High Prairie Wildflowers, Photos by Gwen Berry Click/tap for an enlarged view Row 1 (L–R); Apple Blossom, Arrowleaf Balsamroot, Ballhead Waterleaf, Cluster LilyRow 2: Hounds Tongue, Larkspur 1, Larkspur 2, Barestem BiscuitrootRow 3: Desert Parsley, Lupine, Oregon Grape, Woodland StarRow … Continue reading
Scott Wayne Indiana There have been recent advancements in technology that allow software to generate images from text prompts. Artificially Intelligent tools such as Midjourney, DALL*E and many others allow a user to enter any amount of a text description … Continue reading
Chris Sokol I have been working on repopulating some of the open grasslands that may have once been grazed with Balsamroot seed collected and sorted after blooming. These plants do not take well to transplanting because of their long tap … Continue reading
Jon Hancock Making a plan puts you on the road to financial security and comfortable retirement years. The goal is to leave you with sufficient assets so you can maintain your current lifestyle AND pursue new interests that you may … Continue reading
Lori Sweeney “I don’t have false teeth. Do you think I’d buy teeth like these?” ~Carol Burnett The pearly whites. At my age, like Carol, I’m glad to still have them, given what I’ve invested in their maintenance. Yet, of … Continue reading
Tom McMackin The 2023 wildland fire season is here and ready to roll! Please be safe enjoying our beautiful areas of the Gorge and all that it has to offer. Prepare for potential emergency events, particularly wildland fire, because it … Continue reading
Bill Weiler Thanks to the mighty efforts of Joy Markgraf, her tenth “Wild About Nature” series recently returned to White Salmon. These fascinating natural history talks were held on the four Fridays in April and the first Friday in May. … Continue reading
Terra McLeod, Branch Manager The Goldendale Community Library is very happy to share some popular and new programs to look forward to this year. Also look for us on the Klickitat County Bookmobile with special Saturday visits during the spring … Continue reading
Josh Harrison The High Prairie Farmers Market is up and running! The market will be open from 10am to 4pm on the 1st and 3rd Friday of every month, May through September. It’s located at the High Prairie Community Center … Continue reading
Barb Parrish We had a visitor three times this week. I finally got a picture of him today, May 2nd. So far, he has messed up our wooden fence and stolen the bird feeder. When I saw him in the … Continue reading
Barb Parrish Sometime last year, I had an idea to put a “Little Library” at the old firehall (704 Centerville Hwy). Fire Chief Tim Darland approved the site, so the idea was off to a good start. Megan McCamy took … Continue reading
As of May 12, 2023, your Klickitat County Fire Protection Disrict #14 / High Prairie had logged 48 runs this year. Again the ma-jority of these incident responses were medical in nature. There were no significant wildfire incidents, however our … Continue reading
Tom McMackin / Chief Sarah Hancock The High Prairie Community Council and other members of the com-munity coordinated their efforts to revive the tradition of presenting a Firefighters’ Appreciation Dinner for High Prairie’s Fire District volunteers and their families, invited … Continue reading
Gwen Berry High Prairie’s annual spring cleaning begins this weekend with Phase 1 – Roadside Clean- Up. On May 18, 19 and 20, anyone who’s interested can get together and help remove litter and trash from High Prairie’s neglected roadways. … Continue reading
Erin Hartford Bingo Night returned to the High Prairie Community Center on Thursday, April 13. What an awesome kickoff night for our High Prairie Bingo event! It was a great turnout! It was a full house – around 45 to … Continue reading
The HPCC Board will continue to meet on the 3rd Monday of each month (except December), at the Community Center, to take care of the business of the organization. The meetings are open; the public is invited to attend. The … Continue reading
Anne Kanter Good news! The HPCC’s capital budget grant request has been approved! Through the capital budget, Washington funds public-construction projects like school building, correctional facilities and infrastructure to support economic development and jobs. State Representatives can sponsor capital funding … Continue reading
