Photos: Peg Caliendo ” order_by=”alttext” order_direction=”ASC” returns=”included” maximum_entity_count=”500″] Top row: 1. Clouds and prairie; 2. Full moon above Swale Canyon; 3. Hoar frosted trees; 4. Lone Pine Cemetery with dusting of snow. Middle row: 1. Mt Adams morning alpenglow and clouds … Continue reading
Gwen Berry You’ve probably heard that the Chinese government has put their foot down and banned the import of some common types of recycled items because of too much contamination in the shipments. Maybe you’ve read about the result – … Continue reading
Tom McMackin On any given day at any given moment… …Pictures are worth a thousand words… Beginning in early October the wine country regions of Sonoma, Napa and Santa Rosa, California, suffered under the ravaging forces of wildfires. … Continue reading
Once again HPCC held it’s annual Firehouse Sale, and once again that sale provided needed funding for the fire department. The $6,000 cash influx will pay for two more sorely needed sets of turnouts (protective apparel) for safely fighting structure … Continue reading
Beware of the icy roads. We responded to two injury accidents within 14 hours of each other this week. Snow is coming. Remember, if your road isn’t well plowed and you can’t get out, in an emergency we can’t get … Continue reading
Make sure your chimney has been cleaned to avoid potential disaster from a flue fire. The fire district treats flue fires like incipient house fires. Flue fires can reach temperatures in excess of 1,100 degrees F., damage the structural integrity … Continue reading
HPFD is proud to announce we have a new recruit on board – Carleen Kemp. Carleen’s whole family volunteered for a local fire department where she grew up in California, and she has always wanted to do the same. Home … Continue reading
Jake Jakabosky In my previous Fire Lines article (October 2017) I wrote about one of our recent Fire Department drills where we practiced responding to a structure fire. At the end of the last article, the first fire … Continue reading
Oliver Herford I heard a bird sing In the dark of December A magical thing And sweet to remember: “We are nearer to Spring Than we were in September,” I heard a bird sing. ^Top … Continue reading
Rebecca Sonniksen Thanks to High Prairie resident, Elke Neubauer, along with Jen Schwab and Sherry Ervin, the people of Troncones, and Pantla, Mexico, sleep better now at night. Flying in late October to Ixtapa at their own expense, this trio … Continue reading
A Conversation with High Prairian Helen Kearns High Prairian: Helen, I know you had a very different childhood than many of us. Where did you grow up? Helen: I grew up on the plains of Manitoba, Canada (just north of … Continue reading
Edward A. Guest, 1923. Contributed by Barb Parrish I got a cowlick, an’ it stands Up straight, an’ I got dirty hands, An’ if it shows a single speck I have to go an’ wash my neck, An every day Ma … Continue reading
Carol Shuster In July of this year we took our grandkids to Disneyland, Sea World, Legoland and Safari Land. The first character all of us saw was Chewbacca from the Star Wars movie. He hugged all of us and we got … Continue reading
Debbie Chapman, http://onelittleproject.com/birdseed-ornaments/ Ingredients 2.5 cups Birdseed (such as “Outdoor Songbird Mix”) 2 Packages Unflavored Gelatin (2 Tablespoons total) 2 Tablespoons Corn Syrup 1 cup Water 12 Cookie Cutters 3 Drinking Straws, cut into 2” long pieces Twine Instructions Add … Continue reading
Audrey Bentz High Prairie is saddened at the loss of Joe Bird to a tragic ATV accident. Joe and Rozie moved to High Prairie in the late 90’s and have spent most of their time here with horses and alpacas. … Continue reading
Gwen Berry 12/18 & 1/15 – Board Meetings, 7 p.m. – Under discussion: Scholarships, Rental policies/documents, Fundraising, Community Center topics and more – Everyone Welcome 1/25 – General Membership Meeting, 7 p.m. – Speaker to be Announced Late Winter/Early Spring … Continue reading
Gwen Berry The annual High Prairie Community Christmas Dinner has become something of a tradition over the last several years. Delicious food, a festive setting, and friends and neighbors enjoying each other’s company – it all adds up to a … Continue reading
