Monday, April 23, 2018

Liz Writes Life 4-24-18


April 24, 2018

Liz Writes Life

 Published in Siskiyou Daily News, Yreka, CA

Yep, I finally did it. On Saturday, it had to be done -- irrigate. Because our outside water isn’t turned-on yet, I needed to drag-out and hook-up several hoses to extend to the west side of the house. It isn’t that big of a job, I just don’t like having to irrigate in April. Nature is supposed to do it! Boy was the soil dry and did not want to soak in the moisture.

It took well-over a half-hour to try to water the two rhubarb, phlox, 10-inch tall garlic, returning parsley, chives, two volunteer spinach plants, a few volunteer onions, narcissus, tulips and just-starting-to-grow tiger lilies. And that was only in the vegetable garden area. In the wild garden, the blooming lung-wort, daylilies, comfrey, iris, sage, two rose bushes, Oriental poppies and other perennials were in desperate need.

A surprise find was the pulsatilla. It had large delicate purple blooms. Its greenery is so frilly and fragile looking, normally, it is lost in a bunch of weeds and I never get to enjoy it. I actually thought it had died several years ago, but here it was -- and it also was craving some water.

So, with the hot spell coming this week, I will need to irrigate every day. Ugh! The variety of temperatures and weather make it really hard to second-guess plants’ needs. And don’t even think of planting your annual vegetable or flower seeds or plants for several more weeks, cuz we can get hit with a hard morning frost for another six to eight weeks. Yep, that’s life in Siskiyou County!

Candidates Forum

The General Primary Election is Tuesday, June 5, 2018 and races are heating up.

Quite a few candidates running for office have responded to invitations to the Candidates Forum hosted by the Siskiyou Co. Republican Central Committee on Thursday, April 26, 2018 at the Miners Inn Convention Center in Yreka. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. with the candidates speaking at 6 p.m. There will be free hearty snacks and desserts; and beer and wine available for purchase.

Only one county race is contested with Ethan Garrett and Craig Kay running for Siskiyou Co. Assessor/Recorder. Mike Mallory, who has served in that capacity since 2002, is retiring. Both Garrett and Kay will be speaking at the Candidates Forum.

After five terms in office, county clerk/registrar, Colleen Setzer, is also retiring. Laura Bynum, who has served as assistant county clerk since 2003, is running for the office. She also will speak at the Forum.

Siskiyou Co. Supervisors, Ray Haupt for Dist. 1 and Michael Kobseff for Dist. 3, are running unopposed and both will be speaking at the Forum. Superintendent of Schools Kermith Walters, Auditor-Controller Jennie Ebejer and Treasurer-Tax Collector Wayne Hammer are also running unopposed and said they will attend the Forum and speak about the work they do.

John Lawrence is running for Superior Court Judge, Office 1, and is sending a statement to be read.

District Attorney Kirk Andrus is running unopposed and sent his regrets as he will be in Utah attending a daughter’s university graduation.

At the state and federal level, many invitations were sent. As of yesterday, this is the information I received regarding attendance at the Siskiyou Candidates Forum. Believe it or not, there are 27 people running for CA. Governor. (I didn’t know that!) Two Republican candidates, John Cox and Travis Allen, have responded they will be sending representatives to speak. That is impressive!

Konstantinos Roditis, a Republican, is running for CA. Controller and is sending a statement to be read. Also, David Evans, running for Board of Equalization Dist. 1, will send a statement as will Eric Early, who is running for attorney general. Erin Ryan, representative staff for CA. Dist. 1 Congressman Doug LaMalfa will speak for LaMalfa, who is flying home from D.C. that night.

I want to thank these candidates for running and attending this Forum. This is a really good time for the voters to learn about these candidates and the type of work they do in their respective offices. Hope you can attend.

This is also a good time to thank Siskiyou Co. Clerk/Registrar Colleen Setzer and Siskiyou Co. Assessor/Recorder Mike Mallory for their many years of service to Siskiyou County. Both have personally helped me when I have gone into their offices seeking information or with questions. Both have been easy to contact and are friends, when you meet them on the street or grocery store. They are good people. Here’s a big “Thank You!”

POW

Unfortunately, the Scott Valley Protect Our Water will hold its meeting at the same time as the Forum. Drats! It will be held at the Fort Jones Community Center at 7:15 p.m. Three of the speakers at the Forum will be first on the agenda, so they can drive over to Fort Jones to speak at the Protect Our Water meeting. Ray Haupt will share important information from the American Forest Resource Council he attended in early April. There is also good news regarding the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act. Craig Kay, who is running for assessor/recorder and Erin Ryan, Congressman LaMalfa’s staff, will also be speaking at POW. Drive safely over the mountain!

Rodeo

There will be lots of activities in Etna on Rodeo weekend May 4-6, 2018. High school cowboys and cowgirls will compete in the California High School Rodeo District 1 Finals on Friday and Saturday; Team Roping will be held Saturday late-afternoon; Dotty’s is sponsoring a barbecue and dance that night; the Rodeo Parade is Sunday morning at 10:30 a.m. and rodeo events start at 1 p.m. with Mutton Bustin’ and Kids’ Calf Riding on Sunday.

Call Sarah Griggs to enter the parade at 530-736-1336.

Taco Feed

Also, on Saturday evening, May 5th, Cinco de Miyo day, the Callahan Mt. Bolivar Grange is holding a fund-raiser Taco Feed from 4 to 8 p.m. The band “Wind Fields” will be playing next door at the Emporium after dinner.  

Liz Bowen is a native of Siskiyou County and lives Callahan. Call her at 530-467-3515.

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