The Review, September 2015, Vol. 13, Issue 9 by Gloria Loughry

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ellowstone National Park is a great place in the 150. The population of black bears is a little more than United States to see wildlife in a pristine, natural double that. From our experience, the grizzlies cersetting. My wife Courtenay, 11-year-old daughter Brooke tainly seemed harder to find. And when they were seen and I took a driving trip to Yellowstone National Park in they were often at great distances. June. We camped in the park for nine nights in the During May and June, black bears really seem to be Canyon area and had many fabulous wildlife sightings. highly visible from the Grand Loop road between Yellowstone was the first National Park designated in Tower Falls and Phantom Lake. During our stay in the the world in 1872. Much of Yellowstone is a huge volpark we did this bear loop where we drove between the canic crater that has been formed by major eruptions two points mentioned and back. Eleven out of twelve spanning the last two million years. These eruptions are times we saw at least one bear. We would also add a side estimated to be up to 2,000 times the explosiveness of jaunt out the road to Lamar about two miles and back. our own local Mt. St. Helens eruption in 1980. The park This took us just across the Yellowstone River into the literally sits on the Rocky Mountain Range with the area people call Little America. This year in that area continental divide going through the park. there was a black bear sow with two cinnamon bear One of our favorite activities in Yellowstone is to cubs. They seemed to have a foraging pattern that would STORY AND PHOTOS BY DOUG SCHURMAN watch for black and grizzly bears. Overall, we had 49 intersect with that area each day. We were fortunate to bear sightings during our June trip. Some were duplicates because we were seeing the see them five or six times. Many of those times the sightings would create quite a traffic same bears on different days. Seven of those were grizzlies and 42 were black bears. jam on the road. In the park this is referred to as a Bear Jam. Official reports estimate the number of Grizzlies within the park boundaries at about We often found rangers at these bear jams ensuring that people either pull off the road completely or keep moving since most of Yellowstone has only two-lane roads MAIN PHOTO: The view from Artist Point in the Grand Canyon of Yellowstone looking at Lower Falls. INSET PHOTO: A Flame Skimmer dragonfly—attracted to hot springs, this dragonfly is seen in many places in Yellowstone. photos by doug schurman

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with occasional pullouts in high-wildlife viewing areas. They also remind people to stay 100 yards away from bears and wolves and 25 yards away from other wildlife. On one occasion we were watching the black bear sow and her two cinnamon cubs from our car. They had just come down to a reedy pond to cool off and drink. A few folks wanted to get closer so they hiked through the sage brush area trying to keep a large boulder and tree between themselves and the bear and her cubs. At one point the mother bear heard them, turned around toward them and stood up on her back legs. She looked mighty intimidating. The folks that had been trying to get closer became obviously very nervous when they saw this behavior and retreated very quickly. They were certainly closer than 100 yards and it was a bit comical to see them high tail it out of there. We also heard about a grizzly sow and two cubs that had been seen multiple times near Sedge Bay. People had nicknamed the mother Raspberry. We

decided to investigate the area and see if we could find them ourselves. One late afternoon we drove back and forth along the road past the Fishing Bridge toward the easternmost entrance of the park where Raspberry had been seen the previous day. No luck. A few days later we came back and were determined to see them. We must have spent over two hours by the time the sun was getting low in the sky. It didn’t look promising but we decided to try going back to an area where we had looked earlier. As luck would have it there were several cars pulled off of the side of the road with everyone gazing to the north. About 250–300 yards away a grizzly mother roamed the hillside with two cubs. A thermal feature prevented us from approaching for a closer view. At that distance, they were too far for decent photos, but through binoculars we were able to enjoy the cubs digging, playing and foraging on the hillside. These are the only grizzly cubs we have seen in our four visits to Yellowstone. A few days later in Hayden Valley we got the opportunity to view a grizzly at closer range. While driving through the valley we came across a huge line of cars pulled off to the side of the road. Bear jam! We maneuvered into a spot just off of the road. To our delight, there was a grizzly bear about 125 yards away walking through the sage paralleling the road. A raven seemed particularly interested in what the bear had caught, but the bear YELLOWSTONE—cont’d on page 6

A Grizzly forages in the sage in Hayden Valley.

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WHAT’S HAPPENING

IN THIS ISSUE The Review — September 2015, Vol. 13, Issue 9

Cover: Yellowstone

Park—Crown Jewel in the National Park System By Doug Schurman

3 What’s Happening

Around Town Over the Garden Gate By Cheryl Spaulding

4 Stepping Stones By Pat Stepp

5 Insects: Color and Pattern

By Nora Garofoli

8 SW Washington

History: BIG TREES By Karen Johnson

9 Religion:

Harvest Time

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11 Restaurant Review: Bucky’s Pizza

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WHAT’S HAPPENING Harvest Festival Revisited After 11 years without a vendor’s fair on Davidson Ave. in downtown Woodland, Joyce Kleeb, Chair of the Community Service Committee of the Women of the Moose Chapter 2002, has taken on this project. If you have a business outside the city limits and would like to show Woodland what you have to offer, please contact the Women of the Moose at 225-7736 or Joyce at 225-8317. The festival will be held on Saturday, September 19, from 9:00 a.m.—5:00 p.m. Proceeds will be going to Moose Charities, Scott Hill Park, and other non-profit organizations in Woodland. BOOK SALE—Friends of Woodland Community Library Friends of Woodland Community Library will hold a book sale on Friday, September 11th (10am-4pm) and Saturday, September12th (10am-1pm). It will be held in the Woodland Community Center, 782 Park Street, across from the Woodland Middle School and next to the Woodland Community Library. On Saturday, there will be a bag sale from noon to 1pm. Fill one of our grocery bags for only $3.

Prices for children’s books range from 25¢ to $1. Most other books are $1. All media items are 2 for $1. We have material for homeschooling, many children’s books, and ‘nostalgia’ books. There will be a preview sale, for members of the Friends, Thursday, September 10th from 7-8pm. The book sale will fund library activities and support a future library. For information, call 360-560-8130. Vancouver USA Singers Hold Benefit Concert The Vancouver USA Singers Benefit Choir will hold a Benefit Concert for Bart and Valerie Moore, a couple who lost their house and belongings in a brush fire on July 4th, 2015. The Vancouver USA Singers, a community choir will join the Misty Mamas, a bluegrass band, other area musicians at the First Presbyterian Church, 4300 Main Street, Vancouver, WA on Sunday, September 20th at 3:00 p.m. to perform musical selections for the concert. The ticket fee is by donation only and can be given at the door. For more information, contact Vancouver USA Singers at vancouversingers@gmail.com or visit vancouverusasingers.org. Come and add books for the autumn days! The Friends of the Library Kalama will have their monthly book sale on Friday, September 18th from 9am to 4 pm. at the city hall council chambers—320 N 1st street in Kalama. Hardbacks are $1, paperbacks 50 cents, many children books and other special items. Also, join Sabrina for Story Time every Wednesday at 11 am. or come and join the fun at Teen time—the 2nd and 4th Wednesdays of the month at the city hall council chambers320 N 1st street in Kalama. Both programs are sponsored by the Friends of the Library Kalama. For more information, contact library staff at 360-673-4568. AGLOW meeting coming up! Vancouver AGLOW will meet on Monday, September 14. The speaker will be Dr. Richard Maiden, an international Apostle-Prophet, and his wife, who founded International Harvesters for Christ World Missions. Their vision is to equip and inspire Believers to fulfill the great commission, to train and WHAT’S HAPPENING— cont’d on page 11

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know, it’s just the beginning of harvest season and here I am advising you to begin planting fall and winter veggies and hardy perennials. Well, work is never done for the busy gardener. It’s seems a misnomer but yes, now is the time. Hardy perennials may not be in bloom now, but fall is the best time to plant By Cheryl Spaulding them, as well as trees and bulbs. Ordinarily I would say the fall rain will help them become established naturally. However, this summer has been disastrous for many gardens and our soil is very dry. But with proper care new roots will spread through the soil in preparation for strong, healthy growth in spring. Select as many bulb varieties, as possible, including daffodils, crocus, tulips and other spring blooming bulbs, to give you color in the garden from early spring through the month of June. Where bulb-eating pests are a problem, sink a wire mesh basket into the ground, fill with it soil, and plant the bulbs inside it. Before planting, research the moisture, light, nutrient and other critical needs of your plant and remember that no matter what the plant tag reads, all plants still need water/moisture the first year or until they become established. Plants generally fit into the full sun, partial sun, shade and full shade categories. Choose your planting location carefully, amend the soil with the recommended fertilizers and soak the soil thoroughly before adding your plant. If it’s hot and sunny when you plant, your young plants will need extra care. Water transplants daily at first. You might need to sprinkle seeds and newly germinated seedlings twice a day. Remember after planting monitor your soil moisture level carefully until the fall rains arrive. And that does not mean drowning the poor plants either. Your plant tags or pokes; will tell you how much moisture the plant really needs.

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was sitting in the Valentino Lounge of the Columbia Gorge Hotel, sipping a cold Coca Cola and ruing the date of my birth. If only I had been born at the right time. Then I would have had a shot of sitting in that very bar in the

hotel built in 1920. The Columbia Gorge Hotel was rumored to be a favorite hideout, away from fans, for silent movie star Rudolph Valentino. In his hit movie, “The Sheik ”, he swept Agnes Ayers off her feet, pulled her up onto his white horse, and spirited her away to his tent in the desert. A racy love scene followed in the silent film. Being born at the wrong time sucks! My mother might have met Rudy. Legions of flappers followed him. There was mass hysteria when he died suddenly at 26. I could have chosen a “Shirley Temple” to drink—it’s non-alcoholic, named after the child star that charmed movie-goers during the Great Depression. Little Shirley also visited the Columbia George Hotel, along with many other movie stars and President Roosevelt. Shirley also visited the historic Summit Grove Inn, near La Center, when it was Highway 99, in the ’30s. I remember reading newspaper clippings about her visit on the wall in the original building in the 1970s when my helpmate and I had our Thanksgiving feast there. We enjoyed a misty view of age-old conifers visible through the wavy window glass. Another feature of that old inn was the goldfish pond on the dance floor. Later, I went to a party one night at the inn where we were singing with the pianist. When he asked me to sing, I chose a ballad of the ’30s in homage to all the revelers that had visited the popular stop on Old 99. The original building burned to the ground two weeks later. It just goes to show that we should live each moment to its fullest. More recently, I sang for a 50th wedding anniversary party at the next incarnation of the Summit Grove Lodge. This century, there is a newer version of the iconic building that has opened on the same site. Although the road it’s on is no longer a main highway, people still flock to it for brunch. The phenomenon of feeling born at the wrong time is not uncommon. I have known several other people who I think would have fit better in centuries past, but we make the best of our time here on Planet Earth. My mother, who was a flapper when young women were swooning over Rudolph Valentino, would have loved to be sipping a Coke in the Valentino Lounge back in the day. I still have the black satin dress tailored by her mother that she wore with her rayon stockings rolled up below the knees. Another charismatic horseman spirited my mother away to a ranch in Idaho. Later on, they had a baby girl. Her matinee idol turned out to be Paul Newman.

On average the soil should semi- moist but not dripping wet. Think of the texture of a wrung out sponge and you are there. To keep the soil moist and protect young plants from the sun, temporarily shade them, if you can. Once young plants are established, you can use a mulch to hold moisture in the soil and Control weeds. Irrigate when necessary, so the young plants have sufficient moisture Read plant tags carefully. Far too many people are guilty of not reading the plants tags. You know who you are. Those tags or pokes are not there just to add decoration to the pot, you know. Plant tags or pokes provide all the critical information needed to help you grow a healthy plant. If you still have concerns and you want to do some more research I highly recommend the Sunset Garden Book or the Sunset website. My go-to when I am considering a new plant and the best location for it in my garden. Crops such as kale, turnips, mustard, broccoli, and cabbage, withstand frost and grow well during cool fall days. In fact, some of the best Your ONLY Woodland-Area Feed Store! vegetables are produced during the warm days and cool Why drive 1/2 hour or more? Shop local and save! nights of fall. Parsnips, kale, collards, Brussels sprouts, and Jerusalem artichokes are examples of crops that are improved by a touch of frost. AND These crops need time to mature before cold weather and short days curtail growth; but, if you plant too early, the young 35% Supplement plants might wilt in the TWO BAGS OR MORE • ASK ABOUT SPECIAL heat or Upcycled Furniture • Household • Everday Whimsy PRICING mature too • EXPIRES 9/30/2015 Treasure Hunters soon. To • 50 LB. BAGS determine Resale •Vintage • Consignment the time to See us today! plant a par360 & ticular veg225-9966 1501 Guild Road, Woodland

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ome beetles have gorgeous colors and designs on their shells. The Golden Buprestid is a prime example. I also appreciate the ground beetles I sometimes see in my garden when I disturb them in their hideout homes of piled stones I move. Of course Lady beetles are very well known for their classic red outfits, many o vLI with variations on their color ST K o OR n O ow andGL YA OF theme. Another beetle that I ND AR PHOTO S BY NORA find rather handsome in its short black waistcoat is the Rove beetle. Other bugs I find very cute are many of the young immature stink bug family. Whenever I see one it just conjures an image of a youngster in overalls. Some of these youngsters are pests and some are beneficial. The pest varieties usually are a problem due to their insistence on enjoying the juices of many of the plants we grow for food. Often this is a bad situation because they tend to spread viruses from plant to plant as they move about feeding. One of the new varieties in this pest group is the Brown Marmorated Stink Bug. They are new to the United States and have spread quite quickly across the continent. They have proven to be pests for many of our crops. An example of a helpful member of the stink bug or True bug group would be the Spined Soldier bug who is predatory of many pests and other insects as well. They are a mottled brown color with prominent points on what could be called their shoulders. Their shape makes them look formidable and somewhat like a knight in his armor. Many of the Buprestid beetles, who are wood boring beetles during their immature stage, have either jewel toned shiny shells or very dark, metallic sculptured shells. One even looks as though it is completely dusted with gold or silver dust. Many of these beetles live in damaged trees in their larval forms here in the Pacific Northwest. They enjoy our cedars, pine, and fir groups. They live in these trees up to four years before they mature into adults and some even manage to live in processed lumber up to 20 or 30 years before they emerge in their gorgeous adult forms. Other fancy beetles include the many different Tiger beetles. They are in the predator group and ought to be in the sprinting group, too, as they are

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very busy in their habits; sprinting along at high speed and then suddenly stopping then again sprinting and stopping. This makes observing them a bit challenging. They also can look a bit intimidating with their large jaws and bulgy eyes even though they are not much bigger than an inch in length. Many of these beetles favor beaches along rivers, lakes, and small streams. Others like grassy fields or forest clearings. One even finds sand dunes a great place to live. They have quite a range of fancy coloring and designs to their shells. Some are an emerald green, some are a vibrant orange and some are a dark blue green and that is not all. Ground beetles that I sometimes see after I disturb them during the day have a beautiful black suit with small indentations all along its back. These little dents remind me of little buttons. Their little coats also have a violet sheen to them. It is quite lovely. They are always welcome in may garden, not only because of their lovely attire, but because they tend to dine on the slugs who also live there. Another dark-dressed member of the beetle group that also eats slugs, snails and other small critters is the Rove beetle. There are several varieties of Rove beetles, but the one I see is all black and may seem a bit grouchy if disturbed. You can tell if it is unhappy by it’s upraised tail and wide open jaws. They also tend to be day sleepers like their cousins, the ground beetles. My disturbing it and then further annoying it by placing it in the bright light for a picture didn’t help his attitude. I returned it to its bed as soon as possible. There are still others to add to this list as the group of just the beetles is large and there are other insects who have interesting and beautiful colors on display. I can’t wait to find more for my photo collection. TOP: This Golden Buprestid is just one pretty beetle among the many in his group. MIDDLE RIGHT: These junior stink bugs just seem like kids to me. They are funny and cute with the markings they have. At this stage it is hard to tell which type of stink bug they will become. MIDDLE LEFT: As with its cousin the Ground Beetle, Rove Beetles are rarely seen in the daytime. I really like its short little vest or waist coat outfit which are really little wing covers, aka elytra. BOTTOM: Ground beetles like this one are dressed for the night so it is not often us humans even get the chance to check their nice attire.

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The two black bear cubs had just been led them down to a pond by their mother (main photo) to cool off from the heat. She became alert to some onlookers who had hiked out in the sage to get a closer look. She gave them a stare down; they intelligently retreated to their cars! photos by doug schurman

wasn’t about to give up its snack. I was able to get some decent shots of this magnificent animal with a long telephoto lens. In addition to looking for bears, we spotted many other mammals and 75 species of birds. Most of Yellowstone lies between 6,000 and 9,000 feet in elevation, so it doesn’t have the diversity of birds that a lot of places in America has. In one place on the Yellowstone river there is an area called LeHardy’s Rapids. This is place where it is not uncommon to find Harlequin ducks and American Dippers. We were fortunate to see both there on our first visit. The American Dipper is a unique bird. It is North America’s only truly aquatic songbird. It forages in swiftly moving streams and catches its food while swimming and walking on the stream bed. They are called Dippers because they rapidly dip their heads in and out of the water, sometimes up to 60 times in a minute. We saw one Dipper catch an underwater bug An American Dipper perches on a rock just above LaHardy’s Rapids before diving in to find a snack. photo by doug

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and then if flew off with it in its bill. Most birds that are getting small prey like this will consume it right there if it is for themselves. If they fly off with it there’s a good chance they are going to feed it to young. Sure, enough we watch the bird fly to the bank on the other side of the river. There we could see that under an overhang was a second bird and a nest with young. Interestingly, on our 2013 trip to Yellowstone we had also seen nesting Dippers in a similar area. Another place we found great scenery and interesting birds was along the Beartooth Highway, a road designated as a National Scenic Byway by the US Department of Transportation. It starts just outside the NE entrance to Yellowstone and winds through the Beartooth Mountains. It’s the highest road in the Northern Rockies at nearly 11,000 feet and provides incredible mountain views. We had a tip on a Great Horned Owls nest along the Beartooth Highway. We drove to the area and looked in the area we were told about and sure enough there was the nest. There were two large chicks and one parent in the nest. Because of the angle and tree branches obscuring our view, we didn’t have the best photo opportunities but it was still a wonderful sighting. Continuing on the Highway we reached the summit. You are above the tree line and have very expansive views of the surrounding mountains, snow and lakes. On a nearby alpine meadow there was a large herd of mountain goats, at least forty, including several young kids. Just beyond the summit we came to some steep rock cliffs. This is the type of area sometimes you can find Rosy-Finches at. In a previous trip I had looked for Black Rosy-Finches but could not find them. There was a pullout that we stopped at to enjoy the view. I heard some birds calling and I had a hunch it was Black Rosy-Finches. After a few minutes we had some close encounters with several on the rocks in front of us. The close views allowed us to confirm a species of bird we had never seen before. These birds are primarily found in the Rockies and in the summer usually in very inaccessible areas. It is one of our least-studied birds. In other parts of Yellowstone we were fortunate to see such interesting bird species as American White Pelicans, Ruddy Ducks, Trumpeter Swans, Osprey and Sage Thrashers. One evening while TOP: The Black Rosy we were looking for Raspberry and her cubs, we stumbled on a male the Rocky Mountains. Dusky Grouse. Interestingly the bird was giving us a display like it might to attract a female in breeding season. The male will make these very deep low toned hoots while showing its red air sack and spreading its tail feathers. It was a cool sight to see. Yellowstone has a very famous geyser called Old Faithful because of its reliable and predictable eruptions every 35 to 120 minutes. But Yellowstone has so much more to offer than that. Beyond the 1,200 plus geysers in the park you can also enjoy numerous mud pots, thermal vents, hot springs and brilliantly colored pools. It’s estimated there are over 10,000 thermal features there which is more than half of the total on the whole planet. The pools are my favorite. Some pools are a deep blue and you can see very clearly down into them, well below the surface. Other pools can have a variety of colors. Pigmented bacteria grows around the edges of these mineral rich pools and colors range from red to green. The colors vary based on the ratio of minerals and the temperature of the water. As the temperature gradient varies across the pools, you can see a rainbow of colors in one pool. One of the most famous rainbow-colored pools is Grand Prismatic Spring. It’s the largest hot spring in the U.S. and measures a full football field across. It is hard to appreciate all the colors when you walk around the boardwalk, because you are so close and low to the ground and because sometimes you are in clouds of steam. Some of the most amazing pictures of Grand Prismatic are

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from aerial shots. Some people will try to get up above the area via one of the surrounding hills. We were able to get a nice picture from a hill on a previous trip. Volcanic features and wildlife may seem like an odd mix but somehow they coexist in a unique way. During the winter when deep snow covers the ground, some animals will remain close to these thermal features for extra warmth. During our visit in 2015 we saw a herd of bison near some large mud pots. Several males appeared to be sparring with

each other to determine dominance. At one point I thought for sure one bison was going to push the other into a deep spring. One bison’s back leg was over the edge but somehow he managed to escape death. Other creatures seem to be attracted to thermal areas. We found lots of red dragonflies around hot springs. Known as Flame Skimmers, these dragonflies are commonly found near hot springs across the U.S. Another area we recommend visiting is “The Grand Canyon of Yellowstone” near Canyon y-Finch is a high-elevation bird found only in Village. It’s a 1,200 foot deep canyon along photo by doug schurman Yellowstone River with several large waterfalls, including one over 300 feet high. Steam vents continue to puff along the canyon walls. The combination of the soil and the thermal activity has created dramatic colorations in the rock walls. From an aptly named place known as Artist Point, you get a great view of these colorful canyon walls towering above the Yellowstone River. Yellowstone has a wide variety of sights and can provide lots of opportunities for fun, discovery and adventure for an individual, group or family.

TOP: The Grand Prismatic—the largest hot springs in the United States. RIGHT: A Dusky Grouse male shows off to the ladies in a mating display. BOTTOM: An elk rests in a meadow at dusk near the Canyon area. photos by doug schurman

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The American Chestnuts of Tumwater BY KAREN L. JOHNSON

T This illustration is from the 1819 edition of The North American Sylva, or A Description of the Forest Trees of the United States, by F. Andrew Michaux. At that time, the American chestnut was known scientifically as Castanea vesca; today it’s known as Castanea dentata.

his article is the first in an intermittent series on historic trees in southwest Washington. In this column, I’ll start with two trees in the northern part of our region, specifically Tumwater, which holds the title of the first truly American settlement in what is today’s State of Washington. “Under a spreading chestnut tree, the village smithy stands.” Didn’t all school children learn that poem back in the good old days? In 1840, poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow was so enamored of a magnificent chestnut in CHESTNUT— cont’d on page 9

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The chestnut trees are located not far from Interstate 5 in Tumwater, in the Pioneer Cemetery behind the Mills and Mills Funeral Home (yellow-highlighted square on the lower left of this map).

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ABOVE: This map shows the historic extent of native American chestnuts throughout the eastern U.S. map courtesy wikimedia commons, “the north american sylva.” retrieved 4-19-2015. LEFT, TOP: In the winter, the Tumwater chestnuts show off their sturdy branch structure. The taller of the two trees stretches over 88 feet into the sky. LEFT, INSET: Jesse Ferguson, a pioneer of Tumwater, came to the area in late 1845. When he crossed the Oregon Trail, he carried with him a few nuts and seedlings from an American chestnut tree from Missouri. He planted the chestnuts on his land claim in Tumwater, and from those nuts grew the huge trees that still grace the landscape.

photo courtesy susan parish photograph collection, 1889–1990, washington state archives, digital archives.

CHESTNUTS—cont’d from page 8

Cambridge, Massachusetts, that he immortalized the Michael T. Simmons and George Bush. Among their scant belongings, the pioneers tree in his poem titled “The Village Blacksmith.” In the brought with them a few nuts and seedlings of the American chestnut tree so prevalent 19th Century, and for untold centuries before, the in the East at that time. American chestnut dominated the vast hardwood forWhen the wagon train reached its final destination, the southern tip of Puget Sound, ests that blanketed the U.S. from the Atlantic seaboard the individual families spread out to file their donation west to the Mississippi. Chestnuts provided food for land claims. Simmons staked out a claim at the mouth of DOWN TO any number of wild animals and livestock, offered the Deschutes River where waterfalls promised a ready EARTH tough rot-resistant wood for pioneer cabins, and shaded millions of acres of primeval source of power for sawmills and gristmills. Ferguson landscape. Chestnuts became a symbol of strength and longevity. picked out 320 acres southwest of the river mouth, where Satellite TV Until the blight struck. Early in the 1900s, the Bronx Zoo discovered that their he built a cabin and amid other chores, planted two of chestnut trees had developed cankers—open sores on the trunks and branches. Small those fledgling chestnut trees. That was in 1846. fungal spores had entered the area, perhaps from Asian chestnut trees imported as The trees flourished, ornamentals. Seemingly impervious to any other threat, our mighty American chest- and witnessed the growth nuts could not withstand this biological onslaught, and soon succumbed as the cankers of the Tumwater area from crept over the bark. And the fungus turned out to be a good—or bad, from the chest- a few scattered cabins to a nuts’ point of view—traveler. The blight spread like wildfire throughout the trees’ bustling modern commuINTERNET natural range, and eventually over three billion chestnuts died. nity. They saw the demise Joy Snead Several groups have tried to restore the American chestnut by crossing and re- of the many Native AUTHORIZED SALES AGENT AVP • Branch Manager crossing native trees with blight-resistant strains from Asia. The programs have seen Americans in the region; 119 NE 1st, Kalama some success, but the days of the chestnut’s domination are likely gone forever. About watched placidly while WOODLAND BRANCH Mon.-Fri., 9-5 • Sat. 9-2 782 Goerig St. ten years ago, reforestation groups surveyed surviving native chestnuts—some tough more and more settlers www.kalamatv.com Woodland, WA 98674 673-2950 old specimens deep in the Appalachian foothills and elsewhere in the eastern U.S. were poured in to Puget Sound; 360225-9421 • Fax 360225-8146 Serving: Cowlitz, Lewis, Clark still sending up the occasional sprouts. Surprisingly, some very large trees were found CHESTNUTS—cont’d on page 11 jsnead@columbiabank.com & Columbia Counties Since 1982. in our neck of the woods. In 2004, Discover magazine ran an article about the “King of Trees” accompanied by a photo of a chestnut Northwood Park Funeral tree in Tumwater. The caption heralded the tree as “the Home & Cemetery largest healthy American chestnut in the United States.” Funeral Home • Mausoleum • Cemetery That turned out to be a bit of an exaggeration, as a few Cremation & Memorial Services, Traditional Funerals ls 233 Davidson Ave. Woodland, WA 98674 other taller specimens were found elsewhere in our state. The ONLY Glass Front Niches in Clark County! • Carpet • Ceramic Tile • Installation supplies But this tree and its partner in the Pioneer Cemetery of 16407 NE 15th • Ridgefield, WA 360 • Pad • Countertops • Hardwood Tumwater are no slouches by any measure, and have a • Vinyl • Marble, Granite, Stone • Laminate Flooring well-traveled history. Back in 1844, a bachelor by the name of Jesse Woodland Funeral Home Sales & Installations Locally Serving Ferguson decided to head west over the Oregon Trail. He Traditional Services & Cremations 360225-8441 owned and (360) Woodland hired on as a teamster for the wagon train headed by operated 828 Goerig St. • Woodland, WA since 1994

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“He who gathers in summer is a son who acts wisely, but he who sleeps in harvest is a son who acts shamefully.”

—Proverbs 10:5 NASB*

he end of summer is a busy time for me and my family. All the hard work of planning, planting and pruning through fall, winter, and spring bursts into a flurry of picking, processing, and preserving through the summer and again into early fall. Good harvests require some good things—good timing, good tools, and good tempers! Providing my family with affordable, delicious, good quality, chemical free food, though, is well worth the effort poured into picking, processing, and preserving at harvest time. When it is picking time, my level of slothfulness and/ or busy-ness appears, measured by how many weeds I have to search through to find my harvest. I was pretty slothful and/or busy this year! Somehow, weeds usually get away from me and before I know it, it becomes too late to pull them without uprooting and hurting my plants. It reminds me of Matthew 13:30 where it says, “Allow both (the weeds and the plants) to grow together until harvest; and in the time of the harvest I will say to the reapers (harvesters), “First gather up the tares (weeds) and bind them in bundles to burn them up; but gather the wheat into my barn.”” My earthly weeds do not get this fiery treatment right away. First of all, there is a burn ban going on and second of all, my goats LOVE weeds. So I pull the weeds and the plants that are done and throw them all to the goats and birds. I leave the rest of the weeds until harvest is over. Then the plants, that didn’t produce well, and the plants that are done producing, get yanked along with the weeds. At this point, the burn ban is usually lifted, too. So, whatever the goats and birds don’t eat, gets tossed into the flames. Next comes the processing and preserving. This is no easy matter either. Lots of time and effort and research and trial and error and… well, suffice it to say, it’s easier to go to the store. Less rewarding; less satisfying; not as nutritious and delicious, more expensive, but easier! By the way, SOMEONE is doing the hard work somewhere, so you store-goers need to remember that and keep farmers in your prayers! Your survival depends on their success! OK, so back to my blathering about the fruitful topic of harvest time… Why all this blathering you ask? Because my third batch of blueberry syrup is in the canner! I am forced to think on these things since I am tethered to my kitchen. By the way, if you use apple juice concentrate you can eliminate the need for most if not all of your sugar in your processing of syrup and I eliminate ALL the sugar in my applesauce by using pears to ! sweeten it. Just sayin’ a healthy bonus FYI Anyway, during and between canners and dehydrators and freezers full of goodies from my garden, I have been

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thinking about harvest time and how in Revelation it talks about the end times in terms this gardener can understand. It says in Revelation 14:15*, “…Put in your sickle and reap, for the hour to reap has come, because the harvest of the earth is ripe.” When it is time to harvest it is time. There is no more waiting. No putting it off. No telling the plants that they better get with it or they better slow down because YOU are not ready for harvest. It is what it is. The seasons cannot be stopped. The time for everything to finish comes. Nothing lasts forever here on earth. At some point we all will face eternity and a critical question. What DID WE do with Christ? This is the bottom line and whether we believe in God and Christ, His Son, matters not at this end point because at the end (whenever that comes for each of us) the Bible is either wrong or it is right. If it is right, then every person on earth and throughout history will be a Believer or become one right then and there, bowing the knee one way or the other. In Matthew 13:37– 43 (NASB) Jesus tells us, “The one who sows the good seed is the Son of Man (Jesus), and the field is the world; and as for the good seed, these are the sons of the kingdom (those who have decided to believe in and obey Jesus and God); and the tares are the sons of the evil one (the ones who decide NOT to believe in and follow Jesus and God); and the enemy who sowed them is the devil, and the harvest is the end of the age; and the reapers are angels. So just as the tares are gathered up and burned with fire, so shall it be at the end of the age. The Son of Man will send forth His angels, and they will gather out of His kingdom all stumbling blocks, and those who commit lawlessness, and will throw them into the furnace of fire; in that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth. Then the righteous will shine forth as the sun in the kingdom of their Father. He who has ears, let him hear. (In other words, EVERYONE, LISTEN UP!!!)” *(parenthetical additions mine!) See why I do NOT want to be a weed? I do not want to burn up for all eternity. I want to produce pleasing things for Jesus here and shine in the Kingdom of my heavenly Father, God when my time on earth is through! I want to walk with Jesus hand in hand and I want to see my loved ones, my friends and family in Heaven, too. That’s why, when I was asked what I was

GARDENING—cont’d from page 4

etable for the latest harvest, you need to know the average date of the first killing frost in your area and the number of days to maturity for the variety grown. Choose the fastest maturing varietal selections for vegetables that are appropriate for fall and winter gardens. Winter gardening is also possible in our generally mild winter region. With a little protection (think Row Crop Cover or greenhouse grade translucent plastic), cool-weather crops can be harvested throughout the winter. In addition, some fall planted crops (certain varieties of broccoli, carrots, and onions) will grow slowly through the winter and be ready to harvest early in the spring. Be sure to choose varieties that are suited to fall and winter harvest. Some varieties are designated specifically for fall planting, while others perform well only in the spring. If you are using transplants your local plant nursery staff can advise you. And since we are still in harvest mode, indeterminate tomato varieties, peppers, zucchini, potatoes, basil, and

other herbs will keep producing until frost arrives if they are thoroughly harvested every week. Remove any herb flowers that form. Deadheading will prevent the plants from believing it is time to RETIRE before it’s time. After frosts arrive, there will still be greens, brassicas, and root crops to pick. And finally support your local farmers market. Farmers markets aren’t just a quirky weekend attraction for eclectic locals and tourists; they can be the heart of your community. Whether you’ve never been or have only gone a few times to your local farmers market, you should definitely make it a priority to shop there for the freshest produce available, grown in small gardens just like yours. Gardeners like to talk about what they grow. You can also learn a lot about the area you live in: its native species, what varieties of produce grow best, how to farm for yourself even on a small scale, and so much more.

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going to do with Jesus Christ, I said, “I’m going to believe and follow Him!” Many have accused me of being weak and taking the easy way out, with that decision, but I have to say, they are wrong. It is so much easier to give in to one’s own selfish desires than it is to do what pleases others, in this case, pleasing God and Jesus by obeying and following Jesus as instructed in the Bible. Following Jesus, sharing about Jesus, writing about Jesus, is NOT easy. Asking people what they will do with Christ is not easy, but this is WHO I have picked to follow and how I have processed and preserved what Jesus has taught me in the Bible. Believing is a risk I am taking but an educated one! Each new day brings more evidence of His existence. Each creation in the garden reveals God’s masterful designs. Besides, if at the end of my time, I am wrong, I will either come back as a camel or a gnat as some believe or I will just cease to exist as others believe, or whatever. BUT if I am right and the Bible IS telling the truthful history of the world then I KNOW where I will be at the end. What about you? What will YOU do with Christ and where will YOU be at harvest time? I hope you will be with me “shining forth as the sun in the kingdom of our Heavenly Father”!!! *New American Standard Bible (NASB), Copyright © 1960, 1962, 1963, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1995 by The Lockman Foundation.

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have a poor memory for some things. There is no getting around it. I finally came to the conclusion when, on several occasions, what someone else recalled I had said was proved to be true. To that point I fought the accusation because I couldn’t remember saying what I said! That’s the big problem with a flawed memory, you don’t know you have it. Since coming to grips with my shortcoming, I have tried to be more careful about what I say. For instance, I try hard not to make promises that I haven’t thoroughly thought out. I also use a calendar a lot and notes as well, however sometimes I forget to look at the calendar and I lose my notes. My greatest concern is with my children. I don’t want to promise them something I won’t or can’t fulfill. I would much rather disappoint an adult, who may understand my memory lapse, than one of my kids. As a child of God I am especially thankful that the Heavenly Father has a perfect memory. Can you imagine the chaos if God were to somehow forget to have the Sun rise or even allow the Moon to stray from its path for even a few moments? Thankfully, God doesn’t forget! The most important promise in the Scriptures is referred to in 1 John 2:25. “This is the promise which He Himself made to us: eternal life.” John 3:16 says that you only have to “believe” in Jesus, God’s only Son to have eternal life. Have you? Is His promise to you? He won’t forget it or you if you have trusted Him! You’ve entered the home of the Circuit ‘Riter. Come on in and sit a spell, put your feet up—make yourself at home. We’ve been waiting for you. Walk through a delightful series of homespun devotional messages with author, Michael Ullrich. Visit his site at http:// www.in-his-steps.com/

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ost small towns usually have least one restaurant and those who live in these small towns are, more often than not, fiercely loyal. La Center, Washington is no exception. Its population numbers 3,066 people, four casinos and an assortment of other businesses, including restaurants. Of those Bucky’s Pizza is the newest restaurant in town, tucked away on a side street, strangely enough, in the middle of a very traditional residential section of La Center, Washington. The building housing Bucky’s Pizza, Burgers, and Fries is very clean and very modern. The address? 6390 E Birch Ave, La Center. What we tried: We had heard about the garlic bites and so decided to try a half order for ourselves ( $2.99). Our waiter returned promptly with our garlic bites which were crispy little knots of deliciousness with a sprinkling of Parmesan cheese and very good house-made marina for dipping. While we waited for our pizza we looked over the menu which also included salads, burgers, pasta dishes and desserts. Our Chicken Artichoke pizza arrive hot from the oven with a crispy crust, a subtle garlicy white sauce, plenty of chunks of chicken and was oh-so-ooey, gooey with cheese. It was delicious. The restaurant was empty (but not for long) when we arrived so we were able

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to enjoy our food and watch some sports on the big screen TV. We finished our repast with a choice of Root Beer float for me and a halforder of crispy, yummy Cinnamon Bites ($4.49) for my dining partner, which we shared, of course. What we will try the next time: Can’t wait to come back to La Center and Bucky’s Pizza to try the burgers. Bucky’s features a build-your-own burger menu with burgers at $5.49; premium toppings begin at GASTRONOMIQUE starting $.50 each. Hmmm, I might have to sneak in a salad and maybe a little bit of pasta while we are there. Wait! They do take out! The dinner solution for every working mother and father out there. Bucky’s does not have a drive-up window but if you WA call ahead they will have your meal waiting for you and one of their wait staff will bring it out to your car. Our waiter was friendly, attentive and helpful. I’m sure yours will be too. Whether eating in or taking out, Bucky’s Pizza is well worth the drive to La Center. Bucky’s Pizza, Burgers and Fries, 6390 E. Birch Ave, La Center, WA, 98629. Open Sun. through Thurs., 11 am to 9 pm, Friday and Saturday 11 am to 10 pm. Website: www. BuckysPizza.net. Find them on Facebook at facebook.com/BuckysPizzaLaCenter. Bucky’s Pizza also delivers BUT only in La Center.

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saw planes, trains and automobiles become a way of life; and heard the steam whistle of the nearby Olympia Brewing Company blow its first and its last hurrah. Why do these trees, and a few others in Washington, survive despite the blight? Perhaps it’s as simple as a geographic separation from the majority of the chestnuts in America, and the blight hasn’t yet made the leap across that vast gap into the Pacific Northwest. Today a stone marker, dwarfed by the trees’ bulk, proudly relates their history. And Jesse Ferguson remains nearby. He’s buried within view of the trees, as are George and

Isabella Bush, also members of that early wagon train. Let’s hope the venerable chestnuts stand watch over their graves for many years to come. If you’d like to see the trees for yourself: In Tumwater, take Exit 102 from Interstate 5. Turn west (left) over the freeway. At the second stoplight, turn left onto Littlerock Road. Drive south .4 mile to 5725 Littlerock Road SW. Turn right into the Mills and Mills Funeral Home parking lot. The chestnut trees are just behind (west of) the funeral home’s main building. In the fall, you’re welcome to collect fallen nuts.

WHAT’S HAPPENING—cont’d from page 3

empower people for their calling, and to strengthen and encourage churches, prayer groups, house churches, and Bible schools to impact their communities. Meeting location: Shiloh Fellowship Church, 10709 SE 10th St., Vancouver. Time: 7:00 p.m., with fellowship at 6:00 p.m. For more 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.

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Slices of Real Life oNE

Recently, I when to McDonald’s and I saw on the menu that you could have an order of 6, 9 or 12 Chicken McNuggets. I asked for a half dozen nuggets. ‘We don’t have half dozen nuggets,’ said the teenager at the counter. ‘You don’t?’ I replied. ‘We only have six, nine, or twelve,’ was the reply. ‘So I can’t order a half dozen nuggets, but I can order six?’ ‘That’s right.’ So I shook my head and ordered six McNuggets (Unbelievable but sadly true...) (Must have been the same one I asked for sweetener and she said they didn’t have any, only Splenda and sugar.) (And they think they are worth $15.00 per hour)

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I was checking out at the local Wal-Mart with just a few items and the lady behind me put her things on the belt close to mine. I picked up one of those dividers that they keep by the cash register and placed it between our things so they wouldn’t get mixed. After the girl had scanned all of my items, she picked up the divider, looking it all over for the bar code so she could scan it. Not finding the bar code, she said to me, ‘Do you know how much this is?’ I said to her ‘I’ve changed my mind; I don’t think I’ll buy that today.’ She said ‘OK,’ and I paid her for the things and left. She had no clue to what had just happened. (But the lady behind me had a big smirk on her face as I left)

Three

A woman at work was seen putting a credit card into her DVD drive and pulling it out very quickly. When I inquired as to what she was doing, she said she was shopping on the Internet and they kept asking for a credit card number, so she was using the ATM thingy. (Keep shuddering!!)

Four

I recently saw a distraught young lady weeping beside her car. ‘Do you need some help?’ I asked. She replied, ‘I knew I should have replaced the battery to this remote door un-locker. Now I can’t get into my car. Do you think they (pointing to a distant convenience store) would have a battery to fit this?’ Hmm, I don’t know. Do you have an alarm, too?’ I asked. ‘No, just this remote thingy,’ she answered,handing it and the car keys to me. As I took the key and manually unlocked the door, I replied, ‘Why don’t you drive over there and check about the batteries. It’s a long walk....’ PLEASE just lay down before you hurt yourself !!!

Five

Several years ago, we had an Intern who was none too swift. One day she was typing and turned to a secretary and said, ‘I’m almost out of typing paper. What do I do?’ ‘Just use paper from the photocopier’, the secretary told her. With that, the intern took her last remaining blank piece of paper, put it on the photocopier and proceeded to make five blank copies. Brunette, by the way!!

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A mother calls 911 very worried asking the dispatcher if she needs to take her kid to the emergency room, the kid had eaten ants. The dispatcher tells her to give the kid some Benadryl and he should be fine, the mother says, ‘I just gave him some ant killer….’ Dispatcher: ‘Rush him in to emergency right now!’

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