Brrrr ... It's cold in Lewiston Valley

Rarely do we see the Lewiston Clarkston hill "snow white" for more than a day or two! The weatherman says we will be having this 'snowscape' for the next week to 10 days. The Snake and Clearwater Rivers are also showing signs of icing over at the confluence, another rarity! We are thinking positive - - the blue sky and the crisp air are energizing. Remember- this is referred to as the Banana Belt of the Pacific Northwest. We're not used to sub freezing temperatures! Our friends have blanketed their horses to keep them toasy warm!

Asotin County Aquatic Center Update

There will be a County Planning Meeting at the Clarkston City Hall tonight, 12-2-08, 5:30 PM. Anyone interested in attending can do so, but there may not be any time to speak to any issues. One issue is whether the City of Clarkston will opt out of the 0.3 tax levy which would allow the Aquatic Center to stay fully open and continue to serve the needs of the entire valley, as was previously agreed upon and budgeted for until the City changed its mind and decided to opt in. The figures show that the Aquatic center is used by all age groups, from infants to the elderly, for recreation as well as health and therapy, and there are over 70,000 yearly swims! Its presence in our Valley is far reaching!

Labor Day Boating

Living in the LC Valley is easy. Have boat, will travel! Labor Day weekend here was hot and wet... but it didn't rain!

Our boat is our family's home on the river...and the river was popping with traffic. We zipped over wakes and cooled down with the refreshing spray, and then beached up for a picnic along the Idaho side of the Snake River--The Gateway to Hell's Canyon (pictured).

A whole beach to ourselves, we swam and ate, and Liza (3) and Lauryn (2) made sandcastles and sand art till dusk. How sad to pack up and call another Labor Day history as we boated back to the launch site and headed home!

Back to Washington (across the river) we headed home and ended the day watching stars in the hot tub without mosquitos and swimming in our clean, sparkling pool.