom and pop” burger it follows we had excellent service. Hint: joints to upmarket restaurants serving enorYou are expected to bus your own table and mous epicurean delights, it’s all out there. if you want ketchup or their special fry C& L Burger and Espresso, 1161 Mt. sauce for your fries there are two big bottles St. Helens Hwy (Exit 49 off I-5), Castle sitting on the counter with a tray of little Rock, Washington, 360-274-4110, is really plastic cups. Help yourself. And we won’t

BY THE DIVA GASTRONOMIQUE even talk about décor because there isn’t old school. This small restaurant is pure Americana, run by two girls, one at the any theme here. It’s just evolved over the counter and one doing the cooking. Which years. Definitely a “mom and pop” restaurant. really seems fitting since C&L Burger Bar was origiAnother independent burger restaurant I decided to nally started back in the day by a couple who wanted to try is Nipp’s Burger Drive Through, 980 Ocean Beach provide work for their teenage daughters.

Hwy, Longview, Washington, 360-425-8464. Nipp’s is known locally for its fresh, Straight out of the movie “Grease” this is the spot for teenagers to hang out after well-prepared fast food and has a devoted following of customers. school and families to bring the kids for really good burgers. Ok, so it’s not upscale What we tried: I selected the Halibut Fish Sandwich meal featuring a quarter pound and it is a little frumpy but the food is still good even after a succession of owners and piece of halibut on a bun with fries, taters and lemon ($7.99) and my dining companthat is what matters. ion selected the Quarter Pounder Burger meal with fries and a drink ($5.29). My fish What we tried: I decided on the Lamb Burger with a side of fries, $9.69. I know that and fries were fresh out of the fryer, done just right with a crispy crust and a light seems a little pricey but the lamb has a really good “meaty” taste which you don’t experi- dusting of salt. Uhmmm, yummy! According to my dining companion her quarter ence much any more. The rest of my burger was pretty much standard lettuce, tomato and pounder meal was equally delicious and cooked perfectly. Nipp’s Drive Through lives pickles. And my fries left something to be desired. The fries were thin cut and very crispy up to its well-deserved reputation of great food and great prices. but it was obvious they had been out of the fryer and held under a heat lamp for a while.

Finally we visited Five Guys Burgers, 1015 Ocean Beach Hwy, Longview, Washington 98632, 360-425-8859, the only “chain” restaurant during our tour of restaurants specializing in hamburgers. The menu is posted behind the counter and individual menus are not available.

What we tried: My dining companion selected a bacon cheeseburger (plain) $6.99 with side of fries and a drink. He said he wasn’t at all pleased with his burger, which was accompanied however by a generous amount of freshly-cooked, delicious fries.

None the less, I enjoyed my hamburger, made from 100% fresh beef, and felt it was cooked just right, while the topping of lettuce and tomatoes were crispy and delicious.

Five Guys Burger and Fries is known for a good burger with a long list of free topping for your burgers, hot dogs, fast service, unlimited soda refills and free peanuts to munch on while you wait.

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Autism 201 series: The state of Autism in 2015, for parents and caregivers of children with autism who wish to better understand this disorder. Faculty from Seattle Children’s, The University of Washington, and community providers teach the class. This is a free video and teleconference outreach program. Instructors Raphael Bernier, PH.D. & Jim Mancini MS, CCC-SLP. Call the ARC at Cowlitz County to register: 360- 425-5494 or email daslin@lifeworkswa.org. January 15th 2015- 7pm to 8:30pm, held at the Longview Child and Adolescent clinic, 971 11th Ave, Longview WA 98632 Pizza and Pictures: Strike a pose with the Buddy Club and join us for an afternoon of pizza and photo shoot fun!

We have props and backgrounds to pose with, games and music and friends. This event comes at no cost to you.

For middle school and high school ages. For more information contact Madi at 360-577-9093 ext. 2233. January 17th 2015 – 1pm to 3pm, held at Youth and Family Link Gym, 907 Douglas St., Longview WA 98632.

Transition Series workshop: Special Education Professional Panel; for parents, caregivers and teachers of children in the school system on IEP’s. This is your chance to hear from others in the field and ask questions.

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Around Town Over the Garden Gate

By Cheryl Spaulding

4 Stepping Stones

By Pat Stepp

5 Insects: Brightening My Winter Days

By Nora Garofoli

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History: The Fate of the Glenmorag

By Karen Johnson

10 Religion: God’s Promise

By Lori Anderson

11 Birds Galore: White Birds

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12 Angels Among Us: Margaret Hepola

By Gloria Loughry

WHAT’S HAPPENING The Veterans Appreciation Ball and Charity Fundraiser Dinner: Saturday, February 7, 2015—5:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m.

American Legion Smith-Reynolds Post # 14 4607 NE St James Rd Vancouver, WA 98663 (360) 696-2579 The event is open to all, with or without a previous military service affiliation. If you appreciate our veterans for their service, you are invited!

There will be door prize raffles and raffle tickets (for purchase) for a variety of prizes with proceeds going to Northwest Battle Buddies, (northwestbattlebuddies.org) an organization dedicated to procuring and training service and companion animals for veterans. The “Wall of Guns” raffle will be provided by Southwest Washington Surplus.

The American Legion Smith-Reynolds Post 14 “No host” bar will be open until close of the event.

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The WSU/Lewis County volunteers offer this community service and environmental program, and will accept donations to support their projects throughout the year. The program is set up for residential customers only. Trees from commercial lots will not be accepted.

The volunteer groups sponsor the annual tree collection event in Centralia in conjunction with Pacific Mobile, the Lewis County Department of Public Works, the Lewis County Solid Waste Utility and the City of Centralia to chip up unwanted Christmas trees into usable material rather than disposing of the trees in the landfill. The volunteers typically divert an estimated 2,000 trees annually from the landfill.

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o what is a real gardener like myself to do during the winter months? Simply give up, tend to my house plants and dream away until Spring? Nope! Already done that. Putter in my greenhouse? No. Everyone in there is asleep. and only needs a drink about once a month. Fortunately there are still things that can be done outside in the garden, especially this winter, and when spring finally does arrive maybe I’ll will be ahead of the game for once.

By Cheryl Spaulding This winter Mother Nature has decided to favor us with a very mild winter so far. So mild in fact I discovered half developed flower buds on one of my camellia the other day. Poor things, it’s possibly because of the deep cold we experienced in November followed by the now relatively warm weather we’re currently experiencing. It’s sent the wrong message to our plants.

It makes me feel like literally shaking the plant while saying, “Wait! Hold on! Winter is not over yet.”

Speaking of plants and getting a jump on spring, I still have a Hinoki Cypress left over from a shopping trip earlier this year. So far it hasn’t made it in the ground. But I think right now is a good time to plant while there is lots of moisture and mild temperatures being provided by Mother Nature. Hinoki Cypress is a new favorite of mine.

Stunning in just about any garden setting, the false cypress family of evergreens are particularly lovely and have an artistic look about them. The deep green fan-like growth produces a ‘free-form’ plant, without the sprawling. Graceful and more open than most evergreens, they grow slowly allowing them remain longer than some evergreens.

I have just the spot for this new specimen tree. One where it will receive enough sunlight (very important) with very good drainage but still accessible for irrigation (equally important). If you have one of these beauties you already know to not let a Hinoki Cypress dry out. This is one plant that appreciates a good layer of mulch to keep things nice and tidy and those roots moist but here’s a tip, keep the trunk area free and clear of mulch and weeds.

Another outdoor garden chore comes to mind. Have you tended to your dahlias yet.

According to experts even though dahlias are not considered hardy, if you live in a warmer/milder region (that’s us folks), they can be left in the ground over winter. Of course there is never a guarantee of success but none the less, if you choose to leave your dahlias in the ground (a thin-skinned tuber, not a bulb) it is recommended you at least protect them during the winter months.

1. First cut the stalks down to below ground level 2. Next cover the area with sheet plastic or an over-turned bucket to keep the rain off the area.

3. Finally cover with a mulch of leaves or soil to protect the tubers until spring.

In spring remove the mulch and wait to divide the tubers until you see the first little sprouts break through the soil, carefully dig the tubers up and divide. Allow the cuts to heal or form a callus overnight and replant the next day. Never let you tubers sit out.

They dehydrate quickly.

By the way, here’s something to do indoors besides watching your house plants grow. BORING! Do you have a cat? Most house holds do. In fact most people host more than one cat in their household. And whether said felines are indoor cats or outdoor/indoor cats, all of them appreciate cat grass. Why pay $4.99 for a small pot of cat grass when you can just as easily grow your own. Cat grass is really just wheat grass

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“People who work together will win whether it be against complex football defenses or the problems of the modern society.”

—Vince Lombardi

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understand much more about soccer than football. In fact, I understand the purpose of baseball, basketball, hockey, and LaCrosse. They seem to have an objective that is logical to me.

My first experience with football is shrouded in the mists of time. I dimly see an image of myself as a 14-year-old who volunteered to sell hot dogs at my first football game. I wanted to raise funds for the International Relations League during the Cold War. “Cold’ is the operative word in this reminiscence.

My task involved carrying a metal box full of hot dogs hanging around my neck and trudging the block to the football field on game night. My first customers got the ‘hot’ dogs. As the pigskin action heated up the dogs cooled down. Then the crowd started complaining.

It was a homecoming game and I noticed many of the girls in pep squad were wearing chrysanthemum corsages. I did like the flowers. As I watched from the sidelines, I tried to figure why everyone was yelling excitedly. I was out of my element.

The next day I asked a fullback classmate I knew to tell me the football rules. He was not very helpful. He mumbled something about the team losing the homecoming game and walked away.

Many football fans have tried to explain the game to me over the years. By osmosis, I have discovered some things from watching the game being played. There is a warlike quality to the sport of football. Two teams are head-to-head fighting, then sneaking out on secret missions to get their message (the football) to their headquarters located at opposite ends of the playing field). Once in a while one side sends the message (the football) by air (touchdown) at either end of the playing field.

When I watch football now, I concentrate on the curious headgear and the brightlycolored uniforms, the overhead camera shots from the Goodyear Blimp, the half-time entertainment, and how well the “Star Spangled Banner” is sung by the soloist. The Super Bowl can be fun, even if I still do not understand football.The New Year is fast approaching—2015 will give me another opportunity to become a football fan.

In my New Year’s Resolutions, learning more about football is high on my list. I plan to study the history of the game and memorize the players’ names and numbers, then I can make knowledgeable-sounding comments when conversing on the subject with my companions while watching the games.

Perhaps, my elder learning curve may not allow me to reinvent myself as a football fan. But since it is devoutly to be wished, I shall persevere on my quest.

May you, my gentle readers, score touchdowns in the game of Life in 2015. sprouted from wheat berries. Easy-peasy! To get started you will need the following: 1. a pot to grow in 2. organic potting soil mixed with fertilizer 3. cat grass seed from your local nursery, pet or farm store.

4. plastic wrap 5. water.

Actually cat grass can be grown using a variety of different seeds or a mixture of many. To get started place several inches of soil in the container of your choice, stopping 2 inches from the top. Sprinkle a thin, even layer of seed over the soil and then top with another inch or so of soil. Carefully add about a half cup of room temperature water. Try not to disturb your seeds. Lightly cover the container with plastic wrap, set in a warm place and keep evenly moist. If you are using a packaged mix, follow the direction on the package. It’s just like growing a tiny patch of lawn.

I made promise to myself, this year I am going to get started earlier with starting my seeds for spring planting. So I guess I had better back to my (my new buzz Pellets or Crumbles dreaming word for planning). Wait, maybe that qualifies at a New Year’s resolution!

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by the professionals. There are many books with great pictures of many of the members of the insect world or even books of the places where many of these fellow earth dwellers are found, the garden. I can while away quite a good portion of a rainy winter day with these types of books and a few gardening wish books.

It’s a great way to spend the cold, rainy or blustery days of winter. That and daydreaming about what to grow when springtime does arrive.

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ometimes during these darker days of winter I will take time to look through my insect photo collection to brighten up the days o vLI until spring. With ST K o OR n O ow andGL YA OF less time spent out in ND AR PHOTO S BY NORA the garden I find myself missing the busy fellow workers in the garden. Sometimes I will find a few critters when I am out checking on things such as the rain gauge or wind blown debris or bringing in firewood, but not very many little buddies are active at this time of year. Most of the little workers are all dormant and snuggled down somewhere safe out of the weather.

Maybe even in our own homes.

My many bee blocks are filled with the solitary pollinators for next spring. In my mind’s eye I imagine the dormant bees snuggled within each little compartment, sleeping away until the little springtime alarm clock goes off in their little brain or wherever that wake-up call originates for them. The little leaf cutter bees will be swaddled in small pieces of rose leaves and rose petals each in their own little space. The polyester bees will be all snug in their shellac lined little compartments underground or in hollow sticks and the mason bees will be in their little clay lined rooms as well.

Speaking of critters living in our own homes, one year I found a very mature Phidippus jumping spider who had wintered over in an upstairs window sill. She was a very nice mature size with very pretty emerald green chelicera. The chelicera are what her fangs are attached to near the lower part of her head. This type of spider has quite prominent chelicera especially when they are nearing maturity and a larger size body. I carefully escorted out to the garden when the weather warmed. I often find what I hope are children and grandchildren of hers even now.

Another year, at our biggest house we had for a while, the Multicolored Asian Lady beetles enjoyed hunkering down in the hinge area of the third story attic windows. There would be several hundred in many of the six windows. By springtime they would all be gone. Other types of Lady beetles such as the Convergent Lady beetles collect together for the winter like this, but at higher elevations they collect under large downed logs and large boulders or piles of big rocks. They shelter together for the combined warmth.

They are often gathered up and sold to garden suppliers because of this known behavior. The only problem with that for those who buy a set of these helpers for garden duty is if there is not enough “work” (pests) in that garden they must leave in search of supplies that will meet their needs. Hopefully they don’t have to fly too far.

I really enjoy my sunflower photos this time of year, especially the ones with the pollen covered bees.

They are so admirable and even comical. They are so focused on their work and get so covered with pollen they sometimes seem annoyed when they have to stop and clear off their eyes, but they go right back to work when they get their eyes sufficiently cleared.

The few pictures I have of other beetles are fun to revisit, too. The Buprestids are nice large colorful beetles that range from bright to subtle in color. The darker colored ones make up for their muted colors with artistic sculpting on their shells.

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Golden Buprestids are very bright and iridescent, almost like a fancy neon light. They are wood borers, but mainly in already damaged or dead wood so they are in what I call the recycling group, just getting the nutrients back into system. It can have a long life cycle of two to four years before emerging in this pretty adult form.

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This little bee is so involved in her work she wears it, but she will carefully collect most of it off herself to form a high protein packet for the egg she will lay on it to produce next years worker. The little egg will mature to adulthood by the time the springtime wake-up call comes.

BottoM: It took a bit if research to decide this is probably a Painted Lady Beetle. I discovered her on some boards under a fir tree. She had probably been eating some of the adelgids that were on the younger growth of the fir tree. Adelgids are relatives of aphids which this variety of Lady beetle also enjoys eating.

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SW WASHINGTON ohn Readdie’s father was dead. The young man—a boy, Leith, Scotland, was determined to go to HISTORY sea,Jandreally—from so his widowed mother entrusted him to the care of

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BY KAREN L. JOHNSON his older brother, already a sailor. The two young men found work and adventure aboard the Scottish ship Glenmorag, a three-masted iron vessel Scottish-built in 1876. Under the command of Captain Archibald Currie, the cargo ship called at ports around the world.

In 1895, the Glenmorag sailed from New York to Melbourne, Australia, a journey of 103 days. Leaving Melbourne, she became trapped in an icefield in the South Atlantic, but managed to escape the icy grip of hundreds of bergs and eventually made her way to : The Callao, Peru. From there, Currie and his crew sailed center Glenmorag’s up the Pacific coast in ballast (car- figurehead rying ballast only, no cargo). represented They were headed for Portland to Ceres, the Roman of take on a load of wheat for Europe, goddess agriculture (the but first they had to survive the word “cereal” is wicked currents around the mouth derived from her name). Here the of the Columbia River.

On March 18, 1896, the Glenmorag larger-than-life holds a neared the Columbia. The crew took goddess sickle and a sheaf soundings which showed the ship to be well off the of wheat. William coast and in deep water; Currie expected to enter the Begg, one of the river around 6 p.m. the next day. But March 19 ship’s crew, the brought fog. Enveloped in the fogbank and in unfa- rescued figurehead and miliar waters, the captain could only assume that his installed it on the position had held, when, in fact, the currents had grounds of Camp carried the ship north of the river’s mouth, and peril- Morehead in Nahcotta on Long ously close to shore.

Beach. photo In mid-afternoon, still in dense fog, Currie was courtesy of state startled by the look-out’s cry: “Breakers ahead!” washington library.

With the boom of the surf in their ears, all hands raced to pay out the starboard anchor. Before the top: A sketch of anchor could take hold, a huge roller threw the bow the Glenmorag in of the ship high up; successive rollers pushed the her better days, as depicted in an Glenmorag toward shore. During the intense activity on board, article about the someone found time to fire a distress signal. A second gun was fired shipwreck when the ship’s keel published in The grounded. All the while, San Francisco March 21, more breakers struck the Call, 1896. ship, washing over her and burying the sailors in frigid foaming water.

Alerted by the distress signals, residents along the beach swarmed to the shore. Currie could hear their voices through the fog, and thus knew his ship was lodged high up on the coast. But was his crew safe? Would the ship keel over or be swept back out to sea?

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Not knowing the answers to these questions, Currie decided to launch a longboat in the hopes of getting a line to shore.

Seven men, including young John Readdie, jumped into the boat as it was lowered over the side. At that moment, another large breaker swept the boat against the Glenmorag’s iron hull. The second mate and four of the crew were pulled back to safety, although all were injured. Readdie’s skull was crushed between the longboat and the hull; he died instantly.

Another sailor, James Adams, was killed when an oarlock was driven into his head.

With the help of their crewmates, the wounded men made it to shore, and were immediately taken in by bystanders.

Men from the nearby life-saving station reached the Glenmorag after the sailors had all safely landed, so they put their efforts into recovering the ship’s instruments and the sailors’ personal effects.Ironically, when the fog lifted, Currie discovered that the ship was grounded so high up on the sands that he and his crew could have remained on board and simply walked to safety when the tide receded.

The Glenmorag, despite her beaching, was barely marked by her ordeal. Conversations between Captain Currie and the ship’s owners sparked an effort at salvaging the 255-foot-long vessel. Local outfits proved incapable of towing the large ship to deep water, so Captain William Burns of Glasgow was hired for the job seven months after her beaching. He had already rescued 130 ships, but was stumped by the Glenmorag’s resolute refusal to be put back to sea—he eventually spent $30,000 trying to save her, far more than her worth. He even had an immense 18” hawser shipped up from California to use in the salvage effort, to no avail. After three tries, Burns gave up.

In June 1897, another salvage company tried to pull the Glenmorag to deep water, but also failed. Finally, the ship’s owners conceded defeat and sold the hull to a Portland concern for scrap value. The once-proud vessel was stripped of all accessible valuables and iron, and the remainder was abandoned on the beach.

What became of the crew? Most of the sailors went on with their sea-faring lives and dispersed to far ports of call.

However, one of the

ABoVe: Shortly after the grounding, the Glenmorag was photographed during low tide. The ship was unscathed but could not be floated again and was eventually scrapped. photo courtesy of flux magazine (university of oregon) online.

LeFt, Upper: John Readdie died during the shipwreck, and this marble gravestone was erected in the Ilwaco Cemetery. Readdie’s elder brother was also a member of the crew, but was uninjured in the beaching. photo courtesy

of david johnson.

LeFt, LoWer: The other sailor to succumb during the shipwreck was James Adams, who was also buried in the Ilwaco Cemetery. photo courtesy of david

johnson.

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MARGARET—cont’d from page 12

La Center and Woodland which now house museums.

She purchased a site in La Center for the relocation and renovation of a former hospital building, the 1905 C. R. Zener residence, which now houses the public library for La Center. She also assisted in the renovations of the La Center Grange and the Hayes Cemetery and, in 1999, donated a grand piano to La Center High School.

In 2010, Margaret purchased the Summit Grove Lodge with the intention of preserving the historical structure located outside La Center on the old Highway 99 route. With the help of her family, it was rebuilt into a showplace for weddings, special events, and Sunday and holiday brunches.

Over the years, Margaret received numerous awards and honors, including Citizen of the Year several times over. Additionally, in 2001, she was named Clark County

Tree Farmer of the Year, in 2002 she was selected as YWCA’s Clark County Woman of Achievement, and in 2010 she was recognized for her “life works as a true humnitarian” by the Washington State House of Representatives. Upon receiving the award, she said “You only take out of this world, when you leave it, what you have given away and the kindness you have shown to others. The most important thing you can give others is your time and concern of their welfare.” In 2012 she was awarded the inaugural Lifetime Giving Award from the Community Foundation for Southwest Washington.

(The above by no means comprises a complete list of her numerous awards.)

Margaret supported a religious life as well, and was a founding member of the Green Mountain Baptist Church where she remained active for 66 years. During her ser-

vice, attendees were reminded of Proverbs 31, the Virtuous Wife, quoting it as an fitting description of Margaret’s life: A wife of noble character who can find?

She is worth far more than rubies.

Her husband has full confidence in her and lacks nothing of value.

She brings him good not harm, all the days of her life.

She selects wool and flax and works with eager hands.

She is like the merchant ships, bringing her food from afar.

She gets up while it is still night; she provides food for her family and portions for her female servants.

She considers a field and buys it; out of her earnings she plants a vineyard.

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BIRDS—cont’d from page 11

These highly social egrets nest in colonies sometimes Wildlife Refuge but if I don’t you just might when you go numbering into the thousands; other times in small colo- birding. It would be a great way to start the New Year. nies or even alone. They nest on the ground, in bushes or in trees 30 feet high.

At breeding time it can get quite noisy. This is a time when this beautiful, handsome marsh bird sprouts waving nuptial plumes to catch the eye of a mate.

Years ago these birds were hunted extensively for these plumes. It seems the ladies of yesteryear loved to have these plumes to decorate their hats. No more do ladies wear such extravagant hats so these birds are not hunted as before.

In the bird book I have these snowy egrets are described as exquisite, dainty and the handsomest of all the marsh birds. I have to agree with the book.

Hopefully I, too, will find the snowy egret next time we head to Ridgefield A cowbird suns himself in the late evening rays.

GLENMORAG—cont’d from page 7

By 1899, the Glenmorag had keeled over and fallen victim to the weather and scavengers, until she was sold for scrap.

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wounded sailors, William Begg, was ensconced at the local Taylor Hotel for his convalescence. Maud Taylor, daughter of the proprietor, caught Begg’s eye and the two later married. Begg salvaged the ship’s figurehead, dinner bell, kitchenware and other items, and spent the remainder of his days on the Long Beach peninsula.

Captain Currie was brought before a maritime inquest board to determine if he was responsible for the loss of his ship and two sailors. The board found that Currie was not at fault, being in unfamiliar waters, in dense fog, and without adequate charts or written descriptions of the local currents and conditions. The deaths of Readdie and Adams were deemed to be “beyond the control of man.”

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MARGARET—cont’d from page 8

She sets about her work vigorously; her arms are strong for her tasks.

She sees that her trading is profitable, and her lamp does not go out at night.

In her hand she holds the distaff and grasps the spindle with her fingers.

She opens her arms to the poor and extends her hands to the needy.

When it snows, she has no fear for her household; for all of them are clothed in scarlet.

She makes coverings for her bed; she is clothed in fine linen and purple.

Her husband is respected at the city gate, where he takes his seat among the elders of the land.

She makes linen garments and sells them, and supplies the merchants with sashes.

She is clothed with strength and dignity; she can laugh at the days to come.

She speaks with wisdom, and faithful instruction is on her tongue.

She watches over the affairs of her household and does not eat the bread of idleness.

Her children arise and call her blessed; her husband also, and he praises her: “Many women do noble things, but you surpass them all.”

Charm is deceptive, and beauty is fleeting; but a woman who fears the Lord is to be praised.

Honor her for all that her hands have done, and let her works bring her praise at the city gate.

Margaret’s own works praise her in the gates indeed and she will be sorely missed by many.

Margaret was preceded in death by brothers Mel Haller in 2012, Bob Haller in 1981, infant Albert Haller in 1915, sister AnnaBelle Bauman in 2014 and husbands Walter and Edwin (as detailed before).

Margaret is survived by her children, daughters Sharon (Bill) Giberson, Nancy Colf and Mary (Dan) Hayden, all of Woodland, Washington; sons Richard Colf of Woodland and Robert (Linda) Colf of La Center, Washington, and step-son Larry Hepola of Virginia. She is also survived by nine grandchildren:

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ed at 10709 SE 10th Street Vancouver, WA 98684.

Weigh in begins at 8:15. The meetings are 9:30 to 10:30.

TOPS #1489 Meets in Kalama The Kalama Tops (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) group meets every Tuesday at 9 am for their weigh in and meeting at the Kalama Methodist Church at 111 N 2nd Street. It is a low cost, educational support Group.

Any questions call Debbie at 360-673-5183 SW Washington Gold Prospectors Meet!

The SW Washington Gold Prospectors club meets every 2nd Sunday every month at 1:00 p.m. at the Minnehaha Grange Hall at 4905 NE St. Johns Road in Vancouver, WA. For more information contact Steve at 971-212-5996 or go to www.swwgoldprospectors.org or see their Facebook page at www.facebook.com/pages/Swwgp.

Woodland Dairies Rosaly Bauer Divens is in the process of completing a book about the Dairy Industry of the Woodland area for the Woodland Historical Museum. She wants to include all families that ever had a dairy in or near Woodland. One section is generic information about dairy farms. The third section is dedicated to individual stories of families that ever had a dairy in the Woodland area and their experiences.

If you or your grandparents or anyone you know, ever dairy farmed in Woodland, please contact her to be sure their stories get into the book. The book was scheduled to go to the printers the end of August; however, this has been postponed to next spring. We have lots to do to get the book to printing stage and not all of the family stories and pictures have been submitted. We want to include as many former dairies as possible. The deadline for submission of family stories is January 15, 2015 so please contact Rosaly at 306-607-7200 or e-mail her at wsurose@gmail.com.

Mall Adoption Events for the Humane Society of Cowlitz County.

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

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

Our dates for September, October, November and December are as follows (3rd Friday and Saturday of every month): Nov 21–22 and Dec 19–20, 11am to 3pm.

Volunteers Needed Woodland Mobile Meals is in need of volunteer drivers.

Meals are picked up at the America’s Family Diner on Lewis River Drive at 10:45 along with recipients names and addresses. Delivery usually takes a little over an hour. If you are interested in assisting with this outreach to seniors program please call Moze Meeker at 225-6501 or June Jones at Woodland Real Estate 225-8278. Deliveries are in the Woodland, WA, metro area.

La Center and Woodland Libraries Now Offer Weekly Family Story Times Both La Center Community Library and Woodland Community Library have added sessions “for children of all ages” to their weekly lineup of story-time programs, with a choice of evening or morning programs for families able to visit either location: La Center Family Story Time Thursdays – 6:30-7:30 p.m.

Woodland Family Story Time Fridays – 10:00-11:00 a.m.

(Contact your local library for information about holiday hours.)

The hour-long programs include engaging read-aloud tales from books that the whole family can enjoy, plus activities such as crafts related to the story theme.

Library programs are open to all, and there’s never a fee to attend. Library cards are free to everyone who lives within the library district. For more information, check the online calendar listings at the library district’s website, www.fvrl.org.

Clayton (Jessie) Giberson of Portland, Oregon, Forrest (Wendy) Giberson of Seattle, Washington, Annalise (Matt) Galbraith of Portland, Oregon, Desery (Betheny) Hayden of Ridgefield, Washington, Benjamin (Ashley) Hayden of Woodland, Molly Hayden of San Francisco, and Halle, Garrett, and Dylan Colf, all of La Center; step-granddaughters Angela Hepola and Tina Hepola, both of Virginia, step-grandsons Jeff Gaudet of Colorado and Steven Hepola of Portland, great-granddaughter Clio Marquez Giberson of Portland, and step-greatgranddaughters Avari and Eden Harrison, both of Ridgefield.

Donations in Margaret’s memory may be made to the North Clark Historical Mueum, 33920 NW Pacific Hwy., La Center, WA 98629; the Woodland Historical Museum Society, 417 Park St., Woodland, WA 98674; the Clark County Historical Museum, 1511 Main St., Vancouver, WA 98660; and the Cowlitz county Historical Museum, 405 Allen St., Kelso, WA 98626.

HELPING OTHERS My grocery budget is tight, but I want to contribute to our church’s food pantry. Therefore, I started watching for buyone-get-one offers. If it’s an item that I use, I keep one for my family and put the second in the food pantry box. It might be a little bit more expensive than buying the item on sale, but it still doesn’t cost much to help those who are really struggling financially.

—Kaelin

TELL-TALE SNOW Last winter, I noticed that snow seemed to melt on a couple portions of my roof even if the sun wasn’t shining and the temperature was cold. I noted where the spots were and headed for the attic. Most of the attic was cold, but there were a few warm spots where a draft from below was warming up the underside of the roof. I bought some insulation and eliminated the drafts.

My goal wasn’t to stop the snow from melting, but to keep the heat inside our house. This year, I expect our heating bills to be lower.

—Carlos

RIDERS’ ID I like to ride long distances on my bike. As a cautionary tool, I have a luggage tag on my handlebars with my name, address, and an emergency contact number in case of an accident.

—Katie

WHY NOT ASK? No matter where I go, I’m always looking for ways to save money. One of my most successful tools is simply asking for something. If I’m buying a TV or washing machine, I ask for a discount or free delivery. If I’m calling my cable company, I ask if they have any new packages or deals. Sometimes I ask if they have any floor samples that would be less. Often I’m told ‘no’ but that doesn’t stop me. You’d be surprised how often I get a deal that’s better than the next guy just because I asked!

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GLENMOAG—cont’d from page 8

John Readdie and James Adams were buried at the Ilwaco Cemetery. Someone—perhaps the townspeople or the ship’s owners—paid for marble headstones over the young men’s graves.

As for the Glenmorag herself, her remains were left to the vagaries of wind and water. Over the ensuing years, an occasional storm or shifting sands exposed the ship’s iron bones.

And so the Glenmorag and John Readdie with her were lost to time and tides on a distant shore, never to return to their native Scotland.

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— 2 Peter 3:9 New King James Version (NKJV)

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ometimes it feels like God is being slow, like He does not listen, like He is not there or, if He is there, He does not care. Yes, you read me right. Sometimes it “feels” like He is being slack concerning His promises, from our perspective. There’s the problem though—our perspective. I don’t know about you, but it has been clear in my life that my perspective can be really messed up. The more I slack on reading my Bible, the more messed up my perspective. When I read my Bible regularly I see, from Genesis to Revelation, God’s promises (and the fulfillment of those promises) is everywhere and has been setting up the fulfillment of God’s ultimate promise for each of us—salvation and eternal life through Jesus Christ.

In Gen. 12 God tells 75 yr old Abraham to “go forth (with Sarah his 65-year-old wife) to a land that I will show you and… I will make you a great nation and I will bless you… and I will bless those that bless you and curse those that curse you. And in you all the families of the earth shall be blessed.” By the time it appeared to Abraham and barren Sarah that God started to fulfill this promise, Abraham was 100 and Sarah 90. By the time God was finished, Abraham and Sarah had long been dead. (2,000 plus years/42 generations had passed before Jesus, the blessing that was promised to all the families of the world, was born). A LONG TIME HAD PASSED between the making of that promise and the fulfilling!

The making of promises is quick and easy for us humans, the fulfilling? Not so much! In my own life, promises just pop right out there! No, they spill… noooo… it’s more like water in a sieve. I am so backed up on fulfilling my promises I will probably have to bequeath them to my kids in my will! I think this flippant tendency regarding promises by us humans is why we humans have a hard time with the very thought-out and seriously-considered and followed-through-on promises from God. Believing in God’s promises takes faith. It’s hard for us to believe God’s promises, too, because believing takes trust and submission. Who likes doing that? It’s hard to trust and submit especially when chaos beyond capabilities hits. I also find, because of my human experience with human promises, I have a hard time with promises from anybody.

Yeah, I learned early NOT to trust anyone. I spent my childhood protecting myself from all the predators in this sick and twisted world. I am amazed that I ever decided to trust anyone. The difference that made ALL the difference was the hope and the promise I found in Jesus Christ! He won my fearful and wayward heart and started to work in me to change me for the better (an impossible and ongoing project). He promises in the Bible that He is faithful and true and will complete the work He began AND nothing can separate me from the love of God! It is true, here in this world, I am in survival mode a lot while I wait for my promise’s full completion. Yes, there are times of hardship BUT also times of joy, wonderful times of joy.

Besides, in the Bible we are PROMISED in this world we WILL have trials, struggles, trouble. We are also promised that Jesus has overcome the world. We are promised Jesus defeated death. We no longer get what we deserve—an eternity separated from God. Here we will have hardships mixed in with our joy, but there, for those of us who believe, we have been promised Jesus and JOY, a new heaven and a new earth, no more pain and no more tears!!! This is our blessed assurance.

We won’t be swallowed up in death. We can have peace that passes all understanding HERE and eternal GLORIOUS life there—all through trusting in Jesus, who the Bible calls our “King of Kings”.

Contrast that with the account in 1 Samuel about King Saul and the Israelites. The Israelites sinned against God at that time by asking for an earthly king (instead of being satisfied with their Heavenly King). After being confronted, and realizing their error, God promised (through the prophet Samuel) that He would not abandon His people, if only they would fear Him and serve Him with their whole heart and consider what great things He had done. BUT IF THEY STILL DID WICKEDLY, both them and King Saul would be swept away. Well, what do ya know, the people and the people’s king did it!

They still acted wickedly, they still disobeyed, and they were eventually swept away.

The punishment just as God had promised.

Act 1 scene 2—In comes David.

He was Saul’s God-chosen

BY LORI ANDERSON replacement and he was promised the throne in perpetuity. In 2 Sam 7:15, God said “Your house and your kingdom shall endure before Me forever: your throne shall be established forever.” (This promise was fulfilled through Jesus who was from the lineage of David!) David must have been thinking, as he was dodging jealous Saul’s spears, “Wonderful news but what about me? What about here? What about now?”

Yeah, David got the promise of forever but didn’t get to see it on this side of heaven. Still, he was a trooper and didn’t let that dissuade him or keep him from wiggling like a puppy at all the joyful things he did get to experience amidst the hardships of this world. (A good example to us now!)

God and Jesus are the perfect examples of how hard yet joyful promises can be!

Father God, the promise giver, made the John 3:16 promise to send His only Son to die for our sins so that whoever believes in Him will not die but have everlasting life! God could have called the whole excruciating thing off and left us without any hope but He didn’t. Jesus could have, too, but He didn’t. Why? Because He Loves us and Loves His Father! Jesus could have called down legions of angels to crush every single wicked person in the universe bent on cruelly and selfishly sending Him to an undeserved vicious and painful death. But He didn’t lift a finger or say a word. He willingly gave His life. This was monumentally important because the conditions that God set forth and spoke about in all the promises throughout history had to be perfectly kept. AND they were! Every action, every word, every deed

by Jesus was a deliberate action, an act of complete submission and obedience.

Then there’s us. We are the receivers of the Promise and we have been given the freedom to accept or reject it. The condition for us? Believe. The action? Trust.

Again, Jesus willingly endured a hard life and a gruesome death in this sincursed world, as a frail and completely human man, so we sinners could escape a gruesome eternity separated from God! Remember, Jesus was also fully God and could have called the whole thing off at any time. When Satan was temping Him in the wilderness with dominion over all, Jesus could have called it quits on us. I mean, Jesus was promised dominion by God already, Satan was just trying to get Jesus to take matters into his own hands and take dominion prematurely, which would have made null and void every promise God had ever made throughout all times!

These promises, woven throughout the Bible, seem to us like they are for the people that received the promises back then, but look! How could a promise that takes that long to fulfill be only for THAT generation? No! The promises are for everyone who has, or ever will, believe and place their trust in Christ! We see history at a glance through the Bible. We see that out of 2,500 promises/prophecies, 2,000 are fulfilled with only 500 to go! The odds of just one prophecy being completely and utterly fulfilled in every detail is amazing enough, but for 2,000? The odds are astronomical. And if 2,000 have already been completed to the letter, can’t we trust and believe that the rest will be, too?

Look, the people back then did NOT have the promises of God laid out before their very eyes like we do in the Bible. They did not see the fulfillments we have seen, and yet they believed! How much more should we?

So, what should we do? Find out all about God’s Promises! READ His Bible!!!

God’s Promises are for you. They are for me. And, unlike us humans, God KEEPS HIS WORD! His plan, His timing is perfect. His promises are perfect. We can count on Him. We can trust in Him. We can BELIEVE HIM!!!

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Snow is white and so are a lot of birds that have moved into our ‘North Country’. One of the first ones was the very unusual cattle egret spotted in the Woodland Bottoms several years ago.

The second one was the great egret which is as tall as our resident great blue herons. The great egret is pure white as is the cattle egret. At first there was one then two and now we see many great egrets on a regular basis in the Bottoms.

My special bird photographer Doug Schurman was birding the Ridgefield Wildlife Refuge at the far end and spotted another white bird that I had never seen here before: a Snowy Egret. Bruce and I have seen it in Florida and San Carlos, Mexico before but didn’t think they had wandered this far North.

In my mind I have always called the Snowy Egret the fairy egret or the bird with the golden slippers. This pure white bird has a black bill, black legs and beautiful yellow feet. It is about 22 to 25 inches tall and is quite energetic.

It runs after its prey with wings half extended chasing its next treat. Sometimes it will use one golden foot to swish the water around causing goodies to come up out of the deep and close enough to grab.

At times it will stand still in shallow water waiting for goodies to swim closer so it can catch whatever comes its way.

Favorite foods are little fish, frogs, insects, snakes, grasshoppers, cutworms, lizards and lots of ‘etceteras’. I read that it can also hover up in the air like the American Kestrel to better see a larger area of water. When it spots a goodie it will dive down and snap up its victim.

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ABoVe LeFt: A snowy egret floats over the waters of the Ridgefield Wildlife Refuge as it scouts for another good snack-hunting spot.

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istorian, philanthropist, and true regional treasure, establishment of various historical societies of the area. She Margaret Leona Haller Colf Hepola of Woodland, maintained and added to an entire room in her home which was Washington, passed peacefully away on December 6, devoted to her historical records, memorabilia, and research.

2014 at her home on Etna Road. She had lived her Margaret was active in the Clark County Historical Museum, entire life within five miles of her birthplace. She was 97 the Cowlitz County Historical Museum, and the Clark County years old.

Genealogical Society for many years and was instrumental in the Born Margaret Leona Haller on May 27, 1917, she development of the North Clark Historical Museum in Amboy, attended nearby Marble Creek and Clover Valley elemenWashington. Her contributions to the preservation of the history of tary schools and later graduated from Woodland High the area was even acknowledged by the establishment in 2006 of the School in 1934.

Margaret Colf Hepola Heritage Award given After high school, Margaret worked for sevannually by the Clark County Historical Museum eral years at the farmer’s co-op store in “to recognize an individual for excellence and Woodland. She met Walter E. Colf, owner and significant contributions to the field of history operator of the Etna General Store, at a dance in and/or historic preservation in our communi1940 and the couple married in 1941. Upon ties”. returning from their honeymoon, Margaret “There was hardly a day that Margaret didn’t began managing the store while Walter started write about the history of our area,” said Barbara work as a logger. A short time later, they started Barnhardt, president of the La Center Historical their own timber and sawmill business and sucMuseum, of which Margaret was a founding cessfully ran both businesses until 1948 when member. “She loved Clark County and Cowlitz they sold the store and purchased nearby tracts County history and supported at least five museof timber as investments for the future. In 1942, ums during her lifetime. She will be greatly their daughter Sharon was born, followed by missed.” sons Richard (1943) and Robert (1949), daughMargaret once attributed her love of history ters Nancy (1951) and Mary (1952). They conto the loss of her flooded childhood home. tinued to operate the logging and sawmill “Perhaps that’s why I wanted to save everybusinesses throughout Southwest Washington. thing, why I love history and don’t like change,” During this time, Walter was diagnosed with a she told a reporter in 2012. “I’ll never forget that brain tumor but fortunately, an operation perfeeling of loss and today I’m doing everything I formed in 1950 was able to successfully remove can to preserve our history, our historic buildit and Walter continued logging and farming for ings and our way of life.” A prolific writer, the next twelve years. Margaret was a partner Margaret later wrote an essay as part of her conwith Walter in all aspects of the business, tinuing education in her “Write Your Life Story” including accounting, timber cruising, and genassignment entitled “Water Babies”, which eral operations. Despite this workload, Margaret detailed her recollections of the 1930 flooding attended college and graduated from Clark of the Lewis River valley after the construction College in 1961, earning a 4.0 GPA. She continof the Merwin Dam which opened in 1931. ued to use her skills well into her 80s, keeping During her funeral on December 12, 2014, son financial books for her son Robert’s construcRichard (Dick) Colf related that he recalled tion company to age 85 in 2002. many a time when he would be requested to take In 1962, Walter died in a logging accident, his mother out to the middle of the lake in a leaving her to raise her children and run the boat, to pause over the site of her childhood farm and manage the properties alone. home. She often wished for a submarine which In 1964, Margaret married Edwin Hepola, would enable her to revisit the Andrew Jackson who also worked in the logging industry. He Birt homestead (established in 1870), far below later died of a heart attack in 1977. the waters of Merwin Lake.

Margaret enjoyed genealogical research, tracing some of her family back to the early 1600s.

As part of her philanthropic support of the She also had an abiding interest in history in surrounding communities, Margaret, with the Margaret Colf Hepola, May 27, 1917—December 6, 2014. general but especially that of her own region help of her family, purchased buildings in both (Here pictured in 2009 receiving an award from the which she worked hard to preserve for future Downtown Woodland Revitalization Committee for her continuing MARGARET—cont’d on page 8 generosity to the Woodland Community.) generations through her support of and even

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