This FireWise article suggests a few important chores and a couple of planning tasks to consider as Fall rolls steadily toward Winter. Chores: *First item on your list should be pruning or removal of fallen tree debris, particularly pine and … Continue reading
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Dave Thom Last spring Fire District 14 completed installation of two grant-funded compressed air systems at Station 1 and Station 2. The purpose of the installations is to provide air to brake systems on fire rigs prior to startup. The … Continue reading
Tom McMackin Thank you for your support of our volunteers and KCFPD #14 / High Prairie Fire. Covid 19 has made the efforts of all responders more difficult and potentially hazardous, but the protocols developed for safely responding to emergencies … Continue reading
Lori Sweeney I’m not sure when I realized that the generation raising children today needs our time. Not just our resources, but our time, our patience, our gravitas. And we need their joie de vivre, silliness and technological skills. I … Continue reading
Click/tap images below for PDF files that you can download and read/print. Each brochure has a second page of information. http://www.highprairie.us/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/pdf-WSDOT-winter-driving-guide.pdf http://www.highprairie.us/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/pdf-ODOT-Winter_Driving_Guide-LETTER-size.pdf Photo: Jesse Lea Schneider ^ Top … Continue reading
Debbie McDonald, Photo: Chris Sokol Imagine the power goes out. What would you do? Imagine temperatures plummet and everything is iced over. What would you do? Imagine you are snowed in. What would you do? Imagine you are away from … Continue reading
Terra McLeod, Branch Manager Greetings from the Goldendale Community Library, home of the Klickitat County Bookmobile. As we began to re-open services in-person we also restarted our Bookmobile, and we were happy to be able to bring services back to … Continue reading
Debbie McDonald I’m going to make a confession that blows my mind. I turned 70 years old this year, 70! I was a girl when my Nana turned 50 and I thought she was going to die any day because … Continue reading
Josh Harrison We need vendors for the High Prairie Christmas Bazaar, to be held December 1st – 3rd. The Bazaar will be Thursday, Friday, and Saturday from 10am-4pm. You can choose to do one day for $15 or all three … Continue reading
Feeling the heat? Curl up in a chair in the shade and read the latest issue of the High Prairian. You will find articles about the early history of the Prairie homesteaders, poems, recipes, tips for gardeners, and more. (Photo: … Continue reading
Megan McCamy The heat got us eating stuff that is quick & easy. Appetites just disappear once the temps hit 100F! Here are a few: Yogurt & cucumber- grated cucumber mixed into yogurt with a biggish pinch of salt. A … Continue reading
Rebecca Sonniksen Grandpa Allan’s buckwagon has a home now with us in High Prairie, along with his 1939 International Harvester Farmall F-20 tractor, remembered by my sister and me from when we’d visit our grandparents in their south Idaho farm. … Continue reading
Gwen Berry Experts estimate that up to 90% of non-lightning-caused wildfires are caused by human activity As the number of people living, working, and playing in high fire-risk areas has grown, so has the number of human-caused fires. Common causes … Continue reading
Tom McMackin We’re at the crispy, sizzling end of the summer. Fire danger is extremely high. If you haven’t completed outside fire protection projects or still have last minute details to contend with, there are some simple things you can … Continue reading
Gwen Berry Did you know? The High Prairian has been in publication for nearly 23 years. Twenty-one years of back issues are available online and offer a fascinating window into our community, the personalities of people who lived here, things … Continue reading
The updated Community Directory is now availalbe for download. to those who have submitted a listing. However, we’ve noticed several listings that are out-of-date: email addresses are incorrect, phone numbers are no longer in service, listings are incorrect for people … Continue reading
Enjoy these recipes, among the many contributed by High Prairian readers over the years. They’re a great way to use the tomatoes, zucchini, cucumbers, and peaches so available this time of year. Cucumber Curry (From June 2016 High Prairian) From Garden … Continue reading
Gwen Berry Though you may still be in summer-harvest mode, picking zucchini, tomatoes, and basil every night, the fact is, we’re at the end of August. Autumn is just around the corner. But don’t pack away your gardening gloves yet. … Continue reading
Bev Edwards Published originally in the December 2002 issue of The High Prairian We have lived here on the prairie for five years now and it seems that the beauty just keeps growing on us. No matter what season it … Continue reading
Cindy Henchell A few years ago my husband, Fred was passing the Lone Pine Cemetery when he noticed a couple looking at the grave marker for James Hinnell. Fred stopped to talk to them and learned that they were originally … Continue reading
Josh Harrison On July 22 and 23, High Prairie held another successful Community Yard Sales event. This year it also included the first Mini Firehouse Sale at the old firehouse on Centerville Highway, as well as a Bazaar and food … Continue reading
Barbara Parrish Now that the worst of Covid is behind us, the HPCC Board has been busy sponsoring, organizing, and participating in several activities: • Roadside Clean-Up on May 12, 13 and 1 Left: Megan McCamy doing roadside cleanup Right: … Continue reading
Just as regular as the balsam root blooms in the spring, the latest edition of the High Prairian is ready for your reading pleasure. Download the Spring Edition (PDF) or read online … Continue reading
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Mike Mahaffa This article was originally published on the Pacific Birds website in September 2019. https://pacificbirds.org/2019/09/successful-nests-on-bluebird-lane/ In the hills outside of Lyle, Washington, Mike and Rita Mahaffa are working hard for birds, especially Western Bluebirds and Tree Swallows. They started … Continue reading