Flower and craft festival a success

IT wasn't all about stopping to smell the roses at St Charles Anglican Church's Flower and Craft Festival – for many it was a trip down memory lane.

7 Unexpected And Interesting Uses For Flowers (PHOTOS)

In their brief but expensive life, flower arrangements are often seen as impractical and even a waste of money. But flowers have a long and rich history beyond just decorating your table or wedding. They've been used for their healing properties, nutrition, and even to get high.

The Race Is Not To The Swift

Have you noticed that not a week goes by without a story in the news about the negative effects of “technology” on our health? For instance, the potential danger of cell phones, texting while driving, too much TV watching and obesity, and on and on. And let’s not overlook the diminished quality of life as we speed across the surface never stopping to question “to what end.”

Gardeners' Dirt: Fall Plant Sale will offer more than 2,000 plants

While there will be more than 2,000 - yes, 2,000 - plants to browse through at the Victoria County Master Gardener plant sale this Saturday, here are a few that will catch your eye. With this opportunity in mind and the long hot summer behind us, this could be your chance to paint your yard with some beautiful color and plants of interest - at a very reasonable cost.

E. E. "Whitey" Berg

E. E. "Whitey" Berg, a native son of Eastern Washington, has moved on to the wide open spaces of Heaven. He was born in Entiat, on August 1, 1919, to Edward and Gertrude Berg, at the family homestead on the Entiat River. The fifth of seven lively siblings, he was always the rebel of the family, and for most of the ninety-one years he favored the world with his presence, he lived a varied and ...