New Hope Cancer Recovery is having our 7th Annual Cruise for the Cure Car Show Saturday September...
New Hope Cancer Recovery is having our 7th Annual Cruise for the Cure Car Show Saturday September...
Enjoy a spring outing to the gorgeous Columbia Gorge read more...
When the weather starts getting better as spring approaches, getting out of the house to relieve ... read more...
New Hope Cancer Recovery is having our 7th Annual Cruise for the Cure Car Show Saturday September...
Enjoy a spring outing to the gorgeous Columbia Gorge read more...
When the weather starts getting better as spring approaches, getting out of the house to relieve ... read more...
New Hope Cancer Recovery is having our 7th Annual Cruise for the Cure Car Show Saturday September...
Traditional haiku is intended to represent a single moment or event that the poet observes, conne... read more...
“I am so excited to see them up close,” said Chloe Evans who began her first pointe class this fa... read more...
New Hope Cancer Recovery is having our 7th Annual Cruise for the Cure Car Show Saturday September...
Enjoy a spring outing to the gorgeous Columbia Gorge read more...
When the weather starts getting better as spring approaches, getting out of the house to relieve ... read more...
New Hope Cancer Recovery is having our 7th Annual Cruise for the Cure Car Show Saturday September...
Mom and Dad never argued. If they did disagree, they emerged from behind their bedroom door each ... read more...
Story and Photos by Alan Rose • Almost as important as the food is the ambience. Grounds for Oppo... read more...
New Hope Cancer Recovery is having our 7th Annual Cruise for the Cure Car Show Saturday September...
Northwest Gardener • By Nancy Chennault • Like many communities, the Castle Rock Chamber of Comme... read more...
Northwest Gardener • By Nancy Chennault • A few minutes planting a selection of perennial lilies ... read more...
New Hope Cancer Recovery is having our 7th Annual Cruise for the Cure Car Show Saturday September...
Kayaking is as minimalist a way as possible to become one with the water while having great contr... read more...
Here, your neighbor’s water main burst and damaged your home. As a general proposition, maintaini... read more...
New Hope Cancer Recovery is having our 7th Annual Cruise for the Cure Car Show Saturday September...
We knew just enough about Pagemaker and Freehand to be dangerous and plunged into this new adventure with gusto. We encountered many crises — problems with typefaces, frozen and corrupted files — usually while burning the midnight oil, of course! Sometimes we had to call the doctor (Adobe), and we resisted but eventually had to make the transition to new programs, InDesign and Illustrator after Pagemaker and Freehand were no longer supported.
The Columbia River Reader is a family affair, and not just biological. Our many writers, family members and friends help construct the Reader from concept to delivery box. Every month, at the the PPP, or Post-Publication-Party, we celebrate the current month’s efforts. The parties are usually large, home gatherings with people I’ve become well acquainted with over the years. A few dread the quiz based on the previous issue; others welcome the chance to win prizes. Even if people get some questions wrong, the party is still a fun way to say “thank you” to each member of the Reader family and give a nice push for the next month of stories, ad placements and hours in front of the computer.
My preparation is almost always mental. I’ll be thinking about details, ideas and examples I want to include. I think about it and I work on it. I make decisions often before I even start writing. Starting is the hard part. After that, it kind of flows.The writing is kind of the end game.
By Michael Perry • The stage was set! Thanks to Jefferson’s behind-the-scenes efforts, America was ready to send the Corps of Discovery westward to reinforce its claim to what would eventually become the western half of the United States. Without that expedition, it is likely England or Russia would have ended up with what is now Washington and Oregon.
100th Issue Celebration • By Mike Perry • I still remember the December evening in 2003 when Sue, Paul Thompson and I were having cocktails at Seaside’s Shilo Inn after a poor evening of clam digging (three clams total between us). Sue began talking about her dream of publishing her own newspaper. It became clear she had been thinking of this for quite awhile. Paul and I, to humor her and get her to change the subject, agreed to help.
By Ned Piper • So, she started learning how to publish a newspaper. It was a matter of taking one step at a time. Robert Schuller and probably others have been quoted as saying, “inch by inch, anything’s a cinch.” Not exactly, but by taking it in small bites, she was able to make it work. It was a matter of relying on friends who knew bits and pieces of the newspaper or publishing business. And schmoozing the vendors, the sources, the possible helpers. It was taking advantage of what she learned in the University of Oregon’s Electronic Publishing Program for the ostensible purpose of learning to produce a better newsletter during her stint at the American Red Cross. Building her dream publication was not easy, by any means. But Sue found it stimulating, rewarding, and fun. She has kept at it day and night – often all night.
Everyday Ethics • By Rick Pope • Many baseball fans come to games to savor the play, the players, the athletic striving, the competitive strategy, the color, the ballpark, the summer outdoors and the companionable shared experience inherent in this quintessentially American pastime. . . a small number of others come to indulge in varying degrees their loud and aggressive side.
Let the People Drink Wine: Reininger's Helix Syrah 2007 • By Randy Sanders • This Syrah has all the things Syrah lovers seek: huge, bold, almost blackish-red color with that smokey, stout quality. This wine is great when paired with steak and seafood and, surprisingly, priced at just $29 a bottle. Sure, it’s a bit too expensive to drink as an every night wine, but as a weekend wine or for special guests, you’re getting a flavor that’s easily in the neighborhood of wines that sell for $50 to $60 a bottle.
Take the short drive to Clatskanie this weekend! There's something for everyone.
With a bachelor’s degree in music and psychology and a master’s in social work, it’s little wonder Tami Tack connects with people through music. She also finds playing the piano personally satisfying. “It uplifts me. It soothes me. It puts me in a different space.” Over the last 15 years Tami has composed 37 original pieces and collected them on three CDs, selections from which she will play in a free concert in Longview Sunday, June 24.
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