Anna Purcell On Saturday, April 16, our first annual English Tea began at 11:00 a.m. with all the ladies arriving in their gorgeous hats made with style and imagination. The room was decorated in warm and stimulating works of art, … Continue reading
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Amanda Richards Looking for a simple way to conserve water when planting your garden or trees? Install a drip system! We visited Bryant Pipe and Supply in The Dalles (or Hood River) and explained to them our garden ideas and … Continue reading
Gwen Berry Perhaps you’ve seen Firewise brochures with diagrams showing how far out from your house to have a green space, what kinds of vegetation to plant, and other things you can do to make your home safer from wildfire. … Continue reading
James Day The High Prairie Firewise Committee is up and working. Members have been drawn from each of the areas on High Prairie. Current members are: Fred Henchell/James Day of High Prairie Road area Phillip Haner of Centerville Highway area … Continue reading
On May 10, the Klickitat County Commissioners enacted an outdoor burn ban within unincorporated areas of Klickitat County. The burn ban runs from June 1 through September 30, 2016, the time the county will be most susceptible to wildfire according … Continue reading
Jake Jakabosky On April 9, High Prairie firefighters went to John Day Dam to get in-person training on how to handle Life Flight arrivals. Conditions were windy, making for quite a realistic situation when the Life Flight helicopter landed at … Continue reading
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Gross Receipts $17,445 Expenses $ 6,976* NET PROFITS $10,469 * Some expenses are still outstanding ^ Top … Continue reading
Barbara Parrish One of our very dear friends and neighbors was looking at the hardware section of the sale and found some wood flooring still in the box. She pointed out to her husband that she wanted to buy it, … Continue reading
Audrey Bentz There have been a sizable number of residents who put in so many hours/days of volunteer work, to make this annual event a major way to support our firefighters and upkeep of the community center. We all benefit—especially … Continue reading
Barbara Parrish Myrin’s brats have become so “famous” that two men from Washougal tried to be first in line to buy the 10 pounds of brats donated to the Silent Auction. They got up early and headed out. In their … Continue reading
Audrey Bentz During the Firehouse Sale, I felt inspired to write this song which goes to the old tune “I Love Those Dear Hearts and Gentle People.” Some of us had fun singing it at the sale during lunch on … Continue reading
Deborah Fenwick A HUGE THANK YOU to all of the hardworking volunteers who made this year’s event the best ever!! Once again High Prairie residents proved what a truly special community we live in and how everyone can work together … Continue reading
Diane Cazalet In late April seven of the High Prairie Needlers took the train for a two-night stay in Seattle. When we took our seats on Amtrak upon departure from Vancouver the conductor didn’t bother to check our tickets but … Continue reading
Rebecca Sonniksen “This may be the most students I’ve had in my studio,” commented artist Scott Sonniksen, as two groups of Centerville School students toured his Swale Creek studio May 9. As a follow-up to an earlier classroom presentation, Jennifer … Continue reading
From Garden Way’s Joy of Gardening Cookbook by Janet Ballantyne Serves 6–8 It won’t be long until gardens are in full production! Use those excess cucumbers at the height of the harvest for this mild curry. If you like your … Continue reading
Audrey Bentz As you likely know, the Monarch Butterflies were becoming endangered, due primarily to increased used of herbicides, and the loss of the Milkweed plant which they need for reproduction. But because efforts are made to bring the plant … Continue reading
Audrey Bentz and James Day We try again on the 30th of June—the weather didn’t cooperate last month, and we wanted to have the best viewing possible for this amazing gift of a world-renowned observatory in our “back yard.” Another … Continue reading
Lozetta Doll The Fort Vancouver Regional Library Bookmobile will be stopping again this summer at the old fire hall on Centerville Highway. There will be a summer reading program for teens and children with lots of good prizes and incentives. … Continue reading
Mike Richards High Prairie friends and neighbors, it is with a tinge of bittersweet that I write this installment for the High Prairian. This will be my final contribution to this wonderful publication as President of the High Prairie Community … Continue reading
