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y wife Courtenay, 10-year-old daughter Brooke, and I took a three week trip to New Zealand in December. For months, we made out lists of what we each wanted to see and experience on the North and South Islands. Because of our strong interests in wildlife and nature, we chose to spend about two-thirds of our time on the South Island. Kaikoura sits on a small peninsula on the east coast of the South Island. Within one-third of a mile of the peninsula, an underwater canyon plunges nearly 4,000 feet deep. Because of the upwelling of oceanic currents, this

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area is extremely rich in fish and marine mammals. Kaikoura was home to the first whaling station in New Zealand in 1842. Whaling stopped in 1964, but thankfully the area still attracts several varieties of whales. Sperm whales live there year round. We took a cruise to view sperm whales “logging” or hanging out ABOVE: Courtenay (right) and Brooke (left) enjoy a kayak’s view of on the surface within a half mile of shore. They the varied bird life of New Zealand. spouted water at the surface and showed big tail MAIN PHOTO: One of the rarest penguins in the world, a yellow-eyed flukes for deep dives. Sperm whales can be up penguin, makes his way up the shore to a night-time roost. to 36 feet long and are the largest of the “toothed” whale species. The Kaikoura Canyon provides pelagic birds. Pelagic birds are birds that stay in the open seas all the time except when they come to land to reproa bounty of fish for them to eat. Because of the rich fish populations there are also duce. One of the more well-known groups of pelagic many fur seal colonies in the area and a large variety of BIRDS—cont’d on page 2

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birds is the family of Albatrosses. They all have long wing spans with a couple of species being tied for the largest bird wingspan in the world. They have been measured up to 12 feet. Hold your arms out to the sides and then think about a bird having a wingspan about twice as long. It’s huge. Those big wings allow Albatrosses to be very efficient gliders. In fact they can travel hundreds of miles without ever flapping their wings. How do they do it? When wind blowing over the ocean hits a wave it creates small updrafts. The albatross uses that air current to elevate them several feet up in the air. They then glide forward and descend until they catch another updraft to rise up again. When the wind is blowing they can do this with very little

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ABOVE: An Albatross skims over ocean waves, keeping up a long, gliding flight by catching tiny updrafts from each wave. They can have a wingspan of up to 12 feet.

effort for hours on end making them the most efficient flying birds in the world. When the wind stops blowing you will often find Albatrosses sitting on the ocean. Without the wind it is too much effort to fly so they will float and wait until the wind starts blowing again. We were able to get stunning views of five different species of Albatross on two separate boat trips. One of the boat trips skirted the Taiaroa Head of the Otago Peninsula in the Dunedin area. The day we were out on the water, we saw a feeding frenzy of Albatrosses, Gulls, Shearwaters, Petrels, Dolphins and Seals. The Taiaroa Peninsula is a unique place. It has the only mainland breeding colony for any Albatross species in the Southern Hemisphere. Northern Royal Albatrosses breed there every year. We got to take a tour of the breeding colony. There is a center built to allow visitors to look out onto their breeding area. Behind a glass enclosure we ABOVE: An Albatross gets up off the nest just long enough

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IN THIS ISSUE The Review — February 2015, Vol. 13, Issue 2

Cover: Birds Galore: The Birds of New Zealand

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Around Town Over the Garden Gate By Cheryl Spaulding

History: Bridging the Gap By Karen Johnson

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of a national program that encourages high school students to learn about great poetry through memorization, performance, and competition. On February 3, 12 students from 12 regional high schools will participate in the Regional Poetry Out Loud school contest at ESD 112. The top two finishers in this competition will advance to the Washington State Poetry Out Loud contest, which will be held in in Tacoma, Washington on Saturday, March 7, 2015. The Washington State champion will advance to the Poetry Out Loud National Finals April 28–29, 2015, in Washington, DC, where $50,000 in awards and school stipends will be distributed. Students from the following schools will participate in the regional competition: Battle Ground High School, Camas High School; Cedar Tree Classical Christian School; Hayes Freedom High School; Heritage High School; Illwaco Junior/Senior High School (Ocean Beach SD); La Center High School; Ridgefield High School; Skyview High School; Stevenson High School; Trout Lake School; and Vancouver School of Arts and Academics. WHEN: Tuesday, February 3, 5–7:00 p.m. WHERE: Educational Service District 112, 2500 NE 65th Avenue, Vancouver, WA 98661 OTHER: This event is free and open to the public, although seating is limited. For further information, call Kelly McPherson, Regional Coordinator, 360.952.3474 The Play’s the Thing! Battle Ground High School:

Battle Ground High School Drama Club’s winter production of the play “Crimes of the Heart” opens Feb. 5. Written by Beth Henley and directed by Stephen “Cash” Henry, performances will take place in The Lair. “Crimes of the Heart” is a dark comedy that follows the lives of three sisters in Hazelhurst, Miss. during the mid-1970s. Featuring a cast of six characters, the play’s themes include appreciation for one’s family and the intricate relationships of everyday life. The play runs Feb. 5–7 and 12–13. Performances begin at 7 p.m., and doors open at 6:30 p.m. Tickets are available at the door, in the office, or online at www.payments@battlegroundps.org and are $5 for students with ASB and senior citizens, $10 for the general public. WHAT’S HAPPENING—cont’d on page 8

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s Spring early this year? This a question on everyone’s mind these days. Even as Pacific Northwest winters go we seem to be having a particularly mild season. I was asked just the other day, ‘when can early spring planting begin?’ Good question, one I’ve asked myself lately. For all the modern technology weather still remains a bit of a mystery. Call it a whim of Mother Nature, Old Man Winter or the-scienceof-weather, even the most respected weather forecasters can’t agree on what to forecast. Our big beautiful blue planet still calls the By Cheryl Spaulding shots when it comes to the ultimate decision about the weather. Under ordinary circumstance we would be experiencing much colder weather and thoughts of planting would still be stuff dreams are made of. According to those-in-theknow we will still experience more freezing weather but it seems at this point not much more than in the high 20s to low 30s. Mother Nature likes to keep us on our toes. Remember last February when we were hit by a bit of the ol’ deep freeze after experiencing weather very similar to this winter. Well, enough said. Now on to all the early planting possibilities. I was just looking at my planting beds this last weekend thinking I should spade up my “green manure crop” and plant spring peas. Ordinarily I wait until late February or early March to plant garden peas. There is a reason. These little gems are called “spring peas,” because they are not a summer crop. You have several planting choices, snow peas with their sweet crispy but FLAT pods, snap or sugar peas with their fat but still edible pods or your basic ‘shelling’ pea. Just zip open the pod and eat the delectable peas inside. Ummm, yummy. No matter which pea variety you choose if we have a spate of really cold weather no seeds are going to germinate. Planting at this time of year is always risky so I plan to plant already sprouted seeds. Sprinkle pea seeds on damp paper towels, put them in a Zip Lock bag but do not seal the bag. The seeds should sprout in about 48 hours. In the planting bed dig a small trench next to a trellis or rows of bamboo sticks (your vines need something to climb on), lay in a heaping helping of compost, place sprouted seeds in the trench and cover seeds with about an inch of soil. BE BRAVE! If we get really cold weather like last February it may take a while for the seeds to break the surface but they will. If you feel the newly planted seeds need extra protection from a cold cover use Ramey Floating Row cover, a frost blanket, or other very light weight materials. To prevent the fabric from touching to plants place several stakes in the ground to hold up the material or use to build a small hoop house made of 1” PVC pipe and cover with material or greenhouse plastic. Place old milk jugs or buckets full of water under the plastic covering to serve as a latent source of heat (passive solar). If you have old-style holiday lights (the kind that give off heat not the new LEDs) string these inside the canopy and plug them in at night as well. If temperatures are expected to remain near freezing for short periods of time these measures will help. For anything longer supplemental heat is advised. Or a cold frame. Lettuce is also excellent to plant in early spring. Lettuce is a cool season vegetable and develops best in cool moist conditions. It will even tolerate a light frost. With its colorful and often frilly leaves you can grow lettuce in containers, tuck some into your flowerbeds, or, yes, even the vegetable garden! Sow lettuce seeds directly into loose soil amended with compost, 1 inch apart, about ¼ inch deep, cover with about 1 inch of soil and keep the soil moist but not too wet. For a constant supply of lettuce sow weekly. I usually choose a variety that is slow to bolt (meaning that it’s slow to put up a flower stalk and become bitter). You can begin harvesting as soon as the lettuce is tall enough to cut. Thin plants to 3-4 inches apart. If you missed planting spinach in the fall now is the perfect

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hen I first met a global warming activist, I told him of my deep concern for the polar bears who are slipsliding away in the warming Artic sea. He listened careBY PAT STEPP © Copyright 2015 fully as I passionately made a plea for the majestic bruins, then smiled and said: “I know your concern must include people, too.” Later he told me at length about the Tangier Island where he spent most of his boyhood. He showed me his business card with an image of the island. He said it would be one of the first to be submerged if yearly temperatures continue to climb. 2014 was the hottest year of the recorded temperature on Earth. My love affair with thePolar Bear began when I witnessed the tragic death of a specimen of the species at the Point Defiance Zoo in Tacoma the late ’60s. I had gotten my helpmate and our children off to work and school, respectively, and was taking a breather from homemaking by driving Five Mile Drive. The views of trees and the Sound were restorative. I stopped at the Tacoma Zoo. Animal handlers were transferring a hurt Polar Bear to another cage nearby. The other bear was lying still prone on the concrete. Bystanders told me that the bears had fought and one had been hurt. The aggressive bear was darted with a tranquilizer dart and the zoo veterinarian had been called. The bear awakened while the vet was treating the injured bear, and was darted again. The gathering crowd watched as a large man entered. He weighed at least 300 pounds. There were audible gasps as he opened the creature’s mouth and began giving it mouth-to-mouth resuscitation. For what seemed like an eternity people held their breathes as they hoped and prayed for the bear. A man yelled an instruction, “Jump back fast if he wakes up!” Finally, the exhausted strong man stopped his compressions. We witnesses drifted away from the sad scene. Tears were in my eyes. I read later in the newspaper that the animal’s skin had been “saved”. The article explained it is difficult to Judge the weight of the huge animals and estimate the correct amount of tranquilizer to be given in an emergency situation. They chose to re-dart the aggressor as a safety procedure. I was angry because the animal was a rug instead of living free in the Arctic. Spring forward 45 years. I still love Polar Bears and want them to live in the wild rather than in zoo cages. Now in the Arctic, the bears are the victims of melting ice flows. They become exhausted from swimming while hunting and cannot find solid ice to rest. They are drowning. Global warming is real. Both Polar Bears and People are in danger. We have been given more brain power than those beautiful bears. We could help save them. United we can change the projected negative environmental outcome. I am going to hug my stuffed Polar Bear this Valentine’s Day! time to get those seeds in the ground. Spinach can be planted in the fall as an overwintering plant or in early spring for later harvest. Sow seeds in spring as early as possible making frequent plantings to extend the crop. Select a location in full sun to partial shade and work compost or aged manure into loose, well-drained soil before planting. Growing conditions for spinach are similar to lettuce, in fact, they are often grown side by side. When the seedlings reach two inches high, thin to 3–4 inches apart. Keep cultivation to a minimum, spinach roots are shallow and easily damaged. Spinach can tolerate the cold and can survive a frost down to 15 degrees. Garden Hint: Biting into a shiny new apple fresh picked from your tree and finding something smiling back at you is a bit disheartening. If you haven’t already started a dormant spray program on your fruit trees begin now. Contact your local nursery or county extension office for more information.

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SW month, let’s travel outside the parameters of Southwest WASHINGTON This Washington history, but only as far south as Portland. I daresay that any of us who have been to Portland have driven HISTORY across the Morrison Street Bridge, a concrete and steel BY KAREN L. JOHNSON

structure built in 1958 to span the Willamette River. Today that bridge carries about 50,000 vehicles every day. But this column deals with the first bridge at that spot—indeed, the first to cross the Willamette and unite the east and west shores. In the early days of Oregon’s settlement, villages sprang up on both sides of the Willamette. Portland proper was situated on the west side of the river, while aptly-named East Portland sat on the opposite bank. The only means of public conveyance across the river were several ferries, which started operations as early as 1848. For years, residents and politicians spoke longingly of connecting the two cities with a bridge—offering free, easy, and reliable river crossings unfettered by ferryfees,schedules and floods. But nothing was accomplished. This all-talk-no-do attitude continued for decades, undoubtedly encouraged by the ferry owners who wanted no part of a bridge which would put them out of business. A local odd jobber named Stephen Maybell penned a poem that mangled the proper pronunciation of the river’s name and also lamented the lack of progress on bridge-building. The first verse ran:

Bridging the GAP “Behind the pines had sunk the sun, And darkness hung o’er Oregon, When on the banks o’ Willamette A youth was seen to set and set, And set and sing unto the moon A wild, yet sweet, pathetic tune— They’re going to build, I feel it, yet, A bridge across the Willamette.” Congress had approved construction of a bridge spanning the river as early as 1870. In 1876, the Willamette Bridge Company took a stab at the project, but quickly failed. Four years later, the

newly-formed Pacific Bridge Company began driving piles for a span. Newspapers predicted that by 1881, upon completion of the bridge, “ferry boats in this locality will cease to be paying property.” Ferry owners saw the same writing on the wall—this bridge business was getting entirely out of hand—and got an injunction against the bridge builders, claiming the bridge would pose an This colorful birds-eye view of Portland shows the Morrison obstruction to navigation. But William Beck, the Street Bridge in an open position, allowing ships to pass owner of Pacific Bridge, simply incorporated a through. Map by Clohessy and Strengele, 1890. courtesy new company under a new name and carried on library of congress. with his work, formally opening the bridge on April 12, 1887. The Morrison Street Bridge was a primitive structure by today’s standards, but was a wonder of its time. It was the longest span west of the Rocky Mountains: over 1,600 feet counting the approaches from each bank,and 20 feet wide with an additional five feet of pedestrian walkway on each side. The project incorporated strong materials— iron parts were brought in from Pittsburgh and San Francisco; stone was quarried from the Lake Oswego area and along the Columbia; massive Douglas fir piles were driven deep into the river bed. The bridge consisted of five spans on sturdy stone-and-concrete piers. The movable span or “draw” was balanced on a turntable with 32 cast iron wheels. At a signal from an approaching ship (four short blasts on the ship’s whistle), the draw was swung ninety degrees, allowing the ship to pass through.

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This pre-bridge birds-eye view of Portland was drawn by E. S. Glover in 1879, and shows the Willamette River and the Stark Street ferry (small boat mid-channel in the center of the picture). Ferries offered the primary public means of crossing the river at that time. Notice the built-up cityscape of Portland proper (foreground) compared to the less developed East Portland (background).

Once the bridge opened for traffic, ferry patronage did fall off somewhat, as the ferry owners had feared. However, the bridge was “opened very frequently to let water craft through, causing detentions and delays to those who want[ed] to cross the river.” Many people thus returned to the ferry, spurring an 1892 report that the Stark Street ferry was doing “a better business than during a long time past.” And much to the public’s vexation, the bridge was not free—tolls were charged to help pay for the hefty construction costs (some $200,000). Travelers, however, had to put up with the fees until 1895 when the City of Portland purchased the bridge outright and abolished the tolls. Building up to building that first bridge took Portland decades. But once Portlanders got started, they built more bridges in relatively quick succession: the Oregon Railroad & Navigation Company’s bridge was built in 1888; the Madison Street Bridge BRIDGES—cont’d on page 10

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BIRDS—cont’d from page 2

saw Northern Royal Albatrosses sitting on eggs. including one parent that stood long enough so we could see the egg it was incubating. Another fantastic bird that nests on the Otago Peninsula as well as several places down the East Coast of the South Island is the Yellow-eyed Penguin. It is one of the rarest Penguins in the world and great efforts are being taken to preserve and assist the species. They roost on land at night and spend much of the day at sea catching fish. In the mid to late afternoon they start retuning to shore to the places they roost, which are usually dense brushy areas up steep slopes from the sea. We were lucky enough to see a good number of these birds returning to shore. Many of them had chicks that had recently hatched. In the water they use their wings like flippers. Penguins can’t fly in the air but many people think of them flying under the water by efficiently the use their wings for swimming. They can dive for food up to depths of 500 feet. On land they do not move nearly as well. Since they can’t fly they have to walk on land. They can stand nearly two feet tall but they have stubby little feet so walking is rather odd. They waddle side to side when they move. When going up a bump or short steep part, sometimes they will hop up which is quite entertaining to watch. I saw many of the penguins go up from the beach a certain distance and then pause sometimes for 10 minutes or more. I wasn’t sure if they were resting from the challenging land travel or just pausing to warm up from the sun rays. We saw many other interesting wildlife species, went horseback riding, explored volcanic areas, hiked out to glaciers, saw glow worms in a cave, learned a lot about sheep, kayaked, took a cruise in the Fiordlands and enjoyed cultural experiences of the original inhabitants of the island, the Maori. It was a fantastic trip full of great memories that will stay with us for the rest of our lives.

ABOVE: These birds are enjoying the food-rich waters off Kaikoura, New Zealand, where the upwelling of oceanic currents from an underwater canyon plunging nearly 4,000 feet deep bring a bounty for all.

WHAT’’S HAPPENING—cont’d from page 3

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Prairie High School drama is presenting the play “The Playboy of the Western World” by J.M. Synge beginning Feb. 5. A short, one-act play called “Riders to the Sea,” by the same writer, is a lso on the bill. “The Playboy of the Western World” is a comedic masterpiece about a man who boasts of his dark deeds in rural Ireland, earning praise and affection from townsfolk. His real story is a mystery. The plays run Feb. 5–7 and 12–14. Performances begin at 7 p.m. Tickets are available online at www.seatyourself. biz/prairiehighschool.

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Call for Artists Area artists are invited to participate in the Columbian Artists 39th Annual juried Spring Art Show to be held March 21st through April 12th at the Thee Rivers Mall, 3513 Three Rivers Drive, Kelso, WA (Space D-1168, just down from Macy’s). The Show is open to artists 18 years old and older from Cowlitz, Clark, Wahkiakum Lewis and Pacific Counties in Washington, and Clatsop and Columbia Counties in Oregon. Entries must be original, two dimensional work, completed in the past two years. Work will be judged and awards given. Entries will be received on Monday, March 16th, from 10am to 5pm, at the Thee Rivers Mall. A prospectus with details regarding rules, categories, sizes, etc., and an entry form are available on our website www.

BGHS Grad Night Fundraiser Monday, February 9th, 11:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. at the Mill Creek Pub, 1710 SW 9th Ave, Suite 101, Battle Ground, WA. Dine in ~ a portion of the sales for the day will be donated to BGHS Grad Night Foundation by Mill Creek Pub. There will be basket raffles, music & other fun things planned. Cash donations gladly accepted. Funds will support BGHS Grad Night event for 2015 graduates

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When a person “sears” themselves, they badly burn themselves. Over time that burned area is scarred and less capable of physical feeling. So, the analogy refers to burning ourselves so we will no longer feel the guilt and pain associated with doing things that are wrong— “searing our conscience”. As a matter of fact, over time, we won’t ooking for love. That’s the stuff songs are made of and holidays even feel or be aware of future times when we do something horribly, are set aside for. Cards are made/purchased/given. Sentiments terribly evil or when someone else does something horribly, terribly shared. “Love” is peddled and traded and cashed in on. At least, our evil. type of love is. Our love is shallow and superficial and commercial. BY LORI ANDERSON Being horribly and terribly evil, doing things that are wrong It is a temporary love, easily broken. Given today. Taken tomorrow. according to God’s standards, separates us from our holy and good God’s love is none of these things. He’s looking for love, too, but His God. God is looking. He is watching. He is searching. If we have deadened ourselves kind of love is different from ours. His eyes are “searching to and fro looking for hearts against God and all that He calls good and holy, the Bible tells us that He will appoint fully devoted to Him”. God is looking for special kinds of hearts. judgment. God will send His angels to mark all that “grieve and lament over all the detestGod is looking for hearts that care, kind hearts that ache with love and devotion to able things that are done” and God will send judgment on all that do detestable things— Him. God is looking for hearts that pour out love, devotion, and kindness to others on all that do NOT feel remorse and sadness over detestable things. because of the love, devotion, and kindness He pours out to us. God is looking for hearts Remorse and sadness is what an innocent child feels when they find out they have that help the homeless, clothe the naked, feed the poor, heal/comfort the sick and imprisdone something wrong or someone they love has done something wrong. (My youngest oned. He’s looking for hearts that grieve over wrongs done, tragedies that happen, loved would always cry her eyes out when her brother got in trouble!) Remorse and sadness is ones that are lost. Humble hearts. Servant hearts. A heart that loves one another, loves what they feel when they find out they have disappointed their parents. It’s that childlike their neighbor as themheart that God is searching for, a broken and contrite heart, a penitent heart. A trusting and selves, and a heart that is faithful heart that is humble and hopeful and innocent. I’m talking about young children! like Jesus. God is looking © They are so affectionate, loving, and needy. Quick to cry over wrongs done. Quick to for hearts that are alive and forget. Quick to forgive. Quick to trust. They hunger to learn and to grow and to please vibrant, singing songs of their moms and dads. I can see why God holds those who prey upon this childlike faith praise and thanksgiving to in a deep, holy, and righteous contempt, meting out a justice that is fearful to imagine! I Him despite what happens can also see why He wants us to have childlike hearts! in this life. Hearts that hope Ephsians 2:14–18 Oh, but our hearts are deceitful and cannot be trusted. Right? God says that, too, in the in Him and long for His Bible. Right? Yes, yes He does. Notice how a child needs direction. A little child is not fit had that puzzled-parent look as return. Hearts that trust! to make his/her own decisions. A little child may think he/she knows what he/she wants my youngest two stood in front Hearts that stand up for the (usually impulsively based on feelings) but we as adults have to logically reason with the of me with some vague complaint defenseless. Hearts that fear child and often times even make the decision for them. Isn’t that the way it is with us? that they couldn’t find anything to God but not man. He is We are ruled by our hearts/impulses and God says our hearts mislead so, do not trust in do. The scenario had been played seeking hearts that are tenour hearts nor in our own understanding, but in all our ways, for all our days, lean on Him out on numerous occasions in the der and feeling, hearts that and trust in Him and His holy and pure word. past with the older five. Completely are burdened for others, not God is looking for hearts that are holy and pure. He wants us to have His heart, to be surrounded with an innumerable hearts that are cold, unfeelafter His heart. How can we do this? How can we know we have God’s heart? The Bible toys, they had asked for guidance for something to do! I ing, and dead. suggested our work list. That wasn’t what they had in Dead, unfeeling, cold tells us by faith we know. By faith we love and obey Him and follow His word and read mind. hearts are what we have His word and believe His word. By faith we set our hearts on things above. Through faith Children and adults do get bored. It must be built into before we have our hearts we keep our hearts pure and undefiled by the world. How can we possibly have such hearts when our hearts are so hard and deceitful? It people to get tired of the same old things and want some transplanted with God’s extra stimulation in life. But a Christian is never without a heart. When we are dying, seems impossible! For us, yes, it is impossible but for God all things are possible. I never purpose or something to do if he/she is following the Great we gradually become numb thought it possible for my heart! My heart was just like the dragon, Smaug, in The Hobbit. Commission. to the concerns around us. Hard and evil and destructive, to myself and to others, but God saw the chink in my An attending angel told the watching followers of When we are dead we do “impenetrable scaly armor”. He saw the place where I was still tender, vulnerable, and Christ’s ascension that they shouldn’t just stand around not feel physically bur- open. That’s where He aimed. He brought this dragon down and instead of leaving me to looking up. Jesus would come again in the Father’s timing. dened and weighed down die, He operated! He gave me a heart transplant! That’s when all the scales fell away and They had been promised the Holy Spirit to soon empower with the horrible, terrible, I, for the first time in my life, felt pain, remorse, and guilt, and all those good things that them to be Christ’s witnesses in Jerusalem (locally) and things we say, think, and prevent you from being destructive! My heart was broken over all the terrible, horrible around the world (Acts 1:8). Yet, they appeared to stand do. When a person is dead, things I’ve ever done, thought, and said. Pleasing God starts with broken and contrite hearts. Hearts that long to please God around as though there was nothing to do but wait until no pain is felt. No guilt. No Jesus would return. Waiting quietly in some out of the way remorse. No sadness. but recognize, in our own power we cannot please God. Pleasing God means allowing place would be easier and less dangerous than what they Nothing is felt. So when God to revive our dead sinful hearts, break away the hearts of stone and replace them were about to do. God says we have hearts of with hearts of flesh that are raw and tender and able to feel again—feel remorse, feel What are you doing with your time? What is your stone, that we have hard- shame, feel regret. I wanted to push God away. I did not want to feel again but I am so “Jerusalem”? The Lord intended you to make use of the ened our hearts, I believe glad He won me over. It is our sense of feeling, feeling pain, feeling sadness, FEELING time until Jesus would return by being His witness where He is talking about a spiri- that prevents us from repeating harmful activities and encourages us to repeat helpful God has planted you. tual rigor mortis that sets in activities. We are to die to the world but be alive in Christ. Place our trust in Him. after we continually turn (Something I also did NOT want to do. I did not want to trust anyone!) Have faith in You’ve entered the home of the Circuit away from God, determined Christ, God’s only Son Whom He sent here to save us. ‘Riter. Come on in and sit a spell, put And save me He DID! Thank you Jesus, the difference between me and Smaug to go our own destructive your feet up—make yourself at home. apparently was, God saw a heart in me that was willing to be renewed by faith. I did and dangerous ways. He We’ve been waiting for you. Walk HEARTS—cont’d on page 11 also calls it “searing” our through a delightful series of homespun conscience (which makes devotional messages with author, me wonder if our conMichael Ullrich. Visit his site at http:// www.in-his-steps.com/ science is in our hearts?).

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followed in 1890; and the Burnside Bridge was finished in 1894. But bridges, of course, like anything else, have a life span. As early as 1895, newspapers were complaining about the state of the Morrison Bridge. Salem’s Capital Journal called the span “old, rotten” and “a perfect death trap.” “No one’s life is safe on it, with heavy loaded sand or brick teams. The constant repairs… would keep a dozen ferry boats running...” But the bridge remained in use, despite fears and complaints. Then in 1903, the unthinkable happened. On July 31, “thousands of people had gathered on the Morrison and Madison street bridges to watch Clarence Lutz, an armless man, swim the river….” On the Morrison Bridge, “the crowd rushed to the south edge of the bridge, in order to get a good view. A section of the passenger walk gave way under the heavy weight and the crowding, struggling mass

of people were carried down a distance of forty feet. Some fell on the two boathouses moored under the bridge, while others were precipitated directly into the river, which is about fifteen feet deep at that point. Many fell between the boathouse, forming a pile ten feet high of struggling men, women and children.” Bystanders became instant heroes as they jumped into the water or onto splintered timbers, pulling out survivors by brute force. Two people—a 16-year-old girl and a 13-year-old boy—lost their lives. Over 80 others were injured. This tragedy spelled the end of the original Morrison Street Bridge. The City of Portland had already earmarked $400,000 for a replacement span, and now that

project rocketed forward. In 1905, a new, sturdier bridge replaced the old wooden structure. And in 1958, the third and present bridge replaced the replacement. But the first span to cross the Willamette did indeed bring the two halves of early Portland into a united whole, bridging the gap.

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RIGHT: The current Morrison Street Bridge was built in 1958. This view looks northeast, and shows the main span of the bridge with Riverfront Park in the foreground.

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HEARTS—cont’d from page 9

not believe it to be possible but God saw it to be possible. He saw in me a willingness I did not know was there. There are some that are unwilling, totally unwilling according to the Bible. (I am glad it is His job to figure THAT out and not ours!) The Bible says faith cleanses hearts. So if you have a heart, an evil, unbelieving heart, hardened by the deceitfulness of sin, and close to death, “today if you hear His voice do not harden your hearts” to Him anymore! No creature is hidden from His sight; all is laid bare to the eyes of Him with Whom we have to do. Willingly submit to the one the Bible calls the Great Physician. Allow Him to create in you a clean heart and renew a right spirit within you! God is looking for special kinds of hearts, hearts that give His special kind of love. He wants that kind of heart to be found in YOU! This article is based on the author’s personal view of God and the type of hearts He is looking for based on the scriptures referred to in II Chronicles, Isaiah, Ezekiel, Mathew, Mark, Luke, John, Acts, Colossians, Hebrews, 1 John, Revelation, and elsewhere in the New American Standard and New King James Bibles.

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