R E S ID E N C E S
That was the summer she lived
in a meadow, dry and hot,
not really there, of course,
only driving by the ‘for sale’ sign
and furnishing every room,
drinking her morning coffee
tin the deck that faced the mountain
and the distant trees.
Apparently the U S Postal service absconded with my last
column 1 guess you can’t buy much with 32 cents these days
1 just hope this comment doesn’t push anyone else at any of
our country’s postal facilities over the edge
By Kim Boss«.*'
Over the last four months 1 have been
sidetracked with two of the most unenvironmental
activities 1 can think of. a stay at the hospital for
surgery complete with in and out patient treatments
and moving It is amazing all the waste that amasses
from those two activities. 1 may hav e contributed
more to the waste stream in 4 months than 1 hav e in
He kept silent and knowing.
She had done it before, this living
without living, this insistence.
By the time this paper hits the streets sometime in mid-
September there will be wineries that will have started the 1996
harvest Most wineries, like the one I work tor, will still be
scrambling around trying to get ready, run the business, sell
wine and arrange their schedules so that they can work the next
30 days without pesky things like their lives interfering
Once she chose a winter island,
dirt roads thick with snow
and quiet except for the sea
and the storms.
four years
Lots of exciting things have been happening
around Cannon Beach that pertain to conservation!
He never told her
that she didn’ l want the meadow house,
nor the sea-island cottage.
He had his own houses to tend.
The big question I am asked is, “How do things look in the
vineyards9” Well, here in the valley things look pretty damn
fine at this point For those of you not living in sub-temperate
Cannon Beach you know the weather this summer has been
CANNON BEACH SHUTTLE
The shuttle is now running daily between Les
Shirley Park and the south end of Tolovana C annon
Beach is one of few small communities that offer a
free shuttle service With the heavy flow of traffic
and all the parking problems downtown during the
peak months the shuttle is an energy efficient and
less stressful way to ride to your destination A
bicycle rack was also installed. The shuttle is
operated on natural gas which is a cleaner burning
fuel If you hav e nev er ridden the shuttle giv e it a try .
Elizabeth Hobbs
February 7, 1993
down right balmy
However, there are two crucial times for vineyards One time
happened back in the spring. This is the set or bloom This is
when the tiny clusters flower and begin the process ot
becoming grapes This generally happens in late May and into
June For the most part we had dry weather with only a
handful of light showers. Heavy rains during the bloom can
damage the plants and cause mildew to form on the clusters
In 1994 the wet spring damaged the set and so one ot the big
reasons that you have such a difficult time finding 1994 Pinot
noir is that the spring rains limited the amount o f fruit that was
A D V E N T U R E AT ARCH C A PE
(For Brad)
H O M E C OM POSTING CLASS
Usually 1 walk the beach alone and cautious,
but one day you were with me.
It looked as if the tide was out,
far enough at least to let us go exploring
at the bend between the rocks that had always
stopped me bclore. 1 trusted you:
you are no Virginia Woolf, driven to mate
with the sea. 1 didn’t even know
whether the waves were coming in or going out
and didn t care, for we were strong and quick
and barefoot.
on each plant
This year most vineyards will be dropping clusters as we begin
to hit verizon which occurs in mid-late August \ enzon is the
changing o f the color of the grapes from their under ripe green
to purple, brown, red and lime-green (depending on the
varietal). At this point the grapes begin to steadily develop
sugar and, later on, flavor levels It is important to get down
to the amount of tons/acre at this point so that your vineyards
ripen and the grapes gain the intensity you are looking for
There really wasn’t much to see once we got there,
more rocks, a shallow cave or two.
But how 1 loved the having done it,
the no longer wondering what was on the other side.
The other crucial time of the year is harvest Winemaking is
nothing more than farming from January to October ( urrently
we have large, healthy, loose clusters. An early, cool and/or
wet fall can change your outlook on a vintage in a hurry Just
because you get bad weather (as we did to an extent in 1995)
doesn't mean that your wines will be poor It does mean some
sleepless, anxiety-ridden nights and a lot more work but good
wines do come from what are referred to as “poor” vintages
My feeling is that the good weather we have been experiencing
will continue as it did'in 1993 and 1994 I am expecting 1996
to be a sterling vintage that Oregon winemakers will be able to
Elizabeth Hobbs
July 8, 1989
Arcadia
The Association of Oregon Recy clers is holding it's
annual conference in Seaside September 6.7 & 8th
For the first time it w ill be opening one of the
training seminars to the public. A class on how to
home compost will be taught by Terry Fristad He
will instruct y ou on the newest techniques and
equipment Earth Machine Composters will also be
available to purchase They must be pre-ordered. The
class w ill be held at the Seaside Conv ention Center
on Friday September 6th between 9 & 11 AM For
more information call me. Kim Bosse at 436-0230
Tues. - Fri. 8 AM -4PM
CITY YARD DEBRIS
Remember you can drop off your yard Debris and
lawn clippings at the City Site located on East
Second Street next to the Recy cling Center on
Saturdays from 10-12 PM and 4-4:45 PM. You may
also pickup chipped materials for your yards The
material works well as a mulch and to help with
weed control under shrubs and bushes It is not
permissible to throw yard clippings over the banks.
Please either compost at home or bring dow n to the
Citv site.
make some killer wines in
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Recommended Wines for September
September and
October are, in Oregon. mv top picks for the best months to
drink wine in Warm days and cool evenings allow one to
easily feel comfortable with either red or white wine On
especially good days both will do nicely
Wes Lawson
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1993 Flynn Estate Bottled Pinot Noir:
Ibis might be one ot
those 1993s still lurking about on the local wine shell You
might have to bend over to find this one because it is probably
going to retail for less than $9. Don’t bother sticking it in the
cellar, this is a drinker Big soft fruits and just a touch of
tannins combine in this neatly balanced wine Definitely a
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you are traveling up through Washington you might be able to
locate some Intensity of fruit in heroic proportions You like
'em big. big, big9 Stunning concentration in this luscious
monster of a wine A great change of pace from Pinot, Cab
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though because it definitely needs to be shared
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