Deborah Fenwick, Firehouse Sale Chair The annual High Prairie Firehouse Sale will be here before we know it, on May 13, 14 and 15. This is the main fundraiser of the year to provide money for Community Center operating expenses … Continue reading
Audrey Bentz Goldendale Observatory State Park is home to one of the nation’s largest public telescopes. There is none like it in the Northwest, and we live just 45 minutes away here in High Prairie! Therefore, we have arranged to … Continue reading
Submitted by The High Prairie Needlers “I think I have found you a real bargain on Craig’s List,” she said. “It is a complete quilt kit for only $25.00.” The money was sent, the kit purchased, and when it arrived … Continue reading
Diane Cazalet I recently found out that I have metastasized breast cancer. I thought I was a cancer survivor for nearly 17 years, but somehow a few cells escaped and lay dormant and now have shown up in my liver. … Continue reading
Gwen Berry These have got to be the easiest fund-raising activities ever! To make money for the High Prairie Community Council, all you have to do is go shopping as usual. Fred Meyer Community Rewards Fred Meyer has a new … Continue reading
Anna Purcell The English King Charles II was known to take tea in the afternoon in the mid-17th century, but High Tea—where did this idea come from? It came from Anna Maria Stanhope, the seventh Duchess of Bedford in 1840. … Continue reading
Amanda Richards Clean the inside of your dishwasher with two packets of unsweetened lemon Kool-Aid. Pour the packets of Kool-Aid into each of the dishwasher’s detergent cups and run it empty on the longest and hottest cycle available. Lemon Kool-Aid … Continue reading
Rebecca Sonniksen It was just after 8:00 a.m. when I arrived at the Columbia Gorge Cat Rescue’s (CGCR) spay/neuter clinic at the Lyle Activity Center (the old elementary school) on the corner of Highway 14 & Third Street. Marcia Buser, … Continue reading
Photos by Peg Caliendo and (last one) Jeff McMullin. ^ Top … Continue reading
Tim Darland/Gwen Berry A quick recap of 2015 HPFD activities: Members responded to a total of 100 emergency calls this year, up from 82 last year. Once again, the largest category was Medical Calls (35), followed by Wildland Fires (22) … Continue reading
Jake Jakabosky The High Prairie Fire Department has (almost) lost another long-term, valuable member. Fred Henchell, a department fixture for the past 16 years, declares the summer heat is getting to him, so “it’s time to get out of the … Continue reading
Gwen Berry Seriously— what would we do without these dedicated people? Who’d be there to put out a chimney fire, keep a wildfire from threatening homes, respond when there’s a car accident, or come and provide medical assistance when someone … Continue reading
Alex Bertulis I’m ensconced in our little “Airstream” trailer in the Gorge and feeling very cozy, despite the cooling environment. It’s October and the colors are changing. Here, on the edge of the desert, the wind has stopped, so no … Continue reading
Photos by Deb Hansen ^ Top … Continue reading
Audrey Bentz You’ve probably enjoyed a delicious cinnamon roll or piece of cake in the past years, provided by Dan (the Baker Man) and Frances Hartford who now live on 2 Oda Knight Road, off Struck Road. Dan began life … Continue reading
Fred Henchell Since 2008, I have maintained a “manual gauge” that meets weather bureau standards. (Prior to that I used an electronic gauge that seemed to always fail part way through the year.) I also use a big pot to … Continue reading
