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Speechless Sunday - Cashew Helps Himself This is our cat, Cashew, helping himself to a drink from the birdbath. Hmmmm... could this be why I never see birds using it? Our family rescued Cashew from a shelter in 2005 and he's been the single best cat I've met in my life. For any of those keeping c...
07/31/2011
Speechless Sunday - Our Own Little Snake Charmer This is our son, Sam, with his garter snake named Parsnip. Sam caught Parsnip just outside our yard two years ago last month. The irrigation canal is just down the street and there are lots of the little snakes there.. We didn't expect him to live ...
07/31/2011
Super Fun For The Kids & Kids At Heart... Pietro's Pizza Pietro's Pizza is Hood River's version of Chuck E. Cheese, but the pizza is so much better and adults will enjoy it too. Pietro's is part pizza parlor, part arcade game room and part sport's bar. It's very popular with locals for parties, l...
07/31/2011
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Smart & Happy, Is Tammy The One For You? This beautiful girl is Tammy. She's a golden lab/shepard mix and is around three years old. She's about the happiest girl you're likely to find and is up for just about anything. She would play all day, loves to ride in the car and loves to meet new peo...
07/29/2011
Friday's Foto - Escaping The Bustle Of The Fair I was resting in the shade at the Hood River County Fair and I saw this adorable little girl. She was pouting and was probably tired from a long day in the sun, so she settled down at people's feet and enjoyed her snow cone.
07/29/2011
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Delcarpine Automotive Repair Occasionally, we like to highlight a local business that we feel is a real asset to our community and a tribute to family businesses everywhere. We were first referred to Delcarpine by friends when we moved here and needed work on a car. Delcarpine is owned by Melissa...
07/29/2011
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Friday's Foto - Creative Recreation Finally, we've had several days of fairly hot summer weather as we've reach 80+ degrees for five straight days now. Our boys, Ben 10 and Sam 12 got creative when trying to have fun and cool off. They made this in our back yard then they played for three straigh...
07/29/2011
Good Signs For The Economy In The Columbia River Gorge Driving through The Dalles this week I saw two new car dealerships under contruction. It was only a year or two ago that car dealerships were closing by the dozens and those still in business offered outrageously great deals just to get some ...
07/29/2011
Football Is Just Around The Corner - Winners Are Made In The Off Season It's not even August yet, but we're gearing up for football season, which for us means fall is coming. Both our 10 and 12 year old sons play youth tackle football and this week they took a football camp in The Dalles, 20 mile...
07/29/2011
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Fun At The Hood River County Fair! We could smell the kettle korn, carnitas and hay before we even went in the gate. Then we heard screams of kids on scary rides, bells ringing as someone wins a game and a rooster crowing somewhere nearby. Colorful banners floated in the wind and lights flashed o...
07/29/2011
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