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ention the word “stagecoach” to most people, and they’ll conjure up an image of a round-bellied Concord coach rumbling through rough country full of sidewinders, saguaros, and sand. The Pacific Northwest had stagecoaches, too—no sidewinders or saguaros, but one stagecoach line had its fair share of sand. In fact, it used the ocean beach as a highway. In the 1800s, as it does today, the Long Beach Peninsula separated the ocean proper from Shoalwater Bay (now Willapa Bay) in Pacific County. On the south end of the peninsula was Ilwaco, near the mouth of the Columbia River, and twenty miles north was Oysterville, which served as the county seat. By the early 1870s, a settler by the name of L. A. Loomis decided that a stage line between Ilwaco and

BACKGROUND PHOTO: This massive rock outcropping marks the north side of the mouth of the Columbia River—Cape Disappointment. PHOTO BY AUTHOR.

L. A. Loomis owned and operated the stage on the weather beach; he later established a narrow-gauge railroad line which supplanted the horse-drawn stage. (The inscription below the photo says “L. A. Loomis, Ilwaco, W.T. [Washington Territories]”)

Oysterville could serve several purposes: carrying tourists from Portland who came to the ocean for a summer outing; transporting the U.S. mail from Astoria to Oysterville, and thence to Olympia; and handling freight between the two towns. The freight consisted “largely of beer and saloon supplies” which had the right of way over flour and bacon, and often over paying passengers, too. An old joke around the peninsula was that “there were five saloons in Ilwaco, and only one grocery—the question was, who ate all the groceries?” Loomis’s concern may have been the only stage line whose schedule was determined by the tides. Ships mooring at Ilwaco or Oysterville could dock only when the tide was high, and of course the stage had to be there to meet them. Thus the stage’s schedule varied a HISTORY—cont’d on page 4

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Destination Stevenson— A Day in the Gorge By Matt Coffey

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History: Saltwater Stage By Karen Johnson

Stepping Stones By Pat Stepp

Over the Garden Gate By Cheryl Spaulding

A&E—At the Theater 10 Love Street Theater: Crossing Delancey 15 Columbia Theater: The New Shanghai Circus

For Your Dining Pleasure—Gustav’s By Diva Gastronomique

Religion—In My Spare Time. . . By Lori Anderson

Birds Galore—Keep It Clean!

Some Enchanted Evening—Dance! The annual Kalama Sweetheart Dance—Some Enchanted Evening—will be held on Saturday, February 9th from 7:30-10:30 pm at the Community Building located at 126 N 2nd street. Live Music from the ’60s, ’70s and ’80’s will be provided by the Reflections (originally know as Stage III). Complimentary hors d’oeuvres, coffee and tea will be provided. Wine, beer and soda will be available for purchase. There will also be a silent auction. Tickets are $16 a person and all proceeds go to support the Kalama Library. For more info call 360-673-4568. Woodland’s Father Daughter Ball is Coming Up! Hey there Cowboys and git on over to the Ninth Annual Community Father/Daughter Ball: “Woodland Roundup” held Saturday February 23rd at Woodland Primary Gym from 6 to 9 p.m. Tickets go on sale Friday, February 1st at Hi-School Pharmacy (1365 Lewis River Rd.) and Coffee Cove Cafe (115 Davidson) Tickets will be $10 per Father; Daughter Attendees are free (sorry curious moms, but unless escorted by your father, you will not be admitted). Advance ticket sales only. (This is a community service event sponsored by Grace Community Church—not a fund raiser.) For more information, please call 360-225-4484.

For directions and additional information, visit http://www.oregonstateparks.org/park_113.php or call (503) 678-1251. For more information about the Friends of Historic Champoeg, visit http://www. champoeg.org. Volunteers Needed for Wildlife Habitat Restoration Is your New Year’s Resolutions to be more active in your community? Fulfill these goals by volunteering at Ridgefield NWR! Spend the day planting and protecting native trees in critical riparian habitat by volunteering and enjoy the presence of migrating waterfowl, bald eagles, and red-tail hawks. Please bring gloves and wear waterproof footwear. Hot drinks and snacks will be provided. This event is sponsored by the Friends of Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. No experience necessary; all ages welcome. Volunteers under 18 years of age must have parental permission. Planting/tree caging work happens on Feb 9, Feb 23, Mar 2, Mar 6, Mar 13, Mar 16. Planting/invasive removal work happens Feb 13, Feb 27, Mar 20, Apr 3, Apr 10. For more information, details and directions, contact Nicole at 360-8787-3883 or e-mail to nicole_gautier@ fws.gov. Battle Ground Art Alliance 12th Annual Spring Show & Sale Coming In March!! Battle Ground Art Alliance is hosting its 12th Annual Spring Show & Sale, a judged & juried fine art & fine craft show for Southwest Washington artists on Saturday March 23, and Sunday March 24, at Battle Ground Community Center at 912 E. Main Street. The theme for this year’s show is “Imagination.” Entries will be accepted at the Battle Ground Community Center, 912 East Main Street, Battle Ground,

Champoeg State Heritage Area Presents Winter Series On Local History And Crafts “Champoeg History Cache,” is a series of interpretive talks and demonstrations on the lives of the native peoples, settlers, and traders on the Willamette River. The programs will be offered February 23 and March 16 from noon to 4:00 p.m. in the auditorium of the Champoeg State Heritage Area visitor center. Each presentation will last 40 minutes; visitors can attend one or all of them. Admission is free with payment of the $5 day-use parking fee or an annual State Parks pass.

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bit each day as the high tide did not follow a strict 24-hour time table. Stage driver J. A. Morehead described the coach and the teams: “In the operation of the stage line between Oysterville and Ilwaco, eight horses were used daily. These were of a broncho type, tough and wiry, of about 1000 pounds weight. The stage was a primitive affair resembling a prairie schooner with both ends closed and an entrance on either side. At the back end was a strongly built ‘boot’ used for the purpose of carrying freight and baggage. There were five seats upon which fourteen passengers could be uncomfortably carried…. Sometimes more than twenty passengers were crowded on. The driver’s seat was perched on the outside where it had no protection whatever from the storms.” The sandy peninsula didn’t provide good roadbeds in those pre-pavement days, so the hardpacked sand on the weather beach (the ocean side of the peninsula) served as a highway. Morehead described the route: “The road was confined to the hard sands of the ocean beach, and made an ideal road when the tide was out, but a very unsatisfactory one when the tide was high. The incoming swells would be allowed to come as high as possible around the stage before it would be swerved off the hard sand until another swell approached. This would be repeated with each incoming swell until the trip was completed. Care was always needed to watch for the drift logs being carried back and forth on the swells, which would work havoc with the horses and the stage should they be struck by them.” Driver Charlie Burch put it more succinctly: “Talk about driving stage coaches in Texas and Montana, that ain’t in it. Why in addition to a man handling the ribbons, he had to be a first-class navigator in that business. Many a time I have had a big swell lift horses and wagon and toss the whole shooting match up and around like a toy.” Loomis killed his own stage line when he HISTORY—cont’d on page 13

The view north on the weather beach hasn’t changed much in the last hundred-plus years, although the flotsam and jetsam is more modern. photo by author. The Ilwaco-to-Oysterville stage was not a fancy affair, as shown in this 1885 picture. photo courtesy of washington state library. COURTHOUSE Oysterville served as the county seat of Pacific County for several years, and this large (for the times) courthouse housed legal trials as well as other county functions. photo courtesy of washington state library. ENVELOPE his envelope, now in the collection of the Washington State Archives, was addressed to a gentleman in Oysterville and probably traveled by stagecoach on the mail route from Ilwaco. LEFT—1889 MAP This map, illustrating the location of oyster beds in Willapa (Shoalwater) Bay, was drawn in 1889. Ships from Astoria crossed the Columbia River to Ilwaco. From there, the stage headed northwest over the hump to the weather beach, then due north about 20 miles until it turned east across the peninsula to Oysterville on the bay side. BACKGROUND PHOTO STAGECOACH

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BUSINESS Bank of America to Close Woodland Branch

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BY CHERYL K. SPAULDING

ank of America plans close its Woodland branch, 740 Georig at 2 pm on March 15th, 2013. The closure is part of a cost-cutting strategy that will close hundreds of Bank of America branches across the nation. Bank of America will continue to operate branch banks in Battle Ground, Washington, Longview, Washington and a banking kiosk in the Salmon Creek Albertsons at 14300 N.E. 20th Ave, Vancouver, Washington. The Woodland branch currently has five employees who will be offered the opportunity of reassignment to other branches. The Charlotte, North Carolina-based Bank of America has been closing branches, mostly in smaller communities across the nation, since 2011. Calls to Bank of America media relations contact were not returned by press time.

American Legion Hall Post #27 Now on Clark County Heritage Register

lark County’s Historic Preservation Commission has added the American Legion Hall Post #27 to the Clark County Heritage Register. The building, at 1554 N.E. Third Ave., Camas, was designed in 1933 by local architect and World War I veteran Walter Day Hilborn. He is known for designing several noteworthy buildings in Clark County, including the Clark County Courthouse, Kiggins Theater and Camas City Hall/Library. Many Camas residents served abroad during wars or stepped into mill jobs vacated by those serving overseas. The American Legion Hall, competed in 1935, gave people returning from military service a place to socialize with others who shared in their experiences. Although begun by veterans for veterans, the hall quickly became a gathering place for anyone in the community. Over the years, the building also has been used as a roller skating rink and a neon sign company. The current owner, CID Bio-Science Inc., initiated the nomination to

NEW • CHANGED • OLD the historic register and oversaw the building’s renovation. The company designs, manufactures, and markets instruments for agricultural and environmental research. The Historic Preservation Commission initiates and maintains the local historic register and reviews proposed design changes to registered properties. For more information about the American Legion Hall Post #27 or the Historic Preservation program, please contact Community Planning at (360) 397-2280 ext. 4913 or go to www.clark.wa.gov/planning/historic.

big loans,” he said, “just small loans in limited amounts.” Thrift and Stuff and Pawn also buy’s limited amounts gold and silver. Throughout the centuries when people needed cash pawnbrokers were there to strike a deal. Has there ever been a time when money was tight and you considered going to the shop with a sign in the window Pawn Shop. Strange to think that there was once a kind of social stigma attached to such actions, as if only poorest needed money. Well, the history of pawn broking tells a very different story. It isn’t always the poor who need money in a hurry. Pawning began in Ancient China, over 3000 years ago, and features in the written histories of Greek and Roman civilizations. Queen Isabella of Spain pawned some crown jewels to pay for Columbus’s voyages. The word pawn comes from Latin “patinum” meaning cloth or clothing. In early centuries, all people had were the clothes they wore, so they borrowed money against them. Come with an open mind and search through all the possibilities at Things and Stuff and Pawn. You might be surprised at what you find. Things & Stuff, 143 Davidson, Woodland, Washington. Open Tuesday thru Saturday 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Call 360 513-4356 for more information.

Woodland Thrift Store Adds Pawn Shop Services BY CHERYL K. SPAULDING New Business Expansion in Woodland

hings and Stuff Thrift shop opened in downtown Woodland just a year ago. Co-owner Roy Farris says the response to their store has been great. “The community has really accepted us,” he said. But now for the update! Things and Stuff, 143 Davidson in old town Woodland has diversified and now offers short term loans on your stuff. In other words, need a short term loan, now you can pawn something. But don’t go to Longview or Vancouver to find a pawn shop. Woodland first pawn shop is right downtown. Need money now? Pawn your grandmother’s antique jewelry. An old guitar taking up space in your attic and you need cash, pawn it. “We added the pawnshop as a service to the community,” Farris said. They offer 90 day collateral based loans and all fees and interest rates are regulated strictly by the State of Washington. “We don’t offer really

n December 21, 2012 a lease was signed for the main floor unit located at 566 Goerig Street in Woodland, WA between Best Acupuncture as tenant and 435 Davidson, LLC as lessor. The lease was signed for 917 squarefeet located at 566 Goerig Street in Woodland, WA. A 3-year lease was signed for $1,050 per month. Erica L. Rodman from Woodland Real Estate, LLC represented the lease. On December 17, 2012, 32 acres of Highway Industrial property sold at Down River Drive in Woodland, Washington, from Habersetzer, Roth and Nevil to Columbia Colstor, Inc. for 2.5 million dollars ($1.80 a sq. foot).June K. Jones of Woodland Real Estate, LLC represented the BUSINESS—cont’d on page 7

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WA on Friday, March 22, 2013, between 9 a.m. and 1 p.m. to be juried. A prospectus is available on the web site, www.bgartalliance.com. Call for Artists—Columbian Artists 37th Annual Juried Spring Show Area artists are invited to participate in the Columbian Artists 37th Annual Juried Spring Show to be held March 23rd through April 14th at the Three Rivers Mall, 3513 Three Rivers Drive, Kelso, WA. (Space D-1168, opposite Big 5, just down from Macy’s) The show is open to artists 18 years old and older from Cowlitz, Clark, Wahkiakum, Lewis and Pacific Counties in Washington, and Clatsop and Columbia Counties in Oregon. Entries must be original, two dimensional work, completed in the past two years. Work will be judged with awards given. Entries will be received on Monday, March 18, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., at the Three Rivers Mall. Prospectuses with details regarding rules, categories, sizes, etc., are available on our website: columbianartists.org. They also are available at the Broadway Gallery in Longview and the Tsuga Gallery in Cathlamet, or by calling 360-295-3224 (Jessie); 360-261-7652 (John); 360-425-6719(Arlis); or 360-225-6118 (Nancy).

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For the Love of Lilacs The Hulda Klager Lilac Gardens’ February meeting is Tuesday, February 26, 1 p.m., 115 S. Pekin Rd, Woodland, WA 98674. Ruth Wendt will present a program on “Keeping a Garden Journal”. Members and those interested in joining the Lilac Gardens are welcome. Refreshments served. Join the HKLG society and help preserve the internationally recognized Historic Farm Home and Gardens. For more information, call Catherine at 460-606-7359 or go to www.lilacgardens.com or e-mail to woodlandlilacgardens@gmail.com. The Great Backyard Bird Count! Please join the Willapa Hills Audubon Society in participating in the 2013 Great Backyard Bird Count! Meet at the Longview Library at noon on Saturday February 16 and we’ll split into counting teams to go on short birding walks in Longview led by local birding experts. Birds spotted on the tours will be entered in the national database and will help scientists WHAT’S HAPPENING—cont’d on page 6

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Stepping Stones By Pat Stepp

“It may seem strange that any men should dare to ask a just God’s assistance in wringing their bread from the sweat of other men’s faces. But let us judge not that we not be judged.”

he quote above from President Abraham Lincoln’s second inaugural address on March 4, 1865, seems relevant still as President Barrak Obama takes his second oath of office on the Bible Lincoln used 148 years ago. “With malice toward none and charity for all” is a more familiar line. The 2013 Presidential Inauguration will be much more comfortable for those who attend. The crowd listening to Lincoln’s address were all standing in deep mud left by the heavy spring rains. The Silver Screen has captured a more realistic picture of life in Washington D. C. during Lincoln’s time in the movie “Lincoln” than former biographical movie depictions. It helped me to see him as the man and not the iconic figure. Lincoln has always been larger than life to me. I remember climbing the stairs and approaching the white marble statue of Lincoln that loomed above us when visiting the Lincoln Memorial. It towered above us. It is 19 feet tall on a 10 foot platform on a6 ½ foot platform. The tendency many citizens of the United States have to tear down our presidents while they serve their terms of office, then hoist them on pedestals after death seems paradoxical. Lincoln was born in “hunter’s hut, not fit to be called a home”, as a neighbor put it. While still a child debated other children about whether the slaves or the Indian had a better right to complain. He grew up to be the Commander and Chief who sailed the Ship of State through the dark and bloody waters of the Civil War, then set one eighth of the people of the United States free from the tyranny of slavery. Lincoln had visited Independence Hall in Philadelphia during his campaign for reelection. While there he said how much he revered the Declaration of Independence and that he “would rather be assassinated than surrender its’ principles.” Lincoln died from an assassin’s bullet on April 15, 1965, a month after his inaugural speech. He had been carried to a house across the street from Ford’s Theatre the night before after being shot. I was able to tour the scene of the crime and stood behind the seats in which he the President and Mrs. Lincoln had been sitting enjoying the play. Our tour was then guided across the street to the Petersen House.by the Park Ranger. The room looked much as it had the day he died. Lincoln had been placed diagonally on the bed too short for his height. After the others left I stayed on. The ranger described everything vividly. I felt transported back in time. In my mind’s eye I felt the presence of people gathered around the bed awaiting his imminent passing. Then, Secretary of War, William Stanton spoke. “Now he belongs to the Ages.”

he old saying, the slower the better can apply to a lot of things including recipes and gardens. It seems the faster our days go the faster our lives go. Its jump up in the morning and rush to the kitchen to fix breakfast, quick, rush to get ready for work and then rush home to fix dinner. All day long we are inundated with phone calls, emails, text alerts and you-know-who looking over our shoulders, saying work faster. More and more, it seemed life is rush to get to a finish line we never reach. When do we get to slow down and enjoy life? Well, you don’t unless you take the situation in hand and control your life By Cheryl Spaulding style. As one French gardener said, “This is both a fashion and a madness!” And speaking of gardens (of course, what else), maintaining a garden of your own and spending time tending it is one of the best ways I know to unwind and plug into a slower life style. Just the action of planning a garden takes time and patience and your mind away from other aspects of your busy life. Just knowing that time this of the year the garden catalogs begin to arrive with all the newest varieties of fruits, flowers and vegetables can give me cause to pause and reflect where I’m going in my garden. How about you? After a long winter without fresh homegrown produce, peas and fresh lettuce from the garden are harbingers of spring. They reward our winter blah’s with a crisp, fresh taste that embodies springtime. And, like corn and tomatoes these homegrown crops are superior in both taste and texture to anything found in supermarkets. They are well worth the time it takes to nurture them into existence. Fresh green peas, straight off the vine and right out of the pod, are fabulous tasting. Mother Nature’s candy; sweet spring peas are one of the world’s oldest cultivated crops. Peas were probably foraged from the wild for thousands of years before they were domesticated. But the larger wild peas were probably roasted and peeled like chestnuts. And get this, Greeks and Romans thought green peas were poisonous unless they were dried. Even then they were only eaten to cure a “noxious and stomachdestroying canker.” How tastes have changed! There are many varieties of sweet garden or English peas to select from: • Early varieties, ready for harvest in approximately seven weeks • Midseason varieties, ready for harvest in approximately eight weeks • Late varieties requiring at least 10 weeks to maturity If you have a small garden space it is sometimes better to grow up instead of out. Look varieties that have tall vines that need supports instead dwarf (bush) types that stand alone. While English or sweet green peas must be shelled from their pods, snow or sugar peas are eaten pods and all, and sugar snaps can be eaten as young pods or allowed to mature into equally tasty shelled peas. When selecting a variety, know that vining types usually produce a heavier crop than do most dwarfs (bush) and wrinkle-seeded peas tend to be sweeter than the smooth ones. Look for disease resistance varieties that are wilt resistance and promise long or heavy productivity. But most importantly, make sure they taste good.

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monitor bird populations. There is no cost to participate and all are welcome. New birders and children are especially encouraged to attend. Woodland Museum Opens for Spring Woodland Museum Opens on February 2nd after being closed for December and January. The museum will be open Saturdays from noon to 4 pm. We have new exhibits highlighting dairy farming in the Woodland area. A cream separator, milkers, milk cooler, milk cans, bottles of all types and Robert Zumstein’s display table are among the items exhibited along with pictures and other items related to dairy farming. Dr. Morton Hutchinson was a Woodland veterinarian and his medical bag and related items are on display. Because floods greatly affected the farming industry there is a wall dedicated to the flooding of the Woodland area. We are

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still looking for pictures of families and barns that were used in dairying in the Woodland area. If you have any, we still have time to display them. Virginia Wilkerson is also organizing some Saturday Socials at the Museum. On February 2nd from 1 to 3 pm there will be “White Elephant Bingo” and on February 16th from 1 to 3 pm there will be board games as well as history discussions. Come visit the museum, see the new exhibits, enjoy refreshments, games and informative discussions. Our Spring Garage Sale will be held at the museum on March 15th & 16th. If anyone has items to donate (no clothing please) call Joyce Carlson 225-7514, Virginia Wilkerson 225-5640 or Shirley Brenner 225-6195. The Woodland Historical Museum is located at 417 Park Street, behind the Moose Lodge. Website: www.woodlandmuseum.org; Email: woodlandhistoricalmuseum@gmail.com.

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Seller and ScottKappes, of Capacity Commercial Group represented the Buyer. Columbia Colstor plans to use the property for future expansion of their neighboring cold storage facility. There is a remaining 8 acres still available for sale of the original 40- acre parcel, currently under lease by Pioneer Steel and Tube Corp.

Woodland: The Former Empress Palace Transforms into “The Empress Estate” in a Grand Opening Event

fog-shrouded morning was the setting for the Grand Opening of The Empress Estate in Woodland, WA. Formerly operated as The Empress Palace, this exquisite 17,000 square foot mansion sits on 7 acres of forested hillside property overlooking the Columbia and Lewis Rivers and the Woodland valley. The new owners, Zoe and Stevie Saleem, purchased the property in March of 2012 and having nearly completed the renovation, plan to open it as an elegant wedding and events venue starting in Spring 2013. They also plan to expand it into a Bed and Breakfast as 2013 unfolds. Viewed from I-5 as you drive through Woodland, this European-style chateau boasts 12 three and four storyhigh spiral columns, 9 balconies, an indoor pool and a rotunda entry with a three-story high domed ceiling adorned with a magnificent Michelangelo-style reproduction painting. The owners are currently scheduling tours and bookings for weddings and events in 2013. The grand opening event was held as an open house introduction to the community on January 19 and featured hors d’ oeuvres from their catering partner, Premiere Catering as well as musical entertainment by local young performing artists. For more information on the Empress Estate, call 360-225-5555 or visit them on Facebook at “The Empress Estate”. LEFT:

Visitors flocked to the grand opening of the Empress Estate. At the entrance a server from Premier Catering offers goodies to ladies joining a tour of the restored building.

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Plan ahead of time and you can prolong your harvest by sowing early, midseason and late varieties at the same time. You can further prolong your harvest by successive planting two weeks apart until the middle of May. However, as the weather warms keep the roots cool with heavy mulch. Lettuce also grows well under cooler conditions. Plant your lettuce seeds when the lowest temperatures will be around 40 degrees F and the high temperatures around 60 degrees F. Be aware that a hard freeze can damage young lettuce starts. However, lettuce can survive light freezes, so not to worry. If you plant lettuce and peas in February be sure to incorporate floating row covers into your budget. Floating row cover material is very light weight and will not press down on tender crops. But it will still keep light frost from nipping young plants. Lettuce doesn’t take up as much space in your vegetable garden as say, tomatoes and cucumbers. So it’s a good crop for smaller gardens. Follow the seed package recommended spacing and make your rows accordingly. I usually try to make my rows about 10 inches apart. Remember as your lettuce grows, you can monitor the plants growth and thin out your plants as needed. Butter leaf and romaine lettuce need about eight

inches between each plant, while larger head lettuce types needs about 12-14 inches. You can plant most varieties of lettuce directly in the ground from seed. Romaine and butter lettuce grow well from both seeds or from transplants. However, other lettuce varieties grow best when grown from transplants. Head lettuce is risky to plant with seeds as it is hard to time the harvest correctly, making it susceptible to bolting. Thus, it’s worth buying transplants so that it will mature in time. Lettuce starts or transplants are usually in the nurseries by mid-February. So plan a day of quiet downtime. Turn off your computer, the television and your cell phone. Kick back with a hot cup of tea, your 2013 garden catalogs and dream up your next garden.

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enson is well into the process of transforming recreation destination. The wine industry, small ps, adventuresome restaurants, and area lodging g increasing numbers of jobs to the local econoboutique stores, coffee shops, and small restauvenson’s downtown a fun, relaxing place to visit. effort by local businesses—the Stevenson WiFi des free wifi access throughout downtown. nded by both premier wine and outdoor recreities, Stevenson is less of a logging town and ground. Only an hour’s drive from most points gton, it’s more than worth a visit.

vered the Columbia River Valley. Or maybe the valley discovwever you look at it, viticulture is exploding onto the rich soils, the sun, of Washington’s east side. The land east of Stevenson is produce big, bold, red wine. As a result, there are a number of sting rooms nearby cline wineries, both producing great wine, are worth a visit. Cor’s es the rich reds, such as Cabernet Sauvignon and Cabernet Franc. s on a subtler set of whites and blends. Both Cor and Syncline are est of Lyle on the old Lyle-White Salmon Road. The Memaloose lso near Lyle, is an especially pleasant experience. The tasting bove the Columbia River on Highway 14. You can quickly drop wine, and soak up both the sun and a river view on Memaloose’s BACKGROUND PHOTO, OPPOSITE PAGE:

miles to the east, Maryhill, Cascade Cliffs, and Marshalls provide eriences. Maryhill winery, with great river views, beautiful facilint wine, is the complete experience. It should be at the top of your list of places to spend an afternoon. Cascade Cliffs is a AMPLE ITINERARIES small, picturesque riverside Day Trip

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The morning sun tips the Columbia River and a group of distant snow-capped peaks with light in this view from Skamania Lodge’s elevated location. all photos by author UPPER RIGHT, THIS PAGE: An alpine view in the Trapper Creek Wilderness near Stevenson. LOWER RIGHT: THIS PAGE: Maryhill Winery—good views, good wine and lots of sun!

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udiences will laugh and sigh at this wonderfully charming and humorous play presented this February as Love Street Playhouse begins its seventh season with Susan Sandler’s amusing romance Crossing Delancey. With weekend performances February 8–24, Crossing NOW PLAYING: Delancey will play on Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30 pm, and Love Street Theater Sundays at 2:00 pm. Advance Woodland, WA tickets are available online or at February 8–24 Columbia Bank in Woodland. A lovestreettheater.com special dinner performance on 360-907-9996 February 14th, Valentine’s Day, will be catered by Chef Manny Gutierrez. Online reservations are required for this limited seating performance. All performances are at the Love Street Playhouse, 126 Love Street, Woodland, Washington. Unbeknownst to Izzy, an intelligent, upwardly mobile professional, (played by Jennifer Johnson of Camas) Bubbie (played by Love Street Owner and Artistic Director, Melinda Leuthold) retains the services of the local matchmaker Hannah (played by Corrie Graham of Ridgefield) to help Izzy find a husband. Izzy doesn’t find out about the setup until the wheels are already in motion, and she is too respectful of her Bubbie to just leave once she finds out. So, she dutifully, but coldly, endures a park bench meeting with the matchmaker and later meets, Sam (played by Christopher Cleveland of Vancouver). Sam owns a pickle stand on the lower East side, which he DELANCEY—cont’d on page 14

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e wanted to try something a little bit different and since we had not enjoyed good German food in quite a while we choose Gustav’s. The restaurant has a good, solid, ‘country lodge’ feel to it. The interior is designed to resemble a baronial hall with stags’ heads and traditional flags. Inside, the walls are painted to resemble cottages in a rural German township. Off the main entryway are the dining rooms and the bar. Despite the fact that the restaurant was very busy (we chose to visit on a Saturday evening) we were greeted by a smiling fraulein and promised a table as soon as one became available. We chose to wait in the bar and I’m glad we did. Gustav’s has at least eighteen imported German beers on tap at all times. However, my companion decided to try a hard cider and I opted for a more traditional Manhattan cocktail. He said he felt the cider had a unique flavor with a natural cloudiness The Sausage Trio at Gustav’s. and was pleasing to the palate. We nibbled on a big pretzel and a small pot of cheese fondue to pass the time until our table was ready. Both the drinks were excellent, the pretzel fresh and yeasty tasting and the cheese fondue creamy and flavorful. Despite the fact that the restaurant was very busy we were seated in about 15 minutes. Our waiter was attentive without being overbearing and helpful with our selections. One thing I really appreciated about Gustav’s is the menu offers regular-sized entrees as well as a “sharing menu.” Think of ordering dim sum in an oriental restaurant or ordering family-style—small plates of food to share with your fellow diners. What we tried: My dining companion decided to try the Sausage Trio made up of German bratwurst, smoked bier & weisswurst sausages, mashed potatoes, and red cabbage ($13.99). Because this was our first time in this restaurant I decided to try the quintessential Weinerschnitzel served with mashed potatoes and broccoli and a lemon wedge ($14.99). My companion’s plate of three sausages turned out to be delicious, and

just about the right amount of food for him. He said the sausages tasted very authentic and reminded him of when he was in Germany during World War II. My Wienerschnitzel was HUGE and equally delicious, the veal very tender and the breading crispy without being greasy. However, next time I will know better and will stick to the “sharing menu.” My companion paired his meal with a Radeberger Pilsner—a golden-yellow beer with the earthy smell of hops and malt. He said it complimented his sausage trio perfectly. I decided to try a “Sparkling Pear” drink from the cocktail menu. It was little bit too sweet to have with dinner, but it was delightful. (The “Sparkling Pear” is Absolut Pear Vodka combined with Brut Champagne. Absolutely delicious!) We rounded out our meal by sharing one Apple Strudel made up of apples, raisins and sweet spices baked in puff pastry, glazed with apricot jam and dusted with powdered sugar ($5.25) and passed on the coffee. What we will try next time: My companion said he plans to try Jägerschnitzel [breaded and served golden brown, sautéed mushrooms, creamy paprika sauce, and choice of mashed potatoes or spätzle noodles (chicken 13.99, veal 15.99)]; the Lamb Shank (a one pound lamb shank braised with root vegetables, served with creamy mashed potatoes—$15.99); Roast Pork (apple cider-brined and slow roasted, with Madeira sauce, apricot chutney, mashed potatoes, red cabbage—$13.49); the fondue; the chocolate mousse in a Florentine shell…. !! Wait! Certainly not all in one visit! Well, it looks like we’ll be returning to this marvelous restaurant again and again and again. Gustav’s is highly recommended if you like German food. And if you not sure, try Gustav’s and you will become a believer. It’s well worth the drive to get there. The Gustav’s we visited is located at 1705 S.E. 164th in Vancouver. Phone: 360-8830222. Hours: Sun.–Thurs., 11 a.m. to 10 p.m.; Fri.–Sat. 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. Other locations are: 5035 NE Sandy Blvd. (Portland—Der RheinlänIf you LOVE Mexican Cuisine, you'll der); 12605 SE 97th Ave. enjoy Plaza Azul in Downtown Kalama! (Clackamas); 10350 SW Greenburg Road (Tigard), and in the Portland International Airport.

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RELIGION/PHILOSOPHY “Again, you have heard that the ancients were told, ‘You shall not make false vows, but shall fulfill your vows to the Lord.’ But I say to you, make no oath at all, either by heaven, for it is the throne of God, or by the earth, for it is the footstool of His feet, or by Jerusalem, for it is the city of the great King. Nor shall you make an oath by your head, for you cannot make one hair white or black. But let your statement be, ‘Yes, yes’ or ‘No, no’; anything beyond these is of evil.” —Matthew 5:33–37 New American Standard Bible (NASB); Copyright © 1995 by The Lockman Foundation

have a quilt (I started for my eldest daughter for her sweet sixteenth birthday) that I work on. (My daughter is going to be thirty. I really need to wrap that quilt up!) Someday, in my spare time, I want to pick my paint brushes back up and start my carving again, too. Oh, and I have a boatload of books stacked in a pile waiting for the spare time I had before children to come back so in my spare time I can read again. I’d love to learn to play an instrument, sing more, take a vacation, learn to yodel, be in more plays, build a green house, garden A LOT, sip lemonade while I do any or all of the above… I’d love to have more spare time! Sigh… For now I will have to comfort

did it again. I said, “Yes!” Well, technically it was really more of an, “uuuh… What will it entail? uuummm… I guess I can do that… uuuuh… ooookay? yeah? uuuh, I’ll help you with such & such I guess…” To be fair, it didn’t help that my “friend” said, “I’ll do it if you will!” What kind of friend does that? Why do I do that!? Aaaargh! Last time we got together we ALMOST spent a lot of money we didn’t have with this whole, “I’ll do it if you will!” thing. You think we would have learned by now. I know full well that I have NO SPARE TIME! I know full well she has no spare time. I know full well that I am already backed up with things I said yes to and she is, too. I know full well that I have work, and work, and work, and MORE WORK to do as does she. AND WE ARE MOMS! So, that means that before all our work is done and after all our work is done, WE HAVE MORE WORK TO DO! (If you hear violins playing, then you hear right!) Granted, most of my work is self-imposed, designed to make my work easier and/or the cost less and/or the benefits better, etc. For example, my kids and I have a little farm. (JFYI, little farms = more work.) This little farm was started to save us money and keep us myself with the thought that, as soon as I am dead, I healthier which we are still convinced our little will have all the time in the world! (Heaven will be a farm does. However, it is more work than going wonderful place of wonder and worship because I love to a store and buying something already prepared. Jesus!) I am looking forward to it, looking forward to Jesus Just sayin’. coming again to get me. Until then, I have work to do and Another example: we make our own laundry apparently, according to the Bible, that includes fulfilling soap to save money and reduce allergies which my promises. My ‘yes’ is supposed to be ‘yes’, and my we are convinced our homemade laundry soap does. However, it is ‘no’, ‘no’. Anything else is EVIL!! more work than going to the store and buying laundry soap already Of course, right about now someone prepared. wouldn’t have to work too hard to make me Anyway, it matFEEL evil about taking half my daughter’s ters not where the BY LORI ANDERSON lifetime to finish her sixteenth birthday present, or making my work is from, the point is I have work to do. other daughters wait for their quilts until I am done with the first one but, hey! I do not have any time to I’m still working on it and the girls seem resigned, uh, I mean, the girls don’t spare to justify giving all seem to mind my ‘yes’ being ‘yyyyyeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeessssss…………’. my spare time away. They seem to understand that life can change up on a person. A person could, all Besides, I have hopes, of a sudden, HAVE to go back to work—cutting down on whatever small cache dreams, and plans for my of spare time there was even more. A person may have to, all of a sudden, get spare time. I spoke at a MORE work—to help make ends meet and middles full-ish. Okay, okay. The more I write this, the more evil I feel! (Sheesh. Can’t a girl Motherhood Conference recently. I talked a little catch a break?) I start complaining about having too much work to do and I end about a mother’s cache of up revealing how I PROMISE TOO MUCH!! Lord, help me. I need therapy. Ooooh! Spa therapy sounds divine! If I ever have some spare time AND spare “spare time” (amongst money, a spa would be nice! I used to have one, you know. The doctors told my other things) and my victims… uh, audience, husband and I that we needed a way to relieve the stress (after all the kids started expressed a desire for me coming) and recommended getting a spa. I guess some people call them hot tubs. to sell them something. Whatever it was called, it was AWESOME! My hubby and I found a lot of spare “We’d buy a book if you time back then. Too bad that hot tub died. A hot tub would be nice right about wrote it,” they said. “Uh, I now. If I had a hot tub again, I could sit in it and, whilst and at the same time jets plan on doing that some- were whirling and hot water was swirling, I could deeply contemplate my priorday,” I responded, “in my ity list and get it in line with, you know, what I’m reading in the Bible should be my priorities! (Well… at least I have THAT part better these days! I have learned spare time.” In my spare time I also TIME—cont’d on page 13

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decided that a narrow-gauge railroad would offer a more profitable mode of transportation. So he founded the Ilwaco Railway and Navigation Company and had several miles operational by 1889. Since the railroad schedule was also governed by the tides (meeting ships at the docks), and since passengers could flag the train down at almost any point, time tables were rather flexible. Locals jokingly referred to the train as “The Irregular, Rambling, and Never-get-there Railroad.” By 1899, the Loomis stage line was almost forgotten. A news article of that year waxed nostalgic: “Standing on the prairie front, at the edge of the drift logs before the president of the I. R. & N. Co.’s attractive residence, is the almost skeleton remains of an old stage coach that was used on the mail and passenger route between Ilwaco and Oysterville long previous to the advent of the railroad that now parallels the beach and terminals at Nahcotta. The tattered top with exposed ribs, and scant, weather-beaten coverings, long in disuse, stands as an emphatic reminder of the progressive march of Father Time.” And of course the railroad itself was eventually put out of business by the advent of the automobile and proper paved roads. But the romance of the past lives on in the stories of the stagecoach that ran by the tides.

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to MAKE spare time to read my Bible no matter what!) If I had a hot tub, I could at least dream of having more spare time and I could dream about what I would do with spare time. Come to think of it, I could have responded, when asked to help with this latest such-and-such, “Well, let me check my schedule and get back to you on that.” Then I could have sat in my hot tub and prayed about it and thought things through. Ah well, such is life. You open your mouth, you insert both feet, and you CHEW. I’m stuck now. I said I’d do such-and-such in my spare time and now I have to do it. (Better see TIME—cont’d on page 14

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Annual Castle Rock Quilt Show To Be Held Feb. 1-28, 2013 The Castle Rock Exhibit Hall will host its annual quilt show this February. The show will run the entire month; however, open hours are limited to Wednesdays through Saturdays, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. New and vintage quilts will be displayed within the three museum galleries at the Exhibit Hall. Enjoy dozens of beautiful quilts while learning about the history of Castle Rock, Mt. St. Helens, logging, and the North Cowlitz County area. Admission to the show is free, but donations are gratefully accepted! Visitors may purchase raffle tickets for a beautiful patchwork quilt crafted by the Country Quilters of Castle Rock; the drawing will be held on February 28. Visitors may also vote for their favorite quilt; the owner will receive a gift basket at the end of the show. The Exhibit Hall is located at 147 Front Avenue NW in Castle Rock. (Take Exit 49 off I-5, turn west into town, and veer right onto Front Avenue.) For more info, call the Hall at 360-274-6603. Getting Ready—are you prepared? Come join us for a GREAT presentation about preparing for disasters, specifically earthquakes, from speaker James Roddey. Roddey is an award winning author, director and natural hazards expert. He has discussed natural disasters and preparedness on CNN, The CBS Evening News, NPR and more. He is currently the Director of ReadySetPrepare, which offers consultation services and motivational presentations on building resilient communities and disaster readiness for businesses and families. Cowlitz County DEM has booked Mr. Roddey for a presentation on February 7th from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at the PUD Auditorium (961 12th Avenue in Longview). Admission is FREE! There will be door prizes, information booths and tons of great information. Learn the four simple things you can do this week to start preparing, Find out how to turn your phone into your most important safety tool, and learn lessons from Superstorm Sandy that will help you prepare. Space is limited, so RSVPs are appreciated. For more info or to reserve your seat, please email Jennifer Engkraf at EngkrafJ@co.cowlitz.wa.us or call 360-577-3130. Patchwork Pals Meets The Patchwork Pals quilting/sewing/needlework group meet every Monday morning, 9:30 am, at the La Center E F Church on 5th and Aspen. Group works on ongoing projects, has guest speakers and teachers on a continuing basis. Pals make baby quilts and layettes for the “Babies in Need” program in the Vancouver area hospitals, prayer quilts, and lap robes for those in need.

Donations of cotton/flannel fabric is always welcomed to help with the donation projects. Please contact Maggie Vinnedge, 263-2137 for more information. Everyone is always welcome to come visit or join our group. TOPS! TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) Wa No. 1129 meets at 9 a.m. on Tuesdays each week. Weigh-in is at the Woodland Community Center, 782 Park St. Your first visit is free. For more info call Jeanie 360-270-9433. Get Up and MOVE! EnhanceFitness is a group exercise class designed specifically for people age 60 and over and consists of a lively and interactive hour-long class filled with strength training, stretching and cardiovascular conditioning. The exercises are for people of all fitness levels. Classes are Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday,1:00pm to 2:00pm at 1400 Woodside Street, Woodland, WA. For more information call (360) 694-8144 or (360) 577-4929. Vanridge Garden Club Club News VanRidge Garden Club will meet January 21, 2013 at 10:00 am at the Pleasant View Church of the Nazarene, 801 N.E. 194th St., Ridgefield, just south of Shorty’s Nursery off 10th Ave. Program speaker will be Dorothy Dwyer, flower show judge, on designing miniature arrangements for flower shows. A Potluck and garden-related auction will follow program. Guests are invited. Please contact Mickey Sacker 5747965 or Louise Winfrey 573-3032 for more information or if you would like to be a guest speaker.

available. Applications are now being accepted and the deadline for such applications is 31 March 2012. For more information on this program please access the Foundation website at www.wascottishrite.org, Director Jerry W. Cooney at cooney0145@comcast.net, 360-423-3955, or Assistant Director Maynard Brent at 360-636-1477. Hosts Needed for Foreign Exchange Students A host family is needed for a High School Foreign Exchange student for the 2012/2013 school year. Students are coming from the following countries: Germany, Brazil, Italy, Venezuela, Vietnam, Denmark, Thailand and South Korea. Students come with good English skills, full health insurance and their own personal spending money, and mainly the desire to be a member of an American family. Host families do not need to have teenagers of their own; young families as well as empty nesters make excellent hosts. Thank you! For more information about the students and the program, contact Tiffany McClure at 206-819-5388 or tiffany.ise@ comcast.net. Call for Artists for Sumner Fine Arts Festival Celebrate more than 40 years of the Arts in Sumner, WA! The Sumner Fine Arts Festival will be held August 2nd, 3rd and 4th. In partnership with the City of Sumner, the Sumner Arts Commission present this year’s event which will include Jazz, Fine Art and Wine. Applications and an Artist Prospectus are available on-line at www.sumnerdowntown.com. For more information, please call 253-720-9846. All proceeds go to support The Sumner Downtown Association, a Main Street of Washington affiliate. The submission deadline for art is March 31, 2013. TIME—cont’d from page 13

Cedar Creek Writers to Hold Open Book Night Friday, February 22, 2013, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., the Cedar Creek Writers group will host its third Open Book Night at the North Clark Historical Museum in Amboy. The goals for this event are to stimulate interest for reading the works of local writers, to provide a cultural opportunity for the community, to provide local writers an opportunity to sell their books, and to help aspiring writers appreciate the value of sharing their writings. All writers, published or not, are welcome to bring something to share. Authors will offer books and bookrelated items for sale, and freebies. Open Book Night is free and open to the public. Local writers who wish to participate must live in North County (north of BattleGround). Notification ASAP; confirmation by February 15. For more information contact Jane Poole at 247-6475 or Liz Elfring at 263-4024 or at www.cedarcreekwriters.com.

my friend there!) Gotta keep my promises… (and make sure she keeps hers too!) And for cryin’ out loud, I need to be more careful what I promise. I need my ‘yes’ to be ‘yes’ and my ‘no’, ‘no’ and I need to STOP giving all my spare time away without thinking and praying and checking first. You know, I should probably let everyone know that little piece of information about taking sooooo loooong to do things, too. If they KNEW just what MY spare time entails, maybe they wouldn’t ask me to volunteer so much! I should design a T-shirt to wear to let everyone know, kind of like, “My daughter got her sweet 16th birthday gift when she was 45! Or like the Mayan calendar or something, “My next opportunity to help YOU comes in the year…..” Yeah! That’s a good idea. I’ll have to get right on that, in my spare time.

Applications For Scholarships Now Open The Scottish Rite Lodge of the Valley of Kelso and the Scottish Rite Foundation of Washington announce the availability of college/university undergraduate scholarships for the academic year 2013–2014. A recipient must be a US citizen, a resident of the state of Washington, and attending (or intending to attend) an accredited Bachelor Degree awarding College or University in Washington full time for the academic year 2013–2014. The recipient must also be a third, fourth or fifth year undergraduate (Junior or Senior), and have maintained a grade point average of at least 3.0 for his/her college career before applying. Students from a community college bound for a four year college in 2013 are eligible. Awards are based on the funds that are

inherited from his father. A pickle man from the old neighborhood is definitely not what Izzy wants in a man, as she tends to get all doe-eyed and mushy over a famous author named Tyler (played by Paul Segren of Vader). “Our audiences are going to love this delightful show,” says Melinda Leuthold, owner of Love Street Playhouse. “I am thrilled to be on stage this time and to have the opportunity to play a great character role with such talented actors.” The production team includes a host of experienced artists including Director, Tony Bump from Vancouver; Lighting Designer, Kelly Ragsdale from Longview’s Columbia Theatre for the Performing Arts; Sound Designer, Dave Roberts from Vancouver’s Magenta Theatre; and Master Set Builder and Co-Owner of the Playhouse, Jeff Leuthold. Tickets are available by going to the theatre’s website at www.lovestreetplayhouse.com or by calling (360)9079996. Advance ticket prices are $12 for General Seating and $15 for VIP/Pre-reserved Seating. A ticket outlet for General Seating only is also available (accepting cash and checks) at Columbia Bank, 782 Goerig Street, Woodland, WA. The February 14th Dinner Performance is $50 per person and must be purchased online at www. lovestreetplayhouse.com. Love Street Playhouse is located at 126 Love Stree in Woodland, Washington. Local business sponsors and advertisers contributing to the Love Street Playhouse include Columbia Bank of Woodland, Port of Woodland, Woodland Truck Line, New Phoenix and Last Frontier Casino of La Center and The Zumstein Family.

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winery on Highway 14. It has a well done tasting room, row after row of photo-ready grape vines, and good wine. Marshal’s winery provides one of the most unique wine experiences in the area, with its combination of an eccentric, competent winemaker, very good red wine, utterly practical tasting room, and the curious choice of Cheetos® as the winery’s snack.

Food The culinary opportunities in Stevenson include both the fancy and the informal. Skamania Lodge (off Rock Creek Drive immediately west of Stevenson) serves memorable food and has classy facilities. The expansive and relaxing wood lodge, with large fireplaces, outdoor patios, and generous windows, is a pleasant visit in all seasons. Walking Man Brewing, on 1st Street between Seymor and Russell, welcomes any attire, provides good pizza, burgers, amazing beer, and is a excellent way to end a hike. The Venus Cafe, on the right as you first drive into town, puts obvious effort into a menu of tasty and satisfying diner fare. Several restaurants warrant the short drive from Stevenson to White Salmon. Everybody’s Brewing in downtown brings a Walking Man experience to White Salmon (good food, really good beer), albeit without the come-as-you-are atmosphere and it’s housed in a more “polished” building. Henni’s occupies a renovated old building in White Salmon’s old town district and is THE spot in the Washington gorge to find high-quality food and drink. Solstice is a wood-fired cafe in Bingen, where you can find excellent pizza made from local ingredients.

Outdoors The Stevenson area has many recreational opportunities. The Trapper Creek Wilderness is just a few miles north

of Carson. A luscious mix of rain-loving ecosystems, heavy timber, and steep topography, Trapper Creek boasts both stream-side and mountain-view trails. It is an ideal day hike. Table Mountain, just a bit southwest of Stevenson, provides a strenuous hike, stop-and-stare views of the gorge, and is located just a short drive from town. If you’re looking for a short but rewarding hike, stop at Beacon Rock. The trail begins on the south side of Highway 14, ten miles west of Stevenson. A joyful jaunt to the top may suffice to satiate your hiking hunger. Up for a longer outdoor endeavor? Mt. Adams always beckons. For those with climbing skills, Adams is a very rewarding long hike, and Stevenson a great place to relax after the conquest. Winter recreational opportunities abound on the Wind River Highway. Beginning with Old Man Pass Sno-Park (twenty-eight miles from Stevenson), a series of snoparks and ski trails transport you into a world of pristine snow, silence, and majestic, white-robed evergreens. If the wet, western Washington, winter forest isn’t your thing, take a jog around town. Stevenson sports a number of vintage craftsman homes. Simply jog up and down the hilly town and appreciate the architecture, and river views, seen around town. Ironically, the Skamania Lodge golf course includes a surprisingly authentic trail-running experience. Two hiking trails, about one and a half miles each, wind their way around the course, providing a scenic jog. Both trails are open to visitor use. An early morning run, followed by a classy lodge breakfast and a trip to the nearby Columbia Gorge Interpretive Center Museum, is a great start to a day in Stevenson. Stevenson is a welcome change of scenery for those looking to get away for a day, or more. With so many recreational, culinary, and viticultural opportunities, a visit to the town is a must for those looking to experience what southwest Washington has to offer.

Kalama Searching for Best of the Best BY CHERYL SPAULDING

nce again the Kalama Chamber of Commerce is asking for nominations for the annual Totem Award and Citizen of the Year Award. To be eligible for the Totem Award the nominee must be established in Kalama. This award is intended to recognize a business or organization that contributes resources to benefit the community of Kalama. To be eligible for The Kalama Citizen Award the nominee must live or work in Kalama This award is intended to recognize a citizen who contributes personal effort and/ resources to benefit the community. Nomination forms are available at Heritage Bank (195 N 1st), Double D Feed (362 N 1st), Kalama Kids Resale (299 N. 1st) and Cleaning with TLC/ TLC Deli all located in downtown Kalama. All nominations must be received by Feb 28, 2013. Please mail nomination forms to Kalama Chamber of Commerce, P.O. Box 824, Kalama, Washington. 98625 Nomination forms are also available on the Chamber’s website at www.kalamachamber.com.

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hey are dying; they just sit there, fluff up their feathers and then fall over—dead! Why?” This was what Virginia wanted to know. Who were ‘they’? The prolific little Pine Siskins that I recently told you about. “Do you disin-

fect your feeders,” I asked? “No,” she said. “Should I?” Yes, it is very important to keep the feeders disinfected on a regular basis. If you don’t keep feeders disinfected, the vulnerable little birds can die of a bird virus. We have seen it too often. This goes for your birdbath too. Empty it, scrub it with Purex/Clorox water and then refill it with fresh water. They can get pretty scrungy sometimes if you don’t. Hummingbirds seem to be staying around all winter in our area. I get lots of calls as to when to take feeders down. My advice is please, do NOT take the hummer feeders down until you positively know there are no more hummingbirds around your home. Where I live, we have Anna’s hummers all year. The rich brown Rufous hummer comes back from the south around the first of February (although one person says they have one already, in mid-January). By the time you read this it will be time to put up the feeders with your sugar/water mix. Remember, do not use anything else but sugar. Do not use honey as it will cause a fungus to grow on the tongue and they will choke to death. Artificial sweeteners are out as is red food coloring. I boil 2 cups of water and pour it over ½ cup of sugar, stir, cool and it is ready to put in the feeder. To start the season, I use a tiny bit less water to make sure they have a real sugar boost to get them started. Later, they will be finding their favorite flowers to sip from in addition to your food. They also eat lots of mosquitos, spiders and small insects which gives them the protein they need. What hummingbirds do you have around your place? We have had the Rufous and Anna’s but we aren’t sure about the Allen’s. They are supposed to be here, too, as is the black-chinned hummer. My brother spotted the black-chinned at his feeder. We have seen it in California but never here. Another tiny hummer is the Calliope which we have only seen once in Arizona. I have had people say they have seen it up in the mountains here. It is the smallest hummingbird found in the U.S. Wouldn’t that be great to see this little bird in and around your feeders? It is about 2¾ inches to 3¼ inches. That is tiny! Spring is fast approaching so get ready to welcome it with open arms plus fresh water and food for the birds.

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