Gwen Berry It may have seemed like the HPCC was put on hold for August and September, but in reality the HPCC Board has been busy. They’ve made the transition to a new treasurer – Thank you, Fred Henchell, and … Continue reading
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But the wait is over! The Summer High Prairian is finally out. Inside you will find a rundown of the 2017 Firehouse Sale; accounts of the great Hartland Road Fire and greater still efforts of the fire crews that got … Continue reading
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Tom Knight In the 1950’s wildlife managers, mainly in Eastern states, attempted to re-introduce wild turkeys from pen-raised birds. This was a huge disaster, as pen-raised birds, whether they be pheasants/quail/chukars, just don’t make it in the wild. The reason … Continue reading
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Rebecca Sonniksen Business is “blooming” in Lyle. French’s Farm, formerly Milestone Nursery, located on Hwy. 14 and 8th street, opened under new ownership May 5 with it’s traditional sale of native plant and vegetable starts. Jennifer Wykstra and Matt Kotwasinski, the … Continue reading
Terry Harmon Greetings, High Prairie, Hoping that you will all be blessed with an Azure Standard drop right here in High Prairie. With food being processed the way it is today, it is so nice to know we have a … Continue reading
Carleen Ryon-Kemp Longtime High Prairie friend and neighbor Earl Kemp passed away unexpectedly June 18, 2017, and was laid to rest on June 27th, 2017, at the Lone Pine Cemetery on Hartland Road. Patriot Guard riders escorted his remains – … Continue reading
Rebecca Sonniksen On a windy day in late May, volunteers from the High Prairie community gathered at “The Lone Pine” Hartland Cemetery for the Memorial Day clean-up. This normally serene setting was alive with the sounds of buzzing weedeaters and … Continue reading
Diane Cazalet To have patience. Be willing to wait for your own needs to be met. You may be unhappy, lonely, uncomfortable for hours but hold no grudges. Trust your friend will eventually return and come to your rescue. To … Continue reading
Audrey Bentz If anyone has need for some hard worker assistance (and our local youth are already busy), we would highly recommend Jericho Richter. He is especially good at repair work, yard care, painting, and general maintenance. His girlfriend Peggy … Continue reading
Gwen Berry Around 4 p.m. on July 10, a van being driven up the south end of Hartland Road caught on fire and ignited the dry weeds on the east the side of the road, setting off a wildfire with … Continue reading
Tom McMackin Summer’s arrival and the posting of Klickitat County ‘Burn Ban’ signs signal the start of high wildland fire potential and homeowner sleepless nights. The threat isn’t a predetermination of casualty to house, home and property. Ideally, we’ve … Continue reading
Jake Jakabosky On July 8, the High Prairie Fire Department conducted a pumping flow test to determine our capability to continuously produce a stream of water at a rate of 250 gallons per minute for ½ hour. The test was … Continue reading
Jim Day I hope that the recent Hartland Road fire raises awareness of this very predictable vehicle-fire caused wildfire. Nationwide, in the last few years the number of vehicle fires has fluctuated around 170,000 per year. I have personally arrived … Continue reading
Jake Jakabosky By now you’ve probably heard about the July 10 wildfire near the south end of Hartland Road. The van that burned to the ground torched the adjacent woods and fire spread rapidly eastward pushed by brisk winds. Fortunately, … Continue reading
AB Salon, Amber– White Salmon AB Salon, Becka – White Salmon Absolute Sunshine – White Salmon Adrian Bradford – Lyle Allyn’s Building Center – Goldendale Annie Kirkpatrick – Lyle Antiques & Oddities – Bingen Beneventi’s – Bingen Bent River Restaurant … Continue reading
Barb Parrish, Secretary, HPCC There have been many discussions and questions regarding how the funds from the sale are used. This seems like a good forum to address those concerns. A report of the success of this year’s sale will … Continue reading
The other presentation slated for that evening is a full report on the results of the Firehouse Sale. By that time the costs will have been tallied, and Firehouse Sale Chairperson Sharon Aleckson will be able to announce the Sale’s … Continue reading
Astronomy Expert to Talk About Solar Eclipse On Thursday, July 27, HPCC will be hosting a talk by Troy Carpenter, Director of the Goldendale Observatory. Mr. Carpenter, known for his amusing and informative presentations, will be speaking about the total … Continue reading
…And So Has The High Prairian! In this edition we bring you Spring in the form of wildflowers and bugs!!! But first, a little of the historic winter of 2016/2017 captured in images by our very own High Prairie photographers. We … Continue reading
Barb Parrish wrote: “Did you know that there is such a thing as “Snow Fleas”? Our snow was covered with these little critters—they are so small that you almost miss them. For some reason I asked Google if there is such a … Continue reading
David Strait On January 19, 2017, High Prairian Paul Strait celebrated his 100th birthday! How’s that for a milestone! Although a small birthday party was planned, it had to be canceled due to winter weather (and son David’s broken ankle); … Continue reading
Tom McMackin We live in a quite unique and beautiful place, with the benefit of being part of an extraordinary and diverse community of folks! High Prairie has a wildness and solitude that are long lost in the growing metropolitan … Continue reading
New Neighbors? Audrey Bentz If you know of anyone who has recently moved to High Prairie, please send information to Audrey Bentz, amsong@gorge.net or 509-365-3600. We’d like to send an official welcome to them. Heard Through the Grapevine Thank you, thank you, thank … Continue reading