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hey didn’t come this year; the great horned owls. Maybe the crows in our yard somewhere. They have a beautiful bubbly song that resemtook over their nest. We did look forward to seeing the new fledgbles the robin but much more melodious. lings just like we did last year. The Cedar Waxwings didn’t come The black-capped chickadees have been around all year and we either even though we had an abundance of their favorite flowers, the know they have set up housekeeping somewhere in our bird sanctuary. red-hot pokers.

We have seen at least four pairs. I’m not sure how many bird houses The red-hot poker flowers are the favorite of Bruce put up but know there are several sizes, the waxwings, finches, hummingbirds, chickaseveral kinds of materials and different sizes dees, buntings, and Western Tanagers. The holes. They can get quite picky and may not use Tanagers usually stop by on their way through any we have but it is okay as long as they stay this area in the spring and fall. This year they around and entertain us. came in pairs not singles. These exquisite birds One white-breasted nuthatch is coming regustand out while sitting atop the bright red tops of larly to our feeders. It comes when there isn’t the poker plants. Their bright yellow front, black much activity so it can slip in, grab a sunflower back and tail together with the reddish orange seed and zip out of there…fast. They nested here head will always make me stop and wish I had a in one of our very dilapidated bird houses last camera to catch the moment. I only wish they year. They prefer holes in trees so maybe that old would nest here but from what I gather they nest house looked like part of the tree it was on. in more wooded areas.

Sunflower seeds seem to be the favorite food Right now we have many house finches and a of many different kinds of birds. It is a must for couple of purple finches that frequent our feedthose who love to watch the bird life and want to ers. The baby house finches are learning where have them up close and personal. The finches their favorite foods are located. We see them also like the thistle seed. begging for momma bird to ‘feed me, feed me’, Speaking of finches, we have dozens of golduntil they can figure it out for themselves. finches feeding at our feeders these days. These Also the bossy evening grosbeaks have been little five-inch birds love to sing and fill the air hanging around longer than they usually do. The above: A Lazuli Bunting perches momentarily while hunting for dinner.

BIRDS—cont’d on page 3 black-headed grosbeaks are plentiful and do nest right: Robin Redbreast babies, hungry, as usual!

Going Down Nostalgia Lane with Rose-N-Thorn

Kalama Prepares to Celebrate 125th Anniversary

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ose-N-Thorn (1227 N. Georig) is Woodland, Washington’s, newest vintage and upcycled resale shop. Located in the Oak Tree Plaza across from Gilliano’s Pizza, Rose-N-Thorn is chock full of whimsicality, upcycled furniture, antiques and everyday stuff for every household.

Rose-N-Thorn has twenty vendors, all with items for every kind of household.

Owner Elsa Foley says “we are recycling but in a modern way.” Rose-NThorn has handmade items, children’s items, glass, pottery, plus old and not-soold stuff for the discriminating customer.

Foley says Rose-N-Thorn is keeping the prices economical because “we want things to move so more people can enjoy them as well” By thinking outside the box you can make that little piece of whimsy from Rose-N-Thorn become part of your interior design.

Foley went on to say, “I’ve dreamed of having my own business for a long time.

I love being here, it’s fun to inspire other people and we have a big variety of items to interest people.”

Rose-N-Thorn, 1227 N. Georig, Suite A, Woodland, Washington (just off I-5 at exit 22). Open Monday–Friday, 10 am to 6 pm and Saturday 10 am to 4 pm. 360225-9966.

ave the date! Be there! Kalama is planning a big celebration of their 125th anniversary on July 10th, 11th, and 12th, 2015.

Kalama’s town motto is ‘where highway, rail, and water meet’. Let the fun begin! On Friday, July 10 the tall ships Lady Washington and the Hawaiian Princess, arrive in Kalama.

Take a dockside tour and see how seaman lived 100 years ago and learn about Kalama’s role in life on the Columbia River when the town was first settled.

Saturday, July 11 the importance of trains in the history of Kalama will be played out in downtown Kalama when model train enthusiasts set up model train displays through out the downtown area. In 1871 the first spike of the Northern Pacific Railroad was driven in Kalama, Washington. Kalama continued to play a major role in Washington State history as the Western Terminus for the Northern Pacific Railroad and became a boomtown almost overnight. There will also be volunteers on hand to answer questions.

And what is a celebration without a cake.

And not just any cake but a GIANT strawberry shortcake to commemorate the era when Kalama was known for the huge commercial strawberry fields located in the Cloverdale area of Kalama. On Saturday, July 11, a 16 foot long and 5 foot wide strawberry shortcake will be set up in the downtown area for all to see and enjoy.

Familiar Face to Retire from Woodland USPS by gloria loughry

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ori Smith, a familiar face to many at the Woodland U.S. Post Office will retire on June 12, 2015—and she's glad to take her rest!

"Can you believe it? Where does the time go?” said Lori. “I just love the customers and I know I will miss them all and the wonderful people here at work, but I’m looking forward my retirement. I have so many plans…

I’m sure I won’t know what to do with myself but you can be sure I will Lori Smith of the Woodland US Post Office will keep busy!” retire after 25 years with the institution. Her last Lori Smith served in the U.S. day will be June 12, 2015. photo by tori clifford Army for three years, part of the time while stationed in Germany, and then joined the U.S. Postal Service where she has brightened many a customer’s day for the last 25 years. In 2013 she was selected as Employee of the Year by the board of the Woodland Chamber of Commerce, a crown many would agree she definitely deserved.

Woodland Postmistress Tori Clifford said “Lori has been such a wonderful person here for so many years. Those are some tough shoes to fill, but we’re glad she will get some well-deserved time to herself. We will all really miss her.”

Come and say “Happy Retirement” to Lori at farewell get-together at the Woodland Post Office from 11 a.m to 1 p.m. on Friday, June 12, 2015. Light refreshments will be provided for well-wishers.

And on Sunday, July 12 come join the celebration at Marina Park, overlooking the Columbia River. Look for the world’s tallest totem pole. The final day of the event will include a salmon bake hosted by the City of Kalama, old fashioned games for the entire family, with prizes for the kids and finally a band concert in the evening. Come early and plan to stay the day.

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WHAT’S HAPPENING La Center Post Office Honors Vets with Gallery The LaCenter Post Office is the new home of a photo gallery featuring local Veterans (see image at the right). The collage of photos, each individually framed, displays soldiers, sailors, marines and airmen from LaCenter or with LaCenter ties, who are currently serving as well as those who served in past campaigns and wars. The faces and uniforms represent events in our country’s history, as illustrated by one picture in particular of Ray Vinnedge, a Pearl Harbor survivor. The display was created by Carole Parker, a LaCenter resident and military widow, who’s BIRDS—cont’d from page 1

with their songs. The males are a bright yellow, have black wings and a perky black cap that seems to have slipped down and rests on the base of their flesh colored bill. It’s kind of like a French beret, the way it looks.

They have never nested here but seem to prefer the Woodland Bottoms to start their families.

Hummingbirds? Yes, we do have them, too, and we are seeing the babies already at our sugar water feeder. I do wish we could find where they have their nest but they truly hide it well.

One last thought: do not pick up a baby bird if you see one. They might be a fledgling and the mother bird is keeping a watch on it. IF there is danger you could maybe pick it up and put it in a high bush or on a branch.

DANGER means CAT in our area. We have lots of neighborhood cats that love to come through our yard.

We are ever on the lookout and we listen for the parent birds’ cry that says HELP. I will always go check to see if there is a cat I need to chase away. I hope you are enjoying the bird activity like we are.

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passion is to celebrate and honor our Veterans. Carole’s vision is to continue adding pictures to this “living wall tribute” and to create other similar wall displays in nearby communities. To participate in this endeavor, please contact carolej99@comcast.net.

Fins of Fury Swim Camp for Kids The ARC of Cowlitz County is offering their Fins of Fury Swim Camp—a week-long swim camp for children and adults with developmental and intellectual disabilities.

The camp takes place Monday, July 6th through Friday, July 10th, 2015 at the Gaither Pool, Kelso High School, Kelso, Washington. The fee is $50 per child but hardship scholarships can be applied for on request.

For more information call The ARC of Cowlitz County at 360-425-5494 to reserve a spot or to volunteer.

Sign Up Through August 15 for 2015 Summer Reading at the Library Children, teens and adults, too, can have fun and earn rewards while keeping their reading skills sharp with no-fee summer reading programs at Fort Vancouver Regional Library District libraries, bookmobiles and at www. fvrl.org.

The adult summer reading program has been added this year in response to popular demand. The FVRL summer reading programs run June 1 through the end of August, with signups ending Aug. 15.

There are no fees attached for participating in the library’s activities, events or reading program rewards.

The 2015 Summer Reading programs for kids and teens have a heroic theme: “Every Hero Has a Story” for young children 0–5 years and children 6–11 years; and “Unmask!” for teens 12–19 years.

Continuing the program format introduced in 2014, sign-ups and reading logs are online through a web page link at www.fvrl.org. Participants can sign up in FVRL libraries or remotely on the website via personal computers, tablets or smartphones. The online features save paper while providing convenient access to reading logs, resources and event schedules.

Parents have the option of creating a family account by adding siblings’ accounts to the first one registered.

Paper logs are also available if preferred or needed.

The library’s web pages provide easy-to-follow instructions for setting up individual summer reading accounts.

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Adults earn entries into branch prize drawings for $25 Barnes & Noble gift cards for every four books they read. Entries may be made either in branches or online.

Participants also have the option of writing reviews to share anonymously with other summer readers.

Information about summer reading is available at any FVRL library or bookmobile, or by calling (360) 9065000, 1-888-546-2707 toll-free from area code 509, or 1-800-921-6211 toll-free from Yale Valley. Summer reading information also is available at www.fvrl.org.

The library’s summer reading program is generously supported by NW Natural, Umpqua Bank, The Blind Onion Pizza and Pub, Kumon, Vancouver Family Magazine, Cooper Chiropractic, Superkids Resale, Les Schwab, Image360, Friends of FVRL libraries, and Fort Vancouver Regional Library Foundation.

In 2014, 7,428 children ages zero to 11 years and 1,910 teens ages 12-19 years signed up for FVRL’s summer reading program. Participants spent more than 6,991,460 minutes reading and in reading-related activities, wrote 25,298 book reviews and collected 4,537 prizes.

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Camp For Free On June 6 for Oregon State Parks Day State parks throughout Oregon invite the public to camp and play for free the weekend of June 6–7 in celebration of State Parks Day and Free Fishing Weekend.

Camping is free the night of June 6 in traditional sites—full hookup (sewer, electricity and water), electrical hookup (electricity and water), and tent sites. Yurts, cabins and tepees are available at regular price. Parking will also be free June 6–7 at the 26 parks that charge a day-use parking fee.

Campsite reservations may be made by calling 800-452-5687 before 5 p.m. June 5. Or, reserve online at www.oregonstateparks.org. Of the 52 state park campgrounds, 40 take reservations.

Visitors will also be able to fish, crab and clam without a license June 6–7 for Oregon’s Free Fishing Weekend, hosted by the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW).

ODFW will provide the gear, bait and instructions at some state parks, including Champoeg, Detroit Lake, Jessie Honeyman and parks in the Columbia River Gorge. All events are listed at dfw.state.or. us/education/angling/ free_fishing.

Campers and visitors are encouraged to submit WHAT’S HAPPENING— cont’d on page 8

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It’s that time again. You garden soil is all tilled, amended and ready for growing. Now to the task of choosing of what to grow. Tomatoes…check. Cucumbers…check. Corn… check. All important components to a successful garden but really? We all grow the same veggies every year, BORING!!!

How about growing something different—someBy Cheryl Spaulding thing wild and wacky?!

There’s no denying we need the staples in our gardens. However, every year I like to select at least one plant that is unusual, to say the least. Sometimes I have great success and sometimes not so much. But it’s fun to try something new. The following is a list of some wild, wacky and just plain unusual veggies for you to try.

A relative of wild cabbage, the unique-looking Kohlrabi has been hailed as one of the 150 healthiest foods on Earth. Pretty much everything on this plant is edible. Fry up the root for some kohlrabi fries, toss the leaves in a salad, or chomp on the crisp, juicy stems and bulb for a low-calorie snack.

While Salsify might be related to the sunflower, but it’s the edible root that is the real treat. Salsify has historically been popular as a food crop throughout Europe and as far as the Near East, and is also believed to have medicinal qualities. (In fact, it was once believed to be a cure for snake bites.)

Though popular in Europe, the hearty, delicious Celeriac can be hard find locally.

Celeriac is a great seasonal alternative to the potato in the winter and can be used in soups, stir fries and added to mashed potatoes. Celeriac is also noteworthy among root vegetables in that it contains very little starch. So those looking to cut the starch from their diet can still enjoy all those “potato snacks” by replacing the potato with celeriac.

The Sunchoke is sometimes called the “Jerusalem artichoke” though it has no specific relation to Jerusalem or even that part of the world. In fact, the sunchoke (actually the root portion of the sunflower, H. tuberosa) is native to North America, so it’s a local ‘unusual” vegetable. Sunchokes can be used as a low-starch substitute for potatoes and are remarkably easy to grow.

Yardlong or Chinese Long Beans (green beans) are native to Southeast Asia and are named after their length (they rarely grow much longer than half a yard, truth be told.) CLBs are the perfect complement to any stir-fry but can be prepared the same as any green bean. What really sets them apart as a crop Your ONLY is how fast they grow!

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Egyptian walking onions, Tree onions, Why drive 1/2 hour or more?

Top setting onions or, Walking onions, are Shop local and save! similar to common onions but with a cluster of bulblets at the top of the stalk where a normal onion would have flowers. Tree onion bulblets will sprout and grow while still on the original stalk. The weight of the bublets can become so heavy that they may cause the stalk to bend down under the weight of the new growth and take root some distance from the parent plant, giving rise to the name “walking onion”.

Wild & Wacky Veggies for Garden Gate Your Garden!

Stepping Stones

BY PAT STEPP

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s I approached another birthday, I wondered if I had been given the gift of curiosity at birth. In school, I was the kid with her hand up during class with questions. I can remember teachers being surprised by the number of questions I asked.

One might think that as a mature human being, of a certain age, I might know at least some of the answers in this ongoing “Game of Life” we all play daily. Now, I often feel the people that should know the answers are confused about what is actually true. Many times I wonder if the person answering my questions is telling me facts or an opinion.

When I was a child I truly believed everything my mother told me. I remember one wintery day when I was four, my mother announced, “Today is your half birthday.” I remember how excited I was to tell the neighbor kids when I went out to play. One of the boys wanted to know what time the party would be. I went back to ask Mother and she said, “Three o’clock”.

After I told all the kids, I sat in the kitchen and watched her mix the cake batter. After the cake was in the oven, I saw her using green food coloring for the frosting. I was disappointed. I told her that I had hoped for a blue cake.

“Half-Birthday cakes are always green”, she explained, as she frosted the top.

Thinking back at what turned out to be my only Half Birthday party, I marvel at how she had handled my inviting guests to my impromptu party. I was fortunate to have such a loving mother.

Each year around my birthday, I reassess my life as I know it. It is a good time to work on ongoing goals. I have given up on becoming taller. Everything on my grocery list is on the top shelf, it seems. I have to ask for help from taller people. One man that I asked for help recently seemed flattered at my request. He said that his height was only 5’7” and no one had ever asked him to reach things before. I assured him that he seemed very tall to me.

I have not given up on being thinner. Perhaps, being thin might be difficult. Then I would have to buy a whole new wardrobe. I would settle for being thinner, so I could take in the seams of my current clothes.

Unlike New Year’s Resolutions, which are often broken, a Birthday Five Year Plan gives me a realistic time frame to chase after my “ducks” and teach them to march all in a row. And we never know what delights tomorrow will bring.

As Anonymous said: “You have to stand on your tiptoes to see the future”.

Romanesco broccoli also known as Romanesco cauliflower is an edible flower buds just like the rest of its relatives, Broccoli and Cauliflower. It has a striking Chartreus green color and is known for its extra crunchy texture and delicate, nutty flavor. It can be used in the same manner as its relatives but I prefer it raw in salad.

Many gardeners think celery is hard to grow but Leaf celery or Lovage is easy to grow.

Just snip off a clump of the bushy foliage and dice it up for flavoring soups, stews, rice pilaf, potato salad—you name it. Just keep in mind the taste is stronger than common celery.

Now you can make your own peanut butter! Peanuts can be fun to grow. The nuts are actually produced from “pegs” that drop down from the plant’s spent flowers and dig into the ground. The plants are quite ornamental and not difficult to grow but they can require a little bit of extra care in our cooler marine climate.

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he queens have been out off one of our main roads on our farm. We had been gathering firewood nearby and about. Yellow jackand were taking a break when I decided to have some fresh picked thimbleberries et and paper wasp queens, for a snack. As I proceeded to pick from a nice clump just a bit off the road I that is. They are the only stepped on the hive in the ground with my big ol’ cowboy boot. WOW did they members of the previous get upset and begin protecting their nest. With their ability to sting multiple times I spent the next few days in misery season’s hive to survive with many itchy, swollen yellow jacket reminders to the winter. They come watch where I was stepping. out of their winter slumo vLI ber and begin to build a new nest for the season. They have Paper wasps build in a more open style usually in ST K o OR n FO ow andGL YA out a while and probably have some of their first newly higher protected places such as roof overhangs or in the been RO ND A PHOTO S BY NORA rafters of outbuildings or other such places. I had one hatched workers taking on many of the chores that the queens have in my rollup clothesline housing one year. These been performing. umbrella-shaped nests tend to look somewhat unfinI know yellow jackets, paper wasps and hornets are not ished with the cells often open ended with only a very popular critters especially at picnic times, but they have light covering to protect the young inside. an important role in the control of other insects. These memThe queen will build the initial few cells bers of the Vespidae family or paper wasp family have many and the later workers will add on to the similar habits that they edges with the final nest only a few to sevcarry out without any eral inches across. prompting by us humans.

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All members of this group prefer a diet of a wide jackets can be more broad in their selection of food sources and that is what usually gets this group into so much trouble. center: I found this overwintering queen yellow jacket variety of caterpillars, beetle larva and other soft-bodied They get very excited when they see a great buffet at a picnic in mid-December in a firewood stack in Twin Falls, insects, including flies. They search for these food Idaho. Temperatures had been in the teens for table and get even more upset if we say “You can’t have any!” several days, but as she warmed in the sun she sources high and low on plants throughout the landwhen we swat them away. It is best to just be still and keep began to awaken. An amazing demonstration of scape. Paper wasps in this area that I usually see are things well covered until they realize it only smells like there species survival. photo by nora garofoli more slender looking than the yellow jackets but with is food there and it is very difficult to get at. They will go find left: This cabbage looper is one of this entire the same warning colors of yellow and black. They are groups’ favorite snacks, among others. something easier to get. They just don’t have time to fuss with top INSECTS—cont’d on page 9 : A bald-faced hornet. right: a European Yellow difficult food gathering. Some types of yellow jackets are in Jacket. the cleanup group and prefer bits of carrion, dead insects or even worms— things they don’t have to wrestle with or sting it sounds like to me. Another case for energy conserva5 Qts. tion.

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ord association time: Coast Guard. What do you think of when you hear that term? Sailors, boats, high seas, rescues…all these may come to mind. How about horses?

No? Read on to learn how horses were an important part of the US coastal defense effort during World War II. Reporter Roger S. Bye wrote a great story on the subject in the April 20, 1943 issue of the Rockford (Illinois) Register-Republic. Even though Bye never mentioned the exact location (for security purposes, no doubt), the action took place in the tiny village of Nahcotta on southwest Washington’s Long Beach peninsula.

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BY KAREN L “Out on this lonely, barren beach, where wet, hard-packed sand stretches straight and level farther than the eye can see, a tiny band of coast guardsmen are battling cold, rain and wind every day of the year. Part of a network of coast guard beach patrols which cover the United States coastline from Maine to Florida, from Washington to Mexico, they’re guarding against landings of saboteurs or enemy agents, watching for invasion attempts, reporting shipwrecks or vessels in distress.

“They’re ‘Sailors on Horseback,’ the coast guard’s ‘Horse Marines’—gobhatted seamen who talk in terms of halter ropes instead of bow lines, saddle pouches instead of sea bags. Most of these ‘sailors’ have never seen the deck of a coast guard cutter, never stood the night watch out at sea.

“Since that day last fall when a coast guardsman intercepted the landing of Nazi saboteurs on the New Jersey coast, the beach patrol has been expanded from lookout stations through the first foot patrol to this latest development—the mounted beach patrol.

“Ranging from ex-cowpunchers to trick rodeo riders, to movie horse opera ‘extra’ riders to managers of riding academies, the seamen go out day and night, covering the territory of the old foot patrol, with far less men.

“At the base camp, transformed by the men themselves from a swanky beach resort to a bustling miniature ‘spread,’ the talk is all in the twang of the cattle country.

They laugh a lot about riding horses and being ranked as seamen. Gathered around the fireplace of the headquarters building, once a deluxe resort residence, they kid each other about ‘sailors who never saw the sea’ and ‘joining the navy to see the world.’

“And their most pertinent observation along the line is ‘it’s one way a seaman can get his bow legs naturally.’

“But it’s not all horseplay, for their work is tough and constant. Out on patrol six hours a day, they cover as many as 24 miles in a stretch. And riding in pairs but keeping about 200 yards apart, it is a lonely vigil.

Walking the horse around snags and long-wrecked ships with only a pea jacket and saddle slicker to keep off the biting wind.

above: Sailors and their mounts turn out for inspection on the Long Beach peninsula. photo

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A sailor and his horse pose in front of the Moby Dick resort in Nahcotta. The hotel was built around 1929 and was later commandeered to serve as Beach Patrol headquarters and housing during World War II. photo courtesy u.s. coast guard.

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“When the patrol is over, they must take care of the horse and equipment—another hour’s work—then go about the other duties of a coast guard base.

“Clothing and cold have proven the biggest problems. Wind on this beach, averaging more than twenty miles an hour in velocity, once reached 123 miles per hour—‘before the meter broke.’

“Since special horse patrol uniforms are as yet unavailable, the men wear dungarees, leggings, pea jackets, slickers and storm hats. They are armed with rifles and wear cartridge belts on patrol. The new uniforms will consist of khaki field jacket, riding breeches, boots and visor cap.

“To Seaman 1st class Tommy Spitser, 21, who wore orange and black pants, fancy boots and checkered shirt L. JOHNSON when he did trick riding in rodeos before the war, the present garb is ‘pretty awkward.’

BY KAREN L. JOHNSON “ ‘I miss the ten-gallon hat and high-heeled boots,’ said Spitser, who left his own four horses and grandfather’s ranch in Independence, Mo., to join the coast guard when he heard of the mounted beach patrol. ‘It’s pretty cold out there and we’re supposed to ride erect in this military seat. I’m used to slouching and taking it easy.’

“The base’s 48 horses, who work six hours on and twelve hours off, were picked for their sturdiness and gentleness. Almost all unshod, they carry army blanket, military saddle, saddle bags and rifle while on patrol.

“Though identified mainly by the numbers branded on their ‘port bow,’ the horses have names ranging from the appropriate ‘Middy’ and ‘Sailor’ to the more typical ‘Cheyenne,’ ‘Montana’ and ‘Sugarfoot.’ There’s also a ‘Man O’ War,’ a good sea name with a rich heritage as horse flesh.

“First man out on this number one mounted patrol of the 13th naval district was Jemmings W. Peery, 20-year-old Seaman 1st Class from West Virginia, who had never ridden a horse or ‘seen a saddle’ until the horses came to the base ten days before. His patrol was 21 miles long. “‘I ain’t havin’ no trouble,’ he said. ‘Haven’t been tossed yet. I like being around horses, but I’d rather be out at sea. I’m getting a kick out of this though.’

“On duty in the stables at all hours to feed, water and exercise the horses are a corps of stablemen under command of Specialist 1st Class Arthur Hannum of Seattle, the stablemaster. Formerly a riding academy manager, he also has taken charge of the drilling of riders.

“Working with the horses only ten days before they went out on the first patrol, the men can do a close formation drill on ‘the range’ which would do credit to a crack army cavalry unit.

“The coast guard base is complete in ranch detail right down through the bunkhouse, corral and blacksmith shop.

“The smithy, Specialist 1st Class Joe Opalka of Montana, learned his trade on his own ranch where he has ‘about forty head.’ Only a few of the horses have had to be shod, and Opalka does it in true fashion, firing his forge and heating the shoes into shape on the huge anvil. He just slips the leather apron over his dungarees, and still wearing the leggings and gob hat, he has the horses shod before the next patrol is due.”

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Throughout the war, the sailors and horses patrolled the beaches, day and night, alert to any trouble.

Another reporter described the beach duty as a “monotonous grind…and nothing much ever seems to happen.” But as one petty officer put it, “When we get to griping over how useless to the war effort we feel sometimes, I think that if there’s never any excitement here, we will have accomplished what we were sent here for.”

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U.S. Coast Guardsman Joe Opalka, stationed at Nahcotta, shoes a horse with the help of a Coast Guard patrol dog. German shepherds, trained in the “Dogs for Defense” program at Fort Robinson, Nebraska, became part of the beach patrol, accompanying the horses and riders. photo courtesy u.s. coast guard, photo no. 1436. left:

Today, the old beach patrol headquarters is once again known as the Moby Dick Hotel. The grounds have changed considerably, but the building is still recognizable as the one in the WWII photo.

photo courtesy moby dick hotel.

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Instagram photos of their park adventures throughout the weekend and this summer with #InventAdventure.

The Oregon State Legislature established Oregon State Parks Day in 1997 to focus public attention on Oregon’s state park system. The event is always the first Saturday in June.

Parks throughout the state will host activities including guided hikes, open houses, tours, special barbecues and guest appearances by J.R. Beaver, Oregon’s State Park mascot.

Silver Falls State Park east of Salem will host a free barbecue, guided waterfall tour and its annual Foot Race Challenge, with a 5K, 6-mile and kids’ race. Stub Stewart State Park west of Portland will offer a free lunch at the Hilltop Day-Use Area, along with a guided hike, bike ride and orienting workshop.

For a complete list of events, go to oregonstateparks.org and click on “Things to Do.” Free Air Conditioners for MS Patients Candyce Hayes, Multiple Sclerosis Society of Portland, Inc. (MSSP) Executive Director, said “We have extended the deadline for our Summer Comfort program and will accept applications for the free air conditioner program through September 2015. This program provides Multiple Sclerosis (MS) clients living in Oregon & SW Washington with a new portable 5000 BTU window air conditioner. Those interested should contact our office at 503-297-9544 or email us at programs@msoregon.org. All applications must include verification of a MS diagnosis.”

According to Dr. Dennis Bourdette, Professor of Neurology at OHSU, “People with MS cannot tolerate heat. Unfortunately, medical insurance does not cover the cost of providing air conditioning units for people with MS, despite the well-recognized deleterious effects of heat on MS. Many people with MS are disabled and must live on a very limited income, often making it impossible for them to afford purchasing an air conditioning unit. By providing air conditioning units to people with MS who could not otherwise afford them, the MS Society of Portland’s Summer Comfort Program is a unique service.”

For more information about MS or the MSSP, please visit our website www.msoregon. org or contact Candyce Hayes at 503-297-9544.

Book Sale! Friends of Woodland Community Library The Friends of the Woodland Community Library will hold a book sale on Friday, June 19th (10 a.m.–4 p.m.) and Saturday, June 20th (9 a.m.–1 p.m., with a bag sale 1–2 p.m.). It will be held in the Woodland Community Center, 782 Park Street, across from the Woodland High School and next to the Woodland Community Library.

Prices of children’s books range from 25¢ to $1. Most other books are $1. All media items are 2 for $1. We have lots of material for homeschooling.

The book sale will fund library activities and a future library. For information, call 360560-8130.

FREE Weekly Plant Clinics Have a gardening problem? Get answers to general gardening questions; learn about proper plant selection, diagnosis and treatment recommendations for diseased plants, and identification of insects and plants. Master Gardeners ask that you bring in a representative sample or entire plant to the office for examination and diagnosis. Bring all insects to the office in a container with rubbing alcohol for identification. Master Gardeners recommend the least toxic way to treat garden diseases and pests. The Lewis County Master Gardeners are available every Monday and Wednesday 9 am to 3 pm and Tuesday 12 pm to 3 pm at the WSU Extension Office located in the basement of the Lewis County Courthouse, 351 NW North Street, Chehalis, WA 98532 and on the fourth Thursday of every month 10 am to 2 pm at the Morton Senior Center, 103 Westlake Ave, Morton, WA 98536 from 10 am to 2 pm.

Master Gardeners are volunteers, trained by WSU, to provide research-based information on home gardening and pest control.

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meetings to network with people of similar interests, enjoy monthly educational programs on a variety of garden topics, learn new skills and contribute to the overall well-being of the community, enjoy friendships with like-minded people, and inform people of Lewis County about the value of the Master Gardener Program. Contact Joanne Cobbs at 360-785-7516 to become a Friend of Lewis County Master Gardeners.

Join us July 11th at 10:00 am for a free class on Winter Gardening—Plan now for food in winter. For more information contact Art Fuller, Program Coordinator, WSU Lewis County Master Gardeners, (360) 740-1216, http://lewis-mg-mrc.org or e-mail art.fuller@lewiscountywa.gov.

Woodland’s City-Wide Garage Sale Coming Up! Save the Date! The Woodland City Wide Garage Sale will be held on Saturday, August 1st , from 8 a.m.—4 p.m. Participants hold a sale at their garage, yard, apartment, or carport.

We will do the advertising, and provide a list and map of participating addresses. COST: $5.00 to cover advertising (all unused funds will be donated to the Woodland Action Center).

Registration forms will be available in July. For more information, contact the City of Woodland offices at 360-225-8281.

Second Sunday event at the Cathlapotle Plankhouse: “First Person, First Peoples” Presented by Deana Dartt of the Portland Art Museum Where: Cathlapotle Plankhouse at the Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge: 28908 NW Main Ave, Ridgefield, WA 98642 When: June 14, 2015; 12 p.m.–4 p.m.: Plankhouse Tours and Children’s Activities Tour the Plankhouse on your own or guided by our experienced volunteers. Children’s activities will be available as well.

1:00 p.m.: Naturalist-Led Hike 2:00 p.m.: “First Person, First Peoples” (In the Plankhouse) Presented by Deana Dartt, curator of the Portland Art Museum’s Native American collection.

The Portland Art Museum is actively working to address many of the issues around interpreting its Native American collection, and is striving to include diverse voices and community perspectives into curatorial and educational practice. This presentation will focus on recent projects within the museum’s Object Stories initiative: a partnership with the Native American Youth Association (NAYA) Family Center to connect Native youth with the collection, and an artist-led project that gathered stories from Yup’ik community members in Bethel, Alaska. Deana will speak about her work, which aims to provide opportunities for more meaningful and culturally relevant learning in the museum.

Cost: Refuge admission is $3 per vehicle Visit the Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge on Sunday, June 14th for a day of connecting with wildlife and the cultural history of the Lower Columbia River. At 1:00 p.m. join a Refuge Naturalist for a hike down the Oaks to Wetlands trail, and learn about the plants and animals that call the Refuge home. At 2 p.m., get the scoop on the Portland Art Museum’s Native American Gallery as gallery curator, Deana Dartt, talks about the vision for the gallery. From 12–4, the Plankhouse will be open for visitors, and there will be activities for families to connect with the culture and wildlife at the plankhouse. You can also check out the ample wildlife watching opportunities on the River ‘S’ Unit Auto Tour Driving Route.

Check the Friends website ridgefieldfriends.org for maps of Refuge trails, or contact Plankhouse Director Sarah Hill at sarah_hill@fws.gov, or call (360) 887-4106.

For wheelchair/ADA access to this event, please contact Sarah prior to the event date.

This year marks the 10th anniversary of the Cathlapotle Plankhouse, and the house will now be open weekends from12 p.m.–4 p.m. Every second Sunday of the month the Plankhouse will host a special event with speakers, guided hikes, and children’s activities. For more information on the upcoming events, visit www.ridgefieldfriends.org/plankhouse/programs.

Mount St. Helens ‘Crater Glacier View Climb’ Offers View Like No Other The Mount St. Helens Institute is leading multiple guided trips this summer to an up-close view of Crater Glacier from a vantage point on the north side of Mount St. Helens.

The eight-mile hike begins at Windy Ridge and crosses the Pumice Plain—ground zero during the 1980 eruption and an area that has seen a remarkable resurgence of life in the past 35 years. Participants then climb to a vantage point at 5,300 feet with an eye-level, panoramic view of Crater Glacier, the lava domes formed during the 1980–1986 and 2004–2008 eruptive periods and spectacular Loowit Falls cascading out of the crater.

Along the way, Mount St. Helens Institute guides share natural history knowledge of the resilient landscape as participants enjoy views of nearby Mt. Rainier, Mt. Adams, Spirit Lake, Mt. Margaret Backcountry and Goat Rocks Wilderness.

“The Crater Glacier View Climb offers a perspective from the opening of the horseshoe shaped crater and an experience like no other on Mount St. Helens. The view of glacier, lava domes and crater walls and will take your breath away,” says Peter Frenzen, Mount St. Helens Monument Scientist. “Other than by helicopter, there is no better view of what’s happening inside the Mount St. Helens crater than this one”, Frenzen adds.

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July 25th through September 12th. These climbs are available by guided trip only, the cost of this adventure is $195 ($145 is a tax-deductible donation). The Mount St. Helens Institute is proud to operate under a special use permit from the Gifford Pinchot National Forest.

For more information and to sign up for this climb visit: http://bit.ly/ CraterGlacierViewClimb Friends of Kalama Library Book Sale!

Friends of the library Kalama will have their book sale on Friday, June 19th from 9 to 4 in the city hall council chambers located at 320 N 1st Street in downtown Kalama. Hard covers $1, paperbacks 50 cents, children books, CDs and other special items will be also be available. Come and get your summer vacation supply!

STORY TIME: Join Sabrina for crafts and storytime every Wednesday at 11 am at the city hall council chambers 320 N 1st street in Kalama. Come and join the fun!

Fort Vancouver Regional Library BOOK SALE Touted as “BookFest ’15!” the FVRL Book Sale will be bigger, better, and more exciting than just any old used book sale! Kick off summer with this incredible opportunity to stock up on reading material for those long, lazy days ahead. Fort Vancouver Regional Library Foundation is hosting a giant two-day used book sale with over 15,000 books on Friday and Saturday, June 26–27, 2015. BookFest’15 will be held in the Library Hall, downstairs at the FVRL District Headquarters (the former Vancouver Community Library building at 1007 E. Mill Plain Blvd, Vancouver, WA, 98663). Hours will be from 9:00 a.m. until 6:00 p.m.both days. Come find terrific titles for yourself, the kids in your life, and your favorite reading buddy. There will be plenty of free parking available onsite.

Proceeds from this book sale will be used to support Fort Vancouver Regional Library (FVRL) District’s Summer Reading Program.

For more information about this book sale, please visit FVRL Foundation’s website at www.fvrlf.org and Facebook page at www.facebook.com/FVRLFoundation.

If you have any questions, please contact the FVRL Foundation office at 360-906-4700 or foundation@fvrl.org. Information can also be found on their website at www.fvrl.org.

AGLOW Meeting in June: Speakers for next month’s Vancouver AGLOW meeting on June 1st will be a couple from Israel. They will be giving a Middle East update, and sharing their hearts about Israel and the Jewish people.

Meeting location: Shiloh Fellowship Church, 10709 SE 10th St., Vancouver. Time: 7:00 p.m., with fellowship at 6:00 p.m. For information: 360-694-6914.

TOPS #1129 Meets in Woodland The TOPS #1129 Group meets at 9:00 a.m. on Tuesdays for their weigh-in and meeting at the Woodland Community Center located at 782 Park Street. For more information contact Delores at 360-606-6434.

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.

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If you like Mexican style food you need to grow Tomatillos. Grown exactly like tomatoes, Tomatillos don’t need staking or caging. They’re attractive and are also a main ingredient in Salsa Verde and other Mexican dishes.

And now I saved the best for last! A little drum roll please!!! Ta Da! One of the most wild and wacky vegetables for the garden this season is the exciting grafted combination of a tomato plant and a potato plant. Marketed under the label Ketchup and Fries, this thoroughly tested duo is the ultimate container plant, but the developers state the plant will grow equally well in the open garden.

Tomatoes are members of the potato family and are therefore naturally compatible with potatoes. Each Ketchup ‘n’ Fries plant is hand-grafted to create this unique double cropping novelty. There is no genetic modification—it’s an all-natural process. Despite its cost (I’ll not kid you, it is expensive) I definantly have to try this in my garden this season.

Ketchup ’n’ Fries may be available through your local nursery and can be ordered from Territorial Seed Company. Likewise you may have to search through nurseries and seed catalogs for some of these aforementioned vegetables. Good luck.

both about ¾ to one inch long. I have only seen bald faced hornets a few times and they are white or cream and black patterned.

As with many of the insect and spider groups they just want to go about their business. If we don’t get alarmed and just give them their space they aren’t out to get us as we often are led to believe. Just a little information on their behaviors and then a little time thinking of ways to work with them can go a long way toward a better garden, environment, and world in which all of us can live. I hope you take a few moments a day to find out something about a fellow inhabitant of the planet that will aid in understanding this amazing place we all share.

Two familiar, if sometimes scary to humans, types of homes in which the various wasps or hornets live—paper wasps on the left and hornets on the right. Yellow jackets prefer an in-ground home or under boards, rocks, in an old mouse house so their “homes” are harder to view.

TOPS #1056 Meets in Vancouver TOPS WA 1056 Vancouver, meets every Wednesday at the Shiloh Fellowship Church located at 10709 SE 10th Street Vancouver, WA 98684. Weigh in begins at 8:15. The meetings are 9:30 to 10:30. Any questions, please contact Barbara Smith at 360-9014634 or at Barbarassouthernbreeze@gmail.com.

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.

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.

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

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“…God sees not as man sees, for man looks at the outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart.”

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On the inside I can choose to follow society and become ooking on the inside? It certainly is not the way of the a self-absorbed, bitter, crazy, grouchy, gossiping, mean old world. We are inundated everyday with messages about lady. I can become nasty and obnoxious quite easily. All how society thinks we ought to see things. If we listen to these things come naturally and are my default. However, the movies, television, music, friends, family, and, yes, if I follow God’s ways, and let Him guide me, correct me,

BY LORI ANDERSON even our churches sometimes, it’s all about what’s on the and mold me into something beautiful on the inside, I can outside. Looks get the looks! The best get the best! The have hope that I’ll end my days here on earth…beautiful— biggest and the brightest get the biggest and the brightest. The “chosen” get chosen. on the inside! I know it is a monumentally daunting task given my natural inclinations Here’s the sad thing about this human tendency to choose based on what’s on the but, hey! God is God! He is the creator of beauty! He can do a good work even in outside—what’s on the outside gets old, sick, and frail. What’s on the outside changes me! with time and circumstance. What’s on the outside is temporary at best. What’s on the He can do a good work in you, too. It will take you and I cooperating with Him, outside is often a poor representation of what’s really on the inside. though. It will mean we have to surrender our will and say no to our natural inclinaWhat’s really on the inside of the famously gorgeous? What we see on the outside tions repeatedly (throughout each moment of each day sometimes even). It will mean is amazing, alluring, and exciting but when you dig a little deeper you often find out we’ll have to choose to be loving, kind, and understanding, extending grace to those in what’s on the inside is rotten to the core. Some say it makes for great “Reality TV” and the struggle (meaning extending grace to ourselves, too)! The Bible tells us we will “drama”. I am not so sure I have the stomach for that kind of reality and drama. Real have this epic struggle between our two natures—our inclination towards evil and our reality has enough drama on its own! desire for good—as long as we are on this side of heaven. So, it should come as no Real reality is what compelled me to advise my young ones to wait and watch when surprise to us when we face ourselves, fight ourselves, and sometimes fail ourselves. considering their future spouses. Real reality is what made me warn them to NOT The good news is God does not expect us to be without failure. What He does expect expect beauty to carry them through a relationship. Oh, I am not saying there is any- is that we love Him with all our heart, mind, soul, and body even despite our failings! thing wrong with pretty-on-the-outside. I just wanted to make sure my kids knew What does this mean? Well, look at King David in the Old Testament as an example. pretty-on-the-outside can vanish pretty quickly and to look more fervently for pretty- He messed up big time repeatedly but God said David was a man after His own heart! on-the-inside with their prospective spouses, asking serious questions like: How does Time after time, David returned to God and said he was sorry—AND TRULY MEANT this person treat others? How does this person handle conflict? How does this person IT! He showed his sincerity by changing his ways, paying restitution when applicable, view God, parents, siblings, children, authorities, law, ethics, honesty, finances, giving, and accepting the responsibility and the consequences that resulted, even though hard serving, hard work… the list can go on and on! Waiting, watching, and digging deeper and painful. King David realized, and admitted, that he sinned against God. That is no guarantee, I know. People can change for the better and people can change for the thought, and that thought worse. However, waiting, watching, and digging deeper can help save a person from a alone, deeply devastated © potentially bad decision. Waiting, watching, and digging in deeper can reveal how the David. Obviously, King pretty-on-the-outside may be hiding a really rotten inte- David had periods of time rior. when he may have known Serial killer Ted Bundy was a good example of pretty- what was best but failed DOWN TO on-the-outside hiding a really ROTTEN interior. They miserably at doing what EARTH Joshua 24:14–28 say he was very handsome and charming. They say he was best—denying his Satellite TV fooled people with his handsome, kindly, and vulnerable evil, selfish, nature. recently heard of a young exterior, causing ladies to be drawn to him. Obviously, However, David wholly man who accidentally this exterior was only skin deep, for beneath the amaz- trusted in and believed stumbled into the Red Light ing, alluring, and exciting exterior was a mass murderer. God, ultimately surren- district of Amsterdam in Now, not every pretty-on-the-outside person is a mass dered to God, continually the Netherlands while trymurderer! Being paranoid and thinking that is just silly. turned to God, and contin- ing to find a shortcut to his Some insides are simply selfish and self-serving. Some ually returned to God each housing. The young man insides are bitter, angry, vindictive, or whatever but for- time he failed. did his best to avoid any INTERNET tunately, some beautiful-on-the-outside people are also There’s the key. 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he latest restaurant to specialize in hamI decided to try the single Frack Burger burgers in Longview, Washington, Frack served on a grilled bun with lettuce, tomato, Burger, located at 94 Oregon Way, occupies and house-made sauce ($5). My burger was one-third of a small strip mall at the foot of by far simpler but still large and the thickthe Lewis & Clark Bridge—on the ness of the bun overwhelmed the taste of the Washington side, of course. hamburger. I believe if I had ordered a more The new restaurant is decorated in bright multi-layered burger the breadiness of the red, black and gold brown wood, a stellar bun would not have been an issue. combination that delivers a striking visual We also decided to order French Fries and impact. Everything looks bright and clean our waiter advised us that one order would be with no clutter anywhere. than enough for both of us. She was

BY THE DIVA GASTRONOMIQUE more We were greeted at the door and shown to right! Like everything else at Frack Burger a table right away. No waiting in line, I liked one order of their hand-cut french fries ($3) that. The red and white menu offers hamwas huge and MORE than enough for both of us. However, burgers, hot dogs, French fries, milkshakes, it’s all there, even though the fries were hot they were still soft and not all the components of an upscale but yet old-fashioned crisp like I like them. On the other hand, despite the BBQ L O N G V I E W, WA burger ‘joint.’ Frack Burgers are made from local, Oregon sauce slathered on them the onion rings were super crispy, grown, grass-fed beef and include lettuce, onion, tomato, a little bit salty and, oh, so onion-y good.

American cheese & Frack sauce.

Everything on the menu is a la carte. Items like french fries, beer-battered onion rings, FYI: Grass fed beef is the meat of the moment however, that being said there are house-made beef and bean chili, hot dogs, handmade milkshakes and other drinks are all valid reasons why many Americans are beginning to make the switch from feed-lot ordered separately. And you can upgrade your burger by doing it Frack style. Add two beef to pasture-raised or grass-fed beef. Is grass-fed beef really better for you? Most thick slices of bacon, grilled onions and extra American cheese for an additional $3. And experts agree grass-fed beef has higher concentrations of some nutrients, antioxidants extra add-ons like guacamole, fried egg, grilled ham, sautéed mushrooms, Tillamook and vitamins. Grass-fed beef has the kind of fat most often found only in fish. It also Vintage Aged White Cheddar, to list a few, are just a $1 dollar each. has less fat overall and the Omega 3 levWhat we plan to try next time: My lunch els can be about 50 percent higher than companion says he can hardly wait to conventionally-raised (read “feed lot) try the Ring of Fire burger. It’s hot. It’s beef. Grass-fed beef also has less cholesSpicy and its Fracktastic. Well, that’s terol and more Beta Carotene and CLAs. what the menu says anyway. Fresh cut One of Frack Burger’s specialties is an jalapeno rings are pressed into a oneoff-the-wall burger creation titled the half-pound burger served with Salsa Swiss Miss Piggy, a half- pound of seared Verde, pepperjack cheese, grilled onions, fire roasted green chilies, lettuce and ground beef topped with grilled ham, sautomato on a grilled bun ($10). téed mushrooms, onion rings drenched in I think since I found my single Frack BBQ sauce, two thick slices of grilled bacon, Swiss cheese, and house dressing burger was large for me this visit the next time on a grilled bun. Holy flavor town! Guy I’m going to order the baby Frack burger ($3).

Fieri, this one is for you.

About the size of a single Frack burger, its size will be more to my liking.

What we tried: My lunch companion decided to try the Gloomy Bloomy Burger.

The Longview Frack Burger we visited is also blessed with an excellent wait staff, Despite the ‘gloomy” name he said he really like the complex flavors of the burger. A at least in the case of one little brunette. Our very hard-working waitress was the only one-half pound beef patty is seared and topped with crumbled blue cheese, two thick one there and she did an amazing job serving us and five other tables all the while sliced of cooked bacon, sautéed mushrooms, three fried onion rings covered with BBQ greeting people at the door, making shakes and handling the cash register. sauce, lettuce and tomato and served on a grilled bun ($10). Just so you know the One major drawback to Frack Burger is its location. Situated on the corner of hamburger is cooked ‘medium’, not ‘well’ done. (If you want your burger well done, Oregon Way and Industrial Way customers of Frack Burger have to share the same let your waiter know in advance.) By the way, these burgers are HUGE so come with small parking lot that serves Subway and Starbucks. That combination does not leave your appetite ready. He washed down his burger with a luscious creamy vanilla bean a lot of space to go around. Plus the location is definitely out of the mainstream for handmade milkshake.

Longview and Kelso customers in some respects, but it’s great for mill workers, truck drivers and travelers going over the Lewis & Clark Bridge to Oregon.

INSIDE—cont’d from page 10 The Longview Frack Burger location is at 94 Oregon Way, Longview, Washington. are, how grateful we are—even for the hard and bad things that come our way. We have They are open 11:00 am to 11:30 pm daily. You can contact them at 360-312-7025. View complete control over the beauty we allow God to grow on the inside. their menu and other information at www.frackburger.com. They also have a Facebook “Therefore we do not lose heart, but though our outer man is decaying, yet our page: www.facebook/frackburger. The Frackbruger franchise also sports other locations inner man is being renewed day by day. For momentary light affliction is producing in Portland on Barbur Blvd, and in Canby, OR, on 4th Ave. Visit their website for more for us an eternal weight of glory far beyond all comparison, while we look not at the information about these things which are seen (what’s on the outside), but at the things that are not seen (what’s locations and other future on the inside!); for the things that are seen are temporal, but the things which are not locations they’re expecting seen are eternal.” to open soon.

—2 Corinthians 4:16-18 New American Standard Bible (Parenthetical comments are mine!)

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Red Leaf Coffee Company to Open New Store in Woodland

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he Red Leaf Coffee Company got its start in Woodland, Washington, in December 2007, nearly eight years ago when it opened up shop in a small drivethrough hut on the Shell gas station lot on Pacific Avenue, next door to Oil Can Henry’s. The couple soon became a very familiar face to a great many of the Woodland commuters on their way to local businesses or to jobs in Vancouver, Portland, or Longview/Kelso.

Their success led to the opening, just a few years later, of a store in Kelso, just west of the Allen Street bridge into downtown Longview, in addition to the one in Woodland.

Now they’re moving their original startup to just “down the street” to the site of the old Bank of America building on Goerig Street in downtown Woodland.

Brainchild of Melissa Vandervalk and husband Ray, it’s the story of hard work that’s been paying off for the couple, now with two young girls—Emily and Elise— who’ve grown up in the coffee business.

“Everybody loves coffee and we do, too” said Melissa.

“But we found that no one was addressing the organic market in our area. We wanted our girls to grow up having access to healthy foods, so we came up with the idea of offering not only organic coffee, but organic and nonGMO, no-hormone, and gluten-free drinks, teas, smoothies, snacks and baked goods and even mealreplacement drinks to our customers.” That concept has really paid off. Ray Vandervalk estimates that while nearly half of their sales are in coffee drinks, the other half is made up of a full spectrum of the “clean” items consumers are looking for.

“It’s been a lot of hard work,” said Ray Vandervalk, but he smiles like a man who’s family has their own business and has been able to make it grow. And Ray’s creative talents not only helped to revamp the Kelso store’s office setting into one amenable to their customers, but also gave him the ability to revamp the old Bank of America building in downtown Woodland into a Northwest Style look accommodating two drive-throughs for those morning coffee rushes their organic caffeine beverages of choice generate.

The new store will also feature a new, expanded menu of items, including breakfast sandwiches (on a trial basis) and will bring in some of the delicious goodies familiar to the customers of their Kelso store. Strolling coffee drinkers can get a drink or a snack at the drive-through window, too, when there’s a break between cars.

Find the new site at 740 Georig Street, Woodland, WA 98674. The phone number remains the same: 360-2256271. They’re opening Monday June 8th at 5:45 a.m.

Hours thereafter will be Monday–Saturday, 5:45 a.m. to 6 p.m., Sundays, 7 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Before and After?

Yes! The new location for Red Leaf Coffee (above) replaces the original cramped quarters that gave Red Leaf its start (left).

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