by Reginald Gibbons The thick-walled room’s cave-darkness,cool in summer, soothesby saying, This is the truth, not the tautcicada-strummed daylight.Rest here, out of the flame—the thick air’sstirred by the fan’s fourslow-moving spoons; under the house the stonehas its feet in deep … Continue reading
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Conquer Blossom End Rot When tomatoes, peppers, melons, and eggplant develop a sunken, rotten spot on the end of the fruit, the cause came long before you found the problem. It’s called blossom end rot, and here is why it … Continue reading
Tom McMackin At this late date, the best things you can do to create defensible space for your place is to concentrate on the area from the foundation out to 30’. If you have standing tall grass or weeds to … Continue reading
Rebecca Sonniksen March 2020 the pandemic had begun, when a friend suggested we watch the live stream of the Clark County Public Utilities Osprey Watch. We enjoy birdwatching but this was different. This was an up-close look at a bird … Continue reading
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Tim Darland, Fire Chief Needless to say, things have been very busy for the fire departmennt over the last month. In addition to preparing for the open houses scheduled for Saturday, July 10th, High Prairie first responders also worked two … Continue reading
John Parr Let’s revisit the audio world again (see 4-part series in 2014 HP issues on www.highprairie.us) and connect up with those often forgotten street musicians. They abound in this country and are under-appreciated for the most part. With the … Continue reading
Rustic Tomato Pie TOTAL TIME: Prep: 15 min. Bake 30 min. + standing YIELD: 8 servings. Perk up your plate with this humble tomato pie. We like to use fresh-from-the-garden tomatoes and herbs, but store-bought produce will work in a … Continue reading
Lori Sweeney “You want me to do what?!” This is a familiar refrain for my husband. I admit I continually try to coax him out of his self-imposed ordinary-ness. Winter zip-lining in 7-degree weather. Couples yoga. Getting lucky at Lucky … Continue reading
Chris Sokol The Lyle Good Food Pantry serves the food insecure in the High Prairie area as well as Lyle, Murdock and Dallesport. Food distribution began as a small grassroots operation, which Julie Lawson headed up early in the pandemic, … Continue reading
Debbie McDonald Once again Klickitat County is under a red flag warning (low humidity, high winds). Everyone in the fire community knows this is a very dangerous situation and reports of fire departments responding are coming from our neighboring districts. … Continue reading