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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