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HoodRiverNews.com • TheDallesChronicle.com • WhiteSalmonEnterprise.com Columbia Gorge News Wednesday, September 2, 2020 B5 September a favorite for stargazers What’s in the Sky reddish in color. The Red Planet will be about 46 million miles from us at the start of the month, closing to about 39 million miles Jim distant at month’s end. White Our Moon will be full on Sept. 2, with new Moon following on the 17th. A nice ITH SEPTEMBER, sight in early September will we come to my be on the 5th, when Mars favorite month for will appear very close to stargazing. Darkness comes the Moon, only a couple of earlier, yet nights are still Moon-diameters away. On warm. Weather is usually the 9th, the waning Moon good, particularly in early will lie below the Pleiades September. And this year, star cluster. On the 18th, there is plenty to see in the the thin crescent of the new night sky. Moon will lie just above the Bright planets continue to dominate in the southern planet Mercury, low on the western horizon at sunset. If sky, with Jupiter and Saturn you have a good view of the prominent to the left of the Milky Way. Venus still shines western horizon, see if you can spot them both after sun- bright in the morning sky. Now watch for Mars — the set. On the 24th, the Moon planet rises by about 9:30 will lie just below Jupiter in p.m. at the start of the month, the southern sky. and by about 7:30 p.m. at the Sept. 22 marks the end of September. Mars will Autumnal Equinox, the first be brighter than Saturn, but day of fall. At that time, the not quite as bright as Jupiter. length of day and night is It will also be noticeably approximately equal, hence W the name. On the equinox, the Sun lies directly over the equator. On that date, the Sun rises due east, and sets due west. And it is true, you can balance an egg on its end on the equinox! Of course, you can balance an egg on its end any day, with a little practice. This month’s binocular object is another galaxy, an entire system of stars, larger than our Milky Way galaxy, located some 2.5 million light-years from us. We can see the cumulative light from its billions of stars as a soft glow, in the constellation Andromeda. It carries the constellation’s name, the Andromeda galaxy. The galaxy is barely visible to the naked eye, as I’ve mentioned before in this column. It is quite noticeable in a pair of binoculars, though. So, where to look? It will be located in the eastern sky on September evenings. Look east, and look for four almost equally bright stars making up a large “square” in the sky. The “square” is tilted, with one “corner” star up, one lower in the sky, one farther to the south, and one farther to the north. Check out the picture with this article for help find- ing it. That “square” is in the constellation Pegasus, and is referred to as the great square in Pegasus. The star in the square that is farthest north is Alpheratz. Look to the left of Alpheratz, and find a couple of lines of three moderately bright stars each. The lower line consists of brighter stars, with the middle star being the brightest. That star is Mirach. Look just above Mirach to see the middle star in the upper line, one not as bright as Mirach. That star is Mu Andromedae. Now look just above Mu, about as far above it as it is above Mirach. Point your binoculars toward that area, and you should pick up the faint flow of the galaxy. Use the picture with this column to locate it. Enjoy September’s night skies! THE CITY COUNCIL: A SERIAL NARRATIVE OF RURAL LIFE IN THE AMERICAN WEST Episode 143: Snow packed roads By Jim Tindall ■ Warhaven’s Craggy County dispatcher an- nounced, “Warhaven Fire Mountains already had a Department, three car healthy snowpack when in accident on the Plateau, mid-January a blizzard of Mount Rushing Highway, epic proportions swept down approximated mile marker from the Arctic, dropping 4.5. Multiple injuries.” seven feet up in the heights. The city councilors rose In town 37 inches fell as pow- as one from their chairs and walked briskly into the der at the city hall weather department’s garage of three station. bays. Substations on the New Hope County, state, Plateau, Uptown, and in the and city snow crews had Craggies would be respond- been plowing around the clock yet losing ground with ing too. each shift. George Ansbach George moved along the and Orin Holman sat in the garage doors, tapping the fire department lounge, switches as he went. Orin playing checkers and drink- strolled around the rigs, in- ing hot cocoa. They were specting the snugness of the manning the telephones and tire chains. assisting citizens who wanted Fire fighters began to to conduct city business this trickle in, shaking and Tuesday afternoon. Both dusting snow from their hats had come to town on snow and shoulders. The men and machines. women were hustling about Orin was closing the noose donning turnouts and start- with three kings to George’s ing engines. One of them, one. He suggested, “George, Antonio Ruiz pulled out a maybe we could move up to laminated Saint Christopher chess or Risk or Stratego?” prayer card from his coat George pursed his lips. pocket, briefly bringing it “Monopoly?” to his forehead. Returning “Oh, no,” Orin replied. “I it, he crossed himself, then always lose at that game!” climbed into the passenger It was at that moment seat of the red pumper. the scanner started up with The firefighters expect- squeaks and squawks and ed the worst ... irrevocable squelches and then a series trauma ... maimed children of five harmonic tones. ... one wondered what was The New Hope worse for their composure as volunteer professiona ... silence or wailing? Would law enforcement be on the scene to assist? Would these be despondent loved ones or relatives, horrific imagina- tions running wild? Had gas tanks ruptured? Orin and George waved them off, the pumper, the rescue rig, and the staff car. They began their vigil, sweeping out the bays, lis- tening to the scanner chatter, hoping for the best. It was rather dark out. Clouds were low, and any- one fool hearty enough to be out in the storm had their lights on. When the fire- fighters arrived, the collision involved three Jeeps, kids. They had been horsing around on a straight away. It was a series of rear-enders. The passengers of the second and third vehicles were essentially unscathed, a few scratches. It was the lead Jeep where the blood flowed. The rig contained three class clowns, and of course they neglected their seat belts. A coyote had darted in front of them and the driver, Tommy Barleycorn, decided to slam on his brakes. Well, that was faces into the dashboard. The two upfront broke their noses, so they had gushed like Roman candles of blood. The boy in the rear slammed his nose into his knee, and that made a mess too. Antonio didn’t much lie blood. He was calm and ordered in a housefire, even air-packed and on his knees dragging a fully charged hose, flames licking at him. Auto accidents, he deplored. His brother had died in a road accident in the mountains of New Mexico, so calls like these haunted him. The city police were there and issued three tickets for reckless driving. The two rear cars and kids were released from the scene. The three in the first car were packed in the ambulance and taken to the hospital for repair and observation. Their rig was towed into town, where it remained for a week in the city lot, plowed in by one of the practical minded city workers. When the fire trucks returned, the city council- ors had hot cocoa waiting, and a cookie or two too. Snickerdoodles. regulations. WIC and senior farmers market vouchers, Veggie Rx, debit/credit, and SNAP EBT ($10 SNAP match) accepted. Cash accepted but not preferred. ■ Mondays & Thursdays — OSU Hood River County Extension Central Gorge Master Gardeners Virtual Plant Clinic, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Free. To receive help for your home gardening questions, go to extension.oregonstate. edu/mg/hoodriver to com- plete and submit the Plant Clinic Submission Form, or call and leave a message at 541-386-3343 ext. 39259. ■ Monday-Saturday — Curbside Pickup Service at the Wasco County Library, Monday-Thursday, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., and Friday-Saturday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. For more in- formation, contact thedalles- publiclibrary@gmail.com or 541-296-2815. ■ Monday-Saturday — Curbside Pickup Service at the White Salmon Valley and Goldendale Libraries, 10 a.m. to noon and 2-5 p.m. Have your name and library card number ready when you call. Holds that have not been picked up at the scheduled time will be held for three business days to allow for re-scheduling. Call 360-906- 5000 or 1-888-546-2707. ■ Tuesdays & Saturdays — Curbside Pickup at the Cascade Locks and Parkdale Libraries, Tuesdays, 2-6 p.m. and Saturdays, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Call Cascade Locks at 541-374-9317 or Parkdale at 541-352-6502, or email info@ hoodriverlibray.org. Pickups are limited to 15 items. ■ Tuesday-Saturday — Curbside Pickup at the Hood River Library, Tuesday-Thursday, noon to 6 p.m. and Friday-Saturday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Call 541-386- 2535 or email info@hoodriv- erlibray.org. ■ Wednesdays — The Dalles Rotary Club, noon via Zoom. Address: us02web. zoom.us/j/693639881?p- wd=UFlNdWw2QTZGTUR- mRHVhY3VlZUQvQT09 (us02web.zoom.us). ■ Thursdays — The Dalles Kiwanis Club Online Meetings. Log in between 11:45 a.m. and 1 p.m. at TheD-allesKiwanisZoom. us. For more information go to www.thedalleski- wanis.org/ or The-Dalles- Kiwanis-Club on Facebook. More information at www. thedalleskiwanis.org or The-Dalles-Kiwanis-Club on Facebook. ■ Saturdays thru September — Original Wasco County Courthouse, 410 W. Second Place, The Dalles, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. COVID precautions ob- served. Admission free to members, $3 adults, $2 for ages 12-18, and $1 ages 6-12. Peggy Olson illustration WHAT’S HAPPENING What’s Happening is a free service of Columbia Gorge News and may be edited for length. Items should be sent to trishaw@gorgenews.com. lucymasonlifecoaching@ gmail.com to be added to the mailing list to receive the log in details Free and welcome to all at any time. Community Events Ongoing ■ Sept. 7 — Lyle Lions Club Meeting, 6:30 p.m. at the Lyle Lions Community Center, corner of Fifth and Highway 14. Potluck at 6 p.m. ■ Sept. 8 — Virtual Cancer Support Group, 4:30-6 p.m. For more inf, contact Haley Martin, BSW, 541-506-6927 or Haleym@mcmc.net. Meets the first Tuesday of the month. ■ Sept. 12 — The Dalles Community Cleanup, 10 a.m. at Thompson Park. Crews will then disperse to various locations around town. September host is Main Street. Wear a mask, bring cloves. More info at 208-757-3632. ■ Sept. 21 — Lyle Lions Club Meeting, 6:30 p.m. at the Lyle Lions Community Center, corner of Fifth and Highway 14. Potluck at 6 p.m. ■ Sept. 23 — (Virtual) Happiness Group, 6-7 p.m. Moderated by Lucy Mason. 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