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almost ignore moths when I am looking at what’s new on one of my favorite websites, bugguide.net. There are so many different moths that it can be overwhelming, but I have a few pictures of some moths that are very pretty to me. I wanted to know more about them so I got to work on a bit of research on this handy website. They Th have a helpful silhouette guide of different moths to get website. h one headed in the right direction. If you get stuck or want conden Insect ar s firmation, firm a photo of the bug in question can be submitted G a along with the required information and an expert or someo with more experience will identify or comment on the one p posting. I did some research that I hope is fairly accurate a it got me at least to the families of the moths I am and o w wondering about. ST K oFOvLI OR n L o YA w andA GARO M Moths can come in just about any color from plain gray to ND PHOTO S BY NOR gra to white and a lot of colors in between. They have a wide dark gray range of patterns and color mixes also. They can have plain or camouflage top wings and bright flashy under-wings. They can be very simple and plain in texture or very MOTHS & BUTTERFLIES—cont’d on page 2

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fuzzy such as the flannel moth group who look like upside down little dust mops. Moths even have different ways of folding their wings. Their wings may be held close to the body or they may keep them out wide and flat. This helps them lay flat against tree trunks so they can blend in and hide. Plum moths have narrow folded wings held out like fixed wing aircraft. All in all moths rarely hold their wings together above their bodies similar to the more popular fellow member of the Lepidotera group, the butterfly. Moth antennae are quite varied, too. Some of their antennae can be elaborate, especially in the males. The males need these fancy antennae to help them pick up special scents given off by the females. Feathery style antennae are the most amazing. They can be very large and branched or smaller but still with many branches. Some moth species have very thin, threadlike antennae while other varieties may have very thick and club like antennae. The butterflies and skipper relatives of the moths have thin antennae with knobs at the ends or the antennae may be slightly hooked or curved. Night time is when moths are most active. Many moth enthusiasts set up special sheets with special lights to capture moths and other night active insects. I see many of these night active entomologists pictures on the website in the section that offers help with identification of insects. Most moths are of great benefit to our environment often a pollinators for night blooming plants. They help keep our wide variety of plants and other wildlife going for a healthy and complex habitat. I hope you check out some of that variety if you happen to see some moths attracted to a light at night.

ON THE COVER: BACKGROUND PHOTO: This moth is more camouflaged and shows one of the other wing positions that moths are known for. It has it’s antennae partially hidden under the wings. This is most likely a member of the Geometrid moth family. The second stage or larval form of this kind of caterpillar is the inch worm. INSET PHOTO: I like the wing patterns on this older moth. It has very long thin threadlike antennae. It is also getting older which shows up in moths by things like beat up wings or missing hair patches as this one has on the head area. Another wing position is shown in this moth. My research seems to say this is a member of the Owlet moth family. The caterpillar stage of these moths is the common pest the cutworm. THIS PAGE This is my favorite moth picture. This quite small moth probably is in the Crambid Snout moth family if I have done my research well enough. I love the delicate, pearly, ivory color with the yellow and black accents. The antennae on this half inch long fellow are the thin threadlike antennae.

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Coincidentally, the day after the above article was published, former owner Waldon D. Patrician died in California, at the age of 75. By 1960, Wood was advertising his store as an affiliate of the Coast-to-Coast chain. In 1976, Wood retired from the hardware business, and sold his Coast-to-Coast store to

Tom Golik, who had worked for the same chain in Oregon. And this brings our narrative up to the recent history of the store, where today the Golik family continues the tradition of hardware on Davidson Avenue into its second century.

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Events and/or Notices of Interest to the Community Cub Scout Christmas Tree Recycling Cub Scout Pack 531 will be recycling Christmas Trees on January 5th, 2012 beginning at 10 a.m. If you live in Woodland City Limits and are interested, please call Kim at 360-225-1918 to arrange for pickup. Donations will be accepted and used to send the Cubs Scouts to summer camp. Thanks for your support. 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 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. Woodland-Based Very Popular Father/Daughter Ball Announces 9th Ball! Get ready for Woodland’s 9th Annual Community Father/ Daughter Ball: “Woodland Roundup” which will be held Sat., February 23rd, 2013 at Woodland Primary Gym from 6-9 pm. It’s a Western theme for this Western Roundup Dance!Tickets go on sale Friday, February 1st, 2013 at Hi-School Pharmacy (1365 Lewis River Rd.) and Coffee Cove Cafe (115 Davidson) Tickets will be $10 per Father, Daughter Attendees free (sorry curious moms, but unless escorted by your father, you will not be admit-

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ted). Tickets must be purchased in advance, sorry, no sales at the door. Tickets sold like hotcakes in 2012 and sold out well before the ball so get yours early. The Father/Daughter Ball is a community service event sponsored by Grace Community Church and is not a fund raiser. For more information, please call 360-225-4484. VanRidge Garden Club The VanRidge Garden Club will meet on Monday, January 21 at 10:00 am at the Nazarene Church, 801N.E. 194th Street, Ridgefield. Program will be “Design Class for Miniatures” presented by flower show judge, Dorothy Dwyer. A potluck will follow the program, all are welcome to participate. Auction of garden related items will follow potluck which raises funds for community projects. For more information on joining the club, attending a meeting as a guest or presenting a program please contact Mickey Sacker at 360-574-7965 or Louise Winfrey at 360-573-3032. Take Off Pounds Sensibly Tops Wa No. 1129: 9 a.m. weigh-in. Woodland Community Center, 782 Park St. (across from school), first visit free, weigh-in not necessary. Jeanie 360-270-9433. Woodland Historical Museum’s New Year The museum will be closed for the month of JANUARY to get the museum set of for the upcoming Dairy Display. If you have not been by the museum, do come by! You will notice a fresh coat of paint on the building, and a new fence on the lake side and back. A big thanks goes out to the Eagle Scouts and the Colf family for their help. Volunteers are being sought for the new year. The museum wants to be open on Saturdays from 12:00–4:00 and two people are needed for the task. Please send us an e-mail of days you want to volunteer so we can get a list going of those who can help For more information about the Woodland Historical Museum, contact current President, John “JJ” Burke, at 360-225-9888.

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Stepping Stones By Pat Stepp

ince the End of the World did not occur on December 22nd as predicted, I will be spending my first New Year’s Day as a resident of the Big City. Right now, surrounded by half-sorted boxes of the memories from my life until now, I am looking at the trees in the park across the street while listening to the familiar carols of the season.

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“Winter Wonderland” just began, bringing a vivid memory ory of going shopping at a “Mode O’Day” shop with my mother. r. I chose a dark blue taffeta sprinkled with gold stars to wear for my first performance singing at the school Christmas program. I felt very grown up singing that night, standing on the stage. Shakespeare wrote: “All the world is a stage and all the men and women merely players, They have their exits and entrances; and one man in his time plays many parts.” This is the time of year I think of all the people who I have shared that world stage with me who are no longer here. Our paths converged and we traveled together for a while, then we parted. Some are still living on the earth elsewhere and some have passed on to Heaven. They are missed. Each year memories of shared times come to mind the clock strikes 12 on New Year’s Eve. We sing “Auld Lang Syne” (days gone by) to welcome in the New Year at the stroke of midnight. The song’s third verse goes “We two have run about the slopes and picked the daisies fine, but we’ve wandered many a weary foot since “auld lang syne.” Remembering adventures with the friends of my youth still makes me smile. Each of us has our own time capsule of moments past that we can open whenever we want “a blast from the past”. Our minds are wondrous protectors of precious memories. I had a placard in the seventies with a picture of the rising sun inscribed with the words: “Today is the first day of the rest of your life.” I used to read it every morning as I brushed my teeth. It was a great reminder to celebrate the temporary each day. In the same way January 1st, 2013 will be the first day of the first year of the rest of my life. It will be filled with promise as the days grow longer day by day. The opportunity to join people of like minds to bring about change in the way we solve the problems of war and want excites me. Future generations might thank us for an effort to “pay it forward” by caring for Planet Earth during our watch. The Victorian-styled street lamps just lighted up on this dark afternoon. My New Year’s Resolution this year is a line from a popular song from the ’50s: “Enjoy yourself, it’s later than you think.” I plan to “pick the daisies fine” this brand new year.

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THE BATTLE OF THE BAKERIES Lucy’s Bakery vs Grannie’s Goodies L O N G V I E W, WA

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ertainly Longview, Washington is big enough to support several bakeries which it does but usually they are not located directly across the street from each other. Lucy’s Bakery, located across from the Chinese Garden Restaurant on 15th Ave is an established Hispanic Bakery with rich history of offering Mexican-style baked products along with a smattering of fresh vegetables and other Mexican food items. Small and without any front windows to let customers see what is offered inside, Lucy’s Bakery is often passed up for the more obvious bakeries in Longview. For the longest time I didn’t really realize the little white building housed a real bakery. When Save-on-Foods (grocery store) was still in Woodland, Washington I grew used to picking up the occasional Mexican style pastry. This style of pastry differs in its level of sweetness from more sugary American style pastry. Mexican pastry, rather like some French pastries, seems to rely on the richness of the dough rather than excessively sweet toppings. In my opinion, because of this, Mexican style pastries also have a tendency to be more dense. In late 2012, however, competition moved in right across the street in the guise of Grannies Goodies (1061 15th Ave, Longview, Washington). Located next door to Chinese Garden Restaurant, Grannie’s Goodies produces light, sweet pastries, fresh breads, a unique line of take-n-bake pizzas and they have a 24 hour drive up window, (for those who find themselves suffering from a sweet tooth in the middle of the night). What we tried at Lucy’s Bakery: From Lucy’s Bakery we tried four pastries and four savory items. The portions are large. Actually we found that cutting each pastry in half or even thirds brought the portion size more into line with we were used to eating. That said we both felt the four sweet pastries were delicious and had a very tender crumb. The four savories were equally as tender but surprisingly had a little more sweetness to them than expected from a non-sweet bread type. Lucy’s Bakery also offers a full line of sheet and holiday cakes as well as hand- made tortillas. I was told Lucy’s usually only offers them at holiday time but if I called two days in advance I could order tortillas over the phone. We are definitely going to try some. What we tried at Grannies Goodies: From Grannies Goodies we tried a small apple fritter, a scone, Maple Bacon bar and an Old Fashioned Plain Donut. Happily I can say the apple fritter was cooked all the way through and was very good. It was dense, filled with a goodly amount of chopped apples and drizzled with a light sweet glaze. We chose the small size because the large size was really for someone with a huge appetite. The scone had a very tender crumb. If you are familiar with scones you know that some scones can be very hard. For the third choice we decided on the Maple Bacon bar mainly because it’s a food fad right now. Salty bacon has become popular for use in conjunction with sweet items like pastries and ice cream. In this case, a standard Maple Bar (one of my most favorite pasties) was topped with chopped cooked bacon. I must say, I was not impressed. The bacon had very little taste and did not bring anything to the party. I think I’ll stay with a plain Maple bar from now on. Finally

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we tried a plain Old Fashioned cake donut (one of my companion’s favorite form of pasties.) The taste was nutty and clean and not at all greasy. We have not tried a take-n-bake pizza from Grannies Goodies yet although we found the menu intriguing. The good news is Grannies Goodies makes their pizzas from scratch. They offer unusual menu selections like the Eye Opener, a breakfast pizza with country gravy, sausage, scrambled egg, mushrooms, onion, hash browns and mild Cheddar Cheese, (just the thing to grab on your way to work in the morning— personal size, of course.) Or how about the Chicken Coop, with white sauce, Chicken breast, mushrooms, green pepper, olives and cheese. And of course with a nod to a more conventional pizza menu, there is the Sweet and spicy Hawaiian, with sweet chili sauce, Canadian bacon, pineapple, pepperoni and cheese. So does this mean there is a saturation of bakeries in Longview? No. Each of the bakeries offers items created to meet the needs of their customers. And as for Lucy’s Bakery and Grannies Goodies—while they are similar in nature, they each have their own distinct line of product combination and community connections. PRAGER—cont’d from page 12

emphasized character development, and when nearly all Americans believed that there is a God who forbids and punishes murder, such massacres rarely took place. When people “snapped” during the Great Depression some of them did kill… themselves. Surely some European Jews who survived the Holocaust “snapped” after seeing their families murdered. Yet I know of no survivor of the Holocaust who massacred innocent Germans or Poles or Hungarians, or Frenchmen, let alone Americans. Why not? Because until the contemporary period, religion and/or conscience development were ubiquitous. Instead of teaching young Americans self-control, thanks to leftist influence, we now teach them self-esteem—which has been worse than morally useless. It has been morally destructive. According to professor of psychology Roy Baumeister, one of the leading criminologists in America, few Americans have the high self-esteem that violent criminals have. Want to know a major cause of criminal violence in America? Try leftism’s denial of the importance of moral values among nations and individuals; its systematic destruction of character education; and its elimination of God as the source of moral law. Not guns. http://www.dennisprager.com/columns.aspx?g=42452f97-f8e4-475f-98c9-0083811664c4&url=conscience-not-guns-n1469001

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n last month’s column, we explored the recent history of Woodland’s True Value Hardware store, owned by Mike Golik. As promised, today’s column steps farther back in time to delve into the early history of the hardware store—where the same kind of retail business has existed in the same spot for an entire century, a BY KAREN JOHNSON fine claim to fame. When the town of Woodland was incorporated in 1906, it contained a few general mercantile stores—but no hardware stores per se. In 1907, however, a pioneer merchant by the name of Thomas Chatterson advertised his furniture and paint store in the Woodland Echo newspaper. (The ad also listed undertaking as a sideline.) Chatterson was born in Michigan and arrived in the Woodland area in 1888, after a short stint as a farmer near Pueblo, Colorado. In a 1907 booklet promoting Cowlitz County, Woodland was noted as having one furniture store, which was most likely Chatterson’s. It’s unclear from existing records if Chatterson’s original firm could be properly termed a hardware store; if so, then hardware history at 218 Davidson can truly date from a few years prior to 1912. A 1909 fire insurance map shows a one-story, double-wide building: the left half was labeled as a furniture store, while the right half handled paints, oils and wallpaper. In 1912, Chatterson sold This letterhead and bill from the Patrician hardware store the furniture portion of his itemized the material sold to construct the first Cowlitz business to Waldon D. County Fairgrounds.

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Patrician. Patrician was born in Massachusetts and came to the Northwest sometime prior to 1910, as he appeared on a federal census for that year, living in King County. But what exactly did Chatterson sell to Patrician? A circa 1914 photo shows Patrician’s store and sign at the Davidson address. But in the city directories of 1913 through 1916, the firms of Chatterson and Patrician are both listed— Chatterson handling paints and wallpapers, and Patrician handling hardware, furniture and lumber. Did Chatterson sell the west half of the store to Patrician, keeping the east half for his paint business? Or did he sell the entire building, moving his paint store elsewhere? Unfortunately, maps and city directories In this cropped enlargement, Patrician’s store at 218 Davidson Aven don’t offer any solution to circa 1914. (When this photo was shown to historian Walter Hansen, this little puzzle. The maps of the cowlitz county historical museum note type of business only, not owners’ names, and the directories don’t give street addresses. At any rate, in 1912, Patrician’s firm supplied all the materials for the soon-to-be Cowlitz County Fairgrounds—door jambs, stove pipe, plumbing parts, lumber and much more. This bill, now in the possession of local historian Walter Hansen, proves that a hardware store existed as early as 1912 on the Davidson Avenue property. In December 1913, Patrician’s store was hit in a string of robberies. “Guns, ammunition, pocket knives, razors and electric flash lamps” were stolen from Patrician’s concern when thieves gained entrance through the store’s rear doors on a Sunday night. By 1917–1918, Chatterson’s firm no longer appeared in the city directory. Some time after 1919, Patrician’s onestory store was enlarged with a two-story addition at the back which served as an apartment. In 1920, Patrician advertised farm implements, including a 10” John Deere plow for $15.00, a 60-bushel Litchfield manure spreader

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for $200.00, and a 9 foot Champion self-dump hay rake for only $40.00. Circa 1920, Patrician brought in a partner: J. D.

This Waltwood ad appeared in a 1960 issue of the Lewis River News.

nue shows up in a picture taken by local photographer Wilfred Craik he immediately recognized it—Craik was his uncle.) photo courtesy

Oliver, who also served as Woodland mayor from 1921 to 1923. The partnership lasted until 1925, when clerk Royal Turner Stewart—who had moved up from Albany, Oregon circa 1918—bought the store from Patrician, who at some point moved to California. The name of the business was changed to the R. T. Stewart Company, and its motto was “Honest Goods, Honest Prices, Honest Treatment.” Store stock ran the gamut from corn planters to dishes to McCormick-Deering engines. (Coincidentally, in May of the same year, Tom Chatterson died at the age of 67.) Stewart’s business probably struggled during the Great Depression, as did almost every business in the country. In March 1938, Stewart died after a year of illness; he was only 48. His hardware business was purchased by Victor H. Andrell, who was born in Minnesota in 1896 and had lived in Seattle immediately prior to the sale. After buying the hardware store, Andrell, his wife and son moved into the second-floor apartment on the premises. Andrell also changed the name of the firm to Woodland Hardware, and promised to put in “new front, new floors, new partitions and other things to make it a modern hardware.”

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By 1942, Andrell and rival hardware entrepreneur Walt Wood had each been in business in Woodland for five years. In October of that year, Andrell sold his firm to Wood. A month later, Wood was busy moving stock from his old location into the Andrell building on Davidson, when a fire of undetermined origin broke out in the furnace room of the store. According to a news article, “the flames went quickly to the roof, where it required several hose streams of water 15 minutes to get it under control. Two of the large plate glass windows were cracked, and an expensive furnace badly damaged. The fire was held before it began to burst paint cans, otherwise a In February 1977, Tom Golik’s picture most serious conflagration would have appeared in the Lewis River News along with resulted. The apartment still occupied by an article announcing his purchase of Mr. and Mrs. Andrell is separated from Waltwood Hardware. the store with a partial upstair fire wall. However, the smoke and gas came in so fast that Mrs. Andrell escaped with difficulty, after trying to open the windows.” Stock from both stores was insured, as was the building. Wood cleaned up the fire damage, and went on with business as usual. By June of 1954, he was affiliated with the Marshall-Wells hardware chain, although it’s not certain when he became part of that group. On March 3, 1960, the Lewis River News announced that Waltwood Hardware would temporarily move across the street while the old wooden store at 218 Davidson was razed and rebuilt. Oscar Cornwall tore the old building down, and the new 50x65foot building was erected by Roy Wood of Woodbilt Company from Vancouver (Walt Wood’s nephew). The new store was set back about 30” from the sidewalk to allow for outside merchandise displays. The storefront was designed as a wide expanse of glass with aluminum door and window casings. 100 YEARS—cont’d on page 2

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was sure God wouldn’t mind if I was a little late to church; I just had to stop and look more closely at that new teeny tiny bird just outside our window. We were just heading out the door to church when I called out to Bruce to WAIT! There was a new little bird flitting around in the bush just outside our front room window that I had to identify. A very patient husband said a reluctant OK until I had satisfied my curiosity. It was tiny—smaller than the smallest warbler and

plump. What caught my attention was the ruby-red spot on the top of its head. It seemed agitated as it flitted here and there but it didn’t seem to mind me checking it out. If I remember right there were at least three of these soft olive colored birds that had a whitish wash on the undersides. Then there was the wide-eyed look they had. It was the white eye ring that made them look so bug-eyed. After checking in my trusty bird book I found the identification of this small bird: it was a ruby-crowned kinglet. It was around three-and-three-fourths inches in size but when it flitted its wings I could see that the wingspan was greater than its small size; they were almost seven inches long. It seems that these little birds love spiders, insects, ants, beetles, moths, caterpillars and almost any type of bug. They also love some fruits and will drink tree sap. KING—cont’d on page 9

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recently sat through a lecture cture on ties the effects and the realities of weather forecasting. Well, in my reality the daily weather forecast is usually akin to something like throwing feathers into the wind and bettingg where they fall. Rain, like feathers falls where it wants and nothing thing we humans say or do can affectt it in any By Cheryl Spaulding way. Personally I like to think all this rain we are having is a good thing. I thank Mother Nature for her bountiful tears of joy. But even I must admit it is getting little soggy around here. Oh well, when you have an abundance of lemons, always make lemonade, I say. So why not try something I ran across lately. A rain garden is a planted low spot, depression or a hole in the ground which allows rainwater runoff from areas like roofs, driveways, walkways, parking lots and lawns to be absorbed into the soil. By aiding storm water to soak into the ground (as opposed to flowing into storm drains and others surface waters) we help reduce the damage which can cause erosion, water pollution, flooding, and diminish the quality of groundwater. Rain gardens can even be designed for specific soils and climates. Research is showing that rain gardens can cut down on the amount of pollution reaching creeks and streams by up to 30%. When you think about it that’s a lot. Anyone who owns a home in a modern subdivision is already familiar with the term, swale. Swales have become a very popular means of controlling rain water runoff. Swales generally are devised from low tracts of land, especially those already moist or marshy. Think of rain gardens as off shoots of swales or miniature swales. They function in somewhat the same way for rainwater harvesting. They can range from a very small area to well, as large as you want. As the water filters through soil layers, plant root systems filter the rain water runoff, maintain soil permeability, provide moisture redistribution, and sustain diverse bio-filtration; all before ever entering the groundwater system. Also, rain garden plants return water vapor to the atmosphere, as well. Swales are also usually planted with native plants as are rain gardens. Native plants are recommended for use because they generally do not require fertilizer and are more tolerant of the local climate, soil, and water conditions. Also rain gardens, planted with native plants, have been shown to attract local wildlife as well as wild birds. The best plants for a rain garden can be chosen from a selection of wetland edge vegetation. Think wildflowers, sedges, rushes, ferns, shrubs and small trees.

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These all soak up excess water flowing into your rain garden. Th The term rainwater gardening can also refer to rain water harvesting. Oh, not in the ground but in containers. Those ha oof you lucky enough and smart enough to already capture rrain water for use in your garden have experienced, I’m ssure by now, the benefits of watering your garden and your livestock with rain water. Nine months out of the yo years I use only rainwater to water my garden, my horses year and my ggreenhouse. This is not something new. In many parts of the world, water is collected in underground cisterns and is stored for the drier dri months when rain does not come and river or surface water drie dries up. In third world countries the harvested water is used for drinking water as well as irrigation water and for waterd ing in livestock Rainwater harvesting systems are as appealing as they are easy to understand, install and operate. They can be a simple as a plastic pot or plastic garbage container placed at the foot of the gutters on your house, with a removable lid. These small capture systems allow you to dip out the water by bucket. Large capture system can measure all the way up to huge storage tanks with percolated flow systems for field irrigation. If, indeed, you do have large enough rainwater capture system think of this. Research has shown the quality of captured rainwater is so soft that you could even reduce the need for detergents when washing clothing. Just think no more dryer sheets. Rain water is generally a renewable source, especially in the Pacific Northwest. Also rainwater harvesting systems generally have low running costs. The benefits of rainwater harvesting could also include reduced treatment of rainwater at your local municipal water treatment plant. Research is showing there is always the possibility of reduced greenhouse gas emissions at the same level, as well. I know that seems like a lot of “possibles” so here is one more for you to think about. Just think of all the feasible ways you can capture, channel, divert, and make the most of the natural rain and snow that falls on your property. Your entire garden can become a rain garden. Your imagination is the limit.

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KING—cont’d from page 8

Some time later we were able to identify the rubycrowned kinglet’s cousin, the golden-crowned kinglet. They are the same size as the ruby-crowned and eat the same type of foods but the main difference is that it has an orange crown patch bordered with yellow and black and has no eye ring. The bill is black and the eyes are brown. The goldencrowned kinglet has two whitish wing bars which is unlike warblers. Both birds have a nervous flicking of wings as they scour the bushes and window edges for insects. What I thought was interesting was the nest. It was globular with an entrance in the top, attached to twigs usually of evergreens. The nest is usually around 30 to 60 feet up, built of mosses, lichens and lined with rootlets, feathers and soft bark. The nest is so small (2¾” to 3¾” deep) that the 8 to 9 eggs have to be laid in layers. The eggs are only a half inch long. Some names given to this bird are Fiery-crowned wren, flame-crested, goldcrest, golden-crested kinglet and golden-crested wren. Sometimes the gold-

en-crested kinglet will hybridize with the ruby-crowned kinglet. I don’t know if that gives them an additional name of some kind. All I know is that they are so cute and very tame around people. Some have even allowed a human to pet them. Maybe you will be able to see these tiny birds in 2013. A good way to start the New Year!

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dwell on these things. The things you have anything worthy of praise, p learned and received receive and heard and seen in me, practice these things, and the God of peace will wi be with you.” 4:8&9 New American Standard Bible —Philippians Phi (NASB)* (NA

“… if there is any excellence and if anything worthy of praise, dwell on these things.” —Philippians 4:8 New American Standard Bible (NASB)*

iving on what I call “the up side” (looking for the up So, how do we apply this? Well, to be honest, awkwardly at first. side, the silver lining, to every dark cloud) is not as easy y as it sounds. As will be It b tough to think of the up side to things. Let me give human beings we have the tendency to dwell on bad things. gs. Look around. you an example. When my hubby and I separated a bazilBooks and movies and computer sites that are disagreeable le and downright lion years ago, all I could do is dwell on the down nasty are the ones that titillate and sell. When gossipers gather, ther, I can almost side. No doubt there is a huge down side to not havguarantee that their subject matter is NOT positive. When “stuff” haping my one and only earthly love anymore, but God pens (you know the stuff that life brings our way and the stuff tuff that we says to give Him thanks for all things so… as tough bring on ourselves) I can almost guarantee we do not gather her around BY LORI ANDERSON as it was, I came up with one thing… and gladly recount the good that comes from it. It is a sad commentary “Lord, thank You that I don’t have to take a curlon us, but there it is. We do not dwell on things of excellence, things ing iron camping anymore!” worthy of praise. It was a shaky start. I didn’t really “feel” thankful, but I tried to build on that. Thinking of things worthy of praise is something that requires practice. At least, it “Thank you that clean clothes don’t snore.” (I refused to fold clothes for awhile and does in my life. My default is to dwell on the down side to things, not on the up side. left the pile, molded into a long sleeping-husband shape, on the bed next to me, so I Philippians 4 tells us to practice: living in harmony, standing firm at all times, helping wouldn’t feel alone. Yes, I am silly BUT it worked!) “Come to think of it! Thank You others, rejoicing in the Lord always, being gentle to everyone, being anxious for noththat I am going to save money on clothes!” (I would no longer have to throw away ing, being prayerful and thankful for everything… embarrassing unmention-ables. I would be able to squeeze much more life out of my clothing!) “And the peace of God, which surpasses all comprehension, will guard your hearts As time went by, my thankfulness got less and less awkward and silly and more and and your minds in Christ Jesus.” more natural. “Thank You Lord for keeping us safe; for providing for us (which God —Philippians 4:7 New American Standard Bible (NASB)* did in many wonderful, even miraculous ways); thank You for replacing the loneliness Peace, I’ve learned, escapes us because living on the up side does not come natural. and despair with comfort and hope and happiness and laughter, and with a peace that “So, what does one do?” I used to ask the Lord in frustration. These passages make me none of us understands.” cry, not because they are mean and bad but because I can be mean and bad and these Understanding still has not come to this silly girl but plenty more dark clouds have. scriptures remind me of that. Yikes! How does one live on the up side? Thank God He So, because it helps, the kids and I try to practice living on the up side. We gather and tells us how. count our blessings. We thank God for everything. We still, at times, have to start with the silly stuff, but we know God understands and is patient with us as we try to learn “Finally, brethren, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is right, His ways and get to the meat of thankfulness and living on the up side. whatever is pure, whatSo, next time some book, movie, show, computer site, or whatever… that dwells on ever is lovely, whatever CITY HALL icky stuff… captures our attention, let’s STAND FIRMLY AGAINST IT! Run if need is of good repute, if there 100 DAVIDSON AVENUE be. BURN IT if need be. I can’t tell you how many things I had to BURN, actually is any excellence and if • Police (360) 225-6965 physically BURN, when God got through my thick skull, • Fire (360) 225-7076 to prevent myself from dwelling on garbage. I even had • City Council Chambers to burn a lot of my writing, which was writing that was • Meeting Rooms quite the opposite of what people should dwell on. (I ADMINISTRATIVE Get the best-ever r O EART should have known better than to delve into what my T ANNEX ITE T H LL high speed V UP SIDE—cont’d on page 11 230 DAVIDSON AVENUE internet! (360) 225-8281 • Fax (360) 225-7336

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NORMAN DALE WILSON, SR., 87, of Vancouver, WA, passed away on Nov. 16, 2012 in Bullhead City, AZ. He was born in San Francisco, CA to Ellen Wilson on April 12, 1925. Norm was a storekeeper in the Navy and also served in WW II. He and his brother-in-law, Walt Sutton, started Wilson and Sutton Logging Company in 1952. It was a very successful family business from which he retired in 1984. Norm was an avid hunter and fisherman. He loved to horse camp with his family, scouting for elk. One of his favorite things to do was “Norm was travel to Alaska with his late wife, Enid, dig clams and go halibut in his element fishing. when he was sharing a He was a member of the Masons, Shiner’s, Elks, VFW, Moose hunting story Lodge and the American Legion. with Norm is survived by his daughters, Marian and Gary Francki, whomever Susan Wilson, Bonnie and Dan Keck; daughter- in-law, Kathy Wilson; seven grandchildren; and 14 great-grandchildren. He was preceded in would listen.” death by his loving wife of 51 years, Enid Wilson and beloved son, Dale Wilson. A memorial service was held on December 8, 2012 at Pleasant Valley Community Church. A Celebration of Life followed at the VFW Hall in Woodland, WA. In lieu of flowers, please make memorial donations to the American Cancer Society.

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“These things I have spoken to you, so that in Me you may have peace. In the world you have tribulation, but take courage; I have overcome the world.” —John 16:33 NASB* When we are faced with any bad thing, we can overcome it. It does not FEEL like we can, but we CAN! When I lost my six babies, three in the third trimester, it did not feel like I could overcome that, but through reading the Bible, praying, and trusting and believing in God’s Word, God helped me overcome it. Faith in God and Jesus makes all the difference. When I was young and the world dealt me death, divorce, abandonment, discouragement, abuse, neglect, rejection, loss… you name it, I did NOT overcome it. I was overcome BY it! It was only after coming to know Christ and developing a relationship with Him, that I learned the truth in John 16:33! I thank God for this lesson because the world has continued to deal me tribulation, just like the Bible said it would. Notice we are NOT told, “In this world, we will have nothing but lemon-drops and lollipops.” I am very thankful the Bible tells us even the uncomfortable truth. This helps me live on the up side because I KNOW that no

matter what, God wins. Being on His team, that means WE WIN, TOO! God’s truth is an excellent truth worthy of our praise; worthy of dwelling on. The results of all these things make it worth living on the UP SIDE!

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crusty old professors said I had to “learn to write” in order to “sell” to the public.) Speaking of public, when we hear someone gossiping about some down and dirty details of some poor shlub’s life, let’s practice living on the up side! Let’s NOT dwell on the negative. Don’t participate or better yet, let’s spread the word about “whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is of good repute, if there is any excellence and if anything worthy of praise, dwell on these things.” It might sound like this, “You know what I heard about Lori? God really got a-hold of her. She’s really trying to turn her life around and follow Him. She’s trying to see the cup as a God-given, half-full and getting fuller kind-of-athing. I’m going to pray for her ‘cause I know how hard life is!” Regarding a hard life, Jesus tells us,

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I found this column on-line just a few days after the tragic Sandy That is why the left wants all nations, including the Hook Elementary School shooting. I felt it so aptly fit and provided United States, to destroy their nuclear weapons. The proban answer to the ensuing ‘gun control’ debate so well that I lem for the left is not the moral values nations hold, it is the wanted to provide it to the readers of The Review. I contacted Mr. weapons nations hold. American nuclear weapons were just Prager’s staff for permission to reprint this column in full. For BY DENNIS PRAGER as troubling to the left as Soviet nuclear weapons during the more of Mr. Prager’s materials, please go to www.dennisprager. TUESDAY, DECEMBER 18, 2012 • WWW.DENNISPRAGER.COM Cold War and just as troubling as Iran having nuclear weapcom. The appearance of his column in this publication is not a sign ons today. So, too, the problem of gun violence in America of any relationship with or acknowledgment by Mr. Prager, it is simply a provision is not the moral values of gun owners, it is gun ownership. of an opinion which I felt was important to the readers. —Editor And because leftist thinking dominates American society -- from ele-

rom the moment Americans learned of the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre last Friday, the entire left—editorialists, columnists, broadcasters, politicians—used the occasion to promote one idea: gun control. For the left, the primary reason for just about all American gun murders is the availability of guns. I have no interest in debating gun control here. I only wish to ask the left one question: We have a massive system of drug control laws. Yet, the left is the first to argue that the war on drugs has been a failure. And whether or not one deems it a failure, the war on drugs surely hasn’t prevented tens of millions of Americans, including teenagers, from obtaining drugs illegally. Why, then, does the left believe that a war on guns would be any more effective than the war on drugs? That question aside, what matters most here is the left’s preoccupation with guns as the root of the murder problem in America. It explains a great deal about the left’s worldview. The moral values and the conscience of nations as well as individuals seem to play almost no role in the left’s understanding of human behavior.

mentary through graduate school and in virtually all the print and electronic news media -- there is one view that almost never gets a hearing: that the primary reason for gun violence in America is not gun ownership, but the lack of a functioning moral conscience. Lack of conscience is the problem both for individuals and for nations. Among nations the problem is nuclear (and all other) weapons in the hands of bad regimes. And among Americans the problem is guns in the hands of bad people. This is so obvious that one has to be propagandized his whole life by leftism not to immediately understand it. But leftism is the religion of the west, the most dynamic religion in the world for the last century. It is as hard to reject leftism in the west as it was to reject Christianity in Europe during the Middle Ages or Islam in the Arab world today. Does one reader of this column—including individuals on the left—fear being massacred by a decent person? Of course not. Then why isn’t our emphasis on character development and the teaching of right and wrong? Why is this never mentioned on the left? Why are guns, not the conscience, the root issue for the left? We are lead to believe after almost every massacre that the murderer “snapped” or had mental problems. Why? Because it implies that the murderer was not morally responsible for what he did. We are told, for example, that Adam Lanza, who by all accounts was a brilliant student, suffered from a form of autism. Even if true, why is that important? Statistically, I would bet that those with autism commit far fewer violent crimes than the rest of population. Autistic people, like everyone else, can be taught the difference between right and wrong. My stepson is autistic, and is not capable of attending regular school (much less honors classes) or driving a car, things that Adam Lanza did fully normally. But my stepson is keenly aware of right and wrong, and believes that God punishes people who commit evil. On some rare occasions mental illness may be the only possible explanation for evil. But when American schools

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